GRAND LODGE of KANSAS A.F.&A.M.
GRAND LODGE
2018
THE ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
A.D.1940 - 1944 A.L. 5940 - 5944
OF
KANSAS ANCIENT
FREE & ACCEPTED
MASONS
1940 - Topeka 1941 - Wichita 1942 - Topeka 1943 - Wichita 1944 - Topeka
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
M/.W/.GRAND LODGE OF
ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF
KANSAS. Organized March 17, 1856.
EIGHTY-FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,
HELD IN THE CITY OF TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 14 and 15, A. D. 1940, A. L. 5940.
VOLUME XXV, PART 1. M.'.W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, Grand Master, Kansas City. M.'.W.'. ELMER F. STRAIN, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
1940.
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1940. M.'.W.'. ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND... Grand Master Kansas City. R.'. W.'. RoscOE E. PETERSON Deputy Grand Master X,amed. R.'. W.". CLINE C. CURTISS Grand Senior Warden Colby. R.'.W.'. CHARLES S . MCGINNESS....Grand Junior Warden Cherryvale. M.".W.'. B E N S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Independence. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K. WILSON Grand Secretary Emeritus.Topeka. Bro. WILLIAM I. HASTIE Grand Chaplain Ottawa. W.'. JAMES H. TRICE Grand Senior Deacon Medicine Lodge. W.'. EMANUEL KEUG Grand Junior Deacon Great Bend. W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON Grand Marshal Gridley. W.'. WALTER A. HOY Grand Sword Bearer Atchison. W.'. LEONARL C . UHL Grand Senior Steward Smith Center. W.'. HARVEY G. LOWRANCE Grand Junior Steward Thayer. W.'. CHARLES M. ULSH Grand Pursuivant Wichita. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
PLACE OF MEETING—1941. The Eighty-fifth Annual Communication of The M.". W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas will be held in the city of Wichita, Kansas, beginning a t 9:00 o'clock A . M . on Wednesday, the 19th, and concluding on Thursday, the 20th day of February, A. D. 1941, A. L. 5941.
THE GRIT, WICHITA
CLAUD F. YOUNG, GRAND MASTER,
February 16, 1939, to February 15, 1940.
PROCEEDINGS O F THE
M.-. W.\ GRAND LODGE —OF— A. F . & A. M. OF KANSAS.
EIGHTY-FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
ToPEKA, KANSAS, February 14,1940. The M.". W.". Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas assembled in Annual Communication in Representative Hall in the City of Topeka, Kansas, Wednesday, the 14th day of February, A. D. 1940, A. L. 5940, at 9:00 o'clock A. M. GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG Grand Master Fort Scott. R.'.W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND....Deputy Grand Master.. Kansas City. R.'.W.". ROSCOE E. PETERSON Grand Senior Warden Larned. R.'.W.'. CLINE C. CURTISS Grand Junior Warden Colby. M.'.W.'. BEN S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Fredonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K. WILSON Grand Secretary Emeritus...Top^k.a.. W:'. RICHARD O . PENICK Grand Chaplain Independence. W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS... Grand Senior Deacon Cherryvale. W.'. ROLLIE M. EADS Grand Junior Deacon Kansas City. W.'. GEORGE W . CASSELL Grand Marshal Fort Scott. W.'. DAVID F . PORTER Grand Sword Bearer Colony. W.'. JOHN B . RULE Grand Senior Steward Atchison. W.'. W. NELSON HAMILL Grand Junior Steward Bluff City. W.'. CHARLES M . ULSH Grand Pursuivant Wichita. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
OPENING. A constitutional number of lodges being represented, The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was opened in Ample Form, after prayer by W.'. RICHARD O . PENICK, Grand Chaplain. The M.'. W.'. Grand Master extended an invitation to all Master Masons in good standing to visit the Annual Communication. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Grand Representatives present were introduced and a fraternal welcome was extended by R.'. W.'. ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND.
M.'. W.'. JAY B . KIRK responded on behalf of the distinguished brethren. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Representatives from other Grand Jurisdictions were announced, and M.'. W.". CHARLES N . FOWLER presented R.'. W.'. EDMUND E . MORRIS, Grand Treasurer, and W.'. HARRY F . SUNDERLAND, Grand Pursuivant of Missouri. M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS introduced M.". W.'. WALTER R. RAECKE, Past Grand Master of Nebraska. M.'. W.'. W M . EASTON HUTCHISON presented M.". W.'. THOMAS H . COX, Grand Master of Colorado. Appropriate courtesies were extended by the Grand Master. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
W.'. HARRY V. KNAPP, chairman, submitted the following report which, on motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Credentials reports the following members and representatives present and entitled to seats in this Grand Lodge:
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF
KANSAS.
GRAND OFFICERS.
M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'.
CLAUD F . YOUNG ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND ROSCOE E. PETERSON CLINE C. CURTISS B E N S. PAULEN ELMER F . STRAIN ALBERT K . WILSON
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary Emeritus.
W.'. RICHARD O . PENICK
Grand Chaplain.
W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS W.'. ROLLIE M . EADS
Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon.
W.'. GEORGE W . CASSELL
Grand Marshal.
W.'. DAVID F . PORTER W.'. JOHN B . RULE W.'. W. NELSON HAMILL
Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward.
W.'. CHARLES M . ULSH
Grand Pursuivant.
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler.
SUB-OFFICERS.
Bro. WILLIAM F . JACKSON
Grand Orator.
W.'. KENNETH N . POMEBOY
Assistant Grand Secretary.
Bro. LEON L . COUSLAND
Official Stenographer.
Bro. JOSEPH L . KIRK
Assistant Grand Tyler.
W.'. HARVEY O . DAVIS W.'. STANFORD M. SMART
Lecturer. Lecturer.
PAST GRAND MASTERS.
Yiear of Service. ALEXANDER A. SHARP 1911 W M . EASTON HUTCHISON....1912 WILLIAM L . BURDICK 1915 B E N S . PAULEN 1921 ELMER F . STRAIN 1924 CHARLES A . LOUCKS 1925 JOHN W . NEILSON 1926 CHARLES N . FOWLER 1927 FERRIS M . H I L L 1928
Year of Service. GEORGE F . BEEZLEY J A Y B . KIRK J. FORREST AYRES GEORGE O . FOSTER JAMES A. CASSLER OTTO R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B . ERSKINE HENRY S. BUZICK, J R
1929 1930 1931 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. District
No.
District
No.
L. ORVILLE H A Z E N KEEVER E . WHARTON A S A T . HOGE.... D. C L A R K E K E L L Y FRANK M . WILLIAMS PAT B . LEIVY E D G A R H . WRIGHT.'../.'..'..'. JOHN E . ELLISS D i o D. D A I L Y HENRY L . LUECK JAMES S. GRIMES JAMES W . PLUMMER DAVID F . WHETSTONE CHARLES YOOS LLOYD W . GRAVES J O H N I. B R A N D E N B U R G E R JUNIUS H . FOLTZ
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 16 18 19 21
LORE V. B A D E R
23
RALPH J. KENNEDY HARRIS F . STEWART HARRY L . NEELAND JOE E . L . BAILEY
24 27 28 29
MONTE L . H I L L
30
E M I L ' H. Z A H R A D N I K
68
ERNEST G . CRAIG PORTER L . SHOFFNER ERNEST L . JOHNSON RALPH W . MCREYNOLDS W A D E H . GOSNEY
31 32 33 35 36
LAURENCE O. STANLEY
71
L E E J. NICHOLS O L I N H . TAYLOR..... HARRY R . P O E CLARK A. BAIRD
38 41 42 44
Wv^LTER E . K E E F
45
WILLIAM B . JEFFERIS WILLIAM L . BENNETT THOMAS T . GILLIHAN EMANUEL KRUG HOWARD R . TURTLE E. L E E K E M P E R JOHN F . HOWARD GILBERT S . HAYES ELLIS T . BARKER JAMES MCWILLIAMS CLIFFORD S . BLACKBURN JOHN H . MCNABB SAMUEL G . 'WILES HENRY M . HIGHLAND A D O L P H H . CONERUS
47 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 64
CLpYDE , A . LEE
65
ALFRED H . H I E S T E R M A N
HERMAN;J:
.66
WERTZBERGER
73
M C E L L E R CRAtG.
74
JAMES H . TRICE WILLUM A . B . PARRY
75 76
GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S .
A l b e r t a , LEO N . G I S H ; A r i z o n a , ELLIS F I N K ; A r k a n s a s , H A R V E Y G . L O W R A N C E ; B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , JOHN A . H E T Z E L ; California, WM.
EASTON
HUTCHISON;
Canada,
GEORGE
O.
FOSTER;
Chile,
CHARLES W . W I L L I A M S ; C o l o r a d o , L A U R E N D A L E R I G G ; C u b a , R O Y H . C L O S S E N ; D e l a w a r e , E L M E R S . N A N C E ; D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a , FERRIS M . H I L L ; Ecuador, J A Y B . K I R K ; England, ALBERT K . W I L SON; Georgia, G L I C K F O C K E L E ; G u a t e m a l a , GEORGE A. B L A K E S L E E ;
Honduras,
FRANK
D. SPERRY;
Idaho,
TOM S T A U T H ;
Illinois,
CHARLES N . F O W L E R ; I n d i a n a , E L M E R F . S T R A I N ; I r e l a n d ,
S. BuziCK, JR.; K e n t u c k y , ROBERT H . M O N T G O M E R Y ;
HENRY
Louisiana,
HARRY E . CROSSWHITE; Maine, CHARLEY B . ERSKINE; Manitoba, B. HAROLD G R O F F ; Maryland, ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND; Massachu-
setts, W I L L I A M L . B U R D I C K ; Mexico, ALBERT K . W I L S O N ;
Michigan,
J. F O R R E S T A Y R E S ; Minnesota, K E N N E T H N . POMEROY; Mississippi, THEODORE P . P E R R Y ; Missouri, DOUGLAS A . MEREDITH; Montana,
ROSCOE E . PETERSON; N e b r a s k a , E A R L T . P Y L E ; N e v a d a , F R A N K M. Y E O M A N ; New Brunswick, H A R R Y E . P E A C H ; N e w
Hampshire,
GRAND LODGE OF
1939-40.
KANSAS.
JAMES A. CASSLER; New Jersey, GUY W . BROWN; New Mexico, WILLIAM E . LEDBETTER; New York, GEORGE F . BEEZLEY; Okla-
homa, DAVID A. NYWALL; Panama, JAMES E . PORTER; Philippine Islands, ROY G. SHEARER; Puerto Rico, LEWIS M . SCHRADER; Quebec, HARRY D . E V A N S ; Queensland, CLINE C . CURTISS; Rhode I s -
land, FRED N. RAYMOND; Saskatchewan, JAMES H . TRICE; Scotland, HARVEY O . DAVIS; South Australia, RICHARD W . EVANS; South Carolina, OTTO R . SOUDERS; South Dakota, CHARLES A.
LOUCKS; Tasmania, BEN S. PAULEN; Tennessee, PERRY E. MILLER; Texas, CLAUD F . YOUNG; Vermont, JOSEPH E . MCMULLEN;
Vic-
toria, CLARENCE M . CROSBY; Washington, STANFORD M . SMART;
West Virginia, JOHN W . NEILSON; Western Australia, CHARLES S . McGiNNESs; Wisconsin, JAMES H . WENDOKFF. PAST MASTERS. GALE L . M A N N No. LAZARUS LOEB FRED T . N Y E RICHARD R . F L E C K RALPH S . MOURNING LYLE L . BRODDLE.... HOLMES W . HAVILAND....
JAMES E. PORTER JACOB SCHOLL GEORGE A. BLAKESLEE.... FRANK M . WOODFORD^ THOMAS J . DUNNING..' WILLIAM H . QUAKENBUSH FRED N . RAYMOND DAVID PASSON ALBERT B . MARTIN GUY H. PHILLIPS WALTER ESTES CHARLES W . WILLIAMS WARREN
O. P R A T Z
JOHN H . PARKER WALTER
H. SCHRIMPF
FREDERICK S . H U F F M A N DANIEL P . REILLY WARREN E . AKERS WILLIAM D . KENDALL
ORVAL E. MOON HARRY E . PEACH CARL H . MARX
ALVA M. JOHNSTON...; JOSEPH E . MCMULLEN GEORGE H . RAILSBACK.... ALBERT J. KRIG NATHAN B . THOMPSON.... GEORGE E . COATS JOSEPH M . CASEBIER
1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 15 16 16 17 17 17
GEORGE E . SEYBOLD .NO. 17 17 EDWARD J . CAMP HOMER C . ANDERSON.... 17 17 ULYSSES U . SHOAF 17 BERT W . K R A F F 17 HARRY W . REHKOPF JAMES C . DAUGHERTY... 18 18 CHARLES H . MARTIN 18 PIERRE P . ELDER THOMAS D . HECKROOT.. 18 WILLIAM C . HARDING.... 18 18 HALE B . BLAIR 18 CLIFFORD O . BELL 18 ERNEST H . BOWLBY 18 PAUL R . GARRISON 18 HENRY E . NEWFIELD 18 HAROLD J . LAMB 19 WYATT E . HAYES 19 ROY O . EVANS 21 HERBERT A. MURRAY 23 ARTHUR M . GARDNER 27 GLICK FOCKELE 29 IRA E . BARBER
ZoLO A. EMERSON CARL H . MOORE FRANK C . TULEY GEORGE A . SHOVE NAPOLEON T . MARCOUX. WALTER C . RICHARDSON. LEO N . GISH HAROLD F . SMITH EDWARD C . STARIN ORA MORGAN CHARLES A. COCKERELL. LEWIS H . CARNAHAN RUSSELL G . DAVIS
32 32 34 34 34 34 38 38 42 42 42 42 47
10
PROCEEDINGS
ANDREW W . CAMP D A N VIERGEVER K E N N E T H N . POMEROY HARRY R . BLANCHARD WILLIAM P . ROOT ED O. S C H O O N O V E R CLINTON D . HART
No.
49 50 51 51 51 51 51
EDGAR D . M A Y
51
NORMAN R . WHITNEY IVOR E . DAVIS F R A N K W . MILLS HUGH B . MCGRATH CHARLES A. GARDINER GROVER URBANSKY V E R N O N T . NICHOLSON.... H. F R A N K DUVALL RICHARD H . CRAVENS WALTER D . MILLER ELMER S. NANCE
51 51 51 51 51 52 56 59 60 62 63
ROBERT H . M O N T G O M E R Y
63
ARTHUR G L E N K I N C A I D . . . .
64
HOWARD J .
64
MEIDINGER...
PAUL E . NEWTON G E O R G E R. F I T C H
64 66
ALLEN W . R E E D
66
LLOYD J. WALTER ARTHUR FRANCIS
67 68 70 74
ELLIOTT V. T H O M P S O N E . LONG A . NELSON
FRANK A . P I X L E Y
75
ELVIN D . LAMB OPHER L . ENGLE W I L L I A M A. H A W K S CHARLES C . MILLS
76 79 79 79
KARL M . B U E K
79
CHARLES E . SCOTT OTTO H . ROMMEL H. ALBERT MILLER
79 85 86
HORACE M . R I C K A R D S
86
B E N F . HULL
86
HARRY
D . EVANS
88
CLARENCE E . M A U N E Y . . . .
90
WILLIAM
NELSON
90
February,
OF THE
COLLINS A . Z I M M E R M A N . . N o . 90 LIDA E . KENDALL 90 J. HENRY MEYER 93 HENRY C. T R A L L E FRANKLIN
H . HANNEKEN
94 94
CHARLES H . C A R P E N T E R . .
95
NOAH M . HOUCHIN ROY G. SHEARER S. EARL COFFENBERGER.. JACOB A. REESE MONTE J. S W E E T GEORGE F. KERRICK GEORGE M . ASHFORD LEO C. COXEY
96 98 98 98 99 99 100
THEODORE P . P E R R Y STUART S. YOUNG ROY H . CLOSSEN ARTHUR L . SEVERANCE.... H E N R Y J. N E P T U N E F O R R E S T H . CORSER FRED C . SANDERS JAMES M . JACOBY LEWIS S. GECKELER B E N C. GREENFIELD EARL E . PALMER WALTER W . CUNNINGHAM A R T H U R JJ. D Y E R ELLIS F I N K BURTON W . FORBES LEO L. G E O R G E EARL W . GREEN MYLES F . PEMBER
102 102 102 102 103 103 107 107 107 108 108 110 110 no 112 112 114 117
HOMER A . C H I S H O L M . . . .
117
MYER S. FRESHMAN MORDECAI J. WATSON...... CLAUDE W . SIMPSON RALPH E . BRINKRUFF LEE LINDLEY JOHN H . FULCOMER THEODORE J . CHRISTENSEN WILLIAM F . SHEA HARRY L . BURNETT EARL T . PYLE
117 122 125 126 126 129 130 133 133 134
99
ROBERT C. C A L D W E L L
90
FLOYD I . S H O A F
134
J. G L E N D A V I S CHARLES H . BOOTH LEWIS E . MCLAIN HOWARD H . HUFFMAN.... JAMES ALLEN BEAMER M . NELSON F R A N K E . BRADY WILLIAM C . BEERS
90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
V. R O Y A L V E R G A D E S CLARK S . MUNSELL CHESTER E . L Y M A N THOMAS L . THOMPSON WILLIAM E . JENKINS
134 139 140 140 141
JOHN A . H E T Z E L
142
CHARLES F . HUTTON
142
RODRiCK H . C A M P B E L L . . . .
144
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF
11
KANSAS.
145 145
GEORGE R. GOULD LUKE T. P A T T I E
JOHN W . K I N C A I D
146
EARL L . MAGATHAN AUGUST W . SCHONEMAN.. JOSEPH H . BURKERT
147 147 147
A L A N V. D O U G H E R T Y HUGH M . NICHOLS SAMUEL ALEXANDER DEANE S. SMITH THOMAS H . H A H N ALFRED M . WHITE JAMES NELSON B. HAROLD GROFF
225 225 225 225 225 225 225 225
FRANK S. C R A N E
225
W I L L I A M A. HARSHBARGER ELMER J. CRASK LOUIS R . VESPER ; GEORGE W . BAINTER EDWARD C . WRANOSKY....
225 225 225 225 226
FRANK M . Y E O M A N
230
CARL B . DURNIL CARL A. T O B U R E N THOMAS R . LANDES D A N I E L A. W A L K E R JACOB H . MOORE DAVID F . COLLIS
231 235 237 237 244 247
WILM.4N R. B E N D E R
250
IRVING P. BELDEN F R A N K E . CLELAND HAROLD E . COX BENJAMIN H . FLYR
250 250 252 253
EMMOR W . H A L L
253
DON S. HALL RAY SHOEMAKER LESLIE KIMMEL O. L A W R E N C E D O M E N Y . . . . JOSEPH C. CHASE JAMES O. BAUCOM THOMAS A . CORKILL ANDREW G . SMALL HAROLD N . NICHOLS
253 256 .256 257 259 265 266 269 271
ALVA L. S W E A R I N G E N
272 272 272 272 281 281 281 282 283 288 288 288 290
290
F R A N K A. SLACK GUY W . BROWN
No.
PERRY E . M I L L E R
150
THEODORE L . PHILBRICK.. CHARLES E . HOLMAN DORIS M . RALSTON WERNER B . LEVIN W A L T E R A. S H U C K HAROLD E . MARTIN....^ F E R N A N D O J. LEDOUX W I L L I A M J. S T R A Y E R ELMER O. BROWN GEORGE W . K E L S E Y L. L E E W I L S O N
154 154 154 158 158 158 158 158 162 167 172
ELTON L . P O U N D S
174
LEONARD C. UHL, J R EDWARD M . SIMPSON DAVID L . ANDERSON MAXWELL S. MILLER L E W I S M . SCHRADER NEWTON C. BRACKEN LESTER B . W H I T E WILBUR L. FAUBION J O H N A. R U M M E L PAUL G. KROHN GEORGE W . SUGGS VERNON E . GRIFFITHS JESSE R . BENDER ALVA J. BOGUE ROBERT C. HARRIS H A R R Y V. K N A P P
174 176 176 177 179 184 184 184 186 188 193 193 194 195 198 199
JOHN D . R A S U R E
199
No. 222 224
CHARLES W . MARCOOT ELMER R . Z I N N
203 205
EMETT E . S I M M O N S IRVING L. L I N D S A Y
205 212
ORLA C . MYERS ROY W . PETERSON H A R V E Y A. R U S S E L L CHARLES M . MILLS HARRY L . PETERSON TOM STAUTH RICHARD W . E V A N S CLARENCE G . N E V I N S MERLE E . SMITH HORACE H . WATKINS F R E D V. L A N E
212 215 215 219 219 222 222 222 222 222 222
F R A N K P . STRICKLAND.... JAMES A . SWAN WILLIAM L . JOHNSON WILL C. MCCORMICK ROY R . KIRKPATRICK EARL G . TAYLOR HAROLD E . LARGENT MAURICE L . JOHNSON HAROLD M . ZEINER ROBERT TELFER ARTHUR E . READY HARRY F . DAUGHERTY
GLEN A. GILBERT
222
ELLERY L . T A Y L O R
12
PROCEEDINGS
J A M E S H . CLEAVER
N o . 292
SOPHUS N U T L A N D
292
H A R R Y E . CROSSWHITE.... WEAVER L . FLEENER, JR. CHESTER L . PEW...: JOHN F . BERTRAM O W E N M . OSBURN BENJAMIN F . DUNKIN
GiFFORD M . B O O T H
293 293 293 293 295 303
303
HAROLD F . SUMMERS LESLIE L . G . GRIFFIN HERBERT D . RANDELL
FRED M . T H O M P S O N
305 306 306
307
W I L L I A M E . HAGGARD B Y R O N W . OLIVER EARL S. BROWN
C. L MOYER
307 307 308
313
CLINTON E . PILCHER C. J E S S E W E K T S CARROLL M . BARSBY L E O J . SCHISLER FRANK H . MCDOUGAL
314 314 315 321 322
LLOYD E . H O K E
322
P E T E R O. C A Y L O R DAVID L . COFFELT JESSE R . FRANKLIN CALVIN W . MOOEE GEORGE A . H . STURHAHN EARL D . FAVINGER RODNEY E . ROSE WILLIAM S . HARLAN DAVID A. NYWALL JAMES M . OGDEN H E R M A N E . SCHEIE ORVAL D . EVANS JOSEPH A . MEYER WALTER: F . COLBDRN CLIFTON H . LOPEZ F I R M A N J. MCCORMICK.. LEWIS G. GIPPLE
326 326 326 330 333 333 333 333 336 337 337 337 344 344 348 355 357
February,
OF THE
WILLIAM P . FRANK N o . 358 ALVA B . GEESLING 358 JOHN F . WIGGINS 361 BYRON B . BRUNER 361 HOUSTON E . BOAZ 366 CURTIS L . U T Z 367 CLEM LIVENGOOD 368 DOUGLAS A . MEREDITH.,.. 369 CHARLES C . MCMURRAY.. 369 RALPH M . HARDER 378 MERRITT YALE 381 OSCAR A. B R O W N 383 GLENN C . MCCOMB 391 ROBERT J . YUST 391 VERE U . ECKHARDT 391 CARL C . COLEMAN 391 LEWIS G. WAGNER 391 CARL F . HERTLEIN 394 ARTHUR D . SELVES 395 CLYDE R . COLYER 395 J O H N C . SCRIBNER 395
OLIVER M . N E V I T T
395
WAYLAND B . PERRY.... WILLIAM LAMB THOMAS F . BORLAND CARL E . BLICKENSTAFF... RALPH A . F R Y JOE E . MONTGOMERY JESSE PRATT WILLIAM E . CAIN EMERSON B . WELLS CHARLES A. W E L L S HENRY H . BURNS R E N U S A . JORDAN EARL L . EDWARDS CLYDE W . BAKER ORVAL R . G I F F I N CLYDE S . SHELLEY ELMER C. BEEZLEY ARTHUR M . W E I R
402 403 407 410 413 413 414 415 . 420 420 421 424 426 426 431 433 433 448
LODGE R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S .
Smithton
No. 1.—LUTHER
DUNN, M .
Leavenworth No. 2.—FREDM. PATTON, M . ; WILLIAM H . LEMBECK, S. W . ; T . W I L L I A M U H L R I C H , J . W . Wyandotte No. 5 . — B R E W S T E R M . T R U I T T , S. W . ; J O H N T . D O R M O I S , J . W .
M . ; RALPH
A.
SCOTT,
Washington No. 5.—LA V E R N E E . S T U C K E R , M . ; F R A N K M . T E R R Y , S. W . ; C A L V I N B . S T O N E , J . W .
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
Lawrence No. 6.—H. J. W.
13
HERBERT TULLER, M . ; SAMUEL P . MOYER,
Union No. 7.—JAMES E . ADAMS, M . ; GEORGE J. COOPER, S . W . ; H . ALLEN FROELICH, J. w . Rising
Sun
No. 8.—CLYDE
E . RICE, M . ; CLARENCE W . LIGGETT,
s. w. Acacia No. 9.—RICHARD B. STEVENS, M . ; ALFRED H . SLUSS, S . W . ; MARION A. BARLOW, J. W. King Solomon No. 10.—AUGUST E . SCHWANZ, M . ; JUNIOR L . W A L KER, S. W.; WILLIAM B . CREPPEL, J. W. Jewell No. 11.—JOHN B. MOORE, M . Emporia No. 12.—FRANCIS E . MYERS, M . ; URBAN C . BROWN, S.W.; CLIFFORD D. PARRY, J. W. Oskaloosa No. IJf.—JAMES
F . SWOYER, M .
Great Bend No. 15.—RILEY Lafayette
R . SPARKS, S . W .
No. 16.—LEO H. F U N K , J . W .
Topeka No. 17.—JAMES W . CLARK, M . ; LLOYD W . BACON, S . W . ; LAWRENCE H . COX, J. W . Ottawa No. 18.—ROY A. PAUL, M . ; WILLIAM R . P I K E , LORENZO J. FRANCIS, J. W . Olathe No. 19.—WILLIAM
S. W . ;
E. GOODWAY, M .
CirclevUle No. 20.—^MICHAEL C. FERNKOPF, S . W . Valley Falls No. 21.—FOUNT M . HURST, M . ; MELCHIOR W . MARKS, S. W.; JOHN W. HERDT, J. W. Melvern No. 22.—FRANCIS T. JONES, M . ; RICHARD S . HEAVERIN, S. W.; HAROLD E . EVERTSON, J. w . Palmyra No. 23.—FRANK L. MORRIS, J. W.
V. BEALS, M . ; HALE STEELE, S . W . ; EARL
Neosho No. 27.—WILLIAM E , HAZEN, M . ; MORGAN E . W I N N , S . W . ; GEORGE E . MOORE, J. W . Pacific No. 29.—ERNEST
M . HATCH, S . W .
Towanda No. 30.—HAROLD Arcana No. 31.—RICHARD
R . HULL, proxy. L . KIRBY, M .
Mound City No. 33.—ELTON Havensville
D . WILSON, proxy.
No. 3it.—WILLIAM
Council Grove No. 36.—ALPHA
S. w.
A. HENRY, M . D . SMITH, M . ; THEODORE GARDNER,
14
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Paola No. 37.—HARRY
F . RUSSELL, M .
February,
lola No. 38.—IVER F . FOWLER, M. Seneca
No. 39.—GEORGE
W . SHREVE, S . W .
De Soto No. 40.—JESSE BIRD, J. W. Holton No. 42.—ALBERT Delphian
C . AMON, M .
No. 44.—RICHARD
Xenia No. 4t.—CALDWELL
W . FARRIS, M . DAVIS, J R . , M . ; LAWRENCE E . HEYWOOD,
proxy. Mackey
No. 48.—RALPH
C . SNYDER, M . ; J O H N S . PINDER, S . W .
Nine Mile No. .JS.—SAMUEL E . PARISA, proxy. Lake
No. 50.—CLYDE
L . SHIDELER, M . ; J O H N F . V A N ORSDOL, J . W .
Orient No. 51.—C. BRYAN ROWLEY, M . ; RAYMOND E . DEANE, S . W . ; HAROLD C . ALEXANDER, J . W . Pottawatomie
No. 52.—FRANK
A. ALLEN, M .
Wetmore No. 53.—GEORGE A. ANDLER, M . ; AMBROSE MCCONWELL, S. W.; GEORGE W . DOWLEY, J . W . Mission Hills No. 54.—NATHAN Troy No. 55.—JOHN Spring
Hill No. 56.—JOHN
McCracken Saltville
LASKIE, J. W.
No. 58.—GEORGE F . IRVIN, M.
No. 59.—STANLEY
Salina No. 60.—JOHN LaCygne
W . SHIPLEY, M .
HENRY MIX, M .
U . BIGGS, M .
G . MAYER, M . ; ROBERT A. CAMPBELL, J. W.
No. 61.—LOWELL
E . SMITH, M . ; CHARLES C . MODESITT,
proxy. Ridgeway DLE, Adams
No. 62.—CLIFFORD
No. 63.—STANLEY
Wathena
Burlington Frankfort
THARP, M .
No. 64.—LAWRENCE
Gardner No. 65.—JAMES
Hiram
C . O'BKYHIM, M . ; ROBERT O . W A D -
S. W.
G . MCINTYRE, M .
A. WILLIAMS, proxy.
No. 66.—CARL O . ZSCHEILE, M . ; CARL A. KRAEGE, J . W . No. 67.—JOHN
No. 68.—WILLIAM
C . CHIDESTER, S . W . A. HARRIER, J R . , M . ; MORTON M . MOON.
S. W. Carbondale No. 70.—CARL O . HUG, M .
1939-40.
GRAND
Baxter
No. 71.—ROLLIN
LODGE OF KANSAS.
F . GRESSER, proxy.
Chetopa No. 73.—FRANCIS Mystic
15
D . DITZLER, M .
Tie No. 7Jf.—PAUL G . HARNESS, M .
Wamego
No. 75.—ALVIN J. KNECHT, M .
Erie No. 76.—CLEO I. DALTON, M . ; R. LEE LOCKE, S. W. White
Cloud No. 78.—ROY M. GREEN, proxy.
Corinthian
No. 79.—DONALD
A. L E E , S . W .
Zeredatha No. 80.—IRVING J. W.
MYERS, M . ; WILLIAM B . HOLLENBACK,
New Albany
W . FULLER, proxy.
Sutton
No. 81.—JOHN
No. 85.—LAWRENCE
H . SHANDONEY, M .
Sunflower No. 86.—CHARLES E . DAVIDSON, M . ; JOHN L . SHIPLEY, S. W.; R E X M . OWENS, J. W. Mankato Eureka
No. 87.—ENOCH
D . LAVINE, M .
No. 88.—CLIFFORD D. HANSEN, S . W .
Golden Rule No. 90.—KEITH M . RAMSEY, M . ; CECIL L . DAKE, S.W.; RAY F . PARNELL, J. W. Marysville
No. 91.—LYNN
R . BRODRICK, proxy.
Devon No. 92.—W. P R E S S UPDIKE, M . Girard No. 93.—KEITH
L . WINGER, M .
Harmony No. 9J,.—ROBERT T. RILEY, M . ; RALPH A. YOUNG, S . W . ; LESLIE G . ELAM, J. W. Constellation
No. 95.—CARL E . STRECKER, M .
Delaware No. 96.—BENJAMIN
E . LAPLER, M .
Patmos No. 97.—KENNETH C . BURGERT, M . ; JAMES P . MURRAY, S. w . ; AUGUST E . HEITMAN, J . W . Benevolent No. 98.—FRANK E . GILTNER, M . ; WILLIAM I. BROWN, S. W.; GERALD L . BATCHELDER, J. W. Wichita No. 99.—HAROLD L . BRADLEY, M . ; RALPH E . CAVE, S . W . ; JOSEPH L . KIRK, proxy. Prudenoe
No. 100.—REUBEN
L . COOPER, M .
Keystone No. 102.—THOMAS W. HIGGINSON, M . ; GAY H . BROKAW, S. W. Cedar No. 103.—LAWRENCE Frontier
P . GALBRAITH, M .
No. lOJf.—LEROY E . SAWIN, proxy.
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PROCEEDINGS
Solomon
OF THE
February.
City No. 105.—C. R A L P H VESTAL, M .
Fidelity
No. 106.—RALPH L. MILLER, M .
Fortitude
No. J 0 7 . ^ J O H N G . CASTILLO, M.; E. P A U L AMOS, J. W.
Memphis
No. 108.—JOHN R. THOMAS, J. W.
Winfield No. J. W. Hesperian
110.—MORTON B. RUSH, M . ; CHARLES E . FUNSTON,
No. 111.—FRANK
E . ZICKEFOOSE, proxy.
Blue VaUey No. 112.—JOHN W. THOMSON, S. W. St. Johns No. lis.—AUSTIN Advance
HUSCHER, J. w .
No. liJf.—HAROLD
Excelsior
No. Hi.—JOHN
Muscotah
No. 116.—BEAN
G . MITCHELL, M . ; WILLIAM R . ICE, S.W. P . WELLS, proxy. S . LAWRENCE, proxy.
Parsons No. i i 7 . — J A M E S C . EWING, M . ; DONNA E . MINTON, S . W . ; JOHN S . GRAHAM, proxy. Cherokee Halcyon
No. 119.—WINFIELD A. CLUGSTON, M . No. 120.—RALPH
Woodson No. J. W.
GARD, M .
izi.—ROBERT
C . WARREN, M . ; AUSTIN A. SMITH,
Clifton
No. 122.—HAROLD G . WOODRUFF, S . W .
Bassett
No. 12.^.—LEONARD B - WILCOX, M .
Cawker
City No. 125.—ANDREW
Meridian
No. 126.—JOHN
Palestine
No. 121.—WINFIELD
Munden Belleville
MCNEIL, M .
W . LEWIS, S . W . W . LARRICK, M .
No. 128.—RUDOLPH W . KOUKOL, M . No. 129.—RALPH
E . SNAPP, M .
Polar Star No. ISO.—FRANK DAVIS, S . W .
W . BOTTENBERG, M . ; CHESTER W .
Carson No. 132.—LUTHER L . HORTON, M . ; ROBERT M . BRUCE, S.W.; ALVA L . MARR, J. W. Crescent No. ISS.—PAUL E . BOSSI, M . ; WILLIAM S . MITCHELL, J R . , and HERCHEL J. CLARK, proxies. Clay Center No. ISU-—CONRAD G . JOHNSON, proxy. Lenexa
No. 155.—WALTER A. YocuM, M.
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
Cherryvale S. w .
No.
137.—HUBERT
Dover No. 138.—HERCHEL Sedgwick
L . CLAYTON, M . ; F R E D E . HULL,
W . MARTIN, M .
No. 139.—HAROLD
Reno No. HO.—REUBEN
17
C . HOLLISTER, M .
P. STONE, M .
Signal No. 141.—CHARLES
D . RICKART, proxy.
Newton No. 142.—HAROLD LEWIS, M . ; WILLIAM M . GERSTEN, S.W.; GEORGE J. HETZEL, proxy. Minneapolis
No. 143.—BENEDICT
L . MCMILLEN, M .
Gilead No. H^.—JOHN H. SCHNELL, proxy. Mt.
V<ernon No. IJfS.—JESS ADAMS, M .
Ellsworth No. H6.—W. J. W.
FRANK KESLER, M . ; HARRY J. SHANNON,
Centre No. H7.—WILLIAM A. HENRY, M . ; J. IRA NEWCOMER, S.W.; ALFRED E . SHAHAN, J. w . Wakeeney Thayer
No. H8.—JAMIE
No. 149.—HARVEY
C . SHAW, M . G . LOWRANCE, proxy.
Wellington No. 150.—BERNARD S. W.
L . PYLES, M . ; FOREST HASHBARGER,
hebo No. 152.—DAVID
W . LLOYD, J. W.
Luray
O . MOWREY, proxy.
No. 153.—OPIE
Ldncoin No. 154.—HARRY
C . SHEETS, M . ; JOHN K . RAFFETY, S . W .
Hope No. 155.—CHRIS B. LECKLITER, proxy. Active
No. 158.—HARRY
Saqui No. 160.—ANDREW Sabetha
L . SCHRADER, M .
No. 162.—MEL D. KENNEDY, M .
Greenwood Atwood
A. GORRELL, M . ; CHARLES E . WHITE, S . W .
No. 163.—MILLARD
No. l6Jf.—FRANK
S . WHITESIDE, M .
H . PALMER, M . ; CARL G . PALMER, S . W .
Oxford No. 165.—THOMAS M. COFELAND, proxy. Lamed No. 167.—LAWRENCE LOUIS R . SCOTT, J. W.
SCHNECK, M . ; GUY J. FULCHER, S.W.;
Blus Rapids No. 169.—GEORGE w . STANTON, M . ; J. OSCAR HONEYcuTT, S. w . ; FRED S . STRYKER, J. w . Sterling
No. 171.—DAVID
W . BUELL, M .
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
McPherson Western Kirwin
No. 178.—RAYMOND
Star No. 174.—EARL No. 175.—WILLIAM
B . MCLAUGHLIN, M .
O . COLLIER, M .
H . WHITEHEAD, M .
Prairie Queen No. 176.—ARTHUR Russell
No. 177.—WILLIAM
Burrton
No. 182.—CALVIN
L . SCHNATTERLY, S. W .
L . SMITH, M .
Gaylord No. 183.—RALPH
Hamlin
UNRUH, M .
No. 179.—HARRY
Phillipsburg
L . TROWBRIDGE, S . W .
A. DAWSON, M .
Burr Oak No. 178.—ADOLPH Mt. Moriah
E . LAKE, M .
No. 184.—ELMER
No. 185.—DANIEL
E . LUMPKIN, M .
P F E I F F E R , proxy.
Mountain
Slope No. 186.—ROY A. CAMPBELL, M .
Pittsburg
No. 187.—HUBERT
Onaga No. 188.—ARCHIE proxy. Newahcuba
A. NAIRN, M .
L . KOLTERMAN, M . ; PAUL G . KROHN,
No. 189.—FRED T. WiTT, M.
Royal No. 192.—JOSEPH Hartford
February,
E . TEUER, M .
No. 193.—WILLIAM
E . COLWELL, M .
Galena No. 194.—ELZA
E . JULIEN, M .
Hays No. 195.—FRANK
L . CUNNINGHAM, M .
Madison No. 196.—LLOYD A. BOLES, M . Blue Hill No. S. W.
198.—MORRIS E. HOWER, M . ; SAMUEL E . COOPER,
Norton No. 199.—GEORGE S. W. Anthony
No. 200.—CLARENCE
Mulvane No. 201.—FRED Sumner
V . SARVIS, M . ; JOHN D . CUNNINGHAM,
S . MCADAM, M . ; EARL A. BARTLETT, S.W.
No. 203.—FRANK
G . KENNEDY, M .
Downs No. 204.—WILLIAM S. W. Eminence
Friendship
H . HARRISON, M . ; W . GLENN STROUP,
No. 205.—HERBERT
Harper No. 206.—LEO
E . JONES, proxy.
W . WEBBER, M .
T . SALTERS, M .
No. 208.—ARTHUR
R . EDWARDS, S . W .
1939-40.
GRAND
Fulton
No. 210.—LLOYD
Greeley
LODGE
Walnut
C . GERHOLD, p r o x y .
No. 212.—LEON
E . PERSINGER, M .
City No. 215.—FRANK
Hiattville
No. 216.—DON
ElUnwood
No. 211.—ELMER
hewis
No. 220.—EDWIN
Lebanon
RENNER, proxy.
C . WILLIAMS, proxy. G . HORNER, M .
BLACK, J. W.
No. 221.—JOHN
St. Bernard
19
O . KITE, M .
No. 211.—WESLEY
Olive Branch
OF KANSAS.
M . NYSTROM, M .
No. 222.—FRED
E. KINARD,
M . ; CLYDE E . HARRIS,
S. W'.; O R V I L L E W . A L L E N , J. W .
Anchor
No. 22^.—HARRY
TUCKER, proxy.
Siloam
No.
P.
225.—GLEN
HARRISON,
M . ; HAROLD
A.
SPENCE,
S. W . ; E D W I N M . L O V E L L , J . W .
Dirigo
No. 226.—ELMER
Jamestown Vulcan
No. 227.—MARTIN
No. 229.—JAMES
Ninnescah Long
A. KAAD, M .
E . MILLER, p r o x y .
No. 230.—CHARLES A. D A V I D , M .
Island
Greenleaf Axtell
R. B A X A , M .
No. 231.—WALTER
No: 232.—ARNOLD
HARTZOG, M . J. HIESTERMAN, S . W .
No. 23Ji.—EDWIN W . IRVINE, S. W .
Garfield
No.
235:—FREDERICK
L . BIGELOW, M . ; F R A N K W . HURLEY,
J. W . Meriden
No. 236.—HOMER
Temple Mount
No. 237.—WALTER I . W A S E M , M . Hope
Urbana
.Waverly
N . SNIDER, M .
No. 2Jf2.—GEORGE H . P A L M E R , M . No. 244.—HARLEY
Marmaton
No. 245.—OTIS
No. 246.—MILWARD No.
Scottsville Whiting
DEWEY KISSICK, M .
ROBERT BURDICK, proxy.
No. 2Jfl.—OVID
Miltonvale
Tyrian
No. 238.—R.
No. 239.—W.
Linwood
Chase
BIGHAM, M .
247.—ORA
R . K L O C K , M . ; P A U L E . MOORE, S. W . S . LAMBETH, proxy. C . SCHRADER, p r o x y .
H . STARBUCK, M . ; C E C I L E . K E E S L I N G , J. W .
No. 249.—MERVIN No. 250.—HENRY
A . ROSS, S. W . O . NIEHAUS, S . W .
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Galva No. 251.—JOHN Stafford
OF THE
February.
W . CASEBEER, M .
No. 252.—JAMES E. WALKER, M . ; EULON C . HILL, J. W.
Oakley No. 253.—CHARLES
J. BOWIE, S . W .
Ionic No. 25If.—FRED E. HAAS, proxy. Lyra
No. 256.—WiLBUR R. SCHMIDT, S . W . ; DALE CAIN, J. W.
Westmoreland
No. 257.—HOWARD
Morton No. 258.—MURLAND
O . STONE, M .
E . HAGERTY, J. W.
Beattte No. 259.—CLYDE A. SHAFFER, M . ; RAYMOND L . SCHOLZ, S. w . ; WILBUR W . W I K O F F , J. w .
Medicine Valley No. 260.—GOVAN MILLS, J R . , proxy. Mulberry
No. 261.—LEO
Kilwinning
MILLER, M . ; LEONARD E . HOPKINS, S . W .
No. 265.—KARL
F . KRAMER, M .
Mount Zion No. 266.—JABEZ E . ROBINSON, M . Moline No. 267.—IRVIN V. POLSON, M. Bourbon No. 268.—HARRY O. BOWERS, proxy. Mistletoe
No. 269.—GEORGE W . GOOCH, M .
Armourdale No. 271.—KENNETH F . MCCLINTIC, WILLARD, S . W . ; JOHN WERNER, J. W.
M . ; WALTER
J.
Kaw No. 272.—HOWARD L. PORTER, M.; HENRY PETERS, J. W.; FOREST B . CROLL, proxy.
Unity No. 273.—FRED B. MATTHEWS, M. Black Diamond
No. 274.—HARRY H . LOCHEAD, proxy.
Webb No. 275.—CARL
L . WHITEHEAD, M . ; R U F U S R . SCHULTZ, S . W .
Windom No. 276.—GLENN Ashland
D . BRUCE, proxy.
No. 277.—CHESTER
E . HOMMON, M .
Cosmos No. 278.—O. ARCHIE FINDLEY, M . Millbrook
No.
281.—MURRAY W. WALLACE, M . ; IVAN L . WELTY,
J. W. Alpha No. 282.—HOWARD M. WILSON, M. Preston No. 283.—AUBREY Anthem
No. 28^.—WILLIAM
Argonia No. 285.—JAMES Lotus No. 286.—NOLAN
V, HANNA, M . E . MELSON, S . W . A. COPELAND, M .
V. STARK, M .
Cyrus No. 288.—ORIS E. MALL, M. Paradise No. 290.-—FRED M . HENSLEY, proxy.
1939-40.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
Beulah
No. 291.—EUGENE
O. HuMES, M.
Glasco
No. 292.—MARVIN
E. JORDAN, M .
Kiowa
No. 293.—RAYMOND H . T U C K E R , M .
Glen Elder
No. 29J,.—LYLE
Comanche
No. 295.—AUSTA
Apollo
21
A . MORE, M.; JACK B . D A V I S , S . W . L . PARSONS, proxy.
No. 297.—ROBERT G. M A R K E L L , p r o x y .
Samaria
No. 298.—CHARLES L . V A N C U R A , J . W .
Cable No. 299.—EMERY Fargo
M . MOORE, M .
No. 300.—RAYMOND A . BOLES, M .
Gove City No. 302.—FRANK Albert
Pike
No.
W . TYSON, proxy.
303.—RAY
E . ROGERS, M . ; CARL W . HAGEL, S . W . ;
DELBERT D . WOOD, J . W . Randall Avon St.
No. 30Jf.—RICHARD
No. 305.—W. Thomas
No.
D . BURGER, M .
W H I T N E Y SMITH, M . 306.—HARRY
M . WILSON,
M . ; GUIDO
E.
SMITH,
J. W . Alden
No.
308.—WILLIAM
L . GRAY,
JR., M . ; HENRY
J.
INGALLS,
S. W . Syracuse
No. 309.—JESSE
Naphtaii
No. 310.—RAY
Hancock
No.
J. BREWER, M . L . MACY, M .
311.—EARL
B . WOOTEN,
M . ; JOHN
F.
RICHMOND,
S. W . ; W A L L A C E M . A L L I S O N , J . W .
Santa
Fe No. 312.—LORING V. M I N E R , M .
Hebron
No. 314.—DAVID
D . STUART, proxy.
Virginia
No. 315.—KENNETH
W . RANEY, S . W .
Coolidge
No. 316.—JOSEPH
H . CONARD, p r o x y .
Norcatur
No. 317.—FRANK
B . NELSON, p r o x y .
Wallace
No. 318.—GEORGE L . B A R T O N , M .
Norwich
No. 319.—EDWARD M . SUPPES, M .
Goodland Ben
Hur
No. 321.—CLYDE
C . DOUGLAS, M . ; F R E D B . M A R T I N , J. W .
No. 322.—KYLE
A. P H A L P , M . ; GEORGE R . M A N K I N , S . W . ;
C. B L A K E G W I N N , J . W .
Oneida
No. 323.—JOHN
C. W I L L I A M S O N , p r o x y .
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PROCEEDINGS
Caney
No. SSJf.—GRANVILLE
OF THE
February,
S . CARINDER, S . W . ; BERTIE E . M A -
HON, proxy. La Harpe No. 325.—ViRGiL G. FULMER, proxy. Norton
No. 326.—CAKL
W . WILLIS, M . ; ROBERT A. MILLER, S . W . ;
CLYDE GRAY, J. W. Hoyt No. 327.—CHARLEY C . ERWIN, M . Arcadia
No. 329.—WILLIAM
E . GABEL, M . ; EARLVINE H . STRECKER,
S. W. La Crosse
No. 330.—HERMAN
E . STANG, M . ; THEODORE A. APPL,
J. W. Hoisington
No. 331.—DAN
A. HEDGE, M .
Rob Morris No. 332.—ORLON L . STALCUP, M . Rosedale No. 333.—GEORGE MEYER, S . W .
F . GRANBERGER, M . ; F R A N K H . BUDDE-
Frederick
M . OGDEN, proxy.
No. 337.—JAMES
Ashlar No. 3Jflt.—ROBERT R . MEYER, J. W . Edna No. 3^5.—HUBERT W. FROMAN, M . ; GEORGE W . MARVEL, J . W .
Moundridge
No. 3^6.—DONOVAN
R . MULVANEY, S . W . ; FRED A.
KAHLENBECK, J. W.
Spivey No. 3^7.—EDWARD W. SULT, M . Hoxie No. 3^8.—EDSON
A. MONTEITH, M .
Scammon
No. 351.—JAMES
MOON, proxy.
Wellsville
No. 356.—WILLIAM H. MOHERMAN, M . ; DLOYD L . MYERS,
S. W. Turon No. 358.—WILLIAM P . FRANK, proxy. Sylvan
Grove No. 359.—GEORGE H. URBAN, M . ; W . HARLAN COO-
VER, S . W .
Jennings
No. 360.—JOHN
H . HARDESTY, M .
Geneseo No. 361.—EMMETT A. WORL, M. Cuba No. 362.—JAMES Powhattan
G. WIRUTH, M .
No. 363.—MELVIN L . FISH, M .
Valley Center No. 364.—CHARLES C . SAMUELS, proxy. Bonner
Springs
No. 366.—EDWARD B. COON, S. W.; WILLIAM T .
HEDY, J. W. Plains No. 367.—JOHN F . RICKERS, M , ; LEROY J. S. W.; HASKELL A . HOLMES, J. W.
SATTERFIELD,
1939-40.
GRAND
Stohrville
LODGE
No. 368.—ELMER
OF KANSAS.
L . FOWLER, J. W .
Roger E. Sherman No. 369.—GEORGE SWINNEY, J . W . Maple
Hill No. 370.—HOWARD
No. 37^.—HENRY
W . MEARS, M . ; CLARENCE A.
ADAMS, proxy.
Macksville No. 371.—LINDSAY' LAND, p r o x y . Dwight
A . COONS, M . ; H E R B E R T H . H O L -
KAHN, M .
Grand
View
Zenda
No. 378.—CLARENCE J. M A T T A L , M .
No. 376.—GUY
E . WARNER, proxy.
Grainfield
No. 381.—HARVEY
McDonald
No. 383.—WILLIAM
Protection
No. 38Jf.—EARL S C H E S S E R , M .
SpearviUe .^Freeport
No. 390.—SCOTT
Sylvia
Saffordville J. W .
N . S P A U L D I N G , J. W . S . P . G R E E N , J. W . D . PAULEY, M .
H . K E R R , J . W.
No. 395.—VICTOR
Lindsborg
No^ 397.—WILLIAM
Mullinville
No. 399.—ARCHIE
Saint
No. 403.—ERNEST
Francis
Scranton
W . HINKLEY, M .
No. 392.—MARVIN
Coats No. 39if.—PRED
Benedict
E . ROBERTSON, M.
D . BURTON, proxy.
No. 391.—MAURICE
Fostoria
E . KEISER, M .
No. 388.—WILLIAM No. 389.—ROLLA
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L . IMMASCHE, M . ; WILBUR R . KYLE, H . BOETTCHEB, M . B . SIDENER, M . R . SCOTT, M .
No. 404.—CLARENCE
No. 407.—JAMES
M . CROSBY, p r o x y .
W I L S O N , J R . , M . ; THEODORE E . A L B E R G ,
S. w. Arma
No. 4O8.—SAMUEL
Haviland Quinter Ensign Morland Perry
No. 409.—RAY
GARDNER, S. W . W . FANKHAUSER, M .
No. 41O.—VERNON E . B L I C K E N S T A F F , J . W . No. 413.—FREDDIE No. 414.—DAVID
E . PEAT, M . H . PRATT, M .
No. 415.—JACK WELTER, M.; WILLIAM A. G R I N D O L , S . W . ; G E O R G E J. H U P E , J . w .
Sharon
Springs
No. 417.—JAMES
E . TAYLOR, J . W .
Codell No. .^JS.—-WILLIAM A . S M I T H , M .
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Selden No. U2S.—JAMES W . CHENEY, S . W . Claflin No. Jf24.—ERNEST J. GROSSARDT, M . ; CHARLES E . OLIPHANT, S. W.; MARTIN E . DOWSE, J. W.
Richmond Pretty
No. Ji26.—THEODORE V A N VALKENBURG, M .
Prairie No. 428.—CHARLES B. SCHOOLEY, proxy.
Ooff No. 430.—EDGAR E. HOLSTON, proxy. Minneola No. 431.—LESLIE A. MARSHALL, M. Bestor
G. Brown No. 433.-—JOHN L . CRULL, M . ; MAX A. MCREY-
NOLDS, S. W.; HARRY W . FELTER, J. W. Uiysses
No. . ^ S S . ^ V E R N O N R . TREXLER, M .
Overland Park No. 436.—M. DANIEL MCCUE, S . W . Enterprise No. 437.—CARL E . MEYER, proxy. West Gate No. 438.—IRVIN E . D U BOIS, M . Johnson No. .J^l.—JESSE A. GANTZ, M . ; R A Y J. SHETLAR, proxy. Rexford
No. 442.—WILLIAM
H . ROBB, proxy.
Kanorado No. 443.—^VERNE E. DYATT, M . Stanley No. .^.J^.—LESLIE J. SECHLER, M . Hutchinson
No. 445.—EARL L . RICHARDS, S . W .
Kingsdown No. 44T-—GEORGE GROSS, M . Grinnell No. 4.48.—ARTHUR M . WEIR, S . W . Denton No. 449.—LESLIE R . ROBERTS, M . RECAPITULATION.
Grand Officers present Sub-Officers present P a s t Elective Grand Officers present P a s t Masters present District Deputy Grand Masters present Representatives of lodges present Total representation in Grand Lodge
16 6 18 359 56 468 923
Grand Representatives present Number of lodges represented Number of lodges not represented Total number lodges on rolls
60 331 108 439
Fraternally submitted, HARRY V. K N A P P , GEORGE A . BLAKESLEE, GEORGE W . SMITH, TOM S T A U T H ,
ALVA L . S W E A R I N G E N ,
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ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER.
M.". W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG delivered the following address which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: BRETHREN :
A hearty and fraternal welcome is extended all of you to this Eighty-fourth Annual Communication of an Institution erected to God and dedicated to His Saints and service. The serious situation of the peoples of the world will not be mitigated by oversight of our present duties. We are met for a dual purpose; primarily, to hear the reports of the closing year and to consider our future plans including legislation and the choosing of new leaders. Secondarily, to gather inspiration from the proceedings and enjoy fully the state-wide Masonic fellowship;, to deepen old friendships and form new ones and to have a wholesome and joyous reunion. You are each urged to have a full share in the deliberations and social opportunities giving special attention to attendance during all sessions of the Annual Communication. The earth has completed another revolution around the central planet of the Solar system since last we assembled. Those who number the heavenly bodies and note the orderly manner in which their various revolutions are demonstrated show the magnitude of the Divine Mind and Plan. What of man and his processes and revolutions in this period? Is the trend of men's lives toward the fundamental principles written on the face of the heavens, or are we- in this favored nation separating ourselves into demand groups, forgetting balance and the greatest good to the greatest number? In these days of nationaJ danger and world terror everybody's prayer should be for men with stout hearts and clear minds. In the "faith of our Fathers" we should go forward. ELBERT HUBBARD once said, "If I can supply you a thought, you may remember it and you may not. But if I can make you think a thought for yourself, then I have, indeed, added to your stature." We should as never before think seriously of the meaning of all that is going on around us. The map of the old world has been g^reatly changed and many fine peoples with centuries of frugal and industrious national life behind them have lost their heritage in art, literature, music, medicine and other vital sciences. Individual and family life has been greatly impaired. Incentive has been destroyed and talent buried that dictators might build men and machines for unholy war. This could happen here. We have moved definitely to the left and need more thinking about our duty and less of our rights; more of the good old-fashioned virtues of honesty and good faith that all may have a chance for happiness and satisfaction. Men and women alike seem to have
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been making pleasure and personal satisfaction their chief interest, while Christianity, brotherhood and fundamental institutions and principles are retained only as abstract ideals. It is, however, to the credit of our people t h a t there is a definite awakening to right and righteousness. The all important concern of the hour is, can we correct our chart and resume the course so faithfully laid out by the founders of this practical and ideal union of the States? The answer is not difficult, but brotherhood must replace bickering; selfishness give way to service; employee and employer must appreciate the mutuality of their relations and be led into helpful cooperation; the public servant must return to faithfulness and we, the people, must think clearly and act sensibly. History with its records of the rise and fall of many nations of wealth and magnificence, with the populace always bearing the hardships, should help clarify our vision. We cannot enjoy the opportunities of this world renowTied democracy, or pass its privileges to posterity unless we are actuated by the principles of,our brothers, WASHINGTON and JEFFERSON.
The Church, the Home, the Public School Eind Freemtisonry are the bulwarks of our civilization. Look well to your attitude and influence on these four vital institutions. "The world today is looking for men who are not for sale; men who are honest, sound from center to circumference, true to the heart's core; men with consciences as steady as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right if the heavens totter and the earth reels; men who can tell the truth and look the world right in the eye; men who neither brag nor run; men who neither flag nor flinch; men who can have courage without shouting it; men in whom the courage of everlasting life runs still, deep and strong; men who know their message and tell it; men who know their place and fill it; men who know^ their business and attend to it; men who will not lie, shirk or dodge; men who are not too lazy to work, nor too proud to be poor; men who are willing to eat what they have earned and wear what they have paid for; men who are not afraid to say "No' with emphasis and who are not ashamed to say 'I can't afford it'." The rich and poor, the high and low, the good and bad acclaim the individual with definite convictions and the courage to courteously uphold them.
NECROLOGY.
The years are taking a heavy toll from the rsinks of our Fraternity, although the number does not seem to vary greatly from one year to another. The death lists reported at the various Annual Communications of the Grand Bodies these last few years are extremely long with little probability of becoming less. During the year, the grim reaper has summoned one thousand fifty-six of our brothers to that Supreme Lodge above, that House not made
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with hands, eternal in the Heavens. Let us cherish their memory and carry forward their virtues in our own lives. "When death draws down the curtain of the night And those we love in his deep darkness hides. We can but wait the coming of the light And bless the memory that still abides." The Committee on Necrology will extend and present our regret and respect. INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS.
Three of our Grand Officers were not present at the last Annual Communication for installation. Under my directions Olive Branch Lodge No. 212, of Colony, installed W.'. DAVID F. PORTER as Grand Sword Bearer, March 20th. Active Lodge No. 158, of Atchison, installed W.". JOHN B. RULE as Grand Senior Steward, March 18th. StohrvUle Lodge No. 368, of Bluff City, installed W.'. W. NELSON HAMILL as Grand Junior Steward, February 28th. These ceremonies were largely attended by brethren of the several communities who desired to join in complimenting these faithful workers. GRAND O R A T O R .
I am happy to inform you that Brother WILLIAM F . JACKSON, a member of my own lodge. Rising Sun No. 8, of Fort Scott, will deliver the annual oration. His training as a n attorney, his experience on the Judicial bench and in Masonry assures us that we wiU hear an inspiring address. I am grateful to this good brother for this service and the many times he has appeared for me during , this busy year. I bespeaJc for him your prompt attendance a t two o'clock p. M., and your expectant attention. THE MASONIC HOME.
As was stated by M.'. W.'. Brother BuziCK last year, if Kansas Masonry had no other reason for existence, the Masonic Home would be sufficient to justify it. Many times, I have made this statement in my visits throughout this Jurisdiction. A p a r t of the dues of each Mason is apportioned to this humanitarian institution, and it is surprising t h a t so much is accomplished with such a small individual contribution. Another illustration of the strength in numbers. The memorial, which is being placed in the Masonic Home to the memory of M.'. W.'. Brother FITCH, is small in value as compared with the years of service given without fee or reward. However, it was the desire of this good man that nothing more than a memorial tablet be erected to his memory after his death. His
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wishes have been carried out as nearly as was possible by the Council of Administration. Again t h e various lodges should be admonished relative t o the applications which they send to the Board for admission. Members are still being certified who are not physically or mentally qualified t o be admitted. I t must be known by the various subordinate lodges t h a t we do not operate a hospital and, therefore, those who are unable to take care of themselves, or who are mentally incompetent, should not be sent, nor should application be made for their admission. AVhat the future holds for this institution, no Mason can venture a guess. With the present social security set up, we do not know whether there will be a need for such a haven in the future or not. At least, at the present time, the number of children is diminishing, and the membership of our older people is not increasing a s rapidly a s in former times. Full credit should be given to M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, Secretary, for the splendid work which he has done since the death of Colonel FITCH.
Our Superintendent, Brother RALPH D . COTTON, h a s made a fine father for our Family, is a tireless worker, and has obtained full value for every dollar expended. A complete report will be made by the Secretary and Superintendent during this Annual Communication. CORNER-STONES.
On the 13th day of April, with the assistance of EmeraJd Lodge No. 289, of Lakin, t h e comer-stone of t h e new Court House of Kearny County was laid. The air was well saturated with dust, and the wind was disagreeable, but we had a splendid meeting and the ceremony was creditably handled. M.'. W.". W M . EASTON . HUTCHISON acted as Grand Orator for the occasion, and M.'. W.'. CHARLES A. LOUCKS as the Master of Ceremonies. On June 8, 1939, M.'. W.'. HENRY S. BuziCK, J R . , represented the Grand Master a t the laying of the comer-stone of a Rural High School Building near Bunker Hill, Kansas. On the 4th day of September, R.'. W.'. ROSCOE E. PETERSON, Grand Senior Warden, acted as Grand Master a t the comer-stone lajang of a new High School Building at Hoisington, Kansas. On October 7, 1939, I laid the corner-stone of the South Broadway Baptist Church a t Pittsburg, and was assisted on this occasion by M.'. W.'. GEORGE F . BEBZLEY, P a s t Grand Master, as Grand Orator. There was a very large attendance of Masons from Pittsburg Lodge No. 187. The weather was cool, but clear, and a splendid meeting and ceremony, was had. On October 25th, a t m y request, R.'. W.'. RoscOE E. PETERSON, Grand Senior Warden, with assistance of Russell Lodge No.
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177, laid the comer-stone of the new Post Office Building in Russell. This ceremony was largely attended, showing the high standing of the votaries of our Fraternity in Russell and vicinity. These ceremonies are altogether worth while and help in showing our common interest in each other and the vital principles which are the foundation of our country. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. Upon agreement with the respective Grand Jurisdictions, commissions have been issued to the following Grand Representatives: Idaho Massachusetts Massachusetts
GEORGE R . SCHWANER HERBERT W . DEAN GEORGE W . GRAY
Richfield Cheshire Springfield
New York
ROLAND C. KENNEDY
Avoca
Louisiana
HARRY E . CROSSWHITE
Mississippi
THEODORE P. PERRY
Greensburg
New Mexico Queensland
WILLIAM E . LEDBETTER CLINE C . CURTISS
Parsons Colby
Western Australia
CHARLES S. McGiNNESS
Cherryvale
Coffey-ville
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. On account of death, ill health, or removal from the district, the following changes were made: In District No. 7, P A T B . LEIVY in place of EDWARD L . W H I T TET.
In District No. 12, JAMES S. GRIMES in place of AUGUSTUS W. SENG.
In District No. 40, F A Y L . SCOTT in place of E. DAVID LINDE. In District No. 56, GILBERT L . HAYES in place of HARRY E . CROSSWHITE.
I n District No. 59, CLIFFORD S. BLACKBURN in place of HARRY WRIGHT.
The District Deputy Grand Masters are, in reality, the eyes and ears of the Grand Master, and they have been of inestimable' help to me during the past year. Their duties have been many, but they have, each and all, been faithful in the discharge of t h e same. I desire to express and record my sincere appreciation for their loyal service. They have each been very faithful and obedient, and there is no way to estimate the value for service rendered to the Grand Lodge. With very few^ exceptions, these officers have shown commendable humility in their contacts and their counsel h a s been welcomed. My sincere thanks go to every one of them and particularly to those whose special service has enabled me to make the best use of m y time.
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DISTRICT MEETINGS.
A school of instruction has been held in each of the seventysix districts under supervision of the District Deputy Grand Master, with an authorized Lecturer as instructor. The Grand Officers have attended w^henever possible, and specifically a s assigned. These meetings are particularly valuable to the changing stream of officers who desire instruction in the work, and opportunity to confer on lodge methods. Most of our lodges send a number of their officers, and some of them have made 100% records for attendance throughout the afternoon and evening. Some lodges have disregarded the opportunity and neglected their duty. To all of these I have sent an admonition. Too often the Master is busy and feels that he cannot ask associate officers, or Past Masters to attend, because he cannot go. On the contrary, his situation ought to be a particular reason why others interested in the â&#x20AC;˘work should attend in numbers. A lodge discussion of this subject will reach such a conclusion as will bring credit to it and satisfaction to the brethren. It has also been a pleasure to write our appreciation to Masters of lodges m a k i n g a fine showing in attendance and work done. These meetings should claim the interest and patronage of all P a s t Masters and lodge workers. CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY.
Grand Officers, past and present, will verify the fact that much of the valuable instruction given by our Lecturers at District Meetings covering particularly Work and Floor Plans does not get back to the lodges. The habits of the years, and the influence of the group of Past Masters who do not attend the District Meetings, are too strong for the young workers to overcome. While much has been done in raising the standard of work, it seems imperative that we meet the present conditions and support our officers and workers in their efforts to establish the correct Work and Floor Plans. We need also to stimulate general study of the work and all features connected with its proper, effective and dignified presentation. To bridge the gap and make the program workable, the following plan is recommended and urged: A certificate bearing the signature of the Grand Master and seal of the Grand Lodge shall be issued to brethren who show^ a satisfactory knowledge of the adopted Work and Floor Plans, the original preparation to be made under direction of a lodge coach, or director of the Work, and the Master. The Master and Wardens of each lodge shall recommend those brethren who have, in their judgment, acquired a sufficient knowledge to justify an initial test. The District Deputy Grand Master, in cooperation with the Masters of the lodges in each district, shall select a Board of three
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examiners to conduct this preliminary test under the rules to be established by the Grand Master. These tests may be held by one or more of the Board and qualified brethren may be called to assist in checking, so that, a t least, three examiners shall pass upon t h e demonstration. This Board shall report the names of all who pass the test and make satisfactory grades. At appropriate times and places, the Grand Master shall direct final examination by one of our authorized Lecturers, due notice to be given to all who m a y be eligible. The Lecturer shall recommend certificates of proficiency to all who pass a satisfactory examination under the established regulations. The Lecturer will be authorized to select well posted brethren to assist in the examinations. Aside from the expense of t h e printing of the certificates, and handling same by the Grand Secretary's office, and the service of the Lecturer, there shall be no expense incurred by the Grand Lodge in the handling of these certificates, or in the examinations of brethren for certification. It is unnecessary to stress the value to individual lodges and the Grand Lodge of a n increased number of proficient workers. This procedure is in no way intended to interfere with our present Lecturer system. EXEMPLIFICATION OF WORK.
Ottawa Lodge No. 18 h a s accepted an invitation to exemplify the Third Degree in dramatized form in this room at 7:30 o'clock this evening under the direction of W.'. STANFORD M . SMART. Officers and workers of lodges who use the dramatized form should attend and note carefully t h e Floor Plans a s demonstrated. Whether the work is regular or drajnatized, all officers of every lodge should be striving for accuracy in every detail. LECTURERS.
One of the first acts of the Administration was the appointment of W.'. HARVEY O . DAVIS, of Anthony, and W.". STANFORD
M. SMART, of Zenda, a s Lecturers. They were authorized and instructed to conduct the District Meetings, and give outside instruction as arranged. The brethren over the state are grateful to these two faithful brothers who have served in this capacity for so many years, and hold them in the highest esteem. The thanks of the entire Grand Lodge Family a r e tendered to them for the year's good work. FIFTY YEAR BUTTONS.
During the past year, ninety-four Fifty Year Buttons have been presented t o brethren whose membership has continued for the required period. I t h a s been m y good forttine to present many of them. Most of these occasions have been made into fine fellow-
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ship meetings, and much interest and enthusiasm have resulted. This arrangement is a proper tribute to our faithful brethren, and is an inspiration to yoimger members. One who has been faithful and loyal to the Fraternity over so long a period is entitled to know and feel our high esteem. This practice should never be discontinued. TWENTY-FIVE YEAR BUTTONS.
Quite a number of individual regrets have been expressed by Masonic workers that they would not be able to serve long enough to receive the fifty year decoration. These discussions were always coupled with the hope t h a t an intermediate emblem might be selected to meet these situations. The m a t t e r was discussed at a meeting of your Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master and the Grand Secretary late in September, and it was agreed to provide a Sunflower Silver Button with the legend, "25 Years, Kansas, A. F . & A. M." One thousand of these were ordered to be made of sterling silver, and, except for the legend, an exact replica of the Fifty Year Button. The arrangement was announced to our lodges, and has met with very general approval. These are purchased in quantity, and furnished t o the lodges as other supplies, a t cost plus handling and carrying charge. Where these have been used there is a noticeable renewaJ of interest on the part of the seasoned and mature members. This courtesy by the lodge will undoubtedly strengthen the bond between the older and younger workers. The improvement of these relations is much to be desired. Six thousand of these emblems have been presented, and I hope are being worn in token of the individual brother's loyalty to the Sunflower State and Masonry. MONITOR AND MANUAL OF CEREMONIES.
In accordance with the action of the last Annual Communication, the Council of Administration met May 7th to take final action in reference to the publication of these new books. Each member had previously been furnished with a copy of the revised Ceremonies as prepared by the committee. The Monitor, of course, was merely a reissue from the plates long in use and without change, except the index and title pages. A few minor amendments were made to the Ceremonies manuscript after which, by unanimous action, the books were ordered printed and distributed. Proof copies of all of the Ceremonies were furnished the members of the Council of Administration for further suggestions before the plates were made. Judging from m y own efforts on the manuscript and proof, and with a knowledge of the work done by the
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committee and other members of the staff, I feel that the publication is practically error proof, and believe it will be very generally recognized as retaining historical necessities with practical adaptation. I urge every lodge and Masonic worker to secure the new Manual smd follow it as the only authorized formula. MEMORIAL TO M. . W. . THOMAS G. FITCH.
In complying with the mandate of the la.st Annual Communication, the Council of Administration has sought to memorialize his name, face and grace. The tablet sets out briefly some of those things which pleased him and bound us to his genial personality. I t includes the picture he liked; "Colonel TOM", the affectionate name used by most of his friends when addressing him; something of his service to Masonry; and the long period of w^atchful care over the operation and biisiness of the Home, a service ennobled by the utter lack of any thought of fee or reward. It is expected that the cost, including placing in the Home, will be under $200.00. I hope that when we gather at Wichita, in 1941, it may be dedicated with an appropriate memorial service for this faithful brother whom we have loved and lost a little while.
SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
Certain urgent situations have been properly presented and met by issuing Special Dispensations as follows: Twenty-one permitting the election and/or installation of officers for various reasons a t irregular times. Ten to cover temporary change in place of meeting. Nine relating to the conferral of Degrees, five of which involved abridgment of time, for which the regular fee was exacted. All collections have been remitted to the Grand Secretary.
MASONIC LAW.
Last year M.'. W.". HENRY S . BUZICK, J R . , recommended the appointment of a committee to recodify our laws and index them so that the inexperienced layman could use them to better advantage. By adoption of the Jurisprudence Committee's report, the Grand Lodge recommended the appointment of a special committee to make a topical index, and to codify the amendments since 1929. Before appointing this committee, I found it extremely difficult, in the exercise of my duties, to find needed laws, and resolved to urge action in accordance with M.". W.'. Brother BUZICK'S recommendation of last year.
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We do not need any particular change in our law principles, or the langfuage, but it is desirable that some of these complex paragraphs be separated and topically indexed. As an illustration, By-Law 136 under the head of "Public Ceremonies" contains, in addition to St. John's Day, and other ceremonies, a prohibition against Sunday Communications, except for these and similar ceremonies. I t Is also indexed under "St. John's Day," but there is nothing to point to the prohibition. Those of us who are very familiar with our code, frequently ' fail to find, in the index, provisions which we know to be in the law, and locate them only by turning the pages. Amendments are not carried to the index digest and confusion follows. My own difficulties with the law in its present form are my only excuse for not following the recommendation of the last Annual Communication. In the interest of Grand Officers, Masters, Secretaries and all who desire to be informed upon our system, I earnestly urge that this work be taken up a t once, and feel that the committee should consist of a t least five, to report a t the next Annual Communication, if possible.
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS.
Some of our lodges have made commendable adjustments of their unsatisfactory and inequitable situations, while others similarly situated permit the disability to compound and postpone the day of reckoning. We can likely all agree that there is a line of demarcation between the duty of the Grand Lodge and that of the subordinate lodges. 'i'he Grand Lodge presents the history, traditions and fundamentals and enacts appropriate legislation. The lodge adjusts its affairs in loyal obedience. The bond between the two can only be maintained by the good faith of each in its proper sphere. The Grand Lodge took note of this unlawful growth and gave the history of the principle involved through its Grand Master, M.'. W.'. GEORGE O . FOSTER, in 1933, culminating in a correct and
complete ruling which w a s approved and h a s since been the law^. This new law was given interpretation with suggested equitable processes for painless readjustments by M.'. W.'. JAMES A. CASSLER, in 1934. The alleged ex post facto idea was eliminated when M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS asserted that a system without legal foundation w a s void. All of these Life Membership arrangements were directly in violation of By-Law 121 of the Code of 1913 and By-Law 142 of our present law.
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The final act by our Grand Lodge was a restatement of principle and a declaration of its intent not to undertake invalidation which is clearly the duty of the lodge. These condensed facts of record are presented that none may misunderstand the law or responsibility. The Grand Lodge has spoken clearly. Let brotherly love prevail. Some Grand Master will instruct his District Deputy Grand Master to check the minutes and records and report on this subject and I hope he will not find willful disobedience on the part of any lodge or insubordination of any member. TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS.
Our system of handling matters of discipline has certainly gotten out of boimds. Civil procedure has nearly superseded the former process of fact finding. Cases are not being presented because lodges fear red tape and expense. It is time to call a halt. In 1926 we took the handling of these matters from the lodges and placed them with a Grand Lodge Committee. The reasons behind the change were good, but advantage has been taken of our simple code to introduce improper, if not unfair tactics. During the year I received a transcript of a minor case in which three lawyers built up tw^o hundred pages of manuscript, when it appears to me that only ten were needed to cover all pertinent facts. The lodge had to pay for this transcript and the Attorney whom we advised them to secure. We must no longer tolerate such a condition. MACKEY says of Masonic Trials, "It is the duty of a judge, says the great Roman orator, in every cause to seek for truth. This is the great, the only object of a Masonic trial, and hence, in such a trial, no advantage is ever permitted to be taken of those legal and verbal technicalities, the use of which, in profane courts, so often enables the guilty to escape. This great principle of Masonic law must never be forgotten in the management of a trial. Every part of the investigation is to be directed with a single view to the acquisition of truth. Masonic trials are therefore to be conducted in the simplest and least technical method, that will preserve at once the rights of the Order and of the accused, and which will enable the Lodge to obtain a thorough knowledge of all the facts in the case." To remedy our law and provide definitely for such a process as will be within the financial limits and ability of any lodge I recommend an addition to By-Law 170 to include a trial formula similar to By-Law 155 in our 1913 code which is representative of our trial practice for seventy years. The following language is suggested : At the hour appointed for trial, the charges, specifications, and plea, if it be in writing, shall be read; if the plea be oral, it shall be stated. The order of trial shall be as follows: (1) A brief statement of the case by the prosecution and then by the defense; (2) the production of the evidence, first by the prosecution, then by the defense, and last in rebuttal.
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DISCIPLINE.
The sorrow of the year has been Sylvia Lodge No. 391. All of the confusion that can come to a small community followed in the wake of mismanagement of the lodge and the indifference of many of the members. The breakdown of brotherhood came in midsummer and culminated in a lodge scene in which a number of the brethren behaved most unseemly. The officers seemed totally unable to harmonize the differences and on August 10th I arrested the charter. Subsequently, I made two trips to t h a t section that I might know first hand of the commimity conditions and the prospect for Masonry. Many groups visited me a t Fort Scott, and several petitions were presented. These gave me opportunity to measure the attitude and purposes of the principals involved. I do not approve the conduct of any of the belligerents. How-, ever, many who took p a r t in these conferences, although very wrong in expression and Masonic attitude, had records of faithful service to the lodge. Others came in similar frame of mind but with backgrounds of Improper conduct and a disposition to rule or ruin. Out of these conferences came an arrangement to admonish the brethren and return the charter. Without advice as to the purpose, I directed the Master and Secretary to call the membership to a meeting in the lodge hall a t 7:30 P.M. on December 5th to meet my representative. I sent a competent brother to interrogate the brethren and discuss the principles of Masonry with them. The result was a satisfactory understanding, the restoration of the charter, and the election and installation of officers. The program as discussed by the new officers will doubtless restore confidence in the lodge and enable it to clean up a badly delayed list of work. There is no good reason why this community should not have a strong lodge. Much will depend on the membership and their conception of the Golden Rule.
VISITATIONS.
The ninth Landmark recites the necessity for Masons to congregate in lodges and the fourteenth declares the right of every Mason to visit and sit in every regnalar lodge. Duty and privilege are thus woven into our fundamental fabric. Many of our brethren do not admit their responsibility or enjoy the opportunities of our fellowship. The high and low, the rich and poor, alike should regularly foregather in our halls for mutual pleasure and helpfulness. At the end of a great year I can say with the Psalmist, "Surely my cup runneth over" with the wine of friendship. In the beginning' may I speak my gratitude for courtesies received on m y visits t o the Grand Lodges of Nebraska, Missouri and
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Colorado. They are our kind of people, work the universal system, strive to build stronger men and improve human relations. I have invited our neighbors to attend this Annual Communication. Join us in every courtesy tendered, meet them and share the pleasure we have in their presence. In the state I have enjoyed to the utmost a Grand Master's greatest privilege, to level himself with the Fraternity, patronize their assemblies and g^ve every support to their enterprises. These efforts have taken me to every section of Kansas, to lodges large and small and to all sorts of communications. Dig^nified degree work, the presentation of decorations and the gathering of Masons with their families and friends have attracted many, improved morale and strengthened "the tie t h a t binds." Two of the special occasions must be noted. My own lodge held a reception in the Scottish Rite Temple, Fort Scott, on March 8th in compliment to your Grand Master. Eight hundred and fifty brethren, including eight Past Grand Masters, from every section were present. The spirit of the party â&#x20AC;˘was inspiring and t h e attitude of the home folks helped me as I looked out on the year's work. On Saturday evening, November 25th, the Scottish Rite Bodies of Kansas City, gave a reception in honor of my recent election to Active membership in the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, the like of which I have never seen before, and probably shall never see again. I t filled me with humility and determination to be fully faithful. I am most grateful for courtesies in nearly half of our lodges and the sincere loyalty to the high office which I have had the honor to occupy this year.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
For a good many years some of the most important reports have been presented near the closing hours of the Annual Communication. The results have occasionally been unsatisfactory and impractical. The Grand Lodge is a legislative body; careful thought and discussion are contemplated in all its deliberations. In the interest of efficiency and good will among the brethren I have placed the reports of the Committees on Finance and Jurisprudence on the calendar near the close of the first day, carrying those submitted for our information and record over to the closing session. On the morning of the second day when all committee reports have been presented, the chairmen of Finance and Jurisprudence will call up their respective reports for amendment or supplement and adoption. All chairmen will be prepared to report when called.
38
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
CONDITION OF THE ORDER.
If Masons have progressed during the year, and I think they have, it has been due to the everlasting spirit of loyalty and cooperation among leaders, officers and brethren. If there is a lodge in Kansas t h a t is not stronger than last year, then they are just out of tune with what has been going on. The Grand Lodge Working Family, including Committeemen, District Deputy Grand Masters and Grand Officers, have been industrious. Full time has been given to Masonic quarries and I am- happy and delighted to say that "neither envy, discord, nor confusion" has in any way Interfered with our labors. Whatever the tabulations may show as to numbers, the individual and lodge spirit is definitely better. Many of our brethren who have sat in smug indifference in the midst of community and world static now sing "Blest be the tie that binds" and know^ t h a t there is no other way. Masonry has had its periods of pow^er and days of passiveness, but we are in another cycle of usefulness and are measuring our responsibility for the development of character and citizenship. May this awakened loyalty to God, country and neighbor be made dynamic that the service and sacrifices of our illustrious forebears who signed the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the Constitution may not be lost. CONCLUSION.
Looking backward over the busiest year I have ever known, there are two thoughts uppermost in my mind. The first and most important is that throughout the whole period there has been no discordant note. Of course, a few have participated in local disturbances to our sincere sorrow, but again the exception proves the rule. My labors would have availed little except for the loyal support of the Masons of Kansas. Truly we have had a circle of friendship which will be a pleasant memory to me for the rest of my life. At home my brethren. Doctors NEWMAN, PRICHARD and GENCH, have made it possible for me to get away from our work when necessary. The Grand Officers have worked diligently with me and taken many appointments for me. So my final thought is from a heart overflowing with g:ratitude to all. Not all the objectives have been reached but the bond between brethren has been strengthened, and our duty to neighbgr and country has been made more real. I bespeak for my successor the same cooperation which you have so generously given me to the end that Masonry may accomplish its purpose throughout the ages and reach its destiny. Fraternally submitted, CLAIrt) F. YOUNG, Grand Master.
1939-40.
GRAND
LODGE OF KANSAS.
39
REPORT OF COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
R.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS, Secretary of the Council of Administration, presented the following report which was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Following is a condensed report of the meetings of the Council of Administration: The Council held its first meeting in Wichita on February 16, 1939, immediately after the closing of the Annual Communication of Grand Lodge, with all members present. The Council w a s organized with M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG, President and R.'. W.'. CLINE C. CURTISS, Secretary. M.'. W.". JOHN W . NEILSON was unanimously reelected to the
Board of Directors of the Kansas Masonic Home. The Grand Treasurer was authorized to purchase seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00) of United States Government or Kansas Municipal Bonds from the Charity Fund of the Grand Lodge. Other miscellaneous business was transacted. At a meeting of the Council of Administration, held in Topeka May 7, 1939, the manuscript of the Special Committee on Revision of Funeral and Other Ceremonies was discussed, amended and ordered printed. Other miscellaneous business was transacted. The Council of Administration met a t Wichita J a n u a r y 16, 1940. The Council arranged to place a bronze plaque in the Kansas Masonic Home to the memory of M.'.W.'. THOMAS G. FITCH, whose Masonic career was actively identified with the Home. A public accountant was employed to audit the books of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary. It was decided that the lodges should not extend aid officially to the British Medical Societies in connection with the European war. The Grand Secretary was directed to mail cards to the lodges and place in the Annual Proceedings of the Grand Lodge the picture, together with a memorial, of Present or Past Grand Officers in the event of their death. Fraternally submitted, CLINE C . CURTISS,
Secretary. REPORT OF THE GRAND TREASURER.
M.'. W.'. B E N S. PAULEN, Grand Treasurer, submitted the following report which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers:
40
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Cash balances and securities are here listed: GENERAL FUND.
Receipts. 1939. . Jan. 25.—Balance on hand $ 33,039 04 1939-40.—Received from Grand Secretary 114,934 68 $147,973 72 Disbursements. 1939-40.—Warrants Nos. 1 to 326, inclusive, except 122, 213, 249, 281, 313 and 325 $110,409 Transferred to Charity Fund 3,617 Mileage and Expenses Annual Communication 1939 3,627 1940. Jan. 20.—Balance on hand 30,319
21 52 53 46 $147,973 72
CHARITY FUND.
Receipts. 1939. Jan. 25.—Balance on hand $ 12,425 97 Transferred from General Fund 3,617 52 $ 16,043 49 Disbursements. 1939-40.—^Warrants Nos. 122, 213, 249, 281, 313 and 325 1940. Jan. 20.—Balance on hand
$
4,045 68 11,997 81 $ 16,043 49
CASH BALANCES.
General Fund Charity Fund
$30,319 46 11,997 81 $ 42,317 27 BOND ACCOUNT.
I hold the following bonds: 17. S. Savings Bonds, Series A, due Aug. 1, 1945 (Amounts show maturity value, cost $7,500.00) : Nos. M205823 to M205832, inclusive, $1,000.00 each
$10,000 00
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
41
Series C, due Feb. 1, 1948 (cost $7,500.00) : Nos. M672752C to M672761C, inclusive, $1,000.00 each....$10,000 00 Series D, due Jan. 1, 1949 (cost $7,500.00) : Nos. M93166D to M93175D, inclusive, $1,000.00 each
10,000 00
U. 8. Treasury No. 886F due No. 887P due No. 3662B due
5,000 00 5,000 00 10,000 00
S%% April April April
r^egistered bonds: 15, 1946 15, 1946 15, 1946
V. S. Treasury 2 % % registered bond: No. 2226F due March 15, 1960 U. S. Treasury 2y2% registered bonds, 19Jt9-1953: Nos. 902B, 7202B, 7201A and 2651A
10,000 00 7,500 00 $67,500 00
Fraternally submitted, B E N S . PAULEN,
Grand
Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY.
M.'. W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN, Grand Secretary, submitted the following report which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Data from 1938 reports has been reproduced in the permanent records of the office. ANNUAL REPORTS.
All reports were received in time to be included in our tables, except from lodges Nos. 59, 69, 89, 118, 334, 336, 422 and 429. If these reports were rated on the painstaking care plainly apparent, most of them would have to be considered perfect. We all make mistakes sometimes when we are particularly anxious for accuracy; hence, it is desirable to double check. The spirit of cooperation is gfrowing, and will ultimately be complete when officers and brethren work in mutual helpfulness. OUTSTANDING DUES.
Following is a list of lodges owing tax for previous years: Lodges Nos. 28, $156.15—1932; 35, $237.40—1932; 39, $100.00— 1933; 53, $71.60—1937; 69, $64.00—1938; 84, $99.60—1935, $44.40— 1937; 89, $81.80—1938; 106, $353.20—1932, $105.40—1933; 108, $86.40—1936, $91.40—1937; 130, $30.00—1937, $28.40—1938; 140, $771.80—1936; 175, $230.30—1932; 180, $141.90—1931, $126.00— 1932; 187, $496.00—1932; 210, $39.60—1934, $124.80—1935, $125.20
42
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
—1936, $15.60—1937; 243, $103.60—1937; 267, $106.90—1931, $287.80—1932, $105.70 account No. 248; 271, $308.90—1932, $514.90 —1933; 281, $80.00—1932; 320, $72.20—1938; 330, $256.00— 1932, $63.50—1934; 342, $71.30—1932; 379, $68.40—1935; $86.40— 1936, $121.00—1937, $80.20—1938; 392, $65.30—1932, $36.00—1937; 409, $130.00—1932; $77.20—1937; 415, $35.00—1932; 434, $45.60— 1932, $88.70—1933. Total Due $6,425.55. Eighteen lodges owe a balance of $1,283.20 on current year's reports, and eight have not reported or remitted. ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR 1 9 4 0 .
Revenue. Sixty cents per capita on 60,290 Miscellaneous.,
$36,174 00 2,000 00
Expenses. Committee Allowance (By-Law 55) Expenses Grand Lodge Communication Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers Grand Master's Apron Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's Salary Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium Grand Secretary's Bond Premium Grand Treasurer's Salary Grand Master's Portrait (cut) Library, Furniture, Binding, etc Mileage to Representatives (By-Law 57) Mileage and Expenses (By-Laws 55 and 56) Minor Salaries (By-Law 54) Per Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments Postage and Express Printing Annual Proceedings Private Secretary to Grand Master Stationery and Printing Jewel for Grand Master Budget
$
300 500 2,000 80 1,500 800 18 3 100 8 300 3,000 1,500 180 200 800 1,500 600 1,000 185 15,249
00 00 00 00 00 00 75 75 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60
GRAND SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATES.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
The following have been issued: 1017—FRANK C. FLETCHER, Shawnee Lodge No. 54, Shawnee. 1018—WILLIAM GASTL, Shawnee Lodge No. 54, Shawnee. 1019—JOHN C. WALTERS, Shawnee Lodge No. 54, Shawnee. 1020—JAY K . BEACHY, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1021—LELAND R . CHANDLER, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1022—EDWARD E . DUNCAN, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1023—IVAN FROST, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon.
1939-40.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
43
1024—MACK M . GRABOSCH, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1025—EDWARD GRAUERHOLZ, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1026—CHARLES S . HERSHNER, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1027—ORLIN H . HINMAN, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1028—PARK A. HOLLAR, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1029—JULIAN JENKINSON, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1030—TREGO T. KiNSlNGER, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1031—GERALD A. MCKEAN, Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon. 1032—HENRY B . NELSON, Salem Lodge, No. 228, Esbon. 1033—GLENN H . FRISBIE, Shawnee Lodge No. 54, Shawnee. 1034—AUGUST BOSCHULTE, Shawnee Lodge No. 54, Shawnee. 1038—HENRY B . SULLIVAN, Shawnee Lodge No. 54, Shawnee.
SUSPENSIONS. Brothers PURLEY A. SIMMONS, E L I D . CARHILL and SAMUEL E .
SARVIS, former members of Salem Lodge No. 228, have failed to comply with By-Law 68 and are, therefore, subject to suspension. Original notice to these brethren was mailed January 19, 1939, and a reminder was sent to each on July 14th.
PROCEEDINGS
44
OF THE
February.
SCHEDULE "A." Amount paid by subordinate lodges for the year 1939:
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44. 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Dxies and Fees. $ 195 40 384 40 2,564 20 60 80 245 20 621 40 648 00 804 40 517 40 559 00 97 60 1,183 20 91 20 162 00 335 40 490 40 1,275 00 929 80 259 40 65 60 146 60 138 20 215 20 721 80 38 40 151 00 154 20 81 60 211 80 255 20 38 60 86 60 114 20 88 00 253 40 289 20 391 00 403 60 170 60 120 60 87 20 352 00 268 00 91 40 137 80 70 40 140 00 160 40 188 00 2,929 20
No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
Dues and Fees. $ 92 80 67 20 130 60 134 80 123 40 70 40 171 60 1,295 40 167 80 192 60 171 20 169 80 110 40 198 60 152 40 367 60 118 354 136 186 564 242 221 291 177 204 434 35 64 75
40 00 40 00 60 00 60 40 80 80 00 20 00 40
146 1,435 94 183
00 40 40 00
1,054 341 125 333 374 390 341 931 450 1,946 271 126 841
00 40 40 20 60 40 40 60 00 00 00 60 60
No. 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153
Dues and Fees. $ 1,403 40 194 40 139 40 216 40 777 40 109 80 102 40 619 60 141 20 86 60 374 60 217 80 132 20 49 60 1,035 20 211 60 326 00 186 00 134 40 59 20 59 60 129 60 59 20 85 00 68 80 330 80 83 40 92 80 114 00 604 00 365 60 74 00 227 40 325 40 104 60 110 40 936 00 182 40 992 00 155 40 245 80 279 20 275 40 344 00 280 60 125 20 719 80 307 80 170 20 49 60
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
1939-40.
Dues and Fees.
No. 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201.... 202 203 204 205 206 207 208
$
220 80 139 20 189 00 134 60 466 00 113 80 158 60 181 40 322 20 114 00 244 00 213 20 118 60 412 40 237 40 32 20 294 40 506 20 186 00 219 80 99 20 116 80 297 20 97 60 224 20 56 00 93 00 295 20 107 20 261 80 108 80 249 20 1,484 00 139 40 120 20 152 00 205 40 332 00 142 40 148 00 350 20 223 80 214 80 152 20 280 60 264 20 291 10 77 00 262 80 222 20 175 20 283 80 149 40 72 20
No. 209 210 211 212....: 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264....
$
45
Dues and Fees.
No.
91 40 59 40 174 80 144 20 72 20 82 00 100 80 213 20 80 00 56 80 131 20 203 20 704 80 216 20 132 00 1,304 20 95 00 102 40 92 80 352 80 59 20 96 20 216 20 123 40 65 80 184 20 212 20 171 80 38 40 85 60 51 20 101 00 91 20 101 40 114 60 267 20 178 60 85 20 70 40 133 40 207 20 145 00 222 60 62 40 189 20 112 20 208 40 134 60 104 80 200 80 138 20 128 00 110 60
265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318
Dues and Fees. $
339 60 112 00 160 00 154 20 274 20 104 00 638 60 950 0.0 272 40 171 20 203 60 56 20 166 40 178 20 123 20 78 40 166 40 131 20 149 60 143 00 85 20 99 20 100 00 88 00 110 40 160 80 143 20 115 20 184 60 118 40 186 20 48 00 207 00 134 40 112 20 226 40 169 80 64 00 3,546 60 88 80 98 00 260 00 566 60 154 40 175 00 173 40 722 60 83 40 54 40 179 80 174 60 46 40 67 20 139 80
PROCEEDING 3 OF THE
46
No. 319 .$ 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353........ 354 355 356 357 358 359 360
Diiss and Fees. 205 20 252 00 811 80 256 122 362 170
60 00 20 00
139 199 330 101 573
40 60 00 20 80
72 40 77 93 188 38 176 144 144 120 105 104 118 82 158 106 110 70 112 141 118 189 145 144
20 40 40 40 40 00 40 40 60 00 60 00 40 00 40 40 00 00 60 40 60 60
Dues and Fees.
No. 361 362 363 364 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 386 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 . 401 402 403 404 405 406
?
February, Dues and Fees.
No.
190 118 65 305 248 126 65 610 83 198
60 60 60 60 60 60 60 00 60 60
62 176 134 72 80
30 20 40 20 40
115 80 62 40 121 187 26 123 91 166 101 59 97 123 117 188 145 70 116 79 83
60 20 40 20 20 00 00 20 80 20 00 80 60 80 60 00 20
80 150 107 162
60 80 20 20
407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438.... 440.... 441.... 442.... 443.... 444 445 446.... 447 448 449....
?
72 40 210 40 92 80 55 60 108 00 64 40 97 60 62 40 110 60 136 40 64 80 38 40 56 00 106 00 75 100 56 113 54
40 00 00 20 40
65 72 53 652 99 57 298 94 288 69 59 60 25 94 392 72 67 30 67
60 20 00 60 60 80 80 60 40 00 20 80 60 40 60 40 20 40 60
$100,735 00
SCHEDULE " B . " A r r e a r a g e s paid by subordinate lodges for 1938, except a s noted. No. No. Dues and Fees. Du^s and Fees. 168 ...(1932).. 28 $ 96 20 $ 29 60 187 ...(1932).. 15 80 100 00 39......(1932).. 205 34 20 82 60 39......(1933).. 210 43 209 40 10 60 271.... 53 ...(1937).. 216 80 15 00
1939-40.
GRAND
LODGE
No. Dues and Fees. 54... 1 00 ? 57 ...(1936).. 55 20 57 86 60 108 84 80 140... ,..(1936).. 50 00 156 208 80
OF KANSAS.
47
No. Dues and Fees. $ 88 40 335... 68 80 338... 32 00 372..., 126 00 391... 72 40 415.... . . ( 1 9 3 2 ) . . 428 82 20 1 60 446 $1,768 00
Total SCHEDULE " C . "
A m o u n t received from i n v e s t m e n t s : B r o w n C o u n t y B o n d N o . 1, I n t e r e s t U . S. 2 y 2 % B o n d s , I n t e r e s t U. S. B o n d s N o s . 886F, 8 8 7 F a n d 2662B, I n t e r e s t U . S. B o n d N o . 2226F, I n t e r e s t Total
$
â&#x20AC;¢,
18 187 650 287
95 50 00 50
$1,143 95
CASH ACCOUNT. Received. Schedule " A " $100,735 Schedule " B " 1,768 Schedule " C " 1,143 B r o w n C o u n t y B o n d N o . 1, M a t u r e d 500 Budget 6,654 R e f u n d of C o n t i n g e n t F u n d ( B u z i c k ) 502 Dispensations Issued, Buzick 15 Dispensations Issued, Young 25 T w e n t y - f i v e Y e a r B u t t o n s sold 1 929 Ciphers '. 13 L o s t C i p h e r s , L o d g e s N o s . 119, 145, 313, 376, 395, 428.... 60 Life M e m b e r s h i p C e r t i f i c a t e s 1 A n n u a l R e t u r n B o o k s sold 3 R e f u n d on D a m a g e d A n n u a l R e t u r n B o o k 2 P e r C a p i t a T a x , G l e n n H. F r i s b i e , N o . 54 1 1939 D u e s o v e r - r e m i t t e d . L o d g e s N o s . 240, 428 3 M o n i t o r s a n d C e r e m o n y B o o k s sold 640 B l a n k s sold 866 S a l e s T a x Collected 69 Total
00 00 95 00 29 30 00 00 61 00 00 00 62 37 00 80 90 05 79
$114,934 68 Remitted.
To G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , R e c e i p t s N o s . 1 t o 58, i n c l u s i v e $114,934 68 Fraternally submitted, ELMER F . S T R A I N ,
Grand
Secretary.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Feb.
1939.
Date.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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J o s e p h L. K i r k A l b e r t Noah S m i t h A r t h u r F. McCarty
R i c h a r d W. E v a n s M e r r i t t Yale F r e d N. R a y m o n d Leon L. Cousland
J a m e s A. Cassler Charles S. McGinness
S. W . Bell T e l e p h o n e Co
Lilley-Ames C o m p a n y
Q u i n t e r L o d g e No. 410
In Favor
$
00 00 00 00 00 00 GO
2 25
78 08
5 00
25 10 50 • 40 100 50 25
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$
50 50 30 25 25
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$
44 00
kg §•0,^1
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9 32 9 33 Albert K. Wilson » 34 35 » 3« 17» 37 Claud F . Y o u n g 20 3X F e r r i s M. Hill ^0 39 A g n e s McLeod, Agent 2H 40 28 41 Spear P r i n t i n g Co 23 42 23 43 23 44 23 45 25 46 2 47 2 4H 2 49 2 50 2 51 N. E. K e l l e r 2 52 2 53 2 54 2 55 7 56 Charles M. Ulsh, C h a i r m a n 7 57 S. W. Bell T e l e p h o n e Co 7 5R Gllead L o d g e No. 144 7 59 7 fill H Bl 13 G2 F i r s t National B a n k 22 63 •22 ^n 64 65 22 66 R o b e r t C. Caldwell 22 67 22 6S E l m e r F. S t r a i n 22 69 Albert K. Wilson 22 70 22 71 J o r d a n Electric 22 72 B u r r o u g h s Add. Machine Co 22 73 Otis E l e v a t o r C o m p a n y 22 74 22 75 22 76
66 34 37 19 485 65
• 7,867 19
10 00
500 00
2,100 00 183 60 108 75
91 30 42 77
34 10
2 00 2 31
1 9 4 16
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65 00
9 50 34 07 4 32
83
1 10
40 50
385 05
414 00
. 300 00
300 00
125 100 100 100 240
00 00 00 00 00
240 00
93 00 78 13
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Date.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 12 18 18 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
No.
R i c h a r d W. E v a n s C.R.L&P. Ry. Co
J. C. D a r l i n g C o m p a n y
W h i t e h e a d & H o a g Co
Grit P r i n t i n g Co
S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t
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$
3 12
20 50
208 46
1,239 30
09
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03
$
25 00 200 00
03
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200 00
$
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82 75
85 55
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438 10
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300 00
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L i s t of b r e t h r e n t o w h o m t h e F i f t y Y e a r E m b l e m h a s b e e n p r e s e n t e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1939-40. No.
Name.
ARNALL, MILLARD F BALLEIN, F R A N K E BATES, JOSEPH F BATES, ZIMRI E BEATTY, J A M E S T BLACK, J O H N BLYNN, DAVID A
126 llO 266 266 8 3li 95
HODSON, W I L L I A M 225 HOLMES, W I L L I A M C H E S T E R . . 2 1 5
BOSWORTH, B R A Y T O N D BORAH, D E L L A BOWMAN, H O M E R C B U E T T N E R , J . HENRY BURTis, A R T H U R H CAMPBELL, J O H N F
417 448 17 445 246 28
HUMPHREY, WILLIAM H JOHNSON, LEONARD G KEELER, JOHN A KELLER, HENRY, J R KELLEY, ELMER E
8 148 9 42 121
KRAMER, A A R O N B
246
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17 246 77 158
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CHILDRESS, W I L L I A M
CLARK, ROLLA M COLEMAN, J A M E S B
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95 99
CRESS, B A N N A P CURD, THOMAS S DARBY, W I L B E R J DAVIS, F R A N K DAVIS, M I L T O N M A R I O N DEFEVER, ALONZO F DENTLER, CLARENCE E
374 415 107 345 16 163 311
D U V A L L , JOHN L
173
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173
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9 174 94
FABER, LUTHER A FISHER, EMERSON D GALLAGHER, J O H N A GARLOCK, B E N E GIBSON, W I L L I A M W GILDNER, E M A N U E L A
10 1 322 78 148 11
GRAY, R O B E R T A G U I N N , CHARLES 0
141 120
GWARTNEY, CHARLES HALL, H I R A M R HODGES. RICHARD M
45 95 245
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SHAW,
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JOHN M
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SMITH, SAMUEL S SPECK, RICHARD D SPICKNALL, WILLIAM R SWARTWOOD, HUGH C TAYLOR, CHARLES J WEBB, ED. J
98 3 150 307 107 16
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WHEELER, P I N K N E Y M WILKINSON, ARTHUR F WILLIAMS, EDWARD A WILLIAMS, ROBERT C WILSON, THOMAS P WOLLMAN, SAMUEL
59 163 376 12 303 330
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SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
LAKIN, KANSAS, April 13,1939.
A Special Communication of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was convened on the thirteenth day of April, A.D. 1939, A.L. 5939, at the request of Emerald Lodge No. 289, for the purpose of laying the comer-stone of the new Kearney County Court House. The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form with the following Grand Officers: M.'.W.'. W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'.
CLAUD F . YOUNG DONALD G . HUTTON RoscoE E. PETERSON CLINE C. CURTISS
..Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden.
W.'. THEODORE C . PRATHER W.'. W I L L I S U. STEVENS
W.'. Bro. M.'.W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
:
JOSEPH M. EVES PRESTON F . OSBORNE CHARLES A. LOUCKS GEORGE A. STALLARD JOHN R . HUTTON ABRAM K. BROWN
as Grand as Grand
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand Bearer
Bro. JAMES H . RARDON
Treasurer. Secretary.
Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Marshal. Senior Steward. Junior Steward. of Great Lights.
Bearer of Book
of Constitutions. Grand Orator.
M.'.W.'. W M . EASTON HUTCHISON Bro. CECIL F . BOUCHER Bro. SIDNEY S. TATE
Grand as Grand
Architect. Tyler.
Procession was formed by the Grand Marshal and proceeded to the site of the new Court House where the corner-stone was laid according to our Ancient Ceremonies. Music was furnished by a male quartet and the Grand Orator delivered an appropriately inspiring address. The procession returned to the Lodge Hall and t h e M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge was closed in Ample Form. CLAUD F . YOUNG,
^ Attest: W I L L I S U . STEVENS,
as Grand
Secretary.
Grand Master.
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
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SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
BUNKER HILL, KANSAS, June 8,1939.
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was convened in Special Communication in the hall of Beulah Lodge No. 291, at Bunker Hill, Kansas, on the eighth day of June, A.D. 1939, A.L. 5939, and opened on the First Degree of Masonry for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of the Sellens Creek School Building. The following Grand Officers occupied the several stations: M.'.W.'. W.'. Bro. Bro.
HENKY S. BUZICK, JR RAY F . PECK CHARLES H . OTTO, JR EUGENE O. HUMES
as Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
W.'. WALTER E . HOKE
as Grand Secretary.
Bro. ALBERT NOAH SMITH W.'. SHERMAN C. MCKOWN W.'. WARREN A. RUDE Bro. JOHN E . HOKE W.'. FLOYD E . WILLSON
as Grand Chaplain. as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon. as Grand Senior Steward. as Grand Junior Steward.
W.'. FRANK H . HOKE Bro. WILLIAM S. MCKOWN
as Grand Marshal. as Grand Tyler.
The Grand Lodge proceeded to the site of the new school building where the corner-stone was laid according to our Ancient Ceremonies. Interesting and appropriate addresses were delivered by M.'.W.'. HENRY S. BUZICK, JR., and Brother ALBERT NOAH SMITH
and a basket dinner was served on the school grounds. The Grand Lodge returned to the hall of Beulah Lodge No. 291 and was closed in Ample Form. HENRY S. BUZICK, JR.,
As Grand Master. Attest: WALTER E. HOKE,
as Grand Secretary.
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SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
HOISINGTON, KANSAS, September 4,1939. A Special Communication of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was convened a t Hoisington, Kansas, on the 4th day of September, A. D. 1939, A. L. 5939, at the request of Hoisington Lodge No. 331, for the purpose of laying the comer-stone of the new High School Building. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was opened in Due Form on the First Degree of Masonry with the following Grand Officers: R.'.W.'. W.'. Bro. Bro.
ROSCOE E. PETERSON JOHN MORGENSTERN D A N A. HEDGE JOHN JASON MEYER
OS Grand Master. OS Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
W.'. F R E D E . CHILDS
as Grand
W.'. GEORGE D. LITTRELL
as Grand
Secretary.
Bro. WILLIAM L. DORGAN
as Grand
Chaplain.
Bro. Bro. R.'.W.'. W.'. Bro. Bro. W.'. M.'.W.'. W.'.
F R I E L M . PUTNAM PHILLIP KEIL EMANUELKRUG GEORGE W . COXEDGE ROBERT D. CLIFT J. WYLIE LOGAN HERMAN A. BECKER CHARLEY B . ERSKINE JOHN R. WILLIAMS
as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand as Grand Grand .as Grand
Treasurer.
Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Marshal. Sword Bearer. Senior Steward. Junior Steward. Pursuivant. Orator. Tyler.
The Grand Lodge was formed in procession by the Grand Marshal and repaired to the High School Building where the corner-stone w a s laid according to our Ancient Ceremonies. The Hoisington High School Band participated in the public ceremonies and the raising of the American Flag at the High School site and an oration was delivered by M.'. W.'. CHARLEY B . ERSKINE, P a s t Grand Master. The procession then returned to the Lodge Hall and The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was closed in Due Form. ROSCOE E. PETERSON,
Grand Master. Attest: GEORGE D . LITTRELL,
as Grand
Secretary.
1939-40.
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SPECIAL. COMITUNICATION.
PITTSBURG, KANSAS, October 7,1939.
At the request of Pittsburg Lodge No. 187', The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was convened on the 7th day of October, A.D. 1939, A. L. 5939, for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the South Broadway Baptist Church in Pittsburg, Kansas. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form on the First Degree of Masonry with the following Grand Officers: M.'.W.'. W.'. Bro. Bro.
CLAUD F . YOUNG CHARLES W. WILLIAMS HUBERT A . NAIRN THOMAS L. BUXTON
Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
Bro. RUSSELL S. STUCKEY Bro. EDWIN R . WATSON Bro. JAMES A . G. SHIRK
as Grand Treasurer. as Grand Secretary. as Grand Chaplain.
Bro. FREDERIC R . MITCHELL Bro. LOY L. RUSHER
as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon.
Bro. LAWRENCE E . CURFMAN
as Grand Marshal.
Bro. Bro. Bro. M.'.W.'. Bro.
SAM M . FRENCH CHARLES L . PADGETT ROY J. PALMER GEORGE F . BEEZLEY ALVA C. STARR
as Grand as Grand as Grand ...Grand as Grand
Sword Bearer. Senior Steward. Junior Steward. Orator. Pursuivant.
Bro. ISAAC D . STALKER
Grand
W.'. BERT WHEELER
Bearer of Great
Architect.
W.'. J. BRYAN GRIFFIN
Bearer of Book of
Lights.
Constitutions. Bro. ERNEST E . SUNDERLAND
as Grand Tyler.
The lines w^ere formed and marched to the site of the new church and there laid the corner-stone according to the Ancient Ceremonies of the Order. Following an address by the Grand Orator, the procession returned to the Lodge Hall and The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was closed in Ample Form. CLAUD F . YOUNG,
Grand Master. ATTEST :
EDWIN R. WATSON,
OS Grand
Secretary.
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SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
RUSSELL, KANSAS, October 25,1939.
A Special Communication of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was convened a t Russell, Kansas, on the 25th day of October, A. D. 1939, A. L. 5939, a t 10:00 A.M., a t the request of Russell Lodge No. 177, for the purpose of laying the comer-stone of the new United States Post Office Building in Russell. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was opened in Due Form on the First Degree of Masonry with the following Grand Officers: R.'.W.'. RoscOE E.PETERSON W.". HENRY O. GILMER Bro. W. ARTHUR DAWSON Bro. WiLMER R. SHAFFER
as Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
W.". STEPHEN C. HERRICK W.'. RUSSELL M. MILLER
as Grand as Grand
Bro. Bro. W.'. Bro. Bro.
a s Grand as Grand OS Grand as Grand as Grand
GORDON E. SHAFFER MAX P . HORN ARTHUR L. BOYD HERBERT N. HOLLAND P A U L L . TORRENCE
Treasurer. Secretary.
Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Marshal. Senior Steward. Junior Steward.
Bro. WILLIAM H . J E N K I N
Grand Orator.
W.'. HORACE A. F I N K
Bearer of Great
W.'. ANTON J. OLSON..
Bearer of Book
of W.'. EMANUELR. FROBENIUS Bro. LOUIS F . MOHL
Lights.
Constitutions.
Grand Architect. as Grand Tyler.
Procession was formed by the Grand Marshal and, accompanied by the Russell High School Band, moved to the site of the new Post Office Building where the comer-stone was laid in accordance with the Ancient Ceremonies of the Order. Following the deposit by the Grand Treasurer, the Grand Secretary read a list of the contents of the box, after which an address was given by Brother WILLIAM H . JENKIN, Grand Orator. Benediction was pronounced by Brother CLARENCE L . MILLER and the procession returned to the Lodge Hall where The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was closed in Due Form. RoscoE E. PETERSON,
as Grand Master. ATTEST: RUSSELL M . MILLER,
OS Grand
Secretary.
1939-40.
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REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE MASONIC HOME BOARD.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, Secretary of the Masonic Home Board, submitted the following report which, on motion, was ordered printed in the Proceedings. Following the report, Brother RALPH D . COTTON, Superintendent, discussed Home and Family conditions in a very interesting manner. He expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of lodge officers and brethren, and urged a continuing interest in members of the Home Family, particularly in the matter of letters and cards, and personal calls. To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. ÂŤ6 A. M. of Kansas: ^ I have the honor to present herewith portions of my report to the Board of Directors of The Kansas Masonic Home at its annual meeting in the City of Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday, January 16, 1940. Cash received in the year ended December 31, 1939, amounted to $130,244.98. REGULAR INCOME.
Grand Lodge per capita tsix and raising fees O. E. S. per capita tax Interest and dividends
$ 68,228 00 5,434 20 20,662 65
Grand Lodge Relief _. Bonds sold and matured .' Endowment fund Mortgage payments Trust funds O. E. S.. Christmas O. E. S. fruit O. E. S. music Rental on real estate Election booth rental Premium on bonds sold Wills and bequests Sale of extractor from laundry
$ 94,324 4,293 9,800 ' 1,452 2,943 11,289 1,357 960 522 2,403 20 337 525 15
85 50 00 91 00 34 07 24 40 31 00 65 71 00
$130,244 98 All collections have been transmitted to the Treasurer as shown by carbon copies of letters of transmittal submitted herewith. During the year warrants were drawn in the amount of $144,671.58.
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Maintenance Trust funds Bonds purchased Accrued interest on bonds purchased Real Estate Mortgages purchased Grand Lodge relief Funeral expenses Christmas fund, gifts and entertainment Music lessons Doctor and dentist fees Furniture and fixtures Flowers Real estate expenses
$ 81,059 5,060 30,334 245 15,000 3,871 1,692 1,546 448 1,692 2,032 2 1,686
55 60 33 37 00 00 23 07 55 58 36 04 90
$144,671 58 The trial balance of Home Accounts at December 31, 1939, follows: Debits. Fourth National Bank First National Bank Stocks and bonds Real estate mortgages Land and buildingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Home Other real estate Furniture and fixtures Maintenance expense Funeral expenses Real estate expense Christmas fund; Miscellaneous expense
$
3,232 3,532 554,090 57,527 923,435 29,173 62,128 81,059 1,692 1,686 1,546 1,694
26 00 45 00 26 14 14 55 23 90 07 62
$1,720,797 62 Credits. Endowment fund O. E. S. music fund Lobdell-Stuart library fund Net worth Interest and dividends..... Income from real estate Special contributions O. E. S. fruit fund O. E. S. Christmas fund O. E. S. per capita tax Miscellaneous income Trust funds Grand Lodge relief Grand Lodge per capita
$ 663,074 1,838 831 960,425 20,396 2.403 525 960 1,357 5,434 367 1,918 422 60,843
12 12 56 63 26 31 71 24 07 20 50 40 50 00
$1,720,797 62
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Endowment Summary for 1939: Balance J a n u a r y 1, 1939 Order of Eastern Star St. Omer Commandery, K. T Margaret Martin Margaret and Mary Martin Mrs. Howard L. Schung Henry E. Stehle Scottish Rite Class Kansas City Order of Eastern Star Sarah E. Rust Estate A. Beverly Palmyra Lodge No. 23, Baldwin Caswell Consistory, Kansas City Ivanhoe Commandery, K. T Aleppo Commandery, K. T Trust funds transferred Raising fees 1938
$650,600 84 $
94 10 30 15 49 2 11 1,000 200 5 15 6 10 5 3,635
62 00 00 00 29 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 37
5,088 28 7,385 00 $663,074 12
During the year of 1939 we had twenty-five persons on Grand Lodge relief with a total payment for the year of $3,896.00 and we have a check for this amount from the Grand Lodge. The Superintendent's Report shows that during the year there were a total of sixteen deaths among the members of the Home, of whom seven were men and nine were women; t h a t twenty-seven members w^ere discharged, of whom fifteen were boys, seven were girls, four were women and one was a man; that there have been forty-four applications for membership approved, of which twentythree were m e n and twenty-one were women, with an average age of seventy-four years and four months for the men and seventythree years and five months for the women; that of the twentythree men admitted only eighteen have entered the Home and of twenty-one women admitted only nineteen have entered the Home. The Superintendent's Report further shows that six men and nine women are on leave of absence; while nine boys and eight girls are temporarily residing with relatives and one girl is taking nurses' training at Wesley Hospital in Wichita. The total number of members now on the roll is 343, of whom 156 are men, 134 are women, thirty are boys and twenty-three are girls. Of this number, 292 are actually in the Home. Five applications were rejected during the year. Two hundred ninety-one patients were admitted to the Infirmary, besides the twenty-six members who are permanent patients, ajid there was an average in the Infirmary of thirtyone patients each day. The cost of. maintenance of the Home was $83,819.97, which makes a per capita cost of $288.04. During the year the Infirmary was moved from the old building to the southeast wing of the main building and has resulted in a great saving of time and labor in caring for those who are infirm.
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Ninety per cent coinsurance is carried on the buildings and fire, theft and collision insurance are carried on the automobiles, while we have steam boiler and accident insurance covering the use of the steam boiler. Fraternally submitted. OTTO R . SOUDERS,
Secretary.
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS.
M.'. W.'. JAY B . KIRK, chairman, presented the following report which, on motion, was adopted: To The M:. W:. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, having carefully reviewed the Address of the Grand Master and the Reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, submits the foUow^ing report: The Grand Master's splendid address reflects a sound philosophy of. life, a well grounded understanding of the fundamentals of the Craft, and a ready willingness to serve in the promotion of a higher standard of human behavior in the interests of building a better world in which to live. Out of the exactions of a busy professional life, in the alleviation of human suffering, he has given unsparingly of his time and his talent in the fulfillment of his duties as Grand Master. We congratulate him on his successful administration and bespeak for him the happy reflections of a responsible task well done. We recommend disposal of the various subjects in the Grand Master's Address as follows: For approval: Introduction. Installation of Grand Officers. Grand Orator. The Masonic Home. Corner-stones. Grand Representatives. District Deputy Grand Masters. District Meetings. Exemplification of Work. Lecturers. Fifty Year Buttons. Twenty-five Year Buttons. Monitor and Manual of Ceremonies. Memorial to M.'.W.". THOMAS G. FiTCH. Life Memberships. Visitations. Order of Business. Condition of the Order. Conclusion. To the Committee on Necrology: Necrology.
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To the Committee on Jurisprudence: Certificate of Proficiency. Special Dispensations. Masonic Law. Trials and Punishments. Discipline. The Grand Treasurer's report gives a clear and concise account of the fiscal transactions of that office. We refer his report, together with his books, vouchers and securities, to the Committee on Finance. The Grand Secretary has presented the usual creditable and informative report. We refer the various subjects to committees as follows: To the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.: Annual Reports. To the Committee on Jurisprudence: Grand Secretary's Certificates. Suspensions. To the Committee on Finance: Outstanding Dues. Estimated Revenue and Expenses for 1940. Schedule "A." Schedule "B." Schedule "C." ' â&#x20AC;˘ Cash Account. W a r r a n t Account. Fraternally submitted, JAY B . K I R K , ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY, ELMER J. CRASK, MAXWELL S . MILLER, DOUGLAS A . MEREDITH,
Committee. RESOLUTIONS.
W.'. MERRITT YALE presented the following resolution which, on his motion, was ordered referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence: WHEREAS, Several members of Sylvia Lodge No. 391, A. F . & A. M . , of Sylvia, Kansas, have addressed a communication to the Masons of Kansas in which certain allegations are made which should be investigated by authority of this Grand J-iOdge;
T H E R E F O R E B E I T RESOLVED, That the allegations contained in the aforesaid communication be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence for investigation and report at this Annual Communication. MERRITT YALE.
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The following resolution with reference to maimed petitioners was presented by the Masters of the four Topeka lodges, read by the Grand Secretary, and referred by the Grand Master to the Committee on Jurisprudence: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A: F. & A. M. of Kansas: It is difficult for the lay members of this Grand Lodge to understand why it should be necessary for Masonic material to establish residence in other States in order to petition for the degrees. A few^ men of high character and proper social and business standing have knocked at our doors, with a finger or two gone, and Grand Masters have invariably declined to give any consideration on account of the language of our Constitution. I t does not appear to be good logic to construe a rule of an operating gfuild literally in such an ethical science as ours. This long continued situation seems to unnecessarily prevent the Master of a lodge, or the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, exercising a sound discretion. Reading the expression of the Grand Master, on pages 538 and 539 of the Proceedings of 1921, and again on page 37 of t h e Proceedings of 1925, and the Special Committee on Masonic Usages and Customs, on pages 636 and 637 of the Proceedings of 1921, and the report of the Jurisprudence Committee in the same year, pages 645 and 646, adds to the wonder that something is not done about it. These statements, and committee recommendations, bear the signatures of such illustrious and able craftsmen as M.". W . ' . Brothers PERRY M. HOISINGTON, HENRY F . MASON, WILLIAM L .
BURDICK, WM. EASTON HUTCHISON, THOMAS G. FiTCH, ELRICK C . COLE, WILLIAM I. STUART, GILES H . LAMB and others.
Our law is much more severe than the literal expressions of any known Landmark and certainly should be considered for revision. In fairness and equity, the undersigned call for the restoration of Standing Regulation No. 1, which was proposed by the Jurisprudence Committee in 1921, and adopted. As information the language is here quoted: 1. Maimed Petitioners.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Your committee has given careful consideration to the views of the Grand Master with reference to the physical qualifications of petitioners. After thoughtful deliberation, your committee is of the opinion that any positive legislation by this Grand Lodge upon the subject would be unwise. Our Constitution provides that a candidate for the Mysteries shall be "without bodily defect, without physical disability." The ancient records of Freemasonry state that a candidate must be without blemish, must have the full and proper use of his limbs. In the interpretation of these qualifications, the Charges of 1722 recite that a perfect youth is one who has no maim or defect in his body that may render him incapable of serving his master and of being
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made a brother, and this lang^uage w a s quoted by Grand Master PETERS in 1906. Your committee believes t h a t any attempt t o particularize what defects of body would render one incapable of serving his master and of being made a brother would result only in confusion, disagreement and controversy, while, on the other hand, t h e local lodge, or t h e Grand Master, t o whom any given case may be submitted, would be in a far better position to determine whether the particular circumstances of the case would cause an applicant t o be excluded. I t would seem that a fair and intelligent spirit, applied with a sincere devotion t o the best interests of Masonry, would protect the lodge and conserve the true principles of Masonry, and a t t h e same time would meet the circumstances of any particular case with justice, reason and practical sense. Fraternally submitted. G L E N P . HARRISON, Master,
Siloam Lodge No. 225, C. BRYAN ROWLEY, Master,
Orient Lodge No. 51, K E I T H M . RAMSEY, Master,
Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, J A M E S W . CLARK, Master,
Topeka Lodge No. 17.
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CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 1:30 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 1:30 P. M. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY.
W.'. GLICK FOCKELE, chairman, presented the following report which was adopted by a rising vote followed by prayer by the Grand Chaplain. Solemn strikes the fun'ral chime. Notes of our departing time; As we journey here below, Thro' a pilgrimage of woe. The three steps usually delineated' upon the Master's carpet are emblematic of the three principal stages of human life— Youth, Manhood and Age. In Youth, as Entered Apprentices, we ought industriously to occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge; in Manhood, as Fellow Crafts, we should apply our knowledge to the discharge of our respective duties to God, our neighbors and ourselves; that so in Age, as Master Masons, we may enjoy the happy reflections consequent on a well spent life, and die in the hope of a glorious immortality. So reads the admonition in one of our lectures. But Death swings his scythe with no regard for Youth, Manhood or Age. During the year just past, 1,056 brothers, members of this Grand Jurisdiction—some young, some old—have answered the final summons to "that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns." Whatever their age, whatever their station in life, whatever the honors that may have been conferred upon them in our Order, they were our brothers. In the gallery of our memories their pictures look down upon us to remind us, not of their foibles, but of their virtues as men and Masons. Let us offer our thanks to Almighty God that he has but lightly touched our official family. Only one has been called to the Grand Lodge above: W.'. WILLIAM A. WEIKAMP, member of the Grand Lodge Finance Committee and Secretary of Hancock Lodge No. 311, Fort Leavenworth. In our sister Grand Jurisdictions the working tools of life fell from the hands of two Grand Masters. M.'.W.'. SAMUEL B . ADAMS,
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Grand Master of Alabama, died December 14, 1938, but his death was not memorialized at our meeting in 1939. M.'.W.'. WIRT IRA SAVERY, Grand Master of Michigan, died J a n u a r y 24, 1939. Nevada mourns the death of her Deputy Grand Master, R.'.W.'. FRANK EDWARD MURPHY who died April 21, 1939. Oregon reports the passing of R.'.W.'. GEORGE DAVID BRODIE, Grand Senior Warden, on
July 3, 1939. The Grand Chaplain of Florida, Brother ALBERT H. CALKINS w a s permitted to "see Him face to face" on February 9, 1939. The toll of Past Grand Masters was not so heavy as it has been in some years past. Ohio and Oregon grieve over the loss of two each and one death of like distinguished brethren is reported from Nevada, Illinois, Tennessee, South Dakota, North Dakota, New York, Montana, Kentucky, Colorado and the Philippines. Now, following our beautiful custom, it is fitting that we pause for a time in the labors of this Grand Lodge, to consider their lives and from their lives to draw inspiration which will enable us to "walk uprightly in our several stations" and thus bring New York, Montana, Kentucky, Colorado and the Philippines. These brethren have completed the designs which were inscribed on their trestle-boards; from their nerveless grasp have dropped forever the working tools of life. I t is proper that we remember them a t this time; that we recall our fraternal affection for them; t h a t we eulogize them for their Masonic virtues. But, after all, it is ourselves, the living, rather than the dead, who may profit from a consideration of their work upon earth. Let us ask ourselves the question: "What were the qualities which made these, our brethren, so dearly loved while on earth? Introspection along t h a t line, a decision to follow the good, eschewing the evil, will earn u s the welcome words, "Well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joys of thy Lord." In the memorial announcing the death of M.'.W.'. WiRT IRA SAVERY, Grand Master of Michigan, appear these lines: "What is this mystery that men call death? My friend before me lies; in all save breath He seems the same as yesterday. His face So like to life, so calm, bears not a trace Of that great change which all of us so dread. I gaze on him and say: He is not dead, But sleeps; and soon he will arise and take Us by the hand. I know he w^ill awake And smile on us a s he did yesterday; And he will have some gentle word to say. Some kindly deed to do; for loving thought Was warp and woof of which his life was wrought. He is not dead. Such souls forever live In boundless measure of the love they give." As previously noted, 1,056 of our brothers answered the last summons during the past year. I t is not possible that any brother here today could have known personally all the members of this
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Grand Jurisdiction whose labors have ended and whose memories we revere. But in the mind and heart of each one of us is engraved the memory of some brothers with whom we labored. We have stood by the open graves during their last earthly rites. We have gloried in their devotion to their work; we have thrilled when they gave the charges; we have admired the perfection of their floor work. And then there are others, many times apologetic because they felt themselves not fitted to take part in the actual lodge work. But oh, my brethren, how many, many of those most beautifully exemplified the teachings of our Order in their daily lives! Although circumscribed by their own economic existence they found time to sooth the fevered brow of the sick, to cheer the dying and to comfort the bereaved after Death had made his final sickle stroke. Such brothers were real Masons though they might falter through the lectures and perchance be unable to gain admission into any lodge but their own. Their good deeds were done for all the world to see, for the benefit of all mankind and for the glory of our Order. Few of us attain fame. Few men in all the ages of past history have attained immortality in the sense of being remembered by following generations and ages. Most of us are "little people." Our lives are the "short and.simple annals of the poor." Yet if we have walked uprightly in oui" several stations before our fellow men; if we have been moral and upright before God; if we have kept our minds free of spite and unclean thoughts and our hearts full of love; in short, if we have followed the precepts of Free; masonryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then our influence for good will never die. Though our names may be forgotten as soon as our bodies have mouldered away to join their parent dust, through death we will gain real immortality. "Life's battle fought, life's duties done, His faults forgot, his worth confessed; So let him sleep that dreamless sleep. Our sorrows clustering 'round his head. Be comforted, beloved who weep; He lives with God; he is not dead." That great Mason, ALBERT P I K E , said, "Men are great or small in stature as it pleases God. But their nature is great or small as it pleases themselves. Men are not born, some with great souls and some with little souls. One by taking thought cannot add to his stature, but he can enlarge his soul. By an act of the will he can make himself a moral giant, or dwarf himself to a pigmy." Comparatively few, in proportion to the total of the brethren w^ho are gone, were entitled to wear the cross and crown or the double-headed eagle. No decoration of scarlet or purple came to them. The plumed chapeau graced not their caskets. The brooding Sphinx face, the shining crescent, the flashing scimitar never gleamed from their lapels. They were not Masters of the Royal Secret. No parade, resplendent with banners, numbered them among the marchers. In the "mournful processions" wending their way to the little cemeteries of our state they had their place.
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When their own time came to enter the Eternal City by way of the melancholy grave, only the white apron adorned their caskets. Did we say ONLY the white apron? Yes, because that was the sole Masonic symbol in sight. But they had worn that lambskin as an emblem of that purity and all perfection which they were admonished to seek when they first beheld the Light of Freemasonry. Did they attain the goal which was pointed out to them ? Did their feet falter on the straight w a y ? Only He who sitteth as the Judge Supreme can answer. We stand at the threshold of a new year. Before the next meeting of this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge another thousand of our brothers will answer the last summons. We know not when our own call will come. We do know that among the thousand will be some in early manhood, some at the meridian of their existence, and some who have completed their earthly labor. We have no control over that call. We do have the privilege of being prepared when it comes; of so living that when we pass away our brethren and the world a t large may say, "There passes a good man." So in consideration of the lives and characters of our brothers who are gone and a s a testimony to them, let us use their lives as inspirations for our own and pray for those nine requisites of contented living which GOETHE designated as "Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength enough to battle with difficulties and overcome therii. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to £oil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others. Faith enough to make real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all the anxious fears of the future." The funeral bell has paused in its tolling. The sprigs of Acacia have been deposited in the open grave. Earth, dust and ashes have been sprinkled upon the casket. The grand honors have been paid. "Lord of all! below—above— Fill our hearts with truth and love; When dissolves our earthly tie, Take us to Thy Lodge on high." FratemaJly submitted, GLICK FOCKELE,
Committee. ORATION.
Brother WILLIAM F . JACKSON of Rising Sun Lodge No. 8 delivered the Annual Oration, taking as his subject "Bow Anew." By appropriate action it was ordered printed in the Proceedings.
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INTRODUCTION.
My good brother Masons, I believe we, and millions of other fine brothers, should pledge some of our time, through Masonry, to save and better the American home, advance the cause of the church, and keep our democratic form of government; and make this nation more powerful for good in the world. GOOD WORD TO GRAND MASTERS.
We stand at the threshold of a new year in Masonry in Kansas. Under the earnest and capable leadership of our Grand Master, Dr. CLAUD F . YOUNG, the Order has made a fine record the past year. We give him our thanks and wish him fine health and God's speed in his labors which lie ahead. When we come to face the new year, we hand the banner to our fine brother, ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, who will be our Most Worshipful Grand Master through the year 1940. With him go our best wishes and our pledge of service and faith in his leadership.
"Bow Anew". It is wonderful to be raised, made a Master Mason; the degrees in the Blue Lodge teach us the fundamental lessons and great doctrines of Freemasonry. We are delighted with the ceremonials conferring these degrees. All through the York Rite, we are solemnly impressed with the teachings of spiritual values. In the Scottish Rite, we come step by step to higher levels and to a better understanding of the great purposes of this society. I have been thrilled again and again with the teachings of this Order. Masonry was born out of a great need for some vital movement to better the human and spiritual condition of men. Equality, freedom, liberty and justice; temperance, brotherly love, fraternity, faith, immortality, and love of country, are the things it seeks to lodge in the hearts of men, the world over.
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Its philosophy is known to each and all of you. Many distinguished gentlemen, brothers of great learning, men possessing an accurate knowledge of Masonry in Kansas and other lands, have from time to time addressed you on occasions of this kind. They have delighted you, they have instructed you. My lines are but the simple statement of a man of the rank and file, a member of the lodge. T H E CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD IS SLEEPING.
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sonry, by its work and deeds, in the home, through the church and the nation, can awaken this conscience of the world; bid it arise and assert its power for the advancement of the best and finest things of our human existence and guide us in our striving for greater spiritual blessings. The conscience of the world will approve only the good and the true. It must not longer sleep, it must be awakened now! It must lead us back to the faith of our fathers; it must again show us the paths of righteousness, better living and love of country. Gentlemen, I "Bow Anew" to Masonry. In this meeting, I listen again to hear what Masonry says. I open my heart to receive its words, its teachings and its commands. Will you "Bow Anew" to this thing we call Masonry ? Will you drink deeper from its cup and stand before the world as a real man ? Masonry demands that we believe in its great precepts and will do its commands. I wish to argue for the American home, the church and the nation. If we have been taught by Masonry, we know that better living, education and Christian thinking give color to our lives. I am truly grateful for a country home, the influence of a country church, the country school and the farm. I make no suggestion that Masonry should direct the home. I have no thought that this society can do the work of the church; nor would I substitute Masonry for the state or nation. Through you. Masonry can make the home the finest, advance the work of Christian forces and keep our democracy and save the nation. "Bow Anew" to Masonry today, and let
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it draw threads of silver through your lives and crossstitch them with the finest gold. It has often guided my daily conduct and made plain my duty to other men, my home, my country and to God. If I had the power to appropriate every fine thing there is about each of you, my life would be much better and all the finer. Insofar as I may do that, then I shall be all the richer and my brothers none the poorer. Can we give the best we have to others? THE HOME.
The American home is the greatest institution our people have. Many fear we are about to lose it as it was a generation ago. Some assert the home is failing in many ways. When we witness thousands of cases in the courts; when we learn how many millions of men and women are in our criminal army; when we know that crime in America costs more than fifteen billion dollars annually, and steals more than eight hundred thousand boys and girls from our homes each year, we must admit the home is failing in some degree. In my house, over the radio, I hear a great anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, the Lost Chord, or some glorious hallelujah chorus. The singer may be J O H N CHARLES THOMAS, or again the voice may be that of NELSON EDDY. Not long ago I heard PADEREWSKI play for most an hour. In his seventy-eighth year his touch seemed to be as quick and accurate as in his earlier days. No one could hear it without being moved by its beauty and the mastery of his art. A few weeks ago I heard LIONEL BARRYMORE as he recited the Christmas Carol and took the part of Mr. SCROOGE. I found myself almost rising from my place, eager to get a little nearer the speaker. Such things, my good brothers, thrill us and surely they lift us up. But when I wish to understand what makes a home, how much living in a house is required; when I want to know something of the great formulas that hold together a great government; when
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I seek to know the basic values of our democracy and how we may keep our government, our liberty, our freedom; when I long for something that will confirm my convictions of the true meaning of the Christian religion, and make me more satisfied in my thinking about the immortal side of man, I stop at the altar of Masonry, with its Bible, its square and compasses; I "Bow Anew" and try to hear more definitely, more fully, what it tries to say to me and to you. On this day, in this modern world, here in America, we must hear it and we must obey it. It will help make the home wonderful and the finest. I am speaking to fine gentlemen, real men, good Masons ; men who think straight and hope for the best in life. A spade is a spade; yes, call it that. We have four and one-half million hardened criminals in this country and when that army amounts to nine million and those who traffic in and use intoxicating liquors, joined with the gamblers and those who conduct places of crime, actually hold the handle of the spade and do the digging, the grave of the home will be dug, deep and wide. Your house and my house will fall, and the American home will be buried. ROGER BABSON, EDGAR HOOVER and many others say crime is the greatest enemy of our American homes. We cannot continue to wink at this enemy and save our homes. The heel of Masonry should be firmly set across the neck of crime and held there, until the monster is dead and buried in the grave it is digging for the home. Masons of Kansas, will you take the handle of the spade, finish the grave, slam crime into it and pile the good earth high about it? Your attitude toward crime is what counts. Do you wink at it? If you do, it may tear your house down. In this reckless, indifferent, flying age, there are tragic and awful conflicts going on in millions of our homes today. Will your sons and daughters be hurt? If you have no real concern about your house, your home, then Masonry finds no place in your life. But if you will
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listen to its teachings, your house will become a home and your children, fine and fair, will bless you and help save the home, the church and the nation. T H E CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD IS SLEEPING.
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sonry, through the lives of millions of fine men, devoted to the home, can sound an alarm and arouse the conscience of the world. Masons can lead the way. So long as there are homes where fires burn and there is bread; SO' long as there are homes where lamps are lit and . prayers are said; Although a people falter through the dark and nations grope, With God himself, back of these little homes, w c have sure hope. THE CHURCH.
Masons, real men, do not fear themselves. They are masters of their own destinies. They are the captains of their own souls. The world may laugh, but Masons will hope; wicked men may scorn, but Masons will pray; the Devil may strut about and seek to destroy, but Masons will work, think and hope. I must not preach to you, our ministers in the churches should do that, but I am fully persuaded that our deeper religious beliefs, our Christian faith, our true belief in one God, are the things we must follow, if we would rid ourselves of evil ways, advance the cause of the church and save this nation. Cold reason, much learning, economic greatness, power, money will not save us. When a man, when a people, when nations turn their faces from Heaven and forget God, destruction and the end are near. It has always been so, it is true today. God will not be counted out. "Bow Anew" and hear the voice of Masonry; it speaks words of wisdom to each of you. I wish all the world would hear and heed what it says. Not long ago twenty-nine governors of twenty-nine of our states, most of them Masons, signed a statement
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which said, "We have built great cities. Our ships and railways carry the produce of farms and factories to every corner of the nation. Yet, in spite of all we have done, there are within our borders empty factories, hungry people, struggling farms. We have found no cure for the mounting overhead of strained relations between class and class, business and government, capital and labor. We must return to a common faith in God and in those elemental principles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; honesty, unselfishness, friendship and love, without which Democracy cannot long prosper or endure." Recently, one acquainted with the economics of the world said, "Until my last breath I shall continue to fight for the freedom of my people. I would beg you, who hear me, that you do not permit such conceptions and ideas as are now trying to dominate Europe to be tolerated in this free country. It is now a contest of the spiritual world against the sword of steel." My good brothers, if gold can win a;gainst friendship and brotherhood, if power and might can overcome the prayers of millions, if shot and shell, iron and steel, can defeat the spirit of God in the world, then from the ashes of our cities, from the smoldering pyre of our broad land, yes, from the black and unsightly ruins of our destroyed civilization. Hell, itself, will stalk forth and glory in the victory of money, power and steel over spiritual values. Gentlemen, we will let spiritual values be the rule of our game of life, or the contest will be lost. At the close of a beautiful autumn day, the sun seems to linger just above the hills in the west. In all its glory it almost speaks to us as we watch it. Its fading light falls on the plain and our homes to the east and mellows into the darkness of the night. It drops behind the horizon and its light is gone. When our day is done, and the shadows of evening close about our earthly house, then most men wish to know more about the life beyond the hills, in the other land. Every Masonic lodge is a temple of religion. Masonry earnestly persuades each of us to
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believe in immortality. Our work and our living here will open that gate for you and for me, or close it against us. Will Masonry through your lives advance the cause of the church? T H E CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD IS SLEEPING!
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sonry, through the efforts of its members, can give thought to the work of the church and cause the conscience of the world to listen, awake and arise. A great historian recently said, "Conscience is a 'wee small voice', not heard by men today." A fine Mason, a good king over a true democracy, in a Christmas message, said (a vital lesson of a belief and faith in a divine Maker, which is sustaining millions today, is expressed in these lines) : "I said to a man who stood at the gate of the years, 'Give me a lig'ht, that I may tread safely into the unknown,' and he replied, 'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than a light, and safer than a known way.' " THE NATION.
I have no thought that the best things in the world are just about lost. But may I suggest that during the past twenty years, many have said our democratic government is slipping. I hope this is not true. It is all we have, all else depends upon it; the home, the school, the church; our liberty, possession of property, the pursuit of happiness. Save the home, build the church and you will keep and better the nation. I would like to be one hard brick in a mighty wall, to protect this government from every attack. We should give the best we have to save it from its own sins. We must not let it die from sickness within. Without the home and the church, government will fail and the nation fall. I am mighty glad I was born in America. But it is sickening to hear men say this democracy is weak, it is no good, it is all out of joint and cannot do much for the people. In this land we all stand equal before the law, but
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no government can guarantee an equal fair chance and equality of opportunity. Your chance, my opportunity, depends upon, and may be limited by birth, rearing, environment, education and a willingness to plan, work and save. In this land, under our government, we are born free but not equal; the Constitution guarantees an equal right to own and enjoy property, to speak our minds and worship a s we choose. The freedom we enjoy is wonderful, it is real. "Bow Anew" and hear the command of Masonry. It tells you your duty to this government. It commands you to be loyal to it, help it with all your power and be willing to lay your life upon its altar, if the order comes. Do not desert it. Your devotion to this government must be above party and above your interest in men. Our country must be first. The man, the Mason, the race in this land, who schemes and plans to take, take and take, but will give nothing in return to the people or the government, is helping to wreck this government; and one day they, and all their kind, will be cast out. It is time now Masonry should help kick every alien enemy from our shores and bring to the altar of justice every citizen who will not be loyal to the flag. Our hogs and cattle, our corn and wheat, buy the things we want; our stocks and bonds, our silver and gold, purchase in the market just what will tickle our fancy, give us a thrill and make the show worthwhile. With this spending we laugh, we sing, we shout sometimes and have a grand good time. Just this past year we spent seven and one-half billion for the pleasure car, four and one-half billion for our amusements, three and onehalf billion for liquors, three billion for tobacco, one and one-half billion for chewing gum and one billion for cosmetics. It takes about fifteen billion annually to pay our crime bill. The property stolen in America last year cost each family of five about $800.00. About thirty-six billion annually we spend, before we invest one dime for the good of the home, the government or the church. All
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of our taxes, from top to bottom, amount to about onethird of this amount. We don't like taxes, we don't want to spend our money that way. But I tell you, just now, in 1940, we must be willing to spend our money to better the American home, advance the work of the church and help this government. If this democracy goes, our possessions will become just rags. Masonry can help save this government, and make it able to lead the world into and along the finest and safest highways any nation has ever traveled. "Bow Anew" today, and again hear the voice of Masonry. Masonry can only act and accomplish through men. The hosts enlisted under its banner must carry its message and obey its commands. Will you carry a message and work? Just a short time ago MUSSOLINI, Dictator in Italy, speaking against the public press of America said, "Surely such expressions do not speak the minds of the American people." Then, after mentioning England and France as thinking the same as Americans, he said, "What a sorry lot these democracies are." Just a few months ago a great news writer said, "In Germany there are two conflicting groups; one says HITLER should step a little slower and avoid war; the other urges that H I T LER has the democracies on the run, and should press this advantage and make Germany the supreme power in the world." My good brother Masons, today the battle is on, and the conflict is one for a "supreme power" of might against right; a power of armies over the prayers of men; a power that is awful and wicked; a power which is heartless and would destroy the best civilizations the world has ever known. Masonry is powerless to help the people in Italy, Russia, Germany and Japan. Masonry has been slain in these nations and all it stands for is about to die. But it is yet a great force in America. "Bow Anew" to Masonry and hear its commands, receive its message and be willing to fight its battles for the home, the church and the nation. Without the home and the church, again I say, the nation cannot live.
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Our government is not a Socialist democracy, it is not a Republican democracy, nor is it a democracy made by Democrats. It is a thing in the hands of the people which is far above all political parties and all political thinking. It is held and kept in the hearts of men and women who love it. However, political parties, by their fighting and contending; labor groups, in their striving with each other; agriculture, waging a battle with industry, and combination of wealth and power, taking no thought of millions below, have weakened its foundations, and such may finally destroy it. This democracy most not go. We must keep it. What makes a nation? Is it ships or states or flags or guns? Or is it t h a t great common heart which beats in all her sons; This makes a nation great and strong and certain to endure, This subtle voice t h a t thrills a man and makes him sure; Which makes him know there is no North or South or East or West; But that his land must ever stand the bravest and the best! T H E CONSCIENCE OF THE WORLD IS SLEEPING. It
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been slumbering for many, many years. It must be awakened now! This world conscience can be quickened through the influence and power of the home, the church and this nation. The hosts of Masons in many lands can awaken the conscience of the world. Millions and millions of the truest hearts are seeking a way to escape the awful cruelties and injustices of greed and power. Half the world is striving to miss the horrors of war and hoping to find some way to dwell together in peace. They want to live in better homes and build anew their places of worship. They crave better government. T H E CONSCIENCE OP THE WORLD IS SLEEPING. Will your work and actions prove your devotion to the American home, the cause of the church and the further glory of this nation? Are you sleeping with the conscience of the world ? Follow the light of Masonry. It will mark the field of your work, and show each of you your plain duty to your home, the church and this nation.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
M.'. W.'. GEORGE F . BEEZLEY, chairman, submitted the committee's report for the information of the Grand Lodge, indicating that resolutions and new matter just submitted would be covered in the report to be completed and submitted for final action at the morning session. REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
W.'. FRANK M. YEOMAN, chairman, presented the committee's report for the information of the Grand Lodge and announced that it would be completed and called up at the morning session for final consideration and action. RESPONSES.
Our distinguished visitors were called upon and gave interesting reports of their experiences, and observations of our procedure and work. These visits from our good neighbors are appreciated by the rank and file, as well as the Grand Officers and strengthen the spirit of cooperation which should obtain toward the Masonic world. CALL TO R E F R E S H M E N T .
The M.". W.'. Grand Master called the M.". W.'. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 7:30 P. M.
EVENING SESSION. W.'. ROY A . PAUL, as Grand Master, called the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge from refreshment to labor at 7 : 3 0 P.M. EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE WORK.
The Third Degree was exemplified in dramatized form by Ottawa Lodge No. 18, under the direction of W.'. STANFORD M . SMART^ Lecturer.
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CALL TO REFRESHMENT. The M.". W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 8:30 A. M., Thursday, February 15th.
MORNING SESSION. February 15th, 1940. The M.'. W.". Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 8:30 A. M., after prayer by W.'. RICHARD O. PENICK, Grand Chaplain. THURSDAY,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
Chairman YEOMAN read the report of his committee previously presented, explained additions and on motion, the following was adopted: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A.F. <& A.M.of Kansas: Your committee submits the following report: The reports of t h e Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary have been referred to this committee. For checking the accounts of the Grand Treasurer, we are indebted to Brother JOHN C. GAEDE, of Constellation Lodge No. 95, of Fredonia, Kansas, who, a t our request, checked the securities in the hands of the Grand Treasurer as deposited in the First National Bank in Fredonia, Kansas. He found these securities to be in exact accord with those listed in the Grand Treasurer's report in the. Advance Reports for 1940. The proceeds from these bonds is shown in Schedule "C" of the Grand Secretary's report. Cash on deposit as shown in the Grand Treasurer's report is in the First National Bank at Fredonia, Kansas, verified by a certificate signed by I. M. FINK, Cashier, and under t h e seal of the bank, which is attached to this report and made a p a r t hereof. The reports and accounts of the Grand Secretary have been checked by the committee and the amounts of cash verified and found to be in accord with the report of the Grand Treasurer. In addition to this check and pursuant to the instructions of the last Grand Lodge, Brother FRANK A. MCCOY, Certified Public Accountant residing in Topeka, was employed to make an audit of the records of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary. His statement, confirming the reports as submitted by these officers, is attached hereto and made a part of this report.
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The Twenty-five Year Button Account shows the sale of 5,060 for $1,929.61, or a fraction over 38 cents each to the lodges, made possible by the purchase of so great a number and which has been a very distinct saving to the lodges. The Blank Forms Account shows sale of blanks for 1939 of $866.05 with accounts receivable from the lodges as of January 9, 1940, of $39.80 and an approximate inventory of $300.00. We feel that this service is also a distinct saving to the lodges. There is owing to the Grand Lodge in per capita tax and fees, with eight lodges not having reported for 1939, a total of $7,708.75. Comparison of these items for the past four years may be of interest.
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Amount Past due. $9,866 20 8,294 75 7,971 15 7,708 75
Collection On Past Due Accounts. $5,161 20 4,105 16 2,453 70 1,768 00
We are apparently making slow progress in collecting these delinquent accounts. Fortunately we are not losing ground. Most of the lodges are showing the right attitude toward their just debts and are making some payments. The Grand Lodge has been patient and fair. May the lodges be as sincere in their efforts. In accordance with the recommendations of the Grand Lodge last year, the Grand Treasurer purchased United States Treasury 2%% registered bonds, 1949-1953 series, in the amount of $7,500.00, bringing total- holdings to $67,500.00. Your committee recommends that the Council of Administration, as a part of the Budget Committee, reapportion the percentages of the Budget among the four Masonic Bodies on the basis of the present membership. If the Budget idea is the correct one, and we believe it is, then it should be revised whenever the different memberships vary enough to w^arrant it. Your committee further recommends to the incoming Council of Administration that if, in readjusting the Budget percentages, they find that a reasonable reduction can be made, they give consideration to reducing the per capita tax with the view to helping these delinquent lodges who seem to find it continually hard to meet their Grand Lodge obligations. The estimated income for 1940 is based on the following: 60 cents per capita on 60,290 members $36,174 00 Income from investments 1,125 00 Miscellaneous 2,000 00 $39,299 00
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We recommend the following appropriations: Committee Allowance (By-Law 55) $ 300 00 Expense of Grand Lodge Communication 500 00 Grand Master's Apron 80 00 Grand Master's Contingent Fund 1,500 00 Grand Master's Salary 800 00 Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium 18 75 Grand Secretary's Bond Premium 3 75 Grand Treasurer's Salary 100 00 Grand Master's Portrait (cut) 8 00 Lecturers and their Expenses 2,000 00 Library, Furniture, Binding, etc 300 00 Mileage to Representatives (By-Law 57) 3,000 00 Mileage and Expenses (By-Law 55 and 56) 1,500 00 Minor Salaries 180 00 P e r Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments 200 00 Postage and Express 800 00 Printing Annual Proceedings 1,500 00 Private Secretary to Grand Master 600 00 Stationery and Printing 1,000 00 Jewel for Grand Master 185 00 Budget (estimated 75%) : Grand Secretary's Salary $ 4,000 00 Grand Secretary's Incidentals 800 00 Grand Secretary Emeritus Salary 3,600 00 Maintenance Building and Taxes 4,500 00 Grand Secretary's Assistants 8,200 00 $21,100 00
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$30,400 50 The Grand Lodge Building appears to be in splendid condition and needed repairs are minor. As far as time would permit, we have investigated the records and files in the Grand Secretary's office. The Historical Registry of the membership is posted regularly. It would be of interest to any of the brethren who may have the time to visit the office and see the splendid manner in which these records are kept. Records and Proceedings are filed in an orderly manner and the affairs of the Grand Secretary's office appear to be in excellent shape. Your officers and the entire office force have been most courteous to us and have gladly furnished everything called for. We are appreciative of all these considerations and to these people we give our sincere thanks. Fraternally submitted, F R A N K M . YEOMAN, ORVAL E . MOON, EARL T . P Y L E , CHARLES W . WILLIAMS, ROY G. SHEARER,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRIALS AND PUNISHMENT.
W.'. RICHARD W . EVANS, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your committee begs leave to submit the following report: Total number of cases referred during the year, 6; number of cases pending, 1. Verdicts rendered: Guilty, 2; not guilty, 3. Degree of punishment assessed: Expulsion, 2. In all trials conducted by the committee, the members have endeavored, to the best of their ability, to follow the Masonic Law covering procedure of Trials and Punishments and in each instance the trials have been conducted fairly, impartially and without prejudice, with the purpose of developing the true facts and to render a verdict in accordance with the facts and evidence. Fraternally submitted, RICHARD W . EVANS, GUY W . BROWN, OTTO H . ROMMEL, ELLIS FINK, FRED T. NYE,
Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES AND LODGES U. D.
W.'. LYNN R . BRODRICK, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your committee presents the following report: Article IV, Section V, of our Constitution, under the heading of Standing Committees, provides for the appointment of a Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation. ByLaw No. 36 sets forth the duties of this committee to be as follows: The Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation shall carefully examine such annual reports of Lodges as may be referred to it by the Grand Secretary, noting the errors, and make such recommendations regarding such errors as may be necessary or expedient. It shall also examine and report upon any matters relating to Chartered Lodges which ,may be referred to it by the Grand Master, Grand Secretary or Grand Lodge. It shall examine the reports and transcripts from all Lodges which have been working under Letters of Dispensation, noting particularly the nature and progress of the work, and shall report upon applications for Warrants of Constitution for new Lodges, and for the restoration of Warrants which have been surrendered or arrested. By and with the assistance of our Grand Secretary and his efficient office staff,' your committee has been able to fulfill its
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duties and it is the committee's desire to express its sincere appreciation for the help that they have given its members. 1939 ANNUAL REPORTS. We are pleased to report t h a t 431 lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction filed their Annual Reports within the statutory time, having mailed them to the Grand Secretary on or before January 10, 1940. This we believe to be a splendid record and it reflects much credit on the part of the Secretaries of the various lodges. Only eight lodges were derelict in their duties in this respect and are lodges numbered as follows: Nos. 59, 69, 89, 118, 334, 336, 422 and 429. May we call to your attention a t this time t h a t it is not only the duty of the Secretary to see t h a t the Annual Reports are correctly prepared and presented on time but it is also the duty of the Master to supervise this work and see that the reports are sent to the Grand Secretary as prescribed by law. Even the most casual inspection of the reports cannot but help to bring to one's mind the painstaking efforts and loyal service being given our lodges by their respective Secretaries. An efficient Secretary is the comer-stone of the lodge and should be continued in office. A man's name is his most Intimate possession, compared to which, as the master poet tells us, the coins in his purse are as trash. The shifting of a single letter obliterates or blurs his personality; robs him of his place in current history and bestows the honor which is his due upon "the little man who wasn't there." Change ADAM to ADAMS or EVE to EVA and the dramatic story of the Creation becomes a farce. Convert JOHNSEN to JOHNSON or JOHNSTON in the routine records of the day and posterity, scanning the yellowing pages with anxious loving care, will remain uncertain whether grandfather or the representative of an entirely different family was a member of our Fraternity. Our records are not merely for the day but for all the years to come, therefore they must be accurate—letter perfect in every detail—every name, every initial, every date. It is for this—this above all else, that efficient Secretaries are a vital necessity to the lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction. The 1939 reports reflect a great improvement over the former years; they show the careful, conscientious work of the Secretaries who have striven devotedly to produce perfect records. The use of the typewriter has been brought more and more into play. Our blanks make this possible and it is to be hoped that more Secretaries will, either themselves, or by the aid of some willing brother, prepare their reports in this method. These reports will be compared with previous records; ratings will be established and where errors or discrepancies are found these matters will be taken up by correspondence with the various lodges, corrections made and the duplicate reports will be re-
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turned to the lodges. It is highly important that, immediately upon receipt of the duplicate report, corrections be made by the Secretary in the Book of Annual Returns. The District Deputy Grand Masters and Masters of the lodges should verify the fact that the corrections have been made. Your committee congratulates the Secretaries of the various lodges and takes this opportunity to thank them for their labors in behalf of the Craft. 1 9 3 8 ANNUAL REPORTS.
The 1938 Annual Reports have been reproduced in the permanent records of the Grand Lodge and ratings have been established for those lodges presenting perfect and almost perfect reports. It is a pleasure to announce that 111 lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction filed perfect reports. They are numbered as follows: Nos. 15, 21, 23, 26, 32, 34, 37, 41, 46, 53, 56, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 71, 73, 81, 87, 90, 92, 93, 97, 99, 107, 108, 109, 116, 125, 126, 127, 128, 131, 135, 143, 144, 146, 149, 155, 157, 162, 163, 164, 166, 174, 175, 181, 186, 197, 198, 199, 207, 209, 230, 234, 237, 238, 242, 243, 250, 255, 256, 264, 269, 272, 278, 280, 281, 283, 284, 285, 291, 298, 302, 314, 315, 317, 319, 322, 325, 336, 345, 349, 355, 356, 359, 368, 370, 371, 378, 381, 383, 386, 387, 395, 396, 400, 401, 412, 413, 414, 415, 424, 430, 431, 432, 440, 446, 448, 449. One hundred forty-three lodges attained the second highest rating by presenting almost perfect reports and are numbered aa follows: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 27, 30, 31, 35, 36, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52, 54, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 69, 72, 75, 76, 91, 94, 98, 101, 102, 104, 106, 111, 112, 119, 121, 122, 124, 129, 132, 137, 138, 139, 141, 148, 150, 151, 156, 159, 160, 165, 169, 170, 173, 179, 188, 191, 193, 195, 196, 205, 208, 213, 216, 217, 222, 223, 225, 228, 235, 236, 239, 240, 244, 253, 254, 259, 261, 265, 266, 268, 271, 275, 279, 286, 287, 288, 295, 296, 297, 300, 305, 310, 316, 318, 320, 328, 329, 331, 339, 340, 341, 342, 346, 348, 350, 354, 358, 360, 363, 364, 384, 388, 394, 397, 398, 399, 409, 411, 417, 418, 420, 422, 423, 428, 429, 433, 434, 437, 441, 443, 447. Seventeen general types of errors were shown on reports from lodges not included in the lists above. With no thought of being too critical or overly technical, they are called to your attention in the hope that this information might be useful to our Secretaries, that they may avoid such errors in making their returns. The various types of discrepancies were shown on reports numbering as follows: Date of election, 29; date of suspensions, 43; differences in names or initials, 211; money table wrong, or omitted, 39; recapitulation wrong, 39; previous corrections not carried forward, 73; admissions, 31; restorations, 53; deaths, 18; work, 32; list of officers, 17; names omitted from roll, 14; on roll in error, 9; report not signed, 27; duplicate not in accord with original, 32; pencil used. Lodges Nos. 118 and 204; failure to answer correction correspondence, 40.
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BOOK OF ANNUAL RETURNS.
By-Law No. 140, under the caption of "Book of Annual Returns," provides t h a t every lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction shall keep a "Book of Annual Returns" and that every five years, when directed by the Grand Secretary, it shall be forwarded to him for verification and correction with the Annual Reports on file in the archives of the Grand Lodge. This five year check was made during the past year and it is a source of great satisfaction to report that perfect books were submitted by lodges numbered as follows: Nos. 15, 32, 36, 75, 81, 90, 124, 128, 150, 155, 156, 157, 166, 179, 183, 237, 242, 254, 280, 285, 291, 346, 351, 358, 359, 438. Total, 26 lodges. Almost perfect books were submitted by the following numbered lodges: Nos. 8, 16, 23, 24, 26, 27, 41, 42, 51, 52, 53, 56, 60, 62, 63, 64, 66, 73, 74, 88, 94, 99, 104, 107, 109, 110, 119, 125, 129, 134, 141, 146, 158, 162, 169, 171, 173, 191, 206, 208, 222, 224, 225, 227, 230, 245, 258, 266, 269, 272, 298, 301, 303, 304, 305, 314, 315, 320, 321, 343, 344, 345, 349, 356, 360, 364, 369, 370, 387, 388, 389, 394, 396, 397, 399, 401, 405, 409, 411, 412, 414, 419, 431, 433, 434, 445, 446. Total, 88 lodges. WARRANTS OF CONSTITUTION.
The Warrant of Constitution of Sylvia Lodge No. 391 was arrested on August 10, 1939, and w^as restored on December 5, 1939. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.
There is nothing to report under this heading as there are no lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction operating under Dispensation. Fraternally submitted, L Y N N R . BRODRICK, HARRY E . PEACH, WILLIAM A. HARDING,
Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your committee has completed the review of all the Proceedings of other Grand Lodges that have been presented to us and this report has been submitted to the Grand Master and sent to the printer for preparation for the Proceedings, with hopes that it will be within the fifty pages allotted.
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During the year we have again received a request from the Grand Lodge of Denmark for recognition and exchange of Grand Representatives. From our examination and correspondence with well informed brethren from other Grand Jurisdictions we think this request should be granted, and we therefore recommend that w^e extend formal recognition to the Grand Lodge of Denmark and that we arrange for the exchange of representatives. The Grand Lodges of Norway and Sweden have both shown indications of desiring an exchange of representatives with our Grand Lodge and a willingness to recognize our Grand Lodge if a request is made. We have taken this matter up with other Grand Jurisdictions who have entered into fraternal relations with these two grand bodies and have examined the proceedings submitted. These Grand Lodges are both older than our own and conform in all respects to those rules laid down by our Grand Lodge for recognition. We therefore recommend that the incoming Grand Officers proceed to seek recognition from the Grand Lodge of Sweden and the Grand Lodge of Norway and for the exchange of Representatives with each of these Grand Lodges. We have also received requests from various Grand Lodges in Mexico and some countries in South America. While we desire to enter into fraternal relations with these Grand Lodges as soon as possible after they have complied with the requirements of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, most of them have not as yet complied with all of these requirements and we therefore recommend that no recognition be extended to any of them a t this time, but that such requests be carried over for the further consideration of the new committee. Fraternally submitted. OTTO R . SOUDERS.
Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
Chairman BEEZLEY called up the committee's report previously submitted, explained the handling of additional references, read the following report which, on motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: There have been submitted to this committee various matters contained in the Address of the Grand Master and in the Report of the Grand Secretary, and resolutions submitted to Grand Lodge, to all of which this committee has given attention and submits the following report: On those matters from the Address of the Grand Master, the following report is submitted: Special Dispensations.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Grand Master reports the issuing of certain Special Dispensations, all of which appear to be within the prerogatives and for proper purposes and we recommend the approval of the same.
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Certificate of Froficiency.—Under this head, the Grand Master suggests a iilau of issuing certificates of proficiency to brothers who m a y pass examination in the Work and Floor Plans, in the hope of stimulating a general study of the Work and its presentation. To effectuate the purpose of this recommendation your committee recommends the adoption of a new By-Law, as follows: 68-B.—Certificates of Proficiency.—The Grand Master may issue certificates to especially proficient Master Masons, reciting, in substance, that the brother therein named has passed the examination required to receive the same. Such examination shall be under the supervision of the Grand Master who shall prescribe rules and regulations therefor. The certificates shall be regarded as a. recognition of merit, and shall in nowise authorize any such Mason to instruct a lodge or act as a Lecturer, by reason of having received the same, unless specially authorized by the Grand Master. The Grand Master suggests a plan of conducting such examinations; however, the committee is not submitting any rules for such examinations, and places the responsibility of drafting and enforcing rules and regulations upon the Grand Master in office at the time, trusting t h a t the responsibility thus placed w^ill be exercised to promote the good of the Craft. Masonic Law.—At the Annual Communication in 1939 the Grand Lodge provided for appointment by the Grand Master of a special committee to make a topical index of our Laws and a codification of the amendments since 1929. The Grand Master did not carry out this direction as he felt there should be a general recodification of all our Laws. The Laws of Masonry of Kansas were revised and adopted in 1929. The next preceding revision was in 1913. The one prior thereto was in 1898. Thus in one case 15 years elapsed between revisions and in the latter one 16 years passed. The Grand Master states "we do not need any particular change in our law principles, or the language." His principal hope was to make the laws easier to find. Last year's action was intended to solve this problem and to provide use of such index for a period of time until time for .a general revision. Thus, use of such index for such time would develop its weaknesses, which could be corrected on a later revision and greater efficiency result. A revision of the laws and their publication would cost a large sum of money. The committee feels that the Craft would be willing to submit to some inconvenience in the use of the laws during these trying times, and to put the funds required for that purpose to more Masonic uses. We recommend that the action of the Grand Lodge last year be referred to the incoming Council of Adrninistration with authority to carry out such action, if deemed necessary and advisable. Trials and Punishments.—Under this head the Grand Master expresses criticism of our present system of Trials and Punish-
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ments. In his opinion, procedure is superseding fact finding and cases are not being presented because lodges fear red tape and expense. To remedy the situation he recommends an addition to By-Law 170 of our present law, to include a rule of trial procedure similar to that set out in By-Law 155 of the 1913 Laws of Masonry. Section 170 of the present law deals with the subjects of "Place of Trial—Who may be present—Testimony Reduced to Writing—Pledge of Witnesses." He suggests adding to that section, the following language: At the hour appointed for trial, the charges, specifications and plea, if it be in writing, shall be read; if the plea be oral, it shall be stated. The order of trial shall be as follows: (1) A brief statement of the case by the prosecution and then by the defense; (2) the production of the evidence, first by the prosecution, then by the defense, and last in rebuttal. Under the present Code of Trials and Punishments, the committee has adopted certain rules and regulations which are in writing, and which are intended to expedite the trial of cases, and which are in addition to the provisions of the code. This is in line with the general rule making powers inherent in courts generally in the trial of causes. The present rules and the present practise of the Committee on Trials and Punishments embrace all the matters suggested by the Grand Master and no legislation on this head is needed. Discipline.—Disciplining of Sylvia Lodge No. 391 became necessary, in the opinion of the Grand Master. The charter was arrested by the Grand Master and, after satisfactory amends had been made, the charter was restored. Masonic Jurisprudence recognizes one of the prerogatives of the Grand Master to be "to arrest the w a r r a n t or charter of a Lodge." He may also restore the charter when he is satisfied the cause of the arrest h a s been removed and that it is to the interest of Masonry to restore it. From the Grand Secretary's report two m a t t e r s have been submitted to this committee, as follows: Grand Secretary's Certificates.—The Grand Secretary's report shows the issuance of Grand Secretary's Certificates Nos. 1017 to 1038, both inclusive. Included in the list are certificates issued to former members of Shawnee Lodge No. 54 and Salem Lodge No. 228, both defunct lodges, and three certificates to former members of Sylvia Lodge No. 391, to which reference has been made in the address of the Grand Master and in another portion of this report. These certificates are as follows: No. 1035—JOHN W . COLEMAN, Sylvia Lodge No. 391, Sylvia. No. 1036—VERE U . ECKHARDT, Sylvia Lodge No. 391, Sylvia. No. 1037—HOMER MYERS, Sylvia Lodge No. 391, Sylvia. Section 5, Article VII, of the Constitution, and By-Law No. 68 provide for the issuance of Grand Secretary's Certificates to
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members of a lodge, the charter of which has been surrendered or revoked. No provision is made for the issuance of such certificates to a member of a lodge whose charter has been arrested. The charter of Sylvia Lodge No. 391 was arrested by the Grand Master and since has been restored. The charter does not fall in the class of one t h a t has been surrendered or revoked. Hence, there is no -authority for the issuance of the above numbered certificates, 1035, 1036 and 1037, and such certificates are void, and of no effect. The committee recommends that these three certificates be cancelled and if the three holders thereof have been dropped from the rolls of the lodge that their names should be restored thereto, and further recommend the approval of the remainder of such certificates. Suspensions.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The charter of Salem Lodge No. 228, Esbon, w a s surrendered following a vote of that lodge at the Annual Communication in 1938. The action of the lodge became effective with the Edict of Past Grand Master BxjziCK, during his term, and under date of January 4, 1939. Under By-Law 68, a member of t h a t lodge, applying for a certificate from the Grand Secretary must pay the amount of Grand Lodge per capita t a x and all Grand Lodge special assessments, from the date of surrender of the charter, before the same shall be issued. Such application is required to be made by any member of that lodge entitled thereto on or before December 31, 1939, and failing to make such application such member would be subject to suspension by the Grand Lodge at the next Annual Communication. Brothers PURLEY A. SIMMONS, E L I D . CARHILL and
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Salem Lodge No. 228 a t the date of the surrender of its charter, w^ere given notice of the effect of this By-Law^ and, having failed to comply with the same, are, therefore, subject to suspension and your committee recommends such suspension. Circular of members of Sylvia Lodge No. 391.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;There has been submitted to this committee the resolution, adopted by this Grand Lodge on yesterday, for investigation of allegations contained in a circular purporting to come from some members of Sylvia Lodge No. 391. The circular will not be digpnified by inclusion in this report. Many brethren present have received a copy and know^ to what we allude. This committee is in full agreement that such circular should never have been written, printed or distributed. There has been a trial of three members of the lodge. A trial was had according to the provision of our trial code. The verdict was not guilty as to all three members. Some of the brethren became dissatisfied. They presented their objections to the Grand Master, not by application for new trial, but by propaganda. In this they were wrong. They should have proceeded under the law. The Grand Master set aside the findings of the Committee on Trials and Punishments. In this he acted without authority of law.
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The code is complete in itself and provides for no such action. The action of the Grand Master was a nullity. The three brethren were acquitted, and no appeal being perfected, as required by our law, the case is at an end. A prerogative of the Grand Master is "to exercise a sound discretion and act for the best interests of Masonry should an emergency ever arise requiring something to be done which is not provided for by law or regulation." The law covers this situation. Then, five brethren of Sylvia Lodge No. 391 were dissatisfied and the circular followed. It had large circulation among the Craft. Their action was unwarranted from a Masonic as well as an advisable standpoint. The matter could have been brought to the attention of the Grand Lodge in a dignified and a Masonic manner. They would, then, have been prouder of their own action as well as maintaining their own Masonic self respect. Their conduct is deserving of reprimand. There appears to be no direct law of Masonry in Kansas prohibiting circularizing the Craft. Probably our inborn love of freedom of speech is the reason for no such law. Unfettered freedom does not authorize unbridled license. Let us have no more of it. In the course of our investigation a copy of a letter from one of the brethren in this lodge to the Grand Master was presented to the committee, which sounds in contumacy. This brother should meditate and in some manner make his repentance. This committee has not had the time to make full investigation. Probably further investigation would serve no good purpose. This committee, in reports submitted to this Grand Lodge, has made its contribution towards the conclusion of the troubles of Sylvia Lodge No. 391. Let all the brethren of this lodge resolve to settle this matter in a true Masonic spirit. It can be done if approached in that manner. If not thus settled, it can be considered further by constituted authority and, let us conclude, "a word to the w^ise is sufficient." Resolution relative to maimed petitioners.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;There has been submitted to this committee the resolution signed by the Masters of the four lodges located in Topeka regarding maimed petitioners. A decision of Past Grand Master PETERS in 1906 reads: 6.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Physical deformity which prevents compliance with the forms and ceremonies of initiation renders a candidate ineligible. This was referred to the Jurisprudence Committee whose adopted report reads as follows: With reference to the sixth decision, relating to the physical qualifications of a candidate, your committee, while unanimously of the opinion that the language of the decision states one of the fundamental legal principles of Freemasonry, nevertheless, owing to the apprehension that an erroneous inference may be drawn from the same to the effect that the
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converse of the proposition is true, we approve as a substitute the language found in the ancient 'Charges of Freemasonry', which is as follows: 'No Master should take an apprentice unless he has sufficient employment for him, and unless he be a perfect youth, having no .malm or defect in his body that may render him uncapable of learning the art of serving his Master's lord, and of being made a brother.'
We concur in this view. It is an exposition of the Landmarks of Masonry and a reiteration of what had been the law up to that time. I t has continued to be our position ever since. The committee recommends t h a t no change be made on t h a t subject. Fraternally submitted, GEORGE F . BEEZLEY, CHARLES N. FOWLER. JOSEPH E . MCMULLEN, THEODORE P . PERRY, J. FORREST, AYRES, Committee. PRESENTATIONS.
W.'. FORREST B . CROLL beautifully expressed the esteem of the brethren of Kaw Lodge No. 272, and on behalf of all of the brethren in the fourth district, presented the newly elected Grand Master with the approved head dress. The Grand Master's son, THOMAS A. STRICKLAND, forgetful of acts of discipline in years gone by, presented a beautiful and historical gavel for service during the year 1940. INVITATION.
W.'. RAY E . ROGERS, on behalf of the lodges of Wichita, invited the Grand Lodge to meet a t Wichita in 1941. On motion the invitation was accepted. PRESENTATION OF JEWEL.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, representing the Masons of Kansas, presented the retiring Grand Master with a Past Grand Master's Jewel. His language was appro-
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priate to the occasion, a fitting tribute to the Grand Master's life and service among the brethren, and particularly the conscientious labors of the past year; VOTE OF T H A N K S .
W.'. LEO N . G I S H moved that this Grand Lodge voice its appreciation of the many fine courtesies extended by the brethren of Topeka. Motion was unanimously carried. MASONIC CHIT CHAT.
A supply of a booklet prepared by W.'. FRANK T . was presented in the author's name to be disposed of and the proceeds used for the benefit of members of the Home Family. STRICKLAND,
GREAT LIGHTS.
The Bible on the altar during the Annual Communication was a special dedication copy belonging to the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and was used upon this occasion by request of M.'. W.'. ALBERT KNIGHT. The booklet accompanying contains some vitally important sentiments which were forcibly presented to the Grand Lodge by W.'. RICHARD O . PENICK, our Grand Chaplain. MARKER FOR THE GRAVE OF R . ' . W . ' . MATTHEW R. WALKER.
The matter of a suitable marker for the grave of our first Grand Senior Warden was presented by the interested brethren of Kansas City where the remains are buried. The proposal was referred to the incoming Council of Administration.
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GRAND OFFICERS.
The following Grand Officers having been duly elected and appointed, were installed by M.'. W.'. JAMES H . WENDORFF, assisted by M.'. W.'. HENRY S . BUZICK, JR., as Grand Marshal: M.'.W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND Ka-w Lodge No. 272, Kansas City.
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R . ' . W . ' . RoscoE E. P E T E R S O N Deputy Grand Master Lamed Lodge No. 167, Lamed. R . ' . W . ' . CLINE C. CURTISS G r a n d Senior Warden St. Thomas Lodge No. 306, Colby. R . ' . W . ' . CHARLES S. MCGINNESS Grand Junior Warden Cherryvale Lodge No. 137, Cherryvale. M.'.W.'. B E N S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Constellation Lodge No. 95, Fredonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka. W . ' . W I L L I A M I. H A S T I E
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Chaplain
Ottawa Lodge No. 18, Ottawa. W.'. JAMES H . TRICE G r a n d Senior Deacon Delta Lodge No. 77, Medicine Lodge. * W . ' . EMANUEL K R U G G r a n d Junior Deacon Great Bend Lodge No. 15, Great Bend. *W.'. E. G L E N N ROBISON
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Hebron Lodge No. 314, Gridley. * W . ' . W A L T E R A. H O Y Grand Sword Bearer Washington Lodge No. 5. Atchison. * W . ' . LEONARD C. "UHL, J R G r a n d Senior Steward Western Star Lodge No. 174, Smith Center. W.'. HARVEY G. LOWRANCE Grand Junior Steward Thayer Lodge No. 149, Thayer. W . ' . CHARLES M. U L S H Wichita Lodge No. 99, Wichita. W . ' . LAUREN DALE RiGG Joppa Lodge No. 223, Leon. â&#x20AC;¢Not present for installation.
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STANDING COMMITTEES.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Master appointed the following committees for the ensuing year: On Credentials.—THEODORE
P . PERRY, No. 102, Coffeyville;
HARRY V . K N A P P , N O . 199, Norton; ALVA L . SWEARINGEN, N O . 272,
Kansas City; TOM STAUTH, NO. 222, Dodge City; HARRY D . EVANS, No. 88, Pleasanton. On Reports of Grand Officers.—B. HAROLD GROFF, N O . 225, Topeka; DOUGLAS A. MEREDITH, N O . 369, Kansas City; ORVAL E . MOON, No. 12, Emporia; ELMER J. HAROLD, NO. 162, Sabetha; ORA MORGAN, No. 42, Holton. On Finance.—RICHARD
H . CRAVENS, No. 60, Salina; WILLIAM
E . LEDBETTER, No. 117, Parsons; JOHN I. BRANDENBURGER, No. 91, Marysville; L E O N . GISH, N O . 38, l o l a ; ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY,
No. 63, Oswego (Residence, Topeka). On Jurisprudence.—GEORGE
F . BEEZLEY,
N O . 93, Girard;
JAMES H . WENDORFF, N O . 10, Leavenworth; RICHARD W . EVANS,
No. 222, Dodge City; D. CLARKE KELLY, N O . 366, Bonner Springs (Residence, Kansas City, K a n s a s ) ; CHARLES W . WILLIAMS, N O . 8, Fort Scott. On Trials and Punishments.—PRANK
M . YEOMAN, N O . 230,
Kingman; ELLIS F I N K , N O . 110, Winfield; OTTO H . ROMMEL, N O .
85, Waterville; JOSEPH E . MCMULLEN, NO. 15, Great Bend; GUY W . BROWN, No. 145, Beloit. On Chartered Lodges and Lodges V. D.—GLICK
FOCKELE, N O .
27, LeRoy; LISLE W . CHAMBERS, No. 24, Osawatomie; VERNE E .
DYATT, No. 443, Kanorado. On Correspondence.—OTTO R. SOUDERS, No. 99, Wichita. On Necrology.—JOHN
A. HETZEL, No. 142, Newton.
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READING JOURNAL.
The journal was then read by Brother LEON L . COUSLAND, Patmos Lodge No. 97, Official Stenographer, and approved. CLOSING.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Master then closed The M.'. W.". Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas in Ample Form. C^t^Mt.tA^
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LOCATION AND NUMBERS OF LODGES IN ALL DISTRICTS. No. 1.—Highland, 1; Troy, 55; Wathena, 64; White Cloud, 78; Severance, 313; Bendena, 440; Denton, 449. No. 2.—Hiawatha, 35; Robinson, 159; Sabetha, 162; Hamlin, 185; Horton, 326; Powhattan, 363; Morrill, 373. No. 3.—Leavenworth, 2; Leavenworth, 10; Easton, 45; Lansing, 49; Leavenworth, 68; Ft. Leavenworth, 311. No. 4.—Kansas City, 3; White Church, 96; Kansas City, 271; Kansas City, 272; Bonner Springs, 366; Kansas City, 369; Kansas City, 438. No. 5.—Olathe, 19; Spring Hill, 56; Gardner, 65; Edgerton, 127; Lenexa, 135; Stanley, 444. No. 6.-—Osawatomie, 24; Paola, 37; Fontana, 131; Louisburg, 243. No. 7.—Mound City, 33; LaCygne, 61; Pleasanton, 88; Blue Mound, 286; Parker, 341. No. 8.—Fort Scott, 8; Mapleton, 28; Xenia, 47; Devon, 92; Garland, 108; Uniontown, 115; Fulton, 210; Hiattville, 216; Bronson, 268; Hepler, 398. No. 9.—Gamett, 44; Greeley, 211; Colony, 212; Westphalia, 305; Kincaid, 338; Lane, 339; Richmond, 426. No. 10.—Baxter Springs, 71; Columbus, 100; Galena, 194; Weir, 274; Scammon, 351. No. 11.—Coming, 13; Wetmore, 53; Centralia, 89; Netawaka, 130; Whiting, 250; Goff, 430. No. 12.—Potter, 4; Atchison, 5; Doniphan, 31; Effingham, 48; Huron, 72; Muscotah, 116; Atchison, 158. No. 13.—Lawrence, 6; Lawrence, 9; Baldwin, 23; De Soto, 40; Eudora, 83; Tonganoxie, 190; Linwood, 241; Perry, 415; Lecompton, 420. No. 14.—Circleville, 20; Holton, 42; Soldier, 240; Hoyt, 327; Denison, 372; Mayetta, 393. No. 15.—Humboldt, 29; lola, 38; Moran, 245; Savonburg, 315; LaHarpe, 325. No. 16.—Erie, 76; Chanute, 103; Thayer, 149; Urbana, 239. No. 17.—Sedan, 136; Elgin, 350; Cedar Vale, 355. No. 18.—Coffeyville, 102; Independence, 107; Elk City, 132; Cherryvale, 137; Caney, 324; Edna, 345; Tyro, 386. No. 19.—Oketo, 25; Seneca, 39; Marysville, 91; Axtell, 234; Beattie, 259; Oneida, 323; Summerfield, 354. No. 20.—Frankfort, 67; Waterville, 85; Irving, 112; Blue Rapids, 169; Vermillion, 320. No. 21.—Topeka, 17; Auburn, 32; Topeka, 51; Dover, 138; Topeka, 225; Maple Hill, 370; Wakarusa, 402. No. 22.—bverbrook, 62; Carbondale, 70; Burlingame, 79; Lyncjon, 101; Osage City, 141; Scranton, 407. No. 23.—LeRoy, 27; Burlington, 66; Neosho Falls, 82; Yates Center, 144; Gridley, 314. No. 24.—Coyville, 57; New Albany, 81; Neodesha, 94; Fredonia, 95; Altoona, 118; Fall River, 163; Buffalo, 379: Benedict, 403.
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No. 25.—Manhattan, 16; Wamego, 75; Randolph, 166; LeonardvUle, 235; RUey, 344. No. 26.—Clifton, 122; Clay Center, 134; Green, 296; Oak HiU, 334; Wakefield, 396. No. 27.—Emporia, 12; Cottonwood Falls, 80; Americus, 109; Lebo, 152; Hartford, 193; Allen, 335; Saffordville, 395. No. 28.—Longton, 26; Elk Falls, 126; Howard, 155; Molina, 267. No. 29.—Winfield, 110; Arkansas City, 133; Dexter, 156; Burden, 233; Maple City, 342. No. 30.—Republic, 123; Munden, 128; Belleville, 129; Scandia, 221 Narka, 349; Cuba, 362. No. 31.—Luray, 153; Lincoln, 154; Lucas, 198; Plainville, 290 Sylvan Grove, 359; Natoma, 390; Codell, 418. No. 32.—Junction City, 7; Salina, 60; Abilene, 98; Solomon, 105 Benningfton, 180; Chapman, 280; Enterprise, 437. No. 33.—McPherson, 172; Canton, 197; Galva, 251; Windom, 276 Moundridge, 346; Marquette, 353; Lindsborg, 397. No. 34.—Towanda, 30; Augusta, 74; El Dorado, 97; Douglass, 151 Leon, 223; Latham, 401; Rosalia, 434. No. 35.—Halstead, 46; Florence, 114; Peabody, 120; Newton, 142 Burrton, 182. No. 36.—Wichita, 86; Wichita, 99; Sedgwick, 139; Mulvane, 201 Mount Hope, 238; Cheney, 258; Clearwater, 273; Wichita, 303; Valley Center, 364; Wichita, 433. No. 37.—Wellington, 150; South Haven, 157; Oxford, 165; Belle Plaine, 173; Caldwell, 203; Milan, 255; Conway Springs 269; Argonia, 285. No. 38.—Jewell, 11; Mankato, 87; Burr Oak, 178; Lebanon, 287 Randall, 304; Formoso, 336. No. 39.—Barnard, 59; Minneapolis, 143; Beloit, 145; Delphos, 202 Simpson, 214; Scottsville, 249; Glasco, 292. No. 40.—Marion, 147; Hope, 288; Herington, 307; Gypsum, 328 White City, 380; Burdick, 429. No. 41.—Nickerson, 43; Hutchinson, 124; Hutchinson, 140; Haven, 208; Arlington, 299; Turon, 358; Sylvia, 391; Hutchinson, 445. No. 42.^—Kingman, 230; Norwich, 319; Spivey, 347; Zenda, 378 Cunningham, 427; Pretty Prairie, 428. No. 43.—Anthony, 200; Harper, 206; Attica, 262; Bluff City, 368 Waldron, 377; Freeport, 389. No. 44.—Lenora, 181; Oberlin, 186; Norton, 199; Long Island, 231 Almena, 310; Norcatur, 317; Jennings, 360. No. 45.—Cawker City, 125; Osborne, 160; Stockton, 189; Downs, 204; Alton, 207; Glen Elder, 294. No. 46.—Wakeeney, 148; Russell, 177; Hays, 195; Bunker Hill, 291; Ellis, 297. No*. 47.—McCracken, 58; Ness City, 191; Rush Center, 215; La Crosse, 330. No. 48.—Sterling, 171; Lyons, 192; Little River, 219; Chase, 247; Alden, 308; Frederick, 337; Geneseo, 361. No. 49.—Girard, 93; Cherokee, 119; Pittsburg, 187; Walnut, 229; Mulberry, 261; Arcadia, 329; Arma, 408.
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No. 50.—Great Bend, 15; Lamed, 167; EUinwood, 217; Hoisington, 331; Claflin, 424. No. 51.—Oakley, 253; Gove. 302; Gralnfield, 381; Quinter, 410; Grinnell, 448. No. 52.—Garden City, 246; Lakin, 289; Syracuse. 309; Coolidge, 316; Deerfield, 432. No. 53.—Atwood, 164; McDonald, 383; Saint Francis, 404. No. 54.—Hill City, 281; Colby, 306; Hoxie, 348; Morland. 414; Selden, 423; Rexford, 442. No. 55.—Smith Center, 174; Kirwin, 175; Gaylord, 183; Phillipsburg, 184; Logan, 264; Kensington, 405. No. 56.—Pratt, 265; Greensburg, 293; Preston, 332; Coats, 394; MullinvUle, 399; Haviland, 409. No. 57.—Dodge City, 222; Jetmore, 282; Cimarron, 283; Bucklin, 376; Spearville, 388; Ensign, 413; Minneola, 431; Kingsdown, 447. No. 58.—Dighton, 279; Scott City, 284; Leotl, 340; Tribune, 352. No. 59.—Eureka, 106; Toronto, 121; Madison, 196; Severy, 213 Hamilton, 301; Climax, 411. No. 60.—Ottawa, 18; Melvem, 22; Pomona, 41; Williamsburg, 224 Waverly, 244; Quenemo, 270; Wellsville, 356. No. 61.—Council Grove, 36; Alta Vista, 357; Dwight, 374 Wilsey, 382. No. 62.—Kinsley, 179; Lewis, 220; Stafford, 252; St. John, 254 Macksville, 371. No. 63.—Oswego, 63; Altamont, 69; Chetopa, 73; Parsons, 117 Mound Valley, 218; McCune, 237. No. 64.—Oskaloosa, 14; Valley Falls, 21; Winchester, 84; Meriden, 236; McLouth, 256; Nortonville, 266. No. 65.—Havensville, 34; Onaga, 188; Westmoreland, 257; Fostoria, 392. No. 66.—Washington, 104; Linn, 170; Haddam, 226; Greenieaf, 232. No. 67.—Concordia, 113; Clyde, 176; Jamestown, 227; Miltonvale, 242. No. 68.—Ellsworth, 146; Brookville, 209; Wilson, 298; Holyrood, 343. No. 69.—Ashland, 277; Coldwater, 295; Protection, 384; Wilmore, 412. No. 70.—Meade, 275; Liberal, 300; Plains, 367. No. 71.—Wallace, 318; Goodland, 321; Sharon Springs, 417; Kanorado, 443. No. 72.—Silver Lake, 50; St. Marys, 52; Topeka, 90; Rossville, 111; Delia, 419. No. 73.—Alma, 161; Eskridge, 205; Harveyville, 421. No. 74.—Sublette, 312; Hugoton, 406; Elkhart, 422; Ulysses, 435; Johnson, 441; Satanta, 446. No. 75.—Medicine Lodge, 77; Lake City, 260; Hazelton, 263; Kiowa, 278; Isabel, 400. No. 76.—Shawnee, 54; Kansas City, 322; Kansas City, 333; Overland Park, 436.
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MASONIC DISTRICTS, A N D LIST O F DISTRICT DEPUTY G R A N D M A S T E R S F O R 1939.
No.'
1
L. ORVILLE
2
KEEVER E . W H A R T O N
3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
HAZEN
A S A T . HOGE *ROLLIE M . EADS F R A N K M . WILLIAMS ALBERT L . DURKEE
P A T B . LEIVY JOHN P . WELLS IRVING C. LINDSAY H A R R Y H . LOGHEAD HENRY L. LUECK JAMES S. GRIMES WILLIAM H . QUAKENBUSH DAVID F . WHETSTONE
15
IRA E . B A R B E R
16
CHARLES Y o o s
17 18
CHARLES E . VICKERS LLOYD W . GRAVES
19
JOHN I . B R A N D E N B U R G E R
20
LLOYD
21
J.
ELLIOTT
*J0E M . C A S E B I E R
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NOLAN
C. HARPER
23
LORE V. B A D E R
24 25 26 27 28
FRANKLIN H . HANNEKEN W A L T E R F . COLBURN GREER M . WORLEY FRED R . GRIFFITH LESTER F . W I N N
29
J O E E . L . BAILEY
30
MONTE L . H I L L
31
ERNEST G. CRAIG
32
PORTER L . SHOFFNER
33 34 35 36 37
38
39 40 41 42
43
ERNEST L . JOHNSON LLOYD R . H U N T RALPH W . MCREYNOLDS *GEORGE M . ASHFORD CHARLES B . ROBERTSON
L E E J. NICHOLS
SOPHUS NUTLAND ...FAY L . S C O T T THOMAS L . THOMPSON HARRY
R. POE
* C L E M LrvENGOOD
Denton
Powhattan Leavenworth K a n s a s City Edgrerton Paola
La Cygne Uniontown Colony Weir Netawaka Huron Lawrence Hoyt
Humboldt
Chanute Sedan Caney
!.Marysvllle Frankfort
Topeka Lyndon
Le Roy Neodesha Riley Clifton Emporia Howard
Winfield
Belleville Natoma
Junction City Windom El Dorado Newton Wichita Wellington
Randall
Glasco White City Hutchinson Milton
Bluff C i t y
44
EARL B . JENNINGS
45 46
WALTER E . KEEF WALTER E . HOKE
Glen E l d e r B u n k e r Hill
Jennings
47
ROY W . P E T E R S O N
Rush Center
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WILLARD L . BENNETT J. BRYAN G R I F F I N GEORGE W . KELSEY
Sterling Pittsburg Lamed
51 52 53
FRANK D . T Y S O N THEODORE C. P R A T H E R JOHN F . H O W A R D
Gove Lakin McDonald
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WILLIAM H . ROBB ELTON L . POUNDS GILBERT S . HAYES
57 58
MERLE E . S M I T H LOREN P . LENZ
59 60 61 62 63
CLIFFORD S . BLACKBURN THOMAS D . HECKROOT THEODORE GARDNER SAMUEL G . WILES J. SCOTT W A L K E R
64
THOMAS A . CORKILL
65
J A Y D . CRUM
66
LEROY E . S A W I N
67 68 69 70
Colby Smith Center Pratt
Dodge City Scott City Madison Ottawa Council G r o v e Macksville Chetopa
Nortonville Onaga
Washington
..FRED ANSDELL E M I L H . ZAHRADNIK G A Y A. H U G H E S CURTIS L . UTZ
Jamestown Wilson Ashland Plains
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ROY E . G A I L E Y D A N VIERGEVER
73 74
E M E T T E . SIMMONS M C E L L E R CRAIG
Eskridge Johnson
75 76
ROBERT T. I S H M A E L * L L 0 Y D E . HOKE
Medicine Lodge Kansas City
No. No. No. No. No.
Sharon Springs Silver L a k e
*Post Office Address. 4—1416 M i n n e s o t a A v e n u e . 21—1137 R a n d o l p h . 36—709 B i t t i n g Building. 43—Manchester, Oklahoma, R.F.D. 76—3725 R u b y .
MEMBERSHIP CANCELLED BY TRIAL. G r e a t B e n d L o d g e N o . 1 5 . — W I L L I A M L . B O W E R S O X , J a n u a r y 26. Oxford L o d g e N o . 1 6 5 . — C H A R L E S A L B E R T W A T K I N S , J u l y 17. Canton Lodge No. 197.—CHARLES E . SCHEIKOFSKY, F e b r u a r y 2 1 . Kilwinning Lodge N o . 265.—WILLIS A. SULLIVAN, November 13. K a w L o d g e N o . 2 7 2 . — H A R R I S H A R R I N G T O N , M a r c h 16.
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ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS. TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 13,1940. The Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Association of Past Grand Masters of the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F . & A. M. of Kansas was held in the Jayhawk Hotel. The Venerable President, M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, opened a Table Lodge in due form with the following members present: ALEXANDER A . SHARP I9li W M . E A S T O N HUTCHISON....1912
WILLIAM L . BURDICK BEN S. PAULEN ELMER F . S T R A I N CHARLES A. LOUCKS JOHN W . N E I L S O N CHARLES N . FOWLER FERRIS M . H I L L
GEORGE F . B E E Z L E Y . . JAY B . KIRK
1915 J- FORREST AYRES ...1921 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
GEORGE O . F O S T E R J A M E S A . CASSLER O T T O R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDOEFF CHARLEY B . ERSKINE HENRY S . BUZICK, J R
1929 1930
1931 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938
M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG, Grand Master of Masons of Kansas, was elected to membership, after which he was introduced and the esoteric attributes conferred upon him by M.'. W.". CHARLES N . FOWLER. Letters of regret were received from M.'. W.'. CHARLES E . LOBDELL, M . ' . W . ' . RICHARD E . BIRD and M.'. W.'. J O H N M . KINKEL. M.". W.'. JOHN M . KINKEL was reported ill and a
telegram of sympathy and hope for his speedy recovery was sent to him a t his home in Wichita. A bountiful dinner and social hour were enjoyed, after which important subjects of interest to the Craft were discussed. Under the Constitution, M.". W.". JAMES H . W E N DORFF succeeded to the office of Venerable President and M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG to that of Steward. M.". W.". JAY B . KIRK was elected Secretary for the ensuing year. The meeting adjourned. JAY B . KIRK,
Secretary.
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GRAND LODGE OF
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SYNOPSIS OF RETUKNS OF LODGES—Continued.
d No.
Location.
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304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 326 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
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S 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 376 377 378 379 880 381 382 383 384 386 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408
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17 60 61 41 31 Sylvan Grove 44 48 30 2 36 Valley Center Bonner Springs,,.. 4 70 43 . 4 21 Maple Hill 62 14 2 Morrill 61 Dwlght 57 43 42 24 40 51 Gralnfleld 61 53 69 18 Tyro 57 43 31 41 Sylvia 65 14 56 27 Saflordvllle 26 Wakefield 33 8 56 Mulllnvllle 75 34 21 24 53 55 74 22 49 Arma
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1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF
125
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Concluded.
No.
Location.
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5 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 417 418 410 420 421 422 423 424 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449
56 51 59 69 57 54 13 Sharon Springs.... 71 31 Codell 72 Delia 13 73 74 Elkhart .. 54 50 Claflln 9 Cunningham 42 Pretty Prairie. .. 42 40 11 Gofl 57 52 Deerfleld 36 Wichita 34 74 76 Overland Park 32 Enterprise 4 Bendena 1 74 Kexford 54 Kanorado 71 Stanley 5 Hutchinson 41 74 Klngsdown 57 51 Denton 1
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1243 452 1030 574 1056 1661
228 Surrendered, Loss 16. •Omitted last report, total 23. Membership last year....60,854.
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745 1293 60290
No, of Lodges....439. Net loss...564.
23 69 71
98 SOS 335 161 310 60 357 9107 118 109 200 329 285 133 299 408 i!77 5 168 262 164 32 74 234
No.
Alta Vista
Amerlcus Anthony..... Arcadia Argonla
Alta Vista
Amerlcus
Baxter Springs..
Axtell
Ashland
Palmyra Saltvllle
Axtell
Attica Atwood Auburn
Cable Arma Ashland
Naphtall
Almena
Arkansas City..
Allen
Beneyolent
Name of Lodge.
Allen
Location.
19. 20, 18. 21, 20. 18. 17, 15, 17, 19, 17. 19, 21, 15, 15. 18, 16, 14, 21, 18, 20, 17. 21, 19,
1871 1889 1891 1875 1889 1920 1898 1882 1872 1871 1881 1890 1912 1873 1888 1915 1887 1856 1875 1886 1895 1860 1869 1886
Oct. 18, 1859 Feb. 15. 1888 Oct. 21. 1868
Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Mar. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. July Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
WhenChartered. Communications.
Ray L. Macy Finus W. Hiatt
Frank E. Giltner William L. Gray, Jr
Af asters.
1st and 3d Tuesday ., 1st and 3d Monday
tJ. Donald Puett
Frank V. Beals
2d and 4 t h Thursday.... Chester E. Hommon 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday Ist and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday. Tuesday on or before®.. tWalter W. Birtell 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday
1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st Monday Ist and 3d Tuesday William E. Gabel Ist and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Paul E. Boss! 1st and 3d Monday
1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday
Ist and 3d Thursday
Stated
H e w l t Taylor. William E Hunter RoUin F. Gresser.
Ralph F. Werner.
Myron G. Stevenson. Thomas J. Dunning.
Joseph E. Holmberg Lloyd B. Mitchell. Harry L. Burnett. Arthur B. Ellot.
John M. Hyde. Otto H. Lohfl.
Jerry B. Fields. Harold V. Fearing.
R o y G. Shearer.
Secretaries.
NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940.
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17, 19, 17, 22, 17, 17, 20, 19. 24,
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
203 324 197 70 125 355 89 103 280
Carbondale Cawker City Chautauqua ....
Antiquity
Carbondale Cawker City Cedar Vale
Ctiapman
Caldwell
Belle Plaine BelleTille M t . Vernon
Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Bennington Bennington Feb. Oct. Feb. Stohrvllle Bluff City Bonner Springs.. Bonner Springs.. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Grand View Bucklin Feb. Buffalo Buffalo Feb. Bunker Hill Feb. Clinton Feb. Burdlck Burdlck Oct. Burllngame Oct. Oct. Oct.
Belle Plalne Belleville Belolt
269 173 129 145 440 403 180 286 169 368 366 268 209 376 379 291 233 429 79 66 178 182
1881 1890 1881 1874 1872 1898 1870 1871 1927
1886 1877 1872 1873 1925 1914 1895 1887 1876 1904 1904 1886 1882 1907 1907 1888 1884 1922 1869 1868 1879 1879
Earl M. Surguy. Bertie E. Mahon. Harry A. Goudy. Charles H. Widau. Claude W. Simpson. Edgar J. Clark. Sargent B. Moody. Guy S. Jeffera. Emery Buhrer.
Frank G. Kennedy Wayne A. Sanborn 1st and 3d Tuesday Charles H. Terry, Jr Carl O. H u g 1st and 3d Tuesday Andrew McNeil Otis D. Mills 1st and 3d Tuesday Henry R. Colwell 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Lawrence P. Galbraith., 2d and 4th Thursday.... Ernest F. Detrich
Wednesday.. Wednesday.. Wednesday.. Monday
1st and 3d Thursday
3d 3d 3d 3d
Joseph K. Thomas. Wilbur C. Markley. Oliver F. French. Guy W. Brown. Jesse M. Clementson. William H. Cauble. Chester A. Quinn. Floyd E. Barkis. James M. Shaw. Aubrey T. S t e w a r t Ben E. White. L e w i s K. Bryan. Albert E. Halsey. Guy E. Warner. Oscar H. Clark. Walter E. Hoke. Everett H. Cannon. Charles W. Hall. Charles C. Mills. William M. S c o t t Dallas W. Davis. Claude W. McDavitt
and and and and
Clyde A. Shaffer t James L. Britten Ralph E. Snapp Jess Adams tOscar L. Steanson t R a y Scott 2d and last Wednesday.. tMarion J. Werhan tNolan V. Stark 2d and 4th Tuesday George W. Stanton.... Joseph E. Cantwell... 2d and 4th Tuesday Lee E. Weeks 1st and 3d Monday Wednesday on or bef.®.. Edgar R e d f e a m Vance Wikoff 1st and 3d Thursday Harold J. March 1st and 3d Thursday tGuy A. McKinsey , 1st and 3d Thursday Eugene O. Humes 1st and 3d Thursday Herbert H. Pickens.. 2d and 4tli Tuesday C. Albert Johnson 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Harold L. Snoddy 2d and 4th Monday Carl O. Zscheile 2d and 4th Tuesday Adolph Unruh Ist and 3d Thursday Calvin L. Smith 1st 1st 1st 1st
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418 102 306 295 212 100 113
134 273 122 411 170
119 137 73
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No.
Name of Lodge.
19, 1885 18, 1886 17. 1872 15. 1873 21, 1869 16. 1887 17, 1866 16, 1922 15, 1873 16, 1887 15, 1882 18. 1915 17, 1878 16, 1911 21, 1918 19, 1871 15, 1888 15, 1888 22, 1883 19, 1871 17, 1872 16, 1887 20, 1889 16, 1867 21. 1869 2 1 , 1862 17, 1867 21, 1900
When Chartered
Feb. Feb. Oct. Cherryvalo Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Claflin Feb. Clay Center Clay Center Oct. Clearwater Feb. Feb. Feb. Prairie Queen.... Oct. Feb. Feb. Codell Codell Oct. Feb. St. Thomas Feb. Olive Brancii.... Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Conway Springs Feb. Oct. Oct. Cotton'd Falls.. Council Grove.. Council Grove.. Oct. Oct. Feb. Cuba Cuba
Location.
Communications.
Ora H. Starbuck tWilliam D. Carpenter Winfield A. Clugston
Masters.
F l o y d E. Bray. T. Edward Stafford.
Ist and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday
James G. Wiruth
Joseph H. Conard. R o y O. Allen. •Raymond A. Humlston.
Leo C. Coxey.
Verni L. C. Smith.
Virgil F. Young. Chalmers Pfister. •Glen H. Rice. Carl C. Brandon.
J a y Biddle. Maurice L. Johnson. James O. Roller. Renus A. Jordan.
Leo J. Rogers. William C. Price. H u g h H. Barr.
Secretaries.
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday William A. Smith 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Thomas W. Higginson 2d and 4 t h Monday 2d and 4th Thursday .... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday..
1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Walter G. Pool 2d and 4th Monday
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4tli Tuesday
Slated
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Baston Edgerton,... Edna.... Effingham.. El Dorado.. Elgin Ellc City Ellc Fails.... Ellchart EiUnwood... Ellis Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise..
45 127 345 48 97 350 132 126 422 217 297 146
12 413 437
Deerfleld Delia Delphos Denison Denton De Soto Devon Dexter Barney St. Bernard.. Arcana Douglass Dover Downs Dwight
Deerfleld Delia Delphoa Denison Denton De Soto Devon Dexter Dighton Dodge City.. Doniphan.... Douglass Dover Downs Dwight
432 419 202 372 449 40 92 156 279 222 31 151 138 204 374
Carson Meridian.... Ellchart EiUnwood.. Apollo Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise..
Olive
Cunningham
Cunningham
427
1923 1921 1881 1905 1931 1863 1897 1874 1887 1883 1860 1874 1902 1882 1906 1864 1872 i892 1866 1870 1893 1873 1872 1921 1883 1888 1874 1864 1917 1924
1, 17. 17, 15, 19, 20, 18, 21, 16, 22, 17, 21, 20, 15, 22, 20, 17, 18, 17, 20, 15, 15, 17, 17, 22, 15, 21, 20, 22, 28,
Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Dec. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Dec. Feb. Feb.
Feb. 16. 1922
Earl E. Hicks Winfield W. Larrick.. Hubert W. Proman Ralph C. Snyder Kenneth C. Burgert.... James L. Leffel Luther L. Horton William M. Burnett... Oscar F, Perkins Elmer G. Horner James A. Hurt W. Frank Kesler Francis B. Myers Freddie E. Peat tChester E. Kassner...
Albert P. Robinson. Clyde A. Secrest. Clarence E. Kallenberger Prank L. Hunn. Leon L. Cousland. John V. Fralick. John H. McCord. Ralph E. Brinkruff. Marcus E. Bibler. Charles H. Koch. Allan W. Lee. Charles D. Mcllree. Orval E. Moon. •Ralph A. Pry. Carl E. Meyer.
Willis E. Benjamin. John L. Keller. Melvin A. Dean. John W. Brown. L. Orviile Hazen. •Leo S. Large. •Floyd E. Ramsey. Dale L. Hoyt. James McWilliams. Richard W. Evans. •Loid Z. Kirby. Thurston L. Grubb. Albert J. Bassett. Charles B. Bates. John F. Holshouser.
Madison T. Downing.. Charley Kovar Ernest Haley Jesse B. Patton Leslie R. Roberts tAnton Rasmussen tWilliam P. Updike Claude C. Reynolds Charles E. Chase Fred E. Kinard tRlchard L. Kirby Orie W. Graves Hercliel W. Martin William H. Harrison.. Henry Kahn
2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday Saturday after ® 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday Saturday on or before®.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday...... lat and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Saturday.. 1st Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday... 1st and 3d Monday.... 1st and 3d Thursday. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Monday... 2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Thursday.... 2d and 4th Monday
Everett C. Hauser.
Roy E. Wetherall
1st and 3d Thursday
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163 114 131 336 311 8 302 67 337 9S 389 210
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Girard
Garden City
Delphian
Tyrlan
Fulton
Fulton
...
Constellation....
Frankfort
Greenwood
Fidelity
Erie Eminence
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb.
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct.
17, 19, 19, 21. 18, 18, 16, 21, 20,
21, 17, 15, 15, 20, 19, 16, 17, 20. 20, 17, 22,
21, 15, 20, 19,
1881 1885 1885 1868 1886 1865 1879 1900 1870
1875 1872 1873 1891 1889 1857 1911 1877 1895 1870 1909 1883
1869 1882 1870 1871
Communications.
Millard S. Whiteside Harold G. Mitchell
Keith E. Halstead
Charles W. Marshall Frank L. Pfeitfer
Kite
2d and 4tb Wednesday.. Emmett A. Worl.. Keith L. Winger
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday
tLloyd 0
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Carl E. Strecker
Ist and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d W e d n e s d a y ,
Secretaries.
Walter Lock.
Joseph R. Million. John H. Vaughn.
Guy H. Ash. William L. Harp.
Wilber Q. Wiokersham. James C. R i g g s . Harold T. Smith. Charles E. Howland. Richard O. Natzke. William A. Clark. Arthur H. Avis. . . . . Andrew Anderson. James M. Ogden. William N. Cason. Charles C. Stoddard. Harry E. Hougland.
Cleo I. Dalton Herbert W. Webber Emett E. Simmona CharlesF. Gerstenberger.. John H. Wiggins. Ralph L. Miller
Masters.
2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday Earl B. Wooten 1st and 3d Friday Clyde E. Rice
1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d Tuesday
1st and 3d Tuesday
2d and 4th Wednesday..
Name of Lodge. When Chartered. Stated
Frederick Fredonia
Fl.Leavenworth Port Scott Fostoria
Fall River Florence
Eureka
Erie Eskridge
Location.
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292 294 430 321 302 381 IS 211 296 232 293 314 448 328
Hiattville
Hiattville Hiawatha Higtiland Hill City
Millbrook
Charity
Friendship Havensville
Hartford....!
Dlrigo
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar. Feb.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gove City Feb. Grainfleld Oct. Great Bend Feb. Feb. Highland Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gypsum City.... Feb.
Glen Elder Goff
Hazelton Hepler
Hamlin Harper Hartford HarveyviUe Haven Havensville Haviland
Haddam
Greeley Green Greenleaf Greensburg Grldley
Gralnfleld
Glen Elder Goff Goodland
20, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 17, 15, 15, 18, 17, 18, 21, 20, 19, 16, 17, 16,
15. 15, 16, 20, 15, 17, 22, 22, 15, 20 15, 20, 24, 19,
1884 1882 1895 1879 1882 1881 1921 1882 1882 1915 1881 1886 1912 1889 1908 1861 1856 1887
1888 1888 1922 1889 1888 1909 1874 1883 1888 1884 1888 1889 1927 1890
James H. Cleaver. Walter E. Keef. Oliver V. Collins. Leo J. Schisler. Lawrence O. Maxwell. Fred G. Stubbs. Clarence F. Heaton. Wesley C. Gerhold. J. William Ingram. Floyd A. Erwin. John P. Bertram. David D. Stuart. Merritt Yale. George S. Gillum.
2d and 4th 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th
Tuesday Thursday , Thursday Wednesday.. Wednesday.. Friday Wednesday.
Raymond W. McKenzle. Elmer R. Baxa Paul H. Huebert. Adolph C. Dettweiler Richard L. Mills. tCharles R. Jones Daniel Pfeifter. tirvin W. Schmidt Ellis E. Beal. Leo T. Salters George W. Suggs. William E. Colwell tEdward A. Vansblnder.. 'Clarence H. Grieves. John Sandhagen. tArthur D. Elmore Harley A. Blanka. William A. Henery Howard R. Ellis. tRay W. Fankhauser Frank L. Cunningham... •Alva J. Bogue. Carroll L. Cannon. 1st and 3d Tuesday Harold R. Hanna Louis A. Ellis. James W. Osburn Victor C. Kingsbury. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Vern L. Deatrick Donald Salmon. 2d and 4th Saturday . John H. Taylor Henry J. Weltmer. Charles O. Mohler James J. Hargis. 1st and 3d Monday fLuther Dunn H. Leo Robinson. 2d and 4th Thursday.... Murray W. Wallace
1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday Monday on or before®.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday
Lyle A. More Herman E. Rainey Clyde C. Douglas tRoss D. Adams Harvey E. Keiser Wilbur Zull tMelroy E. Stewart Clarence Klein Alyery E. Jackson Raymond H. Tucker Raymond W. Anderson. tGranville M. Hays William W. Winslow
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Marvin E. Jordan
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Jamestown Jennings
Isabel
Independence.... lola
Hutchinson Hutchinson Hutchinson
Hoyt
Hoislngton
Location.
227 360 282 11 441 7
107 38 112 400
42 343 288 326 155 348 327 406 29 72 124 140 445
No.
lola Blue Valley
Pacific
Hoyt
Name of Lodge.
20. 21, 16. 22. 26, 20,
19, 20, 17, 20,
19, 21, 18. 16, 19. 21, 15, 19, 19, 18, 21. 17. 15. 26,
1884 1900 1887 1874 1925 1857
1871 1863 1872 1930
1890 1863 1892 1887 1890 1874 1893 1890 1914 1860 1869 1938 1873 1925
Feb. 26, 1925
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb.
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb.
1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
and and and and and and
3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d
Tuesday Monday Monday Wednesday.. Thursday Thursday
2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday . .
2d and 4th Tuesday
2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Monday Each Thursday 1st and 3d Monday
Thursday Thursday , Tuesday Thursday Wednesday.. Tuesday Tuesday Monday Tuesday
Communications.
1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 1st and 3d 2d and 4th
When Chartered. Stated
Verne E. Dyatt
John H. Hardesty
John G. Castillo Iver F. Fowler Fred W. Warders Ralph C. Bailey
James R. Parsons Lester E. Morrow Frank E. Wilson Leonard B. Wilcox Reuben P. Stone
Emory O. Mall Carl W. Willis Lester F. Winn Edson A. Monteith
Dan A. H e d g e Albert C. Amon
Masters.
NAMES OF OFFICB2JS AND LODGESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued.
Jesse M. Harmon.
Charley A. Powell. R a y S. Kincaid. Frederick R. Wilson. EInathan B. Gray. R a y J. Shetlar. W e s l e y J. Brown.
James M. Jacoby. Joseph C. Littrell. Burton W. Forbes. Delano R. Bell.
J. Henry Buettner.
Caleb L. Kirby.
Ralph B. Call. Ora Morgan. Paul B. Hoffmann. , William R. Waring. Edwin R. Binger. Holly M. Miller. Albert J. Steinshouer R o y E. Betts. Ivan O. Moore. Willie C. Adams.
Secretaries.
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La Crosse La Cygne La Harpe Lake City Lal<in Lane Lansing Larned Latham Lawrence Lawrence Leavenworth.. Leavenworth.. Leavenworth.. Lebanon... Lebo Lecompton Lenexa Lenora
330 61 325 260
152 420 135 181
68 287
10
9 2
167 401 6
289 339 49
Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City.... Kansas City.... Kansas City.... Kansas City.... Kansas City.... Kensington KIncaid Kingman Kingsdown Kinsley Kiowa Kirwin
3 271 272 322 333 369 438 405 338 230 447 179 278 175
La Crosse La Cygne La Harpe Medicine Valley Emerald Lane Nine Mile Larned Latham Lawrence Acacia Leavenworth.. King Solomon Hiram Oak Lebo Lecompton Lenexa Lenora
Wyandotte Armourdale Kaw Ben Hur Rosedale R. E. Sherman. West Gate Kensington KIncaid Ninnescah Kingsdown Mt. Moriah Cosmos Kirwin
Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb.
Mar
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. July Oct.
Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
19. 1890 17, 1867 19, 1903 18, 1886 15, 1888 18. 1891 17, 1866 18, 1876 20. 1913 14. 1856 16. 1887 17. 1856 15, 1858 21, 1868 16, 1887 15, 1888 17, 1921 15 1873 18 1886
17. 1856 16, 1887 16. 1887 19. 1890 18. 1891 17, 1904 28. 1924 19, 1914 18. 1891 20, 1884 25. 1926 16. 1879 16, 1887 17, 1878 2d and 4th Thursday .... 1st and 3d Monday 1st, 3d and 5th Thurs... 2d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d Monday. 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st Saturday 2d and 4th Thursday....
1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Friday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Monday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Friday Ralph P. Schnacke. Herman E. Stang Earl L. Vance. Lowell E. Smith Russell E. Wooden. Jacob F. Jones Govan Mills, Jr. C. Earl Yoke '. Willis U. Stevens. Carl W. Barchet Marion McNutt. Austin O. Secrest... Andrew W. Camp. tHorace H. Lamborn Harry M. Halloway. Lawrence Schneck J. Ed. Rankin. Arthur W. Thompson William H. Quakenbush. H. Herbert Tuller •John H. Parker. Richard B. Stevens Charles E. Cart. Fred M. Patton Joseph J. Parker. August E. Schwanz William A. Harrier, Jr.. Walter V. Thompson. John W. Morrill. . Lavem M. Ward William W. Gamine. Sylvester L. Rogers George F. Bahnmaier. tNoble Q. Bradford Harry P. Enyart. Walter A. Yocum Charles B. Volkel. Newell H. Berry
•James E. Porter. •Orlo E. Durant. •James A. Swan. •Howard L. Settle. •Theodore Stegner, Jr. •Fred H. Mertel. •Clarendon Greenwood, Jr. Guy R. Currier. •Earl M. Lombard. Frank M. Yeoman. George Gross : Velma S. Haley. Merlyn P. Parker Otto A. McKillip. Oliver A. Findley Robert T. Ishmael. William H. Whitehead... Harrison P. Landes.
tBrewster M. Truitt tKenneth F. McClintic tHoward L. Porter tKyle A. Phalp tGeorge F. Grauberger,... tGeorge W. Mears tirvin E. DuBois Earl J. Wagenblast Charles E. Hashberger.. Charles A. David
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Manhattan
Luray
Long Island
Little River
Leonard vlUe
Location,
Maple City Maple Hill Eldora Centre
Macksville
Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
15, 17, 18, 15, 18. 15, 17, 21,
22, 19. 18, 18, 19, 15. 21, 21, 22, 19. 22, 18, 20, 22. 20, 17, 20, 19, 21, 1905 1881 1859 1882 1892 1905 1860 1874
1883 1885 1891 1859 1908 1888 1874 1912 1883 1885 1883 1886 1902 1874 1902 1881 1895 1871 1895
WhenChartered.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Lindsborg Feb. Feb. Corner Stone.... Feb. Feb. Feb. Long Island Oct. Feb. Feb. Blue Hill Feb. Luray Oct. Euclid Feb.
Garfield
Name of Lodge.
Communications.
Edwin L. Hogue. Walter J. Montgomery. Lloyd Mathes. George W. Schlatter. Fred Huckstep. Willis D. Pittser.
W a y n e H. Seward Frederick L. Bigelow Seth E. Reifschneider '. William E. Hazen Edwin J. Cozens Raymond A. Boies Harry C. Sheets William H. Boettcher Harry L. Faris
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Saturday on or bef. ® = . 1st and 3d Thursday tAlbert W. Phillips.; 1st and 3d Saturday tJake Brillhart 1st and 3d Tuesday W. Amos Henry
August W. Schoneman.
Harvey B. Breneman. Clifford S. Blackburn. John A. Edelblute. Eugene C. Greene. •Dana C. McGill. Howard Adams.
Francis C. Troup. William C. Rogers. Glenn W. Smith. H. Earl Young. Ralph E. Kvasnicka. Opie 0 . Mowrey. Nolan C. Harper.
Frank M. Shields.
Secretaries.
Masters.
2d and 4th Thursday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday L e o B . Elliott 2d and 4th Tuesday Walter Hartzog Alonzo M. May 1st and 3d Thursday Oscar C. Gillogly 1st and 3d Monday Morris B. Hower 1st and 3d Thursday Walter E. Pangburn 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Tuesday . . 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Wednesday..
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Narka Natoma Neodesha Neosho Falls..
353 91 393 58 237 383 256 172 275 77 22 236 255 242 143 431 267 245 414 373 33 346 218 238 261 399 201 128 116
349 390 94 82
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McDonald
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17. 20. 16. 19. 19. 17, 19. 18. 16, 15, 22, 19, 19, 19, 15, 1, 18. 19, 22, 15. 17, 18, 22, 19, 18, 21, 17, 21, 17, 15, 17, 20, 20
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Mar Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
1893 1910 1870 1870
1910 1870 1911 1903 1885 1909 1885 1877 1887 1882 1874 1885 1885 1885 1873 1923 1886 1885 1917 1905 1860 1892 1883 1885 1886 1912 1881 1907 1872 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th Ist and 3d
Arthur C. Carlson Ross K. Kinsley Richard P. James George F. Irvin Walter I. Wasem fWilliam E. Robertson. Cecil B. Fiester Raymond B. McLaughlin Carl L. Whitehead Otis W. Neal Francis T. Jones tHomer E. Bigham Walter C. Kline George H. Palmer Benedict L. McMllIen.. Leslie A. Marshall Irvin V. Poison Job L. Trites tDavid H. Pratt Lewis A. Cardwell Frank M. Kenney tRommie L. Sims Otis W. Nelson R. Dewey Klsslck Leo Miller Archie B. Sidener Fred S. McAdam Rudolph W. Koukol John 0. Wasson
Saturday James H. Brouse Monday tRobert L. Dickinson.. Wednesday.. Robert F. Riley Monday I Leonard L. Byfield....
2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Th'sdayon or after® 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday. Albert Bever. Fayette E. Weldon. Harold A. Lockard. Sheppard A. Williams.
Raymond R. Norrla. Robert E. Nork. Harvey B. Jones. Benjamin P. Stelnshouer Thomas R. Landes. Arthur E. Larson. James E. Bond. Cleo R. Hill. . Ira Scott. Ralph W. Lonker. John H. McNabb. John E. York. •Eldon E. Dlnkins. Martin L. Albertson. Owen D. Lott. J. Frank Pitman. John H. Thompson. Hugh Baman. Albert Kobler. Ransom B. Meyers. Forrest M. Ball. Ivy B. Gray. Marvin O. Mayginnes. William A. McCormlck. Albert Cameron. Irvin R. Fralick. Frank A. McWllliams. Will H. Strnad. Graham S. Lukens.
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Oct. 21. 1862
18, 1891 20, 1895 16. 1879 15, 1893 18, 1859 17, 1881 19, 1896 16, 1873 18, 1865 21, 1875 15, 1858 21. 1868 20, 1864 22. 1874 1. 1923 18, 1876
17, 1881 17. 1872 20, 1870 15, 1873 15, 1882 20, 1889 17. 1881 18, 1886 20, 1889
WhenCharlered.
Walnut Valley- Feb. Oct. Oct. N e w Albany Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mount Zion Feb. Feb.
Name of Lodge.
Feb. Feb. Oberlin Mountain Slope Oct. Feb. Oketo Oketo Oct. Olathe Olathe Feb. Feb. Oneida Oct. Signal Osage City Osage Valley,, Oct. Osawatomle Oct. Oct. Oct. Dec. Oct. Overland Park.. Overland Park.. Mar. Oct. Oxford Oxford
Oak Hill
N e w Albany
Location.
Communications.
Masters.
Secretaries.
Harry F. Russell
2d and 4th Thursday.... Andrew L. Schrader 1st and 3d Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Friday Clifford C. O'Bryhim 1st and 3d Thursday fThomas E. Cummings 1st and 3d Monday Theodore E. Noel ..
1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Carl T. Schaible 1st and 3d Tuesday . David C. DeLair 2d Thursday William E. Goodway 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Archie L. Kolterman 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tRalph V. Cotton .
2d and 4th Tuesday 2d Thursday
Luther A. Merker.
Clyde J. Cordis. Llnford C. Marvill.
Lisle W. Chambers. Arthur H. Myles. F o y Weishaar.
Wallace T. Wolfe. Charles T. Guise.
Laurence E. Bondurant... H a y e s Floyd. Theodore J. Christensen. Frank W. Bottenberg Alfred L. Morris, Sr. Harold Lewis •George J. Hetzel. t L e w i s E. Stoy R o y G. Keating. 1st and 3d Thursday Samuel H. Hatcher Jesse W. Pool. Harry V. Knapp. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. George V. Sarvis 2d and 4 t b Tuesday... Victor M. Doze. 2d and 4th Thursday.... tEdward M. Suppes
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Randall 304 Randolph 166 Republic 123 Rexford 442 Richmond 426 Riley 344 Robinson 159 Rosalia 434 Rossvllle 111 Rush Center.. 215 177 , Russell
Parker Parsons Halcyon Perry PhlUipsburg Pittsburg Plains Paradise Eureka McKlnley Klckapoo Powhattan Kilwinning Rob Morris Pretty PrairiePro tectlon
Parker Parsons Peabody Perry PhlUipsburg Pittsburg Plains Plain ville Pleasanton Pomona Potter Powhattan Pratt Preston Pretty Prairie.. Protection
341 117 120 416 184 187 367 290 88 41 4 363 265 332 428 384
1888 1876 1919 1925 1922 1892 1875 1923 1872 1883 1878
Mell D. Kennedy
Richard D. Burger 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday.... Arthur J. Peter Charles E. Tuley 1st and 3d Thursday Christopher F. Mosher. 1st and 3d Monday Theodore Van Valkenburยง 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday, Harold G. Haas Everett L. Truex 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday... tGeorge M. Wilson Samuel F. Zickefoose.. 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4 t h Wednesday, Cissney Gough W. Arthur Dawson 1st and 3d Tuesday
Oct. 21. 1875 2d and 4th Wednesday..
Feb. 15, Oct. 18. Feb. 20, Feb. 26, Feb. 16, Feb. 18, Oct. 2 1 , Mar. 1, Oct. 17, Feb. 22, Oct. 17,
Albert F. Canniff Ralph C. Cunningham-
t J o h n T. Howell 1st and 3d Thursday James C. E w i n g 2d and 4 t h Monday Ralph Card : 1st and 3d Monday Jack Welter 1st and 3d Tuesday Elmer E. Lumpkin..., 1st Thursday Hubert A. Nairn 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday ... John F. Rlckers James H. Anderson.. 1st and 3d Friday Donald E. Parker 1st and 3d Tuesday Frank W. Abel 2d and 4th Tuesday t J e s s L. Asheraft 2d Saturday tMelvin L. Fish 1st and 3d Saturday Karl F. Kramer 2d and 4th Monday Orion L. Stalcup 1st and 3d Tuesday Burr Lacey 2d and 4 t h Tuesday Earl Schesser 1st and 3d Thursday
Feb. 16, 1887 1st and 3d Thursday Feb. 18, 1915 2d and 4th Monday
Feb. 18,1891 Oct. 17, 1872 Oct. 17, 1872 Feb. 22,1917 Oct. 16, 1879 Oct. 16, 1879 Feb. 21,1912 Feb. 15,1888 Oct. 20,1870 Feb. 15,1905 July 14, 1856 Feb. 19,1908 Feb. 18,1886 Feb. 19,1890 Feb. 16,1922 Feb. 17,1909
Benjamin W. Grimm.
Roy Smith. Glenn D. Stockwell. James W. Werts. Elmer L. Mlnnick. Frank S. Gerhold. Walter F. Colbum. David L. Batson. Joseph F. Borger. Charles P. White. Frank Renner. Russell M. Miller.
Charles E. Miller. Millard F. Crissman.
Walter R. Dysart. Edward F. Lane. Oliver Komhaus. William E. Cain. Fred Kelly. โ ขEdwin R. Watson. Curtis L. Utz. Harry F. Dougherty. Ralph V. Hopkins. Nicholas V. Hudelson. Joseph M. Surrltte. John M.Hall. Oran L. Miller. Arthur T. Stewart. Ray C. Voran. S. Elbert Miller.
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Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Soottsville Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Sharon Springs.. Sharon Springs.. Feb. Feb. Mission Hills Feb. Feb. Oct. Smith Center.... Western Star Feb. Soldier Solomon City.... Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Spring Hill ... Spring Hill Feb. Stafford Stafford Feb. Stanley Stanley
Location.
21, 17, 26, 19 15. 22, 16. 19, 18, 15. 16, 17, 18, 18, 22, 21. 19. 15, 22, 18, 19, 19. 21. 17, 15, 17, 19. 26.
1912 1867 1926 1896 1893 1883 1887 1886 1915 1873 1873 1921 1876 1897 1883 1918 1930 1882 1883 1877 1886 1871 1875 1909 1893 1867 i885 1926
Communications.
Masters.
George H. W o o d r o w Nathan W. Shipley tCiyde L. Shideler
1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... C. Ralph Vestal 2d and 4 t h Tuesday Orviile B. Spradling 1st and 3d Thursday William W. Hinkley 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tEdward W. Suit 1st Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday
1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Tliursday
tVictor L. ImMasche John G. Mayer Robert L. Sunderland 1st and 3d Tuesday fJohn W. Hill 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. t F l o y d M. Clarlc 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. John W. Norman Harold L.. Shamburg 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday.... James E. Short 1st and 3d Tuesday Harold C. Hollister W. Irvin Nicholson 1st and 3d Tuesday Harley E. Wilcox 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4 t h Wednesday. tClinton H. Rainwater
When Chartered. Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Vernon W. Myers.
R e i l l y S. Neil. Carlton F. Lalicker.
Charles W. Stehley.
J a m e s Paul. •Elmer C. Burg.
Arthur D. Selves. Charles N. Fowler. John R. Cummlngs. Merris E. Howard. David Macltie. Jr. Lemuel E. Cooper. Chester E. Love. Asa W. Rugg. Thomas F. Borland. Wilbur H. Cheney. Clark S. Munsell. Harry F. Sloan. Albert W. Ward. Robert L. Fuller. Sr.
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Eugene S. Talcott. Herbert A. Murray. Fred W. Arnold.
George W. Brown 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Fount M. Hurst.; C. A. VanValkenburgh.
Valley Center.... Valley Center,... Feb. 19, 1902 Valley Falls Valley Falls Oct. 18, 1859 Vermillion Feb. 20, 1889
tJohn L. Kosier
Laurence E. Annis. John A. Wimmer. •Wesley Noland.
2d and 4th Wednesday.. Vernon R. Trexler Saturday on or before®.. Clarence F. Wheeler 1st and 3d Thursday.:.... tBruce A. Doran
Mar 1. 1923 Oct. 17, 1872 Feb. 19, 1885
364 21 320
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Harvey G. Lowrance. William Heynen. •Homer C. Anderson. 'Ivor E. Davis. 'Ray B. Ramsey. 'Burl J. Snow. Howard R. Hartman. Harold R. Hull. •Charles E. Landis. Charles Marble, Jr. Frederick R. Frank. Edward J. Skinner.
Harry E. Rash William J. Stephenson tJames W. Clark tC. Bryan Rowley tKeith M. Ramsey fGlen P. Harrison Robert C. Warren fWalter H. Marshall Edwin J. Tucker 1st Mon. and 2d Sat.||.. John H. Mix A. Taylor Luce 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Victor A. Pocock
1874 1881 1859 1867 1870 1884 1872 1889 1893 1867 1899 1909 1st and 3d Thursday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday
Wiliard L. Bennett. Harold H. Couse. James H. Hammltt. Grover C. Urbansky. Roscoe E. Southard. Robert L. Bethel. James M. Kendall. N. Erick Petersen. Earl Thompson. William E. Patten.
David W. Buell 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Harvey J. Stewart J. Kenneth Sidraan 1st and 3d Monday tFrank A. Allen Fred T. Witt Ist and 3d Tuesday Loring V. Miner .'... 1st and 3d Thursday :.... Scott L. Turnbull George H. Urban Olift H. Jackson Jesse J. Brewer 1st and 3d Thursday
1877 1914 1885 1882 1881 1889 1896 1899 1911 1889
Unlontown
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Orient Topeka (North) Golden Rule Siloam Woodson Toronto Towanda
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb.
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18. 19, 19. 15. 17, 20, 19, 15, 16, 20.
Sterling. St. Francis
Oct. Feb. Feb. Pottawatomie.... Feb. Feb. Newahcuba Santa Fe Feb. Summerfield Feb. Sylvan Grove.... Sylvan Grove.... Feb. Sylvia Sylvia Feb. Feb.
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Feb. 1882 1912 1907 1880
21, 1869 19, 1871 20, 1870 21, 1868 19, 1885 16, 1887 21, 1874 17, 1898 18, 1886 15, 1888 17, 1867 20, 1870 17, 1909 21, 1869 19, 1885 20, 1889 19, 1871 20, 1895 1, 1923 20, 1884 17, 1916 17, 1909 15, 1888
20, 1884
15, 21, 21, 20.
Communications.
Walter A. Green
Floyd J. Brannick tLee Clarkson
Masters.
1st and 3d Wednesday . 2d and 4 t h Thursday... William A. Anderson Lawrence H. Shandoney. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Lawrence G. Mclntyre Harley R. Klock 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 2d and 4th Monday William H. Moherman 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday W. Whitney Smith Saturday on or bef. ®.,.. 1st and 3d Saturday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday tCharles E. Davidson 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday Valtos B. Richardson 1st and 3d Thursday Ist and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. James L. VIcek
2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Monday
1st and 3d Tuesday
When Chartered. Stated
Feb. Feb. Feb. Walnut Feb. Oct. Washington Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Weir.... Black Diamond. Feb. Oct. Wellington Wellington Feb. WellsvlUe WellsvlUe Westmoreland.. Westmoreland.. Feb. Feb. Westphalia Oct. Oct. White Church,... Feb. White City White City Oct. White Cloud White Cloud Feb. Whiting Whiting Feb. Wichita Oct. Wichita Wichita Feb. Albert Pike Wichita Bestor G. Brown Mar Feb. Williamsburg.... Feb. Feb. Wilsey Feb. Wilson
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Concluded.
Floyd F. Earlywine. Clifton W. McCoy.
•Benjamin F. Hull. •Joseph L. Kirk. •Benjamin F. Dunkin. •Clyde S. Shelley.
Virgil A. Girtch.
Cloyde A. Lee. George M. Johnston.
Harry H. Lochead. Guy E. Ruth.
Laurence O. Stanley.
Guy G. Blakely. Donald H. Swezey.
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Saturday on or before®..
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Ralph M. Harder.
Fred C. Cannady.
•Laurence E. Heywood.
George W. Riley. Glenn D. Bruce. Arthur L. Dyer.
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No. t Address. 208—Burrton. 210—Prescott. 211—Garnett. 214—Asherville. 225—1279 W a y n e . 236—Rock Creek. 239—Earleton. 258—Goddard. 271—717 Minnesota Avenue. 272—915 N. 10th. 273—Peck. 299—Kingman. 301—Thrall. 302—Quinter. 303—Scottish R i t e Temple. 313—Denton. 315—Elsmore. 319—Anness. 322—316 N. 16th. 333—4436 Springfield Ave. 334—Miltonvale. 335—Bushong. R . F . D . 341—Centerville. 342—Dexter. 346—McPherson, R o u t e 2. 347—Zenda. 351—Pittsburg, R o u t e 2. 363—Hiawatha, R o u t e 1.
MASTERa No. ^Address. 369—3001 Roosevelt Ave. 370—Paxico. 371—Trousdale. 377—Anthony. 378—Nashville. 379—Rose. 383—Bird City. 390—Gorham. 392—Westmoreland. 395—Emporia, R o u t e 3. 402—Richland. 403—Buffalo. 407—Burlineame. 409—Greensburg. 414—Studley. 420—Tecumseh. 421—Burlingame. 433—1527 W o o d l a n d Ave. 434—Sallyards. 436—Lenexa. 437—Detroit. 438—Bethel, R o u t e 2. 440—Troy. 448—Oakley.
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1887 1898 1904 1928
1881 1884
Charter Surrendered.
Oct. 15, 1861
9 Oct. 19, 1857
439 Feb. 28, 1924
37
285 Feb. 16. 1887 Jan. 3. 1912 26 Oct. 18, 1859 Oct. 14. 1861 30 Oct. 16. 1860 Oct. 21. 1863
Feb. 18. 1891 Oct. 15, 1867 Feb. 18, 1891
Chartered.
Ciiilcaskia
No.
[Dropped from roll account or jganization Grand Lodge of I Colorado in 1862.
/Consolidated with M t . Hope \ L o d g e N o . 238. Feb. 2. 1894.
Remarks.
\ L o d g e N o . 223, July 2, 1937. I Dispensation issued as Big Oct. 16, 1867 1 Springs Lodge, but name after(wards changed to Shawnee.
Mar. 1. 1923 Oct. 21. 1869
Charter Revoked.
| N o meetings were held, and dispensation was returned \ t o the Grand Master.
1 Auraria Lodge, it was deemed best to have but one lodge.
[Dispensation- was returned to Grand Master, with a
Idispensation was returned.
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1870
1858
1900
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CHARTERED LODGES (DEFUNCT.)
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Friendship Opolis
1857 1878 1884 1868 1885 1896 1903 1927
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1859
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1860
1866
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1860
1857
Leavenworth...
1923
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DEFUNCT LODGES.
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Leavenworth...
Canopy
18, 21, 16, 20, 17,
Oct. 16, 1872
Oct. 17, 1865
1882 1883 1859 1876
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
69 216 25 170 15. 22, 18. 18.
F e b . 19, 1885
248
4,
1939
M a y 9, 1919 D e c . 17, 1883 D e c . 17, 1892 D e c . 17, 1881
1858 1894 1860 1884 J a n . 1872
Oct. 20, 1868 F e b . 15. 1888
Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
34 Oct. 16, 1860
122
Alpha
Golden C i t y .
46
67 301
12 353 20 228 124
152 Oct. 2 1 , 1874 387 F e b . 17, 1909
Rising Sun...
Frankfort Lily
Elk
Marshall
Crawford
Emporia Enterprise.... Elk Creek.... Salem Godfrey
Breckenridge...
Enterprise Elk C i t y
Composite.... Emmett
Wyandotte Pottawatomie..
148 Oct. 2 1 , 1874
Whitewater.. 87 Oct. 20, 1870 M a r . 22, 1879 375 F e b . 2 1 , 1907
—. 1883 164 Oct. 18, 1876 164 F e b . 18, 1886 J a n . 17, 1894 F e b . 22, 1917 416
Edwardavllie....
Butler
Clifford
F e b . 17, 1904
325 F e b . 19, 1890 Sept. 2 1 . 1898 153 Oct. 2 1 , 1874
365
313 F e b . 20, 1889 325 F e b . 17, 1898
337 Feb. 18, 1891
Bucklin Cato C e d a r Vale... Myrtle K i n g David..
Ashlar Delavan
Chautauqua... Chautauqua....
C e d a r Vale
Boling
Bluff C i t y
Bluff C i t y
Blaine
Clinton
Leavenworth..
Ford
Boling
Pottawatomie..
Bucklin
Bluff C i t y Bluff City.:
Biaine
Oct. 18, 1876
Oct. 2 1 . 1863 F e b 16, 1910 Oct. 2 1 , 1863
Oct. 15. 1879
, r a d o in 1862. / Consolidated w i t h Moline Lodge \ N o . 267, J u l y 2, 1937
T e r . in 1878. D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t or-
/ C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h Bluff C i t y I L o d g e N o . 313, J u n e 18, 1892. (Consolidated w i t h Bourbon ILodge N o . 8, M a r c h 4. 1878 a n d n a m e changed to Rising Sun Lodge N o . 8. D r o p p e d from roll a c c o u n t or-
/ C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h Girard Lodge \ N o . 9 3 , J a n u a r y 4, 1932.
/ C o n s o l i d a t e d with P o t t a w a t o I m i e Lodge N o . 52, J a n . 11,1939.
/ Consolidated with K a n s a s Lodge \ N o . 307, J a n . 2 1 , 1936.
/ Consolidated w i t h C e d a r Lodge \ N o . 103, October 25, 1937. /Consolidated with Halcyon ILodge N o . 120, Oct. 18, 1876.
/Consolidated with Godfrey I L o d g e N o . 124, M a r . 26, 1894.
F e b . 18, 1897 F e b . 19, 1903 / C h a r t e r issued direct by G r a n d I L o d g e , F e b r u a r y 17. 1898. / Consolidated w i t h Henri Lodge 1 No. 190, April 26, 1937.
(Consolidated w i t h W e s t m o r e Mand Lodge N o . 257, M a y 18, I1894.
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Ottawa
Osawatomie
Olivet Osage Mission..
N. Lawrence....
Newton
N e v a d a City....
Franklin
Rice
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McPheraon
Loulsburg Lyons 16. 17, 19, 16, 17, 21,
1879 1881 1871 1866 1867 1869
16, 1867
400
6, 1894
Oct. 18, 1879
Oct. 20, 1875
Dec.
5, 1888
Oct. 18, 1859
Feb. 21, 1912
Remarks.
Feb. 15. 1888
in name of St. Jolin's Lodge.
\ L o d g e N o . 18, N o v , 8, 1928.
Disp'n issued as Osawatomie Oct. 21, 1863 Lodge, but chartered as Osage Valley Lodge. Gonsol. with Franklin Lodge N o . 18, N o v . 24, 1906, as Ottawa Lodge N o . 18.
Lodge N o . 6. Oct. 18. 1876.
' L o d g e N o . 142, June 28, 1901.
Lodge. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge of Colorado in 1862.
(First disp'n Issued April 7, {1884, recalled by G.-. M.-., [second, Sept. 27, 1884.
fConsol. with Keystone Lodge \ N o . 102, March 22, 1918.
Feb. 21, 1895 Jan. 13, 1888
Oct. 17, 1865
Lodge N o . 10, Oct. 18, 1878. Dispensation Issued as Land-
[LocationchangedtoSilverLake, Oct. 17, 1877 {Oct. 2 1 , 1888. N a m e changed to Great Light, Oct. 20, 1869.
Charter Revoked.
Feb. 16, 1882 Mar. 5, 1887 Feb. 20, 1902 Feb. 20, 1908 Oct. 20, 1870 Jan. 19, 1897
Oct
Feb. 20, 1884
Oct, 15, 1861
Oct Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
Feb. 19. 1885
Dec.
1, 1898
Oct. 19, 1870
Charter Surrendered
Feb. 20, 1889 Jan.
128 Oct. 17, 1872
30 363 92 24
Valley
Osage Valley
30
Valley
231
36
180 192 86 43 M t . Pleasant 58 Neosho Rapids,... 77
253
315
13 Oct. 18, 1858 123 Oct. 17, 1872
Oct. 16, 1867
Oct. 16, 1366
Oct. 21, 1882
Chartered.
Montgomery....
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Leavenworth.
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Perry.. Piper..
Atchison..
Linn Morris..
Jefferson Wyandotte.,
Crawford
Franklin.. Morton... Saline
Pardee..
Paris Parker vlUe.. Perryville.... Piper
Pittsburg..
Pomona... Richfleld... Salina
Olive
Greenwood.. Sedgwick
Walton White Water... Wlnfleld
Cowley..
Harvey.. Butler...
Walton Brainerd Winfleld
Virginia City..
Feb. 20, 1889
323 Feb. 19, 1890 Aug. 280 Feb. 16, 1887 58
fConsol. with Salina Lodge N o . 160, April 29. 1907. [Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge of Utah in 1872.
/ Consolidated with Delaware i L o d g e N o . 96, July 20. 1937. /Consolidated with Pittsburg ILodge N o . 187, July 29, 1911.
/ Consolidated with Dwight \ Lodge No. 374, July 2, 1937.
\ Lodge N o . 322, Nov. 16, 1937.
1886 Feb. 17, 1892 1883 Feb. 20, 1908 1863 Oct. 20, 1875 Feb. 22, 1928 1867 1882 Sept. 3, 1887 1859 Oct. 21, 1863 ( N o record of disp'n having I been issued. 1871 Sept. 15, 1883 1858 Oct. 21, 1874 1867 Jan. 6, 1887 1863 Dec. 10, 1904 / Consolidated with Ben Hur 1922
Oct. 17, 1877
Charter revoked Oct. 21. 1863, but restored Oct. 16, 1866. Consolidated with Paola Lodge N o 37, Oct. 18, 1876. Dispensation Issued as Lincoln Lodge, but chartered as Center Lodge.
5. 1895
Feb. 24, 1927
ganization Grand Montana in 1866.
Lodge
of
fConsol. with Adeiphi Lodge m o . 110, Feb. 19, 1903. as Wlnfleld Lodge N o . 110.
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Feb. 18, 1885 Oct. 16, 1879 Feb. 19, 1885 Jan. 24, 1902 Dropped from roll account or-
Feb. 18. Feb. 22, Oct. 18, Oct. 16, Feb. 15, Oct. 18, Oct 19, Oct. 18, Oct. 17. Oct. 21, Feb. 16,
43 Dec. 20, 1864
181 243
108 15 59 41 425
Ark
Oct, 16. 1872 Nov 16, 1901 Feb. 15, 1888 Feb. 17, 1892 Feb. 22, 1894
70 Oct. 21, 1868
138 303 216
Zlon Tecumseh Dick Rees Blooming Grove. Turner
M t . Morlah..
Pomona Richfleld John H. Brown...
Miami Shawnee Leavenworth. Linn Wyandotte....
Twin Palls
Virginia City...
52 Oct. 16. 1867 385 Feb. 17, 1909
216 220 39 54 152 18
Stanton Tecumseii Timber Ridge. Trading Post... Turner
Valley Center.
Oct. 2 1 , 1868 Oct. 17, 1871
69 22 Oct. 21, 1862 Oct. 18, 1871 168 Oct. 18, 1876
Oct. 21. 1874
11 Oct. 18, 1858 Oct 18, 1871 69
Saratoga Perfect Square... Seneca Shawnee Sprlngdale Stanton
Pratt Osage Nemaha Johnson Leavenworth., Miami
Saratoga Scrauton Seneca Shawnee Sprlngdale.. Stanton
Salt Lake City.
Miami
Miami..
Paola
Owen A. Bassett. 367 Feb. 17, 1904
Ottumwa..
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PROCEEDINGS
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February,
GRAND LODGES I N CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS; ALSO THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES O F GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama
GUY T. SMITH
Montgomery.
Arizona
HARRY A. DRACHMAN
Tucson.
Arkansas
WOODLIEF A. THOMAS
Little Rock.
California Colorado
JOHN WHICHER CHARLES A. PATTON
San Francisco. Denver.
Connecticut
WINTHROPBUCK
Hartford.
Delaware
CHESTER R. JONES
Wilmington.
Dist. of Columbia
J. CLAUDE KEIPER
Washington.
Florida Georgia
GEORGE W. H U F F FRANK F.BAKER
Jacksonville. Macon.
Idaho
CURTIS F . P I K E
Boise.
Illinois Indiana
RICHARD C. DAVENPORT WILLIAM H. SWINTZ
Harrisburg. Indianapolis.
Iowa
CHARLES C. H U N T
Cedar Rapids.
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
ALPHEUS E . ORTON D. PETER LAGUENS, JR CONVERS E. LEACH CLAUD SHAFFER FREDERICK W . HAMILTON
Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. Baltimore. Boston.
Michigan
F . HOMER NEWTON
Grand Rapids.
Minnesota
J O H N H . ANDERSON
St. Paul.
Mississippi Missouri
SID P . CURTIS ARTHUR MATHER
Meridian. St. Louis.
Montana Nebraska
LUTHER T. HAUBERG L E W I S E. SMITH
Helena. Omaha.
Nevada
EDWARD C. PETERSON
Carson City.
New Hampshire New J e r s e y New Mexico
J. MELVIN DRESSER ISAAC CHERRY A L P H E U S A. K E E N
Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.
New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
CHARLES H . JOHNSON J O H N H . ANDERSON WALTER L. STOCKWELL HARRYS. JOHNSON
New York City. Raleigh. Fargo. Cincinnati. Guthrie.
Oklahoma
CLAUDE A. STURGEON
Oregon
D. RuFUS CHENEY
Portland.
Pennsylvania
MATTHEW GALT, J R
Philadelphia.
Rhode Island... South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee
HAROLD L . MCAUSLAN O. FRANK HART .WILBERT D . SWAIN THOMAS E. Doss
Providence. Colimibia. Sioux Falls. Nashville.
1939-40.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
151
Texas
.GEORGE H. BELEW
Utah
SAM H . GOODWIN
Salt Lake City.
Vermont Virginia Washington
ARCHIE S . HARRIMAN JAMES M. CLIFT HORACE WALTER TYLER
Burlington. Richmond. Tacoma.
West Virginia
I. WADE COFFMAN
Charleston.
Wisconsin Wyoming
WILLIAM F . WEILER JOSEPH M . LOWNDES
Milwaukee. Casper.
Alberta British Columbia
J. H. W. S. KEMMIS FRANK S. MCKEB
Calgary. Vancouver.
Waco.
Canada
EWART G. DIXON
Chile
FRANCISCO F U E N T E S
Hamilton.
Colombia...
GUALBERTO BARBA
Costa Rica, C. A
EDWARD SASSO
Cuba Ecuador England Guatemala
LUIS MARTINEZ REYES JOSE A . VALLEJO YCAZA SYDNEY A. W H I T E PEDRO BONIS O
GORMAZ..Santiago.
Barranquilla.
....San Jose. Havana. Guayaquil. London. Guatemala.
Honduras
CONSTANTINO S. RAMOS
Tegucigalpa.
Ireland
HENRY C . SHELLARD
Dublin.
Manitoba J. H. G. RUSSELL Mexico (York G.-.L.-.) FRED T. BERGER New Brunswick R. D. MAGEE , New South Wales DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Winnipeg. Mexico, D. F . St. John. Sydney.
New Zealand
HENRY A. LAMB
Christchurch.
Nova Scotia
JAMES C. JONES
Halifax.
Panama
TOMAS PAREDES
Panama.
Peru Philippine Islands Prince Edward Isl Puerto Rico
H. GONZALO COLMENARES..Lima. TEODORA M . KALAW Manila. CHARLES M . WILLIAMS Charlottetown. RODOLFO RAMiREZ-PABON...Sain Juan.
Quebec Queensland Salvador, C. A Saskatchewan Scotland
W. WALTER WILLIAMSON.. LESLIE P. MARKS MANUEL VIDAL ROBERT A. TATE THOMAS G. W I N N I N G
Montreal. Brisbane. San Salvador. Regina. Edinburgh.
South Australia Tasmania
R. OWEN FOX W. H. STRUTT
Adelaide. Hobart.
Victoria
WILLIAM STEWART
Melbourne.
Western-Australia
A. E. JENSEN
Perth.
PROCEEDINGS
152
February,
OF THE
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES O F T H E GRAND LODGE O F KANSAS NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.
Alabama Alberta Arizona Arkansas British Columbia Ceilifomia Canada ChUe Colombia Colorado Connecticut Costa Rica Cuba Delaware Dist. of Columbia Ecuador England Florida Georgia Guatemala Honduras
Florence. M.'.W. . ENCY F . YEILDING Calgary. M.'.W. . S. J. BLAIR Phoenix. R.'.W. . GUY A . LIGON R.'.W. .GEORGE W . MCCLELLAND.. Grand View. Victoria. R.'.W. . FREDERICK A . W I L L I S System not recognized. Elora. R.'.W.' . TIMOTHY C . WARDLEY R.'.W.' . GUILLERMO M . BELTRAMI..Santiago. Barranquilla. R.'.W.' . VIEGILIO DE LA CRUZ Trinidad. R.'.W.'. LEO R . GOTTLIEB R.'.W.'., HOWARD A. MIDDLETON Broad Brook. Alajuela. R.'.W.'. JORGE HERRERA Havana. R.'.W.'. JORGE COLAS SUAREZ Wilmington. R.'.W.'. DANIEL F . FASNACHT Washington. R.'.W.'. WILLIAM H . ROHRMAN R.'.W.' . FERNANDO LUCES CORTES. Guayaquil. London. R.'.W.'. KYNASTON STUDD Jacksonville. M.'.W." . J O H N L . H A L L JYanklin. R.'.W.' , P. T. McCUTCHEN Guatemala. R.'.W.' . JOSE O. CASTANEDA .â&#x20AC;&#x17E; _ _ (Santa Rosa de R.'.W.' . FEDERICO C . CANALES
Idaho R.'.W.' . GEORGE R . SCHWANER Illinois R.'.W.' , GEORGE E . ANDERSON Indiana M.'.W.' . RUDOLF H . HORST Iowa , System not recognized. Ireland R.'.W.'., WILLIAM H U N T E R Kentucky R.'.W.'., JAMES D . WHITEAKER Louisiana M.'.W.' . RiroOLPH KRAUSE Maine R.'.W.' . JOHN H . LANCASTER Manitoba M.'.W." . JABEZ MILLER Maryland R.'.W.'. JACOB ROHRBACH Massachusetts R.'.W.'., GEORGE W . GRAY Mexlco(YorkG.".L.".)..M.".W.". , W. S. TURNPAUGH Michigan R.'.W. . WiLBins M. BRUCKER
]copan
Richfield. Harrisburg.
South Bend. Dublin.
Cannel City. .
Lake Charles. Skowhegan. Winnipeg. Frederick. Springfield.
Monterrey, N.L. Detroit.
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Minnesota M . ' . W . '. MONTREVILLE J . BROWN...St. P a u l . Lumberton. Mississippi R . ' . W . ' . ROBERT W . HiNTON, JK Missouri R . ' . W . ' . CHARLES L. WOODS Rolla. Montana M . ' . W . '. ROBERT J. H A T H A W A Y E v a n s t o n , 111. Nebraska R . ' . W , ' . HENRY H . HEILER Hastings. Nevada R . ' . W . . W I L L I A M H. CAVELL Carson City. New Brunswick R.'.W.'. J.WILLIAM DUNCAN Saint John. New Hampshire . . . . . R . ' . W . ' . ROBERT C. L A I N G Manchester. New Jersey M . ' . W . ' . A R T H U R POTTERTON J e r s e y City. N e w Mexico R . . W . ' . W I L L I A M C . PORTERFIELD..Silver C i t y . New South Wales R.' . W . ' . ALFRED J . BURBIDGE Sydney. New York R . ' . W . ' ROLAND C. KENNEDY Avoca. New Zealand R.' W.'. EARNEST WARNES Greymouth. North Carolina R . ' .W.' . ZEBULON V. S N I P E S Dunn. North Dakota M . .W.' . W A L T E R H . M U R F I N Fargo. Nova Scotia R . ' .W.'. . JOHN G. M I T C H E L L Halifax. Ohio M . ' .W.' JAMES W . MORGAN Jackson. Oklahoma R . ' . W . ' S T A N L E Y V. K I L L I O N Braman. Oregon.... R.'.W.'. WALTER O. H A I N E S Portland. Panama R . ' . W . ' . ABRAHAM F R A N K E L . . . . Colon. Pennsylvania S y s t e m n o t recognized. Philippine Islands R . ' . W . ' . VICTORIANO Y A M Z O N Manila. Prince E d w a r d Isl R . ' . W . ' . GEORGE W . M A C D O N A L D . . . . M o n t a g u e . Puerto Rico R . ' . W . ' . FEDERICO VALL-SPiNOSA....San J u a n . Quebec M . ' . W . ' . E D W A R D A. E V A N S Quebec. Queensland R . ' . W . ' . J A M E S C . ROBERTS Brisbane. Rhode Island R.'.W.'. J O H N R . D E N N I S Providence. Salvador R . ' . W . ' . N A Z A R I O SORIANO S a n Salvador. Saskatchewan R . ' . W . ' . W . M. MARTIN^..... Regina. Scotland R . ' . W . ' . J A M E S S . M . GRIEVE .Uddingston. South Australia R . ' . W . ' . W I L L I A M H E N R Y ESSEX.... Adelaide. Woodruff. South Carolina R . ' . W . ' M . A . LiANFORD Castlewood. South Dakota R.'.W." J A M E S B . V A U G H N Tasmania R . ' . W . ' DAVID W . W A T S O N . . Hobart. Tennessee R . ' . W . ' H A L L U M W . GOODLOE Nashville. Texas M.'.W. J E W E L P . LIGHTFOOT Ft. Worth. Utah M . ' . W . ARTHUR C. W H E R R Y Salt L a k e City. Vermont R.'.W.' EARL S. WRIGHT ;....Rutland. Victoria R . ' . W . RICHARD A R N O L D R O W E . . . M e l b o u r n e . Virginia M . ' . W . T H O M A S W . HOOPER Culpeper. Washington R . ' . W . ' WALTER J . T H O M P S O N Tacoma. Western Australia R . ' . W . SAMUEL C. S E I N O R West Perth. West Virginia R . ' . W . J . B E R N A R D DODRILL Webster Springs. Wisconsin Wyoming
R . ' . W . ' . C H A R L E S W . HEiDEMANN.Altoona. S y s t e m n o t recognized.
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Alabama M . ' . W . '. JOHN M . KiNKEL Topeka. lola. Alberta .W. . LEO N . GISH Winfield. Arizona W . ' . ELLIS F I N K Arkansas W . '. H A R V E Y G . L O W R A N C E Thayer. British Columbia W . '. JOHN A . H E T Z E L Newton. California M . ' . W . . W M . E A S T O N HUTCHisON...Garden City. Canada M . ' . W .â&#x20AC;¢. GEORGE O . F O S T E R Lawrence. F o r t Scott. Chile W.'. CHARLES W . WILLIAMS Colombia W.' . E L L S W O R T H B . S E W E L L , JR.Wichita. Colorado W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG Leon. Connecticut W.' . CLARENCE R . A T E N Dodge City. Costa Rica W.' . CLARENCE E . B I R C H Lawrence. Cuba W . ' . ROY H . CLOSSEN CoffeyviUe. Oswego. Delaware W.'. ELMER S . NANCE Emporia. Dist.of Columbia.M.'. W.' . FERRIS M . H I L L lola. Ecuador M . ' . W.". J A Y B . K I R K Topeka. England R . ' . W." . ALBERT K . W I L S O N Wichita. Florida M.". W . .' R I C H A R D E . B I R D Le Roy. Georgia W . '. GLICK FOCKELE JMuscotah. Guatemala W." . GEORGE A . B L A K E S L E E Honduras W." . FRANK D . SPERRY Ellsworth. Idaho W." . TOM S T A U T H Dodge City. Illinois M . \ W . '. CHARLES N . FOWLER Salina. Topeka. Indiana M.". W . ' E L M E R F . S T R A I N Iowa System not recognized. Ireland M.'. W.'. HENRY S . BUZICK, J R S y l v a n Grove. Kentucky W . ' ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY.... O s w e g o . Louisiana W.' HARRY E . CROSSWHITE Greensburg. Maine M . ' . W . '. C H A R L E Y B . E R S K I N E Cimarron. Manitoba
W . ' . B. HAROLD G R O F F
Maryland M. W . ' . ARTHUR H . S T R I C K L A N D M a s s a c h u s e t t s . M.'. W.'. W I L L I A M L . BURDICK Mexico ( Y o r k ) -R.'. W . ' . A L B E R T K . W I L S O N G.-.L.-.) \ Michigan M. , W.". J . F O R R E S T A Y R E S Minnesota W . , K E N N E T H N . POMEROY Mississippi W . THEODORE P . P E R R Y Missouri W . DOUGLAS A. M E R E D I T H Montana R . ' . W . , RoscoE E . P E T E R S O N Nebraska W . , EARL T . PYLE Nevada W. FRANK M . YEOMAN
Topeka.
K a n s a s City. Lawrence. Topeka. Greenleaf. Topeka. CoffeyviUe.
K a n s a s City.
Lamed. Clay Center. Kingman.
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New Brunswick W . ' , HARRY E . P E A C H N e w H a m p s h i r e . . M . ' . W . ' . JAMES A . CASSLER New Jersey W." . G U Y W . ' B R O W N N e w Mexico W . . W I L L I A M E . LEDBETTER New South Wales W . ' E. G L E N N ROBISON New York M.". W . . GEORGE F . B E E Z L E Y . . . New Zealand W . ' , T H O M A S C . BABB North Carolina W . ' . R. N E L S O N L O N G North Dakota W." . BRUCE G R I F F I T H Nova Scotia W . ' _ ERNEST E . FRIESEN Ohio
Emporia. McPherson. Beloit. Parsons. Gridley. Girard. Fredonia. Hoxie.
Wichita. Hutchinson.
W . ' . P H I L I P E U G E N E S T O T L E R . . . ^ ^ ® ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ .^
Oklahoma W . ' . DAVID A. N Y W A L L Oregon W . ' . W A L T E R A. H O Y Panama W . ' . JAMES E . PORTER Pennsylvania S y s t e m n o t recognized. Philippine Islands W . ' . ROY G. S H E A R E R Prince E d w a r d Isl W . ' . MARION M. M I L L E R P u e r t o Rico W . ' . L E W I S M . SCHRADER Quebec W . ' , HARRY D. EVANS Queensland R . ' . W . . CLINE C. CURTISS Rhode Island W . ' . FRED N . RAYMOND.. Salvador
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W.'. R I C E LARDNER
Saskatchewan W . '. J A M E S H . TRICE Scotland W . '. HARVEY O . DAVIS South Australia W . ' . RiCHAKD W . EVANS S o u t h C a r o l i n a . . . , M . ' . W . " . OTTO R . SOUDERS South Dakota M . ' . W." . CHARLES A . LOUCKS Tasmania M.". W . .' BEN S. P A U L E N Tennessee W.'. PERRY E . MILLER Texas M . ' . W . ' . CLAUD F . YOUNG Utah W . " . HAYNE A . DERMID Vermont W . ' . JOSEPH E . McMULLEN Victoria W . ' . CLARENCE M. CROSBY Virginia W . '. B A R L U S ROMSTEDT Washington W . ' . STANFORD M. SMART Western Australia R . ' . W . ' . CHARLES S. McGlNNESS WestVirginia M . ' . W . '. J O H N W . N E I L S O N Wisconsin M . ' . W . ". J A M E S H . W E N D O R F F Wyoming S y s t e m n o t recognized.
Nortonville.
Atchison.
K a n s a s City. Abilene.
Longton. Kinsley.
Pleasanton. Colby. Lawrence. Gamett. Medicine Lodge. Anthony.
Dodge City. Wichita. Lakin. Independence. Wellington.
F o r t Scott. Wichita. Great Bend. St. Francis. Ottawa.
Zenda. Cherryvale. Concordia. Leavenworth.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH â&#x20AC;&#x201D;OFâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
M.-. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG, Grand Master ol Masons of Kansas, February 16, 1939, to February 15, 1940. By Brother WILLIAM F. JACKSON.
In keeping with custom, I a m delighted to prepare, for this journal, a short biography of our beloved and highly respected Most Worshipful Grand Master, CLAUD F . YOUNG. He has been my neighbor for many, many years and is devoted to Masonry in the finest fashion and is distinguished in his profession. I will not have space here to detail many of his excellent traits of character, making this brother our first citizen. He deserves more than any words can suggest. H e delights us a t home, he stands for the finest in Masonry throughout the state. CLAUD FRANKLIN YOUNG w a s b o m
on a farm
near Bowie,
Montague County, Texas, on November 19, 1887. JOHN A. YOUNG and N A N C Y PRATER YOUNG were his p a r e n t s . The father came in
an early day from North Carolina and the mother from northern Arkansas. A t the a g e of three, his parents moved into Bowie, where he attended t h e public schools and graduated in 1904. He took a business course and then entered the employ of the Rock Island Railway Company a s an operator and cashier. In October, 1908, he entered the University of Texas taking a course in medicine, receiving his degree May 31, 1912. After finishing his course in the University of Texas, he went to Kansas City, Missouri, and wras a n interne in the Kansas City General Hospital for one year and then returned to Bowie, where he practiced his profession until J a n u a r y 5, 1916, when he came to Fort Scott and formed a partnership with Dr. J. R. NEWMAN and the NEWMAN-YOUNG Clinic, a t 209 South Main Street, is performing a wonderful service to Fort Scott and our part of the state. While serving as an interne in the General Hospital a t Kansas City, he met Miss BESS M. SWISHER, a nurse in the hospital, whom he married on November 4, 1913, and this union has been blessed with a son, ROBERT, and a daughter, NANCY J A N E . The son is a
Senior Medical student in Northwestern University, a t Chicago, and NANCY J A N E IS a student in the grade schools in Fort Scott. Brother YOUNG is local surgeon for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company, a resident surgeon for the Missouri Pacific Railway Company and a division surgeon for the Frisco Railway Company. H e is a member of the county and state medical associations and also of the American Medical Association. He is also a member of the Urological Association and the American Goiter Society and a Fellow of the American Association of Surgeons. He served as a health officer in Bowie, also here in Fort Scott, and has been County Health Officer and tvrtce Coroner of
1939-40.
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this county. He is now a tireless worker in the NEWMAN-YOUNG Surgical Clinic and is regarded a s one of our finest surgeons and best physicians. No word or phrase can describe the value of this honorable citizen to our community; no statement can truly express his worth to Masonry in Kansas and throughout the land. His brethren know his intrinsic worth, but no line of mine can describe his value t o Masonry and to men. He is today our Most Worshipful Grand Master, he is yet my neighbor, a fine Christian gentleman, and will be a blessing to thousands in days t o come. Doctor YOUNG is a member of the Methodist Church in which he has served officially. In addition to the Masonic Record which is appended, he was, during October, 1939, elected to active membership in the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. MASONIC RECORD. ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY. BOWIE LODGE N O . 578, BOWIE, T E X A S :
Initiated, December 31,1909. Passed July 2,1910. Raised, August 1,1910. Junior Warden, 1914. Senior Warden, 1915. Dimitted, July 8,1916. RISING SUN LODGE No. 8, FORT SCOTT, K A N S A S :
Admitted, September 1,1916. Junior Steward, 1922. Senior Steward, 1923. Senior Deacon, 1924. Junior Warden, 1925. Senior Warden, 1926. Master, 1927. GRAND LODGE :
Grand Senior Deacon, 1935. Grand Junior Warden, 1936. Grand Senior Warden, 1937. Deputy Grand Master, 1938. Grand Master, 1939. District Deputy Grand Master, 1928,1929. Committee Service. On Reports of Grand Officers: Member, 1930. On Necrology: Chairman, 1931. On General Purposes: Member, 1934.
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OF THE
CAPITULAR. FORT SCOTT CHAPTER N O . 3, FORT SCOTT, K A N S A S :
Admitted, May 23,1916. Scribe, 1917, 1918. High Priest, 1919. GRAND CHAPTER. ORDER OF H I G H PRIESTHOOD :
Received at Wichita, February 18,1919. CRYPTIC. lOLA COUNCIL N O . 8, IOLA, KANSAS :
Admitted, June 15,1917. CHRISTIAN KNIGHTHOOD. H U G H DE P A YENS COMMANDERY N O . 3, FORT SCOTT, KANSAS:
Red Cross, April 25, 1919. Knight of Malta, July 10, 1919. Knight Templar, July 11, 1919. Recorder, 1920. Senior Warden, 1921. Generalissimo, 1922. Commander, 1923. Prelate, 1925, 1930, 1931.
February,
3n iWemormm.
Cljejsc ^agcs! iSre Jfraternallp Bebtcateb to
^l)c iWemorp of #ur Beparteb ^rettren. 1939.
Bcatfjfii Burins tfje |9ear 1939. Smithton No. 1.—Abraham L. Cole. Leavenworth No. 2.—Luther K. Brown; Jacob H. Huhn. Wyandotte No. S.—William T. Bordeno; William A. Camp; Willis J. Cassil; James F. Cochrane; Frank I. Coates; Frank G. Crothers; Thomas O. Cunningham; William A. DeLong; Charles S. Ferguson; Theodore W. Hadley; Harry B. Haviland; James Hammond; Ernest L. Judy; Beecher W. Otterman; Horace G. Randall; George A. Rlvely; Frederick V. Shore; James W. Smith; Victor R. Storms; Joseph Swart; Thomas W. Sutherland; Neville C. Walker; Henry J. Wessel, Jr. Washington No. 5.—^Wallace J. Brockett; Henry Diegel; Ellsworth Ingalls; Ralph W. Pfouts; Augustus W. Seng; Arthur W. Thistlethwalte. Lawrence No. 6.—William A. Dill; Arthur E. Huddleston; Alexander T. Johnston; Frank B. McCoUoch; James Naismith; Homer C. Oatman. Union No. 7.—Abraham Flower; Roy C. Fogelstrom; John E. Click; Herbert C. Hannah; Louis F. King; Charles Mayer; Albert F. Paulsen; Albert O. Spencer; Alvey P. Spessard; Emil O. Walther; Max Weimann. Rising Sun No. 8.—Frank S. Ausman; Thomas M. Cooper; Robert C. Fowler; George Gauggel; Charles M. Hoadley; Elijah W. Hulbert; James M. Kost; Edmund J. Lloyd; Charles W. Oliver. Acacia No. 9.—Alaric G. Aldrich; Francis W. Bushong; Kenneth M. Cook; Frank C. Durland; John Fritzel; Frank A. Haglund. King Solomon No. 10.—Charles M. Fariss; Frank B. Masterman; Isaac D. Ranus. Emporia No. 12.—Leo R. R. Conwell; Henry L. Crockett; Whitney W. Douglass; James W. Eagle: William A. F i r t h ; John W. Lewis; Samuel T. McCollam; Charles U. Nicholas; Amos H. Plumb; Curtis P. Putman; John Smith. Nemaha No. IS.—George A. Kline. Oskaloosa No. H.—Archie M. Hannah. Great Bend No. 15.—Ellas J. Eveleigh; Paul J. Pascoe; Alfred H. Renard. Lafayette No. 16.—William H. Davis: Harold M. Jones; Harry P. Wareham; Edward A. Wharton. Topeka No. 17.—Alexander Batz; Freeman J. Bell; George L. Bradshaw: Earl L. Carson; William H. Chitwood: Charles A. Compton; Frederic L. Evarts; John H. Foucht; Walter C. Gilchrist; Hiram A. Kingsley; George I. Kirby; Charles R. Lyon: Ralph D. Montgomery; Leonard B. Myers: Richard S. Paxton. Ottawa No. 18.—Moses T. Abernathy: Walter S. Clark; John W. Farmer: Arthur N. Gutridge; Fred Hess; William L. Kerr: Elmer D. Manley; Ralph W. Pope; John H. Suttle; Harold S. Terrill. Olathe No. 19.—King D. Bookout; William H. Hyer: Maynard E. Mathers: Herbert H. Rogers; Merion H. Wood.
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DEATHS—Continued. Valley Falls No. 21.—George Harman; Frederick P. Mann; George W. Marks. Palmyra No. 23.—Ross R. Blaine; Joseph J. Bleakley; Henry Chapman; Maurice C. Price. Osage Valley No. 2Ji.—Henry O. Bundy; William E. Craig; George W. Ferrel; Benjamin F. Galbraith; LeRoy W. Grant; Daniel King; William P. McCune; August Schlansky; Charles W. Whitney. Longton No. 26.—Fred K. Day; Frank D. Greene; William E. Jones. Neosho No. 27.—George W. Ringle; Frank W. Schmitt. Eldora No. 28.—Nuten G. Myrick. Pacific No. 29.—Charles W. Hall; Frank D. Mathias; Charles A. Stewart. Towanda No. SO.—Frank J. Butler; Fred Higgins; James D. Simmons. Arcana No. SI.—Perrin K. Symns. Havensville No. S^.—Ole C. Olson. Hiawatha No. SS.—Ebberley Leigh; Charles A. Patrick; John D. Weltmer. Council Grove No. SS.—Leo H. Craig; John A. Gordon; John J. Rhodes. Paola No. 37.—Henry A. Floyd; Howard W. Hightower; Rezan O. Nicholson; Frank Rand; R. Richie Robertson; John T. Stewart. lola No. S8.—Leander F. Anderson; James O. Major; Arthur A. Mosher; Solomon Winetraub. Seneca No. 39.—Richard D. McCliman. De Soto No. .JO.^Henry C. Musser. McKinley No. il.—J. Ralph Hudelson. Holton No. 42.—Charles H. Abel; A, Marion Bisiminger; Louis F. Higinbotham; John P. Martin; Carl O. Randel. Nickerson No. J/S.—Charles Kattenhorn. Delphian No. 4Ji.—Jacob W. Bamdt; Ottman D. Juchems: Roscoe A. King. Easton No. 45.—Wilbur J. Hamber. Nine Mile No. 49.—Joel H. Butler. Lake No. 50.—^William A. Owen. Orient No. Si.^Pope W. Allen; Leslie W. Brooks; John G. Cole; Alfred R. Enfield; Stephen W. Everett; John W. Feldner; Benton H. Graham; Ernest H. Hogueland; Dean H. Ingram; Dudley B. Johnson; James A. Lemons; Peter D. Losh; James C. McConahey; Rupert O. Miner; George G. Moore; Horace M. Philips; Charles T. Pyle; Arthur L. Rodgers; John Ruppel; Harry C. Simpson; James C. Stilwell; William A. Turner; Chester H. Watts; Matthew Weightman, Jr.; Charlie E. White; Floyd L. White: William J. Whitson; George W. Wildin; Arthur S. Wolverton. Pottawatomie No. 52.—Louis F. Dougan; Hans C. Hansen; Stephen V. Lane.
DEATHS—Continued. Wetmore No. 5S.—Thomas Lafayette. Mission Hills No. 5li.—John M. Campbell. Troy No. 55.—William A. Gar\'in; John L. Hagan. McCracken No. 58.—Clarence A. Smith; Scott S. Yawger. Salina No. 60.—Daniel L. Batchelor; Butler R. Brassfield: Leonard L. Caple; James H. Fletcher; William P. Gottschick; Charles Heyward; George Kastner; Frank A. Lepper; Eugene B. Lewis; Joseph B. Lockard; James C. McGlashan; Miles L. Mitchell; Charles A. Morrison; Wallace A. Pike; Oramel S.mith; Henry H. F. Sudendorf; James C. Thomas; Peter C. Thomsen. La Cygne No. 61.—William W. Calvin; Henry G. Classen. Ridgeway No. 62.—John A Cordts. Adams No. 6S.—J. Carroll Carpenter; Richard Titsworth. Wathena No. 61/.—John L. Gunselman; Floyd G. Ratcliffe; Henry J. Wagenknecht. Gardner No. 65.—Charles A. Meng; Lincoln J. Rhoades. Burlington No. 66.—Aaron L. Kitchens. Frankfort No. 67.—William C. Brown; Thomas C. Horr. Hiram No. 68.—Jacob Engel; Walter J. Samisch; Charles D. Townsend. Carbondale No. 70.—Alexander Durow. Baxter No. 71.—Delbert L. Pool; John W. Royse; Edward P. Wedell. Chetopa No. 7S.—William H. Columbia; Van Reed. Mystic Tie No. 74.—Nacy J. Brewer; John R. Crawley; Mark A. Hannah; Oscar N. Lightner; Emery C. Marshall; Edwin C. McCray; Francis H. Penley. Wamego No. 75.—Charles L. Blanchard; Loran M. Huey. Erie No. 76.—James T. Coles; John O. Foust; Ernest Hoefle; Arthur T. Jones. Delta No. 77.—Leatord S. Cavin; Luther W. Fullerton; Joseph E. Morris. White Cloud No. 78.—Joseph H. McQauhey. Corinthian No. 79.—Andrew J. Deshazer. Zeredatha No. 80.—Robert Grisham; John Miller; Wesley K. Myers; Carl O. Palmer; George Robertson; William T. Rockwood; Walter G. Thompson. Tuscan No. 82.—Andrew J. Lieurance. Jefferson No. 8i.—Fred L. Davis. Sunflower No. 86.—^Wallace Abbott; Gay D. Bertram; Glenn R. Barker; Clyde E. Knight; Benjamin F. Martin; Glenn W. Rose; Alfred T. Sayers; Meyer Sherr. Mankato No. 87.—John A. Cole; John J. Metz. Eureka No. 88.—Eleazer W. Beeson, Oct. 25. 1935; Clinton E. Craig.
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DEATHS—Continued. Golden Rule No. 90.—Henry G. Buechner; O. Portis Davis; Charles E. Godlove; Wayne L. Homing; William E. Hubbard; Robert E.. Kenney; George W. Knauer; George Knoll; Charles J. Stewart; Guy O. Taylor. Marysville No. 91.—Lyman H. Hammett; Charles A. McMahon; William O Connell. Devon No. 92.—Leopold D. Farmer; T. Melvin Gardner; G. Wesley Smith. Girard No. 93.—Albert G. Burns; Frederick Geier; Benjamin J. Gunn; Charles A. Marmont; Harvey A. Roselle; Nathan A. Smart; Virgil F. Strickland; James C. Vowel. Harmony No. 91/.—William W. Basore; William H. Cramer; John L. Edwards; William E. Fellows; Joseph F. Kimball; Charles E. Kirwin; Elmo Vickers. Constellation No. 95.—Ray W. Paulen; William H. Timmons. Delaware No. 96.—Jacob A. Frisch; Henry C. Kirby. Patmos No. 97.—Wendell F. Boxwell; Guy C. Dunn; William M. Farwell; Frank D. Holzemer; Sam B. Leben; William H. Sandifer; Guy I. Watt. Benevolent No. 98.—Fred Coulson; Bernard H. DeHuy; Alexander T. Hagans; D. Milton Jones; Robert J. Long; Elijah B. Taylor. Wichita No. 99.—Grover C. Alvey; Fred S. Brown; James D. Capron, Jr.; Dave Griffith; Homer T. Harden; Charles Harrison; Samuel J. Houston; Melville O. Jones; Merritt D. Kirkpatrick; Noel T. Lawson; Harold J. Mattingly; Victor H. McDonald; Edward A. Mitchell; Charles J. Moore; Roscoe R. Moore; Walter J. Perkins; Frank S. Reed; William G. Schaberg; Homer Smith; Marvin E. Smith; Harry E. Turner; Walter L. Wade; Glen B. Walker; RoUin D. Wilber. Prudence No. 100.—Louis J. Griswold; James I. Sanders; Fred Stauffacher. Euclid No. 101.—George K. Hays; John W. Mavity; Richard N. Morris. Keystone No. 102.—Lewis A. David; Lorenzo D. Dougherty; Doyle V. Flynn; Horace B. Setzler. Cedar No. lOS.—Henry Brinkmeyer; Floyd M. Surge; Cleo V. Dalton; Edward G. Dravis; Ernest L. Emery; James W. Finley; John J. Jones; Lincoln H. Klein: Floyd E. Knapp; George Koepping; Herschel V. Meeker; Gilpin W. Montgomery; Frank O. Myers; John W. Pratt; Lloyd R. Stanley: James A. Stewart; John L. Terril; Charles A. Waldrip; Joseph M. Walker. Frontier No. lOIt.—James B. Lower. Fidelity No. 106.—James F. Hoffman; Artibanis V. Wilson. Fortitude No. 107.—Ben G. Barfield; William E. Cunningham: Harry P. Decker: Raymond W. James; LeoooM L. Loeser; W. Charles Schafer; William L. Shadley: Edwin R. Tucker. Memphis No. 108.—George W. Million. Winfield No. 110.—Walter H. Famsworth; C. Howard McLain: George C. Mitchell: Asher E. Morris; Joseph J. Schubert; George H. VanDeWater.
DEATHS—Continued. Hesperian No. 111.—^William H. Hudson. St. Johns No. lis.—A. Markle French; George W. Snider; Edward B. Whlpp. Advance No. IIU.—Ira W. Barker; Arthur L. Shute. Muscotah No. 116.—Thomas P. Wason. Parsons No. 117.—^Walter G. Cadmus; Melvin E. Chaffee Lee E. Cox; Ulysses M. Gatewood; Harry E. Gregory Charles B. Kirk; Fritz J. Kleiser; Guy R. Massey William L. Perry; James A. Spires; Everett A. Thomas Lloyd T. White; William A. woodbum. Cherokee No. 119.—Edward A. Brundage. Halcyon No. ISO.—Thomas A. Anderson; John B. Baker; Samuel S. Baker; Edger F. Davison; Charles W. Gray. Woodson No. 121.—G. Ray McMahon. Clifton No. 122.—Leonard Pfister. Meridian No. 126.—William M. Williams. Palestine No. 127.—^William M. Stutzman. Belleville No. 129.—Edward A. Mowry; John L. Reed; John F. TumbuU. Polar Star No. ISO.—Charles D. Lueck, Jr. Carson No. 1S2.—Joe L. Kleckner; Caleb H. Porter. Crescent No. ISS.—Joseph W. Boyd; Clark J. Fulton; Forrest E. Kuhn; Robert M. Morris; William R. Nicholas; John W. Swan; Elmer Wilson. Clay Center No. ISli.—Pearly H. Chappelear; Frank L. Fletcher; James R. Ristine. Lenexa No. 1S5.—James P. Bridges; Walton W. Bryant. Cherryvale No. 1S7.—John Casey; Edgar Foster; Charles A. Fredley. Dover No. 1S8.—William A. Bowles. Reno No. HO.—Elmer E. Bloom; Felix Cohen; Edward Crocker; Omer O. Day; George W. Lee; Fred West. Signal No. Ul.—Robert J. Cahill; Daniel Frid; James P. Hampson; Allison B. White. Newton No. US.—Fred F. Benedict; Finley F. Booker; Andrew H. Dunlap; John C. Ely: Nathaniel W. Hutson; Walter Hutton; Joseph C. Kohr; Horace W. Reed; William F. Schroeder; Reuben M. Spivey. Minneapolis No. US.—Chester E. Dunmire; Hiram H. Jack; Holland H. Murdick. GileaA No. IH.—Willard L. Johnson; Wayne L. Scott. Mt. Vernon No. i^S.—Harry E. Cliff; Samuel H. Fullerton ; Clarence O. McCall; Harry Quackenbush. Ellsworth No. ue.—Frank S. Foster; Walter 'W. Maze; Louis J. Reynolds; Benjamin F. Weidman; Harry N. Williams. Centre No. U7.—Nickolas A. Jones; Grant Meyer; William Schoneman; Jeremiah F. Whaley.
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DEATHS—Continued. Wakeeney No. i^S.—Jess C. Cortright; Hugh E. Elliott; Harvey S. Givler; Harry Smith. Thayer No. 149.—Charles T. Culbertson. Wellington No. 150.—James F. Chaffee; Frank G. Emerson; Charles D. Matthews; William H. Rush; Edgar F. Staffelbach; Frank H. Turner; Henry T. Williams. Douglass No. 151.—Isaac Joslin; Will Warner; Ray C. Woodson. Leho No. 152.—Lloyd R. Calkins; John R. Haucke; John H. Parry. Luray No. 15S.—Horace Holcomb. Lincoln No. 15J).—James A. Allison; Wenslow Cipra. Hope No. 155.—Frank E. Boulton; George K. Reid; William B. Russell. Dexter No. 156.—Frank Branson; Elmer E. Daniel; James W. Radcliff. Haven No. 157.—Percy T. Wimer. Active No. 158.—Samuel H. Busby; Max M. Goslin; Frank J. Roth. Robinson No. 159.—Leroy W. Garner; John C. Johnson. Saqui No. 160.—William P. Gillett; John F. McFarland. Alma No. 161.—John Cromer; James F. Graham. Sabetha No. 162.—Judson Davis; Henry J: Deaver; Edwin S. Kennedy; Frank M. McMahan; Selden Miner. Atwood No. leif.—James H. Cloe. Oxford No. 165.—Lee Culver; Oak D. Nevitt. Lamed No. 167.—Eldorus F. Ammerman; Harry R. C. Bowman; Carl E. Burgess; Charles H. Ewing: Charlie F. Kline; Willie D. Means; Albert E. Reed; George I. Rhea; Raymond R. Row; George E. Wynkoop. Blue Rapids No. 169.—George Dean; Ira H. Dean; Edward A. Holbrook. Sterling No. 171.—Hugh Adams; Robert AUington; Samuel Hasten. McPherson No. 172.—Valentine M. Emmert; Jacob D. McKinzie; George R. Strouse. Belle Plaine No. 173.—Milum H. Davis. Kirwin No. 175.—Fred Greub; Charles F. Waters. Prairie Queen No. 176.—Otto Neuvians. Burr Oak No. 178.—Charles C. White. Mt. Moriah No. 179.—Alvin B. Lee; James H. McCarty. Bennington No. 180.—Alex D. Darg, July 7, 1938. Burrton No. 182.—F. William Gillespie; Dewey A. Hill; Robert J. Jones. PhilUpsburg No. I8I1.—William F. Parker. Hamlin No. 185.—Fred R. Dorei.
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DEATHS—Continued. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Henry A. Griffith; Jerry Votapka. Pittsburg No. 187.—John B. Anderson; Albert C. Barr; Leonard Boyd; Edwin E. Coulter; Eugene Craig; Joseph F. Davies; Henry H. Doss; Frederick W. Gates; Edwin V. Lanyon; A. Julian Liepman; David M. Magner; Clyde Montgomery; David H. Morgan; Charles J. Smith; William H. Yarcho. Onaga No. 188.—Glenn Kolterman. Newahcuba No. 189.—George M. Unger. Henri No. 190.—Byron S. Clark; Bert Har.man; Marcus Peterson; Conrad J. Schuler. Walnut Valley No. 191.—Kenneth K. Bondurant; Thomas M. Purcell. Royal No. 192.—Arthur I. Gilkison; Oren H. Six. Galena No. 19i.—Daniel D. Crowell; John S. McKinzie; William B. Moore: James C. Roberts. Hays No. 195.—John Q. Henderson; John M. Miller; Fred Sch waller. Madison No. 196.—^William O. Waymire. Canton No. 197.—John F. Crofoot; David W. Gibson. Blue Hill No. 198.—Joseph A. Brown; Thomas B. Dinsmoor. Norton No. 199.—Glenn E. Bower. Anthony No. 200.—William W. Bird; Walter L. Conver; George F. Guthrie; Benjamin F. Hawk; John A. Meyer; William A Mock; William M. Moore; John K. Wilson. Mulvane No. 201.—Jacob V. Coffin; Paul A. Diehl; Severen E. High; John H. Mills. Sumner No. 20S.—Jonas S. Brubaker; Walter S. Griswold; Clarence A. Hough; Harry H. Werneke. Downs No. 201f.—William J. Breakey. Eminence No. 205.—Pete Simmons. Harper No. 206.—Clarence W. Winbigler. Occidental No. 207.—Frank Bishop. Brookville No. 209.—Samuel W. Beckey; Edwin S. Root, Sr.; Emil J. Swenson. Fulton No. 210.—Elmer E. Thayer. oiive Branch No. 212.—John O. Cox. Twin Grove No. 213.—Alpha L. Fudge. Sincerity No. 21^.—Holla D. Prickett. Walnut City No. 215.—^William C. Holmes. Bllinwood No. 217.—Charles A. Sessler; Fred Wolf. Landmark No. 218.—Edgar B. McCoid; Amos E. Majors. Corner Stone No. 219.—Bert W. Davenport; William G. Greenbank.
DEATHS—Continued. St. Bernard No. 222.—Edward D. Donavan; Charles M. Van Brunt. Joppa No. 223.—John H. Morgan. Anchor No. 22+.—George K. Janes; David R. Price. Siloam No. 225.—Fred L. Baker; Andrew E. Benson; John C. Burnett; Alfred H. Childs; Edward L. Copeland; Perle G. DeVaughn; Carl H. Engdahl; Arthur W. Harper; William Hodson; Charles C. Kerns; Clarence E. Miller; George Mitchell; George Modell; Ivan V. Plants; Theodore E. Sabin; Merrill Stevens; Harold M. Swope. Jamestown No. 227.—William A. Ion; Ingebrit Vollan. Vulcan No. 229.—Wilbur O. Carr; Charles A. Clark; George W. Singleton. Ninnescah No. 230.—John M. Collingwood; Virgil E. Reed. Clinton No. 233.—^William A. Bowden; Ulyses S. Rash. Axtell No. 23li.—Robert L. Buckles; Henry F. Detweiler; Willoughby F. Doering; Walter S. McKnight. Meriden No. 236.—James H. Allen; Joseph F. Casebeer. Temple No. 2S7.—Cyril W. Hull; William J. Metcalf; Edward Munday. Mount Hope No. 238.—John H. Berger; James R. Ives. Soldier No. 240.—Raymond H. Fiske; Benson L. Mickel. Linwood No. 2^1.—Adam B. Leininger. Peace No. 243.—Oscar A. Gardner; Earnest R. Reed. Waverly No. 2U.—Charles E. Holmberg; John T. Russell. Marmaton No. 2+5.—John J. Boman; Chester A. Diickinson; Kenneth C. Kyger; RoUin R. Nevitt. Tyrian No. 246.—Ansel B. Crocker; Warren A. Gleason; Howard M. Knox; Alexander C. McKeever. Scottsville No. 249.—Milford F. Grinstaff; Lester L. Shamburg. Galva No. 25i.—William E. Ditch; Milton L. Scott. Stafford No. 252.—John S: Cook. Oakley No. 253.—John Robertshaw. Ionic No. 254.—Herbert J. Cornwell. Milan No. 255.—Grant Miller; Andrew Stehle. Lyra No. 256.—Christian W. Ehler; William R. Means. Westmoreland No. 257.—John L. Gordon. Morton No. 258.—Harve S. Mcintosh; Sam J. Ramsdale. Beattie No. 259.—Walter A. Wood. •Medicine Valley No. 260.—James E. C. Farmer; William C. Miller; Harry L. Spohr. Mulberry No. 261.—Edward Marquis. Logan No. 264.—Willis M. Dunning. Kilwinning No. 265.—Frank A. Erwin; Forrest Grossman; John K. Magruder; John W. Marshall; Alexander S. Roney; Alfred G. Rosser; Samuel H. Shrack; George W. Stewart; James A. Trotter.
DEATHS—Continued. Moline No. 267.—John Croft; Thomas Findley; George D. Mlchaelson. Bourbon No. 268.—William D. Freeman; William B. Stafford. Misteltoe No. 269.—John Geil; Milton F. Marshall; Fred McClain; Frank Rosebrough. Quenenio No. 270.—John R. Rankin. Arviourdale No. 271.—William H. Bliss; Carl M. Bone; Harry A. Bonner; Charles W. Johnson; Ira A. Johnson; Charles G. Lytle; James Madison; Harry W. McKean; Ingram J. Talbott. Kaio No. 272.—William M. Bunn; John E. Carlson: Virgil O. Davenport; Charles Hallquist; Oliver H. Horner; Forest B. Rabon; Emory E. Trowbridge. Unity No. 27S.-—Nehimiah W. Lucas; Claude C. Norton; Roy Stanley. Webb No. 275.—Arthur M. Horan. Ashland No. 277.—Richard C. Harvey; Thomas W. Moredock; Nis C. Petersen. Cosmos No. 278.—David Thomas. Barney No. 279.—John J. Hageman. Millbrook No. 281.—William W. Justus. Preston No. 283.—San Francisco; Harry A. Kikendall. Anthem No. 28i.—James B. Morris; Walter A. Steel. Argonia No. 285.—Henry Elder. Oak No. 2S7.—Walter Martin; Herold A. Vandervort. Cyrus No. 288.—Homer G. Beames. Emerald No. 289.—James M. Judd. Paradise No. 290.—Winfield S. Walter. Beulah No. 291.—Charles F. Best; Asa L. Kennicott. Glased No. 292.—William L. Powers. Kiowa No. 29S.—Henry M. Lyon; James I. Parcel. Comanche No. 295.—John W. Miller; Park H. Thornton; Thomas E. Williams. Apollo No. 297.—Joseph J. Berry. Samaria No. 298.—Henry Keller. Fargo No. SCO.—Henry Shumate; Frank A. Summers. Hamilton No. SOI.—Lloyd A Jones; Eugene Noble. Gove City No. S02.—James B. Chenoweth; John Hoeb; Fred S. Lawrence; Granville Rose. Albert Pike No. SOS.—Joseph E. Anderson; Henry A. Beck; John E. Boyce; John O. Burbank; William A Cooper; Bertie R. Copeland; Isaac A. Dunlap; William L. Evans; William G. Graham; George W. Greene; Von F. Holloway; Vercil R. H o m e ; Grover G. Hurst: Arthur B. Lyons; John F. McManaman; James S. Martin: Thomas W. Martin: Walter I. Miller; Ralph N. Mitchell: Guy
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DEATHS—Continued. W. Newcomb; Frank L. Nordstrom; John W. Porter; Dan Poulos; Aimer A. Reitf; John H. Reynolds; William S. Roberts; Henry Rosenthal; Henry Sauter; Albert E. Schumacher; (Joy A. Seward; Ralph L. Smith; Frederick A. Stebbins; Joseph P. Stettler; John D. Sturgeon; Seth G. Sutterlin; John H. Tucker; Albert J. Waddell; Herbert C. Wallace; Roy B. Waltermire; Herman S. Watson; Pat White; Fred S. Williams; Thomas P. Wilson; Leonidas J. Webb. Avon No. 505.—Albert W. Way; Harry F. Wyle. St. Thomas No. S06.—George Ramsey. Kansas No. 307.—Francis E. Clark; Frank H. Corlburg; Everett E. Ely; Riley E. Larkin; Harry H. Neilson; Francis M. Oliver; Fred W. Weaver; Glenn Young. Alden No. 308.—Jesse W. Davis; Harry L. Inscho. Syracuse No. 309.—Guss Ford. Hancock No. 311.—Robert C. Cohn; Edgar N. Fesler; Fred Moseley; Edwin L. Nicholas; George M. Peabody; Grady H. Pendergrast; Lorenzo D. Sanders; William R. Vail; William A. Weikamp; George Westphalinger. Santa Fe No. 312.—Orthy Connet. Virginia No. 315.—William O. Harper; Vawter B. Richardson. Coolidge No. 316.—Benjamin F. Allman; Henry L. Tiefel. Wallace No. 318.—Clarence H. Burdick; Leslie I. Burdlck; Arthur E. Ukele. Norwich No. 319.—John J. Atkins. Vermillion No. 320.—John Clifton. Goodland No. 321.—James P. CuUen; Camillo W. Jupe; Clarence G. Mercer; Charles L. Sherman; John S. Walsh. Ben Hur No. 322.—Lon C. Cook; Henry Decker; Louis F. DeSor; Willis W. Elliott; Jay B. Hamilton; Ray Laughlin; William E. Long; Frank S. McCoy; Franklin A. Maginnis; George F. Mather; Philip A. Millard; Thomas Nevin; William H. Paxton; Walter P. White; Alonzo F. Williams; Frank S. Wiscoskle; Homer Wise. Oneida No. 323.—Fred W. Korber; Ernest E, Moser. Caney No. S2lf.—Alfred Ward. LaHarpe No. 325.—Isaiah Helms. Horton No. 326.—Murray L. Logan; Thomas H. Smith. Hoyt No. S27.—James S. Holt; Richard T. Kirk. Gypsum City No. 328.—Fredrick Conron; Francis A. King; Mortie E. Whitmore. Arcadia No. 329.—Edwin D. Dunton; Micheal Gutman; Henry M. Peters. La Crosse No. 330.—James E. Andrews; John W. Quade. Hoisington No. 331.—Samuel Marks; Bruce Tyler. Rob Morris No. 332.—Edward E. Ford. Rosedale No. 333.—Edgar W. Myers; Albert Rexroth; John E. Smith; William S. Smith; Opie A. Spencer.
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DEATHS—Continued. Allen No. SS5.—Harlan S. Best; Albert Venning; George W. Wingfield. Kincaid No. SS8.—Zumri B. Brmey. Lane No. 3S9.—Thomas J. Brown; Thomas S. Lathen; John LI. Rowland. Parker No. SJfl.—Clayton C. Brooks; Reuben M. Rankin; Charles E. Vail. Ashlar No. 344-—Charles D. Sargent; William C. Walter; Donald M. Wickstrura. Edna No. SkS.—^William H. Drewer; Harvey A. Keller; Claude T. Wingfield. Hoxie No. 5^8.—Orval E. Clark; Hugh L. Long; Ira L. Vinson. Olive No. 550.—Archie V. Strong. Scammon No. S51.—Frank W. Boss; Marvin M. Davis; Charles Foster; William H. Graham. Horace No. 352.—James A. Noel. Marquette No. 353.—Eben C. Flohr. Chautauqua No. 355.—Newton A. Barger; Walter B. Monroe. Wellsville No. 356.—Charles S. Werntz. Alta Vista No. 357.—Franklin A. Dean. Turon No. 358.—Clarence W. Foulk; William E. Gragg; George D. Todd. Sylvan Grove No. 359.—James E. Blundon; Jacob S. Miller. Jennings No. 360.—Edward D. Heatherington. Powhattan No. 363.—Quillian I. Lewis; Charles P. Slate. Valley Center No. S6i.—Haynes W. Brownfield; Hallie C. Carnahan. Bonner Springs No. 366.—Fred Candler; James B. Stotts. Plains No. 367.—Robert A. McPhee. Stohrville No. 368.—Frank P. Pryor. Roger E. Sherman No. 369.—Ira E. Baucher; Joseph A. Bowlin; Homer Cain; John E. Farmer; Walter F. Mathis; Van S. Potter. Maple Hill No. 370.—James Fyfe; John N. Gooden. Macksville No. 371.—Clement O. Gradall; John F. Ingles. Denison No. 572.—Alonza B. Cline. Morrill No. 375.—Ray E. Flickinger. Dwight No. S7li.—Wallace H. Laquee; August Larson. Grand View No. 576.-Alfred B. King; Charles H. Redfield. Zenda No. 378.—Charles E. Phillips. Buffalo No. 379.—Thomas L. Roberts. Wilsey No. 382.—John A. B a m s ; Claude J. Brown; Mark I. Coffin; Julius H. Teupker. McDonald No. 383.—Jesse A. Wilson.
DEATHS—Concluded. Protection No. SSi.—Howard F. Craig; Leroy M. Leiter; John F. Teague. Freeport No. S89.—Homer E. Black. Sylvia No. ,S91.—Rollen A. Rodell. Coats No. 39i.—Silas Brubaker; Ambrose M. Lee. Saffordville No. S95.—Lee R. Obley; Seward A. Yenzer. Lindsborg No. 397.—Quintus Bloamgren. Mullinville No. 399.—Rufus A. King. Wakarusa No. ^02.—Clifford H. Beach; Frank H. Foster. Benedict No..403.—Frank H.,Burnett; Frank Prunty. Saint Francis No. 404.—Farmer L. Shields. Kensington No. iOS.—John F. Hoppe. Hugoton No. i06.—James D. Barmore; Curtis H. Rickart. Scranton No. i07.—Enos M. Gardner. Arma No. UOS.—Joseph Cinotto; Clarence J. Pickering. Quinter No. 410.—Joseph H. Flora. Climax No. ill.—John W. Lunsford. Ensign No. il3.—Roscoe C. Parks. Perry No. ilS.—George W. Plummer; Frederick H. Worswick. Lecompton No. 420.—Milton R. Winter. Harveyville No. J/Bl.—William H. Lane. Claflin No. .JS*.—Oscar T. Herthel. Pretty Prairie No. 428.—Herbert S. Mooney. Goff No. 1,30.—George W. Sourk. Minneola No. 431.—Joe M. Daugherty; Fredonia M. Williams. Bestor G. Brown No. 433.—Guy R. Campbell; Lloyd O. Castleberry; Jacob M. Cory; William P. Deupree; Arthur F. Secrest. Overland Park No. 436.—George E. Hisey. West Gate No. 438.—George B. Anderton; Charles R. Doolittle; Harry M. Giles; Wendell F. Heard; Floyd H. Mulford; John W. Steinmetz. Bendena No. W-—^Walter Zimmerman. Rexford No. 442.—Dean W. Osborne. Stanley Wo. ^M.—Harry G. Sims. Hutchinson No. W5.—Chalmers B. Fair; Merle M. Guinn; Wiley W. Kitzmiller. Satanta No. 446.—James S. Patrick; Charles E. Smith. Grinnell No. W8.—Dell A. Borah. Denton No. 449.—Elmer Wetz.
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A l a b a m a — S A M U E L B . A D A M S , P.G.M., D e c . 14, 1938. Arizona—MORRIS COLDWATER, P.G.M., A p r i l 11, 1939. Colorado—CHARLES 1938.
H . DUDLEY, P.G.M.,
Sept.
6,
Connecticut—ARTHUR N . NASH, P.G.M., O c t . 8, 1939. Florida—ALBERT E . CALKINS, G. C h a p l a i n , F e b . 7, 1939. I l l i n o i s — D A V I D D . K I N G , P.G.M., J u n e 17, 1939. Kentucky—ROBERT F . PEAK, P.G.M., A u g . 15, 1939. Louisiana—EMERSON H . ADDINGTON, P.G.M., A u g . 2 1 , 1939. Maine—iRViNG W . CASE, P.S.G.W., M a r c h 22, 1939. M i c h i g a n — W I R T I. S A V E R Y , G.M.,
Jan.
24,
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M o n t a n a — J O H N L. CARROLL, P.G.M., F e b . 16, 1939." Nebraska—LUTHER M. KUHNS, P . G . C h a p l a i n , M a r c h 18, 1939. Nevada—BENJAMIN W . COLEMAN, P.G.M., F e b . 25, 1939; FRANK E . M U R P H Y , D e p . G.M., A p r i l 2 1 , 1939. New Y o r k — S A M U E L N . S A W Y E R , P.G.M., M a y 1, 1939. N o r t h Dakota—WALTER M a r c h 3, 1939.
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V . AYRES,
P.G.M., M a y
29,
1939. Tennessee—CHARLES W . POLK, P.G.M., J u l y 5, 1939. Wisconsin—RALPH G. FLANDERS, P . D e p . G.M., F e b . 2, 1939; G E O R G E H . K E E N A N , G . L e c t u r e r , S e p t . 7, 1939; W I L L I A M H . W E B B , P . D e p . G.M., F e b .
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CORRESPONDENCE REVIEW. M. •. W. •. OTTO R . SOUDERS.
ALABAMA—1938. SAMUEL B . ADAMS, as Grand Master, opened the 118th An-
nual Communication. The Representative for Kansas, Deputy Grand Master, ENCY F . YE'ILDING, w^as present. The Grand Master reported twelve lodges consolidated into six and that he removed one Master for cause. The Supreme Court decided the Masonic Lodges of Alabama were charitable organizations and not subject to tax. The colored employees of the Grand Master's mill made a gift of $27.70 for the poor Masons of Alabama. Seven days after his reelection as Grand Master, SAMUEL B . ADAMS died and ENCY F . YEILDING, as Deputy Grand Master, took
charge of the Grand Lodge and its work. There is no review of Proceedings. GUY
T . SMITH, Grand Secretary.
ALBERTA—1939. The Grand Master, ARCHIBALD W E S T , opened the Thirty-fourth Annual Communication. He quotes from THEODORE ROOSEVELT as
follows: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Recognition w a s extended to Venezuela. The Grand Lodge participated in a reception for the delegates of England, Ireland and Scotland and reports g:reat good accomplished by the visit of the King and Queen of Great Britain. M.'. W.'. SAM J. BLAIR was present as the Grand Representative of Kansas and there is a very nice review of our Proceedings. GEORGE MOORE, Grand Master. J. H. W. S. KEMMIS, Grand Secretary.
ARIZONA—1939. The Fifty-seventh Annual Communication was opened by QuiNTUS J. ANDERSON, Grand Master, who, in response to a n address of welcome b y the Mayor of Douglas, said: Masonry demands a profound and unswerving respect for ISLMT and order. I t insists that its members support law enforcement and submis-
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sion to constituted authority. It teaches Patriotism and seeks to develop the highest type of citizenship. I n s p e a k i n g a b o u t relief t o m e m b e r s h e s t a t e s : Masonry is neither an insurance organization, a pension bureau, nor wholly a relief agency. If the local lodge is obliged to carry its share of any relief granted to its own members, it is a certainty that the members of such lodge are going to exercise proper care and caution in admitting new members. GORDON M . BUTLER, G r a n d Master. HARRY A. D R A C H M A N , G r a n d Secretary.
ARKANSAS—1938. The Ninety-seventh Annual Communication met a t Little Rock with t h e Grand Master, F R E D STUCKEY, presiding. This w a s t h e O n e H u n d r e d t h A n n i v e r s a r y of t h e i r G r a n d L o d g e a n d w a s k n o w n a s t h e C e n t e n n i a l Session. D u r i n g t h e y e a r A r k a n s a s a d o p t e d a p l a n of g i v i n g fifty y e a r b u t t o n s a n d also a B e a u t i f i c a tion P r o g r a m a t their Masonic Home. The Grand Master refused t o l a y a c o m e r - s t o n e of a P o s t Office, a s n o m e n t i o n w a s t o b e m a d e of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of M a s o n s . T w o G r a n d M a s t e r s d i e d : THOMAS C. HUMPHREY, 1885, a n d ANDREW J . RUSSELL, 1930. T h e Grand Master refused to g r a n t a n y Dispensations to shorten t h e tirne b e t w e e n d e g r e e s , s u s p e n d e d t w e n t y - f o u r lodges f o r f a i l u r e t o p a y t h e G r a n d L o d g e d u e s a n d s t a r t e d one n e w lodge. H e r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t of A r k a n s a s decided it w a s c o n t r a r y t o public policy f o r t h e p r o p e r t y of a d i s b a n d e d lodge t o v e s t I n t h e G r a n d Lodge. A n e w d i g e s t of l a w s a n d decisions w a s a d o p t e d a n d p r o c e e d i n g s w e r e s t a r t e d f o r t h e p u r c h a s e of t h e c o p y r i g h t of t h e M o n i t o r i n u s e in A r k a n s a s . H A R V E Y G . L O W R A N C E , of K a n s a s , t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of A r k a n s a s n e a r t h e G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s , w a s p r e s e n t f o r a visit. S. A L B E R T K E M P , G r a n d M a s t e r . WOODLIEF A . THOMAS, Grand Secretary.
CALIFORNIA—1938. T h e E i g h t y - n i n t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y t h e Grand Master, J A M E S T . FRASER. The Grand Master reports a g o o d deal of t r o u b l e c a u s e d b y m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s b y s o m e of t h e M a s o n i c P r e s s a n d c o n s i d e r a b l e u n f a v o r a b l e political a c t i v i t y b y one b a r n a c l e on M a s o n r y a n d t h a t a l o t t e r y h a d been c o n d u c t e d by another. The Masons conducted their Nineteenth Annual Public Schools W e e k a n d r e p o r t t h e u s u a l i n t e r e s t a n d g o o d accomplished. T h e C o m m i t t e e on H i s t o r y r e p o r t e d p r o g r e s s a n d m a d e s o m e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g c o m m e n t s on e a r l y d a y California h i s t o r y a n d
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early customs on t h e Pacific Coast, including the reason why California has no lodge No. 606. One ninety-four year old member was in attendance. The Committee on Masonic Education report the printing and distribution of 4,000 manuals containing instruction for candidates, one of which is given each brother when he takes his Third Degree. There is also an interesting report on negro and Philippine lodges. The reviewer quotes from North Dakota commenting on the Kansas Committee reports for 1937. LEON O . WHITSELL, Grand Master.
JOHN WHICHER, Grand Secretary.
CALIFORNIA—1939. The Ninetieth Annual Communication was opened by LEON O. WHITSELL, Grand Master. Like many Grand Masters, he regarded his address a s a report and had no particular inspirational feature. He recommends t h a t lodges of research be formed, permitting dual membership for that purpose. Eight fifty year buttons and one seventy-five year button were presented, three halls were dedicated, one lodge instituted, and four comer-stones laid. In speaking of Masonic Homes he states: Masonry as far back as history records, has been distinguished for its thoughtful care of distressed worthy brother Master Masons, their widows and orphans. This fraternal function has endeared our Institution to the membership and to the profane alike. It has clothed the unfortunate with the mantle of security and has given to our Masonic youth the chance to develop mentally and physically. This is good work—square work— Masonic work. The report on Clandestine Masonry is included in an interesting statement. There is an extensive review^ by JESSE M. WHITED, but it is limited in subjects covered on account of its topical nature. WILLIAM B . OGDEN, Grand Master. JOHN WHICHER, Grand Secretary.
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COLORADO—1938. The Grand Lodge of Colorado held its Seventy-eighth Annual Communication with Grand Master HARRY L . BAUM presiding. The Representative for Kansas w a s absent. STANLEY C . WARNER presented his twenty-first report as Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence. Visitors were present from Nebraska, W^yoming and New Mexico. The Grand Master laid four comer-stones and among worth while suggestions put forth the idea that t h e older members of the lodge should act as Masonic Preceptors. WILLIAM H . NELSON, Grand Master. CHARLES A. PATTON, Grand Secretary.
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CONNECTICUT—1939. MORRIS P. PAYNE, Grand Master, opened the 151st Annual Communication with a quotation from the Preamble to the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut adopted January 14, 1638. He conferred the Third Degree on his own son, the obligation being given by the same man who had obligated the Grand Master. We quote from a splendid address: We must not lower our standards at this time or at any future period. It by chance the laws of Connecticut are so changed that games of chance are legalized, there should be no question, regarding our position as Masons in the matter. Gambling will continue to be unmasonic and the entire structure of our Fraternity will become immediately endangered when we attempt to consider it otherwise. Connecticut has a fee of $20.00 for affiliating members. A brother ninety-eight years of age, who has been a Mason since 1861, was present. The Kansas Representative was absent, but the Reviewer, P.'. G.'. M.'. WINTHROP BUCK, gave Kansas a very nice review. THOMAS H . DESMOND, Grand Master. WINTHROP BUCK, Grand Secretary.
DELAWARE—1938. The 133rd Annual Communication was opened by GEORGE T. MACKLIN, Grand Master. The Representative for Kansas was absent. Kansas was given a nice review by THOMAS J. DAY, Reviewer. Grand Lodge made an appropriation for the relief of Masons in Austria, and the Grand Master made a strong plea for fraternal relations with Norway, Sweden and Denmark. GEORGE E . VANDEGRIFT, Grand Master. JOHN F . ROBINSON, Grand Secretary.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—1938. The 128th Communication of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia was opened by LEONARD P. STEUART, Grand Master. WILLIAM H . ROHRMAN, Representative of Kansas, was present. The Grand Master reported laying the comer-stone of the college building at George Washington University and the raising of a fund for the relief of Masons expelled from Austria. JAMES A . WEST, the Committee on Correspondence, died January 14, 1939, but had made his report, including these r e m a r k s : A man is either a Mason or he is not. There are no qualifications, such as a good Mason or a bad Mason. We are beginning to realize that merely belonging to a lodge does not constitute being a Mason. We are entering an era comparable to that preceding the last twenty years when
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Masonry was "being itself." avoiding undue publicity eschewing undesirable public display, pursuing its own well-defined course in its own modest and self-effacing way. EUGENE E . THOMPSON, Grand Master. J. CLAUDE KEIPER, Grand Secretary.
ENGLAND—1939. After thirty-eight years of service as Grand Master the DUKE of CONNAUGHT retired by resignation. The Grand Lodge proceeded to elect the DUKE of KENT, as Grand Master, and we note the regnlation that by such election he automatically becomes the First Grand Principal in the Supreme Grand Chapter R. A. M. Time w a s devoted t o explaining the toast to be drunk to the retiring Grand Master and the place it should occupy in the list of toasts a t any Masonic functions. The EARL of HAREWOOD was
reappointed as Pro Grand Master.
FLORIDA—1939. The Grand Lodge m e t in its 110th Annual Communication with Grand Master GEORGE F I S H presiding. He suggested that the Grand Master always be notified when new members are admitted to the Home. In Kansas, the Grand Master and the Deputy Grand Master are always members of the Committee on Admission and Discharge. A booklet about the Masonic Home was printed and sent to every Master Mason in Florida calling attention to the work done and the things that were needed. This booklet is set out in full in the Proceedings and is very interesting. The Grand Master had a great deal of trouble with clubs using the Masonic name and issued an edict and also recommended a regulation forbidding and prohibiting such clubs. He arrested one charter because the lodge built a temple after he had refused to approve their plans. Twelve fifty year buttons were presented. Among other deaths of prominent Masons is mentioned the name of Rev. ALBERT E . CALKINS, for nineteen years their Grand Chaplain, and who was b o m a t Beloit, Kansas. RALPH KISHPAUGH, Grand Master.
GEORGE W. HUFF, Grand Secretary.
GEORGIA—1938. The Grand Master, JOHN L . TRAVIS, opened the 152nd Annual Communication at Macon, October 25th, with 1,200 in attendance, by the singing of the Grand Lodge hymn "How Firm a Foundation." The Representative for Kansas, P . T. MCCUTCHEN, was present.
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The Grand Master thinks it is hard to secure convictions in Masonic trials because too many brothers are close personal friends. We suggest that he try the trial commission system. He states there are 250 organizations, by actual count, whose membership is predicated on Masonic membership and suggests legislation to permit membership of Masons in only York or Scottish Rite and the Shrine. He reports the securing of Shellman Bluff for children of the Masonic Home. He laid four comer-stones for public school buildings. Fraternal recognition was extended Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The Grand Master states there are three great dangers for Masonry: Ignorance, Indifference and Selfishness, and further suggests that "Words, signs, tokens, symbols and points do not make a Mason. Nor does possessing all of them make a man any wiser or better—it takes something more —it takes a life lived in conformity to Masonic teachings." Kansas received a splendid review. WILLIAM M. SAPP, Grand Master. FRANK F . BAKER, Grand Secretary.
IDAHO—1938. The Seventy-second Annual Communication, Boise, September 13th. The Grand Master, EVERETT W . RISING, presiding. JOHN W .
UPDEGRAFF, Grand Representative for Kansas, was present. The Grand Master ruled that gambling, lotteries and the serving of beer at any Masonic meeting, dance, picnic or social gathering are all prohibited. He directed that each lodge should hold a reconsecration meeting and stated, Masonic lodges are not engaged in any form of political activity, yet they can and are providing the network where men who believe in personal and religious liberty may meet, study and contemplate the teachings of Masonry as related to these subjects. The code was revised and Idaho made a gain of membership. CARL H . CLAUDY of the District of Columbia, was present and made an address entitled "Romance in Freemasonry." CLYDE I. RUSH, Grand Master. CURTIS F . PIKE, Grand Secretary.
IDAHO—1939. Grand Master CLYDE I. RUSH opened the Seventy-third Annual Communication. The Kansas Representative, GEORGE R. SCHWANER, was present. The Grand Master heads his address, "Grand Master's address," and then states: "I realize that this must be a report, rather than an address." Why do Grand Masters take this attitude? In our opinion they
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should be both. Fraternal rules were established with Norway and Denmark and steps taken to exchange representatives with Sweden. Idaho conferred three degrees through Keystone Lodge No. 81, of Pocatello, upon a candidate for Rosedale Lodge No. 333, Kansas City, Kansas, and Caribou Lodge No. 84 buried a brother for Patmos Lodge, of El Dorado, and shares in the expenses. Among the visitors were the Grand Masters of Montana, Colorado, Utah and Oregon. There is a review of Kansas by PERCY JONES in his Thirteenth Annual Report. W. W A D E WILSON, Grand Master. CURTIS F . P I K E , Grand Secretary.
ILLINOIS—1938. The Ninety-ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Illinois was opened by EVERETT L . LAWRENCE, Grand Master. Brother GEORGE E . ANDERSON, Grand Representative for Kansas, was present. The Grand Masters of Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri were visitors. Preparations are under way for the 100th Anniversary in 1940. Greece and Denmark and Czechoslovakia were recognized and arrangements made for exchange of representatives. Four lodges were consolidated into two. The Grand Lodge refused to adopt an amendment which would eliminate specific mention of liquor dealers or handlers as undesirable men for members. The Grand Master quotes a decision of the Illinois Supreme Court that Old Age Assistance can not be denied by the State to a citizen simply because he is a member of the Odd Fellows or Pythian Home. An appropriation of $200,000.00 for the expense of the Masonic Homes for aged members and orphans was made. The Grand Lodge refused to permit the restoration of a member of an Illinois lodge who had been expelled by Wellsville Lodge No. 356, of Kansas, while a resident of Wellsville, because of Unmasonic conduct. A splendid review was given of Kansas. EVERETT L . LAWRENCE, Grand Master. RICHARD C . DAVENPORT, Grand Secretary.
ILLINOIS—1939. The 100th Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge of Illinois was opened by EVERETTT L . LAWRENCE, Grand Master. GEORGE E .
ANDERSON, as Grand Representative of Kansas, was present. The Grand Master's report covers his activities, but does not have a great deal of encouragement in it. ELMER E . BEACH, as Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, in his foreword, comments on the causes of t h e loss of membership, but admonishes Masons to live in such a manner that every Mason can say he was prompted to solicit the privileges of Masonry because of a favorable opinion conceived of the Institution. There is a fine report of the Kansas Proceedings. D A N DEBAUGH, Grand Master. RICHARD C . DAVENPORT, Grand Secretary.
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INDIANA—1939. The 122nd Annual Communication was opened by WILLIAM H . MORRISON, Grand Master. In speaking to new members of the Grand Lodge, he states: Each of you should feel free to take the floor to seek information on any subject riot fully understood. Those of you who have real contributions to make to any discussions should feel it your duty as well as privilege to enter freely into debate and to appear before any committee. He refused to let the Young Communists League meet in a Masonic Auditorium; required a lodge conducting a lottery to return the money received from chances sold; refused to let the Job's Daughters meet in a lodge room; refused a dispensation to give Masonic burial to a suspended brother; ordered doors from the lodge room to the banquet hall permanently closed; laid four comer-stones; dedicated three temples; placed sixteen weak lodges on probation and appointed qualified brothers to assist them; recommended the adoption of fifty year buttons. Masonry seems to be very sound in Indiana. There is a splendid treatise about the Constitution by the Committee on Masonic Libraries, Education and Research which I would like to quote in full, but, of course, can not. RUDOLPH H . HORST, Grand Representative for Kansas, w a s present.
KENTUCKY—1938. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky met in its 138th Annual Communication a t Louisville with Dr. T. W. PENNINGTON, as Grand Master. J. D. WHITEAKER, the Grand Representative for Kansas, w^as present. I t took five pages to list the visitations of the Grand Master. He laid two comer-stones and held reobligation meetings for each lodge. He held that the rule providing that a seller of whisky can not petition a lodge applies also to beer; that a lodge could sponsor a Boy Scout troop and that a new^ installation of officers must be held where they had been installed by an old member who was not a Past Master. He consolidated twelve lodges into six; established one new lodge and received the surrendered charter of one lodge. He made fifty requests to other jurisdictions to confer degrees for Kentucky lodges and presented forty-tw^o fifty year buttons. Kansas received a good review. C. P. DULEY, Grand Master. ALPHEUS E . ORTON, Grand Secretary.
LOUISIANA—1939. CHARLES E . RATCLIFF; Grand Master, opened the 128th Annual Communication. The Representative for Kansas, RUDOLPH KRAUSE, was present. The Grand Master laid the comer-stone of a Presbyterian Church and dedicated several Masonic halls. From
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his report Masonry in Louisiana is in good condition. There is a nice review of the foreign correspondence of Masonry in the foreign lands, but none covering the United States. ROBERT H . BROOKS, Grand Master. D. PETER LAGUENS, Grand Secretary.
MAINE—1939. The Grand Master, GEORGE F . GIDDINGS, opened the 120th Annual Communication. The Grand Representative for Kansas, JOHN H. LANCASTER, was present. The Grand Lodge has printed on the fly leaf of Proceedings forms for contributions to the charitable fund by will. Two halls were dedicated and one comer-stone laid. Over $25,000.00 was distributed for relief by the Grand Lodge and over $12,000.00 by the subordinate lodges. An extensive rewriting and amendment of the Constitution and General Regulations was adopted by the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master was reelected and CONVERS E . LEACH was reelected Grand Secretary.
MANITOBA—1939. ROBERT HAWKINS, as Grand Master, presided over the Sixtyfourth Annual Communication. We note t h a t JABEZ MILLER was present, a s the Grand Representative of Kansas. There were also present the Grand Masters of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Minnesota and Ontario. The Grand Master of Minnesota was guest speaker and delivered an interesting address on "The relations between the citizens of Canada and the United States." We notice in the address by the Grand Master of Saskatchewan that because the thirteen colonies who revolted from Great Britain in the Revolutionary W a r resented being taxed so t h e Mother Country might make a profit, they ^vere granted their independence. What a difference in school histories. The history I studied taught they took their independence a t the end of seven years of fighting. There is a short review of Kansas. W. D. LAWRENCE, Grand Master. J. H. G. RUSSELL, Grand Secretary.
MARYLAND—1938. In completing his three years of service as Grand Master, HARRY B . WRIGHT presided over the 152nd Annual Communication. JACOB ROHBBACH, the Grand Representative for Kansas, wa.s present. The Grand Master reports the death of GUSTAV A. EITEL, who was known to many Kansas Masons. The Eastern Star gave the Masonic Home a very beautiful chapel, a picture of which is
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shown iri the Proceedings. Twenty-three hundred Masons of the State went to the Home on November 11th to husk the com and the Grand Master reports that fifty acres produced 6,000 bushels, or 120 bushels to the acre. I thought the tall corn grew^ in low^a, as well as tall stories. A new Ritual for funerals was adopted and four copies given to each lodge. JOHN H . HESSEY, Grand Master. HARRY C. MUELLER, Grand Secretary.
MASSACHUSETTS—1938. The Grand Master, JOSEPH EARL PERRY, opened the 205th Annual Communication and three Quarterly Communications. He shows a year of great activity and among other things he makes the following statements: When the rituals of modern speculative Masonry were written two centuries ago, they called the gems of wisdom from the best of all previous schools of religion and philosophy and practical living as transmitted by internal tradition and by available history. In a world of selfish greed of nations struggling with nations and class warring with class. Freemasonry, both by precept and in practice, reminds us there is a better way, a way of friendship, love and peace. A list is given of all the Grand Lodges in America and the British Isles according to age and Kansas ranks as No. 38. The Grand Master shows the cost of the GEORGE WASHINGTON Memorial to date has been $4,000,000.00 and estimates the need of $600,000.00 more to complete it. The Grand Lodge erected a monument in Nova Scotia to ERASMUS JAMES PHILIPPS, the first Provincial Grand Master who acted under authority from Massachusetts. A Special Grand Lodge Communication was called to receive the visitors from Great Britain, who had been at Nova Scotia for celebration of its 200th Anniversary. The Representative for Kansas was absent. The Grand Master was reelected. JOSEPH EARL PERRY, Grand Master.
FREDERICK W . HAMILTON, Grand Secretary.
MICHIGAN—1939. The Ninety-fifth Annual Communication was opened by FRANCIS B . LAMBIE, the Depiity Grand Master, as the Grand Master, WIRT I. SAVERY', had died during the year. The Kansas Representative was not present. The Grand Lodge adopted the Declaration of Masonic Principles as suggested by the Grand Masters' Association and refused to permit any other organizations, not Masonic, except the Eastern Star and DeMolay, to use the Masonic halls. A standing committee for the care of orphans was
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created and an amendment was adopted permitting the Grand Master to t r y and, if found guilty, to punish any member violating an edict issued for the good of Masonry. This was called forth by the conducting of gambling and lotteries. Michigan recognized Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. FRANCIS B . LAMBIE, Grand Master.
F. HOMER NEWTON, Grand Secretary.
MINNESOTA—1939. The Grand Master, RALPH W . STANFORD, opened the Eightysixth Annual Communication. The Representative for Kansas was absent. Two hundred fifty dollars was appropriated for the relief of Austrian Masons. The Grand Master laid the corner-stone for the Wesley Methodist Church at H i b b i n g a n d installed the Governor of Minnesota, HAROLD E . STASSEN, as Master of Shekinah Lodge No. 172, at St. Paul. Brother STANFORD was greatly embarrassed in attending the meeting of the GEORGE WASHINGTON Memorial Association because "Minnesota has not paid its share." Some trouble was experienced over the assessment for the Masonic Home. The Superintendent of the Home reports that funds for an infirmary are almost raised by the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. A splendid review of Kansas was given by E. A. MONTGOMERY in his seventeenth annual report, who states: There is no reason to be discouraged or to falter in our hopes for the future of Masonry. Its foundation is built upon the solid and lasting principles of Truth, Right and Justice. These are eternal and cannot be destroyed by any earthly power. GUNNAR H . NORDBYE, Grand Master. JOHN H . ANDERSON, Grand Secretary.
MISSISSIPPI—1939. L. L. CONERLY, a s Grand Master, opened the 121st Annual Communication. The Grand Master expresses what we all feel when he states: To mingle with the brethren; to be a recipient of your most generous hospitality and to be associated with the class of men who compose the Grand Lodge of Masons is a privilege to be coveted. And yet some men wonder what there is in Masonry. During the year the Grand Secretary, EDWARD L E E FAUCETTE, died. The Finance Committee complains about the expense, but in the Annual Report we notice that 437 pages are used for printing the list of officers and members. There is a nice review of Kansas with extensive quotations from Grand Master ERSKINE. JOHN A . DANTZLER, Grand Master.
SID F . CURTIS, Grand Secretary.
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MISSOURI—1939. Grand Master HENRY C. CHILES, opened the 119th Annual Communication. During the year four halls were dedicated, twenty-eight comer-stones laid and eight fifty year buttons presented. The Grand Master rightly urged that more attention be paid to the days of Holy Saints JOHN. He rules that the Grand Lodge has no jurisdiction over the so called Higher Bodies, which carry members who had been suspended in the Lodge. The Jurisprudence Committee could not quite swallow that decision and tried to tone it down, instead of coming out flat with the statements that the Grand Lodge could adopt a rule requiring all members to withdraw from such an organization, or that such members refusing might be expelled. We note with pleasure that our Grand Master, CLAUD F . YOUNG, w a s present, but could not find where he had delivered any speech. There were also present Grand Masters from Kentucky, Texas, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. During the year the Grand Master accepted the resignation of the Deputy Grand Master, but no reason is given for the resignation. A very fine address was given by the Grand Orator, F R A N K L. MCCLUER.
I spent one of the most enjoyable evenings of my life reading the report of RAY V. DENSLOW, a s Chairman of the Correspondence Committee. At the first glance I thought the picture of H. R. H. the DUKE of KENT, the new Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, was M.'. W.'. Brother DENSLOW, as they look enough alike to be tw^ins. RAY has the space as well as t h e ability to write the best of reviews. KARL M . VETSBURG, Grand Master.
ARTHUR MATHER, Grand Secretary.
MONTANA—1938. EDWIN GRAFTON, as Grand Master, opened the Seventy-fourth Annual Communication. The Grand Masters of North Dakota and Saskatchewan were present. There is no review of Kansas, but a nice review of most of the other States. During the year twelve fifty year buttons were presented, four comer-stones laid, one temple dedicated. Montana lost heavily in her official family, as the Deputy Grand Master, the Grand Marshal, the Grand Historian and two P a s t Grand Masters died. OSCAR A . JOHNSON, Grand Master. LUTHER T . HAUBERG, Grand Secretary.
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NEBRASKA—1939. The Grand Master, WALTER R . RAECKE, opened the Eightysecond Annual Communication. The Grand Representative for Kansas, HENRY H . HEILER, was present. During the year a fifty year button was presented to General JOHN J. PERSHING, by order of the Grand Master, by the brother who conferred the Third Degree on the Grand Master, P . ' . G.'. M.'. WILSON. The Grand Master and Grand Secretary of Kansas were present and presented, but w^e can not find where they were invited to speak. The Grand Master, in welcoming the P a s t Grand Masters, called on the brother who was Grand Master the year the present Grand Master was bom, Brother WILSON, who in his response said: I want to speak especially of the younger members of this Grand Lodge. I hope you will never listen to the proposition that you will reject truth si,mply because it is old, and on the other hand, we older men promise you never to adopt the proposition to reject truth simply because it is new. Ten corner-stones were laid. The National Grand Lodge of Denmark Was recognized. I enjoyed a delightful trip around the Masonic world with Reviewer, P . ' . G.". M.'. EDWIN D . CRITES who, however, traveled so far he never found his neighbors on the south. WILLIAM J. BRECKENRIDGE, Grand Master. L E W I S E . SMITH, Grand Secretary.
NEVADA—1939. Grand Master, ELWOOD H. BEEMER, opened the Seventy-fifth Annual Communication and, in speaking of Americanism and the arguments of foreign isms he states. It would seem within the bounds of tolerance, to require those who would convert us, to first assume the burden of proof and demonstrate the superiority of communism, fascism or nazism over a Government whose philosophy is based upon the protection of life, liberty and property. It is not tolerance, but blind folly to sit idly by and watch termites slowly undermine the foundation of the house we live in and to do nothing to curtail their activities. There is ceedings our during Grand member they
a fine review of Kansas and w^e note by the ProPast Grand Master BEN S. PAULEN was a visitor Lodge, but in attempting to elect him an Honorary changed his name to FRED S . PAULEN.
CHARLES A. CARLSON, Grand Master. EDWARD C. PETERSON; Grand Secretary.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE—1939. The 150th Annual Communication was opened by ALEXANDER MACINTOSH, Grand Master. ROBERT C . LAING, the Representative
for Kansas, was present. He is the new Deputy Grand Master. In his address, Grand Master MACINTOSH states, Today history repeats itself and throughout the jurisdictions of our country we find that although we are living In an age of unsettled conditions and the very peace of our land seems to be uncertain, yet progress has been made, and as long as we have faith we shall continue. A nice review of Kansas is given by Past Grand Master, J. MELVIN DRESSER, who says in his foreword.
We have come to regard mere numbers as immaterial compared to more important things. The so evident awakened interest in Freemasonry throughout; the rededication of ourselves to the great principles for which it stands and the devotion of countless members of the Craft to its high ideals are the things that really count. WARREN H . TUCKER, Grand Master. J. MELVIN DRESSER, Grand Secretary.
NEW JERSEY—1939. The 152nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by ARTHUR M . DIETRICH, Grand Master. M.'. W.'. ARTHUR
POTTERTON, Past Grand Master and present Grand Treasurer and the Grand Representative of Kansas, was present. The Grand Master reports the laying of two comer-stones and recommended that a minimum fee for the degrees be set at Fifty ($50.00) Dollars. Ten Grand Chaplains were appointed. The Grand Lodge voted to recognize Colombia and listened to addresses by the Grand Master of Rhode Island and the Grand Master of Connecticut. A very nice review was given of the Kansas Proceedings. JOSEPH C. IMHOFF, Grand Master. ISAAC CHERRY, Grand Secretary.
NEW MEXICO—1938. The Sixty-first Annual Communication was opened by ALVA L. HAMILTON, Grand Master. WILLIAM C. PORTERFIELD was present
representing Kansas. During the year they lost their Junior Grand Steward, WILLARD LOUIS PRAGER, and Grand Chaplain,
SAMUEL
E. WOOD.
The Grand Master gave a splendid address including the following : If you would retain those liberties which are every American's heritage and pride; if you would continue to live in a country where every man has an equal part in the government; where public schools are un-
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tainted by radical, atheistic teachings and where every adult citizen has the right to vote and think as they please, be quick to stamp out foreign "isms," stand guard against all propaganda subversive to the principles of free, democratic government and, above all things, exercise your rights as citizens, particularly the right of franchise. The lodges entered a complaint that the Funeral Ceremonies are too brief. Most of the States report complaints that they are too long. The Grand Master's address fills fifty-three pages of the Proceedings. Kansas received a nice review. WILLIAM C. BICKEL, Grand Master.
ALPHEUS A. KEEN, Grand Secretary.
NEW YORK—1939. The 158th Annual Communication was opened by DANA B . HELLINGS, Grand Master. Many interesting transactions are reported and there was a nice review of Kansas. The Grand Lodge of New York has many varied interests which run into transactions of many hundreds of thousands of dollars. One of the most interesting features was the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Inauguration of GEORGE WASHINGTON as President of the United States, and w a s celebrated a t the place where he took his first oath of office. DANA B . HELLINGS, Grand Master. CHARLES H . JOHNSON, Grand Secretary.
NEW ZEALAND—1938. The Forty-ninth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, VISCOUNT GALWAY. The Representative from Kansas, EARNEST WARNES, was present. The Grand Lodge Cuscatlan of Salvador was recognized. Co-Masonry, a spurious organization admitting women to membership, is causing considerable trouble. There is no correspondence report. VISCOUNT GALWAY, Grand Master.
HENRY A. LAMB, Grand Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA—1939. The Grand Master, HARRY T . PATERSON, opened the 152nd Annual Communication. The Representative for Kansas, Z. V. SNIPES, was present. The Grand Master introduced a strong resolution about gambling and games of chance, by organizations predicating membership on Masonry, which was adopted by the Grand Lodge. He reported the greatest number of initiations since 1930.
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The Grand Orator, W. A. DEVIN, a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, among many splendid statements, made the following : One of the outstanding excellencies of the Masonic Fraternity to a lawyer is that it is regulated by law—its own law—ancient of origin but vigorous and ever new in its application to human beings still unchanged in their fundamental nature. The Grand Lodge is collecting historical sketches of Past Grand Masters and has a number of them printed in this review. They are extremely interesting. The Grand Lodge recognized the Grand Lodge Occidental of the State of Jalisco and the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas. The new^ Grand Master is J. EDWARD ALLEN, for many years the Chairman of the Correspondence Committee, and we are looking forward to seeing his address next year, as he has reviewed so many of the other States in the past.
NORTH DAKOTA—1939. The Golden Jubilee Session of the Grand Lodge was opened by Grand Master TROUSDALE with a great number of distingxiished guests present and a splendid Communication is reported. The Grand Master appointed a special committee to work with lodges in default in payment of Grand Lodge dues to work out a method of adjusting the deficits. In speaking of the contemporaneous growth of the State of Dakota and Masonry therein, he states, In every effort to build a great state, in every endeavor to inspire our people with patriotism, in every enterprise calculated to improve the physical, intellectual and moral condition of our people. Masons and Masonry have taken a conspicuous and efficient part. We are banded together to teach, to inspire, to stimulate. We teach a great system of morals, we seek to inspire lofty ideals, we stimulate to noble and altruistic action. It is given to but few to do good on a magnificent scale. But few portraits are painted large in the public eyes. We teach that the value of a good deed lies in its quality, not in its magnitude. The Grand Lodge granted recognition and exchange of representatives with the Grand Lodges of Denmark, Palestine and Colombia. The Chairman of the Correspondence Committee, WALTER H . MURFiN, has a stirring message about conditions in America and also gives a short but nice review of the Proceedings for Kansa:s. An enthusiastic report was made by WALTER L . STOCKWELL, one of the three remaining original trustees of the GEORGE WASHINGTON Memorial, in which he shows the progress made and the determination to complete the memorial. HARRY W . GILL, Grand Master. WALTER L . STOCKWELL, Grand Secretary.
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CORRESPONDENCE—OKLAHOMA.
February,
NOVA SCOTIA—1939. The Seventy-fourth Annual Communication w a s opened by the Grand Master, NORMAN T . AVARD. JOHN G . MITCHELL, the Rep-
resentative for Kansas, was present. Reports from all the District Deputy Grand Masters were received and the reports showed that eight fifty year jewels had been presented. A very fine sermon by JOHN HACKENLEY upon the subject, "Upon the Top of the Pillars was Lily Work," was given. The Grand Master made an extended report on the celebration of the Bicentennial of the Founding of Masonry in Nova Scotia, which had occurred during the year. ANGUS J. MACDONALD, Grand Master. JAMES C . JONES, Grand Secretary.
OHIO—1938. Grand Master LOUIS B. BLAKEMORE opened the 129th Annual Communication at Cincinnati. During the year he had a very severe accident while traveling home from a visit to a foreign jurisdiction and the latter part of his year the Deputy Grand Master helped out with the work. In an address on "Masonry in the Northwest," Past Grand Master RUHL quotes President COOLIDGE as follows: We do not need more material development, "we need more spiritual development. We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character. We do not need more Government, we need more culture. We do not need more law, we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. The new Grand Master is HARRY MEYER and was b o m in
Kansas. The new Grand Secretary is HARRY S. JOHNSON.
OKLAHOMA—1939. The Thirty-first Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, JOHN R . ABERNATHY. The Representative for Kansas was absent. During the year the Grand Master laid twelve corner-stones, including the WILL ROGERS Memorial Building. W. R. CHESNUT, who had been appointed a s Fraternal Correspondent, died during the year and was replaced by M.'. W.". CLAUDE A. STURGEON. The Grand Lodge recognized the Grand Lodges of France, Sweden, Norway, Colombia, together with the Grand Lodge Cosmos of Chihuahua, Mexico, Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland, the National Grand Lodge of Denmark, the Grand Lodge of the State of Chiapas, Mexico and the Grand Lodge Amazonas e Acre. There is no review of Kansas. CHARLES H . EVERETT, Grand Master. CLAUDE A. STURGEON, Grand Secretary.
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191
OREGON—1938. The Eighty-eighth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Oregon was opened by CARL G. PATTERSON, Grand Master, who gives a good definition for an American, as quoted from THEODORE ROOESVELT, as one who will "do what you can with what you have where you are." He presented twenty-nine fifty year buttons, dedicated one Masonic Hall, laid five corner-stones, conferred Fellov(rcraft and Master Mason Degree on a candidate for Deerfield, Kansas, and all three degrees for a candidate from Perry, Kansas. Kansas received a good review. FRANKLIN C. HOWELL, Grand Master. D. RUFUS CHENEY, Grand Secretary.
OREGON—1939. FRANKLIN C . HOWELL, as Grand Master, opened the Eightyninth Annual Communication and gave a very fine patriotic address, a s might be expected from a man bom on the Fourth of July. Apparently the Masonic Home is having trouble with a great increase of members and a decrease in the revenues. There is a fine review^ of Kansas. Twenty-five fifty year buttons were presented. The Chairman of the Correspondence Committee takes vio-' lent exception to the action of the Grand Lodge of Kansas about settling the Sabetha Lodge matter in 1938 and also reproaches West Virginia about not allowing Masons of that jurisdiction to confer degrees in another State according t o the West Virginia work. We agree with the Grand Master. L E I F S. FINSETH, Grand Master.
D. RUFUS CHENEY, Grand Secretary.
PENNSYLVANIA—1938. The Grand Lodge was opened by ROBERT R . LEWIS, Grand Master. The Grand Master reports a busy year of visitations and correspondence. The Grand Lodge lost its Grand Secretary, JOHN A. PERRY by death, and also his successor, HAROLD N . RUST. The
Grand Master made two Masons at sight. Laid two corner-stones. The Grand Master held over for another year and the new Grand Secretary is MATHEW GALT, J R .
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CORRESPONDENCE—QUEENSLAND.
February,
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND—1939. The Sixty-fourth Annual Communication was opened by DONALD E . BAKER, Grand Master. Most of the report is taken up with the account of the bicentenary celebration of the establishment of Masonry in Canada and of the part the Grand Lodge took in the entertainment of the guests and the visit of the King and Queen of Great Britain. GEORGE W . MCDONALD, the Grand Representative for Kansas, was present. HARLAND P . FOUND, Grand Master. CHARLES M . WILLIAMS, Grand Secretary.
QUEBEC—1939. The Sixty-ninth Annual Communication was opened by DUNCAN MCLELLAN, Grand Master, with our Kansas Representative, Past Grand Master EDWARD A. EVANS, present. The big event of their meeting was the participation in the bicentenary celebration of the establishment of Masonry in Canada. There is a nice review of Kansas. DUNCAN MCLELLAN was reelected Grand Master. W. W. WILLIAMSON, Grand Secretary.
QUEENSLAND—1938. The Seventeenth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, Sir LESLIE ORME WILSON. The Representative for
Kansas was absent. Four new lodges were consecrated. The Grand Master laid the comer-stone of an Aged Masons' Home and assisted the Grand Master of Victoria at the opening of a Masonic Hospital costing 115,000 pounds. In speaking of the meeting in Albert Hall, London, w^hen King GEORGE VI was given the honorary title of P a s t Grand Master in the presence of over nine thousand Masons the P r o Grand Master states: In this inspiring gathering we see clearly indicated that, where there is a love of truth, righteousness, freedom, justice and liberty. Freemasonry, because of its principles and teaching, flourishes, but where we find tyranny, oppression, darkness, ignorance and disdain for the Golden Rule of Life. Freemasonry finds no abiding place. The Grand Lodge adopted a resolution against raising money for any Masonic purposes, charitable or otherwise, by a r t unions or raffles. Three hundred sixty-four pounds were raised for Chinese relief. Sir LESLIE ORME WILSON was elected Grand Master.
LESLIE P. MARKS, Grand Secretary.
1939-40.
CORRESPONDENCE—SOUTH
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193
RHODE ISLAND—1939. The Grand Master, FRED H . BARROWS, opened the 149th Annual Communication and gave a splendid report of his work during the year. Seven District Deputy Grand Masters also made written reports. Two P a s t Grand Masters died during the year. The Jurisprudence Committee made a plea for a copy of the Grand Master's address a t least ten days before the session and have evidently- had the same trouble that other Jurisprudence Committees have been having. HAROLD W . BROWNING, Grand Master. HAROLD L . MCAUSLAN, Grand Secretary.
SASKATCHEWAN—1939. The Thirty-third Annual Communication was opened by STEWART C . BURTON, Grand Master. They received a visit from a Delegation of England, Ireland and Scotland. The Grand Master quotes Sir FRANCIS DA VIES, the Deputy Grand Master of England, to the effect that England encourages the forming of many lodges of from seventy to one hundred members to give more Masons a chance to work and also discouraged the Higher Bodies to avoid scattering the loyalties and to confine them to the Craft. Six fifty year buttons were presented. There is a nice review of Kansas. H. M. UNDERHILL, Grand Master. ROBERT A. TATE, Grand Secretary.
SCOTLAND—1938-1939. Sir NORMAN A. ORR EWING, as Grand Master, for the second year presided over the Annual Communication and made an extensive report on his trip to Canada and the various Grand Lodges he had visited. The report shows 569 lodges in Scotland and 318 lodges over seas w^hich have been established by Scotland. LORD HAREWOOD, as Pro Grand Master of England, was presented and made an Honorary member in Scotland. The toasts a t the celebration of St. Andrews Day are printed in the Proceedings and are full of interest. Reports were made by Provincial Grand Masters from all over the world.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA—1939. The Grand Master, J. M. NAPIER, opened the Grand Lodge and presided over a busy session. He quotes The Declaration of Principles on the Fundamentals of Masonry of the Grand Lodge of
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CORRESPONDENCE—TENNESSEE.
February,
England and it was adopted by Australia. Recognition was extended to t h e Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland and the Grand Lodge Cuscatlan of Salvador. The Kansas Representative was present. The Grand Master reports attendance at a meeting of six thousand Masons in Sydney. In his address he states, If this civilization of ours is to endure as other civilizations liave not endured it is, above all, necessary that men should strive to find some common ground, where all may meet irrespective of race or creed or condition. Relief was extended to those brothers who had suffered loss in bush fires. ANDREW DOUGLAS YOUNG, Grand Master.
R. O W E N FOX, Grand Secretary.
SOUTH CAROLINA—1939. The Grand Master, WALTER F . GOING, opened the 202nd Annual Communication. Kansas w a s not represented. Dr. HENRY N . SNYDER, President of Wofford College, delivered a splendid address on "Four Fundamental Masonic Beliefs": Faith in God; Faith in Immortality; Faith in the enduring worth of human goodness; Uplifting and creative power of love among men. There is a good reviews of the addresses of Grand Master E R S K I N E and Grand Orator ALBERT NOAH SMITH.
S. MANER MARTIN, Grand Master. O. F R A N K HART, Grand Secretary.
SOUTH DAKOTA—1938. The Sixty-fourth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand
Master,
HERMAN
F . CHAPMAN.
JAMES
B . VAUGHN,
the
Grand Representative of Kansas, was present. The Grand Orator, FRANK L . EVERSULL, gave a very interesting oration entitled "Stones for the Builders Use", in which he stressed four qualifications: Free from blemish; Size; Grain; Texture. WILLIAM HENRY HIRSCH, Grand Master. WILBERT D . SWAIN, Grand Secretary.
TENNESSEE—1939. The
125th
Communication
w a s opened
by LINDSAY B .
PHILLIPS, t h e Deputy Grand Master, a s CHARLES H . MCKINNEY,
the Grand Master of Tennessee, had died on August 24, 1938. A good business session was held, but there were no inspirational addresses or features in their program. The report showed
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that two lodges lost their Masters for cause. Five comer-stones were laid, three charters surrendered. There was a splendid review of Kansas for 1938 and of the other States. The Committee on Fraternal Correspondence, M.'. W.'. J. T. PEELER, quoted extensively from North Dakota in regard to liquor and lottery sponsored by an organization predicating membership on Masonic affiliation. The Grand Lodge of Norway was recognized and representatives exchanged, thirty-nine fifty year buttons were presented and five consolidations of lodges were made. PERRY E. MILLER, of Wellington, was appointed as the Grand Representative of Tennessee near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. LINDSAY B. PHILLIPS, Grand Master. TH0M.4S E. Doss, Grand Secretary.
TEXASâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1938. The Grand Master, JOHN TEMPLE RICE, presided over the 103rd Annual Communication. Kansas was represented by our Grand Master, CLAUD F. YOUNG, and Grand Secretary ELMER F . STRAIN, but so far as I could find neither of them was permitted to make a speech. Kansas received a splendid review of its 1938 Proceedings, with extended quotations from the Grand Master's address and t h a t of the Grand Orator, ALBERT NOAH SMITH.
The Grand Master stated among other fine remarks, From remote antiquity, across the ages to tiie present day, revealed to us by traditions, philosophy, symbols, artistry and music, there has been existent the continual desire of man to build, not only .materially for protection and security, but likewise to build more elegantly and elaborately, the all important spiritual edifice, being ever cognizant that life in its highest and most valiant sphere, is but transitory, and that the building of character and spiritual development are tor eternity.
Texas recently celebrated the end of its first century of Masonic activity, and in starting the second century the Grand Master calls for a new examination by each brother of his own Masonic condition and a rededication of his own powers. Texas recognized and established fraternal relations with Denmark and Norway. The Grand Master refused permission for any Texas Mason to join "The Grotto" and he demanded that the Grand Monarch of that Order revoke the charters he had already granted. This was done and then on formal application by the Grand Monarch, "The Grotto" w a s recognized. On the request of M.'. W.'. Brother BuziCK, as Grand Master of Kansas, the Grand Master requested Alamo Lodge to present a fifty year button to a Kansas veteran. Clandestine Mexican lodges were quite a bothersome problem. P a s t Grand Master WILLIAM MOSLEY BROWN, of Virginia, de-
livered a fine address on "Aristocracy of Freemasonry." He stated in part,
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CORRESPONDENCE—VERMONT.
February,
Unless a Democracy takes care to furnish sufficient incentives to make the rank and file of those that make up the Democracy aspire to be the biggest and the finest, the best and the noblest men that they can possibly be. Democracy is doomed as a mode of government. In this sense, aristocracy is the rule of the best. Not an aristocracy of blood, nor even of brains and certainly not of wealth, nor position, but of ideals, vision and character.
And then a Virginian quoted Abraham Lincoln to a crowd of Texans using a portion of Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Truly Masonry reaches out after the best. While in their session, the Grand Lodge laid t h e comer-stone for a college building for Baylor University. LEE LOCKWOOD, Grand Master. GEOKGE H . BELEW, Grand Secretary.
UTAH—1938. The Sixty-seventh Annual Communication was opened by JOSEPH G . TITLEY. ARTHUR C . WHERRY, the Representative
for
Kansas, w a s present. CARL H. CLAUDY, of the District of Columbia, acted as Honorary Orator, a s LEO MELVYN EVANS, the Grand Orator, had died during the year. The Grand Master placed a great deal of emphasis on the American Constitution and after remarking about the influence of Masons forming the early history of our Government, he asks, How best can we keep the faith so the work of our Masonic forbears be not merely relegated to history? There is only one way. If we lose faith we lose power. Power goes from us when we cease flaming with faith, when we lean not on ourselves, but on the maternaliam of Government. As our forefathers did, so must we get on fire again as a Nation; the fire that produced the Declaration of Independence; the fire that produced the Constitution. HAROLD R . WALDO, Grand Master. SAM HENRY GOODWIN, Grand Secretary.
VERMONT—1939. CHARLES F . DALTON, as Grand Master, opened the 146th An-
nual Communication. The Representative for Kansas was absent. The Grand Master reports the hurricane caused a great deal of trouble with his meetings, but they were held successfully. He gave an interesting address on the functions, rights, prerogatives and duties of the Grand Lodge. We note that the salary of the Grand Master is $198.00, while t h a t of the Treasurer is $600.00. The Grand Lodge recognized Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Cuba. A Committee on History of Vermont Masonry was appointed, who made a partial report concerning Col. SETH WARNER, of Revolutionary fame, who is supposed to be the first Mason in Vermont. There is a nice report of Kansas with extensive quotations. The Grand Master was reelected. ARCHIE S. HARRIMAN, Grand Secretary.
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CORRESPONDENCE—VIRGINIA.
197
VICTORIA—1938. The Grand Master, LORD HUNTINGFIELD, who has been Grand Master from 1935 to 1939, presided over the Grand Lodge. The Representative for Kansas, R. A. ROWE, was present. Six new lodges were constituted and the hospital has been completed at an expense of one hundred twenty-six thousand pounds. Victoria publishes a list of those expelled or excluded for non-payment of dues and also a list of those whose exclusions were removed. There is no review^ of Kansas. W. J. BYRNE, Grand Master. WILLIAM STEWART, Grand Secretary.
VIRGINIA—1938. The 160th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Virginia was opened by C. VERNON EDDY, the Grand Master. Rev. THOMAS W. HOOPER, the Grand Representative of Kansas was present and made the response for the Past Grand Masters. Kansas also received a nice review in the report. Twenty-three brethren were given fifty year buttons during the year and the Grand Master consolidated eight lodges and granted a Special Dispensation to hold a meeting of Virginia lodges in the District of Columbia. He rendered a decision as follows: An applicant seeking to Join a Virginia lodge who had been elected in North Carolina, but moved to Virginia before getting his Degree and whose fee was returned might join in Virginia. He states in his address. The experience of visiting leaves one of the happiest and most valued memories of my year as Grand Master. The gracious courtesy, the becoming deference, the fraternal fellowship and interested consideration, everywhere displayed can not be excelled. Among the gifts to the Grand Lodge was a gold and silver trowel with a pearl handle used in 1881 in the laying of the comerstone of the monument erected at Yorktown to commemorate the surrender of CORNWALLis. MELVIN M . JOHNSON, of the Northern Jurisdiction of Scottish Rite, gave a fine address which is reported in the Proceedings. J. N. HiLLMAN, Grand Master. JAMES M . CLIFT, Grand Secretary.
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CORRESPONDENCE—WEST
VIRGINIA.
February,
WESTERN AUSTRALIA—1939. J. S. BATTYE, Grand Master, delivered a very strong address
in opening the Grand Lodge from which we are greatly pleased to quote as follows: The outward forms of the mysteries varied according to the country and period of their exercise, but the teaching expounded was very generally similar and the methods of imparting it ran much along the same lines. That teaching was always given by means of a dramatic representation of the great truths of life and death. Man was taught by these representations, firstly to understand the purpose and object of life, secondly to impress the doctrine of the immortality of the soul and, thirdly, to Indicate what awaited the soul in the life beyond. As you all. know, this mysterious tradition still is preserved in Freemasonry and the great truths of life and death are dramatically presented in its ritual. If these are the truths Freemasonry seeks to impress, why, then, it is asked, should there be any secrecy about the institution? As a matter of fact, in one sense Freemasonry is not secret at all because practically everything, so far as its history and ritual are concerned, has been published time and again. Secrecy in the ancient mysteries had a definite purpose and that purpose it still continued in Masonic secrecy. Even in the ordinary affairs of life knowledge is only imparted in proportion to the ability of the recipient to absorb it, and knowledge wrongly conveyed can be harmful. This is the reason why secrecy is still maintained in regard to the ancient mysteries of Freemasonry. There is, perhaps, another reason. It was said by a Great Teacher of old: "Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you." In other words, knowledge is appreciated in proportion to the difficulty and research expended in securing it. I am very much inclined to think that the very fact that we refrain from publicity, though the world knows that we are united and determined to defend loyalty, has a greater power in national affairs than if we proclaimed that determination from the house-tops. A secret power, which can be called into action at any moment, and a loyal body, every member of which is ready to defend with honour the principles for which he stands, has, as we know, called forth the utmost degree of hatred from our enemies and from the enemies of all that is just. This very condition of things is, I feel certain, the greatest compliment that could be paid to the strength of our organization, and its power for good. W e a r e also p l e a s e d t o a d d o u r w o r d of a p p r e c i a t i o n a b o u t t h e s p l e n d i d r e v i e w of t h e v a r i o u s G r a n d L o d g e s g i v e n b y B r o t h e r A R C H D E A C O N , t h e C h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n F o r e i g n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . H e h a s t h e n e c e s s a r y s p a c e to s a y w h a t h e d e s i r e s a n d t h e k n o w l e d g e a n d a b i l i t y t o s a y i t in a v e r y p l e a s i n g m a n n e r . H e g a v e a s p l e n d i d r e v i e w of t h e 1938 P r o c e e d i n g s f o r K a n s a s . A. E . J E N S E N , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .
WEST VIRGIIVIA—1938. T h e S e v e n t y - f o u r t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y HERSCHEL H . ROSE, Grand Master. W e note by their Proceedings t h a t t h e y lost t h e i r G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , M.". W . ' . GEORGE SUMMERS
103D-40.
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LAIDLEY, and their Senior Grand Warden, WALTER SMITH SUGDEN. The Grand Master reports a pleasant year with forty-two visitations in which he found the Masons are friendly people and states. If I were to judge Masonry in West Virginia solely by what I saw on these visits, I should say that the whole State is afire with the spirit of the Craft. He felt unspeakably humiliated that he could give a check for West Virginia in the sum of only $162.10 to the GEORGE WASHINGTON Masonic National Memorial Association; and if so, he would better have taken it home again. In speaking of hybrid work along the borders of the State he reports: I observed along our border lines an inclination to wish to take our ritual over into another jurisdiction and to invite a lodge of another state to bring their ritual here and make exhibition thereof for the entertainment of our brethren. This is very bad. The work of the lodge is not vaudeville. The Masonic ritual is not an entertainment or a show. He appointed M.'. W.'. IRA WADE COPFMAN as Grand Secretary and the Grand Lodge elected him for next year. The new Grand Master is HENRY AHRENS.
WASHINGTON—1939. WARREN G. MATTHEWS, Grand Master, opened the Eightysecond Annual Communication with WALTER J. THOMPSON representing Kansas. During the year he laid three comer-stones; refused to let the Order of Amarinth contribute to The Masonic Home on condition that its members be permitted to enter the Home; presented twenty-eight fifty year buttons. Recognition was extended to Norway, but delayed as to Sweden. There is a fine review of Kansas. Washington must be a paradise for printers, as the Annual Proceedings cover more than 630 pages. CHARLES P. KIRTLAND, Grand Master. HORACE W . TYLER, Grand Secretary.
WISCONSIN—1939. The Ninety-fifth Annual Communication CLARENCE HILL, Grand Master, who stated:
was opened
by
If our institution is to prosper, we must cast aside all petty feelings of jealousy, and instill in our hearts a greater love for our Order. In these days when a world is filled with leaders who are encouraging atheism and not the worship of God, hate and not love, the world is in serious danger. Unless the landmarks of our Order can be preserved, our children are destined to experience a repetition of the Middle Ages. Wisconsin lost its Deputy Grand Master and Grand Steward by death. The Representative for Kansas, CHARLES W . HEIDE-
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February,
MANN, w a s present. There is a fine review of Kansas and Past Grand
Master,
FRANK JENKS, SLS Chairman
of
Correspondence
Committee, states: Our ancient brethren, working in operative Masonry, were wont to draw their designs upon the trestleboard, and when there were no designs drawn, the Craftsmen were idle and confusion resulted. It is just as true today in Speculative Masonry; unless there are plans made for the Craftsmen there will be idlene.ss and confusion, a loss of interest and a falling oft in membership. GEORGE F . LOUNSBURY, Grand Master. WILLIAM F . WEILER, Grand Secretary.
WYOMINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1939. The Sixty-fifth Annual Communication was opened by L E W M. GAY. His address contained a short, but thoughtful introduction and he states: The estimated cost of the George Washington Memorial was two million one hundred thousand dollars, but is now approaching six million dollars with an estimated upkeep of $3,000.00 a year.
A resolution w a s adopted that in 1940 and each ten years thereafter a meeting be held on Independence Rock in commemoration of the meeting on July 4, 1862, of Masons \vho were on their way to Oregon. Recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland. There is a fine review of Kansas. WILLIAM JOHN HAINES, Grand Master. JOSEPH M . LOWNDES, Grand Secretary.
INDEX.
Address of Grand Master
25
Biographical Sketch of M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG
156
Committee Reports: Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D Correspondence Credentials Finance Jurisprudence Necrology Reports of Grand Officers .' Trials and Punishments
97 100 6 94 101 79 75 97
Committees Appointed
109
District Deputy Grand Masters
114
Grand Officers for 1940 Grand Officers Since Organization Grand Representatives: Near Kansas Near Other Grand Jurisdictions Grand Secretaries of Other Grand Lodges Honor Roll, Fifty Year Members Lodges: Alphabetical, by Towns Defunct Districts Numerical Arrangement Memorials Oration Past Grand Masters' Association Reports: Council of Administration Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer Secretary of Masonic Home Board Review of Other Grand Jurisdictions Special Communications of Grand Lodge
4-108 143 154 152 150 57 126 146 Ill 117 159-173 82 116 39 41 39 71 174 66
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
M/.W.-.GRAND LODGE OF
ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF
KANSAS. Organized March 17, 1856.
EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD I N THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, February 12 and 13, A. D. 1941, A. L. 5941.
VOLUME XXV, PART 2. M.'.W.'. RoscOE E. PETERSON, Grand Master, Lamed. M.'.W.'. ELMER F. STRAIN, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
1941.
ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND. GRAND MASTER.
February 15. 1940. to February 13. 1941.
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1941. M.'.W.". ROSCOE E. PETERSON
Grand Master
Lamed.
R.'.W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS Deputy Grandmaster Colby. R.'.W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS Grand Senior Warden Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Junior Warden Medicine Lodge. M.'.W.'. B E N S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Independence. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON .Grand Secretary Emeritus....Topeka.. Bro. WILLIAM L HASTIE Grand Chaplain Hiawatha. W.'. HARRY D . EVANS Grand Senior Deacon Pleasanton. W.'. LEO J. SCHISLER Grand Junior Deacon Goodland. W.'. HARRY YORK Grand Marshal Kansas City. W.'. LEWIS S . GECKELER Grand Sword Bearer Independence. W. •. GEORGE A. STEPHENSON. .. .Grand Senior steward Lamed. W.'. V. ROYAL VERGADES Grand Juniw Steward Clay Center. W.'. ROY G. SHEARER Grand Pursuivant Abilene. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
PLACE OF MEETING—1942. The Eighty-sixth Annual Communication of The M.'. W.". Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas will be held in the city of Topeka, Kansas, beginning at 9:00 o'clock A . M . on Wednesday, the 11th, and concluding on Thursday, the 12th day of February, A. D. 1942, A. L. 5942.
THE GRIT, WICHITA
PROCEEDINGS O F THE
M/. W.-. GRAND LODGE —OF— A. F. & A. M. OF KANSAS.
EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
WICHITA, KANSAS,
February 12,1941.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas assembled in Annual Communication in the Scottish Rite Temple, Wichita, Kansas, the 12th day of February, A. D. 1941, A. L. 5941, at 9:00 o'clock A. M. GRAND O F F I C E R S PRESENT. M. •.w. R.' .W.' R.' .W.' R . •.w.' M. •.w.' M. •.W.' R.' . W /
Bro. W/
w.-
W/ W."
w.w/ W.'
ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND... Grand Master Kansas City. ROSCOE E . PETERSON Deputy Grand Master Ijamed. CLINE C. CURTISS .Grand Senior Warden Colby. CHARLES S . MOGINNESS....Crowd Junior Warden Cherryvale. BEN S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Independence. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Emeritus.Topeka.. WILLIAM I. HASTIE Grand Chaplain Hiawatha. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Senior Deacon Medicine Lodge. EMANUEL KRUG..! Grand Junior Deacon Great Bend. E. GLENN ROBISON Grand Marshal Gridley. WALTER A. HOY Grand Sword Bearer Atchison. LEONARD C . U H L Grand Senior Steward Smith Center. HARVEY G . LOWRANCE Grand Junior Steward Thayer. GEORGE M . ASHFORD....as Grand Pursuivant Wichita.
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
208
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
OPENING.
A constitutional number of lodges being represented, The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was opened in Ample Form, after prayer by Brother WILLIAM I. HASTIE, Grand Chaplain. The M.'. W.'. Grand Master extended an invitation to all Master Masons in good standing to visit the Annual Communication. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Grand Representatives present were introduced and a fraternal welcome was extended by R.'. W.'. ROSCOE E.
PETERSON.
M.". W.'. JAY B . KIRK responded on behalf of the distinguished brethren. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The Grand Marshal announced the presence of distinguished visitors. By direction of the Grand Master, M.'. W.". HENRY S. BUZICK, Jr., introduced M.'. W.'. WILLIAM J. BRECKENRIDGE, Past Grand Master and personal representative of the Grand Master of Nebraska. M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG presented R.". W.". HARRY F. SUNDERLAND, Grand Sword Bearer and personal representative of the Grand Master of Missouri. They were conducted to the Grand East and accorded appropriate honors. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY.
The Grand Marshal presented the following brethren who have passed the proficiency examination conducted by Lecturer HARVEY O. DAVIS on the 11th; RALPH S . MoxniNiNG ( 3 ) ; EVERETT W . SUTHERLAND ( 3 ) ; GEORGE D. W A L L ( 6 ) ; DONALD H . SWEZEY (396); HUBERT W . FROMAN (34:5) and WILLIAM E . GABEL (329). Our Grand Master complimented the brethren upon their good work at home and preparation for further usefulness, and presented each with the regular Certifi-
1940-41.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
209
cate of Proficiency. He also expressed the hope that every lodge in Kansas would aspire to develop one or more certificate men. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
W.'. THEODORE P. PERRY, chairman, submitted the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Y o u r C o m m i t t e e on C r e d e n t i a l s r e p o r t s t h e following m e m b e r s a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t a n d entitled t o s e a t s in t h i s Grand Lodge: M: •.w. R . •.w. R . •.w. R . ' .W.' M. •.w. M.
•.w.
GRAND OFFICERS. ARTHUR H . S T R I C K L A N D Grand Master. RoscoE E . P E T E R S O N Deputy Grand Master. CLINE C . CURTISS G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . CHARLES S . M C G I N N E S S Grand Junior Warden. BEN S. PAULEN Grand Treasurer. ELMER F . STRAIN
Grand Secretary.
W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON R . •.w.
Grand Secretary Emeritus.
Bro. W I L L I A M I. H A S T I E
Grand Chaplain.
W.'. JAMES H . TRICE W.'. EMANUEL KRUG
G r a n d Senior D e a c o n . G r a n d J u n i o r Deacon.
W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON
Grand Marshal.
W.'. WALTER A. H O Y W.'. LEONARD C . U H L W.'. HARVEY G . LOWRANCB
G r a n d Svi^ord B e a r e r . G r a n d Senior S t e w a r d . Grand Junior Steward.
W.'. GEORGE M . ASHFORD
as Grand Pursuivant.
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler.
SUB-OFFICERS. Bro. RAYMOND A . SCHWEGLER
Grand Orator.
W.". KENNETH N . POMEROY
Assistant Grand Secretary.
Bro. L E O N L . COUSLAND
Official S t e n o g r a p h e r .
Bro. J O S E P H L . K I R K
A s s i s t a n t G r a n d Tyler.
W . ' . H A R V E Y O. D A V I S W.'. STANFORD M . SMART
Lecturer. Lecturer.
PAST G R A N D M A S T E R S .
ALEXANDER A. SHARP
Y'sar of Service. 1911
WM. E A S T O N H U T C H I S O N . . . . 1 9 1 2 B E N S. PAULEN 1921 ELMER F . STRAIN 1924 JOHN W . N E I L S O N 1926 FERRIS M . HILL 1928 GEORGE F . BEEZLEY 1929 JAY B . KIRK 1930
J . FORREST A Y R E S J A M E S A . CASSLER OTTO R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B . E R S K I N E H E N R Y S . BUZICK, J R CLAUD F . YOUNG
year of Service. 1931 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
210
PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
District
No.
L. ORVILLE H A Z E N KEEVER E . WHARTON ASA T. HOGE ROLLIE M . E A D S PAT B . IJ;IVY
JOHN
1 2 3 4 7
p . WELLS
8
HARRY H . LOCHEAD HENRY L . LUECK JAMES S. GRIMES WILLIAM H . QUAKENBUSH IRA E . BARBER
10 11 12 13 15
District
No.
SOPHUS NUTLAND THOMAS L . THOMPSON HARRY R . P O E C L E M LIVENGOOD WALTER E . KEEP ROY W . PETERSON WILLARD L . BENNETT J. B R Y A N G R I F F I N GEORGE W . KELSEY THEODORE C . PRATHER J O H N F . HOWARD.. WILLIAM H . ROBB. ELTON L . POUNDS GILBERT S . HAYES MERLE E . SMITH CLIFFORD O . BELL SAMUEL G . WILES THOMAS A . CORKILL LEROY E . SAWIN
39 41 42 43 45 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 60 62 64 66
EMIL H . Z A H R A D N I K
68
LLOYD W . G R A V E S
18
J O H N I. BRANDENBURGER LLOYD J. ELLIOTT
19 20
LORE V . B A D E R
23
FRANKLIN H . HANNEKEN W A L T E R F . COLBURN GREER M . WORLEY FRED R . GRIFFITH JOE E . L . BAILEY
24 25 26 27 29
MoNTiE L . H I L L ERNEST L . J O H N S O N
30 33
DAN
HAROLD R . HULL RALPH W . MCREYNOLDS GEORGE M . ASHFORD
34 35 36
MCELLER
VIERGEVER
EMETT E .
72
SIMMONS
73
CRAIG
74
ROBERT T . I S H M A E L
75
LLOYD E . H O K E
76.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Alberta, L E O N . G I S H ; A r k a n s a s , HARVEY G . LOWRANCE;. British Columbia, J O H N A. H E T Z E L ;
SON;
Colombia,
DALE
RIGG;
California,
ELLSWORTH B . S E W E L L ,
Connecticut,
CLARENCE
W M . EASTON
HUTCHI-
J r . ; Colorado,
LAUREN
R. ATEN;
Costa Rica,
CLAR-
E N C E E . B I R C H ; C u b a , R O Y H . C L O S S E N ; D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a , FERRIS M . H I L L ; E c u a d o r , J A Y B . K I R K ; E n g l a n d , A L B E R T K . WILSON; Georgia, GLICK FOCKELE; Guatemala, GEORGE A. B L A K E S L E E ; H o n d u r a s , F R A N K D . S P E R R Y ; I d a h o , ToM S T A U T H ;
Indiana,
E L M E R F . STRAIN; Ireland,
H E N R Y S . BUZICK, Jr.;
Ken-
tucky, ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY; Louisiana, HARRY E . CROSSW H I T E ; Maine, CHARLEY B . E R S K I N E ; M a n i t o b a , B. HAROLD G R O P F ; M a r y l a n d , ARTHUR H . S T R I C K L A N D ; Mexico, A L B E R T K . W I L S O N ;
M i c h i g a n , J . FORREST A Y R E S ; M i n n e s o t a , K E N N E T H N . P O M E R O Y ; Mississippi, THEODORE P . P E R R Y ; Missouri, DOUGLAS A. M E R E D I T H ; Nebraska, EARL T . PYLE; Nevada, F R A N K M . YEOMAN; New B r u n s w i c k , HARRY E . P E A C H ; N e w H a m p s h i r e , J A M E S A. C A S S -
LER; N e w Jersey, G U Y W . B R O W N ; N e w Mexico, W I L L I A M E . L E D BETTER; N e w South Wales, E . G L E N N ROBISON; N e w York, GEORGE
F.
BEEZLEY;
North
Carolina,
R. NELSON
LONG;
Nova
Scotia,
E R N E S T E . F R I E S E N ; O k l a h o m a , D A V I D A. N Y W A L L ; O r e g o n , W A L -
GRAND
1940-41.
LODGE
OF
211
KANSAS.
TER A . H O Y ; P a n a m a , J A M E S E . P O R T E R ; P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s , R O Y G. S H E A R E R ; P u e r t o Rico, L E W I S M . S C H R A D E R ; Q u e b e c , H A R R Y D . E V A N S ; Queensland, CLINE C . CURTISS; Rhode Island, F R E D N . RAYMOND;
Saskatchewan,
JAMES H . TRICE;
Scotland, H A R V E Y O .
DAVIS; South Australia, RICHARD W - E V A N S ; South Carolina, OTTO
R. S O U D E R S ; Sweden, R o s c o E E . P E T E R S O N ; T a s m a n i a , PAULEN;
Tennessee, PERRY
E . MILLER;
BEN S.
Texas, CLAUD F . YOUNG;
U t a h , H A Y N E A. D E R M I D ; W a s h i n g t o n , S T A N F O R D M . S M A R T ; W e s t
V i r g i n i a , JOHN W . N E I L S O N ; W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a , CHARLES S . M c GiNNESS; W i s c o n s i n , J A M E S H . W E N D O R F F . P A S T MASTERS. FRED T. N Y E No. JOHN L . P R E H N RICHARD R . FLECK HARRY YORK RALPH S. MOURNING HOLMES W . HAVILAND.... BREWSTER M . TRUITT LYLE L . B R O D D L E
2
GEORGE A. BLAKESLEE.... FRED N . RAYMOND.. CLARENCE E. BIRCH GEORGE D. W A L L H . HERBERT TULLER GUY H . PHILLIPS J A M E S E . VANDERVORT.. WALTER S. H U F F
GEORGE W . CASSELL HARRY E. SEELYE EARL L. L Y O N CHARLES W . WILLIAMS.. EDWARD H O P E
JOHN H . P A R K E R WALTER H . SCHRIMPF.... WARREN E . AKERS ._. ORVAL E . MOON .'. JOHN D . GRAHAM HARRY E . PEACH J. M A N U E L H U G H E S ALVA M . JOHNSTON W I L L I A M P . YEAROUT.... J A M E S F . SWOYER BUFORD L . BISSELL A R T H U R J. R H O D E S B. F E A R N M E S S I C K IRVIN^C. L E W I S ULYSSES U . SHOAF HOMER C . ANDERSON.. WILLIAM C . HARDING..
15 16 17 17 17 17 18
ROY A . PAUL HALE B . BLAIR ROY o . E V A N S WYATT E . HAYES J. H E N R Y R E B CLICK FOCKELE
N o . 18 18 19 19 24 27
LEO N . GiSH
38
STANLEY J. K I R K HAROLD F . SMITH ALBERT W . W A R D ORVIS C: BLOSSOM DANA D . DECKER RAYMOND E . FULCHER H A R R Y R . BLANCHARD CHESTER L . WOODINGTON.. ELLSWORTH B . SEWELL, Jr. IVOR E . D A V I S CLINTON D . H A R T SHERMAN T . BOURASSA.... HUGH B . MCGRATH EDGAR D . M A Y K E N N E T H CLARK
38 38 39 42 44 49 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51
E D O . SCHOONOViSR
51
NATHAN W . SHIPLEY H . F R A N K DUVALL RICHARD H . CRAVENS J. W A L T E R BROOKS HOWARD L . CLARKE ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY GLENN E . WILLIAMS RAYMOND L . D E LONG JAMES A . WILLIAMS WILLIAM A. RUMFORD ARTHUR E . LONG RAYMOND H . STARNES CHARLES O . VARNER F R A N K D . LOGSDON FRANCIS A . NELSON RALPH W . LONKER
54 59 60 60 61 63 63 63 65 68 70 72 74 74 74 77
212
PROCEEDINGS
ERROLL L . N E A L OPHER L . ENGLE W I L L I A M A. H A W K S OTTO H . ROMMEL
N o . 77 79 79 85
LANDON M. S W A F F O R D
86
JOHN
86
J.
CUNNINGHAM
CHARLES E . D A V I D S O N
86
H. A L B E R T MILLER BEN F . HULL HARRY D . EVANS WILLIAM NELSON ROBERT C . CALDWELL HAROLD C. HURST CLARENCE E . MAUNEY C H A R L E S H . BOOTH F R A N K E . BRADY J O H N I. B R A N D E N B U R G E R . . ALBERT F . HARTWICH GEORGE T . FARMER WILLIAM P . UPDIKE J. H E N R Y M E Y E E H E N R Y C . TRALLE
86 86 88 90 90 90 90 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 94
ROBERT F . R I L E Y
94
CLARENCE W . DEPEW PERCY F . NEUTMAN K E N N E T H C . BURGERT ROY G. S H E A R E R F R A N K E . GILTNER FRED W . SMITH M O N T E J. S W E E T CHENAULT C . GENTRY GEORGE F . KERRICK HAROLD L . BRADLEY
94 97 97 98 98 99 99 99 99 99
OF THE GEORGE M . LINCOLN J A C K V A N SICKLE L E E C . SHULL
February, No.
114 114 115
MYLES F . P E M B E R
117
CLARENCE E . M A I N W I L L I A M E . LEDBETTER.... ROBERT F . H U M E H O M E R A . CHISHOLM EDWARD F . LANE OLIVER KORNHAUS H O W A R D A. R A Y AUSTIN A . SMITH THOMAS YOUNG: CLAUDE W . SIMPSON RALPH E . SNAPP LEE S M I T H WILLIAM B . ECKLEY CHARLES R . GILLILAND
117 117 117 117 117 120 120 121 122 125 129 131 133 133
V. ROYAL V E R G A D E S
134
G L E N V. G E N T R Y EARL T. PYLE FRANK HARMON ROBERT W . SHAW CLARK S. MUNSELL JOHN S. RIGG CALEB L . KIRBY A. L E W I S O S W A L D
134 134 136 137 139 140 140 140
EDGAR c . CLOVER
141 142 142 142 142 145 146
99
CURTIS F . GARTEN J O H N A. H E T Z E L HAROLD L E W I S WILLIAM S. DIX GUY W . BROWN RALPH P . BEATTY
CLOSSEN
102
W . FRANK K E S L E R
146
THEODORE P. PERRY ARTHUR L. SEVERANCE....
102 102
EARL L . MAGATHAN AUGUST, W . SCHONEMAN..
147 147
ROBERT L. W O E R N E R
148
R E N A . HINSHAW PERRY E . MILLER GUY E . RUTH JAMES H . STONE CLARENCE J . W E L L S CHARLES B . ROBERTSON.... CHARLES R . ALGER CHRIS B . LECKLITER SAMUEL F . AKER WERNER B . LEVIN HAZEN T. SHAEFFER HAROLD E . MARTIN WALTER A . SHUCK JOHN B . RULE
148 150 150 150 150 150 151 155 157 158 158 158 158 158
FRANK l i . H U X T A B L E ROY'
H.
STUART S . YOUNG GUY S. JEFFERS D E A N M . CARSON JOHN E . GILLETT JAMES E . MCCONCHIE
102 103 103 104 104
LEWIS S. G E C K E L E R
107
BENJAMIN C . GREENFIELD EARL E . PALMER FRED T. HUTTO WALTER W . CUNNINGHAM ARTHUR L . DYER W I L L I S E . TAYLOR WILLIAM R. ICE EARL W . GREEN ROY A. W E S T
108 108 iio 110 110 114 114 114 114
GRAND
1940-41.
EMETT L. TRUEX
LODGE
N o . 159
ELMER J . H A R O L D
162
FRANK G. BROWN GLENN G . TAGGART
163 163
LAWRENCE S C H N E C K
167
ARTHUR
UNRUH
167
JOHN F . P E R D U E
172
JOHN M . KUBIN SOREN SORENSON ELMER L . NEPTUNE GEORGE P . A P P L E G A T E . . . WILBUR C. MARKLBY WILLIAM H . POUNDS JOHN H . MATTIGE
172 172 173 173 173 174 176
LEWIS M . S C H R A D E R
179
NEWELL
BERRY
181
JOHN W . F R E E M A N
182
ARNOLD
H. C.
HEIDEBRECHT
182
LUTTRELL M . H I T C H
182
RALPH E . LAKE NEWTON C. BRACKEN LAWRENCE E . SHUM JOHN A . RUMMEL PAUL G. KROHN DONALD F . BURLIN GEORGE W . SUGGS ADOLPH R . KLITZING ROBERT L . THOMPSON ALVA J. BOGUE FRANK L . CUNNINGHAM.; HARRY A . GIRTON ELMER GARD CHARLES W . HAGER STANLEY W . SMITH WILLIAM E . KENNEY ROY C. F O W L E R CHARLES T . FOSTER H A R R Y V, K N A P P GEORGE V . SARVIS THEODORE C . C O N K L I N FRANK A . MCWILLIAMS.... BENJAMIN R . GOSNEY CHARLES W . MARCOOT WALTER G. STROUP .ELLIS E . BEAL CLARENCE H . WESTFALL.. JOHN SANDHAGEN ARTHUR D . ELMORE LLOYD O . K I T E AUBREY R . MABEN ARTHUR L . MORTON FRANK O. RENNER
183 184 185 186 188 189 193 193 193 195 195 195 197 197 197 198 198 198 199 199 201 201 201 203 204 206 206 208 208 210 213 213 215
OF
213
KANSAS.
DON C. W I L L I A M S N o . 216 EARL P . KRANKENBERG... 217 OLIVER P . GUTHRIE 219 MARK F . RAMAGE 219 GEORGE R . GOULD 222 RICHARD W . E V A N S 222 TOM STAUTH 222 CECIL E . DAVIS 222 HORACE H . W A T K I N S 222 FRED V. LANE 222 CLARENCE R . A T E N 222 CLARENCE G. N E V I N S 222 FRED E . KINARD 222 F R A N K A. H O B B L E 222 WILLIAM C . BABCOCK 222 G L E N A. G I L B E R T 222 E D W I N R . HOGUE 223 B. HAROLD GROFP 225
DEAN S. S M I T H FRANK M. Y E O M A N
225 230
CHARLES H . W A G N E R MERYLE C . HOLCOMB BURPEE E . THOMPSON CARL B . DURNIL HOMER B . OSBORN
230 230 230 231 238
ROBERT W . B U R D I C K
239
JAMES M . SMITH OVID N . SNIDER OTIS S. LAMBETH JAMES D . EYMAN ORA H . STARBUCK GEORGE W A R N E R HAROLD E . COX BENJAMIN H . FLYR LLOYD W . COTTER NOE S. FRAZIER EMMOR W . HALL OTIS L . DOMENY
241 241 245 246 247 250 252 253 253 253 253 257
JOHN E.
258
WADE
SMITH GOSNEY
258
ALLEN W . G I L L A M
265
W.
H.
W A Y N E SCANTLIN
265
ALAR B. M A W D S L E Y
265
WILLIAM CLINE ANDREW G. SMALL EARL L. MEILS HENRY L . GAMES J A M E S A. J E N K I N S RAYMOND H . CLINE ERNEST B . COATS ALVA L . SWEARINGEN FOREST B . CROLL
269 269 269 269 269 269 269 272 272
214
PROCEEDINGS
JAMES A . SWAN No. H A R R I S O N D . BURCHELL... CARL L . WHITEHEAD
272 273 275
CHARLES E . T A L L E Y
275
ELMER G. JONES WILLIAM E . HENRY WILLIAM C . MCCORMICK.. MAURICE L . JOHNSON WILLIAM R . WARING ORIS E . MALL H E N R Y J. STERLING HARRY F . DOUGHERTY E L W O O D J. B U R K E ROBERT E . SCHULZ HARRY E . CROSSWHITE RAYMOND H . TUCKER JOHN F . BERTRAM WEAVER L . FLEENER HENRY W . ZENTZ CHESTER L . P E W HAROLD M . BECK CLAUDE H . BECKETT WALTER A . KOCH
277 278 281 283 288 288 288 290 292 293 293 293 293 293 293 293 293 293 293
VERNE W . COBB
293
AusTA L . P A R S O N S
295
LESLIE F CHARLES ARTHUR LOYD A .
295 297 297 299
.
SMITH A . BAUGHER L . NEWCOMER.... POWELL
JOSEPH H . T U S T I N
302
GEORGE M . LOWRY RICHARD M . ADENAUER....
303 303
GiFFORD M . B O O T H
303
BENJAMIN F . DUNKIN DOUGLAS S . NEWELL.. JAMES A . MAGEE RALPH C . MCCUTCHEON.... R A Y E . ROGERS
303 303 303 303 303
HERBERT D. R A N D E L L
306
HARRY M . WILSON EDWARD F . FITZGERALD... VICTOR C . KINGSBURY
306 306 307
EARL S. B R O W N
308
EARL B . WOOTEN OTHO P . LAMB
311 315
JOSEPH H . C O N A R D
316
GAYLORD B . H A M I L T O N . . . JOSEPH H . TALBERT GEORGE F . WASHBURN
319 319 319
EDWARD W O O D W A R D
320
LEO ROY
321 321
J. S C H I S L E R S. THOMPSON
OF
THE
February,
â&#x20AC;¢JOHN M . Y E A R I C K No. K Y L E A. P H A L P HOWARD L . SETTLE CHARLES D E V O R E VIRGIL G . FULMER SYLVESTER K . T O M S JESSE R. FRANKLIN WILLIAM E . GABEL GEORGE JONES HERMAN E . STANG CLEVELAND HARTSELL CHESTER LONG RODNEY E . ROSE WILLIAM S. HARLAN OSCAR C . A . REMMERT..., ORVAL D . EVANS JAMES M . OGDEN HARRY B . MUXLOW HERMAN C. SCHEIB
32.1 322 322 324 325 325 326 329 329 330 332 332 333 333 337 337 337 337 337
CHARLES D . MClLREE
337
L A W R E N C E SCHROEDER EDWARD W . SULT R. N E L S O N L O N G ALBERT G . STEINSHOUER.. EDSON A . MONTEITH ADOLPH W . BLECHA DONALD E . COUGHLIN WILLIAM P . FRANK
343 347 348 348 348 349 356 358
LLOYD L. B O L E S MOWRY S. T H A C H E R
358 358
CLARENCE A . CROTTS ERNEST G. WALKER ALVA B . GEESLING JOHN W . SHIVE FRANCIS H . TOOLEY EADS E . SHIVE FREDERICK R . FRANK EDWARD GRAGG GEORGE H . U R B A N K. F A Y B R O C K JOHN H . HARDESTY CLIFFORD ERICKSON JOHN F . WIGGINS BYRON B . BRUNER EMMETT A . WORL HERMAN L. HANDLIN CLARENCE E . BARNUM...... WILLIAM B . HANDLIN E L I W . DEARDORFF CECIL D . WOLFORD HENRY SIEMSEN CHARLES W . RICKARD
358 358 358 358 358 358 358 358 359 360 360 360 361 361 361 361" 361 361 361 361 361 364
GRAND
1940-41.
CHARLES C. SAMUELS
LODGE
N o . 364
EUGENE S. T A L C O T T
364
PERRY T . RICKARD THEODORE E . WILLHELMY DOUGLAS A . MEREDITH ALBERT L . LOWDER
364 369 369 369
ELLIS T . B A R K E R .
376
RALPH M . HARDER
378
ALFRED C. B U C K . : OSCAR A . B R O W N
383 383
GEORGE A. STEPHENSON.. E D W A R D J. S K I N N E R ERNEST L . OGLE
385 386 388
CARL C. C O L E M A N THOMAS C. D O W N S
391 391
HARRY A . LEWIS VERE U . ECKHARDT GLENN C . MCCOMB OLIFF H . JACKSON CARL F . HERTLEIN SAMUEL L . ZOOK DONALD H . SWEZEY
391 391 391 391 394 394 396
MORITZ P . F R O M M E
399
H A R V E Y J. STEWART..... RAY W . FANKHOUSER
404 409
OF
KANSAS.
BAYARD J. LONG GEORGE E . KENNEDY RALPH A . FRY JOE E . M O N T G O M E R Y FREDDIE E . PEAT ROGER W . BRANDT JAMES PAUL CHARLES O . H A W K S OSCAR F . P E R K I N S HARRY F . SLOAN HARLEY M . SCHROCK STANCER'J. AMACK R E N U S A . JORDAN WILLIAM J. KIRKHAM JOHN L . CRULL A N D R E W J. K I N G HAYNE A . DERMID CLYDE S . SHELLEY ELMER C . BEEZLEY
CARL E . M E Y E R J A M E S R . STREETER VERNE E . DYATT ERNEST C . FRIESEN JOHN E . BORAH
215 N o . 409 412 413 413 413 414 417 421 422 423 423 423 424 433 433 433 433 433 433
437 441 443 445 448
LODGE R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S . Smithton
No. 1.—ARTHUR
B . KENDALL, M .
Leavenworth No. 2.—WILLIAM H . LEMBECK, M . ; O M A B . SPENCE, S. W . ; R O B E R T B E R V E I L E R , J . W . Wyandotte No. S.—RALPH A. SCOTT, M . ; J O H N T . DORMOIS, S . W . ; JESSE F . ANDERSON, J. w . Kickapoo
No.
If.—NATHAN
B . REPSTINE, M . ; AMBROSE L . LOCKER,
J. W . Washington Lawrence
No. 5.—FRANK M . T E R R Y , M . No. 6.—GEORGE
D . WALL, proxy.
Union No. 7.—H. ALLEN F R O E L I C H , M . ; M A R S H A L L A . T U B E S , S . W . ; W E S L E Y J. B R O W N , J. W . Rising
Sun
No.
S.^CLARENCE
W . LIGGETT, M . ; EVART L . O ' D E L L ,
S. W . Acadia
No. 9.—MARION
King Solomon JeweU
A. BARLOW, S . W .
No. 10.—WILLIAM
No. 11.—ELNATHAN
B . CREPPEL, M .
B . GRAY, M .
216
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Emporia No. 12.—URBAN C. BROWN, S. W.; ERNEST E . VALYER, J . W. Oskaloosa
No. H.—JAMES
No. 16.—LEO
M . ; CLIFFORD
D . PARRY,
F . SWOYER, M .
Great Bend No. 15.—RILEY Lafayette
February,
R . SPARKS, M .
H . F U N K , S . W . ; MORRISON BARKER, J. W.
Topeka No. 17.—LLOYD W . BACON, M . ; LAWRENCE H . COX, S . W . ; L E W I S M . PARAMORE, J. W. Ottawa No. 18.—EDWARD E . HALEY, S . W . ; MELVIN L . SELLERS, J. W.; H A L E B . BLAIR, proxy. Olathe No. 19.—RALPH Circleville
O . WALTERS, M .
No. 20.—MICHAEL
C. FERNKOPF, M .
Valley Falls No. 21.—JOHN Palmyra
No. 23.—HALE
Osage Valley
W . HERDT, S . W .
STEELE, M .
No. 24.—GUSTA
A. BILLHIMER, M .
Neosho
No. 27.—MORGAN E. W I N N , M . ; CLARENCE J. MOORE, J . W.
Pacific
No. 29.—ERNEST
W . HATCH, M . ; HUGH E . JARVIS, J. W.
Towanda No. 30.—FREDERICK H . KASENBERG, SOOBY and SAMUEL G. HUDELSON, proxies. Arcana
No. 31.—JOHN
Hiawatha
Paola No. 37.—HOWARD
Seneca
L.
N . CASE, Jr., J. W.
No. 35.—CLARENCE
lola No. 38.—AXEL
M . ; HARVEY
E . WILSON, S . W .
P. KRAFT, M .
W . ANDERSON, M .
No. 39.—GEORGE
De Soto No. J,0.—JESSE
W . SHREVE, M . BIRD, S . W .
' Holton No. Jf2.—ORVIS C . BLOSSOM, proxy. Halstead No. ^6.—WALTER C . H I L K E , M . ; JOHN W . MCDOWELL, S. W.; ORVILLE I. HAURY, J. W. Mackey
No. 48.—JOHN S. FINDER, M .
Niive Mile No. 1,9.—JOHN H . GRANT, M . Lake
No. 50.—DAN
VIERGEVER, proxy.
Orient No. 51.—RAYMOND S. w . Pottawatomie
E . DEANE, M . ; HAROLD C . ALEXANDER,
No. 52.—HAROLD
O . WELLS, M .
Mission Hills No. 54.—GEORGE KOVAR, M .
1940-41. Saltville
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS. No. 59.—BEN
217
M . DONOVAN, S . W . ; H . FRANK
DEWALL,
J. W. Salina No. 60.—HOMER B . JENKINS, M . La Cygne No. 61.—OLIN W . CROTCHETT, M . Adams No. 63.—GLENN E . WILLIAMS, proxy. Wathena No. 6^.—HARVEY E . WILSON, M .
Gardner No. 65.—ARTHUR E. PATTERSON, M . Frankfort
No. 67.—MERRILL O . COLEMAN, M .
Hiram No. 68.—WILLIAM F . ORLOWSKI, M . ; DAVIS BROWN, S . W . Huron No. 72.—RAYMOND H . STARNES, proxy. Chetopa No. 73.—RUSSELL T . SAVAGE, J. W. Mystic Tie No. 7J,.—JOHN C . WALWORTH, M . ; C . OSCAR APPLEGATE,
S. W. Wamego No. 75.—JOHN HOLDREN, M . Delta No. 77.—CHRISTY V. MOORE, M.; TRICE H. NEWSOM, J. W. White Cloud No. 78.—ROY M . GREEN, M . Corinthian No. 79.—OPHER E . ENGLE, proxy. Zeredatha No. 80.—WILLIAM B . HOLLENBACK, S. W .
Doric No. 83.—ALFRED C. ElSELE, S. W. Sutton No. 85.—ERNEST E . CLARK, M . Sunflower No. 86.—JOHN L . SHIPLEY, M . ; REX M . OWENS, S. W . ; RICHARD C. KAGLER, J. W . Mankato No. 87.—JAMES N . BLANKENSHIP, M . Euveka No. 88.—RALPH V. HOPKINS, M . Golden Rule No. 90.—CECIL L . DAKE, M . ; RAY F . PARNELL, S. W . ; CLARENCE P. BAILEY, J. W. Marysville No. 91.—BENJAMIN
W . LAFENE, M .
Devon No. 92.—WILLIAM P. UPDIKE, proxy. Harmony
No. 94.—RALPH A. YOUNG, M . ; LESLIE G. ELAM, S. W .
Constellation No. 95.—FRANK CASON, proxy.
D.
CANTRALL,
M . ; WILLIAM
N.
Delaware No. 96.—CARL W . MAHANY, M . ; RALPH DOUGHADAY, S . W . Patmos No. 97.—JAMES P. MURRAY, S. w . ; REX L . SMITH, J. w .
M . ; AUGUST E . HEITMAN,
218
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Benevolent
No.
98.—GERALD
L . BATCHELDER,
February, S. W . ; HENRY
W.
W A T K I N S , J . W . ; FRANK E . GiLTNER, p r o x y . Wichita No. 99.—RALPH E . C A V E , M . ; R U S S E L L B . B Y E R S , S . W . ; A N D R E W C . BARNES, J. W.
Prudence
No. 100.—LLOYD R . CROW, M .
Keystone No. 102.—GAY H . BROKAW, S. W . ; J O E H O W A R D , J . w .
Cedar
M . ; E . LAWRENCE
HOFF,
No. 103.—ViBGIL E . TYSON, M .
Frontier
No.
lOJ,.—HERBERT
H . DARBY, M . ; WILLIAM B . WAG-
GONER, S. W . ; E A R L N U T T E R , J . W . Fortitude
No.
Memphis
No. 108.—WILLIAM
Winfield
Blue
No.
107.—MERL
110.—O.
N . F A R L O W , M . ; E . PAXJL A M O S , S . W .
S . TUCKER, J. W.
W Y N N HILL, M . ; CARL E . FUNSTON, S . W .
VaMey No. 112.—JOHN
St. Johns Advance
No. I14.—GUY
Excelsior
No.
Cherokee
C. SHULL, p r o x y .
117.—DONNA
E . M I N T O N , M . ; L E O N A R D R U D E , J r . , S.W.
No. 119.—JAMES
Halcyon
No. 120.—ETHER
Woodson
F . WILKINS, M . O . PETRE, M .
No? 121.—LEONARD
Clifton
DAWSON, M .
No. 122.—THOMAS YOUNG a n d GREER M . WORLEY, p r o x i e s .
Bassett
No.
Cawker
City
Munden
No. 128.—RODNEY
BeUevUle Polar
A. HUSCHER, M .
L . LINNENS, M .
No. 115.—LEE
Parsons
W . THOMSON, M .
No. lis.—ERNEST
Star
12^.—^WILLIAM
J. WOODS, M .
No. 125.—HARVEY C. P A R G E T T , M .
No. 129.—RALPH No. 130.—CHESTER
M . DOVEL, M . E . SNAPP, proxy. W . DAVIS, M .
Equity
No. 131.—WILLIAM
Carson
No. 132.—ALVA L . M A R R , S . W . ; L E O E . H O R T O N , J . W .
M . CHRISTIAN, M . "
Crescent No. 133.—CHARLES M . ROSE, M . ; H E R C H E L J . S. W . ; NOBLE M A X S O N , J . W . Clay
Center No. iSJf.—Louis GADES, p r o x y .
Cherryvale
J. W.
No.
137.—FRED
CLARK,
L . H A D S E L L , S . W . ; V. R O Y A L V E R E . HULL,
M . ; HOWARD
B.
WARNER,
1940-41.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
Dover
No.
1S8.—HERSCHEL
219
W . MARTIN, M . ; JAMES F . BASSETT,
J. W. Sedgwick No. 139.—RICHARD SON, J. W. Reno
No.
HO.—CARLYLE
S . ZEISET, M . ; FRANKLIN R . ADAM-
HARMON, M . ; C . DAVE
HENDERSCHOT,
S. W. Signal No. HI.—EDGAR
C. CLOVER, proxy.
Newton No. 142.—WILLIAM M . GERTSEN, M . ; ROY L . STOUT, S . W . ; WALTER T . INGOLD, J. W.
Minneapolis
No. 14S.—EVERETT
E . LINDSEY, S . W .
Gilead No. 144.—IVAN W. ROBB, J. W . Mt. Vernon No. iJfS.—RoscoE C. WRENCH, M . Ellsworth
No. 1^6.—ROY A. HART, M . ; HARRY J. SHANNON, S . W .
Centre No. 147.—JOHN I. NEWCOMER, M. WaJaeeney No. H8.—WILLIAM
C . CLARK, M .
Thayer No. H9.—HARVEY G. LOWRANCE, proxy. Wellington
No. 150.—FOREST
HASHBARGEE, M .
Luray No. 153.—EARL S. PORTER, S . W . Lincoln No. 15^.—JOHN K. RAFFETY, M . ; ROBERT W . WILCOX, S.W.
Hope No. 155.-—ALBERT L. MALEY, M . Active No. 158.—CHARLES E . WHITE, S. W.; LAWRENCE F . DAY, J. w .
M . ; EARL
C . DITTEMORE,
Saqui No. 160.—HAROLD L . RUNZEL, M . Sabetha No. 162.—ERNEST
MASTERSON, M .
Greenwood No. 163.—L. EDWIN BROWN, M . Atwood
No. I64.—CARL
G . PALMER, M . ; HOWARD E . SMITH, S . W .
Oxford No. 165.—RAYMOND V. REECE, J. w . Lamed
No. 167.—GUY J. FULCHER, M . ; L . RAYMOND SCOTT, S . W . ;
CHARLES D . ECKERT, J. W . Blue Rapids No. 169.—J. OSCAR HONEYCUTT, M . Sterling
No. 171.—FLOYD O . BUELL, M .
McPherson No. 172.—LESTER L. WILSON, M . ; LESTER G . R E I F F , S. W.; LESTER W . HORNER, J. W .
Belle Plaine No. 173.—RAY A. FAUST, M.; WADE L . WALTON, S.W.; ROY L . WHITE, J. W.
220
PROCEEDINGS
Western Star S. W.
No. iTJf.—Louis
Prairie Queen No. 176.—JOHN
OF THE
February,
A. CARR, M . ; DEAN O . POUNDS, H . MATTICE, proxy.
Ru.ssell No. 177.—WiLMER R. SHAFFER, M.; GORDON E . SHAFFER, S. W. Burr Oak No. 178.-—JOHN R . ROBERTSON, M . Mt. Moriah No. 179.—HARRY L. SCHNATTERLY, M . Lenora No. 181.—NEWELL Burrton
H . BERRY, M .
No. 182.—ORVEL G . EDWARDS, M .
Gaylord No. 183.—RALPH PhilUpsburg
E . LAKE, proxy.
No. 184.—JESS A. MCQUEEN, M . ; PETER N . KLEIN,
S. w . Hamlin
No. 185.—LAWRENCE
Mountain
E . SHUM, M .
Slope No. 186.—WAYNE
E . HERZOG, M . ; DORCE L . HAYES,
S. W. Pittsburg
No. 187.—BERTRAM M. GRAGG, S . W .
Onaga No. 188.—LESTER Newahcuba Walnut
H . KOLTERMAN, M .
No. 189.—ELLSWORTH
Valley No. 191.—WILLIAM
Hartford No. 193.—ADOLFH SON, S. W.
DODRILL, M . E . PETERS, M .
R . KLITZING, M . ; ROBERT L . THOMP-
Galena No. 19^.—Liswis J. H A WORTH, M . ; JOHN O . DERFELT, S . W .
Hays No. 195.—MARTIN W. EASTLACK, M . ; PHILIP PHILIP, S. W. Canton No. 197.—MARVIN E . MONTGOMERY, M . ; GLENN L . JONES, S. w . ; G L E N J. INGRAM, J. W.
Blue Hill No. 198.—SAMUEL
E . COOPER, M .
Norton No. 199.—JOHN D. CUNNINGHAM, M. Anthony
No. 200.—HARVEY
O . DAVIS, proxy.
Mulvane No. 201.—EARL A. BARTLETT, M . ; DAVID J. S. W.; GEORGE R . GOSNEY, J. w . Sumner Downs
No. 203.—JACK No.
M . OWEN, M . ; L E E A. PERRY, Jr., S. W.
20Jf.—WALTER
G . STROUP, M . ; EDMOND M . SKINNER,
S. W. Eminence
BRATLEY,
No. 205.—VIRGIL
J. SIMMONS, M .
Harper No. 206.—ELLIS E . BEAL, proxy.
1940-41.
GRAND
Friendship J. W . Fulton Twin
No.
208.—GLENN
No. 210.—EDD Grove
OF KANSAS.
SINGLETON, S. W .
2lif.—EDGAR
R . MABEN, proxy. G . VERNON and CHARLES W . STEHLEY,
City No. 215.—FRANK
O. R E N N E R , p r o x y .
Hiattville
No. 216.—GEORGE L . BULLA, M.
EUinwood
No. 217.—GEORGE T. T H O M A S O N , M .
Corner
Stone
Lewis
221
J. D I C K , S . W . ; R A L P H H . R E E V E S ,
No. 213.—AUBREY
Sincerity No. proxies. Walnut
LODGE
No. 219.—ARTHUR
No. 220.—CHARLES
C . HODGSON, M .
W . HUPP, M .
St. Bernard No. 222.—CLYDE E . HARRIS, M . ; ORVILLE W . ALLEN, S. W . ; C H E S T E R A . B O L E S , J . W. Joppa
No. 223.—CHARLES P . G R A Y , M . ; G E O R G E W . D A V I S , J . W .
Siloam No. J. W . Ninnescah Long
225.—HAROLD No. 230.—BURPEE
Island
Greenleaf
A. S P E N C E , M . ; R O B E R T T . L I N D B E R G ,
No. 231.—CARL
B . DURNIL, M .
No. 232.—ARNOLD
Temple
J. H I E S T E R M A N , M .
No. 237.—WALTER
Mount Hope S. W .
I. W A S E M , M .
No. 238.—ZADIE
Urbana
No. 239.—WAYNE
Soldier
No. 240.—FRANCIS
S . KLING, M .
No. 2itl.—HOWARD
Waverly
No. 2^^.—PAUL
Marmaton
C . JORDAN, M . ; K E N N E T H W . CUPPS,
L . TAYLOR, S . W .
Linwood
Tyrian
E . THOMPSON, proxy.
JONES, M . E . MOORE, M .
No. 2 . ^ 5 . — O T I S S . L A M B E T H , p r o x y .
No. 2^6.—KENNETH
L . BURG, M .
Chase No. 2 ^ 7 . — H O W A R D A . K A L L E N B A C H , M . ; C E C I L E . K I S S L I N G , S. W . Scotisville Whiting
No. 21f9.—MERVIN
No. 250.—GEORGE W A R N E R , p r o x y .
Galva No. 251.—FRANK Stafford
A. R o s s , M.
No. 252.—JESSE
D . HILL, M . A. TUCKWOOD, M.
222
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Oakley
No. 253.—CHARLES
Ionic No. 25U.—EDWIN
OF THE
February,
J. BOWIE, M . ; LLOYD W . COTTER, J. W.
J. FATZER, S. W .
Mortmi No. 258.—PERRY F . RASHLEIGH, M . Beattie
No. 259.—RAYMOND L . SCHOLZ, M .
Medicine Charity
Valley
No. 260.—H. GLENN COLE, S . W .
No. 263.—CECIL
Kilwinning
L . MOORE, M .
No. 265.—CHARLES
Mount Zion No. 266.—DAVID Moline No. 267.—DELBERT Bourbon No. S. W. Mistletoe
A. NYWALL, M .
L . LEWIS, M .
268.—HOMER
K . THOMPSON, M . ; LOYD M . WILSON,
No. 269.—HARRY
Armourdale Kaw
W . GRASSMAN, J. W.
J. J E N K I N S , M .
No. 271.—WALTER
J. WILLARD, M .
No. 272.—EARLE B . GRABLE, M . ; HENRY A. PETERS, S . W . ; THEODORE S . SMITH, J. W.
Unity No. 273.—ROY J. OSBORN, M.; ROY E. THOMAS, S. W.; RAYMOND C. DYKEMAN, J. W. Black
Diamond
No. 27^.:—HARRY
H . LOGHEAD, proxy.
Webb No. 275.—RICHARD J. W.
M . BOYD, S . W . ; D O N L . ROSENBERRY,
Windom
D . BRUCE, proxy.
No. 276.—GLENN
Ashland No. 277.—GEORGE S. W.
E . BROADIE, M . ; JAMES W . BERRYMAN,
Cosmos No. 278.—CHARLES E. MITCHELL, M.; WILBUR E . SHEDDY, S. W. Antiquity Millbrook
No. 280.—HERBERT No. 281.—HOBART
Preston
No. 283.—WILLIAM
Anthem
No. 284.—WILLIAM
Argonia No. 285.—CHARLIE S. W. Cyrus
No. 288.—J.
S . STONE, M . R . RADCLIFFE, M . H . EVANS, M . E . MELSON, M .
F . MERIDITH, M . ; HAROLD C . H A WORTH,
WALTER POTTER, M .
Emerald
No. 289.—JOSEPH M. EVES, M .
Paradise
No. 290.—JIMMIE
Beulah No. 291.—CHARLES
N . WILSON, S . W . H . OTTO, Jr., M.
1940-41.
GRAND
Glasco
No. 292.—TYSON
Kiowa
No. 293.—DEE
Glen Elder
OF KANSAS.
223
J. GRAVES, M . J . HOUSEHOLDER, M . ; L O U I E T . K E L L E R , J . W .
No. 294.—JACK
Comanche
No. 295.—R.
B . DAVIS, M .
DALE MARK, M .
Apollo No. 297.—ARTHUR S. W . Samaria
LODGE
H . BAUGHER, M . ; ALBERT W . DIETRICH,
No. 298.—EMIL
H . ZAHRADNIK, proxy.
Cable No. 299.—HARRY C. K E L M A N , M . Fargo Gove
No. 300.—RAY City
W . HATFIELD, M .
No. 302.—JOSEPH
H. TUSTIN, proxy.
Albert Pihe No. 303.—CARL W . HAGEL, S. W . ; M A R S H A L L A . S M I T H , J . W . St.
M . ; DELBERT
D . WOOD,
Thomas No. 306.—ROBERT OLESEN, M . ; GUIDO E . SMITH, S . W . ; CLAUDE E . H A R R I S O N , J. W.
Alden
No. 308.—HENRY
J. INGALLS, M .
Syracuse
No. 309.—CHARLES
Naphtali
No. 310.—ERNEST
Hancock.
No.
R. D O L L I N G S , p r o x y . E . NELSON, M .
311.—WALLACE
M . ALLISON, M . ; ROSS L .
SPENCER,
J. W. Santa
Fe No. 312.—ALBERT W . S C H N E L L B A C K E R , M .
Severance Hebron
No. 313.—CLINTON No. 31^.—CHARLES
Virginia
No. 315.—CHARLES
Coolidge
No. 316.—JOHN
Wallace
No. 318.—HAROLD
Norwich
No.
H . RAINWATER, M . J. WERTS, M . R . BRADEN, M .
T . GLOVER, M . L . STRANGE, M .
319.—CECIL
W . HENSON,
M.; PAUL
L.
DICKINSON,
J. W . Vermillion Goodland
No. 3 2 0 . — S I L V A M . J O N E S , J . W . No. 321.—GEORGE
H . MOGGE, M .
Ben Hur No. 322.—GEORGE R. M A N K I N , M . Oneida
No.
323.—JAMES
E . MCCARTY, S . W . ; E L I BRUNNER, J. W.
Caney No. 32^.—GRANVILLE S . CARINDER, M . ; HUBERT V A N ATTA, S. W . ; B E R T I E E . M A H O N , p r o x y .
La Harpe
No. 325.—CLYDE S. EDWARDS, M .
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February,
Horton No. 326.—ROBERT A. MILLER, M . ; CLYDE GRAY, S . W .
Hoyt No. 327.—MARK Arcadia
No.
J. JOY, M . ; CLYDE E . JOY, S. W .
329.—EARL
H . STRECKER, M . ; CLARENCE E . JONES,
S. W. La Crosse No. 330.—HERMAN Hoisington
E . STANG, proxy.
No. 331.—JOHN J. MEYER, M .
Rob Morris No. 332.—MARTIN H . POTTER, M . ; CLAUS H . HUBENETT, S. w . ; CHARLES HETRICK, proxy.
Rosedale No. 333.—FRANK
H . BUDDENMEYER, M .
Formoso No. 336.—ALFRED Frederick
BRIGGS, J. W.
No 337.—OSCAR C. A. REMMERT, proxy.
Lane No. 339.—JOHN D. MOON, M . Leoti No. SJfO.—GLENN V. DOWNS, M . ; WILLIAM J. YOTTER, J . W.
Parker No. 3ifl.—RUSSELL
O . HARE, M .
Holyrood No. 3Ji3.—VICTOR P . SMISCHNY, M . Ashlar Edna
No. SJ,lt.—GALEN No.
S . QUANTIC, M . ; ROBERT R . MEYER, S . W .
3^.5.—GEORGE W. MARVEL, M . ; HOWARD H . HAZLETT,
S. W. Moundridge
No. 3^6.—FRED
A. KAHLENBECK, S. W .
Spivey No. 347.—GEORGE W. DAUNER, S . W . Hoxie No. 348.—RlxiE J. GRiGGS, M.; EDSON A. MONTEITH, J . W. Narka No. 349.—ADOLPH W . BLECHA, proxy. Scammon
No. 351.—ARTHUR
R . CHARLTON, M . ; JOHN A . MORRI-
SON, S. W.; GjEORGE M. CORKLE, J. W. Marquette
No. 353.—LESTER
E . DRESSLER, M .
Wellsville
No. 5 5 6 . - ^ L L O Y D L . MYERS, M . ; DONALD E . COUGHLIN,
proxy. Alta Vista No. 357.—OLUE Turon No. 358.—MARION
H . SWENSON, M . A. ZINK, M .
Sylvan Grove No. 359.—W. HARLAN COOVER, M . Jennings
No. 360.—K. F A Y BROCK. M.
1940-41.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
225
Geneseo No. 361.—CORNELIUS FOSTER, M . Cuba No.
362.—ADOLPH
W . MARSICEK,
M . ; STEPHEN
KALIVODA,
J. W. Powhattan
No. 363.—N. RALPH ROTZ, J. W.
Valley Center No. 364.—VINCENT J. KEELER, M . ; CLYDE E . SAMUELS, S. W.; CLAUDE A . SAMUELS, J. W.
Plains No. 367.—LEROY J. SATTERFIELD, M. StohrviUe
No. 3 6 8 . ^ E L M E R L . FOWLER, S . W .
Roger E. Sherman
No. 369.—ALBERT L. LOWDER, proxy.
Macksville No. 371.—RUSSELL M. DENBO, M . ; HERBERT H . HOLLAND, S. W.
Grand View No. 376.—S. AxniS DAY, M . Zenda No. 378.—RALPH
M . HARDER, proxy.
Grainfield No. 381.—HAZEN
C . GRECIAN, J. W.
McDonald No. 383.—WILLIAM T . VINNELL, M . Protection
No. 38^.—CHESTER
Tyro No. 386.—EDWARD Spearville
No.
I. BARE, M .
J. SKINNER, proxy.
388.—BENNIE
W . KNOX,
M . ; ERNEST F . QUICK,
S. W. Freeport Natoma
No. 389.—CLARENCE
E . HARE, proxy.
No. 390.—SCOTT N . SPAULDING, S . W .
Sylvia No. 391.—CARL C . COLEMAN, proxy. Wakefield
No. 396.—DONALD H. SWEZEY, proxy.
Lindsborg
No. 397.—ERICK
W . JEKNBIERG, M .
MuUinville No. 399.—WILLIAM
J. MCKINLEY, J. W.
Isabel No. JfOO.—LESLIE B . GIBSON, M . Saint
Francis
No. JfO^.—QUAY CARROLL, M.
Quinter No. JflO.—RALPH C . CUNNINGHAM, M . Climax No. 411.—MuRRY TAYLOR, S . W . Wilmore No. 412.—MYRL E . DELLINGER, M . ; GEORGE E . KENNEDY, S. W.; EVERETT H . CHANCE, J. W.
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OF THE
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E . BUNNELL, M .
Morland No. 414.—ROGER W. BRANDT, J. W. Perry No. ^15.—WILLIAM Sharon Springs S. W. Harveyville Elkhart
A. GRINDOL, M .
No. J,n.—JOHN E. SEXSON, M . ; JAMES E . TAYLOR,
No. ^21.—CHARLES O. HAWKS, proxy.
No. 422.—FRED
Selden No. 423.—JAMES
F . CRAVER, M . ; OSCAR F . PERKINS, proxy. W . CHENEY, M .
Claflin No. 424.—CHARLES E . OLIPHANT, M . ; MARTIN E . DOWSE, S. W.; MARVIN A. GIBLER, J. W.
Deerfield No. 432.—HARRISON Bestor
R . MCAFEE, M .
G. Brown No. 433.—^MAX A. MCREYNOLDS, M . ; HARRY W .
FELTER, S. w . ; RUSSELL E . WALTERS, J. W.
Rosalia No. 4S4.—JOSEPH
F . BORGER, M .
Overland Park No. 436.—^MAURICE D . MCCUE, M . ; WILLIAM J. B. HUGHES, S . W .
Enterprise
No. 4S7.—CARL
E . MEYER, proxy.
West Gate No. 438.—JOHN LITTICK, M . ; WALTER H . HANNEMANN, S. W.; WAYNE E . REDBURN, J. W.
Bendena No. 44O.—ALTON K. DUTTON, S . W . Johnson No. 441.—WILBER E . BLACKWELDER, M . Rexford
No. 442.—GRANT
D . PROTZMAN, M .
Kanorado No. 44S.—ALVA D. MANGUS, M . Stanley
No. 444.—JOHN M . REITZ, M . ; ABRAHAM K . SHIPLET, J . W.
Hutchinson
No. 4^5.—EARL L. RICHARDS, M.; RAY H . STEPP, S . W . ;
RUSSELL H . MILLER, J. W.
Satanta
No. 446.—EVAN E . HOON, J. W.
Kingsdown
No. 4^7.—CLARENCE D . BECKERDITE, M .
Grinnell No. 448.—JOHN E. BORAH, proxy. Denton No. 449.—LLOYD E. ROBERTS, M.
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RECAPITULATION.
Grand Officers present Sub-Officers present Past Elective Grand Officers Past Masters present District Deputy Grand Masters present Representatives of lodges present Total representation in Grand Lodge Grand Representatives present Number of lodges represented Number of lodges not represented Total number of lodges on rolls
16 6 15 406 50 443 936 59 309 129 438
Fraternally submitted, THEODORE P . P E R R Y , HARRY V. K N A P P , ALVA L . SWEARINGEN, TOM STAUTH, HARRY D . EVANS, .
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ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER. M.'. W . ' . A R T H U R H . STRICKLAND delivered the following a d d r e s s which, on motion, w a s referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on R e p o r t s of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: BRETHREN:
It is a pleasure to welcome each of you to this, the Eightyfifth Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. Much progress has been made during the near century of our Masonic existence, but the past year has produced epic events that well may shape the destiny of the world for hundreds of years to come. In June of the year 1215 the Great Charter of human liberty was wrested from King JOHN and for about seven hundred years the constant trend was toward more and more freedom for the masses. The main objective of people ha.s been to secure for themselves those inalienable rights which God intended them to have. Our own American Constitution guaranteed, and does giaarantee, to each citizen, the privilege to think for himself; to be an entity in his own right; it protects him in the awards of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Under its beneficent terms, he adopts the religion of his choice; he sends his children to the schools he selects; he determines his own vocation and, subject only to the common laws of the land, he lives and moves and has his being as he, himself, chooses. He is given the assurance that he has the right to have his own views on all matters, whether religious, political or philosophical. He knows that he has the right to express those views. He knows that he has the privilege of assembling with his fellows to discuss the problems which confront the nation, or the state or city in which he lives. He knows that his views are respected by his tolerant fellows. He knows, too, that they in turn expect him to be tolerant of their ideas. The American has enjoyed a higher degree of liberty perhaps than the. citizen of any other country in the world, but to some degree the peoples of all the world have striven and secured greater and greater personal freedom through all of the years. And then, out of the economic panic and distress that engulfed Europe, there came into being a theory of government that had for its basic idea, the thought that there should be a drastic â&#x20AC;˘ curtailment of their personal liberties. This new doctrine assumes t h a t the individual is not a personality created in the image and likeness of God, but only a unit of energy to be absorbed into the machinery of the state. This idea takes from the citizen the liberties t h a t make life dear, and by planning and regimenting his life, robs him of initiative and the right to think for himself. This totalitarian doctrine of government, not only decrees the physical process of his living but establishes a code of morals that he must follow. I t proclaims itself to be the religion he must believe in
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and its leaders assume to be infallible. To maintain their hideous grip on their downtrodden people, these leaders must make a constant demonstration of might and power and so they have built up huge war machines, and have unleashed this powerful a r m y upon the defenseless and unprepared neighbor nations. These nations, believing in the sanctity of treaties and in morality and decency among nations, were caught off g^uard and fell easy prey to the lightning w a r that crashed upon them. As each nation came under the yoke. Freemasonry was proscribed and Freemasons banished or sent to concentration camps. Lodges were broken up and the property of the lodges confiscated or destroyed. But in his lust for power and conquest, the dictator overlooked one very important detail and that was that in the heart of the great Masonic Nation, England, there was a courage, a loyalty to ideal, a love of liberty that knew no bounds and a willingness to fight to the end for their cause of right, liberty and justice, and the juggernaut that had rolled over the countries of the continent one by one, came to an abrupt halt when it met the might of Great Britain, and we here in America, may well be proud that our Masonic origin was in that gallant country, that today is waging a terrible war and bearing up under unthinkable torture, that democratic ideals may not be entirely eradicated from the face of the earth. We Kansas Masons, meeting here in the peaceful City of Wichita, discussing the problems of our Craft, may feel far removed from the theatre of war but, my Brethren, with modem military equipment, time and distance are easily annihilated and none of us can possibly know how close we are to, or how soon we may be in, the very w a r that England is waging today. Our hopes, our faith, our prayers are all for the success of England and the cause she represents. It is a just cause and it must prevail or freedom will be lost to many peoples for generations beyond the possibility of present enumeration. We have seen in the last year, our great country embark on an unprecedented defense program. We are building ships, planes, tanks and guns. We have seen for the first time in our history, a peacetime conscription of our manpower. We have seen our boys mobilized. All of these military preparations are necessary and should be carried on with the utmost speed and efficiency, but there is another preparation for the crisis that I want to call to your attention this morning. While those in authority prepare the nation with its military might, let us as Masons, make it our program to prepare the people in their hearts to know and understand the great issue that is at stake in the war. It is a war that will decide whether the inhabitants of the world will go on as free peoples, shaping their own lives and enjoying all of the personal liberties that we have known or whether they will again be crushed down in the slavery of the dark ages. The issue is plain and there can be no decision until one side is wholly victorious.
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The Mason, firm in his reliance on the Great Architect, believing in the doctrine that the right must prevail, and strong in his love of liberty, can choose but one side in the controversy and that is the side of Democracy. Only under a free government can Masonry survive and flourish. Only under a democracy can the individual develop himself. Only under a democracy can we truly have a government of, for and by the people. Let us as Masons, carry on the battle for freedom and democracy, as our Masonic forefathers carried it on in the beginning of this nation's life. I^et us work for unity among all of our people. Let us practice the tenets of Masonry, and be tolerant, loyal, patriotic citizens of this great country. Let us put the good of the country ahead of all other consideration. Let us use all of our strengfth, physical, moral, and mental on the side of the American way of life. Let us have courage and faith, and cast from us all fear and doubt. We know that the American way of life is the human way of life, and that out of all the darkness, and fog and mist that obscure the sun today, yet behind the darkness, the sun is still shining and in God's own good time, the clouds w^ill roll away and once more into the world will come the true Light of Intelligence and Reason, of Morality and Decency among nations and the Great Prince of Peace will again bring into this world, the true Masonic doctrine of Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men, and Democracy, triumphant, will march around the entire world and all peoples, everywhere, will continue their steady progression toward a greater state of freedom, a greater intelligence, a greater conception of the Supreme Architect. Then man, approaching perfection step by step, will realize that he is created in the image and likeness of his Creator and will so conduct himself t h a t in truth there will be established here on earth, a Brotherhood of Man and a Fatherhood of God. NECROLOGY.
With increasing rapidity, the Grim Reaper continues to invade our ranks. During the year 1,025 of our members have been called by death and have gone to their eternal abode. We miss their counsel and advice, their presence with us and their devotion to Masonic Principles, yet we know t h a t they are with us in spirit today and that the influence of their useful lives will go on and on until time shall be no more. I am pleased to report that our Official Family has been spared. The Committee on Necrology will present the tribute of this Grand Lodge in its report this afternoon. INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS.
Four of our appointive Grand Officers were not present at the last Annual Communication for installation.
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W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON was installed Grand Marshal by me in Burlington Lodge No. 66, a t Burlington, on February 26th, with R.". W.". CHARLES S. MCGlNNESS acting as Grand Marshal. On March 11th Active Lodge No. 158, of Atchison, installed W.'. WALTER A. HOY as Grand Sword Bearer. Great Bend Lodge No. 15 installed W.'. EMANUEL KRUG as Grand Junior Deacon on March 14th. Western Star Lodge No. 174, of Smith Center, installed W.'. LEONARD C. UHL, JR., as Grand Senior Steward on March 19th. These installation ceremonies created considerable interest and were largely attended. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Upon agreement with the several Grand Jurisdictions involved, commissions have been issued to the following Grand Representatives : Montana
D. CLARKE KELLY
Sweden
ROSCOE E . PETERSON
Sweden
A. J. A. POIGNANT
Wa.shington British Columbia
H. SUMMERS BENNETT FREDERICK ARTHUR WILLIS
Kansas City Larned
Stockholm Auburn Victoria
GRAND ORATOR.
It has been my privilege and pleasure to appoint Brother RAYMOND A . SCHWEGLER a s Grand Orator of this Grand Lodge. This illustrious brother is Dean of the School of Education a t Kansas University and is known far and wide for his ability as a Masonic Orator. Dean SCHWEGLER has, with his usual grace, accepted this appointment and will deliver the oration in this room promptly at 2 o'clock this afternoon. I urge all of you t o be in attendance to hear this vital Masonic message. MASONIC HOME.
A high standard of service and management has been maintained a t the Home. Our Superintendent, Brother RALPH D . COTTON, is a capable and efficient executive who is ably directing the operation of the Home; our Secretary, M.'. W.". Brother OTTO R . SOUDERS, has rendered splendid service since assuming the office of Secretary. We are all justly proud of our Home and we may well be for it merits our approval. I would like to ask that all lodge officers familiarize themselves with the requirements and regrulations governing the Home, as many misunderstandings arise over the admission of certain applicants. There are conditions under which applicants cannot be admitted and the lodge should understand all of the requirements of the Home. I think also that
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the lodges should scrutinize very carefully the petitions coming into the lodges for the Mysteries of Masonry, for affiliation or for restoration of persons whose age is advanced or whose financial situation is such that they are liable to become immediate charges upon the lodges because we have had an increasing number of applications from such persons whose membership in the .various Lodges and Chapters has been very brief. This is a matter that should have the serious consideration of the lodges and their investigating committees when such petitions are presented to the lodge. The Board of Directors represents the lodges in the management of the Home and we ask the lodges to avoid creating this extra liability which comes from careless investigation of such petitioners. Every member of this Grand Lodge is urged to visit the Home while here in Wichita. The Secretary and Superintendent will make their reports during the Annual Communication.
PURCHASE OF LODGE HALLS.
Under date of October 3rd, White City Lodge No. 380, A. F . & A. M., a t White City, submitted a proposition to buy the lodge hall from the I. O. O. P . After going over the plan of financing and being assured that the terms could be carried out, the Grand Master approved the purchase. A similar request w a s made by Beattie Lodge No. 259, A. F . & A. M., at Beattie to buy and remodel a building and approval was likew^ise given. DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
It has been necessary to make two changes in the list of our District Deputy Grand Masters and the following appointments were made: In District No. 34, HAROLD R . HULL, of TOwanda, in place of LLOYD R. HUNT, removed from the jurisdiction. In District No. 60, CLIFFORD O . BELL in place of THOMAS D .
HECKROOT, who has moved to Topeka. The District Deputy Grand Masters are the ambassadors of the Grand Master and have performed a noteworthy service for the Grand Lodge. With our system of District Meetings, it would be almost impossible to carry on without the services of this fine group of Masons. The Grand Master this year has been very ably assisted by his splendid corps of District Deputies and desires publicly to thank them for the fine assistance they have rendered throughout the year. With very few exceptions, all have functioned splendidly and whatever success has come to this administration has been largely contributed to by the activities of the District Deputies.
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DISTRICT MEETINGS.
District Meetings were held this year in each of the seventysix Districts, and under the capable direction of W.'. Brothers HARVEY O . DAVIS and STANFORD M . SMART. Valuable
instruction
wa.s given to all who were fortunate enough to be present. However, it is a matter of sincere regret t o your Grand Master that the attendance of officers, particularly, at the Fall meetings was so small. I realize, of course, that the Fall meetings come at a time when much farm work is in progress. I t is impossible to estimate in advance when soil and moisture conditions w^ill be right for farm work. The Administration will cooperate fully b u t the schedule must be made in advance and each lodge should arrange for its officers, workers and Past Masters to attend in sufficient numbers t o get the Work. This is a lodge responsibility. FIFTY YEAR BUTTONS.
It has been a pleasure for the Grand Master to present Fifty Year Buttons to many of our older members whom this honor was due this year. Many outstanding Masons have received these buttons and the meetings have been made very pleasurable occasions. One hundred one of these decorations have been delivered to lodges for our faithful brethren during this year. Masters of our lodges should compliment these distinguished Masons on every proper occasion. TWENTY-FIVE YEAR BUTTONS.
Many fine meetings have been held by our lodges during the year for the purpose of presenting the Sunflower Silver Buttons to members entitled to receive them. These meetings, too, have been outstanding ones, well attended and interesting and no doubt have stimulated interest in Masonry generally. Our members fully appreciate receiving these buttons and, a s Grand Master, it h a s been a delight personally to present many of them. To date we have distributed 11,518 of these buttons to the lodges for presentation. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY. Following the spirit of the recommendations of M.'. W.". Brothers BUZICK and YOUNG and the legislation of our last Annual Communication, I issued the following circular under date of February 27, 1940: "To THE MASTERS, WARDENS AND BRETHREN O F ALL LODGES:
For some time the Council of Administration has considered an appropriate recognition of those brethren who perfect themselves in a knowledge of our Work, Floor Plans, and Lectures.
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The system was approved a t the last Annual Communication, and a new By-Law, No. 68-B, to authorize was adopted. In accord with this new law, and the report of the Jurisprudence Committee, the following rules are promulgated t h a t study, rehearsals and other preliminary work may beg^in: 1. Brethren desiring to qualify for a Certificate of Proficiency shall be prepared by the Master or the lodge coach, and recommended to the District Deputy for preliminary examination only when sufficiently posted. 2. The District Deputy in conference with the Masters and Wardens of his district shall designate an examining board of three to serve during the year. This board will meet on call after due notice to interested lodges, and may ask well qualified brethren to check with them any examinations. 3. Candidates shall be examined in the Secret Work and Floor Plans in all places and offices in Opening, Closing, Calling On and Off, and all three Degrees. 4. The examiners may certify to the Grand Master for final examination those who make less than twelve (12) errors in the Secret Work and Floor Plans, and who have a good general knowledge of the Monitorial Work and Charges. 5. Twice or oftener during the year, at the Grand Master's discretion, an authorized Lecturer, with such assistants as he m a y choose, will hold final examinations at reasonably convenient points, lodges to be given due notice of time and place. 6. All who pass this final examination with no more than six (6) errors will be given Certificates of Proficiency, signed by the Grand Master, and under the seal of the Grand Lodge. These Certificates shall be valid for one year from date of examination. 7. The Certificates of Proficiency vsrill be issued in the order in which the applicants are certified to the Grand Master. F u r t h e r regulations will be announced as required. A proper realization of this broad and helpful proposal, and complete cooperation among the brethren, lodge officers and examiners is urged. Our members should be constant in their desire for more light upon such a fundamental and ancient Society as ours, but we do not all have the same qualifications, temperament and personality. All can acquire benefit and breadth by this effort, but there should be no discouragement for those who do not make the higher grades, and no improper pride on the part of those who do. Whether we have one talent or ten, the spirit with which these are used is the vital point. Supervisors w^ill do well to emphasize these latter facts and direct the particular ability of the brethren into suitable service channels. I t is not intended t h a t these Certificates of Proficiency carry with them any powers or prerogatives. The holders are not authorized to assume the duties of the regular Lecturers unless especially delegated by the Grand Master. The Certificate is simply a token of recognition and appreciation of work well done.
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Unless these admonitions are observed completely, the processes will be hindered and the general idea impaired, or its usefulness destroyed." It is my firm belief that many of our active workers can with only a little extra effort make acceptable grades. The Council of Administration believe t h a t the Master of most of our lodges can add greatly to the interest and efficiency of his workers by forming study clubs under this system. A knowledge of our Work is a necessary foundation for the structure of work and service which is the privilege and the duty of Masons. Our District Deputies and lodge officers have been slow to discuss the possibilities under this circular, or set the Craft to work in this direction. There have been but two Certificates issued to dateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brother JESSE F . ANDERSON, of Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, and Brother ROBERT A. CAMPBELL, of Salina Lodge No. 60. I hope this is one matter that the members of our Grand Lodge will take back to their lodges and lend full support to their workers who can qualify for these certificates. EXEMPLIFICATION OF WORK.
At my request, Kiowa Lodge No. 293, of Greensburg, will exemplify the Third Degree in dramatized form before the Grand Lodge at 7:30 o'clock this evening under the direction of W.'. HARVEY O . DAVIS, Lecturer.
It is hoped that all officers and workers in our lodges will attend this demonstration and arrange to make any necessary corrections at home. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
Regularity of procedure is desirable in the conduct of our affairs, but times change, and emergencies arise. In the exercise of w^hat seemed to be discretion, I have at the date of submitting this report to the printer, issued Special Dispensations as follows: In connection with election or installation of officers, 32. Modification of time in connection with Degree Work, 24. Place of meeting and unveiling monuments, 5. In accordance with the policy long established, a charge of $5.00 was uniformly collected for permission to abridge the time between degrees. These fees have all been remitted to the Grand Secretary. LECTURERS.
One of my first official acts was the pleasant duty of issuing commissions to Lecturers, W.'. HARVEY O . DAVIS, of Anthony, and W.'. STANFORD M . SMART, of Zenda. These two faithful brethren
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have served in this capacity over a long period of years and the Masons of the State have learned to admire and respect them very much for their patient and efficient service in teaching our Work. Inasmuch as these two brethren are reaching an age when the hardships of travel and late hours have a tendency to make their work more difficult, the Council of Administration have felt that we should provide some substitute who could carry on the work at the District Meetings in case either Brothers DAVIS or SMART should be unable to handle any specific assignment. On October 26th, I appointed W.". EDWARD W . SULT of Zenda, as an Assistant Lecturer, after due examination. Brother SULT conducted several of the District Meetings this year and is fully qualified for the work. MONITOR AND MANUAL OF CEREMONIES.
The new^ Monitors and Manuals of Ceremonies were published last year and the members notified t h a t they were available. Inasmuch as these books contain all of our Exoteric Work and as the Manual of Ceremonies, particularly, contains th'e revised Public Ceremonies, I urge that every worker secure his copy and familiarize himself with the contents. FLOOR PLANS.
For many years members of the lodges have returned from the District Meetings and in putting into effect the instructions received a t the District Meetings have had arguments arise as to just what the Lecturer said about the different floor movements. Very few of our members have ever had the opportunity to see the Floor Plans in the Grand Lodge Building at Topeka. Believing that the lodges would greatly benefit from having these Floor Plans available along with the Monitor and Cipher, your Grand Master, during the year, had the Floor Plans reproduced in miniature form and has supplied each lodge with copies. There has been a very favorable reaction to this program and in my judgment a greater degree of perfection in our degree work will result. PENALTIES.
Our By-Law No. 125 provides that four weeks must elapse between the dates of conferring the first and second degrees and between the dates of conferring the second and third degrees and assesses a penalty of Ten Dollars ($10.00) against the lodge for the violation of this law. It was with the utmost regret that I was obliged by the By-Law to assess this penalty against three of our lodges this year. The penalties were paid direct to the Grand Secretary. I hope t h a t Lodge Officers will carefully check the dates of conferral of degrees on their candidates and see that this By-Law is strictly observed.
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FITCH MEMORIAL. Our Grand Lodge authorized the erection of a suitable memorial at the Masonic Home to the memory of our lamented Past Grand Master, M.·. W.·. THOMAS GEYER FITCH. I am happy to report that this memorial is now in place in the west foyer of the Home and will be unveiled this afternoon with suitable ceremony and we urge the attendance of every member of this Grand Lodge. The committee who arranged the ceremony is composed of M .· . W. ·. CHARLES N . FOWLER, M .· . W .· . WM. E ASTON HUTCHISON and M:. W: . JOHN W . NEILSON. A cut of this Tablet is here printed to complete and make permanent the record.
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W ALKER MEMORIAL.
The matter of a suitable memorial for the grave of our first Grand Senior Warden, and one of the founders of Masonry in Kansas, was taken up at our last Annual Communication and the matter referred to the then incoming Council of Administration. I am pleased to report that the Council of Administration had a suitable marker purchased and erected and your Grand Master requested Wyandotte Lodge No. 3 to conduct the ceremony of dedicating it. On May 5, 1940, this service was held at Quindaro Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas, in the presence of some two or three hundred Masons and their families. The picture of the marker shown herewith, will confirm the report.
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LODGE ADMONITIONS.
Early in the year on various occasions, speakers appeared before various lodges throughout the State and in many cases injected political and international propaganda which provoked a lot of unfavorable comment from the membership. In one of our districts a very prominent citizen made a speech w^hich reeked with vulgarity and profanity and many of the members went from this meeting thoroughly disgusted with what they had heard coming from a man with his apparent standing. To prevent a repetition of such talks being made at the lodges, your Grand Master saw fit to issue the following on April 26: EDICT. "To All Lodges and District Deputy Grand Masters: On a number of occasions lodges have been cautioned about action on indiscriminate circulars. Lodge officers and members should analyze the motives and persons responsible for such circulars. Last year a speaker with some ability and knowledge wove in some international propaganda which provoked unfavorable comment. A report has come in recently of an address delivered by a nationally noted writer before a considerable group of Masons in lodge assembled which was couched in vulgar and occasional profane language. We want no more of this. To avoid unfavorable comment and reaction, you are hereby ordered to disregard all circulars, sales efforts, or offers to lecture. No lodge shall permit the delivery of any such unauthorized address, lecture or talk before its membership." This is in accord with the spirit of By-Law 78 and not to be construed as affecting the ordinary discussions of our lodge communications. CONSOLIDATION OF LODGES.
After due consideration on the part of the members of Greeley Lodge No. 211, at Greeley, and Delphian Lodge No. 44, at Garnett, these two lodges went through the necessary formalities and completed all of the necessary steps to effect a consolidation. Upon proper certification of the proceedings, I issued the following: EDICT. To the Master, Wardens and Brethren of Greeley Lodge No. 211 and Delphian Lodge No. 44: A proposition to consolidate Greeley Lodge No. 211, A. F . & A. M. of Greeley, Kansas, and Delphian Lodge No. 44, A. F. & A. M. of Gamett, Kansas, has been submitted in accordance with Section 2, Article VII of the Constitution. The proceedings thereunder seem to be regular and the Secretaries of both lodges certify that the resident membership has been notified and
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that the final action was favorable to the consolidation by the necessary tw^o-thirds vote. Now THEREFORE, I, ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, by virtue of the
power and authority vested in me as Grand Master of the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, do hereby declare the said lodges to be consolidated under the name and title of Delphian Lodge No. 44, A. F. & A. M., located at Gamett, Kansas. I t is hereby ordered that the Secretary of Greeley Lodge No. 211 transmit a t once the seal, charter and ciphers of Greeley Lodge No. 211 to t h e Grand Secretary a t Topeka, Kansas, and turn over all property, books, accounts and records to Delphian Lodge No. 44. Delphian Lodge No. 44 shall make due return indicating the date when the consolidation has been conapleted and the terms of this edict have been complied with. I N TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at the City of Kansas City, Kansas, this 14th day of October, A. D., 1940, A. L. 5940. Attest:
ELMER F . STRAIN,
Grand
ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, Grand Master.
Secretary. MASONIC LAW AND INDEX.
At t h e Annual Communication in 1939 the Grand Lodge provided for the appointment of a special committee to make a topical index of our Laws and Codification of the Amendments since 1929. This was not done because it was felt that there should be a general recodification of all of the laws. At Topeka last year, the Committee on Jurisprudence recommended that the action of the previous Grand Lodge be referred to the incoming Council of Administration with authority to take such action as they thought might be necessary and advisable. In keeping with the.instructions of t h e Grand Lodge a t Topeka, we have compiled and sent to the holders of the Laws of 1929, an index which completely covers this situation. This index makes it comparatively easy to find all subject matter and in our judgment will make a recodification unnecessary for some time. If any holders of our Laws did not receive a copy of this index, it will be furnished on application to the Grand Secretary. A list of all amendments in effect up to the present time is also available. TRIALS A N D P U N I S H M E N T S .
I am happy to report t h a t our Committee on Trials and Pimishments has had but two cases before it this year. Both of these cases were cleared up and there are no cases pending. This is a splendid commentary on the attitude of Masons in the State and I hope t h a t the time will come when we will no longer need the service of the committee.
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VISITATIONS.
Your Grand Master has thoroughly enjoyed the visits to the lodges and the various Masonic functions throughout the entire year. It has given him an opportunity to meet and discuss local problems in every section of the State and it would be difficult to set apart any particular visit as being the most outstanding. Some of these meetings have been in the smallest lodges of the State with very small attendance and others have been under the auspices of the larger city lodges and among the other Masonic bodies but whether it has been a small or a large meeting, it has appeared to me that much good has come from every one of them and that Masonic interest has been stimulated by the meetings held. Owing to pressing business among our own lodges here in Kansas, I was unable to visit the neighboring Grand Lodges but I wish to write into the record, my appreciation of the kind and courteous invitations I had to attend their Annual Communications. However, on October 8th I had the pleasure of attending the Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Illinois. It was a glorious occasion and I will long cherish the memory of it. I, here, would like to make one important suggestion to the Lodge Officers and Program Committees and that is that the length of the program be curtailed so that the lodge may be closed at a fairly early hour. This gives the brethren an opportunity to fraternize and the visiting Grand Officers a chance to meet the membership and still start their return journeys in time to reach home at some reasonable hour. Many times the meetings are prolonged virith musical numbers and many speeches and carried far into the night and the opportunity for real fraternity is entirely lost. LIBRARY.
We are ever adding to our Library and Museum Collection and it is to be regretted that more general use cannot be made of the splendid literature of Masonry that rests upon our shelves. In 1935 this Grand Lodge placed the Library and Museum in charge of our Grand Secretary Emeritus, R.'. W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON; however, no appropriation was made to carry on any program of indexing or arranging. As this should be kept up as nearly as possible, I recommend that the action of 1935 be cancelled and the Grand Secretary be authorized to carry on the work with his staff assisting as directed by him. GRAND MASTER'S CONFERENCE.
For some years it has been my opinion that our Grand Master and Grand Secretary should be authorized to attend the Con-
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ference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries held in Washington, D. C , annually on or about February 22nd. The expense of attending this conference has kept our Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries away. Much of value is derived from such a meeting and particularly at this crucial time when we so urgently need unity and a common front. I feel t h a t provision should be made for the attendance of these two officers. I therefore recommend that the Grand Lodge authorize the Grand Master and the Grand Secretary to attend this conference each year and that an appropriation be made for the purpose. MASONIC BURIAL.
In recent years, particularly since the economic depression, a great number of our members have gone suspended for nonpayment of dues and the question of burying such members has become r a t h e r acute in some of our lodges. Your Grand Master is of the opinion that when a man is suspended for any cause whatever, he loses all the rights and privileges of Masonry among which would be the right to have a Masonic Burial. In 1895 M.'. W.'. Brother GEORGE W. CLARK, Grand Master, made the following ruling which has been set up as the law since that time. Effect of Suspension. A Lodge cannot rightfully conduct the funeral ceremony of a deceased Master Mason, who, at the time of his death, was under suspension, either for non-payment of dues or for unmasonic conduct; the effect of such suspension is to deprive him of all the rights and privileges to w^hich he was entitled prior to such suspension; nor can a Mason, while under suspension, sit in a Lodge of Master Masons or unite with the Craft in a Masonic procession.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;CLARK, G.'.M.'. 1895. In the opinion of your Grand Master, the language of this note is very plain in its intent to prohibit Masonic burial of a suspended Mason. However, some lodges have interpreted the language to mean that it would be permissible under our law tQ conduct such funerals. I, therefore, recommend that the Committee on Jurisprudence interpret the language of the CLARK Note so that all m a y be fully advised in the future as to just what our law really means in connection with these funerals. In the absence of any ruling, it is the opinion of the Grand Master that a lodge cannot legally bury a suspended Master Mason. LAW INTERPRETATIONS.
During the year there have been many inquiries as to the permits and prohibitions of our law. Some of these are set out in the form of questions and answers for the benefit of all concerned. Question: Could the members of the Photographers Association arrange with the several lodges to furnish pictures of all members? Answer: Under By-Law 77, our membership rolls may not be used for commercial purposes regardless of the advantage to the lodge.
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Question: Would it be permissible to change lodge By-Laws so the second stated could be held December 23rd when the regular time occurred on Christmas eve? Answer: Under Section 5, Article VIII of our Constitution a lodge may establish suitable Stated Meeting dates in its by-laws. Irregular dates, however, will doubtless cause confusion and should be carefully considered. Question: May a young man temporarily employed in Washington, D. C , petition his home town lodge? Answer: The Masonic residence of material is fixed by the place a t which the rights of citizenship are exercised and the legal residence maintained regardless of place of abode. Question: A railroad bridge foreman maintaining his home in a work car desired to petition a local lodge where he has a burial plot and to w^hich town he expects ultimately to return. Answer: Under the Bassett Ruling (page 26) defining a sojourner and necessary residence the petition may be received. Question: May a Warden just installed be elected as Master to fill a n unexpected vacancy? Answer: A duly elected and installed Warden is eligible for advancement at any subsequent Stated Communication. Question: What would be the legal status of a By-Law requiring the passing of an examination on the Work Lecture of the Third Degree as a condition precedent to membership? Answer: By-Law 130 ma.kes a petitioner for the Mysteries a member when he is obligated as a Master Mason. Question: Would there be any objection to serving beer in connection with refreshments? Answer: This more or less controversial question of our time compels a review of the unchanging attitude of our Grand Lodge throughout its eighty-five years against liquor and venders. Likewise it is noted that decisions and laws on the subject have disappeared from our Code. The question, our recorded position, and the conditions seem to make desirable the following: RULING.
Liquor, beer or any beverage having a recognized or indicated alcoholic content may not be served under any conditions by any lodge, committee or individual member thereof at any Communication or in connection with any of its social functions. LAW CHANGES. NEW BUSINESS.
The Grand Master is a very sincere believer in the right of free speech and in the value of full consideration and discussion of all matters coming before the Grand Lodge for action. It is my thought that proposals to be submitted to the Grand Lodge should be prepared and presented in time so that they can be referred to proper committees while there is opportunity to study them fully.
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I, therefore, recommend that the Committee on Jurisprudence prepare a By-Law which will require all such resolutions and petitions to be introduced during the Wednesday session of our Annual Communications. CERTIFICATES OF TRANSFER.
Many years ago transfer of membership from one lodge to another within the State by certificate was authorized. The intent was to meet the desire of those who wished to move their affiliation with their residence and still maintain a record of continuous membership. The law^ as it now stands is long and complex. One of the objections is that while it contemplates unbroken records every transfer in the seventeen years the law has been in effect, shows a broken service record of from two to ten months, while in reality each brother has passed from one lodge to another without a break. The mechanics are not well understood and confusion results. Our Certificates of Transfer and dimits do not have stubs and it is not unusual for a Secretary to fail to enter completion of the transfer and as a result he is out of balance at annual report time. After conference and due consideration I recommend that ByLaw 151 be amended to read as follows: Transfer of Membership.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Certificate for Transfer of Membership from one lodge to another m a y be issued under the same conditions as a dimit. This document shall be considered as equivalent to a dimit in support of a Petition for Membership. Final action on a brother's petition shall be forthwith reported to the issuing lodge, and the Secretary thereof shall execute and forward dimit BEARING DATE OF THE BROTHER'S ELECTION without further action by the lodge. The brother's membership shall remain with the originating lodge until the dimit has been forwarded. PER CAPITA TAX.
The Committee on Finance at the last Annual Communication laid some responsibility upon the incoming Council of Administration with reference to a reduction in the per capita tax. No action was taken to amend By-Law 109 which fixes the amount of the t a x at $1.10 per member as of December 31st each year. While the Council was in sympathy with the suggestion, it was held that if we had the power to lower the t a x without amending the law, it could also be raised. Regardless of the fact that our membership has been receding, our lodges should be granted some relief for the time being. I, therefore, recommend that By-Law 109 be amended making the per capita tax read $1.00 instead of $1.10. SUB-OFFICERS.
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the employees of the Grand Lodge. Our By-Law 44 to a certain extent deprives him of any voice in the appointment of Assistant Grand Secretary ajid certain other officers. I, therefore, suggest that By-Law 44 be amended to read as follows: 44.—Other Officers.—The following sub-officers are authorized, who shall perform such duties as may be required by the officers appointing them, and shall serve during the pleasure of such appointing officer: Private Secretary and Assistant Grand Tyler, to be appointed by the Grand Master; Assistant Grand Secretary, and an Official Stenographer for the Annual Communication, to be appointed by the Grand Secretary, with the consent of the Grand Master. LECTURERS.
Inasmuch as it may be necessary as the years go by to make certain changes in our staff of Lecturers, and as the entire Council of Administration will always be interested in the selection of these, I recommend that By-Law 42 be amended to read as follows: 42."—Lecturers.—The Grand Master, with the consent of the Council of Administration, shall appoint such Lecturers as m a y be necessary to meet the requirements of the lodges, the District Meetings and brethren seeking Letters of Dispensation. The Lecturer requires no other rank than that of Master Mason. They shall perform such duties as the Grand Master may order, making report thereon when required to do so by him. DATE OF ANNUAL MEETINGS.
One year ago and again this year, we were obliged to, change the dates of our Annual Communications on account of other conventions or meetings being held on the date fixed by law. By-Law 9 sets the third Wednesday of February each year as the day upon which the Annual Communication shall be held. At this particular time in the month a good many important conventions are held both in Topeka and Wichita, and in addition, periodically it conflicts with a number of observances of the birthday of GEORGE WASHINGTON. The Association of Past Grand Masters also meet in Washington, D. C , on February 22nd, and we have rarely been privileged to have representation. While a change would curtail the time for necessary advance preparation, we feel t h a t with the cooperation of our lodges, the date can be advanced one week without injury. I, therefore, recommend that By-Law 9 be amended, substituting the second Wednesday for the third Wednesday in the second line. I would like also to suggest that the brethren who compose the local committees at Wichita and Topeka, make the proper reservations for several years in advance so that the hotels and convention bureaus may make plans accordingly.
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DIMITS. I
Under our present laws, it is possible for a member who is so inclined, to secure a dimit from his lodge and carry t h a t dimit, visiting lodges and participating in lodge activities and yet be exempt from paying any portion or just part of the lodge maintenance cost. Masonic Jurisprudence holds that the payment of dues is a duty incumbent upon all members. I recommend, therefore, that the situation be remedied by the following new By-Law: 134-A.—Dimits, Limitation and Renewal.—The life and privileges of a dimit shall continue for a period of two years from the date of issue. Thereafter renewal m a y be accomplished by payment of one year's dues to issuing lodge, receipt to be endorsed on the face of the dimit, and attested by the signature of the Secretary, and seal of the lodge. The dimit may then be accepted with a petition for affiliation with any lodge. QUORUM.
There is a conflict between our Constitution and the Work, which I think should be removed. I t is, therefore, recommended t h a t Section 7, of Article V, be amended to read as follows: SEC. 7.—Quorum in Lodge.—A Lodge of Entered Apprentices consists of seven or more and may be composed of one Master Mason and six Entered Apprentices. A Lodge of Fellow Crafts consists of five or more, and may be composed of two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. A Lodge of Master Masons consists of three or more, and m a y be composed of three Master Masons; and any Lodge so constituted may be opened for labor, but in no case shall any business be transacted in any Lodge on any Degree, unless there shall be present at least seven Master Masons, who are members of such Lodge and entitled to vote therein. BY-LAW NO. 149. The language of By-Law No. 149 is confusing and apparently leaves a doubt as to the status of a petitioner for Restoration or Reinstatement if his lodge has ceased to exist. I, therefore, recommend that the Committee on Jurisprudence prepare and present an amendment to the By-Law that will clarify the situation. FORMS, RECORDS AND OFFICE SYSTEM.
I have always been very strongly opposed to innovations and novelties in our work and believe very much in adhering to Masonic traditions, the Ancient Charges and Landmarks, but I also fully realize the importance of meeting modem advances in records and accounting. Relatively few of us realize the mass of detail handled in the office of the Grand Secretary, or think much about what we could do to make the service better.
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Some of our blank forms are not easily understood and might be improved, and some are not in keeping with present day conditions. The "Resolutions of Respect" is cited as a specific example. These matters cannot well come specifically before the Grand Lodge. I, therefore, recommend that the Grand Master be authorized to appoint a committee of five, preferably Secretaries or former Secretaries, to work with the Grand Secretary on any desirable changes and submit their findings to the Council of Administration for their consideration and action. CONDITION OF THE ORDER.
This has been the most interesting year of my life and while it has been a very busy year, it has brought to me a great amount of pleasure in the friendships and contacts I have made with Kansas Masons. There has been a real satisfaction in seeing the Masons of the State at work. There has been a fine spirit among the lodges and the members and peace and concord have prevailed. There is a real need for Masonry in the present crisis in the world affairs and Masonic principles have given us something stable to w^hich to cling. With all of the hatred and strife prevalent in the world today, we feel the need more and more for the fundamental doctrine of good will and tolerance and brotherhood that Masonry brings to us. The Mason who practices his Masonic teaching in his daily walk of life is helping to promote unity, maintain respect for law^ and order and encourage his fellows to face the trying problems of our day with a calm, firm and courageous composure. The cold figures show a net loss in our membership of 687. But in devotion to Masonic principles we are stronger today than ever and it should be the firm resolution of each of us to carry on until the doctrine of Masonry becomes the rule and guide to the conduct of all people. CONCLUSION.
In closing this report, I want to thank the Masons of Kansas for the high honor they have conferred upon me in permitting me to serve as Grand Master. It is a dignity of which any man should be justly proud and I consider it the crowning achievement of my life. When I assumed this office one year ago, I had great plans and high ambitions. Many of my objectives have not been fully realized. I have made every effort to accept the invitations extended me to visit the lodges, the District Meetings and other Masonic gatherings. During the year, I have made some 150 visits to all parts of the State and have driven by automobile, twenty-four thousand miles. It has been my constant endeavor to mingle with the brethren, to hear first hand of their problems and counsel with them for the interest of the Craft in the lodges. I want to extend my thanks to the officers and members of the lodges who have shown me every courtesy and honor; to the
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District Deputies who have helped me carry the load; to the Grand Officers and Past Grand Officers to whom I have often turned for advice. The Grand Secretary and his splendid and efficient staff have been most helpful all through the year and to them, I express my full appreciation. Many of the local Wyandotte County Masons have helped me very much through the year by accompanying me on my Masonic trips, but particularly I owe a debt of gratitude that I can never repay to Brother JAMES SELBY of Wyandotte Lodge No. 3. This faithful Mason has traveled with me far and wide to all parts of the State and under all kinds of weather conditions and prevented my having many lonely trips home from the meetings. Finally, I bespeak for my successor, the full measure of support and loyalty that was accorded me this year and do hereby pledge him my full support in carrying on the work which he faces during the coming critical year in the world affairs. Fraternally submitted, ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND,
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REPORT OF COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
R.". W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS, Secretary of the Council of Administration, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The members of the Council of Administration have been in constant touch with each other by correspondence throughout the year. Your Grand Master has graciously consulted all members on many matters pertaining to the Craft and a fine spirit of cooperation has been in evidence. Advice and counsel have been freely sought and given in a true spirit of Masonic effort for the good of the Craft. Three meetings, each requiring the better part of a day, were held as follows: February 17th at Topeka, February 29th at Kansas City, Kansas, and November 29th a t Topeka. In each case all members of the Council were present. Minutes of these meetings are on file in the Grand Secretary's office. Formal action on more important matters was taken as foUow^s: Erection of a suitable memorial at the grave of R.'. W.'. MATTHEW WALKER, first Grand Senior Warden of the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas, at a cost of $350.00. Approval of the rules for securing Certificates of Proficiency, as submitted by your Grand Master. Adoption of a resolution as follows: "RESOLVEID That the Council of Administration of the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas recommends that By-Law No. 109 be amended to provide that the annual per capita tax of the Grand Lodge shall be $1.00 per member; and that the Grand Master bring the matter to the attention of the Grand Lodge in his Annual Address." Authorization for the investment of $7,500.00 of the Grand Lodge funds in U. S. Savings Bonds. Approval of the proposed recommendation of your Grand Master relative to change in By-Law No. 9 for advancing the future Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge one week. Authorization for the Grand Secretary to issue and distribute a topical index, as recommended by the Committee on Jurisprudence at the last Annual Communication. Consideration of the Budget Plan and the proper division of budget expenses among the four Grand Bodies using the Grand Lodge Building and authorization to your Grand Master to confer with heads of the other three Grand Bodies in an effort to make the adjustment equitable. Fraternally submitted, CHARLES S. MCGINNESS,
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REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER.
M.'. W.'. BEN S . PAULEN, Grand Treasurer, submitted the following report which, on his motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.\ Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Cash balances and securities are here listed: GENERAL FUND.
Receipts. 1940. Jan. 20.—Balance on hand $ 30,319 46 1940-41.—Received from Grand Secretary 112,560 34 $142,879 80 Disbursements. 1940-41.—Warrants Nos. 1 to 330, inclusive, except 39, 50, 93, 134, 157, 168, 202, 231, 259, 282, 311 and 330 ($4,266.50)....? 93,696 54 Transferred to Charity Fund 3,576 18 Mileage and. Expenses Annual Communication 1940 3,084 94 1941. Jan. 22.—Balance on hand 42,522 14 $142,879 80 CHAKITY FUND.
Receipts. 1940. ^ Jan. 20.—Balance on hand... $ 11,997 81 Transferred from General Fund 3,576 18 $ 15,573 99 Disbursements. 1940-41.—Warrants Nos. 39, 50, 93, 134, 157, 168, 202, 231, 259, 282, 311 and 330 ($4,266.50) $12,066 50 1941. Jan. 22.—Balance on hand 3,507 49 $ 15,573 99 CASH BALANCES.
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BOND ACCOUNT.
I hold the following bonds: U. S. Savings Bonds, Series A, due Aug. 1, 1945 (Amounts show maturity value, cost $7,500.00) : Nos. M205823 to M205832, inclusive, $1,000.00 each $10,000 Series C, due Feb. 1, 1948 (cost $7,500.00) : Nos. M672752 to M672761, inclusive, $1,000 each 10,000 Series D, due Jan. 1, 1949 (cost $7,500.00) : Nos. M93166 to M93175, inclusive, $1,000 each 10,000 U. S. Treasury 5 ^ % registered bonds: Nos. 886F and 887F due April 15, 1946, $5,000.00 each..., 10,000 No. 3662B due April 15, 1946 10,000 U. 8. Treasury 2%% registered bond: No. 2226F due March 15, 1960 10,000 U. 8. Treasury 2yz% registered bonds, 19Jf9-1953: Nos. 902B, 7202B, 7201A and 2651A 7,500 U. 8. Savings Bonds, Series D, due 1950 (Charity Fund) Nos. M1358774 to 111358783, inclusive, $1,000.00 each, (cost $7,500.00) 10,000
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REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY. M.'. W . ' . E L M E R F . S T R A I N , G r a n d Secretary, subm i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t which, on motion, w a s referred to t h e Committee on R e p o r t s of Grand Officers: To The M:. W:. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: All information from the 1939 reports has been added to our records. ANNUAL REPORTS.
All Annual Reports were received in time to be included in the detail of this report, except from lodges Nos. 84, 236, 282, 306 and 328. From the appearance of these reports, and subsequent correspondence, I am fully justified in saying that we have a fine group of interested Secretaries. I t is suggested that every Secret a r y check his ledger with the Book of Annual Returns and the Annual Report each year. OUTSTANDING DUES.
Following is a list of lodges owing tax for previous years: For 1931: Lodges Nos. 180, $141.90; 267, $106.90. For 1932: Nos. 28, $156.15; 35, $237.40; 106, $353.20; 175, $230.30; 180, $126.00; 187, $396.00; 267, $287.80; 271, $308.90; 281, $80.00; 330, $256.00; 342, $71.30; 374, $26.20; 392, $65.30; 409, $130.00; 415, $35.00; 434, $20.60. For 1933: Nos. 39, $50.00; 106, $105.40; 271, $514.90; 434, $88.70. For 1934: Nos. 210, $39.60; 267, $14.50; 330, $63.50. For 1935: Nos. 84, $99.60; 210, $124.80; 267, $48.00. For 1936: Nos. 108, $33.40; 140, $771.80; 210, $125.20; 267, $43.20;' 374, $52.80. For 1937: Nos. 53, $71.60; 84, $44.40; 108, $91.40; 210, $15.60; 243, $103.60; 379, $98.00; 409, $77.20. For 1938: Nos. 89, $81.80; 379, $80.20. For 1939: Nos. 69, $59.20; 219, $26.80; 335, $88.40; 379, $59.20; 392, $36.00. Total due $6,036.85. Eight lodges owe a balance of $762.20 on current year's reports, and five have not reported.
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ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR 1 9 4 1 .
Revenue. Sixty cents per capita on 59,603 Miscellaneous Expenses. Committee Allowance (By-Law 55) Expenses Grand Lodge Communication Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers Grand Master's Apron Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's Salary.... Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium Grand Secretary's Bond Premium Grand Treasurer's Salary Grand Master's Portrait (cut) Library, Furniture, Binding, etc Mileage to Representatives (By-Law 57) Mileage and Expenses (By-Laws 55 and 56) Minor Salaries (By-Law 54) Per Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments Postage and Express Printing Annual Proceedings Private Secretary to Grand Master Stationery and Printing Jewel for Grand Master Budget
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No. 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361
$
Dues and Fees. 77 40 287 60 804 DO 82 20 250 20 99 20 357 60 149 00 156 20 176 40 353 20 104 60 580 60 114 00 88 40 114 60 80 60 64 00 78 40 168 00 45 00 165 00 162 20 149 40 117 00 100 80 102 40 110 40 83 40 150 60 91 40 118 80 81 80 108 80 139 40 153 20 227 20 144 20 139 60 154 20
No. 362 363 364 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 376 377 378 379... 380 381 382 383 384 386 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407
Dues and Fees. .....$ 126 80 69 00 297 60 250 20 141 40 85 40 621 20 65 80 216 60 36 80 60 80 171 40 144 60 78 80 87 00 72 20 97 60 51 20 65 60 116 80 190 80 49 60 120 00 98 00 133 00 115 60 56 00 104 20 125 184 137 59 106 83 83 94 62 155 92 147 80
20 00 60 20 40 80 20 60 40 60 80 60 60
February,
No. 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 440. 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449
Dues and Fees. $ 206 80 84 80 64 20 89 80 72 60 97 60 59 20 123 70 113 60 54 80 52 80 92 80 146 40 65 60 109 80 49 80 114 60 67 80 60 80 60 80 72 20 46 40 625 60 89 60 56 00 263 60 114 40 255 20 59 20 61 00 72 40 29 00 101 20 365 20 72 20 82 00 32 00 79 00 $ 99,085 20
SCHEDUI£ "B." Arrearages paid by subordinate lodges for 1939, except as noted. No. Dues and Fees. No. Dues and Fees. 39 (1933) $ 50 00 89 70 40 43 209 60 108 (1936) 53 00 59 123 40 118 76 80 69 (1938) 64 00 130 (1937) 30 00 84 78 40 130 (1938) 28 40
1940-41.
187 209 219 287 320 320 323 325 328 334 336
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
(1932).
(1938).
200 00 120 20 30 00 80 80 72 20 62 40 64 00 6 40 92 80 104 00 128 40
257
81 60 32 00 4 90 68 40 86 40 23 00 64 00 26 40 99 40 128 20 62 20 25 00
338... 372... 373... 379......(1935) 379......(1936) 379......(1937) 382.... 386.... 402..., 422..., 429... 434 ,..(1932)
Total
$2,446 70 SCHEDULE " C . "
Amount received from investments: U.S. 3 % % Bonds, Nos. 886P, 887F, 3662B, $20,000 U.S. 2 % % Bond No. 2226F 10,000 U. S.2y2%Bonds Nos. 902B, 7202B, 7201A, 2651A 7,500 Total
$ 650 00 287 50 187 50 $1,125 00
CASH ACCOUNT.
Received. Schedule "A" Schedule " B " ; Schedule "C" Budget ; Twenty-five Year Buttons sold, 6,126 Monitors and Ceremony Books sold Blanks sold Dispensations Issued, Young Dispensations Issued, Strickland Lost Ciphers, Lodges Nos. 33, 66, 105, 131, 235, 245, 333, 368, 394, 433 Ciphers Penalty paid. Lodges Nos. 108, 127, 196 Sales Tax collected Refunds, lost Express package, etc . Photographing Charter, Lodge No. 444 Total
:....,
$ 99,085 2,446 1,125 5,930 2,321 521 739 5 110
20 70 00 85 92 23 38 00 00
100 60 30 74 6 3
00 00 00 84 97 25
$112,560 34
Remitted. To Grand Treasurer, Receipts Nos. 1 to 55, inclusive $112,560 34 Fraternally submitted, ELMER F. STRAIN,
Grand
Secretary.
1940. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Date.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 12 15 16 20 24
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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R o b e r t C. Caldwell A r t h u r H. S t r i c k l a n d The Kansan Hotel
J a y B. K i r k
O t t o R. S o u d e r s
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$
500 2,100 79 50
25 10 50 40 100 50 25
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300 00
78 08
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M u l t i g r a p h Division K a t h e r i n e R. E b e y F l o s s i e M. A n d r e w s Lilas M. F i s h e r R o b e r t C. Caldwell K e n n e t h N. P o m e r o y Zolo A. E m e r s o n Postmaster, Fredonia Topeka W a t e r Dept K a n s a s P o w e r & L i g h t Co.. Crane & C o m p a n y N. E. K e l l e r Shaffer A r t Shop Ripley's Overton Electric Co H a l l L i t h o g r a p h i n g Co A l b e r t K. W i l s o n E l m e r F. S t r a i n P r o v i d e n t Association S. W. Bell T e l e p h o n e Co Capper E n g r a v i n g Co W e s t e r n Union Tel. Co S t a t e Sales T a x Dept E d w a r d L. R e h k o p f H. E. T a y l o r B a s t i a n Bros. Co Crane & Company B a s t i a n Bros. Co J o h n B. N o r t o n W h i t e h e a d & H o a g Co C e n t r a l T o p e k a P a p e r Co.... K a t h e r i n e R. E b e y Flossie M. A n d r e w s L i l a s M. F i s h e r R o b e r t C. Caldwell K e n n e t h N. P o m e r o y E l m e r F. S t r a i n A l b e r t K. W i l s o n Zolo A. E m e r s o n C u r t i s 1000. I n c Stanford M. S m a r t T o p e k a W a t e r Dept K a n s . P o w e r & L i g h t Co S. W. Bell T e l e p h o n e Co S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t
"208"46
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265 79
50 00
15 00
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11 22
45 20
1 60
8 92 10 25
3 12
117 35
1 60
1 55
87 85
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374 00
353 75
$
300 00
300 00
125 100 100 100 240
125 100 100 100 240
00 00 00 00 00
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Date.
3 3 3 3 8 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 19 20 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 27 29 3 3
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
No.
Stanford M. S m a r t
Elmer P . Strain Albert K. W i l s o n
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10 20
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Steel F i x t u r e Mfg. Co Stanford M. S m a r t K a n s . P o w e r & L i g h t Co
R o b e r t C. Caldwell K e n n e t h N. P o m e r o y Elmer F. Strain A l b e r t K. W i l s o n
Manchester Universal P r e s s Stanford M. S m a r t
J. C. D a r l i n g Co S t a t e Sales T a x Dept
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200 00 25 00
17 27
10 44 62 87 3 26
6 58
77 1 31
3 57
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169 55
20 40
38 80
394 95
352 10
300 00
300 00
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Oct. 12 232 Oct. 12 233 Oct. 12 234 Oct. 14 235 Oct 14 236 Oct. 22 237 Oct 22 238 Oct 22 239 Oct 22 240 Oct 22 241 Oct 22 242 Oct. 22 243 Oct. 22 244 Oct. . 22 245 Oct. 22 246 Oct. 22 247 Oct. 22 248 Oct. 22 249 Oct. 22 250 Oct. 22 251 Oct. 25 252 Oct. 25 253 Oct. 29 254 Oct. 29 255 Oct. 29 256 257 258 259 260 261 Nov. 4 262 263 Nov. 8
Date.
T h e Shaffer Gallery
K a n s . P o w e r & L i g h t Co S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t
P i n k S u p p l y Co
Wolfe P h o t o Service C. R. I. & P . R y . Co
S u p r e m e Council A . & A 1 S . R
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$
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83 90
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33
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3 50 1 15 4 00
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264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308
John E. Barrett Hall Stationery Co Moore Stationery Co Crane & Company Beck-Baer Company G. W. Warren & Son Western Union Tel. Co State Sales Tax Dept S. W. Bell Telephone Co Railway Express Agency Ripley Laundry Arthur H. Strickland Ben S. Paulen Katherine R. E b e y Flossie M. Andrews Lilas M. F i s h e r Robert C. Caldwell Kenneth N. Pomeroy Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson Robert W. Souders Crane & Company B. W. Kraft
Kans. Power & Light Co
Elmer P. Strain .. Albert K W i l s o n
Robert C Caldwell
S. W. Bell Telephone Co
25 00
132 60
18 75
17 81
$
200 00 25 00
15 30
3 69
2 46
ii"83
2 56 1 32 20 00
2 55
1 60
250 00
1 40 23 45
393 35
411 00
'306 06
300 00
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4 4 4 7 7 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
A'o.
Date.
Unexpended
Elmer F . Strain A l b e r t K. W i l s o n
L i l a s M. F i s h e r R o b e r t C. Caldwell
P r o v i d e n t Association
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Lodge
ADAMS, F R A N K L I N S
No. 85
ANDERSON, ALONZO B APPLEBATJGH, H A R R Y P ATKINSON, WILLIAM D BARROWS, E D W I N P BENNETT, BYRON D BROWN, SIDNEY M
5 60 117 182 18 324
BucHLi, B A R T H O L O M E W BUTLER, F R A N K W
161 144
C A M P B E L L , W I L L I A M W . , Sr..307 CLARK, CHARLES W 292 CLENDINEN, TURNER R 202 CLEVENGER, P E T E R J 17 COHN, JACOB H 6 CONKLIN, GEORGE B 250 COMBS, J U S T U S 142 CRAVER, F R A N K 265 DASHER, GEORGE 374
Name.
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70 281
LAiNE, F R A N K C , LATIMER, G E O R G E S
307 226
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250
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THOMAS
5
M I L L E R , W I L L I A M S....: MOODY, O . S H E R M A N
115 70
MOORE, C H E S T E R MORSE, C H A R L E S A
393 262
MULLINIX, ELMER E NICHOLS, WILLIAM E
66 139
NiEHENKE,
FIELDS, J O H N
188
N E W , SIGMUND PAULEN, B E N S PETERS, MICHAEL D PINKSTON, JAMES A PORTER, DAVID F POWELL, JOHN E RATHBURN, JAMES N REED, GEORGE M RITTERHOUSE, W I L L I A M ROBINSON, WILLIAM H
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9 307 140 51
35
HAMILTON, ORMOND HARDMAN, MARION W HARRINGTON, GRANT W HARRIS, WILLIAM N HARTMAN, H U G H J HELLER, M A T T H E W HICKS, LAVELLE C HINDS, ISAAC M HOAGLAND, W A L T E R B HOLSAPPLE, I R A A HULL, WILLIAM B JOHNSON, J O H N W JOHNSON, W I L L I A M B
275 204 272 151 70 103 60 218 140 89 99 336 289
JONES, M A T H E W T
407
KENDIG, ELMER E KENNEY, JOHN FRANK
12 12
34
METZ, C L A Y
146 347 347 87 132
FISCHER, OTTO A FOLSOM, E D W A R D W FRENCH, ISAAC E GARDNER, FREDERICK
249 149 125
305
M
142 95
LOWRANCE, HARVEY G MCCLUNE, JOHN G
DEMUTH, F R A N K E DUCKWORTH, PARSON A DUCKDORTH, W I L L I A M D FAIR, JOHN P FALER, THADDEUS L
DEAN, G E O R G E
No.
LOUIS
RossMAN, W I L L I A M F RUTHERFORD, J A M E S W SABIN, MARTIN E SCHAFFER, JOHN G SCHLATTER, GEORGE W SHAW, CHARLES A SHOEMAKE, ALVIN A SHOLES, ORVILLE T SLUSHER, GILBERT SMITH, WILLIAM A STEMEN, CHARLES M . . . STEPHENSON, F R E D L STRICKLER, SAMUEL J TAYLOR, A L B E R T D TAYLOR, F I E L D I N G J THEW, WILLIAM A TRUEX, E M E T T L
16
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230 95 374 107 212 103 110 51 284 272
38 150 ....182 5 27 187 86 171 90 79 3 144 60 303 3 269 159
PROCEEDINGS
268
Name.
Lodge No.
WALKER, THOMAS D W A N N , CURTIS M WARE, JOHN W WESTON, WILBUR A WHITAKER, H E N R Y S
150 195 109 272 310
February,
OF THE
Name.
Lodge No.
W H I T E , GEORGE L WHITNEY, CHARLES D WOOD, W A R R E N S WOODMAN, E . JAY.
CHANGES IN 1 9 4 0 CIPHER LIST.
Lodge No. 4—Add 2712, 2713. 14—Add 2722, 2723. 33—Change 131 to 131A. 66—Change 263 to 263A. 86—Change 242B to 342B. 105—Change 2087 to 2087A. 131—Change 520 to 524, add 2710, 2711. 144—Change 573A to 573. 159—Add 2724, 2725. 198—Add 2702, 2703. 208—Add 2726, 2727. 211—All ciphers returned. 220—Add 2708, 2709.
Lodge No. 239—Add 2714, 2715. 240—Add 2704, 2705. 244—Add 2716, 2717. 262—Add 2720, 2721. 275—Add 2706, 2707. 320—Add 2728, 2729. 333—Change 1329 to 368—Change 1469 to 394—Change 1704 to 395—Change 1718 to 428—Change 1897 to 433—Change 2697 to 448—Add 2718, 2719.
1329 A. 1469 A. 1704A. 1718A. 1897A. 2697 A.
250 142 6 53
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SPECIAL, COMMUNICATION. WELLSVILLE, K A N S A S , J u n e 24,1940.
T h e M o s t W o r s h i p f u l G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s w a s c o n v e n e d in Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n i n t h e I . O. O. F . H a l l i n Wellsville, K a n s a s , on t h e t w e n t y f o u r t h d a y of J i m e , A. D . 1940, A . L . 5940, a t t h e r e q u e s t of W e l l s ville L o d g e N o . 356, f o r t h e p u r p o s e of d e d i c a t i n g t h e n e w l y fitted a n d d e c o r a t e d M a s o n i c H a l l a t 514 M a i n S t r e e t . The M.'. W . ' . Grand Lodge w a s opened i n Ample F o r m on t h e F i r s t Degrree of M a s o n r y w i t h t h e following G r a n d O f f i c e r s : M.'.W.'. W.'. W.'. Brb.
ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND A S A F . CONVERSE J . FRANK B A R N E T T J. RAYMOND E . SIMMONS
,
Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. OS Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
W.'. RALPH V . O ' N E I L W.'. CHARLES A . SMITH B r o . W I L L I A M I. H A S T I E
as Grand as Grand Grand
Treasurer. Secretary. Chaplain.
W.". C H A R L E S W . W A R R E N W.'. WILLIAM B . OSSENBECK
as Grand Senior as Grand Junior
W.'. D. CLARKE KELLY
as Grand
Bro. ELMER R . SHIELDS W.'. HEMAN E . JEWELL W.'. DAVID W . BATDORF
as Grand Sword as Grand Senior as Grand Junior
W.'. ARTHUR C . LIDIKAY
as Grand
W.'. DONALD E . COUGHLIN W.'. Bro. Bro. Bro. W.'. W.'.
(
W.". KARL J . K Y L E
)
Marshal.
Bearer. Steward. Steward.
Pursuivant.
Bearer of Book of Constitutions. Bearer of Great Lights. Bearer of Burning Taper. Bearer of Burning Taper. Bearer of Burning Taper.
J A M E S E . MALLORY CARL A. ANDERSON ARTHUR A. BRECHEISEN LOUISE. L Y T L E H . EUGENE D E TAR | LUCKY W . H O S T E T T E R
W . ' . R O B E R T C. W A R R E N
Deacon. Deacon.
Bearers
of the
Lodge.
,
Bro. J A M E S B . BERTHOT
B r o . CHARLES W . S T E E N B r o . G. DEWEY L I K E S
Bearers of Orders of Architecture.
B r o . LLOYD ROBERTS R . ' . W . ' . CLIFFORD O . BELL
W.'. J. CARL PATTON
as Grand
Tyler.
T h e G r a n d L o d g e w a s f o r m e d in p r o c e s s i o n b y t h e G r a n d Marshal a n d marched t o t h e n e w Masonic Hall where the cerem o n y of d e d i c a t i n g t h e h a l l t o M a s o n i c p u r p o s e s w a s c o n d u c t e d a c c o r d i n g t o a n c i e n t f o r m in t h e p r e s e n c e of a l a r g e n u m b e r of b r e t h r e n a n d friends, w i t h selected m u s i c b y M r s . E D G A R P . B A R NETT,
Misses
AiLEEN
WRIGHT
and
GLORIA
JUNE
HOUSER
and
M e s s r s . LORIN L A E G E R a n d D O N A L D S I M M O N S . A d d r e s s e s a p p r o priate t o St. John's D a y a n d t h e dedication were given b y t h e M.'. W . ' . Grand Master a n d t h e Grand Chaplain. T h e M . ' . W . ' . G r a n d L o d g e r e t u r n e d t o t h e I . O. O. F . H a l l a n d w a s closed in A m p l e F o r m . ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND,
ATTEST :
Grand
CHARLES A. S M I T H ,
OS Grand
Secretary.
Master.
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REPORT OF SECRETARY OF MASONIC HOME BOARD.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, Secretary of the Masonic Home Board, submitted the following report which, on motion was ordered printed in the Proceedings: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: I have the honor to present herewith portions of my report to the Board of Directors of The Kansas Masonic Home at its annual meeting in the City of Wichita, Kanssis, on Tuesday, J a n u a r y 21, 1941. Cash received in the year ended December 31, 1940, amounted to $131,881.36. REGULAR INCOME.
Grand Lodge per capita tax O. E. S; per capita tax Interest and dividends
$ 60,315 00 5,414 80 20,832 63 $ 86,562 43 Grand Lodge Relief 3,896 00 Bonds sold and matured 5,517 63 Endowment fund and gifts by will 7,379 36 Mortgage payments 1,562 00 Trust funds 14,572 44 O. E. S. Christmas 1,125 46 O. E. S. Fruit 548 64 O. E. S. Music 770 50 Rental and real estate 3,527 38 Special gifts 22 06 Raising fees 6,215 00 Refund of taxes 98 17 Miscellaneous , 24 29 Sale of postcards 60 00 $131,881 36 All collections have been transmitted to the Treasurer as shown by carbon copies of letters of transmittal submitted herewith. During the year warrants were drawn in the amount of $123,624.69. General maintenance $79,227 49 Fixtures and equipment (not capitalized) 1,326 50 $ 80,553 99 Trust funds 7,692 07 Bonds purchased 7,500 00 Real estate mortgages purchased 8,500 00 Grand Lodge Relief 4,239 00 Furniture and equipment (capitalized) 3,335 55 Hospitalization, medical and dental 3,651 07 Funeral expenses 2,912 67 Gifts and entertainmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;members 2,745 27 Music lessons 310 60 Real estate expense 2,184 47 $123,624 69
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The trial balance of Home Accounts a t December 31, 1940, follows: Debits. Fourth National Bank First National Bank Stocks and bonds Real estate mortgages Land and buildings—Home Other real estate Furniture and equipment Grand Lodge relief Maintenance Funeral expenses Real estate expense Gifts and entertainment—members Hospitalization, medical and dental
$
12,605 2,415 557,081 64,885 923,435 29,173 65,463 343 80,553 2,912 2,184 2,745 3,651
10 83 12 00 26 14 69 00 99 67 47 27 07
$1,747,449 61 Credits. Trust funds Endowment fund O. E. S. music fund Lobdell-Stuart library fund Net worth Interest and dividends Income from real estate Special contribution O. E. S. fruit fund... O. E. S. Christmas fund Grand Lodge per capita O. E. S. per capita Miscellaneous income
$
8,568 678,313 2,298 831 965,567 20,832 3,527 22 548 1,150 60,315 5,414 59
69 64 02 56 44 63 38 06 64 46 00 80 29
$1,747,449 61 ENDOWMENT FUND—GAINS.
Balance J a n u a r y 1, 1940 $663,074 Washington Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar 5 Hays Lodge No. 195 5 Elizabeth Petersen Estate 2,000 Media Grotto—Topeka 10 Evan E. Bowen 40 St. Omer Commandery No. 14, Knights Templar 10 Garfield Commandery No. 18, Knights Templar 10 Jesse G. Boomer Estate '. 500 Arkansas City Commandery No. 30, Knights Templar 10 M.". W.*. Alex A. Sharp 36 Sylvia Swartz Estate 725 Mary Coffman Estate 2
12 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30
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Marietta Liggett Estate, Memorial Margaret M. Farley.$ Transfer from Trust Accounts Feasel Estateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bowers Note Sarah McKnight Estate E m m a Gregory Estate American Colortype Bond Premium Snoddy Estate Margaret Martin Order Eastern Star Raising fees Grand Lodge
3,200 00 216 86 420 00 100 00 300 00 50 00 200 00 75 00 1,201 06 6,215 00
$678,405 34 Endowment Losses: Acacia Bond â&#x20AC;˘ Premium Cottonwood Falls Bond Balance December 31, 1941
$82 37 9 33
91 70 $678,313 64
During the year of 1940 we had thirty-five persons on Grand Lodge relief with a total paj^ment for the year of $4,266.50, and we have a check for this amount from the Grand Lodge. The Superintendent's Report shows that during the year there were a total of forty-six deaths among the members of the Home, of whom thirty-three were men and thirteen were women; that fifteen members were discharged, of whom four were boys, seven were girls, two were women and two were men; that there have been fifty-four applications for membership approved, of which twenty-three were men, twenty-five were women, four were boys and t'wo were girls, w^ith an average of seventy-five years and eleven months for the men and seventy-five years for the women; that of the twenty-three men admitted, only nineteen have entered the Home and of twenty-five women admitted, only twenty have entered the Home. The Superintendent's Report further shows that five men and seven women are on leave of absence, while twelve boys and seven girls are temporarily residing with relatives. The total number of members now on the roll is 336, of whom 144 are men, 144 are women, thirty are boys and eighteen are girls. Of this number 290 are actually in the Home. Seven applications were rejected during the year. Three hunderd fifty patients were admitted to the Infirmary, besides the thirty-five members who are permanent patients, and there was an average in the Infirmary of forty-one patients each day. The cost of maintenance of the Home was $80,553.99, which makes a per capita cost of $280.67. During the year many donations were received from various lodges and chapters, a s well a s from commanderies of Knights Templar and consistories of Scottish Rite Masons. Some of these a r e listed in the Endowment Summary, as they were given for that specific purpose, but other gifts are not so listed in the cash accounts as they consisted of personal property. One of the most prized gifts and one involving a great amount of money was the g^ft by Past Grand Master ALEX A. SHARP, of linens, comprising fifty-two dozen sheets, sixty dozen pillow cases, fifty dozen bath towels and
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one hundred sixty dozen hand towels. This magnificent gift practically assures the Home t h a t it wUl not need to spend anything for linens for an entire year. This is not the first gift of this kind that M.'. W.'. Brother SHARP has given. Ilus-Daylight Chapter, O. E. S., of Wichita presented the Home with playground apparatus which w a s placed on the girls' play groimd. Byington Chapter No. 177, O. E. S., of Leavenworth, Kansas, sent its usual Christmas present, a gift for each member of the Home. This has been a custom for several years eind is greatly appreciated by the members. Many other Eastern Star Chapters made fine donations of fruit and material and remembered the members of their own chapters who are in the Home at Christmas time. A total of 6,721 quarts of fruit was donated during the year by the different chapters. During the y e a r we have received from M.'. W.'. CHARLES A. LOUCKS a gift of 200 Bibles for the Home, so that one may be placed in each room. These are very fine Bibles and greatly appreciated by the Home Board and the members of the Home. Mrs. ADELAIDE SHEPARD, as Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and on the behalf of the Grand Chapter, presented two pianos to the Home for the use of the members, one a very fine Baby Grand piano and the other a splendid Upright piano. During the year we were remembered in wills by a number of deceased brethren and wives of Masons who had died. We again call your attention to the gifts of Margaret Martin, whose father ia in the Home, and who has made monthly gifts to the Endowment Fund, as we do not permit any one to pay part of the expenses of members of the Home. There has been considerable misunderstanding about this item. I t is not permitted tov, pay part of the expenses of a member of the Home, as we are not in contractual relationship with our members. The Home is a purely charitable organization and for that reason we are not required to pay any taxes. If we entered into contracts for the receipt of money w^e would cease being purely charitable and we might be required to pay taxes. There is also a great deal of mistmderstanding about who should be admitted to the Home. During the past several years a tendency has grown among the various lodges and chapters of the Eastern S t a r to insist t h a t the Home Board shall receive all persons who are in need of assistance without regard to their physical condition. The Home Board is perfectly willing to change its rules and receive all of these afflicted brothers and relatives if the Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star are willing to provide the means whereby it can be done. The Board fully realizes the need of such work, but as constituted at the present time, the Kansas Masonic Home is not prepared to handle hospital cases. We virish to call your attention to the fact t h a t in many of the eastern states where hospitals are maintained the per capita tax runs from $2.50 to $4.50 per member as against our fifty cents per member with occasional per capita levies of fifty
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February.
cents as we have at present. The operation of a hospital is a very expensive proposition. We now have a large number of patients in the Infirmary and they cost a great deal more per patient than any other member of the Home. We call your attention to the fact t h a t in the State of Washington the Eastern Star offered to furnish and equip and donate to the Home a hospital costing over $200,000.00, but that the Grand Lodge of Washington rejected the offer because of the expense of maintenance. Of coursi;, the Grand Lodge of Kansas can have anything it wants along this line, if the brethren are willing to meet the expense. We would also like to remind the brethren t h a t during the past year a t least ten men and women were admitted to the Home who did not conform to the rules of this Grand Lodge as set forth in the rules of the Home. Two people who had cancers and others with different diseases were recommended by their lodges or chapters as being fit applicants for the Home, when the persons recommending them must have known that they did not comply with the rules. We do not wish to accuse any one of deliberately misrepresenting the facts and prefer to place it on the misunderstanding of definite rules in regard to admissions, but in order that there m a y not be such occurrences, we think it the duty of every member of this Grand Lodge to carry home with him a definite understanding that hospital cases and those having malign a n t diseases, including mental cases, are not proper applicants for membership to the Home. The Kansas Masonic Home was established as a home for indigent Masons and their wives and widows, and orphans up to a certain age, and for members of the Order of the Eastern Star and if it is to be conducted as a Home we should be careful about the mentality of the people who are sent to it. Several of the newly admitted members were not mentally competent and should have been in asylums before they came to the Home. Some of the more prominent members of our Fraternity and some of the P a s t Officers of the Eastern Star have been quite active in securing admission of people who they should have known did not qualify. In this manner a great deal of unjust criticism has fallen upon the members of the Home Board and, particularly, upon the Council of Administration of this Grand Lodge, all of whom are members of the Home Board and at least two of whom are on the Committee on Admissions and Discharges and who have very faithfully tried to do their duty. The Home Board has, therefore, instructed me in making this report to call this matter to the attention of the Grand Lodge with the hope that all of these matters will be taken into consideration when the applicants are seeking admission to the Home. Ninety per cent coinsurance is carried on the buildings and fire, theft and collision insurance are carried on the automobiles, while we have steam boiler and accident insurance covering the use of the steam boilers. Fraternally submitted. OTTO R . SOUDERS,
Secretary.
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LODGE OF KANSAS.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS.
W.'. B. HAROLD GROFF, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M:. W:. Grand Lodge of A. F. ÂŁ A. M. of Kansas: Your committee wish to submit the following: It is natural and proper, in any public utterance, that the M.'. W.'. Grand Master refer to the individual duties and obligations of each Mason in this time of world crisis in which just a few people are, as yet, free. His address is characteristic of that sincerity of purpose that has marked his efforts during the past year and by which he has so ably g:uided the destinies of Freemasonry in this Grand Jurisdiction. He brings into forceful view matters of vital concern to the general welfare of the Order and each individual Mason. Above all, he very clearly sets out the position of this great Order in a world of turmoil and the part each Mason must take to maintain those ideals and institutions for which all English speaking countries stand, who must lead other nations out of the chaos into that greater conception of the Grand Architect and His divine plan for the human race. Your committee commends every statement setting out the position which the Order and each individual must take in this hour when freedom, justice and brotherhood of man are imperiled by the forces of the dark ages which have passed, and which must forever be kept in the past if we are to survive as free liberty enjoying people. We recommend the approval of that part of the report which falls under the following headings: Installation of Grand Officers. Grand Representatives. Grand Orator. Purchase of Lodge Halls. District Deputy Grand Masters. . District Meetings. Fifty Year Buttons. Twenty-five Year Buttons.' Exemplification of the Work. Lecturers. Monitor and Manual of Ceremonies. Floor Plans. Fitch Memorial. Walker Memorial. Masonic Law and Index. Trials and Punishments. Penalties. Visitations. Condition of the Order. Conclusion.
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February,
Subjects especially referred to the various committees are as follows: Committee on Necrolog^y: Necrology. Committee on Jurisprudence: Certificates of Proficiency. Special Dispensations. Lodge Admonitions. Masonic Burial. Law Interpretations. L a w Changes. New Business. Certificate of Transfer. P e r Capita Tax. Sub-Officers. Lecturers. Date of Annual Meetings. Dimits. Quorum. By-Law No. 149. Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.: Consolidation of Lodges. Forms, Records and Office System. Committee on Finance: Grand Masters' Conference. Incoming Council of Administration: Library. The report of the Grand Treasurer, together with records and securities, we refer to the Committee on Finance. The Grand Secretary's report is necessarily full of statistics in its various details, but would indicate the affairs of the Grand Lodge have been wisely administered. We note the net loss in membership is small and especially call the attention of the various representatives to their duties in this respect. Upon their return home they should immediately make a greater improvement in their work in respect to Dimits, Suspensions and Restorations, and t o this end we ask each Worshipful Master and officers of every lodge to increase their efforts in this regard and make it possible for the Grand Secretary to show an increase at the next Annual Communication. We recommend for approval the following: Honor Roll. Synopsis of Returns. Names of Lodges.
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To the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.: Annual Reports. To the Committee on Finance: Outstanding Dues. Estimated Revenue and Expenses for 1941. Schedules "A", " B " and "C." Cash Account. Warrant Account. We recommend the report of the Council of Administration be filed with the Grand Secretary and published in the Annual Proceedings. Your committee wishes to expressly call to your attention the report of the Secretary of the Kansas Masonic Home Board. No enterprise and issue confronting the members of this Grand Jurisdiction is of greater importance to all of us than this home for our indigent members. Each one, whether conscious of it or not, is doing his part towards this great movement. Attention to the matters particularly stressed in this report should be the aim of all Grand Lodge representatives. We heartily commend the sentiments expressed by the Grand Master in his address relative to the wonderful management of this home by our Superintendent, Brother RALPH D. COTTON and our efficient Secretary, M.". W.".
OTTO R . SOUDERS.
In conclusion, your committee desires to congratulate the M.'. W.". Grand Master on the completion of a year of strenuous labor, a service which has endeared him to the brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction, and for an address which may well serve to lead this Order and each individual Mason through these days which test the very existence of those things for which we, as Masons, stand. Fraternally submitted, B. HAROLD GROFF, DOUGLAS A . MEREDITH, OBVAL E . MOON,
ELMER J. HAROLD,
Committee.
RESPONSES. M.'. W.'.
WILLIAM J. BRECKENRIDGE and W.'.
HARRY
F. SUNDERLAND were called upon and presented the greetings and good wishes of their Grand Jurisdictions. Their discussion of matters of mutual interest was very much appreciated and enjoyed by all Grand Officers and members.
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February,
REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS. W . ' . F R A N K M . Y E O M A N , c h a i r m a n , presented the following r e p o r t which, on h i s motion, w a s adopted: To The M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <& A. M. of Kansas: Your committee submits the following report: Cases referred t o the committee, 2; trials held, 2; convictions, 2; punishment, suspension, 2. In the instance of this committee, we a r e pleased that there is so little to report and only hope t h a t this is a true picture of the fibre of the Craft. The activity of this committee is in reverse proportion as Masonry grow^s in the hearts of men. Fraternally submitted, F R A N K M . YEOMAN, OTTO H . ROMMEL, GUY W . BROWN,
Committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES AND LODGES U. D. W . . G L I C K F O C K E L E , c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following r e p o r t which, o n h i s motion, w a s a d o p t e d : To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. t& A. M. of Kansas: Before going into the statistical portion of this report, your committee wishes to express its sincere appreciation for the assistance extended b y
M.'. W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN, Grand Sec-
retary, and his staff in making available to us the maze of material which is pertinent and which it is necessary to consider before any intelligent report can be made, Not only did they make all records available but they lent every effort to answer such questions as were propounded to them in the efforts of your committee to, perhaps, find something to stress which might be of lasting benefit to the lodge secretaries and, of course, to our Grand Lodge records. Even the most casual perusal of the reports sent in by the secretaries of t h e various lodges, coupled with correspondence between them and the Grand Secretary, makes evident the fact that practically every secretary is doing his job the best he knows how. Only in a few instances is it apparent that lodge secretaries a r e not imbued with a proper realization of the importance of their work. Comparing the records of 1939, with which we have to deal, with those of previous years, we are reminded of the Kansas motto, "To t h e stars through difficulties." The same old errors appear. Initials are used instead of a t least one full given name;
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financial recapitulations are faulty; new names are shown on the lodge rolls without showing how they came there; names are omitted without showing what happened to the brothers. The most glaring fault is failure to correct errors which have been reported back to the lodges after the reports have been checked by the Grand Secretary, so the same old errors appear year after year. Perfect reports were submitted by 116 secretaries as compared with 111 perfect reports for the year 1938. They came from lodges Nos. 8, 13, 15, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 42, 48, 50, 60, 81, 82, 83, 85, 90, 91, 92, 94, 99, 104, 112, 124, 129, 131, 133, 134, 138, 141, 145, 147, 149, 150, 155, 156, 161, 163, 171, 174, 175, 176, 178, 181, 186, 203, 206, 208, 214, 216, 224, 234, 238, 244, 245, 254, 257, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 275, 276, 278, 280, 282, 285, 290, 298, 301, 302, 313, 317, 321, 322, 331, 334, 340, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349, 350, 356, 357, 358, 376, 377, 378, 380, 383, 386, 388, 389, 392, 395, 397, 401, 405, 413, 414, 417, 420, 428, 430, 431, 432, 435, 440, 441, 442, 443, 448. Reports classified as almost perfect were submitted from lodges Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49, 51, 53, 54, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 75, 79, 84, 86, 88, 93, 95, 96, 98, 102, 106, 107, 109, 110, 116, 119, 121, 122, 125, 126, 128, 130, 132, 136, 142, 143, 144, 146, 154, 158, 159, 160, 162, 164, 165, 167, 169, 173, 179, 183, 185, 188, 191, 193, 199, 201, 204, 207, 209, 213, 215, 217, 218, 219, 225, 229, 230, 231, 233, 237, 241, 242, 247, 249, 250, 252, 253, 255, 259, 261, 270, 271, 272, 273, 279, 288, 291, 292, 293, 297, 299, 300, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 310, 314, 315, 318, 319, 320, 323, 332, 335, 336, 337, 339, 341, 342, 351, 353, 364, 367, 370, 371, 374, 384, 393, 394, 398, 399, 400, 407, 408,. 409, 410, 411, 412, 415, 421, 422, 423, 424, 433, 438, 446, 447 and .449. This totals 161 as compared to 143 on the 1938 reports. This is, perhaps, the right place to remark that the first two classes total 277 and it may be noted that year after year about the same lodges hit one of these two higher classes. Now we come to those sixty-eight secretaries who failed to make corrections after their attention had been called to the errors the previous year. They should change their ways. They represent good lodges. Fifty-nine secretaries submitted reports which were not exact duplicates; twenty-five used initials or abbreviations; twenty failed to sign their reports; nine did not inscribe the name and number of their lodges on their reports; thirty-seven recapitulations were either incomplete, incorrect or entirely blank; the financial section of twenty-six was either blank or incomplete; the list of officers was incomplete on ten reports; thirteen reported degrees conferred that had already been reported the previous year; fifteen showed degrees conferred which should have been previously reported; two hundred thirteen made changes in names or initials when compared with previous reports. The section on Work Done during the year was incomplete, incorrect or
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blank on thirty reports. Admissions proved a stumbling block for tw^enty-seven secretaries, restorations for thirty-five, dimissions for fifty-one, and deaths for twelve. Suspensions were shown in thirty-six lodges on dates other than that of the Annual Communication. Elections were shown wrong on twelve reports; twenty-four omitted names from rolls; nine showed names on roll which should not have been there. Probably the worst offenders of all are those who require two or more letters from the Grand Secretary before they will reply in regard t o errors called to their attention. Those secretaries were forty-seven in number. Seven secretaries renumbered the lodge rolls after inserting names out of order; one neglected to arrange names alphabetically; six omitted dates of suspensions; two failed to return the duplicate report; one did not return the page concerning work done; one seemed t o have lost the admission and restoration pages; one gave the wrong date for installation; two misspelled the names of officers; one partly rewrote his roll; one put his roll on the work page; twelve submitted a work record not alphabetically arranged; five lodges conferred degrees out of time according to reports; one submitted a typewritten report that was so dirty it could not be read. Your committee is not identifying these by number but the lodge officers know who they are. The Book of Annual Returns is the master key for the secretary's report to t h e Grand Lodge. I t should be most carefully kept up to date. Your committee is of the opinion that Masters of lodges should interest themselves in seeing that the Book of Annual Returns is properly kept. District Deputy Grand Masters are specifically instructed to inspect and report on the condition of these important books a t the time of their official visitations. That duty should not be slighted. Secretaries are again urged to typewrite their Annual Reports. If a secretary does not own or use a typewriter, it should be an easy matter for him to secure the help of some faithful member of t h e Craft on that work. Nothing special has been referred to this committee by the M.'. W.'. Grand Master. There is nothing to report under the head of Lodges Under Dispensation as there are no such lodges working in Kansas a t the present time. Your committee approves t h a t part of the Grand Master's address concerning consolidation of Greeley Lodge No. 211 and Delphian Lodge No. 44 a t Gamett. Your committee can see nothing wrong with the recommendation of the Grand Master on the subject, Forms, Records and Office System. He simply recommends and we endorse his recommendation. Fraternally submitted, GLICK FOCKELE,
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CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 1:30 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 1:30 P. M. MASONIC HOME DONATION.
M.'. W.'. ALEX. A. SHARP was recognized, and announced, as a supplement to previous donations to the Masonic Home, a one thousand dollar bond. M.'. W.'. GEORGE F . BEEZLEY assumed the responsibility for drawing the necessary papers to carry out the donor's wishes. The Grand Master expressed the appreciation of all the brethren for Brother SHARP'S continued help to this Masonic enterprise. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY.
W.'. JOHN A. HETZEL presented his report which was adopted by a rising vote followed by prayer by the Grand Chaplain: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: As we gather around our Masonic altar in this, the Eightyfifth Annual Communication, we are reminded that even the wisest, as well as the best, of men in all ages have stopped to consider when death has entered into the affairs of men. In Psalms 39:4, we find these words: "Lord, let me know mine end." The end comes to every physical life. We may hesitate to talk about death but when it comes, the fact cannot be ignored. Every journey has its end. When t h a t time comes, one can look both ways, think of the past, and dream of what lies in the future. Has life been a success? Is the world better because he lived? What a small thing material success is when looked at in this way! He that is least among us may be counted greatest in the kingdom of God. Things that one fought and gave his life for seem absurd at a time like this. Who can say, when the fight is done. Which one lost and which one won?
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But there are spiritual qualities which stand out. These are the ones which come to mind at the end of the road. I t is not the money nor the title that counts at such a time. It is the good one has put into character. Then the look to the future. A certain man took an automobile into the mountains. The car was driven as far as It could go and then the man alighted and pushed on and on up the mountain side, where he beheld things which never would have been revealed to his eye had he remained with the car. That is the way it is when death comes. The old car can go no farther, so it is left behind as we push on. I t is not death to pass from the old to the new. So, when we come to the end of the road, we are a t the beginning of a new highway. Immortality does not mean death. A man is not completely b o m until he is dead. Why, then, should we grieve that a new child is bom among the immortals ? We are spirits. That mortal bodies should be loaned us while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge or in doing good to our fellow man, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of comfort, instead of an aid become an encumbrance, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may find relief. Death is that way. The leaves have their time to fall; the flowers, their season to bloom; but the grim reaper knows neither time nor season. He takes the bud, fresh with the dew of the morning; the full blown flower in its beauteous maturity, and the faded blossom whose essence made fragrant the pathway of man as he journeyed along through life. All are victims of his relentless scythe. As, when autumn comes, the gardener takes his growing plants to the kindly shelter of the greenhouse, through the long winter months, so, the Great Gardener of our Souls, when storm and tempest seem ready to destroy these tender plants, gently breaks the earthly vessels and transplants these beautiful flowers of earth to Those everlasting gardens. Where seraphs walk and angels are the wardens. We are bom for a higher destiny than earth; there is a realm where the rainbow never fades, where the stars will be spread before us like islands that slumber on the ocean, and where the beings that pass before us like shadows will stay in our presence forever. The spirit of man never dies; His body which came from the earth Must mingle again with the sod; But his soul, which in heaven has birth. Returns to the bosom of God. I will not attempt to formulate an expression of the thoughts and feelings that stir our hearts as we remember the brethren
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who have met with and greeted us at former Annual Comrnunications. Their seats are vacant here but they are in the assembly of the Grand Lodge above, where no discordant voice is heard. We remember them to appreciate their friendship and their love for and devotion to the principles of our Order. We are agreed that all must die, but after death, what t h e n ? Beyond the grave all is shrouded in deepest mystery. Our attitude toward the great problem of death and the gravest question of life will depend largely upon the answer we give to the query, "If a man die, shall he live again?" The church teaches us, in the words of the Master and in her splendid doctrines, that life goes on in an ever widening round in that realm of spirits beyond the grave, growing, developing, unfolding. Thus has death been shorn of its terror and the dread of it disappears. Beyond the grave, we look down the long vista of heavenly glory upon the multitudes of the saints of God. Masonry has ever taught by word and practice the t r u t h of the immortality of the soul. In her lessons to the neophyte, in her insistence upon the practice of the common virtues and moralities of life, and in her beautiful ceremonial at the graveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ever does Masonry point to a land beyond, to a life victorious over death. Your committee reports with sorrow that 1,025 brethren in our Grand Jurisdiction departed this life during the past year and took up their abode in that "undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns." While the sorrow and regret we express at the loss of our loved ones is deep and sincere, let us remember that there are other hearts bearing grief and anguish, homes in which the shadow is darkest and the wail of the widow and orphan is heard, to whom our hearts should go out in sympathy and for whom our prayers ascend to the Throne of Grace. The grim reaper has entered the ranks of our official family and taken from our midst one of our most devoted members, W.'. CHARLES M . ULSH, Grand Pursuivant, bom August 24, 1879, in Barton County, Kansas, died in U. S. Veterans Hospital, Wichita, Kansas, February 11, 1941. He was a Past Officer of all the Masonic bodies in Wichita. His was an active life, devoted to high and noble purposes. Men who live such lives can never die. Death has no victory over them. His was a useful life. From twenty-six of our sister Grand Jurisdictions comes the sad news that forty-one of their distinguished brethren have laid down the working tools of life and have passed from this "imperfect to that all-perfect, glorious and celestial lodge above." We extend our deepest sympathy. Their work was well done and they have "wrapped the drapery of their couch about them and lain down to pleasant dreams." When we come to the end of the road, we see the virtues in the old moralities. There -is much strange thinking in the world today and we are tempted to turn to new fads. But when we come together on this occasion, we appreciate anew the lessons of the past. We pay a tribute of love and honor to the deceased because
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of friendship, acts of kindness and loyalty. As Masons, we lament their passjng but we rejoice in the noble record of their lives. Let us emulate their virtues, be faithful to the teachings of our beloved Order, and we, in turn, shall deserve the respect of those who shall follow after us. What a r e we, as men and Masons, worth to the world? Granite and marble crumble and no earthly foundation can be laid that time will not destroy. Proud tablets, recording the virtues of the good, crumble to dust, and the legend, "Forgotten," is inscribed in their place. But the monument of a pure Masonic life, the temple of love and affection with a foundation of charity, will last through all the cycles of eternity. We may die; our acts may never be recorded, but our labor of love for the needy and distressed, the widow and orphan, will build a monument as enduring a s the immortal soul. Fraternally submitted, J O H N A . HETZEL,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M:. W:. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Correspondence reports that we have completed the review of all the reports from jurisdictions with whom we have fraternal correspondence t h a t have reached our desk and the report is hereby submitted. This y e a r we do not recommend the recognition of any additional Grand Lodges, due to the unsettled conditions throughout the world, but we a r e continuing our investigation of the various Grand Lodges of South America and Mexico and will probably recommend recognition of some of these w^ithin the next year or two. Most of the Grand Jurisdictions of the United States have already recognized one or several of these Grand Lodges. Details have been completed in our exchange of representatives with Sweden and R.'. W.'. ROSCOE E . PETERSON has been appointed a s the Grand Representative of Sweden near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. We find the various jurisdictions are greatly concerned over the future of Masonry in all of Europe and Asia, but increasing in interest and spirit throughout the United States and the English speaking nations. Fraternally submitted. OTTO R . SOUDERS,
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REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
M.'. W.'. GEORGE P. BEEZLEY, chairman, presented the following report which was amended and adopted section by section, and then, as a whole, with the required two-thirds vote: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The Committee on Jurisprudence, to which was referred a number of subjects from the Address of the Grand Master, submits the following report: CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY.
Under the action of our last Annual Communication, the Grand Master took the necessary steps to provide for issuing Certificates of Proficiency, and sets forth certain regulations governing that subject. We recommend the approval of this portion of the Address of the Grand Master.^ SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
Under the head of Special Dispensations the Grand Master reports the issuance of sixty-one such dispensations. All of these were issued under authority of Masonic Law and your committee recommends the approval of the same.
MASONIC BURIAL.
The Grand Master expressed the opinion that a lodge can not legally bury a suspended Master Mason and based the same upon the ruling of M.'. W.". GEORGE W . CLARK, Grand Master in 1895, as follows: EFFECT OF SUSPENSION. A Lodge cannot rightfully conduct the funeral ceremony of a deceased Master Mason who, at the time of his death, was under suspension, either for non-payment of dues or for unmasonic conduct. The effect of such suspension is to deprive him of all the rights and privileges to which he was entitled prior to such suspension. Nor can a Mason, while under suspension, sit In a Lodge of Master Masons, or unite with the Craft in a Masonic procession. This committee feels that where the word "rightfully" appears in this opinion, it is synonymous in meaning with the word "legally" and that under such ruling and under Masonic Law a lodge is forbidden to conduct the funeral ceremony of a deceased Master Mason who, at the time of his death, was under suspension for any cause, and w^e recommend the approval of this portion of the Address of the Grand Master.
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LAW INTERPRETATIONS.
Under the head of Law Interpretations the Grand Master sets out a number of questions that have been submitted to him and his answers thereto. This committee recommends the approval of the following principles of law called forth by these questions: 1. Under By-Law 77, no lodge can endorse or recommend any business concern transacting any business for the lodge or its membership in consideration of the furnishing of a list of the membership or any portion thereof to such business concern. 2. Under Section 5, Article VIII, of our Constitution, a lodge may establish suitable Stated Meeting dates in its By-Laws. Irreg:ular dates, however, will doubtless cause confusion and should be carefully considered. 3. Masonic residence is governed by the legal residence, regardless of temporary place of abode. 4. A duly elected and installed Warden is eligible for advancement at any time after his installation. 5. A By-Law requiring the passing of an examination on the Work Lecture of the Third Degree as a condition precedent to membership is null and void. The brother becomes a Master Mason when he completes his obligation as a Master Mason. RULING. The committee recommends r u l i n g of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r :
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Liquor, beer or any beverage having a recognized or indicated alcoholic content may not be served under any conditions by any lodge, committee or individual member thereof at any communication or in connection with any of its social functions. NEW BUSINESS.
Under the head of New Business the Grand Master has suggested t h a t proposals to be submitted to the Grand Lodge should be prepared and presented during the Wednesday session of our Annual Communication and all resolutions and petitions of that character should be submitted at such session. This, of course, has reference to proposals, resolutions and petitions not submitted to the various committees of the Grand Lodge. It is evident t h a t the thought of the Grand Master was t h a t this would allow more time for consideration of such matters. This committee feels that every brother entitled to present any proper matter to the Grand Lodge should have the opportunity to present the same a t any time during the entire communication of the Grand Lodge. However, it might be suggested that if undue delay was made in presenting any such m a t t e r until the closing moihents of such communication, in that event the m a t t e r might not receive the necessary consideration and might be postponed until a later communication.
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PER CAPITA TAX.
The Grand Master reports that the Council of Administration has, in compliance with the action taken at the last Annual Communication, on the report of the Finance Committee, determined t h a t the per capita tax can be safely reduced by the sum of ten cents and recommends the amendment of By-Law 109 to effectuate such purpose. This committee recommends that ByLaw 109 be amended to read as follows: 109. GRAND LODGE DUES.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Every Lodge working under a Warrant of Constitution shall pay annually to the Grand Lodge a per capita tax of one dollar ($1.00) on its roll of membership, as the same appears on the Annual Report of the Lodge for the preceding year, and any special assessment. This per capita tax shall not be assessed against the members, but shall be included In the account for annual dues, and be paid out of the General Fund of the Lodge. Any Lodge which neglects or refuses to pay all of its annual per capita tax or fees or any special assessment on or before the 10th day of January in each year, or which shall fail or neglect to make and transmit to the Grand Secretary Its Annual Report on or before the 10th day of January in each year, shall not be entitled to representation in the Grand Lodge following such failure, the postmark on the envelope to be accepted as evidence of the date of transmittal, and in all such cases of failure the Grand Secretary shall notify the Lodge to that effect, and shall not issue credentials to such Lodge. SUB-OFFICERS.
The Grand Master recommends the amendment of By-Law 44 to provide for the appointment of the "Assistant Grand Secretary, and an Official Stenographer for the Annual Communication, by the Grand Secretary, with the consent of the Grand Master." The only change is the addition of the words "with the consent of the Grand Master" at the end of the present By-Law 44. Article III, Section 6 of our Constitution provides t h a t the Grand Secretary shall appoint "an Assistant, and employ such other help as may be necessary and expedient in properly conducting the affairs of his office." Hence, the proposed amendment would be unconstitutional. LECTURERS.
The Grand Master recommends the amendment of By-Law 42 to require the appointment of Lecturers "with the consent of the Council of Administration." The committee finds this proposed amendment violates Article m , Section 2 of the Constitution and nullifies the prerogative of the Grand Master as set out under said section. DATE OF ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
Under this head the Grand Master has made a recommendation as to change in the date of the Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. To carry out the same, this committee recommends that By-Law 9 be amended to read as follows:
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9. ANNUAL COMMUNICATIONS.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Annual Communications shall be held at such hour on the second Wednesday of February in each year as the Grand Master may appoint, and at such place as may be designated by t h e preceding Annual Communication, or as the Grand Master may order, and no member reported present a t any Annual Communication shall absent himself from any session without leave from the Grand Master or Grand Lodge. LODGE ADMONITIONS. The Grand Master issued an Edict which is shown under the head of Lodge Admonitions in his address. By-Law 78 deals with t h e subject of addresses, t a l k s and discourses before a lodge or the membership thereof, in the lodge room, and is sufficient authority for the issuing of such Edict. CERTIFICATES OF TRANSFER. By-Law 151 deals with the subject of Transfer of Membership and in the hope t h a t a plan might be evolved to insure continuous membership t h e Grand Master suggests a proposed amendment to that By-Law to accomplish t h a t purpose and to eliminate t h e period between the date of the dimit and the election of the brother in the lodge which he petitions, which makes a b r e a k of t h a t length of time as now results from the existing law. The committee submits the following as an amendment t o ByLaw 151 in order to accomplish that purpose: 151. TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Certificate for Transfer of Membership from one lodge to another may be issued under the same conditions as a dimit. This document shall be considered as equivalent to a dimit only in support of a Petition for Membership. Final action on a brother's petition shall be forthwith reported to the issuing lodge, and the Secretary thereof shall execute and forward dimit bearing date of the brother's election without further action by the lodge, and his membership shall cease in such lodge on that date. (After much discussion, W.'. GLENN E . WILLIAMS offered a substitute motion, which was adopted, t h a t the committee's report be amended, changing the second p a r a g r a p h of By-Law 151, page 114, t o read a s follows: After the brother has been elected, his membership in the Lodge granting the Certificate shall thereupon cease, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Lodge electing the brother to membership t o enter across the face of t h e Certificate the date of the brother's election and forward it to the Grand Secretary. The Grand Secretary, upon receipt of notice of the election of said brother to membership, shall forthwith notify the Lodge granting the certificate of such fact, and thereupon the Secretary of the Lodge issuing said Certificate shall fill out a dimit as of the date the brother was elected and forward the same to the Grand Secretary,) (and so on to the end). QUORUM. Under this head the Grand Master has recommended an a m e n d m e n t t o Section 7 of Article V of the Constitution. This m a t t e r h a s been given considerable attention by this committee
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b u t l a c k of t i m e t o fully a n d c o m p l e t e l y r e p o r t on t h i s q u e s t i o n r e q u i r e s t h i s c o m m i t t e e t o r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e m a t t e r be s u b m i t t e d t o t h e i n c o m i n g C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e for s t u d y a n d r e p o r t a t t h e n e x t A n n u a l C o m n i u n i c a t i o n of t h i s G r a n d L o d g e . BY-LAW NO. 149. Some confusion h a s resulted during the y e a r a s t o the s t a t u s of a p e t i t i o n e r for R e s t o r a t i o n o r R e i n s t a t e m e n t w h o h a s b e e n s u s p e n d e d o r expelled i n t h e c a s e w h e r e his l o d g e h a s since c e a s e d to exist. Y o u r c o m m i t t e e is of t h e opinion t h a t u n d e r s u c h B y - L a w a M a s t e r M a s o n w h o h a s been s u s p e n d e d o r expelled b y a l o d g e w h i c h a f t e r w a r d s c e a s e s t o e x i s t o r b e c o m e s defunct, b e f o r e h e h a s p e t i t i o n e d s u c h l o d g e for R e s t o r a t i o n o r R e i n s t a t e m e n t , s h a l l present his petition for Restoration or Reinstatement to the lodge within whose jurisdiction he m a y then reside. Upon being restored o r r e i n s t a t e d , h e t h e n h a s t h e s t a t u s of a non-affiliated M a s o n a n d m a y p e t i t i o n for m e m b e r s h i p a s s u c h non-affiliated M a s o n .
DIMIT.
T h e q u e s t i o n of l i m i t a t i o n a n d r e n e w a l of d i m i t s i s d i s c u s s e d in t h e A d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r a n d h e s u g g e s t s t h a t a B y L a w be e n a c t e d t o l i m i t t h e d u r a t i o n of d i m i t s . T h i s c o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d s t h e a d o p t i o n of t h e following n e w B y - L a w t o c o v e r t h e s i t u a t i o n so p r e s e n t e d : 134-A. DIMIT, LIMITATION AND RENEWAL.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The life and privileges of a dimlt shall continue for a period of two years from the date of issue, at which time all rights thereunder shall terminate until renewal thereof. Thereafter, renewal may be accomplished at any time by payment of one year's dues to the issuing Lodge, receipt to be endorsed on the face of the dimit, and attested by the signature of the Secretary, and the seal of the Lodge. The dimlt may then be accepted with a petition for affiliation with any Lodge, within a period of one year after such renewal. All rights under dimits outstanding at the time of the adoption of this By-Law shall terminate at the expiration of two years from this date, subject to the right of renewal of a dimit as above provided. Fraternally submitted, GEORGE F . BEEZLEY, JAMES H . WENDORFF, RICHARD W . E V A N S , FRED T. NYE,
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ORATION. Brother RAYMOND A. SCHWEGLER, of Lawrence Lodge No. 6, delivered the Oration, which was ordered printed in the Proceedings. The Faith That Is Within You. It has been over a hundred years since civilization has been as severely tested as at the present writing. As a matter of fact, it may be said that it has been a thousand years since the crucial issues of civilization have been as vividly restated and as violently urged. All of our accustomed landmarks are being shaken. Our traditional faiths are being assailed. Even at home, we are being challenged to defend some of the most hallowed traditions. Some months ago JAMES TRUSLOW ADAMS, the noted historian and writer, likened civilization to a great river rolling onward toward the sea of eternityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a river never standing still, never repeating itself, moving sometimes for decades smoothly down through the midst of a fertile plain, then twisting, and turning, and plunging with earth-shaking roar oyer rocks and precipices only to emerge again finally in the smooth stretch of the valley below. The past can never completely repeat itself; the future will be different, whether we like it or not. Change is as inevitable as the flight of time, and wise men protect themselves accordingly. Masonry, being an organization whose roots reach back into the remotest era of civilized man, cannot hope to escape unchallenged in the presence of the current tumult. It, too, must bear the brunt of the surging tides, and it will do so the more sanely and safely if it reexamines critically its foundations and the principles upon which it rests, and if it regirds itself for the tasks which confront it. I invite you to reexamine with me briefly the fundamental convictions upon which the towers of Masonry rest; convictions which, once forgot-
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ten, will lead to the deterioration, if not the actual destruction, of the order. Masonry rests upon philosophical concepts which have been incorporated into its formal dogma and practice. To begin with, Masonry insists upon the existence of God as the ultimate reality of the universe. Not a formal God, not a God who can be measured with the measuring rods of man, not a God who can be envisaged, man-like, but a God who is in essence the dynamic creative power of the universe, a God ceaselessly on the job, the driving urge behind all things that happen; not a theological God, but a God who lifts the mountains, who spreads the seas, who pours out the clouds and the sunshine, who evokes the flower and the bud, who is responsible for the smiles of childhood, the tears of maturity, and the resigned farewell of old age; a God who permeates everything; whose coming and going spells life and death; the Alpha and Omega of all things. In the presence of the Masonic concept of God, the human imagination crumples like last night's newspaper left out in the rain. A second concept that has a significant bearing on Masonic convictions is that of man as the masterpiece of the creative activity of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;intelligent, idealistic, gifted with the ability to envisage the ideal, and sensitive to the things that are beautiful and good and true as no other form of life is known to be. Man stands unique, a reasoning, aspiring creature, literally God's masterpiece on earth, transcending every other known form of life. In the third place, Masonry is convinced that, when viewed from this angle of approach, it follows logically that since man is the child of his creator, each human is equally so, and that he needs to learn to think of himself, not in terms of the dead clod upon which his feet rest, but in terms of the ebbing, surging, dynamic throb of the universe round about him.
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Furthermore, Masonry teaches that inasmuch as all men are thus equally end-products of the creative activity of the Infinite, they are necessarily to think of each other as equally the children of the Infinite, and brother and sister in very truth indeed, none being better or worse. AU arrive standing on the same foundation with the same infinite gifts, with the same innate qualities that are inherently finite, but each with the ability to look to the stars and to catch the light which radiates from them. And lastly, Masonry contends that since all men are equal, therefore none has the right to dictate to any, that all are free, that each man is responsible only to his God; and t h a t the major responsibility of every human being consists in formulating for himself that program of life which, as he sees it, will most completely enable him to become the kind of creature which it lies within his power to be. This is the meaning of the "trestle board" and of its prominent position in the teachings of the Order. Through the ages, Masonry has fought in season and out of season relentlessly, without making peace or compromise for these fundamental concepts. Many of its bitterest foes have been achieved because of its unwillingness to make compromise with political forces which wished to enslave and exploit humanity, which wished to fasten chains on men and deprive them of their freedom to think, to speak, to believe, and to live as their intelligence leads them to think, speak, believe, and live. It is to be noted that in every age one of the first steps taken by autocratic governments has been the attempted crushing of the Masonic Order, not simply as a matter of caprice, but as a recognition of the fact that the objectives of autocracy and of Masonry are so completely at variance with each other that they can never join hands and dwell in the same tent. The scars which Masonry has achieved are the honorable scars of battle and it may be that in the years immediately confronting
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us more scars will be achieved. Masonry will ride through the storm and make its contribution to the future in direct proportion as it renews its vision of its fundamental conviction in these matters, and engages in a program of public and private activity which gives expression, in terms of external effort, to the convictions and principles briefly stated above. Masonry logically will exercise itself in a variety of directions among which just a few may be stated not because they are the only ones but because they present themselves as foci of immediate need. First, Masonry needs definitely and actively, through individual and concerted group activity, to resist all private and public encroachments upon the liberties of individual men. Such encroachments are threatened on every side, resulting from the deliberate malevolence of fifth columnists and the lack of faith of the common citizen. Masonry needs to be the evangelist of the fundamental concept of democracy resting, as it does, upon its exalted concept of the nature of human personality and the right of the individual human being to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I speak here not merely as a waver of the flag, but as a man firmly convinced that the fundamental issues of the stars and stripes, the fundamental victories gained through blood-scarred years of effort are involved. These are serious days. Masonry needs to remember that it is a militant Order, that it is vitally concerned with these matters, that it is not simply a matter of march and countermarch, but of ideals and action, of fundamental, vital convictions, for which it is willing, if need be, to die. In the second place, Masonry needs to gird its loins in active support of all individuals and groups that are really seeking to spread the light. Historically we have always done that. The public schools have had no more consistent friend than t h e Masons of America. But in these troublous days when a hundred "isms" clothed in all sorts of attractive wrappers are slipping into our
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homes and classrooms. Masonry must be up and on the alert, sensitive to all these new problems, and insisting that the American school shall never cease to be democracy's agency for intrenching itself in the minds of the next generation, challenging the teachers who forget, and insisting that the American school shall be one place in which the ideal of the freedom of man, the dominance of human personality, and the subservience of society to the individual soul shall never be lost to sight. And lastly, I would most earnestly suggest that the finest expression of the spirit of Masonry, after all, comes out of the life of the individual Masonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;tolerant, sympathetic, himself free and earnestly protecting the freedom of others. Living intelligently free, he seeks always to make of himself the kind of human being which he believes his Maker expects him to grow into. That constitutes the constant daily opportunity and responsibility of the individual Mason. I have tried to picture to you this business of Masonry as being a serious affair, as being concerned with the fundamental issues of human life, as being rooted and grounded in the deepest concepts of our way of life. If Masonry catches the vision, if it girds itself and marches courageously onward, then freedom will survive. If it forgets, loses heart, and its vision is obliterated, then it will prove to be like all other mortal thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it will crumble, deteriorate, and die. If it retains its vision, it will become in the darkest night the guiding star that will lead humanity out of its present earthshaking conflicts to newer and higher levels of peace. GREETINGS.
The Grand Master noted the absence of a number of faithful workers, and directed the Grand Secretary to wire greetings and best wishes of the Grand Lodge to M.'. W.'. CHARLES N . FOWLER, W . ' . ELLIS F I N K and JOSEPH E . MCMULLEN.
W.'.
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CALL TO R E F R E S H M E N T .
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 7:30 P. M. MEMORIAL SERVICE.
After the Grand Lodge was called to refreshment, the brethren assembled at the Masonic Home, where a service was held to the memory of M.'. W.'. THOMAS GEYER FITCH. A tablet, previously placed in the foyer, was unveiled. M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND presided, and the ceremony included an invocation by the Grand Chaplain, music by the Salina Consistory Choir, and an address by M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS.
EVENING SESSION. The M.'. W.*. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 7:30 P. M. EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE WORK.
The Third Degree was exemplified in dramatized form by Kiowa Lodge No. 293, Greensburg, under the direction of W.'. HARVEY O. DAVIS, Lecturer. CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 8:30 A. M., Thursday, February 13th.
MORNING SESSION. THURSDAY, February 13,1941. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 8:30 A. M., after prayer by the Grand Chaplain.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. W . ' . RICHARD H . CRAVENS, c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e
following r e p o r t which, on h i s motion, w a s a d o p t e d : To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: In accordance with t h e provisions of By-Law 33, we have examined t h e books and accounts of the Grand Treasurer and find them correct as reported. The balance on deposit in the First National Bank at Fredonia is verified by a certificate signed by I. M. F I N K , Cashier, and under the seal of the bank, which is attached hereto and made a part of this report. The securities in the hands of the Grand Treasurer have also been verified by a certificate of I. M. FINK, Cashier of the First National Bank at Fredonia and under seal of the bank and a r e in full accord with those listed by the Grand Treasurer. The reports and accounts of the Grand Secretary have been checked and audited by your committee and this amount of cash received and remitted by t h e Grand Secretary to the Grand Treasurer is correct and agrees with his figures as shown in the Advance Reports. There is owing to the Grand Lodge in per capita t a x and fees for previous years the sum of 56,036.85; for the current year, $762.20; total, $6,799.05, as compared with $7,708.75 a year ago; and only five lodges not reporting, a s compared with eight a year ago. A total of $2,^46.70 h a s been collected on arrearages, against $1,768.00 last year. Your committee h a s not listed the above delinquencies by years as t h a t is set out in detail in the Grand Secretary's report. A year ago your Finance Committee reported slow progress in collecting delinquent dues but we are happy to report a better condition this year and are of the opinion that continued patience by the Grand Lodge will produce satisfactory results. That portion of the Grand Master's address referred t o this committee on the subject, Grand Masters' Conference, is recommended and an appropriation therefor is included in the budget of expenses, any unexpended part to be returned to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Treasurer's report referred to this committee is approved in its entirety. That p a r t of t h e Grand Secretary's report relating to Outstanding Dues, Estimated Revenue and Expenses, Schedules "A", " B " and "C", Cash and W a r r a n t Account, is approved with the following additions: In the estimate of expenses for Grand Masters' Conference, $400.00; for Committee on Correspondence, $300.00, and for Library, Ftimiture, Binding, etc., an increase of $500.00, making that item $800.00 instead of $300.00. In explanation of the last two items, we find the Council of Administration has approved the sum of $300.00 for the Committee on Correspondence and a
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warrant from the General Fund has been issued therefor but has never been included in the budget of estimated expense. The addition in the amount for Library, Furniture, Binding, etc., is only in case of necessity and will be used as required. The estimated income for 1941 is as follows: Sixty cents per capita on 59,603 Income from investments Miscellaneous... We recommend the following appropriations: Committee Allowance (By-Law 55) Expense of Grand Lodge Communication Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers Grand Master's Apron Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's Salary Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium Grand Secretary's Bond Premium Grand Treasurer's Salary Grand Master's Portrait (cut) Library, Furniture, Binding, etc Mileage to Representatives (By-Law 57) Mileage and Expenses (By-Law 55 and 56) Minor Salaries (By-Law 54) Per Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments Postage and Express Committee on Correspondence Printing Annual Proceedings Private Secretary to Grand Master Stationery and Printing Jewel for Grand Master Grand Masters' Conference Budget
$35,761 80 1,125 00 2,000 00 $
300 00 500 00 2,000 00 80 00 1,500 CO 800 00 18 75 3 75 100 00 8 00 800 00 3,000 00 1,500 00 180 00 200 00 800 00 300 00 1,500 00 600 00 1,000 00 185 00 400 00 15,249 00
In pursuing our duties, an examination of the Grand Lodge Building shows it to be in splendid state of repair with no needed improvements a t this time. The records of the Grand Secretary are kept up to date and the files in excellent condition. The Historical Registry is posted reg^ularly and contains all necessary information. Your committee is extremely grateful to the Grand Secretary and his efficient force for the courteous reception accorded it ajid for their splendid cooperation in checking the records and files of the office. Fraternally submitted, RICHAED H . CEAVENS, WILLIAM E . LEDBETTEE, JOHN I. BEANDENBURGEE,
LEO N. GiSH, ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY,
Committee.
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PRESENTATION TO GRAND MASTER ELECT.
W.'. EARL P. KRANKENBERG, of Ellinwood Lodge No. 217, paid a tribute to the newly elected Grand Master, R.". W.'. ROSCOE E . PETERSON, and, on behalf of the membership of District No. 50, presented him with a silk hat and case. The Grand Master elect accepted this token of respect and appreciation from his home brethren with a most appropriate response. INVITATION.
W.'. CECIL L . DAKE, on behalf of the four symbolic lodges of Topeka, invited the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge to meet at Topeka for its 86th Annual Communication. On motion, the invitation was accepted. PAST GRAND MASTER'S JEWEL.
W.". FORREST B . CROLL, on behalf of the M.". W.'. Grand Lodge, presented the retiring Grand Master with a Past Grand Master's Jewel. M.'. W.'. Brother STRICKLAND accepted and expressed appreciation. VOTE OF THANKS.
R.'. W.'. RoscoE E. PETERSON moved that this Grand Lodge extend a vote of thanks to the brethren of Wichita for their gracious hospitality extended to this Grand Lodge.
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INSTALLATION.
The following Grand Officers, having been duly elected and appointed, were installed by M.". W.'. HENRY S. BuziCK, Jr., assisted by W.'. RICHARD W . EVANS as Grand Marshal: M . ' . W . ' . ROSCOE E . PETERSON Lamed Lodge No. 167, Lamed.
Grand Master
R.'.W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS Deputy Grand Master St. Thomas Lodge No. 306, Colby. R.'.W.'. CHARLES S . M C G I N N E S S ...Grand S e n i o r W a r d e n Cherryvale Lodge No. 137, Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Junior Warden Delta Lodge No. 77, Medicine Lodge. M.'.W.'. B E N S . P A U L E N Grand Treasurer Constellation Lodge No. 95, Fredonla. M . ' . W . ' . ELMER F . STRAIN Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka. Bro. W I L L I A M I. H A S T I E
Grand Secretary Grand
Chaplain
Ottawa Lodge No. 18 (residence, Hiawatha) W.'. HARRY D . E V A N S Grand Senior Deacon Eureka Lodge No. 88, Pleasanton. *W.'. L E O J . SCHISLER Grand Junior Deacon Goodland Lodge No. 321, Goodland. W.'. HARRY
YORK
Grand
Marshal
Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, Kansas City. W . ' . LEWIS S. G E C K E L E R Grand Sword Bearer Fortitude Lodge No. 107, Independence. W.'. GEORGE A . STEPHENSON Grand Senior S t e w a r d Lamed Lodge No. 167, Lamed. W . ' . V. R O Y A L V E R G A D E S Grand Junior Steward Clay Center Lodge No. 134, Clay Center. W . ' . R O Y G. S H E A R E R Grand Benevolent Lodge No. 98, Abilene. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG ^ Joppa Lodge No. 223, Leon. â&#x20AC;¢Not present for installation.
Pursuivant
Grand Tyler
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STANDING COMMITTEES. The M . ' . W . ' . Grand M a s t e r a p p o i n t e d t h e following c o m m i t t e e s for t h e ensuing y e a r : On Credentials.—THEODORE P. PERRY, No. 102, Coffeyville; ALVA L . SWEARINGEN, No. 272, Kansas City; ORVAL E . MOON, No. 12, Emporia; WALTER A. HOY, N O . 158, Atchison; ELLIS T . BARKER, No. 376, Bucklin. On Reports of Grand Officers.—CHARLEY B . ERSKINE, N O . 283, Cimarron; BENJAMIN F . HULL, N O . 86, Wichita; DAVID A. N Y WALL. N O . 266, Nortonville; D I G D . DAILY, N O . 351, Scammon; THOMAS F . BORLAND, NO. 407, Scranton. On Finance.—SAMUEL G . WILES, N O . 371, Macksville; EARL T . PYLE, N O . 134, Clay Center (residence, Herington); WILLIAM F . SHEA, N O . 133, Arkansas City; COURTNEY F . MERICLE, N O . 232, Greenleaf; CLARK A. BAIRD, N O . 310, Almena. On Jurisprudence.—GEORGE F . BEEZLEY, N O . 93, Girard; ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, N O . 272, Kansas City; ELLIS F I N K , N O . 110, Winfield; GEORGE M. ASHFORD, No. 99, Wichita; RALPH V. GROENDYCKE, N O . 225, Topeka (residence. Independence). On Trials and Punishments.—FRANK M . YEOMAN, N O . 230, Kingman; GUY W . BROWN, NO. 145, Beloit; OTTO H . ROMMEL, N O . 85, Waterville; LEO N . GISH, N O . 38, lola; EMANUEL KRUG, N O . 15, Great Bend. On Chartered Liodges and Lodges U. £).—RICHARD W . EVANS, No. 222, Dodge City; DEANE L . GEEDING, N O . 103, Chanute; L. ALVIN WEYH, N O . 129, Belleville. On Correspondence.—OTTO
R . SOUDERS, N O . 99, Wichita.
On Necrology.—LYNN R. BRODRICK, N O . 91, Marysville.
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KANSAS.
READING THE JOURNAL.
The journal was then read by Brother LEON L . COUSLAND, of Patmos Lodge No. 97, Official Stenographer, and approved. CLOSING.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Master then closed the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas in Ample Form.
-^ifuJ Grand Master.
ATTEST :
^<:^7o^u2A. */vut^>^t^y^ Grand Secretary.
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February.
LOCATION AND NUMBERS O F LODGES IN ALL DISTRICTS. No. 1.—Highland, 1; Troy, 55; Wathena, 64; White Cloud,. 78; Severance, 313; Bendena, 440; Denton, 449. No. 2.—Hiawatha, 35; Robinson, 159; Sabetha, 162; Hamlin, 185; Horton, 326; Powhattan, 363; MorrUl, 373. No. 3.—Leavenworth, 2; Leavenworth, 10; Easton, 45; Lansing, 49; Leavenworth, 68; F t . Leavenworth, 311. No. 4.—Kansas City, 3; White Church, 96; Kansas City, 271; Kansas City, 272; Bonner Springs, 366; Kansas City, 369; Kansas City, 438. No. 5.—Olathe, 19; Spring Hill, 56; Gardner, 65; Edgerton, 127; Lenexa, 135; Stanley, 444. No. 6.—Osawatomie, 24; Paola, 37; Fontana, 131; Louisburg, 243. No. 7.—Movmd City, 33; La Cygne, 61; Pleasanton, 88; Blue Mound, 286; Parker, 341. No. 8.—Fort Scott, 8; Mapleton, 28; Xenia, 47; Devon, 92; Garland, 108; Uniontown, 115; Fulton, 210; Hiattville, 216; Bronson, 268; Hepler, 398. No.
9.—Garnett, 44; Colony, 212; Westphalia, 305; Kincaid, 338; Lane, 339; Richmond, 426.
No. 10.—Baxter Springs, 71; Columbus, 100; Galena, 194; Weir, 274; Scammon, 351. No. 11.—Coming, 13; Wetmore, 53; Centralia, 89; Netawaka, 130; Whiting, 250; Goff, 430. No. 12.—Potter, 4; Atchison, 5; .Doniphan, 31; Effingham, 48; Huron, 72; Muscotah, 116; Atchison, 158. No. 13.—Lawrence, 6; Lawrence, 9; Baldwin, 23; De Soto, 40; Eudora, 83; Tonganoxie, 190; Linwood, 241; Perry, 415; Lecompton, 420. No. 14.—CirclevUle, 20; Holton, 42; Soldier, 240; Hoyt, 327; Denison, 372; Mayetta, 393. No. 15.—Humboldt, 29; lola, 38; Moran, 245; Savonburg, 315; La Harpe, 325. No. 16.-^Erie, 76; Chanute, 103; Thayer, 149; Urbana, 239. No. 17.—Sedan, 136; Elgin, 350; Cedar Vsde, 355. No. 18.—Coffeyville, 102; Independence, 107; Elk City, Cherryvale, 137; Caney, 324; Edna, 345; Tyro, 386.
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No. 19.—Oketo, 25; Seneca, 39; Marysville, 91; Axtell, 234; Beattie, 259; Oneida, 323; Summerfield, 354. No. 20.—Frankfort, 67; Waterville, 85; Irving, 112; Blue Rapids, 169; Vermillion, 320.
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No. 21.—Topeka, 17; Auburn, 32; Topeka, 51; Dover, 138; Topeka, 225; Maple HUl, 370; Wakarusa, 402. No. 22.—Overbrook, 62; Carbondale, 70; Burlingame, 79; Ljmdon, 101; Osage City, 141; Scranton, 407. No. 23.—LeRoy, 27; Burlington, 66; Neosho Falls, 82; Yates Center, 144; Gridley, 314. No. 24.—Coyville, 57; New Albany, 81; Neodesha, 94; Fredonia, 95; Altoona, 118; Fall River, 163; Buffalo, 379: Benedict, 403. No. 25.—Manhattan, 16; Wamego, 75; Randolph. 166; LeonardvUle, 235; Riley, 344. No. 26.—Clifton, 122; Clay Center, 134; Green, 296; Oak HUl, 334; Wakefield, 396. No. 27.—Emporia, 12; Cottonwood Falls, 80; Americus, 109; Lebo, 152; Hartford, 193; Allen, 335; Saffordville, 395. No. 28.—Longton, 26; Elk Falls, 126; Howard, 155; Moline, 267. No. 29.—Winfield, 110; Arkansas City, 133; Dexter, 156; Burden, 233; Maple City, 342. No. 30.—Republic, 123; Munden, 128; Belleville, 129; Scandia, 221 Narka, 349; Cuba, 362. No. 31.—Luray, 153; Lincoln, 154; Lucas, 198; Plainville, 290 Sylvan Grove, 359; Natoma, 390; Codell, 418. No. 32.—Junction City, 7; Salina, 60; Abilene, 98; Solomon, 105 Bennington, 180; Chapman, 280; Enterprise, 437. No. 33.—McPherson, 172; Canton, 197; Galva, 251; Windom, 276 Moundridge, 346; Marquette, 353; Lindsborg, 397. No. 34.—Towanda, 30; Augusta, 74; El Dorado, 97; Douglass, 151 Leon, 223; Latham, 401; Rosalia, 434. No. 35.—Halstead, 46; Florence, 114; Peabody, 120; Newton, 142 Burrton, 182. No. 36.—Wichita, 86; Wichita, 99; Sedgwick, 139; Mulvane, 201 Mount Hope, 238; Cheney, 258; Clearwater, 273; Wichita, 303; Valley Center, 364; Wichita, 433. No. 37.—Wellington, 150; South Haven, 157; Oxford, 165; Belle Plaine, 173; Caldwell, 203; Milan, 255; Conway Springs, 269; Argonia, 285. No. 38.—Jewell, 11; Mankato, 87; Burr Oak, 178; Lebanon, 287 Randall, 304; Formoso, 336. No. 39.—Barnard, 59; Minneapolis, 143; Beloit, 145; Delphos, 202 Simpson, 214; ScottsvUle, 249; Glasco, 292. No. 40.—^Marion, 147; Hope, 288; Herington, 307; Gypsum, 328 White City, 380; Burdick, 429.
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No. 41.—Nickerson, 43; Hutchinson, 124; Hutchinson, 140; Haven, 208; Arlington, 299; Turon, 358; Sylvia, 391; Hutchinson, 445. No. 42.—Kingman, 230; Norwich, 319; Spivey, 347; Zenda, 378; Cunningham, 427; P r e t t y Prairie, 428. No. 43.—Anthony, 200; Harper, 206; Attica, 262; Bluff City, 368; Waldron, 377; Freeport, 389. No. 44.—Lenora, 181; Oberlin, 186; Norton, 199; Long Island, 231; Almena, 310; Norcatur, 317; Jennings, 360. No. 45.—Cawker City, 125; Osborne, 160; Stockton, 189; Downs, 204; Alton, 207; Glen Elder, 294. No. 46.—Wakeeney, 148; Russell, 177; Hays, 195; Bunker Hill, 291; Ellis, 297. No. 47.—^McCracken, 58; Ness City, 191; Rush Center, 215; La Crosse, 330. No. 48.—Sterling, 171; Lyons, 192; Little River, 219; Chase, 247; Alden, 308; Frederick, 337; Geneseo, 361. No. 49.—Girard, 93; Cherokee, 119; Pittsburg, 187; Walnut, 229; Mulberry, 261; Arcadia, 329; Arma, 408. No. 50.—Great Bend, 15; Lamed, 167; EUinwood, 217; Hoisington, 331; Claflin, 424. No. 51.—Oakley, 253; Gove. 302; Grainfield, 381; Quinter, 410; Grinnell, 448. No. 52.—Garden City, 246; Lakin, 289; Syracuse. 309; Coolidge, 316; Deerfield, 432. No. 53.—Atwood, 164; McDonald, 383; Saint Francis, 404. No. 54.—Hill City, 281; Colby, 306; Hoxie, 348; Morland. 414; Selden, 423; Rexford, 442. No. 55.—Smith Center, 174; Kirwln, 175; Gaylord, 183; Phillipsburg, 184; Logan, 264; Kensington, 405. No. 56.—Pratt, 265; Greensburg, 293; Preston, 332; Coats, 394; Mullinville, 399; Haviland, 409. No. 57.—Dodge City, 222; Jetmore, 282; Cimarron, 283; Bucklin, 376; Spearville, 388; Ensign, 413; Minneola, 431; Kingsdown, 447. No. 58.—Dighton, 279; Scott City, 284; Leotl, 340; Tribune, 352. No. 59.—Eureka, 106; Toronto, 121; Madison, 196; Severy, 213; Hamilton, 301; Climax, 411. No. 60.—Ottawa, 18; Melvem, 22; Pomona, 4 1 ; Williamsburg, 224; Waverly, 244; Quenemo, 270; WellsvUle, 356. No. 61.—CoimcU Grove, WUsey, 382.
36;
Alta
Vista,
357;
Dwight,
374;
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No. 62.—Kinsley, 179; Lewis, 220; Stafford, 252; St. John, 254; Macksville, 371. No. 63.—Oswego, 63; Altamont, 69; Chetopa, 73; Parsons, 117; Mound Valley, 218; McCune, 237. No. 64.—Oskaloosa, 14; Valley Falls, 21; Winchester, 84; Merlden, 236; McLouth, 256; Nortonville, 266. No. 65.—Havensville, 34; Onaga, 188; Westmoreland, 257; Fostoria, 392. No. 66.—Washington, 104; Linn, 170; Haddam, 226; Greenleaf, 232. No. 67.—Concordia, 113; Clyde, 176; Jamestown, 227; Miltonvale, 242. No. 68.—Ellsworth, 146; Brookville, 209; WUson, 298; Holyrood, 343. No. 69.—Ashland, 277; Coldwater, 295; Protection, 384; Wilmore, 412. No. 70.—Meade, 275; Liberal, 300; Plains, 367. No. 71.—Wallace, 318; Goodland, 321; Sharon Springs, 417; Kanorado, 443. No. 72.—SOver Lake, 50; St. Marys, 52; Topeka, 90; Rossville, 111; Delia, 419. No. 73.—Alma, 161; Eskridge, 205; Harveyville, 421. No. 74.—Sublette, 312; Hugoton, 406; Elkhart, 422; XJlysses, 435; Johnson, 441; Satanta, 446. No. 75.—Medicine Lodge, 77; Lake City, 260; Hazelton, 263; Kiowa, 278; Isabel, 400. No. 76.—Shawnee, 54; Kansas City, 322; Kansas City, 333; Overland Park, 436.
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MASONIC DISTRICTS, AND LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS FOR 1941.
No.
1 2 3
ARTHUR G . KINCAID ELMER J. HAROLD *EAKL B . WOOTEN
Wathena Sabetha Leavenworth
4
*FORREST B. CROLL
Kansas City
5
EDWARD D . BRADSHAW
6
L E E SMITH
Lenexa
Fontana
7
JOHN T . HOWELL
Centerville
8
HARRY E . SEELYE
Fort Scott
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EARL L . LOMBARD FRANK C . BARNEY FRANK A . SYMNS
Gamett Weir Whiting
12 13
LESLIE W. LONG W. ROGER MARTIN
Atchison Baldwin
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23
EDMUND L . MESSMORE OTIS S. LAMBETH ELVIN D . LAMB CHARLES E . VICKERS JOHN W . ALDRIDGE FRANCIS D . TOTTEN LLOYD J. ELLIOTT *DEAN S. SMITH
CLIFFORD C. O'BRYHIM LORE V. BADER
24
FRANKLIN H . HANNEKEN
25
W^ALTER F . COLBURN
26
FRED A. BELIN
27 28
HENRY B . LAWTON CHRIS B . LECKLITER
29
D. J. McMiNN
30
ELMER LESOVSKY
31
GEORGE H . URBAN
Ovcrbrook LeRoy Neodesha
Riley Clay Center Bushong Howard
Burden Cuba
Sylvan Grove
32
FRANK
33....
SOREN SORENSEN
McPherson
34
HAROLD R . HULL
Towanda
"35
HOWARD A. RAY
Peabody
36
E . GILTNER
Mayetta Moran Erie Sedan Elk City Beattie Frankfort Topeka
*JAMES H . STEWART, J r
Abilene
Wichita
37
EARL E . MEILS
38
CHARLES E . HOWLAND
Formoso
39
CHARLES W. STEHLEY
Simpson
40
,..ELMER F . ANDERSON
Conway Springs
Hope
41
THOMAS L. THOMPSON
Hutchinson
42 43 44 45
J. HERBERT TALBERT C. WAYNE STARK JOHN A . RUMMEL LESLIE G. COLWELL
46
R E N A . HINSHAW
Wakeeney
47
ROY W . PETERSON
Rush Center
Norwich Waldron Oberlin Osborne
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EARL S. BROWN
49
D. N. TIRA
50 51 52 53 54
EARL P. KRANKENBERG.. E. WEIR HALL THEODORE C . PRATHER HARVEY J. STEWART ALBERT J. STEINSHOUER
55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
ELTON L. POUNDS
:
64
FOUNT M . HURST OTIS L . DOMENY LEROY E . SAWIN LAMBERT LAMAN LAWRENCE SCHROEDER GEORGE E . KENNEDY CARL L . WHITEHEAD
'.
71
ROY E. GAILEY
72
*J. GLEN DAVIS
74
75 76
Alden
Anna EUinwood Oakley Lakln St. Francis Hoxie
:
Smith Center
CLEVELAND HARTSELL ERNEST L . OGLE LEWIS LEROY WILSON AUBREY R . MABEN CLIFFORD O . BELL CHARLES W . NORDEEN JOHN E . STOWELL ...J. SCOTT WALKER
65 66 67 68 69 70
73
307
Preston Spearville Leoti Severy Ottawa Dwight Kinsley Chetopa
Valley Falls Westmoreland Washington Ames Holyrood ; Wilmore Meade
Sharon Springs Topeka
COURT H. HOUSEWORTH
HarveyviUe
JOHN W . PERSINGER
ROBERT T. ISHMAEL *FOREST G. COX
Hugoton
Kiowa Kansas City
*Post Office Address. No. 3—1307 Spruce Street. NoV- '4—841 Minnesota Avenue. No. 21—1012 West 9th. No. 36—200 E. First St. No. 72—211 Greenwood Ave. No. 76—3209 W. 42nd.
MEMBERSHIP CANCELLED BY TRIAL. Ashland Lodge No. 277.—^FRED PHILLIP MARSHALL, July 9. Hamilton Lodge No. 301.—WILLIAM E . BERTRAM, November 7. Ashlar Lodge No. 344.—EDWARD JOHN OTTO, June 5.
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ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS. WICHITA, KANSAS, February 11,1941. The Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Association of Past Grand Masters of the M.'. W.". Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas was held in the Lassen Hotel. The Venerable President, M.'. W.'. JAMES H . W E N DORPF, opened a Table Lodge in due form with the following members present: ALEXANDER
A . SHARP
1911
WM. EASTON HUTCHIS0N....1912 BEN S PAULEN 1921
j . FORREST A Y R E S
J A M E S A. CASSLER Q^^ R SOUDERS
1931
1934 1935
ELMER F . S T R A I N 1924 j...„„ •„ wt.xT,^r.DT.r. IO9R JOHN W . NEILSON 1926 i^^^^ H WENDORFF 1936 FERRIS M . HILL 1928 CHARLEY B . E R S K I N E 1937 GEORGE F . BEEZLEY 1929 HENRY S. BUZICK, JR 1938 JAY B . KIRK 1930 CLAUD F . YOUNG 1939 M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, Grand Master of
Masons of Kansas, was elected to membership, after which he was introduced and the esoteric attributes conferred upon him by M.". W.'. JAMES H . WENDORFF. Letters of regret were received from M.". W.'. CHARLES E . LOBDELL, M . ' . W . ' . RICHARD E . BIRD M.'. W.'. CHARLES A. LOUCKS.
and
M.'. W.'. JOHN M . K I N K E L and M.'. W.'. CHARLES N . FOWLER were reported ill and an expression of sympathy
and hope for speedy recovery was sent to each. A bountiful dinner and social hour were enjoyed, after which important subjects of interest to the Craft were discussed. Under the Constitution, M.'. W.'. CHARLEY B . E R S KINE succeeded to the office of Venerable President and M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND to that of Steward. M.'. W.'. JAY B . KIRK was elected Secretary for the ensuing year. The meeting adjourned. JAY B . KIRK,
Secretary.
GRAND LODGE OF
1940-41.
309
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS O F RETURNS OF LODGES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940.
4 No.
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Location.
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310
PROCEEDINGS
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February,
SYNOPSIS OF RBH'UBNS OF LODGERS—Continued.
1 No.
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1940-41.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
311
SYNOPSIS OP RETURNS OP LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
Location.
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312
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
SYNOPSIS OP RETURNS OP LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
Location. to
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1940-41.
GRAND LODGE OF
315
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF IJODGES—Continued. d •8
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316
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
SYNOPSIS OP RETURNS OP LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
Location.
17 60 61 41 31 Sylvan Grove 44 48 30 2 36 Valley Center Bonner Springs.... 4 70 43 BluS City 4 21 Maple Hill 62 14 2 61 57 43 42 24 40 White City 51 61 53 69 18 Tyro 57 43 31 41 Sylvia 65 14 56 27 26 33
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8 56 75 34 21 24 Saint Francis ... 53 55 74 22 49 Arma
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GRAND
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OF
317
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Concluded.
1 No.
1
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412 413 414 415 417 419 420 421 422 423 424 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449
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Elkhart Claflin Cunningham Pretty Prairie..., Gofl Deerfleld Wichita
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19, 20, 18, 21, 20, 18. 17, 15, 17, 19, 17, 19, 21, 15, 15, 18, 16, 14, 21. 18, 20, 17, 21, 19.
1871 1889 1891 1875 1889 1920 1898 1882 1872 1871 1881 1890 1912 1873 1888 1915 1887 1856 1875 1886 1895 1860 1869 1885
Oct. 18, 1859 Feb. 15, 1888 Oct. 21. 1868
Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb, Mar. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. July Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
WhenChartered.
Communication!!.
Masters.
and and and and
3d 3d 3d 3d
Monday Tuesday Thursday Monday
1st and 3d Tuesday tCharles E Kadel Cuyler M. Confer
1st and 3d Wednesday. Carl G. Palmer Tuesday on or before®.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday
1st 1st 1st 1st
William I. Brown Henry J. Ingalls tLloyd E. Marsh John L. NoUer Ernest E. Nelson Clarence H. Watson 2d and 4th Tuesday OUie H. Swenson 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Clifford H. B u r g e s s Seward E. Wilson 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday...... t F l o y d G. Basen Joe Walker Earlvine H. Strecker Charles F. Meridith 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Charles M. Rose Harry C. Kelman 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Thursday.... George E. Broadie 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday Charles E. White
Stated
H e w l t Taylor. William E. Hunter. Fred E. Phillips.
Ralph F. Werner.
George M. Pike. Thomas J. Dunning.
Lloyd B. Mitchell. Harry L. Burnett. Arthur B Eliot
Jerry B. Fields. Harold V. Fearing. Ira G. Gibson. John M. Hyde. Otto H. Lohff.
R o y 6 . Shearer. Earl A. Ingalls, Acting.
Secretaries.
NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941.
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Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
Feb. 18, 1886 Belle Flalne Oct. 18, 1877 Belleville Oct. 17, 1872 M t . Vernon, ... Oct.' 15, 1873 Feb. 26. 1925 Feb. 19, 1914 Bennington Feb. 20, 1895 Feb. 16, 1887 Oct. 18, 1876 Bluff City Stohrville Feb. 17, 1904 Bonner Springs.. Bonner Springs.. Feb. 17, 1904 Feb. 18, 1886 Feb. 15, 1882 Bucklln Feb. 21, 1907 Buffalo Buffalo Feb. 21, 1907 Bunker Hill Feb. 15, 1888 Clinton Feb. 20, 1884 Burdick Burdick Feb. 16, 1922 Burlingame Oct. 21, 1869 Oct. 21, 1868 Oct. 16, 1879 Oct. 16. 1879
Belle Plalne Belleville Belolt
2S9 173 129 145 440 403 180 286 169 368 366 268 209 376 379 291 233 429 79 66 178 182
Joseph K. Thomas. Wilbur C. Markley. Oliver P. French. Guy W. Brown. Jesse M. Clementson. William H. Cauble. Chester A, Quinn. Floyd E. Barkis. James M. Shaw. Aubrey T. Stewart Ben E. White. Lewis K Bryan. Albert E. Halsey. Guy E. Warner. Oscar H. Clark. Walter E. Hoke. Everett H. Cannon. Wesley L. Freedlun. Charles C. Mills. William M. Scott Dallas W. Davis. Claude W. McDavltt
Jack M. Owen. Earl M. Surguy. Granville S. Carinder Bertie E. Mahon. 2d and 4th Tuesday . . Marvin E. Montgomery.. Harry A. Goudy. Charles H. Wldau. Orville V. Lee Claude W. Simpson. Harvey C. Pargett Edgar J. Clark. Owen A. Hubbard Sargent B. Moody. Henry R. Colwell Guy S. Jeffers. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Virgil E. Tyson Allison D. H a s s l e r . 2d and 4th Thursday.... Herbert S. Stone
1st and 3d Thursday
R. Chester Wrench William H. Laverentz tEmest R. Scott 2d and last Wednesday.. Marion J. Werhan Robert W. Wiles J. Oscar Honeycutt... 2d and 4tb Tuesday . . Wilford I. Randels Edward B. Coon Wednesday on or bef.®.. Homer K. Thompson tT. Loyd Bacon S. Aulis Day Harvey F. Orr Charles H. Otto, Jr tGeorge F. Weigle 2d and 4tli Tuesday tGeorge E. Merilatt 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Donald A. Lee Carl A. Kraege John R. Robertson Orvel G. Edwards
l8t and 3d Wednesday.. tRaymond L. Scholz 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tRay A. Faust 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Wm. A. HoUahdsworth..
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Masters.
1st and 3d Monday
1st and 3d Wednesday..
2d and 4th Tuesday
2d and 4th Monday ,, 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Monday .... 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday
tAdolph W. Marsicek
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Harold G. Woodruff 2d and 4th Tuesday jLeonard R. Andrews 1st and 3d Thursday , Arthur L. Trowbridge
Howard A. Kaltenbach... 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. William H. Evans, J r 2d and 4th Monday tMichael C. Fernltopf Charles E. Oliphant 1st and 3d Tuesday
Name of Lodge. When Chartered Stated Communications.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Chetopa Feb. CirclevlUe Oct. Claflln Claflin Feb. Clay Center Oct. Clay Center Feb. Unity Clifton Clifton Feb. Feb. Clyde Prairie Queen.... Oct. Feb. Feb. Codell Codell Oct. Keystone CoffeyvlUe Feb. Colby St. Thomas Feb. Coldwater Colony Olive Branch.... Feb. Oct. Columbus Oct. Concordia Feb. Conway Springs Mistletoe Feb. Oct. Corning Oct. Cotton'd Falls.. Council Grove.. Council Grove.. Oct. Oct. Coyvllle Feb. Cuba
Chase Cheney
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—CWltinued.
'Glen H. Rice. Carl C. Brandon. Ralph Harrouff. William T, Weaverltng. Gustave A. Erickson. Cline C. Curtiss. Austa L. Parsons. Leon E. Persinger. Leo C. Coxey. Olin S. Gl^ason. Kenneth L. Giger. Joseph H. Conard. Gilbert Jeffery. Harvey L. Dahlberg. Thomas R. Yadon. Lloyd Findley. T. Edward Stafford.
Virgil F. Young.
Hugh H. Barr. Lloyd A. Douglas. Jay Biddle. Charley B. Erskine. Fred W. Fernkopt.
•Thome M. Schaffter.
Secretaries.
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Easton Palestine.... Edna Mackey Patmos Olive Carson Meridian.... Elkhart ElUnwood.. Apollo Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise..
Deerfleld Delia Delphos Denlson Denton D e Soto Devon Dexter Dlghton Dodge City.. Doniphan.... Douglass Dover Downs Dwight
Easton Edgerton.... Edna Effingham.. El Dorado.. Elgin Ellc City Elk Falls.... Elkhart....... ElUnwood... Ellis Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise...
432 419 202 372 449 40 92 ise 279 222 31 151 138 204 374
45 127 345 48 97 350 132 126 422 217 297 146 12 413 437
Cunningham
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427
Dec. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Dec. Feb. Feb.
20, 1864 17, 1872 18, 1892 17, 1866 20, 1870 15, 1893 15, 1873 17, 1872 17, 1921 22, 1883 15, 1888 21, 1874 20, 1864 22, 1917 28, 1924
Mar. 1, 1923 Feb. 17,1921 Feb. 17,1881 Feb. 15,1905 Feb. 19.1931 Oct. 20,1863 Feb. 18.1897 Oct. 21,1874 Feb. 16,1887 Feb. 22,1883 Oct. 17, 1860 Oct. 21, 1874 Feb. 20.1902 Feb. 16,1882 Feb. 22,1906
Harrison R. McAfee.. Charley Kovar Herbert D. Hoskins.. Jesse B. Patton Lloyd E. Roberts Albert H. Cobb., t R o y A. Maxwell Morton G. Shrader tErnest C. Neeley Clyde E. Harris t James Nielson Walter S. Smith Herchel W. Martin.... tWalter G. Stroup John Ussary
R- Clayton Watkins
Franklin R. DeHoney.. 1st and 3d Saturday Charles L. Cristler 1st Monday tGeorge W. Marvel 1st and 3d Tuesday John S. Finder 1st and 3d Monday tJames P. Murray 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday. Leo F. Boulanger Robert M. Bruce 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Thursday... John W. Lewis Fred F. Craver 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday. George T. Thomason... Arthur H. Baugher 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Monday :. Roy A. Hart 1st and 3d Friday Urban C. Brown 1st and 3d Thursday.... John E. Bunnell 2d and 4th Monday tFrankie J. Knox
3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4 t h Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday Saturday after ® 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday Saturday on or before®.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday
Fob. 16. 1922 1st and 3d Thursday
Albert F. Robinson. Clyde A. Secrest. Hubert W. Froman. David L. Signer. Leon L. Cousland. John V. Fralick. John H. McCord. Ralph E. Brinkruff. Marcus E. Bibler. Earl P. Krankenberg. Harry Maughermar. Charles D. Mcllree. Orval E. Moon. Ralph A. Fry. Carl E. Meyer.
Julian W. Wells. John L. Keller. Melvin A. Dean. John W. Brown. LI. OrviUe Hazen. Leo S. Large. Floyd E. Ramsey. Dale L. Hoyt. Clark E. Riley. Richard W. Evans. *Loid Z. Kirby. Herbert D. Chronister. Edward S. Riley. Charles B. Bates. John F. Holshouser.
Francis E. Wilson
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Erie Eminence
Name of Lodge.
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct.
21. 15. 20, 19.
1869 1882 1870 1871
Glrard
Garden City
Girard
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct.
17. 1881 19. 1885 19. 1885 21, 1868 18, 1886 18, 1885 16. 1879 21. 1900 20, 1870
Communications.
Masters.
and 3d and 3d and 3d and 3d and 3d and 3d
Chesley M. Colean
Wednesday.. Frank D. Hill Thursday Wednesday, Thursday Arthur E. Patterson Tuesday Thursday
2d and 4th Wednesday..
1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Lawrence E. Brown tGuy L. Linnens TWilliam M. Christian 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... tCharles A. Keeler...; Wallace M. Allison 1st and 3d Thursday Clarence W. L i g g e t t tGrant Harter 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Merrill O. Coleman 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Frank D. Cantrall 2d and 4th Monday Robert L. Holt 1st and 3d Thursday , tClifton E. Beth
2d and 4th Wednesday.. Virgil J. Simmons 2d and 4th M o n d a y , , Joseph N. Hearin 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday
When Chartered. Stated
Oct. 21, 1875 Oct. 17, 1872 Oct. 15, 1873 Feb. 18, 1891 Feb. 20. 1889 Ft. Leavenworth Oct. 19, 1857 Feb. 16, 1911 Oct. 17, 1877 Feb. 20, 1895 Constellation.... Oct. 20, 1870 Feb. 17, 1909 Feb. 22, 1883
Eureka
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Oontinued.
Walter Lock.
Clyde Suchsland.
Guy H. Ash.
Wllber Q. Wickeraham. Oscar W. Bruington. Harold T. Smith. Charles E. Howland. •Richard O. Natzke. William A. Clark. Arthur H. Avis. Andrew Anderson. James M. Ogden. William N. Cason. Charles C. Stoddard. •Lloyd 0 . Kite.
Secretaries.
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292 204 430 321 302 381 IS 296 232 293 314 448 328
HlattvlUe
MiUbrook
Highland Hill City
Charity
Hartford HarveyvlUe Friendship
20, 15, 20. 16. 15, 17, 17. 15, 15, 18, 17. 18, 21, 20, 19, 16. 17. 16,
Dlrlgo Halstead
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar. Feb.
15, 15, 16, 20, 15, 17, 22, 15, 20 15. 20, 24. 19,
Feb. Feb. Gofl Feb. Feb. Feb. Gove City Feb. Gralnfleld Oct. Great Bend Highland Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gypsum City.... Feb.
HlattvlUe
Haven
Hartford
Gridley
Gralnfleld
Glen Elder Goff
1884 1882 1895 1879 1882 1881 1921 1882 1882 1915 1881 1886 1912 1889 1908 1861 1856 1887
1888 1888 1922 1889 1888 1909 1874 1888 1884 1888 1889 1927 1890
Tyson J. Graves Jack B. Davis tWesley McDowal tGeorge H. Mogge tCharles J. Evans Luther M. Yale Riley R. Sparks..'. Ralph Riek Arnold J. Hiesterman, Dee J. Housholder Charles J. Werts Arthur M. Weir William W. Winslow..
Stanley N. Lallak Waiter C. Hilke Earl E. Oliver Lawrence E. Shum Clayton T. Parker Adolph R. Klitzing 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Paul D. Hawks Arthur R. Edwards John S. Manuel 1st and 3d Tuesday James G. Bennett. Martin W. Eastlack Cecil L. Moore William W. Coester Everett E. Fear. tGeorge L. Bulla Alvin J. Plamann Arthur B. Kendall 2d and 4th Thursday.... tHobart R. Radcliffe....
1st and 3d Thursday
Raymond W. McKenzle. Paul H. Huebert. Richard L. Mills. Daniel Pfeifter. Ellis E. Beal. George W. Suggs. William J. Betts. John Sandhagen. Harley A. Blanka. Roy H. Cassingham. •Alva J. Bogue. Carroll L. Cannon. Louis A. Ellis. Victor C. Kingsbury. Donald Salmon. Elmer Evans. James J. Hargis. Herbert L. Robinson.
Elwood J. Burke. Walter E. Keet Oliver V. Colliha. Leo J. Schisler. Joseph H. Tustin. Fred G. Stubbs. Clarence F. Heaton. J. William Ingrain. Floyd A. Erwin. John P. Bertram. David D. Stuart. Merritt Yale. George S. Gillum.
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227 360 282 11 441 7
Junction City....
Independence.... lola
Hutchinson
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Hoxie Hoyt
Location.
107 38 112 400
140 445
326 155 348 327 406 29 72
331 42 343
No.
and 3d and 3d and 3d and 3d
Thursday Thursday .. Tuesday Thursday
Communications. John J. Meyer Wendell L. Mercer Victor P. Smischny
Masters.
Feb. 26. 1925
1st and 3d Tuesday
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday
Alva D. Mangus
Jesse M. Harmon.
tMyron Kellogg Charley A. Powell. Kenneth F. Brock Ray S. Kincaid. Earl S. Wilson Howard M. Wilson. Elnathan B. Gray. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Campbell K. Peck 1st and 3d Thursday ... Wilber E. Blackwelder... R a y J. Shetlar. 1st and 3d T h u r s d a y . . H. Allen Froelich
•James M. Jacoby. Joseph C. Littrell. Burton W. Forbes. James R. Bell.
1884 1900 1887 1874 1925 1857
Merl N. Farlow
Earl M. Richards
Albert L. Maley R i x e y J. Griggs Mark L. Joy Earl C. N i x Ernest W. Hatch Frank E. Wilson
Ralph B. Call. Ora Morgan. Paul B. Hoffmann. William R. Waring. Edwin R. Binger. Holly M. Miller. Albert J. Stelnshouer. Roy E. Betts. Ivan 0 . Moore. Lester E. Morrow. Raymond H. Starnes. •Caleb L. KIrby. •Chester E. Lyman. *J. Henry Buettner.
Secretaries.
2d and 4th Monday
2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday
2d and 4th Monday Each Thursday
2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday
2d and 4th Tuesday
1st and 3d Wednesday.. tRobert A. Miller
1st 1st 1st 1st
Stated
1871 1863 1872 1930
Kanorado
20, 21, 16. 22. 26, 20.
19, 20. 17. 20.
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb.
1890 1863 1892 1887 1890 1874 1893 1890 1914 1860 1869 1938 1873 1925
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
19, 21, 18. 16, 19, 21. 15. 19. 19, 18, 21. 17, 15. 26,
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb.
Jamestown
lola Blue Valley Isabel
Hutchinson
Bassett
Pacific
Hoyt
Holsington
Name of Lodge. When Chartered
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
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287 152
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330 61 325
278 175
447 179
Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Ben Hur Feb. B. E. Sherman.. Feb. Feb West Gate Feb. Kensington Feb. Kincaid Feb. Feb. Kingsdown Oct. Feb. Oct. Kirwin
Wyandotte Armourdale
Feb. Oct. Feb. Medicine Valley Feb. Feb. Emerald Feb. Oct. Nine Mile Oct. Feb. Latham July Oct. Leaven wortii.... Leavenworth.... Mar. Leavenworth.... King Solomon.. Oct. Oct. Leavenworth.... Feb. Oak Feb. Lebo Feb. Oct. Feb. Lenora
Kincaid
369 438 405 338
230
Kansas City Kansas City..
Kansas City
322 333
271 272
1856 1887 1887 1890 1891 1904 1924 1914 1891 1884 1926 1879 1887 1878
19. 1890 17, 1867 19, 1903 18, 1886 15. 1888 18, 1891 17, 1866 18, 1876 20, 1913 14, 1856 16, 1867 17, 1856 15, 1858 21. 1868 16. 1887 15. 1888 17. 1921 15. 1873 18. 1886
17. 16, 16. 19. 18, 17, 28, 19, 18. 20. 25, 16. 16. 17.
2d and 4th Thursday....
1st and 3d Thursday
2d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday .... 2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday .... 1st and 3d Wednesday..
1st and 3d Wednesday..
2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Monday 1st, 3d and 5th Thurs... 2d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday....
Lowell L. Hoover Clin W. Crotchett Clyde S. Edwards tAlfred P. Smelser Joseph M. Eves tJohn D. Moon t John H. Grant Guy J. Fulcher Charles B. Young Walter C. Woodcock Alfred H. Sluss William H. Lembeck William B. Creppel William F. Orlowski Pearl E. Hendrickson.... tPaul H. Daniels tCharles B. McCammon,. tBoyd B. Bridges Newell H. Berry
tRalph A. Scott 1st and 3d Friday tWalter J. Willard 1st and 3d Thursday tEarle B. Grable 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Thursday.... tGeorge R. Mankin fFrank H. Buddemeyer 1st and 3d Friday tArchibald G. Stinson 2d and 4th Tuesday tJohn Llttick 2d and 4th Friday Virgil L. Schoeni 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday , , Gran B. Ferguson 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Horatio R. Parmenter 2d and 4th Monday.... Clarence D. Beckerdite... Harry L. Schnatterly 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Charles E. Mitchell William H. Whitehead.... 2d and 4th Friday Ralph P. Schnacke. Earl L. Vance. Russell E. Wooden. James M. Williams. Willis U. Stevens. Marion,McNutt. Andrew W. Camp. Harry M. Halloway. J. Ed. Rankin. William H. Quakenbush. John H. Parker. Charles E. Cart. Joseph J. Parker. Morton M. Moon, Sr. John W. Morrill. William W. Gamine. George F. Bahnmaier. Harry F. Enyart. Charles E. Volkel.
•James B. Porter. •Orlo E. Durant. •James A. Swan. •Howard L. Settle. •Theodore Stegner, Jr. •Albert L. Lowder. •Clarendon Greenwood, Jr. Guy R. Currier. •Earl L. Lombard. Frank M. Yeoman. Velma S. Haley. Otto A. McKillip. Robert T. Ishmael. Harrison P. Landes.
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223 235 340 27 220 300 154 397 170 241
No.
Marlon
Maple City Maple Hill
Long Island,,, ,
Little River
Leonard ville
Location.
15, 17, 18, 15, 18, 15, 17, 21,
Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. ... Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
Maple City Maple Hill Bldora
22, 19. 18, 18, 19, 15, 21, 21, 22, 19, 22, 18. 20, 22, 20, 17. 20. 19, 21. 1905 1881 1859 1882 1892 1905 1860 1874
1883 1885 1891 1859 1908 1888 1874 1912 1883 1885 1883 1886 1902 1874 1902 1881 1895 1871 1895
WhenChartered.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Corner Stone.... Feb. Feb. Feb. Long Island Oct. Feb. Feb. Blue Hill Feb. Oct. Euclid Feb.
Garfield
Name of Lodge.
Communications.
Masters.
Lloyd Toland
1st and 3d Saturday 1st and 3d Tuesday
John I. Newcomer
1st and 3 d Wednesday.. J a m e s N. Blankenship Saturday on or bef. ® = .
1st and 3d Tuesday
Charles P. Gray 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Frederick L. Bigelow Glenn V. D o w n s Morgan E . W i n n Charles W. Hupp 1st and 3d Monday Ray W. Hatfield 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4 t h Thursday.... John K. Raffety 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Erick W. Jernberg F. Carroll Conklin 2d and 4 t h Tuesday , 2d and 4th Thursday.... Howard Jones 2d and 4 t h Tuesday R a y W. Cole 2d and 4th Tuesday Carl B. Durnll 1st and 3d Thursday , Oscar C. Gillogly tSamuel E. Cooper 1st and 3d Thursday Walter E. Pangburn R o y E. Skoog 1st and 3d Thursday Fred G. Smith
Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
August W. Schoneman.
Harvey B. Breneman. Clifford S. Blackburn. John A. Edelblute. E u g e n e C. Greene. •Dana C. McGill. Howard Adams.
H. Earl Young. Ralph E. Kvasnlcka. Opia O. Mowrey. Nolan C. Harper.
Omar 0 . Browning. Oliver P. Guthrie. Francis C. Troup. William C. Rogers.
Fred Huckstep. WlIUs D . Plttser.
Edwin L. Hogue. Walter J. Montgomery. Ernest E. Royer.
Secretaries.
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267 245 414 373 33
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Webb
McCracken
MuUlnvlUe
MulUnvlUe
Moundridge Moundridge Mound Valley.. Mount Hope Mount Hope
Milan Mlltonvale
Medicine Lodge
McGracken
17. 20. 16. 19, 19. 17. 19. 18. 16, 15, 22, 19, 19, 19, 15, 1, 18, 19, 22, 15, 17, 18. 22. 19. 18. 21. 17, 21, 17, 15. 17, 20, 20,
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Mar Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
1893 1910 1870 1870
1910 1870 1911 1903 1885 1909 1885 1877 1887 1882 1874 1885 1885 1885 1873 1923 1886 1885 1917 1905 1860 1892 1883 1885 1886 1912 1881 1907 1872
Raymond R. Norris. Robert E. Nork. Harvey B. Jones. Benjamin P. Steinshouer. Thomas R. Landes. Arthur E. Larson. James E. Bond. Cleo R. Hill. Ira Scott. Ralph W. Lonker. John H. McNabb. John E. York. •Eldon E. DInkins. Martin L. Albertson. Owen D. Lett. J. Frank Pitman. John H. Thompson. Hugh Baman. Albert Kobler. Ransom B. Meyers. Gerald W. Cooper. Harry G. Vetter. Lyman A. Wise. William A. McCormlck. Albert Cameron. Irvin R. Frallck. Frank A. McWilliams. Clarence E. Staley. Carl B. Beven. Albert Bever. Fayette E. Weldon. Harold A. Lockard. Sheppard A. Williams.
Lester E. Dressier Benjamin W. Lafene Roy E. Frazier John W. Clark Walter L Wasem tWilliam T. Venell Wilbur R. Schmidt Lester L. Wilson Charles W. Smith Christy V. Moore Richard S. Heaverin tHomer E. Bigham 1st and 3d Thursday Alvin E. L. Williams 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. George H. Palmer 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Isaac S. Haley Walter S. Wright 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday . ,, Delbert L. Lewis Samuel E. Fowler 1st and 3d Tuesday fHarry B. Madden Floyd J. Kimmel 1st and 3d Friday Delbert Bruce Donovan R. Mulvaney.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. James F. Oden 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Zadie C. Jordan Leonard E. Hopkins 1st and 3d Monday James R. Thach 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Earl A. Bartlett..... 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Rodney M. Dovel Bean S. Lawrence
1st and 3d Saturday
James H. Brouse.. Hans D. Chrisler.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Ralph A. Young...
2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday..., 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Th'sdayon or after® 1st and 3d Friday
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191 130 81 ]4?. 43 317 IfiO 266 310
No.
Paola
Paola
Oak Hiil 1891 1895 1879 1893 1859 1881 1896 1873 1865 1875 1858 1868 1864 1874 1923 1876
1881 1872 1870 1873 1882 1889 1881 1886 1889
Oct. 21. 1862
18, 20. 16, 15. 18, 17, 19, 15. 18. 21, 15. 21. 20, 22, 1, 18,
Walnut Valiey.. Feb. 17. Polar Star Oct. 17, Oct. 20. Oct. 15, Feb. 15, Feb. 20, Feb. 17, Feb. 18. M o u n t Zion . Feb. 20,
Name of Lodge. WhenChartered.
Feb. Feb. Mountain Slope Oct. Oberlla Feb. Oketo Oketo Oct. Olathe Olathe Feb. Feb. Oneida Oct. Signal Osage City Osage Valley,,,. Oct. Osawatomle Oct. Oct. Oct. Dec. Ottawa Oct. Overbrook Ridgeway Overland Park.. Overland Park.. Mar Oct. Oxford Oxford
Oak Hill
Nortonvllle
N e w Albany
Location. Communications.
2d and 4th Tuesday
1st and 3d Monday
Howard P. Kraft
Clarence W. Faidley 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Charles J. Bowie Wayne E. Herzog David C. De Lair 1st and 3d Monday Ralph O. Walters 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Lester H. Kolterman 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4 t h Tuesday Robert O. Waddle 1st and 3d Thursday
2d 2d 2d
2d
Af osiers.
tWilliam E. Peters tChester W. Davis Ernest D. Thompson and 4th Tuesday William M. Gertsen Paul W. Emmitt Fred L. Auker and 4 t h Wednesday.. John D. Cunningham David A. Nywall and 4 t h Tuesday and 4th Thursday.... tCecil W. Henson
Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Luther A. Merker.
Joseph H. Coffman. Linford C. Marviii. Leland H. Reece.
Arthur H. Myles. F o y Weishaar. Glenn E. Williams.
Jacob S. Anderson. Ernest E. Nelson.
Wallace T. Wolfe. Charles T. Guise. James D. D e n t
.Tohn J. Recht. Frederick A. Fischer. Victor M. Doze.
Theodore J. Christensen. Alfred L. Morris. Sr. •George J. Hetzel. R o y G. Keating.
Secretaries.
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I Benjamin W. Grimm.
2d and 4th Wednesday.. Ernest Masterson
Sabetha
Sabetha..
162
Charles E. Miller. Millard F. Crissman.
Walter R. Dysart. Edward P. Lane. Oliver Kornhaus. William E. Cain. Lester B. White. •Edwin R. Watson. Curtis L. Utz. Harry F. Dougherty. James C. Epley. Nicholas V. Hudelson. Joseph M. Surritte. John M. Hall. Gran L. Miller. Arthur T. Stewart. Ray C. Voran. S. Elbert Miller.
Roy Smith. Glenn D. Stockwell. James W. Werts. Elmer L. Minnick. Frank S. Gerhold. Walter F. Colburn. Raleigh M. Caldwell. •George M. Wilson. Joseph D. Barney. Frank O. Renner. Russell M. Miller.
Dean A. Knight Ralph C. Cunningham..
Russell O. Hare Donna E. Mlnton E. Oral Petre William A. Grindol Jess A. McQueen Emmett F. Theobald.. LeRoy J. Satterfield... T. Henry McGhghy Ralph V. Hopkins Edward J. Neely tNathan B. Repstein William L. Croxton Ernest L. Lockett Martin H. Potter William M. Hoffman.. Chester I. Bare
Norton H. Powell 1st and 3d Tuesday tCarl J. Bergman 1st and 3d Thursday Walter H. Polley 1st and 3d Thursday Grant D. Protzman... 1st and 3d Monday Charles E. Reeder 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday. Galen S. Quantic Benjamin E. Dowell.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday.... Joseph F. Borger Allyn S. Hartzell 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Wednesday. Leslie W. Heaton Wilmer R. Shaffer 1st and 3d Tuesday
Randall Farmers Republic Rexford Richmond Ashlar Robinson Rosalia Hesperian Walnut City.. Russell
Randall Randolph Republic Rexford Richmond Riley Robinson Rosalia Rossville Rush Center.. Russell
304 166 123 442 426 344 159 434 111 215 177
15, 1888 18, 1876 20 1919 26 1925 16 1922 18 1892 21 1875 1 1923 17 1872 22 1883 17 1878
1st and 3d Thursday.. 2d and 4th Monday....
Feb. 16, 1887 Feb. 18, 1915
Quenemo.. Qulnter....
Quenemo.. Qulnter....
270 410
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar Oct. Feb. Oct.
1st and 3d Thursday... 2d and 4th Monday... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st Thursday 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday.. 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Tuesday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday... 2d Saturday 1st and 3d Saturday... 2d and 4th Monday... 1st and 3d Tuesday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday... 1st and 3d Thursday..
Feb. 18, 1891 Oct. 17, 1872 Oct. 17, 1872 Feb. 22, 1917 Oct. 16, 1879 Oct. 16, 1879 Feb. 21, 1912 Feb. 15, 1888 Oct. 20, 1870 Feb. 15, 1905 July 14, 1856 Feb. 19, 1908 Feb. 18, 1886 Feb. 19. 1890 Feb. 16, 1922 Feb. 17, 1909
Parker Parsons Halcyon Perry Philllpsburg Pittsburg Plains Paradise Eureka McKInley Klckapoo Powhattan Kilwinning Rob Morris Pretty Prairie.. Protection
Parker Parsons Peabody Perry Philllpsburg Pittsburg Plains Plalnvllle Pleasanton Pomona. Potter Powhattan Pratt Preston Pretty Prairie.. Protection
341 117 120 415 184 187 367 290 88 41 4 363 265 332 428 384
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Name of Lodge.
Spring HIU
Spring Hill
Smith Center.... "Western Star, , Soldier Soldier Solomon City...
Twin Grove Sharon Springs.. Sharon Springs. Mission Hills
Location.
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb.
21, 1912 17. 1867 26, 1925 19. 1896 15, 1893 22, 1883 16, 1887 19, 1885 18, 1915 15. 1873 15. 1873 17, 1921 18, 1876 18, 1897 22, 1883 21, 1918 19, 1930 15, 1882 22, 1883 18, 1877 19, 1885 19. 1871 21, 1875 17, 1909 15, 1893 17. 1867 19, 1885 26. 1925
Communications.
Masters.
Walter A. Fritz tEarl D. Wilkinson
John M. Reitz
1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st Monday t F l o y d C. Barnhill
2d and 4th Thursday....
1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Thursday
Charles H. ImMasche Homer B. Jenlcins Jehu A. Harvey tCharles R. Braden 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tArthur R. Charlton Orville V. Nichols 1st and 3d Wednesday.. William E. Melson Mervin A. Ross tJames Wilson, Jr Frank Harmon 1st and 3d Tuesday Richard S. Zeiset James W. Cheney George W. Shreve 1st and 3d Thursday tClinton H. Rainwater 2d and 4th Wednesday. Edwin G. Arnold
When Chartered. Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Glenn F. Wiswell. William A. Shlnkle. Vernon W. Myers.
Reilly S. Neil.
•Elmer C. Burg.
Arthur D. Selves. Charles N. Fowler. John R. Cummings. Merrls E. Ho-ward. David Hackle, Jr. Lemuel E. Cooper. Chester E. Love. Asa W. R u g g . Thomas P. Borland. Wilbur H. Cheney. Clark S. Munsell. Harry F. Sloan. Albert W. Ward. Robert L. B^iller, Sr. Harry D . Burke.
Secretaries.
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Thayer Henri
Orient Golden Rule
Troy
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Topeka (North)
Tribune Troy
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Valley Center.... Valley Center.... Feb. 19, 1902 Valley Falls Oct. 18, 1859 Valley Falls Feb. 20, 1889
Feb. 20, 1913
435 115 239
364 21 320
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Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb.
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18, 19, 19. 15. 17, 20, 19, 15, 16, 20,
Sterling St. F r a u d s
Sterling
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tHomer N. Shaw Lee G. Henry tLloyd W. Bacon tRaymond E. Deane tCecil L. Dake tHarold A. Spence tLeonard F. Dawson fFrederick H. Kasenberg T. Bruce Stinson Reuben E. Vanbibber Marlon A. Zink Albert D. Jordan
Ist and 3d Saturday
Foster Evans
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Melchior W. Marks..
Vincent J. Keeler
2d and 4th Wednesday.. Elvin G. Garrison... Saturday on or before®.. Elmer C. Baum 1st and 3d Thursday . tRalph E. Heilman..
2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Thursday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday , 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st Mon. and 2d Sat.{|.. 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday..
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday
2d and 4th Monday
Eugene S. Talcott. Herbert A. Murray. Fred W. Arnold.
Albert R. Finch. John A. Wimmer. •Wesley Noland.
Harvey G. Lowrance. William Heynen. •Homer C. Anderson. •Ivor E. Davis. •Ray B. Ramsey. •Burl J. Snow. Howard R. Hartman. Harold R. Hull. George B. Mathews. 'Charles Marble, Jr. Lawrence P. Millspaugh. Edward J. Skinner.
Willard L. Bennett. Harold H. Couse. James H. Hammltt Harold O. Wells Grover C. Urbansky. Ellsworth Dodrill Roscoe E. Southard. Albert W. Schnellbacker William O. Kelman. La Morris A. Young Edward M. Wagner. William H. Coover N. Erick Petersen. Maurice S. F. Green Earl Thompson. Francis W. Brown William E. Patton.
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Feb. 20, 1884
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Communications.
2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 1st Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4 t h Thursday... 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday 2d Tuesday Saturday on or bef. ® = 1st and 3d Saturday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday Ist and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday..
1st and 3d Tuesday
Name of Lodge. When Chartered. Stated
Oct. 21. Oct. 19, Oct. 20, WaterviUe Oct. 2 1 . Feb. 19, Weir Black Diamond. Feb. 16, Oct. 21. Wellington Feb. 17, Wellsville Wellsville Westmoreland.. Westmoreland.. Feb. 18, Feb. 15, Oct. 17, Wetmore Oct. 20, White Church.... Feb. 17, White City White City Oct. 2 1 , White Cloud, , White Cloud.,, Feb. 19, Whiting Whiting Feb. 20, Wichita Oct. 19, Wichita Wichita Feb. 20, Wichita Albert Pike Bestor G. Brown Mar. 1, Wichita Feb. 20, Williamsburg.... Anchor Feb. 17, Wilmore Feb. 17. Wilsey Feb. 15. Wilson
Walnut
Location.
Edward F. Kluber
tRalph E. Cave tCarl W. Hagel tMax A. McReynoIds
John L. Scott R o y M. Green
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William C. Clark Joe D. Mickey , Robert B. Stark tHarold L. Strange Forrest K. Pontious John Holdren Herbert H. Darby tErnest E. Clark Harvey E. Wilson Paul E. Moore Frank C. Barney Forest Hashbarger Lloyd L. Myers Harold M. Roberts Glenn A. Art Ambrose T. McConwell....
Af osiers.
NAMES OP OFFICERS AND LODGES—Concluded.
Floyd F. Earlywine. Clifton W. McCoy.
•Benjamin F. Hull. •Joseph L. Kirk. •Benjamin F. Dunkln. •Clyde S. Shelley. Luke T Pattle
Virgil A. GIrtch.
Arthur E. Ready. Harry H. Lochead. Guy E. Ruth. Charles A Smith Cloyde A. Lee. George M. Johnston.
Leroy E. Sawin. Lyman O. Adams.
James E. Miller.
Guy G. Blakely. Donald H. Swezey. Alden C. Peffly. Laurence O. Stanley.
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Wlnfleld
Oct. 20, 1870 Feb. 16, 1887 Oct. 17, 1872
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2d and 4th Wednesday
Marvin W. George...
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Hugh B. Brady
Saturday on or before®.. tCaldwell Davis, Jr..,
Thursday on or before® Arthur F. Clark Hubert A. Thurstln 2d and 4th Monday.. Oliver W. Hill 1st and 3d Thursday.
Ralph M. Harder.
Fred C. Cannady.
•Russell G. Davis.
George W. Riley. Glenn D. Bruce. Arthur L; Dyer.
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MASTERS. No. ^Address. 149—Galesburg. 152—426 Cottonwood St., Emporia. 166—Barnes. 173—Riverdale. 191—Utica. 198—Dorrance. 204—Portis. 209—Bavaria. 210—Ft. Scott. 214—Asherville. 216—Ft. Scott. 225—1237 MacVicar Ave. 227—Scandia. 233—Winfield, R o u t e 6. 236—Rock Creek. 239—Earleton. 258—Garden Plain. 259—Frankfort. 260—Sun City. 271—35 S. Valley. 272—2632 N. E a r l y St. 273—Wellington, R o u t e 2. 279—Pendennis. 281—Bogue. 302—Grinnell. 303—Scottish R i t e Temple. 313—Denton.
MASTERS. No. "^Address. 315—Elsmore. 318—Winona. 319—Anness, R o u t e 1. 321—Ruleton. 322—1412 S. 41st St. 326—Everest. 333—47 & Mission Rd. 335—Bushong. 336—Jewell. 337—Lyons, R o u t e 3. 339—Rantoul. 345—Valeda. 347—Waldron. 351—West Mineral. 362—Narka. 369—3129 Delevan. 383—Bird City. 392—Cleburne. 402—2835 Iowa, Topeka. 403—Buffalo. 407—Burlingame. 411—Eureka, R o u t e 2. 414—Studley. 417—^Weskan. 420—Tecumseh. 429—Lost S p r i n g s . 430—Bancroft. 433—2909 Maple St. 436—Mission. 437—Detroit. 438—629 T a u r o m e e .
SPECIAL ADDRESSES. SECRETARIES. No. 'Address. 3—728 M i n n e s o t a Ave. 17—Masonic T e m p l e . 31—Atchison, R o u t e 2. 40—Lin wood. R o u t e 1. 47—Blue Mound. 51—413 W . 14th. 54—Merriam. 86—308 York R i t e Bldg. 90—635 J e w e l l Ave. 92—Fort Scott, R o u t e 3. 96—Bethel, R o u t e 1. 97—Box 23. 99—608 York R i t e Bldg. 107—Box 215. 124—Box 495. 140—Box 345. 142—106 E. B r o a d w a y . 187—6th & P i n e . 195—1401 E l m St. 210—Prescott. 225—Masonic T e m p l e . 239—Earleton. 247—Silica. 255—Corbin. 271—1106 Garfield Ave. 272—1107 S t a t e Ave. 303—Scottish R i t e Temple. 311—Box 586. 322—3045 R u b y Ave. 333—3615 C a m b r i d g e Ave. 338—Gamett. 342—Dexter. 369—1137 R o w l a n d . 411—Eureka, R o u t e 2. 413—Montezuma. 433—107 W . 1st. 434—Sallyards. 438—Box 264. 445—412 N. Main St.
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Butler
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Charter Surrendered.
Oct. 15, 1861
9 Oct. 19, 1857
439 Feb. 28, 1924
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285 Feb. 16, 1887 Jan. 3. 1912 26 Oct. 18, 1859 Oct. 14, 1861 30 Oct. 16, 1860 Oct. 21, 1863
Chartered.
ClUkaskia
No.
Oct. 16, 1867
Mar. J . 1923 Oct. 21, 1869
Charter Revoked.
[wards changed to Shawnee.
(Dropped from roll account or {ganization Grand Lodge of [Colorado in 1862. / Consolidated with Joppa \ L o d g e N o . 223, July 2, 1937. '[Dispensation issued as Big
/Consolidated with M t . Hope \ L o d g e N o . 238, Feb. 2, 1894.
Remarks.
/ N o meetings were held, and dispensation was returned \ t o the Grand Master.
1 Auraria Lodge, it was deemed best to have but one lodge.
(Dispensation was returned to Grand Master, with a
(DEFUNCT.)
1887 1898 1904 1928
1881 1884
Remarks. Grand Lodge refused charter. [Master reported that no meetings had been held, and {owing to absence of members, and need of suitable room, Idispensation was returned.
335 Feb. 18, 1891 62 Oct. 15, 1867 253 Feb. 18. 1891
Name.
1870
1858
1900
CHARTERED LODGES
White Water
Opolis
1857 1878 1884 1868 1885 1896 1903 1927
1868
1899 1868
1859
Disp. Bev'k'd.
Allen
Pottawatomie.. Butler
McPherson
Leavenworth...
1860
1866
Disp. Ret'd.
1860
1857
Leavenworth...
1923 1863
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Name.
Disp. Issued.
Cofley
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248 Feb. 19, 1885
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34 Oct. 16, 1860 211 Feb. 22, 1883
Greeley
122 Oct. 16, 1872
46 Oct. 17, 1865
May Dec. Dec. Dec.
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1919 1883 1892 1881
Oct. 18, 1876
(Consolidated with Bluff City Lodge No. 313, June 18, 1892. Consolidated with Bourbon Lodge No. 8, March 4, 1878 and name changed to Rising Sun Lodge No. 8. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge Ind. ,Ter. in 1878. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge ColoIrado in 1862. I Consolidated with Delpliian \ Lodge No.44, Oct. 14, 1940. / Consolidated with Moline Lodge \No. 267, July 2, 1937
\No. 93, January 4, 1932.
Oct. 21, 1863 Oct. 18, 1858 Feb. 21, 1894 Feb 16, 1910 Oct. 16,'1860 Oct. 21, 1863 Feb. 20, 1884 Jan. 4, 1939 Oct. 17, 1872 (Consolidated with Girard Lodge
67 Oct. 20, 1868 301 Feb. 15. IS
12 353 20 228 124
Imle Lodge No. 52, Jan. 11,1939.
/ Consolidated with Cedar Lodge \ N o . 103, October 25, 1937. (Consolidated with Halcyon \Lodge No. 120, Oct. 18, 1876.
(Consolidated with Godfrey \Lodge No. 124, Mar. 26, 1894.
Feb. 18, 1897 Feb. 19, 1903 /Charter Issued direct by Grand \ Lodge, February 17. 1898. / Consolidated with Henri Lodge \No. 190, April 26, 1937.
(Consolidated with WestmoreJland Lodge No. 257, May 18, 11894.
87 Oct. 20. 1870 Mar. 22, 1879 (Consolidated with Kansas Lodge 375 Feb. 21, 1907 \No. 307, Jan. 21, 1936. 152 Oct. 21, 1874 Oct. 15, 1879 (Consolidated with Pottawato387 Feb. 17. 1909
Golden City..
Golden City...
Rising Sun..
Frankfort.. Lily
Alpha..
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Crawford
Ashlar Delavan.. Wyandotte Composite.. Pottawatomie.. Bmmett Breckenridge.. Emporia Dickinson. Enterprise..
Port Gibson
Fort Scott
Enterprise Elk City
EdwardsviUe..
Whitewater..
Butler
Clifford
325 Feb. 19, 1890 Sept. 21, 1896 153 Oct. 21, 1874
313 Feb. 20, 1889 325 Feb. 17, 1898 365 Feb. 17, 1904
164 Oct. 18, 1876 — , 1883 164 Feb. 18, 1886 Jan. 17, 1894 Feb. 22, 1917 416
Cato Cedar Vale Cedar Vale
Bluff City Bluff City
337 Feb. 18, 1891
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Charter Surrendered
Charter Revoked. Remarks.
(LocationchangedtoSilverLake, Oct. 17, 1877(Oct. 2 1 , 1868. N a m e changed I t o G r e a t L i g h t . O c t . 20, 1869, / C o n s n l . w i t h K i n g Solomon 1866 I L o d g e N o . 10, O c t . 18. 1876. ( D i s p e n s a t i o n Issued a s L a n d { m a r k Lodge, b u t c h a r t e r Issued 1867 Oct. 19, 1870 lin n a m e of St. J o h n ' s Lodge. 1858 Oct. 17. 1865 1872 fConsol. w i t h K e y s t o n e Lodge \ N o . 102, M a r c h 22, 1918. 1889 J a n . 1, 1896 (First d i s p ' n issued April 7, U 8 8 4 , recalled by G.-. M . ' . , 1885 Dec. 5, 18 [second, Sept. 27, 1884. 1879 D e c . 6, 1894 1881 F e b . 2 1 , 1895 1871 J a n . 13, 1888 1866 Oct. 20, 1875 1867 F e b . 15, 1888 1869 Oct. "i'S, 'l879 ( N a m e changed in 1870 t o Ionic (Lodge. D r o p p e d from roil a c c o u n t organization G r a n d L o d g e of 1861 Colorado in 1862. Consolidated with Newton 1884 L o d g e N o . 142, J u n e 28, 1901, C o n s o l i d a t e d w i t h L a wrence 1867 L o d g e N o . 6, O c t . 18, 1876. 1882 M a r . 5, 1887 1902 F e b . 20, 1908 1870 ' j a n . ' i g , ' 1 8 9 7 D i s p ' n issued as O s a w a t o m i e 1859 Oct. 2 1 , 1863 Lodge, b u t c h a r t e r e d as Osage Valley L o d g e . Consol. w i t h F r a n k l i n L o d g e N o . 18, N o v . 24, 1906, a s 1872 . O t t a w a Lodge N o . 18. 1912 Consolidated with Ottawa .Lodge N o . 18, N o v . 8, 1928. Oct. 2 1 , 1862
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Indianola
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Oct. 21, 1862 Oct. 18, 1871 / Consolidated with Dwight Oct. 18, 1876 \ Lodge No. 374, July 2, 1037. Oct. 16. 1867 Oct. 17, 1877 / Consolidated with Delaware Feb. 17, 1909 \ L o d g e No. 96, July 20, 1937. /Consolidated with Pittsburg Feb. 17, 1904 \Lodge No. 187, July 29, 1911. Oct. 16, 1872 N o v . 16, 1901 Feb. 15, 1888 Feb. 17, 1892 /Consol. with Salina Lodge N o . Feb. 22, 1894 60, April 29, 1907. Dropped from roll account organization Grand Lodge of Oct. 21, 1868 [Utah In 1872. Feb. 18. 1886 Feb. 17, 1892 Feb. 22, 1883 Feb. 20, 1908 Oct. 18, 1863 Oct. 20, 1875 Oct. 16, 1867 Feb. 22, 1928 Feb. 15, 1882 Sept. 3, 1887 Oct. 18, 1859 Oct. 21, 1863 / N o record of disp'n having (been issued. 1871 Oct. 19, Sept. 15. 1883 Oct. 18, 1858 Oct. 21, 1874 Oct. 17, 1867 Jan. 6, 1887 Oct. 21, 1863 Dec. 10, 1904 Feb. 16, 1922 / Consolidated with Ben Hur \ Lodge No. 322, N o v . 16, 1937. Oct. 16, 1879 Feb. 18. 1885 Feb. 19, 1885 Jan. 24, 1902 [Dropped from roll account orJganization Grand Lodge of Dec. 20, 1864 [Montana in 1866. Feb. 19, 1890 Aug. 5, 1895 Feb. 16, 1887 Feb. 24, 1927 (Consol. with AdelphI Lodge |NO. 110, Feb. 19, 1903. as Feb. 20, 1889 Wlnfleld Lodge N o . 110.
RlchHeld Salina....
Perry
Oct. 21, 1868
/Charter revoked Oct. 21, 1863. Ibut restored Oct. 16, 1866. /Consolidated with Paola Lodge ) N o 37, Oct. 18, 1876. I Dispensation Issued as Lincoln {Lodge, but chartered as Center [Lodge.
22 168 52 385
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
GRAND LODGES I N CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GRAND LODGE OP KANSAS; ALSO T H E NAMES AND ADDRESSES O F GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama
GUY T. S M I T H
Montgomery.
Arizona
HARRY A. DRACHMAN
Tucson.
Arkansas
WOODLIEF A. THOMAS
Little Rock.
California Colorado
JOHN WHICHER CHARLES A. PATTON
San Francisco. Denver.
Connecticut
WINTHROPBUCK
Hartford.
Delaware
CHESTER R . JONES
Wilmington.
Dist. of Columbia
J . CLAUDE KEIPER
Washington.
Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana
GEORGE W. H U F F F R A N K F . BAKER CLYDE I. RUSH RICHARD C. DAVENPORT WILLIAM H. S W I N T Z
Jacksonville. Macon. Boise. Harrisburg. Indianapolis.
Iowa
CHARLES C. H U N T
Cedar Rapids.
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
A L P H E U S E . ORTON D. PETER LAGUENS, J R CONVERS E. LEACH CLAUD SHAFFER F R A N K H. HILTON
Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. Baltimore. Boston.
Michigan
F . HOMER NEWTON
Grand Rapids.
Minnesota
J O H N H . ANDERSON
St. Paul.
Mississippi Missouri
SiDF. CURTIS ARTHUR MATHER
Meridian. St. Louis.
Montana Nebraska
LUTHER T . HAUBERG L E W I S E. S M I T H
Helena. Omaha.
Nevada
EDWARD C. PETERSON
Carson City.
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico
J . MELVIN DRESSER ISAAC CHERRY ALPHEUS A . KEEN
Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.
New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
CHARLES H . JOHNSON J O H N H . ANDERSON WALTER L . STOCKWELL HARRYS. JOHNSON
New York City. Raleigh. Fargo. Cincinnati.
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
CLAUDE A . STURGEON D. R U F U S CHENEY MATTHEW GALT, J R
Guthrie. Portland. Philadelphia.
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee
HAROLD L . MCAUSLAN O. FRANK HART WILBERT D . SWAIN THOMAS E. Doss
Providence. Columbia. Sioux Falls. Nashville.
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Texas
GEORGE H. BELEW
Waco.
Utah
SAM H . GOODWIN
Salt Lake City.
Vermont Virginia
ARCHIE S . HARRIMAN JAMES M. CLIFT
Burlington. Richmond.
Washington
HORACE WALTER TYLER
.Tacoma.
West Virginia
I. WADE COFFMAN
Charleston.
Wisconsin Wyoming
WILLIAM P . WEILER JOSEPH M . LOWNDES
Milwaukee. Casper.
Alberta J. H. W. S. KEMMIS British Columbia FRANK S. McKEE Canada E W A R T G . DixoN Chile ENRIQUEARRIAGADASALDIAS...
Calgary. Vancouver. Hamilton. Santiago.
Colombia Costa Rica, C. A Cuba
GUALBERTO BARBA RAFAEL OBREGON LORIA C. P A I S GUTIERREZ E
Barranquilla. San Jose. Havana.
Ecuador
JOSE A. VALLEJO YCAZA
England
SYDNEnr A. W H I T E
Guatemala Honduras Ireland
PEDRO DONIS O CONSTANTINO S. RAMOS HENRY C. SHELLARD
Manitoba Mexico (York G.'.L.-.) New Brunswick New South Wales
J. H. G. RUSSELL '. FRED T . BERGER R. D. MAGEE DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Guayaquil.
....London. Guatemala. Tegucigalpa. Dublin.
..Winnipeg. Mexico, D. F . St. John. Sydney.
New Zealand
HENRY A. LAMB
Auckland.
Nova Scotia
JAMES C. JONES
Halifax.
Panama Peru
ANDRES MOJICA Panama. ABELARDO P. HERRERA R...Lima.
Philippine Islands Prince Edward Isl Puerto Rico
ANTONIO GONZALES Manila. L. A. MCDOUGALL Charlottetown. RODOLFO RAMiREZ-PABON...San Juan.
Quebec Queensland Salvador, C. A Saskatchewan Scotland
W. WALTER WILLIAMSON...Montreal. LESLIE P . MARKS Brisbane. MANUEL VIDAL San Salvador. ROBERT A. TATE Regina. THOMAS G. W I N N I N G Edinburgh.
South Australia Sweden Tasmania
R. OWEN FOX R. v. HEIDENSTAM W. H. STRUTT
Victoria
WILLIAM STEWART
Melbourne.
Western Austredia
A. E. JENSEN
Perth.
Adelaide. Stockholm. Hobart.
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PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES O F T H E GRAND LODGE O F KANSAS NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.
Alabama Alberta Arizona Arkansas British Columbia California Canada ChUe Colombia Colorado Connecticut Costa Rica Cuba Delaware Dist. of Columbia Ecuador England Florida.. Georg^ia Guatemala Honduras
Florence. M.'.W. . E N C Y F . YEILDING Calgary. M.'.W." . S. J. BLAIR Phoenix. ...R.'.W.',. GUY A . LIGON R.'.W." . GEORGE W . MCCLELLAND..Grand View. Victoria. R,.".W." . FREDERICK A. WILLIS System not recognized. Elora. R.".W." . TIMOTHY C . WARDLEY R.".W." . GuiLLERMOM. BELTRAMI..Santiago. Barranquilla. R.".W." . ViRGILIO DE LA CRUZ Trinidad. R.".W."..LEO R. GOTTLIEB R;".W."., HOWARD A. MIDDLETON Broad Brook. Alajuela. R.'.W.",, JORGE HERRERA JORGE COLAS SUAREZ Havana. R.".W.". Wilmington. R.'.W.'., D A N I E L F . FASNACHT Washington. R.'.W.'.. WILLIAM H . ROHRMAN R.'.W.' . FERNANDO LUCES CORTES. Guayaquil. London. R.'.W.'. KYNASTON STUDD Jacksonville. M.'.W.' . JOHN L. HALL J^anklin. R.'.W." , P. T. McCUTCHEN Guatemala. R.".W. . JOSE O. CASTANEDA
R.'.W.'.. FEDERICO C. CANALES
Idaho R . ' . W . ' . GEORGE R . SCHWANER Illinois R.'.W.'. GEORGE E . ANDERSON Indiana M.'.W.' . RUDOLF H. HORST Iowa System not recognized. Ireland R.'.W.'., WILLIAM HUNTER Kentucky .R.'.W.'.. JAMES D . WHITEAKER Louisiana M.'.W.' . RUDOLPH KRAUSE Maine R.'.W.' . JOHN H. LANCASTER Manitoba M.'.W.' JABEZ MILLER Maryland R.'.W.'.. JACOB ROHRBACH Massachusetts '. R.'.W. . GEORGE W . GRAY Mexico(YorkG.'.L.".)..M.'.W." . W. S. TiniNPAUGH Michigan R.".W." WILBUR M . BRUCKER
{|^fan^°'^ ^^ Richfield. Jlarrisburg. South Bend. Dublin. Ceinnel City. Lake Charles. Skowhegan. Winnipeg. Frederick. Springfield.
Monterrey, N.L. Detroit.
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Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Brunswick New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New South Wales New York New Zealand North Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Panama Pennsylvania Philippine Islands Prince E d w a r d Isl P u e r t o Rico Quebec Queensland Rhode Island Salvador Saskatchewan Scotland South Australia South Carolina South Dakota.... Sweden Tasmania Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Victoria Virginia Washington Western Australia West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
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M . ' . W . ' MONTREVILLE J. B R O W N . . . S t . P a u l . Lumberton. R . ' . W . ' . ROBERT W . HINTON, JR Rolla. R.'.W.'. CHARLES L . WOODS E v a n s t o n , 111. M . ' . W . ' . ROBERT J . H A T H A W A Y Hastings. R.'.W.'. HENRY H . HEILER C a r s o n City. R . ' . W . ' . WILLIAM H . CAVELL Saint John. R.'.W.'. J.WILLIAM DUNCAN Manchester. R . ' . W . ' . ROBERT C. LAING J e r s e y City. M . ' . W . ' . ARTHUR POTTERTON R . ' . W . ' . W I L L I A M C . PORTERFiELD..SUver City. R . ' . W . ' . ALFRED J. BURBIDGE Sydney.. R . ' . W . ' . ROLAND C. KENNEDY Avoca. R . ' . W . ' . EARNEST WARNES Greymouth. R . ' . W . ' ., Z E B U L O N V . S N I P E S Dunn. M . ' . W . ' ,. W A L T E R H . M U R F I N Fargo. R . ' . W . ' . JOHN G. M I T C H E L L Halifax. M.'.W. . J A M E S W . MORGAN Jackson. Braman. R . ' . W . . S T A N L E Y V. K I L L I O N . . Portland. R.'.W.'. WALTER O . HAINES Colon. R.'.W.'. ABRAHAM FRANKEL System not recognized. Manila. R . ' . W . ' . VICTORIANO YAMZON R . ' . W . ' . GEORGE W . MACDoNALD....Montagrue. R . ' . W . ' . FEDERICO VALL-SPINOSA....San J u a n . Quebec. M.'.W.', EDWARD A . E V A N S Brisbane. R . ' . W . ' . J A M E S C . ROBERTS! Providence. R . ' . W . ' . JOHN R . DENNIS San Salvador. R.'.W.'. NAZARIO SORIANO Regina. R . ' . W . ' ., W . M. MARTIN Uddingston. R . ' . W . ' ., J A M E S S . M . G R I E V E Adelaide. R.'.W.'. WILLIAM HENRY ESSEX Woodruff. R . ' . W . ' ., M . A . L A N F O R D Castlewood. R . ' . W . ' . JAMES B . V A U G H N Stockholm. R . ' . W . . A. J. A. P O I G N A N T Hobart. R . ' . W . ' . DAVID W . W A T S O N Nashville. R . ' . W . ' . H A L L U M W . GOODLOE Ft. Worth. M.'.W.' J E W E L P . LIGHTFOOT S a l t L a k e City. M . ' . W . ' ARTHUR C. W H E R R Y Rutland. R . ' . W . ' .' E A R L S . W R I G H T R . ' . W . ' . RICHARD ARNOLD ROWE...Melbourne. Culpeper. M . ' . W . ' . THOMAS W . HOOPER Auburn. R . ' . W . ' . H . S U M M E R S BENNETT West Perth. R . ' . W . ' . S A M U E L C. S E I N O R ...Webster Springs. R . ' . W . ' J . BERNARD DODRILL R . ' . W . . CHARLES W . HEIDEMANN.AltOOna. S y s t e m n o t recognized.
346
PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES O F OTHER GRAND LODGES N E A R T H E GRAND LODGE O F KANSAS.
Waterville. Alabama W.' . OTTO H . ROMMEL lola. Alberta W. . LEO N. GiSH .Winfield. Arizona W.' . ELLIS F I N K Thayer. Arkansas W. . HARVEY G . LOWRANCE Newton. British Columbia W. . JOHN A. HETZEL California M.'. W.'. WM. EASTON HuTCHisON...Garden City. Lawrence. Canada M.'. W. . GEORGE O . FosxEai F o r t Scott. ChUe W.- . CHARLES W . WILLIAMS Colombia W.' . ELLSWORTH B . SEWELL, JR.Wichita. Leon. Colorado W.' . LAUREN DALE RIGG Dodge City. Connecticut W.' . CLARENCE R . ATEN Lawrence. Costa Rica W.' . CLARENCE E . BIRCH Coffeyville. Cuba W.' . ROY H . CLOSSEN Oswego. Delaware W." . ELMER S . NANCE Emporia. Dist. of Columbia. M.". W.'. FERRIS M. H I L L lola. Ecuador M.'. W.'. J A Y B . KIRK Topeka. England R.'. W." , ALBERT K . WILSON Wichita. Florida M.'. W.". RICHARD E . BIRD Le Roy. Georgia W.' . GLICK FOCKELE Muscotah. Guatemala W." . GEORGE A . BLAKESLEE Ellsworth. Honduras W.' F R A N K D. SPERRY Dodge City. Idaho W." . TOM STAUTH Salina. Illinois M.'. W.'. CHARLES N . FOWLER Topeka. Indiana M.'. W.". ELMER F . STRAIN Iowa System not recognized. Sylvan Grove. Ireland JVI.'. W. . HENRY S . BUZICK, J R Kentucky W.' . ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY.... Oswego. Louisiana W. . HARRY E . CROSSWHITE Greensburg. Maine M.". W. . CHARLEY B . ERSKINE Cimarron. Manitoba W. . B . HAROLD GROFF Topeka. Maryland M.". W. . ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND Kansas City. Massachusetts M. W. . WILLIAM L . BURDICK Lawrence. Mexico (York) , W. ALBERT K. WILSON Topeka. G.-.L.-.) \-^J. FORREST AYRES Greenleaf. Michigan .M. . W." Topeka. Minnesota W . ' KENNETH N . POMEROY Mississippi W.". THEODORE P . PERRY Coffeyville. Missouri W.'. DOUGLAS A. MEREDITH Kansas City. Montana W.". D. CLARKE KELLY Kansas City. Nebraska W.". EARL T . PYLE Clay Center.
Nevada
W.". F R A N K M . YEOMAN
Kingman.
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GRAND
LODGE
OF
N e w Brunswick W . '. HARRY E . P E A C H N e w Hampshire..M.'. W . ". J A M E S A . CASSLEK N e w Jersey W . ". G U Y W . B R O W N N e w Mexico W . •. W I L L I A M E . LEDBETTER N e w South W a l e s .W. . E . G L E N N ROBISON N e w York M.'. W .' . GEORGE F . BEEZLEY N e w Zealand W . '. T H O M A S C . B A B B North Carolina W . . R. N E L S O N L O N G North D a k o t a W . '. B R U C E G R I F F I T H N o v a Scotia W . •_ E R N E S T E . F R I E S E N Ohio
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KANSAS. Emporia. McPherson.
Beloit. Parsons. Gridley. Girard. Fredonia. Hoxie. Wichita. Hutchinson.
W . • . P H I L I P E U G E N E S T O T L E R . - . I J J ^ P ^ J ^ J^^ 2
NortonviUe. Oklahoma W . '. D A V I D A. N Y W A L L Atchison. Oregon W . '. W A L T E R A . H O Y K a n s a s City. Panama W . . J A M E S E . PORTER Pennsylvania S y s t e m n o t recognized. Abilene. Philippine Islands W . ' , ROY G. SHEARER Longton. Prince E d w a r d Isl W.V , MARION M. MILLER Kinsley. Puerto Rico W . ' , LEWIS M. SCHRADER Pleasanton. Quebec W.' HARRY D . E V A N S Colby. Queensland R.'. W ..' CLINE C. CURTISS Lawrence. Rhode Island... W." F R E D N . R A Y M O N D Gamett. Salvador W.' . R I C E L A R D N E R Medicine L o d g e . Saskatchewan R.'. W . ' . J A M E S H . T R I C E Anthony. Scotland .W.*, HARVEY O . DAVIS....: D o d g e City. South Australia W . ' , RICHARD W. EVANS Wichita. South Carolina...-M.*. W." . OTTO R. SOUDERS Lakin. South D a k o t a M.'.W.' , C H A R L E S A . LOUCKS Lamed. Sweden M.'.W.". ROSCOE E . FUTERSON Independence. Tasmania M.*. W." , B E N S . P A U L E N Wellington. Tennessee W.', P E R R Y E . MILLER Texas M.'.W.'. CLAUD F . Y O U N G Fort Scott. Wichita. Utah W.*. H A Y N B A . DERMID Macksville. Vermont W.'. S A M U E L G . W I L E S '....St. F r a n c i s . Victoria W.". CLARENCE M . CROSBY Ottawa.. Virgrinia W . ' . B A R L U S ROMSTEDT Zenda. Washington W . ' . STANFORD M . SMART Cherryvale. Western Australia R.'. W.'. C H A R L E S S . M C G I N N E S S Concordia. W e s t Virginia M.'. W.', JOHN W. N E I L S O N Leavenworth. Wisconsin M.". W . ' J A M E S H . W E N D O R F F Wyoming S y s t e m not recognized.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH —OF—
M.-. W.-. ARTHUR HENRY STRICKLAND, Grand Master of Masons of Kansas, February 15, 1940, to February 13, 1941. By W.'. D. CLARKE KELLY. "Rich a s we are in Biography, a well written life is almost as r a r e as a well spent one; and there are certainly many more men whose history deserves to be recorded, than there are persons who are able and willing to furnish the record."—CABLYLE. If, as a friend, one is called upon to collect, record and analyze the accomplishments of a man, one is prone to overemphasize and embellish the record, rather than to t r e a t it in the cold, dispassionate conclusions of the historian. Therefore, it is one's duty to judge the subject of our biography by his own deeds, rather than in the light i5f fortunate circurnstance or association. sas,
ARTHUR HENRY STRICKLAND was b o m in Kansas City, Kanon October 27, 1887. He was the third son of FRANCIS P.
STRICKLAND and ALICE EDOM STRICKLAND. I t was
not
my
privi-
lege to have known these parents of Brother STRICKLAND beyond mere acquaintance but, from older friends and neighbors, I have been assured that he was most fortunate in the character of his parents. Very early in life he displayed the quality of leadership and, at the age of ten, assumed the direction of the group of boys residing in his neighborhood. He has continued to be an influence in the activities of his friends and brethren in social and civic affairs of this city. His early education was in the elementary schools of Kansas City, Kansas, follow^ed by graduation from the High School, and later he attended the Kansas City School of Law. He began to earn his own living at a very early age, working as railway clerk, insurance salesman, investment broker, and field representative of the Grand Council of DeMolay, and in civic activity has been connected with the administration of Kansas City, Kansas, for twenty-one years, a s Purchasing Agent, Commissioner of Finance, and Water and Light, and at present Chief License Inspector of the city. M.'. W.'. Brother STRICKLAND w a s married on October 7, 1914, to Miss CAROL ALICE POWELL, and to this union there is one
son, THOMAS, now connected with the Phillips Refining Company. The STRICKLAND home on Washington Boulevard is the scene of many InformEil gatherings of neighbors and friends, and a w a r m welcome always awaits the visitor. Brother STRICKLAND was almost b o m into Kaw Lodge No. 272, of this city. When he was only four years of age, his father
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was raised to the Sublime Degree in this lodge and became its Worshipful Master in 1897. Thus, young ARTHUR came in contact with the Masonic influence, through the activities of his father and older brothers in Kaw Lodge affairs. It is significant that thus far Kaw Lodge has honored the father and his three sons as Worshipful Master, and that the grandson, THOMAS, is now Senior Steward of this lodge, and active in its work. Commencing with his first step in Freemasonry, Brother STRICKLAND has been unusually zealous in the official duties of each of the succeeding Masonic Orders, becoming the presiding officer of Lodge, Chapter, Council, Commandery, Order of St. Constantine and the four bodies of the Scottish Rite, receiving also, in the latter, the honorary degree of Knight Commander Court of Honor, and Inspector General Honorary Thirty-third Degree. As a degree worker. Brother STRICKLAND has been very much in demand in all the branches of the entire Masonic system, and is Past Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star and Past Potentate of Abdallah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. In the Grand Bodies of Masonry in Kansas he has been most active in committee assignments and official duties, and as Grand Master his record shov(rs a loyal and enthusiastic devotion to the duties of his high office. MASONIC RECORD. ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY. KAW LODGE NO. 272:
Initiated, July 28, 1909. Passed, August 25, 1909. Raised, November 6, 1909. Junior Stew^ard, 1910. Senior Steward, 1911. Junior Deacon, 1912. Senior Deacon, 1913. Junior Warden, 1914! Senior Warden, 1915. Master, 1916. Secretary, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929. GRAND LODGE :
Grand Senior Deacon, 1936. Grand Junior Warden, 1937. Grand Senior Warden, 1938. Deputy Grand Master, 1939. Grand Master, 1940. Committee on Finance, Chairman, 1934. Committee on Investigation of Records and Property, Chairman, 1935.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February.
CAPITULAR. WYANDOTTE CHAPTER NO. 6:
Mark Master, April 11,1913. Past Master, May 23,1913. Most Excellent Master, June 13,1913. Royal Arch, June 27,1913. Royal Arch Captain, 1914. Captain of the Host, 1915. Scribe, 1916. King-, 1917. High Priest, 1918. GRAND CHAPTER :
Grand Marshal, 1939. Grand Royal Arch Captain, 1940. Committee on Chartered Chapters and Chapters U.D., Chairman, 1929. Committee on Triennial Affairs, Member, 1939. ORDER OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD :
Received at Topeka, February 19,1918. CRYPTIC. WYANDOTTE COUNCIL NO. 6:
Royal Master, September 10, 1913. Select Master, September 10,1913. Super Excellent Master, September 10, 1913. Conductor of the Cbimcil, 1914. Captain of the Guard, 1915. Master, 1916,1917. GRAND COUNCIL :
Grand Custodian of the Work, 1923. Grand Marshal, 1924. Grand Conductor of the Council, 1925. Grand Captain of the Guard, 1926. Grand Principal Conductor of Work, 1927. Grand Master, 1928. Committee on Finance and Accounts, Meniber, 1922. Committee on Jurisprudence, Member, 1930; Chairman, 1939. CHRISTIAN KNIGHTHOOD. IVANHOE C O M M A N D E R Y N O . 2 1 :
Red Cross, July 14, 1913. Knight Templar, August 5, 1913. Knight of Malta, September 16, 1913. Sword Bearer, 1913. Standard Bearer, 1917. Junior Warden, 1918. Senior Warden, 1919. Captain General, 1920. Generalissimo, 1921. Commander, 1922.
Beatfjg Buring tfje l^ear 1940. Smithton No. 1.—Robert F. Landers. Leavenworth No. 2.—Frederick W. Goldner; Adams P. King; Washington F. Lift; Albert J. Schilling. Wyandotte No. 5.—Walter V. Campbell; Samuel F. Church; Edward J. Coleman; Edwin A. Eggleston; Mathias Esser; Frank Freeman; John W. Gill; Lawrence J. Hemen; William H. Higbee; James L. Howard; Walter E. Jones; Walter H. Jones; Charles A. Miller; Nis Nissen; Olof O. Palmquist; James Piper; Lawrence C. Prunty; Claude F. Pugh; Benjamin B. Rively, Jr.; William H. Stewart. Kickapoo No. li.—Robert F. Bishop. Washington No. 5.—Eugene Smith; William M. Thistle. Lawrence No. 6.—George W. Early; Alva D. Harmon; James H. Hattan; Levi Homey; William W. Hutton; Ernest H. Lindley; Hervey B. Peairs; James W. Shaw; Thomas R. Stuart; Franklin A. Willis. Union No. 7.—^William Busby; John E. Davis; John S. Davis. Rising Sun No. 8.—Arthur L. Abington; Alexander B. Bernard (1939); William J. Calhoun; Claude A. Dunham; William H. Humphrey; Hiram Kilbom; Lindley L. Leffler; William D. Luke; Upshur Snider; George L. Swearingen; Raymond W. Wilcox; Charles Wiggin; George W. Wood. Acacia No. 9.—Ralph Bergman; Joseph E. Harbeson; Allen L. Henderson; Ollen C. Langston. King Solomon No. 10.—Charles E. Brown; W. Frank Cobb; George H. Fiery; William T. Keaton; Oliver L. Oursler; William D. Reybum; William E. Schwanz; Junior L. Walker. Emporia No. 12.—George W. Bragunier; William C. Harris; John Q. Haynes; Charles E. Ireland; William C. Jones; William S. Kretsinger; John W. Lostutter (1939); John C. Maxey; George W. Simpson; Wilbur T. Sutton. Nemaha No. IS.—Arthur Poole; Fred W. Whitney. Oskaloosa No. li.—William P. Dockhorn; Walter B. Ford; Frank B. Insley; Charles F. Taylor. Great Bend No. 15.—Kirby Evers; Frank Leek; Thomas M. Milligan; Clarence E. Morrison; Ray S. Tullis. Lafayette No. 16.—John M. Abemathey; Charles R. Hoyt; Eldon V. James; Daniel L. Maskil; Nels Olson; William Stepp. Topeka No. 17.—John V. Abrahams; Andrew A. Adair; Henry O. Belden; William T. Bradford; Benjamin Diment; Walter E. Dwyer: Walter H. Harris; Alvin F. Harrison; William R. Hazen; Hiram S. Johnson; (Jeorge A. Kelly; Henry C. Kibbee; Frank E. Parr;
DEATHS—Continued. Ernest O. Prehm; Henry A. Seelinger: George E. Seybold: William S. Steinrauf: Francis A. Stevens: Harry R. Whittlesey; Thomas A. Ridings. Ottawa No. 18.—Carl A, Anderson; David Flinchpaugh; Peter T. Forster; Bert O. Gilliland; Oswald L. Hawkins: Lawrence G. Heininger; James W. King; Jiles R. Travis; Edgar H. Van Osdell; Fred A. Waddle. Olathe No. 19.—Franklin C. Everett; Holly E. Hayes. Valley Falls No. 21.—Luther H. Burnett: Owen M. Cole; Charles Rogers. Melvem No. 22.—Otis G. Criss. Osage Valley Charles W. Edward F. Stanley E.
No. 24.—Harold E. Allen; Frank Bridges; Cook; Harry Davies; James W. Gallagher: Henegar; Earl D. Hill; John J. Hunter; Ridlon; Harley C. Tuttle; Frank D. Welsh.
Longton No. 26.—James Dunlop; James F. Stilwell. Neosho No. 27.—John W. Kreutziger; Drury B. Rowe. Eldora No. 28.—Liva C. Nogle. Pacific No. 29.—John K. Adams. Towanda No. SO.—Louis W. Slaven; Casper B. Stine. Arcana No. SI.—Frank L. Brenner; Kiefer Brenner: Joseph W. Case. Auburn No. S2.—Oscar E. Attebury. Havensville No. Si).—Robert L. Bigelow; A. Edward Johnston. Hiawatha No. 35.—Oliver F. Beckett: Leman Coy; Charles D. Lamme. Council Grove No. S6.—Frank L. Fleming; Frank G. Kelley. Paola No. St.—John T. Minnick; Baynard T. Riley; David C. Umsted. lola No. S8.—Andrew L. Keown; George M. Kerr; Foster B. Moore: Ira J. Shook; Colmore L. Whitaker. Seneca No. S9.—H. Fries Firstenberger; William P. Firstenberger: Herbert W. Jordan. Holton No. i2.—Floyd W. Hobbs; Frank Perkins: Fred C. Stanley; Otis G. Taber; Joseph W. Warner. Nickerson No. J,S.—Clarence J. Bryant: Fred Dean; Carl L. Hobbs; Roy A. Pittman; Victor N. Walker. Delphian No. ii.—James H. Baker; Charles S. Ecord; Ray D. Fraker; Clyde E. Hunter: Charles C. McMurray: Aron D. Morris; Philip Whightsil; Clarence N. Wood; John Q. Wycoff. Easton No. Ii5.—William J. Goff; Charles Gwartney: Ben P. Hicks.
DEATHS—Continued. Halstead No. 46.—Charles A. Dreese; Ernest W. Stewart. Machey No. 48.—Samuel C. Miller; Samuel Q. Paige: George M. Snyder; James R. Snyder. Nine Mile No. 49.—William A. Harmon; Walter A. Ross; Charles J. Sutton. Lake No. 50.—Grant E. Kelsey; David Shull. Orient No. 51.—Charles C. Bailey; George W. Banta; Arthur W. Blume; David L. Carson; Winfield S. Chapman; Dean T. Davis; William T. Davis; Joseph N. Dolley; George M. Foster; John C. Gist; James Harris; Louis M. Hause; Arthur C. Hayes; Percy R. Holmes; Charles W. Lent; George W. McKowen; Charles K. Mitchell; Eric E. Nyman; Frederick O. Sharpe: • William W. Sloan; Frank L. Stevens; Emerson B. Wells; Arthur J. Willmot. Wetmore No. 53.—James S. Fitzgerald. Mission Hills No. 5i.—Frank A. Hardesty. Coyville No. 57.—Edward T. Fanning; Maurice G. Mourning: Silas Wilson. McCracken No. 58.—Thomas R. Neal; John H. Webbs. Saltville No. 59.—George A. Cleaver; Edd Judd; Charles F. Loy. Salina No. 60.—Earl Adams; William S. Heusner; LaVelle C. Hicks: Albert L. Kring; Bert Lopp; Clyde O. Marietta; William E. Mowery; Walter L, Owings: Frank E. Patterson; Ralph E. Reed; Judson C. Stevens; William T. Triplett; Theodore P. Worsley. La Cygne No. 61.—James M. Daniels; James W. L. Gray. Adams No. 63.—Charles F. Brooks; S. John Lowery; William F. Schofield; Charles M. Woolven. Wathena No. 6i.—Henry C. Loveall. Gardner No. 65.—Charles W. Marshall; Frank W. Sponable. Burlington No. 66.—Henry J. Rohr. Hiram No. 68.—Charles H. Friedberg; John E. Hart; Henry J. Hashagen; Austin A. Riley. Altamont) No 69.—Dallas H. Payne. Carbondale No. 70.—John N. Beasley; John W. Blue: William J, Cann; Fred P. Dickensheets; Joshua B. Hewitt. Baxter No. 71.—Floyd W. Clark; Rio E. Hodgkins: Mearle D. Mason; William D. Puett; Charles H. Sturgeon; John P. Turner. Chetopa No. VS.—John R. Phelps. Mystic Tie No. 74.—James L. Carey; John D. Crawford: Harvey F. Sinclair; Roy L. Wilday; Roy O. Willitts.
DEATHS—Continued. Wamego No. 75.—George S. Burt, Jr.; J. Edward Murphy. Erie No. 76.—Joseph E. Knight. Delta No. 77.—Troy A. Stockstill; Wilsey E. Stout. WTiife Cloud No. 78.—William D. Beven; Harvey T. Bradley; David E. Derrick. Corinthian No. 79.—William J. Smith; William E. Vanwey. Zeredatha No. 80.—ODell Roberts; Joseph C. Woodring. Sunflower No. 86.—Lee A. Brink; Fred Buckley; John P. Colvin; Edward Fleming; Sheldon H. Freeman; William Henshaw; William E. Jessup; Fred H. Kingsbury; Ernest H. Knoblauch; Walter H. Kolb; Herschel V. Lacey; Albert V. Mabry; Robert F. Major; Samuel A. Martin; William R. Snow; Thomas E. Turner. Eureka No. 88.—Henry H. Cady. Home No. 89.—John Hanna. Golden Rule No. 90.—Arthur H. Allen: John K. Andrews; Ralph M. Campbell; William E. Day; Edward Doyle; Walter Fox; Daniel F r y ; Joshua B. Heck; Paul R. Parrish; George W. Reamon; Gilbert Slusher; Joseph R. Spetter; William Summers. Marysville No. 91.—Henry W. Hoyer, Sr.; Gilbert M. Ware. Devon No. 92.—C. Oscar Buell; John T. Miller. Girard No. 9S.—Cornelius L. Curtis; L. Frank Geier; Floyd Hudson; Roscoe H. Lashley; George McMurray; J. Frank McNaught. Harmony No. 91/.—James A. Boggs; Harry E. Kimball; Addison Love; Edward P. Moulton. Constellation No. 95.—Charles P. Donald; Hubert R. J. Hudson. Patmos No. 97.—Carl M. Beren; Elmer E. Edwards; Harry Small; Ernest Wright; Edward G. Zimmerman. Benevolent No. 98.—Morton Campbell; Herbert M. Cowan; Oscar A. Dentzer; Pitt H. Halleck; Stuart Hare: John A. Leusinger; Ames P. Rogers; Samuel S. Smith. Wichita No. 99.—Ray C. Clary; George G. Cooper; Marion E. Dickson; Earl W. Evans: Marshall B. Faidley; John E. Foulston; George E. Hammann; Frank D. Hays; John R. Johnston: George W. Knight: William C. Lud1am; Frederick N. Moore; Edward Spangenberger; Duane T. Stover; Cyrus M. Waddell; Charles M. Walter. Prudence No. 100.—William H. Gardener; John L. Little; Charles E. Roberts. Euclid No. 101.—Archie Gardner; Thomas L. Sowell. Keystone No. 102.—George A. Coverdale: John B. Elliott; Clarence R. Fralick; Walter D. McCrabb; Alfonso L. McCully; Ellis B. Padgett; Charles E. Page: James A. Roberts; Joseph L. Turner; Harry C. Weible.
DEATHS—Continued. Cedar No. lOS.—Otis B. Anderson; Andreas J. Blume; Frank L. Breyfogle; Shelby C. Brown; John C. Butler; Edwin G. Clark; Clarence O. Emerson; Charles F. Groome; Thomas A. Jeffers; Silas M. Myers; Charles C. McCune; George H. McDonald; William J. Norton; Earl A. Purkey; Charles L. Sater; Jesse E. Ward; Charles M. Williams; Ernest L. Yount; Wayne N. Yount. Frontier No. 104.—Fred A. Diedrichs: Green R. Hubbard. Solomon City No. 105.—Rudolph Pfinniger. Fidelity No. i06.—Frank B. Gregg. Fortitude No. 107.—Luther B. Batchelor; George W. Bettes; Edwin K. Boles; Frank M. DeVore; Clare E. Lucas; Orlando Pickering; Charles H. Reames. Memphis No. 108.—Thomas G. Morris. Americus No. 109.—Charles McAuley; George S. Simmons; John W. Ware. Winfield No. 110.—Clifford D. Bower; Virgel E. Bruce; William H. Hudson; Ralph W. Seeley; Howard L. Snyder: Henry T. Trice; William D. Winfield. Hesperian No. 111.—Charles Alexander; Joseph C. Bradley. Blue Valley No. 112.—Harry Steward; Thomas J. Martin; Theron E. Van Scoter. St. Johns No. lis.—Frank W. Daugherty: Louis Householter; Tom Kennett; John R. Rand; Harry W. Whipp; William J. Worley. Advance No. Ilk.—Robert T. Davis; Herman L. Haasis; Richard E. Mcintosh; William H. Self. Excelsior No. 115.—Charles S. Williams. Muscotah No. 116.—Charles Floyd; Andrew Speer. Parsons No. in.—William E. Gibbon; Edward I. Holley; George M. Luther; Lauren L. Simmers: Fredman D. Smith: Arthur L. Spellman; James M. Truitt. Altoona No. 118.—George G. Reese. Cherokee No. 119.—Joseph F. Elchert; Hugh S. Ferguson; William D. Walker. Halcyon No. 120.—Philip Bruce; Augusta P. Howe; Louis J. Osborne; William D. Reed; Edward W. Slocombe; Walter M. Wertz. Woodson No. 121.—J. Thomas Anderson: David W. Basham; Elmer E. Kelley. Republic No. 12S.—Clarence C. Haines. Cawker City No. 125.—^William F. Cook. Meridian No. 126.—John Olson.
DEATHS—Continued. Polar Star No. ISO.—Earl G. Hoverstock. Equity No. 131.—C. Edgar Bair; George S. Bigham; Gerald W. Mills. Carson No. ISZ.—Reuben F. Baker; Harry C. Kyger; LeRoy Reeves; Francis M. Stewart. Crescent No. ISS.—Robert Corlett; John P. Kreamer; Herman D. Southard; John A. Taylor; Charles H. Warren. Clay Center No. IS!,.—Henry P. Campbell; William E Castello; Joseph P. Lewis: Roy R. Mackender. Lenexa No. 1S5.—Percy L. Jones. Vesper No. 1S6.—Charles R. Brewington; Henry R. Harshbarger. Cherryvale No. 1S7.—Rudolph C. Bellinger; Edgar D. Wilkerson. Dover No. 138.—Robert S. Butner. Sedgwick No. ii9.—William M. Hill. Reno No. UO.—^William H. Boruff; Lewis Brown; Charles T. Goodwin; Barclay L. Jessup; Alfred E. Lambert; ' William E. Long; John H. McCarroll; Alban R. Moreland; Carl L. Simon; S. John Soper; Clarence P. Veatch; Truman W. Woodward. Signal No. HI.—John L. Jones: Robert T. Jones: Hayden L. McBlfresh; Ralph T. O'Neil. Newton No. IJiZ.—James D. Alexander; Leroy R. Brown; Charles A. Colvin; Charles B. Deschner; John Dick; Clay C. Hayman; George E. Jackson; James V. Leydig: William H. Lidner; George Newland; Gideon Phillips: John C. Ragland; Ira Small; Alcide L. Stahley; Brice H. Turner; Lawrence W. Wise; Robert Wyllie. Minneapolis No. US.—Jonas P. Lundgren; Joseph T. Watson. Gilead No. 14^.—Robert C. Ellis; Isaac W. Finfrock; Benjamin E. Jones; Clifford S. Underwood; Hoyt F. White. Mt. Vernon No. US.—Edwin G. Hines; James D. Shook; Thomas L. White. Ellsworth No. H6.—John D. Grothusum; Edward R. Schroeder. Centre No. 1^7.—J. Frank Firebaugh; Robert F. Florer; John D. Montague; William Summerville; Harry M. Vance. Wakeeney No. 1^8.—James W. Hanna. Wellington No. 150.—Frank A. Brooke: Clarence L. Brown; I r a Clark; Frank Meredith: George V. Pake: Alonzo H. Perkins; Edwin A. Rothrock; James C. Wright. Douglass No. 151.—Edward R. Shidler. Lebo No. 15B.—Edward E. Jones.
DEATHS—Continued. Lincoln No. 154.—Madison Hinchman; C. Ellsworth Robinson. Hope No. 155.—Douglas M. Barkley; James W. Eby; William P. Heisler; Willis W. Putnan. Dexter No. 156.—Wickliffe E. Richardson. Haven No. 157.—Elmer F. Lalicker; James W. Peckham. Active No. 158.—Charles Benedict; Ingalls Kew. Robinson No. 159.—Frank A. Bombeck. Sagui No. 160.—Chan W. Baldwin.
Gale;
John
Alma No. 161.—Harry Sapp. Sabetha No. J62.—Albert S. Ross. Greenwood No. 163.—Kenneth A. Atkinson; Morris Fitsmorris. Atwood No. 16i.—Jonathan T. Short. Farmers No. 166.—C. Howard Bayles; Otto T. Sexton. Lamed No. i67.—Frank H. Booth; Fred W. Freeland; Harry H. Wolcott; Harry R. Wood. Blue Rapids No. 169.—Kenneth E. Murrell. Sterling No. 111.—Herbert M. Bentley; George Bruer; Frank Burkett; Irving M. Campbell; Clarence E. Johnson; Ralph T. Renner; William B. Wirshing, Jr. McPherson No. 172.—John V. Goodsheller; Oscar E. Gustafson; Edward C. Hinkson; Berthold M. Isaacs; John P. Jacobs; George H. Kittell; Henry I. Maxwell; Erick Wicklund. Belle Plaine No. 17S.—Elmer H. Hansard; Benjamin E. .Morse. Western Star No. 174.—Martin Rust; Lester G. Sage. Kirwin No. 175.—Peter Christensen; Robert H. Johnson. Prairie Queen No. 176.—Robert Brautigam; Dennis Byrne; Albert V. King; William H. Lowe. Russell No. i77.—Harry C. Farris. Burr Oak No. 178.—James H. Merritt. Mt. Moriah No. 179.—Theodore B. Dempster; Everett Hardgrove; Lee R. Smith; Charles C. Sterrett. Burrton No. 18S.—^William S. Hayes; Thomas S. Hunt; Joseph B. Parker; William E. Stone. Gaylord No. isa.—Arthur W. Hays. Phillipsburg No. ISJ/.—John E. Fallon; Delas D. Pomeroy; Warren J. Swartout.
DEATHS—Continued. Hamlin No. 185.—Ezra Lichty; Albert S. Phillips; Charles W. Prater; Alex L. Weaver. Mountain Slope No. 186.—James F. Hackney; William T. Stevenson; William E. Wilson. Pittsburg No. JS7.—Lee Bigley; Hoyt F. Boylan; William A. Brandenburg; Bruce K. Conrad; Albert S. Creaeer; Frank H. Dickison; William Edsell; Leo W. McClelland; Benjamin F. Moffatt; Rufus W. Moynihan; Frank Orr; Edward W. Patterson; John E. Schildknecht; Arthur D. Strawn; William J. Watson; Charles Wiman. Onaga No. 188.—Hugo J. Holmgren. Henri No. 190.—Herman A. Cook; Oliver W. Myers. Walnut Valley No. 191.—Clair A. Bondurant; George M. Byal; Ulysses G. Walter. Royal No. 192.—Paul L. Ellison: George H. Mowery; William S. Sauerwien; Robert M. Sledd. Canton No. 197.—William M. Anderson; Alva L. Flook; Robert F. Kile. Blue Hill No. 198.—John Q. Cooper; Lucian Cooper. Norton No. 199.—Adelmer A. Bower; Thomas M. Simmons. Anthony No. BOO.—George H. Amett; William C. McDill; John H. Moore; mund S. Semple; John A. Thompson;
Otis L. Regester; Wilbur A. Carter; Guy O. Neal; EdGeorge W. Young.
Mulvane No. 201.—Daniel E. Bartholomew; Carl W. Helmick; Edgar W. Phillips; Harry Silverwood. Delphos No. 202.—Turner R. Clendinen; George Trumble. Sumner No. 203.—James B. Forbes; Dewey F. Hoffman; J. Burrell Sargent. Downs No. 201).—Herbert S. Domony. Eminence No. 205.—Robert C. Day; Elmer R. Rulison; Andrew Stewart. Harper No. 206.—George F. Edmonson; Francois V. Felkel; Lemuel L. Galloway; Charley Novall; Victor Youngberg. Occidental No. SOT.—Frank C. Humphrey. BrooTcville No. 209.—Ivan S. Hinerman. Twin Grove No. 213.—Orsen C. Roberts. Hiatville No. 216.—Joseph I. Knott. Corner Stone No. 219.—Elliot E. Jodon; Charles F. Moore. Lewis No. 220.—John A. Holmes; William D. Jefferies; George John; Ralph D. Mathes; Adin C. Smith. Lebanon No. 221.—Ernest W. Bums (1939); Axel Ellingson.
DEATHS—Continued. St. Bernard No. 222.—Thomas Bragg; Clarence H. Chambers; Andrew C. Diers; Edward G. Gingrich; Frank P. Harbst; Ezekial Marsh; Eugene L. Miller; Harley H. Oakes. Joppa No. 223.—William H. Long; WiUiam S. Marshall. Anchor No. 224.—Louis W. Johnson; Jesse A. Whltsitt. Siloam No. 225.—^William H. Benton; Clarence S. Bowman;' Alan V. Dougherty; William R. Falkiner; Harry H. Firth; Hugh T. Fisher; William C. Herren; Clifford Histed; William M. Hopkins; Charles N. Houghton; Daniel M. Lane; John Law; Gaillard R. Miller; Edgar S. Palmer; Charles D. Purdon; John F. Simonds; George M. Tilford; Ross Tracy; Frank M. Washburn; Lewis C. Yocum. Ninnescah No. 230.—Albert C. Johnson. Greenleaf No. 232.—Nels Johnson. Clinton No. 233.—Jerome J. Benjamin; Joseph M. Henderson; William W. Lee. Axtell No. 23i.—Edmund A. Gaston; Clayton B. Griffiths; Lewis L. Kirk. Garfield No. 235.—Melchoir Shillerston. Meriden No. 236.—Wesley T. King. Temple No. 237.—John C. Elledge; Charles M. Wilson.
Albert
Skidmore;
Mount Hope No. 238.—John L. Allen. Linwood No. 21)1.—John T. Hughey. Miltonvale No. 2i2.—Frank F. Bulleigh. Peace No. 243.—Charles W. McNelly; Walter L. Peters; Albert E. Whitaker. Tyrian No. 21,6.—James J. Griffin; Joshua W. Johns. Chase No. 247.—James H. Lansing. Whiting No. 250.—Arthur L. Hottman. Galva No. 251.—Frank Gaudreau; Clarence T. Hill. Stafford No. 252.—James M. Maple; John A. Maple. Oakley No. 253.—Joseph H. Wilkinson. Ionic No. 25i.—John W. Sidman; James S. Sprague. Milan No. 255.—Lewis C. Bailey. Lyra No. 256.—Frank S. Dolph; James W. Harding. Morton No. 258.—Harry J. White. Beattie No. 259.—Charles W. James. Mulberry No. 261.—John H. Bedene, Sr.
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DEATHS—Continued. Attica No. 262.—Marcellus W. Short. Kilwinning No. 265.—Otto H. Bock; Millard D. Briggs; James A. Porter; Homer E. Shrack. Mount Zion No. 266.—Harry A. Gruner; David E. Hill. Moline No. 267.—Ora R. Ames; Clinton C. Beasley. Bourbon No. 268.—George N. Kastl; Orval L. Shinn. Mistletoe No. 269.—Clarence Racer. Armourdale No. 27J.—Clinton E. Alexander; John W. Goings; J. Phillip Knippenberg; Barney Marks; Kirk McMurtrie; John H. Rose; Frank G. Shedd. Kaw No. 272.—Lennie Downing; Richard F. Eagle; Adolphus M. Hardin; William T. Harris; Orange S. Lamb. Unity No. 373.—Henry Hulse; John C. McQuillan. Black Diamond No. 27^.—Dwight Eakins. Webb No. 275.—Paul O. Botkin. Ashland No. 277.—Jerome W. Daigh; William H. Jones.
Berryman;
Herbert
R.
Antiquity No. 280.—Emery Buhrer. Millbrook No. 281.—William H. Knouf; Charles A. Pedro ja; Stephen L. Searl. Alpha No. 282.—Theodore F. McDowell. Preston No. 283.—George C. Gilger; Samuel H. Holden. Anthem No. 28U.—Henry W. Sears; Benton Wood. Argonia No. 285.—John S. Wagoner. Oak No. 287.—Oliver M. Isom. Emerald No. 289.—^Wallace E. Pierce; Charles H man; Dick Wilson.
Water-
Glen Elder No. 294.—Cyrus Gaston; Michael R. Spessard. Comanche No. 295.—^Walter L. Cook. Apollo No. 297.—Jefferson F. Blattenburg: Gustav A. Ebeling; Arnold Muhlheim, Jr.; William H. Ruttan. Samaria No. 298.—John H. Baum; Joseph Haska. Fargo No. 300.—Waller M. Atkinson; Asa M. Avery; Samuel Y. Cupp; Maurice H. Flood; Hiram A. Loomis; Ralph R. Shives; Henry E. Sills. Hamilton No. SOi.—Earl R. Behmer; Jeremiah J. Shook; Fred R. Spivey. Gove City No. 302.—Charles C. Spiher. Albert Pike No. 303.—Henry Barker; George F. Bissantz; John C. Brown; Leo L. Courtney; John M. Denny;
DEATHS—Continued. Charles D. Deupree; John J. Elder: Louis R. Fulton; Claude M. Gafney; Hugh I. House; James J. Linehan; Hal W. McCoy; Ott E. Paullin; Henry A. Reinhardt; True B. Richardson; Pearl C. Ricord; Roy H. Royston; Phillip H. Searl; Albert Stephens; Lemon D Stinson; Dorreth C. Swartz; Fred W. Sweet; Earle R. Trout; Jesse E. Trueheart; Charles B. Whiteley. Randall No. SOI).—James A. Hutchens. Avon No. SOS.—Robert W. Kansas No. S07.—Carl J. George T Hart; Arch William F. Thornburg;
Bennett. Berglund; Harry C. Harper; A. Hudson; Frank C. Laine; Hugh C. Swartwood.
Alden No. SOS.—Walter E. Davis; Raymond J. Engle; George B. Ross. Syracuse No. S09.—Charles E. Payne. Naphtali No. SIO.—Xenophon D. Ayers; Fred B. Ramsey; Albert Van Allen; Frank E. Whitaker Hancock No. Sll.—John W. Barnes: Frank F. Jewett; . Frank J. Kintz; Walter E. Pridgen; John Ringheim; Newton R. Timmons; Charles L. Willard. Santa Fe No. iI2.—Jeptha C. McCoy. Severance No. SIS.—Charles S. Randolph. Hebron No Slk.—Daniel W. Myers. Virginia No. SIS.—Charles W. Daniels; John M. Hill. Coolidge No. S16.—William Baker. Wallace No. SIS.—John T. Campbell; Clarence Stanley. Norwich No. S19.—Dewitt C. Hicks; William L. Rhoads; James E. Skillen. Goodland No. SgJ.—William McCoskrie.
F.
Bartlett;
Reuben
G.
Ben Hur No. S22.—Ira Denton; Andrew J. Harmon: Obe W. Hume; Daniel Newman. dneida No. S2S.—Frank E. Wikoff. Caney No. S2li.—William E. Shore. La Harpe No. S2S.—John Busley; Frederick W. Knable. Horton No. SZ6.—Clarence M. Johnson; Harvey L. Lingo; James W. Savage. Hoyt No. S27.—John Maris; Earl Wendell. Arcadia No. 329.—Thomas Fowler; Jessie Gabel. Hoisington
No. SSI.—George E. Bennett.
Rob Morris No. SS2.—Reuben E. Geist; Isaac E. Mason.
DEATHS—Continued. Rosedale No. SSS —Robert J. Armstrong; Brown R. Benjamin; William L. Davis; Carl W; Fincke; George W. Helm; Henry Mank; Louis C. Parsons; Roy W. Swope. Oak Hill No. SSi.—Guy Ferguson; John A. Hazlett. Allen No. SSS.—Lewis N. Shaffer. Kincaid No. SSS.—Thomas O. Crabtree. Lane No. SS9.—Daniel Ross. Maple City No. 4^2.—Clarence A. Anderson. Holyrood No. SiS.—John W. Cummins; Frank J. Vycital. Edna No. SJiS.—Chester A. Keyser. Spivey No. Slil.—William G. Barker; Peter Marycot; Albert C. Stearns; Ira J. Williams. Hoa;ie No. S!i8.—Luke C. Miley; Earl Zimmerman. Narka No. Sli9.—Earl M. Hudson. Scammon No. S51.—Thomas S. Holland; Steven Lamb; Walter W. Lewin; Charles C. Sawyer; James Walters; Lee H. Words. Horace No. SS2.—William M. Glenn; James Lovett. Marquette No. SSS.—Frederick Nordstrom; Charles Walton. Wellsville No. SS6.—Albert L. Cline; Charles R. Sbward. Alta Vista No. 557.—Bruce J. Ross. Turon No. SSS.—Jones H. Holmes. Sylvan Grove No. S59.—Orren W. Cox; Preston S. Simpson. Jennings No. S60.—Jacob W. Foster. Geneseo No. S6i.—Alfred E. Clifton; Earl F. Norris; Bert E. Porter. Cuba No. 36S.—Earl A. Devore. Valley Center No. SSi.—William C. Fortney; Ray A Keeler. Bonner Springs No. 566.—Mark E. Kenton. Plains No. 567.—Scott R. Pierson. Roger E. Sherman No. 569.—Bert R. Collins; Fred M. Leimkuhler; George A. Reese; Hans E. Reimer; Jesse B. Rightmire; Wilbur F. Witcratt. Maple Hill No. 570.—Walter Hamilton; Walter W. Strowig. Macksville No. Sll.—Ross H. Davis; Don H. Mclntire. Dwight No. 574.—John B. Ebbutt. Grand View No. 576.—Noble Hall. Zenda No. 378.—James W. Jacobs.
DEATHS—Concluded. Buffalo No. S79.—Elijah L. FoIImer; Samuel P. Shotts. White City No. S80.—Leon S. West. Wilsey No. S82.—Frank G. Fulton. McDonald No. S83.—Robert P. Hubbard. Protection No. SSi.—Thomas L. Chase. Freeport No. 389.—John C. Orr; Harvey A Thomas; Lewis B. Williams. Sylvia No. 391.—Monroe Coleman. Fostoria No. 392.—William N. Stevens. Mayetta No. 393.—Edson J. Lunger. Wakefield No. 596.—Claude W. Rankin. Mullinville No. S99.—Clarence R. Fralick; Clarence A. Schlotterbeck. Benedict No. UOS.—Stephen M. Singleton. Saint Francis No. kOk.—Paul Gorthy. Kensington No. 405.—Blaine A. Randall. Hugoton No i06.—Thomas B. Porter; George Smith. Scranton No. UOT.—Major L. Dangerfield. Arma No. J/OS.—George Chipps. Quinter No. ilO.—Fred L. Porter. Climax No. ill.—Clarence B. Fugate; Jerry Nichols. Wilmore No. in.—WiUis J. Ray. Sr. Morland No. iH.—Mathew G. Findley. Sharon Springs No. 417.—Elmer E. Chaney; Hugh E. Nelson. Delia No. 1,19.—W. Vance Woolpert. Elkhart No. 422.—Charles O. Bloodhart. Selden No. 423.—Elmer C. Jenkins. Richmond No. 426.—Erastus E. Peak. Cunningham No. 427.—John C. Shelman. Pretty Prairie No. 428.—Jerry Blake. Burdick No. 429 —E. David Linde. Goff No. 430.—Samuel A. Chadwick; Valentine Hart. Minneola No. 431.—Robert T. Mclnteer. Bestor G. Brown No. 433.—Percy P. Brush; Andrew J. Ewing; Robert F. Spetter. Ulysses No. 43S.—Car] S. Boyd. Overland Park No. 436.—Allen P. Rudolph; Joseph M. Thompson. West Gate No. .458.—Fred C. Sumpter. Stanley No. 444.—Fred G. Hauser. Hutchinson No. 445.—Roy L. Kirkpatrick.
©tter #ranli Sfuristbittionsf. Alabama—ROBERT
S . TEAOUE, P.G.M., J a n . 1, 1940.
British Columbia—JAMES 1940.
S . HENDERSON, P.G.M., March 18,
Colorado—JETHRO C . SANPORD, P . G . M . Dec. 16, 1939; H O W ARD T. VAILLE, P.G.M., M a y 15, 1940. Connecticut—WESTON
G . G R A N N I S S , P.G.M., April 3, 1940.
Detotcare—ELDAD L . CLARKE, P.G.M., J u l y 21, 1940; T H O M A S J . DAY, P.G.M., Dec. 30, 1939: HARRY W . LOWE, P.G.M., A u g . 23, 1940. Indiana—CHARLES Iowa—LARS
P . BENEDICT, P.G.M., F e b . 9, 1940.
A. LARSON, P.G.M., M a r c h 12, 1940.
Kentucky—THOMAS J. ADAMS, P.G.M., F e b 8, 1940: JAMES GARNETT, P.G.M., Dec. 22, 1939; CHARLES S . R A N K I N S , P.G.M., D e c . 29, 1939; J A M E S E . W I L H E L M , P.G.M., Nov. 25, 1939. I/OMtsiono—HORACE R . PEREZ, Sr., Gr. T r e a s . , Aug. 25, 1940. Maine—NORRIS S. LORD, P . G . J . W . , J u n e 24, 1940; F R A N K L I N R. REDLON, P . G . J . W . , Sept. 10, 1940. Manitoba—HENRY L . ADOLPH, P.G.M., F e b . ANDREW B . BAIRD, P.G.M., Sept. 22, 1940. Massachusetts—FREDERICK 1940.
1940;
W . H A M I L T O N , Gr. S e c , M a y 22,
Minnesota—DAVID W . KNOWLTON, G . P . Treas., 1939; MiLO B. PRICE, G.M., F e b . 19, 1940. Mississippi—JOSEPH
25,
Sept.
30,
E . GREEN, P.G.M., F e b . 5, 1940.
ATebrosfca—FRANK H . WOODLAND. P.G.M., Oct. 23, 1940. Nevada—WILLIAM New
R . ADAMS, P.G.M., F e b . 24, 1940.
Brunswick—JOHN
T H O R N T O N , G.M., A p r i l 25, 1940.
North Dakota—FRANK H . SPRAOUE, P.G.M., Aug. 28, 1940; ROBERT E . TROUSDALE, P.G.M., Dec. 30, 1939. Saskatchewan—ARTHUR South
Carolina—JOHN
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S . GORRELL, P.G.M., J u n e 3, 1940. H . GRAVES^ Gr. C h a p . , Oct. 24, 1940. M.
SIMONS,
P.G.M.,
March
28,
Temnessee—EDWARD R . BURR, Gr. T r e a s . a n d P.G.M.. May 11, 1940: GEORGE L . HARDWICK, P G . M . , J u l y 12, 1940; QUINCY A . TIPTON, P.G.M., Sept. 25, 1940. y e r m o n t — W A L T E R S . F E N T O N , G.M., J u l y 12, 1940. Washington—CHARLES D . A T K I N S , P.G.M.. F e b . 1, 1940: WALTER F . MEIER, P . G M . , J u l y 19, 1940; WALTER J. T H O M P S O N , P.G.S.W., A u g . 3, 1940. West Virginia—WILLIAM T . MORRIS. P.G.M., April 30, 1940: FREDERICK C . STEINBECKER, Gr. T r e a s . a n d P.G.M., F e b . 2, 1940. Wj/omins—GEORGE E . MILLER, D e p . G.M.. Dec. 12. 1939: BERNARD H . SAGE. P.G.M., M a r c h 24, 1940: T H O M A S S. TALIAPERRO, J r . , P.G.M.. A u g . 17, 1940.
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ALBERTA—1940. GEORGE MOORE, Grand Master, opened the Thirty-fifth Annual Communication and again the Representative for Kansas was not present. During the session a donation of $5,000.00 was made to the Dominion of Canada to assist in War Work among the wounded soldiers and for general charitable work and $2,500:00 was given to the Grand Lodge of England t o help in its hospital work. The Grand Master speaking about Secretaries says, There are also some Secretaries who apparently open their mail only on lodge night. Brethren, it seems to be a universal habit w^here full time Secretaries are not used. The Grand Master had considerable trouble with two unauthorized circulars sent to the various lodges, but handled them properly and compelled the senders to call them back and apologize. More Grand Masters ought to exercise the duties of their office, as well as their privileges. The Grand Master stated: Masons must not live on the traditions of a glorious past. If our ancient brethren built up and handed on to us a great Order, it is ours to maintain and strive to fit to present day requirements, and in this every man must do his part. Let us remember that our generation is the one that God has chosen to deal with present day problems and if that is the case, let us strive manfully to overcome evil and enthrone right.
ARIZONA—1940. GURDON M. BUTLER, a Mining Engineer, presided over the Fifty-eighth Annual Communication, but made little headway in changing the course of Masonry in his Jurisdiction, as the Jurisprudence Committee reported unfavorably on most of his recommendations. The Grand Master, in his address, shows that he is afflicted with the desire to justify Masonry by publishing broadcast the reasons he is a Mason and gives some reasons which no candidate could possibly know and which Masonry does not specifically teach. He has the urge to "Do something"—apparently trying to compel Masons to be attractive. The Jurisprudence Committee squelched the idea of printing a card to be hung in offices telling why they were Masons and several other pet projects. Two comer-stones were laid and one lodge dedicated. The Grand Representative for Kansas, GUY A. LIGON, was present, and there were guests from California, Nevada, New Mexico, and District of Columbia. Past Grand Master, MORRIS GOLDWATER, and Grand
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Junior Deacon, CHARLES E . WHEELER died during the year. Recog-
nition w a s extended to Grande Loja de Estado de P a r a b a (Brazil). There w a s a short but splendid review of Kansas, quoting from Grand Master BuziCK, and Grand Orator, MCCARTY.
ARKANSAS—1939. The Ninety-eighth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, ALBERT K E M P .
We note with pleasure t h a t HARVEY G. LOWRANCE, of Thayer,
Kansas, the Representative of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas near the Grand Lodge of Kansas, was present and addressed the Grand Lodge. Two corner-stones were laid and a monument erected to the memory of F A Y HEMPSTEAD, who was known to many Masons in
Kansas. The Grand Master states: So often we are asked, " W h y are we Masons?" I come from a Masonic family, one whicli experienced many of the blessings of a Democratic Government and has won those blessings by living and cultivating a principle. I was taught from my Infancy that all men were entitled to their place in a community life; that men should be willing to perform duties and that with those duties came responsibilities; that we should ever be willing to pay our obligations to society as a citizen and that we should be willing to be bound by those principles which are inculcated in our Order. Every community has its leadership; it pins its faith to the ideals of a few individuals. Our Masonry has taught us that we must give and take. We play solo parts and we play with others, but let us not forget that we are social beings and must play the game together. D u r i n g t h e y e a r s i x t y - s e v e n fifty y e a r b u t t o n s w e r e p r e s e n t e d .
BRITISH COLUMBIA—1940. The Grand Master, G. A. B. HALL, opened the Sixty-ninth
Annual Communication with visitors from Oregon and the new Representative from Kansas, R.'. W.'. FREDERICK A. WILLIS, pres-
ent. We trust that Brother WILLIS will have a long and happy experience in representing the Grand Lodge of Kansas and we welcome him to our official family. A short and pleasing resume of early history of British Columbia is given by the Grand Master, showing how the capital was named and moved to its present location. He made several visits in t h e United States and reports a brotherly welcome. After inquiring about whether Masonry is living up to its opportunities and duties he remarks: Freemasonry, brethren, brings to fruition all the kindly impulses of human nature, which in the struggle for existence, often lie dormant or all suppressed. It is a religion of love of God and man. As a fountain
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throws its living water heavenwards to descend in fertilizing showers upon the earth, so does, or should, a Freemason's adoration of the Most High find its full fruition in scattering blessings among his fellow men. During the year Past Grand Master, JAMES S . HENDERSON, died. There are printed a number of his articles and apparently he was a man of great intelligence a s well as breadth of mind and heart. The Committee on Masonic Education and Research made an extensive report showing much labor and planning and published a goodly number of short articles on such subjects as "What is Freemasonry," "Key Words," "Mental Preparation of the Candidate," "The Northeast Corner." We note from the remarks of Past Grand Master, W. A. DEWOLP SMITH, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, that he does not understand why about a dozen of the Grand Jurisdictions did not review British Colunibia for the preceding year. Kansas was listed among, this number. We did not receive the Proceedings for the previous year and we presume that the same thing happened with the other eleven Reviewers. We would suggest that you check this matter over with your mailing clerk who sends out these Proceedings. We would also suggest t h a t while we appreciate your report of Kansas, we would enjoy it much better If the sarcasm was not so extensive and I believe a closer bond of brotherhood would be created without it being so evident.
CANADAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. The Eighty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Canada was opened by the Grand Master, J. A. DOBBIE, with the Kansas Representative, TIMOTHY C. WARDLEY, present. Among the interesting things which were transacted at this Communication was the arranging to care for 1,000 English Refugee Masonic children. The Grand Master, in commenting on this undertaking, says: It is most urgent and necessary that nothing be done by any member of the Fraternity to cause the undertaking to be open to censure. We must realize, now and always, that the trust which becomes ours must be fulfilled, irrespective of everything else. The Chairman of the Correspondence Committee for the past sixteen years. Past Grand Master POMTON, died during the year. The minutes record the conferring by the Grand Lodge of Connecticut of the PIERPONT EDWARDS medal and also the Sesquicentennial medal upon Past Grand Master W. J. DUNLOP, of Canada. The reports of the District Deputy show intensive work throughout the jurisdiction and also the influence the war is having on the lodges, the members and their homes.
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Guests were present from South Carolina.
February.
Connecticut, Rhode Island and
The War Service Committee reports that 5,000 Masonic homes are prepared to receive children from Great Britain. There is a very nice review of Kansas for 1939.
COLORADO—1939. The Seventy-ninth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, WILLIAM M . NELSON, and we note the preserce of Grand Master, CLAUD F. YOUNG, and Grand Secretary, ELMER F . STRAIN, of Kansas, and also visitors from Oklahoma, Wyoming and Nebraska, as well as REUBEN W . HERSHEY, the Grand Representative for Kansas. One hall was dedicated and two cornerstones were laid and thirty-seven fifty year buttons were presented. The Grand Master states: Freemasonry has its times of prosperity and depression, but as long as the Fraternity builds on the firm foundation of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man we need not fear the despairing years, but we can look forward with hope and confidence. The new Grand Master, THOMAS HARVEY COX, is a native of Kansas. The Oration of HERSCHEL HORN contained the following: There is work to be done, not by the Masonic Fraternity, but by us as individual Masons, for it is neither the intent nor the purpose of Freemasonry to act as an organization. Masonry seeks no remedy for any economic condition; it aligns itself with no political system, it espouses no religious creed; it proposes no solution for any problem confronting mankind. Yet throughout all the ages, its influence has been felt, for Masonic principles and teachings have dominated the lives of the brethren. It regards labor as a divine attribute and does not expect older men to lose their urge for work. He points to TENNYSON writing "Crossing the Bar" at 83; GOETHE producing his "Faust" at 80; VERDI producing four musical masterpieces at 85 and VICTOR HUGO working at 83, while BANCROFT wrote his "History of the United States" at 85.
CONNECTICUT—1940. THOMAS H . DESMOND, Grand Master, opened the 152nd Annual Communication with guests present from the District of Columbia, Delaware, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Virgfinia and Massachusetts. Report is made of the death of Past Grand Master ARTHUR N . NASH. Report is also made of observance of the 150th
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Anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut which was held a t a special session called for that purpose. The Grand Master recommended the creation of the position of Deputy Grand Marshal, whose duties are to accompany the Grand Master on his trips to keep him company and keep him awake as he drives his automobile. Any Grand Master who has presided during these modem times knows t h a t this is a good thing and the Grand Lodge thought so also, for it approved it. The Grand Lodge had adopted a requirement for finger printing of all new members and the Grand Master ruled t h a t this applied only to those who were accepted. A per capita tax of $4.00 per member for the maintenance of the Masonic Home should make all members in Kansas realize how^ fortunate they have been. The Grand Master r e m a r k s that in some cases it was necessary to use persuasion to convince lodges that it was mandatory on them to prefer charges of unmasonic conduct if a brother was convicted in a state court of a penal offense. Connecticut formerly admitted to their Masonic Home adult sisters, daughters and mothers of members. Later they dropped the sisters and daughters and this year considered the dropping of mothers, unless they belonged to the Eastern Star. They have twice as many women as men on their relief roll. The Grand Lodge recognized the Grand Lodge of Argentine, but delayed the four applications they had from Grand Lodges in Mexico for another year. The initiates and affiliates from other Grand Jurisdictions are required to pay $20.00 to the Charity Fund. There is a good review of Kansas with extensive quotations from Grand Master BuziCK and Grand Orator MCCAKTY. A new medal was adopted to be conferred for distinguished service to be known as the PIERPONT EDWARDS Medal in honor of their first Grand Master. There were several of these medals conferred on distingfuished Masons of Connecticut and other states.
DELAWAREâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1939. GEORGE E . VANDEGRIFT, Grand Master, opened the 134th Annual Communication. The Representative for Kansas was absent. The Grand Master laid the comer-stone of a Methodist Church and of the Administration Building for the University of Delaware. Guests were present from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, District of Columbia, Oklahoma and New Jersey. The Grand Master also visited the Grand Lodges of West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Connecticut, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and the installation of the Grand Master of England. Church day was observed on December 4th with a large attendance in the various cities. The Grand Master issues a strong word against liquor and gambling and gives an extensive descrip-
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tion of the installation of the Grand Master of England and the various parties emd proceedings which he was permitted to enjoy. He also visited Sweden and other Grand Lodges. There is a very nice review of the Proceedings for Kansas.
DELAWARE—1940. T. SCOTT PURSE opened the 135th Annual Communication with visitors from New Jersey, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia and New York, but without the Kansas Representative. The Grand Master designated December 3rd as "Go to Church Sunday," and reported the death of three Past Grand Masters, to-wit: ELDAD CLARKE, HARRY W . LOWE and THOMAS J. D A Y . The Grand
Lodge laid a corner-stone for a post office and the Grand Master reports t h a t he visited each one of the twenty lodges in his state and also visited the Grand Lodges of Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The Grand Master reports thirty-five members of their Masonic Home. There is a nice review of Kansas for 1940 by FRANK S . CRAIG in his first annual report for the Correspondence Committee.
FLORroA—1940. Grand Master RALPH J. KISHPAUGH opened the 111th Annual Conimunication with visitors present from Louisiana, Mexico and Wisconsin. We also note the presence of P a s t Grand Master B E N S. PAULEN, of Kansas. The Grand Representative for Kansas, JOHN L . HALL, was present. Three halls and temples were dedicated, one comer-stone was laid and eighteen fifty year certificates were granted, and among them we note our old friend, CARY B. FISH, A set of resolutions presented by the Grand Lodge of the •Odd Fellows, calling for preserving the Constitution and avoiding further surrender of the rights of citizens and states was not adopted, as the Grand Lodge thought it would violate a landmark, but the Grand Lodge said the resolutions expressed their sentiments. I t also provided for sending a copy to the President and other officials, although Senator PEPPER was not mentioned personally.
GEORGIA—1939. WILLIAM MARTIN SAPP, Grand Master, opened the 153rd An-
nual Communication and we note the presence of the Grand Representative of Kansas, P. T. MCCUTCHEN. T'VO Past Grand Masters died during the year, EUGENE DENNIS THOMAS and ROBERT M C -
MILLAN. Comer-stones were laid for one high school building, one county court house, two municipal buildings and the state office
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building. Representatives were exchanged with Sweden, Norway and Denmark. A committee is revising and indexing their code of laws. We note the change of law with reference to the jurisdiction over candidates of lodges in cities of three or more lodges and the country lodges contiguous thereto, so that more help might be given to the country lodges. The Grand Lodge rejected a proposal to abolish the Custodian's system and adopt that of District Deputies.
IDAHOâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. Grand Master W. WADE WILSON opened the Seventy-fourth Annual Communication with guests from Utah, Washington, Oregon, New York and the District of Columbia, but without the Representative from Kansas. GEORGE SCOTT, a Past Grand Master, died during the year. As the fourth Grand Master of Idaho to visit in New York, the Grand Master was agreeably surprised and says: Never have I met a finer group of Masons, nor one that takes the work more seriously than these New Yorkers. They are a different group of people from what we have in the West. Different occupations and different ideas, but they carry the same true Masonic ideals that we do. You might find the same in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and Nebraska if you t r y us, Brother WILSON. He also had the pleasure of visiting his father's lodge in Ohio where he met representatives from lodges to which both his grandfathers had belonged. He issued a proclamation, lauding the connection and similarity of ideals between Masonry and Protestant Churches and asking all Masons to attend some church on Easter.
ILLINOISâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. DAN DEBAUGH, Grand Master, opened the lOlst Annual Communication of Illinois. This was a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Illinois and there were guests from twenty-seven states as follows: Arkansas, Canada, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. The Grand Master corrected one of the weaknesses of Masonic financial procedure by changing checks sigTied only by the Grand Master and Grand Secretary to orders of the Grand Treasurer which, when signed by him, became payable. He issued an order against Masonic picnics, golf, bowling, baseball and other forms of amusement on Sunday and against boxing and wrestling matches within a lodge room.
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The Grand Junior Warden, WILLIAM TINSLEY, presented a Reference Library for the use of the successive Grand Masters, part of which contains all of the Proceedings of Illinois. It may be because I was bom in Illinois that I enjoy their Proceedings, but who could help appreciating the following from the Committee on Masonic Correspondence by Past Grand Master ELMER E . B E A C H :
The reader who seeks information regarding Masonic events and the actions of various Grand Lodges concerning questions which came before them for consideration will find in this report, we hope a fairly comprehensive resumfi of the matters which interest him. Moreover, the student whose greater interest is in the history and philosophy of Freemasonry, will find much of vital interest to him in the reports of Grand Masters, Grand Orators and Grand Lodge committees. As a rule the wisest and ablest men, the soundest thinkers, those most steadfast in their adherence to the ancient landmarks, and to the customs, laws and traditions of the Institution are chosen as Grand Masters. We found it so. There is a fine review of Kansas. We note quotations from our Proceedings and a very pleasant reference to the review by the Kansas correspondent.
INDIANAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. The Grand Master, JOHN R . HUNTER, opened the 123rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge and we note the presence of RUDOLF H . HORST, the Grand Representative for Kansas. In his address the Grand Master states: American citizenship with its privileges is priceless and the declaration, "I am an American" stands in the forefront of all earthly titles, and if we cherish the noble heritage that is ours, we will see to it that it remains so. May we not, therefore, more fully appreciate the blessings we enjoy as American citizens and more fully realize that the perpetuity of American institutions depends upon how fully we assume and discharge our responsibilities as citizens of this Republic. P a s t Grand Master CHARLES P. BENEDICT died during the year. The Grand Lodge secured data on the age of the new members admitted during the year and showed the largest number at age 22, the next at 21, then a t 28, 29, 23, 32 and 26 with over twothirds under 35 years of age, which in hard times would tend to show that young men are interested in Masonry. The Grand Lodge adopted a fifty year button containing a winged hour glass three-fourths inch in diameter on a blue enamel field, surrounded by a laurel wreath designed and ordered copyrighted. A ceremony was adopted for its presentation. There is a nice report of Kansas through the Indiana Masonic paper.
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IOWA—1940. Grand Master HOMER A. BENJAMIN opened the Ninety-seventh Annual Communication with a splendid address from which we quote: Freemasonry has ever rested its program upon the foundation rock of truth, justice, tolerance, understanding and brotherly love. If these principles were made the basis of the relationship today between man and man, nation and nation, there would indeed, be peace on earth and good will toward men. The mission of this Great Order is and has been the building of the ideal human temple. The Grand Master visited Missouri, and was visited by the Grand Master of Manitoba for whom a special meeting of the Iowa Grand Lodge was called. The Grand Lodge recognized the National Grand Lodge of France and the Grand Lodge of Colombia at Bogota. Past Grand Master LARS A. LARSON died during the year. A splendid review of Kansas is given by Past Grand Master ERNEST R. MOORE, the Chairman of their Fraternal Correspondence Committee, who quotes extensively from Grand Master BuziCK and from the oration of ARTHUR F . MCCARTY. In his foreword. Brother MOORE sums up the advances in the fight of the various Grand Lodges against liquor, gambling and appendant organizations violating the rules of Masonry. He quotes with favor the five objectives of the Scottish Rite, the school, patriotism, the use of English for instruction, education of aliens for citizenship, and separation of church and state. He balances these with the five reasons given by GIBBONS for the fall of the Roman Empire, divorce, taxes, craze for pleasure, overarming and the decay of religion.
IRELAND—1939. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE, as Grand Grand Lodge in Dublin. The Representative WILLIAM HUNTER, was present. The Grand teresting year of work and in it the erection fast, costing 10,000 pounds, free of debt.
Master, opened the for Kansas, R.'. W.'. Master shows an inof a new hall in Bel-
The Provincial Grand Lodge reports are interesting as to the charities and provide a history of events throughout various countries under Great Britain. The Grand Secretary reports attendance at the Grand Lodge of England where the Past Grand Master and present King installed his brother The Duke of KENT, as Grand Master in the presence of 13,000 Masons. The effect of the present war is shown in the general dispensations allowing all lodges to meet in the daytime instead of at
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night, the remitting of dues and excusing from attendance all brothers actively engaged in Governmental service. The same Grand Master holds over for another year, as does the Grand Secretary, R.'. W.'. HENRY C . SHELLARD.
KENTUCKY—1939. The 139th Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, CHARLES P. DULEY. He reports the laying of seven comerstones and that six lodges were consolidated into three. He r e fused to permit the degree team of some body basing its membership upon Masonry to decorate the aprons which they wore in conferring degrees and gave some well chosen advice on the attitude of some of these bodies with reference to the first three degrees. He presented fifty fifty year buttons. Five Hundred Dollars was appropriated by the Grand Lodge for European Relief. Visitors were present from Virginia and Missouri. Past Grand Master ROBERT F . PEAK died during t h e year. There is a nice review of Kansas. We note the following which is decidedly unusual in our experience : To The Most Worshipful Grand Master^ Officers and Brothers of The Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of the State of Kentucky: Greeting: We, your Committee on Publicity, beg leave to report that we have conscientiously performed our duties to the best of our ability during the past twelve months and have secured much favorable publicity in the press. All of which we believe has redounded to the advantage of placing our beloved institution in the proper light before the several communities in the state, which it deserves.
LOUISIANA—1940. The 129th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by Grand Master ROBERT H . BROOKS, with guests present from Massachusetts, New York, Texas and Nebraska. EMERSON H . ADDINGTON, Past Grand Master, and the Grand Sword Bearer died during the year. One comer-stone w a s laid and one the Grand Master refused to lay. Three halls were dedicated, $100.00 was contributed for Chilean Relief, relations were severed with the Grand Lodge of Denmark on the protest of the National Grand Lodge of Denmark and the reports show a net loss of fifty-two members. The Chairman of the Committee on Foreigfn Correspondence, RUDOLPH LATZKO, reporting on the George Washington Masonic National Memorial states:
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The completion of the memorial is still a cause for grave concern. Thia edifice has been twenty-five years in building and is not yet finished; it will require about $500,000.00 more to complete it, $100,000.00 to landscape the grounds and $1,000,000.00 for endowments. H e also r e p o r t s s o m e i n t e r e s t i n g f a c t s : T h a t b y l a w in V e n e zuela, all t h e p o s t a g e needed on a l e t t e r is t h e seal of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d for foreign m a i l s a special M a s o n i c s t a m p ; t h a t in Mexico, M a s o n s of t h e Y o r k G r a n d L o d g e a n d G r a n d e Lodge, V a l ede, Mexico, m a y n o t sit in e a c h o t h e r ' s l o d g e s , b u t b o t h m a y join t h e C o m m a n d e r i e s o r C o n s i s t o r i e s ; t h a t a b o o k published in 1526 w a s r e c e n t l y found in L o n d o n c o n t a i n i n g t h e w o r d " F r e e m a s o n . "
MAINEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1944). G E O R G E F . G I D D I N G S , G r a n d M a s t e r , o p e n e d t h e 121st A n n u a l Communication with guests from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, V e r m o n t a n d Quebec. T h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r K a n s a s , JOHN H . L A N C A S T E R , w a s also p r e s e n t . D u r i n g t h e y e a r t w o h a l l s w e r e d e d i c a t e d a n d one c o m e r - s t o n e laid a n d c o m m i t t e e s w e r e a p p o i n t ed for t h e revision of t h e f u n e r a l services, a l s o for u n i f o r m i t y of Grand Honors. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r w a s a s t o n i s h e d t o find t h a t lodges i n h i s s t a t e w o u l d s o m e t i m e s v i o l a t e t h e t e r m s of t h e i r l a w s . If s o m e G r a n d M a s t e r of M a i n e w e r e t o do m o r e t h a n j u s t r e q u i r e t h e s e l o d g e s t o h e a l t h e i r c a n d i d a t e s h e m i g h t find t h a t t h e y would p a y more attention to the laws. T h e r e is a fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s b y B r o t h e r A S H L E Y A. S M I T H , t h e C h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , w h o also h a s a splendid f o r e w o r d on t h e M a s o n i c B u r i a l Service. W e call a t t e n t i o n t o t h e c o n t r a s t in r e g a r d t o D e m o c r a c y . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t s on h i s t r i p t o G r e a t B r i t a i n : We expected to witness the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, but were disappointed as His Majesty, the King, attended a levee at St. James Palace that morning. However, we did see him in his Royal Coach and witnessed all the pomp and splendor surrounding Royalty. By the installation of his Royal Highness an unbroken Royal connection with the office of Grand Master dating from 1874, when the Prince of Wales (afterwards King Edward the 7th) was invested with that exalted rank, continues. By his appointment his Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent, is the seventh Prince of the Blood, etc, etc, etc. Note the capitals and then remember, "Masonry regards no man for his worldly wealth or honor alone." T h e G r a n d Lodge a u t h o r i z e d t h e g r a n t i n g of JOSIAH H . D R U M MOND m e d a l s t o all P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s a n d to t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y a n d t h e s e w e r e c o n f e r r e d b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r . T h i s m e d a l is c o n f e r r e d for d i s t i n c t i v e service t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e of Maine.
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MANITOBA—1940. The Sixty-fifth Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master W. D. LAWRENCE, and we note the presence of M.'. W.". JABEZ MILLER, the Representative for Kansas. The Grand Master reported attending the Golden Jubilee of North Dakota and the annual services on Masonic Island in Lake Metigoshe on the International Boundary and quotes the inscription in the Peace Garden: To God in His Glory. We two Nations dedicate this Garden and pledge ourselves that as long as men shall live, we will not take up arms against one another. Special Communications of the Grand Lodges of Iowa and Missouri were called in his honor during- his visits in those states. He also attended the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. We quote a small portion of a fine address: It has been held in effect that Freemasonry as an institution, may make no commitment on any public or political question, nor seek, as such, to influence government officials in the performance of their duties. But the inhibitions that may apply to the institution as such, do not apply to the individual Masons. No man by wrapping himself in the cloak of Freemasonry can lose his identity as a citizen. Rather is the reverse the case. Our first charge, given to the newly .made Mason, admonishes him to be exemplary in the discharge of his civil duties. You will revel in the delights and inspiration of the Grand Master's fine address. Here is one Grand Master who does not think the Annual Address has to be merely a report of figures and dry statistics. He finds more in Masonry than just a recitation of how many cups of coffee he drank and how many miles he traveled on an expense account. He starts his Grand Lodge off on a high and noble plane and there was no let down. It sounded so much like Kansas t h a t it made us homesick for our own Grand Lodge to begin. We would like to quote from the magnificent address of the Grand Chaplain, but do not have space. Almost thou persuadsd me to be a Manltoban. The Grand Historian gives some very interesting facts about the early history of Manitoba and particularly about the origin of the name. There is also a very fine address by C. W. GRAHAM, Principal of the United College, that all philosophers should read, and another by FRANK L . EVERSULL, President of North Dakota Agricultural College, entitled "Backgrounds" in which he stresses, 1. Vocational Preparation; 2. Culture and Education, and 3. Democracy. There is a fine review of Kansas.
MARYLAND—1939. Grand Master JOHN H . HESSEY opened the 153rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with guests from Massachusetts,
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D e l a w a r e , N e w J e r s e y , a n d D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a . W e also n o t e t h e a b s e n c e of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s . D u r i n g t h e year the Grand Treasurer, PETER E . TOME, and the Grand Secret a r y , HARRY C. M U E L L E R , died. T h e C o m m i t t e e on A p p l i c a t i o n s for a d m i s s i o n t o t h e M a s o n i c H o m e r e p o r t e d : It has come to our attention that the Lodge Committees, in some instances, have not made proper investigations of the case assigned to them, and in other instances, the Committee has misinterpreted the rules governing admission, and have left the applicant under a false impression. T h e r e a r e t h i r t y - o n e m e n a n d s i x t y - o n e w^omen in t h e H o m e . O n e c o m e r - s t o n e w^as laid d u r i n g t h e y e a r a n d t h e r e p o r t s s h o w a g a i n in m e m b e r s h i p of t h i r t y - t h r e e . T h e r e p o r t s c o n t a i n s e v e r a l p i c t u r e s of t h e a n n u a l c o r n h u s k i n g bee a t t h e M a s o n i c H o m e a n d t h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t s t h a t he visited t h e G r a n d L o d g e s of C o n n e c t i c u t , D i s t r i c t of Columbia, N e w H a m p s h i r e a n d E n g l a n d .
MASSACHUSETTSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1939. JOSEPH E . P E R R Y , G r a n d M a s t e r , opened t h e 206th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d delivered a splendid o r a t i o n a n d a d d r e s s on GEORGE W A S H I N G T O N . H e c o m m e n t e d on t h e 150th A n n i v e r s a r y of t h e i n a u g u r a t i o n of B r o t h e r W A S H I N G T O N a s P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r s a y s in p a r t : He dealt with momentous issues. He had neither time nor desire to engage in trivial or mediocre activities. From necessity and inclination, he gave his allegiance and his strength only to those things which he considered to have outstanding merit. He revered God and all Godlike qualities, truth, honor, integrity, Justice, and human brotherhood. He served his Country. He served Mankind. He served Freemasonry. The Freemasonry of WASHINGTON'S day was identical In purpose and spirit with the Freemasonry of today. If, in a great crisis, a man of WASHINGTON'S capacity and judgment placed Freemasonry near the top of all human institutions, may we not profitably spend a tew moments out of the present crisis to examine into the nature and potentialities of this same Institution. What is there in it that attracted not only WASHINGTON and his great counterpart, in the Southern Hemisphere, SIMON BOLIVAB, but men like JEFFERSON, FRANKUN? What is it that has commanded the respect of men, not as heads of government, but as men, to such a degree that WASHINGTON while Commander-in-Chief of the Army took his place with the humblest of his brethren in an Army lodge presided over by one of his sergeants as Worshipful Master; and the present King of England, in common with other members, paid his Masonic obeisance to the village mail carrier who was the Master of the King's Lodge? W e w o u l d like t o q u o t e from t h e a d d r e s s e s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r s of N o r t h C a r o l i n a , W e s t V i r g i n i a a n d t h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d O r a t o r of S o u t h D a k o t a , a s well a s m a n y o t h e r a d d r e s s e s of G r a n d M a s t e r PERRY if w e h a d t h e s p a c e . T h i s a n n u a l r e p o r t is full of v e r y fine ideas. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t s t h e d e a t h of J . HUGO TATSCH, t h e G r a n d L i b r a r i a n , a n d D i r e c t o r of E d u c a t i o n . B r o t h e r T A T S C H w a s k n o w n all o v e r t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a s a m a n of g r e a t ability.
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On recommendation of the Grand Master, the Grand Lodge adopted the following Resolution: It is inconsistent with the professions and purposes of Freemasonry for any Masonic Body to promote, participate in, or profit by any lottery, game of chance, door prize or other device or activity whereby the individual participant may be able, through the element of luck or chance to win a greater value than he pays, and each Masonic Body within the Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge is hereby enjoined to observe the letter and the spirit of this Resolution, and Be it further resolved that all so called collateral Bodies, clubs, or other organizations in Massachusetts whose membership is related to or dependent on Masonic membership, or which in the public mind are likely to be regarded as Masonic organizations, are requested, and all individual Masons owing allegiance to this Grand Lodge are enjoined to respect the purpose of this Resolution.
The report says the Resolution w a s adopted unanimously.
YORK GRAND LODGE OF MEXICO—1939. The Seventy-ninth Annual Communication was opened by Grajid Master M. S. V A N SON, vrith t h e assistance of the Grand Representative of Kansas, Past Grand Master W. S. TURNPAUGH. The Grand Lodges of Holland, Norway and Colombia were recognized and representatives were exchanged. A great deal of trouble has been caused by the Mexico laws in regard to the expropriation of the oil in that country and, because of the fact t h a t many of the members of this Grand LiOdge were engaged in the oil business, several of the lodges have lost heavily in membership and a t least one has been compelled t o quit. The whole situation, with reference to this Grand Lodge, is in danger on account of the oil and mining conditions. There is a nice review of the Kansas Proceedings with extensive quotations from Grand Master ERSKINE and the Grand Orator ALBERT NOAH SMITH.
MICHIGAN—1940. FRANCIS B . LAMBIE opened the Ninety-sixth Annual Commimi-
cation without the assistance of the Kansas Representative, but with a splendid and enthusiastic Grand Lodge. The Grand Master avoided any reversals on his decisions by referring all of them to the Jurisprudence Committee as they presented themselves during the year. One new lodge w a s dedicated and Norway and Sweden were recognized and representatives exchanged. Action was taken authorizing the formation of Memorial Lodges for the sole purpose of conducting Masonic funerals of deceased sojourners.
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Provision was made for the establishment of Boards of Relief in cities where two or more lodges had concurrent jurisdiction, and provision w a s made for the appointment of District Deputy Instructors under the direction of the Grand Lecturer.
MEWESOTA—1940. Grand Master GUNNAR H . NORDBYE opened the Eighty-seventh
Annual Comrhunication with visitors from Manitoba, Iowa and South Dakota. The Representative for Kansas, MONTREVILLE J. BROWN, was present. The Grand Master reports the death of P a s t Grand Master ELMER A. KLING and that three corner-stones were
laid. The Grand Lodge received some hand hammered wrought iron jewels presented to the Grand Master by Hematite Lodge and made from Hematite ore for which the lodge w a s named. The Grand Master recommended a shift in District Supervisors and the dropping of those who had not worked the previous year, the shortening of report blanks and an appropriation for mileage and expenses. He also states: The great Mission of Masonry is to build character. We are builders, not of the great cathedrals that our ancient brethren so skillfully constructed, but of that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. We realize that we have many members of our Craft who fall far short of the ideals of our institution. Many of us never reach the heights to which our Fraternity points the way, but there is instilled in the heart of every true Mason the urge and aspiration to a better and more noble life.
The Grand Orator, HAROLD E . STASSEN, gave a fine address
from which w^e quote: There are four primary working tools of a citizen in a democracy. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Assembly and Freedom of Worship. We cannot overemphasize the importance and value of these basic working tools of citizenship. Whenever dictatorship and totalitarian governments have arisen, we observe that they begin by restricting the rights of freedom of press and at others they reach into the pulpit and there exert their influence and restrictions.
Past Grand Master EDMUND A. MONTGOMERY gives a splendid
review of Kansas.
MISSISSIPPI—1940. JOHN A. DANTZLER, Grand Master, opened the 122nd Annual Communication with the Representative for Kansas, ROBERT W .
HiNTON, present. The Grand Master reports constituting one lodge, arresting the charters of two lodges and issuing dispensations for two new lodges. We note the appointment of THEODORE P . PERRY,
of Coffeyville, Kansas, as the Representative of Misssisippl near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. The reports show a gain of 755 mem-
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bers and t h a t the Grand Master visited the Grand Lodges of Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee. There is a fine report of the Masonic Homes for boys and girls which shows a decrease In the number of orphans and another report shows an increase of aged beneficiaries. We note from the committee report that in 1932 the George Washington National Memorial was well under way on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Brother WASHINGTON. Some one's history must be about fifty years mistaken. They also reported Four Million Dollars spent and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars still needed for this memorial. We note that the Grand Orator had our ancient brother guarded against the approach of canons and eavesdroppers and he also pictures NOAH a s delivering to his forbears the great truths of one God, etc. We were not sure about the canons, as to whether they meant priests or guns and while w^e have heard that the boy is father of the man, this Grand Orator went one step farther and had NOAH instructing his parents, grandparents and other ancestors. There was a nice review^ of Kansas.
MISSOURIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. The 120th Annual Communication of Missouri was opened by Grand Master KARL MAX VESTBURG. He had an active year and among his activities were the laying of seven comer-stones, the dedicating of four halls and assisting in the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of two lodges, the 100th birthday of a brother, WILLIAM CASH LADD, and the making of a multitude of visitations.
There are 334 members in their Masonic Home and during the year there were thirty-four admitted, two rejected and forty-eight held over for further investigation. A committee w a s formed and reported on Social Service at training camps and recommended that five cents per member be set aside for such purposes. The Grand Lodge also adopted a ceremony for the unveiling and dedication of Masonic markers commemorating the lives of distinguished Masons or of events in which Masons have played an outstanding part. Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Nicaraugua was given. A m a r k e r WSLS dedicated and placed in St. Louis to the'memory of LEWIS and CLARK. The Grand Lodge adopted a resolution to admit from twenty-five to forty refugee children from the warring countries of Europe, "without restrictions as to Masonic membership or religfious affiliations." Various portions of the Kansas Proceedings were quoted in the topical report by RAY V. DENSLOW, the Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence who also gave a fine report on Masonry in the Canal Zone.
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MONTANA—1939. The Seventy-fifth Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master OSCAR A. JOHNSON with the Grand Representative of Kansas absent. The Grand Master reports one hall dedicated and one comerstone laid and the death of Past Grand Master JOHN L . CARROLL. Visits were made to the Grand Lodges of Washington, British Columbia, Pennsylvania and North Dakota. We note a familiar story issued by the Masonic Home Board which seems to be having the same trouble as similar boards in other jurisdictions. This Board states: All great charities and benefactions are subject to impositions, and your Masonic Home is no exception. Your Board has ever been ready and happy to extend the benefits of this fine home in accordance with the well known Masonic injunction of relief to poor distressed Master Masons, their widows and orphans. A Resolution was adopted by the Grand Lodge to secure a new funeral ceremony. There is a splendid review for Kansas for 1938 and 1939 with extensive quotations from Grand Masters ERSKINE and BuziCK.
NEBRASKA—1940. Grand Master WILLIAM J. BRECKENRIDGE opened the Eightythird Annual Communication with a large attendance, including seventeen Past Grand Masters. In his opening welcome the Grand Master said: I hope that this 83rd Annual Communication will be dedicated to Him who is our strength and our refuge. May our deliberations be guided by the spirit of brotherly love, and our prayers be for peace—the gift of. God's love. In responding to a welcome to the Past Grand Masters, Brother CRITES made some pertinent remarks about the Grand Lodge, when he said: We realize that Grand Lodge is the power by which local lodges exist, not only in the sense that it issues their charters, but also that it brings to each lodge the strength of the whole Craft. It is a guarantee of Masonic regularity; without it each lodge would fall a victim to its own local conditions. It is the custodian and preserver of our traditions, our customs, our rituals, and the rich inheritance of the past. It is not a thing apart, but rather is the whole membership organized to preserve its traditions, protect its interests, and satisfy its needs. The Grand Masters of Missouri and Iowa were present. In responding to the address of welcome to all Masons, Brother PAIGE L . HALL said, among other good things:
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HAMPSHIRE.
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It is true that many of us have much less to live on than we had a year ago, but it is certainly just as true that we have just as much as ever to live for. Five comer-stones were laid, two lodges consolidated and seventy-one fifty year buttons were presented. Over four hundred sat down to the annual Grand Lodge dinner to the Masters and Wardens and official members of the Grand Lodge given by the Grand Lodge. Our old friend, L E W SMITH, must have blushed at the extended high praise given him by the Grand Master. In the report on Foreign Correspondence, Brother CRITES quotes extensively from our Past Grand Master BuziCK on the subject of The Kansas Masonic Home.
NEVADA—1940. The Grand Master, CHARLES A. CARSON, opened the Seventysixth Annual Communication under very pleasing circumstances. He gave a splendid address speaking particularly about the necessity of keeping the Masonic Fraternity true to its political ideals and also to its religious ideals. The Grand Orator, GEORGE MONTROSE, gave an inspiring address from which we quote as follows: Centuries ago yesterday and today, temples were first erected in the hearts of men, and silently they spread the mortar of reverence and love until their spirit moves to show their outward reverence and they build, and we as Masons build to the glory of God, and His undying wisdom. Temples may be built with all the wealth, with all the glory, with all the magnificence that the people of the time may endow, yet they are but the playthings of time and crumble into dust. The great temple of SOLOMON, upon which the masters labored for seven years; into which was put all the wealth and grandeur and lives of the men of the day was plundered by the King of Egypt and later was despoiled and its ashes blown away. But what of that? The outward temple stands today and ever will stand as long as men walk in the path of God and Masonry. There is a nice review of Kansas.
NEW HAMPSHIRE—1940. The 151st Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by the Grand Master, WARREN H . TUCKER, and we note that the Kansas Representative, who is now the Deputy Grand Master, ROBERT C. LAING, was present. There is a nice review of the Proceedings for Kansas in 1939 with very flattering remarks concerning Grand Master YOUNG and his address and also a fine statement about our Kansas Masonic Home and a delightful welcome to the new Committee on Correspondence for Kansas.
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Two pages, one for a picture and one for a biography, are used in honor of JOSEPH DREW HOWE, a Master Mason for over 75 years who was further honored by receiving a jewel from the Grand Master. Three Past Grand Masters died during the year, GEORGE ELMER DANFORTH, HARRY GOODENOW NOYES and COLN GARMON.
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An exchange of representatives with Sweden was approved and fraternal relations were established with the Grand Lodges of Egypt, Para, Brazil, Tamaulipas and Cosmos, Mexico. Fifty-five fifty year buttons were presented and consideration is being given to conferring buttons for twenty-five years of membership. Eighty lodges were represented. The total membership is 12,960, loss of 191.
NEW JERSEY—1940. JOSEPH C. IMHOFF, Grand Master, opened the 153rd Annual Communication and reported laying two comer-stones and visited the Grand Lodges of New^ York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Grand Representative for Kansas, M.'. W.'. ARTHUR POTTERTON, was
present.
In speaking of applications for admission to the Masonic Home he states: The experience in recent years of Masonic Home and charity Foundation in considering applicants for admission to the Home or for receiving assistance from the charity Foundation has been that a number of the applicants, while of an advanced age, have been members of the fraternity a comparatively short time. It would seem fro,m experience the lodges would do well, in passing upon applications, to give consideration to the useful years ahead of those who are applying for our privileges, and select those who can be of service to the Craft. There are 216 in the Masonic Home. There is a splendid review of Kansas by DAVID MCGREGOR.
NEW MEXICO—1939. WILLIAM M . BICKEL opened the Sixty-second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge and we note the presence of WILLIAM C. PORTERFIELD as the Representative for Kansas. The
Grand Master reports the laying of one corner-stone and the dedicating of two Masonic halls. A funeral was conducted by the Grand Lodge for Past Grand Master WILLIAM B . WALTON. The Committee on Grand Master's Address rejected the recommendation of the Grand Master to publish a cipher ritual and
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a l s o h i s s u g g e s t i o n t o c h a n g e t h e n a m e of T h e M a s o n i c H o m e F u n d t o T h e M a s o n i c Relief F u n d , a s well a s r e j e c t i n g h i s r e c o m mendation for a trial commission. T h e G r a n d L o d g e i n d e f i n i t e l y piostponed t h e idea of a n e w a d m i n i s t r a t i o n building a n d a m e n d e d i t s B y - L a w s t o r e q u i r e t h i r t y - f i v e y e a r s of m e m b e r s h i p o r a p a y m e n t of $200.00 in c a s h before a life m e m b e r s h i p could b e g r a n t e d . W e n o t e t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of W I L L I A M E . L E D B E T T E R a s G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of N e w Mexico n e a r Kansas. T h e r e i s a very nice r e v i e w of K a n s a s f o r 1939.
NEW MEXICO—1940. T h e S i x t y - t h i r d A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of N e w M e x i c o w a s o p e n e d b y L o u i s C. R O C K E T T w h o r e p o r t s t h e l a y i n g of t w o c o m e r - s t o n e s arid t h e d e d i c a t i n g of o n e hall. W e n o t e t h a t l o d g e s in N e w M e x i c o c o n f e r r e d d e g r e e s b y courtesy for Ninnescah Lodge a t K i n g m a n and for Albert Pike Lodge a t Wichita. T h e Grand M a s t e r further reports the transfer f r o m t h e Masonic H o m e F u n d t o t h e G e n e r a l F u n d of e n o u g h m o n e y t o p a y t h e e x p e n s e s f o r one-half y e a r a n d in t h e n e x t p a r a g r a p h h e s t a t e s t h a t t h e a f f a i r s of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a r e p r o g r e s s i n g in a s a t i s f a c t o r y m a n n e r . T h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s , W I L L I A M C . PORTERFIELD, w a s present.
F r o m r e p o r t of C o m m i t t e e o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e w e t a k e t h i s from JOHN
MILNE:
England's membership has shown a substantial gain. The small lodges which are encouraged there and the disapproval of the so-called higher bodies by the Grand Lodge are said by Englishmen to be strong contributing factors in this growth. T h e r e w a s a fine a d d r e s s b y J O H N T E M P L E R I C E , of T e x a s .
NEW SOUTH WALES—1939. L o r d G A W R I E , a s G r a n d M a s t e r , o p e n e d t h e Fifty-second A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d w e n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of A L F R E D J . B U R BRIDGE, t h e K a n s a s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e . The Grand Master states: Brethren, my message to you at this momentous time is this, "Carry on a s usual. Be stout of heart, and banish from your minds any fear of what the future may bring forth. Trust in God, and in the land, sea and air forces of the British Empire and of its ally the Great Nation of France, but do your utmost to aid them in every way possible. Remember our quarrel is not with the German people, but with the spirit of greed, hate, cruelty and oppression by which its rulers a r e obsessed."
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What a change since that was written in September, 1939. The Grand Master has found that the trust in France was poorly placed and who is guilty of this greed 'and hate if it is not the German people, or who makes it possible for the German leaders to exercise their force and demonstrate their hate and greed if it is not the German people ?
NEW YORK—1940. The 159th Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master DANA B . HELLINGS, who recommended a reduction of the per
capita tax of 25c per member and showed the loss in money over a ten year period was approximately three and one-half million dollars and the loss of membership over ninety-six thousand. In the joint report of the Committees on Jurisprudence and Constitutions, they use this language: The Grand Lodge Committee on Outside Relief have made their awards of amounts averaging $20.00 per month. Perhaps one can liardly live on $20.00 per month, but the Committee has felt that the question of what a Lodge should do for its own distressed, supplementing what the Committee did, should be left to the wise judgment, discretion and sense of duty of each lodge. The Committee has been willing to assume that every Lodge in true Masonic spirit would see to it that its unfortunates did not suffer. There is food for thought in this for all Masons. It is really the problem of the local lodge with help from the Grand Lodge instead of a duty of the Grand Lodge because some money is paid for relief by the lodges. There are extended quotations in the review from the address of Grand Master YOUNG on "Loyalty and Advancement" and on "Masonic Trials" and "Fifty and Twentyfive Year Medals" and also from the address of Grand Master BuziCK on "Education."
NEW ZEALAND—1939. The Fiftieth Annual Communication was opened by Viscount GALWAY. After an elaborate opening a new Grand Master was installed. During the year a good deal of trouble was encountered in the administration of the Widows and Orphans and Aged Masons Fund because of the demands of some applicants for annuities and the insistence of some lodges that they had a right to have a member receiving aid. It sounds like some lodges in Kansas insisting that they should have a member in the Masonic Home since they never had one there. The Grand Lodge made an appropriation of 220 pounds to purchase school books for poor children where there are several in a family. The Grand Lodge seems to have more money than it knows what to do with in the handling of its orphanages and has an elaborate program for the care of widows and orphans.
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NEW ZEALAND—1940. T h e G r a n d Lodge of N e w Z e a l a n d h a s published a h i s t o r y of t h e G r a n d L o d g e w i t h p i c t u r e s of a l l P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s in h o n o r of t h e F i f t i e t h A n n i v e r s a r y of t h e f o u n d i n g of t h e G r a n d L o d g e . T h e h i s t o r y i s w r i t t e n in a v e r y e n t e r t a i n i n g m a n n e r , is brief a n d full of i n f o r m a t i o n . Sufficient of t h e p r o c e e d i n g s of t h e v a r i o u s a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s is g i v e n t o s h o w t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d of M a s o n r y i n g e n e r a l in t h e G r a n d I s l a n d of N e w Z e a l a n d . T h e h i s t o r y of t h e G r a n d L o d g e reflects t h e h i s t o r y of t h e c o u n t r y itself in a b o u t t h e s a m e m a n n e r a s t h e h i s t o r y of M a s o n r y r e f l e c t s t h e h i s t o r y of all G o v e r n m e n t s u n d e r w h i c h t h e G r a n d L o d g e s o p e r a t e . T h e h i s t o r y is p r i n t e d in a splendid m a n n e r a n d i s a delight t o t h e e y e of a n y m a n w h o w a s f o r m e r l y a p r i n t e r a n d w h o a p p r e c i a t e s a t t r a c t i v e p a g e s on fine p a p e r .
NORTH CAROLINA—1940. T h e G r a n d Master, J . E D W A R D A L L E N , opened t h e 153rd C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e . T h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s , Z E B U L O N V. S N I P E S , w a s p r e s e n t . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r s t a t e s t h a t h e f o u n d t h e w o r k of t h e office t o be m o s t l y r o u t i n e a n d r e p o r t s in t h e s a m e m a n n e r , r u n n i n g in h i s b u s i n e s s a p p o i n t m e n t s w i t h h i s lodge visitations indiscriminately. T h e Grand Orator, however, f o u n d s o m e t h i n g to s a y a n d s a i d it a s f o l l o w s : IN WHOM DO YOU PUT YOUR TRUST? Masonry without God is unthinkable. As well try to imagine day without the sun or a sky empty of stars. No man can estimate the force of the impression made upon the mind of the candidate by the experience of meeting God at the very beginning of his initiation. Many petitioners know very little of the Order; most of them, unfortunately, fall into the hands of the idiots—of whom every lodge on earth has at least one—who roll their eyes and talk of goats and greased poles and offer to bet the neophyte that he will back down before he has finished his three degrees. Even if the future brother escapes this noisome and noxious pest, he will make his alarm at the West Gate with some degrees of excitement and with a sort of harried and uneasy readiness for any eventuality. But hardly has the door closed behind him when he hears a solemn voice from the East—^maybe the voice of an intimate friend of the store or the shop or the street—bidding him remember that the blessing of God must always be sought on the threshold of a new enterprise and then actually praying for him! Now if he had gone into a church or a synagogue, he would have expected as a matter of course to hear about God: but he is in a Masonic lodge, with men sitting around the walls whom he had not thought of as particularly religious—and he is being called on at once to profess a belief in Deity! Certainly the thoughtful Mason will never forget that soul stirring moment. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t s t h e d e a t h of t w o P a s t G r a n d M a s ters,
ROY F .
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Tyler, W . D A N T E R R Y . G u e s t s w e r e p r e s e n t from M a s s a c h u s e t t s , R h o d e I s l a n d , Virginia, S o u t h C a r o l i n a a n d t h e D i s t r i c t of C o l u m bia.
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The Committee on Necrology quotes a very nice piece of blank verse as follows: "I said to the man who stood at the gate of the years: "Give me light, that I may tread safely Into the unknown," and he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be better than light and safer than the known way." There was a very nice review of the Kansas Proceedings with a fine statement as to the rights of a Mason to enter the Masonic Home and quoting Montana on this subject.
NORTH DAKOTA—1940. The Grand Master, HARRY W . GILL, opened a fine session of the Grand Lodge in its Fifty-first Communication with visiting Grand Masters or Past Grand Masters from Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Montana, Iowa and Manitoba, as well as twelve of their own Past Grand Masters. The Grand Master welcomed the visitors in well chosen words and also the members of the Grand Lodge without slopping over or overemphasizing the place and privileges of those who came for the first time. Two temples were dedicated and two lodges consolidated. Brother WALTER L . STOCKWELL, the Grand Secretary, in his remarks said: This is not a time to despair, but it is high time that we faced our conditions squarely, tightened our belts and went to work. It is our duty as free Masons and as free men to here highly resolve that we shall be more vigilant as Masons and more devoted as citizens of this great Republic. In speaking of the good we can get from our troubles the Grand Orator, W.". ALEXANDER G. BURR, of the Supreme Court, in a wonderful oration states: The periods of adversity set us thinking; and at times, almost unwillingly, we are forced to see situations and conditions which never appeared to us before. It is a well known fact that were we at the bottom of a deep well, we could see stars at the noontide period, stars that we would not be able to observe if we were on some mountain top. Thus periods of adversity give us visions which the periods of prosperity never furnish. In contrasting ideas he presents Lincoln's, "Let us have faith that Right makes Might" to Lenin's "It is true that Liberty is precious—so precious that it must be rationed." The difference between a liberator and an incipient dictator.
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WILLIAM H . MURFIN, in his twelfth report as F r a t e r n a l Corre-
spondent, gives a fine review of Kansas with extensive quotations from Grand Master YOUNG. He remarks that he can not see rnuch in a review of twenty-five pages for sixty-three Proceedings a s we had last year. I t is a good deal. Brother MUKFiN, like the man who preferred half a loaf to none at all. You see, times are hard down here. You might also estimate how many pages you would have used figured on the space allotted in your report to Kentucky and Wyoming.
NOVA SCOTIA—1940. Grand Master A. J. MACDONALD opened the Seventy-fifth
Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge and we note that our Representative from Kansas, JOHN G. MITCHELL, was present.
In the sermon by the Grand Chaplain, Rev. N. D. KENNEDY,
preached on a text from Isaiah 54:2, covering the thought, "Lengthen t h y cords and strengthen thy stakes," he stated among other good things: Is the struggle for liberty worth while? How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? We have no alternative. To become weary in well doing now, is but to enroll ourselves and our sympathies with those ranged against us. That is just the victory they desire, that we should fail in the day of ordeal. If Freemasonry, notwithstanding, still survives, it will be now, as always, because of the effort and application of Freemasons themselves. I n h i s a d d r e s s t h e G r a n d M a s t e r dwells on t h e p r e s e n t situ a t i o n i n t h e w^orld a n d a s k s a n d a n s w e r s h i s q u e r i e s a s follows: Can it be that we of the Democracies are to see the overthrow of all those ideals which we as Masons hold as our very birthright? Can -we believe for a moment that such ideals are to be replaced by Nazi force? We can not be Masons and so believe. We as Masons must hold a steadfast belief that the Supreme Architect of the Universe is still our God; that those ideals, based upon the teachings of Holy Writ shall and must prevail; though we are passing through a critical period, right shall conquer over might.
Twenty-five fifty year jewels were presented and one seventyfive year jewel through the medium of the Grand Lodge of California on a brother who is 103 years old. There is no review.
OHIO—1939. Grand Master HARRY MEYER opened the 130th Annual Com-
munication with gfuests from Michigan and West Virginia. He reported that he refused several requests to advertise and issue circulars defending Masonry through the press and radio addresses. He ruled that a visitor from Czechoslovakia might be allowed to
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visit in Ohio w i t h o u t a n y r e c e i p t f o r d u e s if h e p r o v e d h i s m e m bership, a s there h a d been no opportunity to p a y a n y dues. Five H u n d r e d D o l l a r s w a s a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r relief of e a r t h q u a k e suff e r e r s in C h i l e ; $500.00 f o r S p a n i s h r e f u g e e s in P r a n c e ; $500.00 for A u s t r i a n r e f u g e e s in S w i t z e r l a n d . Governor BRICKER welcomed t h e Grand M a s t e r a n d stated among other things: As long as the spirit of Masonry, that spirit of taking care of our own, that spirit of better communities within which to live, that spirit of a free, open discussion of all affairs, that association with our fellow men upon an equal basis, that willingness to help, that desire to be of service, essentially the spirit of brotherhood, as long as those shall live in America, in the communities throughout the country, small and large alike, we are certain of the perpetuation of the institutions of democracy. T h e G r a n d L o d g e r a i s e d t h e M a s o n i c H o m e fee f o r n e w m e m b e r s f r o m $8.00 t o $10.00. F i v e c o r n e r - s t o n e s w e r e laid a n d five h a l l s d e d i c a t e d . T w o P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s died, M . ' . W . ' . GEORGE L. M A R S H A L L a n d M . ' . W . ' . J O H N R . F L O T R O N .
T h e r e i s a fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s a n d w e n o t e t h a t o u r G r a n d Representative, JAMES W . MORGAN, was present.
OHIOâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. T h e O n e H u n d r e d T h i r t y - f i r s t A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of Ohio w a s opened b y D I L L O N C R I S T , t h e G r a n d M a s ter, w h o r e p o r t s a gift of $500.00 t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e of E n g l a n d t o a i d in c a r i n g f o r w o u n d e d soldiers a n d a gift of $1,000.00 t o t h e American Red Cross. A m o n g t h e work for the year, he records t h e d e d i c a t i o n of n i n e t e m p l e s a n d lodge r o o m s a n d t h e l a y i n g of eight corner-stones. A m o n g the proceedings w e note t h a t t h e G r a n d M a s t e r of I d a h o , W . W A D E W I L S O N , v i s i t e d t h e l o d g e i n Ohio, l o c a t e d i n t h e t o w n w h e r e h e w a s b o r n . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r m a d e t h e following r u l i n g s : 1. Lodges and organizations whose membership is limited to Masons are guilty of unmasonic conduct in conducting a circus performance on Sunday. 2. To use in any advertisement the designation of a title showing membership in any organization limited to Masons is a violation of Masonic law. 3. Where Grand Lodges have ceased to exist in Europe because, of the war, members of such Grand Jurisdictions holding certificates of membership may petition for membership in Ohio on such certificates of membership as if they were dimits. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r visited in W e s t V i r g i n i a , P e n n s y l v a n i a , O n t a r i o a n d Illinois a n d a m o n g h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w a s o n e f o r a new funeral ceremony. Fifty-two thousand dollars w a s approp r i a t e d b y t h e G r a n d L o d g e for t h e deficit of t h e M a s o n i c H o m e , although over t w o hundred seven thousand dollars h a d been used in t h e c a r e of 223 m e n , 187 w o m e n , 70 b o y s a n d 4 5 g i r l s .
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In his remarks the Grand Master stated: Today there is strong competition for one's time. We are besieged on all sides to join this or that club, society or organization. In addition to these things a great number of people seem to be possessed with a mad craze for pleasure that apparently cannot be satisfied. Despite this competition for time. Masonry continues on in its silent yet impressive manner of doing good. We must not be .misled into making our Lodge rooms any the less sacred places than they have been in ages past. We realize we are living in a changing world, but as a matter of fact the world has been changing since time immemorial. There is a splendid review of Kansas with extensive quotations from Grand Master YOUNG and Grand Orator JACKSON and a pleasant reference to the Correspondence Report of Kansas.
OKLAHOMAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. CHARLES H . EVERETT, Grand Master, opened the Thirty-second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, but which is also the Sixty-seventh Annual Communication for Indian Territory and Forty-eighth for Oklahoma Territory. There were eighteen P a s t Grand Masters present and officers from Arkansas, Texas and Missouri, but we note that the Grand Representative of Kansas was absent. The incoming Grand Master, THOMAS G. COOK, is a native of Kansas, having been born near Eudora. Two P a s t Grand Masters died during the year, MAHLON FRITZ MANVILLE and JOSEPH WILLIAM MORRIS, who was a native of Kan-
sas and had served in the 20th Kansas Infantry during the Spanish-American War. The Grand Master visited Colorado and Texas. He consolidated six lodges into three, took up two charters, laid seven comer-stones, dedicated one lodge hall, recommended the establishment of t h e plan of giving fifty year buttons a s Veterans' jewel, and reported a net loss of 734 members. We note the allowance for the expenses of the Grand Master a s follows: Office $2,000.00, traveling expenses $1,366.51 and a new car $992.00, totaling $4,358.51, which is in contrast to the $2,900.00 allowed to the Grand Masters of Kansas, while we have almost twenty thousand more members than Oklahoma. Fraternal relations and exchange of representatives with the Grand Lodge in t h e State of Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico, the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas, Tampico, Mexico and t h e Grand Lodge Unida La Orienta Peninsular, Yucatan, Mexico. Oklahoma discontinued their recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Je'rsey because one lodge in New Jersey admits negroes and has done so since the time of t h e Civil War under a peculiar historical backgrround. The action of the Grand Lodge presents a contrast to their Grand Orator's statement as follows: Founded upon the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man, Masonry has incorporated in its teachings some of the priceless jewels of life: temperance, fortitude, prudence, justice, liberty, equality, fraternity,
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etc., about its altar will be found the best men of each succeeding generation—men of all races and creeds, each with his heart attuned to a universal brotherhood. There is a splendid review of Kansas by C. A. STURGEON, the Reviewer, who takes hot shots at J. ED ALLEN, of North Carolina, for sarcastic and misplaced remarks. Go to it, boys, I represent South Carolina, just South of North Carolina, and live in Kansas, just North of Oklahoma, so I expect to get hit by the shrapnel from both battlefields. I am not entering the fray as Brother ALLEN has said some uncalled for things about Kansas that were sadly out of line, but it's not much worse than telling New Jersey how to run their affairs.
OREGON—1940 L E I F S . PINSETH opened the Ninetieth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Oregon with WALTER O . HAINES, for Kansas, present as Grand Representative. During the year he visited the Grand Lodges of Washington, British Columbia, Idaho and California, dedicated two temples and laid four comer-stones. In speaking of the Masonic Home, he recites the deficits in operation and asks if the brethren wish to cut down the service, reduce the admissions to those in actual dire necessity, or to raise more funds. There are thirty-eight men and forty-three women in the Home and twenty-four men and twenty-four women on outside maintenance. GEORGE DAVID BRODIE, the Grand Senior Warden, died during the year.
PENNSYLVANIA—1939. ROBERT R. LEWIS, Grand Master, in opening the Grand Lodge, stated that he had prepared a report of his stewardship, but did not propose to inflict it on the members of Grand Lodge. What peculiar ideas some Grand Masters get. He further states: A Lodge has no defined territorial jurisdiction. Pennsylvania must have a law differing from most of the states. He issues a strong edict against any Mason participating in any gambling device for raising funds by any lodge or any organization predicating its membership on Masonic connections. He also demanded that Masters of lodges appear in appropriate regalia for funerals or wear citizens clothes, but not have a conglomeration of clothes. The twenty Chaplains he appointed ought to have a good effect on his membership.
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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS—1940. The Twenty-eighth Annual Communication was opened by the acting Grand Master, JOSE D E L O S REYES, a s the Grand Master, CLARK JAMES, had died during the year. We also note the death of two Past Grand Masters, NEWTON C . COMFORT and RAFAEL PALMA. The Grand Representative for Kansas, VICTOR-
lANO YAMZON, was present. The Proceedings of this Grand Lodge are quite interesting and the problems with reference t o the situation in the Pacific are reflected in t h e decisions of the Grand Lodge. The history of paying per capita tax by lodges located on the Continent in United States money, while receiving the dues in the depreciated Chinese money caused a great deal of argument. The lodges all seem to be in good condition and doing better work than should be expected.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND—1940. HARLAN P . FOUND, Grand Master, opened the Sixty-fifth Annual .Communication without the presence of the Kansas Representative. The Grand Lodge adopted a Resolution of Loyalty to the King and to the Empire and another resolution to demand t h a t brethren of enemy birth should not attend lodges during the war. The Grand Lodge appropriated $5,000.00 for work among the soldiers of Great Britain to be distributed as the Grand Lodge of England should find necessary.
QUEENSLAND—1939. The Grand Master, LESLIE O . WILSON, opened the Grand Lodge of Queensland. The announcement of his election was made at a Special Communication and his installation was attended with a great deal of ceremony. Proclamations of his election were made in the South, West and East and anthems were sung a t each Station. The Grand Master, in addressing the brethren, does so a s Most Worshipful, Right Worshipful, Very Worshipful, Worshipful Brethren and Brethren. The Representative for Kansas was absent. While speaking in terms of loyalty to the British Empire in general,- and to Queensland in particular, the Grand Master reminds the brethren: Of the vital importance of Brethren retraining from introducing into our Masonic gattierings any questions, which may even be thought to be of a political nature. Individually, outside our Masonic work, we are each of us entitled to our own political views, and to use our influence or our votes as we think right, but I would strongly urge that nothing of any sort which could be interpreted as dealing with international or national politics should be even suggested at any meetings of a Masonic or semiMasonic character.
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We recommend this statement to all those countries of Europe and Asia, which seem to think that the Masonic Lodge room is a place for the stirring of political activity against any other n a tion. Queensland is a t war along with the rest of the British Empire and this statement coming a t this time shows to any man t h e attitude of the Fraternity tow^ard all political questions.
QUEENSLAND—1940. Sir LESLIE O. WILSON presided over the Grand Lodge in Its Annual Communication and reported that two Masonic temples were dedicated. The Representative for Kansas was absent. Their laws were changed to remove the parents of members from the list of beneficiaries of the Benevolent Fund, leaving t h e widow, the children and the sisters of members, as they had previously stricken from the list the brothers. Apparently there will be another effort to remove the sisters from the list in the next year or two. A great deal of time was taken up in discussing the purchase of a building across the street from their Masonic Hall, in which public dances were held, so that the noise of the dances might not interfere with the meetings in t h e temple. The w a r work overshadowed all of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge and preparation is being made for active assistance for the relief of wounded and distressed persons in Great Britain.
RHODE ISLAND—1940. Grand Master HAROLD BROWNING opened the 150th Annual Commimication of the Grand Lodge with officers from Delaware, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Two Past Grand Masters died during the year, HENRY SMITH SEE and ARTHUR H . ARMINGTON.
The Grand Master reported that he had visited t h e Grand Lodges of Vermont, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maine and New York. He also presented the Rhode Island medal for distinguished service to CARL H . CLAUDY, of the District of Columbia, and JOHN EDWARD ALLEN,
of North Carolina. We note the death of JOSEPH W . BAKER, t h e Grand Historian. The Grand Lodge has recognized and established Fraternsil relations with the National Grand Lodge of France. The Grand Master reports that he was urged t o exercise his prerogatives to make a distinguished citizen of that State a Mason at sight, but since it had never been done in Rhode Island and, from his inves-
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tigation of other Grand Lodges he had found the Grand Masters were steadily refusing to exercise this right, he thought it best to refuse t o take any action.
SASKATCHEWAN—1940. The Thirty-fourth Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master H. M. UNDERHILL, who states in his report: We look from the present into the dark horizon of the future and wonder what new civilization, what new era is upon us. We, as Masons, ask ourselves what can be done to give it form, to mould it to our heart's desires, to our ideals. Some in their anxiety say, "These barbaric and bestial conditions in man are a challenge to Masonry. Something must be done by our Order; concerted action must be taken!" That is not so. There never has been or ever will be a challenge to Masonry as long as the ancient landmarks are preserved sacred and inviolable and we never suffer an infringement of our customs, or a deviation from our established usage. The challenge is not to Masonry, but it is most decidedly a challenge to you and me as individual Masons. The Grand Junior Warden of Montana was presented and addressed the Grand Lodge, but got considerably mixed on his history and dates by referring to 150 years of peace and trust between Canada and t h e United States. He also took on a large task for the Masonic Bodies in being responsible for the rehabilitation of all of Europe after the war. The Grand Lodge, however, unanimously adopted a report of a Special Committee quoting the Grand Lodge of England as follows: Grand Lodge has always consistently refused to express any opinion on questions of foreign or domestic state policy, either- at home or abroad, and it will not allow its name to be associated with any action, however humanitarian it may appear to be, which infringes its unalterable policy of standing aloof from every question affecting the relations between one Government and another. Twenty-five hundred dollars was appropriated for use by the Grand Lodge of England for hospital and $5,000.00 for the Canadian Red Cross. We note the death of ARTHUR S . CORRELL, Past Grand Master. There is a nice review of Kansas.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA—1940. ANDREW D . YOUNG, the Grand Master, reports that a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge was held for the purpose of welcoming Lord GAWRIE, the Grand Master of New South Wales, and we note that during the regular Communication of the Grand Lodge, the Governor of South Australia, MALCOLM BARCLAY HAR-
VEY, who had been a Provincial Grand Master of Aberdeenshire
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West in Scotland before his appointment as Governor, was present. The Representative for Kansas was absent. The Constitution was changed to admit blind persons to membership to conform with the rest of Australia. There is a nice review of Kansas.
SOUTH CAROLINA—1940. S. MANER MARTIN, Grand Master, reported in opening the 203rd Annual Communication the dedication of one hall and the laying of eight corner-stones. There is a very nice report of Kansas by HENRY COLLINS in his sixth annual report. The Grand Orator quotes our fellow Kansan, H. W. COLMERY on Education as follows: Our best weapon against communism, fascism and nazism is education in the responsibility which the citizen has, under a free government, to know, to understand, and to be able to solve the problems of government, if he is to remain a free man. The Service Committee was active in educational work with some splendid meetings and fine addresses by prominent educators. Refreshments of chicken bog and barbecue were served. Now, what is that?
SOUTH DAKOTA—1939. The Sixty-fifth Annual Communication ^vas opened by WILLIAM H. HiRSCH, Grand Master, with guests from Nebraska and North Dakota, but without the Grand Representative of Kansas. South Dakota lost its Senior Past Grand Master, GEORGE V. AYRES, by death.
The Grand Master stated: Even if the laws of South Dakota become such that games of chance are legalized, still there should be no question regarding our position as Masons in the matter. Gambling will continue to be unmasonic and the entire structure of our Fraternity will immediately become endangered when we attempt to consider it otherwise. The Grand Master reports twenty-two fifty year medals were awarded, a net loss of 584 in membership and the spending of an average of $1,070.50 a month for Grand Lodge charity.
SOUTH DAKOTA—1940 CHARLES C. SMITH, the Grand Master, opened the Sixty-sixth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with guests present from Minnesota and North Dakota. He reported that he had called
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a Special Communication in honor of the Grand Master of Iowa, HOMER A . BENJAMIN, and that he had laid two comer-stones. He further s t a t e s : The year has brought more forcibly to my attention the fact that we are living in an era of turmoil and strife; that intrigue, Jealousy and hatred animate the world and the ruling powers of the greatest nations of all the world, except the Americas. It is necessary that we as Masons reconsecrate and reded icate ourselves to the noble principles and teachings of our Order and to so live that we assist in stabilizing a distressed social condition. The Grand Secretary reports the cost of printing the Proceedings to be one-half of the previous year. He further suggests to those who criticize the smallness of their library and compare it unfavorably with that of North Dakota, that South Dakota can have as good a s any if the brethren will pay the same per capita tax and the expense of such a library. The Representative for Kansas, J A M E S B . VAUGHN, was present.
TASMANIA—1940. Mr. STANLEY DRYDEN, a s Grand Master, opened the Fortyninth Annual Communication and in his report shows a gain in membership of thirty-nine and t h a t over two hundred pounds had been contributed for Red Cross work. He states: I feel this occasion is opportune to speak a few words to you touching the great issues that are at stake in the present strife. They are not confined to a tremendous physical struggle. They affect the inmost sanctities of human life, for the Divine spirit of justice, mercy and love is being challenged, and tyranny applied in a deliberate manner to the enslavement of all human culture and the deprivation of the free exercise of the powers of thought and speech. "Far seems the time, remote from human sight, When war and discord on the earth shall cease. Yet every prayer for universal peace. Avails that blessed time to expedite."
TENNESSEE—1940. The 126th Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master LINDSAY B. PHILLIPS. The Grand Master reports laying three comer-stones, making four consolidations, the dedication of one Masonic hall and suspension of three charters. He shows that 479 people are maintained by the Home in separate homes a t less cost than when they operated the Home as a central unit.
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T h e G r a n d L o d g e refused t o a d o p t t h e D e c l a r a t i o n of P r i n ciples e m a n a t i n g f r o m t h e C o n f e r e n c e of G r a n d M a s t e r s . A p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e m a d e for t h e e x p e n s e s of t h e G r a n d L o d g e Officers as follows: G r a n d M a s t e r , $1,500.00; D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r , 5250.00; S e n ior G r a n d W a r d e n , $200.00; J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n , $200.00; G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , $500.00. T h e r e is a v e r y nice r e v i e w of K a n s a s b y J. T. PEELER i n h i s thirteenth annual report.
TEXASâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1939. M . ' . W . ' . L E E L O C K W O O D , t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , o p e n e d t h e 104th Annual Communication at Waco with a very large attendance. J E W E L P . L I G H T F O O T w a s p r e s e n t a s t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n sas. T h e r e is a v e r y fine r e v i e w of t h e K a n s a s P r o c e e d i n g s P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r W. M. FLY.
by
T h e G r a n d M a s t e r s h o w s 4,430 b r o t h e r s w h o h a d b e e n d r o p p e d for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s h a v e b e e n r e s t o r e d to m e m b e r s h i p . H e laid f o u r t e e n c o r n e r - s t o n e s , p r e s e n t e d fifty-nine fifty y e a r b u t t o n s a n d delivered a s t r o n g a d d r e s s in w h i c h h e u s e s t h e f o l l o w i n g l a n guage: Those great principles and ideals which the gentle craft has taught these .many years in our Lodges and which in the past have been challenged, are again challenged, again we must enlist in the advance guard to assist in preserving, as our brethren in the past assisted,and in many cases gave their all to preserve and perpetuate. Masonry deals with and seeks to strengthen the individual through the great lessons as taught and exemplified. It is engaged in the building of human character, the strengthening of personal integrity, and stressing the importance of the human being. It is true that if a Mason lives up to the teachings of our beautiful and profound ritualistic work that he will be a man above reproach. But he should go further, and particularly in his dealings with his fellow man, he must be honorable and just, there must be no question as to his true relationship to and with his family; he must practice charity in its broadest sense, not only in the prudent sharing of his worldly goods with those who may be in want, but he must practice charity and temperance in the speaking of and in passing judgment upon those of the craft who are less fortunate. H e w r o t e a s t r o n g l e t t e r a b o u t l o d g e s c o n f e r r i n g side d e g r e e s a f t e r t h e r e g u l a r m e e t i n g w a s over. B r o t h e r F L Y , in h i s r e p o r t on N o r t h Carolina, enters into a spirited a r g u m e n t with B r o t h e r A L L E N , w h o s e r e p o r t on T e x a s l a s t y e a r w e h a d r e a d w i t h i n t e r e s t , but without agreement.
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UTAH—1939. The Sixty-eighth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, HAROLD R . WALDO, who presented a good address and pointed out some novel things. Among them we learned that they have a rule against a lodge making a loan to one of its members and one lodge extended this rule by providing in its By-Laws t h a t no loan should be made to a member's father, mother, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. I think they must have meant to include all of his immediate relatives. There was a nice review of Kansas by Past Grand Master GOODWIN, who points out in Utah, only six months visitation from date of a dimit is permitted, a s contrasted with two years in Kansas. The Grand Orator presented a powerful plea for strict but •willing adherence to the Constitution of t h e United States. Brother ARTHUR C . WHERRY was present as the Grand Rep-
resentative for Kansas.
UTAH—1940. The Sixty-ninth Annual Communication was opened by W I L LIAM LiTTLEJOHN with Representative from Kansas, ARTHUE C . WHERRY, present. The Grand Master reported that he had visited the Grand Lodges of Nevada, Idaho and Virginia; that he had laid two comer-stones and dedicated one hall; and that the Grand Lodge had lost 1% of its membership. We note the death of Past Grand M a s t e r BENJAMIN ROGERS HOWELL, who appears to have
been a power in Utah. Hon. FREDERICK C . LOOFBOUROW, in making an oration a t t h e
dedication of a hall, stated: As citizens of the United States we must foster the principles of our American civilization for which the Masonic Order has always Insisted. Never has this order failed in patriotism. There are many traditions and many important events in our history of which you as Masons know, that justify the assertion that from the first birth-pains of freedom in the colonies, Masons everywhere In our land were constantly on the alert, r e gardless of loss of property, threatened injury to themselves and families, or even death, to carry through the Revolution that made this country independent and to establish here representative government.
VERMOIVT—1940. Grand Master CHARLES F . DALTON opened the 147th Annual Communication with guests present from Quebec, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and District of Columbia, but the Grand Representative of Kansas was again absent.
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The Grand Master, in welcoming the brethren, stated: I wish every one of you in attendance might have had the experiences which have been mine during my two years as your Grand Master. In many respects it is arduous, but far and above that it is stimulating and productive of faith in mankind. The sensations arising from the broad view of Masonry afforded by the Grand Master's office are comparable to those one receives in looking out over the .mountains and valleys of our State. There are valleys and there are mountains, but the mountains dominate the scene and far overtop the areas of shadow between. Their summits are in the sunshine. Forty-two buttons were presented to fifty year veterans. The Jurisprudence Committee did not agree with the Grand Master in all particulars and changed his decision to read that a brother, to be a Master of his lodge, must have held the office of a Warden in the jurisdiction of Vermont and also that he must be a resident of the jurisdiction, although not necessarily a citizen of the United States. A resolution was adopted to change the funeral service by "shortening it and ejecting more of a hopeful tone," and the committee was ordered to report at the next Annual Communication. This Grand Lodge pays its Grand Treasurer three times the amount of salary it does its Grand Master. There is a fine review of Kansas for 1939 and the Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, Brother ARCHIE S. HARRIMAN, in commenting on losses and gains in membership, hits on one of our favorite theories when he says: While most of the Grand Lodges still show losses, these are smaller and a few have changed losses into gains. England still forges ahead and those Grand Lodges which are in the English Possessions follow her, though with less gains. We are much inclined to feel that the limitation in size is quite accountable for the difference between English and American Lodges. Our lodges seem in many cases to have passed the safety limit in regard to numbers.
VICTORIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1939. The Grand Master, Lord HUNTINGFIELD, opened the Fiftieth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with visitors from New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Queensland and we also note the presence of Right Worshipful RICHARD A. ROWE, S.G.W., the Grand Representative for Kansas. The Proceedings of the annual meeting and the quarterly meetings relate a very warm argument about alterations to their hospital constitution. During the year three lodges were consecrated, 104 fifty year jewels were presented and the Ladies Auxiliaries raised ten thou-
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February,
sand pounds for hospital funds. The retiring Grand Master was also the Governor and severed both relations as he was returning to England. There is no review of Kansas.
VIRGINIA—1939. J A M E S N . HILLMAN, Grand Master, opened the 161st Annual
Communication with thirteen Past Grand Masters present, among whom w a s THOMAS W . HOOPER, the Grand Representative
for
Kansas. The per capita tax was fixed a t $2.50 each and $25.00 r e quired from each new member as a raising fee. The maintenance of the Virginia Masonic Home was reported a s $91,430.00. We note t h a t Masonic authors are busy in Virginia, a s report is given of two new books by WILLIAM MOSELEY BROWN entitled "Free-
masonry in Virginia," and "Templary" and that ALEXANDER P . ANDERSON h a s produced "Military Phases of Masonry." Twentynine fifty year buttons were presented and there is a spelndid review of Kansas. We quote from the Grand Master's address: The highest and most effective expression of spiritual enrichment, and of personality value, is found, not in a material square—an angle of ninety degrees; not in a level or a plumb, or any of the tools of an operative workman, but rather in the inner, hidden, unseen forces, and springs of power, which wise and serious reflection on symbolic tools and implements most expressive can provide. In this way. Masonry becomes an internal and an abiding value—continually at work in the souls of men as the dynamic for high thinking and worthwhile living.
VIRGINIA—1940. The 162nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge w a s opened by Grand Master NEEDHAM S . TURNBULL, with visitors from New Jersey, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina and Massachusetts. The Grand Master made a formal report which he stated would be as short, concise and businesslike a s possible, although it is called a Grand Master's address. I n doing so, he took most of the life out of it and we really expected more from Judge TURNBULL than we received. Some Grand Masters get the idea that their address is merely a report instead of the report being merely a portion of the address. Here w a s a man we expected a real Masonic document from instead of just a report of his personal activities. The Representative for Kansas, P a s t Grand Master HOOPER, w a s present and we note that our old friend. Dr. WILLIAM MOSET
LEY BROWN, took quite an active part, but if he got as mixed Up
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in his remarks as the printer did in setting them, he made a different impression that he usually does. The Grand Lodge of Virginia is helping to finance twelve scholarships in George Washington University by the sale of cherry blossoms. These scholarships are for young men looking toward consular appointment and service. There is a very'nice review of Kansas.
WASHINGTON—1940. Grand Master CHARLES P . KIRTLAND opened the Eighty-third Annual Communication with guests present from Oregon and Montana, but without the Grand Representative of Kansas. Two comer-stones were laid and one hall dedicated. The Grand Master reports some trouble with members of so called Higher degrees soliciting petitions before the candidates had received their third degree. The Grand Chapter O. E. S. presented a proposal to establish at the Masonic Home a hospital to cost $210,000.00, but on the report of the Finance Committee as to the probable expense of operation the Grand Lodge rejected the offer. The Committee on History presented a splendid report. We note with interest the fight on drunkenness and the struggle with early members who had Indian wives and some who merely "maintained" some Indian women not their wives. Of course this was long ago. Past Grand Master CHARLES D . ATKINS died. There is a very nice report of Kansas with extensive quotations from the address of Grand Master YOUNG and the oration of Judge JACKSON as well as from the report of the Masonic Home. The review is by M.'. W.'. ARTHUR W.
DAVIS.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA—1940. J. S. BATTYE, Grand Master, opened the Grand Lodge with a characteristic touch of Australia. In speaking of the troubles and duties he had as Grand Master he states: Brethren, the time has assuredly come when we should feel the full weight of our responsibility for our share in the Empire's almost superhuman task and should recognize that we are not only engaged in a life and death struggle with barbarous force without, but are in danger of having our incentives demoralized and our body white-anted by force within. It took us sometime to work out that word "White-anted", as the break in the line came after the word "white" and we thought something must have been omitted. He further states:
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February,
It is difficult in the strain and stress of war to think of peace, but peace must assuredly come. We seek only to preserve the civilization that has been built upon t h e teachings of the Sermon on the Mount. That we have not succeeded fully in carrying those precepts into National and International life may be admitted, but we have traveled same distance along the road. Let us examine and prepare ourselves for the remainder of that road, and so adjust our outlook upon the many problems that confront us that, having fought with clean hands we may come to a peace table with clean hearts. The Representative for Kansas, SAMUEL C . SEINOR, vi^as pres-
ent and there is a nice review of Kansas with very fine comments on the address of our Grand Orator. Kansas enjoys the very doubtful pleasure of having received the shortest review in the whole book, but perhaps we might rejoice in that fact, as the Chairman of the Correspondence Committee rather sharply criticized several other jurisdictions and had only good words for our own officers.
WEST VIRGINIA—1939. The Seventy-fifth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, HENRY AHRENS, with seventeen P a s t Grand Mast e r s present. We also note that the Grand Representative of Kansas, Grand Junior Warden J. BERNARD DODRILL, was present.
A proposed amended set of rules and regulations for the Masonic Home was presented. These follow very closely the rules and regulations of our Kansas Masonic Home, especially with reference to Admissions and Discharges. During the year there were five comer-stones laid for schools and churches. Brother LEWIS N . TAVENNER gives his fifteenth annual review and quotes extensively from the Grand Master, the Grand Orator and the Grand Secretary of Kansas. In responding t o the address of welcome t o the Grand Representatives of the Grand Jurisdictions in fraternal correspondence with West Virginia, Most Worshipful HERSCHEL H . ROSE states: We rejoice to report, that in no Grand Jurisdiction in all the world, which is in fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of West Virginia, is any Mason or Masonic institution persecuted, oppressed or made afraid. T h i s w a s t r u e of K a n s a s u n t i l l a s t y e a r , b u t w e a r e s o r r y t o say it is n o t true now.
WISCONSIN—1940. The Ninety-sixth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin was opened by the Grand Master, GEORGE F . LOUNS-
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BURY, with a splendid attendance and with visitors from Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. The Grand Representative for Kansas, CHARLES W . HEIDEMANN, was present. A plan was adopted for authorized instructors throughout the state upon the passing of a proper examination. A revised Code and Constitution were adopted. The Grand Master had considerable trouble with a lodge whose charter had been arrested and the members dissipated the funds and divided them up among themselves instead of turning them over to the Grand Lodge. On demand, they failed to pay in the money and the Grand Master preferred charges against them and they were tried and suspended indefinitely. When their lawyers investigated the case they insisted that their clients plead guilty and throw themselves on the mercy of the Grand Lodge and make restitution of the money. This was done and the Grand Master recommended that they be restored and the Grand Lodge followed the recommendation. A splendid foreword by FRANK JENKS introduced his report as Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence and after completing reviews of the reports of the various Grand Lodges he adds a fine afterword that should be read by all Master Masons. He gave a word of welcome to the new Committee on Correspondence for Kansas and a well deserved compliment to ALBERT K . WILSON, who had prepared the Kansas reports for many years. There is also a splendid review of the Kansas Proceedings for 1939 covering more than two pages.
WYOMINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. The Sixty-sixth Annual Communication was opened by WILLIAM J. HAINES, Grand Master, with seventeen Past Grand Masters present. Among the interesting things was the report of a Special Communication held on July 4th on Independence Rock in commemoration of the first Masonic meeting on the Oregon Trail, July 4, 1862. The recent communication was held in the same manner, as nearly as possible, as the first one and was a matter of great historical interest. During the year the Deputy Grand Master, GEORGE ERNEST MILLER, and two Past Grand Masters died. An elaborate system was worked proposed life membership based on amount of dues paid per year in each review of Kansas. Fifty lodges were 222 Masons in attendance.
out by the Grand Lodge for age, date of joining, and lodge. There was a splendid represented and there were
INDEX.
Address of Grand Master
228
Biographical Sketch of M.". W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND
348
Committee Reports: Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D Correspondence Credentials Finance Jurisprudence Necrology Reports of Grand Officers Trials and Punishments
278 284 209 296 285 281 275 278
Committees Appointed
300
District Deputy Grand Masters
306
Grand Officers for 1941 Grand Officers Since Organization Grand Representatives: Near Kansas Near Other Grand Jurisdictions Grand Secretaries of Other Grand Lodges
206-299 335 346 344 342
Honor Roll, Fifty Year Members
267
Lodges: Alphabetical, by Towns Defunct Districts Numerical Arrangement
318 338 302 309
Memorials
351
Oration
290
Past Grand Masters' Association
308
Reports: Council of Administration Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer Secretary of Masonic Home Board
249 252 250 270
Review of Other Grand Jurisdictions
365
Special Communications of Grand Lodge
269
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
M-.W.-.GRAND LODGE OF
ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF
KANSAS. Organized March 17, 1856.
EIGHTY-SIXTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD IN THE CITY O F TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 11 and 12, A. D. 1942. A. L. 5942.
VOLUME XXV, PART 3. M.". W.'. CLINE C. CURTISS, Grand Master, Colby. M.'. W.'. ELMER F. STRAIN, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
1942.
ROSCOE E. PETERSON, GRAND MASTER,
February 13, 1941, to February 12, 1942.
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1942. M.'.W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS Grand Master Colby. R.'.W.'. CHARLES S. McGiNNESS....Z)epMtj/ Grandmaster Cheriyvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Senior Warden Jkledicine Lodge. R.'.W.'. HARRY D. EVANS Grand Junior Warden Pleasanton. M.'.W.'. B E N S. PAULEN Grand Treasurer Fredonia. M.'.W.". ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Emeritus.Topeka.. Bro. JOHN WESLEY BATES
W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
SAMUEL G . WILES... Dio D. DAILY.-. B. HAROLD GROFF CLARK A. BAIRD HERBERT D . RANDELL JOHN H . SCHNELL ROY G . SHEARER
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Chaplain
Grand .Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand
Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Marshal Sword Bearer Senior Steward Junior Steward Pursuivant
Grand Tyler
Salina.
Macksville. Scammon. Topeka. Almena. Colby. Yates Center. Abilene. Leon.
PLACE OF MEETINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. The Eighty-seventh Annual Communication of The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas will be held in the city of Wichita, Kansas, beginning at 9:00 o'clock on Wednesday, the 10th, and concluding on Thursday, the 11th day of February, A. D. 1943, A. L. 5943.
THE GRIT, WICHITA
PROCEEDINGS OP THE
M.-. W.-. GRAND LODGE —OF— A. F . & A. M. OP KANSAS.
EIGHTY-SIXTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 11,1942. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas assembled in Annual Communication in the City Auditorium, Topeka, Kansas, the 11th day of February, A. D. 1942, A. L. 5942, at 9:00 o ' c l o c k A. M.
GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. ROSCOE E. PETERSON Grand Master Lamed. R.'.W.". CLINE C. CURTISS.. Deputy Grand Master Colby. R.'.W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS.....Cfrawd Senior Warden Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Junior Warden Medicine Lodge. M.'.W.'. B E N S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Fredonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON .Grand Secretary Eweritits....Topeka. Bro. WILLIAM I. HASTIE Grand Chaplain Hiawatha. W.'. HARRY D . EVANS Grand Senior Deacon Pleasanton. W.'. LEO J. SCHISLER Grand Junior Deacon Goodland. W.'. HARRY YORK Grand Marshal Kansas City. W.'. LEWIS S . GECKELER... .Grand Sword Bearer Independence. W.'. GEORGE A . STEPHENSON....Grand Senior Steward Lamed. W.'. V. ROYAL VERGADES GrandJunior Steward Clay Center. W.'. ROY G. SHEARER Grand Pursuivant Abilene. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
OPENING. A constitutional number of lodges being represented, The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was opened in Ample Form, after prayer by Brother WILLIAM I. HASTIE, Grand Chaplain. The Mi". W.'. Grand Master extended an invitation to all Master Masons in good standing to attend the Annual Communication. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Grand Representatives present were introduced and a fraternal welcome was extended by R.'. W.'. CLINE C. CURTISS.
M.". W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND responded on behalf of the distinguished brethren. D I S T I N G U I S H E D VISITORS.
The Grand Marshal announced the arrival of distinguished visitors. They were formally presented as follows: W.'. CHARLES L . YOUNG, Grand Lecturer, representing the Grand Master of Colorado, by M.'. W.'. JAY B . KIRK.
R.'. W.'. J. MELVIN EVANS, Deputy Grand Master of Wyoming, by M.'. W.'. FERRIS M . HILL. R.'. W.'. EDMUND E . MORRIS, Grand Treasurer, and representing the Grand Master of Missouri, and W.'. HARRY F . SUNDERLAND, Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, by M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG. W.'. CLAYTON A. ASTELL, Grand King of the Grand Chapter of Colorado, by M.'. W.'. JAMES H . WENDORFF. M.'. W.". EARL J. LEE,^Past Grand Master of Nebraska, by M.'.
W.'.
JAMES A. CASSLER.
M.'. W.'. EDWARD C. MULLEN, Grand Treasurer, and representing the Grand Master of Illinois, by M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND.
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They were conducted to the Grand East and accorded appropriate honors. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
W.'. THEODORE P. PERRY, chairman, submitted t h e following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <& A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Credentials reports the following mem-, bei's and representatives present and entitled to seats in this Grand Lodge: GRAND OFFICERS.
M.".W.'. RoscoE E. PETERSON R.'.W.'. CLINEC. CURTISS R.'.W.'. CHARLES S. McGlNNESS R.'.W.'. JAMES H. TRICE M.'.W.'. BEN S. PAULEN M.'.W.'. ELMER F. STRAIN R.'.W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary Emeritus.
Bro. WILLIAM I. HASTIE
Grand Chaplain.
W.'. HARRY D . EVANS W.'. LEO J. SCHISLER
Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon.
W.'. HARRY YORK
Grand Marshal.
W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant.
LEWIS S. GECKELER GEORGE A . STEPHENSON V. ROYAL VERGADES ROY G. SHEARER
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler.
SUB-OFFICERS.
Bro. JOHN S. DAWSON
Grand Orator.
W.'. KENNETH N . POMEROY
Assistant Grand Secretary.
Bro. LEON L . COUSLAND
Official Stenographer.
Bro. JOSEPH L . KIRK
Assistant Grand Tyler.
W.'. HARVEY O. DAVIS W.'. EDWARD W . SULT
Lecturer. Lecturer.
PAST GRAND MASTERS.
Year of Service. ALEXANDER A . SHARP 1911 WM. EASTON HUTCHISON....1912 WILLIAM L . BURDICK 1915 BEN S . PAULEN 1921 ELMER F . STRAIN 1924 JOHN W. NEILSON 1926 FERRIS M . HILL 1928 GEORGE F . BEEZLEY 1929
Year of Service. JAY B . KIKK J. FORREST AYRES JAMES A . CASSLER OTTO R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B . ERSKINE CLAUD F . YOUNG ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND
1930 1931 1934 1935 1936 1937 1939 1940
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
DISTRICT D E P U T Y GRAND MASTERS. District ARTHUR G. KINCAID ELMER J . H A R O L D EARL V . WOOTEN FORREST B . CROLL JOHN T . HOWELL EARL L . LOMBARD LESLIE W . LONG W . ROGER M A R T I N EDMUND L . M E S S M O R E OTIS S. L A M B E T H DEAN S. S M I T H FRANKLIN H . H A N N E K E N W A L T E R F . COLBURN FRED A . BELIN CHRIS B . LECKLITER ELMER L E S O V S K Y GEORGE H . U R B A N FRANK E . GILTNER EARL E . M E I L S
No. 1 2 3 4 7 9 12 13 14 15 21 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 37
District CHARLES W . S T E H L E Y THOMAS L . THOMPSON J. H E R B E R T T A L B E B T JOHN A . R U M M E L REN A . H I N S H A W ROY W . PETERSON D. N . TiRA E. W E I R H A L L ALBERT J. STEINSHOUER ERNEST L . O G L E LEWIS L . WILSON CHARLES W . NORDEEN JOHN E . S T O W E L L FOUNT M . H U R S T OTIS L . DOMENY LEROY E . S A W I N GEORGE E . KENNEDY COURT H . H O U S E W O R T H JOHN W . P E R S I N G E R
No. 39 41 42 44 46 47 49 51 54 57 58 61 62 64 65 66 69 73 74
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. Alabama, OTTO H . ROMMEL; Alberta, L E O N . GISH; Arizona, E L L I S F I N K ; Arkansas, HARVEY G . LOWRANCE; British Columbia, JOHN A. H E T Z E L ; California, WM. EASTON HUTCHISON; Colorado, LAUREN D A L E RIGG; Connecticut, CLARENCE R . A T E N ; Cuba, R O Y H. CLOSSEN; District of Columbia, F E R R I S M . H I L L ; Ecuador, J A Y B. K I R K ; England, ALBERT K . W I L S O N ; Georgia, GLICK FOCKELE; Guatemala, GEORGE A. BLAKESLEE; Idaho, T O M STAUTH; Illinois, ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND; Indiana, ELMER F . STRAIN; Kentucky, ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY; Louisiana, HARRY E . CROSSWHITE; Maine, CHARLEY B . E R S K I N E ; Manitoba, B. HAROLD GROFF; Maryland, RICHARD H . CRAVENS; Massachusetts, WILLIAM L . BUBDICK; Mexico (York G. L.) ALBERT K . W I L S O N ; Michigan, J. FORREST A Y R E S ; Minnesota, K E N N E T H N . POMEROY; Mississippi, THEODORE P . P E R R Y ; Missouri, DOUGLAS A. MEREDITH; Montana, D. CLARKE KELLY; Nebraska, E A R L T . P Y L E ; Nevada, F R A N K M . YEOMAN; New Hampshire, JAMES A. CASSLER; New South Wales, E. GLENN ROBISON; New York, GEORGE P . BEEZLEY; Ohio, P H I L I P EUGENE STOTLER; Oklahoma, DAVID A. NYWALL; P a n a m a , JAMES E . PORTER; Philippine Islands, R O Y G . SHEARER; Prince Edward Island, MARION M . MILLER; P u e r t o Rico, L E W I S M . SCHRADER; Quebec, HARRY D . E V A N S ; Queensland, CLINE C . CURTISS; Salvador, R I C E LARDNER; Saskatchewan, J A M E S H . T R I C E ; Scotland, HARVEY O . DAVIS; South Australia, RICHARD W . E V A N S ; South Carolina, OTTO R. SOUDERS; Sweden, ROSCOE E . PETERSON; Tasmania, B E N S . P A U L E N ; Texas, CLAUD F . YOUNG; Vermont, SAMUEL G . W I L E S ; Virginia, BARLUS ROMSTEDT; Western Aus-
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tralia, CHARLES S . M C G I N N E S S ; W e s t Virginia, J O H N W . N E I L S O N ; Wisconsin, J A M E S H . W E N D O E F F .
PAST M A S T E R S . ASA T . HOGE FRED T. NYE LAZAEUS LOEB HOLMES W . HAVILAND RALPH S. MOURNING BEEWSTEE M . TRUITT L Y L E LI. B R O D D L E RICHARD R . F L E C K JAMES E . POETEE
No.
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
ROLLIE M. E A D S
3
GEOEGB A . BLAKESLEE L A V E E N E E . STUCKER WILLIAM H . QUAKENBUSH H. HERBERT TULLER GLENN H . WHITE J A M E S E . VANDERVORT H. A L L E N F R O E L I C H GEORGE W . CASSELL
5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8
EAEL L. L Y O N
8
EDWAED HOPE JOHN H . PAEKER WALTER H . SCHEIMPF WARREN E . AKERS WILLIAM D . KENDELL ORVAL E . M O O N URBAN C. BEOWN F R E D H . RETSCHLAG BRICK P . DAVIS J A M E S F . SWOYEK. JOHN HOSKINSON EMANUEL KEUG J O H N A. E D E L B L U T E NATHAN B . THOMPSON SCOTT E . K E L S E Y BERT W . K R A F F JOE M. C A S E B I E E A E T H U E L . THOMAS....: ULYSSES U . SHOAF
9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
F E E D A. R E H K O P F
17
HOMER
C. ANDERSON
WALTER HALE
J.
TEAT
B . BLAIR
17 17 18
C H A E L E S J . MOORE
18
BARLUS ROMSTEDT
18
FOUNT H . B U L L O C K
18
WILLIAM
18
C. HARDING
ROY A . P A U L WYATT E . HAYES
N o . 18 19
ARTHUR R . P O W E R S
19
ROY O . EVANS ADOLPH H . CONERUS H A L E STEELE
19 21 23
ARTHUR M . G A R D N E R
23
J. HENRY R E B
24
MARION M . MILLER GLICK FOCKELE CARL H . MOORE WALTER R . BLACK NAPOLEON P. MARCOUX....
26 27 32 32 34
LEO N . GisH
38
VICTOR L . K I R K STANLEY J. K I R K HAROLD F . SMITH L E O S. LARGE ORA MORGAN
38 38 38 40 42
LEWIS H . C A R N A H A N CHARLES A. C O C H E R E L L . . . CHARLES W . G A R R I S O N
42 42 44
R I C E LARDNER D A N VIERGEVER LELAND A . HOWELL FRANK C. MCCONNELL CLINTON D . HART RAYMOND E . DEANE E D O . SCHOONOVER NORMAN R. WHITNEY
44 50 50 â&#x20AC;¢ 51 51 51 51 51
HUGH B . M C G R A T H
51
C. E A R L J O S S IVOR E . DAVIS S H E R M A N T . BOURASSA.... K E N N E T H CLARK C H A R L E S A. G A R D I N E R EDGAR D . M A Y HARRY R . BLANCHARD GROVER C . URBANSKY HARRY G. MCPHERSON O L L I E J. W O O D M A N RICHARD H . CRAVENS
51 51 51 51 51 51 51 52 52 53 60
HOMER B . J E N K I N S
60
WALTER D . MILLER ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY.. GLENN E . WILLIAMS S. G U Y B A T D O R F
62 63 63 66
414
PROCEEDINGS
ALLEN W . REED CARL A. KRAEGE W A L T E R V . THOMPSON
N o . 66 66 68
CUYLER M. C O N F E R
71
F R A N K A. P I X L E Y OPHER L. ENGLE
75 79
G U Y c . McKiNLEY
82
OTTO H . ROMMEL LANDON M . SWAFFORD CHARLEY E . DAVIDSON B E N J A M I N F . HULL H. ALBERT MILLER HORACE M . RICKARDS RALPH V . HOPKINS BEAMER M . NELSON JAMES ALLEN ROBERT C . CALDWELL
85 86 86 86 86 86 88 90 90 90
CLARENCE E . M A U N E Y
90
ALBERT E . ANDREW WILLIAM NELSON
90 90
CHARLES H . BOOTH
90
WERNER G. OPPERMAN F R A N K E . BRADY CECIL L . DAKE J A M E S H . MURRELL HOWARD H . HUFFMAN......
90 90 90 90 90
LiDA E . K E N D A L L
90
J O H N I. B R A N D E N B U R G E R ALBERT F . HARTWICH ROSS K . KINSLEY L Y N N R . BRODRICK H A R V E Y F . MILLER WILLIAM F . UPDIKE
91 91 91 91 92 92
ROBERT F . R I L E Y
94
H E N R Y C . TRALLE NOAH M . HOUCHIN IVAN P. P A G E S E A R L COFFENBERGER....
94 96 98 98
MONTE J . S W E E T FRED W . S M I T H
99 99
GEORGE REUBEN STUART ARTHUR
F. KERRICK L. COOPER S. Y O U N G L. SEVERANCE
ROY H . C L O S S E N
99 100 102 102 102
February,
OF THE
F R A N K E . ZICKEFOOSE....NO. LEO L. G E O R G E MYLES F . PEMBER W I L L I A M O . CALVIRD MYER S. FRESHMAN CLARENCE E . MAIN WILLIAM L . HESTAND J. R A Y M O N D S M I T H DONNA E . MINTON CHARLES R . BOOKER EDWARD F . LANE JAMES C. EWING CLAUDE W . SIMPSON HARVEY C . PARGETT IRVIN L . LYONS CLARK A . BAIRD
ill 112 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 il7 117 125 125 126 128
LEROY ALVIN W E Y H
129
THEODORE J . CHRISTENSEN F R A N K W . BOTTENBERG.... HARRY L . BURNETT... EARL T . PYLE J O H N A. H E T Z E L RALPH W . MCREYNOLDS... CHARLES F . HUTTON F R A N K A . SLACK
130 130 133 134 142 142 142 145
JOHN W . K I N C A I D
146
RALPH P . BEATTY A U G U S T W . SCHONEMAN.. HARVEY G . LOWRANCE HARRISON M . MINNICH
146 147 149 149
FOREST H A S H B A R G E R
150
BERNARD L . PYLES HAZEN T . SHAEFFER HAROLD E . MARTIN WERNER B . LEVIN W A L T E R A. SHUCK W I L L I A M J. STRAYER JOHN B . RULE C H A R L E S V. H A Y N E S GEORGE BEYER L. E D W I N B R O W N THOMAS M . COPELAND L E W I S M . SCHRADER
150 158 158 158 158 158 158 162 162 163 165 179
NEWTON
184
C. BRACKEN
PAUL G . KROHN
188
T. W e n t w o r t h H i g g i n s o n .
102
HAYES
FORREST H . CORSER FRED C. S A N D E R S
103 107
SYLVESTER
BENJAMIN
108
GEORGE W . SUGGS
193
110
JESSE R . BENDER
194
iio
FRANK L . CUNNINGHAM...
195
O. W Y N N ELLIS
C . GREENFIELD HILL
FINK
VERNON
FLOYD E.
C . STEWART..., GRIFFITHS
I9i 193 193
GRAND
1941-42.
CARL D . BOWER W A L T E R G. STROUP WILLIAM Z. HADLEY D O N C. WILLIAMS
N o . 199 204 207 216
ARTHUR C. H O D G S O N HORACE
LODGE
H . WATKINS
219 222
FRED V. L A N E
222
FRED E . KINARD CLARENCE R . A T E N RICHARD W . EVANS CLARENCE G . KEVINS TOM S T A U T H HARRY TUCKER B. HAROLD G R O F F
222 222 222 222 222 224 225
THOMAS H . H A H N
225
SIDNEY S. JANES GEORGE L . WEIGAND R A L P H V. G R O E N D Y C K E . . : . ALFRED M . WHITE H U G H M . NICHOLS W I L L I A M C . CARTLIDGE.... JAMES NELSON HAROLD A . SPENCE FRANK M . YEOMAN COURTNEY F . MERICLE JAMES M . SMITH STANLEY W . LLOYD JAMES D . EYMAN MERVIN A . ROSS NOE H . F R A Z I E R CARL T . SCHAIBLE JAMES H . HAMMITT GEORGE L . CROCKETT LESLIE L . HULL DAVID A . NYWALL T H O M A S A. C O R K I L L JAMES E . PENNEWELL ALVA L . SWEARINGEN WILLIAM L . JOHNSON JAMES A . SWAN CHESTER E . HOMON
225 225 225 225 225 225 225 225 230 232 241 242 246 249 253 253 254 261 265 266 266 271 272 272 272 277
ELMER E .
279
OF
415
KANSAS.
C. 1. MOYER
N o . 313
CLINTON E . PILCHER E. G L E N N ROBISON J O S E P H H . CONARD LANCE CRITTENDEN ANTOINE D . LABBE ROY S. T H O M P S O N F R A N K H . MCDOUGALL.... PAUL D . STONE CLAUDE C . E R W I N JOHN B . MCILWAINE GEORGE A . H . STURHAHN.. EARL D . FAVINGER RODNEY E . ROSE WILLIAM S. HARLAN CHARLES D . MCILREE JAMES M . OGDEN
314 314 316 316 320 321 322 323 327 331 333 333 333 333 337 337
EDWARD A . COLBERG
337
ARTHUR H . BROWNING 341 W A L T E R F . COLBURN 344 HUBERT W . FBOMAN 345 F R A N K REVELETTE ., 350 CHARLES A . SMITH 356 HARRY E . DETAR 356 D. C L A R K E K E L L Y 366 L E R O Y J. S A T T E R F I E L D â&#x20AC;¢ 367 THEODORE E . WILLHELMY 369 DOUGLAS A . MEREDITH 369 SAMUEL G . WILES 371 ELLIS T . BARKER 376 O S C A R A. B R O W N 383 VERE U . ECKHARDT 391 GLENN C. MCCOMB 391 CARL F . HERTLEIN 394 EDWARD H . FROMME 399 HERMAN C . MILLER 404 WILLIAM E . CAIN 415 GARFIELD L . SHIRLEY 415 WILLIAM T . WEAVERLING 418 CHARLES A. W E L L S 420
FRED L. S U T T O N
422 431 433 433
FRANCIS E . FAIRCHILD H A R R Y F . DOUGHERTY
286 290
ORVAL R . GIFFIN ELMER C. BEEZLEY WILLIAM J. KIRKHAM
HARRY
STORMONT
293
CLYDE S. S H E L L E Y
433
KEEF
294
LINFORD
436
W . EDWARDS
300
FRANK
303
WILLIAM
H . ROBB
442
303
VERNON
W . MYERS
444
E . CROSSWHITE
WALTER ELBERT GIFFORD
E.
M . BOOTH
BENJAMIN
F.
DUNKIN
C . MARVILL M . WISDOM
438
HARRY
M . WILSON
306
ARTHUR
R . FINLEY
444
JOSEPH
B . KUSKA
306
WALTER
N.
445
MUNDELL
416
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
LODGE R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S . No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1.—ARNOLD S H O N Y O , S . W . 2.—ROBERT B E R V E I L E R , S.W.; CALVIN C. JOCHIMS, J . W . 3.—JOHN T. DORMOIS, M . ; J E S S E F . ANDERSON, S.W.; EVERETT W . SUTHERLAND, J.W. 4.—AMBROSE L . LOCKER, S.W. 5.—CALVIN B . STONE, M . ; ARCHIE W . HUNT, S.W. 6.—WALTER H . VARNUM, M . ; WILLIAM J. B. TURNER, S.W.; GAYLORD N . BEBOUT, J R . , J.W. 7.—MARSHALL A . TUBES, M . ; WESLEY J. BROWN, S.W.; COLMAN C. BRUCE, J.W. 8.—EVART L . ODELL, M . ; WILLIAM A. CLARK and GEORGE W . CASSELL, proxies. 9 . ^ M A R I O N A. BARLOW, M . ; VERNE M . SMITH, S.W.; ARTHUR W . DOUGAN, J.W. 10.—JAMES E . KELLEY, S.W. 12.—CLIFFORD D . PARRY, M . ; E R N E S T E . VALYER, S.W. 14.—^MAX V. ENGLE, M . ; EARL A. MARTIN, S.W.; JOHN R . McNisH, J.W. 15.—ORVILLB B . SHULTZ, M . 16.—MANISON BARKER, S.W.; MAYNARD H . COE, J.W. 17.—LAWRENCE H . COX, M . ; L E W I S M . PARAMORE, S.W.; GAYLORD REASER, J.W. 18.—EDWARD E . HALEY, M . ; MILVEN ' L . SELLERS, S.W.; V. CLYDE BLAYLOCK, J.W. 19.—JOHN R . NEWTON, J.W. 22.—HAROLD E . EVERTSON, M . ; JOHN Q . TOMPKINS, proxy. 23.—EARL L . MORRIS, M . ; ALLAN DAUGHERTY, S.W. 24.—J. HENRY R E B , proxy. 26.—MARION M . MILLER, proxy. 27.—CLARENCE J. MOORE, S.W. 29.—CLAUDE H . MOON, M . 31.—JEDEDIAH F . ASHCRAFT, M . 32.—JAMES A. WHITTEN, M . ; W A Y N E J. MCCONNELL, J.W. 34.—ROY CHANNEL, M . ; E R V I N W . BEVLIN, J.W. 35.—CLARENCE E . WILSON, M . 36.—HENRY W . CRAVEN, J.W. 38.—D. CLAUDE BOGLE, M . 40.—LEO S. LARGE, proxy. 42.—PAUL J. ERNST, S.W. 44.—CHARLES W . GARRISON and R I C E LARDNER, proxies. 47.—LAURENCE E . HEYWOOD, M . ; RUSSELL G . DAVIS, proxy. 48.—FRANK C. TULLEY, S.W.; WILLIAM H . LEWIS, J.W. 49.—WILLIAM E . ZOLL, proxy. 50.—J. FRANK V A N ORSDOL. M . ; FREDERICK M . REEDER, S.W.; WILLIAM N . CRAIG, J.W. 51.—HAROLD C. ALEXANDER, M . ; HARRY V. ORR, S.W.; EARL L. HALE, J.W. 52.—GROVER C. URBANSKY, proxy. 53.—AMBROSE McCONWELL, M.; CHARLES D. BECKER and GEORGE A . ANDLER, proxies.
1941-42.
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No. 54. CLARENCE J. M E N D E N H A L L , M.; JOHN F. BERWICK, S. W.; No. ]Sfo. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
JACOB W . ELSTER, J . W . 55.—CHARLES MARBLE, JR., proxy. 58.—CLYDE M . AUSTIN, M . ; ROY N . STEWART, J.W. 59.—BEN M . DONOVAN, M . 60.—CLIFFORD J. WERTZ, S.W.; CLIFTON B . DODGE. J.W. 63.—ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY, proxy. 64.—VICTOR C . ALLEN, S.W. 65.—JAMES A . WILLIAMS, proxy. 66.—R. KEITH WINN, M . ; THOMAS B . KIGER, S.W. 67.—MERRILL O . COLEMAN, M . 68.—RAPLH A . MCRILL, M . ; WALLACE E . ODEKIRK, J.W. 71.—CUYLER M. CONFER, proxy. 73.—ORVILLE HEATH, M . 74.—CECIL O . APPLEGATE, M . 75.—F. ROY BENNETT, M . 78.—LELAND F . HEDGECOCK, M . ; CHARLES SWAIM, S.W. 80.—WILLIAM B . HOLLENBACK, M . 82.—GUY C. MCKINLEY, proxy. 83.—ALFRED C . EISELE, S. W . 85.—AUBREY N . MCATEE, M . 86.—REX M. OWENS, M . ; CHARLEY E . DAVIDSON and H. ALBERT MILLER, proxies. 87.—VESALIUS DAVIS, M . ; ENOCH D . LA VINE, J.W. 88.—JAY F . WINSLOW, proxy. 90.—RAY F . PARNELL, M . ; CLARENCE F . BAILEY, S.W.; WILLIAM C . LINK, J.W. 91.—ALBERT F . HARTWICH and Ross K. KINSLEY, proxies. 92.—HARVEY F . MILLER, proxy. 93.—BENJAMIN L . HUMPHREYS, M . 94.—EUGENE E . HANNEKEN, proxy. 95.—GLENN H . BEAL, M . ; LOUIE W . BRONSON, S.W.; KENNETH J. HUNTER, J.W. 96.—RALPH DAUGHADAY, M . 97.—^LEON L . COUSLAND, M . ; AUGUST E. HEITMAN, S.W.; EARNEST C . WILSON, J.W. 98.—GERALD L . BATCHELDER, M . ; HENRY W . WATKINS, S.W.; CHARLES R . BAKER, proxy. 99.—RUSSELL B. BYERS, M . ; ANDREW .C. BARNES, S.W.; RAY W. HASKELL, J.W. 100.—DAN PARLETT, M . 102.—E. LAWRENCE HAFF, M . ; T. WENTWORTH HIGGINSON, proxy. 103.—HOWARD D. PARSON, M . 104.—WILLIAM B . WAGGONER, M . ; J. HARRY GEORGE, J.W. 106.—WILLIAM H . KRIBBLE, M . 107.—E. PAUL AMOS, M . ; ROY S. CARR, S.W.; HERBERT
GLAETTLI, J.W. No. 108.—JOHN R . THOMAS, M . No. 110.—CHARLES E . FUNSTON, M . No. 111.—JOHN H . FAUERBACH, M .
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OF THE
February,
112.—LEO L . GEORGE, proxy. 113.—AUSTIN HUSCHER, M . 114.—WILLIAM R . ICE, M . ; EDWARD D . GRIMWOOD, J . W . 115.—McAGEK A. TURNER, M.; EARL W . SCHUBERT, S.W.; SCHLEY GEIGER, J . W . No. 117.—LEONARD RUDE, J R . , M . ; ARMAND H . BISHOP, S.W.; NELSON H . CLARKE, J.W. No. 119.—HARRY E . WEBSTER, M . No. 120.—OLIVER KORNHAUS, proxy. No. 121.—CHARLES E . HIBBABD, S.W. No. 122.—HAROLD G . WOODRUFF, M . No. 124.—E. VICTOR WILSON, M . ; STANLEY C . WINCHESTER, J.W. No. 125.—WALTER E . SCHOEN, M . No. 126.—ROY E . OLSON, M . No. 128.—WILLIAM F . HUDSON, M . No. 129.—FRED E . EMERY, M . ; THEODORE A. SANBORN, S W . No. 130.—CHESTER W . DAVIS, M . ; THEODORE J. CHRISTENSEN and F R A N K W . BOTTENBERG, proxies. No. 132.—LEO E . HORTON, S.W.; MERRILL J. WILSON, J.W.; JOHN H . MCCORD, proxy. No. 133.—HERCHEL J. CLARK, M . ; NOBLE MAXSON, S.W.; ROLLO F . CARROLL, J . W. No. 134.—LAWTON M . H A N N A , M . ; CONRAD G . JOHNSON, proxy. No. 137.—HARRY C. BROWN, J.W. No. 139.^—FRANKLIN R . ADAMSON, S.W. No. 140.—CHESTER E . LYMAN and FRED H . WAITE, proxies. No. 1 4 2 . — R O Y ' L . STOUT, M . ; HAROLD L E W I S and RALPH W . M C REYNOLDS, proxies. No. 145.—RoscoE c . WRENCH, M . No. 146.—HARRY J. SHANNON, M . No. 147.—JOHN I. NEWCOMER, M . ; MAURICE B . MYER, S . W . ; AUGUST W. SCHONEMAN, proxy. No. 148.—HOMER E . PIPHER, M . ; AUGUST J . HARRIES, S.W. No. 149.—EUGENE F . ZOUCHA, M . ; HARRISON M . MINNICH, proxy. No. 150.^—JOHN H . BEADLES, M . • No. 152.—HEBER A . ROGERS, S.w. No. 154.—ROBERT W . WILCOX, M . No. 155.—JOHN H . M C K A L E , M . No. 158.—EARL C . DITTEMORE, M . ; LAWRENCE F . DAY, S.W.; H A L A. WAISNER, J.W. No. 162.—FREDRICK H. ALTHOUSE, M . ; WARREN E . MITTLEN, S . W . No. 163.—ELLIS M . BEADLES, M . ; L. EDWIN BROWN, proxy. No. 164.—HOWARD E . SMITH, M . No. 165.—THOMAS M . COPELAND, proxy. No. 167.—LOUIS R . SCOTT, M . ; CHARLES D . ECKERT, S.W.; JOHN H. OILMAN, proxy. No. 169.—FRED S . STRYKER, M . ; HORACE B . JONES, proxy. No. 172.—LESTER G . R E I F F , M . ; RAYMOND B . MCLAUGHLIN, J.W. No. 174.—CHARLES G . CAMERON, M . No. 175.—WILLIAM H . WHITEHEAD, M . No. 176.—THEODORE R . LIVINGSTON, S . W .
1941-42.
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No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
419
177.—MAX P.- HORN, M . 178.—IVAN F . SIMMONDS, M . 179.—LEWIS M . SCHRADER, proxy. 181.—HOBART E. RADER, M . 182.—EVERETT R . BISHOP, M . ; JOE C . WALLINGFORD, J . W . 183.—ERNEST A. MCCLAIN, S.W. 184.—PETER N. KLEIN, M . 185.—DANIEL PFEIFFER, proxy. 186.—ROY A. CAMPBELL, M . 187.—FREDRIC R . MITCHELL, S.W. 188.—CHARLES S . FLECKENSTEIN, M . ; CARL L . HOLMGREN and PAUL G . KROHN, proxies. No. 189.—REX A. HARMON, M . No. 190.—WILLIAM C . ALLAN, M . No. 191.—EDMUND R . SIGLEY, M . ; HAYES FLOYD, proxy. No. 192.^—DONALD W . BLAIR, M . No. 193.^R0BERT L. THOMPSON, M . ; ROLLAND A . GLENN, J.W.; GEORGE W . SUGGS, proxy. No. 194.—JOHN O . DERFELT, M . No. 195.—PHILIP PHILIP, M . ; . GEORGE PHILIP, IV., S.W. No. 197.—GLENN L . JONES, M . ; GLEN J. INGRAM, S.W.; HARRY A. GOUDY, proxy. No. 198.—HARRY O . CHARD, M . No. 199.—JOHN D. CUNNINGHAM, M . ; M . FRED ROARK, proxy. No. 200.—HARVEY O . DAVIS, proxy. No. 201.—DAVID J. BRATLEY, M . ; THEODORE C . CONKLIN, proxy. No. 204.—WILLIAM H . HARRISON, M . No. 205.—ALTON P . WARREN, M . ; ARD CARTER, J.W. No. 206.—JOHN M . MURPHY, M . No. 207.—CLIFFORD H . BURGESS, M . No. 208.—ARTHUR R . EDWARDS, M . ; GLENN J. DICK, S.W. No. 214.—EARL R . SHAY, M . No. 215.—ROY W . PETERSON, proxy. "No. 216.^—DON C. WILLIAMS, proxy. No. 217.—JOHN S . BLEHM, M . No. 219.—CHARLES C . SHUMWAY, M . ; OLIVER P. GUTHRIE, proxy. No. 220.—EDWIN BLACK, M . No. 222.—ORVILLE W . ALLEN, M . ; CHESTER A. BOLES, S.W.; ALEX L. WALKER, proxy. No. 224.—HARRY TUCKER, proxy. No. 225.—EDWIN M . LOVELL, M . ; ROBERT T . LINDBERG, S.W.; ROBERT W . RIGDON, J.W. No. 229.—JOHN C . SEIM, S.W. No. 230.—LOWELL W . AUSTIN, M . No. 237.—FRANK GADDIS, proxy. No. 238.—KENNETH W . CUPPS, M . No. 240.—LYLE E . SPROUL, M . No. 241.—JAMES M . SMITH, proxy. No. 242.—STANLEY W . LLOYD, proxy. No. 244.—ROSS V . DUVALL, M . ; R . EUGENE FARROW, J . W . ; ARTHUR E. READY, proxy.
420 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. NO. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
246.—JAMES D . EYMAN, proxy. 249.—SAMUEL W . MOTES, M . ; MERVIN A . ROSS, proxy. 251.—OTIS D . HOLLIDAY, M . ; ELEY L . MILLS, J . W . 253.—HORACE W . GILLETT, M . ; LLOYD W . COTTER, S.W. 254.—JAMES H . HAMMITT, proxy. 257.—DwiGHT H. BANKS, M . 261.—JOSEPH I. CARPENTER, S.W.; GEORGE L . CROCKETT, proxy. 263.—DEAN BETTY, J.W. 265.—RALPH P. OSBORN, M. 266.—HARVEY THOMPSON, M . 267.—GEORGE H . CRAMER, proxy. 268.—LOYD M. WILSON, M . 269.—LEON N . HOLLOWELL, M . 271.—J. CHICK WERNER, M . 272.—THEODORE S . SMITH, S.W.; E D W I N B . STEVENS, J.W. 273.—ROY E . THOMAS, M . ; EDMUND R I N K , proxy. 275.—DON L . ROSENBERRY, S.W. 277.—JAMES W . BERRYMAN, M . 278.—^WINFRED MCCOMB, S.W. 279.—GRANT HYAMES, J R . , M . ; ELMER E . STORMONT, proxy. 281.—WILL C . MCCORMICK, proxy. 283.—JOSEPH GODDARD, M . 284.—FLOYD L . COOK, M . 285.—HAROLD C . H A WORTH, M . 286.—FLOYD E . BARKIS, proxy. 289.—JOSEPH M . EVES, M . 290.—JIMMIE N . WILSON, M . 291.—^MARION B . W E E K S , J.W.; RAY F . PECK, proxy. 293.—JOHN F . BERTRAM, proxy. 295.—WALLACE M . WHITE, M . 297.—IVY T . ALLEN, proxy. 298.—JOHN J. MOELLER, J.W. 299.—CLAUDE S . MOORE, proxy. 300.—LAWRENCE E . SMITH, M . ; ELBERT W . EDWARDS, proxy. 303.—DELBERT D . WOOD, M . ; MARSHALL A . SMITH, S.W.; ROBERT J. SMITH, J.W. 305.—HARRY F . SUMMERS, J.W. 306.—GuiDO E. SMITH, M . ; HERBERT D . RANDELL, proxy. 309.—RALPH H . COOLEY, J.W. 310.—JOSEPH E . RANKIN, M . 311.—ROSS L . SPENCER, M . ; FRED O . WELLS, S.W. 312.—SAMUEL T . ALEXANDER, M . 313.—CHARLES A . DRAKE, M . ; PERCY M . MEEKS, S.W. 314.—E. GLENN ROBISON, proxy. 316.—EUGENE F . THORNBURGH, M . 318.-—ARTIE A. EMEL, M . 319.—LEWIS K. DECK, M . 320.—JAMES W . STOWELL, M . ; SILVA M . JONES, S.W. 321.—FRED B . MARTIN, M . 322.—LLOYD E . HOKE, proxy. 326.—CLYDE GRAY, M . ; GEORGE B . NORRIS, J.W.
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No. 327.—CLYDE E. JOY, M . ; RALPH L . MANN, S.W.; WILLARD CLELAND, J . W .
J.
No. 329.—CLARENCE E . JONES, M . No. 330.—FLOYD G . HALL, proxy. * No. 331.—JOHN B . MCILWAINE, proxy. No. 333.—GERALD A. MOORE, M . ; EARL D . FAVINGER and RODNEY E. ROSE, proxies. No. 336.—FRANK H . PANTIER, proxy. No. 337.—ORVILLE COLBERG, M . No. 338.—EARL F . LOMBARD, proxy. No. 340.—HERBERT J. BARR, M . No. 344.—J. THEODORE ANDERSON, J.W. No. 345.—HOWARD H . HAZLETT, M . No. 546.—DONOVAN R . MDLVANEY, M . No. 347.—WILLIAM MANJEOT, M . No. 348.—EDSON A . MONTEITH, M . No. 350.-—J. LACY LEFFEL, proxy. No. 351.—JOHN A. MORRISON, M . No. 352.—HATTEN M . MARTIN, M . No. 356.—RAY E . SIMMONS, M . ; DONALD E . COUGHLIN, S.W.; LAWRENCE L . MuRpm', J.W. No. 357.—OLLIE H . SWENSON, M . No. 358.—CHARLES A . HANSEN, S.W. No. 361.^—PARKER F . PARISH, M . No. 362.—CHARLES J. SVOBODA, M . No. 363.—KEEVEB E . WHARTON, M . No. 3 6 4 . ^ C L Y D E E . SAMUELS, M . ; CLAUDE A . SAMUELS, S.W. No. 367.—HASKELL A . HOLMES, M . No. 368.—ELMER L . FOWLER, M . No. 369.—JAMES T . BLAIR, S.W. No. 371."—HERBERT H . HOLLAND, M . No. 3 7 3 . ^ C H A R L E S L , ROYER, M . ; LEWIS A . CARDWELL, S.W. No. 374.—VERNON L . GOSS, proxy. No. 376.-—FRANK L . FLETCHER, M . No. 378.—ARTHUR H . MILLARD, M . No. 381.—LUTHER M . YALE, M . No. 383.—LEONARD H . PAYNE, M . No. 384.—VERNON KLASSER, M . No. 388.—J. ORVILLE MEYER, S.W. No. 391.—VERB TJ. ECKHARDT, proxy. No. 394.—CARL F . HERTLEIN, proxy. No. 396.—DONALD H. SWEZEY, proxy. No. 397.—CARL W. BECKSTROM, M . No. 401.—LOWELL H. BAKER, M . No. 404.—HERMAN C. MILLER, proxy. No. 408.—JOHN W . MASOVERO, M . No. 411.—MuRRY TAYLOR, M . ; HAROLD CROFT, proxy. No. 412.—BERNARR M . SEAMAN, M . No. 414.—JOHN W . THOMPSON, M . No. 415.—GEORGE J. HUPE, M . No. 417.—JAMES E . TAYLOR, M .
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No. 418.—ERNEST O . HEITSCHMIDT,
February,
S.W.
No. 420.—GussiB A. DREYER, M . No. 421.—JOHN W . JUSTUS, M .
No. 422.—FRED L . SUTTON, proxy. No. 423.—WILSON W . RODMAN, M . No. 4 2 4 . ^ K E N N E T H R . BLODGETT, proxy.
No. 428.—LONNIE C. McCUBBiN, S.W. No. 431.—^LLOYD L . WHITE, M . No. 432.—HENRY N . V A N DOREN, M . No. 433.—HARRY W . FELTER, M . ; RUSSELL E . WALTERS, S.W.;
No. 435.
RAY
W. KiNZiE, J.W. CURTIS A. RETHERFORD, M .
No. 436.—WILLIAM J. B. HUGHES, M . No. 438.—^WALTER H . HANNEMANN,
M.;
FLOYD
D.
MCJUNKIN,
J.W. No. 440.—GROVER L . FRANKLIN,
J.W.
No. 441.—RAY J. SHETLAR, proxy. No. 442.—CLYDE B . ZEIGELMEIER,
S.W.
No. 445.—WALTER N . MUNDELL, proxy. No. 447.—JOSEPH E . BAILEY, M . ; KENNETH M . WILCOXEN, No. 448.—^MERRITT YALE, M . No. 449.—WALTER E . TRIPLETT, M .
J.W.
RECAPITULATION.
Grand Officers Sub-officers Past Elective Grand Officers Past Masters District Deputy Grand Masters Representatives of Lodges Total representation in Grand Lodge Grand Representatives Number of lodges represented Number of lodges not represented Total number of lodges on rolls Fraternally submitted, THEODORE P . PERRY, ALVA L . SWEARINGEN, ORVAL E . MOON,
ELLIS T . BARKER, Committee.
16 6 14 256 38 421 751 54 286 152 438
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ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER.
M.'. W.". RoscoE E. PETERSON delivered the following address which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers. To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: BRETHREN:
"The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignorance, and the devastations of war have laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of antiquity on which the utmost exertions of human genius have been employed Freemasonry, notwithstanding, has still survived." As we assemble in this Eighty-sixth Annual Communication of our Grand Lodge, we may find just cause for pride and rejoicing in the fact that after centuries of travail, Freemasonry still survives, and maintains its potency and prestige among the free peoples of the \vorld. Nay, more, my brethren, even in those lands where dictators have decreed that lodges should disband, we are confident that the spirit of Freemasonry still lives. Although the glorious history of our institution may entitle us to a comfortable feeling of pride, it would be fatal for us to rest upon the record of past achievements. Masonry today is being tested as never before. A world in torment has issued a challenge that we cannot ignore. Where people who have been taught the principles of self-government are being herded, and driven like beasts of the field, there is the irrepressible cry for the brotherhood of free men. Where greed and avarice are encroaching upon human lives and human rights, there must be re-awakened a spirit of altruism. Where cynical brutality is dominant, there is an unquenchable longing for lofty idealism. Where solemn covenants and promises have been contemptuously broken, there must be fostered the principles of fidelity and integrity. Where hatred and violence prevail, there is need for the mystic trowel. Where pride and arrogance reig^, there must be nurtured the spirit of humility that recognizes a Divine Source of strength and wisdom. Where atheism has produced spiritual lethargy, there must be re-kindled a consciousness of the abiding presence of God. Where people have sunk to the depths of despair, they must be given that solace which can revive in their hearts the spirit of hope. Masonry is founded upon the principles that are needed. Never were they more sorely needed than today. A mere cessation of warfare will not cure the ills of the world. We must highly resolve that out of this holocaust will come a peace founded upon the ideals that are contained within the teachings of our institution. Can Masonry meet the challenge? It cannot do so by pretending to be a substitute for the Church. It cannot by trying to follow the pattern of a chamber of commerce. It cannot by be-
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coming a political faction. The universality of Masonry must be maintained. Can we meet the challenge ? We can hope to do so if we have sufficient patience and wisdom; if we live the principles of Masonry in our relations with ourselves, our neighbors, our country and our God; if we steadfastly uphold and promulgate those principles in our private and public affairs, to the end that the world a t large m a y be convinced of their good effects. Time, patience and perseverance can accomplish a world-wide recognition of the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God. NECROLOGY.
A distinctive trait of Masonry is the exercise of brotherly love and affection; but this very fact brings a note of sadness to each Annual Communication. We are distressed by the knowledge that many of those with whom we dwelt as brethren a year ago will never again cheer us with a friendly greeting or a warm handclasp on this terrestrial sphere. Among the faithful brethren who have been called- to eternal refreshment since our last meeting are two of our Past Grand Masters, M.'.
W.'.
JOHN M . K I N K E L and
M.'.
W.'.
CHARLES
N.
FOWLER. Both were stalwart men and truly distinguished Masons. Each of them made a lasting contribution to our Order, and their memories shall be cherished. At this afternoon's session a fitting memorial to our departed brethren will be presented by the Committee on Necrology. INSTALLATION OF GRAND JUNIOR DEACON.
W.'. L E O J. SCHISLER was not present for installation as Grand Junior Deacon at the last Annual Communication, and was installed by R.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS, at my request, on April 2, 1941, at a communication of Goodland Lodge No. 321. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Upon recommendation of the Grand Jurisdictions involved, I have issued commissions to Grand Representatives of our Grand Lodge near the following Grand Lodges: New South Wales Tennessee Quebec
HENRY LARKIN WALTER T. WILLIAMS T. A. BEGLEY
Newcastle Kingsport Quebec
Upon my recommendation, commissions have been issued to Grand Representatives of the following Grand Lodges near our Grand Lodge:
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Alabama Vermont
OTTO H . ROMMEL SAMUEL G . W I L E S
Chile Illinois
LYNN R. BRODRICK ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND
Maryland
RICHARD H . CRAVENS
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Waterville Macksville
Marysville Kansas City Salina
EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE WORK.
The Third Degree will be exemplified in dramatized form a t this evening's session by Parsons Lodge No. 117, imder the direction of W.'. HARVEY O . DAVIS, Lecturer. The correct presentation is given as a matter of instruction, for the benefit of lodge officers and members, and I urge strict attention to all details of the work. GRAND ORATOR.
It has been my privilege to tender the appointment as Grand Orator to that distingiiished jurist and Mason, Brother JOHN S . DAWSON, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas. He has graciously accepted this commission, and will address this Grand Lodge a t the afternoon session today. We can be sure of a timely and inspiring message. LAYING C O R N E R - S T O N E S .
On April 9, 1941, M.'. W.'. B E N S . PAULEN, Past Grand Master, at my request, presided a t the ceremony of laying the comerstone of the new post-office building a t Burlington. On September 9, 1941, R.". W.'. CLINE C. CURTISS, Deputy
Grand Master, acting as Grand Master at my request, laid the corner-stone of the new grade school building a t Stockton. My regret that I could not personally attend these ceremonies is completely overcome by the fact that in each instance the Grand Lodge was represented by a most worthy and capable presiding officer. Official reports of these special communications accompany the report of the -Grand Secretary. MASONIC HOME.
"To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all men, but particularly on Masons, who are linked together by aji indissoluble chain of sincere affection." This precept of our Order has been put into practical operation by the Masons of Kansas, with the cooperation of the Order of the Eastern Star, in a truly inspiring way. The splendid service rendered by the Kansas Masonic Home testifies more eloquently than words t o our attachment to this tenet of our profession. This institution is ours. Each of us contributes to its support. Each of us should feel a personal interest in its management, i t s equipment, and the work it is doing.
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Much h a s been said In previous reports concerning the requirements for admission t o the Home, the limitations as t o the facilities for treatment of invalids, both physical and mental, and other problems with which the management has to contend. I t is still apparent that many lodge officers have failed to acquire an adequate understanding of these matters. In order to make this information more readily accessible, I recommend that the ByLaws, Rules and Regulations of the Home be printed as a part of the appendix to this year's Proceedings. I invite your careful attention to the report of the Secretary of the Home Board, which will be given a t this communication. GRAND MASTERS' AND GRAND SECRETARIES' CONFERENCES.
Pursuant to an appropriation made a t the last Annual Communication, M.'. W.'. Brother STRAIN and I attended the annual conferences of Grand Secretaries and Grand Masters in the United States, held at Washington, D. C , February 19, 20 and 21, 1941. At these annual conferences many subjects of mutual interest to the Craft in t h e various Grand Jurisdictions are discussed; and they furnish a splendid opportunity for making personal acquaintance with official representatives of other Grand Lodges throughout the country, and of learning how they a r e . dealing with problems similar to our own. In my opinion they have a distinct educational value. I recommend that the Grand Master and-Grand Secretary be authorized to continue the participation inaugrurated last year, and that a suitable appropriation be made to defray the necessary expenses. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY.
During the past year, three brethren passed the examinations, a s provided b y the rules heretofore promulgated, and were granted Certificates of Proficiency: W.'. THOMAS D . HECKROOT (since deceased), of Ottawa Lodge No. 18; W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON, of Hebron Lodge No. 314; and Brother JOHN C . SEIM, of Vulcan Lodge No. 229. The names of eight brethren to whom certificates were issued during the administration of M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND
appear in the 1941 Proceedings. I t thus appears that during the two years that the rules have been in force, only eleven brethren have taken and passed the required examinations. The first two certificates issued, to Brother JESSE F . ANDERSON, of Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, and to W.'. ROBERT A. CAMPBELL,
of Salina Lodge No. 60, expired in December, 1941. Each of these brethren is an elective officer of his lodge. Having satisfied myself by careful investigation t h a t each continued to maintain a high standard of proficiency, I issued renewal certificates for the year 1942.
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FIFTY YEAR BUTTONS.
Since our Grand Lodge established the custom of presenting gold emblems to brethren who have been Master Masons in good standing for a half century, it has met with general favor. It is a just recognition of long and faithful service. Lodge officers are urged to submit to the Grand Secretary the names â&#x20AC;˘ of any who may be considered eligible to receive this honor, that none may be overlooked. TWENTY-FIVE YEAR BUTTONS.^
â&#x20AC;˘ There are many good Masons whose normal expectancy does not justify the hope of attaining a fifty year record. A quartercentury of membership in good standing is entitled to recognition. About two and one-half years ago it was made possible for lodges to procure Sunflower silver buttons at moderate cost from the Grand Secretary's office, and thus honor their twenty-five year members. About half of our lodges have taken advantage of this opportunity, and the presentations have brought about a renewal and revival of interest among many brethren who had been infrequent in attendance. The lodges t h a t have not availed themselves of this service should consider the possibility of benefiting themselves while rendering a just tribute to their older members. PURCHASE OF DEFENSE BONDS.
Several months ago I issued a circular letter to the subordinate lodges, urging investment, by lodges and individual Masons, in the Defense Savings Bonds which our government is issuing during the present emergency. Our Grand Lodge and our Masonic Home have set worthy examples by making substantial investments in these securities. From all I can learn, the response of Kansas Masons has been most gratifying. THE MASON AS A CITIZEN.
During the dark days of the Civil War, M.'. W.'.. JACOB SAQUI, in his address as Grand Master, said: "Obedience to the government is, and ever has been, the duty of Masons, and it should be our pleasure, as it undoubtedly is to our interest, to comply with the injunctions' of this cardinal principle." These words are as true today as they were when they were spoken eighty years ago. A few months ago, as individual citizens and Freemasons, we could differ on questions of international policy. Now the debate is over. The government under whose protection we live is engaged in a titanic struggle that cannot cease until it ends in victory for the principles of democracy and liberty. Now, as individual Freemasons, in demonstrating our allegiance to that government, we must have the fortitude to make every necessary sacrifice.
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We cannot all bear arms, and we cannot all share the hardships and horrors of actual conflict; but we can all help to fight the battles for the survival of brotherhood and freedom by doing our utmost to uphold and streng:then our National Government in the present crisis. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
Conditions created by the world w a r have brought a n increase in t h e number of requests for special dispensations to waive the requirements a s to time between degrees t o be conferred upon candidates in t h e armed forces of t h e United States or about to enter such service, and also to fill vacancies in office. I have issued a total of 113 dispensations of which five were returned unused. The remainder were issued for the following purposes : To abridge time between degrees, forty-eight. To change place of meeting, three. To elect and install officers, fifty-seven. Fees amounting to $315.00 have been remitted to the Grand Secretary. I have had several requests to waive the legal requirements as to time between the reception of a petition and the balloting thereon, all of which have been denied. DISCIPLINE.
It still happens occasionally that officers of a Lodge fail to observe carefully t h e provisions of By-Law 125 requiring four weeks to elapse between the conferring of degrees. Only two violations were reported to me, both occurring in the same lodge. Following t h e disciplinary provisions of the law, I imposed a penalty of $10.00 for each violation, and same were duly paid to the Grand Secretary. Several of our lodges overlooked the requirement of Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution requiring the annual election of officers to be held a t the Stated Communication immediately preceding December 16th. In each instance I issued a special dispensation to legalize t h e action at an irregular date, and required payment of the dispensation fee of $5.00. LECTURERS.
One of my first official acts was to appoint a s Lecturers W.'. Brothers HAKVEY O . DAVIS and STANFORD M . SMART, those
two wise and faithful preceptors whose distlng:uished labors have been an inspiration to the Craft for more than a quarter of a century. I also issued an appointment to W.'. EDWARD W . SULT as an Assistant Lecturer, t o serve a s and when needed.
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After completing his spring schedule, W.'. Brother SMART asked t o be relieved from service a t the fall District Meetings. In compliance with that request, I appointed W.'. Brother SULT a s a regular Lecturer, and assigned to him the fall meetings that had been assigned to W.'. Brother SMART. From all reports, I am satisfied that our new Lecturer has already established himself in the respect and admiration of those of the Craft with whom he has come in contact. Needless to say, the above mentioned change in plans did not affect the status of W.'. Brother SMART a s a Lecturer. DISTRICT D E P U T Y GRAND MASTERS.
These faithful brethren are exactly what their title impliesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the official representatives of the Grand Master in the seventysix districts of this jurisdiction. I have had just cause to feel especially fortunate during the past year in having a most efficient corps of District Deputy Grand Masters. They have been most loyal in their co-operation, and have contributed much t o ward the betterment of the Order. I wish to express my deep personal appreciation of their splendid work. DISTRICT MEETINGS.
The meetings of officers and brethren in the various districts, which a r e held under the auspices of the District Deputy Grand Masters and under the instruction of the Lecturers, were all conducted according to schedule. Wet weather was a handicap a t more than twenty of the meetings, but the average attendance was normal. An analysis of records for the past several years discloses that the lodges which have the best attendance a t District Meetings are those in which Masonic work is flourishing, and which have zealous and proficient officers. Unfortunately, those whose officers are most in need of instruction have the poorest records of a,ttendance. If Masonry is to succeed in fulfilling its responsibilities, it must have a n educated Craft. The District Meetings a r e schools of instruction that are within reach of all. Every one of u s can profit by regular attendance. OFFICIAL VISITATIONS.
The duties which a Grand Master must perform a t his desk are numerous and exacting. The opportunities to visit the lodges throughout the State, and to mingle with the brethren, constitute a most welcome departure from this routine. While it has not been possible for me to accept all invitations, I have had the pleasure of making visits in every part of
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the state, in the largest cities and the smallest villages. On each occasion I was received most courteously, and a t every meeting it was self-evident t h a t the best citizenship of the community was represented. Regardless of size or geographical location, the manifested spirit was the sameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an intelligent realization of the value and importance of the high principles upon which our Order is founded. Space does not permit a detailed summary of these visits. All of them were most enjoyable, but perhaps the greatest satisfaction came from visiting several lodges that had never previously been visited by a Grand Master. VISITS TO OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS.
During the year I was honored with cordial invitations from a number of sister Grand Jurisdictions, to attend Annual Communications and other noteworthy meetings. I was able to accept only one of these, to visit the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, held a t Denver on September 16 and 17, 1941, on which occasion the distinguished guests included M.'. W.'. Brothers ELMER F. STRAIN and CLAUD F . YOUNG. We were shown
the utmost courtesy and hospitality. One of the outstanding events of this meeting was an evening session, at which M .'.W.'. Brother YOUNG w a s the principal speaker. As a result of his inspiring address, I w a s requested b y ' t h e Grand Master t o convey t o our Grand Lodge the sincere appreciation of the Masons of Colorado for this timely message from a Kansan. As the result of my having scheduled some visits in southeastern Kansas in October, I was invited by officers of the Masonic District Association of Tulsa, Oklahoma, to include in this trip a visit to a meeting of that group, which comprises the lodges of Tulsa County. This meeting, held on October 20, was attended by several of the principal officers of the Oklahoma Grand Lodge, and I found that our neighbors on the south are most cordial and hospitable. TRIALS A N D P U N I S H M E N T S .
When the present system of trials was inaugpurated, it was not uncommon for twenty or thirty cases to be referred t o the committee in the course of a year. During the past year only three cases were handled. If this decrease represents a corresponding improvement in moral and ethical standards (and we feel hopeful that it does), we have good cause to feel proud of Kansas Masonry. A complete report will be made by the committee. UNPAID TAXES OF DEFUNCT LODGES.
In 1937 Parkerville Dodge No. 168 was consolidated with Dwight Lodge No. 374, and Canopy Lodge No. 248 with Moline Lodge No. 267.
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Parkerville Lodge owed $158.50 in per capita taxes for the years 1932 and 1936, and Canopy Lodge owed $105.70 for 1934, 1935 and 1936. These items were transferred on the Grand Secretary's books to the accounts of Dwight Lodge and Moline Lodge respectively, and have remained in the list of outstanding dues for several years. Meanwhile the balance so carried against Dwight Lodge has been reduced to $52.80. The two lodges that ceased to exist had small memberships and weak finances. A careful investigation satisfied me t h a t it was not the intention of the Grand Lodge that these consolidations should work any financial hardship upon the receiving lodges, but that it was the mutual understanding that such amounts as could be realized from assets received should be a p plied upon these outstanding dues. Having further satisfied myself that both of the consolidated lodges had made conscientious efforts along this line, and that no prospect remained of realizing anything further from the assets of the defunct lodges, I directed the cancellation of the balances above indicated. UNPAID TAXES OF LODGES.
While the amount of delinquent per capita tax, and the number of lodges involved have been decreasing, the subject has engaged the attention of our Grand Lodge for a number of years. Some of our lodges have, made a magnificent showing, and are nearing the completion of their task. A few have set up monthly partial payments, while a number have not made any apparent effort. Perhaps we, as a Grand Lodge, have not done our full duty. If my successor, with his associate officers, can analyze each case, showing plans which have worked elsewhere, it may be the means of renewing lodge morale, and solving a problem in which all have a common interest. Such a program seems to be In keeping with the reciprocal relations between the Grand Lodge and our lodges. FORMS, RECORDS AND OFFICE SYSTEM.
Pursuant to the approved recommendation of M.'. W.'. Brother STRICKLAND under the above heading, I appointed a committee to work with the Grand Secretary on desirable changes and submit their findings to the Council of Administration for their consideration and action. This committee consisted of W.'. Brothers IVOR E. DAVIS, of Topeka, JAMES M . JACOBY, of Independence, JAMES A . SWAN, of Kansas City, JOSEPH L . KIRK, of
Wichita, and RALPH B . CALL, of Hoisingrton. As the result of their thoughtful and efficient work, new forms were considered and adopted by the Council of Administration, for Notice of Dues, Dimit, Certificate for Transfer, and Resolutions of Respect.
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LAW CHANGES.
Annual
Reports.
Article VII,' Section 6, of the Constitution, requires, among other things, that the annuaJ report of each lodge shall show the full names of the officers and mjem,bers of the lodge. The further requirements of this section involve a reporting of all work done, admissions, restorations, dimissions, deaths, suspensions and expulsions. Therefore, the annual repetition of the complete roster of members furnishes no information that is not otherwise available by a simple process of addition and elimination. By-Law 140 requires that the "Book of Annual Returns" shall be forwarded to" the Grand Secretary once every flve years, for verification and correction with the annual reports on file. The Special Committee appointed to consider changes in Forms, Records and Office System unanimously recommended that the roll of members be eliminated from the annual report, and after careful consideration the Council of Administration approved this recommendation. This carries with it a recommendation t h a t the Constitution be amended to permit such change. I recommend t h a t Article VII, Section 6, of the Constitution be amended by omitting the words, "and members," above cited. Comm,ittee
Allowances.
The modest allowances provided by law to the chairmen of standing committees do not purport to represent adequate compensation for the time and effort involved. Our finances do not justify placing these allowances on a wages-and-hours basis. Nevertheless, we should endeavor to maintain a just parity, considering the relative tasks performed. The work of the Committee on Trials and Punishments has diminished greatly since the present system of trials was adopted. For this we are grateful. Without disparaging the excellent work of this committee, it seems evident that the allowance of $100 is out of proportion to the allowances to other committee chairmen. The law formerly included an allowance of $500 to the Committee on Correspondence. For many years this arduous task was performed by R.". W.". Brother ALBERT K . WILSON. He also receives a salary as Grand Secretary Emeritus, and as the result of an arrangement with him, this allowance was eliminated from the law in 1936. F o r the past several years M.': W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS has served as Committee on Correspondence, and an annual appropriation of $300 has been made, but with no legal provision therefor. This allowance should be included in the law. I recommend a reconsideration and readjustment of these allowances, and that By-Law 55 be amended accordingly.
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LAWS OF MASONRY.
The latest revision and publication of our laws was in 1929. Previous revisions have been made at intervals of fifteen or sixteen years. When the next publication is ordered, it should be the result of the most careful and painstaking study and research. It is my opinion that such a task will require a t least two years, and possibly more. Any revision or amendment should be approached in a spirit of constructive conservatism. The general structure of our laws is sound. A law that has stood for many years is entitled to a prima facie presumption that it is a good law; and no change should be undertaken merely for the purpose of trying something different. On the other hand, unless a law is based upon one of the unchangeable Landmarks, the mere fact that it has stood unaltered for many years should not, of itself, deter us from making a change, if experience has proved that a change would be beneficial to the Craft. A revision should be preceded by a careful consideration of all of our laws and their effect upon the welfare of Masonry, a thorough comparative analysis of our laws and those of other Grand Jurisdictions, and a searching inquiry as to the practical operation of laws which differ from our own. To profit by the experiments and experiences of our neighbors does not detract from our sovereignty as a Grand Lodge. I recommend that the Grand Master be authorized to appoint a committee of five, to make the study and investigation herein suggested, and to report its recommendations at the next Annual Communication. COMMITTEE EXPENSE.
If my recommendation on "Laws of Masonry" is adopted, the work of this committee will necessarily include conferences, use of the Grand Lodge library and a large amount of correspondence. I recommend that a suitable appropriation be made to cover the necessary expenses. BUILDING PROJECTS.
I have approved projects for the purchase of buildings as follows: Holyrood Lodge No. 343, to purchase, remodel and repair a two-story stone building to house its Masonic hall, at a total cost estimated at $4,500. Comer Stone Lodge No. 219, of Little River, to purchase the ground and first story of a building for $500. The lodge already owned the second story, containing its lodge hall. Grand View Lodge No. 376, of Bucklin, to purchase the second story of a brick business building, and remodel it for lodge hall purposes, at a total cost of approximately $3,100.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
It appeared in each case that the lodge had assets convertible into cash, substantially in excess of the proposed cost. A few weeks after approval of the Little River project, it was reported to me that the lodge had the misfortune .to lose the entire building and contents, except the Treasurer's records, by fire, but t h a t the property was adequately insured. DEGREE TEAMS.
In 1917, M.'. W.'. GILES H . LAMB, Grand Master, announced the following decision, which was approved by the Grand Lodge: "It is a violation of Masonic law for a Lodge in Kansas to permit a member or members of a lodge of another Grand Jurisdiction to confer any part of its Work on a candidate when the Work of the other jurisdiction differs in any way from the prescribed Work in Kansas." This decision is in full harmony with the provisions of ByLaw 139, which prohibits the use of any secret work, "other than herein provided for." M.". W.'. CHARLES N . FOWLER, in his address as Grand Master in 1928, recommended "that, hereafter, it be unlawful for any set of officers or so-called team to exemplify or confer any of the degrees in any lodge other than their own, except by permission of the Grand Master." This recommendation was approved by the Grand Lodge. These regulations do not appear in our book of laws, and it has come to my attention that many of the brethren are apparently unaware of their existence. I mention them now for the purpose of information. CONDITION OF THE ORDER.
This is a subject that cannot be covered adequately in a brief report. Conditions vary greatly in different localities. It is encouraging to note that many lodges that were having a difficult struggle a fe^w years ago are now^ showing great improvement. On the other hand, we have several lodges that are practical'y dormant, and efforts to revive them have not been successful. The great majority are in a healthy condition, and face the future with every prospect for continued success. In most communities the spirit of Masonic zeal is most encouraging. The principal difference between success and failure in a lodge is the difference between zeal and indifference. Even the best lodges have indifferent membersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those who pay dues (perhaps with a little urging from the Secretary), and are otherwise inactive. As the proportion of such members increases, the lodge functions with more and more difficulty. There is no proper place in a Masonic lodge for the indifferent member. In some isolated instances, the lodge may be better off without him, but in the vast majority of cases the proper solution is to arouse his interest.
1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
435
Are we doing our full duty to our indifferent brethren? We have excellent facilities for imparting instruction in the esoteric work, but it takes something in addition to ritualistic instruction to make a zealous Mason. It requires that the Masonic votary shall become imbued with the conviction that Masonry can and will make him wiser, better and happier, that he shall be led to accept the precepts of Masonry as guiding principles of his life, that he shall be animated by the purpose to uphold those principles in his daily walk and conversation, and that he shall have a genuine desire to participate in the activities of his lodge. I am persuaded that our Grand Lodge and its membership can do more than we have been doing to better the condition of our Order. I do not propose any definite formula, because measures that will succeed in one locality may be unsuited to another. A well organized speakers' bureau, under proper supervision by Grand Lodge Officers, could utilize the abundant talent within our jurisdiction, and would fill a long-felt need in many places. In localities where the spirit of Masonry has become dormant, much patient and persevering work may be required to arouse the slumbering sense of responsibility. Each member of this Grand Lodge should feel it to be his individual duty to contribute of his time, talents and influence toward transforming the indifferent brethren within the circle of his acquaintance into zealous Masons. CONCLUSION.
A year ago, brethren, you honored me with the highest office within your power to bestow, for which I am truly grateful. I entered upon the task with a heartfelt ambition to do my share toward maintaining the high ideals upon which Masonry is founded; to make some contribution toward maintaining stability in a period of world-wide disorder and confusion; to accomplish something toward the upbuilding of our Fraternityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in short, to justify your confidence. It soon became evident that the responsibilities of a Grand Master, when added to those of one's own vocation, are great and perplexing. I shall step down into the ranks with a consciousness of work unfinished, of problems unsolved. Instead of feeling frustrated, I am encouraged by the fact that after all. Masonry in Kansas is in sound condition. This is so, not because of what I have done or failed to do, but because its destinies are in the hands of a great a r m y of loyal and steadfast men who will see to it that it does not fail. The Grand Secretary, with his wealth of experience, is constantly on the alert for ways and means for the advancement of our Order. The present and past Grand Officers, the officers of subordinate lodges, and the faithful brethren in the ranks throughout the lengfth and breadth of Kansas, are zealously laboring for the good of Masonry. For the splendid cooperation of all of these, I am under a debt of gratitude which I cannot hope to repay. In a few hours you will choose a Grand Master and associate officers to act as your official representatives during the coming
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE,
February,
year. I shall relinquish the authority you have granted to me with the earnest hope that you will support my successor with the same loyalty t h a t you have given to me. Let us dwell together and work together in unity. Let us enter upon the tasks of the new year with a determination that Masonry shall grow, and advance, and prosper. During the deliberations of this communication, and afterwards as we return to our homes to resume our daily labors, let us keep in our minds and in our hearts the words of the prophet MiCAH: "And Wfhat doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Fraternally submitted, RoscoE E. PETERSON,
Grand Master.
REPORT OF COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
R.'. W.'. JAMES H . TRICE, Secretary of the Council of Administration, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The Council of Administration has had a number of meetings on call of our Grand Master. The minutes of each session were made a m a t t e r of permanent record in our Grand Lodge office building. Matters handled were very largely routine. Special mention, however, is made of an appropriation of $11,100.00 for the purpose of purchasing Defense Bonds. U. S. Treasury 2 % % registered bonds, amounting to $7,500.00, were sold a t a profit of $464.48, and the proceeds reinvested in Series "G" of the Defense Issue. Fraternally submitted, JAMES H . TRICE.
Secretary.
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE OF KANSAS.
437
REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER.
M.'. W.'. B E N S. PAULEN, Grand Treasurer, submitted the following report which, on his motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <* A. M. of Kansas: Cash balances and securities are here listed: GENERAL FUND.
Receipts. Jan. 22, 1941, Balance on hand $ 38,255 64 Correcting Charity Fund check 4,266 50 1941-42, Received from Grand Secretary.. 106,752 61
$149,274 75
Disbursements. 1941-42, Warrants Nos. 1 to 363, inclusive, excepting No. 344 $115,879 Set over to Charity Fund 3,247 Mileage and expense. Annual Communication, 1941 3,063 Jan. 22, 1942, Balance on hand 27,083
$149,274 75
73 54 75 73
CHARITY FUND.
Receipts. Jan. 22, 1941, Balance on hand $ Transferred from General Fund
7,773 99 . 3,247 54 $ 11,021 53
Disbursements. 1941-42, Correcting Charity Fund check into General Fund $ 4,266 50 Warrant No. 362 3,829 00 Jan. 22, 1942, Balance on hand 2,926 03
$ 11,021 53
CASH BALANCES.
General Charity
Fund Fund
$ 27,083 73 2,926 03
$ 30,009 76
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
BOND ACCOUNT. General
Fund.
U. 8. Savings Bonds, Series A, due Aug. 1, 19Jf5: N o s . M205823 t o M205832, inclusive, m a t u r i t y v a l u e $10,000.00; cost $ 7,500 00 Series C, d u e F e b . 1, 1948: N o s . M672752C to M672761C, inclusive, m a t u r i t y v a l u e $10,000.00; cost 7,500 00 Series D, d u e J a n . 1, 1949: N o s . M 9 3 1 6 6 D t o M93175D, inclusive, m a t u r i t y v a l u e $10,000.00; cost 7,500 00 17. S. Treasury 5 % % registered bonds: N o s . 8 8 6 F a n d 887F, due A p r i l 15, 1946; $5,000 e a c h 10,000 00 N o . 3662B, d u e A p r i l 15, 1946 10,000 00 U. S. Treasury 2 % % registered bond: N o . 2226F, due M a r c h 15, 1960 10,000 00 U. S. Defense Bonds, Series G, 8V2%, issued Jan. 19i2, 12 years: N o s . D114298G, M333722G, M333721G, V49689G 7,500 00 V. 8. Defense Bonds, Due July 1, 195S, Series F: N o . X 3 5 8 2 1 F , m a t u r i t y v a l u e , $10,000.00; N o . V 6 5 7 7 F , m a t u r i t y v a l u e , $5,000.00; cost 11,100 00 CHARITY FUND.
U. S. Savings Bonds, Series D, due 1950: N o s . M1358774D t o M1358783D, inclusive, m a t u r i t y v a l u e , $10,000.00; c o s t
7,500 00 $78,600 00
Fraternally submitted, B E N S . PAtJLEN, Grand Treasurer.
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
439
REPORT OP GRAND SECRETARY.
M.'. W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN, Grand Secretary, submitted the following report which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: All a d d i t i o n s a n d c h a n g e s s h o w n in t h e 1940 r e p o r t s h a v e b e e n m a d e a p a r t of o u r p e r m a n e n t r e c o r d s . D e t a i l s c o v e r i n g r e ceipts a n d d i s b u r s e m e n t s a r e set o u t in t h e v a r i o u s t a b l e s w h i c h a r e s u b m i t t e d in t h i s r e p o r t . ANNUAL REPORTS.
Illness a n d w e a t h e r conditions h a v e i n t e r f e r e d t o a n e x t e n t w i t h t h e w^ork of s o m e of o u r faithful S e c r e t a r i e s . All r e p o r t s have, h o w e v e r , b e e n received in t i m e t o be included in t h e s t a t i s t i c s for t h i s y e a r , e x c e p t f r o m lodges N o s . 69, 84, 153, 157, 166, 180, 258, 324, 328, a n d 334. T h e position of t h e S e c r e t a r y in o u r l o d g e s is o n e of v e r y g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e . T h e fine s e r v i c e t h e y a r e g i v i n g is g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d b y all of u s . T h e r e a r e , h o w e v e r , a few w h o , b e c a u s e of t h e p r e s s u r e of o t h e r m a t t e r s , b a r e l y c o m p l y w i t h t h e l e g a l r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n d t h e i r l o d g e s reflect t h e l a c k of b r e a d t h in t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e v i t a l functions of a good S e c r e t a r y . N o one should a c c e p t s u c h a responsibility u n l e s s h e h a s t h e t i m e a n d t h e inclination t o give complete, p r o m p t a n d efficient a t t e n t i o n t o all of t h e necessities. OUTSTANDING DUES.
F o l l o w i n g is a list of lodges o w i n g t a x for p r e v i o u s y e a r s : No. No. 28—1932 $ 156 15 210—1934 $ 39 60 35—1932 237 40 1935 124 80 43—1940 186 60 1936 125 20 53—1937 71 60 1937 15 60 69—1939 59 20 243—1937 103 60 1940 30 00 267—1931 106 90 84—1935 99 60 1932 287 80 1937 44 40 271—1932 273 90 1940 76 80 1933 469 50 89—1938 8 1 80 281—1932 80 00 106—1932 .7 353 20 335—1939 88 40 1933 105 40 342—1932 71 30 108—1937 91 40 379—1937 14 00 140—1936 771 80 1938 80 20 175—1932 230 30 1939 59 20 1940 97 60 392—1932... 65 30 180—1931 141 90 1937 36 00 1932 126 00 409—1932 130 00 1938 76 80 1937 77 20 1940 33 60 434—1933 50 00 187—1932 246 00 Total $5,616 05
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
Nine lodges ow^e a balance of $725.30 on current year's reports. ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR 1 9 4 2 .
Revenue. Fifty cents per capita on 59,653 Miscellaneous Expenses. Committee Allowance (By-Law 55) Expenses Grand Lodge Communication Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers Grand Master's Apron Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's Salary Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium Grand Secretary's Bond Premium Grand Treasurer's Salary Grand Master's Portrait (cut) Library, Furniture, Binding, etc Mileage to Representatives (By-Law 57) Mileage and Expenses (By-Laws 55 and 56) Minor Salaries (By-Law 54) P e r Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments Postage and Express Printing Annual Proceedings P>rivate Secretary to Grand Master Stationery and Printing Jewel for Grand Master Binding Annual Proceedings : Budget
$29,826 50 2,000 00 $
300 500 2,000 80 1,500 800 18 3 100 7 800 3,000 1,500 180 200 800 1,400 600 1,000 185 250 15,249
00 00 00 00 00 00 75 75 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
INFORMATION.
We have so often urged watching the overhead, that some have asked if we w^ork our own suggestions. The membership is entitled to know the efforts made to keep expenses in due bounds with a declining membership.' Since taking over the Monitor rights and reducing the price 60%, the books show a saving to purchasers of $5,560.66. Taking over the record books and blank forms and buying in quantity, effective in 1933, the cash book shows a saving to the lodges of $15,447.06. In addition, the quantity orders to the printers, as against many small orders, have enabled them to effect economies in their own operation. All of this additional work has been handled without any increase in the force. The payroll in the meantime has been reduced approximately one-third, and a saving of more than $50,000.00 is shown. In the period, our financial position has continued to improve, and a tax reduction was made effective last year.
1941-42.
GBAND
LODGE OF KANSAS.
441
MERITORIOUS SERVICE.
The Secretaries are a great help to the Masters, and a joy to the brethren. Among those who have served their lodges for many years, we find the following with the number of years of service indicated. Secretaries
Years of Service
GEORGE W . SCHLATTER JERRY B . FIELDS
40. 34
Location
Lodge No.
LeRoy Alma
27 161
364
EUGENE S . TALCOTT
35
Valley Center
CLAUDE J. WOOD
33
Wetmore
RICHARD W . EVANS
33
Dodge City
222
DAVID D . STUART CHARLES B . BATES
31 28..
Gridley Downs
314 204
CHARLES A. SMITH GUY R . CURRIER
27 25
Wellsville Kensington
356 405
ARTHUR B . ELIOT BENJAMIN F . D U N K I N RALPH B . CALL WILLIAM E . C A I N
25 25 25 25...
Arlington Wichita Hoisington Perry
299 303 331 415
ROY G. SHEARER....;
24
Abilene
FRANCIS W . I R W I N T. EDWARD STAFFORD WILLIAM H E Y N E N
24 24 23
Oakley Cuba Tonganoxie
253 362 190
HAYES
53
98
FLOYD
23
Ness City
191
GRAN L . MILLER GEORGE M . JOHNSTON JAMES A . WILLIAMS JOSEPH L . K I R K
23 23 22 22
Pratt Westphalia Gardner Wichita
265 305 65 99
GUY S . JEFFERS
22
Chanute
103
JOSEPH R . MILLION JAMES W . W E R T S WILBUR H . CHENEY
22 22 22..
Garland Republic Sedan
108 123 136
HOLLY- M . MILLER
22
Howard
155
WILLIAM A. MCCORMICK JAMES E . PORTER CLARENCE F . HEATON
22 21 21
Mount Hope Kansas City Great Bend
238 3 15
225
BURL J. SNOW
21
Topeka
JAMES H . HAMMITT
21
St. John
254
ALBERT KOBLER
21
Morland
414
CARL H . MOORE
20
Auburn
GUY W. BROWN
20
Beloit
32
145
LEON L. COUSLAND 19 El Dorado 97 CHARLES D . MCILREE 19 Ellsworth 146 Brother Porter served Wyandotte Lodge No. 3 as Treasurer from 1900 to 1920, and since then as Secretary. Brother Currier has been Secretary of Kensington Lodge No. 405 from the begpinning to the current year. Brother Cain was the second Secretary of Perry Lodge No. 415 and continues to succeed himself annually.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February.
LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
This responsibility was again placed upon me a t the last Annual Communication. Since then, we have cataloged the accumulation of books and pamphlets, and will endeavor to handle the work currently. Our brethren a r e invited to spend time as may be convenient among the many Masonic periodicals and books available in the Library. We will be glad to support our student membership and furnish specific information as far as time permits. Through the late spring, summer, and early fall prompt response may be expected.
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
SCHEDULE
443
"A."
A m o u n t p a i d b y s u b o r d i n a t e l o d g e s for t h e y e a r 1 9 4 1 :
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38....
39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Dties and Fees. $ 168 50 338 50 2,346 00 62 40 227 00 590 00
618 50 722 50 466 00 486 00 85 50 1,127 00 87 50 170 50 308 20 421 50 1,293 60 869 00 286 90 66 50 138 50 121 00 191 50 681 00 28 50 109 50 160 00 69 00 216 50 258 50 28 50 81 50 113 00 112 00
No. 52 53 54 55 56.: 57
228 50 343 00
58 59 60 61 62 63 64.! 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87. 88
347 00
89
188 109 63 303 100 273 83 167 69 118 148 168 2,719
50 90 50 91 00 . 92 00 93 00 94 00 95 50 96 00 97 50 98 00 99 50 100 50 101 00 102
$
Dues and Fees. 82 50 52 50 125 10 114 00 100 00
170 00 110 00 1,075 00 132 10 167 00 163 00 186 50 118 50 241 50 153 50 322 00
No. 103 104 105 106 107 108
Dues and Fees. $ 1,323 50 162 50 180 00 683 50 8 1 00
118 380 Ill 172 488 208 178 304 139 204 358 43 48 70
00 00 50 00 00 50 50 50 50 00 50 50 00 00
126 1,580 89 187
00 30 00 50
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139
73 50
140
929 00
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153
168 50 882 00 127 50 200 00 268 50 293 50 329 00 276 i)0 116 00 632 00 254 50 129 00
972 332 108 342 389 386 312 862 436 1,898 257 115 829
00 50 00 00 50 50 60 10 00 00 00 50 50
82 50 494 00 159 00 61 60 365 50 203 60 109 50 60 00 923 00 51 00 184 00 301 50 148 50 143 50 48 00 91 00 125 50 80 00 79 50 61 50 331 50 61 50 76 50 108 00 536 00 355 50 66 00 212 40 271 50 115 10 136 00
PROCEEDINGS
444
No. 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183. 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195
$
Dues and Fees. 189 00 131 00 175 50 451 50 116 00 147 50 154 50 312 00 125 50 269 50 215 00 400 50 228 00 32 00 253 50 470 90 196 60 198 00 93 00 107 50 299 10 87.00 212 50 64 50 226 00 98 00 220 40 98 00 229 00 1,353 60 172 00 119 30 129 00 151 50 312 30 142 00 150 00 370 00
196....
169 00
197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208
190 00 133 50 248 00 248 50 290 10 79 10 243 00 174 50 157 70 272 50 183 10 64 50
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February,
OF THE
Dues and Fees. $ 96 20 113 10 165 50 135 90 99 00 96 90 110 50 199 10 72 60 93 00 122 50 156 60 668 50 225 00 102 00 1,178 80 84 50 90 00 103 50 331 50 31 50 76 50 221 00 93 00
235.. 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258
65 125 170 227 37 92 52 100 79 75 100 279 178 70 77 129 182 122 190 46 176 96
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108 66
260 261 262 263 264 265
89 182 136 132 115 329
50 60 90 00 50 00
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PROCEEDINGS
(1932) (1934) (1932) (1937)
Dues and Fees. $ 251 80 88 00 256 00 63 50 86 80 26 20 84 00 30 00
OF THE
February,
No. Dues and Fees. 394 $ 118 30 404.. 4 80 415 (1932) 35 00 415 10 419 36 80 434 (1932) 20 60 434 (1933) 38 70
Total
$2,629 80 SCHEDULE "C."
Amount received from investments: U . S . 3 % % Bonds, Nos. 886F, 887F, 3662B, $20,000 U . S . 2 % % Bond No. 2226F 10,000 U. S. 2 1 ^ % Bonds Nos. 902B, 7202B, 7201 A, 2651A 7,500 Total
$ 650 00 287 50 187 50 $1,125 00
CASH ACCOUNT. Received. Schedule " A " Schedule " B " Schedule " C " Dispensation Fees, Strickland Dispensation Fees, Peterson Degrees out of time. No. 60 Cipher Deposits Lost Ciphers, Nos. 2, 3, 24, 30, 289, 302 Premium on Bond sales Sales of 25-year Buttons Sales of Monitors and Ceremonial Books Sales of Blanks .7 Budget Sales t a x collected
$ 94,468 80 2,629 80 1,125 00 15 00 195 00 20 00 14 00 60 00 464 48 630 54 382 75 775 87 5;934 68 36 69
Total remitted to Grand Treasurer
$106,752 61
Fraternally submitted, ELMEB F . STRAIN,
Grand
Secretary.
1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF WARRANT
Date 1941 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 F e b . 14 F e b . 14 F e b . 14 F e b . 14 F e b . 20 F e b . 20 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 24 F e b . 25 F e b . 25 F e b . 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 M a r . 15 M a r . 15 M a r . 15 M a r . 21 Mar. 21 M a r . 21 M a r . 21 M a r . 21 M a r . 21 M a r . 21 M a r . 22 M a r . 26 M a r . 27 M a r . 27 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 21
No.
4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 29 31 32 33 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 54 57 59 61 64 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 82 83 84 85 86 87 94 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
ACCOUNT
S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t Theodore P . Perry B . H a r o l d Groff Richard H . Cravens
Railway Express Agency Crane & Company Bastian Bros Z i m m e r m a n Freight Lines Crane & Company Hall Litho Co O r d e r of B e a u c e a n t F e r r i s M . Hill Roscoe E. Peterson Elmer P. Strain J. Claude Keiper V e r n a A. F o w l e r Railway Express Agency^
Elmer C. Burg Guy E. Ruth E d w a r d W. Suit
Stationery and Printing
Miscellaneous
I n F a v o r of
Frank M. Yeoman Click Fockele John A. Hetzel L e o n L . Couslaitd Lauren Dale Rigg Joseph L. Kirk William I. Hastie R a y m o n d A . Schwegler Benjamin F . Dunkin
447
KANSAS.
,-....
Postage and Express
Expense and Per Diem Lecturer
A m o u n t s in D o l l a r s a n d C e n t s 6 40 78 60 12 50 3 94 5,965 00 25 00 10 00 50 00 40 00 100 00 60 00 25 00 60 00 60 GO 30 GO 25 GO 25 GO 600 GO 2,100 00 78 13 55 7 65 247 01 12 48 3 32 2 52 119 G4 102 00 183 60 13 51 115 36 114 50 35 GO 50 GO 1 44 3 06 1 17 5 20 1 GO 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 41 4 3 1 00
H a l l L i t h o Co John E. Barrett Orval E. Moon Charles J. Mohler
19 38 200 00 1 00 1 00 2 98
Stanford M . Smart Hall Litho Co
8 9 20 36 98 1 00 1 00 1 00
Dana E. Hockett„ Floyd E. Ramsey Stanford M . Smart Mrs. T. D . Heckroot
8 7 90 1 00 200 00 25 00
B e n S. P a u l e n Harvey 0 . Davis Stanford M . Smart
190 65 89 45 3 12 2 04
J. C. Darling Co Roy W. Connor Stephen J. Fallet Stanford M . Smart
„
1 1 1 1
00 00 00 00
96 65
448
PROCEEDINGS
OF
February,
THE
WARRANT ACCOUNTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued Date 1941 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 29 Apr. 29 Apr. 29 Nlay 2 May 2 May 9 May 9 May 9 May 9 May 16 May 16 May 20 May 23 May 23 May 23
June 10 June June June June
10 10 10 10
June June June June June June July July July July July July July July July July Aug.
10 10 20 20 20 23 3 3 3 3 3 3 14 22 22 22 5
Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept.
5 5 6 22 22 26 26 26 3 3
No.
113 114 116 124 126 127 129 133 137 138 139 140 142 143 144 153 154 155 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 177 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 199 200 201 204 205 206 207 210 219 221 223 226 229 230 231 232 242 243 244 245 246 249 250 1
Miscellaneous
In Favor of
Hall Litho Co Topeka Blue Print Co
William C. Cartlldge Lodge No. 368 Rhodes-Seltsam Co. E. Carl Watson Hall Litho Co
Edd Sterling
George D . Wall
Carl 0. Hug Thomas J. Dunning
Hall Litho Co
Ben S. Paulen Crane & Company
1 10 148 16 145 1 1 1
00 00 29 32 30 00 00 00
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 639 11,100 1 1 1 200 25
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 00 00 00 00 00 00
23 41 20 86
Harold C. Hurst... HaU Litho Co
.
Expense and Per Diem Lecturer
Amou nts in Dol lars and C ents 1 00 2 75 31 77 1 22 102 25 174 40 2 91 3 70 1,155 66
Hall Litho. Co Leo. N Gish Hall Litho Co. .
Stationery Postage and and Printing Express
19 00
23 172 1 1
10 32 00 00
30
10 10 3 73 69 13
1 50 1 71 1 23 41 61 99 4 10 1 53 36 1 85 69
21 08 28 00
1 99 5 46
250 00
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE OF
449
KANSAS.
WARRANT ACCOUNT—Concluded Date 19 41 Sept 3 Sept 3 Sept 15 16 Sept 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 10 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 17 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 27 7 22 22 22 26 29 29 4 4 13 15 19' 12 5 5 5 5 5 13 13 13 13 13 17 17
No;
,252 253 256 258 267 268 275 277 278 280 281 282 283 284 293 294 295 296 302 311 312 314 315 316 317 320 321 324 325 334 336 339 340 341 344 350 351 360 361 362 363
In Favor of
Miscellaneous
Stationery Postage and and Printing Express
Amou nts in Dol lars and C ents 5 47 1 62 6 80 6 00
State Sales Tax Dept C. E. Ward Co Lodge No. 43 Edward W. Suit. . Crane & Company Hall Litho. Co
6 07
13 23 36 17
Edward W. Suit Edward W. Suit 25 00 200 00
Ben S. Paulen Edward W. Suit State Sales Tax Dept
1 00
Hall Litho. Co
6 75 5 00
Sylvia Lodge No. 391
24 46 18 75 .
H. H. Cox
121 38 25 200 3,829 66,287
Appropriations and Sales
161 70 •90 65 67 05
2 34 4 12
201 45 133 60
6 56 501 43 200 00 4 62
67 40
300 00
Hall Litho. Co. 00 00 00 00
4 30 18 41 6 02
140 00
1 91 143 17 4 45
$95,027 90 $1,460 15 97,291 88 1,776 87 $ 2,263 98 i
98 45
97
3 75
State Sales Tax Dept. Edward W. Suit. .. Otto R. S o u d e r s . . . .
Expense and Per Diem Lecturer
315 72 $
$792 69 $1,692 13 800 00 2,000 00 7 31 $ 807 87
450
PROCEEDINGS
OF
February,
THE
BUDGET ACCOUNT Date 1941 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. £4 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 15 Mar. 15 Mar. 15 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Mar. 22 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 3 Apr. 21 Apr. 23 Apr. 23 Apr. 23 Apr. 23 Apr. 23 Apr. 23 Apr. 23 Apr. 23 Apr. 29 May 2 May 2 May 2 May 2 May 9 May 9 May 9 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 23 May 23 May 23 May 23
No.
In Favor of
1 2 Topeka Water Dept 3 4 6 25 S. W. Bell Telephone Co.. . 26 28 Western Union Tel. Co 30 31 34 35 36 37 Robert C. Caldwell 38 39 Elmer F. Strain 40 Albert K. Wilson 41 . 42 52 53 Topeka Water Dept 55 56 58 S. W. Bell Telephone Co 60 Western Union Tel. Co 62 63 Mueller Floral Co. 65 73 74 Katherine R. Ebey 75 76 77 Robert C. Caldwell 78 79 Elmer F. Strain 80 Albert K. Wilson.. 81 88 89 S. W. Bell Telephone Co. 90 G. W. Warren & Son 91 92 Western Union Tel. Co 93 95 112 Topeka Water Dept. ... 116 117 118 119 Robert C. Caldwell 120 121 Elmer F. Strain... 122 Albert K. Wilson 123 Robert W. Souders 125 128 130 131 132 134 Western Union Tel. Co. .. 135 S. W. Bell Telephone Co. 136 138 141 145 146 147 148 Robert C. Caldwell 149
Grand Grand Asst. Gr. Office Secretary Secretary Secretary and Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. Incidentals Salary Salaries Library Amou nts in Dol lars and C ents 81 2 2 3 16 12
12 20 04 21 41 00
49
51 97
125 100 100 100 240
' 335 30
440 70
427 07
00 00 00 00 00
300 00
7 70
60 ^is 7 93 90 41
125 100 100 100 240
00 00 00 00 00
300 00
125 100 100 100 240
33 10 15 64 50 20 83 00
60 71 9 2 22 5
00 27 82 00 25 59 96 50 73
00 00 00 00 00
300 00
73
7 5 18 3 4 10 3 2
48 5 10 41 1
00 10 20 93 00
7 11 4 5 9
74 60 60 10 50
50
125 100 100 100 240
00 00 00 00 00
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
KANSAS.
451
BUDGET ACCOUNT—Continued Date
No.
1941 May 23 150 May 23 151 May 23 152 May 23 156 June 2 157 June 2 158 June 2 159 June 10 175 June 10 176 June 10 178 June 23 190 June 23 191 June 23 192 June 23 193 June 23 194 June 23 195 June 23 196 June 23 197 June 23 198 July 3 202 July 3 203 July 14 • 208 July 14 209 July 22 211 July 22 212 July 22 213 July 22 214 July 22 215 July 22 216 July 22 217 July 22 218 July 22 220 July 22 222 Aug. 5 224 Aug. 5 225 Aug. 5 227 Aug. 5 228 Aug. 22 223 Aug. 22 234 Aug. 22 235 Aug. 22 236 Aug. 22 237 Aug. 22 238 Aug. 22 239 Aug. 22 240 Aug. 22 241 Sept. 3 247 Sept. 3 248 Sept. 3 251 Sept. 12 254 Sept. 12 255 Sept. 15 257 Sept. 22 259 Sept. 22 260 Sept.-22 261 Sept. 22 262 Sept. 22 263 Sept. 22 264 Sept. 22 265 Sept. 22 266 Oct. 4 269 Oct. 270 Oct. 271 Oct. 272 Oct. 273 Oct. 274 Oct. 276 Oct. 279
In Favor of
Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson Robert W. Souders Charles A. Gross Kansas Power & Light Co.. Topeka Water Dept Briman's Overton Electric Co S. W. Bell Telephone Co.... Western Union Tel. Co Katherine R. Ebey Flossie M. Andrews Lilas M. Fisher Robert C. Caldwell Kenneth N. Pomeroy Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson John B. Norton Ripley's Laundry , Topeka Water Dept Kans. Power & Light Co.... Western Union Tel. Co S. W. Bell Telephone Co.... Katherine R. Ebey Flossie M. Andrews Lilas M. Fisher Robert C. Caldwell Kenneth N. Pomeroy Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson John B. Norton Overton Electric Co Top. Tent & Awning Kans. Power & Light Co.... Topeka Water Dept B . W. Krail N. E. Keller Katherine R. Ebey ; Flossie M. Andrews Lilas B. Fisher Robert C. Caldwell Kenneth N. Pomeroy Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson J o h n B . Norton S. W. Bell Telephone Co.... Topeka Water Dept Kans. Power & Light Co..., Ripley's Laundry S. W. Bell Telephone Co.... Neville Martin College Hill Hardware Katherine R. Ebey Flossie M. Andrews Lilas M. Fisher Robert C. Caldwell Kenneth N. Pomeroy Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson J o h n B . Norton Overton Electric Co Kans. Power & Light Co.— Topeka Water Dept Furpol Mfg. Co D. H. Forbes Central Top. Paper Co Ripley's Laundry S. W. Bell Teleohone Co....
Grand Grand Asst. Gr. Office Secretary Secretary Secretary and Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. Library Incidentals Salary Salaries Amou nts in Doll lars and C ents 383 45 300 001
40 00 2 00 14 78 73 3 06 52 19 9 31 60
125 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 344 15
300 OOl 75 2 1 8 1 9
00 26 19 89 10 92
75 1 6 10 2 22 41
00 02 85 75 13 00 02
75 9 2 10 1 9 2 15
00 31 37 64 05 31 50 30
125 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 344 601 300 OOi
125 100 100 100 240
00 00 00 00 00
372 50 300 oo;
125 100 100 100 240
00 00 00 00 00
398 68 300 00 75 00 1 53 10 82 96 2 00 6 63 5 76 97 11 35
PROCEEDINGS
452
OF
February,
THE
B U D G E T ACCOUNTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Concluded Date 1941 Oct. 20
Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
20 7 7 7 7 7 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 29
Dec. 19
1942
No.
285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 297 298 299 300 301 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 313 318 319 322 323 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 335 337 338 342 343 345 346 347 348 349 350 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359
Grand Asst. Gr. Grand Office Secretary Secretary Secretary and Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. Salaries Library Incidentals Salary
In Favor of
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson
_.
Amou nts in Do] lars and C ents 125 00 100 00 100 00 . 100 00 240 00 461 95 300 00
S. W. Bell Telephone Co... Western Union Tel. Co
125 100 100 100 240
Robert C. Caldwell Albert K. Wilson
429 64
300 00
G. W. Warren & Son S. W. Bell Telephone
i'so 00 125 125 125 240
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson
00 00 00 00 00
437 '67
S. W. Bell Telephone Co Central Top. Paper Co Martin D. Titus
389 00
125 100 100 100 240 300 00
75 1 2 45 4 9
00 60 93 88 60 86
85 00
N.E.Keller
Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson
00 22 23 72 76 25
00 00 00 00
300 00
Robert C. Caldwell
75 19 11 2,247 86 3
00 00 00 00 00
57 3 1 4 12 14 8 67 57 10 34
12 93 60 00 76 46 42 49 89 00 68
75 00
$ 4,764 71 $3,600 00 $8,080 00 $4,293 06
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
453
KANSAS.
HONOR ROLL. L i s t of B r e t h r e n t o w h o m t h e F i f t y Y e a r E m b l e m h a s b e e n p r e s e n t e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1941-42. Name.
Lodge
BAER, JOHN HUNTER BARKER, JAMES E BLAKELY, CHARLES G
BLAKER,
WnxLVM
No.
Name.
303 3 225
LENDRUM, JAMES T LIEPMAN, JULIUS M LUCAS, ARTHUR S
117 187 237
M C C A S L I N , JOHN M
338
MCCLAIN, NEWTON W MACKIE, DAVID, J R MASON, F R A N K E MELTON, HORACE T MORSE, TRAVIS MYERS, ORLA A NAYLOR, CARY A NICKELL, GEORGE H NORTHINGTON, J O H N G POWELL, JOHN L RAWSON, DANIEL H REEVES, GEORGE A RICHARDSON, RICHARD T SCRUBY, THOMAS F SEYFFER, CHRISTOPHER C SHAFER, ELMER E SHEARER, EDWARD R SMITH, SILAS A SMITH, WALTER ASHTON SNEPP, LOREN W STAPLETON, ELMER E STOCKTON, MARCELLUS L STEVENS, HESTOR C SUMMERS, CHARLES
90 351 237 9 38 212 283 61 12 303 225 187 lio 110 27 142 291 79 17 19 222 314 17 300
T A G G A R T , THOMAS H
321
c
88
BOWLUS, THOMAS W BRANT, DAVID W BRITTE, WILLIAM A BROWN, WARREN E BRESSEM, ROBERT BUEK, HENRY A
291 265 62 74 162 79
CADY, W I L L I A M H
74
CARROLL, E D W A R D T CARTER, I R A J COLE, N E W T O N CRAWFORD, JOSEPH F CROSE, P H I L I P S D A K I N , GLODELL O DAILEY, NOAH L DOLL, SILAS L ELDER, WILLIAM H EMMERT, PHILIP M EVANS, BYRON W FELLOWS, CHARLES A FERGUSON, WILLIAM C FILLMORE, ROLLIN S FRAYS, JOHN FREELAND, SAMUEL C H A I N E S , CHARLES S HEDGE, HENDLEY E HINES, WILLIAM P HOFFER, JOHN H HORTON, THOMAS HOLIDAY, CHARLES K I N G
99 246 98 237 298 277 348 230 241 140 273 225 177 169 90 147 162 289 117 12 222 17
HusTED,
449
GEORGE
HUTCHISON, JOSEPH D JACKSON, PHILLIP A KEESHAN, THOMAS KNXTOSEN, F R E D E R I C K L
270 326 7 3il
KORNER, G E O R G E L
103
LANDREY,
322
GRANT
S
TALBERT,
Lodge
A
269
TESTER, W I L L I A M H
102
THOLEN,
GEORGE
No.
WEBSTER
W
2
THOMAS, W I L L I A M H
225
TOWNER, J O H N , J R . . . . , TYTHERLEIGH, J O H N D WAGGENER, WILLIAM P WALIZER, NEWTON S WALLACE, CHARLES M
135 12 5 158 110
WEIR, J A M E S G WOLF, W A I D E
5 192
454
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
SUPPLEMENT TO PREVIOUS CIPHER LISTS.
Lodge Lodge No. No. 2—Add 2825, 2826. 124—Add 2766, 2767, 2768 2769. 3—Add 3224, 3225. 127—Add 3199, 3200, 3201, 3202. 5—Add 3169, 3170, 3173, 3172. 128—Add 3193, 3194, 3195, 3196. 7—Add 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022. 129—Add 2858, 2859, 2860, 2861. 8—Add 2971, 2972, 2973, 2974. 132—Add 2734, 2735, 2736, 2737, 9—Add 3065, 3066, 3067. 3068. 2738, 2739 ^ 12—Add 2904, 2905. 134—Add 2839, 2840, 2841, 2842. 15—Add 3191, 3192. 137—Add 2770, 2771, 2772, 2773, 17—Add 2893, 2894, 2895, 2896. 2774, 2775 18—Add 2854, 2855, 2856, 2857. 139—Add 2866, 2867, 2868. 21—Add 3156, 3157, 3158, 3159. 140—Add 2947, 2948, 2949, 2950. 23—Add 2847, 2848. 143—Add 2975, 2976, 2977, 2978. 24—Add 2877, 2878, 2879, 2880. 144—Add 2959. 24—Change 2219 to 2219A. 150—Add 2789, 2790, 2791, 2792. 30—Change 118 to 118A Add 164-Add, 3226,3227. 3112. 165—Add 2817, 2818, 2819, 2820. 32—Add 2983, 2984, 2985, 2986. 171—Add 2964, 2965, 2966. 33—Add 2751. 172—Add 3153, 3154, 3155. 34—Add 2889. 173—Add 2827, 2828, 2829, 2830. 39—Add 2843, 2844, 2845, 2846. 177—Add 2743, 2744, 2745, 2746. 43—Add 3164, 3165, 3166, 3167. 182—Add 3073, 3074, 3075, 3076. 46—Add 3039, 3040. 185—Add 3129, 3130. 51—Add 3215. 187—Add 3108, 3109, 3110, 3111. 54—Add 2793, 2794, 2795, 2796. 189—Add 3117, 3118, 3119, 3120. 55—Add 3209, 3210, 3211, 3212. 190—Add 3085, 3086, 3087. 59—Add 3069, 3070, 3071, 3072. 191—Add 2993, 2994, 2995, 2996, 60—Add 3121, 3122, 3123, 3124. 2997, 2998 66—Add 2885, 2886, 2887, 2888. 195—Add 2740, 2741, 2742. 69—Add 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044. 197—Add 2813, 2814, 2815, 2816. 77—Add 2762, 2763, 2764, 2765. 199—Add 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038. 83—Add 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, 205—Add 2937, 2938, 2939, 2940. 3055 3056 210—Add 2890, 2891, 2892. 86—Add 2752, 2753, 2754, 2755. 212—Add 3088, 3089. 90—Add 2849. 213—Add 3185, 3186, 3187, 3188, 92—Add 2910, 2911, 2912, 2913. 3189, 3190 94—Add 3098, 3099, 3100, 3101. 214—Add 2780, 2781, 2782, 2783. 95—Add 3149, 3150, 3151, 3152. 215—Add 317S, 3180, 3181, 3182, 96—Add 2987, 2988. 3183, 3184 97—Add 2873, 2874, 2875, 2876. 216—Add 2914, 2915, 2916, 1917. 102—Add 2999. 217—Add 3125, 3126, 3127, 3128. 107—Add 2881, 2882, 2883, 2884. 219—Add 2927, 2928, 2929, 2930, 110—Aaa 2989, 2990, 2991. 2992. 2931, 2932 111—Add 3131, 3132, 3133, 3134. 221-Add 2805, 2806, 2807, 2808. 113—Add 2951, 2952, 2953, 2954. 222—Add 2941, 2942. 115—Add 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007. 225—Add 3077, 3078, 3079, 3080. 119—Add 2897, 2898, 2899. 226—Add 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048. 121—Add 2803, 2804. 229—Add 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030.
1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF SUPPLEMENT TO PREVIOUS CIPHER
Lodge No. 230—Add 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003. 236—Add 3094, 3095, 3096, 3097. 237—Add 3197, 3198. 238—Add 3175, 3176, 3177, 3178. 240—Add 3173, 3174. 246—Add 3139, 3140, 3141, 3142. 253—Add 2831, 2832, 2833, 2834. 256—Add 3090, 3091, 3092, 3093. 258—Add 3135, 3136, 3137, 3138. 260—Add 2758, 2759, 2760, 2761. 266—Add 2788. 271—Add 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060. 272—Add 2955, 2956, 2957, 2958. 278—Add 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206. 285—Add 2801, 2802. 288—Add 2862, 2863, 2864, 2865. 289—Change 1156A to 1156B. 293—Add 2900, 2901, 2902, 2903. 295—Add 3160, 3161, 3162, 3163 297—Add 2922, 2923, 2924, 2925. 306—Add 2943, 2944, 2945, 2946. 311—Add 3008, 3009. 314—Add 2730, 2731, 2960, 2961, 2962, 2963. 320—Add 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016. 322—Add 2756, 2757. 324-^Add 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146. 330—Add 3010, 3011, 3012. 332—Add 2869, 2870, 2871, 2872.
KANSAS.
455
LIST—(Concluded).
Lodge No. 338—Add 2967, 2968, 2969, 2970. 350—Add 3147, 3148. 356—Add 2809, 2810, 2811, 2812. 358—Add 2797, 2798, 2799, 2800. 361—Add 3049, 3050. 364—Add 3168. 369—Add 2933, 2934, 2935, 2936. 371—Add 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034. 383—Add 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064. 386—Add 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018. 389—Add 3216, 3217, 3218, 3219. 391—Add 2850, 2851, 2852, 2853. 393—Add 2918, 2919, 2920, 2921. 396—Add 2747, 2748, 2749, 2750. 398—Add 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107. 408—Add 3220, 3221, 3222, 3223. 409—Add 2821, 2822, 2823, 2824. 410—Add 2776, 277J, 2778, 2779. 412—Add 3081, 3082, 3083, 3084. 419—Add 3207, 3208, 3213, 3214. 422—Add 2906, 2907, 2908, 2909. 426—Add 2732, 2733. 433—Add 2784, 2785, 2786, 2787. 436—Add 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026. 438—Add 2979, 2980, 2981, 2982. 445—Add 2835, 2836, 2837, 2838.
456
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION. STOCKTON, KANSAS, September 9,1941.
At the request of Newahcuba Lodge No. 189, The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of Kansas was convened in the hall of Newahcuba Lodge on the 9th day of September, A.D. 1941, A.L. 5941, for the purpose of laying the comer-stone of the new Stockton Grade School Building. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was opened in Due Form on the First Degree of Masonry with the following Grand Officers: R.'.W.'. W.'. Bro. Bro.
CLINE C . CURTISS ELLSWORTH DODRILL R F X A . HARMON MELVIN W . RANDALL
as Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
W.'. RALPH M . BURLIN
as Grand
W.'. ROSCOE E. SOUTHARD Bro. BERT A . TAYLOR Bro. RUPERT V. DRYDEN
as Grand Secretary. as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon.
Treasurer.
Bro. ROBERT I. BRITTAIN
as Grand
W.'. GAY LITTON Bro. ALBY L . GRAHAM
as Grand Senior as Grand Junior
Bro. HOWARD L. TRIPLETT
as Bearer of Gneat
W.'. HENRY D . HOCK
as Grand
Marshal.
Steward. Steward.
Lights Tyler.
The Grand Lodge was formed in procession by the Grand Marshal and repaired to the Grade School Building where the comer-stone was laid according t o our ancient ceremonies. â&#x20AC;¢ After an invocation by C. E. HALL, Pastor of the Methodist Church, an appropriate address was made by R.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS. Also participating in the program were Mayor ROY GYGER, H . L . REPPERT, W . F . HUGHES, RALPH M . BURLIN, T.- C . KING, Miss NAOMI FLOYD, H . C . SWEET, MARY WELLS, E . R . BARTHOLOMEW and H . E . WHEELOCK. .
Following the benediction by REX A. HARMON, the procession returned to the Lodge Hall and the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was closed in Due Form. CLINE C . CUKTISS,
as Grand Master. Attest: ROSCOE E. SOUTHARD,
as Grand
Secretary.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION. BURLINGTON, KANSAS, April 9,1941.
A Special Communication of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was convened on the 9th day of April, A.D. 1941, A.L. 5941, a t the request of Burlingrton Lodge No. 66, for the purpose of laying the comerstone of the new United States Post Office Building in Burlington.
1941-42.
"
GRAND
LODGE OF KANSAS.
457
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form on the First Degree of Masonry with the following Grand Officers: M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. W.".
B E N S . PAULEN LORE V. BADER CHARLES S. MCGINNESS..' FLOYD S. ECORD
as Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
Bro. HARRY E . DOUGLASS Bro. WILLIAM M . SCOTT
as Grand as Grand
W.'. HARRY D. EVANS Bro. L E E E . SHEETS
Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon.
W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON
as Grand
W.'. LEWIS S . GECKELER
Treasurer. Secretary. Marshal.
Grand Sword
Bro. HARRY O . RITTER
as Grand
Bro. R. KEITH W I N N W.'. ALBERT I. HILL
as Grand Senior as Grand Junior
W.'. WILLIAM M . MCGUIRE
Bearer.
Chaplain.
Steward. Steward.
Bearer of Book
of W.". CARL A. KRAEGE W.'. LESTER J. PILCHER
Constitutions.
as Grand Pursuivant. as Grand Tyler.
Procession was formed by ths Grand Marshal and proceeded to the site of the new Post Office Building where the comerstone was laid according to our Ancient Ceremonies. Music was furnished by the Burlington High School Band and an appropriately inspiring address was delivered by the Acting Grand Master. The procession then returned to t h e lodge hall and the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was closed in Ample Form. B E N S . PAULEN,
as Grand Master. Attest: WILLIAM M . SCOTT,
as Grand
Secretary.
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF MASONIC HOME BOARD.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS submitted and discussed the following report, and Masonic Home matters generally. On motion the report, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations of the Masonic Home were ordered printed in the Proceedings. To The M.\ W.\ Grand Dodge of A. F. <£ A. M. of Kansas: I have the honor to present herewith portions of my report to the Board of Directors of The Kansas Masonic Home a t its annual meeting in the City of Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday, January 20,-1942.
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Cash received during 1941 amounted to $328,164.50 a s follows: REGULAR INCOME.
Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax Eastern Star Per Capita Tax Interest and Dividends
$59,629 00 5,389 80 25,658 37 - $90,677 17
Grand Lodge Relief Bonds Sold and Matured Endowment Funds and Gifts by WUl Mortgage Payments Trust Funds Eastern Star Christmas Fund Eastern Star, Fruit Fimd Eastern Star, Music Fund Eastern Star, Picture Fund Rentals and Real Estate Special Gifts Raising Fees Miscellaneous
4,266 175,559 23,215 7,230 14,123 1,031 467 724 10 4,220 335 5,965 337
50 33 89 00 06 85 33 89 00 24 43 00 81
$328,164 50 All collections have been transmitted to the Treasurer as shown by carbon copies of letters submitted herewith. During the year warrants were drawn in the amount of $311,431.67. Maintenance Expense Purchase of Stocks and Bonds Real E s t a t e Mortgages Payments for Trust Accounts Grand Lodge Relief Payments Purchase of Furniture and Fixtures Purchase of Cemetery Lots Hospitalization, Medical and Dental Fees Funeral Expenses Gifts and Entertainment Music Lessons Real E s t a t e Expense
$ 88,654 145,696 39,500 12,971 3,784 1,918 8,100 3,785 2,183 2,634 288 1,914
04 05 00 76 00 11 00 82 17 99 79 94
$311,431 67 The Trial Balance of Home Accounts on December 31, 1941, follows:
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DEBITS.
Fourth National Bank First National Bank Stocks and Bonds Real Estate Mortgages Land and Buildings—Home .' Other Real Estate Furniture and Equipment Maintenance Funeral Expenses Real Estate Expense Gifts and Entertainments—Members Hospitalization, medical and dental
?
30,531 1,221 527,217 97,155 923,435 37,273 65,463 90,275 2,153 1,914 2,634 3,785
92 84 84 00 26 14 69 31 17 94 99 82
$1,783,062 92 CREDITS.
Trust Funds Endowment Fund Eastern Star Music Fund Lobdell-Stuart Library Fund Net Worth Interest and Dividends Income Prom Real Estate Special Contributions Eastern Star—Fruit Fund Eastern Star—Christmas Fund Grand Lodge Per Capita Eastern Star Per Capita Grand Lodge Relief Miscellaneous Income
$
4,195 713,230 2,734 831 964,835 25,639 4,220 335 467 1,031 59,629 5,389 482 40
49 85 12 56 42 03 54 43 33 85 00 80 50 00
$1,783,062 92 ENDOWMENT FUND—GAINS.
Balance January .1, 1941 Miss Margaret Martin E. D. Johnson St. Omer Commandery Knights Templar Claude V. Brant Arkansas City Commandery Knights Templar Job's Daughters of Emporia Marietta Liggett Estate (Balance) Lafayette Lodge Kansas City Consistory Raising Fees Grand Lodge Grand Chapter Eastern Star Transfers from Trust Accounts Closed Premiums on Bonds Sold Transfers from Trust Accounts
$ 678,313 120 2 10 2 10 5 800 20 5,965 1,448 1,668 20,798 4,068
64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 72 15 17 17
$ 713,230 85
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During the year of 1941 we had twenty-eight persons on Grand Lodge Relief with a total payment for the year of $3,829.00, and we have received a check from the Grand Secretary for this amount. The Superintendent's Report shows that during the year there were thirty deaths among the members of the Home, of whom twenty-one were men and nine were women; that fifteen members were discharged, of whom six were boys, three were girls, three were women and three were men; that there have been twenty-nine applications for membership approved, of whom fourteen were men and fifteen were women. No children have applied for admission. The average age of the men who were admitted is seventy-five years and four months, and that of the women is seventy-one years and seven months. All of the new members have entered the Home except one woman. The Superintendent's Report further shows t h a t three men and seven women are on leave of absence, while nine boys and five girls are temporarily residing with relatives. The total number of members on the roll is 320 and 285 of these are in the Home. There are 134 men members, 147 women members, 24 boys and 15 girls. The average monthly member.ship has been 282 actually in the Home. Ten applications were rejected during the year. Two hundred seventy-nine were admitted to the Infirmary during the year in addition to the 22 permanent patients. The average daily number of patients was 31. Many Chapters of the Eastern Star made donations of fruit and articles of clothing during the year and these were greatly appreciated. Many Lodges and Commanderies of Knights Templar made donations beside those listed under Endowment and several Consistories sent fine donations. Again M.'. W.'. Brother ALEX A. SHARP has made a donation of linens to the Home, sufficient to supply all our needs in that line for another year. In addition to this he hÂŁis donated a bond to the Home of the par value of ?1,000.00. We also wish to again call your attention.to the gifts of MARGARET MARTIN, whose father is in the Home and whose actions are so much in contrast with those of the children of other members, most of whom completely ignore the Home and their parents. We call attention to the fact t h a t in the year 1921 there were 128 members of the Home, in 1931 there were 222 members and that now there are 320 members, while the membership of the Lodge in Kansas shows, in 1921, there were 62,992 Masons, in 1931, 80,938 members and in 1941, 59,603 members. Visitors to the Home will note the improvement in the drives and the change of the entrance to the west side from Maple Street to Martinson. Seventy-five high rockers have been purchased for the older members and a large amount of repair work has been done on the tile roofs. Ninety per cent coinsurance is carried on the buildings and fire, theft and collision insurance are carried on the automobiles.
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while we have steam boiler and accident insurance covering t h e use of the steam boilers. Fraternally submitted, OTTO R . SOUDERS,
Secretary. BY-LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE K A N S A S MASONIC HOME. N O T E : — T h e By-Laws printed below a r e those of most general interest. The sections omitted relate to t e r m s and duties of officers, quorum, official bonds, annual reports and simUar routine details. The Rules and Regulations a r e printed in full.
BY-LAWS MEMBERSHIP, ARTICLE 1.
Section of Directors Masons and of Directors
1.—The Kansas Masonic Home shall be governed by a Board consisting of nine members, eight of whom shall be Master one a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Said Board shall be chosen as follows:
Four thereof shall be the members of the Council of Administration of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas; four thereof shall be elected by the said Council of Administration of said Grand Lodge, and one thereof by the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of the State of Kansas.
MEETINGS, ARTICLE 2.
Section 1. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held on the third Tuesday in January at 9 A.M. in the Kansas Masonic Home. Section 2. A stated meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held annually and immediately following the closing of the Grand Lodge in such city in the State as the annual communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A F. & A M. of Kansas shall be held, and at such time and place as may be designated by the President. Said meeting shall be held for qualification of newly elected Directors, election of officers of the Board, and elective employees for the ensuing year and for the transaction of any business that may be necessary.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS, ARTICLE 4. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.
Section 4. The Secretary shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors and record the proceedings thereof as approved: keep and protect from improper use the seal of the Home; transmit to his successor
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in office his official effects and perform such other duties as may be required by the Board or by law. Section 5. Except as may be otherwise provided by .resolution or other act of the Board of Directors, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to receive all moneys belonging to this corporation; he shall give receipts therefor and shall keep an accurate account thereof. Funds which may come into the hands of the Secretary from any source shall be by him at once paid to the Treasurer taking his receipt therefor. Section 6. The Secretary shall at the annual meeting, and oftener if required, make to tiie Board reports of his office containing all such information as may be necessary to a complete understanding of the condition and operation of the Board and Home.
COMMITTEES, ARTICLE 6.
Section 1. The President shall appoint from the Board of Directors, the following standing committees. Executive, Finance, House, Admission and Discharge and Investment, each to consist of not less than three members. Section 2. The Executive Committee shall, subject to the approval of the Board, attend to the business operations of the Home relating to buildings and grounds. Section 3. The Finance Committee shall examine the finances of the Board and Home, audit and verify the financial statements submitted to the Board. Section 4. The House Committee shall, subject to the approval of the Board, superintend the management of the Home, control of the members and supervise the purchase of supplies. Section 5. The Committee on Admission and Discharge shall, subject to the approval of the Board, pass upon all applications for admission to the Home and applications for discharge or adoption therefrom. Section 6. The Committee on Investment shall pass upon all applications for investments and securities offered therefor.
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. The following persons, who are Indigent and worthy of Masonic charity, residing in Kansas, may be admitted to the Kansas Masonic Home, under such rules and regulations as the Board of Directors may adopt. (1). Members of Lodges in Kansas in good standing, their wives, widows and children, when recommended by such Lodges; (2). Members of Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, In good standing and their children when recommended by such chapter; Provided that all applications shall be based on membership for five years immediately preceding their presentation. 2. Applications for admission shall be made by some Masonic Lodge, or Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in the State of Kansas, stating name, age, and the condition of the proposed beneficiary, accompanied by the recommendation of said Lodge or Chapter, signed by the Secretary thereof, and authenticated by its seal. Every Lodge or Chapter so presenting an application shall therein agree in writing to assume and take charge of the applicant if the Board finds such applicant to be dissatisfied, troublesome or insubordinate. Transportation and attendance to the
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Home, of applicants accepted, must be provided without expense to the Home. 3. Applications for admission and discharge shall be referred to the Committee on Admission and Discharge, which committee shall be appointed by the President, and the action of a majority of such committee shall govern. 4. Applicants of unsound mind, contaminated by any contagious disease, confirmed invalids, deaf and dumb, or blind requiring an attendant, shall not be admitted: and in the event of any such being admitted by misstatement or concealment of these facts, which if known would have made them inadmissible, they shall be discharged and sent back by the Superintendent, at the expense of the Lodge or Chapter recommending such applicant. 5. No child shall be received into the Home who is under four years of age, or over fourteen, unless by special agreement with the Board, nor shall any be admitted who have adequate means of support. 6. Before an applicant is admitted, the Masonic body making the recommendation shall see that he or she is provided with a suitable outfit, viz: Two good dark suits of clothes, changes of underclothing, shirts, stockings, shoes etc., that he or she may present a comfortable and respectable appearance. 7. No minor child shall be admitted as a member of the Home Family who has a living parent or guardian, unless said parents or guardian execute in writing to the directors of the Home a full release over the person and property of said minor child. 8. No person shall be received as a member of the Home unless he shall have first received and shall present a permit or certificate of health from and signed by the Physician of the Home. 9. "Adult applicants for admission to the Home, having income less than sufficient for their maintenance, may be admitted only on condition of their agreement to contribute to the Home all such income in excess of $2.00 per month. Resident adult members of the Ho.me acquiring income or property after their admission shall be required to comply with the same condition. Such income is understood to refer to and Include any and all social security income, old age pension and any and all other similar income. Such payments shall be kept in a special fund, and in case of discharge, may be returned to the contributor upon order of the Board." 10. A Superintendent shall be elected by the Board of Directors at such monthly compensation as may be agreed upon by the Board, who shall have general charge of the Home and all the members thereof. He shall look after the welfare and comfort of the members, maintain order and see that the rules are enforced. His instructions and orders must be obeyed, and all members of the Home will be expected and required to render cheerful assistance and cooperation to the best of their abilities in the duties assigned them by him and his assistants. 11. The Superintendent shall have authority to employ and appoint such assistants to the superintendent, matrons and other help necessary for the proper maintenance and care of the Home and its members and to terminate such employment as to him may appear to be the best Interests of the Home. The salary or compensation of all such assistants, matrons or help shall be subject to the approval of the Board.
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12. The members shall be employed, according to their age and capacity, in some household, mechanical or agricultural work, so as to teach them to love and honor labor and industry and gradually prepare the younger members for practical homemaking trades and employments. 13. The recreations and enjoyments shall be conducted in such a manner as will contribute to the health and physical development of the children. No games or plays having a tendency to gambling shall be permitted: nor shall the use of tobacco in any form be allowed to the children. The use of improper and profane language is strictly forbidden. 14. It is understood as a condition of admission and membership, that it is the constant duty of each and every member under the authority and direction of the Superintendent, to assist in the work of the Home to the full extent of their strength and ability: that all applicants shall be Informed of this condition before admission, and all children Informed and instructed as soon as they reach the age of understanding. 15. The orders of the Superintendent must be obeyed: and the authority of the House Committee is absolute in all matters pertaining to the management and control of the members. 16. A physician for the Hanie shall be selected by the Board to serve at such monthly salary as may be agreed upon, during the term of his service. He shall have charge of all the sick and infirm needing the attention or care of a physician and shall render all the professional services needed by any and all of the members of the Home except where consultation is desired by him and where special or unusual operations and medical treatment can better be performed by a specialist. 17. No stimulants or spirituous liquors shall be allowed or used in the Home, except by order of the Physician. In all such cases the same to be administered by the head nurse of the infirmary. 18. The Home shall be open at all times for visitation by members of the Board of Directors, or the presiding officer of any of the Grand Bodies within this jurisdiction. 19. The Home shall be open to visitors generally on Wednesday afternoon of each week from two to five o'clock, but relatives and friends of members residing outside the city of Wichita may be permitted to visit the Home at other times by consent of the Superintendent or a letter of admission from the President or any member of the Board of Directors. 20. No visitors or strangers shall be entertained at the Home, or be permitted to remain over night in the house, without the permission of a ' member of the Board of Directors. 21. Devotional exercises are to be regularly held in the Chapel each morning and every member will be expected to attend except in case of sickness. 22. The doors of the Home shall be closed at ten o'clock p.m., and no member or employee shall be absent after that hour without special permission of the Superintendent. 23. No adult member or employee will be permitted to leave the Home over night nor any children or matron in charge of them to leave the grounds unless by permission of the Superintendent. 24. Members of the Home will not be allowed to have any luggage or boxes, extra trunks or bundles in their rooms, except what is absolutely necessary for their clothing. The Home will not be responsible for any valuables left in the members' rooms.
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25. AH members of the Home will be required to take a bath as often as once a week, or oftener when necessary; this will be done under the direction of an assistant superintendent or matron, whose instructions must be obeyed. 26. Members of the Home must be cleanly in and about their rooms and the building. Spitting on the floors of rooms, halls or closets is positively prohibited. No cooking, washing or ironing will be permitted to be done in any of the bedrooms. 27. The Board of Directors reserve the right to have the children from the Home taken into good families, not to bind them out as servants, but taken into homes as their own; Provided always, that such children shall be considered as being under the control of the Board of Directors, to be returned to the Home in case of ill-treatment, improper care, neglect or other good cause. 2S. Children who are members of the Home Family upon reaching the age of 15 years may be discharged from the Home, by action of the Committee on Admission and Discharge, subject to the approval of the Board, when it appears such action will be to the best interests of the child or children or of the Home. 29. It is the desire of the Board that children of the Home, who are studious and qualified, shall pass through High School; but that no other so-called higher or technical education shall be given at the expense of the Home. However, the Board will gladly cooperate with Masonic Bodies or members thereof or members of the Order of the Eastern Star, who may desire to furnish means for such higher or technical education, provided that students selected for such opportunity shall first receive the recommendation of the Superintendent of the Home, approved by the House Committee. All the circumstances of each case to be reported for record to the Board, not later than at its next succeeding meeting. 30. The Committee on Admission and Discharge shall have authority to suspend from the Home and require the return to the Lodge or Chapter of the O. E. S. of ^ny member of the Home Family whom it may find to be guilty of violation of the Rules of the Home. Report shall be made to the Board of Directors at its next meeting of any such action for final approval or disapproval. 31. No member under any pretext will be permitted to find the Superintendent or employes; and if anyone has cause for such complaint must be made to the House Committee when ment will be taken and such action thereon as they may deem 32. These rules may be amended or changed at any time jority vote of the Board of Directors.
fault with complaint, the stateadvisable. by a ma-
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A HOSPITAL AT THE MASONIC HOME.
Supplementing the discussion of Home matters by Secretary SOUDERS, the M.'. W.'. Grand Master informed the Grand Lodge that a study had been made of the probable cost of operating a hospital in connection with our Home. An increase in the per capita tax amounting to from $2.50 to $3.50 per year would be required. An expression was asked as to whether or not the brethren would be inclined to favor action. The affirmative vote was so small that the negative was not taken. It will be wise for the brethren to give careful study to this feature of our Masonic activities so that they may think and speak advisedly. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OP GRAND OFFICERS.
M.'. W.'. CHARLEY B . ERSKINE, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee submits the following report: In his opening remarks, our Grand Master has, in characteristic brevity, given us a world picture of society today. We commend him for the striking language used and the vivid picture painted. He has placed before us, as citizens and as Masons, a challenge we cannot and must not ignore. We especially commend this portion of his address to the brethren for further study and reflection. In fact, his whole address is worthy of careful and thoughtful consideration by every Kansas Mason. In a few short sentences he has covered subjects of vital interest not only to the Craft but to the whole world. His sterling character, ability, training and his many years of active work in this Grand Lodge, all peculiarly qualified him for leadership. His has been the understanding, firm, intelligent leadership so greatly needed and today so seldom found. To confirm the authority of official acts, your committee recommends the approval of such portions of the address as are contained under the following headings: Installation of Grand Junior Deacon; Grand Representatives; Exemplification of the Work; Grand Orator; Laying Comer-stones; Masonic Home; Certificates of Proficiency; Fifty Year Buttons; Twenty-five Year Buttons; Purchase of Defense Bonds; The Mason as a Citizen; Special Dispensations; Discipline; Lecturers; District Deputy Grand Masters; District Meetings; Official Visitations; Visits to Other Grand Jurisdictions; Trials and Pvmishments; Unpaid Taxes of Defunct Lodges; Forms, Records and Office System; Building Projects; Condition of the Order; Conclusion.
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Under the heading of "The Mason as a Citizen" our Grand Master has called attention to what should, in these critical times, be constantly in our minds and reflected in our â&#x20AC;˘words and acts. To be loyal and faithful citizens of our country is one of the first and most important lessons we are taught in Masonry. May we each heed anew this admonition. To the Committee on Necrology, we refer Necrologry. To the Committee on Finance we refer the subjects, Grand Masters' and Grand Secretaries' Conferences; Committee Allowances. To the Comlnittee on Jurisprudence we refer the subject. Laws of Masonry, and to the Finance Committee the subject, Committee Expense. To the Committee on Jurisprudence we refer Law Changes; Degree Teams. To the incoming Council of Administration we refer Unpaid Tajces of Lodges. The report of the Grand Treasurer we refer to the Finance Committee. Many items in the report of the Grand Secretary are largely for the general information of the Craft. The following headings we refer to the Finance Committee: Revenue and Expenses; Schedules "A", "B" and "C"; Cash Account. Fraternally submitted, CHARLEY B . ERSKINE, DAVID A . NYWALL, B E N F . HULL,
Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS.
W.'. FRANK M . YEOMAN, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <S> A.M. of Kansas: Your committee submits the following report: Three cases were submitted to your committee during the year. Three trials were held in accordance with Masonic procedure. Two of these trials were extremely difficult and w^ere given long and serious consideration by your committee. All three resulted in convictions with punishment assessed in each case at expulsion. No further cases are pending at this time and, whUe we regret that these three cases were necessary, your committee is pleased t h a t the number is very small as compared with some years ago, and, in comparison with the total membership of 59,603, reflects a fine condition for this Grand Jurisdiction. Fraternally submitted, F R A N K M . YEOMAN, OTTO H . ROMMEL, LEO N . GISH, EMANUEL KRUG,
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CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 1:30 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 1:30 P. M. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY.
W.'. L Y N N R . BRODRICK presented his report which was adopted by a rising vote followed by prayer by the Grand Chaplain. To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: "Although we know it to be Blessed release from suffering, yet when The dark, forbidding angel beckons those Whom we hold dear, and pushes wide the door, That door through which we all must some, day pass, How trying t h e vast emptiness they leave." (THEODORE
MARBURG
in his "Story
of a Soul.")
As America prepares for Armageddon, a crucial conflict which will cheapen life and make death common, we meet again as free men and Freemasons. I t is meet that we should pause in our deliberations to memorialize the passing of 1,024 Kansas Masons who, during the past year, not unlike Peter and that other disciple whom Jesus loved, ran on ahead of us to the sepulchre. While this simple ceremony marks the point of our departure from an era of peace and good will toward all peoples, it will also gleam a s a beacon t o direct our course back to the faith of our fathers and the institutions sacred to our own lives when peace returns. By all the mystic tokens of our ancient order, and through all the solemn pledges of its ritual, our fraternal dead call back to us today and bid us to remember our duty to country and to God as \ve stand amid the encircling gloom of world catastrophe. Thus admonished by kindred spirits whose voices reach us from beyond the veil, we salute these honored dead in grateful memoryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;grateful for pleasant associations with them in our temples and in the wÂŁilks of life, and grateful for the opportunity to declare that we will keep faith with them and with their loved ones to the end. Cherishing the blessings of life in free America, and mindful of our obligations as Masons and as men, we face the future undismayed, unterrified by the threats of those who would destroy
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our earthly temples and despoil our land. Our altars have been desecrated and our temples ruined by barbarous hordes In ages past. But, like the love of liberty, the principles of Masonry are written in the hearts of men. They have defied the ingenuity of conquerors and the craft of other rogues. Ours is the task to pass them, unimpaired, to future generations. In this we shall not fail. Death has thinned the ranks of men long active in Masonic service in Grand Jurisdictions near the Grand Jurisdiction of Kansas. Official notices and memorials numbering forty-one have been received through the office of our Grand Secretary and the names of the deceased brethren will be recorded on memorial pages dedicated to their memory in our annual Grand Lodge Proceedings. Our deep and sincere sjmipathy is extended to their surviving families and friends. Two great Kansans who, during their lives, served as Grand Masters of this Grand Lodge have answered the final summons since our last Annual Communication. On March 9, 1941, M.'. W.'. JOHN MARTIN KINKEL died at his home in the city of Wichita, and was laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery at that place. His record as a man and a Mason was long and honorable. In 1912, he served as Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Kansas, and in 1932, as Grand Master of this Grand Lodge. He was a recognized leader in the practice of law and his public service included membership on the Public Utilities Commission of Kansas, and two terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Kansas State Legislature.' Peace to his ashes; Honor to his memory. Again on April 24, 1941, the "forbidding angel" beckoned. This date marked the passing of M.'. W.'. CHARLES NEWTON FOWLER at his home in Salina. He was a man who had devoted practically all of his life to Masonryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a truly great Masonic student. His efforts were not only appreciated by the Masons of this state but were recognized in Masonic councils throughout the nation as well. He was privileged to serve as head of each of the four Masonic Grand Bodies in Kansas, in 1927, as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge; in 1923, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, R.A.M.; in 1918, Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.&S.M.; and in 1936, Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar. In 1921, he was elected General Grand Treasurer of the General Grand Council, R.&S.M., of the United States of America and served until the time of his death. He was also serving as Secretary-Recorder of the Lodge, Chapter, Commandery and Scottish Rite, in Salina, at the time of his passing. One of his last contributions to Kansas Masonry was to supervise the compilation and publication of the new ritual now being used by the Grand Chapter in this state. His life was Masonry; Masonry was his life. Mere words cannot evaluate his worth to our organization or the loss which is
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ours. He needs no eulogyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his work is finished and will be a worthy monimient in the records in our archives. His memory will linger with us through the years to come, like the aroma of beautiful flowers. Appropriate memorial pages will be dedicated to these departed brethren in our Annual Proceedings. In this hour we grasp a new conception of the continuity of life. We are reminded that life and death, time and eternity, are but two parts of the same grand pattern, that "it is not the whole of life to live, nor all of death to die." A little while ago they were with us in health and strength. Soon we shall be with them, yielding our places to others here below. "As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. F o r the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them t h a t fear Him, And His righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep His covenant. And to those that remember His commandments to do them." Standing here today, we learn anew t h a t only the good we do is worth the effort. Wealth, position, power, are as nothing compared with "That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love." And here today it dawns upon us, too, that the lives of those who have preceded us provide not only a guide and an inspiration, but a constant challenge, as well. Even the pagan philosophers conceded this. Speaking in the most beautiful suburb of Athens, at the tomb of those who had fallen in the Peloponnesian war, 500 years before PAUL unveiled the mystery of "the unknown God," PERICLES emphasized â&#x20AC;˘ this ancient and unchanging truth. "When a man is gone," said he, "all are wont to praise him, and should your merit be ever so transcendent, you wUl still find it difficult not merely to overtake, but even to approach, their renown. The living," he added, "The living have envy to contend with, while those who are no longer in our path are honored with a goodwill into which rivalry does not enter." On the far shore, beyond the touch of time, immune to rivaJry, jealousy and strife, freed from pain and sorrow, and basking in the Saviour's love, our brethren who ran on ahead of us to the sepulchre, await our coming, there to join in a reunion t h a t knows no end. Fraternally submitted, LYNN R. B R O D R I C K ,
Committee.
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Brother JOHN S. DAWSON, of Millbrook Lodge No. 281, Hill City, delivered the following discourse which, on motion was ordered printed in the Proceedings: In the long years of its existence the Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas has met under a wide variety of conditions, in times of prosperity and of adversity, in peace and in war, and now again in time of war. Throughout the age-long strivings of men to rise from primitive conditions to civilization, from the darkness of ignorance to the light of truth and the practice of justice and brotherly love, the Masonic Order has held primacy among fraternal organizations and has served throughout many succeeding ages as a trustee for the conservation and dissemination of science and for the diffusion of wisdom among men. It has been through trial and error that men have discovered the sciences and developed the arts and learned to recognize and appreciate the good and to eschew the evil. And it has been by the cultivation of the sciences and the practice of the arts, and by steadfast adherence to the welltested standards of social well-being that what is called civilization has been established and maintained. It is no vain boast in behalf of Masonry that the claim is made that the roots of our Fraternity reach back to the dawn of recorded history, that its origin blends with the legends of antiquity. The nature of its teachings, its ancient Landmarks, and its unwritten law are intrinsic evidence that they were wrought out of the experiences of the race in its long and toilsome progress through the centuries. The bibliography of Masonry is enormous. In the library of the Kansas Grand Lodge its literature is so vast that the most studious Mason could not hope to digest it all in a lifetime. But it will well repay in general culture and intellectual growth whatever leisure time is given to it. In browsing through its archives not long
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ago I read that when the first Masonic Grand Lodge was organized in England, in 1717 A. D., two learned clergymen, Dr. JAMES ANDERSON, of Edinburgh, and Dr. JOHN DESAGULIERS, of France, both members of the Fraternity, were given the task of compiling its records and faithful traditions from the beginning of time. The Grand Lodge took it for granted that the composite result of their studies would be strictly orthodox in respect to Christianity, but the investigations of those learned men traced the origin of Masonry to a time much farther remote than the beginning of the Christian era,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;which compelled them to state in broader terms the foundation of Masonry, basing it upon the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. Around these two basic principles a philosophy has been elaborated which moots the existence and nature of the Diety, the nature and destiny of man, the mystery of evil, and the attainment of good. Appended to these two fundamentals, a code of other principles had gradually been developed, according as the racial experiences of man had proved their worth and wisdom. But of these I shall presently mention but one,-^the dignity which Masonry accords to the individual personality, the emphasis it places on human freedom. It has often been conceded that Masonry is not a religion, but it is somewhat akin to it. If religion may be defined as the spiritual dynamic which motives human conduct and molds human character. Masonry may claim to be religion's lay brother. Indeed it is not going far afield to say that the main distinction between religion and Masonry is not in doctrines nor dogmas, but in the fact that Masonry is man-made, while to religion is ascribed a supernatural origin. Masonry has its tenets and its philosophy, its morals and dogmas, which it is the duty of Masons to teach and expoimd within the precincts of the lodge and to practice in their lives and conduct before the outside world.
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Masons, like most men of liberal mind, hold to the belief that the public welfare is bound up in the rights of the individual, and that the concept of the brotherhood of man is an ennobling influence which contributes greatly to the sum of human happiness. But in this tragic era of the present, it is a regrettable yet undeniable truth that the basic principles of Masonry are flouted and denied by the rulers of vast regions of the earth. Masonry has been ruthlessly stamped out in Spain, Germany, Italy and in all lands presently held under their remorseless dominion. In all such sin-racked regions the dignity of the individual personality has no recognition. The concepts of liberty, justice, security of person, freedom of speech, of the press, of religion, all of which have long bulked so large in Masonic teaching, are repudiated with contempt. Manifestly it is timely and pertinent to inquire why the powers that be in totalitarian countries have so rigorously suppressed Masonic organizations and have striven so ruthlessly to exterminate every semblance of Masonic faith and practice? Surely Masonry may appeal to history to witness whether it has cherished the arts and sciences and has repeatedly salvaged them from oblivion during recurring periods of war, pestilence, famine and death, when the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" have desolated the earth and civilization has passed into eclipse. And surely the muse of history will bear witness that the cardinal tenets of morals, justice and truth have been consistently advocated and practiced by the wisest and best of men in every age. What are the underlying causes which have provoked this war of extermination on Masons and Masonry? The answer is obvious. The totalitarian doctrines of government which now prevail in many lands are diametrically opposed to the faith and practice of Masonic principles. Whereas, for the last two or three centuries the Masonic doctrine has generally been conceded, although not al-
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ways respected, that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and are only entitled to be supported and maintained to insure the blessings of liberty to their people, totalitarianism utterly denies that doctrine. It asserts that man exists for the benefit of his government. And obviously, if that undemocratic doctrine is to prevail, the Masonic idea of the dignity of the individual man and of respect for his personality, cannot be tolerated. This clash of doctrines is logical and clear cut, and it does not take a very discerning mind to realize that their conflict is inevitable. If government may forbid me to speak my mind on public affairs, forbid me to hold opinions in opposition to its own, if I am denied the right to order my own life, to choose my occupation and place of abode, and am only permitted to exist as a regimented pawn of the state, then the doors of Masonic lodges must be closed, their rituals destroyed, and their teachings suppressed; for it is as clear as the noonday sun that the principles of Masonry, and the creed of totalitarianism cannot coexist in the same world. Men of goodwill view with abhorrence the utter cruelty which has been heaped upon Masons in many European countries in recent years. We are constrained to repeat the language of Scotland's plowman poet and Freemason, ROBERT BURNS,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn." And yet if the sanguine pages of history prove anything they prove that persecution in bygone times has often made an unintentional contribution to the enduring vitality of Masonry. And when some not too distant but happier day shall return to the presently oppressed regions of Europe, it may be that once again we will find that the bonds of Masonic brotherhood have endured and survived,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;that Masonic light has not ceased to shine in the darkness although the darkness comprehended it not. The world needs a humanitarian philosophy of life as an antidote to the totalitarian philosophy of force. Men who would remain masters of their souls in a sadly
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upset world will continue to believe that there is a moral and spiritual purpose in the universe and an Intelligent Rationale which governs man's place in it. In times of peace and plenty Masons are apt to accept Masonic principles without much reflection and to take its fraternal privileges for granted. But in times of distress, in national emergencies, Masonry's deeper significance addresses itself profoundly to the hearts and consciences of its devotees. I t is under adverse circumstances that Masonry contributes its greatest service to humanity,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;as a haven of refuge against misfortunes of every sort. In time of war and its attendant brutalities, Masonry rescues many victims from the concentration camp and the firing squad. When we reflect on the many diverse mentalities to which the principles of Masonry appeal, we are bound to be impressed with its paradoxical qualities. I t s philosophy, its morals and dogmas are so comprehensive that they appeal to men of the highest intellect and the profoundest learning; but these same principles and teachings, when clothed in simpler language, make a similar appeal to men of common minds in every walk of life. If I may be pardoned a personal word, I should like to say that when I took my Masonic Degrees I was coached in the instructional work pertaining to each degree, not by some college bred Masons but by a livery stable keeper, a hardware merchant and by the village postmaster, each of whom was an adept in drilling Masonic initiates; and I was greatly impressed then and am yet a t the liberal and enlightened texture of their minds which was the result of their study and coaching in the three degrees pertaining to the Blue Lodge; and these, of course, are essentially the foundation, the structure, and the capsheaf of Masonry and are so recognized around the world. In the perplexities of life which fall to the lot of most men, the steadying influence of Masonic obliga-
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tions deeply affects the normal Mason's point of view, and usually directs his course towards wise ends. A Mason who practices the principles inculcated in the lodge room is usually a well-adjusted personality, and is so taken and accepted not only among his brethren but by the community in which he lives. Indeed, so generally are Masons regarded as clean-lived, reputable men that when one of our number falls below the standard of life and conduct we are expected to maintain, the outside community feels shocked and hurt by his abasement. And there can be no doubt that one of the most steadying influences affecting any normal man's course of life is the fact that good men, and good women too, believe in him. To be worthy of their esteem is a constant stimulus to do his best and to be his best, until it becomes the habit of his life, from which there is no varying nor shadow of turning. It is altogether proper that any and every human institution should be subjected to the scrutiny of dispassionate criticism to determine whether it is worthy of continued existence. The fact that an institution, a custom, or a law, has served a social need in the past does not prove its fitness for service today and tomorrow. To justify its continued existence it must continue to serve some important human need. Masonry can submit to that test without hesitancy. It will not be gainsaid that in times past, Masonry has taught and practiced the ideals of morality and charity, and has concerned itself with the common good. It has always set its face against immorality and civic corruption. It has never relaxed its monitorial work in which it adjures its devotees to refrain from the sins and weaknesses which m i n men's own lives and which cause injury to other persons including the general public. Without pretending to perfection, it may fairly be claimed that Masonry has come as close to the attainment of its ideals as any institution in history. No man dare charge that our Fraternity has used or excused questionable means to attain desirable
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ends. We have denied no man any right or privilege we claim for ourselves, nor any prerogative of free men for which bygone generations of Masons have struggled and sacrificed down the long roll of the centuries. Are the great central truths which Masonry h a s taught and advocated hitherto, the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man, less important in our time than heretofore? Are they outmoded today? I cannot think so. On the contrary, it would seem that the present world-wide retrogression to the barbarities and brutalities of the dark ages are the inevitable consequence of the current paganistic philosophy which repudiates God as the Grand Architect of the Universe, and considers the concept of the brotherhood of man a supine effeminacy. Some years ago I heard a distinguished lawyer deliver a funeral oration in this city over the death of a friend. Speaking of his own faith in God, he said, " I have never been cursed with a doubting mind." That remark still rings in my ears like the clear tones of a bell. My own experience had been different. In my youth I was cursed with a doubting mind. And I only arrived a t an unshakable conviction of the existence of the Diety because I found it impossible to develop a rational philosophy of human life without adopting the basic assumption that there is a Supreme Intelligence behind and above and about the universe in which men live and move and have their being. In a happier time than t h e present, EMANUEL KANT taught metaphysics in a German university. He laid it down as axiomatic t h a t "Skepticism is not an abiding place for the human understanding." I know not whether EMANUEL KANT was a Mason, but his great postulate was essentially Masonic and in harmonious accord with Masonic truth. Skepticism should be no more than a passing mood of a developing mentality; it is not a permanent abiding place for the human understanding. I have faith to believe that the philosophy of EMANUEL KANT has not gone into
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permanent oblivion, and that at some not far distant day there will be a revival of moral philosophy, and that men in authority will act on the assumption that there is a rational order for the direction of human affairs which has existed since the morning stars first sang with joy, and which was designed by that Infinite Intelligence whom Masons are wont to name as the Grand Architect of the Universe. Masonry presents a vast field of incalculable capacity for improving the relationship of nations even in time of war. I have a distinct recollection that in my youth most middle-aged men of that time had served in the northern armies in the war between the states. Many of them had been inducted into the Masonic Fraternity before they joined the army. The same was, doubtless, true of many soldiers of the Confederacy. Those ex-soldier Masons often remarked that the fraternal obligations of Masonry created faithful comradeships among men who were strangers, and particularly did the humanity of Masons soften the rigors of war towards men in prison camps. My reading of history tells me that in the Napoleonic wars between France and England and in the American Revolutionary War the humanizing influence of Masonry often made itself felt. The same thing ought to be true in this war, and in every war, and, indeed, if the basic principles of Masonry were espoused and practiced by national leaders everywhere the controversies which arise between nations would seldom have to be decided by the arbitrament of the sword, and would be amicably settled around a council table where statesmen would meet on the level and part on the square. The earth-shaking catastrophe which now threatens the entire structure of civilization lies so heavily on our hearts t h a t we cannot put aside the feeling that a crisis is impending which will affect our country for generations to come. Centuries have elapsed since such an appalling flood of evil, of destruction of human rights, of calculated treachery, has overwhelmed nation after
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nation whose only fault was their confidence in the sanctity of treaties and in the long established rules of international law. The ringing words of the report of a special conunittee on foreign affairs to one of our great Masonic bodies which recently met in Washington take solemn note of the great crisis which confronts all free peoples of the world: "Dark and portentious clouds are upon civilization's horizon. Grave dangers seriously menace the liberties and freedoms of mankind. Merciless tyrants are seeking to destroy every vestige of human rights vsrhich have been gained through so many centuries of struggle by the human race. In recent decades the light of liberty appeared to be penetrating every country and giving hope to the hearts and aspirations of peoples everjrwhere, and it is sad to think that now there should be forces to arise in the world with the avowed purpose of extinguishing this light and of destroying civil and religious liberty wherever it obtains, and again to reduce the nations and races of men to subjugation and slavery."
But however long and hard may be the road our nation and people must travel in the days that lie immediately ahead, we must proceed in confidence that right and justice will triumph in God's good time; and even now it is not too soon, especially for us who are unfit for martial service, to concern ourselves about the rebuilding of the temple of peace, the sort of a world we are to live in after the war. For it is profoundly true that a great war never leaves conditions the same as before it began, and most certainly this war will not. Within the span of the Christian era a few epochal events stand out like mountain peaks marking all-out changes which drastically affected the course of history. Such were the downfall of Rome, the rise of Mahammedanism, the conquests of Ghengis Khan, the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, the Thirty Years War, and the American and French Revolutions. Mayhap the first world war should be listed in that category, but assuredly the present world conflict belongs in it. No one can doubt that it will affect the fate of the whole human race for generations to come. The world we have known, particularly the smug and comfortable world which we Americans
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have enjoyed, disappeared forever in the tragedy of Pearl Harbor! But wars do end and a peace of sorts does return. Can anything be done now in preparation for the good life, towards the formation of a social structure which our sons and brothers will have to live in when they return from their battle stations, hoping to readjust their lives to the ways of peace? When that time does come, shall we who keep the home fires burning be able to say with confidence that a rational and effective agendum has been provided which will prevent the breaking out of a third world war within the lifetime of men, women and children now living? Surely it is not premature to begin to plan for the peace to come. The first world war was won on the battlefield but its hoped-for fruits of a better world to follow did not materialize. That lamentable failure should give us the stimulus and the wisdom to begin to lay the groundwork for a durable peace when the warbirds of the air cease to hurl their deadly cargoes on the homes of men. I t is with humility and regret that we acknowledge that the barriers raised twenty-three years ago against the possibility of a second world warâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a league of nations and a world courtâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^were inadequate; and whatever efficacy they might have provided to avert another holocaust of war were frustrated by the selfishness and insincerity of those in responsible positions of authority. But surely we may be permitted to hope that such imtoward circumstances will not be permitted to happen again. Most thoughtful men, chastened by the events of the past three years, are now willing to admit that the authors of the World Court and the League of Nations did have something out of which some effective agendum for the preservation of world peace might have been created. For myself I do reverent homage to the men of twentythree years ago who labored and strove for such a goal. Our own Kansas poet. Prof. CARRUTH of the State University, gave eloquent voice to this sentiment:
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"It is glory enough for one day To have dreamed the bright dream of the reign of right; To have fastened your faith like a flag to that immaterial staff And have marched away, forgetting your base of supplies. And while the worldly wise see nothing but shame and ignoble retreat, And though far ahead the heart may faint and the flesh prove weakâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;˘ To have dreamed that bold dream is glory enough, Is glory enough for one day."
In an earlier time the same sentiment was expressed by that much revered member of the Masonic Fraternity, GEORGE WASHINGTON, when the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in 1787, at a time when the nation's credit was exhausted, when all government had collapsed, and when gloom and uncertainty and bankruptcy overshadowed the land. Rousing the drooping courage of his associates in that convention, WASHINGTON said: "Let us raise a standard here to which all honest and patriotic men may rally; the rest is in the hands of God."
The events of the last quarter of a century make it clear that the world must be organized for peace on a world-wide basis. Modern science has annihilated time and distance. In the War of 1812 the battle of New Orleans was fought two weeks after the treaty of peace was signed and when a ship was in mid-ocean due to arrrive in America in another month to tell us the glad news. Now the telegraph cable or the radio would flash the news around the earth in a fraction of a second. The remotest regions of the earth a generation ago are our next door neighbors today, and what happens in Warsaw, or Shanghai, or Batavia, is of vital concern to the people of Kansas, whether they would have it so or not. And so, like Masons of bygone years, we must face the responsibilitities of our time. We must stand by the principles of our Order whose wisdom and humanity
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have been vindicated time and again in the recurring vicissitudes of life, and by which and through which free men have repeatedly triumphed over injustice and oppression and have preserved for themselves and their posterity the blessings of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is just one hundred years ago that Lord TENNYSON wrote his immortal poem, "Locksley Hall," from which I quote: "For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be; Saw the magic Pilots of costly
heavens filled with commerce, argosies of sails, the purple twilight, -dropping down with hales;
Heard the heavens filled with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew F r o m the nations' airy navies grappling in the central b'-ue; F a r along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm, With the standards of the peoples plunging thro' the thunder storm; Till the war-drum throbb'd no longer, and the battleflags were furl'd In the Parliament of Man, the Federation of the World. There the common sense of most shall hold a fretful realm in awe. And the kindly earth shall slumber, lapt in universal law."
Brethren of the Grand Lodge, we are bound to believe in the ultimate triumph of good over evil, of kindness and humanity over brutality and bestiality, of universal law over universal lawlessness; and I can think of no better sentiment with which to conclude this address than by paraphrasing the vision of the greatest of the Old Testament prophets:
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"Behold the mountain of the Lord in latter days shall rise. On mountain tops above the hills, and draw the wondering eyes. To this the joyful nations round all tribes and tongues shall flow; Up to the hUl of God, they'll say, and to his house we'll go. The beam that shines from Sion's hill shall lighten ev'ry land; The King who reigns in Salem's tow'rs shaJl all the world command. Among the nations He shall judge; His judgments truth shall guide; His sceptre shall protect the just, and quell the sinner's pride. No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds disturb those peaceful years; To plowshares men shall beat their swords, to pruning hooks their spears. No longer hosts encount'ring hosts shall crowds of slain deplore: They hang the trumpet in the hall, and study war no more."
REPORT OF-COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES AND LODGES U. D.
W.'. RICHARD W . EVANS, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.\ W.\ Grand Lodge of A. F. d A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D. herewith submits its report: The preparing of this report has given us a great deal of satisfaction in checking the annual returns of the several lodges over the state. We find a great number of evidences that the lodges are catching the real vision of their mission in the communities in which they operate, and are striving to fulfill their obligations to God, their country and their fellow man by becoming mediums of service to their communities. The fine spirit of cooperation and the sincere effort made by the majority of the Secretaries to have their reports in proper form and in the office of the Grand Secretary within the statu-
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tory time is, indeed, commendable, and your committee gladly gives praise to that faithful group who receive for their untiring efforts and zeal for the Fraternity little or no compensation, except that satisfaction that comes to him who does an arduous and thankless task to the best of his ability. His work consists of the doing of those numerous little things t h a t keep the lodge running smoothly, without friction or discord; therefore, he does not receive the acclaim and plaudits of the members t h a t are received by the other officers of the lodge who do the more spectacular work. My brethren, let us show our appreciation by giving to this faithful officer the assistance that is sometimes g^reatly needed and which would make for greater efficiency in the preparation of the Annual Report. Our Fraternity has cause for rejoicing in the fact that for the first time in a long period of years our membership for the year 1941 has shown an increase. This should also be a warning, that our lodges do not make the mistake that was made during the last World War, when apparently all bars were lowered and w^e admitted into our membership all who presented their petitions for the degrees, regardless of the fact that large numbers who petitioned were not proper material for these sublime degrees. They failed to "get a proper conception of the teachings of our Order and never became Masons in the true sense, although they were members of our lodges. Each Master, in appointing his investigating committees, should charge them to be diligent in their investigations, that none but the worthy and well qualified would be recommended for the degrees, ever remembering that quality and not quantity should be our aim. The following lodges returned perfect reports for the year 1940: Nos. 2, 5, 8, 10, 18, 24, 25, 31, 32, 34, 39, 45, 48, 49, 51, 55, 57, 64, 65, 68, 76, 81, 85, 90, 91, 93, 94, 104, 109, 112, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 128, 129, 135, 138, 141, 145, 149, 150, 154, 155, 156, 161, 163, 166, 174, 176, 181, 185, 191, 195, 203, 207, 208, 209, 214, 215, 233, 237, 239, 242, 245, 256, 276, 280, 288, 290, 298, 301, 302, 309, 310, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 321, 325, 331, 332, 335, 336, 345, 347, 348, 349, 355, 356, 368, 370, 372, 376, 377, 378, 383, 384, 388, 389, 394, 395, 396, 397, 410, 411, 413, 414, 417, 420, 427, 429, 430, 434, 435, 437, 440, 441, 443, 444, 447, 448, 449. Masters and Wardens, are your lodge numbers listed above? If not, why not? Did you give the Secretary any assistance in preparing his report? Every officer should make a determined effort to have his lodge listed among those who have made perfect reports. A further check of the annual returns for 1940 reveals that there were 195 lodges whose roll of members showed a difference of names or initials; twenty-six showed an incorrect or incomplete record of work done; twenty-four had errors in admissions;
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thirty-three showed errors in restorations; forty showed errors in dimlssions; thirty-three made incorrect returns of per capita t a x . These are the more common errors and are the ones that can easily be eliminated. A careful check by the Secretary, assisted by the Master and Wardens, would detect each and every error of this character, and it would be unnecessary, year after year, for this committee to give a long list of lodges who had missed a perfect report because of an initial or letter appearing in the wrong place in some member's name. The mistakes in computing the per capita t a x due, and all other similar mistakes which mean additional work for the office staff of the Grand Secretary, together with the added expense to the Grand Lodge, could be entirely eliminated. There are other errors that are caused by just plain carelessness. Among these should be noted the failiire of the Secretaries to sigTi their report; names omitted from the roll; duplicate reports not exact duplicates; list of officers incomplete; names reversed on the roll, and no officers reported. More diligence is the sure remedy for this type of mistakes. We find that in 1940 there were eighteen lodges who held their Annual Communications and election of officers on the wrong date; that in 1941 eleven lodges committed this same error. In the opinion of your committee, this mistake is caused by the language of the law governing the holding of the Annual Communications "at the Stated Communication immediately preceding December 16th." If this section of our Constitution were amended to read, "at the first Stated Communication in December of each year," it would clear up any uncertainty as to the date for the holding of the annual election of officers of the lodge, and fix the communication for election of officers the same each succeeding year. It is gratifying to note that of the 438 lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, 310 have submitted perfect or almost perfect reports for the year. We feel confident that with the proper interest being taken by the Masters and Wardens in the preparing of the Annual Reports, in another year this committee can report that practically every lodge has submitted its Annual Report in perfect form. Fraternally submitted, RICHARD W . EVANS, LEROY A L V I N
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M . ' . W . ' . O T T O R . SOUDERS p r e s e n t e d t h e
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r e p o r t which, on motion w a s adopted. H e also reported t h a t a review of t h e Proceedings of o t h e r G r a n d J u r i s dictions h a d been prepared, a n d moved t h a t i t be printed in t h e Proceedings, n o t t o exceed fifty pages. T h e motion w a s adopted. To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & 'A. M. of Kansas: Your committee, in presenting its third annual report, desires to thank the Grand Lodge Officers for their cooperation and, especially, the Grand Secretary for furnishing us detailed information on many things about which we were in doubt. There a r e four things that we have particularly noticed as attracting the attention of many of the reviewers and also the Grand Lodges: 1. A desire to recognize as far as possible the Grand Lodges of all countries south of us, in North, Central and South America. 2. The attitude of Masonry toward t h e w a r and its conditions. 3. The lack of support which children of Master Masons are giving to their parents and the desire, apparently, to unload them on the Masonic Homes for support. 4. The problem of other bodies requiring Masonic membership before they are permitted to join such other bodies. Most of the Grand Lodges have recognized one or more of the Grand Lodges of South America and several have recognized Nicarag:ua arid the Grand Lodge Cosmos of Chihuahua, Mexico. We have examined the returns of these Grand Lodges and find they are in accord with our requirements. Your committee, therefore, recommends that we enter into fraternal relationship with the Grand Lodge of Nicaragua and the Grand Lodge Cosmos, Chihuahua, Mexico, and that we exchange Grand Representatives with them. In regard to the war, it is natural that all Masonic bodies should join in promoting the welfare of those opposing the powers of Germany and Japan. Masonry h a s been stamped out, so far as open meetings are concerned, in all the countries under the control of t h e so called Axis Powers, while it still flourishes in most, but not all of the countries opposed to the Axis Powers. Practically all Grand Masters have expressed this fully and freely and in the reviews we find the address of our own P a s t Grand
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Master, M.". W.'. AKTHUR H. STKICKLAND, given the honor of best
expressing the desires of the Democratic Nations, and the best history of world conditions. Where extensive quotations have been made, the longest is nearly always from Brother STRICKLAND'S report and the comments are most favorable.
The problem of indigent Master Masons and their wives and members of the Eastern Star seems to be about the same throughout the United States. Grand Masters, Superintendents of Homes, Committees on Admission and Discharge and the reviewers all unite to wonder why children seem to be so hard hearted and lacking in filial affection, and why they are not willing to support their parents, or a t least to attempt to do so. The same story is repeated again and again that the children think the Masonic Institution guarantees to all its members a free home, in luxurious surroundings without any assistance from the children. Our own Committee on Admission and Discharge in Kansas has been criticized severely many times, because they have not admitted all who applied. The reviewers are calling for better education on this point, even if it does not give some people the exalted idea of the Masonic Institution that they now seem to have, to the cost of Masonic members. In regard to troubles caused by bodies predicating their membership upon Masonic affiliation, we find the emphasis has changed from liquor and gambling to Sunday desecration and, in these particulars, we quote the Grand Master of Connecticut and the Grand Lodge of Ohio with comments from New York: The original structure of American Masonry has during the years undergone a large expansion, not only through the development of additional degrees and ceremonies, but also by means of the establishment of numerous correlative orders, membership in which is dependent either on membership in a Masonic Lodge or relationship to a member. While this expansion of the Masonic ideals is valuable, it must never be forgotten that any organization which bases its membership on Masonic relationship thereby accepts a definite responsibility to avoid any action or conduct which might derogate against the honor and integrity of Ancient Craft Masonry. The world at large does not recognize the distinction that we maintain, but criticizes thoughtless action on the part of any correlative body as though it were a Masonic misdemeanor.
Grand Master CRIST, of Ohio, states:-* Early in the year attention was called to an organization whose membership is limited to Masons, advertising a performance of a circus on Sunday. It is regrettable and contrary to the ancient traditions of our Craft that any body of Masons, whether constituted in a lodge or any other organization, must resort to commercialized methods or depend upon the public to maintain themselves financially. It was particularly reprehensible when a Sabbath day was utilized for any such purpose. It was a business venture pure and simple and staged for the specific purpose of financial profit.
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The Grand Lodge unanimously adopted a resolution that any organization whose membership is limited to Masonic affiliates, their officers or members, are hereby declared to be gruilty of unmasonic conduct in contracting for, or promoting of, private or public circus performances on Sunday. Most of the reports call for a new pledge to ourselves t o the real practice of Masonry and to forget the desire to build costly temples on shoestrings and to impress the public at large with our own importance. The general desire seems to be to get back to simple and fundamental Masonry, to practice charity and to walk humbly before God. Fraternally submitted. OTTO R . SOUDERS,
Committee. PRESENTATION.
Wathena Lodge No. 64 presented to our Grand Lodge three gavels and a set of working tools made from the historical oak under which one of the early lodges is said to have held a number of its meetings. This tree was taken down some years ago, and furnished lumber from which the altar of Wathena Lodge was made. The M.'. W.". Grand Master expressed our appreciation of the gift which will serve to tie us to the pioneer days so vital to Kansas and Masonry. CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.". W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 7 ;30 p. M.
EVENING SESSION. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 7:30 P. M.
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EXEMPUFICATION OF THE WORK.
The Third Degree was exemplified in dramatized form by Parsons Lodge No. I l 7 , under the direction of W.". HARVEY O . DAVIS, Lecturer. CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 8:30 A. M., Thursday, February 12th.
MORNING SESSION.
THURSDAY,
February 12, 1942.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 8:30 A. M., after prayer by the Grand Chaplain. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
W.". SAMUEL G. WILES, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance reports as follows: We have checked in detail the report of the Grand Treasurer and those parts of the report of the Grand Secretary which properly come before this committee. A careful check of the records of the Grand Secretary shows that all funds received have been paid to the Grand Treasurer and proper receipts therefor are on file. Your committee requested R.'. W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS to check the securities owned by the Grand Lodge and his report is attached showing securities on hand by issue, denomination and number.and in accord with the Grand Treasurer's report. I t
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is noted t h a t by switching the $7,500.00 invested in 2 % % U. S. Treasury Bonds, due 1949-1953, to a similar amount of tJ. S. Defense Bonds, Series G, due 1954, results in a premium profit of $464.48. The sagacity of the Council of Administration is further shown by an additional investment of available funds in the amount of $11,100.00 in Series F, U. S. Defense Bonds, with a 1953 maturity value of $15,000.00. A certificate signed by the cashier of the First National Bank in Fredonia h a s been submitted, certifying the credit balances to the credit of B E N S . PAULEN, Grand Treasurer, as of January 22, 1942, General Fund $27,083.73; Charity Fund $2,926.03. We call attention to Warrant No. 10, for $5,965.00, in the Grand Secretary's W a r r a n t Account. This item covers the Raising Fees collected in the fiscal year 1940, and is properly chargeable in t h a t fiscal year. The committee is of the opinion that a more detailed account of the receipts and expenditures of the Grand Lodge will be found interesting and of value to the Craft and we submit the following, taken from detailed records on file in the office of the Grand Secretary:
RECEIPTS.
Per Capita Tax and Raising Fees (Current Year) P e r Capita Tax and Raising Fees (From Arrears) Interest on Investments Special Dispensations and Penalties Budget: Grand Chapter $3,179 38 Grand Commandery 2,119 48 Grand Council 635 82
Premium on Bonds Sold Lost Cipher Penalties Sale of Supplies, Twenty-five Year Buttons, Ceremonial Books, etc Cipher Deposits and Sales Tax Collected
Total
$ 94,468 2,629 1,125 230
80 80 00 00
5,934 68
464 48 60 00 1,789 16 50 69
$106,752 61
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EXPENDITURES.
Expense of Annual Communication, Wichita, 1941: Mileage to Representatives, By-Law 57 $ 1,872 85 Mileage and Expenses, Grand Officers and Past Grand Officers, By-Law 56 512 29 Mileage to District Deputy Grand Masters, By-Law 56 360 45 Mileage and Expenses of Standing Committees, By-Law 56 318 16 Grand Lodge Expense (Host City Lodges) Grand Lecturers' Expense and Per Diem Printing Annual Proceedings Stationery and Printing Miscellaneous Supplies (Bought for Resale) Grand Secretary's Salary and Incidentals Grand Secretary Emeritus Honorarium Salaries of Assistant Secretary and Clerks Janitor Service Grand Master's Salary and Private Secretary Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Treasurer's Salary Minor Salaries and Committee Chairman Fees Committee on Correspondence Grand Masters' Conference Expense Grand Master's Jewel Additions to Fixtures (Two Typewriters) Postage and Express Telephone and Telegraph Light and Heat Property Taxes To Masonic Home: P e r Capita and Assessment Charity Raising Fees Raising Fees (1940)
$59,662 3,829 6,625 5,965
$
00 00 00 00
Bonds Bought (Investments) Premium on Grand Treasurer's and Grand Secretary's Bonds Miscellaneous Floating Warrant No. 344 Total Warrants Issued Less: Investment 1940 Raising Fees
$ 3,063 75 500 1,692 1,155 1,460 1,160 â&#x20AC;˘ 4,764 3,600 8,080 818 1,400 1,500 100 480 300 264 183 165 792 161 462 2,247
00 13 60 15 16 71 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 86 60 36 69 36 73 72
76,081 00 11,100 00 22 50 1,150 86 1 91 $122,774 39
$11,100 00 5,965 00
Actual expenditures chargeable to 1941 Surplus over actual expenditures for year 1941
17,065 00 $105,079 39 1,043 22
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OP THE
February.
The Grand Lodge has, in the face of decreasing revenue, occasioned by a reduction in per capita, lived within its income and accumulated a surplus, and our commendation is given to the official family for a successful year. We are pleased to report a small decrease in the amount owing to the Grand Lodge in arrearages for per capita dues and fees. At the time the Grand Secretary's books were closed, there was due for 1940 and previous years the sum of $5,616.05, and for the current year the sum of $725.30, a total of $6,341.35, compared to $6,799.05 one year ago. Three lodges have been cleared of delinquencies during the year. There yet remain thirty-three lodges delinquent for amounts due prior to 1941â&#x20AC;&#x201D;about 13% of the lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction. This ratio is too high and we urge the membership of these lodges to make an extra effort to pay up their well recognized obligations. We approve the action of the Grand Master in cancelling the unpaid per capita tax of $52.80 owed by Parkerville Lodge No. 168, now consolidated with Dwight Lodge No. 374, and $105.70 owed by Canopy Lodge No. 248, now consolidated with Moline Lodge No. 267. No good purpose could be served by longer carrying these delinquencies on the record, when all assets were admittedly exhausted. The following estimate of Grand Lodge revenue for the ensuing year is submitted: Fifty cents per capita on 59,653 members Interest on Investments! Budget Miscellaneous
$29,826 1,125 5,900 3,000
50 00 00 00
$39,851 50 The following appropriations are recommended for the ensuing year: Committee Allowance, By-Law 55 Expense Grand Lodge Communication Grand Master's Apron Grand Master's Contingent Fimd Grand Master's Salary Private Secretary to Grand Master Committee on Correspondence Grand Treasurer's Salary Expense and Per Diem of Lecturers Mi eage to Representatives, By-Law 57 Mileage and Expenses, By-Laws 55-56 Minor Salaries, By-Law 54 Grand Treasurer's and Secretary's Bond Premium Postage and Express Per Diem Committee on Trials and Punishments
$
300 500 80 1,500 800 600 300 100 2,000 2,500 1,500 180 22 800 200
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00
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Grand Master's Portrait (cut) Grand Master's Jewel Printing Annual Proceedings Library, Furniture, Binding, etc Stationery and Printing Grand Masters' Conference
8 180 1,500 500 1,000 300
00 00 00 00 00 00
4,800 3,600 8,200 4,500
00 00 00 00
Budget: Grand Secretary's Salary and Incidentals Grand Secretary Emeritus Grand Secretary's Assistants Maintenance Grand Lodge Building and Library Estimated
Surplus
$35,970 50 $ 1,181 00
Our inspection of the Grand Lodge Building does not indicate any extensive improvements or repairs needed, and if some may subsequently appear, it is our opinion that they can be adequately covered by the budget we have proposed. The investigation of records and property is now assigned to this committee, and we have accordingly investigated to the extent that we approve the management and handling of items covered by this assignment. We find the Historical Record posted to date, all records in proper file, and indices complete and in detail. The work and methods of the Grand Secretary's office are concise and plain to the "discerning eye." We find on file in the Grand Secretary's office the following li^idelity Bonds and Insurance Policies: Treasurer's Bond No. 750380D of the American Surety Company, premium paid to December 15, 1942 $ 5,000 00 Secretary's Bond No. 199577 of the Glen Falls Indemnity Company, premium paid to October 1,' 1942 1,000 00 Insurance Policies covering the Grand Lodge Building and contents, as follows: Policy No. 1952, Home Insurance Company of New York, premium paid to May 27, 1944, fire only—on buUding 10,000 00 Policy No. 1953, Home Insurance Company of New York, premium paid to May 27, 1944, fire only —on contents of building 5,000 00 Policy No. T-1608, Home Insurance Company of New York, with 90% coinsurance clause, premium paid to May 27, 1944, tornado—on building 70,000 00 Your committee finds no tornado coverage on contents of the Grand Lodge Building. Policies are all standard form. We suggest supplemental contract coverage on these policies.
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The following matters were referred to this committee by the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: Grand Masters' and Grand Secretaries' Conferences: The committee concurs with the Grand Master in his evaluation of the benefits derived from attendance at these conferences by representatives of this Grand Jurisdiction and has set up an appropriation for this purpose in our recommended expenditures. Committee Allowances: We have given consideration to the comment of the Grand Master regarding allowances to the Chairman of the Committee on Trials and Punishments and the Committee on Correspondence, and we recommend allowances as follows: To the Chairman of the Committee on Trials and Punishments, $50.00. To the Committee on Correspondence, $300.00. To the Chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence, $50.00. We recommend t h a t By-Law 55 be accordingly amended. We further recommend an appropriation of $300.00 to cover the necessary expense of the Committee for Revision of the Laws of Masonry. The lasting gratitude of this committee is due the entire personnel of the Grand Secretary's office. They have been helpful, kindly and efficient in their assistance, eager to furnish records asked for, and ready to volunteer information essential to us. We compliment the Grand Secretary and his staff on the condition and completeness of their records, and- again record cur. sincere thanks for their manifold courtesies. Fraternally submitted, SAMUEL G . WILES, COURTNEY P . MERICLE, EARL T . PYLE, CLARK A. BAIRD,
Committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
M.'. W.'. GEORGE P. BEEZLEY, chairman, presented the following report which, on motion was adopted section by section, and as a whole, by the necessary twothirds vote, except that section of the report relating to the appeal of Brother CLARENCE J. WELLS, which was not adopted. On inquiry as to the status of the case, the
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Grand Master ruled that the defeat of the committee's motion to adopt affirmed the verdict of the Trial Committee. To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <£ A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence, to which were referred various matters in the Address of the Grand Master, submits the following report: The Grand Master recommends the amendment of Article v n , Section 6 of the Constitution by omitting the words "and members" where the same requires the showing of the full names of the members to be listed on the Annual Report of every lodge so that if this amendment is made, and carried by the required vote of the lodges, then this list of names of members of the lodge would not be shown on such report made to the Grand Secretary. In order to accomplish this purpose, the following amendment of the Constitution is necessary: SEC. 6. Annual Report and Dues.—Every Lodge shall make an annual report in such form as the Grand Secretary may prescribe, showing: First, the full names of the officers of the Lodge; Second, all the changes in membership during the year; and Third, the work done since the last report, and giving such other information as the Grand Secretary may require. This report shall be made on the last day of such month as shall be more than twenty-eight, and less than fifty-nine days before the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, and transmitted to the Grand Secretary within ten days thereafter. No Lodge shall be represented by its Master or Wardens in the Grand Lodge a t any Annual Communication until such report is made, nor until its annual dues are paid as provided by law. And the same is hereby submitted for consideration. The report of the Committee on Finance recommending certain changes in the allowances to chairmen of some committees, having been agreed to by this Grand Lodge, it becomes necessary to amend By-Law 55, which, as amended should read as follows: 55. Allowances to Chairmen.—The following allow^ances shall be made to the chairmen of the standing committees: On Credentials, $25; on Reports of Grand Officers, $10; on Finance, $50; on Jurisprudence, $50; on Trials and Punishments, $50, to be paid a t the end of the year's service; on Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation, $50, to he paid when the work is completed; on Necrology, $25; on Correspondence, $300, to be paid when the work is completed and, in addition thereto, the necessary expenses of the chairmen of the Committees on Finance and Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation in making necessary examination of the records, returns and property prior to the Ajinual Communication cf the Grand Lodge.
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APPEAL OF CLAEENCE J. WELLS.
There h a s been submitted to this committee t h e appeal of CLARENCE J. WELLS, a member of Wellington Lodge No. 150, from his conviction of Charge Ht, and the Specification thereunder, of the Charges and Specifications against him which had been entertained by said lodge, and the verdict of Expulsion. Both t h e accuser and accused were represented by counsel and a full and complete hearing was had before this committee. Neither side claimed the discovery of any new or additional evidence, and it appeared that all the evidence was shown in the transcript. This committee has given careful consideration t o the evidence and arguments of counsel and h a s come t o the conclusion that the evidence introduced on t h e trial does not sustain the specification under said charge. The committee recommends the reversal of the verdict and that no further proceedings be had in said case. W.'. ELLIS FINK, a member of this committee was, a t his request, excused from consideration of this appeal. LAWS OF MASONRY.
Under t h e above head, the Grand Master recommends the appointment of a committee of five to make a study and investigation of all our laws and their effect upon the welfare of Masonry, and a thorough comparative analysis of our laws and those of other Grand Jurisdictions, and a searching inquiry a s to the practical operation of laws which differ from our own, with a view of a revision of our Laws of Masonry. This committee i s in accord with this plan and recommends that a committee of five be appointed by the incoming Grand Master for that purpose and that a suitable appropriation be made for t h a t purpose. DEGREE TEAMS.
Under this head the Grand Master calls attention to a decision of M.'. W.". GILES H . LAMB in 1917 regarding the permission of a member or members of a lodge of another Grand Jurisdiction to confer any part of its work on a candidate when the work of t h e other jurisdiction differs in any way with the prescribed work in Kansas in which it was ruled that such was a violation of the Masonic Law of Kansas. Attention is also called to the recommendation of M.'. W.'. CHARLES N . FOWLER in 1928 in his
Address a s Grand Master that it was unlawful for any set of officers or so called team to exemplify or confer any of the degrees in a n y lodge other than their own except by permission of the Grand Master. Both of these have been approved by the Grand Lodge and a r e still in existence for the government of t h e Craft. In order t h a t no lodge may have reason to be unaware of these
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regulations this committee recommends t h a t copies of the same be made in the office of the Grand Secretary at the same time that changes in laws are made and be sent therewith to all of the lodges within this Grand Jurisdiction. Fraternally submitted, GEORGE P . BEEZLEY, ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, JAMES H . WENDORFF, ELLIS F I N K , RALPH V. GROENDYCKE,
Committee. APPRECIATION TO THE GRAND IMASTER'.
Notwithstanding the ban on an official jewel, it seemed desirable to recognize M.'. W.'. Brother PETERSON'S fine leadership during the years, and compliment him with some token which might remind him of the lasting goodwill of the brethren. Hence, a suitably engraved and decorated wrist watch was presented. The acceptance was phrased in the M.'. W.'. Grand Master's usual good language, and fine spirit. INVITATION.
W.'. HARRY W . FELTER, Master of Bestor G. Brown Lodge No. 433, on behalf of the four lodges of Wichita, extended a cordial invitation for this Grand Lodge to meet at Wichita in 1943. The invitation was accepted. PRESENTATION.
R.'. W.'. ALBERT J. STEINSHOUER, District Deputy Grand Master of the 54th Masonic District, on behalf of the lodges and brethren of that district, presented the newly elected Grand Master with a 'silk hat. R.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS accepted the token of respect and expressed his appreciation to the brethren. RESPONSES.
On invitation of the M.'. W.'. Grand Master, M.'. W.'. J. LEE, of Nebraska, R.'. W.'. J. MELVIN EVANS, of
EARL
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Wyoming, M.'. W.'. EDWARD C . MULLEN, of Illinois, W.'. CHARLES L . YOUNG and W.'. CLAYTON A. ASTELL, of Colorado, and R.'. W.'. EDMUND E . MORRIS and W.'. HARRY E. SUNDERLAND, of Missouri, presented their greetings and spoke interestingly of matters on which all Masons are thinking. W.'. LEO N . GISH presented the written greetings from the Grand Master of Alberta, including his expressed appreciation of the new relations between the two nations resulting from the war. INSTALLATION.
The following Grand Officers, having been duly elected and appointed, were installed by M.'. W.'. CHARLEY B . ERSKINE, assisted by M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, as Grand Marshal: M.'.W.'. CLINE C. CURTiss Grand Master St. Thomas Lodge No. 306, Colby. R.'.W.'. CHARLES S . MCGINNESS Deputy Grand Master Cherryvale Lodge No. 137, Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Senior Warden Delta Lodge No. 77, Medicine Lodge. R.'.W.'. HARRY D. EVANS ....Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n Eureka Lodge No. 88, Pleasanton. M.'.W.'. B E N S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Constellation Lodge No. 96, Fredonia. M . ' . W . ' . ELMER F . S T R A I N Grand Secretary Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka. Bro. J O H N WESLEY BATES Grand Chaplain Brookville Lodge No. 209 (residence, Salina). W.'. SAMUEL G. WILES Grand Senior Deacon Macksville Lodge No. 371, Macksville. *W.'. D I G D . DAILY Grand Junior Deacon Scammon Lodge No. 351, Scammon. W.'. B. HAROLD GROFF..., Grand Marshal Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka. W.'. CLARK A . BAIRD Grand Sword Bearer Naphtali Lodge No. 310, Almena. W . ' . HERBERT D . R A N D E L L ;....Grand S e n i o r S t e w a r d St. Thomas Lodge No. 306, Colby. *W.". JOHN H . SCHNELL Grand Junior Steward Gilead Lodge No. 144, Yates Center.
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W.'. ROY G. SHEARER Grand Pursuivant Benevolent Lodge No. 98, Abilene. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG Grand Tyler Joppa Lodge No. 223, Leon. •Not present for installation. VOTE OF THANKS.
On motion of M.'. W.'. B E N S. PAULEN, a rising vote of thanks was extended the brethren of Topeka for their hospitality and the many fine courtesies extended this Grand Lodge. STANDING COMMITTEES.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Master appointed the following committees for the ensuing year: On Credentials.—ORVAL E . MOON, No. 12, Emporia; ELLIS T . ^ BARKER, NO. 376, Bucklin; WALTER H . SCHRIMPP, NO. 10, Leavenworth; GEORGE W . CASSELL, N O . 8, Fort Scott; HARRY A. GIRTON, NO. 195, Hays. On Reports of Grand Officers.—CLARENCE G . NEVINS, NO. 222, Dodge City; HARRY E . CROSSWHITE, N O . 293, Greensburg, (residence, Topeka); RALPH E . LAKE, No. 193, Gaylord; ARCHIE W . HUNT, N O . 5, Atchison; THOMAS L . THOMPSON, N O . 140, Hutchinson. On Finance.—E. WEIR HALL, N O . 253, Oakley; ARTHUR L . SEVERANCE, N O . 102, Coffeyville; GEORGE D . WALL, N O . 6, Lawrence; DONALD H . SWEZEY, N O . 396, Wakefield; RALPH B . CALL, NO. 331, Hoisington. On Jurisprudence.—GEORGE
F. BEEZLEY,
N O . 93, Girard;
GEORGE M . ASHFORD, N O . 99, Wichita; NATHAN B . THOMPSON, N O .
17, Topeka; FRANK M : YEOMAN, N O . 230, Kingman; ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, N O . 272, Kansas City. On Trials and Punishments.—JAMES E . TAYLOR, N O . 417, Sharon Springs; LEO N. GiSH, No. 38, lola; OTTO H. ROMMEL, N O . 85, Waterville; DOUGLAS A. MEREDITH, NO. 369, Kansas City; Gtnr W. BROWN, N O . 145, Beloit. . On Chartered Liodges and Lodges U.D.—RAY B . RAMSEY, No. 90, Topeka; LEROY ALVIN WEYH, N O . 129, Belleville; J. BYRON GRIFFIN, N O . 187, Pittsburg. On Correspondence.—OTTO On Necrology.—WILLIAM
R . SOUDERS, N O . 99, Wichita. C . HARDING, NO. 18, Ottawa.
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READING THE JOURNAL.
The journal was then read by W.'. LEON L . COUSLAND, of Patmos Lodge No. 97, Official Stenographer, and approved. CLOSING.
The M.'. W.". Grand Master then closed the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge in Ample Form.
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LOCATION A N D N U M B E R S O F L O D G E S I N A L L DISTRICTS. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1.—Highland, 1; Troy, 55; Wathena, 64; White Cloud, 78; Severance, 313; Bendena, 440; Denton, 449. 2.—Hiawatha, 35; Robinson, 159; SabethSj 162; Hamlin, 185; Horton, 326; P o w h a t t a n , 363; Morrill, 373. 3.—Leavenworth, 2; Leavenworth, 10; Easton, 45; Lansing, 49; Leavenworth, 68; F t . Leavenworth, 311. 4.—Kansas City, 3 ; White Church, 96; K a n s a s City, 271; K a n s a s City, 272; Bonner Springs, 366; K a n s a s City, 369; K a n s a s City, 438. 5.—Olathe, 19; Spring Hill, 56; Gardner, 65; Edgerton, 127; Lenexa, 135; Stsinley, 444. 6.—Osawatomie, 24; Paola, 37; Fontana, 131; Loulsburg, 243. 7.—^Moimd City, 33; L a C y g n e , 6 1 ; Pleasanton, 88; Blue Mound, 286; Parker, 341. 8.—Fort Scott, 8; Mapleton, 28; Xenia, 47; Devon, 92; Garland, 108; Uniontown, 115; Fulton, 210; Hiattville, 216; Bronson, 268; Hepler, 398. 9.—Gamett, 44; Colony, 212; Westphalia, 305; Kincaid, 338; Lane, 339; Richmond, 426. 10.—Baxter Springs, 71; Columbus, 100; Galena, 194; Weir, 274; Scammon, 351. 11.—Coming, 13; Wetmore, 5 3 ; Centralia, 89; N e t a w a k a , 130; Whiting, 250; Goff, 430. 12.—Potter, 4; Atchison, 5; Doniphan, 3 1 ; Effingham, 48; Huron, 72; Muscotah, 116; Atchison, 158. 13.—Lawrence, 6; Lawrence, 9; Baldwin, 23; De Soto, 40; Eudora, 83; Tonganoxie, 190; Linwood, 2 4 1 ; Perry, 415; Leccmpton, 420. 14.—CirclevUle, 20; Holton, 4 2 ; Soldier, 240; H o y t , 327; Denison, 372; Mayetta, 393. 15.—Humboldt, 29; lola, 38; Moran, 245; Savonburg, 315; L a H a r p e , 325. 16.—Erie, 76; Chanute, 103; Thayer, 149; Urbana, 239. 17.—Sedan, 136; Elgin, 350; Cedar Vale, 355. 18.—Coffeyville, 102; Independence, 107; E l k City, 132; Cherryvale, 137; Cemey, 324; Edna, 345; Tyro, 386. 19.—Oketo, 25; Seneca, 39; MarysvUle, 9 1 ; Axtell, 234; B e a t tie, 259; Oneida, 323; Summerfield, 354. 20.—Frankfort, 67; Waterville, 85; Irving, 112; Blue Rapids, 169; VermUlion, 320. 21.—Topeka, 17; Auburn, 32; Topeka, 5 1 ; Dover, 138; Topeka, 225; Maple Hill, 370; Wakarusa, 402. 22.—Overbrook, 62; Carbondale, 70; Burlingame, 79; Lyndon, 101; Osage City, 141; Scrantori, 407. 2 3 . — L e R o y , 27; Burlington, 66; N e o s h o Falls, 8 2 ; Y a t e s Center, 144; Gridley, 314. 24.—Coyville, 57; N e w Albany, 8 1 ; Neodesha, 94; Fredonia, 95; Altoona, 118; Fall River, 163; Buffalo, 379: Benedict, 403.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
No. 25.—Manhattan, 16; Wamego, 75; Randolph. 166; Leonardville, 235; RUey, 344. No. 26.—Clifton, 122; Clay Center, 134; Green, 296; Oak HiU, 334; Wakefield, 396. No. 27.—Emporia, 12; Cottonwood Falls, 80; Americus, 109; Lebo, 152; Hartford, 193; Allen, 335; Saffordville, 395. No. 28.—Longton, 26; Elk Palls, 126; Howard, 155; Moline, 267. No. 29.—Winfield, 110; Arkansas City, 133; Dexter, 156; Burden, 233; Maple City, 342. No. 30.—Republic, 123; Munden, 128; BellevUle, 129; Scandia, 221 Narka, 349; Cuba, 362. No. 31.—Luray, 153; Lincoln, 154; Lucas, 198; Plainville, 290 Sylvan Grove, 359; Natoma, 390; Codell, 418. No. 32.—Junction City, 7; Salina, 60; Abilene, 98; Solomon, 105 Bennington, 180; Chapman, 280; Enterprise, 437. No. 33.—McPherson, 172; Canton, 197; Galva, 251; Windom, 276 Moundridge, 346; Marquette, 353; Lindsborg, 397. No. 34.—Towanda, 30; Augusta, 74; El Dorado, 97; Douglass, 151 Leon, 223; Latham, 401; Rosalia, 434. No. 35.—Halstead, 46; Florence, 114; Peabody, 120; Newton, 142 Burrton, 182. No. 36.—Wichita, 86; Wichita, 99; Sedgwick, 139; Mulvane, 201 Mount Hope, 238; Cheney, 258; Clearwater, 273; Wichita, 303; Valley Center, 364; Wichita, 433. No. 37.—Wellington, 150; South Haven, 157; Oxford, 165; Belle Plaine, 173; Caldwell, 203; Milan, 255; Conway Springs, 269; Argonia, 285. No. 38.—Jewell, 11; Mankato, 87; Burr Oak, 178; Lebanon, 287 Randall, 304; Formoso, 336. No. 39.—Barnard, 59; Minneapolis, 143; Beloit, 145; Delphcs, 202 Simpson, 214; Scottsville, 249; Glasco, 292. No. 40.—Marion, 147; Hope, 288; Herington, 307; Gypsum, 328 White City, 380; Burdick, 429. No. 41.—Nickerson, 43; Hutchinson, 124; Hutchinson, 140; Haven, 208; Arlington, 299; Turon, 358; Sylvia, 391; Hutchinson, 445. No. 42.—Kingman, 230; Norwich, 319; Spivey, 347; Zenda, 378 Cimningham, 427; P r e t t y Prairie, 428. No. 43.—Anthony, 200; Harper, 206; Attica, 262; Bluff City, 368 Waldron, 377; Freeport, 389. No. 44.—^Lenora, 181; Oberlin, 186; Norton, 199; Long Island, 231 Almena, 310; Norcatur, 317; Jennings, 360. No. 45.—Cawker City, 125; Osborne, 160; Stockton, 189; Downs, 204; Alton, 207; Glen Elder, 294. No. 46.—^Wakeeney, 148; Russell, 177; Hays, 195; Bunker HUl 291; Ellis, 297. No. 47.—Mccracken, 58; Ness City, 191; Rush Center, 215; La Crosse, 330. No. 48.—Sterling, 171; Lyons, 192; Little River, 219; Chase, 247; Alden, 308; Frederick, 337; Geneseo, 361. No. 49.—Girard, 93; Cherokee, 119; Pittsburg, 187; Walnut, 229; Mulberry, 261; Arcadia, 329; Arma, 408.
1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
503
No. 50.—Great Bend, 15; Lamed, 167; Ellinwood, 217; Hoisington, 331; Claflin, 424. No. 51.—Oakley, 253; Gove. 302; Grainfleld, 381; Quinter, 410; Grinnell, 448. No. 52.—Garden City, 246; Lakin, 289; Syracuse. 309; Coolidge, 316; Deerfield, 432. No. 53.—Atwood, 164; McDonald, 383; Saint Francis, 404. No. 54.—Hill City, 281; Colby, 306; Hoxie, 348; Morland. 414; Selden, 423; Rexford, 442. No. 55.—Smith Center, 174; Kirwin, 175; Gaylord, 183; Phillipsburg, 184; Logan, 264; Kensington, 405. No. 56.—Pratt, 265; Greensburg, 293; Preston, 332; Coats, 394; Mullinville, 399; Haviland, 409. No. 57.—Dodge City, 222; Jetmore, 282; Cimarron, 283; Bucklin, 376; Spearville, 388; Ensign, 413; Minneola, 431; Kingsdown, 447. No. 58.—Dighton, 279; Scott City, 284; Leoti, 340; Tribune, 352. No. 59.—Eureka, 106; Toronto, 121; Madison, 196; Severy, 213 Hamilton, 301; Climax, 411. No. 60.—Ottawa, 18; Melvem, 22; Pomona, 4 1 ; WUliamsburg, 224 Waverly, 244; Quenemo, 270; Wellsville, 356. No. 61.—Council Grove, 36; Alta Vista, 357; Dwight, 374 WUsey, 382. No. 62.—Kinsley, 179; Lewis, 220; Stafford, 252; St. John, 254 Macksville, 371. No. 63.—Oswego, 63; Altamont, 69; Chetopa, 73; Parsons, 117 Mound Valley, 218; McCime, 237. No. 64.—Oskaloosa, 14; Valley Falls, 21; Winchester, 84; Meriden, 236; McLouth, 256; Nortonville, 266. No. 65.—^Havensville, 34; Onaga, 188; Westmoreland, 257; Fostoria, 392. No. 66.—^Washington, 104; Linn, 170; Haddam, 226; Greenleaf, 232. No. 67.—Concordia, 113; Clyde, 176; Jamestown, 227; Miltonvale, 242. No. 68.—Ellsworth, 146; Brookville, 209; Wilson, 298; Holyrood, 343. No. 69.—Ashland, 277; Coldwater, 295; Protection, 384; WUmore, 412. No. 70.—Meade, 275; Liberal, 300; Plains, 367. No. 71.—^Wallace, 318; Goodland, 321; Sharon Springs, 417; Kanorado, 443. No. 72.—Silver Lake, 50; St. Marys, 52; Topeka, 90; Rossville, 111; Delia, 419. No. 73.—Alma, 161; Eskridge, 205; Harveyville, 421. No. 74.—Sublette, 312; Hugoton, 406; Elkhart, 422; Ulysses, 435; Johnson, 441; Satanta, 446. No. 75.—Medicine Lodge, 77; Lake City, 260; Hazelton, 263; Kiowa, 278; Isabel, 400. No. 76.—Shawnee, 54; Kansas City, 322; Kansas City, 333; Overland Park, 436.
504
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
MASONIC DISTRICTS, AND LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS FOR 1942.
No.
1 2 3
GALE L . MANN...., ELMEK J. HAROLD *EARL B . WOOTEN
Highland Sabetha Leavenworth
4
*ELLIS E . ROBINSON
Kansas City
5
EDWARD D . BRADSHAW
6
J. HENRY R E B
7 8
FLOYD E . BARKIS *WILLIAM P . UPDIKE
9
AUSTIN O. SECREST
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
F R A N K C . BARNEY EDMUND W . BUFFON L A VERNE E . STUCKER J A M E S M . SMITH JESSE A . SPROUL ARTHUR E . NICHOLAS HARRISON M . MINNICH F R A N K REVELETTE
Lenexa
Osawatomie ...Blue Mound Fort Scott
Lane Weir Netawaka Atchison Linwood Soldier LaHarpe Thayer Elgin
18
THOMAS W. HIGGINSON
Coffeyville
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
.WILLIAM C . SCHWARTZ ANTOINE D . LABBE *KENNETH CLARK CLIFFORD C . O'BRYHIM CARL A . KRAEGE FRANKLIN H . H A N N E K E N THEODORE L . CHILDERS
Marysvllle Vermillion Topeka Overbrook Burlington Neodesha Wamego
26
FRED A. BELIN
27
URBAN C . BROWN
28 29
IRVIN L. LYONS D. J. MCMINN
30
,
.....ELMER
LESOVSKY
31
GEORGE H . URBAN
32 33 34
CHESTER E . KASSNER SOREN SORENSEN J A M E S P . MURRAY
35 36
HOWARD A. RAY * WILLIAM J. KIRKHAM
37
EARL E . MEILS
38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
ENOCH D . LAVINE MELVIN A . DEAN AUGUST W . SCHONEMAN JOHN W . SHIVE J. HERBERT TALBERT CARL W . HEACOCK J O H N A. RUMMEL WALTER G . STROUP F R A N K L . CUNNINGHAM LESTER C . EBERHART
Clay Center Emporia
Elk Falls Burden Cuba
Sylvan Grove Detroit McPherson Oil Hill
Peabody Wichita
Conway Springs Mankato Delphos Marion Turon Norwich Attica Oberlin Portis Hays La Crosse
1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
48
:.ARTHUR
505
C. HODGSON
Lyons
49 50 51 52
WILLIAM E . GABEL JOHN B . MCILWAINE E. WEIR HALL HARRY LANCE CRITTENDEN
53 54
HARVEY J. STEWART ALBERT J. STEINSHOUER
St. Francis Hoxie
55
WILLIS A. PIERCE
Kensington
56
IRVIN R. FRALICK
MuUinville
57 58.......
;
ERNEST L . OGLE .LEWIS LEROY WILSON
59
AUBREY R. MABEN
60
HARRY
EUGENE
RAYMOND S . NELSON
62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
JOHN E . STOWELL GLENN E . WILLIAMS JAMES F . SWOYER WILLIAM A. HENERY EARL ARBUTHNOT LAMBERT LAMAN JOHN W . KINCAID GEORGE E . KENNEDY ELBERT W . EDWARDS JESSE M . HARMON FRANK E . ZICKEFOOSE J. LEROY NOLLER JOHN W . PERSINGER
76
Spearville Leotl
Severy
DETAR
61
75
Arcadia Hoisington Oakley Coolidge
Wellsville
Alta Vista Kinsley Oswego Oskaloosa Havensville Haddam Ames Ellsworth Wilmore Liberal Kanorado Rossville Alma Hugoton
ROBERT T. ISHMAEL *EARL D . FAVINGER
Kiowa Kansas City
*Post Office Address. No. No. No. No. No. No.
3—1307 Spruce Street. 4—1112 North 6th St. 8.—R.F.D. No. 3. 21—1041 High. 36—210 S. Poplar. 76—3837 Adams.
MEMBERSHIP CANCELLED BY TRIAL. Emporia Lodge No. 12.—WILLIAM EDWARD Cox, August 15. Palestine Lodge No. 127.—PAUL R . GIFFORD, September 1.
506
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February.
ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS. TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 10, 1942. The Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Association of Past Grand Masters of the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas was held in the Kansan Hotel. The
Venerable
President,
M.'. W.'. CHARLEY
B . ERSKINE,
opened a Table Lodge in Due Form with the following inembers present: ALEXANDER A. SHARP I9ii W M . EASTON HUTCHISON....1912 WILLIAM L . BURDICK 1915 B E N S . PAULEN ; 1921 ELMER F . STRAIN 1924 JOHN W. NEILSON 1926 FERRIS M . H I L L 1928 GEORGE F . BEEZLEY 1929
J A Y B . KIRK J. FORREST AYRES J A M E S A. CASSLER OTTO R . SOUDERS J A M E S H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B . ERSKINE CLAUD P . YOUNG ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND
1930 1931 1934 1935 1936 1937 1939 1940
M.'. W . ' . ROSCOE E. PETERSON, Grand Master, was elected to membership and the esoteric work w a s conferred upon him by the Venerable President. Regrets were reported from M.'. W.'. RICHARD E . BIRD, M.'. W.'. CHARLES A. LOUCKS, M . " . W . ' . GEORGE O . POSTER and M.'. W.'. HENRY S. BUZICK, J R .
The Venerable President feelingly referred to the death of two of our members, M.". W.'. CHARLES N . FOWLER and M.". W.'. J O H N M . K I N K E L , and directed M.'. W.'. JOHN W . NEILSON to pre-
pare a memorial to the memory of M.'. W.'. CHARLES N . POWLER, and M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS to prepare a memorial to the memory of M.'. W.'. JOHN M . KINKEL.
Following the dinner, a number of subjects of interest and importance to the Craft were discussed, after which the Table Lodge was closed in Due Form. In accordance with the rules, M.'. W.'. HENRY S . BUZICK, JR., becomes Venerable President and M.'. W.'. RoscOE E. PETERSON, Steward. M.". W.'. J A Y B . KIRK was reelected Secretary. JAY B . K I R K ,
Secretary.
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
BIOGRAPHICAL —OF—
.
507
SKETCH
M.-. W.-. ROSCOE ERNEST PETERSON GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF KANSAS,
February 13, 1941, to February 12, 1942. By M.-. W.'. JAY B. KIRK. I t is a l o n g e s t a b l i s h e d c u s t o m t h a t a brief b i o g r a p h i c a l s k e t c h of t h e life of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r b e p r e p a r e d a n d p l a c e d in t h e a r c h i v e s a l o n g w i t h t h e r e c o r d of h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d I c o u n t i t a n h o n o r a n d p r i v i l e g e t o h a v e been selected t o w r i t e s u c h a s k e t c h for t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d b r o t h e r w h o h a s occupied t h a t e x a l t e d s t a t i o n d u r i n g t h e p a s t y e a r . I t is a p l e a s a n t d u t y , a n d n o t a t all difficult, since I a m w r i t i n g of o n e w h o m I k n o w a n d a d m i r e a s a n h o n o r a b l e a n d u p r i g h t citizen; one w h o h a s g i v e n unselfish devotion t o t h e c a u s e of F r e e m a s o n r y , a n d w h o s e love a n d fidelity t o h i s God, h i s h o m e , h i s c o u n t r y a n d h i s f e l l o w m e n a r e o u t s t a n d i n g a n d c o m p l e t e . T h e only difficulty p r e s e n t is t o condense w h a t one feels impelled t o s a y i n t o a s p a c e a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e occasion. M . ' . W . ' . B r o t h e r P E T E R S O N i s a n e n t h u s i a s t i c , active M a s o n in t h e h i g h e s t s e n s e of t h a t t e r m ; t h e l i v i n g e m b o d i m e n t of t h e h i g h i d e a l s of F r e e m a s o n r y a n d a C h r i s t i a n g e n t l e man, p u t t i n g into practice t h e philosophy t h a t t h e m o s t import a n t c o n c e r n of t h e individual M a s o n is t h a t of t r a n s l a t i n g t h o s e ideals into t h e r e a l i t y of e v e r y d a y living in h i s h o m e , h i s c h u r c h a n d h i s profession. R o s c o E E R N E S T P E T E R S O N w a s b o m on a f a r m n e a r A r g o n a , Iowa, A u g u s t 20, 1887, t h e n i n t h of eleven children b o m t o S V E N P . a n d E M M A C . P E T E R S O N , a n d c o m e s of s t u r d y , p i o n e e r i n g S w e d ish stock. H i s f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r , b o t h n a t i v e s of Sweden, e m i g r a t e d t o t h i s c o u n t r y in t h e i r e a r l y y o u t h . Before t h e i r m a r r i a g e his f a t h e r w a s a gold p r o s p e c t o r in California. W h i l e living t h e r e he enlisted for j n i l i t a r y s e r v i c e in t h e Civil W a r b u t w a s n o t called t o a c t i v e d u t y . H e c a s t h i s first vote for A B R A H A M L I N C O L N . L a t e r h e e n g a g e d in f a r m i n g i n Illinois a n d I o w a . B r o t h e r P E T E R SON'S m o t h e r w a s , f o r m a n y y e a r s , a c o n t r i b u t o r t o S w e d i s h American publications. I n 1903 M . ' . W . ' . B r o t h e r P E T E R S O N moved, w i t h h i s p a r e n t s , t o L i n d s b o r g , K a n s a s , w h e r e h e e n t e r e d B e t h a n y College a n d w a s g r a d u a t e d i n 1908. F o l l o w i n g h i s g r a d u a t i o n h e joined t h e f a c u l t y of t h i s college a n d f o r t h e n e x t t w o y e a r s w a s a n i n s t r u c t o r in E n g l i s h a n d C o m m e r c i a l L a w . H a v i n g c h o s e n t h e legal p r o f e s s i o n for h i s life w o r k , h e c o n t i n u e d h i s s t u d i e s p r i v a t e l y a n d w a s a d m i t t e d t o t h e K a n s a s B a r i n 1909. H e e n t e r e d Yale U n i v e r s i t y Law^ School i n 1910, f r o m ^vhich h e received h i s L a w D e g r e e t h e following y e a r . H e h a s successfully followed t h e p r a c t i c e of h i s profession i n t h e C i t y of L a m e d , K a n s a s , since 1911. H e w a s m a r r i e d t o M i s s A G N E S E K B L A D in 1913, t o w h i c h union t h r e e children were b o m , MILDRED ELINOR, BARBARA A G N E S , now Mrs.
CARL M . HEATON, and
CLARENCE RALPH PETERSON. Next
508
.
PROCEEDINGS
OP THE
February,
to his home and his profession he has given liberally of his time and talent to the upbuilding of the religious, civic and business life of his community. He has long been an active member of the Presbyterian Church, having served as Ruling Elder, Trustee, Chairman of Finance Committee and Commissioner to the General Assembly, and has for many years taught a Bible Class in his Church School. In his profession he has been honored with various committee assignments in the Kansas State Bar Association. He has served one term as County Attorney of Pawnee County and is now serving his seventeenth term as City Attorney of Larned, Kansas. He is attorney for the Lamed Building, Loan and Savings Association, as well as a member of its Board of Directors, which position he has held since its organization in 1921. He is also a charter member and past president of the Lamed Rotary Club. As Grand Master he has served the Craft faithfully and well, and I am sure that Feeemasonry is on a higher plane for having had the benefit of his influence and leadership. MASONIC RECORD. A N C I E N T CRAFT MASONRY. LARNED LODGE N O . 167:
Initiated, June 3, 1913; passed, October 1, 1913; raised, November 19, 1913; Junior Deacon, 1914; Senior Deacon, 1915; Junior Warden, 1916; Senior Warden, 1917; Master, 1918; Tyler, 1919. GRAND LODGE :
Committee on Trials and Punishments, member, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933; chairman, 1934, 1935, 1936. District Deputy Grand Master, 1926, 1927; Grand Junior Deacon, 1928; Grand Senior Deacon, 1937; Grand Junior Warden, 1938; Grand Senior Warden, 1939; Deputy Grand Master, 1940; Grand Master, 1941. CAPITULAR. EXCELSIOR CHAPTER N O . 4 0 , LARNED, K A N S A S :
Mark Master and Past Master, December 9, 1914; Most Excellent Master, December 17, 1914; Royal Arch, March 31, 1915; Master First Veil, 1918; Master Third Veil, 1919; King, 1938; High Priest, 1939. ORDER OF H I G H PRIESTHOOD :
Received at Wichita, February 14, 1939. CRYPTIC. DODGE CITY COUNCIL N O . 16, DODGE CITY, K A N S A S :
Royal Master, Select Master and Super Excellent Master, December 8, 1941. CHRISTIAN KNIGHTHOOD. APOLLO COMMANDERY N O . 16, LARNED, KANSAS :
Red Cross, Knight Templar and Knight of Malta, April 20, 1915.
1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE OF
509
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941. 13 •a
No.
Location.
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PROCEEDINGS
510
OF THE
February,
SYNOPSIS OF RBTUENS OF LODGES—Continued.
i No.
•d
Location.
5 SO 81 S2 63 S4 65 66 67 68 50
no 61 02 03 64 06 66 67 08 69 70 71 72 73 74 76 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 S4 86 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 89
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1941-42.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
511
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OP RBTTUHNS OP LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
Location.
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512
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
SYNOPSIS OP REH'UBNS OF LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
Location.
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Belle Plalne Smith Center Clyde
PhllUpsburg OberUn Pittsburg Onaga Stockton Ness City Hartford
Mulvane
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1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF
513
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OP RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued.
No.
Location.
5 202 203 204 205 20S 207 20% 209 210 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 229 230 231 "232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 249 260 251 252 253
Caldwell
Fulton
B u s h Center HiattvlUe M o u n d Valley Little Blver
Dodge City.. . Williamsburg
Walnut
Axtell
Mount Hope Soldier
Garden City Cheise Scottsville Whiting Stafford
39 37 45 73 43 45 41 68 8 9 59 39 47 8 50 63 48 62 30 67 34 60 21 66 67 49 42 44 66 29 19 25 64 63 36 16 14 13 67 6 60 15 52 48 39 11 33 ' 62 51
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514
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1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF
515
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued. d No.
•a
Location.
3 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 326 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 33S 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 3S0 361 362 353 364
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February,
SYNOPSIS OF RETTUBNS OP LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
Location.
(5 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 386 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408
17 60 61 41 31 Sylvan Grove 44 48 30 2 36 Valley Center Bonner Springs.... 4 70 Plains 43 Blufif City 4 21 Maple Hill 62 14 2 61 57 43 42 24 40 51 61 53 69 18 57 43 31 41 65 14 56 27 26 Wakefield 33 8 56 Mulllnvllle 75 34 21 24 53 Saint Francis 55 74 22 49 Arma
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1941-42.
GRAND LODGE OF
517
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF R E T U R N S O F LODC E S — Cofru ilude d.
1 No.
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Location.
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5 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 •436 437 438 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449
56 51 59 69 Ensign 57 54 13 S h a r o n Springs.... 71 31 Codell 72 Delia 13 73 74 Elkhart 54 Selden 50 Claflln 9 Cunningham 42 Pretty Prairie 42 Burdick 40 Gofl 11 57 52 Deerfleld 36 Wichita. 34 Rosalia 74 Ulysses 76 Overland P a r k 32 Enterprise Kansas City 4 Bendena 1 74 54 Kanorado 71 Stanley 5 Hutchinson 41 74 Kingsdown 57 Grinnell 51 Denton 1 Qulnter Climax
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No.
Allen
NaphtaU Altamont Alta Vista . OccidentEiI
Allen .
Altamont Alta Vista
Mystic Tie Axtell
Axtell
Saltvllle Baxter Springs.. Baxter
Baldwin
Attica
Attica
Washington
Arlcansas City.. Arlington Cable
Benevolent
Name of Lodoe.
Abilene
Location.
19, 20, 18, 21, 20. 18. 17, 15, 17, 19, 17, 19, 21. 15, 15. 18, 16, 14, 21, 18, 20, 17. 21, 19,
1871 1889 1891 1875 1889 1920 1898 1882 1872 1871 1881 1890 1912 1873 1888 1915 1887 1856 1875 1886 1895 1860 1869 1885
Oct. 18, 1859 Feb. 15, 1888 Oct. 21. 1868
Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Mar Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. July Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
WhenChartered. Communications.
Masters.
1st and ?d Tuesday
Earl L. Morris Ben M. Donovan tG. Guy Blunlc
2d and 4tb Monday ... 1st and 3d Thursday Leonard R. Grigsby 1st and 3d Wednesday. Tuesday on or before®.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday
Gerald L. Batchelder tBoyd E. Meyer B. Olin Davis Ist and 3d Tliursday Murray H. Barnes 1st and 3d Tuesday ... Joseph E. Rankin Charles W. Walters 2d and 4th Tuesday Ollie H. Swenson 1st and 3d Wednesday.. ClKtord H. Burgess Karl S. Smith 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday Howard W. Carrithers 1st and 3d Tuesday Clarence E. Jones 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Thursday.... James W. Berryman
Stated
Hale Steele. William E. Hunter. •J. Donald Puett;
Ralph F. Werner.
Carl H. Moore.
R o y G. Shearer. Harvey W. Walcnitz. Thaddeus B. Davis. Henry S. Stiers. Harold V. Fearing. William A. Ingram. John M. Hyde. Otto H Lohft Everett E. McNally. L. John Redelts. Richard R. Bird. Charles G. Fowler. Lloyd B, Mitchell. Harry L. Burnett. Arthur B. Eliot. James Barnes. George M. Pike. Thomas J. Dunning. Werner B. Levin. James R. Derden.
Secretaries.
NAMES O F LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942.
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Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
203 324 197 70 125 355 89 103 280
Carbondale Cawker C i t y . , , Chautauqua
Antiquity
Carbondale Cawker City
Chapman
Caldwell
Seattle Belle Plalne Belleville M t . Vernon
Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb Feb. Bennington Feb. Blue Mound Lotus Feb. Blue Baplds.... Blue Rapids Oct. StohrviUe Bluff City Feb. Bonner Springs.. Bonner Springs.. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. BuckUn Grand View Feb. Buffalo Buffalo Feb. Bunker Hill Feb. Clinton Feb. Burdick Burdick Oct. Burllngame Oct. Oct. Oct.
Belle Flalne Belleville Belolt
260 173 129 145 440 403 180 286 169 368 366 268 209 378 379 291 233 429 79 66 178 182
1881 1890 1881 1874 1872 1898 1870 1871 1927
1886 1877 1872 1873 1925 1914 1895 1887 1876 1904 1904 1886 1882 1907 1907 1888 1884 1922 1869 1868 1879 1879
1st and 3d 2d and 4th
2d and 4th 1st and 3d
1st and 3d Thursday
Lee A. Perry, Jr Hubert Van Atta..!... Glenn L. Jones Nathanial D. Lyter.. Saturday Walter E. Schoen Tuesday Herman L. Hite Charles F. McGhee.. Wednesday.. Howard D. Parsons Thursday.... Karl C. Taylor
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Wilbur W. Wiko£f.... 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tWade L. Walton Fred E. Emery R. Chester Wrench... Alton K. Dutton i'Ernest R. Scott 2d and last Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday. ... Robert W. Wiles Fred S. Stryker 2d and 4th Monday tElmer L. Fowler 2d and 4th Tuesday William T. H e d y 1st and 3d Monday Wednesday on or bef.®.. Loyd M. Wilson tOrlando F. Johnson, Frank L. Fletcher.... 1st and 3d Thursday Charles V. Thomas... 1st and 3d Thursday Sidney K. McCaleb.. 1st and 3d Thursday D. J. McMinn 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4tli Tuesday tGeorge E. Merilatt... 1st and 3d Wednesday.. James H. Souders.... 2d and 4th Monday R. Keith Winn Ivan F. Simmonds.... 1st and 3d Thursday Everett R. Bishop...
Earl M. Surguy. Bertie E. Mahon. Harry A. Goudy. Charles H. Widau. Claude W. Simpson. Edgar J. Clark. Sargent B. Moody. Guy S. Jeffers. Allison D. Hassler.
Floyd E. Barkis. James M. Shaw. Aubrey T. Stewart. Ben E. White. Edgar H. Wright. Albert E. Halsey. Guy E. Warner. Oscar H. Clark. Walter E. Hoke. Everett H. Cannon. Oliver E. Peterson. Charles C. Mills. ' Floyd S. Ecord. Dallas W. Davis. Claude W. McDavltt.
Joseph K. Thomas. Wilbur C. Markley. Oliver F. French. Guy W. Brown. Jesse M. Clementson. William H. Cauble.
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1869 1887 1866 1922 1873 1887 1882 1915 1878 1911 1918 1871 1888 1888 1883 1871 1872 1887 1889 1867 1869 1862 1867 1900
15, 1873
19, 1885 18, 1886 17. 1872
tCecil E. Keesling tMllton A. Wood Harry E. Webster
Masters.
William E. Williamson.... Monday Wednesday.. Monday. ... Guide E. Smith Thursday .... Wallace M. White Monday Tuesday
•Glen H. Rice.
Fred W. Fernkopf. Kenneth R. Blodgett.
•Thome M. Schaffter. Roy E. Miller. Hugh H. Barr. Lloyd A. Douglas.
Secretaries.
2d and 4th Tuesday Eugene F. Thornburgh... Joseph H. Conard. 1st and 3d Thursday Albert F. Clark 1st and 3d Wednesday.. William B. Hollenback.... Harvey L. Dahlberg. Tom R. Yadon. Ralph G. Wolff Lloyd Findley. Ist and 3d Monday Charles J. Svoboda T. Edward Stafford.
2d and 4th 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 1st and 3d 1st and 3d
tRoy B. Thomas 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Harold G. Woodruff 2d and 4th Tuesday Arthur L. Trowbridge
1st and 3d Tuesday
Orville Heath 2d and 4th Wednesday.. tJoseph Goddard 2d and 4th Monday . . tMichael C. Fernkopf
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday
Name of Lodge. When Chartered Stated Communications.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. CircIevUle Oct. Claflin Claflin Feb. Clay Center Clay Center Oct, Feb. Clifton Feb. Clifton Feb. Prairie Queen.... Oct. Clyde Feb. Feb. Codell Codell Oct. CoffeyvlIIe Feb. St. Thomas Colby Feb. Olive Branch.... Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Conway Springs Feb. Oct. Oct. Cotton'd Palls.. Council Grove.. Council Grove.. Oct. Oct. Feb. Cuba Cuba
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
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Deerfleld Delia Delphos Denison Denton De Soto Devon Dexter Dighton Dodge City.. Doniphan Douglass Dover Downs Dwight
Easton Edgerton.... Edna .... Effingham.. El Dorado.. Elgin Elk City Elk Falls.... Elkhart ElUnwood... Ellis Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise..
432 419 202 372 449 40 92 156 279 222 31 151 138 204 374
45 127 346 48 97 350 132 126 422 217 297 146 12 413 437
427
R o y E. W c t h e r a l l L e w i s Keeler. J o h n Keller. Melvin A. Dean. John W. Brown. L. Orville Hazen. • L e o S. L a r g e . • F l o y d E. R a m s e y . Dale L. H o y t . H a r o l d W . Hall. Richard W. Evans. •Loid Z. K i r b y . H e r b e r t D. Chronister. T h o m a s G. Scott. Charles B. B a t e s . J o h n F . Holshouser. Albert F . Robinson. Clyde A. Secrest. Hubert W. Froman. David L. Signor. *K. H a m e r Jolliffe. J o h n V. Fralick. J o h n H . McCord. R a l p h E. Brinkruff. Marcus E. B i b l e r E l m e r G. H o r n e r . I v y T. Allen. Charles D. McIIree. Orval E. Moon. • R a l p h A. F r y . R i c h m o n d A. Dalton.
H e r m a n N. H a y e s H e n r y N. Van Doren... Marvin Macha A n d r e w J. Scranton J e s s e B. P a t t o n W a l t e r E. T r i p l e t t tAnton Rasmussen t R u s s e l l A. Kendrick.... Morton G. S h r a d e r Grant Hyames, J r Orville W . Allen t J e d e d i a h F . Ashcraft,. fWilliam G. H a r r i s t E l m e r D. Copeland W i l l i a m H. H a r r i s o n . . A n d r e w E. Olson N a t h a n C. H i b b s Orvil C. T h a r p H o w a r d H . Hazlett.. F l e m i n g I^indsey Leon L. Cousland Harry Potter Alva L. M a r r R o y E. Olson W a l t e r C. Pile. J r J o h n S. Blehm Albert W. Dietrich... H a r r y J. Shannon Clifford D. P a r r y R o y M. E l y t J a m e s J. D u n l o p
1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y 3d Tuesday 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . . 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d F r i d a y S a t u r d a y after ® 1st a n d 3 d T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d F r i d a y S a t u r d a y on or before®.. 2d a n d 4 t h Wednesday.. 2d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d S a t u r d a y 1st M o n d a y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y 1st a n d 3 d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d Wednesday.. 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y 2d a n d 4 t h Thursday.... 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y 2d a n d 4 t h W e d n e s d a y . . 1st a n d 3 d M o n d a y 1st a n d 3 d M o n d a y 1st a n d 3 d F r i d a y 1st a n d 3 d Thursday.... 2d a n d 4 t b M o n d a y
Feb. 16, 1922 1. 1923 17. 1921 17, 1881 15, 1905 19. 1931 20, 1863 18, 1897 21, 1874 16, 1887 22, 1883 17. 1860 21. 1874 20, 1902 16, 1882 22. 1906
Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Dec. 20, 1864 Oct. • 17, 1872 Feb. 18, 1892 Oct. 17, 1866 Oct. 20, 1870 Feb. 15. 1893 Oct. 15, 1873 Oct. 17. 1872 Feb. 17, 1921 Feb. 22, 1883 Feb. 16, 1888 Oct. 21, 1874 Dec. 20, 1864 Feb. 22, 1917 Feb. 28, 1924
Deerfleld Delia Delphos Denison Denton De Soto Devon Dexter Barney St. Bernard.. Arcana Douglass Dover Downs Dwight
Easton Palestine.... Edna Mackey Patmos Olive Carson Meridian.... Elkhart ElUnwood.. Apollo Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise..
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163 114 131 336 311 8 392 67 337 96 389 210
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Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct.
21, 15, 20. 19,
Gaylord
Gaylord
Glrard......;
Tyrlan
Garden City
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct.
17, 19, 19, 21, 18. 18, 16, 21, 20,
1881 1885 1885 1868 1886 1865 1879 1900 1870
1875 1872 1873 1891 1889 1857 1911 1877 1895 1870 1909 1883
1869 1882 1870 1871 Ellis M. Beadles tWllliam R. Ice Elra C. McDaniel Alfred Briggs Ross L. Spencer Evart L. Odell
Joseph R. Million. John H. Vaughn. Clyde Suchsland.
Guy H. Ash.
Charles C. Stoddard.
'Richard'0. Natzke. William A. Clark
Wilber Q. Wickersham. Oscar W. Bruington.
Oliver M. Johnson. Emett E. Simmons. Raymond C. Ogden. John H. Wiggins.
Secretaries.
Benjamin L. Humphreys Walter Lock.
tRobert R. Rubendall
John O. Derfelt Otis D. Holiiday Ottis G. Wilson
Wednesday.. tOrville Colberg Monday Wednesday.. Ray V. Medlam Monday Monday tClifton E. Beth
1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday..
1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4tb
Masters.
Wednesday.. Alton P. Warren Monday Joseph N. Hearin Tuesday William H. Kribble Tuesday
1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday
2d and 4tli 2d and 4th 2d and 4th Ist and 3d
Name of Lodge. When Chartered. Stated Communications.
Oct. 21, Oct. 17, Oct. -15, Equity Feb. 18, Feb. 20, Ft. Leavenworth Oct. 19, Fort Scott Feb. 16, Oct. 17, Feb. 20, Constellation.... Oct. 20, Feb. 17, Feb. 22,
Erie Bskridge
Location.
76 20S 83 106
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421 208 34 409
228 46 301 185 206
292 294 430 321 302 381 15 296 232 293 314 448 328
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Gralnfleld Great Bend
Glen Elder Goff
15, 15, 16, 20, 15, 17, 22, 15. 20 15, 20, 24. 19,
20, 15, 20, 16. 15, 17, 17. 15, 15, 18. 17, 18, 21. 20. 19, 16. 17, 16,
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gove City Feb. Gralnfleld Oct. Great Bend Feb. Highland Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gypsum City.... Feb.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. .'. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar. Feb.
Millbrook
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1884 1882 1895 1879 1882 1881 1921 1882 1882 1915 1881 1886 1912 1889 1908 1861 1856 1887
1888 1888 1922 1889 1888 1909 1874 1888 1884 1888 1889 1927 1890
Wednesday.. Thursday Tuesday Wednesday.. Wednesday.. Tuesday Thursday Wednesday.. Wednesday.. Tuesday Tuesday Monday Tuesday
Hosea S. Lavy.... Lawrence L. Day tWesley McDowal Fred B. Martin , tLloyd J. Tustin Luther M. Yale Orville B. Shultz tArnold E. Thornton Arnold J. Hiester.man.. Walter F. Eakins Frank Birk Merritt Yale William W. Winslow....
2d and 4th 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th
Tuesday; Thursday Thursday Wednesday.. Wednesday.. Friday Wednesday..
Russell C. Hoffman John W. McDowell t James O. Dunham tFred R. Fouth John M. Murphy R. Lester Thompson John W. Justus Arthur R. Edwards Roy Channel 1st and 3d Tuesday Dean Burtsfield 1st and 3d Tuesday Philip Philip John C. McWilliams, Jr. Charles Ritter 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Thomas H. Alexander Earl W. Barker 2d and 4th Saturday Clarence E. Wilson Salem G. Jones 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Thursday.... Ivan L. Welty
1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 1st and 3d 1st and 3d
Raymond W. McKenzie. Paul H. Huebert. Richard L. Mills. Daniel Pfeiffer. Ellis E. Beal. George W. Suggs. William J. Belts. John Sandhagen. Harley A. Blanka. Austin S. Bryant. *Alva J. Bogue. Carroll L. Cannon. Louis A. Ellis. Victor C. Kingsbury. Donald Salmon. Elmer Evans. James J. Hargis. Herbert L. Robinson.
Elwood J. Burke. Rufus R. Lowell. Oliver V. Collins. Leo J. Schisler. Lawrence O. Maxwell. Fred G. s'tubbs. Clarence F. Heaton. J. William Ingram. Floyd A. Erwin. John F. Bertram. David D. Stuart. Arthur M. Weir. George S. Gillum.
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1884 1900 1887 1874 1925 1857
20, 21, 16, 22, 26, 20,
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Monday
2d and 4th 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th
1890 1st and 3d Thursday 1863 1892 1st and 3d Tuesday 1887 1890 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1874 1st and 3d Tuesday 1893 2d and 4th Tuesday ,,, 1890 1st and 3d Monday 1914 2d and 4th Tuesday 1860 1st and 3d Tuesday 1869 2d and 4 th Monday 1938 2d and 4th Monday 1873 1925 1st and 3d Monday
19, 1871 20, 1863 17,'1872 20, 1930
19, 21, 18. 16, 19. 21. 15, 19, 19, 18, 21, 17, 15, 26,
Feb. 26, 1925
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Jamestown
227 360 282 11 441 7
Junction City....
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb.
Hutchinson
Pacific
Hoyt
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb
Name of Lodge. When Chartered. Stated Communications.
Independence.... lola lola Blue Vailey
Location.
107 38 112 400
288 326 155 348 327 406 29 72 124 140 445
331
No.
Secretaries.
George W. Young
Raymond E. Friend tMarshall A. Tubbs
WaiteijB. Gould
H. Dean Shrader Lester H. Kahler William A. Klingberg
Jesse M. Harmon.
Charley A. Powell. Ray S. Kincaid. Earl S. Wilson. . ElnathanrB. Gray. Ray J. Shetlar. •Gaylord McDonald.
•James M. Jacoby. Joseph C. Littrell. Burton W. Forbes. .Tames R. Bell.
Ralph B. Call. Ora Morgan. Paul B. Hoffmann. William R. Waring. Edwin R. Binger. John H. McKale Holly M. Miller. Edson A. Monteith Albert J. Steinshouer. Clyde E. Joy Roy E. Belts. Ivan O. Moore. Lester E. Morrow. Raymond H. Starnes. •Caleb L. Kirby. Clifford D. Hendershot... •Chester E. Lyman. •J. Henry Buettner.
Masters.
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9 2 10 68 287 152 420 135 181
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Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kensington... Klncald Kingman Kingsdown... Kinsley Kiowa Klrwln
3 271 272 322 333 369 438 405 338 230 447 179 278 175
Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. July Oct. Mar. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb.
Wyandotte Armourdale Kaw Ben Hur Rosedale R. E. Sherman, West Gate Kensington Klncald Nlnnescah Kingsdown M t . Morlah Cosmos Klrwln
La Crosse La Cygne La Harpe Medicine Valley Emerald Lane Nine Mile Larned Latham Lawrence Acacia Leavenworth... King Solomon.. Hiram Oak Lebo Lecompton Lenexa Lenora 19, 17. 19. 18. 15. 18, 17, 18. 20. 14, 16. 17. 15, 21. 16, 15, 17, 15, 18,
17, 16, 16, 19, 18, 17, 28. 19, 18, 20, 25, 16, 16, 17. 1890 1867 1903 1886 1888 1891 1866 1876 1913 1856 1867 1856 1858 1868 1887 1888 1921 1873 1886
1856 1887 1887 1890 1891 1904 1924 1914 1891 1884 1926 1879 1887 1878 2d and 4th Thursday ... 1st and 3d Monday 1st, 3d and 5th Thurs.. 2d T u e s d a y 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d Monday 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday.... 1st and 3d Wednesday. 1st and 3d Monday ..., 1st and 3d Thursday.... 1st Saturday 2d and 4th Thursday...
1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Thursday... 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Friday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday. 2d and 4 t h Monday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Wednesday. 2d and 4th Friday William B. Jefferis Norman R. Smith Clyde S. Edwards tAlfred P. Smelser Joseph M. Eves tStephen D! Needham.. fWilliam R. Dohrn Louis R. Scott tLowell H. Baker Walter H. Varnum Marion A. Barlow Oma B. Spence Lewis M. Kelley Ralph A. McRill Clare Isom Wayne M. Traylor Gussie A. Dreyer tBoyd B. Bridges Hobart E. Rader
t John T. Dormois t John C. Werner tHenry A. Peters tCharles B. Gwinn tGerald A. Moore tClarence A. Swinney tWalter H. Hannemann.. tPerry N. Sapp t J e s s L. Canady Lowell W. Austin t Joseph E. Bailey Charles R. Kemp tWilber E. Sheddy.. William H. Whitehead.. Ralph P. Schnacke. Earl L. Vance. Russell E. Wooden. James M. Williams. Willis U. Stevens. Marion McNutt. Andrew W. Camp. Harry M. Halioway. J. Ed. Rankin. William H. Quakenbush. Elinor J. Coy. Charles E. Cart. Joseph J. Parker. William A. Rumtord. John W. Morrill. Jacob O. Williams. George F. Bahnmaier. F. Fred Moresby. Charles E. Volkel.
•James E. Porter. Orlo E. Durant. •James A. Swan. •Howard L. Settle. Theodore Stegner, Jr. •Albert L. Lowder. 'Prank M. Wisdom. William J. Thomas. •Earl L. Lombard. Frank M. Yeoman. Velma S. Haley. Otto A. McKiilip. Robert T. Ishmael. Harrison P. Landes.
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Maple City , Maple Hill Mapleton Marlon
Manhattan
Long Island
Little River
Leonard vUIe
Location.
Maple City Maple Hill Eldora
Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. 15, 17, 18, 15, 18, 15, 17, 21.
22. 19, 18, 18, 19, 15, 21. 21, 22, 19, 22, 18, 20, 22. 20, 17, 20, 19. 21, 1905 1881 1859 1882 1892 1905 1860 1874
1883 1885 1891 1859 1908 1888 1874 1912 1883 1885 1883 1886 1902 1874 1902 1881 1895 1871 1895
WhenChartered.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Corner Stone.... Feb. Feb. Feb. Long Island Oct. Feb. Feb. Blue Hill Feb. Oct. Euclid Feb. Royal
Name of Lodge.
Communications.
Herbert H. Holland
Walter E. P a n g b u m
Clifford S. Blackburn.
J. Charles Whitaker. Emil E. Knackstedt.
Glenn W. Smith. H. Earl Yoimg.
Edwin L. Hogue. Walter J. Montgomery. Ernest E. Royer. George W^. Schlatter. Fred Huckstep. Willis D. Pittser.' Walter J. Moss. Frank M. Shields. Marvin A. Raven. Omar O. Browning. Oliver P. Guthrie. Francis C. Troup.
Secretaries.
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Saturday on or bef. S ••. Nathaniel E. Blakesley.... Amer C. Robinson. 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Saturday tWill H. Brooks •Tohn I. Newcomer August W. Schoneman.
2d and 4th Monday
1st and 3d Thursday .,, 1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Thursday
2d and 4th 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 2d and 4th
Elvin O. Chaffee Herbert J. Barr
Masters.
Edwin Black Lawrence E. Smith Thursday.... Robert W. Wilcox Wednesday.. Tuesday .... F. Carroll.Conklin Thursday.... Harold K. Kuebler Charles C. Shumway Tuesday William H. Crow Tuesday
1st and 3d Wednesday-•
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Mound City
Milan
MulUnville
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MulUnville
Mound Valley.. Mount Hope Mount Hope
Mound City
Milan
McPherson Webb Meade Medicine Lodge Delta Melvern Melvern
McCracken
17, 20, 16, 19, 19, 17, 19, 18, 16, 15, 22, 19, 19, 19, 15, 1, 18, 19, 22, 15. 17, 18, 22, 19, 18, 21, 17, 21, 17, 15, 17. 20, 20,
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Mar Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. 1893 1910 1870 1870
1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 1st and 3d
Saturday Monday... Wednesday.. Monday
Joseph J. Novotny Scott N. Spaulding Argyle C. Gentry Carl S. Zink
Fred L. Harter 1910 2d and 4th Tuesday Roy W. Cliborn 1870 1st and 3d Tuesday 1911 2d and 4th Thursday.... Richard P. James tClyde M. Austin 1903 2d and 4th Tuesday Paul H. Wilson 1885 2d and 4th Monday 1909 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Leonard H. Payne Dale Cain 1886 Th'adayon or after® 1877 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Lester G. Reitf Richard M. Boyd 1887 1st and 3d Tuesday Herbert Hobble, Jr 1882 1st Thursday Harold E. Evertson 1874 1st and 3d Thursday Leo E. Becker 1885 1st and 3d Thursday Alvin E. L. Williams... 1886 1st and 3d Tuesday 1885 1st and 3d Wednesday.. George H. Palmer 1873 2d and 4th Wednesday.. tOliver E. Murdick tLIoyd L. White 1923 2d and 4th Tuesday Melvin A. Brace 1886 2d and 4th Tuesday John C. Baisinger 1886 2d and 4th Thursday 1917 1st and 3d Tuesday tJohn W. Thompf?on 1905 1st and 3d Tuesday Charles L. Royer 1860 1st and 3d Friday Lloyd R. McGrew 1892 1st and 3d Monday Donovan R. Mulvaney. 1883 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Otis W. Nelson 1885 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Kenneth W. Cupps 1886 2d and 4th Tuesday Leonard E. Hopkins 1912 1st and 3d Monday Clarence L. Sprout 1881 1st and 3d Wednesday.. David J. Bratley 1907 2d and 4th Wednesday.. William F. Hudson 1872 1st and 3d Thursday Bean S. Lawrence Albert Bever. Fayette E. Weldon. Harold A. Lockard. Sheppard A. Williams.
Raymond R. Norris. Albert F. Hartwich. Harvey B. Jones. Benjamin P. Steinshouer. Thomas R. Landes. Arthur E. Larson. James E. Bond. Cleo R. Hill. Ira Scott. Ralph W. Lonker. • John H. McNabb. John E. York. Walter C. Kline. Martin L. Albertson. Owen D. Lett. J. Frank Pitman. John H. Thompson. Hugh Boman. Albert Kobler. Ransom B. Meyers. Gerald W. Cooper. Edwin P. Durst. Lyman A. Wise. William A. McCormick. Albert Cameron. Irvin R. Fralick. Theodore C. Conklin. Clarence E. Staley. Carl B. Beven.
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18, 1891 20, 189S 16, 1879 15, 1893 18, 1859 17, 1881 19, 1896 15, 1873 18. 1865 21, 1875 15, 1858 21, 1868 20, 1864 22, 1874 1, 1923 18, 1876
1881 1872 1870 1873 1882 1889 1881 1886 1889
Oct. 21. 1862
Oak Hill
Oak Hill
17, 17. 20, 15, 15, 20. 17, 18, 20,
WhenChartered.
Walnut Valley.. Feb. Oct. Oct. N e w Albany Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. M o u n t Zlon .... Feb. Feb.
Name of Lodge.
334 253 186 25 19 18R 323 141 24 160 14 63 18 62 436 16S
319
NortonvUle
N e w Albany
101 130 81
43 317 109
Location.
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Communications.
Masters
1st and 3d Monday
1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday ... 1st and 3d Tuesday . 2d and 4th Tuesday . .. 1st and 3d Thursday Ist and 3d Monday
2d and 4th Tuesday ,
Carrol W. Davis
Albert H. Black William J. B. H u g h e s
Albert C. Slusser
Clarence W. Faidley Horace W. Gillett Roy A. Campbell David C. De Lair William H. Moore Charles S. Fleckenstein...
Edmund R. Sigley t C h e s t e r W . Davis Ernest D. Thompson 2d and 4 t h Tuesday R o y L. s t o u t A. Milton Arnold 1st and 3d Thursday George M. Cleland 2d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. John D. Cunningham 2d and 4 t h Tuesday , 2d and 4th Thursday.... tLewis K. Deck
Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued.
Luther A. Merker.
Linford C. Marvill.
F o y Weishaar. Glenn E. Williams. Hale B. Blair.
James W. Goheen. Francis W. Irwin. Wallace T. Wolfe. Charles T. Guise. W y a t t E. Hayes. Carl L. Holmgren.
Victor M. Doze.
H a y e s Floyd. Theodore J. Christensen. Alfred L. Morris, Sr. George J. Hetzel. Edward J. Frisch. Jesse W. Pool. John J. Recht.
Secretaries.
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Quenemo.. Quinter....
Bandall Kandolph Republic Kexford Rlctimond Riiey Robinson Rosalia Rossville R u s h Center.. Russell
Sabetha
341 117 120 415 184 187 367 200 88 41 4 363 265 332 428 384
270 410
304 166 123 442 426 344 159 434 111 216 177
162
Sabetha
Randall Farmers Republic Rexford Richmond Ashlar Robinson Rosalia Hesperian...„. W a l n u t City.. Russell
Quenemo.. Quinter
Parker Parsons Halcyon Perry PUIlipsburg •Pittsburg Plains Paradise Eureka McKinley Kickapoo Powliattan Kilwinning R o b Morris P r e t t y Prairie.. Protection
18, 17, 17, 22, 16, 16, 21, 15, 20, 15, 14, 19, 18, 19, 16, 17,
1891 1872 1872 1917 1879 1879 1912 1888 1870 1905 1856 1908 1886 1890 1922 1909
15, 18, 20, 26, 16, 18, 21, 1, 17. 22, 17,
1888 1876 1919 1925 1922 1892 1875 1923 1872 1883 1878
Oct. 2 1 . 1875
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar. Oct. Feb. Oct.
F e b . 16, 1887 F e b . 18, 1915
Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. July Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Dean A. K n i g h t Vernon E. Blickenstaff..
F r a n k F . Sweet Leonard Rude, J r Charles A. Burgtorf.. George J. H u p e P e t e r N. Klein B e r t r a m M. G r a g g Haskell A. H o l m e s J i m m i e N. W i l s o n Russell R. Teubner... E d w a r d J. Neely tGeorge W. Sprong Keever E. Wharton... Ralph P. Osborn Claus H. H u b e n e t t H e r b e r t R. H e s s Vernon K l a s s e r
2d and 4 t h Wednesday..
F r e d r i c k H. Althouse
I s t and 3d T u e s d a y Gerald R. H a r t 1st and 3d T h u r s d a y Glenn D. Stockwell... 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y Leslie W. J o h n s o n . . . 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y t R o b e r t C. L o w i s 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y B e r t F. J o n e s 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . J o s e p h A. Meyer 1st and 3d T u e s d a y Carl C. K o p p 1st a n d 3d Thursday.... J o s e p h F . B o r g e r 1st a n d 3d F r i d a y J o h n H. F a u e r b a c h . . 2d a n d 4 t h W e d n e s d a y . E l m e r M. Cooley 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y Max P . H o r n
1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y . . 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y . . . .
1st a n d 3d Thursday.... 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y . . . . 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 1st T h u r s d a y 2d T h u r s d a y 1st and 3d Thursday..., 1st a n d 3d F r i d a y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h Tuesday.... 2d S a t u r d a y 1st and 3d Saturday.... 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y . . . . 1st and 3d T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h Tuesday.... 1st a n d 3d Thursday...,
Ben W. Grimm.
E a r l L. B a r r e t t . E l m e r A. N o r d s t r o m . J a m e s W. W e r t s . E l m e r L. Minnick. F r a n k S. Gerhold. W a l t e r F . Colburn. R a l e i g h M. Caldwell. •George M. Wilson. J o s e p h D. B a r n e y . F r a n k O. R e n n e r . Russell M. Miller.
Charles E. Miller. R a l p h C. C u n n i n g h a m .
W a l t e r R. D y s a r t . E d w a r d F. L a n e . Oliver K o r n h a u s . William E. Cain. L e s t e r B. W h i t e . ' E d w i n R. W a t s o n . C u r t i s L. Utz. H a r r y F. D o u g h e r t y . J a m e s C. Epiey. Nicholas V. H u d e l s o n . J o s e p h M. S u r r i t t e . J o h n M. Hall. O r a n L. Miller. A r t h u r T. S t e w a r t . Merle Graber. E a r l Schesser.
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Name of Lodge.
21, 17, 26, 19 15, 22. 16, 19. 18, 15, 15, 17, 18, 18, 22. 21, 19. 15, 22, 18, 19, 19, 21, 17, 15, 17, 19. 26,
1912 1867 1925 1896 1893 1883 1887 1885 1915 1873 1873 1921 1876 1897 1883 1918 1930 1882 1883 1877 1885 1871 1875 1909 1893 1867 1885 1025
Communications.
Thursday Wednesday. Tuesday Thursday
1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 1st and 3d
1st 1st Ist 1st
tWilbur R. Kyle Robert A. Campbell H u g h Hooper tKenneth W. Raney... tJohn A. Morrison Erwin H. Lewis Floyd L. Cook Samuel W. Motes H u g h R. Coffman Frank Harmon Cecil E. Dick Wilson W. Rodman George W. Shreve tCharles A. Drake Ira J. Slough James E. Taylor tClarence J. Mendenhall... tJohn F. Van Orsdol Earl R. Shay Charles G. Cameron Lyle E. Sproul
Masters.
Ernest F. Quick and 3d Wednesday.. Monday Lloyd H. W i l c o x and 3d Thursday William A. Shinkle and 3d Tuesday William G. Holmes
2d and 4th Thursday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday
1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday
Wednesday.. Tuesday Monday Tuesday
1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 1st and 3d
1st and 3d Wednesday..
1st and 3d Thursday
When Chartered. Slated
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Twin Grove Sharon Springs.. Sharon Springs.. Feb. Feb. Mission Hills Feb. Silver Lake Feb. Oct. Smith Center.... Western Star Feb. Soldier Soldier Solomon City.... Oct. Oct. Feb. SpearvlUe Feb. Oct. Spring Hill Spring Hill , , , Feb. Stafford Stafford Feb. Stanley Stanley
Location.
No.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Vernon W. Myers.
Edgar G. Vernon. Frazier L. Brown. Jesse A. Sproul. Reilly S. Neil.
•Elmer C. Burg.
Asa W. Rugg. Thomas F. Borland. Wilbur H. Cheney. Clark S. Munsell. Harry F. Sloan. Albert W. Ward.
James Moon. Carl G. Aberg.
Arthur D. Selves. Thomas P. Bush. John R. Cummings.
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435 115 239
364 21 320
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Mar,. 1, 1923 Oct. 17, 1872 Feb. 19, 1885
Ulysses Excelsior.. Urbana....
Ulysses Unlontown., Urbana
121 30 352 56 358 386
90 225
I Feb. Feb. 20, 1913
Feb. 19, 1902 Oct. 18, 1859 Feb. 20, 1889
21, 1874 17, 1881 18, 1859 17, 1867 20. 1870 20, 1884 17, 1872 15, 1889 IS. 1893 17, 1867 15, 1899 17, 1909
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb.
Thayer Henri Topeka Orient Golden Rule.. Siloam Woodson Towanda Horace Troy Turon Tyro
Thayer Tonganoxle Topeka Topeka Topeka (North) Topeka Toronto Towanda Tribune Troy Turon Tyro
149 190 17 51
18, 1877 19. 1914 19, 1885 15. 1882 17, 1881 20, 1889 19, 1896 15, 1899 16, 1911 20, 1889
Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Sterling St. Francis Ionic Pottawatomie.. Newahcuba Santa Fe Summerfleld Sylvan Grove.. Sylvia Syracuse
Sterling St. Francis ! St. John St. Marys Stockton Sublette SummerBeld Sylvan Grove.... Sylvia ; Syracuse
171 404 264 52 180 312 364 359 391 309
Harvey G. Lowrance. William Heynen. •Homer C. Anderson. •Ivor E. Davis. •Ray B. Ramsey. •Burl J. Snow. Howard R. Hartman. Harold R. Hull. T. Bruce Stinson. Charles Marble, Jr. Lawrence P. Millspaugh. Edward J. Skinner.
Eugene F. Zoucha William C. Allan tLawrenee H. Cox tHarold C. Alexander.. tRay F. Parnell tEdwin M. Lovell Glenn A. Petty tGeorge L. Brenner Hatten M. Martin Orville L. Hathaway.. W. Ralph Nitzsche tHerman S. Tuttle
1st and 3d Saturday
1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday. 1st and 3d Thursday
I Neven M. Foltz
Clyde E. Samuels Berton A. Shermer.. James W. Stowell....
I Wayland B. Perry.
Eugene S. Talcott. Donald W. Beaman. Fred W. Arnold.
William T. Haley. John A. Wimmer. •Wesley Noland.
Willard L. Bennett. Harold H. Couse. James H. Hammitt. Grover C. Urbansky. Roscoe E. Southard. Frederick A. Simmons. Edward M. Wagner. N. Erick Petersen. Vere U. Eckhardt. William E. Patton.
John J. A. Dunlap Orval G. Kail... Edwin J. Fatzer Harold O. Wells Rex A. Harmon tSamuel T. Alexander.. tWalter G. Hahn Lon M. Buzick Archie O. Catren Pike Lanquist
2d and 4th Wednesday. Curtis A. Retherford.. Saturday on or before®. tMcAger A. Turner tWayne L. Taylor 1st and 3d Thursday
2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Thursday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday. 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Thursday... 1st and 3d Thursday l6t and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st Mon. and 2d Sat.||. 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.
1st Thursday ist and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday 1st Wednesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Thursday Ist Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday
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Name of Lodge.
15,.1882 2 1 , 1912 21. 1907 20. 1889 20, 1884 2 1 . 1869 19, 1871 20. 1870 2 1 , 1868 19, 1885 16, 1887 21, 1874 17, 1898 18, 1886 15, 1888 17, 1867 20. 1870 17, 1909 21, 1869 19. 1885 20. 1889 19, 1871 20. 1895 1, 1923 20. 1884 17. 1916 17. 1909 15, 1888
Communications. Homer E. Pipher Clifford T. Gordon tWillard Church l A r t i e A. E m e l Guy V. Taylor F. R o y Bennett William B. Waggoner Aubrey N. McAtee Victor M. Schuster Ross V. Duvall Joe E. Smith
Masters.
1st and 3d Wednesday.,
1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Delbert D. Wood tHarry W. Felter 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday
James R. E. Simmons Dwight H. B a n k s Everett Flood 2d Tuesday Saturday on or bef. ® = Ambrose McConwell tRalph Daughaday 1st and 3d Saturday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Leland F. Hedgecock
2d and 4th Thursday....
1st and 3d Wednesday..
1st and 3d Wednesday . 2d and 4th Thursday...
1st and 3d Tuesday., 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday
When Chartered. Stated
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Walnut Feb. Oct. Oct. Watervllle . ... Oct. Oct. Feb. Weir . Black Diamond. Feb. Oct. Feb. Wellsvllle Wellsville Westmoreland.. Westmoreland.. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. White Church.... Feb. White City White City Oct. White Cloud White Cloud Feb. Whiting Whiting Feb. Wichita Oct. Wichita Wichita Feb. Wichita Albert Pike Wichita Bestor G.Brown Mar. Feb. Williamsburg.... Feb. Feb. Wllsey Wllsey Feb.
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NAMES OP OFFICERS AND LODGES—ConcltLded.
Floyd F. Earlywine. Clifton W. McCoy.
•Clyde S. Shelley. Luke T. Pattie
•Benjamin F. Hull. •Joseph L. Kirk.
George M. Johnston. Ollie J. Woodman. •Verne Hamlin. Virgil A. Girtch. Charles M. Yates.
James E. Miller. William H. Knostman. Leroy E. Sawin. Lyman 0 . Adams. Howard J. Meidinger. Arthur E. Ready. Harry H. Lochead. Guy E. Ruth. Charles A. Smith.
Guy G. Blakely. Oonald H. Swezey. Alden C. Peflly.
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Oct. 17, 1866
Oct. 20, 1870 F e b . 16, 1887 Oct. 17, 1872
Fred C. Cannady. Ralph M. Harder.
2d and 4th Wednesday.. Arthur H. Millard
•Caldwell Davis, Jr.
Saturday on or before®.. tLaurence E. Heywood 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Benton I. Powell
J. Harry Riley. Glenn D. Bruce. Arthur L. Dyer.
Thursday on or before* Arthur F. Clark Arvid R. Holgerson 2d and 4th Monday Charles E. Funston 1st and 3d Thursday
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MASTERS. No. ^Address. 411—Fall River. 414—Penokee. 429—Lost S p r i n g s . 430—Bancroft. 431—Bloom. 433—424 W . 9th. 437—Detroit. 438—1504 N. 24th. 442—Colby. 447—Bloom.
SPECIAL AX>DRESSES.
MASTERS. No. ^Address. 225—2610 T o p e k a Blvd. 231—Norton. 239—Earleton. 247—Raymond. 258—Goddard. 260—Sun City. 266—Valley Falls. 271—3210 N e a r m a n Road. 272—2311 N. 11th. 273—Wellington, R o u t e 2. 278—Hardtner. 283—Ingalls. 296—Clay Center. 298—Ellsworth. 301—Teterville. 302—Grinnell. 308—Raymond. 312—Copeland. 313—Leona. 315—Erie. 318—Winona. 319—Milton. 322—1433 S. 33d. 333—1205 S. 37th. 337—Lyons, R o u t e 3. 338—Selma. 339—Rantoul. 351—West Mineral. 354—Oketo. 368—Argonia. 369—1048 Q u i n d a r o . 377—Anthony. 386—Caney, R o u t e 1. 391—Stafford. 392—Cleburne. 395—Emporia, R o u t e 3. 401—Leon. 403—Buffalo. 405—Agra.
SECRETARIES. No. 'Address. 3—728 Minnesota. 7—510 W . C h e s t n u t St. 16—805 L a r a m i e . 17—Masonic T e m p l e . 31—Atchison, R o u t e 2. 40—Linwood, R o u t e 1. 47—Bronson, R o u t e 1. 51—413 W . 14th. 54—Merriam. 71—Riverton, Box 67. 86—308 Y o r k R i t e B l d g . 90—635 Jewell. 92—Fort Scott, R o u t e 3. 96—Bethel, R o u t e 1. fyj Box 23 99—608 Y o r k R i t e T e m p l e . 107—Box 215. 117—Box 35. 124—Box 495. 140—Box 345. 187—6th & P i n e . 195—1401 E l m St. 225—Masonic T e m p l e . 239—Earleton. 247—Silica. 271—1106 Garfield Ave. 272—1107 S t a t e Ave. 303—Scottish R i t e T e m p l e . 311—Box 586. 313—Denton. 322—3045 R u b y Ave. 333—3615 C a m b r i d g e Ave. 338—Gamett. 369—1137 R o w l a n d . 411—Eureka, R o u t e 2. 413—Montezuma. 433—107 W . 1st. 434—^Sallyards. 438—Occidental Life Ins. Bldg. 445—412 N. Main.
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LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION BUT NOT CHARTERED. Allen, 1923; Burlington, 1863; Delaware, 1857; Denver City (Denver Lodge), 1860; EJnglevale, 1899; Leavenworth (Adelpha), 1868; Lecompton (Geary), 1857; Leota, 1878; Lindsborg, 1884; Lindsay (Friendship), 1868; Opolis, 1885; Powhattan (Buckeye), 1896; Wheaton, 1903; White Water, 1927.
LODGE CHARTERS REVOKED, SURRENDERED OR CONSOLIDATED. Allen No. 335, 1923; Americus No. 62, 1869; Andale No. 253, with Mt. Hope No. 238, 1894; Argonia (Chikaskia) No. 285, 1912; Atchison (St. Johns) No. 26, 1861; Aubry No. 30, 1863; Auraria No. 37, with Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1862; Beaumont No. 439, with Joppa No. 223, 1937; Big Springs (Shawnee) No. 9, 1867; Blaine No. 337, with Westmoreland No. 257, 1894; Bluff City No. 313, 1897; Bluff City No. 325, 1903; Boling No. 365, with Tonganoxie (Henri) No. 190, 1937; Bucklin No. 325, 1896; Cato No. 153, with Farlington (Godfrey) No. 124, 1894; Cedar Vale No. 164, 1883; Cedar Vale (Myrtle) No. 164, 1894; Chanute (King David) No. 416, with' Cedar No. 103, 1937; Clifford (Whitewater) No. 148, with Halcyon No. 120, 1876; Clinton (Ashlar) No. 87, 1879; Delavan No. 375, with Kansas No. 307, 1936; Edwardsville (Composite) No. 152, 1879; Emmett No. 387, with Pottawatomie No. 52, 1939; Emporia No. 12, 1863; Enterprise No. 353, 1910; Elk City (Elk Creek) No. 20, 1863; Esbon (Salem) No. 228, 1939; Farlington (Godfrey) No. 124, with Girard No. 93, 1932; Frankfort No. 67, 1876; Freeport (Lily) No. 301, with Bluff City No. 313, 1892; F o r t Scott (Rising Sun) No. 46, with Bourbon No. 8, 1878; Fort Gibson (Alpha) No. 122, with Grand Lodge of Indiana Territory, 1878; Golden City No. 34, with Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1862; Greeley No. 211, with Delphian No. 44, 1940; Grenola (Canopy) No. 248, with Moline No. 267, 1937; Hanover (Star) No. 69, 1919; Hiawatha (Triune) No. 216, 1883; High Prairie No. 25, 1892; Ida No. 170, 1881; Indianola No. 34 (later. Great Light), 1877; Leavenworth (Calvary) No. 50, with King Solomon No. 10, 1876; Leavenworth (dispensation Landmark, charter St. Johns), No. 26, 1870; Lecompton No. 13, 1865; Liberty No. 123, with Keystone No. 102, 1918; LincolnviUe No. 315, 1896; Lindsborg (Phoenix) No. 253, 1888; Louisburg No. 180, 1894; Lyons No. 192, 1895; Montana (Evergreen) No. 86, 1888; Monticello No. 43, 1875;,Mt. Pleasant No. 58, 1888; Neosho Rapids No. 77 (changed to Ionic), 1879; Nevada City (Nevada) No. 36, with Grand Lodge of Colorado; 1862; Newton (Magnolia) with 231, with Newton No. 142, 1901; iSTorth Lawrence (Valley) No. 30, with Lawrence No. 6, 1876; North Lawrence (Valley) No. 30, second charter, 1887; Olivet (Astra) No. 363, 1908; Osage Mission (Mission) No. 92, 1897; Osawatomie (Osage Valley) No. 24, 1863; Ottawa No. 128, with Franklin. No. 18, 1906; Ottawa (Melody) No. 400, with Ottawa No. 18, 1928; Ottumwa No. 11, 1863 and 1871; Paola
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(Miami) No. 69, with Paola No. 37, 1876; Pardee (dispensation Lincoln, charter Center) No. 69, 1871; Paris No. 22, 1871; P a r kerville No. 168, with Dwight No. 374, 1937; Perryville (Perry) No. 52, 1877; Piper No. 385, with Delaware No. 96, 1937; Pittsburg (Owen A. Bassett) No. 367, with Pittsburg No. 187, 1911; Pomona No. 138, 1901; Richfield No. 303, 1892; Salina (John H. Brown) No. 216, with Salina No. 60, 1907; Salt Lake City (Mt. Moriah) No. 70, with Grand Lodge of Utah, 1872; Saratoga No. 216, 1892; Scranton (Perfect Square) No. 220, 1908; Seneca No. 39, 1875; Shawnee No. 54, 1928; Springdale No. 152, 1887; Stanton No. 18, 1863; Stanton (Zion) No. 108, 1883; Tecumseh No. 15, 1874; Timber Ridge (Dick Rees) No. 59, 1887; Trading Post (Blooming Grove) No. 41, 1904; Turner No. 425, with Ben H u r No. 322, 1937; Twin Falls (Olive) No. 181, 1885; Valley Center (Ark) No. 243, 1902; Virginia City No. 43, with Grand Lodge of Montana', 1866; Walton No. 323, 1895; White Water (Brainerd) No. 280, 1927; Winfield No. 58, with Adelphi No. 110, 1903.
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GRAND LODGES I N CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS; ALSO T H E NAMES AND ADDRESSES O F GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama Arizona Arkansas
GUYT. S M I T H HARRY A. DRACHMAN WOODLIEP A. THOMAS
Montgomery. Tucson. Little Rock.
California Colorado
LLOYD E. WILSON CHARLES A. PATTON
S a n Frsmcisco. Denver.
Connecticut
WINTHROPBUCK
Hartford.
Delaware
CHESTER R. JONES
Wilmington.
Dist. of Columbia
J. CLAUDE KEIPER
Washington.
Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana
GEORGE W. H U F F DANIEL W. LOCKLIN CLYDE I. RUSH RICHARD C. DAVENPORT WILLIAM H. S W I N T Z
Jacksonville. Macon. Boise. Harrisburg. Indianapolis.
Iowa
CHARLES C. H U N T
Cedar Rapids.
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
ALPHEUS E . ORTON D. PETEHJ LAGUENS, J R CONVERS E. LEACH CLAUD SHAFFER FRANK H. HILTON
Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. Baltimore. Boston.
Michigan
F. HOMER NEWTON
Grand Rapids.
Minnesota
J O H N H . ANDERSON
St. Paul.
Mississippi
SiD F . C U R T I S
Meridian.
Missouri Montana Nebraska
ARTHUR MATHER LUTHER T. HAUBERG LEWIS E. S M I T H
St. Louis. Helena. Omaha.
Nevada
EDWARD C. PETERSON
Carson City.
New Hampshire
J . MELVIN DRESSER
Concord.
New Jersey
ISAAC CHERRY
Trenton.
New Mexico
ALPHEUS A. K E E N
Albuquerque.
New York North Carolina North Dakota
CHARLES H . JOHNSON J O H N H . ANDERSON WALTER L . STOCKWELL
New York City. Raleigh. Fargo.
Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
HARRY S. JOHNSON CLAUDE A. STURGEON D. R U F U S C H E N E Y MATTHEW GALT, J R
Cincinnati. Guthrie. Portland. Philadelphia.
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota
HAROLD L . MCAUSLAN O. FRANK HART ELVIN F . STRAIN
Providence. Columbia. Sioux Falls.
Tennessee...,
THOMAS E . DOSS
Nashville.
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Texas Utah
GEORGE H. BELEW SAM H . GOODWIN
Vermont Virginia Washington
AARON H. GROUT JAMES M. CLIFT HORACE WALTER TYLER
West Virginia
I. WADE COFPMAN
Charleston.
Wisconsin Wyoming.;
WILLIAM F . WEILER IRVING E . CLARK
Milwaukee. Casper.
Alberta British Columbia
J. H. W. S. KEMMIS FRANK S. MCKEE
Calgary. Vancouver.
EWART G . D I X O N
Hamilton.
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ENRIQUEARRIAGADASALDIAS... Santiago.
Colombia Costa Rica, C. A Cuba Ecuador England Guatemala Honduras Ireland....
GUALBERTO BARBA .RAFAEL OBREGON LORIA C. P A I S GUTIERREZ E JOSE A. VALLEJO YCAZA SYDNEY A. W H I T E PEDRO B O N I S O CONSTANTINO S . R A M O S HENRY C . SHELLARD
Barranquilla. San Jose. Havana. Guayaquil. London. Guatemala. Tegucigalpa. Dublin.
Manitoba Mexico (York G.-.L.-.) New Brunswick New South Wales
J. H. G. RUSSELL FRED T. BERGER R. D. MAGEE JAMES S . MILLER
Wiimipeg. Mexico, D. F . St. John. Sydney.
New Zealand.....
HENRY A. LAMB
Auckland.
Nova Scotia
JAMES C. JONES
Halifax.
Panama Peru
ANDRES MOJICA VICENTE E. VEGA
Panama. Lima.
Philippine Islands Prince Edward Isl Puerto Rico
ANTONIO GONZALES Manila. L. A. MCDOUGALL Charlottetown. RODOLFO RAMiREZ-PABON...San Juan.
Quebec Queensland Salvador, C. A Saskatchewan Scotland
W. WALTER WILLIAMSON...Montreal. LESLIE P. MARKS.'. Brisbane. MANUEL VIDAL San Salvador. ROBERT A. TATE Regina. LEONARD MELROSE Edinburgh.
South Australia Sweden Tasmania
R. OWEN FOX R. v. HEIDENSTAM W. H. STRUTT
Victoria
WILLIAM STEWART
Western Australia
A. E. JENSEN
Adelaide. Stockholm. Hobart. ....Melbourne.
Perth.
William Hunter James D. Whiteaker Rudolph Krause John H. Lancaster Jabez Miller Jacob Rohrbach George W. Gray W. S. Turnpaugh Wilbur M . Brucker Montreville J. Brown Robert W. Hinton. J r Charles L. Woods Robert J. Hathaway
Dublin Cannel City Lake Charles Skowhegan Winnipeg Frederick Springfield Monterrey Detroit St. Paul Lumberton RoUa Evanston, 111
In Other Grand Lodges. Ency F. Yeilding Florence S. J. Blair .Calgary Guy A. Ligon Phoenix George W. McClelland Grand View Frederick A. Willis Victoria System not recognized Timothy C. Wardley Elora GuillermoM. Beltrami Santiago Virgilio De La Cruz Barranquilla Leo R. Gottlieb Trinidad Howard A. Middleton Broad Brook Jorge Herrera Alajuela Jorge Colas Suarez Havana George R. Ellegood Laurel William H. Rohrman Washington Fernando Luces Cortes Guayaquil Kynaston Studd .London John L. Hall Jacksonville P. T. McCutchen Franklin Jose O. Castaneda Guatemala Rene Sagastume Tegucigalpa George R. Schwaner Richfield George E. Anderson Harrisburg ,
ALABAMA ALBERTA ARIZONA ARKANSAS BRITISH COLUMBIA CALIFORNIA CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT COSTA RICA CUBA DELAWARE DIST. OP COLUMBIA ECUADOR ENGLAND FLORIDA GEORGIA GUATEMALA HONDURAS IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IRELAND KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MANITOBA MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MEXICO (York G.L.) MICHIGAN MINNESOTA...., MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA
In Grand Lodge of Katisas. OttoH. Rommel Waterville LeoN. Gish lola Ellis Fink Winfield Harvey G. Lowrance Thayer John A. Hetzel Newton Wm. Easton Hutchison Garden City George O. Poster Lawrence Lynn R. Brodrick Marysville. Ellsworth B. seweii, Jr.......Wichita Lauren Dale Rigg Leon Clarence R. Aten Dodge City Clarence E. Birch Lawrence Roy H. Clossen Coffeyville Elmer S. Nance Oswego Ferris M. Hill Emporia Jay B. Kirk Ida Albert K. Wilson Topeka Richard E. Bird Wichita Click Fockele LeRoy George A. Blakeslee Muscotah Frank D. Sperry Ellsworth Tom Stauth Dodge City Arthur H. Strickland Kansas City Elmer F. Strain Topeka Henry S. Buzick, J r Sylvan Grove Robert H. Montgomery Topeka Harry E. Crosswhite Topeka Charley B. Erskine Cimarron B. Harold Groff Topeka Richard H. Cravens Salina. William L. Burdick Lawrence Albert K. Wilson Topeka J. Forrest Ayres Greenleaf Kenneth N. Pomeroy Topeka Theodore P. Perry Coffeyville Douglas A. Meredith Kansas City D. Clarke Kelly Kansas City
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Henry H. Heiler William H. Cavell J. William Duncan Robert C. Laing Arthur Potterton William C. Porterfield Henry Larkin Roland C. Kennedy., Earnest Warnes Zebulon V. Snipes Walter H. Murfin John G. Mitchell James W. Morgan Stanley V. Killlon Walter O. Haines Abraham Frankel Victoriano Yamzon George W. MacDonald Federico Vall-Spinosa T. A. Begley James C. Roberts John R. Dennis Nazario Soriano W. M. Martin James M. Grieve William Henry Essex M. A. Lanford James B. Vaughn A. J. A. Poignant David W. Watson Walter T. Williams Jewel P. Lightfoot Arthur C. Wherry Earl S.Wright Richard Arnold Rowe Thomas W. Hooper H. Summers Bennett Samuel C. Seinor J. Bernard Dodrill Charles W. Heidemann
Hastings NEBRASKA Earl T. Pyle Carson City NEVADA Frank M. Yeoman Saint John N E W BRUNSWICK H a r r y E. Peach Manchester N E W HAMPSHIRE....:....James A. Gassier Jersey City N E W JERSEY Guy W. Brown Silver City N E W MEXICO William E. Ledbetter Newcastle N E W SOUTH WALES E. Glenn Robison Avoca N E W YORK George F. Beezley Greymouth N E W ZEALAND Thomas C.Babb Dunn NORTH CAROLINA R. Nelson Long Fargo NORTH DAKOTA Bruce Griff 1th Halifax NOVA SCOTIA Ernest E. Friesen Jackson OHIO Philip Eugene Stotler Braman OKLAHOMA David A. Nywall Portland OREGON :...Walter A. Hoy Colon PANAMA James E. Porter Manila PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Roy G. Shearer Montague PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND..Marion M. Miller San Juan PUERTO RICO Lewis M. Schrader Quebec QUEBEC Harry D. Evans Brisbane QUEENSLAND Cline C. Curtiss Providence RHODE ISLAND Fred N. Raymond San Salvador SALVADOR Rice Lardner Regina SASKATCHEWAN ..James H. Trice Uddingston SCOTLAND Harvey O. Davis Adelaide SOUTH AUSTRALIA Richard W. Evans Woodruff SOUTH CAROLINA Otto R. Senders Castlewood SOUTH DAKOTA Charles A. Loucks Stockholm SWEDEN Roscoe E. Peterson Hobart TASMANIA Ben S. Paulen Kingsport TENNESSEE Fort Worth TEXAS Claud F. Young Salt Lake City ;...: UTAH Hayne A. Dermid Rutland VERMONT Samuel G. Wiles Melbourne VICTORIA Clarence M. Crosby Culpeper VIRGINIA Barlus Romstedt Auburn WASHINGTON Stanford M. Smart West Perth WESTERN AUSTRALIA Charles S. McGinness Webster Springs WEST VIRGINIA John W. Neilson Altoona WISCONSIN James H. Wendorff Fort Scott Wichita Macksville St. Francis Ottawa Zenda .Cherryvale Concordia Leavenworth
Herington Kingman Emporia McPherson Belolt Parsons Gridley Girard Fredonla Hoxie Wichita Hutchinson Bethel, Rt. 2 Nortonville Atchison Kansas City Abilene Longton Kinsley Pleasanton Colby Lawrence Garnett Medicine Lodge Anthony Dodge City Wichita Lakln Larned Fredonla.
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2ieattsf Buring tljE |9ear 1941. Smithton No. 1.—Morton B. Cole; James F. Hudson, Wesley A. Robinson. Leavenworth No. 2.—Arthur J. Fisher; Floyd E. Harper; Eugene D. Lysle; L o r e n W . Moore. Wyandotte No. S.—Silas Barber; Boyd Bennett: Louis S. Bowerman; Walter H. Denham; John L. Easley: Frank A, Gibson; William H. Goodno: John C. Griffith; Thomas J. Hinton, Jr.; Charles W. Jennings; Ira R. Maupin; Albert Mebus; Charles C. Mollenberg; Charles C. O'Neal; Harry S. Payne; Robert T. Post; Bina S. Quick, Sr.; Abram N. Reber; Samuel H. Rogers: Richard M. Rowles: James T. Sigler; Fred W. Staniforth; William C. Tanner; Harry Troup; Charles L. Vaughn; Harvey R. Way; Howard A. Way; Thomas B. Webb: James T. Wray. Kickapoo No. J,.—Harry S. Knoch; George Porter. Washington No. 5.—Thomas W. Chatburn; Lee Gunnison; William S. PuUiam; Clinton K. Reddiek: William H. Reddick; Frank S. Rose; John G. Schaffer. Lawrence No. 6.—Jacob H. Cohn; Thomas C. Green; Guy E. Young. Union No. 7.—Peter F. Crabtree; Fred B. Gaylord; Fred F. Lawrence; John R. Malsbury; George E. Muenzenmayer; Nelson H. Nicholson; Clarence R. Waters. Rising Sun No. 8.—Andrew P. Beadell; William H. Blatchley: Halla F. Chapman; Harry M. Dixon; James E. Dudley: Walter E. Epperson; Edwin J. McElroy: Thomas N. McKillop: Charles L. Mosley; Ernest C. Rose; Ottamer P. Wilch. Acacia No. 9.—Cecil M. Clark; Melvin A. Fletcher; William L. Hastie; Warren A. Henley: John W. McEIroy; John A. Zimmerman. King Solomon No. 10.—Luther A. Faber; William B. Myers; Frederick Organ; Henry W. Radloff; Clarence Rohrbaugh; Alfred F. Yohe. Emporia No. 12.—George E. Blakeley; Louis H. Hausam; Lloyd D. Houlton; William L. Huggins: Virgil E. Hurt; Lewis H. Lewis; George H. Randolph; William J. Riley. Nemaha No. IS.—Charles L. Payne. Oskaloosa No. H.—Thomas
A. Huddleston.
Great Bend No. 15.—Charles E. Button; Joseph E. McMullen. Lafayette No. 16.—Harry W. Aiman; Fred D. Lamb; Samuel E. Moon: Perry M. Quinn. Topeka No. 17.—Lyle G. Beard; Harvey W. Craig; Lemuel Y. Elbrader; Richard T. Harvey; Richard B. Hastings: Frank G. Lagerstrom; Alexander H. McDonald; John J. Schenck; Charles H. Taylor; Ralph R. Zane.
DEATHS—Continued. Ottawa No. 18.—Or\'ille R. Hankins; Thomas D. Heckroot; George G. Ogden; William G. Tullos; William A. Wantland. Olathe No. 19.—Willis C. Keefer; Charles W. Troutman; William L. Wilkinson; Jeremiah Williams. Circleville No. 20.—Frank B. Conner. Melvern No. 2Z.—William Hutcheson; Elvin S. Mann. Palmyra No. 2S.—Allison Andrews; Roy N. Crook; William J. Williams. Osage Valley No. 21/.—Oscar T. Anderson; Walter Barnes; Walter W. Card; Wiley J. Cox; Robert H. Everett; William A. Hartman; John P. Latimer; Jeremiah W. Sullivan. Longton
No. 26.—Elijah R. Sutton; Charles Zollars.
Neosho No. 27.—Lee C. Davis. Eldora No. 28.—Charles E. Holstein. Pacific No. 29.—Charles C. Reynolds. Towanda No. SO.—Samuel E. Cornelius. Arcana No. SI.—Richard G. Willmoth. Auburn No. S2.—Nelson Baldridge; Sylvester U. Case; John C. Nicely. Havensville No. Si.—John T. Mitchell. Hiawatha No. S5.—William Harnack; Justus Strube; Hayward C. Wheeler. Council Grove No. S6.—Samuel A. Feigley; Albert F. Wilson; Thomas F. Wilson. Paola No. S7.—Samuel E. Boyd; Leonard N. Kent; Charles T. Numbers; Carl V. Tarr, Sr. lola No. S8.—William Z. Bartels; Charles O. Bollinger; Philip Heigele; Ira D. Kelley; Lemuel A. Kratz; Travis Morse; William F. Rossman; Joseph H. Sowerby; George A. Vosse. Seneca No. S9.—Frank Z. Kincaid; Joseph O. Thompson. De Soto No. 40.—Charles B. Wiard. McKinley No. Ul.—William J. Bye. Holton No. 1,2.—Leonidas M. McDonald; John R. Pomeroy; Robert R. Schuiz; Monroe P. Seltzer. Delphian No. H.—Roy R. Anderson; Harley A. Knauss; Edgar R. Smith. Boston No. 45.—John A. Kelsey; Glen L. Preston; Fred E. Thomburgh. Mackey No. iS.—William A. Landrum.
DEATHS—Continued. Nine Mile No. !i9.—David T. Lindsay; Edwin T. Poison; David A. Walker. Lafce No. 50.—William A. Doel; Elsworth G. Rice. Orient No. 51.—Elzie Alexander; John A. Alexander; James Z. Armstrong; William A. Barrett; Clyde M. Brown; William C. Glenn; Harris C. Goodrich; Cyrus B. Graves; Benton L. Holloway; Clarence E. Hopkins; Don A. Kirchner; Herbert Langsdorf; Asher E. Langworthy; George S. Leatherberry; John McGaffln; Charles P. Moeser; Robert H. Morehouse; Jesse A. Parkhurst; Walter W. Parrish; Fletcher D. Peck; George M. Reed: William J. Rickenbacher; Robert A. Rightmire; Henry Rogers; David C. Rosen; Earl M. Spencer; Edgar F. Sutherlan; John J. Wehe; Frank E. Wilcox; Richard M. Wimsatt; Harold J. Woodford. Pottawatomie
No. 52.—John B. Chilcote; Daniel J. Lane.
Wetmore No. 53.—George W. Dowley; Claude J. Wood. Troy No. 55.—George H. Burckhalter: Louis Larson; Emil C. Winzer. Spring Hill No. 56.—Willard C. Palmer. Saltville No. 59.—Ray L. Blanding. Salina No. 60.—Absalom T. AUer; William H. Cannon; Charles W. Chaddock; Charles N. Fowler: Isadore S. Glass; John W. Godbey; Charles H. Lay; Joseph Paul; Alexander K. Pierce; Cantrell W. Snodgrass; Jasper T. Stafford; Martin C. Stevenson: Walter C. Tanner; Isadore Vehon; Clinton D. Vermillion. La Cygne No. 6J.—George W. Long; Osbom R. Patterson. Ridgeway No. 62.—Arthur E. Topping. Adams No. 63.—Charles E. Boye; Elmer C. Clark; Orthus L. Steele. Wathena No. 6J,.—Jacob Miller; George Tournier. Gardner No. 65.—Lee R. Harker; Horace M. Terrell. Burlington No. 66.—William T. Hesler. Frankfort No. 67.—Andrew Johnson; Walter C. Oelkers. Hiram No. 68.—John Boehme: Harry 1. Coldren, Sr.; Elza W. Reel; Robert E. Reynolds; Harry W. Sexton; William F. Steinbeck; Burt Warren; William G. Zerface. Carbondale No. 70.—Ralph H. Badger; Samuel J. Lyter. Baxter No. 71.—Edgar Covey; William T. Hartley; Joe C. Stevens. Chetopa No. 73.—Alexander R. Bell. Mystic Tie No. 74.—Bert H. Cornelius; Frank R. Leonard; Casswell L. Walker. Wamego No. 75.—Bernard H. Bieber; William J. Eaton; Joseph E. Teeter.
DEATHS—Continued. Brie No. 76.—James A. Eaton; Ora Roach; Clark W. Stevenson. Delta No. 77.—Amos Ash; William L. Bragg; George H. Ives; Charles C. Painter. White Cloud No. 78.—Mitchell S. Moore. Corinthian No. 79.—Elmer E. Cochran; John B. Crumb; Reuben J. Smith; Addison G. Waddle; John H. Zirkle. Zeredatha No. 80.—Samuel E. Bailey; Joseph S. Russell. Tuscan No. 82.—J. Kline Snodgrass. Sutton No. 85.—Franklin 8. Adams; John M. Flad, Jr. Sunflower No. 86.—Emil R. Braitsch; Ellis L. Bryan; William P. Christie; Leslie A. Fisher; Charles L. Hoyt; Robert B. Johnson; Fred A. Knock; H. Roy Niederlander; Ulysses G. Ratliff; Albert R. Shields; Elbert S. Slagle; Michael F. Taylor; James M. Wheeler. Eureka No. 88.—Irvin B. Bahl; Elmer E. Cross; Oscar H. Mays. Golden Rule No. 90.—Marshall E. Bryan; John S. Buchanan; Melvin A. Chambers; Albert F. Grear; Leonard B. Lewis; Newton W. McClain; John J. Merillat; Arthur R. Mitchell; Peter W. Riach; Arthur L. Rogers; George B. Steen; William C. Wells; Curtis O. Whitney; Collins A. Zimmerman. Marysville No. 91.—Andrew B. Billingsley; Stewart Clarke, Sr.; George W. Degnan; Otis J. Morse; Bryan P. Weeks; John N. Wise. Girard No. 9S.—Joseph T. Leonard; Frederick W. Retting. Harmony No. 91).—Thomas Black; Thomas O. Lines; Harry M. Warnock. • Constellation No. 95.—William W. Barrett; James T. Cooper; Hiram R. Hall; Lawrence E. Herron; Albert Rothgeb; Solon H. Wiley. Delaware No. 96.—Charles E. Farris; Joseph J. Stotler. Patmos No. 97.—Fred E. Dillenbeck; William D. Horn; Lemuel B. Kimball; Rinehart C. Leonard; Volney P. Mooney; Robert S. Scott; Joe Smith; Herman Trapp. Benevolent No. 98.—Frank H. Grigg; Thomas M. Jones; John Klover; David W. Nickels; Charles E. Shadinger; Emery E. Stone; Christopher A WoUard. Wichita No. 99.—^William E. Bailey; George R. Bassett; William O. Damman; Harry Danna; Nate Davis; Edward B. Frank; David B. Geiger: Walter H. Graves; Roachie M. Greeson; William Greiffensteln; Charles F. Hawn; Frank S. Home; Charles S. Israel; John H. Johnson; Thomas C. Johnson; Almond J. Kisling; Gerald Kline; Frank E. Lynch; Loyal B. McCausland; Walter F. Messinger; Flavious J. Morton; Walter F. Orr; Walter W. Pray; William B. Rinehart; August J. Saur; Vernon W. Stephens; Charles M. TJlsh; Charles G. VanArsdale; Jesse D. Wall.
DEATHS—Continued. Prudence No. 100.—Louis H. Schmell; Firman C. Scovell; Bernard H. Wiles. Keystone No. 102.—Perry N. AUin; John E. Hobart: William B. Holt; Thomas F. Jameson; Lester T. McCament; George N. Upham. Cedar No. 103.—Frank E. Armstrong: Charles H. Bardwell; William E. Bertram; Chase W. Brown; Henry E. Flickinger; William M. Freel; Benjamin F, Gaither James E. Hudson: Wiley A. Keve; Basil P. Kiplinger Gust Nelson; William H. Powell: Leonard W. Sholf John W. Stough; Daniel S. Worrell. Frontier
No. lOli.—Thomas B. Fredendall.
Solomon City No. 105.—Charles R. Vestal. Fidelity No. 106.—John W. Mahan. Fortitude No. 107.—Joseph E. Drury; John C. Freeman; William Inge; Thomas W. Kendall; Virgil H. Midkift; George B. Miller; Hiram A. Noland; James M. Thompson; Carl R. Weldner. Memphis No. 108.—William P. Drummond; Benjamin M. Huftine. Am.ericus No. 109.—Valentine Arm. Winfield No. 110.—Charles Beck; Walter L. Cooper; Charles W. Roberts; Daniel D. Robinson; William H. Somermier. Hesperian
No. 111.—Hudson E. McCullough.
Blue Valley No. 112.—John C. Shepard. 'St.
Johns No. lis.—Arthur E. Coulter: Bernard C. Eutsler; Marion E. Seagondollar.
Advance No. lH.—David T. Nicholson. Parsons No. 117.—John Alderts: Thomas R. Carr; John F. Christy; Max Dannenbaum; George A. Douge: Henry A. Henderson; Elbert W. Pruitt; Hugh F. Reid; James W. Smith: Chester A. Williams: Adolph A. Wonderlich; Charles E. Workman. Cherokee No. 119.—Ora E. Draper; Verne H. Ester; James A. Welcome. Halcyon No. 720.—Albert A. Bradley: Arnold D. Jacobs: Harvey M. Mayer; Worthy Slay maker; Lakin M. Stroud. Woodson No. 121.—James G. Beardsley; C. Thomas Johnson: Carl L. McKnight. Clifton No. 122.—James H. Drury: Walter A. Roy. Cawker City No. 125.—Henry Schoen. Palestine
No. 127.—Joshua Kingsley.
DEATHS—Continued. Belleville No. 129.—LeRoy R. Delk: Harry Marsh; Jerome Mauk; William A. Shaw. Polar Star No. ISO.—William L. Cochren. Carson No. 132.—^William H. Gillespie. Crescent No. ISS.—Samuel W. Dennis; George A. Eddy; William Hardin; Hiram B. Harmon; Ernest 0. Lawson; Clifton W. Minor; Arthur L. Parker; William V. Reynolds. Clay Center No. ISi.—Joel E. Oberg; Charles C. Rice; Elmer U. Spurrier. Vesper No. 1S6.—John P. Jarvis; Benjamin M. Stover; Nathan B. Wall. Cherryvale No. 1ST.—Mark Cadle; Homer J. Hendricks; Blaine F. Moore; Daniel W. McKinley; Melvin G. Parker; Robert W. Shaw; Francis E. Shumard. Sedgwick No. 139.—Raymond S. Howerton; Alva Mahannah. Reno No. HO.—Martin A. Aelmore; Thomas G. Armour; Arthur E. Elston; Morris C. Foy; Frederick H. Hahn; Harvey D. Harmon; Walter B. Haskard; John M. Klnkel; Austin P. Mclnturff; Louis E. Roff; Herbert L. Scales; Otis E. Searl; Alfred L. Sponsler; Houston Whiteside. Signal No. HI.—Arley Earhart. Newton No. 11,2.—Lester T. Barton; Leon O. 'Becker; Charles F. Davis; Frederick D. Dunant; Hugh C. Duncan; Oscar S. Fent; John E. Hall; Otto Koerner; B. Frank McClintock; Everett R. McLaughlin; Joseph E. See; Robert B. Shadduck; Elmer B. Shafer; John T. Trout; Harry C. Wilcox; Edward W. Woodsum. Minneapolis No. US.—Ben F. Markley. Ellsworth No. US.—Herbert S. Fairchild; Lawrence T. Kirk. Centre No. 11,1.—Rosse Case; Roswell E. Chapman: Homer I. Firebaugh; Gilbert L. McCullough. Wakeeney No. US.—^William L. Larrabee. Thayer No. U9.—Charles E. Elliott; George McNaught. Wellington No. 150.—Lewis C. Bender; Robert J. Buswell;' Harry L. Claytor; Chester H. Collett; George K. Galbraith; Charles C. Iddings; James C. Jacoby; Harry L. Matthews; Lloyd H. Sarchett; Clarence N. Stapp. Douglas No. 151.—Lowell M. Ford; Elmer E. Wilson. Lebo No. ISS.—Edward R. Evans; David W. Lloyd; Fred H. Woodbury. Lincoln No. 151,.—Harve Hartzell; Oscar V. Stewart. Dexter No. 156.—Jonathan B. Allen. Active No. 158.—Robert G. George; Albert S. Johnson. Robinson No. 159.—Clarence Honer; Frank Idol; Charles R. Morehead.
DEATHS—Continued. Sagui No. 160.—Arthur W. Hefley. Oxford No. 165.—Melvin Collins; Roy A. McMulIin. Lamed No. 167.—Jay Charles Schnack. '
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Blue Rapids No. 169.—William B. Reddington; Frank A. Train. Fraternal No. ItO.—Alexis Lull. Sterling No. 111.—Charles A. Barry; Rene A. Bourgain; William T. Brown; Thomas J. Garwood. McPherson No. 172.—Cecil E. Annabil; Carl A. Grant; Peter J. Oberst; Ed T. Rariden; Henry W. Thompson, 1940; Alva L. Vail; Thomas O. Williams. Belle Plaine No. 17S.—John Conn; Otto Emmitt; Ernest R. Foltz; Charles H. Glover. Western St'ar No. 171,.—Robert W. McLeod. Prairie Queen No. 176.—Carnahan Gram.
M. Pox; Marcus P.
Russell No. 177.—Christian A. Johnson. ML- Moriah No. i79.—Frank I. Walters. Burrton No. i82.—Charles R. Thach. Gay lord No. 18S.—Francis A. Grisier; Edward W. Putnam. Phillipsburg No. 18i.—Albon D. Anderson; Walter I. Hawley; John L. Wasson. Hamlin No. 185.—Edwin T. Chase; James D. Hinton; Thomas J. Prater. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Charles L. Frickey; Howard F. Hanson; Frank Reeder; Jesse O. Walker. Pittsburg No. 187.—Clifton E. Banta; LeRoy Copeland; Benjamin F. Fry; George E. Fultz; Floyd J. Hardman; Walter Higdon; William A. Payne; Carl O. Ping r y ; Charles A. Shaw; John G. Simms; Thomas B. Smith; W. Frank Snyder; Charles V. Stewart., Newahcuba No. 189.—Asa C. Gllliland; Samuel N. Hawkes. Henri No. ISO.—Albert H. Heine; Vernon L. Johnson. Walnut Valley No. 191.—Chester D. Bondurant; Schuyler C. Pearce; Samuel T. Stone. Royal No. 192.—Otto A, Adams; Tilnias E. Hinshaw; Corodon A. Ogden; Waid E. Wolf; Abe Young, 1934. Hartford No. 19S.—Price Harrington; Elmer Rich. Galena No. 19i.-—William Cairns. Hays No. i95.—William H. Carrick; Otto Knoche; Clarence E. Rarick. Madison No. 196.—Charles E. DeMalorie; Albert Kipfer.
DEATHS—Continued. Canton No. 197.—John T. Musgrove; William H. Whittall; George F. Zeck. Blue Hill No. 198.—Samuel R. Day; Charles E. Stover. Norton No. 199.—Mark E. Bridges; Everett A. Lyons; Ledru H. Wilder. Anthony No. 200.—Carl D. Brand; Clarence E. Jones. Mulvane No. 201.—E. Fletcher German; Norman J. Offerle; August J. Seekamp. Sumner No. 20S.—Monroe N. Overall. Downs No. 204.—Tasso O. Felix; Frank F. Fritchen; John W. Nixon; George B. White. Eminence No. 205.—Roe R. Humphrey; Roy M. Mudge; William Pringle. Harper No. 206.—Charles D. Cutler; Atchinson W. Gleason; Fred Maninger; Harry Russell; Charles C. Walton. Occidental No. 207.—Clarence L. Bamt. Brookville No. 209.—Joseph H. Fonck; John A. Westerlund. Fulton No. 210.—Sherman Baird; Ed T. Dail. Olive Branch No. 212.—Charles N. Tomkin. Twin Grove No. 213.—Ernest Wessell, 1940. Sincerity No. 214.—Floyd L. Siegrist. Walnut City No. 215.—Thomas M. Kennedy; Rosalva A. Russell. Hiatville No. 216.—Ernest C. Cornell. Ellinwood No. 217.—Herman C. Arnold. Comer Stone No. 219.—Ernest A. Corwin. Lebanon No. 221.—Joseph McGowan; Nels P. Nelson. St. Bernard No. 222.—Robert M. Botting; James P. Griffin; Lemuel F. Henry; William Martin; Arthur Salmon; Elmer E. Stapleton. Joppa No. 223.—William B. Yates. Anchor No. 224.—Leroy Howard. Siloam No. 225.—Samuel Alexander; Joseph C. Barton, 1940; James R. Burrow, Jr.; Mark A. Currie; Joseph L. Eddy; Luther M. Frazier; Walter H. Haynes; George F. Hill; Ralph K. Hinkson; Charles R. Hudson; Otis E. Hungate; George E. Kimmerle; Frederick E. Mitchell; Samuel P. Nygren; William A. Pattison; Milton A. Scott; Gustaf A. Spangberg, 1940; George J. Swan; Frank L. Waggoner; Harley O. Warren. Jamestown
No. 227.—Henry L. Ferrell.
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Vulcan No. 229.—Enoch L. Enloe; George J. Munn; Robert E. Oldham. Ninnescah No. SSO.—James L. Fields; Charles S. Hardy; Joseph J. Ritchie. Long Island No. 231.—Giffen Culbertson; Joseph E. Gloss; Arthur M. Thomas. Greenleaf No. 2S2.—Earl M. Beverly; Ernest E. Shannon. Axtell No. 2SJ,.—Isaiah W. Kerr; William F. Rabe. Meriden No. 2S6.—John W. Berg; Robert Smith, Jr. Temple No. 2S1.—Robert D. Baker; John C. F. Calhoun; Ralph L. Frame; Charles H. Rule. Linwood, No. Zlil.—Clinton A. Siscoe. Peace No. 2^3.—Charles H. Lee; Frank E. Rucker; Beverly C. Starry. Waverly No. 2ii.—Stanley
F. Chamberlin.
Marmaton No. 245.—Oland A. Young. Tyrian No. 246.—Arthur H. Burtis; Walter O. Carter; Herbert O. Judd. 1940. Chase No. 2^7.—Frank C. Bobbins. Scottsville No. 21/9.—Homer D. Gordon. Stafford No. 252.—Asa O. Gere; Jacob Hitz; John M. Pound. Oakley No. 253.—Frank E. Churchill. Ionic No. 25!i.—William J. Dixon; Paul R. Nagle. Milan No. 255.—Ellis B. Newbold. Lyra No. 256.—Theodore E. Cox. Westmoreland No. 257.—Ira M. Hutchison; Joseph H. Plummer; Charles Thompson, 1935. Attica No. 262.—David H. B. Crowell; John A. Holland. Charity No. 263.—Paul L. Blankinship; Ossian H. Justice; Frances G. McLain. Logan No. 26i.—Edgar I. King; Albert Newman. Kilwinning No. 265.—Delbert G. Boughner; Milton Hatfield; Hiram B. Johnson; John H. Magruder. Mount Zion No. 266.—Mitchel Amend; Shelby E. Chapline. Moline No. 267.—Charles B. Bell; David E. Hamilton. Bourbon No. 268.—John E. Perkins. Mistletoe No. 269.—Paul B. Hare; George A. Talbert. Quenemo No. 270.—Jessie L. Hettick.
DEATHS—Continued. Armourdale No. 271.—Joseph D. Bishop; William Francis; William D. Kelman: John G. Poole- Will'am A. Taff; W. Lee Vaughan, Sr.; Richard F. Westfall. Kaw No. 272.—Charles Christian; Earl A. Hurley; William Jones; Isaac F. Mallett; John P. Reid; Charles M. Tibbs. Unity No. 273.—John Gerdes. Black Diamond No. 271/.—Leeman P. Barney. Webb No. 275.—George W. Wehrle. Ashland No. 277.—Benjamin P. Donnell; William H. Gray. Cosmos No. 278.—George L. Cooke; William Garland; John P. Samson; John F. Thornton, 1940. Barney No. 279.—Silas F. Dickinson. Millbrook No. 281.—Charles Staggers. Alpha No. 282.—Jesse C. Craghead; brook; John Irving. Preston No. 283.—William Westfall. Anthem No. 28.^.—Ray G. Morgan.
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Argonia No. 285.—Gustat M. Johnson. Oak No. 287.-Orlin H. Hinman. Cyrus No. 288.—William H. Hawkins; James W. Potter; Carl L. Weidemann. Emerald No. 289.—Harry Ferrel. Paradise No. 290.—George W. Connelly; Herbert J. Vine. Beulah No. 291.—John M. Biays; George N. Borden; Thomas W. Bowlus; William S. McKown. Glasco No. 292.—Riley Louthan. Kiowa No. 293.—George B. McQuey; Andrew J. Olson. Glen Elder No. '291,.—Charles E. McKinnie; Charles Reich; • Frank A. Schmersey. Comanche No. 295.—Charles H. Jackson. Highland No. 296.—Francis J. Mall. Apollo No. 297.—Franklin P. Harbor; William A. Nichols. Sam,aria No. 298.—Henry L. Fisher; Louis Honomichl, Sr.; Sheridan S. Jackson; Joseph Kroboth; Charles A. Kyner; James Wesely. Cable No. 299.—Evelyn L. Adkins; Elmer T. Ewing. Fargo No. 300.—Carson Wright; Willard G. Young. Hamilton No. 301.—^William O. Smith. Gove City No. S02.—John Rhea.
DEATHS—Continued. Albert Pike No. SOS.—Carl M. Appling; George H. Beal; Anthony C. Brammer; Arthur E. Bump; George W. Cassidy; John R. Cavanaugh; Frank C. Creager; Thomas H. Cruise; John E. Danielson; Frank E. Dennis; Harry A Dockum: George A. Earl; Carl Foley; John S. Giwosky; Frank B. Harris; George M. Houston; William F. Isbell; Charles D. Jones: John E. Kelch; Christian E. Klag; Bert D. Lewis; Garland H. Lichty; Nat W. Marsh; Edward H. Musgrave; Richard J. Newman; Emmett E. Rhoads: LeRoy O. Ripley; John C. Rowland; Frederick W. Schnitzler; Charles O. Sears; Arthur R. Snodgrass; Leroy R. Steenrod. St. Thomas No. 306.—NeA Wells. Kansas No. 301.—Orie R. Allison; Philip Behrend; Elmer Wald. Alden No. 308.—James A. Bennett. Syracuse No. 309.—Chester C. Carroll; Joseph Fritts; H a r r y W. Loomis; Charles Marymee; Charles H. Shasteen. Naphtali No. 5iO.—Richard C. Hubbard; Emmit H. Powell; Theodore A. Tellessen. Hancock No. 311.—Clarence E. Kline; Frank J. Laufer; John S. Penn. CooUdge No. 316.—John T. Collier. Norcatur No. 317.—James E. Adams; C. Frank Jandebeur; Owen McCue. Norwich No. 319.—Albert L. Yeager. Vermillion No. 320.—Charles Erickson; Howard C. Schafer; Wesley B. Tyler. Goodland No. 321.—John F. Heston; Oliver S. Long: William D. Marshall; Thomas H. Taggart; Albert Zuspann. Ben Hur No. S22.—Welby R. Buie; John B. Clark; George W^. Durham; Benjamin G. Hardine; Charles L. James; Morgan Lauder; Asa I. Rabb; G. Brigham Smith; Thomas G. Tansey; Walter C. Turner; James H. Wallace; Denny D. Wamsley; Ernest C. Wood. Oneida No. 323.—Giddeon W. Potts. La Harpe No. 325.—George A. Andruss. Horton No. 326.—Charles W. Haggard; John R. Reed. Hoyt No. 527.—George C. McDaniel; Harrison B. Talbot; David F. Whetstone; William T. Williams. Arcadia No. 329.—Jonathan Haynes. Hoisington No. 331.—Herman A. Becker; Louis Crosby; John H. Hartman; James F. Totty. Rosedale No. 333.—William T. Bennett; Stephen E. Lawrence. Formosa No. 336.—Roy M. Heisz.
DEATHS—Continued. Kinca^d No. SSS.^Williara B. Ferguson; Mont Van Buskirk. Parker No. Ski.—Newton C. Kendall. Maple City No. 5^2.—Thonsier B. Baker; Zebloum D. Gilkey. Holyrood No. SliS.—Peter H. Besthorn. Ashlar No. SH.—Andrew L. Wliitmore. Edna No. SiS.—Natlian B. Arnold; Fred L. Grove. Spivey No. SiT.—Lloyd E. Dixon; David P. King: Loren L. Seeley. Hoxie No. SliS.—Adolph T. Andregg. Narka No. $49.—Ambrose N. Kennedy. Olive No. S50.—Chester C. Houston. Scammon No. SSI.—Roy S. Glover. Marquette No. S5S.—Melvin A. Yamell. Summerfield No. 3Si.—James M. Kendall. Chautauqua No. 355.—William C. Jones. Wellsville No. 356.—Cloyde A. Michael; William B. Ossenbeck. Turon No. 358.—Warren H. Albertson; Walter S. Sprout. Sylvan Grove No. 359.—A. Wayne Brumbaugh; Edmund C. Raftety. Cuba No. 362.—Evert E. Mason. Powhattan No. 363.—Lacy T. Littrell. Valley Center No. S6It.—Lamoyne D. Fisher; Charles W. Hancher; Travis C. Parkinson; Paul J. Peters; William H. Stover; William P. Vallance; William S. Whiting. Bonner Springs No. 366.—William E. Downs; Lewis L. Hoard; Jesse W. Stanford. Stohrville No. 368.—Edward L. Jelinek. Roger E. Sherman No. 369.—Horace Butler; Roy G. Miller; John H. Patten; Charles A. Schiller; Roy S. Uhl. Maple Bill No. STO.—Arthur W. Holmes, Sr.; Pliny J. Laverty; Charles F. Payne; Charles R. Silverthorne. Dwight No. S74.—John S. Morgan; Michael D. Peters; Neise J. Peterson; Harry E. Wimer. Waldron No. S77.—David F. Perkins; Ray Washburn. Zenda No. 378.—James E. Baldwin. Buffalo No. 379.—Cecil B. Stryker. White City No. 580.—Arthur R. Blythe. Wilsey No. 382.—James F. Earlywine.
DEATHS—Concluded. Spearville No. 388.—Clarence.Cole. Freeport No. S89.—^William F. Dial; William H. Duncan. Natoma No. S90.—Charles W. Wright. Sylvia No. 391.—Henry S. Thompson; Lewis G. Wagner. Postoria No. 392.—Elmer F. Modin; Nichols W. Price. Mayetta No. S95.—Charles C. Kelly; William M. Siebert. Coats No. S9i.—Clarence B. Blackford; Edgar L. Cooper. Saffordville No. S95.—Nat B. Scribner. Wakefield No. 396.—Charles B. E a m h a r t ; Alfred Jones. Lindsborg No. 397.—Harvey G. Douglas; Eugene Ebling; Carl R. Rooth; Archie E. SanRomain.
E.
Hepler No. 398.—^William T. Cochran; Alfred H. Rogers. Latham No. 401.—Earl R. Ward. Wakarusa No. iOB.—William E. Vesper. Benedict
No. 403.—Roy Bird; Benjamin F. Shoop.
Saint Francis No. iOi.—^William E. Utterback. Scranton No. 407.—Wesley P. Borland. Arma No. i08.—Benjamin Morgan; Samuel E. Webb. Morland No. 414.—Charles C. Franklin; Dice M. Seltzer. Sharon Springs No. 417.—Volney M. Borst; John P. Wormeringer. Codell No. 1)18.—John A. Lesher. Lecompton No. 4^0.—Fredrik B. Hill. Elkhart No. .^22.—Ernest H. Fisher. Selden No. 4S3.—Ray C. Groom. Cunningham, No. 427.—James R. Cummings. Pretty Prairie No. 428.—Claud E. Stapleton. Burdick No. 429.—George W. Munk. Goff No. 430.—William G. Bouse; Edgar E. Holston. Minneola No. 431.—Hubert A. Morain. Bestor G. Brown No. 4SS.—James F. Gibson; Louis Masterson; Carl G. Mustoe. West Gate No. 438.—Curtis D. Reynolds; Isaac Underwood. Johnson No. 441.—^Wilber E. Blackwelder. Hutchinson No. .4.45.—Clyde W. Dillon; Claude M. Scruggs; Lawrence L. Young; Henry S. Zinn.
©tJjer ©ranb Slttvi&hictioni.
Arizona—CLEMENT
H . COLMAN, P.G.M., J u l y 14.
Arkansas—JOHN T . HICKS, H I L L , P.G.M., J u n e 3.
P.G.M.,
Oct.
14;
CLAUDE L .
British Columbia—JAMES E . B E C K , P.G.M., Dec. 22, 1940; MARTIN L . GRIMMETT, P.G.M., Dec. 5, 1940. California—JOHN Colorado—WILL
W H I C H E R , G . S e c , M a r c h 31. D . GRISARD, P.G.M., J u n e 12.
Delaware—JOHN F . ROBINSON, P . G . S e c , Aug. 12. Florida—GARY B . F I S H , P.G.M., Aug. 12; BRANTLEY W . HELVENSTON, P.G.M., N O V . 4, 1940; R A L P H J. KiSHPAUOH, P.G.M., April 27; SAMUEL PASCO, P.G.M., Dee. 22, 1940. Georgia—FRANK F . BAKER, G . S e c , A p r i l 2. /daTio—CURTIS F . P I K E , P.G.M., a n d P.G. S e c , J a n . 17. Illinois—LOUIS L . E M M E R S O N , P.G.M., F e b . 4; W I L L I A M B . W R I G H T , P.G.M., March 23. Indiana—ALBERT
W . F U N K H O U S E R , P.G.M., F e b . 28.
Kentucky—FRED ACKER, P.G.M., J u l y 1; VIRGIL P . P.G.M., Nov. 28, 1940. Louisiana—JAMES
SMITH,
H . ROWLAND, P.G.M., J u n e 12.
Maine—HAROLD E . COOKE, P.G.M., D e c 1, 1940; H E N R Y D . DAVIS, P . G . J . W . , F e b . 18; HARVEY L . HASKELL, P . G . J . W . , Nov. 3 ; J O H N C . MINOT, P.G.S.W., Oct. 3 ; E R N E S T J. RECORD, J ' . G . J . W . , F e b . 9. Michigan—WILLIAM R . BRYANT, G . T y l e r , J a n . 8; ARTHUR J. F o x , P.G.M. a n d G.L., Oct. 1, 1940. Missouri—VAN F . BOOR, P.G.M., Nov. 19, 1940; J U L I U S C . GARRELL, P.G.M., Oct. 15, 1940. Nebraska—ROBERT R . D I C K S O N , P.G.M., J u n e 18; ANDREW H . VIELE, P.G.M., M a y 9; H E N R Y H . W I L S O N , P.G.M., J u n e 28. Nevada—AUGUSTUS Panama—GUILLERMO South
F . AGMAR, P.G.M., Nov. 7, 1940. ANDREVE, P.G.M., Oct. 1, 1940.
Dakota—WILLIAM
Tennessee—JOHN
J. M C M A K I N , P.G.M., M a r c h 25.
T . PEELER, P.G.M., F e b . 11.
Vermont—ARCHIE S. HARRIMAN, P.G.M., a n d G. S e c , J a n 8 WALTER E . RANGER, P.G.M., Nov. 4. Washington—JAMES MCCORMACK, P.G.M., Oct. W I L L I A M J . SUTTON, P.G.M., Dec. 2, 1940.
27,
West Virginia—PEYTON R . HARRISON, P.G.M., WiLLUM K. CowDEN, P.G.M., Nov. 9, 1940.
Aug.
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CORRESPONDENCE REVIEW. M . . W.'. OTTO R. SOUDERS.
ALBERTA—1941. The Thirty-sixth Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master SAM HARRIS, and we note the presence of Past Grand Master SAM J. BLAIR, as Representative for Kansas. Visitors were present from Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Grand Master shows that he amalgamated two lodges; the appropriation of a fund of $25,000.00 for war relief and that $5,000.00 had already been sent to the Grand Lodge of England. Arrangements were made to receive evacuee children from England, BjQd for their care, but only a few arrived. The Grand Master states: A Masonic Lodge can and should be a factor in the life of its community, not through any concerted action on the part of the lodge itself, but rather through the exemplary conduct of its members. The Institution as a whole is often judged by the actions of an individual, and when we assume the obligations of a Mason, we are responsible not to ourselves alone, but to those brethren with whom we are associated.
The review of the Proceedings of Kansas for 1940 covers quotations from Grand Master YOUNG and Grand Orator JACKSON.
ARIZONA—1941. Grand Master Louis ALBERT MYERS opened the Fifty-ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Arizona and we note the presence of GUY A. LIGON, the Grand Representative for Kansas. I n his address t h e Grajid Master states: Through the dark ages of intolerance, superstition and ignorance, our Fraternity has led her followers in the search for truth, light and knowledge. As in the past, the great need of today is for men who are committed to the principle of freedom of thought, unhampered by political or ecclesiastical dictation. Liberty, Equality and Justice will be preserved for the American people only so long as the American people b y their alertness, fidelity and sanity, cause them to be preserved and to endure.
The Grand Lodge decided to adopt a key ritual, but it had a stormy sea to cross, as the Grand Lecturer, Jurisprudence Committee and the Committee on General Policy aU reported against it and opposed it. The sum of $500.00 was appropriated to develop a full DeMolay Program in Arizona. Most Worshipful
LLOYD C . KENNING of the Committee on
Correspondence recommended recog:nition be granted to Venezuela and Nicaragua and this was accomplished.
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ARKANSAS—1941. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r R. L U T H E R W O O D , opened t h e 100th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of A r k a n s a s w i t h v i s i t o r s • f r o m Illinois a n d O k l a h o m a a n d w e n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of H A R V E Y G. L O W R A N C E , w h o is t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of A r k a n s a s n e a r t h e G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s . W e also n o t e t h a t G. W . M C C L E L L A N , a s t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , w a s p r e s e n t . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t s t h a t one c o m e r - s t o n e w a s laid, o n e M a s o n s u s p e n d e d f o r selling b e e r a n d one lodge s u s p e n d e d . T w o P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s died, C L A U D E L . H I L L a n d J O H N T . H I C K S . T h e f u n e r a l of
B r o t h e r H I C K S w a s c o n d u c t e d b y t h e G r a n d L o d g e of V e r m o n t , a s h e died in t h a t S t a t e . I n s p e a k i n g of S e r v i c e t o m e n in t h e A r m y C a m p s t h e G r a n d Master states: The Army amply provides for recreational programs within the camps and there are other organizations, who have been engaged in this type of work for many years, that are working outside the camps. These organizations are financed by public donations as wel7 as funds supplied by the Government. I am fully convinced that until such time as these organizations have failed in their efforts and we feel we can do a bigger and better job than they are doing, we have no place in this program, but rather we should continue the work of Masonry as in the past. The Grand Lodge adopted a resolution t h a t when a m e m b e r is expelled o r s u s p e n d e d t h e S e c r e t a r y of h i s l o d g e shall n o t i f y h i m of t h a t f a c t a n d t h a t he is n o l o n g e r e n t i t l e d t o w e a r t h e e m b l e m s of t h e F r a t e r n i t y .
BRITISH COLUMBIA—1941. The Seventieth Annual Communication w a s opened by W. R. S I M P S O N , t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , in t h e p r e s e n c e of o u r K a n s a s R e p resentative, R.'. W . ' . FREDERICK A. W I L L I S a n d visitors from N e w J e r s e y a n d A l b e r t a . O n e lodge w a s c o n s t i t u t e d ; $5,150.00 w a s s e n t t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e of E n g l a n d f o r w a r w o r k . T w o P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s , J O N E S E . B E C K a n d M A R T I N L . G R I M M E R T died. A
r e f e r e n c e is m a d e t o t h e d e a t h s of o u r own P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s JOHN M . K I N K E L and
CHARLES N . FOWLER. Rev.
FRANCIS
HEATH-
COTE in a s e r m o n t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e on t h e 1 8 t h v e r s e of t h e 4 t h C h a p t e r of N e h e m i a h called a t t e n t i o n t o t h e n e c e s s i t y of w o r k i n g a n d f i g h t i n g a n d p r e s e n t e d t h e five p o i n t s s t r e s s e d b y c h u r c h l e a d e r s in E n g l a n d : 1. Extreme inequality in wealth and possessions should be abolished. 2. Their children must have equal opportunities for education. 3. The family must be safe-guarded. 4. Man must see his daily labor as a divine vocation. 5. The resources on the earth must be considered God's gifts to all. T h e r e v i e w t h i s y e a r is b y R . ' . W . ' . K A R L P . W A R W I C K , a m e m b e r of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . T w o p a g e s a r e d e v o t e d t o K a n s a s in a v e r y friendly r e p o r t , a p a r t of w h i c h i s u s e d in e x p l a i n i n g t h e f o r m e r r e m a r k s of h i s c h a i r m a n .
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COLORADO—1940. A native of Kansas, THOMAS H . COX, opened the Eightieth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Colorado and we note the presence of visitors from New York and Nebraska emd also the Grand Representative for Kansas, L E O R . GOTTLIEB. The Grand Master laid three comer-stones and dedicated two temples and reports a pleasant visitation to the Grand Lodge of Kansas. Recognition was granted to the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica; Guatemala; Paraiba, Brazil; Baranquilla, Colombia; Bogota, Colombia; a n d Para, Brazil. The report of the Committee on Correspondence is by HARRY L . BAUM and covers many of the high-
lights of Masonic experience throughout the world, but no one can tell whether Kansas w a s considered or not and most of t h e other States were not mentioned by name.
CONNECTICUT—1941. The 153rd Annual Communication was opened by M.'. W.'. WILLIAM E . HANMER with the Grand Representative of Kansas,
HOWARD A . MIDDLETON, present. The Grand Master reports that he attended communications . in New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Canada, Massachusetts and Maryland and we note the death of M.'. W.'. WESTON G . GRANNISS, P a s t Grand Master.
The Grand Master's address was really a very good report, but lacked features entitling it to be called a n address. There were visitors from the District of Columbia, Vermont, Rhode I s land, Maryland, New Jersey and Massachusetts. The Grand Lodge adopted the Grand Master's recommendation that visiting cards were to be issued to sojourners at a nominal price to give them the privileges of Masons in that jurisdiction without transferring their membership, but rejected his recommendation t h a t a funeral lodge m a y be opened once a year and keep open to avoid loss of time in assembling and opening a lodge for each funeral and t h e Grand Lodge continued for one year his recommendation t h a t when a member becomes two years in arrears for dues he be automatically suspended. Seventy-three new members were admitted to their Home making a total of 392 either in the Home or cared foi- outside a t a total cost of $200,522.00. The charter of the Masonic Home w a s amended to provide for wives, widows and children of Master Masons and members of the Eastern Star, but to drop mothers from t h e eligibility roll, a s they had previously dropped sisters and adult daughters. A new regulation was adopted for each lodge to submit a n annual budget {o be filed with the Grand Secretary. P a s t Grand Master WINTHKOP BUCK grives a very nice review of Kansas.
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DELAWARE—1941. Grand Master, GEORGE DUFFY, opened the 136th Annual Communication, but without the presence of our Grand Representative. The Grand Master stated in his address: Masonry and Democracy are synonymous terms. The first act of a conquering dictator is the abolition of Masonic altars and our way of life. How different In our glorious country! We are proud to boast that the President, Vice-President, 55 Senators, 242 Representatives and 34 Governors are members of our Craft.
He reports the laying of one comer-stone. Visitors were present from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia. Notation is made of the death of Past Grand Master KINKEL and P a s t Grand Master FOWLER of Kansas. There is a fine review of Kansas by F R A N K S . CRAIG of the
Committee on Correspondence with very favorable comments on the address and actions of Grand Master STRICKLAND.
FLORroA—1941. SMITH L . TURNER, as Grand Master, opened the 112th Annual
Communication with guests from Virginia, Michigan, Rhode I s land and we note t h e presence of JOHN L . HALL, as the Grand
Representative for Kansas. We note the death of two P a s t Grand Masters, BRANTLY W . HELVERTON and SAMUEL PASCO. The Grand
Master- by edict established a new system of bookkeeping; dedicated one new lodge and laid the comer-stone for a Christian Church. The Grand Master made a complete report on t h e so called MELVILLE Matter in regard to the sale of bonds by a local lodge on which default w a s made and the property sold t o satisfy a judgment. Mrs. MELVILLE has been writing a lot of unjustified letters attacking the Grand Lodge of Florida. I t seems to have been a purely business deal in which t h e Grand Lodge had no p a r t and about which it w a s not consulted. Eleven of t h e twenty-two recommendations of t h e Grand Master were not approved, some of the others were referred to committees or laid over until next year.
GEORGIA—1940. The 154th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge w a s opened by Grand Master J. WILSON PARKER, with visitors from South Carolina and Ohio. We note that five comer-stones were laid and that the Educational Loan Fund has been discontinued. The Grand Representative for Kansas, P. T. MCCUTCHEON was present. RAYMOND DANIEL, the Correspondent, w a s sick and
used the report from New York for his own. I t was a very fine report, but we missed the personal touch of Brother DANIEL.
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February.
IDAHO—1941. The Seventy-fifth Annual Communication w a s opened by the Grand Master, ASA A. VEALEY, with visitors from Nebraska, Montana, Washington, Colorado and Oregon, but without the Representative from Kansas. The Grand Master reports the death of two Past Grand Masters, CURTIS F . P I K E
and JOHN HUNTER;
the dedication of two
temples and the laying of one comer-stone. The call of the Army is shown by the fact that in several instances the Masters of lodges were called into service and in some cases, also t h e Senior or Junior Warden. The d a y of the Annual Communication was changed to the third Tuesday in September and recognition was extended to the Grand Lodges of Nicaragua and Paraiba, Brazil. One Past Grand Master took it on himself to write each lodge in Idaho, and each Grand Lodge in the United States asking them to back a proposition to place the Masonic property on the tax rolls. The Grand Master properly stopped such a procedure, but apparently did not try to discipline the offender. Thirteen pages are used in the review of other Grand Jurisdictions and Kansas receives three notices occupying one full page of the thirteen, which shows that our Grand Masters have something to say and others find their addresses worthwhile. The quotations were from Grand Masters BuziCK and STRICKLAND.
ILLINOIS—1941. The Grand Master, DAN DEBAUGH opened the 102nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Illinois with visitors from Nebraska, Indiana, South Dakota, Iowa, Quebec, Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan and Missouri. We note the appointment of our Past Grand Master, ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND, as the Grand Representative of Illinois, near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. The Masonic Home affairs in Illinois seem to be much the same as in Kansas. The Committee reports: The Hospital has been taxed to its capacity during this fiscal year because of the increased infirmities of the Members of the Home. The Hospital was erected and is maintained for those who have been admitted to the Home and become ill while there, and no one is admitted directly to the Hospital. We do not have sufficient nurses nor funds to care for each individual member who becomes ill in the Home. When members in the Hospital recover sufficiently they are returned to the Home. The in cities member instated.
Grand Lodge changed the minimum fee for the degrees of fifty thousand or more from $75.00 to $50.00. The last who was expelled for rvmning a Shrine lottery was reThis case attracted a good deal of attention some years
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ago, as the officials had defied the authority of the Grand Master and claimed that he had no jurisdiction over Shrine matters. The Grand Master claimed that he had jurisdiction over Masons of any kind, and personally preferred charges against the gamblers, all of whom were expelled. We note the death of two of their Past Grand Masters, both of whom were known to Kansas Masons and, particularly, LOUIS L. EMERSON, a former governor of Illinois, who was active in the Grand Encampment affairs. The other was WILLIAM B . WRIGHT. There is a fine review of Kansas by ELMER E . BEACH.
EVDIANA—1941. The 124th Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master CLAUD M. JACOBY with visitors from Illinois and Ohio. We note the presence of the Grand Representative for Kansas, RUDOLF H . HORST, and that the Grand Master recites the laying of three comer-stones, the dedication of three halls, the suspension of two lodges for using spurious rituals and the death of Past Grand Master ALBERT W . FUNKHOUSER. The Grand Lodge had offered to accept English children under fifteen years of age whose parents are Masons and had written to the Grand Lodge of England to that effect stating that they would accept forty girls and twenty boys and keep them at the Indiana Masonic Home, but the Grand Lodge of England replied that they had made provision for their children and were not willing that they should be sent out of the home country. One charter was forfeited and two lodges consolidated. . In the list of deaths of other Grand Jurisdictions we note the names of our own Past Grand Masters, JOHN M . KINKEL and CHARLES N. FOWLER.
There is a very nice review of Kansas in the Proceedings covering other states.
IOWA—1941. HARRY L . SEARLE, as Grand Master, opened the Ninetyeighth Annual Communication with visitors present from Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and District of Columbia, and he, in turn, reports having visited North Dakota, Minnesota and Illinois. He dedicated two halls and made a number of interesting decisions all of which are in accord with Kansas law and practice. One charter was surrendered and the Grand Lodge raised a committee of five, of which the Grand Master is one, to consider action and carry it into effect concerning the welfare
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work in t h e Army and Navy matters for the draftees. The lodges observed their tenth "Simultaneous Meetings Night" with identical programs prepared by the Iowa Masonic Service Committee. A list' of lodges was made which had never been visited by a Grand Master. I t was found there were 176, of which Grand Master SEARLE visited twelve. The Grand Secretary, CHARLES C . HUNT
prepared a book for Masters and the Grand Lodge appropriated $700.00 for its printing. This is a very fine book; for I bought one. In it Brother HUNT has put his wealth of Masonic knowledge and experience. He prepared a digest of decisions by the Grand Masters of Iowa. The Grand Chaplain, JOHN B . HUBBARD, delivered a fine ad-
dress and among other good things said: A lot of people do not have the proper attitude toward life. Masonry has the right attitude. Whether you have It or not is your problem and that is the problem that confronts this country and confronts the world. The world has been graced by those who were what has been called of a dominating personality. There is such a thing as unselfish and sacrificial, leadership, and then there is the type of Napoleon, Alexander, Caesar, Hitler, Stalin and all the others down through history who call them-, selves dominating personalities. Dominating for what, is what I want to know? It is just a ruthless domination. We do not care for it in this country.
P a s t Grand Master, ERNEST R . MOORE, again gives the review of other Grand Lodges and devotes two pages to Kansas, of which one page covers quotations from the fine address by Past Grand Master YOUNG.
KENTUCKYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. The 140th Annual Communication w a s opened by Grand Master BOSWELL B. HODGKIN, who was b o m in 1908. He was Master of his lodge in 1935 and Grand Master w^hen he was thirty-one. He is a native son of a native son of Kentucky. Visitors were present from Virginia and Missouri, and twenty-one Past Grand Masers were present. During the year four Past Grand Masters died, to-wit: JAMES ELMER
WiLHELM,
CHARLES S.
RANKINS,
JAMES
GARNETT
and
THOMAS J. ADAMS. Brother GARNETT w a s also Grand Treasurer. They observed the annual reobligation day, two comerstones were laid and one charter arrested. We note the reversal of the Kentucky method from our own of wearing the apron as between the Fellow Craft and Master Masons. Six lodges were consolidated into two; forty-seven fifty year buttons were presented and there was a net gain of fifty-nine.
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The Grand Master quotes from HENRY VAN D Y K E : Four things a man must learn to do If he would keep his record true; To think, without confusion, clearly; To love his fellow-man sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely. T h e r e is a fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s f o r 1940 b y ALLEN C. T E R HUNE w i t h q u o t a t i o n s f r o m G r a n d M a s t e r Y o u n g a n d m a n y d e t a i l s of o u r P r o c e e d i n g s . W e w o u l d s u g g e s t t h a t B r o t h e r S T R A I N , our Grand Secretary, is a P a s t G r a n d Master.
LOUISIANAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. Grand Master J. CHRIS NUNGESSER, opened the 130th Annual
Communication of the the Grand Lodge of Louisiana and we note t h a t the Grand Representative for Kansas, RUDOLPH KRAUSE, w a s
present. Louisiana lost its Grand Treasurer, HORACE RAYMOND PEREZ,
and also the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, RUDOLPH LATZKO. One lodge room w a s dedicated and cor-
ner-stones were laid for a Baptist Church and one lodge. The Constitution was amended to permit the forming of District Lodges under By-Laws to be approved by the Grand Lodge b u t without authority to confer degrees or assess fees or dues. Three charters were surrendered. There is no review. The Grand Master stated: I am happy to report that Freemasonry is still a vital, living force in the Grand Jurisdiction of Louisiana, materially affecting the lives and souls of its votaries and those with whom they have relationship and contact. Despots and tyrants have cast their hideous and menacing shadows across humanity's path in the effort to extinguish the lights of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity and spread the darkness of Ignorance, Falsehood and Ambition over the face of the earth. Thus it is that our gentle Freemasonry has stood at the head of those organizations first to be liquidated by the despot, who seeks to destroy the forces which are inimical to his own designs.
The Grand Lodge adopted a Resolution authorizing the lodges to sponsor Chapters of the DeMolay provided it didn't cost anything. The Grand Master had interested himself in the adoption of a law to exempt from taxes Ma.sonic Temples established exclusively for Masonic purposes or from which the revenues were devoted to charity, but this w a s defeated by the votes of the citizens of Louisiana. Recognition w a s extended to the Grand Lodges of Tamaulipas, N. Baja de Estado Soberana, and Independiente El Potosi.
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MAINE—1941. Grand Master HAROLD H. MURCHIE opened the 122nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with visitors present from North Carolina, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Quebec and with the Representative for Kansas, JOHN H . LANCASTER,
present. We note from the Proceedings t h a t Past Grand Master, HAROLD E . COOKE, died; that there is a Wichita Water Company bond among the securities; that one Masonic Temple was dedicated; that the Grand Master took on some sort of public duty which required his attention and limited the time which he could devote to his Masonic duties, but we were not able to find the nature of this public work. The Acacia Club of Portland presented to the Grand Lodge for the use of the lodges in the state a film showing the WASHINGTON Memorial and its surroundings. A special Committee on Masonic Service presented a report t h a t the Grand Lodge go on record as favoring the establishment of Masonic Service Centers and that the lodges be encouraged to interest their individual members in supporting such centers, since the Grand Lodge was not in financial condition to participate. Grand Master MURCHIE was re-elected. The review is given by Rev. ASHLEY A. SMITH, who g^ves a
fine review^ of Kansas with pertinent comments on our Proceedings and among them a statement about the brevity of the reviews of other states by Kansas.
MANITOBA—1941. J. J. HENDERSON, the Grand Master, opened the Sixty-sixth Annual Communication with the Kansas Representative, M.'. W.'. JABEZ MILLER, present. Grand Master writes his experiences of a year ago and during the year as follows: One year ago I prayed, "Lord give me an understanding heart to discern between right and wrong that I may be able to lead this. Thy so great a people." During the year I have had the answer: "What doth the Lord reauire o£ thee, but to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God."
Visitors were present from North Dakota, Alberta and Minnesota. The Board of General Purposes presented a three fold program for helping win the war. 1. A rededication of Masons to the service of God. 2. Raising a fund of $50,000.00 for w a r needs. 3. Assistance in the evacuating of children from England.
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In carrying out No. 1 over five thousand Masons assembled at one time for the rededication. The sum of $21,000.00 has already been raised for No. 2 and 2,185 homes were opened to receive children from England for No. 3 of the above program. HUGH M . KERR, as Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Correspondence and devoted three pages to Kansas, commenting most kindly and quoting extensively from the fine address of Grand Master STRICKLAND.
MARYLAND—1940. M.'. W.'. JOHN H . HESSEY, as Grand Master, opened the 154th Annual Communication without the assistance of the Kansas representative. The Grand Lodge dedicated the windows for their new chapel toward the expense of which we note the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star contributed $45,000.00 and over $2,400.00 for the Endowment Fund. Some of the old time correspondence committees who used to ask, "What is this Eastern Star and why mention them in Masonic reports" might well check up on this item and they could see some of their work and have a good answer to their inquiry. The Grand Master set up examination blanks for the Masters of lodges covering various problems and methods of handling. A new museum has been opened and the Grand Master has hopes t h a t next year will show an increase of membership. He is very urgent about the support to be given for the welfare work near Cantonments for the boys who have been called for army training and urged support for the Masonic Service Association, whose aims were then set forth by Brother CARL CLAUDY, its Secretary. Splendid addresses were given by the Grand Masters of New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia and Connecticut and the Deputy Grand Master of Massachusetts and 146 pages are used in printing the names of the members of the lodges, but there is no correspondence report.
MASSACHUSETTS—1941. Grand Master JOSEPH EARL PERRY, in closing his third year as Grand Master opened the 207th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with guests from Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New^ Hampshire, Delaware and Maryland, and we note the presence of R.'. W.". GEORGE W . GRAY, as the Grand Representative of Kansas. Grand Secretary FREDERICK W . HAMILTON, who had served for a long period of time, died during the year.
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The P r o Grand Master of Finland w a s present and made a strong plea for his country and the Grand Master of Massachusetts and New York, in replying t o him, both assured him of the continued friendship and cooperation of our nation and his. No one foresaw we would now be in opposite camps fighting against allies of the other nation. This again shows that Masonry can not be too careful about its political assurances.
MINNESOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. The
Eighty-eighth
Annual
Communication
of the Grand
Lodge of Masons w a s opened by CHAUNCEY C . COLTON, the Dep-
uty Grand Master, acting as Grand Master, due to the death of the Grand Master, MiLO B. PRICE, who had died after one month in office. The acting Grand Master states that he carried out to the best of his ability the plans and program of Brother PRICE and the Necrology Committee gives a splendid account of the life and work of a very fine man. The report shows t h a t . one comer-stone was laid for a Masonic Temple and t h a t visitors were present from Manitoba, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa and that the Representative for Kansas, MONTREVILLE J. BROWN, was present. The
Grand Master visited the Grand Lodge of Manitoba, South Dakota and North Dakota and in his address has a few words of wisdom t o new inembers of the Grand Lodge as follows: Just as the Grand Lodge is no stronger than its subordinate lodges and draws its strength from the true spirit of Masonry developed therein, so no Grand Lodge can adequately lead and guide the subordinate lodges unless their representatives give careful study to the matters coming before Grand Lodge.
The Committee on Masonic Research and Instruction held fifteen successful district meetings. The Grand Orator, CHARLES N . PACE, delivered a splendid ad-
dress citing the beauty and usefulness of bridges, especially those spanning space between ignorance and knowledge, between bigot r y and brotherhood and between t h e Soul and God. A new Infirmary w a s built and equipped and is now in operation a t the Masonic Home. The Grand Lodge voted that the matter of contributions to the American Red Cross w^as one for each lodge to decide. If the lodge deemed the Red Cross a charitable organization it might contribute if it so desired. The Grand LiOdge adopted a resolution to amend t h e Constitution for a waiver of jurisdiction within the state and to have concurrent jurisdiction over brothers living in another state, near the border of such other state, or within the State of Minnesota near such border if such other states should permit the same concurrent jurisdiction. Past Grand Master, E. A. MONTGOMERY presents for the nineteenth year his usual fine report on Correspondence, including a splendid review of Kansas.
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MISSISSIPPI—1941. The 123rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by the Grand Master, G. W. DAVIDSON, who reports the arresting of two charters, surrendering of one charter and t h e consolidation of four lodges into two. He constituted two new lodges, laid one comer-stone and received visitors from Alabama, Louisiana and Illinois, as well as the Grand Representative of Kansas, ROBERT W . HINTON, J R . The Grand Master had no inspirational features in his address, but extended enough thanks to satisfy an Eastern Star meeting. The Grand Orator got quite heated up over the conditions of things in Congress and wanted to have some Congressmen shot, but mentioned no names. There is a nice review of Kansas by CHARLES H . MCCRAINE, JR.
MISSOURI—1941. The 121st Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri was opened by Senator HARRY S . TRUMAN, as Grand Master. He reports the death of Past Grand Master J u u u s C. GAKRELL, 1920, and VAN FREMONT BOOR, 1914; the latter of whom
was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason at Lawrence, Kansas. The Grand Master reports the consolidation of four lodges into two, the arresting of two charters and the dedication of sbc new halls; the gift of a hall for Morehouse Lodge made by one of its members with a kitchen and dining 'room fully equipped; the presentation of a large and beautiful mural painting to the Grand Lodge entitled "The Origin of Freemasonry." We note with interest that a bust of Dr. WILLIAM F . KUHN was unveiled and a" check for $1,000.00 gfiven to the Masonic Home by the WILLIAM F . KUHN Memorial Association. The memory of Dr. KUHN will live a long time in the minds of those who met him. An amendment to the Constitution was presented to be acted on a t the next communication to allow residents of other states to petition for membership in Missouri if a Waiver of Jurisdiction is obtained from the lodge in whose jurisdiction the petitioner resides. Visitors were present from Nebraska, Tennessee, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas and Mexico. The usual fine review of the Committee on Correspondence is made by Past Grand Master DENSLOW and he gives splendid and interesting information in regard to the history of Masonry in the Philippine Islands. He gives the time worn wail that Grand Masters of the present are not equal to the ability of Grand Mas-
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CORRESPONDENCE—NEBRASKA.
February,
ters of twenty years ago. It is the same old story thinking- that statesmen wrere members of Congress in the long ago, but only politicians are there now. We do not understand why RAY is so pessimistic, for it does not agpree with our ideas. We would also appreciate it if he would quit adding a t the end of his report about the GEORGE WASHINGTON Monument that Kansas has contributed the smallest sum of any state. After about ten years of these reminders, we can not believe this an item of news.
MONTANA—1940. The Seventy-sixth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by ETDWIN FREDLUND, as Grand Master, without the presence of the Kansas Representative, but with visitors from North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Nebraska and District of Columbia. The Grand Master reports laying a comer-stone, dedicating two temples, instituting one new lodge and issuing dispensations for two outdoor meetings. He spent one entire day at the Masonic Home, going into all of its activities and made several other shorter visits. He states: I was much pleased, after having made this personal survey and inspection, to find things so near to the very best one could wish for in an institution such as this, which generally and under the best circumstances is a big problem to handle. I am very proud of our Masonic Home; I think it is the finest asset of Montana Masonry. Brethren, you who neglect your opportunity to visit our Masonic Home now and then, and therefore fail to become familiar with its operations, its functions and its value to the Craft, must also naturally fail to sense the inspiration emanating through its channel of Masonic benevolence. The Grand Master had a busy year among the Montana lodges and visited Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. He reports a net gain of one this year and two last year and t h a t ten fifty year badges had been presented. He recommended the change of the meeting date to avoid the confusion caused by overlappings with the Eastern Star. He reports that members of the Masonic Home are required to transfer their real and personal property to the Home when admitted and, if they leave, it is returned to them less a charge of an average monthly cost during their membership in the Home. M.'. W.'. CLAUDE J. MCALLISTER presented the report of the
Correspondence Committee and on his recommendation the Grand Lodge recognized the Grand Lodges of Para, Brazil, and Paraiba, Brazil. He states that the report would be printed with the Proceedings, but we did not find it.
NEBRASKA—1941. The Eighty-fourth Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, EABL J. LEE, and we note the presence of the Representative for Kansas, HENRY H. HEILER.
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The Grand Master states: We foregather at a time in the history of the world when no man can foretell whether our civilization is to advance or again sink into the black abyss of the Dark Ages. History is made up of crisis follo;wing crisis, but never before have two diametrically opposed philosophies of Government come to grips with such intensity. On the one side is Totalitarianism with its aggressive brutality and on the other side is Democracy, which has been the great goal of man for the past two centuries. We note the death of two Past Grand Masters, FRANK H . WOODLAND and ANDREW H . VIELE, and in reading the tributes to
them we note the following: For one: For two years he was mayor of Norfolk and served nine years as a member of the Board of Education. He was a deacon in the Congregational Church. And for the other: He was for two years a member of the Board of Education and for twenty-three years its attorney and for more than ten years was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Masonic Home. And so it goes all over the nation; Masonry, Education, Church, fulfillment of civic duties; in other words Masonry in thought, action and religion. Three corner-stones were laid, four Masonic temples dedicated and visitations made to the Grand Lodges of Iowa, Wyoming, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois and Virginia. Two hundred dollars were donated to the Masons of Switzerland and $500.00 to the Masons of England. Forty-nine fifty year badges were presented. Every time I see the printed facsimile of the signature of Grand Secretary LEWIS E. SMITH, I expect to see the birdie fly out or the choir start the anthem. There is a fine topical review by Past Grand Master EDWIN D. CRITES, who covers the Masonic activities of the world in his one hundred pages. Kansas is mentioned in six places.
NEVADAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. The Grand Master, GEORGE P. COLEMAN, opened the Seventyseventh Annual Communication in the absence of the Kansas Representative. A special session was held in an outdoor meeting on the top of Mount Davison and the Grand Master reports a beautiful setting and a very inspirational gathering. Another special session of the Grand Lodge was held for laying the corner-stone of a postoffice and a third for attending the funeral of Past Grand Master AUGUSTUS F. AYMAR. Visitors were present from California and the Grand Master visited California in return. Degrees were conferred for the Grand Lodges of Nebraska, California, Texas, Utah and Arizona; four fifty year buttons and
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one sixty year certificate were conferred. A net gain of thirtythree members was shown in the state. The Grand Orator, GEORGE A. MONTROSE, among other good
things stated: The true Mason identifies the honor of his country with his own, nothing more conduces to the glory and beauty of one's country than the preservation of its civil and religious liberty. So let us make of Masonry a vast school of personal and civic rights. The Grand Secretary, EDWARD C . PETERSON, gives his third
annual report, including a very fine review of Kansas.
NEW BRUNSWICK—1940. Deputy
Grand
Master,
R.
DONALD
STEWXRT,
opened
the
Grand Lodge because of the death of the Grand Master, JOHN THORNTON, on April 26, 1940. The proceedings were routine in
their nature and were overshadowed by the thought of the w a r and the death of the Grand Master. Preparations are under way for the celebration of the Seventy-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. The pastor of Grand Master THORNTON'S church, after view-
ing his picture, as a tribute to the man and the Mason wrote the following poem: "Grand Master Builder, who thy taslc hast done Thy mind well knew the Beauty of the plan And Strength of Substance given to that man Who entering into Nature's glorious scheme Labored to build a Temple like the theme Of the Great Architect's transcendent thought With Square and Compass, plumbline, level, brought To high perfection, working all alone. To-day, as here upon thy face we look. We are admonished that, in this brief life That man alone attains to worthwhile praise Who, building, takes his pattern from that Book Whose precepts, love extol, excluding strife. Treading with caution o'er life's checkered maze."
NEW BRUNSWICK—1941. The
Seventy-fourth Annual Communication of ^the Grand
Lodge w a s opened b y the Grand Master, CHARLES A. ALEXANDER, and we note the presence of J. WILLIAM DUNCAN, a s t h e Grand
Representative for Kansas. The Grand Master reports the rededicatihg of one Masonic Hall that had been burned. Thirty-six hundred ($3,600.00) dollars w a s appropriated for buying Bren g^uns, $1,000.00 for relief of a i r raid victims and $560.00 for aid to children. The Constitution w a s amended to require actual residence
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for one year, rather than having only a domicile in the jurisdiction of the Lodge, also to compel uniform fees where there is more than one lodge in a town. The committee on the Grand Master's address congratulated him because he dealt only with affairs of t h e Grand Lodge a n d did not deal with world history. Well, we a r e sorry about it and that balances. Even Grand Lodges can be interested in affairs that deal with their own preservation. The committee then proceeds of its own accord to suggest: Particularly at this time when we are striving to preserve the principles of individual freedom, etc.
NEW HAMPSHIREâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. WAKREN
H . TUCKER,
as
Grand
Master,
opened
both
the
Eighty-second Semi-Annual Communication and the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. Kansas is particularly fortunate at this time in having as our Grand Representative the present Grand Master, ROBERT C . LAING, and he was present a t
both
meetings. There were visitors from Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut. During a good deal of the year the Grand Master wa.s sick and Deputy Grand Master LAING performed his duties. He refused a dispensation for a candidate to receive his First Degree a t the same meeting when elected. The JEREMY L . CROSS medaJ was presented to Grand M a s t e r JOSEPH EARL PERRY, of Massachusetts, for distinctive service. All
three degrees were conferred before the Grand Lodge and recognition was given to several Grand Lodges as follows: Unida Mexicana; Del Pacifico; Del Territorio Norte de la Baja, California; Nicaragua; Estada de Oaxaca and Occidental Mexicana. There is also a report showing the completion of recognition and exchange of representatives with Egypt; Para, Brazil; Tamaulipas, Mexico and Cosmos, Mexico. Resolutions were adopted fixing the salaries of the Grand Treasurer a t $300.00 per year and the Chairman of Correspondence a t $500.00 per year. The new Grand Master, in expressing the thanks for his election, also agreed to further the causes of Masonry, Relig^ion and Patriotism. . The F r a t e r n a l Correspondent, J. MELVIN DRESSER, reviewed
sixty-seven jurisdictions and finds that the trouble over liquor and gambling h a s disappeared and that the Declaration of Principles was either adopted or rejected by most of the Grand Lodges and that each appears to be satisfied with its own" decision. He asks for cooperation between present Masters with their immediate prospective successors in office and g^ves a fine reviews of Kansas, suggesting that we are too easy on lodges violating the constitutional requirements of four weeks between degrees; quotes from Grand Master STRICKLAND and speaks highly of our Masonic Home and the erecting of the Memorial to Colonel FITCH.
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MEXICO.
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NEW JERSEY—1941. C. LYLE HAGAMAN, as Grand Master, opened the 154th Annual Communication with visitors from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, Vermont, Delaware, Illinois and District of Columbia. We note the presence of M.'. W.'. ARTHUR POTTERTON, as the Grand Representative of Kansas. The Grand Master reports the death of Past Master LESLIE A. BURRITT and that camping facilities at the Masonic Home were provided for fifty-six boys and thirty-one girls. The Grand Master states: I am fully aware of the part our boys and girls will be expected to play in the Masonry and world of tomorrow. If we can maintain the character of our youth and instill in the hearts of the young the principles of brotherly love, friendship and the practice of the Golden Rule, we need have no fear of the morrow. He visited other states as follows: Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Delaware, West Virginia, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts and District of Columbia; was given the privilege of presenting a fifty year token to his own father and in turn was presented with a HENRY PRICE Medal by the Grand Master of Massachusetts. The Grand Lodge agreed to receive and exchange Representatives with Nicaragua. There is a splendid review of Kansas by R.'.
w.'.
DAVID MCGREGOR.
IVEW MEXICO—1941, ADOLPH S. WALTER as Grand Master, opened the Sixty-fourth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico with visitors from Colorado and Texas. He reported one comer-stone laying and one hall dedicated. We note the absence of the Kansas Representative. The friendly relationships between New Mexico and Kansas are shown by the request of Chapman Lodge No. 2 of Las Vegas for Newahcuba Lodge No. 189 of Stockton to confer the degrees and the ^request of Carrizozo Lodge No. 41 for Armourdale Lodge No. 271 of Kansas to confer the degrees. We also note t h a t Valley Center Lodge No. 364 of Kansas requested Temple Lodge No. 6 of Albuquerque to confer the degrees for our Grand Lodge. The New Mexico Grand Lodge is flirting with an idea of a Low 12 Club and trying to avoid any responsibility while adopting By-Laws and other reg^ations. There is a nice review of Kansas by Past Grand Master JOHN MILNE with extensive quotations from Grand Master STRICKLAND.
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NEW YORK—1941. M.'. W.'. HENRY C . TURNER opened the 160th Annual Com-
munication with visitors present from Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Vermont, Delaware, District of Columbia, Mexico and North Carolina. We note from t h e Proceedings that $500.00 were given t o the Swiss Grand Lodge and $2,000.00 to the Grand Lodge of England for Relief Work; t h a t the HENRY PRICE Medal of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts w a s presented by its Grand Master to Grajid Master TURNER. The Judge Advocate decided that a Masonic prosecution for fraud practiced on another brother could not take place more than five years after the fraudulent act, although the fraud was not discovered for a long time. We don't agree with that type of technical operation. An offense where no pardon is asked is still unmasonic and each day that no pardon is asked or sought should be a new" offense. The Grand Lodge recognized Nicaragua and Dominican Republic. The reviewer, Judge SCUDDER, quotes from Pennsylvania as follows: One thing the Committee notices, and that Is the increasing desire of the children to throw the burden of their parents upon the Masonic Homes, instead of taking it upon themselves. In many cases the children do not seem to care and, for some reason or other, have lost interest in what may happen to their parents. During the last year we have probably had more cases than ever before whore the children could give substantial help if they were so inclined, but they seem to have become hardened and are rather indifferent to what happens to the parents.
NEW ZEALAND—1940. The Grand Lodge was opened by Grand Master CHARLES J. RONALDSON, without the assistance of the Kansas Representative. The report has a great deal to do with the w a r situation. We note that 7,500 pounds were transferred from the Benevolent Fund to the Special W a r Benevolent Ftmd and t h a t their rules were changed to permit rehabilitation loans to soldiers from this war, as well a s from t h e first World W a r and a loan of 10,000 poimds without interest during the w a r to the Government and a gift of 5,000 pounds for patriotic purposes. An interesting account is given of an entertainment and reception of the New Zealand officers and soldiers in the New Zealand forces while they were in England, b y New Zealand Lodge 5175, London. We note the death of two P a s t Grand Masters, M.". W.'. S. C U F T O N BIGHAM and M.'. W.". J A M E S JACOB ESSEN.
The business transactions of the New Zealand lodge a r e always bandied in a very fine manner and this report shows Eill the other affairs in good shape.
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DAKOTA.
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NORTH CAROLINA—1941. The 154th Annual Communication w a s opened by THOMAS J. HARKINS, the Grand Master, with the Grand Representative for Kansas, Z. V. SNIPES, present.
Among other good things the Grand Master stated: Freemasonry Is more than just a Fraternity among men with its rituals, its form and its degrees. Back of these things is the real spirit of Masonry which gives to it life, vitality, and power. Freemasonry is a vital force with a mission to fulfill within the frame work of the plans of the Great Architect of the Universe.
He dedicated t w o temples, gave the charter to one lodge, Acacia, a t High Point, dedicated the chapel of the Masonic and Eastern S t a r Home and reported the death of two Past Grand Masters, CLAUDE L . PRIDGEN and FRANCIS D . WINSTON. The Su-
preme Court had decided that a Masonic building of any kind was taxable if any portion of it was rented for commercial purposes, b u t the tax authorities interpreted this to apply t o t h e commercial portion of the building, but not to that part exclusively devoted to Masonic purposes. Only seven of the Grand Lodges are covered in the review and Kansas w a s not included.
NORTH DAKOTA—1941. The Fifty-second Annual Communication w a s opened by EUGENE NAYLOR, the Grand Master. He reports the death of Past Grand M a s t e r F R A N K H . SPRAGUE, and Grand Chaplain REUBEN
A. BEARD. Visitors w^ere present from Montana, Minnesota, South Dakota, Manitoba a n d the District of Columbia. The Grand Master states: Masonic conditions over the entire State have definitely improved since last we met in Grand Lodge. The conditions of Agriculture during the last crop season were immeasurably improved and this better economic situation has been reflected in our Lodges. When we come to consider financial conditions in some of our State and National Governments and the ease with which debts are piled up, we are favorably impressed with the financial management of the greater number of our lodges. The Grand Secretary, WALTER L . STOCKWELL, was joined by
the brethren of the state in celebrating his fiftieth Masonic birthday. The Grand Master reports a fine party for Brother STOCKWELL, but just what did the Grand Master meem by saying "Two events always stand out prominently when a meeting is called on behalf "of = Brother STOCKWELL, first, there must be a n abundant repast and-then there must be an opening for an address." Well we all know WALTER'S capacity and intensity both ways.
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The librarian reports a good deal of interest In the library and the circulation of many books within the state and we also note that five books were sent to Kansas for reference. Brother WALTER H . MURFIN presented his thirteenth review and he deals very kindly with Kansas. It is quite amusing to have him try to explain to Brother KARSNER, of the District of Columbia, that the one thousand orators were engaged in a High School Oratorical Contest and not at a Grand Lodge Session, but we believe they were both places, for we know these North Dakota brethren. He took the time to put Oklahoma in its place over severing relations with New 'Jersey on account of a lodge having negro members and cited additional states for action by Oklahoma, as follows: New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Vermont, and the Jurisdictions of England and Scotland.
NOVA SCOTIA—1941. The Grand Master, A. J. MACDONALD, conducted the Seventysixth Annual Communication with the assistance of the Grand Representative of Kansas, JOHN G. MITCHELL. A splendid sermon was given by the Grand Chaplain, MACLEOD, from Isaiah 40:28, rehearsing the opportunities and duties of the Israelites and also of all modem nations. Six fifty year jewels were conferred and the entire meeting was overshadowed by the war, but with the spirit of hopefulness that Great Britain would come out successful. The Jurisprudence Committee with REGINALD V. HARRIS presented the report of Fraternal Relations and covers the relations of Nova Scotia with Foreign Grand Lodges, particularly Mexico, Egypt and France. The Grand Historian has prepared additional chapters on History of the Grand Lodge and also of the Maritime Provinces.
OHIO—1941. The 132nd Annual Communication was opened by CHARLES R. WILSON, Grand Master. A fine welcoming address was given' by Governor BRICKER and the whole session was full of the splendid feeling you always find in a report of the Ohio proceedings. The Grand Master calls attention to the degree teams of factories and other organizations conferring third degrees on fellow employees and the danger of innovations or changes creeping into the work. He reports eight temples dedicated and the laying of two comer-stones. He recommends the use of the book of poems by NELSON WILLIAMS as a text book for educational work. Those of us who know Brother WILLIAMS agree with him that this would be a fine enterprise not only for Ohio, but for other Jurisdictions. Three thousand five hundred dollars was sent to the Grand Lodge of England for hospital and other welfare work. There is a very
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fine review of Kansas by EARLE STEWART, Past Grand Master and Foreign Correspondent. Our own Grand Master, ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, comes in for more than a solid page of quotations.
OKLAHOMA—1941. THOMAS G. COOK, as Grand Master of Oklahoma, opened the Thirty-third Annual Communication with visitors from Arkansas, Washington, Nebraska and Texas, taut without the representative from Kansas. The address of welcome to the Grand Lodge reflected the present condition throughout the world and the response by Past Grand Master MULDROW representing Tennessee, was full of the wisdom of his years of service. The Grand Master reports the death of P a s t Grand Master EARLE BEEBE, who served as Grand Master in 1907. He further showed his attendance at the meeting of the Grand Masters and the Masonic Service Association in Washington and t h a t he had visited the Grand Lodge of Texas and a large- number of the Oklahoma lodges. He reported the finances in good shape and t h a t the Homes for the aged members and children were performing their Masonic purposes. He speaks with great enthusiasm of the work of the Eastern Star and he helped to reorganize the Masonic Home News into a monthly magazine t o be supported by subscribers without advertising. He consolidated ten lodges into five,, arrested one charter, received the surrender of one charter, laid the comer-stone of five school buildings and one church, gave the usual dispensations and one, which is unusual in Kansas, to permit the installation of officers on Sunday. The Grand Secretary reports a net loss of almost one thousand. There is a fine review of Kansas for 1940 with quotations from Grand Master YOUNG and Grand Orator JACKSON and an appreciated bouquet for this reviewer by P a s t Grand Master C. A. STURGEON, now the Grand Secretary. The entire session moved along with the usual good will, grace and dignity of the Grand •Lodge of Oklalioma.
ONTARIO—1941. The Eighty-sixth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by J. A. DOBBIE, Grand Master, with visitors from Quebec, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts and England. We note with pleasure t h a t the Grand Representative for Kansas, TIMOTHY C . WARDLEY, served' a s Chairman of the Committee on Benevolences and was elected as the new Deputy Grand Master.
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One hundred ten thousand dollars were collected for aid to the British Masons, part of-which was distributed in Canada to the wives and children of English and Scotch Masons who were not allowed to send any money from Great Britain to Canada, even for the support of their own families. The Proceedings of Kansas for 1940 and 1941 were reviewed with extensive quotations from both Grand Master YOUNG and Grand Master STRICKLAND.
We note a rather spirited argument between M.'. W.'. W. A. DEWOLFE SMITH, the reviewer for British Columbia, and the re-
viewer for Ontario, over the use of the name "The Grand Lodge A. F . & A. M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario."
PENNSYLVANIA—1941. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was opened by its Grand Master, R.'. W.'. WILLIAM H . BBEHM, with visitors from Illinois and
Delaware. The Grand Master reports making one Mason a t sight and that dispensations were granted to a t least three applicants who were only twenty years of age. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence reported that, in their opinion, recognition should not be granted to Chihuahua and Para, Brazil and in each case gave t h e reason t h a t the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania had already recognized another Grand Lodge in each country; which does not seem to consider the fact that there are various states in each country just as there are in the United States of America.
QUEBEC—1939. The Sitxy-ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by the Grand Master DUNCAN MCLELLAN. Kansas w a s
represented by Most Worshipful E. A. EVANS. The Grand Chaplain F . SCOTT MACKENZIE gave a very fine address from which we quote: Innovations in Masonry are taboo; the ancient landmarks are inviolable. And yet, notwithstanding the revolutionary changes that have taken place in the world of thought throughout the centuries of Masonic history, during all of which the constitution of Masonry has remained unchanged and its ancient usages and customs have been zealously preserved, it remains a living force still, an influential factor in the life of society, attracting and holding the interest and devoted loyalty of a multitude of men of all ranks and classes and of all degrees of culture and learning. This is a simple fact, explain it how we may. And I for one refuse to believe that there is no explanation of it, that Masonry has just happened to survive, for no particular reason at all, amid so much that has perished and been forgotten in the onward march of history. The survival of Masonry is no accident. There must be a reason for it. There
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must be that in Masonry which ministers to and answers a deep-seated, constant and universal human need. Otherwise it would not continue to make its appeal and awaken the human interest that it does. It would have disappeared from the world long ago. It lives, because it contains within itself that which men recognize to be of genuine worth, to themselves and t o their fellommen.
There is a splendid review of the 1938 Proceedings for Kansas by P a s t Grand Master, E. A. EVANS, who was very active in the Grand Lodge.
QUEENSLAND—1941. The Grand Master, LESLIE O . WILSON, for the seventh con-
secutive year, has served as Grand Master and reports two new lodges, the dedication of one temple; that fifty pounds were donated for Greek Relief and that P a s t Grand Master ALEXANDER COKRIE died. Grand Master appointed a P r o Grand Master, a Deputy Grand Master and an Assistant Grand Master, and although he appointed three Senior Grand Deacons and three Junior Grand Deacons and six Grand Stewards, he appointed only one Grand Organist. Most of the time was taken up with matters concerning w a r and the routine business of the Grand Lodge.
RHODE ISLAND—1941. The 150th Annual Communication w a s opened by Grand Master GEORGE FRANKLIN WARD with visitors from Maine,' Connecticut, New Jersey, Vermont and Massachusetts. The Grand Master also visited the Grand Lodges of Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine. We note from the Proceedings t h a t a corporation was ordered to be formed for the purpose of establishing "The Masonic Grand Lodge Charities of Rhode Island," to handle all charitable funds; t h a t a cipher ritual was ordered adopted and a committee appointed to prepare one. Preparations were made for their SesquiCentennial Celebration a t the next session of the Grand Lodge; and the Jurisprudence Committee proposed an amendment to the Constitution to require each new candidate to contribute $2.00 apiece to t h e GEORGE WASHINGTON Masonic Memorial. We note the death of Past Grand Master F R E D HOWARD BARROWS.
An extended report was filed by the Committee investigating the establishment of a Masonic Home, b u t the matter w a s laid over for further consideration. There is no review of other jurisdictions.
SASKATCHEWAN—1941. The Thirty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by A. O. BROOKS, as Grand Master, with visitors from
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Manitoba and Alberta, but in the absence of the Kansas Representative. The flags of Great Britain and of the United States were presented and placed side by side. The Grand Master notes the death of our Past Grand Masters, JOHN M. KINKEL and CHARLES N . FOWLER, and extends his sympathy to Kansas in well
chosen words. He visited Montana where their Grand Lodge held a special reception for him and the Grand Officers who accompanied him. The Grand Master also visited Calgary and the Deputy Grand Master acted as his personal representative a t t h e One Hundredth Anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Illinois and made an extensive report, explaining the methods of operation of the Illinois Grand Lodge. The Grand Master also appointed the Deputy Grand Master as the chairman of the committee to have charge of the care of British children who might be evacuated during the w a r but the British Government did not permit the evacuation of such children. Among other fine things the Grand Master stated: Today in all the confusion of thought. Freemasonry rests upon a solid foundation—belief in God, freedom of the individual in thought, speech and action, and the practice of every social and moral virtue. Empires have come and gone, schools of thought arisen and been forgotten, but Freemasonry remains. Has it enough vision, enough devotion to its ideals, enough Faith to assume leadership in the moral field, enough virility to measure up to its opportunity for service, and carry into active operation the ideals of Truth, Justice and Freedom?
Six fifty year buttons were presented. In a splendid review by W. M. MARTIN, the Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, Kansas was fully reviewed from a very sympathetic and brotherly standpoint.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA—1941. ANDREW O . YOUNG opened the Grand Lodge with our Grand Representative, W. H. ESSEX, present.
The Board of General i Purposes presented the need of economy, the establishment of a War Relief distinct from the Charity Fund; the remission of Grand Lodge dues for those in military seivice, the care of evacuee children from England, and the acceptance of offers from the Dominion of Canada to entertain Masons and sons of Masons.
SOUTH CAROLINA—1941. S. MANER
MARTIN,
as
Grand
Master,
opened
the
204th
Annual Communication without the assistance of the Kansas Representative. Visitors were present from Virginia, Dis-
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trict of Columbia and Georgfia. The Grand Master states that he rejoices in the conditions, Masonically and financially, in Carolina and throughout the United States, b u t reminds us of the conditions abroad. He annoimces the death of Past Grand Chaplain, J O H N H . GRAVES, a Methodist minister, who for ten years served
the Grand Lodge. The reports of the District Deputies show that Masonry is up and going and the report of 325 net gain in membership shows that conditions a r e getting better. The Grand Master recommends the securing of corporate charters from the state for all lodges, a s the South Carolina Supreme Court has recently rendered a decision t h a t all lodges, unless incorporated, are voluntary associations and each member is liable for the debts of the lodge. Reviews are by Junior Grand Warden, HENRY COLLINS, and Kansas is g:iven a fine mention with extensive quotations from Past Grand Master YOUNG. We can not agree with the Committee on Fraternal Correspondence in all that it says in the following: The George Washington Memorial is still unfinished. So long as it remains so it stands as a symbol of Masonic failure, or lack of co-operation, or laclc of appreciation of a great Mason.
Its unfinished condition m a y show^ a lack of common sense on the part of some promoters, but it is not necessarily an indication of lack of appreciation of GEORGE WASHINGTON, nor of Masonic
solidarity.
SOUTH DAKOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. The Sixty-seventh Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master CHARLES N . HALL.
He reports the death of P a s t Grand Master WILLIAM J. M C M A K I N ; the granting of twenty-one dispensations to shorten the time between the degrees on account of military and naval service and the dedication of one temple. P a s t Grand Master J. E. CROCKETT, as Foreign Correspondent, pays a tribute to the other Correspondents and their work as follows: Pursuant to economic actions of the Grand Lodge this review must be brief and will necessitate omitting many items most valuable, for it is from the Grand Lodge Proceedings that the Golden Sheaves freshly gathered from the pens of their Grand Masters are to be found. Neither am I unmindful of my fellow reviewers, nor of the long and tedious hours spent assembling those valuable reviews for the Craft in their labor of love.
We note the similarity of the name of the Grand Secretary of South Dakota, ELVIN F . STRAIN, to t h a t of our much appreciated Grand Secretary in Kansas, ELMER F . STRAIN. We hope there are no CAMPBELLS present. (Matt. 23:24).
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TENNESSEE—1941. PAUL FISHER LANIUS, as Grand Master, opened the 127th
Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with fourteen P a s t Grand Masters present. He opened his address with a quotation from the Psalms known to all of u s : "Bless the Lord O my soul." He proceeded to recount many of the blessings of America and Americans. He announced the death of their Grand Treasurer Emeritus, GARNETT N . MORGAN, and their Grand Treasurer, Past Grand Master EDWARD R . BURR, and also Past Grand Masters GEORGE L. HARTWICK and QUINCY ADAMS TIPTON.
The Grand Master is a minister and 'one Sunday night two hundred fifty Masons surprised him by attending in a body. He attended meetings in Virginia and Illinois, speaks strongly for the Grand Masters' Association in Washing:ton, D. C , heartily approves of their method of outside support for recipients of Masonic charity and compares their average cost of 32 cents per day for 466 people to the average of $1.30 per day for those states which operate homes. This writer has visited the Tennessee Home and they had a fine arrangement which they abandoned for their present system. The Grand Master tangled with the Shrine and two Imperial Potentates over public dances on Saturday night and apparently more than held his own. He indorsed an organization known a s the "Crusaders" whose object was to smoke out Unamerican activities. Four charters were surrendered and he suspended three Masters of lodges for unbecoming conduct; laid one corner-stone, dedicated two halls, consolidated two lodges; healed eleven candidates who received degrees with intervals of less than twentyeight days, appointed twenty-three trial commissions; and had visitors from Kentucky, Virginia and Nebraska. The review, as usual, is by Past Grand Master JOHN THOMAS PEELER, and he deals very gently with Kansas and quotes extensively from the address of Past Grand Master YOUNG. There has always been a close tie between Tennessee and Kansas and so it gives us unusual sorrow to announce that since the Grand Lodge adjourned and the report of the committee was written Brother PEELER died. He was always wide awake to all of the good points in all the Grand Lodges, but seemed to especially approve the method of procedure in Kansas. He was b o m September 19, 1868 in Henderson County, Tennessee, and died at Nashville on February 11, 1941.
TEXAS—1940. The Grand Master, LEO HART, opened the 105th Annual Communication with visitors from Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Oklahoma and Iowa. The Grand
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Master laid thirteen comer-stones and refused two others because the buildings were of brick veneer construction. He visited Louisiana in person and sent representatives to Oklahoma, Missouri, New Mexico and Arkansas. He recommended the establishment of an emergency fund of $5,000.00, all or any part of which might be used by the Grand Master for a n y unusual call for help and also recommended that oil paintings of the first and last Presidents of Texas as a sovereign country be secured, as they were both eminent Masons. The report shows net increases for the last three years as follows: 1938—1479 members; 1939—2068 members; 1940—2173 members;
and that the average age of the 3,453 Masons who were raised in 1940 is thirty-one years and ten months. This would show that men of all ages are seeking the Masonic privileges. Some reviewers seem t o worry about the young men not joining, but it seems to me they are joining and that Masonry appeals to men of all ages which is really a most healthy situation. Rev. M A X STRANG, of Dallas, gave a fine address from which
we quote t h e following short poem: The Are His But
roses red upon my neighbor's vine. owned by him but they are also mine. is t h e cost and his the labor too. mine as well as his, t h e joy their loveliness to view, Thus I am rich because a good man grew A rose-clad vine for all his neighbor's view. For this I know that others plant tor me. And what they own my joy may also be. So why be selfish when so much that's fine Is grown for you upon your neighbor's vine?
There is a very nice review of Kansas by Past Grand Master W. M. FLY, and there is also a splendid foreword in regard to the conditions of Masonry throughout the world. In responding for the P a s t Grand Masters our old friend, JOHN TEMPLE RICE uses the following l a n g u a g e : We must not linger too long on the accomplishments of the past. Year by year they become a heritage and a tradition. We have seen great nations that have had an afterglow, but the thought I want to convey to you this morning, the idea that 1 want you to carry with you is that whatever the accomplishments of the past may have been, whatever advancement has been made for the good of Masonry in this state and for the nation at large, a great responsibility rests upon each and every individual here this morning, and upon the shoulders of each of the 100,000 Master Masons of Texas, and we are interested now In your life today, and what you are doing for this great Order, and what your purposes and intentions are tor the tomorrow, when that sun rises.
VERMONT—1941. The 148th Annual Communication was opened by Deputy Grand Master PERLEY CONANT VOTER, owing to the death of
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M.'. W.'.. WALTER S . FENTON, the Grand Master who had served just one month at the time of his death. ^
Vermont also lost its Grand Sefcretary
M.'. w . ' .
during the year,
ARCHIE SHERMAN HARRIMAN.
We note by the record that visitors were present from Quebec, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine, and that the Representative for Kansas v/as absent. One hall was dedicated; Nicaragua was recognized and SAMUEL G . WILES was appointed as Grand Representative near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. The death of Past Grand Masters FOWLER and KINKEL, of Kansas, were reported. Provision was made for a certificate for Past District Deputy Grand Masters and for their reception with Grand Officers at all District Meetings. Committee on Revision of Funeral Services outlined six points they were striving for: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
To give comfort. To use an alternative short service if no other ceremonies. That the apron be a symbol of enduring fellowship. The procession at the grave be omitted. The Master alone deposit the evergreen. That the service express the hope in immortality.
A full page review on the 1940 Proceedings of Kansas is given, containing quotations from Grand Master YoUNG.
VICTORIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940, The Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Victoria was opened by Grand Master WILLIAM JAMES BYRNE, with the
Kansas Representative, R.'. W.'. R. A. ROWE, P.S.G.W., present. We note that they had as visitor Grand Master J. S. BATTYE, of Western Australia. The Grand Master's address was taken up with thanks to the various officers and a discussion of the w a r and its aims, including a statement with reference to their "Gallant ally France." There was adopted an amendment permitting any lodge to remit the annual subscription of any member who has enlisted for active service in the war; an appropriation of 1,000 pounds for the purchase of two ambulances for the Commonwealth and an additional 1,000 pounds for the British Bombing Relief Fund. Apparently there is a great deal of difference of opinion in Victoria as to the methods of conducting their Grand Lodge and they had a warm argument over the method of selecting the members of one of their important boards. Some of the brethren tried to eliminate the power of the Grand Master to appoint part of the members, but no change w a s made.
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VIRGINIA—1941. The Grand Master, THOMAS J. TRAYLOR, opened the 163rd An-
nual Communication and we note the presence of Past Grand Master THOMAS W . HOOPER, a s Grand Representative for Kansas.
In starting his address the Grand Master asked, Can we lift our eyes as we close the book And say with a fast beating heart, "Dear Lord it has been a perfect year Because I have done my part." He shows four lodges were consolidated into two, one charter was surrendered and there were visitors from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, South Carolina, Illinois, Nebraska, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, New York and West Virginia. Under the editorship of Dr. WILLIAM MOSELEY BROWN the
Grand Lodge published a series of eight booklets sponsored by the Committee on Education and Information. The first two booklets deal with the Committee on Education and the officers of the Lodge. No. 3 is "Taking the First Step," and is sent to the candidate after he has been elected and is designed to prepare him for the work he will receive. No. 4 is entitled "The Postulant," and is to be given shortly before receiving the First Degrees. No. 5 is "The Degree of Entered Apprentice," after receiving the First Degree. No. 6, after the Second Degree is given, "The Degree of Fellowcraft." No. 7 "The Degree of Master Mason" after taking the Third Degree, and as No. 8 some weeks later he is to be given "Further Light in Masonry." JAMES M . CLIFT, the Grand Secretary, as the Committee for
Fraternal Correspondence, has a fine review of Kansas and of all other lodges also. He refers to Grand Master YOUNG'S address and that of Grand Orator JACKSON, and considers the pleasant financial condition of the Grand Lodge of Kansas and that of our Kansas Masonic Home and has a good word for your reviewer.
WASHINGTON—1941. The Eighty-fourth Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master MATHEW W . HILL, who simply submitted his printed address without reading it and we think that was a shame, for it was very fine. Here is a little extract showing the mind of the man: I used to wonder what a Grand Master thought while he was waiting in the Tyler's room to be received. On my first visit, in the instant before the door opened, two lines from an old hymn flashed through my mind. "Help me the slow of heart to move. By some clear winning word of love."
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And I paraphrased that into a prayer that somehow something might be said or done which would make some Brother see or feel the beauty, the purpose and the power of Masonry; that some brother might be quickened and inspired to try Masonry as a way of life, and of death, for truly the Mason must be prepared to lay down his life, rather than forfeit his integrity. T h e t i m e of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of Washing^ton i s n o t s o v a l u a b l e it c o u l d n ' t t a k e e n o u g h t o h e a r t h a t a d d r e s s . W e t o o k t i m e t o r e a d it. T h r e e P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s died, W A L T E R F . M E I E R ,
JAMES
McCORMACK a n d W I L L I A M J . S U T T O N , a n d t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of
the Masonic Home, WILLIAM FERGUSON. Three n e w temples were dedicated, t w o c o m e r - s t o n e s laid a n d t w o c h a r t e r s a r r e s t e d . T h e r e were visitors from Montana, North D a k o t a and Oregon. W e note t h e d e a t h of t h e f o r m e r G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , W A L T E R J . THOMPSON, a n d t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of H . S U M M E R S B E N N E T T ,
a s t h e n e w R e p r e s e n t a t i v e . Official r e c o g n i t i o n w a s g i v e n t o t h e d e a t h s of o u r P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s , C H A R L E S N . F O W L E R a n d J O H N M. KINKEL. A n e x h a u s t i v e a n d v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g h i s t o r y of t h e g e n e a l o g y of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of W a s h i n g t o n is p r e s e n t e d b y H O W A R D A . H A N S O N , t h e M a s t e r of R e s e a r c h L o d g e N o . 281 a n d t h e G r a n d Historian. I t gives t h e descent through various G r a n d Lodges f r o m t h e G r a n d L o d g e of E n g l a n d . A c u m u l a t i v e s u p p l e m e n t of all c h a n g e s in t h e code a n d all r u l i n g s a n d decisions of G r a n d M a s t e r s since 1931, w h e n t h e n e w code w a s a d o p t e d , is p r i n t e d . A R T H U R W . D A V I S , a s C h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e s t a r t s h i s r e v i e w of K a n s a s b y s a y i n g : We could write a complete review of the proceedings of this Grand Jurisdiction and comment alone on Grand Master STRICKLAND'S address and the oration of Brother SCHWEOLER, as they are both the utterances of great souls.
WESTERN AUSTRALIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. T h e G r a n d L o d g e w a s o p e n e d b y J . S. B A T T Y E , t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , a n d w e n o t e t h a t o u r K a n s a s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , S. C. S E I N O R , w a s p r e s e n t . I n h i s a d d r e s s , t h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e f e r s v e r y feeli n g l y t o t h e w a r a n d "before t h e p r e s e n t a t t a c k s w e r e m a d e . H e states: The hardness of this task must be apparent to us all, but the confidence with which our Empire is undertaking it must cause our enemies both within and without furiously to think. I have sometimes tried to analyse the underlying causes of that confidence. I t seems to rne that the British people, as a whole, have, for centuries past, thought and talked of a world governed by faith in God, by regard for honetsy and truth, by a desire for freedom and liberty, and by a belief that harmony and goodwill can only be achieved by observing the canon of the Golden Rule. We
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have thought all these things, we have talked these things, and we have taught these things. These ideas have become so ingrained in our system that they have become as crimson threads woven into the very texture of our being. They have been the common conception of the race, and by no section more earnestly advocated than by Freemasons. The Grand Master is attempting to unite the two Constitutions in his country, the Scottish Constitution and the one over which he presides. Apparenly he got very little cooperation from the Grand Lodge of Scotland which seemed to think the Australians a r e not capable of handling their own affairs, or were not willing to surrender jurisdiction over lodges they had established in Western Australia a long time ago. We do not see why Scotland should continue to claim jurisdiction within an allied country and part of the British Dominion when the local Grand Lodge h a s assumed jurisdiction over its own territory. The review is by JAMES W . E . ARCHDEACON, who changed the
form of his report from the original type to a topical review.
WEST VIRGINIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1940. ROBERT S. LEMON, Grand Master, opened the Seventy-sixth Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge and we note the presence of visitors from Virginia and New Jersey. We a r e very glad to report the advancement of the Grand Senior Warden, J. BERNARD DODRILL, who is the Representative for Kansas, to
the Station of Deputy Grand Master and by the time this is printed he will probably be the Grand Master of West Virginia. We also note the death of Past Grand Master and Grand Treasurer FRED C . STEINBICKER, and also the death of Past Grand Master WILLIAM T . MORRIS. Five comer-stones were laid and a net loss of 195 was sustained. New representatives were appointed for Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Tasmania, all of which Grand Lodges had been recognized a t the 1939 Communication. One dispensation for a new lodge was issued South Charleston Lodge U. D. and one lodge building was burned. There is a very fine report and review of aJl jurisdictions by the Senior Past Grand Master, LEWIS N . TAVENNER but especially of Kansas, with pleasing quotations from Grand Master YOUNG and Grand Orator JACKSON, our Kansas Masonic Home report and our report of the Committee on Correspondence. Brother TAVENNER uses the following fine thought: While, of course, the Masons' heart strings are touched with the distress inflicted (by the war), and the prospect that they will require a great exercise of loyalty, we must rely upon that faith we all pledged as the foundation of our trust before initiation, and accept the same as safe today in that faith. With whatever criticisms are to be found of our concordant bodies, the interest shown therein is the result of a desire for further light, the discovery of the lost word, is confirmation of that teaching of the immortality of the soul, and the resurrection of the body.
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WISCONSEV—1941. Grand Master DAVID O . STINE, opened the Ninety-seventh Annual Communication with guests from Minnesota. One Warden was suspended for"unmasonic conduct. Seventytwo fifty year buttons were presented and the Grand Master visited the Grand Lodges of Dakota, Illinois and Minnesota. We quote one pertinent remark of the Grand Master t h a t we wish every Mason would commit to memory, as follows: S o m e h a v e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e G r a n d L o d g e is t h e i r i n s t i t u t i o n a s c e r t a i n l y a s t h e i r local lodge.
quite
There is a fine review of Kansas by P a s t Grand Master FRANK JENKS who quotes more than a solid page of eight point tj^e from Grand Master YOUNG'S address. Well, we liked it also, Brother JENKS. We note further that Brother JENKS refers to our limitation of fifty pages for the Correspondence Report and, of course, we could fill and would like to use more pages, even the one hundred sixty pages Brother JENKS has used this year, but we note that his Grand Master recommends it be cut to one hundred pages for future years. The Representative for Kansas was absent.
WYOMING—1941. Visitors were present from the District of Columbia, Utah, Nebraska, Colorado, Idaho and Montana, when CONRAD JOHNSON, as Grand Master, opened the Sixty-seventh Annual Communication. We note from the Proceedings that forty-three lodges in the state observed WASHINGTON'S birthday with appropriate programs; that a resolution to establish a Masonic Home was not adopted; t h a t the Grand Secretary, J. M. LOWNDES, retired on account of his health, but was elected as Grand Secretary Emeritus, at a fixed salary of $900.00 per year; and that the Jurisprudence Committee recommended that no action be taken on the subject of life membership until one year later, but that a special committee be directed to continue their investigations and bring in a report. There is a fine review by Past Grand Master JOSEPH M . LOWNDES in which h e . quotes extensively from Grand Master STRICKLAND of Kansas.
INDEX.
Address of Grand Master
423
Biographical Sketch of M.'. W.'. ROSCOE E . PETERSON
507
Committee Reports: Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D Correspondence Credentials Finance Jurisprudence Necrology Reports of Grand Officers Trials and Punishments -
483 486 411 489 494 468 466 467
Committees Appointed
499
District Deputy Grand Masters
504
Grand Officers for 1942
408,498
Grand Officers Since Organization
535
Grand
542
Representatives
Grand Secretaries of Other Grand Lodges
540
Honor Roll, Fifty Year Members
453
Lodges: Alphabetical, b y Towns Defunct Districts Numerical Arrangement
518 538 501 509
Memorials
544
Oration
471
P a s t Grand Masters' Association
506
Reports: Council of Administration . Grand Secretary Grsind Treasurer Secretary of Masonic Home Board.... By-Laws of Masonic Home Board
436 439 437 457 461
Review of Other Grand Jurisdictions
558
Special Communications of Grand Lodge
456
INDEX Address of Grand Master Biographical Sketch— M.-.W.-.Claud F. Young M.-.W.-.Arthur H. Strickland . M.-.W.-.Roscoe E. Peterson By-Laws of Masonic Home Board Committee Reports— Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D Correspondence Credentials Finance • Jurisprudence Necrology ^ Reports of Grand Officers Trials and Punishments Committees Appointed District Deputy Grand Masters Grand Officers— 1940 1941 1942 Since Organization . _ Grand Representatives— Near Kansas Near Other Grand Jurisdictions Grand Secretaries of Other Grand Lodges Honor Roll, Fifty Year Members Lodges— Alphabetical, by Towns Defunct Districts Numerical Arrangement Memorials Orations— William F . Jackson Raymond A. Schwegler __ John S. Dawson Past Grand Masters' AssociationReports— Council of Administration Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer Secretary of Masonic Home Board Review of Other Grand Jurisdictions Special Communications of Grand Lodge
Page 25, 228, 423 156 348 507 461 97, 100, 6, 94, 101, 79, ^ 75, 97, 109, 114,
278, 284, 209, 296, 285, 281, 275, 278, 300, 306,
483 486 411 489 494 468 466 467 499 504
4, 206, 408, 143, 335,
108 299 498 535
154, 152, 150, 57,
346, 344, 342, 267,
542 542 540 453
126, 146, Ill, 117, 159,
318, 338, 302, 309, 351,
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1943
CLINE C. CURTISS . GRAND MASTER ,
February 12. 1942. to February 11, 1943.
PROCEEDINGS O F THE
M/.W.-.GRAND LODGE OF
ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF
KANSAS. Organized March 17, 1856.
EIGHTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,
HELD IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, February 10 and 11, A. D. 1943, A . L . 5943.
VOLUME XXVI, PART 1. M.".W.". CHARLES S. MCGINNESS, Grand Master, Cherryvale. M.".W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
1943.
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1943. M.'.W.'. CHARLES S . MCGINNESS....Grand Master Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Deputy Grand Master Medicine Lodge. R.'.W.'. HARRY D . EVANS Grand Senior Warden Pleasanton. R.'.W.'. SAMUEL G. WILES Grand Junior Warden Macksville. M.'.W.'. B E N S . PAULEN Grand Treasurer Fredonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Emeritus....Topeka.. W.'. ELROY E . TILLOTSON Grand Chaplain Kansas City. W.'. J A M E S H . STEWART, JR......Grand Senior Deacon
Wichita.
W.'. J. HERBERT TALBERT
Grand Junior Deacon
Norwich.
W.'. DAVID A . NYWALL
Grand Marshal
Nortonville.
W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
Grand Grand Grand Grand
Seneca. St. John. Norton. Abilene.
D. EDWARD TAYLOR JAMES H . HAMMITT CHESTER L . JACOBY ROY G. SHEARER
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Sword Bearer Senior Steward Junior Steward Pursuivant
Grand Tyler
Leon.
PLACE OF MEETINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1944. The <Eighty-eighth Annual Communication of The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas will be held in the city of Topeka, Kansas, beginning a t 9:00 o'clock on Wednesday, the 9th, and concluding on Thursday, the 10th day of February, A.D. 1944, A.L. 5944.
THE GRIT, WICHITA
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
M.-. W.'. GRAND LODGE —OF— A. F . & A. M. O F KANSAS.
EIGHTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
WICHITA, KANSAS, February 10,1943. The M.". W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas assembled in Annual Communication in the Scottish Rite Temple, Wichita, Kansas, the 10th day of February, A.D. 1943, A.L. 5943, a t 9:00 o'clock A M .
GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. CLINE C. CURTISS ..Grand Master Colby. R.".W.'. CHARLES S . MCGINNESS....Deputy Grand Master Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE.! Grand Senior Warden Medicine Lodge. R.'.W.'. HARRY D . EVANS Grand Junior Warden Jleasanton. M.".W.'. B E N S. PAULEN .Grand Treasurer....^ F'redonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K. WILSON Grand Secretary Emeritus.Topeka. Bro. JOHN WESLEY BATES Grand Chaplain Salina. W.'. SAMUEL G . WILES Grand Senior Deacon Jklacksville. W.'. Dio D. DAILY Grand Junior Deacon Pittsburg. W.'. B. HAROLD GROFF Grand Marshal .Topeka. W.'. CLARK A. BAIRD ..Grand Sword Bearer Almena. W.'. HERBERT D. RANDELL Grand Senior Steward Colby. W.'. JOHN H . SCHNELL Grand Junior Steward Yates Center. W.'. ROY G. SHEARER Grand Pursuivant Abilene. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February.
OPENING. A constitutional number of lodges being represented, The M.'. W.". Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was opened in Ample Form, after prayer by Brother JOHN WESLEY BATES, Grand Chaplain. The M.'. W.'. Grand Master extended an invitation to all Master Masons in good standing to attend the Annual Communication. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Grand Representatives present were introduced and a fraternal welcome was extended by R.'. W.'. CHARLES S. McGiNNESS. M.'. W.'. HENRY S . BUZICK, JR., Grand Representative of Ireland, responded. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
W.'. ORVAL E . MOON, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted, with the privilege of making necessary changes: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. £ A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Credentials reports the following- members and representatives present and entitled to seats in this Grand Lodge: GRAND OFFICERS.
M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'.
CLINE C. CURTISS CHARLES S . MCGINNESS JAMES H . TRICE HARRY D . EVANS B E N S . PAULEN ELMER F. STRAIN ALBERT K. WILSON
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary Emeritus.
Bro. JOHN WESLEY BATES
Grand Chaplain.
W.'. SAMUEL G. W I L E S W.'. Dio D. DAILY
Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon.
W.'. B. HAROLD GROFF
Grand Marshal.
W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
Grstnd Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant.
CLARK A. BAIRD HERBERT D . RANDELL JOHN H. SCHNELL ROY G. SHEARER
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler.
1942-43.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
7
SUB-OFFICERS.
Bro. E V E R E T T W . F R E E M A N
Grand Orator.
W.". K E N N E T H N . P O M E R O Y W . ' . LEON L. COUSLAND Bro. J O S E P H L . K I R K
Assistant Grand Secretary. Official S t e n o g r a p h e r . Assistant Grand Tyler.
W.". H A R V E Y O . D A V I S W.'. EDWARD W . SULT
Lecturer. Lecturer.
P A S T GRAND M A S T E R S .
Year of Service.
Year of Service. W M . E A S T O N HUTCHISON....1912 WILLIAM L . BURDICK 1915 BEN S. PAULEN 1921 ELMER F . STRAIN 1924 CHARLES A. L O U C K S 1925 FERRIS M . HILL 1928 JAY B . KIRK 1930
J. F O R R E S T A Y R E S OTTO R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B , E R S K I N E HENRY S . BUZICK, J R CLAUD F . Y O U N G
1931 ;..1935 1936 ;..1937 1938 1939
RoscoE E . P E T E R S O N
1941
D I S T R I C T D E P U T Y GRAND M A S T E R S .
District
No.
J. H E N R Y R E S E; GLENN ROBISON FRANKLIN H . H.ANNEKEN IRVIN L . LYONS GEORGE H . U R B A N JAMES P. MURRAY W I L L I A M J. K I R K H A M ENOCH D . LAVINE AUGUST W . SCHONEMAN JOSEPH HERBERT TALBERT FRANK L . CUNNINGHAM
6 23 24 28 31 34 36 38 40 42 46
District LESTER C . EBERHART ARTHUR C. HODGSON JOHN B . MCILWAINE HARRY L . CRITTENDEN ALBERT J . STEINSHOUER ERNEST L . OGLE GLENN E . WILLIAMS JOHN W . KINCAID GEORGE E . K E N N E D Y JESSE M . HARMON
No. 47 _ 48 ' 50 52 54 57 63 68 69 71
GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S . Alberta,
British
LEO N .
Columbia,
GISH;
JOHN
Arkansas,
A. HETZEL;
HARVEY
G.
California,
LOWRANCE;
W M . EASTON
H U T C H I S O N ; Chile, L Y N N R . B R O D R I C K ; C o l o m b i a , E L L S W O R T H B . SEWELL, J R . ; Colorado, L A U R E N DALE R I G G ; Connecticut, CLAR-
ENCE
R. A T E N ;
Cuba,
R O Y H . CLOSSEN;
District
of
Columbia,
FERRIS M . HILL; Ecuador, J A Y B . K I R K ; England, ALBERT K . W I L S O N ; G u a t e m a l a , GEORGE A. B L A K E S L E E ; I d a h o , T o m S T A U T H ;
Indiana, E L M E R F . STRAIN; Ireland, H E N R Y S . BUZICK, J R . ; Louisiana, H A R R Y E . CROSSWHITE; Maine, CHARLEY B . E R S K I N E ; Manitoba, B. HAROLD G R O F F ; Maryland, RICHARD H . CRAVENS; Massachusetts, W I L L I A M L . BURDICK; Mexico ' ( C h i h u a h u a ) , J O S E P H B . K U S K A ; Mexico ( Y o r k ) , ALBERT K . W I L S O N ; Michigan, J. FORREST A Y R E S ; Minnesota, K E N N E T H N . POMEROY; Mississippi, THEODORE P . P E R R Y ; N e b r a s k a , E A R L T . PYLE; Nevada, F R A N K M . YEOMAN; N e w Brunswick, H A R R Y E . P E A C H ; N e w Mexico, W I L L I A M E .
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PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
LEDBETTER; New South Wales, E . G L E N N ROBISON; Oklahoma, D A V I D A . N Y W A L L ; P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s , R O Y G . S H E A R E R ; Quebec, H A R R Y D . E V A N S ; Queensland, C L I N E C . CURTISS; Salvador, R I C E L A R D N E R ; Saskatchewan, JAMES H . T R I C E ; Scotland, HARVEY O .
D A V I S ; S o u t h Australia, RICHARD W . E V A N S ; South Carolina, OTTO R. S O U D E R S ; South Dakota, CHARLES A. L O U C K S ; Sweden, ROSCOE E . P E T E R S O N ; Tasmania, B E N S . P A U L E N ; Texas, CLAUD F . YOUNG;
Utah,
HAYNE
Australia, DORFF.
A . DERMID;
CHARLES
Vermont,
S. MCGINNESS;
SAMUEL G . WILES; Wisconsin,
JAMES
Western H.WEN-
PAST MASTERS. GEORGE A . BLAKESLEE No. H . H E R B E R T TULLER WILLIAM H . QUAKENBUSH GEORGE D . WALL HENRY A . FROELICH GEORGE W . CASSELL H A R R Y T . CRAIG WALTER H . SCHRIMPF ORVAL E . MOON JOHN D . GRAHAM HARRY E . PEACH... ' CLEMENT E . PARKER XOPHARIE L . WEISENBERGER FRANK M . DENT NATHAN B . THOMPSON HOMER C . ANDERSON WILLIAM C . HARDING ROY A . PAUL EDWARD E . HALEY ROY O . E V A N S CHARLES S . BIXBY EDWARD A. SHRIVER DWIGHT M . NUMBERS LEO N . G I S H RICE LARDNER K E N N E T H N . POMEROY...... ELLSWORTH B . SEWELL, J R . RICHARD H . CRAVENS HOWARD L . CLARKE CHARLES C . MODESITT
5 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 24 30 37 38. 44 51 51 60 61 61
JOHN A . W I L L I A M S
65
H E N R Y ALBERT MILLER.... BEN F . HULL REX M . O W E N S ,
86 86 86
CHARLEY E . D A V I D S O N
86
VERLIN
MCCONNELL
86
JOHN J . C U N N I N G H A M
86
JAMES C . EPLEY CLARENCE E . MAUNEY
88 90
WILLIAM NELSON No. RAY B . RAMSEY HAROLD C . HURST J O H N I. BRANDENBURGER..
90 90 90 91
LYNN R . B R O D R I C K
91
CLARENCE W . D E P E W ROBERT F . RILEY H. CLAY TRALLE L E O N L . COUSLAND GEORGE F . KERRICK MONTE J. SWEET RUSSELL B . BYERS GLEN CHAMBERLAIN GEORGE M . ASHFORD F R A N K L . HUXTABLE ROY H . C L O S S E N THEODORE P . PERRY HENRY J . NEPTUNE RALPH L . MILLER L E W I S S . GECKELER
94 94 94 97 99 99 99 99 99 99 102 i02 103 106 107
FLOYD A . P A L M E R
107
JOB E . L . BAILEY WALTER W . CUNNINGHAM MYLES F . PEMBER JAMES C. EWING VEBNON H . BRANCH JOE WATERSON LEROY ALVIN W E Y H HARRY L . BURNETT CHARLES M . ROSE CLARK S . MUNSELL WILLIAM P. CART THOMAS L . THOMPSON JOHN A . HETZEL WEBSTER T . BOLIN RALPH P . BEATTY FOREST HASHBARGER DAVID H . KURTZ GUY E . RUTH
110 110 117 117 125 128 129 133 133 139 140 140 142 142 146 150 150 150
1942-43.
GRAND
ROGER C . K E R R W I L L I A M J. STRAYER JOHN B . RULE HAROLD E . M A R T I N WERNER B . LEVIN CHARLES p . B R A D I N G EMETT L . TRUEX
IJODGE
N o . 157 158 158 158 158 158 159
FOREST W . B R O W N
164
MARSHALL O . SWAIM G U Y J. FULCHER GEORGE A . S T E P H E N S O N WILBUR C. MARKLEY GEORGE F . APPLEGATE
165 167 167 173 173
ALBERT H . S E L D E N
176
GAY LITTON GEORGE W . SUGGS. REEDY F . RUMMEL HARRY A . GIRTON A L V A J. B O G U E ROBERT W . HEMPHILL H A R R Y V. K N A P P CHARLES W . TROLLOPE GRANT ASTLE JOHN SANDHAGEN DON C. W I L L I A M S ELMER G. HORNER EDWIN BLACK TOM S T A U T H CLARENCE R . A T E N RICHARD W . E V A N S FRANK M . YEOMAN LUTHER C. KISSICK SAMUEL W . MOTES
189 193 193 195 195 199 199 206 208 208 216 217 220 222 222 222 230 238 249
FRANCIS W . I R W I N
253
JAMES H . HAMMITT W A D E H . GOSNEY HARRY MCCLENDON D A V I D A. N Y W A L L THOMAS A . CORKILL ANDREW G. SMALL HENRY L . GAMES WILLIAM CLINE ALVA C. ZIMMERMAN HAROLD N . NICHOLS ROY J . OSBURN LESLIE B . MCCLINTOCK.... RICHARD M . BOYD CHARLES E . TALLEY MAURICE A . TEED WILLIAM L . GIGGEY HARRY F . DOUGHERTY HARRY E . CROSSWHITE
254 258 261 266 266 269 269 269 269 271 273 273 275 275 282 290 290 293
OF
KANSAS.
CHESTER L. P E W . . ; WALTER
:....:No. 293
F . EAKENS
293
AusTA L. P A R S O N S CLARENCE E . DEMUTH O W E N M . OSBURN
295 ;..
295 . 295
GiFFORD M. B O O T H
303
RICHARD M . ADENAUER.... BENJAMIN F . DUNKIN RAYMOND L . D E L O N G F R E D L . LITTLE RALPH C. MCCUTCHEON.... DOUGLAS S . N E W E L L GEORGE M . LOWRY GEORGE M . JOHNSTON JOSEPH B . KUSKA EDWARD D . MICHAEL JOSEPH H . CONARD CALVIN C. REED LAURENCE O . STANLEY GEORGE F . WASHBURN JOHN M . YEARICK L E O J. SCHISLER P E T E R O . CAYLOB
303 303 303 303 303 303 303 305 306 315 316 316 318 319 321 321 326
JESSE R. F R A N K L I N
326
CHESTER A. LONG MARTIN H . POTTER CHARLES D . MCILREE EDWARD W . SULT GEORGE B . M A T H E W S T . BRUCE STINSON CHARLES W . RICKARD PERRY T . RICKARD
332 332 337 347 352 352 364 364
CURTIS L. U T Z HERBERT H . HOLLAND
367 371
ELLIS T. B A R K E R
376
OSCAR A . BROWN
383
M E L V I N C . COZENS
394
RALPH HARROUFF V A N DOUBEK DONALD H . SWEZEY JOE E . MONTGOMERY J A M E S E . TAYLOR WILLIAM T . WEAVERLING.. STANSER J. A M A C K
394 394 396 413 417 418 423
FRED B . J O H N S O N
429
HAYNE A . DERMID HARRY W . FELTER
433 433
JOHN L. C R U L L CLYDE S. S H E L L E Y
433 433
ELMER C. BEEZLEY WILLIAM H . ANDERSON... W I L L I A M K I M B A L L (Def.)
433 434 439
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PROCEEDINGS
WILLIAM H . ROBB CLARENCE J. HOUSTON
No. 442 445
OF THE MERRITT
February, YALE
No. 448
LODGE REPRESENTATIVES. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
1.—ARNOLD SHONYO, M . 2.—THEODORE W . UHLRICH, J . W . 3.—BREWSTER M . TRUITT and RALPH S . MOURNING, proxies. 4.—AMBROSE L . LOCKER, M . 5.—ARCHIE W . HUNT, M . 6.—WILLIAM J. B. TURNER, M . ; JOHN F . M E E , J . W . 7.—WESLEY J. BROWN, M . 8.—WILLIAM A. CLARK, proxy. 9.—ROBERT P . SCHERMERHORN, J . W . 12.—ERNEST E . VALYER, M . 15.—WILLIAM H . PHILLIPS, S . W . 16.—MORRISON BARKER, M . ; MAYNARD H . COE, S.W.; CLARENCE F. LEWIS, J.W. 17.—LEWIS M . PARAMORE, M . ; GAYLORD REASER, S.W.; RALPH F . PIPER, J.W. 18.—MELVIN L . SELLERS, M . ; CHARLES W . WATTS and W I L LIAM H. DOUGLAS, proxies. 19.—JOHN R . NEWTON, M . 20.—WALTER G . POOL, proxy. 22.—HOWARD W . CORRELL, S.W.; WARREN L . EVERTSON, J.W. 24.—JOHN H. ERICKSON, M . 29.—HUGH E . JARVIS, M . 30.—RUBEN D . HUMMEL, M . ; L E W I S J. HOSMAN, J.W. 31.—-JOHN N . CASE, J R . , M . 37.—LUTHER A . MERKER, proxy. 38.—BAYARD S . TWADDELL, M . ; WALTER E . CANTREL, proxy. 50.—WILLIAM N . CRAIG, S.W. 51.—HARRY V. ORR, M . ; EARL L . HALE, S.W.; PAUL H . CHRISMAN, J.W. 54.—JOHN F . BERWICK, M . ; JACOB W . ELSTER, S.W. 56.—VERNON T . NICHOLSON, proxy. 61.—ROBERT TEAGARDEN, M . 63.—ORVILLE A . HOWARD, M . 65.—JAMES A . WILLIAMS, proxy. 67.—WILLIAM A. BROWN, J.W. 68.—WALLACE E . ODEKIRK, M . ; WILLIAM E . CONNELL, J.W. 73.—JOHN F . LUMAN, M . 77.—TRICE H . NEWSOM, M . ; WAY'NE H . AUSTIN, S.W.; C. LA VERNE BISHOP, J. W. 78.—LY'MAN SHORE, S.W. 79.—OPHER L . ENGLE, proxy. 83.—ALFRED C . EISELE, S.W. 85.—CHARLES G . STEELE, J R . , M . 86.—RICHARD C . KOGLER, M . ; JAMES D . HEREFORD, S.W.; J O H N F . WANNOW, J.W. 87.—VESALIUS DAVIS, M . ; ENOCH D . L A VINE, J.W.
1942-43. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. NO. No; No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
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LODGE
OF KANSAS.
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88.—CLARENCE F . J A M E S , M . 90.—CLARENCE F . B A I L E Y , M . ; W I L L I A M C . L I N K , S.W.; LESTER W . KENDALL, J . W . 91.—ALBERT F . H A R T W I C H a n d L E E B . B A R N E Y , p r o x i e s . 94.—RALPH E . PATTERSON, M . 9 5 . — L O U I E W . B R O N S O N , M . ; K E N N E T H J . H U N T E R , S.W. 96.—ROBERT E . BEGGS, M . ; R A L P H DAUGHADAY, proxy. 97.—AUGUST E . H E I T M A N , M . ; E R N E S T C . W I L S O N , S.W.; CHARLES H . JACOBS, J.W. 98.—ROY G. S H E A R E R , p r o x y . 99.—ANDREW C . BARNES, M . ; R A Y W . HASKELL, S.W.; DONALD W . PRAY, J.W. 100.—LEO C. C O X E Y , p r o x y . 102.—JOE H O W A R D , M . ; V I R G I L J. SANDON, J.W. 103.—C. W I L L I A M B R E N N A N , J . W . 1 0 4 . — E A R L N U T T E R , M . ; J . H A R R Y G E O R G E , S.W.; EUGENE CALLAWAY, J.W. 105.—DONALD K . M C K E N Z I E , M . 107.—ROY S . CARR, M . 108.—WILLIAM S . TUCKER, M . 110,—LYLE W . THARP, M . 112.—FREDERICK J. P I P E R , M . 113.—GEORGE O . YANDELL, M . 114.—WILLIAM R . ICE, M . 115.—LEE C. S H U L L , p r o x y . 117.—ARMAND H . BISHOP, M . 119.—JESSE D . SPIELMAN, M . 122.—GREER M . WORLEY, M . ; HAROLD G. WOODRUFF and HOMER L . W E B E R , proxies. 1 2 4 . — K E R M I T C . VOSS, M . ; STANLEY C. W I N C H E S T E R , S.W. 126.—L. M E R L E S T I L E S , M . 128.—CHARLIE BROKESH, M . 129.—THEODORE A . SANBORN, M . 133.—NOBLE MAXSON, M . 1 3 7 . — H E N R Y F . L E W I S , M . ; H A R R Y C . B R O W N , S.W. 139.—FRANKLIN R . ADAMSON, M . 140.—CHESTER E . LYMAN, proxy. 142.—WALTER T . INGOLD, M . 1 4 4 . — H A R O L D C . S W O P E , S.W. 145.—ROBERT C . BOCK, M . 146.—W. F R A N K K E S L E R , M . 147.—AUGUST W . SCHONEMAN, proxy. 148.—AUGUST J . HARRIES, M . 149.—HARVEY G . LOWRANCE, proxy. 150.—RALPH E . H A N G E N , M . ; D A N I E L M . CYPHERS, S.W.;
EDWARD F . PAYNE, J.W. N o . 154.—A. V I C T O R M U R P H Y , M . No. 155.—HOLLY E . MILLER, M . N o . 1 5 8 . — L A W R E N C E F . D A Y , M . ; H A L A. W A I S N E R , S.W.; R. M E R R I T T , J . W . No. 163.—CLAYTON J. CONNELL,
S.W.
FRANCIS
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February.
NO. 164.—CLARK R . MACFEE, M . ; DELBERT O . CLOE, S.W.; W. MACFEE, J . W . No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. NO. No. No. No.
DEAN
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165.—DELOS B . SHORE, J.W. 167.—ALBERT L . B . WEBER, M . ; JOHN H . OILMAN, S.W. 169.—CHARLES H . STUART, M . 171.—LEWIS F . BALDWIN, M . 172.—LESTER W . HORNER, M . 174.—DEAN O. POUNDS, M . ; DONALD W . OVERMILLER, S.W. 176.—DAVID L . ANDERSON, proxy. 177.—HERBERT N . HOLLAND, M . 178.—WILLIAM B . MORTON, M . 179.—E. GUYTON HUDSPETH, M . 181.—ROY E . GOODRICH, S . W . 182.—WILLIAM R . BRIER, M . ; WILLIAM A. RUE, S.W. 186.—WARD K. CLAAR, M . ; STEWART H . FRANCIS, S.W.; FRED A. WILSON, J.W. 187.—GEORGE L . NICHOLSON, J.W.; EDWIN R . WATSON, proxy. 189.—MELVIN W . RANDLE, M . 191.—AUSTIN W . PARKER, M . ; JOHN E . SCHROYER, proxy. 193.^—EDGAR G. RICH, M . ; GEORGE W . SUGGS, proxy. 194.—JOHN 0. DERFELT, proxy. 195.—WILFRED J. KRAUS, M . 196.—ZACHA VANDEGRAPT, M . ; CLIFFORD S . BLACKBURN, proxy. 197.-—GLEN J. INGRAM, M . 199.—CHESTER L . JACOBY, M . 200.—HARVEY O . DAVIS, proxy. 201.—GEORGE R . GOSNEY, M . ; ALVIE D . LOPER, S.W.; JESSE T. MCADAMS, J.W. 203.—SILAS C. SPRAGUE, S.W.; MERRITT E . JOHNSTON, J.W.; LEWIS H . WICKERY, proxy. 206.—EDWARD ROBINSON, M . 208.^—ARTHUR R . EDWARDS, M . 213.—IRA J. SLOUGH, M . ; VIRGIL G. SAUNDERS, J. W. 215.—GEORGE T . DAVIDSON, M . 216.—OLIVER BARKER, proxy. 217.—ANTHONY O . MILLER, M . 219.—ARTHUR C . HODGSON, proxy.
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220.—HUBERT L. FATZER, M . 222.—CHESTER A . BOLES, M . ; ALEX A . WALKER, S.W. 225.—ROBERT T . LINDBERG, M . ; BURL J. SNOW, proxy. 229.—JOHN C. SEIM, M . ; PAUL K . HOUDASHELT, S . W . 230.—WILMONT H . EPLEY, M . 231.—CHARLES G . GATES, M . 233.—D. J. MCMINN, M . 237.—FRANK GADDIS, S.W. 238.—B. KEITH ARTMAN, M . 245.—OTIS S . LAMBETH, proxy.
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No. 247.—LOUIS C. SLEE, M . ; ORA H . STARBUCK, proxy. No. 249.—MERVIN A . ROSS, J.W. No. 251.—OTIS D . HOLLIDAY, M . ; EARL J. ROTH, S.W.; MYRON K . PETERSON, J.W.
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GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
252.—WILLIAM A . SHINKLE, M . ; GEORGE L . EVANS, S . W . 254."—JAMES H . H A M M I T T , proxy. 2 5 8 . — P A U L A . L I N D H O L M , M . ; P A U L D . W A L T O N , S.W. 2 6 1 . — H A R R Y M C C L E N D O N , M . ; J O H N B E D E N E , S.W. 265.—ALAR B . M A W D S L E Y , M . ; R A N D A L D . D I K E M A N , S.W. 2 6 6 — H E R B E R T G . SCHRADER, M . 2 6 9 . — J O H N A. R I G G S , M . ; W I L L I A M C L I N E , p r o x y . 2 7 1 . ^ C H A R L E S E . WOOD, M . ; GEORGE H . H . JOHNSON, J . W . 272.—THEODORE S. SMITH, M . ; F O R E S T B . C R O L L , J . W . ; RUFUS S. C R A V E N S , p r o x y . 2 7 3 . — R A Y M O N D C . D Y K E M A N , M . ; R A L P H L . L A M P , S.W.; C A R L MATHEWS, J . W . 2 7 5 . — D O N L . R O S E N B E R R Y , M . ; S A M U E L E . M A S T E R S , S.W. 278.^—WINFRED M C C O M B , M . ; J. R O B E R T SCHOOLEY, J.W. 279.—ROY G . MULL, JR., M . ; CHARLIE R . MACK, J.W. 283.—WAYNE C . JACKA, M . 284.—ALEXANDER H . CHENEY, M . 2 8 5 . — V I R G I L L . I N G R A M , M . ; J A M E S A . C O P E L A N D , S.W. 2 8 8 . ^ R O B E R T B . G I L K I S O N , S.W. 289.—HOWARD B R E H M , J . W . 2 9 0 . — B E R T A . TAYLOR, M . 2 9 1 . — M A R I O N B . W E E K S , M . ; L E O M I C H A E L I S , S.W.; C L A R E N C E A. BECHTEL, J.W. 293.—LOUIE T . KELLER, M . 295.—JOHN T . WHITE, M . • 296.-—ORIAL F . N E W T O N , S.W. 297.—IVY T . ALLEN, proxy. 299.^CLAUDE S. M O O R E , p r o x y . 3 0 3 . — R O B E R T J. S M I T H , M . ; L U T H E R A. D A V I S , S.W.;. J O S E P H
L. O R M S B E E , J . W . No. 305.—GEORGE M . JOHNSTON, proxy. No. 306.—CLAUDE E . HARRISON, M . ; H O M E R E . P A D E N , No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.. No. No. No. No. No.
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308.—CLIFFORD R. KEYSER, M . 309.—CLARENCE G . OWINGS, M . ; E U G E N E A . H O P P E , proxy. 310.—GEORGE A . RUNYAN, M . 311.—EDWARD D. T H U R M A N a n d E D W A R D T . M A N N I N G , p r o x i e s . 312.—HOWARD PENNINGTON, M . 314.-—RAYMOND J. SWITZER, p r o x y . 315.—CHARLES M . HILL, M . 316.—ALPHA H . BENNETT, M . ; H . LANCE CRITTENDEN, proxy. 318.—CELESTO M . DETILLA, M . 319.—LELAND M . SIMPSON, M . ; CECIL W . HENSON, S.W.; SAMUEL M . V A N GIESEN, J.W. 321.—WILLIAM F . NEWTON, M . 322.—LLOYD E . H O K E , proxy. 325.—WILLIAM H . DRIVER, M . 3 2 6 . — O S C A R A . B A K E R , M . ; J E S S E R . F R A N K L I N , S.W. 3 2 9 . — W I L L I A M A. J O N E S , M . 330.—FLOYD G . HALL, M . 331.—JOHN B . MCILWAINE, proxy.
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No. 332.—ERNEST MiSKiMEN, M.; WAYNE P. MCKIBBEN, S.W.; RALPH C . DIKEMAN, J . W . No. 340.—WILLIAM J. YOTTER, M . No. 344.—AUGUST E . SCHATTENBURG, M . ; J. THEODORE ANDERSON, S.W. No. 348.—EDSON A . MONTEITH, M . No. 349.—STANLEY KVASNICKA, M . No. 351.—JOHN A . MORRISON, M . No. 352.—JOHN F . ROBINSON, S.W.; WILLIAM G. KUTTLER, J.W. No. 358.—LAWRENCE P . MILLSPAUGH, proxy. No. 361.—CLARENCE E . BARNUM, proxy. No. 364.—CLAUDE A. SAMUELS, M . ; ARTHUR H . NISSEN, S.W.; GEORGE L . W H I T E , J.W. No. 367.—DEWEY D . SHELDON, M . ; HAROLD E . CHAPPELL, S.W. No. 368.—AUBREY T . STUART, proxy. No. 369.—JAMES T . BLAIR, M . No. 371.—AUGUST E . HAGER, M . ; CHESTER W . GRIZZELL, S.W.; P E T E R H . ZUERCHER, J.W. No. 376.—ZELORA T . DICKSON, M . No. 383.—CLARENCE K . FISHER, M . No. 388.—J. ORVILLE MEYER, M . No. 391.—DARRELL P . WAGGENER, M . ; VERB U . ECKHARDT, proxy. No. 394.—FLOYD E . OMO, M . No. 395.—HOWARD C . IMMASCHE, M . ; WILLARD L . JONES, J.W. No. 396.—DONALD H . SWEZEY, proxy. No. 399.—EARL R . FORD, M . No. 401.^—LOWELL H . BAKER, M . No. 408.—ROBERT C . DAVIDSON, M . No. 409.—ROY H . CASSINGHAM, proxy. No. 411.—MuRRY TAYLOR, proxy. No. 412.—ERNEST D . HUBBARD, S.W. No. 414.—JESSE PRATT, M . No. 415.—NORRis E. PETERSON, J.W. No. 417.—JAMES E . TAYLOR, proxy. No. 418.—ERNEST O . HEITSCHMIDT, M . No. 420.—CHARLES A. WELLS, proxy. No. 423.—ANDREW E . JADER, M . ; CLIFFORD A . CAMP, S.W.; TRACY W. MONTEITH, J . W . No. 427.—LLOYD WELLS, M . ; WILLIAM E . THORNHILL, S.W. No. 432.—HENRY N . V A N DORAN, M . No. 433.—RUSSELL E . WALTERS, M . ; R A Y W . KINZIE, S.W.; D E E T . DiRCK, J.W. No. 434.—JOSEPH F . BARGER, M . ; JOHN BLACK, S.W.; KIMBLE P . H E N R Y , J.W. No. 438.—NEWELL A. GEORGE, S.W. No. 442.^—C. BERNARD ZIEGELMEIER, M . No. 4 4 3 . ^ 0 R D I E T . BILLENWILLMS, S.W. No. 445.—CLINTON R . ALLEN, M . ; CLARENCE J. HOUSTON, J.W. No. 447.—LEROY SMITH, M . ; KENNETH M . WILCOXEN, S.W. No. 448.—GLENN EASTLACK, M .
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
15
RECAPITtlLATlON.
Grand Officers Sub-officers Past Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Masters Past Masters Representatives of Lodges Total representation in Grand Lodge
16 6 14 21 184 ...323 564
Grand Representatives Number of lodges represented Number of lodges not represented Total number of lodges on rolls......
.'
48 ...218 220 438
Fraternally submitted, O R V A L E . MOON, ELLIS T. BARKER, HARRY A . GIRTON, GEORGE W . CASSELL, WALTER H . SCHRIMPF.
Committee.
ADDRESS OP T H E GRAND MASTER.
M.'. W.". CuNE C. CuRTiss delivered the following address which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A.F. <& A. M.of
Kansas:
BRETHREN:
Today it is my privilege to come before you and render an accounting of my stewardship as Grand Master. History has a habit of repeating itself. Old problems present themselves in new garb. I have endeavored to meet every problem squarely and to solve it by the application of time-honored Masonic doctrine. The best rule in life is to pursue a steady course and never go out of the way to seek problems or avoid them. Eighty-seven years ago, when the Grand Lodge of Kansas came into being, the shadow of impending war hung over the land. Momentous issues were about to be decided upon the field of battle. The outcome of that struggle had much to do with shaping the future of America and, through it, the future of other nations. Today, as we meet in this general assembly of Masons, the shadoTV of w a r again hangs over us. Today we find ourselves part of a conflict in which nearly all nations participate. The democratic processes of life, which Masons of former generations have helped to build in times of peace and have helped to defend
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in time of war, are threatened by those who make w a r upon us now. The very existence of the Fraternity is endangered by the same enemies. Let us not forget, however, that the doors of the lodge can be closed as effectively by the indifference of its own members a s by the ruthless decree of a dictator. The pioneers w^ho laid the foundations of Kansas Masonry were men and Masons in the fullest sense of the term. To them the principles of Masonry were time-tested formulas by which the problems of the hour, wherever and whenever met, could be solved successfully. To them the traditions of Masonry represented the accumulated experiences of others who, in all ages and in every land, had faced similar conditions and found the ans^ver. To them the brotherhood of Masonry was that invisible but powerful tie which binds together men who have shared a common experience. To them allegiance to the Supreme Architect of the Universe Tvas as natural as the devotion which a son feels for his father. To them the ritual of the Order was more than something to be nnemorized. They meditated upon its .words. They pondered its thoughts in their hearts. They studied its g^reat lessons until further light pointed the way and made clear the path. The names of these pioneers are revered among us today. The scenes of their labors have become our hallowed shrines. The recital of their activity constitutes our early Masonic history. By the plumb, square and level they laid the foundation of our Order. After eighty-seven years that foundation remains steadfast and intact. What, then, of today? To a large extent, the world appraises a man at the value which he places upon himself. Masonry will be known and respected by the community at large to the extent that you and I know and respect Masonry. In conferring the degrees we put the imprint of Masonry upon the candidate; whether that impression will endure through the devastation of the years to come will depend largely upon the material in the man. The early craftsmen learned that imperfections in the rough ashlar could be chiseled away and that the durable stone could be shaped and polished. Lodges are constituted for one purpose; namely, to make Masons. We do not solicit candidates. That is one of the timehonored principles which has made the Institution strong. Yet, if men do not petition for the Mysteries, the Order would die. Where will we find the answer? All about us is the material with which Masonry builds. If you and I are genuine Masons, if we are actually practicing our Masonry, if we are Masons every day in the year, we will find the answer. We will find the answer when the designs inscribed upon the trestle board of the Supreme Architect have been engraved upon our very souls. The question is not. What is the membership of my lodge? The question is. What is the available Masonic material in my community which has been led to the door of the lodge by the example of the lodge? Do we inspire men to be Masons?
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
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NECROLOGY.
Since our Annual Communication of a year ago, 1,028 of our number have been summoned from our midst. On October 3, 1942, M.'. W.'. GEORGE O. FOSTER, who w a s Grand Master in 1933, passed on. Again on December 6, 1942, the summons came to M.'. W.". ALEXANDER A . SHARP, Grand Master in 1911, and oldest living P a s t Grand Master. The Committee on Necrology will pay proper tribute to t h e life and labors of the departed. INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS.
W.'. Dio D. DAILY, Grand Junior Deacon, and W.'. JOHN H . SCHNELL, Grand Junior Steward, were not present for installation at the last Annual Communication. At m y request R.'. W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS, Deputy Grand Master, installed Brother DAILY at a Stated Communication of Scammon Lodge No. 351 on March 18, 1942. On November 10, 1942, a t a Special Communication of Gilead Lodge No. 144, I installed Brother SCHNELL with the assistance of W.". LEO N . GISH as installing Marshal. GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S .
Upon recommendations of the respective Grand Masters, I have issued commissions to Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Kansas near the following Grand Lodges: Delaware Honduras
.'
GEORGE R . ELLEGOOD R E N E SAGASTUME
Mexico (Chihuahua)
ANTONIO ORRANTIA
New York
MALTE JOHNSON
Nicaragua
ANIBAL
GARCIA
Laurel Tegncigalpa
Parral Brooklyn
LARGAESPADA
Managua'
Upon my recommendation, commissions have been issued by the Grand Masters of the following Grand Jurisdictions t o Grand Representatives near our Grand Lodge: Mexico (Chihuahua) Nicaragua
JOSEPH B . KUSKA WALTER E . KEEF
Colby Glen Elder
EXEMPLIFICATION OF WORK.
The Third Degree will be exemplified in dramatized form a t this evening's session under direction of W.'. HARVEY O . DAVIS by a volunteer team of Fellow Crafts now being recruited from brethren in attendance. I request your earnest attention to the work.
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GRAND ORATOR. I am happy to announce that the Oration will be delivered this afternoon by Brother EVERETT W. FREEMAN, member of Joppa Lodge No. 223, of Leon, and Superintendent of the Colby District of the Methodist Church. An outstanding speaker and minister, his message will be forceful and inspiring. Be sure to hear him. CORNER-STONES. One of the most important parts of our work is the conducting of public ceremonies. The laying of comer-stones has a special significance in the Order. During the past year it was my privilege to conduct two of these ceremonies. On May 15, 1942, I laid the corner-stone of the Indian Agency Building a t Horton. Participating in the ceremony were M.". W.'. ELMER
F.
STRAIN,
Grand
Secretary,
and
W.".
CLARENCE
G.
NEVINS, Chairman of the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers. The oration was given by Brother HAROLD E. BRUCE, Superintendent of the Agency. In the evening a Special Communication of Horton Lodge No. 326 was held in which a good number of visitors from neighboring lodges participated and a t which the Grand Master spoke. On April 28, 1942, with the assistance of Russell Lodge No. 177, I opened a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge and laid the corner-stone of the City Hospital Building a t Russell. MASONIC HOME. The Kansas Masonic Home, located in this city, is an outstanding monument to the work of the Craft. Through it we give expression to one of the most important teachings of the Fraternity. Four years of service on its Board of Directors has given me a much greater insight into the problems confronting its management. M.". W.". OTTO R. SOUDERS, Secretary of the Board, has given much of his time to the Home. We are deeply indebted to him for his valuable service. The other directors have given freely of their time and rendered valuable assistance. To Superintendent RALPH D. COTTON and the other employees we a r e grateful for the fine work they are doing. May I urge upon you and all Kansas Masons the necessity for two things: Substantial additions to the Endowment Fund and a clear understanding of what constitutes eligibility for admission. I hope t h a t each of you will visit the Home and carry to your lodge a first hand report of what it is doing. In every visit to the Home I have been impressed by the inquiry of members as to whether there was some one in attendance at Grand Lodge from his or her lodge and community. Brethren, do not fail them.
1942-43.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
KANSAS.
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CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY.
On March 27, 1942, the following amendments were promulgated relating to Certificates of Proficiency: "A"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Certificate will be issued to those who pass a satisfactory examination under rules two and six on the Opening, Closing, Calling Off and On, and the First Section of the three Degrees. Re-examination, certified by the District Deputy shall extend the Certificate for one year. "B"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Certificate will be issued to those who pass a satisfactory examination in the Work Lectures of the three degrees, under rules two and six. Extension of Certificate as indicated for form "A." May I say that under existing conditions, especially with reference to restrictions on travel, it becomes increasingly necessary that we depend upon well qualified brethren in our lodges to assist in the dissemination of the work. FIFTY YEAR BUTTONS.
During the past year eighty-seven fifty year buttons have been presented to members who had completed a half century of service to the Craft. Wherever possible I have made the presentation myself. It was a pleasure to present two of these in my own lodge, to Brother HARRY F . DAVIS on April 1, 1942, and to Brother ALEXANDER SHOWALTER on October 26, 1942. On June 4, 1942, it was my privilege to present a fifty year gold button to M.'. W.'. W M . EASTON HUTCHISON at Sublette, where fifty years before, when the country was new and our venerable brother was a young man embarking on what proved to be a distinguished career, he received the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. On September 10, 1942, at Olathe, I presented the fifty year button to our distinguished brother, former Governor GEORGE H . HODGES.
I made several other presentations which time will not permit recounting here. A full list of these veterans will be printed in the Proceedings. TWENTY-FIVE YEAR BUTTONS.
In addition to the beautiful custom of presenting a button of recognition to the brethren who are nearing the end of the journey, it is also fitting that we should recognize those who are at the meridian of their Masonic careers. They are brethren who, with light added to the coming light, are able to labor more zealously in the quarries. Many of these presentations were made by your Grand Master. The largest class was in Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka, where ninety-seven brethren out of a class of 200 were present. During the past five years I have presented hundreds of these buttons.
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On October 26, 1942, in my own lodge at the hands of R.'. W.'. ALBERT J. STEINSHOUR, District Deputy Grand Master for the 54th
District, I received a twenty-five year button myself in recogfnition of 25 years completed on October 12, 1942. PURCHASE OF DEFENSE BONDS.
One of the first duties of a Mason is that of citizenship. Many of our members are discharging that duty in the Armed Forces of the United States at the present moment. That the men on the front m a y be properly equipped for their task it is necessary that those of us a t home save and invest our savings in the Government Defense Bonds. On October 9, 1942,- I issued the following letter to the lodges in our Jurisdiction: "We are all in accord with the following from a brother on the War Savings Staff in the United States Treasury: 'The Masonic trestle board has a design upon It which includes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These principles were proclaimed to the world in the Declaration of Independence and enshrined in the Constitution of'the United States. 'Today, three ruffians;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussoliniâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;seek to destroy that design. American Masons must preserve it. 'As Grand Master of Masons in the State of Kansas, will you continue to champion the preservation of that design and help sponsor a nationwide War Savings Bond Program in every lodge within your jurisdiction for the period November 15 through December 31, 1942?' " I t is my desire and order that each lodge set up committees and conduct an every-member canvass for War Savings Stamps and Bonds during the period named in quotation. "Let this effort be continuous throughout the full six weeks. It is hoped that each lodge and brother will be a supporter of our Government according to their ability." I a m happy t o report t h a t letters which have come to m y d e s k f r o m t h e several lodges i n d i c a t e a m o s t g r a t i f y i n g r e s p o n s e . SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
During the past year the usual dispensations have been issued to cover irregpularities connected with the election and installation of officers at the Annual Communications of the lodges. Dispensations have also been issued for election and installation of officers where vacancies occurred. For these dispensations, no fee was charged in accordance with the law. Two hundred and nine Special Dispensations were issued to abridge the statutory time between degrees and to abridge the time between reception of the petition and balloting thereon where the request was made in connection with persons contributing to the w a r effort. In each it was called to the attention of the lodge requesting the dispensation that statutory time only was abridged and that all other requirements of the law remained in effect. In all such cases the fee prescribed by law was charged.
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
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LECTURERS.
Commissions were issued to the following brethren as Lecturers : W.'. HARVEY O . DAVIS, Anthony Lodge No. 200. W.'. STANFORD M . SMART, Zenda Lodge No. 378. W.'. EDWARD W . SULT, Spivey Lodge No. 347. DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
It was necessary to make the following appointments of District Deputy Grand Masters to fill vacancies caused by resignations : District No. 7
ERNEST P. LANDERS
District No. 23
E. GLENN ROBISON
Mound City Gridley
My thanks are due to a very loyal and capable corps of District Deputies. OFFICIAL VISITATIONS.
It is impossible for a Grand Master to accept all the invitations to visit lodges which he receives. There is no more pleasant part of his work than these lodge visitations. I arranged my visits so that they took me into all parts of the state geographically; into lodges and communities of all sizes from the largest to the smallest. This was done in order that I might thoroughly familiarize myself with the conditions of the Order. VISITATION TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
Several Invitations were received to attend the Annual Communications of other Grand Lodges. One invitation was accepted, that of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, at their Annual Communication in Denver, September 15th, Grand Masters of Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming and Kansas, and the Grand Secretaries of Nebraska and Wyoming were in attendance. We were very cordially received and gained much of inspiration and instruction from their deliberations. TRIALS A N D PUNISHMENTS.
Three cases were received by the Grand Master and referred to the Committee on Trials and Punishments for trial. The results of their deliberations will be told in a report by the committee. INTERPRETATION OF LAWS.
Only one case was presented during the year which called for an interpretation of the law. I t related to jurisdiction of a candidate who had been elected to receive the degrees but whose
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a d v a n c e m e n t had been s t o p p e d b y w r i t t e n objection. O n S e p t e m b e r 25, 1942, I issued t h e f o l l o w i n g r u l e : A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, who lias been accepted by a Lodge, but who has been prevented from receiving the degrees by the objection of a member, remains subject to the jurisdiction of that Lodge regardless of residence. If the accepted petitioner becomes a permanent resident within the territorial jurisdiction of another lodge, jurisdiction may be waived by a majority vote of the Lodge originally accepting him subject to the right of objection. Objection to the granting of a waiver must be treated in the same manner as an objection to the advancement of a candidate. GRAND MASTERS' CONFERENCE. T h e d a t e of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r s ' C o n f e r e n c e In W a s h i n g t o n , D.C., m a d e it i m p o s s i b l e f o r o n e i n m y profession t o a t t e n d . M . ' . W . ' . A R T H U R H . S T R I C K L A N D k i n d l y c o n s e n t e d t o g o in
my
s t e a d , b u t w a s p r e v e n t e d a t t h e l a s t m o m e n t f r o m g o i n g by r e a s o n of illness. O u r G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , M . ' . W . ' . E L M E R F . S T R A I N , a t t e n d e d a t my i n s i s t e n c e a n d b r o u g h t b a c k a v e r y splendid report. I a m t h o r o u g h l y c o n v i n c e d of t h e v a l u e of t h e s e conferences, e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e s e t i m e s a n d I r e c o m m e n d t h a t a p p r o p r i a t i o n for t h i s p u r p o s e be c o n t i n u e d . COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS. O u r l a s t A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n p r o v i d e d for t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a c o m m i t t e e of five on R e v i s i o n of L a w s . I n p u r s u a n c e of t h i s action, I a p p o i n t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g : C h a i r m a n , M . ' . W . ' . ROSCOE E . PETERSON, a n d m e m b e r s M.". W . ' . G E O R G E F . B E E Z L E Y , M.".
W.".
J A Y B . K I R K , M . " . W . " . O T T O R . SOUDERS and
ARTHUR H .
M.'.
W.'.
STRICKLAND.
I t w a s not c o n t e m p l a t e d t h a t t h e w o r k of t h i s c o m m i t t e e w o u l d b e c o m p l e t e d i n one y e a r b u t t h a t t h e p r e l i m i n a r i e s would b e d o n e d u r i n g t h e first y e a r . R e p o r t of t h e i r l a b o r s t o d a t e will b e p r e s e n t e d a t t h i s c o m munication. VACANCIES A N D CHAIRMAN F I N A N C E COMMITTEE.
W.'. E. WEIR HALL, who w a s appointed Chairman Committee o n F i n a n c e , s u b m i t t e d h i s r e s i g n a t i o n b y r e a s o n of his r e m o v a l f r o m t h e s t a t e . W . ' . F R A N C I S W . I R W I N , of O a k l e y Lodge N o . 253, h a s b e e n selected a s C h a i r m a n of t h i s i m p o r t a n t c o m m i t t e e . C O N D I T I O N O F T H E ORDER.
Generally speaking, lodges t h r o u g h o u t t h e state seem to be i n g o o d condition. A l a r g e n u m b e r of y o u n g m e n a b o u t t o b e c a l l e d i n t o the s e r v i c e of t h e i r c o i m t r y h a v e petitioned for t h e M y s t e r i e s . T o m y mind, n o f i n e r t r i b u t e could b e p a i d t o t h e I n s t i tution. Young m e n about to be taken from their accustomed moor-
1942-43.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
23
ings, f a c i n g u n f a v o r a b l e conditions a n d in g r e a t d a n g e r , t u r n t o t h e t e a c h i n g s of M a s o n r y for counsel a n d g u i d a n c e . S o m e of o u r lodges in s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s h a v e suffered s e v e r e l y in t h i s line for officers d u e t o t h e w a r conditions. I n t h e lodge, a s in o t h e r f o r m s of a c t i v i t y , it will be n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e older m e n t o a s s u m e added duties. L e t u s see t o i t t h a t in o u r lodges, a s well a s elsewhere, t h o s e w h o f i g h t f o r o u r Republic on foreign l a n d will find o n t h e i r r e t u r n h o m e t h a t we, for w h o s e p r o t e c t i o n a n d s e c u r i t y in p a r t t h e y h a v e f o u g h t , h a v e n o t failed t h e m . F o r t h e p a s t y e a r w e show^ a n e t g a i n in m e m b e r s h i p of 1,124. T h i s is t h e l a r g e s t n e t g a i n i n m e m b e r s h i p since 1928. CONCLUSION. A year ago; m y brethren, you conferred upon m e the highest h o n o r w h i c h t h e C r a f t c a n b e s t o w u p o n one of i t s m e m b e r s . You called u p o n m e for a y e a r of e x a c t i n g service. T o t h e b e s t of m y a b i l i t y I h a v e d i s c h a r g e d t h a t t r u s t . Y o u p l a c e d m e u n d e r a lasti n g o b l i g a t i o n t o r e n d e r t o t h e F r a t e r n i t y t h e b e s t t h a t is in m e a n d t h r o u g h t h e r e m a i n i n g y e a r s of m y life I shall e n d e a v o r t o d i s c h a r g e t h a t obligation. W o r d s alone a r e n o t a d e q u a t e t o e x p r e s s m y a p p r e c i a t i o n of y o u r l o y a l t y a n d c o o p e r a t i o n . I a m ind e b t e d t o t h e officers a n d m e m b e r s of m y o w n lodge. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y h a s been c o n s t a n t a n d faithful in h i s h e l p a n d a s s i s t a n c e . T h e counsel of t h e P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s h a s b e e n t i m e l y a n d good. T h e m e m b e r s of t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v e r e n d e r e d e v e r y a s s i s t a n c e possible. I o w e m u c h t o o u r splendid c o r p s of D i s t r i c t D e p u t i e s . T o all I e x p r e s s m y h e a r t f e l t t h a n k s . T h e m i s t a k e s h a v e been m i n e ; w h a t e v e r t h e r e h a s b e e n of s u c c e s s h a s been y o u r s . F r o m t h e y o u n g e s t e n t e r e d a p p r e n t i c e in t h e n o r t h e a s t corn e r t o t h e G r a n d E a s t is a r o u g h a n d r u g g e d r o a d . T h e r e h a v e b e e n m a n y w h o served M a s o n r y b e t t e r ; t h e r e h a s b e e n n o n e w h o loved M a s o n r y m o r e . Fraternally submitted, CLINE C. CURTISS, Grand Master. REPORT OF COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
W.". HARRY D . EVANS, Secretary of the Council of Administration, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'.
Grand Lodge of A. F. & A.M. of
Kansas:
T h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n m e t a t T o p e k a , F e b r u a r y 12, 1942.
M.'.
W.'.
CLINE
C . CURTISS was
elected
President
and
24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
R.'. W.'. HARRY D . EVANS Secretary for the ensuing year. M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS was elected to succeed himself on the Masonic Home Board. Council adjourned. Other matters requiring the attention of the Council were bandied by mail. The proposition relative to the sale of U. S. Treasury bonds owned by Grand Lodge, under date of February 17, 1942, was approved and a copy attached to this record. The issuance of new ciphers to replace those lost by fire or otherwise was authorized. The Council met in informal session at Wichita on June 20, 1942, and discussed general matters, also the matter of the employees of Grand Lodge coming under the Social Security Act. Fraternally submitted, HARRY D . EVANS,
Secretary.
REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER.
M.'. W.'. B E N S . PAULEN, Grand Treasurer, submitted the following report which, on his motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. ÂŁ A. M. of Kansas: Cash balances and securities are here listed: GENERAL FUND.
Receipts. Jan. 22, 1942, Balance on hand $ 27,083 73 1942-43, Received from Grand Secretary.. 114,093 07
$141,176 80
Disbursements. 1942 43, Warrants Nos. 1 to 130, inclusive, excepting No. 123 $ 82,126 Set over to Charity Fund 3,038 Mileage and expense. Annual Communication, 1942 2,915 Warrants, Nos. 501 to 673, inclusive 20,691 Warrant No. 344, issued 1-13-42, and paid 1-29-42 1 Jan. 23, 1943, Balance on hand 5 32,402
01 85 46 85 91 72 $141,176 80
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
25
CHARITY FUND.
Receipts. Jan. 22, 1942, Balance on hand $ 2,926 03 Transferred from General Fund 3,038 85 $
5,964 88
Disbursements. 1942-43, Warrant No. 123 Jan. 23,1943, Balance on hand
5,964 88
$ 3,444 00 2,520 88 $
CASH BALANCES.
General Fund....." Charity Fund
$ 32,402 72 2,520 88
$ 34,923 60
BOND ACCOUNT.
General Fund. U. S. Savings Bonds, Series A, due Aug. 1, 1945: Nos. M205823 to M205832, inclusive, maturity value $10,000.00; cost Series C, due Feb. 1, 1948: Nos. M672752C to M672761C, inclusive, maturity value $10,000.00; cost Series D, due Jan. 1, 1949: Nos. M93166D to M93175D, inclusive, maturity value $10,000.00; cost U. 8. Treasury S%% registered bond: No. 2226F, due March 15, 1960 U. 8. Defense Bonds, Series G, 2 % % , issued Jan. 1942, 12 years: Nos. D114298G, M333722G, M333721G, V49689G U. 8. Defense Bonds, Due July 1, 1953, Series F: No. X35821F, maturity value, $10,000.00; No. V6577P, maturity value, $5,000.00; Total $15,000.00; cost V. 8. Defense Bonds, Series G, 2% %, dite March 7,1954 â&#x20AC;˘" No. V68134G to V68137G, inclusive, $5,000 each
'
$ 7,500 00 7,500 00 7;500 00 10,000 00 7,500 00 11,100 00 20,000 00
CHARITY FUND.
V. 8. Savings Bonds, Series D, due 1950: Nos. M1358774D to M1358783D, inclusive, maturity value, $10,000.00; cost
7,500 00 $78,600 00
Fraternally submitted, B E N S . PAULEN,
Grand
Treasurer,
26
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY.
M.'. W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN, Grand Secretary, submitted the following report which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Crrand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: The 1941 reports have been transcribed to permanent records, including the Historical Registry. Monies received and disbursed are shown in tables given below, and in the Warrant Account. ANNUAL REPORTS.
Notwithstanding admonitions in the Bulletin for three or four months preceding the time for the Annual Meeting, the usual number of lodges held it on the wrong date. In the main, reports and correspondence thereon have been promptly handled by our Secretaries. Reports from Nos. 180, 210, 297, 369 and 372 did not arrive in time to be included. No criticism is offered because illness and business matters frequently interfere with preparation. The Master and Secretary should see that the returns to the Grand Lodge are made as nearly on the first of January as possible. This is more important because of advancing the time of holding Grand Lodge. OUTSTANDING DUES.
Following is a list of lodges owing tax for previous years: No. No. 28—1932 $ 156 15 187—1932 $ 146 00 35—1932 237 40 210—1934 39 60 43—1940 126 10 1935 124 80 53—1937 71 60 125 20 1936 57—1941 92 70 1937 15 60 84—1935 99 60 267—1931 106 90 1937 44 40 1932 287 80 1940 76 80 271-1932 178 50 1941 33 00 1933 514 90 89—1938 81 80 281—1932 80 00 106—1932 353 20 335—1939 48 40 1933 105 40 342—1932 36 30 108—1937 66 40 379—1938 4 20 140—1936 500 00 1939 59 20 175—1932 230 30 392—1932 65 30 1940 97 60 1937 36 00 180-1931 141 90 409—1932 130 00 1932 126 00 1937 77 20 1938 76 80 434—1933 50 00 1940 33 60 Total $4,876 65 Six Lodges owe a balance of $952.20 on current year's reports.
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
27
ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR 1 9 4 3 .
Revenue. Fifty cents per capita on 60,777 Miscellaneous Expenses. Committee Allowance (By-Law 55) Expenses Grand Lodge Communication Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers Grand Master's Apron Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's Salary Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium Grand Secretary's Bond Premium Grand Treasurer's Salary Grand Master's Portrait (cut) Library, Furniture, Binding, etc Mileage to Representatives (By-Law 57) Mileage and Expenses (By-Laws 55 and 56) Minor Salaries (By-Law 54) Per Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments Postage and Express Printing Annual Proceedings Private Secretary to Grand Master Stationery and Printing Past Grand Master's Button Budget
$30,388 50 2,000 00 $
300 500 2,000 : 80 1,500 800 18 3 100 7 800 3,000 1,500 180 200 1,000 '.... 1,400 600 1,000 10 15,249
00 00 00 00 00 00 75 75 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
INFORMATION.
The members of Grand Lodge and lodge officers are urged to frequently refer to the program of economies in this office carried on page 440, Proceedings of 1942. The system adds each year to the showing there made. A very few of our lodges still meet by the moon's phases. This is confusing to the members, the Grand Officers and lodge officers in applying our law. Sentiment should be forgotten and specific days, or dates, set for the Communications. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
AH Publications received during the year have been cataloged and filed according to the system long in use. The Masonic periodicals of the world are on the tables and should be used by the brethren. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
In accordance with the law, copy of amendment to Section 6, Article VII of the Constitution has been submitted to all lodges, and 329 have signified their approval of the change in writing. Eleven voted "No." Correspondence with the remaining 100 was presumably lost in the mails.
28
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
SCHEDULE " A . "
Amount paid by subordinate lodges for the year 1942: No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23.. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37! 38 39 40 41
42...; 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Diies and Fees. $ 185 00 354 00 2,434 50 56 20 238 00 660 40 663 00 717 40 452 50 498 50 80 00 1,151 80 86 DO 181 50 348 00 448 50 1,416 50 847 00 233 50 61 50 119 00' 117 00 193 646 33 106 161 83 195 250 40 91 134 87 241 219 365 402 179 90 84
50 50 0050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00
302 00 185 50 271 50 67 50 146 50 69 50 117 50 140 00 174 00 2,775 40
No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60..... 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74... 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
Dues and Fees. $ 100 00 49 50 163 50 160 00 105 00 63 00 172 00 102 00 1,099 50 113 00 180 50 218 00 169 00 104 00 236 00 140 50 319 00 86 00 116 00 408 00 147 00 135 50 520 207 210 288 144 199 342^ 50 51 61 63 124 1,856 79 228 76 983 319 117
50 00 50 50 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 90 50 00 50 00 50 50
350 50 385 00 354 50 356 00 904 80 466 00 2,266 00 273 50 117 00 802 50
No. 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110.. 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124
Dues and Fees. $ 1,497 50 217 50 108 00 204 00 738 00 86 00 100 50 543 50 141 50 60 00 376 00 209 50 116 00 67 50 981 50 70 50 213 00 281 00 177 50 156 50 59 50 106 50
125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143
124 58 79 65 327 63 83 98 537 340 69 230 3iO 108 139 964 189 868 133
144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153
213 00 263 50 299 00 321 50 267 00 167 50 651 50 284 50 132 50 43 70
00 50 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 50 50 00 00 00 50 00 50 00 50
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PROCEEDINGS
Dues and Fees. 76 00 317 00 805 00 68 00 202 00 74 80 320 50 141 00 76 50 186 50 200 50 367 50 127 00 543 CO 84 00 75 00 102 00 69 50 58 50 73 50 165 00 34 50 166 50 141 00 121 50 112 50 122 50 138 30 103 50 75 00 152 50 86 00 116 50 87 00 102 00 122 00 105 00 171 CO 133 50 163 50 155 00
No. 362 363 364 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 386 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407
....$
OF THE
Dues and Fees. 116 50 74 50 345 50 246 50 146 50 65 50 52 50 212 00 58 50 147 00 145 50 61 50 64 50 75 00 88 50 66 00 58 50 113 00 218 50 48 00 109 50 75 00 134 50 124 50 68 50 99 50 123 00 127 50 214 00 121 50 62 50 84 00 112 50 90 50 96 50 82 30 144 00 98 00 151 50 64 50
February,
No. 408... 409... 410... 411... 412... 413... 414 415.., 417... 418 419.., 420.. 421.., 422.. 423.. 424.. 426.. 427.. 428 429.. 430.. 431.. 432.. 433.. 434.. 435.. 436.. 437.. 438.. 440.. 441.. 442.. 443.. 444.. 445.. 446.. 447.. 448.. 449..
Dues and Fees. $ 263 00 89 00 54 00 112 00 54 00 106 00 60 50 143 60 115 00 74 00 59 50 48 00 102 50 156 00 63 00 95 50 33 00 105 00 61 00 59 00 54 00 91 00 42 00 760 50 98 50 104 60 265 00 117 00 273 50 63 50 73 50 65 00 37 00 78 50 423 00 55 50 64 00 43 00 60 00 $99,736 80
SCHEDULE "B." Arrearages paid by subordinate lodg:es for 1941, except as noted. Dues and Fees. Dues and Fees. No. No. $ 18 00. 35 5; 237 10 231 64 50 236 35 00 43 (19371 103 60 (1940) 60 50 243 43 202 50 59 20 258 69 .(1939) (1932) 55 00 30 00 271 69 .(1940)
GRAND LODGE OF
1942-43.
69 105 108 118 140 153 157 166 187
(1941) (1937) (1936)
(1932)
$
71 50 Ill 00 25 00 23 00 271 80 40 50 116 00 99 00 100 00
KANSAS.
282 324 328 334 335 (1939). 342...... (1932). 379 (1937). 379 (1938). 386
?
Total
117 210 81 94 40 35 14 76 26
50 50 00 50 00 00 00 00 50
$2,418 20 SCHEDULE "C."
Amount received from investments: U.S. 3 % % Bonds, Nos. 886F, 887F, 3662B....$20,000 U.S. 2 % % Bond No. 2226F 10,000 V.S.21/2% Defense Bonds, Nos. D114298, M333721, M333722, V49689 U.S. Victory Bonds Nos. V68134G, V68135G, V68136G, V68137G Total
$
170 00 287 50 187 50 250 00
$ 895 00 CASH ACCOUNT.
Received. Schedule "A" Schedule "B" Schedule "C" : Exchange premium, bond transfer Dispensation Fees, Peterson Dispensation Fees, Curtiss Refund of mileage, Kincaid, District No. 68 Refund, Postage Due account Lost Ciphers, Nos. 115, 124, 204, 219, 304 Life Membership Certificate Degrees out of time, No. 364 â&#x20AC;˘Waste paper sold Monitors and Ceremonies sold Blanks sold Sales of 25-year Buttons Sales Tax collected Over-remittance, 1942 funds. No. 445 Budget
$.99,736 2,418 895 1,120 100 1,035 4 5 80 10 28 540 1,319 808 53 1 5,936
80 20 00 08 00 00 10 31 00 25 00 53 25 26 70 30 50 79
Total remitted to Grand Treasurer $114,093 07 Fraternally submitted, ELMER F. STRAIN,
Grand
Secretary.
32
PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
W A R R A N T ACCOUNT
Date
â&#x20AC;¢ 1942 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3
Feb. a
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
3 3 3 3 3 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
14 14 19 19 19 19
M a r . 16 Mar. 23 Apr. 1 Apr. 9 Apr. 14 Apr. 14 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21
May May May May May
21 21 21 22 22
July 2 July 2 July 2 J u l y 13 July 13 J u l y 13
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
I n Favor of
Miscellaneoxis
Stationery and Printing
Postage and Express
Expense and Per Diem Lecturer
A m o u nts in Dol lars and C e n t s $87 03 Lauren D a l e R i g g Leon L. C o u s l a n d
$60 00 50 00 6 07 9 74
Joseph L . Kirk
30 00 20 92 1 2
T h e C. E . Ward Co Harvey O . D a v i s Theodore P. Perry Samuel G . Wiles
William I . H a s t i e John S. D a w s o n R. C . Caldwell, C h a i r m a n . . . R. C . Caldwell, D . D . G . M .
10 55 75 35 $73 50
25 10 60 40 100 60 25 26 25 500
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
63 50 2,100 00 31 46
Elmer F. Strain, Gr. Sec
B e n S. P a u l e n Edward W . S u i t
66 06 36 50 04 12
15 34 4 2
20 50 04 45
118 90
J. W . Stoufler, Publisher S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t Lilley-Ames Corporation S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t Edward W . S u i t
7 116 6 1 2 3
60 00 78 08 5 60 93 30 200 00 25 00 67 SO 255 45 82 30
Edward W . Suit 5 31 4 3
S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t Edward W . S u i t
43 30 03 46 197 60 192 75
82 50 48 90 37 83
Curtis 1000, I n c
$260 0 0 T h e E. V . King Studio
1,060 91 7 06 16 32 134 00 3 04
S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t 9 56
69 67 1 06 4 98 10 69 16 47 T h e E. V . K i n g S t u d i o S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t
7 14 3 28
GRAND LODGE OF
1942-43.
WARRANT
1942 J u l y 13 J u l y 13 J u l y 28 Aug. 1 Aug. 1 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 A u g . 14 A u g . 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept.21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Oct. 2 Oct. 2 Oct. 2 Oct. 2 Oct. 2 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 O c t . 14 O c t . 20 O c t . 20 Oct. 20 O c t . 22 O c t . 24 Oct. 27 O c t . 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 8 Nov. 3 Nov.21 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 D e c . 15 D e c . 16 1943 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 J a n . 11 J a n . 13 J a n . 16 J a n . 18 J a n . 21
ACCOUNTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Concluded
I n F a v o r of
Date
33
KANSAS.
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
B e n S. P a u l e n Cline C . C u r t i s s Bastian Bros. Co C h a r n o B i n d e r y Co Hall Bros. T r u c k Line Crane & Company Hall Lithographing Co M u l t i g r a p h Division Bastian Bros. Co R a i l w a y Express Agency S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t T h e Shaffer G a l l e r y Mastyper Company M o o r e S t a t i o n e r y Co Hall Lithographing Co S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t T h e C. E. W a r d Company.... Lou-Walt, Incorporated M u l t i g r a p h Division Nellis I n s u r a n c e A g e n c y J . Glenn Logan, P . M Leo N . Gish. C o l u m b i a C a r b o n Co M o o r e S t a t i o n e r y Co B e n S. P a u l e n Cline C. Curtiss S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t E d w a r d W. Suit E d w a r d W . Suit U . S. C h a m b e r of C o m m e r c e R a i l w a y Express Agency Crane & Company L o d g e N o . 376 E d w a r d W. Suit H a r v e y O. D a v i s Lou-Walt, Incorporated Hall Lithographing Co Railway Express Agency M u l t i g r a p h Division S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t T h e Lilley-Ames Company.. Crane & Company Mastyper Company Hall Lithographing Co O v e r t o n E l e c t r i c Co Jordan Electric M u l t i g r a p h Division Nellis Insurance Agency S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t Postmaster Hall Lithographing Co Mastyper Company
120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Cline C. Curtiss B e n S. P a u l e n O t t o R. Souders K a n s a s Masonic Home... Postmaster Moore Stationery Co S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t Crane & Company Hall Lithographing Co.. J a m e s E. Taylor, Chm... Kansas Masonic Home..
Stationery, and Printing
Miscellaneous
Postage and Express
Expense and Per Diem Lecturer
Amou nts in D o l lars a n d C ents 25 001 200 001 540 63 561 75 5 88 $ 4 06! 104 20; 2 571 4 21 91 3 991
"g'Ti
1 2 14 1 96 95 8
51 19 50 981 00| 83 89
3 75
"iT'eoI
250 00 20 401
25 001 200 00 5 581 $193 2 5 74 50 7 50 1 91
'Too
8 75] 98 65 400 00 9 5 83 2 1 48| 4 18 10 32
85 88 1 3 94 3 2 4
83 451 351 84 10]
5 25 20 1
77 00 40 61
1 4 7 661
02' 24 55 05
18 75
200 25 300 3,444
200 001
00 00 00 00 90. 00]
25 47 70,386 00
A p p r o p r i a t i o n s a n d Sales..
$80,923 02 $2,122 14 $ 795 76 $1,729 10 83,434 79 2,319 261 800 00 2,000 00
Unexpended
$ 2,511 27 $
197 12
$
270 90
34
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
BUDGET ACCOUNT Date 1942 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 3 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb.19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 19
Mar. 21 Mar. 21 Mar. 21 Mar.21 Mar.21 Mar.21 Mar.21 Mar.21 Mar. 21 Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Apr. 9 Apr. 9 Apr. 9 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 May 4 May 6 May May May May May May May May May May
7 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
June 23 June 23
June 23
No.
501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568
In Favor of
N . E. Keller
Katherine K. Ebey Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson Martin D. Titus
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson G. W. Warren & Son Coe Seed Store N . E. Keller
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson S. W. Bell Telephone Co C.R.I. & P. Ry. Co
Robert C. Caldwell Albert K. Wilson
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson
Grand Grand Asst. Gr. Secretary Secretary Secretary Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. Incidentals Salary Salaries
Office and Library
Amou nts in Dol lars and C ents $ 3 14 1 105 2 1 1 $125 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 $366 71 $300 00 75 75 91 1 1 126 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 410 91 300 00 75 9 3 64 1 1 3 10 1 1 125 00 . 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 432 16 300 00 75 5 44 10 37 1 6 125 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 410 33 300 00 75 4 1 19 125 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 407 55 300 00
06 65 19 20 58 44 64
00 00 76 52 86
00 86 43 02 41 28 93 37 00 00
00 06 63 02 43 09 00
00 40 92 92
GRAND LODGE OF
1942-43.
35
KANSAS.
BUDGET ACCOUNT—Continued
Date 1942 July 2 July 2 July 2 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 13 July 28 July 28 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Sept.21 Oct. 2 Oct. 2 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 21 Nov. 21 Nov. 21 Nov.21 Nov. 21 Nov.21 Nov.21 Nov.21
No.
569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604' 605 • 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636
Grand Grand Asst. Gr. Office L Secretary Secretary Secretary and Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. Library Incidentals Salary Salaries
In Favor of
Amou nts in Dol ars and C ents $ 75 9 12 1 3 $125 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 240 00 $376 45 $300 00 75 8 9 11 1 9 6
S. W. Bell Telephone Co G. W. Warren & Son
Albert K. Wilson S. W. Bell Telephone Co S. W. Bell Telephone Co
00 86 22 75 01
00 50 86 25 90 86 12 77
Robert C. Caldwell
126 125 125 125 240
'—
Albert K. Wilson
334 00
00 00 00 00 00
300 00
S. W. Bell Telephone Co. . . The Shaffer Gallery 106 100 100 100 240
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson
403 64
300 00
125 100 100 100 240
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson
425 67
25 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00
300 00
S. W. Bell Telephone Co
Western Union Tel. Co 125 100 100 100 240
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson John B. Norton
412 18
300 00
00 00 00 00 00
6 89
75 10 12 1 22 1
00 22 25 90 25 68
75 00 12 18 9 47
75 6 9 1 2 26 1 1 2,046
00 OS 86 33 29 34 40 68 43
75 00
36
PROCEEDINGS BUDGET
Date 1942 N o v . 21 N o v . 21 N o v . 21 Nov.21 Nov.21 Nov.21 Dec. 15 D e c . 15 D e c . 15 D e c . 15 D e c . 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 D e c . 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 D e c . 15 Dec. 15 D e c . 15 1943 Jan. 5 Jan, 5 Jan, 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 13 Jan. 13 Jan. 13 Jan. 13 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 13 Jan. 16
February,
OF THE
ACCOUNTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Concluded
No.
I n Favor of
637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656
S. W, Bell Telephone Co Central T o p e k a Paper Co,... Kans. P o w e r & Light Co Philomene H o o d Crane & C o m p a n y G. W. Warren & Son Katherine R. E b e y Flossie M . Andrews Lilas M. Fisher Robert C . Caldwell Kenneth N . P o m e r o y , Elnicr F . Strain Albert K . Wilson John B . Norton Burroughs Add. M a c h i n e Co. S. W. Bell Telephone Co Central T o p e k a Paper C o Rickenbacher Stores Co Remington Rand I n c Pink Supply Co
657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673
Kans. P o w e r & L i g h t Co.. Western Union Tel. Co.... Overton Electric Co Crane & C o m p a n y Ripley's Laundry Hall Lithographing Co.... I. Bedichimer & Co S. W. Bell Telephone Co.. Katherine R. E b e y Flossie M . Andrews Lilas M. Fisher Robert C . Caldwell Kenneth N . Pomeroy Elmer F . Strain Albert K . Wilson John B. N o r t o n Hall Lithographing Co....
Grand Asst. Gr. Grand Secretary Secretary Secretary Salary and E m e r i t u s Steno.Clk. Incidentals Salary Salaries
Office and Library
A m o u n t s in D o l lars and C ents
$ 11 53 2 25 35 91 5 00 1 02 3 00 $150 126 125 125 240
00 00 00 00 00
$ 374 19 $300 00
85 00 9 67 13 97 7 88 1 00 43 25 6 92 79 82 5 20 3 38 5 51 1 19 14 03 26 40 11 90
121 10 98 10 98 10 98 10 231 60 287 60 74 10 310 50 $4,703 55 $3,587 60
,118 25 $4,282 45
CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY ISSUED. SAMUEL G . WILES,
(371)
Unlimited J A M E S H . TRICE,
(77)
LOWELL H . B A K E R , (401) A - B
Unlimited ELMER
F.
STRAIN,
(51)
Unlimited RAYMOND L . DELONG, ( 3 0 3 ) A-B, Unlimited RUSSELL B . B Y E R S , (99) B Rex M. O W E N S , (86) B G A R N E T P . M A S O N , (433) B H A R R Y J O N E S , (433) B IRA F . P U R K E Y , (433) A-B,
Unlimited JOHN R . GREEN,
G E R A L D R . M A S O N , (433) B J O S E P H F . B O R G E R , (434) A-B R O N A L D G . H O L M E S , (434) A-B
(433)
B
R O B E R T A . B U R D E N , (401) A-B E D W I N L . H O G U E , (223) A-B T H O M A S J . G R A G G , (223) A-B
WiLLARD H . M O R G A N , (223) B G E O R G E W . D A V I S , (223) B F R A N K C . T A T U M , (223) B H E R B E R T D . CHRONISTER, (151)
A-B A U G U S T E . H E I T M A N , (97) F R A N K P . M C C O L L U M , (97)
A-B A-B
LEON L. COUSLAND, (97) A - B
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF
JAMES P. MURRAY, (97) A-B CHARLES H . JACOBS, (97) B CHARLES A. BARR, (97) B ROY A . COOK, (97) B DONALD J. RAYBURN, (97) B ROBERT H . BIGGS, (97) B EARNEST C . WILSON, (97) B GEORGE L . BRENNER, (30) A-B RUBEN D . HUMMEL, (30) A-B L E W I S J. HOSMAN, (30) A-B HARVEY L . SOOBY, (30) A-B CECIL O . APPLEGATE, (74) A-B GEORGE H . SPILLMAN, (74) A-B CLARENCE E . BIRCH, (6) A-B EDWARD HOPE, (9) A-B ARTHUR W . DOUGAN, (9) B WILLIAM J. B. TURNER, (6) A-B VERNE M . SMITH, (9) A-B JOHN F . MEE, (6) B L E W I S R . PERRY, (9) B J. HENRY R E B , (24) A
37
KANSAS.
HERSCHEL H . RAYLE, (24) AGUSTA A . BILLHIMER, (24) A JOHN H . ERICKSON, (24) A HARRY E . LEDERER, (24) A LEO JOHNSON, (80) B ORLEN L . LITTLE, (80) B EARLE D . SKIRVIN, (80) B CYRUS H . STARNS, (80) B
ALBERT JOHNSON, (12)
B
FLOYD J. SHOMBER, (12) B FRANCIS E . MYERS, ( 1 2 ) B ORVAL E . MOON, ( 1 2 ) B URBAN C . BROWN, (12) B HOWARD A. KALTENBACH, (247)
B ROYAL A . WENRICH, (247) B J. CLIFFORD HARPER, (9) B HOWARD W . HOWSMON, (6) B H. HERBERT TULLER, (6) B ERNEST O . MILLER, (200) B GERALD WAYNE MILLER, (200)
A
SUPPLEMENT TO PREVIOUS CIPHER LISTS.
Lodge No. 2—Change 7 to 7A. 6—Add 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307. 10—Add 3280, 3281, 3282, 3283. 22—Add 3270, 3271. 29—Add 3294, 3295. 30—Change 118 to 118A. 37—Add 3268, 3269. 50—Add 3254, 3255. 51—Add 3308, 3309. 67—Add 3228, 3229. 71—Add 3260, 3261, 3262, 3263. 106—Add 3274, 3275, 3276, 3277. 124—Deduct 2356. 156—Add 3245, 3246, 3247, 3248. 179—Add 3242, 3243, 3244. 196—Add 3278, 3279. 201—Add 3230. 204—Deduct 813. 208—Add 3298, 3299, 3300, 3301. 219—Add suffix A to each, 2928, 2930, 2931, 2932.
Lodge No. 226—Change 902 to 902B 233—Add 3264, 3265, 3266, 3267. 240—Add 3302, 3303. 247—Add 3288, 3289, 3290, 3291, 3292, 3293. 268—Add 3232, 3233, 3234, 3235. 273—Add 3272, 3273. 291—Add 3250, 3251, 3252, 3253. 302—Deduct 1208. 311—Add 3296, 3297. 320—Change 3013 to 3113, 3014 to 3114, 3015 to 3115, 3016 to 3116. 322—Add 3231. 329—Add 3284, 3285, 3286, 3287. 347—Add 3249. 372—Add 3238, 3239, 3240, 3241. 384—Add 3256, 3257, 3258, 3259. 415—Add 3236, 3237.
38
PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
HONOR ROLL. â&#x20AC;¢
L i s t of B r e t h r e n t o w h o m t h e F i f t y Y e a r E m b l e m h a s b e e n p r e s e n t e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1942-43. Lodge
Name
ACHTEN, FREDERICK P ADAMS, H E N D R I C K S
V
ASPEY, ELMER C BAINTER, GEORGE W BARTBERGER, E R W I N G BEESLEY, JAMES F BLOSSER, JOHN S BOGART, J O H N W BOUND, WILLIAM S BRITTON, GEORGE W BROWN, ARTHUR C BURKE, CHARLES E CARROLL, CAREY E CARROTHERS, ROBERT E CARTER, ALBERT W CLEMANS, EDWARD E CONGER, DAVID W CRANE, FRANK S DANIELS, WILLIAM A DARMER, CHARLES O DAVIS, HARRY F DAWSON, WILLIAM H DOWNING, CHARLES S EDWARDS, JOHN A ELLIOTT, WILLIAM M ELLWOOD, EPHRIAM, J R F I S H E R , GEORGE S
FixLEY, J O H N S
No. 53 245
HEiSER, E D W A R D E HODGES, G E O R G E H
190 19
HOGE, A S A T EUGENE
2 O
291
HUTCHISON, W M . E A S T O N
312
HYBSKMANN, PETER H JELLISON, WILLIAM D JENKINS, EVAN D JONES, JOSEPH W K E A R N S , CHARLES F KESSLER, MILTON E KIMBALL, HARMON W
320 298 141 51 184 3 94
L
EDWARD G
No. 146 349
53
LEWIS, W . HENRY
142
LiLL, J U L I U S Z LouDY, G E O R G E W
332 8
LYNN, J A M E S H A R V E Y
42
MclvoR, F R A N K A MCLAURIN, John R McWiLLiAMS, J O H N C
348 146 263
MATTSON, ANDREW P MAYHEW, FLETCHER C MILLER, CHARLES E
315 184 270
MossMAN, G E O R G E C NoLiN, A B R A H A M L
61 341
PERRY, HARRY A PERRY, WILLIAM F PERRYMAN, NELSON G PFUNDSTEIN, GEORGE L PRESTON, FRANK S RHODES, FRED H., S R RILEY, WILLIAM F
16 44 142 103 61 29 138
ROEBUCK, F R A N C I S H ROMSTEDT, B A R L U S
8 2 16 26 159
Lodge ARTHUR FRANK
LARZELERE,
273 225 54 240 107 163 3 193 141 95 161 150 107 33 259 225 3 99 306 107 225 49 149 276 12
FRASIER, MERRITT L E E G E A U G U E , S T E P H E N A. D HARRIS, ROBERT J H A Z E N , ALONZO L
HUMES,
Name KRACHY, KRAMEL,
SANKEE, EUGENE H SCOTT, CHARLES R SHOWALTER, ALEXANDER SMITH, L E W I S W -. SMITH, WILLIAM S SMYTH, THOMAS H STAFFORD, DAVID H STINSON, BERT L THOMPSON, CHARLES W TOMSON, JOHN R TRACY, WILLIAM E TURNER, ALVIN V A N METER, JONAS K WAGNER, FRED J WARD, LEWIS S WASHBURN, GEORGE F
51 18 143 77 306 75 279 145 87 15 147 138 144 3 269 195 86 ..319
WEBSTER, J O H N
309
WEYRICH, DANIEL W I N N , EDWARD W
179 305
1942-43.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
39
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION. RUSSELL, K A N S A S , April 28,1942.
A Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M o s t W o r s h i p f u l G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s w a s conv e n e d a t Russell, K a n s a s , on t h e t w e n t y - e i g h t h d a y of April, A . D . 1942, A . L . 5942, in t h e hall of Russell L o d g e N o . 177, f o r t h e p u r pose of l a y i n g t h e c o r n e r - s t o n e of t h e R u s s e l l C i t y H o s p i t a l . T h e M . ' . W . ' . G r a n d L o d g e w a s opened in A m p l e F o r m o n t h e F i r s t D e g r e e of M a s o n r y w i t h t h e following G r a n d O f f i c e r s : M.'.W.'. W.'. Bro. Bro. W.'. W.'. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro.
CLINE C. CURTISS MAX P . H O R N HERBERT N . HOLLAND PAUL L. TORRENCE MAXWELL S. M I L L E R RUSSELL M. MILLER PAUL L. B U C K J A M E S F . BEVERIDGE RALPH N . EwiNG DICK R. P H I N N E Y LOUIS F . MOHL
Grand as Deputy OS Grand OS Grand as Grand OS Grand as Grand as Grand a s Grand as Grand as Grand
Master. Grand Master. Senior Warden. Junior Warden. Treasurer. Secretary. Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Senior Steward. Junior Steward. Tyler.
W.'. H E N R Y O . G I L M E R
as Grand
W . ' . HORACE A . F I N K
as Bearer of the Great Lights as Bearer of the Book of Constitutions.
W . ' . ANTON J . O L S O N Bro. W I L L I A M H . J E N K I N
as Grand
Marshal.
Chaplain.
B r o . ROBERT E . M A N N as Grand Architect. T h e G r a n d L o d g e proceeded t o t h e s i t e of t h e n e w h o s p i t a l building where t h e comer-stone w a s laid in accordance with o u r A n c i e n t C e r e m o n i e s . T h e procession w a s led b y t h e R u s s e l l H i g h School B a n d a n d t h e c e r e m o n y w a s a c c o m p a n i e d b y a d d r e s s e s b y M a y o r D E A N S . LANDON and J E R R Y E . DRISCOLL.
T h e G r a n d L o d g e r e t u r n e d t o t h e L o d g e H a l l a n d w a s closed in A m p l e F o r m . CLINE C. C U R T I S S ,
Grand
Master.
Attest: RUSSELL M . MILLER,
as Grand
Secretary.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.
HORTON, K A N S A S , M a y 15,1942.
A Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n of T h e M o s t W o r s h i p f u l G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s w a s convened o n t h e fifteenth d a y of M a y , A . D . 1942, A . L . 5942, a t t h e r e q u e s t of H o r t o n L o d g e N o . 326, f o r t h e p u r p o s e of lajring t h e c o m e r - s t o n e of t h e n e w I n d i a n A g e n c y B u i l d i n g .
40
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form on tne First Degree of Masonry with the following Grand Officers: M.'.W.". Bro. Bro. Bro.
CLINE C. CURTISS CLYDE GRAY OSCAR A. BAKER GEORGE B . NORRIS
Grand Master. as Deputy Grand Master. as Grand Senior Warden. as Grand Junior Warden.
W.'. BENJAMIN B . NORRIS
as Grand
Treasurer.
W.'. EDWIN R. BINDER
as Grand
Secretary.
W.'. GEORGE W . TAYLOR
as Grand Chaplain.
W.'. GEORGE A . BLAKESLEE Bro. CHRISTOPHER C. COFFELT
as Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon.
Bro. FOREST J. HENNEY
as Grand Marshal.
M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN W.'. KEEVER E . WHARTON Bro. HENRY B . JACOBSON
..,..as Grand Sword Bearer. as Grand Senior Steward. as Grand Junior Steward.
Bro. HAROLD E . BRUCE W.'. JESSE R. FRANKLIN
as Grand Orator. as Grand Pursuivant.
Bro. B E N M . COFFLAND as Grand Tyler. Procession w a s formed by the Grand Marshal and proceeded to the site of the new Indian Agency Building where the comerstone w a s laid according t o our Ancient Ceremonies. The Horton Drum and Bugle Corps participated in the public ceremonies along with city and Works Progress Administration officials, representatives of different Indian tribes, and the Grand Orator delivered a n appropriately inspiring address. The procession then returned to the Lodge Hall and the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was closed in Ample Form. CLINE C . CURTISS,
Grand Master. Attest: EDWIN R. BINGER,
as Grand
Secretary.
REPORT OP SECRETARY OF MASONIC HOME BOARD.
M.'. W.*. OTTO R . SOUDERS called upon Brother R A L P H D . COTTON, Superintendent of the Kansas Masonic Home, who delivered a fine talk on the Home and invited all Masons to visit the Home. He then presented the following report which, on his motion, was accepted and ordered printed in the Proceedings: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: I have the honor to present herewith portions of m y report to the Board of Directors of The Kansas Masonic Home at its annual meeting in the City of Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday, January 19, 1943. Cash received during 1942 amounted to $180,772.58 as follows:
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
41
REGULAR INCOME.
Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax Eastern Star Per Capita Tax Interest and Dividends
? 59,662 00 5,402 90 26,573 37 $ 91,638 27
Grand Lodge Relief Bonds Sold and Matured Endowment Funds and Gifts by Will Mortgage Payments Trust Funds Eastern Star Christmas Fund and Individuals Eastern Star, Fruit Fund Eastern Star, Music Fund Rentals and Real Estate Special Gifts Raising Fees
-3,829 23,400 1,480 27,620 12,201 2,558 778 484 4,359 5,798 6,625
00 00 76 00 28 15 29 00 31 52 00
$180,772 58 All collections have been transmitted to the Treasurer. During the year w^arrants were drawn in the amount of $191,148.24. Maintenance Expense Purchase of Stocks and Bonds Real Estate Mortgages Pasnaaents for Trust Accounts Grand Lodge Relief Payments Purchase of Furniture and Fixtures Purchase of Carpenter Shop Hospitalization, Medical and Dental Fees Funeral Expenses Gifts and Entertainment Music Lessons Real Estate Expense
$ 85,777 60,967 21,450 10,277 3,644 895 945 3,240 1,103 1,795 " 469 583
43 50 00 33 00 48 07 51 02 51 24 15
$191,148 24 The Trial Balance of Home Accounts on December 31, 1942, follows: DEBITS.
Citizens State Bank Fourth National Bank First National Bank Stocks and Bonds Real Estate Mortgages Land and Buildingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Home Other Real Estate Furniture and Equipment
$
2,760 4,968 14,148 554,851 90,985 924,380 37,273 65,463
27 90 93 10 00 33 14 69
42
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
Maintenance Funeral Expenses Real E s t a t e Expense Gifts and Entertainments—Members Hospitalization, medical and dental
88,254 1,083 583 1,795 1,784
53 92 15 51 92
$1,788,333 39 CREDITS.
Trust Funds Endowment E\ind Eastern S t a r Music Fund Lobdell-Stuart Library Fund Net Worth Interest and Dividends Income from Real Estate Special Contributions Eastern Star—Fruit Fund Eastern Star—Christmas Fund Grand Lodge Per Capita Eastern S t a r Per Capita Grand Lodge Relief
$ 4,762 711,947 2,748 831 962,725 26,573 4,359 5,798 778 2,558 59,662 5,402 185
37 14 88 56 90 37 31 52 29 15 00 90 00
$1,788,333 39 ENDOWMENT FUND—GAINS.
Balance on hand Margaret Martin St. Omer Commandery, K.T Raising Fees Premium on Bonds Sold Grand Chapter O.E.S Transfers from Trust Accounts Gift of Bond—Alex A. Sharp
$713,230 120 10 6,625 150 1,200 1,919 400
85 00 00 00 00 76 86 00
$723,656 47 Less Premium Bonds Bought Accounts Charged Off
$
9 33 11,700 00
11,709 33 $711,947 14
During the year of 1942 we had twenty-three persons on Grand Relief with a total payment for the year of $3,444.00, and we have received a check from the Grand Secretary for this amount. The Superintendent's Report shows that during the year there w^ere twenty-eight deaths among the members of the Home, of whom eighteen were men and ten were women; that there have been twenty-eight adult applications for membership approved, of whom eleven were men and seventeen were women. The average age of the men who were admitted is eighty-three years and
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seven months, and that of the women is seventy-five years and six months. Two boys and two girls have been admitted. All of the new members have entered the Home except six. The Superintendent's Report further shows that six men and eight women are on leave of absence, while seven boys and four girls are temporarily residing with relatives. The total number of members on the roll is 315 and 269 of these are in the Home. There are 127 men members, 154 women members, 20 boys and 14 girls. The average monthly membership has been 269 actually in the Home. Fifteen applications were rejected during the year. Two hundred sixty-one were admitted to the Infirmary during the year in addition to the 19 permanent patients. The average daily number of patients was 34. Many chapters of the Eastern Star made donations of fruit and articles of clothing during the year and these were greatly appreciated. Many Lodges and Commanderies of Knights Templar made donations beside those listed under Endowment and several Consistories sent fine donations. On June 22nd, 23rd and 24th the Masonic Homes Executive Association held their annual meeting in our Home and all of the Kansas Home Board was present at one or more of their sessions. Much information was received from these executives and they all appreciated the service which Superintendent COTTON and his staff are rendering to the Masons of Kansas. The reports show^ that Kansas is in the forefront in this important work and that the expenses are much less than in most of them. Nearly every State in the Union that has a Masonic Home was represented. The interiors of all the occupied rooms w^ere carefully inspected and all were painted or redecorated that needed it. The grounds are in good shape and a carpenter shop was built. The cost of salaries is going up steadily and we are finding it difficult to compete with prices at downtown restaurants and airplane factories. The staff has been above the average in loyalty and is rendering splendid service. We note with regret the death of M.". W.'. ALEX A. SHARP who has been a consistent friend and a generous contributor to the Home. Because of w a r conditions we have had new^ types of insurance and other items to arrange for, including the installation of coal grates for the boilers, stand-by service for water and trouble in securing meat and vegetables. Ninety percent coinsurance is carried on the buildings and fire, theft and collision insurance are carried on the automobiles, while we have steam boiler and accident insurance covering the use of the steam boilers. Fraternally submitted, OTTO R. SOUDERS,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. W . ' . HARRY E . CROSSWHITE p r e s e n t e d t h e following
r e p o r t which, on his motion, w a s a d o p t e d : To The M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your committee submits the following report: In the preamble of his address, our Grand Master has, with unusual comprehension, reviewed the philosophy upon which the Grand Lodge of Kansas was founded and has endured for these eighty-seven years, and has done so in his characteristic brief manner, nowhere sacrificing force in t h a t brevity. We are led to realize t h a t this same philosophy of service, allegiance and devotion underlies the Craft today. We commend this portion of the address to you, and earnestly hope that you will carry it back to your respective lodges and draw particular attention and study to this preamble and especially to the conclusion thereof, which is, â&#x20AC;˘ indeed, a remarkable discourse upon one of the basic Landmarks of Freemasonry. We believe that if it be studied, understood and exemplified, not only the numbers but also the quality of our Order will be strengpthened. We congratulate our Grand Master upon his labors, untiring energy and achievements that mark a most successful administration, bespeak for him the happy reflections of a very responsible wrork w^ell done, and know that he is not retiring to the ranks of the Craft, but rather rejoining them to carry on for the Order. In order that confirmation of official acts may be had, your committee recommends the approval of the following subjects in the Grand Master's Address: Installation of Grand Officers; Grand Representatives; Exemplification of Work; Grand Orator; Comer-Stones; Masonic Home; Certificates of Proficiency; Fifty Year Buttons; Purchase of Defense Bonds; Lecturers; District Deputy Grand Masters; Official Visitations; Visitations to other Jurisdictions; Trials and Punishments; Committee on Revision of Laws; Vacancies and Chairman Finance Committee; Condition of the Order; Conclusion. Your committee wishes to commend to your serious thought the concluding paragraph concerning the Masonic Home and to emphasize, if we can, the importance of the same, particularly in regard to additions to the Endowment Fund, for sooner or later the Supreme Architect of the Universe w^ill call upon each of us to lay down our working tools and join the innumerable caravan to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns. Your committee believes that no more comforting reflection can be had by any traveler upon the Level of Time than that, as he approaches t h a t last couch, he has made a bequest, no matter how modest, in his Last Will and Testament, for the use and benefit of the Masonic Home and to confidently know that when the final summons does come he has left behind him a perpetual memorial that will endure throughout the ages, which neither
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the ravages of time nor the corruption of waste can ever molest. Other topics are referred as follows: To the Committee on Necrology: Necrology. To the Committee on Jurisprudence: Special Dispensations; Interpretations of Laws. To the Committee on Finance: Grand Master's Conference. The report of the Grand Treasurer, M.'. W.'. BEN S . PAULEN, Is concise and informative and is referred to the Committee on Finance. The report of the Grand Secretary, M.'. W.". ELMER F . STRAIN, is in its usual full and complete form and your committee commends it to the Secretary of each lodge and would ask t h a t each Secretary call the attention of his respective lodge to the report with regard to each detail therein. Your committee is most pleased to note that, of the 438 lodges in Kansas, 252 showed a net gain, 137 a net loss, 42 gains matched losses. Seven lodges failed to report. Among the gains, thirty-two lodges report a net gain of 10 or more in membership, while only four lodges report a net loss of 10 or more and, best of all, this report shows a net gain of membership in Kansas of 1,124, which is the largest net gain since 1928. The following subjects in the Grand Secretary's report are recommended for approval: Information, Library and Museum, Honor Roll, Supplement to Previous Cipher Lists, Synopsis of Returns, Directory of Lodges. To the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D., we refer Annual Reports. To the Committee on Finance: Outstanding Dues, Estimated Revenue and Expenses for 1943, Schedules "A", " B " and "C", Cash Account, Warrant Account, Budget Account. To the Committee on Jurisprudence: Constitutional Amendment. Your Committee believes that the Report of the Secretary of the Masonic Home Board deserves special attention and commendation. There is no business of this Grand Jurisdiction t h a t is of greater importance to the members of the Craft. This report is not lengthy, yet it is all-inclusive and should be read carefully by each of you. We commend the valuable service and attention that M.'. W.". OTTO R . SOUDERS, Secretary of the Board, is giving to the Home and the painstaking and careful work of Superintendent RALPH D . COTTON and his staff of employees as well. Fraternally submitted, CLARENCE G. N E V I N S ,
HARRY E . CROSSWHITE, ARCHIE W . HUNT, THOMAS L . THOMPSON,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS. W . ' . J A M E S E . TAYLOR, c h a i r m a n , presented t h e following r e p o r t which, on h i s motion, w a s adopted : To The M..W.\
Grand Lodge of A. F. ÂŁ A. M. of Kansas:
Your Committee on Trials and Punishments reports that during the past year three cases were referred to us for consideration. Two of these were disposed of upon pleas of guilty. In the other case a trial was had and your committee sought to give the accused a fair trial, with full opportunity to present his defense. All of these cases resulted in expulsion of the accused. The ntunber of cases presented corresponds to the number in former years and reflects the teachings of the Craft are impressed upon the minds of the brethren, who seek to live under the moral law, and it is our hope that Masons will continue so to live and work. We recommend no change in the matter of procedure governing trials and punishments as it now exists. Fraternally submitted, JAMES E . TAYLOR, LEO N . GISH,
Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES AND LODGES U. D. W. â&#x20AC;˘. R A Y B . R A M S E Y , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e follow-
ing r e p o r t which, on h i s motion, w a s a d o p t e d : To The M:. W:. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Another page of Masonic history is almost complete and we now sum u p the accomplishments made and from our errors strive to do better t h e coming year. For our information the Grand Secretary submitted the files of his correspondence with several of the lodges on the subject of Annual Reports. His letters to t h e Secretaries reflect the fact that a thorough check had been made of these reports by his office and their tone expressed a desire to bring about a speedy and perfect adjustment of all errors. The replies of the Secretaries show a willingness t o conform to the law in every respect. In reviewing the work of the Secretaries in the office of the Grand Secretary, a matter which may appear of little consequence has come t o our attention. Blank forms for the Annual Report of the Secretary are sent each year by the Grand Secretary. The sheets are held together by a small metal fastener at the upper left comer and are arranged from top to bottom in exactly the
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same order as the records are kept by the Secretary in the Book of Annual Returns. Many Secretaries, after writing the Annual Report, put the sheets back together and mail them to the Grand Secretary without regard to the order of the pages. If the sheets are returned in the same order in which they are received, it will be helpful to the Grand Secretary in checking at a time when speed of handling is essential. The following lodges returned perfect reports for the year 1941: Nos. 5, 15, 22, 24, 26, 28, 31, 33, 34, 36, 39, 41, 45, 47, 48, 49, 56, 60, 65, 67, 72, 73, 76, 81, 90, 92, 98, 105, 121, 123, 138, 141, 150, 154, 156, 159, 162, 167, 169, 171, 181, 183, 193, 198, 202, 215, 223, 224, 226, 230, 231, 232, 235, 236, 237, 239, 242, 244, 245, 253, 255, 264, 268, 269, 274, 275, 276, 280, 281, 284, 285, 289, 300, 302, 305, 314, 315, 321, 322, 326, 330, 331, 335, 336, 337, 340, 344, 347, 355, 356, 357, 370, 371, 373, 378, 380, 383, 386, 389, 396, 397, 398, 401, 412, 413, 414, 417, 420, 424, 430, 441, 443. The following lodges returned almost perfect reports: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 32, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 66, 68, 74, 75, 77, 82, 85, 87, 88, 89, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 117, 119, 122, 124, 125, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 142, 143, 144, 147, 149, 151, 155, 157, 160, 161, 163, 164, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179, 182, 184, 185, 186, 190, 191, 195, 197, 201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 214, 216, 217, 219, 225, 227, 229, 233, 234, 238, 240, 241, 243, 247, 249, 250, 251, 252, 254, 256, 257, 259, 262, 265, 270, 271, 272, 277, 278, 282, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 296, 298, 301, 303, 306, 307, 309, 311, 313, 316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325, 327, 328, 332, 339, 341, 343, 345, 348, 350, 351, 353, 358, 359, 366, 368, 374, 376, 381, 388, 390, 392, 395, 399, 405, 407, 409, 410, 411, 418, 423, 427, 428, 431, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 440, 442, 444, 447, 449. A further check of the annual returns for 1941 reveals that there were 204 lodges whose roll of members showed a difference of names or initials; 35 showed an incorrect or incomplete record of work done; 23 had errors in admissions; 33 errors in restorations; 56 errors in dimissions; 59 inade incorrect returns of per capita tax. There are other errors, but those mentioned are the more common ones, all of which can be avoided if the report is carefully checked by the Secretary and some officer of the lodge before sending it to the Grand Secretary. As has been said in the past, the best way to reduce errors in the annual returns is through the agency of the District Deputies. While the District Deputies will be handicapped some in keeping in close touch with the lodges, yet they could stress in letters to the Secretaries the importance of keeping the Book of Annual Returns up to date. This can easily be done by posting each and every event when it occurs. By so doing the Secretary will not have to rely on his memory or his minutes when the time comes for the making of his Annual Report.
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The Secretary who delays sending his report to the Grand Secretary immediately after December 31st ofttimes finds that time has moved swiftly and does not get his report in by the prescribed time. There is nothing to be gained in waiting until the last minute to get the report in, as corrections can be made in the Grand Secretary's office a s late as the 15th of January and yet have a perfect report. Just a few minutes time by the Secret a r y and Master or some other officer of the lodge can avoid mistakes by double checking the report before it is sent in. Every Secretary would like to have a perfect report and by this method it can easily be done. An important item of legislation has been decided by the vote of the Grand Lodge at its Annual Communication in February 1942, the amendment of Article VII, Section 6, of the Grand Lodge Constitution. Only two words, "and members," were removed from the original section, and the effect is that Secretaries are no longer required to submit a complete list of members in making Annual Reports to the Grand Secretary. This committee is not called upon t o say whether that is good or bad legislation, but would be remiss in its duty if it did not call attention to it and urge all Secretaries to pay special attention to the other requirements which have not been changed, including accuracy in lists of degrees conferred, admissions, restorations, dimissions, deaths and suspensions. The Book of Annual Returns is still required, and should always be kept up to date. Some Secretaries in the past have posted the Book of Annual Returns after the Annual Report has been sent to the Grand Secretary, checked by him and the extra copy returned to the lodge. That was never intended and should never be done. The amendment of the Constitution does not relieve Secretaries of the responsibility of maintaining the Book of Annual Returns a s the complete and up-to-date record of the lodge membership. The book is still to be sent to the Grand Secretary every five years, or when called for by him, for complete checking. We have no doubt t h a t some Secretaries, as well as some members of this Grand Lodge, are of the opinion that the Grand Secretary is too exacting and technical regarding errors found in the Annual Reports in insisting that they be corrected before the reports are finally placed on file in the Grand Lodge, but the high standing of the historical records can only be maintained through correct Annual Reports from the various lodges, and in order to have these reports in that form they must be corrected. Since the time for the Grand Lodge has been advanced two weeks the time in the Grand Secretary's office is shortened for him to get his reports in shape for the Grand Lodge and it is the recommendation of your committee that he close his accounts on January 15th and carry such reports as come in late to the succeeding year. This wiU in no way work a hardship on anyone, but
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rather will give the Grand Secretary ample time to get his reports in shape for the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. The committee desires to thank the Grand Secretary and his staff for courteous treatment and their willingness in giving us access to the Annual Reports and correspondence. Fraternally submitted, RAY B . RAMSEY, LEROY ALVIN W E Y H ,
Committee. CAUL, TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 2.00 o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION. The M.'. W.". Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 2:00 P. M. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY.
W.'. WILLIAM C. HARDING, chairman, presented the following report which was closed by a prayer by the Grand Chaplain after which on his motion the report was received: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: It has been brought to the attention of this committee that 1,028 members of our organization in Kansas have been summoned from our midst during the 'year 1942. Time will not permit us to make a detailed report of the passing of these brethren. Saddened as we are by the loss to us, the committee offers such consolation as may come from our sincere sympathy to the families and friends left to mourn their loss. Special mention is made of two brethren who ^vere officially associated with this Grand Lodge. M.'. W.'. GEORGE OTIS FOSTER, who was Grand Master in 1933, born January 24, 1871, at Centralia, Kansas, died October 3, 1942, at Lawrence, Kansas. He was an ardent Mason and always took an active part in his home lodge as long as he was able to attend. He was Registrar of the University of Kansas at Lawrence for many years, and his loss will be sorely felt there. M.'. W.'. ALEXANDER A. SHARP, Grand Master in 1911,- was the senior living Past Grand Master. He was born at Newville,
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Pennsylvania, January 10, 1863, and died December 6, 1942, at Chicago, Illinois. His was a record of faithfulness to Masonry and generosity toward the Kansas Masonic Home. We can truthfully say that two good men and Masons have gone to their reward. Official notices have been received of the death of many distinguished Masons in other Grand Jurisdictions, suitable reference to whom will be made in the Memorial pages printed in the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge. We share with our sister jurisdictions the loss which has come to the Institution of Masonry in the passing of these distinguished brethren, and submit as best w e . can in simple words this testimonial of our sympathy. I t would be proper and fitting that we call upon the Grand Chaplain for a prayer in memory of our departed brothers. Fraternally yours, WILLIAM C. HARDING,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS.
M.'. W.". RoscoE E. PETERSON, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <ÂŁ A. M. of Kaiisas: Your Committee on Revision has undertaken to make a thorough analysis of the Constitution of our Grand Lodge, including the notes appended to the respective sections. Numerous proposed changes have been discussed, keeping in mind the ancient Landmarks and the principles of jurisprudence formulated by recognized Masonic scholars; and reference has also been made to the laws of other Grand Jurisdictions for the purpose of comparison. We have not taken up in detail the question of any revision of the By-Laws, for the reason that any such changes can be effected a t the Annual Communication at which they are proposed, whereas the process of amending the Constitution requires submission to the constituent lodges during the year intervening between communications. As the result of conditions created by the war, and other circumstances which were unforeseen, it has not been practicable for the whole committee to give the subject as much consideration and study as its importance warrants. Therefore, we are not prepared a t this time to submit any proposed revision or amendments of the Constitution, and feel that the entire subject should have further study before any action is taken.
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We recommend that the Grand Master be authorized to appoint a committee of five members to continue the work which we have begun. Fraternally submitted, RoscoE E. PETERSON, JAY B . KIRK, OTTO R. SOUDERS,
Committee. ORATION.
The Grand Master introduced Bro. EVERETT W . of Joppa Lodge No. 223, Superintendent of the Colby District of the Methodist Church, who delivered the following oration which, on motion of R.'. W.'. CHARLES S . MCGINNESS, was ordered printed in the Proceedings : Brother Masons, the Eighty-seventh Communication of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Kansas is in session at the watershed of our century, when opposing cultures and civilizations are met in death's struggle on the far flung battle fields of the world. Empires are crumbling, dynasties and rulers are being changed, racial hatred is rife, racial superiority complex has thrown civilization into the greatest maelstrom of hatred and slaughter which the annals of humankind ever recorded. Dying and starving millions cry to us by day and haunt us by night. Everything that is sacred in Western civilization and Christian culture is being challenged and for the defense of which more millions march and are in training than have ever been mustered in any generation. The picture is one of the darkest ever confronted any hour on the clock of time. Jerusalem wallers abound. Prophets of doom are heard everywhere. The hour of the pessimist has never been richer. I t is a time which tests the faith and courage and demands the best there is in us. You will permit us to stand in the midst of this hour when t h e pessimist cries, "The shadows of night are thickening," and declare unto you that the morning breaketh, the light is appearing, and the gates of hell shall not prevail. FREEMAN,
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Right forever on the scaffold Wrong forever on the throne; Yet that scaffold sways the future And behind the dim unknown Standeth God within the shadows Keeping watch' o'er His own.
It is our purpose to challenge ourselves with the answer to the question which each of us faced before we were made Masons, "In Whom We Trust"! Our activities today are contributing to the world's need, and our faith in the tomorrow depends upon that trust in God. By this we do not mean a system of theories which rise and fall with time and tide, but the Eternal God. The God who laid the beams of this universe; who stretched the plains, scooped the oceans, piled the mountains, and placed the stars in their silvery sockets and diadem'd this creation by creating man in His own imageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the power to think, the power to choose, and with a moral responsibility for that choiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;faced him into the future and bade him move across the untrameled centuries and build a world of brotherhood. Our humanistic philosophy and behavioristic psychology have led our generation into this tragic maelstrom. Our only hope lies in faith in God and that faith will impel us to seek for the pattern of culture, civilization, and governmental procedure upon the trestleboard which is common knowledge to every Master Mason. God is. God is. God is, Though
In every singing bird. Upon this earth of dark and sinful night. though nations rise and fall. mountains crash and the very world shall reel.
Every man may be conscious of the reality expressed in Bishop CUSHMAN'S poem: I met God in the morning. When my day was at its best, And His presence came like sunrise, Like a glory in my breast. All day long the Presence lingered All day long He stayed with me And we sailed in perfect ctilmness. O'er a very troubled sea.
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Other ships were blown and battered, Other ships were sore distressed, But the w^inds that seemed to drive them Brought to us a peace and rest. Then I thought of other mornings With a keen remorse of mind. When I, too, had loosed the moorings With the Presence left behind. So I think I know the secret Learned from many a troubled way: You must seek Him in the morning If you want Him through the day.
Everywhere, from the soap box orator on the street corner to those of high renown, comes the disconcerting cry, "Will anything survive? Is all doomed for despair?" Again let us stand in the midst of this confusion and answer, "Yes, a thousand times yes." This is no time, brother Masons, to flirt with pessimism, heed the wooing of despair, or consort with those who live in the halls of despair and gloom. Rather it is the time to reassure ourselves of faith in God and to proclaim that faith from our fireside to the ends of the earth and the isles of the sea. There is nothing new in this mad dream of world conquest. Other leaders and nations have ignored God and determined to impose their system of religion and governmental slavery upon the world. But today, if you sought to find them, you would have to seek in the burying ground of the centuries where lie their fruitless dreams and, may we assure you, whitegloved pall bearers of the nations stand ready now to bear to the same burying ground, present day rulers and nations who have likewise forgotten God and drenched the world with the blood of noble sons. Democracy will survive. The German paper hanger and painter who designed to paint his emblem on the dome of every nation's capital and paper every home with his pattern, will one day discover, together with his colleagues, that the dirge is sounding within their empires and the democracies will be singing the paeans of victory.
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The four foundations that guarantee democracy are the home, the church, the school, and purity of politics. HOME. One of the most beautiful stories in the Bible is the story of a father and son going to worship God together. No word is more sacred, no ties more binding, no responsibilities so exacting as those of the home. May we challenge you with this query: "How many of us each Sunday go with our sons to worship God?" Too many have accepted the freedom to worship God according to dictates of one's own conscience, as a license not to worship God at all. When the time shall come in our homes t h a t worship is not observed, decay begins in the heart of the government. We heard this morning in Brother COTTON'S report of the Masonic Home, how they began the day with a service of worship. Is it possible our Masonic Home is doing more for training spiritual life of youth than we are in our own homes and with our own children? Every child stands at the crossroads where this lad stood: He stood at the crossroads all alone, The sunrise in his face; He had no thought for the world unknown, He was set for a manly race. But the road stretched east and the road stretched west. And the boy did not know which road was the best. So he took the wrong road, and went down, And he lost the race and the victor's crown. He was caught at last in an angry snare, Because no one stood at the crossroads there To show him the better road.
I t ain't so far from right to wrong The way ain't hard to loose I seen the time, I'd give my hoss To knowr which way to choose. There ain't no sign boards on the road To keep you on the track There a r e times when wrong looks mighty white And right looks awful black.
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Now I don't set myself to be A Judg'B of right and wrong in man For I, too, have missed the way And may get lost again. So when I see a fellow man Who seems to have lost the road I slip my hand right up in his And help him find the way.
Masonry must ever be at the crossroads and show youth by precept and example, which road is best. CHURCH. We shall leave the church for a later discussion. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, another corner-stone of democracy with her teachings shall add her contribution to guaranteeing the perpetuity of democracy. When the Nazi movement began taking definite form for world conquest, it began with youth and in one short generation had built an ideal which had degraded everything in the home and school which was sacred to Christian civilization; set father against family, son and daughter against parent, neighbor against friend, until loyalty to the ruler was the only true merit of character. When this thing shall have been over, and it will be some day, if we Masons and citizens of the democracies are even half smart, we will have learned that great ideals and great movements are born in the lives of youth. And we shall set ourselves to building youth with character, planned after the will of God and shall build a world of peace and brotherhood. PURITY OP POLITICS. No nation is stronger than the purity of her politics, the vision of her statesmen, and the character of her citizens. Every Mason owes it to himself and to his country to see to it that men of character and veracity are placed in office. No nation can long exist whose statesmen are not elevated in place of her politicians. The promise of a statesman brings faith to citizenship. Politicians with mere campaign pledges, no sooner made than broken, undermine faith
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in government and breed contempt. Battles are waging, a war will be won, but only as the ideals of God become incarnate in human life, will peace abide. We covet today for this land of ours over which floats "your flag and my flag, and how she floats today over your land and my land, and half the world away"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;that God may purify the soul of America and make her a saviour of the nations. "O America, America, stretching between the two great seas, in whose heart flows the rich blood of many nations, into whose mountain safes God has put riches of fabulous amount, in whose plains the Almighty has planted the magic genius that blossoms into harvests with which to feed the hungry multitudes of earth, nursed by Puritan and Pilgrim, defended by patriot and missionary, guided by the pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night, sanctified by a faith as pure as looks up to heaven from any land, O America, let thy Master make thee a savior of the nations; let thy God flood thee with a resistless passion for conquest; let thy Father lead thee over mountains and seas, through fire and flood, through sickness and pain, out to that great hour when all men shall hear the call of Christ, and the last lonely soul shall see the uplifted cross, and the whole round world be bound back to the heart of God," and world wide brotherhood becomes a reality. Masonry will abide. Her inception was noble, her purpose was pure, her struggles have been worthy, her victories have been merited. We have watched across the past few years, nation after nation who bowed God out of its thinking, removed the Masonic emblem from halls and shrines, and disbanded the Order. We have witnessed a decline of interest as was pointed out this morning by our Grand Master, CLINE C. CURTISS. YOU will recall his challenge to us, that Masonry may not only be disbanded by the decree of a dictator, but lodges may also be closed as effectively by non-attendance and indifference of our members. Impelled by that convic-
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tion, our Grand Master challenged the Masons of Kansas with the result of the largest increase in membership for a long period of years. It will be a bad day in Masonic history when Masons are more concerned with absences than the altar, and in our opinion, the record set this year by Kansas Masonry will be a great inspiration to Masons throughout the world. We call to your attention that we have brother Masons in totalitarian nations whose Masonic dreams are no different than ours and their need is our responsibility, and some day we will be there, the hall shall be opened, emblems will be in evidence, and the altar will be erected. Brother Masons, there is a sprig of acacia at every grave of buried dreams and ideals, and there is power available, acquired by faith in Gfod, to lift from its vault and endure again with the power of the Eternal. With apology to the Rotary Club and credit to EDGAR whose poem expresses it so beautifullyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
GUEST,
Against the change of passing years, The crumbling stone and steel decay And every cjmic voice that jeers Unchanged this simple truth will stay; He served God best unto life's end Who plays the neighbor and the friend. These things which Masonry believes And men and nations strive to teach Are not those goals which skill achieves But such as lie in easier reach, The world will change its worst for good With universal brotherhood. So mind not what the cynics cry. Pay little heed to wisdom proud, Still hold the Masonry banner high, And serve the truth and not the crowd, Still keep for all mankind to see The spirit that is Masonry.
THE CHURCH. Despite the jeer of every cynic and wail of every defeatist, the church will prevail. Our faith that democracy and Masonry will survive rests upon our faith in the church. We do not use the word "church" in the narrow sense, but rather in that broad
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sense which embraces the Jewish, the Catholic and Protestant faith. It is our observation that what drives the Jews from their synagogues one day will stop the mouth of the Catholic priest the next and prohibit the right of the Protestant the next. Too many times we have thought of other institutions guaranteeing the existence of the church. This is not true, brother Masons, but rather the one institution that guarantees the existence and safeguards the future of other institutions is the church of Almighty God, and against it the gates of hell shall not prevail. Dr. STANLEY HIGH has pointed out that there is a great spiritual awakening among our boys in the armed forces. Too many of these boys went into the hell of war from lighted halls of amusements instead of from homes of family devotion. It is one thing to swing and sway in night clubs to the rhythm of jazz music and another to swing and sway from bombing planes attacked by fighting ships; on battle-ships being torpedoed by submarines, and in submarines being sought by depth charges. But may we challenge you very frankly with the question, "While our sons are dying today that we may gather here, how many of our homes know the gripping power of family worship?" Again we repeat, the thing that guards and guarantees is the Church. The nations most largely responsible for our world condition today did not close the halls of Masonry first, but rather the doors of the church. Japan ignored the pleading of Christian statesmen and was taken over by the war lords. Then she began to carve her wants from the body of China. And while the church prayed for China and took offerings for her relief, America traded her scrap iron and petroleum for silk and gold. Japan is returning that petroleum and also that scrap iron is coming home in the bodies of our sons. Italy likewise ignored the plea of her peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the prayers of her saints, and gave her attention to the kingdom of HAILI SELASSIE. Germany persecuted the Jew, closed his synagogue, confiscated his property, closed the institutions of the Roman Catholic Church and followed likewise in
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forbidding worship of the Protestant. Her MARTIN NiEMOELLERS may die in concentration camps, but their names will be revered when the names of the dictators have been forgotten a thousand years. No, the gates of hell shall not prevail. In this critical period in the world's history, the spires of the churches still point to God. The ideals of democracy vibrate around the world. The imprint of the square and compass is to be found likewise in the corners of the earth. The lights shall come on again all over the world. The sons will be home again all over the world. And when that hour shall come and the postwar period begins, we shall be on a spot that shall challenge the best there is within us and determine that of which we are made. May we ask ourselves this afternoon while our sons are dying in defense of the flag, "Do we have anything for which we would be willing to die?" At the close of World War No. 1, J O H N R . MOTT, one of the world's greatest Christian statesmen, challenged America to send ten thousand missionaries to Japan and warned if we did not, we would send one hundred thousand bayonets. Today we know that one hundred thousand bayonets are not enough. God became incarnate in the Christ of Galilee and commanded that every nation be discipled and taught to observe all things which he commanded. We will either disciple the nations of the world, or be paganized by them. We shall not fail. We shall take the Bible instead of bombs. We will take prayer instead of powder, we will take God instead of guns and with it all, set ourselves to the task of postwar adjustment. We shall face that hour with a staggering debt, burdensome taxes, misunderstanding of capital and labor, and a close relationship with communistic Russia, integrating some thirty million into a normal routine of living and securing for our soldier men places in the pursuit of life. These sons must not return to polishing apples on the street and selling lead pencilsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they may shine the bean of someone who has impeded productionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but they must be given a place to share in postwar adjustment.
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All of these things we shall do because our faith in God, our compassion for a better world, shall inspire our lives to nobler living and sacrificial deeds. This is no time, bi-ethren, to be a quitter. This is a time to take hold and lift with might and main and impel with a resolute faith in God. May we each so labor and â&#x20AC;&#x201D;live t h a t when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but sustained and soothed â&#x20AC;˘ By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
W.'. FRANCIS W . IRWIN, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'.
Grand Lodge of A. F. & A.M. of Kansas:
In accordance with Masonic law your committee reports as follows: We have audited the accounts of the Grand Lodge, examined the vouchers of the Grand Treasurer and the financial records of the Grand Secretary. We find the report of the Grand Treasurer shows a correct statement of all monies received and paid out during the year. The balance on deposit in the First National Bank of Fredonia is verified by a certified statement of the Cashier, I. M. FINK, under seal of the bank, which reads as follows: This is to certify t h a t there is to the credit of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge on the twenty-third day of January, 1943, in the following funds: General Fund Charity Fund Total
$32,402 72 2,520 88 $34,923 60
At the request of the committee, the securities in the hands of the Grand Treasurer have been verified by Brother WILLIAM N . CASON, of Constellation Lodge No. 95, Fredonia, Kansas, and his report is in accord with the list of securities shown in the Grand Treasurer's report. The records showing the accounts of the Grand Secretary have been checked; the cash received by an examination of the
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various lodge reports and other sources of Income and the disbursements as shown by transfer of funds to the Grand Treasurer. The report of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary are identical in the necessary balances. Detailed statements of receipts and disbursements are shown in the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary. The delinquent lodge problem continues to show improvement. A comparison of the last three years shows amounts outstanding for 1940, $6,799.05; 1941, $6,341.35; 1942, $5,806.35. These amounts include the current year delinquency in each case, t h a t of 1942 being $929.70. While the improvement is encouraging, it is not entirely satisfactory and it would seem that now, while financial conditions are more favorable, w^ould be a good time to liquidate these obligations. The following estimate of Grand Lodge Revenue for the ensuing year is submitted: Fifty cents per capita on 60,777 members $30,388 50 Miscellaneous 2,000 00 Total $32,388 50 We recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year: Committee Allowance, (By-Law 55) $ 300 00 Expenses Grand Lodge Communication 500 00 Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers 2,000 00 Grand Master's Apron 80 00 Grand Master's Salary 800 00 Grand Master's Contingent Fund 1,500 00 Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium 18 75 Grand Secretary's Bond Premium 3 75 Grand Treasurer's Salary 100 00 Grand Master's Portrait (cut) 7 00 Library, Furniture, Binding, etc 800 00 Mileage to Representatives, (By-Law 57) 3,000 00 Mileage and Expenses, (By-Laws 55-56) 1,500 00 Minor Salaries, (By-Law 54) 180 00 Per Diem Committee on Trials and Punishments 200 00 Postage and Express 1,000 00 Printing Annual Proceedings 1,400 00 Private Secretary for Grand Master 600 00 Committee on Revision of Law 300 00 Stationery and Printing 1,000 00 Grand Masters' Conference 300 00 Past Grand Master's Jewel or other suitable memento.... 180 00 Budget 15,249 00 An examination of the Grand Lodge Building shows it to be well kept and in a good state of repair and the committee feels that any necessary improvements and repairs may be entrusted to the Council of Administration.
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The assignment to this committee of an examination of the records and files was, so far as possible, in a limited time, complied with and the committee finds that the items named in the law are being efficiently handled. When we consider the amount of data that must be kept we feel that commendation is due the Grand Secretary and his helpers for the thorough and successful organization of this department. We find on file in the Grand Secretary's office the following Fidelity Bonds and Insurance Policies: Grand Treasurer's Bond No. 750380D of the American Surety Company, premium paid to December 15, 1943 $ 5,000 00 Grand Secretary's Bond No. 199577 of the Glen Falls Indemnity Company, premium paid to October 1, 1943 1,000 00 Insurance Policies covering the Grand Lodge Building and contents, a s follows: Policy No. 1952, Home Insurance Company of New York, premium paid to May 27, 1944, fire only—on building 10,000 00 Policy No. 1953, Home Insurance Company of New York, premium paid to May 27, 1944, fire only —on contents of building 5,000 00 Policy No. T-1608, Home Insurance Company of New York, w^ith 90% coinsurance clause, premium paid to May 27, 1944, tornado—on building 70,000 00 The committee has given its attention to the various subjects as required by Masonic law to the extent of their capacity in the limited time that could be had. We feel, however, it is not possible for the ordinary committee, honest in their intentions and capable as they may be, to make a satisfactory audit of the accounts and records of the Grand Lodge in the limited time that is available. We would therefore recommend that the Council of Administration employ a licensed accountant to make an audit of the books and accounts of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, his report to be submitted to the Grand Master at least ten days prior to the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge and a copy of the report to be forwarded to the Chairman of the Finance Committee at the same time. This committee is deeply grateful and wishes to express their thanks to the Grand Secretary and the personnel of his office for their help and cooperation in checking the various records and accounts. Fraternally submitted, FRANCIS W . IRWIN, DAVID A. NYWALL, AUGUST E . HEITMAN, GEORGE D . WALL,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was ordered printed in the Proceedings: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: It is with a great deal of pleasure that your committee presents the report this year, for the figures show a decided advance in the number of men seeking admission into our Fraternity and a decided falling off in the numbers who have apparently lost Interest or have not had the money to keep up their dues. In spite of the war that is demanding so much of our citizens, we find that time is still taken for the best things in life and that Masonry is still holding its own as a part of our national, religious and fraternal life. The desire to extend fraternal recognition to our neighbors to the south, in North, Central and South America, is resulting in the recognition of many more of the Grand Lodges of the various states, as distinguished from National organizations, by the Grand Lodges of The United States of America. During the past year we have had several invitations to exchange representatives with some of these Grand Lodges and we now come to you with the recommendation that we recognize two of them. The Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas, with headquarters at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and The Grand Lodge of Paraiba, in Brazil, and that we exchange Grand Representatives with them, without restrictions. The Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas has already been recognized by eight of the Grand Lodges of The United States of America, and has answered all of the questions submitted by your committee in the proper manner. The Grand Lodge of Paraiba has already been recognized by twenty-nine of the Grand Lodges of the United States and partially, with limitations, by our own. We note with pleasure that the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma has again established fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. A great deal of discussion has been going on among the Grand Lodges and within the Grand Lodges as to the benefits to be derived from an active participation by the Grand Lodges in war work and the establishment of social centers near the training camps, under Masonic auspices. A number of the Grand Lodges report the work is splendid and a number of others report a duplication in effort and conflict with the work of the U. S. O. and of the Government itself. There seems to be a great deal of argument about the relative cost, some contending that the end justifies the expense and others contending that little of value is accomplished, except the maintenance of certain officials at Masonic expense. There is also a difference of opinion as to whether
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the claimed benefits should be extended to Masons only or to their personal friends who have no connection with Masons. AU seem to agree t h a t the sons of Masons should be included if the work goes on, whether the soldier or sailor is himself a Mason, or not. The barnacles in the form of appendant organizations are again very much to the front in the discussions, including criticism of all bodies, both men and women, who predicate their membership upon Masonic affiliation, except the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, the Council of Royal and Select Master Masons, the Scottish Rite Bodies and the Knights Templar among the men and the Order of the Eastern Star and the Social Order of the Beauceant among the ladies. A recent estimate makes the number of other organizations claiming Masonry as a parent, legitimate or otherwise, a t 247. Some folks claim there is a decided tendency on the part of Canadian and Australian Masons to foster good relations with the Grand Lodges of the United States, without respect to any prior sense of loyalty to the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland, and the Grand Lodge of England is breaking away from some of its traditional conservatism in its treatment of our American boys in the service who could not get their degrees before going abroad. The whole picture seems to be one of optimism over the world in spite of the suppression of Masonic meetings in many countries, both Axis and Allied. Fraternally submitted, OTTO R . SOUDERS,
Committee. PROCLAMATION.
The Grand Master reported that more than twothirds of the lodges had submitted their affirmative vote in writing to the Grand Secretary on amendment of Article VTI, Section 6, and proclaimed it a part of the Constitution. CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 7:30 P. M.
EVENING SESSION. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 7:30 P. M.
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The Third Degree was exemplified in dramatized form by a group of brethren from twelve lodges organized by W.". KENNETH N . POMEROY under the supervision of W.'. HARVEY O. DAVIS, Lecturer. CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The Grand Lodge was then called from labor to refreshment until 8:30 A.M. Thursday, February l l t h .
MORNING SESSION. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1943.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 8:30 A. M. DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
The Grand Master ordered M.'. W.'. RoscoE E. retire and present M.'. W.'. J. MELVIN Master of Wyoming. His official visit was particularly pleasing in view of the fact of his being a brother of the Grand Junior Warden. He was accorded all honors, and the privilege of addressing the Grand Lodge. His remarks made permanent his invitation to visit us annually. PETERSON to EVANS, Grand
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
M.'. W.'. RoscoE E. PETERSON, chairman, presented the following report which, on.motion, was adopted section by section, and then as a whole, by the necessary two-thirds vote: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence submits the following- report covering the subjects referred to it for consideration. Special Dispensations. The Grand Master states in his address that dispensations have been issued to cover irregularities connected with the election and installation of officers at annual communications of lodges; for election and installation of officers
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where vacancies occurred; to abridge the statutory time between degrees; and to abridge the time between reception of the petition and balloting thereon. It further appears that all requests for abridgment of time were made In connection with persons contributing to the war effort. . All of the purposes for which dispensations have been granted appear to be within the recognized prerogatives of the Grand Master, and we recommend that the legality of each and all such dispensations be approved. Interpretation of Laws. The Grand Master has announced a ruling as follows: A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, who has been accepted by a Lodge, but who has "been prevented from receiving the degrees by the objection of a member, remains subject to the jurisdiction of t h a t Lodge regardless of residence. If the accepted petitioner becomes a permanent resident within the territorial jurisdiction of another Lodge, jurisdiction may be waived by a majority vote of the Lodge originally accepting him, subject to the right of objection. Objection to the granting of a waiver must be treated in the same manner as an objection to the advancement of a candidate. We find that this ruling in its entirety is supported by the Laws of Masonry, and we recommend its approval. Constitutional Amendment. It appears from the report of the Grand Secretary that the proposed amendment of Article VII, Section 6, of the Constitution, has been duly submitted to all the lodges, and has been agreed to by 329 lodges, which number is more than two-thirds of all the lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction. In pursuance to such report, the Grand Master has proclaimed the adoption of the amendment and, therefore, the amended section has become a part of the Constitution. Fraternally submitted,
RoscoE E. PETERSON, NATHAN B . THOMPSON, RICHARD W. EVANS, FRANK M. YEOMAN, GEORGE M. ASHFOKD.
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INVITATION.
W.\ ROBERT T . LINDBERG, Master of Siloam Lodge No. 225, Topeka, extended a cordial invitation to this Grand Lodge t o meet at Topeka in 1944. On motion, the invitation was accepted.
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ASSESSMENT FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE KANSAS MASONIC HOME.
The following resolution was presented and, on motion, adopted with practically a unanimous vote: WHEREAS, The Kansas Masonic Home is dear to the hearts of all Masons in the State of Kansas, and they desire to have it properly supported, and WHEREAS, it now appears that the present means of support is insufficient to maintain such Home, without the raising of additional funds, Now THEREFORE, be it resolved by this Grand Lodge, That a special assessment be and the same is hereby levied against each member of the Masonic Fraternity holding his membership in Kansas in the sum of fifty cents per year, for the period of five years commencing with January 1, 1943 and that such assessment be payable at the same time and in the same manner as his dues to his lodge. Fraternally submitted, OTTO R. SOUDERS, ROY G. SHEARER.
VOTE OP THANKS.
M.'. W.'. HENRY S . BUZICK, JR., moved that we extend a vote of thanks to the brethren of the Wichita Lodges; those who served on the local committees, the Consistory for their facilities and any and all who have contributed anything to the comfort and pleasure of this Grand Lodge. The motion was adopted by a rising vote. JEWEL.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS explained that war conditions had prevented the purchase of the usual Past Grand Master's Jewel, and presented M.'. W.'. Brother CURTISS with a lapel button indicating his rank and year of service. The Grand Master expressed his delight a t the way the Grand Lodge had surmounted difficulties, and his special appreciation of the decoration which would be appropriate on his Sunday and every day coat.
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Subsequently, M.'. W.'. Brother SOUDERS moved that the Council of Administration, at its early convenience, arrange for a suitable compliment for the Grand Master representing approximately the value of jewels previously given. PRESENTATION.
W.'. THEODORE P. PERRY, on behalf of R.'. W.'. Brother HiGGiNSON, D.D.G.M. of the 18th District, who could not be here, presented the newly elected Grand Master with a silk hat on behalf of the 1,428 members of the seven lodges comprising the 18th District. M.'. W.'. appreciation.
CHARLES S. MCGINNESS
expressed his deep
CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY. ROBERT MILTON RILEY, of Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, having successfully passed the proficiency test, was presented with an Unlimited Certificate by the Grand Master. He also introduced W.". HARVEY O. DAVIS, the Lecturer under whose authority these examinations are held. W.'. WILLIAM J. B. TURNER, another successful applicant for an Unlimited Certificate, was not then present. INSTALLATION.
The following Grand Officers, having been duly elected and appointed, were installed by M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG, assisted by W.'. THEODORE P. PERRY, as Grand Marshal: M.'.W.'. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS Grand Master Cherryvale Lodge No. 137, Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Deputy Grand Master Delta Lodge No. 77, Medicine Lodge. R.'.W.'. HARRY D . EVANS G r a n d Senior W a r d e n Eureka Lodge No. 88, Pleasanton. R.'.W.'. SAMUEL G . W I L E S Grand Junior Warden Macksville Lodge No. 371, Macksville.
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M.'.W.". B E N S . P A U L E N Grand Treasurer Constellation Lodge No. 95, Fredonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka. * W . ' . ELROY E . TiLLOTSON Grand Chaplain Powhattan Lodge No. 363 (residence, Kansas City). W.'. JAMES H . STEWART, J R Grand Senior Deacon Albert Pilce Lodge No. 303, Wichita. *W.'. J. HERBERT TALBERT Grand Junior Deacon Norwich Lodge No. 319, Norwich. W.'. DAVID A. NYWALL
*W.'. ' W.'. W.'. W.'.
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Mount Zion Lodge No. 266, Nortonville. D. EDWARD TAYLOR Grand Sword Bearer Seneca Lodge No. 39, Seneca. ' JAMES H . HAMMITT Grand Senior S t e w a r d Ionic Lodge No. 254, St. John. CHESTER L . JACOBY... Grand Junior Steward Norton Lodge No. 199, Norton. ROY G . SHEARER Grand Pursuivant Benevolent Lodge No. 9S, Abilene.
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
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Tyler
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The M.'. W.'. Grand Master appointed the following committees for the ensuing year: On Credentials.—ORVAL W. C A S S E L L , N O . 8, F o r t
E . M O O N , N o . 12, E m p o r i a ; GEORGE Scott;
H A R R Y E . CROSSWHITE, N O . 293,
G r e e n s b u r g , ( r e s i d e n c e , T o p e k a ) ; C L A R K A. B A I R D , N O . 310, A l m e n a ; R O Y M . G R E E N , N O . 78, W h i t e Cloud. On Reports
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A . P A L M E R , N o . 107,
I n d e p e n d e n c e ; K E E V E R E . W H A R T O N , N O . 363, P o w h a t t a n ;
RALPH
E . COLVIN, N O . 300, L i b e r a l ; D . E A R L M I N T O N , N O . 117, P a r s o n s ; J O S E P H H . C O N A R D , N O . 316, Coolidge.
On Finance.—ARTHUR
H . S T R I C K L A N D , N O . 272, K a n s a s C i t y ;
F R A N C I S W . I R W I N , N O . 253, O a k l e y ; C L A R E N C E E . B I R C H , N O . 6, L a w r e n c e ; G L I C K F O C K E L E , N O . 27, L e R o y ; L E W I S S . G E C K E L E K ,
N O . 107j I n d e p e n d e n c e . On Jurisprudence.—GEORGE F . B E E Z L E Y , N O . 93, G i r a r d ; ROSCOE E . PETERSON; N o . 167, L a r n e d ; C L I N E C . C U R T I S S , N O . 306, C o l b y ; F R A N K L I N B . H E T T I N G E R , N O . 140, H u t c h i n s o n ; G E O R G E M .
ASHFORD, N o . 99, W i c h i t a .
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On Trials and Punishments.—LAWRENCE F . DAY, N O . 158, Atchison; JAMES E . TAYLOR, N O . 417, Sharon Springs; Dio D. DAILY,-No. 351, Scammon, (residence, P i t t s b u r g ) ; THEODORE P . PERRY, N O . 102, Coffeyville; OTTO H . ROMMEL, N O . 85, Waterville.
On Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.-—B. HAROLD GROFF, No. 225, Topeka; E . GLENN ROBISON, N O . 314, Gridley; ROY O . EVANS, N O . 19, Olathe. On Correspondence.—OTTO R . SOUDERS, NO. 99, Wichita. On Necrology.—LYNN dence, Wichita).
R . BRODRICK, N O . 91, Marysville, (resi-
READING THE JOURNAL.
The journal was then read by W.'. LEON L . COUSLAND, of Patmos Lodge No. 97, Official Stenographer, and approved. CLOSING.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Master then closed the M. Grand Lodge in Ample Form. '»-*-<-—1<^ '^'^7
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LOCATION A N D N U M B E R S O P L O D G E S I N AL"L D I S T R I C T S . N o . 1.—Highland, 1; Troy, 55; Wathena, 64; White Cloud. 78; Severance, 313; Bendena, 440; Denton, 449. N o . 2.—Hiawatha, 35; Robinson, 159; Sabetha, 162; Hamlin, 185; Horton, 326; P o w h a t t a n , 363; Morrill, 373. No. 3.—Leavenworth, 2; Leavenworth, 10; Easton, 45; Lansing, 49; Leavenworth, 68; F t . Leavenworth, 311. No. 4.—Kansas City, 3 ; White Church, 96; Kansas City,. 271; K a n s a s City, 272; Bonner Springs, 366; K a n s a s City, 369; K a n s a s City, 438. No. 5.—Olathe, 19; Spring Hill, 56; Gardner, 65; Edgerton, 127; Lenexa, 135; Stanley, 444. No. 6.—Osawatomle, 24; Paola, 37; Fontana, 131; Louisburg, 243. No. 7.—Mound City, 33; L a C y g n e , 6 1 ; Pleasanton, 88; Blue Mound, 286; Parker, 341. No. 8.—Fort Scott, 8; Mapleton, 28; Xenia, 4 7 ; Devon, 92; Garland, 108; Uniontown, 115; Fulton, 210; Hiattville, 216; Bronson, 268; Hepler, 398. ^ No. 9.—Garnett, 44; Colony, 212; Westphalia, 305; Kincaid, 338; Lane, 339; Richmond, 426. No. 10.—Baxter Springs, 71; Columbus, 100; Galena, 194; Weir, 274; S c a m m o n , 351. N o . 11.—Coming, 13; Wetmore, 53; Centralia, 89; N e t a w a k a , 130; Whiting, 250; Goff, 430. No. 12.—Potter, 4; Atchison, 5; Doniphan, 3 1 ; Effingham, 48; Huron, 72; Muscotah, 116; Atchison, 158. No. 13.—Lawrence, 6; Lawrence, 9; Baldwin, 23; De Soto, 40; Eudora, 83; Tonganoxie, 190; Linwood, 241; Perry, 415; Leccmpton, 420. No. 14.—Circleville, 20; Holton, 42; Soldier, 240; Hoyt, 327; Denison, 372; Mayetta, 393. No. 1 5 . ^ H u m b o l d t , 29; lola, 38; Moran, 245; Savonburg, 315; L a H a r p e , 325. No. 16.—Erie, 76; Chanute, 103; Thayer, 149; Urbana, 239. N o . 17.—Sedan, 136; Elgin, 350; Cedar Vale, 355. No. 18.—Coffeyvjlle, 102; Independence, 107; E l k City, 132; Cherryvale, 137; Cailey, 324; Edna, 345; Tyro, 386. No. 19.—Oketo, 25; Seneca, 39; Marysville, 91; Axtell, 234; B e a t tie, 259; Oneida, 323; Summerfield, 354. No. 20.—Frankfort, 67; Waterville, 85; Irving, 112; Blue Rapids, 169; Vermillion, 320. No. 21.—Topeka, 17; Auburn, 3 2 ; Topeka, 5 1 ; Dover, 138; Topeka, 225; Maple Hill, 370; Wakarusa, 402. No. 22.—Overbrook, 62; Carbondale, 70; Burllngame, 79; Lyndon, 101; O s a g e City, 141; Scranton, 407. No. 2 3 . — L e R o y , 27; Burlington, 66; N e o s h o Palls, 82; Y a t e s Center, 144; Gridley, 314. No. 24.—Cojrville, 57; N e w Albany, 81; Neodesha, 94; Fredonia, 95; Altoona, 118; Fall River. 163; Buffalo, 379: Benedict, 403.
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February,
No. 25.—Manhattan, 16; Wamego, 75; Randolph. 166; Leonardville, 235; RUey, 344. No. 26.—CTifton, 122; Clay Center, 134; Green, 296; Oak Hill, 334; Wakefield, 396. No. 27.—Emporia, 12; Cottonwood Falls, 80; Americus, 109; Lebo, 152; Hartford, 193; Allen, 335; SaffordvUle, 395. No. 28.—Longton, 26; Elk Falls, 126; Howard, 155; Moline, 267. No. 29.—Winfield, 110; Arkansas City, 133; Dexter, 156; Burden, 233; Maple City, 342. No. 30.—Republic, 123; Munden, 128; Belleville, 129; Scandia, 221 Narka, 349; Cuba, 362. No. 31.—Luray, 153; Lincoln, 154; Lucas, 198; Plainville, 290 Sylvan Grove, 359; Natoma, 390; Codell, 418. No. 32.—Junction City, 7; Salina, 60; Abilene, 98; Solomon, 105 Bennington, 180; Chapman, 280; Enterprise, 437. No. 33.—McPherson, 172; Canton, 197; Galva, 251; Windom, 276 Mpundridge, 346; Marquette, 353; Lindsborg, 397. No. 34.—Towanda, 30; Augusta,'74; El Dorado, 97; Douglass, 151 Leon, 223; Latham, 401; Rosalia, 434. No. 35.—Halstead, 46; Florence, 114; Peabody, 120; Newton, 142 Burrton, 182. No. 36.—Wichita, 86; Wichita, 99; Sedgwick, 139; Mulvane, 201 Mount Hope, 238; Cheney, 258; Clearwater, 273; Wichita, 303; Valley Center, 364; Wichita, 433. No. 37.—Wellington, 150; South Haven, 157; Oxford, 165; Belle Plaine, 173; Caldwell, 203; Milan, 255; Conway Springs 269; Argonia, 285. No. 38.—Jewell, 11; Mankato, 87; Burr Oak, 178; Lebanon, 287 Randall, 304; Formoso, 336. No. 39.—Barnard, 59; Minneapolis, 143; Beloit, 145; Delphos, 202 Simpson, 214; Scottsville, 249; Glasco, 292. No. 40.-^Marion, 147; Hope, 288; Herington, 307; Gypsum, 328 White City, 380; Burdick, 429. No. 41.—Nickerson, 43; Hutchinson, 124; Hutchinson, 140; Haven, 208; Arlington, 299; Turon, 358; Sylvia, 391; Hutchinson, 445. No. 42.—Kingman, 230; Norwich, 319; Spivey, 347; Zenda, 378 - Cunningham, 427; P r e t t y Prairie, 428. No. 43.—Anthony, 200; Harper, 206; Attica, 262; Bluff City, 368 Waldron, 377; Freeport, 389. No. 44.—Lenora, 181; Oberlin, 186; Norton, 199; Long Island, 231 Almena, 310; Norcatur, 317; Jennings, 360. No. 45.—Cawker City, 125; Osborne, 160; Stockton, 189; Downs, 204; Alton, 207; Glen Elder, 294. No. 46.—Wakeeney, 148; Russell, 177; Hays, 195; Bunker HUl, 291; Ellis, 297. No. 47.—^McCracken, 58; Ness City, 191; Rush Center, 215; La Crosse, 330. No. 48.—Sterling, 171; Lyons, 192; Little River, 219; Chase, 247; Alden, 308; Frederick, 337; Geneseo, 361. No. 49.—Girard, 93; Cherokee, 119; Pittsburg, 187; Walnut, 229; Mulberry, 261; Arcadia, 329; Arma, 408.
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
73
No. 50.—Great Bend, 15; Lamed, 167; ElUnwood, 217; Hoisington, 331; Claflin, 424. No. 51.—Oakley, 253; Gove. 302; Grainfield, 381; Quinter, 410; Grinnell, 448. No. 52.—Garden City, 246; Lakin, 289; Syracuse. 309; Coolidge, 316; Deerfield, 432. No. 53.—Atwood, 164; McDonald, 383; Saint Francis, 404. No. 54.—HUl City, 281; Colby, 306; Hoxie, 348; Morland. 414; Selden, 423; Rexford, 442. No. 55.—Smith Center, 174; Kirwin, 175; Gaylord, 183; Phillipsburg, 184; Logan, 264; Kensington, 405. No. 56.—Pratt, 265; Greensburg, 293; Preston, 332; Coats, 394; MuUinville, 399; Haviland, 409. No. 57.—Dodge City, 222; Jetmore, 282; Cimarron, 283; Bucklin, 376; Spearville, 388; Ensign, 413; Minneola, 431; Kingsdown, 447. No. 58.—Dighton, 279; Scott City, 284; Leoti, 340; Tribune, 352. No. 59.—Eureka, 106; Toronto, 121; Madison, 196; Severy, 213 Hamilton, 301; Climax, 411. No. 60.—Ottawa, 18; Melvem, 22; Pomona, 41; Williamsburg, 224 Waverly, 244; Quenemo, 270; Wellsville, 356. No. 61.—Council Grove, 36; Alta Vista, 357; Dwight, 374 Wilsey. 382. No. 62.—Kinsley, 179; Lewis, 220; Stafford, 252; St. John, 254 Macksville, 371. No. 63.—Oswego, 63; Altamont, 69; Chetopa, 73; Parsons, 117 Mound Valley, 218; McCime, 237. No. 64.—Oskaloosa, 14; Valley Falls, 21; Winchester, 84; Meriden, 236; McLouth, 256; Nortonville, 266. No. 65.—Havensville, 34; Onaga, 188; Westmoreland, 257; Fostoria, 392. No. 66.—Washington, 104; Linn, 170; Haddam, 226; Greenleaf, 232. No. 67.—Concordia, 113; Clyde, 176; Jamestown, 227; Miltonvale, 242. No. 68.—Ellsworth, 146; Brookville, 209; Wilson, 298; Holyrood, 343. No. 69.—Ashland, 277; Coldwater, 295; Protection, 384; Wilmore, 412. No. 70.—Meade, 275; Liberal, 300; Plains, 367. No. 71.—^Wallace, 318; Goodland, 321; Sharon Springs, 417; Kanorado, 443. No. 72.—Silver Lake, 50; St. Marys, 52; Topeka, 90; Rossville, 111; Delia, 419. No. 73.—Alma, 161; Eskridge, 205; Harveyville, 421. No. 74.—Sublette, 312; Hugoton, 406; Elkhart, 422; Ulysses, 435; Johnson, 441; Satanta, 446. No. 75.—Medicine Lodge, 77; Lake City, 260; Hazelton, 263; Kiowa, 278; Isabel, 400. No. 76.—Shawnee, 54; Kansas City, 322; Kansas City, 333; Overland Park, 436.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
MASONIC DISTRICTS, A N D LIST OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS FOR 1943.
No.
1 2
GALE L . M A N N GEORGE BEYER
3 4
'
*WlLLiAM A. RUMFORD *LOGAN DILLON
5
Highland Sabetha
Leavenworth Kansas City
B E N J A M I N F . MURRAY
Olathe
6
:.J. HENRY R E B
7 8
CHARLES C. MODESITT *FLOYD E. RAMSEY
LaCygne Fort Scott
GEORGE M . JOHNSTON
Westphalia
9
10
JOHN O. DERFELT
11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19
Osawatomie
,
LEWIS H. CARNAHAN
ANTOlNE D. LABBE
21
E. DWIGHT COPELAND
27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Coming Atchison Lawrence
Holton
*EDWARD D . MICHAEL HARRISON M . MINNICH F R A N K REVELETTE THOMAS W . HIGGINSON RALPH F . WERNER
20 22 23 24 25 26
Galena
GILBERT JEFFERY LA VERNE E . STUCKER *WALTER H . VARNUM
Stark ..Thayer Elgin Coffeyville Axtell
Vermillion . Silver Lake
DARRELL B . W H I T E RAYMOND J. SWITZER * F R A N K L I N H . HANNEKEN * J A M E S H . BURT HAROLD G . WOODRUFF
.*URBAN C. BROWN IRVIN L. LYONS R. F R A N K SHAFER CARL G . ABERG HARRY F . DOUGHERTY CHESTER E . KASSNER RAYMOND B . MCLAUGHLIN
34
AUGUST E. HEITMAN
35
WEBSTER T . BOLIN
36
*WiLLiAM D. GRIMES
37 38 39 40 41 42 43
MARSHALL O . SWAIM ENOCH D . LAVINE MERVIN A . ROSS F R E D B . JOHNSON WILLIAM P . CART J. HERBERT TALBERT *C. WILBUR TROLLOPE
44
ROBERT W. HEMPHILL
45
GAY LITTON
'.
Emporia Elk Falls Dexter Scandia Plainville Detroit MePherson
El Dorado ...Newton
Wichita Oxford Mankato Scottsville Herington Hutchinson Norwich Harper
Norton Stockton
46
FRANK L. CUNNINGHAM
47
ORVILLE
GLENN
Overbrook Gridley Neodesha Manhattan ...Clifton
RHEA
Hays L a Crosse
1942-43.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
75
48 49
ARTHUR C. HODGSON JOHN C. S E I M
50 51
JOHN B . MCILWAINE RALPH C . CUNNINGHAM
52
ALBERT M. J A M E S
53
FOREST W . BROWN
Atwood
54
ROGER W . B R A N D T
Studley
55 56 57 58
ARTHUR BOYD L I M E S MARTIN H . POTTER B . RALPH BOLINGER T. B R U C E S T I N S O N
Logan Preston Bucklin Tribune
59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
MURRY T A Y L O R *ROY A. P A U L
:
FLOYD F . E A R L Y W I N E JOHN E . STOWELL GLENN E . WILLIAMS JAMES F . SWOYER EMILE F . CASS EDGAR W . H O L D E N ALBERT H . SELDEN JOHN W . KINCAID CLARENCE E . DEMUTH H A S K E L L A. H O L M E S CELESTO M . D E T I L L A CECIL L . D A K E ELMER R . ZINN F R E D R I C K A. S I M M O N S
75
ROBERT T. ISHMAEL
76
CLARENCE J. MENDENHALL
Lyons Walnut Hoisington Quinter
Syracuse
, .;
Eureka Ottawa Wilsey Kinsley Oswego Oskaloosa Onaga Greenleaf Clyde Ellsworth Coldwater Plains Sharon Springs Topeka Eskridge Sublette
Kiowa Merriam
* P o s t Office A d d r e s s . No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
3—Masonic Temple. 4—2704 N o r t h 22nd S t . 8—Route No. 3. 13—801 M a s s a c h u s e t t s S t . 15—Box 143. 24—1218 N . 8 t h S t . 25—800 P o y n t z . 27—Box 444. 36—1029 P o r t e r . 43—1402 P i n e . 60—4081/2 So. M a i n . 72—945 A n d e r s o n T e r r .
MEMBERSHIP CANCELLED BY TRIAL. B u r l i n g t o n L o d g e N o . 6 6 . — R O B E R T C H A R L E S F E A R L , D e c e m b e r 14.
Wellington Lodge No. 150.—CLARENCE J. W E L L S , F e b r u a r y 23. H a m i l t o n L o d g e N o . 3 0 1 . — B E R T R A M E . W I L L I A M S , O c t o b e r 15. A l b e r t P i k e L o d g e N o . 3 0 3 . — C L Y D E E . C L A R K , N o v e m b e r 24.
76
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February.
ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS. WICHITA, KANSAS, February 9,1943.
The Thirty-ninth Annual Meeting Grand Masters of the M.". W.'. Grand Kansas w a s held in a private dining Wichita, with the following members
of the Association of Past Lodge of A. F . & A. M. of room of the Lassen Hotel, present:
W M . EASTON HUTCHISON....1912
J. FORREST AYRES
WILLIAM L . BURDICK BEN S . PAULEN ELMER F . STRAIN CHARLES A. LOUCKS FERRIS M . H I L L JAY B . K I R K
OTTO R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B . ERSKINE HENRY S . BUZICK, J R CLAUD F . YOUNG ROSCOE E . PETERSON
1915 1921 1924 1925 1928 1930
1931 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
A Table Lodge was duly opened by M.'. W.'. HENRY S . BUZICK,
J R . , Venerable President. M.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS,
Grand Master, was unanimously elected to membership and, being presented, the attributes of the association were conferred upon him by t h e Venerable President. Regrets and fraternal greetings were received from M.'. W.'. Brothers CHARLES E . LOBDELL, RICHARD E . BIRD, JOHN W . NEILSON, GEORGE F . BEEZLEY, J A M E S A. CASSLER and ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND.
The Venerable President impressively referred to the death of two of our members, M.'. W.". ALEX. A. SHARP and M.'. W.'.
GEORGE O . FOSTER, and directed M.'. W.'. JAY B . KIRK to prepare
a memorial t o the memory of M.'. W.'. Brother SHARP, and M.'. W.'. JAMES H . WENDORFF to prepare a memorial to the memory of M.'. W.'. Brother FOSTER, to be read at the next Annual Meeting. Beautiful memorials were presented by M.'. W.'. OTTO R. SOUDERS to the memory of M.'. W.'. CHARLES N . FOWLER and
M.". W.'. JOHN M . KINKEL which, on motion, were adopted and copies ordered sent to their respective families. M.'. W . ' . ELMER F . STRAIN presented a resolution to amend the Constitution which, on motion, was held for action a t the next Annual Meeting.
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
77
The Steward, M.". W.'. ROSCOE E. PETERSON, having arranged a delightful dinner, a social hour was greatly enjoyed by all present. Following the dinner, a number of subjects of interest and importance to the Craft were discussed. The Table Lodge w a s then duly closed. In accordance with the Constitution, M.'. W.". CLAUD F . YOUNG succeeds to the office of Venerable President and M.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS to the office of Steward. M.". W.'. JAY B . K I R K
was reelected Secretary. JAY B . KIRK,
Secretary.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BIOGRAPHICAL
February,
SKETCH
—OF—
M.-. W.-. CLINE CHILCOTE CURTISS GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF KANSAS,
February 12, 1942 to February 11, 1943.
By Brother JAMES P. PHILLIPS.
T h e w r i t i n g of a b i o g r a p h i c a l s k e t c h of a G r a n d M a s t e r of K a n s a s M a s o n s is a privilege, b u t o n e w h i c h a r o u s e s a sense of i n a d e q u a c y of m e r e w o r d s in l i m i t e d s p a c e t o g i v e a t r u e p i c t u r e of t h e c h a r a c t e r a n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s of t h e m a n involved. W h e r e t h e u s e of a v o l u m e w o u l d b e justified, a s k e t c h m u s t suffice. In his early manhood, M.'. W . ' , CLINE C . CURTISS learned t h e i d e a l s e m b o d i e d in F r e e m a s o n r y f r o m c o n t a c t w i t h a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n in t h e civic, religious a n d p o l i t i c a l a c t i v i t i e s of t h e r u r a l c o m m u n i t y in w h i c h h e resided. H e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e p r i v i l e g e of l i v i n g in a f r e e c o u n t r y w h e r e t h e r e a r e free schools a n d w h e r e o n e h a s t h e r i g h t t o w o r s h i p God a c c o r d i n g t o t h e d i c t a t e s of h i s o w n c o n s c i e n c e , c a r r i e s w i t h i t t h e a s s u m p t i o n of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of d u t i e s for w h i c h t h e r e is n o m o n e t a r y c o n s i d e r a t i o n . H e viras s o i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e s e e a r l y t e a c h i n g s t h a t h i s d a i l y life i s a reflection of t h a t e a r l y t r a i n i n g . CLINE
CHILCOTE
CURTISS a n d M A M E
CURTISS,
CHILCOTE
the
oldest
CURTISS,
child
w a s born
of
ALFRED
September
C.
6,
1893, a t Clinton, D o u g l a s C o u n t y , K a n s a s , on t h e f a r m w h e r e h i s g r a n d f a t h e r , A L F R E D C U R T I S S , s e t t l e d i n F e b r u a r y , 1855. T h e g r a n d f a t h e r , w h o w a s a l a w y e r , w a s a m e m b e r of t h e T o p e k a C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Convention in 1855 a n d of t h e F o u r t h T e r r i t o r i a l L e g i s l a t u r e in 1859. T h e s u b j e c t of t h i s s k e t c h s t a r t e d t o school in 1899 a t A r m a , K a n s a s , w h e r e t h e f a m i l y resided o n a n e a r b y f a r m . I n 1905 he r e m o v e d w i t h h i s p a r e n t s t o a f a r m in N e s s C o u n t y . T h e p a r e n t s a r e living a n d r e s i d e a t N e s s City. B o t h b r o t h e r s a r e officers in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m y . H i s t w o s i s t e r s r e s i d e i n N e s s County. T h e C U R T I S S f a m i l y e m i g r a t e d f r o m E n g l a n d t o M a s s a c h u s e t t s in 1632. B r o t h e r C U R T I S S received h i s e d u c a t i o n in t h e p u b l i c schools of K a n s a s . A f t e r g r a d u a t i n g f r o m h i g h school, h e w a s a s t u d e n t in K a n s a s S t a t e T e a c h e r s College a t E m p o r i a a n d K a n s a s S t a t e College a t M a n h a t t a n . H e s u p p l e m e n t e d h i s f o r m a l e d u c a t i o n w i t h t h e s t u d y of b a n k i n g , i n s u r a n c e , l a w a n d a c c o u n t i n g .
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
79
He was married at Colby, Kansas, on May 9, 1917, to IVA LOUDELLA FLOOD. They have two daughters, IVA LOU, a teacher in the Colby public schools and recently sworn in for officer's training in the women's auxiliary of the United States Navy, and IL.4 LEE, an employee of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Colby. He taught in the public schools of the state from 1911 to 1920, serving as superintendent of schools at Scott City the last two years of this period. From 1920 to 1928, he was engaged in banking and insurance. He served as county clerk of Thomas County from 1929 to 1939. In 1937 he began the practice of public accounting and has maintained an office in Colby since that time. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Colby and of the Colby Rotary Club. In spite of added business demands, the increased tempo of living, and serious traveling limitations, which accompanied the entry of the United States into' the war, Brother CURTISS diligently visited the lodges under his jurisdiction. Considering this one of the chief duties of the head of the Craft, he traveled into all parts of the state, visiting lodges from the largest to the smallest. He performed this and the other duties of the Grand Master's office with the earnestness and sense of responsibility which has brought him high honor in Masonry. In addition to the Masonic record appended below, Brother CURTISS is a member of Colby Chapter No. 442, Order of the Eastern Star, the Scottish Rite Bodies of Topeka, and St. Augustine Conclave No. 7, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine, at Topeka.
MASONIC RECORD. ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY. ST. THOMAS LODGE NO. 306, COLBY, KANSAS :
1917;
Initiated, April 26;- passed, May 28; raised, October 12, Dimitted, April 18, 1919.
ANTHEM LODGE NO. 284, SCOTT CITY, KANSAS :
Admitted, June 4, 1919; Dimitted, April 21, 1920. ST. THOMAS LODGE NO. 306, COLBY, KANSAS:
Admitted, July 2, 1920; Junior Warden, 1930; Senior Warden, 1931; Master, 1932;. Secretary, 1941. GRAND LODGE :
District Deputy Grand Master, 1933, 1934. Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, member, 1935; on Finance, member, 1936; chairman, 1937.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
Grand Senior Deacon, 1938; Grand Junior Warden, 1939; Grand Senior Warden, 1940; Deputy Grand Master, 1941; Grand Master, 1942. CAPITULAR. ATWOOD CHAPTER NO. 84, ATWOOD, KANSAS :
Mark Master, Past Master, J a n u a r y 17; Most Excellent Master, January 31; Royal Arch, February 9, 1939. CRYPTIC. ZABUD COUNCIL NO. 4, TOPEKA, KANSAS :
Royal, Select and Super Excellent Master, October 7, 1939. CHRISTIAN KNIGHTHOOD. ATWOOD COMMANDERY N O . 54, ATWOOD, KANSAS :
Red Cross and Knight of Malta, April 11; Knight Templar, June 13, 1939.
GRAND LODGE OF
1942-43.
81
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942.
1 No.
Location.
5 2
Leavenworth
6 6 7 8
Junction City Fort Scott
10
Leavenworth
n
12 13 14 16 16 17 *Topeka 18 19 20 21 Valiey Falls 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 Council Grove 37 38 39
43
46 47 48 49
lola
1 3 4 12 12 13 32 8 13 3 38 27 11 64 50 25 21 60 5 14 64 60 13 6 19 28 23 8 15 34 12 21 7 65 2 61 6 15 19 13 60 14 41 9 3 35 18 12 3
5
!
4 6 33
3 19 2 3 5 5 10 12 5 2 7 1
5 16 15 7 5 4 14 1 6 9 6 40 11 2
to
11
2 8 31
4 19
4 7 7 8 7 9 1 13 2 1 3 19 12 4
2 12
2 2 2
1 1 1 15 1 3 6 4 1 2
2 5 9 4
2
1 1
3
2
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3
i
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3 2 7 7 15 6 1 14 2
3 1 2 3 18 3 1 9 5 3 12 1 4 22
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2 32 8 1
2 9 3 10
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1 1 1
1 1
2 1 1 1 1 2 2
1 6 1 2 4 2 1
5 3 1 1
4 6
2
1 1 3 4
1
7 3 5 9 7
3
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c
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110 216 1513 40 141 388 392 456 285 319 54 717 54 101 202 279 810 528 151 41 76 68 119 411 21 71 94 52 130 160 20 54 76 58 154 146 227 237 106 60 46 198 105 171 45 91 43 75 90
PROCEEDINGS
82
OF THE
February,
SYNOPSIS OP RErruRNS OF LODGES—Continued.
No.
1
Location.
5 -72 21 72 11 76 1 Spring HUI 5 86 24 47 McCracken 88 39 50 32 no 7. 61 22 62 63 63 1 5 65 23 66 20 67 3 Leavenworth 68 63 22 10 Baxter Springs 12 63 34 25 16 Medicine Lodge.. 75 77 1 WMte Cioud 22 Burlingame *Cottonwood Falls 27 24 81 23 Neoslio Falls 13 64 20 Waterville 36 38 7 Pleasanton 88 11 72 90 • N o r t h Topelca 19 91 8 92 49 93 24 94 24 95 4 96 *Whlte Church .... 34 97 32 36 Wichita 09 SO 81 S2 63 84
3 43 2
1 13 1
9 8
2
12 1 4 10
4 7 4 2 3 1
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1 5
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2 •
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1 1 2 3 1 1 6 1 1 1 1
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4
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3 1 75 9 10 3 1 5 5 1 10 13 11 77
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to
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27
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3 8
1942-43.
GRAND LODGE OF
83
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OP RETTUBNS OF LODGES—Continued.
11 1
e *S
•a
No.
Location.
5 100 101 102 103 104 105 106
107 108 * G a r l a n d 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 110 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132
133 134
Winfield
Clifton
Cawker City Elk Falls
Belleville
Elk City Arkansas City
135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143
144 * Y a t e s C e n t e r 145 Beloit 146 147 148 149 150
Thayer Wellington
10 22 18 16 66 32 59 18 8 27 29 72 20 67 35 8 12 63 24 49 35 59 26 30 41 45 28 5 30 30 11 6 18 29 26 5 17 18 21 36 41 22 35 39 23 39 68 40 46 16 37
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1
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February,
SYNOPSIS OF RBTUBNS OF LODGES—Continued.
No.
Location.
5 161 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160' 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193
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Sterling
Smith Center Clyde
PhlUipsburg
Pittsburg
195 196 197 199 200 301
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253
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LODGES—Continued. •a
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202 203
85
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86
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GRAND LODGE OF
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SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued.
6 No.
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SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued.
1 No.
Location.
s 17 60 1 61 41 1 31 Sylvan Grove 44 6 48 4 30 2 Cuba 2 2 10 36 364 Valley Center 4 366 Bonner Springs.... 4 5 70 367 Plains 2 43 368 Bluflf City 8 4 369 21 370 Maple Hill 62 4 371 14 372 4 2 373 61 374 D wight 57 3 376 Bucklln 43 377 42 378 24 379 * Buffalo . 40 380 White City 51 381 3 61 382 53 383 1 69 384 8 18 386 Tyro 57 388 43 389 31 390 2 41 391 6 Sylvia 65 392 2 14 1 393 56 3 394 27 3 395 Saflordville 26 5 396 Wakefield 33 397 8 Hepler 398 2 56 MulllnvUle 399 75 400 9 34 1 401 21 1 402 24 2 403 53 3 404 Saint Francis 55 1 405 74 3 406 22 407 49 1 13 408 Arma 365 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363
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GRAND LODGE OF
KANSAS.
89
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Concluded. •« No.
409 410 411 •412 414 415 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 440 441 442 443 444 446 447 448 449
Location.
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56 51 59 69 57 54 13 S h a r o n Springs.... 71 31 Codell... 72 Delia 13 73 74 Elkhart 54 50 Claflln 9 Cunningham 42 P r e t t y Prairie .. 42 Burdick 40 11 Gofl .... 57 52 36 Wichita. 34 74 76 O v e r l a n d P a r k .. 32 4 1 Johnson 74 54 71 Stanley 5 41 Satanta 74 57 51 Denton 1
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N o . of Lodges....438. M e m b e r s h i p last year....59,653. Net gain...1,124.
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No.
Auburn Mystic Tie
Washington
Benevolent
Name of Lodge.
Baxter Springs.. Baxter
Atwood Auburn
Arkansas City..
Location.
19, 20, 28, 21, 20, 18. 17, 15, 17. 19, 17. 19, 21, 15, IS 18, 16, 14, 21, 18, 20, 17, 21, 19. 1876 1889 1920 1898 1882 1872 1871 1881 1890 1912 1873 1888 1915 1887 1856 1875 1886 1895 1860 1869 1885
192.5
1871 1889
Oct 18. 1859 Feb. 15, 1888 Oct. 21, 1868
Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Mar. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. July Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
WhenChartered.
Murray H. Barnes
Henry W. Watkins tClifford R. Keyser
Masters.
2d and 4th Monday Robert C. Davidson 2d and 4 t h Thursday.... Archie W. Hunt 2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday. 1st Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday Harold S. Miller Charles D. Harrison 1st and 3d Monday ,,, Allan Dougherty 1st and 3d Tuesday Wlllard V. Hart tOscar L. Bilke 1st and 3d Monday
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d M o n d a y Virgil L. Ingram 1st and 3d Wednesday..
Maurice Hardenbrook 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Everett L. Cooley 1st and 3d Monday
Tuesday Thursday Monday Tuesday Tuesday
Commurtications.
1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4tb
Slated
â&#x20AC;¢J. Donald Puett.
Richard R. Bird. Charles G. Fowler. Lloyd B. Mitchell. Harry L. Burnett. Arthur B. Eliot. James Barnes. George M. Pike. Thomas J. Dunning. Werner B. Levin. James R. Derden. Elmer S. Mullen. Carl H. Moore. Francis A. Nelson. Lester L. Caylor.
Henry S. Stiers. Tully S. M. Wolt. William A. Ingram. H u g o A. Simonton. Otto H. Lohtt. Everett E. McNally.
Roy G. Shearer. Harvey W. Waknitz.
Secretaries.
NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING, DECEMBER 31, 1943.
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259 173 129 145 440 403 180 286 169 368 366 268 209 376 379 291 233 429 79 66 178 182
Cawker City
Caldwell
Carbondale Cawker City Chautauqua ...
Burr Oak..
Belle Plaine Belleville M t . Vernon
1881 1890 1881 1874 1872 1898 1870 1871 1927
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
17, 19, 17, 22, 17, 17, 20, 19, 24,
1886 1877 1872 1873 1925 1914 1895 1887 1876 1904 1904 1886 1882 1907 1907 1888 1884 1922 1869 1868 1879 1879
18, 18. 17. 15, 26. 19, 20, 16, 18, 17, 17, 18, 15, 21. 21, 15, 20, 16, 21, Oct. 21. Oct. 16, Oct. 16,
Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb Feb. Feb. Feb. Blue Mound . Oct. Feb. Bluff City StohrvlUe Bonner Springs.. Bonner Springs.. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Grand View Bucklin Feb. Buffalo Buffalo Feb. Bunker Hill Feb. Clinton Feb. Burdick Burdlck Oct. Burllngame
Belle Plalne Belleville Belolt
Harry M. Cope. Wilbur C. Markley. Oliver F. French. Guy W. Brown. Jesse M. Clementson. William H. Cauble. Roy O. Spillman. James M. Shaw. Aubrey T. Stewart. Houston B. Boaz. George C. Campbell. Albert E. Halsey. Guy E. Warner. Oscar H. Clark. Walter E. Hoke. Everett H. Cannon. Oliver E. Peterson. Charles C. Mills. Floyd S. Ecord. Dallas W. Davis. Claude W. McDavitt.
Earl M. Surguy. Bertie E. Mahon. Charles H. Terry. Charles H. Widau. Claude W. Simpson. Edgar J. Clark. Sargent B. Moody. Guy S. Jefters. Allison D. Hassler.
Charles S. Wetzler Ray A. Foust Theodore A. Sanborn Robert C. Bock Alton K. Dutton George E. Renfro Nolan V. Stark Charles H. Stuart Garrett Williams Cecil L. Baum Reuben E. Warren tOrlando F. Johnson... Zelora T. Dickson Harvey M. Lillie Marion B. Weeks D. J. McMinn tGeorge E. Merilatt Clifford M. Crumb Thomas B. Kiger William B. Morton William R. Brier
Burton M. Bennett Lloyd W. Graves Glen J. Ingram Cecil A. Bowman Clair H. Burden Herman L. Kite Charles F. McGhee Roy H. Browning Gordon F. Londeen....
Ist and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and last Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday Wednesday on or bef.®.. 1st Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4tli Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Saturday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Thursday....
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205 212 100 113
134 273 122 411 176 394 418 102
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No.
Name of Lodge.
19, 1885 18, 1886 17. 1872 15, 1S73 2 1 , 1869 16, 1887 17, 1866 16, 1922 15, 1873 16; 1887 15, 1882 18, 1915 17, 1878 16, 1911 21, 1918 19, 1871 15, 1888 15, 1888 22, 1883 19, 1871 17, 1872 16, 1887 20, 1889 16, 1867 21, 1869 21, 1862 17, 1867 21, 1900
When Chartered
Feb. Feb. Oct Cherryvale Cherryvale Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Claflin Claflin Oct. Clay C e n t e r Clay C e n t e r Clearwater Feb. Unity Clifton CUfton Feb. Feb. Prairie Queen.... Oct. Clyde Feb. Codell Codell Feb. CoflfeyviUe Oct. St. T h o m a s Feb. Feb. Olive B r a n c h . . . Feb. Oct. Oct. C o n w a y Springs Feb. Feb. Oct. Cotton'd Falls.. Oct. Council Grove.. Council Grove.. Oct. Oct. Feb Cuba Cuba
Location.
Communications.
John F. Luman W a y n e C. Jacka...: Marlin G. J o h n s o n Lloyd Brackeen
Louis C. Slee P a u l A. L i n d h o l m J e s s e D. Spielman
Masters.
2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y ,,, Lloyd N. Riffer 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . . t G e o r g e A. McCallum R a l p h A. Wood Ist a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . . F l o y d E. B r a y 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y
t R a y m o n d C. D y k e m a n 1st a n d 3d Wednesday.. Greer M. W o r l e y t R o b e r t E. S e a r s 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y Clarence M. H e n s o n 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y t F l o y d E. Omo 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y Ernest 0. Heitschmidt 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y , , 1st a n d 3d Wednesday.. t J o e H o w a r d Claude E. H a r r i s o n 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T h u r s d a y .... J o h n T. W h i t e I r v i n g L. L i n d s a y 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y Claude R. H a n d s b y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y George 0 . Yandell 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y
1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . .
1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y . ,, 2d a n d 4 t h Wednesday.. 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y
Slated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
E l m e r C. Aspey. H o m e r L. W e b e r . 'Glen H. Rice. Carl C. B r a n d o n . Melvin C. Cozens. W i l l i a m T. W e a v e r l i n g •Gustave A. Erickson. H e r b e r t D. R a n d e l l . A u s t a L. P a r s o n s . H a r r y L. Anderson. Lloyd R. Crow. Olin S. Gleason. ' William Cline. J o s e p h H . Conard. Gilbert J e t f e r y . H a r v e y L. D a h l b e r g . T o m R. Yadon. Lloyd Findley. T. E d w a r d Stafford.
Merle M. Smith. R o y E. Miller. Hugh H. Barr. Lloyd A. Douglas. J a y Biddle. C h a r l e y B. E r s k i n e . F r e d W. Fernkopf. P a u l E. Gibler.
Secretaries.
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Easton Edgerton.... Edna Effingham.. El Dorado.. Elgin... Elk City.... Elk Falls.... Elkhart ElUnwood.. Ellis Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise
45 127 345 48 97 350 132 126 422 217 297 146
l'2 413 437
Deerfleld Delia Delphos Denlson Denton De Soto Devon Dexter Barney St. Bernard.. Arcana Douglass Dover Downs Dwight
Deerfleld Delia Delphos Denlson Denton De Soto Devon Dexter Dlghton Dodge City.. Doniphan Douglass Dover Downs Dwlght
432 419 202 372 449 40 92 166 279 222 31 151 13« 204 374
Cunningham
Cunningham
427
1, 1923 17. 1921 17. 1881 15, 1905 19. 1931 20, 1863 18. 1897 21, 1874 16. 1887 22, 1883 17. 1860 21. 1874 20 1902 15, 1882 22. 1906
20, 1864 17, 1872 18, 1892 17, 1866 20, 1870 15. 1893 15 1873 17, 1872 17, 1921 22 1883 15, 1888 21 1874 20 1864 22 1917 28 1924
Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Dec. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Dec. Feb Feb.
Feb. 16. 1922
Lloyd Wells
1st and 3d Saturday 1st Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4 th Thursday... 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday., ist and 3d Monday ... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Friday Ist and 3d Thursday.. 2d and 4th Monday...
Nathan C. Hibbs Edwin P. Allen Howard H. Hazlett.. Frank C. Tuley August E. Heltman.. James L. Leffel Leo E. Horton L. Merle Stiles.'. Joseph B. Swartz Anthony O. Miller... Chester R. Jones W. Frank Kesler Ernest E. Valyer Roy M. Ely tFred C. Karl
Henry N. Van Doren.. 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday Earl C. Mitchell William B. Skinner 1st and 3d Tuesday Elmer Thompson 1st and 3d Tuesday Allen M. Barrand 2d and 4th Tuesday William H. Dent 1st and 3d Friday fAlfred L. Farmer Saturday after ® R. Frank Shafer 1st and 3d Tuesday Roy G. Mull, J r 1st and 3d Tuesday Chester A. Boles 1st and 3d Friday Saturday on or before® t.Iohn N. Case, Jr 2d and 4th Wednesday J. Glenn Hilyard tJames F. Bassett 2d Thursday George Bistline 1st and 3d Monday Everett E. Clemens 1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Thursday
Albert F. Robinson. Henry S. Breithaupt. Clarence E. Kallenberger David L. Signer. •Leon L. Cousland. John V. Fralick. John W. Aldridge. Irvin L. Lyons. Marcus E. Bibler Elmer G. Horner. Ivy T. Allen. Charles D. Mcllree, Orval E. Moon. •Ralph A. Fry. Richmond A. Dalton.
Elmer R. Kyman. John L. Keller. Melvin A. Dean. John W. Brown. L. Orville Hazen. 'Leo S. Large. 'Floyd E. Ramsey Dale L. Hoyt. Walter B. Wise. Richard W. Evans. •Loid Z. Klrby. Herbert D. Chronister Thomas G. Scott. Charles B. Bates. John F. Holshouser.
Roy E. Wetherall
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163 114 131 336 311 g 392 67 337 06 389 210
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No.
Tyrlan
Gaylord
Ulrard
Garden City Gardner Garland
Gaylord
Glrard
Galena
Constellation....
Rising Sun
Ft.Leavenworth Fort Scott
Frederick Fredouia Freeport
Greenwood
Fidelity
Eureka
Fall River
Erie Eminence
Name of Lodge.
Erie Eskridge
Location.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb.
Oct Feb. Oct. Oct.
17. 19. 19, 21. 18. IS, 16. 21. 20,
21. 17, 15. 18, 20. 19, 16. 17, 20, 20. 17, 22,
21. 15, 20. 19.
1881 1885 1885 1868 1886 1865 1879 1900 1870
1875 1872 1873 1891 1889 1857 1911 1877 1895 1870 1909 1883
1869 1882 1870 1871
Communications.
Masters.
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st Wednesday
tWilliam S. Tucker George W. Barndt Ernest A. McClain tCharles M. Floyd William W. Courtwright
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Perry L. Dunn Otis D. Holliday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d W e d n e s d a y , H a r l K e l l e y
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Clyde L. Finki tWilliam R. Ice Elton H. H a y n e s 2d and 4th Thursday.... TFred O. Wells 1st and 3d Thursday tJames H. Sullivan Leslie J. Woodburn 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Lloyd J. Elliott •fMarvin V. Boss 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Louie W. Bronson Elvin O. Patterson 2d and 4th Monday tEdd Singleton 2d and 4th Monday
2d and 4th Wednesday.. John E. Beech Ivan D. Conrad 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday , ,
When Chartered. Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Oonttnued.
Walter Lock.
Joseph R. Million. John H. Vaughn. Clyde Suchsland.
Guy H. Ash.
William N. Cason. Charles C. Stoddard.
•Richard 0 . Natzke. •William A. Clark.
Oliver M. Johnson. Emett E. Simmons. Raymond C. Ogden. John H. Wiggins.
Secretaries.
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292 2S4 430 321 302 381 IS 296 232 293 314 448 328
Hlattville
MlUbrook
Highland HIU City
Charity
Harveyvllle Friendship Havensvllle
Hamlin
20, 15, 20, 16. 15, 17, 17, 15. 15, 18, 17. 18. 21, 20, 19. 16. 17. 16.
Dlrlgo Halstead
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar. Feb.
15, 15, 16, 20, 15. 17, 22, 15, 20 15. 20, 24, 19,
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gove City Feb. Gralnfleld Feb. Oct. Great Bend Feb. Highland Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gypsum City.... Feb.
Olasco Olen Elder Goff
HiattviUe
Grldley
Oralnfleld
Goff
Olasco
1884 1882 1895 1879 1882 1881 1921 1882 1882 1915 1881 1886 1912 1889 1908 1861 1856 1887
1888 1888 1922 1889 1888 1909 1874 1888 1884 1888 1889 1927 1890
2d and 4th Thursday....
1st and 3d Wednesday..
1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday
2d and 4th Tuesday
Victor H. Mason Orville I. Haury Romie Barnes tLenora G. Jenkins Edward Robinson Edgar G. Rich Harold E. Von Rohr.... Arthur R. Edwards Napoleon P. Marcoux. Robert K. Irving Wilfred J. Kraus Franklin H. Skaggs Warren E. Chambers.. tEmil A. Brunner Edward J. Knight William R. Warren Arnold Shonyo Herbert L. Robinson..
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Hosea S. Lavy Richard L. Moore Ist and 3d Thursday Edison J. Conover 1st and 3d Wednesday.. William F. Newton 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Richard H. Thompson Bruce I. Peck 1st and 3d Tuesday George D. Milne tArnold E. Thornton 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Arnold J. Heister.man. Louis T. Keller 2d and 4th Tuesday Frank Birk Glenn Eastlaek.. William W. Wlnslow... 1st and 3d Tuesday
Raymond W. McKenzle. Paul H. Huebert. Harold Bottomley. Daniel Pfeiffer. Ellis E. Seals. George W. Suggs. William J. Betts. John Sandhagen. William A. Henery. Dean Burtstield. Alva.J. Bogue. Carroll L. Cannon. Louis A. Ellis. 'Victor C. Kingsbury. Donald Salmon. Elmer Evans. James J. Hargis. Warren E. Boss.
Elwood J. Burke. Rufus R. Lowell. Oliver V. Collins. Leo J. Schlsler. Lawrence 0 . Maxwell. Fred G. Stubbs. Clarence F. Heaton. J. William Ingram. Floyd A. Erwln. John F. Bertram. David D. Stuart. Merritt Yale. George S. Gillum.
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227 360 282 11 441 7
107 38 112 400
343 28S 326 155 34S 327 406 29 72 124 140 445
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Hutchinson 1871 1863 1872 1930
20, 1884 21, 1900 16. 1887 22, 1874 26, 1925 20, 1857
19, 20, 17, 20,
19. 1890 21, 1863 18, 1892 16, 1887 19. 1890 21. 1874 15. 1893 19, 1890 19, 1914 18, 1860 21, 1869 17, 1938 15, 1873 26, 1925
Feb. 26, 1925
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb.
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb.
Name of Lodge. When Chartered
Mastert.
and 3d and 3d and 3d and 3d and 3d and 3d
Elmer O. Thompson
George W. Young
Tuesday Clifford Erickson Monday Walter B. Craghead Monday Wednesday.. Thursday ... Alfred M. Nail Thursday
1st and 3d Tuesday
1st 1st Ist 1st 1st 1st
2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday
R o y S. Carr Bayard S. Twadell
Paul J. Ernst Harold W. Copeland Ist and 3d Tuesday "William A. Klingberg 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Oscar A. Baker Holly E. Miller 1st and 3d Tuesday Edson A. Monteith 2d and 4th Tuesday Clyde E. J o y tCarl C. R i g g s 2d and 4th Tuesday H u g h E. Jarvis 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday . .. . tWalter H. Schwarzer tKermit C. Voss 2d and 4th Monday tFranklin B. Hettinger Each Thursday 2d and 4th Monday
Communications.
1st and 3d Thursday
Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Jesse M. Harmon.
Elnathan B. Gray. R a y J. Shetlar. •Gaylord L, McDonald.
Charley A. Powell. R a y S. KIncald.
•James M. Jacoby. Joseph C. Littrell.
Raymond H. Starnes. •Caleb L. KIrby. 'Chester E. Lyman. •Olin H. Taylor.
Ralph B. Call. Orvis C. Blossom. Paui B. Hoffmann. William R. Waring. Edwin R. Binger. Holly M. Miller. Albert J. Steinshouer. Roy E. Belts.
Secretaries.
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La Crosse La Cygne La Harpe Lake City Lakin Lane...; Lansing Larned Latham Lawrence Lawrence Leavenworth. Leavenworth.... Leavenworth... Lebanon Lebo Lecompton Lenexa Lenora
3 271 272 322 333 369 438 405 338 230 447 179 278 175
330 61 325 260 289 339 49 167 401 6 9 2 10 68 287 152 420 135 181
Hiram Oak Lebo Lecompton Lenexa Lenora
Feb. 19,1890 Oct. 17. 1867 Feb. 19,1903 Feb. 18,1886 Feb. 15.1888 Feb. 18,1891 Oct. 17, 1866 Oct. 18, 1876 Feb. 20.1913 July 14, 1856 Oct. 16. 1867 Mar. 17,1856 Oct. 15, 1858 Oct. 21,1868 Feb. 16,1887 Feb. IS.1883 Feb. 17,1921 Oct. 15. 1873 Feb. 18,1886
La Crosse La Cygne La Harpe Medicine Valley Emerald Lane Nine Mile Larned Latham Lawrence Acacia Leavenworth.. King Solomon
17. 1856 16, 1887 16, 1887 19, 1890 18, 1891 17, 1904 28. 1924 19, 1914 18, 1891 20. 1884 25, 1926 16, 1879 16, 1887 17, 1878
Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Wyandotte Armourdaie Kaw Ben Hur Rosedale R. E. Sherman. West Gate Kensington Kincald Ninnescah Kingsdown Mt. Moriah Cosmos Kirwin
tRalph A. Scott tCharles E. Wood tTheodore S. Smith t J e s s e A. Smith tWilliam J. Rick tJames T. Blair t F l o y d D. McJunkin Jesse A. Smith tEarl Huffman Wilmont H. Epley LeRoy Smith Ernest G. Hudspeth Winfred McComb William H. Whitehead Floyd G. Hall Robert Teagarden William H. Driver tG. Ralph Walker Joseph M. Eves tWilson F. Lathen tLeonard J. Reu Albert L. B. Weber tLowell H. Baker William J. B. Turner... Verne M. Smith... tRobert Berveiler tJames E. Kelley tWallace E. Odekirk Clare Isom Heber A. Rogers Robert M. Norwood Edward Bradshaw Remus E. Jacobs
1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4 t h Thursday.... 1st and 3d Friday 2d and 4 t h Tuesday 2d and 4th Friday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday. 2d and 4 t h Monday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th' Wednesday. 2d and 4th Friday 2d and 4th Thursday ... 1st and 3d Monday 1st, 3d and 5th Thurs.. 2d T u e s d a y 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday. 2d and 4 t h Tuesday 2d Monday 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday. 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st Saturday 2d and 4th Thursday..
Ralph P. Schnacke. Earl L. Vance. Russell E. Wooden. James M. Williams. Willis U. Stevens. Marion McNutt. Andrew W. Camp. Harry M. Halloway. J. Ed. Rankin. William H. Quakenbush. Elinor J. Coy. •Charles E. Cart, •Joseph J. Parker. •Walter V. Thompson. Orrin W. Story. Jacob O. Williams. George F. Bahnmaier. Fortescue F. Moresby. Charles E. Volkel.
•James H. Selby. •Orlo E. Durant. •James A. Swan. •Howard L. Settle. •Theodore Stegner, Jr. "Albert L. Lowder. 'Frank M. Wisdom. William J. Thomas. Orion C. Brosius. Frank M. Yeoman. Velma S. Haley. Otto A. McKillip. Robert T. Ishmael. Orville K. McQueen.
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223 235 340 27 220 300 154 397 170 241 219 264 231 20 243 198 163 101 192
No.
Maple City Maple Hill
Centre
Marlon
Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct, Oct.
15, 17, 18, 15, 18, 15, 17, 21.
1905 1881 1859 1882 1892 1906 1860 1874
22, 1883 19, 1885 18, 1891 18, 1859 19, 1908 15, 1888 21, 1874 2 1 , 1912 22, 1883 19, 1885 2 2 . 1883 18, 1886 20, 1902 22, 1874 20, 1902 17. 1881 20, 1895 19, 1871 21, 1896
WhenChartered.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Corner Stone.... Feb. Feb. Feb. Long Island Oct. Feb. Feb. Blue Hill Feb. Oct. Euclid Feb.
Name of Lodge.
Maple City Maple Hill
Manhattan
Long Island
Little River
Leonard vUIe
Location.
Communications.
Masters.
George R. Cooper.
Glenn W. Smith.
Omar O. Browning.
George W. Schlatter. Fred Huckstep. •Lawrence E. Smith. Ernest R. Liggett. Frank M. Shields.
Edwin L. Hogue. Walter J. Montgomery.
Secretaries.
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Saturday on or bef. (»•». Nathaniel E. Blakesley.... Amer C. Robinson. 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Saturday Clarence J. Ross. Maurice B. Myer
1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d Thursday let and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday
Hazen B. Vangieson 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Wednesday.. William J. Swanson 2d and 4 t h Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... Harry F. Harbaugh 2d and 4th Tuesday Calvin H. Jett
Clarence J. Moore
George W. Davis 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Frederick L. Bigelow
Stated
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND IX)DGES—Continued.
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MulUnvllle
Moundrldge
Milan
Milan
Medicine Lodge
Mcpherson
McCracken
1910 1870 1911 1903 1885 1909 1885 1877 1887 1882 1874 1885 1885 1885 1873 1923 1886 1885 1917 1905 1860 1892 1883 1885 1886 1912 1881 1907 1872 1893 1910 1870 1870
17, 20. 16, 19, 19, 17, 19. 18, 16, 15, 22, 19, 19. 19, 15, 1, 18, 19, 22, 15, 17, 18, 22, 19, 18, 21, 17, 21, 17,
15, 17, 20, 20;
Feb. Oct. -Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Mar Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. ... Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. ... Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th let and 3d
Saturday Monday Wednesday.. Monday....
2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. T h ' s d a y o n or after® 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday..;... 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday
Raymond R. Norris. Albert F. Hartwich. Harvey B. Jones. "Benjamm P. Steinshouer Thomas R. Landes. Arthur E. Larson. James E. Bond. Hobert G. Lindgren. Ira Scott. Ralph W. Lonker. Richard S. Heaverin. Leo E. Becker. •Walter C. Kline. Martin L. Albertson. Everett E. Lindsey. J. Frank Pitman. John H. Thompson. Otis S. Lambeth. Albert Kobler. Ransom B. Meyers. Gerald W. Cooper. Edwin P. Durst. Lyman A. Wise. William A. McCormick. Albert Cameron. Irvin R. Frallck. Theodore C. Conklln. Clarence E. Staley. Carl B. Beven. Albert Bever. Fayette E. Weldon. Harold A. Lockard. Sheppard A. Williams.
Leroy E. T h o m e tWayne A. Smith Richard P. James t R a y N. Stewart Leslie O. Thomas Clarence K. Fisher Leslie Kimmel Lester W. Horner Don L. Rosenberry Trice H. Newsom John R. Dooty John H. Epler ' Lee Williams George H. Palmer Ira E. Sewell G. Dean Van Blaricum Jess B. King John G. Hubbard t Jesse Pratt Charles L. Royer Paul L. Sellers Vernard H. Vogt Thomas E. Horn B. Keith Artman Harry McCIendon Earl R. Ford tGeorge R. Gosney Charlie Brokesh tClark H. Reece Stanley Kvasnicka Fayette Z. Spaulding... Ralph E. Patterson Carl S. Zink
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18, 1891 20, 1895 16, 1879 15, 1893 18, 1859 17, 1881 19, 1896 15. 1873 18. 1865 21, 1875 15, 1858 21. 1868 20, 1864 22, 1874 1, 1923 18, 1876
Oct. 21. 1862
Feb. Feb. Oberlln Mountain Slope Oct. Feb. Oketo Oketo Oct. Olathe Olathe Feb. Feb. Oct. Osage City Signal Oct. Osawatomle..... Osage Veilley Oct. Oct. Oct. Dec. Oct. Overland Park.. Overland Park.. Mar. Oct. Oxford Oxford
Oak Hill
Oak Hill
334 253 186 25 19 188 323 141 24 160 14 63 18 62 436 IRK
Walter T. Ingold tAlbert W. Newman George M. Cleland Chester L. Jacoby tHerbert G. Schrader Leland M. Simpson
Austin W. Parker Dwight M. Johnson
Masters
and and and and
3d 3d 3d 3d
Monday Wednesday.. Tuesday Monday
1st and 3d Monday
1st and 3d Monday .
1st 1st 1st 1st
Retus D. Sherar
George W. Lenhart Lloyd W. Cotter Ward K. Claar David C. DeLair .John R. Newton 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Charles S. Fleckenstein... 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Charles L. Ashcraft 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Thursday Max V. Engle 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday .. 2d and 4th Tuesday
Walnut Valley.. Feb. 17. 1881 2d and 4th Tuesday Oct. 17. 1872 2d Thursday Polar Star New Albany Oct. 20. 1870 2d and 4th Tuesday Oct. 15, 1873 Feb. 15, 1882 1st and 3d Thursday .... Feb. 20. 1889 Feb. 17, 1881 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Feb. 18, 1886 2d and 4th Tuesday Mount Zion Feb. 20, 1889 2d and 4th Thursday....
Name of Lodge. WhenChartered. Stated Communications.
Nortonvllte
New Albany
Location.
266 319
142 43 317 199
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No.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
•Luther A. Merker,
Theodore Van Valkenburg.
Arthur H. Myles.
Wallace T. Wolfe, Charles T. Guise. Wyatt E. Hayes.
James W. Goheen.
George J. Hetzel. Paul W. Emmitt. Jesse W. Pool. John J. Recht. Frederick A. Fischer. Victor M. Doze.
Hayes Floyd. Theodore J. Christensen.
Secretaries.
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Quenemo.. Quinter....
Randall Farmers Republic Rexford Richmond Ashlar Robinson Rosalia Hesperian W a l n u t City.. Russell
Sabetha
Parker Parsons Peabody Perry PhlUlpsburg Pittsburg Plains PlalnviUe Pleasanton Pomona Potter Powhattan Pratt Preston P r e t t y Prairie. Protection
Quenemo Qulnter
Randall Randolph Republic Rexford Richmond Riley Robinson Rosalia Rossville R u s h Center... Russell
Sabetha
341 117 120 415 184 187 367 290 88 41 4 363 265 332 428 384
270 410
304 166 123 442 426 344 159 434 111 215 177
162
1891 1872 1872 1917 1879 1879 1912 1888 1870 1905 1856 1908 1886 1890 1922 1909
15, 18, 20, 26, 16, 18. 21. 1. 17, 22, 17.
1888 1876 1919 1925 1922 1892 1875 1923 1872 1883 1878
I Oct. 2 1 . 1875
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar. Oct. Feb. Oct.
F e b . 16, 1887 F e b . 18, 1915
F e b . 18. Oct. 17, Oct. 17. F e b . 22. Oct. 16, Oct. 16, Feb. 21, F e b 15, Oct. 20, F e b . 15, J u l y 14, F e b . 19, F e b . 18. F e b . 19. F e b . 16, F e b . 17, Charles E. Miller. R a l p h C. C u n n i n g h a m
W a l t e r R. D y s a r t . •Edward F. Lane. Oliver K o r n h a u s . William E. Cain. L e s t e r B. W h i t e . • E d w i n R. W a t s o n . C u r t i s L. Utz. H a r r y F. Dougherty. J a m e s C. Epley. Nicholas V. Hudelson. J o s e p h M. Siirritte. J o h n M. Hall. O r a n L. Miller. A r t h u r T. Stewart. William M. Hoffman. E a r l Schesser.
| B e n j a m i n W. Grimm.
E a r l L. B a r r e t t . Norval McElroy E l m e r A. N o r d s t r o m . Glenn D. Stockwell J a m e s W. W e r t s . P e r c y B. G r a h a m E l m e r L. Minnick. Clyde B. Ziegelmeier Charles A. Severn , F r a n k S. Gerhold. A u g u s t E. S c h a t t e n b u r g . W a l t e r F. Colburn. R a l e i g h M. Caldwell. Willis P. Martindale •George M. Wilson. J o s e p h F. B o r g e r Lloyd Coberly. Marvin D. Davis L e r o y E. Dixon. George T. Davidson Russell M. Miller. H e r b e r t N. H o l l a n d
J o h n W. Hillmon.. J a m e s F. Shea
t R o l l a G. H o l m e s t A r m a n d H. Bi.ihop........ William E. K i d d o o George J. H u p e E u g e n e S. Henderson.. F r e d r i c R. Mitchell Dnwey D. Sheldon B e r t A. T a y l o r Clarence F . J a m e s E w i n g M. L a w r e n c e t A m b r o s e L. Locker Noah R. Rotz Alar B . M a w d s l e y t E r n e s t Miskimen L o n n i e C. McCubbin.... tDale Strodtman
2d and 4 t h Wednesday..] W a r r e n E. Mettlen
1st and 3d T u e s d a y 1st and 3d T h u r s d a y 1st and 3d T h u r s d a y 1st and 3d M o n d a y 1st and 3d M o n d a y 1st and 3d W e d n e s d a y . 1st and 3d T u e s d a y 1st and 3d Thursday.... 1st and 3d F r i d a y 2d and 4 t h W e d n e s d a y . 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y
1st and 3d T h u r s d a y . . 2d and 4 t h M o n d a y
1st and 3d Thursday... 2d a n d 4 t h M o n d a y . . . 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y 1st and 3d T u e s d a y 1st T h u r s d a y 2d T h u r s d a y 1st and 3d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d F r i d a y 1st and 3d Tuesday.... 2d and 4 t h Tuesday... 2d S a t u r d a y 1st and 3d Saturday... 2d and 4 t h M o n d a y . . . 1st and 3d Tuesday.... 2d a n d 4 t h Tuesday... 1st and 3d T h u r s d a y . Po
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SaffordvlUe Salina Satan ta Virginia Scammon Lebanon Anthem Scottsville Scran ton Vesper Sedgwick Selden Seneca Severance Twin Grove Sharon Springs.. Mission Hills Lake Sincerity Western Star Soldier Solomon City.... Haven SpearvlUe Splvey Spring HIU Stafford Stanley I
SafforUvllle Salina Satanta Savonburg Scammon Scandla Scott City Scottsville Scran ton Sedan Sedgwick Selden Seneca Severance Severy Sharon Springs. Shawnee Silver Lake Simpson Smith Center... Soldier Solomon South Haven Spear vllle Splvey Spring Hill Stafford Stanley
395 60 440 31S 3S1 221 284 249 407 136 139 423 39 313 213 417 64 60 214 174 240 105 167 388 347 66 262 444
Communications.
When Chartered. Stated
Name of Lodge.
Location.
Tfo. Howard C. ImMasche.. tClifton B. Dodge, Jr Harvey L. Henderson.. tCharles M. Hill fJohn A. Morrison Frank C. Granstedt Alexander H. Cheney... James A. Black Hugh R. Coffman Charley E. Vickers Franklin R. Adamson... Andrew E. Jader Jay Adriance Percy M. Meeks Ira J. Slough James E. Taylor t John F. Berwick Frederick M. Reeder Edgar G. Vernon Dean O. Pounds Virgil Proctor Donald K. McKenzie Earle M. Thorpe Jess O. Meyer tGeorge W. Danner James K. De Tar William A. Shinkle Albert K. Shiplett
Masters.
NAMES OP OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Harris F. Stewart. •Thomas P. Bush. John R. Cumrhings. George A. Olson. •Arthur R. Charlton. Lemuel E. Cooper. Arthur C. Lindenmuth. Asa W. Rugg. Thomas F. Borland. Wilbur H. Cheney. Clark S. Munsell. Stanser J. Amack. Neil G. Smalley. •Clinton H. Rainwater. Harry D. Burke. James Paul. •Elmer C. Burg. Dan Viergever. Earl R. Shay. Frazier L. Brown. Jesse A. Sproul. Reilly S. Neil. Alpha P. Howk. Ernest L. Ogle. Owen V. Duckworth. Glenn F. Wiswell. A. Lee Soice. Vernon W. Myers.
Secretaries.
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21, 17. 18, 17, 20, 20, 17, 15, 15. 17, 15, 17,
1874 1881 1859 1867 1870 1884 1872 1889 1893 1867 1899 1909
1877 1914 1885 1882 1881 1889 1896 1899 1911 1889
Valley Center.... Valley Center.... Feb. 19, 1902 Valley Falls Oct. 18, 1859 Valley Falls Feb. 20, 1889
Feb. 20, 1913
364 21 320
402
Mar. 1, 1923 Oct. 17, 1872 Feb. 19, 1885
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb.
18, 19, 19, 15. 17. 20. 19, 15, 16, 20,
Unlontown
Troy Turon Tyro
Thayer Henri
Tonganoxie
Sterling
Oct. Feb. Feb. Pottawatomie... Feb. Feb. Newahcuba Feb. Santa Fe Feb. Summerdeld Summerfleld Sylvan Grove.... Sylvan Grove.... Feb. Feb. Sylvia Feb.
St. Francis
435 115 239
90 225 121 30 352 55 358 386
149 190 17
171 404 254 52 189 312 354 359 391 309
Claude A. Samuels.... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. H e r b e r t R. Spencer.. Silva M. J o n e s
E u g e n e S. Talcott. F r e d C. Clark. F r e d W. Arnold.
William T. Haley. •McAger A, T u r n e r . • W e s l e y Noland.
H a r v e y G. Lbwrance. William H e y n e n . *Homer C. Anderson. • H a r o l d C. Alexander. • R a y B. R a m s e y . •Burl J. Snow. H o w a r d R. H a r t m a n . H a r o l d R. Hull. T. B r u c e Stinson. Charles Marble, J r . L a w r e n c e P . Millspaugh. E d w a r d J. Skinner.
J o s e p h H. Buckles T h e o d o r e C- Davis, Jr.. t L e w i s M. Paramore...:... t H a r r y V. O r r 2d and 4th Thursday.... tClarence F. Bailey t R o b e r t T. L i n d b e r g Charles E. H i b b a r d t R u b e n D. H u m m e l Cleo Black R a l p h E. W i n z e r Charles A. H a n s e n t H e r m a n S. T u t t l e C u r t i s A. Retherford.. Schley Geiger t L e w i s R. T a y l o r
W i l l a r d L. B e n n e t t . H a r o l d H. Couse. J a m e s H. H a m m i t t . Grover C. U r b a n s k y . H e n r y D. Hock. Albert W. Schnellbacher. E d w a r d M. W a g n e r . William J. Dehler. Vere U. E c k h a r d t . William E. P a t t o n .
L e w i s F . Baldwin 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Asa C. Clapp James W. Staton t F r a n k A. Allen Melvin W. H a n d l e H o w a r d Pennington... t D o n a l d W. R e e s J o s e p h O. Kulick Darrell P. Waggener.. Clarence G. O w i h g s
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Henry O. Niehaus tRichard C. Kogler fAndrew C. Barnes tRobert J. Smith truissell E. Walters tCraton M. Cady Claude B. Austin
James R. E. Simmons James E. Buffington tLylbun C. Elliss tCharles D. Becker tRobert E. Beggs
August J. Harries Roderick C. Thurlow tVivian V. Dombaugh tCelesto M. De Tilla John C. Seim Chester H. Smith tEarl Nutter tCharles G. Steele, Jr tVictor C. Allen William G. Williamson... Edward Moran
1882 1912 1907 1889 1884 1869 1871 1870 1868 1885 1887 1874 1898 1886 1888 1867 1870 1909 1869 1885 1889 1871 1895 1923 1884 1916 1909 1888
Wakefield
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Masters.
Name of Lodge. When Chartered. Stated Communications.
Feb. 15, Feb. 21. Feb. 21. Feb. 20. Feb. 20. Vulcan Oct. 21. Oct. 19, Wasblngton Oct. 20, Oct. 21, Feb. 19, Weir Black Diamond. Feb. 16, Oct. 21. Wellington Wellington Feb. 17, Weiisville Wellsville Westmoreland.. Westmoreland.. Feb. 18, Feb. 15, Oct. 17, Oct. 20. White Church..., Feb. 17. White City White City Oct. 21. White Cloud White Cloud Feb. 19, Whiting Whiting Feb. 20, Wichita Oct. 19. Wicliita Wichita Feb. 20, Albert Pike Wicliita Bestor G.Brown Mar. 1. Wichita Feb. 20, Williamsburg.... Feb 17, Feb. 17, Wilsey Wilsey Feb. 15, Wilson
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Concluded.
Charles V Lott Floyd F. Earlywine. Clifton W. McCoy.
•Clyde S. Shelley.
Willman R. Bender. *Ben F. Hull.
Alden C. Peffly. Laurence 0. Stanley. James E. Miller. William H. Knostman. Leroy E. Sawin. Lawrence H. Shandoney. Howard J. Meidinger. Arthur E. Ready. Frank C. Barney. Guy E. Ruth. Charles A. Smith. Cloyde A. Lee. •George M. Johnston. Ollie J. Woodman. *Verne Hamlin.
Donald H. Swezey.
Guy G. Blakely.
Secretaries.
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MASTERS. No. ^Address. 394—Pratt, R.R. 2. 401—Leon. 402—Pauline. 406—Plains. 411—Eureka, R o u t e 2. 414—Studley. 429—Lost S p r i n g s . 433—2504 E. Kellogg Ave. 437—Detroit. 438—2008 O l a t h e Blvd. 445—R.F.D. No. 2.
SPECIAL ADDRESSES.
MASTERS. No. ^Address. 138—Silver L a k e . 140—Box 345. 185—Reserve. 201—R.F.D. No. 1. 209—610 S t a t e St., Salina. 210—Prescott. 224—Melvern, R.F.D. 225—433 Elmwood Ave: 231—Norton. 239—Earleton. 260—Sun City. 266—Cummings. 271—1500 W a v e r l y Ave. 272—505 N. 15th St. 273—Riverdale. 296—Clay Center. 303—Scottish R i t e Temple. 305—Route 2. 307—608 South A St. 308—Raymond. 311—Box 586. 315—Stark. 318—Sharon S p r i n g s . 322—3810 S. 48th St., R.R. 2. 332—R.F.D. No. 1. 333—4314 C a m b r i d g e Ave. 335—Admire. 336—Courlland. 337—Lorraine. 338—Garnett. 339—Rantoul. 341—Centerville. 347—Duquoin. 3 5 1 ^ W e s t Mineral. 354—Liberty. Neb. 361—Bushton. 369—2413 N. 13th St. 377—Anthony. .'O'l—Ashland. . 386—Caney, R . F . D . No. 1.
SECRETARIES. No: 'Address. 54—Merriam. 60—Masonic T e m p l e . 65—Box 192. 68—Route 2. 71—Riverton. 8&-308 York R i t e Bldg. 90—635 Jewell. 92—Fort Scott, R o u t e 3. 96—Bethel, R o u t e 1. 97—Box 23. 99—York R i t e Temple. 102—Box 396. 107—Box 215. 115—Redfield. 117—Box 35. 124—Box 495. 140—Box 345. 187—6th and P i n e . 225—Masonic T e m p l e . 239—Earleton. 255—1427 S. T o p e k a , Wichita, 271—1106 Garfield Ave. 272—1107 S t a t e Ave. 300—Box 615. 303—Scottish R i t e Temple. 30,5—Box 134. 307—219 S. B r o a d w a y . 311—Box 586. 313—Bendena. 322—3045 R u b y Ave. 333—3615 C a m b r i d g e Ave. 351—West Mineral. 369—Bethel, R.R. 1. 386—Caney, R o u t e 1. 411—Eureka, R o u t e 2. 413—Montezuma. 433—107 W. F i r s t . 434—Sallyards. 438—506 Occidental Life Bldg. 445—100 E. 19th St.
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LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION BUT NOT CHARTERED. Allen, 1923; Burlington, 1863; Delaware, 1857; Denver City (Denver Lodge), 1860; Englevale, 1899; Leavenworth (Adelpha), 1868; Lecompton (Geary), 1857; Leota, 1878; Lindsborg, 1884; Lindsay (Friendship), 1868; Opolis, 1885; Powhattan (Buckeye), 1896; Wheaton, 1903; White Water, 1927.
LODGE CHARTERS REVOKED, SURRENDERED OR CONSOLIDATED. Allen No. 335, 1923; Americus No. 62, 1869; Andale No. 253, with Mt. Hope No. 238, 1894; Argonia (Chikaskia) No. 285, 1912; Atchison (St. Johns) No. 26, 1861; Aubry No. 30, 1863; Auraria No. 37, with Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1862; Beaumont No. 439, with Joppa No. 223, 1937; Big Springs (Shawnee) No. 9, 1867; Blaine No. 337, with Westmoreland No. 257, 1894; Bluff City No. 313, 1897; Bluff City No. 325, 1903; Boling No. 365, with Tonganoxie (Henri) No. 190, 1937; Bucklin No. 325, 1896; Cato No. 153, with Farlington (Godfrey) No. 124, 1894; Cedar Vale No. 164, 1883; Cedar Vale (Myrtle) No. 164, 1894; Chanute (King David) No. 416, with Cedar No. 103, 1937; Clifford (Whitewater) No. 148, with Halcyon No. 120, 1876; Clinton (Ashlar) No. 87, 1879; Delavan No. 375, with Kansas No. 307, 1936; Edwardsville (Composite) No. 152, 1879; E m m e t t No. 387, with Pottawatomie No. 52, 1939; Emporia No. 12, 1863; Enterprise No. 353, 1910; Elk City (Elk Creek) No. 20, 1863; Esbon (Salem) No. 228, 1939; Farlington (Godfrey) No. 124, with Girard No. 93, 1932; Frankfort No. 67, 1876; Freeport (Lily) No. 301, with Bluff City No. 313, 1892; F o r t Scott (Rising Sun) No. 46, with Bourbon No. 8, 1878; F o r t Gibson (Alpha) No. 122, with Grand Lodge of Indiana Territory, 1878; Golden City No. 34, with Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1862; Greeley No. 211, with Delphian No. 44, 1940; Grenola (Canopy) No. 248, with Moline No. 267, 1937; Hanover (Star) No. 69, 1919^ Hiawatha (Triune) No. 216, 1883; High Prairie No. 25, 1892; Ida No. 170, 1881; Indianola No. 34 (later, Great Light), 1877; Leavenworth (Calvary) No. 50, with King Solomon No. 10, 1876; Leavenworth (dispensation Landmark, charter St. Johns), No. 26, 1870; Lecompton No. 13, 1865; Liberty No. 123, with Keystone No. 102. 1918; Lincolnville No. 315, 1896; Lindsborg (Phoenix) No. 253, 1888; Louisburg No. 180, 1894; Lyons No. 192, 1895; Montana (Evergreen) No. 86, 1888; Monticello No. 43, 1875; Mt. Pleasant No. 58, 1888; Neosho Rapids No. 77 (changed to Ionic), 1879; Nevada City (Nevada) No. 36, with Grand Lodge of .Colorado, 1862; Newton (Magnolia) with 231, with Newton No. 142, 1901; North Lawrence (Valley) No. 30, with Lawrence No. 6, 1876; North Lawrence (Valley) No. 30, second charter, 1887; Olivet (Astra) No. 363, 1908; Osage Mission (Mission) No. 92, 1897; Osawatomie (Osage Valley) No. 24, 1863; Ottawa No. 128, with Franklin No. 18, 1906; Ottawa (Melody) No. 400, with Ottawa No. 18, 1928; Ottumwa No. 11, 1863 and 1871; Paola
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GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
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(Miami) No. 69, with Paola No. 37, 1876; Pardee (dispensation Lincoln, charter Center) No. 69, 1871; Paris No, 22, 1871; Parkerville No. 168, with Dwight No. 374, 1937; Perryville (Perry) No. 52, 1877; Piper No. 385, with Delaware No. 96, 1937; Pittsburg (Owen A. Bassett) No. 367, with Pittsburg No. 187, 1911; Pomona No. 138, 1901; Richfield No. 303, 1892; Salina (John H. Brown) No. 216, with Salina No. 60, 1907; Salt Lake City (Mt. Moriah) No. 70, with Grand Lodge of Utah, 1872; Saratoga No. 216, 1892; Scranton (Perfect Square) No. 220, 1908; Seneca No. 39, 1875; Shawnee No. 54, 1928; Springdale No. 152, 1887; Stanton No. 18, 1863; Stanton (Zion) No. 108, 1883; Tecumseh No. 15, 1874; Timber Ridge (Dick Rees) No. 59, 1887; Trading Post (Blooming Grove) No. 41, 1904; Turner No. 425, with Ben Hur No. 322, 1937; Twin Palls (Olive) No. 181, 1885; VaUey Center (Ark) No. 243, 1902; Virginia City No. 43, with Grand Lodge of Montana, 1866; Walton No. 323, 1895; White Water (Brainerd) No. 280, 1927; Winfield No. 58, with Adelphi No. 110, 1903.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
GRAND LODGES I N CORRESPONDENCE WITH T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS; ALSO THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES O F GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama
GUY T. SMITH
Montgomery.
Arizona
HAEBY A. DRACHMAN
Tucson.
Arkansas
WOODLIEF A. THOMAS
Little Rock.
California'. Colorado
LLOYD E . WILSON CHARLES A. PATTON
S a n Francisco. Denver.
Connecticut
WINTHROPBUCK
Hartford.
Delaware
CHESTER R. JONES
Wilmington.
Dist. of Columbia Florida
J. CLAUDE KEIPER GEORGE W. H U F F
Washington. Jacksonville.
Georgia Idaho niinois Indiana
DANIEL W. LOCKLIN CLYDE I. RUSH RICHARD C. DAVENPORT WILLIAM H . SWINTZ
Macon. Boise. Harrisburg. Indianapolis.
Iowa
CHARLES C . H U N T
Cedar Rapids.
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland..... Massachusetts
ALPHEUS E . ORTON D. PETER LAGUENS, JR CONVERS E. LEACH CLAUD SHAFFER F R A N K H. HILTON
Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. Baltimore. Boston.
Michigan
F . HOMER NEWTON
Grand Rapids.
Minnesota
J O H N H . ANDERSON
St. Paul.
Mississippi Missouri
SID F . CURTIS ARTHUR MATHER
Meridian. St. Louis.
Montana Nebraska
LUTHER T. HAUBERG L E W I S E. SMITH
Helena. Omaha.
Nevada
EDWARD C. PETERSON
Carson City.
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico
J. MELVIN DRESSER ISAAC CHERRY ALPHEUS A . K E E N
Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.
New York North Carolina North Dakota
CHARLES H. JOHNSON J O H N H . ANDERSON WALTER L. STOCKWELL
New York City. Raleigh. Fargo.
Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
HARRY S. JOHNSON CLAUDE A. STURGEON D. RUFUS CHENEY MATTHEW GALT, J R
Cincinnati. Guthrie. Portland. Philadelphia.
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee
HAROLD L . MCAUSLAN O. FRANK HART ELViN F . STRAIN THOMAS E.DOSS
Providence. Columbia. Sioux Falls. Nashville.
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Texas
Utah
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
GEORGE H . BELEW
...SAM H . GOODWIN
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Waco.
Seat Lake City.
Vermont Virginia Washington
AARON H . GROUT JAMES M . CLIFT HORACE WALTER TYLER
West Virginia
I. WADE COFFMAN
Wisconsin Wyoming
WILLIAM F . WEILER IRVING E. CLARK
Jklilwaukee. Casper.
Alberta
DAVID PATTERSON
.Calgary.
British Columbia
FlSANK S. McKEE
Vancouver.
Canada
EWART G. DIXON
Hamilton.
Chile
Burlington. Richmond. .Tacoma.
Charleston.
ENRIQUEARRIAGADASALDIAS... Santiago.
Colombia Costa Rica, C. A Cuba
GUALBERTO BARBA RAFAEL OBREGON LORIA CONSTANTINO P A I S G
Barranquilla. San Jose. Havana.
Ecuador
JosE A. VALLEJO YCAZA
Guayaquil.
England Guatemala Honduras Ireland
SYDNEY A. W H I T E PEDRO DONIS O CONSTANTINO S. RAMOS HENRY C. SHELLARD
London. Guatemala. Tegucigalpa. Dublin.
Manitoba
J. H. G. RUSSELL...'.
Winnipeg.
Mexico (Cosmos)
FEUPE
GARZA HERRERIAS...Chihuahua.
Mexico (York G.-.L..) FRED T . BERGER New Brunswick R. D. MAGEE New South Wales JAMES S . MILLER
Mexico, D. F . St. John. Sydney.
New Zealand...: Nicaragua
HENRY A. LAMB SOFONIAS SALVATIERRA
Wellington, C.I. JManagua.
Nova Scotia
JAMES C. JONES
Halifax.
Panama Peru
ANDRES MOJICA VICENTE E. VEGA
Panama. Lima.
Philippine Islands Prince Edward Isl Puerto Rico
ANTONIO GONZALES Manila. L. A. MCDOUGALL Charlottetown. RODOLFO RAMiREZ-PABON...San Juan.
Quebec Queensland Salvador, C. A Saskatchewan Scotland
W. WALTER WILLIAMSON.. LESLIE P. MARKS JOSE LACAYO TELLEZ ROBERT A. TATE W. K I N G GILLIES
Montreal. Brisbane. San Salvador. Regina. Edinburgh.
South Australia Sweden Tasmania
R. OWEN Fox R. v. HEIDENSTAM W. H. STRUTT
Adelaide. Stockholm. Hobart.
Victoria
WILLIAM STEWART
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Beatfjs! ©uring tije |9ear 1942. Smithton No. 1.—Fred P. Myer; Daniel B. Shreve. Leavenworth No. 2.—Herman Felzke; Clarence H. Prey; Henry Hoff; Carl Jensen; William S. Johnson; Carl A. Martin; Benjamin F. Newsome; Joseph R. Shawhan. Wyandotte No. S.—^George W. Addison; Thomas B. Armstrong; William S. Brown; James J. Culliton; Robert H. Fields; Daniel M. Forbes; William Grant; Oliver H. Griffin; Arthur Guest; Elmer C. Hallgren; John D. Hansen; Stephen J. Harber; Frederick H. Herzinger; Henry P. Ismert; Warren C. James, 1941; William Jensen; Pete E. Johnson; Julius H. Krueger; William T. Maunder; Angus L. McKenzie; Frank T. McLean; Eli Patterson; Morris S. Perreault; Christy H. Potthast; Volney J. Quarles; Carl W. Roediger; Archibald R. Rollins; Henry Smith; Robert E. Tarpley; Charles E. Trimby; James H. Williams. Washington No. 5.—Andrew H. Murray; Frank H. Nabb; Harry L. Sharp; James G. Weir. Lawrence No. 8.—George O. Foster; Marshall M. Gorrill; Frank M. Holliday: Earl F. Huddleston: Ulysses G. Mitchell; Nelse S. Nelson; Bertrand S. Ridgeway. Union No. 7.—Claude H. Beemer; Stephen Boon; Elon S. Clark; Marion Cowen; Charles E. McCallister; James W. Scott; Thomas Toolan. Rising Sun No. 8.—Elmer E. Anderson; Eugene S. Bamberger; William W. Hughes; George A. Konantz; Ernest L. Monroe; Clarence N. Price; Frank Shoemaker; William M. Snyder. Acacia No. 9.—Jonathan W. Hastings; Grand R. Risley; George A. Selig; Millard K. Shaler; George C. Shefler, 1940; Dloyd L. Stanley, 1935; John S. Stover. King Solomon No. 10.—^Warren E. Akers; Ward W. Dengler; Prank C. Diefendorf; John J. Edgell; Anson Jordan; James B. Mason; Carl Mellquist; John De M. Miller; Robert B. Radford. Emporia No. IB.—Charles A. Boyle; Roland E. Boynton; Clarence E. Burr; Royal L. Clay; Thomas J. Collins; Charles T. Herzog; Charles M. Kellogg; John F. Kenney; Washington E. Paxton; Harry H. Pennypacker; James C. Shay; John D. Tytherlelgh; James C. Wilson. Oskaloosa No. H.—Charles Dockhorn; Abram P. Gilbert. Great Bend No. IS.—Robert W. Schinzler. Lafayette No. 16.—^Watson D. Haines; Charles A. King; John C. Messick. Topeka No. 17.—Charles Adams: Homer C. Bowman; Albert R. Crawford; Theodore R. Delk; Isaiah H. Ellenberger; John H. Frizell; Charles K. Holliday; John Hovenden; Cary Johnson: John Kingan; Grey W. Ledbetter; Gus Lundquist: Leonard R. Manley; Charles A. Moore; Claude E. Neil; Sidney R. Norris: Walter C. Roberson; August L. Schwer; Louis P. Wikidal.
DEATHS—Continued. Ottawa No. 18.—James E. Colby; Leslie W. Coon; Charles S. Crawford; George C. Feller; Wilfred A. Pyfe; Paul R. Garrison; Frederick S. Kirkpatrick; Charles H. Lundberg; Nicholas Myers; Ralph P. Ramsey; Hugh E. Ripple; Herbert J. Weiss. Olathe No. 19.—James D. Dent; John G. Hipp; Robert A. Scott, 1941; Gilbert H. Sloan. Valley Falls No. 21.—James A. Ogier. Palmyra No. 23.—Fred H. Bell; George T. Burgett. Osage Valley No. SI/.—Howard H. Coombs; James A. DeMastus; Bruce V. Dickey; La Verne H. Dodd; Charles S. Edgerle; Richard M. Gardner; James H. McGuire; William A, Patterson; Smith W. Pyatt; John Rex; Jesse H. Rice; Benjamin P. Toops. Longton
No. 26.—John H. Blakley; Harry E. Brighton.
Neosho No. 27.—Fredrick F. Havens. Eldora No. 28.—George W. Hessong. Pacific No. 29.—David H. Keller. Towanda No. SO.—Andrew J. Ralston. Arcana No. 31.—Charles A. Cummings. Auburn No. 32.—Sherman L. Riggins. Havensville No. 31/.—^William T. Jenkins. Hiawatha No. 35.—Horace G. Amann; John H. Baker; Luther L. Hassenpflug; Joseph McDonald; John Stems; Albert T. Waters. Council Grove No. SG.—William O. Fleming. Paola No. 37.—WiUiam G. Coplin; Abner K. Kline. lola No. 38.—Charles W. Bowlus; William E. Ralston; James T. Reid; Frank L. Travis. Seneca No. 39.—George C. Adriance; Lawrence W. Myers. De Soto No. 'tO.—Merle F. Large. Holton No. i2.—Charles D. Bateman; Charles W. Gates; John H. Riley; Leon Sarback. Delphian No. Uk-—J. Scott Judy; Fred G. Manners. Boston No. 45.—Thomas Ala; James B. Kelsey. Halstead No. 1,6.—Charles H. Cadwell. MacTcey No. 48.—Davis W. Collins. Orient No. 51.—George V. Area; WiUiam R. Baker; John J. Bausch; Raymond A. Beers; Clyde A. Breeze; Harry E. Disbrow: Roy F. Frazier; Edward F. Grote; William W. Haggard; Clair H. Hepworth: Samuel A. Kinne; Fred Langley; Henry J. Lewis; Samuel A. Maxwell;
DEATHS—Continued. Edgar D. May; Fred S. May; (Jeorge S. Moore; Roy O. Morgan; Charles H. Sessions; Frank H. Shaffer; Clemence P. Snodgrass; Jesse J. Stafford; Cassius J. Stitt; Charles S. Todd; Emmett Warren; Irving Wellman; Thomas C. Whiteker; Charles C. Youngreen; Maynard D. Zinn. Pottawatomie No. 52.—John H. Hesse. Wetmore No. 5S.—Fred P. Achten. Troy No. 55.—Orville O. Fulk; William B. Harris. Spring Hill No. 56.—William L. Sutcliffe. Coyville No. 57.—Manuel L. Taylor. McCracken No. 58.—John W. Chenoweth; Adelbert F. Huling; Daniel D. Hunt; William Long; Albert M. Wright. Saltville No. 59.—Carl M. Meinhertz. Salina No. 60.—John E. Carr; John B. Faulkner; William F. Grosser; Benjimin O. Morey; Manford E. Peck; Frank R. Spier; Robert Stevenson; Allen H. Surbaugh; Clarence L. Wight; John A, Woodward. Ridgewa'y No. 62.—J. Henry Coleman; Charles A. Deardortf; Edward Moss; Charles H. Redman; Albert M. Rundle. Adams No. 63.—Thomas J. Heflin. Wathena No. 61/.—Charles E. Hargis. Gardner No. 65.—Uriley H. Abell; Jasper C. Park. Burlington No. 66.—John W. Howard. Frankfort No. 67.—John H. Chalk; Frank H. Tobin. Hiram No. 68.—Floyd E. Baldwin; Richard E. Brown; James E. Parsons; Joseph G. Roy; Abraham Walker. Baxter No. 7i.—Fred E. Phillips; Frank M. Tuthill; Earl B. Weiberg. Chetopa No. 73.—Elmer R. Emert; John F. Farrington; Carl J. Simons; J. Scott Walker. Mystic Tie No. 74.—Harry B. Garden; Clyde Gibson; Edward W Lewis; Charles A. Robertson. Wamego No. 75.—Stanley F. Berner; Fred H. Earl; Mark D. Hill; Orlando D. Hobbs; A. Dellno Shaw. Delta No. 77.—Henry Abt; Jefferson D. Mills. White Cloud No. 78.—William F. Idol; Melvin A. Wehrman. Corinthian No. 79.—Newman M. Phillips. Zeredatha No. 80.—Seward H. Baker; Albert P. Brickell; William T. Childers.
DEATHS—Continued. Tuscan No. 82.—Frank Garland. Doric No. 83.—Don Westheffer. Jefferson No. 84.—James R. Coffinger, 1941; Lee C. Miller, 1941; Ralph H. Shore, 1941; George W. Young, 1941. Sutton No. 85.—William P. McKelvy. Sunflower No. 86.—Fred Burris; Frank A. Campbell; Frank G. Campbell; Charles H. Cantley; Otis V. Dozer; Jesse R. Fiedler: David Gerson, 1940; Edgar Martin; Zell F. Matthews, 1941: Le Roy Sanford; Alfred E. Searl; Herbert L. Smyser: Sidney M. Swope; Nathan Wallenstein: Powers M. Wendell. Eureka No. 88.—James W. McCauley: Josiah S. Palling; Horace G. Smith. Home No. 89.—Lillis H. Mclntire. Golden Rule No. 90.—James Allen; Earl E. Coburn: Daniel M. Dibble: Arthur W. Freeman; Walter J. High; Amos Jenkins; Elmer J. Kettering; Park B.Kimball; Lewis E. McLain; Samuel C. Pennick; Edward T. Petree; William C. Shaw; Ralph J. Weaver. Marysville No. 91.—Herman Ackerman; Walter R. Breeding; Albert Goodman: Ross K. Kinsley; Axel A. Nork; W. Muth Schmidt; Eugene W. Taylor. Girard No. 93.—George Johnson; Harry L. Lindsley. Harmony No. 9i.—Martin L. Beals; James C. Morrow; Fred Schmit; Forest Taylor. Constellation No. 95.—William A. Huffman: Edwin D. Mikesell; Joseph H. Pierce; C. William Spencer. Delaware No. 96.—^Watson F. Wood; Ingward J. Younger. Patmos No. 97.—Henry Dammon; Jesse S. Henry; Noble M. Hutchinson; Henry G. Sandifer; Walter E. Scott; Wilbur E. Stone, 1939. Benevolent No. 98.—Arthur A. Brown; E. Price Burkholder; Lester M. Combs; Joseph A. Davis; Arthur Edson; Ernest B. Nelson: Benjamin H. Smith; Charles W. Taylor. Wichita No. 99.—Ernest B. Beamon; McKenzie N. Cockrell; William M. Dedrick; Michael J. Evans: Roy C. Fisher; Carl R. Hibarger; Harry M. Johnson; Albert V. Jones: John P. Leslie; Fred R. Lyons; Harry R. Manspeaker; Howard W. Moffatt: John A. Reynolds; Robert Roberts; Henry H. Taggart; Charles B. Van Dyke; Elias N. Walker. Prudence
No. 100.—Charles F. Spencer.
Euclid No. 101.—Harry Rogers.
DEATHS—Continued. Keystone No. 102.—Charles R. Harbourt; Francis S. Hill; Oscar Jensen; Percy C. Matthew; John W. Summers; Daniel W. Wintrode. Cedar No. lOS.—Forrest C. Bessey; Claude M. Brobat; John Gardner; Matthew Heller; Hal A. Rumble; W. Ralph Smith: James F. Walters; Eugene Wheeler; George H. Wolf. Frontier No. lOlf.—George Robertson. Fidelity No. 106.—Mahlon Dickenson; Marcus R. Focht; William H. Rice. Fortitude No. 107.—Claude H. Bradfield; John T. Donlon; Stephen Flatt; Thomas W. Hurst; Andrew J. Lugeanbeal; Loren J. Perkins; Lester F. Smith; Enoch C. Wickersham. Memphis No. 108.—Noah T. Frease; Samuel B. Ridge. Americus No. 109.—Harvey Brown; Edgar W. Tomlinson. Winfield No. 110.—William P. Benedict; James Lorton; R. Blaine Maurer; John H. O'Connor; Paul S. Smith. Hesperian No. 111.—Orble M. Binney; James S. McCourtney. St. Johns No. 113.—Sidney M. Kelthline; Robert McGaugh; Sidney C. Tolbert. Advance No. IVi.—Henry J. Reverend. Excelsior No. 115.—George H. Bolinger; Herbert M. Brainard; Abraham B. Mitchell, 1941; John L. Pearson. Parsons No. in.—John W. Bennett; Frank Fitzgerald; Marshall A. Hatfield; John'M. Mack; William R. Otis; Oliver M. Slane; Franklin J. Sutton; William Widmer. Cherokee No. 119.—Thomas Atkinson; William L. Chadsey; Andrew J. Dodds; Malachi E. Kane. Halcyon No. 120.—William E. Brewer; Charles P. Hall; LaVerne A. White, 1941. Woodson No. J2i.—Sanford S. Smith. Clifton No. 122.—George W. Clark; Bertrand L. Green; Oliver H. Marty; John H. Meenen. Republic No. 123.—Aaron A. Price; Cyril J. Taylor. Cawker City No.- 125.—Adam H. Bird; William E. Humes. Meridian No. 126.—Millard F. Amall. Munden No. 128.—George H. Horak; William L. Waterson. Belleville No. 129.—Olin F. Cheney; George S. Fulcomer; William J. Hill. Polar Star No. ISO.—Henry Mell. Carson No. 132.—Rudolph H. Meyer.
DEATHS—Continued. Crescent No. 133.—Charles M. Daniels; Nelson H. George; Leonard E. Harp; Arthur E. LeStourgeon. Clay Center No. i.?4.—William H. Lennard; William F. O'Harro; William T. P a r r y ; Henry W. Sells; Edward Wideman. Lenexa No. 135.—Kenneth S. Bridges; Barton L. Fullerton. Vesper No. 136.—Frank H. Carter. Cherryvale No. 137.—Charles H. Chandler; M. Lafay Herrington; Noah E. Huffman; Arthur H. Schroeder; LaRue C. Wilks. Reno No. UO.—Andrew Baird; Ulysses S. Grant; William Jones; Francis J. Laws; William A. Montgomery; William Newlin; Wesley A. Spikes; John Sullivan; Joseph B. Tousley. Signal No. HI.—Carlton Harrison; C. August Rapp. Newton No. lJi2.—Dallas L. Bentz; Irving L. Donaldson; John S. Elwood; William E. Francis; Horace S. Harmon; Walter E. Hart; Earl D. Jett; David McGowan. Jr.; John C. Nicholson; Carl B. Warkentin; Frank N. Wirt, Jr. Gilead No. m.—Charles
O. Banta; Andrew H. Holcomb.
Mt. Vernon No. US.—Arthur J. Cadden; Edward Daniels; Austin B. C. Daugherty; Jacob J. Kindscher; Ben Wilson. Ellsworth No. H6.—Roy J. Eisenhower; John H. Hutchins; Maynard L. Meek; Charles L. Sleeper; William C. W^hite. Centre No. U7.—James
M. Carter; Leon L. Knight.
Wakeeney No. US.—Artimus J. Atherton; William J. Beard; Claude L. Hardman; John Itter; Emerson Olsen; William H. Rhoden. Thayer No. US.—Charles Edwin H. Lowe.
L. Cross; John A. Ferpotto;
Wellington No. 150.—Ralph O. Cowherd; Joseph S. Dey; Gustave Hamel; Perry E. Miller; Perry Riner; William R. Spicknall. Douglass No. 151.—Rolla E. Kunkle; Samuel J. McCuIlough. Lebo No. 152.—Homer R. Dunfield; Newell R. Kirkham; Andrew J. Younger. Luray No. 15S.—Walter E. Pangbum. Lincoln No. ISJ/.—Simeon H. Hoover; John Mattson; George W. Phegley; Elias Rees; William T. Watson. Haven No. 157.—Bert E. Goodway; Lester C. Hoppes.
DEATHS—Continued. Active No. iSS.—James J. Daniels; Henry Ernst; Joseph O. Heatherly; Orland G. Huston; Charles L. Mowbray. Robinson
No. 159.—Francis B. Lukert.
Sagui No. 160.—Nelson A. Bossing; Augustus J. Tilzey. Alma No. 161.—James R. Henderson; James A. Schilling. Sabetha No. 162.—Donald G. Hughes; Arthur F. McCIanahan; John Reinhardt; Haley W. Skinner. Greenwood No. 163.—James M. Clogston. Atwood No. 161).—^William R. Bearley; Benjamin F. Franklin, Sr.; Paschal P. Innes. Farmers No. 161i.—James W. Tweed. Lamed No. 167.—Alexander A. Sharp; Albert G. Strobel; Uriah J. Warren. Sterling No. 171.—John W. Smyser. McPherson No. 172.—Alex S. Hendry; Fred R. Hoover; Jack W. Oliver; Leland F. Quantius; John W. Upsh&w; Vance H. Wilson. Belle Plaine No. 173.—James G. Fay; Rex V. Hervey; Dick Pepper; George A. Shoults. Western Star No. 174.—Archie C. Coolidge; Richard M. Pickler. Prairie Queen No. 176.—Lewis P. Gertson; James B. Sager. Russell No. 177.—Nels E. Peterson; Charles F. Turner. Burr Oak No. 178.—Joseph E. Hawley. Mt. Moriah No. i79.—William H. Ehlers; Philip H. Moletor; Roderick Scott; Joheph M. Watson. Burrton No. 182.—Fred W. Armstrong; William E. Baughman; Ulysses S. Blake; Irvin L. Myers; Martin E. Sabin; Carl D. Witter. Hamlin No. 185.—Mason C. Arnold; George E. Hughes. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Herman G. Gragert; James D. Hayes; Grover N. Marvin; Henry L. Murphy; Jesse Ray. Pittsburg No. 187.—Edward H. Andis; Henry Christman; James E. Duncan; Jacob D. Fristoe; Martin Z. Glimp; Jennings T. Helman; Fred Kempster; Robert Langford; Richard Maddoek; George R. Malcolm; Daniel E. Moody; Robert P. Nevin: George A. Reeves; Adolph N. Scharff; Abraham Schnurmacker; William H. Updegrove. Onaga No. 188.—William N. Smith. Newdhcuba No. 189.—William I. Smith. Henri No. . 190.—Lincoln Ballou; William Papenhausen.
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DEATHS—Continued. Walnut Valley No. 191.—William Moore; William R. Phillips. Royal No. 192.—Franklin H. Frey; Lawrence Gray; George Tipp. Hartford No. 19S.—James S. Cummins. Galena No. 194.—Ezra Foreman. Hays No. 195.—Ernest W. Powers; John F. Walz. Madison No. 196.—Schuyler F. Wicker. Canton No. 191.—Loren D. Smith. Blue Hill No. 198.—Freeman L. Smith. Norton No. J99.—William C. Lathrop; David F. Logan; Joseph E. McKee. Anthony No. 200.—Elmer R. Limbird; Robert P. McCoUoch. Mulvane No. 201.—Edward C. Rogers; Walter B. Roll. Sumner No. 203.—Gottlieb Albert L. Young.
F. Fleer; Dale F. Mossman;
Downs No. 204.—Otis T. Gaston; Ben E. Greenman. Eminence No. 205.—^William T. Eckles; William A. Hakes; Roy B. Jones; Frank C. Stewart. Harper No. 206.—Everett D. Parker. Occidental No. 201.—John C. Thomas. Friendship No. 208.—Andrew A. Pilkington; Benjimin F. Worthington. Olive Branch No. 212.—Harley Knoeppel; John M. Post.
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Twin Grove No. 21S.—Smith F. McDonald. Walnut City No. 215.—James H. Barnes. Hiattville No. 216.—William H. Routh; Harry Warren. Ellinwood No. 211.—George J. Jardin; Howard L. Mohn; P a t Mulhull. Landmark phrey.
No. 218.—Ralph E. Kite; William H. Hum-
Corner Stone No. 219.—Daniel H. Crawford; Mast; George L. Yocom. Lewis No. 220.—Alex V. Anderson.
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St. Bernard No. 222.—James E. Dunbar; George D. Fisk; Fred A Kesler; Joseph Klugg; Samuel Stubbs; Boler C. Waters. Joppa No. 223.—Charles P. Gray; James E. Wright.
DEATHS—Continued. Anchor No. 224-—William H. Holmes. Siloam No. 225.—Charles G. Blakely: Leonard S. Ferry; William A. Harshbarger; Augustus F. Heck; Elijah T. J a y ; Jacob C. Ratcliff; Francis E. Swanson; James G. Updegraff. Dirigo No. 226.—Ezekiel B. Congleton; Albert R. Russell. Jamestown No. 227.—Hugh D. McGaughey; Andrew R. Montgomery. Ninnesoah No. 230.—Robert L. Cates; Charles Fowler; Ansel Hubbard; Charles B. Jared; Robert L. McManis; Sigmund New; Charles A Nickell; George E. York. Greenleaf No. 232.—George S. Kearns; James X>. Shepard. Axtell No. 23li.—Peter Chance; Edward H. Hanna; William Johnson; Roy W. Motes. Temple No. 237.—Joseph F. Crawford. Mount Hope No. 238.—Howard G. Hunsberger; Jones. Urbana No. 239.—William H. Nation.
Edward
Soldier No. 21,0.—James F. Beesley. Peace No. 21,3.—Walter M. Braley; Fred W. Frank; J. Wallace Lewis; Louis G. Patterson. Waverly No. BH.—John M. Brown; William E. Stonehill. Marmaton No. 21,5.—Richard M. Hodges; Frank H. McCoy; Fred Paul. i Tyrian No. 21,6.—Louis M. Trissell; Ronald B. Wills, 1941. Scottsville No. 21,9.—Arch J. Paul. Whiting No. 250.—James H. Weed. Galva No. 251.—William R. Chaney. Stafford
No. 252.—Bert McComb; Earl B. Weir.
Ionic No. 25i.—Charles B. Mort Mull.
Duckett; Thomas W. Henshaw;
Milan No. 255.—George W. McClure. Wespmoreland No. 257.—William J. Keyser. Morton No. 258.—Lee W. Blakey; J. Add Lindholm. Beattie No. 259.—Joseph W. Wuester. Mulberry No. 261.—Carl A. Heath. Attica No. 262.—Arthur E. Biberstein; Guy F. Groves; William S. Heydt. Logan No. 26i.—Ulysses S. Brown.
DEATHS—Continued. Kilwinning No. 265.—Robert R. MeReynolds; Robert J. Ward; James E. Willis. Mount Zion No. 266.—Theodore Anthony. Moline No. 267.—Edward D. Jones. Bourbon No. 268.—Clarence W. Holeman; Charles Leek; Ray Smock. Mistletoe No. 269.—John Finley; C. Sidney Potts.
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Quenemo No. 270.—Willis E. Bodley; J. Morris Dowd; William T. Windett. Armourdale No. 271.—Andrew B. Blue: Clyde C. Denny; James L. Johnson; Harry B. McNown: Michael Nugent; Joseph L. Rand; William L. Robinson; Edwin A. Schalker; Guy L. Smith; Will H. Wissler. Kaw No. 272.—Elba D. Barrow; William H. Biscombe; Edward M. Bruzelius; Alexander Carfrae: Tho.mas B. Gilbert; Hugh S. Jones; Lee E. Kinman; Frank Kuhn; Elbert P. Neal; William E. New; Lewis P. Perlette; Raymond C. Stiles; William B. Thomas; Prank M. Tracy. Unity No. 275.—Lewis H. Corbin. Black Diamond No. 27Ji.—Luther L. Arbuckle. Webb No. 875.—Keith E. Cox; Frank W. Curl; Irving A. Overman. Ashland No. 277.—John W. Black; Francis C. Price. Cosmos No. 278.—Prank Bartz; Daniel C. Demuth. Barney No. 279.—Clarence C. Cramer; William H. Walker. Antiquity No. 280.—James B. Parker. Millbrook No. 281.—Robert B. Garnett; Charles V. Lewis. Alpha No. 282.—Edwin V. Eakin. Preston
No. 883.—Frank W. Toland.
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No. 28li.—Wilbur Laughlin; Clarence E. Moore.
Lotus No. 286.—Charles M. Lowry. Cyrus No. 288.—W. Harry Koch. Emerald No. 289.—James H. Rardon; Thornton U. Thorpe. Paradise No. 290.—Patrick CcConigly; Homer S. Rand. Beulah No. 291.—George W. McKown; Fred H. Rose. Glasco No. 292.—Columbus W. Clark; Charles N. Franks. Kiowa No. Z9S.—John P. Matthews; Lewis J. Northern. Comanche No. 295.—Garth McMillen: Oliver B. Snare; John W. Stark; J. Joe Thompson; Leonard I. Timmons.
DEATHS—Continued. Apollo No. 297.—Alexander Beverly; Albert Christiansen; S. Clay Farwell; John H. Wade. Fargo, No. SOO.—Herbert Hobble, Sr.; Arthur L. Kinsley: Charles M. Light; Frank Ong; Charles Summers. Gove City No. S02.—Thomas E. Wooters. Albert Pike No. SOS.—John W. Adams; William L. Adams; Samuel B. Andreson; Robert N. Bennett: Theodore Bird; John Bland; Harlen Blythe; Frank S. Brooks; Guy L. Brown; Samuel A. Cain; Claude M. Cole; Charles A. Comley; Conrad E. Cooper: Reuben A. Cox; Edward R. Gruger; William P. Henry; William E. Jett, 1941; Kenneth M. Kier; Ferdinand Keuchenmeister; Abner H. McLaurine; Everett A. McMullen; William Murray, Jr.; Niels A. Nielsen; William F. Smith; George L. Snyder: Gerson A. Stearns: L. Anthony Watson: Martin Weiss; Edgar E. Whitlock. Randall No. SOi.—Roy Smith. Avon No. SOS.—John Culp: Elijah T. Jester; Easton C. Winn. Kansas No. SOT.—Blutord Johnson: Oren H. Gordon A. Peterson.
Pattison;
Syracuse No. S09.—Earl K. Campbell: Paul J. Laws: William E. Moore: George F. Shirley: John Webster. Naphtali No. SIO.—George H. Eckhart. Hancock No. Sll.—John Black: James Brierley: Louis B. Gerow, 1941; Roy A. Hill; Nelson M. Imboden: Walter M. Phelps, 1941; Russell P. Reeder; Edward Wilson. Severance No. SIS.—Lawrence J. Foster. Virginia No. SIS.—James T. Dewell; George W. Longeriecker; Thomas M. Smith; Bivian D. West. Coolidge No. S16.—Carl F. Wendt. Norcatur No. sn.—Edward
E. Redman.
Vermillion No. S20.—^William Herda; Thomas F. Smith. Goodland No. S21.—James .D. Boyle; Clyde E. Brinker; James A. Hill; Anthony Shaw; Aaron M. Stouffer; Peter Thompson. Ben Hur No. S22.—William P. Beeler; Herbert F. Cheetham; Theodore Crawford: Hamilton S. Hankins: Irl W. Hultz; Eddie E. McCollum; Clyde Silvers; John P. Teegarden. Caney No. S2k.—Charles Brown: W^alter H. Hahn; William C. McDaris; Edward J. Rogers. La Harpe No. S25.—John H. Pankhurst; Gustave F. Streich. Horton No. S26.—Ralph H. Broaddus: Arlando R. Chapman; Gilmore J. Gigstad; Ernest F. Tegtmeyer.
DEATHS—Continued. Gypsum City No. S28.—Frank Lowe; Charles B. Manning; J. Norman Selby. Arcadia No. SZ9.—Lazuras P. Basham; Charles R. Dickey; Raymond W. Moore. Hoiaington No. SSI.—Harry G. Chambers; Theodore W. Goff; Leo F. Gross; Albert L. Peugh. Bob Morris No. SSZ.—Henry J. Immer. Rosedale No. SSS.—Adolph Helmreich; John F. Peterson; Fred R. Ray; Frank L. Russell; Ross B. Sniith; John H. Wilson. Oak Hill No. SSi.—Ernest E. Clemons; Joseph D. Ferguson;, Albert Renspea; William A. Zahn. Formoso
No. SS6.—John W. Johnson; Orville G. Warren.
Frederick No. SS7.—James T. Trower. Kincaid No. 338.—William Dary. Lane No. 339.—Charles Mayse; Richard R. McFadden. Parker No. S^l.—Orian A. Sullivan. Maple City No. SJi2.—George W. Martin. Holyrood No. 3iS.—Ferd F. Burmeister; Andrea Sherman. Ashlar No. SUk.—David C. Evans. Edna No. SkS.—Arthur L. Cranor; Frank Davis; Samuel L. Higginson. Moundridge No. SJi6.—Jacob S. Baer; Claude W. Mason. Spivey No. 31/7.—Joseph R. Watson. Home No. SiS.—James L. Beckner. Olive No. 350.—Robert C. Gauer. Summerfield No. SSi.—James W. Anderson; Albert L. Parli; Louis B. Poggeman. Chautauqua No. 355.—Harry R. Carter. Wellsville No. S56.—Eli W. Colegrove; Asa F. Converse; Frank G. Phillips; Columbus B. Wilson. Sylvan Grove No. S59.—Paul S. Anderson. Geneseo No. 361.—Eli W. Deardorff; James Shannon. Cuba No. S62.—Frank L. Lahodny; Frances J. Peter. Valley Center No. S64.—Charles C. Samuels; Oren Smith. Bonner Springs No. 366.—Gilbert Blackstun; Porter Fenton.
C. Baker;
Melvin
Plains No. 367.—Walter J. Coats; Edward F. Wyatt.
C.
DEATHS—Continued. atohrville No. 358.—John H. Davis; Davis S. Hooper. Roger E. Sherman No. 369.—Wilson G. Epperson; James P. Kline; William G. Morse; Archibald W. Root; John W. Stinson; Theodore E. Willhelmy; Nathaniel J. Wollard. Maple Hill No. S70.—John Clements. Macksville No. 311.—Lindsay A. Coons; Frank N. Hamilton; H. H. Jacobshagen; Claude G. Mackey; Ernest H. McKibben. Denison No. 372.—John W. Darlington, Sr. Morrill No. 57i.—Frederick A. Treffer. Dwight No. 371/.—Charles W. Johnson. Grand View No. 376.—^William J. Houston. Waldron No. 577.—Charles G. Stark. Zenda No. 378.—Edward O. Gray; Elmer Shatell. Grainfield No. 381.—John W. Hopkins; Martin Sutcliffe. Wilsey No. 582.—Charles W. Adams. McDonald No. 383.—Harry J. Hallenbeck. Protection No. 384.—Paul F. Crum; Melboum Odum. Spearville No. 388.—William H. Beck; Frank E. Gibbs. Freeport No. 389.—John Aldrich. Natoma No. 390.—Fredric B. Shuey. Mayetta No. 393.—Clarence D. Wells. Coats No. 394.—William O. Berry; David T. Chinn: Enoch M. Jenkins; John S. Williams. Saffordville No. 595.—Benjamin A. Talbot. Wakefield No. 396.—George H. Lumb. Mullinville No. 399.—Edward H. Frcmme; Gustave Holmberg. Isabel No. 400.—Feilding T. Curry. Wakarusa No. 402.—Louis E. Howey. Hugoton No. 406.—^Walter R. Reynolds. Arma No. 4O8.—Joe Marozzo; Domenic Motto.
A.
Haviland No. 409.—Rufus K. Clements; Bard E. Matthews. Quinter No. 410.—Thomas N. Northup. Ensign No. 413.—Floyd L. Robertson. Elkhart No. 422.—Jesse M. Maricle.
DEATHS—Concluded. Claflin No. ^2^.—Guy P. Weltmer. Pretty Prairie No. 1/28.—Ray C. Voran; Daniel V. Warren. Goff No. iSO.—Charles P. Carmony; McDowal Wesley. Bestor G. Brown No. liSS.—Silas Daffron; Walter H. Mooney. Overland Park No. Ii36.—Clarence W. Crawford: William F. Erlckson. Enterprise No. 4S7.—Albert S. Chandler. West Gate No. 1,38.—James T. Roper. Stanley No. Hi-—^Walter D. Fordyce. Hutchinson No. 1,1,5.—John M. Dickerson; Edwin J. Grovier: Vem E. Moone; Robert W. Nelson; August E. Olson; Edward M. Roach. Satanta No. 446.—Evan E. Hoon. Kingsdown No. 1,1,1.—Albert A. Haag. Grinnell No. 1,1,8.—Edward E. Beougher.
©ttjer (@ranb STurisftiicttonsE. Alabama—WALTER
S M I T H , P.G.M., J a n . 23.
Alberta—J. H . W . S. K E M M I S . P.G.M.. a n d G . S e c , Oct. 13: VICTOR H . MACCAULAY, P.G.M., F e b . 27. Arizona—FREDERIC
G . BRECHT, P . G . J . W . , M a r c h 14.
British Columbia—WILLIAM ASTLEY. P.G.M., ANDREW MCCREERY, P.G.M., F e b . 14. Colorado—ALPHONSE A. BURNAND, P.G.M., L. D. GRAIN, P.G.M., M a r c h 15. Delaware—HARRY
Sept.
Sept.
9:
3, 1941:
GALBRAITH, P.G.M., J u l y 19.
Georgia—JOE P . BOWDOIN, J O N E S , G . Tr., F e b . 9.
P.G.M.,
Aug.
7;
FRANCIS
C.
Idaho—^WiLMOT H . GIBSON, P.G.M., Oct. 3 : PERCY J O N E S , P.G.M., J u n e 12. , Indiana—RUDOLF
H . HORST, P.G.M., Nov. 13, 1941.
Jotco—HARRY M . BELT, P.G.M., Nov. 5, 1941. Kentucky—HENRY H . H O L E M A N , P.G.M., M a r c h 8: S A M K . VEACH, P.G.M., Oct. 1. Maime^THOMAS H . BODGE, P.G.M., P A I N E , P . G . J . W . , J a n . 4. Manitoba—SAMUEL P . MATHESON, C. W . REID, P.G.M,, J a n . 14. Michigan—GEORGE Minnesota—ALFRED
July
P.G.M.,
1 1 : CHARLES F . May
1941;
R . KREEGER, P.G.M., M a r c h 16. L . MARVIN, P.G.M., J a n . 18.
Nevada—ANDREW
H . S M I T H , G . T y l e r , F e b . 26.
York—HAROLD
23,
G . P I N K H A M , P.G.M., F e b . ,4.
Montana—ERNEST New
JOHN
L . L U S K , P.G.M., J a n . 6.
Mississippi—JOSEPH J. BROOifs, P.G.M., Dec. MARSHALL W . MILLER, P.G.M., April 19. Missouri—ROBERT
19:
J. RICHARDSON, P.G.M., M a r c h 1.
OWo—WILLIAM H . MADDOX, G . T y l e r , Oct. 25. Saskatchewan—STEWART C . BURTON. P.G.M.. Dec. 30, 1941; HARRY H . C A M P K I N . P.G.M., Nov. 19, 1941; HORACE M . UNDERHILL, P.G.M., J a n . 20. SoMt;i Dakota—FRED L . BARCLAY. G . T y l e r , Nov. 28, 1941; THEORUS R . STONER, P.G.M., J u l y 3. West
Virginia—GEORGE
W . MCCLINTIC, P.G.M., Sept. 25.
Wisconsin—GEORGE J. L E I C H T , G.M., Nov. 21. 1941; F R A N K E. NOYES, P . G . J . W . , Nov. 28, 1941: DAVID A. TELFER. P . G . J . W . , Dec. 30, 1941; FRED L . W R I G H T , P.G.M., April 9. Wyoming—LEW M . G A Y , P.G.M., Nov. STUCHELL, P.G.M., May 25: CARL P.G.S.W., D e c 27. 1941.
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ARIZONA—1942. The Sixtieth Axinual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, TOLEK R. WHITE, with visitors from Illinois, California and Colorado. We note t h a t the Representative for Kansas was absent. The Grand Master has well said: We must in every way lend our support, both spiritual and material, to our government in its endeavors to maintain liberty and freedom. Thus we may prove ourselves worthy successors of our forefathers who erected this government, under which is the fullest and freest life in any form of government and where there is the highest standard of life known. The foundations of this government were sunk deep in the principles of Freemasonry. Our Masonic Forebears saw to it that the rights of the individual were safeguarded as they had never been guaranteed before. So we must see to it that those rights are transmitted safely to those coming after us.
CANADA—1942. Grand Master JOHN A. M C R A E opened the Eighty-seventh Annual Communication with visitors from Quebec, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Pennsylvania. It sounds almost like a meeting of the Grand Lodges of the United States. We note the presence of our Representative, TIMOTHY C . WARDLEY, the present Deputy Grand Master. Past Grand Master and previous Grand Treasurer JOHN A. ROWLAND died during the year. From his biography he must have been one of the strong men of Ontario. The Grand Master ruled that a brother could not be elected Master of a lodge, who worked sixty miles away from the lodge, although his family still resided in the town where the lodge is located; also that a Mason residing outside of the Province of Ontario could not petition for affiliation in Ontario, which is cont r a r y to the rule in most of the Grand Jurisdictions; that a Master Elect can not be installed if he is in arrears for any amount on his dues. During the past two years this Grand Lodge has sent each year $115,000.00 for w a r relief. In speaking of Masonic education and interest he states: If lodges find that for the moment their own members are not ready or are reluctant to prepare and deliver instructional addresses then at
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least some effort should be expended to secure, preferably' several times a year, interesting speakers from nearby lodges and thus increase the interest of their programmes. In so doing the willing Mason should not be overworked nor should lodges forget, as many frequently do, that travel costs money and, while we fortunately have many enthusiastic talented Masons who gladly give of their best and travel often many miles to deliver Masonic addresses or conduct Masonic ceremonies, yet it is neither fair nor right that beyond the few occupying certain official positions those otherwise situated should not be reimbursed for their out-ofpocket travelling expenses. H u r r a y f o r y o u b r o t h e r ! W e h a v e h a d s o m e of t h e s a m e e x p e r i ences. T h e C o m m i t t e e on t h e Condition of t h e O r d e r found s e v e r a l t h i n g s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e i r loss in m e m b e r s h i p a n d a m o n g t h e m found, During the last fifteen years our Country passed through an era of economic depressions and unemployment. This was one of the causes of our loss in membership. Another was due to the loss of interest by brethren who found outlet for their talents in Service Clubs where ambitions were more readily realized and business advancement and advertising benefits were more quickly obtained. Perhaps, too, our lodge programs were not as — ; . . j ^^ T h e r e is a splendid r e v i e w of K a n s a s f o r 1942 w i t h long a n d p e r t i n e n t q u o t a t i o n s f r o m G r a n d M a s t e r PETERSON.
COLORADO—1941, G r a n d M a s t e r F K A N C I S J . K N A U S S opened t h e E i g h t y - f i r s t A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h o u r G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , LEO R. G O T T L I E B , p r e s e n t a n d o t h e r v i s i t o r s f r o m N e w Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Nebraska. ' W e also n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of G r a n d M a s t e r ROSCOE E . P E T E R SON a n d P a s t . G r a n d M a s t e r s ELMER F . S T R A I N a n d C L A U D F . Y O U N G a n d G r a n d H i g h P r i e s t R I C H A R D W . E V A N S , all of K a n s a s . A p p a r e n t l y t h e C o l o r a d o b r e t h r e n k n o w all of t h e s e b r o t h e r s a n d w e r e a f r a i d t o l e t t h e m t a l k , a s w e d o n o t find t h a t t h e y ever a d d r e s s e d t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e n e w G r a n d M a s t e r f o r m e r l y lived in K a n s a s . W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r W I L L D . G R I S A R D . Recogrnition w a s e x t e n d e d t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e of Chile a n d P e r u a n d a r r a n g e m e n t m a d e f o r e x c h a n g e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . N o t i c e is t a k e n of t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s K I N K E L a n d F O W L E R , of K a n s a s .
CONNECTICUT—1942. T h e 154th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y G r a n d M a s t e r W A L T E R M . P I C K E T T w i t h v i s i t o r s f r o m t h e D i s t r i c t of Columbia,
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Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New York. The Grand Master read a letter to the Governor assuring him that the Masons of Connecticut were ready and willing to cooperate in every w a y with the State Government. Funds were raised by voluntary subscriptions to insure cooperation with the Masonic Service Association during the war. The Grand Master claims arrangements were made with Florida for holding an occasional lodge under Dispensation to confer degrees on Connecticut candidates in Florida. He recomnaended the repeal of.the finger print requirement for candidates. A Lodge of Research, limited to thirty-five members was given a Dispensation and later a Charter. The Grand Lodge of Nicaragua w a s recognized, and the Grand Lodge of Vera Cruz was denied recognition. We note the death oi Past Grand Master ARTHUR C A N F I E L D WHEELER.
There is a fine review of Kansas with quotations from Grand Master STRICKLAND by P a s t Grand Master WINTHROP BUCK and
he explains that the $20.00 fee collected from new members coming from other Jurisdictions goes to the Endowment Fund in the same manner as our Kansas "raising fee" of $5.00.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I94I. Grand Master A R A M . DANIELS opened the 13lst Annual Communication with visitors from Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and Virginia. We note t h a t the Grand Master had visited Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware and Maryland. One of the interesting items of his year was the occasional lodge at which he made Masons at sight of General GEORGE C. MARSHALL, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and JESSE H. JONES, the Secretary of Commerce. The Grand Master started a new custom or two and asked that he might be sent with the incoming Grand Master to carry out some of his pet projects but the committee on his address called to the attention of the Grand Lodge that it is the prerogative of the Grand Master for 1942 to appoint his own representatives and the Grand Lodge concurred. The Grand Master also put in a Chamber of Commerce plug for the fact that the Grand Masters Association had been meeting in Washington since its organization and stated that no other city had been so honored. I t was not our understanding t h a t the meetings are held there for the purpose of honoring the District of Columbia. We think his Women's Association type of excess words in bragging oh his line officers individually and a t great length is bad precedent.
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There is a very nice review of Kansas by the Fraternal Correspondent, J. WALTER KARSNER, and while he did not always agree with our Grand Master on his decisions, he found Most Worshipful Brother STRICKLAND definite in his statements and closed by saying. "We love to see a decision in any matter which closes all the loopholes."
ENGLAND—1942. The DUKE OF KENT, as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, opened the Grand Lodge and, after making a great number of appointments to'honorary positions, he stated: Whilst thanking them for their past services, I would like to remind them that their new rank is not only a recognition of their efforts on behalf of the Craft, but a means whereby they can render further service with added dignity. I should like to refer generally to the restrictions it has been necessary to impose on all. The working of a Lodge will not be impaired because the summons is only one-half the size or less ornate than general. We can .maintain all our customs with Just as good effort by being simple in our ways. There were 2,277 members in attendance. The Grand Lodge decided to cut down on the space devoted to speeches, but gave the names and titles in full and several of them took two complete lines. At the June meeting a great deal of time was used in discussing the appeal of two brethren, who had been suspended for the sole reason that they belonged to the Loyal Order of the Moose, which they had joined before joining the Masons and which Order several years previous, had been declared inimical to Masonry. One of the pleas of the suspended brothers was that the President of the United States was a member of the Moose and they stood on their legal rights. The inatter was laid over for the purpose of reinvestigating the Order of the Moose.
FLORIDA—1942. Grand Master ERNEST W . CAMPBELL opened the 113th Annual Communication and we note the presence of Past Grand Master JOHN L . HALL, as the Representative for Kansas.
We also note the death of two Past Grand Masters, CARY B . FISH and
RALPH J. KISHPAUGH.
The Grand Master in opening his address stated: We assemble around the greatest book ever written; it can furnish light for the World; it is a builder of faith; the encourager of good works; the teacher of the highest ideals; the interpreter of many signs and conditions. Its study supplies wisdom and understanding. We are glad to have and hold.it, the pure and unadorned HOLY BIBLE. If we read.
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study, and believe it, we shall have faith in God and in prayer; we shall find encouragement for honesty, love, and justice. It was my pleasure, in company with R.'. W.'. GEORGE T. TAYLOB, Deputy Grand Master, to attend the session of the Grand Chapter of Florida, Order of the Eastern Star. The co-operation and assistance which we have received from this Grand Body in the past has been of inestimable value to the craft throughout this Grand Jurisdiction. He refused the request of the Grand Master of Connecticut to form a military lodge at Ft. Blanding. In speaking of military lodges, the Grand Historian, WALLACE R . CHEVES, upholds the right of a Grand Master to establish them with a short history of two from Florida during the Civil War and then disposes of a former report that AUGUSTUS CAESAR had military lodges among his Roman Legions by saying. Early Masonic writers gave free reign to their imaginations by the use of the word "Tradition," and some of them did not hesitate to make Adam a Grand Master and Eden the site of a Masonic Lodge." Five constitutional amendments were proposed by the Grand Master and all were recommended for adoption. One of them provided that a vote or decision of a lodge at a Stated Meeting could not be rescinded, altered or amended without notifying the lodge membership before it was taken up. A great number of decisions were made, most of which are peculiar to Florida, and all but one were approved. The Grand Orator gave two fine quotations, one from a Russian immigrant about being an American and the other by Brother EDGAR A . GUEST.
GEORGIA—1941. Grand Master M. PRESTON AGEE opened the 155th Annual Communication and we note the presence of P. T. MCCUTCHEN, as Grand Representative for Kansas. We also note the death of the Grand Secretary, FRANK F . BAKER and Past Grand Master WILLIAM MARTIN SAPP, whose address we reviewed very recently. The Grand Master WELS sick for two months during his year and the Deputy Grand Master filled in for him to every one's satisfaction. The Grand Master reports nine dispensations were issued for physical disqualifications and that he laid nine comer-stones, took up four charters and arrested one charter. He appointed a general Welfare Committee for the purpose of assisting in hajidling Masonic matters throughout the state with great hopes that it would instill new life in many of the semi-dormant lodges.
ILLINOIS—1942. Grand Master KARL J. MOHR opened the 103rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with ten Grand Masters of other
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J u r i s d i c t i o n s p r e s e n t , a n d m a n y o t h e r officials f r o m o t h e r G r a n d L o d g e s . W e also n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of GEORGE E . A N D E R S O N , t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s . The Grand Master got extremely enthusiastic about a n u m b e r of i t e m s , i n c l u d i n g t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n M e m o r i a l , t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of M a s o n i c c e n t e r s a t a r m y c a m p s , t h e d o i n g a w a y w i t h t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s for p h y s i c a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s , t h e fact t h a t h e w a s c h o s e n a s C h a i r m a n of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r s ' Conference, a n d t h e l a c k of speed exhibited b y Illinois in d o i n g w h a t he c a l l s " O u r s h a r e " in t h e supply of f u n d s for t h e W a s h ington Memorial. He uses strong language about the "ignominious p o s i t i o n " w h i c h Illinois occupies. I n r e g a r d t o p h y s i c a l q u a l i f i c a tions he says, And I give It to you strictly in charge that the eyes of an otherwise friendly world gaze upon us with growing distrust because of such a puerile and illogical fixation. Let us turn our backs on the darkness of the past, and face a glorious future unashamed and unafraid. Above all, let us not confuse precedent with justice. Let us, rather, have the simple courage to do what is right. May moral qualifications, alone and Jorever, be the open sesame to the treasure house of Freemasonry! I n a p p r o v i n g t h e a c t i o n s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r in s u s p e n d i n g a Master, Senior Warden, Secretary, Treasurer and Junior Steward of a lodge for a f l a g r a n t violation of t h e l a w b y a n i n v a s i o n of t h e J u r i s d i c t i o n of a n o t h e r lodge a n d t h e a r r e s t i n g of t h e c h a r t e r of t h e lodge, t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e a d d e d t h a t t h e c a n d i d a t e should be expelled a n d t h e r e s t o r a t i o n of t h e c h a r t e r a n d r e i n s t a t e m e n t of t h e s u s p e n d e d m e m b e r s be left t o t h e g e n e r o u s disposal of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r . On r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e r e p o r t e d for a d b p t i o n a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a m e n d m e n t a s follows: 277. Every candidate applying for the degrees in Masonry must have the senses of a man, especially those of hearing, seeing and feeling; be a believer in God, and capable of reading and writing in English. T h e r e is a n i c e r e v i e w of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of K a n s a s for 1942 in w h i c h v e r y k i n d l y c o m m e n t s a r e m a d e on t h e r e p o r t of G r a n d M a s t e r P E T E R S O N . T h e reviewer. P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r E L M E R E . BEACH, writes t h a t our Grand Master's report w a s a beautiful a n d t h o u g h t f u l d i s c u s s i o n of M a s o n i c p r i n c i p l e s a n d t h e v a l u e of F r e e m a s o n r y a s a f o r c e in civilization. H e also m e n t i o n s t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s K I N K E L a n d F O W L E R , i n r e p o r t i n g t h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d O r a t o r , B r o t h e r DAWSON of o u r S u p r e m e C o u r t , B r o t h e r B E A C H s t a t e s " w e c a n n o t do j u s t i c e t o t h i s a d d r e s s b y a n a t t e m p t t o s u m m a r ize it, b u t w^e e a r n e s t l y r e c o m m e n d a c a r e f u l r e a d i n g of it b y every Mason."
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INDIANA—1942. JAMES K . GORRELL, the Grand Master, opened the 125th Annual Communication and reports a net gain of 1,431 and that he had laid two comer-stones and dedicated three halls. He refused to permit a lodge of another Jurisdiction to do work in Indiana by their ritual, unless they brought their own candidates, refused many requests to shorten the time between the reception and balloting on petitions, permitted a daughter to wear the fifty year button of her deceased father, stopped the practice of printing the names of candidates in the newspapers or on programs; and the custom of one lodge writing to men who are not members of the Fraternity for a report on the standing of an applicant for membership in that community. The Kansas Representative near the Grand Lodge of Indiana has been P a s t Grand Master RUDOLPH M . HORST, who was Grand Master in 1935 at the same time this Fraternal Correspondent was Grand Master in Kansas. His obituary shows he was an ardent worker for Masonry and that he served as the head of his Lodge, Chapter and Council of the York Rite Bodies and also of the Scottish Rite Bodies. He was the Managing Editor of the South Bend Tribune and was twice President of the Indiana Associated Press Editorial Association. He was a hard working Presbyterian and a beautiful tribute was paid to him in the Proceedings and also by the pastor who had charge of his funeral.
IOWA—1942. Grand Master EARL PETERS opened the Ninety-ninth Annual Communication and reports a net gain in membership. He also mentions the death of Past Grand Master HARRY M . BELT, of Iowa, who was formerly a resident of Jefferson County, Kansas. An amendment was adopted to permit a lodge to consolidate with another when they could get a quorum for voting; another amendment to require only a majority vote to consolidate in place of two-thirds; another amendment that the filing of charges does not of itself deprive a member of being in good standing. The Jurisprudence Committee failed to agree with the Grand Master on a number of other recommendations. A recommendation to incorporate the Grand Lodge was laid over for a year of study by the trustees. Under the head of "Military Activities" the Grand Master speaks right out in meeting about the Masonic Service Association attempting to compete with and duplicate the work of the United Service Organization on the outside of the camps and the Government's work inside the camps. There is a most delightful review of Kansas by Past Grand Master ERNEST R . MOORE covering more than three pages, which sets forth the highlights of our 1941 Proceedings with illuminating comments of his own that frame our picture.
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KENTUCKY—1941. The 141st Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master CHARLES A. KEITH, a professor in one of the colleges, with visitors present from Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, England and Scotland. There are about eight hundred lodges in this Jurisdiction and most of them were represented by their Masters, a few by the Wardens and only a few not represented a t all. Among other good things, the Grand Master stated. Masonry's mighty task is to keep itself strong and virile and to join inseparable hands with that other twin giant of the modern era—the Church of God—in helping men to keep steady before the lashings of all the tides of time. Some day we shall need to extend helping hands across the seas, with strong grips, to help pull brethren back into possession of their institutions and their liberties. The following quotation from the Grand Master is a great deal like the reports from all other Jurisdictions: The very heart and vitals; the nucleus and center; the "keystone of the arch" of Masonry in Kentucky is our homes. Both boards are composed of capable, loyal and devoted men, who are striving earnestly for the highest welfare of our wards. I have worked with them and studied the syste'm employed; and I am happy to report that we need have no fear of the future of our Homes. The greatest courtesy, cordiality and frank and open friendship have been shown me in all my dealings with these fine men. Those associations will be another jewel in the crown of my memories. Four pairs of lodges were consolidated and two comer-stones laid. In trying to be a "good fellow" and pass off as trivial a matter of representation a t Grand Lodge, the Grand Master got into a rather sorry mess and, in our opinion, did not emerge with a great deal of credit for himself; and in a matter of invasion of Jurisdiction of one lodge by another the Grand Master got into hotter water by an opinion on half information and never got out of tHat one except by advising that the lodge could appeal, which every one knew, but which the lodge decided to forget. These Grand Masters might read some of the laws themselves. They frequently advise the lodges to do so. Two P a s t Grand Masters died, VIRGIL SMITH and FRED ACKER,
and mention is made of the death of two of our own Past Grand Masters, JOHN M. K I N K E L and CHARLES N . FOWLER.
Again the Committee on Necrology writes a nice report, but misquotes a famous poem. In a brief "Foreword" ALLEN C. TERHUNE sums up the foreign situation as to Masonry and then gfives a splendid review^ of the Jurisdictions that Kentucky recognizes. Among them is a very fine report of Kansas for 1941.
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LOUISIANA—1942. T h e 131st A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s o p e n e d b y G r a n d M a s t e r D E E A . S T R I C K L A N D , w h o s t a t e s t h e s e n t i m e n t s of all t h e S t a t e s about the flag and the G o v e r n m e n t a s follows: My brethren, we are about to receive and place in the East the Flag of the United States. Our ceremony will have little meaning and less worth, if it proceeds not from our hearts as well as from our lips. As the red, the white, and the blue are paraded in these sacred confines, let all present be reminded that we meet in liberty; practice our rites in safety, and worship God according to the dictates of our conscience because of that Flag. It means America—and America means all of us. It means liberty—and liberty is our greatest possession. It means justice—and justice is not only one of our cardinal virtues, but the foundation stone on which free men erect their lives. It means opportunity—and without opportunity we are slaves. Greatest of all—it means freedom to be, to do, to think, to dare to live, to love, and to worship God. Without the Flag we are not a nation. With the Flag we are the owner of man's most precious heritage—the right to call ourselves Americans. Let us honor the Flag in our hearts. was
The Grand present.
Representative
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Kansas,
RUDOLPH
KRAUSE,
T h e G r a n d L o d g e is well a l o n g w i t h a r e f i n a n c i n g c a m p a i g n b y s e l l i n g a million dollars w o r t h of n o n - i n t e r e s t b e a r i n g b o n d s . W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of J A M E S H O R A C E R O W L A N D , G r a n d M a s t e r in 1928, a n d T H U R L O W P A R I S H , G r a n d L e c t u r e r since 1919. T h e C o m m i t t e e on F r a t e r n a l C o r r e s p o n d e n c e g a v e a t o p i c a l r e p o r t , m a d e up m o s t l y of q u o t a t i o n s f r o m R A Y D E N S L O W a n d J . E D W A R D A L L E N , a n d while t h e q u o t a t i o n s w e r e fine t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g w e h a d n o t r e a d in t h e o r i g i n a l r e p o r t s b y t h e s e t a l e n t e d b r e t h r e n . L o u i s i a n a o u g h t t o b e a b l e t o d o s o m e t h i n g for herself a n d n o t d e p e n d e n t i r e l y on M i s s o u r i a n d N o r t h C a r o l i n a .
MAINE—1942. G r a n d M a s t e r H A R O L D H . M U R C H I E o p e n e d t h e 123rd A n n u a l Communication with visitors from Massachusetts, N e w H a m p s h i r e , R h o d e I s l a n d , V e r m o n t , Quebec, b u t w i t h o u t t h e a s s i s t a n c e of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s . T w o t e m p l e s w e r e dedic a t e d a n d a n e w b u r i a l service w a s a d o p t e d . N o t i c e is t a k e n of t h e d e a t h CHARLES N .
of o u r P a s t G r a n d
Master,
FOWLER.
I n w e l l chosen w o r d s t h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e m i n d s u s t h a t we h a v e a d u a l responsibility, n o t a l o n e t o o u r O r d e r , b u t p r i m a r i l y .
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to t h e Government. P a s t Grand M a s t e r ASHLEY A. SMITH, in h i s foreword a s t h e Committee on Correspondence, recites t h e s t o r y of B r o t h e r D A N I E L TAYLOR, of S t o n y C r e e k , M i c h i g a n , w h o d u r i n g t h e d a r k d a y s of t h e M o r g a n t u r m o i l , w o u l d open t h e l o d g e r o o m , l i g h t a c a n d l e a n d sit a n d s m o k e u n t i l t h e t i m e f o r a d j o u r n m e n t ; then h e would p u t o u t his candle a n d go home. This occ u r r e d f o r a n u m b e r of y e a r s u n t i l t h e lodge b e g a n t o g o a g a i n . H e g i v e s a splendid r e v i e w of K a n s a s w i t h e x t e n d e d q u o t a t i o n s f r o m a n d c o m m e n t s o n t h e a d d r e s s of G r a n d M a s t e r S T R I C K L A N D a n d t h a t of o u r G r a n d O r a t o r S C H W E G L E R .
MANITOBA—1942. G r a n d M a s t e r GEORGE R. C A L V E R T o p e n e d t h e S i x t y - s e v e n t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , M . ' . W . ' . J A B E Z M I L L E R , p r e s e n t . A n A m e r i c a n flag w a s p r e s e n t e d t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e b y t h e G r a n d L o d g e of N o r t h D a k o t a . W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of t w o P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s , J . C . W A L K E R R E I D a n d SAMUEL P. MATHESON.
T h e G r a n d C h a p l a i n g a v e a fine a d d r e s s s a y i n g a m o n g o t h e r things: The design of Freemasonry is not a destructive force. It is always constructive and progressive. We are builders, and to that programme Masons are committed by voluntary choice and solemn obligation. We stand for peace and progress. War and progress are incompatible, and so as Masons, we can never accept war as an effective instrument nor as the ultimate in carrying out the Masonic design. War will tail to achieve the ends we have in view. Dictators now, as heretofore, may do their worst, but the end of all their nefarious activities will result only in leaving all their countries smaller and poorer. Our responsibilities as good citizens and true Masons are far greater today than they have ever been, at any period in our life's history. It is sometimes said that times such as these in which we live are a challenge to Masonry. Brethren, the challenge is to us as Masons. Long since we were told by men of experience, that we must climb life's ladder. Our craft has attempted to teach us the symbolism of the ladder. Remember the foot of the Masonic ladder rests upon the volume of the Sacred Law. That is a secure foundation, and we may climb with assurance and confidence. The ladder of our Masonic life is illuminated b y faith, hope and love —the three great lamps, that will guide our faltering steps through all the confusion and turmoil of our perplexed world to the summit of Masonic achievement. T h e r e is a fine r e v i e w b y HUGH M . K E R R , t h e C h a i r m a n o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , w i t h o v e r t h r e e p a g e s of q u o t a t i o n s f r o m G r a n d M a s t e r PETERSON and almost two p a g e s from Grand M a s t e r STRICKLAND, both of Kansas.
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MARYLAND—1941. The 155th Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master GEORGE S. YOST. Visitors were present from Pennsylvania. In speaking of the conditions of the Order the Grand Master states: 1 hope that in the days ahead we shall attract to our ranks in great numbers those and only those, who come with a desire to adopt the tenets of Masonry as vital rules of living, and who. imbued with a real sense of the brotherhood of man, under the Fatherhood of one God, desire to join with those of a like mind in making this sorry world a place in which the children of that God may dwell in peace and harmony. Maryland is still adjusting its rules for admission to the Masonic Home and as they have a waiting list they are eliminating the sisters of Master Masons. They have only thirty-four men and seventy-four ladies in the Home and the proportion was becoming top heavy. They will still admit the mothers, daughters and wives of Master Masons and will probably soon reach the Kansas decision of admitting only wives, widows and minor children of less than fifteen years. Maryland adopted a rule to return the property, or the proceeds of property, assigned to the Home by members, if and when the member leaves the Home, a.s they had in many instances sold the property and could not restore it. A charge of $12.00 per week is made for the care of any member, who decided to withdraw from the Home and claims the property.
MASSACHUSETTS—1941. The Grand Master, ALBERT A. SCHAEFER, opened the Annual Communication with visitors from New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, District of Columbia and Ontario and we also note the presence of the Representative for Kansas, R.'. W.". GEORGE W . GRAY. The meeting was largely routine, but we note an attempt to stop the wrong use of the black ball when a comniittee brought in a recommendation to require two black balls for the rejection of a candidate and the committee pointed out that the number of black balls is not covered by a landmark, as originally it took two black balls to reject a candidate and then only after a series of meetings.
MEXICO-YORK LODGE—1941. The Eighty-first Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge was opened by FRANK D . DEVOTIE, the Grand Master. We note the presence of the Grand Representative for Kansas, W. S. TURNPAUGH, and throughout the proceedings we note that he is a very active Mason. This Grand Jurisdiction has thirteen lodges with 640 members and covers the whole country of Mexico. There were fifty-nine
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present at Grand Lodge who could vote. The Grand Master visited most of the lodges and reported that some of the members came fifty miles for his visit. The distances in Mexico are tremendous and a Grand Master can only cover a portion of the lodges on account of the expense of visitation. These brethren seem to be very loyal, but are struggling under great difficulties on account of their own limitations in regard to their members and because of the financial conditions of the country. There is a fine review of Kansas for 1941 by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, M. A. LOEVY.
MINNESOTA—1942. CHAUNCEY C. "COLTON, the Grand Master, opened the Eightyninth Annual Communication with visitors from Illinois, Manitoba, District of Columbia, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ontario, North Dakota, and we also note the presence of the Grend Representative of Kansas, Past Grand Master MONTREVILLE J. BROWN. The Grand Master showed the consolidation of two lodges, the trip of the entire Board of Custodians to Iowa to study their schools of instruction and the visitations to the Grand Lodges of Manitoba, Wisconsin, Ontario and the District of Columbia. He granted a number of dispensations to hold two communications on the same day, as he held it was not proper to have a special communication preceding a regular communication. Speaking about the Masonic Home he states: Those of the Grand Lodge members who visited it for the first time, I feel sure are satisfied that we have a wonderful institution, well managed and operated in the true spirit of Masonic charity. He recommended a token appreciation for members of fifty years standing. There is a splendid review of Kansas by E. A. MONTGOMERY, as Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, in his twentieth annual report.
MISSOURI—1942. Grand Master HARRIS C . JOHNSTON opened the 122nd Annual Communication. We note the death of Past Grand Master ROBERT R. KREEGER. The Grand Master refused to permit a lodge to conduct a dance to raise funds for the Red Cross and refused permission to another lodge to sponsor a play for the Red Cross and the High School Bugle Corps and refused a third who had asked to sponsor a Chapter of DeMolay. Honorary membership was conferred on General PERSHING, the presentation being made by the United States Senator and Past Grand Master HARRY S . TRUMAN in the presence of the Grand Master, Grand Secretary ajid other
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guests. Preparation is being made for a Children's building in connection with the Masonic Home and we note a daily average attendance in the Home of 337 members. Missouri does not accept members in the order of filing, applications, but according to need, as they have a waiting list of ninety and a per capita cost of $634.00 which contrasts greatly with the cost of Kansas, where we do not have a waiting list and our per capita cost runs around $300.00. If it had not been for the address of Grand Master MOHR, of Illinois, and one statement of Grand Master JOHNSTON, you would not know from the Proceedings t h a t the new Grand Master is also the Governor of Missouri. I have just finished a pleasant evening with RAY DENSLOW and his "Masonic World" which covers the geographical world also. I have shuddered a t the treatment of the Masons of Austria as outlined in this review, shivered with the brethren in Alaska (we have just had a nine inch snow^ in Kansas), frowned at the silly charges of the Nazis and then discovered with horror that the so-called extra-mural honors received were possibly granted because I was a P a s t Grand Master and my INFLUENCE may have been bought by designing mortals. Can it be that instead of paying some hard earned cash I might have received some had I only waited for a second bid. RAY, I wish you would tell MELVIN no one asked any favors of me, or at least that I do not know it if they did. Some one slipped two pages between the World and the Index. Maybe RAY was in Mississippi when that comer-stone of the old Masonic Building w a s opened and found what was in the mysterious container.
MONTANAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. I n opening the Seventy-seventh Annual Communication, the Grand Master, JOHN T . ORR, reported two corner-stones laid, four temples dedicated; that degrees were conferred on one Kansas candidate by request and that he had requested the Grand Jurisdiction of Kansas to confer degrees on one of their candidates. He recommended that Masonic burials be permitted for former Masons who had been suspended for non payment of dues, "Because of criticism by the profane." Visitors were present from Connecticut, Washington, Idaho, Alberta, North Dakota, and District of Columbia and the Grand Master in turn visited Washington, British Columbia, Virginia and North Dakota. In the address celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of the Grand Lodge, P a s t Grand Master L E W L . CALLAWAY reminded the brethren of the three lodges forming the Grand Lodge two were from Colorado and the third was Virginia City Lodge No. 43, of Kansas, which became Lodge No. 1 under the Montana Jurisdiction, and
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the members of this lodge were very active in the early days in cleaning up the outlaws. The Representative for Kansas was absent and we note that he is a resident of Evanston, Illinois, which is somewhat removed from being "near the Grand Jurisdiction of Montana." Past Grand Master MIDDLETON, of Alberta, was present and addressed the Grand Lodge on his theme of "A League of Masons" which we have read in other places. He fails in any of his speeches to point out how this could operate effectively, or what • could be accomplished, or how it could be kept out of politics, but wants some one to be able to "speak for Masonry," but does not say who shall speak, nor to whom he, it or they shall speak. The Committee on Fraternal Correspondence found little to recommend the recognition of any Grand Lodges in Mexico or South America or Palestine and rejected or continued all requests for recognition. The reports of this committee for 19401941 give splendid accounts of the proceedings of Kansas and extensive quotations from and favorable comments upon the addresses of Grand Masters YOUNG and STRICKLAND. Past Grand Master CLAUDE J. MCALLISTER, as Chairman, deals very kindly with our whole manner of procedure.
NEBRASKA—1942. The Eighty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by EDWARD F . CARTER, the Grand Master, who reports the death of two Past Grand Mksters, ROBERT R . DIXON and HENRY H . WILSON. He also reports the laying of a comer-stone, the dedication of two temples and the consolidation of four lodges. The Grand Master also sent telegrams to President ROOSEVELT and General MCARTHUR expressing his approval of their actions. We note the presence of HENRY H . HEILER, the Grand Representative of Kansas. Nebraska reports 780 Masons in the service of the country at the time of the report and 812 sons of Masons. The Nebraska Ma.sonic War Service Committee sent letters to each of these brothers and sons of brothers and report a very fine response from many of them. The Grand Lodge adopted a modified burial service. There is a fine review of a topical nature by Past Grand Master EDWIN D . CRITES. All topical reviews are hard to follow and review, but we note that this one contains two long quotations from Past Grand Master STRICKLAND, of Kansas.
NEVADA—1942. Grand Master GEORGE B. RUSSELL opened the Seventy-eighth Annual' Communication and in his address he cites some instances of Masonry at work that ought to encourage smaller lodges everywhere, if they were to exhibit the same spirit of cooperation and
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assistance, but he speaks of meeting a very fine and disting^ulshed Mason and was greatly flattered by it, to such an extent that he "realized the qualities that elevated him to the highest position in Masonry in the world." But then all of us let our tongues run away from us at times. Certainly the brother he mentioned would never think of claiming any such distinction. After making the above extravagant statement he adds, "I would like to pay a fitting tribute to Brother , but words seem inadequate." He certainly tried to make them very adequate. The Grand Tyler for several years, ANDREW H . SMITH, died, during the year and we again note the absence of the Grand Representative for Kansas. Perhaps he died too. A resolution was introduced to repeal their law that no Mason would be permitted to join any other Body which predicates its membership on Masonic membership within a year, was approved by the Jurisprudence Committee, but defeated by the Grand Lodge. There is a fine review of Kansas by Past Grand Master PETERSON, who reviews the Proceedings of Kansas under our Grand Master PETERSON.
NEW HAMPSHIREâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. ROBERT C . LAING, the Grand Representative of Kansas, who happens to be the .Grand Master, opened the 153rd Annual Communication. There is a picture of the Earl of Halifax Tavern where the Grand Lodge was first formed. The Grand Master points out the need of Masonic watchfulness, solidarity and purity as follows: Freemasonry is again being tried before the world, as indeed it was in this land of ours during the anti-Masonic period of more than a century ago. It is significant of any movement founded on truth and righteousness that it emerges stronger after each crucial test. So may we hope for the future, but only by hard work, devotion and loyalty may -we aspire to greater heights and higher purposes. Fraternal relations were completed with Grand Lodge Unida Mexicana. Grand Lodge del Territodio Norte de la Baja, California. Grand Lodge Simbolica de Nicaragua. Grand Lodge Occidental Mexicana. Mention was made of the death of our Past Grand Masters KiNKEL and FOWLER. The Fraternal Correspondent says of Chief Justice DAWSON'S oration, An address wholly devoid of the usual flamboyancy of orations in
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general, but every word of which was pure logic appealing to the thinking mind. Well! I t ' s the kind of literature that you don't lay aside until you have absorbed every word. I t is nice t o r e a d a r e a l r e v i e w of J u r i s d i c t i o n b y n a m e , a f t e r h o p - s k i p - a n d - j u m p i n g a r o u n d t h e w o r l d in s o m e of t h e s e t o p i c a l reviews. The C o r r e s p o n d e n t is J. M E L V I N DRESSER.
NEW JERSEYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. G r a n d M a s t e r R O B E R T H . D A V I D S O N opened t h e 155th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d w e n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e K a n s a s R e p r e sentative, M.'. W.'. ARTHUR
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W e a r e glad to report that fraternal relations have heen r e s u m e d w i t h O k l a h o m a a n d w e sincerely a d m i r e t h e lang:uage u s e d b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r of N e w J e r s e y a n d t h e s e n t i m e n t s h e e x p r e s s e d in r e p o r t i n g it. H e also s t a t e s t h a t AMBROSE E . V A N D E R POOL'S b e q u e s t of t w o million dollars p r o d u c e s a n a n n u a l i n c o m e of a p p r o x i m a t e l y e i g h t y t h o u s a n d ($80,000.00) d o l l a r s . H e t o o k t h e hide off o n e lodge t h a t a t t e m p t e d t o g e t a r o u n d t h e l a w a g a i n s t g r a n t i n g life m e m b e r s h i p s t o r e t i r i n g M a s t e r s b y p a y i n g t h e m a g r a t u i t y w h i c h is j u s t l a r g e e n o u g h t o p u r c h a s e a life m e m b e r s h i p a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge r e q u i r e d t h i s c u s t o m t o s t o p . I n a d d r e s s i n g t h e G r a n d L o d g e t h e G r a n d M a s t e r of D e l a w a r e e x p r e s s e d o u r s e n t i m e n t s a s follows: I want to just say a tew words in regard to the returned soldiers. I happen to be one of that type of men myself. After the last World W a r there was quite a little criticism of the returned soldier, and the statement was made that we had made a mistake in taking into our Fraternity so many soldiers; that we were not careful enough. I want to say this to you: it was not the soldier's fault that he fell down in the practice of the Masonic Fraternalism and Brotherhood. If a man is willing to go out and lay his all upon the altar of his country in order that democratic institutions like the Masonic Order should be preserved, he is worthy of Masonic honors at any time. Many were taken in. When they came back without having received the instructions that they would have gotten had they been at home, the brethren on t h e sidelines did not welcome them as they should have done and did not go out to meet them and to help them to become real Masons. At the close of this World War I hope that you Masons and I, as well, who are sitting at home, will go out and welcome them and inculcate in them the true principles of the Fraternity that you love and that I love, and that mean so much to humanity. C A R L C L A U D Y m a d e o n e of h i s s t i r r i n g s p e e c h e s in r e g a r d t o t h e M a s o n i c S e r v i c e Association, w i t h s u g g e s t i o n s a s t o f u t u r e a c t i v i t i e s a n d p r e s e n t e n d o r s e m e n t s of G o v e r n m e n t officials f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t dovim. T h e r e is- a fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s b y DAVID M C G R E G O R , t h e Grand Historian, w h o shows t h a t the Masonic membership in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s is n o w 2,456,511.
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NEW YORK—1942. The 161st Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by HENRY C . TURNER, the Grand Master, with visitors from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware. • In speaking of the privileges, • powers and duties of a presidi n g olfficer, the Grand Master stated: But one day more and this gavel will be placed in other hands. We describe it as the symbol of authority, but those who have wielded it know that it is the symbol of a great trust and responsibility and know, too, how Incomplete has been the performance notwithstanding the will to serve. Whatever has been accomplished has been through the finest kind of co-operative effort by a host of Brethren filled with a spirit of unselfish devotion'to our •Fraternity. I shall retire from this office having seen, in truth, the miracle of Masonry which transforms men of all diversities into a society of friends and Brothers whose characteristic is the noble contention who best can serve. L a t e r in his address he uses words of g r e a t wisdom. Intelligent interest in the Fraternity must start with a familiar knowledge of our Ritual. We have all heard the man who objects to the repetition of the Ritual as a deadly monotony. I suppose the Lord's Prayer might be droned to monotony, but In moments of agony and need what reality is revealed in the words "Our Father"! When men first read the Declaration of Independence they thrilled at the words as revealing a new concept of human rights and the function of government. For a century and a half thereafter we accepted as our rights the enjoyment of the great principles which those words disclose. The words cooled in our ears because our lives were lived without contradiction of their meaning. Then came Poland and Czechoslovakia and Holland and Belgium and France and Denmark and Norway and Yugoslavia and Greece and Dunkirk and Pearl Harbor, and again t h e words leap to life: "Men are endowed by their Creator with certain Inalienable rights; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Words again became vital because they revealed ,the only reality which really counted, because they were a revelation of the soul of America and the aspiration of all men who strive for human liberty. He continued a custom of one year of permitting the first degree to be conferred in some lodge other than the lodge electing the candidate. He quotes from a speech from THEODORE ROOSEVELT before the Grand Lodge a s follows: No man has any claim. to rights if he does not perform duties. No man has the right to be a Mason and claim its privileges unless he performs the duties of Masonry. I t should be exactly the same in citizenship. T h e r e is a s h o r t s p e e c h b y t h e M a y o r of N e w Y o r k City, R . ' . W . ' . FiOKBLiX) H . L A GUAKDiA, w h o i s t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of
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the Grand Lodge of Arizona near the Grand Lodge of New York and who stated: The Order has been oppressed and suppressed, because Masons cannot and will not endure the hardship of oppression, because we stand for fraternity, because we recognize Almighty God, because we have taken an obligation of a clean, decent and Just lite. That is the reason why Masons are exiled in the dictator countries; that is the reason why our country is at war; and that is the reason why we must win. We note the death of Past Grand Master HAROiiD JAY RICHARDSON. We feel sure there was a great deal more of interest in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas than the five line review of the Committee oh Fraternal Correspondence included in the topical review by the New York Committee. I know that it was not because of the expense, as their Proceedings contained nearly five hundred pages, and having known of Brother TOWNSEND SCUDDEK for a great number of years and being quite well acquainted with CHARLES H . JOHNSON and having watched the career of the other three members on the conimittee in the Grand Lodge of New York, I would not think of accusing them of being lazy and will, therefore, just attribute this kind of treatment to the fact that the review is of the topical nature which, to my notion, disproved the very thing they mentioned in their first paragraph, With a considerable degree of perturbation your Committee ventures herewith to submit a report which differs in important particulars from any of its predecessors. In so doing we confess to what may perhaps be a degree of human infirmity. Not content with having our report occupy imposing space in the Proceedings, we acknowledge a desire to have it read. This, we feel, would be extremely unlikely if we were to follow the custom which seems to prescribe that such reports be made rather as a matter of record than from any lively expectation that the Craft at large will find the patience and endurance required for the perusal of so many formidable pages. I Challenge any Mason in New York to arrive at any adequate idea of what went on in Kansas from the report of this committee and it seems to me that a review of the Proceedings of Grand Lodges is not meant to merely listen to the Correspondence Committee, but to get some idea of what has gone on in other Jurisdictions.
NEW ZEALANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. The Fifty-second Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge was opened by CAMPBELL L . MACDIARMID, the Grand Master. Warning is again given about an institution known as CoMasonry and all Masons are told that if they join or attend any of their meetings they will be expelled from the Masonic Fraternity. Recognition of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt was suspended.
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T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , in h i s a d d r e s s , a f t e r s p e a k i n g of t h e four F r e e d o m s m e n t i o n e d b y P r e s i d e n t R O O S E V E L T a n d t h e n e e d of good m e n t o cooperate, stated, Brethren, let me take advantage of my position as your Grand Master to exhort you to keep the ideals of Freemasonry and the ideal of freedom always before you as Freemasons. If I am asked why I should attempt to impress that on you, I should say, let us keep the ideal of freedom in our minds and in our thoughts first of all to create an atmosphere in which freedom can live, and secondly, to assist all men of good will in the formation of a solid basis of public opinion. But if we are to gain and hold and maintain freedom and the ideals of freedom of which I have spoken, we can and must make sacrifices. What we are striving for has got to be fought for, and I suggest that there are some things which we may have to sacrifice. It is not all a matter of material sacrifice. We may have to give up some of our preconceived ideas and prejudices. We may have to recognise the possible need for social changes and re-organization of business methods. We certainly will have to give up a good deal of self-interest, and possibly we may have to sacrifice some vested interests; but it will be worth the sacrifice, both on our part as Freemasons and on the part of our Empire and the citizens comprising it.
NORTH CAROLINAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. The 155th Annual Communication w a s opened by the Grand M a s t e r , C H A R L E S P . E L D R I D G E a n d w e n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s , Z. V. S N I P E S , w h o is the- G r a n d L e c t u r e r for N o r t h C a r o l i n a . V i s i t o r s w e r e p r e s e n t f r o m W e s t V i r g i n i a , M a r y l a n d a n d V i r g i n i a . R e p o r t is m a d e t h a t 37 p e r c e n t m o r e p e t i t i o n e r s s o u g h t a d m i s s i o n in 1941 t h a n in 1940 a n d t h e G r a n d M a s t e r looked for a n i n c r e a s e of 17 p e r c e n t a d d i t i o n a l in 1942. B e c a u s e s e v e r a l M a s o n i c T e m p l e s h a d b e e n lost b y m o r t g a g e foreclosures, he recommended the Jurisprudence Committee t o b r i n g i n a B y - L a w t h a t n o t e m p l e be b u i l t w i t h o u t h a v i n g first s e c u r e d t h e a p p r o v a l of t h e B o a r d of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s . T h r e e c h a r t e r s w e r e arrested and a new and striking Jewel for District D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r s w a s adopted. J. E D W A R D A L L E N u s e s t h i r t e e n p a g e s in d i s c u s s i n g t h e w a r a n d g o e s i n t o its h o p e s , c a u s e s , d a n g e r s a n d p r e s e n t o u t l o o k s w i t h a s t r o n g w o r d f o r t h e n e g r o e s a n d j u s t i f i e s t h i s exclusion of e v e r y t h i n g , b u t t h e w a r in h i s R e v i e w in t h e f o l l o w i n g : Nor do we have any apology for utilizing so much space in these Masonic Reviews in the discussion of the war. In these pages we attempt to write about the things which are occupying the minds of Masons and the pages of the Masonic books. We write of the things which seem to have a distinct hearing on the future of Masonry. Using either of these criteria, we cannot ignore the present horrible war or minimize its importance. Every Grand Master has dwelt upon it in his official acts and documents. Every Masonic book is replete with planning based upon war conditions. Every thinking Mason knows that if we are not successful in this war he, a Mason, is a marked man. His liberty and his life depend upon the outcome of the war. And the war is a struggle so bitter that from now henceforth either side can win. The side that fights hardest, that out-
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generals the other, that has the equipment and uses it most effectively, that has the men, trained to fight and determined to fight and fight intelligently and hard, will win. If you, reader and another man, were in a struggle so hitter that you knew that either you had to kill him or he was certainly going to kill you, do you have to ask yourself what would you do? If you saw that this struggle had not yet gotten to its most deadly phase but that it was bound to come the day after tomorrow, and on that day you would either kill by superior might and planning or be killed by the same, what would you do? To answer that question is to define our status in this present war. So that is why we have written these preceding pages. We have no apology for doing so. We should wish to offer apology if as Freemasons we should ignore these matters. For Freemasons are citizens at their best. No true citizen can, like the ostrich, shut his eyes to the facts before us.
NORTH DAKOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. M.'. W.'. JOHN MOSES, Grand Master, and also the Governor of North Dakota, opened the Fifty-third Annual Communication with visitors from Montana and Manitoba. He reports the dedication of one hall and the surrender of one charter and he made visitations to Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana and Minnesota. He also announced the death of Past Grand Master WILLIAM J. REYNOLDS. The Grand Master refrained from reading- the names of those lodges which had not contributed to a fund he calls a war chest fund. While the Grand Master is enthusiastic about this fund it is apparently outside the regular business of the Grand Lodge and the lodges and the several lodges are not required to contribute, unless they desire and should not be held up to ridicule or scorn by their own Grand Master. Incidentally, he issued letters, proclamations, edicts and other official expressions of his own ideas with regard to the promotion of war work. Committees are out from the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star to plan a possible Masonic Home. A short jubilee observation of the Fortieth Anniversary of Grand Secretary WALTER L . STOCKWELL'S service, as Grand Master, was held and those of us who know WALTER throughout the United States wish to have our congratulations included with those of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota. In discussing the reasons given by English Masons for their great increase in numbers, while the American bodies were decreasing, M.'. W.". WALTER H . MURFIN, as Fraternal Correspondent, quotes first the English statement, "England's membership has shown a substantial gain. The small lodges which are encouraged there and the disapproval of the so-called 'higher' bodies by the Grand Lodge, are said by Englishmen to be strong contributing factors in this growth," and then Brother MURFIN expresses his own sentiments on the question, and incidentally our own, as follows: As a member of all the 'higher' bodies of one great rite and having been highly honored by all of them, we cannot be accused of being pre-
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disposed to being antagonistic towards them. All of the different bodies of both rites have a distinct place in the Masonic system and all of them teach great truths in beautiful and impressive manner. Where these different bodies and we who are members of them make great harm possible is in not keeping in sight at all times the thought that we should always keep first things first. Far too many of us are inclined to take too much pride in the number of degrees we have taken and lose sight of the fact that these bodies and their lessons should at all times be adjuncts of and supplements to Ancient Craft Masonry. And lastly, isn't it about time that the leaders of the 'higher' bodies are given to understand that each Grand Lodge is the supreme Masonic authority, within its jurisdiction, that the proper title of the Grand Master is 'Grand Master of Masons,' not Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, or Grand Master of the blue lodge Masons. T h e r e is a v e r y fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s w i t h a n e x t e n s i v e q u o tation from Grand Master PETERSON.
NOVA SCOTIA—1942. The G r a n d Master, GEOFFREY STEVENS, opened the Seventys e v e n t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h i s l o d g e w i t h v i s i t o r s p r e s e n t from Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. T h e G r a n d C h a p l a i n , Rev. W . E . R Y D E R , g a v e a v e r y fine a d d r e s s , n e a r t h e e n d of w h i c h he q u o t e d t h e b e a u t i f u l song, " T h i s is m y F a t h e r ' s W o r l d , " a n d e n d e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s : This brings me to the closing question which demands an answer from every Mason today. WHAT IS A MASON? A MASON is a MAN and a BROTHER whose TRUST is in GOD. He meets you on the LEVEL and acts upon the SQUARE. Truth is his COMPASS, and he is ever PLUMB. He has a true GRIP on all that is RITE. He is LOYAL to his ORDER and whatever his DEGREE, HE IS MASTER of himself. In the LODGE of life he wears unstained the white LAMBSKIN of innocence. From his INITIATION as an ENTERED APPRENTICE he travels ever EAST toward the LIGHT of WISDOM until he receives the final—the DIVINE PASSWORD that admits him into the INEFFABLE PRESENCE O F THE ETERNAL SUPREME GRAND MASTER OF T H E UNIVERSE—GOD. T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s w a s a b s e n t . I t is n o t i c e a b l e t h a t t h i s G r a n d L o d g e , like s o m e of t h e o t h e r s , is n o w s p e a k i n g of " T h e B r i t i s h Cofiamonwealth of N a t i o n s " ins t e a d of " T h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e . " A l u n c h e o n a d d r e s s b y M . ' . W . ' . N . T. A V A R D c o n t a i n s s o m e fine s e n t i m e n t s a n d a n u m b e r of splendid p o e m s .
OREGON—1941. The Ninety-first Annual Communication w a s opened by Grand M a s t e r E A R L W . S N E L L , w h o p o i n t s o u t t h a t t h e G r a n d L o d g e is e i g h t y e a r s older t h a n t h e S t a t e of O r e g o n a n d t h a t t h e f i r s t lodge
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on the Pacific Coast was organized in Oregon. In this connection the Grand Orator, FEED W . WILSON, gives a fine word picture of the travels of the Masonic Charter from Missouri to Oregon, and to any one who has taken the same trip, its journey can be followed with interest. He quotes the following from a letter by GEORGE
WASHINGTON:
To have been, in any degree, an instrument in the hands of Providence to promote order and union, and erect upon a solid foundation the true principles of government, is only to have shared with many others in a labour, the result of which, let us hope, will prove through all the ages a sanctuary for brothers and a lodge for the virtues. We note the presence of WALTER O . HAINES, the Grand Representative for Kansas and the Grand Lodge was welcomed by the Mayor of Portland, a brother, of one of the Portland lodges. Four corner-stones were laid and one dedicated and we note the death of Past Grand Master MORTON D. CLIFFORD. We got somewhat mixed up in trying to decide whether EARL C . BRONAUGH was the same person as CARL C . DONAUGH of the Jurisprudence Committee, but found that there are two of them. There is a three page review of Kansas by OTTO C. HAGMEIER for 1940. He twits us about the great number of our lodges t h a t were not represented at Grand Lodge and states that it is the highest proportion in the United States. He also twits us about the ruling of our Grand Lodge as to physical qualifications for membership.
OREGONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. Grand Master ARTHUR D. H A Y opened the Ninety-second Annual Communication and indulged in some so-called "smart" remarks that might well have been omitted. He states that the Conference of Grand Masters is really more of a Conference of Past Grand Masters. Visitors were present from Colorado, Washington and Missouri, but we note that the Grand Representative of Kansas was again absent. A Resolution was adopted requesting the Grand Lodge of Virginia to declare the site of the George Washington National Memorial Building and Shooters Hill to be United States Universal Masonic Territory to avoid securing the Dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Virginia to permit the conferring of degrees by each Grand Jurisdiction. A Resolution was also adopted to appoint a committee to study the granting of Honorary Past Grand Rank on deserving brethren. Recognition was granted to two Mexican Grand Lodges, those of Vera Cruz and LaBaja, California. There is a very fine review of Kansas for 1941 by the Foreign Correspondent, Pa,st Grand Master OTTO C. HAGMEIER.
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PENNSYLVANIA—1941. WILLIAM H . BREHM, a s Grand Master, opened the Grand Lodge and three quarterly Grand Lodge meetings. We note the death of OTTO ROBERT HEILIGMAN, a P a s t Grand
Master. So much space and time is taken up with financial matters we could not find much else, but in his address the Grand Master has the following t o say: My prayers each day have been for Divine guidance so that all my actions might redound to the credit o£ our Fraternity. I appeal for the continued favor of the Great Architect of the Universe to be gracious to our Brethren and to this Grand Lodge lor many years to come. May our Fraternity always be loyal to our Government, that this Nation may ever continue to be the bulwark of Freedom and Liberty. A Committee on Correspondence was appointed and two matters were referred t o them but we find no report. A circular letter unsigned, except by printed signature, was broadcast to all the lodges without first obtaining permission of the Grand Master and he ruled t h a t it must not be done again. He gave permission to the Potentate of a Shrine to hold a patriotic rally which drew an attendance of three thousand at which the Governor, the Grand Master, and others spoke.
PUERTO RICO—1932-33-34. The Grand Master for these three years was RODOLFO RAMIREZ PABON. This Grand Lodge is catching up on its Proceedings by covering three years in this one volume. The territory is divided into eight districts and they have the usual committees on Housing, Justice and Jurisprudence and Foreign Relations, etc. Grand Representatives were present representing the following Jurisdictions: North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, Philippines, Washington, Colorado, Montana, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Nova Scotia, Cuba and a number of Central, South American and Mexican Grand Lodges. The Dispensations issued and the points raised prudence Committee are almost identical with the Grand Lodges and the portions of the Constitution they have the same type of Government and the questions that arise here.
by the JurisUnited States printed show same kind of
QUEBEC—1941. The Seventy-first Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master H. A. MITCHELL and we note the presence of our
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Kansas Representative R.". W.'. T. A. BEGLEY. We also note that they recorded the death of our Past Grand Masters JOHN M . KiNKEL and CHARLES N. Fowler and we note the death of their' Grand Junior Deacon, R. A. KENNEDY and Grand Steward GEORGE W.
UNDERWOOD.
The Grand Master started a Quebec Masons War Relief Fund which he said did not measure up to his hopes and which had sent 7,000 pounds to the Grand Secretary of England for Relief Work. As that is a great amount of money we wonder what the Grand Master had set as his mark. The Grand Chaplain had served for sixteen months with the Y.M.C.A. in Europe as a supervisor and while in England he attended a meeting of the Naval AntiAir Craft Lodge and another of the Canada Lodge, each of which is what the name implies. In speaking of the conditions he used the following language: • Words are so inadequate to describe either the conditions of life in Britain or the wonderful spirit of the people throughout the past two years of warfare. The entire population, representing all classes, in all parts of the land, have revealed such amazing courage, confidence and loyalty, that no story can ever pay adequate tribute to their patriotism and devotion. Whatever interpretation we in the North American Continent may give of this tremendous struggle, to the people over there it is a challenging crusade. They did not want war, but when the challenge came, in all its costliness of life and possessions, they responded with everything they, had, because they realize that freedom, honour, truth and peace are at stake, and these things are dearer to them than even life itself. Visitors were present from Vermont, Ontario and Georgia.
RHODE ISLAND—1942. The Grand Master, RAYMOND.L. VAUGHN, opened the SesquiCentennial celebration of the Grand Lodge and gave a short history of the 150 years this Grand Lodge has served. Visitors attended from almost all of the Eastern States and a message was read from President ROOSEVELT congratulating the Grand Lodge on its history. The Proceedings went back to the formation of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and related a part of the history of that time. GEORGE WASHINGTON had visited Grand Lodge in 1790 and a portion of his remarks at that time follows: I acknowledge my obligations for the flattering expressions of regard contained in your address with grateful sincerity, being persuaded that a just application of the principles on which the Masonic Fraternity is founded must be promotive of private virtue and public prosperity. I shall always be happy to advance the interest of the Society and to be considered by them as a deserving Brother. The Committee on establishing a Masonic Home recommended the matter go over a year on account of lack of building
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materials, but further recommended a competition of architects be held for the purpose of selecting plans for a new building. The Committee on Ciphers reported they had been printed and the matter of handling them and distribution is like our own in all particulars.
SASKATCHEWAN—1942. Grand Master C. P . SEELEY opened t h e Thirty-sixth Annual Communication and Kansas w a s represented by M.'. W.". W. M. MARTIN. The Grand Master had received from the Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of t h e Philippines a request for the message to be read on January 27, 1942, at the Annual Communication and he sent such a letter and then shows what a change may be made within a month's time by asking, Where is my message now ? Where is' Manila's Temple now ? What may happen within t h e next m o n t h ? " Report is made of a meeting of the visitors of the Grand Lodges of Western Canada, patterned somewhat after the Washington meetings of the Grand Lodges of the U. S. A. There is a fine revievir of Kansas with splendid remarks on the address of Grand Master STRICKLAND by M.;. W.'. R. YOUNG. The sum of $7,497.00 was donated to t h e United Grand Lodge of England. Three Grand Masters died during t h e year, STEWART COULTER BURTON,
HORACE
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UNDERBILL and
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CAMPKIN.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA—1942. Grand Lodge w a s opened by Sir CHARLES MALCOLM BARCLAY-
HARVEY for its Fifty-ninth Annual Communication. Two half-yearly communications were held and in one of them the Grand Master gave a brief but very interesting address, full of Masonic ideas and efforts. The Board of General Purposes presented some fine war-time suggestions, urging regular meetings to be closed a t an early hour, with expenses reduced to a minimum and t o omit the usual evening dress and to use street clothes in the meetings. The Grand Lodge adopted a change of constitution to require a Mason t o withdraw from any Body which is initiative of or inimical t o Masonry, which follows the rule In England and which has been causing t h e Grand Lodge of England so much trouble over the Loyal Order of the Moose. I t is hard to see how a person who is not a member of the Moose can decide that it Is an imitation of Masonry or that it is opposed t o the best things of Masonry.
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A Resolution w a s adopted forbidding S u n d a y picnics by a n y lodge. T h e r e is a nice review^ of K a n s a s w i t h c o m m e n d a t i o n s on t h e a d d r e s s of M . ' . W . ' . B r o t h e r S T R I C K L A N D .
SOUTH CAROLINA—1942. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r J O S E P H B . H Y D E o p e n e d t h e 205th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d w e n o t e t h e a b s e n c e of o u r K a n s a s R e p r e sentative. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r d e d i c a t e d one h a l l a n d laid one c o m e r s t o n e a n d r e p o r t s t h e condition of t h e C r a f t t o be excellent. H e stated, 1 am happy to report to you that there appears to be a universal harmony existing throughout all of our Grand Jurisdiction. A great spirit of companionship between the Brethren and a sincere effort on the part of many to increase the service and effectiveness of our Craft pervades the meetings to which I have been, and from the various reports which I have received, I have formed the opinion that Masonry in our state is in an excellent state of activity. After w a s t i n g a page on persiflage CLOYD H . MARVIN, the Presid e n t of t h e G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y , delivered a fine address. T h e c o n s t i t u t i o n w a s a m e n d e d t o relieve lodges f r o m p a y i n g p e r c a p i t a t a x on m e m b e r s in t h e W a r S e r v i c e if t h e S u b o r d i n a t e L o d g e r e m i t t e d t h e d u e s . A r e s o l u t i o n w a s ' a l s o a d o p t e d t h a t if a v i s i t o r in S o u t h C a r o l i n a could n o t p a y h i s d u e s t o h i s lodge b e c a u s e of w a r conditions, t h a t he could visit S o u t h C a r o l i n a lodges if h e d e p o s i t e d w i t h a n y G r a n d S e c r e t a r y in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t h e a m o u n t of h i s dues. T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e d i s a p p r o v e d a decision of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r t h a t a p e t i t i o n e r a w a y f r o m h o m e , w h e r e his f a m ily still resided, could n o t p e t i t i o n for m e m b e r s h i p t h e r e , b u t m u s t apply w h e r e he w a s sojourning. The Jurisprudence Committee also r u l e d t h a t a Senior W a r d e n a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n of a lodge could n o t e s c a p e t r i a l for violation of t h e l i q u o r l a w s b y d r o p p i n g o u t b y N . P . D . a n d u r g e d t h a t t h e M a s t e r of t h e lodge b e g i v e n d i s cipline for n o t p r o c e e d i n g a g a i n s t t h e m . T h e r e is a fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s b y S e n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n H E N R Y COLLINS, w h o k i n d l y e x p l a i n e d t h e c o m p o n e n t p a r t s of chicken bog. We are no longer ignorant. A s Representative for S o u t h C a r o l i n a n e a r K a n s a s , I would a p p r e c i a t e a s h i p m e n t . B r o t h e r C O L L I N S calls it a concoction.
SOUTH DAKOTA—1942. T h e S i x t y - e i g h t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w^as opened b y G r a n d M a s t e r H A R R Y B . R E Y N O L D S , w h o r e p o r t s t h e dedication of one h a l l a n d t h a t t h e i r G r a n d T y l e r F R E D L . B A R C L A Y h a d died.
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February,
Visitors were present from Minnesota, North Dakota and Illinois. A large number of Dispensations were issued principally for soldiers a n d a fifty year pin w a s presented a t Grand LiOdge to Peist Grand Master MARSHALL R . BROWN, who was Grand Master in 1915 and whose father, THOMAS A. BROWN, w a s the first Grand
Master in territorial days. Brother BROWN was presented a t t h e a l t a r by his son, ROGER S . BROWN, the Master of Unity Lodge.
The action of a previous year in adopting a resolution to require the Grand Secretary to notify all Chapters, Councils, Commanderies and Shrines when a brother w a s suspended, w a s revoked a t this session. The report of t h e Correspondence Committee is of a general review type with n o certainty as to any particular Jurisdictions.
TENNESSEE—1942. M.". W.'. SAMUEL H . COOPER opened the 128th Annual Com-
munication and reported that four lodges were consolidated into two; two charters were surrendered; one corner-stone w a s laid; and visitors were present from Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska and Ohio. We note the death of P a s t Grand Master JOHN THOMAS PEELER, Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence for fourteen years. The Grand Master made a very sensible recommendation t o all lodges who were still operating under the moon time table to set a definite date for their meetings. The Grand Lodge decided to waive t h e payment of the p e r capita t a x for all members serving in the armed forces of the United States of America if the lodges remit the dues.
TEXAS—1941. SAMUEL B . CANTEY, a s Grand Master, opened the 106th An-
nual Communication. Mayor HiCKS, in welcoming the Grand Lodge to Waco, rather upset the usual and traditional speech by describing the limitations of a Mayor and contrasting them with other officials a s follows: Mayoral addresses of welcome are as restricted In their subject matter as are the A B C's or the multiplication table. In whatever manner and with whatever eloquence the message is delivered, it still means "Howdy; we are glad to see you, we hope you have a good time, and hurry back.' The Governor of the State of Texas is to have a place on this program of the Grand Lodge and, to my surprise, he is given an assignment other than "Texas, I t s Agricultural and Industrial Resources."
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The holders of federal offices have a bit more latitude. During his first term, a Congressman may have as many as four topics, he can talk on post offices, PWA projects, farm relief or flood control. He is fresh out of post offices before he gets far into his second term so he is whittled down to three subjects. If he is lucky enough to get elected a third time he has learned enough to keep his mouth shut. Some districts in Texas don't even know they have a Congressman. A Senator's public appearances have to do mostly with flag waving and patriotic addresses: only occasionally will he open up on foreign relations or some such non-controversial topic that he is sure not to lose him any votes. The President is the one office holder who can go all the way around the clock. F o r instance, he can talk on the alphabetical agencies, agriculture and aggression; and on banking budgets and birthdays, on Congress, courts and cotton; on dangers, defense and disasters; Europe, England and everybody; government, geography and Germany. Right on down the list to priorities, prejudice and politics or supplies, Stalin and sabotage. He stops off pretty short with the " S ' s " to avoid stumbling in the matter of spending. So the President has some self imposed limitations; he is human and vulnerable after all. However, be it said for Mr. Roosevelt, if there are any topics to which he can not get around to or do full justice, he has a helpmate who can render him able assistance. Indeed, the "first lady" has been known to make six speeches in six different towns on six separate subjects in one day; hold three press conferences, edit two columns, appear on a radio program, write a magazine article, two books, design dresses, sell furniture, solicit insurance, direct the activities of several federal bureaus, play bridge, head a parade, have a tooth pulled and be at the 'White House in time for an ambassadorial reception. T h e r e is a v e r y nice r e v i e w of K a n s a s a n d w e n o t e t h a t t h e r e v i e w e r , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r W . M. FL,Y i s a l i t t l e o u t of p a t i e n c e w i t h u s in K a n s a s b e c a u s e w e d o n o t p r o c e e d m o r e r a p i d l y t o r e c o g n i z e t h e G r a n d L o d g e s of M e x i c o . S e v e r a l of t h e m h a v e n o t asked for recognition.
UTAHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. The Grand Lodge was opened by THORWALD JOHN NELSON,
Grand Master, who states, Freemasonry is too precious and its mission too vitally important to mankind to be neglected. In the chaotic world of today there is more need than ever for greater devotion to its principles and the earnest promotion of its welfare. Freemasonry is universal in its character and acceptable to all good men regardless of race or creed. Its philosophy is soundly based upon the natural rights of man; the right to be free, the right to know justice, and the right to experience the love and respect of our fellowmen; the right to think for ourselves and to worship according to the dictates of our own conscience. T h e G r a n d H i s t o r i a n r e p o r t s t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e h i s t o r y of eleven l o d g e s a n d of R o c k y M o u n t a i n L o d g e w h i c h t u r n e d o v e r t e n t h o u s a n d v o l u m e s t o S a l t L a k e C i t y a s t h e n u c l e u s of i t s
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February,
p r e s e n t F r e e P u b l i c L i b r a r y . H e r e p o r t s a l s o a b o o k on C l a n d e s t i n e M a s o n r y a s p r a c t i c e d in U t a h a n d o t h e r s t a t e s a n d t h e final windupi of i t s a u t h o r in t h e F e d e r a l P e n i t e n t i a r y a t L e a v e n w o r t h . T h e r e is a fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s b y S A M H E N R Y G O O D W I N , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r , on o u r P r o c e e d i n g s for 1941, w h o q u o t e s e x t e n s i v e l y f r o m G r a n d M a s t e r CLAUD F . YOUNG.
VERMONT—1942. G r a n d M a s t e r P E R L E Y C . V O T E R o p e n e d t h e 149th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h v i s i t o r s f r o m Quebec, D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a , N e w York, Connecticut, N e w Jersey, N e w H a m p s h i r e and M a s s a c h u s e t t s a n d w e a l s o n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s , B r o t h e r EARL S. W R I G H T . O n e h a l l w a s d e d i c a t e d a n d s o m e d e g r e e s w e r e c o n f e r r e d b y a lodge in V e r m o n t for t h e L o d g e in K a n s a s , b u t w e could n o t find t h e namies of e i t h e r l o d g e . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t e a c h c a n d i d a t e h a v e exp l a i n e d t o h i m t h e f i g u r a t i v e n a t u r e of t h e i m p r e c a t i o n s of h i s obligations a n d t h a t only suspension and expulsion a r e meted out as punishments. W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r W A L T E R E . R A N G E R . Grand Master states that. Freemasonry is much more than Just a group of individuals with rituals and degrees. It is a philosophy of life and a vital force -with a mission to fulfill. In many years it represents the struggle of the human race toward the goal of enlightment, Justice and liberty. Its philosophy is broad and comprehensive, yet so simple as to appeal at once to the natural instincts of every free-thinking person, regardless of race or creed. This philosophy of Masonry rests squarely on the foundation of the natural rights of man to be free, to think for himself, to "worship according to the dictates of his own conscience, and to know equality among his fellow beings. The ways of Democracy are definitely a product of Masonic and Protestant philosophy, and the Masonic ideals of religious freedom and civil liberty are the very foundation of our American republic, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. These ideals must never be permitted to perish, but rather must they be upheld with greater patience and perseverance than ever before, that the principles of liberty and Justice may always endure, not only for us but for all those brothers who are for a time crushed by the selfish powers of foul dictatorships. T h e r e is a g o o d r e v i e w of K a n s a s b y P a s t G r a n d
Master
A A R O N H . GROUT.
VICTORIA—1941. W I L L I A M J . B Y R N E , G r a n d M a s t e r , opened t h e G r a n d a n d w e n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of R. A. ROWE, P.S.G.W.
Lodge
T h e r e w e r e s o m e r a t h e r s t r o n g s e n t i m e n t s ( t o p u t it m i l d l y ) e x p r e s s e d a b o u t t h e m e t h o d of choice of m e m b e r s t o t h e B o a r d of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s , w h i c h p r a c t i c a l l y does t h e w o r k of G r a n d
1942-43.
CORRESPONDENCE—WASHINGTON.
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Lodge, both in and out of season. Victoria prints the speeches in full on matters that appear before Grand Lodge and, while t h a t is an indication of the thinking of the members, it seems entirely out of place, especially when there was so much bitterness. A t any rate, the choir fixed up the whole matter by singing, "We Are United." Maybe so. The Grand Master had been re-elected a t a previous meeting by a vote of 3,901 to 2,034, which sounds rather divided, but w^e note the appointment of our Kansas Representative to this Board as a new member and it will probably be all right now. One brother, who claimed to be a Conscientious Objector, was suspended for the duration because he would not take the Oath to serve in Australia military forces and had been sentenced by the civil authorities to imprisonment for six weeks. His matter w^as referred back for further study and the suspension was for a time set aside. The Grand Master permitted himself to get into a bad position by arguing with brethren from the floor, where, even if right, he lost the dignity of a presiding Grand Master. There is no review of Kansas.
VIRGINIA—1942. The 164th Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master CLARENCE D. FREEMAN, With visitors from West Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and the Kansas Representative, Past Grand Master and Rev. THOMAS W . HOOPER.
We note the death of two Past Grand Masters, WILLIAM L E E DAVIS and JOHN S. BOTTIMORE. Virginia is endeavoring to raise
additional funds for the Endowment for their Masonic Home and is using a number of methods for this purpose. Among them a Golden Anniversary produced about $50,000.00 and coin holders were sent out to the members of various lodges providing for a collection of 10 dimes each. The biggest enterprise is what they call The Thousand Masonic Home Club and is an endeavor to secure 1,000 Masons in Virginia who will contribute t h e sum of $10.00 each annually for a period of ten years. The Grand Master says of his own report that it is short, concise and business-like and we prefer a little of the spirit with it, and the review is by JAMES M . CLIFF, the Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence and the Grand Secretary. He gives a very fine review of Kansas.
WASHINGTON—1942. The Eighty-fifth Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge was opened by JOHN AUSTIN EMIGH in the presence of the Grand
Representative for Kansas, H. SUMMERS BENNETT, and visitors
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VIRGINIA.
February,
from Idaho, Oregon and California. Two comer-stones were laid, three halls were dedicated and there were two consolidations. The Grand Master states that many lodges have the following lacks: 1, Leadership; 2, Proper management; 3, Well planned program; 4, Genuine spirit of fellowship; 5, Inter lodge visitations. The Committee on Jurisprudence presented about fifteen reports which covered about fourteen pages, which, if consolidated in one report, would have saved at least six of those pages. Past Grand Master ARTHUR W. DAVIS, the Correspondent, presents a two and one-half page review of Kansas with quotations from Past Grand Master PETERSON and Grand Orator DAWSON.
WEST VIRGINIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1941. Grand Master PORTER L . MARSH opened the Seventy-seventh Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge and reported the death of two Past Grand Masters, WILLIAM J. COWDEN and PEYTON R . HARRISON. There are seventy-nine in the Masonic Home, and nineteen in other homes at the expense of the Grand Lodge. He issued an edict striking from the roll of membership a petitioner who had received the degrees by stating in his petition that he had never been rejected when he had been rejected by another lodge. The edict forbade other Masons from conversing on the secrets of Masonry with him. I note the new Grand Master, Dr. JAMES
BERNARD
DODRILL, is the
Grand
Representative
for
Kansas near West Virginia. He has been a farmer, school teacher, a physician and a surgeon. Guests were present from Massachusetts, Virginia and North Carolina. A gold medal was presented to Past Grand Master LEWIS N . TAVENNER on the Fiftieth Anniversary of his election as Grand Master of West Virginia. The Grand Lecturer takes up a page defending the method of preserving the ritual and being astonished that any Grand Lodge would consent to a cipher. Twenty men are called in by the Grand Lodge and agree on the work and then exemplify it at Grand Lodge. The Grand Master states: As individuals, and as men who have learned in the assembly of Freemasons something of the dignity and duty of manhood, we spurn the approach of the invading dictator as we would strike the head of the venomous viper. Strange indeed is the soul that does not quiver in rage at the depravities of the war across the seas. But our Lodges are places of refuge from this fury, places for the nourishing of the sinews of moral strength. No controversial subject can enter here, however much as Individuals we may feel there can be no controversy about it. But, without doing violence to that tradition, and in the fullest possible confidence, I declare in your presence in the most solemn manner that the Freemasons of this jurisdiction will not fail God or country in this or any other crisis.
1942-43.
CORRESPONDENCE—WYOMING.
163
There is a splendid review of Kansas covering more than two pages with extensive quotations from Past Grand Master Strickland and some pleasing references to this scribe.
WISCONSIN—1942. The Ninety-eighth Annual Communication was opened by LEO F . NOHL, who was apparently unable to determine whether he was Grand Master or Deputy Grand Master, as the Wisconsin law does not appear to be definite on the succession of the Deputy Grand Master to the complete authority of Grand Master when the Grand Master has died during the year, as did GEORGE J. LEICHT.
He had attended the meeting of Grand Masters, but thought their meeting was not very effective, as membership changes each year. He urged that a Masonic Oratorical Contest be held to take the place of good of the Order talks which he says keeps the brotheij away from lodge. He also urged the adoption of an officers' manual. We note the death of Past Grand Master FRED L . WRIGHT, and the absence of our Kansas Representative. The reviewer is P a s t Grand Master FRANK JENKS, who has a stirring foreword entitled "Whose War Is I t ? " There is a fine review of Kansas.
WYOMING—1942. The Sixty-eighth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by the Grand Master, EwiNG T. KERR, and we note the presence of our Grand Junior Warden, HARRY D . EVANS, who is a brother of the incoming Grand Master of Wyoming. There were other visitors from South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and District of Columbia. Grand Master KERR refused to allow a member to serve both as Chaplain and trustee in a local lodge; ruled that a lodge could not give a gift to the Red Cross; ruled that temple service could not be given at a funeral if another organization conducted the grave ceremony and announced a net gain of twenty-three. The code was amended to permit lodges in Wyoming to confer the Entered Apprentice Degree on candidates for another Grand Jurisdiction. . We note the death of Past Grand Master JAMES W . STUCKELL. Judging from the report. Brother HARRY D . EVANS must have made a very fine speech, only a small portion of which is given in the Proceedings. We are not aware of any other similar occurrence where two brothers were going through the Grand Lodge chairs of two Jurisdictions at the same time. We note the appointment of a new Fraternal Correspondent for Wyoming, IRVING E . CLARK, the Grand Secretary who, however, failed to give any report for Kansas.
INDEX
Address of Grand Master
15
Biographical Sketch of M.'. W.'. Cline C. Curtiss
78
Committee Reports: Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D Correspondence Credentials Finance Jurisprudence Necrologfy Reports of Grand Officers Trials and Punishments
46 63 6 60 65 49 44 46
Committees
69
Appointed
District Deputy Grand Masters Grand Officers for 1943
74 4,68
Grand Officers Since Organization
107
Grand Representatives
114
Grand Secretaries of Other Grand Lodges
112
Honor Roll, Fifty Year Members
38
Lodges: Alphabetical, by Towns Defunct Districts Numerical Arrangement
90 110 71 81
Memorials
116
Oration
51
P a s t Grand Masters' Association
76
Reports: Council of Administration Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer Secretary of Masonic Home Board
23 26 24 40
Review of Other Grand Jurisdictions Special Communications of Grand Lodge
132 39
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1943. M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
CHARLES S. McGiNNESS....Grand Master Cherryvale. JAMES H. TRICE Deputy Grand Master Medicine Lodge. HARRY D . EVANS Grand Senior Warden Pleasanton. SAMUEL G. WILES Grand Junior Warden Macksville. BEN S. PAULEN Grand Treasurer Fredonia. ELMER P. STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Emerittts... Topeka. ELROY E. TILLOTSON Grand Chaplain Kansas City. JAMES H . STEWART, J R Grand Senior Deacon Wichita. J. HERBERT TALBERT Grand Junior Deacon Norwich. DAVID A. NYWALL Grand Marshal Nortonville. D. EDWARD TAYLOR Grand Sword Bearer Seneca. JAMES H . HAMMITT Grand Senior Steward St. John. CHESTER L . JACOBY Grand Junior Steward Norton. ROY G. SHEARER Grand Pursuivant Abilene.
W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES. On
Credentials,
W.'. ORVAL E . MOON
lEmporia
On Reports of Grand W.'. FLOYD A. PALMER
Officers,
On Finance, M.'.W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND On
Independence Kansas City
Jurisprudence,
M.'.W.'. GEORGE F . BEEZLEY
Girard
On Trials and
Punishments,
W.'. LAWRENCE F . DAY
Atchison
On Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D., W . ' . B . HAROLD GROFF
On
Topeka
Correspondence,
M.'.W.'. OTTO R. SOUDERS
On W.'. LYNN R. BRODRICK
Wichita
Necrology, Wichita
PLACE OF MEETINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1944. The Eighty-eighth Annual Communication of The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas will be held in the city of Topeka, Kansas, beginning at 9:00 o'clock on Wednesday, the 9th, and concluding on Thursday, the 10th day of February, A.D. 1944, A.L. 5944.
KhhM o
1944
CHARLES S. McGINNESS, GRAND MASTER,
February 11,1943, to February 17,1944.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
M/.W.-.GRAND LODGE OF
ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF
KANSAS. Organized March 17, 1856.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. HELD I N THE CITY O F TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 16 and 17, A.D. 1944, A.L. 5944.
VOLUME XXVI, PART 2. M.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE, Grand Master, Medicine Lodge. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN, Grand Secretary, Topeka.
1944.
GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1944. M.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE R.'.W.'. HARRY D . EVANS R.'.W.'. SAMUEL G . WILES R.'.W.'. JAMES H . STEWART, J R M.'.W.'. B E N S . PAinJiN M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN R.'.W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON Bro. J. BARBEE ROBERTSON W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON W.'. ROY O. EVANS W.'. THEODORE A . SANBORN W.'. RALPH E . COLVIN W.'. C. L AVERNE BISHOP W.'. FOREST W . BROWN W.'. ROY G. SHEARER W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Master Medicine Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Pleasaztton. Grand Senior Warden .Macksville. Grand Junior Warden Wichita. Grand Treasurer Predonia. Grand Secretary Topeka. Grand Secretary Emeritus.Topeka.:' Grand Chaplain Wichita. Grand Senior Deacon Gridley. Grand Junior Deacon Olathe. Grand Marshal Belleville. Grand Sword Bearer Liberal. Grand Senior Steward Medicine Lodge. Grand Junior Steward Atwood. Grand Pursuivant Abilene. .Grand Tyler
JLieon.
PLACE OF MEETING—1945, The Eighty-ninth Annual Communication of The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas will be held in the city of Wichita, Kansas, beginning at 9:00 o'clock on Wednesday, the 14th, and concluding Thursday, the 15th day of February, A.D. 1945, A.L. 5945.
THE GRIT—WICHITA
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
M.-. W.-. GRAND LODGE —OF— A. F . & A. M. OF KANSAS.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
ToPEKA, KANSAS, February 16,1944. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas assembled in Annual Communication in the City Auditorium, Topeka, Kansas, the 16th day of February, A.D. 1944, A.L. 5944, at 9:00 o'clock A. M. GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. CHARLES S. McGlNNESS....Grond Master Cherryvale. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Deputy Grand Master... Medicine Lodge. R.".W.'. HARRY D . EVANS Grand Senior Warden ^.Pleasanton. R.'.W.'. SAMUELG. WILES Grand Junior Warden Macksville. M.'.W.'. BEN S . PAXJLEN Grand Treasurer Fredonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretary Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERT K. WILSON Grand Secretary Emeritus...Topeka.. W.'. ELEGY E. TiLLOTSON Grand Chaplain .Kansas City. W.'. JAMES H . STEWART, J R Grand Senior Deacon.... Wichita. W.'. J. HERBERT TALBERT Grand Junior Deacon Norwich. W.'. DAVID A . NYWALL Grand Marshal Nortonville. W.'. ROBERT F . RILEY as Grand Senior Steward Neodesha. W.'. CHESTER L. JACOBY Grand Junior Steward Norton. W.'. ROY G. SHEARER Grand Pursuivant Abilene. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
Grand Tyler
Leon.
170
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
February,
OPENING.
A constitutional number of lodges being represented, the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas was opened in Ample Form, after prayer by W.'. ELEGY E . TILLOTSON, Grand Chaplain. The M.'. W.'. Grand Master extended an invitation to all Master Masons in good standing to attend the Annual Communication. GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S .
Grand Representatives present were introduced and a fraternal welcome was extended by R.'. W.'. JAMES H . TRICE. W . ' . ELLSWORTH B . SEWELL, JR., Grand Representative of Colombia responded. COtTRTESIES.
Representatives from other Grand Jurisdictions were introduced as follows: M.". W.'. CLAUDE H . MORRISON, Grand Master of California, by M.'. W.'. FERRIS M . HILL. M.'. W.'. LLOYD E . WILSON, Grand Secretary of California, by M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND. M.'. W.'. J. FRED LATHAM, Junior Past Grand Master of Oklahoma, by M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG. M.'. W.'. GEORGE O . HANNA, Grand Master of Wyoming, by M.". W.'.
J. FORREST AYRES.
R.'. W.'. HARRY F . SUNDERLAND, Grand Senior Deacon of Missouri, by M.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS. M.'. W.". HARRY L . ROBINSON, Grand Master of Maryland, by W.'. RICHARD H . CRAVENS. Brother ANDREW F . SCHOEPPEL, Governor of Kansas, by M.'. W.'.
HENRY S. BUZICK, JR.
All were conducted to the East, and extended proper recognition.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT GRAND LODGE COMMUNICATION.
R :. W:. J AMES H. TRICE, Deputy Grand Master; M:. W: . J . FRED LATHAM, Past Grand Master of Oklahoma; HARRY F . SUNDERLAND, Grand Senior Deacon of Missouri ; M:. W:. GEORGE O. HANNA, Grand Master of Wyoming; M .·. W .·. HARRY L . ROBINSON, Grand Master of Maryland ; M : . W:. CHARLES S. MCGINNIS, Grand Master; M: . W : . CLAUDE H . MORRISON, Gra nd Master , and LLOPD E .· Wn.c;;ON, Grand Secretary of California.
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February,
REPORT "OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
W.'. ORVAL E . MOON, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted, with the privilege of making necessary changes: . To The M.'.W.'.
Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of
Kansas:
Y o u r C o m m i t t e e o n C r e d e n t i a l s r e p o r t s t h e following m e m bers a n d representatives present a n d entitled, t o seats in this Grand Lodge: GRAND OFFICERS. M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. R.'.W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
CHARLES S. McGlNNESS J A M E S H. T R I C E HARRY D. EVANS SAMUELG. WILES B E N S . PAULEN ELMER F . STRAIN A L B E R T K. W I L S O N ELROY E. TiLLOTSON JAMES H. STEWART, J R J. HERBERT TALBERT
Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary Emeritus. Grand Chaplain. G r a n d Senior D e a c o n . G r a n d J u n i o r Deacon.
W . ' . D A V I D A. N Y W A L L
Grand Marshal.
W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
JAMES H.HAMMITT C H E S T E R L. J A C O B Y ROY G. SHEARER L A U R E N D A L E RiGG
Grand Grand Grand Grand
Bro. W.'. W.'. Bro.
F R E D W. CONDIT KENNETH N . POMEROY LEON L. COUSLAND JOSEPH L. K I R K
Senior S t e w a r d . Junior Steward. Pursuivant. Tyler.
SUB-OFFICERS.
W.'. HARVEYO. DAVIS W.'. EDWARD W. SULT
Grand Orator. Assistant Grand Secretary. Official S t e n o g r a p h e r . A s s i s t a n t G r a n d Tyler. Lecturer. Lecturer.
PAST G R A N D M A S T E R S .
Y'ear of Service. W M . E A S T O N HUTCHISON....1912 WILLIAM L . BUBDICK 1915 BEN S. PAULEN 1921 E L M E R F . STRAIN '. 1924 CHARLES A . LOUCKS ^...1925 FERRIS M . H I L L 1928 GEORGE F . BEEZLEY 1929 JAY B . KIRK 1930 J . FORREST A Y R E S 1931
Y^ear of Service. J A M E S A . CASSLER O T T O R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B . ERSKINE H E N R Y S . BUZICK, J R CLAUD F . YOUNG ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND ROSCOE E . PETERSON CLINE C . CURTISS
1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
1943-44.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
173
KANSAS.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
District
3 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 16 18 22 23 24 26 27 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
ENOCH D . L A V I N E
38
FRED
40
B . JOHNSON
District
No.
WILLIAM A. RUMFORD B E N J A M I N F . MURRAY. J. H E N R Y R E B CHARLES C . MODESITT GEORGE' M . JOHNSTON JOHN O . DERFELT L A V E R N E E . STUCKER...: W A L T E R H . VARNTJM L E W I S H . CAKNAHAN HARRISON M . MINNICH THOMAS W . HIGGINSON DARRELL B . W H I T E RAYMOND J. SWITZER FRANKLIN H . HANNEKEN HAROLD G . WOODRUFF URBAN C . BROWN CARL G . ABERG HARRY F . DOUGHERTY CHESTER E . KASSNER RAYMOND B . MCLAUGHLIN AUGUST E . HEITMAN WEBSTER T . BOLIN WILLIAM D . GRIMES
WILLIAM P . CART J. H E R B E R T TALBERT ROBERT W . HEMPHILL GAY LITTON O. G L E N N R H E A
No. 41 42 44 45 47
JOHN C. S E I M
49
JOHN B . MClLWAINE FOREST W . BROWN
50 53
ROGER W . B R A N D T
54
MARTIN H . POTTER B . R A L P H BOLINGER
56 57
T. BRUCE S T I N S O N MURRY T A Y L O R
58 59
ROY A . P A U L JOHN E . STOWELL GLENN E . WILLIAMS JAMES F . SWOYER ALBERT H . SELDEN JOHN W . KINCAID HASKELL A . HOLMES
60 62 63 64 67 68 70
CECIL L . D A K E
72
ELMER
R. ZINN
73
FREDERICK A . S I M M O N S
74
ROBERT T . ISHMAEL
75
GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S . Arizona, EDWARD W . SULT; A r k a n s a s , HARVEY G . LOWRANCE;
British
Columbia,
JOHN A . H E T Z E L ;
California,
WM. E A S T O N
H U T C H I S O N ; C a n a d a , J A M E S H . S T E W A R T , J R . ; Chile, BRODRICK; Colombia, ELLSWORTH B . SEWELL, JR.;
LYNN R. Colorado,
L A U R E N D A L E R I G G ; C u b a , R O Y H . C L O S S E N ; D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a , FERRIS M . H I L L ; E c u a d o r , J A Y B . K I R K ; E n g l a n d , A L B E R T K . W I L S O N ; G u a t e m a l a , G E O R G E A. B L A K E S L E E ; H o n d u r a s , F R A N K D . S P E R R Y ; I d a h o , T O M S T A U T H ; Illinois, A R T H U R H . STRICKLAND; Indiana, E L M E R F . STRAIN; Kentucky, ROBERT H . MONTGOMERY; Louisiana, HARRY E . CROSSWHITE; Maine, CHARLEY B . E R S K I N E ;
M a n i t o b a , B . HAROLD G R O F F ; M a r y l a n d , R I C H A R D H . C R A V E N S ; Massachusetts, W I L L I A M L . BURDICK; Mexico ( Y o r k ) , ALBERT K . W I L S O N ; Michigan, J. F O R R E S T A Y R E S ; Minnesota, K E N N E T H N . P O M E R O Y ; Mississippi, THEODORE P . P E R R Y ; Missouri, DOUGLAS A. MEREDITH; Nevada, F R A N K M . YEOMAN; New Brunswick, HARRY
E . P E A C H ; N e w H a m p s h i r e , J A M E S A. C A S S L E E ; N e w S o u t h W a l e s , E . G L E N N R O B I S O N ; N e w York, G E O R G E F . B E E Z L E Y ; Ohio, P H I L I P E U G E N E STOTLER; Oklahoma, DAVID A. N Y W A L L ; Oregon, WALTER
A. H O Y ; P h i l i p p i n e I s l a n d s , R O Y G . S H E A R E R ; Quebec, H A R R Y D . EVANS;
Queensland,
CLINE
C . CURTISS;
Saskatchewan,
JAMES H .
T R I C E ; Scotland, HARVEY O . D A V I S ; South Australia, RICHARD W . E V A N S ; South Carolina, OTTO R . SOUDERS; South Dakota, CHARLES
174
PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
A. LOUCKS; Sweden, RoscoE E. PETERSON; Tasmania, B E N S . PAULEN;
Western
Texas, CLAUD F . YOUNG; Vermont, SAMUEL G . W I L E S ;
Australia,
CHARLES
S . MCGINNESS;
West
Virginia,
CHARLES W . GARRISON; Wisconsin, J A M E S H . WENDORFF:
PAST M A S T E R S . FRED T . N Y E No. P H I L I P EUGENE STOTLER.. JOHN T . D O R M O I S HARRY YORK WALTER R . RHODUS BREWSTER M . TRUITT RALPH S . MOURNING LYLE L . BRODDLE AMBROSE L . LOCKER GEORGE A . BLAKESLEE CLARENCE E . BIRCH WILLIAM H . QUAKENBUSH H. HERBERT TULLER.... CHARLES E . F I S K GEORGE W . CASSELL E A R L L . LYON JAMES C . HUNSICKER EVART L . ODELL CHARLES W . WILLIAMS.... EDWARD HOPE.... WALTER H . SCHRIMPF F R E D H . RETSCHLAG ORVAL E . MOON HARRY E . PEACH BRICK P. DAVIS JOHN HOSKINSON XOPHARIE L . WEISENBERGER F R A N K M . DENT.... L E W I S M . PARAMORE NATHAN B . THOMPSON SCOTT E . KELSEY.... LAWRENCE H . COX EDWARD J. CAMP ULYSSES U . SHOAF FREDERICK A. REHKOPF.. WILLIAM C . HARDING ROY O. E V A N S WYATT E . HAYES H A L E STEELE J O H N H . ERICKSON HARRY A . STONER GLICK FOCKELE LORE V. B A D E R W A R D BARRICKLOW
DwiGHT M. NUMBERS
2 3 33 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 23 24 24 27 27 29
37
LUTHER A . MERKER 37 VICTOR L . K I R K 38 EDWARD C . STAEIN 42 CHARLES W . GARRISON.... 44 GEORGE W . BARNDT 44 D E W I T T M . STILES 44 HAROLD C . ALEXANDER..,. 51 CHARLES A. GARDINER 51 NORMAN R . WHITNEY 51 HARRY V . ORR 51 ELLSWORTH B . SEWELL, J R . 5 1
FR.A.NK w . MILLS
51
SHERMAN T , BOURASSA..., VERNON T . NICHOLSON,,,,
51 56
H.4R0LD WALKER
58
RICHARD H . CRAVENS, P A T B . LEIVY: CHARLES B . VINCENT WALTER D . MILLER,,; ABNER N . MCCRARY ARTHUR E , LONG..
60 61 62 62 69 70
CLEO I. DALTON
76
TRICE H . NEWSOM ROY M . GREEN... OPHER L . ENGLE MORRIS T . GARDNER GUY C . M C K I N L E Y F R E D J. PAPENHAUSEN CHARLEY E . DAVIDSON H . ALBERT MILLER B E N F . HULL HORACE M . RICKARDS JAMES C . EPLEY J. FLOYD WINSLOW
77 78 79 ,79 82 83 86 86 86 86 88 88
ROBERT c . CALDWELL
90
WILLIAM NELSON CLARENCE E . MAUNEY' HOWARD H . H U F F M A N CHARLES H . BOOTH J A M E S H . MURKELL LYNN R. B R O D R I C K ROBERT F . RILEY R.4LPH D A U G H A D A Y CARL W . M A H A N T HAROLD J. PHEASANT
90 90 90 90 90 91 94 96 96 98
1943-44.
GRAND
LODGE
OF
175
KANSAS.
SAMUEL E . COFFENBERGER F R E D W . SMITH GEORGE M . ASHFORD GEORGE F . KERRICK R E U B E N L . COOPER LLOYD R . C R O W THEODORE P . PERRY ROY H . CLOSSEN GORDON B . G R E E N HOWARD D . PARSONS LEWIS S . GECKELER WALTER W . CUNNINGHAM CHARLES E . FUNSTON D A V I D A. D R A K E MYLES F . PEMBER OLIVER K O R N H A U S LEROY ALVIN W E Y H THEODORE A. SANBORN MONTIE L . HILL V. R O Y A L V E R G A D E S FRED W . PIERCY EDWARD D . BRADSHAW...!
98 99 99 99 lOO 100 102 102 102 103 107 llO 110 115 117 120 129 129 129 134 135 135
PAUL G. KROHN WILLIAM D . SMITH JOSEPH E . TENER GEORGE W . SUGGS JESSE R . BENDER
HENRY F . L E W I S
137
ALFRED M . WHITE B. H A R O L D G R O F F
225 225
THOMAS H . H A H N
225
FOREST W . HILD FRANKLIN B . HETTINGER.. J O H N A. H E T Z E L CHARLES P. HUTTON JOHN H . SCHNELL GEORGE F . A N D R E W S F R A N K D . SPERRY RALPH P . BEATTY HARVEY G. LOWRANCE LESLIE W . LONG
137 140 142 142 144 146 146 146 149 158
JOHN B . R U L E
158
W I L L I A M J. S T R A Y E R WERNER B . LEVIN WALTER A . H O Y HAZEN T . SHAEFFER HAROLD E . M A R T I N LAWRENCE F . DAY BERTINE P . WALKER OLCOTT W . LITTLE LOUIS B . BURT C H A R L E S V. H A Y N E S SAMUEL M . HIBBARD T H O M A S J. A V A R Y GEORGE G . HULTQVIST RAYMOND B . MCLAUGHLIN WILLIAM H . WHITEHEAD.. JOHN H . MATTICE GEORGE D . H O F F M A N JOHN A . RUMMEL
158 158 158 158 158 158 160 161 161 162 162 167 172 172 175 176 179 186
ALVA J . B O G U E HARRY
A.
GIRTON
CLYDE C. G I L E CHARLES W . HAGER WILLIAM H . HARRISON E . ROY F A R W E L L H A R V E Y A. R U S S E L L DON C. WILLIAMS
FRED V. L A N E RICHARD W . E V A N S TOM STAUTH HARRY TUCKER R A L P H V. G R O E N D Y C K E . . . . SIDNEY S. JANES E L M E R J. C R A S K HUGH M . NICHOLS
DEAN S. S M I T H
W I L L I A M C . CARTLIDGE.... FRANK M . YEOMAN ARNOLD J. HEISTERMAN.... LEO E . BECKER F R A N K GADDIS
HOMER B . O S B O R N JACOB H . MOORE OTIS S. LAMBETH DAVID P. CALLIS CHARLES F . MCCURDY C. C A L V I N P A R R THOMAS A . CORKILL JOHN W . BLALOCK HAROLD N . NICHOLS J. C H I C K W E R N E R
R u F u s S. C R A V E N S FOREST B . CROLL JAMES A . SWAN
188 192 192 193 194
195 195
196 197 204 204 215 216
222 222 222 224 225 225 225 225
225
225 230 232 236 237
238 244 245 247 250 260 266 271 271 271
272 272 272
ALVA L. S W E A R I N G E N
272
CHESTER E . H O M M O N BLUCHER R . FAULEY WALTER C . BEAN WILLIAM L . GIGGEY HARRY E . CROSSWHITE WALTER E . K E E F ARTHUR B . ELIOT BENJAMIN F . DUNKIN
277 283 283 290 293 294 299 303
176
PROCEEDINGS
DAVID B . N E W T O N JESSE J . B R E W E R CLARK A . B A I R D
OF THE
303 309 310
February,
J O H N F . HOLSHOUSER HARRISON W . WILKISON.. ELLIS T . BARKER
FRED O. WELLS
311
ERNEST L . OGLE
ROSS L . S P E N C E R
3ii
JESS O . MEYER
EDWARD p . T H U R M A N
311
ARTHUR H . AVIS
E. GLENN
314
LESLIE
315 316
MARVIN D . PAULEY RAY S. PAULEY
ROBISON
FREDERICK M . PAGE JOSEPH H . CONARD FLOYD U .
RADLOFF
374 374 376
388 388
392
J. WOODBURN
392
392 392
318
RALPH HARROUFF
LLOYD E . HOKE JESSE R. FRANKLIN CHARLEY C . E R W I N GEORGE A . H . S T U R H A H N CHARLES D . MCILEEE
322 326 327 333 337
DONALD H . SWEZEY DWIGHT L . G A R R I G U E S LINSEY R. LEDOU STANLEY J . SWINSON ALBERT Y E N K E Y
396 397 400 400 402
J A M E S M . OGDEN JOHN E . MOCK THOMAS E . S T A F F O R D KEEVER E . W H A R T O N L E R O Y J. S A T T E R F I E L D . . . DOUGLAS A . M E R E D I T H
337 361 362 363 367 369
WILLIAM E . CAIN GEORGE J . H U P E J A M E S E . TAYLOR ORVAL R . G I F F I N CLYDE S . SHELLEY D A N B . KELLER
415 415 417 431 433 437
ALBERT L . L O W D E R
369
FRANK M . WISDOM
438
ANDREW
374
JESSE M . HARMON
443
E . OLSON
394
^.
LODGE R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S . No.
1.—SHELBY
GILMORE, M .
No.
2.—CALVIN
C . JOCHIMS, M . ; THEODORE
HAROLD E . YENZER; No.
3.—JESS
F . ANDERSON,
W . UHLRICH,
S.W.;
D . THOMPSON,
S.W.;
J.W.. M . ; WILLIAM
HERMAN E . V A N D E R B I L T , J . W . No.
5.—ROY H O F F M A N , M . ; L O Y A L S . N O R T H C O T T , J . W .
No.
6.—CLARK
O . MORTON,
HERBERT TULLER, No.
M . ; JAMES
H . PARSONS,
J.W.;
H.
proxy.
7.—COLMAN C . B R U C E , M . ; B E C K E M R . H I L L , S.W.;
CHARLES
E. FISH, proxy. No.
8.—EDGAR
No.
9.^—ROBERT
WILLIAMS, M . ; WILLIAM A. CLARK,
P . SCHERMERHORN,
proxy.
M . ; J . CLIFFORD
HARPER,
No.
S.W.; L E W I S R . P E R R Y , J . W . 10.—JOHN H. M U R R A Y , M . ; C L I F F O R D CLARENCE L . MCDONALD, J.W.
No. No.
12.—EDWARD P R I C E , J R . , M . 14.—JOHN R. M C N I S H , M . ; ROBERT A . FRICK, S.W.; J A M E S A .
No.
15.—WILLIAM H . P H I L L I P S , M .
NO.
16.—^MAYNARD H . COE, M . ; WILLIAM C . JONES, J.W.
NO.
1 7 . — R A L P H P . P I P E R , S.W.; F R A N C I S D . M Y R I C K , J . W . ;
KEELING,
L . MCDONALD,
S.W.;
J.W.
RENCE H. Cox, proxy.
CLARENCE
F.
LEWIS,
S.W.; LAW-
1943-44.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
,
177
NO
1 8 . — V . CLYDE BLALOCK, M . ; CHARLES W . W A T T S , J . W . ; O L I N
No.
19.—JOHN R. N E W T O N a n d C H E S T E R D . P R I E S T , p r o x i e s .
No.
22.—WARREN
W. WAYMIRE, L.
proxy. EVERSTON,
S.W.;
HAROLD
E.
EVERSTON,
proxy. NO.
2 3 . — R O G E R C . SCHOOLEY,
No.
24.—HARRY A . S T O N E R , M . ; WILLIS W . B I R C H A R D , S.W.; R A Y
S.W.
No.
27.—LEROY M A R T Z , J . W .
No.
29.—JAMES B . MCCLELLAN, M .
No.
30.—REUBEN D . HUMMEL, M .
No.
31.—JOHN N . CASE, JR., M .
No.
32.—WALTER
A. H A N F E L D , J . W .
R . BLACK,
ISAAC BAXTER,
M . ; ALLAN
L. WRITTEN,
S.W.;
J.
J.W.
No.
34.—CARL W . P A G E , M .
No.
35.—HENRY Z . BROWN, M .
No.
37.—NED L . WILSON, M .
No.
38.—^VICTOR L . K I R K ,
No.
39."—CHARLES T H E O D O R E
proxy. DURYEA,
J.W.;
NEIL
G.
SMALLEY,
proxy. No.
40.—JOHN A
No.
42.—EDWARD C . STARIN,
GIEBNER,
proxy.
No.
44.—ORIE W . LACEY, M . ; ORA E . BECKWITH,
No.
48.—DAVID L . SIGNOR,
No.
50.—WILLIAM
S.W.
proxy.
N . CRAIG,
GEORGE H . BAHNER, No.
proxy.
M . ; NORMAN
C . BRAMLETT,
S.W.;
J.W.
No.
51.—^EARL L . H A L E , M . ; P A U L H . C H R I S M A N , S.W.; C. H A R L A N CULBREATH, J . W . 53.—CHARLES D . B E C K E R , M . ; G E O R G E A . A N D L E R ; S.W.; LAWRENCE R . MOORE, J.W. 5 4 . — J A C O B W . E L S T E R , M . ; A L L E N V. S K E E N S , S.W.; C L A R E N C E V. M C L E O D , J . W . 5 6 . — D U R A H W . W A T T S , M . ; L E S L I E C . H O L C O M B , S.W.; N O R -
No.
58.-—HAROLD W A L K E R ,
No.
60.—FRED D . JOY, M . ; RAYMOND E . BENTLEY,
No.
61.—W. L E E C A L V I N , M .
No. No.
RIS S. H O G U E ,
J.W. proxy. S.W.
No.
62.—CHARLES B . VINCENT, M . ; CHESTER T . BRYSON,
No.
63.—JACK B . MCBRIDE, M .
No.
68.—FLOYD A . FALLS, M . ; M A X M . S M I T H ,
No.
71.—FERDINAND F . PUNKE, M .
S.W.
proxy.
No.
73.—JOHN F . L U M A N , M .
No.
7 6 . — J A M E S E . W R I G H T , M . ; H O L L I S E . D U N H A M , S.W.; H A R O L D L. H E A T O N , J . W .
178
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OF THE
February,
No.
77.—C. LA VERNE BISHOP, M .
No. No. No. No. No. No.
78.—ROY M . GREEN, M . 79.—OPHER L . ENGLE and MORRIS T . GARDNER, proxies. 80.—ORLEN L . LITTLE, M . ; CYRUS HUGH STARNS, S.W.; L E O JOHNSON, proxy. 8 2 . ^ G u Y c . MCKINLEY, M . 83.—MELVIN R . REITZEL, J . W . 85.—JOHN R . DUMMERMUTH, S . W .
No. No.
86.—J. DONALD HEREFORD, M . ; JOHN F . WANNOW, S.W. 87.—ENOCH D . LAVINE; proxy.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No'. No. No. No.
88.—CLAUDE W . MESSER, M . ; J. CLARK EPLEY, proxy. 90.—WILLIAM C . LINK, M . ; LESTER W . KENDALL, S.W.; LAVERNE G . HOWARD, J.W. 91.—JOHN I. BRANDENBURGBR, proxy. 94.—EUGENE E . HANNBKEN, M . ; WALTER E . MORRISON and JOHN H . SEARCY, proxies. 95.—KENNETH i . HUNTER, M . ; RALPH D . WILSON, S.W.; GILBERT W . REEVES, J.W. 96.—PAUL V. KIBBEY, M . 97.—DONALD J. RAYBURN, J.W. 98.—C. ROY BAKER, M . ; RAY E . WOOD, S.W.; HOWARD R . SIDENER, J.W. 99.—FLORAN A . RODGERS, J.W. 100.—LLOYD R . CROW, proxy. 102.—VIRGIL J. SANDON, M . ; CLYDE KIDDOO, S.W.; RICHARD L. BECKER, proxy. 103.—C. WILLIAM BRENNAN, S.W. 104.—J. HARRY GEORGE, M . ; EUGENE CALLAWAY, S.W.; HARRY " D. MOWRY, J.W. 106.—WILLIAM H . KRIBBLE, J.W. 107.—HERBERT GLAETTLI, M . ; JAMES A. OLIVER, S.W.; CARL O. BRINKMEYER, J.W.
No. 109.—GERALD MOORE, M . ; WARREN W . BROWN, S.W. No. 110.—WiLLARD J. FRANKS, S.W. No. 113.—VERNON D . MARTIN, M . ; ROSS T . MACKINNON, S.W.; FERRIL G. LAMAN, J.W. No. 114.—WILLIAM R . ICE, M . ; W . O L I N ALLISON, S.W.; CARUM F . LANDEBSON, J.W. No. 115.—DAVID A. DRAKE, proxy. No. 117.—NELSON H . CLARKE, M . No. 119.—GEORGE W . JANESKI, M . No. 120.-—C. KENNETH WINDSOR, M . ; CARROLL W . HERBERT, S.W.; THEODORE J . CRAIG, proxy.
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GRAND
N o . 122.—IVAN
P.
LODGE
CARVER,
HOMER L . WEBER,
OF KANSAS.
S.W.;
HAROLD
179 G.
WOODRUFF
and
proxies.
No. 129.—JAMES H . J A M E S , M . N o . 131.—J. R O B E R T M I L L S , p r o x y . N o . 132.—^MERRILL J .
WILSON,
M . ; CHARLES
E . WILSON
and
E.
CLAY W I L S O N , p r o x i e s . No. 133.—ROLLO F . CARROLL, M . N o . 134.—A. ELMER A N D E R S O N , M . No. 135.—DONALD E . BONJOUR,
J.W.
N o . 1 3 7 . — H A R R Y C . B R O W N , M . ; S A M U E L W . S Q U I E R , S.W.; W E R T E R A. BARTMESS,
proxy.
No. 140.—HAROLD C . D U N L A P , M . ; CHESTER E . LYMAN, No. 141.—DARREL B . W H I T E ,
proxy.
proxy.
N o . 142.—ROY A . PUTROFF, M . ; GEORGE A . HETZEL, p r o x y . No. 144.—HAROLD C . SWOPE, M . ; EVERETT M . N E F F ,
S.W.
No. 145.—ALBERT M . JONES, M . No. 146.—RALPH P . BEATTY, proxy. N o . 1 4 7 . — D O N N E L L H . F I S H E R , M . ; C L A U D E W . A Y L E R , S.W.; L. M A G A T H A N ,
EARL
proxy.
No. 149.—HARVEY G . LOWRANCE, N o . 150.—FOREST H A S H B A R G E R ,
proxy. proxy.
No. 152.—FRANK J. GEORGE, M . No. 158.—HAL A . W A I S N E R , EARL DENT,
M . ; FRANCIS R . MERRITT,
S.W.;
W.
J.W.
No. 161.—LATHROP A . WEAVER,
proxy.
No. 164.—DELBERT O . CLOE, M . N o . 1 6 7 . ^ J 0 H N H . GiLMAN, M . N o . 174.—G. W I L L I A M C H R I S T O L E A R ,
proxy.
N o . 175.^—WILLIAM H . W H I T E H E A D , M . N o . 1 7 6 . — F R A N K A . R A Y , S.W. No. 1 7 8 . — E L T O N I. GILLETT, M . N o . 179.—J. D E W E Y G I L L E Y , M . ; C H R I S T I A N G . N E L S O N , No. 181.—ROY E . GOODRICH, M . ; C U L L E N S . CASSIDY,
S.W.
S.W.
No. 1 8 7 . — E D W I N R . W A T S O N , proxy. N o . 188.—CHARLES S. F L E C K E N S T E I N , M . ; I R V I N H . R O B I S O N ,
S.W.;
LEONARD T . SMITH, J.W. N o . 189.—MELViN W . R A N D L E , M . ; R O B E R T I . B R I T T A I N ,
S.W.
No. 191.—WILLIAM F . TURRENTINE, J R . , proxy. No. 192.—WALTER J. WRIGHT,
J.W.
N o . 193.—^W. E L M O C O L W E L L , M . ; G E O R G E W . S U G G S , p r o x y . No. 194.—JOHN O . D E R F E L T ,
proxy.
N o . 195.—DOUGLAS PHILIP, S.W.; F L O Y D U . R A D L O F F , J . W . ; W . VAN D E W A T E R , N o . 197.—CHARLES W . H A G E R ,
proxy. proxy.
FRANK
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No. 198.—^MEKTON H. HICKMAN, M . No. 199.—JOHN S. SCHAFER, M . No. 200.—HARVEY O . DAVIS, proxy. No. 203.—FRANK E . CALE and ARTHUR R . OUTHIER, proxies. No. 204.—ELMER J. BARTZ, S . W . No. 205.—ELMER R . ZINN, proxy. No. 206.—MARION BROWN, M . No. 207.—EVERETT W . CLAUSEN, M . ; LYLE A . NEWELL, S.W. No. 212.—ALBERT W . STOUT, M . No. 215.—HAROLD W . BARTZ, M . No. 216.—VERB T. BURNS, M . No. 221.—FRANK C . GRANSTEDT, proxy. No. 222.—ALEX L. WALKER, M.; HOWARD C. WORMINGTON, VOLNEY L. DEVOE, proxy. No. 224.
S.W.;
HARLEY A; PRICHARD, M .
No. 225.—ROBERT W. RiGDON, M.; BEN W. SMITH, S.W.; ALBERT SILK, J . W . No. 229.—WILLIAM S . PATE, proxy. No. 230.—MELVIN C . HOGG, M.; JAMES T . MCBURNEY, S.W. No. 231.—CHARLES G . GATES, proxy. No. 232.—ARNOLD J . HEISTERMAN, proxy. No. 236.—KARL E . LEHMAN, M . ; BANK A. HAUN, S W . ; FRANCIS G . SANFOKD, J.W. No. 237.—FRANK GADDIS, M . No. 244.—ROBERT E . FARROW, M . ; JACOB H . MOORE, proxy. No. 245.—OTIS
S. LAMBETH, proxy.
No. 246.—HARRIS W . J.
COUNTRYMAN,
M. ;
WILLIAM
E . JONES,
proxy. No. 247.^Louis C. SLEE, M . ; DAVID F . CALLIS, proxy. No. 251.—THOMAS J . KNOWLES, J.W. No. 252.—GEORGE L . EVANS, M.. No. 253.—LESTER E . MAYER, M . ; JAMES P. PATTERSON, J.W. No. 254.—LOUIS ABBOTT, M . No. 260.—C. CALVIN PARR, proxy. No! 264.—WILLIAM H . CROW, J.W . No. 265.—RANDAL E . DIKEMAN, M . ; GEORGE A . EBLE, S.W. No. 266.—THOMAS A . CORKILL, proxy. No. 267.—FRANCIS H . TALBOTT, M . No. 268.—REUBEN E . WARREN, M . No. 271.—WALTER J. WILLARD, M . No. 272.—EDWIN B . STEVENS, M . ; FOREST B . CROLL, S.W.; JOSEPH G. PRICE, J.W. No. 273.—RALPH L . LAMP, M . ; CARL MATTHEWS, S.W.; J O E J. MCQUILLAN, J.W.
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GRAND
No. 275.—SAMUEL
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
E . MASTERS,
M . ; GLEN
181 H . KAUFFMAN,
S.W. ;
JACK BAIN, J . W . No. 278.—J. ROBERT SCHOOLEY, M . N o . 279.—CHARLIE R. M A C K , M . ; H A R O L D W . H A L L , S . W . No. 283.—BLUCHER R . FAULEY, S . W . No. 287.—DONALD F . H E N D R I C K S O N , M . ; O R R I N W . STORY, N o . 2 8 9 . — H O W A R D B R E H M , S.W.; H A R O L D B R E H M ,
proxy.
proxy.
No. 290.—CHARLES J. MARSTON, M . N o . 2 9 1 . — L E O MICHAELIS, M . No. 293.—HARRY
E . CROSSWHITE,
No. 294.—WALTER E . K E E F , No. 297.—IVY T . A L L E N ,
proxy.
proxy.
proxy.
No. 299.—ARTHUR B . ELIOT, proxy. N o . 3 0 0 . — R O S C O E J. LEA, M.; LAWRENCE E . S M I T H , p r o x y . N o . 303.—LUTHER
A.
DAVIS,
M.;
GERALD W . EDWARDS,
JOSEPH
L.
ORMSBEE,
S.W.;
J.W.
No. 305.—HARRY F . SUMMERS, M . No. 306.—HARLEY
R.
O'NEAL,
M . ; HOMER
E . PADEN,
S.W.;
J.
KIMMEL PHILLIPS, J.W. N o . 307.—FRED H . W O O D ,
J.W.
No. 3 0 9 . — E U G E N E A. H O P P E ,
S.W.
N o . 310.—NOBLE A. S H O R T , M . N o . 311.—FRED O. W E L L S , M . ; R O S S L . S P E N C E R ,
S.W.
No. 312.—JOHN H A Y S , M . No. 315.—WILLIAM
E . HIGGINBOTHAM,
M . ; FREDERICK
M.
PAGE,
H . CRAWFORD,
S.W.;
J.W. No. 3 1 6 . — G L E N N DOBBIN, M . ; J A M E S M . COOK, J.W. No. 3 1 8 . — L A U R E N C E O . STANLEY,
proxy.
No. 319.—SAMUEL M . V A N GIESON, M . No. 3 2 0 . — E V E R E T T ,
J.
COOKE,
F R E D W . ARNOLD,
M . ; MILTON
proxy.
No. 321.—ROBERT L . BOWER, M . No. 322.—WILLIAM E . CRAWFORD, M . No. 323.—ELI BRUNNER, M . ; J A M E S E . MCCARTY,
S.W.
N o . 3 2 6 . — O S C A R A. B A K E R , M . No. 327.—CHARLEY C . E R W I N ,
J.W.
N o . 329.—DON K. WALKER, M . N o . 330.—ALVIN T. ALLEN, S.W. N o . 331.—MARION
BLAKE,
M.;
LEO
V.
KRAFT,
S.W.;
JOHN
T.
HERZOG, J.W. No. 3 3 2 . — W A Y N E F . M C K I B B E N , M . ; R A L P H C . D I K E M A N ,
S.W.
N o . 333.—JOSEPH w . ELLSBERRY, M . ; CLYDE K . BELL a n d H O W A R D , R. S T A N D I S H , p r o x i e s . No. 336.—ARTHUR R . JACOBSON, M .
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No. 337.—ORVAL D . EVANS, M.; OSCAR C. A. REMMERT and M A R VIN V. Boss, proxies. No. 341.—FLOYD M . NOLIN, M . No. 344.—J. THEODORE ANDERSON, M. No. 345.—CLARENCE E . KALLENBERGER, M . ; GORDON M . GOODWIN, proxy. No. 347.—EDWARD W . SULT, proxy. No. 348.—VERNO>f L. MICKEY, M . No. 352.—WILLIAM G . KUTTLER, S . W . No. 359.—HENRY S . BUZICK, J R . , proxy. No. 361.—LEWIS MCGUIRE, M . ; JOHN E . MOCK, proxy. No. 362.—THOMAS E . STAFFORD, proxy. No. 366.—HAROLD S . EWING, M . No. 367.—HAROLD E . CHAPPELL, M . No. 369.—ARTHUR L. GABLE, M . ; GLENN D . LIKES, S.W.; MASTON E . SILLIN. J . W . No. 371.—CHESTER W . GRIZZELL, M . ; PETER H . ZUERCHER, S.W.; THOMAS F ; HART, J . W . No. 374.—VERNON L . GOSS, M . No. 376.—HARRY V. GIVENS, M . No. 378.—JAMES W . JACOBS, J R . , M . No. 381.—HARDIN B . REYNOLDS, J.W. No. 383.—CHARLES W . BENKELMAN, J.W. No. 384.—ROBERT C . SWENSON, M . No. 388.—ALVIN E . BRIGHT, M . ; J. ORVILLE MEYER, proxy. No. 391.—VERB U . ECKHARDT, proxy. No. 392.—RAY S . PAULEY, LESLIE J. WOODBURN and LAWRENCE B . MORFORD, proxies. No. 394.—ELMER L. TROCK, M . No. 395.—WILLARD L . JONES, S.W.; HARRIS F . STEWART, proxy. No. 396.—DONALD H . SWEZEY, proxy. No: 400.—STANLEY J . SWINSON and ARTHUR E . WEHLING, proxies. No. 402.—OBED FIRESTONE,' M . No. 408.—LEBRO G. LANCELLOTTI, M . ; LOUIS CINOTTO, S.W. No. 409.—MARTIN H . ROBBINS, M . No. 413.—JOHN E . BUNNELL, proxy. . No. 414.—ROGER W . BRANDT, proxy. No. 415.—WILUAM E . CAIN, proxy. No. 417.—VINCENT B . KVASNICKA, M . No. 423.—CLIFFORD A. CAMP, M . No. 431.—ORVAL R. G I F F I N , proxy. No. 432.—ELBERT M . M C C U E , M .
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No. 433.—RAY W . KINZIE, M . ; D E E T . DIRCK, S.W.;
CHARLES F .
WEST, proxy.
No. 436.—JOSEPH SLABOTSKY, proxy. No. 437.^—DAN B. KELLAR, proxy. No. 438.—^VERNE H . ARONHALT, J . W .
No. 441.—RAY J. SHETLAR, proxy. No. 443.—ORDIE T . BILLENWILLMS, M . ; ALBERT L . BILLENWILLMS,
S.W. No. 448.—GLENN EASTLACK, M . RECAPITULATION.
Grand Officers Sub-officers Past Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Masters P a s t Masters Representatives of Lodges Total representation in Grand Lodge
15 6 18 49 240 381 709
Grand Representatives Number of Lodges represented Number of Lodges not represented Total number of Lodges on rolls
51 235 202 437
Fraternally submitted, ORVAL E . M:OON, GEORGE W . CASSELL, CLARK A . BAIRD, HARRY E . CROSSWHITE, ROY M . GREEN,
Committee. ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER.
M.'. W.". CHARLES S. MCGINNESS delivered the following address which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'.W.'. Gratid Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. This song of thanksgiving uttered by DAVID many centuries ago, has echoed down through the ages of history. DAVID was a man of much warfare, yet he sang of unity as being a good and pleasant thing. In a year when a world-wide conflict is raging on all sides, it seems particularly appropriate that we of the Grand Lodge of
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. February,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas should open our Eighty-eighth Annual Communication by remembering again DAVID'S song of thanksgiving. We are met here in the Capital City of our state to mingle again with our brethren amid the environment of fraternal fellowship, to enjoy t h a t association, to take an accounting of our accomplishments, modest though they may be, to learn to profit from our shortcomings, which doubtless are many, and to plan together for the advancement of our beloved Fraternity. I extend to each of you a hearty welcome, and express the hope that your stay may be pleasant and that you may return to your homes after this communication closes, more devoted to the ideals of Freemasonry. Modem historians seem inclined to treat history not as bare statement of facts, but as events which have happened because of the influences which have been at work behind the scenes. They treat of trends and not of battles. They emphasize the background of certain movements and mention the battle only a s the culminating day of final decision, on the one hand, or the part which that ba,ttle plays in some event which may take place long after the g r a s s has blanketed the resting place of the dead. In a similar manner we should like to consider for a moment our situation with regard to Freemasonry. We say that we are an ancient and honorable society. We know that for many centuries our order existed as an operative guild but we are not primarily concerned with operative art. We labor as Speculative Masons and as such we are drawn to England in the early Eighteenth Century when Freemasonry as a speculative science came into being. This was indeed a proper setting for a science concerned â&#x20AC;˘with individual endeavor. One of our historical writers says: "The history of no other people affords such an illustration of a steadily progressive national development from seed to blossom, compelled by one persistent force. Freedom in England has unfolded like a plant from a life within; one leaf after another freeing itself from the detaining force. Only a few more remain and we shall behold the flower of fourteen centuries in which the most practical nation in the world has steadily pursued an idealâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the ideal of individual freedom subordinated only to the good of the whole!" Speculative Masonry is concerned with this freedom of the individual. I t came into being during that period in England when this struggle was at its height. It immediately found a fertile soil in colonial America and was adopted by the leading men of t h a t day and time. It appealed to the common man for by its precepts he was taught that all men are created equal and have the right of equal opportunity. We improve in Masonry as individuals but we also have a duty to our neighbors. That duty, however, is largely exercised as individuals, for a s we improve in Masonic intercourse, we communicate our improvement in mind and in spirit, unselfishly to
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our fellows. Thus, through a succession of effort as individuals and through our individual associations do we bring t h a t which W3 are taught to all affairs of our society, our church, our community, our state and our nation. â&#x20AC;˘ The immortal WASHINGTON brought to the early formation of our government the principles of democracy, a devoutness of spirit and a religious determination that right should prevail. Other Masons of our early history made similar contributions. I have no doubt whatever but that the principles of right and justice inculcated in his Masonic association had much to do with guiding the mind that moved the pen of Chief Justice JOHN MARSHALL.
I believe that Masonic influence, not collective but exemplified through the individual, was the guiding influence in shaping much of the pattern of this government, for many of those active in governmental affairs were Masons. This, in itself, would not prove anything, but the close resemblance of the principles which vi^ere written into our Great Charter and the principles that are taught in our lodge coupled with the fact that so many of the men of affairs of that day were Masons, indicates to me t h a t truly Masonic ideas permeated the minds and actions of the individuals who wrought in the governmental quarries of that time. As Masons we can be justly proud of the heritage which they have left. Although our brethren were in a majority, they did not decree that only Masons could hold office, nor did they undertake any effort to perpetuate themselves in office. They asked nothing for themselves, whether it was religfious freedom, economic advantage or political prestige, which they were unwilling to grant to their fellows. They fully recognized the right of free men to be free, and that improvement in society should come about through the peaceful processes of individual education and individual endeavor. There is abroad in the world today a philosophy of government which says to the. common man, in fact, to all men, that his first duty is not to God, nor to himself, nor even to his neighbor, but to the state. We are embroiled in a titanic world-wide struggle to decide whether that philosophy of government shall long prevail. The turn of events in that struggle during the past year leaves little doubt but that eventually complete victory will be on the side of democracy, and that once more man will be able to find his own social and religious improvement through the processes of individual action and endeavor. As that struggle draws to a close and we return to the ways of peace, may we remember the heritage that our Masonic forebears have left to us. May we never feel that Masonry is a panacea for the world's ills but, rather, may we renew our allegiance to the design of our Institution, which is to make Masons. May we understand that in the quiet of our halls, our labor is to lift our young men to a higher understanding of the Great Light, in order that they may better understand the uses of the plumb, the square and the level. And may we, through a devotion to our
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FYatemity, display those teachings in our daily life and conduct and as we associate with our fellows, so that when a man is said to be a Mason, all will know that there is a good man. Such an attitude on the part of our early American brethren brought credit to our Institution and contributed much to the improvement of the society in which they lived. We are convinced t h a t should we waJk in their steps we, too, will leave our mark upon the world of tomorrow, and accomplish much toward preserving for posterity the excellent tenets of our Institution. NECROLOGY.
The roses red upon my neighbor's vine Are owned by him, but they are also mine. His is the cost, and his the labor too. But mine as well as his the joy, their loveliness to viewr. Thus I am rich because a good man grew A rose-clad vine for all his neighbor's view. For this I know: That others plant for me And what they own, my joy may also be. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Anon. During the year 1,046 of our brethren have made that last great change from mortality to immortality. To some the summons has come quickly and without notice. To others it has come toward the close of the day, after a life well spent. It is not the fact that they have gone, for we must all make that last journey; it matters not whether the call comes at man's meridian or toward the close of a life well spent; 'it is not a question whether we die on the field of battle or are stricken as we guide the plow. It is not even a question whether one is prince, potentate or pauper. As fellow travelers upon the level of time, we recognize that death is inevitable. To many, the Angel of Death appears with a golden chalice, one quaff from which relieves the pain and suffering; to others he appears almost as one with a golden dagger delivering a stab in the back. No m a t t e r when or under what circumstances the call has come to these, our brethren, we pause to pay them tribute for our memories. Sympathy we extend to their loved ones who must continue yet a little' while without their counsel, love and devotion. While we place about the bereaved the arm of fraternal protection, we engrave upon these pages our thanks for the privilege of having lived and labored with them. They planted roses for us to see and enjoy. In many cases the blooms from their arbor will long outlive our time in the gardens of this world. And . w^hile we labor on our rose arbor, may we also t r y to match in beauty and splendor the blossoms they have grown. As we revere their memories, may we also learn from their lives the proper application of our talents and put them to proper use in our gardens. May we be able to plant only the best varieties of deeds and actions, fertilize them with kindly thoughts and
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motives, and cultivate them generously with fraternal love and affection; and then, like our departed brethren, share the blooms with our neighbors. During the year we have been saddened by the death of our distinguished Brother JOHN W . NEILSON. On being notified of his passing, I caused the following fo be published in the Grand Secretary's BULLETIN for June, 1943: "Kansas Masonry has lost a faithful worker in the death of our Past Grand Master, JOHN W. NEILSON, of Concordia. "Masonic honors which came to M.'. W.'. Brother NEILSON were many, not only within this Grand Jurisdiction but from without. He wore them modestly and without pomp. Truly, he met his brethren upon the level and labored with them, always with but one goal in view, the advancement of the Institution of Freemasonry. "Being unable to attend the services in person, I was pleased to request M.". W.'. OTTO R. SOUDERS, who has labored with him on the Board of Directors of the Kansas Masonic Home and elsewhere in the quarries for so many years, to represent the Grand Lodge of Kansas and the Grand Master. It is pleasing to know, from his report that Brother NEILSON was laid to rest with all the honors which were his due. "May we who are left revere his memory for the good deeds which he performed in his quiet manner, and may we be as diligent in executing the designs upon our trestle board." During the latter part of August, Kansas Masonry suffered another great loss in the passing of Brother RALPH D . COTTON, for fifteen years Superintendent of the Kansas Masonic Home. I t is impossible to properly record, in the space allotted, a proper appreciation of Brother RALPH'S labors for Kansas Masonry, nor to indicate the esteem in which he was held by his fellow laborers on the Masonic Home Board. His was truly a labor to which he gave unstinted devotion and inte'ligent effort. The hundreds of boys and girls who have graduated from the Home will give ample testimony in their lives and deeds to the quality of service which he rendered as the guiding light of their lives. Placed in the position of counselor and friend of the aged, and as a parent to the young, he made full use of his opportunity to display the excellent tenets of our Institution and endeared himself to all. Funeral services for Brother COTTON were held in the auditorium of the ' Home, on August 30th. Later, on September 5th, in the presence of the Council of Administration, the members of the Home Board, the family of our lamented brother and several others, and in accordance with his expressed wish to become a physical p a r t of the Home to which he had devoted so much of his very self, your Grand Master, with appropriate ceremony, scattered his ashes upon the east lawn of the Home grounds. To the precious roses of fraternal love and affection, kindly acts and w^orthy deeds of all these, our brethren, who have preceded us in our last great journey, the Committee on Necrology will pay proper tribute at this Annual Communication.
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INSTALL.4TI0N OF GRAND OFFICERS.
Three of our Grand Officers were not present for installation a t the last Annual Communication. Proper authority was issued and the brethren were installed in their home lodges. W.'. J. HERBERT TALBERT, Grand Junior Deacon, was installed in Norwich Lodge No. 319, on March 25th by our Grand Senior Deacon, W.'. JAMES H . STEWART, J R . , assisted by K.'. W.'. W.
DwiGHT GRIMES, as Grand Marshal. W.". ELROY E. TiLLOTSON was installed Grand Chaplain in Rosedale Lodge No. 333 on March 5th by W.'. FRANK RUSHTON. W.'. D. EDWARD TAYLOR was installed Grand Sword Bearer in Seneca Lodge No. 39 on November 4th by W.'. JAY ADRIANCE. W.". Brother TAYLOR has now been called to the Colors.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Following custom, I have nominated members of our Grand Lodge, and confirmed nominations of other Grand Jurisdictions as Grand Representatives, as follows: New Mexico
WILLIAM B . HAZEN
New Zealand Salvador
JAMES G . DYKES CARLOS BENITEZ ZEPADA
Arizona
EDWARD W . SULT
Wichita
Canada
JAMES H. STEWART, J R
Wichita
Tennessee
FLOYD A. PALMER
West Virginia
CHARLES W . GARRISON
Silver City San
Dunedin Salvador
Independence
Gamett
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS AND DISTRICT MEETINGS.
My t e r m a s Grand Master has proved to me if, indeed, any additional proof was needed, that our system of District Deputy Grand Masters and lodge instruction through the District Meetings, approaches the ideal situation. I find it difficult to imagine just what our situation would be if we found it necessary to operate without the seventy-six District Deputy Grand Masters, and the District Meetings. Faced a s we were by restrictions on travel, loss of younger officers and workers to the Armed Services and, with so many demands on our time, your Grand Lodge Officers had some serious â&#x20AC;¢misgivings about the District Meetings during the year, but a s It has advanced, the doubts and fears have vanished. In their place we have developed a positive feeling and conviction that Masons of this day and age, like our brethren of days gone by, look upon hardship and inconvenience as a challenge to their devotion to the Fraternity.
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During the year, meetings were held on schedule in each of the Districts. Attendance was somewhat under previous years, but what was lacking in numbers was offset by increased enthusiasm of the workers. The degree of success of each meeting seems to be in direct proportion to the quality of leadership by the District Deputy. I t is his duty to plan for and organize the meeting so that when the Lecturer arrives to take over, everything will be in readiness for an enjoyable and profitable day of instruction. But this is not their only duty. They are the personal representatives of the Grand Master in their District. They rank with the Grand Junior Warden and are the eyes and ears of the Grand Master. They should counsel, guide, inspect and report on the state of the Science in each lodge. If their work is properly done, they earn the gratitude of the Grand Master whom they represent. During the year, I have leaned heavily upon these brethren, and desire at this time to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation. There has not been a time when anything asked of them has been neglected. They have earned our gratitude. It is not detracting from the rest to say that, during the year, two of our faithful District Deputies, R.'. W.'. Brothers ARTHUR C. HODGSON of the 48th District, and MERVIN A. ROSS of the 39th were called to the Colors. We shall be happy when they return and take their places in our work. Whatever is here said concerning the work of the District Deputies applies equally to other loyal and devoted brethren in our lodges. Many of these have given years of devotion and labor. Whatever added enthusiasm has come to our lodges is not due to any one individual but to the everlasting and continued coordinated team work of the entire group. My sincere and profound thanks are extended to all. MASONIC HOME. One of the most tangfible accomplishments of this Grand Lodge is the maintenance and operation of the Kansas Masonic Home at Wichita. The beautiful setting of this spacious plant in a residential section of the city makes an impression on the visitor that is entirely in keeping with the beauties of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth which are so well displayed in the management of the Home. Here the widow and orphan are sheltered, and the unfortunate brother finds surcease from care during the last lap of his journey to the West. Here, safe from worry and torment of a troubled turbulent world, are to be found all the fundamental foundations of a Home. It is small wonder that the Kansas Mason has pardonable pride in this humanitarian institution. The operation of the Home is a sizeable undertaking, particularly under present restrictions, scarcity of certain foods and the need for farsighted planning. We of the Official Family and Mem-
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bers of the Board of Directors had come to lean heavily on our faithful Brother RALPH D . COTTON in many of these matters, but all in a twinkling, in the midst of a summer sunrise, the hand of Fate reached out and took him from us. Temporary management of the Home was placed in the hands of M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, Eixecutive Secretary of the Board and it was, indeed, fortunate that we had a man of his knowledge and ability to turn t o for temporary direction and management. For the matter of several weeks, he practically gave up his profession and devoted his entire time to the affairs of the Home. As soon as it w a s possibe to make a thorough canvass of brethren who might be available for the position of Superintendent, the Board convened and unanimously chose Brother VERDON M. LISTON of Adams Lodge No. 63. Brother LISTON soon entered upon his duties and both he and M.'. W.'. Brother SOUDERS will make further report on the Home a t this Annual Communication. In considering t h e welfare of the Home, I wish to call your attention to some pertinent problems of finance. The expense of operating the Home is in the neighborhood of $80,000 per year. This, I feel is most reasonable when you consider that it represents something less than 90 cents per day for each member of the Home family. This $80,000 comes from two sources; per capita tax, and raising fees from the Grand Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star. Approximately $60,000 per year is thus raised. The balance must come from interest on investments held in the Endow^ment Fund. A few years ago, when interest rates were in the neighborhood of 5 and 6% considerable income could be expected from this source.With the present going rate of 2 % % it requires double the amount of Endowment Fund to equal the same return. There is, therefore, a definite need for an increase in the Endowment Fund. During recent years,, we have had several sizeable bequests come to us from wills. We should have more of this type of remembrance from loyal Masons seeking a worthy Institution with which to divide their estates. The officers and interested brethren of our lodges should lose no opportunity to make suggestions along this line whenever opportunity presents. The Secretary of the Board, M.'. W.'. Brother SOUDERS, will be glad to assist in drawing the necessary papers, or offer advice in the event that tax matters are involved. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY.
One of the real satisfactions of the year has been the interest taken by t h e Craft in qualifying for the Certificates of Proficiency. The system was recommended by M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG in 1940, put into operation by M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND
February 27, 1940, and further enlarged and extended to include "A" and " B " Certificates by M.". W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS March 27,
1942. We point with pride to the long list of proficient brethren who have qualified during the present year. This list will be found appended to the Grand Secretary's report.
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On proper recommendation, brethren holding certificates who were still active in the work, were granted renewals by me. During the year the number holding the Unlimited Certificate has more than tripled. We now have a total of forty-four brethren who merit this distinction. Your Grand Master has made liberal use of many of these brethren as is pointed out elsewhere in this address. The surface has been merely scratched. Out of 60,000 Masons in Kansas, there surely are more than ten times forty-four brethren who, with a little effort, could pass the required examination. The preliminary steps to be taken are in the hands of the District Deputy Grand Masters. I hope that the incoming District Deputies will fully acquaint themselves with the procedure and then "set the Craft to work" in every lodge. The rules will be found on pages 233 and 234 Proceedings of 1941 and page 19, Proceedings of ,1943, or the Grand Secretary will mail a copy on request. THE BULLETIN.
Starting a few years back, a sheet was issued from the office of the Grand Secretary as a sort of "chit chat" under the heading of "What's Going On." The effort has been expanded and dignified to the point that it is eagerly awaited by those on its mailing list, and others, as it is passed along. During recent years it has been further dignified by being issued under the mast head of THE BULLETIN. At present, the mailing list includes the Secretaries, District Deputies, Grand Officers and Past Grand Officers. The cost has been paid from appropriations under the direction of the Grand Secretary, and on the current basis, amounts to about $40.00 per month, including printing and mailing. We feel that the expense is fully justified, but question whether full use is made of this medium of dissemination of Masonic happenings and Masonic knowledge. We think that in too many cases it is "received and filed by the Secretary" without being circulated among the lodge officers and interested brethren. We have in Kansas two or more commendable Masonic newspapers or magazines operated as commercial enterprises. These serve for the most part, if not entirely, a very useful purpose. It will readily be admitted that the interchange of Masonic information is most desirable and should be encouraged, so long as the subject matter is handled in a proper Masonic manner. We know that the daily press cannot be expected to feature those things which are of particular interest to the members of the Fraternity. For several years, your Grand Master, and I think others as well, have felt that we in Kansas do not have a proper contact with the individual Mason. Too often a member who has removed from the vicinity of his lodge heai-s from it only when he receives a statement for his annual dues from the Secretary of the lodge.
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During this present world conflict this situation stands out in bold relief. We feel that thousands of our young Masons who are serving with the Armed Forces on so many wide spread battle fronts, deserve a closer contact with their brethren. We know that some Grand Jurisdictions sponsor Masonic publications, either directly or through a Board of Editors. These become the official publication of the Grand Lodge. Just what the experience of these Grand Lodges is, or has been, I am not prepared to say. Certainly a glance a t some of these publications convinces one that they serve a very useful purpose, but whether the amount of good to be obtained justifies the expense involved is not readily apparent. We are not prepared to recommend an expansion of the Bulletin to where it would become available to every Mason who holds membership in a Kansas lodge. We do believe that if that were done, even though it were distributed every other month, we would have accomplished much in maintaining interest among the Craft. It has not been possible for your Grand Master to devote the time and study to this project which its importance deserves. It is therefore recommended that the incoming Grand Master appoint a special committee to make a survey of the situation, and report to the Grand Lodge at the next Annual Communication. Meantime, THE BULLETIN is commended for having performed a very desirable piece of work. Certainly it should be continued, and that it may render the maximum of service in the continued dissemination of news and knowledge, may I urge every lodge to make contributions by sending to the Grand Secretary's office everjrthing of interest in the happenings of their lodge. TWENTY-FIVE AND FIFTY YEAR BUTTONS.
The presentation of these buttons affords us a very stimulating tjrpe of ceremony. Almost every lodge can build a delightful evening around such a compliment, either in the lodge or, as ma.ny have found, a t a community gathering where friends and neighbors, young and old, may gather to pay tribute, and enjoy the honor t h a t comes to the recipients. I t is not possible for your Grand Master to be present a t all of these presentations, much as he would enjoy it. The honor of making the presentation should be his but, in his absence, any of the Grand Lodge Officers, Past Grand Masters, the District Deputy Grand Mastery, or able brethren of your own may be called upon. At the present time, metals seem to be scarce, but as soon as buttons are again available, I hope that every Master of every lodge at least once a year, will scan his membership list and arrange for appropriate presentation to those deserving. In that connection, m a y I say that our policy has been that the twentyfive or fifty years need not be consecutive, nor must the member-
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ship be entirely in this Grand Jurisdiction. If the brother h a s maintained affiliation for the total required number of years he is eligible. It has been my pleasure to be present and make presentation of many of these buttons this year and I think the most delightful memories of my year as Grand Master will be centered around these gatherings. TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS.
I a m pleased to report that only two cases have been received by me. These have been referred to the Committee on Trials a n i Punishments, and the report of this committee will be forthcoming during the Annual Communication. I am not so sure that we can point with pride to this lack of work by this most important committee of the Grand Lodge. I have learned in a roundabout fashion of several other cases where it seemed to me that action should have been undertaken, but where some mistaken ideas of Masonic Charity precluded definite charges being filed. We recognize that Masonic Charity is most cornmendable but that does not mean that we should close our eyes and ears to flagrant violation of our obligations. We should, of course, drop words of admonition at the proper time and in the proper manner, but we also owe it to the good name of our Fraternity that recurring acts or wanton violation of our standards should receive attention through the proper channels. To do otherwise, is to court dishonor and debasement of our good name. LECTURERS.
One of my first acts a s Grand Master was to appoint three L e c t u r e r s : W.'.
Brothers HARVEY O . DAVIS, STANFORD M . SMART
and EDWARD W. SULT. Brother SMART'S illness made it impossible for him to take his regular assignments, but he has continued his faithful w^ork a s requested among local lodges and brethren. You brethren know Brothers DAVIS and SULT, their fine manner of instruction and their complete knowledge of the work. My only hope is that they will be available for many years t o come. During the series of fall District Meetings, Brother DAVIS became quite seriously ill, and while he continued to work for two days in spite of severe pain, it was evident that his well being demanded temporary relief. Here is where the holders of the Unlimited Certificates fully justified all that has been done to encourage them to qualify. We were able to fill in with W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON a t two meetings; our Deputy Grand Master, R.'. W.'. Brother TRICE, a t one whole group of meetings, and our Grand Secretary, M.'. W.'. Brother STRAIN a t still another group. Thus, the meetings were continued
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on schedule and, from the reports which I received, the commissioning of these brethren as Assistant Lecturers for the time being was fully justified. At about this time, it was also necessary to instruct the officers of North Star Lodge U. D., prior to the granting of Letters of Dispensation. In this I was able to call upon another holder of the Unlimited Certificate, W.'. RAYMOND L . DELONG, to perform this duty. His willingness and the testimony of the brethren indicate again the desirability of continuing our efforts in the Certificate work. GRAND MASTERS' AND GRAND SECRETARIES' CONFERENCE.
In accordance with the approval of this Grand Lodge, your Grand Master and Grand Secretary attended the Annual Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries, held in Washington, D. C , February 22nd to 24th, inclusive. Coming as it did, so soon after my installation as Grand Master, this conference was, indeed, an inspiration. Gathered there were the presiding Grand Masters from 46 of the 49 Grand Jurisdictions of the United States. There was also in attendance the Grand Master from one of the Grand Jurisdictions in Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;47 in all. The three United States Grand Lodges not represented bv their Grand Master in person were, neverineiess, representea oy the Deputy Grand Master, or by a Past Grand Master. Thus, for the first time in the history of these conferences, all 49 Grand Lodges w^ere in attendance. Too much cannot be said of the good that comes from these ooiifereiices. An agenda is prepared by a comniittee, and the discussions follow in orderly fashion. Every subject presented, and discussed, was timely and helpful. Even your Grand Master was given a place on the program and, save for this item, the prepared papers and the informal addresses have added much to the stimulating literature of the Fraternity. There is no attempt whatsoever in these gatherings to bring Ancient Craft Masonry in the United States under one common head. Rather, do the several Grand Lodges through their representatives seek to improve the Craft through the avenue of mutual interest. I came away feeling that so long as these conferences continue on their present basis, Kansas cannot afford to be without representation. I therefore urge that the incoming Grand Master, and the Grand Secretary, make arrangements to be in attendance at this conference next week, and recommend that an appropriation for that purpose be made. BUILDING PROJECTS.
Restrictions on building materials related to the war effort have precluded new lodge hall construction. However, there have been three matters pertaining to building projects submitted to me during the year.
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With a considerable expansion in Masonic interest in the city ' of Wichita and, with some uncertainty surrounding the ultimate disposition of the York Rite Temple there, application was made by Sunflower Lodge No. 86 for approval of the purchase of a two story building at 320-22 South Broadway. Complete information concerning the acquisition, the financing of the purchase and the improvement of the second story to accommodate the lodge was requested and furnished. Full investigation was made of the w^hole housing situation surrounding the Wichita lodges involved by a removal of Sunflower Lodge No. 86, and while it was difficult to make the decision, it nevertheless seemed that the proposal should have approval. It was accordingly given. Two years ago. Corner Stone Lodge No. 219, Little River, lost their Temple by fire. They reported opportunity to acquire a suitable building and that they had sufficient cash on hand to complete the transaction without incurring indebtedness. Approval was given. Perhaps, the greatest satisfaction came from request for approval of a plan which would permit Cedar Lodge No. 103 at Chanute to acquire the Temple formerly occupied by King David Lodge No. 416, previously consolidated with Cedar Lodge In 1937. The details of the plan appeared to be entirely sound and easily within the reach of an active and devoted group of brethren. Approval was given and later reports indicate that complete remodeling of the new Temple is nearly completed and that the united Craft of this fine Masonic city are very happy in the venture which seemed to be entirely desirable from every standpoint. LAYING OF CORNER STONES.
For the first time in many years, there has not been a single request for the laying of Corner Stones of public buildings. This is a good opportunity for Masonry to display with proper ceremony the Ancient Mason's Art and it is to be regretted t h a t the stress of world conflict, and its attendant claim on materials, have evidently discouraged building for the time being. As the w a r draws closer to a successful conclusion there, doubtless, will be a demand for this service from the Fraternity and our brethren should w^atch for requests and communicate them promptly to the Grand Master. DORIC LODGE NO. 8 3 .
Doric Lodge No. 83, located in Eudora, rented the downstairs of their building presumably to a restaurant. The rental terms provided that certain improvements were to be made and taken out of the rental payments. Later, the lodge was embarrassed to find that what was presumed to be a restaurant, really was a convenient gathering place for workers in the nearby war plant to congregate and play the "juke-box." It reached the place where lodge officers in the room
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above could not make themselves heard above the din in the room below, and because of the terms of the rental agrreement, considerable difficulty was experienced in regaining possession of the premises. After considerable correspondence, and with the services of an attorney, the premises were vacated, but with some financial loss to the lodge. The m a t t e r is here mentioned, not to criticise the officers of Doric Lodge No. 83, but to call the m a t t e r to the attention of the Trustees of other lodges in simUar situations. Too much care cannot be taken in scrutinizing the character of the tenant and the type of business he intends to operate in property belonging to the lodge. Unless that is done, dissension and dissatisfaction among the brethren is invited. OSAGE VALLEY LODGE NO. 2 4 .
The only visitation of the year which held any tinge of unpleasantness for your Grand Master was the viaiL lo Osage Vaiiey Lodge No. 24, Osawatomie. On the night before the Annual Communication of this lodge several brethren of the lodge met and prepared a "slate" of officers which was printed and circulated. In this it was apparent that they were guided entirely by personal motives and through their activities, the Senior Warden of the lodge was defeated for advancement after the first ballot which was a tie, whereupon the Master declared the ballot illegal, and refused to recognize the election of the Past Master who had received a majority of one vote. ~ In consequence of bitter discussions which followed the Senior Warden left the lodge and balloting continued for several hours. Many who received majorities declined acceptance. Feeling that it was impossible for the membership to cast a considered ba'lot under such conditions, and being fully advised in the matter I issued the following EDICT To the Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Osage Valley Lodge No. 84, A.F.doAM. GREETINGS:
Whereas, it appears to your Grand Master that the Annual Election held in cormection with the Annual Communication of Osage Valley Lodge No. 24, A.F.&A.M. on the evening of December 2, 1943, was largely influenced by matters and conduct which were not in keeping with the Laws of Masonry in Kansas, or the manner in which Masons should conduct themselves. And Whereas, your Grand Master is charged "**to superintend the transactions of the Craft, to interfere in all congregations of Masons and prevent the commission of wrong, and to see **â&#x20AC;˘ that the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge *** are preserved and obeyed." Novo Therefore, I, CHARLES S. MCGINNESS, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Grand Master of Masons of Kansas, do hereby issue and proclaim the following Edict.
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1. The election of officers of Osage Valley Lodge No. 24, A.F.&A.M. held upon the above date is hereby set aside and declared to be illegal and of no effect. '^ 2. The Master and Wardens of said Lodge are hereby ordered and directed to refrain from and to deny the installation of any of said officers said or claimed to have been elected on the above date. 3. The Master of said Lodge, W.". Brother JOHN H. ERICKSON, through the Secretary, Brother LISLE W . CH.\MBERS is hereby directed to summon the membership of said Lodge to attend a Special Communication of Osage Valley Lodge No. 24, A. F.&A.M. to be held in the Lodge Hall at 8:00 P.M. on December 17th, 1943 for the purpose of receiving the Grand Master and to proceed with the election of officers of said Lodge for the ensuing year. Of the above, you will take due and timely notice to the end that Brotherly Love may prevail and that the Brethren may dwell together in the bonds of fraternity. Done at Cherryvale, Kansas, this 6th day of December, A.D. 1943, A.L. 5943. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS, [SEAL] Grand Master. Attest: ELMER F . STRAIN,
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Secretary.
In consequence of this Edict, I visited the lodge at the appointed hour. Out of 200 summonses sent to all members residing within a radius of fifty miles, including all whose names appeared on the register the night of the Annual Communication, 103 members of the lodge answered and were present. An election was held and the officers elected were installed by me. The membership was exhorted to restore harmony, the losers to accept the verdict of their brethren and the winners to be generous to all. It is hoped that the admonition of the Grand Master is heeded for a lodge divided cannot assume its proper place in the community. The experience of Osage Valley Lodge emphasizes a need to review what our Past Grand Master, M.'. W.'. JAMES A. CASSLER has to say in his address to this Grand Lodge, printed on page 319 of the Proceedings of 1934. After spending some time in studying the question of solicitation, he states: "Without any hesitation, we must say t h a t such practices are not Masonic and should not be countenanced. A Masonic office should come as a reward for merit and faithful service and not as a matter of political preferment or as a result of solicitation. The privilege of free, voluntary and intelligent choice must always be the rule and guide without electioneering." SO far as your Grand Master could determine, the experience of Osage Valley Lodge No. 24 emphasizes another need for observing one of the fundamental laws of Masonry: That every brother should contribute ratably and equitably toward the support of the lodge.
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BENNINGTON LODGE NO. 1 8 0 .
When it becomes clear that a lodge is unmindful of its Masonic duty to the community in which it has jurisdiction and when it is clearly demonstrated that all attempts to revive interest are vain, it becomes the duty of the Grand Master to arrest the Charter of that lodge. Bennington Lodge No. 180 had not submitted an Annual Report for two years. No degrees had been conferred for five years. Interest could not be revived despite visits by Grand Lodge Officers on several occasions. On August 2, 1943, I therefore issued the following EDICT To the Master^ Wardens and Brethren of A-Âťufi/if/ni/yi^wri,
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It appearing t h a t the officers and members are Indifferent to the duties and responsibilities under our law, and the charter of the lodge, and for a considerable period have failed to comply with legal requirements: Now
Therefore,
I, CHARLES S . MCGINNESS, by virtue of the
power and authority vested in me a s Grand Master of the M.'.W.". Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, do hereby arrest the charter of Bennington Lodge No. 180, A.F.&A.M. of Bennington, Kansas, and direct its officers to surrender the ujal, charter, ciphers, property, moneys, books and accounts to KOY G. SHEARER, Grand Pursuivant, a n d / o r ELMER F . STRAIN,
Grand Secretary, to be transported a t once to the office of the Grand Lodge in Topeka, Kansas, there to be stored until the Annual Communication of 1944. Further, the officers and interested brethren are directed to appear a t said Annual Communication and show^ cause why the charter should not be forfeited. Farther, it is ordered that the Grand Secretary be permitted to issue receipts to the membership for dues for the current and preceding years, all money collected to be impounded subject to final action a t the next Annual Communication. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand a t the City of Cherryvale, Kansas, this 2nd day of August, A.D. 1943. A.L. 5943. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS,
[ SEAL] Attest:
Grand Master. ELMER F . STRAIN,
Grand
Secretary.
Report was accordingly made by the Grand Secretary, who accompanied the Grand Pursuivant, and the charter, records and seal of Bennington Lodge are in the hands of the Grand Secretary. I t is recommended that the Charter be revoked and, that such funds a s t h e lodge may have, together with the property of the lodge, be appropriated by the Grand Lodge as provided for in Article VH, Section 4 of the Constitution.
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NORTH STAR LODGE U. D.
During the month of May, Brother BEN H . FOLKERS, of Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, visited me and expressed the wish of a group of brethren living in the north part of Wichita to have a lodge in their neighborhood, subject to the pleasure of the Grand Lodge. Feeling that Wichita lodges were very much overworked, I was pleased to give every encouragement. Numerous conferences were held. Considerable correspondence was exchanged. A suitable hall was found and the happy result was that on September 29th a petition for Letters of Dispensation was granted to a group of thirty-eight brethren to form North Star Lodge U.D. While not required by our Law, it was felt that the new lodge should be started to work with some formality and accordingly, on October 14th, and at my request, the officers nominated and appointed were installed by R.'. W.'. W. DWIGHT GRIMES, District Deputy Grand Master, with the able assistance of brethren from the other Wichita lodges. - The Letters of Dispensation were originally granted to expire on December 31, 1943, but were later extended to February 11, 1944. I am pleased to report that since receiving their Letters of Dispensation the lodge has shared In the liberal amount of work appearing among the Wichita lodges. They have made an unusual'y fine start. This is the second time since 1930 that this Grand Lodge has had opportunity to grant Charters and we hope t h a t favorable action may be had on their petition for a Charter through the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U.D., which will make full report this afternoon. On January 19th it was my pleasure, in company with the District Deputy Grand Master and the Grand Senior Deacon, to visit and inspect North Star Lodge U.D. As a result of that visit, I can report that they have a fine group of brethren well qualified in the work and the responsibility of operating a lodge. If their prayer for a Charter is granted, may we hope that they will continue to growr and prosper, so that their children and their children's children will appreciate their efforts and think kindly of them for providing an instrument for the transmission of the excellent tenets of our Institution. CONSOLIDATIONS.
Upon application of the officers of Luray Lodge No. 153 and Blue Hill Lodge No. 198, supported by necessary evidence of twothirds vote of the membership of each lodge, I issued the following Edict of Consolidation: EDICT. FROM THE GRAND EAST.
To the Masters, Wardens and Brethren of Luray Lodge No. 153 and Blue Hill Lodge No. 198: A proposition to consolidate Luray Lodge No. 153, A.F.&A.M., of Luray, Kansas, and Blue Hill Lodge No. 198, A.F.&A.M., of
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Lucas, Kansas, has been submitted in accordance with Section 2, Article VII of the Constitution. The proceedings thereunder seem to be regular and t h e Secretaries of both lodges certify t h a t the resident membership has been notified and that the final action was favorable to t h e consolidation by the necessary two-thirds vote. Now
Therefore
I, CHAKLES S . MCGINNESS, by virtue of the
power and authority vested in me as Grand Master of the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, do hereby declare said lodges to be consolidated under the name and title of Blue Hill Lodge No. 198, A.F.&A.M., located a t Lucas, Kansas. I t is hereby ordered t h a t the' Secretary of Luray Lodge No. 153 transmit a t once the seal, charter and ciphers of Luray Lodge No. 153 to t h e Grand Secretary a t Topeka, Kansas, and turn over all property, books, accounts and records to Blue Hill Lodge No. 198. Blue Hill Lodge No. 198 shall make due returns indicating t h e date when the consolidation has been completed and the t e r m s of this EDICT have been complied with. In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand a t the City of Cherryvale, Kansas, this 3rd day of April, A.D. 1943, A.L. 5943. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS,
[SEAL] Attest:
Grandmaster. ELMER F . STRAIN,
Grand
Secretary.
Proper report of the consummation of the consolidation has been received. EXEMPLIFICATION OF WORK.
As instruction in the dramatized form for the Third Degree is not given at the District Meetings, it is our custom to invite some of the many able and w^lUing lodges to dramatize it a t each Annual Communication. Considering present, and possible traveling restrictions, the invitation w a s extended this year to Orient Lodge No. 51, and promptly accepted. Five brethren of this lodge hold Unlimited Certificates of Proficiency, and a considerable number, with the necessary qualifications, have not a s yet taken the examination. This lodge h a s had an active Examining Committee, and several of their brethren hold "A" and " B " Certificates. All officers and workers are urged to be present.in this room a t 7:30 P.M., to witness the dramatized work as it wUl be presented under the direction of W.". HARVEY O . DAVIS, Lecturer. GRAND ORATOR.
As a particular compliment to Masons absent in the military service of our country, it was niy intention to secure as Grand Orator some brother in khaki. An invitation was extended to Major ALPHA H . KENNA who, while a member of Lafayette Lodge No. 724 in our sister jurisdiction of Indiana, is well known Eimong
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the brethren of our State because of his long residence and service in the Ministry here. The invitation was accepted and Brother KENNA intended to fulfill the assignment until his transfer to a new post of duty outside the State made that impossible. It has therefore been my pleasure to recall as Grand Orator one who has not only served this Grand Lodge, but who is a past Department Chaplain of the Kansas American Legion. I speak of Brother FRED W . CONDIT, a member of Parsons Lodge No. 117, and one of the ablest Masonic speakers in our State. By reason of his far reaching knowledge of the history of our Craft and his unquestioned ability, I am sure that his address will be both scholarly and inspiring. By reason of his associations with the veterans of World War I, I have no doubt but that it may serve to stimulate our thinking with regard to our duties to the returning soldier. Brother CONDIT has very graciously accepted this assignment on short notice and while I make no apologies for him, I do wish to express our grateful appreciation for his willingrness to serve. Your presence at two o'clock this afternoon in this room will insure adequate justification for your attendance at this Annual Communication. INVITATIONS FROM SISTER GRAND JURISDICTIONS.
I t has been a matter of great disappointment to me that it was impossible to accept invitations to attend Annual Communications of other Grand Jurisdictions. I had firmly resolved to attend the' 149th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Illinois but, at the last minute, press of other matters and a bad cold intervened, and I was unable to attend or send a proxy. It was also a source of considerable disappointment that I was unable to attend the Grand Lodge of Indiana to which I had a very cordial invitation from M.'. W.'. CLARENCE R. MARTIN, whom I had met and learned to respect at the Grand Masters' Conference In Washington. Similar invitations were received from other Grand Jurisdictions, including Missouri, Colorado, Iowa, Wyoming, Nebraska and Maryland. I was unable to attend any of these, but was very much pleased that our Grand Secretary, M.'. W.'. Brother STRAIN, could proxy for me in Nebraska, and still more pleased that our Deputy Grand Master, R.". W.'. Brother TRICE could pay our respects in Wyoming, where our good Kansas Mason, M.'. W.'. J. MELVIN EVANS, brother of our Grand Senior Warden, was the Grand Master. As this is written, I hope that Brother TRICE may also represent me at the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. VISITATIONS.
One of the most delightful privileges of a Grand Master is to meet with his brethren. In a year when the demands of war overshadow every other activity, when there are restrictions on travel and when time is valuable, this privilege must be curtailed.
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Despite this necessity, it has been possible to make a considerable number of visits, many times through the courtesy of loyal brethren who were kind enough to furnish the means of transportation. Space will not permit the enumeration of all these, but certain of them stand out. March 22nd over two hundred brethren of the 10th, 49th and 8th Districts attended a meeting of Pittsburg Lodge No. 187. The Grand Senior Warden was present, and a delightful evening was had. On May 17th, despite a downpour of rain and an impending flood, the brethren of my own, the 18th District, gathered in my home lodge to honor the office to which you have elevated me. Our District Deputy Grand Master and the Grand Secretary braved the weather, along with a considerable number of others, all of whom spent most of the night detouring around swollen On May 27th I was delighted to m i n g e with the brethren of Winfield Lodge No. 110 and enjoy their hospitality. The Grand Senior Deacon was also present. On May 28th I had the very great privilege of attending Delta Lodge No. 77 at Medicine Lodge. Despite the fact that no publicity had been given because of conflicting Commencement Exercises, the hall w^as packed. It was a most delightful evening because of many things. 1. It was our Deputy Grand Master's lodge. 2. The degree work was magnificently done. This lodge now has four members who hold unlimited Certificates of Proficiency. 3. I viewed at first hand the activity of this lodge in their efforts toward keeping in touch with their brethren in the Armed Forces. 4. Besides having in attendance four District Deputies, I had the pleasure of introducing the Grand Senior Steward, the Grand Junior Deacon, Past Grand Master OTTO R . SOUDERS, the Grand Junior Warden and the Deputy Grand Master. The only distressing circumstance of the evening, which was not then apparent, was that it was to be the last time that I would sit in lodge with our late Brother R.4LPH D. COTTON. On May 29th I attended an informal affair, the Annual Strawberry Festival of Norwich Lodge No. 319, the home lodge of our Grand Junior Deacon. Despite the shortage of the delicious fruit, several crates had been obtained and stored for the occasion. For the benefit of the officers of lodges who are concerned with maintaining interest, I give you this lodge as a pattern. In a community of about five hundred, this lodge has failed only twice to show a .gain in membership for ten years.' While other lodges have been blaming radios, hard times, dust storms, etc., here is a lodge which never fails to maintain interest. In all the last twenty years, every brother raised in that lodge has received the Third Degree in dramatized form. I do not think the Norwich community is any different from hundreds of other farming communities. The lodge in Norwich is one of the principal institutions in the community, just as it should be everywhere. And it takes its place
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in the community, not because of the Strawberry Festival, but because the Masons look upon their lodge seriously and with pride. On Decoration Day, I enjoyed a rare privilege. I was invited to speak at the Memorial Day services among the cedars at Greenwood Cemetery, a short way southwest of Wichita. It was a return after many years to the hill overlooking' the place where I was born and on the hill where my parents lay, under the cedars, fast asleep. It was an humble effort to make some repayment on my debt to God-fearing pioneer Kansas parents and their neighbors for providing an enlightened Christian community in which to start life's journey. June 18th it was nay privilege to attend Hebron Lodge No. 314 at Gridley. Tw^o Third Degrees were conferred in splendid manner. Brother ROBERT M . RILEY, of Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, holder of an unlimited Certificate of Proficiency, assisted in the work as a special guest of the lodge. Here is another fine example of Masonry at work in rural communities. On this occasion it was a pleasure to have beside the District Deputy Grand Master, M.'. W.'. JAY B . KIRK, and the Grand Secretary in attendance. June 24th St. John's Day was observed in unusual manner. On the occasion of my visit to Pittsburg Lodge No. 187 in March there were present M.'. 111.'. WALTER B . PINGREE, Past Grand Master of the M.'. 111.". Grand Council of R. & S. M. of Missouri, and W.'. LAWRENCE M . RAY, Master of Carthage Lodge No. 197, > Carthage, Missouri. Being impressed with the excellent work of the Kansas brethren, an Invitation was extended to confer a Third Degree in Carthage Lodge on St. John's Day. This festival has been observed by Carthage Lodge for many years by opening lodge in early morning and later serving breakfast. Consent of the . Grand Master of Missouri, M.'. W.'. FORREST C. DONNELL, was obtained and it was my pleasure to accompany about twenty-five of the Pittsburg brethren on this visit to our sister Grand Jurisdiction, where the work was conferred beginning at 4:00 A.M. Your Grand Master was, indeed, proud of the manner in which our brethren performed in the Show Me state. That same evening, it was my pleasure to participate in another St. John's Day Festival held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral at Kansas City, Kansas, for the benefit of a great many lodges in Northeastern Kansas, which, was well attended. The address of the evening was by our Grand Chaplain, W.'. ELROY E . TILLOTSON. June 29th I was pleased to have a part in a reception for our distingxiished brother, R.'. E.'. JAMES A. G. SHIRK, Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Kansas, sponsored by the various Masonic bodies of Pittsburg. July 16th it was hot in Rosedale Lodge No. 333, Kansas City, but the heat did not disturb the tranquillity which prevailed among a large gathering to honor two fine citizens who were entitled to receive fifty year buttons. Twenty-five year buttons were also presented and the spirit of loyalty to Rosedale Lodge gave full
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evidence of the pride which the membership has for a fine lodge. An interesting circumstance was the presentation of twenty-five year buttons to three members of the RUSHTON family, W.". FRANK RUSHTON, his father and brother. Besides the District Deputy, the Grand Chaplain was in attendance. On August 20th the Grand Master of Oklahoma, M.". W.'. J. FRED LATHAM, visited the brethren of Hutchinson to confer the First Degree upon his son. The young m a n was receiving Naval training a t the Air Base near that city and was about to be moved. He had previously been elected in Oklahoma and received his degree through the courtesy of Bassett Lodge No. 124, although brethren from the other two lodges ably assisted by their presence and otherwise. I should have been delighted to have been counted present at this gathering, for those who were present report an evening that will long be remembered. I was pleased to delegate our District Deputy, R.'. W.'. WILLIAM P. CART, t o ' w ^ n f ^ n n
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jurisdiction and our Grand Senior Steward and Grand Junior Warden were also present. On t h a t same evening, I was most courteously received in Rising Sun Lodge No. 8, at Fort' Scott, and the Master, as a courtesy to me, arranged for my distinguished predecessor, M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG, to occupy the East.
On September 3rd I again visited District No. 29, this time with Crescent Lodge No. 133, Arkansas City. The work was by Dispensation on a brother elected several years ago, but employed in South America and home on his first visit. His remarks proved again the universality of Masonry and clearly demonstrated that the degrees were properly appreciated and deserved. On September 6th, following a day-long session of the Council of Administration, the Grand Lodge family visited Wichita Lodge No. 99. It was the occasion of the official visit of the District Deputy Grand Master and we enjoyed our visit to this large and active lodge. On September 17th, in company with the District Deputies for the 1st and 12th Districts and the Grand Secretary, a fifty year button was presented a t a meeting sponsored by Troy Lodge No. 55. I wish that I might have imparted more enthusiasm to this lodge which has a fine Masonic Temple. I t was a most delightful evening but there should have been a larger attendance to partake of the fine food and the fellowship. On September 24th the brethren of Parsons Lodge No. 117, with their Master in the Naval service, entertained your Grand Master royally. Brother FRED W. CONDIT delivered • a most instructive address on the Landmarks of Masonry and the meeting also afforded me an opportunity to present unlimited Certificates of Proficiency to two of their brethren and to pay tribute to their Master who received his certificate by mail previous to his departure for service in the Navy. Since that date' two more of the Parsons brethren have passed the required examination by the
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Lecturer and received their certificates, a fine record by a fine lodge. September 29th was the day when W.'. JAMES E . PORTER, former Mayor of Kansas City and long time Secretary of Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, was entitled to his fifty year button, and his brethren did him proper honor. .Over four hundred were served a fine chicken dinner. Past Masters of the lodge were honored and the Grand Secretary made a fine presentation. Your Grand Master was presented by W.". STEVEN M . HAUGHT, a Past Master of Ionic Lodge No. 254, St. John, who had conferred the degrees on him in that lodge. October 28th Adams Lodge No. 63, Oswego, celebrated their Seventy-fifth Anniversary. I t was a delightful evening with the banquet hall filled. A fifty year button award was made to W.'. ELMER S. NANCE, who served as D.D.G.M., in that district for many years. In addition, twenty-five year buttons were awarded and an unlimited Certificate of Proficiency presented to our District Deputy Grand Master, W.'. GLENN E . WILLIAMS. October 29th the brethren of Active Lodge No. 158, Atchison, observed their Charter Night. Many were turned away for lack of facilities and those who were unable to make necessary reservations were the losers. The Master, W.'. LAWRENCE F . DAY, presided over a fine program which Mrs. MCGINNESS and I will long remember with appreciation. November 29th twenty-five year buttons were presented to deserving brethren of lola Lodge No. 38 before an enthusiastic gathering of Masons and their families after a very ample covered dish supper. M.'. W.'. JAY B . KIRK presided as toastmaster. November 30th Patmos Lodge No. 97, were hosts of a banquet in honor of a very active Mason, W.'. WILBER E . ROBBINS, who received his fifty-year button. It was an outstanding Masonic gathering in a fine Masonic city. Twenty-five year buttons were ' also presented. Besides the D.D.G.M. of the 34th District, we w^ere accompanied by the D.D.G.M. of the 35th District," the Grand Tyler, the Grand Junior Warden and Past Grand Master OTTO R. SOUDERS. Brother VERDON M . LISTON, Superintendent of the Home
was also introduced. December 3rd Burlington Lodge No. 66 celebrated their Seventy-fifth Anniversary in appropriate manner. Following a sumptuous dinner, proper tribute was tendered to brethren absent in the military service, long time members were recogrnized and seventy-five years of fellowship in the lodge was toasted. Besides the . District Deputy, we were happy to have the Grand Senior Warden and the Grand Secretary with us. December 18th was the day set apart for the installation of officers in Kaw Lodge No. 272, Kansas City. We believe that Kaw Lodge offers an outstanding example of- making full use of this ceremony of installation. W.'. ALVA L. SWEARINGEN conducted the installation service for the 35th consecutive year, and it wras most impressive. I t was a delight to mingle with so many brethren from
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Kaw and surrounding lodges as well as to be received with four of the official family, the Grand Chaplain, Grand Secretary, Grand Junior Warden and the Deputy Grand Master. J a n u a r y 17th. This was the day for home coming in Ionic Lodge No. 254 at St. John, the lodge in which your Grand Master received his Symbolic Degrees. Brethren from ten lodges, four District Deputies, the Grand Senior Steward, Grand Junior Warden and the Deputy Grand Master all joined in doing honor to the office of Grand Master and it will long be remembered. J a n u a r y 19th, in company with the District Deputy and the Grand Senior Deacon, I was able to visit both Sunflower Lodge No. 86 and North Star Lodge U.D. in Wichita. In one, we admired the new lodge room and in the other, we gloried in their progress. Arrangements were made to return to Sunflower Lodge No. 86 and perform the ceremony of Dedication on February 2nd. There were three memor^-ble visits to m'^ own Iod*''e cherrvvale No. 137, during which I conferred the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry upon my oldest son. Upon the occasion of the conferring of the Second Degree, P a s t Masters' Night was observed and Twenty-five Year Buttons were presented. Later, on February 4th, the JJeputy Grand Master, Grand Junior Warden and Grand Senior and Junior Deacons together with Brother LiSTON, Superintendent of the Home, surprised us by announcing themselves as visitors. The memory of that evening will long remain, not entirely because the Third Degree was conferred upon my son, but because of the fine fellowship and the remarks of our visitors. Besides these visits, there are quite a few others. There are also many visits made by other Grand Lodge Officers who acted for me. As stated in the beginning, it is not possible for the Grand Master to do as much visiting as he would like, but in the present instance, enough has been done to convince me that Kansas Masonry, for the most part, fully realizes the importance of our profession and is functioning in splendid manner toward thf> rii=charge of its obligations. THE M.\SON IN A WORLD AT WAR.
In a world literally torn asunder by the ravages of war; in a time when the flower of manhood of all nations is cut down like weeds in the field; in a day when expediency is the watchword of all nations; at a time when civilization itself seems to be tottering on the brink of oblivion; just what is the Mason's proper place ? We are told that Masonry is a science. A science of what? Is it a science of building structures for the bomber to use as his t a r g e t ? Is it a science of manufacturing bombs and tanks and planes and ships to be used in the destruction of our enemies? Is it a science of research to find some new method of expediting the destruction of civilization?
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At a time when most of our thinking and most, if not all, of our effort is expended to bring about the victory of our arms, it is indeed difficult to put in proper perspective the science of our Craft. All Masonry has been defined as a search for truth. Truth is defined by MACKEY as "that which is properly expressed to a knowledge of God." From the first entrance of the Apprentice into the lodge, the search continues. To attain a true knowledge of God would be perfection, and can never be attained, but the goal is still there. As Masons we should never lose sight of that goal. To achieve true perfection is impossible, but only the stout hearted are able to continue the search, knowing full well that, no matter how diligent they may be, yet, the end will not be theirs. And so it is today, with our attention being temporarily thwarted by the booming of war drums in our ears, with civilization seemingly tumbling and crumbling all about us, we Kansas Masons must be of stout heart and willing to persevere. We must continue the search, even though the vision may be dimmed by the smoke of battle, and our senses lulled to sleep by the press of other matters. We are still Masons in search of perfection. We stand for what is right and true, and the time may come, as it has come to our brethren of other times and lands, when the things we value most may fade away and vanish. Then the spiritual values, those things in our character which the search for Truth develops and fosters, will be all that remain of value. These are solid principles; buildings which cannot be bombed into so much rubble; these will endure long after the transient values have lost their worth and been destroyed. In a recent book by R. C. HUTCHINSON there is a picture of a concentration camp in Europe. In it a great musician 'has been given the alternative of signing a confession for a misdemeanor of which he was not guilty, or privation and punishment which was so brutal that it meant maiming or even death. In that situation he counseled with a fellow prisoner in this fashion: "For myself, I like to think there's something they can't get hold of. *** What they really don't like about us is a certain quality in our minds. We recognize things for what they are, we refuse to believe that a fact can be wiped away by thinking, or turned into a different fact. *** They've robbed me of all the restâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;my friends., my art, my dignity, but I've something in my forehead, here,-and here, inside my chest, that they shall never take away." May we as Masons have that same devotion to principle which is exemplified in this fiction character. May we understand our dignity as Masons and put a proper value on the heritage that is ours, but may we, above everything else, remain true and steadfast in our determination to continue the search, with the realization that in so doing we shall never attain perfection, and that the most we can anticipate is that our labors have laid a few stones in that building not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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LIFE MEMBERSHIPS.
Despite pronouncements by former Grand Masters in which it was clearly pointed out t h a t the lodges should adjust their own situations with respect to Life Memberships, there seem to be several lodges who have not conformed to the rulings laid down and approved by this Grand Lodge. We believe that in some instances, failure to comply is due to a failure to understand t h a t a ruling of a Grand Master, when approved by the Grand Lodge, has the full force and effect of Law. In other cases, it appears to be a misunderstanding of the ruling or a misinterpretation of who may and who may not receive or retain a Life Membership. By-Law 142 does not make a clear statement on the subject of Life Memberships and the m a t t e r has been the subject of rulings and statements by former Grand Masters which are carried in several diffsrent P*rGcesdin°'s cf this Grand L.'^^*'''^ *w*» Hplip.vfi that a good purpose will be served by consolidating these rulings and statements into one consolidated ruling and I have therefore referred this matter to the Committee on Jurisprudence with the request t h a t they study the whole matter with a view toward clarification and the enactment of a By-Law on the subject if, in their judgement, that procedure seenas desirable. •• COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAW.
In consequence of action taken by this Grand Lodge a t the last Annual Communication, it was my pleasure to continue the personnel of the committee as appointed by M.'. W.'. Brother CURTISS, with the exception of M.'. W.'. GEORGE F. BEEZLEY who, because of service in the U. S. Army seemed unable to carry on in the work of the committee. I appointed M.'. W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN to the vacancy..
The Committee, with this one change in personnel, has been at work for two years. In that time the Constitution and Laws of other Grand Lodges have been carefully digested and analyzed. Our own Constitution has been thoroughly and painstakingly rearranged and revised. Your Grand Master, at all times, has been most courteously and completely informed regarding the work of the Committee. He is, therefore, qualified to report that a most commendable work has been completed so far as the revision of the Constitution is concerned. We believe that ensuing years will prove that the members of this Committee have earned the gratitude of the Craft. The report of the Committee and the submission of the revised Constitution for adoption will be an order of business a t this afternoon's session of this Annual Communication. The text of the revised Constitution has been printed and will be submitted with the Advance Reports in order t h a t it may be easily followed during the presentation by the Committee. I t is hoped t h a t these copies will also be carried back to the lodges and become the basis
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for discussions preliminary to adoption by the lodges as provided for in the section of our present Constitution dealing with amendments. (See Art. V m , Sec. 7 ) . In order that there may be no misunderstanding, it is here stated that the present Constitution will be in full force until our next Annual Commimication. Since the revision of only the Constitution has so far been attempted, there yet remains before the Committee the revision of the By-Laws. It is therefore recommended that the work be continued and that an appropriation to defray the expense involved be made. EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
ART. VI, Sec. 7 of our Constitution provides, among other things, as follows: "Before any candidate is advanced to the Second or Third Degree, he must exhibit suitable proficiency in the preceding degree, and on demand of any member of the Lodge the ballot must be taken in the same manner as "on the petition." During the year, I have had many requests for Dispensations to abridge time between degrees, and when it appeared that circumstances justified it. Dispensations were granted. In every case, attention was called to the waiver of time only. For some reason, the nature of which I am at a complete loss to understand, there seems to be prevalent in too many lodges, an idea that when time is waived, all that is needed is to give the candidate superficial instruction, take a perfunctory examination, pass him and continue the work. This is a direct violation of the Constitutional requirement and while your Grand Master has not arrested any charters because of this violation, he has issued some stem admonition and in certain instances required that full assurance would have to be g^iven concerning the attitude of the brethren before any further Dispensations would be granted to the offending lodges. There is very good reason for proficiency in addition to the fact that it is a Constitutional requirement. Dispensations are usually requested for those who are quitting their communities either for the military service or some equally extraordinary situation. That being the case, it becomes even more important that the candidate be fully proficient, for he will, likely be where no brother may vouch for him. He will, in order to establish himself among his brethren, have to be able to prove himself. With respect to those in the military service, it is still more important that they be fully qualified to travel and work. They will have opportunities to observe the universality of Masonry and be convinced of its good effects. We believe that if they will make full use of their right of visitation, they will be better Masons. Certainly, we do not wish them to be timid about trying to work their w^ay, which they surely will be if they have only a smattering of the work. Further, it is not intended that any brother should be able to say that he "received" his work. He should understand that
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Ancient Craft Masonry is not that easily obtained, and that it is necessary for him to "work" for his degrees. When any other attitude is taken, the result is that the Fraternity has been cheapened in the candidate's eyes and perhaps the lodge has become a party to an unmasonic act. I am sure that we do not wish to be in the position of receiving fees and giving in return less than thebrothe.' has a right to expect. In most instances where there has been slighting of the requirement, the brethren have been incined to try and justify it on the grounds that the expediency of the situation made it desirable. I cannot subscribe to this view^, nor do I feel that any brother who thinks well on it, will long hold it. We have certain standards which m a r k our Order as different from others. Those standards should be maintained even though it is necessary to delay work until a more convenient time. It is better to really make a Mason who will, because of the effort required of him, appreciate his standing, than to "give" the degrees to an army. Fortunately, I am glad to report that this feeling exists in only a small percent of our lodges. Most of the returns on Dispensations granted report a very high degree of proficiency on the part of the candidate and that the granting of the Dispensation was appreciated. It may also be stated that while these remarks deal mostly with w^ork done in connection with the Dispensations shortening time betw^een degrees, they apply equally to the matter of proficiency in the conferring of all work.
SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.
One of the prerogatives of a Grand Master is to grant requests for Special Dispensations. During the year the demand has been great. Early in the year, I announced a general policy regarding requests w^hich would be granted and indicated that others relating to conferring degrees for petitioners about to leave for military service would have every consideration. I have not by any means granted all requests, but where it ippeared that circumstances justified this unusual action the request has been granted. A large percentage of the requests have aad to do with shortening of time between degrees for brethren in the military service and in no case has any requirement of our iaw been waived, save time. Proficiency has been required in every case. A total of 369 Dispensations has been issued. In 39 cases, circumstances seemed to justify w^aiving of the fee. In a niunber of other cases, the fee assessed has not been paid at the time this is written.
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Dispensations- authorized lodges to meet conditions reported as follows: Conferring degrees at irregular times 293 Elections and installations 38 P a s t Master to convene lodge 1 .^ Changing date for stated meeting 1 Action on petitions 36 For the benefit of my successor, may I request that the Masters and Secretaries making request for Dispensation from the Grand Master forward the request as far in advance as possible. The fee should also accompany the request (By-Law 107). If the Dispensation is not used, the fee will be refunded, but its tender simplifies the Grand Master's bookkeeping. When the Dispensation has served its purpose and been made of record in the minutes of the lodge, it should be returned promptly to the Grand Master. The return of the Dispensation constitutes a report of the work done and it should be complete in every particular. You will lighten the work of the Grand Master thus giving him more time for other duties if you do not cause him additional correspondence. May I also point out that the granting of Dispensations is the Grand Master's prerogative. He is under no obligation whatsoever to grant them unless he feels that it will best serve the welfare of 'the Craft and that decision rests with him. During my term as Grand Master, the handling of Dispensations has taken a considerable amount of my time, and quite a saving could have been made with just a little more cooperation on the part of lodge officers. I do not complain for myself. I am merely offering suggestions which I hope will be of benefit to my successor. One other item'should be mentioned. A Grand Master's Dispensation does not extend beyond his tenure of office, unless renewed by endorsement of his successor. This fact does not seem to be clearly understood, and is mentioned here^so t h a t if any lodge holds my Dispensation which has not been used by this date, it becomes void after tonight.
L.^W CHANGES. By-Law 139. In several instances, ciphers destroyed by fire required a substantial payment by the lodge to comply with the provisions of By-Law 139. While it was undoubtedly intended that the value of ciphers would be included in the amount of fire insurance carried on furniture and equipment, too often the contents of our lodge rooms are greatly under insured and the lodge with a fire loss finds itself unable to finance replacements from the proceeds of the Insurance. Particularly has this been true since a total of ten ciphers is now available to each lodge.
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There are some requests for ciphers to be used by others than the officers of the lodge and in connection with preparation for proficiency examinations. If is therefore recommended that By-Law 139 be amended to reduce the penalty for replacement when lost in fire and that some provision be made for wider distribution among brethren who either are preparing for proficiency examinations or hold proficiency certificates. By-Law ISO. While there is no disposition on the part of your Grand Master to recommend dual memberships in this Grand Jurisdiction, we have several Past Masters of our lodges who have removed to other Grand Jurisdictions where dual membership is permitted. Some of these brethren desire to retain membership in the lodge which they have served and also establish Masonic fellowship in the comniunit^^ where they now reside and where they v*'Ciild bG permitted, under t h a t law, to affiliate, save for the last sentence in our By-Law 130. I t is, therefore, recommended that By-Law 130 be amended by striking out the last sentence thereof so that as amended it â&#x20AC;˘would read: "130. Place of Membership.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;An applicant for membership becomes a. member of the Lodge upon the declaration, by the Master, that he is duly' elected thereto. A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry becomes a member of the Lodge which accepted his petition on being obligated as a Master Mason therein, or at its request in another Lodge. A petitioner for Advancement becomes a member of the Lodge in which he is obligated as a Master Mason, only in cases when the Lodge which accepted his petition has ceased to exist, or has waived its jurisdiction." OUR BKETHREN IN THE ARMED SERVICES.
Absent from this Annual Communication of our Grand Lodge and also from their various lodges are thousands of yoimg men who have answered the call to a r m s in the defense of their coimtry. This discharge of the right to citizenship, which at once becomes the responsibility of the citizen, has long been the privilege of Masons. There may be some who find difficulty in understanding why it is that we who preach and practice brotherly love, relief, charity and so m a n y other Christian attributes, are so quick to grasp the sword and bare our breasts in the carnage of battle to uphold t h e . dignity and principles of our democracy. There should be no difficulty, for the whole teaching of our Fraternity is to fix responsibility upon the Individual. In the present conflict, a philosophy of government which is diametrically opposed to that which Masons have cherished and fostered is rampant In the world. It says to the Individual that he is incapable of self government. It slurs his intelligence; it makes light of democratic processes, and implies t h a t certain races are super men, who, by reason of self imposed and self styled
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"Fuhrers" or "sons of Heaven" or just plain dictators, are entitled to regriment under those leaders the whole thinking of the world. It is an attempt t o bring about "conformity," not through t h e peaceful processes of education and reasoning, but through t h e might of arms.. Small wonder that Masons or any other democratic, peace loving people should revolt against that idea or t h a t they should consider no sacrifice too great to put down the same philosophy which is associated with the dark ages. Not all of us can have an active part in the actual conflict which is now changed from one of defense to one of spirited advance on all fronts. However, we feel that each and all of us appreciate the effort which our sons and our brothers are putting forth. We should, therefore, be anxious to find every avenue 6f help. That the complete victory of our arms may be quick and secure, we should diligently employ every talent a t our command to support the sacrifice which our boys a r e making. You are familiar with the various programs of production, conservation, gathering of waste materials, subscription to the various War Loans, etc. You are also familiar with the urge to bolster the morale of our troops. We believe t h a t Kansas Masons can be very proud of their record in every part of the w a r program. Individual Masons have added their bit in t h e production of food, and with so many vital war industries within our boundaries, we can also claim some p a r t in the furnishing of ammunitions, planes and ships. Many of our brethren have volunteered their services on various home front boards and have served with credit. Hundreds of thousands of _ dollars have been subscribed by Masonic institutions,, and lodges to the war financing programs. Many of our lodges have bought a bond in honor of each of their members in the service. We are proud of all this contribution to the war effort, but it is no more than we should do. Rather should we do more. Truly, we should "Back t h e Attack." There is the other contribution which we can make toward the quick return of our boys: the m o r a l e of our troops. Any r e sponsible military officer will testify that morale is an absolute necessity in a successful army. A soldier may have the resources of the world behind him. He may have t h e finest equipment t h a t ingenuity and invention can provide; he may be well clothed and well fed, but if he is without t h e will to fight, to persevere and overcome obstacles, all his equipment goes for naught. This is where, in t h e opinion of your Grand Lodge Officers, Masons can render a most commendable service and make a contribution of lasting benefit. As soon as possible after the last Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge, t h e Council of Administration was called to meet and consider this question.- As a result of that meeting a survey was undertaken to determine just what Masons in Kansas could do to bolster the morale of our brethren. From every quar-
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ter, we received the same answer: letters from home. From inquiries directed to brethren in the service, from contacts with commanding officers, from discussions with informed brethren, the answer was the same. Accordingly, we have continued to urge lodges to undertake regular communication with their brethren. We believe that these brethren, most of them young in years and in Masonry, are tremendously interested in knowing w^hat is going on in their lodge. We believe t h a t if they are kept informed, they will have a better understanding of loyalty to their lodge when they return to it. We believe t h a t they will appreciate your kindly interest in them and in their family much more than any material contribution which you might make. And we believe t h a t they will be better soldiers because of your interest in them. I wish t h a t there were space to tell you some of the experiences which some of the lodges have had who have undertaken this program. If you coulu read the letters from these brethren which it has been m y privilege to read, you would need no further urge to begin now t o contact these brethren regularly with newsy letters and greetings from home. In one lodge, there is never a meeting held but that sheets of paper are brought forth and every brother present subscribes something to each of the boys from that community and the next day it is mailed to the brother absent in the military service. In another the names of the absent brethren-are placed in a hat and each brother draws out a name. It then becomes his duty to write the young man a newsy letter within the next twenty-four hours. Other lodges employ other methods to gain the same objective. It is a glorious w^ork. We are convinced t h a t it is worth more than any contribution which this Grand Lodge could make in subscriptions to any organization. Our only regret is that the prog r a m is not universally adoptied by all of our lodges. There is another situation in our Grand Jurisdiction which has come about through the establishment of numerous air bases and training schools by the U. S. Army and Navy. There are some fifteen of these troop concentrations in various parts of the state. We have undertaken to contact brethren at these bases through the near-by lodges and accord to our brethren there every Masonic courtesy. Many of our lodges have been quite active in this service and some of them have been called upon to do considerable courtesy work. We are certain that they have benefited greatly from this increased activity and while it may have seemed to some of them that too much work was a burden, may they remember that their own brethren are being accorded most gracious courtesies in lodges all over the world. We have had one request for a military lodge, but after some investigation, in which it was clear that because of often changing personnel, a military lodge would not be practical, a Masonic study club was organized under the auspices of a near-by lodge and we believe that this served a very useful purpose.
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CONDITION OP THE ORDER.
As was said by a former Grand Master in his address before this Grand Lodge, this is a subject which cannot. be adequately covered in a brief report. Represented as there are in this Grand Jurisdiction varying types of lodges composed of members in still more varying types of employment or means of gaining a livelihood, the barometer of Masonic interest and activity rises and falls in some relation to the demands that are put upon the individual Mason's time. It is not intended that Masonry should interfere with the usual vocation of any of its members, yet it appears that we are too often prone to hide behind that admonition. We do not strive to put our duty to our lodges ahead of a lot of other activities which could very well be sacrificed or relegated to their proper place. Certainly the welfare of the lodge depends upon the individuals who comprise its membership. If they have the proper conception of what Masonry really is, we have no doubt but that their help will be forthcoming upon the Master's request. There are, then, two things necessary. 1. We must be sure that our initiates have a proper understanding of our Fraternity. 2. We need Masters who have the ability to "set the Craft to work and give them proper instruction. Some of our lodges have been blessed with exceptionally fine leadership during the year and the results are apparent. Others do not seem to grasp the full significance of their position. We have far too many dormant lodges. It was possible to excuse this during the years when depression was upon us. Now the situation is somewhat changed. We must remember that a Chartered Lodge enjoys exclusive jurisdiction in a certain area. That privilege carries with it responsibility to maintain a lodge which is an active part of the community life. When it ceases to assume that responsibility or discharge it creditably, some possible petitioner residing in its jurisdiction has no place to put his petition and is thereby denied the benefits of our Fraternity. Much as we dislike to take up or arrest a charter, or even suggest consolidation, we feel that the time is at hand, when the Grand Master would be fully justified in making that recommendation. We have about twenty lodges where Masonry is not being served in the manner it should be by an active membership. We have other lodges where an honest effort is being made. In the latter cases we should give every help. To the former, we feel that consolidation or arrest is the only answer unless a change of course is immediately in evidence. It is not Masonic Charity which continues a lodge that is making no effort to help the cause of Freemasonry. Had you and I been located in a community of that kind, we would not be here today. Similarly, there are in some of those communities (and there will be more with the return of the men from the military service) men who will desire to receive
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the benefits of fraternal fellowship but are unable to find anything to draw them toward the lodge in their community and are denied the right to petition elsewhere. The duty of the officers of the lodge is clear. I hope that a word of advice will be sufficient, and t h a t they will make an honest effort to correct their shortcomings. Our gain in membership for the year amounting to 2,907 is considerable and very satisfying. The membership of this Grand Jurisdiction is now back to its 1936 level after the largest net gain since 1928. We are still more than 10,000 under our 1932 membership, and we therefore have little reason for sitting back and glorying in our record. In the three- years since we started on the road back, we have gained less than half our losses in 1933 and 1934. Membership figures must, however, be put in their proper place. Numbers, of themselves, have not made our Fraternity great nor been responsible for its good name. Regardless of how much we may be concerned with the prosperity of our Order, we . must not become over zealous. I am convinced that Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction held as high a place in the esteem of citizens generally when our membership was only a fraction of what it is now. That position must never be sacrificed, and it is the duty of every Mason to gpiard it well. SOCIAL SECURITY.
For several years there has been a contention by the Internal Revenue Department that the employees of the Grand Secretary's office were engaged in clerical work and, therefore, subject to Title V n i and Title IX of the Social Security Act. Despite our protests, the ruling of the government was received and we were faced with the necessity for payment or recourse to the courts. The matter was approved by the Council of Administration and an offer in compromise requiring a payment of $1,870.82 was submitted in settlement of Title VIII claims, on "behalf of the Grand Lodge and the three other Grand Bodies contributing to the Budget. Settlement of Title IX is still pending on request for a decision by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The Committee on Finance will make further report on this subject during this Annual Communication. APPRECIATION.
My term as Grand Master of this Grand Lodge swiftly draws to a close. I t has been a liberal education as well as one of delightful experiences. Priceless among those experiences are the memories of many happy hours. At the time, some of them may have seemed a little tedious, but viewed from the distance, the picture takes on a different hue and lustre. I know little about the art of painting but in my mind I have a huge canvas done in unfading colors. On that canvas are re-
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. fleeted the niEiny kind and thoughtful courtesies, helpful suggestions, words of advice, and all on a beautiful background of Masonic endeavor and cooperation. So far as the'Grand Master is concerned, he can, by himself, accomplish little, but in this great field of fraternal fellowship he can, with the cooperation of thousands of willing workers, do something toward satisfying his ambition to set the Crsift to work. In considering the year and our combined efforts, I think of those lines which, while on another subject, might be used to mean something of our work in the quarries: "And no one shall work for money. And no one shall work for fame, But each for the joy or working." If there has been anjrthing accomplished, and I believe there has, it has been due to the loyal cooperation of all. The District - Deputies, the Masters, the Secretaries, the Council of Administration, the whole line of Grand Lodge Officers and particularly the Grand Secretary and his capable staff, the hundreds and thousands of loyal workers. Past Masters and others-all-down-through ^thelist, have been truly helpful. I do not believe that any Grand Master ever had a more delightful relationship with his junior officers. Because of my employment, it was not possible for me to be as responsive to the calls of duty as I wished. But there never was a time when I felt the least bit hesitant about requesting them to do an errand for me. They have earned a credit which I cannot repay, for never once has any task been done grudgingly. On the other hand, they have performed in a manner that led me to believe that they found enjoyment in doing the particular work in hand. So long as that spirit exists, there need be no worry about the welfare of our Grand Lodge. To these and all others who have assisted in any way, I ex-, press the grateful thanks of the more than 63,000 Masons of Kansas.
CONCLUSION.
And so, all things must end. In a few hours I shall turn this high office to another, who will take over where I leave off. Thus, my term m a y end but the work goes on. May he find as I have found it to be a glorious work, worthy in every way of the noblest effort that he can put forth and may the Masons of this great state be as kind to him as they have been to me. Fraternally submitted, CHARLES S. MCGlNNESS, Grand Master.
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REPORT OF COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
R.'. W.'. SAMUEL G. WILES, Secretary of the Council of Administration, presented a report covering the acts of the Council of Administration. REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER.
M.'. W.'. BEN S. PAULEN, Grand Treasurer, submitted the following report which, on his motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A.F. <& A. M.of Kansas: Cash balances and securities are here listed: Receipts. Jan. 22,1943, Balance on hand $ 32,402 72 1943-44, Received from Grand Secretary.. 135,690 03 Disbursements. 1943-44, Warrants Nos. 1 to 146, inclusive $102,733 Set over to Charity Fund 5,598 Mileage and expense. Annual Communication, 1943 2,382 Warrants Nos. 500 to 702, inclusive, excepting No. 683 21,489 Jan. 27, 1944, Balance on hand 35,889
$168,092 75
14 89 22 37 13
168,092 75
Receipts. Jan. 22,1943, Balance on hand $ Transferred from General Fund..
2,520 88 5,598 89
8,119 77
Disbursements. 1943-44, W a r r a n t No. 147, Jan. 27,1944, Balance on hand
3,126 50 4,993 27
CHARITY FUND.
$
$
8,119 77
CASH BALANCES.
General Fund Charity Fund
. $ 35,889 13 4,993 27 $ 40,882 40
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BOND ACCOUNT.
General Fund. U. S. Savings Bonds, Series A, due Aug. 1, 19^5: Nos. M205823 to M205832, inclusive, maturity value $10,000.00; 'cost Series C, due Feb. 1, 1948: Nos. M672752C to M672761C, inclusive, maturity value $10,000.00; cost
$ 7,500 00
7,500 00
Series D, due Jan. 1, 1949: Nos. M93166D to M931175D, inclusive, maturity value' $10,000.00; cost
7,500 00
U. S. Defense Bonds, Series G, 2%%, issued Jan. 1942: Nos. D114298G, M333722G, M333721G, V49689G
7,500 00
U. S. Defense Bonds, Series F, Due July, 1941: Nos. X35821F, V6577F, mature $15,000.00; cost
11,100 00
U. 8. Defense Bonds, Series G, 2% %, issued March, 1942, 12 years: No. V68134G to V68137G, inclusive, $5,000 each
20,000 00
U. 8. Defense Bonds, Series G, issued June, 1943: No. X2472389, M1489953G, C1339267G, C1339268G
11,200 00
Charity Fund. U. S. Savings Bonds, Series D, due 1950: Nos. M1358774D to M1358783D, inclusive, maturity value, $10,000.00; cost
7,500 00 $79,800 00
Fraternally submitted, BEN S. PAULEN,
Grand Treasurer. REPORT OP THE GRAND SECRETARY.
M.'. W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN, Grand Secretary, submitted the following report which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Changes shown in 1942 reports have been carried to the Historical Registry and permanent records of the office. Records of monies received and warrants issued are given in tables below.
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ANNUAL REPORTS. I t i s a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e e l i m i n a t i o n of t h e Roll of M e m b e r s h a s b e e n h e l p f u l t o lodge S e c r e t a r i e s . M o s t of t h e m , h o w e v e r , h a v e a b s o r b e d t h e b e n e f i t a n d held t h e i r r e p o r t s u n t i l a b o u t t h e u s u a l d a t e , d e l u g i n g o u r office in t h e l a s t d a y s , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g o u r p r o m i s e t o m a k e c o r r e c t i o n s o n t h e s u s p e n s i o n list u p t o J a n u a r y 1 5 t h w i t h o u t c h a r g i n g a n e r r o r . T h r e e - f o u r t h s of o u r S e c r e t a r i e s could m a k e t h e i r r e p o r t in a n h o u r , a n d I believe t h e y wall a p p r e c i a t e o u r s i t u a t i o n a n d m a i l e a r l y . S o m e h a v e w a i t e d u n t i l J a n u a r y 10th, o r after, a n d t h e n found b l a n k s w h i c h w e r e mailed out November 26th h a d been mislaid; others, have had t w o or three Secretaries t a k e n to the a r m y or moved to o t h e r p o i n t s . L e t all of u s a p p r e c i a t e t h e i m p o r t a n c e of c o m p l e t e a n d a c c u r a t e r e c o r d s m a d e c u r r e n t l y a n d t h e d e s i r a b i l i t y of full c o o p e r a t i o n o n A n n u a l R e t u r n s . E v e n w i t h l a t e closing, t h e follownne- r e n o r t s a r e n o t i n ! No.q. 21. f54 SI Rfl a n d 4'^7.
BOOKS OF ANNUAL RETURNS. S e c r e t a r i e s should close u p t h e y e a r 1943, a n d s e n d t h e s e b o o k s t o t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y b y P r e p a i d E x p r e s s for a five y e a r c h e c k . T h e y w i l l - b e p r o m p t l y h a n d l e d a n d r e t u r n e d a s received. OUTSTANDING DUES. F o l l o w i n g is a list of lodges o w i n g t a x f o r p r e v i o u s y e a r s : No. 28:
$ 156 156 15 15
35 53 57 84 89 106 175
187 40 71 60 92 70 253 80 81 80 458 60 327 90
No. 180. 180 210. 210 267. 271. 335. 342. 392. 409. Total
....$ 378 30
308 394 540 48 36 76 207 :
40 70 00 40 30 30 20
$3,619 55
T w o l o d g e s owe a b a l a n c e of $104.75 o n c u r r e n t y e a r ' s r e ports. ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR 1944. Revenue. F i f t y c e n t s p e r c a p i t a on 63,684 Miscellaneous Expenses. C o m m i t t e e A l l o w a n c e ( B y - L a w 55) Expense Grand Lodge Communication
$31,842 00 2,000 00 $
300'00 500 00
1943-44.
GRAND
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers Grand Master's Apron Past Grand Master's Jewel Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's Allowance Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium Grand Secretary's Bond Premium Grand Treasurer's Allowance Grand Master's Portrait (cut) .'. Library, Furniture, Binding, etc MCeage to Representatives (By-Law 57) Mileage and Expenses (By-Laws 55 and 56) Minor Allowances (By-Law 54) Correspondence Committee Allowance Per Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments Postage and Express Printing Annual Proceedings Private Secretary to Grand Master Stationery and Printing List of Regular Lodges Social Security Law Revision Budget
221
2,000 80 125 1,500 800 18 3 100 7 800 3,000 1,500 180 300 200 1,000 J.,400 600 1,000 150 250 200 15,681
00 00 00 00 00 75 75 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60
INFORMATION.
All Masters are urged to consider their executive responsibility. In addition to conducting the Communications and conferring degrees, the lodge finances, including the overhead costs; the matter of restorations; social meetings; help for the Secretary, careful checking and correcting full names of all members, comparison of the Ledger and Book of Annual Returns should have his constant and helpful supervision. All of these matters are vitally important, and the accurate records of today will have great value in future years.
LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
This portion of the headquarter's building should have the interested attention of all Masons and the careful study of the Council of Administration. I have long felt that an educational program was imperative and that our Library should actively serve in this enterprise.
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"A."
Amount paid by subordinate lodges for the year 1943:
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Dues and Fees. 5 176 50 319 50 2,547 50 57 00 265 50 688 50 729 00 728 60 510 30 513 50
No. 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61
S5 50
1,175 86 166 362 479 1,556 959 239 81
00 00 50 50 50 00 00 50 GO
103 50 222 50 645 50 34 50 121 00 144 50 100 00 189 50 274 50 41 GO 81 GO 155 80 88 50 249 GO 232 GO 360 GO 438 50 179 00 139 50 79 00 292 GO 177 GO 283 00 80 50 139 50 68 GO 132 GO 152 GO 164 00 3,008 00
63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86.... 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
Dues and Fees. ,....$ 127 00 46 50 191 50 168 50 127 50 58 50 161 00 123 50 1,184 00 131 00
No. 103... 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112
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XJ.0
228 00
114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132. 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 154
108 218 153 389 116 109 439 150 129 543 221 280 296 136 197 410
50 50 00 00 50 50 50 00 50 50 50 00 50 00 50 50
52 104 70 121 2,738 81 230
50 00 50 50 00 00 00
1,119 332 158 346 443 377 418 961 457 2,837 305 133 1,017
00 50 00 50 00 50 50 10 50 00 40 50 50
Dues and Fees. $ 1,571 00 219 50 119 50 197 50 762 50 110 50 90 50 555 50 156 00 62 00 0»D
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197 50 120 00 63 50 1,068 50 69 00 257 00 311 50 177 00' 141 50 62 50 159 50 112 50 58 50 84 50 58 50 317 50' 68 00 72 00 - 106 00 603 00 327 00 207 00 299 50 109 50 177 00 1,014 00 224 50 859 50 191 50 221 50 284 00 322 50 310 50 306 50 153 00 703 50 319 50 123 00 204 00
1943-44.
No.
GRAND
Dues and Fees.
155 $ 127 50 156 200 50 157 117 00 158 637 00 l'59 140 50 160 130 50 161 141 00 162 312 00 163 107 00 164 285 50 165 204 50 166..... 99 50 167 417 00 169 233 50 170 28 50 171 327 00 172 484 50 173 206 00 174 225 50 175 105 50 176 118 00 177 396 00 178 85 50 179 199 00 180 181 100 00 182 236 50 183 113 50 184 318 50 185 84 00 186 224 00 187.... 1,610 00 188 200 50 189 141 50 190 161 00 . 191 181 50 192 363 30 193..... 139 00 194 170 50 195 342 50 196 -... 244 50 197 209 00 198 209 00 199 262 00 200 238 00 201 328 50 202 69 00 203 255 00 204 169 50 205 146 50 206 301 00 207 184 50 208 130 50 209 107 00
No.
LODGE
OF KANSAS.
Dues and Fees.
223
Dtles and Fees.
No.
210 $ 165 20 267 212 198 00 268 213 150 00 269 214 85 50 270 215 70 50 271 216 Ill 50 272 217 255 00 273 218 82 00 274 219 135 50 275 220 108 00 276 221 173 50 277 222 773 50 278 223 223 50 279 224..;....... 116 50 280 225 1,238 00 281 226 89 00 . 282 227 125 50 283 229 98 00 284 230 336 50 285 231 64 00 286 232 66 00 287 233..": 299 0 0 288 234 130 50 289..... 235 57 00 290 236 196 00 291 237 162 50 292 238 211 00 293 239 ' 45 00 294 240 97 50 295 241 48 00 296 242 91 50 297 243 108 50 298 244 83 50 299 245 119 50 300..' 246 277 50 301 247 237 00 302 249 75 50 303 250 66 00 304 251 137 00 305..... 252 315 00 306 253 136 50 307 254 217 50 308 255 49 50 309 256 165 00 310 257 101 00 311 258 231 50 312 259. 108 00 313... 260 112 50 314 261 213 00 315 262 131 50 316 263 139 50 317 264 151 00 318 265..... 351 00 319 266 108 00 320
$
169 50 143 50 247 00 115 00 639 50 933 50 281 00 182 00 233 00 60 50 172 50 177 00 179 50 102 00 181 50 145 50 109 50 149 50 81 50 108 50 181 00 73 50 103 50 167 00 170 00 107 00 190 20 119 40 183 00 43 50 191 50 138 50 132 50 267 50 164 00 63 50 5,607 50 63 00 87 50 283 50 690 50 165 50 216 00 154 00 757 00 182 00 72 00 220 50 174 00 50 00 62 00 106 50 236 50 72 00
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GRAND LODGE OF
225
KANSAS.
SCHEDULE " B . "
Arrearages paid by subordinate lodges for 1942, except as noted. Dues and Fees. No. Diies and Fees. No. 35—1932 .$ 50 00 297 . .$ 190 00 43—1940 126 10 338 96 00 108—1937 66 40 342—1932. 36 30 140—1936 500 00 369 ... 572 70 142 1 50 372 66 50 187—1932 146 00 379—1938. 4 20 210 96 00 379—1939. 59 20 271—1932 140 40 • 392—1932. 25 00 281—1932 80 00 434—1933 50 00 Total..
...$2,306 30
SCHEDULE " C . "
Amount received from investments: U. S. 2%% Bond No. 2226P $10,000.. U. S. 21/2% Bonds Nos. V68134G to V68137G 20,000.. U. S. 21/2 % Bonds Nos. D114298G, M333721G, M333722G, V49689G 7,500.. U. S. 2 % % Bonds Nos. X247838G, C1339267G, C1339268G, M1489953G 11,200.. Total
221 88 500 00 187 50 140 00 $ 1,049 38
CASH ACCOUNT.
Received. Schedule "A" Schedule " B " Schedule "C" '. Bond No. 2226F Exchanged Premium on Bond Exchange Budget Dispensation Fees, Curtiss Dispensation Fees, McGinness Fees for Dispensation, North Star Lodge U. D Penalty for loss of Ciphers Refund, Mileage, Lodge No. 144 Monitors and Ceremonies sold Blanks sold Sales of 25-year Buttons Sales Tax Collected
$109,631 2,306 1,049 10,000 1,221 6,549 90 1,550 20 70 4 796 1,666 673 61
55 30 38 00 88 48 00 00 00 00 32 27 27 02 56
Total remitted to Grand Treasurer...., $135,690 03 Fraternally submitted, ELMER P . STRAIN,
Grand
Secretary.
226
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
WARRANT ACCOUNT
Date 1943 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 F e b . 12 F e b . 12 F e b . 12 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 M a r . 10 M a r . 10 Mar. 10 M a r . 10 Mar. 10M a r . 15 M a r . 15 M a r . 15 Apr. 2 Apr.- 2 Apr. 2 Apr. 2 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 -Apr. 7 Apr. 13 Apr. 19 Apr. 19 May'3 May 3 May 3 May 3 May 3 May May May May May May
20 20 20 20 20 20
J u n e 24 J u n e 24
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SO 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 64 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
In Favor of
'William C . Harding I_,eon L. Cousland
Benjamin F. O u n k i n Charles S. McGinness._
Miscellaneous
Stationery and Printing
Postage and Express
Expense and Per D i e m Lecturer
A m o u n t s in Dol lars and C e n t s 67 25 00 10 00 50 00 60 00 50 00 50 00 25 00 50 00 50 00 30 00 26 00 26 OO 600 00 2,100 00
Vesper Printing C o S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t .
'l5 4 38 4 3 3
81 44 50 27 12 83
10 00 60 00 6 84 J. W . Stouffer._ S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t Charles S. McGinness._ Elmer F. Strain
2 53 20 25 4 90 150 'o6 150 00 3 21 5 36 2 94 2 70
State Sales T a x Dept.._ Capitol S t a m p & Seal C o Edward W . Suit Pacific L o d g e N o . 29._ Birdine L . Chandler
101 40 5 00 100 00 18 15
Edward W . S u i t _ Edward W . Sult.__
101 65 99 06 180 00 377 00
S t a t e Sales T a x D e p t E d w a n i W . Suit. Charles S. McGinness._ B e n S. Paulen. __
12 79 .4 4
31 17 60 99 208 45
197 30 26 00 3 11
Lou-Walt, Inc Keystone Ijodge N o . 102.... State Sales T a x Dept.. Salina Lodge N o . 60
7 25 180 00 8 00 15 05 23 60 5 02 6 00 250 00
Topeka D a i l y Capital Railway E x p r e s s A g e n c y
85 00 10 68 3 23 2 54 962 35 32 60
Grit Printing C o . _ Lou-Walt, Inc
16 32 140 00 2 04
,
1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF
227
KANSAS.
WARRANT ACCOUNT—Continued
Date
No.
Miscellaneous
In Favor of
• 1943 July 2 July 2 July 2 July 2 July 2 July 2 July 7 July 12 July 20 July 21 July 24 July 30 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 20 Aug. 24 Aug. 24 Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept.lO Sept.18 Sept.l8 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.24 Scpt.29 Sept.29 Sept.29 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 20 Oct. 23 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Nov. 1 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 11 Nov. 22 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 126 126 127 128 129 130
(V. Tax paid by G. M., included in Warrant No. 577, Budget.) Charles S. McGinness— Ben S. Paulen State Sales Tax Dept. Vesper Printing Co
Stationery • Postage and and Printing Express
Amou nts in Dol lars and C ents 4 05 1'98 65 25 00 30 70
Mulberry Lodge No. 261....
5 00
Vesper Printing Co
28 60
State Sales Tax Dept Lilley-Ames Company Lodge No. 303 Lou-Walt, Inc.
85 88 5 00
Vesper Printing Co Edward W. Suit Ben S. Paulen Edward W. Suit
1,750 101 16 27
46 01 86 80
160 25 40 2
00 00 00 49
31 '35 3 75
Nellis Insurance Agency. State Sales Tax Dept. Edward W. Suit. Lodge No. 376
36 50
24 38 120 00 2 13 3 34 120 ijb 61
2 05 300 00
97 35
92 25
161 36 120 00 4 95
24 10 85 40 182 00 53 75 208 80
10 00
Topeka N. P. Printing Co. State Sales Tax Dept
Charles S. McGinness._ Ben S. Paulen.
3 29
10 00 61 82
Elmer F. Strain Edward W. Suit. Lodge No. 302
Lou-Walt, Inc. Nellis Insurance Agency
7 66
93 33 2 48
State Sales Tax Dept.
Vesper Printing Co.. __ •State Sales Tax Dept.
-
121 00 11,200 00
Ben S. Paulen. __
...
Expense and Per Diem Lecturer
55 60
18 75 160 00 25 00
11 14 2 10
17 11 75 22
7 5 1 1 140
52 28 89 02 00
44 59 4 59
5 84
20 00
12 00
228
PROCEEDINGS
February,
OF THE
WARRANT ACCOUNT—Concluded
Date 1943
1944
No.
131 132 133 134 135
In Favor of
Charles S. McGinnes9._
136 137 138 139 140 Vesper Printing Co 141 142 143 144 145 . Kansas Masonic Home... 146 147 Kansas Masonic Home .. Appropriations and Sales....
Miscellaneous
Stationery Postage and and Printing Express
Expense and Per Diem Lecturer
Amou nts in Do! lars and C ents 200 00 15 74 21 85 35 80 40 00
27 80 300 00 61 •/8,371 142 3,126
82 00 33 50
7 50 1 18
51 00 73 40
3 83
101,141 34 102,536 64
1,988 99 2,666 27
1,395 30
677 28
225 00
997 86 1.735 50 1,000 00 2,000 00 2 14
264 50
1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF
229
KANSAS.
BUDGET ACCOUNT
Date 1943 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 F e b . 12 F e b . 12 F e b . 12 F e b . 17 F e b . 17 F e b . 17 F e b . 17 F e b . 17 F e b . 17 F e b . 17 F e b . 17 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 3 M a r . 10 M a r . 10 M a r . 10 M a r . 22 M a r . 22 M a r . 22 M a r . 22 Mar.22 Mar.22 Mar.22 Mar.22 Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May June
2 2 7 7 7 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 3 3 3 3 3 3 17 20 20 20 2(1 20 20 20 20 20 20 3
J u n e 16 J u n e 16 J u n e 16
No.
I n F a v o r or
Grand Grand Asst. G r . Secretary Secretary Secretary Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. Incidentals Salary Salaries
Office and Library
A m o u n t s in Dol lars a n d C e n t s . 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 621 522 623 624 625 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 637 638 639 640 641 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567
S. W . Bell T e l e p h o n e C o 121 98 98 98 231
R o b e r t C . Caldwell Elmer F. Strain Albert K. Wilson
74 91 201 3 14 2 6
10 63 88 94 22 91 70
74 71 1 1 11 1 3
10 82 88 54 98 33 57
74 47 79 29 37 2 1 6 6 10 6
10 60 60 22 69 13 76 67 00 22 87
74 3 26 1 2 1 12 11
10 69 38 54 91 96 72 36 72
340 17 287 60
121 112 112 112 231
R o b e i t C. C a l d w e l l
10 10 10 10 60
413 65 287 60
N . E . Keller S. W . Bell T e l e p h o n e C o . Western Union Tel. Co E d . Davis, Florist 121 112 112 112 231
R o b e r t C. C a l d w e l l Elmer F. Strain A l b e r t K . Wilson.
91 21 10 21 33 77
10 10 10 10 60
C u r t i s 1000, I n c Western Union Tel. Co S. W . Bell T e l e p h o n e C o
Elmer F . Strain A l b e r t K . Wilson.
88 36 2 11 13 1
10 10 10 10 60
••iSO 94 287 60 28 80
24 80
39 00
Topeka Water Dept
121 112 112 112 231
R o b e r t C. Caldwell
10 10 10 10 60
386 16 A l b e r t K . Wilson. T o p e k a W a t e r D e p t . . __ Western Union Tel. Co S. W . Bell T e l e p h o n e C o Overton Electric Co
287 60
230
PROCEEDINGS
February.
OF THE
BUDGET ACCOXJNT—Continued
Date 1943
July July July July July July
2 2 2 2 7 7
July 7 July 12 July 21 July 21 July 21 July 21 July 21 July 21 July 21 July 21 July 21 July 30 July 30 July 30 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 20 Aug. 20 Aug. 20 Aug. 20 Aug. 20 Aug. 20 Aug. 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.22 Sept.29
Oct 14 Oct 14 Oct. 14
No.
568 569 570 . 571 572 573 674 675 57S 577 578 579 580 681 682 583 684 686 586 587 588 589 590 591 692 693 594 595 696 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 606 606 607 6C8 609 610 611 612 613 614 616 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 626 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635
In Favor or
Grand Grand Asst. Gr. Secretary Secretary Secretary Office Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. and Incidentals Salary Salaries Library Amou nts in Dol lars and C ents. 121 10 112 10 • 112 10 112 10 231 60 431 34 287 60 43 20
37 20
63 00
S. W. Bell Telephone Co
334 62
109 103 93 113 208
40 40 00 30 80
260 80
Capital City Lumber Co 109 103 93 113 208 330 50
362 00
40 40 00 30 80
2r>0 80
109 103 93 113 208
40 40 00 30 80
260 80
S. W. Bell Telephone Co Collector, Internal Rev
S. W. Bell Telephone Co
141 60
117 60
246 30
74 3 2 1 3 13 12 3 6 1 12
10 42 70 12 43 17 78 89 73 80 24
74 18 10 3 3 16 10 8 1 2 1
30 93 89 16 60 82 22 50 12 75 68
74 13 1 1
30 32 90 16
74 1 16 8 2 4 10 1 17 3 2 13 4 1
30 26 26 50 10 74 25 90 00 06 47 94 08 22
1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF
231
KANSAS.
BUDGET ACCOUNTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Concluded
Date
No.
1943 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 23 Oct. 23 Oct. 2 3 Oct. 2 3 Oct. 23 Oct. 23 Oct. 23 Oct. 2 3 Oct. 23 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 N o v . 22 N o v . 22 Nov.22 Nov. 22 Nov.22 Nov.22 Nov.22 Nov.22 Nov.22 Nov.30 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 D e c . IB D e c . IB D e c . 16 D e c . 16 D e c 16 D e c . 16 D e c . 16 D e c . 16 D e c . 16 D e c . 16 D e c . 20 D e c . 20 1944
636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 6B0 6B1 662 653 654 65B 6B6 667 668 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667' 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684
Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 22 22
Grand Grand Asst. Gr. Secretary Secretary Secretary Salary and Emeritus Steno.Clk. Incidentals Salary Salaries
In Favor or
Office and Library
A m o u nts in Dol lais and C ents.
68B 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702
2 65 4 40 109 103 93 113 208
Robert C. C a l d w e l l Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson
3 4 2 55
,
40 40 00 30 80
260 80 74 37 23 14 1 3 2 27 11
Western U n i o n Tel. Co.... T o p c k a Water D e p t S. W . Bell T e l e p h o n e C o 109 103 93 113 208
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer F . Strain Albert K. Wilson._..
30 50 56 98 82 43 50 25 81
40 40 00 30 80
327 95 260 80 74 30 2 6 04 20 2,007 4 56
T o p e k a Water Dept.._
S. W . Bell Telephone C o
fSi 40 Robert C. Caldwell E l m e r F . Strain Albert K. Wilson
128 118 138 233
...
40 00 30 80
4 2 20 6 62 12 12
00 66 62 17 79 24 86 38 87 50 78 31
.
3 4 0 47 ...
1
260 80 141 60
117 60
252 46
Topcka Water D e p t
109 103 78 113 208
Robert C. Caldwell Elmer P. Strain Albert K. Wilson.
84 30 5 00 2 10 4 89 2 3 1 10
09 41 98 50 26 51
74 12 10 60 100
30 60 62 00 00
40 40 60 30 80
406 85 260 80
S. W. Bell Telephone C o
4,752 19
3,560 80
8,535 60
4,641 73
232
PROCEEDINGS
OF
February,
THE
CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY. T h e following c e r t i f i c a t e s h a v e b e e n i s s u e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r . N u m b e r " 1 " signifies " U n l i m i t e d . " T h e s e we're divided a m o n g t h e lodges a s indicated: No. 3 :
No. 5 1 :
COLEMAN, Francis M.—B
DORMOIS, J o h n T.—A-B N E W P O R T , John M.—B
OXLEY, William E . — A - B PHILLIPS, George W . — A - B RHODUS, Clarence E . — A - B
^
A L E X A N D E R , H a r o l d C.—1 A N D E R S , Wilbur E.—B A R M E L , J. Dwight—B BAILEY, Robert J.—B
BARNES, Judd
Harry—B
R I L E Y , R o b e r t M.—1
B E N D E R , A n d r e w G.—B BLANCHARD, H a r r y R—A
SCOTT, R a l p h A . — A - B SELBY, J a m e s H.—A-B
CHRISMAN, P a u l H . — A - B - 1 CULBREATH, Charles H.—A-B
S H E P E R D . C h a r l e s F".—R SHARP, William—B
E L L I O T T IDeibert E . FASIG, Thomas—B
TATUM, George E.—A-B THOMPSON, W i l l i a m D . — A - B TRUITT, Brewster M.^-A-B
FiTTS, W a l t e r — B
VANDERBILT,
Herman
E.—
A-B No. 6: GRAY, F r a n k
R.—B
G R E E N , William R . J r . — B JONES, F r a n k E.—^A-B MORTON, C l a r k O . — A - B PARSONS, James H.—A-B TULLER, H . Herbert—A TURNER, H u g h I.—B T U R N E R , William J . B . — 1
No. 9: BARLOW, Marion A . — B BUMGARDNER, Edward—A-B H A R P E R , J . Clifford—A PERRY, LEWIS
R.—A
RUSSELL, W . W a l t e r — B RVTHER, T h o m a s C . — B SCHERMERHORN, R o b e r t P . — A-B S T E W A R T , Robert H . — A - B No. 12: MOORE, F l o y d D.—B PiLKlNGTON, Cloyd L.—-B VALYER, Ernest
No. 17: B A C O N , Lloyd
E.—B
G R E E N L E E , J a m e s R-—B
H A L E , E a r l L.—A-B-1 HOGG, H a r o l d W , — B LEWIS, F l o y d — B MOHLER, R e u b e n W . — B OEHRLE, Irvin
H.—B
O R R , H a r r y V.—1 OTTO, Paul W.^-B VESTER, Andrew—B W A Y M A N , P e r r y C.—B
No. 5 4 : ELSTER, Jacob W.—A-B S K E E N S , A l l e n V.—A
No. 6 3 : HOWARD, Orville A . — A - B N A N C E , E l m e r S.—A-B W I L L I A M S , Glenn E . — A - B - 1 No. 6 9 : BEECH,
ADAM
GRAHAM,
L.—B
Scott—A-B
No. 7 3 : GiLE, Clyde No. 7 7 :
C.—A-B
B I S H O P , Charles L.—1 NEAL, Otis W.—1 N E W S O M , Trice H.—1
W.—A-B
P A R A M O R E , Lewis M . — 1
P I P E R , Ralph F.—A-B REHKOPF, Frederick A.—A-B THOMAS,
B
Arthur
L.—1
No. 8 3 : GERSTENBERGER, Charles F.—
B. GERSTENBERGER, George A.—
B. GREEK, Walter
B.—B
1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF
PAPENHAUSEN, Fred J.—A-B RISK, Lowell E.—B
No. 90: KENDALL, Lida E.—1 NELSON, William—A-B-l PARNELL, Ray
F.—1
No. 96: EELLS, Albert V.—B Williams, Clarence E.—B No. 117: BISHOP, Armand H.—1
BLOSSOM, Homer O.—A-B BOOKER, Charles R.—1
CALLEN, Joseph T.—A-B CHISHOLM, Homer A.—A-B CLARKE, Nelson H . ^ A - B KELLY, Rodney A.—B
MEISTER, Adam F.-—B. MONEY, Ernest A.—A-B-l PEMBER, Myles F.—1 REASOR, Thomas A.—B SCHEIBNER, Frederick H.^—
A-B-l No. 119: SPIELMAN, Jesse D.—1
WALLACE, Alexander C.—A-B No. 137: FAIN, J a m e s B.—1
No. 141: WHITE, Barrel B.—A-B-l No. 152: ROGERS, Sylvester L.—B
No. 158: DAY, Lawrence F.—A-B DENT, William E a r l ^ B GARDNER, Thomas A.—B HIGHFILL, ROY
J.—B
HOY, Walter A.—A-B HOY, Wilbur C—B KAUFMAN, George E.—A-B LEATH, Edward B.—A-B MARTIN, Harold E.—A-B MERRITT, Francis R.—A-B RULE, John Baxter—A-B SHULTZ, John R.—B TRAPP, CLEMENT A . — B WAISNER, Hal A.—A-B WILLMETH, Clair—B
KANSAS.
233
No. 187: DOTY, Flavius O.—A-B-l MITCHELL, F . Robert—A-B-l NICHOLSON, George L.—
A-B-l TUSTIN, Charles—1
No. 225: HARRISON, Glen P.—1
Nichols, Hugh M.—1 SNOW, Burl J.—A-B SMITH, Dean S.—1
WHITE, Alfred M.—A-B No. 229: HOUDASHELT, Paul K.—A-B No. 247: SMITH, George W.—B
No. 271: CUMLEY, William H.—B GLADISH, Elmer E.—A-B LEE, Hugh I.—-B PENNEWELL, James E.-—A-B RADFORD, William L.—B
TUDOR, Thomas C. Sr.—B No. 272: CRAVENS, Rufus S.—A-B CROLL, Forest B.—A-B DUNCAN, Ralph E.—A-B No. 322: MANKIN, George R.—A
PUHR, Joseph S.-—A SMITH, Jesse A.—A
Nc. 330: JEFFERIS, William B.—A-B RHEA, Orville Glenn—A-B No. 333: RICK, William J.—A
No. 369: ARNOLD, Zimmer H.—B BROWNE, George L.—B
BURKIN, Charles P. Jr.—B DIXON, William Lester—B FORD, George H.—A-B GABLE, Arthur' L.—A-B HENLEY, Lyman E.—B JEWELL, George W.—A-B LIKES, G . D e w e y ^ A - B MAXFIELD, Wellington S.—B MILLER, F r a n k M.—B
ROWDEN, Dean W.—B SILLIN. Maston E.—B
234
PROCEEDINGS
No. 390: VOGELGESANT, W a l t e r L . — A-B No. 395: IMMASCHE, Howard
C.—B
JONES, Willard L . — B POWENALL, William C.—B
February,
OF THE
No. 436: ALLEN, Oscar L . — A BLACK, Edwin—A H U G H E S , William J. B . — A
• McCUE, M. D a n i e l — A SLABOTSKY,
Joseph—A.
N o . 438: DILLON,
Logan—A-B
SUPPLEMENT TO PREVIOUS CIPHER LIST.
Lodge No.
Lodge No.
3—Add 3354. 5—Change 3173 to 3171. 51—Add 3359. 52—Add 3320, 3321, 3322. 68—Add 3317, 3318. 69—Add 3337, 3338; change 3043 to 3043A. 72—Add 3344. 80—Add 3393, 3394, 3395, 3396. 90—Add 3370, 3371, 3372. 100—Add 3331. 105—Add 3390, 3391. 115—Change 2020 to 2020A. 117—Add 3346, 3347, 3348, 3349. 119—Change 474A to 474B. 124—Change 2356 to 2356A. 141—Add 3352, 3353. 148—Add 3333, 3334, 3335, ' 3336. 153—Returned to Grand Secretary, 609, 610, 611, 612. 158—Add 3389. North Star Lodge U.D., Add 3373, 3374, 3375, 3376. 176—Add 3350, 3351.
180—Returned to Grand Secretary, 717, 718, 719, 720. 186—Add 3392. 192—Add 3323, 3324, 3325, 3326. ; 201—Add 3378, 3379, 3380, 3381, 3382. 204—Change 813 to 813A. 231—Add 3345. 254—Add 3332. 274—Add 3327, 3328, 3329, 3330. 300—Add 3355, 3356, 3357. 3358. 302—Add 1208. 304—Change 1213A to 1213B. 308—Add 3365. 3366, 3367. 3368, 3369. 312—Add 3361, 3362, 3363. 3364. 316.^Add 3310, 3311, r'.312, 3360. 337—Add 3383, 3384, 3385, 3386, 3387, 3388. 368—Add 3313, 3314, 3315, 3316. 376—Add 3377. 430—Add 3340, 3341, 3342. 434—Change 1919 to 1919A.
GRAND LODGE OF
1943-44.
235
KANSAS.
HONOR ROLL.
List of brethren to whom the Fifty Year Emblem has been presented during the year 1943-44. Name.
-
Lodge No.
Name.
Lodge No.
AMES, ELISHA A ; ANDERSON, ANDREW..... ANTHONY, W A R R E N AULT, ELMER M AUSTIN, WILLIAM H BANCROFT, J A M E S R BARKER, SILAS M BARNETT, SAMUEL H BEBB, JOHN N . . . . BIGELOW, BERNELL BIGGER, J A Y C BLUM, STEPHEN D BOWERS, U R A G BOYD, WILLIAM T BROCKETT, BENTON L BROWN, SAMUEL C '. BURNETT, CULLEN CALLAHAN, ALFRED GATE, OSCAR A GATON, HARRY A COLEMAN, WILLIAM H
52 67 257 317 113 22 327 3 152 86 140 3 94 67 5 37 341 2 lio 110 5
JAGGARD, CHARLES F JONES, DAVID P KENNEY, F R A N K E KIMBALL, MILLARD F KINNEY, PELIG G KLINGER, JACOB L LANGMADE, WILLIAM S LEE, J A M E S GRAND LESTER, JOSEPH
3 152 25 94 130 192 186 366 173
LiLLiE, ANDREW
: 51
LoRTs, WILLIAM T
297
MARTIN, CHARLES H MCMAHON, JOHN A M C M A N I S . JAMES E MEANS, HUGH MYERS, F R A N K E NANCE, ELMER S NICOLL, DAVID T . . .
84 297 34 9 250 63 225
GROMB, ARTHUR 1
297
NOBLE, GEORGE V
192
GROSS, J A M E S W . S
160
PACKER, GEORGE, S R 3 PELISHEK, JOSEPH 298 FERRYMAN, HOWARD F 62 PIERCE, HOWARD .-...225 PORTER, JAMES E 3 RANKIN, J. E D 401 REEDER, CHARLES W 55 ROBBINS, WILBER E 97 RUPPENTHAL, JACOB C ...198 RUSSELL, WILLIAM H 330 SCHOELLER, CHRIS..... 333 SHOEMAKER, JOSEPH C 213 SNODGRASS, WILLIAM H 67 SMITH, J U N E B , 80 TARRANT, OLIVER 12 THARP, JOHN H 119 WHEELER, FREDERICK B 187
DiEFENDORF, HENRY 0 DONART, CHARLES W DURLAND, F R E D L ERHARDT. P H I L L I P
EwiNG, JAMES C FLACK, ALBERT A FOCHT, L E W I S FOSTER, J O H N W
FULLER, HERBERT M
344 163 7 333
16 437 12 327
9
GIDNEY, J A M E S H
18
GODFREY, FRANCIS M
51
GRAFF, GEORGE W H.ALM, F R A N K D HARLEY, GEORGE W HARRIS, WILLIAM B . HARRISON, D A N BOGUE HARVEY, ALEXANDER L HELM, CHARLES F
72 3 237 60 204 71 17
LITTLE, OLCOTT W 161 LOGAN, F R A N K J... 158 LOHMANN, L . C . FREDERICK 5 1
WiLGUs, FRANK WOODWARD, ISAAC
61 S
99
236
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE KANSAS MASONIC HOME.
Brother VIRDON M . LISTON, Superintendent of the Kansas Masonic Home, presented the following report which was, by motion of M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, ordered printed in the Proceedings: To The M.'. TV.". Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: I accepted the appointment to the Superintendency of The Kansas Masonic Home October 3, 1943. At that time I appreciated the honor implied in this appointment. Uppermost in my thinking, however, was a feeling of humility and a deep sense of the responsibility which rested upon my shoulders, if this great institution was to o.ont.inne to realize in full measure, the high objectives of the Fraternity. During the intervening weeks these first impressions have grown. My brief experience would bring a never to be forgotten revelation to any Master Mason. The beautiful buildings providing comfortable living quarters, facilities for the preparation and service of wholesome meals, the hospital provision for the sick and infirm, quarters for wholesome recreation, beautiful lobbies and parlors all stir a feeling of pride and satisfaction. Spacious grounds growing beautiful trees, shrubbery, flowers and well kept law^ns, provide an appropriate setting for the magnificent physical plant valued at approximately one million dollars. My brief experience has deepened my realization of the need for The Kansas Masonic Home. I have spent m y life working with and for children and youth in the public schools of this State. I have witnessed the effect on children of tragedies in their homes. These misfortunes are no respecters of childhood's hopes, ambitions or potentialities. Insurmountable barriers thwart the desirable way of thousands of our children of fine mental and physical endowment. Neglected, too many of promise are turned into ways of the anti-social and of the criminal. Society can not afford to lose the contribution which their talents might have made, nor can we afford to pay the cost of anti-social conduct of future citizens who might have been saved to lives of usefulness. The Kansas Masonic Home is magnificently equipped to nurture needy children, physically, mentally and morally. At the present time these facilities are not being used to capacity. I urge that Masons throughout the State familiarize themselves with the facilities available and that they become more alert as to the needs of eligible children in their OWTI several conmiunities. The facilities provided for their care should be used to capacity at all times. I have a deeper appreciation of the importance of caring for the needy aged. We are prone to blame them for their predica-
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ment. Fortunate people are inclined to consider themselves self made. Just a s they take personal credit for their own good fortune, so likewise they regard the misfortunes of others as largely, if not wholly, the victims' fault. This philosophy denies the thesis that "We are our brother's keeper" and leads to a cold indifference to the plight of others, yet we know that there are forces in our heredity and environment which none can control. It is well to remind ourselves that any one of us here present may, through some unforeseen tragic event, find ourselves dependent on the practical application of the concepts of our Fraternity. The truth of this fact is brought home to me again and again as I get acquainted with the aged members and the events which brought them to the Home. Many produced enough to provide the comforts of old age. Many have been leaders in their Fraternity, community, and church. Some attained positions of valued importance in areas much larger than their home circles. Misfortunes came their way. It is now our high privilege in their declining years to minister to their needs. To do less would be to deny the reality of the principle of brotherhood. I have had an abiding faith in the reality of certain g^eat spiritual forces at work in the world. These forces can not be measured by the square or by the compass because they are intangible. The existence, the necessity and the efficacy of the spirit of brotherhood is a venture of Faith, but that Faith should be unshakable in the.hearts of Master Masons. The teachings of our Fraternity are valueless to the member unless they make a needed change in his conduct toward his fellow man. He may remain a member but he does not become a Mason. No institution deserves an existence unless it is achieving a useful purpose. We are discouraged at times by the failure of society, even by the failure of our own members, to practice the creed w^hich we teach. We need concrete, measurable evidence that the efforts of our Fraternity to inspire the practice of the principle of brotherhood in the affairs of men, are succeeding. We Masons work to lift mankind out of the spirit and out of the ravages of the brute world. Are we succeeding in our labors ? It is easy to be a pessimist in these disturbing days. The vials of wrath and hatred are pouring out their poisonous potions among the peoples of the globe. Civilization seems at times to be but a veneerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;alarmingly thin. The passions of the brute w^orld possess the minds and hearts of multiplied millions of men. The ghastly cost of this global war should strengthen our faith in the necessity of the wide acceptance of the practice of principles of our Fraternity. The situation is a challenge to a renewal of our zeal. The necessity is clear. Yet, if we have the vision we may see the fruits of our labors on every handâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even in these tragric days. Individual Masons have accepted ths philosophy of brotherhood and are practicing its virtues. One of the most tangible evidences of the t r u t h of this statement is the existence of the g^eat humanitarian Masonic institutions of this country. Among these the Kansas
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Masonic Home is one of the most praiseworthy. Here is to be clearly witnessed fraternity a t work each day of the year. It stands a s a tangible monument to the spirit of brotherhood potent in the h e a r t s of members of the Masonic Lodge and of the members of the Order of the Eastern Star. The results attained demanded leadershipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;devoted and capable. From our ranks those leaders have come forth. They have g^ven of their time and of their great talents that the will of Kansas Masonry might be fully realized a t the Home. The list of their names is a long one. I am sure you join me today in a recognition of their achievements. Among these I wish to pay especial tribute to my predecessor, the late Brother RALPH D . COTTON. For more than fourteen years he carried the burdens and responsibilities of the Superintendent of the Home. I am now learning how heavy these burdens and responsibilities were. My appreciation of his worth increases. He carried on till life's journey, for him, was ended. Today, I am sure you join with me in the determination that the important work of the Home shall go on in full measure; that the children entrusted to our care shall be equipped physically, mentally and spiritually to meet life's great demands for successful living; t h a t our dependent aged shall be as comfortable as possible in mind and body and that a s they enter the shadows of the Valley their pathway may be lighted by the awareness of the presence of God, the Supreme Being who inspires mankind to be kind, helpful and brotherly. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION. WICHITA, KANSAS, February 2,1944.
At the request of Sunflower Lodge No. 86, A.F.&A.M., of Wichita, Kansas, The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A.F.&A.M. of Kansas w a s convened in Special Communication on the 2nd day of February, 1944, in the City of Wichita, Kansas, for the purpose of dedicating the Lodge Hall a t 320-322 South Broadway. The several stations were filled by the following brethren: M.'.W.'. CHARLES S. McGiNNESS Grand Master. R.".W.'. JAMES H. TRICE Deputy Grand Master. W.'. LEON L. COUSLAND as Grand Senior Warden. R.'.W.". SAMUELG. WILES Grand Junior Warden. Bro. JOHN F . WANNOW
M.'.W.'. M.'.W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'. W.'.
B E N S . PAULEN ELMER F . STRAIN JAMES H . STEWART, JR J. HERBERT TALBERT JAMES H . HAMMITT SELBY BLACK
W.'. RICHARD C. KOGLER
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Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand as Grand as Grand
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Treasurer. Secretary. Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Senior steward. Junior Steward. Architect.
W.'. HARRISON O . BYERS
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W.'. E D W I N C. COULSON W.'. JOHN L. SHIPLEY W.'. VERLIN MCCONNELL
Bearer of Ijodge. Bearer of Lodge. Bearer of Lodge.
W.'. HORACE M. RICKARDS Bro. CHARLES O'BRIEN
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The .Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form on the First Degrree of Masonry and the hall was then dedicated in accordance with the Ancient Ceremonies. The Grand Lodge was then closed in Ample Form. CHARLES S. MCGINNESS,
[SEAL] Attest:
Grand Master. ELMER F. STRAIN,
Grand Secretary. REPORT OF SECRETARY OF MASONIC HOME BOARD.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, Secretary of the Masonic Home Board, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: I have the honor to present herewith portions of my report to the Board of Directors of The Kansas Masonic Home at its annual meeting in the City of Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday, January 18, 1944. Cash received during 1943 amounted to $190,007.56 as foUow^s: REGULAR INCOME.
Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax Eastern Star Per Capita Tax Interest and Dividends
$ 60,781 00 5,475 00 26,704 56 $ 92,960 56
OTHER RECEIPTS.
Grand Lodge Relief Bonds Sold and Matured Endowment Funds and Gifts by Will Mortgage Payments Trust Funds Eastern Star Christmas Fund and Individuals Eastern Star Fruit Fund Eastern Star Music Fund Rentals and Real Estate Special Gifts Raising Fees Sale of Real Estate Eastern Starâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chapel Fund
$
3,444 19,000 3,054 19,505 25,504 1,637 429 61 5,350 8,402 9,605 464 587
00 00 91 52 18 44 67 65 62 51 00 27 23
$190,007 56 All collections have been transmitted to the Treasurer. During the year warrants were drawn in the amount of $180,991.13.
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Maintenance Expense Purchase of Stocks and Bonds Real Estate Mortgages Payments for Trust Accounts Grand Lodge Relief Payments Hospitalization, Medical and Dental Fees Funeral Expenses ; Gifts and Entertainment Music Lessons Real Estate Expense
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$ 80,196 60,000 20,516 7,905 3,126 2,977 .1,844 2,404 414 1,605
24 00 41 46 50 96 63 02 39 52
$180,991 13 The Trial Balance of Home Accounts on December 31, 1943, follows: DEBITS.
Cash in Bank Stocks and Bonds Real Estate Mortgages Land and Buildings—Home Other Real Estate.... Furniture and Equipment Maintenance Funeral Expenses Real Estate Expense Gifts and Entertainments—^Members Hospitalization, Medical and Dental
$ 30,894 595,841 91,995 924,380 36,808 65,463 81,625 1,844 1,605 2,404 1,548
53 77 89 33 87 69 50 63 52 02 70
$1,834,413 45 CREDITS.
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Trust Funds Suspense Trust Funds Eastern S t a r Music Fund...; Endowment Fund Lobdell-Stuart Library Fund Net Worth Interest and Dividends Income from Real Estate Special Contributions : Eastern Star—Fruit Fund Eastern Star and others—Christmas Fund Grand Lodge Per Capita Eastern Star Per Capita Grand Lodge Relief Eastern Star—Chapel Fund
$ 21,890 157 2,396 724,597 831 974,854 26,704 5,350 8,402 429 1,637 60,781 5,475 317 587
75 50 14 72 56 25 56 62 51 67 44 00 00 50 23
$1,834,413 45 ENDOWMENT FUND—GAINS.
Balance on hand Raising Fees
$711,947 14 9,605 00
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120 11 1,000 1,278 2 100 37 200 5 300
00 65 00 86 40 00 00 00 00 00
$724,607 05 9 33 $724,597 72
During the year of 1943, we had twenty-one persons on Grand Lodge Relief with a total payment for the year of $3,126.50, and we have received a check from Grand Secretary STRAIN for this amount. The Superintendent's Report shows that during the year there were 26 deaths among the members of the Home, of whom 13 were men and 13 were women; that there have been 22 adult applications for membership approved, of whom 8 were men and 14 were women. The average age of the men who were admitted is 80 years and seven months, and that of the women is 75 years. Twelve applications were rejected. Six men and ten women and two girls were discharged. The Superintendent's Report further shows that seven men and ten women are on leave of absence, while eight boys and six girls are temporarily residing with relatives. The total number of members on the roll is 290 and 248 of these are in the Home. There are 117 men members, 145 women members, 16 boys and 12 girls. Two hundred seventy-eight were admitted to the Infirmary during the year in addition to the 25 permanent patients. The average daily number of patients was 32. Many chapters of the Eastern Star made donations of fruit and articles of clothing during the year and these were g^reatly appreciated. Many Lodges and Commanderies of Knights Templar made donations beside those listed under Endowment and several Consistories sent fine donations. The interiors of all the occupied rooms were carefully inspected and all were painted or redecorated that needed it. The grounds are in good shape. The cost salaries is going up steadily and we are finding it difficult to compete with prices at down-town restaurants and airplane factories and we have been operating with three less than the usual number of our employees. The staff has been above the average in loyalty and is rendering splendid service. We note with regret the death of M.'. W.'. JOHN W . NEILSON, who has been a consistent friend to the Home, and has served for many years on the Board. M.'. W.'. Claud F. Young .was elected to the vacancy. Because of war conditions we have had many new items to arrange for, including the installation of coal grates for the boil-
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ers,. stand-by service for water and trouble in securing meat and vegetables. We have had to change from gas to coal at intervals during the cold weather. Ninety percent coinsurance is carried on the building's and fire, theft and collision insurance are carried on the automobiles, while wre have steam boiler and accident insurance covering the use of the steam boilers. We a r e certain that every Mason in Kansas w a s deeply grieved at the loss of RALPH D . COTTON, who had been the Superintendent of The Kansas Masonic Home for so many years. His devotion to duty, attention to details, absolute integrity and consideration for the aged members and the children of the Home, are all well known and greatly appreciated. He made for himself a national reputation for efficiency and ability and his loss is keenly^felt. He leaves a widowr and one son. The new superintenddent. ViRDON M. LISTON. is a member of the lodge a t Oswegro, the Consistory at Fort Scott and the R. A. M. Chapter and O. E. S. Chapter a t Wichita. He is a graduate of Baker University, a member of the First Methodist Church in Wichita and has been for a number of years Superintendent of Schools at Fort Scott and other cities. He has already earned the confidence of the Board of Directors and the respect of the members of the Home family. Fraternally submitted. OTTO R . SOUDERS,
Secretary. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS.
W.'. VICTOR L . KIRK, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Reports of Grand Officers has read with much pleasure and satisfaction the Address of the Grand Master and the Reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary. The Grand Master's address is one of unusual merit. It clearly demon.strates his sincerity of purpose, devotion to duty, fine qualities of leadership and love of Masonry. In his opening remarks, he directs attention to one of the great fundamental principles of our brotherhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;freedom of the individual. Later on under the heading, "Our Brethren in the Armed Services," he amplifies this same principle. His frank, sincere comments are worthy of the earnest and thoughtful consideration of all Masons everywhere. The confidence which we 'placed in him a year ago has been fully justified by his management of the year's activities and the results achieved. From his address we recommend for approval the following subjects: Installation of Grand Officers; Grand Representatives; District Deputy Grand Masters and District Meetings; Masonic
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Home; Certificates of Proficiency; Twenty-five and Fifty Year Buttons; Lecturers; Building Projects; Laying of Comer-stones; Doric Lodge No. 83; Exemplification of Work; Grand Orator; Invitations from Sister Grand Jurisdictions; Visitations; The Mason in a World at War; Examination of Candidates; Our Brethren in the Armed Services; Condition of the Order; Appreciation; Conclusion. The subject "Committee on Revision of Law" is recommended for approval except that portion reading "an appropriation to defray the expense involved be made" which is referred to the Committee on Finance. The subject "Grand Masters' and Grand Secretaries' Conference" is recommended for approval except that portion reading "and recommend that an appropriation for that purpose be made" which is also referred to the Committee on Finance. Special reference of other subjects is recommended as follows : To the Committee on Necrology: Necrology. To the incoming Grand Master: The Bulletin. To the Committee on Trials and Punishments: Trials and Punishments. To the Committee on Finance: Social Security. To the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.: Bennington Lodge No. 180; North Star Lodge U. D.; Consolidations. To the Committee on Jurisprudence: Osage Valley Lodge No. 24; Life Memberships; Special Dispensations; Law Changes. We recommend the Report of the Grand Treasurer be referred to the Committee on Finance. Concerning the Report of the Grand Secretary, we recommend special reference of subjects as follows: To the Council of Administration: Supplement to Previous Cipher List. To the Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.: Annual Reports; Books of Annual Returns; Synopsis of Returns of Lodges for the Year Ending December 31, 1943. To the Committee on Finance: Outstanding Dues; Estimated Revenue and Expenses for 1944; Schedule "A"; Schedule "B"; Schedule "C"; Cash Account; Warrant Account; Budget Account. We recommend that all other subjects be approved. Fraternally submitted, VICTOR L. KIRK, KEEVER E . WHARTON, JOSEPH H . CONARD,
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CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 1:30 o'clock p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor a t 1:30 o'clock p. M. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES AND LODGES U. D.
W.'. B. HAROLD GROFF, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D. offers the following report: Our review of the Annual Reports and correspondence relative to the making of same shows plainly the patience and thoroughness of the efforts of the office of the Grand Secretary to assist the Secretaries of the various lodges in every way possible to get their reports in correctly and on time. At a time when everyone is especially burdened down with personal responsibilities of various kinds and the tension of the period through w^hich we are passing is extremely heavy, it Is not at all strange t h a t Secretaries, who so willingly give of their time to handle the affairs of the lodge, would be under considerable pressure in getting and keeping the lodge affairs on an exact basis. We wish to compliment all the Secretaries on the work they are doing on behalf of the membership of Masons in Kansas and any suggestions we might make relative to their work is done with the thought ever in mind that this is a labor of love for the Fraternity and, at times, performed under very trying circumstances a,nd at great personal sacrifice. The new regulations passed at our last or previous Grand Lodge session were intended to cut down the time necessary for the preparation of the reports in order that the work might be done immediately after the close of the year and in this majiner expedite the work in the Grand Secretary's office. With many this has proven to be the case and we only mention this for the reason of impressing upon all Secretaries and District Deputies the Importance of getting reports ready immediately after the close of the year and that the records should be kept up during the year, from meeting t o meeting, in such a manner that it would take just a very short time t o make the recapitulation and complete the report and get it into the Grand Secretary's hands. It is one of the
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duties of the District Deputy to impress upon the Secretaries the necessity and reason for so doing. We stress this point to call the particular attention of the Secretaries to the fact that in this way the work of getting out the Annual Report can be cut down to a very simple task, if the records are kept up each meeting night as to admissions, suspensions, dimlssions, reinstatements, etc. Since the full roster of members need not be filed each year, the recapitulation should be completed very easily from records that are kept complete throughout the year. The vital factor in the correct rendering of the Annual Report is the regularity and accuracy with which the Book of Annual Returns is written up. It is the duty of the Secretary of each lodge to enter, at the time it occurs, the record of the initiation, passing, raising, or the admission of a brother under his correct name as signed by the brother. The same prompt action should be taken in case of dimissions, suspensions, expulsions or deaths. The entry should be made on or before the next Stated Communication. This will save time for the Secretary and insure correctness in the Annual Reports. I t may be that the allowance of ten days after the close of the year for filing the annual return is not quite understood by the Secretaries. This is done to necessarily set a time limit but is not to be taken strictly as the time when the reports should be in. They should be sent as soon a.fter the close of the year as it is humanly possible. Keep this in mind and plan to prepare these reports promptly at the close of theyear and assist, from your end, to keep the work from causing a "bottleneck" in the Grand Secretary's office. If this report is filed immediately after the close of the year it gives time for checking and changing any errors that have been made, so the report may be cleared up, in many cases, before the deadline and turned into a perfect report. Note the first paragraph of the Grand Secretary's report: that if a brother whom you show suspended in your report should pay up between January 1st and January 15th, the Grand Secretary will, upon notice from the subordinate Secretary, erase that name from the suspended roll and add it to the active roll of your report without charging an error in your, report. This eliminates the necessity of your holding your report until the deadline date. Your Committee suggests to the newly appointed District Deputies that they take upon themselves the duty of reminding the Secretaries in their various districts, by letter or in person, near the end of the year, that their reports can be made up and sent in promptly after January 1st and help in this tremendous task of checking the Annual Reports of the many lodges. The District Deputy could even request that a post card notice be sent him when the reports are mailed in to the Grand Secretary and in this maimer he could very easily supervise this important work in his District. We understand this practice has been used In some districts for some time and, since it is a good one, might easily be carried out in each district. Each District Deputy should familiarize himself with the reports of the Grand Secretary and
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this confunittee and malte a special effort to see that the lodges in his district would work in the closest cooperation with the Grand Secretary's office. A society to function properly must do so from within, and that means each individual lodge, and the fact that the Secretaries have done such good work in the past is only a reminder t h a t this part must be stressed more fully to uphold the standard of the work and keep the records of the Institution of Freemasonry in Kansas at their proper level, which is the highest. Our net gain during the year as shown in the Synopsis of Returns of Lodges, is 2907. This growth may be due in some measure to the present war emergency which, no doubt, has prompted many young men to seek Masonic light which, without question, gives them something more tangible to cling to during their hours of trial and our hope is that each lodge will respectfully dedicate itself to the continued influence it may exert over these members when, upon their return, it may be a true test to exemplify to them in a practical way the great principles of Masonry. Inasmuch as the Proceedings will show many of the discrepancies of the'various reports, we shall refrain from giving the numbers of the various lodges having same, but do desire to set forth and give you the numbers of the lodges whose Secretaries have sent in perfect reports, and near perfect reports for 1942: Perfect reports: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 8, 15, 16, 20, 26, 32, 33, 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 49, 61, 63, 64, 65, 72, 88, 90, 92, 93, 104, 105, 109, 114, 119, 121, 123, 127, 128, 132, 138, 144, 150, 155, 159, 162, 169, 170, 171, 174, 179, 184, 185, 186, 191, 201, 206, 208, 220, 223, 224, 230, 237, 244, 245, 249, 251, 252, 256, 257, 264, 283, 285, 291, 298, 300, 304, 305, 309, 315, 316, 319, 320, 322, 330, 331, 335, 336, 337, 339, 344, 345, 349, 356, 370, 378, 380, 383, 389, 392, 397, 398, 399, 405, 409, 411, 413, 414, 417, 420, 424, 429, 430, 431, 437, 440, 441, 443, 446, 448. Almost perfect: Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 47, 50, 51, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 89, 91, 94, 95, 98, 99, 101, 102, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 122, 124, 126, 129, 134, 136, 137, 140, 141, 142, 146, 147, 149, 151, 152, 154, 156, 157, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 181, 182, 183, 187, 189, 193, 195, 196, 197, 198, 200, 202, 203, 207, 209, 214, 215, 216, 217, 221, 225, 226, 227, 229, 231, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 246, 247, 250, 253, 254, 259, 261, 265, 266, 268, 270, 271, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 287, 290, 294, 295, 299, 301, 302, 303, 313, 314, 317, 318, 323, 325, 326, 327, 332, 333, 334, 340, 341, 342, 343, 347, 348, 350, 351, 352, 353, 355, 357, 360, 362, 363, 364, 368, 371, 372, 373, 374, 376, 381, 386, 388, 390, 393, 394, 395, 396, 401, 402, 408, 410, 412, 415, 423, 428, 432, 434, 436, 438, 442, 449. The more common errors made were: 219 lodges, difference in names or initials; 54 reports not exact duplicates; 30 degrees previously reported; 35 degrees not previously reported; 23 in-
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complete list of officers; 28 initials or abbreviations (names not shown in full); 20 reports not signed by Secretary; 19 omitted from roll; 9 on roll in error. Incomplete or incorrect: on work, 37; admissions, 28; restorations, 47; dimissions, 64; deaths, 10; suspensions, 37; recapitulation, 40; money, 42; Annual Communication, 27. BENNINGTON L O D G E ' NO. 1 8 0 .
Owing to a condition which had arisen in the above lodge it became necessary to take some final action. Consequently, on August 2, 1943, the Grand Master issued an Edict arresting the Charter of Bennington Lodge No. 180. This committee recommends the approval of the action of the Grand Master. We further recommend that the Charter of Bennington Lodge No. 180 be revoked, and that the matter of all remaining money, furniture and other property be referred to the incoming Council of Administration. CONSOLIDATION OF LURAY LODGE NO. 1 5 3 , LURAY, KANSAS, AND BLUE HILL LODGE NO. 1 9 8 , LUCAS, KANSAS.
Since this consolidation was requested by both lodges and approved by vote of the proper majorities, we approve the action of the Grand Master in granting this consolidation. NORTH STAR LODGE U. D.
During the year 1943, one request was made of the Grand Master for Letters of Dispensation. This request was granted to brethren in Wichita, Kansas. This request carried with it the consent of the four other lodges in that city, namely: Sunflower No. 86, Albert Pike No. 303, Bestor G. Brown No. 433 and Wichita Lodge No. 99 and was granted by the M.'. W.'. Grand Master under the date of September 29, 1943. This Lodge U. D. was properly started off on October 14, 1943 at which meeting many members of other lodges were in attendance. Suitable quarters were established and the w^ork begun and was carried out with the utmost regard to the rules and regulations as set forth by this Grand Body. They initiated 6, passed 4, and raised 4 to December 31, 1943. Communications were held, numbering thirteen and a review of the transcripts and the financial report shows them neatly typewritten and in fine order and reflects the fact that the officers of this lodge have been well instructed. They are to be highly commended on the standard of both their work and records. From an examination of the records and the work of this lodge, your committee is very pleased to recommend that the charter requested by the petitioners be granted. Your committee desires to express great appreciation of the assistance furnished by the Grand Secretary and his office force
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in .giving us the required help in compiling the necessary data for making this report and furnishing complete details from which to submit the information contained herein. And we wish to reiterate our former statement t h a t we hope each Secretary will take it upon himself to see that these records are kept at the high standard now attained or constantly strive to raise the general standard by steadily persevering in his work to gain admittance to that "perfect report" group. Fraternally submitted, B. HAROLD GROFF, ROY O . EVANS, E. GLENN ROBISON,
Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. L Y N N R . BRODRICK. chairman., presented
W.'. the following report which was adopted by a rising vote followed by prayer by the Grand Chaplain. On motion of M.'. W.'. B E N S. PAULEN, the report was ordered printed in the Proceedings. To The M.\ W:. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Sadly, and yet with grim and understanding pride, we note the mounting toll of death within the ranks of Masonry as America increases the pressure against the yielding strongholds of ruthless power. Oh every .field of honor where Americans have offered up their all, t h a t free men might have a better w^ay of life, members of our Ancient Order have accepted the gauge of battle without a murmur or a tear and followed the F l a g to victory or to death. Knowing full well t h a t a sound core of patriotic devotion is essential on the home front, if the pressure of war is to remain constant and effective a t the perimeter of our expanding might, our chief source of pride today is the universally acknowledged fact that the emblems of Masonry, whether emblazoned across the Temples of the living, or carved upon the sepulchres of the dead, stand as the symbols of unfailing firmness and loyalty to country, as they have stood in all the ages past. Humbling ourselves before the lengthening honor roll of our fraternal dead, with contrite hearts, yet knowing as we do the high principles which guided their lives and the genuine satisfactions they obtained from service to God and country, satisfactions which increased as perils multiplied, we can but repeat with becoming modesty the triumphant challenge which has come down to us through nineteen centuries: "O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory?" Numbered among the many Masons who found the solace of eternal peace in 1943, the honored names of 1,046 Kansans have
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been enrolled with trembling hands. We salute them in their glory, and we pledge allegiance to the sorrowing loved ones they left this side the mystic veil. We take melancholy notice, too, through mem.orials received by our Grand Secretary, of the untimely passing of many disting^uished brethren who came to the end of the way in other Grand Jurisdictions. As is our custom, the roll of the departed will be included on appropriate pages of our annual Proceedings. We would pay particular homage today to two members of our Fraternity who have passed on to yonder shore, where, we are confident, a new life has opened for them from which we can feel they are participating in spirit with us on this occasion. On June 9, 1943, M.'. W.". JOHN WILLIAM NEILSON, St. Johns
Lodge No. 113, died a t his home in Concordia. No other Mason of this Grand Jurisdiction has ever attained the distinction that he had earned through the dedication of his life as a contribution to our Order. He served as Grand Master of our Grand Lodge in 1926, as Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in 1915, Grand Master of the Grand Council in 1914, and Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Kansas in 1918. His fame a s a Mason was not confined to our Grand Jurisdiction alone, because in 1917 he was elected in the official line of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of The United States of America, and from 1930 to 1933 presided over that body as General Grand High Priest. Looking back over our associations with our late lamented brother, it is immediately apparent that mere words are inadequate to express the love that we have for him, and the loss which is ours. Another t u g at our hearts came on August 27, 1943, when R.ALPH D: COTTON, Superintendent of the Masonic Home at Wichita, answered the final summons. For fourteen years he had been in charge of the destinies of our Home, and the loss to the members of our family there was particularly saddening. His passing left a void in their lives that can never be filledâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a debt that can Kansas owes a debt of gratitude to this manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a debt that can never be repaid. As a fitting climax to his life of service at the Home, and a t his request, his ashes were consigned to the soil on the East grounds of our Home, oh Sunday, September 5th, by our Grand Master. R.\LPH COTTON reached his haven of rest a t the place he loved so well. While building for a just and lasting way of life in the shadowy vale that lies beyond tomorrow's battles, the powers of earth should ponder well the lives and deeds of these two men and the golden age of liberty in which their virtues came to flower. The soul's innate longing for the companionship of kindred spirits, while exploring the mystic sources of joy and grief, led them to our Order while they were rich in years and in the bloom of health. Their coming marked the comingling of mighty forces, such as is seen when copious tributaries join the major stream, the
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better to bear earth's burdens, generate its power, and form a living union \vith the all-embracing sea. Without urging, as a majestic stream, they came of their own free will, and they were greeted with unanimous accord. Thenceforth, until the melancholy end, they shared the toils and glories that are linked with earnest effort as men of good will struggle toward common goals. As the Psalmist said of SAUL and JONATHAN, "Their lives were lovely and pleasant, and in their death they are not divided." Nor while memory lingers will their virtues be erased. But today in this quiet hour as we pay special tribute to our distinguished dead, we are not unmindful of the fact that, high and long, one common purpose now erases all distinctions. The battle lines extend from our altars to all the far-flung zones of war. Not all of us may grapple with the foe, but each of us may help to ease the burden of those who are selected for that stern service. Many must fall, as many have fallen, between the two extremes of Lhis cruei struggle. Each a hero in his own right in proportion as he has served, each fallen comrade must share in the glory that is achieved by all. "Thousands a t His bidding speed. And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand .and wait." Fraternally submitted, LYNN R. B R O D R I C K ,
Committee. ORATION.
The Grand Master introduced Brother FRED W . CoNDiT, of Parsons Lodge No. 117, who delivered the following Oration which was ordered printed in the Proceedings : FREEMASONRY AND PATRIOTISM. Freemasonry is as up-to-date as the morning newspaper, for it deals with human nature, and that does not change much in centuries. What seems to be change is the organizations, tools, and outer ways of going about doing things. Every baby born of civilized, educated, religious parents has to be taught to use the things that civilization has developed across the years and centuries. Freemasonry has played a large part in growth and de-
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velopment. Freemasonry is a fraternity, but it is not a shallow, thin veneer wholly on the outside. I t has depth and quality to it. It is broad-minded, but not to the extent of accepting all men on equal basis. Men are different, and Freemasonry accepts this difference, and so examines all candidates for membership, and admits only those who measure up to its high standards. Not equality so much as quality, counts in Freemasonry. Nor is Freemasonry a school. We leave that to the state. But to be a good Mason one needs to study the wonderful history, the symbolism and the laws and Landmarks, of Freemasonry. The more one knows about the Order the more one loves it. The high purposes and ideals of the Order, cast, as they are, in beautiful symbolism, challenge every Masonic student. Freemasonry is a science, but it applies science to character building. Its symbolisms, for the most part, are borrowed from the builders' science. In fact. Freemasonry, is the outgrowth of the science of architecture. Freemasonry is religious, but it is not a religion nor is it a church. The fact that Freemasonry requires a belief in God, in the Bible and in the Hereafter, makes it religious. Religion, as viewed and practiced by Freemasons, is of a high character. I t is too broad for petty doctrines and cheap religious customs. And, lastly. Freemasonry is patrioticâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;very much so. But it is not a political party in any sense of the term. It takes no part, as a lodge, in partisan politics. Masons belong to and support whatever parties they prefer. However, loyalty to one's country and its institutions has always been practiced by Masons. And this is especially true of American Freemasonry. From the introduction of Freemasonry into the American Colonies in 1723 to the present, Masons have been out in front in every war, in every effort and in every sacrifice to liberate the colonies, in the first place, then to set up a "pattern of government which the nations of the world may copy," and finally to maintain that liberty for which our forefathers of colonial days
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suffered and died. And Freemasonry will ever stand for, fight for and defend the American Way of Life. But first let us note the activities of Masons in the Revolutionary War. Some of the leaders in the movement that led up to that war were active Masons, such as PAUL REVERE, ROBERT NEWTON, who hung the signal lantern from the old North Church, WILLIAM DAWES, who gave the alarm to RoxBURY, as REVERE did to Charleston, PATRICK HENRY, whose eloquence set the Virginia House of Burgesses oh fire for liberty, SAMUEL ADAMS, JOSIAH QuiNCY. JOSEPH WARREN, who assisted in laying the plans for the revolution, were all Masons. The Boston Tea Party was planned and carried out by Masons. These men were members of St. Andrew's Lodge. PAUL REVERE was in charge of a small patrol of colonial soldiers who accompanied the "Indians" to the harbor, and who stoo'd guard while the "Indians" dumped the tea in the harbor. The ride made famous by LONGFELLOW, now so well known, was neither his greatest ride nor the most important, for it failed. But he made many other rides, sometimes for days and nights, in all sorts of weather and in constant danger, to carry secret and military messages between Boston, New York and Philadelphia; in fact, he was the man to whom all of the leaders looked to carry the confidential messages. He was a silver-andgold-smith of note. The very night of the tea party PAUL REVERE was Junior Warden of his lodge. The Declaration of Independence, so tradition says, was written, originally, on a lambskin apron and was signed on a Masonic altar, by a Congressional Representative, JOHN H A N COCK, a Mason. Fifty of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence were Masons. A convention of great purposefulness assembled at Charlotte, North Carolina, in May, 1775, and prepared the so-called Mechlenburg Declaration of Independence. This was of Masonic origin. Of the fifty-five men who sat in the Constitutional Convention, fifty were Masons. Before the Rev-
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olutionary War was half over, ten Military lodges had been organized under command of WASHINGTON. Night after night, when WASHINGTON and the Continental Army were in dire straits, the word was sent down the line: "No one on duty tonight but Masons!!" Of the twenty-nine major-generals under WASHINGTON, twenty were Masons. Of the sixty brigadier-generals fifty-nine were Masons. When WASHINGTON was elected President of these newly organized United States of America, he called all of the thirteen governors of the states together, and there sat about that table just fourteen Masons, WASHINGTON and the governorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all Masons. The corner-stone of the new National Capitol Building was laid with Masonic rites by WASHINGTON, as the acting Grand Master. JOHN MARSHALL, ALEXANDER HAMILTON and JAMES MADISON were all Masons. This has been the spirit of Masons from that time to the present. In war and in peace, Masons have been the leaders in every constructive movement to advance the United States to its present place of power in the world. Presidents, governors, members of the U. S. Supreme Court and the Congress have been Masons far beyond the percentage of members in this country. WILLIAM CLARK and MERIWETHER LEWIS, both Masons, opened the trail into, the Northwest in 1804. Commodore STEPHEN DECATUR, Jr., "Hero of Tripoli," and Commodore EDWARD PREBLE, who distinguished himself in the same campaign, were Masons. In the war of 1812, Masons again were the leaders. Major General ANDREW JACKSON, later President of the United States, Commodore LAWRENCE KEARNEY, Major General MONTFORT STOKES, and Brigadier Gteneral WILLIAM HENRY WINDER, were Masons. No greater names than these are to be found among t h e patriots of the United States. But more: in the war of independence of Texas from Mexico, General SAMUEL HOUSTON, a Mason, led in this successful war. Later, in war with Mexico, Masons were leaders. Major General WiNFiELD SCOTT HANCOCK, Brigadier General ARCHIBALD
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Major General J O H N ANTHONY QUITMAN, and Rear Admiral JOHN DRAKE SLOAT, Commodore MATTHEW C. PERRY, who opened Japan to world trade, all were Masons. During the Civil War such Masonic names as: JAMES A. GARFIELD, later President of the United States, DAVID G. FARRAGUT, first Admiral of the U. S. Navy, Major General JOHN A. LOGAN, Lieutenant General NELSON A. MILES, General GRANT'S Chief of Staff, and later GRANT'S Secretary of War, Brigadier General JOHN A. RAW^LINS. On the side of the South such names as General GEORGE PICKETT, General ALBERT P I K E , one time Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, A. & A. S. R., Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A., and General JOSEPH WHEELER. In the Spanish-American War such names as Colonel THEODORE ROOSEVELT, later President of the United States, Major General LEONARD WOOD, Rear Admiral WiNPiELD SCOTT SCHLEY, Major General ARTHUR MACARTHUR, father of General Douglas MACARTHUR, appear on Masonic lodge rolls. The discoverer of the North Pole, Rear Admiral ROBERT E . PEARY, was a Mason, as was Rear Admiral RICHARD E . BYRD, whose work in and near the South Pole is well known. In the first world war we have such men a;s General J O H N J. PERSHING, Rear Admiral HENRY T . MAYO, Major General JOHN A. LEJEUNE, of the Marines, and General CHARLES P . SUMMERALL of the Masonic Fraternity. Leaders in the second world war include General DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, General GEORGE C. MARSHALL, U. S. Chief of Staff, Admiral ERNEST J; KING, Chief of Naval Operations, and Lieutenant General B E N LEAR, to name just a few.. And what do we say about the great host of men in the service of their country below the rank of General and Admiral ? Masons are scattered throughout the many commands fighting on scores of fronts and bringing honor and glory to the already glorious United States. In YELL,
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the air, under the sea, on land and on the many seas. Masons are doing their duty with sacrifice and pride that truly uphold the finest traditions of our great people. Freemasonry is banned in every nation at war with usâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Japan, Italy and Germany. Little did they realize what a compliment they paid Freemasonry by those acts, for Freemasonry and Nazi cannot live together. One or the other must go. Today, America and the liberty loving democracies of the world face a global war, a war that will determine whether the rights of free men are to continue or whether men are to be slaves and pawns in the hands of cruel, pagan rulers under a Tojo or a Hitler. The issues are well and plainly drawn. No quarters are to be asked and no peace overtures are to be accepted, nothing less than unconditional surrender. Hitler's Europe is being surrounded on every side by men determined to crush Hitlerism once and for all time. Then, waves of planes will fly over Japan, literally burning that island of wooden houses from off the map. This is to be a war to end war once and for all time. War is to be outlawed, banned among nations, stopped as a means of settling world affairs. Peace plans, as aggressive as war plans, will be set up to enforce right and justice among the peoples of the world. Gangster nations, like gangs anywhere else, are to learn that war is brutal and is the i-esult of hate, love of power, and the silly prating of people who think they are the super-men of the earth. There are no such people. We will join forces with England, China, Russia and many smaller nations of liberty loving people to lead mankind into peaceful ways of living together, for this world, by airplanes and wireless, has become too small for hate and other unneighborly customs that have been a curse to man from the beginning. And, whether in war or peace. Masons will do their part. Freemasonry is now and has ever been the friend of every movement of a constructive nature, of whatever sort, but an enemy of everything that would limit the
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divine rights of men and hinder man's development. This purpose has cost Masons much, but they have always been willing to pay the price and today and today's crisis are no exceptions. Then, peace will come, and America will return to peacetime pursuits, and Masons will have a large place in the reconstruction of those years. The golden years of our great nation are not in the past, but in the future. We will be a greater nation in years to come than ever before. So, let us then set the pattern of our national life high, constructive and noble. As to us has been thrown the torch of liberty, so may we hand it down to those who are to follow us. The chaiienge is ours, may we measure up to it. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS.
M.'. W.'. RoscoE E. PETERSON, chairman, presented the report of the committee. After reading the report, his motion properly seconded, "that a formal vote upon each separate section of the revised Constitution is hereby waived; except that if any member offers an amendment of any section, or requests a vote thereon, a separate vote shall be taken upon such section; otherwise, it shall be considered that each section is adopted by the necessary two-thirds vote," was carried unanimously. The revised Constitution was then read and explained section by section, after which the chairman's motion that the Revised Constitution be adopted as a whole was seconded and carried unanimously. The following motions, properly seconded, were then offered and unanimously carried: That our present. Constitution be amended by adopting the revised Constitution presented herewith; and that in the event the revised Constitution is agreed to by two-thirds of all the Lodges, and becomes effective, the present Constitution be repealed, such repeal to tsike effect from and after the effective date of the revised Constitution.
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That the Incoming Grand Master be authorized to appoint a committee of five members to continue the work of revision during the coming year. That the report as a whole be adopted.
The report and the revised Constitution submitted therewith are as follows: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS. Your Committee on Revision, of Laws has continued the work inaugurated by last year's Committee. As the result of two years of study and discussion, the revised Constitution appended to this report is presented for the consideration of this Grand Lodge. We are not presenting any revision of the By-Laws. If the revised Constitution meets with the approval of the Grand Lodge, it will then be necessary that it be submitted to the Lodges for their consideration and action, and the proposed revision cannot become effective until 1945. Meanwhile it will be possible for all changes in the By-Laws to be proposed and considered, and these can be acted upon at the 1945 Communication, so that the entire revision of our Laws', if approved, will take effect at the same time. We have undertaken to rearrange the articles and sections of the Constitution in such manner that each article will deal with a definite subject. The scope of legislation remains substantially the same. A few of the recommended amendments make material changes in existing sections; but the greater number are intended to make the present rules of law more easily understood. We have endeavored to remove ambiguities, and in a few instances to eliminate provisions which appear to belong more properly in the By-Laws. There has not been complete unanimity of opinion among the Craft as to the legislative force and effect of the explanatory notes subjoined to sections of the present Constitution. In cases where the law does not appear to be complete without the note, and the latter appears to be a desirable rule in this Grand Jurisdiction, we have undertaken to embody the substance of the note in the law. The Landmarks of Masonry furnish the underlying basis for Masonic legislation. There is a divergence of opinion among Masonic scholars as to what are and what are not Landmarks. Our present Constitution does not officially recognize any one list of Landmarks, although the list of twenty-five formulated by Dr. MACKEY has been given a position of prominence in the publication of the 1913 and 1929 editions of our Laws. Your Committee realizes fully that Landmarks cannot be made or unmade by legislation; but we also realize that the Craft would better comprehend our system of jurisprudence if our Grand Lodge could declare that, so far as Kansas Masonry is concerned, a certain designated list of Landmarks is accepted as the foundation for our superstructure of laws.
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This need not involve a rejection or denial of other Masonic principles which have been asserted to be Landmarks by eminent Masonic authorities. To this end we are proposing that the revised Constitution include a provision officially recognizing twentyfive Landmarks of Masonry. These are identical with the MACKEY list as published in former editions, with a qualification upon the right of visitation stated in the 14th Landmark, which qualification is recognized by Dr. MACKEY in his work on Masonic Jurisprudence. Your Committee acknowledges with gratitude the active cooperation of M.-.W.'. CLINE C. CURTISS and M.-W-'. CHARLES S. McGINNESS during their respective terms as Grand Master; the service .of M.'. W-'- GEORGE F. BEEZLEY, who was appointed a member of the Committee in 1942, and relinquished civilian activities to serve in the Armed Forces of our country; the wise counsel of R.'. W.'. ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary Emeritus, who lias given us the ueiiefiL of ills many years of experience with previous revisions; and helpful suggestions that have come from other past and present officers, and brethren in the ranks. It is the recommendation of your Committee that our present Constitution be amended by adopting the revised Constitution presented herewith; and that in the event the revised Constitution is agreed to by two-thirds of the Lodges, and becomes effective, the present Constitution be repealed, such repeal to take effect.from and after the effective date of the revised Constitution. We further recommend that the incoming Grand Master be authorized to appoint a Committee of five members to continue the work of revision during the coming year.. Fraternally submitted, RoscoE E. PETERSON, JAY B . KIKK, OTTO R. SOUDERS, ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, ELMER F . STRAIN,
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PREAMBLE Whereas, Every Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons is the true representative of all the Fraternity in communication therewith, and is a sovereign and independent body, with supreme legislative, judicial and executive authority, possessing the .inherent power to form a Constitution as its fundamental law, and to enact such other laws and regulations for its own government and for the government of its constituent Lodges and-the Craft as will promote the general good of Masonry; Provided, ahvays. That the Ancient Landmarks and Usages of Masoni-y be maintained inviolate; Therefore, Upon these principle^t which have never been disputed, The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas does hereby ordain and establish the following as its
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CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I Landmarks of Masonry Section 1. Landmarks Recognizedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;This Grand Lodge recognizes the following Landmarks of Masonry as the foundation of Masonic Law and Jurisprudence in this Grand Jurisdiction: I. II.
The modes of recognition. The division of symbolic Masonry into three degrees.
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The legend of the third degree.
l y . The Government of the Fraternity by a presiding officer called a Grand Master, who is elected from t h e body of t h e Craft. V. The prerogative of the Grand Master to preside over every assembly of the Craft, wheresoever and whensoever held. VI. The prerogative of the Grand Master to grant dispensations for conferring degrees at irregular times. VII. The prerogative of the Grand Master to grant dispensations for opening and holding Lodges. VIII. sight. IX.
The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Masons a t The necessity for Masons to congregate in Lodges.
X. The government of every Lodge by a Master and two Wardens. XL The necessity that every Lodge, when congregated, should be duly tiled. XII. The right of every Mason to be represented in all general meetings of the Craft, and to instruct his representatives. XIII. The right of every Mason to appeal from the decision of his brethren in Lodge convened, to the Grand Lodge or General Assembly of Masons. XIV. The right of ever> Mason to visit and sit in every regular Lodge, subject to exclusion for sufficient cause. XV. That no visitor, not known to some brother present as a Mason, can enter a Lodge without undergoing an examination. XVI. That no Lodge' can interfere in the business or labor of another Lodge. XVII. That every Freemason is amenable to the laws and regulations of the Masonic jurisdiction in which he resides. XVIII. That every candidate for initiation must be a man, free born and of lawful age.
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XIX. That every Mason must believe in the existence of God as the Grand Architect of the Universe. XX. That every Mason must believe in a resurrection to a future life. XXI. That a book of the law of God must constitute an indispensable p a r t of the furniture of every Lodge. XXII. That all men in the sight of God are equal, and meet in the Lodge on one common level. XXIII. That Freemasonry is a secret society, in possession of secrets that cannot be divulged. XXIV. That Freemasonry consists of a speculative science founded on an operative art. XXV.
That the Landmarks of Masonry can never be changed.
Sec. 2. Not Exclusive—The foregoing list of Landmarks is not declared to be exclusive. ARTICLE II Grand Lodge—^Name and Jurisdiction Section 1. This Grand Body shall be known as THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, F R E E AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF KANSAS, and has exclusive jurisdiction over the district of country known as the State of Kansas. ARTICLE III Grand Lodge — Authority and Powers Section 1. Source and Extent of Authority—This Grand Lodge recognizes ONE SUPREME AUTHORITY—THE ALMIGHTY GOD, THE GRAND ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE. It possesses superintending authority within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Kansas, over Ancient Craft Masonry. Sec. 2. Restrictions in Business and Charity—Masonic Home— The Grand Lodge shall not engage in business of any kind or character whatsoever, nor shall it be a party to, or shareholder in, any partnership or corporation, nor shall it undertake the founding or support of any charitable or educational institution; nor shall it ever render itself liable to pay any sum of money for any purpose, except for the necessary expenses attending the exercise of its proper functions as the governing head of Freemasonry within its jurisdiction; nor shall it ever assume or exercise any supervision or censorship over any association, for whatsoever purpose organized; Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the Grand Lodge in its charities, by the payment of any sum of money out of its treasury for the support of the poor, for the relief of the distressed, "or for any other purpose which shall tend to ameliorate the condition of the human family or any individual thereof; And be it further provided, That nothing hereinbefore con-
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tained shall be construed to limit or prevent this Grand Lodge from founding, organizing and maintaining a Masonic Home within the State of Kansas, for the relief and benefit of distressed and destitute Master Masons, their wives, widows and children. Sec. 3. By-Laws—The Grand Lodge shall have the power to enact By-Laws in aid of the provisions of this Constitution for the proper government and regulation of Freemasonry, and shall also prescribe forms for the transaction of business. The By-Laws and forms may be amended or repealed, and additional By-Laws enacted, and additional forms prescribed a t any Annual Communication, if the proposition therefor shall be sustained by two-thirds of all the members present and voting; Provided, Such changes shall take effect only from their publication with the Annual Proceedings. Sec. 4, Retroactive Laws—In the exercise of its powers, the Grand Lodge shall never apply to any case any Law or Regulation not existing a t the time the cause of action arose. ARTICLE IV Grand Lodge — Revenues Section 1. The revenues of the Grand Lodge shall be derived from: First, An annual per capita t a x on the members of the Lodges; Second, Fees for Letters of Dispensation and Warrants for new hodges;. Third, Such other sources as may be provided by law. The per capita t a x shall be collected by the Lodges, and each Lodge shall annually pay the whole amount due on account of its membership. No rebate shall be allowed to any Lodge by reason of t h e neglect of any of its members to pay dues, or by reason of any member being borne on its rolls as exempt from dues. The Grand Lodge has authority from time to time to make special assessments on the Lodges ratably on their membership, to meet its current or any extraordinary expenses. ARTICLE V Grand Lodge — Membership Section 1; Members—The members of the Grand Lodge shall be: First, The Past Masters, Masters and Wardens of the Lodges within this Jurisdiction; Second, The Past and Present Elective Grand Officers and the Present Subordinate Grand Officers of this Jurisdiction; Third, The representatives by proxy of the present Masters or Wardens of the Lodges in this Jurisdiction, b u t such proxy can be given only to a Master or a present Warden of that Lodge, or to a Past Master who has served such Lodge as its Master. Sec. 2. Qualifications of Members—Every member of this Grand Lodge must be a member in good standing of some Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction; and any cessation of such Lodge membership shall, while it continues, automatically deprive such dimitted, suspended or expelled person of all rights of membership in the Grand Lodge.
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ARTICLE VI Grand Lodge — Officers and Committees Section 1. Grand Lodge Officers—The Officers of the Grand Lodge shall be: (1) Grand Master; (2) Deputy Grand Master; (3) Grand Senior Warden; (4) Grand Junior Warden; (5) Grand Treasurer; (6) Grand Secretary; (7) Grand Chaplain; (8) Grand Senior Deacon; (9) Grand Junior Deacon; (10) Grand Marshal; (11) Grand Sword Bearer; (12) Grand Senior Steward; (13) Grand Junior Steward; (14) Grand Pursuivant; (15) Grand Tyler. Sec. 2. Eligibility—Any brother shall be eligible to any elective office in the Grand Lodge who has been previously elected and installed Master of a Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction. Sec. 3. Election and Terms—The first six officers in the order named shall be chosen by ballot, by a majority of all the votes cast therefor, a t each Annual Communieaticn, and shall hold tlieir oiTices until their successors are installed. The subordinate officers shall be appointed by the Grand Master, after his installation, and shall hold their offices during his pleasure. Sec. 4. Title of Grand Officers—The elective officers of this Grand Lodge shall be addressed as follows: The Grand Master as Most Worshipful, and all others as Right Worshipful. The subordinate officers of this Grand Lodge shall be addressed as Worshipful. P a s t officers shall be addressed as present officers of like rank. Sec. 5. Duties and Powers of Grand Master—The duties, powers and prerogatives of the Grand Master shall be those which are required of, exercised by, and accorded to this high office by the Ancient Constitutions, General Regulations and Landmarks of Freemasonry, and the Constitution and Laws of this Grand Lodge. It shall be his duty to preside over the Grand Lodge, to conduct in • person or by a Past Master appointed by him, all public ceremonies of the Grand Lodge, to require strict conformity to Masonic law and usage in this Grand Jurisdiction, and to perform such other duties as may be provided by law. He shall have power: (a)
To preside over every assembly of the Craft;
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To arrest the Warrant of any Lodge;
(c) To authorize the installation of a Master elect who is not a Past Warden, if there be no' Warden or Past Warden willing to serve as Master; (d) To abridge the time within which one can petition for and receive the three symbolic Degrees; (e) To authorize or ratify the performance of acts, the doing of work and the transaction of business in an irregular manner or a t irregular times, which, by the laws and regulations, may be done in regular order; (f)
To create additional offices in the Grand Lodge;
(g) To require the attendance of, and information from, any Grand Officer, Grand Lodge Committee or Lodge Officer, respecting his or their duties;
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(h) To preside as Chairman, ex-oflficio, in all Committees he chooses to attend; (i)
To interpret the laws, and require their observance;
(j) To exercise all the executive powers of the Grand Lodge during the interim between Communications thereof; (k) To require all Masons who are members of any organization which predicates its membership upon Masonic affiliation to conform to all rules of conduct required of Masons by this Grand Lodge and by the Usages of the Fraternity; (1) To superintend the transactions of the Craft, to interfere in all congregations of Masons and prevent the commission of wrong, and to see that the Landmarks and Usages of Masonry, and the Constitution and Laws of this Grand Lodge and of every Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction, are preserved and obeyed; (m) And to exercise such other powers which may be granted by law, and such other powers and prerogatives as are inherent in and pertain to the office of Grand Master. Sec. 6. Deputy and Wardens—The Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior Warden and Grand Junior Warden shall severally perform the duties of their respective offices according to established usage, and they shall actively assist the Grand Master in the proper government of the Craft, and counsel and support him in every laudable undertaking; arid whenever commanded, they shall attend and aid him in conducting the public ceremonies. Sec. 7. Council of Administration—The Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior Warden and Grand Junior Warden shall constitute a Council of Administration, in whom shall be vested the legal title to, and right of possession of, all the property arid records of this Grand Lodge, with full power and authority to exercise this right of ownership and possession, and such other powers as may be granted by law, whenever in the judgment of any three of them the best interests of the Grand Lodge require it. Sec. 8. Grand Treasurer—The Grand Treasurer, in addition to the duties which devolve upon him by usage, shall make an annual report to the Grand Lodge of t h e transactions of his office, and render an account of all moneys received and paid out, accompanied by vouchers for disbursements, and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law. Sec. 9. Grand Secretary—The Grand Secretary, in addition to the duties which devolve upon him by usage, shall make an annual report to the Grand Lodge of the transactions of his office, rendering an account of all moneys received, accompanied by the Grand Treasurer's receipts therefor, and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law. ^ Sec. 10. Subordinate Officers—The Subordinate Officers shall perform such duties as by usage appertain to their respective offices. They shall attend the Grand Master when commanded, and be obedient on all occasions to lawful authority. Every officer shall perform such other and additional duties as may be required by law or regulation; but no service shall ever be from' any one required, which can in any manner conflict with the duties he owes to his GOD, his country, his neighbor or himself.
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Sec. 11. Vacancy and Succession—If a vacancy shall occur in the office of Grand Master, or in case of his absence or inability to perform his duties, the order of succession to the office of Grand Master shall be: First, Deputy, Grand Master; Second, Grand Senior Warden; Third, Grand Junior Warden; Fourth, The Junior Past Grand Master within the Jurisdiction who is able to serve. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of Deputy Grand Master, the order of succession thereto shall be: First, Grand Senior Warden; Second, Grand Junior Warden. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of Grand Senior Warden, the Grand Junior Warden shall succeed • thereto. If a vacancy shall occur in any other office, it shall be filled by the Grand Master by appointment. Sec. 12. Powers of Temporary Officers—Every officer or brother who shall according to law succeed to any office, or act in the Grand Lodge or elsewhere under its authority, for or in place of any other officer or brother, or who shall perform any duty in the place of another, shall, while so acting, have all the powers and be required to perform all duties of the office or place to which he has succeeded. Sec. 13. Standing Committees—The Standing Committees of the Grand Lodge shall be: (1) On Credentials; (2) On Reports of Grand Officers; (3) On Finance; (4) On Jurisprudence; (5) On Trials and Punishments; consisting of five members each; (6) On Chartered Lodges and Lodges Under Dispensation; (7) On Foreign Relations; consisting of three members each; (8) On Correspondence; and (9) On Necrology; consisting of one member each. The Grand Master shall appoint the members of the above Committees as soon as practicable after his installation, and they shall serve during his term of office, subject to such changes as he may deem expedient.
ARTICLE VII Grand Lodge — Communications Section 1. Communications—The Annual Communications of this Grand Lodge shall be held at such time and place as may be designated by law or resolution. Special Communications may be called by the Grand Master. Sec. 2. Opening - Quorum—To authorize the opening of the Grand Lodge a t any Annual Communication, there must be not less than seven Lodges represented by their Masters in person, and if at any time after the Grand Lodge has been opened, a less number than seven Lodges are found to be so represented, the Grand Master shall suspend business until a quorum shall be present, and may in his discretion enforce the attendance of seven Masters by summons, or declare the Grand Lodge at refreshment, or closed. Sec. 3. Opening - Roll Call—At the time and place designated for the meeting of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master shall assemble the members and direct the Grand Secretary to call the roll of Lodges, and if it shall appear t h a t a quorum is present the Grand Lodge shall be opened; but if a quorum shall not be found present, the Grand Marshal shall make proclamation of adjournment to
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some hour certain, when in like manner the roll of Lodges shall be called, and so from time to time until a quorum shall be present. Sec. 4. Opening Ceremony—The ceremony prescribed for opening the Grand Lodge shall be strictly observed, and when it is' conducted by the Grand Master or by any Past Officer entitled to be addressed as Most Worshipful, it shall be declared "opened in ample form." When it is conducted by any Officer or Past Officer entitled to be addressed as Right Worshipful, it shall be declared "opened in due form." Sec. 5. Voting—Every member of the Grand Lodge at any election by ballot, or upon any question under consideration, shall have one vote; Provided, In case of a tie, the Grand Master shall have one additional or casting vote. All voting in the Grand Lodge, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be by a show of hands; but if a division is called for by three or more members the vote shall be taken by rising, when the count shall be made by the Grand Stewards. ARTICLE VIII Lodges Under Dispensation Section 1. Authority—The Grand Master may grant Letters of Dispensation to seven or more Master Masons, authorizing thein to assemble from time to time a t such place as may be designated, and open and hold a Lodge and therein confer the Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry upon such candidates as they may accept subject to the regulations governing in such cases, and discharge all their duties according to the prescribed form. The authority so granted shall continue in force until it shall expire by express limitation, unless sooner surrendered by the petitioners, or revoked by the Grand Master. Sec. 2. Petition—The Letters of Dispensation mentioned in the preceding section shall be granted only on the petition of the Brothers who are to be authorized to open and hold the proposed Lodge and to work therein. In such petition there shall be nominated one Brother for Master, one Brother for Senior Warden and one Brother for Junior Warden. Every petitioner shall produce satisfactory evidence of membership in, or dimission from, a regular Lodge, or show that such Lodge has ceased to exist. Sec. 3. . Consent—Before acting upon the petition mentioned in the next preceding section, the Grand Master shall inquire of each Lodge whose territorial jurisdiction would be affected by the institution of the proposed new Lodge, or whose territorial jurisdiction would be concurrent with that of the proposed new Lodge, whether such Lodge desires to offer objection to t h e granting of such Letters of Dispensation. Each Lodge shall take action upon such inquiry a t its next Stated Communication after receipt thereof, and promptly report its decision to the Grand Master for his con-sideration. Sec. 4. Powers and Duties—The Grand Master shall attend or appoint a representative to attend and call together the Lodge to which Letters of Dispensation have been granted, and if the officers are found proficient in their work shall deliver to the Master of the Lodge Under Dispensation the Dispensation from the Grand
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Master. Thereupon the Master shall appoint the officers subordinate to the Junior Warden, and may fill any vacancy in their stations. The powers of a Lodge Under Dispensation are limited to the transaction of such necessai-y business and the payment of such necessary bills as i-equired for the purpose of its temporary organization, making a record of its proceedings, accepting candidates for the Mysteries of Masonry, and conferring the degrees on such candidates. Within ten days after the expiration of his authority to work, the Master shall report to the Grand Secretary a transcript of the proceedings of the Lodge under Dispensation and a return of its work. Sec. 5. Jurisdiction—Each Lodge Under Dispensation holds jurisdiction over candidates for the Mysteries of Masonry under the same rules and to the same extent as a chartered Lodge during the continuance of such Letters of Dispensation. ARTICLE IX Chartered Lodges Section 1. Warrant of Constitution—The Grand Lodge may at any Annual Communication grant a Warrant of Constitution to seven or more Master Masons, who shall petition therefor, or who shall have been acting under Letters of Dispensation, to organize a new Lodge at any place within this Grand Jurisdiction, or in any territory or district of country over which no other Grand Lodge has, or exercises the right of exclusive jurisdiction. The authority so granted shall not be in force until the new Lodge shall be regularly constituted, and the Mas'ter and Wardens appointed in the Warrant are installed by the Grand Master, or by some other competent officer. Sec. 2. Jurisdiction—The territorial jurisdiction of a Lodge extends in every direction to such boundary line as shall be equidistant betw^een it and the nearest Lodge, but in no case beyond the Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge; and every Lodge has exclusive jurisdiction over all candidates for the Mysteries of Masonry residing in its territory; Provided, (a) When two or more Lodges are located within the same incorporated town or city, they shall have concurrent jurisdiction over candidates; (b) In determining questions of jurisdiction between two Lodges in different incorporated towns or cities, measurements shall be made in a direct line from the corporate boundaries; but if either Lodge be situated in an unincorporated locality, then as to such Lodge the measurement shall be made in a direct line from the Lodge Hall; (c) When two or more Lodges are located in the same incorporated city, each of the Lodges in the territory surrounding suchcity, whose respective territorial boundaries as defined in the first paragraph of this section adjoin the territorial boundaries of said City Lodges, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over candidates residing within the territorial boundaries of such respective Lodges outside of said city, and each shall have concurrent jurisdiction with said city Lodges over candidates residing between such territorial
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boundaries and the corporate limits of said city; Provided, That as to each of such Lodges outside of said city, its concurrent jurisdiction shall extend and apply to such territory as is nearer to said Lodge than to any other Lodge outside of said city. Sec. 3. Officers - Selection and Installation—The officers of a Lodge shall be: (1) Master; (2) Senior Warden; (3) Junior Warden; (4) Treasurer; (5) Secretary; (6) Senior Deacon; (7) Junior Deacon; (8) Senior Steward; (9) Junior Steward; (10) Tyler. The first five officers in the order named shall be chosen annually by ballot, at the first Stated Communication in December, and installed on or before St. John's Day in December, and shall hold their offices until their successors are installed; Provided, No one shall,be eligible to the office of Master until he has been installed and served as Warden in this Grand Jurisdiction, except by Dispensation of the Grand Master. All other officers shall be appointed by the Master immediately after his installation, and shall hold their offices during his pleasure. Sec. 4. Title of Officers—The Masters and Past Masters of Lodges shall be addressed as Worshipful. All other officers of Lodges shall be addressed as Brother, the address common to all Masons. Sec. 5. Quorum—A Lodge of Entered Apprentices consists of seven or more, and may be composed of one Master Mason and six Entered Apprentices. A Lodge of Fellow Crafts consists of five or more, and may be composed of two Master Masons and three Fellow Crafts. A Lodge' of Master Masons consists of three or more, and may be composed of three Master Masons; and any Lodge so constituted may be opened for the conferral of Degrees, but in no case shall any business be transacted in any Lodge on any Degree, unless there shall be present at least seven Master Masons, who are members of such Lodge and entitled to vote therein. Sec. 6. By-Laws—Any Lodge may enact such By-Laws as may be necessary for the proper transaction of its business, and may amend and repeal the same, whenever the proposition therefor shall be agreed to by two-thirds of all the members present and voting, at some Stated. Communication subsequent to the time of its submission; Provided, That none of such By-Laws shall conflict with any provision of the Constitution and By-Laws of this Grand Lodge. Sec. 7. Removal of Lodge-—Any Lodge may remove from the place of its location to any other place within the limits of its territorial jurisdiction, with the approval of the Grand Master, when it shall appear: First, That such removal will better accommodate the members of the Lodge; Second, That two-thirds of the resident members present and voting desire such removal; Third, That the Lodges whose jurisdiction may be materially infringed have consented thereto. The proposition for removal may be submitted at any Stated Communication. All the resident members shall be notified of the proposition within ten days thereafter, and if, at the next Stated Communication after the expiration of said ten days, two-thirds of all the members present and voting shall agree thereto, the proceedings shall be certified to the Grand Master, who may issue his edict for the removal; Provided, That when a Lodge is located in an incorporated town or city, it may, by a
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majority vote of the members present and voting, remove to any other place within the corporate limits without obtaining the consent of any other Lodge; but the foregoing requirements as to notice to resident members and approval of the Grand Master shall be observed. Sec. 8. Consolidation of Lodg'es—^When two Lodges, whose jurisdiction is common or adjoining, desire to consolidate, a proposition therefor may be submitted to the Lodges at any Stated Communication. All the resident members shall, within ten days thereafter, be notified of the proposition, and if, at the next Stated Communication of each Lodge after the expiration of said ten days, two-thirds of the members present agree thereto, the two Lodges shall be consolidated under the Warrant, name and number of the Lodge as may be agreed upon between the said Lodges, subject to the approval of the Grand Master. The officers of the Lodge which retains its Warrant shall be the officers of the consolidated Lodge. The proceedings of each Lodge shall be certified to the Grand TiiTno+rtj. who ma^' issue his edict- for the c^ns'^l^d^^-''^'^ nnH nri^^r f.he Master of the Lodge surrendering its Warrant to transmit the same to the Grand Secretary, together with the seal of his Lodge, and all official ciphers which shall have been furnished to such Lodge. Sec. 9. Annual Report and Dues—Every Lodge shall make an annual report in such form as the Grand Secretary may prescribe, showing: First, The full names of the officers of the Lodge; Second, All the changes in membership during the year; Third, The work done since the last report, and the date and place of birth of each Brother receiving the First Degree, or admitted, or restored, and giving such other information as the Grand Secretary may require. This report shall be prepared immediately after the last day of December of each year, and transmitted to the Grand Secretary on or before the tenth day of January of each year. No Lodge shall be represented by its Master or Wardens in the Grand Lodge at any Annual Communication until such report is received, nor until its annual dues are paid as provided by law. Sec. 10. Arrest of Warrant—When the Warrant of Constitution of any Lodge has been arrested, all of the property, funds and records of such Lodge shall, while the order of arrest remains - in force, be held in the custody of a Master Mason to be designated by the Grand Master as his representative for that purpose; and such representative shall have such powers and perform such duties pertaining to said property, funds and records as may be provided by law, under the direction of the Grand Master. Sec. 11. Surrender of Warrant—Any Lodge may surrender its Warrant of Constitution, whenever a less number than seven resident members are desirous of continuing the organization. The proposition for such surrender may be submitted at any Stated Communication. All the resident members shall, within ten days thereafter, be notified of the proposition, and if, at the next Stated Communication after the expiration of said ten days, two-thirds of all the members present agree thereto, and less than seven resident members oppose the same, the Warrant shall be surrendered. The proceedings shall be certified to the Grand Master, who shall issue his edict of dissolution, and order the Master to transmit to the Grand Secretary the Warrant, seal, jewels, furniture, records, funds and property of the Lodge.
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Sec. 12. Forfeiture of Warrant—Every Lodge which shall act with contumacy to the authority of the Grand Master, or of the Grand Lodge, or be willfully disobedient to the Constitution or Laws of the Grand Lodge, or depart from the original plan of Masonry, or neglect to meet in Stated Communication for one year, or to make annual returns and pay its obligation to the Grand Lodge for two years, or shall neglect to procure the Work through authorized instructors and practice the same, shall be guilty of an offense against the Body of Masonry, and on due trial and being found guilty, shall forfeit its Warrant of Constitution; and it is expressly provided that every Lodge so found guilty shall forfeit and transfer its funds and property of every kind and character whatsoever to the Grand Lodge. Sec. 13. Revocatioli of Warrant—The Warrant of Constitution of any Lodge may be revoked for such causes and by such proceedings as may be prescribed by law. The Declaration of Forfeiture shall vest all of the property of such Lodge in the Grand Lodge, and shall be conclusive upon the Lodge and all of its members. As soon as the forfeiture is declared, the Grand Secretary shall certify that fact to the Grand Master, who shall issue an Edict of Revocation, and may himself, or by any Master Mason authorized by him to do so, take possession of the Warrant,^seal, jewels, furniture, records, funds and property of such Lodge, and deliver the same to the Grand Secretary; and it shall be the duty of the officers of such Lodge to aid the Grand Master or his representative in the proper execution of such order. Sec. 14. Proceedings After Surrender or Revocation—When a Lodge has surrendered its Warrant of Constitution, or when such Warrant has been revoked, the Master and Secretary shall make a report to the Grand Secretary for the period commencing with the date of the last annual report, and ending with the date of such surrender or revocation. This report shall contain all information required of an annual report, and shall include the names and last known addresses of all members, and of all those suspended in the preceding five years, an inventory of the property which belonged to the Lodge at the time of such surrender or revocation, and a statement of the balances due from the members on account of annual dues or otherwise. The Grand Secretary shall collect all such balances, and give to each member in good standing a Certificate showing the date of such surrender or revocation, which shall have the force and effect of the usual certificate of dimission from a Lodge. ARTICLE X Petitioners Section 1. Residence of Petitioner for Mysteries—A Lodge shall not receive a petition for the Mysteries of Masonry from any candidate, unless he is at the time, and has been for six months next preceding an actual resident within its territorial jurisdiction, and for the year next preceding an actual resident of this Grand Jurisdiction; Provided, The petition of a sojourner in the Naval or Military service may be received by the Lodge within whose jurisdiction he is stationed, or by the Lodge within whose jurisdiction he is a temporary habitant while in such service, without regard to the period of residence.
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Sec. 2. Qualifications of Petitioners for Mysteries—A candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry must be a man, a believer in God, free-born, of good morals and repute, of sound mind, not less than twenty-one years of age, able both mentally and physically to support himself and family, and without physical defect by reason of which he is unable to receive and impart the ceremonies of the several Degrees; Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to disqualify any person, otherwise eligible, who can by the aid of artificial appliances conform to the necessary ceremonies; and Provided, further. That no physical disability occurring after a candidate has been made a Mason shall disqualify him from Advancement. Sec. ,3. Removal of Candidate—If after a Lodge has accepted a candidate, and before it shall have conferred upon him any or all of the Degrees, he shall become a sojourner, or an actual resident within the territorial jurisdiction of another Lodge, the latter may receive such candidate's petition for advancement to all, or to such uegree ov i^/egirccs as nc may nci/ nave previGUSjy rGceivev*; ± lOvided. Such petition shall be accompanied by a request or waiver from the former Lodge for the completion of the Work; And provided further. That the Lodge completing the Work shall do the same according to the laws and regulations of this Grand Jurisdiction, and if upon request, it shall be dofie as an act of courtesy. Sec. 4. Membership and Dimission—A Lodge may receive the petition of an applicant for membership from any Master Mason in good standing, who shall produce satisfactory evidence that he has been regularly dimitted from the Lodge with which he was last affiliated, without regard to his place or the period of his residence, whether it is within or without the limits of this Grand Jurisdiction, or when such petition is accompanied by a Certificate for Transfer issued by a Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction, or by a Grand Secretary's Certificate. Any member of a Lodge, not a t the time holding any elective office therein, against whom no charges are pending, and. who is not under any pecuniary liability to his Lodge, shall be granted a Dimit or Certificate for Transfer upon making application therefor at a Stated Communication.. Sec. 5. Proceedings Upon Petitions—Every proceeding upon the petition of a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry, or of an applicant for Membership, must be^ taken at a Stated Communication of the Lodge; and a period of not less than four weeks must elapse from the date the petition is received and referred to the Committee of Investigation, and the time of their report and final action thereon by ballot. When a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry has been accepted, he may immediately, or a t any time thereafter, be initiated as an Entered Apprentice; but a period of not less than four weeks must elapse between the times of conferring the First and Second Degrees, and between the times of conferring the Second and Third Degrees. Sec. 6. Ballot - Renewal of- Petition - Proficiency—A unanimous ballot shall be required for the acceptance of a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry, or of a sojourner for Advancement, or of an applicant for Membership; Provided, If but one negative ballot appears the Master shall order a second ballot, when if one or more negative ballots appear the petition shall be rejected. The petition of such rejected candidate shall not be renewed within six months;
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but the petition of such rejected sojourner, or such rejected applicant, may be renewed a t any time. Before any candidate is advanced to the Second or Third Degree, he must exhibit suitable proficiency in the preceding Degree, and on demand of any member of t h e Lodge the ballot must be taken in the same manner as on_ the petition. ARTICLE XI Miscellaneous Section 1. Degrees of Masonry—The Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry are no less and no more than three in number, to-wit: (1) The First Degree, or Degree of Entered Apprentice; (2) The Second Degree, or Degree of Fellow Craft; (3) The Third Degree, or Degree of Master Mason. No Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction shall ever assume to confer any other degree, and these only in the order here given. Sec. 2. Degrees for Business—The Grand Lodge shall be opened on the Third Degree for the transaction of all business, except as may be expressly provided by law, or shall be contrary to Masonic usage; Provided, When conducting public ceremonies, except funerals, it shall be opened on the First Degree. A Lodge shall be opened on the Third Degree for the transaction of all business, except as may be expressly provided by law, or shall be contrary to Masonic usage. Sec. 3. Webb Work—The Work of the three Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, including the Lectures appertaining thereto, is t h e Webb Work, as exemplified by the Board of Custodians before the Grand Lodge at its session in the City of Leavenworth in the month of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred sixty-seven; and such Work shall be done in conformity with the authorized Floor Plans on file in the archives of the Grand Lodge. Every Lodge shall procure this Work through authorized instructors, and shall practice the same in all the ceremonies of conferring the several Degrees. Sec. 4. Offense Against the Body of Masonry—Eveiy Mason who shall willfully violate the Moral Law or any of the Ancient Landmarks or Charges of Freemasonry, or t h e Constitution or Laws of the Grand Lodge, or the By-Laws of the Lodge to which he belongs, or the Laws of the Country in which he resides, or disregard his obligations or the established usages of the Fraternity, or do any act which shall tend to impair the purity of the Institution of Freemasonry, shall be guilty of an offense against t h e Body of Masonry, and on due trial, and being found guilty, shall be punished in such manner and to such extent as may be provided by law; Provided, No penalty shall be prescribed other than reprimand, or suspension or expulsion from all the rights and privileges of Masonry. Sec. 5. Jurisdiction for Discipline—The Grand Lodge shall have original jurisdiction for discipline, trial and punishment in all cases where any of its Elective Officers, or the Master of a Lodge, is charged with an offense against the Body of Masonry, or where any of its Past Elective Officers is charged with an offense against
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the Body of Masonry by reason of any official act of such Officer while holding office, or where any Lodge may be subject to discipline, or in any controversy between two or more Lodges, and shall have appellate jurisdiction in all other cases. Subject to the foregoing limitations, concurrent original jurisdiction for the discipline, trial and punishment of Masons charged with any offense against the Body of Masonry, is vested in: First, The Lodge of which the accused is a member; Second, The Lodge within whose territory the offense is alleged to have been committed; and Third. The Lodge within whose territory the accused is found; Provided, The Lodge on whose behalf the accused is first summoned to answer charges shall be held to have acquired exclusive jurisdiction; and Provided, further. That the Committee on Trials and Punishments shall have judicial supervision over and conduct all trials in cases where a Lodge has original jurisdiction, and in cases under the original jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge that shall be assigned to it, as may be provided by law. "^"c. 6. Kules of Procedure and Ceren;or.ies -The Grand Lod"o shall prescribe Eules of Procedure in matters of discipline, controversies between Lodges, and Masonic trials and punishments, which' shall be applicable, as nearly as may be, to causes before a Lodge and to causes before the Grand Lodge; and shall also prescribe general forms for the proceedings. These rules and forms may be amended or repealed, and additional rules and forms prescribed at any Annual Communication, if the proposition therefor shall be sustained by two-thirds of the members present and voting. The Grand Lodge shall also prescribe the rules and forms of conducting the private and public ceremonies of the Order, and these may be changed a t any Annual Communication, if the proposition shall be sustained by a majority of all the members present and voting. Sec. 7. Amendments to Constitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;This Constitution or any Article or Section thereof may be amended or repealed only in the following manner: Every such proposition shall be submitted in writing to the Grand Lodge at an Annual Communication; and if the proposition shall be sustained by two-thirds of all the members pi-eaent and voting, it shall be engrossed, and within sixty days thereafter the Grand Secretary shall send printed copies thereof to the Master and Secretary of each Lodge for action thereon by the Lodges; and each Lodge shall within six months thereafter certify its proceedings to the Grand Secretary, who shall make a consolidated report thereof to the Grand Lodge a t its next Annual Communication, when, if it shall appear that two-thirds of all the Lodges have agreed to the proposed amendment, it shall be so proclaimed by the Grand Master and become part of this Constitution.
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CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.". Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until 7:30 P. M.
EVENING SESSION. The M.'. W.". Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 7:30 p. M. The Third Degree was exemplified in dramatized form by Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka, under the direction of W.'. HARVEY O. DAVIS, Lecturer. CALL TO REFRESHMENT.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was then called from labor to refreshment until 8:30 A. M.
MORNING SESSION. The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 8:30 A. M. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS.
W.'. LAWRENCE F . DAY, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <£ A. M. of Kansas: Only two cases have been referred to your committee during the past year. In each of them, the accused brother" entered a plea of gfuilty to the charges and specifications preferred against him and he was expelled. No change is recommended in the procedure governing trials and punishments. Fraternally submitted, LAWRENCE F . DAY, OTTO H . ROMMEL, JAMES E . T.4YLOR, THEODORE P . PERRY,
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was ordered printed in the Proceedings: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. <S> A. M. of Kansas: There is prepared for publication the review of all annual proceedings of' other Grand Jurisdictions that have reached my desk. Most of the reviewers comment on the very small percentage of lodges represented in our Grand Lodge. This goes on nearly every y e a r . ' I t seems a shame to read about fifty times a year that Kansas Masters are not living up to their installation obligation to attend on the meetings of the Grand Lodge. As a general rule the addresses of our Kansas Grand Masters are quoted more times and at greater length than those of other Grand Jurisdictions, either because they have more to say which is of interest, or because it.is said in a more interesting manner. I t would probably do many of our Kansas lodges a lot of good if the Masters would attend and hear these addresses of our Grand Masters and see the fine manner in which Grand Lodge is conducted, as well as getting the inspiration t h a t comes from mingling with the fine men who do come to Grand Lodge. Many of the smaller lodges would realize that while their own lodges are small, the Fraternity is large and world-wide, not only in membership but in activity and spiritual aspirations. The emphasis in the addresses is, of course, on the war, the base attempts of the enemy, and the assertion of the righteousness 6t our own cause. There is a widespread urge for service to the Armed Forces but distinct differ-<* ence or differences of opinion as to methods. Several more Grand Lodges have recognized one or more of the South or Central American Grand Lodges and especially some of the Mexican Grand Lodges. We think it proper to present the stand taken by Kansas in regard to Mexican Grand Lodges. There is a great deal; of. discussion between'various so called higher bodies or officials of these organizations. It makes it embarrassing at times for those who belong to all of them but consider it the business of no one but the lodges themselves. The position of Kansas has been that we recognize the exclusive jurisdiction of the York Grand Lodge of Mexico in all portions of that Nation where State Grand Lodges have not been organized and recog:nized by this Grand Lodge, but to recognize the exclusive jurisdiction of each State Grand Lodge as soon as fraternal relations are established by us. There is still some trouble in regard to societies predicating their membership on Masonic affiliation, caused by one or more violations of the old Masonic traditions, by conducting circuses on Sunday, and by permitting â&#x20AC;˘ gambling and boozing within their halls, or by lotteries. There was a great increase in membership for 1943, but the
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voices of many Grand Masters are raised in warning against indigestion of the type suffered during the period from 1918 to 1929. We â&#x20AC;˘ have no recommendations to make for recognition of other Grand Lodges although we have received requests from four such Grand Jurisdictions. We recommend the adoption of this report and the printing in the Proceedings of the individual reviews. Fraternally submitted, OTTO R. SOUDERS,
Committee. MEMBERS IN THE ARMED FORCES.
The Grand Master noted the considerable number of delegates attired in the uniform of our Armed Forces, and directed the Grand Senior Deacon to present all of them a t the altar. The Grand Master expressed the appreciation of all for their attendance a t the Annual Communication, their loyalty to the Fraternity, and thanked them for service being given our country. PAST GRAND MASTERS.
The roll of Past Grand Masters was called, and the large group was presented a t the altar. Appreciation of the Administration for helpful cooperation during the year was expressed by the Grand Master. The senior member, M.'. W.". W M . EASTON HUTCHISON, was escorted to the East and, after appropriate honors, presided temporarily over the Grand Lodge. The response by M.". W.'. Brother HUTCHISON was a fine appreciation of the courtesy to these past officers, and to himself as dean of the group. RESPONSES.
On invitation of the Grand Master, short talks were made by Grand Master MORRISON and Grand Secretary WILSON of California; Past Grand Master LATHAM of Oklahoma; Grand Master HANNA of Wyoihing; Grand
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Master ROBINSON of Maryland; Brother SUNDERLAND of Missouri and Governor SCHOEPPEL. These discussions were interesting and fully appreciated by the brethren. D E A T H O F MRS. KENNETH N. POMEROY.
The Grand Master was informed of the death of the wife of our Assistant Grand Secretary, W.'. KENNETH N . POMEROY and he immediately paused in the deliberations of the Grand Lodge and a prayer was offered by our Grand Chaplain. The following motion by M.'. W.', ARTHUR H . STRICKT LAND was offered: "That the Grand Secretary' be instructed to provide a suitable floral piece to be sent to the funeral of Mrs. POMEROY by this Grand Lodge." It was unanimously carried. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY.
The Grand Master announced that five more brethren had passed their examinations and were entitled to Unlimited Certificates of Proficiency and called up W.'. Brothers WALTER A. HOY, HAROLD E . MARTIN, J O H N T. DoRMOis, RuFus S. CRAVENS and CLYDE E . GILES, presenting those present with Certificates of Proficiency on behalf of the Grand Lodge. INVITATION.
W.". J. DONALD HEREFORD, Master of Sunflower Lodge No. 86, on behalf of all the lodges of Wichita, extended a cordial invitation to the Grand Lodge to meet at Wichita in 1945. The Grand Master declared the invitation accepted. GAVEL.
The Grand Master annoimced that the gavel which he was using had been presented to him by R.'. W.'. DARRELL B . W H I T E , District Deputy Grand Master of the 22nd District.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND^ chairman, presented the following report which, on his motion, was adopted: To The M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance reports as follows: We have carefully audited the accounts and records of the Grand Secretary, and the report of the Grand Treasurer. We have checked all sources of revenue and traced them through the records of the Grand Secretary to the Grand Treasurer. All such money has been properly accounted for, and the receipts of the Grand Treasurer are all in the hands of the Grand Secretary. The reports of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer correctly reflect the financial transactions and condition of the Grand Lodge., Attached to and made a part of this report is a verification of the cash balance in the bank, which reads as follows: CERTIFICATION.
"This is to certify that there is to the credit of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge on the 27th day of January, 1944, in the following funds: General $35,889 13 . Charity 4,993 27 $40,882 40 Respectfully, (Signed) I. M. FiNK, Cashier, (Seal)
First National Bank of Fredonia, Kansas.'
W.". LEWIS S. GECKELER, a member of this committee, has checked the bonds and securities in the possession of the Grand Treasurer ^nd finds that they are in agreement with the report of that officer. The following estimate of the revenues for the ensuing year is made: Revenue. Fifty cents per capita on 63,684 members Miscellaneous Total
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Expenses. Committee Allowance, (By-Law 55) Eixpense Grand Lodge Communication.. Expenses and Per Diem of Lecturers Grand Master's Apron P a s t Grand Master's Jewel Grand Master's Contingent Fund Grand Master's Salary Grand Treasurer's Bond Premium Grand Secretary's Bond Premium Grand Treasurer's Salary Grand Master's Portrait (cut) Library, Furniture, Binding* etc Mileage to Representatives, (By-Law 57) Mileage and Expenses, (By-Laws 55-56) Miner Allov/ances '^3"-Lc'V 51^ .. Correspondence Conimittee Allowance Per Diem of Committee on Trials and Punishments Postage and Express Printing Annual Proceedings Private Secretary to Grand Master Stationery and Printing List of Regular Lodges Social Security Grand Master's Conference Expense P a s t Grand Ma.ster's Jewels for 1942 and 1943 Committee on Revision of Law Budget
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We find that the Bonds of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer are adequate and in force. We also report t h a t the Grand Lodge Office Building is well protected with both fire and tornado insurance, and that all premiums are paid. The committee has made full investigation of the records and files and other documents and materials in the Grand Lodge Office Building and Library and find (1) that the historical registry is being kept up to date; (2) the Abstract of Lodge Returns is posted; (3) the Card Index to Grand Lodge Proceedings is properly kept; (4) the Transcripts of Lodges are filed; (5) the Transcripts of Trials are filed as soon as cases are disposed of and closed; (6) the Annual Reports are filed as soon as checking is completed; (7) the Charters are properly filed; (8) historical data arid material sent in by the lodges are promptly and correctly filed; (9) The Negatives of Photographed Charters are filed numerically and carefully away; (10) the Books of Annual Returns for the last five year period were checked and returned; (11) all correspondence is promptly answered and filed; (12) the Annual Proceedings of other Grand Lodges are filed in their proper place; (13) the books, periodicals and other materials are
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promptly placed in the Library preparatory to indexing; (14) all of the records and files are well kept, up to date, and reflect the care and workmanship of the entire staff. The building is in a good state of preservation. There are no major repairs needed at this time. The steam radiators are becoming worn and need new valves and fittings. This will not be an expensive item, and we recommend that the Council of Administration contract for the repairs when the weather permits. The legislation of the last Annual Communication has all been put into effect, and those things ordered done have been done. We are pleased to report that progress is being made in the collection of delinquent dues owed by various lodges. The amount outstanding at the time of our audit was $3,619.55, a reduction from the amount outstanding a year ago of $1,267.10. This reflects progress, and your committee recommends that the Grand Secretary intensify his efforts to collect this indebtedness, and further recommends that the representatives of the lodges delinquent arrange some systematic program of clearing these accounts while there is an influx of new members coming into the Order. The Monitor and Manual of Ceremonies account, as well as the account of Forms and Supplies has been checked and found to be in order. In this connection, we desire to mention that the Grand Secretary is finding it increasingly difficult to secure the fifty and twenty-five year buttons. At present the supply is adequate, but if, in the future some lodges are not able to secure the buttons promptly, they may know and understand the reason for delay. The committee desires to express its appreciation for the splendid help and courtesy given it by the Grand Secretary and his entire staff. They did everjrthing possible to make our work pleasant' and successful, and displayed a fine spirit of cooperation. We desire also to thank Past Grand Master CLINE C . CURTISS for his assistance in making the audit. SOCIAL SECURITY.
From the time that the Federal Social Security Legislation was enacted, by the Congress, there has been a wide divergence of opinion as to whether the employees of the various Grand Lodges came under its provisions. The view of the Government was that such employees did fall within the scope of the law. This matter has been pending for several years now, and during 1943 the Department of Internal Revenue pressed for a settlement of the matter. Our Grand Master referred the whole matter to this committee for investigation and report. The chairman immediately took the whole problem up with the Social Security Board, the â&#x20AC;˘ Department of Internal Revenue, and the Congfressman from his own district as well as our United States Senator. At the same time a questionnaire was sent to various leading Grand Lodges to ascertain their attitude toward the act. The
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interpretation of the Federal Agencies was that we should come under the provisions of the law. The returns from the other Grand Lodges, with one single exception, showed that they were complying with the law. After this thorough and searching investigation we reached the conclusion that we properly should have complied with the legislation from its inception, and recommended to the Grand Master t h a t a settlement be made. The Grand Master then referred this recommendation to the Council of Administration, and t h a t body authorized the chairman of this committee to arrange the settlement. This was done with the courteous cooperation of the Collector of Internal Revenue for this District, and his assistants, and a gross pajonent was made during September and October, 1943, of $1,870.72 in full settlement. This sum included $22.68 charged to the Grand Council, $152.70 charged to the Grand Commandery, and $243.31 charged to the Grand Chapter, leaving the net cost to this Grand Lodge of $1,442.13. The heads of the KJtrLX%^±
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to the bodies that they represent. This settlement brings the Grand Bodies up to September, 1943, on the Social Security payments, and the Grand Secretary has been making the payments since as they are due. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAXES.
The negotiations for the settlement of the Social Security matter, of necessity brought up the m a t t e r of Federal Unemployment insurance obligations. We are not in accord with the opinions expressed by the representatives of the Departnient of Internal Revenue as to our obligation under this act. Their contention is that counting our Grand Master a s a n employee, we have eight employees, and by virtue of that fact, we are subject to the provisions of the act. The Grand Master, and the chairman of this committee are in accord in their opposition to this interpretation of the application of the law, and have appealed for a ruling from the Department in Washington, which ruling has not yet been received. This committee recommends that we place ourselves in a position that will preclude us from being placed under this act, and further recommends that the incoming Grand Master, In connection with the Grand High Priest and the Grand Commander, arrange the payroll of the office staff in such a manner as will place one employee directly on the payroll of each of these bodies. This will in no way disarrange the percentage agreement on the budget, but it will very definitely place the number of employees on each payroll far below the number of eight which would involve us w^ith the Unemployment Act. EMPIXJYEES' PENSIONS.
The problems of handling the Social Security and Unemployment programs outlined in the preceding sections of this report have very definitely made the committee grive consideration to the whole general subject of employer liability to his employees. This
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Grand Lodge, and the other Grand Bodies housed in the Grand Lodge Building, and making use of the staff of employees there, have been blessed with an efficient organization through many j'ears. These people have worked for us at very low salaries and have rendered splendid and devoted service at all times. One of these workers has been with us nearly forty years, and has shown her devotion for our interests through that long period. All have made a sacrifice in personal advantage to remain loyally with us. Inasmuch as all other employing organizations have made, or are making arrangements for the security of their employees, it is the thought of this committee, that we, the Masons of Kansas, of all organizations, should arrange our financial structure in such a manner as will give to our staff of loyal and devoted employees the same measure of security as commercial and other employees enjoy. Therefore, this committee recommends that the Grand Master, be by action of this Grand Lodge, empowered to put into effect at once, the following plan of retirement for our employees: RETIREMENT PLAN.
Any employee of the Grand Secretary's office, including such employees as may be shown upon the payrolls of the other Grand Bodies operating under the joint budget, who has reached the age of sixty-five (65) years, and who has been employed continuously by this Grand Lodge for a period of fifteen (15) years, may, by his or her own request, or by order of the Grand Master be retired on the following schedule of retirement benefits: Such employee shall receive the sum of one-fourth of his or her monthly salary, plus one per cent of the monthly salary for each year of service in the Grand Secretary's office, as a monthly pension or retirement pay; Provided, however, t h a t no pension or retirement pay shall ever amount to more than One Hundred Fifty Dollars per month ($150.00). This schedule shall cover the entire staff, including the Grand Secretary, Assistant Grand Secretary, the Grand Secretary Emeritus and all other employees of the Grand Secretary's office, except the Lecturers. I t is also recommended that the Lecturers be allowed a retirenaent pa3rment in the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per month, provided that they have been serving in that capacity for at least fifteen years (15) and have attained the age of sixty-five (65) years. It is further recommended that these allowances cease and terminate â&#x20AC;˘with the death of the employee, and not continue on to dependents. The foregoing schedule is recommended as maximum benefits for the respective employees. From this maximum shall be deducted whatever payments each individual receives from his or her benefits under Social Security, and it is the recommendation of your committee that the amount necessary to make total benefits of each retired employee equal to the above maximum schedule be paid from funds of the Grand Lodge Budget. If and when the Social Security benefits equal or exceed the foregoing maximum
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benefits, then the Grand Lodge shall be relieved of further payments under this schedule. The basis for computing maximum benefits under this plan shall be based on a salary average of the two years next preceding the retirement. Fraternally submitted, ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND, LEWIS S. GECKELER, CLARENCE E. BIRCH, GLICK FOCKELE.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
M.'. W.'. RoscoE E. .PETERSON, chairman, presented the following report which, on motion, was adopted section by section, and then as a whole, by the necessary two-thirds vote: To The M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence submits the following report concerning the several topics that have been referred t o this committee. OSAGE VALLEY LODGE NO. 2 4 .
Under this heading the Grand Master reports the issuance of an Edict setting aside the election of officers in this lodge and ordering a new election to be held at a Special Communication. Under the circumstances related, the issuance of such Edict was unquestionably within the prerogatives of the Grand Master, and we recommend its approval. LIFE MEMBERSHIPS.
The Grand Master has requested that a study be made of previous rulings and statements concerning the validity of life memberships, and that the subjects be clarified by a consolidation of such rulings. Your committee is of the opinion that the question of the status of life memberships heretofore issued is of such importance to the lodges and to the brethren involved that no further declarations should be attempted without further study. We therefore recommend that this question be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence for the coming year, for further consideration aad for report a t the next Annual Communication. .
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T h e G r a n d M a s t e r h a s also r e q u e s t e d t h e e n a c t m e n t of a B y L a w r e l a t i n g t o life m e m b e r s h i p s if s u c h p r o c e d u r e s e e m s d e s i r able. A f t e r c o n s i d e r i n g t h e m a t t e r , y o u r c o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d s t h e a d o p t i o n of a n e w B y - L a w a s follows: 153-A. Life Memberships.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;No Lodge shall hereafter issue any Life Membership unless it shall have been authorized as hereinafter provided. The proposition therefor shall be submitted at a Stated Communication of such Lodge, and if, at the next Stated Communication, such proposition shall be sustained by two-thirds of the members present, such Lodge shall cause an application for authority to issue such Life Membership to be submitted in writing to the Grand Master, together with a statement of the reasons for such application. The Grand Master shall present such application to the Council of Administration, who may authorize or deny the granting of such application. Any Life Memberships hereafter issued by any Lodge without obtaining such authority as herein provided, shall be null and void. SPECIAL DISPENS.ATIONS. I n t h e opinion of y o u r c o m m i t t e e , e a c h of t h e special disp e n s a t i o n s r e p o r t e d b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r i s a u t h o r i z e d b y well recognized powers and prerogatives, and we recommend t h e a p p r o v a l of all of s u c h d i s p e n s a t i o n s . BY-LAW 139.
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T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e c o m m e n d s t h e a m e n d m e n t of t h i s B y L a w t o r e d u c e t h e p e n a l t y for r e p l a c e m e n t of C i p h e r s w h e n l o s t in fire, a n d t h a t s o m e provision be m a d e f o r w i d e r d i s t r i b u t i o n a m o n g b r e t h r e n who either are preparing for proficiency e x a m i n a t i o n s o r hold proficiency c e r t i f i c a t e s . Y o u r c o m m i t t e e c o n c u r s in t h e d e s i r a b i l i t y of t h e r e q u e s t e d legislation, a n d t o t h i s end we r e c o m m e n d t h a t B y - L a w 139 b e a m e n d e d t o r e a d a s follows: 139. Official Cipher.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The official cipher, prepared and promulgated by this Grand Lodge, is hereby declared to be the correct cipher of the work of Ancient Craft Masonry as defined in the Constitution. The publication, distribution and withdrawal of the official cipher among the Lodges and Brethren in this Grand Jurisdiction shall be under the direction and control of the Council of Administration. All ciphers furnished to a Lodge shall be receipted for by the newly elected Master on a blank furnished by the Grand Secretary, and such receipt shall be transmitted to the Grand Secretary with the Annual Report. No new copy of the official cipher shall be issued to,any Lodge unless specifically authorized by the Council of Administration, except to replace those returned to the Grand Secretary on account of their useless condition. When any Lodge shall fail to present all of the copies of the official cipher with which it Is charged, when called for by the Grand Secretary or District Deputy Grand Master, said Lodge shall be required to pay a penalty of $10.00 to the Grand Lodge for each copy not so presented; PROVIDED, That the Grand Master may in his discretion reduce or waive such penalty in any case where it appears that the loss of such cipher was caused by fire or other casualty without the fault of said Lodge or any of its members. The deliberate
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continuance of the possession by any brother of an official cipher, after the same has been accounted 'for to the Grand Secretary as lost or destroyed, or the sale, gift, printing or use of any cipher or secret work other than as herein authorized, shall be deemed an offense against the Body of Masonry, and be punishable by expulsion from the Fraternity. N O T E : F o l l o w i n g t h e r e a d i n g of t h i s section, M . ' . W . ' . C L A U D F . Y O U N G m a d e t h e following s t a t e m e n t s a n d q u e s t i o n : During my year of service as Grand Master, we began the process of giving Certificates of Proficiency, hoping to produce more brethren who could and would perfect themselves in the work and become efficient workers in each lodge; also, the Council of Administration authorized active Past Masters, upon approval of the Grand Master, to have an official cipher by depositing $1.00. We still believe that the program stimulated many additional members in accurately learning the work and preparing for lodge service. A succeeding Council of Administration cancelled the arrangement and adopted another. The question I now wish to ask is, under this section will it be possible, in addition to the ten official ciphers allowed each lodge at the present time, for certificates of proficiency holders. Past Masters and others anxious to become proficient in the work, under the sanction of the Grand Master, to have a copy of the official cipher. T o t h i s question, C h a i r m a n PETERSON replied, t h a t w a s t h e i n t e n t of t h e p r o p o s e d r e v i s e d section, w h e n t h e r e q u e s t w a s approved b y the Grand Master. BY-LAW 130. , The Grand Master recommends t h a t this By-Law be amended b y s t r i k i n g o u t t h e l a s t s e n t e n c e . T h i s s e n t e n c e r e a d s a s follows: " N o m e m b e r of a L o d g e in t h i s G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , s o l o n g a s h e r e m a i n s a m e m b e r thereof, c a n hold m e m b e r s h i p in a n y o t h e r Lodge either within or without this jurisdiction." Y o u r c o m m i t t e e is n o t p e r s u a d e d t h a t t h i s p r o v i s i o n should be e l i m i n a t e d f r o m o u r l a w s , a n d does n o t r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e p r o p o s e d a m e n d m e n t be m a d e . Fraternally yours, RoscoE E. PETERSON, CLINE C . CURTISS, FRANKLIN B . HETTINGER, RICHARD W . EVANS, GEORGE M . ASHFORD,
Committee. GIFTS FOR M . ' , W . ' . BROTHERS CURTISS AND MCGINNESS.
M.'. W.'. CLAUD F . YOUNG, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, presented M.'. W.'. CLINE C . CURTISS^ junior Past Grand Master and M.'. W.". CHARLES S. MCGINNESS,
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present Grand Master, with fine wrist watches as tokens of respect and appreciation. Both accepted with appropriate remarks. INSTALLATION.
The following Grand Officers, having been, duly elected and appointed, were installed by M.'. W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND assisted by M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SouDERS as Grand Marshal: M.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Master Delta Lodge No. 77. Medicine Lodge. a . ' . W . ' . HARRY D . EVANS Deputy Grand Master Eureka Lodge No. 88, Pleasanton. R . ' . W . ' . S A M U E L G. W I L E S Grand Senior W a r d e n Macksville Lodge No. 371, Macksviile. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . STEWART, J R Grand Junior Warden Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, Wichita. M.'.W.'. B E N S . P A U L E N Grand Treasurer Constellation Lodge No. 95, Fredonla. M . ' . W . ' . ELMER F . S T R A I N Grand Secretary Orient Lodge No. 51, Topeka. Bro. J. BARBEE ROBERTSON Grand Chaplain Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, Wichita. W.'. E. G L E N N ROBISON Grand Senior Deacon Hebron Lodge No. 314, Gridley. W . ' . ROY O. E V A N S Grand Junior Deacon Olathe Lodge No. 19, Olathe. *W.'.THEODOUE
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GIFT TO M . ' . W.'. J A M E S H . TRICE.
M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS^ on behalf of the brethren of District No. 75 presented a silk hat which was deliv-
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ered to the newly elected Grand Master by R.'. W.'. ROBERT T . ISHMAEL, D . D . G . M .
The Grand Master expressed his appreciation, especially coming from the brethren t h a t he had lived and worked with for so many years. VOTE OF THANKS.
M.'. W.'. FERRIS M . H I L L moved that a vote of thanks be extended the brethren of Topeka for many fine courtesies to this Grand Lodge.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Master appointed the following committees for the ensuing year: On Credentials.—ORVAL E . MOON, N O . 12, Emporia; THEODORE P. PERRY, No. 102, CoffeyviUe; GEORGE W . CASSELL, N O . 8, Fort Scott; JOHN I. BRANDENBURGER, N O . 91, Marysville; ELLIS T . BARKER, N O . 376, Bucklin. On Reports of Grand Officers.—STANLEY J. KIRK, N O . 38, lola, (residence, Wichita); WILLIAM C . HARDING, N O . 18, Ottawa; JOSEPH H . CONARD, No. 316, Coolidge; FOREST HASHBARGER, N O . 150, Wellington; WILLIAM NELSON, N O . 90, Topeka. On Finance.—ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND, No. 272, Kansas City; LEWIS S. GECKELER, No. 107, Independence; CLICK FOCKELE, No. 27, Leroy; FRANCIS W . IRWIN, No. 253, Oakley; CLARK A. W A L -
LACE, No. 230, Kingman. On Jurisprudence.—OTTO R . SOUDERS, No. 99, Wichita; GEORGE F . BEEZLEY, NO. 93, Girard; RoscoE E. PETERSON, NO. 167, L a m e d ; FRANKLIN D . HETTINGER, N O . 140, Hutchinson; RICHARD W. EVANS, N O . 222, Dodge City. On Trials and Punishments.—LAWRENCE F . DAY, N O . 158, Atchison; JAMES E . TAYLOR, No. 417, Sharon Springs; Dio D. DAILY, N O . 351, Scammon, (residence, P i t t s b u r g ) ; OTTO H . ROMMEL, No. 85, Waterville; WALLACE T . WOLFE, N O . 186, Oberlin. On Chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D.—B. HAROLD GROFF, No. 225, Topeka; MAYNARD H . COE, NO. 16, Manhattan; HARRY A. GIRTON, N O . 195, Hays. On Correspondence.—OTTO R . SOUDERS. N O . 99, Wichita. On Necrology.—To
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE. On Revision of LMWS.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;RoscoE E . P E T E R S O N , N O . 167, L a m e d ; J A Y B . K I R K , N O . 38, l o l a ; A R T H U R H . S T R I C K L A N D , N O . 272, K a n s a s C i t y ; G E O R G E M . A S H F O R D , N O . 99, W i c h i t a ; ELMER F . S T R A I N ,
N O . 51, Topeka. READING T H E J O U R N A L .
The journal was then read by W.'. LEON L . COUSLAND, of Patmos Lodge No. 97, Official Stenographer, and approved. CLOSING.
The M.'. W.'. Grand Master then closed the M.'. W.'. Grand Lodge in Ample Form.
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LOCATION AND NtTMBERS O F LODGES IN ALL DISTRICTS. NO. 1.—Highland, 1; Troy, 55; Wathena, 64; White Cloud, 78; Severance, 313; Bendena, 440; Denton, 449. No. 2.—Hiawatha, 35; Robinson, 159; Sabetha, 162; Hamlin, 185; Horton, 326; Powhattan, 363; Morrill, 373. No. 3.—Leavenworth, 2; Leavenworth, 10; Easton, 45; Lansing, 49; Leavenworth, 68; Ft. Leavenworth, 311. No. 4.—Kansas City, 3; White Church, 96; Kansas City, 271; Kansas City, 272; Bonner Springs, 366; Kansas City, 369; Kansas City, 438. No. 5.—Olathe, 19; Spring Hill, 56; Gardner, 65; Edgerton, 127; Lenexa, 135; Stanley, 444. No. 6.—Osawatomie, 24; Paola, 37; Fontana, 131;'Louisburg, 243. No. 7.—^Mound City, 33; La Cygne, 61; Pleasanton, 88; Blue JVluuilu, £>ov, jrairLci, o-xj..
No. 8.—Fort Scott, 8; Mapleton, 28; Xenia, 47; Devon, 92; Garland, 108; Uniontown, 115; Fulton, 210; Hiattville, 216; Bronson, 268; Hepler, 398. No. 9.—Gamett, 44; Colony, 212; Westphalia, 305; Kincaid, 338; Lane, 339; Richmond, 426. No. 10.—Baxter Springs, 71; Columbus, 100; Galena, 194; Weir, 274; Scammon, 351. No. 11.—Coming, 13; Wetmore, 53; Centralia, 89; Netawaka, 130; Whiting, 250; Goff, 430. No. 12.—Potter, 4; Atchison, 5; Doniphan, 31; Effingham, 48; Huron, 72; Muscotah, 116; Atchison, 158. No. 13.—Lawrence, 6; Lawrence, 9; Baldwin, 23; De Soto, 40; Eudora, 83; Tonganoxie, 190; Linwood, 241; PerTy, 415; Lecompton, 420. No. 14.—CircleviUe, 20; Holton, 42; Soldier, 240; Hoyt, 327; Denison, 372; Mayetta, 393. No. 15.—Humboldt, 29; lola, 38; Moran, 245; Savonburg, 315; LaHarpe, 325. No. 16.—Erie, 76; Chanute, 103; Thayer, 149; Urbana, 239. No. 17.—Sedan, 136; Elgin, 350; Cedar Vale, 355. No. 18.—Coffeyville, 102; Independence, 107; Elk City, 132; Cherryvale, 137; Caney, 324; Edna, 345; Tyro, 386. No. 19.—Oketo, 25; Seneca, 39; Marysville, 91; Axtell, 234; Beattie, 259; Oneida, 323; Summerfield, 354. No. 20.—Frankfort, 67; Waterville, 85; Irving, 112; Blue Rapids, 169; Vermillion, 320. No. 21.—Topeka, 17; Auburn, 32; Topeka, 51; Dover, 138; Topeka, 225; Maple Hill, 370; Wakarusa, 402. No. 22.—Overbrook, 62; Carbondale, 70; Burlingame, 79; Lyndon, 101; Osage City, 141; Scranton, 407. No. 23.—LeRoy, 27; Burlington, 66; Neosho Falls, 82; Yates Center, 144; Gridley, 314. No. 24.—CoyvUle, 57; New Albany, 81; Neodesha, 94; Fredonia, 95; Altoona, 118; Fall River. 163; Buffalo, 379; Benedict, 403.
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No. 25.—Manhattan, 16; Wamego, 75; Randolph, 166; Leonardville, 235; RUey, 344. No. 26.—Clifton, 122; Clay Center, 134; Green, 296; Oak HUl, 334; Wakefield, 396. No. 27.—Emporia, 12; Cottonwood: Falls, 80; Americus, 109; Lebo, 152; Hartford, 193; Allen, 335; Saffordville, 395. No. 28.—Longton, 26; Elk Falls, 126; Howard, 155; Moline, 267. No. 29.—Winfield, 110; Arkansas City, 133; Dexter, 156; Burden, 233; Maple City, 342. No. 30.—Republic, 123; Munden, 128; Belleville, 129; Scandia, 221 Narka. 349; Cuba, 362. No. 31.—Lincoln, 154; Lucas, 198; Plainville, 290; Sylvan Grove 359; Natoma, 390; Codell, 418. No. 32.—Junction City, 7; SaJina, 60; Abilene, 98; Solomon, 105 Chapman, 280; Enterprise, 437. No. 33.—McPherson, 172; Canton, 197; Galva, 251; Windom, 276 Moundridge, 346; Marquette, 353; Lindsborg, 397. No. 34.—Towanda, 30; Augusta, 74; El Dorado, 97; Douglass, 151 Leon, 223; Latham, 401; Rosalia, 434. No. 35.—Halstead, 46; Florence, 114; Peabody, 120; Newton, 142 Burrton, 182. No. 36.—Wichita, 86; Wichita, 99; Sedgwick, 139; Wichita, 168 Mulvane, 201; Mount Hope, 238; Cheney, 258; Clearwater, 273; Wichita, 303; Valley Center, 364; Wichita, 433; No. 37.—Wellington, 150; South Haven, 157; Oxford, 165; Belle Plaine, 173; Caldwell, 203; Milan, 255; Conway Springs, 269; Argonia, 285. No. 38.—Jewell, 11; Mankato, 87; Burr Oak, 178; Lebanon, 287 Randall, 304; Formoso, 336. No. 39.—Barnard, 59; Minneapolis, 143; Beloit, 145; Delphos, 202 Simpson, 214; Scottsville, 249; Glasco, 292. No. 40.—Marion, 147; Hope, 288; Herington, 307; Gypsum, 328 White City, 380; Burdick, 429. No. 41.—Nickerson, 43; Hutchinson, 124; Hutchinson, 140; Haven 208; Arlington, 299; Turon, 358; Sylvia, 391; Hutchinson, 445. No. 42.—Kingman, 230; Norwich, 319; Spivey, 347; Zenda, 378 Cunningham, 427; Pretty Prairie, 428. No. 43.—Anthony, 200; Harper, 206; Attica, 262; Bluff City, 368 Waldron, 377; Freeport, 389. No. 44.—Lenora, 181; Oberlin, 186; Norton, 199; Long Island, 231 Almena, 310; Norcatur, 317; Jennings, 360. No. 45.—Cawker City, 125; Osborne, 160; Stockton, 189; Downs, 204; Alton, 207; Glen Elder, 294. No. 46.—Wakeeney, 148; Russell, 177; Hays, 195; Bunker HUl 291; Ellis. 297. No. 47.—McCracken, 58; Ness City, 191; Rush Center, 215; La Crosse, 330. No. 48.—Sterling, 171; Lyons, 192; Little River, 219;.,Chase, 247; Alden, 308; Frederick, 337; Geneseo, 361. No. 49.—Girard, 93; Cherokee, 119; Pittsburg, 187; Walnut, 229; Mulberry, 261; Arcadia, 329; Arma, 408.
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No. 50.—Great Bend, 15; L a m e d , 167; EUinwood, 217; Hoisington, 331; Claflin, 424. No. 51.—Oakley, 253; Gove. 302; Grainfield, 381; Quinter, 410; Grinnell, 448. No. 52.—Garden City, 246; Lakin, 289;. Syracuse. 309; Coolidge, 316; Deerfield, 432. No. 53.—Atwood, 164; McDonald, 383; Saint Francis, 404. No. 54.—HiU City, 281; Colby, 306; Hoxie, 348; Morland. 414; Selden, 4 2 3 ; Rexford, 442. No. 5 5 . — S m i t h Center, 174; Kirwin, 175; Gaylord, 183; Phillipsburg, 184; Logan, 264; Kensington, 405. No. 56.—Pratt, 265; Greensburg, 2 9 3 ; Preston, 332; Coats, 394; MulUnville, 399; Haviland, 409. No. 57.—Dodge City, 222; Jetmore, 282; Cimarron, 283; Bucklin, 376; Spearville, 388; E n s i g n , 413; Minneola, 431; K i n g s down, 447. >JQ_ 5g_ Di^hton, 279 • Scott Cit" 284' Leoti 340' Tribune 352. No. 59.—Eureka, 106; Toronto, 121; Madison, 196; Severy, 213 Hamilton, 301; Climax, 411. No. 60.—Ottawa, 18; M e l v e m , 22; Pomona, 41; Williamsburg, 224 Waverly, 244; Quenemo, 270; Wellsville, 356. No. 61.—Council Grove, 36; A l t a Vista, 357; D w i g h t , 374 Wilsey, 382. No. 62.—Kinsley, 179; Lewis, 220; Stafford, 252; St. John, 254 Macksville, 371. No. 63.—Oswego, 63; A l t a m o n t , 69; Chetopa, 73; Parsons, 117 Mound Valley, 218; McCune, 237. No. 64.—Oskaloosa, 14; V a l l e y Falls, 21; Winchester, 84; Meriden, 236; McLouth, 256; Nortonville, 266. N o . 65.—^Havensville, 3 4 ; Onaga, 188; Westmoreland, 257; F o s torla, 392. No. 66.—Washington, 104; Linn, 170; Haddam, 226; Greenleat, 232. No. 67.—Concordia, 113; Clyde, 176; Jamestown, 227; Miltonvale, 242. No. 68.—Ellsworth, 146; Brookville, 209; Wilson, 298; Holyrood, 343. No. 69.—Ashland, 277; Coldwater, 295; Protection, 384; Wilmore, 412. No. 70.—Meade, 275; Liberal, 300; Plains, 367. No. 71.—Wallace, 318; Goodland, 3 2 1 ; Sharon Springs, 417; K a n orado, 443. N o . 72.—Silver Lake, 50; St. Marys, 52; Topeka, 90; Rossville, 111; Delia, 419. No. 73.—Alma, 161; Eskridge, 205; Harveyville, 421. No. 74.—Sublette, 312; H u g o t o n , 406; Elkhart, 422; U l y s s e s , 435; Johnson, 4 4 1 ; S a t a n t a , 446. N o . 75.—Medicine Lodge, 77; Lake City, 260; Hazelton, 263; Kiowa, 278; Isabel, 400. No. 76.—Shawnee, 54; K a n s a s City, 322; K a n s a s City, 333; Overland Park, 436.
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MASONIC DISTRICTS, A N D LIST O F DISTRICT GRAND MASTERS
No.
1 2
GEORGE GEORGE
H . ALBERS BEYER
3
*WiLUAM A . RUMFORD
4 5
* R A L P H DAUGHADAY BENJAMIN F . MURRAY
6
J. HENRY
7
CHARLES C . MODESITT
8
EVART L . ODELL
9
....GEORGE
REB
JOHN O. D E R P E L T
11
FRANK
13..
W . BOTTENBERG
LAWRENCE *WALTER
CLARENCE BEHM
*LAWHENCE H . C o x DARRELL B . W H I T E R A Y M O N D J. SWITZER ROBERT F . RILEY
*FRANK
LaCyg:ne
Fort
Scott
Garnett
Galena Netawaka
Atchison
LEWIS H . C A R N A H A N
25
Osawatomie
Lawrence
ROSCOE H . JOHNSON HARRISON M . MINNICH F R A N K REVELETTE HENRY F . LEWIS L E S T E R L . CAYLOR
22 23 24
Bethel Olathe
F . DAY
15 16 17 18 19
21
Leavenworth
H . VARNUM
14
20
Bendena Sabetha
W . BARNDT
10 12
DEPUTY
F O R 1944.
M . DENT
26
HAROLD G . WOODRUFF
27 28
L E O JOHNSON IRVIN L . LYONS
29 30 31 32 33 34 35
WALTER W . CUNNINGHAM CARL G . ABERG HARRY F . DOUGHERTY E A R L COFFENBERGER RAYMOND B . MCLAUGHLIN L E O N L . COUSLAND WEBSTER T . BOLIN
Holton Humboldt Thayer Elgin Cherryvale Axtell
Blue
Rapids
Topeka Overbrook Gridley Neodesha
Manhattan Clifton
Matfield G r e e n E l k Falls ..Winfield Scandia Plainville Abilene McPherson El Dorado Newton
36 37
*HOMER B . OSBORN.. FOREST H A S H B A R G E R
Wichita Wellington
38 39 40 . 41 42
E N O C H D . LA VINE EDGAR G . VERNON F R E D B . JOHNSON WILLIAM P. CART J. HERBERT TALBERT
Mankato Simpson Herington Hutchinson Norwich
43
AUBREY T . STEWART
Bluff
44 45 46 47
ROBERT W . HEMPHILL WILLIAM H . HARRISON F R A N K L . CUNNINGHAM ORVILLE GLENN RHEA
City
Norton Downs Hays La Crosse
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PROCEEDINGS
48 49 50 51 52
OP THE
*WiLLiAM D . S M I T H * F . ROBERT M I T C H E L L . , . ..DON C. H E M I N G E R GLENN E A S T L A C K JESSE J . B R E W E R
February.
Lyons Pittsburg ...Great B e n d Grinnell Syracuse
53
FOREST W . BROWN
Atwood
54
ROGER W . B R A N D T
..Studley
55
ARTHUR B O Y D L I M E S
56 57 58
RALPH HARROUFF B . R A L P H BOLINGER T. B R U C E S T I N S O N
59
MURRY
60
HARRY TUCKER
61 62 63
WILLIE J. R A Y JOHN E . S T O W E L L GLENN E . W I L L I A M S
C4
65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76
Logan Coats Bucklin Tribune
TAYLOR
Eureka Williamsburg
Council G r o v e Kinsley Oswego
L E O E . BECKER
*MARVIN D . P A U L E Y MARVIN A . R A V E N ALBERT H . S E L D E N RALPH P . B E A T T Y CLARENCE E . D E M U T H HASKELL A . H O L M E S J A M E S E . TAYLOR *RAY
Ivleriden
Westmoreland Linn Clyde Ellsworth Coldwater Plains Sharon
F . PARNELL
Topeka
...ELMER R. ZiNN FREDRICK A . S I M M O N S ROBERT T . I S H M A E L JOSEPH
SLABOTSKY.
Springs
Eskridge Sublette Kiowa Overland
• P o s t Office A d d r e s s . No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
3—Masonic T e m p l e . 4 — R o u t e N o . 2. 13—801 M a s s a c h u s e t t s S t . 21—R. F . D. N o . 1. 25—611 So. M a n h a t t a n . 36—1701 E . L e w i s . 48—421 So. G r a n d A v e n u e . 49—405 W . 8 t h S t r e e t 6 5 — R o u t e N o . 1. 72—1421 E u g e n e .
MEaiBERSHIP CANCELLED BY TRIAL. Rising S u n Lodge N o . 8—CLAUDE PHILO CHUMLEA, J u n e 21.
Park
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ASSOCIATION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS. TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 15,1944. The Fortieth Annual Meeting of the Association w a s held in the Rose du Barry room of the Jayhawk Hotel, with the following present: W M . EASTON HUTCHISON.... 1912 WILLIAM L . BURDICK 1915 B E N S. PAULEN .1921 ELMER F . STRAIN 1924 CHARLES A . LOUCKS 1925 FERRIS M . H I L L 1928 GEORGE F . BEEZLEY 1929 JAY B . K I R K 1930 J. FORREST AYRES 1931
A Table Lodge .was opened Venerable President. M.'. W.'. been elected, the attributes were erable President. Regrets were received from
JAMES A . CASSLER OTTO R . SOUDERS JAMES H . WENDORFF CHARLEY B . E R S K I N E HENRY S . BUZICK, J R CLAUD F . YOUNG ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND ROSCOE E . PETERSON CLINE C . CURTISS
1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
by M.'. W.". CLAUD F . YOUNG, CHARLES S . MCGINNESS having conferred upon him by the VenM.'. W.'. Brothers LOBDELL and
BIRD.
Beautiful
and appropriate
memorials to the memory of
M.". W.'. ALEX A . SHARP and M.". W.'. J O H N W . NEILSON w e r e
read by M.'. W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS, and to the memory of M.'. W.'. GEORGE O . FOSTER by M.'. W.'. JAMES H . WENDORFF.
A resolution to amend the Constitution was tabled. The brethren were honored by the presence of M.'. W.'. J. FRED LATHAM, Past Grand Master of Oklahoma, who was introduced by the Venerable President and responded with very happy and instructive remarks. A delightful dinner followed, and t h e evening w a s spent in discussion of matters of importance to the Craft. The Table Lodge was then closed. M.'. W.". ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND succeeds t o the office of Venerable President and M.". W.'. CHABLES S . MCGINNESS t o t h e
office of Steward. M.'. W.". JAY B . KIRK was reelected Secretary. JAY B . KIHK,
Secretary.
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PROCEEDINGS
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February.
MEMORIAL ON THE DEATH OF
M.'. W.'. ALEXANDER A. SHARP, MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER OF MASONS IN KANSAS, 1 9 1 1 - 1 9 1 2 .
During the year our Senior P a s t Grand Master departed from us and was buried far from the scenes of his Masonic labors, but the hearts of the Masons of Kansas accompanied him and we regret his passing and miss his presence, his cane, his pipe and his delightful personality. Many of the most tender hearted men t r y to cover up their softness of heart with a bluff exterior. It rebuffs some people. Some folks will never attempt to seek a closer acquaintance and thereby miss the delights of a contact with one who is sensitive, quiet and deep-rooted. Perhaps there was never a man who served Masonry in Kansas who was more misunderstood than ALEX A. SHARP. It pleased him to sit and ponder although he occasionally expressed himself with force and vigor when things were happening that he did not approve. His words then could be like a sword and unfortunate was the man or measure that incurred his displeasure. Dr. SHARP'S life was one that was filled with drama. He had a very unusual background and field of activities. He was always a great believer in fraternities, both in college and in manhood. Few of even his intimate friends in Kansas knew that he was one of the great leaders of the Sigma Chi Fraternity in his college and that his bequests and work for that fraternity were only equalled by his devotion to the Masonic. Fraternity. His devotion to his college and his most generous gifts to that institution, Dickinson, have seldom been equalled. He was extremely generous with his money where he thought the cause was a proper one and where he thought proper attention would be given to the handling of money on the proper basis, so that it would do the work for which it was intended. His gifts to The Kansas Masonic Home were regrular and of large value. He kept the Kansas Masonic Home in linens for years and those that are now being used and those for several years to come were supplied by his generosity. His reg^ilar demand was that no mention be made of the g^ifts which he gave. His last gift to the Home was a bond for $1,000 of the West Shore Railroad. Within the walls of his Fraternities Dr. SHARP found the outlet for his warmth of heart and interest in those whom he trusted. He was not the man to t r y to be hail-fellow, well-met, but he preferred to analyze and size up a man before extending his deeper friendship. He held that character must be the foundation of lasting friendship and was. reluctant about meeting people until he knew something of their background, so t h a t he might know how they would probably react.
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He was b o m January 10, 1863, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College and later from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1887 he came to Kansas and settled a t Lamed where his Masonic activity began. He became the presiding officer of all the York Rite Bodies and was an active member of the Scottish Rite and of the Red Cross of Constantine. He married Miss M. JENNIE BEYARD in Pennsylvania and to them four children were bom, three sons and one daughter. About 1908 he moved to Topeka and from there to Chicago. Due to softie fortunate investments Dr. SHARP became quite wealthy and distributed his income over a wide number of charitable organizations, especially those having an educational background.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
MEMORIAL ON THE DEATH OF
M.-. W.'. JOHN W. NEILSON, MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER OF MASONS IN KANSAS, 1 9 2 6 - 1 9 2 7 .
To be the head of every Masonic Body of York Rite Masons in his State and then to proceed to become the head of the largest fraternal body of men owing allegiance to one organization in the world, requires a g^eat deal of time and effort but it also requires something of a great deal more importance than either of those matters. Real devotion to a cause is needed. Attention to the teachings of an exalted nature is needed and a love for men is an absolute fundamental. Anyone who knew JOHN W, NFILSON recognized the fact that he had each in abundance. He was a man who was very easy to meet; he never forgot a friend; he was always willing to go out of his way to do something for anyone, friend or foe, black or white, rich or poor. Those of us who knew him well knew that the greater the need the greater the response. Most of the men around this table had the privilege of serving with him on the Board . of The Kansas Masonic Home for four years or more. His heart was in that work and he was constant in attendance at its meetings. For many years he served with distinction and assisted in putting into effect many of the fine things that we have in that Home. In his local surroundings he was a Masonic Leader with capital letters. Those of us who have had the privilege of inspecting his Commandery of Knights Templar know that his Commandery always ranked at the top, for preparation, attention to details, hospitality and understanding of the work. He took it upon himself to see t h a t it was done properly. Yet he never lost the friendly favor of those with whom he worked. We all know that the hardest job in Masonry is being a reasonably popular Past Grand Master or Pa^t Grand CJfficer of any kind in your own local bodies. But JOHN had t h a t happy faculty. Those of us who attended his funeral, saw a meeting place more than filled and many, many people, both men and women, unable to get near the casket and imable to hear the minister. Rev. TEMPLIN in preaching that service recited some of the things t h a t most people knew nothing about in the way of little charities of his own and particularly of the confidence both old and young had in Brother NEILSON. I t was a truly Masonic sermon, full of meaning and understanding. Brother NEILSON was of Scotch ancestry. His father emigrated to the United States when a young man and here he met Miss MARIA E. HALL, a native of Ohio. They were married and moved to Paris, Iowa, where Brother NEILSON was bom on the 14th day of November, 1872. Brother NEILSON attended the grade schools in Kansas, at Concordia, then moved to Iowa where he
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attended the High School at Council Bluffs and then the University of Iowa School of Pharmacy. He made t h a t his life work aad many are the taJes that are told of the supplying of medicine to those in need, without the expectation of payment. Brother NEILSON was married in the year 1897 to ESTELLA BRADFORD and one daughter was bom to them. The family. relocated in Concordia and here they stayed until the death of our distinguished brother. In civic life Brother NEILSON was also very active, serving for many years on the Board of Education and on public bodies looking to the betterment of his community and the surrounding territory. He was not a narrow minded citizen but clearly saw that the prosperity of Concordia was dependent upon the prosperity of the farmers round about and the helping of the small towns that surround the City of Concordia. He is popular in all of these towns and ^his memory is revered. His business ability brought him a comfortable living and by careful management he acquired the funds to invest in many of the other business enterprises of his town and was a director in a number of other business and financial corporations. Bluff and hearty, he was not understood by many people, but those who knew him well, loved him, and a host of the poor rise up to call him blessed.
298
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February.
MEMORIAL ON THE DEATH OF
M . . W.-. GEORGE O. FOSTER, MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER OF MASONS IN KANSAS, 1 9 3 3 - 1 9 3 4 .
On October 3, 1942, there passed from this life to the life celestial in the Grand Lodge above, a man whose career is worthy of emulation, esteem and respect. He was a member of our Association and his chair at our annual meeting is now vacant. That man
was
GEOKGE O T I S FOSTER.
He was bom at Centralia, Kansas, January 24, 1871 and lived his life in this state. It has been said of him that three outstanding activities of his life made his career very remarkable, his devotion to his home, his influence in his church and his labor in our Fraternity. That he was a loving and devoted husband and father his friends and neighbors will all testify. That he was a conscientious worker in his church, his faithful and regular attendance as a teacher of Bible classes for many years is ample proof, and his labors in our Craft are reflected in the records of his home lodge, Law^rence Lodge No. 6, and in the records of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Kansas. All these furnish ample proof of the noble qualities he possessed. There is one other fine qualityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;characteristic of this good manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that I w^ould like to mention and that was his love for youth, for the young women and young men of the country, and to teach them that good character should be one of the prime objects of their lives. After graduating from the Centralia High School he went to Lawrence, Kansas, where he completed his preparatory work in the Lawrence High School in 1897 and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1901. He became Registrar of the University of Kansas in 1897 and continued to fill that position until ill health compelled him to retire. It is said that more than forty thousand students matriculated under his direction during his administration. What a field of opportunity was ppen to him to counsel and direct the young man or young woman who was just entering upon his career; to start them in the path of righteousness that would lead them t o fame, fortune and wholesome living and to instill into their minds the ideals of a higher life! Brother FOSTER seethed divinely fitted for such position and he fully measured up to the duties of that leadership. He was kind, courteous and easily approached. He took a kindly interest in each student as he entered the University and at once became a fast friend and confidant of each student. He
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watched the progress and record of each student and whenever he found one who was lagging or falling behind in his studies he sought a personal contact with him or her to learn the cause. Sometimes he would find a student who was discouraged or despondent because of some trifling disappointment or failure. Brother FOSTER would talk with the student; encourage him, advise and plead with him until he would take a higher and better view of life, forget his disappointment and regain his standing in his classes. It was not alone in the studies of the students that he took a deep interest. He was concerned in their habits and daily living as well. He loved the youth of the land and enjoyed their society, and their happiness and welfare made his heart glad. r But the activities of the life of GEORGE O. FOSTER were not confined to the welfare of the young people. He was equally as courteous and kind to his associates, friends and acquaintances. To know that people lived peacefully and uprightly was a source of pleasure to him. He wras always ready to stretch forth his hand to save and serve a falling friend or brother and to whisper words of good counsel in his ear and in the most tender manner remind him of his faults. The life of Brother FOSTER was filled with good deeds and acts of loving kindness and thousands of people revere his memory and cherish their acquaintance with him. He left surviving him his widow, Mrs. FOSTER.
BLANCHE FOSTER, and
one
son,
JOHN W A R D
Measured by the standard that he is greatest who does the most good and renders the greatest service to mankind, I would say that Brother GEORGE O. FOSTER was a great man. We miss him at the meetings of our Lodge this evening but his memory still abides ^vith us.
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February,
BIOGRAPHICAL, SKETCH â&#x20AC;&#x201D;OFâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;
M.-. W / . CHARLES S. McGINNESS, GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF KANSAS^
February 11, 1943, to February 17, 1944. B y M . . W.". OTTO R. SOUDERS.
One of the delightful customs of The Masonic Fraternity is to remember with honor and pleasure those who have given willingly and generously of their time to the advancement of the Fraternity and the service of mankind in general. In compliance with this custom an attempt is made to present a brief story of the life, character and accomplishments of its Grand Masters. To me has fallen the pleasant task of presenting the sketch for Grand Master CHARLES S. MCGINNESS. Our lives have run along the same lines in many ways.. We were both Kansas farmer-boys growing up on Sedgwick County farms, both privileged to go through the Public Schools of Wichita, both products of The Dodge Avenue Methodist Church on the West Side in Wichita, and both ardent lovers of the Masonic Fraternity. I knew his father well and know a great deal of the early training, the surrounding atmosphere and the hopes and ambitions of our brother CHARLES. We have visited in each other's homes and have been in almost daily touch by correspondence during the past four years. Brother MCGINNESS was born July 2, 1893, on a farm near Wichita and while a young boy moved to Wichita with his father, after the death of the mother. He attended Franklin School, Wichita High School and Fairmount College, now- The Municipal University of Wichita. In school he was active in debate and speech activities. I n a recent interview with his former debate coach, just as the Grand Master and I were starting to Hutchinson for a meeting, this professor stated that CHARLES was one of the best pupils he had ever had for getting a t the meat of an argument and presenting it in a simple, pointed manner that carried conviction and proof of sincerity. I am sure this sentiment is endorsed by all who have had the privilege of hearing him speak. After leaving college Brother MCGINNESS entered the milling business and became one of the leaders in that highly, technical trade, working at Pratt, St. John and Cherryvale in Kansas and also in Oklahoma. From that experience has come his present position as manager of one of the large mills of The National Biscuit Company. The life of Brother MCGINNESS has been one of intensity, whether in business, fraternal work or even in hunting and reading, his favorite diversions. Many swift flying mallards, quails and elusive cottontails have made the mistake of not properly gauging the determination of their hunter as CHARLES set out to
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secure a good meal for himself or his friends. History and biography have been the favorite reading of our Grand Master and many midnight sessions with the men of olden times and their accomplishments have prepared him for the understanding of men and their motives that we have seen exhibited so well during the past years. There is no false pride in his character. He is always willing to lend a hand at any task to be done, but he does like things to be accomplished in an orderly fashion. You would think he is of Irish descent-to hear his name, to listen to his stories, to w^atch his wit sparkle or to look at his face. And he is. His friends h a v e . found that while his fun is always kindly yet it has point and is applicable to the occasion. Miss FRANCES CORNICK, Of Anthony, Kansas, became the wife of Brother McGlNNESS and to them have been bom three fine children, the oldest, CHARLES C , is now taking a course in Engineering at Independence; WILLIAM T . is a cadet at Wentworth Miilitary Academy, and CONSTANCE PATRICIA is a sophomore in High School. In the process of becoming a family man, CHARLES also became a Presbyterian and he and his wife have been consistent and influential members in that stalwart institution, where CHARLES has served as Sunday School teacher, on the Board of the Church and in many other capacities. He has a beautiful home where the â&#x20AC;˘ refining influence of a devoted wife and mother is clearly apparent. Brother CHARLES has also served on the Board of Education, the Chamber of Commerce, The Boy Scouts and as Mayor of Cherryvale. While his business, social, religious and political activities have been pronounced and his influence very noticeable, still it is in his fraternal life that he is best known to the people of Kansas. Here his peculiar abilities, his unlimited energy, and devoted attention have had their best chance for full development and his reputation has been more than state-wide as he has addressed National Conventions of the Craft and presented addresses t h a t were worthy of the attention they received from other leaders of our Fraternity. He has been active in all the ramifications of the Masonic System as is shown by the history of his fraternal life hereinafter set forth. The Purple of the Fraternity upon the shoulders has been the delightful reward of the splendid manner in which he wore the Apron. As long as such men seek its membership, the Fraternity can never die.
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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
MASONIC RECORD. ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY. IONIC LODGE N O . 254, S T . JOHN, K A N S A S :
Initiated, June 23; Passed, September 29; Raised, October 27, 1919; Dimitted, November 18, 1929. CHERBYVALE LODGE N O . 137, CHERBYVALE, K A N S A S :
Admitted, January 20, 1930; Junior Steward, 1933; Senior Deacon, 1934; Junior Warden, 1935; Senior Warden, 1936; Master, 1937. GRAND LODGE:
Committee on Finance, Member, 1937; Chairman, 1938. Grand Senior Deacon, 1939; Grand Junior Warden, 1940; Grand Senior Warden, 1941; Deputy Grand Master, 1942; Grand Master, 1943. CAPITULAR. JOPPA CHAPTER NO. 52, STAFFORD, K A N S A S ;
Mark Master, April 2; P a s t Master and Most Excellent Master, April 21; Royal Arch, April 28, 1920; Dimitted, February 10, 1925, CHERRY'VALE CHAPTER N O . 86, CHERBYVALE, K a n s a s :
Admitted, January 18, 1927; King, 1930, 1931 ( S D ) ; High Priest, 1931 (SD), 1932; Captain of the Host, 1933; Master of the First Veil, 1938, 1939; Master of the Second Veil, 1941. GRAND CHAPTER:
Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, Chairman, 1932; Member, 1934, 1935; on Credentials, Member, 1936; on Finance and Property, Chairman, 1937; on Necrology, Chairman, 1938. ORDER O F H I G H PRIESTHOOD:
Received at Topeka, Kansas, February 16, 1932. CRY'PTIC.
INDEPENDENCE COUNCIL N O . 15, INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS:
Royal Master, Select Master and Super Excellent Master, September 17, 1931; Steward, 19i35; Captain of the Guard, 1936; Principal Conductor of the Work, 1937; Deputy Master, 1938; Master, 1939. GRAND COUNCIL:
Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, Chairman, 1941; on Jurisprudence, Member, 1942. CHRISTIAN KNIGHTHOOD. ANTHONY COMMANDERY N O . 37, ANTHONY, K A N S A S :
Red Cross, Knight Templar and Knight of Malta, March 22, 1921; Dimitted, March 3, 1931. ST. BERNARD COMMANDERY No. lO, INDEPENDENCE, K A N S A S :
Admitted, May 13, 1931; Sword Bearer, 1932.
1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF
303
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1943.
No.
1s
Location,
i
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1 2 *3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LeavenwortlL Kansas City. Potter.-
Junction C i t y Fort Scott Leavenworth
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Manhattan
Olathe V a l l e y FalU
Oketo
M o u n d City
Council Grove
Paola.. _ lola Da Soto
Nickerson Gamett Easton. Halstead Effingham Lansing
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304
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February,
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued.
No.
•5
1
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1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF
305
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued.
No.
36 *tioo Columbus. 10 101 22 102 18 103 16 66 104 32 106 59 lOG 18 107 Independence Garland 8 108 27 109 Winfleld. 29 110 72 111 Rossville 20 112 67 113 35 114 *115 8 116 12 63 117 24 118 Altoona. 49 119 Cherokee 35 120 59 121 26 122 Clifton 30 123 41 124 125 Cawker City _.. 45 28 126 Elk Falls 127 Edgerton 5 128 30 129 30 130 11 131 6 132 Elk City.... 18 *133 Arkansas City 29 134 Clay Center'._ 26 135 5 136 17 137 18 138 21 Sedgwick. 36 139 41 140 Hutchinson 22 141 Osage City 35 142 39 143 Minneapolis. 23 144 Yates Center. 39 146 Beloit 68 146 40 147 Marion 99
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PROCEEDINGS
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SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued.
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1943-44.
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307
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF t-ODGES-r-Continued.
No.
Location.
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GRAND
LODGE OF
309
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS O P R E T U R N S OF LODGES—Continued.
o No.
Location.
S OS
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SYNOPSIS OP RETURNS OF LODGES—Continued.
No.
11
Location.
5 349 350 351 352 353 364 365 356 357
Elgin
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1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF
311
KANSAS.
SYNOPSIS OP RETURNS OF LODGES—Concluded.
No.
1
•^
Location. e 0:
402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 426 427 428 429 430 431 432
*433 434 435 436 437 438 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449
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Number of Lodges, 437. Membership last year, 60,777. Net gain, 2,907.
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98 308 335 lei 310 60 357 207 118 109 200 329 285 133 299 408 277 6 158 282 164 32 74 234
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Baxter Spring!,
Baldwin
Axtell
Atwood
Arkansas City..
Allen
Loealion.
Saltvllle
M y s t i c Tie Axtell
Active Attica
Cable
Alta Vista Occidental
Naphtall
Allen
19. 20, 26. 21. 20, 18, 17. IS. 17, 19. 17. 19. 21. 15. 15. 18. 16. 14, 21. 18, 20. 17. 21. 19,
1871 1889 1925 1875 1889 1920 1898 1882 1872 1871 1881 1890 1912 1873 1888 1915 1887 1856 1875 1886 1895 1860 1869 1885
Oct. 18. 1859 Feb. 16. 1888 Oct. 21, 1868
Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Mar. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. July Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
Name of Lodge. WhenChartered.
Masters.
1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Monday
Claude B. Willey John McEride Ferdinand F. Punke
Lebro G. Lancellotti 2d and 4th Thursday.... John E. Humphreys 1st and 3d Monday 1 Roy Hoffman 2d and 4th Monday tHal A. Wfiisner Glenn J. Iliberstein 1st and 3d Wednesday. Walter R. Black 1st and 3d Tuesday tGeorge A. Sweeney...". Ralph F. Werner
Harvey W. Waknitz tEverett E. Nott Arthur A. Schmanke Noble A. Short Ist and 3d Tuesday Clarence I[. Kessler 2d and 4th Tuesday . . Leonard 'Vi^rigley 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Everett W. Clausen Ist and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st Monday Martin K. Hite Don K. Walker 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. RoUo F. Carroll
Communications.
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday
Stated
W. Roger Martin. William E. Hunter. •J. Donald Puett.
Lester L. Caylor.
George M. Pike. •Thomas J. Dunning.
Lloyd B. Mitchell. •Harry L. Burnett.
Gerald W Miller
H u g o A. Simonton.. Otto H. Lohff. Royle R. Stafford.
Tully S. M. Wolf.
R o y G. Shearer. Amos W. Crockett. Thaddeus B. Davis.
Secretaries.
NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1944.
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Canton
Antiquity
Chautauqua
Carbondale
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb.
Caldwell
203 324 197 70 126 366 R9 103 ISO
366 ?R8 209 376 379 291 233 479 79 66 178 IK2
169
Belle Plalne BelleTille M t . Vernon
Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb Benedict Feb. Feb. Bennington Feb. Blue Mound Oct. Bluff City Feb. StohrvlUe Bonner Springs.. Bonner Springs.. Feb. Feb. BrookviUe Feb. Bucklln Grand View Feb. Buffalo Buffalo Feb. Bunker Hill Beulah Feb. Clinton Feb. Burdick Burdick Feb. Burlingame Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Burrton
Belle Plalne Belleville Beloit
260 173 129 MR' 440 403 180
17, 19, 17, 22, 17, 17, 20, 19, 24,
18, 18, 17, 15, 26, 19, 20, 16, 18, 17, 17, 18, 15, 21, 21, 15, 20 16, 21, 21, 16 16,
1881 1890 1881 1874 1872 1898 1870 1871 1927
1886 1877 1872 1873 1925 1914 1895 1887 1876 1904 1904 1886 1882 1907 1907 1888 1884 1922 1889 1868 1879 1879
1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Saturday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4tb Thursday....
lat and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and last Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday, 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday Wednesday on or bef.ÂŽ.. 1st Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4tli Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday
Joseph K. Thomas. Wilbur C. Markley. Oliver F. French. Guy W. Brown. Jesse M. Clementson. William H. Cauble. Roy O. Spillman. Floyd M. Brown. Aubrey T. Stewart. Houston E. Boaz. George C. Campbell. Albert E. Halsey. Guy E. Warner. Oscar H. Clark. Walter E. Hoke. Everett H. Cannon. William C. Martin. Charles C. Mills. Floyd S. Ecord. Dallas W. Davis. Claude W. McDavitt.
Earl M. Surguy. Bertie E. Mahon. Charles H. Terry. Charles H. Widau. Claude W. Simpson. Edgar J. Clark. Harold D. Colwell. Guy S. Jefrers. Allison D. Hassler.
Walter R. Bergmann,. Clarence R. Conroy James H. James Albert M. Jones Arthur J. Albers tWilliam Lamb Keith Moyer G. Harold Borck tDaniel C. Templin Harold S. Ewing Reuben E. Warren James B. Leaton Harry V. Givens Harvey M. Lillie fLeo Michaelis Thomas F'erguson, Jr. tGeorge E. Merilatt James L. Miller Edward V. Oilman Elton J. Gillett Fred J. Brown
Silas C. Sprague Samuel B. Woods William R. Jonos .... Walter D. Punches Cecil D. Bassett Dana C. McGill Frank Poore Hobart G. Curl Gordon F. Londeen
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247 258 119 137
John F. Luman 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Harvey R. Kauffman 2d and 4th Monday Philip D. Shobe 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tRalph L. Lamp 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tEdwin Bate 2d and 4th Tuesday Hobart M. Danielson let and 3d Thursday Elmer L. Trock 1st and 3d Monday James McRae 2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Virgil J. Sandon Harley R. O'Neal 2d and 4tb Monday 2d and 4th Thursday.... John T. White tAlbert W. Stout 1st and 3d Monday Wardour II. Stoner 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday Warner Plaff Glenn Dobbin 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tOrlen L. Little 1st Wednesday Henry W. Craven 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tFloyd E. Bray Ist and 3d Monday
21, 1869 16. 1887 17. 1866 16, 1922 15. 1873 16. 1887 15, 1882 18. 1915 17. 1878 16, 1911 21, 1918 19. 1871 15, 1888 15, 1888 22. 1883 19, 1871 17, 1872 16, 1887 20, 1889 16, 1867 21, 1869 21,.1862 17, 1867 21. 1900
15. 1873
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday
Louis C. Siee Paul D. Walton George W. Janeski
Masters.
19. 1885 18, 1886 17. 1872
Name of Lodge. When Chartered Stated Communications.
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. 73 Chetopa Oct. Feb. 283 OircIoviUe Oct. 20 ClrolevlUe Claflln Claflln .. Feb. i24 Oct. Clay Center 134 Clay Center Feb. 273 Unity Feb. 122 Clifton Clifton Feb. 411 Climax Climax... 176 Clyde Prairie Queen.... Oct. Feb. 894 Feb. Codell Codell 418 Oct. CoffeyvIUe 102 Feb. 306 Colby St. Thomas Feb. 29S 212 Olive Branch.... Feb. Oct. 100 Oct. 113 Feb. 269 Conway Springs Mistletoe Feb. 316 Coolidge Oct. 13 Oct. Cotton'd Falls.. 80 36 • Council Grove.. Council Grove.. Oct. Oct. 67 Feb. 303 Cuba
No.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Marion H. Spangler. Lloyd R. Crow. Olin S. Gleason. William Cllne. loseph H. Conard. Gilbert Jeffery. Harvey L. Dahlberg. Tom R. Yadon. Lloyd Findley. T. Edward Stafford.
Elmer C. Aspey. Homer L. Weber. >Glen H. Rice. Carl C. Brandon. Melvin C. Cozens. William T. Weaverling •Theodore P. Perry. Herbert D. Randell.
,Tay Biddle. Aubrey V. Hanna. Fred W. Fernkopf. Paul E. Gibler.
Clarence E. Leith. Roy E. iVIliler. Hugh H. Barr.
Secretaries.
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Easton Palestine.... Edna Mackey Patmos OUve Carson Meridian.... Elkhart ElUnwood.. Apollo Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise..
Easton Bdgerton Edna Effingham.. El Dorado.. Elgin Elk City Elk Falls.... Elkhart ElUnwood... ElUs Ellsworth.... Emporia Ensign Enterprise..
45 127 345 48 97 350 132 126 422 217 297 146
12 413 437
Feb.. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb.
20. 17. 18. 17, 20. 15. 15, 17. 17. 22. 15. 21. 20. 22. 28,
18, 21, 16. 22. 17. 21, 20. 16, 20.
1864 1872 1892 1866 1870 1893 1873 1872 1921 1883 1888 1874 1864 1917 1924
1897 1874 1887 1883 1860 1874 1902 1882 1906
Mar. 1, 1923 Feb. 17. 1921 Feb. 17. 1881 Feb. 15, 1905 Feb. 19. 1931 Oct. 20. 1863
Deerfleld Delia Delphos Denlson Denton De Soto Devon Dexter Barney St. Bernard.. Arcana Douglass Dover Downs Dwlght
Deerneld Delia Delphos Denlson Denton D e Soto Devon Dexter Dlghton Dodge City.. Doniphan.... Douglass Dover Downs Dwlght
432 419 202 372 449 40 92 1S6 279 222 31 151 138 204 374
| Feb. 16, 1922
I Cunningham
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437
Elmer R. Ryman. John L. Keller. Melvln A. Dean. John W. Brown. Charles H. Gish. -l^eo S. Large. T l o y d E. Ramsey Morton G. Shrader Walter B. Wise. Richard W. Evans. •Loid Z. Kirby. Herbert D. Chronister Thomas G. Scott. Charles B. Bates. John F. Holshouser.
tElbert M. McCue Earl C. Mitchell William B. Skinner Loren M. Rice L. Orville Hazen William H. Dent tWilliam L. Sauerwein.. Cecil W. Henderson..:... Charlie R. Mack Alex IJ. Walker tJohn N. Case, Jr tHayward W. Floyd tJames F. Bassett Isaac E. Petitt Vernon I^. Goss
3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Wednesday. Ist and 3d Tuesday Ist and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday Saturday after ® 1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday Ist and 3d Friday Saturday on or before®. 2d and 4th Wednesday. 2d Thursday Ist and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday Albert F. Robinson. Nathan C. Hibbs 1st and 3d Saturday Henry S. Breithaupt. Frank M. Williams 1st Monday ClarenceE.Kallenberger. Clyde T. Cunningham. 1st and 3d Tuesday UaviU L. Signer. W. Hardin Lewis 1st and 3d Monday •Leon L. Cousland. Ernest C. Wilson 1st and 3d Thursday John V. Fralick. 1st and 3d Wednesday. James L, Lieffel Charles E. Hodges. Merrill J. Wilson 2d and 4tb Monday Irvin L. Lyons. .2d and 4th Thursday,.., Reece E. Finley Marcus E. Bibler Thomas R. Gillespie 1st and 3d Monday Elmer G. Horner. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Cecil P. Allman Ivy T. Allen. Chester R. Jones 1st and 3d Monday Charles D. Mcllree. George Jelinek 1st and 3d Monday Orval E. Moon. 1st and 3d Friday Edward Price, Jr •Ralph A. Fry. 1st and 3d Thursday.... tAnthony R. Zanovick Richmond A. Dalton. 2d and 4th Monday tJohn E. Elliott
i Francis E. Daftom.
I William E. Thornhill
1st and 3d Thursday
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21, 17, 16, 18, 20, 19, 16, 17, 20, 20. 17, 22,
17, 19, 19, 21. 18. 15. 16, 21, 20,
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Ft. Leavenworth Oct. Rising Sun Feb. Oct. Franlffort Feb. Constellation.... Oct. Feb. Feb.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Feb. 1 Oct.
Girard
Girard
Garden City .., Tyrian
Greenwood
Erie Eminence
21, 15. 20, 19,
1881 1885 1885 1868 1886 1865 1879 1900 1870
1875 1872 1873 1891 1889 1857 1911 1877 1895 1870 1909 1883
1869 1882 1870 1871
Masters.
Secretaries.
Ist and 3d Wednesday.. Perry L. Dunn Earl J. Roth 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday, HarrisW.T. Countryman.. Arthur H. Riley Lester A. Pfeifter 1st and 3d Tuesday tOrle W. Lacey tRay Kellcigg 2d and 4th Wednesday.. tLewis McGuire Henry K. Decker 1st Wednesday
1st and 3d Wednesday.. Clayton J. Connell 2d Tuesday.-. tBurl L. Kettler 2d and 4th Thursday.... fFred O. Wells 1st and 3d Thursday tBdgar Williams tMarvin D. Pauley 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Allen P. Ilartman tOrval D. ICvans 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Kenneth .T. Hunter Loyd A. Martin 2d and 4th Monday 2d and 4th Monday
Walter Lock.
Clyde Suchsland.
Jamea F. Allison. Guy H. Ash. William E. Jones.
Wilber Q. Wickersham. Oscar W. Bruington. Lee Smith. . Charles E. Howland. •Richard O. Natzke. •William A. Clark. Arthur H. Avis. Andrew Anderson. Oscar C. A. Remmert. William N. Cason. Charles C. Stoddard. •Albert E. Gentle.
Oliver M. Johnson. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. James E. Wright Elmer R. Zinn. 2d and 4th Monday George A. Geratenberger Raymond C. Ogden. 2d and 4th Tuesday John H. Wiggins. Ralph L. Miller 1st and 3d Tuesday
Name of Lodge. When Chartered. Stated Comrnunications.
Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct.
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
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202 304 430 321 302 381 15 296 232 293 314 448 328
Highland Hill City
HIattviUe
Hazelton
Havensville
HafveyvUle
Hamilton
Grainfleld Great Bend Green Greenleaf Oreensburg Grldley Grlnnell
Glen Elder Goff Goodland
Millbrook
Charity Hepier Kansas Hiattville Hiawatha
Hartford Harveyville Friendship Havensville
Dlrigo
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar. Feb.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Gove City Feb. GrainQeld T... Feb. Great Bend Oct. Highland Feb. Greenleaf. Feb. Feb. Feb. Grlnnell Feb. Gypsum City.... Feb.
Glen Elder Goff
20. 15. 20. 16, 15. 17. 17. 16, 15. 18. 17. 18. 21. 20. 19. 16. 17, 16.
IS. 15, 16, 20, 15. 17, 22, 15, 20. 15. 20, 24. 19.
1884 1882 1895 1879 1882 1881 1921 1882 1882 1915 1881 1886 1912 1889 1908 1861 1866 1887
1888 1888 1922 1889 1888 1909 1874 1888 1884 1888 1889 1927 1890 William W. Winslow
Dee J. Housholder Orville A. Ehrhardt
William H. Phillips tArnold E. Thornton
Gerald Betty
Ist and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday Shelby Gilmore 2d and 4th Thursday.... Bryan B. Parker
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday..
tThomas A. Keith 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Thursday Hannibal G. Burris 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4 t h Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. W. Elmo Colwell 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Pranlc L. Haller 1st and 3d Thursday.... Carl W. Page 1st and 3d Tuesday tMartin H. Robbing 1st and 3d Tuesday
Ist and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday
1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday
Ist and 3d Wednesday.. William L. Huffman 1st and 3d Thursday
Raymond W. McKenzie Paul H. Huebert. Harold Bottomley. Lawrence E. Shum. Ellis E. Beal. George W. Suggs. William J. Betts. John Sandhagen. William A. Henery. Robert K. Irving.. *Alva J. Bogue. Carroll L. Cannon. Louis A. Ellis. Victor C. Kingsbury. Donald Salmon. Elmer Evans. James J. Hargis. Warren E. Boss.
Elwood J. Burke. Rufus R. Lowell. Oliver V. Collins. Leo J. Schisier. Lawrence O. Maxwell. Fred G. Stubbs. Clarence F. Heaton. J. William Ingram. Floyd A. Erwin. Chester L. Pew. David D. Stuart. Merritt Yale. George S. Gillum.
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No.
lola Blue Valley
Paciflc Huron
Hoxie Hoyt
Kanorado
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20, 21, 16. 22. 26, 20,
19. 20, 17, 20, 1884 1900 1887 1874 1925 1857
1871 1863 1872 1930
1890 1863 1892 1887 1890 1874 1893 1890 1914 1860 1869 1938 1873 1925
Feb. 26. 1925
Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb.
19. 21, 18, 16, 19. 21, 15, 19, 19, 18, 21, 17, 15, 26,
Afajterj.
and and and and and and
3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d
Arthur R. Banks
Herbert (Jlaettli Edwin W. Haglund
Ordie T. Billenwillms
Tuesday Bartos B. Brown Monday Monday Wednesday.. Aldine S. Kieffer Thursday Thursday
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday. Monday
Ist and 3d Tuesday
Ist Ist 1st 1st 1st 1st
2d and 4th 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th
Oris E. Mall 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Oscar A. IBaker Henry H. Jabes Vernon L. Mickey 2d and 4tli Tuesday Walter W. Mulanax Ist and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Tuesday ,, Charles K. Brumley 1st and 3d Tuesday .. James B. McClellan tLawrencCi H. Adams 2d and 4th Monday tEarl R. Monroe 2d and 4th Tuesday tHarold C. Dunlap tClinton K,. Allan 2d and 4th Monday
1st and 3d Thursday . Ist and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb: Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Feb.
Holslngton
Communications.
Stated
Name of Lodge. When Chartered
Junction City.... Union
Independence.... lola
Hoxle Hoyt
Location,
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
Jesse M. Harmon.
Charley A. Powell. Ray S. Kincaid. Seth J. Abbott Elnathan B. Gray Raymond E. Friend. •Gaylord L. McDonald.
' J a m e s M. Jacoby. Joseph C. Littrell.
Ralph B. Call. Orvi.'; C. Blossom. Paul B. Hoffmann. Robert B. Gilkison. Edwin R. Binger. Holly M. Miller. Albert J. Steinshouer. Roy E. Belts. Ivan O. Moore. Ward Barricklow. Raymond H. Starnes. •Caleb L. Kirby. •Chester E. Lyman. •Olin H. Taylor.
Secretaries.
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La Crosse La Cygne La Harpe Lake City Lalcin Lane Lansing Larned Latliam Lawrence Lawrence Leavenworth... Leavenworth... Leavenworth... Lebanon Lebo Lecompton Lenexa Lenora
330 61 325 260
167 401 6 9 2 10 68 287 162 420 lis 181
289 339 49
Wyandotte Armourdale Kaw Ben Hur Bosedale R. E. Sherman. West Gate Kensingtons Kincaid Ninnescah Kingsdown Mt. Moriah Cosmos Kirwin
Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kansas City.. Kensington.... Kincaid Kingman Kingsdown.... Kinsley Kiowa Kirwin
3 171 273 322 333 369 438 405 338 230 447 179 278 175 2d and 4th Thursday .... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday ... 2d Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d Monday.; 2d Thursday 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Thursday 1st Saturday 2d and 4tb Thursday....
17. 1856 1st and 3d Friday 16, 1887 1st and 3d Thursday 16, 1887 1st and 3d Thursday 19, 1890 2d and 4tb Thursday.... 18, 1891 1st and 3d Friday 17, 1904 2d Tuesday 28, 1924 2d and 4th Friday 19, 1914 2d and 4th Tuesday 18, 1891 1st and 3d Monday 20, 1884 1st and 3d Wednesday. 25. 1926 2d and 4th Monday.... 16, 1879 2d and 4th Tuesday 16, 1887 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 17, 1878 2d and 4th Friday.:.....—
Feb. .19, 1890 Oct. 17, 1867 Feb. 19, 1903 Feb. 18, 1886 Feb. 15, 1888 Feb. 18, 1891 Oct. 17, 1866 Oct. 18, 1876 Feb. 20, 1913 July 14, 18S6 Oct. 16, 1867 Mar. 17, 1856 Oct. 15, 1858 Oct. 21, 1868 Feb. 16, 1887 Feb. 15, 1888 Feb. 17, 1921 Oct. 15. 1873 Feb. 18, 1886
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
Feb
Mar, Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.
Hubert G. Ficken W. Lee Calvin Howard H. Lust tG. Ralph Wallcer Joseph M. Eves tBenjamin L. Carter tAnton Hansen John H. GiLman William H. Hiclcs tClark O. Morton tRobert P. Schermerhorn tCalvin C. Jochims tJohn H. Murray tFIoyd A. Falls Donald F. Hendrickson... Frank J. George fKenneth W. Melton tBoyd B. Bridges Roy E. Goodrich
fJesse F. Anderson tWalter J. Willard tEdwin B. Stevens tWilliam E. Crawford....... tJoseph W. Ellsberry tArthur L. Gable tNewell A. George Charles R. Barron tDaniel C. Mead Melvin C. Hogg fKenneth M. Wilcoxen John D. Gilley J. Robert Schooley William H. Whitehead.. Ralph P. Schnacke. Earl L. Vance. Russell E. Wooden. James M. Williams. Willis U. Stevens. Marion McNutt. Andrew W. Camp. Harry M. Halloway. J. Ed. Rankin. •William H. Quakenbush. •Elinor J. Coy. •Charles E. Cart. •Joseph J. Parker. •Walter V. Thompson. Orrin W. Story. Jacob O. Williams. C. Clyde Gibbens Edward Bradshaw. Charles E. Volkel.
•James H. Selby. •Orlo E. Durant. •James A. Swan. •Howard L. Settle. •Theodore Stegner, Jr. •Albert L. Lowder. •Frank M. Wisdom. Albert Peer. Orion C. Brosius. Frank M. Yeoman. Velma S. Haley. Otto A. McKillip. Robert T. Ishmael. Orville K. McQueen.
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Maple. City Maple. Hill
Manhattan
Long Island
Little River
Le Roy
Location.
Maple City Maple Hill Eldora Centre
Garfield
Feb." Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
1883 1885 1801 1859 1908 1888 1874 1912 1883 1885 1883 1886 1902 1874 1902 1881 1871 1896
1906 1881 1859 1882 1892 1905 1860 1874
22. 19, 18, 18, 19, 15, 21. 21. 22. 19, 22, 18. 20. 22. 20, 17, 19. 21,
15, 17. 18. 16, 18. IS, 17, 21,
WhenChartered.
Feb. Feb. Feb. Neosho Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Corner Stone.... Feb. Feb. Feb. Long Island Oct. Feb. Feb. Blue Hill Oct. Euclid Feb.
Name of Lodge.
Communications. Masters.
Secretaries.
Chester W. Grizzell Albert E. Greenwood 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Saturday on or bef. ® ** . Nathanial E. Blakesley.... Robert R. Fauerbach 1st and 3d Thursday Earl Post: Donnell H. Fisher
1st and 3d Wednesday..
Homer H. Stenzel.
Clifford S. Blackburn. •John A. Edelblute. Eugene C. Greene. Amer C. Robinson. Howard Adams.
WlUard H. Morgan Edwin L. Hogue. Fredericli; L. Bigelow Walter J. Montgomery Buster Walk William J. Yotter. William L. Crabtree George W. Schlatter. Chester S. Smith Fred Hucltstep. Roscoe J. Lea .'... Lawrence E. S.mith. Ernest R. Liggett. 2d and 4th Thursday.... James W. Maher Frank M. Shields. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Glen E. Mayden Harry L. Faris Marvin A. Raven. James M. Smith Omar O. Browning. 2d and 4th Thursday.... George W. Hamilton Harry L. Peterson. Webster P. Cole Calvin H. Jett. Ernest P. Nichols W. Clyde Rogers. 2d Thursday Marion M. Miller Glenn W. Smith. Stephen Young H. Earl Yotmg. Merton K!. Hiclcman Ralph E. Kvasnlcka. tLehr D. Flint 1st and 3d Thursday Leo W. Keid
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Milan
Narka Natoma Neodesha
Munden Muscotah
Morrill. Mound City Moundridge Mound Valley.. Landmark Mount Hope M o u n t Hope Mulberry Mullinvllle MulUnTlUe
Morrill
Moline Moran
Merlden Milan
McPherson Webb Medicine Lodge Delta
Marquette MarysTlIle Mayetta McCracken McCune McDonald McLouth McPherson
Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct.
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb Oct. Mar. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. ;... Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Oct.
15, 17, 20. 20,
17, 20. 16, 19, 19, 17. 19, 18, 16, 15, 22, 19, 19. 19, 15. 1. 18, 19, 22, 15, 17, 18. 22, 19, 18, 21, 17, 21, 17, 1893 1910 1870 1870
1910 1870 1911 1903 1885 1909 1885 1877 1887 1882 1874 1885 1885 1885 1873 1923 1886 1885 1917 1905 1860 1892 1883 1885 1886 1912 1881 1907 1872 Thursday Tuesday Wednesday.. Wednesday.. Tuesday Tuesday Thursday
Tuesday. Thursday.... Tuesday Monday Wednesday.. or after S Wednesday.. Tuesday
R a l p h T. Stinson W i l l i a m S. E d d y J o h n J. H e w i t t R o y W. V a n w i n k l e F r a n k Gaddis tRalph.W. Weaver W i l l i a m H. Miller Claude A. J o h n s o n Samuel E. M a s t e r s C. L a v e r n e Bishop H o w a r d D. Correll K a r l E. L e h m a n Alvin E. L. Williams... W i l l a r d J. B r o w n E l m e r J; T r o u t Charles H. Attkisson.. F r a n c i s H. T a l b o t t J o h n G. H u b b a r d Owen A. H u n s i c k e r Clyde McKim E l d r o n V. W a l k e r David L. H a r d e r J o s e p h B. Oakleaf I r w i n V. Beal Clement M. Oderizzi... W a l t e r E. K a e s l e r Alvie D. L o p e r E a r l C. J a n a s e k t C l a r k H. Reece
J o h n G. C h a l o u p k a W i l l i a m M. W h i t e 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Wednesday.. E u g e n e E. H a n n e k e n . . Guy C. McKinley
1st and 3d Tuesday 1st and 3d Friday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday
1st and 3d 1st and 3d 1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 2d and 4th
1st and 3d 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 2d and 4th 2d and 4th Th'sday on 1st and 3d Ist and 3d
Albert Bever. P a y e t t e E. Weldon. H a r o l d A. Lockard. J e n n i n g s E. Williams.
R a y m o n d R. Norris. John L Brandenburger. H a r v e y B. J o n e s . B e n j a m m P . Steinshouer T h o m a s R. L a n d e s . A r t h u r E. L a r s o n . J a m e s E. Bond. H o b e r t G. L i n d g r e n . I r a Scott. R a l p h W. Lonker. R i c h a r d S. H e a v e r i n . Leo E. Becker. •Eldon E. Dinkin. Martin L. Albertson. E v e r e t t E. Lindsey. J. F r a n k P i t m a n . J o h n H. T h o m p s o n . Otis S. L a m b e t h . A l b e r t Kobler. R a n s o m B. Meyers. Ernest P. Landers FJdwin P. D u r s t . F r a n k N. W a t s o n . William A. McCormick Albert Cameron. Irvin R. Fralick. Theodoro C. Conklin. Clarence E. Staley. Carl J. S t o d d a r d .
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1891 1895 1879 1893 1859 1881 1896 1873 1865 1875 1858 1868 1864 1874 1923 1876
1881 1872 1870 1873 1882 1889 1881 1886 1889
Oct. 2 1 . 1862
Oak Hill Feb. Feb. Oakley M o u n t a i n Slope Oct. Oberltn Feb. Oketo Oketo Oct. Olathe Olatbe Feb. Feb. Oneida Oct. Osage City Oct. Osage Valley Osawatomle Oct. Saqui Oct. Oct. Adams Dec. Ottawa Ottawa Oct. Overbrook Ridge way Overland P a r k . . Overland P a r k . . Meir Oct. Oxford Oxford
Oak Hill .
334 2fi3 186 25 19 18ft 323 141 24
17. 17. 20, 15. 15. 20. 17. 18. 20,
WhenChartered.
W a l n u t Valley.. F e b . Oct. Polar S t a r New Albany Oct. Oct, Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. M o u n t Zlon Feb.
Name of Lodge.
Ness C i t y
Location.
iei 130 81 142 43 317 199 266 319
No.
Communications.
1st a n d 3d M o n d a y
1st a n d 3d M o n d a y 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . . 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y 2d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . . 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y . . 1st a n d 3d Wednesday.. 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T h u r s d a y . . . . 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y 1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y 1st a n d 3d M o n d a y
1st a n d 3d T h u r s d a y 2d T h u r s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h W e d n e s d a y . . 2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4 t h T h u r s d a y . . .
2d a n d 4 t h T u e s d a y 2d T h u r s d a y 2d a n d 4 t b T u e s d a y .
Stated
George J . Hetzel. P a u l W. E m m i t t . .lesse W. Pool. C h e s t e r L. J a c o b y .
R o y A. Puttroff t C h a r l e s M. L i t t e r e l l George H. Locy Elmon G. H e a t o n R a l p h L. B a x t e r t S a m u e l M. VanGieson
Ned L. V/ilson
t G e o r g e F;ay
E d g a r C. Clover H a r r y A. S t o n e r t C h e s t e r E. Tetlow .John R. :.VIcNish.... J a c k B. McBride V. Clyde Blaylock
Albert H, S t e t l e r L e s t e r E. M a y e r S t e w a r t H. F r a n c i s David C. D e L a i r
L u t h e r A. Merker.
Glenn E. W i l l i a m s . • H a l e B. Blair. T h e o d o r e Van V a l k e n b u r g . Linford C. Marvill.
Lisle W. C h a m b e r s .
J a m e s W. Goheen. F r a n c i s W. I r w i n . W a l l a c e T. Wolfe. C h a r l e s T. Guise. W y a t t E. H a y e s . Charles S. Fleckenstein... L o u i s Zacharias.
Victor M. Doze.
H a y e s Floyd. T h e o d o r e J. Christensen.
Secretaries.
E d w a r d M. Ruffhead t C h e s t e r W. Davis
Masters
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.
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Riley
Rexford
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Walnut City
1888 1876 1919 1925 1922 1892 1875 1923 1872 1883 1878
Oct. 21. 1875
15, 18, 20, 26. 16, 18. 21, 1, 17, 22, 17,
Feb. Oct. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Oct. Mar Oct. Feb. Oct.
Randall
1891 1872 1872 1917 1879 1879 1912 1888 1870 1905 1856 1908 1886 1890 1922 1909
304 166 123 442 426 344 159 434 111 215 177
18, 17, 17, 22. 16, 16, 21. 15, 20, 15, 14, 19, 18, 19, 16, 17,
Feb. 16, 1887 Feb. 18, 1915
Feb. Oct. Peabody Oct. Feb. PhiUlpsburg PhiUlpsburg Oct. Pittsburg Pittsburg Oct. Pl£iins Plains Feb. Plain vllle Feb. Pleasanton Oct. Feb. Potter July Feb. Powhattan Powhattan Feb. Pratt Feb. Preston Rob Morris Pretty Prairie.... Pretty Prairie.... >Feb. Feb.
270 410
341 117 120 415 184 187 3«7 290 88 41 4 363 2fifi 332 428 384
2d and 4th Wednesday..
fHoward T. Elniff Arthur J. Peter Charles E. Tuley Erwin A. Stepper Charles A. Sevems (J. Theodore Anderson.. Benjamin B. Dowell. Joseph F. Borger 1st and 3d Friday La Verne H. Spears 2d and 4th Wednesday.. Harold W. Bortz James F. Beveridge
Donald R. Morris Carl E. Blickenstaff..
Floyd M. Nolin Nelson H. Clarice C. Kenneth Windsor.. 1st and 3d Monday Jack Welter tMerl Meyer.. tEverett C. Shultz 2d Thursday Harold E. Chappell Charles J. Marston 1st and 3d Friday Claude W. Messer 1st and 3d Tuesday Vernon W. Parks tA^hton Hundley 1st and 3d Thursday,... Melvin L. Fish Randal E. Dikeman... 2d and 4th Monday tWayne F. McKibben.. 1st and 3d Tuesday Merle Graber Robert C. Swensen
Earl L. Barrett. Elmer A. Nordstrom. James W. Werts. Elmer L. Minnick. Frank S. Gerhold. Walter F. Colburn. Raleigh M. Caldwell. •George M. Wilson. Lloyd Coberly. Leroy E. Dixon. W. Arthur Dawson.
Charles B. Miller. Ralph C. Cunningham
Walter R. Dysart. •Edward F. Lane. Oliver Kornhaus. William E. Cain. Lester B. White. •Edwin R. Watson. Curtis L. Utz. Harry F. Dougherty. James C. Epley. Charles L. Cain. Joseph M. Surritte. John M. Hall. Gran L. Miller. Arthur T. Stewart. William M. Hoffman. Earl Schesser.
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No.
Name of Lodge.
SaffordviUe
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1912 1867 1925 1896 1893 1883 1887 1885 1915 1873 1873 1921 1876 1897 1883 1918 1930 1882 1883 1877 1885 1871 1875 1909 1893 1867 1885 1925
Masters.
1st 1st Ist 1st
and 3d Wednesday.. tDurah W. W a t t s Monday and 3d Thursday Leo N. Chaney and 3d Tuesday
1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... Donald K. McKenzie 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Tuesday Norman K. Harris
t Jacob W. Blister ^ William N. Craig Hubert Anderson Donald W. Overmiller
Fred D. J o y E. Harold Miller tWilliam E. Higlnbotham 1st and 3d Wednesday.. tEmil W. Sfindeen Keith V. Cox ..:... 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Lloyd L. Lesley 2d and 4th Tuesday H u g h R. Caffman 2d and 4th Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday fAlbert L. i'oster Clifford A. Camp Earl J. Wii.son 1st and 3d Thursday 2d and 4th Wednesday. Leon G. Erdley Harold N. Gibbon
Communications.
1st and 3d Thursday Ist and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Tuesday
When Chartered. Stated
Feb. 21, Oct. 17, Feb 26, Virginia Feb. 19 Feb. 15. Feb. 22, Feb. 16, Feb. 19, Feb. 18, Oct. 15. Oct. 15, Sedgwick Feb. 17, Oct. 18, Feb. 18, Feb. 22. Sharon Springs.. Sharon Springs.. Feb. 21, Mission HUls .. Feb. 19, Feb. 15, Silver Lake Feb. 22, Oct. 18, Smith Center.... Feb. 19, Soldier Soldier Solomon City.... Oct.- 19, Oct. 21, Feb. 17, Feb. 15, Oct. 17. Spring HIU Spring Hill Feb. 19. Stafford Stafford Feb 28. Stanley
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued. Secretaries.
William A. Shinkle. Vernon W. Myers.
Ernest L. Ogle.
Reiily S. Neil.
•Elmer C. Burg. Dan Viergever. Earl R. Shay. Frazler L. Brown.
Harris F. Stewart. Thomas P. Bush. Harvey L. Henderson. George A. Olson. 'Arthur R. Charlton. Lemuel E. Cooper. Arthur C. Lindenmuth. Asa W. Rugg. Thomas F. Borland. Wilbur H. Cheney. Clark S. Munsell. Stanser J. Amack. Neil G. Smailey. 'Clinton H. Rainwater Harry D. Burke.
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Thayer Tonganoxle.... Topeka Topeka..., Topeka (North) Topeka Toronto Towanda Tribune Troy Turon Tyro
Ulysses Uniontown Urbana
Valley Center.. Valley Falls Vermillion
Wakarusa
149 190 17 51 90 225 121 30 352 55 358 386
435 115 239
364 21 320
402
Wakarusa
Valley Center.. VaUey Falls Vermillion
Ulysses Excelsior Urbana
Sterling St..Francis Ionic Pottawatomie... Newahcuba Santa Fe Summerfleld Sylvan Grove.. Sylvia Syracuse
Sterling St. Francis St. John St. Marys Stockton Sublette Summerfleld.... Sylvan Grove.. Sylvia Syracuse
171 404 254 S2 180 312 364 359 391 309
Feb. 20, 1913
Feb. 19, 1902 Oct. 18, 1859 Feb. 20, 1889 1st Wednesday
Obed Firestone
Carter W. Baxter,
Eugene S. Talcott. Tho.mas A. Hatfield. Fred W. Arnold.
tArthur H. Nissen Ist and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday. R o y H. Reichart Everett J. Cooke 1st and 3d Thursday
Harvey G. Lowrance. William Heynen. •Homer C. Anderson. •Harold C. Alexander. •Ray B. Ramsey. •Burl J. Snow. Howard R. Hartman. Harold R. Hull. T. Bruce Stlnson. Charles Marble, Jr. Lawrence P. MiUspaugh. Edward J. Skinner.
Harry E. Anderson Grafton D. Whitaker.. tGaylord Reaser tEarl L. Hale tWilliam 0. Link tRobert W. Rigdon Roland P. Rogers...;.... tRuben D. Hummel John F. Robinson Earl W. Green George M. Huff fAlbert Vining
William T. Haley. Schley Geiger. •Lewis R. Taylor.
Willard L. Bennett. Harold H. Couse. James H. Hammltt. Grover C. Urbansky. John M. Wells. Howard Pennington. Edward, M. Wagner. William J. Dehler. Vere U. Eckhardt. William E. Patton.
Henry K. Marrs Gamette E. Greene.. Louis Abbott .' Harold O. Wells Melvin W. Handle... John H a y s tDonald W. Rees W. Harlan Coover... Kenneth L. Kiemel.. Jesse J. Brewer
2d and 4th Wednesday. George W. Schwein.. Saturday on or before®. Roy T. Ramsey tErnest J. Salzman... 1st and 3d Thursday
21, 1874 2d and 4th Monday....... 17. 1881 1st and 3d Thursday.. 18. 1859 1st and 3d Wednesday. 17. 1867 1st and 3d Friday 20. 1870 2d and 4th Thursday... 20. 1884 1st and 3d Thursday 17, 1872 1st and 3d Monday 15. 1889 1st and 3d Tuesday 15. 1893 1st and 3d Tuesday 17. 1867 1st and 3d Monday 15. 1899 2d and 4th Saturday... 17, 1909 2d and 4th Wednesday.
18. 1877 1st Thursday 19, 1914 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 19. 1885 1st and 3d Monday IS, 1882 1st Wednesday 17. 1881 Ist and 3d Tuesday 20. 1889 2d and 4th Monday : 19, 1896 1st Thursday 15. 1899 1st Thursday 16. 1911 1st and 3d Tuesday 20, 1889 1st and 3d Thursday
Mar. 1, 1923 Oct. 17. 1872 Feb. 19. 1885
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15, 1882 21, 1912 21, 1907 20, 1889 20, 1884 21, 1869 19, 1871 20, 1870 21, 1868 19. 1885 16, 1887 21. 1874 17, 1898 18, 1886 15, 1888 17. 1867 20. 1870 17. 1909 21. 1869 19, 1885 20, 1889 19, 1871 16, 1944 20, 1895 1, 1923 20, 1884 17, 1916 17, 1909
Communications. William I'. Howell Joseph H. Gingrich
Masters.
2d and 4th Tuesday tCelesto M. DeTilla 1st and 3d Monday Paul K. Houdashelt 1st and 3d Monday 1st and 3d Wednesday . W. Porter McKinnon 2d and 4th Thursday... J. Harry (Jeorge tCharles G. Steele, Jr 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Wednesday.. Victor C. .Mien R. Eugene Farrow 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Thursday.... Archibald H. Adams 2d and 4th Monday Lawrence L. Murphy 1st and 3d Monday 2d and 4th Monday Robert F. J. Knox 2d Tuesday tHarry F. Summers tCharies D. Becker 1st and 3d Saturday 1st and 3d Saturday tPaui V. Kibbey 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Tuesday 2d and 4th Tuesday 1st and 3d Monday t R a y W. Haskell 2d and 4th Thursday.... 2d and 4th Wednesday.. 1st and 3d Thursday t R a y W. Kinzie 1st and 3d Thursday 1st and 3d Thursday Ernest D. Hubbard let and 3d Monday Levi M. Peddycord
1st and 3d Tuesday
When Chartered. Stated
Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Vulcan Walnut Feb. Oct. Washington Oct. Sutton Water vlUe Oct. Oct. Feb. Weir Black Diamond. Feb. Oct. Wellington Wellington Feb. Wellsvllle Wellsvllle Westmoreland.. Westmoreland.. Feb. Feb. Westphalia Oct. Wetmore Wetmore Oct. White Church.... Feb. White City White City Oct. White Cloud White Cloud Feb. Whiting Whiting Feb. Wichita Oct. Wichita Wichita Feb. North Star Wichita Feb. Albert Pike Wichita Bestor O. Brown Mar Wichita Feb. Williamsburg.... Anchor Feb Feb. Wllsey Wllsey
Location.
NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Concluded.
Floyd F. Earlywine.
•Clyde S. Shelley.
•Joseph L. Kirk. •Roy L. Beck.
George E. Warner.
Virgil A. Girtch.
George M. Johnston. •01 lie J. Woodman.
William S. Pate. Chester H. Smith. Leroy E. Sawin. Lawrence H. Shandoney. Howard J. Meidinger. Arthur E. Ready. Edward Moran. Guy E. Ruth. Charles A. Smith.
Guy G. Blakely. Donald H. Swezey. Alden C. Peffly.
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15, 1873
Feb. 21, 1907
Oct.
Oct. 17, 1866
Feb. Oct. Feb. Oct.
2d and 4th Wednesday..
Ist and 3d Wednesday..
Saturday on or before^..
1st and 3d Thursday
2d and 4th Monday
1st and 3d Wednesday..
J a m e s W. J a c o b s , J r
H a r o l d C. Swope
tRu3sell G. Davis
J a m e s L. Vlcelc •. George V. E v e r e t t Herman F. Barnett F r e d W. Newland
R a l p h M. H a r d e r .
F r e d C. Cannady.
•Caldwell Davis, J r .
Clifton W. McCoy. J. Glenn Hunsuclcer Glenn D. Bruce. A r t h u r L. Dyer.
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MASTERS. No.. ^Address. 409—Belvldere. 411—Eureka. 413—Montezuma. 420—Tecumseh. 429—Lost S p r i n g s . 432—Lakin. 433—956 Amidon. 436—Kansas City 4815 W a r n a l l R o a d . . 437—Detroit. 438—1711 Haskell. 445—R.F.D. No. 2. 447—Ford.
SPECIAL ADDRESSES.
MASTERS. No. ^Address. 206—Runnymede. 210—Fort Scott. 212—Kincaid. 216—Hepier. 225—1607 H i g h . 226—Narka. 239—Earleton. 260—Sun City. 271—1107 Riverview. 272—2705 W a l k e r Ave. 273—Goddard. 291—Russell. 296—Clay Center. 303—Scottish R i t e T e m p l e . ' 304—Jewell. 305—Welda. 311—Box 586. 315—Elsmore, 318—Sharon S p r i n g s . 319—Anness. 322—1803 Metropolitan. 332—Stafford. 333—4006 C a m b r i d g e . 335—Bushong. 336—Montrose. 337—Lyons. 338—Garnett. 339—Osawatomie. 344—Clay Center. 347—Duquoln. 351—West Minp.ral. 354—Liberty, Neb. 361—Lyons. 364—Wichita, 7203 I n t e r u r b a n Drive. 368—Anthony. 369-2924 H i c k a m Drive. 383—Bird City. 386—Caney. 392—Westmoreland. 403—Fredonla.
SECRETARIES. No. 'Address. 2—603 Olive. 3—728 Minnesota. 6—Box 424. 10—713% Spruce. 16—805 L a r a m i e . 17—Masonic T e m p l e . 18—Box 8. 31—Atchison. 40—Linwood. 47—Bronson. 51—223 C o u n t r y Club Drive. 53—Holton. 54—Merriam. 68—R. F . D. No. 2. 71—Riverton. 86—320% S. B r o a d w a y . 90—635 Jewell. 92—Fort Scott. 96—Bethel. 97—Box 23. , 99—155% N. Main. 102—Box 252. 107—Box 215 117—Box 35. 124—Box 495. 133—725 N. 2nd. 140—Box 345. 168—1226 Carlos. 187—Masonic T e m p l e , 6th & P i n e . 210—Prescott. 225—Masonic T e m p l e . 239—Chanute. 255—Corbin. 271—1106 Garfield. 272—32 S. Valley. 303—Scottish R i t e Temple. 311—Box 586. 313—^Bendena. 322—3045 R u b y . 333—3615 C a m b r i d g e .
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February,
LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION BUT NOT CHARTERED. Allen, 1923; Burlington, 1863; Delaware, 1857; Denver City (Denver Lodge), 1860; Englevale, 1899; Leavenworth (Adelpha), 1868; Lecompton (Geary), 1857; Leota, 1878; Lindsborg, 1884; Lindsay (Friendship), 1868; Opolis, 1885; Powhattan (Buckeye), 1896; Wheaton, 1903; White Water, 1927.
LODGE CHARTERS REVOKED, SURRENDERED OR CONSOLIDATED. Allen No. 335, 1923; Americus No. 62, 1869; Andale No. 253, with Mt. Hope No. 238, 1894; Argonia (Chikaskia) No. 285, 1912; Atchison (St. Johns) No. 26, 1861; Aubry No. 30, 1863; Auraria No. 37, with Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1862; Bennington.No. 180, 1943; Beaumont No. 439, with Joppa No. 223, 1937; Big Springs (Shawnee) No. 9, 1867; Blaine No. 337, with Westmoreland No. 257, 1894; Bluff City No. 313, 1897; Bluff City No. 325, 1903; Boling No. 365, with Tonganoxie (Henri) No. 190, 1937; Bucklin No. 325, 1896; Cato No. 153, with Farlington (Godfrey) No. 124, 1894; Cedar Vale No. 164, 1883; Cedar Vale (Myrtle) No. 164, 1894; Chanute (King David) No. 416, with Cedar No. 103, 1937; Clifford (Whitewater) No. 148, with Halcyon No. 120, 1876; Clinton (Ashlar) No. 87, 1879; Delavan No. 375, with Kansas No 307, 1936; Edwardsville (Composite) No. 152, 1879; Emmett No. 387, with Pottawatomie No. 52, 1939; Emporia No. 12, 1863; Enterprise No. 353, 1910; Elk City (Elk Creek) No. 20, 1863; Esbon (Salem) No. 228, 1939; Farlington (Godfrey) No. 124, with Girard No! 93, 1932; Frankfort No. 67, 1876; Freeport (Lily) No. 301, with Bluff City No. 313, 1892; Fort Scott (Rising Sun) No. 46, with Bourbon No. 8, 1878; Fort Gibson (Alpha) No. 122, with Grand Lodge of Indiana Territory, 1878; Golden City No. 34, with Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1862; Greeley No. 211, with Delphian No. 44, 1940; Grenola (Canopy) No. 248, vsdth Moline No. 267, 1937; Hanover (Star) No. 69, 1919; Hiawatha (Triune) No. 216, 1883; High Prairie No. 25, 1892; Ida No. 170, 1881; Indianola No. 34 (later. Great Light), 1877; Leavenworth (Calvary) No. 50, with King Solomon No. 10, 1876; Leavenworth (dispensation Landmark, charter St. Johns), No. 26, 1870; Lecompton No. 13, 1865; Liberty No. 123, with Keystone No. 102, 1918; Lincolnville Np..315, 1896; Lindsborg (Phoenix) No. 253, 1888; Louisburg No. 180, 1894; Luray No. 153, with Lucas (Blue Hill) No. 198, 1943; Lyons No. 192, 1895; Montana (Evergreen) No. 86, 1888; Monticello No. 43, 1875; Mt. Pleasant No. 58, 1888; Neosho Rapids No. 77 (changed to Ionic), 1879; Nevada City (Nevada) No. 36, with Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1862; Nevsfton (Magnolia) with 231, with Newton No. 142, 1901; North Lawrence (Valley) No. 30, with Lawrence No. 6, 1876; North Lawrence (Valley) No. 30, second charter, 1887; Olivet (Astra) No. 363, 1908; Osage Mission (Mission) No. 92, 1897; Osawatomie (Osage Valley) No. 24, 1863; Ottawa No. 128, with Franklin No. 18, 1906; Ottawa (Melody) No. 400, with Ottawa No. .18, 1928; Ottumwa No. 11, 1863 and 1871;
1943-44.
GRAND
LODGE OF KANSAS.'
333
Paola (Miami) No. 69, with Paola No. 37, 1876; Pardee (dispensation Lincoln, charter Center) No. 69, 1871; Paris No. 22, 1871; P a r kervlUe No. 168, with Dwight No. 374, 1937; Perryville (Perry) No. 52, 1877; Piper No. 385, with Delaware No. 96, 1937; Pittsburg (Owen A. Bassett) No. 367, with Pittsburg No. 187, 1911; Pomona No. 138, 1901; Richfield No. 303, 1892; Salina (John H. Brown) No. 216, with Salina No. 60, 1907; Salt Lake City (Mt. Moriah) No. 70, with Grand Lodge of Utah, 1872; Saratoga No. 216, 1892; Scranton (Perfect Square) No. 220, 1908; Seneca No. 39, 1875; Shawnee No. 54, 1928; Springdale No. 152, 1887; Stanton No. 18, 1863; Stanton (Zion) No. 108, 1883; Tecumseh No. 15, 1874; Timber Ridge (Dick Rees) No. 59, 1887; Trading Post (Blooming Grove) No. 41, 1904; Turner No. 425, with Ben H u r No. -322, 1937; Twin Falls (Olive) No. 181, 1885; VaUey Center (Ark) No. 243, 1902; Virginia City No. 43, vsrith Grand Lodge of Montana, 1866; Walton No. 323, 1895; White Water (Brainerd) No. 280, 1927; Winfield No. 58, with Adelphi No. 110, 1903.
334
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
February.
GRAND LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS; ALSO THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES.
Alabama
GUY T. SMITH
Montgomery.
Arizona
HARRY A . DRACHMAN
Tucson.
Arkansas
WOODLIEF A. THOMAS
LitUe Rock.
California Colorado
LLOYD E. WILSON HARRY W . BUNDY
San Francisco. Denver.
Connecticut
WINTHROPBUCK
Hartford.
Delaware
CHESTER R. JONES
Wilmington.
Dist. of Columbia
J. CLAUDE KEIPER
Washington.
Florida Georgia Ideiho
GEORGE W . KUFF DANIEL W. LOCKLIN CLYDE I. RUSH
Jacksonviiie. Macon. Boise.
Illinois
RICHARD C. DAVENPORT
Indiana
WILLIAM H . SWINTZ
Iowa
CHARLES C. H U N T
Cedar Rapids.
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
ALPHEUS E . ORTON D. PETER LAGUENS, JR CONVERS E. LEACH CLAUD SHAFFER FRANK H. HILTON
Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. Baltimore. Boston.
Michigan
F. HOMER NEWTON
Grand Rapids.
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
JOHN H . ANDERSON S I D F . CURTIS HAROLD L . READER LUTHER T. HAUBERG LEWIS E. SMITH
St. Paul. Meridian. St. Louis. Helena. Omaha.
Harrisburg. ..Indianapolis.
Nevada
EDWARD C. PETERSON
Carson City.
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico
J. MELVIN DRESSER ISAAC CHERRY ALPHEUS A. KB:EN
Concord. Trenton. Albuquerque.
New York North Carolina... North Dakota.....
CHARLES H . JOHNSON JOHN H . ANDERSON WALTER L. STOCKWELL
New York City. Raleigh. Fargo.
Ohio Okltihoma
HARRY S. JOHNSON CLAUDE A . STURGEON
Cincinnati. Guthrie.
Oregon
D. RUFUS CHENEY
Portland.
Pennsylvania
MATTHEW GALT, JR
PhUadelphia.
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota
HAROLD L. MCAUSLAN O. FRANK HART ELVIN F . STRAIN
Providence. Columbia. Sioux Falls.
Tennessee
THOMAS E . DOSS
Nashville.
1943-44.
GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.
Texas
GEORGE H . BELEW
Utah
SAM H . GOODWIN
Salt Lalce City.
Vermont Virginia
AARON H . GROUT JAMES M. C U F T
Burlington. Richmond.
HORACE WALTER TYLER
.Tacoma.
Washingrton
West Virginia
Waco.
...I. WADE COFFMAN
Wisconsin Wyoming
335
Charleston.
WILLIAM F . WEILER IRVING E. CLARK
Milwaukee.Casper.
Alberta
DAVID PATTERSON
Calgary.
British Columbia
FHANK S . MCKEE
Vancouver.
Canada
EWART G . D I X O N
Hamilton.
Chile.... ENRIQUEARRIAGADASALDIAS... Santiago. Colombia GUALBERTO BARBA Barranquilla. Costa Rica, C. A ENRIQUE CHAVES B San Jose. Cuba
CONSTANTINO P A I S G
Havana.
Ecuador
JOSE A . VALLEJO YCAZA
Guayaquil.
England
..SYDNEY A. WHITE
London.
Guatemala
PEDRO B O N I S O
Honduras....; Ireland Manitoba Mexico (Cosmos) Mexico (York G.-.L..) New Brunswick New South Wales
CONSTANTINO S. RAMOS Tegucigalpa. HENRY C. SHELLARD Dublin. J. H. G. RUSSELL ! Winnipeg. Ji^LiPE GARZA HERRERIAS...Chihuahua. FRED T . BERGER Mexico, D. F . R. D. MAGEE St. John. JAMES S . MILLER Sydney.
Guatemala.
New Zealand
HENRY A. LAMB
Nicaragrua Nova Scotia
SOFONIAS SALVATlERRA....;.JManagua. JAMES C. JONES Halifax.
Wellington, C.I.
Panama
CARLOS A. PEREZ C
Peru Philippine Islands Prince Edward Isl Puerto Rico
VICENTE E. VEGA Lima. ANTONIO GONZALES Manila. L. A. MCDOUGALL Charlottetown. RODOLFO RAMiREZ-PABON...San Juan.
;
Panama.
Quebec Queensland
W. WALTER WILLIAMSON.. Montreal. LESLIE P. MARKS Brisbane.
Salvador, C. A
JOSE LACAYO TELLEZ
San Salvador.
Saskatchewan Scotland
ROBERT A. TATE W. KING GILLIES
Regina. Edinburgh.
South Australia Sweden Tasmania
R. OWEN FOX R. v. HEIDENSTAM W. H. STRUTT
Adelaide. Stockholm. Hobart.
Victoria
WILLIAM STEWART
Western Australia
A. E. JENSEN
Melbourne.
.....Perth.
Broad Brook Alajuela Havana ...Laurel Washington Guayaquil London Jacksonville Franklin Guatemala Tegucigalpa Richfield Harrisburg.. Indianapolis Dublin Cannel City Lake Charles Skowhegan Winnipeg Frederick Springfield... Parral Monterrey Detroit St. Paul Lumberton Rolla Glendive
Trinidad
L e o R. G o t t l i e b
Howard A. Middleton Jorge Herrera Jorge Colas Suarez George R. Ellegood William H. Rohrman Fernando Luces Cortes Charles J. G. Palmour John L. Hall P. T. McCutchen Jose O. Castaneda Rene Sagastume George R. Schwaner George E. Anderson Chester A. McPheeters William Hunter James D. Whiteaker Rudolph Krause John H. Lancaster Jabez Miller Jacob Rohrbach George W. Gray Antonio Orrantia W. S. Tumpaugh Wilbur M. Brucker Montreville J. Brown Robert W. Hinton, J r Charles L. Woods Robert J. Hathaway
Elora Santiago Barranquilla
Grand Lodges. Florence Calgary Phoenix Grand View Victoria
In Other Ency F . Yellding S.J.Blair '. Guy A. Ligon George W. McClelland Frederick A. Willis System not recognized Timothy C. Wardley Guillermo M. Beltrami Virgilio De La Cruz CONNECTICUT COSTA RICA CUBA DELAWARE DiST. OF COLUMBIA ECUADOR ...ENGLAND FLORIDA GEORGIA ...GUATEMALA HONDURAS IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IRELAND KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MANITOBA MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS, MEXICO (Chihuahua) »...MEXICO (York G.L.) MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA
COLORADO
ALABAMA ALBERTA ARIZONA ARKANSAS BRITISH COLUMBIA ;....CALIFORNIA CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA XiCon
Clarence R. Aten Dodge City Clarence E. Birch Lawrence • Roy H. Clossen Coffeyville Elmer S. Nance Oswego Ferris M. Hill Emporia Jay B. Kirk lola Albert K. Wilson Topeka Richard E. Bird Wichita Click Fockele LeRoy George A. Blakeslee Muscotah Frank D. Sperry Ellsworth Tom Stauth Dodge City Arthur H. Strickland Kansas City Elmer F. Strain Topeka .Henry S. Buzick, J r Sylvan Grove pobert H. Montgomery Topeka H a r i y E . Crosswhite Topeka Charley B. Erskine Cimarron B. Hurold Groff Topeka Richard H. Cravens .....Salina. William L. Burdick Lawrence JOSEPH B . KUSKA Colby Albert K. Wilson Topeka J. Forrest Ayres Greenleaf Kenneth N. Pomeroy Topeka Theodore P. Perry Coffeyville Douglas A. Meredith Kansas City D. Clarke Kelly Kansas City
L a u r e n Dale R i g g
In Grand Lodge of Kansas. Otto H. Rommel Waterville LeoN. Glsh Ida Edward W. Suit .Wichita JHarvey G. Lowrance Thayer John A. Hetzel Newton Wm. Easton Hutchison Garden City Jamos H. Stewart, J r .Wichita Lynn R. Brodrlck Marysvllle. Ellsv/orth B. Sewell, J r Wichita
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Henry H. Heiler Hastings...; William H. Cavell Carson City J. William Duncan Saint John Robert C. Laing Manchester Arthur Potterton Jersey City William B. Hazen Silver City Henry Larkin Newcastle Malte Johnson.... Brooklyn James G. Dykes Dunedin Anibal Garcia Largaespada.Managua Zebulon V. Snipes Dunn Walter H. Murfin Fargo John G. Mitchell Halifax James W. Morgan Jackson Stanley V. Killion Braman Walter O. Haines Portland Abraham Frankel Colon Victoriano Yamzon Manila George W. MacDonald Montague Federico Vall-Spinosa San Juan T. A. Begley Quebec James C. Roberts Brisbane John R. Dennis Providence Carlos Benitez Zepeda San Salvador W. M. Martin Regina James M. Grieve Uddingston William Henry Essex Adelaide M. A. Lanford Woodruff James B. Vaughn Castlewood A. J. A. Poignant Stockholm David W. Watson Hobart Walter T. Williams Kingsport Jewel P. Lightfoot Fort Worth Arthur C. Wherry Salt Lake City Earl S.Wright Rutland Richard Arnold Rowe Melbourne Thomas W. Hooper Culpeper H. Summers Bennett Auburn Samuel C. Seinor .West Perth J. Bernard Dodrill .Webster Springs Charles W. Heidemann Altoona
NEBRASKA Earl T. Pyle NEVADA Frank M. Yeoman N E W BRUNSWICK Harry E. Peach N E W HAMPSHIRE James A. Gassier N E W JERSEY Guy W. Brown N E W MEXICO William E. Ledbetter N E W SOUTH WALES E. Glenn Robison N E W YORK George F. Beezley N E W ZEALAND Thomas C. Babb NICARAGUA Walter E. Keef NORTH CAROLINA R. Nelson Long NORTH DAKOTA Bruce Griffith NOVA SCOTIA lErnest E. Friesen OHIO Philip Eugene Stotler OKLAHOMA David A. Nywall OREGON Walter A. Hoy PANAMA James E. Porter PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Roy G. Shearer PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND..Marion M . Miller PUERTO Rico Lewis M. Schrader QUEBEC Harry D. Evans QUEENSLAND Cline C. Curtiss RHODE ISLAND Fred N. Raymond .....SALVADOR Rice Lardner SASKATCHEWAN James H. Trice SCOTLAND Harvey O. Davis SOUTH AUSTRALIA Richard W. Evans SOUTH CAROLINA... OttoR. Souders SOUTH DAKOTA Charles A. Loucks SWEDEN ..Roscoe E. Peterson TASMANIA Ben S. Paulen TENNESSEE Floyd A. Palmer TEXAS Claud F. Young UTAH Hayne A. Dermid VERMONT Samuel G. Wiles VICTORIA Clarence M. Crosby VIRGINIA Barlus Romstedt WASHINGTON Stanford M. Smart WESTERN AUSTRALIA Charles S. McGinness WEST VIRGINIA. .Charles W. Garrison WISCONSIN James H. Wendorff
Herington Kingman Emporia McPherson Beloit Parsons Gridley Girard Fredonia Glen Elder Hoxie Wichita Hutchinson Bethel, Rt. 2 Nortonville Atchison ...Kansas City Abilene Longton Kinsley Pleasanton Colby Lawrence Gamett Medicine Lodge Anthony Dodge City Wichita Lakin Lamed Fredonia. Independence Fort Scott Wichita Macksville St. Francis Ottawa Zenda Cherryvale Gamett Leavenworth ^ w "^
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Beattfif Burins tfje |9ear 1943. Smithton No. 1.—Alfred L. Schober; Fred W. Peabody. Lieavenworth No. 2.—Alfred Callahan; Jesse G. Peppard; Fred W. Ruder; William R. Snail. Wyandotte No. S.—Charles W. Anderson; Lloyd S. Bedell; William J. Bradford; John G. Brownson; George W. Canaday; Harry T. Camahan; Henry Christiansen; Benjamin F. Engler; Otto B. Fromm; Ulysses S. Guyer; John Hamilton; Willis B. Hargrave; Horace C. Hilbert. 1942; Fred W. Hoagland; Hans C. Jorgensen; James S. Laffer; Albert Leuenberger; William H. Mead; Charles W. Morton; Samuel E. Mott; Bert N. Moulton; Jesse E. Norman; John Piper; Arthur L. Rhoades; Jacob Scholl; Charles W. ShuU; Aaron F. Smith; John W. Taggart; Robert E. L. White; William E. Wilson; Charles K. Wood. Washington No. 5.—-Alonzo B. Anderson; Walter G. Beitzel; John H. Einfeldt; Herbert H. Green; Richard S. Orr; William P. Waggener. Lawrence No. 6.—Arthur C. Devlin; Leslie H. Dodd, Daniel R. Gannon; James C. Herriott; Albert M. McNish; David Passon. Union No. 7.—Fred Abel; Thomas Keeshan. Rising Sim No. 8.—James A. Bales; John B. Gk)uld; William C. Griffith; Walter S. Huff; Frank Painter; Charles A. Schlinger; Rex Walls. Acacia No. 9.—Alvin L. Babb; Charles P. Hoar; J. Frank Jones; John A. Keeler; Edward S. Lemon; Henry G. VanNeste. King Solomon No. iO.—William H. Delly; Walter H. Frost: Willis V. Howard; Newton E. Mann; George M. Reif; Chester C. Rutherford; Ernest J. Sauvain. Emporia No. 12.—Alfred A. Baird: Albert Beck; John H. Beeman; William C. Berns: Jesse Bethurem; Charles E. Carle; Joseph P. Clapp; Francis H. Curry: William F. Dreasher; Benjamine J. Dunn; James C. Galbreath: Richard S. Griffith: Joseph R. Harvey: Adam Hoffman: Emmett I. Hudkins; Harry McGuire; Horace S. Riddle. 1942; Samuel F. Shelton; Oliver Tarrant: James O. Wood. Oskaloosa No. H.—Jeremiah
H. Johnson; James K. Long.
Great Bend No. 15.—James Lonnon. Lafayette No. 16.—John S. Ball; Charles W. Barnes; Whitman V. Colbum; Stephen A. D. Geauque: Casper G. Goff; John A. McRae; William A. Pitman; Raymond Ramage; John M. VanScoyoc; Walter G. Ward: Ed J. Webb. Topeka So. 17.—Amasa S. Akers; Steven A. Anderson; Lewis A. Boyd: William A. Brannigan: William E. Calderwood; Eldon F. Covert; Arthur M. Harmsen; George A. Herron; Chauncey E. McDonald; William O. Rigby; George A. Schumacher: Arthur P. Steck; Hestor C. Stevens; Alexander F. Tuer.
DEATHS—Continued. Ottawa No. 18.—Oscar F. Okerberg. Olathe No. 19.—William E. Goodway; Herbert W. Knapp; Roscoe C. Murray; Robert H. Schaffer. Circleville No. 20.—Michael C. Femkopf. Valley Falls No. 21.—George T. Armstead; Leigh A. Meyers. Melvem No. 22.—Stephen S. Mayes. Palmyra No. 23.—James G. Brockway; Osman G. Markham. Osage Valley No. 2^.—^Wade H. Carson; Joseph E. Cole; Alex H. Hume; William M. Newton; Herbert J. Smith; Dinnie Sullivan. Neosho No. 27.—^William O. Gillespie; Clarence H. Moore; Christopher C. Seyffer. Eldora No. 28.—Harrison R. Morris. Pacific No. 29.—Rush R. Cochran; Frank C. Miller; George M. Reynolds; Joseph Townsend; Clark O. Works. Towanda No. SO.—^William E. Baker; Loyal A Falrman; Otto Malone; James Stewart. Mound City No. SS.—Eber N. Gause; Harlan W. Underbill. Havensville No. S^.—Thomas McKee; Walter C. Richardson. Hiawatha No. 35.—Kenneth W. Stems. Council Grove No. 36.—Orbison N. Johnson; Mace E. Leatherwood; William H. Pierce. Paola No. 57.—Samuel C. Brown; Will K. Porter; Cyrus W. Ricketts; Fred A Russell. lola No. 38.—Frank O. Benson: Omar L. Cox; Frank E. Drake; Carl G. lies; Fred P. Rees; Ray Taylor; Andrew F. Wilson. Seneca No. 39.—Alfred B. Cope. McKinley No. il.—Frank W. Abel; Jonathan H. Parkinson. Holton No. k2.—Ross H. Abbuehl; Albert T). Chamberlin; Charles A Cocherell; Henry Keller, Jr.; John R. Kennedy; Arnold Sinning. Nickerson No. 43.—^Walter W. Davidson. Delphian No. H.—Gail P. Carey; William L. Coleman: Rudolph B. Spruill. Boston No. iS.—Robert W. Stafford. Xenia No. liT.—Jonathan M. Davis; Walter R. Smith. Mackey No. 1/8.—Earl A Gilmore.
DEATHS—Continued. Nine Mile No. 49.—Enos C. Landis; Ulyssis J. Matthey; Charles M. Martin: Leonard A. Naber; Louis T. Rumsey: Arthur T. Walton. Lafce No. 50.—Ernest C. Landis. Orient No. 5i.—Claude E. Ault; Edwin A. Austin; Fred C. Boltz; Fred B. Bonebrake; Ralph D. Cotton; Richard A. Cox; Leslie E. Crawford; Ivor E. Davis; Nels A Emmertz; Frank Hake; George M. Hanson; Jason M. Hill; Clarence E. Hoicombe; Carl C. Johnson; Charles W. Kohl; Clem G. Lancaster; Floyd W. Moore; John W. Mount: Alfred Olson; Charles H. Quinche; Harry H. St. John; Ralph T. Shaffer; Charles J. Smith; Edward A. Stewart; Fred C. Sutton; Lester A Wallace. Pottawatomie No. 52.—Oscar R. Searl. Wetmore No. 53.—Fred' E. Johnson. Mission Hills No. 5-}.—Otis W. Fisher; Andrew M. Smith. Troy No. 55.—George Larson. Coyuille No. 57.—John A. King; David E. Willoughby. McCracken No. 58.—Levi L. Darkes; Nelson P. Olson. Saltville No. 59.—John W. Abercrombie: Albert F. Hani; Hervy O. Tatum; Pickney N. Wheeler. Salina No. 60.—Ralph Anderson; Harry P. Applebaugh; Earl C. Branson; Perry D. Cook; William H. Fullen; Peter M. Richardson; Charles D. Sorter; Orville E. Spangler: Samuel J. Strickler; Thomas S. Taylor: Walter C. Thome; Leonard L. Toner; Bengamine Wolbert; William R. Woodward. La Cygne No. 61.—Ora J. Calahan; Louis B. Fischer; James H. Sifers; Raymond W. Swan. Ridgeway No. 62.—Elmer E. Bailey: George W. Miller; Edward H. Piatt; Roscoe W. Robinson. Adams No. 63.—Phillip S. Frick; Wertie W. Holmes: Stanley Tharp. Burlington
No. 66.—James A. Peters.
Hiram No. 68.—Oscar M. Morton. Carbondale No. 70.—^William W. Diajnond; Morris W. Nelson. Baxter No. 71.—Lorenzo D. Brewster; Robert B. Jensen; Homer H. McGuire; Ira C. Perkins. Huron No. 72.—Daniel A English; Charles S. Horton; Henry Myer; John W. Swartz. Chetopa No. 75.—Francis D. Ditzler: Kenneth W. Harley. J r . ; Charles L. Rouse; Leroy S. Simons; George A. Smith. Mystic Tie No. 7i.—James A Grant: Ralph V. Kennedy; John V. LeSuer; Walter W. Skaer.
DEATHS—Continued. Wamego No. 75.—John Herr; George W. Jenkins; Beauford A. Larson. Erie No. 76.—Seth G. Brown; Harry E. Robertshaw; Escot W. Stephens. White Cloud No. 78.—Bert B. Green. Corinthian No. 79.—Henry A. Buek; William A. Hawks; William A Martin; William Sinclair; Alfred G. White. Zeredatha No. 80.—William E. Bailey; Raymond H. Overpeck; Norman O. Robbing; June B. Smith. New Albany No. 81.—Franklin C. Lingafelter. Tuscan No. 82.—Sheppard A. Williams. Doric No. 8S.—LeRoy D. Harris. Sutton No. 85.—Augustus T. Ingman. Sunflower No. 86.^Theron V. Barrett; Herbert F. Bascom; Samuel E. Bunnell; Herman P. Daniels; Albert A Duamire; Stanley H. Graham; Gordon W. Hall; Evan H. Hartman; Grover C. Hay; Cecil R. Hess; Levi B. Higgins; George H. Howes; Frank T. Lyon; Leon Matassarin, 1942; George L. Miller; James B. .Phillips; Elmer J. Reeves; Charles L. Stotts. Mankato No. 87.—John P. Fair; Robert C. Postlewaite. Eurelea No. 88.—Harry Baker; Emiel H. Evers; J. Adolphus Gentle. Golden Rule No. 90.—David C. Bergundthal; Orville C. Betz; Penn G. Foos; Charles A. Gross; Albert H. Marshall. Marysi)ille No. 91.—Crist C. Andrews; Jacob E. Andrews; Lucien Y. Longmire; Willard F. Moyer; Leslie Plymell; Roy Stoller. Devon No. 9i.—^William J. Redman. Girard No. 93.—^Brainard P. Boeken; J. Newton Lawler; Frank W. Reid; Sumner D. Smith; Raymond S. Weimer; Ora S. Wood. Harmony No. 9U.—Joseph R. Eson; Edward N. Nichols; James I. Wall, 1942. Constellation No. 95.—Clyde.B. DeTar; Charles A. Devins: Warren H. Edmundson; Fred C. Rustenbach; William O. Stams; Thomsa L. Stewart; James G.. Wolever. Delaware No. 96.—Frank E. Folk; Mitchell C. Polfer. Patmos No. 97.—Charles E. Bennewitz; Thomas W. Bowman; Robert H. Bradford. 1942; Ray Byers; Dick Cruse; William E. Dillenbeck; James S. Frazier; , Grover C. Leigh; Ralph Lilly, 1942; Guv W. Massey; James H. Sandifer; Roy S. Springer, 1941.
DEATHS—Continued. Benevolent No. 98.—John B. Case; J Henry Giles; Frank E. Giltner; Charles D. Haynes; William M. Idol; Theodore W. McBride; Harvey V. Rohrer; Walter L. Sullivan; S. Leslie Wagaman; Homer W. Wilson. Wichita No. 99.—Edward S. Adkins; Robert Amholtz; Thomas I. Bell; Frederick L. Benedict; RoUand P. Boyd; William T. Bray; William L. Bumey; Harvey M. Cain; William H. Carter; James O. Clutter; Wayland R. Dadisman; John S. Geesling; Otis S. Gove; Henry D. Harper; Mervin J. Johnson; Levi H. Kenagy; Henry Kersting; David O. Kiser; Melvin L. Klein: Arthur C. Means; Dayton Munsell; William W. Orvis; Edmond L. Ralston: William O. Sparks; Thomas J. Stone; Houston L. Taylor, Jr.; Bruce Wetmore. Prudence No. 100.—James C. Handshy; Winfred H. Iliff; John C. Montgomery; William J. Moore; Eberle D. Whiteside. Euclid No. 101.—Andrew B. Nelson; Edward M. Sloop. Keystone No. 102.—Raymond L. DeHon; Joseph T. Hill, Jr.; Aurelius P. Irvin; Ray Layton; Joseph F. Mallory; Arthur H. Read; William T. Terry. Cedar No. 103.—Charles Ayling; John A. Cannan; Frank C. Dixon; Kenneth C. Ebert; George Fogleman; Harry C. Hatcher; Henry L. Hodge: John W. Irwin; Edward W. Slack; Charles F. Stewart; Charles Switzer; Harvey -K. Tottcn; Frank L. Tattle. Frontier No. 104.—^Bert Lederman. Solomon City No. J05.—William D. Acuff. Fidelity No. 106.—BYedrick D. Cook; Roy A. Moore. Fortitude No. lOt.—Thomas J. Booth; Llewellyn F. Campbell; George H. Clark; Cary O. Lochmiller; David C. McLaughlin; William M. Rothrock; Duane G. Tarman: Riley Wooldridge. Memphis No. 108.—Reginald C. Patterson. Winfield No. ilO.—Ellis' Fink; Miles B. Light: J. Stewart Mann; Elmer H. Pierce; William P. Wright. Hesperian No. 111.—George M. Burton; Anthony L. Ruff. Blue Valley No. 112.—Burton W. Forbes; Charles Judd: Harry B. Stauffer. S(. Johns No. lis.—Frederick J. Atwood; George W. Bowen; J. Carl Conley; Sidney H. Knapp, Sr.; Elijah H. Moore: John W. Neilson; William S. Prout; Walter R. Rogers. Advance No. IH.—George W. Kiddoo; Stanley Savage. Parsons No. 117.—Lott S. Brandenberg; Edward C. Byford; William Cribbett;" Fred S. Feess; Charles L. Gastineau; Walter Griswold; Charles J. Knox; Edward W. Marmaduke; Alfred H. Noyes; Frederick S. Sedgewick; William C. Slane; Charles S. Smith; Earl M. Swatszel; Thomas J. Turner; Harley C. Waller. Altoona No. 118.—Wiliston H. Addington, 1942; Luther J. Trichler.
DEATHS—Continued. Halcyon No. 120.—John W. Clark; James H. Edmonds: Charles O. Guinn; Frank Hopkins; Robert E. Jordan; Donald W. Sooby. Woodson No. 121.—John V. Dickerson; Edward F. Gregg; Glenn A. Petty. Clifton No. 122.—Elmer R. Hill. Cawker City No. i25.—Frank S. Cribbs; Clyde W. Noah.
Ivan A. Hill;
Munden No. i28.—William A. Carmean. Belleville No. 129.—Edward W. H. Ahrens; John G. Bohm: George R. Bundy; William I. McFarland; William T. Perry. Polar Star No. ISO.—John R. Vernon. Equity No. ISl.—Joshua Bigham.
'
Crescent No. 13S.—John Q. Adams; Guy R. Austin; Benjamin B. Burch; James B. Downing; Daniel XT. Walker.Clay Center No. 131).—Clarence Stillman.
H.
Alquist;
Charles C.
Lenexa No. 1S5.—Percy F. Portney. Cherryvale No. ISt.—James L. Bumcrot; Frank L. Cole; Orval F. Coleman; William H. Thompson; Fred M. Watkins. Sedgwick No. 139.—Theron B. Giffin; George. A. Wilson. Reno No. HO.—Henry G. Chipchase; Robert Davie; Preston O. Davis; Arthur G. Gleadall; John H. Gordon: William B. Hawkins; Ernest L. Higgins; Alvenne B. Rogers; Fred F. Wood. Signal No. HI.—Edward H. Lenheim; Russell H. Stockton. Newton No. H2.—^Walter G. Adams; George T. Bailey; Paul B. Basher; Henry C. Brown; Elmer B. Conrad; Charles B. Cook, Jr.; Ira B. Ditlow; William S. Dix: Bates J. Nelson: James J. Norton: John dinger; Charles N. Parsons; Noah Perry: Nelson G. Perryman:4»'. Ross O. Pollard: Oscar Raglandc Frank S. Suhl;*' Aubrey B. Wachter. Jgt i., , jfX,
J(fc
'"^
'" '• ^
Gilead No. llili.—George R. Guy; Alonzo C. Hefner; George Marple; John H. Osborne; Henry H. Smith; Joseph G. Tustison.fc '<.•;..,A;^ .•••JS. , _Mt. Vernon No. i^S.-v-J^hn W/feays; Thomas H. Smyth. Ellsworth No. U6.—Jess O. Brown; Robert E. Moore; Percey D. Norris, 1942; Thomas G. O'Donnell; Robert H. Vance. Wakeeney No. i.48.^Gustave Grekel. Thayer No. 11)9.—James A. DeMoss: Albert B. Neill: Fred Powell, 1942; William A. Walt; Charles R. Whitmore.
DEATHS—Continued. Wellington No. 150.—Jesse C. Clark: Dodd M. Craig; Eddy J. Knowles; Edwin E. Laney; William H. Phelps. Douglass No. 151.—James T. Parshall; James B. Vandegriff. Lebo No. 152.—Thomas L. Lewis; George L. Paxton; Dedrich Schlobohm. Lincoln No. 15i.—James E. Farquharson; Waldo Hancock; Charles F. Nye; George W. Ryan. Hope No. 155.—Charles W. Fleak: Frederick C. Flory; Joseph E. Hebb. Active No. 158.—Milton K. Elliott; Thomas Gorrell; Homer D. McCallum. Robinson Uo. 159.—Daniel Quincy. Sdqui No. 160.—Benjamin F. Chilcott; George Emmerson; Sherman M. Hyde. Alma No. i6I.—William F. Hearst; Will L. Hughson: Oscar Schmitz; James A. Stewart; Charles C. Stotler; Herman J. Wertzberger. Sabetha No. 162.—Bert M. Davenport; William P. Ingham. Oxford No. 165.—lTvin E. Kelly: Melville A. Lytle; Walton H. Rea; Oscar S. Wickens, 1942. Farmers No. 166.—Willard C. Kjellin; Fred Musil. Lamed No. 167.—Joseph L. Eicher; Martin K. Krider. Blue Rapids No. 169.—Edgar H. Kennedy; George W. Murrell; James W. Nevins. Fraternal No. 170.—Henry J. Meierkord: Roy L. Morgan. Sterling No. 171.—^William H. Ralston; Crawford Timbers. McPherson No. 172.—Walter P. Barker; John D. Milliken; Henry A. Moelling; Edil H. Nelson; O. D. Tull; Dennes E. Vaughn. Belle Plaine No. 173.—David M. Dull; John L. Duvall; John A. Wight. Western Star No. 17li.—George Post; Isaac J. Rust; Leonard C. Uhl, Jr. Kirwin No. 175.—Henry A. Campbell; John R. Green; Richard D. Kincaid; Harrison P. Lande.s. Prairie Queen No. 176.—Christian Krahe; James S. Nutter. Russell
No. 177.—Peter Madsen;. Anthony A. Roth.
Burr Oak No. 178.—Robert H. Anderson. Mt. Moriah No. 179.—Harry rry Brown; Clarence W. Koerner; Walter C. Reeder;; J< John J. Thorne. Burrton No. iSS.—Edwin P. Barrows; Adolph Koemer; J. Frank Remick; John T. Shive; Otis P. Shive.
DEATHS—Continued. Gaylord No. 183.—Leonidas S. Swank. Phillipsburg No. 184.—David D. Haggard; Karl Smith; George M. Townsend. Hamlin No. 185.—Ralph H. Fisher; Daniel Pfeiffer. Mountain Slope No. 186.—Henry Lippelmann; Leslie C. Tilden. Pittsburg No. 187.—James A. Dickerson; John W. Dixon; Ira B. Flynn; George W. Kay; Wilbur R. Keith: William H. Melvin; Frank C. Nichols; William S. Pidcock; Gus Sylvester; Augustus Vandris; Fred B. Wheeler; Charles A. Wiles. Onaga No. 188.—John W. Fields; Christian H. Koentz; William N. Smith. Newahcuha No. 189.—Henry D.' Hock; John C. Merriweather; Oscar O. Osborn. ^ Henri No. 190.—Charles H. Cain; Lee G. Henry; August Wartzack. Walnut Valley No. 191.—Warren L. Ferguson; John C. Foulks. Royal No. 192.—Phil G. Grace; Ivan L. Perkins. Hartford No. 193.—Bert L. Hancock; William F. Nienstedt. Galena No. 194.—Elza E. Julien; Benjiman H. Smith. Hays No. 195.—Percy C. Anders; Henry E. Pearce; Claude E. Tilford, 1941. Madison No. 196.—Edward L. Chandler; Moses P. Davis. Blue Hill No. 198.^-Isa.a.c N. Armsbury; James O. Vaughn. Norton No. 199.—Loyd J. Goodman. Anthony No. 200.—Adolph B. Deere; Joseph B. Harkin; Orie Jones; Abram G. Jordan; William A. Miller. Mulvane No. 801.—Solomon T. Shelly. Sumner No. 203.—Thomas Baker; Leonard L. Fisher. Eminence No. 205.—Claude C. Chapman; Alva L. Paul; William B. Younker. Harper No. 2tf6.^George H. Parker; Charles N. Thomas; Louis Walton. Friendship
No. 208.—William S. Glines.
Brookville Farrar.
No.
209.—John
Wesley
Bates;
Thomas
Burnett;
Roy
B.
Fulton No. 210.—Dennis W. Dail. Olive Branch No. 212.—^^James H. Caughey; Jorgen H. Skoroup. Twn
Grove No. 213.—Herbert W. Mills.
Mc-
DEATHS—Continued. Hiattville No. 216.—Charles B. Conyers; John M. Simpson. Ellinioood No. 217.—Henry Wismeyer. Landmark No. 218.—^Don Q. Aber; Clayton S. Nelson. St. Bernard No. 222.—William H. Donohoe, 1941; Walter T. Coolidge: Estill G. Hawk; Clarence A. Leatherwood; Walter H. Pyles; Jacob H. Ripple; Charles W.. Winterburn. Joppa No. 223.—James A. Bowen; George A. Kenoyer; Wellington Sowers; Hiram F, Spencer. Anclwr No. 221/.—Anderson B. Cromwell; Harold D. Lomas. Siloam No. 225.—Oliver K. Barge; Charles E. Bascom; Irving D. Billings; Victor S. Boutwell; Frank S. Crane: William K. Etter. Sr.: Thomas Fullerton; William J. Hosceit: Louis J. Ketter: John W. Neale: Frederick W. Pears: Jerry C. Springstead; John G. Stoneback; Charles R. Whitmer. Dirigo No. 226.—Glen T. Davis: Harry E. Rooney. Jamestown No. 227.—Charles R. Nelson: .Elmer B. Watson. Vulcan No. 229.—Walter A. Roberts. Ninnescah No. 230.—Owen R. Duftin; Ernest E. Sammans. Long Island No. 231.—Charles S. Adams. Greenleaf No. 232.—Henry Barta; Mathew Thinnes. Clinton No. 233.—William D. Ferguson; Miles H. Mendenhall; William V. Tatum. Garfield No. 235.—Archibald G. Henderson. Meriden No. 236.—George F. Carter. Temple No. 2S7.—William E. Gaddis; Daniel A. Walker. Mount Hope No. 238.—Harol Kissick; William F. Snively. Peace No. 24$.—William W. B y m s ; Edgar J. Lovett; Richard J. Rogers. Marmaton No. 21)5.—Otto T. Bayer. Tyrian No. 2i6.—LeRoy L. Cooper; Richard J. Hopkins. Chase No. 21,7.—^Wilbur R. Ames. . Scottsville No. 2^9.—Charles G. Johnson. Whiting No. 250.—George B. Conklin. Galva No. 251.—H. Marvin Hallgarth; William Hill; John Meisinger; Ben Nelson. Stafford
No. 252.—Thomas J. Cooper; William D. Upson.
Ionic No. 25Ji.—Homer F. Cornwell: Eugene H. Durham: Charles R. Harlan; Clarence C. Liekiss.
DEATHS—Continued. Lyra No. 256.—Homer G. Reardon. Westmoreland No. 257.—Joseph P. BuffinKton; W a r r e n ' s . Plummer; Alexander M. Scott; Jesse W. Scritchfield. Morton No. 258.—John W. Lansdown; Alphus R. Meeker; John E. Smith. Beattie No. 259.—Harry M. Cope; William E. Ham. Mulberry No. 261.—Thomas Rose; Silas L. James. Attica No. 262.—Albert E. Ross. Charity No. S6S.—Robert Kaup; John C. McWlUiams, Sr.; John H. Skaggs. Kilwinning No. 265.—Allen W. Gillam; Lorenzo D. Hess. Mount Zion No. 266.—Joseph P. Bates; Frank M. Linscott; Edward L. Thomas. Moline No. 267.—Daniel B. McClintock. Mistletoe No. 269.—Henry F. Lane; Jay F. Rathburn; William A. Thew. Quenemo No. 270.—Homer S. Frazier; John W. Hillmon; Albert W. Logan; Enoch Thombrugh. Armourdale No. 271.—Archie C. Brown; Calvin W. Dimity; William R. Kent; John Kuder; John R. Stowers; Herbert G. Wiles. Kaw No. 272.—Frank E. Allen; Charles M. Coverly; Ralph E. Dennison: Jarrett J. Hall; George H. Hazen; Frank L. Hovey; John L. Moore; Martin Rust. Unify No. 27S.—Ruben H. Anderson; George G. Griffin; Lloyd C. Hooten; Chester L. Kimel; Bernard McQuillan; Gorden Rumer. Black Diamond No. 271).—Jacob H. Boss; James W. Whittington. Webb No. 275.—Charles E. Talley. Barney No. 279.—Richard M. Church. Millbrook No. 281.—Herbert D. Clayton. Preston No. 283.—Hayes J. Truax. Anthem No. 28i.—Daniel A. Hartman; Charles B. LeBow. Argonia No. 285.—Ashley A. Cone; Edmond J. Newby. Cyrus No. 288.—Edward S. Chartier. Emerald No. 289.—Sherman T. Maddux. Beulah No. 291.—Hand M. Baldridge: Harry F. Briggs, 1942; August C. Reiff; Howard A. White. Glasco No. 292.—Norman H. Jordan; Orvil F. Beames. Kiowa No. 293.—William E. Baker; Charles N. McEl-wain.
I
DEATHS—Continued. Comanche No. 295.—C. Edgar Baker: William V. Jackson; George S. Overocker; James E. Small; George H. Sombart. Apollo No. 297.—John R. Massier; Basil B. Rldgway. Cable No. 299.—Andrew J. Beattie; Joseph Sherow. Fargo No. SOO.—Charles A. Brill; Matthew W. Dunlap; Joseph' G. Trindle. Hamilton !\fo. 501.—Hiram R. Samuels. Albert Pike No. SOS.—Harry T. Dedrick; Paul H. Elgin; Samuel A. Warden, 1942; Harry L. White; Guy V. Willison; Wilber F. Worley; John C. Young; Richard L. Young. Randall No. SOU.—Edgar Young. Avon No. S05.—John Grittin: William E. Mitchell; Leonard E. Winn. St. Thomas No. S06.—John L. Beckner; Arthur T. Swanson. Kansas No. 307.—John A. Allen; Frank L. Arthur; Arthur M. Howard: Albert H. Jacobs: Carl H. Jacobson: Lewis N. Kentner; David W. Naill; Justice M. B. Neale: Jesse S. Searl: Edmund O. Steinmetz; Marion E. Welch. Alden No. 308.—Raymond O. Frederick; J. Frank Leslie. Syracuse No. 309.—Howard G, Moody. Hancock No. Sll.—Albert L. Bishop; Alfred J. Ludwig: August Schackow; Asa L. Singleton; Howard J. Wittlieb. Hebron No. 3H.—Fred A. Johnston. Virginia No. 315.—David V. Ham; Andrew P. Mattson. Norcatur No. 317.—Jay L. Smith. Wallace No. S18.—Samuel L. Blakesley; Coy C. Hargadine. Norwich No. 319.—Ivan L. Straup. Goodland No. 321.—Hoyt Andrews; George A. Lewman: Charles S. Ross; Fred Vytlas; Wade Warner. Ben Hur No. 322.—John A. Gallagher: Alexander Gregory; William J. Kee; Donald W. Wilson. Caney No. 321,.—Sidney M. Brown; John D. Ewers; Frank E. Hyer; John W. Reynolds. La Harpe No. 325.—George A. Sylvester.
McDonald;
August
M.
Horton No. 326.—Frank J. Bednark: Robert F. Cahill; John A. Cobbs; Chris A. Schroeder; Homer D. VanCourt. o
Hoyt No. 387.—Frederick W. Hall.
^
DEATHS—Continued. La Crosse No. 330.—^William A. Hayes. Hoisington No. 331.—^William D. Ellison; George Smith; Delmore M. Snodgrass. Rob Morris No. 332.—Claude R. VanDolah. Rosedale No. 333.—Robert A. Lane; Frank Lobner; Oscar M. Longenecker; Carl Parker; Ralph G. Payne; Joseph D. Swarner. Oak Hill No. 33^.—William F. Gunter. Allen No. 335.—Morris P. Davis; Jonathan J. Wingfield. Formoso No. 336.—Tobias L. Studer. Frederick No. 337.—William B. Single; Roy C. Guldner; Jesse F. James; Irvin H. Janssen. Kincaid No. 338.—Miles J. Keeton. Parker No. S^i.—Howard W. Mitchell. Holyrood No. 343.—Joseph Loula; Homer A. Whitley. Ashlar No. SliU.—John Ashman; Schuyler C. Hamer: Charles H. Quantic. Edna No. 31,5.—Fred G. Cupp; Thomas E. Storm. Moundridge No. Si6.—Henry W. Bader. Hoxie No. 31,8.—Charles F. Monteith; Benjamine S. Sloan. Narka No. 31,9.—Elijah E. Emery; Frank Kramel; Joseph E. Lovesey; Charles W. Yoder. Scammon No. 351.—Lloyd Evans; Pate L. Grist; George Hisle. Horace No. 352.—Elmer Riley. Marqxiette No. 353.—James F. Darrah. Chautauqua No. 355.—James M. Pope. Alta Vista No. 357.—Andrew M. Carlson. Turon No. S5S.—William H. Bereman, 1941; Edward B. Pope joy. Sylvan Grove No. 359.—John E. Beverly; Fred W. Meyer; George A. Wilson. Jennings No. 360.—Orvis D. Simpson. Powhattan
No. 363.—Henry M. Strube.
Valley Center No. 361,.—Guy Chamberlin; Earl B. Dufton: Arthur G. Hanson; T. Todd McCluggage; Henry C. Seard; Harry E. Williams. Bonner Springs Henry.
No. 366.—Solomon
Alsup;
Robert
E.
DEATHS—Continued. Plains No. 567.—Ambrose F. Gorman; Frank H. Pickering. Roger E. Sherman No. 369.—William Beggs; Roscoe D. Bolby; James B. Chaplin; Joseph Cowan; Vic B. Potter; Alvia R. Reese; John Wade; John H. White. Macksville No. 371.—George B. Hart; Thomas J. Herod; Tice G. Ulsh; Harry J. Weil. Denison No. 572.—Clarence E. Brown; William 0. Wischmeier. Morrill No. 575.—George W. Kendall, 1942. Dioight No. 374.—George C. Boyd; Henry Kahn. Grand View No. 376.—Snowden T. Green. TValdrnn No. 577.—John Sethman; Richard Sethman. Zenda No. 578.—Julius J. Keimig; Jay Wheeler. White City No. 380.—William W. Askren; Joe C. Martin; Leonard G. Scott. Spearville No. 388.—Henry J. Koch; George O. Speirs. Sylvia No. 391.—Franklin K. Moore. Wostoria No. SSZ.—FreA Manthe. Coats No. 391).—Bert B. Buck; Samuel I. Ridenour. Saffordville No. 395.—Robert L. Albin; George W. Hyle; John H. Summers. Wakefield No. 396.—Percy F. Batchelor. Isabel No. liOO.—James A. Gavin. Benedict No. .4OS.—Hugh Forsythe; Brette R. St. Francis No. iO^.—Paul H. Bamhouse; Newson, 1941. Hugoton No. 406.—Charles F. Shater. Climax No. ill.—Jefferson Fugate. Ensign No. ilS.—Preston T. Harvey. norland No. iU.—Lewis J. Blazier. Perry No. J/IS.—Samuel F. Dye; Melvin Leonidas L. Wolfe. Elkhart No. iB2.—Earl Q. Smith. Claflin No. 424.—Samuel G. Earlenbaugh; Flora. Burdick No. 429.—Albert R. Wallace.
Riley. Francis M.
Shoemaker;
Wilbur
B.
Bestor G. Brown No. 433.—Earl L. Brooks: Albertus J. Coombs; Frederick A. Dyson; Ira Herring; Harrv Jones; Samuel Kallail; Joe M. McCrocklin; Orville H. Scott; Ollie E. Staley.
DEATHS—Concluded. Rosalia No. iSi.—Patrick
H. Pendergrass.
Ulysses No. iSS.—Fredericlc W. Fowler. Overland Park No. .JS6.—William V. V. Sutton. Enterprise No. 4S7.—Sidney C. Brenner; William J. Ehrsam. West Gate No. iSS.—Wray F. Boucher; Clyde J. Sillon. Johnson No. HI.—William F. Hoover. Hutchinson No. US.—Earl Moore; Channing H. Scott; Ralph E. Warner.
®ti)tr #ranii STurtsibicttone:.
Alabama—SAMUEL
A.
Arizona—tlKNRf Delaware—WILLIAM
J. HIOHFIELD,
Geo((/ia—WILLIAM Idaho—J.
MOORE, P.G.M.,
Nov. 1.
G. GLORE, P.G.M., M a y 24. P . G . M . , A u g . 13.
B . CLARKE, P . G . M . , M a y 14.
EDOAR M E E K , P . G . M . , F e b . 21.
/ n d i a n o — J A M E S M . DUNBAR, P.G.M., M a y 19. Iowa—EARL
PETERS.
P.G.M.,
Feb.
21;
FRANK
W.
GLAZE.
P.G.M.. Nov. 23. Kentucky—JOHN L . P H I L L I P S . P.G.M., J u n e 8: ROLAND H. C. RiiEA, P.G.M.. M a y 22. Maittp.—.fAMK.c; "R. MnpRiKov. P.S.G.W.'. March 22: CHARLES E. TuTTLE, P . S . G . W . , J u l y 6; A. FIIANCIS W A L C H . G . C . ; J a n . 2 5 ; MILLARD M . CASWELL,
Marylaiid—GEORGE Minnesota—JAMES L.
P . G . J . W . , Dec. 19.
R . GORSUCH, P.G.M., J a n . 19. D . MARKHAM,
MITCHELL.
P.G.M.,
Feb.
P.G.M.,
8;
GUSTAF
J a n . 4; JOSEPH WIDELL. P.G.M..
March 5. Mississippi—GEORGE
B . POV^ER, P.G.M., Dec. 7.
Missouri—JAMES SPARKS,
A. KINDER,
J.G.W.,
Montana—MORRIS
GROVER
C.
JOHN
J.
R O W L A N D , P.G.M., F e b . 19.
D.
Sept.
Nebraska—HENRY W . CARSON, G . T . W E M P L E . P . G . M . , M a y 28. Neimda—GEOROB Ohio—SAM
M a y 8:
D.G.M., D e c . 28, 1942.
RICHARD, P.G.
M.
H . SQUIRE,
P.G.M.
G. Chap., A p r i l 2. Oregon—RALPH
E . PINNEY,
29;
T r e a s . , Sept. 3.
A p r i l 18; HOWARD D . BORLEY,
G . T r e a s . , M a y 24.
Rhode Island—JAMES E . BATTY, P . G . M . , Oct. 14: S. B E M I S . P . G . M . . S e p t . 2 3 : J O S E P H L A W T O N , Oct. 2 1 ; W I L B U R A. SCOTT, P.G.M., Oct. 25.
REUBEN P.G.M.,
South Carolina—ENOCH S . C . BAKER, P.G.M., F e b . 2 : K E N NETH B A K E R , P . D . D . G . M . , J a n . 24; EDWARD C . H A S E L P u r . , ' DEN, G . u r . , J a n . 23. Tennessee—ANDREW
E . MCCULLOCH,
P.G.M
Feb.
28. Feb.
Texas—WILLIAM B . PEARSON, G . Sec. E m e r . MICHAEL H . T H O M A S , P . G . M . , A p r i l 3. Vermont—C.
HENRY
STONE,
P.G.S.D.,
J. BALLOU, P.G.M.. M a r c h 4. Washington—ROBERT
C . MCCROSKEY,
March
23:
P.G.M.,
21;
WILUAM
March
30;
JEREMIAH NETERER, P . G . M . . F e b . 2 ; T H O M A S E . SKACOS, P.G.M., M a y 3 1 : E D W I N H . V A N PATTEN, P.G.M., N o v .
25. 1942. M'est Virginia—JAMES C. P E C K . P . G . M . ,
Tyler,
A. B R Y A N , J u n e 15:
P.G.M., F e b . 2 1 ; DORSEY T H O M A S W . STOBBS, G .
Dec. 4, 1942.
Wisconsin—GEORGE J a n . 22.
B . WHEELER.
P.G.M. a n d P.G. T r e a s . .
Wyoming—JOSEPH
M . L O W N D E S , G . Sec. E m e r . ,
F e b . 6.
1943-44.
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ARIZONA—1943. Gain 75; Membership 5501. The Sixty-first Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by Grand Master JOSEPH A. IVEY, who is also a Past Grand Officer of all the other York Rite Bodies and a Past Grand Patron of the Eastern Star. He records the presence of visitors from New Mexico and California and the death of Past Grand Master HENRY A. MORGAN. The Grand Master's address is really a dry report with no particular address features. He issued the usual run of Dispensations and also one to confer the second section of the Second Degree at some suitable out-door place, which the Jurisprudence Committee ' and the Grand Lodge disapproved. The Representative for Kansas was absent. There was a net gain of seventy-five members and recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas. Past Grand Master JAMES R. MALOTT had addressed the Past Grand Masters' Association and on their request he repeated the address before the Grand Lodge. Among other good things he said, One cannot know the philosophy of Free Masonry without becoming more than ever enthusiastic about the place and position it holds in the world of today and in the world of tomorrow. Our leaders must no longer be satisfied to memorize and repeat a ritual. They must realize the philosophy and background of Free Masonry. They must imbue our initiates with the spirit of Free Masonry, causing them to realize that Free Masonry is at most a dis-interested guide seeking to help Humanity. Seeking to make men realize that the scene of our daily lives is in fact spiritual, seeking to make them realize that all men are neighbors, brothers and children of the .same Divine Father.
COLORADO—1942. Gain 45; Membership 28,941. Grand Master BENJAMIN C. MILLIARD opened the Grand Lodge with visitors from Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming and Arizona, but without the Representative for Kansas. However, we note the presence of our own Grand Master CLINE C. CURTISS and the Proceedings report,that he later made an address which is not shown. Report is made on the death of Past Grand Masters L. D. GRAIN and
ALPHONSE A.
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In speaking of Wars and Peace the Grand Master stated: History is written largely around the thing that we call war; the great characters in history, whether they deserve it or not, have come
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largely from those who have participated in war. But all individuals, in finality, do- not justify war. War never was a good thing, but for the 2,000 years that we have enjoyed since there came the Prince of Peace, why shouldn't the world have now attained unto such wisdom and given unto itself such spirituality that it,would know how to avoid war? Wars always are settled around a mahogany table, or a symbol of it. Statesmen then foregather and declare and pronounce and announce the terms of the treaty. Why cannot man, free men, meet around the table before the slaughter and adjust the differences? H A R R Y G . B A U M p r e s e n t e d t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e in t e n p a g e s w i t h o u t g i v i n g a n y r e v i e w of t h e v a r i o u s G r a n d L o d g e s , b u t l a r g e l y h i s o w n i d e a s a n d apologized f o r i t s b r e v i t y . H e m u s t h a v e been s u r p r i s e d t o h a v e t h e following motion m a d e and carried. I move the report be received and so much of it as meets with the approval of the Grand Master, Brother BAUM and the Grand Secretary be published in the record and I do not think the brethren wiii care to have parts published in our report. R e c o g n i t i o n w a s e x t e n d e d t o C o s m o s , Valle de M e x i c o a n d T a m a u l i p a s , all in Mexico, a n d also t o N i c a r a g u a . A n a s s e s s m e n t of $1.00 o n e v e r y m e m b e r , e x c e p t t h o s e in t h e A r m e d Service a n d t h o s e e x e m p t , w a s m a d e t o be p a i d to t h 3 t r u s t e e s of t h e B e n e v o l e n t F u n d for b e n e v o l e n t p u r p o s e s .
CONNECTICUTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. G a i n 350; M e m b e r s h i p 33,850. T h e 155th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a tion w a s opened b y A N S O N F . KEELER, Grand Master. W e note the d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r JOHN O L I V E R R O W L A N D . R e c o g n i t i o n w a s e x t e n d e d t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e of C o l o m b i a . I n c l u d e d in t h e r e m a r k s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r in h i s a d d r e s s a r e the following: The time has arrived when every man and every Mason must do his duty, aiding, in every way, in backing up the men that are sacrificing their all that the greatest Democracy in the World may be preserved: and that our beloved Country, for whicn our forefathers fought and died and which they left in our hands to keep and preserve, may as we inherited it, continue to be founded upon the principles of Justice and Liberty for all. I trust and I believe, that every Mason is a patriot. Universal Brotherhood can never be fulfilled under selfish, despotic, ambition to control the world. No class, no party, no religion, no person, is more true and loyal to the principles for which our Country fights than we of the Masonic Order. It is at such a time when every day is important in the world's history, that the Masons of Connecticut meet in Grand Lodge. Let us give our most careful attention and conscientious consideration to the work before us. A s p e c i a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n of G r a n d L o d g e w a s held d u r i n g t h e y e a r f o r t h e p u r p o s e of c o n s t i t u t i n g P h i l o s o p h i c L o d g e of R e -
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search and installing the officers among whose names •we note M.'. W.". THOMAS H. DESMOND, M.".. W.". WILLIAM E. HAMMER and M.'. W.'. WINTHROP BUCK. The topics discussed at the meeting of the Lodge of Research were "Masonic Symbolism of t h e Totem Pole," "Symbolic Lodge and its Constituent Bodies," "Past Master's Degree," "Masonic Poems," "Masonic References in the Bible." Real enthusiasm for the work of the Research Lodge Is reported. The Grand Secretary states that in 1938 he printed a list of twelve members having the most years as Masons. They have all died and so he prints a new list of twelve elderly Masons, all of whom received their degrees before 1875. Courtesy degrees were requested for nineteen of their members and were granted and the degrees conferred for twenty-five out of State Masons. From the report of the Board of Managers of the Masonic Charity Foundation we note 197 in the Masonic Home, 106 in the hospital, 35 outside of the Home, 23 boys and girls outside the Home. The per capita cost was $1.02 in the Home and $2.20 in the hospital. Funds are obtained by an assessment of 50 cents each through the lodges and $4.00 on each member direct. There is no review of Kansas, but a good review of other States.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—1942. Loss 62; Membership 19,767. NOBLE D . LARNER, the Grand
Master, opened the 132nd Annual Communication and we note the presence of our Representative, WILLIAM H . ROHRMAN. We
also note that mention was made of the death of our P a s t Grand Masters GEORGE O. FOSTER and ALEX A. SHARP. We also note the death of WILLIAM W . JERMANE, P a s t Grand Master of the
District of Columbia. We had written in our notes "at last Temple Heights is sold," but later we find that the deal fell through and it is back where it was before. The Grand Master states that the loss of Masonic numbers is not material since the morale has kept up and in suggesting meetings to which members might invite their friends who m a y be interested in Masonic membership, but are waiting for some one to urge.them to join he states: I see no violation of true Masonic practice in holding meetings to which desirable individuals may be invited personally by their Masonic friends, and at which, under conditions of genuine sociability and friendship. Freemasonry's altruistic efforts may be explained, its activities for
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the betterment of mankind set forth and the sterling character of its personnel shown to the invited guests. This is not solicitation. It cannot be considered as proseliting, but I doubt not that it would arouse in the minds of individuals •whom we would welcome in our .midst an interest and a resulting desire to be associated with such a group of men.
The Grand Master found it necessary to call in the head of some Body predicating its membership on Masonic affiliation, because of conduct "that could not fail to be exceedingly harmful to the Masonic Fraternity of this jurisdiction," after which an apology was offered to the Grand Master which was accepted and the matter dropped. I n the Correspondence Report by J. WALTER KARSNER, some hot shots are taken a t North Dakota for a resolution permitting solicitation for members. There is a short review of Kansas which is the shortest in the book, and p a r t of t h a t is taken up with the statement there was no review of the District of Columbia for 1941. This was due to the fact that we received no report for that year.
ENGLAND—1942. The Grand Lodge had 1,959 members in attendance and spent most of its time in going over the history of its decisions in regard to members vi^ho had joined the Loyal Order of Moose either before or after becoming Masons. The matter was up this time on the appeal of two members of Horsa Lodge who had joined the Moose approximately seven years before becoming Masons. From a casual reading it would appear the appeal was not heard on the guilt or innocence of the appellants, but on the technical ground of the authority of the Provincial Grand Master in ordering them suspended. The matter was largely settled before the appellants were heard, the acting Grand Master arrangfing the procedure before the appellants were admitted to Grand Lodge, but they were not so informed and were allowed to make extended speeches on m a t t e r s the Grand Lodge had already determined would not be considered. The writer of this Review is not and never has been a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, but to suspend a man merely because he was loyal to another lodge seems entirely Unmasonic in spirit, especially when reference is continually and apparently unnecessarily made to the fact that the Moose is of American origin and had invaded Bngland through Wales. The Grand Lodge decided to enlarge its rules to permit, for the duration of the War, its subordinate lodges to confer the degrees on candidates for Grand Jurisdictions with whom England is in fraternal correspondence. Warning was g^ven lodges to be more stringent in examination of visitors. Seven new lodges were organized.
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GEORGIA—1942. Gain 1,096; Membership 40,427. ZACH ARNOLD, the Grand Master, opened the 156th Annual Communication and in his report showed the death of one P a s t Grand Master, JOE P. BOWDOIN, and Grand Treasurer, FRANK C . JONES. He recommended that children be admitted to the Masonic Home without regard to Masonic affiliation. This was carried by a divided vote on the basis of admitting such children until the Home was 90% full and then admit no more such children in order that it could be certain, that children of Masons might enter. At the beginning of his term he called a meeting of Past Grand Masters and Grand Officers to formulate a plan of operation for the year and states that it was carried out very effectively. A patriotic rally was held during Grand Lodge week and addressed by a Lieutenant Colonel of a nearby post. Twenty-four bills were introduced to amend the Constitution and most of them carried. There is no report from the Committee on Foreig^n Correspondence, as Past Grand Master RAYMUND DANIEL, the Chairman, was sick and unable to attend.
IDAHO—1942. Loss 11; Membership 8,947. The Seventy-sixth Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master WILLIAM D . FARNHAM, with visitors from Oregon, Washington and Montana. Twro comerstones were laid. Recognition was extended to the Grand Lodges of Tamaulipas and Unida Mexicana, both in the country of Mexico. The Grand Master reports the death of two Past Grand Masters, FRANK D. MUMFORD and PERCY JONES. Visitations were made to the Grand Lodges of Washington, British Columbia, Oregon and Montana. We notice a new reviewer in the place of our old friend, PERCY JONES. The new correspondent is JAY GLOVER ELDRiDGE,^a
University Professor, who says such words as "insuperable." But he is a Past Grand Master, a Grand High Priest, Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Commandery and a 33rd Degree Mason in the Scottish Rite and has been in college work for forty years plus. Evidently, he has earned his right to use such words and we welcome him to our round table. In his review of Kansas, he quoted from Grand Master STRICKLAND at some length.
INDIANA—1942. Gain 1,431; Membership 107,242. The 125th Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master JAMES K . GORRELL. We note that the representative for Kansas was absent. Two comer-stones
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were laid, one for a Masonic Hall and the other for a post office; three Masonic halls were dedicated and one dispensation was grranted for another lodge. We note the death of Past Grand Master RUDOLPH H. HORST. The Grand Master ruled that fifty year buttons might be given to the widow or daughter of a member who died before receiving the button and that the daughter might wear it after her father's death, but that a son or other male relative could not. He also niled t h a t the names of candidates for the degrees can not be printed in a newspaper announcing the meeting, nor can these names be given to jewelers for solicitation purposes and that printed inquiries may not be sent out about petitioners. We note from the report of the Masonic Home, Our waiting list for adults remains about the same, the women's list IS cGncidcrably loribCr th^n the men's. The waiting list is a'oout. eTenly divided between widows and Eastern Star members. We have ample room for chilaren. There are 145 men, 113 women, 49 girls and 63 boys in the Home. There is a very fine review of KsJisas in the paper published by the Grand Lodge with pleasing references to Kansas and this reviewer by ELMER F . GAY, P a s t Grand Master.
IOWAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. Gain 120; Membership 66,811. Graad Master EARL PETERS opened the Ninety-ninth Annual Communication with visitors from Missouri and Illinois. During the year he had a bad accident resulting in the death of his wife, and his own confinement to the hospital for several months. He reports the death of Past Grand Master HARRY M . BELT. He made decisions that petitions could not be received before the candidate become twenty-one years of age; that the name "Masonic" could not be used in any way in a sporting contest; that a dimit granted before a brother had passed in open lodge his test of proficiency in the Third Degree was void, that dues can not be remitted for members of the Armed Forces, only in destitute circumstances, that money can not be donated to the Red Cross; t h a t the dues of an insane man can not be remitted If his estate is able to pay. He recommended that the lodge incorporate imder the laws of Iowa. He refused to lay a comer-stone on Sunday. As one of the Committee of five, he spent a week in Missouri and other places studying the w^elfare work of the various organizations with emphasis on the U. S. O. and the Masonic Service Association.
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The Grand Master gave an excellent report, but failed to measure up to what one would expect from a man of his ability and experience in regard to the inspirational side of his address. The Deputy Grand Master was called into service in the Marine Corps Reserve. More than three pages are devoted to Kansas in the review of Past Grand Master ERNEST R . MOORE, who sympathetically reviews the Proceedings and the address of Grand Master STRICKLAND, particularly with reference to our expected entrance into the war, the requirements for a certificate of proficiency and the condition of the Masonic Home. A very pleasing reference is made to the review of Iowa in our 1941 Proceedings.
KENTUCKY—1942. Gain 1,816; Membership 44,725. The 142nd Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, OBADIAH FIELDS, and we note the presence of twenty of the twenty-three living Past Grand Masters; We also note that two P a s t Grand Masters died during the year. Brothers HENRY H . HOLEMAN and SAM K . VEACH.
The Grand Master appointed a committee to t r y to reduce the number of pages in the printed report. We note that 321 pages are used in printing the names of the members in Kentucky. As we do not follow this custom in Kansas, it w^ould seem very easy to us to make a saving of a t least that number of pages. The Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas was recognized and it was recommended that representatives be exchanged. Kentucky carries a list of all investments made by the Grand Lodge and pictures of all elective officers. The Jurisprudence Committee sat down very hard on a recommendation to permit the Grand Master to appoint members in other States a s honorary members of. t h e Grand Lodge of Kentucky. There appears to be no limitation in Kentucky on the number of men who can take the Entered Apprentice Degree a t one time. Kentucky has a Grand Lodge Committee on publicity which gives out authentic information to the press as to the objects and ideals of Masonry. ALLEN C . TERHUNE gives a very fine review of Kansas and quotes a long paragraph from Grand Master PETERSON.
LOUISIANA—1943. Gain 730; Membership 21,215. At the 132nd Annual Communication the Grand Master, J. LUTHER JORDAN, reported one /
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lodge constituted a n d one Charter arrested and also t h e death of P a s t Grand Masters E R N E S T E . S Y K E S and I R A W . SYLVESTER and
t h e Grand Steward, A . D . ELLIS. Visitors w e r e present from Massachusetts, Mississippi, Illinois and N e b r a s k a . The Grand Master ruled and the Grand Lodge sustained his ruling that a n illegitimate person could not receive the degrees of Masonry in Louisiana. B e c a u s e of the complaints that t h e Grand Lodge N u e v o Leon w a s not following t h e required observances for Grand L o d g e s relations with t h a t Grand Lodge were terminated. A short report i s g i v e n b y E D W I N P. GAYLE of the Foreign Correspondence Committee, but no r e v i e w is included.
MAINEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943= Gain 2 1 1 ; Membership 34,707. Grand Master B E N J A M I N L . HADLEY' opened the 124th A n n u a l Communication with visitors from Quebec, but w^ithout t h e benefit of t h e representative from Kansas. The Grand Master g o e s into a l o n g and spirited discussion a s to t h e qualifications of a m a n for membership, with particular reference t o physical qualifications and he quotes another Grand Master a s follows: Nothing in our constitutions so tlioroughly indicates the antiquity of our .fraternity as this law, which hearkens back to the Middle Ages, when physical fitness had some justification in the regulations and administration of the operative Guilds of England, considered by many the cornerstone of present Freemasonry. Whatever i,mportance external qualifications assumed in tliat day has evaporated in the subsequent emphasis placed on internal qualifications by our philosophy. A slight defect under present interpretation of our law, may close the door of fellowship to a man of the highest possible character and integrity, perhaps one a leader in civil life, whose contribution to Freemasonry might be incalculable. Nothing could be more repugnant to the fundamentals of our institution. Reference
is m a d e
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SHARP.
The Grand Master recommended a n amendment t o permit soldiers and sailors l i v i n g on Government reservations t o petition for membership without the usual requirements a s to residence. A Grand Lodge bulletin is being published for the first time and five i s s u e s have been printed and received b y the Craft with general satisfaction. The Jurisprudence Committee overrode the Grand Master's recommendations in regard t o ignoring the conferring of degrees o u t of time and required t h e healing of all candidates on w h o m degrrees were s o conferred. This committee also overrode h i s ideas o n contributions t o t h e R e d Cross.
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I n h i s f o r e w o r d R e v . A S H L E Y A . S M I T H , a s C h a i r m a n of t h e
C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e s t a t e s : Institutions, as well as most individuals, have their Via Crucis, often limes with Calvary at the end. For the last few years, especially on the continent of Europe, Freemasonry has been walking a tragic Via Dolorosa, and many with heavy hearts have said—Masonry is Dead! Dead? It was never more alive than now under its enemies' persecutions and their Masonic martyrdom. The Institution has always thrived under the persecutions of tyrants and despoilers. H e also s u g g e s t s t w o b o o k s , " P a u l R e v e r e , T h e W o r l d H e L i v e d I n " a n d " K n i g h t s of t h e S e a s , T h e A d v e n t u r o u s Life of J o h n P a u l J o n e s . " T h e r e is a splendid r e v i e w of t h e 1942 K a n s a s P r o c e e d i n g s w i t h v e r y f l a t t e r i n g r e m a r k s on G r a n d M a s t e r PETERSON'S address and the statement t h a t an unusual oration w a s g i v e n b y G r a n d O r a t o r J u d g e D A W S O N ; " R e p l e t e w i t h eloq u e n t p e r i o d s of M a s o n i c W i s d o m a n d p a t r i o t i c a p p e a l . " W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of T H O M A S H . B O D G E , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r , a n d a l s o R e v . A . FRANCIS W A L C H , G r a n d C h a p l a i n . F i f t y - f o u r d i s p e n s a t i o n s w e r e issued, m o s t of t h e m f o r b o y s in o r a b o u t t o e n t e r t h e service of o u r c o u n t r y . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r s t a t e s : All were home-town boys, well known to their brethren. In every case the petitions had taken their regular course. We agree with the Grand Master t h a t all necessary care w a s taken. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r h a s a g r e a t d e a l t o s a y on t h e q u e s t i o n s of h e a l i n g c a n d i d a t e s , collection for M a s o n i c S e r v i c e A s s o c i a t i o n s , p h y s i c a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s i n e x p e c t a t i o n of i n j u r e d soldiers r e t u r n i n g from t h e w a r a n d o t h e r p e r t i n e n t s u b j e c t s t h a t it w o u l d b e fine if a l l could r e a d . I n r e p o r t i n g on a d m i s s i o n of m a i m e d c a n d i d a t e s i n t o t h e F r a t e r n i t y t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e p r e s e n t s soriie s t r o n g a,Tguments, among them: The question involves more than a denial of the privileges of Masonry to those who under the ancient land.marks through no fault of their own are unable to meet its requirements. There are many other institutions where they can be of service to their fellow men, and no man, however worthy, has an inherent right to become a Mason. It is a privilege he may secure only under the ancient landmarks and customs of the Fraternity as honorable men and Masons intrusted with the care and management of our ancient and honorable institution, we are under solemn oath to strictly comply with all ancient Masonic usages and transmit them unimpaired to our successors.
MANITOBA—1943. L o s s 1 2 ; M e m b e r s h i p 9,985. T h e S i x t y - e i g h t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , S. H . F A H R N I , w i t h
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visitors from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Minnesota and North Dakota and with the assistance of the Representative of Kansas, JABEZ MILLER. Report is made of the death of Past Grand Master HENRY J. P U G H .
The Grand Master's address shows Ten Million Dollars had been raised in the fund for the relief of Masons in the war, but in checking the committee's report we find it is g^ven as Ten Thousand Dollars. In speaking of winning and maintaining the peace, the Grand Master said: Keen and level thinking will be essential, and with it the determination and power to convert those thoughts into action. We'll need eyes that can pierce the smoke and mist and locate the rocks that lie beyond. Freemasons of all nations can meet on common ground. The Order is noted for its universality. Its votaries are steeped in the virtues that make for the !ivi"g together cf peoples in peace and harrriony; tJiey apeak evei'y language of civilization. They may take inspiration from their Lodges, but must act individually. Therein lies their strength. For each Freemason may be the leaven in his own community. Ours is a great responsibility and a mighty opportunity, and quite within our power. You may have been learning how to discharge them ever since you took your first step in the Craft. My brethren, live your Freemasonry and miracles "will happen, as they did in the days of our ancient brethren. Take heed to the words of our Royal Brother, His Majesty tbe King:—"And I said to the man at the gate of the year, 'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown, and He said, 'Go out into the dark and put your hand into the hand of God; that will be unto you better than a light and safer than the known "way'."
The Grand Master enters into a fine discussion of the equality of Masons and a tendency to run after those of financial standing instead of moral qualities. He also speaks of the necessity of cooperation of the English speaking Nations which sounded fine until I picked up the morning paper in which Mr. CHURCHILL bluntly repudiates the suggestion of ex-President HOOVER to feed
some of the starving children of France, Greece and other countries by lifting the blockade on food. Cooperation means the opinions of all must be considered,-not just those of the British. P a s t Grand Master SEELEY, of Saskatchewan, gave a splendid
address covering nine pages, but almost spoiled it by stating at the begfinning he could not a t the late hour when he was speaking hold their attention and was going to cut the middle and both ends of his address.
MARYLAND—1942. Gain 198; Membership 28,449. The 156th Annual Commimication w a s opened by Grand M a s t e r GEORGE S. YOST, w i t h visitors from M a s s a c h u s e t t s , Pennsylvania, N e w York, N e w Jersey, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, V i r p n i a and Delaware, but
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without the Representative for Kansas. The Grand Master had.an extensive address with some very good things in it. He reports 109 in the Masonic Home and that it was necessary to establish a waiting list for women. He reports a series of official lectures on the Spirit of Masonry which were given by well informed Masons. The lecture heads being: "Freemasonry and Freedom," "Freemasonry and the Spiritual Realm," "Freemasonry and the Brotherhood of Man" and "The Poetry of Masonry." In referring to the death of the Duke of Kent he calls him "The World's Foremost Mason," which seemed rather far-fetched. Over Two Million ($2,000,000) Dollars maturity value of Government bonds were sold through the office of the Grand Secretary, and reports were giveA of the sale of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand ($2,400,000) Dollars more to Masons, which made a total of approximately a Million Dollars higher than they had asked for. On the other hand approximately $12,000 w a s raised for the Masonic Service Association out of an asking of $28,000. Three pages were taken up by the Grand Master in reporting an outbreak of personal letters which has been broadcast through the State soliciting support for the candidates for Grand Lodge offices and in the investigation it developed t h a t county caucuses had been held to fix up slates of officers. The Grand Master had a notion "To protest an article in the Baltimore Sun to the effect that Masons were bringing pressure as such for the parole of a convicted Mason, but changed his mind when he feared that the dig^nity and standing of the Fraternity might be affected." He also presented an argument against long continuance in office by official leaders, but does not state what he meant, nor what he was trying to do. There is no review and no report by the Committee on Foreigfn Correspondence.
MASSACHUSETTSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. Gain 1,056; Membership 93,607. Grand Master ALBERT A. SCHAEFFER Opened the Grand Lodge with visitors from Rhode Island, Illinois and New Hampshire. The Grand Representative for Kansas, GEORGE W . GRAY, attended some of the quarterly meetings. At the annual meeting were Governor SALTONSTALL and Lt. Governor CAHILL.
The HENRY PRICE Medal was delivered to Grand Master KARL
J. MOHR of Illinois. The new Deputy Grand Master gave a very fine address. He is Rev. THOMAS S. ROY. The address was full of wit, common sense and real Masonic ideas. Among them in speaking of his duties a s a minister and Deputy Grand Master, Brother ROY states: A minister is not supposed to have anything to do during the week, and lodges do not meet on Sundays. In this connection, I might say there
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was one minister of whom one of his parishioners said that he knew little of him because he was invisible during the week and incomprehensible on Sundays. A n o t h e r related t h a t w h e n he w a s ordained he w a s soberly a d m o n i s h e d b y t h e m i n i s t e r w h o delivered t h e c h a r g e t o h i m " n o t t o join a n y s e c r e t s o c i e t y " w h i c h h e proceeded t o d o a l m o s t i m m e diately thereafter and he now states that, Masonry has brought me during the years the happiest experiences of my lite. Coming as I have to Freemasonry, I can say this, that it has been a great satisfaction for me to be a member of an order for which I do not have to apologize, even to myself. It is great to be able to look every man in the face and know that Freemasonry builds no walls between my life and his; to know that I have never, directly or indirectly, been committed to anything that would eveii remotely suggest that I am opposed to hira because of his race, his religion or his politics. H e t h e n t o l d t h e s t o r y of a q u i c k - r i c h A m e r i c a n t o u r i n g in E u r o p e a n d v i s i t i n g a n A r t G a l l e r y c o n t a i n i n g s o m e of t h e old M a s t e r s ; the A m e r i c a n rushed from picture to picture, gave a hurried g l a n c e a t e a c h a n d said t o t h e v e r g e r , " I d o n ' t t h i n k m u c h of t h e s e p i c t u r e s , t h e y a r e d a u b s a n d n o t h i n g else." T h e v e r g e r c a l m l y replied, " T h e s e p i c t u r e s a r e n o t on t r i a l ; t h e s p e c t a t o r s a r e . " So i t i s w i t h M a s o n r y . I t is n o t o n t r i a l , b u t t h e d i c t a t o r s w h o a t t e m p t t o destroy it a r e on trial. G r a n d M a s t e r MOHR, of Illinois, in s p e a k i n g of f a i t h said, We have an abiding feeling in Illinois, and I know the same is true in Massachusetts, that when the little painter from Vienna, with the Charlie Chaplin mustache, started twisting the tail of the English bulldog, he ignored some fundamental natural history, because history recounts that the bulldog is an animal which in mortal combat never releases its grip until one or the other of the adversaries is dead, and we also feel that when the little brown Emperor of Tokyo, with the Pepsodent smile, chose to pluck feathers from the tail of the American eagle he was equally remiss, as tradition has it that this bird has been, through the ages, monarch of the air, and one hundred thirty million people just like you and me are determined that the American eagle is to remain monarch of the air.
MISSISSIPPIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. G a i n 1,179; M e m b e r s h i p 22,960. T h e 125th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y L . A . N I C H O L S , G r a n d M a s t e r , w i t h v i s i t o r s f r o m Illinois, L o u i s i a n a , N e b r a s k a a n d N o r t h C a r o l i n a . W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r M A R S H A L L W . M I L L E R , a n d t h a t n o t i c e w a s t a k e n of t h e d e a t h s of o u r P a s t Grand M a s t e r s GEORGE O . FOSTER and ALEXANDER A. SHARP.
T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t s t h a t h e visited in Illinois, L o u i s i a n a a n d T e n n e s s e e a n d h e a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g s of t h e G e o r g e
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Washington Memorial Association, the Grand Secretary's Conference, the Conference of Grand Masters, the Grand Chapter, O.E.S., the Grand Chapter, RA.M. and the Grand Council R. & S. M. In speaking about the condition of the Order the Grand Master states: During the past few years we have learned, full well, how much the world can be affected by the economic, industrial and social changes which have been taking place all about us. I am not unduly concerned about the possibility of the survival of Freemasonry, but if it is to have as much influence in the future as its marvelous influence has been in the past, you and I must give constructive leadership in the guidance of thought and action, and give it wholeheartedly. Two new lodges were constituted at French Camp and Monticello, 989 were raised, 1,324 reinstated, 861 suspended and 346 died. Fifty year buttons were presented to seventeen brethren. The number of boys in the Orphanage has been decreasing, as in most Homes, but the Board of Managers in answering some criticism of the per capita cost states: I want to say that I think there has been too much stress and emphasis made on the per capita expense. In saving the life of a child we should look to the result and not the expense. There has to be an overhead and there is a larger per capita, necessarily for a small institution than for a larger. In casting back over the early history of Masonry in Mississippi, mention is made of the Spanish,- French and British occupations, the General Wilkinson and Blemerhasset incidents and, of course, life along the Mississippi River. The Correspondent's review is by EDWARD B. SHEARER, who takes up the reports on the Masonic Service Association, analyzes them and comes to the conclusion it is a duplication, of the TJ.S.O. and can be done without. He gives a four paragraph quotation from Past Grand Master PETERSON.
MONTANAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. Loss 8; Membership 17,803. Grand Master RALPH M . HATTERSLEY presided over the Seventy-eighth Annual Communication and we note the presence of a large number of distingfuished visitors from Alberta, Saskatchewan, District of Columbia, Ohio, Idaho and North Dakota, all of whom made very fine talks as quoted in the Proceedings. Welcome was given to the Grand Lodge by the Governor and by the Mayor. We note the death of Past Grand Master ERNEST L . MARVIN. A rather imusual statement appears in the Grand Master's address as follows:
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Under date of October 11, 1941, I authorized the solicitation of Christmas donations by three institutions: The Florence Crittenton Home, Helena; The Montana Deaconess School, Helena; and The Montana Children's Home, also of Helena, Montana. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r of S a s k a t c h e w a n i n h i s a d d r e s s q u o t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g b e a u t i f u l p o e m " H i g h F l i g h t " b y JOHN GILLESPIE M A G E E , J R . , a n A m e r i c a n b o y w h o lost h i s life in t h e C a n a d i a n Army: "Oh, 1 have slipped the surly bonds of earth. And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed and joined the bumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds—and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up. UD the long delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle, flew; And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod , The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God." T h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e t h i n k s t h a t w a r t i m e is not t h e p r o p e r time to extend recognition to the Nations or States of S o u t h o r C e n t r a l A m e r i c a .
NEBRASKA—1913. G a i n 5 1 0 ; M e m b e r s h i p 31,362. T h e E i g h t y - s i x t h A n n u a l Comm u n i c a t i o n w a s o p e n e d b y G r a n d M a s t e r G E O R G E A . KURK, w i t h v i s i t o r s f r o m M a r y l a n d , Colorado, M i s s o u r i a n d M o n t a n a . W e also n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of o u r o w n G r a n d S e c r e t a r y a n d P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r ELMER F . S T R A I N . T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r K a n s a s , H E N R Y H . HEILER w a s also present.
A n i n t e r e s t i n g side l i g h t t o t h e m e e t i n g w a s t h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r a n d D e p u t y G r a n d Ma.ster t h a t t h e y h a d s t o p p e d off in C l e v e l a n d , Ohio, t o s e e P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r J O H N J . W E M P L E w h o w o u l d h a v e b e e n 100 y e a r s of a g e in 1949, b u t w h o s e d e a t h w e n o t e i n a l a t e r p a r t of t h e r e p o r t . C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , w a s also shown with the former Grand Secretary FRANCIS E . W H I T E , who will b e 100 y e a r s of age' in 1948. T h e Gold M e d a l J o r d a n J e w e l w a s c o n f e r r e d on' NICHOLAS SCHOENHOLZ, w h o w a s b o m in
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m a n y i n 1849 a n d b e c a m e a M a s t e r M a s o n i n 1871. R e p o r t w a s m a d e t h a t t h r o u g h t h e e f f o r t s of M a s o n i c L o d g e s in t h e S t a t e of N e b r a s k a o v e r $1,400,000 of w a r b o n d s w e r e sold t o M a s o n s a n d m o r e t h a n $3,000,000 t o o t h e r p a r t i e s . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r v i s i t e d t h e L o d g e i n Illinois w h e r e h e w a s r a i s e d i n 1908. O v e r $29,000 w e r e a d d e d t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e finances, which t h e G r a a d Master states w a s due largely to the
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h a n d l i n g of f i n a n c i a l a f f a i r s b y G r a n d S e c r e t a r y LEWIS E . S M I T H . S e v e n t y t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s w e r e i n v e s t e d in G o v e r n m e n t B o n d s b y the Grand Lodge. T h e Jurisprudence Committee rode r o u g h shod o v e r m a n y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , m o s t of w h i c h seemed r a t h e r good r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o one w h o c o n t i n u e s t o w o r k i n s t e a d of m e r e l y c o n f o r m i n g t o w h a t h a d b e c o m e a c u s t o m . The Grand M a s t e r s t a t e s : Masonry is again on the march. The attacks on Freemasonry by the Dictators, and the suppression of Masonic Lodges as their first act when ruthlessly overrunning a country, have caused thinking people to form a favorable opinion of this great Institution. Only so long as Freemasonry continues to merit the hatred of those whose lust for power seeks to destroy it, will it be a vital power in advancing civilization. The implacable foes of Democracy are the foes of Freemasonry, and their goal is the extermination of both. But their efforts shall fail and the Light of Freemasonry will burn brighter than ever before. Out of this holocaust of war will emerge many heroes, and Masonry as ever in the past will be well represented.
NEVADAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Gain 80; M e m b e r s h i p 3,261. G r a n d M a s t e r W I L L I A M C . W A T SON opened G r a n d L o d g e w i t h v i s i t o r s from California. H e r e p o r t s t h a t one lodge h a l l w a s b u r n e d a n d notice is t a k e n of t h e d e a t h of our P a s t G r a n d Ma.sters, GEORGE O . POSTER a n d A L E X A. S H A R P .
Nevada again votes, That recognition of foreign Grand Lodges be postponed until conditions are more settled in the world. W e h o p e t h e y c a n g e t a c t i o n v e r y soon. The Representative for K a n s a s w a s absent. T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e failed t o a g r e e o n m a n y p o i n t s w i t h t h e G r a n d M a s t e r on h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a n d t h o s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w h i c h w e r e n o t objected t o b y t h a t c o m m i t t e e h a d a very hard time getting by the Finance Committee and the Special C o m m i t t e e s t h a t w^ere a p p o i n t e d . A m o n g t h e m m o s t of t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e c o m p l e t e l y Ignored. E . C. P E T E R S O N , a s F r a t e r n a l C o r r e s p o n d e n t , p r e s e n t s a v e r y fine r e v i e w of K a n s a s , w i t h q u o t a t i o n s from G r a n d M a s t e r . P E T E R S O N a n d f a v o r a b l e m e n t i o n of t h e o r a t i o n b y o u r G r a n d O r a t o r , J u d g e DAWSON. C o m p l i n i e n t a r y r e m a r k s a r e also m a d e in regard to this committee's report from Kansas. S o m e K a n s a n s will a g r e e w i t h t h e G r a n d O r a t o r a n d o t h e r s will n o t in t h e following q u o t a t i o n s : Be he prince or potentate, president or prime minister, no man should be allowed to take the reins of government of a free people unless he has proven himself to be qualified. Let him have the qualifications of a Grand Master of a Masonic Jurisdiction, elevated by his people on the basis of the good he has done and tried to do in this world, not promises
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of a master race and an invincible military machine. A leader of that calibre could eliminate power politics which indirectly cause all wars.
NEW BRUNSWICK—1943. Gain 64; Membership 5,127. JAMES S. HOYT, as Grand Master, opened the Seventy-sixth Annual Communication and we note the presence of our Kansas Representative, J. W. DUNCAN, who delivered the response to the welcome by the Grand Master. The Grand Master made a very fine address and we quote from him as follows: We pray that the Supreme Grand Master will guide and direct those in authority and in high offices; give them grace and power to foresee and plan for progress and the frustration of our enemies; that unity between all peoples be again restored with as little destruction and disaster nc pGC;ji^..G; ....u.. ....v,.^^ "'..„ ^ — cj" —- * ~—- w —., .,., guided by His Almighty Wisdom; that the Light of Freemasonry may be spread with unfailing brightness throughout the world and that each of us may be spared to do our part in this final reconstruction. Let us be truly United, .my Brethren, and cement the fraternal teachings and doctrines of our glorious Institution in our every-day lives as well as when we are met together as Masons. May we thus demonstrate to all the world that Masonic teachings, like Christianity, with Right and Justice, shall forever prevail. T h e C o m m i t t e e on F r a t e r n a l C o r r e s p o n d e n c e r e c o m m e n d e d t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of a k e y o r c i p h e r a n d t h e giving: of fifty y e a r b u t t o n s . W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r J . F R E D E D G E T T .
NEW HAMPSHIRE—1943. Gain 23; Members 12,768. The 154th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire was opened by the Grand Representative of Kansas, Grand Master ROBERT C . L,AiNG,-with visitors from Connecticut and Massachusetts. We note the death of P a s t Grand Commander BELA KINGMAN, who has also served as Grand Treasurer since 1931. The Grand Master visited Vermont and Massachusetts and attended the Grand Master's Association. There a r e forty-eight in their Masonic Home. The Jeremy L. Cross Medal of Honor was presented to the F r a t e r n a l Correspondent, J. MELVIN DRESSLER, who apparently w a s g r e a t l y surprised to have the a-ward made to him, but none of his friends of the round table correspondence group are at all surprised. • In his foreword Brother DRESSLER s t a t e s : Personally, we have no fear of a repetition of the errors of a couple of decades ago; errors, which to our mind were the neglect of our opportunities to apply the principles of brotherhood after the many hurried initiations into our mys'teries; for which same reason we foresee no loss of membership in the period immediately following this war.
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So tar as War Welfare work is concerned; "We're all doing it", each in the manner of our choice, with of course a majority supporting the Masonic Service Association. Practically all Grand Lodges have their own agencies doing effective work among their own members and the sons and daughters of members in the armed forces, and extending such courtesies to sojourning brethren as may be called for. As Freemasons do we need to discuss the kind of peace that must follow? Can any kind of peace be permanent except it be founded upon the principles of this ancient Craft, justly acclaimed the parent of democracy? The details perhaps yes; but later. We have the war to win. We have boasted in large type and even from the housetops of the influence of Freemasonry in the past, of the part that influence had in the drawing up of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Must Freemasonry's influence be always its only weapon? Can we never be militant except individually? Is there not a wide difference between patriotism and politics, and are we not adjured to be patriotic? If we persist in our claim of parenthood of the two great documents mentioned, arid we do; then, before God and man, can we ignore our responsibility to protect and preserve that which we have created? We must not be blind to the sinister influences that are at work, if we are to preserve the American way of life. The writer has long been known as a conservative' Freemason, strict in adherence to the ancient landriiarks and usages; ,but, at the risk of being forever branded as a Masonic heretic, we do not hesitate to affirm, that in this crisis it might be well to scrap our passive attitude, and let it be widely known that we stand militantly, not individually, but collectively as a great Fraternity, millions strong, shoulder to shoulder with all right thinking people of every creed, race or color, in this and allied nations, in demanding a peace that shall be founded upon the sacred principles of Democracy.. For, after all the sacrifices, hardships and sufferings of fighting men on every front; after all the tears, heartaches and heartbreaks because of supreme sacrifices, or the return of, loved ones maimed and broken, honorably discharged but with no joy left in living; after all the tortures of Hell inflicted on the people of conquered Europe; can any other peace be acceptable; would any other peace meet with the approval of Almighty God; could any other peace be enduring? T h e r e is n o r e v i e w of K a n s a s .
NEW JERSEYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Loss 318; M e m b e r s h i p 71,125. W A L T E R S . G R A Y , t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , o p e n e d t h e 156th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d w e n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of M . ' . W . ' . ARTHUR P O T T E R T O N , t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a tive for K a n s a s . U n d e r t h e S t a t e of C r a f t t h e G r a n d M a s t e r s t a t e s : The Craft often is heard to remark that it never knows what transpires in Grand Lodge. Entitled to such information, they can receive it if
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Masters will devote a half hour at several designated conununications to a presentation of points of interest to be found in the various Grand Lodge Proceedings. Let there be more light! In speaking of W a r work the Grand Master reports: New Jersey Masons have been in the forefront of numerous other war work services. Upon at least four occasions when we have been speaking in lodges, half the audience has risen and left the room. We found the reason was not, altogether,, the Grand Master's speech. An alert had been sounded. Those departing brethren were Air Raid Wardens. Other Masons are in Civilian Defense Councils. Many have been blood bank donors. Last month New Jersey Masons gave over $100,000 to Red Cross War Fund drives. They also are heavy buyers of War Bonds, to the estimated total of twenty million dollars. Our lodges have invested more than $300,000 in this same ammunition. We are confident our members are doing a real job on this Home Front. granted by the Grand Master of Kansas. Two Past Grand Masters died, WILLIAM M . THOMPSON, and COOPER H . PRICKITT. Over two
pages a r e devoted by t h e reviewer, DAVID MCGREGOR, to Kansas, with quotations from the Grand Master, a copy of this committee's table showing membership in the Home in proportion to membership in t h e lodges and other matters of interest.
NEW MEXICOâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942, Gain 59; Membership 6,254. JAMES A. ELROD, Grand Master, opened t h e Sixty-fifth Annual Communication and announced the absence of the Kansas Representative; that four halls were dedicated, one lodge chartered and visitors present from Arizona, As most of the lodges met by the calendar the Grand Master recommended a change in the law t h a t the time to elapse between degrees be four weeks instead of a lunar month. I t could easily be seen that the old law caused lots of bother in regard to special meetings, as he held that a lunar month ^was a little more than 291/2 days. He recommended an assessment of $1.00 on each member, of which 50 cents would be for local w a r work and 50 cents for the National Masonic Service Association. He recommended that the National Sojourners be permitted t o organize in New Mexico and we note t h e request of a Colonel in regard to the National Sojourners who stated that they have 115 clubs; that the president is our old friend, WILLIAM MOSELEY BROWN, formerly of Virginia,
and lately of New York, and many other points. Consideration of organizing a Low 12 Club was laid over for the duration of the war. The minutes show an inner organization, known as the Masters S.nd Wardens Club which passes resolutions including a de-
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t e r m i n a t i o n t o v o t e a s a u n i t on p e n d i n g l e g i s l a t i o n before t h e G r a n d L o d g e , also t h a t t h e y h a v e a S e c r e t a r y ' s Club, w h i c h a l s o a d o p t s r e s o l u t i o n s . T h e r e s o l u t i o n s of t h e t w o o r g a n i z a t i o n s did n o t a g r e e in t h e G r a n d L o d g e . T h e s e i n n e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s u s u a l l y spell t r o u b l e for t h e f u t u r e . F o r e i g n C o r r e s p o n d e n t , J O H N M I L N E , g a v e a good s h o r t r e view of K a n s a s c o n s i s t i n g m o s t l y of q u o t a t i o n s f r o m G r a n d M a s ter
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NEW YORK—1943. L o s s 998; M e m b e r s h i p 240,193. T h e 162nd A n n u a l C o m m i m i c a t i o n w a s opened b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r , W I L L I A M F . S T R A N G , w i t h v i s i t o r s from- O n t a r i o , Illinois, C o n n e c t i c u t , P e n n s y l v a n i a , N e w J e r s e y , Virginia, M a r y l a n d , D e l a w a r e a n d D i s t r i c t of Columbia. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t s t h e r a i s i n g of $185,000 for w a r w o r k . H e t a k e s t h e s a m e s t a n d m o s t of t h e o t h e r G r a n d M a s t e r s have when he states: I have tried always to take such action in regard to soldiers, as under the facts of the particular case seemed reasonable, recognizing that if it could reasonably be avoided, a man's service to his Country should not operate to deprive him of his expressed wish to become a member of the Craft. N e w Y o r k h a s c h a n g e d o v e r t o t h e s y s t e m of t r i a l s before a C o m m i s s i o n a p p o i n t e d b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r i n s t e a d of t h e t r i a l s b y t h e i n d i v i d u a l lodges w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n of a P r o c t o r a p p o i n t e d by the Grand Master to prepare and serve the formal charges and t o r e p r e s e n t t h e c o m p l a i n a n t in p l a c e of t h e J u n i o r 'Warden a c t ing'. T h e m e e t i n g w a s c u t f r o m a t h r e e d a y s e s s i o n t o t w o d a y s . T h e M a s o n i c H o m e h a s been o p e r a t e d for fifty y e a r s a n d h a s s e r v e d 890 b o y s a n d girls, w i t h only t w o d e a t h s . T e m p o r a r y r e c o g n i t i o n w a s e x t e n d e d t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e of C z e c h o s l o v a k i a i n E x i l e , b u t r e c o g n i t i o n w a s refused t o all of t h e M e x i c a n G r a n d L o d g e s for t h e p r e s e n t . T h e r e v i e w is of a t o p i c a l n a t u r e a n d g i v e s n o p a r t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n t o a n y of t h e G r a n d L o d g e s .
NEW ZEALAND—1942. T h e F i f t y - t h i r d A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of N e w Z e a l a n d w a s o p e n e d b y G r a n d M a s t e r C A M P B E L L L . MACDiARMID. T h e f i n a n c e s s h o w e d i n v e s t e d c a p i t a l of £194,440 a n d c a s h b a l a n c e s in all funds of £200,055. I n s p e a k i n g of t h e o b l i g a t i o n t o p r a c t i c e c h a r i t y t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e A n n u i t y B o a r d s a i d : Ours is a great fraternity, whose name throughout the world is synonymous with Charity. When a brother is initiated we deliver to him
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a beautiful Charity Charge, but we do not do much afterward to instill into him the distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason. It is no doubt there, lying dormant, and only wants bringing out. I maintain that it is a duty we owe to the Craft, as leaders of our fraternity, to impress upon our brethren that Masonic benevolence is a personal and imperative matter —that we must meet the responsibility that Masonry has laid upon us, and with gratitude for the blessings that are ours, in this free country where our Craft can live and prosper, do our utmost to make Freemasonry as 'a rock in a weary land' to those who have, through no fault of their own, fallen by the wayside. No .more worthy object exists than the Widows' and Orphans' and Aged Masons' Fund, which affords a splendid opportunity for service by all individual members of the Craft. To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent upon al] men, but particularly Freemasons, who are linked together by a bond of brotherhood. Past Grand Master ERNEST W . WATTS died and mention is made of the deaths of the Duke of Kent and the Duke of Connaught, both of whom were Grand Masters of England. The ixicXiiijersiiip 15 ^t,*/j.if an incrcasG Oi. ^vz-^. The rules for granting Masonic Charity were broadened to include the wife and children of a brother, who through misfortune was unable to properly care for them, and the ban was lifted against applicants who sought relief where more than five years has elapsed since the death of the Masonic member. Warning is issued against the members of the Fraternity visiting or having any social relations with the organization known as Co-Masonry which admits women. In the fine review pleasing reference is made to Grand Master PETERSON'S address and that of Judge DAWSON, the Grand Orator. A large amount of space is given to the review of our Kansas Masonic Home and to the report of the Correspondence Committee. Their own committees were apparently very active. We note they carry the reports of all the American Rite Bodies In their magazine.
NORTH CAROLINA—1943. Gain 396; Membership 26,592. Grand Master JAMES E . SHIPMAN opened the 156th Annual Communication with visitors from Iowa, Illinois, Virginia and South Carolina. The Grand Master started his year of office with the idea that he would not be able to make many meetings and so, of course, he did not, but he found to his surprise that although he did not attend, the brethren of the State did and the meetings that were held were very successful. We missed the Correspondence Report by our old friend, J. E D ALLEN, hut he did make two reports, one strongly recommending the Masonic Service Association and the other the George Washington National Memorial Association.
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A resolution was adopted by the Grand Lodge, that the Deputy Grand Master each year should also attend the meeting of the Grand Masters' Association and at least one other Grand Lodge of some other State. The directors of the Oxford Orphanage report a successful year with one g^ft of $3,000 from a Lieutenant of the Navy and that they were compelled to discontinue the annual trip of the singing classes which net approximately $15,000 a year to the Orphanage because of the gasoline rationing. Two P a s t Grand Masters died, HARRY THOM.AS PATTERSON and J A M E S LEGRAND EVERETT.
The Grand Master made a strong plea for the Masonic Service Association, but the Grand Lodge did not follow his recommendation and adopted a substitute motion to the effect that a committee be appointed to report to the incoming Grand Master their findings and then for his decision.
NORTH DAKOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Loss 26; Membership 10,590. The Fifty-fourth Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master WILLIAM HALL, with visitors from Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota and District of Columbia. We note the death of three Past Grand Masters, HARRY LORD, WILLIAM J. REYNOLDS and ALLAN V. HAIG.
The Grand Master's address was optimistic predicting a good increase for 1943. He is quite an admirer of two good friends of Kansas, Past Grand Masters WALTER L . STOCKWELL and WALTER
H. MURFIN. The Grand Secretary, states it took thirty-five minutes to deliver the address and we note the second sentence contained 111 words. From an experience of thirty-three years as Grand Secretary, Brother STOCKWELL speaks of the changes in Fraternal axid Civilian Life during that time and adds: It is only as we give our all in material and spiritual resources to our Country that we shall come out victorious and retain our rights as Free Men. As one of the constituent bodies of this great Masonic Fraternity in America we have stood, now stand and forever must continue to stand upon the basic principle of Free Men. It is our Country first and always. Any other attitude borders on treason. An expected storm over a protest that a pamphlet issued on the subject "What is Freemasonry," was really solicitation of candidates, blew up with extended oratory, most of which w a s not quoted. The statement quoted as being the basis of attack.
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while pointed, is merely a suggestion, that any Mason of experience would use. After a discussion of Masonry and its interests and ideals the statement i s : Should this statement appeal to any reader in such a way as to raise the hope of becoming, or promote a desire in him to become a Mason, any Mason, member of a lodge anywhere, will gladly assist him in taking the necessary steps to attain this goal. The review is by Most Worshipful WALTER H . M U R F I N and he
makes a strong plea for the work of the Masonic Service Association, showing that 77% of the Grand Lodges, containing 89% of the Masons of the United States are cooperative. In speaking of duplications of effort with the U. S. O. he states: It is true that a ping pong game, a desk at which to write to mother, or a shower hath is t h e same whether in a Masonic Service Center or In some other respectable place, but there is no substitute for Masonic contacts or Masonic atmosphere. No one, but a Mason can talk Masonically with a brother, can provide Masonic service, help and assistance to brethren or to the sons of brethren. There is no duplicate for the Masonic right hand of fellowship.
Recognition wa.s extended to the Grand Lodges of Tamaulipsis and Nuevo Leon in Mexico. There is a pleasant, short review of Kansas.
NOVA SCOTIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Gain 132; Membership 8,303. The Seventy-eighth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge w a s opened by GEOFFREY STEPHENS
without the Representative from Kansas. Apparently we do not have a Grand Representative in Nova Scotia, as none is listed among the officials. There are 28 members in the Masonic Home, 15 men and 13 women, or rather 15 males and 13 females according to the report. One lodge room w a s dedicated during the year. T. W. HODGSON, the Grand Chaplain, delivered a powerful
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mon on t h e 12th Chapter of Hebrews. "Things which are not shaJten," a n d listing among them "Great Literature, Truth, True Friendship, and The Human Soul." The Grand Master in speaking of this W a r and its expected Victory states: Victory is of course not yet in sight and the way may be long, and we must yet meet defeats and disaster, but we have been prepared for the ordeai, and there can be no turning back. But there are other sides to victory: a peace which is insecure can be no peace, and the w a r will have been lost, and the nations of the world will not have achieved victory, if the old conditions still prevail. Only the background of the picture has been sketched in by such statements as the Atlantic Charter, and the speeches of our greatest leaders and statesmen, but it is significant that in these utterances and declarations, the great principles of Freemasonry are either identical with
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these laid down for the basis of a lasting peace, or so harmonize with them, as to leave no doubt in our minds, that this beloved order of ours is built on the same foundations as Christian civilization itself. Freemasonry can play a great part in steadying the opinions and effort of our people in the critical days ahead. Our membership exerts an influence in every community, and if we will, the lodge room can be a power house, where we can generate a wholesome influence for right thinking and square dealing, that -will save the fruits of victory which have been so dearly bought by the sacrifice of blood and tears, toil and sweat.
OHIOâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. Gain 2,780; Membership 176,592. The 133rd Annual Communication was opened by CHARLES B . HOFFMAN, as Grand Master, with visitors from Indiana, Illinois and District of Columbia. The Grand Master found time to visit the Grand Lodges of Michigan, Illinois and District of Columbia, as well as the Grand Masters' Association. A joint report was made by the committees of the Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery in regard to things that Masons could do toward the war effort and they especially recommended that all Masons remember our first duty is to rededicate ourselves to the service of God; then to stimulate the morale of the brethren in the armed service; buy all the bonds possible; contribute to the blood bank; help in conservation of materials; assist in civilian defense; have the temples ready for emergency hospital use and finally rededicate ourselves to the high principles of the Fraternity. The Committee on Rituals recommended the printing of a key and approved the suggestion of the Grand Master that the following be inserted in the Monitor in the fourth paragraph in the charge of the Master Mason degree: The penalties for violations in all of our ancient obligations, which you have taken in the various degrees, are not to be applied literally. Just as a tribute alone to the integrity of our Brethren of those days, the penalties as given in our ancient obligations have been permitted to remain in our Ritual as they had always been, their enforcement never having been contemplated or practiced. The only penalties which Freemasonry imposes are expulsion, suspension, and reprimand, and these are applied after due trial as provided by our Code. The Jurisprudence Committee concurred in a decision by the Grand Master that one man could hold the two offices of Treasurer and Trustee if the duties did not conflict, also his recommendation that a candidate's petition be for all three degrees at one time instead of a separate petition and balloting for each degree and provided for a Memorial lodge at the Masonic Home, the officers of which shall be appointed by the Grand Master. Notice is taken of the death of our Past Grand Master, GEORGE O. FOSTER.
There is a splendid review of the 1942 Proceedings for Kansas, with commendation on the address of Grand Master PETER-
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, SON a n d a fine topical r e v i e w p r e c e d e s t h e individual S t a t e s review, all p r e p a r e d b y E A R L E S T E W A R T , a s t h e F o r e i g n C o r r e spondent and a P a s t Grand Master.
OKLAHOMA—1942. G a i n 140; M e m b e r s h i p 43,963..The T h i r t y - f o u r t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y G r a n d M a s t e r W I L L I A M H . P O W E L L , w i t h v i s i t o r s from A r k a n s a s a n d T e x a s . W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s WILSON O. B R U T O N a n d ROYAL J . ALLEN a n d n o t i c e i s t a k e n of t h e d e a t h of o u r P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s G E O R G E O.
FOSTER a n d
JOHN M .
KINKEL.
T h e G r a n d Mtister held five d i s t r i c t m e e t i n g s for t h e D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Master and states: A Grand Master's most valuable asset is a corps of loyal, devoted, loving, unselfish, energetic, willing District Deputies, and such a corps of brethren has s e n e d the Grand Master and Grand Lodge during the past year. He also states: I served nine years as District Deputy Grand Master and know full well the duties of the office and the responsibilities placed upon his shoulders. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r is a g r e a t b e l i e v e r in c a p i t a l l e t t e r s a n d u s e s t h e m f r e q u e n t l y in h i s a d d r e s s . I n s p e a k i n g of t h e M a s o n i c H o m e he s t a t e s : To me these Homes are the outstanding achievement of the Masons of this Grand Jurisdiction. No Mason can fully appreciate the Homes unless he has visited in them and has seen for himself just what is being done for the children of our deceased brethren, and those good old brothers and sisters, who for many years were .active in life but have now reached that stage when they can no longer provide a home' for themselves. We now have in the Children's Home thirty-eight boys and thirtyfour girls, a total of seventy-two; and in the Home for the Aged fortythree brothers and forty-eight sisters, a total of ninety-one, making a total of one hundred and sixty-three in both Homes: and in addition we are assisting seventy-five or more outside of the Homes with a monthly contribution, such contributions amounting to around Ten Thousand Dollars a year. D u r i n g the year t h e Grand Master and the Superintendent t o o k t h e older children of t h e H o m e t o C a r l s b a d C a v e r n s a n d - o t h e r p o i n t s of i n t e r e s t . H e issued one d i s p e n s a t i o n for one lodge, • d e d i c a t e d t w o l o d g e s a n d laid e i g h t c o m e r - s t o n e s . A s e v e n t y - n i n e y e a r b u t t o n w a s d e s i g n e d a n d p r e s e n t e d t o B r o t h e r M. M. M A T H I S of F a i r v i e w . H e r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e G r a n d L o d g e a d o p t t h e m e t h o d of t r a n s f e r of m e m b e r s h i p b y c e r t i f i c a t e s w i t h i n t h e S t a t e . F r a t e r n a l recognition w a s extended to N i c a r a g u a and Egypt, t o Del P a c i f i c , Sonora, Mexico, C o l o m b i a a n d N u e v o L e o n . S u g -
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gestion was made to Uruguay to ask recognition by Oklahoma. Relations were renewed with New Jersey, but Panama was taken under consideration. CLAUDE A. STURGEON, as Chairman on Correspondence, prepared a report from seventy jurisdictions, but it was not published for reasons of economy. We miss his reports as they are always very good.
OKLAHOMAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Gain 948; Membership 44,911. The Thirty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened by EDWARD D . AVERY, with visitors from New Jersey and Arkansas, but the Representative for Kansas was absent. We note the death of the Grand Pursuivant, Brother JOHN E . HOOTON.
The Grand Master reports that one Charter was arrested and later restored with a new set of officers for the lodge. No reason is given. Two halls were damaged by fire. One lodge hall w a s dedicated and one lodge constituted. The Grand Master recommended a new system of accounting for their Masonic Home -to show the receipt and application of all funds from any source. He also recommended that the Deputy Grand Master be sent to the meeting of the Association of Grand Masters. A report of bond sales by the committee shows the investment by lodges of $126,000, by the Charity Foundation of $106,000, of $1,300,000 by lodges and over $2,000,000 by members of the Masonic Fraternity in Government Bonds. Thirty-seven boys from the Masonic Home are reported in service and the death of one of them is shown. The resig^nation of Supt. H. F. ALLEN, well known to many Kansas Masons, is shown and the appointment of Past Grand Master WILLIAM H . POWELL in his place. There are 156 in the Homes \vith a decrease of 14children and an increase of aged persons of 8. There is a net gain in the total assets of $26,363.15. Fraternal relations were established with the Grand Lodge of Unida Mexicana of Vera Cruz and Grand Lodge of La Baja, California. Due to the fact that by a defect in the binding pages 177 to 192 inclusive were omitted, the reports of the various committees could not be followed. An appropriation of $5,500 for the operation of the office of the Grand Master was made including $1,000 for a new car, free house rent for the Grand Secretary^ weis provided in addition to his salary.
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A resolution of FRANK A. DERR calls attention to the action of the Grand Lodge of England permitting the conferring of degrees by English Lodges for American sojourners. Reference was made to the death of our Past Grand Masters GEORGE O . FOSTER and
ALEX A . SHARP.
PENNSYLVANIA—1942. Gain 9; Membership 170,196. JOHN A. LATHWOOD, as Grand Master, opened the Grand Lodge with visitors from Ontario, Delaware and New Jersey. We note the death of Past Grand Masters WILLIAM S . SNYDER and
JAMES W .
SMITH.
The Grand Master issued several dispensations to receive petitions iroui men less than twsnty-cnc years of age, but more than twenty years and eleven months. The gain of nine, as shown above, is the first gain made in this jurisdiction since 1930 when the high water mark of membership was reached at 214,541. Pennsylvania has so many bequests and so many funds to report on t h a t most of the space of the Proceedings is needed for the financial returns. They show receipts of over One Million Dollars. There •were 339 fifty year buttons presented.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAJND—1942. Loss 8; Membership'1,043. The Sixty-seventh Annual Communication was opened by the Grand Master, REGINALD H . ROGERS. He reported one session of the Grand Lodge in special Convocation for the funeral of Past Grand Master WALTER P. DOULL. We note the death also of Past Grand Master G. SHELTON SHARP.
The Grand Representative for Kansas GEORGE W. MCDONALD was present. We like the inclusion of lodges of the United States in alphabetical order with those of Canadian and British Jurisdictions. Practically all of the Grand Lodges of the United States handle the m a t t e r in this way, but some of the British Grand Lodges do not. In urg^ing the establishment of a Grand Lodge Library and also the need for a history of Masonry the Grand Master calls attention to the fact that while the Grand Lodge is only sixtyseven years old, still the first lodge was instituted 145 years ago.' In speaking of changing conditions and outlook of life the Grand Master says:
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This IS total war. The civil population have their duty to do, their sacrifices to make, even as the armed forces. It is the duty of all of us, whether Masons or non-Masons, whether in uniform or in mufti, to wage this war. Let us civilians with fortitude and cheerfulness bear our burdens of taxation, obey the regulations of our Government, cooperate in every war effort, and dedicate our resources and our energies, as the men in uniform are dedicating their lives, to the winning of the war. My Brethren, we are living in a terrible age. Great nations have passed under the rule of dictators whereby the rights and dignity of the individual man are set at naught. In all countries there seem to be a weakening of moral restraint, a loss of reverence for those things which from of old were held sacred, confusion of thought, bewildered groping amongst conflicting ideals and contrary views of life's purposes: and now the war, with its bitter enmities, its destruction, sorrow and privation, its agonies of pain and its terrific harvest of death. But amid the confusion and horror of our distracted and stricken world, our Order stands for stability, brotherhood, faith and life. Here, the ancient landmarks stand. The plumb, level and square abide, not only as the tests of behaviour but as the sanctions of man's worth and dignity. Human kindness stretches forth a hand to aid and save a brother. From the Book upon our altars speak the oracles of the eternal, and through faith in God all the energies and interests of life are focused to a common purpose and a common glory. So all life is enriched and flourishes like the acacia sprig which had no root in earth but still grew green because it was rooted in the unending life. Masonry has a great mission to our age. We are united in a splendid work. The contribution which each one makes to the common effort may be small but not insignificant. The great end is to be achieved by practicing in our individual lives the principles inculcated in our Lodges and by drawing ever closer the ties that bind us together in fellowship and service.
QUEBECâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. Loss 106; Membership 13,462. The Seventy-second Annual Communication was opened by Grand Master H. A. MITCHELL
and we note that the Kansas Representative w a s absent. A report is made of the death of their Grand Treasurer, ALEXANDER F .
Ross. One lodge was consecrated. Eight thousand two hundred pounds were contributed by Masons individually for the Masonic War Relief Fund and forwarded to the Grand Lodge of England. The Grand Master delved into conditions of Masonic applicants for membership as follows: An examination of the Grand Secretary's reports for the twenty-one years from the year 1920 to 1940 inclusive, indicates a net increase in the membership in this Jurisdiction of slightly over 3,000. During the elevenyear period from the year 1920 to 1930 inclusive, t h e average number of initiations in each year was relatively high; the 'figures for the tenyear period from 1931 to 1940 inclusive shows substantial reduction. I t is. however, startling to note that, during the entire period of twenty-one years, the suspensions were in excess of 35% of the initiations, while the
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demits were nearly 25%, resulting in a loss of approximately 60% of those initiated. I have no hesitation in saying that from no point of view can this be considered to be a healthy condition. Two pages are used in reciting changes in the floor .work and a r r a n g e m e n t of furniture in the lodge room of which only one seems to have meaning to a Kansan.
QUEENSLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1942. Gain 10; Membership 17,112. The Twenty-first Annual Commimication was opened by LESLIE O . WILSON, as Grand Master, "With visitors from Victoria and Western Australia, but no Representative from Kansas. This w a s the eighth Grand Lodge over which Brother WILSON has presided. He is also Governor of Queensland and has enough honorable titles to fill half a page of the record if they were all spelled out. We note the death of two P a s t Grand Masters, ABRAHAM HERTZBERG and ALEXANDER CORRIE. The Pro Grand Master s t a t e s : We are proud to be associated with the Empire and with those people who are expressing in a practical way their sympathy towards it at the present time. We are indeed proud to belong to such an Empire. To it has been entrusted by God Almighty the destinies of the human race and the preservation of righteousness, freedom, justice and truth, and all those great principles so dear to the heart of Freemasons and so akin to our teachings. The Board of General Purposes reported: In view of an inclination to present debutantes at a Ball in connection with Masonic Lodges with a brooch as a memento of the occasion, the .subject-has been considered by the Board, and it has given the decision that "The Board view with grave disfavour the distribution to debutantes or others of any brooches or other souvenirs bearing or embellished with what appear to be Masonic emblems, and that attention be directed to Article 192 of the Book of Constitutions. This Board also refused to sanction the recessing of lodges during the war. G r a n d m a s t e r WiLSON in his address and speaking of the W a r said: We have entered the war not for any material gain, but for moral and spiritual victories. I t is not only a life and death struggle for the preservation of our Empire. It is, as far as we are concerned, a Holy War of Hitlerism against the Christianity of Jesus Christ, whose teachings have been set at naught and whose beatitudes have been reversed. And it is our duty to pray that the allied armies may be used of God to effect -* deliverance from the unconscionable rule of force which threatens to destroy t h e result of milleniums of struggle and the fruits of two thousand years of Christianity. There can be no peace in the world without righteousness. In this struggle we need God. If our confidence is in man alone we shall fail. We depend on God and God depends on us. We must be co-
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workers together with God. We must co-operate with God it we are to save ourselves and the world from Nazism and bring in the kingdom of peace. We need God, therefore we need prayer, for prayer brings us and keeps us in touch with the Eternal. We call attention to the fact that the largest lodge in Queensland has 169 members and that this Grand Lodge and apparently most of the subordinate lodges are in a very flourishing condition. The matter of dress during war times was considered at length and it was decided that full dress was not needed, nor even a dinner jacket, but a dark lounge suit would do. Also that suppers should be served before the meeting instead of the festive board after the meeting to allow the members to get home early and still have some fraternal association.
RHODE ISLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Loss 88; Membership 13,885. DAVID ARNOTT, as Grand Master, opened the 153rd Annual Communication with visitors from District of Columbia, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Hampshire and New Jersey. At the semi-annual communication a contest of architects for the plans for a new Masonic Home was held and an award was made on a complicated basis. The attendance at Grand Lodge was 260. If all the Past Grand Masters, Past Masters and proxies were omitted there would have been 92 in attendance and this would have included 24 Grand Officers, all of whom were probably P a s t Masters, leaving a net of 68 if no Past Masters were permitted to attend as members of the Grand Lodge which seems to be the answer to those who wish to take the Past Masters out of circulation. A special session of Grand Lodge was held for the sole purpose of amending the Charter of Overseas Lodge to permit it to accept petitions from the Armed Forces of the United States or its Allies who are, or have been engaged in the Army or Navy during World War No. 1 or 2. Two requests for the conferring of degrees were received and granted as a courtesy for lodges in Kansas and fifty from other States. The Committee on Jurisdictional Lines brought in the unanimous report of the five members present to wipe out all jurisdictional lines and to adopt proposed amendments to the Constitution to permit it; and providing for notices sent to the Grand Secretary and by him to lodges affected when petitions are received apart from present jurisdictional lines. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence recommended t h a t no action be taken at this time on any petitions or requistions for recognition.
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SASKATCHEWAN—1943. Gain 55; Membership 12,129. DOUGLAS FRASER, the Grand Master, opened the Thirty-seventh Annual Communication with visitors from Illinois, Montana, Manitoba and Alberta. We note the presence of the Kansas Representative, W. M. MARTIN. Over $13,000 w a s raised for the Grand Master's Second W a r Relief Fund. In speaking of Masonry and Youth after the w a r he states: Out of this war and to be solved as a pre-requisite to a just and lasting peace emerge problems of reconstruction for the creation of a post war economy that will guarantee to all peoples everywhere the Freedoms for which we contend. We look for national and international policies to be defined by our Governments but in so doiiiB liiey rieed guidance and advice and havfng formulated those plans will require the co-operation and support of individuals and organizations to perform community duties which no Government can do alone. "The common problem, yours, mine, everyones. Is not t o fancy that were fair on earth. Provided it could be—but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair Up to our means—a very different thing." —Browning. Notice is given of t h e deaths of our Past Grand Masters FOSTER and SHARP. The Foreign Correspondence report is toy our own W. M. MARTIN, as Chairman, with a fine review of Kansas • for 1942. In speaking of the suppression of Masonry in dictator controlled Nations Brother MARTIN r e m a r k s : One might well inquire, why this suppression by the dictators? The reason no doubt is that Masonry is a democratic institution; it emphasizes the dignity of the individual and believes that governments exist to protect the rights of man—the right of every man to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Masonic history teaches us that from the earliest days Masons believed in equality and the freedom of man. The question has often been asked why the Fraternity has lived and prospered through the centuries. There is no doubt that in part a t least the reason i s that a wonderful story has been written into an unsurpassed ritual and as a result men of all ranks in life have been attracted to membership; lords and nobles, ministers and lawyers, professors and physicians and men of all trades seek membership and are admitted without regard to social position if they meet the requirements of character and industry. Among Masons all men are equal just a s in democratic countries all men are equal before the law.
SOUTH CAROLINA—1943. Gain 1,678; Membership 20,269. The 206th Annusil Commimication w a s opened by Grand Master JOSEPH B . HYDE, who re-
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ported that one lodge was constituted; that Past Grand Master SiLvis C. BAKER had died, and that visitors were present from the State of Georgia. The Grand Master says,
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We cannot talk too much of patriotism and devotion to our Country on tiie part of Masons. Tiiese are fundamental principles and ideals of our Fraternity and we cannot urge too strongly the zealous and enthusiastic support of all of the emergency measures which we are called upon to observe.
Simultaneous meetings were held by the lodges throughout the State, using programs supplied by the Grand Lodge of Iowa. The Grand Master ordered trial of two members who had violated the liquor laws, although the members had already been previously suspended for non-pajmient of dues. â&#x20AC;˘ He reported the trial of a South Carolina member in Tennessee for selling exposes of Masonry and suspension by the Tennessee Lodge. The Jurisprudence Committee reported there should be no second trial in Carolina. The compensation of the Foreign Correspondent was advanced to- $500.00 per annum. In the service by the Grand Chaplain, he quoted WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN in regard to immortality and stated that the
wheat left in Egyptian tombs would still grow and consequently that the soul of man vvould continue to exist. We note that in a recent issue of the National Geographic Magazine a statement is made that this wheat will not grow and that the germ is dead. The Grand Master reports communication from the W a r Bond Division of the United States Treasury showing that the Masons of the United States had purchased One Hundred Million ($100,000,000) Dollars of w a r bonds. The Grand Lodge opened with a religious service under the direction of the Grand Chaplain. The Grand Representative for Kansas w a s absent. Dispensation was issued for one new lodge. Report is made of the trial and expulsion of a former member who had been dropped for non-payment of dues and was then charged with treason for broadcasting from Berlin in favor of Germany and his trial proceeded, although he had already been dropped. A paraphrase of TENNYSON'S "Crossing the Bar" by the committee on Necrology is neither grammatical nor metrical. We hate to see these fine old poems misquoted. In the review by HENRY COLLINS he states t h a t the report of
Grand Master PETERSON for Kansas is a model of perfection and gfives extensive quotations from his address. Pleasing reference is also made of the Correspondent for Kansas.
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SOUTH DAKOTA—1943. L o s s 2 4 ; M e m b e r s h i p 14,104. T h e S i x t y - n i n t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y I R W I N R . ERICKSON, with visitors from N o r t h D a k o t a , M i n n e s o t a , Illinois a n d D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a , H e r e p o r t e d i s s u i n g m a n y D i s p e n s a t i o n s t o s h o r t e n t h e t i m e for sold i e r s a n d t h a t one C h a r t e r h a d b e e n r e v o k e d . In his address under the heading "Masonry and the W a r " the Grand Master states: In the .midst of the grim realities of a world conflict, the like of which has never before been perpetrated on mankind. Masonry faces its greatest crisis; The conflict is a total warfare between the forces supporting the ideals of government by and for free men and those forces founded upon the false premise of government by destructive force and aggression. Builded on two basic tenets: The Fatherhood of God, and the Brotherhood of Man, Masonry is alert to. and will accept, its obligations to aid in tiie deieiiae o£ Truth, J'usticc and I-iberty. Not a nniiitant organization, but with its very existence endangered. Masonry will ever respond to the call of our government to preserve and defend that government, and the democratic way of life that is our heritage, through the hardship and sacrifice of those who have gone this way before us. History has recorded the activities of Masonry during the entire life of our country, moulding its form of government, and. in every crisis, ready to make any sacrifice to keep secure, for ourselves and our posterity, the religious freedom and civil liberties guaranteed by our constitution. Our duty is clear. Our first concern is to aid, in every possible way, in the prosecution of this war to a successful conclusion. An a m e n d m e n t to the laws w a s adopted requiring District D e p u t i e s t o p r o r a t e t h e i r e x p e n s e s a m o n g t h e • lodges in e a c h d i s t r i c t o n t h e b a s i s of m e m b e r s h i p . T h r e e M a s o n i c c e n t e r s a r e m a i n t a i n e d in S o u t h D a k o t a n e a r A r m y C a m p s by t h e M a s o n i c S e r v i c e A s s o c i a t i o n , W e n o t e the d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r T H E O R U S R . S T O N E R . T h e r e is a b r i e f r e v i e w b y D A V I D G R A H A M , w h o l a m e n t s t h e o m i s s i o n of t h e old t y p e of R e v i e w for S o u t h D a k o t a . H e s t a t e s he h a d m i m e o g r a p h e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d R e v i e w s of K a n s a s , L o u i s i a n a a n d S o u t h C a r o l i n a a n d t h e n s t o p p e d b e c a u s e of t h e e x p e n s e involved. T h e r e is n o r e g u l a r r e v i e w .
TENNESSEE—1943. G a i n 1,059; M e m b e r s h i p 37,511. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , W I L L I A M W . HERRON, o p e n e d t h e 129th A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h v i s i t o r s f r o m K e n t u c k y p r e s e n t . I n s p e a k i n g of a l a c k of i n t e r e s t a n d n o t g i v i n g sufficient v a l u e t o M a s o n r y a n d a l s o in r e g a r d t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of l o s i n g s o m e m e m b e r s b y c h a r g i n g m o r e for t h e degrrees, the Grand Master states: My idea is that it is better to have a compactly built little cottage, anchored on a firm foundation, wherein abide a happy, contented family
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who are therein taught to be faithful to their God, true to their Country and of service to their fellow men than to have a rambling mansion built on a crumbling foundation and whose inmates are away from home most of the time in pursuit of their own pleasures and with no thought of service to others, or improving themselves. The Grand Master complains rather bitterly of the lack of hospitality s h o w n a t the time of official visits and s t a t e s t h a t in m a n y places no one met the official visitor and no one made a r r a n g e m e n t s for the m e e t i n g s and a good m a n y t i m e s no meal w^as in prospect, which m a k e s one raised in a so-called "Northern State" remember that he has heard somewhere about so-called "Southern Hospitality" which w e are certain m u s t have been mentioned at least ten times during the v e r y m e e t i n g s that the Grand Master is mentioning. In s p e a k i n g of the m e e t i n g of Grand Masters in Washington, Brother H E R E O N quotes the Grand Master of Oregon, It is more influenced by Past Grand Masters than present ones, and then states: In his conclusion I thoroughly agree. Insofar as results accruing to • myself or my Jurisdiction is concerned the meeting was a distinct disappointment to me. The main theme permeating the meetings seemed to be that of emphasizing the welfare work of the Masonic Service Association seemingly in an effort to put on the defensive those of us who believe in rendering our brothers in the armed forces service in what we consider a more truly Masonic manner. F o l l o w i n g action by the Grand Lodge last year the number of moon lodges has been reduced from forty to fourteen. One secretary w a s removed., Appropriations w e r e made for the D e p u t y Grand Master, the Grand Senior Warden and the Grand Junior Warden to cover traveling expenses. Recognition w a s extended to Chile. A cash balance of approximately $80,000 is maintained throughout the year. The Grand Master recommended that children without Masonic affiliation be admitted to the Masonic H o m e . . There is a good short review of K a n s a s b y W A L L A C E P. DOUGLAS, w h o s t a t e s that he is timorous, but w h o has proved himself efficient, although greatly limited in space.
TEXAS—1942. Gain 2,674; Membership 106,028. E R N E S T N . WOOD, Grand Master, opened the 107th Annual Communication and w e note the presence of our Representative, P a s t Grand M a s t e r J E W E L P. LIGHTFOOT. B y m i s t a k e the report of the 1941 Committee on Reports of Grand Officers w a s omitted from the 1941 Proceedings, so the
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committee arranged to have it printed in the 1942 Proceedings. It covered fourteen closely tjrped pages, the longest report of such committee we have ever seen. A spirited argument took place with reference to' having a one day session .when the Constitution provided for election of officers on the second day of the session. An attempt was made to change the hours on the clock to assist them. Notice is taken of the death of our Past Grand Master GEORGE O..FOSTER. TWO new lodges were instituted and one charter arrested. A discussion arose a s to the disposition of the gavel "Used in opening the first Grand Lodge of the World." We have never heard of this Grand Lodge, nor of its authority, where it came fruill, iJOr vvlierc it Went.
Sixty Grand Lodge Proceedings were reviewed by Past Grand Master W. MADDEN FLY, and recognition was granted to Nicarag^ua. The Jurisprudence Committee disagreed with so many of the decisions of the Grand Master that it took nine pages to record their objections. They made their decisions stick. The Jurisprudence Committee adds "We extend our felicitations to our beloved Grand Master. His errors have been few and not harmful." The matter of lodges in Arkansas securing petitions of candidates just across the line in Texas was left with the Grand Master a s before t o adjust with the Grand Master of Arkansas. "As the Grand Master of Texas said to the Grand Master of Arkansas: It's a long time, etc." A resolution to change the present law which provides for the annual meetings to be held in Waco and permit it to assemble in other cities was laid over for one year. Authority to remodel the Grand Lodge Building at Waco by increasing the seating capacity to 2,500 seats and other needed matters was laid over for the duration. I t was reported $50,000 had been invested in W a r Bonds and a like amount in U. S. Treasury notes. An amendment was adopted to require the bonding of Secretaries and Treasurers. A very spirited argument between Past Grand Master FLY, ot the Correspondence Committee, and RAY DENSLOW, of Missouri, over Mexican Masonry is continued and grrows no better. I t involves the activities of the Scottish Rite and the exclusive feature of the York Grand Lodge of Mexico. Extensive quotations are made from the address of Grand Master PETERSON and Kansas received t h e congratulations of the Committee on Correspondence for the oration by Judge JOHN S . DAWSON.
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UTAH—1943. Loss 51; Membership 4,362. HAROLD A. LINKE, as Grand Master, opened the Seventy-first Annual Communication with visitors from Nevada and in the presence of ARTHUR C. WHEKRY, a s t h e Grand Representative for Kansas. In closing his remarks on the war and post-war problems, the Grand Master states: We earne.stly desire peace. True. But we more earnestly desire lasting peace—peace with good will. He reports that the conditions of Masonry a r e greatly improved with good attendance at the schools for Masters and Wardens. A brother belonging to a Philippine Lodge desired t o join in Utah, but, of course, could not furnish a dimit. The Grand Lodge held that this was permissible under the circumstances. The Grand Master recommended a new form of petitions containing a questionnaire t o be filled out by the Investigating Committee. This covers a large needed place in the Masonic forms, for many committees, if required to fill out a questionnaire, will make a much more thorough investigation than if they merely have to sig^n their name. The Grand Master and our old friend, SAM HENRY GOODWIN, the Grand Secretary, attended the, sessions in Washington and give a glowing account of what occurred. Brother GOODWIN gives a fine review of Kansas for ,1941, commenting very favorably on the address of Grand Master STRICKLAND.
VERMONT—1943. Gain 6; Membership 16,018. The Grand Master, CADY L . EARLE, opened the 150th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge with visitors from Quebec, District of Columbia, Missouri, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts, but without the Representative from Kansas. At the beginning of the volume there is a splendid biographical sketch of the extraordinary life of JONATHAN N Y E , a Congregational Minister, on the 100th anniversary of his death. He had been Master of two lodges, charter member of two lodges. Grand Master of Vermont, Grand Master of the Council of Royal and Select Masons of New Hampshire, Grand Master of the Grand EJncampment of Knights Templar of the United States for two terms and finished out the term of Governor DEWITT CLINTON. He was a close associate of JEREMY CROSS and THOMAS W E B B and a t one t i m e
served the Grand Lodge a s Grand Secretary, Grand Chaplain, District Deputy and Master of his Liodge all a t the same time.
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CORRESPONDENCE—VICTORIA.
February.
Gourtesy degrees were conferred for Kansas and we note the death of P a s t Grand Masters GEORGE I. WHITNEY and WILLIAM J. BALLOU.
P a r t of an excellent address by R A Y V. DENSLOW, the General Grand High Priest, is given. In speaking of changing world conditions the Grand Master states: A.mid all the changes there are some things that remain constant, as for example; Truth and Goodness and Right and Man's aspiration after God. It is upon this foundation that Masonry is built and our roots grow deep in the soil of all that is best and most worth while in our civilization. In speaking of Masonic conditions, the Grand Secretary says: The lite blood of our fraternity is in its membership. From no other source can the money be obtained to carry on and expand huge charity obligations which were so willingly assumed in a better day. In many quarters I read that decreased membership is already pinching our Masonic effort and duty. Let us come alive to the practical and material dangers of decreasing membership, and, through better Lodge leadership and worthwhile activities in every Lodge, rather than in only a few, recreate that interest which years years ago made the. Masonic Lodge a welcome meeting place vrhere Brothers could and did fellowship and enjoy the fine things of fraternity and brotherly love. Preparations a r e under way for a celebration of the 150th Ajiniversary in June 1944. The Grand Lodge' of Tamaulipas was recognized, but recognition was denied to Argentine at this time. The Correspondence Report is by Past Grand Master AARON H. GROUT, who compliments Grand Master P'ETERSON on his address and then proceeds to expound for himself on the needs of an Army and Navy prepared to compel adherence to Spiritual values by placing "all bad boys like ADOLPH HITLER under control." Complimentary remarks are made in regard to the oration by Judge DAWSON.
VICTORIA—1942. »V. J. BY'RNE, a s Grand Master, opened the Grand Lodge, and shows a gain of 1,088, making a total membership of 53,613. Full evening dress was dispensed with during the w a r and the wearing of gloves was left optional with the Master of each Lodge. The thirtieth annual competition for educational purposes of the King Edward 7th Memorial Scholarship was conducted with 62 girls and 89 boys participating. Solicitation by the Red Cross for blood donations was authorized. Emphasis is laid on
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the fact t h a t guests are not permitted a t the Festive Board, even if entertainers, if they are not Masons. The new Grand Ma.ster, CLIFFORD H . BOOK, s t a t e d : It is unnecessary for me to urge you to do everything possible for the comfort and assistance, not only of our own men, but of all members of the Allied services who may be in our midst. Let us show them just how thoughtful and how hospitable Victorian Freemasons can be. The Government of our Country will find nowhere citizens more loyal than its Freemasons. I am convinced we must keep our Masonic flag flying; that we must keep our lodges open if only as witness to our faith in the eternal verities. Visitors w e r e p r e s e n t from Queensland, T a s m a n i a a n d N e w S o u t h W a l e s , b u t t h e r e is n o c o r r e s p o n d e n c e r e p o r t for K a n s a s .
WESTERN AUSTRALIA—1942. Gain 109; M e m b e r s h i p 9,953. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , J . S. B A T T Y E , opened t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d g a v e a v e r y fine a n d e x t e n d e d a d d r e s s f r o m w h i c h •we q u o t e a s f o l l o w s : In times of peace there is much to be gained by an expression of the ethical principles of Freemasonry and their value to the common weal. In periods such as the present appalling upset in world affairs, however, such principles, to have any effect at all, must be translated into actual practice, and must have a distinct bearing not only upon what is, but on what must come when arms are laid down and men's minds are turned to the problem of finding the best methods, not only for the re-organization of world affairs, but for a peace and happiness in which war shall have no place. To find a pathway through the morass will possibly be even more difficult than the successful prosecution of the war, and our measure of success in what I may call the second phase will, I am inclined to think, largely depend upon the extent to which we are prepared to make effective the principle of the Golden Rule. This would mean an entire revision of the general outlook upon all political, economic, and social aspects of life, of our own as well as of other nations. One of the first major premises we will need to realise is that the world cannot with safety go back to the old economic ideas of capital and labour that enabled a comparative few to live in luxury whilst by far the greater number were hard put to find a means of existence. The world cannot perpetuate that condition of affairs where all that is necessary for the decent and pleasurable enjoyment of life, after being produced in abundance, can fail in distribution, which is now so much at fault that millions of our fellow-men are not either properly clothed or adequately fed. We all have to recognize too that the world cannot continue to exist on a policy of hate and aggression. Some means must be found to restore goodwill amongst the nations, and to give to the people of every land permanent sense of liberty and the opportunity to be happy and content. Western Australia, like Kansas, reports t h a t many lodges have forgotten there is a Grand Lodge so far as attendance by some officers is concerned, or a t least they have ig^nored their obligation a t installation to attend on the Grand Lodge. Past Grand Master ALEXANDER C . MCCALIUM died. Two hundred thirty-one pounds were expended for an air raid shelter showing t h a t the w a r is in the mind of the people even if the raids largely have stopped.
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CORRESPONDENCE—WEST VIRGINIA.
February.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA—1943. Gain 194; Membership 10,147. The Grand Master, J. S. BATTYE, opened the Grand Lodge and, incidentally, was reelected
for the eighth time and without a n y opposition. He made an attempt to unite with the Scottish Bodies, under the name of the United Grand Lodge of Western Australia, but t h e Scottish Lodges by a close vote refused to unite, and so we still have two Grand Bodies claiming jurisdiction. A Special Communication w a s held to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Masonry in Western Australia and an elaborate program w a s given. The Grand Master, in speaking a t this Centenary, gave a splendid address from which we quote: It has been urged that Masonry is a secret society, and inferred that secrecy may cover political reaction and unlawful designs. But, brethren, the principles upon which Fieeniasonry stands arc open to the world, «" that he who runs may read, and I make bold to say that the universal adoption of those principles would have prevented many of those dire calamities that have occurred within the memory of us all. Masonic Ritual may in a way be secret, butf as in the ancient mysteries, that secrecy had a purpose. Even in the ordinary affairs of life knowledge is only imparted in proportion to the ability of the recipient to absorb it, and knowledge wrongly conveyed can be harmful. It was said.by a great teacher of old: "Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you." In other words, knowledge is appreciated in proportion to the difficulty and research expended in securing it. The scientist strives to lift the veil of nature and penetrate into the unknown, and what is true in the natural world is equally true In the spiritual world. The true Freemason does not stop when he knows the words of the Ritual perfectly; he seeks to penetrate the hidden meaning and gain some conception of the living and true spirit of the Craft. In that sense Freemasonry is secret, and that is the reason why secrecy has been preserved down through the centuries in regard to the system of morality veiled in allegory which we call Freemasonry. Those who have sought that underlying meaning have found it; those who have knocked have-found a spiritual guidance which has led them and helped them, and helped them to live more fully.
The Grand Master launched a drive to raise £100,000 for the purchase of War Bonds through the Grand Secretary's office, stating t h a t he got the idea from one of the American Grand Lodges.
WEST VIRGINIA—1942. The Seventy-eighth Annual Commimication was opened by the Grand
Master, J. BERNARD DODRIU., who is,
incidentally,
Grand Representative of Kansas, so we are sure that Kansas was represented in one Grand Lodge a t least. A greaX number of visits were made by the Grand Master in his Jurisdiction. He refused to permit the conferral of more than one degree on a candidate the same evening; issued an edict that
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t w o lodges claiming conflicting jurisdictions should neither receive petitions from such territory until the Grand Lodge determines the boundary lines between them. In the report of the Board of the activities of the Masonic H o m e w e find the following: During the year the affairs of your Masonic Home have been running along smoothly and successfully. The few ripples of discord seemingly necessary in the life of a group of folks such as are the residents of the Home are mere passing incidents as compared with unlimited happiness and harmony evidenced every day by the residents, who enjoy the Home. The Constitution w a s amended extensively. We
note
the
death
of
Past
Grand
MCCLINTIC.
Master
GEORGE
W.
*
LEWIS N. TAVENNER, as Fraternal Correspondent, g i v e s a v e r y fine and fraternal review of Kansas.
WISCONSINâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Gain 167; Membership 50,804. The Ninety-ninth Annual Communication w a s opened by Grand Master LEO F . N O H L w i t h visitors from Michigan and Minnesota without the Representative from Kansas. The Grand Master reports the general history of other jurisdictions s h o w i n g a large demand for dispensations and s u g g e s t s that each applicant to a n s w e r t w o questions; 1. Why did the petitioner wait until the eve of his departure to present his petition to the lodge? 2. Why should a Masonic Lodge lower its standards to accommodate itself to such petitioner's neglect? A t the Conference of Grand Masters in Washington Brother NOHL led in a discussion on the subject "Jurisdictional Questions w i t h Reference to Men in the Armed Forces." H e reports the death of P a s t Grand Master GEORGE B. WHEELER. Resolutions to drop the fee for dispensations issued by t h e Grand Master; to form Associations in district of lodges for entertainment and instruction with appropriation of $25.00 a year t o help each district pay e x p e n s e s ; and to organize a grotto were all rejected. Permission w a s given to organize a Secretary's section for the purpose of securing better and more uniform blanks and reports and to "Consider and discuss all m a t t e r s of interest to the Craft." We can see trouble ahead in Wisconsin. The matter of an official Grand Lodge publication w a s considered and referred to a committee for study and report.
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CORRESPONDENCEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;WYOMING.
February.
P a s t Grand Master ROBERT O . J A S P E R S O N presented the Committee's Fleport on Fraternal Correspondence w i t h pleasing reference to Proceedings of K a n s a s , a l t h o u g h the purpose of the P a s t Grand M a s t e r s ' Association is evidently misunderstood by him.
WYOMINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1943. Gain 138; Membership 7,950. Grand Master opened the Sixtyninth Annual Communication and a g a i n w e w i s h to call t o the attention of Kansas Masons t h a t he is a brother of our own Grand Senior Warden, H A R R Y D . E V A N S . Visitors were present from District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Montana, South D a k o t a and Utah. W e also note the presence of our own Deputy Grand. Master, J A M E S H . TRICE, but if he had a chance to m a k e a speech, n o mention is a p p a r e n t l y made of it. I n h i s address the G r a n d M?i-*'ter s t a t e s : Our Fraternity is Ancient but to keep it Honorable is the obligation passed down to you and me. The lessons of our degrees we must digest, and diligently and habitually practice. Then will we fulfill our full duty as officers and leaders in the Craft. While Freemasonry allows no innovations, it is a progressive science, and it must progress. None of us expect or desire that we be too zealous for activity or functions, but it is necessary that we have for ourselves, as one needs for his family, new and different affairs of interest and occasions that will attract our .members and friends. While I do not pretend to be able to formulate or suggest a solution for the thought, one is often astounded at the number of fine brothers who take but little active interest in Masonry and its lodges quite soon after being made Master Masons. I am sure that practically every one has our interest at heart that he loves the Fraternity and is sympathetic with it and our workers and leaders. I do not condone this lack of desire to delve into our mysteries, to respond to the urge he certainly has and to an extent support a certain share in the labors we need done. Four hundred sixty-five certificates of membership were sent t o m e m b e r s in the Armed F o r c e s and up to the date of the meeti n g of the Grand L o d g e t h e y had received t w o hundred thirty-nine replies. The Grand Master m a k e s , a report of his visit to the Grand L o d g e of K a n s a s and m a n y K a n s a n s remember i t with pleasure. The Grand Master recommended t h a t one of the Grand Lodge officers b e l o w the rank of Grand Master be ex officio a member of t h e Committee on F i n a n c e and a l s o on the H o m e Board, so he m i g h t be more familiar w i t h conditions before becoming Grand Master, but he w a s overridden by the Jurisprudence Committee. W e think t h e Grand Master's s u g g e s t i o n w a s a splendid one. The Committee on Correspondence recommended recognition and e x c h a n g e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w i t h Chile and Argentine. A de-
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cision of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r p e r m i t s t h e r e c e i p t of a p e t i t i o n b e f o r e t h e a p p l i c a n t is t w e n t y - o n e , p r o v i d e d he is t^venty-one before h e is i n i t i a t e d . W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of t w o P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s , LEW M I L L E R G A Y and
J O H N IR.A. K I R B Y .
I R V I N G E . CLARK, a s F o r e i g n C o r r e s p o n d e n t , gives a splendid r e v i e w of K a n s a s w i t h e x t e n s i v e q u o t a t i o n s f r o m G r a n d M a s t e r P E T E R S O N a n d c o m m e n d a t i o n s of o u r r e c o g n i t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e s of N i c a r a g u a a n d Cosmos.
MEXICO-YORK. L o s s 7 3 ; M e m b e r s h i p 567. T h e E i g h t y - s e c o n d A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened b y G r a n d M a s t e r JOHN J E N K I N S a n d w e n o t e t h e p r e s e n c e of W. TURNPATJGH, a s o u r K a n s a s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , tative. P a r t of t h e following in t h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r w h i c h w a s w r i t t e n in E n g l i s h s e e m s s t r a n g e for t h i s y e a r : In all our applications to Deity let us remember our less fortunate brethren in other lands and earnestly pray for the alleviation of their afflictions and an early restoration of their normal mode of conditions of living. Furthermore, let us offer thanks with a sincere heart to the Great Architect of the Universe for the Peace and Tranquility which has reigned in this Country and for the many blessings we have received during the past year. T h e t r o u b l e s of t h e G r a n d L o d g e in g e t t i n g i t s official p a p e r " T h e T r e s t l e B o a r d " published, r u n s t h e full s t o r y of s t r i k e s . G o v e r n m e n t i n t e r f e r e n c e a n d difficulties of p u b l i s h i n g a n E n g l i s h language paper by Mexican workmen. T h e G r a n d O r a t o r s t e p s r i g h t o u t a g a i n s t t h e so called h i g h e r Bodies, e x c e p t t h e C h a p t e r , R.A.M., w i t h t h e following: Masonry has made enormous strides since the founding of the Grand Lodge of England in the seventeen hundreds. In the Americas it has grown to enormous proportions with an opportunity for much good. But as time passed, the power and influence of the three symbolic degrees has been handicapped by the infiltration of the so-called higher degrees. When I mention this, the Chapter is excluded because it is a continuation of the Masonic legend in the three symbolic degrees. But looking at our symbolic degrees in their true light, we must arrive at the conclusion that the Christian doctrine of Knight Templary and the Egyptian maze of the Scottish Rite have no right to be imposed on our Masonic symbolic structure. These so-called higher degrees and concommitant bodies like the Shrine, etc., have been no aid to our Masonic influence. To the contrary, they have had a deterring influence on our Blue Lodge brethren and insidiously influence the actions of our Grand Lodge. How often have we seen the 33° conferred on those who wield a potent influence in our Grand bodies, thus favoring the influence of the so-called higher degrees. Time and again have men joined our .symbolic bodies to use them as stepping stones to enter the higher degrees. Turn your eyes to our Mother Grand Lodge, the United Grand Lodge of England and you will perceive how this Grand Body ignores these bodies. W e n o t e t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r CECIL C O K E F R E S T O N .
INDEX .Address of Grand Master
183
B i o g r a p h i c a l S k e t c h of M.'. W.'. CHARLES S . M C G I N N E S S
300
Bulletin, Printing and Distribution
191
Certificates of Proficiency
232, 276
C o m m i t t e e Reports: Chartered Lodges and L o d g e s U.D Correspondence Credentials Finance Jurisprudence Necrology Reports of Grand Officers Revi.sion nf T.aws Trials and P u n i s h m e n t s
244 274, 355 :. 172 277 282 248 ...242 256, 257 273
C o m m i t t e e s Appointed
286
District D e p u t y Grand M a s t e r s
291
Edicts: Lodge Lodge Lodge
196 199 198
N o . 24 N o . 153 N o . 180
Grand Officers for 1944 Grand Officers Since Organization
168,285 '.
329
Grand Representatives
336
Grand Secretaries of Other Grand Lodges
334
Honor Roll, Fifty Y e a r M e m b e r s
235
L o d g e s : Alphabetical
312
Numerical
303
Memorials
294,338
Oration
'.
P a s t Grand Masters' Association Reports: Council of Administration Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer S e c r e t a r y of t h e Masonic H o m e Board Retirement
Plan
Social Security Special Communications of Grsmd Lodge U n e m p l o y m e n t Insurance T a x
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GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1944. M.'.W.'. JAMES H . TRICE Grand Master Medicine Lodge. R.'.W.'. HARRY D . EVANS Deputy Grand Master Pleasanton. R.'.W.'. SAMUEL G . WILES Grand Senior Waiden Macksville. R.'.W.'. JAMES H . STEWART, J B Grand Junior Warden Wichita. M.'.W.'. B E N S . PAULEN .Grand Treasurer Fredonia. M.'.W.'. ELMER F . STRAIN Grand Secretaiy Topeka. R.'.W.'. ALBERTK. WILSON Grand Secretaiy Emeiitus.Topeka. Bro. J. BARBEE ROBERTSON Grand Chaplain Wichita. W.'. E. GLENN ROBISON Grand Senior Deacon Gridley. W.'. ROY O. EVANS Grand Junior Deacon Olathe. W.'. THEODORE A. SANBORN Grand Marshal Belleville. W.'. RALPH E . COLVIN Grand Sword Bearer Liberal. W.'. C. LAVERNE BISHOP Grand Senior Steward Medicine Lodge. W.'. FOREST W . BROWN Grand Junior Steward Atwood. W.'. ROY G. SHEARER Grand Phrsuivant Abilene. W.'. LAUREN DALE RIGG
.Grand Tyler
Leon.
CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES. On
Credentials,
W.'. ORVAL E . MOON
Emporia
On Reports of Grand W.'. STANLEY J.
Officers,
KIRK
Wichita
On Finance, M.'.W.'. ARTHUR H . STRICKLAND On
Kansas City
Jurisprudence,
M.'.W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS
..Wichita
On Trials and
Punishments,
W.'. LAWRENCE F . DAY
Atchison
On Chartered Lodges and Liodges U. D., W.'. B. HAROLD GROFF
On
Topeka
Correspondence,
M.'.W.'. OTTO R . SOUDERS
Wichita
On Necrology, To be announced.
PLACE OF MEETINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1945. The Eighty-ninth Annual Communication of The M.". W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas will be held in the city of Wichita, Kansas, beginning at 9:00 o'clock on Wednesday, t h e 14th, and concluding Thursday, the 15th day of February, A.D. 1945, A.L. 5945. .