1906 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri, Volume 2 - Appendixes by Missouri Freemasons

REPORT ON Fl~ATERN

AL CORRESPONDENCE

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, 1906 By'RuFUS E. ANDERSON, Hatlnibal, Mo.

'1'0 the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. & A. M.:

In undertaking the task of preparing this, our Second Report, we have to confess ourselves in a quandary as to what shall be its "length and breadth, and heighth and depth." While we have received but one letter from a Past Grand Master, commenting on our first effort, in which he is pleased to compliment us by saying: "I think you have the correct conception of what this Report should be, . * * * I was very much pleased and entertained while reading it. I think you will find that it will be read by the members generally, and I congratulate you." We have had several Past Grands to tell us that it wa,s "too long;" that "very few ever read the Report, and it cost too much to publish it." The one who voluntarily wrote us, we are bound to regard as 'a brainy man and a searcher after. "more light;" while the others, though equally brainy, have an economical streak, that "~akes in at the spigot and lets out at the bunghole." We cannot hope, however much we may desire it, to please everybody, so we have concluded to curtail 'Yhere we can, detail where it is necessary, and entail as the bent of o}lr ~ind dictates.

ALABAMA-1905 .. Lodges, 431.

_ Membership, 16,66'7:

The Eighty路fifth Regular Communication was held at Montgomery. December 5 and 6, '1905. Of the 406 cha:rtered lodges, 305 were represented. The address of Gra~d Master Henry H. Matthews is devoid. of generalities, and' is a clear presentment of work performed, indicating that throughout the year he has been in close touch with the Craft, G. L. Ap.-l

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exercIsing, a wise control and proving himself "a workman that needeth 'not to be ashamed." Masonry in Alabama for the year has been in a prosperous <;londition. Eleven new Lodges were granted dispensations, one was reorganizeq, ,while' eight were authorized to continue work under former dispensations. Eight request.s were received and accepted for laying corne~-stones, showing that 'the Fraternity stands well in the, .estimation of the citizens. The Grand Master rendered seventeen decisions, all of which, with some modifications, were 路approved. Among them we note: .., Decision 3. /'Is a man who cannot read and ,write eligible to Masonry?" Answer. "He is eligible." This decision is at war with our ideas of the scope and meaning of Masonry. A man who cannot read and wr,ite is properly termed an "ignoramus." We cannot see what claim he has o'ver the "minor" or the "do,tard." The process of bringing such 'a man 路"from darkness to light" would require mirac.ulous power, such as Masters of Lod&,es do not ordinarily possess. :He would have to be content with the ,"putting through" process, and' become a "barnacle" on the ship, not. even serving for 'ballast. He might make bis mark in signing his petition, but would never "make his mark" as a proficient in the work or teachings of the Order. Decision 12. "Is a Brother who wears a Masonic pin, being suspended f0t:' un-Masonic' conduct, guilty of un-Masonic conduct in wearing such pin?" "I hold that the mere wearing of the pin, under the circumst!lllCeS, would not make him guilty' of a Masonic offense." He who wears a Masonic emblem holds himself out to the world as a member of the Order in good standing. If he has been suspended f~r "un-Masonic conduct, he is not, during his su~pension,entit1ed to , any Masonic privileges, and if he continues to wear the emblem he is "sailing under' false colors." He is deceiving the public as well as the members of the Cra'ft who ,are not personally acquainted with ,him. We think such ,a man ought to be disciplined. R. W. Bro. Titcomb, Chairman of Committee on Correspondence, , rendered a special report on Mexican Masonry. Request of the Grand Lodg'e Cosmos; of Chihuahua, was "courteously declined." He also recommended that the request of the Grand Orient of Brazil for rec, ognition .be denied. He also recommended that recognition 'of the Grand Lodge Valle de'Mexico be ~eferred.

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MASONIC HOME b'UND. A resolution was presented and referred' to' the Subordinate LoClges, increasing the annual Grand Lodge dues from the present rate of fifty c'ents to $1.50 per member. The added fund is to be set apart as a Masonic Home Fund '~for indigent Master Masons in good ~tanding,'and widows and orphans of deceased Master Masons." It was further 'resolved to organize and carry through a campaign .of education, and to solicit funds for the proposed Home, all donations to be turned' over to a committee of three Past Grand Masters. We venture to suggest, th~t if they would come up and go through the Missouri Home, they would not need any further education. FRANKLIN MEMORIAL DAY.

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The following recommendation was made by the Grand Master, and approved by the Grand Lodge: "GRAND LODGE A~ F. & A. M. OF 4.LABAMA, "OFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER, "MONTGOMERY, ALA., SEPT. 1, 1905. "To the Masters, Wardens and Brethren of all the LOdges owing obedience to this Grand Jurisdiction, and all Grand Lodges in Fraternal Oorrespondence:

"BRETHREN-The following resolution was adopted at the last Annual ,Communication of the Grand Lodge: "WHEREAS, The two hundredth anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth oc~urs on the 17th of January, 1906; and"yVHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin imm~rtalized his· name in the history of the early days of our American colonies as well as in the advent of Freemasonry therein;· 'and ' "WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin, as a Brother of the' Craft and as Grand Master, was an honor to the Masonic Fraternity during his life; therefore be it "Resolved, That we, the W. M. Wardens and Brethren of Franklin Lodge, No. 587 'F. & A. M. of Alabama, in Regular Communication assembled, do hereby most respectfully ~nd fraternally petition the Most vyorshipful Grand' Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama to take such action as will assure the observance of Benjamin Franklin's two hundredth anniversary of birth by the Masonic Lodges of Alabama; and be it further ' "Resolved, ·That the' !\fost Worshipful Grand Lodge of Alabama enlist the co-operation of all regular and recognized Masonic Grand

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Lodges in the United States by making the observance of Benjamin Franklin's· twohundr€dth natal day a national Masonic Memorial' Day. "I therefore recommend that the several Lodges owing obedience to this Grand Lodge assemble on the_ pth' day of January next, and arrange a programme of exercises commemorative of -the _life and character of ~enjamin Franklin. "1 would be pleased to have the Grand Lodges with which 'we are in fraternal relations, consider the question of making Benjamin Franklin's natal d~y a National Masonic Memorial Day. "HEKRY H. MATTHEWS,'

"Grand Master."

"ATTEST: "GEOR;GE

BEAUCHAMP,

"Grand Secretary." REPORT ON FOREIGN COTIUESPONDEXCE.

This report was rendered by R. W. Bro. W. T. Titcomb, and covers It is characterized by a genial spirit,~nd yet he "hews to the line." He reviews the Proceeding'S of Missouri for 1904, and speaks of our late Grand Secretary as "that grandly good Mason and Christian gentleman~ Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary, John Davis Vinci!." He compliments Grand Master Kuhn, both upon his "able" address and creditable administration. 269 pages.

M. W. Bro. Henry H. Matthews was re-elected Grand Master, and R. W: Bro. GeOI:ge A. Beauchamp, re-elected Grand Secretary. :Their address is Montgomery, Ala. The next Annual Communkation will be_ held at Montgomery, comn:tencing at 7: 30 o'clock, P. M., the 4th day of D'ecember, A. D. 1906.

ARIZONA-1905. Lodges, 19. Membership, 1,202. The Twenty-fourth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Arizo'na was held at Flagstaff,Nove~ber 14-15, A. D. 1905. There were representatives of fifteen Lodges, which, with a strong corps of Grand and Past Grand Officers, constituted- the body: M. W. Bro. George Shand' being absent, the Grand Lbdge was opened by the Deputy -Grand Master, who '~ead the Grand Master's'

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address. It is short and to the point. Relations," he submits the following:

Under the head of "Foreign

"MEXICO. D. F., May

i3, 1905.

"Hon. George Shand, Grand. Master of the Grand Lodge of Arizona, . Tucson, Arizona:

"DEAR SIR AND vy. BROTHER-I take pleasure in enClosing' herewith Jetter received f.rom the Grand Lodge, Valle de Mexico, regarding members of .Ermilo G. Canton Lodge at Nogales, Sonora, ~and trust you will inform your Lodges of same. "Everything is working smoothly here, and I have nothing to report.

"Fraternally yours, "W. A. DEGHESS,

"Grand Rep1'esentative

the Grand Lodge ot Arizona, in Mexico."

"GRAND ,SECRETARY'S OFFICE. "F. M. IGLESIAS, GRAND SECHETAHY. "R. W. SELOVER, ASSISTANT GHA~\) SECRETARY. "MEXICO, May 1, 1905. "Mr. W. A. DeGress, Representative,

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W. Grand Lodge of Arizona:

"R. W. SIR AND BROTHER-By order of the Grand Master, I am directed to inform you that the following members of Ermilo G. Canton Lodge, at Nogales, Sonora, have left that Lodge without' applying for dimits, and have requested a charter from the Supreme Council of the A. A. S. R. for the purpose of forpring a new Lodge. Kindly advise the M. W. Grand Lodge of Arizona of their action; and make known our objection to any and all of them being received either as members or visitors by a:o.y Lodge 'under the Jurisdiction of that M. W. Grand Body. The names are as路 follows:

"RAMON VASQUEZ, "Lvls B. FLEISCHER, f'J. S. RHYNAS, 路"GUILLERMO WOLF, "CARLOS JIMINEZ, "MACLOVIO MIMIAGA, "VICTOR SAVIGNY, "ADOLFO EDLER, "B. SCHWAB, "J. J. RAPHAEL, "En. WILLIAMS, "GASTON SCHWAB, "RICARDO FLEISCHER, "A. L. PECK, "LUIS G. GARIBAY. "Fraternally y'ours, . "W. W. SELOVER, "Assistant Grand Secretary."

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. We commend, the above to the consideration of our Committee on Foreign Relations. We confess to an absence of love for Mexican Masonry, ,and have always doubted the propriety of recognizing th,e Grand ~ieta or any of its Sattelites. CONDITION OF THE CRAFT.

The Grand .Master says: "As our Territory has flourished during the past year, so has Masonry. Peace, and har'mony prevail among all the Lodges; and a gain of one hundred and one members has been made since our last meeting." LIFE M:KMBERSHIP.

A regulation was adopted allowing any Lodge to provide for a system of life membership, ~ follows: . "No life membership shall be granted except upon payment of, a sum of money na.med therein, which sum shall, in case the annual dues are $12, be not less than $10, and the minimum amount to be proportionately g-1'eater or less, as the dues are greater or less; and shall further provide that all amounts paid for life membership .shall be invested only in such reputable banks of deposit, or in such bonds • of the United States, Territory of Arizona, '01' some city, county or town thereof, 01' in such other first-class stocks, bonds or securities as may be directed by the Lodge and approved by the Master, and that only the income thereof shall -be used by the Lodge, the original amounts to be forever kept and mai~tained as, and for a, permanent Life Membership Fumi." ELEcnoN OF OI<'FICERS.

M. W. Bro. Edwin S. Miller was elected Grand Master, and R. W. Br·o. Thos. K. Koskruge was re-elected Grand Secretary. The next, 'Annual Communication will be held at Phrenix, November 13, '1906. There was no Report on Correspondence, Arizona having elimi·· nated that important feature from their laws.

ALBERTA-1905. We have not received a copy of the Proceedings of this new star , in .the Masonic firmament, and are indebted to our good Brother Morcombe, the wide-awake Correspondent for Iowa, for a knowledge of the fact, that, by reason of a separation of'the old Northwest Terri,·' tories of' British North America into the Provinces ,of Alberta and, Saskatchewan, in September, 1905. a division of'the Grand Lodge of

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Manitoba followed. The great distances intervening between Lodges, and the separation of many by hundreds of miles seemed to justify the division. a~d on the 12th day of October, 1905, a Convention, at which delegates from' seventeen Lodges met and participated at Calgary, the Grand Lodge of Alberta was formally constituted and Grand" Officers elected. The Jurisdiction was divided into three districts, to each of ~hich .a Deputy Grand Master was assigned. A Dispensation, was granted for a new Lodge at High Ri~er, ycleped Corner-Stone Lodge. M. W. Bro. E. ~. Braithwaite" Past Grand Master of Manitoba. installed the officers. M. W. Bro. W. G. Scott, Grand Master of Manitoba, was present, and assured the new Grand Lodge of the hearty co-operation of the Masons of Manitoba in its success. A committee was appointed to notify other Grand Lodges of 'its organization and ask fraternal recognition, which we feel authorized' to speak in advance for M~ssouri. ' M. W. Bro. George Macdonald, Calgary, Grand Master. R. W. Bro. J. J. Dunlop, Edmonton, Grand Secretary. Next Annual Communication, Medicine Hat, February 20, 1906.

ARKANSAS-190S. Lodges, 498.

Members, 74,751.

The Sixty-third Regular Communication of th~ Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Arkansas was held at Little Rock, Tuesday, the 21st day, of November, A. D. 1905, with M. W..Bro. Styles T. Rowe presi,ding, _and 426 Lodges represented. ,

FLORAL OFFERING PRESENTED:

Brother Mark P. Olney, as the Representative of the Grand ,Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, presented to ,the Most Worthy Grand Master a beautiful floral offering as a token of路 fraternal -greeting, which was received with appropriate remarks of thanks and appreciation by the Grand Master. ADDRESS .

. This is a very readable document, interspersed' with timely and pointed sugg'estions as to Masonic duty. He says: "It is with a grateful hea~t, I now claim to you, that this has been a year of brother love and affection among the Masons of our

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Grand Jurisdiction. Death has not invaded the ranks of the Grand , . Lodge during the year, but 332 of the Brethren 'have fallen to sleep.''' He quotes: "'Here death his sacred seal hath set, On bright and by-gone hours; The dead we mourn are with us yet, And more than ever ours. " 'Ours by the pledge of love and faith; By hopes of heaven on high; By trust, triuinphant over death, In immortality. "'The dead are like the stars by day,' . Withdrawn from mortal eye; . Yet holding unperceived their sway Through ~he unclouded sky.' " CRIPPLED CANDIDATES.

Under this head he is pleased to say: "The Landmarks of the Order require certain qualifications of the candidates for initiation. These qualifications are that he shall be a man, unmu~ilated, free born, and of mature age. "After a careful consideration of the subject,' I have reached the conclusion that it would be for the good of Masonry in this Grand Jurisdict.ion for us to return to the Landmarks of the Order, in reference to physical defects in candidates. "Masonry teaches charity, but this Grand .Jurisdiction -cannot afford to become a hdspital for the lame and the maImed of the whole world. We are willing to shoulder more than our proportion of the burdens, imposed by the laws of charity, if burdens at all, but we cannot take care of all. the lame and the maimed, no difference how much we may desire to do so. . "The presumption is, and I must say it is well founded, that Grand Jurisdiction in" the' world will' adhere strictly to the _. well-established Landmarks of the Order, and wherever and whenever any Grand Jurisdiction departs from the Landmarks, it niust, of necessity, stand. solitary and alone in t.he assumption of all the burdens attendant upon such departure." ~very

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DECISIONS.

Brother Fay Heinstead's Digest, saved him the trouble of making any decisions, and his remarks in that connection are so well timed, and of such universal application, that we quot~: "As intelligence among lawyers lessens the labors of a court, so will intelligence.' among Masons lessen the labors of the Grand Master. If every Mason ill: Arkansas, an'd more especially the officers in Subor<linate Lodges, would study Hempstead's Digest of the Laws of the Order and Thornburgh's Masonic Monitor, the Grand Master would not be calleq upon to .~nswer thousands of letters containing questions which have already been completely answered. I mention tllese facts~ not so much for the purpose of lessening the labors of the Grand Master, for he is nothing but a servant, but for a nobler ,purpose, that of arousing a spirit of determination among the Craft to make themselves familiar wit?- the. Laws and Usages that 'govern our ancient and honorable Order." MASONIC HOME.

We commend, Qis remarks on this subject to the prayerful consideration of the anti-Home Brethren: "While- Masonry, without vaunting itself before the world, has contributed for cent.uries .'to the widows and orphans of Master M;asons, as' well as as the profane, and. no doubt has succeeded in keeping thousands from becoming charges upon public charity; yet we know there is something greater and~higher.than(money, clothing or food, and Masonry wants to and must reach its great purpose, by giving' to the world educated men and women, God-fearing men and women. It is gratifying, to n'ote that, after paying all exp~nses, we will' have on hand s~mething over' $17,000 upon which to operate for the establishment of an Orphans' Home. This approximate . amount is Grand Lodge funds, and does not include voluntary contributions. It will not be long until we have money sufficient, to build or, buy the Home." . An edict for the e.stablishment of an Orphans' Home, reported by the committee, was adopted. It provides for the maintenance and education of the indigent orphan children, under the age of eighteen years, of Master Masons who, at time of death, were 'in good standing in Arkansas Lodges, and also the orphan children of members of the Order of the Eastern Star of Arkansas. The edict further provides that no contract for the building of t~e Home shall be let until the'entire sum necessary for the completion of the same shall be on hand.

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bid the Brethren of Arkansas, God-speed in this noble work. We wish we had spac'e to copy the eloquent and practical remarks of the Grand Master, under the head; "Condition of the Craft." He closes with the following stanza: "Open the doors of your heart, my friend, Heedless of class or creed, ' When you hear the ~ry of a Brother's voice, The sob of a child in need. "To the shining heaven that o'er you bend's You need no map, nor chart, But only the love the Master gaveOPEN THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART."

FINANCES,

The Grand Treasurer reports: Balance cash, last report ,." : .. , $ 148 60 Received from Grand Secretary: ,." .', .. ,', .. " . , '. 12,722 25 Paid out', .. , ,." .' ,, '. : . . . . .. 12,305 38 Balance on hand October 1, 1905. , .. , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$505 47,

PEA RIDGE COLLEGE.

The committee, t,o whom this subject was referred, reported: "The people of Pea Ridge will donate to the Granq. Lodge eighty acres of the best land adjoining the town, prov~ded it will adopt Pea Ridge as a Masonic School lor the State, and on said land establish the contemplated Orphans' Home. "We recommend 'that in case the Grand Lodge embarks in the school business, that it adopt the Pea Ridge ~cademy as the Masonic' School for the State in ~ccordance with the petition of Pea Ridge Lodg'e, No. 117.': We are prepared, from the experience of our Grand Lodge with the school at Philadelphia, in this county, and the Lexington College, to advise the Grand Lodge of Arkansas not "to embark in the school business.", FOREIGN RECOGNITION,

Recognition was refused'the Gran Logia de la Republica Guatemala. The Grand Lodge of Queensland was recognized, as also the' National Grand Lodge of Egypt, domiciled at Cairo. The Argentine Grand Orient of the Blue Rite, domiciled at Buenos Ayres, was not

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recommended by the commit,tee for recognition, and the same was postponed. ORATION.

R. W. Bro. F'. G. Lindsay, Grand Orator, delivered an address which we would' be glad to copy bodily, but space' f~rbids, and we must content ourself with the following extracts: "I have read somewhere that away up' among the Alleghenies there is.a spring so small that a single, ox, on a summer's day, eould almost drain it dry. It.steals its unobtrusive way among the hills until it spreads out into a beautiful river, thence stretches away for miles and miles, laving on its bank more than a hundred towns and cities and many a cultivated farm. Then joining' the Father of W.aters, it stretches away hundreds of miles more until it falls into the emblem of eternity. It is one of the greatest tributaries of the' ocean, whic:h, obedient only, to God, shall flow until the Angel of Peace shall declare that time shall be no more. "So with Masonic influence. It is a rill, a rivulet, a river, an ocean, and as boundless and fathomless as eternity itself.. . "ThEm, drop a flower in the pathway of that Brother while he lives. Death will rob him of his taste for such things. Place a bud in the hand. of the orphan your deceased Brother has left; he will never miss it from his grave. Let me repeat what I have said before. One flower. in my life is worth more 路to me than all the products of the gardens of the world on my grave. One kind word , in life is better than an oration over my tomb. On my funeral day you may overlook my grave with flowers, if you will give me but one little bud, bU,t one blossom today." MASONIC dURIO.

BrotheT Festus O. Britt offered the following: "AN EDICT-To authorize the opening of Blue Lodges and the work therein in the absence of the principal officers of same: "Be it resolved by the Grand LOdge, F. and A. M. Of t.he State Of Arkansas, That in the absence of the Worshipful Master and Senior and Junior Wardens of any Lodge of F. and A.. Masons of this State, any Past Worshipful Master may call said Lodge together and preside therein, and appoint Brethren temporarily to fill the stations of the Senior .and Junior W,ardens; provided, a constitutional number of members of said Lodge are present." . -As a matter of course, the Committee on' Masonic Law a~d Usage "butted it off the bridge,"

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EDICT AS TO MAIMED PERSONS REPEALED.

The following was adopted: "Resolved, That the Edict of this Grand Lodge of date November

19, 1902, at page 81 of Proceedings ot" 1902, allowing maimed persons' to be made Masons, be and the same is hereby repealed." M. W. Bro. A. B. Grace, Pine Bluff, Grand Master. . , R. W. Bro. Fay Hemstead, Little Rock, Grand Secretary. There was no report on Foreign Correspondence. The Sixty-fourth Regular Communication will be held in the city of Little Rock, the 20th day o~.November, A. D. 1906.

BR.ITISH COLUMBIA-19Q5. Lodges, 36. Membership, 2,859. The Thirty-fourth Annual Grand Communication was held in the Masonic Temple, New Westminster, June 22, 1905. M. W. Bro. William J. Bowser, Grand Master, whose portrait adorns the Proceedings, presided. There were thirty-three Lodges represented. The address of the Grand Master proves him "a workman that needeth not to be ashamed." He says: "During the past year prosperity has been the part of the people of this splendid province, and. Freemasonry, likewise, has enjoyed this genera} prosperity." Four members of the Grand Lodge had "gone the way of all the earth," and loving tribute to their memory is paid by the Grand Master. PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS.-

The Grand Master, like this writer, does not believe the Institution has outlived the "Ancient Landmarks," and rightly ruled against one-eyed and fingerless applicants. He properly refused to assent to a change in Lodge By-Laws which wO.uld make those in arrears for dues "ineligible for offices and incompetent to vote," and says: "If a Brother is unfortunate and unable to pay his dues, but is still a g'ood Mason, and active in the work, he should not be deprived of any rights; but if, on the other hand, he is ~ble to keep up his dues and' q,oes not do so, then tbe Lodge should take action to suspend bim." DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.

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splendid set of enthusiastic District Deputy Grand Masters as was my fortunate lat." This compliment is warranted by the reports of these District Deputies, which show careful work and intelligent supervision of the Lodges under their charge. FINAC'iCES.

Grand Treasurer H; H. Watson shows the total of income and balance to be $7,633.50 ; aggregate'disbursements, $3,434.20, the cash surplus being $3,199,30 in general account. The Charity Fund, as made up of interest on investments and revenue from Grand Lodge, amounts to $2,699.85. The total of invested funds in this account is given as -$13,268.99. :fOREIGN RELA'fIONS.

The Grand Lodge followed the suggestion of the Committee on Correspondence and declined to accord fraternal recognition to the Grand Lodge of Queensland. The Smythe Grand Lodge of Western AustralIa was declared ~rregular in formation. As to the Grand Orient of B'razil, the committee could not secure 路desired information and, therefore, declined to recognize that body. Request for recognition from the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico, for want of definite information, was deferred. The Scottish trespass, or invasion of territorial jurisdiction, came up again, and was practically settled on truly Masonic lines, so far, as British Columbia is concerned. The Grand Master says: "At the last Communication, M. W. Bro. Sharp ref~rred to the case of Brother Walker, "living in the Jurisdiction of Cumberland Lodge, No. 26, having taken it trip to Scotland, and while there being made a Mason; also that he had taken the matter up with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, but had' received no reply to his communica~ion. "I regtet to say that I have, but little more to report, so far as the Grand Lodge of Scotland is concerned. "On the 19th of August, 1904, I caused a communication to be s.;lnt to the Grand Secretary of Scotland, asking them to kindly take this matter up with our Grand Lodge from the standpoint of jurisdictio~. On the 10th of September I received a communication from the Grand Secretary of Scotland, stating, that our letter would be laid before the Foreign . and Colonial Committee' at the first opportunity, but .since that time we have had no further reply. "However, I may say, on taking office I found that one of my predecessors in office had notified Cumberland Lodge, No. 26, not in any way' to recognize Brother Walker until this question of juris

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diction was settled with the Grand Lodge of Scotland. I found, that this Order was, through inadvertence, never revoked, and I at once notified Cumberland Lodge that, although we might have differences with the Grand Lodge of Scotlan?- over this matter, still Brother Walker was a well-made Mason, and as such had certain. rights, and if he wished he could ask to be admitted as a visitor, to their Lodge, and they could admit' or not, they saw fit; and if two Brothers wished to bring ixihis application for affiliation to their, Lodge, it must be received, and they could deal with it, either accepting or rejecting it. I was glad' to hear. afterward, that the application was received, balloted on favorably,' and the Brother' is now a member of Cumberland Longe."

M. W. Bro. T. J. Armstron'g, New Westminster, was elected Grand Master, and M. W. Bro'. R. E. Brett, Victor; Grand Secretary. The next Annual Communication will be held at Victoria, June 21, 1906.

CAL.IFORNIA-1906. Lodges, 299.

Membership, 31,561.

As we stand iIi the shadow of the great' calamity which befeiI o~r Brethren of this Jurisdiction on the 18th of April, it is with bowed head and' sympathizing heart that we enter upon, this review. The free hand with which they have aided. the distress of others has beckoned for, help, and we doubt not t~e Masonry of the world has liberally responded. We hope their city and Temple may, Phrenixlike" arise from the ashes, more beautifuf than before. The Grand Lodge commenced its/Fifty-sixth Animal Communication at the Masonic Temple in the city of San Francisco on Tuesday, the 10th day of October, A. h, 5905, at 10 o'clock A. M. Representatives from 234 Chartered Lodges and delegates from eight Lodg'es U. D., besides the officials of the Grand: Lodge. M. W. Bro. George W. ,Hunter, whose picture adorns the front page of the Proceedings,' ,presided. ,His address, covering t\ventyeight pag'es, is a business-like document, free from the spread eagle, Fourth of July, Star Spangled Banner phrases, and glittering generalities which characterize some of them. We agree with the committee to whom it was referred, when they say: "It is with the utmost pleasure and satisfaction that we pronounce the address an

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honor to this Grand Lodge, and a credit to the character that路 . conceived and framed it." NO DEATHS.

The Grand Master says: "We have been singularly blessed during the year. There has not been a death' of any Grand Officer or Past Grand Officers in this Jurisdiction.'! GROWTH.

He reports: "Eight Dispensations. to form new Lodges have been granted and there has been a net gain of 2,105 members, making the tot~l number of Lodges within this Jurisdiction 299, with a membership at .the present tim~ of 31,619." SOLICITING CANDIDATES.

On this' subject the Grand Master- voices our sentiments when he says: "There is something in Masonry which attracts men; it should be left to them, however, to say wh~ther they wish to join or-not. There should no solicitation whatever. Let them come in of their own free will. No man, 'however humble, should be kept out whose life is clean, and no man should be admitted whose character will not bear the close'st scrutiny. "There is a feeling among some of the older heads that Masonry is becoming too common, and that sufficient care is not exercised in the selection of material. Our constant aim should be to have within our ranks good ap.d. true men, and none of questionable standing. ."In every . community ,Masons should be easily recognized by all as Il;len路 of character and 路honor, and this high standard can only be maintained by c~ution as to the admission of applicants. No member of a Lodge should be actuated by bad motives in the use of tlie ballot. Petty spite: personal jealousy, and little business difficulties should not be permitted to influence a Brother in. considering the fitness of an applicant for membership. There are seasons in some ~odges when, because of some disagreement or disturbance, it becomes impossible for even the best men in the community to gain admission thereto. This is all wrong, but it is unavoidable. It has always been so. My belief is that conditions in this respect \ are constantly improving, and there is no reason to be discouraged if once in a great while an epidemic of that nature breaks out in certain localities. -,

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MASONIC HOME.

The Grand Master visited the Masonic Home and thus speaks of it: "I was struck most forcibly by the advanced age of the grown people. It seemed to me that nin,e out of ten ~ere over seventy, and a number of them over eighty years of age. There are to be seen the two extremes of childhood and old age, and it is hard' to tell what influence association of th.e very old will have upon the very young under such circumstances, but it is evident that if it were not for the presence of the children the Home would be cheerless, indeed, and the discontent of the old people much more manifest than it is now. * * * Some of the founders of the' Home, in their enthusiasm, declared that in time it would become mainly self-supporting. . I do not believe that time will ever come. If 路it were to do over again, it may be that it would have been better not to have built th~ Home, but to have created a fund of some sort which could . have been used to help Subordinate Lodges when necessary to support their aged and -unfor~unate members, their widows and orphans, they to remain among their friends in the places where the Lodges were located and the associations were dear to them. But the Home has been established, it is splendidly located, it will have to. be maintained, and it 'should be the pride of the Masons of California." As ~ Director of our Masonic Home since its organization, we have always opposed the admission of Old men, believing that it was designed for the benefit of the "widows and orphans" of ~eceased Master Masons only. But we have the old men and their wives in our Borne, and while we cannot do any more ~han house 路them comfortably for the balance of their days, it is not so. with the children. The home influences that are brought to bear upon them, th~ secular and religious .education they receive, and when they_ reach manhood and womanhood, the procuring for them of such. positions as will make them useful men and women in the world, are advantag'es that they could never obtain if left to sh'ift for themselves and allowed to grow up, as weeds without any car~. We do not 'expect it to become self-supporting, but hope it long stand' as a place where the Masons of Missouri may bestow their charity and point to it as a monument of practical Masonry.

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ASSOCIATION.

"While in the South last May visiting Lodges, the Southern California Masonic Home Association had just purchased the old San Gabriel Hotel for a Masonic Home, and I was taken out to see the property. It comprises ten acres, is situated in the beautiful San' Gabriel Valley,' with a fine view of the surrounding country, is only eleven miles from the City of Los Angeles, upon the line of an electric road, and I doubt if a more desirable location for the purpose could have been found in that se.ction anywhere, and I am sure such a property could not have'been purchased elsewhere for eighteen thousand dollars, the price paid for it, or for anything like ~hat sum. "It has been used as a hotel in boom times, but larger and more expensive ones had been constructed in towns near it and this one had to close for want of patronage. The grounds are nicely laid out and well shaded. When I was there the building was being renovated and would soon be ready for occupancy. It is sightly, large and commodious, with spacious rooms, which were partly furnished, broad corridors and wide porches, and although it was built for a hotel, it could not have been much better planned had it been designed for a Masonic Home, intended to accommodate from one hundred to one hundred and fifty people; and r am confident if one should begin now to undertake to duplicate this or to buy a site and construct a building in every respect suitable for a Home, but not more so than this, it ~ould not be ~done for less than three or f~r .times the purchase price of this property." PHILIPPINES.

Referring to Masonry in the islands, the Grand Master says: "The Master of Manila Lodge sent me a copy of Section 62 of the new Penal Code, being prepared by the Commission for the government of the Philippine Islands, which section was as follows: "'Section 62.-All persons who shall meet together for the purpose of forming, or who have formed any society whose meetings are held in secret, or whose purposes and operations are not openly published,or whose members are required 110t to disclose any of the details of its organization or operation, not authorized in writing by the government of the Philippine Islands, or who shall after the passage of this act continue membership in any such society not so authorized, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two G. L. Ap.-2

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. thousand pesos or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both; providing; that any such persons who shall after a complete disclosure of all the details of the organization and operation of such society prove that the objects and ends of the, society a're legal, shall be relieved of the penalty hereinabove provided.' "While it was evident that it was not the intention of the law" makers to have the provisio~s of this section apply to worthy fraternal or benevolent societies, still they would come within its letter, and it was thought and feared that if in the course of time its enforcement should fall' into the hands of prejudiced persons, it might work a hardship on those of the Masopic Fraternity belonging to Lodges in those islands under charter from this Jurisdiction. "Accordingly a communication 'was addressed by me to the War - Department, calling attention to the provisions路 of this law, and路 the trouble that might come from it, and within the last month I received a reply stating that the original section had been struck out and the following substituted: "'Section 62.-All persons who. shall meet together for the purpose of forming or who shall form any secret society, or who shall after the passage of .this act, continue membership in a society already formed, haVing for its object in whole or in part the p-romotion of treason, rebellion o"r sedition, or the promulgation of any political opinion or policy, shall be punished by fine not exceeding two thousand pesos, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.' "To this law there c~uld be no objection whatever." DECISIONS.

The Grand Mast~r rendered fifteen decisions, all ,of which were approved by the cO,mmittee. He cites a general regulation adopted at the last 'Annual' Communication which, to us, sounds queer. It is as follows: "Resolved, That the reading of the names of Brethren appointed on committees of investigation when reporUng is deemed injudicious and calc~lated to produce a state of inharmony in the, Lodge, and therefore expressly probibited, except in those cases wh~rein the judgment of the Lodge, such disclosures is necessary."

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those who were not entitled to the same, and to make the committee more independent in the performance of their duty." It seems to us that a more wholesome remedy would be to expel the members of' the Lodge who had disclosed the secrets of the Lodge room, to those who were notentttled to the same. MASONRY.

The Grand Master says: "We, the representatives of the various Lodges in this Jurisdiction, certainly take pride in s~ch an assemblage as this. We know something of what has been accomplished by Masonry in Califor~ia; a few have watched its growth from the beginning, and many are familiar with its history. "Without effort it has steadily advanced, and it has placed its impress upon the civilization and institutions of our commonwealth. Its teachings are salutary and ennobling. No man can long be iden-, tified with it without having higher aspirations and a nicer conception of his duties'to his fellowman. It awakens noble impulses and incites and encourages an ambition to be helpful and to do good. Everyone of us can bear testimony to the benefits we have derived from it, and we have frequently witness,ed the blessings it has showered upon others. Its charities are unbounded and yet without ostentation. It inculcates morality, irpproves citizenship, and uplifts humanity. As a character-builder it has no superior; it makes men more considerate of the rights of others, more affectionate toward their families, and more fraternal in their intercourse with their fellowmen~

"By the profane, Masonry is usually judged by the acts of its individual members. This being so, let us strive to so live that we will not bring 'disgrace upon it; let us bear in mind the lessons taught in the Lodge room, and may our- thoug~ts and aims raise us to a still higher standard of manhood. .Masonry develops the best traits in man's character. It tends to make Jlim benevolent, kind hearted, sympathetic,charitable. We should remember ,that in the practice of charity we should not confine 'it simply to financial aid to one in n~ed, but we should have charity in the broader sense, of looking with compassion upon the frailities of our Brother, of speaking kindly of his infirmities, if he has them, and of using our best endeavors to reclaim him if going astray. "It is a pleasure, as well as a duty, to speak a word of cheer and lend a helping hand to those in sickness or distress, and to do 'what can be done to better the condition of 'mankind, and the thousands

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of men belonging to this fnstitution and practicing these principles, cannot but command 'the respect and admiration" of the world." PUBLISHING ORAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS.

Complaint is made that our Grand Lodge Proceedings are getting too cumbrous, and it is thought by some that the expense ought to be curtailed. Il'or the benefit ,of these economical Brethren we present the Report of the Committee on Finance, which was adopted: "To the Most }Vorthy Grand Lodge of California:

"We have carefully considered the recommendatory report of the Special Cominittee appointed to confer with _the Grand Secretary and recommend a plan for a reduction in bulk and .c~st of the report of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, and find, after conference with the' Chairman of said committee and the Grand Secretary, that a substantial saving 'can be accomplished without interfering ,vith the utility of said report, and, therefore, offer the following l;esolution and recommend its adoption: "Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be and he is hereby instructed, in the publication of the Report of the Proceedings of this路 Grand Lodge, to 'adopt the following recommendations: "]. Omit therefrom the rosters of the various Lodges, and insert . in lieu thereof a tabulated statement showing the number and name of each Lodge, together with'th'e names of the Master and,Secretary thereof, and date and place of meeting. "2. That the reporr of the Trustees of the Widows' and Orphans' Home be omitted, said' report being' now published and circulated by the Widows' and Or.phans' Home. "3: "That .the Committee on Correspondence limit the extent of its report so that the same shall not exceed fifty pages, and that the same be confined ~o a digest of facts concerning other Jurisdictions which may be of special interest to California Masons. "4. That that portion of the report of the Committee on Returns - containing tabulated statement of dues to the General and -Home Funds, and that portion of the report of the committee on pay of members, showing the amounts allowed each indiv4dual, be consolo. idated and published in tabulated form,. showing the name and number of the Lodge, amount of dues to the .General Fund, amount of dues to the Home Fund, total'dues, and amount allowedrepresentatives. "5. That the Grand Secretary adopt such further means looking to. economy in the cost' of publishing of Proceedings of the Grand

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Lodge as. may be practical and consistent with the purposes for which said report is available." REPORT ON coaREspo'NDENCE.

M. W. Bro. Wm. A. Davies presents this report covering 179 pages, which is both entertaining and instructive. We are waiting to see how he is going to compress his next one into fifty pages. He reviews Missouri for 1905, and pays a high compliment to Brother Vincil, as well as M. W. Br~. Kuhn. R. W. Bro. Motley H. 1l"lint, of Los Ang'eles, was unanimously elected Grand Master, and'V. vy. Bro. George .Johnson, of Sacramento, was unanimously elected Grand Secretary. Next meeting, October 9, 1906.

CANADA. Lodges, 391. Memberahip. 34,965. The Fiftieth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, was, held in the city of Hamilton, comm.encing Wednesday, the 19th day of' July, 19Q5. Three hundred and fifty~one Lodges were represented. Just before the opening a cordial. welcome was extended by the Mayor and City Council, and after the opening by' W. Bro. George Moore, on behalf of the ..Lodges of Hamilton, both of which were happily responded to by the Grand Master, Benjamin Allen. Visitors from the Grand Lodges of Michigan and New York were. introduced, and the usual amount of boncombe indulged -in, after which tbe Grand Lodge "got down to business." The Grand Master's address was a well-worded deliverance, briefly reviewing the past half century of the Grand Lodge, which seems to have been one of marked prosperity. During the year Past Grand Master Kivas Tully, James Sutherland, Past Senior Grand Warden, and .Edward F. Clark, Past Senior _Grand Deacon, had died, and suitable tributes are paid to their memories. He reports three Special Communications for the purpose of laying corner,stones. GRAND REPRESENTATIVE.

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Grand Lodges, the Grand Master instructed his Grand Secretary to notify the Representative of the Grand Lodge of California of the action taken by that body, and to inform him that the representation of that Grand Lodge would, from that date, be discontinued. \

AT HOMES, BALLS, PICNICS, ETC.

Speaking of dispensations granted, the Grand Master says: "There seems to be a misapprehension as to what mee,tings can be held without a dispensation, and in many cases notices have been sent out for, at homes, balls, picnics, excursions, euchre parties, etc., witl:!0ut asking fora dispensation. This, I contend, is unconstitutional. No meeting of the members of t~e Craft, as such, can be held, 'wnether. Masonic clothing' is worn or not,' other than the regular and emergent meetings prescribed in the Book of Constitution, without the dispensation of the Grand Master." â&#x20AC;˘. This may be good English law, but it has not found its way this far West. ARTIFICIAL LEGS.

The Grand Master and Brother Kuhn don't look through the same spectacles. He says: "On two occasions I declined to grant dispensations to receive a petition from or initiate a candidate with an artificial leg. I had not , the power to grant such a dispensation, an.d, even if I ha~, the candidate could not have complied with the requirements of the work." Brother Allen must have studied the "Ancient Landmarks," and doesn't believe it is "in the power. of any man or body of' men to 'make innovations in. the body of Masonry." His "head's level." DECISIONS.

The ~Grand Master rendered nine decisions, none of which were reversed by the committee to whom the address was referred. his sixth decision he holds that in. the absence of the Master and both Wardens, a Past Master may open the Lodge. This is not our understanding of the law. A Past Master has no right to open a Lodge unless one of the principal officers is present, except on funeral occasions.

REPORTS OF DISTRICT DEPUTIES.

Reports were received fr.om twenty-one districts, covering 259 pages, indicating that the, Lodges are carefully supervised, and their conditions and needs, ascertained from actual observation. At the close of each report is a tabulated statement sho,,:ing the work

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done in the District. Their system looks to be complete and worthy of imitation. R. W. Bro. John J. Thompson, of the Toronto East District No. 2A, closes a communication to the Lodges of his District with these appropriate verses: "There are three lessons I would write, Three words, as with a burning pen,. In tracings of eternal light, Upon the hearts of men. "Have Hope. Though clouds environ round, And gladness hides her face in scorn, Put off the shadows from thy brow, No night but hath its morn. "Have Faith. Where'er thy barque is drivenThe calm's d~sport the tempest's mirthKnow this: God 路rules the hosts of heaven, The inhabitants of the earth. "Have Love. Love not alone for one, But man, as man, thy brother call; And scatter, like a circling sun, Thy charities on all." HISTORICAL ADDRESS.

This address was delivered by Past Grand Master J. Ross Robinson, Historian of the Grand Lodge, who evidently drew inspiration from. the half century occasion. M. W. Bro. Robinson is recognized as' on~ of the few real authorities on ,Masonic History in North America, and this production is not only entertaining but instructive to the seeker after the "Rock from whence he was hewn." We wish we could reproduce it in full, but must 'be content with only so much as refers to the "Origin of the Ritual." "But it is generally admitted that the divisions of the Masonic system into three degrees was the work of ritual makers of the 1720-23 period, for we know from the Book of Constitution of 1723 and other publications that there, were three degrees at that period. "As regards the rituals, a number were published from 1723, but they were all unrecognized. The fact is that the rituals of the.pioneer years of the Grand Lodge of England were gradually embellished and extended as the years went on, until at the union in 1813, the worKings of the two Grand Lodges were compared and revis'ed;

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and very elaborate ceremonies :were compiled and then promulgated _by the Emulation Lodg'e of Improvement, whose w0t:k is sanctioned by the Grand Lodge of England." RITUALS OF CANADA AND U. S .

. "The work of our Lodges in Canada is precisely the same as that of the Emulation work to which I have just referred, and exactly the same'-as that worked in England and in all Lodges on the roll of the Grand Lodge'of England. "While speaking of rituals, let me remark that the work in the United States differs to' a gf(~at extent from that ?f the Qrand Lodge of Eng~and, and, of course, from that worked in Canad.a. "The ritual of the United States dates in its original form from about 1797-1801, and was the work of Brother Thomas Smith Webb, who was undoubtedly the ablest ritualist of his day-as Brother Carson says, 'the very prince of Masonic workmen.' MyoId friend, R. W. Bto. Ehlers, the grand Secretary of the ~rand. Lodge of New York, in a recent conversation says, that all the credit for the authorship and compilation of the original ritual used in the United States, and which is worked today in improved form, is due to Brother Thomas Smith Webb. Masonry in what is now the United States 'had a direct connection with the founding of Freemasonry in Canada." , BENEVOLENCE.

The ~eport of the Board of Benevolence shows that our Canadian_ Brethren have the true Masonic ring a~d are alive to practical Masonry. During the nfty years of its existence the Grand Lodge of, Canada has disgursed for the needy, $326,739~33. "We should contemplate these figures," says the Report, "not with proud hearts and boastful tongues, but rather in a spirit of great thankfulness to our Heavenly Father for so blessing us ana our feeble efforts for good,. that we are able to exercise the virtue of charity, so路 beautifully impressed upon us in our ceremonies, and to avail ourselves of the great privilege of extending relief and consolation t.o our fellow creatures in the hour of their affliction." Besides the sum. above mentioned, $25,000 has been contributed by individual Lodg'es to charities of various kinds, and about $20.000 to the Sick Children's Hospital. With such a record the Board might weli conclUde' that, "under the providence of God's goodness, we hav~ not diminished the reputation of our world-wide institutioI! bY' selfishness or neglect." /

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The Past Masters of Hamilton generously and deservedly pre!ented Grand Master Allen with a loving cup. REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

This excellent report, covering 86 pages, was presented by Past Master Henry Robinson.. We quote from his introductiop.: "Cato used to say to his friends that of three things he had good reason to repent, if ever he neglected the true performance of' them 路-the first, if he divulged any secret; the second, if he adventured on the water when he mig'ht stay on dry land, and the third, if he should let any day neglectedly escape him without doing some good action. The ,first and third of these points recommend themselves particularly ,to the Craft. We should hear, see and keep silent, and never allow a day to pass without affording succor to the distressed, or doing some kindly act for the good of humanity. So may our principles and' precepts be fully observed. ".'Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning' what thou hast to do. Dresse and 路undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth orit; if with thy watch, that too Be down, then winde up" both; since we shall be Most surely judg'd, make thy accounts agree.' "The question of physical fitness for initiation is still being discussed in many places. The. rule that is most generally accepted, and that has common sense to recommend it, is that if a candidate can literally comply with all the requisites of the ceremonies, he is physically qualified, otherwise not. The physical perfectionists, who require absolute bodily perfection, are being led into all sorts of absurd positions. "Our non-affiliates, and what to do with them, is a matter of con. cern to some Jurisdictions. If carelessness only is the cause, a little attention and tact 011 the part, of the Master and Secretary can avoid the trouble, but if a member really wishes to leave th'e institution our opjnion is that the Craft is better without his valuable assistance. We can see no possible use for harsh measures, such as suspension or expulsion. The non-affiliate has no rights that a Lodge is bound to respect, and the loss is his.. and not that of Masonry." He reviews the Missouri Proceedings for 1904, -and .is "short and sweet.': lIe speaks of Brother Vincil as "undoubtedly a leader in the

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Craft, a man of great ability, successful both as an orator and a writer, g'enial and universally loved and esteemed." M. W. Bro. James B. Bussitt, K. C., Pembroke, ~as elected Grand Master, and M. W. Bro. Hugh Murray Hamilton" Grand Secretary. The next Annual Communrcation was held at TOJ;onto, July 18, 1906.

COLORADO. Membership, 10,997.

Lodges, 107.

We have not been favored with a copy of the Proceedings of 1905, and have to depend on what we gather from the review of M. W. Bro. Morcombe for our data. The Forty-fifth Annual Communication was held at Denver, September 19-20, 1905, 107 Lodges being represented. From the address of Grand Master Benjamin L. James we gather that the present condition of the Craft in that Jurisdiction is satisfactory and the outlook promising. The death of R. W. Bro. C. A. Reed, Junior Grand Deacon, and R. W. Bro. O. A. Whittemore, Past Grand Secretary. Three Lodges were constituted and one Masonic Hall dedicated. It is held that "a bookkeeper in a wholesale liquor house is not eligible to membership." Brother Morcombe pertinently inquires: "Does it now read, 'a man freeborn, of lawful age, well recommended, and not connected in the remotest degree with the liquor traffic?' Why not go the 'whole hog,' and require the candidate to state in his petition" that he does not touch, taste, handle or smell whiskey, wine, beer or cider, or allow the same to be done by another if in his power to prevent it? There are a great many cranks in 'the world, but about the crookedest crank, we know of is a Masonic crank.'.' I

Cash balance and receipts for the Masonic year, as shown by the . Grand TJ'easurer, aggregated $31,710.70. Warrants against this amounted to $9,455.21, leaving balance in the General Fund $22,255.49. The Library Funds shows a balance of $433.60. .

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Fund now has a total of $9,400.00. Income account shows $923.25, with relief granted to amount o.f $136.35. If they had a Masonic Home with the bright, happy faces of eighty orphan children who were not only being· fed and clothed, but whose hearts and, minds were being trained so that they will become useful men and women in the world, they would be ready to indorse the report of. the committee at our last Communication, when they said: "Brethren, the Masonic Home is, the crowning glory of Masonry in Missouri. Its blessings have beeJ;l and are now. being felt in every community in the State. Eternity alone will reveal the good it is doing and will continue to do." COLLEGIUM OF GRAND LECTURERS.

We agree with Brother Morcombe when he says: "It was proposed that upon initiative of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, the Grand Lecturers of as many Jurisdictions as possible shall meet arid endeavor to harmonize and ,unify the work. * .* * The history of such gatherings in the past, beginning with that at Washington in 1842, is not likely to arouse any great enthusiasm. When Grand Lodges recognize that, as a class, Grand Lecturers are least qualified to discuss or pass upon Masonic Ritual, we may expect an intelligent effort toward a restoration of the work and a correct understanding of the changes which the thinkers and lecturers have made. Grand Lecturers are concerned only with words-it will require a gathering of real Masonic scholars, learned in antiquities of the Craft and able to analyze th·e varying forms by methods of 'higher- criticism,' to rehabilitate the Ritual or bring about any beneficial results." We regret that we have not Brother Greenleaf's Report on Correspondence before us. From Brother Morcombe's review of it, _we are persuaded his "eye glasses would fit us." • M. W. Bro. Charles F. Painter, Telluride, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Char!es H. Jacobson, Denver, Grand Secr~tary. Next Annual Communication, Denver, September 18, 1906.

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Membership, 20,087.

Lodges, 110.

An. Emergent qommunication was held at Danbury, September 5, A. D. 1905, for the purpose of dedicating Hall of Union Lodge

No. 40. We would not have noted this, but Rev. Brother Andrew C. Hubbard delivered an address giving a history of the Lodge, and from it we extract the following on the way they dispensed: MASONIC CHARITY.

"It 'is of interest as showing the quaint fashion in which charitable work was done in 'ye, olden tyme' to allude to one or two transactions of the Lodge. In 1785 a worthy Brother was helped to the value ,Of five dollars. - Instead, however, of giving him the money, some for the Brethern were empowered to spend it in buying small shoes for his ,children.. In aiding a poor woman, who does not appear to have been a relative of a Mason, one Brother' agreed to board one of her children for one quarter of the school year, and anothe'r assurt;led the expense of the tuition of one of the children for the same time. It is shown from the records th~t it was the custom of the Lodge to buy a cow Qccasionally and to pass her around from time to time to Brethren who were in need of lacteal sustenance. Whether the benevolence of the Order extended so far as to 'appoint a Brother to milk the cow ~oes 'not appear. There are one or two instances where the Lodge voted to buy lottery tickets. In 1801 three tickets to the Episcopalian Church lottery were purchased. But 'alas! they proved to be blanks."

Well, those were slow old times, before telegraphs, telephones, automobiles and "Masonic Homes" were thought of. Some of the.. people are still groping in the same way. Again he says: "In 1779 a vote appears authorizing the purchase of 'a one ana. one-half gallon or two-gallon s.tonejug for the use of the Lodge,' , One Brother was charged with the duty of filling' the jug. The names of the BrethI"'en who assisted in emptying the jug are not recorded. Probably the jug contained 'only milk from .the Lodge cow, although, I confess that this charitable 'conclusion is a little beclouded by a vote of the Lod~e accepting a bid of one of the Brothers to supply the Lodge with liquors at prime cost:'

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And yet, Brother Hubbard says: "Since that time venerable and beneficent Union Lodge, No. 40, has pursued the even tenor of its way in a career of peace and prosper~ty."

Under the present advanced state of the Craft, we doubt not, the Brother who took the job of "supplying the Lodge with liquors at prime cost," would be expelle.d without the "benefit of clergy." ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

'}'he One Hundred and Eighteenth Annual Communication' was held at Masonic Temple, City of Hartford, commencing January 17, A. D. 1906, at 11 o'clock, A. M., M. W. Bro. Asa P. Fitch presiding. All the 110 Lodges of the Jurisdiction were represented. The address of the Grand Master, as well as the fine steel engraving of him which graces the volume of Proceedings before us, show him to be a solid business man. He says: "The report of our Grand Secretary will show that there has been a larger gain in membership this year than during any previous year in the history of our Order." NECROLOGY.

R. W. Bro. Nelson G. Hinckley, for thirty-five years Chairman of the Board of Trustee's of Grand Lodge, died March 20, 1905. Past Grand Master ~uke A. LockWOOd, on November 20, 1905, "entered into rest and his works do follow him." MASONIC HOME.

The Grand Master says: "I have during the past year visited, our Home seventeen times, and ~at each visit I have been more and more impressed with the amount of good being accomplished. "A reception was given to the Grand Officers of the' Order of the Eastern Star and Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons. "From observation I am fully convinced that Btother John Rowland, the'Superintendent, is w.ell qualified for the responsible' position he is called upon 'to fill. It is no bed of roses, I can assure you, to attend to all the cases and wants from one year's end to an-other, of s'o ma:ny people advanced in age as are at present at our Home. He, too, 'is entitled to our support and encouragement in the good work which he has undertaken."

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GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.

Notices -have been received from the Grand Lodges of California, New Mexico and Washington, that they have abolished the Representative system. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.

"I am more and more impressed each year of the importan~e 'of this o_rganization by the noble work which it is doing for our Home. The members are contributing something nearly every month, ,besides money for the comfort of its'members, and are, I am confident, doing more for our Home ,in proportion to its member,ship than the Brethren of the various Lodg'es in this Jurisdiction. "They not only h~lp by cori~ributing money and useful articles but by the good' words of, che.er which they convey to the aged members of our Home. I hope all within the sound of my voice will be present tomorrow morning and listen to, the reports of the Charity Foundation of Connecticut, and note the contributions of various Chapters of the Eastern Star. I wish to than'k them most heartily for everything which they have done to promote the comfort and happiness of our aged Brothers and Sisters at Wallingford." Weare glad to say that the ladies of the Eastern Star are taking a similar interest in our Home, and their help, both by their visitations and, by their contributions is duly appreciated. VISITORS' CERTIFWATES.

R. W. Bro. Fitch recommended that every newly-made B'rother procure a certificate of his standing, to be authenticated by the Grand Secretary, thus securing to him the documentary evidence required of visitors. FINANCES.

The Grand T,reasurer reports $14,857.50 received, which, added to surplus in the General Fund of $8,081.92, gave a total of $22,939.42, out of which was paid $14,462.08, leaving a balance of $8,477.41. The Finance Committee recommended that each Lodge pay $1 per year on ea~h member, except those having a continuous membership of thirty years. Twenty-five per cent of this income is to be used for general purpose, and seventy-five per cent for the Home.

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REPORT ON RITUAL. The Committee on Ritual submitted the following report, which was adopted: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Connecticut:

"Your committee to whom was referred the matter of Ritual as presented -in the address of Past Grand Master Parsons, have had the 拢lame under careful consideration. . Our Grand Lodge has ever been firmly op,posed to Cipher Ritual, written or printed, believing that Masonry can best be taught by the ancient路 method 'from the instructive tongue to the listening ear,' nor is such cipher necessary. We have a standard work, that has been in use by nearly all of the Lodges over forty years, and there are Brothers now living who can say what that standard work is, and transmit it to those who come after us. To accomplish this we recommend the appointment by the incoming. Grand Master of a committee of five, to be known as Custodians of the Work, the first for a period of five years, the second for four years, the third for three years, the fourth for two years, and the fifth for one year, and each succeeding Grand Master appoint one for five years. The Grand Master to' fill any vacancy that may occur for the unexpired term. The decision of said committee shall be the work of this Jurisdiction, subject. to an appeal to the Grand Lodge. "JOHN H. BARLOW,路 "FRANK W. HAVENS, "ARTHUR C. WHEEU;R, "Committee."

HEPORT ON

CORRESPONDE~CE.

R. W. Bro. John H. Barlow, Grand Secretary, renders this, his Twelfth Annual Report, .covering 197 pages. He has evidently profited by experience, and becomes an expert in condensing and presenting in a readable form the "doings" of other Grand Lodges. He devotes seven 'pages to the review of Missouri for 1905. He quotes several路 of the decisions of Grand Master Valliant with .approv~l, and indorses what he S~ys ab~ut the misuse of the ballot. He says of our Report: "Brother Rufus E. Anderson tak~s up the reporter's pen laid down by our late distinguished Brother, John D. Vincil, and presents a creditable Report on Correspondence." He, quotes from the introduction and conclusion of our report, and endorses our position on the subject of "physical qualifications,'"

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speaking of it as the "broad ground of sound Masonic laws," and expresses the hope of meeting us at the Round Table this year. We appreciate a~d thank Brother B. for his' kindly' words of encouragement; only wish we could "meet him fac~ to face." GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Benjamin F. Turner, Middletown, Grand Master; M. W. Bro. John H. Barlow, Hartford, Grar;td Secretary. , The next Annual Communication will be held at Masonic Hall, New Haven, commencing the third Wednesday in January (the 16th),

X: D. 1907.

DELAWARE. Lodg'es, 22.

Membership, 2,668.

The M. W. Grand Lodge of Delaware held its One Hundredth Annual Convocation at Wilmington, October 4, 1905. We cannot find the number of Lodges represented, but presume there was a majority of the twenty-two present. Fine steel engravings of Grand Master R. Henry Young and Past Grand Master James S. Dobb, grace the Proceedings. The address of Grand Master Young contains no "flights of fancy," but is to the point and shows him to have been a diligentworkman. His ,conception' of Freemasonry is thus expressed: "Freemasonry teaches the things that are noble and true. We are urged by its lessons in the most forcible manner to perform such duties and be guided by such principles as wil.l make us good, true and better men in all the relations of life. We recognize its grandeur-its history is one <?f which' every Mason should be proud. So it is necessary that we should use our best judgment that we may bring 'no reproach upon our ancient and honorable institution." The death of Past Grand Master James S. Dobb (1888-89-90), who had long been a prominent figure in Grand I:-0dge, and died suddenly, two days before the meeting of the Grand Lodge, was announced~ and a night session was held and the business of Grand Lodge hurried up, in order to attend his funeral.

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DECISIONS.

Among the decisions rendered by the Grand, Master and approved by the Grand Lodge, is the following: "In the case of a candidate affliCted with one lflg being shorter than the other, which caused him to limp when walking, I decided that his infirmities were such that his .petition. could not be entertai~ed."

We are glad to know that"Little Delaware" adheres to the Landmarks. MATTERS IN GENERAL.

Under this head the Grand Master says: "The lack of charity 'and brotherly kindness struck me as an evil that might and ought to be amended. Charity is the greatest of the three v~rtues named to us in our initiation, and brotherly love one of the, three grea't tenets of a Mason's profession. They should be practiced with freedom, fervency and 'zeal. Make a. Brothe~ feel that he is more than an ordinary man to you; and be ready at all times to do him Masonic service when he is in need. ' "Profanity is a very serious evil among Masons that ought to be forever banished from their lips..â&#x20AC;˘ The senseless and inconsiderate use of the sacred name upon the most trivial occasions is inexcusable. Profanity' is a vice equally unbecoming a gentleman and a Mason." We have no use and much less respect for a "cussin" Mason. He's worse than a bookkeeper in a wholesale liquor store who doesn't "cuss." FINANCES.

The Treasurer's report shows total income of Grand Lodge $3,426.93, with disbursements amounting to $1,684.58.. The Grand Charity Fund. has to its credit $1,810.06, and Grand Lodge Reserve F~nd; $2,327.98. The Centennial Anniversary was' 'fixed for June' 7, 1906, at Wilmington. REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.-

This report is rendered by .R. W. Bro. L. H. Jackson, and covers 103 pages. He reviews the Proceedings of Missouri for 1904, speaks of Brother Kuhn's administration in a complimentary Il}anner, pays G. L. Ap.-3

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a glowing tribute to Brother Vinci!, and speaking of R. ,ill. Bro. Gentry's address, says: "It is worthy of close reading and seHapplication." .GRAND OI'FJCJ<:ns.

M. W. Bro. Levin Irving Handy, New York, Grand Master; R. \V. Bro. Bfmjamin F. Burtram, Wilmington, Grand Secretary. The One Hundred and First Annual Communication will be held in the City of Wilmington on the ffrst Wednesday in October, 1906.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Lodges, 27.

Total membership, 7,726.

A Special Communication was held. March ,I, 1905, for' the purpose of perforniing the last rites of the Fraternity over the rell1a i ES . of Past Gra~d Master Robert Clark, who died February 26, 1905, in the ninetieth year Qf his age. Tp.e first Stated Communication was held March 11. 1905, at 7 o'clock, P. M., for exemplification of the work. The secon.d Stated Communication was held May 10, 1905, for the purpose of granting a Charter to King' Solomon Lodge,' No. 31, empowering' them to assemble as a regular Lodge in the daytime, and discharge the duties of Masonary in a regular and constitut.ional manner. A Special Communication was held May 17, 1905, for the purpose .of laying the corner-stone.路of a building to be erected by the Order of Eastern Star as a home fDr indigent Masons, their widows and ol~phans al~~ their dependent relatives who are me~bers of "the Order of Eastern Star. The famous gavel known as the Washington .gavel, was used in performing the ceremony. The Grand Master deli.vered an appropriate. address, and among other' good things, said: "In th1s home, charity and brotherly love will find their highest expression, and all the teachings of Masonry a' beautiful exponent. There can come to us no more comforting thought than that when t.he evening of life come& and our sun is setting low, if perchance we may.meet with adversi~y, and, are, maybe, homeles~ and penniless, and without the loving and' kindly ministrations of near kindred, we can find refuge in a home such as this, surrounded by

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loving' and sympathetic friends, who will be ever ready to administer to our moral and material welfare." It . is past our comprehension how any Brother can antagonize . the "Home" idea, when it is possible to have one.

.... Three other special Communieations were held for the purpose . of laying corner-stones. The third Stated Communication was held September 23, 1905. A recommendation by M. W. Bro. George W. Baird, Chairman of the _ Committee on Correspondence, was offered, suggesting "the Secretaries of Lodges be required to stamp the seal of their respective Lodges on every receipt for dues, to be used by visiting B,rothers in lieu of Certificates of Membership." This was referred to a special committee. '. ANNUAL

CO~U\1UNICATlOl".

The Ninety-fifth Annual Communication was held December 20, 1905,' at 7 a'dock, P. M., and was ope~ed 'by Grand, Master Lllstin R. Ginn, a clean-cut photograph of .whoIJ? adorns the frontispiece of the Proceedings. ~wenty-six Lodge.s were represented. GRAND 1IL\STI<:R'8 ADI)HI<:SS.'.

This is a very creditable document, arid shows the author to be a "Master Workman." He thus speaks of the condition of the Craft: "The year' just closing ha,s been a busy and prosperous one for the Craft. Peace and harmony have prevailed to an unusual degree in, all our borders. The Craft路 was never more earnest and zealous. The'spirit of love and forbearance has ever been uppermost in the minds and hearts of the Brethren, and has found beautiful expression in the g'entle word, the kind deed, the good' counsel, and tile thoughtful' service. . "The Lodges have accomplished much good. They ,have been drawn into closer relations in a common endeavor to better human .c~)llditions, to build up strong individual character, and. to unite those characters into a cOI;upact and harmonious society. They are all enjoying the rich fruits that come from honest purpose, faithful effort, an'd loyal service."

Agreeable to a recommendation made by the last Grand Lodge, the Qrand, Master had addressed a Communication to EUl:opean

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Grand Lodges inviting an exchange of Representatives, to which was appended the following statement: "This Grand Lodge was organized in 1811, has a legitimate descent from the Grand Lodge fonned in England in 1717, works in the York rite, is governed according to the Ancient Charges and Landmarks of Masonry, displays the Great Lights upon its altar, and requires an avowal of a belief in God from all petitioners for the rites and benefits of the Lodges of its obedience. It is' the only legally constituted symbolic Grand Lodge in the District of Columbia, and is recognized as such by every regular Grand Lodge in America, and by the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. "Our origin and standing are thus particularly set forth for the reason that you may have received overtures for the establishment of fraternal relations with a so-called 'Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accep~ed Masons' for the District of Columbia.' ,This organization, which was formed in 1848, is composed entirely of , persons of African descent, and' has no standing with any Jegitimate Gra~d Lodge in the United States, or with any regular Grand Lodge in the world that is cognizant of Masonic conditions in America. It is spurious in origin, and clandestine, not only because of its antecedents, but by reason of its invasion of the Masonic Jurisdi~足 tion established by this Grand Lodge thir,ty-seven years before its formation." Fraternal relations have been established with the Grand Lodge of Sweden and the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina, the Grosse Nati(~mal Mutterlog'e, the Grosse Landesloge, the Grosse Loge of Saxony, and the Grosse ~oge Zur Sonne, all of Germany, have indicated their willingness to establish such ~elations. The Grand Lodge Yalle de, Mexico has been recC!gnized, ,the Grarid Master thinks the Grand Representative system, if properly applied, can be made the instrument for mucp good and more harmonious relations between Grand Jurisdictions. DECISIONS,

,They deal with questions of jurisdi~tion and residence-political conditions existing in ~he ,District, now and then give rise to peculiar embarrassment and difficulty.

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PAST MASTER'S DEGHEE.

The requirement of the Past Master'R Degree as a condition precedent to the installation of a Master, still obtains in this Jurisdiction. This "absurd performance was done away wit~ in Missouri in 1895. Because of the fact that some misapprehension existed as to the auOlOrity under which an Emergent Lodge could be convened for the 'purpose of conferring the" Past Master's Degree, the Grana Master issued a circular letter, in which he informs the Brethern that the necessary authority "exists only in a Royal Arch Chapter or in an Emergent Lodge of actual Past Masters, convened by direction of a Grand Master.". We dl.ll understand how a convocation of actual Past Masters for the purpose might be c;:>nvened for that purpose, but we d<mbt if any Royal Arch Chapter would consent to confer the Past Master Degree on a Master-elect who did not propose to take the four Chapter Degrees. W e thin~ - the Past Master Degree is about as much use anywhere as the "vermiform appendix," and if we had our way would "wipe it off the face of the earth." FINANCE.

The following consolida~ed statement shows the financial condition of fhe Grand Lodg'e: Balance in hands of Grand ,Treasurer December 15, 1904 .. $ 8,063 34' Amount received since ... ,............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8,317 85 Total to be accounted for

Amount paid out on warrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ..

$16,381 19 9,081 39

Balance in l:!ands of Grand Treasurer December 15, 1905 .. $ 7,299 80 Securities in hands of Trustees.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15,800 00 Total assets

;

$23,099 80

The Committee on Jurisprudence submitted the following lution, which was adopted:

reso~

"Resolved, That we hereby recognize the Grand Lodge of Guatemala as a regularly formed and constituted Grand Lodge, and that the Grand Master be authorized .and requested to arrange for an interchange of Grand Representatives between that Grand Lodge and the Grand Lpdge of the District of Columbia.

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Appendix. DOCUl\1ENTARY EVIDENCE.

The Special Committee on the matter of "furnishing documentary evidence or" good standing to _Master M~sons of this Jurisdiction,' recommends: "Card about 21,4 by 4 inches, one side of the card to have printed thereon the follo'wing: "This is to cert.ify that Brother - - - , who has signed his . name in the margin, is a Master Mason in good and regular standing ,and a member of - , - - Lodge, No. - , F. A. A. M. (Seal.) - - - ---,-Secretary. D. C., - - , 190-. "This card is void a'ner - - - , 190-. "Seal of Grand Lodge- printed on reverse side with the following matter: "GRAND LODGE,

F. A. A. M.,

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

"This is to certify that the Lodge named hereon is a legally constituted Lodge under the Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge. . "Grand Secretary.

"In accordance with the oral request, of the Grand Master, thâ&#x201A;Ź committee also considered the question of what document~ry 'evidence should be required of visiting Brethren from oth,er Jurisdictions and submit the following resolution, with the recommendation that it be adopted: "Resolved, That hereafter no .Lodge it; this Jurisdiction shall rec~ive a visitor from any ~odge 'outside of this Jurisdiction, 'unless a Master Mason, known, as such in the Lodge, shall have personally vouched for the visitor as a Master Mason, and also vouched for his good standing, or unless the visitor, after strict examination, shall have proved himself to be a Master Mason. "Pro1 i ided, That no such visitor shall be examined until he furnishes to the Master of the Lodge, or to the Committee of Examjnation appointed by him, some documentary evidence, such as a diplon'la, certificate under seal of the Lodge, receipt for' dues under seal of the Lodge, Grand Secretary's certificate, or written indorsement by a Grand Master, showing that he was in good standing wjthin twelve mOnths of ,the date on which he presents himself for \ Âˇexamination. 0

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"And provided, further, that a Brother hailing from a Jurisdiction which has adopted a card, certificate, or other special document, shall be require~ to produce such card, certificate, or other special document before being examined." The above was adopted, to take effect May 1, 1906. GRAN)) LODGE OF BNGLA;,\D._

Past Grand Master James A. Sample, Chairman of the Special Committee appointed to consider the resolution looking to the celebration of the bi-centenary of the organization of the Grand Lodge of England, m~de the following report: "WASliIXGTON,

D. C., December 20, 1905.

"To the Gmnd- MasteT, 'Wardens, and Brethren ot the Grand .Loclge, F. A. A. M., of the District Of Columbia:

"The committee appointed under the resolution of the Grand Lodge, September 23, 1905, to 'take u_nder advisement and report to this Grand Lodge some plan of a general celebration of the two hundredth anniverSary of St. John the Baptist's Day, Jun~ 24, 1717,' hereby report.s and recommends ..the adoption of the following. resolution: "Hesolvecl, That this Grand L~dge recommends to the Craft that there be a general celebration of the two' hundredth anniversary of the date of the formation, of the first Grand Lodge of Freemasons, St.John the Baptist's Day, June 24, 171.1; that this Grand Lodge, through a committee hereinaft~r- provided for, call this subject to the attention of all Grand Lodges with which it is in fraternal relations, requesting their opinion thereon and their co-operation therein, .and that the following tent~tive ~lan be suggested: "1. A general form of service to be used by. all Masons on June 24, 1917; followed by

"2.

Any special service each body of Masons 路may determine.

"3. These s'ervices to be held l?y all Grand Lodges, and all particular Lodges wherever feasible, or by other bodies of Masons when Lodge formation may not be had. REl'OHT ON

COHln~~POj\'lml'iCE.

This, his sixth annual report, was rendered by Past GJ:and Master George W. Baird, and is an exhaustive and entertaining production. He is right when he concludes that our failure to notice

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the "Distrkt of Columbia last year was because of the absence of the Proce~dings." His review of Miss()uri for 1905 covers three closely writt~n pages. He evidently has a Masonic heart, for it was touched by the marshalling of the 'children of the HQme, and their songs be>.fore the opening of the Grand Lodge. We only wish he could bEl present, look into their bright faces and hear their soulful songs, 'and we are sure his ,big heart would swell with joy and gratitude at the "outlook" for those "little ones," in contrast with what it might have been withQuf the Home. He says: "The descriptiQn of such a scene is touching. It awakens us, . at this distance, to a sense of the reality of Masonic charity and fraternal arid platQnic love, which speaks so well for Missouri; it is the acme of Masonic purity of life and conduct. It is a charity which comes from the heart. It is distinct from a certain other charity which gives alms with one hand and thrusts a plaster of paris crucifix under your nose with the other hand. Long live Missouri!" He says Grand Master Valliant, in his views on "The Right 0[ Visitation," is "profoundly correct." He correctly characterizes the decision of Grand Master Valliant as to the prospective candidate, 'with bis left foot off about six inches above the ankle, as a "calker." It was Qur privilege, as well as our pleasure, to antagonize the "cripple law" in our Gra~d Lodge. It was passed by a small margin, and from our standpoint was an "innovation in tbe body of Masons." NQ "corker" could ever get into a Dodge with our vQte. He thinks the Committee on Grievances oug'ht not to print the names of the accused parties. We thank Brother Baird for his complimentary notice of our "maiden effort," and' the commendation of having "done well" from his pen is encouraging. He speaks of us as a "Past Deputy Grand Master." It was our "distinguished honor," as far back as 1874, before the days of "cork-Iegg~d" Masons, to be Grand Master of Missouri, and the longer we live the more are we persuaded as to the "Saloon," "Cripple," and "Ritual" questions, that "it's bard to learn an Qld dog new tricks."

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FLORIDA. Membership, 6,665.

Lodges, 158.

The Seventy-seventh Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Elorida was held in the city of Jacksonville, commencing Tuesday, January '16: A. D. 1906, M. W. Bro. Charles W. Johnson, whose I,>ortrait adorns the Proceedings, presiding. There were 144 Lodges represented. The Grand Master's address covers some thirty pages, and shows him to be "a workman who needeth not to be ashamed." After alluding to the prosperity of the State, he says: "Our beloved Fraternity is keeping pace. From all sections of our territory come the glad tidings, of increase, unity, peace and plenty. We have added to our membership a net gain of six hundred and fifty during the year." He reports the death of Past Grand Master Angus Patterson, who died July 26, 1905. Provision was made for a suitable monument to be erected over his grave at the expense of the Grand Lodge. DISPENSATIONS.

, Speaking of Dispensations aSked for, the Grand Master says: "For some the request was made for the reason that the Brother desired to take the higher Degrees by -a certain time. A Brother so advanced would nev~r consider the Symbolic Degrees as anything but stepping stones upon which he - was, unfortunately, obliged to clamber in order to get to his goal,' he never would have any concep, tion of the true beauties of Masonry, and that here in the Lodge were laid the foundation, yea, the building路 'itse~f, complete in its grand simplicity. "The beautiful and impressive ceremonies -of the other Degrees appended to the Blue Lodge teach no new lesson, they merely emphasize the teachings o'f the first three Degrees and fail entirely in their. purpose if they fail to make the individual a more zealous Master Mason, and impress upon his mind the fact that the foundation of the Masonic edifiye is of greater importance than the orna路 mental cornice. "My Brothers, neglect the foundation, allow it to crumble and decay, and' the whole structure falls-the beautiful stucco work is useless as a support, though elegant in outline and pleasant to behold."

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DECISIONS.

The Grand Master repqrted twelv€ decisions, all of which were approved. Decision No.1 was as follows: "1. Do the regulations regarding the dealing in intoxicating liquors include orange and gTape wines? "Answer. Covering thi's liquor question v3:riqus regulations have been adopted by this Grand Lodge, see Proceedings of 1899-1901-2 and 1904. No exception is made in the regulations and, therefore, by inference, orange and grape wines are includeq ,under the law, I' and their sale forbidd€n." The Committee' on Jurisprudence reported on this decision as follows: "The first decision of the Grand Master relates to 'the true interpretation of the rulings and regulations concerning the liquor traffic, and he rightly ~ecides that a liquor dealer who sells orange and grape wines, which are intoxicating, is subject to the penalties of these regulations. But the committee are of the opinion that the action of the Grand Lodge up to the present tim€ is directed against what is commonly known as the liquor traffic, and does not relate to the growers of fruit who make such wines for home use and side under the laws of the State in a manner wl,1ich is not generally considered prejudicial to the interests of the neighborhoods in which they live." THE "lYSTIC SHHINE."

The same committee reported as follows: "W€ are informed that while nQ person other than a Freemason is eligible for election to the Mystic ~Shrine, yet membership in good standing in Symbolic J.JOdges is not requisite to continued membership therein. But the Mystic Shrine is not a Masonic body, and has never been recognized as such, and the Frate~nity of Freemasons is not responsible for its actions or doings." ORATION.

The Grand Orator, Rev. H. S. Yerger, D. D., delivered the annual oration, the subject of which was, "The Temple," from which we quote: "Fifth-The end in view ,,:as to have a building' as a memorial to the unity of a personal God:-:-to testify against polytheism on the one hand and pantheism on the other, and to teach the great lesson of tolerance. Masonry has learned and Masonry teaches

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toleration. During the long midnight whose gloom oppressed Europe during the Middle Ages; Masonry was slowly but surely inculcating the doctrine of the brotherhood of man, and that, too, in spite of that . horrible institution which was like some slimy marine monster stretching its tentacles over continent and isle to drag victims .into its insafiable maw, and to gorge路 itself on human gore, an institution that sought again -and again to destroy the Order; but the monster, compelled to leave its lurking place and com~ forth into the lig~lt, , is dying, while the Order is' vigorous with vitality. * * * ',"\1e 'are workers building the great spiritual temple, and we are - to 1ie living stones to be' wrought into that building itself forever illumined by the light of His.countenance and vocal with His praise. "Is the mark upon us? The mark t.hat shows we have passed Inspection? Or, are we to ~e .cast out and covered 路as rejected stones in the rubbish of the temple? * * * FIN AN

Cl'~S.

By the report of the Grand Treasurer a talance over all.expenditures of $7,565.33 is shown. The value 路of the Temple property is . estimated at $56,165.50. After special repairs were paid for, the net inconie was $61.63.

OFFICERS Fan

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M. \V. Bro. Charles W. Johnson was re-eleeted Grand Master, an'd Both reside at路 Jacksonville.

R. \\1. Bro. Wilber P. Webst.er was re-clected Grand Secretary.

REPOHT ox CORRESPOXDENCE.

M. ,"\T. Bro. Silas B. Wright presents his fifth annual report, coveri ng 2] 6 pages. He 'devotes something over two pages to his review of Missouri, 1905. He compliments Grand Master Valliant; quotes four of his decisions as of "especial note," and approves them. He welcomes us to the ~'round table," fully agrees with us on the '(a~lti-saloon" question, as well as "innovations in the Ritual," and has awakened in us a strong desire to meet and greet him a9 a Freemason of the "olden time."

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GEORGIA. Membership, 25,289.

Lodges, 485.

The One Hundred and' Nineteent.h Annual Communication was held in. the city of Macon, October 31, 1905, with 462 Lodges represented, and M. W. Bro. Max Meyerhardt, presiding.. The Grand Master's address, as usual with him, was a "stirring" one. That his heart is in his work is patent from every sentence he utters, and we are not surprised at the Masons of Georgia keeping him in .that position. After speaking of the "oasis" in the pesert of Sahara, he says: .

"And so, it seems to me, that in the trackless desert of the world's materialism, Freemasonry stands forth a bright, green oasis' of hope and cheer., All around us, we find greed and avari.ce, the .grinding heel of despotism, the selfishness of wealth, the oppression 'of remorseless power. "But in the Temples of Masonry, abide brotherly love, relief and truth. Swee charity is there, and loving kindness too. Upon them rests the peace of God, and from their holy altars rises the incense sweet of prayer and praise. For today, as in the distant past, Freemasonry places above the selfish interests of life, the lofty ideals of the good, the beautiful and the true. Above the grasping greed fo'r gain, it places the splendid guerdon of honor and- good repute. Above the mad race for greatness and for power, it places the holy consecration of service and of sacrifice, and the sweet simplicity of a contented life. Above all that is impure, untrue and base, it places its faith in God, "its hope in immortality, its charity for all man路 kind!" J

Woufd'to God every Mason in our ranks could be fully imbued with this sentiment and exemplify it in his everyday life. Speaking of the condi~ion of the Craft in Georgia, ~e are told: "Not only have our members increased in goodly proportion, but the character or" our membership is cause for honest pride. Everywhere have I found our outer door most carefully guarded, and only the best and truest of every community admitted to our ranks.. A high standard has been set, and over the entrance to our temples \ ha,:e been inscribed the golden words: 'Only the worthy enter here!' " We trust' that in his zeal for the cause he has not overdrawn the picture, and only WIsh the same could be truthfully said of ~very Grand Jurisdidion.

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OUR IMMORTALS.

It is under this head he speaks of those who have "passed on," -

and he dwells at length. on the death of Bro. Washington Dessau, at Atlanta, April 12, while making an argument to the Supreme Court, at which the people of Georgia were "profoundly shocked." He pays fitting tributes to Brother J. J. Hyman and Past Deputy' Grand Master John D. Harrell, and after tenderly referring to the dead of other Jurisdictions, he thus _closes his eUI~gies: "My Brethren, standing by -the open graves of our beloved dead, can we doubt that though in sadness and in gloom, we say goodnight to them; yet on some fairer shore, beyond the sun and stars, they shall some day bid us good morning? "'If a mandie, shall he live- again?' When our mortal bodies crumble ~nd decay, shall our spirits <lon the shining robes of immortality? Shall the fruitful, brilliant intellect, God-like in power and splendid _in achievement, be destroyed forever? Shall the gifted, tuneful tongue, from which 'Sprang words of fiery eloquence, or tender speech of love, or sweet melody of song, be hushed in everlasting silence? Shall the throbbing heart, that beat for humanity and God, that swelled with gentlest human sympathy, that was glad with those that rejoiced, and sorrowed with those who mourned, be st.illed in eternal death? Shall the, ready hands, that toiled so bravely, and the willing feet, ever swift on mercy~s errand, become only food for worms in. the darkness an~ gloom of the grave? Shall we accept the agnostic's creed that death ends all? Above the clouds of grief shines there no star of hope? Are love's dearest, sweetest treasures forever lost in the oblivion of the voiceless tomb? "Thank God that beyond the shadows of the night, we shall behold the sun-lit glories of the eternal morning. "Thank God that ours is not the cruel creed that blights and blasts the noblest aspirations of mankind. Thank God that for us the grave is not'the end, but is the gateway -to a purer, holier, grander life. Thank God that we, the Sons of Light, may 'still, with faith triumphant cry: " '0 death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory?' " HOME FINANCES.

At tEe last session of the Grand Lodge it authorized the Finance Committee to borrow $5,000 for the Home, but the Grand Master made up路 his mind that not a cent should be borrowed, and with just prid'e, that all necessary improvements had been made, the

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Home maintained, the work of the Grand Lodge accomplished, and not a dollar borrowed or a debt made; while the Grand' Treasurer had a balance of $25,625.88. With such a showing it :would seem that his picture of the condition of Masonry in Georgia is not overdrawn. Speaki~g

of the Home, he says:

"On June 14, th8 doors of our Home were thrown open, and for 'more than four months the Home has been in full and successful operation. Under its hospitable roof fourteen inmates are now being cared for, and from now on the number will steadily increase. ;'1 feel that it is a matter f~r the heartiest congratulation that after so many years of toil and struggle, of hope deferred, of trial and ~isappointment, we have witnessed the'triumphant consummation of our hopes and prayers. This Home is, indeed, a splendid and enduring monument to the generous liberality of Georgia Masons. It is truly a Home in every sense of the word, where every comfort is provided, where every want is anticipated, where perfect harmony reigns, and,which we hope and believe is crowned with the approving smile of God."

The closing words of the address are inspiring and breaking away from the usual platitudes, he urges upon the Brethren the injunction: "Choose ye this day"whom ye 's'hall serve," and exhorts them to consecrate their lives anew to the service_of humanity and God, to place Masonry high above all that is selfish 'and ignoble, to break down the walls of bigotry and hate, and with brave hearts, ''''itll wiliing hands, and high resolves,' press forward in the paths of truth and righteousness, inscribing upon our banners, "For, the I.~ord and for Gideon." 108 it any wonder ~hat the Committee on ,Jurisprudence felt constrained to say of him:

"Your committee hav~ been much impressed with the unfaltering ". zeal .and fidelity with which the Grand .Master has served the cause of Masonry during the past year. He has verily gone over the State, from "Tybee Light to Rabun Gap," like an oriflame, everywhere enthusing the qraftsmen and leading them to higher heights in Masonry. When we consider that this zeal and devotion is crowned with great wisdom and enriched with 'long experience, we find an explanation for the present and magnificent fruition of. Masonic efforts. In the language of old Rip VanWiI?-kle, 'Here's to 'him and his children; may they live long a.n~ prosper.'''

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"A Concise History of Masonry in Georgia," is g'ivenby Brother John Robert Wilkinson, 33d Degree, from which we conclude a real history of the Craft in that commonwealth would prove both valuable and interesting. NOT RECOGNIZED.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence' the request of the Grand. Orient of Brazil for recognition was refused. . P ASl'M:ASTERS.

In our last report we spoke o{ the unusually large committees appointed by Brother Meyerhardt. These committees are composed of Past Masters, and the Grand Master:s idea is that interest is' thus stimulated and maintained, and we doubt not" ~his is so. He urges the per diem to the Past Masters, and says: "I hope and pray that the time may never come in the history of Georgia Masonry when the faithful Past Masters shall be excluded from this body." REPORT ON

CORRESPONDENCf~.

Brother A. D. Moody sUbmit.s his fifth annual report, covering' 125 pages, which is not only entertaining,but instructive. He reviews our Proceedings for 1904. He speaks of the address of Brother Kuhn as one "which for fine diction and lofty sentiment, can scarcely be exeelled," and quotes liberally from ft. He thinks ~rotherKuhn "exceedingly liberal in the matter of physieal disabilities," and so do. we. We regret that our Proceedings for 1905 were not before him,. but -the Communications of Missourj in September and, Georgia in October ~re so close together as to prevent it. He concludes his report with the beJ?ediction: . "May the Great Architect of the Universe bless us in every good word and work. May. brotherly love prevail, and in the great work of making the world wiser and' better, may we be linked. tog'ether in bands stronger than steel. So mote it 'be." GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Max Meyerhardt, Rome, Grand Master. R. W. Bro. W. A. \Volihin, Macon, Grand Secretary. The next Annual Communication will be held in Macon, October 30, 1906..

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IDAHO-1905. Lodges, 37. '

Members, 2,056.

The Thirty-eighth Annual Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M., of Idaho, was held in the Masonic Hall, .in Boise; commencing the 12th day of September, 1905, 'M. W. Bro. Albert W. Gordon, Grand Master, presiding. Thirty-six Chartered Lodges were represented. The exordium of thâ&#x201A;Ź Grand. Master's. address Is well worded and forceful. He truly says: "It is the innate strength of the individual Mason, his work in the community in which he lives, and his standing as a man, that ni~asur~s the work of our great Order." NECROLOGY.

Past ~rand Master George L. Shoup died at Boise City, December 24, 1904. His character as a man and Mason was above reproach, t a page of the Proceedings was set apart to his memory, and one to the Fraternal dead of other Juris'dicti9ns. INVASION OF JURISDICTION.

Invasions by the Grand Jurisdictions of Nebraska and New York were reported. That of Nebraska was satisfactorily adjusted, but -in New York, the complaint having been pending through the,administration of three Grand Masters, a recommendation was adopted, 'that all Masonic communication wit~ the Gra,nd Lodge of New York and its Constituent Lodges and members be'severed until such time as its proper officers make satisfactory explanation. DECISIO~S.

Nineteen decisions were rendered by the Grand Master, among' which we note the following: "No. 1.' Is a druggist who sells bottled liquors, not to be 'drank th~ premises, eligible. to membership under our law~? Âˇ"Answer. If the gentleman in question sells intoxicating liquors as a beverage, in bottles or otherwise, whether consumed on the premises or not, he is n~t eligible. "No.5. Is a man who has lost one eye, the other being in perfect health, eligible to the Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry? "Answer. No."

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If "innovations in the body of Masonry" had not been made neither of these questions would ever have arisen.

"No. 10. Question-Is it Masonically legal to confer Degrees on Sunday? "Answer. I hold that the conferring of Degrees or other Masonic labor (except performing the.last sad duties to the dead) on Sunday is un-Masonic, and not' to be permitted." , / We apprehend this ruling is not confined to Idaho, .but the Grand •Master mentions a rule that does seem peculiar to Idaho, when he says, "One who has been rejected on ballot can petition again' after lapse of six months, but if barred by objection, such objection serves ~s an estoppel until withdrawn." The Grand Master thinks this should be limited, for he says: "In case of the removal or death of the objector this would operate as a perpetual. b~r to consideration of the application of the candidate, and this although he might be perfectly acceptable to all the members of the Lodge, and the reasons for the original objection be entirely removed." It seems to us if the objector died his objection WOUld. die with him, though there may be something in the atmosphere of Idaho that would perpetuate the objection. FINANCIAL.

The balance and receipts amount to $18,156.46, with a balance after all expenditures of $7,017.59. The Orphans' Fund, cash and inve~ted, amounts to $42,751.05; a very nice neucleus with which to start a Masonic Home. . Instead of having to transcribe the Proceedings into a record book, the Grand Secretary was authorized to keep a full set of Grand Lodge Proceedings in a fire-proof vault. REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

This report,' covering 96 pages, was rendered

Brother George

E. Knepper, and is entertaining and instructive.

He reviews the Proceedings of Missouri' for 1904. Brother John D. Vincil, he says:

Speaking of

"As a minister of the Gospel, as a citizen,' as a Mason, and as a man, Brother Vincil occupies a very high rank. As Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge for twenty-eight years, he became' distingUished; as Correspondence writer for twenty-seven years, he reached a plane occupied by few." G. L. Ap.-4

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"The Grand Master's address is a readable one," is what he says 9f M. W. Bro. Kuhn's address. He takes issue with Brother Kuhn on the subject "of physical qualification," and is II!istaken when he says that on that subject Brother K. is a "thorough Missourian." . The departure from the, Landmark on that subject was defeate.d in our Grand Lod-ge at one session, and carried at the .next by a bare ·majQrity. We 'trust to have a hands.hake from Brother Knepper in his next report. GBA~J) OFFICEHS.

M. W. Bro. Jeremiah W. Robinson, Boise, Grand Master; R. "'-iV. Bro. Theo.1 W. Randall, Boise, Grand Secretary. The next Annual Communication will be held at Boise, Tuesday, September 11, 1906.

ILLINOIS-1905. Membership, 74,74i.

Lodges, 738.

The Sixty-sixth Annual Communication was held at Medina Temple, in Chicago, commencing on Tuesday. the third· day of October, A. D. 1905, and was opened' in Ample Fonn by the M. W. Grand Master. Wm. B. Wright. There were 712 l,.odges represented. We judge from the fine steel engraving of Grand Master Wright , which forms the frontispiece of the Proceedings, that he was tile. "right man in the right place," and his able address only serves to confirm 11's in this opinion. . • He says: "I am glad to be able to say to you that Masonry in Illinois is maintaining its well-deserved- reputation for good work, .high ideals and adherence to those noble- princip.les which have always distinguished it. It is ohallenging the attention of the outside 'world by its progress, and attracting many of the best and brainiest men to its 'ranks without soliciting men to join. The increase in memb()rship goes st.eadily on, and the present enrollment is now in round numbers seventy-five thousand." . Our sister Jurisdidion is certainly to be congratulated on this condition of the Craft, and we only wish it were so wherever "the sound of the gavel is heard." ,

Under this head we are told: "In this latitude each 'year has its seed time and its harvest; its bUds, its blooms, its growing fruits

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and )ts ripened and gathered products, following each other in order 路sequence. In the domain of human. life the coming in and going out bears no relation to the day; the month, the season oi' the year. The 'scythe of Time' is .constantly and continually making havoc among t.he human race. and whether immature or ripe the victims fall, 'the mourners go about the streets,' while the. spirits glide into the great 'beyond to join the countless millions who' have preceded th-em." He then enumerates the decease of past and present Grand Officers of twenty-three Grand Lodges, notes the death of Wm. L. Orr, Past Grand Tylcr of Grand' Lodge of Illinois, on April 2, 1905, and that one hundred and four of the past and present Masters of that Jurisdiction "have. answered the su~mons of. the Grand Warden of Heaven" during the past year. Hl~VENUE.

During the year Dispensations issued for new Lodges and for special purposes brought in a revenue of $1,007.00. The Grand Treasurer held cash and interest-bearing securities aggregating $165,5.84.84. The General Fund has a cash balance of $'44,874.85; the Charity Fund, $30,442.19; Orphans' Home Fund, $2,365.53, and the Home,for the Aged Fund, $602.27. CORN EH-STON ES.

Ninet.een corner-stones were lai<.!, and complaints were路 made because some of them were' lai~ on Sunday. Th~ Grand Master, after a conference with other experienced Brethren, became convinced that it was not Masonic to even lay the corner-ston~ of a church on t.he Lord's Day.. 'PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS.

Brother Wright differs from the Grand Master of Idaho, and decides that the ~oss of one eye -does not. render a petitioner ineligible, as he' still retains the five senses. He holds that one having lost his right thumb is ineligible, he being unable to comply with all the requirements. Had the old regulations not been tampered with, there would be no 'occasion for these conflicts between Grand Masters. KEYS ANI) Cll'IfEH:-;.

The decision of Brother Wright that "t.he use of 'Keys' or 'Ciphel's' is a'violation of Masonic obligations, and ground for discipline, will be endorsed by every right thinking Mason."

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SOCIAL INDULGENCIES IN LODGE ROOM.

The Grand Master thoroughly endorses the report of a Special Comm~ttee on Investigation in regard to abuses which may easily

become an evil in any Lodge. The. committee reported: "It may ~e outside of our province in this inquiry to allude to matters .outside of this Lodge, but. we nevertheless take the opportunity to say th~t many Lodges in Chicago (and perhaps elsewhere) have acquired the growing habit of such' indulgence in eatables, cigars, etc., as justly to make them liable to the charge of ~ery large and unnecessary, if not extravagant, expenditures. There has been . an unusual influx of new members and a consequent plethora of funds. Stimulated by an ample income and led by comparatively young and . . . inexperienced officers, some Lodges have largely i'ncreased their social expenditures and have been followed by others, each vieing with the other, till a scale of ent.ertainment has' been reached quite unknown a few years ago.. and quite beyond reasonable bounds. The fashion of purchasing from the funds of the Lodge a costly Jewel for each retiring Master has become so prevalent as to be the rule, and be accepted as a matter of course in many Lodges. We wish that through some action of the Grand Master or Grand Lodge the attention of Lodges could be so called to these practices, as to bring about a greatly improved condition." This was endorsed by the Grand Master, as follows: "I. wish to commend the Commission for having uttered these words. Such things tend to impair the usefulness of Masonry. 路No Lodge is living up to its highest objects when its accounts show, as they do in many instances, three, four and often ten times' as much money spent for the things above enumerated as is spent for charity. It would be a happy consummatioI! indeed, if this could be reversed ; if more attention could be paid to the cultivation of noble qualities of head and heart, and less to satisfying passions and appetites which grow out~of purely animal natures." When such inducements have to be resorted to to secure attendance on Lodge meetings we think Masonic interest is at low ebb. MASONIC HOMES.

T!le Grand Master says: "I wish every Mason in this Grand Jurisdiction could become familiar with these Homes a~d the good they are'doing, and to know the gratitude of those who have found them a haven of rest from the storms and vicissitudes and misfortunes路 of life." The Board of Trustees report; "Since the last meeting of the Grand Lodge the Illinois Masonic Home at Sullivan

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has been completely furnished and occupied. The Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home at Chicago, which for tw~nty years had done such excelle'nt service, under the auspices of individual Masons,. came under the control and authority of the Grand Lodge and the manag'ement of your Board of Trustees. WHAT IT COSTS.

• "li'rom the clerk's report of each institution much valuable information may be gleaned regarding the cost of maintenance and the probable demands of the future. "From these statements it will be seen that the proceeds of the farm at Sullivan are not included in the receipts. This goes directly into the Grand Lodge treasury to swell the fund from which ~uitable· appropriations are made.. The same is true of the proceeds of the endowment funds of the Orphans' Home." COST AT CHICAGO.

"From the report of the Superintendent of the Chicago Home it will be seen that the total expenditure has been $14,139.07. Taking eighty as the average number during the year it will be shown that th~ annual cost per capita is $176.74 or $3.20 per week. Thi~ include,s b,oard, clothes, education and medical attendance with trained nurses." COST AT SULLIV AN.

"The per capita cost of tb.e Sullivan Home is more difficult to ascertain, because there have been so many expenses incident to completing the building, caring for the grounds and procuring a suitable and necessary equipment. Excluding ~the items of permanent and continuing value such as furnishings, construction, repairs, live stock, 'cemetery, vehicles and liarness, machinery and alterations, the total ordinary expense of maintenance is $6,610.37, making an annual expense per member of $165.25 or $3.1,7 per week. This is based on ali average membership of forty. The fixed charges for this number is almost as great as it would be for -twice as many. It may be expected, therefore, that as the -Hom,e increases its membership, the per capita cost will be reduced. NECROL,OG Y.

From the Report on Obituaries we quote the following: "One of the most gifted word painters of the Southland has said: "'Beyond this beautiful and rippling stream, just over the edge of a grassy' knoll, there blooms a. rare and richly-tinted flower. They

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tell us it is so rarely beautiful that it may have blushed to life at the touch of an angel's kiss, and caught it's rosy flush from a burning star. "'Beyond the. pathless mountains that lift their -blue· peaks in the fading distance, they tell us there'is a charming valley that drinks the diamond dew of the morning and bathes in the liquid sunbeams, clad in verdure of everlasting· green and dotted all over with the flow,ers of every hue and shade. I, 'Beyond the blue waves of the pathless ocean they tell us tJ:1cre is a climate from which the mellow sunlight. of spring never departs; that it is laden with the songs of birds of beautiful plumage, and peace, ease and plenty rule .the lives· of the. people that never ·heard of war or pestilence.

"'Beyond the curtains of darkness that hangs over the gloomy night" there dwells a picture of the morning-a picture of fresh life . -that seems to wake and move and breathe away the mists, and they I t(lll us that its background is pleasure. "'And beyond the aches and struggles, the fears and disappointments, the bitter. trials and wearing labors of time, we are taught there is an eternity whose higher possibilities give promise to calmer hours and sweeter rest.''' FOlm1G~ RECOG~lTJO:'\.

Brother Robbins, Committee on Correspondence, reported against the recogniti0~ of the Sovereign Grand J... odge of Puerto Rico, and in favor of recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queenslann, and his report was adopted, FOHEIG~ (,()HI:E~J'O:'iI)i'~;,\CI·; ..

This report 'is rendered by our much loved friend and Brother, Joseph Robbins, and like all his productions, shows his ability' t~ "inspect, discern, compare, weigh, separate and infer," and proves bim a. workman "most rare." He reviews the Proceeding of Missouri for 1904. He characterizes the address of Grand 'Master Kuhn as "able and brilliant." He takes issue with Brother Kuhn on his decision against the right of Pt, Pleasant Lodge No. 176, in Missouri) to bury a Brother who' was a member· of Chesler Lodge in Illinois, and who .vas a 'saloon-l{eeper at the time of his death, and his argument strikes' us ·as being clear and forcible and is in accord with our personal views

Appendix. on the status of an affiliated Mason. on Jurisprudence as follows:

He quote's from our Committee

"A Mason affiliated with a Lodg-e in another State or country, although. residing in Missouri, is not subject to the penal jurisdiction of a Lodge here. He is answerable for his conduct to .his own Lodge. He derives all of his rights and privileges from his connection with and lnembership in the foreign Lodge. A Missouri Lodge can not by its judgment 'deprive him of such. m.embership, or SelJâ&#x201A;ŹT his connection 'With his home Lod.qe. To rule otherwise would at once raise a conflict of jurisdiction, as well as require the settlement of a conflict of laws.,". and then says: "Here lies the fundamental error. He does not t1erive all his rights and privileges from his connection with and membership in the foreign Lodge.. He derives all his Masonic rights and privileges except those which guarantee his participation in the deliberations al~d action of one 'particular Lodge, from his connection with the whole Fraternity, and of that Fraternity the Missouri Lodg,e within whos~ Jurisdi~tion he is sojourning is, acting under the reg'ulations of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, the' sole representailve--clothed with full power (unless those regulations forbid it) to deprive him by its judgment of his membership therein, and, as the greater in-' eludes the lesser, of his membership in his own Lodge. This is power which we doubt not the Missouri Lodges have exercised, and will r:ontimie to exercise without question or protest fr<nn the Masonic authorities of other Grand Jurisdictions, because a practical consensus has been reached amon a the Grand. Lodges of this country that the offender ought to 'be tried by a 'jury of the vicino The prevailing doctrine now is, reached after full and long age. _ continued discussion, that while a Lodge has jurisdiction over its , offending members wherever they may be, yet if artother Lodge within whose. bailwick a Masonic offense has been comBlitted by them, or any of them, first takes cognizance of the offence ,and instihItes proceedings,' its jurisdicition is absolute. The MIssouri regulations mal{e. the selling of liquor as a beverage a Masonic offence, and had Pt. Pleasant Lodge No. 176, tried, convicted, and expelled the B!'other whose .burial called 'out this decision it would~ ha've raised no 'conflict of jurisdiction,' between Missouri and Illinois. 'When the present penal code of the Grand Lodge ofl1lilloi~ was adopfed- (1874), it required in the ease o~ a sojourning affiliate that the Lodge taking cognizance of his offense should first send up charges and specifieations to the Lodge of which he was a member, and wait sixty days for action thereon, thus recognIzing i'ts first claim to Jurisdiction. But subsequent to 'a general discussion of

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the whole subject by Correspondence Committees, in which Illinois participated, this provision was repealed, and the full jurisdiction of the Lodge within whose territory the .offense is committed, recognized on conditi0J?- that it is the ,first to take cognizance thereof." He thus speaks of Dr. Vinci!: "The report 0!l correspondence (pp. 196), is again, and alas! for the last time, by Past Grand Master John D. Vincil, the Grand Secretary. In' twenty-seven years we have not" sat down at the Round Table without finding him at o}lr elbow. One by one the old accustomed faces 'disappear, and then we count' up the years that we have looked so steadily for their greetings and criticism, never once to be disappointed. But in this instance if we are there agaIn it will not be to look for a strange face, for with his successor, Past Grand Master Rufus E. Anderson, we have enjoyed a close friendshIp for even more years. Indeed, we question if when we first met Brother Vincil in person-years before he became Grand Masterit was not in the presence of Brother Anderson, to whom we had already been attracted as one who carried his he?-rt - up0I,1 his sleeve." We appreciate the" compliment paid' us by Brother R. and trust he will always ;find our heart in the "right place." GRAN}) OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro: Chester E. Allen, Galesburg, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. J. H. C. Dill, Bloomington, Grand Secretary. Next Annual Communication, Chicago, 1st Tuesday in October, 1906.

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INDIANA-1906 . Lodges, 531. Members, 45,059. Ifhe:-' M. W. Grand Lodge of Indiana, convened in Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting in GrandÂˇ Lodge Hall in the city of Indianapolis, Tuesday the 22nd day of May, A. D. 1906, M. W: Bro. Alfred W. Emery.. Grand Master, ~residing. Five hundred and twenty-one of the 528 Chartered Lodges were represented. The 'Grand Master's address covers 26 pages, and is a faithful account of his stewardship. His opening remarks arrested our attention, and none will dispute the truths therein contained: "There was a time in the life of every person present, when the days passed too slowly, and the years did not end soon enou~h. That time was when we. were' boys and were so anxious to become men.

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"Today' how different are our ideas of life. The years go by altogethe~ too quickly. Instead of pushing the hands on the dial. of time forward, we would gladly block them if possIble. We can hardly realize that a whole year has slipped by since we received this emblem of authority from the hand of our predecessor. Such, however, is the stern fact." He says: "Our Grand Loqge has reason to rejoice for the general prosperity that prevails among the Craft. * * * We have made a net gain of 2,432 q.ver the year ending January 1, 1905. NECROLOGY.

Under this head he notes the death, February 8, 1906, of Past Grand Master. Frank 1. Devol, of whom it is said: "He was an accompiished ~ritua1ist, an upright, painstaking and enthusiastic Mason." He records the loss of 656 faithful Craftsmen of that Jurisdiction during the year. The Committee on Necrology aptly says: "The great object of attainment in our Masonic career is light, the hidd~n word, knowledge of the mysteries 'all about us, truth in its路 finality. That material light which removes physical darkness is our sy'mbolical expression for the intellectual illumination which dispels the dar.kness of mental and moral ignorance. By the same beautiful and striking figure we are taught the subhme truth that as 'our initiation in ~he Lodge is a pasage from barbarian darkness to Masonic light after due preparaton in the anteroom, so death is but a transition from wordly obscuration into that pure and per.feet liglit which is divine and eternal truth, proceeding from the Grand Master of the Universe, and the 'preparation ror this great change is in the heart." SAN FRANC"YSCO CON'l'RIBlJTION.

A call being made by the Grand Officers of the Masonic Grand Bodies for aid to our distressed Brethren in San Francisco. The same was promptly responded to and the sum路 of $5,589.50 was contributed. FI:NANCIAL.

The TreaSurers report shows: May 15, ] 905, balance in treasury May 14, 1906, total receipt_s Total Warrants pai.d out

$24,564 28 23,816 77 -----

$48,~81

, .. ,."

Balance in Treasury May 14, 1906

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05 19,025 43

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$29,355 62

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HECOGJ\"J'J'JOi'.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Corre. sportdence, the recognition of the Grand Lodge Of Alberta was post~ poned until the next meetilig for further information, Wi1iie tile Grand Lodge of Queensland was recognized. ... :-'JAso:xrc

BO.ME:

Past Grand Master Daniel McDonald presented the following: "To the Most VVorshiptul Grand Granci LOdge:

Ma~ter. WaTdens路and . "

BTethren ot the . .

"The undersigned Special Committee appointed to consider t~e subject of a Masonic Home in this .Jurisdiction would report that Brother Grames and his wife who have so generDusly offeled to transfer either by will or deed to this Grand Lodge for the purposes of a lVlasonic Home, certain property in Marion County, are entitleG to the appreciative gratitude of all the Masons in Indiana for the spirit of fraternal love and good will which has actuated them In 'this proposition. "The maintenance of sllch a home would probably east from $200.00 to $250.00 per inmate per an~1Um, in addition to' t.he initial inve:!ltment. (Whether or not it is the better part of wisdom Lo undertake to dispense o.ur Maso~ic charity in such'a way rather , than to render such individual assistance as may be needed in the different localities, is a question about which many mem1;Jers ot'the Grand Lodge have serious doubts.) "In view, however, of the fire 'which has so greatly dam~ged the property of the Grand Lodge and which will compel large expend/ itures in caS8 t.he building is to be restored or remodeled, and in view of the uncertainty which at this time exists as to the demands which may be made upon the Grand Lodge for the protection 3:nd preservation of its property, your committee is of the opinion that it is impracticable and inexpedient to take any step:'! at this time looking toward the institution of a Masonic Home." :-'fASONIC TE?\'IPLE

J)A1\lAGJ~J).

On the 9th of May, 1906, the Masonic Temple at Indianapolis was seriously damaged by fire. Shortly' after "The Indianapolis Masonic Temple Association:' was organized and incorporated and proposed to the Grand Lodge, to put up a Temple 1l2%x150 feet, and 100 feet high, at an estimated cost of $250,000, s1.lggesting that the real estate then owned by the Grand Lodge be sold and the Grand Lodge invest $150,000 j n first mortgage bonds of the association, the

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balance to be raised by individual subscription. The proposition was referred to a committee composed.of the Trustees, the outgoing and incoming Grand Master, with power to aet.

Ancient c.ratt Masons-Commence their era with the creation of the' world, calling it A1tno Litcis (A. L.), "in the year of light.". Royal Arch Masons-Date fr~m the' year the secon~ temple was commenced by Zerubbabel, Anno Inv~ntionis (A. Inv.), "in the year of the d~scovery." Roya1 and Select .Maste1's-Date from the year in' which the tern, pIe 'of Solom0I!- was completed, Anno Deposition'is (A. Dep.L "in the year of deposit." Onler of High Pri.esthood-Date from the year 'of the blessing of Abraham by the High Priest Melchisedek, Anno Benetacio (A. B.), "in 'the y~ar of the blessing." Knights 1'e1nplar-Commence their era with the organization Of their Order, Anno Ordinis, (A. 0.), "in the year of the Order." HliLES Fon l\fASOl\"IC ])ATES-Fon THE YJun

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Ancient Graft Masons~Add 4000 years to the common era.

Thus:

1906 and 4000-5906. Royal A'rch Masons-Add 530 years to the common era.

Thus:

1906 an'd 530-2436. Royal ancl S,elect Masters-Add 1000 to the common era.

Thus:

1906 and 1000-2906. Orde1' 'of High Priesthood-To the common e,ra add' 1913.

Tinls:

1906 and 1913-3819. Knights Te1npla1'-From the Christian era take 1118.

Thus:

1118 and 1906-788.

This report was. rendered by Brother Daniel McDonald, and is in'tcrestlng and instructive. He reviews the Proceedings of Missouri for 1905. He gives an- epitome of Grand Master Valliant's address and styles his closing remarks "a fine presentation of the fundamenta; principles of Masonry,. based on the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man." He pronounces the address of Brother Arch A. Johnson "a well prepared oration."

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Brother Me. is evidently a judge of good poetry, and at the close of his report furnishes several choice selections for the "benefit of . the Craft." They are all choice pieces, but we must be content with: "A

Frien~ly

Hand.

"When a man ain't got a cent, an' he's feelin' kind 0'路 blue An . 'the clouds hang dark an' heavy an~ won't let the sunshine through It's. a great thing, oh, my Brethren, for a~.feller just to lay His hand upon your shoulder in a friendly sort 0' way. It makes a man look curious, it makes the teardrops. start, An' you sort 0' feel a flutter in the region of the heart. You can't look up and meet his eyes; you don't know what to say, When'a hand rests' on my shoulder in a friendly sort 0' way.

Oh, the world's a curious compound', with its honey and its gall, With-it's cares and bitter crosses; but a good world after all. An' a, good God must have made it, leastwise that's what I say When a hand rests on my shoulder in a friendly sort 0' way." ADDRESS OF GRAND OFFWERS.

M. W. Bro. Lincoln, A. Cravens, Grand Master, Madison; R. W. Bro. Calvin W.路 Prather; Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. The next Annual Communication will be held at Indianapolis, May 21, A. 'D. 1907.

INDIAN TERRITORY-1905. Members, 6,363.

Lodges, 157.

Five Emergent Communications were held for the purpose of laying corner-stones. The Thirty-second Annual Communication was held at Tulsa, commencing Tuesday morning, August 8, 1905, and was opened by M. W. Bro. Wilson Otho Braton, Grand Master, whose portrait and biographical sketch precede the record of the session. There were 143 Lodges represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

Brother Bruton says: "It is with great pleasure and eminent satisfaction that I am enabled to report to you that the year just past has been among, if not the most pr\?sperous and active years, in the hl~tory of Freemasonry in the Indian Territory."

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He is glad that "the sickle of time has not left stubble the field of his Grand Lodge, and the~ pathetically mentions the dead of other Jurisdictions. , DECISIONS.

The Grand Master rendered sixteen decisions, all of which, except three, were approved. We are glad to find that mechanical arms and legs are not recognized in the Indian Territory. ' The Grand 'Master: I

8. Held that a profane who had lost his left hand, although otherwise well qualified and acceptable material, is not eligible to receive the Degrees of Masonry. 11. Held that a profane who has lost his foot is not eligible to the Degrees of Masonry, although he has a cork foot which he uses seemingly as well as his other one, and who is otherwise good material. ., These decisions were approved. THE RIGHT OF VISITATION.

Brother Burton thinks that "such drastic provisions as prescribed by the Grand Master of Missouri are unnecessary and would work a handship, upon the Craft." He路then promulgates the following edict: "The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, A. F: and A. M., of Indian Territory, to all the LOdges Of this Jurisdiction, sends greetings and proclaims the fOllowing edict:

"Hereafter, no Lodge in this Jurisdiction shall receive a visitor from any Lodge outside路 or inside this Jurisdiction, unless a Master Mason, known as such in the Lodge, shall vouch for the visitor as a Mason, in good standing, or until the visitor, after strict examination, shall have proven himself to be a Mason in good standing; and no such visitor shall be examined until he produces to the Worshipful Master of the Lodge, or to the Committee of Examination appointed by him, a certificate under the sear" of his Lodge, showing that he is a member of such Lodge in good standing, and such certificate, or a receipt for dues, must bear date within one year last past, prior to its presentation by the visitor. "In witness whereof, the Grand Master hereunto sets his official signature at the town of Muldrow, I. T., this the 18th day of March, A. D. 1905. "A. L. 5905. " (SEAL.)

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[Sept. The Committee on "Law and Usage," to whom this edict 'was referred, reported as follows: "In reference to the edict issued by the Grand Master on March / 18,' 1905, we recommend its disapproval for the following reasons: . It is in violation of the Ancient Landmarks and usage of Masonry. It partially destroys the universality of Masonry, and in a large measure the right of visitation. Our laws and the usages of Masonry prescribe the mode and manner in whicl? a Brother shall make himself known, and your committee think tne right of visitation has been amply protected' a.nd that no Grand Lodge or Grand Master has authority to add to' or take from that privilege.'" The report was. adopted by the Grand Lodge. FOREIG X HEeoc ~ ITIOX .

In view of t~e prospective union of the Grand Lodges of _Oklahoma a~d Indian Teritory, the recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico was postponed. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica was recognized as a sister Grand Jurisdiction. OHPHAKS' HO~1E FU~J).

Spe~king on this subject the G~and Master says: "To say that success is in sight, would be putting it mildly; even bef'?re the gavel shall hav.e sounded in the Grand East, the amount, $50,000, shall be in the hands of the trustees. The money is now in sight. Never before in the history of the Masonic W()rld has a Masonic institution been endowed or built by voluntary contributions." . __ The committee to whom the matter was referred, reported:

'''1'0 the Most Worshipful Grand LOdge of Indian Territory.-

"We, your committee, recomm~nd that a committee of five be appointed by the Grand Master-elect, one of which he, himself, shall be, whose duty it shall be to investigate the character of Masonic Orphan Homes in Sister Grand Jurisdictions, and to recommen.d to the Grand Lodge the kind of a Home that we shall establish; and also recomf!lend the plan upon which propositions for .the location of the Home shall be received, and that this committee shall have sueh recommendations printed and circulated among the Lodges at least ninety days before the next meeting of this Grand Lodge, and that said recommendations. shah be presented to the next meeting of this Grand Lo~ge for satisfaction, amendment or rejection. "We further recom,mend that the Grand Chapter of the O. E. S. be invited to appoint a committee to act as an advisory committee."

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The report was adopted. The committee appointed are hereby cordially invited to visit the "Missouri Home.," Brother Henry 'M. Furman, who had devoted his time to raising funds for the Home, was allowed $1,500 as an evidence of appreciation of his services. _ FINANCE~;,

The General Funds of the Grand Lodge show an aggregate of $17,418.07. 'l~h~ disbursements amounted' to $8,272.34. The salary of the Grand Master was increased to $5,000 per year. When we were Grand Master in 1874, no salary was allowed the Grand Master. The honor was thought to be ample eompensation. nJ<:POHT ON COHRESPOi'\J)J<:;-';CE.

This, nis third report, was prepared by Brother Thomas C. Humphrey, and covers fifty-six Jurisdictions. The Missouri session for 1904 is reviewed: Speaking of Brother Kuhn's address he says: "His address contains many good things, and we copy freely," which he proceeds ,to do .. Referring to the oration of Brother Gentry, he says: "We liave read the oration with much pleasure and profit, and for the good it would do in our Jurisdiction, we would like to copy it in full, but space 'forbids." He quotes' from Bro.ther Vincil's report, and mjsses him from the "Round Table." , 路GHAj'.iJ) OFFICEHS.

M. W. ~ro. Richard Willison Choate. Grand Master, Haileyville; Brother Joseph Samuel Murrow, Grand Secretary, Atoka. The Ninety-third Annual Communication will be held .in the City of Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, on the second Tuesday in August, 1906.

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Lodges, ;:;05,

Members, 35,729.

The M. W. Grand Lodge of Iowa convened in its Sixty-second Annual Communication in the City of Davenport, Iowa, on the 61.h day of June, 1905. M. W. Grand Master Sumner Miller presiding. }4'om" hundred and fifty-~our Lodges were represented. We feel constrained to say that the arrangement, the adornment, the typography and the matter inserted by Brother. Parvin, the' Grand Secretary, interspersed as it is with little gems of poetry, '\

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make the yolume of Proceedings the most complete of any that have reached our table, and Brother Parvin may justly be proud of its production. A finely engraved portrait of Brother Miller; with a concise biography of him, a number of other portraits of deceased Brethren, among them one of. Brother John D. Vincil , together with illustrations of the Library, nota,bly increase the worth of the volume. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

The death of three Past Grand Masters, M. W. Bros. John W. McClenahan, George B. Van Saim and Almore R. Dewey are noted, their portraits and suitable obituaries constituting an appendix to the address. There is a deal of truth in this paragraph: "During the past year 1,043 dimitted, and 455 were suspended for non-payment of dues. This is a fair average of the number ~hat annually pass out of the ranks through these methods. I am at a loss to account for this large annual' decrease, unless it is because so many of those that knock at the doors of our Order do so from selfish or mercenary motives. After a man of this kind becomes a member, he is disappointed because he does not find in the' Order material advantages. Deeds of kindness, the eternal truths, or the ties of. Brotherhood possess no charms for him, and he either dimits or permits his dues to accumulate u'ntil he is suspended. If this be the cause of this large annual decreasean~ I firmly believe it is-the annual elimination of this class of material is one of the greatest benefits that can possibly come to the Cr~ft.. An order founded on such sacred- principles that' the unworthy find no comfortable abiding' place in its ranks, appears to be one of more than human origin. When this class of Brothers . sever their connections with the Orller, let it be done with our benediction." In closing his addres~ the Grand Master says: "If I have a single admonition, it is care in selecting material that is admitted to our Order. We are judged and our usefulness maintained largely by 'the deportment of our me~bers; we are regarded with an eye of stern and unrelenting criticism if a _Mason proves unworthy; his dereliction is cast as an imputation on our Order." CUSTODIANS OF THE WORK REPOHT.

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State, and at such places as, in the judgme:Q.t of the Board of Custodians, will give the'best results. The District Lecturers, as' compensatio~ for their services, are allowed $3 per day and hotel and railroad expen,ses. Upon the subject of "Visitation of Lodges" by members of other Lodges, The Custodian reached this reasonable conclusion as to the meaning' of "proper vouchers:" "When a committee regularlY"appointed, has made its, examination by verbal inquiry, including the test oath, in which the applicant must, on a Mason's oath, ~ay that he has been regularly initiated, "passed and raised 'in a just and lawfully constituted Lodge of Anci~nt, Free and Accepted Masons,' and the committee has found, from such evidence, that his statements are true, and he is admitted as a visitor, we do not hesitate to say that he is reo ceived upon 'due examination, and after ptoducing proper vouchers of his having been initiated into a, reg1.1lar .Lodge.' " THE LIBRARY.

Brother Parvin's rep,ort on the Library, lik,e his report as Grand Secretary, is a model of neatness, order of arrangement and comprehensiveness. Having never known what a Grand Lodge Library was, we fail to appreciate its usefulness, but we are impressed with th'e following from his report: REF~RENCE

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"Little or nothing has been done the past year in this department, the Trustees having cut out the purchases and discontinued nearly all the periodicals, much to the regret of many mem-bers of the Fraternity, and especially the younger members,who have fou~d it of especial vg,lue to them. The prosperity, health and growth of the Fraternity rests with the young men joining the same. They are its life, its brawn, and its sinew, its blood and flesh. It is with the rising young men that the future of our Fraternity rests. It is they who make use. of the Library and who become students of the liberal arts and sciences, and it is meet and proper that we should therefore include in our purchases works of a general- nature to a certain extent, especially anything relating to the history, philosophy and symbolism of the Order, and for this class of young men tre reference LiBrary has proven of great service. It is of this _class that we hope to make Grand Officers, and eventually Grand Masters. One who is posted has wisely said: 'Every question in literature, .religion, politics, social science, political economy, and in many G. L. Ap.-5

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other !inesof human progress, finds its latest and freshest- interpretation in the current periodicals: No one can thoroughly investigate any of these questions witho'!t knowing what the periodicals have said and are saying concerning. them.' In the magazines, properly bound and indexed, we have the best intellectual tools for work of every kind that can be found. In the investigation of a subject an able article in a revie'w is often more useful to a student than a professional treatise, as it contains concise and abbreviated information, frl}quently the history If not the essence of all that has previously been written upon that subject." FINANCI<:S. . The Grand Treasurer's report shows: Cash received Disbursed , , Cash on hand June 1

$62,818 07 , .. :.,.. 30,357 92 $32,460 15

INVALUABLE PRESENT. During the year the Grand Commandery lost by fire its entire .collection of Ptocee~ings, and the Grand Lodge adopted .the following: WHEREAS, This Grand Lodge has complete duplicate sets of the Proceedings of the Grand Commandery and also of this Grand Lodge; therefore, Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be authorized to donate to the Grand Commandery of Iowa a complete 'set of the Proceedings this Grand Lodge, and also of the 'Grand Commandery of Iowa.

FRATERNAL DEAn. A report on "Fraternal Dead" was presented by Brother J. R. Lindsay; which for beauty of diction and sentiment is' faultless. We would like to copy it in full, but "mindful of the injunction" to "cut your report short," we 'must be content with the introduction: "To the Most ,worShiPfUl Grand Lodge ot Iowa:

"Again w路e pause in our Masonic labors to lay on the tombs of our departed Brethren our tribute to' their worth. "Scenes like this, common as they are, never lose their interest. Infidel an.d Pagan and Christian alike celebrate them, and, with differing hopes, and' aspirations, weep over the graves of their fellows,

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"To all alike, of whatever belief, the veil drawn between the present 'life and the future is equally impenetrable. We hardly see 'through a glass darkly,' but the Mason's belief, the Mason's hope is that somewhere, somehow, we shall see face to face, we shall know as we ar:e known, but to us "the dead are now as far beyond the reach of our puny arms as are the stars that deck the firmament by night. Stand- here and cry into the future as you may, no answer will ever come back to you. " '0, that it were possible

For one short hour to see The souls we loved, that they might tell us What and where they. be.' " In his beautiful eulogy of Past Grand Master Almon R. Dewey, he quotes a little poem written by Justice Austin Adams, which we copy: "'Surveyor's lines have marked the earth, .. Almost, it seems, from p~le t? pole, And ,deeds of parchment cover it, Whereby its granted, bargained, sold. " 'But still there is a w.ide domain, Whose title deeds no lawyers draw, Nor parties litigate in court, AIJeging some pretend'ed flaw. " 'That wide domain is Beauty's realm, As boundless as the human soul. He owns the most who see.s the most, And all may own from pole to pole.' " No 0!1e owned a larger undiVided part of this realm than did Brother Dewey, There is so much in these Proceedings. that is entertaining and instructive that we have been, at a loss as to which of our limited, number of bouquets we should pluck, and must close our revIew by paying our respects to that prince of correspondents,' Brother Joseph E. Morcombe, who is also the Historian of the Grand Lodge. He and Brother Parvin seem to be the right men in the right place, and the Grand Lodge of Iowa is certainly fortunate in having two such men in its, ranks. They make "a, whole team, a tar bucket on behind and a dog und_er the wagon."

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CORH~SPONDENCE.

This, the fourth report of Brother Morcombe, is full' of interest from "start to finish." He reviews the Missouri Proceedings fo.r 1905. Speaking of Brother John Vincil,he says: "The Grand Lodge of Missouri -has lost one- of its best and brainiest Masons, and a '. most devoted servant." Of Grand Master Kuhn's address he says: "The address is a find for the reviewer; there are nuggets in every paragraph. The Grand Master has very positive ideas, and much power of expression." He takes 'issue with Brother Kuhn on the idea "That a fractional man is as good as a whole man for. Masonic purposes," and' well says: "In a Fraternity which can, choose from the be'st, whose most ancient ordinances prescribe that a candidate 'must be without-blemish and have the .full and proper use of his limbs,' it seems absurd and needless to invite those who are physically deficient." Brother Morcombe favored us with an advance copy of his Review for 1906. In speaking of Past Grand Master Valliant he says: '~His de~is路 ions are characterized by vigor and charity of ~tatement, common sense, and the Masonic code will solve most questions broug~t to the attention of the Grand Master, Brother Valliant gives, abundant evid~nce of combining' these two r~路quisites." We appreciate and thank him for the compliment paid us, and so long as we occupy a seat at the Round Table will endeavor to merit his favorable opinion. While we do not wish to provoke con~ troversy, yet he will find that not the least of our faults is having the "courage of our convictions," in religion; Masonry and politics, and hence have often been compelled to train with the minority, being convinced they were right, and that God and one is a majori.ty always. Brother M. will pardon us if, before we finish our report,we find it convenient to filch from his review of some Foreign Jurisdictions, of which we have not received the Proceedings. GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. William Henry Norris, Manchester, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Newton R. Parvin, Cedar Rapids, Grand Secretary. Next meeting June 5, 1906.

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. KANSAS-1906. ~odges; 374.

Members, 27,167. The M. W. Grand 'Lodge o'f Anci~nt, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas convened in Annual Communication ip Representative Hall, in the City of TOI?eka, Wednesday, the 21st day of February, 1906. Total attendance 688, including Representatives of 305 Lodges. This was their :B'iftieth Annual Communication. The record of the Proceedings, presented in a very neat volume, is ornamented with a portrait of Grand Master Samuel R. Peters, and a group plate of the appointive Grand Officers for 1905; all of whom are bright, intelligent looking men. A third of a century has passed s.ince we met Brother Peters at the Memphis (Mo.) Bar, and it is doubtful whether we would have recognized his "dial plate" without the label under it. We read the sketch of his life with muc.h pleasure, and congratulate him on his political, legal, and especially his Mason.ic advancement. If we, like him, had realized in, our young manhood th~t "a prophet is not without honor save in his own country," we might have been a member of Congress or a Judge. If, he made as good a Congressman and Judge as he did GrandMaster, he certainly has reason to be proud of his record. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This is a sensible message, withont any frills, and is a concise summary of his administration. He feelingly alludes to the deaths of P~st- Grand Master Henry C. Loomis and George S. Green; as well as Brother William P. Mudgett, one of the Custodians' from 189r,-to 1904. Dispensation was granted for the institution of but one Lodge. Several were asked for, but he acte'd wisely in requiring the necessary number of zealous Brethr~n, at a point where there was sufficient material and where existing Lodges would not be interfered with. The requirement of a fee of $5.00 seems to have thrown a damper on applications for special dispensations. The, corner:stones of two high school buildings, and by invitation of the Order of the Eastern Star, the corner-stone of the chapel at the Masonic Home at Wichita were laid. This last occasion. was honored by an address fro~ Mrs. Alecna Lamond, President of the Masonic and Eastern, Star Home of Washington City. The propose(~ building will cost about $8,000.00 and "will be a monument to the energy, zeal and fraternal feeling of the Eastern Star Organization."

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MASONIC HOM;E.

"The affairs of the Home," says the Grand Master, "are in excellent condition," The assets as 'shown by the books amount to $78,841.70. The number of members in the Home December :31, 1905, was sixty-one. They have separate dining rooms for the old people and the young. 'CLANDESTINE MASONRY.

The Grand Master issued an edict requiring visitors to produce documentary' evidence or personal vouchers that he hails from some regular Lodge. The documentary evidence- required Is a diploma, rec~ipt for dues under seal of Lodge, Grand Secretary's certificate or written endorsement by a Grand Master. BUILDINGS FOI{ GRAND LODGE OFFICES AND LIBRARY.

The Grand Lodge has purchased a building in Topeka to be 'used as Grand Secretary's office and Library Rooms. Offices are also provided in the same building for the Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter and Grand Recorder of the Grand Commandery. CONCLUSION.

Masonry in Kansas means much, and much will be required of it. It teaches the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. These are sublime and lofty teachings"If we as brothers will love each other,

And work as best we can In the glorious labor of lifting our neighbor And helping our fellow man." . We will exemplify the teachings of the brotherhood of man. "Do all the good you can, To all the people you can, In all the ways you can, As long as you can, And leave the rest to God." . And thus exemplify the fatherhood of that Supreme Grand Master whom all Masons should reverence and serve. If. called upon to express in a word how best to promote tllese great truths, the response ;would be "brotherly love." "When over the fair fame of friend <!r foe The shadows of disgrace shall fall; instead Of words of 'blame or proof of thus and so, Let something good be said." This sentiment should ever be present in the lodge room.

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ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.

The probable income to the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year will be as follows: Fifty cents per capita on 27,167 $13,583 50 Charter fees ....................•...................... 2'0 00 Miscellaneous ". . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200· 00 Total $13,803 50 Ten per cent to be transfered to Charity Fund. . . . . . . . . . .. 1,380 35 $12,423 15 Probable receipts from Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery toward maintenance of office and library building 450 00 Amount belonging to General· Fund

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OltATION.

Brother Charles G. Dunlap, of Acacia Lodge, No. -9, Lawrence, delivered· the' oration, which in the absence of a title we interpret to ,be an 'eulogy on Brother ~obert Burns, and concludes as follows: "We, as Masons, owe especial allegiance to the poems of Robert Burns, the sweet Scottish singer, a Mason and a Brother. His rep· 'utation in literature is assured, and he ranks high among those who have expressed their emotions· and their thoughts in poetry; and his fame has helped to glorify Masonry. May we cherish his memory, forgive his weaknesses and foibles, emulate his virtues, and ever hold his poems as dear and preci-ous heritages from a true and noble man." PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS.

The Committee on Jurisprudence in commenting on the decisions of the Gr-and Master, says: "With reference to the sixth decision, relating to the physical qualifications of a candidate,l 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 tlie apprehension that an erroneous inference may be drawn from the same, to the effect that the converse of the proposition is true, we approve as a substitute the language found in the ancient "Charges of a. Freemason," 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 maim or defect in- his body

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that may render him uncapable of learning the art of serving his Master's Lord, and of being made a Brother." We are glad our ~ansas. Brothers still respect the "Ancient Charges." REPORT ON RITU AIJ.

The Committee on Ritual reported adversely to the Colorado plan for a collegium of custodians and say: "It would prove Impractical and barren of results." In regard to the official cipher promulgated by the committee they recommend: "That the Committee on .Jurisprudence be directed to prepare a standing regulation, declaring this cipher so prepared and promulgated to be the official cipher of the three Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, including the lectures appertaining thereto, described in Section 7, Article IV., of the Constitution of this Grand Lodge, and requiring that this version of the work and lectures so recorded in the official cipher, and none other, shall be used by every LodgeÂˇ as required by law." . NECROLOGY.

The memorial part of this Annual Communication was held on the anniversary of the birth of' Benjamin Franklin, who the Committee says was "The most honored and most esteemed of American Masons," and they add:

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"On the 17th day of last month all of America, and much of the rest of the world, celebrated the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, who. was doubtless the greatest, the most symmetrical citizen that this republic has ever prod~ced. He was 'statesman, diplomat, philosopher, scientist, and author. There was no department of the life of his day that he did not touch, and when he touched it he shaped and moulded it for better things. I~ 1734 Benjamin Franklin was Grand Master of Masons of Pennsylvania, and this committee desires upon this occasion to present to you some words that he said of Masons when he was Grand Master, and they are these: "':rhey have stayed the uplifted hand of the destroyer; they have mitigated the horrors of capitivity; they have softened the asper~ties of t.he tyrant; they have subdued the rancor of the malevolent and broken down the barriers of political animosity and sectarian alienation. On the field of battle, in the solitudes of the uncultivated forests, or in the busy haunts of crowded cities, they have made men of the most hostile feelings, the most distant regions, and the most diversified conditions, rush to the aid of each other, and feel

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social joy and satisfaction that they have been able to afford relief to a Brother Mason.~" The deaths of Past Grand Masters George S. Green' and Henry C. Loomis, are mentioned and eloquent tributes paid to their memory, while suitable tributes are paid t~ the dead of other JurisdIctions. ACT~ON REr~ATIVE TO SPACE FOR' CORRESPONDENCE REPORT.

On motion of W. Bro. TJ10mas A. Scates the amount of space hereafter for the report of the Committee on Correspondence was limited to ninety pages. We 'deeply sympathize with 'Brother Shaver whose excellent report in this volume covers 174 pages. He will have to eat more green persimmons 'than there is in the country, to reduce this to ninety pages. REPowr ON CORRESPONDENCE.

This, his fifth report, was rendered by M. W. Bro. William M. Shaver, whose style and m~nner of reviewing we like, and regret exceedingly that his place is to' be occupied, we will not say filled, by another as chairman of the committee for the coming year. He devoted six 'pages to his review of Missouri. He speaks of, Grand Master Valliant's address as "Very able and instructive." , He finds fault with Brother Valliant's edict against Clandestine Masons as directed solely against visitors hailing from outside of Missouri. We think the requirement ought to have been made applIcable to all visitors, but presume the Grand Master thought that impostors claiming to be of our Missourihousebold could be easily detected. '.!'he amendment to our by-laws, and now pending, does away with this objection, but like Brotber Shaver, we doubt the wisdom of an iron clad rule requiring a certain form of certificate before permitting the "strict trial and due examination." If the Master will always appoint a competent committee, who are judges of human nature as well as having a knowledge of the Ritual, the impostor is not likely to get in. He quotes with approval several of Brother Valliant's decisions. He says (referring to the defeat of Brother Briggs' amendment to Section '211, Article XVIII): "We are not familiar enough with Mis路 souri's law to determine just how thIs leaves the temperance agitation in the State of Missouri." This does not depend on the status of the law, which excludes saloon keepers from the -Order, but rather upon how long the ultra temperance men will st~lve to make innovatio~s and convert the Lodge into a sectarian club in-

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stead of a body of "good men and true," and thus destroy the universality of Masonry. From the latter day daubers, "Good Lord deliver us," , We thank Brother Shaver for the -compliment paid us on our report of last year, and for' his approying comment, which from one of his caliber means something. GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Thomas L. Bond, Grand Master, Salina; R. W. Bro. Albert K. :Wilson, Grand Secretary, Topeka. The Fifty-first Annual Communication will be held in the city of Wichita, February 20, 1907.

KENTUCKY-1905. Lodges, 495. _ ' Membership, 25,416. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky held its One Hundred and Fifth Annual Communication at Louisville, October 17, 1905, Grand Master Roland H. C. Rhea pres.iding. The number of Lodges represented is not given, and, we have not time to figure them out from -the statistics. GRAND M~STER'S ADDRESS.

The address of Brother Rhea only covers some ten pages in c.oarSe print, a~d we would characterize it as: "Multum in Parvo." He congratulates the Grand Lodge on "The prosperity which ~a~ attended us during. the past year," and truthfully says: "Time has no Past, neither ha~ it any Future ; but only an eternal, everlasting Present. The Past has disappeared as silently as the sha~ow of a spirit, the Future never arrives; the eternal, everlasting Present is ours. Therefore if we have any' great work to perform; if we would assist in making the world brighter and better; and our fellow-creatures wiser and happier; if we ~ould carry into effect the grand principles and truths of Freemasonry; let us do so now, for tomorrow may be too late." He reports the death on January 9, 1905, of Past Grand' Master James D. Landram, and makes the following touching quotation: "Dead? We call them dead, But there are no dead. They whQ were our earthly friends, Th~y ,whom we loved most dear,

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Are not dead. That" which路 was earthly Has to the earth returned; But they have ascended to A higher, better life. And, living, greet us From the ~ther shore. D'ead? No, not' dead, . But born again, And in the world of spirits They are still ours, And cling more" closely to us Than while in earthly life We with these earthly eyes, Beheld their earthly forms. Dead? No, not dead. There are no dead, But resurrected from the earthly tomb (the earthly body) The immortal life lives on, And on, into eternity. Then mourn we not for them as dead. But in memory hold them ever near. And as we decorate their graves with flowers, Remindful of the love we bear, We will turn a loving thought To them in s'pirit life, and Ask that on us, they their blessings shed, With flowers eternal from their home above." The Grand Master says: "I shall probably go down in Masonic history as the only Grand Master of Kentucky who made no d~cision which he deemed necessary to report." He granted dispensations for nine new Lodges. RECOMMENDATIONS.

He recommends some regulation with penalty attached, holding the Masters and Secretaries of Subordinate Lodges responsible to the Grand Lodge, a number of them having become indifferent, negligent and careless in properly inquiring into the qualifications of candidates for admission. into the Home and in filling out the necessary blanks for that purpose, and says: "The result has been .that a "gr:eat many children路 have been ~ermitted to enter the Home who were not entitled to the benefits of the institution, thus diverting the Home from the purpose for

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which it was established, and the prevention of entering many iegitimate candidates. On August 31st three children. were permUted to enter the Home on authority, but did not remain because the mother was not permitted to enter. The mother explained that she possessed 100 acres of good land, free from any indebtedness, and that both' the father and father-in-law were able and anxious to take care of her and her children, but that she had been persuaded by the Lodge to apply for admission. This can and should be rectified by regulation, with some penalty attached, holding the Masters and Secretaries ~f Subordinate Lodges responsible to the Grand Lodge. for a faithful performance of their duties." Instances have occurred in Missouri which demand some such leg'islation. MASONIC

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HOM~S.

Speaking of the Home he says: "Following the precedent established by the Grand Jurisdiction of Kentucky, a large majority of the Grand Jurisdictions of these United States have established Homes for the widows and orphans of their deceased Brethren. But ever at the front when good works. are to be done, Kentucky Masons have also erected an Old Masons' Home at Shelbyville. These Homes are the pride and joy of every Kentucky Mason. I can add nothing that has not already been repeatedly said to you by my predecessors; but would remind you that now the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home is upon a sure and solid basis, with a sufficient Endowment Fund and assessment to supply its wants for all time. This being true, we should look particularly to the Old Masons' Home." In pursuance of this recommendation the Grand Lodge adopted the following: "Resolved, That whenever the Board of Directors路 shall represent to the Grand Master that a Subordinate Lodge in tp.is Jurisdiction has knowingly misrepresented the ages or financial condition of any . applicant to the Home, it shall be his duty to arrest the charter of said Lodge, and, cause it to be cited to appear at the next session to show cause why the charter shall not be revoked. All of which is fraternally submitted."

According to their thirty-fifth annual.report the average number of beneficiaries during the year is 257, and the cost per capita for maintenance $110.10.' The total receipts for the year were $50,150.12, and the expenditures $52,92~.98, including improvements

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. and repairs amounting to $7,470.96. About one-half of the receipts was d~riv~d from the per capita assessment of one dollar. NECROLOGY.

The Committee on Necrology rendered an eloquent and touching report, paying hig'h tribute to the memory ofM. W. Bro. James D.Landrum, closing with the following quotation: " 'Thus ends the scene! Earth's ntful strife is o'er. For to its waiting shore One fateful day, The boatman came, and with his dipping oar Bore him away. Peace! Brother, peace! But O! thou boatman pale, lfthou· can'st e'er reveal Thy journey's end. Tell us thy secret; 'whither didst thou sail With him, our friend? " 'For if he lives-and something says 'tis true-Somewhere beyond the blue, Or far, or near, He hath not quite forgotten-this I knowHis Brothers here; And he would' send us greeting, may be, From o'er the silent sea, Our hearts to cheer; Some joyous welcome; perchance would send by thee The Master's word"':Love's sacred key to Holy Brotherhood.''' HENRY CLAY

MONUMENT.

In June, 1903, the monument at Lexington, erected to the memory of Henry Clay, the "Great Commoner," was struck by lightning and badly damaged. He was a Past Grand Master of Kentucky, and the matter was brought to the attention of the Grand Lodge by Lexington Lodges, and' a committee was appointed to. wait upon the Governor and visit the Legislature, with instruction to press the matter of a sufficient appropriation to restore the monument. REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

Past Grand Master William W. Clark renders this report.. He .reviews Missouri for 1904, prefacing it with a tribute to Brother . Vincil.

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He speaks of the Grand Master's address as an "admirable one." He quotes freely from it, and says: . "He goes far, farther probably, than most would venture, in opposition to the 'Perfect youth' doctrine; and, in truth, we are not prepared to say he is not rig'ht. We are inclined to the opinion that it will not be many years before his views are accepted, not by Missouri Masons, and those of a few other enlightened Jurisdictions, but by the Crl:!-~t generally."

The Ancient Landmarks and Constitution are decisive on the point of ineligibility of maimed or deformed persons as Free· masons. Thex:e has, it is true, been departure fr0II!. this rule in many cases,and, perhaps, in all Jurisdictions, although very rarely in Britain; but it has been for, want of a due' consideration ~f Masonic' Law, and of the principles upon which it is founded. It is not for a moment to be supposed that Freemasons in their most. strict adheran~e to the principles and rules of the Order, entertain • or mean to exhibit any disrespect to their fellowmen who have the misfortune to be in either of these conditions;. but the intelligent Freemason finds a reason for their exclusion from the ·Order, not only in the strict requirements of the Ancient Land~arks and Constitutions, but -in the principles upon which they ~ere based, and in the symbolic character which belongs to the whole l:?ystem of Freemasonry, which would be obscured, or 'in great part obliterat'ed, by their _admission. The Grand Lodge of -Missouri in 1823 unanimously adopted the report· of a committee requiring as a physical qualification of candidates for initiation, th~t they should be "sound in mind and in all their members;" and at the same time a resolution was passed that the Grand Lodge cannot grant a dispensation to a LOdge to initiate any person "maimed, disabled or wanting the qualifications established by the Landmarks and' ancient usage." The committee was composed of such men as Archibald Gamble and -Geo. H. C. Melody, and giants like' Edward Bates, Hamilton R. Gamble, Thornton Grimsley et al., composed the Grand Lodge. We quote from the report of the committee as expressive of our views: "The reasoning seems plausible, and if -your committee had no better guide than their own fallible judgment they might concur therein, but in many things, form is ~ubstance, and a departure from thos~ venerable forms which have supported Masonry for so many ages, might in a short time prostrate the mighty fabric."

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GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. James Garnett, Columbia, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. H. B: Grant, Louisville, Grand Secretary. The_ next Annual Communication will be held at Louisville. October 6, 1906.

LOUISIANA-1906. Members, 9,651. l:0dges, 166. The Ninety-fourth Annual ComplUnication of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was held at New Orleans, February 5, 1906. Grand Master Louis P. 'Delahoussaye presiding. One h~ndred and twenty-five Lodges were represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This, like that of last year, is "a credit to the head and heart" of Brother Delahoussaye. He is certainly an enthusiastic Mason; and fully appreciates the true import and meaning of Masonry. In quoting from this admirable paper, we shall observe his headings. PROGRESS OF THE CRA]'T.

This has _been most satisfactory and gratifying. There has been a substantial increase, "and the best men of our country are applying for admission into our Fraternity." We heartily endorse the following exhortation.: "Brethren, you who preside over the Craft, you who are the leaders and teachers of your people, to whom they look for light and guidance, upon you devolve greater duties, and graver _responsibilities. Pur~e your Lodges. Purify your membership. Raise high the standard of Masonry in your communities. Do your duty manfully and bravely, without fear and without favor, scrutinize closely the character of those who seek to enter your inner door. Prove to -the world that, to be a Mason is to be a man of upright life and noble aspirations, whose life is clean, whose acts are pure." LOUISIAN A RELIEF LODm.;.

Under this head .he says: "My Brethren, w.e have a right to be proud of the officers of Louisiana Relief Lodge,. but prouder still of the Lodge itself, the . only chartered one of .its kind in the world. Here, the Masonic

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Brother, stranded on a foreign shore, meets not only with a brotherly greeting, b'ut is given the assistance he may need. Here the widow and the fatherless plead not in vain, b~t taken to the Masons' heart are made to feel that the broad aegis of Masonry is spread lovingly around them, and they, too, are given that assistance and protection their conditions may require." I While this organization is doing a good work, yet our Louisiana Brethren are convinced of the need of a Home, and an amendment to the report of committee on "State of the Order" was adopted as follows: "That any, or all donations, or subscriptions that may be given to the Grand Lodge for the establishment of a Masonic Home, shall be received and set aside and .accumulated principal and interest reserved for that purpose alone." TEMPLE PROPERTY.

The Grand Master suggested that this property, owned by the Grand Lodge in New Orleans be sold, it being too near the center of business, and the noise of traffic interfering wi.th the Lodge work. The committee to whom the subject was referred, in view of the fact that rents had increaSed twenty per cent during the year and were yielding an income equivalent to seven per cent on $175,000 valuation, reported against the sale, and it was deemed best not to dispose of the property. READING MASONS.

Under this head the Grand Master makes an earnest appeal to Brothers to subscribe to the Masonic journals, and read Masonic literature, and recommended that they carefully read and study the· Reports on Correspondence, whereby they may "become well. informed and more learned Masons." . Th.is is wholesome advice, and if Masons would not be satisfi.ed with the "putting through" process and devote their time to' the study of MasonrY as "the science of· morality," and instead of becoming glib in the Ritual and being ambitious to be known as . "bright" Masons, strive to so apply the working tools of the Craft as to make them "good men and true," they will not have 'knelt at the Masonic altar in vain. .• COMMITTEE

WORK.

Under this head we find the following: "To the· thoughtless the position of Grand Lecturer is an office easily filled, requiring no special ability or intelligence. Fatal error.

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The position of Grand Lecturer is, in many ways, the most arduous and responsible position .in . the gift of the Grand Lodge. It demands great physical endurance wIth which to withstand the great strain of constant traveling, irregular hours, confinement in crowded and poorly lighted Lodge' rooms, and many other strains upon the, health, necessarily attending the situation. But far more than these, it requires constant and laborious investigations with the ~rcana of Masonic history, jurisprudence and traditions, an inti;., mate knowledge of its symbolisms, usages and laws, a quenchless enthusiasm and love for Masonry and Masonic work, a natural love for quick adaptability to all sorts and conditions of men, and many other indispensable requirements of tne teacher and leader of men. A Grand Lecturer should also' be able to express his ideas, forcibly and intelligently, so that after his visits there will be a marked increase in the ardor, enthusiasm and intelligence with which the Craft perform their Masonic duties." Such is our conception of the Grand Lecturer's duties, and hence, in spite of earnest solicitations, we declined to become an applicant for the position made vacant by the death of Brother McDowell. O'l'Hl<:R CONVENTIONS.

The Order of B'nai B'rith was unfortunate in having its Athreneum' burned out, and without a suitable place of meeting. The Grand Master tendered them the use of the Masonic Temple, which was 'accepted, and he thus speaks of that Order: "The Order of B'nai B'rith, like the Masonic Fraternity, is engaged in that sacred and noble altruism which teaches' Jhe fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of man, and as children of one and tb,e same Omnipotent Father it is our duty, as it should be our care, to help aid and assist suffering humanity, and with every means in our power to labor for the betterment of' mankind. As the Masonic Order labors' in the cause of universal mankind, so - labors路 the Order of B'nai B'rith for its co-religionists, striving to make of them better men; better citizens." As Bro'ther Morcombe says: "This is another evidence that the 'old and unreasonable exclusiveness is giving way before the broader, better sentiment that Masonry has part in and sympathy with every good agency in the world." On July 1 ,the Grand Chapte'r of' the Order of the Eastern Star, having previously, sought and obtained permission, held th~ir Annual Grand Communication in the ~asonic Temple. The 路Grand Master says: "The Order of ~he Eastern Star is related to the G. L. Ap.-6

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Masonic Order by the dearest ties. Its members are composed of Master Masons, their mothers, wives, daughters and sisters. Us object is "to become co-laborers with our great B~otherhood in the service of humanity, and to pay the tribute of her love and labor at the same time." 1 The resolution o路fferea. last year, allowing Lodges to rent their halls to Chapters of the Eastern Star,. came up and was adopted. SALARY INCREASED.

Upon the earnest recommendation of the Grand Master, the longcontinued and faithful services of Grand Secretary Lambert, through adversity as well as prosperity, were rewarded by not only increasing his salary to $2,-500 per' annum: but by making -him a present of $'1,000. VISITATION.

To guard against the recognition of clandestine made yisitors the Grand Master recommended the adoption of.a resolution requIring' documentary evidence similar .to th~ one adopted by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, but the Committee on JurIsprudence reported against it, using the following significant language: "Beg to report that they have carefully considerea the subjectmatter and r~gret that they cannot aprove the recommendation. )Ne consider the practical details of the resolution, requiring documentary evidence,' such as diploma, certificate or receipt for dues under s~al of the .Lodge has so much of the odor of commercialism about it, that it reads more like the testimonial of a busine\5s agent tIlan the test recognition of a Brother Maspn. T~ey recommend the adoption of the following resolution: "ReSOlved, That this M. W. Grand Lodge adhere to the time-honored custom and usage of Freemasonry, subject to the right of any Lodge on particular occasions to refuse to admit visitors on the usual examination and test oath as to good standing." The 路resolution was adopted.

FIN ANCES.

The Grand Treasurer shows a: cash balance of $4,626.29 after the payment of bills to the amount of $24,519.88.

ST. JOHN'S GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

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ommendatioll of the Committee on Correspondence it was promptly rejected. FOREIGN CORRESPONDEl'iCE.

Brother J. C. Duncan renders this report, and路 we are not surprised that Grand Master Delahonssaye should have said of him: "His every calling, ~athered from the production of other bright stars of the Masonic constellation, is 'a gem of the purest ray.' His comment~ thereon are always wise, interesting and certainly instructive." He reviews Missouri for 1904 and ,1905. He quotes several of . Brother Kuhn's 'decisions with, approval, but takes issue with him on his decision that "a Brother cannot vouch for another, basea upon the fact of having sat in one of the bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish, Rite Chapter of Royal Arch Masons or a Commandery," and says: "l?ut if I know that a Brother must be In good standing in a Lodge to occupy the place in which I, find him, then we say that I have the clear Masonic right, aye, more, the Masonic duty, to vouch for him, and shall not hesitate to do it." We are not prepared to take is~ue with Brother' D., nor do we think the Missouri law is in conftict with it. Section 224, which was cited by Brother Kuhn, simply defines what is meant by, "Lawful information, which is declared to be as follows: "( 1) Brother' A 'having 'Sat in a Lodge of Master. Masons with B, thereby obtains lawful information that the latter is a Master Mason, and can vouch for him as such; (2) If 'Brother A vouches to Brother B (each knowing the other to be a Master Mason), that C is a Master Mason" C being present, then B is in possession of' such lawful information aH will enable him to vouch路 for C anywhere." The By路Laws of the Grand Chapter and Grand Commancrery, both provide that ~uspension or expulsion from his Masonic rights by his Lodge deprives a member of. those bodies of all his 'rights and privileges in them, a~d like Brother D. haVing sat with a Brother in a Chapter of Commandery as' a member of such in goodstandlng, we would not he搂itate to vouch for him in a Blue Lodge, especially if he . is willing to take the "Test Oath," Brother Duncan quotes several, what he is pleased to term "interesting" decisions, made by Brother Valliant without comment, and makes a copious extract from hil; address. We thank Brother D: for his comment on our last report, in which he says: ":past Grand Master Rufus E. Anderson takes up .that portion of t.he work of Brot.her Vi,ncil, and right well he does

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it." The italics are ours. If he had said "well done," coming from such a source, we should have felt "Buncombe," but when he says "right well done," it makes us feel "Buncombe Squint." A fellow who lived in a c'ounty where when anything was superlative, they spoke of it as "-Buncombe," joined a holiness society, and was called 'on to pray. He had never done anything of the sort, but his exhuberance of joy forbade his declining, so he kneeled down and with his unlifted countenance beaming, said: "Oh, Lord, thou art Buncombe, Yea!, Lord, thou art more ~han Buncombe, thou art Buncombe Squint, Amell." We don't call to mind the "personal greeting" to which Brother D. alludes, but we hope to "greet" him again before We come to the "parting of the ways." .

\ MAINE-1905. Lodges, 200. Members, 25,307. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodg'e of Maine held its Eightysixth Annual. 'Communication at Portland, May 2, 1905, and was opened by Brother Hugh R. Chaplin, Grand Master.'. There were 191 Lodges represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This address c9vers some' fourteen pages, but "covers all the points." 'He records the deaths of Pas.t Grand Masters Marquis F . .King and Horace H. Burbank, "both 'gentlemen, botli upright citizens, both" earnest, active, aggressive Masons, both having troops of friends." He announces the appointment of R. W. Bro. G. A. Goben, Kirks路 vi'lle, Mo., as Grand Representative, vice Brother E. F. Allen, resigned. DECISIONS.

Among others, he submits the following: "I was asked to state whether a Lodge could attend a funeral if another society was present, if so, what the Lodge. should and should not do, also if it was proper at a funeral conducted by a Lodge to have bearers in any but Masonic regalia. "Answer. When the body of' a deceased ~r9ther is placed in charge of .a Lodge for burial, and the Lodge has once taken charge of it, thereafter such Lodge must retain full control of it tili the bO'dy is buried, and after the Lodge service at the grave no cere-

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mony can be performed by any other society or fraternity by what· ever name such society or fraternity may be known.' Should it t:Je contemplated to have any other society or fraternity, perform any ceremony whatever after the Lodge service) a Masoni~ Lodge should not appear. If the bearers wear regalia, it must be Masonic regaUa. It is not proper for a person in Masonic regalia to assist any other than a Masonic Lodge. All Lodges should, of course, on all, occasions extend every civility and courtesy to other' societies lawful and proper.'! .Notwithstanding the fact that our Grand Lodge By-Laws allow the appointment of non-Masonic, pall-bearers, and allows other societies to render their ceremonies, yet we have always doubted the propriety of it, and heartily endorse the views expressed by Brother Chaplin. FINANCES.

The cash balance on hand, a~ the beginning of the year, was $1,661.50, which was increased by the receipts of the year to . $9,608.94. The cash balance on hand a} the opening of the Grand Lodge was $7,608.94. The Charity Fund· invested amounted to' $42,678.21. REPORT, O~ CORRESPONDEiNCE•.

Past Grand Master Albro E. Chase renders this report, covering 149 pages. We do not understand why he did not receive our Proceedings for 1905: He reviews lhose of 1904. He alludes in ~ feeling .~anner to the death of Brother Vincil. He says: "After the expression in beautiful .language of a few pregnant thoughts in his address, the M. W. Grand Master,. Brother William . H. Kuhn at once enters upon his account 'of the business of his year of office." He then quotes liberally from the address' and closes with this comment: "If, after reading his address, the Craft in Missouri do not know what Grand Master Kuhn thinks of the condition of Masonry as a whole, and from nearly every point of view, they must be pretty dull scholars."· . GRAND

OF]TICEl~"3.

M. W. Bro. Hugh R. Chaplin, Ba,ngor, Grand Master. M. W. Bro. Stephen Berry, Portland, Grand Secretary. The Eight.y-seventh Communication was held May 1; 1906, but we have no report.

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MANITOBA-1905. Lodges, 89. Members, 4,786. The M. W. Grand Lodge of Manitoba was held in the Masonic Temple at the city of Winnipeg, on Wednesday, ,June 14, A. D. 1905, Grand Master Rev..Andrew - Chisholm presiding. Seventy-three Lodges were represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This message is remarkable for its brevity, only covering three ,pages. He ~ays: "The gTeat prosperfty of Western Canada has been, reflected in the advancement and progress of Masonry iIi this Jurisdiction. People from many lands are seeking to establish ~or themselves homes in this West. The ancient poet makes his hero say,that he left his native shores with tears; so in labor and sometimes sorrow these strangers seek to cast in their lot with us.. Impressions for good or' bad are easily cut into character in such' circumstances. . Here is where the value of a sound ethic comes in; benevolence meets and welcomes' th'e stranger. ,The altruism of Masonry is a mighty power in this Western land." He laid three corner-stones during the year. Tqe Grand Lodges of Wisconsin and Nova Scotia sent , greetings over t~e wire, which were pro~pt1y reciprocated.

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The most of the pamphlet of Proceedings is taken up with reports of District Deputy Grand Masters, from which we learn that progress is being ma~_Jn Masonic w?r.k in that portipn of the Domi?ion. The report of the Grand Treasurer shows: Recepits for the year, $7,707.71. The expend-itures were $6,645.18, leaving 'a cash balance of $1,062.53. The investment account shows $7,150, whfle there is a spec,ial account of $6,168.03, a Benevolent Fund of $75.99, and a fund for the relief of aged and indigent Masons of $3,180.76. The report of the Gra!1d Secretary 'shows that Charters were to four Lodges, three were continued under Dispensation, aI.ld eleven authorized to form during the year. At this rate ,of increase, the loss occasioned by the formation of the new Grand Lodge of Alberta, which occurred on the creation of the new political 'province, will soon be made up. i~sued

They report a reading room in connection with the Grand Lodge ' Library.' ThIS is aided by a contribution of $75 a year from the Lodges at Winnipeg.

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The Grand Lodge adopted a form of certificate for Brethren visiting other Jurisdictions. The Committe'e on Jurisprudence reported that no appeals or questions as to Masonic law and usages came before them. GRAND OFl.-'ICERS.

M: .W. Bro. William G. Scott,. Winnipeg, Grand Master. R. W. Bro. James A. Doas, Winnipeg, Grand Secretary.

The ThirtY-nrst Annual Communication was held at Winnipeg, June 13, A. D. 1906. I

MARYLAND-1805. Lodges, 108. Members, 11,057. This Grand Lodge met in Baltimore in Annual Communication,' November 21, 1905, .with one hundred and two Lodges represented. In the Proceedings we' find a record of the Semi-Annual a~d two Special Communications. . The ~ddress of the 9-rand Master was d~livered orally at the Stated Meeting of May 9, "in which he gives an account of the condition of the Craft in 'Maryland, and referred to the death of Brothers Samuel B. Sexton and Charles W. Hatter, of the Board of Managers; William H. Ruby, * * * for thirty-eight years an active member of the G:and Lodge, and of Joseph Jefferson, for more than half a century an honored member of Concordia Lodge, No. 13," UNVEILINGÂˇ MONUMENT.

A Special Communication was held at Cumberland, May 16, 1905, for the purpose of unveiling the monument erected to the memory _ of Past Grand Master Charles' H. Orr. The Acting Grand Master, Brother James R. Brewer,' delivered an eloquent and touching addr.ess, frOID which we make the following extract: "He has scaled the battlements of the sky; he has entered the Celestial Temple, that House 'not made with han9s, eternal in the Heavens:' He stands before the Great White Throne, where the Supreme Architect of the Universe perpetually presides, and surrounded' by the splendors of the celestial w.orld, and the dazzling glories of Jehovah's Court, he still gazes in wide-eyed wonder and delight at the greatness of his honors and the richness of his reward.

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He needs 路no monument here. This is a precious and beautiful memorial of his merits and our appreciation; but he needs no monument. For when these massive stones shall have 路m~lted under the tears a.nd crumbled under the smiles and frowns of the- passing seasons; when ,this pallid sh~ft shall no longer stand the ghostly guardian of these hills and vales;, when this cemetery shall have surrendered its treasures and vanished before the march of human improvement; when yonder city, with a 'million inhabitants; 'shall have extended its borders beyond these fertile fields, when all these familiar rem~nders of our late Brother shall have, been swept away, there will still be an imperishable monument to his memory in the archives, muniments and traditions of Freemasonry, which will testify to his work and worth, to animate the ambitious and' encour- . age the emulous, for ages and ages and ages after the hearts now pulsating shall be stilled in death, and tbe breatb that now murmurs sball be silenced forever." DlwrCATlON OF HALL.

The second Special Communication was beld 'at Elkridge, May 16, 1905, for the purpose of dedicating the Hall of Howard Lodge, No. 101. I . The Acting Grand Master, Brother William L. K. Barrett, delivered the address. It is not only eloquent, but specially appropriate to the occasion. Every true Mason will indorse the sentiment contained in these words: "The ,true glory of your Lodge does not lie, however, in the possession of a 'magnificent路 temple, or in elaborate and splendid ceremonIes, like these of the p-resent hour, desirable and pleasant though they be. These are but incidents in your ,career, and your greatest路 strength and honor will come from that w1?-ich is , within yourselves; from your life' and conduct, which must be as upright and pure outsidE: of the Lodge as you would have them appear witbin tbe tiled portals; from your ability to prove to the world by the example .you show, that Masonry is a liVing', potent, cogent factor in the progress of civilization, and in replacing ignorance, superstition and vice with the sublime' principles of truth, morality and brotherly love. These principles are as eternal as the Heavens, and tliey shine with radiant glory, whether they be disseminated amidst the splendor of a costly temple, or are sown in the modest simplicity of the Lodge in the cavern of a back-woods wild. "The earnest supplication of the lowly cottager, de'voutly whispered in his humble abode, in the presence of his God-fearing anil

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reverent family, reaches the Great White Throne of Grace as quickly, as acceptably and with as much effect, as the prayers of the great theologians, couched in. the richest l~nguage, repeated with, the accompaniment of soft ,and solemn m'usic, rendered by an expert upon a massive instrument, and aided by the trained voices of a surpliced choir, in a. riel: and fashionable congregation, assembled in a magnificent cathedral, that represents the highest conception of the architect's skill and genius." FINANCES.

The Treasurer's -report shows total cash received during th'e year, $29,646.51, and the amount expended, $28,489.56, leaving a balance on hand of $1,156.95. NO GRIEVANCES.

The Committee on Grievances reported that no complaints had been referred to it for adjustment during the last six months. DONATION.

The Masonic Tem'pIe, at the time of the great fire in Baltimore, escaped destruction. use was promptly tendered by the Grand Lodg'e to the Chamber of Commerce, and the Third National Bank was furnished quarters. Their appreciation of the courtesy was expressed in letters received by the Grand Master, and a contribution of $3,250 was made by them to the Grand Charity Fund.

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MARYLAND INSTITUTE.

On the second day, the Grand Lodge, under escort of the Grand Commandery, with the Mayor of the city, and the Governor of the State, marched to the site of the Maryland Institute, where the corner-stone was laidwitb. imposing ceremonies. Brother Edwin Warfield, Governor of the State, and Dr. paniel C. Gilman, President Emeritus of the John Hopkms University, delivered addresses. From the Governor's, address we clip the followin'g: "Kings, Princes and Potentates have- joined the ranks and patron路 ize the assemblies of the Craft. For full a quarter of a century, King Eaward, while Prince of Wales, presided as Grand Master" of Masons' of England. Washington was a zealous Mason,_ and at the laying of the corner-stone of the National Capitol on the 18th of September, 1793, while President' of the United States, he accepted the gavel as Acting Grand Master of Maryland, and laid the stone him'self: Twe:rlty-two' years later the corner-stone of 'yonder monu路_

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ment to his memory was laId by Governor Levin Winder, who was at the time Grand Master of Masons of Maryland. "Other Presidents have been members -of our Order. Andrew Jackson was Grand Master of Masons of Tennessee. The two martyredPresidents, Gar路field and McKinley., were enthusiastic Masons, and -our present popular Chief Executive finds time in his strenuous public life to visit the Lodge and take part in the public functions of our Craft. . "Of my predecessors in the executive chair of this State, besides Govern'or Winder, there were enrolled in its membership, Governors George Plater, Thomas King Carroll, -Thomas H. Hicks, Thomas Swann and Lloyd Lowndes;. and of the liVIng former Governors Judge Henry Lloyd and Elihu E. Jackson are members; so.I feel quite at home, as Governor of Maryland, in participating in this ceremony with my Masonic Brethren." 'GRAND MASTER.

Brother Thomas .J. Shryock was placed in nomination for the office of Grand Master. There being no other nominations he was declared duly elected. This is Brother Shryock's twentieth term as Grand Master, an event which prompted a poem of congratuhition, w~ich was read by Brother William L. K. Barrett, Worthy Master of Concordia Lodge, consisting of six st~nzas. The first and last of which we quote: "To Most Wors,hipful 路Thomas J. Shryock, on the Occasion Of thp, Twentieth Anniversary Of His First Election as Grand Master of Masons Of Maryland:

"Once more thy Brethern call thee to the East, And bid thee stilI the mighty scepter wield, To rule and guide with pow'r so absolute, Kings subject seem and to-thy mandates yield. Why rest the -crown so long upon' thy head? Is there none other worthy ,of thy place? Ten thousand voices answer in one breath, 'Of many great, thou best t.he throne canst grace.' "To thee and thine earth's sweetest pleasures be, And may'st thou never know a saddened hour. God grant unto thy noble, useful life Continued lease upon thy strength and pow'r. May richest gifts of Heav'n thy portion be, Until thy splendid work on earth is done, And at the end may this thy passport .be, 'Well done, thou faithful, welcome to thy Home.' "

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REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother Edward T. Shultz keeps up his reputation in this, his nineteenth ~eport. He is thoroughly versed in fundamental law, and is regarded as 路authority. We were impressed with bIs statement of the fact that those Grand Lodges which make a receipt for dues, attested by the Seal of the issuing Lodge, a requisite for visitation, bars all Maryland Brethren from this right, as the law of Maryland does not permit the Lodge Seal to such documents. So it seems that in guarding against unworthy and illegitimate Masons worthy Masons may be discriminated against. He reviews Missouri for 1904. He speaks well and lovingly of Brother J. D. Vincil. He approves of Brother 'Kubn's ruling' on the question of what is meant by "dotage," and quotes his ruling as to the right of a Brother to vouch for another, based upon the fact of having !!l8.t with him in 'a Chapel or Commandery, without comment. We would like to have ha{]. Brother Schultz's views on this question, e~pecially where a Grand Lodge makes the standing of a Brother in the Chapter and Commandery dependent on his affiliation with his Lodge. A number of foreign Grand Lod,ges are reviewed by R. W. Bro. Ja'mes E. green, of the committee, in a creditable manner. GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Thomas J. Shryock, Baltimore, Grand Master; M. W; Bro. William M. Isaac, Baltimor~, Grand Secretary. The next Annual Convention will be ,held at Baltimore, Tuesday, November 20, 1906.

MASSACHUSETTS-1905. Lodges, 238. Melpbers, 48,415. The Proceedings before us are for the Quarterly Communications of December 13, and the Stated Communication, December 27, 1905. At the Quarterly Communication th'e Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Baalis Sanford, 'delivered his annual address. He congratulates the Grand Lodge that tp.e year just past' has been one of almost unprecedented prosperity, a substantial increase in membe路rshi'p, the sound condition of the Lodges, and the peace and good feeling which prevails throughout the Brotherhood generally.

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NECROLOGY.

Under this head he announced the deaths of R. W. Bro. Andrew C. Stone, Past Senior Grand Warden.. ana Past Grand Lecturer Ivory H. Pope, and says, that during the year 794 Brethren "have been called to go on to the higher -life," and 'closed with the following beautiful quotation: "'They are out of the chaos of living, The wreck and debris of the years; They have passed from the struggle and striving, They have finished their goblet of tears; They have ceased one by one from their labors, So we clothed them in garments of rest, And they entered the chamber of Silence; God do for them now what路 is best. " 'We saw not the lift of the curtain, Nor heard the inv}sible door, As they passed where life's problems uncertai~ Will follow and vex them no more; 楼.I.e lingered and wept on the threshold, The threshold each mortal must cross, Then we laid a new wreath down upon it, To mark a new sorrow and loss._ " 'And though Thou hast darkened the portal That leads where our vanished ones be, We lean on our faith in Thy goodness, And leave them to Silence and Thee.''' CENTENARY WARRANTS.

On Jun'e 10, 1~05, he issued a Centenary Warrant to Amicable Lodge, of Cambridge, and also to Mount Carmel Lodge, of Lynn, granting their members permission to wear Centeimial Medals commemorative of the one hundredth anniversary of these Lodges. SPURIOUS LODGES.

Under. this head he quotes from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, in which he says: "During the last five year~ we have had practically no bother with these people at all (referring' to the spurious Masons). Their Lodges have largely gone out of existence, their members have recanted and, in many instances, have applied for the Degrees in legitimate Lodges, and we look upon the

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whole business as practically crushed out in 'this State." The Grand Master' ,close,s his interesting address with the following pertinent reflections: ' "Our relations to one another are various and infinite. No one knows the limit of his powers for good or evil; no one can measure the force of his example; no one can weigh the happiness. or ' sorrow which he can cause. "All of us must share this great responsibility-in. all we do, even in the common acts of life. Everyone has hi!? place somewhere In the social economy. No man can excuse himself be,cause of his condition in life. "If we cannot be a majestic river, bearing upon its bosom g'J:eat vessels of blessing to mankind" we can be a little spring by the wayside of life, singing ,merrily all the day and all the night,' and giving a cup of cold water to a weary, thirsty passer-by." THE STATED COMMUNICATION.

This was held for the purpose of installing the Grand Officers, and celebtating the Feast of St. John the Evangelist. M. W. Bro. John Albert Blake was installed Grand Master. When he arose from the Oriental Chair, a:nd striking' one 'blow with the gavel, being uncovered, pronoun?ed the time-honored benediction: "May the Grand Architect of the Universe pour down his blessings on this Society, and enable me to discharge the great trust reposed in me, to the honor 'of His name and the Royal Art. And may -there never be wanting such to fill the Chair who shall promote . Masonry and the good of mankind, so long as the world endureth. Amen." JOHN PAUL JONES.'

Photographs of the bust of Brother John Paul Jones next attract our attention, and R. W. Bro. Charles T. Gallagher addressed the Grand Lodge on the subject. We wish we had room to copy the entire ad~ress, but must' be content to furnish the following extract: "It is meet and proper that to - such a character as that of Brother Jones should be accorded the distinction in history of hav, ing broken out the first American flag of any kind on an American vessel, the rattlesnake flag on the 'Alfred;' and to have taken from the fair hands of the young ladies' of Portsmouth that banner of the stars and stripes made from the silk of their garments, which he unfurled on the 'Ranger,' and- arriving at Brest received from the French 'navy the first salute offered to 'Old Glory' by any foreign' 'power. The,n, like the brave, intrepid corsair of the seas, he carried

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that 'flag into the very jaws of the British Channel, and awoke the echoes' of old Albion's hills with the thunder of his cannon, and the shouts of his triumph.' Unsatisfied, he attacked and defeated the 'Drake,' an English !pan-of-war of greater tonnage, more guns and more heavily manned than his own, and saving her from sin,king he carried her a prize to Brest, taking with hIm two English merchantmen as priz.es. That same flag he carried 'on the famous 'Bon Homme Richard' when he engaged the 'Serapsis' off Flamboro Head, ~nd bY' the moonlight, against remarkable odds, in路 three hours again humbled the pride of the 'Mistress of the Seas,' by compelllng again a surrender 'to him of a ship, crew and armamep.t superior to his own. "'It is' left for the historian to record the wonderful effect on the nations 'of the earth that this man's achievements wrought, but to ' Jones it was the hand of destiny that was working, and he only wished to be a jpart in the plan. "On June 14, 1877, the Congress"Resolved. That the flag of the thirteen States or America be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars in a blue field, representing a new constellation. "Resolved, That Capt. Paul Jones be appointed to command the ship-'Bangor.' " , When Jones heard of this action he said, "That flag and I are twins, born the same hour from the same womb of destiny, We cannot be -parted in life or in death. So long as we can float we shall float together; if we must sink we shall go down as one." , He joined St. Bernard Lodge, Kilwinning, No. 122, at the town of Kircudbright. Died July 18, 1792. THE GREAT FEAST.

The Grand Feast in commemoration of our patron saInt, St. John the Evangelist, must have been a "feast of reason and a flow of soul." The 'Grand Master said,: "Brethren, I will now ask you to rise and join with me in honoring the sentiments, which have been offered at this festival from time immemorial. Brethren, you' will fill your glasses and rise." Four regular toasts were then proposed: 1.

"To the memory of the Holy Saint John."

2. "To the memory . of our illustrious Brother, George Washington." '3. 4.

"To the memory of our departed Brethren." "To the Brotherhood of Freemasonry'wheresoever dispersed."

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Then followed addresses from several of the Brethren, all of which were full of eloquence, and some of them brimming over with wt,t.We are sorry we can't give them all in full, but m"ust be content with a few extracts. From the address 'of Rev. Brother Wm. H. Van Allen: "And'it does me good to see' the white hairs' among us in such numbers in thi~' Grand Lodge. ]for myself, I have no sympathy with the newly enunciated doctrine of a modern scientist who woul~ cut down even the scriptural three score years and ten, and have US all chloroformed at sixty, and who says that we are past our best . days at forty; I do not share the foolishness which holds that we young fellows ought to have everything our own way, and I am glad that the Grand Lodge recognizes no dead line, but places the senatQrs in the chiefest seat. One might almost say that though white hairs are to be p.onored, even' no hairs may be a sign of chiefest worthiness. (Laughter.) You remember the story of the man who, when he heard that the nail's of his head were all nUIllbered, immediately asked where he .could get the back numbers? (Laughter and applause.)" Past Grand Master Sereno D. Nickerson thus commenced his address: "Most Worshipful Grand Master-Some of the ideas .and the stories that have been given to us by Brother Van Allen sugg-est to me a. little story which I heard a 'short time ago, of a Brother who felt that he was to undergo a serious and .dangerous surgical operation. He w路ent to the hospital to consult the proposed operator, and he said to him, 'Would you object to the presence of my pastor during tne operation?' The doctor looked puzzled for a moment, and t.hen he said, 'oil, I see; you want to be opened wit.h prayer.' (Laughter.) "Now, the' practice which prevails in the Masonic Fraternity I have no doubt would have the warmest approval of 'the clergymen wno officiate here. My suggestion would be, open with prayer, and tnen proceed to business." He delivered an eulogy on Ben Franklin, who, he says, was made.a Mas,?n in 1731, and continues: "In 1776 he was appointed one of the Commission to negotiate the treaty between the French Government and the Colonies. The other Commissioners had been quarreling for a year or two, and had accomplished nothing. Immediately upon his arrival in Paris he became one of the most popular parties there. He was received as no foreigner ever was received before. He visited the Masonic

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Lodges and was feted by them and by the Government itself. 'In February, 1778, he succeeded in accomplishing the treaty which brought the services of the ~rench army to the assistance of the army in this country. If this had been the only service which he had performed we should consider it. invaluable. He visited the Lodge of the Nine Muses and was present at the initiation of Voltaire, and a few months later served as one of the Wardens. at the Lodge of Sorrow for Voltaire. Bre,thren have often asked me how . Voltaire was ever made a Mason; being an atheist, how could he _be a .Mason; a Mason is a man who believes in God, and Voltaire was an atheist! The trouble is that Voltaire was not an atheist. The Scripture says, 'The fool hath said in his heart there is no God.' It is only fools who say that; and we don't want any fools IOn Masonry. "The more the Brethren read about Franklin the more they will appreciate the services he rendered, not only to Masonry, but to our country. We have reason to be proud of him as- a good, true and useful Brother." ~ Addresses were made by R. W. Bro. Charles F. Gallagher, Grand Commander Edwin, 路A. Blodgett, Grand High Priest Harry Hunt, Illustrious Grand Master Edwin S. Crandon and R. W. Bro. _Solon W. Stevens, all of them being' entertaining and instructive. The Brethren joined hands, sang "Auld Lang Syne," and departe'd in peace. FINANCES.

The Charity Fund of the Grand Lodge amounted to $249.642.33. The" increase during the year being $10,764.05. The General Fund receipts were, for the year, $85,233.33, and after all expenditures a balance was shown of $2,692.12. ELECTION

OF OFFICERS.

M. W; Bro. John A. Blake, Malden, Grand Master.. R. W. Bro. Sereno D. Nickerson, Boston, Grand Secretary. They have no Committee on Foreign Correspondence. Next Annual Communication will be held at BostOJl, December 27, 1906. .

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MIN N ESOTA-1906. Lodges, 206. Members, 21,056. The Fifty-third Annual Comn;lUnication convened at St. Paul January 17, 1906, and was opened' by Grand Master HEmry M. Tusler. All except twenty of the Lodges were represented. A strik; ing st~el engraving of Brother Tusler forms the frontispiece to the Proceedings. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This only covers fourteen pages and is strictly a business document. He reports two Lodges constituted and dispensations issued for five new Lodges. One Lodge surrendered _its charter. No Lodges. were dying of "dry-rot," and two had consolidated. Dl<~CISIONS.

He had been able to answer most of the questions propounded to him by refereIj.ce to the By-Laws. He rendered six decisions, all of which were approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence. Among them is one, that a man with only a thumb and fourth finger on his right hand was not eligible. Had it not been for tinkering with the Landmarks no such fool question would ever h.ave been asked. He. also held, that under their Code, officers having a voice and vote in the direction' and management of the路 affairs and business of a brewing company were ineligible, while an employe engaged in the supervision of the clerical business, having n?thing to do with the manufacture and sale of t~e prodllct and without a vote in th.e management of the corporation is not debarred. Verily, the daubers have been at work on the ancient" walls, patching where there was no crevice. Here's another evidence of the folly of undertaking to improve on an. already perfect system of morals. The teetotallers will get so a.fter a while that a Brother will be expelled for "taking a toddy," and then his "menu" will be regulated and "pure food" prescribed for him, and then "farewell to all our future greatness." He held that a clandestine made. Mason -must petition a regular Lodge and be received in a lawful way. We t?ink this not only good law but commonsense. "The irregular Mason may be healed, but the clandestine must be born again." He announced the deaths of R. W. Bro. Thomas J. Lombard, Past Senior Grand Warden and Worshipful Brother George R. Metcalf, of the Committee on Correspondence. G.-L. Ap.-7

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FINANCIAL.

At the commencement of the year there was a cash balance ih the Treasury of $14,490.62. The cash receipts increased this to $26,810.86. 'There was paid out $11,514.32, and the balance at the opening of Grand Lodge was $15,296.54. The Widows' and Orphans' Fund amounted to $34,993.36. - The Grand Lodg'e had last year appropriate.d $100 for a monument to Past Grand Master Pierson, and appointed a committee to superintend its erection. They reported.' that the Grand Chapter had appropriated $100 and the Grand Commandery $50, and with a view to increasing the subscription asked to be continued. MASONIC HOl\fE.

Resolutions were adopted looking to the accumulation' of a fund -for that purpose. It was resolved that the incoming Grand Master appoint a 'committee of twelve to organize and perfect a corporation, having for it object the accumulation of a fund for the erection and maintenance of a Masonic Home, .and that the Grand Chapter, Grand Commandery, Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons and the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, be represented on the committee. It was provid~d that the Home should not be built until $100,000 was secured, and that $50,000 of it should be for a permanent endowment fund. REPORT ON ANCIENT J,ANDMARKS.

We find the-following report: "Your Committee on Ancient Landmarks beg leave to report that nothing has been referred to them for consideration. They have made diligent searGh through the archives and find the Landmar~s all safe> We are disposed to take issue with this report, and if the Minnesota Brethren keep on as they have done on the Hquor question, we doubt if there will be any of the "Ancient Customs and Usages" of the Fraternity left. We wouldn't be surprised to hear of their excluding Christian Scientists because they believe in "Shampain." ORA'rION.

Brother Elmer A. Kling, Grand Orator, delive'red a somewh~t lengthy, and no less eloquent, oration on Masonry. We think with him that ~'there is a world of meaning in these lines: " 'If I should die tonight, My friends would call to mind with loving' thought, Some kindly deed these willing hands had wrought,

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Some gentle words' the frozen IlPS had said, Errands on which the willing feet had' sped; The memory of my selfishness and pride, My hasty words would all be put aside, And so I should be loved and mourned tonight. " 'Oh, friends, I pray tonight, Keep not your kisses for my dead, cold brow, The way is lonely; let me feel them now. Think gently of me; I am t~avel worn; My faltering feet are pierce? with many a thorn. Forgive, oh heart estranged, forgive., 1 plead When dreamless rest is mine I shall not need The tenderness for which I long tonight.' " REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother Irving Todd renders this report, which is full of interesting matter. He reviews Missouri for 1905. He says Grand Master Valliant is wholly mistaken: as to Minnesota's requiring certificates under seal before a visitor will be examined,and is pleased to remark: "The pending .Prohibition~amendmentsto the By-Laws was .reconsidered and finally defeated." We think Brother Todd "hit 'the nail on the head" when he ycleped them ~'Prohibition" amendments. He speaks of our report as "very creditable," and we thank him ,for the compliment. • M. W. Bro. Thomas Morris, Crookston, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Thomas Montgomery, St. Paul, Grand Secretary; Brother Irving Todd, Hastings, Chairman of the .Committee on Foreign eo~ respondence. The Fifty-fourth Annual Communication will be h'eld in/St. Paul, January 23, 1907.

. 'MICHIGAN-1906·. Lodges, 3 9 9 . . Members., 53,795.; The Sixty-second Annual Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Michigan was held at Grand RapIds May 22, 1906, M. W: Bro. John ~owson, qrand Master, presidin~. T,here were 384 Lodges represented. Portrait and biograpb)cal sketch, of Grand Master Charles I L. Stevens preface the Proceedings, which are very creditably gotten uP,. covering 623 pages.

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Ron. Bro. William Alden Smith delivered a cordial address of welcome, which we would like to present in full, but must be content with the following excerllt: "Most Wors.hipful Grand Master, Officers and Brethren of Grand Lodge:

"fn the midst .of business arid political conten.tion, in which individual spirit runs high, it is a genuine pleasure to turn from the beaten path into the green fields of brotherly fraternity and revel for a while in the Elysium gardens of this extraordinary convocation. "Wherever ':Ve rest our vision today we see the white hair of the patriarch whose interesting face is literally chiseled with the hieroglyphics of time, yet in whose eyes the're lingers a bright sunbeam of hope and affection, illUIilinating by its lofty character this historic Council Cbamber. "The sOft, pure air of Masonry does not .age its devotee-it only to rounded maturity those who follow its precepts."

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This is a strong business document, and bears evidence that the Grand Secretary did not overestimate the Grand Master when he said: "Who has filled" th~t office with so much credit to hi!llself and' bonor to our Grand L~dge?" . He says: "The grim reaper, Death, has been unusually active in , our midst, and· it becomes my sorrowful duty to report the death of one Grand Officer, five Past Grand Masters, two Past Grand Chaplains, and 804 members of the Craft in this Grand Jurisdiction." He . then makes special reference to the deaths of R. W. Bro. Thomas Reardon, Senior Grand Deacon,. on January 3,.1906; M. W. Bro. "William Dunham, Past Grand Master, June 30, 1905; M. W. Bro. George Washington Peck, Past Grand Mastet, December 9, 1905; M. W. Bro. ~illiam H. Phillips, Past Grand Master, FebruarY 13, 1906, and Brother .John W. Finch, April 4, ).906. MASONIC HOME.

The management of this Home'is by a Board of 'Control, which Board is appointed by ,the first officers of each of the following Grand Bodies: Grand Lodge; Grand Chapter, Grand Council, Grand Commandery, and Grand Chapter Order Eastern Star, who have e"qual representation in the· management. Each of these Grand Bodies, except the Grand Council, contribute to" the support of the ~ome; the first two bodies by asses~ment and Grand 'Chapter, Order Eastern Star, by donation. The .Subordinate Chapters Order Eastern

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Star have undertaken to raise $5,000 for the. erection of a hospital building, and have now in that fund a substantial amount. We' learn !rom-the.Report on the Home that there were fortytwo men and nine women inmates December 1, 1905, and that the average weekly cost of maintenance was $3.60. DECIsIONS.

The Grand Master reported seventeen decisions, three of which we quote: "Q~e8tion. Is a man eligible to receive the Degrees in Masom:y 'whose left leg has been shortened by rheumatism, and the foot raised from the floor, making it necessary for him to use crutches in walking? "Answer. No. A man who has to use a crutch to enable him to walk, would not make a very pleasing' appearance for the several Degrees. It i~ against the.Ancient Landmarks of Masonry." We are glad that Michigan still recognizes the'~Ancient Landmarks." ,"Question. Is a man a Master Mason who receives .the Degree when neither Master or Wardens are present, one Warden being present early in the evening, but leaving because of no quorum. ':then, about midnight, ten memQers .assemble, open the Lodge and confer the Degree. Is the Brother a regular Master Mason? "Answer. No. He . must be healed or re-oblig-ated by the'Master or one of the Wardens." FINANCES.

The report of Grand Treasurer shows receipts $32,041.23; diebursements, $26,561.21; unexpended balance, $5,480.02; balance on hand at close of last session, $7,985.21; on hand May 22, 1906, $13,465.23. The Treasurer also reports securities belonging to Grand Lodge in his ha:nds, $28,000. COLLEGIUM OF GRAND LECTURERS.

The proposition from the Grand Lodge of. Colorado to form a Collegium of Grand Lecturers, provided not less than路 five Grand Jurisdictions co-operated, was referred. to the Custodians. of the ,Work, who reported: "That they beI,ieve th垄object to be attained is a g'ood one, and would result in muqhb~Jlefit to the Fr~te'rnity in visiting from one Jurisdiction to another, and therefore, that the plan may be inaugurated, and if it meet with approval, may be further elaborated and carried out; advise the adoption of the nintb

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suggestion contained in the _resolution, and the result be carried backto the Grand Lodge at its next Annual Communication." The "ninth suggestion" referred to, is as follows: "9. The Grand Secretary of this Grand Lodge shall have 100 copies of this motion printed, and shall send a copy thereof to each Grand Lodge in the United St~tes." GRAND BEPRESENTATlVES. A Communication was received from the Grand Lodge of Mexico, as follows: "ALBUQUERQUE, OCtober 19, 1905. "LouE. Winsor, Grand Secretary, Reed Gity, Michigan: "My DEAR SIR AND R. W. BROTHER-At the Annual Communica-

tion of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico, held at Albuquerque, October 16 and 17, 1905, the follOWing resolution was adopted: "WHEREAS, It is the' sentiment of this Grand Lodge, that the present system of Grand Representatives. is of no practical value; therefore be it "ReSOlved, That the Grano. Lodge of New Mexico abandon the system as at present constituted, and that the Grand Secretary be directed to notify all Grand -Jurisdictions of this action.' '. "Yours yery truly and fraternally, "ALPHEUS A.. KEEN; "Grand Secretary."

GRAND I,E'CTURER'S REPORT. The Grand Lecturer submitted ~ voluminous report, in which he l'ecommends the foz:ms for Secret~ries in keeping the minutes of _LQo.~e meetings. He reports having made a few changes in the work. Among them was one changing the word "Gloves" to "Garments,'" in conferring the third Degree. The reason given is that it may be "historically correct" from'his point of view. That has been the trouhle with our esoteric work; every new Grand Lecturer has a "point of view," and he assumes the right to change the phraseology accordingly. To our surprise, there was a minority report favoring the change, and it was adopted. The majority of the committee reported that they had addressed each one of .the Grand Lodges as to the use of tlie~xpression, "White gloves and aprons," and found that fourfifths of them used it.. We agree with the路 maj~rity report that the glove as one of the symbols of Masonry, has comeAown to us through hundreds of years

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oLrecorded Masonic history. As they say: "Homer speaks of the use of gloves by King Laertes, and Xenophon sneers at the effeminate Persians for wearing gloves," a:.nd this was about 600 years before Christ. They aptly quote from; a Masonic Brother who said: "When you have traced an article of clothing back 2,700 years, it is allowable to assume 200 years more, if the assumption is not going to hang anybody." Our inference from ~he change made is, that the twelve Craftsmen appeared before King Solomon in their shirt-tails. The "old time" Masonry, like the ."old time religion," is good enough for us. FOREIGN RECOGNITION.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence the Grand Lodge of Alberta, A. F. and A: M., was recognized. Recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, was postponed. MEMORIAL SERVICES.

At' 8: 30 P. M. a memorial service was held, at路 which eloquent and touching eulogies were delivered over the Past Grand Officers who had. "passed on." M. W. Bro. John J. Carton thus closes his eulogy on Brother Francis -A. Blades, Past Grand Chaplain: "As I look over his splendid career, splendid because of the service he rendered to humanity,' I can hear him say with Sam Walter Foss: " 'There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content; There are souis iike stars, that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths Where highways never ran;. But let me live by the side of the road, And be a friend to man. " 'Let me live in a house by the. side of the road, Where ,the race of men go by; .The men who are good, and the men who are bad, As good, and as bad, as I; I would not sit in the scorner's seat, Or hurl the cynic's ban; Let me live in a house by the side of the road, And be a. friend to man.'

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" '1 see from my house by the side of the road, By the side of the highway of life, The men who press with the ardor of hope, The men who are faint 'with the strife. But 1 turn not away from their smiles nor their teats, Both' parts of an infinite plan; Let me live in my house by the side of tb,e road, And be' a friend to man, " '1 know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead, And mountains of wearisome height; And the road passes on through the long afternoon, And stretches away to the night, But still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice, And weep with the strangers that moan, Nor live in my house by the side of the road Like a man who dwells alone, '.

" 'Le,t me live in my house by the side of the road, Where the race of men, go by; They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, Wise, fMlish, and so am 1. Then why should 1 sit in the scorner's seat, Or hurl the cynic's ban? Let me live in my house by the side of the road, And be a friend to man.' " . VISITATION.

The Committee on Jurisprudence reported the following, which was adopted: _ "It is the prerogative of the Worshipful Master of a Lodge to require any information which seems to him necessary or proper from any Brother desiring to visit his Lodge, before he is admitted into '- the I Lodge. The a~ount and kind of information necessary for the . . case' rests in the sound discretion and good judgment of the Worshipful Mas'ter whenever the Brother asks for leave to visit this Lodge, . and no visiting Brother should be admitted. unless the Worshipful Master is thoroughly satisfied that he is a member in good standing of a Masonic. Lodge, either working tinder the jurisdiction of this Grand Loqge, or of some Grand Lodge working in relations of amity with this Grand Lodge."

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This excellent report was rendered by Brother Lon B. Winsor, and covers 290 pages. He devotes seven pages to the review of Mis. souri for 1905, ana quotes freely from Grand Master Valliant's address. Speaking of his decisions (eight of which he quotes), he says: Grand Ma~ter Valliant's decisions on Masonic law, as might be expected, considering the fact that he has presided as Judge on the bench for the past twenty years, * * * are models of excellence." . Brother Winsor, like ourself,. relies on quotation rather than comment, and shows his skill in making selections. He is pleased to speak of our first report as "a very able review," and we feel that it is not an "empty路 compliment." M.W. Bro. Charles L. Stevens, Detroit, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Lon B. Winsor, Reed City, Grand Secretary. The next Annual Communication will be held in Bay City, May 28, A. D. 1907.

MISSISSIPPI-1906. Lodges, 305.

Members, 13,252.

The Eighty-eighth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, A. F. and A. M., w'as held In the City' of Brookhaven, February 20, A. D. 1906, M. W. Bro. Thomas B. Franklin, Grand Master, presiding. The report of Committee on Credentials does not give the numb~r of Lodges represented, and life's too short to stop to . figure it up. A striking portrait of Grand Master Blume graces the. front page of th.e Proceedings, and if he is a fair sample of the Mississippi Grand Lodge, it is an imposing body. ' GRAND MAS~ER'S ADDRESS.

Grand Master Franklin opens his address with an apostrophe to Masonry, of which the following is a sam'ple: "An Order rich in its hoary antiquity; rich in its shining deeds路 of gentle and gracious charities; a'!- Order dating its birth from almost the foundation of the world. Its footsteps printed the earth just after it rose wet and dripping from the deluge, when the firmament was spanned by the glittering rays 'of the rainbow of promise-.a bow 'not beautiful alone in its gorgeous coloring, but more beautiful in the fact that it connected earth with heaven, and bound God in solemn cov~nant with man.

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"Surviving the 'wreck of matter and the crush of worlds,' Masonry has lived on. The Caesars have ,died and centuries ago have crumbled into dust. The eagles of Rome have perished .and faded from the mem9ry of man, and if remembered at all, it is only to point to . the moral of the nothingness of fame. Dynasties have risen and 'principalities have flourished, and, in the shadow of forgetfulness, they have fallen. The sceptor of a mar,:elous temporal power has路 fallen from the palsied and dying hands of kings. But Masonry has gone on and on,. builded upon the gentler qualities of man's nature. It lives, because it deserves, to live. Its hand has turned back the red crest of battle when .the uplifted sword was stayed at the . Master's sign. "When dark wings of pestilence hovered over our stricken land, fearlessly Masonry walked in its midst, a ministering angel. Almost rivaling its charity; is its universality. Almost wherev'er human speech is uttered, there lives Masonry. It bows its knee before no sectarian order; it' gives its sanction to no dogma and no creed. Shining in the Heaven of Masonry, is that one Guiding Star, the Fatherhood of God路 and the brotherhood of ~an. "Here Jew and Gentile meet, With no brighter thoughts' above, To lay at His dear feet, The offering of their love." He feelingly alludes to the death of Past Grand Master Bro. Andrew H. Barkley, who for eig'hteen years was Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence. Grand Secretary Speed furnishes a fitting intrOduction to ,the unfinished /Correspondence Report prepared by Brother Barkley before he laid down his ready pen. Brother Speed says: "The end of the day was ~t hand, and he was tired with its labors, and was looking for the gate to open that he might pass out into the New Year which shall have no ending." DOCUMENTARY

EVIDENCE.

Under this head the Grand Master calls attention to the law of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, requiring documentary eVidEmce as a requisite for visitation. It was referred to the Committee on Law and Jurisprudence, but we cannot find where they ever reported. GRAND LODGE OF EGYPT.

The' following resolution, submitted with the Correspondence Report, was adopted:

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"Resolved,' That this Grand Lodge recognize the National Grand Lodg'e of Egypt, over which Brother Idris Bey Raglieb is the Grand Master, and extends to it a hearty welcome into the family of Grand Lodges, and will, if路 requested to do' so, exchange Representatives 'with it." MASONIC HOME:

The Trustees of the Masonic Home Endowment Fund reported amount on hand $52,918.17. The citizens of Westpoint offer~d the Southern Female Colleg-e and all its equipment, including all the buildings, campus and furniture, and forty-five acres of land in addition to the ten and three-quarter acres included in the campus grounds for the sum of $22,000-$12,000 cash, and $10,OuO in four equal payments, with interest at 4 per cent. The following resolution was adopt~d: "Be it resolved, by this Grand Lodge, That the elected members of.the Board of Trustees of the Widows' ~nd Orphans' Rome be, and they are hereby aut~lOri~ed, empowered and ordered to, within six months from the adjournment of this Grand Lodge, select a location withiJ?, the State for the Widows' and Orphans' Home, and. the said Trustees;路 to-wit: Brothers John Y. Murray, W. A. Roane, O. L. McKay, T. B. Franlin and T. U. Sisson be, and are hereby ordered and directed by this Grand Lodge to immediately proceed to advertise for bids for the location pf said Home, and that the said Trustees be and they are hereby' directed and ordered to either purchase such property as they see fit and proper, or .purchase路 a lot or parcel of land and build the Home, as in their wisdom and judgment they deem to the best interest' of the Grand Lodge,and that the Home be absolutely located within the' said six months, and at as early date within said time, as the said Trustees may deem practical. MASONIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE.,

This committee presents a voluminous report, covering thirtyfour questions. We note the following: DOTAGE.

"Question 3. About thirty years ago, while in the prime 'of life, F. was. made an Entered Apprentice by M. Lodge, and he is now in his dotage, but he desires to take the other Degrees. Does the fact that lie is an Entered Apprenti,ce entitle him now to be passed and raised? . . "Answer: The candidate is' ineligible. The fact of his having been initiated does not cure the physical disability which occurred

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after his initiation. The Master's obligation inhibits the Lodge from conferring the Degrees on him. Masonry appeals to intelligent men, and no 'other kind can be admi~ted into the Craft; and if a madman, a.1i atheist or a fool or an old man in his dotage, should unfortunately be initiated, or after initia;tion, but before being passed or raIsed, an initiate should become disqualified because of ,anyone of the above-mentioned moral, 'intellectual or physical defects, the other Degrees should not be conferred on him. Under the facts stated, it is more than possible that if the candidate had his right mind, he would not want to proceed. So long as he had his mind, he appears not to have cared for Masonry." PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS.

"Question 8. A young man was elected to the Entered Apprentice Degree, 'and before he could be initiated he lost his right foot. He wears a cork foot, but no one could detect the fact that' his foot is off. ' Is he elig'ible, and can the Lodge confer ,the D'egree on him? "Answer. No. "Question 15. To what extent must a Brother come under the - influence' of whiskey or beer before he is subject to our Rules and Laws? "Answer. While a moderate use of liquor does not make a man intemperate, at least in the sense in which our Regulations view the matter, a man who comes to town and "pail).ts it red" may, by the one' debauch, so disgrace himself as to require the Fraternity to admonish him, a~d if he persists and repeats his disgTaceful conduct, to cut him off from its .fellowship entirely. " If the saloon-keeper, regardless of what sort of saloop- he keeps, is to be ostracised, why not punish the man who patronizes the saloon. W'hat better is the buyer than the seller? Why not as in form~r tim~s, leave the Lodge to judge of the qualification of its own membership? "Questio'n Hi. Is it a Masonic offense for a Brother to circulate a liquor petition for the purpose of obtaining signatures thereto, in the interest of another party?" , Upon this question the committee were divided: two "guilty," and one, "not guilty." "Question 19. -Is a Mason who, il)- compaliy with his family, has dined at the same table with negroes more than once, guilty of unMasonic conduct? "Answer. This is entirely a matter of taste, as the man said 'who kissed the cow.' " Why not advise him to take a dimit and join a negro ~odge?

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FINANCES. ~he

cash resources of the Grand Lodge, in its general fund, for the year was $23,984.18, and after meeting all obligations there was . a balance of $11,913.49. The Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the Masonic Home reported the amount as $52,918.17. .The other charitable funds in the hands of the Grand Treasurer were: Widows' and Orphans' Home, $26,768.17; Franklin Home Fund, $3,565.50; Relief Fund, $853.57; Charity Fund, $269.80. ~The per capita assessments levied on the Lodges are: Twenty-five cents for endowment i of the Masonic Home; eight cents for the Relief Fund, and two cents for the Charity Fund. }4'OREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

This was rendered by M. W. Bro. Andrew Hannah Barkley, and the pen dropped from his hands before he had finished it. He reviews Missouri for 1905, quotes the first four paragTaphs of Grand Master Valliant's address. He says: "The Masonic Home /stand-s as a monument to the' sincerity of the profession of the Masons of Missouri." Speaking of our report, he was pleased to say: "The report on Foreign Correspondence by M. W. Bro. R. E. Anderson is complete in every part. and shows him to have been, a busy workman in the field of correspondence. GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W., Bro. _Charles H. tHurn, Shelby, Grand -Master; R. W. Bro. Frederick Speed, Vicksburg, Grand Secretary. The Eighty-ninth Annual Grand Communication will be held in the City of Natchez, on Tuesday, February 10, 1907.

MONTANA-1905. Lodges, 61.

Membership, 4,227.

The Forty-first 'Annu'al Communication of the Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of Montana, was held at路 Butte, September 20-21, 1905, with fifty-one Lodges represented, and M. W. Br~. Lew L. Callaway, Grand Master, presiding~ -

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GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS. '\

The Grand Master strikes a responsive chord in our anatomy when he says: "Within our Jurisdiction there is no note of serious discord. Harmony prevails, consistent with the spirit of emulation. There has been a gratifying increase in membership; yet the constituent Lodges seem to. have been careful in the selection of material. But not too careful; with'. the utmost care a "black sheep" gets into the fold occasionally. The severest scrutiny should be observed, bearing in mind always that it is quality and not quantity which we desire." OBITUARY.

The death of Past Grand Master Wilbur Fisk Sanders occurred July 7, 1905, and the Grand Master emphasizes his labors for the country, the State and the Craft. He served as the first United States Senator from Montana, and served with distinguished credit to himself and his State. The father of the Grand Master, Col. James Edmund Callaway, died August 21. 1905. He was elected Junior Grand Warden in 1882, and appointed Grand Lecturer in 1883.. LEGISLATION ON VISITATION.

Brother Callaway quotes the edict issued by Grand Master Valliant, and alludes to the one issued by the Grand Master of Illinois, quoting the comment of the latter, in which he says: "Visitation is a privilege, not a right." With this comment Brother C. takes issue and says: "1 think visitation is a right, as well as a privilege. The right of every Mason to visit and sit in every regular Lodge is unquestionably a Landmark of the Order."" We agree with this proposition, so far as "ancient 'custom" is con路 cerned, but new conditions and dangers which our ancient Brethren could not anticipate, nece.ssitate a changed custom. We think Brother Morcombe is right, when he says: "As for the so-called right of objection to a visitor, that phase of the objection strikes us as absurd: The visitor, if in. good standing ~nd not under charges, is the peer of any member of the Lodge visited; how then shall he be debarred equal privileges at the mere whim or spiteful impulse of another? But, as Brother Callaway well points out, the right of visitation is not unduly limited if the evidence of standing and regularity is required to be made conclusive by documents or otherwise. The Lodge does this. only to protect itself against imposters." Brother C. recommends reference of the subject to the Committee on Jurisprudence, which reported as follows:

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"Your Committee on Jurisprudence, to which was referred the Grand Master's recommendation on the subject of visitors to Subordinate Lodges, being provided with certain certificates fortifying the usual evidences as to their Masonic character and standing, recommends that such recommendation be not approved or acted upon in the shape of legislation amending our existing law on the subject." DECISIONS.

Eight decisions were rendered, and all of them are "regular," but one of them is a little out of the ordinary. We quote it: "8. As a properly solicitous officer of one of our Lodges expressed it, his Lodge was 'blossoming out. with copies of a book' (which they used in the worK) 'till it looks like a first reader class.' He said they did not seem to care about the 'Monta~a work:' and he desired to know whether I thought the book barred by Section 28, Article VI., Chapter 2, of our Code of Statutes... page 37." He not only most strenuously condemed it, but intimated that . if the use became so general that the entire Lodge became affected with the iniquity its charter would be suspended. . The Grand Master thinks that each Lodge should procure a photograph of every member, with his Masonic history. MASONIC DUTIES.

This sensible address concluded with an exhortation to Masonic duty, and aptly says: "Do we practice what we preach in 'this grasping age? The period of prosperity, in which we live-a veritable dreamland of peace and plenty as compared to those ages within our historiesleads to inordinate methods of life and thought. There never was a time when the maxims of Masonry were more useful and more necessary to the well being of our Fraternity as well as to mankind in general, than now. And it may truthfully be said that no State is more in need of the fostering care of our Fraternity than is that within our Jurisdiction."FINANCES.

The financial condition of this Grand Lodg'e is gratifying. The Masonic HOJ?1e. Fund is $28,122.'64; the Anchard Endowment Fund has reached $9,891.48; the General Fund- shows a balance of $8,416.70, while the cash on hand in Grand Lodge Charity Fund i~ $2,173.10.

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MASONIC HOME.

The Committee on Masonic Home reported proposals for locations near Heiena, Missoula, TownSend and Alhambra Springs. Not being able to find a site which suited. a majority of the committee, the committee was continued, with power to act. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sum of $500 was appropriated' for refurnishing the Grand S~cretary's office, $300 per annum for clerk hire, and $300 to G.rand

Master for traveling expenses. PRgSENTATION TO GRAND MASTER.

The committee to procure a suitable souvenir to Past Grand Master Hepner, present him with a handsome ring, and say: "If it differs in form from those heretofore given, it is to your individual taste and choice, for we desire it to testify to you daily of honors worthily worn, and pleasant associations formed and cemented while you were Grand Master of Masons of Montana."

Memorial pages and well-toned photographs of Past Grand Master Wilbur Fisk Sanders, and Past Junior Grand Warden, James Edmond Callaway are inserted. The tribute to Brother Callaway closes with these words: "A human soul went forth into the night, Shutting behind it death's mysterious door, And shaking off, with strange,_ restless miglit, The dust that once it wore.. "Through the clear silence of the moonless dark, Leaving no footprint of the way it trod, Straight as an arrow cleaving to its mark, That soul went home to God." FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

This report from the ready pen of Past Grand Master Cornelius Hedges, covering 127 pag'es, is enter.taining and instructive. In his review of Iowa he heartily approves of their Masonic Library, a~d aptly remarks: "We susp€ct ·the LibI:ary crowds out the Home, but· we are. led to believe that the Eastern Star Sisters are' going to takl

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the matter of a Home in charge,' and they can do more to make a Home than all the men together." He reviews Missou~i for 1904. Speaking of the death of Brother Vi neil, he says: "His work was done and well d·one; Masonry never had a more illustrious and faithful' exemplar of its best principles, nor has the Grand Lodge of Missouri ever had a more devoted and influential leader in all good works. He pointed the way to heaven and led the way." He says of Brother Kuhn's address: "His very full and able address shows an abundance of the 'fortiter in re,' as well as the more natural 'suaviter in modo.' " Speaking of the report of our Committee on Appeals and Griev- . ances, he says: "We were interested eno,ugh. to read them all, and we admire the skill, patience and righteousness of the· committee of which Brother Dorsey'A. Jamison was chairman." GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Henry L. Frank, Butte, Gr,and Master; R. W. Bro. Cornelius Hedges, Helena, Grand Secretary. The next Annual Commun,ication will be.. held at Helena, commencing September 19, 1906.

N EBRASKA-1905. Members,. 14,719.

Lodges, 233.

An Emergent Communication was held· June 4, 1905, at Lincoln, for· the purpose of accompanying the remains of Past Grand Master Robert W. Furnas to his fornier home at Brownsville, w_here he was buried with Masonic honors. .- The Forty-eighth. Annual Communication· of the Grand Lodge was held at Omaha, June 6, 1905, with 213 Lodges represented. Charles E. Burnham, Grand Master, pr~sided. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

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He reported:

"The affairs of this Jurisdiction were never in a more satisfactory condition. The finances are all that .could be desired; we.. have ample fUJ;lds for all·purposes, and never in the liistory of the Grand, G. L.Ap.-S.

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Lodge has there been such an amount of money on hand as at the present time."

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"The Orphans' Educational Fund has now reached the sum of forty thousand dollars, in round numbers-this is the educational fund of the Fraterntiy. The investment of these funds has been very carefully looked after by the Trustees, as the detailed report will show. "In the establishment of the Masonic Home I believe that a spirit of charity has b~en engendered throughout the State; the Increased dues for the support of the Home have generally been cheerfully paid. The affairs of the Home are being attended· to in an economic.al and ca;reful manner,· the 'wards' are happy and contented, and the Jurisdiction i~ proud of the fact that we have at last a Home for our Brethren and loved ones." His business engagements being such that he could not visit many' of the Lodges, he commissioned the Grand Custodian to do this work for him. Three 'Lodges were constituted by the Grand Master, and two were installed upon his Dispensation. Five corner-. stones of-public buildings were laid. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.

Under this head, he says: "I have no sympathy with the too-prevailing idea of 'railroading' anyone through the Degrees of Masonry and, as a consequence, have been somewhat chary of using the. prerogative of the Grand Master to grantnispensations to confer the Degrees without regard to time." DECISIONS.

Among these. we note: "No.4. A candidate who has lost the thumb of the right hand is not eligible for the Degrees of Masonry. ' "No.6. A candidate with the right foot off about eight inches below the knee, even if he can use a cork foot so as not to be detected, is not eligible for the .Degrees of Masonry. "No.8. Nebraska does not have fraternal relations with any Grand Lodge in Sweden; therefore, a Brother claiming to hail from' Sweden has no right to visit or affiliate." VISITATION.

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recommendation of the committee to which the matt~r was referred, , action in the matter was deferred until the next session.

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The expenditures exceeded the appropriations by $7,951.62, Amount collected for Masonic Home, be.lng' a per capita of fifty: cents, $7,345. ' GRAND CUSTODIAN;S REPORT.

Vfe are more than gratified at the views expressed by Brother French in the following' extract, and only wish that this spirit pervaded the Craft everywhere. We are impressed with the idea that there is more stress laid on the idea of being a "bright" Mason than that of being a "good" Mason. It is one thing to know the Ritual, quite another. the "Science of Morality." It is better to know both:Âˇ "It is gratifying for me to report to you that a spirit of inquiry in many cases has been awakened among our Brethren of the mystic tie, and they are more zealous than ever in the attainment of true Masonic knowledge; many are no longer, satisfied with the mere repetition of the ritualistic services as the soie end and aim of the institution, but are seeking in the stores of scientific learning for the elucidation and proper comprehension of our mysteries. This spirit, If thoroughly awakened, camiot fail to make its' hallowing influence pre-eminently felt among the members of the first of human institutions, devoted to the culture of .mankind. A kilowledge of the technicaliti~s of the Ritual isesseritial, "but not sufficient to a right appreciation of its mystical' philo'sophy. As a progressive moral science Masonry can neither be uiiderstqpd or estimated without first a knowledge of the teachings of the great principles which underlie the foundation of its history, laws, and usages, viz.:' 'The Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood Of Man, and the ImmortaI1ty of the Soul.'"

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CARD SYSTEM ADOPTED.

The Special Committee, to whom this matter was referred, recommendoed the "card registry 'system" as the "most elastic, accessible, permanent, simple and practicable." An appropriation for securing the necessary outfit was made, and $400 for additional clerk hire to install it. FUNERAL CEREMONIES.

A form of Burial Service, prepared by Past Grand Master Davidson, ~as adopted, and the following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That this Grand Lodge regards the ceremonies recom路 mended by this Grand' Lodge to be performed by a Chartered Lodge, in the burial of a deceased Brother, as the final consumma~ion or completion of the great truths symbolized in the ceremonies of the Fraternity." FOREIGN RECOGNITION.

Upon the recommendation of the Correspondence Committee, the request from the Grand Lodge of Queensland for recognition was postponed until existing difficulties are adjusted. The' Gdmd Lodges of New South Wales and Valle de Mexico were recognized. ORATION.

Brother Lewis H.' Biacklege delivered the oration. There are many valuable suggestions in it, and we quote the following: "I have observed, however, that as to the things we do, there is everything in the purpose we have in doing them; as to what we' observe, there is everythiI~.g in the point. of view. "My purpose herein I leave to your own conclusion. The correct路 ness of. the statement as' to the point 'of view may be illustrated by this incident: .Two gentlemen of African descent were discussing a Biblical question in which they were much interested, pertaining to the race and color of the Apostles. One maintained that, as Palestine was about on a line with Af.rica, the Apostles must~ll have beencolored. 'Why bress yo' heart,' said the other, 'St. Peter and St. Paul an aU dem 'postles was as white as dat no'the'n gemman ober dah.' ' 'No sah, no sah,' said ,the first, 'St. Paul may ha been, but St. Petah was a cullud gemman: 'Now yous'e wrong shuah,', said the second, 'cal,lse ef St. Petahd 'been cullud, dat cock'd never ha crowed more'n oncet.' "This then, m~ Brethren, is the thought, not new or novel, but sometimes lost to view, that I would gladly leave with, each one in

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the earnest hope that you may. find it worthy of consideration; that in our doings as Masons we think not less of form, but mOlje of substance; remembering that as the benefit is great if rightly received and worthily appli~d, so is the danger great if our pri~cjples are bruited about as a cloak for insincerity or unbelief; that our Fraternity originated .of workers, for workers, ap.d as the foundation is, whether of rock or sand, so must the structure stand ,or fall. That the first step is, that we be moral and upright before God, and 'have such worth of character and high ideals, that we shall be of good repute before the wcirld.~' REPORT ON qORRESPONDENCE.

Past Grand Master Charles J. Phelps furnishes this report, 'and it is complete in all its part p. He is' anenthusiastk advocat~ of Masonic Homes. In his review of Alabama, he says: "We remember when the subject was considered in Nebraska, that we sent for historical 'sketches and annual reports of all the Masonic Homes in this country, carefully briefed the interesting facts and figures, so as to enable the presentation of the subject, and that it was a very easy路matter to' reach the result, aHome; 'and . from a careful study of 'the subject we think it safe to say that in. every Jurisdiction having such a Home the Craft is almost a unit in enthusiastic SUpoJt of it. Again, the Eastern Star is a very effective auxiliary in the work. In Iowa, the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., has taken the' initiative, and the Grand Lodge will, by f.orce of' the enthusiasm of 路the Sisters, be alm'ost compelled to go ahead in the good work. In Kansas the Star was iIi the front, in establis路l\ing their beautiful Home, now most-enthusiastically maintained." If Brother P. will come and visit with us our Missouri Horrie' we guarantee that his enthusiasm will not abate. He reviews Missour( for 1904. He feelingly alludes to the death of Brother Vinci!. He quotes freely and with approval from the decisions Of Brother Kuhn. . GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Melville R: Hopewell, GrandMaster, Tokanah. R. W. Bro. Francis E. White, Grand Secretary, Omaha.. The next Annual Communication was held at Omaha, .June 5, 1906.

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NEVADA-1905. Lodges, 22.

Members, 1,030,.

The Forty-first Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Nevada was held at Carson City, June 13, 1905, with twenJy-two Lodges represented, and Grand Master George Gillson, whose portrait forms, the frontispiece to the volume of Proceedings, presiding. GRAND 'M:ASTlm's ADDRESS.

The first four pages of this paper are devoted to a disquisition on the beauties of Masonry, with apt quotations and pointed illustra-' tions of what is meant by "Brotherly, Love, Relief, and Truth." It is worth transcribing. and we regret that lack of space forbids it. NECROLOGY.

Under this head he announces the only death of a member of that Grand Lodge during the past three years, that of Past Grand 'Mast.er Trewmor Coffin, who died August 26, 1904. ' CONDITION OF CRAFT.

, He reports that perfect harmony and good fellowship prevails , throughout the Jurisdiction; that the Lodges are in a fairly prosperous condition; that, as shown by their returns, a goodly amount of work has been performed, and that, the increase of membership will exceed that of'the previous year. DECISIONS.

He says: "Under this head .1 have nothing to report that could be terJP~d decisions. I have,however, on many occasions, explained provisions of our Code, and given instructions as to what course to pursue in certain cases." He closes with the following story: "There is a story of Oliv'er Wendell Holmes-poet, philosopher, and 'all-round athlete' in the literary ring-which will aptly illustrat~ my own feeling. t'When a young man, Holmes was invited to act as orator on some public occasion in a country town, in place of the distinguished jurist, Rufus Choate, who had been called elsewhere. al n the stage coach which carried the substitute' speaker was a' member of the commIttee who had invited him, and who, guessing at his identity, addressed him: 'I believe you are the gentleman who' is to fill Mr. Choate's place.'

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"'Oh, no;' said Holmes, with a laugh, 'I'm only going to rattle around in it.' "An~ when I look back on those who have filled this exalted position and forward to those who are likely to fill it,' I feel very much as Holmes did, and with far more cause." FOREIGN RECOGNITION.

At the recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence, recognition was refused the Grand Orient of Argentine, and accorded to the Grand Orient of Brazil. A further report by Brother Vanderlieth recommended recognition of Grand Lodge Benito Juarez 'Of Mexico, making up the three constituents of the Grand Dieta, now granted fraternal relations. Action on the request of Queensland was postponed, and. the Smythe Grand Lodge of Western Australia was "left out in the cold." The Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence' was made a permanent member of the Grand Lodge, and is hereafter to be "dubbed" Commissioner of Review. We hope Brother Vanderlieth is not "puffed up." FINANCES.

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REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother Edward D. Vanderleith renders this, his fourth report, and we find it "full of meat." He sounds the note of warning, in view of the power and popularity of the Craft, and we would do well to "Beware when all men speak w,ell of you." We copy the close of his earnest exhortation: " 'The look of sympathy, the gentle word, Spoken so low that only angels heard; The secret art of pure self~sacrifice Unseen by men, but marked by angels' eyes, These are not lost! The kindly plans devised for others' good, So seldom guessed, so little understood; The quiet, Âˇsteadfast love, which strives to win Some wandering Brother from the ways of sin, These are not lost!'

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"No, Brethren, and they are what count in keeping us on our guard in prosperous times. If we so live Masonry, down to the little thi.ngs, our FratE::rnity will bear prosperity wisely and well, and we need not fear. Therefore, Brethren,guard well the outer door and live Masonry to its utmost, that in the day of prosperity we may be joyful." He believes with us, that if liquor legislation is to be the order, the use of intoxicants should be made a Masonic offense, a"nd the Order revolutionized into a Prohibition society. He reviews Missouri for 1904, and says' of Brother Kuhn's address, "It shows him a practical, careful, and systematic business man. He states his views clearly and explicitly, and with a style .all his own." He 'quotes his definition of "dotage," and his defense of our physical qualification law, with approval. 'Speaking of the oration of Brother William R. Gentry, he says, "Exceedingly'well did he handle the ~Ubject." Referring to the last correspondence reportof Brother Vincil, , he writes: "Sad is the heart as we recall the fact that we are reviewing Brother John D. Vincil's last Correspondence Report. He sleeps the sleep of the noble. Mas~n. One of Masonry's most 'scholarly writers has laid down his pen: Though we knew him only tlJ.r~ugh h!s reports, yet we knew him to be a great, good man, arid as such we deeply honored him." " 'Hath he not always treasures, always friends, 'The great, good man?' "Yes; and so had Brother Vincil, and the memories of his gentle smile, his willing hand, his generous heart, his J{indly look, his life of strength, mercy, love and truth are the treasures this noble man .leaves with his Masonic friends and brethren." ADDRESS OF GRAND OFFICERS.

R. W. Bro. Charles A. Beemer, Sparks, Grand ,Master; R. W. Bro. Chauncey N. Noteware; Sparks, Grand Secretary; R. W. Bro. E. D. Vanderlieth, Carson City, Grand Commissioner of Review. The Forty-first Annual Grand Communication was to be held in the City of'REmo, on the second Tuesday in June, .A. D.: 1906.

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NEW BRUNSWICK-190S. Members, 2,200.

Lodges, 35.

The Thirty-eighth Annual Assembly of the Craft, at St. John, was held August 22-23, A. D. 1905, with nineteen Lodges represented, R. W. Bro. Erwin J.Everett, Grand Master, presiding. Two pictures, the one of Past路 Grand Master Benjamin R. Stevenson (1881-1882), and the other of the present Grand Master, face each other as first pages or the comparatively thin volume of Proceedings. Both are profusely bedecked with a superabundance 'of official insignia, but seem to stand erect under its weight. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This, is a plain, sensible, business document. He says: "From the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary you will find that the Private Lodges are in a vigorous and healthy state, and that Grand Lodge !inancially and otherwise is prosperous." He reports no deaths in the Grand Lodge roll. Quite a number of visitations were made, and he found peace, ~armony and. brotherly love prevailing. He reports but two decisions, and from the following we judge the "cripple craze" has not reached that far North. He says: "One was whether an applicant who had lost a foot in youth" and was using an artificial one, coUld be .made a Mason. To, this I replied that he could not." FIN~NCES.

During the year $1,500 of a bonded indebtedness was paid off, leaving $3,000 still unpaid. The Benevolent Fund, the result of, thirty y'ears' accumulations and economies, amounted to $3,500, which the Grand Master urged be increasec.. Cash balanc~ and receipts show the General Fund to' Le $4,987.12, while the totai expenditures, including ;;>ayment on bonded indebtedness, was $2,558.88, leaving a cash balance of $2,428.24. " RITUAL.

The committee finds that there is uniformity of work in the Jurisdiction; such differences as exist-and they are not numerousbeing almost' wholly in "phraseology. Agreement was come to upon all the points of difference, and the exact phrasing in these cases entrusted to the memory of two of its members.

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FOREIGN RECOGNITION.

The petition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, consideration of which was postponed from last year, was taken up and recognition granted. PHYSICAL QUALIFICATION.

The following motions prevailed: "That the Board of General . Purposes be requested to consider the matter of physical qualification o~ candidates, and report its views to Grand Lodge at the next Annual Communication." We respectfully refer the committee to: 1. The Ancient Landmarks. 2. The Gothic Consti.tutions, adopted at York in A. D. 92'6. 3. The Regulations of 1663, adopted under the Grand Mastership of the Earl of St. Albans, in England. 4. The' Ancient Charges, at making, dates as far back as 168,8. 5. To the Charges, approved in 1772. 6. The Book of Constitutions, ~dited .by Dr. !\.nderson, and approved by those eminent Masons, Desaguliers, Cooper and Payne. No Correspondence Report appears.• ·M. W. Bro. Edwind J. Everett was re-el~cted Grand Master, and R. W. Bro. J. Twining Hartt, Grand Secretary. The next session was to be held at St. John, August 28, A. D. 1906.

NEW HAMPSHIRE-1905. Lodges, 79. 'Members, 9,565. A striking picture of M. W. Bro. Henry Irving Hasleton, Grand Master, formed the frontispiece of these Proceedings, while ·that of R. W. Bro. Alpheus Wooster Baker, Grand Master in 1882, appears further on.. The One Hundred and Sixteenth Annual Communication was held at Concord, May 17, A. D. 1905, and fifty-five Lodges represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

Sickness prevented the attendance of M. W. Bro. Haselton, and his address was read by Deputy Grand Master Ira D. Chase. He says: "The past year has been comparatively an uneventful.one for the Fraternity in this Jurisdiction; still we have gone steadily forward, quietly and unostentati~usly performing our duty.'"

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He calls attention to the death of M. W. Bro. Alpheus W. Baker, Past Grand Master, whi9h occurred at Lebanon, April 11, 1905, and that of Past Grand Secretary Bro. Ezra Chandler Knight, who died December 19, 1904.. DECISIONS.

There are but seven, and are of local importance only. One applicant who had .lost the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, and another who had lost his left hand at the wrist, was declared ineligible. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS.

These are becoming quite f;equent and popular among our Brethren of the Eastern States, and that of ,Morning Star Lodge at Wolfeborough is noted at which were orations, historical- address and banquet. We think the practice a good one, and calculated to preserve a wealth of ,historical matter which will prove interesting to the com,ing generations. PRINTING NAMES~ OF CANDIDATES.

Attention is called to the practice of some of the Lodges in printing the names of candidates'to be balloted for, and those ,entitled to receive the Degrees, in their notices of their meetings. The Grand Master denounced the practice as reprehensible, and recommended that it be prohibited, which was accordingly done. The address was referred to appropriate committee. PERPETU AL JURISDICTION.

The Committee on Jurisprudence, after duly considering the subject, reported: "The situation is such that the principle of perpetual jurisdiction, w.hich was a wise thing and worked good results in the earlier days of the Craft, and exercised a saluta,ry influence over its management, 'at the present time owing to the change of situation,' increase in numbers and broadened purposes for which Masonry is recognized and stands, it seems wise that we should adopt a rule that conforms as nearly as practicable to that established in the majority of the States, and which the Craft generally assents to as wise and proper. ~'In view 'of these considerations, the committee would recommend , that the Grand Lodge so amend its rules and regulations as .to establish the five-year limit to jurisdiction over rejected material." This' was adopted.

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LIFE :MEMBERSHIP.

Some of the Lodges had exempted their member.s from dues on reaching a certain age; in others, members after reaching a certain age were exempt. In one case the .Lodge levied an assessment t~ meet the increase in the per capita tax made fot: support of Masonic -llome. The Lodge levied an assessment on all members, when one asked for a dlmit, and the question arose whether the' dimit should be granted before the assessment was paid. The Committee on Jurisprudence reported as foll,ows: "An assessment is the levy of a tax upon the members of a 'Lodge for some extraordinary purpose.' It has no relation to the annual dues, and is not governed by any By-Law concerning them. It is lawful upon the ground that the Lodg'e has authority to maintain its 'existence and discharge the duties of Masonry, and require an equal payment from all. its members. "It is our opinion that the creating of ,a life membership and the exemption of members from payment of annual dues by reason of having paid for a term of years such dues until the aggregate amount shall equal $40, as in this case, is路 entirely without consideration, and is unwarranted, either in moral ethics or Masonic law.

. "Such a By-Law is unconscionable and creates an inequality between the different members of the Lodge. ':The principle at the bottom of all taxation and all requirements concerning the payment of money as such, either to ,societies or, municipalities, is the same-it is that in all respects there should be an equality in the burden as well as in rights and privileges. "It is our opinion that the Lodge has authority 路to make an assessment upon all its members, both those who are within and without this classification of "life "membership" alike, 'and it is their duty to pay the' same'!'

The report was adopted. /

FOREIGN RECOGNITION.

Requests for recognition and fraternal relations from the Grand Lodges of Queensland, Porto Rico and Guatemala were refused for the present. MASONIC HOME.

The Home was incorporated August 7, 1883. At first it was intended for the support of the destitute orphans of Masons. ~n 1897 and 1901 the charter was amended so as to include destitute Free-

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masons. It is located at Manchester, and is under the care of Mr.s. Luella C. Burbeck as matron. The Order. of the Eastern Star has shown great interest -in the Home, and has contributed generously towards its furnishing. Their contribution was in money, $914.06, besides silverware, pictures, vases and many things of value. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother A. S. Wait is ranked among the best at the Round Table, and this re~ort shows him to be entitled to the place. His comments are cautious, yet illuminative, and show a thorough grasp of his subject. He reviews'Missouri for 1904. He alludes to the death of Brother Vincil, and speaks of him as "one of th~ ablest Masonic writers of his time." He speaks of Grand Master Kuhn's address as "an ~x· tended and elaborate paper," and quotes at length his view as to the proper. place for th.e Charter an~ Physical Qualification. GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Ira A. Chase, Bristol, was elected Grand ¥aster, and R. W. !3ro. Frank D. Woodbury, Concord, GraJ;ldSecretary. The One Hundred and Sixteenth Annual Communication wa:~ to . be held at Concord, May 16, 1906.

NEW J ERSEY-1905. Lodges, 160. Members; 23,487. • The One Hundred and Eighteenth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey was held at Trenton, March 2'2, 1905, Grand Master John H. Wilkins, presiding. The frontispiece of the Proceedings is adorned with a steel plate portrait of M. W. Bro. John H. Wilkins, Grand Master, while a similar plate and a memorial page is set apart to Past .Grand Master William S. Whitehead. Several' Emergent Communications were held during the year, the most notable of which was that. held for the purpose of dedicating the Masonic Home, near Burlington. It was the crowning work of the persistent labor of years. Brother Morcombe, of Iowa" with all his antipathies to the Home idea, is constrained to say: "The superb faith and the great capacity' for labor shown by the Brothers of New Jersey deserve every praise. In spite' of all discouragements they have persisted in their plans, have carried through their projects without incurring debts, and ._

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now reap the reward of duty well performed. Personally, we may believe other methods preferable to the institutional for dispensing Masonic charity, but not路 one word of criticism can' be' cast on the splendid endeavors of these great-hearted men 'so splendidly brought to success. To make scholars and build libraries are laudable works, and men of great means are to be encouraged in all such ambit~ions; but it is beyond and above all things else, better to make real men and women. It is fitting work for our Fraternity that~the children of those with whom we have pledged our faith shall not suffer irretrievable loss because the father's care and protection are rem,oved." This shows Brother Morcombe to be a broad-minded, big-hearted Mason, and if he will come to Missouri and go with us to our Home, look into the happy' faces and hear the gladsome voices of the children, and observe the contentment of the ~'old people," he would be one of the strongest advocates of the "Home," and encourage the ladies of the Eastern Star in their work of faith and labor of love. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This is' a concise statemen"t of his official acts, plit in a dignified, manly way. In his prefatory remarks he puts some pertinent questions, which cannot be too often sounded in the ears of the Craft. Are' we living our Masonry in daily life? Have we faith in op.e another? Are we charitable in our dealings 'with each other? NEC.ROLOG Y.

Under 'this head the Grand Master bears testimony to the exemplary private life and valuable Masonic services of Past Gra~d Master William S. Whitehead. A lengthy roll of d~ceased Past Masters is given, and fitting tribute paid to the dead of other Jurisdictions. DECISIONS.

There were no decisions rendered during the year, being made to the Digest in every case.

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The Grand Treasurer shows a balance of $21,703.23, after'meeting expendit~res aggregating $8,572'.14. The report of the Managers of the Masonic Home shows that within eight years the Brethren have contributed $217,000, which is $9.82 per capita, or $1.22 for each year for every Brother on the rolls. Of this_ sum $96,000 was

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expended in the necessary buildings, $20,358.61 constitute the Permanent Fund, and the balance expended for maintenance of the Home. The total number of inmates, including children,路 is sixtyfour. The per capita cost of ~aintenance has been $271.04. FORElGN RECOGNITION.

_ The Committee on Correspondence declined to recommend -recognition of the Grand Lodges of Valle de Mexico, Porto Rico, Queensland and the Grand Orient of Brazil for the present. VISITATION.

The report of Committee on Jurisprudence recommending that documentary evidence be required as a condition of visitation, and that such requirement be made a regulation of the Grand Lodge, was adopted. PERPETU AL JURISDICTION.

New Jersey still maintains the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction over rejected matter, not being路 willing to provide even a limitation of the time. CHAPLAIN FOR' THE HOME.

A resolution was adopted requiring the Grand Master each year to appoint a chaplain for the Masonic Home, his actual expenses to be paid out of the Maintenance Fund. PICTURE GALLERY.

The publication of portraits of Past Grand Masters, Secretaries and Instructors in the yearly volume of the Prooeedings was ordered. The series is to date back to 1786, and when complete is to be embraced in a single volume 'with appropriate biographies and statistics.

NEW MEXICO-1905. Lodges, 24. Members, 1,484. Five Special Communications for the purpose of dedicating halls and laying corner-stones were held previous to the Twenty-eighth Annual Communication, which was held at the City of Albuquerque, on Monday, October 16, 1905, with sixteen Lodges represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

The address of Grand Master George W. Ward is a sensible document, devoid 0"拢 sky-scraping. After "viewing the landscape

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o'.er" he feels that "New Mexico is now making rapid growth in a " social and commercial way." He says this general prosperityhas been reflected in the advancement and growth of Masonry. He urges the guarding well the outer door, and truthfully remarks: . . "To pay one's dues to keep i~ good standing does not make one a Mason. Disappointed will be any who come for worldy profit, political preferment or pecuniary gain. Such was not the purpose of our organization; it was never so taught in our creed. May w~ always be following our precept of brotherly love, and never become stultified by sordid commercialism, 'Lest we forget.' " RITUAL. â&#x20AC;˘

Brother Ward was impressed with a communication from North . Carolina, suggesting the adoption of a uniform Ritual. The' com" mittee thought this a matter" to be regulated by each Grand Lodge. The following resolution wa~ presented: "Resolved, That the written secret work now authorized by the Grand Lodge of New Mexico be destroyed by the Grand Secretary in the presence of some .member or members of the Grand Lodge, but before doing so, he shall cause the same to be reduced to a "cipher system, which can only be read by Masons, and that only one copy shaH be made, and this copy be in the custody of the Grand Master or Grand Lecturer." This was referred to a Special Committee,. which reported as follows: "Resolved, That the written ritualistic work heretofore authorized, be retained in the sole custody of the Grand Secretary, subject to inspection onlY,-by the members of the Grand Lodge and District Deputy Grand Lecturers, such inspection to be in the presence of the Grand Secretary; and that any and all other copy or copies of said ritual be "forthwith surrendered to the Grand Secretary and be by him destroyed." This was adopted."' FINANCIAL.

The total receipts for the year were. " Balance in hands of Grand Treasurer, 1904 Less disbursements 1905

$2,150 00 2,763 29 $4,913 29 2,441 02

Funds in hands Grand Treasurer Charity Fund :" Total on hand

$2,472 27 - 2,362 96', "

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Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Guatemala was refused. Further information is wanted from Porto Rico, which if furnished, the Grand Master is empowered to grant recognition. In the cases of 'Queensland and the Swiss Grand Lodge, the committee was not prepared to recommend recognition.' MASONIC I.IBRARY.

The Grand Secretary was instructed to spend $75 annually in the l?urchase of standard Masonic literature, and the "members were urged to make donations to the Library. GRANO

HEPRESENTATIVES.

The Committee" on Grand 'Master's address reported that the Grand Representative system was' of' no value, and the same was abolished in New Mexico. VISITATION.

The committee reported: "Regarding that portion of the Grand Secretary's report which _was refer~ed to this committee regarding the necessity of visitors presenting Grand Lodge certificatâ&#x201A;Źs, we fe.el that the time has not yet arrived for the- adoption of if by this Grand Lodge." This was ~dopted. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother James H. Wroth. "does himself proud" in- this report, covering 253 pages. His style is pleasing, while his comments e~ince a true Masonic spirit. He dev.otes six pages' to the review of, Missouri for 1904, and starts ou t by saying: ' "Grand ,Master Kuhn delivered an address which I notice has attracted a good deal of attention from the reviewers, from his mann~r of stating home truths in homely words, and sometimes with a humorous aspect." , He quotes from Brother Kuhn's decisions, Nos. 3,' 4 and 5, and says as to 3, 4: "They seem to be guided by common sense." As to 5, to\lching sal~on-keeping, he cites his remark under Georgia, to show how he feels on the subject, and they' are so thoroughly in accord with our views that. we copy them, as follows: , "Georgia, like many others, is wrestling with the liquor problem, which seems to be assuming such proportions that a' l?erm,anent comG. L. Ap.-9

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mittee on the 'dispensary question' is necessary to hold it in control. We do not want to be misunderstood. We are heartily in sympathy with any amendment which will eradicate the excessive use of liquor, be it' among' Masons or profanes, and anything that would help to solve ~his pro~lem would receive our earnest and hearty support, but we are not in sYlppathy with any attempt to legislate on this question. Human nature is so constituted that it will not give to ,such路 measures the, support that -'is necessary for their success. We believe that the proper place to correct this is on admis, sion, and that should any conditio'n arise through the us~ or abuse , of liquor, tending to reflect discredit upon th~ Craft, that the proper steps should be taken and sufficient punishment administered to produce a salutary result, eyen to the expulsion of the offender. In revfew'ing a majority of Grand Lodge reports, we notice that it is' thqse, Jurisdictions that have the most stringent' edicts, and wilo administer Masonic capital punishment for a violation of those edicts, that are having the greatest trouble on this question, and whose pages 'contai~ constant refer~mce to'violation of the law. "Besides, we think'that sucli legislation is directed in the wrong _manner. We, unfortunately, 1?elong to that isolated class, who can see but little difference between the man behind the bar and the man in front of it. D<,> not misunderstand us-we ar~ not total abstainers. We are not in favor of class legislation. We do not believe that the man selling liquor is one bit worse than the man buying it, and we doubt the wisdom of all th;se cast-iron edicts, strenuous le~islation and rigid punishments. In the world at large, such expedients have been tried and 'failed. Moral suasion, right living, and a general uplifting of public opinion on the part of the Craft will go farther towards a successful solution of the question than all the edicts and' legisla~ion on this specific subject." He quotes freely from Brother Kuhn's remarks on the condition of the Craft, and' says they will be recognized as familiar by aIr officers of a Grand- Lodge. He, like all the other members of the '''Guild,'' mourns the death of Brother Vincil, and quotes freely from his last report. GRAND

OFFICERS.

. M. W. Bro. James G. Fitch, Socorro, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Alpheus A. Keen, Albuquerque, Grand Secretary.The Twenty-ninth Annual Communication will b'e held the third Monday in October, 1906, a~ Albuquerque.

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Lodges, 772. Members, 139,203. The One Hundred ,and Twenty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York was opened.in the Masonic Hall, City of New York; May 1, A. D. 1906. M, W. B路ro. Frank H. Robinson presiding. The Proceedings are published in a ponderous volume of 568 pages, fronispieced' with two fine steel engravings of two -fine looking men-Milnor and John R. Gardner, Past Grand Treasurer. I

GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

Like everything else in New York, Masonry seems to be prospering, we are told: "Everywhere, from the centers of business activities and the rem9te and sparsely' settled hamlets of our Juris,diction come the glad tidings of prosperity and happiness. The conscientious labors of all have been abundantly rewarded, and the blessed influence' of untiring devotion, unflagging zeal and unselfish actions路 have resulted in immeasurable bles,sings to all our Masonic household." THE FRATERNAL DEAD.

"No mystic charm nor mortal art can impede the onward march Of man's implacable foe. Silently as the snow falls upon the housetops the dread Messenger claims as his own the truest and best manhood. Death is remorseless. Before his dread altar the brightness of youth and the decrepitude of ,age fall alike, victims of a common destiny." Under this head the Grand Master mentions the demise of:

R. W. Bro. George B. Palmer, P. D. D. G. 'M., who died April 30, 1905. R. W. Bro. Charles W. Millard, Past Grand Chaplain, who died May 11, 1905. M. W. Bro. Jesse B. Anthony, Past Grand Master, Superintendent of the Masonic ~ome, and for fifteen' years Chairman. of the Committee on Foreign' Corresponden~e, .who died May 26, 1905. He was, perhaps, says Brother Robinson, one of the best known Masons in the world; respected for his attainments as a scholar and jiIrist, and beloved by the great family at the Home, who regarded him as their friend and protector. His work as a reviewer and commentator gained for him a worldwide fame, and made a deep and lasting impression upon Masonic literat,ure and jurisprudence. He was

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widely quoted, 'and everywhere his statements were regarded as authoritative. FOREIGN

R)<~LATION.

Under this head the Grand Master reports the recognition by him on the 6th day of April, 1906, of the Grand Lodge of Alberta. CLANDESTINE MASONRY.

Last year a law was enacted by the Legislature of New York making it a crime ,to obtain signatures to applications or money· for pretended secrets of ·a secret fraternal organization having a Grand. Lodge, without authority from said Grand Lodge. The Grand Master says: "This law did not- take effect until September 1, 1905, under a certain rule of the Legislatu·re. An unsucc~ssful effort had been mad€ to have the act take efrect immediately. The expected happened, and a spurious Grand Lodge was formed in this cIty, and Subordinate Lodges organized to evade the law. ~hile it is not certain that a conviction could .not be secured under the law passed .last winter; it was thought wise to have more drastic legislat.ion this winter~~mfficient to remove all doubt and make it impossi ble for anyone to openly palm off the false for the real. This has been effectually accomplisbed by an act, a copy of which is herewith submitted. Ot.her measures are also being resorted to which will eventually stamp out this fraud, save the public from imposition, and our Fraternity from more 0'1' less annoyance." ...

MASONIC SANITOB.IUl\:I,

The Grand Master reports:

"We

cannot escape our responsibilities if we would, and we have no disposition to do so, if we could, in relation to the Masonic Sanitorium for Consumptives. "Nine thousand and ninety-six dollars and thirty-seven cents in money and deed of 205 acres of land and necessary consents have been placed in the hands of the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund for this purpose. * * * Other inoneyshave been contributed since last we met, 'and Brother John Schreyer' has purchased and transferred to our Trustees forty-five acres of land adjoining our holdings, and obtained the necessary consent. At a concert under the auspices' of St. Cecile Lodge, for the, benefit of the Masonic Sanitorium Fund; $1,437.14 was added to the Fund."

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MONtJi\U;;NT.

The Grand Master expresses confidence that sufficient funds will be forthcoming to complete the DaI).i"el D. Tompldns Monument. A Memorial Fund Reception w'as held in Madison Square Garden, May 1, 1906, at which eloquent and soul-stirring addresses were made, by the Grand Master and by Past Grand Master, William H. Sutherland, and from this last address we cannot refrain from copying: "And yet what message will this monument speak? Could its bronze bosom swell and heave and its chiseled lips utter speech, would we not hear from him whom it' commemorates a call 'to service like unto hOis' own? . For he lives best who serves most. He climbs highest who most aids others in their upward climb. He a'pproaches the likeness ,of God who truly loves his neighbor ,as himself. Quite true it is that all cannot render extraordinary service;' all c,annot occupy cons'picuous places, and all cannot blaze their names upon the rolls Of fame.' "Three unnamed heroes saved what is now left of San Francisco: Admiral McCalla sent these three men from Mare island with a ton and a half of gun-cotton with' orders' to check the con!lagration at any cost. Undismayed by danger, unappalled by devouring flame .' and tottering walls, these men calmly and quietly passed from point to point, placed their explosives and literally hewed a path before. the advancing flames so broad that the fire could not le~p the chasm. When danger had thus been averted from three hundred .thousand lives and 'desolating flames had been stayed, these three, as quietly as t~ey carrie,- returned to their quarters and to unheralded service in th~ United States navy.. Though the names of these men may never be known. to fame, they surely are recorded on high; _ and there is no human being who cannot write his or her name in God's book of .remembrance. Not everyone is called to do the work of a Tompkins, of a Morris, of a Washington, but each one of us can fplfill the mission assigned' him. Each can give 'some measure of devotion to the welfare of those about路 us, and if he whom we comme.morate tonight could manifest himself to our earthly eyes, if his presence here tonight could be but discerned, and were, our ,ears so attuned as to catch his inspired ,word" it would surely com~ as a -clarion call to ,tread the pathway of opportunity, to serve the Supreme Architect of the universe by service rendered unto those of his family whom he has placed about us. " 'If, therefore, you cannot on the ocean sail among the swiftest fleet,

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You can stand among the sailors as they gather in the bay; You can lend a hand to help them as they launch their boats away.. , " 'If you have not gold and silver ever ready at .comman.d; If you cannot aid the Government in defense of native land; If you cannot towards the needy reach an overflowing hand,

You can comfort the afflicted; you can sit by sorrow's seat, You can be a true disciple, following the Master:s feet.''' FINANC"~S.

The Grand Treasurer reports, balance last report. $ 83,331 08 Received from Grand Secretary., ',' ' 157,274 03 From return of fee for attendance at Grand Lodge...... 15 00 Total

Expenditures

$242,443 17

-. .. 154;028 34

Balance April 16, 1896

$ 88,414 83

REPORT OF THg COl\:D\fITTEE ON DECEASED BRETHREN.

From this excellent report we are tempted to make the following, e~tracts:

"The deepest and most fruitful experiences of life have oftentimes bee~ tho.se in which we have given ourselves to meditation upon the loftier themes of the soul. No man has reached the high position which entitles him to membership'in such, a body as this who has not the capacity of un'derstanding something of what the Southern poet meant when he said: " 'I walk down the Valley of Silence, , Down the dim, voiceless Valley:-alone! And I hear not th~ fall of a footstep Around me, save God's and my own; And the p.ush of my heart is as holy,' As hovers where angels have flown, "'But far on the deep there are billows That never shall break on the beach, And I have heard songs in the silence, That never shall float into speech; And I have had dreams in the Valley, Too lofty for language to reach.'

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"A man's death is in keeping with his life. It is the vainest foolishness to expect to die the death of the, righteous after having lived the life 'of the unrighteous. No mere formal ass~nt to the tenets of any religion, no mere formal profession of those great principles which lie, at the root of Masonry, guarantee' a happy life beyond the borders of this earthly existence. The considerations which determine the future are not formal, but living. The personality of each man carries in itself its guarantee of future, good or ill. Whittier has a poem called 'My Soul and I.' These are some of its lines: "'Stand still, my soul, in the silent 'dark I would question thee, Alone hi the shadow drear and stark With God and me!' . "'What, my soul, was thy errand here? Was it mirth or ease, 'Or heaping up'dust from year to year? "Nay, none of these!". " 'Speak, soul, ariglit in His holy sight Whose eye looks still . And steadily on thee through the night: ' "To do His will!" â&#x20AC;˘ , "'What hast thou done, 0 soul of. mine, That thou tremblest so? Hast thou wrought His task, and kept the line He bade thee go?

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"'What hast thou wrought for.,Right and Truth, For God and Man, From the golden hours of bright-eyed youth To life's mid span?'" REPORT ON FOREIGN COHRESPONDENCE.

We miss Brother Jesse It Anthony from the "Round Table," but are reminded that "notwithstanding the workman dies, the work goes on." This excellent report is not signed, but we presume was written by M. W. Bro. William Sherrer, and shows the handiwork of a skilled laborer. He reviews Missouri for 1905. Speaking of Brother Valliant's address,' he says: "The entire address is what might be termed

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'meaty.''' He quotes, as do other reporters, the decision of Brother Valliant:"In the Matter of the, Moon." We welcome Brother Sherrer to the "Guild." GRAND

OFFICERS.

R. W. Bro. Townsend Scudder, Grand 'Master.

M. W. Bro. Edward M. L. Ehlers, Grand Secretary:

NORTH CAROLINA-1906. Lodges, 338. Members, 15,528. The One lIundred and Nineteenth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North 'Carolinia met in the City of Raleigh, Tuesday, January 9, A D. 1906, M. W. Bro. W. S. Leddell presiding. . A striking portrait of Grand Master Liddell !or:,ms the frontispiece of the Proceedings, from the lo?k of which"we judge him to be a man of firmness and ,decision,_ which his manly address proves.. GI~AND

MASTER'S ADDRESS. ,

It seems they expected a new Temple to have been built, but the

Grand Master says: "The co-operation which' he so confidently expected, has been withheld." Speaking of the state. of the Craft b:e ,says: "I believe the year has been one'of unprecedented growth; that more names have been enrolled in the membership of our Lodge, more new Lodges established, and more dormant Lodges revived th~n in an:y previous year in our history." FRATERN AI. DEAD.

The only death during the year was that o~ R. W. Bro. William Simpson, Grand Treasurer from 1891 to 1895, who died June 23, 1905. STA'j'E 01<' CRAFT.

He 'praise~ the work of the Grand Lecturer and Assistant Grand Lecturer, and says: -"The office of Grand Lecturer and that of Assistant Grand Lecturer have been dignified; the work has been exemplified a~ a part of the Procâ&#x201A;Źedings of the Grand Lodge. * * * I contend that the exemplification' of the work as taught by our Grand Lecturers, is 'as much a part of our business as a-nything that 'comes before us, and I do hope the cOl;lrse I have adopted will become the established precedent."

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MASONIC HOMES.

It seems the establishment of a Masonic Home is dependent

upon the success of the movement to establish a fund for the liquidation ,of the "bonds of the Temple. If the revenue from the Temple exceeds the cost of maintenance and the interest on t..he bonds, whatever is left will go to the Masonic Home. If the Masons of the state could present the Temple BuildinK to the Grand Lodge the rentals would be equiv~lent to a $300,000 endowment, and this could be done by each individual Mason -giving $10, which divided into five annual installments of $2 each, certainly would not work a hardship on anyone. The Grand Master closes hIs remarks on this subject by saying: "I cannot ,believe that the Masons of North Carolina, when they fully comprehend the p!oposition, will delay the establishment of a Home~ when so little effort, and practically no sacrifice on their part will accomplish it." ,God sp,eed the day! DECISIONS,

Construing a section of their code he say,s: "The words used expressly give to a Lodge the right to try, not only its own members, but also any Mason within its JurisdictlOn,'who is guilty of immoral or un-Masonic conduct." This ought to be the law everywhere. NEW I.ODGES.

D,uring the year eleven new Lodges ~ave been established, three dormant Lodges revived, and ten Special ,Communications of the Grand Lodge held. The 'Grand Secretary, in his report, takes occa路 sion to say: "Many of the best and brainiest men in the State are joining our ranks, and progress along all lines of material and moral improvement of a most 'substantial and lasting nature has been made." CI.OSING WORDS.

"My work as Grand Master will terminate with this meeting of the Grand Lodge, 'but my work in the Grand Lodge will terminate only when Providence so de~rees." FINANCES.

These seem to, be in a prosperous condition. The Treasurer reports cash income for the year Disbursements Balance on' hand

$14,308 32 9,903 66 '

$ 4,404 66

Appendix. OXFORD ORPHAN ASYLUM.

Th~s institution is now eating for 266 children. trial school. The committee says:

It is an indus-

"The true education of a boy or girl is not complete when he or she has learned the lessons of the school room only. They are indis. pensable, but being able to do a sum in algebra will not make a girl. capable of making a dress, or cooking a dinner, or qualify a boy to push a pla.ne or drive a nail, should necessity require them to do it, and the division of time in the Asylum, half for work and half for study, gives a healthful tone to both mind and body. "Many who have had the care and training in our orphans' . homes are today living uprig!lt, Christian lives. We know not what their lives would have been路 without this help at a critical time, without training in their childhood. The importance, the' necessity 'of 'such work is becoming more and more appreciated." The appropriation of $3,000 is asked from the Grand. Lodge, while the State makes an annual appropriation of $10,000. . There was realized from the sash and door fac~ory $6,43i.23; from the printing office and subscriptions to the Orphans' Friend, $4,064~81, .and from the shoe shop, $491.88. The total receipts were $41,987.66, and the disbursements were $38,312.61, leaving balance in treasury, $3,675.05; ba:lanc~ on hand October 31, 1904, $6,051.65; balance on hand October 31, 1905, $9,726.70. The Superintendent says in his'report: "It is our desire to set before the children a high standard of efficiency, to stimulate an interest in honest toil, to give them practical experience and knowledge in the industrial branches, aJ;}d to . increase their equipment for valuable services in the world." . ORATION.

The Grand Orator, Brother Andrew J. Harris, delivered a learned and eloquent address, the object of which was to exhort the Brethren to do their part in building the new :remple, and we doubt not路 it will show fruit in the near future. DIS'!'RWT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER.

This system was adopted and the Grand Master and Wardens authorized to divide the State into such number of Districts as they thought proper.

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FOREIGN R.ECOGNITION.

Vpon the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence,. the Grand Lodges of Cuba, Costa Rica and Queensland were recognized. MASONIC TEMPLE.

The Committee on Masonic Temple was vested with absolute power to m~ke any and all such contracts for the erection of a Masonic Temple as it may deem necessary and advisable. . The subscription of the Grand Lodge was increased from $20,000 to $25,000, payable in' annual installments of $3,000 each. 'HISTORIAN.

In order that the history' of the Order in that Jurisdiction should be written by some competent and loyal hand, the Grand Master was authortzed to appoint a Historian to undertake such labor of love. ' ST. JOHN'S DAY.

A Special Communication of the Grand Lodge was held on the 24th of June, 1905, in the town of Oxford, for the purpose of celebrating'Saint John's Day. Col. John S. Cunningham was the orator of the day, and delivered an appropriate address. The Grand Lodge deemed it worthy of publication, but we must be content with the following quotation: ' -"An Arab and an infidel were once, journeying together a~ross the desert, a~d at certain times the Arab would alight from his camel and kneeling in the sand, would offer his prayers to God. The infidel coulq. not repress his irritation, and sarcastically inquired what he was doing. The reply came 'I am making my prayer to God.' With withering sarcasm came the answer, 'How do you ,know there is a God?' "The Arab gently turned and pointing to a track in the sand, said, 'Hqw do you know that that is the track of a camel?' The infidel haughtily replied, 'Because nothing else makes a track like that.' The Arab looked up at the blue dome of the heavens and extending his arms toward the br{)ad expanse of the desert and pointing to the noonday sun, said with emphasis, 'These are the tracks 'of a God. Nothing can make such tracks as these but a God..' "So in like manner we find the Creator has left His indelible impress on human~ty in the finer emotions of the heart, and the Masons but give an expres~ion to the Divine Being working within them where they seek to care. for the ,poor little orphans, to help the needy, and to ~nfuse a spirit of benevolence throughout the world." I

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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother John A. Collins, in his preface to this, his tenth report, remarks: "North Carolina has been comparatively exempt from the incursions of the Masonic tramp and the more dangerous clandestine, who knows himself to be such, and it is to be hoped that it will be a long time before it shall be found necessary to inaugurate in this State special measures for the protection of the CrafL" He reviews Missouri for 1905. Speaking / of Brother Valliant's' address, he says: "His address is a lengthy, document, in which he giv'es a very full account of his official acts, and exhibits a quick perception ~f business looseness that' needed and received correction." He quotes his remarks on the death of Brother Vineil, alludes to his edict against imposters, and thinks we have good reason to be proud of our Home. He is pleased to compliment us, on our first report, and speaks of our "emulating" Brother Vincil. "We deny the allegation and defy the allegator." We could not, if we would, emulate either his style or the zpatter of his repo~ts. We aim to advise our Grand, Lodge of what.is going on in the Masonic world, and have in mind the posting of our readers, and no' desire to pecome a gladiator. GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. F. D. WiiIston, Windsor, Grand Master. M. W. Bro; John G. Drewry, Raleigh, Grand Secretary. The next Annual Communication will be held in the eity of Raleigh, January 8, A. D. 1907.

NORTH DAKOTA-1905. Lodges, 74. Members, 5,153. ,The Sixteenth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota was held in the new Masonic Temple in the city of Grand Forks, June 27, 1905, sixty-six Lodges being represented. A well-executed portrait of Grand Master James W. Foley appears as the frontispiece, and indicates, in theorigiIial, the possession of energetic ;youth and brains. We have not been' fortunate enough to receive a copy of the Proceedings, and shall have'to draw on other correspondents for data. GRAND MASi'ER's ADDHESS.

This document is admirably free from unnecessary verbiage. The first paragraphs are drawn from the expressive symbolis!D of the

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new Temple, in which the Grand Lodge met, comparing it to the !lerfect Mason, adorned with all the mental and moral graces of t,he Craft. ' Five new Lodges were constituted during ~ the year, and two were granted Dispensations. The growth in membership, being an increase of 306, was satisfactory. DECISIONS.

Five decisions are reported, being upon construction of Grand Lodge regulations, and not such as to invite comment. One, that an E. A., accidentally maimed so that his left leg was amputated at the knee, could not receive the remaining Degrees, was not approved by tl).e Grand L?qge. }'INANCES.

Including a balance of $8,148.38" the receipts for the year brought 'the income of the Grand Lodge up to a total of $13,763.75. The disbursements amounted to $4,290.49, l~vin.g a bal~nce of $9,473.26. Errors and omissions on the part of 'Lodges in making returns is complained .of by the Grand Secretary, and that the card system installed, an~ which should insure correctness of returns, is not being used by the Secretary. Brother' Thompson pertinently remarks: "The office of Secretary of a particular Lodge is not appreciated sufficiently by the 'members. Masters may do their work,' embellished with accuracy of Ritual, and impressive?ess of ceremony, an9. receive the honors justly their due, but the Secretary sitting off in one corner, unobtrusive and scarce'1y observed, receives no honors; while, in fact, he is the abdominal brain of the Lodge, and without his functions the involuntary life of the Lodge would become moribund, to say the least." FOJ~EIGN

mWOGNITION.

Upon the report and recommendation of, the Committee on Foreign Relations, recognition was extended to the Grand Lodges of Porto Rico and Queensland. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE ON

CORRESPONm~NCE.

M..W .. Bro. Carothers, writer of the report on Fraternal Correspondence, brought up for discussion "The matter of what should not be 'incorpo~ated" in his review. * * * It seems that, with few exceptions, the greater number of fraterna'I reviews were largely

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devoted to complimentary remarks among correspondent writers, or criticisms which served no practical end. Therefore Brother Carothers moved, and the Grand Lodge unanimously. adopted his resolution, "That the路 work of the correspondent be limited to a compilation of th~ approved decisions and important legislation of the various Grand Lodges." A "LEWIS."

It was voted to extend the路 "Ancient Masonic privilege to a lewis," by making it lawful for a particular Lodge to receive and ballot upon the son or nephew of an affiliated Master Mason within the last six months of his ministry, but not to initiate him until he was of age.

This is a queer proceeding,to say the least of it. What advantage would it be to a candidate to be voted on six months before his initiatioIJ" is past our comprehension. Besides, if we understand it, a "lewis" in England was the .son . of a Mason. The privilege extended to a "lewis" did not inure to 路a neproew. Besides, in England and France路 a "le~is" can be received at the age of eighteen. Hence we see no necessity for s~ch. legislation as the above. ORATION.

Past Grand Master Walter L. Stockwell delivered an oration on Friendship, Morality an"d Brotherly Love, as interpreted from a twentietn century point of view, which was a thoughtful exhor~ation to right thinking and right Jiving, well expressed. REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother Robert M. Carothers' Report on Correspondence-for two years-is compressed into thirteen pages. It takes at least that many for us to get started. We should think it would be like the Irish woman's petticoat, "too short at both ends." OlfFICERS.-

M. W. Bro. Louis A. Jacobson, Hope, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Frank J. Thompson, Fargo, Grand Secretary. Next Annual Communication was held at Fargo, June 26, 1906.

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NOVA, SCOTIA-1905. Lodges, 65. Members, 4,417. The Fortieth Annual Communication of, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Nova Scotia was held at Sydney, C. R, June 14, A. D. 1906. M. W. Bro. Charles Reynolds. Smith, K. C., presiding, and 64 Lodges were represented. A procession was formed and t~e body marched to Christ Church, . where divine service was held, and an eloquent sermon preached by R. W. Bro. Allan P. Shatford, M. A:,. Grand Chaplain, wh.ich is published with the Proceedings. / GRAND MASTEJ~'S ADDRESS.

This address is justly spoken Of by the committee, to whom its reference was had, as "able and exhaustiv.e," in which they find "the record of an immense amount of thought entailed upon it, and a large amount of work carefully and promptly done." - He mentions the death of Queen Victoria and the accession of King Edward VII, and takes occasion to voice the loyalty of the Nova Scotia Brethren. He alludes to the death of Rev. David Christmas Moore, M. A., Pa~t Grand Master of Nova Scotja, which occurred March 17, 1905, and pays a fitting tribute to his memory. CLANDESTINE- LODGES.

The large number of these Lodges and their proximity to that Jurisdiction caused the Grand. Master to issue an order or decree, 'requiring documentary evidep.ce of regularity from visitors. His action was approved by the Grand Lodge.. DECISIONS.

He decided that the dedicatory ceremonies or any part of them .' could not be made public, and also decided the same way as to the installation of officers, and the Grand Lodge affirmed this decision. In commenting on the case of an unworthy candidate, brought to his attention, he makes the following pertinent remarks, which we heartily endorse: "Let me take advantage of this opportunity to refer .to the great, in fact the solemn duties, devolving upon the Investigating Committees of our Lodges; for, while not positive, still I have an impression that if the Investigating Committee had been as active

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in the discharge of their duties as they might have been, this trouble might not-h,ave occurred. The quality. and character of our membership lies, to a very large extent, in the hands of these most important committees. You and I well know that candidates are proposed for membership with whom, possibly, not one-third of the members are acquainted, and' these rely alm9st, if not altogether, upon the report of the committee as to how they shall vote. This being the case, it is, quite evident the serio~s responsibility resting upon them." THE EASTERN STAR.

The Grand Master more than once during the year received letters suggesting the a9-visability of establishing the Order of thA Eastern Star in that Jurisdiction. He says: "While I have not given, in fact have not. been asked to give, any official uttrance in connection with the establishment in Nova Scotia, sUil, considering the 路large number of Masonic institutions now in existence in our Province, they necessarily make for support upon the liberality of our members, I have rather discountenanced than otherwise the starting of this order in our Jurisdiction, at least at the present time. However, as this matter may come before you in some war, I considered it my duty to refer to it, leaving Grand Lodge to decide what action, if any, should be taken in the matter." The committee, to whom this matter was referred, reported: "Your committee agree with the remarks of the Grand Master on the inexpediency of iI.1troducing feminine bodies such as that of 'The Order of the Eastern Star' into this J.urisdiction, to be assimilated or in some, manner connected with Masonry as it exists amongst us. We'believe that th formation here of these institutions would be of no benefit to Freemasonry." Which report, was adopted. If these Brethren expect to establish a ':Home .for Aged ~asons" they had better recant and invite these "institutions" to take up their ,abode among them. They will find that one woman will be of more help to them than ten men in such enterprises. . " HOME FOR AGED

MASONS.

The following was offered and unanimously adopted: "That each member of every Subordinate Lodge in the Jurisdiction shall contribute 'yearly the sum of twenty-five cents toward the support' of aged and indigent Freemasons in some suitable Masonic' institution, in addition to his regular dues to his Lodge, and that each Lodge shall 'collect and send with its annual returns

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- to Grand .Lodge such additional amount, not less than twenty-five cents per capita of its full membership." FINANCES.

The Treasurer's report sJ?,ows income and balance $9,072.71. After meeting all obligation~ he had cash amounting to $2',180.35. The Committee on Charity from a fund of $1,695.65 expended $60. The total liabilities of the Grand Lodge, mortgages on Masonic Hall ~nd bonds issued, aggregate $22,460. FOREIGN HECOGNI'fION.

The Grand Lodge of Queensland was recognized, while the request of Porto Rico was referred to a special committee'to report at next session. PRESENT MADE.

R. W. Bro. James Dempster, Gran~ Treasurer for twenty-one yeats, was presented with a full set of regalia, in token of appreciation of his long and faithful services. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

Brotlier Thomas Mowbray presents a most excellent report, reviewin'g the doings of sixty-four Grand Jurisdictions. He, devotes four pages to a review of Missouri for 1904. _' He pays a just tribute to Brother J. D. Vinci!. He speaks of .Brother Kuhn's addrel:!s as' "carefully prepared," and quotes freely from it, reporting' four of. his decisions without comment. He speaks of. Brother Gentry's, oration as "~loquent and full of Masonic information ;" thinks the reports on the Masonic Home are ".most interesting." We hope for a better acquaintance with Brother Mowbray.

OHIO-1905. Lodges, 505, "

Members, 61,636.

The Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Ohio, ,occurred at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, in Cincinnati, October 18, A'. D. 1905, Grand Master 'Clifford G. BaIlon (whose picture adorns the Proceedings) presiding.. This Grand Lodge has nearly reached its centennial. this being the Ninety-sixth Annual Communication. G. L. Ap.-l0

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Grand Honors were accorded M. E. Companion, W. A. Reita, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Ohio; Brother M. B. Mellish, Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Encampment of the United States, and Brother Graff M. Acklin, General Grand Conductor of the work in the General Grand Council of R. & S. M. of the United States. M.

W. Bro. William B. Mellish then announced to the Grand

~Odge that there was present a ~erriber of the Grand Lodge who

'had been such for fifty years, and he had been. present at fifty-one _ consecutive sessions of the Grand Lodge without a single omission. M. W..Bro. W. M. Cunningham, Past Grand M'asteF, was then introduced and present~d with a handsome gold medal, a cut of which is given. Brother Nelson Williams, M. W. Past Grand Master, then ,recited the /following tribute,. c0II?-posed by him for this. oc~asion.

"Brother Cunningham:

"Like some majestic oak whose slow but sturdy growth Hath brought it forth from tender shoot, and year by year New strength hath added to its trunk, until at last â&#x20AC;˘ From the young and tender sapling, swayed to and fro By every passing breeze, it has become The ,towering monarch of the woods, around whose trunk The creeping vines and. tendrils cling, while overhead lis spreading limbs and leafing boughs a shelter make, For all the clinging. vines and flowers beneath So too, do you, my friend and Brother, stand today Erect and strong, with a':ll your growing 'weight of years, A mental giant in the midst of men whp joy To honor you. Here half a century ago You stood with health and strength, and in youth's golden bloom, ,And took your place among the chosen few whose names , Then graced our rolls; 'and each successive year since then, In health and vigor you have come, a Brother true, . To counsel with us, guide us and direct us. Each year some strength was added to your thought and word, Until by every Brother you were known as one Whose words were words of wisdom, and whose ready tongue Was quick to speak when right and justice were assailed. Your Brothers recognized your worth, and gave to you The highest honors in their power'to give; WhEe you, responsive to the trust reposed in you,

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Gave faithful service. And no Brother e'er was heard To question motive, or to criticise your deeds. Then broader grew your chosen field of usefulness,' And far beyond our own confines your honored name Became familiar to the Craft as one whose pen Was bold and fearless in review. In recent years Your work has proved your active brain, and your reports Now rank with those of any State, or land, or clime. And now, when more than-ten long weeks of years have passed; And frosts of time have,settled down upon your brow; And whitened hairs proclaim the fast approaching rest, You come once more, and 'Yith a firm, elastic step And head well poised, report your presence here. Look out upon this band of men, and not one s<?ul Of all who knew you fifty years ago, is here To greet you. You 'stand alone, and yet not alone. For 'from the hills and vales of this great Commonwealth Where pur Masonic lights are shining day and night, These Brothers here have come, and join with me, today In this fraternal greeting. Your years are such . That you must soon lay down the working tools of life And enter that eternal Lodge beyond the sky. Exquisite pleasure should be thine to feel and know That in life's quarries you' have labored w.ell. And now We greet you, welcome you, and pray Almighty God To give you health and strength in your declining days. May he enable you each year while life shall last To greet your Brother here, and when the end has come May He grant rkh reward to thee-so mote it be." Brotner Cunningham' was overcome with his emotions, and his response and reminiscences are promised for the future. GHANI) MASTER'S ADDBESS.

He thus speaks of the condition 'of the Craft: "The year just closed ha~ been a most prosperous one to the Masonic Fraternity in Ohio. Exactly; six thousand -names of the best men in this 'great State have been added to our rolls since last we met. This gain has not been attended, however, without its corresponding losses of 2,607, which leaves a net gain for .the year 1905 of 3,393, an excess of the net gain 9ver last year of 215! We have this year ,crossed the 60,000 mark, having a net' enrollme~t at the present moment of 61,636."

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Appendix. NECROLOGY .

. "On the morning of September 6, 1905, M. W. Bro. Reu,ben. C. Lemmon, M. W. Past Grand Master. of the Grand. Lodge of Ohio F. & A. M.; M. Ex-Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter R. A. M,. of Ohio; M. Ex-Past Generai Grand High Priest of the Genera" Grand C'hapter R. A. M. of the United States of America, was called from his 'labors here with us, to join the Grand Lodge Invisible. -,Probably lio Mason in Ohio was more widely known or more highly respected. To know him was ,to love, admire and honor him." DISTRICT LECTURERS.

The Jurisdiction is divided into twenty-five Districts, with a District Lecturer for each. Every Lodge was reported inspect.ed, and of the 60,000 Masons in Ohio- more than 30,000 were present at these inspection meetings. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.

Twenty-two ~pecial Communications were held during the year, six corner-stones laid, ten Temples dedicated, three Lodges constituted, one Lodge instituted, one Communication for District Lecturers, and -one funeral Lodge. DISPENSATIONS REFUSED.

"During the year there have been 1nany requests for Dispensations to confer all three Degrees, or the- Second and Third Degrees at one and the same evening, dispensing thereby with the lecture, and of course balloting for the candidate for all three, Degrees, or two Degrees, on one evening. It is not necessary to burden this report with the names of those who have petitioned for these Dispensations. I have absolutely refused to grant any Dispensation leading to that end." CIPHER RITUAL.,

An aqthorized cipher ritl~al was prepared and reported ready for distribution. We' remember when the sO-<;!111ed :'Conservators' Association" who proposed to establish a uniform work throughout the United States by a system of pn~umonics, was denounced by some of the Grand Lecturers, and the authors of the plan branded as violaters of their obligations and perjured villains; and Bob Morris, the poet laureate of Masonry, who was one of its projectors, ,lost his prestigp. by reason of such denunciation, if a cipher ritual ~s permissible, why

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not have a convocation of all,the Grand Lecturers, and promulgate one that :will thus establish a uniformity of work in all of the Jurisdictions. MASONIC HISTORY.

"'The Grand Master appointed a 'committee. of five, of which -Brother Cunningham is chairman, to take up the matter of the history of ~asonry in Ohio, .and push it to a concl~sion. DECISIONS.

There were five of these, all of which were infractions of sections of the Ohio Masonic Law. , STARS AND STRIPES.

The.' Grand Master suggests that iIf every Lodge l'!Jom in the Jurisdiction it be required to display in an appropriate place the Stars and Stripes, so that when a candidate first beholds the interior of our Lodge room he. may -feel and know that he is entering a G,od-fearing, liberty-loving organizati'~n. Pity that the founders of our Order had not been born under the flag, so that they could have incorporated it as one of the original Masonic emblems. Why not have a drum and fife and play "Yankee Doodle". while the candidate is marching round, and intensify the "liberty-loving" idea. "De gustibus non dispuWndum' est." "

O'RIO MASONIC HOME.

The Grand Master'visited the Masonic 'Home and says: "It was the occasion on which the Order of the Eastern Star turned .over to the Masonic Fr~ternity the splendid Hospital building which they had completed and thoroughly equipped from turret to foundation stone" at a cost of $13,523.48. This building. with all of' its equipments, was turned over free and clear of all incumbrances, for the exclusive use of- the Ohio Masonic Home." And yet Nova Scotia don;t want t,he Eastern Star. T~e Trustees in their report are pleased to say: "We recognize that this is your trust. It is a large and growing one, and with more than sixty-one thousand stockholders, each contributing, we realize, the burden of responsibility resting upon us. Share it with us by acquainting .yourselves with a knowledge of what is being done at the Masonic Home-a Home where the smile on the faces of the elder inmates is more grateful, the voices

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of its children more musical, the fragrance of its flowers sweeter, and the sunshine which' envelops, its broad acres brighter to you than any other similar place on earth. It is your Home, my B'rethren, yours in trust for the coming generations, and fo'r the good it can do." We commend this exhortation, to the Brethren of, Missouri., FINANCES .

. The Grand Treasurer, report~: Total cash received --: AI1?ount paid out. Balance in hands of Treasurer

$92,698 94 51,119 72 $41,579 72

NECROLOGY.

We deem the following' from the report of the committee worth copying~

"God's noble men-and to live to the highest measure the teachings of our Order is to 'become one of God's noble men-they s'erve Him not alone in earthly tabernacles, they are ordained to be forever in His presence in the eternal courts of Heaven. While we mourn, it is nev~rtheless with the hope that some time we shall join h~nds. again with those whom 'we have loved long since ~nd lost awhile.' Let us be brave .to sing: ,"Nay, why should I' fear Death, Who gives US life, and in exchange takes breath? "He is like cordia,,} Spring, That lifts above' the soil e'ach buried thing; "Like. autumn, kind' and briefThe frost that chills 'the branches frees the leaf; "Like winter's stormy hours That spread their fleece of s.now to save the flowers; "~he lordliest of all thingsLife lends us only /feet, Death gives us wings.

"Fearing no covert thrust, Let me walk onward, armed in valiant trust"Dreading on unseen knife, Across Death's threshold step from life to life.

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"Scythebearer, when thy blade Harvests my flesh, let me be unafraid. "God's husbandman thou art, In His unwithering sheaves, 0, bind my heart!" FOREIGN m~COGNITION.

SWiss Masonry and the position of the Grand Lodge Alpina was made the subject of an exhaustive report. It was resolved that, "We are in sympathy. with .the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina in its efforts t9wards an intelligent understanding and exchang_e of Masonic information, and the promotion of truly Masonic ideals, and that we heartily congratulate it upon the work it has already accomplished in this direction." The report in answer to the charge that tfii~ body holds fraternal relations with the Grand Orient of France observes that to refuse recognition such" ground would be "like one refusing to fellowship with a neighbor, otherwise his peer, because he continues on speaking terms with another of his neighbors of like good morals, disposition and deportment," but with whose religious opinions he takes issue." The report was concurred in by the Grand Lodge.路 :MONU;\1ENT TO S.

~TRACKER

WILLIAMS.

It was our good fortune to know this Past Grand Master, who

took so active' a part in ef(pelling Cerneau Masonry from the State, and we think he is deser,ving of a monument. A special committee of th:~e was appointed to soliCit individual subscriptions. for that purpose. R~:PORT ON

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

This report rendered by M. W. Bro. W. M. Cunningham, covers 375 pages, and is as exhaustive as it is lengthy. He .is an old hand at the business, and shows that he knows a firmness of touch and breadth of information which is the result of long experience and extended research.. His preface to路 his reports with extensive notes on subjects of general interest to the Masonic student, is as Brother Morcombe says: "A revelation to the average' Mason, and a delight to those whose studies and opportunities have given them some knowledge of the top,ics touched upon." , Ife devotes .seven pages to his review of Miss<?uri for 1904. He characterizes the address of Grand Master Kuhn as "a very interesting and complete resume of the affairs of that Grand Jurisdiction," and quot.es freely from it. He deplores the then failing condition of Brother Vincil and devotes a page to excerpts from his last report..

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GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Lewis P. Schaus, Newark, Grand Master. R. W. Bro. J., H. Bromwell, Cincinnati, Grand Secretary.

The next Annual Communication will be hel51' at Columbus, October 17, A. D. 1906.

OKLAHOMA-190S. Lodges, 126. Members, 5,976. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient' Free and -Accepted Masons of Oklahoma held its Fourteenth Annual Communication in the city of Guthrie, February 13, 1906, with one 'hundred and two Lodges represented. A portrait of the retiring Grand Master, Georg~ H. Phillips, ,forms the frontispiece of the volume of ProceedingS. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This is strictly a business document, setting forth in a close and concise man'ner his official acts. Speaking of the condition of the Craft in Oklahoma, he says: "During' the past year our prosperity has been great., Masonry has been zealous, and her advance has been side by side with that made in art, science, education and reiigion. . "In the midst of our prosperity an. unusual condition is approaching. With the coming of statehood we will h!tve,two Grand Lodg'es' inane State. May our acts be guided by wisdom and tempered with justice in everything that 路pertains to this condition when it confronts us. "Our ,Lodges are prospering and the end of the year is and auspicious as was the beginning."

a~.,bright

Sixteen new Lodges were const:Jtuted.' Five Special Communications were held for the purpose of laying corner-stones. CHAIN LETTER.

Mrs. Alice D. Montfort sent out a chain letter, asking aid for an Odd Fellows' Orphans" Home. Some enthusiast, in making his or路 her three, copies, changed the I. O. O. 'F. to A. F. A. M., and the trouble began, and the Gra:nd Secretary was directed to issue a circular denying any Masonic connection with the matter.

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IMPOSTERS.

The Grand Secretary was directed to post R. F. Clark of Scottsville Lodge, Scottsville, Ill:' September 25th W. D. McKitchen was posted as an imposter. January 8, 1906, the Master of Beaver Lodge was ordered to have charges preferred against John Malone and expel him from the Order.. The Grand Lodge had ordered him posted as an imposter. DECISIONS.

Only seventy-six decisions were rendered by the Grand Master, most of them simply interpreting the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. Decision No. 18, to the effect that theWorth짜 Master having removed permanently from the Jurisdiction, the office was vacant, was disapproved by the Committee on Masonic Law and Usage, and decisions numbered 35 and 69. were modified; the others were . approved. SUIT AGAINST THE GRAND LODGE.

Failure of the bank at Enid, of which the Grand Treasurer was cashier and manager, caused a loss of over $3,000 to the Grand Lodge. Financial difficulties naturally ensued, but were -promptly met and successfully overcome by the Grand Officer. It was llecided to proceed against the Grand Treasurer for embezzlement if satisfactory settlement was not made within three months. COMM!,'rTEF: ON FOREIGN ~ORRESPONDENCK

Owing to the press of business in his office as Grand Secretary, J. S. Hunt, who was chairman of this committee, a resolution was adopted,- O. K.'d by B'!'other Hunt, appointing Past Grand Master Wm. M. Anderson, .Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspond- . ence. We welcome him to the ranks, and if he is not blood-kin we will treat him as a Brother. FINANCES.

The Secretary's report shows: - Balance February 1, 1905 March 27, 1905, 25 cent per capita tax transferred February 1, 1906, receipts for. the year February 1, 1906, balan~e Disbursements, No. 460 Balance

$2,015 55 1,463 25 -1,860 67

$5,339 47 :.............. 2;000 00 :. $3,339 47

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AND FUND.

The following was introduced by M; W. Bro. W. L. Eagleton, referred to the Committee on Law and Usages, was indorsed by them and adopted by the Grand Lodge: "WHEREAS; This Grand ,Lodge of Oklahoma, A. F. & A. M. have by donation and otherwise accumulated a fund known as the Masonic Home Fund which now amounts to about the sum of $8,000.00; and "WHEREAS, It is highly desir~ble and important that said amount. be augmented and increased, in the immediate future to the sum of at least $50,000.00; an,d "WHEREAS, Further, there seems to be a lack of understanding of the purposes of this Grand Lodge in accumulating this fund, and it is highly desirable' and proper that the purpose 9f this Grand Body be fully defined and understood; and "WHEREAS, Further, there are other. Masonic. Bodies and many individuals who have manifested a desire to augment and inc~ease said fund by donations and contributions and are prevented from so doing by lack of information as to the purposes of this Grand Body in th~ accumulation, distribution or use of said fund; therefore, be it "Resolved, by the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Oklahoma, That it is the purpose of such Grand Body to augment the Masonic Home Fund to t~e sum of $50,000.00; that the same shall be invested in the most approved securities; that no portion o( said sum shall ever be invested in buildings or other property; that the interest which shall accrue after the sum of $50,000.00 is raised shall be devoted to the purposes of Masonic charity under the directio"u and control of this Gr'and Body by a proper officer or committee, to be available whenever the necessity for its use shall arise. "Resolved, Further, that if any Masonic Body or any individual shall contribute to said fund any s~m of money to the .amount of $1,000.00 or more and shall notify the Masonic Home Trustees in writing that such contribution is made under the terms and for the purposes 'mentioned herein then and in that case this resolution and that notifi.cation shall without further action of this Grand Body become a treaty and agreement betw.een this Grand Body and such other Masonic Body or indivi.dual which shall never be cg.anged unless this Grand Body shall as a condition precedent return to such donor the amount of the donation." . The report of the Masonic Home Trustees draws a contrast betwe.en what the Brethren of Indian Territory have accomplished in behalf of a Home and the lesser work of the Board in Oklahoma.

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Union between these two Grand Lodges is a foregone conclusion, and the Trustees urge that equal efforts and equal results in raising a Home fund should precede the union. A committee was appointed to confer with the Brethren of Indian Territory upon the subject of consolidating the Grand Lodges. HlWORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

The l'eport was prepared by Brother F. C. Hunt, he says, "at odd spells, whenever we could spare a bit of time from our official duties." it is a very readable document; in fact, we don't see how he could have improved it mU~h, if he had devoted the whole ot his time to it. He devotes thr'ee pages to his review of Missouri for 1905. He refers to the decisions made by Grand Master Valliant, and says~ "We have been so impressed with this able report, and the s'ound and judicial rendering and the cogent reasons therefor, that we have involuntarily turned to ,the report of the committee and find them all approved. He ~opies the路 report op. the Masonic Horne and emphasises the statement that "the Masonic Horne is the crowning glory of Masonry in MissourL" He is.. . pleasedto路compliment us on our first report and makes us feel proud to have the approval of so competent a critic. We regret that he was compelled by, his increasing duties as Grand Secretary to retire from the reportorial corps and shall miss his vigorous, yet conservative, report~. M. W. Bro. Fred P. Sparks, Ponca City, Grand Master. R. W. Bro. James ,S. Hunt, Guthrie, Grand Secr.etary.

The Fifteenth Annual Communication will be held at Guthrie on the second Tuesday of February, 1907.

OREGON-1906. Lodges, '109.

Members, 7,689.

The M. W. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon held its Fifty-sixth Annual Communication in the city of Portland, the 13th day of June, 1906, with ninety-seven Lodges represented, Grand Master Wm. H. 'Flannagan presiding. ' A 'plea'sing picture of thEil Grand Master looks out .at us through a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles, as we. open the Proceedings, and impresses us as a man of character and not puffed up by his' promotion.

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GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

This paper is embraced in six and a half pages and presents acts and views in a concise manner" as to the condition of the Craft." He s~ys:

"Brethren, I extend to.you one and all greetings, and am pleased to be able to' report that the year just closed has been a prosperous ' one for the Craft iIi. our State as weli as throughout the length and breadth of our land. "There have been years when greater accessions have been made numerically than our .reports now show, but there have been none when there has been evidenced a truer conception of the underlying principles of our Fraternity, or when there has been' manifested a: more earnest desire to maintain the high standard which in alI ages has been the- distinguishing requisite for admission to our Order." IN MEMORIAM.

The death of Brother Gustaf Wilson; who faithfully served as Grand Tyler of that Jurisdiction for over thirty years, is reported, with the suggestion, "Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns, for in ceasing to, be numbered with mortals, he -enters upon the herita~e of a diviner life.'; LODGE CONSTITUTED.

On/July 19, 1905, the Grand Master constituted Maple Lodge, No. 127, at Maple Creek, and installed its officers. DiSpensations were issued' for a Lodge, U. D., at Dufur and another at Flora. CORNER-STONE LAID.

July 1, 1905, the corner-stone of a new Masonic Temple at Amity was laid with appropriate ceremonies. UNIFOR.MITY OF WORK.

Oregon is not the only locality where the-question' as to how to bring about this desirable end is ~eing agifated. The same difficulty prevails up there that exists in other Jurisdiction路s. The Grand Master says: "My observation has convinced me that the present system or ,having three' Custodians of the Work in different portions of the State, and depending upon th~m to visit the different Lodges and hold Schools of. Instructi~on, has proved a failure, because, as a matter of . fact, the Custodians do not cover their territory and visiLall of the

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Lodges; again, the work as taught by the different Custodians, is not uniform. I recommend that the Custodians be. dispensed with, and that a committee be appointed to prepare and formulate a work to, be .adopted as standard work for this Grand Jurisdiction; and that means be taken'to introduce such work either by the use of a cypher, a Grand Lecturer, or by such other means as may seem best." This matter was referred to a special committee, who reported: "Your special committee to whom was referred the matter of securing information in the use of the secret work of Masonry, and correct or eliminate superfluous expressions or words, as now used in many of our Lodges, would recommend' that the matter be referred to a committee of seven, of whom two 'shall be路 Past Grand Masters, Said committee shall adhere to a strict observance of all Ancient Landmarks, and be guided by what has heretofore been adopted by this Grand Lodge known as the Webb work. This committee to report the result of its labor at the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge and be prepared to give a correct exemplification of the work in the several Degrees." We will watch for this report with no little i~terest. We think we kno~ the "Web"Q work," but our Grand Lodge thinks different. "It's hard to learn an old dog, new tricks," say we, and so we go. DOCUMEN1'ARY. EVIDENCE.

The Grand master thinks it incumbent on the Grand Lodge to take some action 路in this: matter and the committee to whom the s~,bject was referred reported as follows: . '

."We recommend that Part II, Article XIX, Section 2, of the ByLaws of this Grand Lodge be amended to read as follows: "No visitor shall be admitted to any Lodge under this Jurisdiction unless lawfully vouched for as a Master Mason in good standing. Documentary evidence alone shall not be sufficient to- justify avo~ch颅 ment. In addition to strict trial and due examination of his knowledge or Masonry, every Lodge or committee shall require a strange visitor to p:I;oduce a certificate under the seal of his Lodge, that he is a member of such Lodge in good standing, which certificate shall also be fortified by a certificate under seal of the Grans! Lodge of the Jurisdiction under' which the same shall be held, that the .Lodge issuing the certificate is.a Lodge in good standing in the said Jurisdiction." The report was 'adopted.

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Appendix. DECISIONS.

The Grand Master reports: "By reference to the Constitution and By-Laws, adopted by this Grand Lodge, I have. been able to llispose of these questions satisfactorily, and have, accordingly, no decisions to report for your consideration." So endeth the chapter, FRATERN AL MEETINGS.'

A telegram was received from the Grand Lodge of Washington, extending fraternal greeting'S and was happily responded to. FINANCES,

The report of the Grand Treasurer shows: Total receipts , $26,985 12. Total 'disbursements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7,031 88 Balance on hand June 13, 1906

$19,953 24

The Custodian of the Educational Fund reports: Total receipts ", , $ 4,754 57 Disbursements ,.......................... 3,535 92 Balance on hand

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$ 1,218 45

AID '1'0 SAN FRANCISCO.

The Grand Lodge appropriated to this object $500.00, and other Masonic Bodies $1,600.00, making' a total of $2,100.00 contri~uted. GRAND ORA'fOR'S ADDRESS.

Brother' C. A. Johns delivered 'a short but pertinent add~ess on "The Teachings.of Masonry," from which we cull the following: "Fraternal societies of every kind and nature have been founded, of all of which Masonry 路has been the parent and mother.' No man knows where or when it' assumed visible form. ,Ancient mystic caverns have been explored, pyramids unsealed, signs a'nd symbols translated, but the origin of the Masonic Lodge is yet unknown. Its worst enemy will concede that it is venerable and hoary with age. Its underlying principles were created with the heavens and the earth and first saw light with the creation of man, and have continued to exist and will exist forever because they are founded on the etern'al principles of truth. While as a body it is and always has

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been governed by certain prescribed, never-changing rules, forms and laws, yet in thought and action it. ever moves on and on to the highest destiny of man." EDUCATJON AL FUND,

At the present date the Educational Fund consists of the following items: 1,880 shares Masonic Building Association, 'at par,.", ,$ 94,000 90 2 lots, corner West Park and Yamhill Streets, Port· land, ,at cost, .', . , , , . , . , 25,000 00 29 bonds city 'of Portland. $5.00 each, par value . 14,5()O 00 1,218 65Cash in hands of Custodian : .. , " , , . , .. $1~4,718

"A ROSE AMONG THE' THORNS."

The Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR to receive visit from a committee of members from the· Grand Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star, w~ich was in session at the time;' The visitors were: Past Grand Matron, Mrs. Claud Gatch; Grand Patron, George M. Hyland, and Brothers A. M. Knapp and John Vert, representing the Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star: "After introduction by Right Worshipful Brother WiIllllmson, In a few eloquent sentences, they were cordially welcomed by Grand Master Flanagan, which was responded to by Mrs. Gatch in elegant and happy style, expressive of her high appreciation of the reception accorded them, and the kindly relations existing_between the ancient Fraternity and the Order of the Eastern Star. "The lady was then escorted to the East and received the con· gratulations of the Brethren. "This was followed by a few pleasing remarks by Past Grand Master Hodson, when the Brethren were informed by Grand Patron Hyland that he had been charged with the duty of returning Mrs. Gatch safely to her sisters, and he must now insist on fulfilling his commission, and the visitors withdrew. ' The Grand Lodge was then CALLED TO LABOR and the regular business was resumed." And yet, Nova Scotia don't want an "Eastern Star" in theirs. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

Brother ,J. M. Hodson thus prefaces his report: "The Fraternity is steadily increasing in numbers and growing in wealth and influence, and its wealth is being more and more liber'.

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ally poured out for the promotion of the great objects of Masonry. Cbarity and education are receiv~ng more pointed and practical attention every year-. Homes and schools are being either provided for at once -or the plans are being worked out for the future in nearly eve'ry Grand Lodge, and if the pr~sent degree of peace and prosperity continues to prevail for a few years longer no Grand Lodge will be without a complete equipment for caring for its aged and unfortunate.. and its young and helpless. We see the dawn and hope to live and work until the light of tlie -perfect day shines all about us." His review of the Proceedings, as usual, is in an able and interesting style. He reviews Missouri for 1905. - He speaks of Brother Valliant's address as 'a "comprehensive, docu~ent." He emphasizes his decision, "A Lodge may pledge its property but not its. credit," and. says, "They may have a law of that kind; if they do, their Grand Lodge violates it every year, as the' Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary issue. warrants right along, whether they have appropriations or n<>t, ,and whether the' Grand Treasurer has money or not." We call Brother Hodson's atteI).tion to the report of the "Committee on Ways and Means," adopted at our last session, in which they say: "No money should be paid by the Grand Treasurer except in pursuance of an appropriation by this Grand Lodge, and upon warrants signed by the Grand Master and attested by t~e Grand Secretary, provided, however, that it shal.l be lawful for the Gran.d Master to direct the Grand Secretary to issue warrants to meet unusual and ernergent cond~tions," and assur~him that if there has been any warrants issued as he sars, it has been done under the direction of the Grand Master, and to meet "unusual and emergent conditions.': He thinks Brother Valliant's decision as to meetings to be held "on -or before the full moon," 'is "as clear as mud and technically wrong." We are afrai~ Brother Hodson, with all his good qualities, is a little "moon-eyed." After speaking of our report in a complimentary manner, he quotes several of our comments, which he is pleased to term "pointed and pertinent." If we could meet and greet Brother Hodson I doubt not he would find "that Masonically, our minds run in the .same channel." The next' Annual- Communication will be assembled at Portland, June 12, A. D. 1907. M. W. Bro. W. T. Williamson, Portland, Grand Master; R. W. 'Bro. James F. Robinson, Eugene, Grand Scretary.

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PENNSVLVANIA-1905. Lodg'es, -148.

Members, 71,249.

The elegantly printed volume of Proceedings before us is orI.lamented with a steel plate engraving of the Masonic Temple at Phila-' delphia, and ,,,ith five portraits, one of M. W. Bro. T. B. Freeman, Grand Master in 183(), and M. W. Bro. John M. Read, Grand Master in 1837~38. They are striking pictures, and remind us of the oldtime Fl'eem3sons of .he days of Washington'. Quar'terly Communications were held March 1, June 7, September 6. al;d December 6, 1905. Nothing out of the ~rdinary transpired at either of them, except that at the third Quarterly the election ot Grand Officers to serve during the ensuing Masonic year beginning on St. John the Evangelist's Day, occurred. M. W. Bro. George W. Kendrick, Jr., was' elected Grand Master. At the close of the same Communication the following preamble and resolution was adopted: "\\THEHEAS, a fund is now' being collected by 'the charitably disposed citizens of' Philadelphia, without regard to creed, sex or nationality, for the relief of the oppressed and helpless Jews in Russia; theref.ore be i! Resolvea, That the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Free' and Accepted Masons, in that spirit of'universal charity which is a fundamental characteristic of. the Fraternity, do hereby appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars to pay to the treasurer of路 the fund, of which Brother William B. Hackenburg is Chairman, now being raised in this city for the purpose referred to."

.<\:\路1\"1:A1, C03Dllj1\"ICATIO:'i" .

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This was held at Philadelphia! December 27, A. D. 1905, there being 103 Lodg'es represented. FOR~lGN

RECOGl'\lTlON

The Committee on Correspondence recommended the recbgnition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, and that the application of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico be not granted, both of which were adopted. GRA:'i'D :MASTEH':,; AJ)DH~SS.

He thus speaks of the condition of路 the Craft in Pennsylvania: "楼lith no inducemen'ts to offer and no solicitations to any, our Craft grows with great rapidity; our Lodges increase in membership from the wisest, most prominent and best men of our CommonG. L. Ap.::-ll

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wealth. They grow in 路material prosperity, and are yearly dispensing more ~harity and help to the desolate orphans and wWows and our unfortunate Brethren. "There is now, I believe, absolute' uniformity in the authorized work throughout the Jurisdict}on, and the Ancient Tenets and Landmark~ were never more strictly adhered to than at this present time." We are glad to know that they have such things as "Ancient Tenets and Landmarks" iIi old Pennsylvania.' In some Jurisd ictions they have gone out of style. "TIIP,; :1IfA:1'n-:-sIDED FRANKLl:\,.n

He recommends the commendation by the Grand Lodge of the approaching two hu'ndredth anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, who was the fourth Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, a strong figure in our' national history, the eompanion of Washington, the country's representative abroad during- the darkest. days of the young repliblic, an enthusiastic Freemason, and history shows hispartici~atjon in Masonic functions while in England ano France. FHOM $1,800,000 TO $200,000. He congratulates the managers of the Masonic Home upon its success, and on the work it is doing, and the promise of- a bright future made more than certain qy their .unselfish devotion to its welfare. . He is greatly pleased that the Grand Lodge can again resume the reduction of its bonded- indebtedness, as recommended by the Committee on Finance in its last report.. Our debts, he says, "is now less than $200,000; it was' $1,800,OOO-a wonderful testimony to our growth and prosperity." DECISIONS.

The Grand Master rendered thirty-six decisions. F'rom them we quote the. following: "No Lodge may rent its rooms to the Order of the Eastern Star. That organization is not recognized by this Grand Lodge." No lecture or. address of any character may be delivered to a Lodge without submission first to the Grand Master and his approval obtained. "One with two thumbs on one hand is physica,lly d!squalified." "Decided that路 a man with a clubfoot is physically\ disqualified'."

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Dispensations were issued for laying the cqrner-stone of two churches, one high school and one Masonic Hall, and eight new Lodges were constituted. 1;-; STALLATION OF OFFICEUS.

The new Gr'and Master, Right .Worshipful Bro. George W. Kendrick, Jr., was duly installed into office, and delivered an excellent address, from which, we quote: . "Symbolic 1\fasonry of the present day seems to have developed from operative Masonry in accordance with the suggestions of St. Paul that our bodies were temples that should pe guarded and not defiled. "No' longer ~re men banded together in our Fraternity to erect physical structures or overcome physi(~al foes. The light that we follow leads to a keener insight, a better understanding and a nobler expression of the human faculties. The materials with which we , labor are constituent elements of every human hIeing, and our purpose is to learn how to use the materials to <;onstruct temples of the mind .and soul which will be pleasing in the eyes of the Great Architect. "For this work certain essentials are preliminary to success. We must have faith in eaeh other; confidence in the succei>s of our efforts as long as they are rightly directed, and we must' cast out envy, hatred and all uncharitableness. Constituted as we are, we strive ever towards the highest and best, confined to no creed- nor bound by any.political or social, Jines. Our strength is greatest and our opportunities for good most numerous, and therefore our responsibilities, weightiest in times like these, when. suspicion lurks in every nook and corner, ready to be swept by the winds of ignorance and discontent to. shake the foundations of confidence in God!s . greatest work-oMan. "Rig-ht Worshipful Grand :Maste~' Bro. George W. Kendrick, Jr., addressed Right Worshipful Past Grand Master Bro. James W. Brown, and in behalf of G.rand Lodge presented to him a Past Grand Master's Jewel. . . "Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master .Bro. q-eorge B. Orlady, in behalf of Grand Lodge, presented to Right Worshipful Past Grand Master Bro. James W. Brown, a beautiful ~ih;er loving cup. "Right Worshipful Senior Grand Warden Bro. George W. Guthrie, presented to Right Worshipful Past Grand Master 'Bro.

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. ,James W. Brown the gavel he had used during his administration as Grand Master. "Right Worshipful Past Grand Mast8r Bro. James ,V. Brown, in a feeling manner expressed his appreciation of the kindly sentiments embodied in the addresses just delivered, and' tendered heartfelt thanks to the Brethren for the beautiful gifts." ,

FOREIGN.

90RRESPO~DEKCE.

This is an exhaustive report' presented by R. W. Bro. James M. Lamberton. He wisely holds that ciphers can have no "leg'itimate" function. He thinks the ladies have a revolutionary influence upon the Fraternity, and hence upholds the positioh taken by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylv~nia against the OrGel' of the Eastern Sial'. If he means that the ladies' influence is harmful or subversive of Masonic principles, we can tell him that such has not been the case in Missouri, where we have three ladies of the Order as an Advisory Committee, to sit with us at our meetings as Directors of'the Home, and if they want to make the Home a success in Pennsylvania they had better enlist the Dorcas, the Priscillas, the Eunicei'; and Ruths.路 As the senior Jurisdiction in路 'the United States they cannot afford to ignore the help of the women.

regret that the Proceedings of Missouri failed committee. 'V~ hope to have his comments hereafter.

to reach the

R. W. Bro. George W. Kendrick, Jr., l:hiladelphia, Grand Master; R. ,W. Bro. Willjam A. Sinn, Philadelphia, Grand Secretary.

The next Annual Communication will be held at Masonic TemIlle, Philadelphia, December 27,.1906. I,

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND-=-190S. Membe~s,

Loages, 14.

608.

"This is.a short horse, soon curried." The M. W ..Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity , of Free and Accepted Masons of'the Province of Prince Edw~rd Island, convened the Thirtieth 'Annual Communication in路 Free~ masons' Hall, in the town of Soures, on Monday, June 26, A. D. 19Q5: The fourteen Lodges of the Jurisdiction were represented. GRA~D :MASTEH'S ADDHESS.

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him to winter in California, is necessarily brief. He reports the Lodges are all' in good condition, and the Masonic life in the J!1risdiction will be kept up. Material prosperity, both for the province and the Fraternity seem to prevail. That the war between Russia and Japan is about to come to an end, is a s'ource of great satisfaction to the qrand Lodge. He was welcomed and shown consideration as Grand Master by the Brethren of the Pacific Coast, and being' impressed \,'ith the benevolent work of the Craft abroad, he exhorts the Brethren of the Island to ine:rease the Charity Ffmd. The dedication of the Masonic Hall at Kensington, was an event of the official year. The report of Brother C. H. S. Sterns, :Qeputy Grand Master, upon the duties of the office. devolved' in the absence of the Grand Master shows 'that he. visited quite a number of the Lodges, and inspected their books. The reports· of several. of the Brethren who were 'commiss'ioned to vis.it and inspect Lodges, are also given. FIl'\AN'CES.

The report of the Grand Treasurer shows: Amount received . Expenditures ; '..Balance on hand

:.:

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$844 97 298 63 $546 34

'. . . .. 578 15 HEVISION OF :nlE LA '\'S .

. A committee was appointed to revise the Constitution and By· Laws of the Grand Lodge and report at the next Annual Communica· tion. M. W. Bro: Chas. H. S. Sterns, Souris, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Neil· MacKel"ie, Summerside, Grand Secretary. The next Annua;l Communication was to be held June 25, 1906, at the City of C}1arlottetown .

. QU'EBEC-1906. Lodges, 58.

Membership, 5,000.

The M. W., the Grand. Lodge of Queb~c, Ancient,' Free and Accepted Masons, held its Thirty-sixth Annual Communication in the city of Montreal, on the 31st day of January, A. D. 1906, M. W. Bro. David Ames Manson, Grand :Master, presiding. There were fiftythre'e Lodges represented.~

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An imllosi,ng picture of R. W. Bro. Will H. Whyte, Grand Secretary, forms the frontispiece to the Proceedings, and he impresses us as a wide-awake officer. GRAND MASTER'S ADDHESS.

The condition of the Craft is thus spoken of: , "Our own fair Dominion is enjoying a period' of unprecedented development. Prosperity crowns the efforts of all classes. Hopefulness and contentment are common to our people. Responsive to these con,ditions our time-honored institution is rapidly developing strength and becoming more and more a power for, good in the land. ;n our own Jurisdiction during the year two Lodges ,have been instituted, and applications for two more have been received: Our membership roll shows an increase of 288, and $2,457.25 have been added to our Permanent Benevolent Fund. f

DISPK\'SATIOKS.

Several dispensations, not out of the ordinary, were issued during the year. O,ne was issued to West Mount Lodge, No. 76, to accept a candidate who had partly lost. two fingers, but fupj qualified to comply with all the ceremonies of the Order.

HULINGS.

These were confined ,to the difficulty among- Lodges with reference to passing By-la'ws or alterations. He correctly held that the text of any proposed alterations of By-Laws must be inserted, not in abridged form, but at' full length in the summons. He recommends the compilation of a'Digest. NEW GRAND LODGE.

Under this head he expressed pleasure in welcoming to the Sisterhood of Canadian Grand Lodges the Grand Lodge of Alberta. ILLl~GAL

AND SPUlnons ?l1ASONRY.

Documents on this subject had been received from various Grand Lodges. Ohio, District'~f Columbia, Kansas, Massachusetts and other Juristlietions had sent out notices, circulars and lists, and the Grand' Secretary. has compiled a list of all irregular bodies whose existence ',had become known, and issueda warning to each Master and Board of 路Examination of visitors, to be especially careful to find out' if the

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RET1JRNS

The Gral}d Secretary is pleased fa report that he has received returns fron1 every Lodge, and that the dues and fees, including the Permanent Benevolent Fund, have all been paid. FIX AXCES

The Grand Treasurer's report shows: Benevolent Fund Permanent Benevolent FU~d G'eneral Fund Masonic J:Iome Trust Fund

$15,057 9,414 5,066 ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 700

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14 94 67 00

$30,232 75

GHAND qIAPLAIK'S 1!JSCOUHSE.

R. ,V. Bro. Rev.T. Stann.ish Boyle delivered an able and inter'esting discourse on Solomon's Temple, from which we extract:

"A splendid idea has been expressed again and again in Masonic gatherings-that Solomon's Temple is but the earthly type of the spiritual temple of redeemed humanity in the hereafter. B.ut is it not a better thought, that that figurative Temple is even now in our mtdst, being completed for that last great day? There is a spiritual ldngdom' of love and truth and righteousness here among men. Our place in that spiritual Temple 'of Eternity is determined by our pl~c~' in God's Kingdom'of charity and righteousness. Let us measure and plan our lives now, that when they shall be tried as all must be, by 'th't' square' of God's unerring justice, we may be found right and polished stones for that everlasting Temple not made with hands. "bet us then to our labor-remembering our two nighest duties~ to God, and to man-that we are advancing that day when God wiII be God indeed, the sovereign ruler of the hearts 'of men? in practice as in belief, and men will be brothers indeed, united in the strongest bonds of Brotherly Love, 路Relief and Truth." GHA;'<))

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OF路};~GLAi\D.

The following preamble and resolution was adopted: since the correspondence was held between the Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of Quebec regarding recogni-"\VHEREAS,

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tion by the former, the Grand Lodge of England has made changes in its Constitution which render it q.esirable \ that formal recognition' should now take place in order that the interests of Masonry should thereby be greatly. promoted. "Be it Resol-l:ed, That the ,Grand Master be and is hereby author路ized to enter into fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of England. with the :view of completing said negotiations and our application for recognition and by arranging for an exchange of representatives, and the issu\ng of a Commission to some well ~k\lled Brother to represent this Grand Body. near the said Grand Lodge at: England." FOBEJ(;;\i COIWESPO;\iOEi'\CK

M. W. Bro. E. T. D. ChamlJers, P. G. M., submits' his seventeenth report. and it is an excellent review of current affairs as presented in the Proceedings, from. ,vhich he seems to have gathered the cream. Missouri for 1905 received brief but fraternal notice. He styles Grand Master Valliant's address as an "instructive" one. He qu.otes his remarks in full as to the condition of Masonry in Missouri. He compliments our report "as being a very credit.able" one', and quotes our introduction in full. M. W. Bro. David A. Manson, MaI;lsonville, Grand Master; R. ""V. Bro. Will H. Whyt.e, Montreal, Grand Secretary. . The Thirty-seventh Annual Communication' will be held Montreal on Wednesday, the 13th day of February, A. D. 1,907.

RHODE ISLAND-190S. Lodges, 37.

Members, 6,428.

An Emergency Communication of this Grand Lodge was held at Providence, on the third day of February, A. D. 1905, for the purpose of performing the burial rites 'over the remains. of Most Worshipful Bro. James Elisha Tillinghast, Grand Master of Masons, whose death oc'curred on January 30, 1905. A striking picture of this , Brother is given as a frontispiece to the Proceedings, and the note of sorrow and sense of loss pervades the Proceedings uf the Annual , Assemblage.' . The One Hundred and路 Fifteenth Annual Communication of "The Most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons for the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" assembled at Providen~e, May] 5, A. D. 1905, R. .y..". Bro: Joseph W. Freeman,

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Representatives from thirty-three.

ADDHESS ,OF ACTING- GHANI) MASTEn.

The R. W. Deputy Grand Master delivered an address. He devotes the first five pages to the ann~uncement of and eulogy on the death of the Grand Master of D. D. G. M., George F. Keene and others, to . all of whom he pays suitable tribute, and closes with: , " 'And still the procession moves on, moves on, Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief. Hustling and jostling, with faces wan, . - Dilling with laughter to sup with grief. Each of us smiling to hide his care, Each of us weeping, his part to play, Bending beneath the burden of care, . ,Journeyers all on the great highway. " 'And the same little mound in the end, in the end, For/sweetheaI.'t ' and lover, for foeman and friend, And the same waving grasses to whisper and bend. 'While still the procession moves on.' " U:G1SLATlON

NEI路;OED.,

The Deputy Grand Master called attention to the fact that under the present Constitution of the Grand Lodge his powers were so limited that during the Grand Master's inability to perform his duties the D. G. M. was prevented from exercising the necessary authority, and he recommended such amendment to the Constitution, as would prevent any possibie recurrence of such conditions A suitable amendment was prepared to be acted on at the next Semi-Annual Communication. COKDITfONS OF THE CBAFT.

He reports the g'eneral condition of Freemasonry throughout the Jurisdiction as good.' He reports a gain of 195 members during the year, and that the Grand Lodge for ~he first time since 1892 is out of debt, and, we think, pertinently adds: "Some wise men say the Fraternity is growing too rapidly. Let us be as -willing to apply the brake as to turn on the current, bearing in mind that what is enduring is of slow growth in the affairs of men, as in the world of nature."

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The Grand Treasurer's report shows: Receipts for the year : $4,332 16 Paid out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3,973 ,73 Leaving a balance of............... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The total assets of Grand Lodge estimated The dues from members are fifty cents per annum.

358 43 $4,423 60

USE OF CIPHEH.

1'he Committee on Grand Officers' Reports gave it as their opinion that use or' possession of a cipher was a Masonic offense,' unless authorized by the Grand Lodge. They did not recommend any legislation on the subject, thinki ng that a ci feu lar letter from the Grand Master would be sufficient. Brother Joseph W. Freeman was elected Grand Master and installed into the office by his father, Edward L. Freeman, Past Grand Master of tbe Jurisdiction. R. VV. Bro;. S. Penrose \Villiams,. Providence, was re-elected Grand Secretary.

SOUTH CAROLINA-1905. I

Lodges, 204. •

Members, 8,6,88.

A Special Communication was held at Orangeburg, March 22, A. D. 1905, for t.he p'urpose of laying the corner-stone of the Sheridan Graded School building. Before proceeding with the ceremonies Brother·R. H. Janning, P. M. of Shibo'leth Lodge, was presented with a: handsome Jewel in behalf of the Lodge' for his zeal'and .devotion to the.Lodge while W. M. of same. A Special Communication was held at Chester, May 10, A. D. 1905, ·for· the purpose of laying the corner'-storie of the Confederate" Monument in the Public Square, preceding which, a speech on the . w~r between the States was delivered by U. S. 'Circuit Judge William H. Brawley.' The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Annual Communication of . the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina convened in the Masonic Temple in the' City of Charleston, Tuesday, December 12, A. p. 1905, with 1~4 Lodges represented, and .was opened by M. W. Bro. John R. Belling'er, Grand Master.

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Owing to the continued illness of the Grand Master, Secretary R. \V. Bro. Charles Inglasby, the Grand Master appointed M. W. Bro. J. T. Barron as acting Grand Secretary. Owing to this fact the volume of Proceedings is confined to the record of the Communication, and no report' on Correspondence accompanies it. GHAND )fASTER'S ADDHESS.

He announces the, death of Past Grand Master Bartlett J. With'erspoon, who died at his home in Lancaster, in the month of August, 1905. DEcrSIOKS.

He reports thirty-six decisions, all of which exeept No. 16, to the effect that where the W. M. had died after his installation, a dispensation may be granted to elect and install his successor, but at SUCh election neithel~ the S. W. or J. W. can be elected W. M. because they are under obligation to serve respectively, until St. John's Day, were approved. .The Committee on Jurisprudence sat down on that and cited Section 100 of the Constitution, in which it is held "that if the Master or one ,of the Wardens slirvive, no election can be held 'for a Master or \Varden." Decision 'No. 17 is as follows: ':One who has one leg shorter than, the other, caused by dislocation 0[ the hip, is not eUgible for the Degrees of Masonry." COHi\'EH-STONES.

Four corner-stones were laid and three Lodges institut.ed under dispensation. ]\,IASOXIC H01\fl':.

On this路 subject the Grand Master says: ,"1 unperstand that a proposition looking to the establishment of

a Mason ic Home will be brought before the Grand Lodge at the

present Communication. This is a matter worthy of the most t.houghtful consideration, and I trust that the Grand Lodge will give to it its best thought, and act upon it in accordance with the wisest j~ldgment."路 . . The matter was referred to a s'pecial committee, who reported as follows: "\VlIEhEAS. The establishment in this Jurisdiction of a Home for Distresse(l Worthy Master Masons, their widows and orphans, as a pradicaly plustration of the tenets of our Order, is regarded by 'maI)Y of the Craft as very desirable; be it

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"Resolved, That 'a committee consisting' of the incoming Grand Master and four members to be appointed by him, be charged with the duty of investigating this subject, and that this committee report its conclusions and recom,rhendations to the next Annual Communica_tion of the Grand Lodge." STATE OF 'II-IE CUAFT.

The Craft seems to be in the full tide of prosperity in this Jurisdiction, and we are glad to know that the material being taken into the structure is of a quality calculat'ed to add strength to the edifice. The Gi'and Master says: "During all my thirty years' experi'ence as a Mason, I have never known Ma~ohry to be in a more prosperous condition, ()r working upon a higher plane. From every qua.rter of the State "the same report comes to me. The old Lodges are growing in membership and in finan_c'ial strength, and new ones are being formed. Better stilI, the new members are composed of' the finest and most intellectual members- of their several communities-men who are honored and respected by their fellows, and, therefore; men who m'ust be of benefit to Masonry, and to who~ Masonry must do g路ood." FIKA:'I'CES.

_ The Tre::lsurer's report shows: Amount received, with balance 'on hand Paid out..,

, . ". , "

Balance oh hand December 12, 1905. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$14,256 43 13.758 05 $503 35

In the expenditures are included a payment of $4,000 on the indebtedness for Temple stock. This lJui.lding, on which less than $3,000 is,still owing. shows a net income of $1,113.12 per annum." '\

?fA~OKIC

BOAHD OF HELLEF.

The CO!llmittee on Masonic Relief reported that there were only two pensioners on the roll, and says: "By request 'of their respective .Lodges, we have been called upon to visit sick Brethren in the Hospital in the city, but no financial aid was needed. The work of the General Relief Association of the Uhited States and Canada is incre'asing in good results, year b~ year, which 'accounts for the decrease of applicants for assistance .by the tramp" Fraternity. The Board recommended a continuance of its membership in the General Relief Association."

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COHnESPO;\""[)}<~~CE.

By reason of the long' and continued siCkness of' Brother Charles Inglesby, who w~s' Grand Secretary and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, no report was prepared. Since the close of the Grand Lodge Brother Inglesby's death has been officially announced. M. W. Bro. 1. E. Harrison, Abbeville, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. J. T. Barron, Columbia, Grand Secretary. ,

The next Ann'ual Communjcation will be held in the city of Charleston, on the seronn Tuesday in December, A. D. 1906.

SOUTH DAKOTA-190S . . ~ Lodges, 103

.:Members, 5,957.

A clear-cut picture of Grand Master Ivan ,V. Goodner forms the frontispiece to this book of Proceedings, which, \n its mechanical execution noes great credit to the Sioux Falls publishing hC)use. A brief biography of Brother Goodner is given, showing him to be no ordinary man. An Emergent Communication ,vas held at Deadwood, September

7, 1904, for the purpose of attending the funeral service of Past Gr.and Master Albert Wells Coe, who died September 5, 1904. A memorial upon the death of Charles A. Fisher, R. W. Senior Grand Warden, who died July 9, 路1904, is printed with th~ Proceeding's of this Communication .. The Thi~路ty-first Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of t.he State of South Dakota assembled in the l\1asonic Temple in the City of Aberdeen, June 13, 1905, Ivan \V. Goodner, Grand Master, presiding, with eighty-one Lodges represented. GHA~D l\lASTEH'~ ADDRESS.

This paper, coverfng some twenty-seven pages, reflects credit upon the bead and heart of its author, and shows him to be a presiding officer of no <;>rdinary quaUfications. STAT}<~

OF THE

CHAFT.

The year lias been one of peace and Masonic prosperity. We have little but good to report of the Craft, and so, in the spirit of thankfulness that Providence has blessed our country with peace and plenty, and our Craft with abundant prosperity, we are met together for

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mutual counsel and fraternal salutations, is the, report of the Grand Master. OUR DEAD.

Under thjs head he pays a loving tribute to Brother C. A. Fisher. S. G. W., who dieq suddenly July 9, 1904. /

"Gone unto that Land upon whose peaceful shore There rests no shadow, falls no stain; Where those 'who .meet shall part no more, As those long parted meet again." He ,refers in loving terms to the death of Past Grand J\'Iaster Albert Wells Cae, in his 72d year, and quotes: "'So faIls. one of the old forest trees, Within whose shade we wandered with deligllt; Moss-grown and hoary, yet the birds of heaven Loved in its boughs to linger and sing. The summer winds made sweetest music thereThe soft spring showers hung their brightest drops, Glistening' and cheerful on the mossy spray; And to the last, that vigorous, ancient oak Teemed with ripe foliage.' " o

OFFICIAL ACTS. " He says, speaking of the duties of the office: "I have found them as a rule to be both pleasant and profita?le." Dispensation was' granted for a new Lodge' at Wilm'ot, three corner-stones laid, and one Masonic Hall dedicated. DECISIOl'S.

Sixteen decisions are reported. The fifth one furnishes an illustration of the difficulties w'hich are sure tosprin~ up where a Grand Lodge undertakes to regulate the liquor traffic. He'held that it was not a Masonic offense for a Brother to sell intoxicating liquors, provided the traffic was carried on in accordance with State ,laws, i\.nd points out the incongruity of refusing to receive in mem!)ership a Brother because engaged in carrying on the salo'on business, and at th~ sam~ time permit a Brother to enter into such business. His thirteenth decision is certainly a model on~, as follows: "i\, Lodge is autho路rized to receive the petition of a candidate for the Degrees who is under the age of twenty-one years, and to refer the ' same to the Committee on Investigation; provided, however', that 路no

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Degree may be conferred upon one who has not attained his majority." We are not surprised when the Grand Master adds, "I make this decision because it app,ears to be the settled law of this Jurisdiction, and not because it appeals to my judgment as befng otherwise sound." CHAND SECHETAHY'S HF;POHT.

R, W. Bro.' Pettigrew in his 'peppery report goes for the Secretaries of the Su~or'dinate Lodges, and administers some pointed and deserved rebukes. He well says: "Slovenliness in keeping the records and making the returns of a ,Masonic ,Lodge ought to be deemed inexcusable, and a cause for suspension from office." Again, "just a little ordinary common sense upon the part of each Subordinate Secretary will produce a report that is creditable." He then copies the words o( Brother Atkinson, of West Virginia, as follows :'

"A good Secretary is the life of a Lodge, and where a Lodge has an efficient Secretary you will find but few, if any,' of the Brethren suspended fo;r non-payment of dues. He looks after them, spurs them up, and collects their dues. I never could understand why each Lodge in every Grand Jurisdiction does not find some good, competent, industrious, honest Brother and elect him Secretary and keep him in office until he dies, or gets too old to attenct Lodge meetings. I.f this were done, Ma~onry would grow so fast that it would astoniSh us. If one will examine the Gral}-d Lodge reports of the world,. it will be seen that almost as many Brethren drop out for not paying their dues, 3S are taken into the Order each year. If this bunghole leak could be stopped: the institution of Masonry would grow and flourish like a green bay tree, and I am sure a better ~lass of Lodge Secretaries路 would do much to stop the waste in membership." I

\He recommends the appointment of Lodge historians to preserve material for future use. , FINANCES.

The Grand Treasurer's report shows: Receipts General Fund Disbursements ,

, , $10,747 66 ,........................... 5,161 90

Balance cash, on' hand .. : : , $ 5,585 76 Grand Charity Fund................................... 1,185 87 Permanent Library Fund............................... 480 00 Grand totals in all funds \.

$ 7,251 63

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LIBHAHY.

The sum of one hundred dollars was appropriated for the use of Grand Lodge Librarian for the purpose of co-operating with the offie,ers of the Grand Lodge Library of Iowa, in'the work of indexing Masonic Literatui'e, in case any conside,rable number of Grand Lodges unite in the effort, 'This plan originated with Brother Morcombe, Committee on Correspondence, of Iowa. It was proposed that the different Jurisdictions should cOioperate finan<:ially iIi the . work of indexing Masonic Literature, and that the Masonic Library of Iowa should.1>e the workshop ~nd c1earing-hou~e for such co:operative effort. The idea is that the valuable material buried in Masonic periodicals and Proceedings is almost beyond disinterment by any ordinary means. Adequately indexed, and with full sets of cards furnished to ail contributing Grand Lodges, the benefit w~uld be incalculable, and the expense thus divided would be small. OHDEH Oli' THE EASTEHX STAR.

The Grand Lodge was CALLED FHO,;\1 LABOH to refreshment to extend greetings to the Grand Chapter Order of. the Eastern Star, then in session in the city; and the committee, consisting of Mrs. Ed, P. Farr, Mrs. Chas. N. Herreid and Mrs. George A. Pettigrew, were escorted by the Grand Marshall to the center of the Lodge' roo~. The member." arose as the ladies entered, and remained standing during the remarks of the committee and the responses thereto, when the Chairman, Sister Farr, addressed the member~ present as follo~s: "Most Worshipful Grand Master and Membe1-s

this Granel Bocly:

"At the time of the fulfillment of the prophecy, that out of Bethlehem should come a governor who sho'uld rule Israel, the Magi of the East appeared before Herod, the King, asking, 'Where is he ,that is born King of the Jews, for- we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him?' '~Heroct, apprehensive of w'aning power and being greatly troubled thereby, called toget~er his eminent counsellors for advice and assui', ance that all was well in his kingdom. "~he advisors, having tremblingly confirmed the rumors afloat,路 served all the more to agitate King Herod who now called the Magi, themselves, before him, demanding what time the star appeared. vVe read how King Herod with much speech and fail; promises urg-ed these travelers on their wa,y and how,. as' they sought to obey' the mandates of the great Herod, the star in the East went before th,,:m till it came and stood qver ,,,-here the young child lay, and when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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"Dear to us all are the scenes that followed, and the hearty welcome acCOrded these wise men, together. with their own great peace of heart, that having seen His star in the east they had, more-· over, come to worship Him. Down through the ages of time wise . men have ever been foHowing this same sign, which never glowed· with brighter lustre or inspired .its followers with greater zeal than at this very hour. "As (he Magi gathered in far off Bethlehem so has the Order of the Eastern Star met in this beautiful city, 'tis true looking for n6 veritable babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, but just as earnestly seeking Hi? star in the east that we may cultivate together these great principles typical of the child Jesus. "The Order of the Eastern Star exists for the purpose of giving practical effect to one of the beneficient purposes of Freemasonry, whieh is·to provide for the welfare of the wives, daughters, mothers, widows and sisters of Master Masons. We, as representatives of the Grand Chapter now in session, have come to extend the loving, loyal greetings of the m~mbers of this organization, and to assure you that we do rejoice .in our close relationship to the Masonic Fraternity, a relationship of the ~~~rest anq dearest ties. "We are earnestly endeavo.ring to promulgate' the principles of Brotherly love, relief and truth, and to so illustrate the Landmarks of our Order that it may be worthy of the protection and support of - all good MasfJns. . "It is a pleasure for beyond expression to note the earnest faces indicating the ~incere and noble purposes of our beloved Order, as friend meets friend and hands clasp in a true fraternal spirIt.

"Members of thi·s Grand Body, we are bidden to emphasiz~ our deep appreciation of the greetings you have so cordially bestowed upon us, and to say that as the wise men opened their treasures and presented gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh, so would we present through our zealous lives the fidelity of Adah, the constancy of the humble gleaner Ruth, Esther's unselfi~h loyalty to the welfare of . others ·and the trustful faith of our-beloved Martha, cemented by the great prinCIples governing ·the life of a noble Electa.. While above all and over all the exemplification of a grand charity so illuminate our lives that the beautiful Order of the Eastern Star may ever find gracious favor in your sight." The Grand .Master responded in a happy manner. Among otlier things he said: "No one who has well heeded the signs of the times can doubt that the gentle-and refining influences of yo~r Order have not. only tended. to strengthe.n and uPbuild the Masonic Fraternity, G. L.

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but路 have helped to make the world better and humanity more charitable, loving and generous." HEPOHT OK commSPONDENCE.

'The Report aD Correspondence, presented by Brother S. A. Brown. is entertaining as well as instructive. He shows careful thought OIl ail questions presented. He,is evidently well posted in the "ancient lore" of t.he Craft, and he is not disposed to \vithhold his knowledge from tqe less informed. As a. pr'3face to his report he pays the fo1l0\>iing tribute to Brother Vincil: "We have again to record that death has invaded our circle of reviewers, and removed from the little Round Table one of our most faithful 'reporters. Masonic Correspondence is a purely American institution, born and reared to meet certain needs felt in the entire Craft, and it has fairly met the want which brought it forth. It has achieved distinction jn the realms of Masonic iiterature at times. but that has not been its field. It has for its objeet the concentration of Masonic opinion upon any and every practice of the different Jurisdictions, and thu.s in" a kindly and fraternal way to correct irregularities among the less informe<.l Brethren. In furthering this object I!0 one has wieldecl a wider influence than our late Brother, Rev. John D. Vincil, D. D., of Missouri. He was Grand Master twice and Grand Se~:retary for many' years, but it was as a Masonic reviewer that he performed his greatest service. He warred without ceasing upon the liquor traffic, with his motto, 'Get Out of the Traffic or Get 'Out of Masonry,' ins(:ribed upon his banner, ana. just as untirln'gly did he bring to bear his inspiring eloquence ~pon the theme of a ~1asonic Home. In furthering both these' aims he wielded a wide and compelling influence. "But to your committee, Brother Vinci] was known and distinguished for hi.s kindness of heart and courtesy of languag-e, especially when he felt it to be his dut.y to free our mind from the errors and misapprehensions which lack of training- so easily 'fosters in the beginner; and for the unstudied路 word of praise which was never wanting, to show that he could see t.he honest effort which his younger Brother in the Guild was making to do good service. ';In Brother Vincil's p'assing within the veil we feel the loss of a true Ma.son, friend and Brother." He devotes only two pages to his review of Missouri for 1904 .. He seems to find nothing in our Proceedings to deserve criticis~. Referring to the picture and biography of Brother Kuhn, he says:".

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"From which we learn that he is a fine looldng man, a physician from our beloved Alma Mater, and a Brother of many Masonic activities." He takes issue with Brother Kuhn, in view lhat "the number of Lodges is out of proportion to our membership," and expresses the opinion that "where there are a number of Lodges the Craft as a whole prospers." He thinks the "reports of Masonic trials are very circurnstantial."

M. W. Bro. Edgar D. Brookman, Vermillion, Grand. Master; R. W. Bro. A. Pettigre\", Sioux GaJIs, Grand Secretary. The Thirty-second Annual Falls, .Tune 12, 1906.

Communicatio~

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TE N N E55EE-1906. Members, 20,120.

Lodges, 429.

A strikilig' picture of the newly elected Grand Master. M. "V. Bro. .Robert Burrow, forms the frontispiece of the volume before US and impresses us with the idea that his adlJ1inistration will prove him a model Grano Master. The Ninety-second Annual Communication of the Most \Vorshipful Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted' Masons of the State of Tennessee was held at Nashville, commencing January 31, 1906, with James \\T. Irwin, Gl:anrt Master, presiding,' and 418 Lodges represented. SIGNET lUNG PHESENTED.

Past Grand Master Foster, for and on behalf of Past Grand Master Americus V. Warr,' presented to the Grand Lodge a signet ring, in an _appropriate speech, expressing the desire on the' part of the giver, that th ring be always in the keeping of the pi-esiding Grand Master, to be used by him as his private seal while in office, and at the end of his term transmitted to his successor, as a part of the ceremony of installation, so'long as the ring shall last. The gift was received by a rising vote, and a happy response made by the Grand Master. G[{AND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

In rendering an account of his steward.ship he speaks' of the joy and sorrow," the prosperity and adversity, the defeats and successes, the trials and triumphs, incident to the year and quotes: "There is no sunshine that hath not its shade Nor shadow that the sunshine, hath not made;

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There is no cherished -comfort of the heart That doth not own its tearful counterpart. Thus throug-h a perfect balance constant flow - The sharp e:xtremes of joy and those of woe." NECHOLOGY.

_ The death of Past Grand Master Thomas A. Hamilton at his home iIi MemphiB, October 1, 1905, is announced. He was the oldest Past Grand Master in Tennessee. A touching memorial was offered during the session by Past Grand Master A. V. Warr and spread upon the record. Brother Wari' says him: "He never boasted <;>f his deeds; he often said to me, '.Warr, I have tried always to live a Mason and a Methodist.''' This writer can appreciate that declaration, as he is trying to do the s'ame thing, and we say with Brother Vlarr:

"Peace then, to his memory; let it grow Greener with year~ and blo'ssom through the flight Of ages; let the mimic canvas show His calm, benevolent features; let the light Stream on his deeds of love that shunned the sig~t Of all but heaven: and in -the book of fame The glorious record of his virtues write And hold it up to men and bid them claim A palin like his, and catch from !lim the hallowed fame." OFFICIAL RULINGS.

Thirty-nine rulings were made by the Grand Master, interpreting the qode: Two of these arrested' our attention. The question was: "Can petition of one who is not twenty-one years old, but will be before his petition is acted on, be received and referred to committee?" His answer was: "A Lodge cannot receive the petition of a profane before he is .twenty-one years of age. A ,minor is not competent to make a petition." This is a sensible ruling, and we were surprised to find a different one in some Jurisdictions. The petitioner must be of lawful age and under the tongue of good report when he petitions. The other ruling was in answer to, the questron: "The applicant has an artificial foot. Is he elig'ible for the Degrees?" His answer was in effect, "It is for the Subordinate Lodge in each case to decide for itself whether applicant can receive and impart the ritual of Freemasonry." This is our view of the law, and if it had prevailed there would have been no legislation and conflict' between the Jurisdictions on the subject of "physical qualifiications."

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?IASONIC HOME.

We commen9- the following to the prayerful consideration of the anti-Home advocates: "The diadem in the crown of Tennessee Masonry is the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home. Home! What a sacred word! How dear its tender memori~s!' Cne of the three sweetest words. in the English language is Mother, Home, Heaven. I have everywhere appealed to the Lodges in behalf of the Home, and today I again commend it to you. "The Home is a monument to the faith and courage and disinterested, benevo~ence of those big hearted men who projected this great charity. "Every Mason's heart should thrill with pride when he looks upon this building ~nd contemplates the grand work' there being done for the helpless orphans and b~reft widows of our departed Brothers." GRAND ):(ASTER'S SALARY.

He recommends, in view of the work to be done, that a stipulated salary of $750.00 be provided for the Grand Master. The Committee ' on Jurisprudence very prudently reported: . "We prefer also the present p'ractice of re-imbursing the Grand Master for a.ll necessary official expenses during the year incurred by him in behalf of Freemasonry to a fixed salary, and so non-concur in the Grand Master's recommendation on this subject." Notwithstanding the strong condemnation of 'the practice of electioneering' for office, it is still practiced in many Grand Lodges, and if the office of Grand Master is made a salaried office, we predict that this 'un-Masonic practice would increase and a dirty scramble for the office result in its being filled by unworthy mer,\. When we were Grand M.aster in 1873 we thought the honor attached to the office was ample -compensation for the time and labor spent in discharging its duties. ~ATIOXAr, CONVENTION.

The. Grand" M'aster recommends that the Committee on Jurisprudence formulate a plan for a delegated convention of all regular Jur.isdictions in the United States for the purpose of securing uniformity of 'ritualand work. The oommittee reported non-concurrence in the recommendation. AN

INJ)EPEN])}~:NT GRAND

LODGE.

Brother Irwin, near the close of his admirable address, makes the following statement:

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"We are met today, my路 Brethren in this Masonic Temple built upon the spot where wa:s erected, about 1820, the first Masonic Lodge in Tennessee, and r address today the only independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the United States, acting by authority of Warrant. Anterior to the time of the establishment of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, the Grand Lodge of North Carolina was known at:ld recognized as the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina and Tennessee. North Carolina held its charter from Scotland, and Tennessee was a part of North Carolina, and upon petitJon from the Tennssee Lodges, whose representatives sat in this joint Gr~nd Lodge, Tennessee was granted power and authority to establish a separate .Jurisdiction, and on December 27, 1813, the Tenflessee Lodges met at Knoxville and organized the Grand Lodg'e of Tennessee by virtue ~f a relinquishment on the P~Ht. of the Grand Lodge of N'orth Carolina of all power and authority previously exercised over the Lodges in the State: ,And the Grand Lodge of Tennessee adopted a Const.itution and By-Laws for herself. And so ,ve hold the unique position of being the only independent Grand L?dge of Free and Accepted Masons i'n the United States, and recognizecl by all the States. FTNANCI<;S.

The Grand Treasurer shows: Balance on hand January 26, 'J 905 Paid in since Total debits Total disbursements

$28,801 94 31,16~ 37 $59,970 :n 28,006 78 $31,943 :~3

Bala.nce au hand: GHAND SECHETAHY'S HEPOHT.

Brother Garrett complains of loose business methods in some Lodges. He thinks: "That some men and !3rethren will sig-n any kind of paper presented to them, from a petition to organize a Masonic Lodge to a patent medicine testimonia,I." It seems that some petitions for new Lodges were sJgned by Brethren who were not . residents of the locality, and did not intend to become members ot the Lodge. He thus an'nounce~, the demise of Molino Lodge, No. 5,96, born January 31, 1896, died December 31, 1905, aged nine years and elevep months. "In the light of the morning and in the darkness Of the nig'ht; in the flowering springtide and in the icy ~lasts of winter; in the glow~

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ing dawn of youth; in the vigor and promise of manhood and' in the ,glory of ripe old ag'e, the stern and insatiate Archer with unsparing. hand strikes hel~e and there, knowing no seasons, no time, no place." He attributes these early demises to the chartering of too many new Lodges which only flourish for a time and choke out the older ones.. He reports amount received for >Endowment Funds, $1,877.57. CHJLDREN':-; l<:NTEI:TAINMENT.

The children of the Home entertained tbe Grand Lodge at the Bijou Theater with a dramatic performance, which was pronounced cl'ed i ta ble. jVJ: ASO:'\ Ie

HOi\"! E.

The BI:ethren were divided in opinion as to~t.he propriety of selling the prf\sent Home grounds and- purchasing a new sit.e with more land. which resulted in the appointment of a committee t.o report at th('\ ~1~Xt session' all . impo~tant facts as to the real condition in and about the Home what it could be sold for and what the place or places ano necessary buildings, etc., would cost. From th~ report o-f the Board of Control we learn that they have a school at the Home, the principal being paid by the County School Directors; and the- assistant by the Board qf Control. The teachers make their home in the building', and on Friday afternoon alternate in visiting their friends, and in this way one or the other of the teachers is constantly in the Home to assist in the control of the children. The reeeipts for the Home during the year was $\2,771.49, and the disbursements were $12,3] 5.70, leaving a balance on hand of $455.79. The committee reports: ' "Average numher of residents for the year, 133 2-3. "A verage cost per year for each person, $94.60.

"This shows a decrease over last year's per capita of $6.05. If $1,542.45 for improvements and extraordinary expenses be deducted the per capita would be $83.07. If the actual expense of feeding and clothing alone is taken into consideration the expense per capita for 1905 is $40.47." . The report of the Endowment C~mmission shows: bonds ' $18,100 Premium paid on same'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,651 Roger Eastman's note " . . . .. 1,200 Ca~h in banI\: .' : : '.' ' .' . . .. 1.531

~hirty-four

Total

'.'

00 60 00 85

$22,483 45

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FOREIGN RECOGNITION.

Action on the requests of the. Grand Lodges of Queensland and Porto Rico for fraternal recognition was postponed on recommendation of Committee on Correspondence. REP0RT O:-l" CORRESPONDEKCE.

This- report is presented by Past Grand Master Chambers and enhances his reputation for plain 路dealing and sincerity. He is'satisfied to quote decisions and legislative action of Grand Lodg'es and refrains from extensive comments. He reviews Missouri for 1905. He quotes -freely from the address of Grand Master Valliant and says: "We have thus quoted so largely from this fine address that we have no space for much notice or'the other Proceedings of this Grand Lodge." GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Robert Burrow, Bristol, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. John B. Garrett, Nashville, Grand S,ecretary.' ; The Ninety-third Annual Communication will be holden at Nashville, Wednesday, January 25, 1907. " .

TEXAS-190S. Lodges, 723. _ Members, 38,270. This ponderous volume is in keeping with the size of the State, and with its 645 pages, makes us feel like skirking its review, but we would not, if we could, avoid it, so here goes: The' first thing that attracts attention is the two half-ton~ pictures, one of Grand Master S. M. Bradley, 1905, and the other, Norton Moses, Grand Master, 1877. The Seventeenth .Grand Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas, Ancient, Free and. Accepted Mason路s. was held in th'e city of Waco, commencing Tuesday, December 5, A. D. 1905, M. W. Bro. A. W. Campbeil, Grand Master, presiding. and 646 Lodges repre~ented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRES.S.

He brings the gratifying report th~t: "Masonry in Texas has never enjoyed an era of greater material prosperity, more activity in the charity of its Lodges and members,

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and happier growth in Masonic \vorl{, than that which 'has marked ,the year just drawing to a close. And especially, am I proud to note, from my personal knowiedge, as well as the ob,servation of otliers, that' the Subord~nate Lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction are requiring a higher. moral character and a loftier manhood of those who are desirous of particip,ating in the mysteries of our Ancient Order." NEW LODGES.

Twenty-four Lodges, chartered at last session, were dUly constituted and Dispensation granted for the institution of teu new - ones. Nineteen corner-stones were laid. The performance of this ceremony is restricted in this Grand Lodg'e to buildings intepded for public, sacred or Masonic uses, and the request of a Female College was ~refused, as not coming .w~thin the restriction. ~ MEETING "\YITH ODD FELLOWS•.

'Leesville' Lodge, No. 334, having lost their lodge room by fire, petitioned for a 'Dispensation to 'meet in the Odd Fellows Hall. The petition was indorsed' by the Past Grand Master, but the petition was refnsed,it being the ,fi'xed policy of that Grand Lodge to prohibit Lodges and other orders from meeting in the same hall. For same reason a Dispensation. was refused to permit Odd Fellows to meet in the Masonic Lodge room at Little Elm, Texas. POST-BURIAL SJ·;RVICES.

A Dispensation was refused to permit Ivanhoe ,Lodge, No. 659, to perform the Masonic burial rites over the grave of. a deceased member of the Lodge, wh'o had been buried four months. DECISlONS.

Thirty-five decisions are reported.

Among them we note:

"No. 5.-Any member of a Lodge, who attempts to inquire'into, or in any way investigate the ballot, on any applicant for the Degrees, or gives a rejected applicant the names of members present at his rejection, with the view of finding out whp cast a B. B., is guilty of a Masonic offense, and should be disciplined. (Art. 464, page 180.) "No. 21.-H€ld, that aI;ly i,nstirance association, or other similar org'anization. using the word Masonic or Mason, is making use of such word, or ,words, for business purposes, and to further private enterprises, and is, therefore, in direct violation of Article 631, Title 6,'page 220, Masonic Laws of ,Texas, 1897.

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"Held, f1;1'ther,. that any Master Mason, while unqer the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Texas, knowingly violating this law of the' Grand Lodge of Texas, by soliciting business for any such organization, is guilty of a Masonic offense in violating a law of the Grand Lodge of Texas, and, thereby lays himself liable to discipline. "No. 24.-Held that no one is authorized to confer the Past Master's Degree upon a Master-elect of a Lodge, except one who has served as Master of a Lo.dge for a co~stitutional term. As Master Masons, we c;an take no cognizance of a Degree conferred in a Royal Arch Chapter. The High Priest of a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, who has never served as Master of a Lodge for a constitutional term, has no authority t.ow::urp the functions of an actual Past Master, in conferring the Past Master's Degree on a Master-elect of a Lodge, as a portion of the installation ceremony," .' PHYSJCAL nlsQuALlFlCATION.

The Grand Master says: "During the year, the ever-recurring' question of physical disqualification has been submitted to me for my ruling not less than fifty times, and, while I, personally, am not a strict constructionist, and believe that our law on physical disq1ialification' is, in many insj,ances, too st.ringen( yet I have, in every instance, ruled upon the question in close conformity with the fixed policy of this Grand Lodge. Among others, I have ruled that the following were physical disqualifications, under our laws: 'Loss of the first joint of the toe next to the great toe on the left foot;' 'little finger of left hand is stiff in the second joint, and stands at a right angle;' 'an anl,le which has been thrown out of place, has not been properly reset, leaving no stiffness, but causes a slight limp;' 'a. candidate who received the Entered Apprentice Degree, and was a.ft.erwards diseov路 ered to have lost the first joint of his forefinger on left hand before receiving the Degree, was physically disqualified for advancement;' 'a candidate \\rhose fingers are stiff on the left hand is physically disqualifiied.' " CLANDEI'STINE MASO:-iHY,

A communication was reported, calling- attention to the f?ct tI:at an .attempt was about to be made to plant Clandestine Masonry in that State. Another was reported in which it was stated that there was a Clandestine Lodge at Laredo, Texas, and that it was "perniciously active." . TEl\fPLE PROPERTY.

On January] 9, 1905, the Committee on Ere.ction of Temple met in 'Vaco for the purpose of receiving the eompleted building from the

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contractor. The Grand Master was present when the building was received and full settlement made with the contractor, and says: "I am happy to state that there is now no indebtedness whatever on this magnificent structure. The cost of the building proper, including the furniture,. was $118,335.24. There was, after all was 'finished, an unexpended; balance of $2,584.06." 'We congratulate our Brethren of Texas on their liberality and commendable pride in thus providing- themselves with suitable quarters, and commend their exaJ;llple as worthy of emulation. WIDOWS' Ai\'D OHPHAi\'S' HO'l'll':.

One of the most important questions coming before the Board for its decision was the separation of the sexes. This question was so interwoven with the very life of the Home, and touched so deeply the moral and mental purity of the present and future inmates of the Home, that no decision was reached until after the fullest. discussion and the most mature deliberation. It was, finally, determine'd, how'ever, that the success of the Home demanded that the rearing of the boys and girls should; as far as possible, he kept as s~parately as conditions would permit. With this end in view, it was unanimously decided that the new annex for the boys (which was deemed absolutely' necssary on account of the already crowded condition), should be erected at a point nearly a quarter of a mile from the present building of the Home, and that the future policy of the Board of Directors should be to erect all future buildings for the boys, at a distance ,from those etected for the 路girls. The reports from the Board' of Directors and the Superintendent路 are full of interest and val'!-able suggestions, hut are too lengthy for insertion here. They show t?e institution to be liberally sustained and well managed. There were, at the time of the reports, twelve -aged widows and] 58 children as inmates. A cont.ract was entered into for the erection of a Boys' Annex to be completed by the 1st of April, '1906, at a total cost of $30,429.79. The building and furnishing it is estimated at $35,000.00, which. with the additional contribution expected from the Grand Chapter and the surplus frO))l t.he Grand Lodge, gives hope that the work will be . completed without any indebtedness. The t.otal -receipt.s for tlle year were $72,070.21. The cash balance remaining bein% $38,583.51. The current. expenses are reported as '$26,190.23. The Permanent Fund invested is $95,283.63. The value. of the farm products was $3,68G.26. T~e. CaRt of production being $2,672.97.

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The 路Superintendent, .Brother Frank Rainey, says: "The bill of fare cannot be exact, only approximately correct, for it is changed very often, at the noon meal especially. "Breakfast, ordinarily, hot biscuit, genuine home-made cow butter, milk, syrup and some cereal, such as Egg'-O-See. oatmeaI.etc. Sometimes bacon, or good beef hash, or sausage varies tli.ismeal. "Dinner, ordinarily, soup, roast beef, or pork, or meat stew of some kind, navy beans, rice, sweet or Irish potatoes, stewed apples' or peaches, good syrup, good hot corn 'bread, or biscuit, or baker's bread, varied sometimes with butter beans, or peas, or cabbage, or turnips, or turnip greens, -pickles, ham and cake, or desert of some kind. In the winter, fresh apples and cheese are 30mtimes furniHhed. At Thanksgiving,turke~~. At Christmas, fish 01: chicl,8ll, and lots of other good things. Occ~sional1y during a ~ession, extras for dinner are allowed, so that the home-like expressIon, ""e had a good dinner today,' may be heard." . ORATION.

Bishop A. C. Garrett delivered an excellent oration on "The Vocation of Masonry." It is full of thought and practical lessons for the Craft: We have only room for the closing paragraph: "Honor and Duty are stars to guide every Mason on his way. But these need constant care lest we forget. The poets tell us how Jove's ambrosial locks sometimes shook in slumber, how Homer nochlec"i, and Palinurus gazing upon the Dioscuri with drooping' lids forgot and fell over into the ail devouring sea. So with us 'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.' There is no slavery equal in misery to that of. a man's own baser nature. Here the Temple comes up in hold relief to offer Divine assistance in man's struggle with himself. Plato, that路 great master of philosophy and revealer' of mysterious ' secrets, felt his limitation, and pointed out in allegory the great dif-. ficuJty of his experience. He tells us that man is like a charioteer who has two noble steeds to drive, one of heavenly origin, the other of the earth. The former is ever so~ring upwards, but the latter, of humbler origin, ever draws him down. The duty of the charioteer is thus sufficiently difficult. Conscience is the umpire, requiring that the charioteer shall. treat both fairly. But if the umpire err in judgment and stumble in vision, who then shall guide the. driver? To this question, Plato could' give"us no answer. But one has since appeared who can. The Word which wa~ in the beginning with Godthe Voice .of the Eternal Reason, The Light which lighteneth every man that cometh into the world, the Way, the Truth; the Life, of

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whom Judish poets sang arid a~cient prophets . spake; whom Toroaster dimly saw; wpose. star ancient seers followed from the East, even He enshrined within His Holy. Temple is the Revealer of the Everlasting Father, the consummation of an-the Divine Thought given in divers portions by "the fathers of the past, the Guide of the poor human conscience through every' phase of difficulty and doubt into the fullness of wisdom anq knowledg~." TIEPORT ON HISTORY.

The Commi,ttee on Masonic History made an interesting report, covering some fifteen pages, giving sketches of some of the older Lodges. They do not confine themselves to mere synopsis of the min utes, but interesting incidents and brief sketches 'of" earnest路 workers, who were prominent in th.eir locality, are furnished and give zest to the report, as sugge,sted by Brother Morcombe. "Place of the. Craft in a community or commonwealth can only be rightly judged if the quality and services of individual members are .known." We are persuaded that every Grand Lodge ought to have such a committee, and that with proper response on the part of Secretaries of Lodges, much that would be entertaining, as well as instructive alJa f:timulating to the Brethren, could be treasured up. FORI<~IGN

CORRESPONDEKCE.

The Report on Correspondence is from the pen of Brother Thomas M. Mathews, Past Grand Master, and is well calculated to impress the reader, by its temperate discussion of the qUE;lstions suggested by the diversity of local Masonic practice and the manifest ability of the writer. As Brother Morcombe says: "It is worthy of the Jurisdic路 tion, and no higher praise can be bestowed." He administers a "double portion" to- Missouri and ably reviews our Proceedings for both 1904 and 1905. He properly attributes the non-appearance of the 1904 Proceedings in tim.e for his last review to the untimely death of Brother Vincil. We think we can aSSure him qlat Brother Parsons' will be "on time." After collating the points in the address of Brother Kuhn, he says: "The address of Grand Master Kuhn, taken as a whole, is a scholarly, erudite and broad-gauged paper, and deserves well the encomiulll passed upon it by the committee." He says the address of Brother Wm. R. Gentry "is well worth the given it" in the Proceedings.

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He thus alludes to the last report rendered by Brother Vinci!: . "We cannot review this report and shall not attempt to do so. Our Brother and I never met face to face, but foJ;' twenty years have regularly met at the reviewer's table, and . "Many a happy day, John, \Ve've had w.i an.e nitl;1er." There was established between us a broad friendship thatnothing but death could break. It has done so. He has gone "beyond the.river," w"hither increasing years admonish us that we, too, must ere long follow. And it rejoices us to know that we shall, among others, thEm meet him in the "sweet by and by." The Proce'edings of 1905 reached Brother Mathews after his report had been sent to tq.e printer, and he says: "We will not have time to givA the volume such a notice as we would like to."路 Brother Mathews is a master of the narrative style, and, after narrating the transactions in concise order, he says: ."Regarded as a yvhole, the address of Grand Master Kuhn (we presume he means Valliant, but having the odor of Kuhn still lingering about his office, forgot that lie had 'sent him to ttie printer'), is an erudite and scholarly p~per and well merits the encomium of the committee to whkh it was referred." 'We a~e satisfied if we and Brother Mathews should ever be \ permitted to "strike hands" we would l>e "hail fellC!ws well met." V\Te thank him for characterizing our report as one of "thoroughness and ability." To us the source from which it comes stamps it as something more than a formal approval, and stimulates us to go forward in the path we have trodden, and wish that Brother Mathews, "in ascenrUnq the hill of prosperity, may never 1neet a friend." GRAND OFFICf<:RS.

M. W. Bro. S. M. Bradley, Denton, 路Grand Master; R. W. Bro. John \Vatson,Waco, Grand Secretary. The Seventy-first Annual Communieation \\'i1l be held in Waco, Decen:ber 4, 1906.

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Lodges, 11.'

Members, 1,270.

Another picture stares us in the face as we open these Proceedings, that of R. W. Bro. Sidney \\Tatson Badson, the newly-elected Grand Master. From the biography accompanying it we learn that he is only 35 years old, and, jlldging from his looks, we bespeak much sfr'enuous and valuable work for the cause ahead of him. The M. vv,. Grand Lodge' of Free and Accepted Masons of Utah convened its' Thirty-fifth Annual Communication in the Ma'sonic Hall, Salt Lake City, Tuesday, the 16th day of January, A. D. 1906, Grand Master Charles Stetson Vavian presid ing, ~nd eleve~ Charter Lodges rE~presented. GBA'-\"J) .:MAS'l'I<;B'S Af)DHESS.

This address, covering ten pages, is comprehensive, and all that was needed to report his "official acts." He reports having visited every Lodge in the" Jlirisdiction, 'and says: "Everywhere

peace

and

harmony

prevail,

indicating

that

frat~rnal unity of purpose, so necessary to the attainment of j'ust

ends and expectations, while the material achievements of the builders' distinguish the passing year as epochal in Masonic annals." DI'~CI;:;lO"S.

No decisions necessary to be reported were made, the questions propounded being answered in the plain prOVIsIOns of the written law' and disposed of by reference thereto. S'fANDAHD WORK.

He agrees 路\ovit.h the Board of Custodians as to the need of some revision of the lectures, and recommended that they be charged with that duty, to report at the next Annual Communication. He recommended a revision of the law as to the visitation of the Grand Lecturer to the Lodges, as there is confusion and discrepancy in the law as it now stands, one provision requiring him to visit them when he deems it "necessary," anCi another only .when he is called upon by the Lodges. CLA "DESTINE LODGES.

'He refers to the edicts of Brother Valliant and that of the Grand Master of Kansas on this subject, and thinks that the decision of his Grand Lodge, that documentary eVi.dence is not required to be produced by a Brother offering himself for examination as a visitor,

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ought to be repealed, and other proper order' taken in the premises, and that all examination of visitors be made by the official comm!ttee duly appointed. The Committee on Jurisprudence thought that the By-Laws and , standing resolutions on both these questions could be harmonized, and, therefore recornmended that no ac.tian be taken. . . . He reports that the work on the Temples in two of the principal cities, gives emphasis and identification to our older traditions, and seems. to strengthen our fealty and faith. At Ogd~n, -'Yeber Lodge NO.6 haG completed a magnificent Temple,. which will be occupied by all thf' Masonic bodies in .that Jurisdiction. while in Sa.lt Lake the Utah Consistory ,of the Scottish Rite had begun the construction of a larger Temple; to he completed during the current year, which had been .planned for the accommodation of all the .Masonic Orders in the city, and all had made the necessary arrangements to occupy it. POLITICAL AGITATION .

.T1'1e Grand Secretary in November had received a Communication from the' Secretary of the National Council of a labor organization, enclosing printed forms of petition and resolution demanding the enactment of la~s restricting immigration to this country. In view of the announced purpose to present the matter to the Constituent Lodges, the Grand Master very properly 1ssued an edict officially prohibiting any action in the premises. by' the Craft as organized bodies or Masons, or otherwise than as individual citizens. ' OUR DEAD.

The deaths of Past Grand Master Milton Orr and Past Junior Grand Deacon Emanp.el Kahn are reported und~r this head, and touching tribute paid to their memory. CONCLUSTON.

"Our struggles of the past in laying the foundations for, and erecting the spiritual house of Freemasonry in _this Jurisdiction amid cold and hostile conditions, have served to bind us together as with hoops of steel. We are not discouraged because the progress has been slow and the advance delayed, since we know that the effol~ of well-doing is not lost, but always, somewhere and in. some way, finds its recompense. Compensation is the universal law, and we know that in the long run, evil is not a consequence of good.

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"We may not see or kno:w the results of our-building, day by day, or year by year, but th,is we know, that all the time and everywhere, the evolution is toward the light, ever onward-ever upward. " 'It is weary watching wave by wave,

And yet the tide heaves onward; We' climb like corals, grave on "gray-e, And pave a pathway sunward; , We are driven back for every fray A newer strength to borrow;. But where the vanguard camps today, The rear shall ,rest tomorrow.' " FINANC~S.

The Grand Treasurer reports cash balance: In the General Fund : : To ttie credit of Charity Fund

$3;495 02 ~ $1,016 66

TRIAL HECORDS.

Under this head the Grand Secretary says: "This is the first time in many years that the Grand Secretary has not received an abstract of a Trial Record. This is a happy state of affairs, which deserves favorable mention. May it ever be thus." :'I1.ASONTC CLUBS.

No doubt the Grand Secretary's "mouth watered" when he made the following statement in his report: "During last spring fifteen Brethren hailing from different Jurisdictions in the United States, and residing in Logan, Cache County, have organized a Masonic Club in that City. It is the purpose of the â&#x20AC;˘ members to keep the Masonic plant within them green and alive, to st.udy. at their meetings Masonic science and literature, and to practice the social features of the Craft. They assemble once a month at the banquet table, and every other month.their wives, daughters and swe~thearts enjoy these social gatherings with them." We presume Christian f)cientists would not be debarred,' as they believe in "Sham-pain." . GRANn LI1JHAHIAN'S

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'" his thirty-third report as Grand Our good Brother Diehl presents Librarian, reports 2,013 bound volumes in the Library, and says: "Ooncise ,History Of Freemasonry, by the eminent author, Rotert Freke Gould, of Lond'on, England, is the only book purchased G. L. Ap.-13

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durin?; the year. This book is recognized by all Masonic students as the very best history of ,Freemasonry ever published. It contains no fictions, but facts and facts only, and truth. We recommend it to the perusal of all Utah Masons." OBITUARY.

The Grand Master called the members of the. Grand Lodge to their feet and they remained standing while the report of the Committee on Obituary w:as read. We give the introductory: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Utah:

"'Heimgang! So the German people Whisper when they hear the bell Tolling from some gray oid steepleDeath's fam iliar tale to tell; When they hear the organ dirges S~elling out from chapel dome, And the singers chanting serges. "Heimgang!" He is going home.''' "Life's mystic clock has again sounded the alarm, and again are we enveloped in the mantle of sorrow, and with bowed heads and sorrowing hearts call to remembrance the departure of those Brethren who have been bidden by the Great Author of Life to cease from Labor. and receive their immortal reward.

. "'From end to end Of all the landscape underneath, There is no place that does not breathe 'Some gracious memory of a friend.' "Sometimes it is difficult to read aright the decrees of the allmerciful Father. When eyes dimmed by tears of sorrow the message of love is not always clear, except to that faith whose vision reaches far beyond the' present, . and which accepts, even if with fear and trembling, the promise that 'He has done all things weli.. But, it is certain that, as the clouds disperse and the lig'ht again bursts forth upon the soul, the dealings of the Heavenly Father with his children even in a fiction will be clearly understood." After paying proper tribute to the deceased of their own household, the Grand Lodge, they close as follows: "We extend to the several Lodges, and to the families and friends of 'the deceased, our heartfelt sympathies, and recommend that their

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names be inscribed on mourning pages ~nd published in the Proceedings. "The list of distinguished Masons of Sister Jurisdictions who have handed their Trestle Boards to t.he Grand Master on High . during the/past year is a long one. They have made for themselves records that will not obliterate. "Our Grand Secretary, who has been more or less acquainted with all of the deceased Brethren, will remember them and record their Masonic worth and deeds. in his reports. "We unite in sympathy and condolence in the loss our Sister Grand Lodges have sustained, and recommend that the names of the dEWarted Brethren be i?scribed on,mourning pages and published in these Proceedings." The Brethren could afford to stand up during the reading of this report. PHESENTATIONS.

The retiring Grand Master, in an appropriate speech, presented the Signet Ring to the incoming Grand Master, when the incoming Grand Master in turn presented to the outgoing Grand Master a Past Master's Jewel. OCCASIONAL CO]\1MUNICATlONS.

'An Occasional Communication was' held in the City of Ogden, June 11, 1905, ~ for the purpose of laying' the corner-stone 路of the Masonic Temple in that city. . W. Bro. Herbert R. MacMillan was the orator of the day. Speaking of the aims of Masonry, he sa~s: "It should make of its members good Ameri,cans, for it teaches those grand truths which are embodied in the Declaration of Independence, and taught t.hem long bef0.re that document was ever penned. 1t teaches us to circumscribe our desires and keep our passions within proper bounds. To love our neighbors as ourselves. To protect womankind. It believes in the home. In the home in its greatest and truest- sense. In that home which has helped to make this nation so great. In the home at whose hearth is taught obedi- . ence to the law-to government. Where is taught patriotism. Where is taught that c.ourage which makes the mother, the wife, sister and daughter smile through her tears as she bids adieu to her loved one, who .goes out t.o fight roi路 his 'Country and for humanity. The home at whose hearth is taught that liberty which struck off t~e .shackles from millions .of bondsmen. Where is taught a belief in a Supreme Being. Masonry abhors an atheist. None such can gain admission

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into its .ranks. Masonry ,,:ill,live forever because it is founded upon those immutable principles which teach and uphold all that is g路ood. and battle against the bad: Which laud every virtue and decry every vice. Masonry believes in arbitration and the abolition l?f' war. It believes that all differences. can be, and some day will, be settled amicably and by arbitrati~n. It looks forward to the day when "spears shall be beat into路 pruning hooks and' swords into ploughshares.'" . s~eps aright, Wpile it scatters all the shadows with the lances. of its light, It beckons to us blessings which the ransomed souls have wrought From lofty inspirations on ,the table-land of thought, . Where all motives are unselfish and all meanings understood In the all-embracing union of a perfect brotherhood.'''

" 'It leads us like a lantern and dire<!ts our

Another Occasional Communication was held at Salt Lake City, December 3, 1905, for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the Masonic Temple in tliat city, at which Brother MacMillan again opened, his mouth and spake: . "As is the oasis, to the dust covered traveler of the desert, so will this Temple be to many careworn pilgrims through this 'life of. strife. A calm in the storm, "It' is good for a nation-it is good for a family-it is good for an individua). that such works as these be fostered, for no man can' listen .to the teachings of Masonry but that he become a better man. None can be a good Mason but that he becomes a better citizen-but that he is made a better husband 'and -father. For Masonry teaches us to respect governments and uphold their laws. To cheriSh and defend the marriage tie. To keep within the circle:' , The ladies of Lynds Chapter No.1, and Mizpah Chapter No. 0, O. E. S., were participants in the ceremonies, at least to the extent of furnishing the banquet, And yet, Nova Scotia don't want any ,;Eastern Sta'r. FORElUN COHHESPOl'\DENCK

Brother Christopher Diehl's Thirtieth Report on Correspondence but adds to his reputation as a reviewer. He confines himself to the text, and there is no waste of words, but an excellent review of current affairs, as presented in the Proceedings.. Missouri for 1905, receives favorable notice. He characterizes Brother v'alliant's address as "a scholarly Masonic paper, <:ontaining good and sound advice on Masonic .Jurisprudence and the Mission of Masonry." He further says: "The conclusion of the address is the

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production of a Mason whose every h~art-throb beats for the upbuilding of the Fraternity and the betterment of the human race. We advise our Brethren to call at the Library and read it. The , time it takes will be well spent." Now hear him: "Past Grand Master Rufus' E. Anderson submitted hIS first annual Report on Correspondence, and it is in every sense of the word a great success. He certainly wears the mantIe of our late friend and Brotp.er Vincil, worthily." . With such commendation from such a'source, how could we help feeling i'puffed up." "Here's to the tears of friendship; may they crystalize as they fall, and become gems in the coronet of memory!" Shake, Brother Diehl! Brother Diehl is the Grand Librarian, and as such was ~nstructed "to procure data of the early and formative period of the late Territory of Utah. with a view of collecting a true and impartial history of the Territory and State." , We hope Brother D. will be spared to finish the work, and that we may b.e spared to read it as a rich contribution to our national history. Be thinks the Colorado proposition for a "Collegium" of Grand Lectu:~rs "will remain a dream," and believes in liquor legislation' so far', as to remove temptation from the way of a weak Brother. Thif,' will never be done until vve quit raising corn, and as long as the Government legalizes the sale of the juice. We do not believe in sumptuary legislation, either by the State or by Grand Lodges. GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Sidney Watson, Ogden, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Christopher Diehl, Salt Lake City, Grand Secretary. The Thirty-Sixth Annual Communication will be held at Salt Lake City, January 15th, A. D., 1907.

VERMONT-1906. Lodges"103. Members, 11,802. The One Hundred and Thirteenth Aimual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Vermont convened, in the City of Burlington, June 13, 1906, M., W. Bro. Walter E. Ran~er presiding, and 86 Lodges 'represented.

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The handsome and intelligent faces' (for they are duplicated) with biography of M. W. Bro. Walter E. RaBger, Grand Master, . greet us as we open 'the Proceeding'S. Realizing that the hairs o~ his head were "all numbered," he seems to be 'looking for the ."back numbers." HIS ADDRESS.

The committee, to whom this address was referr~d says: ':It is the great pleasure of the committee to whom the address of the Grand Master was referred to express their hearty commendation of the zeal, so cha~acteristic .of our M. W. Brother which in~uced the valuable suggestions and noble sentiments therein con" tained, pre-eminently worthy the careful perusal of every Craftsman." He prefaces the account of his official acts, as follows: "Before entering upon the detaUs of official business that aw.ait our attention, let us be reminded that back of our present efforts are the laws, traditions and customs of our predecessors, and that 'back of all are the grand purposes of our venerable Institution, 'conceived in their completeness only by the Supreme Architect of the Universe. We occupy our places only for a time, but Masonry will enp.ure in its integrity and in its beneficient power to bless mankind. It is our part humbly and 'loyally to serve its ends. Mayall our labors here be done under the ancient law of light and life, as sung twelve years ago in the cente!1nial poem of our Rever-. end Brother, Alfred J. Hough, commemorating Vermont Masonry: "'Let there be light,' this cry sublime Was answered at the birth of Time, Wlhen rolling world, sun, moon and star Came robed in brightness from afar, Dispelling universal night With shafts of flame, 'and there was light.' "The echo of that ancient word Our own majestic hills have heard, And told it to the pines, and they Have sent it on the breeze away O'er meadow, stream, through vale and glen, A whisper in the soul of men On cloudy day, on starless night: 'Let there be light; Let there be light.'''

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,Under this head he announces the death of the ,Grand Tyler Horace C. Pierce, who died February 1, 1906, and of no less than 206 Brothers, in various parts of the Jurisdiction. /

CONDITIONS OF THE CRAFT,

"Throughout this Jurisdiction there are abundant evidences of the, worthy life of the Fraternity and of the路 wondrous power of Masonry to ennoble mankind. Everywhere there is a reverent appreciation of, its sublime truths, its' inspiring beauty and its vivifying spirit. In the conduct of life the Brethren shadow forth high Masonic ideals. Light shines brightly路 from our many altars. With hardly an exception, peace and prosperity reign everywhere. "The reports of the Grand Lecturer and Deputy Grand Master's evidence a continuance of satisfactory condition and growth. The net. gain I'n membership during the past year is 267, and makes our membership 11,802, of whom 559 have become. Master Masons during the past year. "Vermont has one Mason for every thirty inhabitants, or a Mason for every eight men of lawful age. So far as I know, no sister ,Jurisdiction excels us in Masonic strength, either in the number of Masons relative to population or in the sterling manhood of our Masonic citizenship." OPINIONS.

None were rendered, as all that was needed' was to call attention to the laws. A question arose over the legality of allowing Chapters of the Eastern Star to occupy Lodge rooms and the Grand Master says: "I find even among well informed members of the Craft an 'honflst difference of opinion regarding the meaning of existing law on this question," and he recommends that action be taken at this time. MASONIC

HOME.

"There have been conferences during the year by members of the committee on this important interest of 'the Grand Lodge. Progress is reported and a continuance of the committee is recommended. Un.til the fruition of our hopes are realized in this matter, our obligations enjoin us to care for the needy by other means. The true home of our distressed is the heart of Masonry, where every Brother may find refuge and whence issue fraternal care for the B'rother in distress or his orphans,"

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The Grand Master thus concludes his scholarly address: "With a brave and hopeful spirit may we all continue to seek higher and better things in Masonry, even newer worldS in the limitless kingdoms of life's universe, ever striving to make our revered Institutioll worthy and honorable among men by living its truth and beauty, ever nearing that time when no longer men will question: " 'Ah, when shall all men's good Be each man's true, and universal peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land, And like a lane of beams athwart the sea, Thro' all the circle of the golden year. ' "Brethren, may God bless you." FJNANCES.

The Treasurer's report shows: BaJance general account June 15, 1905 $ 2,154 67 11eceipts, general account .. " : , .. , 4,945 31 11eceipts, Templ~' account. , .. : . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 10,315 52. $17,415 50

Payments, general account. -, Payments, Temple account.." Balance general account June 14, 1906

$ 5,144 87 , .. 10,315 52

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1,955 11 $17,415 50

STATEMEJIIT OF TEMPLE DEBT.

Natio'nal Life'Insurance Co., Montpelier Grand Royal Arch Chapter .. , Burlington Scottish 11ite Bodies Grand Council 110yal and Select Masters

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$29,000 00

, 10,000 00 , ,. 5,000 00 , .. - 500 00

PAST MASTER ,1E',\'EL.

Grand Secretary 11oss, presented, in the name of the Grand Lodge of Vermont, a beautiful Jewel to Past Grand Master Olin W. Daley, Jl:RISPRUDENCE.

The committee, lifter a careful review of the laws, citing the decision made by Grand Master Smith and approved by the Grand Lodge, viz.: ,

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"Is it proper to permit an Eastern Star Lodge (so-called) to use a Masonic Lodge room for their meetings?" His answer was: "Yes. ,It beIng 'an adoptive .rite,' is so far Masonic as to take it out of the ordinary [rule] prohibiting joint bccupancy with other societies." Reported, the following: "Resolved,. That a Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star may, with the consent of a Lodge, occupy its 路hall for meetings." Which was adopted. ~ECHOLOGY.

The committee thus' preface their report: "Once again we assume th~ loving duty of paying verbal tribute to dear Brothers who have gone before. We rejoice, although in sadness, that it is well with them and be submit to the will of the Author of our being-our Supreme Grand Master. But blessed be memory. 'I

look for what is after, And pine for what is not; Our :;;incerest laughter With pain i? fraught: Our sweetest songs are .those that tell of saddest thought.' "

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A loving tribute was then paid to Brother Horace G. Pierce, Grand Tyler, and to the departed of other Jurisdictions, and they clo::.:e with: " 'Some' will say it's As the' Lord declared, But we who know, believe You .should have lived-been spared To benefit mankind. "'Farewell, we linger here Waiting for the call, But if we kn'ew our names would live As thine-well spoken of by all, We would feel reconcilert.''' REPORT ON' COHHESPONDEi'lCE.

This account of his meandering through Masonic groves is furnished by Hrother Marsh O. Perkins, and is in keeping with his past reviews. He devotes four pages and, a half to his review

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of Missouri for 1905. He thus speaks of Brother Valliant's address: "The address of the Grand Master is one of the ablest Masonic state papers of the' year, and affords enjoyable and instrt:lctive reading; besides making a clear presentations of official acts." He then quotes freely from the address. ' He did not overlook our report, and speaks of it as,' "an excellent compilation." We doff our, "Stetson." GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Charles A. Calderwood, St. Johnsbury, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Henry H. Ross, Burlington, Grand Secretary; M. W. Bro. Marsh O. Perkins, Windsor, Committee on Correspondence. The One Hundred a~d Fourteenth Annual Communication will be held in Burlington June 12 and 13, 1907. ---'-.-'-/

VIRGINIA-1906. Lodges, 284. Members, 16,981. A halftone picture of Kosciusko K~mper, the .new Grand Master, forms the frontispiece to these voluminous Proceedings; covering 567 pages. The One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Grand Annu~l Communication of the Most Worshipful 路Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Virginia was held at the City of, Richmond, on the 13th day of February, A. D. 1906, M. W. Bro. Thomas N. Davis, presiding. We ~ can't stop to count the number of Lo'dges represented, but p~esuine there was a constitutional number present. GRAND MASTER'S ADom:ss.

This document, which the committee denominates "a clean, busi-' ness-like and able paper," covers some twenty-six pages. He thus speaks of: THE OFFICE OF GRAND :i\1AS'l'ER OF MASONS.

"During the 'brief period the mantle of a long line of illustrious predecessors has rested upon my humble shoulders,' I have come' to - the conclusion: first, that those who fail to win the prize of Its exalted position are to be congratulated; for, the duties appertainIng are various, onerous, exacting; the problems submitted by zealous

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and confiding Brethren, perplexing' and puzzling, demanding. for their solution the quick perception of the man of business, the . analytical trend of the trained lawyer, the patient and sympathetic temperment of the good pastor, and, above all, the noblesse oblige, the royalty of his high station compels him to be a just, upright and impartial judge, even if he has to use the sword of his great prerogative to cut the Gordian knot which' refuses to relax under the application of law, usage or custom." And thus calls attention to: ONEOl<' THE MISSIONS OF MASONRY,.

"It is my pleasure to observe that Masonry is rapidly softening,

if not breaking down, the telig'ious denominational partition walls. Men of every shade of religious opinion, both Jew and Gentile, provided they believe in an over-ruling Providence, are beginning to see the good that is in their neighbors and say: " 'Shall I ask the brave Brother who fights by my side, In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree? Shall I g'ive up my friend I have valued and tried If he kneel not路 before the same altar with Die?' ': He reports 240 members passed through the Gate of Rest since last report, and recommends suitable memorial to be published with , the Proceedings. DECISIONS.

There were twenty-nine decisions (most of which were construc. , tions of local law) r~ported, all of which were approved except No. 22, to the effect "That the ruling and governing Master has the right to declare any office vacant if the incumbent does not attend to the duties thereof by reason of non-attendance wit.hou,t cause." No. n is as follows: "That unless ordered by the Grand Lodge, it is not the province of the Grand Master to order or even advise Subordinate Lodges to assist in forming Chapters of the Order named Eastern Star." This ruling was called forth bya letter from Brother James H. Morrison, Worthy Grand Patron, Order of the Eastern Star, in which he says: ' ",We are, ip one sense of the word, members of the Masonic Fraternity, and were made such either by birth or marriage.' The blood in our veins is the same as yours; the noble traits which God has given you have been inherited by us, and we will do our part in that noble work in which you are engaged.

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. "We do not seek recognition .as a Masonic body; we ask none of your secret signs and words as a common means of recognition, for we know you cannot grant this. We know that it is not in your power t9 pe'rmit us to join your Order. We have an organization ample in: itself to cover our every want, and there is 1\0 ba~, where true worth exists, to prevent 'your affiliating with us, and by so doing and bringing into our fold those whose privilege it is to unite with us through you, you will be instrumental in giving such aid to the Masonic !lome as may place it for above every want. "This communication is written with the hope that recognition will be given us as co-workers with you in all.thatis noble' and good." We cannot find where any action was bad on the matter by the Grand Lodge. Either the compile,r or publisher seem to have left out the index to the Proceedings, and we may, for that reason, overlook something of importance. ROUGH ASHLERS.

Undei路 this head the vein of humor in the Grand Master which we noted last year, still crops out. We give a few specimens: "If I published all verbal decisions in Lodge rooms, on the trains, or in sitting as a committee of the whole after getting outside of the banquet, little space would be left for other matters. In fact, I do not officially report all written -ones," for some cannot be published, and others are m~ntally retained as curiosities. . "As of the latter class the following will illustrate: Can tne previous question be ..called for in a Masonic Lodge? Yes, ~tcan beby the Master. Why is the first or foundation Degree called the weaker part of Masonry? I did not know, and .filibustered the question on the table. A wratheful Brother asked what. should be done when a good man and an eminent citizen was black-balled for. spite? I replied that"haying lost the eminent citizen, to be sure and hold on to the black ball, as a: lively black ball is sometimes the best By-Law a Lodge can have. I was -asked to put a quietus 'on a certain woman who was known. as a chronic and an annoying beggar from Lodges and individual Masons. I spent some blue stacks of -thought on the subject, and came to the conclusion that路she had the actual privilege, if not the inoral right, to thus 'solicit, provided her written application were confined to her individual signature and were without )Vlasonic device.. and suggested" that suckers ~vould riot be' born every 路minute if some one did not fish for t.hem, Is. a man 65 years old, and who is in good health, and of sound mind, and able to do a good day's work, in his dotage? . This an inquiry from the bord~.r mountains of t.he Southwest, and stacked up to me so' closely

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that it gave me pause, for I am particeps as to age; mind, at present writing, a little wabbly; have to do a good day's work, and as to , health, am a man of sorrow and acquainted with grippe, but, notwithstanding, I am yet short on enough of the scriptural evidences of decay. so beautifully. detailed in twelfth Ecclesiastes, that I finally opinioned that a man under the condition ni'entioned was not in his dotage, and, therefore,: for that cause, should be chloroformed. Is it lawful to permit a Mason who is an intelligent ritualist, but who has not served as Master or Warden, to confer the DegTees under t~e supervision of the ruling and governing Master? Not desiring to incriminate myself, upon ~he advice of counsel, I declined to answer. "The following is pitifUl and reduces Masonry below the level of an assessment order. ·A District Deputy writes: ," 'There are quite a _ number of foreigners coming into thiS section. who, for the most part, are railroad men, etc., and have no fixed abode, and their applications come in every meeting. 1 have continually warned the Lodges of this attempt to evade the laws in receiving them. There is a tendency in some of our Lodges to .never reject an applicant if he has money~'" "I have no sympathy or part with the sometimes chronic hidebound, hair-splitting black-baIler, but as he often exists he must have his use. I hope one will rise up in ·every Lodge, which the above recital affects, and will emphatically 'copper' every petition about wohich there is any· question as to its regularity made andprovid.ed for in sections 231 to 238 of the Digest. . "My. successor will kindly take notice that. during December he will receiv~ many requests for dispensations to make Masons in the incubator. The Masters and Secretaries are then scanning their lists, and will 'want to flush their returns so as to show increase in members by conferring the Degrees in a lump on 'all sorts and conditions of men.' . "On and after May 1, 1906, you cannot be even examined for visitation purposes in the District of Columbia until you have exhibited to proper authority documentary evidence, under seal, showing that -you were in good standing within twelve months of ttte date on which you present yourself for examination. The disease, if it exists at all in Virginia, is not acute, but~as our neighbors are quarantining, we in the course Q,f time, will have to shm: out, or be shut in." CONCLliSION.

"By the law of limitation, seconded by personal inclination, a part'jng, officially, of our ways, is close at hand. In the short space of

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one day I will hand the grand gavel to my lovable, kind and gentle friend, Brother and Coadjutor, who sits on my left, and I congrattllate you and myself that its custody will be in the hands of .one who, besides being of the old' conservative school, is so well quipped by long subordinate service to make crooked things straight for you. "As for myself, having done my best to redeem my promise of 'zealous and faithful servi.ce let the results be what they may. I feel when I look in your kindly eyes that you know the honor and the service and, above all, your confidence has my heart's appreciation. I will not-cannot forget you, " 'But most of all I'll seek thy good, And .ever wish thee well, For Sion and the Temple's sake, Where God vouchsafes to dwell.' "My parting injunction, Brethren, is to continue to light your lamps from the torches of the Fathers. Keep alive with generous flame the Masonic spirit. Be slow to take hold of ~he new things, for. somewhere in Masonry you will find that the new is ever' old, and the old is ever new. Be proud of ~our Masonry, but be not boastful of it. Truth speaks for itself. "Brethren of the viewless ties, good-bye-I subscribe myself, and for the last time, "Faithfully and fraternally yours', "TRos. N. DAVIS, "Grand Master." FINANCES.

The report of the Treasur~r for .the year ending January 31, 1906, shows: Total receipts $32,886 45 Total disbursements :............. 32,821 87 Balance on hand

$64 58

Included in the disbursements is amount paid on the Temple debt, $10,000, reducing the liability on that account to. $60,000. :M:ASONIC ROME.

The President's report does not show the number of inmates, the per capita cost, nor the cl~ss of inmates. It does show that the Endowment Fund has increased from $16,661.71 in 19~4 to $18,108.13 in 1905. The Superintendent of the Home is a lady, Mrs. H. M.

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Barbour. The report of the Superintendent is spoken of, but we fail, to find it. The rejWrt of the Committee on Masonic Home contains the following: . "We heartily recommend to the attention of the Brethren througnout this Grand Jurisdiction the support of the Home, and trust that the Brethren will go hence to their respective abodes and urge all to give their mites to the support of-this great, noble and useful charity, where we are rescuing children from surroundings. which cannot be at" all times elevating and put them in a place whence ,they will emerge good men and wome'n. ' This is our object and this we have accomplished." REPOR.T ON CORRESPONDENCE.

This report is furnished by Brother Joseph William Eggleston, covers 151 page~ and is as usual' a readable and instructive paper. He gives Missouri for 1905 a 路four-page review. He speaks of Brother Vinci! as "a wonderful and lovable man," and says: "As Chairman of Foreign .Correspondence 'he was one of the renowned six, of twenty years ago, viz.: Drummond of M~ine, Vaux of Pennsylvania, Drinkard of Vjrginia, Vinci! of Missouri, Parvin of Iowa, and Robbins of Illinois. The last mentioned is the only survivor of the six." Speaking of Brother Valliant's address, he says: "His address is perhaps the longest and certainly the ablest we ever read," and copies at length from his exordium. I

Brother Eggleston thinks Missouri ought to listen to the rest of the world and repeal that artificial limb regulation. We thought it ought never to have passed it, and th,e more we. read of the trouble it is giving in those Jurisdictions which have adopted it, the more are we convinced it ought to be repealed. '"

He quotes several of Brother Valliant's decisions and gives the one, "In the' matter of the moon," in full. He speaks kindly of our report, but thinks we made a mistake when we laid down a rule not to discuss Masonic questions, The Craft in Missouri want their side defended and explanations made which will enlighten them, and' we predict that Brother Anderson will soon' be doing this very thing. It may be, but we have always had the "courage of our convictions," and there may be issues upon which we differ, with the majority qf our Grand Lodg'e, and could not, conscientiously detena it, and hence we adopted the course we have. The duty of the COll!mittee as we. understand it, is to let his Grand Lodge know what 'is going on in the Masonic world, giving his views upon questions

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which affect the body of Masonry, and which may serve to enlighten his readers along tkat line. M. W. Bro. Kosciusko Kemper, Alexandria, Grand Master; R. \V Bro. George W. CaTrington, Richmond, Grand Secretary.

WASHINGTON-1905. Lodges, 128._

Members, 8,997 ..

The 路Forty-eighth Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Fr~e and Accepted Masons of Washington convened in the C~ty of Bellingha~, Tuesday, the 13th day of June, A. D. 1905, Edwin Hugh Van Patten presiding, and one hundred and eleven lodges represented. GHEETINGS.

A message of sympathy was sent to the veteran Grand Secretluy, Thomas M. R.eed, then sick at his home. This was the first. time路 his seat had been vacant in Grand Lodge for forty-one years. Since'the close of the session Brother R~ed died. He was of that generation who la.bored to the last and died with the harness on. An address of welcome to the Grand Body was made by Brother Romaine, Mayor of Bellingham, to which the Junior Grand Warden, Brother Ralp C. McAllister made a h~ppy response. Among other good things he said: "During the early settlement of this country, and for some years prior thereto, Freemasonry had languished. But the 9raft being founded upon Science, Religion and Truth-one writer alleging that Science is the father and Religion the mother of ~asonry, 'and that Masonry is the foster ,mother of truth-it can therefore well be seen ,,,hy the days of ignorance, superstition apd fanaticism were the dark days of Masonic light. The student of Masonic history, as he scans its pages, as before suggested, reads of ancient traditions, philosophies, landmarks, rites and cere~ monies, its allegorical and symbolical teachings and learns, of its diffusion and marvelous growth, its remarkable (nfluence upon men and nations, m~y well say, as reads Masonic history, so read~ the history of the 路world, and may with all candor and truth; that great object of Masonic study, humbly prostrate himself before 'the great I ,Am and say: 'He is good for His mercy endureth forever.'''

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This paper, covering some nineteen pages, is an excellent presentation of the year's service. After some well-timed words of welcome to the Brethren, especially the new members, he calls attention to the fact that the cold finger of death has touched some of the old landmarks of the Grand Lodge and removed some of those who were loved and revered the most. Among these he laments the 'demise of one of the earliest Grand Masters (1861), who died April 27, 1905. COKSTlTUTlOX

OF J,ODGES.

Six' Lodges were constituted by th~ .Grand Master in person and one by deputy. Seven Lodges were instituted under dispensa,tion, one being at Nome, Alaska. Two corner-stones were laid, one of them being that of the Masonic Temple at Spokane. DISPEXSA'l'lONS REFUSIW.

Three dispensations were asked for to confer Degrees out of time, all of which were r~fused. If more of these requests were turned down we wc)uld have fewer ignoramuses among' the Craft. Our ~bservation has been, that unless the candidate is required to learn the work before beifig advanced, "he will never learn it, but 'be satisfied 'with the "putting through" process. DECISIONS.

Nine decisions are reported, No. 1 is as "follows: "No. -1. An objection to a "visitor sitting in Lodge, even though it be in writing and spread upon the minutes, can not bar said visitor from sitting in Lodge, 路unless the objecting Brother is present at the time of the visit, nor for more than the one meeting, at which it was presented. In order t:o be effectual, said objection must be made every time the objectionable Brother presents himself for the purpose of visiting." This is a sensible ruling and we apprehend is good law in any Jurisdiction. "Nu. 3. A man \vhose leg is so shortened by disease that he is compelled to walk. on crutches, is not eligible to the Degrees of Masonry." 1H1n:GULARITIES.

He says: "It has 'come to my knowledge during the year that some of our Lodges are unfortunat.e enough to have members, and even officers, . - G. L. Ap.-14

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who are willing to stoop to the underhanded methods known as 'railroading' a petition ~or the Degrees through the Lodge. Justhow it has been managed is not to the point, but it is supposed that, by meeting earlier than the regular time, with only 'safe' members notified of the early gathering, a ballot has been spread, with the direct object of forcing a member on 'the Lodge who might be objectionable to others already members. That this' has, occurred in certain places I have been informed by good Masons, although- no member of the Lodge has entered complaint. While this knowledge comes in an indirect way, yet ,it is of ~uch a character - thatÂˇ I feel that the matter deserves mention if not strong condemnation." The Grand Master con'demns any such jugglery in a Lodge, and if indulged in, with the knowledge of the Master, ought to result '/ in his suspension, and if persisted in by the Lodge its charter should be arrested. DIFFERE).W:ES AD.1USTED. Brother Thomas M;. 'Reed, the Grand Secretary, being unable tQ be present on account of sickness, Brother Horace W. Tyler, Assistant Grand Secretary, makes the annual report, from which we gather: There is an, increase in membership' greater than ever before, showing a net gain of 1,036 members. The difference, existing for some .years, between this and other Jurisdictions have been happily adjus.ted. In its domestic affairs harmony prevails, and not a single case of grievance or appeal has, been filed. FINANCES. Balance in general fund ~ $15,615 64 The Masonic Home Fl1nd , ',' 16,098 55 Grand Lodge assets, aggregated : ...............â&#x20AC;˘. 41,727 05 BI-CENTENARY CELEBRATION. . , The following resolution offered by W. Bro. Gorham was adopted. If we mistake not t~e Grand Lodge ~f' Iowa wa~ the first to sug'.. gest and endorse the project named: - "WHEREAS, It has been suggested by Brother ,Joseph E. Mor- \ combe, of the Grand Jurisdiction of Iowa, that the Craft of the World celebrate the bi-centenary of the formation of the Grand Lodge of England, in London, in 1917; and "WHEREAS, The Craft throughout the world look up to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of England with filial affection and venera-

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" from every quarter of the tion, and it is fitting that her children, giobe, should meet at her home to celebrate with her the bi-centenary of her formation; and' "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Grand Lodge that such a congress of the brotherhood, meeting 'upon the common ground of Craft interest and betterment,' would' be productive of the greatest good to the Craft and give a new inspiration to Masonry wherever dispersed; therefore, be it "Resol.vecl, By the Grand Lodge of W~shington in its Fortyeighth Annual Communication convened, that this Grand Lodge looks forward with confident hope to the consummation of the timely suggestion of Brother Morcombe; and be it further "Resolved, That the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Washington,and his successors in office up to and including the year 1917, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to take such action in concert with other Grand Jurisdictions throughout the Masonic World as may seem meet and proper in the' premises; and be it further i'Resolved, That the Craft at large is indebted to Brother Morcombe for his tim.ely suggestion." FOREIGN RECOGNITION.

In a somewhat lengthy rep.oft Brother Upton, Committee on Correspondence, discusses the status of the Grand Lodge of QUl?ensland, in which 'he says the case is, "a most peculiar one." , He calls attention to the embarrassing position in which the Grand Lodge of Ireland found itself. When t~e facts surrounding and following the formation of the new Grand Lodge became known, there wer.e 152 Lodges in Queensland, but only ninety-nine of these took part in the movement-twenty-five of the twenty-six Irish Lodges, fourteen of the sixty-four Scottish Lodges and not one .of the sixtytwo English Lodges. The new body was denied recognition by the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The Grand Lodge of England resolved, unanimously _ that it "refuses to acknowledge the aforesaid body in Brisbane as a Grand Lodge, or as having any Masonic jurisdiction in the State of Queensland," and when a formal request for recognition was' received in Ireland, in the present year, the Board of General Purposes "felt obliged to say" that it could not recommend the Grand J::.odge of Ireland "to take any' 'action at present in the matter." Brother Upton had received a letter from one of the most' distinguished Masons in the, British Isles, who said, "Personally, I a~

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strongly in favor of 'recognition at the earliest decent opportunity," but suggested that recognition at .the present time "w0!lld defeat its own purpose by intensifying, and as it were, chrystallizing the ill-feeling with which Queensland Freemasonry is just new saturated." In view of this condition of things Brothel' Upton affixed the following resolution, .which was adopted: "Resolved. That it is not deemed for the best interests of Masonry to. take any further action at this time upon the request for official recogniiton received from the Grand Lodge of A. F ..,.;. and A. Masons o~ Queensland." MASONIC HOME.

The Committee on Masonic Home recommended as follows: '''rhat this M. ' ' T. Grand Lodge does not build a Masonic Home at this time," which was adopted, but,' the next day, M. W ..Bro. Chas. D. Atkins offered the following resoh.it~on, which, on motion, was adopted:' '~Riesolved, That it is the sense of this Grand Lodge that a suitable site for the Masonic Home should be secured without delay, and that the, incoming GrandMaster appoint a committee of three to make a report a~d recommendations p'ertinent thereto at the next 路Grand _Communication."

ImpORT ON CORHl':SPONDENCE.

This report is rendered by. Brother W. H. Upt'on, who knows the art of making a most entertaining summary of his gleanings, and with d~ep regret we read the closing words, to-wit: "FAREWELL.

"But the hour is at himd. Brethren of the Guild, shall be with you no more. In spirit I pass silently around the table where you sit and tender to each of you the warm grasp of a hand that never knowingly did any man a wrong. May the work which we have. all been doing, in diverse ways and from different points of views, redound to the good of Masonry; may you long be spared to continue that work; may 'success attend all your efforts for good; may happiness mark your days and 路the lives of those dear to you; and may our Father in Heaven haye you ever in His holy keeping. So mote it be." May he live long and prosper!

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He devotes seven pages to the review of Missouri, for 1904. Referring to the address of Brother Kl,lhn, he says: "The address of Grand Master William F. Kuhn was quite lengthy and discloses that its author is possessed of some humor and much good sense." He then makes extracts from the address to show these qualities. He takes issue with Brother Kuhn' on his second decision, and thinks the Committe3 on Jurisprudence expressed views more correct on the ~ubjâ&#x201A;Źct -of Jurisdiction, and quotes their deliverance .on the. question. He compliments Brother Gentry' on ilis oration, mentions the fact that Brother . Snowden had delivered an oration before the Grand Lodge of Washington on the same theme-"King Solomon's Prayer,'; and says: "On the recommendation of the~e two Brethren we have read that prayer very carefully more than-once; but our mind 'is so constituted that we think we have read better prayersand as' for literature we prefer 'Holy Willie's Prayer.'" ,

fIe thus speaks of th'e reports on the Home': "Th'e reports from.the Masonic Home are exceedingly' interesting. That from the' Matron is a perfect jewel, which we wish we had space to print in full-simply a warm, motherly letter about 'our children.' " He quote~ freely, from Brother Vincil's Report on Correspondence, his favorable comments on the Washington Proceedings. M. W. Bro. Abraham Lincoln Miller, Vancouver, Grand 'Master; R. W. Bro. Thomas Milburne Reed, Olympia, Grand Secretary. 'l'he Porty-ninth Annual Communication was held at Spokane, the 12th day of June, 1906.

WEST VIRGINIA~1905. Lodges, 126.

Members, 10,121.

A clear cut picture'of Grand Master George W. McClintic forms the,frontispiece to these voluminous Proceedings. He has a youthful appearance, but is evidently a "well-balanced man." Thirteen Special Communications were opened by the Grand Master or his Deputies, for various Masonic purposes. The second one was for the purpose of constituting and' installing a -Lodge under a Chttrter granted by the Grand Lodge. Upon tp.is occasion an address delivered by Grand Lecturer and Chairman of Committee on Correspondence is given, from which we are constrained to make the following extracts: "Ralph Waldo Emerson, our greatest American essayist, said that life is only a b,ubble. In some respects he was currect. There is

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much of human. life that is made up of the merest of bubbles. A bubble is light-very light-so is much, my friends, of so-caned social life in the age in whic;h we live. A bubble is thin, and so is this so-called social life by which we are surrounded. A bubble is volatile, and so is our every-day social life. A bubble is ephermeral, and SO is very much of social life which we are forced to meet" in our daily avocations. A bubble floats, and so does nearly everything connected with social life in this world. I would not' disparage sociability among you as friends and brothers, !lut I warn you against the dangel's that flow from mere social living as men and women in the age in which we live. The lives of true men and Masons are not made up of bubbles, but of realities-real things, real conditions. -.* '" * Correct living, then, is the development of a human being' symmetrically in three dimensions or directions: length, breadth, height. This, therefore, is the cube of life-:-the length, the 'breadth and the height of it are equal. The true man and Mason is the one who has rooted self out and God in. When we have succeeded in doing this, we possess t.he self-consecrated life 'which a!l Masons are taught to live in this world; and if anyone of us fall short of this, he is not a true ~ason, and thereby dishonors the Craft. Remember this, my Brothers, as long as you live upon the earth. Freemasonry teaches this doctrine, and if we do not weave it into the warp and the woof of our lives, we are only Masons in name, and' not in fact." The 'tenth ,Special was for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of the Masonic Hall at North Fork, W. Va., Past Grand Master Hiram R. Howard delivered an eloquent address; in which, alluding to the secret principles of Masonry, he says: "That eminent American and statesman,Dr. Ben Franklin, who was the Worshipful Master of the first Masonic Lodge' organized in Philadelphia, and ,for many years an active workman in Speculative Masonry, is said to have answered the question by saying: 'They consist of signs and tokens, which serve as testimonials of character and qualification, which are conferred after due course of instruction and ,examination. These are of .no small value; they路 speak a universal language, and arE) a passport to the support and attention of the world. They cannot be lost so long as memory retains its , power. Let the possessor of them be expatriated" shipwrecked or imprisoned; let him be stripped of everything in the world, still these credentials remain, and are available for use as circumstances may require~ The good effects which they have produced are estahlished by incontestable history. They have stayed the uplifted hand of the destroyer; they have softened the aspirations of the tyrant; they have subdued the rancor of malevolence, and broken down the

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barrier of political animosity and sectarian alienation. On the battlefield, dn, the solitudes of the uncultivated forests, or in the busy haunts of the crowded city, they have made men of the most hostile feeling rush to aid each other.' " The thirteenth Special was to confer the Degrees "on sight" upon . William C. Teaton. We agree with Brother Morcombe, who, in commenting on t~is proceeding, says: . "We su'ppose that the Grand Master did this just before the close of his term, to maintain his 'ancient prerogative.' If this should, by any means, lapse or fall into innocuous desuetude, what a great loss will result" to' Masonry in general, and that of West Virgi.nia in particular!" . The Forty-first Annual Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of West Virginia was held at the City of Charleston, beginning Wednesday, November 15.' A. D. 1905, M. W. Bro. Luther H. Clark, Grand Master, presiding, with 122 Lodges represented. GHAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

Be reports the condition of the Craft in his Jurisdiction as follows: "Within the Masonic world of West Virginia'the most satisfactory state of affairs has existed since the beginning' of my term. Mas~nry is in the most prosperous condition; many new Lodges have been added /to our Roll of Lodges; many new members admitted to our Mystic Circle, and as is apparent, from the reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters, our Order is progressing surely and steadily, and with a healthy growth throughout our Grand Jurisdiction." . DECISIONS.

He reports three decisions, two of which are as follows: A profane who has lost the two last fingers of his right hand at the first joint is eligible for the Masonic Degrees. "2. A candidate who has lost the third finger of his left hand is eligible for the mysteries of' Masonry. "1.

BOOK OF MASONIC LAWS.

He reports that the Craft now has a complete digest up to date, and recommends that a copy be presented to each man, as he is raised to the Degree of Master Mason.

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CONCLUSION.

Grand Master Coe concludes with the startling announcement "that hu~aiJ. aid is unnecessary for the success, of Our institution." Does he mean to say that from his standpoint, the F~aternity has direct guidance and~support of a supernatural character? If so, we do not wonder that Masonry should seem'a mockery to the minds of thinking men. It would require only one step flirtller to claim, as Brother Morcombe says: "Inerrancy for the institution." We are' told that our ancient Brethren wrOught in both operative and speculative Masonry, and whatever has been a~hieved 'by- our Order has been by direct human effort, while its futine progress and ultimate destiny will 'depend upon the wisdom an'd efficiency of its members" FINA]'o;CES.

The Grand Treasurer shows: Amount received ',' Balance on hand, 19q4

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Total Disbursem'ents

Balance lVIa.':ionic Home Fund. "

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GRAND SECRETARY.

Brother G. W~ Atkinson, Granel Secretary, and Chairman of Committ.ee on, Correspondence, 'announces that he has been appointed by the President to a position, in the Federal Judiciary, which requires him to reside at Washington, and that at the close of the sessi-on he expects to "step down 'and ouL" He makes the following' timely suggestions as to the duties of the District' Deputy Grand Master: "He should report definitely on Lodge Halls, their furniture, their records, their files of Grand Lodge reports, their debts, if any, their methods of, inspecting the character of candidates, how they confer the Degrees, whether their By-Laws are strictly enforced, whether the laws"gf the Grand.Lodge are live~ up to, the drink habit of members, the insurance of Lodge property, etc., etc." FOHEl<;X

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Mexico be postponed until the next session of the Grand -Lodge. His recommendation was ,accepted and adopted by th.e Grand Lodge. HELATIVE TO THE SALE OF INTOXICATI:\"G' UQuOHS.

"At the la$t Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge a Special Committee' was appointed to consider the matter of allowing Masons in this iurisdiction to eng-age in the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, and report at the present session of Grand Lodge. Brother J .. D. Baines:路Chairman of the committee, reported that the committee had met and endeavored to copsider the subjct, and owing to the fact that the committee could not agree upon a recomIi1endation to Grand Lodge, it was therefore impossible to submit a revort. \\Thereupon a motion was made to discharge the - cQ~mittee from fltrther service, which motion prevailed, and the committee was discharged from further' service." BURIAL OF DIl\fITTED MASON.

The Committee on Proceedings of Grand Lodge, after complimenting the Grand Master on the faithf.ul performance of his duties, says: "Your committee, however, criticises his action in granting ~ Special Dispensation for the burial of a dimitted Mason; as it is in direct contravention of the law of this Grand Lodge. GRAND SECRETARY.

Past Grand Master Hiram R. Howard, whose picture, with his long white beard, shows hrm to be a "Patriarch in Israel," was elected Grand Secretary and appointed Chairman of Committee on Foreign Correspondence, to take the place of M. W. Bro. Atkinson. JEWI'~L.

A beautiful and costly Past Grand Master's Jewel was presented to Past Grand Master Clarke. }i'OREIGN CORRF,SPOXDEXCE ..

A striking pidure' of Judge George Wesley Atkinson, P. G. M., arrayed in his Judicial Toga, precedes his twentieth annual report .on For_eign Correspondence. We congratulate Brother Atkinso:o. on his preferment in being elected to the Federal Bench, and doubt not he will show himself as he has in other posi tioris, worthy of the honor. To his successor, Brother Howard, we extend a fraternal greeting; and welcome him to our circle. Seven pages are devoted to a review of Mis~ouri for 1905.

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He says of Brother Valliant's address: "The annual address of M. W. Grand Master Vapiant is truly a valiant production." . He pays the following delightful tribute to the passing of Brother John D. .vincil: "One of the sweetest spirited of men, and one of the most distinguish~d Masons that' our great country has produced." . He quotes at length and with approval the views of Brother Valliant oli the improper use of the ~lack ball, speaks of the address' of BrotJ:1er Johnson as a "very readable" one, and praises the excellent management of our Ho~e, saying, "too much praise cannot be gi'~en to the Superintendent, and' his noble wife, the Matron." .

Referring to our report,he is pleased to say: "Although he is new at the business. he slings the quill like a veteran. * * * I welcome Brother Anderson to the Guild, and bespeak for him a . distinguished career in his broad field of :Masonic. work and usefulness." "'>I.e _~hank him for these words of encouragement, and hope to show ourself worthy of th.is continued good will. ADDRJ<;SS' OF GRAND OFFICERR.

M. W. Bro. G. W. 路McClintic, Charleston, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. M..R. Howard, Point Plea,sant, Grand Secretary. The Forty-second Annual Communication will be held at Huntingdon; on _Wednesday, ,the 14th .day of November, A. D. 1906.

WISCONSIN-1906. Members, 22,118.

Lodges, 25.4.

The Sixty-second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of . Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Wisconsin met in the city of Milwaukee Tuesday, June .12, A. D. 1906,Jesse C. Bradley, Grand Master, presiaing, and 242 Lodges represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

He reports the death of Brother E. M. Beach, Grand Trustee, who died January i9, 1906, and that the Dread Tiler had invaded the ranks of the constituent Lodges and called 289 of the Brethren ,to lay down their working tools and pass to that eternal rest prepared from the foundation of the world.

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DISPENSATIONS.

He granted seventy Dispensations, among them five to permit Order of Eastern Star to meet in Lodge rooms. He refused a Dispensation allowing the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm to hold their meetings in a Masonic Lodg'e room. One of the objects of the association is to promote sociability among Master Masons., His reason for refusing the Dispensation was: "I am of the opinion that the proper place to promote sociability among Masons is in the Lodge room at the Lodge meetings, and at social gatherings given under the auspices of the Lodge, and not at the meetings, which can only detract from the dignity of, Masonry and from the interest in, the work of the Blue Lodge." DECISIONS.

Seven decisions are reported, the first of which was: "Question: Is it necessary to install officers where all have been re-elected or re-appointed? "Answer: Yes." '1.'his decision was not approved, the Committee on Jurisprudence holding: "Having once entered upon his duties after installation, should his duties be continued by re-appointment, re-installation is not necessary, but it is not objectionable." CONDITION OF THE CRAFT.

"The records of the Grand Secretary show the number of Lodges reported as befng 254, with a total membership of 22,118, a net gaIn of 867 for the year. Peace, harmony and prosperity have prevailed among the Craft in our Jurisdiction, and the general condition of the Craft was never better than it is at present." SP}<~CJ;.AL â&#x20AC;˘

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Ten special Communications were held for the purpose of constituting Lodges, dedicating halls and laying corner-stones. MASONIC HOME.

"Through the splendid generosity of Brother Willard A. Van Brunt, of Horicon, Wisconsin is to have a Masonic Home, he having deeded to the Wisconsin Consistory A. A. S. R. the Van Brunt farm of 320'acres'near Dousman. ,Wisconsin, about thirty miles from' Milwau-

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kee. This farm has the reputation of being one of the very finest and best in the State of Wisconsin, and with its splendid location, buildings and equipment it is an ideal place for a Masonic Home. I am informed that arrangements for the equipment of the Home are well under way, and that it wilJ be open for the Brethren this fall. Full information relative to arrangements for admission to the Home, etc., will soon be obtainable from the Secretarv of the Wisconsin Consistory Home Association. A provision in th~ deed of c~nveyance of th~ Van Brunt farm covers the admission of all Master Masons in good standing." GHAXD LECTnmn.

The Grand Master pertinentlY remarks on this subject: "From report~ nlade to me by the Grand Lecturer, it appears to me that the relation of that official to the Lodges is not propeJ"ly understood. I have been informed that in quite a few instances no attention was given to the notice of his intended visit.ation.路 In most cases the proper notification is not given to the members' by the Secretary. That is not as it should be. The Grand Lecturer is compensated by the Grand Lodge to give instruction, and it is the duty of the 'proper officer of the Lodge to make the necessary arrangem~nts for R, meeting on receiving notice from the Grand Lecturer t.hat he will visit the Lodge, and no excuses should be made. The Brethren should attend such meetings and get all the benefit possible from his visitation."

RECEIPTS.

1905 June I5-Received from the Grand Trustees $22,959 76 - Aug. 4-Received from Grand Secretary $ 89 00 1906 Feb. 1-ReceiveCl from the Grand Secretary .... 8,895 59 June 6-Received from the Grand Secretary. . .. 4,001 62 12,986 21 'rotal receipts Interest received and allowed by First National Bank of Milwaukee on cash deposits to December 30. 1905 .

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1905 June 15-Amounts paid ~o delegates, per diem and mileage ~ $3,457 40 Amount paid Grand Officers, per diem and mileage ,..................... 839 60 $ 4,297 00

Amount paid upon orders to Grand Master, numbered from 1 to 40, inclu-路 sive . 1906 .June

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i'ECHOLOGY.

The Committee on Obituaries paid suitable and touching tribute to the memory of the two hundred and eighty-nine who had "passed on," 'from which we quote: "And yet, while in our heart we accept these truths, now do we, as the poet expresses it: . ,

"'Shrink back again to earth, Fond of our prison and our clay! Sure 'tis a serious thing to die, my soul. What a strange moment it must be, when near The journey's end! -thou hast the gulf in view-That awful gulf, no 'mortal e'er rep~ssed To t.ell what's doing on the other side. Nature runs back and shudders' at the sight, And every life-string bleeds at thought. of parting. For part they must-body and soul must part. Fond couple! linked more close tha~ wedded pair! This wings its way to its Almighty source, The witness of its actions, now its judge; That drops into the dark and noisome grave Like a disabled pitcher, of no further use.' "

They close their report with these beautiful lines of Browning: " 'LiJe cha~ges all OUl" thought of heaven. At first we thi'nk of streets of gold.-

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Of gates of pearl, and dazzling light, Of shining wings and robes of white, And things all strange to m?rtal sight. But in the aftetward of- years .. It is a more familiar _place,A home unhurt by sighs or tears, Where waiteth many a well-known face. With passing months it comes more near. It grows more real day by day, Not strange or cold; but very dear,-. The glad home-land, not far_ away, Where none are sick, or poor, or lone, The place where we shall' find our own. And as we think of all we know Who there have met to part no more, Our longing hearts desire home, to,o, With all the strife and trouble o'er.' " A PLEASING EPISODE.

Brother Aldro Jenks presented his Report on Foreign Correspond,ence, three hundred advance copies of which the Secretary had furnished the Brethren, when Past Grand Master Rogers arose and said: _ "With the submission of this report, I desire to express a single thought, and I am 'largely prompted to do so because of a letter read by . Grand Master Bradley in connection, with h~s annual address; wherein the writer laments the fact that Worshipful/Masters in some of our I:-0dges are seriously lacking in knowledge as to their duties and the rudimentary principles of Masonry, yet believing themselves to be bright Masons. . ." 'To watch toe corn grow or -the blossoms set to draw a hard breath over the plough-share or spade, to read, to think, to love, to pray, these,' says Ruskin, 'are the things-that make men happy,' "If I ca-n make application of this thought of Ruskin's by awakening your -aspirations, if I can touch your hearts along the ennobling thought suggested' by Ruskin, I shall indeed be gratified. "Already this body has achieved an honorable and notable standing among the Grand Lodges of tne world. Did you, my Brethren, ever stop to consider how it came about that we have attained this most enviable 'reputation? "Let me tell you that much of this glory has been due to the individuality of Aldro Jenks, the Brother whp has j!1st submitted his report. But I do not wish to call attention to Brother Jenks simply

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to glorify him, or to eulogize Jenks the man, but I do wish to emphasize the genius of his work and thereby glorify Masonry, but most of all, as Ruskin says, I want you to read and think, to study and investigate the limitless field of Masonry. "Today the best and brightest minds in the Fraternity are the men who write the Correspondence Reports, and if you would have correct and enlarged ideas of" the literature and jurisprudence or Craft Masonry, you should read these reports, and Wisconsin's repo,rt is among the very best, and I appeal to you to read it carefully and religously. It will do you good." , FOREIGN RECOGNITIOK.

Brother Aldro Jenks, Committee on Fo~eign Correspondence, recommended that the Grand Lodge refuse recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de. Mexico, because: "1st. I cannot concede the right of the Supreme Council of the Accepted Scottish Rite to charter Sym1:folic Lodges. I "2nd. It is also an accepted principle in the recognition of Grand Lodges that at least three legitimate Lodges must ,unite to form a Grand Lodge.. The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico owes its origin to the splitting up, without authority, of one Lodge, calling these differ路 'ent divisions Lodges, . and this for the very purpose of securing the tp.ree Lodges requisite for the establishment of a Grand Lodge. "3rd. It is also a matter of comparatively recent Masonic history that in violation of the Ancient Landmark~, the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, a few years ago, removed from the Altars of Freemasonry the Book of Holy Writings, and the first great iight of Masonry, and substituted in its stead a copy 'of Anderson's Constitutions of 1723. Also that it authorized, and in many instances, confe:red the Symbolic Degrees upon women, in v.iolation of Masonic obligations and the Ancient Landmarks. "For these reasons your committee recommends that the Grand Lodge <?f Wisconsin refuse recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle de' Mexico as a sovereign and independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons." His recommendation was adopted. Inasmuch as this matter of f-oreign recognition has. been relegated to a committee by our Grand Lodge, we respectfully refer this matter to them. Upon further recommendation of Brother Jenks, the' Grand Lodge of Alberta was recognized.

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PAST ?If ASTER'S DEGREE:

The following report of the Committee on Jurisprudence was adopted: "In reg'ard to the proposition presented by Brother Pollworth of Milwaukee Lodge No. 261 we are of the 'opinion that in case 'of the death of a Worshipful Master of a Lodge the Grand Master can grant a Dispensation for a special elect,ion only upon rEquest of the Wardens, and as a Warden cannot resign his office, he would not be eligible to be elected ~aste~. , "Question: Can a Brother be installed Worship~ul Master of a Lodge who received the Degree of Past Master in a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons? "We answer yes. On page 52 of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge for the year 1876 the following decision was affirmed by the Grand Lodge: " 'Any Master Mason who has received the Past Master's Degree in a Chapter is competent to he installed W. M. of a Lodge.' "As this has been the rule for thirty years we can see no reason for changing it. "Question: Is it Masonic to keep secret the names of the Investigating Committee appointed on a petition for the Degrees? "We answer no. The members of a Lodge have the right, to know the committee and to inform them of any objection, they may know, to the reception of the candidate~." REPORT OK

COHRE~POK])ENCE.

This able report ,was rendered' by Brother Aldro Jenks and we fee! constrained to copy the following from his preface, arid heartily indorse the beautiful sentiments therein expressed: ,"The unchangableness of the Masonic Institution is its greatest safeguard to perpetuity, and our constant 'boast. "Because' of tllis the questions arising from year to year in the various Grand Lodges must bear a marked sameness, and necessarily the reviewer must discuss th~ same old subjects over and over again. This is not 'to be regretted, for it is the order of the universe. "The powerful heat waves of the sun evaporate the waters of the ocean; they are carried to the dist3:nt mountain top where they are cooled to conclensaUon and fall in gentle rain drops; they go bounding down the valley, rushing over gigantic waterfalls, flow majestically in great- i'ivers until at last they are once more treasured in the bosom of the mighty deep from, whence they came; and

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this process is repeated over and over again day by day, year after year and century after century. "Through the action of air and sunshine, water, frost and vegetation the solid rocks are being slowly ground to dust and converted into soil; through the action of rain and running' streams these soil particles are conveyed to the ocean. where they are once more built up into layers and strata of solid rock. In the course of ages these rocks are again lifted above the waters of the deep and the same old cycle is repeated. "Sabbath after Sabbath, year in and year out, we listen to the same old Gospel, preached from the same old Bible that our forefathers brought with them when they braved the dangers of savage tribes and the'discom'fortures incident to settlement on this American continent, in colonial days; and, as the years go by, the old doctrjne' grows dearer and dearer to us until with the 'Psalmist we exclaim, 'Bless the Lord, 0 my soul: and all that is within me, bless HIS holy name.' "Day after day youth whispers into the ear of b~auty the same old - story -of love which Adam repeated to Eve in the Garden of Eden; night after night our wives fold their little dimpled darlings in their arms, and croon to theJl.1 the self-same lullabies wi'th which our mothers wooed for us the goqdess of slumber i.n the days of long ago. "So it is with the mysteries of Freemasonry. the repetition of its doctrines or ceremonials.

We never tire of

"Whenever a friend is to take the first step in Masonry we desire to be present. and ever discover new beauties in the-inspired allegory of the Master's Degree, no matter how freqw:ntly it may have been presented before." lIe reviews Missonri for 1905. Valliant's address:

He thus speaks of Grand Master

"A portrait of the Grand Master forms the .frontispiece of the bulky volume before ns. Brother Valliant is now serving his second term as Judge oLthe Supreme Court of Missouri, and this, together with his grave and dignified appearan~e, preparE'S one for the excellent address deUvered at the opening of Grand Lodge. The address easily ranks as one of th,e best of the year." HeÂˇ quotes severa} qf' Brother Valliant's decisions with approval. He comments on de~i8ion No. l~ as follows: "No. 11 shows the' ridiculous position in which a Grand Lodge may be placed by disregarding or evading the Ancient Landmarks. We G. L. Ap.-15

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should say, thaT. not only 'should every case stand 路on its own' facts,' hut 'every canciidate should stand on, his own feet,' and not a contraption of metallic hinges, bolts and screws." Plato, thou meanest well! He speal{s of Brother McDowell's report as: "Interesting a.nd instructive," and quotes the concluding portion of the report. He is pleased to speak of our report as "a very thorough review." ADIJRI~SS

OF GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Bro. Edwin' J. Parr, Eau Clair, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. William W. Perry, Milwaukee, Grand Secretary. The Sixty-third Annual Communication will be held in'the city of Milwaukee, commencing June 11, A. D. 1907.

WVOMING'-1905. Lodges, 23. Membership, 1,649. A clear-cut half-tone picture of M. R. ',Johnston, Grand Master, forms the frontspiece to these neatly gotten up volumes of the Proceedings. Three special Communications were held %01' the purpose of laying corner-stones. The Thirty-first Annual Commfnunication of the Gran'd Lodge of Wyoming, A. F. and A. M., was held in the City of Laramie, September 6, ] 905, Frank A. Luckfield, Grand Master, presiding, and seventeen Lodges represented. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.,

The Masonic' year just passed has been an uneventful one for the Craft in Wyoming. * :I< * .Masonry has prospered as never before in .all its history. The outer door has been well guarded, but our membership has grown without sacrificing quality-character. No member of the Grand Lodge has died during the year, while fifteen members of Subordinate Lodges have been "called from labor to refreshment." APPROVALS.

Under this head he announces 'his disapproval of so much of the By-Laws of Sheridan Lodge, No.8, as provides: "That when any B'rotber bas' been a member of'this Lodge contin-uously for a period of twent~-five years 'he shall be 'declared a life member, and no further dues shall be collected from him. On reques~

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the Secretary shall furnish a life member with a certificate duly authenticated." For the following reasons: "This provision does not agree with laws, usages and customs anywhere in this country. From the wording in this section, in seven or eight years m~re there will pe. thirteen of the one hundred and four - present members who will be exempt from Lodge dues, while the Lodge will have to continue paying the Grand Lodge $13.00 annually on their account as long as they live; and the fact is that some if not all of them are the best able to _continue payment." DECISI01\S.

Ten decisions were reported, -.all construing the local" laws, and all approv€d by the Committee on Jurisprudence. DISPENSATIONS.

Among other dispensations was one to ·confer the Master Mason Degree upon a candidate without examination as to proficiency in Fellow Craft Degree and without election to Master Mason Degree. The reason assigned was that the candidate was shortly to leave the Jurisdiction. Would it not have been better to have l~ the candidate study the Fellow Craft Degree while on his journey and receive the Master's Degree at his destination, in proper time. The incubator process may do very well for chickens, but we doubt its adoption to hatching out Masons. LIFE MEMBEHSH [~~

He recommends, that this Grand Lodge should, in a measure, express itself recommending that Lodges do not enact a' by-law which provides life membership by payment of a lump sum, or even by the continued payment of dues for a given time. This recommendation was approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence, and adopted by the Grand Lodge. MASONIC HOME.

The Grand Master says:. "Sincerely believing that the establish'inEmf and maintenance of a Masonic Home for unfor~unate Brothers, their widows and orphans, is the cherished dream of every true Mason in Wyoming, your Grand Master therefore recommends the appointment at the present session of a commission whose duty it shall be to take such

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preliminary steps as in their judgment may promote the cause and to make due report at the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. "In this particular, the Masons of Wyoming can ill afford to remain longer in the rear." GHAND SECRETAHY'S HEPORT.

Brother W. L. KuYkendall, in closing his report, says: "In concluding this, my nineteenth .report as your Grand Secretary, it may not be out of place to say that in the roll of Grand Secretaries I riow rank as number twelve 'in length of service. My name as Grand Secretary is attached to every Lodge Chart~r in the State except -the first six. During my service membership has increased from 493 to 1:809." FINANCES.

Treasurer's report shows: Cash on hand last report Receipts '

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VISITATION.

The following amendme:qt to the By-Laws was adopted: "Sec. 86. No visitors sballbe ad:mitted to any Lodge in this Jurisdiction unless he shall furnish satisfactory documenta.ry evi'df'nc( that he is at the time in good standing in some Lodge working under a c~arter or dispensation issued by a Grand Lodge or Grand Master recognized by this Grand Lodge as haying jurisdiction over the territory in which such Lodge is located; or unless such visitor shall be vouched for as a. Mason in good standing by a Brother; "Non-affiliated Masons shall, at. all times, have tile right of petition for affiliation; and may visit any Lodge at either stated, called or festival meetings, if not prohibited by law, at any, time within one year after the date of his ,demission, but not thereafter; but such non-affiliate shall petition some Lodge within one year' from the date of his dimit for membership, and if rejected shall contribute to some regular Lodge in this, Grand Jurisdicti~n, in whose jurisdiction he resides" its regular dues, then he may be entitled to ,

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visit; but if such non-affiliate fails to apply for membership within one year from the date of his .dimit" he shall be debarred from all Masonic rights and privileges, as follows: "First. He shall not be allowed to visit any Lodge. "Second. He shall not be allowed to appear in any Masonic procession. "Third.. He shall not be entitled to Masonic charity. "Fourth. He shall not be entitled to Masonic burial." REPORT ON

CORHESPONDF~NCE.

This his twentieth report is from the pen of Brother Kuykendall and shows the benefit of twenty years' experience in its excellence. Hâ&#x201A;Ź devotes only two pages to the review of Missouri for 1904. Speaking of Brother Kuhn's address, he says: "We have never read the, address of any Grand Master that was so full of good sound ideas and practical common sense as the one under review. We gTeatly regret that it cannot be placed in the hands of every Mason, for it would certainly dispel many erronE(ous ideas formed through, the reading, of theoretical fables composed mainly of assertion and assumption and bring them to a realization that we a~e now dealing with the practical side of Masonry as, it really is and should be." Alluding to Brother Vincel's report, -he says: "Another and the last report that will ever come from the pen of Brother John D. Vinci! appears in Proceedings', for notice of his -deat.h, occurring since last meeting of the Grand Lodge, has been received. We are thus again called upon to notice the passing of another veteran Grand Secretary and reviewer-one of great worth and marked ability in both positions. He ,;"as certainly entitled to all the respect, love and veneration accoj'ded him by the Bretnren of Missouri and his Brother Reporters, to all of whom and to nis relatives, our sincere sympathy is extended." Tn his conclusion he takes issue with Brother Morcombe of Iowa in these words: "We have carefully considered the proposition of our eminent Brother Morcombe of Iowa, presented by him to his Brother Reporters, that a congTess or meeting of representatives from all the legitimate Grand Lodges of the world be held in London in 1917, being' the Bi-Centenary Anniversary of the formation of the first Grand Lodge of Speculative Masonry. While agreeing with nearly all he says in his well written article, we take little stock in any

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Mason ic Congress; that aside, however, the first question is, will the Grand Lodge of England be ,willing to assume the' position of host and be given carte blanche in making all arrangements, especially in inviting Grand Bodies to participate. In our opinion no other Grand Lodge can take the initiative and do so. Such being the case, she will be the judge as to legitimacy and what Grand Bodies shall be invited. n is very evident the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, which is unde~ han ever.Ywhere in this country, the Grand Lodge of Denmark, th-at excludes all except Christians from mfmbership, the Grand Orient of Belgium; which is in close communion with the Grand Orient of France, the Grand Lodge of Liberia and many Grand, Bodies on the continent of Europe with which the Grand Lodge of E!1gland is in close friendship, through recognition, but have not. been recognized in this country, will be invited and be accorded prominent places- in said Congress. We do not believe there is any question but such will be the outcome. The question, therefore,for every American Grand Lodge to decide; should the proposition take shape, is to accept the invitation and thus let down the bars upon several questions that our Grand Lodges have been united upon 'as fixed and unalterable, or refuse, to accept or participate in said Congress. Personally, we do not believe in placing the Grand Lodge 'Qf England in the J)osition that even one invitation may not be accepted, and we do not think any' of our Grand Lodges should stultify itself by having its representative seated in said Congress with one or more clandestine Masons and a number of others representing boaies as yet not recognized as. legitimate by many of our American Grand Lodges. We may be alone in our opinion adverse to the proposition which we have reached after due and careful thought and consideration, but we believe time will demonstrate that we are rig'fit should the plan be adopted." • M. W. Bro. M. R. Johnson, Wheatland, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. Wm. L. Kuykendall, Saratoga,. Grand Secretary. The Thirty-second Annual Communication wiil De held at Douglass, Wyoming,' commencing first Wednesday in September, A. D. 1906.

This condudes the Review of the Proceedings of such Ameriean Grand Lodges as have been furnished us since our review of 1905 Proceedings. We have' received those of a few States for 1906, but too late to be included in this Report. We have the Proceedings or only a few.

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FOREIGN GRAND LODGES. THES!'; WE PROCF;ED TO BEnEW I K THEIn OHDER.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA-1904-5. Lodges, '44.

Members, 2,833.

We copy from Brother Jenks' report "This Grand Lodge is in the twenty-seeond year of its existence. Sir Samuel J. Way, Grand Master. "vVe notice that Lodge No. 48· is named after the Grand Master, 'Sir Samuel Way Lodge.' The regulations of most Grand Lodges in the United States forbid the naming of any Lop.ge after any livIng person; "The Half-yearly Communication was held October 19, 1904. The . Board of General Purposes report nine widows and seven Brethren as having been fn. rec.:eipt of various weekly payments during the past year from the Permanent Benevolent Fund amounting to £ 128 15s. During the same period £ 107 was paid for' the relief of forty-two petitioners-a very commendable showing of practical Masonic charity. . "The Annual Communication was held at Adelaide, April 19, 1905. "A new clause was added to the Constitution, which provides: " 'Should a member's subscriptions to his Lodge be over two years in arrear, he shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Lodge, and . can only btcome a member again by regular proposition and ballot.' "We find it difficult to reconcile this regulation with the principle that no Mason should be deprived of his Masonic rights except as the result of a Masonic trial. . "The Grand Inspector of Lodges is meeting with very much the same difficulties that encounter GrandMaster~ in America, viz.: That Masters of Lodges are content to remain in ignorance concerning Masonic law, and find it easier and more to their liking to ask questions than to indulge in thought and'study. "He refers to the impropriety of conferring the Degrees upon more than one candidate at a time, saying, 'If a Lodge has so much work to do it is better to have .emergency meeting'S than to spoil the <>el?mony by rushing three or four candidates through in one night.'

[Sept. , ~He complains of the poor attendance when holding Lodges, of instruction. Several times there "was not enough present to open the Lodge, requiring, the abandonment of the, meeting. He is seriously considering the question whether it is worth holding such meet路 . ings at all. '''The Grand Master reports having conf~rred the rank of Past , Grand Master upon Brother George Coppin, P. G. JYI. of Victoria. It is hard to understanrl how the rank of Past Grand Master can be conferred upon one, as arr honor, who is already entitled to that distinction by an 'honorable ter'm of service in an independe~t Grand Lopge." M. W. Bro. Sir Samuel" J. Way, Adelaide, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. J. H. Cunningham, Adelaide, Grand Secretary.

COSTA RICA-1904. Lodges, ,7.

Members, 203.

Gustavo Badilla, Grand Master, presiding. A Quarterly Communication was held at San .Jose, February 26: ;1.904, at this time there was 'presented a decree issued by the Sovereign Gra:~d Commander of the Supreme Council of Central America. By this decree official relations were again established between the Grand qouncil and the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica, which is recognized as the only regular and independent governing body over Craft Masonry in the Re'public of Costa Rica, and Brother Tomas Provedana was appointed representative of the Supreme Council at the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. Thus is harmony restored between these bodies. Apparently the Grand Lodge ~f Costa Rica has established its c.omplete independence of the Supreme Council. Whether this independence is more than seeming we are unable to determine, because at the succeeding elec, tion held January 27, 1905, the representative of the Supreme Conncil was elec"ted Grand Master. The Grand Lodge of Guatemala received recognition. This Grand Lodge was formeii by four Craft Lodges der,ived from the Supreme Council of Ce~tral America. The Grand Lodge of Queensland was not so 'fortunate in its request for recognition, and its application was held in abeyance to await further information and development. The most important 'business of the session was the adoption of a new book of constitutions. It is a decided advance from the former

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Oonstitution, in that it recognizes the Ancient Landmarks of Freemasonry, and declare that they I?ust be .maintainfd inviolate. The Grand Secretary reports that his Grand Lodge has obtained the official countenanc~ of fifty-five Grand Ju;isdictions.. The Proceedings are published in the English language. M. W. Bro. Thomas Provendano, San Jose, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. E. A. Obborne, San Jose, Grand Secretary.

CUBA . . For the The Grand and shows of Masonic

year ending June "26, 1905, J. F. PelIon, Grand Master. Lodge has just closed the forty-fifth year of its history substantial growth both in number~ and understanding principles.

In his' address the Grand Master Quotes from the famous English Admiral NelsQn, "To the sea you must speak in English," and says: "This. may be applied 1nutatis rnutandis to our institution as an organism born in,England thence propagated, for, as in civil law, the jurist in consulting original sources is led back to Roman institutions, thus in Masonry, English founts of knowledge must be stUdied if one would gain a true. and pure conception of the institution. Now, . may some superficial critic call us servile imitator~. Is not such quest for information directed by the very origin whence came the peculiar and distinctive chanicter of the Fraternity? No sooner is this chaJacter changed when. the institution ceases to be Masonic, when of Masonry tlJere remains but the name. "Therefore, we Latin Masons, if we would preserve that character, if we would have pure and genuine Masonry, must never throw aside the English moulds, the moulds in which were cast those beautiful Anglo-American organizations existing in every state of our sister republic, solely and exclusively dedicated to the realization of the social aims of Masonry, those Grand Lodges a'dmirably administered and governed, counting by thousands. their Subordinate Lodges, where the direct object of the Fraternity, individual improvement, is foremost, where magnificent buildings, be they temples or asylums, attest the existence of the true Fraternity oblivious of all political and religious agitation." If' our Cuban Brethren will adhere to English Masonry as their ideal, prosperity will continue to attend them, and they will receive the. respect of the Craft throughout the world.

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- Pursuing the same idea he advises the Brethren to exclude all political and religious discussion during the Lodge, remembering"that we are members of one great family, and that whatever affliction may befall anyone affects all. He considers the requirement of a l\1asonic Temple a matter of serious importance to the Craft in Cuba. Of course, our Cuban Brethren must judge as to this. He advises against indulging in public processions as Masons, inasmuch as this is considered one form of Catholic worship. He thinks, therefore, the public processions, would strengthen the opposition to Masonry, and. tend to confirm the common belief that Masonry considers itself a religion. He reports the mll-king of. two hundred and twenty decisions during the year, of which three only are mentioned. One of these declares that a ballot for the initiation of a candidate may be spread while the Lodge is working in any of the three Degrees. This is ~ontrary to the practice in the United 'States where all. balloting is done while the Lodge.is opened on the M. M. Degree. A report on Foreign Correspondence, in which' Wisconsin finds a place, signed by F. de P. Rodriguez. is published with the Proceedings. It closes with a review of Go'uld's concise History of Free路 masonry. All of the Proceedings and the, reports are in Spanish, and we are therefore 'unable to state more concerning the doings of this Grand Lodge. M. W. Bro. Jose Fernandez PelIon, San Carlos, Grand Maste~;, R. W. Bro. Aurelio Miranda, ~avana, Grrnd Secretary.

IRELAND-1905.路 A Stated Annual Communication was held St. John's Day, December 27-; 1905, Right Worshipful Sir James Creed Meredith, Deputy Grand Master, presiding. For some years past it has been the custom of the Deputy' Grand Master to deliver an -address to the members of the Grand Lodge on St. John's Day. Owing to i'll health he 路designated the Grand Treasurer, R. W. Bro. W. J. Chetwode Crawley, to discharge this duty. This distinguished' Brother delivered a most interesting and instructive address detailing the principal events occurring the Grand Lodge during the year. SUbstantial. additions h.ave ,been made to the girls' and' boys' schools and also to the permanent funds of the Grand Lodge. . Eleven new warrants for Lodges were issued, two of which were for Lodges in South Africa and' a'nother for one in Bengal, the. latter

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'being the first Irish Lodge erected in Calcutta. It owes its existence to the Masonic zeal of a Hindoo gentleman of high reputation, Brother Prosono Coomar Dutt. It is the proud boast of our Irish Brethren that their Ritual. is the oldest Ritual of Freemasonry in the world,and that it has never been reduced to writing. t Two Lodges organized during the year are named after distinguished Masons. One, "Meredith LOdg~," bears the honored na~e of their Deputy Grand Master; while another, the "Chetwode Crawley Lodge," is named after th'e distinguished Grand Treasurer. As bearing upon the evolution of Masonic Degrees and showing how, their number has been increased, the following rerparks of Brother Crawley will perhaps be found interesting: "Earlier in this address we united in deploring the loss of more than one prominent Brother, by whose demise a link with the past was severed. To that number must be adq,ed the' name of Brother William Moore, who was never prominent in the Fraternity, but whose unobtrusiv'e personali~y served to bridge over the gap between the Freemasonry that is and the Freemasonry that was. From 1840 to the present year Brother William Moore's name was returned year by year, ,as a member of .the Royal Arch Chapter, No. 198, attached to Lodge No. 198. Some of our Brethren wiII, doubtless, be surprised at the cItation of Royal Arch rec~rds in a Craft Grand Lodge, but it is precisely because it is a Craft Grand L路odge that I make bold to -cite these records. In tlie first place, the Royal Arch Degree is an integral part of t.~~e craft. Here is the solemn pronouncement of the Grand Lodge 'of Ireland, a llundred years or so , ago, still in force: "'First-It is declared and prQnounced that pure Ancient路 Masonry consists of Three Degrees, and no more, viz.: those of the Entered Apprentice; the Fellow Craft;' and the Master Mason, including the Supreme Chapter of the Holy Royal Arch.' "In the, second place, Brother William Moore's connection with the Royal Arch Degree was that of a Craftsman in the strictest senSe of the word. He was exalted to the Royal Arch DegTee 'In the Lodge under the autluJrity of the J-,odge Warrant.

"PErhaps I had better explain that路 a century ago the belief pre, vailed that the possession of the Craft Warrant, issued by Grand Lodge, authorized. the Lodge to confer any degree which might be ~onsidered Masonic, provided always that the Lodge numb~red amongst its members Brethren capable Of conferring the Degrees. Nor was there any central organization, such as a q.rand Chapter, in existence, to grant Warrants for the. Degrees now considered to be

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properly under the control of such a body.. The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Ireland dates only from 1829, having come into existence a score of years later than the present Grand Royal Arch Chapter of England: The authority of the new ()rganization was cheerfully' and speedily recognized by the Brethren in possession of the 'Degree. They formed themselves into Royal Arch Chapters connected' with the Lodges, and 'having' the same numbers. Here and there, however,. a Lodge lagged behind, and Lodge 198 seems to have been amongst the laggards, conferring the, Royal Arch Degree in the old way as late as 1840. ,Brother William Moore was 'the last survivor of the Brethren exalted under the conditions that.. had previously obtained in his Lodge. Hence the record of his demise marks the close of an epoch in the development of Freemasonry. "It will be noted that this segregation o~ the Degrees is not an invention of new Degrees, but merely the dividing of Degrees already in existence, for greater' convenience in teaching-the esotery of the Fraterni,ty. It is quite a different thing than to manufactu're DegTees and call them Masonic.

"On the 29th of June representatives of the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland met in conference in London for tne purpose of considering matters of common intErest to the three' \ Grand Lodges, effecting a common understantling and securing uniformity of action in the cases provided for. Three resolutions were agreed to. "The thr(e Grand Lodges agree that any member of the Craft who. may be suspended or' expelled 'in one Jurisdiction shall not, while so disqualified, ,be permitted to visit or join any Lodge under the Juris路 d i~tion of the others; and each Gr:and Lodge shall cause notice of all decrees of suspension or explusion to be sent' to the other Grand Lodges.' And in case of such decrees being made abroad, the DistrIct 01' Provincial Authorities acting, shall also n9tify the neighborlng District or Provincial Authorities of all three Jurisdictions. "'Second-In each of .the three Jurisdictions a duly installed Master under either of the other C~>nstitutions shaIl, if not otherwise disqualified, be entitled to be present at a Board (i. e., Conclave) of Installed Masters, and to form one of the quorum; but not to preside therein or to install a Master, unless requested to do so by the Board (i. e., Conclave). Nor can a Visiting Master or Past Master of another Constituti9n preside in the Lodge he is visiting. In' case there is not present a MastEr or Past Master duly qualified under the home Jurisdicti0I!-, ~hen and then only the Officer in charge of the Lodge may rEquest a Master 01' Past Master under one of the other

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two Constitutions to perform any ceremony which the Warden is not c<?mpetent to perform. This agreement is not to interfere with the right of the Worshipful Master of a Lodge to invite a member路 of the Lodge or a' visiting' Master or Past Master of any of the three , Constitutions to perto1:m any ceremony without assuming the ChatJ". " ~Third-The question of recognizing a new Grand Lodge in any colony or other territory in which the three Grand Lodges have equal Jurisdiction, and in which they have Warranted Lodges worki~g, shall not be takEn into consideration unless at least two-thinls . ~ot .the Dodges undi:w each Jurisdiction have signified their adhesion to such new body; and such recognition shall only be granted by - agreement of the three Grand LodgES. After'the recognition of such new Grand Lodge as a, sovereign body, the respective authorities of the three Grand Lodges will surrender their rights to warrant new Lodges within the J~risdictionof the new body: provided always that the rights of Lodges not adhering to the new body shall be fully safeguarded.' " Of these resolutions the first should reqUIre no declaration whatever, It is a simple state~ent of what is generally regarded as universal Masonic law.. . The third resolution violates every principle of Masonic law and never should have been agreed to. A majority of the Lodges working i? any province are fully competent to decide as to the advisability Df setting. up an independent Grand Lodge; if. this is done no new Lodge should be warranted in this ter'ritory by the mother Grand Lodges. To requ'ire ~'at least two-thirds of the Lodges in each Jurisdiction" to signify their adhesion to the new body is grossly unjust and un-Masonic. This resolution, however, goes even still farther and withholds recognition unless it is granted by all three of the. mother Grand Lodges, notwithstanding two-thirds of the Lodges existing under each Constitution may request it. It practically leaves' but one course to be pursued in establishing a Grand Lodge in a province and that is by Masonic rebellion. Suppose in any province - t.here wer,e one hundred Lodges wor.king under the Constitution of t.he Grand Lodge of Ireland, one hundred under the Grand Lodge of England, and two working undrr the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The ''Grand Lodge of Scotland, as it has heretofore done, 'prohibits the J,odges '01' member of Lodges 'under its obedience, in'the Lodge or out of it,' to discuss the advisability of forming an independent Grand Lodge; under these circumstances one of these Scotch Lodges fails "to g~ve its adhesion to the movement to organize a new Grand Lodge while all of the 201 remaining Lodges are desirous of doing so. Unaer the resolution agreed to, recognition must be withheld by all of. these

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Grand Lodges, the objection of this one Lodge frustrating the deSIre of all the others. It is certainly much bette~ that Lodges should be governed by one local Grand Lodge composed of their own repre-'sentatives and conversant with, their own situation and needs rather than be governed by three independent Grand Lodges on the other side of the globe. As ,long as Masons are Freemasons it is safe to say t~at they will not permanently submit to such dictation by the' parent Grand Lodge, ~hether. they receive recognition therefrom or not; nor will other independent Grand Lodg'es, through. courtesy, respect such determination or 'unite in an endeavor to coerce the Lodges to remain in obedience to the mother Gran9 Lodges. His Grace the DUKe of Abercorn, Dublin, Grand Master; j~ord Castletown, Dublin, Grand Secretary. ' '

NEW ZEALAND. The Grand Lodge met in Annual Communication at Palmerston North, on Wednesday, May 10, 1905, M. W. Bro. Alfred H. Burton. - Grand Master, presiding. Number of 'L~dges, 136; membership,' 7,221; net gain,595. The opening address of the Grand Master is very brief, taking less than two pages <;>f the Proceedings. The opinion IS expressed that the Grand Lodge will be reasonably satisfied with the progress made during the preceding twelve months. Considerable accessions to the number of the Lodges and to their membership is reported. ,The G. L .. is counselled to rather discourage the formation of new Lodges than to wish to extend their numbers "without regard to the particular circumstances of each case." "\Ve are, I think," says the Grand Master, "quite aware of the great importance in every way of enhancement of quality rather than merely increasing our numbers." Ap.y Mason who disregards this principle has either failed to grasp 'or Else has forgotten the teachings of the Craft given when he took his first step in Ma,sonry. ' He was then t/?ld: "If, in the eircle of your acquaintance, you find a person desirous of being initiated int<? Masonry, be particularly careful not to recommend him, unless you are convinced he will conform to our rules." This instruction cannot be complied with by recominen~Ung for membership one who is a sceptic, a libertine, a gambler, Sabbath

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breaker, drunkard, profane swearer or, an extortionist. Such stones do not look wen in the Temple of Freemasonry. The financiai affairs of the Grand Lodge are in 'a healthy con路 dition, over forty-three thousand' dollars being on hand and available for use. Last year regulations were made restricting the issuance of circular appe'als ~mong the Lodges for charity. This has 'effected a considerable" improvement in conditions. We are told that a Mason's charity should be as boundless as the w~nts of humanity. Nevertheless,_there is a limit to a Mason's financial capacity. The old maxim that "Charity should begin, at home," is agoo.d one. The great trouble is that too frequently it is permitted to end there as well. The Boards of Benevolence and General Purposes were instructed. to submit to the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge a .definite proposal confining the issue of circular appeals to the Lodges under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge. This proposition brought out some opposition which was led by V. W. Bro. Dr. Withers, who is the representative of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. Seven ne'w Lodges were erected during the. year and the Grand Lodge of Queensland was accorded fraternal recognition. The controversy between the Grand Lodge of New Zealand and the Grand Lodge of Scotland still continues and shows no indications of drawing to a close. Lately the Grand Lodge of Scotland has taken the indefensible position that its former recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand being unilateral and not a contract is subject to revocation by the Grand Lodge of Scotland. This is certainly something new, in international M,asonic law. It would be as if the government of Great Britain should now withdraw its admission of the independence of the United States or America, and tantamount to a declaration of war. It would mean Masonic w-arfare with all the independent Grand Lodges of the world' siding with New Zealand. One Brother who was in far away Alaska sent the Grand Lodge a valuable gavel made from the tusks of a mastodon" a species of animal that became extinct thousands 路of years ago. The strikii;.g _ boards ac'companying it were also slices of ivory from the same source, and the ornamentations were of pure g6ld, worth nearly five huhdr.ed dollars, which the donor had dug out of the hills of Alaska. Valuable as was this gift the spirit that prompted it is of greater worth. M. W. Bro. Alfred Henry Burton, Dunedin, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. 楼alcolm Niccol, Dunedin, Grand Secretary.

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NEW SOUTH WALES. Numbe.r: of Lodges, 201. '. For the year ending

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Following England, Quarterly Communications are held. Grand Lodge meets at Sydney, N. S. W.

The

A special Communication was held July 18, 1904, attended by 3,500 'Brethren, the occasion being the installation of Grana Master Remington for the sixth time as GiaJ?d Master of Masons. It h,as been the custom of this Grand Lodge, following that prevailing in the Gran,d Lodge of England, upon the re-election of a: Grand Master to simply proclaim him as having been.duly insta.lled, without caJling upon him to again take the obligation. In his excellent address the Grand Master alluded to this custom and said: â&#x20AC;˘ "The obligation which- I took upon me on the volume of the sac~ed law five years ago I will continue to observe throughout the ensuing twelve months, and until' a successor shall be duly elected and installed in my stead, so 'help me God." Concerning the formation of new and independent Grand Lodges in the provinces of Australia, 'he said : "We young communities out here 'may be regarded as setting up housekeeping for i:)urselves and claiming from our parents just that tilr.cly recognition, support, council and adyice which a son might claim from his mother." He recommended that recognition be extended to the new independent Grand Lodge of Queensland, wishing them Godspeed in their work. Later 'the Grand Lodge complied with this suggestion and recognized this new claimant for Grand Lodge honors. M. W. Bro. Remington participated in the inaugural ceremonies of the new Grand Lodge and installed its first Grand Master at Brisbane. He mentioned the fact that in ,every instal1ce the Grand Lodge of England and Scotland have opposed the formation of independent Grand Lodges .in the provinces, and that therefore there is no need to await thee.ffects of appeals to the mother Grand Lodges. Among the disp'ensations granted we notice three that are' in accordance with ancient usage, but are seldom found now-a-days in the records of Grand Lodge pr~ceedings. ,These a're' 'ifor the' initiation of a Lewis," meaning thereby, the son of a Mason over eighteen and under twenty-one years of age. When the time approached for the election of a Grand Master for the ensuing year the Grand Master applied to the Governor of the

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province for permission to nomin'ate him as his successor, being desirous on his part to lay down the burdens of the offic~. This permissio~ was granted, but on account of the serious ill health of Laay Rawson, the Governor's wife. he received a note from his excellency telling him that he would leave' immediately for England and so he ne~d not propose him for election. He then wrote him requesting, that notwithstanding his absence, he should be permitted to propose his name for election, telling him that the ceremony of installation could be deferred until his return from Engl~nd. Again receiv'ing his consent he reported the whole matter to the Grand Lodge and nominated "Right Worshipful Brother Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, Knight Commander of the Bath, Governor of the State of New. South Wales, and Past Grand Warden of Englan.d, as Grand' Master of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales of Ancient Free and .Accep'ted Masons." . The reverence for titles and authority entertained by our colonial Brethren is something 'that it is difficult for American Masons to understand. We hav;e been raised in an atmosphere of democracy and honor-no man, simply for his worldly wealth, possessions or titles. We aim to select our Grand Masters o~ account of their knowledge of and devotion to Freemasonry rather than because of the official station held by them. To our Australian Brethren their action in this behalf seems the most natural thing in the world, while to us it seems strange and unusual. A report on Foreign Correspondence, after the practice of American Grand Lodges, is published with the proceedings; compiled by a committee of five of their distinguished Brethren. The reviews are not extended,' and contain nothing in the way of comment, criticism or opinion. Missouri finds a place in the report; a fair summary being given of the proceedings of its Eighty-fourth Annual Communication. Sir H~rry Holdsworth Rawson, K. C. B., Sydney; Grand Master. Arthur H. Bray, Sidney, Grand Secretary. We have before us what we presume is a souvenir edition, handsomely bound, of the "Proceedings of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales of Ancient Free-and Accepted Masons, in special Communication, held at the Town Hall, Sydney, on Tuesday, April , 24, 1906, for the installation of his excellency, M. W. Bro. Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawso'n~ K. C. B., as GrandMaster and investiture of Grand Lodge O~cers." A three-quarter size picture o'f the. Grand Master wi~h a full : equipment of regalia adorning his 'portly person, forms the frontisG. L. Ap.-16

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piece. Next we have an imposing picture of the Town Hall in Sydney, where路 the installation. took place, then a front view of the Masonic HaIi,showing a splendid路 structure, then a three-quarter, clear cut, picture of the Deputy GrandMaster R. W. Bro. William Charles Shipway.. Then a group in the Gran'd East, showing the Grand Master an'd Grand Lodge .Officers in the act of being hlstalled. -Then we have an imposing picture .of the disstalling Grand Master, John Cochrane Remington. Then group picture of the Grand Mas路 tel' and. Grand Lodge Officers of Victoria, a similar "group of the . Grand Master and 'Grand Lodge Office\s of Queensland. Then a view of the interior of the' Town Hall at Sydney, with the immense audi-' enee witnessing .the ceremony. These fine pictures, are interleaved with the Grand Board's tribute, the odes, anthems and addresses, making all together a splendid souvenir of the occasion. This interesting publication may be seen in the office of our Grand Secretary. In this connection,. we received, while writing this report. a Communication by mail from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales, which we here ~nsert: THE GHA,ND' LODGE OF ENGLAND, THE GHAND LODGE OF NEW SOuTH. . WALES, AND THE GRAND LODGE OF' QuEENSLAND. The Grand Master of New South Wales having learned that a Pamphlet, under the hand of V. W. Bro. John Strachan, Grand Registrar, dated London, 14th May, 1906, has been reprinted and widely Girculated, has directed that the following correspondence relating thereto shall be printed and forwarded to all Sister Grand. . Lodges for their information. By command of the M. W. Grand Master, ARTlnm H. BHA~, The Masonic Hall, Sydney, 24th July, 1906. Grand Secretary. UNITED GRA]\"I) LODGE OF El\'GLAND. FREEMASONS' HALL, Great Queen Street: - 'J.,.ONDON, W. C., 24t.h May, 1906. DEAR SIR AND VERY VlOHSHIl'FuL BROTHEH-I am desired by the Board of General Purposes' to forward to the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales the accompanying Report of the Grand Reg'istrar, which the Board has adopted in its entirety, as its reply to !he Memorandum by. M. W. Bro. Remington, sent -by the Grand Secretary of New South Wales on the 29th September, 1905. The Boa;rd, while reciprocating the feelings .of respect and regard which our new South Wales Brethren tendered -through their Grand

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Secretary,路 would assure them of a sincere desire on the part of the Grand ~odge of England that; fraternal harmony should prevail through all the lawful Jurisdictions. To this end a removal of all misunderstanding is necessary, and the Board trusts that the accompanying full -and frank review of the situation will have the desired effect. I am, dear Sir and V. W. Brother, Yours faithfully and fraternally, (Signed) E. LETCHWORTH, V. W. Bro. AHTHUR H. BRAY,

Grand Secretary.

Grand Secretary, New South wal;s. TIH~

UNITED GRAND LODGE OF NEW SOUTH路 "VALES. THE MASONIC HALL, 283 Castlereagh Street, SX"DNEY, 16th July, ] 906.

Sm EDW AnD LETCHWORTH, Grand Secretary, United Gr,and LOdge or E11.gland, London:

DEAR SIR AND V. W. BROTHEH-I am directed by the Board of General Purposes to acknowledge your letter of 25th May, enclosing copy of the Report of your Grand Registrar on the "Queensland question," the tone of which is much regretted by the Board.

The Board heartily reciprocates the desire you express that fraternal harmony should prevail, and with this object has, at the request of our Grand Master, His Excellency Sir. Harry Rawson, placed your letter and the report in his hands. The Board, therefore, has only. to say at present that: First-The responsibility for the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland rests upon the Grand Lodge of New South Wales (who accorded such recognition upon the official report of this' Board), and not upon Grand Master Remington or any particular officer of Grand Lodge. Second-All correspondence and information in his possession was placed路 before the Board by the Grand .secretary, whose actions thrbughout were in accord with the known sentiments of Grand Lodge, as evinced in succession to Victoria, Tasmania, New Zealand, '''estern Australia, and finally Queensland. Third-The Grand Lodge of New South Wales dOES not recognize any "sole" Masonic Jurisdiction in Queensland, but on the contrary does and路 will maintain the friendliest attitude towards the Lodges which adhere to their original Grand Lodges. This does not in any way affect the recognition accorded to the Grand Lodge of Queens-,

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land as Regularly established in that territory, for the Board cannot agree that such Regularity can depend on any private agreement made between the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and' Ireland. 1 am, dear Sir and V: W. Brother, _

Yours fraternally, . . (Signed)

AHTHTR H.

BHAY,

Grand Secretary.

SypNEY, 13th July, 1906. . DEAR GI~AN]) MASTEH-I enclose my promised'remarks on V. W. Bro. Strachan's memorandum, headed "The Queensland Question," .haVing, as suggested by you, in the interests of peace, refrained from any" rejoinder to his charges against me of disingenousness, want of candour, and so forth, being content to let the facts speak- for themselves. I hope the memorandum in question has not been published in the Masonic press, or 'circulated among the Grand路 Lodges of the world; but if it has been, I shall expect equal publicity to be giv~n to my present reply. Otherwise I am content to leave my vindication in your ~ands. I remain, Yours faithfully and fraternally, H. E. ADMIRAL (Signed) J. C. REMfNGTON. SIR HARRY RAWSON, G'-C. B., &c., State Government' House, Sydney. THE GRAl\'J) LODGE OF ENGLAl\'D

ANI)

THE GRAND LODGE OF QUEENSLA?>D.

At the'request of the Grand Master of New South Wales (M. W. Bro. Sir Hary Rawson), I have read carefUlly a pamphlet of eleven pnges of printed matter, dated 14th May, 1906, andsign"ed John Strach,an, Grand Registrar. Before commenting as briefly as possible upon the various paragraphs, I may point out. that the interview alluded" to in the first few lines 'of the pamphlet was solely between our Past Grand Master (then visiting Sydney) and myself (then Grand Master), ana not any "Officers or some of them." I also think it necessary to record that the "unofficial correspondence" referred to on page 10 of V. W. Bro. Strachan's pamphlet, bad nothing to do with the present matter, but dealt solely with another of years ago, in which also he had been a vigorous opponent of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales.

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First-The 'grand Registrar's interpretation of my views as to the Regularity of a Grand Lodg'e, is .unfair to say the least of it. In my adqressin Brisbane, 'on the 29th October, 1904, I, indicated them clearly thus: "We had to be assUI:ed that a reasonable proportion of the'LOdges already existing in Queensland had joined in the establishment of a Grand Lodge. How many, this should be is one of the arguable points which the circumstances of each case must decide, We sJ;lOuld hardly have been disposed to act upon the late Dr. Mackey's well-known dictum that 'three Lodges are sufficient,' unless indeed they were the only existing ones in the Territory; but, on the other hand, we decline to agree with the assertion that there must be an absolute majority of the existing -Lodges in agreement to establish, a Grand Lodge; and, still less, with the contention that there must be a majority of' those holding under each Constitution. The former 'cond'iti~n would, probably, and the latter almost certainly prevent the establishment of any more new Grand Lodges anywhere." The Grand Lodge of New South. Wales (1877 to 1888), which Brother Strachan evidently considers was "Irregular," and .of which, by the way, I never was a member and am not a partisan, was established by thirteen Lodges out of forty-five existing at the time, and' was recognized as "Regular" by' nearly all the Grand Lodges of the world, with three notable exceptions. England 路and Scotland natur- . ally supported their District Grand Lodges, in the words of the late Brother Shadwell-Clerke, "~o long as they continued to desire it." , I~eland had a special grievance against some of her old Lodges, about defective. returns. This I had the pleasure of removing in 1889-90, receiving then the thanks路 of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, and their Grand Representative's Jewel.' Scotland, Canada and Nova Scotia are other instances of Grand Lodges formed by~ minorities. Second~The Grand Lodge of New South Wales postponed recognItion of Queensiand until the Board of,General Purposes recommended it after full inquiry, of which a report was published in our Proceedings for September, 1904. The facts of the case, about which Brother Strachan has apparently dark suspicions, are contained in that report,.'and in the one published by Grand Lodge of the visit paid to Brisbane in October, 1904. .

Third-The Grand Registrar "thinks" the refus~l of' Ireland to recognize Queensland was :known here before the visit. to Brisbane. It certainly was not, nor for more than a month afterwards. As to the suspension of some Brethren of the English Constitution, for something 'preceding the formation of the Grand Lodg'e of Queens-

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land, I learned-the particulars quite recently. So far as understood , at the time, their offence was joining in forming it. Fou~th-The Board of General Purposes, having already dealt with t~e Grand Lodge of Scotland's reply to my previous memorandum, nothing can be gained by again traversing it, except in so far as it is now referred to under three, and further under five and six.

Five and Six-My first intimation that the Brother specially mentioned was accused- of anything, except joining in forming the Grand Lodge of Qu~ensland, was on the 29th August, 1905, when there was brought under' my, notice ,-the Report of the Grand . Commit~e~ of Scotland of the 20th of July, 1905, and I received a few days later a Circular direct from Scotland (postmarked Edinburgh, 3rd August), covering the report on his case, dated 2nd March, 1905. I thereupon wrote the Grand Master of Queensland, asking him if he knew anything as to the'truth of the charge of which I had just learned. He replied that until receipt of a printed copy of the Expulsion Proceedings, sent him anonymously in April, 1905, he had no knowledge that there was any difference between the charges made against the expelled Brother, and those against other Brethren who ,had been suspended for taking part, 'either directly or indirectly, in . the formation, of the Grand Lodge of Queensland. He weDJ: on to -quote the Brother's defence, if he had had a fair hearing, which left the impression that in this case the crime had been made to fit'the punishment. My statement that this Brother is not, and never was, an Officer of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, was simply a repetItion of its Grand Master's statement to me, but it appears to me to be strictly correct, as I understand both he and another Brother, since suspended by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, purposely refrained from cf;Lndidature for the office to avoid cause of offence. J?:e claimed Past Rank, but that was byvirtue of his former Scottish Commissio tl , as 'indicated by the letter (S.' C.) after his name, which Brother Strachan has apparently failed to notice. Seventh-This paragraph needs no comment. Our Grand Lodge's action has been misinterpreted, but we cannot help that; we did right according to our lig'hts. Eighth-This paragraph traverses all our ideas of the formation of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, about which it was believed the Grand Lodge of New South Wales knew more than any othe'r Grand Lodge; we recognized it on 1st February, 1900; England not till five weeks later.

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It is useless arguing further, but I may, however, point out that the Grand Lodge of New South Wales did not recognize the Grand Lodge of Queensland as having "sole jurisdiction" any more than the Grand Lodge on England' did the Grand Lodge of Western Australia. In conclusion, while thoroughly agreeing with Grand Registrar St~achan as to there being no difficulty about having a Grand Lodge embracing all the Lodges of Queensland, which is probably what he means. by a "Regular Sovereign Grand Lodg'e," I differ altogether with his proposed meth.ods, and here at least he will surely allow Australian experience to carry some .weight. In the light of past experifnce in this part of the world, 1 am confident that the only practidl.ble course is for the existing Grand Lodge to meet the District Grand Lodges on an equality by each appointing Representatives to consult- and agree l.lpon a B~sis of Union. -. . "What happened in New South Wales was that the swelling tide of a brotherly desire for Unity proved too, strong for even lifelong prejudice, and our old District Grand Master early in 1888 expressed to Lord Carnarvon, then Pro-Grand Master of England, who was at that time in Sydney, his willingness to resign his position, 'which he subsequently did, hoping to be succeeded as Distdct- Grand 'Master by His Excellency Lord Carrington, even though he k'new that distinguished F'reemason had also been nominated as Grand Master of the old Grand Lodge of New South Wales with the expressed inten~ tion of bringing- about a Union of the Craft, which was consummated _a few months later with even greater success and with completer unanimity than its most sanguine advocates .had. ventured to anticipate. Exactly the same circumstances are haraly likely to occur here." - This is what 1. said at Brisbane twenty months ago. But they have occ:urred: Lord Chelmsford, Governor of the State, has been elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Queensland, and is zealous for Union. Unless I greatly mistake the feeling of the Brethren, that sentiment will be as generally, acclaimed as it was' in New South Wales eighteen years ago. A heavy responsibility wm lie at the door of any who set up artificial barriers to prevent the spreading over the land of a brotherly desire for Unity, (Signed) . J. C. REMINGTON, Past Grand 路Master.

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GOV"~RNl\fE:NT路 HOUSE,

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published and circulated, I would forward his reply to be alSo circulated, please have this letter and the enclosed papers marked 1, 2 - and 3, printed and- sent out as soon as possible. I remain yours truly arid fraternally, HARHY H. RAWSON,

Grand Master.

QUEENSLAND. For the year ending June 1, 1905, G. L. Hutton, Grand Master. Quarterly Communications 'and a number of Emergent Communica~ tions were held during the year. The number of LodgES now ill obedience to this Grand Jurisdiction is forty-four, but we are unable to state th€ number of their m€mbers .01' what gain. if any, has been made. Fair progress ha~ been made in ~ecuring recognition. The Lodges existing in the Province of Queensland that were under the· control of the Grand Lodge of England, some sixty-two or three in number, were not allowed to discuss the advisability of the formation of an independent Grand Lodge except by dispensation, which it is stated was offered to them under almost impossible conditions. -The Lodges under the Scottish Co'nstitution, sixty-two or three in number, were absolutely debarred under threat of expulsion, from discussing the q~estion, or the members ,thereof even considering the matter under like penalty. Notwithstanding these coercive measures fourteen of these Lodges'di,d discuss the matter, and in every instance ended the matter by giving allegiance to the new movement. Twenty-six Irish Lodges existed in the Province.' These were allowed to discuss the matter freely, and after so doil}.g twenty-five· of the twenty-six declared themselves .{nfayor of forming an independent Grand Lodge for the Province. The motives which impelled them to do so were not motives of disloyalty to the mother Grand Lodges. They went as a son would go out of his father's house to set up a home of his o w n . ' Henceforth we feel certain Queensl~nd Masons will march under the same banner of Queensland r.ather than of England, Ireland or ScotI31nd. It is the old fable of the bundle of sticks, "anyone ·stick is weak, but tie them together and they become strong." G. S., HUTTON,_ . Grand Master.

C. H. H AHPELEY, Grand Secretary.

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MEMBERSHIP OF GRAND LODGES IN RELATIVE ORDER OF STRENGTH. New' york Illinois· Penn~ylvania

Ohio Michigan Massachusetts Indiana Missouri Texas· Iowa California Kentucky Kansas: Maine Georgia New Jersey .. , Wisconsin Minnesota Tennesse Connecticut Alabama Arkansas : Virginia Nebrask'a North Carolina· " Mississippi Vermont Maryland Colorado

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . : .. . .

139,206 ~74,741

67,706 61,636 . 51,871 46,790 . 42,627 40,983 38,270 36,789 - 31,619 26,992 25,986 25,307 25,289 23,487 21,251 '20,287 19,~20

19,346 16,667 16,155 15,846 14,719 14,578 12,244 11,535 11,057 10,997

West Virginia , .. 10,121 9,565 New Hampshire . 8,997 \\IY ashington . 8,960 Louisiana . South Carolina . 7,937 7,365 District of Columbja. " . 7,322 Oregon . Rhode Island . 6,428 6,363 Indian Territory . 6,019 Florida: . 5,976 Oklahoma . 5,957 South Dakota . 5,153 North Dakota , .. " . 4,013 Montana .. Delaware . 2,668 2,056 Idaho . 1,809 Wyoming . . New Mexico.· . 1,484. 1,213 Utah . Arizona . 1,191 Nevada . 1,030 Canada (Ontario) . 35,000 4,786 Manitoba . : . 4,70!) : . Quebec : 4).417 Nova Scotia . British Columbia . 2,859 New Brunswick 2,204 . Prince Edward Island .., 608 1,129,611

CONCLUSION. Ip. conning over Proceedings under review we have been impressed with the popularity of our Order and the unprecedented increase in our members, whereas a few years ago Masonry was subjected to the hiss and viper-tongued malice of the guilty crowd. Now it is apparently the pampered child and favorite pet of all. None now, comparatively speaking, froJr.l the pulpit, the political, forum or the tripod of the press, seek· to defame and persecute, but all,

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as it were, ask opportunity to pay respect, while the zealous, curious multitude "are knocking for admission at the door of its Temple. While this state of things may bein some respects rather" pleasing than otherwise, would it not De well to look out, and heed the clarion words of Infinity when he utters the telling caution, "Beware when all me'n speak well of you!" A host to do battle consists not in numbers, but in the men of the r~nks, and the discipline that puts shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip, knee to knee, and foot to foot, constituting a oneness inspirit, in head and in soul-stirring emotion. Beware, Brethren, lest we have the" form-the machinery-the tinseling of Masonry without its power, which is to be found alone in the integrity of its members. Then let us guard well the outer door; inspect well the timber. that is offered, and see that none but good men and true are admitted into our ranks. Fraternally submitted,

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RECOGNITION OF GRAND LODGES. The following Foreign G'rand Lodges are recognized as regular by the Grand Lodge of Missouri: Grand Lodge. British Columbia Canada · Cos t a R lCa

Grand Sec,·eta1·Y. Add,·ess. Robert E. Brett Victoria. . Hugh. Murray Hamilton, Onto D'lego P d ' Jose, 'de Costa ove ano........... {San R'lCa, C" . . .n • Cuba (Island of) Aurelio Mirando Havana. Denmark : Rasmus O. Nielsen Copenhagen . Wilhelm Lotz : Frankfort-on-Main. . Eclectic Union Egypt l\1:ichel Bey Saleh Cairo. England Edward Letchworth London. Germany Wm. Wald Berlin. Ireland H. E. Flavelle, D. G. S.. D,ublin. Manitoba James A. Ovas : Winnipeg. Netherlands J. Isebree Moens ;.Rotterdam. New Brunswick John T. Twining Hartt...St. John. New South Wales Arthur H. Bray Sydney. New Zealand Malcolm Niccol Dunedin. Norway Theodor-Hansen · Christiania. _ Nova Scotia Thomas Mowbray Halifax. Porto ·Rico " Alhert E. M,artinez San Juan. Prince Edward Island Niel MacKelvie Summerside. Quebec Willlf. Whyte Montreal. Queensland Chas. H. Harley Brisbane. Royal York G. Mitzlaff Berlin. Saxony Ernst Hattenius Dresden. Scotland David Reid Edinburgh. Southern Australia Jas. H. Cunningham Adelaide. Sweden Sven H. B. Svensson Stockholm. Tasmania : John Hamilton Hobart. Three Globes Oscar Zwickau Berlin. United Grand Lodge of Victoria..J ohn Braim Melbourne. Valle de Mexico F. Iglesias Mexico. Western Australia J. D. Stevenson Perth. Zur Sonne Geo. H. Fischer Bayreuth . . Zur Eintracht : · Ca~l Nies Worms.

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AI)DRE~SES

Appendix.

[Sept'.

OF GRANp' SECRETARIES.

State. Alabama Arizona Arkansas California : Colorado Connecticut Delaware District ofColumbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Iowa .Kansas Ke.ntucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Micbigan Miil.llesota Missouri.. Mississippi.. Montana Nebraska ~ Nevada New Hampshire : ~ New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota · Ohio Oklahoma ~~ Oregon : Pennsylvania : Rhode Island .-

Name. Address. George A. Beaucbamp Montgomery. George J. Roskruge Tucson. Fay Hempstead Little Rock.' George Johnson San Francisco. Chaa: H .•Jacobson Denver. Hartford. J ohn H.' Barlow Benj. F. Ba,rtr::tm Wilmington. Arvine W. Jobnston "\Vashington. Wilbur P. 'Vebster Jacksonville. W. A. "\Volihin : Maeon. Theophilus W. Randall, Boise. J. H. C. Dill. Bloomington. Calvin W. Prather lndianapolis.. Rev. J. S. Murrow ,Atoka. Newton R. Parvin Cedar Rapids. Albel.'t I~. ·W~lson Topeka. H. B. Grant Louisville. Richard Lambert.. New Orleans. • Stephen Berry PortIand. Wm. M. 18aac ~ Baltimore.· Sereno D. Nickerson Boston. Reed City. Lou B. Winsor Tl1omas Montgomery St. Paul. John R. Parson St. Louis. Frederic Speed Vicksburg. Cornel~us Hedges Helena. Franci8 E. Wbit~ Omaha. C. N. Noteware:..·:;.:i Carson. Frank D. 'Voodbury Concord. Thos. H-. R. Redway Trenton. Alpheus 'A. Keen ·.. Albuquerque. Edward M. L. Ehlers New York. John C. Drewry Raleigh. hank J. Thompson Fargo. J. H. Bromwell.. Cincinnati. James S. HunL ~.Guthrie. James. F: Robinson Eugene.. William A. Sinn Philadelphia. S. P. Williams Providence.

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253

State. Name. Address. South Car~1ina: Jacob T. Barron Columbia. , Geo.路 A. Pettigrew Sioux Falls. South Dakota ; John B. Garrett Nashville. Tennessee Texas John \Vatson Waco. 1 Utah Christ~pher Diehl Salt Lake City. Vermont.. H. H. 路Ross Burlington. Virginia Geo. W. Carrington Richmond. Washington : Horace .W. Tyler Seattle. West Virginia :.. H. R.Howard Point Pleasant. Wisconsin Wm. \V. Perry :..Milwaukee. Saratoga. \Vyoming W. L. KuykendaU : Robert E. Brett.. Victoria. British COlumbia Canada Hugh Murray Hamilton,Ont.Costa -Rica : Diego Povedano Sa~ Jose. ~ . Cuba ~; i Aurelio Miranda Havana. Denmark .. : : Rasmus 0. Nielsen Copenhagen. Ec1etic Union Wilhelm Lotz Frankf't-6n-Main Egypt Michel Bey Saleh.i; Cairo. England ;Edward Letchworth London. Germany ~ ~ ~m. Wald Berlin. Ireland : Henry E. FlaveIle,D.G.S.Dublin. Manitoba , James A. Ovas Winnipeg. Netherlands :J. Isebree Moens Rotterdam. New Brunswick : John Thomas Twining Hartt..St. John. New South Wales Arthur H. Bray Sydney. Malcolm Niccol.. Dunedin. New Zealand ' Norway Theodor Hansen Christiania. Nova Scotia ~ T}~omas Mowbray, Halifax. Porto Rico Albert E. Martinez San Juan. Prince Edward Island Niel MacKelvie Summerside. Will H. Whyte Montreal. Qllebec Queensland Chas. H. Harley Brisoane. Royal York G .. Mitzlaff Berlin. Saxony Ernst Rattenius Dresden. Scotland , David Reid Edinburgh. . South Australia J~l.Iries H. Ounningham ..Adelaide. Sweden , ; Sven H. B. Svensson Stockholm. Tasmania Jobn Hamilton Hobart. Three Globes Oscar Zwickau Berlin. United G. L. of Victoria John Braim ." Melbourne. F. M. Iglesias Mexico.. VaIle de Mexico W.estern Australia J. D. Stevenson Pertb. Zur .Eintracht Carl Nies Worms. Zur Sonne ~ Geo. H.Fischer Bayreuth . I

Appendix.

2,54

[Sept.

REPI{,ESENTATIVES I.

A.PPOINTED NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES BY TH-E GRANI> LODGE OF MISSOURI.

Grand Lodgp. Alabama Arizona ; Arkansas : British Columbia California 路 Canada Cuba : Colorado Connecticut.. .. ; Delaware District of Columbia Egypt ~ England Floricta Georgia Idaho ~ Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Ireland Kansas . Louisiana 路: Maine Michigan 路 Minnesota Mississippi Manitoba Maryland ~ Montana Nebraska : . Nevada New Brunswick New Hampshire New Jersey :

;

~Vame. H G. Earnest :Jas.S. Cromb :.; M. 'V. Greeson Rob~t Bourns McMicking.. : Charles, H. Bryan J ames K. Kerr Calixto Fajardo Edward J. Smith Lucius P. Deming Dr. Robert V. Watson Alexander McKenzie A. C. Garofallo Braxton Baker Irving P. Webster ~ T. ""V. Dooley Jonas W. Bro'vn George A. Stadler Mason J. Niblack : John A. Scott 'Vm. Hamilton Perry M. Hoisington John Puleston Dan'l P. Boynton \V. S. Linton ; Wm. A. McGonagle Nolan Stewart : R. P. Crookshank

Address. Piedmont. Clifton. Prescott. Victoria. San Francisco. Toronto. Havana.. Colorado Spgs. New Haven. l\filford. Washington. :Cairo. London. Gainesville. Eudora. ldaho City. Decatur. Yincennes. Muscogee. Dublin. Norton . New Orleans. Monmouth. Sagina'''. Duluth. Jackson. Rapid City. . George Booker -: Helena. George B. France York . C. N. Noteware parson City. !ohnThomasTwiningHartt.St. John. James E. Gridley Wolfboro. Spencer :F ullerton Camden. 0

1906.] Gra1}d Lodge.

New South Wales New York New Zealand North Carolina North Dakota ~ova Scotia : Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Prince Edward Island Quebec Rhode Island : Scotland South Australia ' South Carolina South Dakota :~· Tennessee Texas.: : Utah Valle de Mexico Vermont Victoria Virginia Washington Western Al1stralia West Virginia Wisconsin ~

Appendix. Name.

255 Address.

Ion D. Bossley Sydney. Chas. W. Frank :.NewYork City Wm. 'Varing'De Castro Wellington .. vVa1ter E. Moore Webster. George A. Luce Hope. James A. Gass.: Halifax. Ch·as. Stroud Sandusky. George Ruddell, J r W E'a~herfor'd_ J ohn I-I. Irvine ~ ..Tallman. C. C. Carlton Souris. Aylmer. T. A. Howard Charles C. Mumforcl Provideriee. James Smith Markinch. J ames Shakspeare Adelaide.. Geo. T.Bryan Greenvjlle. Thomas H. Brown Sioux Falls. John B. Garrett Nashville. B. B. Paddock · Ft. 'Vorth. Sidney'Watson Badcon Ogden. John C. MQrdougb Mexico. Silas H. ·Danforth St. Albans. Baron Marks Melbourne. George 'Vright.. Marion. Thomas M. Reed Olympia: A. C. Munro Perth. John H. 'Veymouth : Elkins. Henry L. Palmer · Milwaukee.

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256

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[Sept.

REPRESENTATIVES APPolNTlm BY OTHER GRAND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI.

Gra.nd Lodge.

Alabama Arizona Arkansas Briti~h Columbia California 路 Canada Colorado Connecticut.. Cuba Delaware District of Columbia Egypt.. England Florida 路 Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Ireland Kansas Louisiana Maine Manitoba Maryland Michigan. : Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Brunswick New Hampshire

Namf'.

: ~

A. M. Hough ; : :.Robert E. Collins ; F. J. Tygard Gib. W. Carson John E. Rvland :Xenophon' Ryland : E. F. Hartzell.. : Reuben Barney Thos. R. Morrow George E. Mayhall D. M..Wilson Rev. Jno. H. Miller R. F. Stevenson Jack P. Richardson Campbell Wells ; John R: Parson Martin Collins John H. Barr W路m. E. Hoke Samuel M. Kennard 'Vm. F: Kuhn 'Vin. H. Mayo: G. A. Goben 'Vm. R. Stubblefield Francis路 A. Leacb 0. 'V. Bolster Howard Watson A. C. Stewa~t : Wm. A. Hall. Chas. S. Vogel.. Seymour Hoyt T. A. Dunn Alexander M. Dockery

Address.

JefJerson City St. Louis. Butler. St. Louis. Lexington. Lexington. St. Joseph. Chillicothe. Kansas City. New London. Milan. Nevada. Kansas City. St. Louis. Platte City. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kansas City. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kansas City. St. L\>uis. Kirksville. St. Louis. Kansas City. Plattsburg. St. Louis. St. Loui8. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kansas City. Betbany. Gallatin.

Appendix.

1906J Grand Lodge. New Jersey ' New South Wales New York New Zealand North- Carolina North Dakota : Nova Scotia : Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Prince Edward Island Quebec Rhode Island Scotland : , : South Australia South Carolina South·Dakota Tasmania Tennessee ~ Tex;:Ls Utah Valle de Mexico Vermont ; Vict~ria , Virginia ~ : Washington : West Virginia Western Australia . ,.Wisconsin

257

Name. Jas. W. Boyd Ira V. McMillen Noah M. Givan ; Martin T. Balsley Sidney R. Wood Dorsey A. Jamison : L. B. Valliant J. B. Thomas A. 8.HouBton : D. B. Farnsworth Ralph t. Wardin C.,C. Woods T. W. Cotton John T. Short V. O. Saunders ;..Emanuel F. Hartzell. C. H: Briggs · Jno. J. Dillinger ; E F. Allen : Wm. M. Willia:ms R. R. Kreeger ;..V. F. Boor Henry W. Wait Edwa;rl . Higbee Rufus E. Anderson

Address. St. Joseph. Maryville. Harrisonville. ,Joplin. La Plata. St. Louis. St. Louis. Albany. Mexico. Springfield. Nevada. St. Louis. Van Buren. .. Jefferson City. St. Louis. , .. St. Joseph. Marshall. .. Milan. Kansas City. Boonville. Kansas City. . ~.Kallsas City. lndependence. Lancaster. ~.Hannibal.

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258

Appen.di.~.

[Sept.

DEATHS. REPORTED '1'0 TIlE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 1; 1906.

No. of Lodge.

2. 3.

4. 5.

8. 9.

?-O. 11. 12.

13. 15.

16. 17. 18.

19.

Name of j:>arty.

W. P. Coad. John Allan. Alex. Magee. Eo li'. Maffrand. S. 1. Gates. W. J. Brownfield. D. B. Spees. J. M. Davidson. S. H. Hoffman. Theodor Pommer. Jos. Brunner. J. M. Bixler. G. E. Fritsche. A. 'r. Elliott. W. C. Nollner. C. W. Wade. H. F. Denton. .T. T. Talliferro. M. Maurer. 1. M. Dotson. IF. M. D. McClure. J. J. Bartley. Alols Blanke. H. W. Kingsley. Sol Rels. C. B. Wardrop. Bissell Wilson. J. H. Wyeth. W. B. Sm~th.

Wm. Gilkey. J. D. Stephens. Thos. B. 'Henderson. W. F. Moore. John Castor. ·Wm. J. "rest. J. B. Mudd. J. A. Shaw. W. J. Jackson. T. A. Carter. D. H. Mos·s. W. B. Ct·aig.

No. of Lodge. Nwme of Party.

A. J. Kaufman. P. A. Schmitt. 1. M. HatTis. Henry Dunker. Robert Goldstein. 21. J. T. ·Enyart. F. A. EIam. 22. 'l'hos. F. Norris. 23. F. F. Clapper. 26.. 1\1. 'yo B. Knight. 29. J. M. Burris. 30. Wm. Perry. A. W. Scott. A.' .T. Ferguson. W. H. Wehry. 31. J. H. Barnes, Sr: L. B. Madison. R3. J. M. Mason. 34. Geo. T. Dunn. H. '\V. Pei.'kins. R5. F. S. Blackley. C. H. Stewart. 36. Rabt. McCulloch. 38. Wm. McCully. 40. .T. A. Kentnor. Sinclair Black. W. C. Wagener. 1<'. M. Lewis. . D. C. Price. L. A. Berger. 41. J. M. Bryan. J. D. Webb. 43. Allan McDowell. 45. John 'V. Br·ooks. 46. W. P. Talley. 47. H. D. Groves. J. R. li'arris. 48. F. C.' Torrey. P. S. Poston. J. W. Swartwood. 49. J. F. Clark. 50. W. R. Wilson. 20.

1906.] No. at Lodge. Name ot Party. ;'2. ·Alex:. Trotter. 53. Geo. A. Woodbridge. 54. H. D. Reid. 55. W. A: Hogge. 56. A. J .. Renshaw. W. S. Howard. 57. J. C. Brown. 58. R. Powell. 60. J. L. Farmer. 62. J. w. Wriglit. John O. Wamsley. 63. J. F. McKinneJ'. . 68. J. W. Snipe's: 69: Smith Jackson. 70. J. ]\:1. Wal,ker.· 74.. G. Chapman. O. B. Anderson. M. H. IIolcomb. John Taylor. 76. H. B. Gooch. 77. John Lawrence. 78. D. L. Newburn. Joseph S.· Brown('. '1'. M. Haynes. 79. John Mueller. SO. David V. Baber. 83. H. C. Cotton. R. P. Goodall. 85. .J ohn Robertson. 86. NathanWalp. V. Wilson. C. S. Hughes. J. 1\1. Daley. S7. H. G. Sullivan. J. F. Finley, Sr. R. Poland. 1.. W. Shafer. •J. B. Fly. 88. Henry Nelson. 89. J. A. Grace. 90. .T. B. Martin, Jr. 91. G. W. Wilcox: G. W. Wilson. 92. W. A. Gunn. A. E. Rule. L. Reed. H. T. Holloway. 93. John Vogt. Samuel Hitt. H. A. Pott. E. S. Thomas. J. N. Whitelaw.

Appendix.

259

No. at Lodge. Name at Party.

93.

H. Thompson. E. A. Kimmel.

94.

G. M. Jone~.

95. 96.

Geo. Horneker. B. G. Doyle. S. P. Engles. 97. A. M. Haney. 98. F. C. Corbett. 99. J. T. Potter. 100. C. ·C. Rountree. 102. '1'. A. Clyman. J. T. Richards. 103. D. R. Cowan. 104. B. II. Hungerford. 105.. J. A. Montgomery. E. A. Powell. W. H. Foncannon. J. W. Quail. 106. J. M. Phillips. J. F. Jordan. 107. S. C. Haynie. A. Hendricks. 108. C. F. Brown. W. C. Underwood. M. N. LaMance. 109. . D. 1\1. Black. . E. J. Geisler. 110. W. L. Thompson: C. L. Knowles. 111. R. 1\:1. Tully. H. C. Sykes. 112. J. J. Jones. D. E. Everhart. ~14. E. L. l\IitcheIl. J. S. Parmer. S. D. Goi·don.' W. F. Switzler. '115. . .J. T. Adams. W. N. Bunch. A. E: Jenkins. S. McDaniel. 116. W. H. Forrester. 117. Mal'tin Spidel. 118. . Lester Tennell. 119. W. J. EdY. 121. J. Kehrmann. E. Raack. H. Ehlen. F. Prior. 122. J. M. Marsh. 123. Oswald Blake. Dan Haid.

260 No. of

Narn,e ot Pm·ty. 124. Levi Schaeffer. 126. H. C. Durlan. W. H. Emberton. W. McCullough-. 127.T. M. Humphre;y. Geo. F. Peery. H. M. Richat'ds: 128. C. W. Robertson. 132. H. Kenner. 133. J. C. B'erryman. James Copeland. 135. C. C. Miller. 136. J. B. Dnnbar. \". A. Jackson. ,137. 1. H. Depriest. 138. R. M. Cole. 139.. G. W. Hogrefe. 140.- John Burgesser. 142. J. H. Potter. 143. G.W. Howard. 144. lJ. B. SelYidge. 145. A. R. Cavaness. 146. Geo. Ferris. A. Tet-er; 148. '1'. L. Dunkerson. 149. J. B. Davis. .los. Wolf. H. W. Winkler. Charles Homer. .T. P. Coen, Jr. •Tohn ~. Ryland. 150. H. '1'. Connett. 151. Jason Moberly. D. '1'. C. Mitchell. A. H. Snodgrass. 152. .1. H. Russell. . .T. B. Moulder. 153. W. P. Renner. W: G. Lincoln. W. L. Skelton. 156. T. W. Stearns. W. H. Crone. J. W. Sapp. 157. J. W. Shandy. Daniel Snyder. 158. .1. B. Agee. J. F. Duff. 160. S. G. Appleby. 163. .T. H. Bethune. F Arntzen. J. W. Harrison. . A. H. Smith. Lodge.

Appendix.

[Sept.

NO .•of Lodge. No,me of Party. 163. Wm.· A. On.

] 64.

169. 170. 172.

174. 175.

177. 178. 179.

180. 183.

] 85.' 186. ]87. 1$8. 189.

] 90. 191. 193. 19~.

196. 197.

198. 199. 202.

,\'. A. Miller. Sullivan Frazier. W. S. Hopson. H. Seckman. R. P. Davis. C. A. McCloughan. Henry Sherman. Geo. B. Lat:rabee. C. E. Miller. G. W. Bohner. Eo C. Still. W .•1. Mayet'. J. II. Canada. F. M. Cole. Eli Hawk. J. E. Prater. D. K Morris. ,Joseph Holder. .1. '1'. Cooper. W. A. B. Seh!. L. I~al!. J. F. Bencler. W. G. A. Wood. W. F. Wood. S. C. Griswold. S. A. Mitchell. Gaston Littrell. Benj. Kirshberg. W. H. C. Nash . W. H. Cobb. Ishmael Davis. W. M. Kelly. .John Souther. S. C. Skinner. F. C.. Fischer. James Webb. . J. l\:i:. Studebaker. .Tos. C. Litzelfelnet·. J. M. Allen. J. Harden. H. R. Milliken. I. M ..Tones.' .T. R. Boyer. C. W. Yetter. John Wilson. B. Hall. W. H. King. Wm. McElvain. R. L. Damron. G. W. Hammack. S. W. Riley.

Appendix.

1906.] No. of ].)odfJC.

204. . 206. 207. 208. 209. I

213. 215. 216.

218.

220.

221.

224. 225. 228.

229. 2RO.

231. 233.

236.

'237.

238. 240. 241. 242.

1'10.

NfMne of Party.

Zach. Mills. W. J. "'fadden. Richard Barnes. Wm. P ..Johnson. J. II. ~Iann. C. A. Ray. A. H. Ol·chard. Wadldns. B. B. Hayden. M. liudson. M. E. ITunnefelt. D. 1\1. ~fal'low. C. A. Davis. Leo Frank. '.r. G. Clarkson. ,V. S. McLeod. T. A. Conner. J. W. Prough. M. M. Cable. Philip Casey. J. L ..Walker. .Jacob Berlingel" .J. M. Ross. D. Crites. J. K. P. Ellis. J ..1. Tanner. Albert G. Hill. D. H. Givan. J. A. Bozarth. Wm. Kidwell. James Frlcnd. C.' Cartoll. M. Goqnan. ,1. C. Senne. J. M. Barbel'. .1. Claybrook. L. Stuookp-l. H. Shook. Ii. K .1 enklns. I. A. Coles. C. W. Hamisfor. H. MeAJlister. J. McCurdy. D. '1'. Gunnels. Isaac MOI·gan. Wm. Windle. L. 'V. Lyda. Jamcs Wiley. Abram Bakel'. S. S..J ones~ ,,1. W. Alexander. ,1. R. Oliver.

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Lodgl'.

24:3.

245. 247. 251. 2::>5. 256.

258: 259. 262. 263. 264. 265. 267.

271.

272.

275. 276. 278. 279. 280. 281. 282.

283. 285. 286. 287. 288. 291.

Name

0t Party.

W. A. Colvin. Charles Ely. O. O. Girard. W. l\1alrnenc. W .•1. :Matthew. W. F. Xolker. .,1. H. Warren. n. C. Pep'pel·. .1. H. Mittendorf. E. H. Files. A. C. Harmon. V. W. Bryant. .Jolm· Bvrton. A. L. Eshbaugh. Wm. F. Hobb. H. C. Fisher. N. T. Robel'ts. K G. Banfield. G. W:Coley. T. J. Stalcup.. T. N. Stockstill. .1. R. Kelley. H. B. Hilgerman. L. A. WhitchUl·ch. J. B. Baltcr. D. R. Price. J. R. 'Moon. C. C. Clements. J. H. Fulbright. C. C. Blood. S; S. Robinson. W. S. Shirk,' Sr. F. Landman!;!. W. N. Kerr. 1. J. Lovett. F. II. Ellyson. A. C. Jones. Wm. B. Hill. O. Trotter. .1. K. P. Alexander. .1.H. Vance. John T. ,Smith. 'V. E. Franke. J. J. Hom. Reuben Roby. J. O. Ellis. .T. W. Rupe. G. H. Hackney. Alonzo True. G. W. Patee. G. W. Gardner. P. ,fJ. Parsons.

[Sept.

Appendix. No. of Lo~ge.

292.

297. 299.

303.

305.

S07. S·08. 309. 314. 315. 316.

317. 320. 321. 322.

323. 324.

Name of Party. A. J. Wray. P. C. Carr. M. L. Barth. J. W. Cecil. J. M. Nicqols. E. Titus. J. K. Griffith: A. A. Moore. A. P. Beny. A. A. Rudd. R. P .. Hamm. S. D. Ayers. J. F. Leslie. J. H. Carter. A. Churchill. W. A. Bates. L. Daly. 'rheo. Diehl'. D. W. Graves. W. R. Griswold: J. W. Jacobs. E. p. Spencer. S. J. McCorey. C. T. McAnally. J. II. POllard. W. E. H~rris. Jacob '1'aylor. S. M. Weed. James McAdams. Joseph J. Miller. Jacob Horn. L. C. Ward. .T. 'Yo Phillips. S. D. Thacher. t. Lindsay. E. M. Powers. Alex. Williams. W. J. Brown. D. S. Davis. . Jacob Block. B. F. Burd J. C. Hartford. Geo. W. Hawley. I. B. Hess. J ..Johnson. P. Green. G. B. Spurlock. A . •J. Shackelford. Louis L. Lippman. Jackson Corde~ M. W. Anderson.

No. Lodge. Name Of Pa;tv.· 32,6. J. Ii'. Lane. C. J. Lamb. 327. T. D. Mackey. Montgomery. Patton. T. 1. Pitts. B. C. Woodrome. K C.-Markham. 329. J. W. Lamar. J. W. Null. C. 1(. Ellis. 330. W. W. Humphreys. 331. E. J. Clark. P. j, Kershncl·. A. M. Brown. Fred Henshaw. '1'. J. Porter. . F. M. l\lcCtilly. 333. J. A. Clel·gy. L. C. Pendleton. Louis Herman. 334. D. Y. Richmond. 335. Eo P. Dixon. 337. T .•J. Newman. J. Y. Busby. 340. L Fuqua. C. Horsfield. R. J. Miller. 341. J. M. Wells. 343. S. M. :\0 l'l'i s. 344. H. B. Jones. A. Given. W. M. Tait; .T. P. L. Clarkson. 345. J. T. Bodine. ' Newton Miller. P. Schnur. C. J. G. Worklzer~ 346. W. L. Wilson. 349. Edward Cunningham. Isaac Kidwell. 352. Wm. II. Melton. 354: J. D. Tucker. 356. J. Alexander. W. R. Wilhite. 357. Monroe Freeman. 359. Edward Cox. D. T. Owens. 360. W. L. Boogher. Wm. McCully. C. S. Nixon. T. Salorgne. M. E. Hauser.

1906.]

Appendix. I

No. ot Lodge. Name ot Party. 360. R. W. Green ..

A. G. Lewis. . '''m. Bryan. Peter Adair. C. A. Gewe. -D. R. Wolfe. F. "i. Bittman. 362. H. Callison .. , 364. Willis Griffing. Wm. Blakeley. A..T. Sparks. 366. HalTY Focbt. 370. J: T. Legg. Joseph Lillal·d. 374. R. 'M. King. 376. 'V. H. Prindle. Sylvester Hammy. 377. Chas: A. Moore. Da-vid· Bonham. 379. W. M. Meacham. R.. Robinson.380. )1. B. Patterson. B. Thomas. Thos. Henton. 384. C. A. Story. 386. B. S. Snyder. 389. Philip Page. 390. Wm. Hubbard. 398. W. Eo Minel·. 401. T. E. Bowman. H. D. Staley. 403. W. T. German. S. W. Mehan. 407. J. H. Naive. Benj. Huff. •T. M. ·Thomas. 408 .. ' A. J. Barker. .T. M. l\lillel', Sr. 409. A. J. Dixon. 410. W. Eo WIlson. 411. W. ·W. Oliver. 413. J. J.Lindsey. 416. E. Simmonds. H. T. Marquette. 417. Wm. Collins. 42.0. A. B. nenn~tt.· F. M. Norris. R. M. Kerley. Julius Enslin. .Tulius Buechel. J. F. 'l'aubold. 421. K Guire.

No. Of Lodge.

422. 424. 425. -429. 435. 436. 437. 438. 440. 442. 443.

444.

. 445.

446. 448. 450.

451. 452. 455. 462. 465. 466. 467 470. 475. 476.

478.' 479. 480.. 481. 482. 483. 4R4.

Name ot Pm·ty.

J. W. Wright. J. F. Carmack. .T, W. Woodside. J. R. Gray. E. R. Detterie. B. L. Hancock. O. C. Sage. A. M. Edwards. G. C. (~lardy, Jr. P. T. Peak. 'rhos. Fields. L. A. Hartness. A. Fa verau. J. B. Ken.dall. C. Blankenship. T. G. Rombauer. H. R. Luyties. F. B. Denniston. H. C. Pel·due. .1. H. Bogart. Charles Adelmann. R. J .. I-lumbert.'· C. H. Reader. Edw. J. Wilke. J. D. Earl. L. W. McCollum. M. Ketterman. D. G. Marcil. S. B. Rider. G. "'. Frazer. T, E. G. Wilson. E. 1\1. Denny. J. W. Pollock. E. S. P. Wiltley. Nathaniel Owens. 'w. E. Lynn. Henry Hills. .T. M. Hnghes. J. M. Everhart. P .•T. Essex. R. W. Broughton. R. T. Russell. C. A.• Lawson. S. H. Fisher. J. W. Smith. W. S. IIa~'den. J. M. Baird. M. 1\1. Tuckel·. 'I'. J. Shackleton. B. Ii'. Sharp. .1. J. Denney.• F. H. Rogel'S.

26 4

[Sept.

No. Of Lodge. Name of Party.

No. of Loclge. Name of Party.

486. 490. 491. 492.

526. 529. 532. 536.

503. 504. ,-

Appendix.

505. 511. 512. 513. 514. 515.

516. 517. 518.

520. 1'1 22 .

524. 525.

H. A. Cross. Jacob Goodnight. H. T. Davis. J. P. Brashear. G. Bezold. Thos. Simmons. Wm. D. Kimsey. R. N. Coons. E. McP. Coffey. A. Whitacre. J. E. Shepard. J. N. Strawn. W. A. Daugherty G. P. Collins. S. A. Street. J. H. Greene. C. O. Craig. Robert Israel. T. W. Bundy. L. E. Patterson. D. Y. Prigmore. W. R. McHatton. J. T. Fitzpatrick. J. L. Curl. S. Bergman. H. L. Partridge. J. H. Towne. J. A. Brown. W. S. Umbarger. C. F. Dilley. John Sires. Taylor 路Smart. I

537. 538. 542.

544. 545. 547. 548. 550. 552. 553. 558. 559. 560. 561. 563.

565. 567. 569. 570. 575.

F. M. Atwood. J. J. Redmond. C. C. Bowman. W. M. Battis. John Comley. J. E. Wilson. J. A. Hazel. J. F. Kenney. J. T. Hesser. R. H. Clifford. D. A. McMillan. E. R..James. P. J. Corbin. . A. H. Kagy. E. Allison. 路W.- D. Barry. Joseph Adair. Nelson H. Gump. R. 路W. Scruggs. W. T. Thornton. W. B ..Rhoades. S. Alspaugh. E. K.Rea. E. F. ~ogers. S. W. Ewan. D. Kendall. E. W. Hopkins. M. L. Lee. S. II. Lee. M. Kincannon, Sr. Felix G. Prater. A. B. Gardner.

Appendix.

1906.]

SUSPENSIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF DUES. REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF' MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 1,

No. of Lodge. Name

3. 5. 6. 7.

10. 14. 15.

20.

24. 26.

Pa1·ty.

C. H. Higgins. James Gordon. G. O. Widner. W. F. Turner. John R. Dey. J. E. Fisher. G. P. Peale. .T. S. Wlison. A. H. Dotson. A. J. Smith. C. S. Belden. H. C. Givens. G. B. Horner. P. L. Langworthy. F. A. Leavitt. T. G. Lewis. J. K. Lux. H. F. McFarland. D. McGrath. I'J. H. Partridge. E. V. ':ruttle. W. F. Dyer. J. E. Sampson. John T. West. S. Johnson. Richard Osbol"D. G. Houtz. C.•T. Vick. Thos. Brennan. P. B. Isaacson. J. T.· McCarthy. B. F. Smith. J. A. Finkelstein. J. S. Recbnltzer. A. SchleslngE:!l'.. Ii:. G. Gill. F.. J. SUl·gulne. B. J. Smith. H. HolIman. S. Willis. G. M. Johnson,_ Jr. G. M. Jollnson, Sr.

No. Of Lodge. Name Of Party.

J. J. J. A.

28.

36.

45. 51. 53. 60. 61. 62;

63. 65. 68.

70.

73. 74.

76.

A. Hylton. W. Hailey. R. Gray. L. Orr. M. E. Leonard. E. Nell. M~ Arnsen. W. Compton. R. Richards. E. W. Clarey. L. H. Levans. J. L. OsdelI. J. H. Brewer. .Thos. Simpson. W. A. Nellis. A. F: Gentzscb. Wm. Davenport. M. Raney. J. W. Reeves. C. O. Riley. J. N. Rotermund. G. W. Heffner. N. J. Walker. s. W. Laughlin. W. W. Lutes. T. A. Clark. ·W. '1'. Jones. C. n. Love. R. M. Tatum. W. H. Pascoe. R. M. Bagby. J. '1'. Bacon. C. W. Kirby. G. F. Snoddy. J. A. Miller. N. Skirvin. J. R. Beets. C. D. Carson. ,W. B. Paxton. }<'. E. Hall. M. E. Hall. ·W. L. Paxton.

1~06.

App~ndix. , No. of LQdge. Name of Party.· 76. R. Stalriaker. 77. Wm. Pinson.

G. J. S. J.

N, T. D. P.

Terry. Jackson. 78. Senor, Jr. Peebles. W. E. Cook. R. E. Dickson. H. L. Moore. W. W. Carter. 79. S. W. Greaves. C. W. Heeg. Wm. Keeton. O. O. Lyons. .J. 111. Spenccr·. R Walton. P. D. Westervelt. 80. '1'.. '1'. Cr·uig. G. W. Carrico. 81. W. R. Blankenship. 83. D. McClure. 85. E. E. Barnctt. 86. J. M. Bcrry. J. K. Newirk. E .. C. Wr'ight. 89. K M. Swarts. J. W. Howard.· B. B. Warren. C. A. A~derson. R. S. lIall. 90. II. E. Stevens. 92. E. R. Thomasson. W. W. Anderson. A. Pomfrit. J. W. Jump~ 97. W. A. Thompson. W. D. Walton. 99. F. R. Anguin. 100. ·W. L. Fortner'. G. W. Reynolds. 102. J. E. McKinstry. '1'hos. Martin. 109. W. H. F.ckard. J. H. ·Worman. 114. F.. C. Clinkscales. G. W. Henderson. Lewis Ingold. G. L. D. Keller. F. h Lockwood. •1. E. Landon. John Laux. S. H. Strother'.

[Sept.

No. of Lodge. Name of PaTty. 116. -'1'. M. Pier'ce.

119.

121. 122. 124..

127.

13? 137.

143.

147.

157. 160. ,163.

165. 169. 171. 172. 174.

A. S'touse. J. W. Williams. M. R. Barntllouse. A. Brittain. A. Carlson. H. F. Close. W. E.Cr·ow. H. Detman. S. J. Hardy. C. B. Knigllt. R. Kempe. R C. Hanl{jn. H. M. True. J. B.Neff. F. H. Haak. W. L. Wiley. C. S. Wiley. J .. 1.. Barbee. George Teenor. G. M. 'Vaughn. W. M. Harris. A. R. McNamee. '1'. T. Roberts. W. E. Rader. R. C. Shultz. L. K Thatcher'. Geo. F. Simms. A. C. Bryson. W. A. Allen. E. C. Hicks. .J. T. Pennington. U. S. Grant. W. M. Bennett. H. Jordan. E. E. Bean. C. J. Hornburger. E. Longwell. John Moore. J. M. Orthel. John R. Dopf. W. T. Henderson. A. P. Baron. Geo. M. Wilder. M. L. Lomax. W. M. White. T. P. Anderson. F.Iisha Bell. Willard CIa ric .1. J. Hitchie. O. B. Todd.

"7.

1906.} No. of Lodge. Name of Party. 175. A. C. Elliff.

177. 179.

182.

184. 188.

191. 193. 197.

199. 2~2.

204.

207.

208. 216. 218. 220.

222.

\Y. F. Cole. T. \Y. Raskle~·.

•T. F. Smith.' C. W. Perldns. John Odonnell. Louis Hake, Jr. Fred Lagenkamp. J. Hutson, \Y.T. Massey. H. T. }{ice. 'Wm. Lawson. J. 'W. Burns. J. H. Lile. Jos. Lesem. F. M. Stockton. 'R. W. Pindell. \Y. B. •Tack·son. D. K. Morton. W. H. Dreese. L. A. Loomis. '.r. F. Pryor. J. Brownell. G. A. Cassivan. Austin Bradley. M. GriITith. G. W. Kentner. B. II. Kempel'. E. Grable. E. E. Gilbert. D. V. Johnson. Chas. Bennel·. L. Grable. J. C. Crowley. E. B. Roe. James, Jacobs. J. F. Springer. A. J. Rodman. A. B. Lineberry. Jas. •Teffers. G. G. Bowersox. 1~. II. Hill. '.r. G. Butler. I1J. E. Deming. E. Bar!:is. Eo J. HardIng. H. S. Tipton. W. II. White. F. A. Woack. W. J. Parks. S. L. Parks. F. E. Plume.

Appendix.

267

No. of Lodge. lI'ame ot Pa,rty. 223. 1. N. Turner, Jr. 224. John Lewis.

,V. II. Cl·ambIltt. 234. 236. 237.

238. 239.

241.

243.

244.

246.

247. 248. 249.

255.

265.

267.

Ed P. Cozzins. .T. Ramsey. ;1. H. Reeves. .1. D. Duff. J. M. Long.' G. 'Villiams. S. E. Fowler. Geo. Gilman. .1. '1'. Brooks. R. V. Sumtter. F. H. Sumtter. Cox. Geo. H. B. Evans. Jno. A. Miller. J. C. Pyles. S.C. Arche~'. G. N. Black. II. H. Bohlman. A. Davenport. G. Douglas. .T. M. Farnum. C. Garner. L. Kimball. .T. M. Md:faster. A. Ruppelt. A. R. Stmughn. .T. E . .Tackson. J. S. Chattlin. 'V. Bumstock. Geo. Bl·oadwell. W. 'r. Mahn. H. 'Y., Cunningham. R. S. Gilliland. H. M. Rice. Thos. Williams. W . S. Kenpedy. 1\1. Hush. I. K Bush. '1'. 1. Godson. F. Graves. A. Smltb. L. L. Whi tebead. .T. J. Grimmett. C. A. Donnelly. R. G. Hart. J. A. Hamrick. T. J. Leakey. T. P. Liston. C. E. Southard.

"'.

268 No. ot Lodge.

27l. 272.

279. 292. 296.

29:).

301.

302. 303.

306. 312.

313.

315. 316.

[Sept.

Appendix. Nafne ot Party.

G. J. E. A.

H. Keene.

No. ot Lodge.

316.

W. Silsby.

W. Green. Pehling. G. W. Townsley. '1'. J. Bf'own. J.·W. Conner. W.A. McVey. A. Owen. L. B. Rhoades. T. J~. Sherwin. J. A. Gentry. Peter J. Stoll. G. H. Cooper. G. H. Hale. M. F. M~lton. J. A. McTeer. N. H. Gaines. W. H. Sawtelle. •T. A. Herron. J. W. Moore. D. R. Beagle.. D. A. Cliset·. C. M. Myers. Edwin Young. J. H. Davidson. W. H. Pbillips. J. J. Abell. L. H. Callaway. .J . Dunning. J. L. Hunter: A. J. Longacre. ·M. K. Sargent. Vi'. C. Sipe. A. C. Sterett. H. C. Walker. H. A. Wight. O. .J. Sullivan. •T. M. Jenkins. B. C. Mool'e. J. W. Johnson. •1. H. Souders. J. F. Martin: J. E. Harris. L. S. Parrott. Gus Shelton. J. F ..Hastings. L. Grenard. C. S. Edwards. L. Fitzgerald. R. M. Godfrey.

317. 319. 321. 323. 327.

337.

330.

341. 343. 344.

349. 352'. 354. 360.

364. 368.

379. 380.

381. 382. ::WO.

392. 400.

Nairne ot Party. J. L. .Juhlin. . J. M. Shelley. F. A. Stoyer. J. A. Douglass., J. 'V. McDole. Fred Mull. D. E. Maxon. Daniel Gunn. O. A. Beebe. A. J. Hopkins. W. W. McLelland. J. S. Bridges. J. A. Bruce. O. 1\1. Lewis. L. Karnes. W. 'W. Morse. R. F. Ives. H. A. Babbitt. J. C. Bridges. G. R. Casey. F. WCl'ries. R. E. Davis. W Darwent. W. F. Hannah. .1, Scully. .1. H. Turner. ,,:. Dormel'" "'m. Kidwell. B. Nicholas. "'m. Burkes. .1. H. Sims. C. A. Wickham. C. L. Ellers. J. F. ;\fulTay. G. I. Dale. B. F. Foulds. H. Gipson. R. Mar>;haIJ: T. A. Farley. C. B. 'l'bomhill. R. West. J. L. Roberts. R. P. Adams. C. G. Sanborn~ R. E. Hammer. M. C. Gray. F. S. Stevenson. D. C. Roper. S. .T. Yowell. Leo Watts. G. R. ArID>;trong. H. •T. Solomon.

"'.

.Appendix.

1906.]

No. of Lod.(jc. Name of Party.

No. of Lodge. Name of Party. 401.. L. C: Henderson.

C. Earle. S. G. Wood. ·W. W. Casso A. A. Tylei·.• J.R. JOice. A. A. Casso .Frank Billings. 402. J. A.-Kidwell. J. E. Martin. 407. C. B. Ellis. Wm. Fletcher. 4]6. J. P. Ward. 419. G. D. Burger. S. J. Maddox. E,. C. Winchester. 420. C. W. Daniels. H. C. Hartman. 325. A. L. ~iains. C.. 1. Kergan. 430. M. V. Case: 433. G. W. Osborn. 434. .James Constant. 435. E. .E. Hunter. L. N.· .Tones. J. H. Watson. 442. j, H. Williams. •J . M. McClain. 44~. A. A. Ingham. A. T. Lempertz. C. M. Harvey. F. P. Goodwin. 444. I. N.' Stanfield. W. H. Campbell. 44fl. Paul Woitcheck. Fred Gastrich. 450. .John Bart.· N. E. Pugh. 451. Henry Gunnels:'J. T. Turner. \ 456. C. L. Culley. .J. S. Woodson. 459. .lohn Brixey. T. S. Johnson. .460. Chas. Leonhal'a. 473. R. W. Pritchett 476. F. D. Castle. C. G. Gaston.

476. 479. 480. 484. 486. 501.

507.

515. 519. 521.

522.

536.

543.

• 544. 547.

551 554.

G. W. Thistle. J. F. Mcintyre. S. M. Talbot. Geo. W. Long. E. L. Eggers. E. H. Lycett. F. J. Newton. .Tames S. Pi·yor. D. M. Southwick. W. H. Teegardin. W. P. Lemon. John McDermott.. J. A. Gorton. M. A. Gough. H. G.Parsons. T. S. Howard. J. B. Gallagher. A. H. Finley. S. J. Greer. H. A. Heisey. H. C. Asher. K. Barthelson. A. Garland. J. W. Liggett. II. Robinson. P. Simmons. .' Chas. St. Louis. w. H. Summers. J. W. Talbot. G. A. Moats. .T. W. Kelley. C. A. Ward. N. L. Hawk. J. A. Gross. E. C. Henderson. Eo B. l\mler. S. W. McNaul. A. W. South. W. F. Shinpaugb. Wm. H. White. A. W. Berkley. J. E. Kendl"1ck. Sylvester Moore. Thos. Hughes . M. S..Simpson. T.· S. Wilson. W. B. Merchant. J. A. J. Power.

A ppelldi:r..

27掳

[Sept.

, SUSPENSIONS FOR UNMASONIC CONDUCT. REPO~'l'ED

No. of Lodge.

10. 11. 69. 92. 146. 166. 212. 224: 227.

TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 1, 1906.,

, Name of Party.

B. W. Dowell. G. A. Kennedy. B. S. Hutton. James' 路McCann. R. J. McDonald. Jack Robertson. C. J. Butts. D. Eo Dunham. R. J. Ormsby. H. B. Volkenburg.

No. of Lodge.

-237. 244. 272. 275. 414. 454. 510. 513.' 521. 536.

Na-rne of Party.

J. L. Wright. C. M. Bailey. F,. C. Scott. A. J. 路Keys. W. W. McNabb. R. D. Vaughn. J. P. Turner. W. H. -Douglas. R. M. Bakel'. Geo. Patterson:

1906.}

" Appendix.

EXPELLED. , . HEPOltTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI! SEPTEMBER 1, 1906.

No. Of Lo(lge. Name of Party. 1. G. J. Metter. 4. w. L. Thompson. 30. W. P. Minor. ,C. W. Neal. 36. J. F. Meredith. 53. A. H. O'Dowd. 60. W .. E. Cason. 69. P. H. Jones. 72. Wm. P. Rule. 110. Leo Yount. 152. J~ R. Winl'od. 154. J. P. Butts. 184. N. L. Atwood. 205. M .. Ii'. Ming. 224. Franklin Newhall. 238. Chas. Webb. 243. E. J. Snowden. 302. T. C. Fitzpatrick. 305. A. Felker. 312. Leslie Jones. .' 3;:15. Franklin Stoehr.

No. ot Lodge. Name of Party. 340. J. A. Figg. P. F. Probasco'. , 343.. J. A. Vaughan. 352. M.R. Pitts. 357. W. D. Thomas. 360. C. F. Gates. 384. D. Q. Sanders. 406. H. P. Kinsolving. .417. S. M. l\fcAnall~:: Chas. Volmer. 420. H. D. Steinke. 422. F. T. Latimer. C. N. Chappell. A. S. Martin .. 461. N. Gibson. H. P. Coleman. 525." J. H. Webb. :;27. Geo. :M:. Nichols. 545. F. B.' Zimmerman. 561. S. J. Liess. 571. G, :M:. Gwin.

Appendix.

[Sept.

REINSTA.TED. REPORTED '1'0. THE GRAND LODGE

No. of Lodge. Name of Party. l. D. Lyons.

3. 5.

7. 9.

10. 13. 14. 15. 16.

25. 32. 36. 38. 40.

49. 52..

55. 59 60. 62.

63. 68. 69. 74.

J. E. Caldwell. Byron Chaphe. Geo. F. Carruthers. J. M. Wilhoi f. A. Wagstaff. J. R. Smith. J. E. Coffelt. L. C. Mel路kel. R. J. \ Simpson. Henry Smart. L. L. Tillery. R. M. Penn. Walter Moore. J. M. Witt. Sam Hartman. P. G. Corder. W. A. Turner. F. S. Roberts. J. M. Stringer. A. D. Howard. O. D. Henderson. C. H. Howard. Samuel D. Jones~ C. K. Sallee.. A. B. Medlin. F .. E. Lovell. J. R. Newlee. W. B. Fitzgerald. R. L. Sandidge. J.L. Chapman. Orson Nichols. J. I. Nichols. J. D. Stevens. A. C. Smith. L. K. Fawcett. A. N. Barry. Fred Williams. W. H. Gilliam. J. Hirsh. J. P. Ross. J. A. Gilliam.

o Ii'

MISSOUnI,SEPTEM:BF,~

No. Of Lodge. Name of Party. 77. A. D. Day. 78. T. N. Moxon.

79. 82. 83.

85. 86.

88. 89. 92.

101. 106. 107. 109.

111.

114.

115. 116. 117. 120. 121. 124.

B. F. Cheshire. F. A. Smith. W. M. Ladd. Jacob Combs. J.1\1. Perkins. A. C. Rober路ts. R. P. Goodall. R. H. Hudson. G. E.,Bal'l'ows. K E. Barrows. T. JiJ. Lewis. S. P. Quick. J. S. Evans. Jesse Engle. C. L. Mills. M. H. Tisdale. L. Reading. . Chris. Muff. Sam'l Hitt. J. G. McCall. Chas. Kramer. C. Fisher. T. P. Rubottom. Edwin Lewis. David Baker. M. F.' Brown. E. M. Allen. R. Eo Conduit. N. L. Rice. J. M. Hubbel. F. M. Lowery. S. D. Gordon. W. A. Goodding. K B. Sutton. E. Craig. J. H. Roper. G. W. Painter. L. N. Mitchell. W. C. F. Lenz. B. A. Baker.

1, 1906.

Appendix.

1906.] No. of Lodge.

Name of Party.

130. 135. 136. 144.

147.

149. 152. 153 156. 157.

158.

163.

164" 165.

167. 169. 188.

190. 197. 201. 203. 206. 208.

210. 212.

L. Marquis. 'i D. R. Jones. D. Braymer: P. ~i. Edwards. W. R. Hudson. . J. S. Whitaker. W. R. Cowan. H. S. Bates. L. W. Bryant. G. W. Farrow. W. B. Moudy. W. L. Jarl·ott. B'. R. Ireland. J. P. Hall. A. S. Churchill. W. G. Lincoln. A. D. Hili. C. C. Griffin. H. O. Lyford. R. A. Stevenson. W. H. Broughton. J. W, Krepps. •J. J . Kern. H. C. Chappell. w. n. Moore. R. B. Norris. It_ S. Irvin. .T. G. Williams. / M. II. Cox. H. F". Morehouse. G. D. Davis. S. C. McCluskey. M. Heflin. R. W. MlIIer. '\\'. B. Calvert: E. R. ~1ilIer. A. J. Davis. J. F. Ricketts..' L. J. Marshall. Wm. Auxier. V. L. Chester. C. Childress. W. C. Winfrey.' R. R. Robinson. J. W. Morris. J. C. Buch,anan. W. S. Coleman. Alex G. Chrane. C. M. Rumsey. John Stairs. J. W. King. D. T. Pollock.

G. L. Ap.-13

.273

No. of Lodge.

2'12. 213. 215. 218. 219. 224. 225. 230. 237. 245. 246. 247. 248.

249. 255. 256. 257. 262. 263. 265. 267.

270. 271.

273. 276. '286. 292.

297. 299.

Name

of Party.

J. 'W. Duckett. Alex. B. Hale, Sr. J. W. Poole. A. Edmonson. H. G. Van Aller. G. C. Farley. G. Prentice. '''m. J. Sankey. W. L. Williford. D. B. Ree'sman. R. M. Kemp. J. P. 'illalker. John McKeehan. G. E. Johnson. 'W. E. Cooper. J. M. Karnes. J. B. Hatler. G. W. ' Lewis. J. ,Elder. J. W~ Kline. J. W. McLain. Frank Harra. R. Denholm. J; William. P. Ferguson. L. L. Davis. P. R. Wetherford. P. Henshaw. O. Sutter. ~. Flatow. S. M. Cox. A. C. Kelly. J. Steinberg. A. Banks. E. Coghill. .T. P. Youngblood. C. J. Thompson. M. D. Howell. N. J. Shaw. B. B. Bennett. A. G. Davidson. J. M. Zion. ~. T. Mullin. D. H. Bowers. - E. H. Briggs. J. Clinkenbeard. Jasper Wingo. H. E. ~nller. C. C. Cloutman. _ C. W. Parker. David Wilson. H. M. Stone:

4ppendi.1:.

274· No. of Lod.fJe. - No-me of Party.

299., ?02. 303.

307. 308.

313: 316.

317. 325. 328. 3a5. 340. 345.

347. 352. 355:

356. 363. -367. 371. 376. - 377. 380. :lSl.

383. :.190.

392. 397.

D. G. L. C. C.

B. Thomas. W. 'Homan. E. Day. C. Kling. B. Roberts. D. B.-Bowman. S. C. Clat·k. E. A. Dulin. A. McFal'larid. J. Ewart. 1\1. N. Jones, '1'. Pittman. L. B.' Glass. L. Fitzgerald. .1. W. Stevens. G. G. Brinton. G. 1\1. Rowe. John R. Leroy. M. L. Auls. C. h Goodale. Geo. Case. G. '1'. Lively. Albet·t Lert. H. S. Minor. W. O. McCrum. L. L. LatoUl·. W. H. Wells. Z. T. Blackwell. C. H. Barney. G. W .Reed. W. H. H. Miller. A. S. Prather. 'R. W. Berry. Eo New1t?an. J. A. Carr. R. R. Johnson. D. L. Shamel. :\1. C.' Lucky. B. F. Haynes. D. C. Reeves. W. T. Stansbet·ry. Geo. Moran. L. Beam. .J. K Rice. D. Bennett. Ft'ank Francis. Wm. Fithian. R. II. Priest. C. A. Mitchell. Wm. Houston. J .•J. Candler. ' A. M. Ray. -

No. of Lodge.

[Sept. Name of Pa-rty.

398. . E. I. Lauderbaugh._ S. W. Garrett. Geo. Ii'ile. 399. R. M. Thomas. 401.· ']'. K Bowman. 405. W. A. Dyson. .J. N. Jones. 408. A..J. Bat·ker. :\1. S. Rogers. .W. H. Langle~" 410. J. Crysmore: John Ferguson. 41H.· W. A. Glover. .J. Shannon. '.J: W. Gaffney . 417. A. B. Mayt]eld. .J. D. Allen. E. Ford. ?II. Snidet·. G. W. Winchester. . F. B. Clippard. 419. W. S. Hoover. N. W. JIat·vey. 420. F. W. Pape. > , 422. F. W. Ball. J. L. Litton. .J. L. Hobertson. 423. l!'rank Regniel·. - 429. .John Graham. 437. N. J. Gordon. 443. Philip Constam. A. Curtis. 444. H. .Jordan. 448. 1. N. Lunsford. 452. G. P. Gregg. .J. A. Morbut. .J. F. Morbut. 453. .James Olivet·. 461. 'r. J. Dowdy. D. M. Abbott. 46.3. R. A. Johnson. G: W. Nicks. J. W. Ward. E. S. Ament . 465. H. W. Lyle. 4G9. E. JI. Gullercdge. 472. S. Ingles. 476. W. K. James. J. '1'. Seawell. 478. G. W. Buzzard. 479. J. T. Reavely. W. W. Armsworthy.

Append拢x,

1906.] ,vo. of Lodge.

481. 482. 483. 486. 489. 492. 494. .4 98. 506. 509.

511. 5]2. 520.

:)25.

526.

Na,me of Party.

E. L. Stephenson. C.路A. Thorp. T. H. Jackson. A. A. Green.' J. H. Williams. J. n.' Bennett. .lames Fowler. G. R. Wright. H. C. Parker: S. IT. Do\vclI. D. L. Moniger. 'I'. 'V. Franklin. T. N. Sewell. 'V. H. Greenlee. "T. R. Botsford. F. L. 'Wentworth. G. 1". Porter. J. Forster. "'m. T.New. E. '1'. Otis. Lewis Lisle. W. V. Sullivan.

275

NO. of Lodge.

530.

531. 532. 536. 543: 544. 54(3. 547.

549. 550. 352. 553.

556.

')58. 559.

Nam.e ot Party.

H. 1\:1. Ritchey. '1'. B. Douthitt. G. W. Yaden. ,J. H. Schulte. C. A. Vernon. "'John Dwyer. L. O. Niedet'. R. N. Armstrong. J. H. Cupp. W. D. .lameson. T. Griffin. F. B. Simpson. 'N. B. Shamblin. W. A. Alderson. B. A. Ciark. .1. H. Holst. B. 111. Inglish. D. B. WilliaJIls. G. B. . Williamson. Louis .laccard. W. J. Weldon. T. L. Anderson. J. M. Clark.

GR:AND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT..

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St. Lou!s ;.. 'St. LOUIS

2 Mendian

3~Beacon,,,,,,,,,,,.. """!St. Louis

4 Howard 5 United 6 Ark, 7 O'Sullivan

New Franklin S ringtield

,~wark

8IWilliam~b1.!-rg

9 Geo. Washlllgton l0IAgenc.y : 1~ Po.uldmgv111e I:-T~r.o

13!RiSlllg Sun 14 Cyrene 15 Western Star 1~ Memph!s 1/ ClarkSVIlle 18 Pal~yra.: 19 PariS Omon 20 St. Louis 21!Havll;na 22 Wellington 231.Florida 24 Wyaconda : . 25 Naphtali 26,Ava 27/Evergreen 281St. Joh'1 29 Wind:!'Jr 30 Huntsville

Iwalnut Grove Willia~sburg

St. LOUIS

A~~nCy

IWnght 9ity Caledoma Ba.r~y E~lIa

\WlllstO.n Memph!s ClarkSVille Paris : St. Louis IVlcFall DeKalb I Florida LaGrange St. Louis Ava New Haven Hll.nnibal.. Windsor Huntsville Libert y · Humphreys iCEmter Troy IPrinceton Boonville

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~IILibertY 2 Humphreys ?3 Ralls 04 Troy 35 Mercer 36:Cooper

Pal~yra

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COUNTY.

I . . . .>.lASTER. .

I\'Arthur Snuggs Chas. L.' EllersiCk Alb~rt H. Thiele Howard "'" LeVi Markland Greene ~ 1\1. F. Smith IKnox Frank Baldwin Greene W. A'. McMehan Cullaway R. N. Crews , John Nettleshlp IBuchanan G. W. co..rtner Warr~n Wm. Heidtm~n Washmgton ,Geo. O. LoomiS lp!A.tte IA. W. Craj~ IPik~ .. , J. P. Je.tt ..,' Davless :ThOS. J. HIley S~otland :. John M. Dpran IPlk~ John N. Bartlett Manon Frank H. Sosey IMonroe IJameS L. Fisher Sam. A. Meyer :.,Gentry : IE. O. Bleish IBuchanan W. W. Head ,Monroe :;.W. H. )lcCreery ILewis .. ·· 1 H. H. Pltyton Louis Beede, Douglas jA. H. Buchanan Franklin W. A. Bridger I),rarion :.j Frederick Bauchle Henry 1 Nate McCutchan ,Randolph H. L. Rutherford IC. la~ IJ. J. Hill ..: Sullivan ~ L. Hamn~ Ralls T. C. Alexander.. Lincoln Wm. D. Ronftls /Mercer IWii1 Kauffman Coopet A. J. Fluke

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S ECRETARY. :

John H. Deems Thomas C. Kuhnle : F. L. Magoon J. M. Settle D. W. Farmtlr Don Pierce J. S. McLemore Samuel T. Week~ Wm. L Reynolds, Jr W. E. (;OIl1S Wm. E. Bryan F. P. Marrow ~L T. Sa.m~el... W.· R. Wi~lIams M. R. Smlth C. ~. Sand~rs Juhus Colhns John J. Suter IJno. F. Smock H. E. Herzog 8amuel \Vier A: A. CrOft , M. A. Violett jLeSlie Edwards George Pierce John H. Orr M. T. Oonnolly O. R. Hamilton O. Churchill ,N. A. Matlock IA. M. Tutt T. J. Stull.rt.. .. :· Ben·C. Briggs G. W. Colbert IH . R. Spencer M. E. Schmidt

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1st and 3d ThU;Sdays. 1st and 3d Saturdays. 2d and 4th Thursdays. 2d and 4th Saturdays. 3d Monday. Saturday on or after full moon. Tuesday before full moon. Saturday before full moon. 2d and 4th Tuesdays. Saturda~ on or before full moon. ISaturda.y on or be~ore full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. i~aturday on or before ~ull moon. Saturday on 0. r before full moon. \Saturday on or before full moon. Friday o~ or before full moon. ,Saturday on or before full moon. 12d and 4th T~ursdays. lst Rnd 3d FrIdays.. _. 2d and 4th Thursdays. lsa.turdRY on or before full moon. 1st Saturday. Saturday on or before full moon. 1st and 3d Thursdays. 2d and 4th Thursdays. . 3d Saturda.y. . 1st and 3d Tuesdays. 1st and 3d MondllYs. Tues. on or bef. f. m. & 2wks. aft. 1st and 3d Tuesdays. 2d and 4th Mondays. . Sat. on or before.f. m. & 2d FrI. aft. :. 211 Saturday and 4th l<'riday. 2(1 and 4th Saturdays.' Tues. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft. 2d and 4th Friday~.

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371HemPIe IHemPle 38 Callao Callao DeWitt 39 DeWitt .; 40 Mt.l\·loriah st. Louis 41 Bi~marck ~iBi~matck, 42 Mldclle Grove l\llddle ('rove 43 Jefferson Jefferson City 44 Fair Play \Fair P.lay 45 Bonhomme Ballwm 46 Wentzville """''''''1. Wentzville 47 Fayette Fayette 48 Fulton IFulton 491.HOlt.. IHolt..; 50 Xenia Hopkms 51· Livingston IGlasgow 52 Wakanda ICarrollton 53 Weston : Weston 54 Index Garden City 55 Arrow Rock IArrow Rock 56 Tipton Tipton : 57iRichmond Richmond 1'

?8IMontiC~IlO ;:,9 CentrahJlo 60 New Bloomfield 61 Waverly 62 Vincil 63,Cambridge 64 l\Ionroe 65 Pattonsburg : 66 Grant Cit)· 671Rocheport 68 Kennett.. ~9lSllllivan

10 Armstrong

Zl Sav!l-nnah

12 Gorm 73 Eureka· · 74 \\.'arren 75 SlIex 76 rndependence 77.Lebanon 78 St. Joseph 79.Polar Star 8OIBridg eton 81 Central. 82 Jackson

IClinton }[acon Carroll

\A. L. Vaughn E. O. Featherston

[C. F. Daniels J. M. RandalL W. H. Miller Chas. F. Blomberg Ed win V. Kyte ISt. Francois IJ. L. Eator: : ; N. A. <20ttrell.. Monroe ·.. IR. D. Hawkms John Eustace Cole Ohas. Tweedie J. E. Garman Polk : W. W. Jarnagin : E. Miller St. Loms M. W. Clare O. L. Shotwell St. Chatles /[J. N. M.arsh jW. R. DII:!ton Howard ; P. H. F1l1r;nan IJ. W. HeIst Callaway J. S. Mornson ID. D. Ford Clay E. T.'Hockaday G. T. Ellingto.n ~odaway W. C. Morehouse F. J. Yeomanii Howard Andrew Blo(;ker John H. Bowen Carroll T. M. Rucker !H. S. Lewis Platte Chas. D. Hall H. Brill. Cass J. O. Meeks H. M. Halcomb Saline B. F. Bray , Joe R. Dickson Moniteau S. W. Hurst.. S. H. Redmon Ray lchas. B. Hughes iGeo. A. Stone" Montic~llo Lewis w. T. McCutchan IG. L.. Cox Centraha Boone 1. J. Head Wm. H. Carpenter New Bloomfield.. Callaway G. P. Sanders : W. J. Burkdoll. waverly ILafayette R. p.. Motte R. E. S. Booton............. Cameron Clinton ID. R. Ford IH. Ziegenbein Slater :.: saline IJ.. W. Smith I·J. A. Stern Monroe CIty Monroe J. G. Wade W. R.'P. Jackson Pattonsburg Daviess W. E. Wampler G. D. Ewing Grant City Worth .: S. O. Davidson Erdley O. Sayle 1Rocheport.. Boone : W. O. )<Ielyin : Geo. W. Prince Kennett.. Dunkllll O. S. HarrIson IC. F. Baumblott Sullivan Franklin Jno. T. Williams W. ~. Mattox Armstrong Howard : w. H. Magruder ,David Bagby Isav~nnah Andrew E. E. Townsend , Gilbert MCDa.niel Gonn : \SCOtl!1nd L. P. Shibly Isamuel N. Young IBrunswl.ck Char~ton O. K. Benecke 0 . L. Peery K:eytesvIlle C~anton H. B. Richardson .' C. A. Chapman : Silex Lincoln H. W. King E.. C. Teague IIndep~ndence IJackson F. M. Shelton : IR. B. Mitchell.. ISteelvllle ICrawford .Tno. T. Wilson /R. Stephan St. Jos~ph Buchanan lchesley A. Mosman M. Riggs : St. LOUIs Jos. C. Roehl Edwin F; Ambler IBrid.geton Lo~is Wm. J. Goddard Charles Tacke M.olmo A!ldram B. Baket Clyde W. Ellis LmneuS' Lllln H.E. Symons R. W. Hawkins J. E. Audsley

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Ilst and 3d Saturdays. Friday on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft. 12d and 4th Saturdays. '1st and 3d Saturdays. . }Ionday nearest full moon. Saturday 011 or before full moon. 1st and 3d Monday,s.·· . Thursday on'or be..l ore full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or before full.moon. .-lst and 3d Tu.esdays. 1st and 3d Fndays. 'l~t Saturday after full moon. 1st and 3d i::laturdays. Friday on or before full moon .. Sat..bef. f. m. & 3rl Monday after. 1st and 3d Saturdays. 1st and 3d Saturdays. Saturday on. or before full moon. 1st and 3d Saturday. I Saturday on or before full moon. ISaturda y on or before full m.oon. IThursday before full moon. 1st & 3d Fridays & 4th Saturday. Saturday on or before full moon. 1st and 3d Mondays. ITuesday on or before full moon. list and 3d Saturdays. 2d and 4th Fridays.. 1st and 3d Mondays. . on .or before full moon. ·Lt and 3d FrIdays. Saturday before full moon. ISaturday on or before full moon. Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after T!lur~~ay on or befo.re full moon. First Iuesda.y. . ISaturday on or before full moon. ISaturda y on or before full moon. 2d and 4th Mondays. satu. rdayon or belore full moon. 1st and 3d Tu.esdays. Ilst and 3d FrIdays. ,·Saturday on or before full moon. 2d Saturday. Saturday on or before full moon.

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83 Laclede 84 Webster Groves 85 Miami 86 Brookfield 87 Washington 88 De.fiance. : 89 FrIendshIp 90 Russellville 91 Madison 92 Perseverance 93 St. Marks 94 Vienna 95 Meramec 96 St. Andrews 97 Bethany 98 Webster 99 Mt. Vernon 100 Ash Grove 101 Bogard 102jBloomington 103 West View 104 Heroine 105 Kirksville 10~ Gallatin 10, Greenville 108 Pineville 109 Stanberry 110 Marcus 111 Trenton 112 Maitland ; 113 Plattsburg 114 Twilight 115'Laddonia 116 Barne!'; 117 Iversames 118lKingston 119 De Soto 120 1Compass

·p.~'rn;:':;s·1

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Lebanon ILaclede Webster Groves St. Louis Miami: ,S,!-line Brookfield , ILllln Greenfield I·Dade S. h~ri~an \":o~th .. ! ChIllIcothe Llvmgston Russellville jCole

MASTER.

·IThOS. L. Rubey J. H. Gentles R. B. Edmonds : IW..C. Atwood 'R. H. MerrilL ,E.. V. Marti~dale A. H. Hugg _tt Edw. Bierent Mad:i~on 1!'I~onroe Victor N. Noel LOUlsl8pa IPlke : R. A. May ; Cape GIrardeau Cape Gll'ardeau Fred. A. Kage Vienna l\-laries Wm. H. Holmes Eureka ISt. Louis c. H. Couch ShelbyVille lshel~y W. W. Mitc~ell Bethany HarrIson : Isaiah J. WeIdner Marshfield Webster W. P. McKnight Mt. vernon ··ILawrence H. P; S. Burk Ash Grove Greene E. E. Shaw Bogard Carroll Wm. R. Hughes Bevier Macon J. P. Davis Millersville Cape Girardeau.. E. J. Nienstedt Kansas City Jackson Robert E. Rooney Kirksville Adair Ed. S. Rinehart.. Gallatin Daviess Paul Runnels Greenville Wayne I,D. N. Holladay Pineville M.cDonald H. C. prater Stanberry Gentry A. J. Bucklew Fredericktown ..:. ::\ladison : F. A. Toler Trenton IGrundy J. B. Wright Maitland HOlt !Ira Williams Plattsburg lclinton C. E. Boxx Columbia Boone IH . L. Wilson Laddonia Audrain J. L Shobe lcabOOl. jTexas G. W. Hll.rdin ,versames Morgan :IA. L. Ross Kingston caldwell jB. O. Jones De Soto Jefferson Elmer Kempe Parkville Platte H. O. Noland

SECRETARY,

T'ME OF MEETING.

A..N. Martin lwednesday before full moon. C. W. Alley 2d and 4th Tuesdays. \ J. F. Webster IFriday on or before full moon. E. P. Southworth 2d and 4th Tuesdays. )1. L. Young : IFrid9. y on OJ:' before full moon. tJOhn 13. Ruh Tues. on or b~f. 1'.~. & 2 wks. aft. J. E. Pardonner 1st and 3d FrIdays. W. F. Enloe 13d Saturdays. ,J. B_. ~og~rs 12d and 4th Saturdays. Freo Gervig lst and 3d 1;londays. W. H. Huters 2d and 4th Tuesdays. L. N. Hawkins ,Saturday on or after full moon. W. G. Martin ISaturday before full moon. J. A. Doyle Friday on or after full moon; Wm. C. Heaston 2d and 4th Tuesdays. W. W. Brannock Friday on or after full moon. R. C. Sedwick 1st and 3d Saturdays. Geo. W. Musgrave 2d and 4th Thursday~. . . . J no. W. Minnis Sat. on or bef. f. m. and 2 wks. aft. D. M. Williams 2d and 4th Tuesdays. J. C. Snider Saturday on or after full moon. Chas. M. Carter 2d and 4th: Tuesd·ays. O. C.. Gardner 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Wm."O. Tague Every Tuesday. C. W. ~1ilster.; FirstSaturday. . Wm. W. Bacon Fridav on or before full moon. S. !'It. Hinkley 11st and 3d Saturdays. F. R. Newberry........... Saturday on or betore tull moon. Geo. T. McGrath 1st and 3d Thursdays. , ILafe Dawson 2d and 4th Tuesdays. J. P. Lewis Saturday on or before fu.11 mOOll. J. G. Long :. 2d and 4th Tuesdays. E. C. Kennell. Friday on or before full moon .. I'Jesse Lareau jSat.on or bef. f. m. and 2 wks. aft. James McNair First Saturday. . R. F. Pharl:s Sat. on or ber. f. m. & 2 wks. aft. Wm. Blank Fourth Saturday. W. W. Higgins I~aturday on or before full moon.

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1211Erwin 122.Triplett : 123 Hermann 124 Union Star 125 Gentryville 126 Seaman 127 Athens 128.Lorraine , 1291 Monett 130 Hume 1311 Potosi. 132 Farmington '133 Star of the west 134 Olean 135 Braymer 136 Phrenix 137 D~lphian ; 138 Llllcoln 139Iore/?on 140,Papmsville 141, Amsterdam . 142 1Pleasant ~rove 143 Irondale 144 Modern 145 Latimer 146 McGee 147 Cass 148 Purdy 149 Lexington 150 Birming 1?1 MiltOn 1<:>2 Linn Creek 153 Bloomfield 154 Ionic 155 Spring HilL 15~ Ashland 15, North Star 158 Mountain Grove ~~~IGreen City Pleasant 161 Clifton Hill 162 Whitesville 163 164 JoachIm 165 MaryvillE,l 166 PortageVIlle 1

occid~ntal...

\St. Louis I jWm. A. Kleinschmidt '" Oeo. J. Berne Triplett.: Chariton : B. F. Fleetwood W. P. <;faines Hermann Gasconade R. A. Breuer C. A. Riek /union Star De Kalb Solomon Wise H. M. Cochran Gentryville Gentry : G. W. Gist C. R. Stevenson Milan ISullivan 'Robert B: Ash J. M. Dormer.: Albany Gentry J. E. DaVIdson M. 0. Motbersead Ridgeway IHarrison A. L. Hughes G. F. Perkins :\Ionett Barry Geo. E. Fe!st Sig. ~olomon Hume Bates H. L. CurtIS J. WIll Helms ,Potosi Washington ,.. J. F. Evans J. A. Shields, Sf Farmington St. Francois : W. H. Houchins J. E. Cover IIronton : IIr~m ; W. R.Edgar Mann Ringo Iolean :MIller J. R. Edmonson S. R. ~[oover Braymer Caldwell C. B. Woolsey A. Nevitt Bowling Green Pike J. T. Davis Cash Wenkle B!rch Tree IShannon ' J. A. Naney L 1D. Mee~er Flllmore Andrew W. J. Barnes 1. B. WIlliams loregOn IHOlt A. R. Coburn F. L. Zeller !paPinsville :.. Bates R. B. Campbell IC, A. Lane Amsterdam Bates G. V. Boswell Jas. W. Hall Otterville Coop~r L. P. Fairfax H H. Niehols Irqndale..: IWashmgton J. H. Eaton : , J. W. Huston HumanSVIlle Polk W. A. Crow.... H. W. Arnold ILicking : Texas W. H. Craven E. A. Dunham College )Iound :Macon M. Clifford Geo. L. Teter /HarriSOnVille Cass S. M. Davis H. F. Clark Purdy Barry A. M. Gurley Ed. S. Ambrose : /,Lexing-ton Lafayette C. T. Ryland Henry Sinauer HalleCK Buchanan W. R. Dallam : H. A. St. John /MoberI Y Randolph B. F. Quisenberry II. W. Settle Linn Creek Camden J. W. Vincent :C. N. Davis Bloomfield Stoddard A. L. Harty II<J.B. March ,Desloge St. Francois A. J. Clay T. G. W. Moon Spring Hill Livingston W. I•. White D. H. Wiiliams /Ashland Boone Richard Crellshaw Eli Penter Rockport Atchison Geo. W. Lash ILewis C. Christian Mountain Grove.. Wri~ht D. A: RobertsolJ ,James Archer IGreeJ?- qty ,Sulltvan John Santee R. D!lvis Mornsville ,POlk IC. M. Lane T. C. Mltchell Clifton Hill.. Randolph J. M. Sear!! W. L. Dameron Whitesville Andrew 1. M. Spohn E. S. Fisher ISt. LOUiS / , IChRS. F. Niedringhaus L. Alexander; Hillsboro Jefferson R A. Marsden Chas. S. Booth ,MaryvillE,l rNodaway ..; Adolph O. Koch Adolph Stauble PortageVIlle New Madrtd ,S. J. Smalley Frank Haines

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-I 167 Revere

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Revere '... Clark E. M. G~lland 168 Colony Colony Knox N. T. Killen L69 Camden Point Camden Point.. Platte Arthur Ham 170 Benevolence Utica : Livingston G. F. Drake· · 171 Hart.ford Hartford Putnam · I'B. F. Speak 172 Censer MaQon :.. )lacon: W. C. (ioods<?n 173 Gray Summit Gray Summit.. Fl'lll1klm B. A. Thornhlll. 1741Sturgeon Sturgeon Boone J. L. Palmer 175 Newt.on Newtonia INewton R. L. Harris 176 Point Pleasant Oonrall ..: New Madrid L. F. Lafont 177 Texas Honston Texas : W. E. Barton 128 Gr~swold ; 'Bellflo\~er Montgomery R. H. D,yke 119 Pride of the West St. LOUIs J. F. Kastler 180 Des Moines Athens Clark 1. J. W~lson 181 Novelty Novelty Knox C. B. '1 ully ]82, Pilot Knob '. Richville ;Dou~las H. M. Nash :183\California Galifornia jMolllteau J. C. Haldiman' 184;Morley I'Morle y ,Scott D. Harris 185IChamois ,Chamois 'Osage N. P. Gasper 186 MOralit y Renick Randolph J. w. H.endrix 187 Hermon Liberal Barton W. B. Johnson 188 1HannibaL HannibaL Ma'rion · M; M.ase 189,Zeredatha St. Joseph Buchanan LeWIS Siegel 1901p~tnam : Newtown :.. Sulliva.n .. ·.. · ·..·IA. W. widner 191 Wilson Pocahontas Cape Gl1'ardeau Geo. H. Sample Frankford · :.. Ipike H. D. C.orwine .192IFrankford 193 Angerona :\Iissouri City Clay : L. G. Hopkins 194 Wellsville Wellsville Montgomery O. A. Wilson 195 Bo~ivar ·,· .. · I'BO~ivar Polk · ·.. IJoe W. Gravely 192·Qmtman : QUItman Nodaway J. W. WE;ddle. Jr 1911Carthag~ Carthage J~per M. F. Vlernow 198 Auensvllle Allendale \V.orth J. H. Hunt 199 New Hope Elsberry Llllc<,>ln M. S. Alloway 200 Sonora jWatson IAtchlson G. F. Wilson 201 i Ravenwood Ravenwood Noda.way J. W. Spoonemore 202 Westville Westville Chanton James DuvaL 2031 Brumley Brumley Miller D. G. Wall , 204 Rowley Dearborn Platte T. J. Means, Sr

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TIME OF MEE:rING.

A. G. E~rhart 1st and 3d Thursdays. , H. B. Blckner !saturday on or before full moon. \oY. K. Bywaters Saturday on or before full moon. ·.. IChas. H. Stone Saturday on or before full moon. '!'. B. Barnhouse Saturday on or before full moon. Ja6. G. Howe: 1st and 3d Mondays. E. G. Thornhill 1st and 3d Thursdays. W. A: Seymour Friday on or before full moon. J. B. Myers Saturday oil or after full moon. Edwin Biship Saturday on or before full moon. W. H. Farris ,Saturday on or after full moon. E. C: F.~Vells .. · ~ ISaturday before full moon. \ LoUls Tisch 2d and 4th Wednesdays. A. B. Gray : Saturday on or before full moon. A. L. Ross I'Saturday on or before full moon. Robt. Tautenhahn ~ Saturday on.or before full moon. W. C. Heck 2d and 4th Fridays. W. O. Johnson Friday on or before full moon.' Henry Marquand lFriday on or after full moon. C. J. Powell.. : Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. J. G. Todd 1st and 3d Thursdays. IA. G. McDanieL 2d and 4th Mondays. . George Rees 2d and 4th Tuesdays. IE. M. Strauser : Saturday on or hefore full moon. D. C. Thompson Satu~day on or before full moon . H. C. Steel Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. A. R. Allcorn ~ lIst and 3d SaturdaYs. \ , W. H. Miller , Saturday before full moon. Wm. S. Askren ~ednesdayon or before full moon. r. B. Young' 1st and 3d Saturdays. W. H. ~;n~epherd 2d and 4th Thursdays. G. W. DIckerson satur.d.ay on or·b. f. m. &2 wks. aft. lw. A. Hemphill: Saturday before full moon. IC. M. Ward 1st, 3d and 5th Saturdays. Wm. P:Sims 2d and 4th Saturdays. C. O. West 3d Saturday. w. s. Sp~arman Saturday on or·before fullmooh. : G. W. Kll'by Saturday before full moon.

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251 Hope 252 Alanthus : 253 Laredo 254 Butler 255 Alton 256 Shekinah 257 Lodge of Light 2~8 Ravanna 259 Lodge of Love 260 Mechanicsville 261 Florence 262 Holden 263ISummit 264 Kirbyville 265 Corinthian 266 Social... 267 Aurora 268 Lodge of Truth 269 Rock Prairie 270 1New Salem 271:So1omon 272'Granite 273 St. Clair .' 274 Cold Spring 275 Tran~uillity 276 Gran River 277 Wm. D. Muir 278 Es~ex 279 HO£le's Creek 280 Lo ge of Peace 281 Fenton 282 Cosmos : 283 Stockton 2S4 Canopy 285 Earl 286 Urich 287 Craft : 288 Hennitage :

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Washington j<'ranklin Alanthus Grove .. Gentry ILaredo Grundy Butler Bates Alton Oregon ,Festus Jefferson Eagleville Harrison Ravanna Mercer Lancaster Schuyler HowelL St. Charles New Florence Montgomery Holden Johnson Lee's Summit Jackson Kirbyville Taney Warrensburg Johnson Martinsburg Audrain St. Louis Atlanta Macon Lawrenceburg Lawrence Winfield Lincoln Springfield Greene Sedalia Pettis Osceola St. Clair Leeton Johnson Orearville Saline Freeman Cass Pilot Grove Cooper Essex ,Stoddard Wheatland ··Hickory Chillhowee I·JOhnSOn ..: Fenton ; St. Louis St. Louis Stockton Cedar Aurora ;Lawrence Coifeysburg Daviess Urich !Henry Canton Lewis iHennitage ,Hickory

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J. W. Booth IEd w. G. Busch 1st and 3d Saturdays. ,J. A. Judd W. J. Judd Saturday on or befare fUll moon. 1 L. V. woods ~ L. Storms ~ Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft. W. F. Hemstreet S. 'f. Broadd UR .. 1st Saturday. ,J. H. Johnson [C. S. Gohn Saturday on or before full moor, Hugh Glen C. S. Finley 1st and 3d Saturdays. IC. C. Miller J. L. Downing Friday on or before full moon. D. M. Foster Cha.s. S8;yl~rs Wednesday b~fore full moon. W. R. WhIte IrWIn 0 Bnant 211 and 4th Fndays. . James U. Muschaney .. , Henry Johnson' Sat. on or bef. f. m. and 2 wks. aft. IW. H. Knox _ W. R. Hollingsworth Saturday bef. t. m. &2 wks. after. M. L. Golladay John Z. Brothers Thursday on or before full moon. J. S. Butterfield A. F. Maxwell 1st and 3d Fridays. . . G. W. Van Zandt B. A. Parnell Saturday on or before full·moon. A. L. Gilkeson Theo. Hyatt : 1st and 3d. Mondays. T. E. Romans :. S. T. McGrew : Saturday on or after full moon. Wm. Kron John L. Bowman 1st and 3d Fridays. M. S. Meisner IA. M. Att~bery Monday on or before full moon. H. W. Cameron J. W. West.. Saturday on or before full moon. Beverly Duey ! H. J. Muth Saturday on or after full moon. Henry Cooper M. C. Smith 2d Monday. . . George E. McNeil IS. M. Hodges '3d Frida.y. John R. Shaver I.J. R. Nuckles Friday on or before full moon. C. F. GllchriRt J. R. Grinstead Thursday on or before full moon. C. L. Lawless :. B. J. Orear Wednesday on or before full moon. T. F. Prettyman : S. A. McSpadden Saturday on or before full moon. S. L. Stites : W. T. Barton 2d and 4th Fridays. James A. Hux : J. K. Brown 2d and 4th Tuesdays. C. P. Scrivener E. Dent : Friday on or before full moon. C. S. Eppright.. :. J. S. Bozarth Saturday on or berO.re full moon. Wallace W. Hull : James A. Vandover Saturday on or after full moon. E. A. Krueger Eden Reed 2d and 4th Mondays. C. S. Youn~er G. L. Walker Thur. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft. E. J. Stribling E. B. Samuels : 12d and 4th Tuesdays. Lafayette Williams W. '1'. Pugh Sat. bee. f. m. &2 wks. after. IEugene W. HalL Van. W. Hall Saturday on or before full moon.. Wm. Downs : C. L. Chappell' 1st and 3d Monda.ys. ;W. L. Pitts Wm. U. Morton Saturday on or before full moon.

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E. W. Geyer rGeo. J. Moore 1st and 3d Saturdays. . J. F. Wells I; M. Wel.ls Sa~. bef. f.m.&Mon. 2 wks.aft. C. A. B.rown C. M. Smi th Fnday on or before full moon. G. D. Allee P. weddell Friday on or before full moon. W. E. Knowles Geo. W. Wood, Acting Thurs. on orbef. f. m. &2 wks. aft. C.·C. FUller A. Crannell '~d and 4th Tuesdays. N. J. Inglish Waldo P. Johnson Saturday on'or before full moon. Thos. D)·e , W. G. Holland Friday on or before full moon. John Klingner : iJ. M. Gardner Wednesdayon or before full moon. D. H. Gibson : E. J. Schofield .. , Saturday on or before full moon. C. L. Hogin T. A. Milburn 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Jno. F. Miller N. F. Wollard :Saturday on or before full moon. G. W. Litts Thos. Mc:\li.1len 1st and 3d Saturdays. R. M. Judy W. A. Martlll. Saturday on or before full moon. H. R. Stevens H. L. Kingslanq 2d Friday. . John Brown H. C. Chancellor 2d and 4th Tuesdays. W. L. Hamrick H. A. Wright.. Sat. on or bef. f. m. ,,~2 wks. after. H. T. Blackledge Chas. 1\1. Wylie Saturday on or after full moon. W. T. Waters George E. Lear Sat. 011 orbef. f.m.& 2 wks. after. Z. H. Savage Thos. D. Williams 1st and 3d Saturdays. B. C. Wilkerson A. T. Moffit Saturday on or before full moon. O. E. KendalL J. A. Hess Thursdav on or before full moon. Haynie Rowell J. N ~house : 1st Saturday in each month. T. O.·Renfrow J. L. McCormack Saturday on or nearest full moon. Geo. M. Smith W. H. Nelson Saturday on or before full moon. W. J. Dodd Wm. H. McCarty Saturday before 3d Sunday. Harmon Cline J. P. Long Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft: Roger Cunningham Thos. J. ThornhilL 1st and 3d Mondays. • J. E. Deems F. M. Johnson 2d and 4th Saturdays. J. A. Porter W. H. Sutton Sat. on or bef. f. m. and 2 .wks. aft. C. A. Chadwick W. S. Vawter :. :Saturday on or before full :moon. Emmet Harvey........ L. Thos. Harvey ;lst and 3d Thursdays.. R. B. Baker C. A. Brown 1st and 3d Wednesdays. E. S. Hunt.; J. M. Carte.r Saturda! before fUll. moon. Jno. M. Jackson Jas. A. SmIth, Jr 1st and 3d Mondays. Wm. P. Pitt S. W. Strode 1st and 3d Mondays. E. A. Hawkins H. C. Johmon Every Tuesday. H. C. Finck : L. P. Patterson Saturday on or before full moon. J. O. Carter G. B. Thomas Friday before full moon. J. A. Thompson W. A. Lewis 1st and 3d Thursdays. W. S. Wood H. L. Sayler 1st and 3d Saturdays. W.l\1. Child'(ess G. R. Wallace 2d and 4th Saturdays. J. B.DaviiJ. Edw. Schramm '12d and 4th Mondays. Geo. W. Butler W. D. Pipkin 2d and 4th sa.turdll.YS.., B. F. Beazell H. S. Stuck 2d and 4th FrIdays. W. O. Hart : S. J. Dewey 2d and 4th Saturdays

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335 Joplin Joplin Jasper F. M. Foster 336 Hallsville HallsvIlle Boone IR. F. Hulett.. 337 Blue Springs Blue Springs Jackson ,!wm, Hor?338 . Myrtle; Millville Ray W. H. Kelt.h 339 Fidelity Farley Platte J. T. Reynolds 340,Westport Kansas City Jackson Wm. H. Piper 341'Rockville Rockville Bates ,B. F. Midkiff 342 Circle ~ Roscoe St., Clair :J. S. Pence 343 Agricola Petersburg Henry lw. S: Ward 344 Moberly Moberly Randolph Louis Ratliff 345 Fellowship Joplin Jasper H. L. Chickering 346 Arl~ngton ~ixon ; Pulaski... J. ~L B, Shanks 347 SprIng Creek Edgar Sprll1gs '" Phelps .S. F. Arthur 348 Wadesburg 'Crelghton Cass R. H. Ross 349 Pol~ock Pollock : Sullivan T. J. Simpson 3?01 TyrIB:n Johnst?wn Bates Geo. S. rorter 351, MosaIC BellevIew Iron R. J. HIIl. : 352,Friend Ozark Christian Albert M. Page 353 Barnesville Ellington Reynolds : T. T. 0' Dell 354 Hebron : Mexico Audrain E. F. Elliott 355 Adelphi Edgerton Platte H. H. Patterson 356 Ancient Landmark Harrisburg Boone Geo. T. Porter 357 Aux Vasse Aux Vasse Callaway H. E. Gibbs 358 North-West.. Tarkio : Atchison J. F. Schoenecke ..: 359 Garrett Arcola Dade A. S. Folsom 360 Tuscan St. Louis.............. ' Chas. B. Stark 361 Riddick Buffalo Dallas W. R. Blanken::.hip 362 Hiram :Kahoka Clark , E. P. Spangler 363 FraternaL Robertsville Franklin S. G. Denny 364 Higginsville ;Higginsville Lafayette 路. J. G. Rabsahl.. 365 Bayou IBakersfield ozark P. R. ,MitChel 366 Adair Kirksville Adair Frank J. Storm 367 Barry Washburn Barry W ..B. Adcock.: 368:Crescent HilL Adrian Bates Eo G. Maudy 369Ico.mposite ID~n~Phan Ripl~y ,D. M. Gary 370 WIlhamstown jWIlhamstown : LewIS IJames Ramsey 371 Sheldon Sheldon Vernon G. W. Beeny 372 NonpareiL East L~nne Cass : WI1l. A. Thomson, Jr

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H. M. Woodward 1st and 3d Fridays. . :.:D. B. Uarpenter Saturday on or after full moon. L. W. Pryor 1st and 3d Saturdays. C. L. Renfro : Satur.da y on or bet'orefull moon. Jno. H. Carson Wednesday on or before full moon. H. C. Elberg ,. 2d and 4th TueSdays. J. C. Langhlin 1st and 3d Saturdays. R. W. Humm Thursday on or before full moon. B. L. Gilliam .. :.: Saturday on or before full moon. Jno. W. Tate 2d and 4th Mondays. Julius A. Becker 2d and 4th Fridays. Wm, Heller Thursday on or before fullmoon-, C. T. Lamar Saturday on or after full moon. E. W. Morlan Sat. on or before f. m. and 4th Sat. D. L. Saulsbery Saturday after f. m. & 2 wks. after. J. K. Swegar.. Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. E. M. Logan Saturday on or after full moon. Chas. E ..Reid Saturday on or before full moon. W: c. Carter Saturday路 on or before full moon. John J. Steele 1st Tuesday. J. J. Settle Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. J. W. Hord Saturday' on or before full moon. W. S. Hopkins Tuesda)' on or before full moon. N. C. Trout !2d and 4th Thursdays. Samuel Achord , IThtlrsday on or before full moon. Fred. A. Smith............. 1st and 3d Tuesdays. \. Pcter S. Keller Saturday on or before full moon. H. H. Wells 1st and 2d Fridays. IE. W. Bay Saturday on or after'full moon. R. L. nerry .. ; 12d and 4th Mondays. ' . ~. C. N. NiCkS Saturday on or before full moon .. A. Hansen 1st and 3d Fridays. ' L. B. Northcutt.. ~ Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. Nelson Maudy :Satnrday on or before full moon. W:H. ROberson 12d and 4th Tuesdays.路 R. C. Mumma Sat. on or after f. m. & 2 wks. a~te.r. W. S. Hale Sat. on or ber. f. m. & 2 wks. after. I E . S.. Hartzler Sll>tllrdar Oll'or before full m?on.

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IGeo. D. Underwood.: J. E. CahilL , ~ 'Saturday on or after full moon. R. N. Simpson David T. }{illg Saturday on or before full moon. IChas. H. CoUey' J?hn McDonald ISaturda~ on or before full moon.' W.C. Shannon 'lhos. Z. Mays 1st and 3d Saturdays. IB~n Kessler Jacob Levy 1st and 3d Sl~turdays. · J · B. Owens, Sr Geo. R. Weller, Sr Sa~. on or bef. f. m. and 2 wks. aft. J. H. McHenry John R. Garbee Fnday on or before full moon . IW. M. Sll.xbur)' R. H. Woods 2d and 4th 'l'ue~days. :.. D. Vowill N. J. Shepherd 2d and 4th Saturdays. (ieo. Hafner. Noland CarrolL............ Saturday ollor before full moo!! .. w. A. Weur IJ. S. Plattenburg Sat. on or bef. f. m. &. 2 wks. alter. IJ. W. Nelson A. A. Townsend :. Every Thursday.. \ I • C. L. Evington C. W. Warren lwedne~daYafterfUllmaorI. /G. F. PlI.rker J. R. Woolery Saturday on or after full moon: W. L. CantrelL W. Ib Sherrill satu.rda)' on or beforefnll moon. W. K. Thompson J. F. H!!'rris Sat. before f. m. ~ 2 wks. after. "IS' A. Henderson : .T. T. RIchardson Saturday on?r after full moon. ' A. H. Compton I. D. McCullah 1st and 3d Fndays. Sam Robinson John Collings :. Sa~urday on or before full moon .. Wm. E. Church Geo. H. Church Fndav before 2d and 4th Sunda)'s. :.. Nicholas :.. R . .T. Clark Saturday before full moon. W. M. Boland T. H. Jones Thursday on or before full moon. C. H. Goldin\(, Jr A. J. Knott Wednesday before full moon: Melvin Lindse.y' J. K. Jones Saturday'on or before full moon. C1Jrtis Poe : H. T. Bowlin 1st and 3d Saturdays. V. H. Hendricks C. C Swansen 1st and 3d Tuesdays. A. A. Bratcher J. H. Sisson Thursday on or before full .moon. Albert :\1. Chandler Chas. H. Raitt..: 1st and 3d Thursdays. H. R. Briscoe R. J. Leathers 1st and 3d Fridays. E. G. Treadway ' A. }<'. Brown, Jr Saturday on or before full moon. J. B. Hammond IJ. B. Good Tllt'sday on or before full.~oon. A. A. Hopkins A. C Kerns 2d and 4th Thursdays. H. Rilgsdale : .T. C.'Tomson Sat. on or before f. m. &2wks after. Geo. Dalton : R. H. BealL Friday 011 or before full moon. A. D. Simp~on : Jame!l A. Boone 1st and 3a Saturda)·s. Walter McCown J. H. Vickars Sat. on or bet'. f. m. <II 2 wks. after. J. F. young ,T. J. Hil!ginbotham ISaturday on or before full moon. T. J. Merchllnt.. 1(;. A. Osborn Satnrday on or before full moon. H. Farmer , {<'riday on or l!efore full moon. L . D. Bruton IEd. A. Hook Andrew Naylor Saturday on or before full moon. F. Dodds J. N. ::.\fontgomery 2d and 4th Saturdays. V. C. Kaser C. M. Henry Saturday on or before full moon. C. V. Lyle l.v. B. Saturday on or before full moon. Geo. W. French jA. P. Watkms 2d and 4th Saturdays. , L. J. Grimsley: G. E. Kinder Saturday on or before full moon. ,W. H. Comer ; E. H. Moxley 4th Saturday.

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41918tar Taberville ISt. Clair : A. J. Crabb ··· 420 Itaska ISt. Louis ' O. G. Chapman......... .. 421 Urbana Urbana Dallas N.·J. Bray............. '422IGate of the Temple Springfield Greene A. A. Russell.......... 4231 Galt · IGalt Grundy J. E. Ford 424 Samaritan Bonne Terre St. Francois : Geo. A. Ness.. . 425 Green Itidge IGreen Ridge Pettis E. E. Durand 426 Rothville Rothville Chariton M. H. Washburn 4271Glenwood , GlenWood 'Schuyler B. McGoldrick 4281'Pittsville ..: i~ittsvil1e .~ · IJohnson : ..: J. N. Hutcliinson 429 New :Madnd :t\ew Madnd New Madnd F. M. Buck ; 430 Winona Winona Shannon ,J. W. WlI.re 431 Cement.. Halfway : Polk Ip. w.coy 432 ICompetition CompetitiOn ILaclede IE. B. w.right 433\MaCk,g Creek Mack's Creek Camden· N. V. MOulder 434 Wheeling : Wheelin Livingston Henry Whitebread 435 Rockbridge Rockbri8 e Ozark B: V. Morris 436 GothiC IAlex.nd'f•.......•. C1OTk.. ls. H. Fulton 437 ILafayette Corder Lafayette J. L. Reddeck 438 Temperance Smithville Clay P. T. Aker 439l\-It;,- Olive IRogersville Webster : H. W. Coombs 440 Trowel: IMarble Hill Bolling~;: L. A. Go<?n Win __ 441 ExcelslOr Jackson.: Cape Guard W. H. :vriller 442 Burlington Burlin~on JunQ.. Nodaway L. E. Carpenter 443 Anchor St. LOUIS L. B. Towner RI\.Y Wm. 'fucker 444IAda IOrriCk.: 445 West Gate ISt. LOUIS Alexander Malcolm 446 Ivanhoe Kansas City Jackson J. M. Jones 447iJaCOby Darlington : Gentry J. R. Sager:............. 448 Schell City Schell City Vernon S. B. Vickers 449 Bois D' Arc Bois D' Arc Greene Peter Blackwell.. 450!BeltOn IBeltOn !cass IC. H. G. SPrinkle 451 Raymore IRll.ymore lca8s Lee Glandon : 452 IVerona Verona Lawrence Eo D. Grigg... .. . 453IFors~th Forsyth Taney ..IR. C. Ford 454 C<?ntmental.. --. St~wartsVllle DeKalb H. Wylie 155JHmton -Hmton IBoone AI. W. Barnes.. · 156 Wallace , JBunceton 'Cooper Wm. B. Kerns

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:E. P. Rosenberger.., IE. F. NebeL 14th Saturday. . . ,A .. c. Blakemore ' .. IW. H. Watson Thursday on or before full moon. .:.0 A. L. Williams N. F. Alderman IThursday on or before full moon. 0 Conrad Meyer.. Fred G. Fuesset 2d and 4th Wednesdays. .?'" HinaC. Schult Geo. S. 90ppedge 1'1st and 2d Tuesdays. Joseph Flynt IJ. B. WIlson Saturday on or before full moon. W. McL~Il.and A. )1. Rock :..: Saturday on o.r bef~re full moon. S. P. PhIllIps IJ. H. Barnes, Sr ·1st and 3d Saturdll) s. Wm. L. Addy U. S. Wright 11st and 3d Saturdays. S. A. Robinson.... W. D. Polson ISaturday on or before full moon~ R. B. Cochran M. H. Cochran. Thursday on or before full moon. IJ. W. Manning. D. E. Currey Sat. on or ber. f. m. and :l wks. aft. IG. W. Turner.. C. W. Minie.k Saturday before full moon. J. G. Thornhill B. E. Condon 2d and 4th Saturdays. . . A. E. Mullin T. B: Glass Thurs. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft. IJohn E. Williams E. W. Green Friday on or before full moon. Wm. W. Haines J. S. Donaldson 1st Saturday. ' W.. D. McClanahan Wm. H. Bledsoe 2d and 4th Saturdays. . . James Phillip!' IJ : w. Mard.ick 2d lind 4th Tuesdays. I. F. Hereford C. L. Glasscock Friday on or before full moon. ~ B. F. Dennis !W. Tunnell Thursday on or before full moon, ~ Wm. Campbell W. E. Street............. iSaturday on or before full moon. ~ W. F. Tygard IB. Kirk ,.. 2d an~4th ~ondays. ~. Edw. A.Gowdy ClandeHeaden 2d Fnday. ;:: B. B. Putman IL. E. Pancost.. 2d and 4th Tuesdays. \ ~ J. F. Costin J. W. Dawson Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. ~. Jan~es Thomson A. F. NeaL 2dand 4th Tuesdays. . . Orrlll Hull, Jr..... Hugo S. JacobI 2d and 4th Mondays. ,C. E. Faulkner Fred B. Hey 1st and 3d Tuesdays. IE. Butler IJ. W. Sti~all : 2d Thursday and 4th Saturday. W. P. EunL Geo. G. \ialentllle ,1st and 3d Fridays. I. L. Wade : Geo C: Blackwell.. llst and 3d Saturdays. . ,A. M. Goodwin J. T:.Harne y Saturday on or before full moon. S. G. Popplewell Jno. W. Stuermer Saturday on or before full moon. A. E. Webb J. H. T~ole Saturday on or before full moon. .'. Chas. Be<.;kman Ben PrIce Saturday on or before full moon. J. P. DaVIS W. C. Burton Sa~. on orber. Lm. & 2 wks. after. S. D. McCann J. M. Bagby Fn.on orbef. f. m. and 2 wks. after. W. T. AdA-ms R. J)ick.er~on Sat. bef. full moon & 2 wks. after. J. R. Small R. F. GIllIland.. Saturday on or before full moon. A. R. VanGieson A. W. Cottle 2d and 4th Tuesdays. M. J. Lain R. P. Clarkson : 4th Saturday. IE. M. Garner............... F. W. Patton Saturday on or before full moon. /J. C. Stovall.. E L. Walton 1st and 3d Thursdays. I\) U. G. Sechler Chase Henthorn 1st and 3d Tuesdays. . 00 J. R. Jones .' J. E. Rhoades Saturday before full moon. "'t

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543IMan~field tot 544 MexIco . 545 Zalma > 546 Prairie Hill '0 547 S.outh Gate '1 548 Clinton : ~ 549 Carl JunctIOn : 550 Rose Hill ~ 551 Pendleton 552 Calhoun 553 Clarksburg 5l!~ Foster : 500 Summervl1le 556 Prairie 557 Blairstown 558 Moscow 559 ClarkSdale 560jNelSOn 561 CowgilL 562 Deepwater 563 York 56! Jamesport 565 Tebbetts.. , 566 Maplewood 567 Miller . 56~ N.aylo.r 569 Tiff City 570 Republic 571 ' Hayti , 572 Rutledge :573 Bernie 574 1LaMonte 575' Ea.<;teJ;' 576 Olive Branch 577 Ewing 578 ForestPark 579 Grandin : 580 Houston 581 I!lmo 582 Koshkonong 583 Novinger 584 Red Bird 585 Shamrock

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ltECAPITULATION OF

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABUJ-JAR STATEMENT. Chartered I,odges on the Rolls, September, 1905.... Ceased to exist during 1905-1906...................................... Chartered September, 1906

Total number of Lodges, 1906 MEMBERSHIP

. Initiated : Passed Raised Affiliated Reinstated Dimitted ~ Suspended for Unmasonic conduct Suspended for Nonpayment dues Expelled Died

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G. L. Ap.-20

LIST OF ELECTED .OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. OF 'MISSOURI, FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, APRIL 23D,

DATE

GRAND MASTER.

D. GRAND MASTER.

GRAND S. WARDEN.

1821.

I GRAND J. WARDEN.

GRAND TREASURER.

I GRAND SECltETARY.

ELECTION.

April,1821.. ThOS. F. Riddick * : Oct.,1821.. .. Nath'l B. Tucker * Thompson Douglass Oct.,1822 Nath'l B. Tucker * Thompson Douglass Oct., 1823 Nath'l B. Tucker * Geo. H. C. Melody Nath'l B. Tucker * Geo. H. C. Melody Oct., 182<1. Edward Bates * Geo. H. C. Melody Oct.,1825 Oct.,1826 Edward Bates * HardRg'e Lane Edward Bates * Hardage Lane Oct.,1827 Oct.,1828 Hardage Lane * Geo. H. C. Melody Hardage Lane * !i'red. L. Billon Oct.,1829 Hardage Lane *IGeo. H. C. Melody Oct.,1830 Dec., 1831... Edward Bates '" Geo. H. C. Melody Oct.,1832 H. R. Gamble * Geo. H. C. Melody Dec.,1833 Sinclair Kirtley * A. B. chambers Nov.,l834". A. B. Chambers * Sinclair Kirtley * Sinclair Kirtley Oct., 1835 tt A. B. Chambers S. W. B. Carnegy: * John D. Daggett.. Oct.,1836 Oct.,1837 S. W. B. Carnegy '" John D. Daggett.. Oct., 1838 ·S. W. B. Carnegy.Oo"* John D. Do. gett.. Oct.,1839 P. H. McBride * A. B. Cham~ers Oct.,1840 P. H. McBride * Joseph Foster Oct.,1841 P. H. McBride * Joab Bernard Oct., 1842 P. H. McBride * Joab Bernard Oct., 1843 P. H. McBride * Joseph Foster Oct.,l844 J. W. S. l\fitchell. '" Fred. L. Billon Oct.,1845 J. W. S. MitcheIL * John D. Taylor Oct.,1846 John Ralls *·John D. Taylor Oct., 1847 Joseph Foster * E. S. Ruggles MaY,1848 1 Joseph Foster * E. S. Ruggles * E. S. Ruggles May, 1849:.. John F, Ry.land May, 1850 John F. Ryland '" B. W. Grover May, 1851 B. W. Grover * E. S. Rug~les.. May, 1852 B. W. Grover * S. F. Curne June,1853 Wilson Brown *L. S. Cornwell. May, 1854 L. S. Cornwell * D. P. Wallingford May,l855 J". S. Cornwell '" May, 1856 Benjamin Sharp W. A. Cunningham MaY,1857 S. If. Saunders * P. Draper : May,1858". S. H. Saunders * Marcus Boyd May, 1859 Marcus Boyd '" M. H. McFarland

IJames Kennerly *lwilliam Bates * Archibald Gamble * William. Renshaw.* * Edward Bates * William Bates * Archibald Gamble * William Renshaw.* * Edward Bates *I·William G. Pettus * Archibald Gamble * William Renshaw.* * Edward Bates * William G. Pettus * Archibald Gamble * T. Douglass.* * William G. Pettus.:.* Thornton Grimsley..* Archibald Gamble * T. Douglass.* * William G. Pettus * Thorp.ton Grimsley..* Archibald Gamble * John D. Daggett.* * Martin Ruggles '" John F. Ryland * Rich. T~ McKinney * John D. Daggett.* * :Martin Ruggles * H. R. Gamble * Thornton Grimsley * John D. Daggett.* * H. R. Gamble * Adam L. Mills * Thornton Grimsley * Jl)hn D. Daggett.'" * II. R. Gamble.~ * Adam L. )OIills * Bernard Pratte * John D. Daggett.* *lsinclair Kirtley * Adam L. Mills * Thomas Andrews * Fred. L. Billon.* * Oliver Parker * Augustus Jones * Thomas Andrews "',Fred. L. Billon.* * M. J. Noyes * Augustus Jones * Thomas Andrews "'Fred. L. Billon.* *IJOhn Wilson * G. A. Tuttle * Geo. H. C. Melody * John Garnett.* '" Oliver Parker * S. W. B. Carnegy * Geo. H. C. Melody * Thomas W. Conyers.'" * Oliver Parker '" S. W. B. Carnegy '" Geo. H. C. Melody * Thomas W. Conyers.* * Edward Searcey * Granville Snell '" Geo. H. C. Melody * Richard B. Dallam.* *!A. B. Chambers '" Thomas Andrews '" Geo. H. C. :Melody * Richard B. Dallam.* * A. B. Chambers * Alex. T. Douglass * Geo. H. C. Melody * Richard B. Dallam.* * Alex. 'r. Douglass * William C. Vance * Geo. H.C. Melody '" RiChard B. Dallam.* *IAlex. T. Douglass * John Orrick * Geo. H. C. Melody * Ricliard B.-Dallam.* *,Joseph Foster * C. H. Bowers Geo. H. C. :Melody '" Richard B. Dallam.*' *IJosePh Foster * C. H. Bowers..: John Simonds * Richard B. Dallam.* * J. W. S. Mitchell * E. S. Ruggles * Fred. L. Billon * Richard B. Dallam.* * E. S. Ruggles '" J. L. F. Jacoby * John S. Watson * Richard B. Dallam.'" '" E. S. Ruggles * J. L. F. Jacoby * John S. Watson '" Fred. L. Billon.* '" E. S. Ruggles *.J. L. F. Jacoby '" John S. Watson *·Fred. L. Billon* '" J. L. F. Jacoby * Cyrus Osborn * John S. Watson * J. W. S. Mitchell.* * Cyrus Osborn *'Joseph Megguire * John S. Watson * J. W. S. Mitchell.'" * Joseph Megguire *IP. Draper *·John M. Reed * C. D. W. Johnson.* * P. Draper * S. F. Currie * J. T. Johnson : * C. D. W. Johnson.'" * S. F. Currie *J. H. Turner * J. T. Johnson , '" C. D. W. Johnson.'" * J. H. Turner */S.H. Saunders '" J. T. Johnson: * A. O'Sullivan.* • J. W. Chenoweth '" R. C. HilL * Joseph Foster * A. O'Sullivan.'" * James H. Britton ** Joseph Foster * A. O'Sullivan.'" ** J. W. Chenoweth *·H. E. Van OrsdelL.* John D. Da~gett.. * A. O'Sullivan.* ·S. l-I. saunders *jMarCUS Boyd * John D. Daggett.. I*IA. O'Sullivan.· *jMarCUS Boyd * J. F. Houston '" John D. Daggett.. * A. O'Sul1ivan.· * John F. Houston * John Decker.: * John D. Daggett * A. O'Sullivan.* * W. R. Penick * John Decker '" John D. Daggett.. * A. O'Sullivan.*

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Gouley.* William D. Muir */'1'. E. Garrett * Alex. M. Dockery Samuel H. owens"'*lwm. N. Loker * G. Frank Gouley.* Oct., 1869 Samuel H. Owens * John :g. Ryland Wm. N. Loker *IG. Frank Gouley.* Oct., 1870 Thomas E. Garrett * R. E. Anderson Samuel H. Owens * John E. Ryland Wm. N. LOker IG. Frank Gouley.* Oct., 1871. IThoma~ E. Garrett * R. E. Anderson John W. Luke * Jas. E. Cadle ~ *lwm. N. Loker * G. Frank Gouley.* Oct.• 1872 Samuel H. owens *'J. E. Ryland R. E. Anderson John W. Luke * Jas. E. Cadle * Xenophon Ryland Wm. N. Loker * G. Frank Gouley.* Oct., 1873 * Xenophon Ryland Jas. E. Cadle * Thos. C. Ready '" Wm. N. Loker * G. Frank Gouley.* Oct., 1874.:.: John W. Luke '" Xenophon Ryland ..· TIlos. C. Ready * Noah M. Givan Wm. N. Loker * G. Frank Gouley.* Oct., 1875 James E. Cadle Xen. Ryland Thos. C. Ready : * Noah M. Givan M. G. Hubble Wm. N. Loker '" G. Frank Gouley.* e'~ Oct., 1876 Oct.. 1877.... T. C. Ready * Noah M. Givan ~ Jos. S. Browne * W. R. Stubblefield Wm. N. Loker '" John D. Vincil.* Oct., lR78 Noah 1\'1. Givan Jos. S. Browne ~ *Wm. R. Stubblefield.. Jas. E. Carter '" John W. Luke * John D. Vinci!.* . * W. R. Stubblefield Jas. E. Carter 1f * Alex. 1\'1. Dockery John W. Luke * John D. Vincil.* Oct., 1879 Jos. S. Browne Oct.• 1R80 W. R. Stubblefield: ,Alex. ),f. Dockery Chas. C. Woons Lee A. HalL '" John W. Luke * John D. Vinci!.* OPt.. 1881 Alex. M. Dockery \Rev. Chas. C. Woods Lee A. HalL....... .* Robt. F. Stevenson John W. Luke * John D. Vincil.* . Oet.. 1882 CIlas. C. Woods Lee A. Hall * Robt. F. Stevenson James W. Boyd Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vincil.* opt.• 18113 Lee A. Hall * R. F. Stevenson James W. Boyn Geo. R. Hunt.. * Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.'" Robert F. Stevenson.. James W. Boyd George R. Hunt *"'"vm. M. Williams jSamuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct.. 1884 . Oct., 1885 James W. Boyd IGeor e R. HunL * Wm. ]\f. Williams James P. Wood * Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct.• 1886 Geo. R. Hunt *IW. 1vr. Williams James P. '""ood * Henry L. Rogers lsamuel M.' Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Wm. M. Williams James P. Woon * Theonore Brace ·Geo. E. Walker Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct., 1887 Oct., 1888 James P. Wood * Theodore Brace C,eo. E. Walker B. H. Ingram * Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vincil.* Oct., 1889 Theodore Brace Geo. E. Walker B. H. Ingram * Jl1o. R. Parson Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vincil.* Oct., 1890 Geo. E. Walker B. H. Ingram * Jno. R. Parson Harry Keene * Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct., 11l91. B. H. Ingram * Jno. R. Parson Harry Keene * J. B. Thomas Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vincil.* Oct.• 1892 Jno. R.·Parson Harry Keene * J. B. Thomas A. M. Hough Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct.. 1893 Harry Keen~ * J. B. Thomas A. M. Hough D. A. Jamison Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vincil.* Oct., 1894 J. B. Thomas A. M. Hough D. A. Jamison F. J. Tygard Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct., 1895 A. M. Hough D. A. Jamison F. J. Tygard_ E. F. Allen Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct., 1896 D. A. Jamison F. J. Tygard E; F. Allen IC. H. Briggs ISamuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct., 1897 F. J.:rygard E. F. Allen C. H. nriggs lcamPben " ells /Stlmuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct.. 1R98 E. F. Allen C. H. Briggs Campbell Wells Joseph C. Finagin SAmnel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct., 1899 C. H. Briggs Campbell Wells JOs.ePh C. Finagin John C. Yocum *ISamuel),1. Kennard John D. Vincil.* Oct .. 1900 Campbell Wells Joseph C. Finagin John C. YOlmm * Wm. F. Kuhn Snmuel :M Kennard John D. Vincil.* Oct., 1901. /.JOSePh C. Finagin John C. Yocum * Wm. F. Kuhn ILeroy B. VallilinL Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vincil .. Oct.. 1902 John C. Yocum '" Wm. F. Kuhn Leroy B. Valliant A. S. Honston Samuel M. Kennard John D. Vinci!.* Oct .• 1903 Wm. F. Kuhn /LerOy B. Valliant.. A. S. Houston M. Wilson /JOhn R. ParsOD John D.Vincil.* Sept., 1904"ILeroy B. Valllant ,A. S. Honston D. M. Wilson Howard Watson John R. Parson John D. Vincil*. Sept., 1905 .. A. S. HO~Iston D. :\1. Wilson John T. Shrort R.. R; KreE'ger IAlphonso C. ~tewart*** John R. Parsonttt .. 1906 .. D. M. WIlson /John T. Short.. Robert R. Kreeger IWIllJam A. HalJ.. IAlphomo C. Stewart... .. John R. Parson.

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... Deceased. t Died August 11th. 1866, while in office.

t Appointed August 13th, 1866. by John D. Vincil. G. M.

? DIed April 11th. 1877. while in office.

.Died October 12,1904. whiltJ in office. *** Appointed October 22,1904. by Leroy B. Valliant, Grand Master. c

April 11th, 1877, to October 11th. 1877. and died October, 1888. ~ Died within one week after his installation. tt There was no Communication in 1835, owing to the anti 7masonic Withdrawn from Masonry. Jexcitement. ttt Appointed October 22, 1904, by Leroy B. Valliant, Gran Master.

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OFFIOERS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FEBRUARY 22D, 1821.

EDWARD BATES, WorshiWul Ma8ter. JAMES KENNERLY. Senior Warden. WILLIAM BATES, Junior Warden. JOSEPH V. GARNIER. 7Teamrer. . _ ABRAM BECK, Secretary.

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1 - - Herculaneum St. Charles Louisiana Springfield Alton : Jacks0I! Franklm Calhoun Vandalia Springfield .. , IJOneSboro New santa Fe Chapel HilL Covmgton Ste. Genevieve Boonville Auburn Smithville : Louisiana Columbia New London : Greencastle Alton St. Charles IJaCkSonvifle La 9-range Sprmgfield Ava Mexlco

Jefferson Mo St. Charles MO Pike 1vIO Greene Mo Madiso!l. Ill Cape GIrardeau Mo Howard \Mo !Henry : Mo IFayette Ill Sangamon IlL: lunioll Ill Jackson Mo Lafayette ?tIo Washington IIlL Ste. Genevieve Mo Cooper ~Io Lincoln Mo Clay Mo Pike Mo Boone Mo Ralls Mo Sullivan Mo Madison Ill St. Charles Mo Mor&'an iIll LeWIS ,Mo Sangaffion Ill Douglas Mo IAudraln IMo

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Oct., 1820, by G. L. of Tenn Arrested April 7, 1825. 11820, by G. L. of Tenn Surrendered April 4; 1826. IOct. 11, 1821.. Surrendered April, 1825. .. May 6, 1852 United with "United, No.5." April 3, 1822 : IUnited with 1st G. L'l?,f'Illinois, 1824. Nov: 25, 1821, dlSp. G. L. Ind.jSurrendered January', 1823. IAPrIl 3,}822 A~'rested December 20, 1831. May, 1852 DIed 1860. October 8, 1822 United with 1st G. L. of Illinois, 1824. October 25,1822 Arrested April 11, 1826. October 25,1822 United with 1st G. L. of Illinois, 1824. May, 1~58 : Surrendered 1863. :May 6, 1852 : Surrendered 1855. October 9,1822 United with 1st G. L. of Illinois, 1824. October 10,1826 : Surrendered April 6, 1831. April 3, 1827 : Arrested October 3, 1838. May 8,1852 IArrested Oct., 1884, by Lee A. Hall, G. 1\1 May 6, 1852 Went down on account of war, 1861. April 8, 1828 Arrested April 3, 1838. October 5, 1830 Arrested October 3, 1838. . October 5, 1837 Surrendered 1862, on acco.unt of war. June 2, 1866 Arrested April, 1879. October 5,1837 United with G. L. of Illinois, Oct., 1843. October 5, 1837 Arrested October 16,1846. IOctober 2, 1838 United with G. L. of Illinois, 1840. June 10, 1853................... .. Sm:rendered 1876. .. October 8,1839 Umted with G. L. of IIImols, 1840. October 13, 1887 Arrested June, 1892, by B. H. Ingram G. M. IMay 6, 1852 : ,Consolidll.ted 1887, with Hebron, No. 354.

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lcamde~ Point· 1P1:atte va.nd!!-lIa ,Platte ·IMellvllle IDade Galena Jo Daviess 29~OSage Little Osage Vernon 32 Lafayette Lexington Lafayette 32 Lafayette Lexington Lafayette ?~ T~iangle :: : IP":rryville ..1 perry 33 HIllsboro alws Mt. MOflah .. IH111Sboro I~lontgOmery 35/Independence ,Independence Jackson 37 Dawson , !Welling~On I'Lafayette 37 Cedar Owensvl1le .• ~ Gasconade 38 Graham Pleasant Hill Cass ""''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.1 TUllY Le.wis 39 Cllllton Carlyle 0 ClInton 39 Modena IModena !Mercer 40,Coleman : 181. Louis 41 Des. Moines ,Bur.lington 41 Bohvar 'Bohvar Polk • 41 JEtna : IJEtna Scotland 42 Houston Breckenridge Caldwell 42 Iowa Bloomington 42 Middle Grove Middle Grove Monroe 44 ,Jacksonville .; \JaCkSOnville Randolph 44 ROchester..: Rochester Andrew 46 Sparta,former~y"Kabzeett",Spart~ Bucha~an 46 Martha Washmgton Washmgton Frankhn 49 Mineral pOint IMineral Point 50 IMiddletown I~1iddletown Montgomery Springfie~d ., Greene .50 ,ozark 50 A!1~erson Chapel Hll1 /Lafay ette , 51 LlVlllgston IGIUSgOW Howard '54 Douglas Marthasville Warren 56 1PI~tte Platte City Platte 581Monticello MOntiCello ILewis 59ILancaster jLancaster ISchUYler 59 Mario~ Salem ; Mario~ 6018t. Clalr ,BellevIlle ISt. ClaIr 61 Osceola losceola /8t. Clair : DeKalb 62'Maysville ,Maysville 621 Dubuque · ·..·IDUbUqUe · 63 St. Marys Perryville : Perry 63 Iowa City IIowa City ; 64 Landmark Warsaw Benton 65jMelOd Y Platteville , : 56 :M ll-rsllll.ll ~ IMarshall ,Salme 27jRinggold 27 Tem p erance 27 TemPle· 29 IFar West..

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May 6, 1852 ..: IArr.esied ~l:a.y, 1855. " October 9, 18~9: Umted wIth G. L. of IlllnOis, 1842. May, 1858 Surrendered 1863. . October 11,1839 Surrendered 1846. May 6, 1852 Destroyed 1861, by war. October 8, 1840 I Arrested December 1,1866. October 19, 1867 Consol. 1882 with Lexington, No. 149. !O<:tober 12, 1882 IConsol. 1887 with Triple Tie, No. 453. October 8, 1840 r Arrested October 16, 1846. l\10 October 8. 1841 lsurrendered October, 1846. Mo May 28, 1~8 Surrendered 1864. Mo October 10, 1868 Arrested January, 1900. Mo June 12, 1853 .' Destroyed 1862, by war. June 9, 1853 May, 1863. 111.. October 8,1841.. Arrested October 19,1846. Mo June 2, 1866 Arrested October, 1876. MO IOctober 8, 1841.. Changed to "Mt. Moriah, No. 40," 1844. I IowaTYIOctober 20,1841.. United with G. ~. of Iowa, 1844. June 9,1853 Surrendered 1863. Mo ,June 2, 1866 jConsol. with Memphis, No. 16, 1890. MO jJune 2, 1866 Arrested April 22,1869. , IowaTy October 20, 1841.. United with G. L. of Iowa, 1844. IMo June 9, 1853""""""""""'''''''1IArrested February 29,1864. 1MO June 2, 1866 Surrendered October, 1899. 'Mo IJune 10,1853 Surrendered 1865. IMO IOctober 8,1841.. A.rrested October 19,1846. IMo June 10, 1853 Arrested May, 1863. ,WiS. Ty October 11, 1842 ,United with G. L. of '.iVisconsin, 1844. Mo May 25, 1854 Arrested May 18, 1858. ,Mo October}7, 1842..: Arrested October 18,1847. !MO May, 1858 Destroyed 1861, by war. Mo October 11, 1842 Surrendered September, 1~76. Mo October 11,1842 :. Surrendered Nov. 15,1883. Mo October 14, 1842 8urrendered 1864. Mo /October 12, 1842 !Arrested by Jas. W. Boyd, G. M., Oct., 1886. Mo May 25,1854 Arrested 1866. IlL IOctober 11, 1842 -qn~ted w~th G. L. of Ill~no~s, 1844. Il1... IOctober 11, 1842 Ulllted wlth G. L. of 'IllInOis, 1843. Mo October 15, 1842 Destroyed 1861, by war. ,MO 1May 25,1854 Destroyed 1862, by war. IIoWaTy October 10,1843 United with G. L. of Iowa, 1844. ISurrendered Mo May 25, 1854 J anuar ,1864. IOWaTyloctober 10, 1843 'United with G. L. o(Iowa, 1844. Mo ,October 12, 1843 Destro ed 1861, by war. Wis. Ty,October 12, 1843 : G. L. of Wisconsin, 1844. 1Mo October 12, 1843 Arrested 1851. 'Mo II.11... Mo Il1... Mo IMo Mo Mo Il1...

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66 Linn Linn Osage ll\oIo Il\Iay 28.1856 · 68 Tebo : Clinton : Henry \MO October 23,1844 69 AlexandrIa Alexandna Clark Mo October 16, 1844 70 College 'Marion College Marion Mo October 16,1844 70 Dickinson Warren Marion :l\oIo 72 Danville Danville ~rontgomery Mo October 16, 1844 ; Mo October 19,1846 ·75 Ashley Ashley Pi·ke 75 Bowling Green Bowling Green Pike : Mo October 14. 1846 75 Neosho Neosho Newton Mo October 14, 1846 81 Hickory Grove Hickory Grove Callaway Mo June 2) 1866 83 Dana CalholllJ :Henry Mo October 17,1846: 84 !VIultanomah Oregon City Oregon. October 19,1846 84 Potter Longwood pettis : jMO ~fay 25, ISM 85 Johnson Warrensburg Johnson Mo March 19, 1847 86 Mitchell Columbus ..; ,Johnson Mo.:.~ May 9,1850 86 Mo. Mil. 3d Reg't Mo. Vol.. I I· · IOctober14, 1847 88 Bates Butler Bates Mo May 28. 1858 88 Olive Branch : lunion ,Franklin MO IOctober 14,1847 88 Dresden Dresden :\Pettis IMO.. · ·IOctober 19•. 1867 90 P~airie 1 Harrisonv~lle .. '''1 C~ss Mo October 12. 1847 90 Kmg Solomon St. Catharme ,Lmn Mo June 2, 1866 94 Boone IColumbia Boone )fo May 8, 1848 94 Evening Star ! ,Cuba Crawford ,l\lo ,May 29, 1855 95 Acacia : :. JaCkson : :Cape Girardeau \Mo.. · ·IMay 5,1848 95 Pleasant HIlL Pleasant HIIl. Cass Mo May 8, 1848 : 95 Cha man Las Vegas Ter. orNew l\lex .. June 2.1866 99 !VIt. '\.!ernon IMt. Vernon Lawrence Mo IMay 11, 1848 100 Canton Canton · ILewis Mo May 11,1848 101IGreene Springfield :' Greene Mo May 12,1848 IMO 1011Easton IEaston "'''''''''''''1 Buchan.an 28,1858 103 Carthage Carthage Jasper !Mo May 12, 1849 105 Relief Georgetown Pettis Mo IMay 10. 1849 106 l\IlLcon jMacon ' Macon ]\fa May 28,1858 106 Laporte Macon :. Macon I}Io ,May 28,1858 106 Miami ~ Miami Saline Mo May 10, 1849 107 Golden Square Iwestport Jackson IMo I)fay 10, 1849 1081New Madrid New Madrid New Madrid Mo May. 10, 1849 108IAztec jLas Cruces Ter. of New Mex.. j jOctober 19, 1867 108 Gothic Moberly Randolph Mo October 17. 1878 109 Montezuma "Santa Fe ITer. ofNew Mex May 8, 1851

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Arrested 1889, by J. P. Wood. G. M. jArrested 1864. .' Changed to "Dickinson," 1847. Fonned from "r-ollege, No. 70." Consol. with }'lorence Lodge, No. 261,1892. Sllrrendered'October 18,1897. .-.. IChanged to "Ashley, No. 75." Surrendered 1863; restored as 247, in ]867. ISurrendered I\Jarch, 1893. Arrested October 28,1852. 1st Lod e on Pac. Coast. United G. L. Ore. Surren8ered December 2,1896. Destmyed 1861, by war. Destroyed 1861, by war. Closed with Mexican·war. Destroyed 1861, by war. Arrested about 1855. Arrested July, 1878, by T. C. Ready G. M. Destroyed. 1861. by ,~ar. ' Consol. WItI'l BrookfIeld, No. 86, Jan., 1888. Surrendered May 25, 1858. Surrendered June 12, 1875. !Went down. during the war. . Arrested 1853. . . United with G. L. of New Mexico, 1877. Surrendered December 27,1862. fI898. Con sol. with Craft Lodge. No. 287. bec.. United with" United No.5." 1857. A.rrested. October. 1886, by J. W. BOYd. ,G. M. Burned out 1861. ' IWent down 1860. ISurrendered 1873. IChanged to" Macon. No. 106.'" . ISurrendered February 10,1857. IArrested'October, 1886, by J. W. Boyd. G. M. Destroved during the war. Vnitea with G. L. of New Mexico, 1877. . jI ConsoI. with Moberly Lodge, No. 344, 1896. United with G. L. of New Mexico, 1877.

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109\LoUisia.na 111 St. Loms 112 Ezell 114jWaVerly 115 Sibley : 115 Border 116 lDaviess U8 Hiram 119 Foster 122 Dover 124 Cedar 124 Dardenne 128 Kirksville 128 Live Oak 129 Constantine 129 Charleston 130 Barry 130 West Prairie 134 Sarcoxie 135 Ridgley 135 Warrensburg 137 Warrenton 137 Prairieville 138 ROI}lld Prairie 140 SmIthton 141 Middlebury 141 oriental 141 Chain of Rocks 143 Flint HilL 144,John Dade 145IWindsor City 145 ' Rising Star '147 Buffalo 148 yancy 150 Leavenworth 152 1Linn Creek 153 'Kllnsas 154 1Concord 156 Giddings 1~8 Cornwell 108 J)oh~~on 159 j f acltic 159 Me?dota 160 EdIna 161 Robert Morris 11;1\ 1Mirabile

Ste. Get:J.evieve Ste. Ge,nevieve St. Loms St. Loms St. Francisville Clark Waverly ; Lafayette Sibley Jackson South-West City.. McDonald Gallatin Daviess .' St. Charles St. Charles Boston ,Scott !Dover Lafayette Fremont.. Cedar O'Fallon St. Charles Kirksville Adair Pleasant HilL Cass Charleston Mississippi.. Charleston Mississippi.. Cassville Barry Clarkton Dunklin Sarcoxie Jasper Ridgley Platte Warrensburg Johnson Warrenton Warren Prairieville Pike Ne~vark Andrew SmIthfield ' Middlebury IMercer, Trenton GrUndy Owen Lmcoln Flint HilL St. Charles Cassville Barry Windsor City Carroll. Ebenezer Greene Buffalo Dallas Pineville McDonald LeaVenWorth Linn Creek : Camden \Vyandotte r.oncord Callaway Nebraska City Otoe I Rose H~Il ,Johnson Gre~nvllle \yayne: IPaC1fic l' ranklm Pr~tem TUlley EdIna , Knox Savannah Andrew : Mirabile Caldwell.'

IMo ,Mo IMo IMO Mo Mo Mo Mo

1807, by G.L. of Pa -;1809, by G. L. of Pa IMay 9,1850 1May 9,1850 May 10, 1850 October 15, 1874 May 10, 1&')0 May 10, 1850 1\10 :May 10, 1850 Mo May 20, 1850 Mo May 10, 1851 }lIo October19, 1867 Mo May 8, 1851 Mo October 19, 1867 Mo May 8, 1851 : Mo October 12, 1876 路MO 1May, 1852 Mo May 28, 1858 Mo May, 1851.. Mo May 7, 1851 Mo October 19, 1867 ::\10 June, 1851 Mo May 28, 1859 Mo May 31, 1855 ~ Mo ,May. 1855 Kan.Ty'May 31,1855 Mo October 17. 1873 Mo October 14.1880 Mo May 31, 1855 Mo J.une 1,1855 Mo June 1,1855 ,MO ,.. May, 1858 : Mo :May, 1855 MO I.J1,lne 1, 1~~ Mo June 2, 1850 Kan.Ty May 26,1855 ::\Io I~lay, 1855 Kan.Ty June 1. 1855 Mo May 29. 1856 Neb. TY1May 28,1856 1\10 October 19, 1867 MO jMay 28,1856 ::\fo October 11, 1879 Mo May 29,1856 :Mo May 28, 1856 Mo May 30, 1857

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Arrested by G. L:of Pennsylvania, 1824. Arrested. Surrendered 1860. Surrendered January 28,1860. Surrendered 1863. Surrendered October, 1882. Arrester! 1876. Surrendered May, 1862. Surrendered 1866. Conso!. with Lafayette, No. 4.37, Feb., 1893. Surrend~red 1863. Arr. Jan. 15, 1885, by R. F. Stevenson. G. M. Arrested 1863. New Charter 1864 to No. 105. Arrested by G. L. of Missouri, HS77. Surrendered July 28.1874. Surrendered December, 1889. Arrested 1852. Arrested October, 1886, by J. W. Boyd, G.M. Arrested May, 1858. / Destroyed 1861, by war. Conso!. with Corinthian Lodge, No. 265, '89. Surrendered 1856. ,Arrested 1895, by J. B. ThomlUl, G. M. IArz:ested 1865. Umted to form G. L. of Kansas. !Arrested 1872. Consolidated with Trenton Lodge. No. 111. Cons. WIth Moscow Mills, No. 558, Oct. '05. Surrendered 1863. . Destroyed 1861, by war. Surrendered 1855. . Arrested by E. F. Allen, G. M., 1898. Arrested 1861. Arz:ested Jan', 19,1884, by L. A.. Hall, G. M. Umted to form G. L. of Kansas. Destroyed 1861, by war. United to form G. L. of路Kansas. Surrendered April, 1901. Made no returns. Destroyed 1861, br. war. Surrendered AprIl 25, 1885. IArrested Jan. 1878, by T. C. Ready, G. M. Arrested June 12, 1884, by L. A. Hall, G. M. IArrested May, 1866. Surrendered 1857. Consol. with Polo Lodge, No. 232, in 1&b9

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16/ Eldorado Luray........... . 167 Orient Frangais \St. Louis City • 167 Pu:xico .: Pu:xico 168,Falrmount · IF.alrmount.. 1~9 Tuscumbia Tuscumbia 172 WolfIsland Wolf Island 173 Union, form!ly 1,~Bollinger" Wolford's Store 173 Union :.:.~w Union 173 Powell Powell 177 Winchester , Winchester 180 Kenner Athens 182 Stewartsville Stewartsville 183 California California 184 Modern : Humansville 184 Calhoun 'Calhoun 184 Hale Hale City 184 Fairfield ~ ; · Fairfield 186 Dayton Dayton 187 "Henry Clay" '~mlersbur~ 187 Carter Jefferson Clty 191 Zerubbabel Platte City 195 Wet Au GIaize Wet Au GIaize 197 C~mden Camden 200 '" ashburn Washburn 201 Jamespo.rt Jamesport 203 Pleasant Ridge Pleasant Ridge 203 Green Ridge Windsor 204 Bent Taos 205 Rocky Mount Camp Floyd 208 Alto Vista · Alto Vista 211 Orion 'St. Joseph 212 Austin Austin 216 West Plains WestPlains 216 Granby Granby 217 Quincy Quincy .219 Emerson Emerson 219 Everett Everett.. 219 New Boston New Boston 222 Fanners Labelle 223 Jasper Sarcoxie

COUNTY.

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DATE OF CHARTER.

.. ,Clark

Mo May 18,1857 I.· · , Mo October 19,1867 Stoddard Mo ,October 1l! 1888 Clark MO IMay 18,1857 · Miller MO 1May 18, 1857 Mississippi.. Mo May 30,1857 Bollinger Mo May, 1857 Franklin Mo , October 19.1867 McDonald IMo ,Oct.13, 1892 Clark Mo May, 1857 Clark Mo May, 1858 DeKalb Mo May 29,1859 Moniteau Mo May 28, 1859 : Polk Mo May, 1859 Henry Mo October 19,1867 Carroll Mo October 15.1886 Benton Mo October, 1892 Cass IMO May, 1859 ,Callaway Mo 'May, 1859 lcole IMO..; /October 13, 1881.. Platte ,Mo May 28,1859 Camden Mo : May, 1860 'Ray Mo IMay, 1859 Barry Mo May, 1860 Davi.ess MO jMay 30, 1860 Harrison Mo May, 1860 Henry Mo October 19,1867 N. Mex. June 1, 1860 N. Mex. June 1, 1860 Daviess Utah May, 1861. Buchanan I'Mo May, 1861.. :' 'Cass Mo May, 1861.. IHowell Mo May, 1861.. : I·Newton IMO October 17, 1867 Hickory Mo May, 1861.. : ·IMarion IMO IMay, 1861.. Cass Mo October 15, 1868 Macon Mo IOctober 12,1869 Lewis . .. Mo..: May 30, 1861 Jasper Mo May, 1861.

REMARKS.

ISurrendered 1861. Surrendered January, 1888. ISurrendered June, 1892. . Isurrendered June 12, 1863. Surrendered 1863. Surrendered August 22,1874. No records. Surrendered May, 1892. /surrendered Sept. -,1903. Destroyed 1861, by war. Destroyed 1862, by war. ~ Arrested 1894, by Harry Keene, G. M. Surreudered June, 1898. • Destroyed 11161, by war. Arrested by J. W. Boyd, Grand Master, 1886. Arrested September, 1892. Arr. by E. F. Allen, G. M., Jan. 18, 1899. Destroyed 1861, by war. Ar. June, 1881, by W. R. Stubblefield, G. M. I Consol. with Jefferson Lodge, No. 43,1889. Arrested June, 1879, by N. M. Givan, G. :M. Surrendered 1862. Went down 1861, by war. Destroyed 1861, by war. Arrested January, 1892, br B. H. Ingram. Arrested 1863. [G. M. Surreridered 1873. . Surrendered 1865. Surrendered 1862. Arrested 1865. Surrendered 1863. Destroyed 1861, by war. Surrendered 1861. Surrendered December, 1892. IDestroyed by war. 'Destroy ed 1861: by war. . Con. with Colawater Lodge, No. 485, 1894. Surrendered 1871. : ;.. Surrendered 1887. . IDestroyed 1863, by war.

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\October 19, 1867

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229 M~tchell 231 Warrenton : 2?2 DeWitt 232 Lone Jack 235 Ionic 239 S~encersburg 250 High Hill 264 Fayetteville ~ • 274 New Market 277 Index : , 278 Avilla 284 Lilly 284 New Boston :286 Hesperian 289 Acacia 296 'Grove 296 Cameron : 298 Marble Hill 304 Faitht'uL 312 Mt. Pleasant 314 St. Aubert... 314 Rome 315 Altona 320 Chapel Hill ~ 326 New Home 326 Kit Carson 330 Lathrop 332 Clark City 332 Rylana ~ 336 Oak Grove 337 340 AmIty 340 Jeri,cho . 341 RelIef 347 Landmark 348 Ash Grove 348 Cimarron 849 Lone Star 853 Ben Franklin 353 Benton , 357 Phelps : 357 Young's Creek , 358 Comfort

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Columbus Warrenton DeWitt ,Lone Jack Rensselaer

Johnson Warrel1. Carroll Jackson Ralls : s~encer~burg ..: lpike High Hill Montgomery IFayetteville Johnson New Market Platte Index Ca.~s Bower's Mills La\vrence Grant City Worth New Boston Linn Virgil City Cedar Paradise Clay Webster Groves S1I. Louis Cameron Clinton Marble Hill Bollinger Fair Dealing RiplE'y Ellington Gentry St. Aubert Callaway Rome Douglas Altona Bates lchapel HilL Lafayette Sprague Bates Elizabethtown Lathrop IClinton Clark City lc1ark 'Berlin Gemry Pil1 k Hill Jackson IMa!ta Bend SalilJ-e SmIthton Ipettls Jericho Cedar ·Repubhc I'Greene Kennett.. Dunklin Ash Grove Greene Cimarron Colfax Lone Star 'Gentry Savannah Andrew St. Louis ; Phelps City Atchison Rowena Audrain !ROCkY Comfort McDonald

IMO 110 Mo Mo !tIo Mo MO Mo : MO ,. 1\fo Mo Mo Mo

October 13, 1871 May, 1863 May 27, 1863 October 19,1867 May 26,1864 May, 1865 IOctober, 1867 October 15,1868 IOctober 15, 1868 October 15, 1868 October 15, 1868 :.. October, 1868 October 13, 1881. 1\10 October 15, 1868 Mo October 15, 1868 Mo October 15, 1868 !\-10 October 10,1875 Mo October 15, 1868 Mo October J2, 1869 Mo October 12,1869 Mo October 12, 1869 1\10 October 11,1883 Mo October 12, 1869 ~[o October 12, 1869 Mo October 16, 1879 N. Mex. October 12,1869 Mo ,Oetober 13, 1870 1~10 IOctober 12, 1870 IMO October 14. 1875 Mo October 12, 1870 I,Mo IOctObcr 12, 1821. 1\10 October 13, 1810 Mo October 16, 1~ :Mo 1,October 13,1810 )10 October 13,1870 /MO October 13,1870 N. Mex. October 14,1875 1\10 October 13,1870 Mo October 13, 1870 Mo October 14,1886 Mo October, 1870 Mo October 13,1881.. Mo !October 13,1870

Surrendered October, 1888.' Surrendered If.99. surrendered 1865. No returns. Surrendered 1877. Arrested in 1889 by J. P. Wood, G. M. Surrendered September, 1881. [Feb~ 1899. · Consol. with Jonesburg Lodge, No. 457, Arrested January, 1900. Surrendered October, 1878. 'I Arrested 1877. Arrested by Grand Lodge, 1904. Ar. Dec., 1880, by W. R. Stubblefield, G. M. Arrested 1889, by J. P. Wood, G. M. Surrendered September, 1888. Con. with Temperance, No. 438, Sept., 1899. Surrendered 1874. Consol. with Vincil Lodge, No. 62,1888. Consol. with Trowel. No. 440, Dec., 1899. i"iurrendered June, 1903. Consolidated with Stanberry, No. 109. Surrendered December 14, 1882. Consol. with Ava, No. 26, March, 1888. Arr.. March, 1896, by A.:\1. Hough, G. M, Surrendered September 14,1889. Consolidated with Foster Lodge. No. 554. Arrested 1878, by 1'. C. Ready, G. M. \Arrested )[ay, 1879, by N. M. Givan', G. M. I Surrendered 1875. . Arrested Sept. 10,1904, by. W.F.Kuhn,G.M. Surrendered October 3,1873. Arrested Jan., 1887, by G.. R. Hunt, G. M. Surrendered January, 1884. Arrested Oct., 1894, by Harry Keene, G. M. Surrendered May, 1899. Arrested Mar., 1879, by K M. Givan, G. M. Arrested 1872. Surrendered 1879. Arrested Jan. 25, 1884, by L. A. Hall, G. M. Consolo with Savannah Lodge, No. 71. Arrested 19U5. by L. B. Valliant, G. M. )SUrrendered 1881. Consol. with Hebron No. 354, July·, 1891. Arrested Jan. 19,.1884, by L. A. Hall, G. M:

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364 King David 265 Warsaw 36tl Unanimity 371. Craig : 37.{ MandevIlle R73 Amity 374 Golden Rule :l75 Plumb 378 KilWinning 378 Warsaw 379 Coatesville 382 Richland 38~ Harmony 384 Boone 385 Reynolds 385 Alexander 394 Dagan 395 Latimer 401. Centre 402 Gave1. 404 Ale;a!1dria: 405 MerIdIan Sun 406 Itur:~a 407 Houston 407 Royal 409 Unity 409 Civil Bend 417 Covenant 421.Euclid 423 Newburg 425 c;edar City 426 Leesville 426 Setlgwickville 428 Louisville 432 Dauphine : 432 Black Oak 433 Silent Temple 435 St. Nicholas 43tl Lamonte 436 Ash Grove

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Kansas City Warsaw Weston Craig : MandevIlle l:<'iIley ·IJonesburg

Jackson : Benton Platte HOlt Carroll Cedar ·.. IMontgomer y ~liddletown Montgomery Downing Schuyler ,Warsaw Benton Coatesville Schuyler 1R!Chland Pulaski.. Vlhbard Ray Columbia Boone Centerville Reynolds Bedford ILivingston l\Iindon Chariton Licking Texas Leban?n ; Laclede New Cambna IMacon Alex.andria jClark Austm Cass Hannibal. Marion Wellington ILafayette Mooresville /Livingston \RiChmond Ray Civil Bend Dll.viess Carrollton Carroll. Morgan ; Versailles Competition Laclede Cedar City Callaway Leesville Henry.. 3edgwickville Bollinger Louisville Lincoln Dauphine Os!J,ge Preston Hickory Macon Macon :ave Sprin~ Greene Lamonte Pettis , Ash Grove Greene

STA.TE.

Mo Mo Mo ·IMo Mo Mo..' Mo Mo /Mo jMO

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DATE OF CHARTER.

October 13, 1870 October 13, 1870 October 13, 1870 jOctober 13, 18Z0 October 13,18/1.. Octooer 2:.!, 1896 October 16.1872 October13.1871.. October 13, 1871. OClober.10. 1894.. ! ~10 October, 18il, Mo October 1~.}871. :. 1\:10 October, 18/1.. Mo October 17, 1901 Mo IOctober 13, 1887................ Mo October 13,1870 l\-fo October 13,1871.. Mo October 13, 1871. ~ IMO October 12. 1871.. Mo October 13, 1871.. Mo October 1q. 1li71 Mo October 13,1871.. .':Mo October 13, 1871.. Mo October 13, 1871 Mo October 17,1878 Mo October 13, 1871.. 1\10 October 17, 1878 Mo October 12, 1872 ! Mo October 12, 1872 Mo October 16, 1872 Mo................ .. Mo October 16. 1872 Mo October 14, 18li6 Mo October 16.1872 Mo October 17, 1R73 Mo October 13, 1881.. Mo , October 16, 1872 Mo October 16,1872 Mo October 16, 1872 Mo October 13, 1881..

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Surrendered 1879. . 1 Ar. Sept., 1888, by W. M. Williams, G. 1\1. 1 Surrendered 1879. Arrested Jan. 10, '83, by C. C. Woods, G. ;M. Arr. Jan. 14,1896, by A. M. Hough, G. M. ICons. with Clintonville, No. 48:.!, Feb. '06. Surrendered June. 1892. Ar. Sept., 1888 by W. M. Williams, G.1\I. 1Con. with Middle Fabius, No. 244, Oct. '94. 1 Arr. by Grand Master Houston, Feb., 1906. Consol. 1881 with Glenwood, No. 427. I Arrested !?y Gr..Mallter Tygard, Feb., 1898. Consol. with Clay, No. 207, June, 1899. Consol. with Twilight, No. 114, May 12.'04. Consolo with Hopewell, No. 239, May, 1899. Consol. with Hale Lodge,' 184, Oct., 1887. Surrendered December, 1902•. Arrested by Grand Longe, Or-to 21.1897. co.nsolidated with Laclede, No. 83, 1893. . Surrendered October, 1900. . Arrested Oct. 22, 1896, by. Grand Lodge. Arr. Aug., 1885, by R. F. Stevenson, G. M. Consol. with Hannibal Lodge, No. 188. : Destroyed by fire December 19, 1873. Arr. Aug., 1893. by John R. Parson, G. M. Surrendered 1876. Arrested Oct., 1899, by E. F. Allen, G. M. Consol. with Wakanda Lodge, No. 52, '80. Consol. with Versailles Lodge, No. 117. Arrested March 29, 1890, by T. Brace, G. M. Arrested by Grand Lodge, 1904. Arrested Oct., 1886, by the Grand Lodge. Arr. March, 1897, by D. A. Jamison, G. M. Arr. Dec. 1896, by D. A. Jamison, G. M. Surrendered 1879. Consol. with Urbana, No. 421, Dec., 1890. Surrendered October, 1877. Arrested ]897, by D A. Jamison, G. M. Arrested Oct., 1878, by T. C. Ready, G. M. Arrested 1897, by D. A. Jamison, G. M.

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4371Tuscumbia 442 Mt. Lebanon 445 west Gate 446 Greenfield . 447 Fairview 449 Piedmont 451 j Argylp. 454 Benton . 454 Cecil 455 Harnesville 457 Triple Tie 463 Lake 465 Silver City 466 Centre View 479 Triangle 480 UJ:!.ion 481 Chnton 485 Paragon 487 Herndon 491 Pittsville 495 Globe 495 West Prairie 497 Strafford 498 Kaseyville 513 Chariton fil4 Exeter 519 Turney 520 Toltec 523 Kidder 533 Walker 541 Franklin M3 Fides

Miller : IMo.. ! \October 16,18':2.: Harrison Mo October 16, 1872 St. Louis City IMo October 16,1872 Dade Mo October, 1873 Sullivan Mo IOctober, 1873 , Wayne Mo October 16, 1872 Vernon Mo October 16, 1872 Benton Mo October 16, 1872 Pemiscot Mo October 16, 1884.. Reynolds Mo October 16, 1872 Perry Mo October 17, 1R73 Cunnin~ham Chariton Mo.... October 17, 1873 Silver CIty Grant.. N. Mex. October 17, 1873 Centre View Johnson ·Mo October 17, 187i:S.................... Butler Bates Mo October 15', 1874 · Lll: Junta ~ N. Mex. October 1~, 18Z4 Clmton Henry Mo October 10, 19'4 : Green Ridge Pettis Mo October 15,1874 Herndon !:'laline Mo October 15, 1874 : Pittsville Johnson Mo October 15, lS74 ~ Louisiana :.. Pike Mo October 12, 1876 Clarkton Dunklin Mo : October 15,1890 Strafford Greene Mo October 11, 1877 Kaseyville Macon Mo October 11,1877 : Guthridge Mills.. Chariton !vIo October, 1882 Exeter Barry Mo October 12, 1882 Tur~ey Clinton !do IOctober 11. 1883 MexIcO RepublIc of Mex leo October 11, 1883 Kidrler Cfl.lhoun MO ·.. ·IOctober 16, 18~4 Walker Vernon Mo October 12.1887 St. Clair Franklin Mo :· October 16, 1889 Kansas City Jackson Mo October 15, 1890

'l'uscumola Mt. Moriah St. Louis Greenfield Browning Piedmont Nevaela Lincoln Cottonwood Pt :. Ellington Brazeau

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Arrested October, 1886, by J. W. Boyd, G. M. Surrendered 1879. . Arrested' 1887, by Geo. R. Hunt, G. M. Conso!. with Washington. No. 87, Dec. 1898. Surrendered August, 18\19. Arrested Jan. 19, 1884. by L. A. Hall, G. M. Surrendered March, 1892. . Arrested May 21, 1884, by L. A. Hall, G. M. Conl;o1. with Caruthenville, No. 461, 1903. Arrested Jan., 1\104, by W. F. Kuhn, G. M. Surrendered April, 1893. Arrested November 7,1876. Sur. char. & unit. with G.L.of N. Mex., '82. Arrested by Grand}laster Brace,Nov., 1889. ISu rrendered October, 1877. lunited with G. L.. Of. New Mexico, 1877. Arrested 1889, by J. P. Wood, G. M. , Surrendered 1879. Arr. March, 1\106, by,Gr. Master Houston. Arrested 1875. Consol. with Perseverance. No. 92,1890. Arr. Dec., 1894, by J. H. Thomas, G. M. Arr. Sept.,1906, by Grand Master Houston. Surrendered Jan., 1898. Surrell de red March, 1899. Arr. March. 1901, by Grand Master Wells. Surrendered Kovember 18, 1895 . Surrendered January 31, 1894. Consol. with Hamilton, No. 224, 1902. Surrendered February 19, 1898. Arrested July, 1904, by W. F. Kuhn, G. M. Consol. with Heroine, No. 104, Dec.• 1890.

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[Sept.

REPORT-

MASONIC -,HOME OF MISSOURI" FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1905, TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1906.

LOCATED AT ST. LOUIS.

OFFICERS. NOAH M. GIVAN, President. E. F. ALLEN, First Vice-President. V. O. SAUNDERS, Second Vice-President -F. J. TYGARD, Treasure~ .. ~ JOHN R. PARSON, Secretary, 510 Pine Street. REV. E. B. REDD, Superintendent. MRS. MATTIE REDD, Matron : DRS. ROBINSON AND LEGGART, Physicians JAMISON & THOMAS, Attorneys

Harrisonville. :. Kansas City. St. Louis. Butler. St. Louis. St. Louis St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS. E. F. ALLEN, Kansas City.

J. B. THOMAS. Albany.

R. E. ANDERSON, Hannibal.

F. J. TYGARD, Butler.

JAMES W. BOYD, St. Joseph.

V. O. SAUNDERS, St. Louis·.

A. M. DOCKERY, Gallatin.

SOL E. WAGGONER, St. Louis,

NOAH M. GIVAN, Harrisonville.

CAMPBELL WELLS, Platte City.

D. A. JAMISON, St. Louis.

JOHN R. PARSON, St. Louis.

A. C. ROBINSON, St. Louis.

• EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. A. S. HOUSTON, Grand Master, Mexico. .

p. M. WILSON,

Deputy Grand Master, Milan.

JOHN T. SHORT, Grand .Senior Warden, Jefferson City.

R. R. KREEGER: Grand Junior Warden, Kansas City.

• ADVISORY MEMBERS. MRS MATTIE P. BARNEY, Chillicothe. MRS. LILLIE FLETCHER, St. Louis. MRS. LOUISA J. MOORE, St. Joseph ..

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MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1906 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT. To the Grand Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri:

BRETHREN: How rapidly the years go by! Another annual report of the affairs of your Masonic Home is due, and for the twentieth time I report to you and call your attention to the report!:? of the Secretary-Treasurer, Chairman Finance Committee on Endowment Fund. Superintendent and Matron. Last year you elected as members of the Board, Brother R. E. Anderson, F. J. Tygard,' V. O. Saunders and J. B. Thomas, and ycm elected Brother James W. Boyd a member for the unexpired term of Brother John D. Vincil, deceased, whose term, had he lived, would have ·expired with this session. During the last session of the Grand Lodge the Board organized by re-electing its former officers, except that Brother E. F. Allen was elected -First Vice-President in place of Brother Vinci!. The former Superintend<mt, Matron, Physicians and Attorneys were re-appointed. The committees during the last year have been: Finance Committee-Campbell Wells, Chairman; Soi E. Wag'goner, F. J. Tygard. Ex€cutive Committee-V. O. Saunders, Chairman; E . F. Allen, R. E. Anderson, J. B. Thomas, John R. Parson. House Committee-A. C. Robinson, Chairman; D. A. JamisoD. Jas. W. Boyd, Mrs. Lillie Fletcher. The term, of office of the following' members of the Board· expires with the present session of the Grand Lodge, and you will fill their places by election: Brothers E. F. Allen, Jas. W. Boyd. Noah M. Givan and A. M. Dockery. Brother Jos. S. Browne died since your last session, and the vacancy was filled by the Board by the appoint-' ment of Brother A. M. ·Dockery. The term of Brother Browne,. had lie lived, would have expired with this session.

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Appendix:

The death of Brother Jos. H. Browne has removed from us one of the earliest and most devoted friends of the Home. He was one of the incorporators and ever since a member of .the Board. He delighted in the Home work. The old people's b'uilding has been completed, and is occupied by our Brothers and Sisters, who are at home in it. It is a most excellent building, fireproof and easy of access to our venerable. members of the Home family. The anxiety of the Board and friends of the Home, caused by the fact that there was not heretofore 'a place for them that was perfectly secure .from 'conflagration, has been greatly relieved by the completion and occupation of this building. It not only has added to the safety of the Home family, but to the beauty and cheerfulness of the Home itself. O~r Sisters of the Eastern Star are entitled to special mention for their continu€d assistance to the Home. In addition to the ,regular per capita contributions' made by the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star, the members of the Order contributed a sufficient amount to elegantly, beautifully and comfortably furnish this building at a cost exceeding $2,000.' Such liberality could only have been expected from our Sisters, who are always alert to the helpful work of caring for our Brothers and Sisters and their orphan children in the Masonic Home.

The members of the Advisory Board of the Eastern Star are entitled to special mention in this most commendable work. They are Mrs. Mattie P. Barney, Chillicothe; Mrs. Lillie Fletcher, St. Louis; and Mrs. Louisa J. Moore, St. Joseph. It would require a long report to give in detail the good that these devoted Sisters have rende'red to the Home, p.ot only in contributions of money, but in assistance and sympathy with those of the family who are least able to care for themselves. It was a fortunate d'ay for the Home when we admitted as co-workers' the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star to this charitable and noble work. While the work of the Ho:rp.e continues to be uplifting, there is one phase of it that is difficult to make all our Brethren understand, and that is we cannot admit to the Home those who are incapable of caring for themselv~s-those who require the attention of a nurse or an attendant. Some of our Brethren fail to draw the distinction between a Home and a Sanitarium or a Hospital. We aim to care for the members of the Home family who become sick or disablEd, but we cannot receive into the Home those, except little children, who ~annot care for their own, personal wants. If we were to do this we would soon convert the Home into a Hospital.

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The b~siness of the Home is economically managed and in busi路 ness-like way. The members of the' Board are selected by the Grand Lodg'e from among the best business men of the State, and the several committees are selected with reference to th~iT peculiar fitness for the respective duties assigned them. The condition of the Home family calls for gratitude to God for . His continued blessings upon those committed to you in the' Home, and for His guidance in all that pertains to its affairs. Fraternally submitted, NOAH M. GIVAN, President.

MATRON'S REPORT. ToO the President and Directors or the Masonic Home of Missouri:

We feel somewhat disappointed this year, that Grand Lodge has taken all our friends to Kansas. City. We will miss their annual vi~it, and our little ride down to meet them. .It is always a pleasure to me to show off our children, as it is to every fond mother. I felt almost tempted to surprise you with a bunch of them in Kansas City, for I am sure you will miss our visit as much as we will yours. Although .we cannot meet y~u this year, we do not forget how much you have done for tis. It is wonderful. I am sure I am voicing the sentiment of every child, and I hope every old person also, when I say there is no Home' so nice as ours. Our Christmas could not have been made any more pleasant, for all that untiring men and loving, ge~erous hearts could do was done to make us happy. I only wish you might all have seen the joy andhea'rd the merry shouting and cheering as each in turn received his gifts from the foot of our beautiful Christmas tree, from the hands of our faithful committee. And not only have they remembered us on Christmas, but have scattered the blessings throughout路 the whole year, in the form or entertainments and a Fourth of July celebration. We had firecrackers and every sort of n.oise all day to make the young Americans glad they were living, and the old people glad when the g'lorious Fourth was over. Then plenty of fireworks at night, and. all the ice cream and lemonade we wanted. We have been remembered in so many .~ays by our friends it would be impossible to

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mention all of them. I wish I might tell you of each one that has gon'e out froom our Home during the year, and show you those that have come to take their places, for there are many changes in thill big famIly of ours in one -year. Several of our girls have married and are happy in homes of.their .own, and some of our boys bid fair to become fine business men. These are the things that make us proud and happy, .and compensate for the many worries and heartacnes. Some of course, have no very brilliant prospects, but no matter where they may go; or what evil may befall them, they will' have the· memory of happy associations, protection from all harm, and .the sacredness of home. to draw them toward the better life. My heart aches' to see some of them go out to meet the world, but we can only. sow. Go·d must give the increase. Buffem, one of our boys who reached the age limit last winter, . left the city to join his brother. He became homesick and returned to the city'-reached here in -the' night, but could not resist the temptation to get off the car and 'the old place." He said: "I feel like, when I see all the kids, I'll be happy." The number of admissions since the Home started bas been four hundred and nine. We cannot measure our ·influence nor see the results of our dealings with them, but God, who teache~ us to love our neighbor as ourselves, will keep the record for us. 0

"see

Our grounds '~ill be beautiful when finished, but we did hate to part with the dear old trees, and it really seemed too pretty to spoil. The cliiTdren have reproduced it in the sandpile, and there was a sort of pathos about the little switch they had set up for our grand old elm tree. But time and new beauty will make us forget how it used to be, and our children of today will tell the little Masonic Home children of the future how they loved it as it was. A new year has begun. I hOJ;>e it may be the crowning year in every good work for our own Masonic Home. Respectfully submitted, MRS. MATTIE REDD, Matron. G. L. Ap.-21

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[Sept.

REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 1, 1906.• To the president and Members' of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri:

BRETHREN: I take pleasure in submitting to you my fourth annual report as Superintendent of our beloved Masonic Home. The year has been full of duties and responsihilities, burdens and cares, as well as bringing to us many blessings and joys. All have been, we feel' sure, ordered by the loving hand of our Heavenly Father, and we tried to accept them as such. Today we look back over a record of duty faithfully endeavored, if not fully done. , First-We have under God's blessing, maintained our remarkable record for good health. Five of· the older members of the family, being full of years, were called to their reward. Their names will appear elsewhere in this report. We are. very sad to have to report. that the Angel of Death also claimed one of the lambs of· our fold, little Leroy Brandt, a bright little fellow, ten years of age, after a day ,or two of sickness, was SUddenly taken; but with this exception we have had no sickness among the children, and the ailings of the old people were only such chronic troub~es as those, advanced in years are liable to ~uffer. Second-The family numbered at the time o,f the last annual report, op.e hundred and forty-six (146). During the year twentyseven (27) have been admitted, nine (9) old people and eighteen (18) children. During the year also we ,have lost by death six,. two boys were dismissed for cause, and eight children .having reached the age limit, were granted an honorable discharge, making a total de~rease of s·ixteen (16), which leaves a net gain of eleven (11). 'So that we have in the 'family today, September 1, 1906: Thirty-nine (39) men, thirty-three (33) women, forty-three (43) boys and fortstwo (42) girls, or a fotal of one hundred fifty-seven .(157). Third-The,'average age.of the seventy-two old people is seventythree years and two months; the average age of the men is sevent~ six years, while that of the women is sixty-nine years. We have sixteen people who are over eighty, the average of these sixteen being eighty-four years and six months. Fourth-The children are, with two exceptions, of school age, and before this report reaches you, will all be busily engaged wi!h· their school duties; with 'one exception, aU promoted last ~spring, having'

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32 3

.done creditable work. Some twenty-seven of them spent the vacation visiting friends and relatives, and carne back ready for another good year's work. One young lady, Miss Cassie Ross, who has just reached the age limit, has completed a course in Barnes' Business College, and is fully qualified to make her own way in the world. She now has a g'ood position and aw.aits your meeting to ask for an' hon'Orable ..d ischarge. Fifth-The appreciated': '

following

donations

were

received

.and

duly

Browning, King & Co., one lot of boys' clothing. J .. M. Monro, Cuba, Mo., three barrels apples. Hazelwood Lodge, No. 559,five barrels apples. E:irkwood Lodge, No. 484, cash for Amusement Fund $62.00 and one lot of .groceries. Scudder-Gale, oranges and nuts. Lambert's Pharmacy Co., one lot listerine and soap. Andy Waldt, cash for Amusement Fund, $5.00. Mrs. Ella IJ. Scott, cash for Amusement Fund, $25;00. St. Louis Wire and Iron Co., cash for Christmas, $5.00. Aramt Temple, Kansas City, cash for Amusement Fund, $25.00. R. A. Chapter, Albany, per J. B.. Thomas, cash, $10.00. Mrs. Rosa Zung, cash for Christmas, $4.85. Miss Mary Hampton, one box clothing. Mystic Shrine, St. Joseph, $12.50. Union !?airy, ice cream. Thrasher Hall, ten gallons ice cream.

Besides this we were liberally remembered by the Lodges of the city through their Christmas' Committee who spared neither time, labor nor money to bring joy to.the Home family, and then they also gave the opportunity to c~lebrate the glorious Fourth, in. a style that young America fully enjoyed. The various Chapters of the O. E. S. throughout the State responded liberally with their St. John's day offerings, of which Mrs. Fletcher will speak more fully in her report. Truly, our friends of the. Masonic Orders have dealt bountifully with us, and above all, God's blessing has rested richly upon our Home and family, for all of which we try to be very grateful. ÂˇSixth-As we stated in our semi-annual report, our new building' was completed and delivered to us in February, and the entire building, inc1u~ing the hospital department, was richly furnished by the ladies of the. O. E. S. So that Mar<:h 1st we were ready to move in and enjoy its comforts, and now the work of improving and. beautifying our gTounds is under headway,. and we .are sure our Home will be second to none for beauty and comfort, 'and may well be the pride of every membe~ ~f our noble Order in the -State of Missouri.

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Appendix.

[Sept.

1; 190~;'

The following were admitted duririg the year-September to September 1, 1906:

NAME •.

AGE. ADMITTED.

Charles F. ~lason· :: 78 Frank Williams George Williams.............. . Lester Dewhurst :. -........ 14 Gerald Dewhurst -..... 12 Rex Dewhurst......... 8 lmo B. Overton .-14 Ruth Overton............ 11 Cora L. Overton............... 9 Nelson J. Swa·yze -........ 71 Claud Hunt '" 11 Ruth L. Hunt -.......... 9 William H. Richardson ...... -73Harvey F. Wing .. -............ 87 ,Jessie AppletlJn ....:.......... 48 Mattie E. ChurchilL......... 5 David Fllstead......... 72 Anna A. Lion..................... 10 Eva K. Lioo --.... 8 Frank L Linn.................. 6 Wm. McK. Linn :.... . 4 Em-rna P_ Smith................. 59 David W. Hughes.............. 77 Rolla A. Lake _ ']2 Roland E. Lake -9 Lawrence E. Lake...... 7 Geo. F. Cope.............. 84

LODGE.

...

{

RE:>lDENCE.

Sept.

1905 Livingston, No. 51 Glasgow. "",,_ . _ _ . Sept. 1905 Ha7.lewood, No. 459 Seymour. Sept. 1905 Hazlewood, - No. 459 Seymour. Sept. 1905 Hazlewood,. ~o.459 Seymour. ISept. 19U5 Missouri, 1\0. 1 St Louis. Sept. 1905 Mis~ouri, No. 1 St. Louis. Sel->t. 1905 Missouri, No. 1 St. Luuis. Jan. 1906 Western Star, No. 240 Kansas City Sept. 19U5 Riddick. No. 361 I:$uffalo. Sept. ]90:> Riddick, No. 361 Buffalo. Jan.·1906 Salisbury, No. 208 Salisbury. Jan. 1906 Perseverance, . No. -92 Louisiana. Jan. ]906 Anchor, No. 443 1 St. Louis. Jan. ]906 Linn Creek, No. 152'Linn Creek. , CorJ:ler .Stone. No. 323 St. Louis. May 1906 BelietontalDe Chapter, No.69, O.E.S. St. Louis. May 1906 Bellefontaine Chapter, No.69, O_~.S St. Louis. Mar 1906 Bellefontaine Chapter, Nc, 69,O:E.S. St. Louis. Ma·y 1906 Bellefontaine Chapter, No.69, OE.S. St. Louis. May 190B Cosmos, No. 282 8t. Louis. June 1906 Laddonia, No. 115 Laddonia. IJuly ]90fi Potosi. No. 131 Potosi. IJUl Y 1906 Potosi, No. ]3] Potosi. July 1906 Potosi. _ No. 131 Potosi. Jul~~6. Robert Burns. No 496 Gainsville.

The following having reached the age limit, were granted an honorable di~harge: ,NAME.

LODGE.

Nora E; Butler................. 18 Feb. 1896 La Plata, Frank B. Mosely..... ........ 16 Jan. 1901 Pheenix, Maud Hall 18 Mar. 1894 Good Hope. Zaida. H"~an "" -.... 18 Oct. ]899 Cass, Clallde F. Clayton ]6 Apr. 1900 Dexter, Lillian E. Posten ]8 July 1901 Tyro, . William E. Posten ·.. 16 July ]901 Tyro, W~a.:;lt:.:::e.:..r...::P:...r:.:a:::t::.t.:.:. ...:.:. ...:.:. ...:.:. ..._._.;.,...'..-'.00_"_"..-'.'--=1:..::8--=..::..J.=u.=n:..::e_..::..]9O::. :.: 2cc.sampson.

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

297 136 2]8 147

Nov. NoV-. Feb Feb. 532 Feb. ]2,July 12 July 298 July

1905 ]905· ']906 1906 1906 1906 1906 1006

The following ,,;ere expelled for bad conduct:

NAME.

Lewis V. Ross....... ..Vinci! Beck ........ ......

AGE:

ADMITTED.

\12 \AU g . 14 Dec.

LODGE.

IDISCH~RGED.

NO.307\Feb. 1906 ]893\New London, ]902 Venus Chapter, No. 153, O. K S. Feb_._ _ 1906

The following died during the year: NAME.

Mary F. Fisber......... ........ Sarah J. Learn.................. Jno. P. Sampson............... Leroy M. Brandt............... Sarah Teagara..n...... ....... William A. Miller......

AGE.

65 72 86 10 62 75

ADMITTED. 1-

Feb. Apr. May Jan. Dec. June

LODGE. '

DIED.

]903 BelIefontaine Chapter, No.69, o.E.s.IDee. 1892 Geo. Washington. No. 9 Dec. 1902 Cyrene.. No. 14 Dec. ]903 Geo. Washington, No. 9 lFeb: 1902 'remple, No. 299 June 1902 Occidental. No. 163 jJuly

1905 1905 1905]906 1906 ]906.

.•

190G. ]

I also submit the Roster -

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32 5

of the. Farp.ily:

. ROSTER OF MASONIC ROME FAMILY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1906.

NAMES.

. 1 AGE./

Henrietta Peatt .. 66 Amanda M. ROush . 67 Henry Eilers .. 78 Nellie Allen .. 15 Della Allen .. 15 Geo. W. Bailey .. • 77 Cassie V.Ross .. 18 Nannie J. Fuqua. .. 21 Stella Hall . 17 Nellie S. Butler .. 15 May Gordon Lessley . 14 Edward_W. League . 81 Caroline Hueffell .. 70 'Sarah Brown . 86 Annie A. Dubuque .. 67 " Jennie E. Cadle ,. 78 AmyFlorenceSherlock 16 Eugene Hollo. Frier.c . 16 Nannie Louise Frier .. 12 Beatrice A. Sam pey . 19 Vera Rose Sinclair . 11 Henry Burger . 92 Christine Burger .. 89 William F. Merrell .. 83 Minerva T. Merrell .. 75 Gladys yates . 13 Lillie Adela Lindsay . 12 Robert Barrett . 81 Eliza A. Robinson . 76 James Edwin }<'rier .. 10 Ferd. Droz .. 72 Rebecca Peterson .. 70 Arthur J. Clayton : . 14 Guy Clayton . 12 Mattie J. Hobbs .. 69 . 74 . David P. Watts· Richard Trotter: .. 81 Sara Ruth Raymond .. 11 Dora Florence Moore .. 13 Dollie May Moore .. 11 Grace Viola Moore . 8 Earl F. Griswold .. 14 Grace Augusta Ray· mond · .. 14 Helen Moffett .. 8 William Moffett . 7 Harriet Sampey .. 60 Finis S. Arnold .. 79 Marion N Thornton . 82 Jael A. Stearns .. '68 Elizabeth Koberle .. 69 Eliza A. Court .. 71 Charles A. Brown . 85 Charles'W. Overton . 16 .. 76 O. B. Dooley John P. Phillips . 83 Eliza J. Potter . 70 Geo. A. Burnham .. 46 Van Buren Vandyke . 76 Thomas L. Pratt .. 14 Rohert A. Pratt : .. 11 John W. Schwarner .. 74 Nannie M. Riggs .. ]7 James F. Riggs .. 15 ClydeA. Riggs .. 12

ADMIT~ED-.-Nov. Dec. Dec. May May Aug: Aug. March Aug. Feb. Aug. May May May May Aug. Sept. March March March Aug. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Feb. May Sept. Nov. I March April April April April April Nov. April April April May June. July Ju]y Oct. Oct. Oct Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Dec. .Tan. Feb. April April June .Tune .Tune .111ne

1890 1890 -1892 1893 1893 1893 1893 1894 1894 1896. 1896 1897 1897 1897 1897 1897 1897 ]898 li:l98 1898 1898 1898 1898 1898 1898 1899 1899 1899 ]899 ]899 1899 ]900 ]900 1900 HlOO 1900 1900 1900 1901 1901 1901 1901

1901 190] '1901 1901 1901 1901 1901 1901 1901 190] 1901 1901 1902 1902 1902 1902 1902 ]902 1902 1902 .Tllne 1902" .June 1902

LODGE.

RESIDENCE.

Kansas City, No. 220 Kansas City. Wilson, No. 191 Pocahontas. Lambskin, No. 460 St. Louis. Composite, No. 369 Doniphan. Composite, No. 369 Doniphan. La Belle No. 222 La Belle . New London, No. 307 New London. Shelbina, No. 228 Hannibal. Good Hope, No. 218 St. Louis. La Plata, No. 297 Atlanta. Higbee, No. 527 Higbee. Pride of the West. No. 179 St. Louis. Beacon. . No. 3 St. Louis. Fayettevilte, No. 264 Fayetteville. Naphtali, No. 25 St. Louis. Friendship, No. 891 Chillicothe. Shekina, No. ~56 Festus. Good Hope, No. 218' St. Louis. Good Hope, No. 218 I St. Louis. Solomon. No. 271 Springfield. Marionville, No. 390 .Marionville. Jefferson, No. 43 .Jefferson City. Jefferson, No. 43 Jefferson City. Occidental, No. 163 St. Louis. Occidental, No. 163 St. Louis. Fulton, No. 48 Fulton. Philadelphia, Clarence. Good Hope, Pride of the West, Missouri, Dexter. Dexter. Irondale, JJathrop. . Lexin"gton, Erwin. Dexter, Dexter. Dexter, Evergreen,

No. 502 No. 305 No. 218 No. 179 No. 1 No. 532 No. 532 No. 143 No. 506 No. 149 No. 121 NO.5H2 No. 532 No. 5~2 No. 27

Philadelphia. Clarence. St.Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Dexter. Dexter. Irondale Lathrop. Lexington. St. Louis. Dexter. Dex~r.

Dext.er. New Haven.

Erwin. No. 12'1 St. Louis. Savannah. No. 71 Savannah. Savannah, ~o. 71 Savannah. Solomon, No. 271 Springfield. Sedalia. No. 236 Sedalia. Fairfax, NO.48H Fairfax. Fayette, No. 47 Fayette. BeaC'on. No. 3 St. Louis. Pride of the West, No. ]79 St. Louis. Lock Springs. No. 488 J"ock Springs. Missouri, No. I St. Louis. United, No. 5 Springfield. 'Jackson. No. 82 Linneus. Aurora. No. 267 St. Louis. Moberly. No. 844 Moberly. Butler, No. 254 Butler. Sampson, . No. 298 . Lutie. Rampson, No. 298 Lutie. Hemple. No. 37 Easton. Wpstherby. No. 2.3-') Weatherby. Weathe·by. No. 235 Weatherby. Weatherby No.23f> Weatherby.

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[S,ept.

ROSTER OF HOME FAMILY-Continued.

NAMES.

Philip H.Tucker........ Grace Ellen Sherlock.. Clara Lentz ........:....... Anna Eliza Lilly......... Charles ~uch ............... Clara E. Hoover.........:. Andrew J. Hoover ...... Logan Hoover.............. Clyde J 8cob Hoover..... Charles H. Cottman ..... John Z. Kent .............. Ethel Beck ................. Edna Izella Beck ........ Murriel Estelle Beck .... Walter A. Brandt ........ James M. Shoush ....... William Butte.............. M. P. Hensley.............. Daniel A. Clayton ........ Elizabeth J. Clayton .:. Eudoxia Gazette ......... EmmaDowd ............... Imogene Marie Schult William Duff Schult... Gladys M. Goodding ... Hugh Bryan Goodding Geo. L. Smith .............. Elsie Nell Smith......... Marshall H. Bartlett ... Elizabeth A. Bartlett... Cecil Clifton Farrow ... Lola V. Farrow ............ Laura L. Farrow ......... Joseph Goodspeed ...... Almira M. Davidson ... William C. Lucky........ Kate C. Lucky .............. Elizabeth Woodring.,. ·Teresa V. Woodring ... ,Rufus H. Woodring..... Nancy Sweeney ......... Joseph E. Doty ............ Mary Belle Doty........... Elizabeth .J. Doty........ Harry Benj. Porter .... Charles R. Porter ......... Norman Shell .............. Otto Shell................... Jane E. White ............ Fred. C. Cohn .............. John C. Hampton ...... 'George C. Hampton .... Ambrosia J. Perrin ..... Dollie A. Decker ........ Thomas M. Decker .... Gus. E. Decker ........... Elizabeth Carttage ... Eliza A. Smith ........... Eli7.abeth Jessee ........ Thomas H. Harrison .. Ella H. Harrison .. :..... William H. Baird ...... John Baird ................. Ivan H. Baird ........... Mary Baird ................. James M. ()Jyde ......... Charles F. Mason .......

AGE. \ ADMITTED.

68 10 73 72 73 17 12 11 9 66 89 17 12 7 13 73 75 84 78· ·72 70 53 11 8 13 11. 71 13 82 77 15 13 10 78 72

72 71 11 9 8 82 15 13 11 12 11 15 9 67 66 12 9 74 13 10 7 6£ 59 79 62 48 13 11 9 8 73 78

June 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Sept. 1902 Dec. 1902 Dec. 1902 Dec. 1902 Dec. 1902 Jan. 1903 Jan. 1903 Feb. 1903 Feb. \ 1903 June 1902 Feb. 1903 April 1903 July 1903 Sept. 1903 Sept. 1903 Sept. 1903 Sept.. 1903 Nov. 1903 Nov. 1903 Dec. 1903 Dec. 1903' Jan. 1904 1904 Jan. Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Feb. 1904 Feb. 1904 Feb. 1904 March I!lM April 1904 April 1904 April 1904 April 1904 April 1904 1904 1904 Sept. 1905 .Jan. 1905 Feb. 1905 Feb. 1905 Feb. 1905 March 1905 March 1905 March 1905 March 1905 April 1905 April 1905 May 1905 May 1905 July 1905 Julv 1905 July 1905' July 1905 Aug. 1905 Sept. 1905

LODGE.

RESIDENCE.

MontgomeryCity, N·o. 246 Montg'y City. Shekinah, No. 256 Festus. Geo. Washington, No. 9 St. Louis. Gate City, No,522 Kansas City. Richmond, No. 57 Richmond. Star, No. 419 Taberville. Star, No. 419 Taberville. Star, No. 419 Taberville. Star, No. 419 'l'aberville. Tuscan, No. 360 St. Louis. Robert Burns, No. 496 Gainesville. Venus Chapter, No. 153, O. E. S. . St. Louis. Venus Cnapter, No. 153, O. E. S. St. Louis. Venus Chapter, No. 153, O. E. ~. St. Louis. Geo. Washington. No. 9 St. Louis. La Plata, No. 23'/ La Plata. Lambskin, No. 460 St. Louis. Howard, No. 4 New Franklin Occidental, No. 163 St. Louis. Occidental, No. 163 St. Louis. Randolph Chapter, No.l50, O. E. S. Moberly. Kansas City, No. 220 Kansas City. Caruthersville. No. 461 Carruth'v1lle. Caruthersville, No.·461 Carruth'ville. Lodge of Truth, NO.2/)8 Atlanta. Lodge of Truth, No. 268 Atlanta. St. Andrews, No. 96 Shelbyville.. No. 96 Shelbyville. . St. Andrews, Kansas City,. No. 220 Kansas City. No. 220 Kansas,City. Kansas City. Lebanon, No. 77 Steel ville. Lebanon, .No. 77 Steelville. Lebanon, No. 77 Steelville. Gate City, No. 522 Kansas City. ......................................... Belton. No. 324 Independence ~cDonald, No. 324 Independence McDonald, Weston. No. 53 Weston; Weston, No. 53 Weston. No. 53 Weston. . Weston, Middle Grove, No. 42 Middle Grove. No. 423 Wheeling. GaUlt. Gault, No. 423 Wheeling. Gault, No. 423 Wheeling. No . .107 Greenville. Greenville. GreenVille, No. 107 Greenville. Zalma, No. 545 Zalma. Zalma, No. 1>45 Zalma. Lathrop, No. 506 Lathrop. No. 48 Fulton. Fulton. Pril'le of the West, No. 179 St. Louis. Prideofthe West, No. 179 St. Louis. No. 333 Chillicothe. Chillicothe. Clifton, No. 463 1·hayer. Clifton, No. 463 Thayer. Clifton, No. 463 Thayer. No. 241 St. Charles. Palestine. Tuscan Chapter, No. 63, O. E. S. St. Louis; Sturgeon. No. 174 Sturgeon. Geo. Washington, No. 9 St. Louis. Geo. Washington, No. 9 St. Louis. Marceline, No. 481 Marceline. Marceline, No. 481 . Marceline. Marceline, No. 481 Marceline. No. 481 Marceline: Marceline, No. 271 Springfield. Solomon, Livingston, No. 51 Glasgow.

•

Appendix.

1906.]

ROSTER OF HOMII: .

Frank Williams ........... Geo. Williams ........... Lester Dewhurst......... Gerald Dewhurst........ Rex Dewhurst............. Imo B. Overton........... Ruth Overton .............. Cora L. Overton ......... Nelson J. Swayze ........ Claude L. Hunt ........... Ruth Hunt.................. Wm. H. Richardson ... Harvey F. Wing ........... JessieE. Appleton ....,. Mattie E. ChurchilL.... David Filstead ............ Anna A. Linn ..... Eva' K. Linn ................... Fran Ie L. Linn .......... Wiiliam McK. Linn ..... Emma P. Smith ........... David W. Hughes ........ Rolla A. Lake .............. Roland E. Lake.: ......... Lawrence E. Lake ...... George F. Cope.. ------

FA;'ULY-Oontinued. - - - - -_.

.....................

14 12 8 14 11 9 71 11 9 73 87 48 5 72 10 8 6 4 59 77 12 9 7 8<1

.................... Sept. 1905 Sept. 1905 Sept. 1905 Sept. 1905 Sept. 1905 Sept. 1905 Jan. 1906 Sept. 1905 Sept. 1905 Jan. 1906 .Jan. 1906 Jan. 1906 Jan. 1906

, .3 2 7

_._-

_.__ . - - - - -

. ........................... ........... -

......................................

Hazle Wood. No. 459 Hazle Wood, No. 459 Hazle Wood, No. 459 MIssouri. No. 1 MIssouri, No. 1 Missouri, No. 1 We~tern Star, No. 240 Riddick, No. 361 Riddick, No. 361 Salisbury. No. 208 Perseverance, No. 92 Anchor, No, 443 Linn Creek, No. 152 ..................... Coiner Stone. No. 323 May 1906 Bellefontaine Ghapter, No.69, O.E. S May 1906 Belhifontaine Chapter, No.69, O.F.. S 1906 r BelJefontaine Chapter, No.69,O.E.S May May 1906 BellefontaineC~apter, No.69,O.E.S May 1906 Cosmos, No. 282 No. 115 June 1906 Laddonia, July 1906 Potosi. No. 131 July 1906 Potosi, ' No. 131 July 1906 Potosi. No. 131 July 1906 Robert Burns, No. 496

.....................

..................... Seymour. Seymour. Seymour. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kansas City. Buffalo. Buff·alo. Salisbury. Louisiana. St. Louis. Linn Creek. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Laddonia. Potosi. Potosi. Poto~i.

Gainesville.

All of which is fraternally submitted, E. B. REDD, Superintendent.

'A PPe.ndix. REPORT RECEIP'rs

FROM

SEl"rE){BER

O~"

[Sept.

SECRETARY.

1" 1905"

SEPTEMBER

1, 1n06:

From Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri. , $19,745 75 Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri, for Old People's Building "." 10,000 00 Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. fot Old People's Building , : ' . 10,000 00 Grand Chapter, Eastern Star . 2,017 95 24 75 return. of expenses' ,' , .. ',' <, =• 312 50 sale of old matel'ial, etc ~ . 61 no return of insurance premium , . 30000 Brother J. N. Swayze .' . 111 15 "~I estate of inmates . 0

•• ' •••

••

$42,574 00 Which I have paid to the Treasurel' and hold his receipts for same.' DISBURSEMENTS FROM:

.SEPTEMBE~ 1; 1905, TO SEPTEMBER 1, :in06.

For groceries, meats and vegetables : $ . 9,999 14 dry goods, clothing and shoes 3,085' 04 business education for inmates ,........ 139 53 " I,?usiness education for. Inmates ~ ," 139 53 fuel, light and ice 2,795 46 medicine and dentistry ,........................... 72905 hired help ' , '.... .. .. 3,727 13 laundry work· ' ',' : ~ . . . . .. .'1,616 66 Superintendent's and MatroI}'s salary..................... 1,500 00 Secretary's salary ,........ 600 00 Ppysician's'salary ..........................•............ 600 00 Directors' expenses , , :.,., "........... 407 99 pl'inting and postage ,.,............ 71 00 railroad ticket for inmate , , ; .. :. 10 40 insul'ance ,.... . ,................ 425 00 examining Secretary's and Treasurer's accounts. . . . . .. . . . . . . 40 00 rent of safe deposit box , ,............. 5 00 water tax and telephones .. : :... 425 59 board of horse : '... 47 00 disinfectants ,' .. , '. . . . . . . . .. 26 25 expenses to visit applicants : : : .21 75 slll'gical instruments . 39 55 $26,714 56

For Old People's Building building and repairs furniture and crockery

$28,62n 27 1,505 85 256 89

'30,392 01 $57,106 57

Fi'aternally submitted, JOHN R. PARSON,

Secretat·V.

19~6.]

Appendi.r. TREASURER'S REPORT.

REPORT OF

1905. Sept. 1. 5.

F. J. TYGARD, TREASURER, MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI, FROM SEPTI::MBEUl, 1905, TO AUGUST 31, 1906. DEBITS,

To balance on hand . $ 8,347 40 To cash, Int. Bard. $1,000 at 6% to 60-00 Sept. 1, 1905 .. : $ 5. Butlel' L. '& 1'. Co., $1,000 6% Sept. 1, 1905 . 60 00 5. Holt $1,500 at 6% to Sept. 1, 1905路 , . 45 00 8. H. Benoist $10,000 at 4lh%, 225 00 6 months . 11, Armstrong loan 6% on $2,500 to Aug. 9, 1905. , . 7'5 75 11. 'Dillingham loan, $1,200 at 6% 6 months . 36 00 Clark-Kirkendall, $1,200 . 18. 56 00 19. Campbell Wells . 7 83 20. Ford, bal. loan $2,500 at 6%, 6 months . 75 00 29. Pendleton, $2,500 loan at 6%, Kirkendall . 150 75. Salvage Realty Co., 6% on Oct: 3. $15,000. 6 months, to Sept. 28, 1905 . 450 00 3. Jno. R. Parson, Sec., account Old People's bldg : .. 10,000 00 Jno. - R. Pars~m, Sec., account 3. Grand Lodge . 19,571 50 Jno. R. Parson, Gen. Chap . 7,500 00 7. Jno. R. Parson, Sec . 2,017 95 Nov. 2. A. Manshart; 6 months' into on 9. 225 00 $7,500 at 6% . 11. Jasper Co. Mo., 6 months' into 37 00 on $1,500 at 5% . 24 75 11. Jno. R. Parson, Sec . Dec. 6. Jno. R. Parson,' Sec . 2,500 00 1906 'Jan. 9. Int. 6 months on $14,000 at 5%, Hamilton loan . 350 00 One year's Int. at 6%, due Jan. 21, on $4,700, account C. Naylor . 282 00 C. Wells, 6% Int., due Oct. 1, l!'eb. 6. 1905. on $8,500, $480, and $11 Int. on $480 since then, account Itenry Day . 491 00 A. Glen at 6%, due March 1, 24. 1906, on note of $3,000 for Frank Reed . 180 .00 Henry Co. Coupons, 5% on Mar. 3. $5,000 . 250 00

Mar.

(Sept.

Appendix.

33° 9.

To cash, A. Benoist, Int. due March 8 on $10,000, 6 months at 4 1h% .. $ 225 Apr. . 7. Sol E. Waggoner loan, to March 26, 1906, Int. on Salorgne note . 450 17. Jno. R. Parson, Sec . 312 May. 12. E. F. Allen, on Ford note, $2,500, 6%, 6 months; Int. que March 12 .......-: ..... 75 2. J. R. Pal'son; account I~t. due on Manshart loan, on April 25 at 6% . 187 .. ·2. C. Wells account Int. on Walsh loan, 60/0 •••.••.••••..••• 21 3. Henry Co., Mo., payment for bonds 268-69-70, $1,000 each, to be remittted to 'C. Wells .. 3,016 31, Campbell Wells, Int. as follows: 6% on $2,500, Frazier loan to March 5, 19~6 $150 00 6% on $3,000, McLain loan to March 11... 180 00 6% on $3,500, Clemets loan to March 5. 210 00 6% on $4,000, Scott loan to March 2... 240 00 6% on $3,000, BI'emen loan (no date) 180 00 960 Amount received for three 31. notes, Holt, of $500 each, to be remitted to Wells . 1,500 473 .~no. R. Parson, Sec . June. 11. Butler L. & '1'. Co., account 30. $1,500 : . 500 . C. Wells, Third Nat... 13 ~1 July 10. Goldman ..... . . . .. 94 50 108 174 Jno. R. Parson~ Sec . Aug. 14. 5 lnt. account Butler L. T. Co . " 15. 6 months' '·Int., . $14,000 Ham" 15. 350 ilton, 5% . 6 months' Int. on Jasper Co; " 15. bonds. $1,500 at 5% . 37 .. 31. W. J. Bard, Int. on $1,000 at 6% 60 E. A. Holt, Int. on $1,500' to " 31. May 31, at 5% . 67 Butlel' L. & T. Co., Int. on bal. " 31. loan . 55 .. 31. Int. on current deposits, Aug. 237 31, 1905. to Aug: 31, 1906 ..

00 50

50 00

00 05 00 11 25 00 00 50 00 50 00 50

$53,486 59

Balance on hand Sept. I, 1905.......... '.rota1 debit

8,347 40 $61,833 99

Appendix.

1906:] ,1905

33 1

CREDITS••

Warrant Date. No. Items Paid. Amt. Paid. Sept. 8.' 1048 Current expenses , $ ] ,000 00 8. 1049 Hoffman Bros ',' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 22 8. 1050 E. R Redd ;~ , " '. 125 00 , 8. 1051 L. Schaffer 145 97 8. 1052 Union Dairy Co ' " ... 98 84 8. 1053 Empire Laundry ': . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 52 8. 1054 March Bros. B. Co........................... 4,000 00 20. 1055 Scudder-Gale Grocer Co '.... 350 11 Oct. 3. 1056 Current. expenses 1,000 00 5. 1057 F. C. Bonsack 200 00 5. 1058 E. B. Redd :......... 125 00 5. ' 1059 March Bros. Con. Co , _ . . . 7,000 00 5. 1060 March Bros. Con: Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 22 7. "t061 Hoffman Bros 101 29 7. 1062 L. Schaffer . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 84 7. 1063 H. J. Heinz.,................................. 70 20 7. 1064 Union Dairy Co '" " ',' . 97 71 7. 1065 Empire Laundry·............................. 123 04 7. 1066 Scudder-Gale Gro. Co .. , ' ,.. 193 89 Nov. 3. 1067 Current expense account ' , . , , , .. '. .. 1,000 00 6. 1068 Union Dairy Co ,.......................... 110 67 6. 1069 E. ll. Redd ". ,, , ,..... 125 00 6. 1070 March Can. Co ,........................ 7,000 00 6. 1071 Harman Prod, Co.' ,.......... 122 14 6. 1072 L. Schaffer '.......................... 23106 6., 1073 J. H. Crowley.' ,......................... 450 00 6. 1074 Empire Laundry Co...... 169 38 1~ 1075 F, C. llonsack , ,.. 20000 10.. 1076 .Carleton D. G. Co .. '.. , : . , .. , . . . . . . . . . 204 17 10. 1077 Current expense account...................... 500 00 16. 1078 Scudder-Gale Gro. Co :.................. 164 90 Dec. 6. 10.79 Branch Heating Co ·.................... 500 00 6. 1080 E. B. Redd ,....................... 125 00 6. 1081 Cun-ent expense .: , ,..... 1,000 00 6. 1082 Hoffman Bros ,." .. ',...... 88 76 6, 1083 Union Dairy Co , ~ 103 90 6. 1084 Empire Laundt'Y Co ,........ 126 88 6. 1085 Bakery Co ,........... 67 72 7. 1086 Famous Co :............. 126 21 " 8. l087 L. Schaffer Co "............ 229 00 11. 1088 Scudder-Gale Gro. Co "................. 293 95 " ·11. 1089 March' Bt·os., Corn. Co......................... 1,800 00 12. 1090 Carleton D. G. Co ,.. 138 63 , ,., , .. ,........ 20:~ 25 13. 1091 DeCamp Fur. Co 1906. Jan. ,2. 5. 5. 5. 5.

1092 1093 1094 1095 1096

J. N. Ct'owley E. B. Redd Current expense fund Union Dairy Co L. Schaffer

, ; ·, , .'

. . . . .

775 125 1,000 106 224

00 00 00 83 .55

33 2

, Appendix.

[Sept.

Warrant No. Items Paid. Amt. Paid.. Jan~' 5. 1097 Empire Laundt·yCo $ 128 73 5. 1098 Hoffman Bros. Prod. Co '.' ; 94 27 5. 1099 J. Crowley 2.5 00 5. 1100 Famous 123 65 5. 1101' DeCamp Fuel Co :.:....... 1] 9 08 5. 1102 Carleton D. G. Co............................ ] 35 24 16. 1103 Scudder·Gale Gro. Co.......................... 18~ 41 19. 1104 H. J.-Hei!1z..... 109 90 20. 1105 E. & P. Co ;............. 10'j 52 22. l1Ol? Nicholos R. R. Co :........ 312 50 22. 11 07 Branch S .. H. Co ·.. ~ ;... ........... . 583 94 22. 1108 Frank Adams Co ·.... 403 75 29. 1109 March Bros. C. Co.............................. 2,500 00 Feb. 14. 1110 Current expense account ' ' 1,000 00 ".14. lll1 E. B: Redd.................................. 125 00 14. 1112 Hoffman Prod. Co : 89 91 14. 1113 DeCamp li'uel Co · :..... 307 15 14. ll14 Reid Shoe. Co r................ 182 60 14. 1115 L .. 'Shafer ,., , , 245 67 14. 1116 Hubbard & Smith :.............. .. 122 75 14. 1117 Carleton D. G. Co............................ ]00 64· 15. 1118 Scudder-Gale G. Co........................... 228 57 15. 1119 U. Elec. Co ..... :............................ 96 00 15. 1120 Wells Bakery Co.......... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 :1.2 15. 1121 F,mpit'e Laundry Co........................... 156 01 15. 1122 F. C. Bonsack .. : :...................... 338 36 Mar. 1. 1123 Marsh Bros. Co : : 2,513 00 1. 1124 Simmons Co 96. 00 1. 1125 C,itlzen's Ins. Co ~ . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . 517 50 3. 1126 Adams Elec. Co 177 00 ,,' 5. 1127 Hoffman Prod Co 108 83 5. 1128 Empire Laundry Co........................... 113 43 5. 1129 L. Schaffer 222 72 5. 1130 Current expense :............... 1,000 00 5. 1131 E. rio Redd ,.................... 125 00 7. '1132 Union Dairy Co 206 86 7. 1133 D. E. C.. Fuel Co.. 216 35 16. 1134 S. G. Gro. Co............................... 209 45 19. 1135 U. F,lec. Co ,....... ,94 72 Apr. 4. 1136 Branch Heat Co 164 13 5. 1137 lfoffman ·Prod. Co '. . . . . . . . . . . . . ] 07 96 5. 1138 E. B. Redd ] 25 00 5. 1139 Contingent expense 1.000 00 5. 1140 Union Dairy Co 103 72 5. 1141 Lewis Schaffer 248 38 5. 1142 Scudder-Gale Gro. Co '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 35 7. _ 1143 DeCamp S. Co : 313 90 12. 1144 Carleton D. G. Co.. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 93 17. 1145 Empire Laundry '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 49 19. ll46 National Sup. Co '. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 50 May 5. 1147 Hoffman Prod. Co ',' . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 73 5. 1148 L. Schaffer 229]8 Date.

0'.

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Appendix. -

1906·1 Warrant No. 5. 1149 _~ay . 5. 1150 7. 1151 8. 1152 8. 1153 Date.

June

6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8. 9. 11. " '11. 11. 14. 14. 18. 18. 18. 18. 18. 18. July 31. Aug, .13. 13. i,

15. 15. 15. 16. 16. 17. 17.

Items Paid.

333' . Amt. Paid. 125 00 1,q()0 00 102 30 176 74 ,118 48 3,000 00

E. B. Redd '.' '.' $ Current expense ; ,....... Union Dairy Co ~............... Scudder-G. Gro. Co' :..•... .......... Empire Laundry Co ·.... By amount remitted C. Wells account K N. fd .... I By amount paid C. Wells .accrued int" with H. Clements , . l.lfi4 Hoffman PI·od. Co ; . 1155 E. B. Redd : . 1156 L. Schaffer : . 1157 Current expenses . 1158 Union Dairy Co '. •......................... 1159 A. H. "'allls ,·, , :., , '" . 1160 Schaffer & Co , .. , ',. 1161 Famous , . '1162 Carleton D. G: Co ' .. 1163 Scudder-G. Co ; .. '. . . . . . .. . . 1166 Laundry Co ; '.' . 1167 Dairy Co '. . . . . . .. . ; . 1168 Schaffer .., : . 1169 CurreJ;lt expenses . i170 Scudder-G. G. Co : 1171 Citizens' Ins. Co .. 1164 Current expenses . 1165 FJ. B. Redd . 1172 Grand Laundry .: . 1173 FJ. B. Redd . 1174 Current expenses : . 1175 Hoffman· Bros. Prod. Co . 1176 Scudder Gro. Co : ~ . 1177 Phaney Co '.' " ' ',' . 1178 Grand Laundry , . 1179' Union Dairy Co : : . 1180 L. Schaffer . 1181 R. :M:. Davis ~ , ' .

Total 'amount paid out. Balance on hand

·......

130 99 12fi 226 1,000 106 82 79 148 317 252 185 96

50 12 00. 39 00 54 40 40 15 85 08 52 99

i92 46 500 170 112 1,000 125 101 125 1,000 03 228 106 123

00 02 flO 00 00 47 00 00 68 63 53 51

100 30 140 22 500 00

$60,543 63 1,290 36 $61,833 99

There is $2,000 due FJndowment Fund from Treasul'er's. account. I Fraternally submitted, F. J. TYGARD,

Trcasu1·er.

[Sept.

Appendix.

REPORT

OF. EXPERT. ST.- LOUIS, September 15, 1906.

Sol. E. ,Waggoner, Esq., Ohairm'an AU,diting Oommittee, Board of Directors. of Masonic, Home: ,DEAR SIR: I have examined the books of the Secretary and Treasurer from the date of the last examination, September 15, 1905, ·to September, 1906, and .have found them correct with proper vouchers for receipts and . payments.

The following is the financial statement to September 1, 1906: Bala~ce

on hand September 15, 1905, as .per report ... 1••••••••••• $ 8,347 40 RECEIPTS,

l!'rom Grand Lodge ,$19,745 From Grand Lodge' for Old People's Building........ 10,000 Fro~ Grand Chapter R. A. Masons................. 10,000 From Grand Chapter Easter,n Star 2,017 From interest on loans ,.................. 6,175 From interest on deposits 237 Three. Henry County bonds, paid : 3,000 Three Holt notes, $500 each, paid .. ~ . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,500 From Brother·J. W. Swayze •.......... '........... 300 From estate of inmates ,........ 111 From sale of old material ,... .. ... ... .312 From expenses-returned ,:............... 24 From insurance ,.................. 61

75 00 00 95 09 50 00, 00 00 15 50 75 90 $61,833 99

PAYMENTS.

For For For For For

Old People's Building .. ' $28,629 27 building and repairs 1,505 85 furniture and crockery , ' "....... 256 89 remittance to Campbell Wells, Trustee .. ,'. . . . . • . 3,130 50 expenses of, Home-see Secretary's report. : 26,714.56

$60,237 07

Balance on hand

$ 1,596·92

The above balance consists of:

$ 1,290 36

Cash in Treasurer's hands Cash in Secretary's hands

306 56 .

$ 1,596 92 Respectfully submitted, W.

K, SPINNEY, Public Accountant.

Appendix.

1906.J

ENDOWMENT

935

FUND;

Statement of securlti~s belonging' to Masonic Home ~f Missouri:

the

Endowment Funds of the

'Henry County, Mo., bonds, 5 per ceo't.. , : : : Jasper County, Mo., bonds; 5 per cent. ' , Butler Loan and Trust Co., 6 per cent.. : Notes secured by real estate, first mortgage, 4 Y2 per cent Notes secured by real estate, first mortgage, 5 per cent."; Notes secured by real estate, first mortgage, 6 per cent Cash on hand September 1, 1906 .. ' Total

,...... .

The securitie.s belong to the

00 00 00 00 00 00 94

$106,315 94

Endow~ent

F:unds, as follows:

Knights Templar Endowment Fund James L. Kirkendall Endowment Fund T. W. Higgins Endowment Fund Masonic Home Certificate Endowment Fund Generai Endowment Fund " Tot~l

2,000 1,500 1,000 ' 10,000 . 14,000 ' . 77,000 815 . $

. .

$ 35,114 00 ',' .. ' .' '

. . . .

:........... .

13,150 5,000 1,117 51,934

00 00 60 34

$106,315 94

All of the above securities are kept by the Finance Committee in the safe deposit box in the vaults of the Mississippi Valley Trust Co" St. Louis,' Mo., rented by the Masonic Home, access to which can be had only by the presence of two or mOl'e members of the Finance Committee or one of said committee accompanied by the President or Secretary of the Masonic Home, with the exception of $7,100.00 in notes which are a part of the original Kirkendall Fund and were left in the vault of the bank at Hamilton, Mo., by agreement with Mr. Kirkendall. . . The cash on hand is deposited in the Third National Bank of St. Louis, Mo., to the credit of the Endowment Fund, drawing two per cent interest on daily balances, said interest paid to the路 Treasurer of the Home. Respectfully, CAMPBELL

WELLS,

Ohait'man }t'inance Oommittee.

HON.

NOAH

GIVAN,

President of the Masonic Home.

336

[Sept.

Appendix..

DISTRICTS AND D. D. GRAND MASTERS. GRAND $ECRETARY'S STATEMENT SHOWING LOCATION OF

LODGES ACCORDING TO DISTRICTS. FIRST ,DISTRICT. JOHN M. DORAN, D. D. G. M., MEMPHIS.

County.

Clark do do do do do

' N o . ' Name of Lodge.

167 '.. 180 290 318 362 436,

: ~

Revere Des lVloines Fairmount.: Eldorado路 Hiram Gothic

;.. ;

Scotland. 16 Memphis do .. :...................... 72 Gorin do 572 Rutledge Schuyler do do do

:. 244 259 380 : 427

\ . Location.

Revere. Athens. Wyaconda. Luray. Kahoka. Alexandria. Memphis. Gorin. ~路..Rutledge.

Middle Fabius Lodge of Love Queen City Glenwood

Downing. Lancaster. Queen City. Glenwood.

SECOND DISTRICT. EDWARD HIGBEE, D.

Adair do do do Knox do do do do

D.路~.

M., KIRKSVILLE.

105 Kirksville 319 Paulville 366 Adair :.. 583 Novinger

; :

6 168 181 291 414

Ark Colony Novelty Edina Greensburg

KirKsville. Brashear. Kirksville. : Novinger. :Newark. Colony. Novelty. Edina.' Greensburg.

Appendix..

1906.]

337

THIRD DISTRICT. JOHN C. SENATE. MILAN. . No.

Cbunty.

Putnam do do. .. do Sullivan do do do do do' do

Name of Lodge.

171 Hartford 206 Somerset 210 Unionville 394 Lucerne

: '.

Location.

Hartford. Powersville. Unionville. Lucerne.

Humphreys Seaman Green City Putnam 349' Pollock 389 Arcana 540 Winigan

Humphreys. Milan. Green City. N ewtown. Pollock. Harris. :winigan.

32 126 159 190

FOURTH DISTRICT. D. M. FOSTER, D; D. G. M., MERCER. ~rundy

do do do Mercer do

111 ' 253 423 524

Trenton Laredo Galt Spickardsville

35 Mercer 258 Ravanna

Trenton. Laredo. Galt. Spickards. ;Princeton. Ravanna.

FIFTH DISTRICT. JACOB H. PRENTISS, D. D. G. M., BETHANY.

Harrison........................ 97 do 128 do ; 257 . ' do 328 d<> .;~ ,. '395 do ~ 556

Bethany Lorraine Lodge .of Light; Cainesville Hatfield Prairie:

Bethany. Ridgeway. Eagleville. Cainesville. Hatfield. Gilman: City.

G. L. Ap.-22

Appendix.

338

[Sept.

SIXTH D1STRICT. JOHN W. BARKLEY, D. D. G. M., ALBANY. County.

Gentry do do

No.

;

Name of Lodge.

Location.

' 21

HavaI).a 109 Stanberry 125 Gentryvill~ 127' Athcns : :. 25'2' Alanthus· 377 Ancient Craft.. 378 Berlin· 447 _·Jacoby

~do

do . do do do

Worth.: 66 do ~.......................... 88 do 198 do ·321

McFall. Stanberry. Gentryville. Albany. Alanthus Grove. ·.King City. Berlin. Darlington.

,9rant ·City Defiance Allensville Jonathan

Grant City. Sheridan. Allendale. Denver.

SEVENTH DISTRICT. . IRA ·v. McMILLAN, D. D. G. M., MARYVILLE.

Nodaway....................... - 'do ~ do : do t do do do do do : do do do do do

50 165 196 201 289· 301. 329 442 465 470 472 474 507 511

Xenia Maryville Quitman Ravenwood Graham Whitehall Kennedy Burlington Gaynor City Nodaway Pickering Guilford Clearm,ont Skidmore

:Hopkins. Maryville. Quitman. Ravenwood. Graham. Barnard. Elmo. Burlington Junct. Parnell. Maryville. Pickering. Guilford. Clearmont.· Skidmore.

EIGHTH DISTRICT. C. L. EVANS, D. D. G. M., OREGON.

Atchison do do do

North Star 200 Sonora 358 North-West 483 Fairfax: 157

: :

Rockport. ~.Watson.

Tarkio~

Fairfax.

339

Appendix.

1906.J Eighth District Continued.]

No.

County.

Holt do do .: do

112 139 214 294

1\;ame

0/ Lodge.

. Maitland Oregon Forest City Mound City

Location.

:.Maitland. : Oregon. Forest.City. :.Mound City.

NINTH DISTRICT. GEOROE REES, D. D. G. l\L, ST. JOSEPH.

Andrew do do do do _ do do Buchanan do d~ do do do do .do

~.:

71 138 1'62 248 320 404 413

Savannah Lincoln Whitesville . Rochester Rosendale Valley .-

Savannah. Fillmore. Whitesville. Helena. Amazonia. Rosendale. Bolckow.

10 22 78 150 189 238 331 376 508

Agency , Wellington St. Joseph Birming Zeredatha Rushville Charity King Hill Saxton;

Agency. De Kalb. St. Joseph. Halleck. St. Joseph. ;.; Rushville. St.Joseph. So. St. Joseph. Saxton.

A~lazonia

TENTH DISTRICT. H. F. L!.WRENQE, D: D. G. M., GALLATIN.

De Kalb do do do ao do

124 235 :......... 308 317 454 559

Daviess.......................... do do do . do do do

15 65 路106 285 488 500 564

Union Star Union Star. Weatherby Weatherby. Parrott............... .. Maysville. Osborn Osborn. ContinentaL Stewartsville. Clarksdale Clarksdale. Western Star Pattonsburg Gallatin EarL Lock Spring Jameson Jamesport

Winston. Pattonsburg. Gallatin: Coffeysburg. : Lock Spring~ J arneson. Jamesport.

840

. [Sept.

Appendix. ELEVENTH DISTRICT. W. J. CRAVEN. D. D. G. M.• EXCELSIOR SPRINGS., No.

OJunty.

•

Name of Lodge.

Location.

~~y:::::::::::::~::::::::~::::::: :~ ~:l~r~~~~~:~~:~:~~~:::~:::::~~~y .. do do do do

Clinton do do do do

193 207 311. 438

Angerona Clay Kearney Temperance

37 62 113 397. 506

IIernple Vinci!. Plattsburg Gower, Lathrop

Missouri City. :.Excelsior Springs.Kearney. ~.Smithville.

Hemple. Cameron: Plattsburg. Gower. Lathrop.

TWELFTH DISTRICT. REUBEN BARNEY, D. D. G. M., CHILLICOTHE.

Caldwell do do do do do Livingston do do do do do do do

;

118 135 224 232 334 561

Kingston Braymer: Hamilton Polo Breckenridge Cowgill

89 155 170 333 388 434 505 , 539"

Friendship Spring Hill Benevolence ChiUicothe Chula Wheeling Avalon Dawn ~

;

Kingston. Braymer. Hamilton. Polo. Breckenridge. Cowgill. Chillicothe. Spring Hill. Utica. Chillicothe. Chula. Wheeling. Avalon. Ludlow.

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. C. C. BIGGER, D. D. G.

Linn do . do

~.,

:............ 82 Jackson 86 Brookfield 227 Cyp·ress

LACLEDE.

Linneus. Brookfield. Laclede.

•

Appendix.

1906.] . Thirteenth District Continued.]

County.

Linn do do do

No.

34 I

. Name oj Lodge.

Locatioo.

233 Bucklin 325 .Dockery 481 Marceline 510 Biswe~l

Bucklin. Meadville. Marceline. Browning.

.. . FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. SIDNEY R. WOOD, D. D. G. M., LAPLATA.

Macon do do

.'.................. 38' : -102 146 172 237 268 ,,, 332

do do do

'Shelby ~,......................... 96 228 do 305 do do ~ , 415 do : 537

Callao : Bloomington McGee Censer..' La Plata Lodge of Truth Excello

Callao. Bevier. College Mound. Macon. La Plata. Atlanta. Excello.

St. Andrew's Shelbina Clarence: Hunnewell Bethel.

Shelbyville. Shelbina. ~Clarence. Hunnewell. Bethel.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. FRANK W. SMITH, D. D. G. M., PALMYRA.

Lewis do do do \ do " do do

~...................

: ~

24 58 222 287 370 494 577

Wyaconda Monticello La Belle Craft Wiliiamstown Lewistown Ewing

Marion........................... 18 Palmyra do ::.. :....... 28 St. John do 188 Hannibal.路 do 502 Philadelphia

La Grange. Monticello. La Belle. Canton. Wllliamstown. Lewistown. Ewing. Palmyra. Hannibal. Hannibal. . Philadelphia:

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.. GEO. E. MAYHALL, D. D. G. M., NEW LONDON.

Pike.............................. 14 Cyrene . d~ :...... 17 Clarksville do -......................... 92 Perseverance

Eolia. Clarksville. Louisiana.

Appendix.

34 2 Sixteenth District Oontinued.] COOnty.

No.

Pike do do do

136 192 399 499

: ,

: :

[Sept. , LocatilYTt.~

Name oj Lodge.

Phrenix Frankfotd Pike· Paynesville

BowlingGreen. Frankford. Curryville. gaynesville.

' 33 Ralls ~ ; ;. 302 Lick Creek 307 New London

Ralls do do

Centre. Perry. New London.

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT. THOS: F. HURD, D. D. G. M., PARIS.

:... 19 Paris Union Paris~ :.... 23 Florida Florida. 42 Middle Grove Middle Grove'. 64 Monroe Monroe City. 91 Madison : .. :..Madison. 223 Woodlawn ..•............. Woodlawn. 240 Granville Granville. ; 462 Santa Fe Santa Fe.

Monroe ~ do : do do do no do do ~

EIGHTEENTH. DISTRICT. H. A. HATFIELD,· D. D. G. M., iioBERLY.

Randolph do do do do do do do

.-.....

3Q 151 161 186 344 486 527 ;.. 541

;

Huntsville Milton Clifton HilL Morality Moberly Cairo : Higbee :: Jacksonville

Huntsville. Firth.. Clifton Hill. Renick Moberly. :.Cairo. :· Higbee. Jacksonville.

. . NINETEENTH DISTRICT.. /

Chariton do do

yr.

RUCKER, D. D. G. M:.,BRUNSWICK.

;..

73 Eureka 74 Warren 122 Triplett

;' : ;

;.. Brunswick. Keytesville. : Triplett.

Appendix.

1906.] Ninetemth District Continued.] County. No.

Chariton do do do do do

202 208 426 498 525 546

,313

Name oj Lodge.

Location.

Westville.. : Westville. Salisbury Salisbgry. . Rothville ·.::.:.:: ~Rothville. Pee Dee MusselforlF. Cunningham ~ · Sumner. Prairie Hill-: Prairie Hill.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT. O. B. HUGHES, D. D. G. Moo RICHldOND.

Carroll do do do 'do

~....

;

Ray... do : . do' do do do

39 52 101 216 249

DeWitt•...•..•..:.:' Wakanda Bogard : Hale Carroll

.57 309 322 338 393 444

Richmond King Hiram IIafdin Myrtle Bee Hive Ada

De·Witt. Carroilton. :.:Bogard. Hale City. Norborne.

RichmonQ,. Knoxville. Hardin. Millville. Lawson.. Orrick.·

TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT. J. P. TUCKER, D. D. G. M., PARK.VILLE.

Platte do . do do do do do do

::..................... : : : ~

;..:

13 53 120 169 204 339 355 504

Rising Sun Weston Compass Camden Point.. Rowley Fidelity Adelphi.. Platte City

: Barry. Weston. Parkville. CamdenPoint. Dearborn. Farley. Edgerton. " .. Pll~.t~ Oity.

·.T'VENTY-SECOND DISTRICT: ' 'vAN F. BOOR, D. D. G. M., KANSAS CITY..

Jackson do do do

76 ,. ~04 , 219 220.

Independence Heroine : Albert Pike : Kansas City

Independence. Kansas City.. :: Kansas City. :.K~nsas City.

Appendix..

344 Twenty-Second District Oontinued.] OJunty. No.

Jackson do do do do -do do

263 299 316 324 337 340 391 392 446 501 522 547 563

: ~

do do do do do

[Sept..

Name of Lodge.

Summit

Location.

Lee's Summit. Kansas City. Kansas· City. IIldependence Blue Springs. Kansas City. Raytown. Oak Grove.. Kansas City. Buckner. Kansas City. Kansas City. Kansas City.

Temple.~

Rural. ~ : McDonald Blue Springg West'port Raytown Christian ( Ivanboe Buckner -Gate City South Gate..: York~

TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT. C. L. FROST, D. D. G. M.,

Lafayette........................ , do : ~ do do do do

61 149 364 437 464 476

ODESSA~

Waverly Lexington Higginsville L~fayette Aullville Mount Hope

Waverly. Lexington. : Higginsville. ; Corder. Aullville. Odessa.

TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT.. R. E. L. SMITH, D. D. G. M., MARSHALL...

Saline................. .•• do do do do d9 do " do do ;.. ~

.55 63 85 205 217 275 , 402 518 560

Arrow Rock Cambridge Miami. : Trilumina· Barbee Tranquillity Malta : .Oriental Nelson~

Arrow Rock. Slater. Miami. Marshall. SweetSprings· :Orearville. Malta Bend. :~lackbu~n.

Nelson.

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1906,]

345

TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. W. F. JOHNSON. D. D. G. M .• BOONVILLE. No.

County.

Cooper........................... do dG do : do

36 Cooper

B90nville. Otterville. Pilot Grove. Bunceton. Prairie Home:

142 Pleasant Grove

277 1Vm. D. Muir 456 Wallace 503 Prairie Home

Howard......................... 4 do :.. 47 do 51 do 70 Morgan~

-f-ocation.

Name of Lodge.

Howard Fayette Livingston Armstrong

New Franklin. Fayette. Glasgow.. Armstrong.

117 Versailles Glensted..·

Versailles. Glensted.

250

TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. FRANK E. BRUTON; D. D. G. M., STURGEON.

Boone do do do do do do . do

59 67 114 156 174. 336 356 455

Centralia Rocheport Twilight Ashland Sturgeon Hallsville Ancient Landmark Hinton

Centralia. Rocheport. Columbia. Ashland. Sturgeon. Hallsville. Harrisburg. Hinton.

TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. FRANK.R. JESSE, D. D. G. M., MEXICO.

Audrain do do do do do do

;

81 115 266 354 491 544 580

Central Laddonia Social. .Hebron Vandalia Mexico H'ouston

~ ~

: :

I.Young's Creek. Laddonia. Martinsburg. Mexico. Vandalia. Mexico. Gant.

346

Appendix.

Twenty路Seventh District Oontinued.] County. No.

Callaway........................ do do do do do do

8 48 60 242 357 565 585

[Sept.

Name of Lodge.

Location.

Williamsburg }fulton ~.: New Bloomfield ~ Portland Aux Vasse Tebbetts Shamrock

Williamsburg. Fulton. New Bloomfield. Readsville. Aux V~se. Tebbetts. Shamrock.

TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. JOHN E. REEDS, D. D. G. M., HIGH HILL.

Montgomery.................. do do do ~ do do :

178 194246 261 457 492

Griswold Wellsville Montgomery City Florence Jonesburg Daggett.. ;

Bellflower. Wellsville. Montgomery City New Florence'.' Jonesburg. McKittr~ck.

TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT.

J: W. POWELL, D. -D. G. M.,路TROY. Lineoln.. do do do do : do do'

. 34 Troy :.............. 75 Silex " 199 New Hope 270路 New SaleIT\ 409 Louisville 473 Nineveh' 558 Moscow

Troy. . Silex. Elsberry. Winfie.ld Louisville; Olney. . Moscow Mills.

THIRTIETH DISTRICT. E. A. FLUESMEIER-, Do'

G. ~., WRIGHT CITY..

St. Charles..................... 46 Wentzville 241 Palestine do 260 Mechanicsville do

Wentzville. St. Charles. Mechanicsville.

Warren

Wright qity.

路.............

Pauldingville..:

Appendix.

1906.] -

347

THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT. W. A. CLARK. D. D. G. M.• JEFFERSON CITY•

County.

No.

. , Location.

Name of Lodge.

Cole '43 Jefferson do .:;........................... 90 Russell ville.: do ' 211 Hickory_ ~i1l Miller do

134 Olean 381 Ionia

Moniteau do do do

56 Tipton 183 C~lifornia 295 Moniteau 553 Clarksburg

Osage do

J efferson City. Russellville. :.HickoryHi1l. ;.Olean. Eldon. Tipton. California. J amestown. ~ ..:.. : Clarksburg.

185 'Cbamois 326 Linn

:.......

Cbamois. I.inn.

THIRTY-SEOOND DISTRICT. (i. H. P.IKE, D., D. G. M., WASHINGTON.

Franklin do do do do ' do do

~..................

:: ;

27 ,... 69 ]73 251 363 , 534 575

Evergreen Sullivan Gray Sumxnit HopE) " Fraternal.. Columbia:: Easter

Gasconade..................... 123 Hermann do 584 Red Bird

New Haven.. Sullivan.. Gray Summit. Washington. Robertsville. Pacific. St.·Clair.

· ;

Hermann. Red Bird.

THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT. JULIUS C. GARRELL, D. D. G. M., ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis City , do : do do do 'do do' do·

Missouri.~ $t. Louis. Meridian St. Louis. Beacon St. Louis. George Washingtori St. Louis. St; bOuis ~ St.Louis. 25 NapbthaIL ~ St. Louis. 40 Mount Moriah.. · St. Louis. 79 'polar Star St. Louis.

· 1 2 3 ; 9 20

;..

~..

[Sept.

Appendix. Thirty·Third District Oontinued.] County. No.

St. Louis City do do do do do do do do do do do do do : do do .., do do

St. Louis County............

do do. do do do do do

Location.

Name oj Lodge.

·..St. Louis: 121 Erwin 163 OccidentaL St. Louis. 179 Pride of the West.. St. LOuis. 218 GoodHope St. I~ouis. 243 Keystone St. Louis. St. Louis. ' 267 Aurora 282 Cosmos St. Louis. 323 Corner Stone ; St. Louis. 360 Tuscan St. Louis. St. Louis. 416 Cache 420 ltaska ~ St. Louis. 443 Anchor St. Louis. St. Lou'is. 445 West Gate St. Louis. 460 Lambskin St. Louis. ·520 Clifton Heights 550 Rose HilL St. Louis: St. Louis. 576 Olive Branch 578 Forest Park :.St. Louis.

45 80

84 95

281 '

484 542

566

Bonhomme ~ Bridgeton Webster Groves Meramec Fenton Kirkwood Ferguson Maplewood

Ballwin. Bridgeton. Webster Groves. Eureka. Fenton. Kirkwood. :Ferguso~. Maplew~od.

THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. ARTHUR CONGER, D. D. G. M., HARRISONVILLE.

Cass

4.0 do do do do do do do " do

54 147

276 348

372 386

450 451 480

485

Index Cass : Grand River Wadesburg Nonpareil.... : Dayton Belton Raymore Jewel. Coldwater

Garden City. Harrisonville. Freeman. Creighton. East Lynne. Dayton. Belton'. Raymore. PleasaIit Hill. Drexel. •

Appendix.

1906.]

349

THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. W. W. ROSS, D. D. G. M.• BUTLER.

Bates ,do do do - d'o do ,do do .. : do

Name of Lodge.

No.

Cbunty.

Location.

Hume Papinville Butler : Rockville Tyrian Crescent Hill Rich Hill.. Foster Amsterdam

'130 140 ·254 341 350 368 ".. 479 554 141

Hume.. Papinville. Butler. Rockville. J ohnstown Adrian. Rich Hill.. Foster. Amsterdam.

THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. E. E. CODDING, D. D.G. M., SEDALIA.

Benton

t • ....................................................

Johnson do do do do do do do

245 262 265 274 280 313 428 487

Knob Noster Holden Corinthian Cold Spring Lodge of Peace Kingsville Pittsville Chilhowee

Pettis............................. : do do do : :

236 272 425 574

Sedalia Granite Green Ridge: La Monte

Knob Noster. Holden. Warrensburg. Le€'ton. Chilhowee. Kingsville. Pittsville. Chilho·wee.

Sedalia. Sedalia. Green Ridge. La Monte.

THIRTY·SEVENTH DISTRICT. CHAS. P. BOWDEN, D. D. G; M., APPLETON CITY.

Benton Henry do do do do do do do

: : : :

418

Clear Creek

Palo Pinto.

_ 29 286 343 408 548 552 557 562

Windsor Urich Agricola ~ Montrose Clinton Calhoun Blairstown.: Deepwater

Windsor. Urich. Petersburg. Montrose.· Clinton. Calhoun. ·.Blairstown. Deepwater:

Appendix.

35°

Thirty·Seventh District Continued.] No. , Oounty.

St. Clair do do do do

[Sept.

Name of Lodge.

Location.

273 St. Clair 342 Circle 403 Lowry City 412 ' Appleton City 419 Star

Osceola. Roscoe. Lowry City. Appleton City. Taberville.

THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. H. T. WRIGHT, D. D. G. M., LEBANON.

Camden.: do

Laclede...................... do do ~

Pulaski do Miller do'

152 Linn Creek 433 'Mack's Creek

Linn Creek. Mack's Creek.

83 Laclede 432 Competition 528 Conway

Lebanon. Competition. Conway.'

375 Waynesville 385 Richland

·Waynesville. Richland.

203 Brumley 410 Iberia

Brumley. lberia.

THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT. AUSTIN L. McRAE, D. D. G. M., ROLLA.

Crawford do

:.~

Dent Maries do do

:..........

Phelps do do do Pulaski

77 312

Lebanon Cuba

225

Salem

94 531 373

Vienna Lane's Prairie Belle ·

213 230" 347 497

Rolla St. J~mes Spring Creek Equality

.346 . Arlington

Steelville. Cuba. Salem. :

Vienna. Vichy. ,Belle. . Rolla. St. James. Edgar Springs. Newburg. Dixon..

FORTIETH DISTRICT. CHAS. ,E; PYLE, D. D. G. M.• DE SOTO, MO,

Jefferson do do

119 De Soto 164 Joachim .. 256 Shekinab

De Soto. Hillsboro. Festus.

Append-ix.

1.906.] Fortieth District Continued.] County.

No.

35 1

8t. :Francois

Location.

Name of Lodge.

Washington................... 12 Tyyo 131 Potosi do do 143 Irondale

Caledonia Potosi. Irondale.

535 Blackwell.

Blackwell.

FORTY-FIRST DISTRICT. WILLARD B. DUNNEGAN, D. D. G. M., BOLIVAR.

Dallas do do-

Hickory do Polk do ~ do qo do do

361 Riddick 396路 Western Light 421 Urbana路

Buffalo. Louisburg. Urbana.

279 Hogle's Creek Hermitage

Wheatland. Hermitage.

288

44 144 160 195 431 467

Fair Play lVlodern Pleasant Bolivar Cement ~ Pleasant Hope

Fair Play? Humansville. Morrisville. Bolivar. , Half Way. Pleasant Hope.

FORTY-SECOND l!ISTRICT. WILL R. BOWLES, D. D. G. M., GREENFIELD.

Cedar............................. 283 Stoekton do 315 Jerusalem do 482 Clintonville Da<,le.............................. do do : do do

87 359 405 458 521

'Washington Garrett : Everton Melville Lockwood

Stockton. Jerico Springs. Eldorado Springs. Greenfield. Arcola: Everton. Dadeville. Lockwood.

Appendix.

[Sept.,

FORTY-THIRD DISTRICT. •

JOSEPH A. COX, D. D. G. M., LAMAR.

County.

No.

Vernon do do do ' do do

Barton do do do do

Name of Lodge.

'303 371 :. 448 490 493 495

Osage Sheldon Schell City Montevallo Vernon Unity

187 292 304 475 516

Hermon Lamar Signal.. Golden : Milford

LocatiOn.

Nevada. Sheldon. Schell City. : ..Montevallo. Bronaugh. Richards. Libe·ral. Lamar. Minden Mines. Golden City. Milford.

FORTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. FRANK G. ADE, D. D. G. M., JOPLIN.

Jasper do do do do do do do do

197 293 335 345 398 '. 401 471 ~. 512 549

;;

Carthage Sarcoxie: Joplin : Fellowship Jasper Carterville MineraL Webb City ,Carl Junction

Carthage. Sarcoxie. Joplin. Joplin. Jasper. Carterville. Oronogo. W·ebb City. Carl Junction.

FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. DEXTER B. F.ARNSWORTH. D. D. G. M., SPRINGFIELD.

Greene do do do do do do do

:.........

5 7 100 271 297 422 449 570

United : O'Sullivan Ash Grove Solomon Ozark : Gate of the Temple Bois D'Arc Republic

Springfield. Walnut Grove; ·Ash Grove. Springfield. Fair Grove. Springfield. Bois D'Arc. ~epublic.

Appendix.

1906:1 Forty-Fifth District Continued.) County. . No.

Webster .. ,..................... do do : do do do' . .

98 300 439 459 477 529.

353

Name of Lodge.

Location.

Webster Doric Mount Olive Hazelwood Henderson Niangua

Marshfield. .-Elkland. Marshfield. Seymour. Rogersville. Niangua.

FORTY·SIXTH D[STRICT. HENRY WILSON. D. D. G. M., AVA.

Douglas do do . Texas do : do do do

,..........

;., ; :

w:right do do

26 Ava 182 Pilot Knob 382 Mt. Ararat

Ava. Richville. Topaz.

116 145 177 469 555

C·abool. Licking. Houston. :Plato. Summerville.

Barnes · Latimer Texas Plato.~

Summerville

158 Mountain G~ove 411 Joppa 543 Mansfleld

Mountliin Grove. : Hartville. Mansfleld.

FORTY·SEVENTH DISTRICT. '1'. W. COTTON. D. D. G. M .•.VAN BUREN.

.·Carter.. ; do Reynolds do Shannon ·do

; ~

509 Van Buren 579 Grandin 239 353 137 430

Hopewell Barnesville Delphian Wino!1a

Van.Buren. Grandin. :

:.. Lesterville. Ellington. Birch Tree. '''inona.

FORTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. E. HENDERSON, D.·D. G. M., FARMINGTON.

Iron do

Madison St. F.rancois do do

133' Star of the West 351 Mosaic

; :

G. f,. Ap.-2H.

110 ;:....... 41 132 1.54

Marcus .' Bismarck Farmington Ionic

lronton. Belleview. Frederickto~n, ..J ..

Bismarck. Farmington. ; De_sloge.

[ Sept~

Appendix.

354 Forty·eighth District Oontinued.] Oounty. No.

Name oj Lodge.

Location.

St. Francois do do

234 St. Francois 424 Samaritan 551 Pendleton

Libertyville. Bonne Terre. .1)oe Run.

Ste. Genevieve

226 Saline

St.

M~ry's.

FORTY-NINTH DISTRICT. F. A. KAGE, D. D. G. M., CAPE GIRARDEAU.

Bollinger do do

417 White ':vater 440 Trowel:.: 545 Zallna

Cape Girardeau do do do ' do

93 St. Marks lOS . 'Vest View 191 Wilson 221/ Mystic Tie 441 Excelsior

I . aflin. Marble Hill. Zalma.

: :

Cape Girardeau. Millersville. Pocahontas. Oak Ridge. Jack~on.

Perry

. . FIFTIETH DISTRICT. JAS. A. BOONE, D. D. G. M.• CHARLESTON.

Mississippi do do

Scott do do do

330 Bertrand 3t>4. EaRt Prairie 407 Charleston : 184 Morlf>y : 306 Ashlar 310 -Sikeston 581 IlImo

: :

Stoddard do .. do. . do do

153 278 489 532

57:~

Bertrand. East Prairie. Charleston.

Bloomfield Essex Lakeville Dexter Bernie

Morley. COIl1merce. Sikeston Illmo. Bloomfield. Essex . Bell City. : Dexter. Bernie.

. FIFTY-FIRST DISTRICT. .J . W. BEALL, D. D. G. M., MALDEN.

Dunklin do do \

~..

68 Kennett 212 Four Mile 215 Hornersville

: Kenilett. Campbell. Caruth..

Appendix.

190(-i.] Fifty·fir.st District Oontinued.] Oounty. No.

Dunklin do . do

355

Name of Lodge.

Location.

231 Cardwell 406 Malden 513 'S~nath

;

New Madrid do do

Oardwell.· Malden. Senatb.

166 Portageville.. : 176 Point Pleasant 429 New Madrid

Pemiscot.. do

Portageville. Conran. · New Madrid.

461 Caruthersville 571 Hayti

F.IFTY-SECO~D

Caruthersville. Hayti.

DISTRIOT.

W. W. MARTIN. D. D. G. M.. DONIPHAN.

\ Butler

209

Ripley do do

Wayne do

;

: ;

Poplar , Bluff

Poplar Bluff.

;.. 314 Pine 369 Oomposite 568 ~aylor

Bardley. Doniphan. Naylor.

107 Grepnville 526 Wayne

Greenville, Piedmont,

FIFTY:THIRD DISTRICT. A.

'r. HOLLENBECK. D. D. G. M.. WEST PLAINS.

HowelL do

327- l\U: Zion 536 Ingomar

Oregon do do do· do

~55 Alton 374 Wilderness 387 ·Woodside 463 Clifton : 582 Koshkonong

Ozark: do do do

: :

'Vest Plains. Willow Springs.

;

298 Sampson 365 Bayou 435 Rockbridge 496 Robert Burns ;

:Alton. Wilderness. Thomasville. Tllayer. Koshkonong. Lutie·. B~kersfield'.

Rockbridge. Gainesville,

FIFTY-FOURTH DISTIiIoT. G. J. VAUGHN, D. D. G. M., OZARK.

,Christian do do

296 Sparta 352 }'riend..; 379 Billings

Sparta .. Ozark. Billings.

356

Appendix.

Fifty-Jourth District Contintted.] . County. No.

Taney do do

[Sept.

Name of Lodge.

County.

路229 Claflin 264 Kirbyville

...

453

Protem. Kirby.\"ille. Forsyth.

Forsyt~

,-FIFTY-FIFTH DISTRICT.. H. 1. BRADFORD, D. D. G. M., MONETT.

Barry do' do do do

129

:.. 148 367 383 517

Lawrence do do do' do do . do do do

99 26~

284 390 400 452 468 523; .. 567

Stone uo

Monett ; Purdy Barry Pythagoras Seligman Mt. Vernon Rock Prairie Canopy Marionville Decatur Verona Red Oak Stinson ; Miller

Monett. Purdy. ,. ash burn. Cassville. Seligll1an.

515 Galena Crane

Mt. Vernon. Lawrenceburg. Aurora.. Marionville. Peirce City. Verona. Red Oak. Stinson. .!' Miller.. Galena. Crane.

519

FIFTY路SIXTH DISTR1CT. J. M. Z. WITHROW, D. D. G. M., NEOSHO.

McDonald 'do do do.' .. : do /

Newton do do do do

108 466 533 538

Pineville Soutbwest Comfurt Stella 5G9 . Tiff City -:

: : ~

.-.' ~

175 247 : 478 514 530

Newton Neosbo Racine Granby Ritchey

Pineville.. Southwest City. Rocky Cumfort. Stella. Tlff City: -

: Newtonia. Neosho. Seneca. Granby. ~itchey.

]~)()(j·l

357

C()l\I~ILTTEE

ON CREDENTIALS. KANSAS CI'ry. 1\10.•

September 27,1906.

'1'0 'l'l1e' f~'U11d Lodge of A.ncient Ft'ee and Accepted Ma,SOflS of the State of Missouri:

YOl1r

Committ~e

on C:redent.ials submit. t.he follo,,:ing report:

At the present session of the M. W. Grand Lodge there are present 586 Jleprescntatives, from 401 Lodges. 18 P~st Grand Masters, 44 Grand Representatives. 45 District Deputy Grand Masters. 32 District Lecturers and 182 Past Masters. ('l'hose mal'ked wit.h 'an ast.erisk (*) are proxies.)

Lodge.

Representative.

MERIDIAN

BEACON

. /

HO\VAHD

lJNITED

ARK·.••••••••........................ GEO.

W ~SHINGTON

AGENCy

PAULDINGVILLE

RISING SUN

..:

CyHENE

MEM PH IS

CLARKSVILLE

. ..

PALMYRA

PARIS UNION

ST.

TJOUIS

: ..

HAVANA

WELLINGTON WYACONDA

H. M. Holland, W. M.* Daniel A. Gille.spie, S. W. Anthony F. Ittner, J., W. 2' Jacob Frank, W. M.* George P. Becker, S. W. 3 Albert H. Thiele, W. M. Alex. Hillenkoeter, S. W. 4 Levi Markland, W. M. _ 5 Geo. F. Flinn, S. W. 6 Frank Baldwin, W. M. 9 .John Nettleship, W. M. S. R. Stevenson, J. W: 10 G. W. Cortner, W. M. 11 Chas. W. Miller,·W. M.* 13 Theodore C. Sparks, S. W. Oren 1. Moore, J. W. 14 J. P. Jett, W. M. 16 John M. Doran, W. M. 17 John N. Bartlett, W. M. 18. Frank H. Sosey, W. M. 19 James L. Fisber, W. M. ~O Sam A. Meyer, W. M. Harry A. Steiner, S. W. 21 . William Z. Spires, W. MY ,22 fred. W. Hagenstein, W. M.* 24 Henry H. Payton, W. M. D. C. Adams, S. W..

No..

MISSOlJRJ

: :

. .

Appendix. Lodge.

Representative. No. 25

NAPHTHALI

26 28

HUNTSVILLE

LIBERTy

RALLS•...•..........................

33 34

AVA

ST.

: .. ::

JOHN

. :

II UMP!IREYS.. :

TROy

MERC~~!t

. :

COOPER

.. ; ..

DEWITT

MT.

MORI'AH

BISMARCK

.T EFFERSON

\VENTZVILLE

41 43 46 47

FAyETTE

FULTON

48 49

.. ,

: .....•......

LIVINGSTON WAKANDA WESTON

' ..

INDEX

ARROW ROCK

R,ICHMOND

. MONTICELLO

(~Er-;TRALIA

NEW BLOO)I FJI<~LD

VINCIL

CAMBRIDGE

35 36 38 39 40

.. :

CALLAO

HOLT

[Sept.

51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 60 62 63

William Ramsey, W. 1'1.* O:-L. Bumiller, S. W. . Phil Fischer,J. W'John A. Spurlock, W. !"1.* , Frederick Baucble, W. M.. George.M. Long, J. \Y. H. L. Rutherford, W. M. Roy E. f:;utliff, S. W. H. J. Alexander. S. W. Everett Rabling, J. W. William T. McKee, W. M:Y.· J. J. Peters, J. W. . Ed. S. Holt, S. W. W: D. Bonfils, W. M. Nim R Long, S. W. J.M.Perry,S.W. Roy D. Williams, S. W. Fred Angus, J. W. J. E.' Auds'ley, W. M. Chas. F. Blomberg, \Y. M. Alfre~l A. Eicks, S. W. Otto G. Koenig, J. \Y. L. H. Butler, S. W. Charles Tweedie, W. M. Houten \V. Clark, S. W. A. K. Baltezor, S:.. VV. A. H. Grigsby, W. M.* R. T. Bond, S. W. J. 'Stuart Morrison, 'V. M. E. T. Hockaday, W. lV1. "V. H. Smith, S. W. Andrew Blocher, W. M. T. M. Rucker, W. M. C. D. Hall, W. M. W. T. Smith, J. W.* John W. Moore, W. M.* O. B. Hughes, W. M. W. T. McCutchan, W. M. Wrn. H. Carpenter. W. 1'1.* ·G. P. Sanders, S. W. D. R. Ford, W. M. William·R. Rhoades, W. M.*

Appendix.

1906.] Lod,ge.

Representative.

IV[ONROE' ....••••.....•...•...•..... No.

GRANT CITY "

ROCHEPORT SULLIVAN

. ARMSTRONG 'SAVANNAH

WARREN·"

INDEPENDENCE

LEBANON

. "

73 74

77 78

.... EUREKA;

ST. JO~EPH

POLAR STAR

79 80 81

LACLEDE

MIAMI

BRIDGETON .• " .. " CESTRAL

. "

WASHINGTON

FRIENDSHIP

PERSE'vERANCE .....•.....•......

.92

BROOKFIEl,D

: .

94 95

BETHANy

WEBSTER

\ ..

97 98

VIENNA

MERAlIfEC

;

ST. ANDRE'VS

MT. VERNON

ASH GROVE

BLOOMI~GTOl\ WEST· VIEW IIEROINE KIRKSVILLE GALLATIN

359

100

102

103 104

. . ..

105 106

J. Gardner Wade, W. 1\1.. ,"V. E. Yowell, S. W. E. O. Sayle, W. M.* W. O. Melvin, W. M. .•T. T. Williams, 'V. M. G. E. Hartmeister, S. W .. 'V. H . .\lagruder, W. M. Clarence E. Stevenson, W. M.* Paul T. Limerick, J. W.* B. L~ Kendrick, J. W . H. B. Richardson, W. M. S. N. Kerr, W. M.* G. T. Twyman, S. W. W. M. Wright, S. W. James Hyndman, S. W.Char!es Harrison, J. W. Frank Eardley, J. W. Wm. J. Goddard, W. M. J. B. Baker, W. lVI. Thomas L. Rubey, W. M. W. J. McMillen, S. W. Raymond S. Edmonds, W: M. J. P. Burruss, S. W. John E. Chambers, J. W. R. H. Merrill, W. M. A. H. Huggett, _W. M. Robert A. May, W. M. N. W. Morrow, S. W. Wm. B. Haley, J. W.* Wm. H. Holmes, ,V. M. C. 'V Roques, W. M.* James A. Doyle, S. W.* E. E. Carlile, J. W. Robert H. Dunn, S. W. C. H. Greer, W. M.* H. P. S. Burke, W. M. E: E. Shaw, W. M. G. W. Mus~rove, S. W.* Geo. F. Brewingt~)ll, W. M.* Dale S. Miller, S. W. Robert E. Rooney, W. M. E. S. Rinehart: W. M. Paul Runnels, W. M.

A ppendi.1:. Lodge.

[Sept.

Representative.

GREENVU..LE No.I07 D. N. Holladay, W. M. MARCUS ~................ )10 F. R. Newberry, W. M'.* TRENTON........................... 111 J. B. Wright, W. M. TWILIGHT .1.14 H. L. Wilson, W. M. LADDONIA 1.15; C. A. Smith, W. M.* BARNES.................. 116 Charles C. Schlicht, S. W. VERSAILLES :........ 117 ··John Holloway, S. W.* KINGSTON 118 Ben C. Jones, W. M. DESOTO 119 Elmer' Kempe, W. M. COMPASS : :... 120 Duncan}IcRuer, J. W. RRWIN 121 W. A. Kleinschmidt, W. M; Thea. L. Carriere, S. W. Robt. J. Ebrecht, J.W. GENTRYVJI..L1L ~............. 125 G. W. Gist, W. M. SEAMAN ~ · 126 Jno. W. Bingham, W. M.* Walter R. Shrodes, S. W.* ATHl<~NS . 127 J. E. Davids'on, W. M. MONET'I'. . 129 George E. Feist, 'V. M.· HUME ... 130 H. L. Curtis, W. M .. FARMINGTON : : .. .132 W. H: Hou~hins, W. M. C. E. Hickok, S. W. BRAYMER : .. 135 J. H. Loomis, W. M.* PH<ENIX . 136 J. T. Davis, W. M. DELPHIAN . 137 T. J. Humphrey, S. W. OREGON ; . 139 C. L. Evans, W. M.* P APINVILLE .. 140 B. Hemphill, W. M. IRONDALE · . 143 M. H. Westover, W. M.* MODERN .. 1.44 'William A. Crow, W. M. MCGEE . '146 Geo. L. Teter, W. M.*· CASS . 147 S.M~ Davis, W. M. LEXINGTON .. 149 C. T. Ryland', W. M. J. G. Crenshaw, S. W. H. Sinauer, J. W.* MILTON .. 151 Ezra J. Vroman, S. W. Philip D. Quisenberry, J. W. LINN CREEK .. 152 James H. H.· Baker, W. M.* IONIC : . 154 A. J. Clay, W. M. George E. Perkins,' S. W. William G. Manson, J. W. ASHLAND . 156 Richard Crenshaw, W. M. NORTH STAR . 157 Austin McMichael, W. M.* MOUNTAIN GROVE· . 158 James Archer, W. M.*' GREEN CITy .. - 159 John Santee, W. M.

. Appendix.

lH06..] Lodge. CLIFTO~ HILL

Representative.

No. 161 James W. Sears, W. M. WHITESVILLE 162 John K. White, W. M.* OCCIDENTAL : 163 Chas. F. Niedringhaus, W. M. L. M. Edgar, S. W.* C. L. Alexander, J. W.* JOACHIM :............... 164 Arthur B. McMullin, W. M.* MARYVILLE........................ 165 Charles Jensen, ~. W.· COLONy :.. ')68 David W. Meri~ether, W. M.* CAMDEN POINT. 169 Harry H. Gorton, J. W. HARTFORD : 171 T. B. Barnhouse, W. M.* CENSER 172 \VaUer C. Goodson, W. M. GRAY SUMMIT 173 B. A. Thornhill, W. M. STURGEON.......................... 174 l;i'. E Bruton, W. M.* TEXAS .•.•. 177 W. E. Barton, W. M. GRISWOLD '" 178 R. H. Dyke, W. )\1. PRIDE OF THE WEST. 179 Gib. 'V. Carson, W. M.* E. C. F. Koken, J. W. NOVELTy....... IBI 'V. H. Epperson, S. W. CALIFORNIA........................ 183 J .. C. Haldiman, W. M. CHAMOIS :...... 185 N. P. Gasper, \V. M. MORALITy......... 186 J. W. Hendrix, W: M. HANNIBAL........................ 188 F. M. Mase, W. M. hEREDATHA :... 189 George Rees, W. M.* A. F. Braun, J. W.* PUTNAM............................. 190 Alex. W. Widner, W. M. WELLSVILLE. 194 S. S. Cox, \V. M.* , BOLIVAR '" . 195 'Wm. Walter Moore, W. M.* CARTHAGE. 197 R. A. Mooneyham, S. W. NEW HOPE................ 199 C. C. Eastin, W. M.* .R. E. Black, S. W.* WESTVILLE........................ 202 James T. Robinson, W. M.* TRILUMINA...... 205 C. W. Lacy, W. M. Joshua F. Barbee, S. W.* F. C. Barnh,i1l, J. W. SOMERSET.................. ........ 206 John D. Duree, W. M. CLAy................................ 207, S. J. Huey, W. M. C. S. Wilcox, S. \V. W .. J. Craven, J. W.* SALISBURy........ ....... ......... '208 S. C. Edwards,. W. M. UNJONVII.LE....................... 210 T. B. Valentine, W. M.* Zell Brasfield, S. W. J. W ..Jones, J. W . FOUR.MIU; ...... :.. ....... ••... 212 .John L. Brown, W. M. ,

Appendix.

]62 .

Representative.

Lodge. ~ ROT~LA FOREST

No. 213 City............

214

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216 217 218

:....

220

LABELLE..................... .....

222 224

HALE...............................

BARBEE GOOD HOPE......

KANSAS CiTy

HAIIIILTOW

)........

SALEM.............................. . SALINE

CYPRESS

SHELBINA.

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231 232 233 ~35 236 237 238 241

KEySTONE.........................

243

CARDWELL

POJ,O BUCKLIN

,....

WEATHERBy

:....

SEDALIA LA PLATA .. ,..................... RUSHVILL.E........................ PALESTINE .. '"

NEOSHO.............................

244 245 ·246 247

CA RROLL...........................

249

MIDDLE FABIUS J

225 226 227 228

,.......

KNOB NOSTER.................... MONTGOIIIERY CITY ...... .....

HOPE....................

2.~1

BUTLER

254

ALTON RAVANNA

:.... : .....•.......••....••·

FLORENCE..........................

255

258 261

Austin L. McRae,.J. W.* NeviHe Dickpon, W. M.'" Howard-S. Teare, S. W. N. O. Jeffries, W. M. J. F. Elsn~r, W. M. August C. Groening, W. M. Jno. Auld, S. W. L: B. Moses, W. M. Hutton Crater, S. W. J. A. Lahmer, J. W. D. L. Brooking, S. W. Lee J. Eads, W. M. 'V..J. Wyatt, S. W.* William T. Martin, W. M.* Charl€'s Williams, J. W . A. H. Love, W. M.* T. F. Bates, W. M. J. Wm. Towson, S. W.* John R. Pool, W. M.*· M. H. Winger, W. M.* H. L. Caton, W. M. Finley McClure, W. M. W. O. Stanley, W. M. Joseph Park, W. M. S. B. Wells, S. W.'" A. H. Vinyard, W. M Jno. N. Olson, J. W. W. Roessler, W ..M. Edward Pend leton, S. W. Chas. W. Speirs, J. W. C. H. Kirkland, W. M. G.eo. J. Taylor, 'V. )L M. IJ. Shaw, S. W. J. W. Harris, W. M. E. T. Hinchman, ,J. W. J. 1VI. Goodrich, W. M. Geo ..H. Pi~e, W. M.* Wm. F. Hemstreet, W. M. S. T. Broaddus, J. W.* .J. H. Johnson, ·W. M. J. C. Anderson, S. W.* A. H. Kallmeyer, W. M.* .

Appendix.

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-HOLDEN ..•....•................... No. :SUJI{MIT.·

-CORINTHIAN

AURORA

'LODGE OI<' TRUTH

ROCK PRAIRIE'

NEW SALE:.r

:SOLOMON

GRANITE

·ST. CLAIR

-COLD SPRING

"TRANQUILLITy

-GRAND RIVER

,WM.

MUIR

ESSEX

:HOGLE'S CREEK

, ..

-COSMOS·

STOCKTON

·CANOPy

EARL

URICH

CRAFT

MOU~D

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CITy

MONITEAU

EDINA I..JA;llAR

. ..

262

M. L. Golladay, W. M. O. A. Flickinger, S. W. 263 A. F. Maxwell, W. 1\1.* 265 A. L. Gilkeson, ~. M. 267 "Vm. Kron, W. M. Wm. H. Hensick, S. W. Wm. Myrer, J. "V. 268 Morton S. Meisner, W. M. 269 John R. Heagerty, .J. W. 270 Beverly Duey, W. M. Frank Elston, S. W.* 271 Henry Cooper, W. M. 272 Mark A. McGruder, S. W. 273 ~ohn R. Shaver, W. lVI. J. R. Nuckles, S. W.'" George H. Daniels, J. W.* 274.-C. F. Gilchrist, W. M. 275 C. L. Lawless, W.. M. 276 W.· J. Laffoon, ~. W. 277 ~teve L. Stites, W. M. Fred K. Harris, J. W. 278 James A. Hux, W. M. W. T. Arnold, J. W. 279 C. P. Scrivener, W. M. 282 Christian Meyers, W. M.* D. t3: Green, S. W: Ed. N. Kaercher, J. W. 283 C.~. Younger, W. M. E. S. Smith, J. W.* 284 E. J. Stribling, W. M.. 285 Lafayette Williams, W. M. James Birge, S. W.* M. A. Hathaway, J. W. 286 Eugene W. Hall, W. M. Harvey L. Randolph, S. W. Thomas O. Nuckles, J. W. 287 William Downs, W. M. Frank F. Page, El. W. 291. Chas. A. Brown, W. M. 292 G. D. 'AlIee, W. M. . A. C. Mann, J. W. 294 W. R. Crawford, W. M.* 295 N. J. Inglish, W. M.

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No. 299

DORIC ..:...... WHITE HALL OSAGE...... SIGNAL

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CLARENCE

:...............

ASHLAR.h........................... NEW LONDON..................... PARROTT..................... ......

300 301 303 304 305 _306 307 308

KEARNEY..

311

CUBA

312 313 315 316

KINGSVILI,E...................... JERUSALEM

RURAL..............................

317 318

OSBORN EI,DORADO PAULVIl.LE

319

:.......

.J ONATHAN

HARDIN

:..

CORNER-STONE

321 .•.

~............

322.

323

McDoNALD

324

MT. ZION............

327

CAINSVILLE..............

328

BERTRAND.........................

330

CHARITy............

331

332

EXCEI,LO CHILLICOTHE

:. :..

BRECKENRIDGE ·JOPLIN...............

333

334 ::J35

HALLSVILLE.

3~G

BWE SPRINGS......

337

FIDELITy .... ;............... ......

3:39

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Representative. Clarence L. Hogin, W. M. G. G. Wright,.S: W. . C. B. Overton, ,r. W. J. F. Miller, W. M .. Geo. W. Litts, W. M. H. R. Stevens, W. M. II. C. Chancellor, W. M.* William L. Hamrick, W. M. T .. R. Frazer, S. W. . W. T. Waters, W. M. Z. H. Savage, W. M. Ed ward E. Truf'x, S. W. * John N. Shouse, W. M.* . F. C: Long, S. W., . . Thomas O. Renfrow, W. M. W. H. Nelson, W. M.* F. M. Bruster, W. M.* Roger Cunningham, W. M. John W. Kepner, S. W. John W. Kirk, J. W. Frank 1\f. Johnson, W. M.* John A Purter, 'V. M. Frank Howell, J. W. C. A. Chadwick, W. M: Maurice Fowler, J. W.William Campbell, W. M.* E. S. Hunt, W. M. J. M. Jackson, W. M. Waldo D. Arens, J. W. Allen .C. Southern, S. W. J. O. Carter, W. M. ' James A. Thompson, W. M. W. M. Childress, W. M. Wm. A. Piner, W. M.* Longley Hardman, ::5. W. oK· S. F. Kessler, J. W. George W. Butler,-W. M. .B. F. Beazell, W. M. S. J. Dewey, W. M.* 'F. M. Foster, W. M. R. F. Hulett, W. M. W. H. Hord, W. M. ,J. 'r. ReynoldB,.·W. M.

App§ndix.

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Representative.

WJ<:STPORT No: ROCKVILLE... AGRICOLA......................... . MOBERLy.................... FELLOWSHiP :....

A.RLINGTON WADESBURG POLLOCK TYRIAN FRIEND HEBRON

: · :

NORTHWEST TUSCAN

ADAIR

.. . . .. . . .. .

;

RIDDICK HIRAM HIGGINSVILLE

~ARRY

. .. :.

.. .

CRESCENT HILL COMPOSITE : WILLIAMSTO\V:-; SHELDON

.. . . .

NO~PAREIL

WILDERNESS..................... W AYNES~m.LE ....... :............ : ; . KING .HILL ANCIE~T CRAFT .. BILLIII1GS . QUEEN bTY : .. IONIA .. PYTHAGORAS

William H. Piper, W. M. 34~ J. C. Laughlin, W:M.* 343 W. S. Ward, W. M . 344 Louis Ratliff, W. M. 345 Henry L. Chickering, W. 1\1. John Gmeiner, S. W. Leon W. Wing, .T. W. 346 .T. M. & Shanks, W. M. 348. R. H. Ross, W. M. 349 J. 'rhomas.Simpson, W. M. 350 W. A. Howard, S. W. 352 Albert M. Page, W. M. 354 Eppa F. El)iott, W 1\1. Jno. J. Steele, S. W.* 358J. F. Schoenecke, W. MO. 360 Charles B. Stark, W. M.· Alfred H. White, S. W.* Joseph S. McIntyre, .r. W. '361 W. Smith peter, W. M.* 362 H. B. Montgomery, W. M.* 364 John G. Rabsahl, W. M. Alfred· H. Hoefer, S. W. H. E. Kuhne, J. W. 366' J. H. Holton, W. M.* 367 William B. Adcock, W. M. Leon B. North~utt, S. W.* 368 E. Grant Moudy, W. M. 369 Otis M. Gary,·W. M. 370 J. W. Ramsey, W. M. 371 W. B. Hyder, W. M.* J. H. Moulton, S. W. W. H. Fowler, J. W. 372 Wm. A. Thomson, Jr., W. M. 374 Jacob Hardcastle, S. W. 375 Joe McGregor, W.. M.* 376 W. C. Shannon, W. M. 377 Ben Kessler, W. M. " Ri9· Henry A. Gasbee, J. W. 380 W. M. Saxburg, W. M. 381 A. P. W.eaver, W. M.* M. H. Moss, S. W .• 3.83 "Wrn. A. Wear, W. 1\1. 340

366

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[Sept.

Representative.

EAST PRAIR·IE

~::

No. 384 . C. D. Mitchell, W. M.* R.. A. Doyle, S. W. RICHLAND 385 Charles L. Evington, W. M. Ed M. Dresser, J. W.* ()HULA 388 O. B. McCoy, J. W. ARCANA :............ 389 S. A. Henderson, W. M. ¥ARIONVILLE 390· A. H. Compt.on, W. M. Frank A. Chidest.er, J. W. RAyTOWN.......................... 391 S. G. Robinson, W. M. CIIRISTI~N : :.. ,.. 392 W. E. Chutch,.W. 1\'1. DECATUR . 400 A. M. Chandler} W. M. CARTERVILLE :... 401 Henry R. Briscoe, W. M .. WilliamM. Parry, S: W. MALTA 402 E. G. Treadway, W. M. LOWRY CI~Y....... . 403. J. Beth Hammopd, W. M.. ROSENDALE 404 K. C. Deaton, S..W. . MALDEN .. :....... 406 George Dalton,·W. 1\L MONTROSE : ;.... 408 Wal~er McCown, W. M.. H.UNNEWELL 415 C. V. Lyell, W. M. CAeIu;............................. 416 Geo. W. French; W: M. ·Gus A. Feiner, S. 'V. J. M. Kemp, J. W.* CI,EAR CREEK.................... 418 W. H. Comer, W. M. STAR 419 T. P. Cole, S: W .. lTASKA 420 Oliver G. Chapman, W. l\L. Ghas. R. Graves, S. W. C. W.·Tacke, J. 'V. URBANA............................ 421 A. J. Bray, W. M. GATE OI~THE TEMPLE 422 . Thos. G. Goldsmith,. W. M.*'. • GALT :...... 423 R. L; Vencill, S. W .. SAMARITAN .. ,............. 424 W. J.'Hobbs, S. W.* GRl';EN B-IDGE..........;......... 425 W. H. Crisman, S. W. J. A. Calvert, J. W.* ROTHVILLE 426. J. B. CameJOn, J. W. GLE~WOOD........................ 427 W. B. McGoldrick, W. M. \. WINONA ..:........................ 430 J. W. Ware,W. M. CEMENT............................. 431 W. A. Shaw, ~. W. ¥ACK'S CREEK .'................. 433 .N. V. MO!1lder, W. M. LAFAYETTE 437 J. L. Reddick, W. M.. TROWEL 440. R. W. Van'Amburg, W. M. *:. ANCHOR : 443 Garrett F. Coleman, S. W. J. F. Nehrlich, J. W.

.Appendix.

1906.] Lodge.

Rep1·esentative.

J. H. Absolom, W. M.* Peter Freyermuth, S. W. ·IVANHOE 446 John M. Jones, W. M. W. R. Shaw, J. W. ( 447 J. B. Sager, W. M. JACOBy : .. 44R l:::lam V. Vickers; W. M. .. SCHELl. CI'l·y 44!J Wm. Morton, W. M.*. BOH; D'ARC . 450 T. T. Garnett, W. M.* BELTON . 452 H. B. Collins, W. M.* VERONA .. FORSYTH ::.: . 453 R. C. Ford, W. 1\1. CONTINENTAL : .. 454 James H. Wylie, W. M. .J ONESBURG_ .. 457 E. A. Ball, W. M.* HA7,·ELWOOD . 459 T. S. Bruton, S. W. LAMBSKIN .. 460 J. G. McCoubrie, J. W. 462 E. G. Wilson, S. W. SAN'l:A FE .. 463 W. McLelland, W. M. CLIFTON . . 464 S. P. Phillips, W. M. A ULLVIl~LK 466 S. A. Robinson, W. M. SOUTH.WEST City: : .. .. 468 John W. Manning, W. M. RED OAK NODA\VAY . 470 John G.Thornhill, W. M. 471 F. F. Mumma, J. W. l\1INIo;RA·L .. 474 Alex. S. Wilson, W. 1\1.* GUILFORD .. 476 1. F. Hereford, W. M. MT. HOPE .. W. D. Berkley, S. W. • RICH HILL........................ 479 B. Kirk, W. M.* MARCELINE....................... ,481 E. W. Taylor, S. W. CLINTONVILLE :.... 482 James F. Costin, W. M. John Gilpin, S. W.* FAIRFAX . 483 James Thompson. W. M. KIRK\VOOD .. 484'Orrin Hull, Jr., 'V. M. COLDWATER . 485 Charles E:Faulkner, W. M. August C. WUhnicke, S. W. John H. Davis, .1: W. CAIRO . 486 E. Butler, W. M. LAKEVILLE .. 489 A. U"Good~an, W. M. VANDALIA . 491 R. Lee Alford, W. M.* DAGGKrT ~ .. 492 P. Ed ward Gillette, J. W. UNITy .:. 495 R. M. Clark, W. M.* ROBERT BURNS . 496 J. R. Reed, W. M~* ,PEE DEE . 498M. J. Lain, W. M. PAyNESVILLE .. 499 T. B. Jamison, S. W. JAMESON : .. 500 J; C. Stovall, W. M. BUCKNER .. 501 Chase Henthorn, W. M.* WEST GATE

:No.-445

[Sept.

Appendix. Lodge.

Representative.

502 503 504 505 506 508 509

510 511

WEBB CITY

512

GRANBy

. 514

ORIENTAL

518

PHILADELPHIA .••••••••.... : .... No. PRAIRIE HO)IE ...•.........••... PLA'ITE CITy ..•.....•..•

AVALON •....................•..... LATHROP

SAXTON

VAN BUREN

.. :

BI8WELL

SKJD1tIORE •..• :

51\)~

CLIFTON HEIGHTS

LOcKwoOD

520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 531 534

CRANE

GATE CITy

STINSON

SPICKARDSV I LLE

CUNNINGHAM

WAyNE

·..

HIGBEE

CONWAy

LANE'S PUAlRIE

COLUMBIA

INGOMAR

MEXICO·•.•••••... : ...• :

536 537 538 540 541 542 543. 544

SOUTH GATE

547

CLINTON •••..•••.....•...••.•...•••

548 549

BETHEL STELLA .••••.• ,.

. -

: •...

WINIGAN JACKSONVILLE

FERGUSON •..••...••• :

MANSFIELD

CARL JUNCTION·

W. E. Feaster, J. W.* W. q. Don Carlos, W. M. James H. Hull, W. M. R. S.~Haynes, W. M. J. O. Dougherty, W. M. ,George W. Leftwich, W. M. John M. Haynes, W. M.* H. E. Epperson, W. M.* W. J. Hitchcock, S. W. James A. Daugherty, VV': M. James Muratta, S. W.* W. A. Bowles, S. W. Edwin T. Perkins, J. W. J. H. Detert, W. M. Churchill J. Blackburn, S. W .. John .J. Williams, W. M.* Oliver T. Sweet, J. W. A. L. Barnes, W. 1\1.* Jame9 V. McNamara, S. W. Emsley Stockton, W. M. W. H. Addington, W. M. U. A. House, S. W. F. S. Chilton, W. M. T. H. Walton, W. M.* Frank M. R:uss'ell, W. M.* F. J. Tackett, W. M. Vv. L. Cole, W. M. James H. Jeffries W. V. C. Hogan, W. M. U. G. Forman, W. M. C. Edmondson, W. M. R. J. McCollum, W. M. John T. Riley, 8. W.* Wm. H. Browning, W. M. W. H. Dennis; M. W. G. Wilkins, W.. M. John 1'. Marshall, S. W·. F. C. Shaw, J. W. George Horn, W. M. C. ~. Jeffries, j. W. S. '1'. Neill, W. M. J. C. Burgess, S. W.

.Appendix.

1906. ] Lodge. ROSE HIJ.L

No.

CALHOUN

SUMMERVILLE.................... PRAIRIE. BJ.AIRSTOWN

CLARKSDALE

NELSON

CO\VGILL

YORK

JAMESPORT

TERBETTS MAPLEWOOD

552

;.......

CLARKSBURG .:..........

' .. :

Representative. 550 Edwin J. Scott, M. W. H. G. Nicks, J. W.

557 559 560 561 563 564 565 566

MILLER

REPUBLIC

567 570

573

BERNIE LAMoNTE

FOREST PARK

574

U. D.

U. D. U. D.

EWING RED BIRD

U. D. U. D. U. D.

NOVINGER KOSHKONONG BERLIN EQUALITy GRANDIN

·AMST~RDA!I{

BELLE ILL~IO

HOUSTON SHAMROCK

: .. :

U. U. U. U. U. U. U.

D. D. D. D. D. D. D.

CHILHOWEE

U. D.

OLIVE BRANCH

U. D.

G. L. Ap.-24

J. H. George,W. M.

553 Reed Sturgis, W. M. 555 G. W. DeWoodey, W. M.· 556 Georg~ A. Richardson, W. ·M.* A. V~rne Ric~ardson, S. ·W. J. H. Schmeer, S. W. Elmer Clark,.J. W. Louis Richardson, W. M.* John A Petty, W. M. J. F. McNew, S. 'V.* David T. Toomay, J. W.* Charles L .. Cookson, W. M. J ..E. McBrayer, W. M.* . David J. 'Rootes, S. W. A. D. Willecken, W. M. H. A. Cooper, S. W. Thomas A. Davidson, J. W. Chas. Henry, W. M.*· Walter A. Coon, S. W. Russell L. Allen, W. M. E. Y. Ginn, W. M.* Jno. B. Thompson, W. M. R. C. Blackmer, S. W. Frank D. Gildersleeve, J. W. W. R. Glover, W. M. Charles Breuer, W. M. William E. Shirley, W. 1\1. L. G. Rickard, 'V. M. John B. Owens, W. M. A. S. Abb'ott, S. W. James McGhee, W. M. Geo. V. Boswell, W. M. G. D. Underwoo:l, W. M. W., E. Self, W. M. M. C. Flynt, W. M. J. E-. Neff, S. W. W. P. Hunt, W. M. Jules J. Wehrli, W. M. Charles H. Walton, J. W.

Appendix,

37 0

[Sept,

GRAND LO'DGIj: OFFICERS. A. S. Houston, Grand Master.. Da vid 111. Wilson, Deputy Grand M astel'.

John T ..Short, Grand Senior Warden. R. R. Kreeger, Grand Junior lVaraen. A. C. Stewart; Grand 'j'reasu1'er.. John R. Parson, Grand Secretanl. .i. R. McLachlan, GranlJ, Lecturel'. Hemy Pope Bond, Grand Chaplain. W. C. Atwood, Grand Chaplain. Emanuel F.' Hartzell, Grand Senior Deacon.

C, C. Bi~ger, Gl'and .Tuni01 Deacon. Alfred I{eynolds, Grand Marshal. William E. Hoke. Gmnd Marshal.Arch A. Johnson, Grand Sworll Bearel'.

William A. Hall, Grand Senior Stewa.rd.

R. ill. L. Smith, Grand Junior Stew'ard.

William Southern, Jr., Grand Pur81dva.nt.

Sidney Beery, Gra.nd Orator. .Tohn W. Owen, Grand Tiler. PAST GRAND OFI~'ICERS. PAST GRAND MASTERS.

Campbell Wells. E. F. Allen. William F. ~uhn. C. H. Briggs. Robert F. Stevenson. A. M. Houg'h. R. Eo Ande·rson. Leroy B. Valliant. Alexandel' M. Dockery.

Noah M. Givan. Dorsey A..Jamison. W. R. Stubblefield. John R. Parson. J. B. Thomas. C..C. W~ods. .Tames W. Boyd. Xenophon Ryland. W. M. Williams. GRAND REPRESENTA'f!VES.

Robert F. Stevenson, England. William A. Hall, Arizona Tel'. J. B. Thomas, Ohio. . Emanuel F. IIartzell, Colorado. Emanuel F. Hal'tzell, Tasmania. John H. MilIei, Egypt. Dorsey A. Jamison, North Dakota. . C. H. Briggs, Tennessee. Xenophon Ryland, Canada. . W: M. 'WilIiams, Vermont. Gib. W. Carson, British Columbia. Reu,ben Barney, Connecticut. Thomas R. Morrow, Cuba. George E. Mayhall, Delaware. . D. M. Wilson, District of Columbia. Campbeli 'Veils, Georgia. .JohnR. Parson, Idaho. John H. Barr, Indiana. William E. Hoke, Indian Territory. William F. Kuhn, Kansas. G. A. Goben, Maine. William R. Stubblefield, Manitoba. Francis A. Leach, Maryland.'

C. W. Bolster, Mlchi~an. A. C. Stewart, Mississippi. William A. HaH, Montana..: Seymour Hoyt, Nevada. '1.'. A. Dunn, New BI'unswick. Alexander M. Dockery, Ne~ Hampshire. .Tames W. Boyd, New Jersey. Noah M. Givan. New York. l\{artin T. Balsley, New Zealond. Sidney R. Wood, North carolina. L. B. Valliant, Nova Scotia.• A. ·S. Houston, Oklahoma. D. B. Farnsworth, Oregon. C. C. Woods, Quebec. .Tohn T. Short, South Australia. V. O. Saunders, South Carolina. E. F. Allen, Valle de Mexico. R. R. Kreeger, Victoria. ·V. F. Roar, Washington. Hemy W. Wait, West Virginia. Edward Higbee, Western Australia_ Rufus E. Anderson, Wisconsin.

1906.]

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37 1

DrS'l'urCT, DEPUT\" GnAND MASTERS.

Edward H'igbee, 1<'irst Dish'ict, G. A. Gollen, Second District. •Tohn C. Senate, 'rhird District. D. M. Foster, Fourth District. '1'. A. Dunn, Fifth District. J. 'V. Barkley, Sixth J)istl·ict. Edwin F. Hamlin, Seventh District. Geo. W. Wright, Ninth' Vistl'ict. H. F. Lawrence, Tenth District. Franl{ H. Matthews, Eleventh District. Reuben Barney, Twelfth District.. W. C. Atwood, Thil·teenth District. Sidney R. Wood, Fourteentb District. Fl'ank W. Smith, Fifteenth District, Geo. E. Mayhal1, Sixteenth District. H. A. Hatfield, Eighteenth District. Gco. W. Rucker, Nineteenth District. '''m. Bakcr, Twentieth Pi strict. .r. p, Tucker, Twenty-First District. Van F. Boor, Twenty-Second District. C. Ij·. Frost, Twenty-Third District. R. g. L. Smith, Twenty-Fourth District. W. F. Johnson, 'Twenty-Fifth District. 1"l'ank E. Bl'Uton, Twenty-Sixth Dist.rict. F. R. Jesse, Twenty-Seventh District. DISTHICT

Tandy A, Dunn, Fifth District, J. W. Barkley, Sixth District. W. M. Campbell, Ninth District. C. W. Bolster, Eleventh District. W. C. Atwood, Thh·teenth District, .Sidne~~ R. Wood, Fourteenth District. Frank W. Smith, Fifteenth District. Geo.E. Mayhall, Sixteenth District. T'homas F. Hurd, Seventeenth District. M. J. l.my, Eighteenth District. G. W. Rucker, Nineteenth District. Sidney R. Beei'y, '1' wen ty-First Dis. triet. R. R. Kreeger, Twenty-Second 'District. C. L. Frost, Twenty-Third District. R. Eo L. Smith, Twenty-Fourth District. M. E. Schmidt. Twenty-Fifth District. Frank"K Bruton, Twenty-Sixth District.

.John E. Reeds, Twenty-Eighth District. E. A. Inuesmeier, Th il'tieth District. '\T. A. Clark, 'l~hirty-First District. Jacob Lampe~t, ThirtY-'l'hird District. Arthur Conger, Thirty-Fou'rth District. William ~. Ross, Tbirty;l"ifth District. E. Eo Codding, Thirty-Sixth Distl·ict. Chal'les P. Bowden, Thirty-Seventb District. H. T. Wright, Thirty-Eighth District. C. E. Pyle, li'ol·tieth District. Willa I'd B. DU12ncgan, Forty-First District. D. B. l"arnsworth, FOl'ty-Fifth Dis; trict.. Ed. Henderson, Forty-Eighth DistrIct. .Tames A.Boone, Fiftieth Distl·ict. W. W. Martin, Fifty-Second District. Arch'!'. Hollenheck, Fifty-Third District. G . .T. Vaughn. I<'ifty-Fourth District. John E. Adamson, I"iftr:I<'ifth District. .1, M. Z. Withl·ow. Fifty-Sixtb Disil·jct. LEcTumms.

l<'rank R. .Jesse, Twenty-Seventh District. . Eo A. Fluesmeier, Thirtieth District. W. A. Clark, T'hirty-Fil'st District. .Julius C. Garrell, Thirty-Third District. Andrew Bruce Ludwick, ~l'h'it'ty-Fifth District. ' E. K Codding. 'f'hirty-Sixth Distl"ict. Charles P. Bowden, ThiL·ty-Seventh District. Charles E. Pyle, Fortieth District. Joseph A Cox, Forty-Third'District. Alfred Reynolds, Forty-Fourt.h District. Bert. S. Lee,. Forty-Fifth District. C. Eo Hickok, Forty-Eighth DiStl·ict. .Tames A. Boone, Fiftieth Distl·ict. W. W. Martin, Fifty-Second Distl'ict. William J. Zorn, Fifty-Third District. John K -Adamson, Fifty-l<'ifth Distl·ict. .

Appendix.

37 2

PAST MASTERS. Name. - IJotigc . .John H. Deems '.' Missouri 1 Wm. Gillespie Missouri 1 Gregory S.· ¥iIler M:issolH:i 1 Henry M. Holland Missouri 1 C. No Wat.erhouse Missouri 1 .lames A. Harris M:iSSOUl·i 1 Saunders M:isRouri ] V. l\£eridian ~ -. ". . . . . . . . . . ~ B ..A. I~ange: Henry Hahn ' ~ieridian 2 Charles A. Schill Beacon 3 Henry R. Pfeifer Beacon :~ .1. H. Bod ine Beacon 3 .John G. Newhill United ,) D. W. Farmer United ;) .1. Newton United 5 W. L. tteynolds.•11' George Wasbington '. . . . . . . . . 9 George Washington ,.... . 9 A..1. Michener ' George 'Vashington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .f) G. W .James Chas.· "'aughop Geo. Washington 9 .f. T'. PI·ice 7.Hising Snn......................... 13 C. M. Crouse ..........•......• Rising Sun. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13 W. H. Pollard " ..Cyrene -.. 14 Harry L. Salisbury : St:. Louis 20 William Ramsey : ~aphtali 25 .John F. Bannon Naphtali 25 T . .J. Stuart. ; Humphreys 32 F. Reed ·~ ' : .. Humphreys' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. ;~2 J. H. Clawson .. · I-llllnphrcys -. .. 82 C. G. Newman Cooper 3H Harry O. Berger ' Mt.. Moriah ' 40 Fmnk A. Chicard , ;\11. ;'Iforiah 40 flowal'd A. Gass .Teffel·son 4~ H. L. Hope , Centralia rm Lou'is II. Bebl·ens Poln l' Star ,................ . iD Geo. ':I.', Matthews Polar Star 79 F. C. Floi·ence Independence i6 leJdwin P. Ambler ' 1'01:\1' Star ,... i9 ?If. C. Flynt .. , , Hickory Grove...................... 81 Sejrmour Hoyt Washington '" ",' 87 C. H. Greer "'ebst.er fl8 E. F. Allen I-Ieroine 104 Leo Adler Heroine .........•................. 104 G 1\1. Presnell. MarcllS ', '. . .. 110 Holand Hugbes ; , ..Plattsburg ,........ 11'3 Laddonia 115 C. A, Smith .J. E. Wolf. Kingston ~ 118 A. S. Werremeyer .' Envin :...... 121 H, Elsner ·.............. l!}rwin , 121 Geol'ge T. Burnham Seaman ,... 126 W. M. Harlan, .l'·:lI'min~ton ,..... 132 .Tames At·cher ·., Mountain Grove 158

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. Name. Lodge. G. U. Heimburger ' Occidental ...•. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E. H. Michel. Pl'ide of the West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. W. C. Mardorf " '.' Pride of t.he West. C. B. Nicholson Pride of t.he West P. H. Williams Zeredetha W. W. Moore :.Bolivar rr. K Black New Hope '" Fred A. Cozad Somerset Thomas, P. Draper Somer~et :................... rr. L. Dixon '.' Good Hope......................... Thomas R. Morrow Kansas City .T. M. i\lcDonald Kansas Cit.y O. A. Lucas Kansas City f;. H. Black Kansas City Howard Ii'. Lea ~Kansas City C. F. Ridings .................• Hamilton W..J. Wyatt .. , : .. Hamilton George F. Rogers: .. Hamilton' , William'!'. ;l\f.artin Salem S. B. Wells '.' Rushville H. .r. White Rushville D. 1\:1. Haskin Keystone .Tohn B.. ScbmidC Keyst.one Louis C. Hebl Keystone Gus F. Scharr Keystone George i'lmford Keystone Carl Phillips , Keystone R. M. Hanna .•. , .' Keystone W. B. M. Cook Montgomery City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Charles Garner Montgomery City ' ' I-L '1'. Wells Neosho L. P. Norman · Alton : .'. Edward. Higbee Lodge of. Love ........•............... H. C Lesher Summitt ' , .John L Bowman Aurora William Sessinghaus ' Aurora " .John Schneider Solomon : ,' F. K Bybee " Grand River .~ Eden Reed Cosmos Simon Suss: '.' : .. Cosmos .T. .Tacob Schisler Cosmos Chris Meyers ". Cosmos W. C. Essmueller Cosmos Joseph R. Friend Cosnios . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. V. IT. Falkenheiner CosmoS Frank G. Bauer '. Cosmos William H. Peck ~: Cosmos W. . O'Sullivan Cosmos " Van W. Hall. Urich J-I. B. Hall .. : Urich Temple S. M. Hocker Edmund E. Morris Temple H. H.·'Getman Temple

373 163 179 179 179 189 11)5

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238 238 243· 243 243 243

243 243 243 246 246' 247

255 259 263 267 267

271 276 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282. 282'

286: 286: 299· 299 29~

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374 Name.

1'. Lewis

[Sept. J.,QdUe.

Temple . . . . . . . . . . . .. 299 T. A. l\fllburn ; Templ~ 29fl Delbert Stanton Temple 21m fsaac P. Hyland .. ' Temple ; 29fl .lohn H. :\filler Nevada :103 Samuel A. Pence l(eamey ' 311 F. W. Webb Cuba '312 'V. H. Nelson King-sville : 313 J. F. Wood : ....••••.Rural .....••...................... 3] G A. 1\'1. Taylor " , ..Rural 3]G .James Oliver Ho~g Rural 31G Frank W. 'I·huxl.el· .............• Rural 31G John H. B:'ll'l' " ...........•. Rural :316 Walter R. Anthony : Rural 316 R. E. Bainbrld~e Rural 316 Joksban Freyman ' RUl'al 316 W. F. Lambe ' Cornel'stone 323 James A. Smith, Jr Cornerstone :3:!:3 A. C. Robinson : Cornerstone _3:!:{ Waltel' K Seewooster Cornel·stone :~:!X H. H: Wait. ' McDonald 324 L. F. McCoy ' McDonald ; :3~4 W. J. Zorn l\ft. Zion , " ' 327 M. B. Clark Mt. ~ion 827 B. F. Herron Joplin 335 A. Houghton Toprin : 835' W. D.' Warren B1ue Springs 337 B. C. Ellwrg ................•.. Westport 340 O. H. Swearingen Westport .340 M. T. Balsley ',' Fellowshlp 345 W. A. Wade .•.................Wadesburg '348 John S. Taylor .. ' li'riend : 3il2 Leon B. N01·thcott Barry :......... 367 .Jacob Hardcastle ............•:.:WlIderness '.. 374 Jacob Levi. Ancient Craft 377· William F. Hall Raytown ,W] A. young Raytown 3fll Jacob Crouse ................•. Raytown 391 W. A. Warren Christian 392 P. B. Marsh Western rjght. 3HG B. A. Dickson Cache .. 416 William Faden !taska : 420 Philip A. Wenzel !taska 420 Alvin D. Reed ' Anchor 443 Herman' W. Fay Anchor 443 William Crouch Anchor 443 Peter Steinman West Gate 441) .Tames H. Absolom West Gate 445 Henry F. Steininger West Gate , , 445 Louis Moller West Gate : 445 'I"homas Brown : West Gate 445' Ij'1'8nk V. Smith Wel?t Gate · 445 George S. McLanahan Ivanhoe 446

1906. ] Name. .

Appe11:dix.

375

Lodl]e.

J. Q. Watkins Ivanhoe 446 George W. Scott ...•.•.•....•.. Belton .' 450 Charles D. Dewhil·st. Hazelwood ' , 451) R. A. Roberts Aullville .;......................... 4G4 Chase Henthorn Buckner 501 H. E. Epperson Biswell ': 510 Wm. H. Haley ~ ..Clifton Heights 520 John R. Miller Gate City 522' William T. Jamison Gate City 522 Wm. J. Nicks Gate City ~ 5')'> G. S. Houtz Higbee ..........•................. 527 l<'rank 1\:1. Russell · Conway 528 H. O. Waters _ South Gate -547 E. '1'. Richey South Gate ·()47 J. T. Seigler South Gate : 547 Leon Thal~an South Gate : 547 R. E. -Pulley _ Clarksdale 559 J. R. Chesier _ '. .•...... Co\~gill ~ .. ; .. 561 Fl:ancis A. Leach York _. 563 W. A. Armour _ Yol·k 563 S. Y. ·Hlgh York 563 J. H. Frame : York 563 Hooper W. Warren ;\'1aplewood 5G6 Charles Hp.ury 'i\filler ~ ~67 , .James P. Fowden Fore~t Park '" V.D. Fraternally submitted.

T. A. MILBURN. Ohairman. C. L. HOGI~. H. O. WATERS. J. S. MORRISON. C·HAS. F. NIEDRINGHAUS. U. A. HOUSE. Opmmittee.

INDEX. A Accounts, Committee on Appointed............... S6 "' Report of 101 Address Grand Master :............................ 5 Committee on 5 Report of Committee on 42 Amen·dnients to By-Laws (1905), Adopted 93, 94, 95 Introduced 37, 54, 57 Second Reading...... 89 :............... 54 • 1905 Action on ,,' Not Adopted.............................. 96 Third Reading :....................... 97 Constitution 9, 26 Adopted 99 Annual Communication, 1907 141 Annual Meeting-Opening :......................... 4Closing :............ 138 Appeals and Grievances 28 Committee on Appointed....... 56· Report of no - Appointments of Chairmen Standing Committees...... 136 . . District Deputy Grand Masters 139 Grand Officers ~..................... 135· Special Committees ,... 137 '" 'Standing Committees · 56

B Biographical Sketch-M. W. Bro. A. S. Houston, Grand Master ..... 143 Boards of Relief, Committee on :.:.................................... 56· ,, " Report ·of.... . 99 Bonds, Official..................... 9 Browne. Joseph S., P. G. M., Death of, Annonnced ~ :...... 6 Memoriam to................................ xi Portrait of Facing page xi Report of Necrology Committee..... 4S Memorial Tablet........................... 145· By-Laws, Ameridments to Introduced 37, 54, 57

378

Ind'ex.

[Sept.

c California Earthquake 8 Chairmen of Stanuing Committees, 1907, appo~nted..... 136 Charity, Comnlittee on , 56 " Report of.................................................. 95 Chartered Lodges, Co~mittee on . 56 ". Report of........ 90 Charters, Arrested 8, 20 Duplicate, issued....... 20 Granted........................................ 98 Closing of Grand Lodge.................................... 138 Codification of Laws...... 7 " Comrnittee on 57 Commissions Issued :......................................................... 19 Committee on Accounts ~. 56 Report of : :........ 101 1 Appeals and Grievances.............. 56' Report of........ 110 Boards of Relie(................................................... 56 Report of 99 Charity.................. 56 Report of ,.. 95 Chartered Lodges 0.... 56 Report of................................... 90 Codifi'cation of Laws....... 57' Credentials 4, 56 Report of.. 109; Appendix 357 to 375 D. D. G. Masters' Reports 56 . Report 'of 59 Foreign Correspondence 56 Report of..37; Appendix 1 to 2,50 Appointed 1907...... 136 Grand Master's Address............ 5 Report of...:...................... 42 Jurisprudence 56 Report of....................... 97 Lodges Under Dispensation.. 56 . Report of..................... 98 Masonic Home (Visiting) :..... 56 " Report of....................... 103 Necrology ':........................... ~7 Report of 44 Past Grand Masters' Jewels...... 57 "

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1906.J

,Index ..

379

Committee on Pay Roll (Mileage'and Per Diem) : :...... 56 Report of...... 135 Recognition of Grand Lodges................................. 57 '., Report of............... 55 RituaL :. 57. Transportation and Hotels.................................... 56 . Report of ~... 101 Unfinished Business :;.. 56 " Report of 104 Ways and Means~ :................ S6 Report of :.. 109 Conditions of the Craft. 18 Coriler-Stones. Laying of. ': .. 11 Correspondence, Committee on ~.... S6 Report of. .. ~ 37; Appendix 1 t02S0 Credentials, Committee on 4, 56 , " Report of 路 l09; Appendix 357 to 375

D Dead Lodges, Roll of.. Appendix. 308 Deaths, List of : Appendix 258 Deceased Brethren-Memorial Pages to ~ 145 to 153 Decisions of Grand Master ,......... 13 Defunct Lodges, Property of. : : ,........................... 11 Dispensations, Continued :......... 19 " Granted, Special ~.: 11,- 27 District Deputy Grand Masters................................................... 17 Commissioned............ 19 List of '.... 139 Reports of.................................... 60 Committee on........ ...... 56 District Deputy Grand Masters'. Reports, Report of Committee on.. S9 " Lecturers, List of 140 Donations for San Francisco :.................. 21. Dues, Suspensions for Non-Payment of : Appetidix 265 Remission of................................................................... 92

E Elected Officers in Past, List of Appendix 306 Election of Directors of Masonic Home....................................... 30 of Grand Officers 89, .90 Exemplification路 of Work 57, 96 Expulsions Reported : Appendix Z71

380

J'udex:

rSept.

F Finances, Mention of, by Grand Master :.......... 9' Financial Statement ~....... 29' Tables Appendix 290 to 304 Foreign Correspondence, Committee on : : 56. Report of, 37; Appendix 1 t() 250 Jurisdictions, Recognition of 55; Appendix 251 Fraternai Dead.................. 6 •• Report .of Committee on 44 . Fraternal Relations ~ ~... 6

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'Gavel Lodge No. A02-Petition from former members of 97, Report of Committee on :..... 134 Gouley, Mrs. George Frank, Death of reported to Grand Lodge..... 4 Grand Lodge, Am~ndments to By-Laws 37, 54, 57 Closing of...... 138 Financial Statement of...... 29' Opening of............................. 4 . Property ,...... .28Time of next Communication........................... 141 Visited 105. 106. Lodges, List of Foreign recognized Appendix 251 with Names' and Residences of Grand Sec/ retaries Appendix 252 Officers, Appointment of...... 135 Election of 89, 90· Installation of :........................................... 136 Present at Opening of Annual Communication...... 3 Orator-Oration of 44 " Lecturer, J. R. McLachlan, Appointed............ 8. Report of : : :........ 81 Master's Address :................ 5· Committee on ;.:: ~ 5 Report of Committee on.......................... 42 Master, Biographical Sketch of : :......... 143 Decisions : ; ;........ 13 Approved ~..... '97 Jewel, presented by retiring Grand Master 137 Recommendation of................. 18 Representative Commissioned . ~.... 19·

1906.J

Index.

-Grand Represeiltatives appointed near other Grand Lodges, 8; App. from other Grand Lodges near Grand Lodge of Missouri Appendix Secretary, Recapitulation of Appendix Report Presented :.. Report of Committee on ", Supplemental Report of. :........ Tabular Statements Appendix 290 to Secretaries, List of. : Appendix Treasurer - Report. of '.

256 305 19 101 30 304 252 31

H Home, Masonic, Directors EleCted............................................... Mentioned by Grand Master Report of Officers of ..30; Appendix 316 to Sum Contributed to during year.................. Visiting Committee Appointed......... Report of Bouston, A. S., Grand Master-Biographical Sketch of............... Portrait of. facing

30 18 335 28 56 103 143 143

Installation of Officers...... Iusurance 'of Lodge Property Invasion of Territory...................

136 92 10

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254

Jewel, Grand Master's, Presented t~ Grand Master elect Past Grand Master's, Report of Committee on Jurisprudence, Committee on Report of..

137 38 : 56 97

i. List of Grand Lodges, With Names of Grand Secretaries App. 252 Liquor Traffic .. â&#x20AC;˘.'.......................................................... 16 Lodge Returns : 27, 92 Lodges According to Districts Appendix 336 to 356 Consolidated : : :. 20 Dead, List of Appendix 308 of Instruction...... 17 New, Chartered...... 98 Under Dispensation : :. 19 Committee on 56 Report of Committee on : : 98 " Delegates from, placed on Pay RolL.... 105

[Sept.

Index.

Masonic Home~ Committee on ~ :... 56 Report of :... 103' Directors Elected : '.......... 30 路Dues....................... 28 -Mention of in. Grand Master's Add'ress :.... 18 '. . _ ~eportof O~cers 30; Appendix 316 to 335 _ MasonIc SanItariUm 15 :M:cDowell, Allan, Grand Lecturer, Death of.reported to Gr. Lodge 6 Memorial Services : i to x Portrait of.. Fronttspiece Picture of Grave of. Fronting-page x Memorial Tablet :...... 147 Report of Committee of Necrology :....... 45 Meeting of G~and 'Lodge, 1907 ; 141 Memorial Pages to Deceased Brethren 145 to 153 Services : : i to x,' 44 For Restoration of Joseph Henderson.......... 81 i'. ~eport of Committee on : : : 128. of James H. Newberry .. ~.: 105 Report of Committee 011 133 Mileage and Per Diem, Report of Committee on ;....... 135

N '.

Necrology................. . Committee on Appointed Report of New Lodges, List of.. : ,

.:.

路.: :

6 :... 57 -....... 44 10, 19,141

Officers, Grand. Appointed ~ : ;........ 135 Elected : 路 89, 90 ., Installed.................. .. 136 Present at Annual Communication, 3, Appendix ';-70 Past Grand,. in Attendance Appendix 370 in the Past, List of :.. Apperidix 306 Opening- of Grand Lodge............ . 4 Orator, Grand, Oration of ~.. 44 Orators,' Grand, Appointed......... 135

.p Past路 Grand Master's Jewel, Report of Committee on................... 38 ,. Presented to retiring Grand Master Houston ;..... 137

1906.]

Index.

Past Masters PreseI"t, List of.. Pay Roll, 'Committee on Appointed ·.. Reportof . Petitions Received : Presentation of Past Grand Masters' Jewels

Appendix 372 to 375 56 ~ : 135 81; 97, 105 - 38

R Reballot Recognition of Foreign Grand Lociges, Report of Committee........ Reinstatements, List of Appendix Report of Committee on Accounts...................... Appeals and Grievances... Boards of Relief. : Charity................................................ Chartered Lodges. Codification of Laws......... Credentials 109: Appendix 357 to District Deputy Grand Masters' Reports.. Foreign Correspondence .... 37; App. 1 to Grand Master's Address............... Jurisprucience . Lodges Under Dispensation :.... Masonic Home (Visiting) Mileage and Per Diem Necrology , ' :...... Pay Roll Recognition of Grand Lodges : l'ransportation and Hotels Unfinished Business......... Ways andMeans ~._. Grand Lecturer........................................................... Secretary....... Treasurer' .. 30; Appendix: 316 to Officers of MasoD·icHome Reports of District Deputy Gra~d Masters Representatives of Lodges in Grand Lodge Appendix 357 to Representatives of Other Grand Lodges at AnnUAl Communication• Appendix O.ther Grand I"odges near this Grand' Lodge Appendix This Grand Lodge near other Grand Lodges Appendix Resolution defining Section 129 of By.-Laws................................ " relating to meeting of Committee on Appeals and Grievances........................... .

7 5S 272 101 110 99 9S 90 58 37S 59 250 42 97 98 103 135 44 135 55 101 104 f09, 81 19 31 33S 60 369 370 256 254' 54 5&

[Sept'. 1906.

Index.

Resolution relating to monument on grave of P. G. Master Ready.. 104 .Returns, Blanks for 路 : :.. : 27 Revision and Codification of Grand Lodge Law :........ 7 Ritu.al : :.............. 6 Committee on... 57

S St. Joseph ~odge, No. 78, Petition from~ :..... 81. " " Report of Committee on....................... i33 Saunders, V. 0., P. G. Master.'s Jewel awarded-in name of his father, S. H. Saunders, P. G. M......... 94 Secret Work 57, 96 . Secretary, Grand, report of submitted ;......... 19 Supplemental report of......... 30 Secretaries, Grand, List of.. Appendix 252 Session of 1907 :.... 141 Special-Committees, 1907, appointed ,..... 137 Committee on Grand Master's Address 5 Report of.............. 42 Standing Committees .. 56 Suspensions for Non-Payment of Dues : Appendix 265 " Unmasonic Conduct : Appendix 270

T Tabular Statements Appendix 276 to Taxes on Grand Lodge property in St. I.-ouis.... Transportation and 'Hotels-Committee on ;........................ " " Report 011 Treasurer, Grand, Report ot. :

304 9 56 lOr 31

u Unfinished Business, Committee on, Appointed......... Report of .

56 104

- Visitors at Grand Lodge ......... ............................................... 105, 106

w Ways and Means, Committe~ on " Report of. Wray, A. J.,' Memorial Tablet 路

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56 ., 109 149