1910 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

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BIOGRAPHICAL. WILLIAM ALLAN HALL, GRANO MASTER, 1909 ...1910.

The subject of this sketch was born in Nottingham, England, on May 9, 1848. His parents removed to the United States during his infancy and located at Worcester, Massachusetts. He here attended school until he reached the age of fourteen years, when he entered. the Volunteer service of the United States Army, and was continuously in the service during the Civil War until 1865, when he received an honorable discharge as a non-commissioned officer, although then not eight en years of age. Upon his return from the army he connected hirnself with the "University Press" for the purpose of learning the printers' trade. After three years路 service in the printers' trade, he, in 1868, engaged in the rnanufacturing of surgical elastic goods with his brother at Needham, Massachusetts. He continued in this business with his brother until 1881, when he moved to St. Louis. Upon reaching St. Louis he engaged in a similar business, which was afterward incorporated under the name of the "William A. Hall Manufacturing Company." This business has continued to increase during his residence in St. Louis and down to the present. .time. While residing at Needham, Massachusetts, he in 1871 was ~arried to Miss Abbie A. Kingsbury. Five children. were born of this marriage, but only two are now living, to-wit: Ed-ward Lewis Hall and Fred J. Hall, both members of Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 40, of which Lodge M. W. Bro. Hall is Past Master. Both of these sons are married and have children, who are great favorites of their grandfather. The wife of Brother Hall died April 21, 1906. For many years prior to her death she was an invalid. Brother Hall's ever-watchful care of her and his attention to her every comfort and desire during her illness demonstrated the tenderness of his heart and the loving affection he bore for the one who路 had undertaken to share with him all the joys as well as sorrows along life's journey. The love and devotion which his children and grandchildrf'n bear towards him is the strongest evidence of his faithfulness in all of those qualities which go to make up a true and devoted parent. Brother Hall has for many years been a true and consistent member of the Grand Avenue Baptist Church of St. Louis. MASONIC.

Brother Hall received the first three degrees of Masonry in M t. Moriah Lodge, No. 40, St. Louis, Missouri-having received the Master Mason's degree on June 7, 1890. He was Worshipful M~ster of his Lodge in 1894, and again in 1895. He was Exalted a Royal Arch Mason October lOt 1890, in Bellefontaine Chapter, No. 25, St. Louis, Missouri. He was

ii Ex(~ellent ITigh Priest in 189':5. He been-rne a nlernber of Hiram Counei Royal and Select lVIastersA.pril 18, 1896, and was Thrice Illustrious Master in 1899. 'rhe orders of I{nighthood ~rere conferred upon him in Baldwin Commandery, No. 50, St.Louis, in 1890, and was elected Elninent Comnlancler in 1893. He was ~1ppointed District Lecturer' for the rrhirty-Third District by the late R. vV. Bro. Allan McDowell in 1895, and served under hinl until 1901, 'when he was appointed District Deputy Grand Master. At the tilne of the death of R. V\r. Bro..Allan McDowell in 1906, Brother Hall was considered one of the best-posted ritualists in the State of Missouri, and his name 'was favorably considered for appointment to succeed Brother McDo·well. Wise counsel prevailed, ho\vever, and he , was placed in line for n101'e rapid advancelllent to the highest honor in the gift of the Masons of this State. The Craft thereby lost, in a sense, a great tea,cher of the Ritun.l, but gained a great GrtLnd Master. In the Grand Lodge ,he 'was appointed Ora,nd Sword Bearer in 190:3-, and was yearly thereafter advaneed to higher positions until his election as eh-and Master at the .A.nnual COlulnunication of 1909. Brother 'Elall has represented the Gra,nd Lodge ofM'on ttLna ne~Lr the Grand Lodge of l\!Iissouri since 1897. FIe is a rnember of lVroolah Ternple, .A. A. O. N. M. S. lIe was a rnernber of J'ohn A. Andre\v Post, No. 15, CL .A... R., Boston, Massachusetts. .A.t the institution of fIarding Post in St. Louis, he joined tlULt Post and served one ye~tr as Cornlnander thereof. Later he united with H,ansom Post, and is now tl rnernber thereof. He has received the degrees in the Scottish'llite Bodies in St. Louis, Missourihaving reeeived the Thirty-Second Degree May 1q, 1902. 'was made a I\:night Conlmander ]{night of Honor in October, 1907. Brot,her .Hall was not only well-versed in the Ritual of Freemasonry, but went to thp very heart of the teachings and principles t.hereof, and acted thereon and ct:trried thenl into effect in his every..day life, not only 'with his Brethren, but HJSO \vith alllllen with whon1 he came in contact. His 51drninistrn,tion of the tdfairs of the Grand Lodge during the time he ,vas (}rand Mast(~r evidences his conservatism, fairness and abi'lity as an executive offieer. .A.t an asselnblage of protninent lVlasons ori the day of Brother I-Ia.ll's retirement. frorn office, the oldest, in cornrnission, of the Past (}rtlJnd Masters of this State, paid the following eornplirnent to Brother' IIall : "He has been one of thf\ purest, tenderest, sincerest ~lnd Ulost conscientious of (}rand Masters the Sbtte of Missouri has ever h~L(l." This eulogy\\ra,s concurred in by the other Brethren assembled.N 0 higher complhnent (~~ln be paid hirn. The bC!iutiful sentirnents portntyed in his f\ddress to the Grand Lodge 'a.re indieative of his eharacter. By reason of the faithful serviee which he has rendered to the Craft of this Grand Jurisdiction during the last fifteen years, he has obtained, and rneritR, the love and esteelll of his I~rethren.

DORSEY A..•JAMISON.

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NI NET lET II ANN UALe 0 MMU NI CAT ION OF THE

GRAND LODGE OF

ANCIENT FREE ~ ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE

STATE OF MISSOURI

HELD IN ST. LOUIS,

CO'MMENCING SEPTEMBElt 27, A. D., 1910; A. L., 5910.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

NINE路TIETH ANNUA.L COMMUNICATION OF r.vHE

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ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The Ninetieth Annual Communication of .the Grand Lodge of i\ncient l:rree and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri convened at Scottish Rite Cathedral, Seventeenth and Locust Streets, St. Louis, Missouri, September 27, 1910, at 10 o'clock A.M. PRESENT. 'VILLIAM A. ItALL, St. Louis '. . M. W. Grand ~faster. CLAY C. BIGGER, Laclede R. TifT. Deputy Grand ~la8ter. i\RCH A. JOHNSON, Springfield R. W. G-rand Senior Warden. JACOB LAMPERT" St. Louis R. VV. Grand Junior Warden. R. W. Grand Treasurm". ALPHONSO C. STEWART, St. Louis JOHN R. PARSON, St. Louis R. ltV. Grand Secretary. J. R. ~lcLACHL.i\.N, I{ahoka ., R. W. Gr'and Lect'u,1"e1" REV. JOHN H. MILLER, I{ansas City R. W. Grand Chaplain. REV. 'Xl. C. BIrrTING, St. Louis R. W. Grand Chaplain. VAN FI~EMONT BOOH., I{ansas City R. W.Grand Senior Deacon. CHESLEY A.l\lOSl\IAN, St. Joseph R. W. G1路and Junior Deacon. TOLlVIAN vV. COTTON, Van Bui路en ~ .R. W. Grand Senior Steward. FRANK R. JESSE, Mexico R. W. Grand Junior Steward. WlVI. A. CL.ARK, Jeiferson City R. W. Grand Marshal. EDWARD lIIGI3EE, Kirksville R. W. Grand Marshal. JOHN W. BINGHAM, l\1ilan R. W. Grand Sword Bearer. GEORGE lVI.1f! SARGENT, I(ansas City R. W. Groand P'uTsuivani. AUSTIN L. McRAE, Rolla '. . R. W. Grand Orator. JOHN 'V. OWEN, St. Louis R. W. Grand Tiler.

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At 10 o'clock A. 1\11. the l\Ilost Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M., of the State of J\1issouri, \vas opened in AMPLE FORM by the rvlost V\rorshipful Grand Master, William A. I-laIl, , assisted by the' other Grand Officers. Divine blessing upon the deliberations of this Grand Body ,vas invoked by R. W. Bro. I{ev. John H. 1\1iller, Grand Chaplain. CREDENTIALS.

constitutional l1lUl1ber of Lodges being announced as represented, the Grand Master declared the Grand J..Jodge open and ready for business. ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER.

M. W. Bro. Willianl i\.. I-laIl, G-rand Master, thereupon presented and read the follo\vingAddress, which was referred to a COIDlnittee of the I.last Grand Masters present,M. W. Bro. Robert I{. Kreeger, Chairman: To the lllembersoj the Grand Lodge of Missour'i:

My BRErrHHEN-I realize very keenly today that, as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdictio'll of the Grand Old state of Missouri, I occupy one of the most honorable positions which men can by any possibility be called to .fill. And the consciousness of personal unworthiness, while it certainly nlagnifies' my humility, does in no wise depreciate the gratification I feel in having received this distinction by the suffrages of such a body of men as I see before me. A body representing in itself and its constituency every shade of social and material condition, fron1 the patrician to the yeoman, from the millionaire to the humble toiler for bread; representing every phas.e of political opinion and every possible variety of religious thought, from the strictest expression of orthodoxy to , the wildest liberalism of the advanced thinker, and yet all united in appreciation of the two greatest divinest facts possible to the human Dlind-the Grand Master of the Universe as a Father and a Friend, and every man, everywhere, as a Brother. And doubtless nowhere could a representative body in like numbers be gathe"r~d possessing more of true, genuine manhood, of high moral character and dignity, than is. before n1e today.

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But we note Vvith a sadness that clouds the brow and dims the eye that some are missingwhonl we have learned to know and honor in the years behind us. Let us pause for a Inoment j n respectful silence to pay tri bu te to their nleu10ry. In our own and other Grand Jurisdictions the grinl Tiler, Death, has been busy, and one by one our Brothers have been sUlllIDoned into the unseen to stand the test of the Master's square; the old and the young, the distinguished and the unknown-and yet all, in native character, equally near and dear to the Infinite! May each have heard the "well done," accorded to the faithful, and may each rest in peace under the Acacia, in the \vonderful hope which it represents. The Committee on Necrology will recite their nanles and virtues, and the Grand Secretary \vill set apart nlemorial pages in their honor. syn1pa~hetic

DISTINGUISHED DEAD. Alnong those, however, \vho have recently crossed over the Great Divide. are some names so distinguished for their high character and n1any virtues, as well as their exalted position; that not to name then1 \VO uld be un\vorthy and unlneet, and arnong those no one was D10re widely known or n10re highly esteenled than he who occupied the most conspicuous position in our great Fraternity, A:LBERT ED""ARD OF ENGLANf),

Who, accepting and honoring the office of Grand Master of the oldest Grand路 Lodge of the world, during路 his history as Prince of Wales, and that of Lord ,Protector,while King of England, justified his claim to be considered one of the most honored and worthy in the history of our Fraternity. In the difficult and embarrassing position ,he occupied during the long reign of his exalted nlother he bore himself with royal dignity, and during the comparatively short period of kingly authority he fully evidenced his great worth. Probably no monarch in the history of the world has in greater 111eaSUres labored to spread the cement of brotherly love and unity among the nations than he, and but for him the political and social condition of the Eastern Continent would doubtless have been far less satisfactory today. In our own land many Grand Jurisdictions are mourning their honored dead. Our list is incomplete: Florida-Thomas Marvin Puleston, Past Grand Master, died February 16th, 1910.

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Indiana-Daniel Noyes, Past Grand Master, died March 13th, 1910. Kansas-Samuel R. Peters, Past Grand Master, 'died April 21st, 1910. Massachusetts-Sereno D. Nickerson, Grand Secretary, died Novenlber 6th, 1909. Montana-Ansalem Johnston Davidson, Past Grand l\faster, died October 24th, 1909. Nevada-Michael A. Murphy, Past Grand Master, died October 26th, 1909. New Hampshire-Frank Dana Woodbury, Grand Secretary and Past Grand Master, died November, 1909. Ohio--Wm. Moore Cunningham, Past Grand Master, died August 16th, 1909. SQuth Austl'alia~James I-Ienry Cunningham, Grand Secretary, died Septenlber 19th, 1909. South Carolina-Zimnlernlan Davis, Grand Treasurer, died March 30th, 1910. South Dakota-Wm. H. Miller, Sr., Past Deputy Grand Master, died October 3d,. 1909. Bligh E. Wood, Past Grand Senior Warden, died October 17th, 1909. Virginia-Kosciusco Kenlper, Past Grand Master, died January 26th, 1910. West Virginia-John Dunbar Baines, Grand Senior Warden, died January 11th, 1910. THE GENERAL STATE OF THE CR...4..FT.

I am glad to rep'ort that throughout our Grand Jurisdiction the spirit of true Fraternity is in abundant evidence, and peace and h.armony prevail and h~ve prevailed through all the year. Scarcely a ripple has appeared on the calm surface. of events and the only contention ltnown to your Grand Master has been "that noble conten~ tion, or rather e!llulation, of who can best work and best agree." And very naturally and logically related to this condition is a manifest, if not reularl{able, growth and progress in our Order. Our Institution is accepted on every side, and alnlost without dissenting voice, as being not only the oldest but the greatest, grandest and most dignified of all Fraternal or Benevolent Institutions-o:-only excepting the Church of the Most High. Because of this and aCCOlnpanying the general prosperity of our great State and Nation, a ceaseless procession have sought and obtained permission to enter

.Gra.nd our Holiest of Holies, privileges of our Order. our gain in mel11bership 1,998, the 'largest in our

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participate in the labors and enjoy the FroIn our Grand Secretary we learn that from June, 1909, to June, 1910, has been history as a Grand Lodge.

SCOTTISH RITE M ....!\SONRY. The York Rite of Freemasonry, as represented by the Grand Lodge A. F. and . ~. . M., of Missouri, was recognized very courteously and kindly by the authorities of the Scottish Rite in a formal, yet earnest invitation to be presented "in full form" to that Ancient and Honorable body as represented in the Missouri Consistory, on the evening of May 12th, 1910. This invitation I accepted, 11luch to IDjt own pleasure and seemingly to the gratification of the Consistory: Sinlilarly I was cOl11plirnented with an invitation to attend a cerenlonious banquet in honor of R. \""1. Bro. ....!\. C. Stewart, our Grand Treasurer, on the evening of January 220, in recognition of his exaltation to the distinguished position of Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the A. and A. S. R. for Missouri. I realized that the courtesy nlanifest in each case was not to myself as an individual, but to the office to which your kindness elected me. Yet I was gratified to be assured that with SOI11e at least Illy personality was recognized with fraternal kindness, regardless qf the position I occupied. THE MASONIC CLUB. In the early spring I received a very courteous letter from a committee consisting of prolninent and worthy Brethren of the city, representing a large number equally pro111inent and worthy, setting forth their desires to organize a Masonic Club, with rOOI11S in an accessible and pleasant part of the city, to serve as a place of rest and recreation, \"vith provision and facilities for the entertainment of visiting Brethren, and also where the wives, daughters and moth.. ers of Masons might find anlple and pleasant accommodations for rest and lunch, or to meet ,,,,,ith friends, when down in the city. To this pleasant invitation I responded that, \vhile cordially approving the plan and purpose of the organization as I understood it,. yet as the term club had been so abused and Inisused in our city for some years, I thought it probable there might be objections on the part of the Grand J..Jodge to the use of the word Masonic in connection therewith. And while satisfied that the worthy Brethren 'Nho stand ill the front of this movement would not tolerate at

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any time the idea of 111aking this a place for the sale or use of intoxicants, or for any discreditable or unworthy purpose, I yet deelTI it nlY duty to refer the question to the wisdom of-the Grand Lodge, being ,veIl assured that your conclusion will find cheerful acquiescence in the ll1inds of St. Louis IPreemasons. MATTER REFE:RRED TO THE INCOMING GRAND MASTER BY THE GRAND LODGE.

By reference to the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of 1909, pages 132-133, it appears that the case of Charles F. Greene vs. C. A. Langston was referred to file "to be dealt with according to Masonic lavv." In pursuance of your direct~ons, I referred the matter to my Deputy, R. W. Bro. Thonlas D. Martin, D. D. G. lVI., of the. Fifty-third District. Brother Martin gave the matter due consideration, and after considerable correspondence and a nunlber of intervie'ws with the oftleers of the Lodge, he succeeded in getting them to perfect the' record in that case, and caused the officers to send same to the Grand Secretary, which papers, 'when 'perfected, were referred to the A.ppeals and Grievances COlnlnittee, and that case,vill be referred to in their report. THE BRIGHTER SIDE. . 1.'11e burden of responsibility and cares connected with the office of Grand Master have, in 111Y case, met with great alleviation, not only in thH 1'E.)ady kindness of all the Brethren with wholn I have be~)n associ.ated, but lnore particularly in various special courtesies acco;"ded 11)(', whose Inen1.0ry will not soon depart. An1.ong them and one of the Illost delightful was the banquet tendered me by Mt. Moriah Lodge, on the evening of November 5, 1909, at the Mercantile Club, where, in addition to the toothsome luenu, there were several complilnentary addresses from distinguished Brethren to which my few and feeble remarks were a most unworthy response. Yet the 路Brethren accepted thenl in kindly spirit and the evening "vas altogether one of the most pleasant in the history of my life.

STATE LODGES OF INSrrRUCTION.

I desire most heartily to approve this feature in our Masonic econolny as operating not only to disseminate a clearer knowledge of Masonry in its ritualism, as also its symbolism and fundamental principles, but also as opportunities for the cultivation of acquaintance an10ng the Fraternity, under such circumstances as must

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secure a larger sYIupathy and brotherly regard and thus cenlent more strongly the everlasting bonds which unite us. During the year it has been a privilege greatly enjoyed to accompany our Grand Lecturer on nlany of these occasions, and, as my ability pernlitted, to assist hhn in the work. I can bear unhesitating witness to his skill and ability in directing'these Lodges of Instruction to the happiest results. I need scarcely say that everywhere we were the recipients of every courtesy and consideration that could be expected. You will naturally have anticipated this, since you are Missouri Freemasons and well acquainted with the spirit 'which our Fraternity ever exhibits. Beginning October 25th, I accompanied the Grand Lecturer and assisted in Lodges of Instruction in Salisbury, Montgonlery City, Fredericktown, Jackson, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, Van Buren, Washington, Rolla, Springfield,. Fulton, Columbia, Moberly, Fayette and Sedalia, each occupying at least two, and the large majority, three days. Most of these occasions were nlagnified by the presence of other Grand and Past Grand Officers, which was duly appreciated, though the list is too long to give here. And in almost every case our hotel expenses were met and in a nUlnber of instances the unbounded hospitality of Brethren assisted by the Eastern Star and citizens exhibited itself in a banquet and social evening, which genuine and complimentary kindness we shall never forget. In this connection I must say that Springfield, Salisbury, Fredericktown, Washington, Rolla and Columbia distinguished themselves by elegant and unapproachable expressions of Fraternal spirit. THE BALTIMORE MEETING. In response to a most courteous invitation extended to all the Grand Masters of the United States, I attended the One Hundred and Twenty-second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, November 16-18, 1909, which occasion was also signalized by the dedication of the new and splendid Temple, erected on the ruins of the two former Temples, both of which were destroyed by fiFe, tlie last in 1907, and the former some fourteen years before. More than thirty Grand Masters and other distinguished guests were in attendance and the occasion was one of great interest. The Conference of Grand Masters was principally occupied in an interchange of opinions with reference to questions. affecting Interstate, or Jurisdictional relations. The matters discussed and the conclusions reached at the Philadelphia meeting, held in June, 1909, were introduced and :very generally agreed to; tbat is, it

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being well understood that the gathering had no legislative authority whatever; there was 110 special opposition to any suggestion or opinion given out by t~e Philadelphia meeting, although in some points there was evidently a difference of opinion. .As many of you 11ave not had the opportunity to know the matters brought for\vard and conclusions reached at the Philadelphia meeting it is perhaps proper they should be herewith presented. As 'will be seen, they cover questions of general interest. "1. The narne of the petitioner should be subscribed to the petition. "The date and place of birth of the petitioner should be given in the petition. "The occupation of the petitioner should be designated in the petition specifically and in detail, both with relation to hinlself and his employer, if any. "2. Where the petitioner resides in a city having streets that are nanled and houses that are numbered, he should state in his petition the name of his street~nd the nU111ber of. his house. "3. The 111elnbers of the Investigating Committee, where such a comulittee is appointed, should subscribe to a report in writing, when required, as to a thorough investigation of the character of the petitioner, this reconlll1endation applying only to those Jurisdictions "1'here reports in \vriting are required. "4. A petition to be nlade a Mason should state that the peti.. tioner has never 'before applied to a Lodge of Masons to be made a l\1:ason,; or, in cases where the petitioner has before petitioned to be Inade a Masoll, he should state the nanle, nunlber, location and Jurisdiction of the Lodge previously petitioned, and the date, as near as may be, of such petition. "5. A petitioner should have resided within the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge for one year; that is, have had a legal residence' there for one year. "6. vVhen application is made by a petitioner vvhose legal residence is in another Jurisdiction, which by its laws clai111S thfl petitioner as its Inaterial, a waiver of JuriSdiction should b' requested fronl the first nalned Jurisdiction. "7. The 'fornl of 'Renunciation' used in Pennsylvania should be required from petitioners who have been identified with clandestine bodies. "8. No petition to be made a Mason should be received from one previously reje~ted in another Jurisdiction, within fj,ve years

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after such rejection, until the rejecting Lodge has by unanimous ballot V\Taived its claim of jurisdiction. "9. All Intra-Jurisdictional Communications should be sent through the office of the Grand Masters." 路As to the question of jurisdiction over rejected candidates a proposition was practically put forward that those holding to perpetual jurisdiction should agree upon five years as a compromise nleasure that should be satisfactory to all. This seenled to meet with general approval: especially from those whose Grand Lodges claimed an unlimited or very long jurisdicton. But many made no response and evidently did not endorse any other idea than that of territorial jurisdiction, and with such I am in hearty syulpathy. The exercises of the Dedication ,vere most impressive, and even sublime, and the elegant courtesy that characterized our reception and entertainment ,vill not be forgotten by its recipients. Perhaps I should add that any idea of the desirability of organizing a General or Suprenle Grand Lodge was repudiated \vith great unaninlity. THE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL. Early in January I received a formal invitation fronl Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22, of Virginia, to attend a meeting at Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday, February 22, 1910, to assist in the organization of a National Memorial Association to erect a Masonic memoria~ in honor of the Father of His Country. This was accompanied by other letters, courteous yet earnest, offering a cordial hospitality and a pleasant occasion. Unable to go in person, and knowing of no Brother ready to give the time necessary to represent the Grand Lodge in this case, and also. able and willing to Ineet the expense of the journey, I replied in respectful terms that I could neither attend in person nor find a substitute. Later I received other communications reporting a somewhat enthusiastic n1eeting, although with more responses by letter than in person. A preliminary organization was, however, formed and it was determined to call another meeting, February 22, 1911, and in a formal and earnest communication from Worshipful Brother Chas. H. Callahan, of Richmond, Virginia, I am requested to bring this matter to the attention of our Grand Lodge for its consideration. While I have thought over the nlatter in some measure, I aln not sufficiently clear in mind on the subject to make a suggestion other than that the Grand Lodge should in courtesy appoint a judicious committee to consider the matter and report. I

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Recently I received, through the Grand Secretary, a Inost courteous invitation fronl M. W. Bro. A. B. Ashley, Grand Master of Illinois, to be present at a Special COlnmunjcation of Lincoln Park Lodge, No. 611, of that Jurisdiction. Fortunately, I was able to acc~pt, and the occasion was most enjoyable, and the Fraternal spirit and elegant courtesy of my reception and entertainment made it one of the most interesting l\1.asonic episodes within my experience. RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.

The excellent report of our Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges last year w!l-s received '\vith great appreciation in many quarters and the commendation accorded was often generous. We doubt not that it will be even more complete this year. M. W. Bro. W. F. Kuhn suggests that the report might be printed in leaflet form at sll1all cost and greatly to the convenience of the comnlittee as well as the Grand Secretary, to whom frequent requests for' the report are apt to come. vVe fully endorse the suggestion, with the further and personal opinion that it might be well to give in the leaflet the entire list of Grand Lodges recognized by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, both at home and abroad. THE路 EASTERN STAR.

The ladies of the Eastern Star have continued tlleir benefactions through the year and, as in the past, have shown the:r;nselves loyal to the Fraternity in their endeavor to make the Masonic Honle all that its most enthusiastic friends could desire. Not only in or near the city but at different points throughout the State they have evidenced their interest in many ways, proving that they, as well as we, consider this the most worthy object of Masonic endeavor. No true Freemason can fail to appreciate these splendid women for their generous support. We lnayalso state that these high-souled ,women have voluntarily proposed that, upon th~ completion of the proposed Iufirmary, they will assume路 the expense of supplying all needed furnishings. BICENTENARY OF TEE GRAND LODGE OF

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In October of last year, I received a comnlunication from W. Bro. Wrp.. H. Singleton, Secretary of COIDlnittee appointed by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia to consider and arrange for the proper recognition of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the

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organization of the Grand Lodge of England, requesting that the ll1atter be brought before the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and that the committee be advised as soon as possible on these points, to wit: "First. Does the plan of a general form of service for all Masons ,pon St. John jthe Baptist's Day, June 24, 1917, commend itself? "Second. Will your Grand Lodge join in such service, and recommend the same to all particular Lodges under its jurisdiction? "Th ird. Has your Grand Lodge any suggestions to make as to the nature or detail of such service?" 'i\~ith the statement that after receiving replies froll1 a sufficient nunlber of Grand Lodges a tentative plan of service will be COD路 sidered. To this I replied, acknowledging receipt of comlnunication and promising due consideration, and while it seems to me that the time is too far distant in the future for any definite action at Jresent, yet unquestionably it should have courteous consideration, and I therefore reconl11lend t-qe appointment of a special committee to whom the matter with accolnpanying papers shall be presented. A GROWING EVIL. I . 'would not be considered as criticizing, even in the slightest nleasure, the most obscure Lodge or individual Brother in our Jurisdiction, but I deem it a duty to call attention to the growing frequency of relnission of dues, in many cases unnecessarily, and often without any warrant whatever, either in law or reason. It is perfectly competent for a Lodge to remit the dues of a worthy Brother and, if really in need, to assist him to any extent pos~ sible to its treasury; but no individual Lodge should consider itself authorized to bestow benefits at the expense of the Grand Lodge or the Masonic Home. Under our present system every such case subtracts from the income of that great and noble monument to Missouri Freemasonry seven~y-five cents. The revenues of the Grand Lodge should be nl0re strictly guarded at this point, and unless an admonitory deliverance of the Grand Lodge is sufficient I believe it will be necessary to use some drastic measure to correct this evil which now depreciates our Grand Lodge income by hundreds of dollars.

AT LOUISIANA, MISSOURI. The Masonic 'spirit at Louisiana, Missouri, has shown itself splendid in ambition and heroic in achievements. On the 28th of last April, in company with other Grand Officers and many distin~

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guished Freemasons, I. attended and presided at the dedic~tion of probably the nlost lllagnificent Temple in Missouri; second only to Tuscan Hall in St. Louis, and alUl0st a perfect replica of that magni.ficent structure. The occasion was of the highest order known to FreenlaSOnry. The attendance large, the exercises in1pressive, the oratory worthy of our Grand Jurisdiction and the nlenu Dleet to tempt the appetite of Epi.cul'uS himself, added to ali of which the elegant courte:sy and genial spirit manifested by our Brethren made the occasion one to perpetuate a delightful memory. CORNER STONES.

During the year, under regular authorization, and at the times specified in report of Grand Secretary, elsewhere appearing, corner stones were laid with the usual cerenlonies by various distinguished Brethren under appointment of the Grand Master, to wit: City Hall, Hannibal, 1V1issouri, 'by M. W. Bro. A. 1\1. Dockery" P. G. M.

Masonic Hall, 路Lock Springs, Missouri, by M. W. Bro. A. M. Dock~ ery, P. G~ 1\tI. School Building, Gallatin, Missouri, by M. W. Bro. A. M. Dockery, P. G. IVr. Masonic Hall, Senath, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. Virgil P. Adams, D. D. G. M.,Fifty.,first District. City Hall, Senath, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. Virgil P. Adams, D. D. G. M., Fifty-first District. School Building, Fredericktown, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. G. W. Presnell, D. D. G. M., Forty-eighth District. Christian Church, Paris, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. Thos. F. Hurd, D. D. G. M., Seventeenth District. Methodist Church, Green City, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. Jno. C. Senate, D. D. G.路 M., Third District. City Hall, Willow Springs, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. Thos. D. Martin, D. D. G. M., Fifty~third District. High School Building, l\1:emphis, Missouri, by W. Bro. G. E. Leslie. School Building, Wyaconda, Missouri, byR. W.. Bro. J. R. Mc~ Lachlan, Grand Lecturer. Episcopal Church, Sarcoxie, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. Grant Emerson, D. D. G. M., Forty~fourth District.

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Christian Church, Shelbina, Missouri, byR. 'V. Bro. G. F. Bre'wington, D. D. G. M., Fourteenth District. "Jane Chinn" Hospital, Webb City, Missouri, by M. W. Bro. C. C. Woods, P. G. 1\1Methodist Church, Morri'sville, Missouri, by M. "V. Bro. C. H. Briggs, P. G. M. Methodist Episcopal Church, Sarcoxie, Missouri, by R. W. Bro. Grant Emerson, D. D. G. M., Forty-fourth District. I may also add that I was complimented by invitations to officiate in person at the laying of corner stones for the Baptist Church at Charleston, the County Home at Harrisonville, the Grace Presby.. terian Church, corner of Ridge arid Clara Avenues, St. Louis, Missouri; the Church of The Redeemer, Episcopal, corner of Euclid and Washington ,A venues, St. Louis, Missouri, and a double event, the corner stones of the main building of Westn1inster College, and of the West Public School building at Fulton, Missouri. These I was able to accept, greatly to Iny own gratification. NEW LODGES. Dispensations have been granted for the formation of new Lodges as follows: Strafford Lodge, Strafford, Green County, Noven1ber 17, 1909, Forty-fifth District. Victory Lodge, Pomona, Howell County, January 17, 1910, Fiftythird District. Clark Lodge; Clark, Randolph County, June 8, 1910, Eighteenth District. Centertown Lodge, Centertown, Cole County, June 18, 191.0, Thirty-first District. All of ,which were duly set to work under happy auspices. INTERSTATE JURISDICTION. In Decemb~r I received the following communication from Grand Master John H. Cowles, of the Lodge of Kentucky: LOUISVILLE..

Most

1~rorsh'il'}ful

Ky.) December 2, 1909.

Brother:

Section 175~ Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, reads: "If a l\tlason, who is a member of a Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Kentucl\:y, shall make his residence or establisb permanent business in another Grand Lodge Jurisdiction, the Lodge nearest

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such residence or place of business may take penal jurisdiction over him by" preferring charges against him before his own Lodge brings formal accusation for the same offense, and may reprimand, suspend or expel him, according to its路 findings an'd sentence, after due trial had in accordance with the In ws of the Grand Lodge under which the trial Lodge is holden, and shall give to the Kentucky Lodge of \vhich the accused was a member, prompt notice of the action taken. 'rhis privilege shall apply only to such Grand Jurisdiction as shall accord to Kentucky Lodges the Same rights and privileges over such of their members as may come from 'their Jurisdictions [0 that of tIl's Grand Lodge." At the One Hundred and Ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, held 路October 1$), 20 and 21, I was directed to submit the provisions in the ,aboYe section to all the Grand Jurisdictions in the United States. In eomplianco r fraternally submit the provisions to :yonr Jurisdiction; with the Brotherly request that they be either accepted or rejected. Yours fraternally,

lJOIIN lI. CO'VLES, Grand 111 aste'r.

This proposition has been acted upon affirmatively by some of the Grand Jurisdictions and I recommend it at least to your careful 'I

consideration if not to your acceptance. DISTRICT DEPUTY .GRAND MASTERS.

Inunediately on nlY election as Grand Master I proceeded to appoint a District Deputy Grand Master for each of the fifty-six districts of the State. Several of these found it necessary to resign during the year and the vacancies were filled as promptly as pos.. sible, and as follows: Twelfth District. W. Bro. Geo. A. Smith in place of R. W. Bro. C. F. Ridings, resigned. Thirteenth District, W. Bro. E. W. Taylor, in pla'ce of R. W. Bro. F. L. Madden, resigned. Twenty-fourth District, \Xl. Bro. F. C. Barnhill, in place of! R. W. Bro. 1. N... Evrard, resigned. Fifty-seventh District, vV. Bro. Virgil P. Bro. Faul F. Tipton, resigned.

~dams,

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So far as necessary the District Deputy Grand Masters have "aided TIle in the 'work and their reports indicate a faithful discharge ot duty. Their nanles are recorded on page 158, Proceedings of last

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GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.

New Yorl\:, Wm. H. Pailes, Sr., Nevv York City. Ohio, E. G. Chaluberlain, Caldwell, Ohio. Colorado, Frank G. l\1irick, Pueblo,' Colo. .â&#x20AC;˘.'\.PPOINTJ1~D

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Florida, Jacob Lanlpert, St. Louis, Missouri. Minnesota, Arch .A. Johnson, Springfield, Missouri. DISPENSATIONS.

A large nurrtber of Dispensations were asked and granted. during the year, the law being carefully recognized in every case; for election of officers, removals of I.lodges, dedication of halls, reballoting, etc., a detailed statenlent, of which will be found in the report , of the Grand Secretary. THE MASONIC "HOME.

Not to be loyal to the Masonic Home and profoundly interested in all that affects it for good or ill would be to confess one's self unworthy of the proud distinction of a Missouri Freemason. The HOll1e, conceived in the heart and brain and builded and fostered by the strong hands of the noblest among us, many of whom have already entered into the reward that awaits the faithful ,Craftsman on high. The Home, in all that it proposes and represents, ought to be enshrined in every lVfasonic heart! We have visited the Home at various tiIIles, not as a duty onlY,but as a privilege, and it is a joy to report its continued prosperity. One of the n~ost pleasant experiences of the year was being present at the marriage of one of the daughters of the Home, Miss Dollie Decker, to Mr. Lewis Haller, a young business man of our city. The ceremony took place in the parlors of the Home,.in the presence of a feV"\r friends and several nlembers of the Home family. The young couple xeside in St.Louis, at 3150 Portis Avenue, and doubtless their future will be prosperous and happy. IWhile we note with sadness the passing of our old people from year to year, it is an increasing joy to all true Freenlasons to see our children developing into a graceful womanhood~a vigorous, earnest manhood-and in this exalted character going out into the world to do honor to Freemasonry in useful and noble lives. In its history we have much on which to congratulate ourselves, and while doubtless it is true that could human wisdonl have foreseen all the facts and conditions to be revealed in the future, we Dlight have met each exigency with greater assurance and solved

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the problell1 in hand with larger success; yet, that our "wisest and best nlen have been occupied In this work from its inception is proof sufficient that human judgn1ent and foresight could do no 11101'e. vVhile we have nlet with many difficult and trying questions in directing the affairs of the Home in its history of about a quarter of a century, yet we can point to a n1easure of success attaiued by no other Grand Jurisdiction, under like circumstances in such enterprise. And this gratifying success is attributable in large nleasure to the unwearying zeal and diligence as well as the \vise ITlanageluent of the Board, who, through the entire history of the institution, have labored without other reward tl\an the high consciousness of work ·well done for God and His needy children. All honor to those who are resting from their labors in the ever· lasting refreshment of the Grand :Lodge on High. All honor to those \vho still give their time and strength to this good work. The reports of the President of the Board and the Committee on Masonic Home, as well as our Most Worthy Superintendent and Matron~,are already in your hands or "\vithin your reach, and· I need not dwell further on this question. THE lVIASONIC HOSPITAL. Pursuant to the action of the Grand Lodge with reference to the erection of a hospital or sanitarium in connection with the Masonic Home, the Board of Directors, at the first regular meeting after the close of the Grand Lodge, unanimously adopted the following ~re· amble and resolutions offered by Bro. D. A. Jamison and seconded by Bro. A. IV!. Dockery and Bro. Sol E. Waggoner: '\\?'HEREAS" At the last session of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted lViasons of the· State of l\Iissouri, said Grand Lodge instructed the Directors of the l\fasonic Home to tal{e such steps as might be deemed advisable towards the erection of a hospital for the reception of the. sick and infirm who might be entitled to admission to the Home; and 'VHElmAs" '1'0 this end the board has heretofore appointed a Building Committee to investigate the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a hospital as indicated b;y the Grand Lodge; and "\YIIEREAS" The said Building Committee has this day made its report to this Board of Directors, stating that it would not be feasible to establisb and maintain a hospital in the sense in which hospitals are now conducted, but that in the opinion of the committee it would be feasible to establish and maintain a hospital in the nature of a sanitarium or infirmary, and that the cost of the erection thereof'wQuld amount to from eighty-five to one hundred thousand c10110,rs, which saic1 report of said Building Committee was approved by said B'oard of Directors; and "'HEItEAS" This E'oard of Directors does not deem it advisable to proceed furthel' with the contracting for and erecting of said sanitarium 01' infirmary building without first ascertaining the amount of money which can be raised for that purpose. Now, therefore, be it

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Re80Z路uccl., First. That the Board of Directors and officers of the :Home be, and they hereby are, directed and requested to prepare and send to all the Subordinate Lodges of the State of l\fissouri, and such other bodies or indi,'iclunls as th(~;r may deenl best, a circular setting forth, succinctly, the facts in regard to the necessary cost of the erection of such building, and soliciting the subscriptions of said Lodges, Bodies 01' individuals to said fund. Second. 1'hat the said officers and directors, before sending said circular, secure the sanction alld approval thereof of the Grand :M.astel' of :Masons of l\lissotll'i. ':rhil'd. 'l'hat the said circular suggest, among other things, that each Lodge pledge itself for a minimum amount of $1.50 for each member of such Lodge, to be paid per capita as :foll(Hvs:' Fifty cents during the year 1910, fift:r cents dl,.ll'ing the :year 1911 and flity cen ts during the year 1B12. F'ourth, r:rhat the said Bllilding Committee be, and it hereb3T is, instructed not to let any contracts for the erection of said builcUng until returns have been received from said circular letters, and until further instructed by this board as to the kind and character of building to be erected, A.fter full discussion the above preamble and re~olutions were unanimously adopted by the Board of Directors, and, b:y unanimous 'Vote, R. 'V. Bro. ~Tacob Lampert, Grand .Junior \Varden, was directed by the Board of Directors to take up the matter of and a ttend to the securing of Lodge and individual subscriptions in the ~rhirty-thil'd District.

Vv'"e submit here\vith a copy of the circular ordered in foregoing resolutions: PUOPOSED II'H'IRl\!.A..RY

To be erected for the l\Iasonic Home of l\rIissouri on the 1'1asonic Home grounds in St. Lonis. Building to be 108 feet front, facing Delmar boulevard, and 112 feet in depth. BIHYrHEHLY LOVE, RELIEF AND TRUTH. S,:!.'. LOUIS., 1'10... February 1, 1910. '1'0 'the

Jl[a.st(~}'8,

1r'arclcns an.rl B1'ct:hren of the LoCZ!Jes ot Mi880tu'i:

BRE'l'HnI~N.--At

the recent Annual Commnnieation of the Grand Lodge, A. 11"\ and A.1I., of l\1:issouri, held at St. Joseph, the Board of Directors of the l\:Iasonic Home were instl'uct(~d, by unanimous vote, to take action in the erection of an Infirmary in connection with the Iiome, as shown on pages 91 and 02, Proceedings 1909. At a meeting o'f the Board of Directors, h~ld on January 18, 1910, it was deeided by tll1Uninl0us vote that an Infirmary would best subserve the requirements of the "Home." r.rhe needs for such an Infirmary require 110 further argument. As 1\,Iaso11s, we must provide for those who are least able to care for them路 selves-the bed-ridden and physicall;y helpless--in the 11asonic household. 'The Home cares for the orphans and aged; it can do no more. But whither can the dying, the helpless invalid and physically incapacitated turn tbeil' pitiful (~yes, iE not to us, for relief'1 'Pheintil'wClry ris 'i111.z)e rat'i've! The Board of Directors has carefully considered this great project which appeals so fOl'cibly to our sympathy and charity, and now presents these facts for yonI' consideration. Tl;le cut of the proposed Infirmary is herewith presented. In design it corresponds with the harmonious architectural plans adopted by the board for future permanent iroproveUlents. A commodious three-story, fire-proof stl'UCr

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tUl'e, beautiful, yet simple in architectural design. A capacity for 140 beds, with all conveniences so essential in a first-class Infirmar~". It will also be necessary to install a laundry, heating and electric light plant. A central power plant for heating', light and laundry purposes is essential, as the economical management of the Home and its future maintenance must be considered. To build and equip this building with the accessories as outlined will require an expenditul'e of $100,000. The vital question is, can this geeat undertaking be accomplished '1 ,Vill the 50,000 l\:1asons of our Grand Jurisdiction arise to meet this demand? 'Ve have a firm and abiding faith in the B'rethl'en of our Lodges. 'IThe amBwer will lJc--YES! The Board of Directors deems it advisable to issue, with the approval of the Grand 11aster, this eirculal' letter, as an appeal for funds to erect this building, and urge each Lodge to subscribe to such fund at the rate of $1.50 per member, payable in three' installments-one-third on or before July 1, 1910; one-third on or before ,July 1, 1911, and the remaining one-third on or before July 1, 1912. 'fhe Directors are gratified to state that several individual subscriptions of $500 have already been made, and several Lodges have already voluntarily subscribed from $500 to $1,000. 'l'he completion of the bUilding must be pushed with all practical speed in order that the :Masons of n:1issouri may, at as early a time as possible, be able to provide for its afIlicted and suffering. It is our purpose to secure a report on this important ma-tter from every Lodge within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of llissouri. ,Vill you bring this matter before your I;odge at its first 'rcg'ular meeting) and promptly report you r action to John R. pal:son, Grand Secretary? lh'aternallJ" submitted, Approved: BTHELBI!~RT F. ALLEN 1 'Vl\'I. A. HALL, Grand Mastel', JAl\11;JS W. BOYD, C. C. BIGGER, ALEXANDER M. DOCKER~ ,Deputy Grand l\lastel', GEORGg L. HASSI1J'I"I\ ARCH A.JOHNSON, DORSEY A. JAl\IISON, Grand Senior "'''arden, 'l'HOl\IA~ R. l\'IORRO,\V, JACOB LAl\.IPERT, ANSELM: C. ROBINSON, Grand Junior ""arden, VIRGINIUS O. SAUNDERS, EfIj-Otflc'io M en"bet路8. JOHNT. SHORT, SOL. E. "'''AGGONER, ALPHONSO C. ST,E""ART, CAl\IPBELL 'YrVEI.JLS, Grand Treasurer, 'VILLIA::\I 1\1. 'VILLIAMS, JOHN R. PARSON, DAVID l\f. 'YILSON, Grand Secretary, Directo '}'路8. W~I.

F. KUHN,

Past Grand Mastel', ROB'],\ R. KREEGER,

Past Grand Master. ..4.dv'i.so'ry Oomrnittee.

l\fRS. MAT1'IE P. B.A.. RNEY: l\fRS. LILLIE FLE'l'CHER, l\fRS. I;OUISA J. l\:r~ORE, Adv'b8ory Member8" O. E. S.

I hereby approve of the above \ appeal and urge upon t.he W ol'shipful l\Iaster, 'W"ardens and Brethren of all Lodges immediate action. WILLIAM: A. HALL. GrafJtd M a8ter.

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In furtherance of this worthy enterprise I deeuled it best to follo'\v this with another circular, as follows: ST.

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response to reqnest for sUbscriptions for the Masonie Infirmary has been very encouraging and satisfactory. DEAR

BROTHEn..-The

\Ve have now about forty thousand dollars sUbscribed, and a number of Lodges that have made subscriptions have not yet reported to Grand Secretary. I am very anxious to have all the Lodges in this State on the Roll of Honor as ~ubscribers to this great 1\Iasonic charit3'. If your Lodge has not yet made a subscription, will you ldndly talre action without dela~r, so that th6 good work may be completed. If the Lodges will subscribe 50 cents a ;year for each of their members, for three years, the amount will be aUlple. Enclosed find blanlr, which it is hoped will be filled up and returned to John R. ParsoIl, Grand Secretary, 510 Pine street, St. Louis. Jj"l'a ternally, ,\Vl\!. A. HALL, I

al'and :J1aste1'.

,These circulars were sent out to all the Lodges, by the Grand Secretary, and while the responses have not been all that was hoped for, still they have been encouraging and some notable and noble instances of liberality may be justly re,corded. St. Louis Lodge, No. 20, subscribed $1;000.00-and individual members increased this to $3,000.00. Itaska, No. 420, cheerfully subscribed $1,000.00, with $1,700.00 individual subscriptions and more to follow. Occidental, No. 163, contributes $2,000.00; Mt. Moriah, No. 40, $1,355.00; Temple, No. 299, $1,500.00; Rural, No. 316, $1,000.00; Pride of the 'Vest, No. 179, its per capita and individual subscriptions amounting to $319.00, and others 'might be named whose spirit is evidenced in worthy contributions. We had desired that matters might be in such a state of forwardness as to enable us to lay the corner stone at this session of the Grand Lodge, but the committee have not been able to arrange to this end. The present indications, however, point to the near future for this happy event. It is doubtless my duty to say that there is a difference in the min.d of the committee as to the name by which this addition to our Masonic Home shall be designated. It is feared by some that if ~ we term it a hospital we shall risk embarrassment, on account of the statutes which specify the equipment and general conditions which must be met in any public or private hospital. To meet all these conditions and specifications is clearly not within the purpose

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of the Grand Lodge and doubtless not within its power; and some think, and of these I am one, that it \vill be safer as well as n10re modest to use the ternl infirnlary rather than hospital. This I leave to the \visdoni of the Grand Lodge, 'with the assurance that under its v.rise adruonition and encouragement the COlllmittee will press this ,vorIc to a happy conclusion. CORRESPONDENCE.

The correspondence of the office has been exceedingly heavy; nluch of it unnecessary and yet perhaps inevitable. :\Ve have tried to answer every Brother courteously and satisfactorily, though of course this ,vas not always possible. We would that all Freemasons 'would more and Illore consult and depend upon the judgnlent of the District Deputy Grand Masters, and that these luight still 1110re magnify their office and dispense true Masonic light and kno\vledge anl0ng their less infornled Brethren, in even larger llleasure. If every nlatter of conlplaint, or request for information \vere first of all reported to the District Deputy, he could attend to it in Illost cases, and thus the tax upon the Grand Master be greatly lessened. PHYSIC.AL QUALIFICATIONS.

The question as to physical qualifications has reached me in n1any fornls and from nlany quarters, presenting- almost every possible phase of hunlan disability, and while the answer has varied with the nature of the case, the general reply has always been a reference to our Statutes and Decisions, which clearly demand that there must be on the part of every candidate for the mysteries of FreenlasOnry the unquestioned ability to meet all the requirenlents of the Ritual. One of our correspondents deserves special mention. He '\vrites seriously that he has understood that in Missouri there is a chance for a one-armed man to be Il1ade a Mason. "\Ve might have replied that possibly a one-armed IV[issourian was probably fully equal to a t\Yo-arn:led Ulan from some other Jurisdictions and that his Ipistake doubtlt~sS arose from this consideration. DECISIONS.

l\fany questions have been propound'ed during the year, most of which only required reference to the Book of Constitutions to fully satisfy the enquirer. SOlne, however, were more complicated, and in a few instances, I apprehend that my interpretation of the laws was not entirely conclusive, and for the sake of Brethren 'who perhaps

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differ from my opinions, I deenl it a duty to present some of thenl for your wise consideration. I will not, hovvever, dignify these as Decisions, but as my opinion of the law in such cases made and provided. Not to weary the, Grand Lodge by a conlplete recital of the entire text I will only state that in the several cases in ques~ tion I: "1. Held, That an E. A. or F. C. who fails to apply for advance~ ment within twelve months nlust, after that time, petition in regular form and the same course must be followed as for the Mysteries of Freeluasonry. If rejected he can not apply again for.twelve months. "2. Held, That since Lodge dues are payable January 1st, they are to be considered as having accrued and may therefore be relllitted at any time during the year; also, 'That a certificate, of good Masonic standing can not be given unless clues are paid in full for the year, since it may possibly not be presented within three nlonths; and if received by another Lodge during that tilne, on notification, the Lodge granting certifi~ cate nlust refund to the Lodge receiving, the balance of dues to the end of the year. "3. Held, That on suspension for nonpayment of dues or any other cause, or on expulsion, the Secretary should at once notify the party, if he is not present at the tinle of sentence. "4. Held, That a Committee on Petition failing to report at the proper tiule, a new committee, then appointed, can not report until the lapse of a nl0nth. "5. He,ld, That the Worshipful Master, as such, has no authority to appoint a committee to attend the funeral of a woman-as representatives of Freemasonry. "6. Held, That a Brother elected to membership in a Lodge vlithout a certifi,cate of good standing, remains a member of the former Lodge, the election being null and void. "7. Held (in a local option contest), That a Lodge, as such, has no right to take part in a question which 11lay beconl~ a political issue. "8. Held, That a clerk in the railway traffic department of a brewery may petition for the Mysteries of Freenlasonry according to the law, as now recognized. "9. Held, That the absence of the Lodge seal does not invalidate a Lodge dimit, the form being regular in other respects. "10. Held, That the action of路 a I..lodge in granting a dimit, with privileges, in the old form, is illegal, null and void, and the dinlit

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should be recalled. Nevertheless, if received already by another Lodge, the status should not be disturbed. "11. fIeld, that a Subordinate Lodge can not hold a meet.ing during the session of the Grand Lodge, since, while any Past Master 111ay open the Lodge in the absence of the l\faster and Wardens, yet as every Past l\'Iaster is a nleulber of the Grand Lodge, they are supposed to be in attendance as w,ell as the ]\I{aster a'nd Wardens. CONCLUSION. A.nd now I ,have recited to you as concisely and yet as carefullY as possible, all the circumstances and incidents of my administration, of special Masonic interest, and it only renlains that I express to you, ho,,:,ever imperfectly, 111y sincere and grateful appreciation of your Idndly spirit 路which has been manifested, not only in making 111e your Grand Master, aij. honor which the royalty of the old world 111ight well covet, but also and 'in unfailing Ineasure, in the kindness and consideration accorded to Iue through all the year. I need not say, of course, that I have been greatly strengthened and aided by the Grand Secretary. You well understand that, and I further and frankly confess that without the wise counsels and Brotherly cansideratic;>n of that splendid specilnen of Masonic manhood, John R. Parson, even the snlall measure of success which I have attained would have been impos~ible_ And in regard to him I deem it only sirnple justice to say, that besides the rapid growth of our Order and the increasing extent a'hd complication of the regular work of the Grand Secretary, necessarily involved, he has prepared and sent out to all the Lodges, circulars, asking subscriptions to the Infirmary, books of receipts for dues, manuals, books of Constitution, etc., besides all of which the correspondence connected with the proposed Infirlllary has been so great as to tax even his resources and endurance to the utternlost. How he has accomplished all this is to us only explainable by the fact that he is JOHN R. PARSON. I desire nlost sincerely to comnlend the Grand Lecturer, not only for unfailing kindness and all needed assistance, but also for tact, skill and industry not to be excelled. To many older and wiser . Brethren I o'we much, but especially would I record my gratitud,e to Rev. and l\'I.W. Bro. Dr.C. C. Woods, and M. W. Bro. Dorsey A. Janlisoll, 'whose ready response to any call has materially opened the way before IllY unaccustomed feet. So that I realize today a burden of debt which I can never satisfy. lcan only promise to remember 'and that 111y gratitude will not fail. I have learned during the year now closing, as I had never known before, the unrecorded. greatness of the Masonic spirit,and

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its unfailing 'wealth of Brotherly kindness. But in spite of the inward glow of feeling as I dwell for a mOlnent on this, there comes to me a heart-ache as I renlember how fast the scene is changing on the stage of our Masonic history and how rapidly the actors in its dranla are passing away. Some 'who but recently adorned this platform and lnany who wielded the inlplernents of the Craft with the enthusiasm and vigor of youth, have ceased frOlll labor, not at the call of High Noon, but the LoV\r Twelve of death. Thus, we fail and fall-in the quarries or on the walls of the Teulple. 'Ve enter, if faithful, into the everlasting refreshlnent of the Gi'and Lodge above, but even if our dream be true and those joys supernal, yet will we know a keener joy in the assurance that the work of the Supreme Grand Master anlong nlen grows vvith the passing years, and that each day brings nearer the tinle when the great Temple . of Truth shall be conlpleted to its capstone, and froll1 its high altar the Great Light of Freemasonry shall send out its Divine influence to the utternlost parts of the earth. Fraternally, vVILLIAl\1 ",1\.. HALL, G1 a'"ndMaster. fO

REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY.

M"W. Bro. John ICParson, Grand Secretary, submitted his annual report, sho,,~ing that he had for the fifth consecutive year secured annual reports and collected Grflnd Lodge dues from everyone of the 607 Lodges of the State. This was accompanied by the report of the i\.uditor, E. \T. I{yte, and the said report ,vas ordered printed as follows: To the Grap.d Lodue of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons 0/ Mislwuri: In accordance with Grand Lodge law, the following report of official work in office of Grand Secretary is presented covering the year from September 21, 1909, to September 15, 19io.

NEW LODGES. Seven new lodges, receiving charters at the last session of Grand Lodge, were set at work under the law and have made returns showing an increase in membership. ,The Lodges are named and located as follows: CIÂŁARTERED SEPTEMBER 29, 1909. Reeds Spring Lodge, No. 280, at Reeds Spring, Stone County, Fifty-fifth District. Acacia Lodge, No. 602, at Columbia, Boone County, Twenty-sixth District. Morehouse Lodge, No. 603, at Morehouse, New Madrid County, Fifty-first District. Strasburg Loige, No. 604:, at Strasburg, Caas County, Thirty-fourth District. -Walker Lodge, No. 60.), at Walker, Vernon County, Forty-third District. Craig Lodge, No. 606, at Craig, Holt County, Eighth District. Eminence Lodge, No. 607, at Eminence, Shannon County, Forty-seventh District.

Proceedings of tire DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND

[Sept.'

~r.ASTERS.

By order of Grand 1'!aster \Yilliam A. Hall, commissions were issued to the District Deputy Grand Masters appointed in the Fifty-six IvIasonic Districts. COlvnvnSSIONS TO GitAND REPRESENTATIVES.

Granel l\faster Hall appoint,ed the following Brethren as Grand Representatives of !vIissouri near sister Grand Lodges: New york vVm. H. Pailes, Sr Nmv York City. Ohio , E. G. Chamberlin Caldwell. Frank G. Mirick Pueblo. Colorado COl\'1l\IISSIONS RECOl\1l\IENDED. Grand lViaster Hall recommended f or appointment the following Brethren as Grand -Representatives of sister Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of !vIissouri: Florida Jacob Lampert St. Louis. lVrinnesot[L Arch A. Johnson Springfield. VACANCIES IN OFFICE OF DISTRICrr DEPUTY GRAND rvIASTERS. Grand l\'laster Hall appointed the following Brethren to fill vacancies, and comnlissions were issued accordingly: R. \lV. Bro. C. F. Riding, D. D. G. IV£. of the Twelfth District, having removed from the State, \V. Bro. George A. Smith, of Chillicothe, was appointed to fill the unexpired terul. R.\V. Bra. Forrest L. l\Iadden, D. D. G.1VI:., of the Thirteenth District, having removed from the district, \Y. Bro. E. \V. Taylor, of I\1arceline, 'vas appointed to fill the unexpired term. R. \V. Bro. PiLlll L. Tipton.. D. D. G. 1\1., of the Fifty-first District, having removed from the district, \Y. Bro. Virgil P. Adams, of Hayti, was appointed to fill the unexpired term. DUPLICATE CHARTERS. By order of Grand Master Hall, duplicate Charters were issued' to the following Lodges:

October lst-Jonatha,n Lodge, No. 321; original destroyed by fire . .January 27, 1910-\Vadesburg Lodge, No. 348; original damaged by water. February Ist- Tyro Lodge, No. 12; original faded out. February 8th-Seligman Lodge, No. 517; original damaged by water. April 11th-Walker Lodge, No. 60.5; hall burned; total loss; no insurance. May 2d-Hatfield Lodge, No. 395; hall and contents destroyed by fire. No insurance; records saved. REl\10VAL OF LODGE. Spring Creek Lodge, No. 347, removed from Edgar Springs, Phelps County, to Lecoma Dent County. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION. Dispensation for new Lodges were granted by Granel Master Hall as follows: November 17, 1909-Strafford Lodge, Strafford, Greene County, Forty-fifth District. January 27, 1910-Victory Lodge, Pomona, Howell County, Fifty-third District. June 8, 19l0-Clark Lodge, Clark, Randolph County, Eighteenth District. •.June 18, 1910-Centertown Lodge, Centertown, Cole County, Thirty-first District.

G'rand Lodge of J.1Iissouri. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS. Grand IVIaster Hall granted a number of special Dispensations; partial list of same will be found in his Address, and remainder as follows: FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

No. Nineveh 473 West View 103 Trowel 440 Tipton 56 Oriental 518 Ravenwood 201 Wilson " 191 Ferguson 542 Pauldingville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 Camden Point 169 Skidmore 511 Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 87 Sparta 296 Edina 291 LODGE

I.lODGE No. Clear Creek .418 RaYlnore 451 Pickering 472 Alanthus 252 Gray Summit 173 Stockton 283 Clearmont 507 Bloomfield 153 Williamstown 370 Spring Creek 347 Bridgeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 80 Ionic 154 Central 81

REBAT.lLOT.

No. M t. Zion 327 Twilight 114 Dewitt 39 F'riendship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89 Blairstown 557 Carl Junction 549 Bucklin 233 Crescent Hill 368 Tuscan 360 Mt. IVIoriah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40 Pineville 180 Brookfield 86 Melville , 458 Clintonville 482 LODGE

LODGE No. Senath ' 513 lYlonett 129 St.â&#x20AC;˘John 28 Lamar 292 Bogard 101 Cosrnos 282 Portageville 166 Sheldon 371 Occidental 163 Gate of the Temple 422 Modern " 144 MissOl1ri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 Spring Creek 347

REMOVAL OF LODGES INTO NEW HALLS. LODGE

No.

Naylor Jonathan Sheldon Clinton Bogard Lowry City Spring Creek

568

321 371 548 . 101 403 347

LODGE

Lorraine ContinentaL Portageville Hatfield Nelson Acacia

DEDICATION NEW HALLS. Bogard, No. 101, T. M. Rucker, D. D. G. M. Lorraine, No. 128, T. A. Dunn, D. D. G. M. Portageville, No. 166, V. P. Adams, D. D. G. M. Osborn, No. 317, Thos. D. Williams, D. D. G. M. Jonathan, No. 321, J. W. Barkley, D. D. G. M. Spring Creek, No. 347, removed to Lacoma, A. L. McRea, D. D. G. M.

No. 128 454 166 395 560 602

[Sept.

Proceedings of the

Sheldon, No. :371, R. L. '\Tardin, D. D. G. -IV!. Hatfield, No. 895, T. A. Dunn, D. D. G. IV!. Lowry City, No. 40:3, H. L. Hm1ter, D. D. G. 1\1. Continental, No. 454, Thos. D. '\Villiams, D. D. G. 1\1. Lock Spring, No. 488, A. :VI. Dockery, P. G. 1\1. Clinton, No. 5,18, H. L. Hunter, D. D.G. l\L Nelson, No. 560, F. C. Barnhill, D. D. G. 1VI:. Acacia, No. 602, H. L. "Vilson. D. D. G. M. SPECIA.L MFJETING IN

1\rt. l\'Ioriah, No. 40.

ANOTHI~H.

HALL.

Temple, No. 299.

Gate City, No. 522.

BLANKS FOR ANNUAL RETURNS. Two copies were mailed on Nlay 28th to each Lodge, accompanied by circular containing full infot'll:lation as to time and manner of making returns, and on the 15th of .July a sealed circular was forwarded to all non-reporting Lodg(~s, again calling attention to the law governing the making of returns and paying per capita tax. There were thirtyfour delinquent Lodges on August 1st. RErrURNS FROl\1: EVERY LODGE. I~o::lges

reporting according to law, showed for the most part unusual increase in members and property. The delinquents were all received by September 3d. For the fifth consecutive year every Lodge in the State has made returns and paid !per capita tax before the Grand Lodge session. Our faithful District Deputy Grand :rv:rasters have contributed no little to this result, writing that he would go after the returns and make them out himself ~f necessary. STATISTICAL. Number of Chartered Lodges in the Jurisdiction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 Number of Lodges making returns , .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 607 Number of members in said Lodges 50.987 N umber of Lodges Under Dispensation '. . . 4 Number of members in Lodges Under Dispensation. . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 99 Total number of members Net gain in membership for the year

51.086 '

','

1.998

TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS. Railroads in the State have agre~d to sell tickets at two cents per Inile. Circulars. giving railroad and hotel rates, were sent to all Lodges in August; copies of same may be found in the Grand Lodge. APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES. All petitions sent to this office have been forwarde~l to M.W. Bro. Dorsey A. Jamison Chairman of the C.ommittee. . None on hane!.

GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. MASONIC HOME.

Three-fifths of per capita tax, 1909, amounting to $35,777.85, was paid by Grand Lodge Warrant October 1, 1909; and on, June 30, 1910, another ~litrrant for $19.20. covering three-fifths of back dues, making a grand total of $35,797.05 paid to the Masonic Home for the year past. â&#x20AC;˘ The per capita tax for 1910, to and including September 15th, together with arrears, received shlCe June 30, 1910, amounts to $62.319.50, three-fifths of which, $37,391.70, is due and payable to the order of the M:asonic Home of M:issouri.

Grand Lodge of .1\;] iSSOltri.

EXCHANGE ON CHECKS. But few of the Lodges persist in sending local checks on which exchange IllUSt bE' paid for collection. In most instances exchange is included; a very gratifying improvement.

INFIRMARY. At the request of the Board of Directors and by direction of the Grand ~laster, ciroulars were sent to all the Lodges several times, asking subscriptions for the benefit of the proposed Masonic Infimary. The response thereto has been very encouraging, as shown by the following list of subscriptions and payments in detail up to and including September 26, 1910. A number of Lodges have reported that action will be taken in regard to this matter in the near future, and there is no doubt that there will be a substantial increase in the' subscriptions already made. The cash as received was turned over da:y by day to the Secretary of the Masonic Home, and I hold his receipts for same. Amt.

No. 1.

2. 3. 4.

5. 9. 11. 12. 13.

15. 17. 18. 20. 21.

Lodge. Snbsoription. l\iissouri •...... $ 1,153 50 $ Meridin.n.. . . . .• 297 00 Beacon........ 192 00 Howard. . . . . • . . 100 00 United......... 150 00 Geo. Washington.... 802 50 Pauldingville. . 75 00 Tyro.... . .. .. . . . 94: 50 Rising Sun.... 150 00 \Vestern Star.. 45 00 Clarksville.... 75 00 Palmyra. . . . . . . 100 00 St. Louis.. . . . . . 1,000 00

Havana........ 22. Wellington. . . .

Wyaconda. . . . • 25. Naphtali....... 28. St. John....... 29. ""-incIsor....... 24.

30.

31. 33.

36. 39. 40~

41.

42. 43.

45. 46. 47. 48. 50.

Huntsville..... Liberty. . . . . . . . Ralls.. . . . . . . . . . COQjler......... DeWitt......... Mt. Moriah ..•. B iSlnarck ._. . . . . Middle Grove.. Jefferson. . . . . . . Bonhomlne. . . .

Wentzville.. . . . Fa¥ette.. .... .. FUlton.. . .. . .. .

Xenia.. . . . .. . . .

51. Livingston. . . . . 52. IN akanda . . . • . . 53. Weston.. . . . . . . 55.

Arrow Rock...

59. 63. . 66. 68. 69. 70.

Centralia. . . . . . Cambridge.....

57. Richmond. . . ..

Brant Oity. . . . .

Kennett.... ....

Sullivan.. . . . ..

Armstrong.. . . . Gorin. .. . . .. . . .

72. 74. Warren........ 75.

Rilex...........

80.

Bridgeton.....

76. Independence.. 77. Lebanon....... 78. St. ~Joseph.....

82. Jackson. . . .. . . .

4:5 75 15 241

00 00

00 50

100 00 75 00 62 50 150 00 30 00

150 00 5 00 900 00 115 50 6 75 162 00 75 00 70 50

163 50 213 20 30 204 103 51 150

00 00

50 00 00 150 00

171 00 106 00

120 '100 90 60 117 24 75 75

00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00

348 00 102 00

30 00

Amt. Paid. SSt 50 99 00 192 00 33 33 150 00 286 00 25 00 31 50 50 00

15 00 25 00 33 33 333 33

15 00

.i5'o6 80 50 30 00 25 00

6250 50 00 10 00 50 00 5 00 300 00 37 50 6 75

'25'00 55 00

71 00 ~O

10 00 75 00 103 50 17 00 50 00

'56'50

5000 40 00

!mt.

No.

Lodge.

83. Laelede

84. Webster Groves....

85. l\1iami. .. .. . . .. . 87. \Vashington...

89. Priendship.... 93. St. Marks...... 99. :rvlt. Vernon.... 102. Bloonlingtoll.. 103. "Vest View ,

104. 105. 106. lu9. 110. 114. 115.

Heroine

Kirksyille..... Gallatin,.. . . . . . Stanberry...... Marcus. . . . . . . . . Twilight.......

Laddonia. .....

116. Barnes..... . . . . 117. VersaiUes. . . . . 120. CompitSs .. ".,. 121. 122. 123. 125. 126. 131. 133. 134. 137. 138. 139. 145. 146. 149. 152. 153. 155. 156. 159. 168.

225 75 100 150

Olean..........

Delphian.. ,....

Lincoln......... Oregon. ~ . . . . . . . Latinler.. . . . . . . l'\lcGee.........

Lexil1gton

Bloo.rnfteld..... Springhill..... Ashland... . . .. GreRn City..... Occid(111taL.... 164. J oachinl .. . . . . . 168. Colony..... .... 171. Hartford. . . . . . . 172. Censer.. . . . . .. . 173. Bray Sl.llllmit..

100 00 31 00 2000 3900 24 20 75 00

178. Griswold...... : ,179. Pride of the· West•• '. 183. Ou.lifornia.. . . .

25 00 11600 40 00 10 00

189. Zeredath~t, . . . . 191. Wilson......... 193. Angerona..... .

174. Sturgeon...... 188. Hannibal,. . . .

00 00 00

50 00 115 50 75 73 372 300 75 177 50 100 30

00 50 00 00 00 00

00 00 00

96 00 30 00 150 eo

Erwin.. , . . . . . . . 525 Triplett........ 50 Hermann.. . • . . 54 Gentryville.,. . , 6 1 Seaulan. . . . . . . . 225 Potosi.. .. . .. . . . 6il Star ot' the 'West. ••• 75

Linn Creek.

Amt.

SUbsoription. $ 25 00 $

00 00 00

50 00 00

00 10 00 100 00 64 50 84 00 32 50 25 00 200 00 105 00 30 00 :10 00 75 00 111 00 2,000 00 103 50 36 00 45 00 150 00 37 50 150 00 48 00 300 00 150 00 100 00 307 50 51 00 37 50

.Paid 25 00 75 00 25 00 33 33 50 O'J 50 00 38 50 28 00

io6 '06

25 00 59 00 50 00 33 34

10 00

32 00

30 00

i75 '00 16 25 20 75 21 25

66 00 50 00 00 00

10 00

3333

21 50 28 00

'2i:;00 66 65

3500 10 00 10 00 25 00 37 00

.i2'ao 15 00

50 00 12 50 50 00 16 00 100 00 50 00

50 00

115 00 17 00 12 50

No. 198. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 213. 214. 219. 222. 227. 2;30. 231. 233. 234. 236. 238. 239. 241. 242. 243. 24.5. 247. 251. 256. 257. 260. 261. 262. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 271. 275. 278. 280. 281. 282. 284. 286. 290. 298.' 299. 301. 303. 311. 312. 31:-J. 316. 322. 323. 326. 327. 328. 330. 33l. 332. 333. 335. 336. i40. 344. 345. 346. 348. 352. 3.13. 362. 366.

[Sept.

.Pr'Oceed£ngs of the

30 Lodge.

Amt. Subscription

Amt. Paid.

69 75 :30 50 150 200 23S

23 00 25 00 10 00 16 66 50 00 66 66 79 00 10 00 63 00 48 00 26 00 25 00 20 50 33 33 13 50 100 00 23 00 24 50 40 50 10 00 178 ·00 22 00

Allensville..... $ rrrilumina ..... Somerset ..... ; ('lay ............ Salisbury...... Poplar Bluff... Rolla ........... IPorest Oity .... Albert Pike .... La Belle ....... Cypress ........ St. James ...... Card\\'ell ...... Bucklin ........ St. Francois ... ~ed~tlia ......... Rushville ...... IIopewell ...... Pttlestine ...... Porthtnd ....... Keystone ...... Knob Noster .. Neosho......... Hope ........... f:"hekinah ...... Lodge of Light 1vleehaIlicsville ~'l()ren('e ....... Holden......... Kirbyv'i1le ..... Corinthian..... Soeial .......... Aurora......... Lo<lge of Truth Soloinon ....... Tranquillity ...

Essex ..........

Reeds Spring.. Fenton ....•.... Cosmos ........ Canopy ........ Urich........... Fairmount .. '... Sampson....... Temple ........ White Hall .... Osage ..•....... Kearney ....... ('uta ........... Kingsville •.... Rural .......... Hardin ......... Corner Stone .. Linn............ Mt. Zion ....... ("ainsville...... Bertrand....... Charity ........ Excello ........ Chillicothe..... Joplin .......... Hallsville ...... Westport ...... Mobprly........ Fellowship .... Arlington ...... Wadesburg.... Friend ......... Barnesville .... Hiram......•... Adair...........

00 $ 00 00 00 00 00 50 16 00 189 00 144 00 26 00 75 00 61 50 100 00 40 50 300 00 t>9 00 70 50 118 50 10 00 534 00 66 00 195 00 70 50 109 50 10 00 5 00 30 00 112 50 30 00 249 00 10 00 300 00 82 50 394 50 15 00 55 50 60 00 90 00 597 50 109 50 78 00 45 00 6.'3 00 1,500 00 81 00 150 00 66 00 105 00 60 00 1,000 00 9600 627· 00 90 00 174 00 85 00 45 00 450 00 37 50 150 00 150 00 25 00 342 00 487 50 300 00 30 00 49 50 12600 60 00 150 00 222 00

'2S'50 36 10 5 10

00 00 00 00

'i83o'o00o 10 00 100 00

isi' 50 '55'50 20 30 121 36 26 15 21

00 00 50 50 00 00 00

'27'00 50 22 35 20

00 00 00 00

'32'06 25000 25 00 58 00 3500 15 00 150 00 13 00 50 00 50 00 25 00 114 00 162 50 100 00 10 00 16 50

'20'00 '74"00

No. 368. 369. ;)71375. 376. 377. 379. 38a. 384. 385. 390. 392. 396. 397. 404. 407. 412. 413. 415. 417. 419. 420. 422. 424. 425. 426. 427. 428. 429. 4~0.

433. 434. 436. 441. 445. 446. 450. 452. 456. 457. 458. 460. 461. 462. 463. 465. 470. 473. 476. 480. 481. 483. 484. 486. 489. 491. 492. 496. 497. 501. 502. 503. 504. 506. 508. 509. 513. 5l6. 518. 520. 522.

Lodge.

Amt.

Arot.

Subsoription

Paid.

Creseent Hill.. $ Composite ..... ~heldon ........ Waynesville ... King Hill ..... Ancient Oraft. Billings ........ Pythagoras .... East Prairie ... Richland....... l\1arlOnville .... (~hristian ...... Western Light. Gower•......... Rosendale ..... Uharleston..... Appleton City. Valley.......... Hunnewell. .... ,\Vhite Water .. ~tar ............ Itaska .......... Gate of the Temple. Sama/ritan ..... (-treen I{idge... Rothville ...... Glenwood ...... Pittsville ...... New l\1adrid ... 'Vinona ........ :Maek's Creek.. \Vheeling ...... Gothic ......... Excelsior ..... \Vest Gate ..... 1\Yanhoe•.•..... Belton ......... Verona......... Wallace ........ Jonesburg •.... Melville•....•.. Lambskin ...... Ualllthers ville.

Sant.a Pe .......

Olifton ......... Gaynor City ... Nodaway....... Nineveh ....... l\'lt. Hope•...... Jewel .......•.. Marceline ..... Fairfax ........ Kirkwood...... Cairo ........... Lakeville ...... Vandalia....•.• Daggett........ Robert Burns. Fquality ....... Buckner •...... Philadelphia .. Prairie Home.. Platte City ... : . Lathrop ........ Saxton ......... Van Ruren..... Senath ........• Milford ........ Oripntal•......• Clifton R eights Gate City......

35 50 $ 10 00 60 00 30 00 195 00 75 00 25 00 150 00 100 00 75 00 150 00 60 00 37 50 75 00 82 50 50 00 82 50 75 00 37 50 63 00 46 50 896 00 330 to 123 00 45 00 66 00 90 00 25 00 25 00 79 50 25 00 45 00 25 00 30 00 477 00 25000 100 00 3000 25 00 90 00 50 00 330 00 150 00 25 00 114 00 4500 50 00 5250 100 00 100 00 175 00 60 00 132 00 6450 60 00 129 00 . 4000 45 00 51 00 7500 10 00 49 50 120 00 25 00 15·00 30 00 9000 1200 20 00 289 50 570 00

35 50

'10 00

20 10 65 25 25 50 33 25

00 00 00 00 00 30 34 00

'20'00 12 75 27 16

50 00 50 35

'25'00 12 50 21 00

648'50

117 41 15 22 30 25 25 26

50 00 00 00 00 00 00 50

'25"00 3000 159 00 83 33 33 34

10 12 30 16 91 50 25 45

00 50 00 66 50 00 00 00

'50'00

'S3'33 3333 10000 20 00 44 50

•2() 00 43 00 1334 15 00 17 00 25 gO 1000 16 50

"S'83 5 00 30 00

'20' 00 96 50

1910.] No. 525. 526. 531. 532. 534. 537. 538. 539. 540. 541. 542. 543. 547. 549. 550. 551. 556. 559. 563. 564. 565.

Gra,nd Lodge of Miss 0 uf,i.

A.mt. Lodge. Subscription. Cunningham.. $ 60 00 $ Wayne......... 135 00 Lane's Prairie. 5~ 50 Dexter. . . . . . . . . 63 00 Columbia.. . . . . 96 00 BetheL......... 30 00 Stella.......... 30 00 Dawn.. 105 00 Winigan. . . . . . . 30 00 Jacksonville... 40 00 Ferguson. . . . . . 100 00 Mansfield.. . . . . 30 00 South Hate.... 630 00 Carl Junction.. 75 00 Hose HilL..... 540 00 Pendleton. . . . . . 73 50 Prairie.. . . . . . . . 60 00 Clarksdale. . . . . 70 50 York.. . . . .. .. . . 100 00 ,} amesport . . . . . 98 00 Tebbetts....... 74 00

Amt. Paid. 20 43 19 23 32 10 10

00 50 50 50 00 00 00

'io'oo

40 00 100 00 10 00 210 00 25 00 180 00 25 00 20 00 2400 100 00 31 00 24 66

No. 566. 567, 571. 574. 576. 578. 579. 580. 584. 1585. 586. 588. 595. 596. 597. 598. 600. 601. 603. 604.

A.mt. IJodge. Subscription. l\-Iaplewood. . .. $ 150 00 $ Miller.......... 15 00 Hayti.. . . . . .. . . . 70 50 Lamonte....... 67 50 Olive Branch.. 69 00 Forest Park. . . . 208 50 Grandin........ 64 50 Houston....... 49 50 Red Bird. . . . . . 30 00 Shamrock.. . . . £0 00 Criterion. . . . . . . 75 00 St. ~"rancisville 5 00 Cecil. . .. . . .. . . . 24 00 Puxico......... 55 50 Bosworth...... 45 00 Leadwood. 45 00 Cosby ~. 45 00 Clayton. .. . . . . . 75 00 Morehouse..... 100 00 Strasburg·..... 37 50 Total..,~

31 Amt. Paid.

50 00 5 00 23 50 67 50 26 00 69 50 21 50 '1'0' '0'0' 20 00 25 00 5 00 8 00 17 50 15 00 15 00 15 00 25 00 '1'2' '5'0' "

...... $39,854 45 $12,288 91

INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Subscribed. 15 00 H. A. Bartholdt, No.9.............................................. 5 00 W m. A. Hall, No. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 00 John H. Gundlach, No. 40....... 100 00 J. F. Obenier, No. 40 ~.......... 25 00 Otto G. Koenig, No. 40 ,. 30 00 E. F. Allen, No.·104................................................. 600 00 Alex. M. Dockery, No. 106.. . . .... . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 500 00 J. P. Tucker, No. 120.............................................. 15 00 E. W. Dean, No. 147 25 00 Members Lorraine. No. 128 ~ 10 50 Member Ashland, No. 156 ;............................ 1 00 A. C Stewart. No. 163 1,000 00 C. B. Nicholson, No. 179............................................. 18 00 Charles Reilly, No. 179.............................................. 50 00 R. D. Weakley, No. 179.. 5 00 Bertram Amber, No. 179,'...... 75 00 Ellsworth Eppley, No. 179........ 15 00 Jno. T. Schaefer, No. 179........................ 9 00 Arnold Meyer, No. 179.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 00 F. H. Mentz, No. 179... .. ..•. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .•.. 25 00 Wm. Ashton, No. 179.... .. 3 00 WIn. L. Kaltwasser, No. 179........................................ 6 00 W. C. Mardorf, No. 179.............................................. 20 00 Harry Schmitt, No. 179. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 Emil F. Andris, No. 179. 20 00 M. A. Block, No. 179..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 00 Louis Tisch, No 179 " '. . 3 00 Chas. Johnson, No. 179...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 00 Manford Griffith, No. 179. ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 Leonard Lorraine, No. 179,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 H. G. Berning, No. 179.... 10 00 Ry. Schuermeyer, No. 179 .;............................ 5 OO~

A. F. Ittner, NO.1 ...............................•.•................. $

Paid. $ 500

5 00 100 00 33 33

10 00 200 00 175 00 25 00 10 50 1 00 500 00 18 00 50 00 500 25 00

5 00 3 00

3 00 5 00 1 00 2 00 10 00 1 00 20 00 500

3 25 1 1 10 5

00 00 50 50 00 00

lSept.

the

Ptlid.

Sul:>seribed.

Geo.

l\1el\:I~Lnus,

No. 179

F. A. \Va,rnhoff, NO. 179 VV"". H. Hllllll, No. 179 Bugene Hyke, No. 179

'rhos. L. Dobbins, No. 179 Bartll, No. 179

Oloys, No. 179 J. 'r. Hayes, No. 17H W. '1\ ]~oken,No. 179 .lalnes H. Knapp, No. 220 John R. Parson. No. 2()7 ~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Ben. Altheiuler, No. 282 v""arl _~'. I30or, No. 316 A. C. Hobinson. No. 323 I.J. Hassett, No. 344 fL ''V"hite, No. 3GO , .J. R. l\IeIJaehlan, N(). 3£)2 Charles E. Kirkpatriek, No. ;107 I..lttrnpert, No. 420...................... . Coldwater, No. 485 ': Calnpbell vVells, No. 504 3-eo. .Th:r. Sargent, No. 547 Jules .J. vVehrli, No. 576 ' (j.

T'otal

Grand Chapter. . .

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GHAND OI-IAPTER. R. A. 1\1. ,

2 00 10 00 5 00 1 00 5 00 2 00 10 00 5 00 10 00 100 00 100 00 500 00 100 00 150 00 500 00 150 00 100 00 1 00 500 00 11 00 500 00 45 00 50 00

2 10 5 1 5 2 10

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 5 00 5 00

50 00 500 00 33 33 200 50 100 1 500 11 166 15 50

00 00 00

au 00 00 66 00 00

$5,802 50

$2,f385

$2,000 00

CHAPTERS, R. A. 1\1. .Missouri. ChaptE~r, No. 1. Ha.nnibal Chapter. No.7 Gaillatill Chapter, No. 11 :MOllI'OC Chapter, No. 16 Caldwell Ohapter, No. 58 Nevada, Chapter. No. 56 Lebanon Chapter. No. 64 :Moberly Chapter. No. 79 , Geo. Fntnk Gouley Ohitpter, No. 90 Vindl Chapter, No. 110 Stater Chapter, No. 112 Del Chapter.N o. 129 .•............................ "

Total.

$ 500 100 . 75 _. 75 . 150 . 75 . 40 . 100 . 80 . 150 . 25 . 150

00 00

00 00 00 00

25 00 25 00 25 00

00 00 00 00 00 00

100 00

$1,470 00

$ 300 00

50 00 25 00 50 00

A. AND A. S. R., KANSAS CITY. Scottish Rite Bodies

$1,000 60

RECAPrrULA'rION. Lodges $39,854 45 $12,288 91 Individuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,802 50 2.985 82 Grand Chapter, R. A. l\:I. ~ ;.. _.. •. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . 2,000 00 2,000.00 Chapters, R. A. 1\1... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1,470 00 300 00 A. and A. S. R.,Kansas City.. .. .. .. .. 1,000 00 Total.

$50,126 95 $17,574 73

C;rClJld

1Llissouri.

GRAND LODGE FINANCES. HECHIPT8.

BaJa,nce, 21st, 1000, cash ~ . $ G2,074 Dr:i Back dues, collected $ :32 00 Dispensation fees, uno (four) . . . . . .. . . 120 00 Charter fees, HHO (four) . 80 00 Frorn defunct Lodges . ()8 05 From Books, Constitution '. . 00 From Dues, Reeeipts . 75 From IVlasonic l'danuals ~ . . . . . .. . . 2,079 00 Refund, vVm. l\11.\Villiams, 1909 pay roll . 6 00 Refund, C.H. Briggs, loon pay roll ,. G 00 Refund, J. C. Garrell, 19m) pay roll . 3 00 Refund, A. C. Stewart, G. 1'., 1909 pay roll. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 422 80 Petition Restoration, .los. R. Creekmore, Civil Bend No. 409 (defunct) . G 17 Petition 'Restoration, .T. l\lc vVaid, Lodge, No. 201 (d(~ funct) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 80 Petition Restoration, .J. B. Triple Tie No. 4.37 (defunct) . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 5 00 Petition, Hestoration, .James Chariton Lodge, No. 51:3 (defunct) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . :3 00 Intereat, S3pternber 1st, 1909, to t5cJPte:rnl.)er 1st" 1910 . ;:1:42 29 $ :3,586 86

----:$ 65,661 82

Grand Lodge dues, HHO, up to and including September 1,3th... Total

E>2,319 50

$127,981 82 DISBURSEMENTS.

Pay Roll. G rand Lodge session, 1. n09. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . $ 8,200 Three-fifths per capita tax, !fWD, to lVlasonic Home. . . . .. 35,797 BJxpenses Grand lVlaster, including trip to Baltimore. . . . . . . . . .. 1,080 Printing and binding 1909 Proeeedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1,341 Charity, according to Report on CharitJY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 Salary, Grand Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :3,000 Salary, Grand Lecturer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :3,000 Salary, Fraternal Correspondent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals 1.719 Rent, Grand Lodge Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,200 Past Grand IVIaster's .Jewel, R. H.. Kreeger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Salary, Grand Trea,surer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Salary, Grand Tiler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 Expense Grand Lodge session, 1909. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 Report and 'I'ranscript 19Of~ Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Organist, session 190H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Printing Official Receipts for Dues, 1910. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Postage on l\1anuals, Books ConstitutioIl and Due Receipts.. . . . 16:3 100 Parchment Charters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Repairing Grand Lodge Regalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as Infirmary circulars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Premium on bonds Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretar~r. . . . . . 150 Painting portrait, R. R. I{reeger, P. G. 11 , . . .. . . . . .. . 50 Printing and binding 1\la80nic Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. l,Ot>7 Bell telephone, Grand Lodge Office ',' . . . . 72 Installing electric fans, Grand Lodge Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HO Ice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

00 05 00 25 00 00 00 00 52 00 00 00 00 96 00

00 23 00 00 25 25 00 00 50 80

00 10

Balance on hand September 15, 1910. . . . . .. .... .. .. .. .

$ 59,273 91

68,707 41

The above statement shows cash balance now in the hands of the Grand Treasurer, $68;707.41. From this deduct per capita tax due l\iasonic Home, amounting to $37,391.70 lea\"es an available balance of $31,315.71 for the use of the Grand Lodge. Fraternally submitted,

.JOHN R. PARSON, Grand Secretary.

[Sept.

'Pt'oceedings of the

REPORT OF THE GRAND TREASURER.

R. W. Bro. Alphonso C. Stewart, Grand Treasurer, preseIlted his report for the past year, together with the Auditor's report on same, which were ordered printed as follows: ST.

LOUIS,

Mo., September 15, 1910.

To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: DEAR BRETHREN-Herewith I submit my report as Grand Treasurer, together with books and vouchers. My receipts and disbursements, in detail, since last statement, are as follows:

1909. Sept. 30. Oct. 27. 30.

Nov.

Balance on hand September 22,1909, as per last Annual Report. $62,074 96 Interest on deposits ; . 105 37 48路85 Received from Grand Secretary . Interest on deposits . 46 02 . Received from Grand Secretary 26 70

17. 19. 30. Interest on' deposits Dec. l. Received from Grand Secretary 2. 6. 13.

. .

Interest on deposits

80 90 80 45 85 40 71 30

73 96 59 32

20. 27. 31. 31.

27 94 24 69

00 20 90 20

20 29

1910. Jan.

5. 11. 17: 22. .25. 27. 29. 31Feb. 2. 7. 14. 18. 25. 28. Mch. 4. " 1l. 23. 28. 31. April 1. 6. 19. 30.

Received from Grand Secretary

Interest on deposits Received from Grand Secretary

. .

25 51 49 58 109 101 95

80 60 45

10 00 1:0 20

19 89 89 10

96 10 78 90

101 10 65 60 Interest on deposits Received from Grand Secretary

. .

19 62

94 30 83 95 58 00

54 40 Interest on deposits Received from Grand Secretary

. .

16 22

460 30 35 80

60 10 Interest on deposits

18 33

1910.] May

4. 5. 19. 31-

3!. June 20. 21. 25. 28. 30. 30. July 12. 5. 5. 6. 7.' 8. 9.

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20. 21.

22. 23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 30. Aug. 14. 13. 19. 23. 25. 29. 3l. 31. Sept. 8. 15.

Grand Lodge of Missour£.

Rec~~ved fr~m Gr~nd Sec:~tary. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

$ 50 40, .....•........................ 53 17 .............................. 52 40 ................ 59 40 Interest on deposits '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 21 64 80 Received from Grand Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '" .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . 161 05 '" .. .. .. .. .. 268 40 '" , .. .. .. 132 05 · .....................•. ,...... 145 15 Interest on deposits.... .. . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 14 77 Received from Grand Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,836 75 ..... .. .. .. .. .. 279 00 · .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 561 25 '" .. .. .. .. 1,004 25 · .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . 726' 50 · .. 1,759 25 ..... .................•....... 812 05 .. 500 35 · · .. .. 800 50 · .. .. .. . 2,028 50 ..... 2,576 05 · .. .. .. 804 75 · .. .. .. . 1,234 75 · .. .. 1,449 45 · ......•................ 3,280 05 . 3,380 75 · .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. · .. . . 2,557 85 · .... .. .... .. .. .... ...... .... . 3,144 75 .. . 2,148 25 · · .. .2,631 75 · . .. .. . .. . . 5,454 30 ......................... 3,463 75 · . 3,844 10 2,654 05 · .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . ........... 2,313 00 · .. . 3,390 00 Interest on deposits.... . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 29 Received from Grand Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,790 25 ..... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 417 25 ... .. .. 1,244 25 . '" . 182 95 ............... . 262 30 •................ .. .. .. . l38 95 96 '75 . •............................ ' ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. . . .. .. .. . 150 25 Interest on deposits.... . . •. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . liD 48 Received from Grand Secretary. . .•............. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 62 75 .'............................. 41 95

Total Receipts

$127,981 32

EJr~)cc('dillgs

the

DISBUHSEl\fENl'S.

100[1.

\Varranti No.

:3D.

Nov.

2. 2.

11 12

l:~

1~1

1;)

If)

15.

30.

2:3

80.

30.

25'

Ste\vart, Granel Treasurer, mileage and per for Hepresentatives $ ,8,200 00 IV[asonic Horne of f.,'Iissouri, three-fifths per capita tax, lOm1... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35,777 85 James T. Sands, rent of Grand Lodges for office, 100 00 September, HJm) . J. H. l\IcLaehlan, salary as Grand Lecturer, Septem250 00 ber, HlOH . John IL Parson, salary as Grand Secretary for Septenl1>er, 1HOn ...................•.....•....... JOh/l It. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, stationery, sten'ographie '\vork incidentals .... John 'V. Owen, Grand T'Her, to :30, IHO£l.. P. B. Eversden, Grand Organist, 1909 . I..lcel\;I.Edgar, OfficiaLStcnogmpher, Hm9, and transeri pt of proeeedings . Barr Jewelry Co., Chand Master's .Jewel for IL H. I(reeger... . . Geo. J~. Benz & Co., retrirnrning Grand Lodge HeguJi a, Lodge, No. 287, Canton, 1\10., for use and of Bro. ,"Vm. II. Beach, by Comrnittee on Charit::'l . vVyacondt1 Lodge, No. 24, for use a,utI benefit of Bro. .fohn F. Alberty, by Committee on Charity .. Portland Lodge, No. 42, Portland,l\lo., for use and benefiti of Bro.\V. J. Jackson, by Committee on Chari'tj.' , . A. S. Houston, 1\lexico, 1\10., for lVII'S. K. 1\1. Dean, widov; of Rey. K. 1VL Dean, Past Grand Chaplain. .A. S. Houston, f.,'lexico, '~vlo., for lVII'S. Annie :tv!. H,eady, \vidfH\' of Thos. C. Ready, P. G. 1\'1., by Committee on Charity .. : . Hardin Lodge, No. 322, Hardin, 1\10., for use and benefit of Bro. Austin Thompson, by Committee on Charity . C. A. Cook, Chairnuin, expenses Granel Lodge sessions in St..•Joseph' . Spalding Stationery Co., printing, postage, stenographic work and incidentals ~ .. ,J. R. Parson, printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals . C. A. Cook, Chairrnan, expenses of Grand Lodge sessions in St..Joseph . Jas. T. Sands, rent of Grand Lodg,e offices for October, 1909 . .r. H,.l\lcLachlan, Grand Lecturer, salary und expenses for October, !fl09 . John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, salary and expenses for October, 1909 . John U. Parson, printing, postage, stationery, stenog~aphic work and incidentals . .John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals ....

250 00 100 00 150 00 Hi 00 50 00 100 00 :38 25

100 00 100 00

50 00 100 00

100 00

125 00 422 H6

54: 40

100 00 105 00

100 00 250 00 2tjO 00 100 00

BOO 00

Gra/lei IOOO. Nov.

2. 22.

::W. :30.

aD. 30. 22.

Dee.

G.,

29.

:31. 3l.

3t. :31.

\Van-ant No. 27 vVm. A. Hall, Grund 113;s1;er, for expenses $ 1,000 00 28 St. Louis Union Trust Co., on bonds for Grand Treasurer and Grand 150 00 2H .T. R. 1feLachIan, salHlry as Leeturer, for 250 00 Noveruber . 30 J a 11n R. Parson, salary as Grand Secretal';l, for 2;'50 00 Novern.ber . :31 Jas.T. Sands, rt~n:t of Grand Lodge Ofliees for 100 00 November, 1909 . 32 John R. ParsoIl, printing, postage, stationery, steno100 00 gnl,phie work and incidentals . 33 vVoodwarcl & Tiernan Printing Co., printing Proceedings, IVIasonic Home Report, Grand l\iIaster's 1,:341 25 Address, envelopes, etc . 3·~ C. C. \VoDds, one quarter's salary as Comrnittee on 100 00 Correspondence . 35 vVm. A. Hall, Grand 11aste1', expense attending 80 00 meeting of Grand 11asters at Baltimore . 86 Albert 11eyer, painting portrait of R. R. Kreeger, iSO 00 Past Grand IVIaster . :~7 .r. R. 11eLnchlan, salary as Grand Lecturer, for 250 00 December, 1900 . :38 .Tohn R. Parson, salary as Grand Secretary, for 250 00 Decenlber . ag Jas. T. Sands, rent of Grand Lodge offices, for De100 00 cember, 1909 . 40 John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, 100 00 stationery, stenographic work and incidentals .....

1910. 4. .Tan.

10.

13. 31.

44 45

8l.

:31.

31.

28.

28~

28.

5;3

Feb.

of 1\1 isso uri.

Spalding Statiom,:ry Co., printing, postage, stationery and ineidentals . H. E.RamsElY, illustrations for IVIissouri l\1asonic IVIanual . R. D. \Vhytoek, editorial work on l\1issouri 1:fasonic J:vlonitor . Bell Telephone Co., for telephone . John R. Parson, salary Grand Secretary, month of .JanuarJr , 1910 . J. H. IVlcLachlan, salary Grand Lecturer, :month of .Tanuar:\l, 1910 . Jas. T. Sands, agent, rent Grand IJodge offices, January, 1910 . •John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals .... John R. Parson, salary Grand Secretary, month of :February, 1910 . •J. .R. lVIcLachlan, salary Grand Lectu1'(~r, month of Frebuary, 1910 . •1as. T. Sands, Agent, rent Grand Lodge Offices, month of February, 1910 , . John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals . Polar 'Vave Ice & Fuel Co., ice to February 28, 1910 .

:31 74 86 50

50 00 18 00 250 00 250 00

100 00 100 00

250 00 250 00 100 00

100 00 11 10

Proceed£ng4 of the

1910. Feb. 28.

28. 28. Mch.

3. 31.

31. 31. 31. 31.

April 13. 13. 30. 30. 30. 30. May 31. 31. 31.

31.

June 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30.

Warrant No. 54 Pantagraph Printing Co., Kansas City, for printing postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals $ 55 Spalding Stationery Co., printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals . 56 Little & Becker Printing Co., printing Masonic Manual of Missouri . 57 Bell Telephone Co., Olive 328, to May 31, 1910, 58 John R. Parson, salary Grand Secretary, month of March, 1910 . 59 J. R. McLachlan, salary Grand Lecturer, month of March, 1910 ................................• 60 Jas. T. Sands, Agent, rent Grand Lodge offices, month of March, 1910 . 61 John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals .... 62 C. C. Woods, second quarter salary as Committee on Fraternal Correspondence ...•................. 63 Little & Becker Printing Co., binding in leather 2503 lVIissouri lVlonitors .•.......................... 64 Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co., printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals .•... 65 John R. Parson, salary Grand Secretary, month of April, 1910 . 66 J. R. McLachlan, salary Grand Lecturer, mont,h of April, 1910 ' . 67 Jas. T. Sands, agent, rent, Grand Lodge offices, month of April, 1910 " . 68 John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals .... 69 John R. ParsoD, salary Grand Secretary, month of May, 1910 . 70 J. R. McLachlan, salary Grand Lecturer, month of May, 1910 . 71 Jas. T. Sands, agent, rent Grand Lodge offices, month of March, 1910 . John R. Parson, Grand Secretary" printing, postage, 72 stationery, stenographic work and incidentals .... 73 John R. Parson, Grand Secretary) salary, nlOnth of June, 1910.................•.•....,.....•..... 74 J. R. McLachlan, salary, Grand Lecturer, month of June, 1910 ...............••.•••.............. 75 J as. T. Sands, agent, rent Grand Lodge offices, month of June, 1910 " •...............•. 76 John R.·Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals .... 77 A. C. Stewart, salary Grand Treasurer, 1909-1910 .. 78 C. C. Woods, Committee Fraternal Correspondence. 79 Spalding Stationery Co., printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals . . 80 Bell Telephone Co., telephone 81 Masonic Home of Missouri, three-fifths per capita tax, back dues 1909 to June 30, 1910 .

[Sept.

27 25 57 89 581 00 18 00 250 00 250 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 400 00 200 63 250 00 250 00 100 00 100 00 250 00 250 00 100 00 100 00 250 00 250 00 100 00 100 00 200 00 100 00 88 21 18 65 19 20

Grand Lodge of JJ;fissouri.

Warrant No. 82 John R. Parson, salary Grand Secretary, for month of July, 1910 :5 83 J. R. McLachlan, Grand Lecturer's salary, for July, 1910 . 84 James T. Sands, agent, rent Grand Lodge offices, for July, 1910 . John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, printing, postage, 85 . stationery, stenographic work and incidentals 86 Spalding Stationery Co., circulars, envelopes, etc . 87 E. C. Van Nort Electric Co., electric fans . 88 Woodward & Tiernan Printing' Co., printing dues receipts, from November 5, 1909 to July 1, 1910 .. 89 John R. Parson, Grand Secretary, salary for month of August, 1910 . 90 J. R. McLachlan, Grand Lecturer's salary, for ' . August, 1910 91 James T. Sands, agent, rent Grand Lodge offices, for August, 1910 . 92 John R. Parson, printing, postage, stationery, stenographic work and incidentals . 93 Spalding Stationery Co., stamped envelopes, printing circulars, etc.' . 94 C. C. Woods, Committee on Fraternal Correspondence . 95 Bell Telephone Co., Grand Loda;e telephone, Olive 328 . Tot'al disbursements

250 00

250 00 100 00 100 00 15 90

90 00 25 25 250 00 250 00 100 00

100 00 46 66

100 00 18 15

$ 59,273 91

RECAPITULATION. Total receipts $127,981 32 Total disbursements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59,273 91 Balance on hand .............•........... $ 68,707 41 No other money or property of the Most Worshipful Grand lodge has con:c into II' y possession or control. Fraternally submitted, A. C. STEWART, Grand Treasurer.

, REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: I ha;e carefully checked and examined the accounts,' books and warrants of you~ Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer for the year ending September 15, HIla, and find them correct. The Grand Secretary has received- from all sources during the year ending September 15, 1910, the sum of $65,906.36 (sixty-five thousand nine hundred and six dollars and thirty-six cents), all of which has been turned over to tl:e GraDd 'II€BSurer day by day as received, and holds his ~eceipt for same. . . The balance on hand September 21, 1909, in hands of Grand TreasuIer, v. 8S r~€2, 074.96 (sixty-two thousand and seventy four dollars and; ninty-six cents). [See Proceeding&, 1909, page 39.] He has received from the Grand Secretary, $65,906.36 (sixty:liVe thousand nine 'hundred and six dollars and thirty-six cents), making a total of $127,981.32

[Sept.

of the

4:0

(one hundred twenty-seven thousand nine hundred eighty-one dollars and thirty-t\vO cents) .. He has paid out on warrants numbers '1 to H5, both inclusive, $59,27:3.Dl (fifty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy-three dollal;s and ninety-one cents), leaving balance in hands of Gra.nd Treasurer and 110\\' on deposit in the St. Louis Union Trust Co. to the order" of this Grand Lodge $tiS,707.41, as evidenced by pass book of the St. Louis Union Trust Co. Of the $EH5,906.8f:3 received during the :year we find that $62,:319.50 \vas entirely for dues, and consequently there is due the 1Vlasonie Home of l\Iissouri $:37,891.70, leaving the sum of $:31,:315.71 for the eXIYnlSes of this Grand Lodge. Fntternally,

E. V. ICYTE, Auditor.

ST. LOUIS, September 17, 1910.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS.

M. Bros. Wm. F. l<:uhn and Calnpbell vVells presented and had read for the first tinle the follo\ving proposed amendn1ents to Section 12, Paragraph "P,"" and Section 13, Paragraph "D: " '1'0 the Or(Uul Lodfjc ..;1. P. and __1.. JI. J

\Ve afTer

tlH~

foll()\ving u111endments to the Grand Loc1g'e By-Laws:

Strike out the 'Words "T\vent;y-seven Hundred and Fifty" ($2,750.00), in section 12, pUl'agraph (p), and illsc~rt in lieu thereof tile \yords "'1.'h1'ee ~rhousandn (*8,000.00), so that the section, \vhen amended, shall rel:ld: "Section 12 (PI. ':rhe salary of the Gl'und Seeretury shall be ~rhl'ee r:rhousand Dollars ($8,000.00) pel' allnum, payable monthly!' Stril\:e out the \vol'ds "~rweIl ty-seven Hundred and !:t'ifty', ($2,750.00), in Section l:L paragraph (D), and insert in lieu thereof the words "Twentyfive Hundred" ($2,500.00), and add thereto, after the words "per annum," the words "a,ncl t'1'a1J(;)ling ei.V1Jenses., a1ulUed a'ntZ/) so that the section, when amended, shall read: "Section 13 (D). 'rho eompensation "of the Grand J..ecturel' shall be :rwent;y路five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) ppr annum and travl.:~ling expenses, audited and payable monthly." "\Vl\.L F. K:TJHX, CA1:1PBLDLL 'VELLS.

MASONIC HOME MADE SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS.

OnITIotion'M. \V. Bro. Robert R. Kreeger, in order that

the Fraternity in this State nlay becoille thoroughly familiar with and understand all the conditions in regard to our Masonic Honle, the reports of the' officers and directors of the Home were lnade a special order of business for tOlnorrow morning at 9: 00 or 9: 30 o'clock A. M.-or as soon as the Grand Lodge may then be able to reach the subject.

lDlO.] COMM

Grand Lodge of Jlissouri. E ONFRATERN

L CORRESPONDENCE ..

!'vi. W. Bro. C. C. Woods, Chairm,an, presented the report of the Comlnittee on Fraternal Correspondence, \vhich \vas ordered printed in the Proceedings. [See . A . .ppendix, pages' 1 to 125.] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.

lVI. W. Bro. Wnl. F. Kuhn, Chairman, presented and read the report of the Cornrnittee on I~ecognition of :Foreign Grand I.Jodges. On nlotion, it \vas adopted and ordered printed in the Proceedings as follo\vs: '1'0 tile J/ost nr or8!1ipru[, 01'((lu1 LodDe, A" P. and .1. 31. ot JIi88ouri: YflU!' (~ommitte(-' on Heeognltion of 1~~oreig'n (iI'and IJodg'es would SUblllit the followIng l'(:~port: A t the last Commullieatiou of this Grand Lodge, frate!'ual I'Edatiolls \vere snspended "with tlH~ (jl'and LodgE~ of Costa Itiea, pending investigatii;lIl . ..\.s 1'nr as your eornmitt:N~ was able to learn, the Grand Lodge of Rica Is in fraternal relation with· many eIandE~stil1(~ Grand Bodi(;~s, and has InadEl changes in the essentials of the "vork. '1'he eOIl1ll1ittee, therefore, l'eeommE~nd tllUt fl'utel'nal reIn tions \vi tIl the Grand Lodge of Costa Hie-a b(~ dissolved. 'rIle Grand Lodge or :\ieal'agua has ma(h~ applieation for recognition, and has answered tll(~ l'eGuil'ements of the Grand Lodge of Missoul'i, as adoptf~d one yE:H.l' ago, in a VEll'y satisfactory nUlnrH~r, vIz: 1. rrlH~ Grand .Lodge of Xieu rugun is supreme in its control over the three degrees of Aneient Craft l\lasonl'Y. 2. TheChal'tel's of tlw original Lodges 't:hatfol.'ll1Nl this Grand I,J()dge al'E~ regular. a. It l'E:\Quires of the candidate a belie:f in the one living and ~rue God. 4. TIH~ Holy BIble, square and compass are on its altar. 3. It is not in fraternal reh\tions with the Grand Ori(~llt of 11~l'al1ee. 'YhUe the e!alms for recognition arc sn.tist'aetol'y, the eonllnitte(~ is of the opinion that. owing to the unsettled eonditioll of the eivil governmentthe revolution and eiviI war being still in progress-that recognition of the Grand Lodge of Kical'agua should be postponed un til a stable form of government shall have al'is~n out of the present chaos. Your eommittee so reeomnlends. rPhe Gl:and Lodge Valle de l\h~xic(), with which the G~'alld . Lodge of l\Iissotlri is in fraternal relation, is suffering from a rebellion, by sev€m Spanish Lodges, under the leadership of Past (:trancI ~faster .Levi. 'J.:IH~se Lodges withdrew from the Grand IJodge and set up an irregular Grand Lodge Valle de ::\Iexico. . From all information nvailabl(\'~ and it is Quite extensive and Ullcontl'adieted, theG-rand Lodge Valle de l\Iexico, at its .A.nuual COlIlmunieation held

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in the Masonic Hall, City of l\1exico, January 30, 19,10, adopted a new Constitution and Code of Laws by a large majority. It appears that Brother Levi made several ineffectual e:trorts to delay the adoption, but was defeated bya large majority vote each time. After its adoption, six Lodges out of twenty-six IJodges present protested the adoption. The election of officers followed, resulting in the election of Jose J. Reynoso, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master. The election of Brother Reynoso, together with the adoption of the New Constitution and By-Laws,. was so disagreeable to B'rother Levi that he, with a part of th,e Represen tatives of seven Lodges, withdrew from the hall in a disorderly, unrilasonic and uncivilized manner. The remaining twenty Lod~es continued the business of the Annual Communication in peace and harmony. The rebellious Lodges, under Levi, then organized a Grand Lodge, claiming for it as the 'regular Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, and has deluged the United States with circulars asserting his claims. Your committee believes that without any further presentation of the condition existing in ~1exico that the action of Past Grand ~Iaster Levi and his followers was revolutionary, irregular and unmasonic. The majority must rule, there must be law and order. If an injustice has been done, proper procedure is always at hand,and the injustice will be corrected. rrhe organization made by the rebellious members of a Grand Lodge under the name of Valle de Mexico was and is irregular. 'J.:he Grand Lodge of Missouri wUI protect the rights of the regular Grand Lodge Valle de l\JIexico under Grand Master Bro. Jose J. Reynoso, and '\Vi1llam Thompson, Grand Secretary, and declare it to be the only Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. in the Republic of Mexico with which the GraJ?d Lodge of Missouri is in fraternal relations. The Swiss Grand Lodge of Alpina replies to th~ questions necessary for recognItion as follows: 1. The Swiss Grand Lodge of Alpina is supreme in its control of the three degrees. 2. The great~r part of the SwIss Lodges had their original Charters from English Grand Lodges. 3. "By 'initiation, we ask of our candidate, '1V'hat do you think of the Divinity:' 4. "The Bible is on the altar for all Protestant Lodges, but two Lodges,formed of liberal Catholics, have been authorized to substitute for the B'ible a book with white sheets, because you know the Catholic Church intel~dicts the Bible to its adher.ents." 5. 'I'Ve are in fraternal relations with the Grand Orient of France." The ,answers to 1 and 2 are satisfactory. The answer to question 3, as to the belief in Deity, is not clear and may possibly be due to the translation. It appears that the candidate is not required to give assent to. a belief in Deity prior to his initiation; but during, or in the initiation, he is asked "what he thinks of Divinity," The candidate's reply may mean a theological discussion O:J.路 a metaphysical. speculation; the question does not demand a eategorical afilrmatlon or denial in a belief in God. Therefore, possibly by want of clearness, in expression, this answer Is unsatisfactory. The answer to question 4 seems to indicate that a "book with white sheets' is all that is required on which to obligate some of the candidates.

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Gra'JiLd Lodge of lVlÂŁssouri.

The committee is of the opinion that "white sheets" do not constitute "a rule and guide to faith and practice" for Mohammedan, Jew or Gentile. A.n obligation on "white sheets of paper may bind some persons and may have a greater potency than on some men who take their vows on the :Holy Bible, yet a candidate who is bound, or is under obligation, to an. organization or a church that will not permit him to be obligated in the Great Light, is not of suitable material to be made. a Mason. The answer to question 5 is unsatisfactory. yVhile your committee realizes that the Swiss Grand Lodge of A.lpina is doing a great work, especially in the cause of civil and religious liberty, yet to be charitable in thought and deed, to be a foe to such civil and religious despotism as is fastened upon the Latin race by Romish priestcraft, these do not constitute Freemasonry of themselves. The great underlying principle, the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God, must be maintained and defended. 'l'he Brotherhood of l\1an can not exist, can not even be conceived in the mind of man, independent of the Fatherhood of God. \Ve recommend that the fraternal relations with the Swiss Grand Lodge of Alpina be denied. I1'raternall;y' SUbmitted, '\Vl\tI. F. KUHN, CA.l\IPB'I!JLL WELLS, E. F. ALLEN, JAl\1ES \V. BOYD,

ROBERT F. STEVENSON, OO'mllLitfee

INVITATION TO RECEPTION BY ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.

The Grand Secretary read a fraternal invitation from the Order of the Eastern Star to the officers and members of this Grand Lodge to attend a reception at the Masonic I-Iome by the Grand Officers of the O. E. S. on Wednesday evening, September 28th, fronl 8 to 10 P. M. On account of the plan to exemplify the work by the Grand Lodge Officers, this Grand Lodge could not attend as a body; but, on motion, the invitation was accepted and the thanks of this Grand Lodge were extended to the Order of the Eastern Star. The Grand Secretary was directed to comITIunicate with the proper officers of ,the Order to that efIect. PETITIONS FOR RESTORATION.

1. The Grand Secretary read a petition for restoration to Masonic standing signed by John G. Newbill, of Springfield, Mo., which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Appeals and Grievances.

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2. Also petition for restoration, signed by Grant Robbins, to Sedalia Lodge l'{o. 236, and petition of Sedalia Lodge to this Grand Lodge, asking th~t petition be granted, \vhich ",Tas also referred to C0111mittee on Appeals and Grievances. 3. Also a petition for restoration, signed by Calvin C. I\:erfoot, vvhich, by order Grand Master, vvas referred to Conl111ittee on Appeals and Grievances. REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER. I~.

W. Bro. J. R. IVlcLachlan, Grand Lecturer, presented

and read the follo,ving annual report as Grand Lecturer, vvhich,

on 1110tion, was adopted and ordered printed in the Proeedings: KAIIOIC\.,

To tile Gnll/(l Lod!lc of 11J'is80'U1"i:

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1Uo., September 27, 1910.

,JndcllfPrec anl.l A.ecC)dcl1 Jlfasons of the 8tatc

In obedience to the duties enjoined upon me, I submit tlH~ following as and fot' my annual report, as Grand Lecturer: On :Monday folIowing th(~ dosing of last (jl'and Lodg(~, I had the pleasure of being pl'esent and nssisting l\L ,V. Bro. A'. ':\L Dockery in the laying of the cotner stone of the City FlaIl, at Hannibal. rrhe attendance "vas good and the cet'emony ""as Impressive. After the laying of the corner stone, 1\1. \\1. 13'1'0. Dockery d(~livel'(~d a 'most excellent address, appropriate to the occasion. li'ollowing the adjournment of the Grand Lodge it usually takes. a \veek OJ ten days to perfect plans and arl'ange dates for future uleetings. \Vorli, however, was resumed the next ,,,reek, and I hu've the pleasure of reporting I.lodges of Instructi?n as follows: State Lodges of Instruction \vere held at Salisbury, October 25, 26 and 27 ; 1\Iontgomery City, November 10, 11 and 12; :B'Iredericktown, November 22, 23 and 24; Saekson, November 25, :2() and 27; Silteston, November :2H and 30, and December 1; Poplar Bluff, December H, 10 and 11; Van Buren, December 18, 14 and 15; \VashiIlgton, l\:r~ll'ch 11 and 12 ~ Holla, April 1 and 2; FUltOIl, l'fay 9, I() and 11.; Columbia, lVlay 12, 18 and 14; 1\ilobel'ly, June 1:~ and 14; Fayette: .Tune 1.5 andlf;: and Sedalia, .Tune 17 and 18. At each of these nH~etings, l\L ,V. Bro. 'Vro. A. Hall presided, and to him is due, in a geeat measure, credit for tIle success of thes(~ Ineetings. rrhe following Grand Lodge otncers were present at one or more of these meetings and participated in the \vol'k: R. \V. Brethren, Jacob Lampert, G. J. \V.; T. \V. Cotton, G. S. S.; Frank R. Jesse, G. J. S., and Past Grand l\fastel's D. 1U. \ViIson, A. S. Houston, John T. Short,\V. 1'1. \Villiams and Campbell 'VeIls. District Lodges of Instruction were held at Luray, \Vyaeoncla, Bwing, Armstrong, Ilothville, F'estus, Bonne rrerl'e, Caruthersville, Kennett, Ironton, Carrollton, l'Iarceline, Chillicothe., Hidgeway, l\ful'yville, Skidmore, Forest City, Polo, 1\1011roe City, Keytesville, Belton, Holden, Versailles, Linn, Steel-

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ville, Sullivan, Silex, 'Yaynesville, l\Ial'shfield, Ava, l\!ountaln Grove, Tiff City, Aurora, :Maclison, 'VE~ston, ~rrentoll, Bismarck, Btooldield, r~xeelsior Springs, Neosho, Cassville, l\h~Il1phis, Kansas City and Gorin. At most of tlH~se places I had the assistance of the District Lecturers. "'hile it will be s.~en that I ,vas not in every district, I \vaS in every section of the State, from one to three times. ~l'hese meetings ,vere usually well attended, and r have no doubt productive of good. On April 9, the Lodges at Springfield t(~l1dt:!red a reception to the Grand 1\laster, to which I had the honor to be invited and the pleasure of attend~ ing. At night, the Third Degl'e(~ \vas conferred in a very forceful manner in the pl'est~nce of iliany visiting brethl'en, after which an elaborate banqnet \vas enjoyed. T'he Grand l\:faster will doubtless give a Inore extended account of this delig-htfuI occasion, and I will desist from further comment for fear of trespassillg. In ac1clition to Illy duties .as Lecture!", I ha've been present on numerous occasions at the layLng of eorner stones and dedication of halls, which ceremonies were, generally, performed with credit to the Craft. At laJting old, I tion."

Louisiana, I witnessed the dedication of their el(~gant temple. 'rhe of the eOl'ner stoIit~ \vas done by me tll(~ year before. Like those of call say that "I \vas present at its building and witnessed the dedica"ris a beautiful structul'e, and the:y have it luxurionsly furnished.

1\:Iol'e l'pcently, 011 September 7, I \vent to Ii"ulton to be present at the la;yiIlg of the corner stone of the 'Yestminstel' College Building, also the corner stone of the PubIic School B'uI1ding. On acconnt O[ the inclemency of the \-veather, the \vork ,vns postponed nntil the next day. 'rhe. time, ho'v(WE\i\ was occupied in a Lodge of Instruction, at whieh the 'rhircl Degree \vas exeulp.litied, as ,veil as other parts of the work. Among the distinguished Granel L(Hlge ofTieel's present. were 1\L \V. Bro. \Vnl. A ..Hall, G. :M.; H. \V. Bro..Taeob Lampert, G. ~J. \\~.; H. \V. Bro. C. A. l\Io~nnan, G. J. D., and R. 'V. Bro. Frank R. .Tesse, G. J. S., and Past Grand i\.fasters 'Vm. F. Kuhn, ~J 01111 T. Short and A. 1\1. Hough. On the afternoon o( S<:~ptembel' 8, both corner stones \vete laid by 1\:1. W. Bro. \Vn1. A. Hall, Grand :Master, assisted by the other Grand Lodge officers in their respective places, after 'which an excellent address on educational and moral topics "vas delivered by 1\:1. \V. Bro. 'Vm. 11'. Kuhn.

'rIle beautiful Cel'enlOu:y was very impressivel Jl' pE~l'fornled and the ,occasion was one long to be remembered. The visiting' brethren were delightfully entertained by the Pulton Brethren, and all felt that it was good to be there. At the last COll1mul1ication of the Grand I..,odge, the Committee on :Monitor reeonlmended tlHtt the - funeral" ceremony be -revised by a committee to be appointf~c1 by the incoming Grand l\Iaster. Such a committee was appointed. and I have no doubt but that a repoi't vvill be Tnnd(~ at rllis Grand Lodge, for your eonsideration. 'rIle ceremony was omittecl from the new 1\Ianual, for the reason that if any ehang~s were nlude at all it would render it practieallJ~ useless. And whether an:y changes are made or not, it can be p1.1.blished in" a new issue of the l\fanua:l, if desired, 01' in a pamphlet form, as deeulecl best. Am pleased to report that the Chal1gf~S are generally well received, and the Brethren are conforming to the changes as fast as possible. In many of the Districts~ espeeially those I~ring south of the river, there are a few

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Lodges situated in remote sections that are almost inaccessible to the District Lecturer. By reason of their location, it is practically impossible to make any change to relieve the situation, as the Lodges are few and far apart. A new district, however, might, and should be, formed, consisting of the following Lodges: Vienna, No. 94; Belle, No. 373; Lanes Prairie, No. 531, in Maries County. Olean, No. .134; Ionia, No. 381, in Miller County. Versailles, No. 117; Glensted, No. 250; Barnett, No. 591, in Morgan County. This takes three from District 39, hvo from District 31 and three from District 25. These I.odges are located on or near the Rock Island Railroad and are easily accessible for路 a District Lecturer located on that road. As they are now situated, it is a difficult rna tter to reach them, and some of them .have been neglected. I have no doubt but that the change would beadvantageous to Freemasonl'~r, and I recommend that it be done. There were no Lodges of Instruction for District Lecturers held last year. r:rhe known proficiency of the old District Lecturers and the few changes made did not seem to warrant the expenditure of the money necessary to hold the same. "Time,. the tomb builder, however, makes many ehanges," and other men are called to action. In order that they may be thoroughly qualified and ha.ve the necessary confidence in their ability, I trust that an appropriation will be made for a series of meetings for their benefit. The experience of the past has demonstrated that the benefits derived by the Craft in general from these Lodges of Instruction more than compensate for the money expended and time emplo;yed in acquiring knowledge. Some of the Lodges ha ~'e been unusually busy during the year, and it seems that the Craft has prospered as never before, but, when the usual losses are considered, the net gain is doubtless nearly the same as in preceding years. "\Vhile increasing in numbers, it is gratifying to hear the reports, from all sections, of the excellent character of the new membership. rrhe District Lecturers have been more or less active during the year, and the most 01: them have done as much as could reasonably be expected. I am under obligations to them for the valuable assistance given me at all times. They are not only Freemasons in name, but at heart. One of them wrote me that "when the time comes around to make my annual report, I always regl:et that I had not been more active and able to show better results." From my knowledge Qf the Brethren I've no doubt but that the above is the sentiment of many. ABSTRACT OF' REPORTS 011" DIS'rRICT LECTURERS.

Brother John lVL Doran, of the First District, held seven Lodges of Instruction and visited every Lodge but two in his district. At these visitations degrees were usually conferred, and, when time would permit, special speaks very favorably of the progress made by instruction wa~ giyeno the Craft in goeneral, and especially names at least four of the Lodges deserving of praise for the progress made during the year. Brother John H. Holton, of the Second District, reports that it has been a very prosperous year, both as to the amount of work done and the interest taken in the work. He held fpur Lodges of Instruction and assisted in conferring more than one hundred and fifty degrees. He visited nea,rly all of the Lodges, and notes that the work is being done nlore creditably each year.

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Gra,nd Lodge of .lV!issour£.

Brother John C. Senate, of the Third District, visited all but three of the Loages in his District, and held Lodges of Instruction of three days' duration each at the following Lodges: Lucerne, Hartford, Green City, Somerset, Putnam, Pollock and Winigan, and, during the winter, one evening each week at· Seaman Lodge. I:Ie reports good attendance and gratifying' results from these meetings. He has kept informed as to the conditions in all the Lodges, and feels safe in. reporting that all is well with them. Brother D. M. Foster, of the Fourth District, held Lodges of Instruction in every Lodge except Princeton, and visited every Lodge. He reports the attendance good and much improvement in the work. Quite an amount of work was done by the Lodges, and the Brethren are maldng an effort to do it well. Brothel' C. C. lVIiller, of the Fifth District, reports that he visited every Lodge in his District but Cainsville. He held Lodges of Instruction at two or three places, and says that some of the Lodges are backward in their work and some of the officers are not posted in their duties. He assisted the various Lodges in conferring Degrees and reports some acquisitions to the Fraternity among the best of the community. Brother John W. B'arkley, of the Sixth Distrlct, held but one Lodge of Instruction, and that was with Jonathan Lodge. The attendance was good, and they seemed to learn rapidly. He visited three other Lodges and gave {hem some instructions. The majority of the Lodges do fairly good work. Brother Edwin F. Hamlin, of the •Seventh District, has not visited all of the Lodges, but says, from reports received, that, with two exceptions, all are in a prosperolls condition. A Lodge of Instruction was held at Elmo, and, for a short time in the winter, an evening each week was spent with the IVlaryville Lodges. He gave considerable private instruction to various officers, which proved very beneficial. Considerable work was accomplished by some Lodges in a creditable manner, and harmony prevails among the Craft. Brother Howard S. Teare, of the Eighth District, visited the following Lodges: 'Craig, Mound City, 'l'arkio and Forest City. At each of these places he instructed in the work of the Lodge and exemplified the wol"l\: in the degrees. He was with the Grand Lecturer at a Lodge of Instruction held at Forest City and reports that much good was accomplished. He answered all calls made on him, and, at different times, gave special instruction to visi ting Brethren. Brother C. 1\1. Thomas, of the Ninth District, held a Lodge of Instruction during the month of January for the benefit of city Lodges, but, being unable to get the hall on nights convenient for the Brethren, he was obliged to discontinue them. Five Lodges were visited during the year, but did not get a call to hold any Lodge of Instruction in any of the county I.,Iodges. He saw members ;from nearly all the Lodges, and reports them in fairly good working condition. Brother E. W. Tayler, of the Thirteenth District,was appointed to fill. the vacancy created by the resignation of Brother l\1adden. While no Lodges of Instruction were held by him, he waS present and assisted at State Lodges of Instruction, held at Marceline and B'rookfteld. lIe visited three other IJodge~Cypress, Bucklin and Dockery. I-Ie reports some of his Lodges not very active during the year, and~ while some are fairly well qualified in the work,' a few are lacking in Qualifications.

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Brother G(~o. 11'. Bre"wington, of the FOllrteenth District, has visited every Lodge. At :Macon, on November 29th, every I..Iodge but one in the district was represented. Degrees wel~e conferr(~d and the day's work was ended by an elegant banquet, given by Censer Lodge. A I.Joclge of Instruction \vas held at Callao and the attendance was good. Instruction was also giV'en at each place visited and ofttimes degl'eesconfel'l'ed.

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Brother Frank Smith, of the ITifteenth District, held Lodge of Instruction at La Belle and visited the Hannibal Lodges several times. He reports that the work in several I.Jodges in his district has become so nE~arly proficient as to be a pleasure to listen to it. 'flIat new Hfe has been instilled in the Brethren, when but a fe\v years ago some were nbout to die from inactivits; now, instead, they are \vide-awake, progressIve Lodges. He regret,s that he was unable to do more for the cause during the y~~ar, but his business interests were sueh that it was impossible for him to leave; a.~d, for this reason, he announces that he \"ill have to give up the work entirely in the future. Brotll.ee 'l'!los. F. IIl1rc1, of the Seventeenth District, held a Lodge of Instruction at Santa 11\~, besides giving instruction in his own Lodge and to various individuals \v110 came to him. lIe was also prE~sellt at :Monl'oe City and l\fadison at Lodges of Instruction held by the Grand Leetul'er. Other Lodges \vere contemplated but thellllusual season Pl'(:~v(nlted. He notes the progress made during the past five or six years and the good heal thy growth of each IJoc1ge. He praises the young melnbers for thE~il' earnestness and zNd, and the old(~r mernbE~l'S for their faithfulness and fidelit~y to their trust, thus Inaking tIle pr(~sent conditions SO favorable.

Brothel' ~P. H. ',"altoll, of the Eighteenth District, held Lodges of Instruction at lluntsville. :Moberly, Clifton Hill, .Jacksonville and Renicl\:, and at oth€~r times visited eaeh of these Lodges again. All but cne of the I.Jodges \vere visited. He finds the IJodges generally in good working condition, part of t11e melnbers being very proficient in the work. His own Lodge, at I:Ugbee, is in good condition and they try to have practice meetings every week. B'rothel' G. ,v. Ituclter, of the Nineteenth District, assisted in Lodges of Instruction at Salisbury, Rothville, Keytesville, ~rriplett and Brunswick,· and made frequent visitations to a number of Lodges and assisted in conferring degrees. He responded to every call, and reports much aetivity in some of the Lodges. He especially comnlends Ke;ytesville, Salisbury, 'rdplett and Bruns\vick for the good worlt done, and reports that IlOW no dissension exists among the Craft and that peace and harmony prevail. Brotl!er Henry C. Noland, 6f the rrwenty-first District, accompanied by Brother .T. ;Po trucker, D. D. G. 1\1., visited the following Lodges: Rising Sun, 'Veston, Camden Point, Howley, 'Veston and Adelphia. If time permitted, instruction was given, particularly in the opening and elosing Cel'enlony. Lodges of Instruction "vere held at Parkville, Barry and 'Veston. lIe reports that the Brethren are taking interest in the work and that their progress is appreciable. . BrothCl' Clarence H. Chene3T, of the 'rwenty-second District, reports that his district is maintaining the high standard of worl\: that has characterized it for many years. He attributes this to the zeal of a few men who are so thoroughly imbued with the spirit of Jj-'reemasonl'Y that, however arduous the work, they are seekers after knowledge; and the various officers, alive to their responsibility to the Craft, have seen to it that they were well qualified

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to grace the positions to \\'11ich they \vere chosen. gight Lodges of Instruction held in Kansas City, \yUh good attendance. Accompanied by R. \V. .B'ro. Q. 'Vatkil1s, D. D. G. 1\.1., he visited every l~odge in his distriet. At (~ach place, instruction was given as time would permit. lIe gives credit to the Craftsmen's Club for the good \vork they are doing. He says that the B'rt~thren are compl;ying in eveey detail to the changes in the :Manual and following stl'iet1~~ the ritualistic worle B'l'other ,Yo R. Eckle, of the Twenty-third District, \'vas unable to visit all the Lodges in his· District on account of 11lness. Lodges of Instruction were held at Lexington, Odessa, \Yaverly and Aullville. At the last plae~ the \vork was ill charge. of R. 'V. Bro. Henry Sinauel', D. D. G.M., who {~xenlplified th(oI work and assisted in conferring a degree. He reports all the Lodges in a prosperous eondition and doing good work. Itrotller G. 'V. Strother, of tIle rrwenty-foul.'th District, l'epol't:s that on aeeouut of business he "vas pl'event(~d from doing mueh. Lodges of Instl'uetion W(~l'e held nt l\1iama and l\Iarshall, and improvemen t is noted in the work and much interestll1anifested b:r the Brethren. Brother :\1. E. Schmidt, of the rrwenty-fifth District, reports' that Lodges (lC Illstruetioll were held at l~d'l11strong, Fayette, Burnett, Versailles and Bunceton. He visited the last Lodge four times. A number of the I..lodges were ViSitE1d during the ;year. At each place there \vas a fail- attendance, nnd the officers are intent on, doing better work lJrothel' Ii"l'anl\: If: Jesse, of the ~rwenty-seventh District, visited and held Lodges of Instruetion in the follo\ving Lodges; FUlton, New Bloomfield, \ViI· liamslnn'g, Hebron, l\lexico, Laddonia, .A.uxvusse and rrebbetts, and, in adcli~ Lion, has given instructions to members of every Lodge in his distl'ict. All the Lodges, with but t\vo excf.\ptions, are getting the \vorl~ and a 1'(:; confer~ l'ing tlw degrees substantially as taught by the Grand Lodge. Brother John E. Reeds, of the 'l'\ventJf-eighth District, visited all but one of the Lodges in his distriet, and assisted ill conferring degrees. He gave much private instruetion to the officers of "Various Lodges, and finds an incrf:~asing desire among them for better \yorle A State I.. odge of Instrnctioll \vas held early in the J~eal', at 1\:fontgomery City, which resnlted in much good. All Lodges had nlore or less worl\: dtll'ing the J~eal', and he reports them in a l1ealth:y and prosperous condition. Brothel' .J. 'V. Powell, of the Twenty-nInth District, reports that the year just drawing to a close has been a fairly good one for l1"1 ree masonry. He has kept in close touch with all of theul and Inlows what they are doing. Has visit(~d most of then1, assist£!d in degree work and given considerable private instl'uetion. l\Ioseow Lodge has bl~en the most active. ".rhis Lodge' lost (:~verything by fire about two J~ears ago, and no\v their new building, ineluding furniture and fixtures, is all paid for. lIe regrets that he is not able to l'~:~port better results, but says: ··T'lle Bretllren, however, are the best people under the SUll, and by their probity of conduct they are upholding the honor o:f the greatest fraternal organization the world has ever known.." Brother 'V. A. Clark, of the 1.'hirty-first District:, held Lodges of Instruction at Imdon, Olean, Russellville, Clarksburg and Clulmois, at several of wIdell he had the valnable assistanee of 1\1. 'V. Bro.•10hn T. Short, P. G. 1\1~rhe attendance was good and the meetings were successful. He was also present at Linn and assisted the Grand Lecturer in the WOl'!c :Meetings were

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also held at Jefferson City at regular intervals during the j~ear, at which there were ofttimes many visitors. These meetings were productive of much good. Brother G. H. Pike, of the Thirty-second District, reports Lodges of Instruction as follows: Sullivan, Washington and New Haven. "rasbington was a State Lodge o'f Instruction. IVI. W. Bro. 'Ym. A. IIall presided. P. G. M. John T. Short and G. J. "V. Jacob Lampert were also present. ,At the close of the Lodge of Instruction, the three degrees were conferred in the presence of a large crowd, composed of representatives from seven or eight Lodges of Frallldin County. This meeting awakened a desire among the faithful for better work, and resulted in much good. Everj)' Lodge was visited, and improvement noted in all of them. Brother Julius C. Garrell, of the Thirty-third District, reports that the "A.nnual Lodge of Instruction held seven meetings during January and February, under the dil'eeUon of R. ,Yo B'ro. J. S. McIntyre, D. D. G. lVI. At these meetings much valuable assistance was rendered by 1\1. ,V. Bro. '·Vm. A. Halt and R. vY. Bro.•Jacob Lampert, which resulted in much benefit to the Craft. :Many of the Lodges have an abundance of work, which, in most cases, is donE' in a creditable manner." He is of the opinion that. "the condition of the Lodges in this District, in reference to the work, ,was never better." Brother J. C. Laughlin, of the Thirty-fifth District, "has visited the Lodges, as usual, and instructed in the work." He says, '''rbere is generally a good degree of' interest manifested, and I notice marl\:ed improvement in the correct work. The outlook is bright for the future." Brother E. E. Codding, of the Thirty-sixth District, on account of business engagements, has been unable to visit many of the Lodges. He reports that the eleven Lodges in his district conferred the }f. :M. Degree on sixty candidates; and the interest dlsplaj·ed by the members met in the several Lodges shows that the Lodges are in a very healthy condition. Brother H. L. Hunter, of the Thirty-seventh DistrIct, sent his report from Vermont. He held Lodges of Instruction at Osceola and Petersburg. He reports the attendance as small, and but little interest manifested by the Brethren. He has given some time to the o~ers of the I.Jodges, indiVidually, and has been ill readiness to respond to any' call. Brother H. T. "fright, of the Thirty~eighth District, beld Lodges of Instruction at \'Va;ynesville, Conway, 1fack's Creel{, Linn Creek,. Richland, and Competition. He reports "a general improvement in the work, although there is plelity, of room for betterment." Brother A. I~J. 'Voed, of the Thirty-ninth District, visited most of the Lodges in his district and. gave individual instruction. Held a Lodge of Instruction. at St. James, and reports them very anxious to learn. fIe has repeatedly been at Spring Creek Lodge since its removal to Lecoma, and reports them progressing. B'rothel' Chas. E. Pyle, of the Fortieth District, visited every Lodge but one, and held fOlll' Lodges of Instruction at the following places: Caledonia, Hillsboro and Festus. H.e reports a fair attendance at each and good interest taken. 'rhe Lodges are progressing, and he hopes for still greater improvement in the future. Brothel' Joe ,''V. Gravely, of the Forty-first District, reports tlint he has held no Lodge of Instruction during the year, because he received no request

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to do so. . He visited the Lodges at Halfway and Fairplay on several occasions, and assisted in conferring Degrees. His opinion is that the condition of the Lodges, with reference to the work, is bad. The Lodges in Hickory County have never been visited, and if they have ever received any instruc路 tiOD, it has been from outside sources. Brother .'''Y. R. Bowles, of the Forty-second District, reports that; owing to adverse circumstances, over which he had no (~ontrol, he was unable to visit the Lodges outside of his own county. Lodges of Instruction were held at DadeviHe and Greenfield. At the former, the attendance was good and some good was accomplished. He visited all the Lodges in his county, and was ever ready to respond to every call. Greenfield Lodge has a number of good and reasonably correct workers. Brother Daniel O'B'l'yan, of the Forty-third District, held two Lodges of Instruction, and also gave instruction to the officers of different Lodges. The Brethren whom he met evinced a desire tb get the work as near perfect as possible. Brother Julius A. Becker, of the Forty-fourth District, visited a majority of .the Lodges, and as a rule found the officers quite proficient in their work, Especially is this true of Criterion Lodge, which is the youngest in the district. Schools of Instruction were held with every Lodge that requested them, and special instruction was given to different officers of five of the Lodges. R. '\V. Bro. Grant Emerson, D. D. G. M., accompanied him on most of his visits and rendered valuable assistance. Brother Bert. S. Lee, of the Forty-fifth District, reports that the condition of路 the Lodges is steadily improving, and now is much better than ever before. He has visited a number of the Lodges and assisted in the work. The three Lodges in Springfield are doing fine work. A Lodge of Instruction was held there in the spring, which was well attended. Another was held at 1\Iarshfield, and it is to be hoped with good results. Brother J. IVI. Carnaham, of the Forty-seventh District, reports that the State Lodge of Instruction, held at Van Buren, increased the Masonic interest throughout the district. fIe held Lodges of Instruction at路 Eminence, Grandin, Birch Tree and Van Buren. While he did not visit all the Lodges he is informed that they are doing fairly good work. Most of the Lodges have their practice meetings during a part of the year. Brother Geo. W. ~nIler, of the Forty-ninth District, held Lodges of Instructions at Laflin, Oak Ridge, Marble Hill and Zalma. At each place the attendance was fairly good, but better than last year, and the Brethren were anxious to improve in the work. He gave much pl'ivate instruction. responded to every call, and is of the opinion that most of the Lodges are in very good working condition. Brother James A. Boone, of the Fiftieth District, visited eight of the Lodges and instructed them in the work. Lodges of Instruction were hel<l at PUlXico and Advance, and these meetings were profltable to the Brethren in attendance. The former Lodge, though small, is one of the best Lodges in the district, and do their work creditably. Six of the Lodges do very good work, the other eight are not so good, but are improving slowly. A State Lodge of Instruction was held at Sikeston, at which several of the. Lodges were represented. All but two of the Lodges are increasing in membership and are prospering. Brothel' Virgil P. Adams, of the Fifty-first District, was路 appointed, early in the spring, to fill a vacnncy caused by the removal of B'rother Tipton from

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thf\ State~ and J as this is an. agrieultural district. it was too . late for active!: 1fasonie woelL He, howevel'~ visited sevE~ral Lodges, assisted in conferring Degn~es, nnd found the work performed in a ereditable manUel'. Bl'ot1l(:~I.' ,"V. ,y, ::\Iartin.. of the FIfty-second District, that the IlSllal nnmbpl' of Lodg(~s of Instl'uction were held with Lodge du1'in~r tIle wlntl?l'. Hnd.• as a rule, were \vell attended and mueh good neCOll1plisllefl. A I_odge of Instruction was held at Poplar BluFf, which \yas \vell a.tten(kc1~ Hnd f1uit(~ an \vas made in the work. .A. State Lodge of Instruction was also Bluff in December, He. bE~1ieYeS that l then is all irn})l'overnent the district,

Brothel' Thos. I>, l\Ial'tin, of the r;'i[ty-thil'd District, reports a greater illtet'(!:st in ::\lasonry in his district than ever before. Lodges of Instruction \\'1'1'(\ 111:'1d ,vi th the following Lodges: Ingomar, Clifton. ,Yilc1el'l1ess and \\'oodsic1e. Instl'uetion was also given to Pomona Lodge, IT. D., and to his hOnH! Lodg;e, toe). lIe l.'(?POl'ts tIle Brethren as enthusiastic and anxicJUs to leal.'Il the work, B'l'otIH>.t· G. J. Vaughan, 01: the I;'ift.Y-foul'th District, has officially visited k(~pt: in close communication \-vith all the I.. . oc1ges of his district, and that t1.H' era ft is stE~adily in the, ritnal istic '\vork, and that fl'iendship and brotherly IOVI~ prevail. and fill ds

BrOUH'l' II. 1. l~l'adf(n'(l~ of the Fifty-fifth District, reports that from information l'(~ceived by him the various Lodges in his <.1istriet aee progressing in the iVOl'1\. and have made very perceptible improvement during the yeal', A Distriet Loc1g(l of Instruction ,vas held by the Grand L(l(~tul'el' at: ..:\U1'01':1. and also one at' Cassville, whieh ,\vere well attended and the Lodges reIH·E~sen.ted were much benet1ted. 131'oth(\1' \\'. A.Phipps, of th(~ Fifty-sixth Distl'iet, visited all bnt one of his Lodges. assisted in eont:t~l'l'ing deg't'eE~s and giving instruction. 'rwo Lodges of Instruction W(!:l'C held by the Grand Leeturer-one a t ~ritr and the otll(\}' ~"l,.t :\ecnsho. rrhe most of the membership of· the Loclgf.~s are eng:aged in agl'lcnltut'al pursuits and are, necessarily, masonieally inacttve dru'ing the summer season. He reports ,vork done fairly ""veIl in the most of tlH~m, and n. desire on the part of all to qualify themselves. Pratel'nally submitted,

:J. n,

~IcLACHLAN",

Grand Lecturer.

PROPOSED NEW SECTION TO BY-LAWS.

The Gr,ind Secretary read, for the first time, the follo\\Ting proposed ne\v section to Grand Lodge By-laws, to be knc)\vn as Section 27, ofArticle III, otIered byR. W. Bro. JosephS.

McIntyre: I.lODGI~S

INSTRuc~rION,

A.dd to By-Laws of Grand Lodge, new section, to be l,no'\\'n as Section 27, of Al'tiele III: In each :Masonic District having a eity with ten 01; more Lodges, the District Deputy Grand l\1aster and Distriet Lecturer, together with three other members to be selected from three separate Lodges in such Distriet

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by the District Lecturer: shall C:Ollstitute a Committee on l\1:asonic Instruc-

tion. Such committee may adopt· rules for its government, and shall, for a period of at least :four months each ~year, hold a Lodge of Instruction once a wet~k and nppoint such assistant instructors as may be nec(;:ssary, subject to the approval of the District I..ecturer, who shall be the authority in the work and 11ave sole charge of teaching it, as provided in Section 2:3, of this Article; and the Grand Lecturer may, upon the recommendation of the District Lectnrer, appoint some one,. or more, suitable Brothers to be present and superintend the instruction on such occasions as, for any reason, the District Lecturer may be unable to be present hirnself; and in support of such Lodge of Instruction, the Lodg(~s 'voluntarily participating in such l\Iasonic instruction may contribute annually to the snpport tlH~l'eof snell sums as rnay be necessary to pay the aetual expenses oJ sueh Loc1g(~sof Instruction. .JOSEPH S. l\IcINr.rYRE.

~A.t 12 :20 P. M. the Grand Lodge until 2 :00 o'clock this afternoon.

was CALLED FROM LABOR

FIRST DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.

81\ I..louIS,Septenlber 27, 1910. l"he Grand Lodge \vas CALLED 'ro LABOR at 2:00 o'clock I). 11. by 1\1. \V. Bro. William A. I-I all , Grand Master, other Grand Officers being in their respective stations. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. I~. W. Bro. Cieorge 1\1. Sargent, Chairlnan, presented and .re~d the follo\ving report of the Committe on District I)eputy Grand Masters, \vhich 1vas, on motion, duly~ adopted: jJ([08t

1Vor8h'Lpfttl

TV'IlI.

A.. Ilall, GranCl 1l,fa.ster ot Masons.

~Ios'l: \VORSHIPlna; SIR A)ID BRO'I'HER-It

is a real pleasure to thanI\: you for the honor conferred upon this eommittee in appointing it to review. and eomn1ent on the reports of the District Deputy Grand nlasters. 1}ntn7cewnes8-In two districts (Infty~one and Pifty~tive) the reports indicate that s(~rious conditions are existing-conditions that really demand attention, and sillcerelJ' tl'us't the incoming administration will have the noeessary investigation made and rem(;~dies applied, t:~V(~Il to arresting their charters, if found exp(~dient. Drun!ienness has no legitirnate place in 11'l'f~e masonry. Prayer'-Strangely euough, in one or two reports we note Lodges art~ opened and dosed \vithout prayer during the entire ceremony. It almost seeIUS inconc~ivable that such a condition could exist. Before a man has even entered upon his l\Iasonic caeeer, he has to subscribe to the stat(~mellt that he is an unfeigned believ(H' in the one livitlg and true God, and 'how better than through, pl'aj't:~r to the Great Al'chiteet of the Univt~l'se cun this belief be expressed'! Let us hope fot' fewer reports of this Idnd hereafter.

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Thrift-It is noticeable to what extent prosperity, from a financial standpoint, prevails in Masonic circles throughout the State. Many Lodges have good bank accounts; some own cemeteries, and most of them own their Lodge rooms or halls; and all report an exceedingly prosperous condition. Freemasonry is taldng its proper place as one of the great institutions of this grea t Sta teo 'Ma8onic In{lnnat"y-,V'hile we regret it can not be stated that all Deputies have interested themselves in their reports, as regards the proposed Masonic Infirmary, yet some of them have done this and certainly have taken active, wise and successful measures in promoting this cause. This is a matter of vital importance, and it ought to be so felt by everyone of the 51,000 Freemasons in this State. A visit to the Masonic Home will convince the most skeptical of the necessity and far-sighted and God-like charity of this action. Report8-A.t this time, I do not have a complete list of the statements, but, in going over those I do have, it is a pleasure to advise that the following have sent in annual reports, which show much attention on the part of the Deputies, and which might be termed excellent and efficient. They are Nos. 1, 8, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 48, 51, 56. The Deputies in these districts certainly are appreciative of the dignity, importance and character of the responsibilities imposed upon them when ~'I'ou appointed them as your viceroy in their respective communities. Brothe'rly Love-It is peculiarly gratifying to note the prosperous and friendly relations that are existing in the Twenty-sixth District, and particularly so as it relates to '拢wilight Lodge, No. 114, and Acacia Lodge, No. 602. ],;odge8 Of In8truction-There are (',ertain districts in which frequent Lodges of Instruction" either in charge of the District Lecturer or the Grand Lectul'~r, hrrve been held, and it is gratifying to see the remarkable degree of satisfaction the District Deputy Grand Masters take in commenting on the etflciencJ'" and proficiency of the officers where these Lodges of Instruction are held. This class of work should always be encouraged. Our Grand Lodge has a law that every Lodge in the same district shall receive advice promptly of the reception of a petition by any other Lodge in that district. Some Deputies report this is being neglected. This is a snbject that ought to receive serious consideration, as it' was a wise provision in the first place and ought to be lived up to thoroughly, unless the Grand Lodge, for some good reason, should decide to repeal the law. PunctuautY-It is too bad that 'all路 Lodges do not open on time. In exceptional cas'es, there may be justifiable excuses. The reports indicate that there is considerable laxity along these lines. We may recall that one of our anc'lent Grand l\fasters was noted for his punctuality, and it would seem that路 every Lodge would want to emulate his example. NBglect ot Duty-YOu may have noticed, as I have, that a number of Deputies have expressed regret at their being so occupied with other duties that they did not have time to visit all the Lodges in their districts. Some of them advise they made their visits on paper. In a few instances" there were, no dOUbt, good and sufficient reasons for this seeming neglect on their part, but it is believed by this committee that it would be well if great care should be used in appointing as District Deputies only those who have the time, as well as the disposition, to carry out your wlshes, which have been very clearly expressed in this particular. Olo.sing During Surnm,er ]'fonths-It has been suggested by some of the Deputies that there 1s great difficulty in getting o~cers and members to come

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out during the extreme hot weather of July and August, and I believe there are none of us but what understand just what this means. In some Grand Jurisdictions it is the practice to close during the months of July and August. It is only submitted as a matter of information, although we believe it is entitled to serious consideration. District Deputy Grand ~1aster G. W. Rucker, of Brunswick, ~!o., in his report, makes the following statement: "The members of Dagan Lodge, No~ 394, at Mendon, whose Charter was surrendered Dec'ember, 1902, are desirous of reorganizing and having their Charter restored. I recommend this be done, when they learn the work properly and comply with the requirements necessary." This indicates clearly that there is a desire of the members of Dagan Lodge to not only learn to subdue their passions, but to improve themselves in Masonry, and it is, therefore, the recommendation of this committee that the Grand Lodge approve their petition. V\Te suggest to the former members of that Lodge that they can petition for the formation of a new Lodge at any time. M on'ltors-There seems to be some conflicting ideas as to the use, and perhaps the abuse, of Monitors. In such cases, if the Deputies will refer the question to the District Lecturer or Grand Lecturer, prompt and c.lear advic!e will be given. New Distriot-In the report of District Deputy Grand ~{aster A. L. l\1cRae, Thirty-ninth District, occurs the following paragraph: "The Grand Lodge, at its last Communication, authorized the transference of Vienna I.Jodge, No~ 94, and Belle Ledge, No. 373, from the rrwenty-ninth District, to some other district on the Rock Island Railroad, but the particular ,district was not designated. To place these Lodges in the district either side of Maries County would make too many Lodges in one district. I, therefore, offer the following suggestion as a solution of the problem: ereate a new district, to be composed of the follo"p'ring Lodges: Vienna, No. 94, Vienna; Belle, No. 373,Belle; Lane's Prairie, No. 531, Lois, ~1aries County. Olean, No. 134, Olean; Ionia, No. 381, Eldon, Miller County. Versailles, No. 117, Versailles; Glensted, No. 250, Glensted; Barnett, No. 591, Barnett, Morgan County. This will make a total of eight Lodges, all convenient to the Rock Island Railroad. The first three Lodges are taken from the Thirty-ninth District, leaving eight Lodges in that district; the next two are taken from the Thirty-first District, leaving nine Lodges in it; and the last three are taken from the Twenty-fifth District, leaVing nine Lodges in it. Then, if the Twenty-eighth District (Montgomery County), with six Lodges, and the 'rhirtieth District (v\Tarren and St. Charles Counties) ,with four Lodges, be consolidated, the total number of districts will remain the same and the consolidated district will have only ten Lodges, all convenient to the Wabash Railroad." . If, after noting the above. no objection is made by the District Deputy Grand Masters or District Lecturers, of the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-eighth and Thirty-first Districts, then this committee will recommend the adoption of R.. W. Bro. McRae's report, and the adoption of same will establish the new district. Certainly, R. W. Bro. llcRae sets forth clearly logical and conclusive reasons why the changes are necassary, and they have our hearty support. In conclusion, the committee would like to advise that the outlook is certainly bright; harmony does prevail; the future promises success. R~spectful1y submitted. GEO. M. SARGENT 1 OhaVr'm,an.

the

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

1\1. v'l, follo\ving

I{, I{reeger presented and read the of the cOIlllnittee, conlposed of the Past

l\1asters present, on the Annuall\dClress of the Grand ~/1aster,

,,,hich ,vas unaniInously adopted:

'1'0 tlie Grund l.o(I!Jc of .<llleicJI f; p'Fee an rl .lcceptc(l .illasoHs ot the SUIte Of JIi880UJ"i:

Your conlmittee, to whOln was refel'red the Grand :Master's A.ddress, take pleasure in stating that it was wIth much satisfaction we listened to this earefully pl'epHl't (l dOel1mf,mt of our Grand l\Iastel'. \Ve cO~lgl'atulate hill1 and the members of the 11 ra tel'nity of this State on th(~ success of his administraticH1, and the earll<:1stness and zeal IH:~ has displayed in tlH~ discharge of the duties of this mOst important position, the Fraternity knows. \Ye also 芦esil'e to express our gratitude for the prosperous and satisfaetol'Y conclilion of the ('i'aft in this Stat~:\ not only at tht\ pl'eSE~nt tirne but dUL'ing the pntit.路e year, \vhile atYail's have been in the custody (If our present Grand l\la stc:\r, rrhe progress of the I!'ratel'uity has been all that could be desired from the standpoint ot the aequisition or admission of citizens to its pl'iYilegE\S and benefits: H.nd we note with pl(;~asurt~ the words of caution of our Grand .\Iastel.' on the subject of lle\V material, sel<:'etec1 for use and service in the future. 1'11e Grand l\Iastel"s pl'Csen,::e at so many Lodges of Instrnetiton, held at so many diffl::~rentplaeE~s in this Statt7, during the yt~ar, and his report of: other visitations, in,dieates that the year has been one of exceeding great activity, and that the 11'raternity has received all the attEmtion that Illight l'easonubly be expected from it Cil'and :Mastel'. and \ve COll1rnel1d hinl for his z(~alousness in this direetiol1. 1

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earnestly recommend that the careful and most serious attention of F'l'aternity be given to that portion of tlH~ Ad(irE~SS relating to his official visit at the ,One Hundl'ed and rrWt~llty-see()nd Annual Communieatioll of the Lodge of ~Iarylanc1, at Baltimore, November 1E> to 18, lHOH, and aU questions considered at that meeting bE~ l'eferrecl to a special comrni tt:eE~ of five. thE~

\rE~

l'eeommt'nd that the matter of "\Vashingto!l

~Iell1()l'ial;' being conat Alexandl'Ia, Virginia, be referred to a special commIttee of five; also, that the question of a ":Masonic Club," in St. Louis, be r~ferred to a speeial commiftee of tlve.

8~del'!.ld

\Ve approve of the action of the Grand ~laster in his appointment of Grand Hepl'eB(~ntatives, issuing of Dispensations for new !;odges, appointnlent of District DeputJ~ G'l'H,lldMastel's, and the la,ying o.f corller stones. His eOlllments on the subjeet of indiscriminate rt:'l:missioll of clues b~~ Subol'dirnl.te Lodges meets with our hearty a p p r o v a l . ' \Ve recommend that the subject of the Bicentenary of the Grand Lodge of England be referred to a special committee of five.

\Ve l'eeommend that his deeisiol1s be referred to the Conllnittee on prudence.

tJuris~

C;rand

111isSOll rio

\Ye recommend that all of tha t portion of the Grand l\Iaster's Address l'(·fpl'l'ing to the cOl1lInunicatiolls l'N:ei red from the Grand ~raster of Kentucky, as regards the question of: penal jUtisclietion, be referred to the Cornlni ttee on tTnrispl'udenee. So Innch of the Addl'l~SS as l'efel'S to new I .. odg(!s, to th(~ Committee on Loc1g(~s l~. D.

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recommend be

l'{~ferrf~d

'Ve note \vit11 exceeding great pleasure his statements relating to the lad.ies of the Eastern Star in this State, and as to tl1(~ir continued benefactions to th(~ ~Iasonic Hom(~, and brigl1 t rays of hOpt~ and sunshine that their efforts make in that most tencl(~l' and affectionate spot ill the :.\Iasonic heart of this State; and as true Fl'cema.sons, we can not refrain fl'om expressing our b(~lief that if all of the members of this Fl'lltel'nit,v Wei'(~ possessed of the same kIndly nnd generous spirit tha t the Ulc1iEI S of the Eastern Star e\'ince. t 1u,: object fen' which 'Wt~ ha ve Ih~en (~IHleaY(ll'in.g to l'H is(~ mone.y during the last ~\'eaL' \vould have be::;n accomplished before this; :1.nd, as stated by him. tIle eorner stone our :\Iasonie IIrfiL'Il1al'y might have bf~en laid at this sessiem of the Lodge, Bl'ethl'en, we eommend this institution to your further ht~al't.Y cOl1sidel'ution. and trust that you will not permit another year to pass without ll1aldng provision to care for those in distress at this time. but \\'110: on account: of limited i:acilities~ must be denied the comforts of a home in their declinIng Yfl:lI'S. lYe also rejoice at the g'l"atifying suc('(ISS that has atterH1NI thisf,:i'fcwt during the last and do not desIre to tlattt::ll'·you when "ve state that: a gl'eat Inanj' of the Lodges in this ({rand Jurisdiction. as \:vell as individual members of the F'l'ate I'll itj·. haTe :fully diseharged thpil' duty .in this ecnneetion. \"\'(1 l'e('omlIlt~lld tliat all of that portion of the Granel "~:Iast(~l"s Address l'<:'fel'l'ing to the :Masonic Infirmary bE~ re:fel'rec1 to the Com mittee 011 ?lIasonic llome. Belit~villg; tIla t tll(' oftieial aets of our Grand ~lastel' hav(~ and will eontilluP to l'l?dound to the glory of the Fraternity in this State, and that his admInistration will long be remembered as one ot: peaee, joy and happiness. n nd. one apPl'ouehing as· nea 1.' perfeetion as it is possible for humanity to a(,('(Hnplish~ \ve are,

l{C)BER'l' R. I~REE(}IDR, Chairman" XEKOPEION RYLAND, ALEX }\f. DOCKERY, crfARLES C. \V001)8. ROBEH~rF, S'l"I~JVI;~~SO:0:. •JA~lES 'V. BOYD, 'YILLIAi\I 1"1. \VILLIA~IS~ .JOHN R. PAHSO~, A. ~I. IIOITGH~ D. A .•TA~lrSO~. E. l~'. ALLl<~N, C. II. BRIGGS, CAJ\fPBI~LL 'VI;~LLS,

'V1\I1. F. KIJHN, D. 1\1. ,\YILSON.

JOlIN T. SHOR'l\ A. S ..HOUSTON,

Oornmittee.

Proceedings of the

[Sept.

GRAND LODGE ODE PRESENTED.

The Grand Master read the following communication from Brother P. B. Eversden, tendering to this Grand Lodge '1,000 copies of an ode with musical setting. ST. LOUIS, l\:Io., September' 29, 1910. M. 1V. Bro. lV. i1. Hall" Grand Master~ G1'anrl Lodge} A. F. and A. M. of Missouri:

:M:oS'l" WORSHIPFUL BROTHER-It affords me pleasure to present to you, and through you路 to the Most " ...orshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. and A. :M., one thous'and copies of an ode, with musical setting, which I would like to dedicate to the Grand' Lodge, if they see fit to accept the same. Thanking you for many courtesies in the past, and hoping ;you will do me the honor to accept this little ode, tendered as a mark of my respect for the Grand Lodge and its Officers, I am, FraternaHy yours, P. B. EVERSDEN.

On motion of M. W. Bro. C. H. Briggs, the ode was accepted with the hearty th..anks of路 the Grand Lodge and ordered published in the Proceedings. [See opposite page.] COMMUNICATION FROM JERUSALEM LODGE, NO. 315.

A communication was received from Jerusalem Lodge, No. 315, of Jerico Springs, Mo., which being in the nature of a grievance was, by order of the Grand' Master, referred to the Committee on Appeals and Grievances. STANDING COMMITTEES.

The Grand Master announced the following Standing Committees: JURISPRUDENCE-JoS. s. :Mc:lntyre, ah(J;irmaflt~路 John C. Senate, J. E. Thompson, Geo. H. Daniel~ George E. Mayhall. ApPEALS AND GRIEVANCEs-D. A. Jamison, 07ta'irtnan.; W. F. Johnson, F. A. Leach, A. F. Ittner, Wm. Hilkel'baumer, G. W. Presnell, J. ~f.Carnahan. WAYS AND 11E.A.NS-A. 1\1. Dockery, Ohairm,an; John Q. "'atkins, G. W. Miller, Bert. S. Lee, T. D. Williams, Eugene McQuillen, Guy B'. Park. CltEDENTIAJ..s-"'~m. E.Hoke, Oha'irm,an .:Wm. H. Ball, F. E. Diekneite, Percy A. Budd, and John W. La Fever. PAY ROLL-Walter R. Shrodes, Ohairman; George A. Nees, ,Yo \Y. Martin, John S. 'raylor, M. L. Howard. CHARTERED LODGES-C. L. Alexander, Ohadlr'rnan.; Virgil P. Adams, H. T. Wright, Theo. Hyatt, I. N. Evrard.

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Another year has <:ome' and gone Sin<:e last we met around Thy throne, o great Jehovah, Lord! For all Thy gifts and mercies shown To this Grand Lodge, in路 days now flown, We praise Thy Holy Narne.

Bless those who o'er us shall preside;' Fill them with wisdom, Lord, to guide Our thoughts' and actions here. .May all who meet with us to-day Masonic Truth and Light display, In holy Love and Fear.

And, as again we gather here, Thy Holy Name would we revere. And ask Thy guidance, Lord. From strife and discord keep us free; That all, in peace and unity May hear Thy H路oly Word.

Bless all the Craft, on land or sea, Thy people, Lord, wher.e'er they be, Who to Thy altar come. Make peace to rule in every breast, And fit us all for that sweet rest In Thine I1jternai Home.

Proceedings of the

IL---.Jarnes A. Boon(~. (ll/airman: 1'11os. P. Hurd , D. Bruy. T. Billsll:·Y. ('lwiJ'lIIan.: Thos. D. :Mal'til1, I~J. E. Ccldcling. B\)AHDS RELIBF---D. B. OhaiJ'J)/,(ln; A.. F-'. Braun, ;r. L. Ii'. . ,Yo Kl'E~nnil1g, A. J. nEI'C\l~TS 01" I), I). :.\I's.-(jeol'ge:.\L Sal'gent, Ollah'ulan: Grant Elnel'SClll, IJoW:ll'cl S. l:atl'iek. It El'liAL---I). 1\1. \YIlson, Ohairman; Campbell \Yells, \V. A. Hall . .J. T. r,ODCH;S

CIL\Jtl'('\"-""-~I.

Shc)l't, ~L\S()~IC HO:\IE-A.

C. Ste"'lll't, Oltairnwn; Louis ~Iollel', G-.11'. Bl'Pw,y, G. \\Tldel'lllan. ()I.:rl'L\JtIJ~S--C. IT. Briggs, Olw iI'm all; .Jas. A. Flal'l'is, (h~o. ,Y. ~JaJnes. ~reI). Turner, \'''. C. Alvvood. C\mREsPoNDENCE--C. C. ''foods, Ohairll/an. GIL\Xn:.\JAS'l'}~R'sADI)In~ss-R.H. Kreeger, ()haini,an, AUDl'l'I:\"G-Ec1\'dn V. Kytc. Ohainnan. l'SFIsIslIEn BrsIxEss------··(;eol'g\~ S. :UcL.. annlulll, 01la11'man; S. L. \\'()ns(~t ! el', I1'I'tlll1\ L. I~ain tel'. 'rltA;\ISPOH'l'A'l'ION AND HO'j~ELS--A. S. 'Verl'em(~'yer, Chaii'jnan. ington, A. A.

Smith~

VISIT, TO MASONIC HOME.

1\1. \J'l.Bro. E. F. i\llen urged all 111enlbers of the G"rand I..Jodge, ,vho could possibly do so, to visit the 1tIasonic IIonlc, assuring thenlof a hearty vvelconle, courteous treatnH:~nt and

every opportunity for inspection. ORATION.

It \V. Bro. i\ustin L. McI~ae, Grand Orator, ,vas introduced by the Grand 1JIaster and delivered the follo\ving Oration,

,vhich \vas ordered published in the Proceedings : 'Po the lJ:1qst Vlor;'s71/ilJf'lll GralLd 1~1aster ancZ B'reth'ten of the Grancl

Lodge: Your Grand Orators, in forluer years, have told you of the origin, g!'o,vth and beauties of F'reell1aSonry; of the eminent n1en and statesn1811 who received their inspiration frolll its teachings; of the b~ne ii-cent influence Freemasony has exerted in the ularch of civilization, and for the liberties of the people. I ,vish to call your attention to one of the reasons why PI~e nlasonry is abl,e to exert such a po\verful influence upon the destinies of the world. 'I'he age in ,vhich vve live is a conlnlercial one. It is asked of every undertaking-does it pay? and unless the answer be in the affirmative no assistance will be rendered, and the undertaking \vill fail. In other vvords, something of value lnust be obtained for the support: given. At the present tinle the institution of Freelnasonry is

Grand

lllisSOlll路z'.

ackno\vledged to be a powerful factor in the developnlent of the highest type of Inanhood. It is also enjoying an unparalleled gro\vtl1 in this most comulercial age of the world's history. Therefore, it 111ust pay. Let us see ,vhat there is in it that nlakes it \.vorth \vhile in this busy life of ours. Its foundation is charity-the beginning of every virtue. Its tenets are brotherly love, relief and truth-which are vital and eternaL It teaches lllorality and equality. But what gives it virility is the fact that it teaches service-,service to yourself, service to your neighbor, service to your country, and service to your Creator. 'loon are early taught "To employ the nliud in the attainUlent of useful kno,v]ec1ge, and to use this knowledge in the c1iseharge of your re'spective duties to God, your neighbor, and yourself." You are t~ught that 1nen in no respect so nearly approach to the Deity as "when they confer benefits on lnen." You are taught to serve God, and do good to as ulany as possible; that there is nothing greater in your fortune than that you should be able, and nothing finer in your nature than that yo u should be clesirotl8 to do this. I-iow often do 'nlen "labor for that ""hieh satisfieth not." "..~n thony sought for happiness in love ; Brutus in glory; Caesar in dOlninion; the first found clisgraee, the second disgust, the last ingratitude, and each destruction. During the last session of Congress there "was路 introdueecl a bill to incorporate the Rockefeller Foundation, whose iucorne was to be used "To pronlote the 'well-being and advance the civilization of the peoples of the UniteclStates and its Territories and possessions, and of foreign lands; in the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge, in the prevention of suffering, and in the proillotion' of any and all the elen1ents of hunlan progress." Here, then, is the case of a Ulan who has developed the talent of 111aking money to a higher degree, possibly, than any other indiVidual in the history of the world, and who, after acculllulating nl.illion~ upon Inillions, reaches the conclusion, in the declining years of his lif(~, that the best use to which he could put his vast fortune is'to use it for the benefit of his fello"w' nlen. However much anyone Inight condemn the luethods which he thinks may have been employed in the accumulation of large fortunes, he could only comnlend the spirit that pl'Onlpts t.he use of it "to promote the well-being of the people." It is because Freenlasonry develops and cultivates such ~ spirit that gives her such a strong hold upon the affairs of our time, and comnlands for her the devotion of the busy citizen, the gifted statesman, the faithful husband, and tender father. H

[Sept.

ProceeÂ˘ings of the

Freemasonry teaches you to lead useful and unselfish lives, sympathizing with your fellow men in their sorrows and rejoicing with them in their pleasures. It teaches that "you will. do the greatest service to the State if you shall raise not the roofs of the houses, but the souls of the citizens." Freemasonry teaches action and not inertness. "To say well is good, but to do well is better. Do well is the spirit, and say well the letter." It teaches that "industry must be our oracle and reason our Apollo." It demand~ active and earnest work of its initiates. It teaches that "the natural use of the strength of a strong man or the wisdom of a wise one is to do the work of a strong man or a wise one." It teaches that the tin cup, although of less capacity than the bucket, has a service to perform which may be just as essential as that performed by the bucket. In fine, it teaches each to serve according to his capacity. Thus, by its teachings, in stimulating nobler conceptions of duty; by its precepts, in inculating higher ideals in the business world, and by its practices in maintaining Masonic homes and hospitals, it impresses upon its members the idea of service: "Warming their hearts with the love of God and inspiring them with the great principle of human fraternity."

Grand Lecturer ~. W. Bro. J. R. McLachlan announced that this evening at 7 :30 P. M. the order of procedure would be the exemplification of the First Degree and part of the ,Second Degree. At 3:00 o'clock the Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR until 7:30 o'clock this evening. Prayer was offered by R. W. Bro. Rev. W. C. Bitting, Grand Chaplain.

FIRST DAY-EVENING SESSION.

ST. LOUIS, September 27, 1910.

The Grand Lodge was

CALLED TO LABOR

at 7:40 P. M. by

M. W. Grand Master William A. Hall, the other Grand Officers, being in their respective stations. Divine blessing was invoked by R. W. Bro. Rev. John H. Miller, Grand Chaplain.

1910. ]

Gra.nd Lodge of JJlissou,ri.

EXEMPLIFICATION OF WORK .

The purpose of this session.being the exemplification of the work, the Grand LQdge was placed under the supervision of the Grand Lecturer, R. W. Bro. J. R. McLachlan, who, with the assistance of the other Grand Officers, proceeded to exemplify the entire ceremonies of the First Degree, as well as the second section of the Second Degree. SUGGESTION AS TO RITUAL.

M. W. Bro. Wm. ,F. Kuhn made certain suggestions as to the scriptural readings in the Masonic ceremonies, and the same were referred to the Committee on RituaL CALLED FROM LABOR.

At 10:00 P. M. the Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR until tomorrow morning at 9 :00 o'clock. Prayer was offered by R. W. Bro. Rev. John H. Miller, Grand Ohaplaifl.

SECOND DAY-MORNING SESSION.

ST. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY, September 28, 1910. The Grand Lodge was CALLED TO LABOR at 9.00 o'clock A. M. by the M. W. Grand Master, William A. Hall, the other Grand Officers being, in their respective stations as heretofore. Divine guidance was invoked by R. W. Bro. Rev. John H. Miller~. Grand Chaplain. MINUTES APPROVED.

The minutes of the several sessions of yesterday were read and approved. SECOND READING OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS . TOBY-LAWS.

The Grand Secretary read for the second time the several propose.d amendments to the By-Laws offered on yesterday.

[)rocced/Jlgs

the

[Sept.

MASONIC HOME REPORT.

111. W. Bro. Ethelbert F. L~llen, :Preside:q.t, subnlitted alld read the Twenty-fourth .i\nnual Report of the Masonic Home of Missouri. Bro. E. \V. Deane read his report as Superintencleht, also extending to all Inernbers of the Grand Lodge an earnest invitation to visit the Honle at any tinle, and particularly to attend the reception to be given at the Honle tonight by the E. S. M. W, Bro. ~Talnes VV. Boyd read the report of the Matron of the Masonic FrOIne, Mrs. Dixie M. Deane; also tIle report of the Advisory Comn1ittee of the O. E. S. M. W. Bro. Canlpbell Wells presented and read his report as Treasurer of the Honl~, including report on Endownlent Fund. • On motion of 1\11. W. Bro. E. F. Allen, the several reports as to the Home, together V\rith the report of Finance Comnlittee, Auditing Committee, Attorney's and Physician's reports, and, report on Infirmary-now printed in pamphlet form-vvere ordered incorporated in the official Proceedings as heretofore. [See Appendix.] ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS.

The hour for the election of Grand Officers having arrived, Grand Master Hall appointed as Tellers the following Brethren: Julius C. Gatrell, E. V. Kyte, Frank Miller, T. B. Wyrick, R. L. Wardin, E. J. Scott, Thos. A.Milburn, O. M. Mitchell.· The election proceeded, with the following result: CLAY C. BIGGER, Laclede, Grand Master. ARCH A. JOHNSON, Spripgfield, Depllty Grand Master. JACOB LAMPERT, St.L(;)uis, Grand Senior Warden. VAN FREMONT BOOR, Kansas City,. Grand Junior Warden. ALPHONSO C. STEWART, St. Louis, Grand Treasurer. JO,HN R.PARSON, St. Louis, Grand Secretary.

Grand REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. W~ Bro~ Briggs, the following report on Ne~rology, and ordered printed in the l)roceedings: 'Po 'the Jlo,-rt

1ron~lli])ful,

and read adopted

G'J'an,d Loclge:

(~ommittee

on Obituar'ies submits the following report: \Vith grntitudp WE~ acl{no\vlec1ge the proteeting power \vhle11 has s[HU'ed the lives of the Oflicel's of this Grand Lodge' during the lnost sue('(~ssfnl year in our history. "'''e also rejoicE~ that not one of onrPast (}r'and :\lastel's lHlS fallen' under the flying shafts of dt~ath. But all over this (}rand .Jnrisdic:tion fl'e(llH~nt hav(~ been the calls to lay aside our occupations in order to P(~l'颅 form the rites of burial over remains of our departed Brethren, luany of whom had labored long H,nd zealously for the upbuilding of our noble ()rc1el'. rrheir names will appear in the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge, and their virtnes are upon perpetual record in the he~U'ts of those \vho knf~.\V thC-:U1 best and loved them for theil' worth. The sprig elf acacia is an emblem 0'拢 our faith in immortalit J". \Ye commit "Earth to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes" ill the hop~~ of meeting them again. YOU}'

"Lo, .Judah路s I..ion stoops to sav(;:; Ins strong right hand Is reachin.g downward to the grave; 'l'he dead shall stand." F' rOlll otller Grand .Turisdietions we glean the following names of honored who have been called from labor:

Br(~thren,

ARKANSAS. ,Yo K. Hamsey. Past Grand l\!aster, was born in "\Vilcox County. AlabanHl, and died at his home in Camden~ Al'l{ansas, l\larch 18. 1910. For more than" fort;y-five years he was a zealous :\Iasoll and a devoted uleluber of the churcb of his cholee. He was elected Grand High l'riest in 1887 and (jrand l\iIastel' and Grand Commander in 18HO. In the Ch'n Y\"ar he served as a. private soldier in theConfedel'ate army. C(;)NNEC rrIC1Jr.r.

,John G. l{oot, Past Grand 1'reasurer of the Gra.nd Lodge, was born in \Vestfield, lVIassachllsetts, April 20, 1835, and died in Hartford, Connecticut, }1'ebl'uary 14, 1910t aged seventy~tive years. lIe was elected Grand Commander in 1875. He was Grand rrreasurer of the Grand I.lodge fifteen years, - Grand Treasurer of the (j-rand Chapter and r.rretlSl..U'er of the l\fasoni'c Charity }t'oundation, of Connecticut, seven years, but, in lSH6, declined re~electIon. At the age of twenty, he entered the banking business at Hartford, to which his long life was given, with marked success. He served one term. as :Mayor of Hartford, and was for many ;years a promi路 Dent and active member of the Pearl Street Congregational Church of that dty. FI.lORIDA, <

'rhomas, ~Mal'vin PUleston, Past Grand l\faster, was born in London, June 8, 18;)6, and died at hi,S home in :Monticello, Florida, }j'ebrual'Y 16,' 1910, ill

Pro~eedings

of the

[Sept.

his fifty-fourth year. lIe was elected Grand l\Iastel' in 1903, and again in IH04. Hp VV'RS admitted to the Inn' in ~rexas, but. in 1880, IH:~came a resident of :Monticello, He was elected County .Judge' of .Jefferson County, Florida, in lSSG, and fillNl that office unti I his death. GEORGIA.

C:hHl'les P. Gordon. Past Depnty Grand l\faster, was born in Forsyth, G(:!()rgia. Febr1Hlry 15, 1837, and died at his home in Dalton, Georgia, lYIarch lH, uno, aged seventy-three years. He filled the otIices of Senior Grand 'Varden and Deputy (j1'and l\faster, but declined advancement, although he continued to attend the Grand Lodge. He "vas eminently sueeessful in the praetiee of medicillE~. At tlH~ beginning of the Civil 'Val', he volunteered as a private in Ule C~onfederat(~ but was soon promoted to be surgeon of his regiment, and served as until tile close of the '~Tar. INDIANA. Daniel Noyes, Past Grand l'Iastel', was born in Uutland County, Vermont, .June 27, 1880, and died at his home in La Porte, Indiana, l\:!arch 1'3, 1010, aged llf'Hl'l;y eighty :years. He sel'vedeightef~!l years as Judge of the Thirtysecond Indiana Circuit Court. "It is said of him that he made a record unsurpassed in the history of northern Indiana." ILLINOIS. .Tohn J\fills Pearson, Past Grand l\lastel'~ was born at Newbur~YPol't, l\lassachusetts, October 17, 1832, and died at his !lomcneal' Godfrey. Illinois, ~Tune 4, 1910, In' his seventy-eighth ;y(~ar. He was elected Grand l\1aster of the Grand Council in lSE)S, Grand Iligh Priest in 18E>9 and Grand Commander in 1870. In 1890, he was elected Grand :Master and re-elected in 1891. In his early manhood he eng'aged in the manufacture of farm implements, but, in 1866, retired from business and mov€d to a farnl near Godfrey, which was his home until his death. He served several years as a Trustee of the University of Illinois, and as a l'nember of the Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission. I-Ie reprf~sented his county several terms in the Legislature. KAN~AS.

Samuel R. Peters, Past Grand l\lastel', was born in Pickaway County~ Ohio, August 16, 1842, and died at his home in Newton, I(ansas, April 21, 1910, in his sixty-eighth year. He was t:'lected Deputy Grand ~laster in 1882, but declined election as Grand ~laster: in 1888: because of his duties as Congressman. He was elected, however, in 1905. At the age of nineteen, he enlisted .llS . a private. in the Seventy-third Ohio, and remained in .the service until the close· of the Civil War, retiring with the rank of Captain. He graduated from the Law Department of the Universit:y of Michigan in 1867, practiced law and later pubHshed a newspaper in l\fexico, l\rIssouri. and in 1873 began the practice of his profession at ~Iarion, I(ansa.s. In 18i5, he was appointed District Judge, and in 1882 was elected to Congress, serving eight years. He was Postmaster of Newton, Kansas, from 1898 until his death. l\1EXICO.

John Cowan Moorhead, Grand l\fastel'. was born in Ireland, January 5, 1870, and died in l\1:exieo City, October 31, 1909, in his fortieth year. l\1:ade

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G1"Q,nd Lodge of J.1Iissouri.

, :\Iason in l\1innesota, he aflUiated with Anahuac Lodge, No. 141. of the :;ity of l\:Iexico, ~Tune 7, 1907, and was elected Grand lVlaster April 9, 1909. l\fINNEso~eA.

Charles 'Yhippo Nash, Past Grand :Mastel', was born at Albion, New {ork, D(~eembel' 5, 18:29, and died at his home in :Marietta, South Dakota, ~ugust 18, 191.0, in his eighty-first year. In 1865, he was elected Grand iigh Priest of l\:1innesota. In 1866, be was elected Grand :Master, and ;erved five years. Graduating from the Poughkeepsie Law School in 1851, le spen t sev~ral years in public school work in Michigan. In 1855, he mtered upon the practice of law at Des lVIoines, Iowa, and was elected \fayor of the city in 1857. In 1862-6:3, he was State Senator from Dakota l\iinnesota. He entered the army in the Civil 'Val' and rose to the 'anh: l\lajol'. l\IISSISSIPPI. CIHlrles S. Chamberlain, Past Deputy Grand l\1astel', \vas born in Jeffer路 (\Hlnty, l\:Iississippi, .July 15, 1847, and died in Natchez, l\1ississippi, Jctober 20, IHO~, agpd sixty-two years. In 1887, he was elected Grand High lh'iesl. Rev. ~John Alexander Bares .Jones, Past Grand Chaplain, was born near v'"ich:sburg, l\Iississippi, December 9, 1830, and died at Ii'ort Gibson, 1'I1]s3issippi, January 13, 1910, aged seventy-nine :years. 1:1e was three times :leeted Grand Chaplain. He was elected Grand' :Higb Priest in 1898 and Jrand Commander in 1900. He was the son of a l\:I:ethodist preaeller' and 1 l\lason, and, at the time of his death, the oldest member of the JHississippi :;onferenCe of the lYlethodist Episcopal Church, South, Jlaving entered the ministry in 1852. .011

l\IONTANA.

Ansaleu1 Johnston Davidson, Past Grand l\laster, was born at IPranldin, Missouri,Augllst :l3, 1843, and died at Pocatello, Idaho, October 24, 1.909, a.ged sixty-six years. lIe was made a :Ylason in I-Ielena Lodge, No, 3, in 1877. He was elected Grand Treasurer of the Grand Commandery in 1888, and Grand Commander in 1890. A l'esident of lIelena since 1865, he became interested in merchandising, real estate, banking and live-stocl{ business, and L'anlted among the prosperous, public-spirited and progressive men of Montana. NEBRASKA. Jacob King, Grand '.riler, since ,June 21, 1876, was born at Springfield, Illinois, September 3, 1831, and diec] at his home in South Omaha, January 1.9, 1910, aged seventy-eight years. He was also Grand Sentinel of the Grand Chapter and of the Grand Council. NEVADA. Augustus :Murphy, Past Grand l\laster, was born in the State of New Yorl{, September 29, 1837, and died at his home in Carson City, Nevada, October 26, 1909, aged seventy-hvo :years. lIe' was elected Grand :Mustel' in 1885, and Grand High Priest, in 1900. After some years spent ill Inining-, he stndIed law and was admitted to the bar in 1872. The same year he was elected District Attorney for his county, and was twice re-elected. In 1878, he was elected Attorney-General of Nevada, and, in 1888" a .Justiee of the Supreme Court. Later, he served two terms as District JUdge. ~:Hchael

the

[Sept.

?\E\V II A~IPSHlUg, Fr'UDk Dana 'Voodb~ll'Y. Grund' S<?el'QtUl'Y and Past Grund l\Iastel'. was l.Jol'n SHll~In. Xt~W IIampshire~ A,pI'il 15. 1842. and at: ('olleoI,'d. Xe\y

IIil mpshh'e, X(}\~(~mber ,In. IDOl), in his sixty-(~ighth year, He w'ns (h'and :Unstel' of the (}l'and Conneil in 1880, and Grand l\laster of the Grand Lodg(~ in 18D() and IBD1, POl' ten yea 1'S he \vas Grand Seer(~tal'y of the (h'and l.cJdgp and Grand Clwpl:el', and Grand Reeol'der of th(:~ C;l'und Connell and (jI'fUld Commandel';\" [Ie wns a printel'by tl'ad(~, F'l'om 18G2 to the elose of tlJ(! Civil 'Yar. he served as a private soldier in the 'Eighth New IIa1l1pshil'(~.

,TameR Ten Eyek. rust Grand ~Iastet'. died at his home inAHHulY, :\ew Y ()]'k. ,July 28, uno, .Joseph Edwal'cl Simmons, P~lst Ch'and;\Iaster: died at I..nke ~Iolla \vl<. Xew YOl'l\:~ August 5~ lHlO. lIe pl'uetieed lu\v for a shol't time and then c~l1gagf:'d in tlw banlcing InlSil1("ss in N'e\vYol'k City, whet'(~ he servpd as President of tlH~ Stoek Exchange, President of the Cl(;\at'ing Honse and ,President of the ('ht1I11bf~l' of Corumeree. lIe was President or the B'out'th Xational Banle l](~was Hlso Presiclent of tlH~ Board of Education,

X(JR'CII 1)AKO'1'A. Franl\: ;1 a l't~d Thornpson.Past (~I'and l\laster and Gr~lnd Se('['€~tal'Y. \vas bOl'Il at I~oekford! Illinois, AUg-lIst 28. 1855, and died at Fnrgo, ~orth I)akota, Ft~bl'ual'Y ,2.:>, JOIC), in his finy-fifth year, lIe was elected Ch'Hlld ::\laste1' in lSflO, HncI in 1S02 was eleetod (jl'and Seet'E~tary and Grand Hpeol'd(~l' of the Gl'ilnd C\Hllman<'i(!!',Y, In 1894, he was elected (h'und Seel'etat'y of the Grand Clulptel'. and served these boc1h~s as Grand S(~cl'etar:y and Gr:ln(~ Rt~eorder until his death. IT(~ J)l'actieed law about ten years and SE' l'Vt:\c1 onp term i.n the l\orth I)al,ot a Legisla.ture,

'l\()VA SCar-rIA.

.Ja11H"S

I)c:~.mpst(~l"

(}rand TrNlslll'er. was b01'n in the city of' St, .John, Kew Bruns\viC'l\:, Deeembpl' 1D. 1889, and died at his home in tht~ eity of Hallfax, May 8, 1HOH, in' his seventieth ;year, He \\rf:l8 eleeted (JI'tlnd 'Pl.'easurer in 1881. In 1!)02 l iH~ ,vas elected (}l'and High. Pl'iest. For ne:u'Iy 'forts y(~ars IH~ ('ondnctNl a factory fo!.' the maunfactlll"e of buIlders' snpplif~s and gf~l1 t~ral \vobd-wol'k lIe took an active part in the establishment o:f the Nova Seotia H()llW fat' Ag-ed :\fnsons. and \vas a 'l'l'tlstee of that institution nt the tlrne of his (hmth, HII()DI~' ISLAND, Lh~nl'j' \Yan'Nl Itugg, Gl'tUH1 )Iastel', died at his honw in Providence. Hhode Island, .July 21, lfllO, in his seventy-seventh year. EIe was elected Grand :Mastel' ~Iay lH, 1D10. In 1875. he was eleeted Grand Commander of the Grand (;c>Illmander:r of :\lnssaellusetts and !thode Island, and served, t\VO yeal's. In 188G, he WilS eh~et(ld Grand High Priest. He was Cx-rand Chaplain of the Grnnd Lodge about forty :reul's, In July, 1907, he was t~lected :.\fost Bminent' Grand or the Or-and EneampUlent of the United States, and passed a way onl:r f€~\v \veeks before the. meeting of the Grand Eneampment at Chicago last month. For manyyeal's he ""vas editor of the "Freemasons' Repository:' Fen: nl01'e than forty :\real'S he was a prominent minister in the Universalist: ChUl'C'h,

AI i.ssOltri.

SOU'l'H AUSTRALIA. ;James Henry CUllning-harn, (iI'and Secretary, ,vas b01'11 in the r.rower of ,.. ondon in 188i. and clied at Ha\vthorne. South Australia, September in, years. In April, 1884, at the fOl'mation of his LBOn. aged }l'and first Grauel Lodge formed in Australia····-he was appointed '~l'aud )t:~riod

SE~eretary.

and filled with honor that position until his death, a

of morE' tlUlll

twenty·fiYf:~ YPill'S.

soprr.H

CAHOLI.~A.

Zimmerman Davis, Grand Treasurer, was born in I!'airfield Carolina, in 1834, and at his hOlue in Charleston, Mareh BO, ID10, agt~d sE~vent:5'-six years. From December. 1885. until his death he 'Vvas (jrand r:rreasurer. He sel'vedin the Confederate army during the Civil 'Ynl'. lIe \vas netively engnged in Illereantile pursuits in the dty, of Charleston. SOUT'Er DAKOTA.

\Yilliam II.' :\Iilh:l', Senior Past Depilty G'l'and J\:laster, was born in Dublin. Ireland, NoVelllbel' 2G, 1828, and died on his farlll near Canton, South Dakota. October B. lHO!'), aged eigh(y*six years. He was tbe first Senior Grand Deacon of the (lrand Lodge of South' Dakota, in 1875, RrId was eleet(~dDeputy Gl'Hnd :\fastf.:r in 18i7. At the age of fifteen . he t)ulisted as a rllusieian in the Seve~nt'y-sev(~ntl1 Infantry of the British Army. In 1861, IH' was commissioned a Lieutenant in theB"lrst \"Viseonsin Infantry, and, in 180a. beeameLi(~utenant-Col()l1el. AHel' the Civil YVal' he engaged in the mercantile bl1siuess :Madison, \)",iseonsin, and Canton, South Dalrota, retiring from aeti ve in 1884. Bligh }'3. \Yood, I)·nst Grand S(~nior \Ynrden, was born at Otsego, New York, :..\Ial'eh2i, 1827, and died in Springfield, South Dakota, Oetober 17, 'lHOn, in his eighty-third year. Hf;~ was eh~et(~d ({rand Senior 'Yarden in, 187G. He was the last survivor (It: tlH~ first ':rerritol'ial I..egislatnre of DaJ<:ota. w11i('11 met at 'Yankton. IVlardl 17, 1SH::!. lIe was also a member in 1808. 1872 and 187::;. lIe ,vas a C0Il111lunieant in tIll?, Protestant Episeopal of Springtield, South Dakota. Byron Plympton Dague, Past Grtlnd l\'Iaster, was born in "rayne Count~l'r Ohio, ()ctober lB, 1858, and died at Daytonia, Florida, l\:fay S, 1910, in· his flfty-seventh:n~iu·. He ,vas elected Grand l\Iast<~r irl 1903. TmNNI~SSI!~E.

Edmund Preston ::\IeQueen,' Grand :Mastel', was born in Raborn (:ount;y, Georgia, 11'l~bl'llar~r B, and died at Knoxville, Tennessee, August 14, IHOH, in his fifty-ninth year. He was elected Grand l\Iastei' in 1903. He was admitted to the bar in :t 870, and practiced his profession successfnlly for lXlore than thirty years. \Vhen a bo J", be becanle a member of the 1\1ethoclist Episcopal Church, South, and vvas an earnest and active worl\:er in the church and Sunday School. V~HGINIA.

. Koseiusco Keulper, Past Grand :Master, di'ed in Washington City January 26. 1910. "Lawyer, teacher, officer in F'ort Sumter, Ma.yor of Alexandria, . l\Iastel' ofAlexandrla-\Vashington IJodge, No. 22, Representative of the Grand

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Lodges of I;Jngland and :Montana, honorar:y nlember of Constitutional I.Jodge, No. '294, England, and Liberty I.Jodge, :Massachusetts, Grand l\faster of l\fasons in Virginia-in all these capacities he was honored and loved. A Virginia gentleman of the old school." ,rEST VIRGINIA.

John Dunbar Baines: Senior Grand Warden, was born in Charleston, West Virginia, June 1, 1844. and died in that city, January 11, 1910, in his sixty-sixth year. In November, 1909, he was路 elected Senior Grand "rarden. In the Grand Chapter, be was Grand Master of the Third Veil. At the time of his death he was Vice-President of the Kanawha National Bank, Secretary-Treasnrer of the Southern ~tates l\1:utual Life Insurance Company and an officer in several other business enterprises. fIe served Charleston as Mayor, and his city and tounty in various other official positions. The youngest of these hOllored. Brethren was but forty years of age, while one wns eighty-six years old, the average being seventy ye3:rs. They r(~st from their labol's, and their works do. follow them. No man can do the work to ,,路vhich they gave their manhood's strength without feeling the uplifting power of the principles of Freemasonr;y, and we can well believe that the world has路路 been made better by their labors, and that they were worthy of the tribute paid to their memory. For a number or years the growth of l;l"'reemasonry in :Missouri has been steady and rapid. 'Vho' can estimate the share which our own dead, whom we have buried this year, have had in the prosperity in which we so much rejoice ~t There is One who knows and who will render to each his due. l\Iay we all so live that when our eall shall come we ma.y hear the welcome words, "'VeIl done." J3'raternally submitted. C. H.BRIGGS, vV. C. ATWOOD, GEO. \\1'". JAl\-IES, ~lAS. A. H:.A.RRIS, 1Ic. D. TURNER.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES.

M. W. Bro. Dorsey A. Jamison, Chairman, assisted by other members of the committee, presented and read the following report as to all of the 19 cases referred to the Committee on Appeals and Grieyanees, each case being duly adopted separately as read, and the report afterwards adopted as a whole. To the Most "lllorshipful G-ra1td LOclge Of ...4.nc'ient F1ree and .:lcceptell Jll[as.ons Of the Btate Of

.i11'i8sou:r1:

Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances respectfully submits the following as its repoi't on the cases which have been referred to it:

.LlfZ:sso It rio

Gra'nd

1. CHARLI~~S

11"'.

('tREEN,

'LiS.

.A...

LANGWrox.

This case was beforl~ the Grand Lodge at its last Annual Communication. (See Proceedings 1909, pages 182-133.) The Grand Lodge at that time referred the case to the incoming Grand l\1astf:~r to be dealt with according to 1\lasonlc law. (Proceedings 1909, page 133.) It appears from the I'E~cord that the present Grand l\Iastel', 'l\:L \V. Bro. 'Villiaul A. lIall, referred the case to R. W. Bro. Thomas D. l\fartin, D. D. G. :M" of the Fifty-third District. HI'other' :Martin, after considerable correSpOndf!IlCe and number of interview's "\vith the otIicers of the Lodge, succeeded in getting them to perfect the record and seud saIne np to the Grand Lodge in prop(~l' shape, and the NIS(~ is now before the Gl':lnd Lodge for its consideration. rl'he' eharge contains one specification to the following effect: "That said Brothel' C. A. Langston, on or about April, IH08, did b~"" false stat(:~mel1ts get Bl'dther J~unes Ii'. Green, a l\Iaster 1\1ason, and 'Mr. 'V. I-I. Holstl~in, a l'espeett'ld citizen, to sign a note in the amount of $1,000.00 to \Vynn I:.ove & Co., of 1\1emp11is, ~renllessee. Sa me to be eashed and $500.00 of the to be a.pp1iE~d on a eertalll note held by Charles Sigler, which was by' Brother James F. Green and ,Yo H. Holstein~ and the said C. A. Langston failed to do as he promised Brother .larues Green and \V. II. Holstein. t~te.~· ~rhe trial took place in B'ayou Lodge, No. 3(-}5, 011 l\fay 29, 1909, at which trial the accused ,vas present in person. A nunlber of witnesses testified in behalf of the prosecution. whos(~ testimol1J' tended to sustain the charge. 1'he accused testified ill his o\vn behalf. Upon ballot being taken the 'vote resulted as follows: gleven guilty and four not: gniltjr. and on punishment the vote \vas twe1,'e for five years sllspEmsion and three agRinst suspension. 'l'h(~rel1pon the accused was d(~e1ared

suspended for five ;yeal.'s.

rrhe aecused on or about April 9, 1909, filed with the Secretary of the Lodge svhat purports to be his appeal in the case, Hnc1 sets forth therein a Inlln.b€~r of grounds for appeal. "\Ve deem it unnecessary to set forth these various grounds in detail. ~ehere is nothing in the record to show that he ga ve notice of appeal to the opposite part:r. DECISION. Section 241 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws provides that all appeals shall be filed with the Secretary of the Lodge within sixt;y days after the ·trial, and judgment, and not afterwards. Section 242 provides that the appellant .shall at 01' (Jcfore the time he flle8 ,"Jlzid appeal\vith the Secretary give notice in writing to the opposite 1Jal'tll that he has appea.1ed to the qrand Lodge, etc. 1'11e appellant having failed to serve the notice, as required by Section 242, 011 the opposite 1)(wty within the time specified, this case is not properly before the Grand Lodge. For the reason that the preponderance of evidence seems to sustain the ('ha.rge, and for the further reason that the appellant has failed to perfect his appeal as provided by law, we recommend that the appe8;I be dism issec1.

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'Ve again desi!'e to call the Grand Lodge's attention to the great negligence and inc1iffE~l'en.ee shown upon the part of the officers of Bayou Lodge, No. 3G5.' and especiaJly the Secretary of that Lodge, in preparing and sending np to the (iranel Lodge the pa.pel's in this case as required by Section 248 of the Grand {lodge By-Ln\vs. It was only after much correspondence

on the part of Brother l\lartin and his interviews with the officers of the Lodge that the papers were properly prepared and sent up to the Grand Lodge. So far us we know this is the first offense of this Lodge in this regard, and we dismiss the case from further consideration by reprimand of that Lodge for its. neg.igence and indifference. II. IN 'rI:IE l\IA'l'~L'EU OI!' TIn'.; PE~'Ir:L'ION FOR HESTOR.ATION' OI!~ JOSEPH

CREEKMORE.

s':rATl~IMEN1\

On l\lareh 5, 18B8, the petitioner \vas suspended by Civil Bend Lodge, No. 409, for non-payment of dues amounting to $6.17, \vhich Lodge has ceased to exist. 'rIle路 petitioner prays to be restored to good Masonic standing, and pl'ornises to conforrn to all the rules, laws and customs of the :Masonic fraternity. On April 2B, 1910, Kingston Lodge, Xo. B15, Grand Jurisdiction of Kentucky, within whose jurisdiction tile petitioner resides, passed . a resolution recommending that petitioner be restored to good :Masonic standing. He has paid to the Grand Secretary the $6.17 due at the time of his suspension. DmCISION. In. view of the premises \ve recommend that .Joseph R. Creekmore, the petitioner, be restored to good ~lasonit: standing, and that the Grand Secretary issue a certitlcate ill accordance herewith.

III. IN Tln~ l\L\:r.rl~r~ o'Jj' l'E'f,r'.rroN FOIt REs'rOnA'l'ION OlJ'

J. B. IIASELBUD.

STATI~::M:ENT.

'rhe petitioner, J. B. Haselbud, was suspeended in Januar:y, 1889, by r:eriple Tie I;odge, No. 457, for non-payment of $5.00 dues, wbich Lodge has ceased to exist. He has paid to the Grand SecretarjT said $5.00, and now prays this Grand Lodge to restore him to good ~Iasonic standiIlg. His p~tition is recommended by Saline Lodge, No. 226. DECISION.

\Ve recommend that the petition be gl'a,nted, and that the said J. B. Haselbud be restored to good .:\lasonie standing, and that the Grand Secretary issue his certificate in accordance herewith. IV.'

ST\Arrg~:IENT.

On .June 1, 1895, the petitioner \Va,s suspended b~r Chariton Lodgt~, 51H, for non-pay~nent of $3.00 dues, which Lodge has ceused to exist.

~o.

Grand Lodge of .21IiSSOltyi.

IHIO. ]

~rhe petitioner has paid to the (jranc1 Secretary said $3.00 dues. On .Tune 28, 1910, :M:al'celine Lodge, No. 481, within whose jurisdiction the petitioner resides, passed a resolution recommending that the petitioner be restored to go()d :Masonic standing.

DECISION.

'The petition being in due form we recommend that the same be granted, and that the said .James Stephens be restored to good lVlasonic standing, and that the Grand Secretary issue his certificate accordingly,

v. AU'rHl.:n B. 'VOOD", 1:8.

IIARVI~Y

OWl·i~.· S,]~A ~rKll:IENrl'.

The charge in this case contains one specification to the effect that said Brother Harvey S. ()weu on or about the first day of l\fay, 1910, between the hours of 5 and 6 o'clock P. ,~1., at the city> of HoUa,> in Phelps County,

without just cause or any cause whatevel' wrongfully strike, choke and wound Brother Arthur I~. "rood: etc. The ac,~~tlsed pleaded as follows: "AnswE~ring the charges preferred against me on IVlay 7, ·1910, by Brother Arthur 'Vooel, I beg' to state that I admit that on or about :May 1, 1910, I did stl'il\:€ and beat Brother Arthur\Vooel. That I struck him in a sudden heat of passion provol{eel and caused by B'r~ther Arthur 'Vooel who, then and there in my presence and in the presence of , falsely and. as I believe, nlaliciously, stated that I luid stated to him, Brother Arthur \Vood. that I on divers occasions had had carnal intercourse wIth a ~loung lady of good repute and purest character." 'l'he ease \vas tried in Rolla J-Iodge, No. 213, of which I;odge the accused was a member, ,)11 l\!ay 26, 1910. 'l'be accused 'was present in person and represented by counsel. Evidence, both oral and c1ocumeni.ar:v', was offered In behalf of the prosecution in support of the accusations made in the charge. The accused testified in his own behalf and stated among other things that he did not make the statements imputed to him by Brot1H~r 'Vood in refer· enee to the young lady in qnestion. No argument was made in the eas~. The accused and accuser retired after the offering of the evidence. r:rhereupoD a ballot was taken on the question of expulsion, wh iell ballot resulted as follows: i~8 yeas. 18 nays. 'rhe accused was thereupon declared expelled from all the rights and privileges of l\lasonry. In due time the accused perfected an appeal to this Grand' Lodge, and alleged eight grounds for appeal, among whicll grounds of appeal was the follo\\ring: Beeause the judgment of the Lodge in inflicting the punishment of expulsion is excessive. In view of the decision below we deem it unnecessary to set forth the other grounds fOl' appeal.

cUel

DECISION.

After carefully perusing the evidence in this. ease, and duly considering the mitigating circumstances which the evidence shows inC'ident to and sur~

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rounding the eommission of the lllJ.fortllluite act complained of in the specIfication, we al'(~ led to believe that punislnnent inflicted in this case was excessive. rrhe aeeusm路 appeared at the hearing of this case, before this eommittee, and stated that he was of tl1(~ opinion that the accused had already received suffleient punishment for the offense. W'e, tll(~l'et\Jl'e, recommend that the finding and judgment of the Lodge l)e l'evel'st~d. and that the appelIant, Harvey S.. Owen, be, and 11eis hereby suspended fl'()1U Holla Lodge, No. 218, for and during' the p(~riod of one year h'om and after the 2f3th day o:E lIfay, 191.0. VI. :.\fAX

LrIWI';XSTI;~IX AXD

\Y. A.

ESHY,

V8.

'\'lLI.1.\:\[

F'.

PEnI:l"Kg. STA~r.E:~.rENT.

'nH~ \\'Ol't~ ~f'he.v

chal'ge contains fonr spedfications, but as the third and fourth dismissed, \ve wil t only set forth the first and second specifications, n re substantially as fo 11 O\'v's: to-\','1t:

INrst. ~rhH t the aeensed did on or nbout l\lareh ao. IHOH, leave his wife, Lil1ian~L Perrine, and tr,leir three el1ildren, Juanita, Harry and DOl'oth J', itud went to the Statt\ of :.\Iontana, promising IH~ would later on send for his wHe and ehUdren. but that: the without Jnst eause, in disregard of llis said promise. and in violation of his marital duties, did on or 11bont December 17: IDOG, rf~fus(~ to "~:l.JIow said wife and ehiidl'en to join him in th(~ State of :Montantl, and did willfully and mHliciollsIy abandon them and leave them d(~stitute, thereby intending to permanently desert his said "wife and ehildren, fOl'sak(~ them t.~n tirely and never to return to them and l't?SUll1e his Illarital and parental duties towards them, ete.

BecO'Jul. "rha t the sa id Re('us(~d has fronl and a.fter December 27, lB06, refused to eontI'ibllte anything whatev(~r to the support and nlaintenance of his said wife (Oll' Ilis sflJd ehUdren~ although repeate.dly requested to do so at times \,,!len he was abII~ financialiy to so contribute, thereb:y foreing his \vife to rt~ly for the support and mnint<~nance of herself find children upon tIle' ehul'ity of friends: l'elatives~ and the 1\1:nsonic F'I'at(~l'nity and her own rE~f;ble E:~florts....;-she being compelled to assist in earning a livIihood for herSt-If and children by mnnual labor, etc.

The aeeused pleaded not guIlty. lIe was not present in person at the tl'ial, hut \Vt~S l'(~presented by a Brother \v110 was appointed bY' the 'V'orshipinl :\lastel' to re!)l'esent him. TIle case ,,'as continued from time to timE~, but was finally tried on October 18, 190n, by :Moberly Lodge, :\0. 844, of which Lodge the accused was a member.

'rhe evirlenee loffered in behalf of tlH~ prosecution conclusively established and proYt~d the lallegations of tlH~ first and second speeifications. 'The evidenee \vhich 'vus offered in behalf of the aeeused did not overeOlne that whieh was offen~d in behalf of thE:: pl'oseeutioll.

GraJzd Lodge olAlissolfri.

IDIO.] Ballot being

takf~n

thf~first

(}uilty 10,

specification, resulted as follows: ~ot guilty 3.

On the second specfication : Guilty 1.1.

Not guilty 2. The ballot on expulsion was: () 路nays. 7 ;yeas. rrhereupon the accused "vas declared expelled from lVroberly Lodge. No. :344, and all the rights of Freemasonry. In due time the a'cctlsea perfected an appeal to the Grand Lodge, and alleges three grounds for appeal, sUbstantia.llj路 as follows, to-wit: 1st. That the fa<;ts upon which the charge filed against him \vere not sufficient or proper to constitute ali offense in l\lasonry, in his family 01' in soeiety in general. 2d. That the trial was held when the accused ,,;vas unable to be present in person, and \vhen it was within the knowledge of tl~e Lodge that he was making an effort to obtain the services of an attorne~r, and also to present some fUl'thel' evidence, etc. Bd. TIIR t a portion of the evidence ngainst him consisted of letters and papers purporting to be \vritten and signed by him, but whose contents and signatures are unknown to him, .and a portion of whieh he had reason to be1iev~ are forgeries. DECISION.

Before considering the mt~l'its of this case, we desire to call the Grand Lodge's att(~ntion to, and congratulate Brother J. 'Tate, Secretary of i\:1oberly Lodge, No. 844, upon the excellent manner in which he has prepared the transcript in this case. ~rhe Chairman of this committee desires to state that never, during his eleven or twelve years' experience upon this conlmittee, has he seen or observed a transcript in an appealed case in such excellent condition and so strietly in accordance with the law. If other secretaries would follow his example, it would relieve your ('omrnittee of a great deal of work. rrhe reeol'd in this case diseloses facts of brutal and cruel treatment, which are abhorrent to the sensibilities of any true Mason... The natural instincts of all animal creation are to protect, preserve and care 1'01' their offspring. I~ven the "beasts of the field" will protect their offspring and provide and care for them until they are a~le to do so for themselves. ~rhe record in this case diseloses thE~ fact tha t . the accused Jeft his wife and three children of tender :.yeurs during the latter part of 1:Ial'ch, 1906, and went to the State of 1:Iontana, promising them that he would later on, when he had seetHed employment, send for them and have them come to :\10ntana. l~rom that time until about Decelnber, 1906, he occasionally sent them small sums of money for their support,-the same being entirely inadequate therefor. During the same time, he repeatedly wrote to his wife and expressed him~lE to her in the most endearing terms, and built air castles for their future habitation and enjoyment. Suddenly, during the latter part of 1906, the tone of those letters were entirely changed from affectionate terms to that of the Illost bitter abuse and complaint agai.nst his wife. ~rhese letters disclose the fact that he was maldng mon(~y and doing well, ilnd was amply able to snpport bis wife and路 children. The evidenee further discloses the fact that the last nlone;y which he s(~nt to his wife and family was in December, 1906.

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'rIle ev1dence offered in behalf of the prosecution overwhelmingly established the allegations of the first and second specifications. IIis first: ground for appeal. as above set forth, is an insnlt. to Freemasonry, and shows that he dOt~s not comprehend, in the least, the prineiples and teachings of this institution. 'PIle second and thi1'Cl grounds of appeal are not sustained by the record. 'rIle accused, as slHHvn from tht~ record, has not even the feelings 01' sensibilities of the brute creation. Ih~ is adisgl'ace to F'reeulasollry. and has no right to enjoy any of its rights 01.' privileges. 'Ye recommend that the vel'diet and jndgment of the Lodge be affirmed.

VII. ITOI}LI!~'S Cltl'mK I.l)DGI~1,. 1\"0.

27n.

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IJox IIARln:MA:-\. S'l'A~rg:MEN'r.

'rIle charge in this case pnrports to set forth two spec i fie atio..l l s, but, in reality, it is only one specification, to the effect that said Don Harrynlall, on 01' about the 27th. day of l\Ial'ch, lH10, at the town of 'Yheatland, in TIickory County, did wl'ite an insnlting letter to our 1\1. ,Y. Grand l\Iastel', 'YVilIiam A Hall, and renounced the' Holy Bible (which is the rule and guide ()r onr faith and practice), in the fo.llowing manner : That the B'ible-God is a hell of a God in realitr; that it is full of lies, forgel'ies and rottenlless; that the Bible-God is the greatest fraudeYt~l' perpetrated on the human race: etc. The case 'vas set for trial for :l\1ay 7, 1Hl0, and the accused was duly notified thereof. On the date speeified the trial proceeded. 'rile accused was not present, he being a dimitted ~1:ason. '.rhe '\Vol'shipful l\1:astel' thereupon appointed a Brothel' to represent the accused. The accused filed a written argument in support o'f his position, ,and did thereby admit the accusatio:ns nlade in the charge. Upon ballot being taken the vote stood: Guilty, 23; not guilty, 1. On the question of expulsion the路 vote stood: Yeas, 20; nays, 4. The accused was thereupon decla.red expelled from all the rights and priv'iIeges of F'l.'eemasonl'Y. In due time he perfected an appeal to this Grand Lodge, and sets forth a number of gl'ounds for appeal al1d an argument of sixteen pages in support thereof. In view ,of the record in this case, and the conclusions arrived at bj1 Je"'OUl' committee, we deem it unnecessar~1 to set forth these various grounds for appeal 路which have been set np by the accused. DECISION. li'l'eemasonl'Y ,is defined to be a "beautiful system of morals, veiled in allegory and illu~trated by symbols." * * * "Its religion (if religion it may be called) is fln路 unfeigned belief in the one, living and true God." In our Ritual, the HolyB'ible is described as follows: "The Holy Bible is given ns as the rule and gUide ,of our faith and practice. H

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Freemasonry is founded upon an unfeigned belief in the one, Hying and true God. It is the foundation upon which the snpel'struetnre of Freemasonry is erected. Remove this foundation of a belief in God and the whole superstructure must fall. No man has a right to become or l'(~main a F'l'eemason unless he has an unfeigned belief in the one, living and true God. The accused in the case under consideration ael<nowledges that he did not believe in God at the time of his initiation, but that he expressed such a belief in order to accommodate a friend who was instrumental in his becoming n l\Iason. FIe thereby perpetrated a fraud upon this institution in becorning a l\lason. From his own statements, as the)'''' appear in this record, he ,"vas at the time of his initiation, and is now, an atheist and an infidel, and not a belie'\ler in the :Holy Bible. 'Vhile it is true that he has ,taken a dimit, yet, in view of his confessions and statements, he is not entitled to any rights or privileges which even a dimitted l\fason is pos~ sessed of. There is no place in ~1asonry for such a man as he. ~rhe Lodge would have failed to have performed its duty had it not expelled him. , \~;'"e recommend that the finding and judgment of the Lodge be affirmed. VIII. J.

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Srl'mVl')NSON.

STATIiJl\lEN'r.

rrhis case was tried in Southwest Lodge, No. 466, on October 23, 1909. ~rhe charge C'ontains two specifications, SUbstantially as follows: 1. That the accused used slanderous talk about a Brother ~Master j\!Iason and his familr in this, that he told others that . did, before his marriage to his wife, stay all night with her, and numerous other snell remarks tending to hurt and deface the character of both . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. and his wife. 2. 'l"'l1at he did on the .. day of April, 1909, and at other times appear in open I.Jodge under the influence of intoxicating liq1.10r, etc. rrhe accused filed a written plea of not guilty. A number of winesses testified in the case both for the prosecution路 and in favol}, of the accused. The evidence was somewhat conflicting. On the first specification the vote was: Guilty, 6; not guilt:r, 10. On the second specification the vote was: Guilty, H; not guilty, 7. 'l'he Acting l\Iaster thereupon declared the accused acquitted of the charges. In due time the accusel' perfected his appeal to this Grand Lodge, and alleges for grounds. of appeal: 1. That the judgment or verdict of the Lodge is not in' accordance with the law and the evidence in this case. 2. That the proof in both cluirges in the ('ase was not sufficient to warrant a conviction. DECISION. In view of the conflict in the evidence offered in behalf of the proseeution, nnd also the accused, your committee does not feel justified in interfering with the verdict and judgment of the Lodge. 'Ve therefore recommend that this case is affirm,ed.

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IX.

Defiance Lodge, No. 88, V8. }~D.

DOWIS.

The charge contains two sp(ldfieations to the follo\ving effect: 1. That the accused on or about the .. day of October, 1.908, at the town of Sheridan, in the County of "·ortb did abandon his two infant children, and that since that time he has failed and refused to provide for the support of his said infant children. 2. That the accused has been for the past two rears ~onsorting with lewd women, and that during the greater portion of said time has !lving in a state of open and notorious adultery with certain women of le\vd character, etc. ~ebe trial took plac{~ on October 22, 1909. The a.ccused was present in person andl"(~prcseIlt€d by counsel, and pleaded not guilty to each and every specification ill said charge. The evidence offered in behalf of the prosecution tended to sustain the allegations of the specifications. The accused testified for himself and offered other witnesses to refute the same. On the first speeifieation the vote was: Guilty, 15; not guilty, 7. On the second specitlcation the vote was: Guilt~,., 17; not guilty, 5. On expulsion the vote was: Yeas', 15; na:ys, 7. Thereupon the accused was declared expelled. In due time the accused perfected an appeal to this Grand Lodge, and alleges two grounds for appeal. 1. Because the finding- and judgment is I against the e'vidence and against the weight of the evidence. 2. BN~ause the Lodgc~ erred in admitting iUCOlupetent, irrelevant and immaterial evidenee against the aecused.

DECISION. rr'hel'e was some hearsay and incompetent evidence offered in behalf o,f the prosecution as to the second specification. rrhere was, however, ample and sufficient competent evidence to conclusively' establish the allegation of the first specification. '\Vhile in the opinion of ;YOUl' committee there was not sufficient competent evi(1f~I1ce to establish the guilt of the accused under the see'ond specitication, independent of the incompetent evidence which was offered, yet as above indicated, there was ample .and sufficient competent evidence to sustain the conviction under the first specification. We, therefore, recommend that the verdict and judgml:~nt of the Lodge, as to the first specificiltion, be atnrrned. I

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BRIGGS. STArrl~Jl\nDNT.

rI'he charge in this case contains two speci;fications. The second specifica~ tion appears to have been abandoned at the trial. The first specification is

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to thE!· follo\ving et'feet: ':['hat the accused, on or' about the 20th of April, 190D~beeame intoxieatec1, in violation of his duty as a 1\1aso11 and to the scandal and disgrace of the IVlasonic Fraternity. It appears from the record that the accused was formerly a member of Newberg Ielodge, No. 423. \Ve infer from the record that he was not a member in good standing of any Loclg{~ at the time of the preferring of these charges an~d his trial thereon. In the minutes of the Lodge meeting of September 25, 1909, the following appears: ':B'rother H.. C. Briggs' case coming up for trial, the Junioi' 'Varden annonnced ready for trial, and Brother R. C. Briggs not being present, the .Junior 'Varden requested the vVorshipful :M:astel' to appoint sorneone as counsel for Brother Briggs. 'rhe \Vorshipful l\1aster appointed Brother l\{cCloud Benson as counsel for Brother B'riggs, and Brother 11eClou'd .I:~enson, counsel for Brother Briggs, plea.ded guilty to the first charge of being drunk. Then the Lodge proceeded to take a vote for expUlsion. The first: ballot stood ten to ten, and the 'Vorshipful Master declared the vote. illegal, from the fact all members present did not vote; and the second ballot stood twelYe for "j"es" and ten for '"no," and Brothe.r Briggs was declared expelled Il'Onl the l\fasonie I;'l'at€~rnity. Novern,ber 20, 1909, B'rother R. C. Briggs' filed an application for an appeal to the Grand, Lodge, which was grantE~d. 'rh8re is nothing in the record to show that the accused was notiiied of the time set·· for the trial as provided by law. The a,ecused alleges three grounds for appeal, as follows, to-wit: 1. There ,vas no vote taken as to the guilt. 2. \Vhen the vote ·was taken to expel there· ,vas a tie. 3. rrhe punishment is too great for the offense, as shown by the evidence. DlDCISION. It appears from the minutes of the Lodge, above quoted, that the accused was not present at the time mentioned in the minutes for the tdal, a.nd that the \Yorshipful :Master at that time, S~.ptember 25" 1909, appointed a Bro ther to l'epreesent the accused and that the said Brother at that time tiled a plea of guilty in behalf of the accused. The record fails to show anjT authority from the accusedauth'ol'izing the Brother appointed to represent him, to file it plea of guilty. Your committee is of the opinion that, under the eircumstances stated, the accused Is not bound by the plea of gtlUty filed herein by the Brother, who was appointed by the Worshipful l\{aster to represent him. r:Che Worshipful l\!aster, therefore, erred in not taldng a 'vote upon the question of guilt, and the first ground of appeal is well taken. 2. The first ground of appeal having been well taken, as above indi~ cated, there c,ould not be any vote on punishment until the vote on guilt had been taken. 3. It will be observed that the specification sets forth only one instance of intoxication upon the part of the accused. It does not allege habitual drunkenness. Your committee is of the opinion that the punishment of (l~xpulsion for the one instance of intoxication is excessive. The third ground of appeal is, therefore, well taken. . 4. Section 206 provides, among other things, that the charge "should be brief, avoid repetition, clearly define the offense, and contain an accurate statement of the time, place and circumstances of its commission." Both of the specifi(~ntions in this ease fail to comply with this provision pf our law, and should be amended to cnmply therewith. 1.

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5. There is nothing in the record to show that the accused was -served with a eopy of the charge and specifications, and notified of the time and place of trial as required by Sections 212 and 213 of the Grand Lodge B'r-Laws. 6. In view of the errors committed by the Lodge in this case, above set forth, we recommend that the case be reversed and remanded, and that \vhen the charge and specifications have been amended in accordance' with Section 20() of the Grand Lodge B;y-Laws, that there be a ne,v trial in accordance with 1\:1a80nic law. XI. U.

G.SXMONS.. t~8.

J. ,Yo

SILVERS.

The charge in this case contains two specifications, which are to the following effect: 1. That tbe accused nt various time$ between lVlay 1, 190D, ai.ld December 1, 1909, at the town of Rea, in Andrew Counts, did sell intoxicating liquor unlawfully, etc. 2. That the said accused at vnrious times bf~tween .July 24, 1909, and Deeeinbcl' 20, 1909, did permit men/to congre'g~lte in and around his place of business in the town of Re~t, and count:5' of Andrew, and use loud, profan(~ and vulgar language, also preaching and praying in mockery, and singing in a lou.d manner in the hearing of the accuser's wife and family and others, in violation of his duty as a 1\1ason and to the scandal and d1sgl'ace of the l\Iasonic Fraternit;y. The accu.sed is a Jj"ellowcraft of ,,""h1teville Lodge, No. 162; in which Lodge he wa,s tried upon said specifications on January 19, 1910. The accused f:iled a written plea of not guilty, and also alleges that the statement in specification 2 of said charge clid not constitute a Masonic offe'nse. The accused was present in person and by counsel at the trial. At the trial the accuser objected to the sufficiency of the charges filed, for the reason that they did not state accurately the time of the comluission of the offense attempted to be charged, and further that the second specification in the charges is no :Masonic offense. The objections were over-ruled by the 'Votshipful l\1:aster. It further appears from the record that B'rother ~J. P. Roberts objected to the accuser remaining in the Lodge room, for .the reason that he was a visitor, belonging to a Masonic Lodge in the State of Kansas. Brother Simons, tl1eaccusel', was thereupon excluded from the Lodge. Considerable evidence was offered in behalf of the prosecution in support 'of the specifications,路 among which were certain ex-parte affidavits, the record Showing, however, that the accused waved his objections to the affidavits, not being taken according to :M~asonic law. The accused also offered evidence in support of his defense. 'rhe ballot on the first specification was: Guilty, 11; not guilty, 10. On the second specification the ballot was: GUilty, 10; not guilty 11. B'y said ballots the accused was declared not guilty on both specifications. In due time, eight members of said Lodge perfected an appeal to the Grand Lodge and allege five grounds for appeal, amOl:ig which are the following: 1. Because Brothel.' U. G. Simons had beeu by common consent selected to conduct the prOSlcution of the case against Brother J. ,"V. Silvers, and

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\vas present and prepared to prosecute the case, bilt on account of objections he was excluded fro in the Lodge room on' account of not oeing a me[nber of that Lodge, and by reason thereof the case 'vas not and could not be fully presented and prosecuted before the Lodge and his exclusion \vas erroneous and wrong. :2. Because the judgment of the against the weight of the evidenee

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it unneeessal'y to set forth the other grounds of appecll in view

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DgCISION.

"-hile ·.yonr committee is. ()f the opinion that the this caSf: are not drawn as carefully as they might have W(~ Hre of the opinion that both of tliem are of sufficient detail as to eomplJ with our hnv_ 'Ve are of the· further second specifien.tioll does state a :Masonic ·offense. 1.

specifications in been dl'a\vl1, yet definiteness and opinion that the

The 'V()l'ship'ful l\Iastel· was, therefore, correct in his rulings llpon these specifications. 2.

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record in this case discloses the fact that Brotber U. G. Simons,

the accuser in this case, who was a member of a l\lasol1ic Lodge in the

State of Kansas, wasexeluded from the trial and not plwmitted to take a part therein. It is clearly apparent from the record that he was not there merely as a visitor, but in his capacity of accl;Isel'. The Lodge permitted Brother U. G. Simons to file this charge and spedfications and set the case dO'VVIl for trial. It thereby impliedly said to Bro.ther Simons,we will grant you the right to prosecute the accused ill. oUr I.Jodge. Such being the case, Brother Sinl011s was not there m(~rely as a visitor but as the accuser, and he had as much right to remain there during the trial and up to the time the taking of the vote as had the accused. It is evident from the record Brother Simons was in a better condition to conduct this prosecution than anyone else, and the Worshipful 11aster comrrlitted a reversible error bjr exclnding Brother Simons from the Lodge, and thereby preventing him from properly presenting the case as the aceuser.':rhis Grand !.lodge, at its last Communication, in 1909, clearly decided this proposition in accordance with the .'View here expressed. (See Proceedings of 1909, pages 125 to 127.) 'l'he first above mentioned ground of appeal is, therefore, well taken. .). \Ve deem it unnecessary to pass upon the second above-mentioned ground of nppeal in view of what we say in the second paragraph of this deeision. If Brother .simons had been permitted to prosecute the case, the n~sult may have been different. Suffice it to say, howe"ver, that. there was ('onsidt~rable (~vidence tending to support the allegations of both. of ... the speeltications. vVe, therefore, in view of the foregoing, recommend that the case be reversed and remanded for a new trial,and that the Grand l\Iaster have his Deputy preside H:t the next trial of this case.

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XII. CC)S:\IOS'LOI,\GE:

No. 282,

1.'8.

LOrTIS KrJIHiAXS_. ALIAS LOUIS

KTJUG",,\::KSKY.

The aeeusecl was an 1;~l1tered Apprenticed l\Iason of Cosmos Lodge, Xo. 282. 'rhe charge contains tvvo sp(~eifieations. The first specification is as 1:o11ows:

"'rhat the accused, I.. onis Kurgans, also kno\'vn as Louis A. Kurgansky, as afol'estated~ on the 14th day of February, 1HI0, in the cits of St. Louis, State of'l\Iissouri, did petition Cosmos Lodge, No. 282, A. P. andA. 1\1., t.o receive the degrees of !1'reemasonry and路 for membership in said Cosmos Lodge, No. 282, A. F. and A. ilL, and did on said date sign a petition blank \vhieh contained among other things the follo"ving averment: H 'lIe avers he has never before petitioned a Masonic Lodge for initiation t or he has heretofore petitioned Lodge, No . located at for initiation on or about the day of and was l't~j(~eted).' " \Yhieh was I'ead by thE~ said Louis Kurgans, and not by him filled in as WHS of him required. '1'11at the said Louis Kurgans, in said petition dated FE~bruarJ" 14, 1910, did fail and路 neglect to state that he had, on . 路 a prpvious date, to-wit, on or about the 21st day of December, 1906, petitioned Cosmos Lodge, No. 282. A. F. and A. M., for the degrees of !:;'reemasonry. andfoi' membership therein under the name of Louis A. Kurgansgy, and that his said petition had be(~n by the I.Jodge rejected and denied; that he, the said Louis Kurgans, also kno\vu as Louis A. KUl'gansky, did sign his petition !l:f Ii'ebrUHI'J' 14, IH10, as Louis Kurgans, and did not as I.Jcmis .A.. Kurgansgy, as he had done on or about the 21st day of December, 1906,ull of which was done for the purpose ()'f willfully, knowirigl:y and fraudulently deceiving said COS010S Lodge, N0.282, .tl. It". and, A. l\L, and路 to be elected to men1bership therein in violation of his duties as an gntered Apprentice, etc." 1'he second specification ,vas dismissed, and we, therefore, do not set it forth herein. 'Jlhe case was tried 011 August 6, IHI0. 'l'he accused was present in person and represented by counsel. I-Ie pleaded not guilty. r:rhere was evidene(~ offered in behalf of the prosecution to sustain the tlliegatiolls of tIle first specification. The accused testified in. his own behalf. ()n the first speeiHeatioll, the ballot was: Guilty, 137; not guilt;J', 7. ()n expulsion the vote ,vas: Yeas, 23; nays, 18. rl'hereupon the accused was declared expelled from all the rights and pl'ivi-leges of !1'reemasonry. IIi' due time the aceused pel'fected an appeal to the Grand Lodge, a.nd alleges six grounds of appea.l, but we deem it unnecessary to set them forth in detail. rl'hey are merely teehnical, and are not sustained by the record.

DECISION. It is evidentl from the record in this case that the accused concealed material facts and perpetrated deception upon the Lodge in procuring his

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election as an Entered Appr(~ntiee thereill~ as alleged in specification No. 1. His explanation of his conduct in the premisps is not of such a satisfactory character as would justify us in interfering with the verdict and judgment of the Lodge. As above stu tee}, the grounds for appeal are of a technical nature, and are not sustained by the evidence and the record in the case. 'Ve, therefore, :l."ecommcllc1 that the case be affirmed.

XIII. C<)S;\IOS LODGE.:o

No. 282.

VB.

:\InrmIs ROBBINS. s~rATE:\IENT.

The charge contains two spt'cifications. first is to the eff(~ct that the accus4:~d: on or about the 14th clay of 1BIO, at· t11e city of St. Louis, State of l\lissouri, did recommend one Louis Kurgans for the degrees of F\reema[~onry in COSU10S Lodge~ No. 282, and did sign said Kurgan's petition, then and there knowing the said petitioner, the said Louis KUl'gans, had previous13r , 011, to-wit, December 21, 1906, petitioned ~aid Cosmos LCJc1ge, No.. 282, for dt?grees of :B-'l'eemasonry andmembl~rship, and that the p£\tition of said I"ouis Kurgans, on or about December 21, 1906, had been r(;~jected by said Cosmos Lodge; that said :M:orl'ls Robbins, l{nowLng said facts clid willfully. wt'ongfullj- and deceitfully l'eeODlmenc1 said I..Jouis Kurgans, without informing said Lodge that the said IJouis Kurgans pl't:~viously applied to said Lodg(~ for the degrees of v'lreemaSOlll'y, and been rejeeted b;y the said Cosmos Lodge, etc. th(~ accused. on or about PebrUHl'y 14, 1910. in said city and knowingly l'ecommend(~d oue. Louis Kurgans. for the degreeshl C08r11os Lodge, No. 282. \vho had previously, to-\\'it, on the 21st day of ber, 1906, petitioned said Cosmos Lodge for the degrt:€s under the name of Louis A. KurganskJ~. and \vhiel1 petition under the naU1C of Louis A. Kurgunsky had been rejected. and the said aeeused fully knowing the facts did vvrongfnl1:v and falsely r(~cOlnmel1d the petitioner, tlH~ said Kurgans, previously kno,vn under the name of Louis A. Kurgansky, :for' the pnrpose of \villful1~"" deceiving suld COS1110S Lodge. In violation of his duty as a :Master :Mason, etc.

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It appears from the record that the trial took place on August 6, 1910, and that the accused was present ill person and by counsel. That the counsel for the aceused first entered a plea of not guilty, and t"equested that Brother Robbins be permitted to rnak~ a st,;.ltement. This was permitted, and Brother Ilobbins made his statement, which was in the nature of a plea of guilty 'Ni tIl surrounding cireumstances and faets extenuating and excusing. rrlie cuunsel for accused then requested that the plea of not ,guilty be withd.rawn, and (Iutered a plea of guilty. rrll(~l'Emr)Ol1

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'l'hel'eupon the \Vorship:Eul l\IasteL' declared the accused expell{~d ri~'hts and privileges o:f Freemasonry.

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'rIle Hecused per1'eetecl an appeal to the Grand Lodge, and alleges six groun.ds for appeal, all lyE which are of a technical nature, and not sustained by the reeord.

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DI~~CISION.

One of the grounds for appeal is that the punishment is excessive. The accused pleaded guilty of the offense contained in the specifications. It Is true that he attempted in his statement to show extenuating circumstances SUl'l'OUIHling the commission of the offensf!. In our opinion, the explanation given by the accused is not satisfactory, and does not establish the mitigation (If the offense contended fol' bj' him. 'rhe en trance doo1' to ]~'l'eemasonry should be strictly and carefully guarded. If it is not, .Masonry can not maintain its high standard and prestige. ''拢0 permit undesirable parties to enter \vithin its precincts must necessarily lower its standard. The law must be strictly enforced in regard to investigation of parties who are applicants for membership .in the Pl'H ternity. and strict vigilance used in regard thereto. It is a serious offense to use deeeit for the purpose of getting- an undesirable and unworthy person into l\las6nry. 'rIle accused in this case was guilts of this offense. He is a party to perpetrating a fraud upon Cosmos Lodge, No. 282. Your committee is of the opinion that tht~ judgment of the Lodge Is not excessive, but was eOillmensurate with the offense. There being no reversible errol' in the record, we recommend that the judgment of tIle IJodge be affirmed, XIV. 'l'EXA:-S LODGE,

No. 177,

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B'AR~AHD.

It appears from the record in this case that the Junior\Val'den, on the 80th of October, 1009, by order of the \:Vorshipfnl l\iast~l" pre'fel'red charges against the acensed. rj;he charge contains only one specitication, to the fol lowing effect: That Brother R. 1:1;. Barnard, on or about the 21st clay' of September, lOOn, at the Duke farm, on Piney RiiVel', ,in Texas County, did, M

without jnst cause, wrongfu1l3t and unlawfully steal, take, convey and carry away one sae!\: of corn from the said Duke farm, the said corn. being the property of Brother D. I~. Duke, etc. The minutes further sho\'\I" that the case \VUS set for trial at tlH~ next regular Communication. On November 27, the accused filed his plea of not guilty, and on the same day "the trial was continned to Saturday night, December 11, by vote. of the Lodge. On December 11, the committee appointed to take testimony of profanes reported that all of the testimony could not be procured at that tiule. The u1inntes of thn t elate furthel' disclose the following: "~I(jtion made, ~e('ondec1 and ea I'M ried~ that the trial of T'exas L/odge, A. F". and A. lVI., YS. R.E. 路Btll'UH I'd, bE~ continued until l\Iareh 2H. IH10." (All of the above quoted portion of the minuteR is in typ~~writing, excepting the figures and lett~rs 路'2Gth"). "See retary instructed to notify all mE~robers not present at this meeting of th{~ d.ate of tl'in 1. " At the meeting of the Lodge on 1\farcll 26, IH.10, the follow lug appears from the minut(~s: '''l'he Barnard case was then taken np. rl'he defendant, H. I1:. Barnard, "vas absent. l\1otion made and seconded that the Lodge 'send it man to ascertain the cause of Brother Barnard's absenee. Motion lost. The \Vol'shipful :Master appointed '\V.' E. B'arton and Robert Lamar to represent defendall t Brothel' Barnard, and the Junior 'Varden, Talbert l.'a~lor, and Clark Dooley to represent the Lodge." A nunlber of witnesses testified in favor of the prosecution. By eonsent of the proseCllM M

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tion, Brother ,V. E. Bat'nard testified in behalf of the accused, stating, as he said, substantially the testimony ghren by the, accused in cases pending in the State courts bearing upon the question at issue before the Lodge, which tes.. timony of B'rother Barton, was accepted. by the Lodge as the testimony of Brother B'arnard, if present, This was all the evidence that was introduced in behalf of the accused. Ballot being tal\:en, the vote was as follows: Guilty, 28; not guilty, 6. On expulsion, 29 yeas,and 3 nays. In due time, the aceused perfected his appeal to the Grand Lodge, and alleges five grounds for appeal, substantially as follows: 1. Because I was not present or represented at the trial. 2. Because of a misunderstanding and misconception of facts, ,vas not prese'nt at the tria! of this cause. 3. Because I am not guilty of. said charge, and do not believe I would have been convicted thereof had my defense been properly presented. 4. Because, in good faith, I fully intended and expected to be present t? defend m;yself at said trial. 3. Because my a.bsenee was, in part, at least, due to a .request of the \Vorsllipful :Mastel', communieatet:l to me, that I should not attend the n1f:;etings o.f the Lodge until the time of said trial, as will more particularly appeal' in the affidavits of myself and my attorneys, duly filed with Hon. \Yln. A.Hall, Grand Mastel' of Missouri M:asons. I refer to said' affidavits, find mak(~ them a part hereof, as showing in. detail the reasons qf my Don路 appenranee at the time of said trial. Attached to this appeal are the affidavits of the accused and his attorneys, Hobert Lamal' and VV. El. Harton, The. affidavit of the accused is SUbstantially as follows: r:rhat the dutrge and specification were filed agaillst him by D. E. DUl~e, a,cting Junior Wardell, on the 30th of October, 1909; that at the regular Communication, on the BOth of Octob(~r, 1909, the day of trial was set at the next regUlar Communi{'atlon, and a committ.ee was appointed to take the testiIl10ny of profanes." At the next regular Communication, on November 27, lOOt), the affiant being present, the committee appointed to take the testimony asl{ed for further tlnH~, and the trial \Vas continued to Saturday night, December 11, 1909; that December 11 was not a regular Comnlunication of sa.id Lodge. r:rhat OIl Deeember 11, the affiant (accused) being present, the cOlumittee appointed to take testimony r(~ported that testimony of profane witnesses could not be secured at that time, and the record recites as follows: "11otion made, seconded and carried, that the committee be granted further time. )'Iotion made, seconded and carried, that the trial of Texas I..lodge, A. F. ann A, 1\1., va. R. EJ.B'arnal'd, be continued until MarcIl 26, 191.0. Secretar;y instructed to notify all Inembm's Ilot present at this meeting of the date of said trial." Affiant (th,eaccused) further states: "That during the discussion of the motion last mentioned, one of the Brethren stated, in snbstance, that affiant, while charges were pending, was suspended from :Masonic privileges; that shortl Jr after this meeting'\iV. B. Barton, affiant's counsel, told amant that the ,Vorshipful l\1aster had called attention to the mistake as to affiant's condition pending charges and' expressed路 the view that it would be better, during this interval, for affiant not to attend the meetings of the Lodge; that the o1"i[j'in,aZ rnotion. tor conUn~t~ing the oa1t8e .specified the of the tri(zZ a8 l)c'ing the fl/f'l?t t'egttla,,路 Oonun'l.(/nication after the ]!f(weh of the O'irc'lI,it Oo'ulrt" a/JHZ affiant <lid not know that il(a'l~ch ~6th 'was named 0'specified itlt the l'CC'01"(Z (;8 the tintc of tt'ial (th'hJ 'i8, pet'1zalJ8" dtte to the tact

[Jroceedi'ngs of the

[Sept.

that he leN 7Jefore Ilo(t{/e el08ClZ ,; that tin Ule dlsc'llS8lon" 80'1neOne st:(lteclth,i.s 'I1weU'r1,g 'zvould be 71e1c1 abo '1.lt AIWU 1) 1910. Atrian t further states that, acting upon this suggestion and advice of the

\Vol'shipful lUastel', as eomrnunicated to him by his attorne:y, he refrained from atb:~nding' fin 3;" 01: the meetings of the Lodge,' and lost trac7c of the t'ime ot 'its regulfl}' Oommunioations,; that he intend(~d to appear at the trial of said eause and make- a defense; that he is not guilts of the cl1arges, and beUeves, upon n fait' and impartial trial. he will be acquitted." That he was triHI rOI' substantially t:ht:~ same o{rel1se in the Circuit Court of Texas County, \vhich resnlted in a mi~~triaL 'l'hat at th~7l trial, before the Lodge on last SHturday night he \vas clepl'iv(;:cl of his right of presenting his testimony, appearing in pN'son and conducting a defense, by reason of the mistake 01' oversight herein speeified; that thIs affidavit is not made for vexation or delay, bnt in order to get a fair and substantial hearing in this cause, etc. This affidavit was made on the 29th of :March, 191.0. ~rhe affidavits of Brothers 'V. m. Barton and Robert Lamar, attorneys for theac(~used, tend to support the statements made by the aecused in h!s affidavit. 'l'hel'(; is nothing on file in this case which refutes the statements contaiued in said atfidayits. DEJCISION. Fl'eeOlt;\.SOlll'Y. stands for justice as between man and man.

'flUs Grand Lodge insists that ever3r Subordinate Lodge shall see that its members shall l:J.H;Yf: a fait' trial, \vlu:never such member thereof shall be aceused of violating ans l\'Iasollk la\y, and that such member shall haye an opportunit:y to present his defense, if he has such. To that end, it has prescribed a code of procedure for l\Iasonie trials. In the case under consideration it路 appears from the afIidavit of the accust:ld that he "vas mislead or mistakell as t~' the date set for the trial of his case in Texas Lodge, No. 177, of which Lodge he ,vas a

member. l~he statements eontained in the affidavit of the accused are, in a measure, corroborated by the affidavits of his attorneys, Brothers Robert Lamar and W. f1J. Barton. rfhe statements contained in these affidavits, with reference to th(~ accus(:d being mislead or mistaken as to the date of his trial, have not been overcome or refuted by any other affidavits or testimony. It is not for us to say wlwtl1el' the aceusecl is guilty or not guilty until he has had an opportunity to presfmt his d(~fense, under our code of procedure. B':\-'t reversing and remanding the case, it will not place the prosecution in an~r worse condition than it "vas on l\:Iarch 26, 1910. The testimony that was taken of profanes fot' that trial (;tll1 be lIseu at a new trial. Your committee is of the opinion that it would subserve the ends of justice that the case reversed and remanded, in order to give the accused an opportunity to present whatever he mny have in defense of the seriQus charge made against him. vVe, thel'e.fol'e, recommend that the case be reversed and remanded for a

ne\,," trial.

xv. NA'l'HA~ G路.

HEN'.I.'I:{ORN

V8.

JACOB SNYDBH.

I r:rhe charge in this case was filed on the 8th day of Noveulber, IH09, ill Seaman Lodge, No. 120, of \vbieh Lodge the ~lccused is a nlember. The

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Grand Lodge of ll1Iissou'ri.

charge contains one specification, as follows: That said B'rothel' Jacob Snyder, on or about the 13th day of September, 1909, did, without just cause, publicly and with loud and profane language, personally abuse the accuser, Nathan G. IIenthorn, a member of Seaman Lodge, No. 126, A. F. and A. lVI., by calling him, the said Nathan G. Henthorn,' a liar, and by ,falsely accusing him. the said Nathan G. Henthorn, of attempting to extort from him, the said Jacob Snyder, a sum of money, to-wit: the sum of fifty cents (50e), in violation of his duty as a Mason and to the scandal and disgrace of the :M:asonic Fraternity. On the 24th of November, 1909, the accused filed his answer in the nature of a demurrer, as follows: "Now comes the accused and says that, admitting the statement of the charge and speeifications to bE: true, they do not constitute a Masonic offense." "Afterwards, on November 27, 1909, at the regular Communication of said Lodge, this cause came on for hearing before the \'Yorshipful Master on the answer filed claiming that the specifications failed to state a ~lasonic ofFense. 'Upon a hearing in that behalf before the open Lodge, the 'Vorshipful ~iaster, after being fully advised, found and so declared that the specifica tion heretofore filed against the accused does not state a IVlasonic offense. In due time, the accused perfected an appeal to the Grand IJodge, and alleges two grounds of appeal, to the folloWing effect: 1. That the \Vorsllipful ;Master of Seaulan Lodge, No. 126, erred in his ruling in supporting the plea of the accused,' Jacob Snyder, and decided that th(~ facts alleged in the charge and specifications 1iled in the case do not eonstitut<~a :Masonic offense. 2. 'l"hat the \Yorshipful :Master should have decided and ruled that the facts contained and alleged in the charge and speeiftcations do constitute a ~rasonic offense. DECISION. Your committee, after duly considering the allegations in question, are of the opinion .that they state an offense against: :Masonic: law, and, therefore, the ruling of the \Vol'shipful l\:Iaster \vas erroneous. Your committee is of the opinion. however, that a case of this character should have been adjusted and arranged between the Brethren, through the instrumentality of the Lodge and the other Brethren of the Lodge, without the same ever having reached that point which required a l\:Iasonic trial to adjust the matter. Your committee has been advised that this is the first case on appeal fronl Seaman I.. odge, No. 126, during its fifty-one years of existence as a Lodge. It is deplored that this petty case should have been the means of breaking this splendid record of this ,old Lodge. Your committee, however, has its duty to perform and, upon the record made, it is compelled to, and does, recommend a reversal and remanding of this case. XVI.

S'l'ATEl\:IENT. I~ 'I'HE l\:IAT'I'ER OF 'rUE PETrrION

FOR RESTORATION OF CALVIN C. I{ERFOOT.

The petitioner was expelled by the Grand Lodge, at路 its annual Communi~ cation in 1908 (see Proceedings 1908, pages 84~86). It will be observed from the Proceedings above referred to (1908) that Twilight Lodge, No. 114, of

the

which

Loclgf~

[Sept.

,rnernbel', HcquHtNl him of ('fH'tain eluu'ges

tIle petitioner vva,s

and specifications, and, upon appeal o:f the case to the Grund Lodge, he was Ccxprdled by the latter body. At the Annual Communieation of 1909, he peti~ tioned the Lodge for l'estora tion, 'a nd his petition was d(~nied (see Pro~ cepdings' 128) . lIe now again petitions the Granel Lodge to l'c:,'\stOl'e him and lll'iYiIt::lge:-; as a Freemason and to membership in 'rwilIght Lodge. Xo. 114. I~y a unanimous t'E~solution, adopt(~d SeptembN' J:;' 1~110, Twi,lighl LJH]g(~. :?\ (I. 1J 4. rN'01l1nleilClecl his restoration. D11~CISIO'~.

consideration erf: this case, your eommitte(~ is of: the opinion that the 1)(:~titiolH~l' has been sllffieiently punished for hi::::: offenses against l\Iasonic law and \Ve,tlH~refor(~, l'(~eomnHYnd that his petition be granted, and that the Grand Secretary issue his eertttieatE~ in aeeol'dance herewith. Aftee

dUtl

XVII.

~rIn;

l\IAT'rI;m

(}F'

'ern;

PJ,;'rI'NOX

FOR RESTORATION OF .JOHN O• .l\"I;~WBn.L.' srrA'rEl\rE.~·rr.

Th(~

petitioner th(1 \Vol'shipful l\Iaster of United Lodge, No.5, of :Mo., in IH08, and, 'while acting as snch V\Torshipfnl l\faster, he \vas by the then Grand ~Iastel' :[01' unmasonic condu(~t, to-wit.: 1:01' in the Lodge room, on different occasions, while in an intoxicated condition. lIe \vas eit(~d bJ'f the Grand lHaster to appE~ar in the Grand IJodge at its }~nllual ill ID08, to answer these charges, at which tirn'e he \-vas by the Grand Lodge from all rights and lJf~neiits as a l\faster l\fason. (See Proeeedings lHOS, page H8.) He now the Grund Lodge fol' restoration to good 1iHsonic standing, fl,11d promises, if l'e8torf~d. to comply strictly \"it11 the laws and regulations of the Fraternity. His resroentiol1 is l'l~eomll1end(~d by a number of the most pl'oluinent Freemasons· of Springfield, l\l()., and also by l\:L 'V. Bro.•1no; T. Short, the then Grand l\faster, \v110 snspeI1d(~d him in 1908. Your committee is reliably informed that the pE:~titioner has, during the last twel\r(~ nlonths or more, abstained from the use of intoxicants and has rid himself of this objectionable habit. Springfi(;~ld,

DBCISION.

In view' of the foregoing, we recommend that the petitionlH~ granted and that the Grand Secretnry issue his certifieate in accol'dane~; here\vith. XVIII.

Ix '1' HI;;

MArl'~rmR OF'

THE PWl~I'l"IOX FOR RESTORATION OF GUANrI' A. ROBIH:\S.

~l"llis petition is addressed to SedRlia Lodge, Xo. ::!8(), and recites that the petitioner was a member of Dagan Lodge, Xo. :JU4, of l\'Iendon. ~Io.; that he was suspended for non~pa:rment of dues. and that said Lodgp. surrendered its

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GJ'aJzdLodgc

Chal't€H' to the Grand tion is l'oeommended I . ndg'f\, Xo, 2:~6.

I~odge b~r

J.1I£s.SOltri.

about fourteen

t1H:'\ \Vol'ship1'ul

fifteen years ago. His restoI'aand Secretary of Sedalia

DECISION. 'The petition and papf~l'S acc'oll1panying the same arE' defective in the following l'espeets: 1. T'he~· fail to comply with Section 25;:~ of the Gl'andLodge By-I~aws. 2. There is 110 showing as to the amcHlnt of clues whic~h he \vas owing at the time of his suspension; and, :'L Xo shc)\ving of pa;yment of said dnes, \Ye, UWl'E\fol'e, recommend that the pt~tition bE~ not gl'HlltNl.

XIX. l~ 'I'HE :JJATrrI~n

ox.'

'I'HI~ PE'rr~rloN

OI!' '.rHE \YonsHIPE'UI, l\IAsrI'ER Al\D SECIu~rl'AnY

Of ,lmItUSALR?ll LODGm,

815,

A~(, JEIUCHO SPIUNGS:

\Yo rE\commcnd that the matters eontained and set fOl·th in sa id papers 1w }'efelTEd to the ineoming Grand ~Iastm', to be dealt with and Hcted upon by him in accordance ,vitll Jlasonic Iavv. 1~"ratel'l1ally

DORSmy A. ,JAl\IIS()::-\, l~'H.A.NCIS A. LEACH, A~~rEIOXY P. IrrTNE~R. 'YII.. LI ..\.l\I IIILKgRBAUl\IER, G n~()RGg 'Yo PHgSNELI~ • •J OEIN l\I. CAHNAIIAX. "". F. ;rOIIXS()'X, (}OUI

mfttee.

AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS ADOPTED. ARTICLE

XIII,

SECTION 152-NoN-I)AYMENT OF DUES.

W. Bro. Jas. A. Smith,~Jr., called up proposed amendIllent to Article XIII of Section 152, concerning collection of Lodge dues, offered at the Eighty-ninth Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. On motion, said following amendment was adopted as proposed: ST. JOSEPH, 1\10., September 28, 1009.

'l'o tile Jlo8t I,lFor8h1l'ful (h'([n(7 ,Dodge of A,wien,t Free oJul.Ae('epteil 11·{osons Of the ~";tate (It ,2I1issou1"i:

I hereby oiTer the following resolution: ':ro ehange Article XIII, Seetion 1;)2, linp two, by striking out the word "six" and inserting in lieu t'll(~r(~()f tlle \\'()l'(1 "'.fC)lll.... ' i Fraternally submitted, ~lA~fl~~S

A. Sl\II'l'H, .11'.

Proceedings of the

[Sept.

REPORT'OF COMMITTEE ON BOARDS OF RELIEF ..

R. W. Bro. D. B. Farnsworth, Chairlnan, presented and read report of Comnlittee on Boards of Relief, which, on nlotion, was adopted and ordered printed in the Proceedings, as follows: '1'0 the ]J.[ost lVo1"sh:ilJf'ul GnlJl,(l Loclge of A.nc/ient JiY'ree and A.coeptecl Ma.sons of the State of Mis80u,ri:

Your Committee on Hoards of Relief report that w~~ have examined reports ftom all Boards of Relief in this State, with the exception of the boards that should be formed at Hannibal, Chillicothe and Sedalia. The reports received show as follows: Joplin Board: Jleceipts ' $ 1.8ES.OO· Disbursed 25.25Springfield Board.: Iteceipts ',' . $ 127.95 JJisbursed 141.15 Kansas City Board: l~eceipts $1.,137.99Disblll'Sed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,653.33 St. Lou.is Board: Iteceipts $3,253.10. Disbursed '. . . . .. 1,702.07 St. (Toseph Board: lleeeipts $ 568.48 Disburs(~d ...................•.......................... 497.05 From this showing', we reeommend that the law limiting the amounts to be paid into Boards of Relief to $1,000 be amended, so that the assessment may be controlled at the discretion of the board, as each Lodge in a city is represented on the board. Your committee l'f:\commends that relations between this Grand Lodge alld the l\fasonic Relief Association" of the 'United States and Canada, be con~ tinued. The warning circnlars are of special value to Lodges throughout the State ill. the distribution of charity and in extending relief. Your committee fnrther recommends for the earnest consideration of :Masters, '\Va.rdf:\ns and Secretaries of Lodges throughout this Grand Jurisdiction the importance of immediate response to telegrams and letters inquiring the standillg and worthiness of persons applying for relief to any Lodge 01' Board ()f Relief ill the United States. No one should' be more conversant \vith the worthiness of a member than the OtIicer:s of the Lodge to which he elaims to belong. lflra tel'nally submitted,

D. B. FARNSWORTH, J. L. PORTER, A. F. BRAUN, F. F. WM; KRliJNNING, A.•T. O'REILLY,

o o'm rnittee.

Grand Lodge of 1\J1'issou'r拢.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

The Grand Master announced the following$pecial Comll1ittees: Bicentenary of liJngland-vVro. F. Kuhn, 'V. :LVI. 'Villiams C. C. Woods, LL A. Jamison, C. 1-1. Briggs.

\Vashington l\femorial--.lohn R. Parson, Hyland, A. l\L Dockery, Calnpbell "'''ells.

Robt. R. ICreeger, Xenophon

:\Iasonic Club of St. Louis-.Tames ,Yo Boyd, Robt.:B路... Stevensoll, Bert S. Lee, Thos. A. :M11burn. 'Varren 13'. Fo,skett.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

OF~

MASONIC

HOME BOARD.

NOll1inations being made, and ballot taken, the following Brethren were elected as lllembers' of the Masonic Home Board:

. M. W. M. W. W.

W. W.

BRO. CAMPBELL WELLS. BRO. DORSEY A. JAMISON. BRO. A. C. ROBINSON路. BRO. GEO. L. I-IASSETT. BRO. SOL. E. WAGGONER.

CALLED FROM LABOR.

At 1 :00 o'clock P. M . the Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Prayer by Grand Chaplain.

LABOR

SECOND DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.

ST. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY, September 28, 1910.

The Grand Lodge was CALLED TO LABOR at 2:30 o'clock P. M. by M. W. Bro.. William A. Hall, Grand Master, the other Grand Officers being in their respective stations. Divine blessing was invoked by R. W. Bro. Rev. W. O. Bitting, Grand Chaplain.

of the REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SI-CENTENARY OF· ENGLAND .

1\1. W..Bro. "VIn. F. !{uhn, Chairman, lllade the following report of above COlllnlittee, \vhich, on Inotion, vyas adopted: S'I\ .'1'0

IJOUIS,

:Mo., Septernbel' 28, 1910.

.llo8t lV()l'shlpt'ul Orand .Lodge, .:lncient the Staff' Jli880Ul'i:

Pl'e(~

([niZ .!1cecpte(l Jlft80Jl.s

YOlll' eOlllmitt(~t\ to whom \vas l'fdel'l'ed the question of the B'icelltenal'~r of (!lcI Gl'and L()c!ge ()fE~nglund. would report that: 1. Thp plan (,f a gell(~l'al form of Sel'vieE~ for all :\Iasnns upon St. ,10hn the Baptist Day• .Junf~ :!4, if11i, eornmends itself to us, and we so reeOill· u1(~llcl.

:!. ~Phat the (Jr:uHl Lodge of Ancient 11'l'(;~e and Aecepted :Masons of the State of :Missou.ri, and its Constitutent Lodges, do join in sueh service. and so 'l'ecomn.1Cnd. H. 'l'hat the Grand Lodge of Aneient li'l'ee and Aceepted .Masons of the Stat{~ oE jIissoul'i has no suggestions to as to the end and detail of such sel'vieE~, but be1ie\'E~ tha t: the jllclgment of eornll1itt(~e having the llleeting in rJHu'ge will 1.11: sutfieh·nt to arl'ang(~ sueh sel'vice.

li'ra,ternally subrnitted, \Yro. F. KUIIX, C.

BH.I(jG·S,

C. C. \VOODS, D. A. JA:\IIS()!\, \V.

:\1.

\VI I",LIA:1IS.

Committee,'

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LODGES U. D.

R. W. Bro. Jalues A. Boone,' Chairman, presented and read the following report o~ the Committee on Lodges U. D.,vvhich, on motion, was adopted: '1'0 the 11108t lV01'8h'ipful C}ra'nd Lodae, :lndent F'J'ee and A.ccepted, l11a80n8 of the Sta,tc of JH880uri:

Your Committee on Lodges U. D. beg to submit the following report: \\\~ find Dispensations granted to foul' Lodges, to·wlt: Stratford, at Strafford, in Greene County, l\1issouri, November 17, lH09; set to work ~January 20: 1nlO. Victory, at Pomona, in Howell County, ~Tanual'y! 17, 1910; set to worl\. February 25, 1910. Clark, at C~lal'k, in Handolph County, June 8, IHIO; set to work ,Tune 16, 1910. Centertown, at Cel1tel'~()wn, in Cole County, June 18, 1910; set to work .lune 25, IHI0.

Gra/zd

ulJlissouri.

\Ye have eal'f~fllll;y examined returns and of these several LedgE's, and find them, generally, not badly k(~pt: for lle\V Lodges, but d(~sii'e ro call attention SOUle irregularities that Secretaries might amend in the future. \re note that SeerE~taries of: Stl'hf'foi'd, Victory and (;lark have fai1f~d to record the Dispensation; all of the Secretaries make the error of dispensing in a higher degree and resuming in' H Jowerfol' \vork. and then close \vithont in tht~ higher ch:g'l'ee, Victol'J~ c]()€s not i rcmize th.e receipts: fails to the nge of and they elose in every c1egi'ee as the:r go up. This, of cours(~, 110t be c1clne; W(~ presumE~ it is not it fact, but an erroi' of the Seeretal':r. 'Ve find total \vork done as follows: .Initiations, 18; passed, 11; raised, 9 ; affiliated, 9, (~en tertovvn did none of this \vork. ~rhe showing is not bad for the other three, eonsiclering the short time that some of them had to work. 'l~Otll' committee hesitated to recoI!lmend a C~hal'tel' for Centel'to\vn, as they did 110 work in the degrees, hut \ve have taken testimony nnc1 carefully considered the situation. r:rhis I.lodge is situated frOln eight to twelve miles £1'0111 any other Lodge; it is in the midst of a good populous agrieult'llral country, and has abundant good material to draw from. The Lodge \-vas set to ,vork on ::!5th of .Tune, and, therefore, only had one 'month in which to before their 'They report two peti~ tions fot' the degrees, which have passf~d upon nnd the candidates (~lectec1. 'rIley have a 11lenlbership of t\venty, well equipped and qualified for work" and it is the opinion of the committee t11a,t it is to the best Interests of the Orde,r in that county to grant them a Charter.

\Ve ha've carefully considered the case of Strafford, situated in Greene County, ~nssouri. '1'11i8 Lodge is fourteen miles from any other Lodge, in a town containing 250 inhabitant.s, in a fine agricultural district. They ""ere eonstituted .January 2H, 1010. They have now 25 members, having initiated fOlll', passed four, raised foul' and affiliated one, and lost two by death: aVel'~lge attendanee, 15, They own their hall, and are insured for $500.00. rrhe members are generally well informed and able to confer the degrees in a creditable manner. \Ve think that it would be best to l'eeoID:p1end a Charter to this I.ro(1ge; but this committee is mindful of the history of a Lodge formerly at this place, and of its termination. 'Yeo therefore, take this opportunIty admonishing the Brethren of this new Lodge that, in view of the past, have a peculiar responsibility resting upon them; that the:5' have within their Jurisdiction sufficient good material out of whieh to build a Lodge that will be a credit to Greene County and an ho;no~' to the Fraternitj', ~rhe:y, therefore, must avoid extremes in their conduct and show to the B'raternity that they are worthy ,of the confidence whi(~h this Grand Lodge now reposes in them. Taking' into consideration all the facts and circumstances, your commit~ tee believes that these Lodges are entitled to Charters. 'Va, therefol'e, recommend that a Charter be granted to each. Hespectfully and fraternally submitted, JAS. A. BOONE, TEIOMAS ]j'\ HURD, C. D. BRAY,

[Sept.

REPORTOFCOMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES.

W. Bro. Clarence L. AIexander,Chairman, presented and read the following report of Committee on Chartered Lodges, which, on motion, was adopted: To the M08t TVorshipf'lll G~"and Lod{Je~ Ancient Free and Aocepted Masons O{ the St(~te of J1:1'lssO'lt1"i:

Your Committee of Chartered Lodges respectfully presents the following report: LODGE RETURNS. Returns were reeeived 'from all of the 607 IJodg'es before this session of the Grand Lodge, but we regret to report that the returns of 34 Lodges (an increase of six as compared with last year) were not sent in before . t. \.ugust 1, as the law requires. The delinquent Lodges were Nos. 8, 42, 154, 167, 176, 180, 196, 215, 219, 22:3, 252, 269. 306, 321, 329, 338, 342, 361, 375, 378, 387, 408, 414, 435, 447, 461, 467, 479, 546, 586, and 607, whose returns were received ill August, and No. 507, which was not received until September 3, after the Grand Secretary had written eleven letters to its vt.ficers. The reports of Nos. 362 and 484 were reeeived on time, but the Grand Lodge dues were not paid until after .A.UgLlSt 1. Seven o'f these T..Jodges were <lelinq'uent last :year, viz.: Nos. 252, 342, 375, 387, 414, 447 and 338, tlH~ last one having' also been delinquent in 1907. None of these I..Iodges offered any reasonable excuse for being' late, with the possiblf; exception of No. 196, whose SeCl"etary met with an accident early in .July, whieh resulted in his dea tho In this case, howeYer, the "Yorshipful :Master, l(nowing that the SecreLar;y was' incapacitated, should have appointed some one to make up the report, which would have been an easy matter, as the IJodge has only 34 members. Our BJ"路IJaws provide that Representatives of delinquent Lodges shall not receive mileage or per diem. Last year, however, only ten of the twentyeight delinquent IJodg~es were represented, so that eighteen Lodges escaped any penalty whatever. The fact that there are more delinquent Lodges than last year, and that several Lodges have been delinquent for two years in succession. indicates that路 our penalty is not as severe as it should be, and some change should be made so that a Lodge will not escape punishment if路 it is not represented at the Grand Lodge sessions. The Grand Lodge o~ Iowa makes it the special duty of the l\!'aster of each Lodge to see that路 the returns 'of his I.lodge are forwarded at the proper time, and where such return is not received at the proper time" the :Master is disqualified from being ag'ain chosen as Master of a Lodge, or of being a Representative in the Grand I..Iodge. If the Lodge is also at fault, its Charter is suspended. Hegarc1ing the delinquent Lodges. mentioned above, we recommend that if any should again be delinquent next year, that their Charters be arrested by the Grand 1\:Iaster. It is vitally important that the returns be received at the proper time by the Grand Secretary, it being impossible for him to correct the numerous. errors and prepare his report before the Grand Lodge convenes, if the Lodges are permitted to dela:.Y sending their reports. The report of No. 40 was received on July 1. This Lodge has 605 members and conferred 266 degrees last year: If the Secretary of so large and

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busy a Lodge as this can s€ncl i:n his report 011 the very first das of .July, ,vhat possible exeuse can any Secretar:r offer for not sending his report before August 1? All Secretaries can facilitate the work in the office of the Grand Secretary by the example of this Lodge and sending their l.'l:ports as S0011 after .Tul:r 1 as possible, and not waiting, as some do, until the very last day of July. DtJPIJICATI1.: CHARrrERS.

Duplicate Charters were issued to the following Lodges: No. 12, 'whose Charter had become faded and illegible; Nos. 348 and 517, whose Charters were damaged b:y water; and Nos. 321, 395 and 605, whose charters \vere btu·ned. Seven Lodges suffered loss bjr fire, viz: Nos. 59, 110, 311, 321, 3H5, 573 and G05. AJI had insurance, excel1t Nos. 395 and 605. This should be a 'ivaruing to all Lodges not carl';ying insurance. Only a few Lodges report no insul'anee, but we observe that among those reporting no insurance are some Lodgos which own their own halls. PUOPliJHT'Y. ~rhe aggregate anlount of l..lialrilities

$1,194,88f3

60,071

Net assets 'rhis is an increase over last year of $42,22G. ()lJ1'S'l'ANDING

$1,183.01.5

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total amount of outstanding dues reported is $45,008, a deerease from last year of $9,403, almost 20 per cent. rrhis is a splendid showing, and we hope Secretaries \vill keep up their good work, as prompt collection of dues will decrease the number of susp~~nsions for non~pa:yment, which this 3"ear amounted to 748. One I.lodge reports eight members owing clues for foul' or five years. This is b;,y far too lenient. It would be Dluch better to insist now upon the dues being paid, as the longer they are allowed to accuI:l1ulate, the harder it is ·to paJi1' them. IlB'J:IISSION O:b-'

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Remissions reported in 1909 1,21~ Remissions reported in lHlO .................•............. 1,163 Decrease .. ................. 49 Section No. 147, of the Grand I..todge By-L~l\vs, provides that the dues of a Ulerrlber may be remitted for "inability· to pa;y." From a careful exa.mination of the returns,· ho\vever, ,ve believe that, in many cases, clues are l'eIllitted for other reasons than inability to pay, and as the Grand Lodge dues are deducted on all rem'lssions, the loss each year to the ~:Iasonlc Home amounts to a considerable sum. It was observed that No. 478 remitted the dues of its :Master. This ~eemed unusual,aud, upon investigation, your committee found that this B'rother occupies a responsible position in it bank, and it was not probable tha t his dues were remitted for "inability to pay." The matter was then referred to the Grand :Master, with the result that the, Grand Lodge dues

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have beell paid, the statement being made, ho\vever,. that "it has been the custom of this Lodge to remit the dues of the \"",orshipful l\Iaster for many, many years." No. 229 remitted the dues of five "honorar:\! members." This was also referred to the Grand l\:Iastel', who ordered payulent of the Grand Lodge dues.. \'le do not think that either one of these Lodges has intentionally viola.ted the law. No. 478 probably remitted the dues of its 1\Iaster as a courtesy to him, but they forget that in deducting the Grand Lodge dues, they compel the l\lasonic Home to contribute to this courtes3;l'. No. 35, with a membership of 147 and assets of over $10,000, relnits the dues of sixteen members. rrhe annual dues of this Lodge are only $1.25, just the amount of the Grand Lodge dues. The Lodge itself, therefore, loses nothing by these remissions, whieh amount to more than 10 pel' cent of its membership. Nos. 288 and 388 only report a small number of remissions, but as their dues are only $1.25, they also lose nothing. The dues of No. 103 are only $1.00, and as the Grand Lodge allows a dedu(~tion of $1.25 for each meulbcr remitted, this Lodge actually makes a profit $1.00 011 its four remissions. 'I'wenty-one Lodges remit the dues of over 10 per cent of their membership, viz: Nos. 19 1 35, 37, 58, 61, 86, 136, 192, 244, 255, 336, 338, 343, 351, 370, 391, 411, 415, 494, 504 and 555. rrwenty Lodges remit the Tiler's dues. Nos. 135 and 391 remit the SecretarJl"s dues, and Nos. 29, 157, 172, 372 and 495 remit the Treasurer's clues. One Lodg{~ in St. Louis reports the remission of dues of its Tiler. and Organist, maldng, howe,rer, no reduction from its Grand Lodge dues on a.ccount of these remissions. This Lodge maltes the statement that it does not feel entitled make reductions on account of remissions of officers' .dues, although they remitted for inability to pay. \Ve believe this Lodge is observing the spirit rather· than the letter of the law, and shall be glad to see other Lodges taking the same course. In fact, we believe that the best solution of this entire subject would be a change in the Grand Lodge law, so that no allowance could be made from the Grand I.lodge dues on account of remissions, whether for inability to payor not. At first, perhaps, 'V'ery few ''''ill agree with us on this proposition, but when reminded that the loss to anyone Lodge each year would only be a very few dollars, and that the aggregate loss in revenue to the l\fasonic Home every year is almost $1,000.00 we believ"'e that yotlwill at least be willing to give this subject some thought. At any rate we hope that the Representatives present will see that their Lodges charge remissions to the Grand Loag'e only for "inability to pay."

:MEl\fBlDRSHIP AND VvORK. thollsand four hundred and ninety-eight degrees were conferred during the ;year ending June 30, 1910, as compared with 9,394. for the p~evious year, an increase of. 1,104 degrees. The total membership in the Chartered Lodges is 50,987, and including Lodges U. D., it is 51,086, a gain over last year of 1,998. A recapitulation of the worl{ follows: Dimltted Initiated 3,695 1,300 Suspended IT. 1\1. C. Passed 8,403 22 Suspended N. P. D. 748 Raised j. • • • • •• 8,400 Affiliated .I....... 1,040 I~xpelled . 34 I>ied . Reinstated .. .. . . . 366 817 There were 547 rejections. rl~en

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No. 40. 80. No . .:IAn, 58. No. H, 55.

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No. 3~ 51. No. 220. 44. Ko. 420, 4') No. 445, 40.

t\venty~five

or more ca.ndidates, as follows: No. 460, 30. No.1: 28. No. ::;16, 28. No. 110, 34. No. ~~31, 26. No. 360. 84. No. 79, 25. No. ~Âą16, 32. No. 179, 25.

};o. 522, 40. No. 828, 88. No. 2.,13, 87.

No. 105, 31.

No. 340, 25.

'rllil'ty-seven Lodges report no worh:, viz.: Nos. 51, 5Ei, 85, 125, 138, 167, 175, 187, :HH3, 235. 240, 242, 246, 200. 2G8, 201, 336, 838. S3n, 342, 3[,(:), 859, 361, 364, 372, 387, 413, 447, 44.8, 451, 485. 4tH, 5Cm, 50G, 5HO. [)S5 and 5SB. There were thirty-nine I;odges re.porting no work lust year. Lodges have more than 800 No. 299, 887 members. No.1, 769 No. HfJO, 715 No. 40, 605

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as follows: Xo. 522, 894 members. Xo. i), 38.:1 No. 24:3, 3GG

ll1(~mb(:~l's,

No.9, 581 No. 316, 527

No. 550, 350 No. 121, 356 No. 3Bl, 350

No. 446, 509

No. 163, BaD

No. No. No. No.

No. 445, No. 344, No.5, No. 420,

220, 323, 547, 4.43,

474 453 420 417

335 333 302 302

'1'he smallest Lodge is still No. 510, which only has twelve ll1p.mbel's, but this Is an increase O[ three members sinef~ last year. and now that this litt:l(~ I..Ioclge has made a start, we ho!)e that it will continue to advance. Seven other I.lodrres have less than twent~r members, as follows: No. 180, 18 members. No. 530, 14 members. No. 192, 19 No. 546, 17 No. 223, 19 No. 58f~, 17 No. 24.0, 13 'Ve are glad to note that No. a82 has promoted itself aboye this class, as it has now more than twenty members, but sorry to observe that No. 589 has fallen into this class. '1'he .totalsfor the larg(~r cities follow: Total Net Dues ~Iembers. Hulsed. Gain. Outstanding. Assets. St.I.Jouis,: 2H Lodges.. 8,576 736 551 $3,831 35 $184,457 68 Kansas City, 10 Lodges. 4,1.10' 298 228 3,256 18 62,207 57 St. Joseph, 4 Lodges.. . 955 72 52 1,295 75 24,212 69 Springfi.elc1, 3 IJodges.. 808 52 28 12,806 23 205 75 Joplin, 2 Lodges...... 538 at") 30 181 00 36,266 00 Sedalia, 2 Lodges..... 878 38 35 339 25 7,823 57 The Secretar:'l of ~o. 100 stat~~s that his Lodge is doing ver:.~,r good work, but it would greatly assist them if they eould have a visit from the Grand I.lecturer or District Deputy. No doubt the Grand Lecturer would be glad to visit every Lodge, but where there are H07 J-Iodges that is. impossible. 'Ve hope, however, that the District Deputy Grand l\faster, or District Lecturer, for the Fofty-fifth District may find it convenient to visit No. 100 this year.

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No, 338 has reported no work siuee Septernber, 1905, and this taken in connection with the fact that this Lodge has been delinquent in sending its report for three successive years. seems to indicate a great lack of interest. \Ve, thel'(~fol.'e, l'eeoDlmenc1 that this IJoc1ge be l'f~ferred to the District Deputy Grand l\laster for the 1'W(~Iltietll District for investigation, and report to the incoming Grand :Uaster. 1\ o. 240 reports onl:r thirteen 11lembers, a net loss of foul' since last year, and th,e Secretary states that only six Iuembers live llearenough to attend the meetings. making it almost impossible to get a quorum. "te, therefore, l'e('om.mE~lld that this Lodge b(~ referred to th(~ District Deputy Grand lHaster for the Seventeenth District for investigatioll, and report to the incoming Grand .Master, EHU(}HS

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O:\IISSIONS.

(hvillg to lack of care on the part of some Secretaries, many unnecessary

(l1'1'ors and omissions OCelli' in th(~ returIls. As an illu,stration of the large tlnmb(~r of error's, V\.~e Inention the fact that the Grand Secretary has col$179.7;:) from sixty-thl'ee different Lodgf~S, o\ving to errors in their and in addition to th<:~se there are tifteen other Lodges whose returlls are still out of balance, viz.: Nos, 8, 42, 190, 201, 240, 2GU, 2H4, 391, 400, 412, 414, 421, 450. 'l:7!) and 511. As a rule, the errors are usuallji in favor of , the Lodge, but ;\0. 50 included and paid for three deceased membt:!l's. rrhe oVel'pa'yluent WHS l'E~tu1'l1(~d b~y the G"l'anc1 SeCl'eta1'3'. Some Lodges are VE'l'S' in replying to the (~l'alld Secretary, \vhen attenrion is called to discrepanciE~s in their r(~turlls. ::\'0. lHE. ineluc1es two members in its roster wh() \vere rneviously reported suspended, and does not state '''hen they were reinstated. Also OInits to gi,-e dates of initiatiou, passing and, raising of fOUl' dlndidates, and thus far has failed to reply to the letters of the Granel Secl'(~tary asking for this information. 'J:he report of ::\0, ::W is llot signed bJ~ eitll.er the Vtorsl1ipful ~rastel' or Secretary, and the seal of the L()c1ge is omitted, The nanlâ&#x201A;ŹS in the list of members are not opposite tile printed numbers. making it necessar;y to count the entire mE\Illbel'ship in order to see that the total agrees ","itll the recapitulation, Nos, 134 and 455 omitted the dates of all their worl\:. Nos~ 375 and 528 omitted uaines and elates of all their ,vorl\:. Nos. 27'7, 301, B12, 373 and 394: olllitted one or more names 011 whom degrees had been conferred. No. 116 omitted names of two nlembel's reinstated and one affiliated. No. 400 included two names who had not been previously reported, and ,upon inquiry, the present Secl'etarj~ stated, ''''l'llat a former Secretary had llegleeted to put these Brethren on the books, and I just accidentally found thelll by appeul'unee at Lodge." It thEm developed that these Brethren had been members fot' thl'l::e or four years, but their names had never been l'eport(~cl to the Grand Lodge, Ko. GO~ was ehal'terecl last 3'ear, and this jrear omits fourteen names from its return. In reply to the Grand Secretary's letter asking what had . become of these members, the Secretary says Hrrhe names :you meution a.re of members \vIle> came into this Loc1gi: to help us start, and when we got our Charter they diroitted to their O\V11 Lodges." Thus this Lodge, when it applied for its Charter, had only twent;ptwo bona tide members, instead of the thirty-sfx it l'eriol'ted. ,Ve hope this is not the usual way to start

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11e\y Lodge, as it is certainly not giYing- the Committee on Lodges 1T. D. the correct information, when it is the intention of more than one-third of the reported Inembership to \vithdl'a \v as soon as the Charter is granted. ~)nt: of the very best reports \\TUS that of No, 126. \Ye are very glad there are no errors in this report, as the Secretary of that IJodge is Chairman of the Pay Roll Committee, and naturally \ve would. dislil\:e to criticise him.

All of the St. I.Jouis Lodges, \~/ith one. exception, sent in excellent reports.. All of the Kansas City Lodges sent in excellent reports, though one Kansas Cit:", I.. odge \vas late. l\Iany other Lodges sent in good reports, indicating in each case that the Secl'etar:y is not onl~r "a good fellow," but one \vho has the ability and is ,viIling to give the time and attention to the business a1Iail'S of the Lodge, and appreciates the necessity of furnishing accurate information to the Grand Secretary. 'Ve wish we could impress upon every Lodge the value of such a Secretary. l\:Iueh of the confusion in the returns is because the Secretary does not

keep a copy of his report to the GrancI Lodge, and when he makes his report the follo\ving' year he does not know how many membel's were reported the previous J~ear. ',Tthont a eopy of the last report it is particularly hard for a new Secretary. ',~e wish, to remind each ,Vorshipful l\faster that he signs the stateulent with the Secretal'J~ that the returns al~e correct in every particnlar and that each blank l~as been properly filled ,out. "re,therefol'e, nrge UpOll everJr 'Yol'shipfl1l :Mastel' the necessity, next year, of examining the }'eport, not forgetting also that it is his duty to see that the returns ar(~ fOl'vval'ded to the Grand Lodge before August 1st. In conclusion, we desire to express OUl' appreeiation of the uniforul courtesy and assistance rendered to us b;.v the Grand Secretary, \\rhile in his office cornpiling the data for this report.

F'l'atel'nally subnlitted, C. L. ALBX.A.NDl1iR, VIRG. P. ..:tDAl\IS, THEO. HYATrl', 1. N. EVH.A.HD, H. rI'o \YB-IGBrl" OonMn'ittee.

rrhe Grand Master announced that the exenlplification of the Third Degree, under the direction of the G-rand Lecturer, '\vould be the procedure this evening. CALLED FROM LABOR.

At 3:35 o'clock P.M. the Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM until 7 :30 0' clock this evening, prayer being offered by R. W. Bro. Rev. W. C. Bitting, Grand Chaplain.

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SECOND DAy-'EVENING SESSION.

S'l\ LOUIS, V"VEDNESDAY,

Septenlber 28, 1910.

Grand I-lodge \vas CALLED TO LABOR at 7 :35 0' clock \,\T. Grand Nlaster \Villianl .A.. ElaU, with the Officers occupying their respective stations, Divine blessing and guidance being invoked by I{. W. Bro. I-{ev. John H. l\tliller, Grand Chaplain.

b)f other

EXEMPLIFICATION QF WORK.

"'T.

M. Granel 11aster v\lilliam f\. flaIl placed the Grand Lodge under the direction of R. W.Bro. ~J. l:{. McLachlan, Grand I.,Jecturer, \vho, assisted by the other Grand Officers, exemplified the \:vork of the Master Mason's Degree. CAlLE'O FROM LABOR.

l\t 10:30 o'clock P. M. the Grand Lodge ~ras until 9 :00 0' clock tOlTIOrrOW lTIorning.

CALLED FROM

Prayer was offered by R,. W. Bro. I{ev. John H. Miller, Grand. Chaplain.

LABOR

, rrHIRD DAY--lVIORNING SESSION.

ST.I.JOUIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

The Grand Lodge 'vas

CALLED TO LABOR

29, 1910.

at 9 o'clock

A. M. by M. W. Bro. William A. flaIl, Grand Master, the other Grand Officers oceupying their respective路 stations. Prayer by R. W. Bro. Rev. W. C. Bitting, C;rand Chap-

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1"1he 111inutes of 路the several sessions yesterday were read Grand Secretary and approved by the Grand Lodge. THIRD READING OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS .

The Grand Secretary read for the third tirne the proposed anlen,dments to By-La\\iTs offered on the first day and read the second time yesterday. SPECIAL

COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE GRAND MASTERS.

The Grand Master announced the follo\ving Special Comnlittee on Conference of Grand Masters: M. \V. Bros. Clay C. Bigger, John T. Short, E. F. Allen, D. M. Wilson and

.:-\.8. Houston. PETITION FOR DIVISION OF THE THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT.

1"he Grand Secretary read the follo"Vving petition from Lodges in St. Louis City and County for the creation of anew Masonic District in St. I...Iouis County, which was referred to' a committee of two, consisting of the D. D. Grand Master of the Thirty-third'District and the Grand

Lecturer: S'I'. LOUIS,l\lo., September 28, 1910. '1'0 the Gl'an(Z Lodge of JHS80'UY(, iinc'ient li1'l'ee and, .A.ccepted Masons:

\Ve respectfully petition for the establishment of a separate Masonic District of St. Louis County. \Ve believe that R. 'V. Bro. Jos. S. lVIclnt3rre, our present District Deputy Grand :Master, will apPl'ove of this request. \VHERIM.S,

St. I,ouis County now has nine Lodges; and,

It is inconvenient for the District Deputy Grand Master and the District I,ecturer, of the 'l'hirty-third Masonic District of l\nssouri, to visit the Lodges in their district on account of the large number thereof; be it \V1U1REAS,

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Rc.'301ved,. That hereafter St. Louis Count J" shall constitute a :Masonic District, to be known as the Fift:.y-seventh ~Iasonic District of the State of l\Iissot1l'i. Respectfully snbmitted, \YEBS'l'IDR GROVES LODGE, No. 84, By Sam D. Flodgdon, \V. 1'1:. :\IISSOUIU LODGE, No.1, By A. F. Ittner, P. l\I. BE'AeON LODGE, No.3, By IJ. F. !<:irby, S. \\T. GEO. \VASI-IING':rON LODGE, No.9, By Robert !1'isher, \V. l\I. BO?\II'Ol\:LME IA)DGI~, No. 45, By .Joseph Peterson, ""'. 1\1. :Pf)I.lAH S1~AR IJODGE~ No. 79., By E. 13\ VonGunden, \Y. 1\f. PRIDE Ol~ THE "~EST LODGE, No. 179, By \Vm. J. I(enly, \Y. l\:I. ITASKA I.JODGE, No. 420, By B. C. YV'. Ol'tmann, \V. 1.\1. LAltIBSKIN LODGID, No. 460, B;y \Vl11. B. IIague, \V. l\L KIHK\YOOD LODGB, No. 484, Bj' Orrin Hull, Jr., \V. 1\I. F'EHGTJSON LC)DCiE':, No. 542, By P. I~;. Turner, J. W. :\IAPLI~\YOOD LODGF~, No. 5HO, By "rhos. A. Davidson, P. 1\1. FC)nEsrl~ PAUK LOD(H~, No. 578, By .Jas. O. l\lorse,\V. 1\1. C~LAY1.'ON LOD(H~, No. 601, By 'V. lVr. Langtry, S. \V. AN'CfrOR LODGE, No. 443, ' B~r J. Summers, 'W", ~1.

'V.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.

R. W. Bro. Joseph S. McIntyre, Chairman, presented and read the following report of the Conlmittee on Jurisprudence, which, on motion, vvas adopted as read: S'l'. LOUIS, 1\:10., September 28, 1910. To the .;]lo.st lVm'shilJt'ttl Grand Lodge> Ancien.t ]i'1'ee and Acc(,'])tell J.l1a80fM 0t the state Of 111'i8801a''i: YOUI'

Committee on Jurisprudence respectfully report that they have care-

fully considered the several decisions of the Grand ~IIaster, which appea,r in his written Address. to this Body, H.nd a.pprove the same, ,vith the exception of Decision No,. 4, which is as follows: "fIeld, that if a Committee on Petition fail to report' at the proper time,

a new committee then appointed can notrepol."t until the la.pse of a month." Your cOlllmittee can not approve of this decision, fol' the reason that it is in conflict with Section 105 of the By-Laws, whIch provides that "Snell a

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new comnlittee Inay, if desired, have the lawful time of one month for investigation before reporting." But, while said decision is in conflict with said section, your committee recommends that said section be amended so that it will then confol'ln to the decision of the Grand l\Iaster herein referred to. In approving Decision No. 11 of the Grand :Master, we do so with the understanding that this decision does not apply to funerals necessar;v to be held during the session of this Grand Lodge. The matter of 1\11's. Lucretia Virginia Pierce, which was referred to this committe, was by consent of all parties in interest withdrawn without this committee taking any action w'hatever in the matter. r.rhe only other matter referred to the committee for its consideration was that part of the Grand l\lasters' Address, which appears on page 12, and is as follows: INTERSTATIiJ JURISDICTION. In December I received the following communication from Grand l\Iaster _John IL Cowles of the Grand Lodge of Kelltucli:y: LOUISVILLE, KY., December 2, 1900. 1110st 1V (wsh,ipfu,l Bt'other':

Section 175, Constitution of the Grand Lodge of K:entucky, reads: "If a ::Mason, who is a member of a Lodge under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, shall make his residence or establi~h pel'roa,nent business in another- Grand Lodge .Jurisdiction, the Lodge :nearest such residence 01' place of business IUay take penal jurisdiction over him by preferring charges against him before his own Lodge brings formal accusation for the same offense, and may reprimand, suspend 01' expel him, according to its findings and sentence, after due trial had in accordance with the laws of the Grand Lodge, under which the trial IJodge is holden,. and shall give to .the Kentucli:Y Lodge, of which the accused was a member, prompt notice of the action taken. This privilege shall apply only to sueh Grand Jurisdictions as shall accord to Kentucky Lodges the same rights and privileges over such of their members as may come from their Jurisdictions to. that of this Grand LOdge." At the One Hundred and Ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, held October 19, 20 and 21., I was directed to submit the provisions in the above section to all the Grand Jurisdictions in the United States. In compliance, I fraternally submit the provisions to YOUr JuriSdiction, with the Brotherly l'equest that they be either accepted or rejected. Yours :Era tel'nally, (Signed) _TOHN I:I. COWLES, Grand l\faster. Your committee find that no law concerning this matter has been enacted by this Grand Jtu路isdiction. vVe are heartily in accord with the object sought to be attained by the Grand Jurisdiction of the State of Kentucky, H,nd to that end recommend that this Grand Lodge enact the same, 01.' similar, legislation. lj'raternallysubmitted, JOS. S. McINTYRE, Oha,iJr'man" J. C. SgNA1'E, GEO. II. DANIEL, GEO. E. MAYfIALL, J. E. THOl\;lPSON,

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Proceedings of the

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARITY.

R. W. Bro. M. T. Balsley, Chairnlau, presented and read the following report of the COIDlnittee on Charity, \vhich, on Illation, was adopted as read: 'llo "the Most 11l'o1"S]vilJf'ul G1"a'nd Lodge" l1nc'ient Free ancZ AcceZJtecz Masons of the State ot 1~1.isso'U/ri:

Your Committee on Charity beg to report that we have examined and carefully considered all applications for charity which have come before us, and we recommend thE; payment of the follo,ving sums: 1. rro Craft Lodge, No. 287, for tl~e use and benefit of Bro. ""m. B:. Beach, $100.00. 2. To Wyaconda Lodge, No. 24, for the use and benefit of Bro. John F. Alberty, $100.00. '3. To Portland Lodge, No. 242, for the use and benefit of Brother ""V. J. tTackson, $50.00. 4. To :Mrs. K. 1\1. Deane, widow of P. G. Chaplain E:. ~1. Deane, 1\:Iexico, 1\fo., $100.00. 5. To 1\11'8. Annie 1\1. Ready, widow of Thos. C. Ready, P. G. 1\1., $100.00. 6. ~ro Chamois Lodge, No. 185, for the use and benefit of lVII'S. A.. C. Robinson, widow of Brother A. C. Robinson, $100. 7. To Brother G. "V\".Hannunl, "'''"arsaw, 1\[0., for th(~ use and benefit of 1\1iss Dee Gillette, $100.00. 8. To Portland Lodge" No. ~42, for the use and benefit of Brother Jas. H. Goodrich, $50.00. 9. rro Phoenix Lodge, No. 186, Bowling Green, 1\[0., for use and benefit of Brothel' James :M. Sutton (two years), $100.00. 10. To Galena Lodge, No. 515, Galena, 1\[0., (thir(y members) for use and benefit of Brother Thos. J:l. '\Vyatt, $100.00. 11. To Belton Lodge, No. 450, Belton, :Mo., for use and benefit of Brother Boon T. 1\JIuir (rejected at Home), $100.00. 9. Phoenix Lodge, with about seventy members, has beell supporting Brother Sutton for two years, and funds are exhausted ; the Brother is bedfast and deserving. 10. Galena Lodge, Witll aboJlt thirty members, has been helping Brother ,\'lyatt, who is bedfast, furnishing a nurse, at $2.00 per day, for several months; funds exhausted and Lodge in debt. 11. Belton Lodge made application for admission of Brother Boon T. l\luil' to :Masonic Home, but the application was rejected because Brother 1\fuir had had a stroke of pa'ralysis. He was the first l\:Iaster of the Lodge, past seventy ;years of age, and very deserving. The Lodge has rendered all the assistanee possible and now calls on the Grand Lodge for assistance. ""'e, therefore, recommend the above additional appropriations. F'ratel'nally submitted, lVI. T. BAI.JSLEY, E. E. CODDING, THOS. D. l\fARTIN: Oomf}'vittee.

105

G'ra,nd Lod.e. ;c of J.lli.S'souri..

1910. ]

AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS ADOPTED.

The addition to Article III, to be known as Section 27, proposed on the first day of this session, authorizing forlnation of Lodges of Instruction in cities having ten or more Lodges, was called up for final action, and, after "discussion, adopted. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RITUAL.

M. W. Bro. D. M. Wilson, Chairman, presented and read the report of the Committee on Ritual, which, on motion, ,vas duly adopted: To the G-rand LOlZge:

At the last annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, the reeommendation of the Comnlitte,e on Revision of the l\Ionitor, that a special committee of two be appointed by the incoming Grand l\!aster to draft and submit tW(} portions of a funeral ceremony-one to be used as a part of the regular 'funeral ceremony on all occasions at the home or church, on taking charge of the body and before its removal, and the other to be used at the house or ehurch when from the inclemency of the weather it would be unwise to conduct a funeral at the grave-was adopted. Pursuant thereto, Grand 1Iastel" Hall appointed on this committee :Most \Vol'shipful Bros. C. C. \,,"oods and A. S. Honston. Acting perhaps undf~r a mistaken view' of the scope of this recommendatiOll, each of these distinguished Brothers appeared before and presented to :your committee a funeral service, but intinlated to your' committe(~ that they preferred to have further time in which to present such a ceremony as fully reconlmended itself to them. Your conlnlittee also had before it the Grand I.Jectut路el', and, after some discussion,. reached a conclusion that ample opportunity should be given to all interested in the rnatter of a funeral service to present their views_ Your committee, therefol-e, recommends to the Grand Lodge the adoption of the following resolution: Bcsolued,. '.chat :Most \Vorshipful Bros. \Voods and Houston, and such other Brethren as may so desire, draft and present to the Grand Lecturer, before the next annual Communication, such changes or additions to the present funeral s(:>rvice, or such llew funeral service as to them may be deemed appropriate, and that, on their reception, the same be presented to your committe(~ by the Grand Lecturer; that these be compared and collated, and from them there be selected or prepared, and presented at the next annual Communication of this Grand Body, such a service as jfour ('ommittee thinl{s would be mQst suitable. D. 1\1. '\VILSON, CAl\IPBELL ."''IDLIJS, \V. A. HALL, 'r. SHOR'1\

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OO'1'fZnt ittee.

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RESOLUTION-MILEAGE AND PER DIEM FOR LODGE U. D.

The Committee on Lodges, U. D. offered the following resolution to pJace the Representative of Clark Lodge U. D. on pay roll, \vhich \vas adopted flnd referred to Committee on Pay Roll: l?e8olue,Z, rr~hat oue representative from Clark Lodge, U. D., be placed on the Pay Holl for this session of the Grand Lodge. .JA:\IgS A. BOONE, 'rHOS. F. IIURD, c. D. BRAY,

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PAY ROLL.

W. Bro. Walter R. Shrodes, Chairnlan, presented and re'ad the report of Cornnlittee on Pay I-{,oll. Adopted, as follo\vs: 8'1'.

'Po 'the

GJ'(Jlud

Lodge" .lLncient Pl'ee

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I;OUIS,

:Mo., Septeulber 29, 1910.

.:LcceptecZ MaS(H18 of J.l1i8801U路'i:

Your COll1ll1ittee on Pay Roll at this session of the Grand Lodge begs to report that the alltnval1ces for luileage and pel' diem haye been distributed as follows: Grand Lodge Officees $ 329 Past Grand l\'!asters......................................... 315 District Deputy Grand :\fasters................................ 834 District Lecturers 173 Committees 337 IJoclgesU. I)................................................ 17 Hepresentatives of Chartered Lodges........................... 6,082 ~rotal

80 60 20 95 75 30 15

$8,090.75 Fraternally submitted, 'VAL,TJ1Jn. H. SHRODES, GEO. A. NggS, Yr. 'v. :MARTIN, 1\1. L. Ho"rAHD, .T. S. TAYLOH., Oomrnlittee. )HLEAGI~J

AND PER DIE:\I, SESSION'1910. GHAND OFFICEltS.

,Vm. A. Hall $ 9 00 C. C. Bigger........ . . . . . . .. 21 60 A. A. Johnson 23 30 Jacob Lampert.............. 9 00 A. C. Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 00

C. 'A. :Mosman $27 T. W. Cotton 20 F. R..Tesse 15 'V. A. Clark................ 16 Ed\v. Higbee................ 21

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Gra-ltd Lodge of ill issouri.

John R. Parson $ 9 ,1. R. ~lcLachlan............ 20 .J. H. l\1iller................ 25 ,V. C. Bitting.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. [) Van 11". Boor................ 25

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J. ,Yo Bingham ...........•.. $23 (h~o. :\1. Sargent. 19 A. L. ~IcRae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 ~Tno. \Y. Owen.............. 9

60 60 00

I- Asrr GRAND MASTERS.

''''ro. I,'. Kuhn

$25 60

.T. '1'. Short................. 16 50

Xenophon Ryland........... Campbell '"VeIls............. E. E'. Allen................. C. EL Briggs........ . . . . . . .. A. ~l. Dockery C. C. \Voods '...

.. ..T. 1\1. Doran. ,1. C. Senate. D. 1\1. Foster. '1'. .A. Dunn. B. l{'. Hamlin. H. G. Buckingham. '1'hos. D. 'V'illiams. \V. J. Craven. Geo. A. Smith. E. \V. r:eaylor. G. E'. Brewington. F. ,V. Smith ... J. IjJ. Thompson.. '1'. F. Hurd. '1'. H. \Valton. G. 'V. Rucker. •1. I). Tneker. J. Q. ""atkins. Henry Sinauer. " H. 1.1. 'Vilson. "

22 10 27 30

25 60 28 85

24 05

R. R. I(reeger $25 D. :\f.\Vilson............... 23 R. F. Stevenson.. : 9 A. 1\1. .Hough 16 A. S. Houston.............. 15 ,T. \V. BOj~d 27 'V. 1\1. 'Yilliams 19

60 50

00 50 60 20 20

9 00

.$21 80 23 50 27 00 27 35 28 10 27 30 25 50 24 70 22 50 21 00 19 50 17 10 16 10 18 85 17 70 20 20 26 00 25 60 23 65 17 75

.T. E. Reeds. ,1. \V. Powell . E. A. :f1'luesmeier. ... G'. II. Pike. ,Tos. S. M:clntyre. .T. C. Laughlin. E. E. Codding. H. L. Hunter. H. T. \Vright. Chas. E. P;yle. \Y. R. Bowles. R. 1.1. \Vardin. D. B. IParnswol'th. G. ,V. ~Iiller . Jas. .A. Boone. V. P. .Adams. ,Yo 'V. :Martin. .. 1'. D. :Martin. G. J. Vaughan. H. 1. Bradford.

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60 25 25 00 80 30 70 85 70

25 60 25 70 23 30 17 20 19 90 23 70 21 25 24 95 24 55 22 90

DIS'l'RICT LECTURERS •

J. H. Holton $21 C. C. ~1il1er................ 28 C. 1\1:.' ~rhomas. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27 Fl. C. Noland............... 2E3

30 75 20 00

.,T. C. GarrelL $ 9 Daniel O'Bryan............. 25 Bert S. Lee '. . . . . . .. 23 G. A. Nees................. 12

00 70 80 70

cItAIR1\L\.:N 01;' C01\{M:I'1'TEES.

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Hoke $ {), R. Shrodes.............. 32 C. L. .Alexander............. 9 M, 1'. Balsley.............. 28

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tOctober 11th, refunded $9.00.

00 50 00 85

v. !(3-"te "1$ 9 00 . Geo. S. l\IcLanahan 25 60 A. s. erremeyer. . . . . . . . . .. 9 00 I·~.

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M.E'MBERS OF

D. A. .Jamison $18 *J. ~L Carnahan 40 *F. A. Leach 51 *\Y. 111. .J ohnson.. . . . . . . . . . .. 88

00 20 20 40

APPEAl.S AND GRIICVANCES.

*J. \V. PresnelL $31 00 A. F. Ittner 18 00 \Vm. lIilli:erbal1mer.......... 18 00

*Doubl(~ mileage to members living outside of St. Louis; being necessary to malte two trips to and from St. Louis.

LODGE C. D.

Clark Lodge U. D" Claude Shores, \V'. :M 1\0.

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n. 7. D. 10. 11. 1")

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40. 41..

43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.

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RI'~PRE SEX'l:"A,r.rIVE.

LODGE.

l\Hssouri M::eridian...... Beacon lIoward United Ark O'Sullivan Geo. \Vashington Agency PauldingvHle

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LODGE. REPRESENTATrVI~. Holt ...•............. \\T. l\I. Carrel Xenia .•.............. ,T. """. De1!ott Livingston \~V·. L. Hannaca "''''akanda \\?'. II. Hutchison "Teston \V. B. Calvert Arrow Rock B. C. Bradshaw Tipton J. R. Shikles Centralia 'V. II. Carpenter Bloomfield L. D. Thompson Vinci I J. C. Sloan Cambridge J . .11. Stern A. A. l\felson l\Ionroe

Pattonsburg

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Rocheport

Armstrong

Henry Walters \V. .1. \Vard T. g. Dotter Levi :Markland

Savannah

A. G. Nance

Gorin. . . . . . . . . .. .

L. I). Shibley

Kennett Sullivan

8 75

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24 95

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Independence

F\ C. Florance m. l\Ia ttock C. F. l\:Ieyer

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Central Jackson Lacled(~

\VebsterGroves Brookfield '\Vasbington Friendship

no. Russellville

102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 109. 110. 111.

\V. rIausmann EJ: C. 'lieague

St. ,Joseph Polar Stat' Bridgeton

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21 65 17 40 8 00

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\V. Reed

Perseverance St. Marks

11\ Von Chluden

Ct L. \Vageley J. D. Graves H. E. Symons \'"T. H. Callaghan S. D. IIa:ydon \V'. C. Atwood R. 1\:1:. Sloan rr. II. Pardonner

G. 'V. Wall{er B. F. Branson ID. G. Votaw C. J. Carter S. A. Moore l\£t. Vernon.....•...... W. N. Davis Ash Grove \V. :M. Richter Bloomington Eberhard Junior 'Vest View D. S. l\Iiller rleroine J. E. Seager I{irksville ~ C. C. Gardner Gallatin Ct. Bedell

Vienna Meramec Bethany "Tebster

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98. 99.

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Lebanon .............• C.

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EUl'eh:a .••.•.......... ID. E. Starrett

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92. 93. 94. 95.

109

Graind Lodge of Misso'uri.

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Greenville

G. Wilson

Stanberry

Marclls

L. E. l\Hller E). Y. lVliller

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Trenton

J. B. Wright

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110

Pl'oceed·ings of the

No. 114. 115. 116. 118. 119. 120. 121. 1'>') 125. 126. 129. 132. 135. 136. 137. 188. 139. 140. 141. 143. 144. 145.

LODGr~J. REPRESENTATIVg. Twilight .....•....... rr. E. Conley I..Iadc1onia E. J. Shobe Barnes •...•.•..•..••• Jesse Lareau

1'.1:6. 149. 150. 151.

156. 157. 158. 159. 160. ltll.

162. lt13. 165. 168.

169. 172. 173. i.74: 177. 178. 179. 18l. 183. 184. 186. 188. 189. 191. 192. 193.

PAID.

$ .

. Lee Bridgewater ................•.. ,Yo S. Preston .

Kingston DeSoto, Compass Erwin Triplett Gentryville Seaman }ionett Farmington

[Sept.

H. B. Hamilton '

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Fl. Diem, Jr 0\. D. Green

,Yo S. Crawford A. .T. Quaclrenbush II. ""~Yo Fly Isaac ""eilel' BraJiPmer ••........... (;. S. Gearheart Phmnix J. l\f. rIa wkins Delphian S. S. "'Vhitlock Lincoln ',r). Doersam Oregon \,r. S. "Tood Papinville R. B. Campbell Amsterdam O. l~. Lehnherr Irondale J. B. Robinson Modern "". D. 'Vood I;atimer ':r. B. Mitchell ::McGee A. Ii" Gibson Lexington. . . . . . . . . . .. :\1. C. l\fcJ?adin Birming .., \YU1. Radeck l\Iilton I). D. Quisenberry Asiliand J. D. I-Ial't North Star A. l\fel\Iichael ~fountain Grove C. ~i. l\1itchell. Green Citjr H. O. Woy Pleasant J. C. gdwards Clifton Hill ...........•J. \V Sears Whitesville ..........• LeRoy Smi tIl Occidental P. 11). Dieltneite J\.Iaryville 1. L. Retze Colony 'X. T. I\::illen Camden Point. I. D. ""allingfol'd Censer (~. \V'. Reagan Gray Summit. B. A. ThornhilL Sturgeon J. W. :HartIey ':['exas "". II. Jj...,arris Griswold ...•........• I~. IT. Dyke.· Pride of the ~"'est 'V. J. Kenly Novel ty .............• ..:~. Arnett California C. I1J. 'rieman :\Iorley J. I>. O'Connor j\Iorality Stlrber Hannibal B. E. Bigger Zeredatha ..:\..F.. Braun 'W'i1son D. C. Thompson l~~'ankfol'd H. C. Steele Angerona .t\.. I~. Alcorn

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Gr'Q,nd Lodge of

1910.] No. 194. 195. 196. 197. 199. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211212. 213. 214. 216. 217. 218. 220. 221222. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. 231232. 235. 236. 237. 239. 241. 242. 243. 245. 246. 247. 249. 253. 254. 255. 256. 258. 259. 260. 261262. 263. 264.

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LODGE. REPRESBNTATIVE. W"ellsville .. , C. C. l\fomberger $ Bolivar ;r. F. l\IcCracken . Quitman ' C. E. Boring Carthage .........••.••J. C. Hildreth . New Hope 1",. T. Baskett . Trilumina I. N. Evl'ard . Somerset ..........••. T. E. l\1anso . Clay F. I{ienzler . Salisbury J. O. Richardson . Poplar Bluff G. VV. I{noll. ~ . Unionville A. vV. Underwood i ••••••••••••••• I-lickory Hilt .......•.. 'V. l\f. Lamldn , Foul' l\lile ............• C. D. Bray . Rolla B. F. Culbertson . Forest Cit:r H. C. Teare . flale A. C. Finl\: . Barbee ..•............ ~1. E\ !)rigmore . Good 1-Iope R. B. Carroll . Kansas City H. 1-Ianssen . l\1ystic Tie oJ. 'V. Smith .. La Belle .......•.••.•• G. L. I..Jutman . Hamilton F. L. Parker . Salem "... J. Elmer . Saline n.H. 'Hudson . Cypress E. E. Benson . Shelbina It. L. r,rhomas . Claflin (~. ...J\.. tTames . St. James 'V. E. yowell . Cardwell H. O. Sullivan ~ . Polo .. S. L. .,,7' onsetler ~ . Weatherby C. R. l\fcClure . Sedalia R. '.:\1. tJ ahns . La PI·ata \'V. II. Ashlock . J. C. l\IcHenr~"",."""""""" :Hopewell Palestine C. X. Shapiro . 'Portland J. S. Cole . I{eystone Alex. Hamilton . !{nob Noster C. ~"'. RothwelL . ~Iontgomery City ;r. J. Sleight . Neosho C. E. Prettyman . Carroll \Vro. Traughber . Laredo .T. E. Thomas . Butler C. Frazier . Alton r1\ E. young ' . Shekinah Juo. Keating . Ravanna Albert Bruse . Lodge of Lo\"e r. O'Briant . l\1echanicsville H. 1-1. :Hensler ' Florence B. F. IIolcombe . Ilolden I. S. Oliver . Summit vV."\V. Browning . Kirbyville rr. 1\1. Callen . o' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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No.

265. 266. 267. 268. 270. 271. 272. 273. 275. 2~6.

277. 278. 279. 280. 281. 282. 283. 286. 287. 288. 290. 291292. 29H. 295. 299. BOO. 303. 807. 308. 310. 811. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319.

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112

REPRESIDN1I ATIVE. LODGE. Corinthian .......•... Theo. Hyatt Social I-I. F. Noel A'llrOra •••• '.....••.•. ,V. B. Foskett Claude Attebery N e\v Salem ..•........ A..•J. Cannon Solomon ~L C. Smith Granite Ii" S. ~:Iilligan G. H. Daniels St. Clair Tranquility J. S. 'YilSOll Grand River rr. I~". Prettyman

Lodge of Truth

\Vm. D. Muir

S. L. Stites

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Essex ",;". (~. Stady . C. P. SeriYener . Hogle's Creek Reeds Spring ;r. A. l\:lcCnllah , . Fenton ...•••......... (,jeo. Sievers . r. R. Shotliff · . Cosmos Stockton '.. R. E. Ireson . Urich IT. 1\:1. I(cpner . Craft C. L. Chappell . I!ermitage T. H. Sanders . Fairmount I. 1L \Vells . Edina C~. Ii". IV!cI\:.a.j1' .•••••.••.••.•.•••.••• Lamar G. D. Allee . Sarcoxie J. B. Oliver . )\loniteau 1.. (1. John . Temple ..............• 11". G. 'Vorthley . Doric ' J. F'. l\liIlcl' O' . Osage A. II. Autenrieth . J. Briscoe . New London Parrott rr. G. Riffle . Sikeston F. E. :Mount.O' ~ . I(earney ...••......... 2\f. D. Logan . Cuba *R. H. Finley, "'. :M 'O' Kingsville T. E'. Luton . Pine .O' .....•......... J.Dodd O' .......• Jerusalem J. 'r. LoyaII.O' ••..•...•.... O' •••.••• Rural R. Cunningham . Osborn ...•.... R. Brand .....•..................... Eldorado .............•T. A. Porter •......•............... Paulville ·.L. T. Davis . l\fany Springs AO' Rice ...••...................... Hardin •.••........... E. O. Campbell . Corner Stone C. E. Parks . Eugene Hamil ton . McDonald Dockery ..•........... 1,1. S. Tharp . I.Jinn S. E. Barr . Mt. Zion 'V. J. Zorn ...................•.... Cainsville ...........• "Valter llammond ...........•...... Bertrand •.........•.• C. D. Jackson . .0' • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Gra'nd Lodg'e of .Lll£ssQuri.

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:332. 338. 835. 836.

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IIallsville Fidelity

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'Vestport

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840. 843. 344. 845.

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115

REJPRESEXTArrIVE.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.

M. W. Bro. A. M. Dockery, Chairman, presented and read the following report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was adopted: ST.

'1'0 the 1110St

LOUIS,

l\Io., September 29, 1910.

lFor'8hipf~tl

Gra.nd Lodge ot Ancient li1'ree ancl Acceptecl Jlasous Of the State Of If'i880'U,)'l:

rl'he (:>.nllmittt~e of 'Vays and l\Ieans begs. leave to submit the folIo\ving finandal exhibit: '1:hf.~ cash balance in the treasury now available for current expenditures is $81,815.71. '\Ve recommend the following appropriations: E)ay I{oll, 1910 $ 8,093 35 ~ro Aid in Construction of the :Masonic Infirmary . 5,000 00 Printing Proceedings, 1910 . 1,600 00 Bxpenses of Grand l\Iaster . 1,000 00 Rent of Grand Lodge Offices . 1,200 00 Printing, Postage, Stationery, Stenographic ,,\Vork and Incidentals .. 1,800 00 Salary of Grand Secretary . 2,750 00 Expenses of Grand Secretary . 250 00 Salary Grand Lecturer . 2,750 00 Expenses of Grand Lecturer . 250 00 Salary of Fraternal COl'l·espondent . 400 00 . 200 00 Salary of Grand Treasurer . Salars of Gl'and Tiler . 150 00 Portrait of Grand' 1\Iaster Wm. A. HaIL....................... ' 50 00 Premium on Bonds of Grand Secretary a,nd Grand Treasurer . 150 00 Past Grand :Master's Jewel, vVm. A. Hall . 100 00 '. •......... P. B.. Eversden, Oi'ganist, Session 1910 15 00 P. B. Eversden, Expenses to St.~Toseph. 1909 . 15 00 Lee 1\1. Edgar, Reporting P).·oceedings and Transcript . 60 00 rrelephone in Office of Grand Lodge . 72 00 Charit3-~, According to Report of Committee . 1,000 00

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117

Expenses this Session of Grand Lodge $ International Board of Relief U. S. and Canada (Reappropriated). . Reprinting and Distribution of l\lanuals ..... Eo Vo Kyte, Auditing Books Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer 0

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC HOME.

R. W. Bro. A. C. Stewart, Chairman, presented and read the following report of the Committee on Masonic Home, which, on motion, was approved, and its recommendations adopted by unanimous rising vote: ':[To the J.llost 1l"o'rsh'ipfll,l G·ra,ncl Lodge of An,eient F1"ee and Accepted l\:fasons at the State ot M'issour'i:

Your Committee on l\!asonic I-Iome respectfully reports that those members of the committee who reside in the city of St. Louis have each yisited the I-Iome a number of times throughout the year, and have always found it thoroughly well conducted, and in as satisfactory a condition as can be expected, the age and plan of its principal building being considered, and the fact that it has been of a gradual growth as to all of its buildings and not constructed from an originally complete and perfect plan. It has been well and wisely managed, and its Board of Directors, committees, officers and employes all deserve warmest commendation for, the fidelity and ability with which they have severally discharged the respective trusts reposed in thenl. .A year ago the committee reported several needed iUlprovements-see Proceedings of this Grand Lodge for 1909, pages 97 and 98-the most important of which have not yet been made, but we are assured they will be supplied in conjunction with the new building the Grand Lodge then authorized the Board of Directors to erect. See same Proceedings, pages 91 and 92. It is most earnestly to be hoped that it will not be long, certainly not longer than January, next, before the Board of Directors will find itself in financial condition to let the contract and push that building to as rapid completion as good workmanship will permit. The President reports that $25,000.00 additional is necessary to enable the board .to do this. Brethren, shall they have the money? This Grand Lodge has "authorized" the board to do this. r:rhe language used was "authorized and empowered." But that was on pape,r. It was amply sufficient to authorize, but ·it needs a different kind of paper to effectively empower. 'Yill we "Build the Building?"

ProceedlÂŁngs of the

118

[Sept.

In this connection there has been' referred to this committee that portion of the Grand ~Iaster's Address concerning "The l\Iasonic Hospital,H which includes a report of the aetioll taken by the Board of Directors of the" :Masonic Home and of the Grand l\'Iaster himself in regard' thereto. This committee recommends that you heartily approve the actions of both. That you also heartily commend and warmly thank all Lodges. otheI.* :Masonic Bodies and individuals who have contributed or promised to contribute to the fund for the erection of the building, and urge those not as yet having done so, to "go and do, likewise." A question of nomenclature has arisen. In the original action of this Grand Lodge it is called "sanitarium" and "hospital"-the latter with a capital H. The Grand :Master reports that he and others think "that it will be safer as well as more modest to use the term infirmary." 'Ve recommend that J'ou authorize the Board of Directors of the l\1asonic Home to fix its designation and declare that name to be a correct interpretation of what was intended by the original action of the Grand Lodge concerning it in lD09. 'l'he Superintendent's report discloses some pathetic and interesting facts. A :rear ago tIle family numbered 159. This year only 151, notwithstanding there were twenty-four additions. 'rhe decrease being caused by twenty discharges and t""elve deaths; all of tIle latter adults, and nine of those men. The tl.g-ed still outnumber childhood and youth by eleven. We are informed the experience of other similar Homes indicates that this excess in nnmber of the aged over the young will increase instead of diminish. rrhat fact. together with another, that the board has been compelled to refuse admittance to a numbel~ of helpless ones, other\vise perfectly qualified and worth;y to enter, for lack of the nece'ssar;r means of caring for them, emphasizes the du(y of providing the new building as soon as possible. Of the present family of 151, sixteen or over 10 per cent have been in the Home over ten years. OIle of whom, in December, will have. been in it twent J.. years, and another eighteen, Last ~farch, another sixteen years, and in May and August, respectivel:f, three others thirteen years. In December hyo others will have bee'll in it t,velve years, and by next April aU the remainder of the sixteen will have been in eleven years or over. Next month nine more will have been in for nine years or over, and in December nine more for eight years or over, SixtyMseven have already been in five ;years or O"e1'. Of these sixtyMseven, thirt;y-fotlr, or as nearly exactl~" one-half as possible, al'e at this time seventeen J'ears old and under, These figures demonstrate that most excellent care has been exercised in its management for the be'st interests of those who live at the :1fasonic I-Iome. It is worthy of your fostering care. \V.orthy of all you can and are willing to do for it. \Ve will be worthier ourselves, and of ourselves, worthier of the principles we profess, worthier of the light we possess, worthier to live and worthier to die if do for it all that we ought to do, And the least the very least, of these is to enable the Board of Directors to put up that new building right away. Respectfully SUbmitted, A. C. S'l'E\VAR'l" Ohai1'nw/n" I.;OUIS :1fOL,LER, .

(1]]0. F. BREvVINGTO~, 'VALTER G. 'W"ILDERi\IAN,

Gomrnittee.

Grand

1910.]

lID

It! 拢ssozlri.

REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MASONIC CLUB .

:rvf. W. Bro. Robert F. Stevenson, Chairnlan, presented and read the follo\ving report of the Special C0111lnittee on 11asonic Club, \vhich, on Inotion, was adopted: To the Jlo8t TForsh'iJpfttZ Gra路nil. IJodge...:1.'nc1ent of the state of 1Jl'i880'tt'r'i:

and .:lcceptefl JJason.s

Your Special Committee to which was referred that portion of the Address of the Grand :Master entitled "The ~Iasonic. Club," .fraternall J" submits as the result of its deliberation: This Grand Lodge is a creation of Statute made by the Leg'islature of the State of l\1issouri, and entrusted with the power to proYide for the government of the Craft in all matters affecting its welfare "not contrary to the constitution and la\,"s of this State or of the United States." Among .its specifically declared and enuluerated po\vers is this: "To enact and enforce all La\vs and Regulations for the government of the li'lraternity, and to alter, amend and repeal the, sanH~ at pleasure." "To exercise all sncll p()'\vers and pel'fOrnl all suell acts as by custom are exercised and performed by Grand Lodges wi thin the ancient customs and landmarks of the Fraternity." It has enacted and promUlgated certain Laws and Regulations ,,"llerebs local and subordinate organizations nuty be established and recognized as legitimate bodies of the lilraterllity, and for which it proposes to stand responsible under the lu\y of the State. It has never been the policy to lend its corporate name and sanction of authority to any organization of even kindred character which was beyond its absolute control, .and such we believe to be the ancient custom and landmark of the Fraterntty. The "~lasonic Club of St. Louis" purports to be a Fraternal Association whose nlembel'ship is restl'ieted to those who are legitirnateFl'eemasons under Grand Lodge authority, and it has been regularly incorporated under the benevolent act of the State and thereby established responsibilit.~r for any and all of its actions. This would seem to preclude any possible responsibility on the part of this Grand Lodge" morally, criminally or otherwise, for its action in corporate capaeitjT, while the indIvidual Fl'eemasons of its membership maintaining :good standing in the F'ratf'rnity remain subject to all of the regulations which this Grand Lodge has enacted for its govel'nment of the Fraternity of Freemasons in the State of l\Iissouri. This individual responsibility should be snffieient to protect the reputation of the ]"'Iraternity in the' State against unlawful action, and the question resolves into one whether the use of the term ":M:asonic" in its corporate name would involYe such general reputation in the estimation of the citizens of the commonwealth. 'I'he only expression of this Grand Body, which ~rour committee have been able to discover, bearing on this subject, is found in the Proceedings of 1906, page 43, report on the Address of the Grand l\faster of that year, and which was adopted, reading as follo\ys : . 路路Your committee is unanimously of the opinion that the promoters of this proposed institution-:\lasons though they be-have no right to use the l

120

[Sept.

the

,Y(lrd "~Iasonie" in the name of路 their hospital, and thE'l'efol'e the use of that

w'oI'd in that connection is hereby disapproyed." 1'11e institution to "\vlrieh this dictum was applied. was declared b:r the coml11ittE~e to be "a private business concern, projected :fo1' the pecuniary profit of its stockholders." In thp articles of incorporation of the :\Iasonie (;lub of St. Louis, is found nc) ;~nt'h IH'oject, hut: 011 the contrary they contain apparently all D'E the restrictions which this Grand I..odge has imposed upon its membership. ~rhe (:~vident judgmtmt of that committee, under the conditions presented and which became that of this Grand I.Joc1ge, was simply one of disapproval, and undt~r the conditions of the case at biU' can go no farther., "'e of the opinion that the State. having created and sanctioned this IneOl'pOl'ation nnder its speeifjc reserved to itself: the right to determine any and aU that arise ft'om the exercise of its granted powel'S, Ullc1<?l' throng'h its regularly constituted tribunals, and that this GrandLodg(~ should th(~re lt~ave it, for "sufficient unto the day is tlH~ evil th~?L路(:~of." :I~'l'a ternally SUbmitted, ROBERr:I.' F',

srrEVENSO~,

BERT. S. I.JEJE. rrFIOS. A. D,IILBURN, \VAHHI~JN

11"OSKE~['1\

OOlnnL'it"tee.

DIVISION OF THIRTY-THIRD MASONIC DISTRICT"

Il. W. Bro. Joseph S. 11clntyre presented and read the follo\ving report of the Special Conllnittee on Petition for Establishnlcnt of a Ne\v 11asonic District, consisting of I.Jodges in St. Louis County, \vhich, on nlotion, \:vas adopted: ST. LOUIS. :\I()., Septl:imber 2D, IG10. 'Po the JloBt TVorshipl'zll Oralld Lodge,. A.'JICient Jilree and Aocepted Masons

of llH.sSO'llTi: Your committee to \vhom was referred the resolution for the establishment of a separate :MasOnic Distr1et of St. Louis County, beg to l'ecomnlend that said petition be grantecl and that such district be designated as the Ij'ifty-se'venth :Masonlc District of the State of :Missouri. Fraternally submitted, .J. R, l\fcI.JACIILAN, .1. S. :McINTYRE,

001nmittee.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS .

The Grand Secretary presented and read for the ConlInittee on Unfinished Business the following report, which ,vas adopted:

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Alissoltri.

To the ll108t TI"'orshllJf'ul Grand Lol!flc" ;t'1lcient Ji'1'ee (lrll.Z iluceptecl .:.1!aso'lls

Jli880Ul'i,,'

Your (~()mmittee 011 Unfinished Business begs to report that all business before this Grand Lodge has been completed, and no further business appl~ars bf'fOl'f. your comrrlitteE~. Fl'atE~rnally submitted, 1

(}. S. l\:fcLA.NAIIAN, S. Iel. ,,\VONSETLBn. FHAXK L. })ATNTEH, Com nl it/ce.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS AND HOTELS.

The Grand Secretary presented and read the follc)\ving report of the COlnlnittee on l~ailroads and which ,vas adopted: 'Po the Jfost TVoF8hipj'ul OJ'((wl Lodae., .:tlwlent PJ'ce Of l1Hssout'i:

Your ComrnittN~ on Hailroads and 1Iote1s begs to with ancient custom. we asked th(~ l'u.ilroads to give

Ol/(/,

Accepted' JlasoJis

rE~pOl't.

in accordance rates for this (jl'und Lodge session and W(~l'e successful in having tlH:\nl agref~ to sell straight round-trip t.iek(~ts; thus a voiding the trouble of taking e(~rtificates; the rate being one and OlH~-tllird fan~ for the rounel trip, The val'ious hotels \vere also eOIllmunieated \vitll. and offerNl l'easclIlable rates. rrhis information \vas iSSUE~d ill eirculae form and sent to the Sub(ll'dillHt(~ Lodges for th(~ir guidance. Ih'atel"ually sullmittecl, sp(~ciaI

A. S. \VEH11EJIEYKlt, Ohairn/an.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MONITOR.

The Grand .Secretary presented and read the following report of Committee on Monitor, ,vhich was duly adopted: ~ro

the Jlost 1Vo1'8hiPful Orarul Lod{]e. Ancient ,Free ana Ltcccptelt Jfa801l8 Jfisso'lu"i:

Your ConlDlittee on Revision of l\10nitol' respectfully reports that they

ha ve attended to the duty assig'necl them, and have caused the lVIissouri l\Jannal to be printed and plaeed in the hands of the Grand Secretarj7 for sale. Respectfully submitted, 'V~L E. HOKE, .1. C. GARREIJL. â&#x20AC;˘J. S. :McINrFYRg, '\V, A. I-IAIJ'L, JOHN R. PAHSON,

Co 'fll 'fnittee.

[Sept.

Proceed£n,gs of the

122 REPORT

COMMI,TTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

The G'rand Secretary read the following report of Com-

Inittee on Credentials, and saIne was adopted: ST. LOUIS, 1\10., September 20, 191(). To the Jlo8t 1YOf8hipfl,tl Gran(Z Lodge of the ~State of Jlis8ou1'i:

l1nc."ient F1"ee a/1UZ -itcocpte£Z 111asons

Your (:ommlttee on Credentials snbmits the following report. .At the present session of the :Most "\Vorsl1ipfnl Grand Lodge there are present--Herll'esenta tivesfrom,520 Lodges .. , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58f> (jrand Lodge Officers "................................... 17 Past Grand l\lasters 17 Cllail7meu, Standing Committees , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Grand Represen tu tives '........................... 38 Distl'iet Depnty ({rand ::\Iastf~l's , . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42 Distl',ict Lecturers,................................................ 9 r:·ast ::\J.astel's..................................................... 258 11"l'U ternally submitted, 'V. E. lIOKE: Ohair'main, 'V. H. BULl.;. •J. "\V.

Iu\.E'EVI~R,

P. A. BUDD, :F\ l~. DIIDKNIDI'l'ID:

OommUtee.

REP,ORT OF SPECIAL COMMIT,TEE ON WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.

1\;1. W. Bro. John R. Parson, Chairman, made report, and ,vas adopted, as follo"\vs:

Sa111e

'Po the .L1lost nrorsh'lpful Gra,lHl

Lod{je~

...l ncient Free ana Accepte(l .J.liasons

MiS80'U1"i:

Your committee; to whom was referred the proposition to build a l\>femo~ rial Temple to ,Vashington, at Alexandria, Virginia, would respectfully report that, while a :Memorial rrerople ,,,ould do honor to the great name of \Vashington, jret we believe he has a greater temple in· the hearts and affe·ctions of his Brother i\1asons ."rhiell will endure longer than any temple of brick or stone. III vie\y of the fact that ·we. are no\v asli:ing the :Masonsofl\1issouri for one hundred thousand dollars for Infirmar~r, to be added to our :Masonic Home, in which they are now supporting 151 inmates, we thinl\: it would be inexpedient to 'ask our members for eontributions to the proposed temple at Alexandria. li'raternally submitted,

JOHN R. PARSON, ROBl~JRTR. KRI~EGIiJR, XI~JXOPHON RYLAND, A. :\I. DOCKERY, CA:\lPBIDLL \VmLLS, OQmntittee.

123 APPOINTMENTS.

'rhe Grand Master-Elect, R. the follo\ving appointments:

(;. Bigger, nlacle

;r. R.l\IcIJACHL..A.::\, Kahoka. GRAND CIIAPLAIN HEV. ,JOHN H. ~:nL,LER, Kansas Cit:r. GRAND CFIAPLAIN REV. ,Yo Brr~rI~G, St. Louis. GRAND SENIOR DgACON CIIESLI:n: A. l\.rOS~IAN: St. ;Joseph. (}H,A.ND JUNIOH DI~~ACON tr(HJ~li\.N 'V. C(yrr:rON, Van Burell. GRAND SI~NIOR, srrB\VARD FltANK R . .TESSIG, Mexico. GRAND .JUNIOR S'I'E\VARD \Y~I. A. (;LAHK: .Tf~trerS()n City. GRAND l\1.A.HSHAL I~rnr..:\.HD I,IIGBIGE; Kirksville. GHAND l\IARSHAL ;rOIIN \V. BINGH,A:\I,~Iilan. GRAND S'VORD B:DJAIU~H (~E:)R(}E ~L SARGE~'l', Kansas City. GR,A.ND PUltSUIVANr:r ........•JULleS (]AHIU~:L:L, St. Louis. GRAND ORAr:r<)R FRI-JD S. EfCDSON, Chi1licoth(~. G·R..ilND ORA'rOH Pl~It{~Y A. Bln)l), Kansas (H~AND TILI~~H ...............•JCU:IN \V. O\VF~X: St..1..ou1s. GRAND LEC'!'UREH

INSTALLATION .

;\.t the request of Grand Master "\"\I1"n1. i\. 1tL \V. Bro. Briggs to install the Grand Officers, assisted by 1V1. I{reeger as Grand Marshal: CIJAY C. BIGGEH, Laclede ARC!I A. JOHNSON, Springfield •JACOB LA:.\IPI;~RT, St. Louis VAN I~RI1~l\f()Nrl' I~O(H~: Kansas Cit~· ALPIIONSO S':rEJ"V'AI~'r, St. Louis "TOHN R. PARSON, St. Louis

GH..~!'D

:\rAS'I'I~R.

DEPU'l'¥ GRAND l\fAS'rER. GR.AND SENIOR 'YAHDEN.

GRAXD .JU~IOH '\YAnDI~N. GRAND TRI;~ASURER. GRAND SIDCRErrARY.

APPOINTED OFFICERS .. G HAND LIj~CTUREJR. GR.t\.ND CHAPL,AIN.

J. It. l\fcIJACHL.A.N, Kalloka ItEJV. JOHN H. :MILLER, Kansas City RIDV."¥l\;L C. BIT'l'ING, St. Louis CHl~SLEJY A. l\:IOSl\:IAN, St. Joseph r:I:OL:\,rAN 'V. CO,]~T()N: ,ran Buren l~'lRANK R .•JESSI~~: l\Iexico \V1\1. A. CLARK, Jefferson City

CHl-AND GIlAND GRAXD GRAND GRAND

ED'\V.t\.RD HIGB'IDg, KirksYille

G HAND l\IARSFIAL.

JOlIN 'V. BINGIIA1\1, :Milan .......•..... GRA~D GmOHGE 1\1. SAH.GI~NT, I{ansas City ..... GRAND •TULIUS C.' GAHREI.;L, St. Louis .•....... GRAND I1"'RED S. JIUDSON, Chi11ieothe ......•.... GRAND PIDRCY A. BUDD, Kansas City GRAND JOHN \~. O'V'~~N, St. Louis GHAND

CHAPLAIN. SENIOR DEACON. .JUNIOR DEACO~. SENIOR srl'EnVARD. ~TUNIOR ST,EY\TARD. l\fAH.SI::.IAL. S"\VORD BEARmR. PURSUI,VANT. ORATOR. ORATOR. TILER.

[Sept.

Proceedings of the

12"-h

CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES .

1-'he Grand l\llaster, 1\1. W. Bro. Clay C. Bigger, appointed the follo\ving Chairnlen of Standing COll1111ittees: .JURISPRUDENCB APPEALS AND GRII;JYA:\CES \YAYS AND ~[EAl\'S

I<~DWAlm HIGBEE,

AI,EX. ~L DOCKERY" Gallatin.

CI{I;~DliJNrl'I.A.IJS

PAY

'Yl\L g. HOKE,

ROI~L

Kil'l\:sville. ,

DOHSEY A. JAMISON: St. Louis.

St. I..louis.

\YAI'/l'ER R. SIT.RODES., lVIila.n.

CHAH1'EIU~D

LODGES LODGES U. D CHARITY : i\~rASO~IC BOAHDS 01;' .RELIEIi' REPOn~eS on' D. D. CL :\1.'s RITUAI.l

JOHN '1"'. SHORT, .Tefferson JAS . .A

City.

BOONE: Charleston.

\Y:n. SOU1'HFmN, .JR, Indepenc1enee. D. B. :F'AHNS\VOItTH, Springfield. R. H. KUEEG.EH, !{ansas City. D. l\1. \YII;SON, :M:ilan. .M ASqNIC HOl\1E A. C. S~L'I·~W.L\.R1': St. Louis. COnRI:i;SPONDEJNCI~ (~HAHLliJS C. \VOODS, St. Louis. OBITUARlmS H. BInGGS, .Joplin. AUDI'l'ING F. Ii" \VoM. KRgNNING, St. Louis. GRAND l\IA.STEIt'S ADDRESS XE);'OPHON RYLAND, Lexing-ton. UXI~'INISHmD BUSINIDSS........ PRANK ,V. S)'Ilrj~HJ Palmyra. 'rRANSPOHTA'l'ION AND HOTELS .. 11'R~\..NK D. GII~DERsLEEvln, St. Louis.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES . RECOG:S-l'j'IO~ }i",

OF' E'OREaGN GRAND LODGE~S.-VVro.

Allen, Campbell

'~"'ells,

F. !{uhn, .J. 'V. Boyd, E.

R. l!-'. Stevenson.

l\IANUA,I,S.-vVm. E. Hoke,

J. C. Garrell, .J. S. l\;Ielntyre, ,Yro. A. Hall,

.1011n R. Parson. ('OXPFJRENCI;~ 01<' GRAND M:,ASTERS.-C.

C. Bigger, J. '1'. Short, E.

~i'.

I). '1\1. \Vilson, A. S. Houston. LI·~A:·:n·:

TYF

(}PPICES.-A. l\L Dockery, E. Ii'. Allen, Campbell

'VeIls.

LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THIS JURISDICTION.

Xl'~~OPHON RYLAND. A 1 IDXANDBR 1\1. DOCKERY. (~Il AHLES C. "rOODS. H()BER~r Ii'. S'l'gVE~NSON. .TA~lES \V. BOYD. \Yl\.I. :M. \VILLIAl\IS.

ETHBLBER'l' F. AIJI.Jg~. CORONA H. BRIGGS. CA:VIPBEI..lL WELLS. .J()S. C. :B"INAGIN. vVl\I. F. !{UHN. LgHOY B. VALLIAN'l'.

TIIEODOItE BRACE.

A. S. HOUSTON.

GEO. E. '\VAI..IKER. ~lOHN R. PARSON. ARr:rHUR M. HOUGH. DORSEY A. JA~1!SON. FLAVIUS J. TYGARD.

D. :M. \VILSON. JOHN T. SIIOHT. HOBER1' ·H. KRgEGER. \Y:\I. A. HALl.;.

Allen,

Grand

ll:lisso'uri.

125

PRESENTATION OF JEWEL TO GRAND MASTER BIGGER.

Past Grand Master Willianl flaIl translnitted to ~1. W. Grand Master Clay O. Bigger the Grand :Nlaster's Jewel, saying: :Most '\Yol'shipful, Brothel': 'rIle duty devolves upon me to present ;you \vith this .Jewel, the badge of J:our office as Grnnd Thlaster of the Grand Lodge of the State of l\Iissoul'i. It is a verj: pleasant duty; and while I feel, to a certain ext!~nt, that the responsibilities and cares of official life are removed from my shoulders, I also transmit those cares and responsibilities to you with this badge. I haveuo doubt, and I anl sure the Br(~thI'en \vho have selected you for this high office have no dOUbt. that the duties of this office \vill be performed by :rou conseientiously anel with fidelity. I hope and trust, and I believe,that you will have the commendation of all at the e10se of :}rour administration.

M. W. Grand Master Bigger, in accepting the Je'\vel, responded as follows: :Most ,Yorshipful Brother Elall, and Brethren: I appreciate highly the honor you have conferred, and if I can succeed in nearly approaching the splendid administration of this high office that has been attained by our retiring Grand l\Iaster, I shall feel indeed grateful. I rely on you, my Brethren, for 3"0111' assistance, believing that I will have "it from all of you ilt all times, and assure you that it: will be my purpose to bring to the discharge of the duties of this ot'fiCt~ eVIi~ry bit of ability that I possess. I shall be thinking at all times of the good of the Fraternity at large, and desiring and striving for the transmission of true :Masonic love everywhere, and partitularly ill this (trand ~Ju路risdietion. Again, I thank yOll.

PRESENTATION OF PAST GRAND MASTER'S JEWEL.

M. W. Bro. Xenophon R,yland, in behalf of this Grand Lodge, presented to the retiring Grand Master, William A. Hall, a Past Grand Master's Jewel, in the following kindly ,vords: Most 'Vorshipful Brothpl' Hall:

Your labors as Grand :Master have ended. They have received such commendation fron1 the路 Grand I..Iodge of :Missoul'i as leaves no plaee for words of added praise on my part. It now becomes my duty and pleasure to bestow. upon you, as a crowning token of the affection and high esteem ill which you a1'e.held by your Brethren, this Past Grand ~:Iaster's .Tewel. I hope you will wear it with as much pleasure as it gives us in maldng this bestowment upon you. I feel assured, my Brother, that whatever honors may await you in the future at the hands of your fellow-men and Brethren, that your fidelity to that God "in whom :you put your trust and who has been the source. of the wisdom, strength and beauty of Jrour character, will ever 路lead you in modesty to say, '''Thy gentleness, 0 God, thas made me great." May His blessing rest upon you. I congratulate you on the happy issue.

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[Sept.

1\;1. \V. Bra. Hall responded in the follo\ving earnest and tender ,vords: Brethren: It is ,vith profound gratitude and a tenderly grateful heaet that I aecept this .Jewel. I know that you think I deSel'Vf~ it, and I assure J"OU that I 'vill try to weal' it worthily and honorably; and I also assure ~'(nl that rn~~ elevotion to the cause of 'F'l'eemasonl'~r shall continue as long as (}od spares my life. I thank you.

AN INSPIR NG INCIDENT.

of a nlost inspiring and gro,ving out of the approval of the ,risiting Cornnlittee to the 1JIasonie Hcnne of ~IissourL 1r1. W. Past Grand of State, ,vas his F'orty- Third Annual COIllll1unicatiol1, lIlade one of his Inasterl1\l heart-to-heart talks to the Brethren assenlbled, in behalf' of "raising the renlaining all10unt of funds neeessary. to assure the pronlpt construction of the proposed Infirluary in conjunction \vith the 1\;fasonic 1-10111e Missouri. IIeappealed to every 1v1ason to contribute "each according to his ability, unto each according to his need"-one dollar, five dollars, ten, t,venty-five, one hundred dollars, or '\vhatever Slun he could justly spare, and asked them to do it nou', saying that he had the "true Methodist spirit in hilll, and \vith the pernlission of the Grand Master, would like sorne of the Brethren to take up a collection-pass the hat." i\nd Âˇas a result of this suggestion and action, a considerable sunl was subscribed, a portion of which is shown belo"\v, and the balance ,viII appear in the detailed report at the next session of the Grand Lodge: , ..... ,",' ...."\.4. .....L')'\,.,,4..

No. 19. 103. 119. 164. 210. 216. 220. 247. 2G2.

Amount LODGg. Subscribed. Paris Union $ 100 00 \Yest View . DeSoto................................ 248 00 tToachim . Unionville............................. 50 00 Hale City... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 00 Kansas City............................ 500 00 Neosllo . IIolden .â&#x20AC;˘....... . .

Amount Paid. $ . 724 50 81 00 34 00 50 00 25 00 65 00 37 50

Grand Lodge of Miss01;£ '1"i.

1910.] No. 308. 381. 412. 433. 434. 473. 504. 536. 580. 120. 443.

Amount LODGE. Subscribed. Parrott .....................•......... $ 177 00 Ionia .............................•... 100 00 Appleton City . Mack's Creek..........•................ Wheeling . Nineveh . Platte City...................•......... Ingomar 25 00 Houston ., .........................•... Compass .........................•••.. Anchor .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 600 00

127 Amount Paid.

$ 33 27 8 15 18 40 12 16 50

. 33 00 33 00 00 00 50 50 00

INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Amount Subscribed. D. A. Jamison, No. 163 $ 50 00 Arch· A. Johnson, No. 271... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 00 Wm,. M. Williams, No. 36 ~ .. . .. . . 50 00 Geo. A. Nees, No. 424........................ 12 70 John W. Bingham, No. 126.... ... .. ..........• 5 00 T. W. Cotton, No. 509........................ 20 10 Rev. Wm. C. Bitting, No. 360... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 00 Craig McQuaid, No. 360.. .. 10 00 W. B. l?oskett, No. 267. .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . 5 00 J. 1\1:. Darrow, No. 448 , ~.. . 25 00 J. C. Edwards, No. 160....................... 5 00 G. 'Vo Custer, No.5 5 00 Julius C. Garrell, No. 163 100 00 Sol. E. Waggoner, No. 163. 100 00 Bert S. Lee, No. 422 50 00 J'o C. C.Waldeck, No.1 25 00 R. B. Carroll, No. 218. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 10 00 Howard Lee Bergen, No. 40 0....... 9 00 James A. Boone, No. 407. . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . . 25 00 Ben Brown, No. 416...................... ..... ,5 00 Samuel R. Stevenson, No.9................... 10 00 C. T. Kornbrodt, No. 547..................... 20 00 J. H. Brod, Jr., No. 550.. . .. .. 20 00 A. F. Ittner, No.1...... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00 A. A. Dunton, Jr., No. 316.................... 5 00 W. H. James, A. and A. S. R....... . 5 00 Edward :HIgbee, No. 105...................... 5 00 George Bedell, No. 106. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00 Wm. E. Smith, No. 179 ... r • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • 5 00 Jno. J. vVoollam, No. 179..................... 10 00 Harter Oakley, No. 179.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 00 Stephen D. Watson, No. 179 ............•... 0'" 3 00 Frank'vV. Smith, No. 18 ..... 5 00 H. Go Buckingham, No. 381 .. 0 0...... 10 00 E. E. Coddin&" No. 236 .. 25 00 Grand Lodge, A.Ii'. and A. 1\'1. of l\;I:issouri. o' 5,000 00 0

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_Amount Paid. $ .. 20 00 12 70 5 00 20 10 10 00 10 00 5 00 25 00 5 00 5 00 100 00 100 00 50 00 25 00 10 00 9 00 25 00 ~ 00 10 00 20 00 20 00 5 00 5 00 5 00

5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00

6 00 3 00 5 00

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Amount Paid.' $ 50 00 190 00

Amount Subscribed. Charleston, No. 19 $ 50 00 West Plains, No. 108......................... 100 00

RECAPITULATION. Amount Subscribed. Lodges $ 1,870 00 Individuals 710 80 Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. )Of................ 5,000 00 Chapters, R. A. ~I.......................... 150 00

Total $ 7,730 80 Reported up to Sept. 26, by Grand Secretary .. $50,126 95 Total.

$57,857 75

Amount Paid. $

537 540 5,000 150

66 So 00 00

$ 6,228 46

$17,574 73

$23,803 10

M. W. Bro. R,. R. Kreeger, of Kansas City, then Inade an earnest appeal to the Representatives of the Lodges present who had not subscribed to the Infirmary fund, and secured pledges from a great 111any of them that on their return home ,they "\vould endeavor to the best of their ability to induce their respective Lodges to take the matter up and subscribe as liberally as possible. PRINTING PROCEEDINGS.

It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the Grand Secretary be authorized to print for distribution the usual nUlnber of copies of the Proceedings of this session of the 'Grand Lodge. MINUTES APPROVED.

The minutes of this day's several sessions "\vere read by the Grand Secretary, and approved by the Grand Lodge.

1910.]

Gra:nd Lodge. of MissOtitri.

129

CLOSING.

No further business appearing, at 12 :50 p.. nl. the M. W. Grand Master, Clay C. Bigger,' closed the NlNE'l'IETH Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of IVlissouri in AMPLE FORM. Divine blessing being invoked by R. \V. Bro. Rev. Wm. C. Bitting, Grand Ohaplain. JOHN R. PARSON,

Grand Secretary.

130

,Pr:oceedings of the DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. 1st Distl'ict-JOI-IN :M. DORAN, l\femphis. EDWARD HIGBEE, Kirksville. 2d 3d JOHN C. SENATE, Milan. 4th D. M. FOSTER, Mercer. T. A. DUNN, Bethany. 5th JOSEPI-I E. DAVIDSON, Albany. 6th fI. nI. IR\VIN, :Maryville. 7th H. S. 'l'EARE, Forest City. 8th C. F. l\fEYER, St. Joseph. 9th 10th THOS. WILLIAM:S, Maysville. V\.i. J. CRAVEN, Excelsior Springs. 11th G. A. SMITH, Chillicothe. 12th I1J. \Y. ~rA YLOR, :Marceline. 13th GEO. F. BREWINGTON, Bevier. 14th C. B. BOVING, Hannibal. 15th J. E. TfIOMPSON, Bowling Green. 16th THOS. F. HURD, Paris. 17th T.1-I. WALTON, Hlgb,ee. 18th G. W. RUCKER, Brunswick. 19th T. )\if. RUCKER, Carrollton. 20th J. P. TUCKER, Parkville. 21st LEON TIiALl\1AN, Kansas City. 22d HENRY SINAUER, Lexington. 2Sd F. C. BARNHILL, Ma~路shall. 24th W. F. ,JOHNSON, Boonville. 25th H. L. WILSON, Columbia. 26th 27th '" FRANK R. JESSE, Mexico. JOHN E. REEDS, High Hill. 28th 29th J .. W. Po"rELL, Troy. E. A. FLUESl\1:liJIER, Wright City. 80th 31st 'V. A. CLARK: Jefferson City. G. fl. PIKE, Washington. 82d ~33d S. R. STmVENSON,St. Louis. 34th JAMES F. BLAIR, Belton. 85th J. C. LAUGHLIN, Rockville. 36th JOHN DEVLIN, Sedalia. 37th HARRY L. HUNTER, Clinton. 38th H. T. WRIGHT, Lebanon. 39th A. USTIN L. McRAE, Rolla. 40th CHARLES E. PYLE, DeSoto. 41st W. B. DUNNEGAN, Bolivar. 42d H. H. FINLEY, Greenfield. 43d R. L. WARDIN, Nevada. 44th J. C. HILDRETfI, Carthage. 45th DEXTER B. FARNSWORTH, Springfield. 46th C. M. MITCHELL, Mountain Grove. 47th J. M. CARNAHAN, Van Buren. 48th GEO. W. I:>RESNELL, Fredericktown. 49th G. W. MILLER, Millersville. 50th JAl\1:ES A. BOONE, Charleston. 51st V. P. ADAMS, Hayti. 52d W. W. MARTIN, Doniphan. 5ad THOa ~ MARTI~ We~~~nL 54th G. J. VAUGHAN, Ozark. 55th S. A. NEWMAN, Cassville. 56th W. .A.. PHIPPS, Neosho. 57th H. N. LLOYD, Clayton. 58th }'f. E. GUMPHREY, Eldon.

[Sept.

] 910.]

Grand Lodge of Missour£. DISTRICT LECTURERS. 1st District-JOHN M. DORAN, Memphis. 2d J. H. HOLTON, I{Jrksville. 3d JOHN C. SENATE, Milan. 4th D. M. FOSTER, Mercer. 5th C. C. MILLER, Eagleville. 6th JOSEPFI E. DAVIDSON, Albany. '7th H. M. IRWIN, l\Jlaryville. 8th rIo S. TEARE, Forest City. 9th CHAS. M. TliOMAS, St. Joseph. 10th THOS. WILLIAMS, Maysville. 11th W. J. CRAVEN, Excelsior Springs. 12th G. A. SMITH, Chillicothe. 13th E. W. TAYLOR, !vlarceline. 14th GEO. F. BREWINGTON, BevIer. 15th C. B. ROVING, I-Iannibal. 16th R. A. MAY, Louisiana. 17th THOS. F. HURD, Paris. 18th T. H. WALTON, Higbee. 19th G. W. RUCKER, Brunswick. 20th '1'. M. RUCKER, Carrollton. 21st HENRY C. NOLAND, Parkville. 22d CLARENCE H. CHENEY, !{ansas City. 23d WALTER R. ECKLE, Lexington. 24th J. F. B'ARBEE, IvIarshalI. 2 5 t h M . E. SCHMIDT, Boonville. 26th FINLEY D. HUBBELL, Columbia. 27th FRANK R. JESSE1 Mexico. 28th JOliN E. REEDS, High HUI. '29th J. W. POWELL, Troy. 30th E. A. FLUESMEIER, Wright City. 31st W. A. CLARK, Jefferson City. 32d G. H. PIKE, Washington. 3Sd A. F. ITTNEU,St. Louis. 34th JAMES F. BLAIR, Belton. 35th J. C. LAUGHLIN, Rockville. 36th JOHN DEVLIN, Sedalia. 37th HARRY ~. HUNTER, Cllnton.. 88th H. T. WRIGHT, Lebanon. 39th E. J. KOCH, Rolla. 40th CHARLES E. PYLE, DeSoto. 41st JOE W. GRAVELY, Bolivar. 42d H. H. FINLEY, Greenfield. 43d R. L. WARDIN, Nevada. 44th HARRY TAl\fBLYN, Joplin. 45th BERT S. LEE, Springfield. 46th C. M. MITCHELL, Mountain Grove. 41th J. M. CARNAHAN, Van Buren.. 48th GEO. A. NE'ES, Bonne Terre. 49th G. W. MILLER, Millersville. 50th JAMES A. BOONE, Charleston. 51st V. P. ADAMS, Hayti. 52d W. W. MARTIN, Doniphan. 53d THOS. D. M:ARTIN,West Plains. 54th G. J.VAUGHAN, Ozark. 55th S. A. NEWMAN, Cassville. 56th W. A. PHIPPS, Neosho. 57th II. N. LLOYD, Clayton. '1\/r

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NEW LODGES. CHARTERED SEPTEMBER 28, 1910.

Lodge Strafford Victory. . . .. . Clark Centertown

No.

Location

608 609 610 611

Strafford Pomona Clark Centertown

County Greene Howell Randolph Cole

District '

45th 53d 18th 31st

ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, 1911. The NiIiety-First Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge will be held in St. Louis,commeneing at 10 o'clock on the morning of the last Tuesday, viz: The 25th day of September, 1911.

1910.]

133

Grand Lodge of 111拢ssouri.

AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS-ADOPTED.

The following anlendments to the Grand Lodge By-Laws were adopted during the Session: Art. 13. Section 152.-Nonpayment of Dues. Offered by Jas. A. Smith, Jr.,-"Change Art. XIII, Sec. 152, line two, by striking out the word "six" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fo,ur."

Additional Section to Article 3-0ffered by J.os. S. McIntyre. Art. 3-8ec. 27-Lodges of Instruction. "In each Masonic District haVing a city with ten or more Lodges, the District Deputy Grand Master and District Lecturer together with three other members to be selected from three separate Lodges in such, District by the District Lecturer, shall constitute a Committee on Masonic In'struction. Such committee may adopt rules for its government, and shall, for a period of at least four months each year, hold a Lodge of Instruction once a week and appoint such assistant instructors as may be necessary, subject to the approval of the District Lecturer, who shall be the authority in the work and have sole charge of teaching itt as provided in Sec. 23 of this Article; and the Grand Lecturer路 may, upon the recommendation of the District Lecturer t appoint some one, or more, suitable Brothers to be present and superintend the instruction on such occasions as, for any reason. the District Lecturer may be unable to be present himself; and, in support of such Lodge of Instruction, the Lodges voluntarily participatin~ in such Masonic instruction may contribute annually to the support thereof su"ch sums as may be necessary to pay the actual expenses of such Lodges . of Instruction. ti

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS.

The following Amendments to the Grand Lodge By-Laws 1Nere offered on the first day of the Session:

By M. W. Bros. Wm. F. Kuhn and Campbell Wells, to .Amend Sec. 12 (paragraph p) and Sec. 13 (paragraph d) as follows: Strike out the wordS "Twenty-seven Hundred and Fifty" ($2 750.00) in Section 12, paragraph (p) and insert in lieu thereof the words "Three Thousand" ($3,000.00), so -that the section t when amended, shall read: SEC. 12 (p).-Tbe salary of the Grand Secretary shall be Three Thousand Dollars ($3 t OOO.00) per annum, payable monthly." t

Strike out the words "Twenty-seven Hundred and Fiftylt ($2,750.00) in Section 13, paragraph (d) and insert in lieu thereof the words "Twenty-five Hundred" ($2,500.00), and add thereto after the words "per 'annum the words "and traveling expenses, audited 'and, " so that. the section, when amended, shall read: "SEC. 13 (d).-The compensation of the Grand Lecturer shall be Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) per annum and traveling e,xpenses, audited and payable monthly." H

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS, 1909-10 Reading from left to right. Front row: JOHN 'V. OWEN, Grand Tiler; JOHN R. PARSON, Grand Secretary; C. C. BIGGER, Deputy Gra,pd 11aster; WILLIAM A. HALL, Grand IVlaster; ARCH. A. JOHNSON, Grand Senior \Varden; JACOB LAMPERT, Grand Junior 'Vardenj A. C. STEWART, Grand Treasurerj J. R. IvlcLACHLAN, Grand Lecturer. Second Row: GEo.1VI. SARGENT, Grand Pursuivantj T. W. COTTON, Grand Senior Steward; C. A. rtIOSMAN, Grand Junior Deacon; V. F. BOOR, Grand Senior Deacon; REV. \V. C. BITTING, Grand Chaplain; REV. JOHN H. l\1ILLER, Grand Chaplain; FRANK R. JESSE, Grand Junior Steward; JOHN BINGHAM, Grand Sword Bearer.

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REP()RT ON

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, 1910

DR.

C. C.

WOODS,

P. G. M.,

f:)T. LOUIS,

Mo.

TO the Most vVorshipfttZ Grana Lodge of .Zv.fis8ouri: I do not understand that it is my privilege to occupy any of the space allotte4 me in a mere exchange of Fraternal compliments with the representatives of our other Grand Lodges in the sanIe position, and still less to indulge in mere witticism or banality. Still less do I deem myself authorized to indulge in severe criticism of any act or episode in the work of other Grand Lodges, or to declare with an:r pretense of finality the law and landmarks of the Order, but only to chronicle as faithfully and concisely as possible the more important thought and movement of the Masonic World, to the intent that our Brethren may be informed, in measure, of the Fraternal History, Spirit and Expression.1 wherever our Order is known. From the report of R. W. Bro. Charles R. J. Glover, correspondent of South _l\.ustralia, I quote the following wiithout claiming to have determined its accuracy. At least it will be of interest: I find that there are 109 Sovereign Grand Lodges,. 50 in the United States, 9 in Canada, 5 in Central America, 9 in South America, 7 in Australia, 1 .in Egypt, 1 in Liberia, and 3 in the United Kingdom, and 8 Grand Lodges control the German Empire. The remaining 16 are distributed throughout Europe. No less than 18 Grand Lodges claim direct descent from the Grand Lodge of England, and of the whole 109, 70 work in the English language. European Grand Lodges have nearly 6,000 Lodges, with an approximate membership of路 400,000, of which nearly 75 per cent Is English. The Grand Lodges of United States and Canada have 15,000 Lodges, with a membership of nearly one and one-half millions. Central America has over 200 Lodges and 8,000 members, while South . .~merica has. 1,000 Lodges, with a membership of 40,000. Australia and Kew Zealand have some 800 Lodges, with a membership of 45,000.

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Perhaps I should say, howev:er, that at most this statement only approximates the truth. The actual statistics are doubtless impos.. sible of determination. Our own Grand Lodge is fourth on the list of American Grand Lodges, in the "numb,er of Subordinate Lodges. The Order is as follows: N'ew York, 784; Texas, 783; Illinois, 770; Missouri, 607. In members, however, Missouri occupies the eighth position in the scale, being exceeded by New York, 158,101; Illinois, 95,629; Pennsylvania, 92,145; Ohio, 75,976; Michigan.. 63,022; Massachusetts, 54,431; Indiana, 52,915; Missouri (about) 50,000. It' may also be of some value and interest to state that in the matter of penal jurisdiction over rejected candidates, wl}l~h involves nlany inter..jurisdictional questions, the different Grand 'Lodges hold as follows: Oonnecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Dela"rare, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas,Illinois, Minnesota and Nebraska claim perpetual, eternal or, as some would say, internal jurisdiction. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, District of Columbia and . ~. rkansas claim jurisdiction for :five years; Ohio for three years. Vermont, Florida, Indiana, North Dakota, Georgia, Montana, Arizona, Tennessee, Washington, California, New Mexico, and New York claim jurisdiction for one year. Colorado, Idaho, , Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah for six months. While our own Grand Lodge aligns itself with Indian Territory, Nevada, Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota in repudiating every suggestion other than that of territorial jurisdiction. Our Grand Lodge is treated with almost uniform consideration by the correspondents. of other jurisdictions, though now and then, we suffer a mild criticism on account of the revelations of our Committee on Appeals and Grievances. The conclusion is often stated that we should only publish the findings and not the details; also some object to the publication of the names of those suspended or expelled as .being an unnecessary and additional punishment. Some of the more jocular Masonic writers indulge in (alleged) witticism, occasionally at the expense of our orators, Grand and otherwise, but as this is eVidently mere jealousy we are not disturbed thereby. I present this report with the statement that it is far from satisfactory to myself, and to meet my own desire and your expec-

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tation manifestly requires a larger experience and ,vieleI' kno'wledge than I now possess. Yet I can ,safely trust your kindness to pardon any and all failures which nlay appear. Respectfully subnlitted, C. C. WOODS", Gha'irntan.

ALABAMA. 1908.

1909. S. D. MALLOHY, G. M. LA 'YRENeE H. LEE, G. M. A. BEAUCHAl\IP, G. S. Wl\L T. TITCOlVIB, Conl. on Cor. Lodges, 515. Members, 23,319. Gain, 1,070.

HUGH GEG.

ANNTJAI,

COl\fl\IUNICATION.

The l\lost Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient. Free and Accepted Masons of Alaballla and its Masonic Jurisdiction~ COlnnlenced its Eighty-ninth Annual C01l1IDUnication at the Masonic Telllple in the City of Montgolllery, on the afternoon of Tuesday, at 3 o'clock, on the seventh day of Decenlber, A. D. 1909" A. L. 5909. M. W. Bro. Mallory opened the Grand Lodge in Al\IPLE :FORM, ,a large nUll1ber of representatives of Lodges and visitors being present. T'he Address, commends itself as being earnest ancl strong, carefully setting forth every act and important incident of the administration. We quote"fron1 the exorditup: BIU~'l'HIUJ~ 01" THl~ GnAND LODGE-Revie\ving the events of the last :\fasonic year, we are sensible of the goodness of God to the Craft in this Grand tJurisdiction. In common ,vith OUi" fell 0 'w' countl'j'menwe have been wonderful1:y blessed. The earth has yielded its increase far beyond our wants. Peac~ has prevailed and we have been protected from pestilence and scourge. The opportunities for intellectual, moral and religions enjo~yment, improvement and training, abundant as they. were, have become still more common, and the great tenets of our Order are taking more vital hold and mor~ and more influencing the lives of men in the common activities of society. These blessings from God, the common Father of us all , evidence His love, and should kindle in our hearts the pure flame of charity. '\Ve have lived in vain if the light which comes from Him has not led us into better and more w;;;eful and helpful lives. Our great Order, during the past year, has not only' grown in membership, but I am assured it has grown in power for good, anel that it has added much to the greatness of our common\vealth. .

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:\1:asons, if loyal to the prineiples and tenets of our Order, are faithful citizens, upholding the Ia\v of the land, not from sCl'vile fear btl t from a couV'ietion that peace and happiness' exist only in that society where ,law is respeeted and enforced: are industrious and frugal, being taught that we should labor so as to provide for. the l1ecessith~s of those dependent npon us and of our worthy but indigent Brethren: al'E~ charitable not only in relieving the temporal wants of our fellow man, but in extending to thos{~ in distress our tender sympathJi.

The Address recites a greatnuluber of decisions, luany of which we would suppose unnecessary unless the Regulations of the Grand .Lodge are deficient in clearness and breadth. Often, however, the parties proposing a question have not studied the la \V, and the Grand lVlaster (sometimes) finds it easier to luake a deeision. than to refer to the la w~ whieh often covers the case entirely. The Grand Master was liberal in Dispensations: lVIany" very lllany, 'were granted to confer degrees out of time, which \ve can hardly understand; at least it seems strange that "peculiar circumstances" should afflict so 11lany Lodges or individuals. Twenty-one Dispensations were granted to form new Lodges and nineteen Charters were deliver路ed so that the year was路 probably record-breaking, if not in initiations yet in new Lodges. .The whole number of Lodges reported is 515, with 22,319 luembers, an average of nearl~r 44 to the Lodge. Montgomery has been selected as the site of the proposed Masonic Home, and a farm about four nliles froDl the city, reached by railroad and turnpike, has been purchased-236 acres for $15,998.50. rrhe funds on hand and within easy collection are reported at $54,592.57, which will enable them to conlnlence building operations at once. The Con1nlittee on Correspondence gives a good revie\v of the proceedings of sixty-one Grand Lodges. M{ssouri is treated very J

kindly.

1909. FLETCHER

GEORGE JA11ES

ARIZONA.

G. IV!. ROSKRUGE, G. S. DOANN,

ANTHONY A. JOHNS.

Lodges, 19.

1910.

FRANK T:HOl\I:AS.

G. 1\L

Re-elected. Comulittee on Correspondence: lVIembers, 1,807.

Gain, 146. The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Arizona are in excellent, concise form, and ,are pleasantly introduced by a fine picture of the outgoing Grand Master, W. Bro~ Fletcher Morris Doann.

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The 1\Iost \Vorshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted l\:lasons of .A.rizona began its Twenty-eighth Annual COffilllunication at the lVIasonic TeIl1ple at Tucson, Tuesday, February 8, A. D. 1910, at 10: 00 A. 1\J., Grand lVlaster Doann presiding. Several of the Grand Officers being absent, their stations ,vere filled by appointment, On anll()Unce~lent being made that :\1. \\', Bro. '''.Frank IJh~eee. Grand :\Iastel' of :Masons of the State of California, Wil~ in waiting; in the Hllteroom, the ::\1. 'V. Grand l\Iaster appointed P.G.l\lasters Goldwater and ()1'U1sb3T a committee to eonduct the illustrious B'l'othel' into the Grand Lod'g'€:, and 011 presenting him to the 1\1. \V. Grand :Mastel", Bro. Goldwater said:

":\Iost 'Vorshipful Sir: As the Grand Representatiye t)'f the )!ost ,\Yol'shipfnl Grand Lodge of California in Arizona, I have the honor and pleasure of presenting to jrOU and to this Grand I;odge the :L\1ost \Yol'shipful (jrand :Master of ::Masons of California. "It ,,~';ould be idle for me to recapitulate the many titles whieh OU1' distingnished visitor has earrH~d by his services to l\.1asonry. w:rher(~ is one, howeYer, by \vhieh he is known and loved by many, in every civilized country, and by which he will be the most honored and best l'emeulbered. 'rIle Almoner of the larg0st :J:Insonic ehari(r fnnd eVPl' distributed, the President of the General Thlasonie Rt~lief Bc>al'c1 of San Praneiseb and California. thl:~ :V[nst\Yorshipful li~rank Piel'ce.·' ~I. ,Yo Bro. Pierce \vas lnost warmly welcomed b:v Grand:'\[aster Doann, and eondnct:ed to a seat in the (jl'and I~ast. .

The GrandMaster introduces bis Address very happily by referM ring to his own earnest efforts to conserve the best interests of Freemasonry and the ~plendid support given him during the entire year, not merely by officers of the Grand Lodge, but every individual Mason throughout the Grand Jurisdiction. He recognized reverently the unfailing goodness of the SUprenl€ Ruler of the Universe, and rejoices in the harnl0ny that has pervaded the membership and the ties of love and friendship that have been strengthened. ~ECHOLOGY.

He refers tenderly to the death of three Past Grand Masters during the year, as well as a nunlber of Brethren froln Subordinate Lodges. Ansel :Mellen Bl"agg, the first Gl'llud :\In~stel" of our ':\:Iost \VorshipfnI Gra.nd Lodge, died at his home in Los Angeles 011 1'hursda.y night, the 24th dtlY of .Tune, 1909, age(l 78 years. G,eorge Shand. the Grand ::\Iaster of our ::\!ost 'Vorshipful Cil':lnd Lopge during the year 1.905, died at his home in r:rueson, :Monday, Febl'uar:r 1, 1909, aged 58 years.

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Francis :Marion Zuek, Grand l\Iaster of our l\Iost 'Yorshipful Grand Lodge during the yellr1902, died at his home in Holbrook. Arizona, June 16, 1909. "Soft ,and safe to you, m:y Brothers, be your earthy bed! Bright and glorious be your rising from it! Until then, dear B'rothers, until then, farewell." The Angel of Death has likewise yisited eleYen of our Subordinate l.todge~: eleven of our altars have been draped in mourning. In eleven of our Lodges have been left vacant chairs to remind tlH';membership of the willing hands, the loving heart, and eaI'nest work of a co~laborer who路 wiII never again be present with them. :rhe following Brothers have laid down the working tools of our Craft, and at the call of 'the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, have passed to the great beyond.

While nunlerous questions were propounded to the Grand Master I during the year, yet none of these required a formal decision, but were easily satisfied by reference to existing law. A number of visitations were made during the year under happy auspices, and Dispensations were granted in a number of cases and for various, yet ordinary occasions. The Grand Secretary reports dues and fees from the various Lodges amounting to $2,466.75, and also amount paid to the Widows' and Orphans' Fund, $943. Cash on hand in the General Fund last reported, $3,048.30, to which add cash from Grand SecretarY,makes a total of $5,515.05. Warrants Nos. 212-226 paid during year leave a cash balance $3,852.72, which increased by the balance Widows' and Orphans' Fund $11,025.95, and ten bonds valued $10,788.40, niakes a grand total of $25,667.07. The following resolution was adopted: l

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we have read with pleasure the suggestions of the Grand

Lo~ge

of the District of Columbia. regarding the celebl'ation of the hi-centenary

of the Grand Lodge of England, and believing that this will be an event of such importance that it should be fittingly celebrated, thank the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia for its action and recommend that the constituent L路odges of this Jurisdiction join in the same. "

Also, on motion of the Committee on Correspondence, the, Grand Lodge "Alpina" of Switzerland was duly recognized. No Report on Correspondence, except a few brief i tems, appears. At the close of the Grand Lodge an association of Past Grand Masters of Arizona was organized, with路 a Constitution and officers for 1910, . consisting of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The purpose of said association is set forth in the following' preamble:

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To promote the search for Truth, to help preset've the ,A.ndent Landmarks, to maintain a high standard of :Masonry in Arizona, to foster our friendships, 3.nd keep alive our experiences and reminiscences of the Craft, and to fittingly honor the memory of those who have worn the Pnrple of the Fraternity, as each shall "Pass beneath that low green tent 'Vhose curtain never outward swings." This Assoeia tion has been formed:-

There are no fees or dues and the membership consists of all Past Grand Masters, who signify such desire and sign the Constitution and By-Laws.

ARKANSAS. 1908.

E. A. FAY

1909. G. M. A. J. WITT, G. M. HE:MPSTEAD, G. S. Re-elected. Committee on Correspondence. T. C. McRAE. Members, 19,535. Lodges, 540. Gain, 784. MCCULLOCH,

E:M:ERGENT COMMUNICATION S.

Several Special Communications of the Grand Lodge are reported in form路 alld detail, the most important and interesting of which was for the purpose of dedicating the Masonic Home at Batesville, which took place under happy auspices and in the presence of a great number of Masons and visitors September 30, 1909. R. W. Fay Hempstead, Grand Secretary, and Poet Laureate of Freemasonry, added to his already abundant laurels in the delivery of a poem, inspired by and路 well-suited to 'the great occasion. l

ANNUA.L

COl\[MUNICATION.

The Sixty-seventh Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was held in the Masonic Temple, Little Rock, convening at 10 A. M., Tuesday, Noven1ber 16~ A. D. 1909., A. L.5909. ' The Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE FORM:, and the Grand Master delivered a strong Address., from which we excerpt the. following:

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In the gro,vth of :M:a.soul'Y, and in its mat~l'ial accomplishments during the year, we have much to be proud of, and the condItion of the Order at this time should be a matter of great satisfaction. We have had a prosperous year; but. the thing which, above all things else, we are most proud of; is the, completion and dedication of the Orphans' Home. Of this I shall speak later, and as it is uppermost in all our minds, we may expect more time to be devoted to this subject than to any other., 'rhe calm .reflection that lV[asonry has for ages stood for the moral and intellectual advancement of mankind; that it has, as no other fraternal society and fe~r other institutions of any kind have done, proved its ability to stand the test of time; that it has always successfully resisted innovations upon Its sacred purposes ; that it has never yielded to nor been swayed by either political, sectional or purely commercial purposes, but has steadily maintained its standard of purity, justice and uprightness, undismayed by fierce opposition, unshaken by tempest of warfare and unaffected by mutations of time, and that it has contributed so much to the world's material and moral welfare should be a source of increasing gratification to its votaries. Its aehie"lements are the common heritage of all of us, from the youngest Entered Apprentice to the Grand :Master, and in its splendid history there is glor;y enough and to spare for us all.

Only five decisions are reported, and not an unusually la"rge number of Dispensations for miscellaneous purposes. The Grand Master wisely repudiated the idea of laying a corner-stone on the Sabbath) '~even though it be that of路 a church." Ten new Lodges received Dispensations during the year; one Charter was arrested and another restored. ]'0& THE MASONIC ROME.

To provide for the proper maintenance of the Home~ the Grand Master suggests that in addition to other provisions it would be well to hold only Biennial路 Sessions of the Grand Lodge for at least ten years, saving thereby $8,000 annually, which should become the basis of an endowment sufficient to maintain the Home. This part of the路 Address was" on motion t "placed on the hearts of the Masons of Arkansas." Missouri receives路 a brief notice in the Report on Correspondence.

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9 CALIFORNIA. 1908.

1909.

OSCAR LAvVLER,

JOHN

WHICHER,

G. M. G. S.

FRANK PIF~RCE,

ED'VARD H. HART,

Lodges, 330.

G.M.

Com. on Cor.

Members, 41,007. Gain, 2,338.

ANNUAL COMJ\rIUNICATION.

rfhe Grand Lodge of California began its sixtieth Annual Comll1unication on Tuesday, October 12) A. L. 5909, A. D, 1909. The attendance was large, and the proceedings of great interest throughout. While there were路 manifest differences of opinion, yet the most perfect harmony prevailed. The Address of Grand Master Lawler was in itself proof of his zeal and consecration to the duties of the office intrusted to his hands. From the address we quote:

* * * The Fraternity has progressed in a manner whIch affords the utmost satisfaction: 3,971 Masons have been added to the rolls by initiation, restoration and affiliation, while 1,633 have been lost by death and otherwise, leaving a net gain of 2,338, and a total membership at the present time of 41,007.

The wisdom of the Grand Master is further evidenced in his decisions-rather in the lack of. decisions: As he indicates, in almost every. case correspondence and information has rendered a decision needles.s. His discussion of the Masonic Home and further reports and allusions thereto clearly indicate the fact that the Brethren in that JurisdictIon are meeting. with the same experiences gnd grap~ piing with the same problenlS which we have been discussing for Years. In consequence of the peculiar. circumstances which we can n.ot here enumerate or explain, it was determined to separate the' old people and the children, and the Southern Masonic Home Assoeiation having formally ceded its property at San Gabriel to the truswtees of the Decoto Home, under authority of the Grand Lodge路 of Galif;Q:lfnia, all of the children, twenty"nvein number, were remov-ed to tne S~u.thern Home at San Gabriel,. and the old people. removed to the home at Diecoto. While we. readily understood that the expe:p;~e the twos路ep路arate Homes, would be greater, it was argued thattbey . WOUld, as centers of enthusias.m, justify their maintenance.

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There is a further suggestion in the Grand Master's Address that it lnay be determined to separate the boys and girls. The special tax for the support of the. Hon1e is $1.00 per capita. The Grand Orator" W. Benjamin F. Bledsoe, delivered a Illost interesting address. We give a brief extract: ~Iasonry, in its every conception, ought to be essentially active, transitive, dynamic, enl'l'getic, operative rather than passive, intransitive, static, inert, speculative. 'Ve must remember that there is no nobler sentiment than that of him \vho said: "'l'hel'e is a loftier anlbition than a little higher. r:rhere is a nobler chara,eter than that which is merely incorruptible :' it is that character which acts as an antidote and preventive of corruption." â&#x20AC;˘

rrbe genius of our Ancient Brethren laJ" in rearing IIeavenwal'ct those mighty piles of antiquity, dedicated and devoted to religions uses. "7ith them, a.s wOl'l{ers in wood and stone, man's duty to God and man was best subserved by erecting those temporal buildings wherein all nlight unite in rendering praisl:' and thanl\:sgiving unto the everIiving Gael. ~ro us, since we no longer work in wood and stone, is now entrusted the more ennobling duty of fitting our minds as living stones for that ;pil'itual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Ours is the dut:,Y of fashioning temples, as was .theirs; not temples, however, of blocks and timbers, adorned with gold and silver and pl'eeiotls stones, btl t temples of spirit, w,hich, reflecting 'l ne paterni ty of Goel, proclaim the fraternity of man; not temples fashioned fronl human designs andÂˇ plans, but fa:shioned in the image of our common creator. i

Missouri is treated with great cons~deration by the Conln1ittee on Foreign Correspondence. Our l\1asonic Home is especially complimented.

CANADA. 1908. 1909. AUGUSTUS T. FREED, G. M. DANIEL F. MeW ATT, G. M. ;Ro. L. GUNN, G. S. HENRY ROBERTSON, Con1. on Cor. Lodges, 411. Members, 43,908. Gain, 1,472. The Fifty-fourth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario, was held in the City of London, beginning Wednesday, the 21st day of July, A. D. 1909, A. L. 5909. Besides the Grand Officers there were present a number of District Deputy Grand Masters,

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Grand Representatives and a large number of Brethren frolll the Subordinate Lodges. Before the opening of the Grand Lodge, Mr. Samuel Stevely, Ma~or of the City of London, acconlpanied by several other city officials, was introduced, and delivered a roost cordial address of welcome" to· which the Grand Master made a most suitable and gracious reply. After which the deputation withdrew, and the Grand Lodge was opened in A1VI:PLE FORM by Most Worshjpful _1\ ugustus Toplady Fre·ed, Grand Master, assisted by the other Grand Officers. The Conlmittee on ·Credentials reported that 337 Lodges were represented by 912 Brethren, whose names and Lodges are reported in extenso, covering twenty-one pages of the proceedings. THE GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

The Address of the Grand Master is strong, but concise: being nlerely a careful recital of his official acts during the year. His official rulings were few and comparatively uninlportant. He appointed a nnmber of Grand Representatives and instituted and dedicated a number of Lodges. He reports also several Especial Grand Communications" for the purposeo! laying corner-stones of sacred and Masonic buildings. His conclusion is a strong expression of appreciation of the courtesy and kindness received during the year. M.W.Bro. Daniel Fraser Macwatt, Sarnia, was elected Grand Master, and W. Bro. R. e'L. Gunn" Hamilton, Grand Secretary. The Grand Officers were duly installed" and the Grand Lodge closed. The· meeting next year will be· in the city of Bellville. The report throughout is in' splendid. form, and we nlight say since it covers 555 pages. Without presunling at all to criticize, we yet venture to suggest that this excellent report would be far more readable" and, therefore, more valuable, if condensed to two-thirds of its present size. And the same is true, in our judgment,. with reference to a number of the reports that come to our table. We think it very probable, if not certain, that not one in twenty-possibly not one in fifty-give attention to lI).any details which occupy so much space in our reports. AIVIPLE FORl\!!,

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COLORADO. 1909.

1908. JOHN

VV.

B. HAFFY, G. M.

CHARLES

"\V.

LA\VRENCE

GEORGIi:

JACOBSON,G.

S.'

GREENLEAF.

Lodges, 117.

'V.

IVlcSSIi:H,

IV!.

Re-elected. Committee on Foreign Cor. Menlbers, 13,546.

Gain, 596. The Grand Lodge of Colorado held, during the year, fourteen Special Communications~ the purposes and details of which cover the first thirty-four pages of the Proceedings, and a splendid photo of M. W. Bro. Geo. VV. Musser, present Grand Master, follqws. ANNUAL

COMMUNICATIOX.

The Forty-ninth Annual Conlmunication was held in the Masonic Temple, Denver, Colo." convening September 21, 1909, at 10 A. M. Following the opening cerenlonies, the Grand Representatives present were invited to the Grand East.. and fornlally welcomed by the Grand Master M. W. Bro. John B. Haffy, to which W. Bro Albert H. Moses, in behalf of the Grand Representatives" responded in a hands,orne address. This episode, if copied by our own Grap.d Lodge, would enlarge our opportunities for oratory, which are distressingly scarce, considering the vast amount of eloquence, in. cold storage, anlong us. J

Tl1,e Grand Master, in his Address, uses little sentiment, but deals largely in "common sense, giving in plain terms afuU and careful statement of the work of the year, which seems to have' been harmonious and prosperous, though without special incident of general interest. The net gain is re,ported at 596, among 88 of the 117 Lodges; 24 Lodges show a net loss, and 5 neither gain or loss.

Our W. Bro. Lawrence N. Greenleaf, Chairman of Committee on Correspondence, compliments Missouri with a lioeral space, in which he is somewhat facetious.t but kindlY' on the whole. Alluding to our Grand Orator, he. says: grother 1. N. Everard, Grand Orator, delivered an in~trtlctive address, taking for his SUbject, HFreemasonry, oif tbe Present. n lIe was followed by three Past Grand Masters, namely, R. F. Stevenson, A. }\iI-Dockery and C. H. Briggs, aq of whom "exhibited s'Pec.imens of theIr sldlP' in oratory during the temporary absence of the Grand Master, who had called Brother Stevenson to preside in the East, who forthwith set the pace and then called

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on his running mates. rrhe Grand Lodge of :Missoul'i, b{;~tween its four expounc1eiÂˇs, got all that was coming to it in the elucidation of the cardinal and all other virtues-and then some more. \Veare glad to recognize the sound Masonic principles and continued sueeess which is manifest in this Grand Jurisdiction.

CONNECTICUT. 1909. WESTON FRANE:

1910.

G. GRANNISS, G. M. W. HAVENS, G. S.

FRF;D

VERPLANK,

G. M..

Re-elected.. also Foreign Correspondenee.. l\1enlbers, 22,586.

Chairulan Committee on Lodges, 110. Gain, 643.

The Proceedings; of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, for 1910, are very happily introduced by a splendid picture of Past Grand Master "Veston G. Granniss-besides which two other excellent pictures adorn the volume" that of M. "\V. Past Grand Master, Henry Orange Warner,deceased~ May 8th, and of our W. Bro. Frank VV. Havens, 'whose valuable life ~e trust 111ay be preserved nlany years, to conti,nue his good work as Secretary and Comnlittee on Correspondence. Three Emergeat Grand Communications were held during the year, which are recorded at length with purpose, attendance, etc. We note" as a matter of some interest.. that the entire ritual used in l3;ying the corner-stone pf the New Library and Supreme' Court building is published, longer and perhaps somewhat more impressive than our form.. but substantially the same. ONE HUNDBED AND TWENTY-SEOOND ANNUAL CO:M:M:UNICArrION OF THE MOST WORSHIPlrnr... GRAND

LOl)~E

OF' CONNECTICU'l'.

The One Hundred and Twenty-second ,Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Connecticut Ancient Free' and Acoept~d Masons" was held at Masonic Temple, city of Hartfo,I'd,. commen.cingJanuary 19, A. D., 1910, A.. L. 5910, at 11: 3U o'clock A. M.., Weston G. Grannis'S, Grand MaSter.. in the Grand East. The Grand Lodge 'was opened in AMPLE FORM,eve,ry Lodge in the Grand.lnrisdi,ction being represented. ANNUAL ADDRESS. BRE~aR.jDN:

Time passe.s quickly. It seelllsbut a few days since I stood in your presence and assumed the. obligations 8;no re~ponSlbillties of this, the

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highest :\Jas()nic office within your power to confer, and yet a full twelve months h~rve passed into history. But \vhile time may pass quickly, yet not so rapidly as to prevent the changes which are inevitable and which, perhaps, are thrown into the stronger relief by reason of its strenuous and fleeting character. Life is an admixture of good and evll, joy and sorrow, hope and disappointment. Stnce last \ve met many have experienced the extremes of both. As a great fraternal organization we are bound to enter into and share the experiences of one another. Therefore, we rejoice with those whose da;ys have been filled with Joy, and freel~l' and sineerely mingle our tears with those who have had the wormwood "comnlingled with life's wine." "re have been ealled upon to wear the badge.of mourning and to stand around the open grave for members of this Grand L'odge and for members of the Su.bordinate Lodges; but as the evergreen is the symbol of our faith in the immortality of the soul, we have not sorrowed as those without hope. The report of the Secretary will show that the total membership has advanced materially. This fact should be very gratifying to all of us and especially as the personnel of the Order is being carefully guarded. We do not adroit anyone, l{nowingly, into our Order who is unworthy or unable to appreciate the honor, beaut:y and teachings of F·reemasonry. ·rhe spirit of this ~Turisdiction is one of peace, harmony and good works; and in its relations to sister Grand ~Turisdictions, one of peace and· good will. Not a murmur of dlscord has come to my knowledge during the y-ear past. l\lasonic ideals have a direct relation to human society, for that is the place· where they are to be wrought out in practicality by the hlfusion of sweetness and light, beauty, strength and helpfulness; by tight living, right thinking, and right doing. Therefore, in our intercourse with. our fellows, let us be "WOrkmen that needeth not be ashamed."

The Grand Master reverently recites a long list of Fraternal dead, the Grand Lodge standing meawhile. He also details a number of local invitations of intere'st to that Jurisdiction, and gives at some length his visit to the Grand Lodge of Ohio to witness the famous "Making a Mason at Sight" episode, which occasion, he says, was "most a-q.spicious, properly conducted and will be long remembered by those present." He also de,tails the circumstances and result of his visit to Philadelphia, in the conclusions reached after discussion, by the nineteen Grand· ~1:asters present, by invitation afM. W. Bro. Geo. B. Orlady, Grand Master of Pennsylvania. Also his presence at the dedication of the New Masonic Temple in Baltimore. The .Grand Master. reports 'a ntuuber of Dispensations, all of ordinary interest", except that he grants permission.in a ·number of cases to attend church as a Lodge on Sunday, which is generally refugeri by Grand Masters for what reason we can not divine" since those sometimes given are without force, or so seem to us. ol

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THE MASONIC II01\JIE.

He says: It is our lIome. We are responsible路 for its being and likewise for its maintenance. ":"e are proud of it~ for it is a living illustration of the vitality of l\Iasonic principles to the people of Connecticut. About on~ hundI~ed persons a.re now being sheltered and protected by it. The finan. cial interests of the IIome~ and, in fact, all that pertains to its welfare, are carefully lool\:ed after by a most capable Board of :Managers. These men give freely of their time and thought for the work, without receiving a penny for remuneration, simply because their hearts are in it. And I kno,,,, of no institution whose affairs are more carefully managed than those of our own l\lasonic Home.

He also pays a worthy tribute to the ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.

It would be impossible for me to tell of all the good things which this Order fs doing. It is a most worthy adjunct to our Connecticut l\fasonl'Y, and its work is most certainly deeply and heartily appreciated. In fact, the Order furnishes us a most inspiring example, and one which we might well emUlate, in Its interest and support of the Ho.me. The . Grand l\1atron was present on Grand :Master's Day and delivered a most interesting and valuable address.

The Committee on Foreign Correspondence dedicates over five pages to Missouri" in which we are strongly conlplimented for many things, speaking n10st kindly of our Grand Master Kreeger, also our Granel OrabQrs~ from whom liberal quotations are given; and of our Committee 'Gn Foreign Grand Lodges he says: The report of the':~ommittee on Recognition of :F1oreign Grand Lodges was one which shows a .wonderful degree of labor and investigation, which renders it fit to be a guide to other Jurisdictions in handling the questions which ~ome from time to time in connection with the application for the recog'nition froIl} Foreign Grand B'odles.

DELAWARE.

1909. B. MODE, G. M. L. H. JACKSON, Com. on (jor. V. V. HAURISON, G. S. Members, 3,049. Lodges, 22. Gain, 65. 1908.

Hp3NRY

BEERS, JR.,

G. M.

EDvYAHD

ANNUAL COl\-IMUNICATION.

'rne One Hundred and FourtbCommunicatipn of the (jrand Lodge of Delaware was held in the路 Ma.sonicTemple, Wilmington~.路Octob~r 6..7, A . D. 1908, A. L. 5908. The proceedings thr.oughq~t ~ere of st~;p.da,rd and dignified character, thoug~. Q-evoid 'of s,Pecial int~re.st e~cept locally. The Grand Sec:r~tarY reports returns from all tbe m

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twenty-two Lodges 'with a gain of sixty-one. The Address of the Grand Master gives little time to sentinlent, but is wise' and business-like. One item introduced by him will, doubtless, interest many. Treating of the doggma of "perpetual jurisdiction," he says: ':Chis la,v of perpetual jurisdiction, or as some have termed it, "perpetual objection," is purely a local regUlation and not based upon any of the Ancient Landmarks, which accounts for the lack of uniformity throughout the jurisdictions, and for the information of those who have bad no occasion to. inquire into, it, I give below the position taken by the several jurisdictions, which you will see runs the whole scale from, territorial jurisdiction only, up to and including perpetual jurisdiction. Eight hold territorial jurisdiction only as follows: Louisiana,

Kentucky, Missouri,Nevada, New Jersey, Sou"th Dakota, Virginia \Vyoming. Twenty-eight a limited jurisdiction, varying from five years to six months. ]"'!ive-year term-.A.rkansas, District of Colunlbia, Maine, -Massachusetts, Michigan, Ne,v Hanlpshire, Oregon., Rhode Island, Wisconsin. Three-year term-Ohio. One-year term-Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Georgia, lVIontana, New Mexico~' New York, Nprth Dakota, Tennessee, Ver- . Inont, Washington State. Six· months' term-Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah. Thirteen Perpetual Jurisdictions-Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia, Texas. The last Annual Communication of, the Grand Lodge ()rf West Virginia, the Grand Master recommended a change in their law of perpetual, jurisdiction to·· a term of years, not exceeding five, and the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, at its last Annual 'Communication, held in April changed· from perpetual to territorial jurisdiction. I cite these cases as showing the tendency of the Grand Lodges of the United' States to abandon this law of. perpetual jurisdiction a,nd adopt a Inore lenient one. rrhis subject was discussed at length by Grand Masters, assembled in Philadelphia last June, and it was unanimously agreed to recommend a term of five years jurisdiction over. rejected material, from the date of rejection, the applicant navi.:q.g left· the jurisdiction of the Orand Lodge, and gained ·abC,)na.flde residence in a.n~theJ: iuriscl.l,ction. The rejecting Lodge holds pe-rpetualjurisdiction if the applioant remales in the .jurisdiction~ or ha.ving left the jurlsdictionana

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returned to it. without having beconle a lnenlber' of the Fraternity, the original IJodge reaSSU111€S jnrisdiction. rrhis suggestion of the Convention of Grand Masters was adopted 1JY the Grand Lodge of Dela ware.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 1909.' HENHY

1910.

R. SrMPsoN.. G. M.

A. W.

G. S.

JOHNSON,

G. vV. BAIRD.

Lodges, 28.

GEO.

OBER,

G. M.

Re-elected. COlll111ittee on Foreign Cor. l\1embers, 8,948. Gain, 208.

rrhe Proceedings of the Grand Lodge

the District of Columbia

are very happily introduced by a splendid engraving of Past Grand Master Henry K. Sinlpson, and on other pages, pictures of the lall1ented J. M. Yznaga and D. J. Dixon, Past Grand Masters, also appear. 'Several stated and special Grand COnl111Unications are recorded in due fornl.! with the time, purpose and personnel, after which is reported the ANNUALC(Y~[l\r1UNICATION •

The Ninety-ninth Annual Comn1unication of the Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M., of the District of Columbia, was h~ld iIi the new Masonic Temple, corner j)fNew York Avenue and Thirteenth andH Streets, northwest, at 7 o'clock. p."m. on above date. rrhe Grand Master evidently-has a vein of sentiment in his makeup, as he introduces his Add.f'ess, as follo'ws: Life's shores are s}:lifting Every y.ear. And we are sea:war'o drifting Every Old places ~'be living 'l'here are

Every But the

Every A,nd,its Every n;arth's hold on grows sUghtel' And the heavy Ugh tel' Ana the· dawn immortal brighter Everyyear~

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The Grand Master refers to the new Masonic Temple, and congratulates the Grand Lodge that they have assured its financial support and management. CENTENNIAL OF THE GRAND LODGE.

He also refers to the approaching centennial of the Grand Lodge, and adds these words: As the time of this historical event in the life of our Grand Lodge is approaching, I hope that this Grand Lodge will fullj~ appreciate its deep significance anel provide in a proper manner for its celebration. I understand no partiCUlar celebration was made in our semi-centennial year, which makes the necessity' for celebrating our centennial all the more urgent.

"VVith reference to the Masonic Mutual Life Association: he congratlilates the Brethren.. as follows: The fact that this Assodation this year passed 'the fortieth anniversary of its organization with every claim. paid in full, and that it is enjoying the most prosperous year in its '~xistence, is a proof of its reliability and solvency. rl~ruly fraterual and not conducted for profit, it is able to offer to the Brethren insurance at the lowest possible cost. It has paid out over a million dollars to the widows and ol:phans of our deceased B'rethren. \Vho can llleasure the good this has done, or the comfort anel consolation it has brought to darkened homes"t

(With sorrow we record the fact that our Missouri experience has not been so satisfactory.) The Comnlittee on Correspondence deals kindly with Missouri, in the main" but Griticizes us in e路ffect as follows: It may be noticed that a .number of the questions asl\:ed the Grand l\!aster were ill relation to ,liqtLOr. It is ,.evidence of the prevailing thoughts current in the State. It is a pity, to see the' matters of municipal affairs. creeping into Masonry. It is currently reported in the \Vest that the move to supprEss the liquor traffic is to prevent the lawless class (night riders) getting access to the little bro"on jug. e know that in' the South the same move is to make it impossible for the criminal negroes to get liquor. The object is a worthy one; over-stiml1lation is the very exponent of crime. But that is matter which belongs to the State and not to the Lodges.

'The report in general is in fine form, but we find no index, which renders examination somewhat difficult.

Appendi~'r.

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FLORIDA. 1909.

1910. C. MASSEY, G. M. Re~elected. WILBER P. WEBSTER, G. S. SILAS B. WRIGHT, Com. Lodges, 194. Members, 9,083. Gain 475. LOUIS

Cor.

The Proce€dings of the Grand Lodge of Florida are happily introduced by a fine picture of the Grand Master, M. W. Louis C. Massey: Following which are detailed reports of s~veral Special Grand Communications. with personnel, purpose and incidents. EIGIfTY-FIRST ANNUAL COMl\1UNICA'l'ION.

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Jurisdiction of Florida, assembled in its EightY~first Annual Communication in the city of Jacksonville, at 11 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, January 18, A. L. 5910, A. D. 1910. A constitutional number of Grand Officers and Representatives of Lodges being present, the Grand Lodge was opened in A1VIPLE I!'ORM: by the M. W. 'Grand Master, with prayer by the Grand Chaplain. GRA.ND l\{A.STER's ADDRESS. BR:mTl'nn~N·-The march of the seasons has brough.t us once again to our new Temple in this beautifUl and pl'oS,perolls city to consult and legislate for the benefit of our Craft. Thfs EIgh(y-first Annual Grand Com.munlca: tion reminds us that our Grand Lodge has attained the age when the strength of man "is but labor and sorrow, so soon passeth it away and we are gone ;" but this Grand Body, annually renewing its youth, goes on from strength to strength as a potent factor in the .moral and. social advancement of the world. Our success, though wonderful as we look back over the :records of eightjT years, is not to be measured solely by the increase of Lodges a.nd of members, nor by our gains in material wealth. Our history .shows that· for roany years Freemasonr,Y in onr beloved State has been at peace. ~[ay the spirit of peace 'Continue to rest upon us and upon ott);' successors until time itself s}lall end, a,nd the book of the records of the Grand Lodge of Florida, fail' on every page, shall be forever closed. As Masons we have entered upon the great and important undertaking of this.A.nnual Communication by first invoking the blessing of. DeIty. Let us now render our humble thanks to the Fatller of all, the Grand .A.rcllitect of the Universe, the source of light, for the blessIngs of the ye~e; for aiding us in our efforts to build up spiritual temples,' for Iris gtllding hand and for the bright beams which have lighted. our dft--dtu'kened ways. '.rhanks to Thee, 0 .Father, for the many mercies and blessings which Thy bounty has bestowed upon us.

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NEW LODGES.

Fourteen new Lodges were constituted, Charters having been granted at last Annual Conlillunication, and nine Dispensations 'were granted by the Grand Master. THE PHILA.DELPHIA lVIEErrING.

rrhe Grand Master was not able to attend thf? conference o~ Grand Masters held at Philadelphia in June, but was, well repra-.; sented by Past Grand Master James Cal~nell; and the result~ of the conference in the ten resolutions elsewhere reported is embodied in the Address. To our mind, 'nothing was accomplished of llloment unless it be in the somewhat changed attitude of some. Grand Lodges as to the question of "Eternal Jurisdiction!" DISPENSATION s.

Many Dispensations were granted, mostly to eonfer degrees within the time limit-some of these by "District Deputy Grand Masters to provide material for exemplincation of the work in their official invitations, in my name and by my authority." If by authority of the Grand Master it is meant that he gave specific Dispensation in each case, is doubtless all right-that' is, if it is ever right to confer degrees "out of time" for any such purpose: But if it is meant that the D.D.G. M. had a general 'authority to路 do this when deemed by them desirable we gravely doubt the legality of such proeedul'e. However, - - ! A number of decisions were :reported; most of them of no special interest, if we except some that were criticised or explained by the comnlittee, whose ,report is lengthy a~d satisfact.or y . The Grand Lodge of Florida. seems to be in ;fine condition and doing good work. The Masonic Home Fund does, not grow as rapidly as the Brethren would like, Which is a matter of regret. The Committee on Correspondence pre'sent an excellent report in which Missouri receives pleas.ant mention. However, he gives only the middle name of our ,lamented :Brother Anderson-HEaston" -possibly an error o~ the printer.

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GEORGIA. 1908.

1909.

H. JEFFRIES, G. M. vV. A. WOLIHIN, G. S. Lodges, 579.

TIlOS.

HENRY

A. Q.

BANKS,

G. M.

Ch. Com. on For. Cor. Menlbers, 32,708.

MOODY,

Gain 2,652. ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

The Proceedings of the One Hundred and Twenty-third Annual Conlnlunication of the Grand Lodge., A. 'F. and A. M. of Georgia are neatly prefaced and introduced by a handsome photo of the 'Grand Master for 1909-1910, M. W. Bro. Henry Banks. The Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE ]'OR~!r in the City Auditorium, Macon, Ga., in the presence of a large number of delegates and visitors at 10: 00 A. M., Tuesday, Oct. 26th, 1909.-A. L. 5909, Grand Master, Thos. H. Jeffries Presiding. The address of the Grand Master is one of the best \ve have heard or read. for years and is to be commended for its spirit and tone as well as the intellectual ability displa;Yecl and the evidences it presents of a conscientious discharge of duty. His detail of the many and varied incidents of his administration are interesting and thesentill1ent here and there expressed of the highest order. We give an extract: lVIy Brethren, our liv~s are "l:l,st 1.ua marvelous age of the world'S history. Our civilization is unlike the civilization of any other period in the history of mankind. If thi.s is not indeed an utilitarian age it. is su.:rely an age ofutility.:B'rom tli+eRGcumulated learning of the past we have laid deep and strong the foundations of a newan:d more powerful civili路 za.tlt)n" than the world has evel'ltno#n. While many are in s~hools of abtruse science t bringing to light the hidden a:D:~ many are devoting to literature developing a race learned in the of the past. acquisition of knowledge, Is llotso prized, except as it means to nuend which results 'In production of wealth. l:o.dristrlal age, an age in which men have ""learned that the ()f 路.success is carved out with as well as brawn. rl'he it are driven by steam electricity instead of subtle powers, of nature chained by the mind of theIr range is the of human will.

we have studied Masonry as an occult science, a'rtel' we na,re development as a sublime tD.,Qral philosophy, and have observed applicatIon to human conduct, character and ~hought, we

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behold the evolution of the ideal man. One, who, by the application of tIle proper implements of :l.\1asonry has fashioned and fOl'nled his life into 'a perfect Ashlar, well formed, true and trusty. This is ideal. Clothed with all the beauty of its idealism there remains within it a touch of humanity. vYithin its tiled doors, about its sacred altars there is engendered a spirit of confidence and lOVE:: that seals a bond of friendship that makes us all 'akin. It seems to me that James 'Vhitcomb Riley must have felt the inspiration of the sweet, abiding friendship begotten by l\fasonic association ,vhen he sung: """hen a man ain't got a cent, an' he's feelin' kind 0' blue, And the clouds hang dark an' heavy an' won't let the sunshine through, It's a great thing, 0 my brethren, for a feller just to lay His hand upon your shoulder in a friendly sort 0' way! It makes a man feel curious; it makes the tear drops 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' }{now ,,,,hat to say, 'Yhen his hand is on your shoulder in a friendly. sort 0' way.

o the wOl'ld's a curious compound, with its hone~? an' its gall, '\Vith its cares an' bitter crosses; but a good world, after all, An' a good God must have madeit-leastways that's what I say 'Vhen a hand rests on my shOUlder in a friendls' sort 0' way."

The report indicates that lVlasonry is flourishing in Georgia: The net gain in Lodges w~s thirty-one, and in members 2,652', and Dispensations were granted for seventeen new Lodges. l'}IE l\IASONIC

HO~1:E.

The Grand Master emphasizes the value of the Masonic Home, and the success attending its management. He, as also the Trustees, report it in a most satisfactor;y condition: There was an average of thirty-four inmates during the year: At present the number is thirty-seven. The total expenses were $5,920.77. The cost per capita last year was $211.90-the pres路ent year $174.14. It was resolved by the Grand ;Lodge that members of the Eastern Star should be eligible for admission to the Home. Th"e Conlmittee on Correspondence gives Missouri a brief but respectful notice.

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IDAHO. W~r.

HAl\IILTON,

M. W. G. M.

GEO.

GAGAN,

M. VV. G. M.

T. P. RANDALL, R. W. G. S. W. GEO. E. KNEPPER. Lodges, 44.

Re-elected. Committee on Correspondence. Melnbers, 2,741. Gain 26.

ANNUAL

COlVIJ\cIUNICATION.

The Forty-second Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Idaho, Convened in the Masonic Hall in Boise, Idaho the fourteenth day of September, A.D." 1909, A. L. 5909, and was CAI.LED TO O~DER by the Most Worshipful William R. Hamilton, Grand Master, at 10:00 J

A. M.

From the Address. we give the following: BRETHREN.-.A..nother lVIasonic year in the annals of Idaho has come and gone, and we have again assembled in the capacity of a Grand Lodge, to review the work of the year that has past, and to take such steps for the future as you, in your wisdom, may deem necessary. Before entering into the business of the meeting, it is meet that we should offer up our devotions to the ever-loving God, thanking Him for the· many blessings we have received at His hands, and praying for. wisdom, that we may legislate well for the future. Let us ever remember that the IIoly Bible hasheen given us for' our guidance, and with such a guide ,ve can not materially err. l\lasonry is progressing in Idaho; many are,l<nocking at the claar, and many ~lre gaining admittance. Let· us hope that all are acthated by the desire to be· serviceable to their fellow man. I· do .not wish to appear pessimistic, but it seems to me that some are joining our ranks simply to becom.e 11asons in 1'ba l'ne onZy; once the last degree is conferred, the I.odge room seems to lose its charm; Is no time to devote to the business interests .of the L·odge; no time give towards becoming familiar wit!l the. wOl'k~ but usually time to receive the higher degrees. Old B'lue. I..oc1ge is the foundation of lVIasoDl'y, and as such we should respect, honor, .8.n(1 support het'. During the past year Dluch has been said regarding the making of a 1\1ason at sight of the Chief I~xecutive of the Nation. AS GraI;ld. l\1aster, I offer no criticism, of my contemporary of another Jurisdiction. Itfuch more learned writers than I have argued, this case, for and this I do say: Whilst Ohio has made :Masons at sight,. Idaho has been left so far in the rear. :My attention has 'been called to a cas,e in whicll, so I am informed, only some ten days elapsed between the time of conferring Fellow·Oraft Degree and becoming it Shriner. In theslallg of the Clay is "going some." i

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rfhe rest of the Address is without any except local interest. Merely reciting decisions, visitations, appointments; etc. His conclusion i~ worthy of special note and all honor: "I haved?ne the best I could." A splendid picture of M. W. Bro. George F. Gagan, G~ M. for 1910 serves as frontispiece. Missour~ is kindly recognized in the Iteport on Correspondence.

ILLINOIS. 1910.

1909. H. BELL, G. M. ISAAC CurrTER, G. S. Epw A.RD COOK. ALEX

Lodges, 770.

ALBERT

ASIILEY,

G. M.

Re-elected. Committee on Oorrespondence. Members, 95,629. Gain, 4,784.

SEVENTIETH ANNUAL COM1\fT;NICAl'ION.

In compliance with the proviSions of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, the Seventietli Annual Communication was held in the city of Chicago, at Medinah Temple, conunencing on Tuesday, the 12th day of October, A. D. 1909, A. L. 5909, at 10 o'cl~ck A. M., and was opened in Al\1PLE FORl\{ by the M. W. Grand Master, Alexander H. Bell. PRAYER.

The R. W. Grand Chaplain, J. Webster Bailey, led the devotions.. Our Father and God, Supreme Ruler of the. Universe, 'Vhose we tQr(~ and: '\¥'hom we serve, we invoke Thy blessIng npon us as here we begin the duties of the hour and the day. Thou ha;st promised wisdom to those wJa.o will seek it at Thy hand. . Grant t],tat tl;lJebusiness· of this great Ordel'-· of men may be conducted with judgment and. cUscl'etion, that rrhy name. may receive honor, and our Lodges a blessing. So when this and all our earthly ,work is finished grant us aU a habitation in "that house not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens." A\11,l!en.• GRAND MASTER'S REPORT.

The Grand Master then read his Annual Addre:ss. B1"etlt:·f'en Of

the Gi"an(ZLo(f,ge.t. A.• 1f.al)lu!L.

ot 't]b6 State or IZZ'in,cis:

On the completion of my second tel'mas' your Grand l\·{a.ster, I co:me befo·re you to. give a report of niYRctions ·and to .state something of tliH~ busIness transacted by me during the past year.

25 The past year has been an unusually busy one. I have had a vast amount of work to do and have sometimes been oppressed with the volume of business crowding upon me for attention. I thought I was a busy man before I became Grand Master. B'y comparis.on with my life since then I had led a life of comparative leisure. Because of the volume of work to be done, I have necessarily been compelled to appoint proxies on most occasions for the laying of corner-stones, the dedication of temples and the eonstituting of new Lodges. I want you to know that it would ~ave been a very gl'eat pleasure to me to attend to all these functions in person, but the volume of business requiring my attention made it necessary that I do most of such work by my proxies. . rrhe affairs of this Grand Lodge and of its many constituent Lodges are in a most prosperous condition. The returns to the Grand Secretary show a total membership this State of over ninety-five thousands. With the large income of this Grand Lodge, and the important enterprises in which it is engaged, the Grand Mastel', who is the executive officer of the Gra.nd Lodge, is required to giv~ the business of his office unremitting atten. tion. I have had, an unusual amount of financial and business responsibility put upon me during my two terms of office. 'rhe sale of the Orphans' Home property, in Chicago, last year, the purehase of the site for the new Orpha.as' IIome, at LaGrange, this year, and many other business matters have necessarily required my attention. My (~orrespondence has been voluminous, and the responsibility has been great. Numberless disputes and difficulties have arisen, but by the ex.ercIse of patience and good nature, I I1ave been able to adjust' them all without leaving allY wreckage on the way.

.M ArrrrElts OF DE rl'AIL.

The usual matiers of Dispen.s.ations, Appointments, Visitations, etc., etc., are pres.ented in the Address, as well as some things of more than local interest. For instance, the .Grand Master delivers' himself路 at length, and wisely, as we think, on the subject of cornerstones:

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ought to eharacterize it. I desire only to suggest whether it would be wise or practieable to specify something as to the character of the public building whose corner-stone may be laid with ~lasonic ceremonies. It is provided also in our Book of Ceremonies at page 55, that "The corner-stone should have engraved on its face tllewords 'Laid by the 1\lasonic ]"l'aternity,' with the date. the year of lVIasonry, the name of. the Grand :Nlaster, and such other particulars as may be deemed proper." It has sometimes happened in laying a corner-stone that the inscription wa~ omitted by those who prepared the stone, not knowing that the same was required. ',Vhere such an 01nission was' innocently made and not known until the time of laying the stone, nothing was said. about the omission and the ceremony proceeded. But, learning something from experience, in every instance during the past year when asked to lay a corner-stone, I have written that the stone must be inscribed according to the direction of our Book of Ceremonies. And where such inscription was not made after proper notice tIla t it was required, I have declined to lay the stone, and in one case where I \ivrote what was required in this particular in ample time for the stone to be suitably prepared, and where there developed opposition to the inscription being placed there, and b J reason of which it was not placed on the stone, notwithstanding ma,ny Brethren solicited that the stone be laid, I steadfastly路 declined to permit the laying of the stone with l\fasonic ceremony. The name of the Grand l\1:aster I do not l'eg'ard as important, but the inscription that it ,vas laid by this Grand Lodge I regard as vital. ?

THE LIQUOR

Q'GESTIO~

In relation to liquor selling the GrandMaster is doubtless logical from the standpoint of Illinois, but we of Missouri must naturally protest. 'l'he keeping of a licensed saloon is an entirely lawful 'business in Illinois. And :Nlasonry in Illinois does not undertake to prescribe that which is lawful in Illinois. I have in a number of cases under by-laws somewhat similar to this, decided that while the keeping of a saloon is not a l\lasonic offense, because it is not the violation of any la"v either of the State or of lVIasonry, yet, a saloon imay be so l\:ept that it does violate municipal law as well as' the law of 1\1:asonry. If a saloonkeeper sell to minors or keep open. on Sunday, those sales are in violation of law. 'rhe license to the saloonkeeper gives him no protection as to such sales, and if the charge against a 1\1:ason ,vere that being the keeper of a licensed saloon. he did these unlawful things, I have held that that ~l'ould be a sufficient charge. I have~ in some cases, decided that a charge .might be framed in this form; that a defendant being the keeper of a licensed saloon, so kept and conducted the same tlla t it became a place of notorious disorder,. frequented by la\vl~ss characters, and that the defendant being generally .known in the community to be a :Mason, that the knowledge that he is a ~[ason and the notoriously disreputable character of his saloon, tend to bring 1\:I:asonry into disrepute. . , The question is not an open one here. In 1885, an effort was made in this Grand Lodge to amend its B;y-Laws so as to provide that for a .l\Iason . to become engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquor, should be deemed unmasonic conduct and punished p-ccol'dingl;r. 1'!1e路 pr'oposition to amend

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was defeated. I have written in a number of cases, touching these questions, that while. ~Iasoni'y regards no man for his wordly wealth or honors, neither does it discriminate between men as to their nationality or their business. \V'e judge of the individual man, and if that man has become a l\Iason and is observing the laws of the State in which he lives, he call not be proscribed, punished or in anywise disciplined for doing that which the laws of his State expressly license him to do, unless some By-Laws of this Gl'an<l Lodge expressly forbids it. NEW LODGES. T~le Grand Master recites the names, places and dates of the new Lodges to the number of seven, for which he路 granted Dispensations, and also'the fact that the nine ~odges chartered by the Grand Lodge at last Session were duly constituted, giving dates and by whom the work was done.

M. W. JOSEPH ROBBINS, P. G. 1\1:.

The Grand Master in solemn and impressive terms records the names and virtues of various distinguished dead of the Grand Jurisdiction oftllinois, among whom M. W. Bro. Joseph Robbins, whose eminent services in Freemasonry for so many years is justly prom~ inent. Few Ulen in the history of any Grand Lodge have vvrought more faithfully and .successfully than he. INrrERESTING QUEs'rIoNs.

Referring to the correspondence of. the year, he records in full n1any questions he has had propounded which he justly declares unworthy of any intelligent Mason. In his own language: In short, I have. been asked hundreds and hundreds of questions which betray the most unmistakable and lamentable ignorance of 1!asonic law on the part of the writers. I have re<~eived complaint that some members of a I.lodge have encouraged or assisted a barDer in opening a shop in a town where the B'rothercom路 plaining lived "vho was also a barbel'., so that there thus became' two barber shops in the town instead of one, and I am asked whether charges might be preferred against the Brethren who assisted the second barbel'" in locating in the town. I have been asked whether a Lodge. may accept the. petition. to be made

a ~r~ison of a man who owns property that he has leased for saloon purposes.

I hava l'eceived$everal letterS, from Lodges and Lodge officer's, inquiring tbe name and address of their District Deputy. I h.ave been written to. by Lo,dge officers that a member of a Lodge htl.d 8.t;lplied for a dim it, but that th.ey wanted to keep him in the Lodge; and

[Sept. they wanted to l{now whether the.Y might induce him to continue his rnembel'ship in the Lodge on condition that he be charged for Grand Lodge dues onl~r. I have been ash:ed, by letter, whether a member of a :Lodge might vote in Lodge by proxy. I have been' asked whether the :Mastel' of a Lodge, on making a decision, could be required to take the vote of the Lodge as to the correctness of his ruling. I 'have been solicited to assist Lodge officers in the sale of their own real estate. I have had one Lodge give l\Iasonic burial to a l~'lellowcraft. THE PHILADELPHIA CON.FEHENGE.

The Grand Master gives in detail the history of the meeting of Grand Masters at Philadelphia, agreeing in the main with every con- , elusion reached, and arguing at some length against the dogma of , perpetual jurisdiction and in favor of the proposition ad,vanced at the n1eeting, that all Grand Jurisdictions should agree to the term of ., five years. He was profoundly impressed with the splendid Masonic Tenlple at Philadelphia, and ,questions whether with the great membership of nearly one hundred thousand it might not be 路well to issue bonds and build such ;a. temple "in Chicago or at some other point." <MASONIC HOJ.\iIE.

There are two Homes" in Illinois, one for children and the other for old people. Both are reported in excellent condition, there being seventy-six old people and fifty-six children at last report. They are preparing a decided advance, however, in erecting a large and splendid Home for the children, and to this end an appropriation of $100,000 was made, in addition to ,some $36,000 for the maintenance of the present Homes. l'he report of the Grand Treasurer shows assets of some $214,631.26 in bank balance, bonds and securities,. be.. sides the valuable real estate held by the Grand Lodge. We are unable to ascertain the per capita cost of n1aintenance in the Homes, but we jutlge'it to be considerably over the ordinary in such cases. HEPORT ON FOREIGN OORHFJSPONDENCE.

The路 Report on Corresondence from the virile pen of M. W. Bro. Edward Cook, Past Grand Master, is a voluminous yet interestin.g docun1ent, covering over three hundred pages and diScussing well and wisely many interesting questions of Masonic law and history. He gives several pages to Missouri, finding much to comnlend and nothing to criticise.

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INDIANA.

1909. "VlVI. CALVIN

1910.

H. MARKEn~ G. M. W. PRATHER, G. S.

DANIEL McDoXALD.

1,.Jodges, 536.

Wn,LIA::\I RIDLEY.

G. l\tL

Re-elected. Con1111i ttee 011 Foreign Cor. Melnbers, 54,710.

Gain 2,,195. ANNUAL

COMMUNICA'l'ION.

The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Indiana for 1910 are

ornanlented with a fine photo .engraving of Grand Master Wm. Dudley, and the Eighty-ninth Annual Communication is happily introduced by the report of a preliminary meeting at 9 A. M., Tuesday, May 24, A. D. 1'910, when, after some choice, Hmus\C" by the Indianapolis lVIasonic Quartette" W. Bro. Thos. R. Marshall was introduced and delivered a most interesting and pleasing address. "IN AMPLE FORM."

At 10' A. M., the MOBt Worshipful Grand Lodge was opened in AlVIPLE FORM: by Deputy Grand Master WID. Dudley, assisted by the other Grand Officers; he explaining to 'the Grand Lodge that Grand Master Wm. H. Marker had resigned during the year, as duly reported in circular letter sent to all the Lodges. Touching this unhappy affair the following resume will be of interest: Immediately on the announcement of Acting Grand Master Dudley, on motion, a Committee of three was appointed to report thereon-said Committee being conlposed of Past Grand Masters, which reported later, as follows: "That a short time after hiselecUon as Grandl\laster he ceased performing his duties; that during the year he was indicted, tried and convicted of a very serious criminal charge· in the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana; that he did not ask fol' a new trial, and has failed .to prosecute an appeal to a higher court; that he has been sentenced to a very long· term in the Federal penitentiary, and Is now ser"Vring time undel" such sen. tence. Your Committee further finds thatr,he offense for which he was convi('~ted was also an offense against the Masonic obligations. Your Committee would recommend that his resignation be accepted J as of the time of its date, and that his name be dropped from the roll of th~ pet'manent membershp of' this· Grand Lodge."

Whieh report was adopted and t;ke recommendation concurred. in.

The Committee. further reporte:dthat in the trial of Wm. H. Mark'er, in Austin· Lodge, No. 128,' the opinion was expres.sed· that sia,i.d. trial was not ACCOlttDING TO T:&E CODE" and. that the matter be

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referred to the Grand Master for investigation-which report was also adopted. The Address and Report of the Acting Grand Master is a fine paper, reflecting high qualities of 路mind .and heart, though there is nothing outside of the normal. to excite interest: Unless it be that in one of the few Decisions reported he states, in effect, that the Shrine is not a Masonic Order in any such sense as to be admitted to a Masonic Hall~ whose uses are limited to strictly Masonic purposes. :MASON Ie HOl\:{E.

After hearing the report of the Committee appointed at the last Grand ComlTIunication it was ordered that the annual dues be increased. by the sum of twenty-five cents .per capita, and that said sum should be set aside from year to year in prepar-ation for the building and maintaining a home for the aged and indigent Masons, their ,widows and orphans. The Comulittee on 'Correspondence gives an extended and fairly cOlnplinlentary notice of Missouri, but smites us gently as follows: The Grand ::\laster was one of the favored ones invited to Cincinnati, Ohio, Februal'~~ 18, 1909, to witness the making of a :Mason at sight, socalled, of a distinguished citizen of this country. He seems to have regarded it as a great honor to be present at a Masonic function ot'doubt.:. ftll legality. His address was referred to a committee of Past Grand l\fasters who did not deem it necessary to say anything one way or the other in regard to that question.

1909. DAVID

CLElVIENTS,

NEvVTON RAY PARVIN,

Lours BLOCK. Lodges, 528.

A~~ALS

IOWA. G. M. G. S.

FREDERICK

1910. W.

CRAIG,

G. M.

Re-elected. Committee on Correspondence. Members, 42,612. Gain, 1,537.

O:F GHANI) LODGE OF IOWA.

The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Iowa are very happily introduced by a S,plendid picture of Grand Master David W. Clements, and further by a recital of interesting public ceremonies in connection with the opening of the Grand Lodge. At 8: 45 A. M., on Tuesday, June 14, A. 1). 1910, the Grand Officers and other路 members

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of the Grand Lodge assembled in front of the headquarters hotelthe Ellis House-and under direction of Grand Marshal Lafayette Mathews, and escorted by Ascalon Commandery, Knights Templar, led by Larue's Waterloo Band, proceeded to the Syndicate Theater, where a large number of citizens and members of the Eastern Star having assmbled, the Grand Marshal called the audience to order, and requested W. Bro. C. T. Granger, the oldest Grand Master present, to escort W. Bro. D. W. Clements to the Grand East, where he was received with public Grand Honors. Then followed n1usic, an address of welcome, by Brother George R. Turner, on behalf of the citizens and Masons of Waterloo, which was responded to in fine form by P~st Grand Master L. E. Fellows, at the request of the Gra.nd Master. SIX'rY-SEVENTII ANNUAL COM:MUNICArrION.

Imn1ediately folIo\ving the ceremonies 'of formal welcome the Grand Lodge was opened in Al\IPLE FORM, an.d the Grand Master presented a most eloquent and beautiful Address, abounding in sentin1ent, yet covering all the details of the work of the year. We give brief extracts:

BRl~T'HREN OF THE Gn..\ ND LODGE.-You are assembled as the representatives of an army in this commonwealth, standing beside a great multitude elsewhere engaging in a united effort to make men wiser, better and consequently happier. Thereby is pronloted the safety and welfare of every C01llmunity where. this beneficial influence extends. Our Order appeals to the intellect as well as to the affections of men, and by the logic of its language and the self-evident truth of its precepts seeks to convince the mind and lead it to adopt the high moral prineiples of the I1"'raternity. Outside of Christian salvation and the great sacrifice OIl Calvary there is no higher aim or grander theme than the advancement, enlightenment and elevation of the human race. It is the universal opinion of those informed that all men brought within our l~"raternity are thereby made better men in proportion to their ability to proIit b:~r moral instruction. '.rhis is fue great mission of our .institution, and he who comes to us must do so of his own free will and accord to become enlisted in this work and 110t that he may share in the loaves and fishes of. our benevolence.• Universal benevolence is our d\lty, as it is the duty of all men whether inside or outside of an.y I~"raternlty. 'ro care for those of our own household is an obligation upon us that should be fully and PJ·omptly fulfilled. rl'here are practical and material things In .which all can and should assist. To fail in this would be d.isgraceful and merit the scorn and contempt of all men. But fa.r more precious are the. incorproreral· things of life that s.l1ape the destiny of men and nations and lift them up and make them good and great and powerful. r:rhe society that accomplishes the most in this great work can boast of standing in the fl'.Qnt ran!t. It is beyond dispute that in the

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B'rethren, it t'ests with us to work in thf\ present ,vhile it is yet day. for the night cometh WhPll no man can work.

The usual volume of Dispensations, Appointments, Correspondence, etc., etc., is referred to, and in some cases reported in extenso, but nothing of nlore than local interest appears. The Report on Correspondence covers 225 pages, and is brimful of interest; in fact, we have seen none better. Brother Block is eVidently a "Past Master" in utilizing his pen and "think-box" in connection with each other. He deals kindly with Missouri, and speaks appreciatively of the reference to Iowa last year, which happened to be written by路 ourself.

IRELAND. 1910.

1909. JAMES CHEl~l> MEREDrr.H,

D. G.

Re-elected.

Lodges, 527. The autononly of the Grand Lodge 01 Ireland is so different from that of any Ame'rican Grand Lodge that it is difficult to un.derstand or appreciate, and the same may he said of other Freemason Grand Jurisdictions in the various continents and islands which nlake up the territory of our Great Institution. In the Report before us, consisting of some fifty pages, the Address of the Deputy Grand Master occupies most of the space except a few pa:ges in which the sermons of two Clerical :Brethren are reported and some financial and other statistics. No statem.ent of the number or Lodges or members is given, and it is difficult to decide as to whether the Craft is prospering or not. In his Address, the Deputy Grand Maste'! touches many points of interest to that Ju:risdiction, but few of general application. He urges circumspection in regard to conversation or路 information given outside the Lodge as to. what transpires Within. He touches strongly the matter of voting at elections, and in such a manner as to indicate that they have politics in M.a.sonry over there as well aig elsewhere. .He states that eleven Warrants or Dispensations to form new Lodges were issued during the year, one路"of whichlre assisted in instituting. .~~

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He closes as follows: The day before ~resterday (Christmas Day), 81 tUng in Church and listening to the words of a Brothel' who is now present, it occurred to me that the text from which he was preaching would not b'e inappropriate on which to say a word from this chair to my :Masonic Brethrcu-"Glory. to God in the Highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." r.rhere cannot be , amongst us here any who does not look up to, reverence and adore that Great God of the Universe. Our l\1asonic charges teach us from themornent we enter the :M:asonic world that our whole trust must be in the Great God above us, and our. l\rtasonic principles teach us, I hope, that we ought to do all that in us lies to spread the knowledge of God amongst the people, and that we should do what we could that peace, lOVe and harmony might continue throughout the world, and, Brethren, I . can only hope and pray that that Great God may look down with rtivor upon this Grund Lodge of Ireland and upon the Brethren, one and all, who constitute it. (Applause.) .

GRAND OFFICERS.

Patron:-Hrs

MAJESTY '£HE KING.

OPE'lOERS OJ!' GH,AND' LODGE IJ'Olt

His Grace

THE DUKE OF AUEHCORN,

1910.

K. G' M. W 1

Grand Master

LL. D., R. vV •.•. Deputy· Grand Master. RA'l'HDONNELL.; R. W Senior Grand Warden. Right Hon. EAJtr..l OIi' PONOUGHlVIORE; R. vV Junior Grand Warden. W. J. CHETWODE CltAWLEY, LL. DO R. . Grand Treasurer. Right Han. LORD CAS'l'LE'rowN,: R. W Grand Secretary. Sir JAMES CH.EED Right Hon. LORD

MERJ<JDITH,

KANSAS. 1909. FRED

"YV A.SHBON, G. M.

ALBERT K.WILSON,

G. S.

W. MILLER. Lodges, 389.

MA.THER

MARION

1910. R. BRUNDA'l'E, G.M. Re-elected.

Oommittee· on Correspondence. Members, 33,657. Gain 1,.585.

Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas are very happily by a flue picture of outgoing Grand Master, Fred whose fac~ indicates good nature· and Masonic spirit in large measure~and theel;l.tire Report is in' fine form. and does credit!. to the .Secretary, W.Bro. AlJ'e.rt K. Wilson.

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COl\fMUNICATION.

The Most Worthy Grand Lodge of Kansas nlet in Annual Conlnlunication in the Home Theatre, City of Hutehinson,· Wednesday, February 16)A. D.) 1910.' at 9 A. M. Besides the Grand Officers, there were a large nunlber of Past Grand Officers and Representatives of Lodges, aggregating 578. Three hundred Lodges were represented out of the 389. The prayer of the Grand Chaplain, Rev. .John Edwards, in connection with the opening ceremonies,· is printed in full, and is fittinK, fervent and comprehensive. GHASD

H,Ji:PRESES'I'ArrIVES

I~THODUCED.

In accordance with the custom of this and nlany other Jurisdictions, the Secretary called the roll of Grand Representatives, and they were· formally introduced to the Grand Lodge and received a cordial greeting fronl the Grand Master. The following extract from the Address will be read .with interest: The year has been one of general prosperity throughout the Grand Jurisdietion; a great agricultural common,,~ealth, it has been blest with bountiful crops and highly remunerative prices and, as a result, the people have been, and a.re, prosperous, happy and contented. Such conditions are very naturally propitlollsfor the growth and development of the Craft. The annual returns from the constituent lodges show a net gain in membership in 1909 of 1,585, being 19 less than in 1908, and 119 less than in 1907, which was the largest net increase €ver recorded in the history of the Grand Lodge. ~;''i th no further investigation of the facts these figures would indicate a waning of interest and enthusiasm, but the returns ft1rther disclose that the loss in net gain did not result from a diminution of the amount of work done in the Lodges, but rather from an increased number of deaths and decreased number admitted. The number raised in 1909 was 2,395, being an increase over 1908 of 153, and the largest number raised in anyone year in the history of Grand Lodge. And· while we stop for a moment to contemplate with sorrow the passing of. those of our Brethren who have run the race and entered into their reward, may we also be gladdened with· tpe thought that,while the aged oak is tottering to its fall, the sapling springs with new energy of life to take its place, and that a glorious perpetuity. for our beloved Order is assured. TO BEDEFLORED.

A most painful episode is related by the Grand Master, that of t1:1.e sudden death of the Grand Treasurer in a hotel in Kansas City, and the facts afterwards ascertained that he was a defaulter to the· extent of 'over sixteen thousand dollars, in fact, all the' available funds of the Qrand Lodge.. that there was not a dollar available for current expenses, and that there was little hope of recovering

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anything froln the estate, of the deceased. Fortunately, the Grand Lodge held a surety bond, fronl the Fidelity and Deposit COlupany, of Baltimore, Maryland, which fully covered the defalcation and which was collected without difficulty. NE'\V LODGES.

The Gra.nd Master reports the institution of ten Lodges, and that Dispensations 'were issued for two, which were promptly set to work. He also reports a number of visitations and special Dispensations besides several Decisions not unusual in character~ He reports the Masonic ,Honle in fine condition,with an income more than sufficient for its needs, the number in the Home ,for the past. three years has varied' from seventy to eighty, and the expense of ,maintenance per capita from $134.00 to $161.00. Worshipful Charles E. Lobdell, of Larned Lodge, No. 167, deliv" ered a high-class oration, which was ordered printed with the Proceedings and also in paulphlet form for distribution. The Committee on Correspondence deals very kindly with Missouri, and prints a high tribute to our lamented Brother Anderson, which is embordered· with mourning lilles. He also compliments our Committee on Correspondence in alluding to the circumstances attending the preparation· of .the report.

KENTUCKY. 1908.

1909.

M. W. VIRGIL P. SMITH, G. M.

M. W. JOHN H. COWLES, G. M. M. W. WILLIAM W. CLAR!\:,

W. H. B.GRANT, G. S. Lodges, 547.

Gommitte'e on Correspondence. Members, 34,085. Gain, 1,315.

ANNUAL COMl\i!UNICATION.

The Grand Lodge of Kentucky was organized in 1800, and consequently has behind it 109ye.ars. of history. It is one of the oldest ··and strongest of our Grand Lodges, and its worth and dignity are well proJ,Jortioned to its age. 'r:n.e·last Annual Communication wa~ neld, as usual, in the Masonic Temple, Louisville, Kentucky" BEGINNING LABOR, Tuesday, Octo;per19, 1909, with a large attendance of Grand and Past Grand Officers, RepresentativeiSof Lodges and distinguished visitors.

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GRAND lVIASTERS ADDRESS.

After fitting introduction in which the Grand Master pays a tribute to the Grand Secretary, Brother H. B. Grant, for valuable assistance, he proceeds: On occasions like the present the first thing that all l\Iasons should do is to return unto the' Supreme Architect of the Universe thanksgiving and praise for his great and wise goodness and mer-cy in the past, an4 also call to mind one of the particular tenets of l\fasonry-"Our duty to God, our neighbor, our conntry and ourselves." ~rhe administration of the affairs of this Grand Jurisdiction has not been marked by any great or unexpected event. Our growth has been steady, peace has prevailed, harmOny has been the watchword, strength the result. 'Vhile sometimes failure may have attended my efforts to wisely· judge, yet I hope the veil of charity may be thro'wn over my failures by the IPraternity, a.nd ~rou will accord to me this consoling plaudit: "He has done the best that he could." · While we thus pride ourselves in our strength and development, it is but fitting that we pause for a moment to pay a tribute of love and sorrow to our Fraternal dead. "\Ve are ever reminded that we are born to die. The grim reaper, Death, puts in his sickle and takes from us those we love, without respect to 'age or position. He has called manj' of our BrethreiJ. from their last labor to their eternal refreshment. May the Supreme Ar~hitect of the Universe, comfort and protect their wido'ws and orphans. n:ECISIONS AND DISPENSATIONS.

He reports no decisions· of interest unless it be one in which he states that the new Constitution does 'not re-quire that the Master-elect JUUSt receive the degree of Past Master before pre-siding, or at all. To some, at least, this would seem to remove one of the Landmarks of the Order. Dispensations for the creation of fifteen new Lodges were granted during the year, as well as a numher :of Dispensatio'nsfor va.rious, ,reasons' incident to Masonic history. He mentions, without comment, being present by invitation at· the famous "Making a Mason at· Sight" by the Grand Ma.ster of· Ohio" as well· as several other visitations of great and pleasant interest. MASONIO HO){E.

The Grand Master also "reports that in answer to circular-letters sent out by him to the various Lodges, as to increasing the assess~ ment 25 cents for the purpos·e of maintaining the Old Mason'S Home, a majority reported in favor of such increase. This brings the assessment for dues for the Home' and Grand Lodge up to ,$2~25. · We may here add that the Grand Lodge completed the action with reference to the Old Mason's Home by directing the trustees to erect at once' a suitable, building with a ca.pacity for

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at least fifty inmates. -The Widows' and Orphans' Home was reported in splendid condition, and the affairs of the Masonic Temple, in Louisville, as reported" are altogether satisfactory. The report is in fine form, though a bulky document devoting:we may remark incidentally, 95 pages to the new Code of Regulations, and 119 to the Report on Corresponde,nce. It reflects credit on the Grand Secretary, Committee on Correspondence and publisher. Missouri is complinlented with liberal space and kindly words. Inclosing, Brother Clark says: The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of l\iissouri moved along so smooth and oily as to cause the reviewer to despair of finding allythin'g at which to kick-except himself. vVe like Grand r~odges which raise sand, and do things which, by sapient.ly objecting to, gives the reviewer the atmosphere of learning and wisdom.

LOUISIANA. 1909.

1910. G. M. JOHN S. THIBAUT.. RIOHARD LA1\'I:BEHT, G. S. Re-elected. HERMAN C. DUNCAN. Committee on Correspondence. Lodges, 204. Members., 13,014. Gain, 600.

L. E.

T:HOMAS,

ANNUAL

CO~lMUNICATION.

The Ninety-eighth Annual Grand Cdmmunication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Louisiana convened at the Masonic Temple i.n New Orleans on Monday~ February 14, at 7: 30 P.. M./and was opened in .A~lPLE FORM by Grand Master Lee E. Thomas~ with all the Grand Officers, distinguished visitors and Representatives of 165 Lodges. ADDRESS.

'The Address路 of the Grand Master is worthy to be classed as. at State路 paper., because of its careful and systematic report of his work .during the year .and the exalted and fervent _spiritwbicD. appears especially in the introd~ction. We give a selection~ with regret that our limited space forbids a larger indulgence: In the commencement of this Addt:es$, I desire to express our heartfelt to the Great I Am, for his manifold kindness and tender mercy that has surrounded our beloved Order during the pastye.ar. As you know, we learn from路 God's iIoly Word that at the buildIng 路of I{ingSolomon's Temple, which wasdedicatecl with Divineapprobation" every stone was squared, marked and numbered and fitted with such perfect nicety

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that when complett~d the building appeared to have been the work of the Grand Architj~ctof the Universe rather than the result of hUluan skill and ingenuity. Now, \ve must remember that this earthly temple "was ,but a type of that "house not made with hands, eternal ill the heavens," and that we are to beeom(~ the living stones o~ which it is to be constructed. So. as it took work, .true WOl'k and square work, to erect the terrestrial tabernacle, so our lives spiritually must be good, true and square, to become component parts of the celestial temple above. rl'here is a story of an old time king who commanded that a palace be built for him to the sound of music, and richly was his wisdom rewarded, for when the palace was done it was found to be the most perfectly constructed and benutiful.in the world. The builders had unconsciously wrought the music into their work, and made it a finer kind of work than had been known before. So it is with human lives. I believe the principles and teachings of this venerable institution are of Divine origin. vVlly do I say this '1 Because the work of man is transient and 'will pass away, but God·s work is eternal and will live forever. Take the many splendid monuments o.f antiquity erected b~" man's skill and cunning, . where are tbe~r todas'1 I.Jook at some of the seven wonders of the world: the beautiful hanging gardens of Babylon, the Lighthouse at Phai:os, the r:remple of Dhlll£l, the Colossus at Rhoc1es,and man;y others. Where are the3r to-day '1 They remain only as transient dreanls. E,-en the magnifieent temple erected' on' l\lt. :Moriah was razed to the ground, and though rebuilt by Zerubhabel and repaired by I<:ing Herod, :yet G(~neral r.ritus, at the command of Rome, laid it in ashes. B'ut the mysteries of ourF'raternity have been lodged in the repository of faithful breasts, Tools· and implements of Architecture have been selected to'implant upon the mind wise and serious truths, and thus through the succession' of ages have been transmitted, unimpaired, the most valuable tenets of our institution. rI{OGnr~ss

OF 'l'II.E ORDER.

He alludes to the wonderful growth of the Order during the last ten years. In that time the 188 Lodges have increased to 204, and the 5,515 nlembers to 13,014. The debt on the Temple was paid off :five years ago, and since then $25,000 has been expended in renovating and beautifying it, besides which there is a comfortable balance in, the treasury and several thousand dollars to' the credit of the Widows' and Orphans' Fund. rrhe Grand Master reports a number of visitations.. decisions and Dispensations, all of which seem to have met with the approval of the Grand Lodge. Missouri rec~ives very kindly notice at the hands ·of the Com.. mittee on Correspondence, and our ~ewly appointed committee is welcomed to the Fraternity in pleasant terms, which· we duly appreciate.

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MALLETT,

G. M.

G. S. E,. CHASE.

ASHLb~Y

Re-elected. on Correspondence. Members, 28,328.

STEPIIEN BERHY, ALBRO

1910. A. Sl\fITH, G. 1\1.

COU1111i ttee

Lodges, 203. Gain, 464. NINgTY-FIRS'l' ANNUAl..

C01\fl\IrXICA'l'IO~.

rrhe Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted lVIasons of. the State of Maine 111et in Annual ConlIllunicatIon in Corinthian Hall, at 9 in the morning of Tuesday, May 3d, in the City of Portland, Maine, A. D. 1910, A. L. 5910, and was opened in Al\fPLFJ FOR1Vf, there being present, besicl.es the Grand Officers, eight Past Grand Masters, and the representatives of 196 of the 201 Charter Lodges, 2'59 in llunlber, besides many pernlanent melnbers and distinguished visitors. ANNUAr.l ADDItIDSS.

The past :rear has been one of peace :lnd ha rmony. No disturbing elements have arisen to mar the peaceful and harmonious work of the Craftsmen and the Lodges have enjoyed a fruitful year. r:rhe increase in the membership for the past year has been heal thy; great care has been exercised by the I"odges in admitting to the Fraternity applicants who were worthy of the honor they sollcited, and while the increase in Iueulbership has not been. so large as to call forspedal notic(1, I feel that the Fraternity has every 1'(~ason to be th~lnl,ful that the high character and standing demanded of every candidate hl:lsbeen eonlplied with. 'rIle Lodges are prosperous, conditions are路 healthy and the Craftsmen determined to carry out the great princlph~s that ad91'n our beloved institution. 'rile membership at this time is 28,328, a ~ain of 464 over that of' one year ago,and while not it large gain is, on tl~e whole, s~Ltisfaetol'Y. Brethren, it is with a heart full of gratitUde that I ~lm permitted to meet and welcome so many of m;y Brethren here today and that we are again privileged to gather around our common altar to offer up our thanks to Him who doeth all things well, and while we are enjoying life and health let us not forget that the Grim HeapeI' has gathered into that house not made with hands: eternal in the heavens, tllere to receive their reward, many of our Brethren. The dread l\fessellger has entered the ranks of our pertnanent membership and removed therefrom three of our dear Breth:ren. lVIA 1'TI1~RS OF DETAIL.

The Grand Master recites the n.ames and virtues of several distinguished Masons of that Grand JuriSdiction who have died during the year, and refers to report of Committee on Necrology for those of other jurisdictions. He recites also various ulatters of detail,

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such as appointluent of Grand Representatives, laying corner-stones, Dispensations for various purposes, etc., etc., all clearly within the provisions of the law. There are no decisions, and no other Dlatters possessing other than local interest. GRAND SECRE'rARY"S

REPORT.

The Grand Secretary reported that 1,237 had been initiated, 1,218 raised" 108 affiliated and 72 reinstated; total, 2,635, with a loss from deaths 442, dimitted 171, suspended 222, expelled 11, nlaking a

total increase in membership of 464. The average Lodge nlembership is 139. The death rate is 19.24 to a thousand. NECROLOGY.

The Comnlittee on Necrology introduce their report 'vith the following beautiful poem: "GOING lIOlvrE."

.. 'Heimgang!'

So the German people

,\Vhisper when they" hear the bell ':rol Ilng fl'Onl some gray old steeple,

Death's familiar tale to tell; 'Vhen they hear the organ surges Swelling out from chapel dome, And the singers ehanting dirges, 路IIeimgang,' always 'going home.' " 'Heimgang.' Quaint and tender' saying, In the grand old German tongue, That hath shaped :M[elanchthon's praying, And the hymns tlla t Luther sung. Blessed is our lovin~ Mak~r, rrhat where'er our feet maj1' roam, Still we journey towards 'God's Acre,' 'Heimgang,' always 'going home.' "

~Heimgang.'Vleare all so weary, And the willows as they wave, Softly sighing, sweetly, drearY, ,voo us to the tranquil grave; 'Vhen the golden pitcher's broken, 'Vith its dregs and' with Its foam, . And the tender words are spoken, 'F!eimgang.' ""Ve are 'going home.' "

CI-IAIUTY.

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assistance and who can not be properly cared for by the Lodges to which they belong. Their plan is worthy of thoughtful consideration. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

The Report on Correspondence is· a strong document covering 137 pages, and noticing the doings of some seventy Grand Lodges at home and· abroad. Missouri has most respectful consideration, but Brother Chase seems to join with several others who decry the report of the Committee' on ApPeals and Grievances. He speaks to this question as follows: 'l'wenty-three pages of the report are ta.ken up with the report of Committee on Appeals and Grieva.nces. Perhaps it is best that the lengthy reports should be made to the Orand that its members may vote intelligel1tl~,., but would not it be better to in the Proceedings simply the deeisions of the committee.

MANITOBA. 1909. 1910. M. W. JAMES D. BAINE, G. M. M. W. GlI";O. W. BAKEl~, G. M. J AlVIES A. OVAS, G. S. Re-elected. CHARLlI~S N. BELL, Chairman Committee on Foreign Correspondence. Members, 5,157. Lodges, 67.

Gain, 595. SPECIAL GltAND COl\llVIUNICArrION.

The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba record at length an Especial Grand COIumunication called for the purpose of laying the corner-stone for the. Public School Building· in the to"rn of Rivers, Province of Manitoba, September 27, 1909. Past Grand Master James A. Ovas presided in the absence of the Grand Master, and· the occasion was largely attended and full of interest. THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL GRAND COM-YUNICATION.

The Thirty-fifth Annual Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of ~Ianitoba,Ancient Free and ·.Accepted Masons, was opened in the Ma,sonic.. Temple at the city Winnipeg,Province of Manltoba"on Wed:raesday, June 8, A. D. A. L. 5910. A constitutional number of Lodge:s.being represented', the Grand Lqdge was op,e'nedin A:M:PLEF()RMa~l(i with prayer· by R. W.· Bro·: Rev.Winiam .Robertson, Grand Chaplain. T1l.e M. j~V., the Grand Master, granted permission for th~ admission .of aU Master Masons in goods.tand.ing as visitors.

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GRAND ~IASTER'S A.DDi~ESS.

The M. "\V., the Grand Master, then read his Addr€ss as follows: Brethren of the Grand Lodge: It seems but yesterdar when b:r your confidence you placed within my hands the gavel, the emblem ()f authority, and clothed me with the insignia of the highest otnee within;your gift; and the highest in social distinction, to .niy mind, that:- could be bestowed upon anj'r mall in this broad land of onrs. ~ronight it is with a heart full of gratitude to the Great Architect of the Universe that I am privileged to meet you once Inore and welcom~ :you to this, our Thirty-firth Annual Communieation. It is a pleasure to report that our relations with foreign and sister Grand .Jurisdietions continue most friendly and cord:ial, while throughout our own .Jurisdiction barmoDS and prospGri t:y prevail.

Referring to the death of King Edward Seventh, he says: His Gracious ::.YIajesty Wets, for upwards of twentsr·:ti've 3>r ears, Grand l\Iaster of the old(~st Gra.nd I;odgc of the world, and the 10sa1 tributes that have perioc1iealIJ bf~en otl~f:,red at all :Masonic gatherings have in no sense been mere figures of speeell, but the genuine outbursts of spontaneous and sympathetic feeling' offered as tributes to those manly attributes and excel· leneies of e1uu·acter, which have throughout his reign excited and com· pplI(-!r! tll€~ admiration (I.E thE.~ \vorld. ()n the sad intelligence of His :Majesty's death being reeeived, the following cable message was forw~arc1ed: LClIm Cln~W]~, London,gnglancl :

The (JrancI I.;odge of :\IanHob~), Ancient, FN:~e and Accepted :\Iasons, earnestly !Jl'HY the GrE!at Architect of the Univf~rse to comfort and sustain the Ql1een .Mother and all the Royal family in this their great afIlieUon, and desire to express to Ills :.\Iost Gracious :Majesty King George the Fifth their devoted allegiance. (Signed) JA11ES A. OVAS, G'rand i'ject'ctarlJ.

Notiees ,vere forwarded to all tb.e Lodges in this Jurisdiction to drape in mourning the Charters, columns and ga~els for a period of three months, and that on the day appointed for the burial of our late I{ing memorial services should be held.

The Grand Master also refers tenderly to other Fraternal dead. He evidently appreciates the recently inaugurated Lodges of In struction. Hear·· him: M

LODGES nIl' INSTRUCTION.

I managed to be present at five of these meetings. Irow can I describe these meetings: Splendid lodge·rooms, well furnished throughout. \rVhat trouble and expense these Lodges went to, to make these meetings the success they were. How Brethren came from all parts of their respective districts, l$ome driving many miles in· order to be present ancI meet the Grand Lodge Officers. 'V'hat an impetus these meetings must be to the cause we love so well. How marked is the improvement in· the. work exemplified at these Ineetings, and after the work is over and an adjournment made to the banquet wbich

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follows. how pleasant to see, in some eases, the departure from the usual custom, one which I trust will become' a regula.r part of all these district meetings, that of having the ladies gra.ce the proceedings with their presence.

The Grand Master speaks enthusiastically· of the liberality of the Brethren by which the fund for Indigent Masons has now reached the splendid total of twenty thousand dollars. In conclusion he says: When I accepted office a J: ear ago, I stated that I did so relying upon the wisdom and support of the Grand S(~creta.ry, and, Brethren, if there is one man the Grand Master can not navigate without, it is the Grand SecretarJ: You can not impose upon him by asking too much a,ssIstnnce. He has a,ccompanied me on some of my visits, bas officiated at others in my absence, a,nd I commend him to your smiles of approval. In <:losing, I wish to express my estee"m for the entire Craft. The year whieh :you gave me is about over. The memors of your honors and my associations with you will be an inspiration and a benediction. 1

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'We note that the D. b. G. M.'s were elected by. the Representatives of Lodges from the several districts and their choice was confirmed by the Grand Master. No Report on Foreign Correspondence has reached us.

MARYLAND.

GEiN.

1908. 1909. Re·elected. THOl\IAS J. SHRYOCK, G. M. E. T. SCHUI~TZ, Com. on Cor. WM. M. ISAACS, G. S. Members, 13,361. Lodges, 114. Gain 525. THE NEW roPEMPLE.

A colored print of the splendid New Masonic Teulple in BaltiInore, introduces and adorns the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Maryland and the study of the somewhat bulky volume sent out, strongly intimates that the Masonry of. Maryland is in keeping with its magnificent Temple, of which, indeed, there is no doubt. SEl\II-ANNUAL COMIV{UNICATION.

The Grand Lodge of Maryland began its Two Hundred and FortY"fourth Semi-annual Communication on the second Tuesday of May, 1909,t at 8 P. lVI., in' the Oddfellows' Telnple, Cathedral and Saratoga Streets~ The Grand Lodge was opened inDUE FORM: by the D'eputyGralnd Master and other Grand Officers, Representatives of Lodges" and distinguished visitors, after whieh the Most Worship!ul Grand Master was introduced with appropriate ceremonies and escorted to his seat in the Grand East.

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The ConlIDunication was, largely forlnal and the principal路路 business was receiving reports with reference to the new Temple. SPECIAL GUAND

co~n\'IrNICATION.

The Most 'Vorshipful Grand Lodge met in Special Communication on the third Tuesday of November, 1909, for the purpose of dedicating the Masonic Temple. The opening cerenlonies were in accordanc~ with the usual custom, the attendance was ~ery large, and the entire cerenlony "vas of a most impressive character. ANNUA!-' COl\:GVrUNICATION.

The Grand Lodge of Maryland began its One Hundred and

Twenty-third Annual Conlmunication on the third Tuesday of Novvember, 1909) at 8 P. M.., and was opened with the usual ceremonies, in the presence of a large nun1ber of Grand Officers, Representatives of Lodges and distinguishe'd visitors, among whom were Grand Masters from thirty-four Jurisdictions, who were received with distinguished consideration. rfhe Address of the Grand路 Master was worthy of the ll1an and the occasion, but contains nothing of special interest, unless it be the re-affirmation of the do~ma of five year.s Jurisdiction, which in our juc1gnlent, must speedily be relegated to the liInbo of the past. DEDICATION CEREMONIES.

'rhe Communication "was one of very unusual interest because of the dedication ceremonies and the presence of so large a number qf the most distinguished Masons of the Land. Among the congratulatory add.resses made by these Most Worshipful visitors, that of our Grand Master, William A. Hall, t"akes high rank, ~nd our Jurisdictio~ was also well supported in the person of Past Grand Master, Robert R.Kreger. ~nSSOURI "SPEAKS A PIECE."

After some jocular introductory remarks, Grand Master Hall said-in part: I come only as a poor pilgrim traveling to your I:Q.agnificent East in search of light. I amwell satisfied that nOiwhere can the light of Masonry be more eloquently displayed than from this High Altar of your Grand Jurisdiction. But though I come as a 'pilgrimand with' a humiltty whieh 'becomes such character, I come not empty-handed but fl'elghtedwlth messages of fraternal s;yrllpathy and love from 50,000 Masons of the grand old State of lVIissour1. You will paron me iff while admittIng aU our limitations, I confess 'and indulge in a feeling of pride in that Grand Jurisdiction wliich I have the honor' to represent. f

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The sun, the grand luminary of the day, rises earlier on :you than it does on us, but its meridian height is no more gloricHls or exalted. Though he se'ems parial to you in the beginning of his daily round, it may be that he lingers more lovingly on the broad prairies, wide plains and mighty mountains of our wonderful 'Vest; so while we recognize your seniority and your prominenee, still we feel proud of our great inheritanee, and we congratulate ourselves, that while younger we yet occupy membership in that splendid jurisdiction that ,is organized and operated by the same spirit which the angels breathed in their song of long ago: "Peace on earth and good wiI! to men."

The Committee on Correspondence reviews the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Missouri for 1908, and complilllents our report on Correspondence.

MEXICO. 1909.

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F. E. YOUNG, G.M. F. INGLESIAS, G. S. Lodges, 34.

ALBERTO PRO.,

G. M.

And Committee on Cor. Members, 1,371. Gain 175.

If aRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL OOM:iYIUNICATION.

The ;M:ost Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted' Masons of the Republic of Mexico~ held its Forty-eighth .Annual Communication in the City of Mexico, April 17th and '18, 1908. Frederick E. Young, Grand Master and Brother F. Iglesias, Secretary. After formal opening the roll of Representatives was called, and seventy.. fi.ve responded to their names and also voted in the election of Grand Officers, which took place at once, in accordance with the C.onstitution and By-Laws. Most Worshipful Alberto Pro was elected Grand Master, and Right Worshipful Brother F. Iglesias,Grand Secretary. AbDRESS.

The Report of the Retiring Grand Master is a modest but dignified and comprehensive document, and was received with applause. It recites the facts that owing to the路 change in the time of meeting, from January to April, his incumbency had extended over fifteen months, during Which time forIl1al recognition had been accorded to the ,Grand Lodge of Mexico, by some thirteen Grand ,Lodges, m'ak.i:J;1g total of, forty-seven which bad extended recognition, T.Wenlcv.. ~;;;!e"V路en of,wlieh are, in the United States. He states" that as Lodge of" Mexico ha:s only ,reoognized one Grand

[Sept. Lodge among the several Jurisdictions of 楼exico, that of Coahuila; 'that he has been looking into the claims of others, and that more will be recognized at no distant day. IrORIGIGN Rgr..ATIONS.

The Grand Master alludes to a Comnlunication received from Most Worshipful Brother, VV. P. Bell, Grand Master of Texas, asking investigation and assistance in the case of one Dr. Harle, son of a deceased Mason, 'who it was clainled, was unjustly inlprisoned in Mexico, etc. On investigation he found the case being conducted in strictly legal fornl, and no just gr,ound of coulplaint or propriety of interference existing. In this connection the Grand Master enunciates a principle which should he well understood hy both initiated and profane-that "while we may do all. that is possible, under the law to aid a Brother or the son of a Brother, accused of crime, we can not ward off the course of justice, gor should we forget that our first duty is to obey the Civil Laws." GRAND SECI~ETARY'S REPORT.

The Grand Secretary reports thirty-four Lodges at work, with an aggregate membership of 1,371, which includes 175 increase for the year. The Secretary's report also gives the names of those suspended for the non payment of dues, or other causes, and also the names of candio.ates rejected.. We respectfulls doubt the propriety of this, as our Published Proceedings路 are in reach of the general public and the exposure of such cases is calculated to do serious injury. The report reviews briefly the Proceedings of ~ome twenty Grand Lodges, making no reference to Missouri.

MICHIGAN.

1909. 1910. AR~rHuR W. HUME" G. M. G. ROSCOE SWIFT, G. M. LON B. WINSOR, G. S. Re,-elected. .A,.lso . Chairman Committee on Cor. Lodges, 412. Members, 63,022'. Gain 2,323. srX'l'Y-SIXTH ANNUAL路 OOMMUNICATION.

The Grand OfItcers" Past Grand Officers and Representatives of the Constituent Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan, assembled in the Masonic Temple, in the city of

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Saginaw, at high twelve, on Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day of May, A. D., 1910, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws, for the purpose of holding the Sixty-sixth Annual Con1IDunication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan. The Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE ]l'ORLVI by Grand Master, Arthur M. Hume, assisted by other Grand Officers, in the presence of a large body of Representatives and visitors, after which an address of welcome was delivered by His Honor Dr. Geo. W. Spencer, lv.!ayor of the City, to which the Grand Master made suitable response. After at~ending to some itenls of business, the Grand Lodge called off until 8 P. M., when the Grand Master introduced the Proceedings by having the Grand Secretary call the Roll of Honor-which included the nan1es of forty Past Grand Maste'1's of the Grand Jurisdiction of Michigan,who have died since 1866. The total number of Lodges represented was 405; and the entire attendance was 608. GRAND MAs'rER's ADDRESS.

The Grand Master introduced his report as follows: BUETHREN.-As the representatives of more than sixty thousand of the best of lVfichigan's loyal and sturdy citizenship, we have assembled in our Anll.ual. Communication as 1\tfasons and B'rethren, to consider those 'matters essential to the welfare of our beloved Craft, and' through it, the promotion of the well-being of our communities, our StH.te and our country. A steady adherence to the sublime principles of our fraternity, implies that thereby we become better men, better :Masons, bet~er and broader citizens, all united in a common etIort to promote that great, hopeful, helpfUl fl路uternity, the Brotherhood of man. Since last we met, many have knocked at the doors, been admitted, and have joined with us in fraternal B'rotherho'od; and thus we have become stronger, and, we hope, better. But we are all born to die, and since one year ago many of our tried and true have responded to the surumonsofthe Grim Reaper iUldhave passed over the (treat Divide. lVIay it have be,en theirs to hear, in the land of eternal sunshine, the welcoUle "Well done, good and faithful servant ; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." And as we return thanks for the路 watchful care of an all-wise Fathex.who has guided and protected us here may 'we also treasure in faith the assurance that the same protecting arm is a.round those of our B'rethren ,路who ha va gone before. A SAD LNCIDENT.

The Report is an interesting document reciting in detail the Official acts and incidents of the Administration, necessarily occupy" ing a good deal of space. He relates the case of Brother Henry

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Bro\\rnell, of St. Charles Lodge, No. 315, lost while hunting, on the ninth of' November, and never found, though hundreds joined in the search. The sympathy manifested by various Lodges and individuals, and the contributions anl0unting to more than sixteen hundred dollars to aid in the search, are an eloquent commentary on the Fraternal sph"it in that Jurisdic'tion. In closing the Grand l\lIaster repeats a sentiment which will find an echo in every Masonic heart: "I would would I \vonld I would I would I would I would I would

be true, fot' tht~l'e are those who trust me, be pure, for tlH~re are those who care; be strong, for there is much to suffer, be brave, for there is much to dare. be friend of all-the foe, the friendless; be giving, and forget the gift. be humble, for I know my weakness, look up-:--and laugh-and Iove--and lift."

The Grand I.Jodge of Alpina was duly recognized on recommendations of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. The reason given by several An1erican Grand Lodges for refusing recognition being that the Swiss Grand Lodge, Alpine recognized the Grand Orient of France it is gravely recited in the name 'of The International Bureau for Masonic Intercourse, that the Grand Orient of France is not Atheistic! l

lV!ASONIC :fIOME.

The main building of t he Masonic Home was destroyed by fire on the sixteenth of February, 1910. No lives were lost and the origin of the fire is unknown, but beli,eved to have been the result of carelessness on. the part of' on'e of the beneficiaries in smoking '!Jnder forbidde¥ circumstances. Insurance to the amount of $2'5,000, was promptly adjusted and paid, and the indications are that a Greater Home will rise out of the ashes. Only old people are admitted, there being. no provision for .ebildren. The present Home family numbersfifty~seven-forty-one,'BJreE., and sixteen women. The average age of the former isseventy-nve, of the latter seventy·six. The average cost of maintenance i.s . •. I;l;ot given, but approximates $225.00. ItF~PORT

ON FOREIGN COltRvESPONUENOE.

The Committee introduces this report /witha quotation from the' By-La.ws . of the Grand Lodge of Miehi.ga.;Q.., as fplIows: "The .Grand Secretary shall also be' eX"Qmcio a committee on correspondence and' it shall be his duty to examine the' correspondence and reports from otllel" Grand Lodges in correspondence with this Grand Liodge/"

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"':rIle Committee shall refrain from critieism of such proceedings, as well as promulgating the opinion of the Committee apon deeisions, laws and regu. lations of this or any other Grand Lodge."

Which is significant and a trifle an1using, though, no doubt, eminently proper. GHEArr IS l\i:ISSOlJRI.

Sixty-seven Grand Lodges are duly reported, t'\vo of them" Montana and Utah, covering two years. Missouri is recognized in a most conlplime,ntary notice covering alUl0st twelve pages. rfhe report of the Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges is given in fllll.

MI~NESOTA. EUGENE

JOlIN

1909. E. SWAN, G. M. FISHEL, G. S.

IRVING TODD.

Lodges, 253.

1910. B. PATrroN, G. M. Re-elected. "Committee on Correspondence. Members, 24,944. Gain 1,020. 'VVILLIAl\I

FIF'rY-SEVEN1'I-! ANNUAL COIVCl\IUN!CATION.

The Fifty-seventh Annual Communication of the Most Wors~ipful' Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Minnesota was held in the Masetnic Hall, in the City of St. Paul, beginning at ~igh twelve" Jannary19th" A. D., 1910. A.. L. 5910. All Grand Officers were, present except the Grand Marshall. Two hundred and twenty-eight Lodges of the 251 on the roll were represented during the Session. The Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE FORlYI, the Rev. Brother Henry Nobbs offering the prayer. :a:QNO:L~

'1'0 GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.

The Grand Master called up the Grand Representatives of Juri.sdictions., greete.d the,m with. Grand Honors, requesting each convey to his Granel Lodge Fit'at ernal greetings; after which ,the Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM: LABOR to refreshment til12l? :M;. At.2 P. M. the. Grand Lodge was .called from refreshment路 to labor, and the 'Grand Master presented the Annual Address. $. document worthy of highcommenda*t.ion for its modesty" and Sllccillctness, which is well illustrated in the opening paragraphs.

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ADDRI~SS.

welcome you to this OUl' Fifty~ seventh .Annual Communicati()ll. 'V(~ have again assembled to review the labors of the past year and lay our phlllS for the future. ' Not unmindful of the blessings vou(~hsafed us by a Divine Providence in the continuance of peaceful relations, a bountiful harvest and the prosperity our heloved Order. we ha Ye, as one of our first acts. returned our sincere i hanks to the Great Architeet of the Iiniverst~. In eon"forrnity to the established custom it now beeOIl1eS my duty to lay l)(~fore :vou· a statement oimy Offieial aets and present such matters as in tllJ" judgment seem eXDedient. 'VeIl aware ()f my limitations. I shall not impose upon Jrou by attemptirlg aUj' oratol'ieal :.flights. bllt'will endeavor to give you a dear and eoneise aeeoun t of my ste~vardship. BIUJTIHRFJN

OF TEnl

GnAND

IJOD(}E.-I

'VORl<. OF rrHE YEAH.

The Grand Master reports a nunlber of Dispensations granted and refusec1,Dedication of Halls, Laying of Corner Stones~ Visita· tions and several DecIsions" all of which seem to be in perfect accord .,vith Masonic usage. From the Grand Secretary's Report we learn that the Regulatiolls of the Grand Lodge provide that the Annual Proceedings shall be read in each Subordinate Longe. He also states, what 111ight have.been expected, that not half the Lodges pay any attention to the Regulation. Three Lodges were constituted during the year and Dispensa· tions were granted for two others. ORATION.

Orator. The Oration by the Grand Orator as printed in full in the Pro~ . ceeding'S, is of such high character that we would be glad to report it in 'full, did not our limitations forbid. We can not refrain, how· ever, fronl one·· or two extracts. ROBERrr

DT~N]'IELD,lGrand

The work, the ceremonies, the rituals, the symbols, -the emblems are not Masonry. They are only the outward show-the mere trappings. They are needful to ghre force and bring home its lessons; to .lift life into the light of its possibilities and stimulate and eneourage right living-the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. Its real mission is well stated in these words: "'ro efface from among men the prejudice of caste, the conventional destruction of origin, opinion, national discord and with "it extinguish the fire brand of war; tc}~tI'rive by free and pacific progress at one formula or model of eternal and universal right,according to which each individual human being shall be free to develop every faculty with which he may be endowed, and to ,concur heartily and with all the fullness of his strength in the bestowment of happi.. ness UPOll all, and - thus to make of the whole human race one family of Brothers, ttnited by affection, wisdom and labor.

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wider or more engaging field of labor can be conceived. is thrown wide open to everJ''' a venue of human need; to

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"Look up and not down; Look out and not in ; IJook forward and not back, And lend a hand." Away, then, with indifference. Let us rise to the full stature of :Masonic manhood-let us seek hOll0t' by the doing of good deeds. Let us remember that "as we seek, so shall we find." L,et not the :Masonic emblem or charm be the only badge that marks us as one of the Brotherhood, but let us remember that the highest and proudest title that can be conferred upon us is that we stand just and uprightlVlasons. The order is not a preparation for the future, but a demand for the present. Rightly lived l\fasonry furnishes a solace and leaves behind a rich memory, "so that when life's fitful. fever is over and the Spirit's eye beholds the dawn of the gternal Day we shall know what rest is and shall grasp the poet's meaning:

vVhen Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dry, W""hen the oldest colors are faded, and the youngest critic has died, We shall rest, and, faith we shall need it-lie down for an aeon or two, Tll.1 the Master of all good workmen shall set us up to ~vork anew! l

And those that were good s11a11 be happy; they shall sit in a golden chair; rrhey shall splash at a ten-league canvas with brushes of comet's hair; They shall find real saints to draw frOU1-Magdal(~ne, Peter and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting and never be tired at all ! And only the Master shall praise us, and only the l\:faster shall blame; And no one shall work for money and no one shall worl\: for, fame; Blut each for the joy of the WOrking, and each in hiS separate star, Shall draw the Thing as he sees it for the God of Things as They Are! lVIASONIC

I{O~rE.

The Home Association reports a fund of $16,000.00 in hand for the purpose of erecting and nlaintaining a Masonic Home when the full amount of $100,000.00 shall have been realized; that having been specifie,d ~s the minimunl by the Grand Lodge, before selecting a site or beginning the work. The Report on Correspondenoe deals kindly with Missouri, hut records a mistake by our Re:g>O'rt on Correspondence' last year, in that we put fifty instead of twenty-one years as the Masonic age necessary to secure luenlbership in the Veteran Association. (We charge this upon the printer, of路 course. )

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52 MISSISSIPPI. 1910.

1909.

WlI.. J1:Y H.

CI.IFTON~

FREDERICK SPEED,

G. M. G. S.

T. HovVARD. Lodges, 243.

HARRY

A~XU.AL

"''l'ALTER

M. CONNEU, G. M.

Re-elected.

Committee on Correspondence. Meulbers, 17,122. Gain 673. CO~fl\IUNIOATION.

The Ninety-seeolld Annual Grand COD1Dlunication of the Grand Lodge of l\1ississippi, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, was held in the City of Columbus" oI!' Tuesday, February 15th, A. D., 1910. A. L., 5910; and was pleasantly introduced by a Public Receptio:q,ol", participated in b:y· a large number of Brethren and citizens of Columbus, and their ladies, in the Court Room of Lowndes County. The exercises ","ere interesting, consisting of music and addresses from Bro. and Hon. E. S. Donnell~ Mayor of the City, and Bro. John B. Mayo, representing Columbus Lodge, No.5. Fitting and forceful responses to addresses of welcome 'were made by Hon. Wiley H. Clifton, Grand Master, and Hon. 1lvilliam A. Roane, Past Grand Master. The delightful episode closed with music and hene-

clietion. OPENING.

At twelve o'clock, noon, the Grand Secretary called the ~olI of Grand Officers and Committees and announced that there was a Constitutional quorum of Representatives' of Lodges present and the Grand Lodge was· opened in AMPLE FQRlVI in· the Master Mason's Degree, by the Most Worshipful, theGr~ntl Master, assisted by the Grand Officers in their several stations and. places, the Most Rev~ verend, the Grand Chaplain, invoking· the Divine Blessing. From the address of the GrandM.aster we give the following extrac~, which we are sure will be readwi.th great interest: GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

I sta.te for your information and encouragement what your Grand LeetUl'er and the District Deputies will tell you "tbat· never before in the~ history of Mississippi were there ever so many educated· Masons as now." .And I submit· fo!' your thoughtful consideration that if so much bas been accomplished under· our present system of teaching the Ritual withIn so few years, if we ought not "adopt the present s'ystem as a fixed policy giving it such support as may be necessary to develop the highest possible efficiency.

5.:? "\Ve have entered the last deeade of a century's labor as a Grand tn Mississippi, and I am not a dreamer when I venture the prediction if y<:)U will but continue this campaign of education ns now org~ulized, when we celebrate our centenary you will not onlJ~ have an educated Craft, and t};rat means 1\1asons in the broadest sense, but you will have a of 4 0,000 loyal souls. I recommend that we tak~ steps touching commencemellt of an organization to. devise ways and means by which to snitably celebrate our centenary anniversary, such as the appointment of a general committee to make inquiry into the character, scope and extent of such a celebration, and to make a report to the next Grand Stated COlnmunication. Among the many blessings we have been recipient of during the past year was that ofa marked degree of pE~ace and ha.rmon;y among the Craft of the .Jurisc1ietion. ,In fact, this seems to hav-e been so geners.1 tllat it might properly be determined one of. the great movements of thf~ time. As evideneed by two remarkable conventions of Grand l\'{asters held in. the cities of Philadelphia and·· Baltimore, in last of which twenty-six states were represented, and baving for their a. closer fellowship and fraternal. relationship. If confined to these objects I think it would be wise for the Grand .Jurisdiction to send an aceredited Hepresentative to the next of such general conventions. 1

The Grand Master gives a I,ong list of the distinguished dead in that and other Grand Juris~ictions1 and also recites a large number of Dispeilsatiolls granted during the year, as well as a number refused. He also gives in detail a number of Official Visitations and Emergent Gommunications. He states that he refused t9 lay the corner stone of a .Conserv'2».. tory of Music at Meridian Mississippi, because it was not a public building. We pause a moment, not to criticize the Granel Master, but nevertheless to say that in our judgment a school building of respectable character would at least in our Jurisdiction be considered sufficiently "public." 1

TIIE MA.SONIC !IOlvtE.

He reports the Masonic Home in fine oondition, but insists that it is necessary . to 'make a larg.er provision f·or its maintenance in the future. We encorporate some of the remarks upon this and· commend them to the thOughtful of our own We' are using a part of the income, not needed for its wise andbeneficlent purpose not al.ltl1orizedby the rules and the Home. I to use of the income to in reliei of indigent Who are strictly a It is clear that this Lodge by that statnte,am.ly this aid extended to local should be giventoS!l:l(~h. iadlgent as entitled to to the Home. B.uto,n my I that this fund was .beiIlg expended on these worthy in some instances WItholltt regard as to their eligibility to inmates. I really believe though that suehexpendltul.'e of the fund Is

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doing more good for our indigent old Brethren than if tho37 were required to becom(~ inmates of the Home, for it enables them to remain at their family home, be it ever so humble, ~lnd H.mongst the associates of long years ago. To break up thHse ties Hnd assoeiations is to break the little spirit of the man that is left: and mal(elife absolutely aimless, and it is too great a sacrifice to require of these worthy Br(~thl'en even for the luxurIes. of a gilded palace andaJ 1 its comforts. I think this (}rand Lodg-e ought to enlarge this statute by approving of this a('tion of the Graud 1\Iaster a.nd the r.ernstees in such disbursements to our aged. indigent Br(~thr(~n: for I think a donation of $50.00 or less by the local. Lodge and a like amount from the Grand Lodge out of this fund, as it is now administered, would in most instances make the indigent B'r()UH~l' comfortable and happy. \Vhile if the old man was required to go to the HonH~ before he would be entitled to any benefits from the fund, it would not only wreck his life~ but would cost this Grand Lodge more than ~nOO per annum to suppot't and care for him. But for us to do thi$ it hecomes absolut{~ly necessary to (h~vise some ways and means for a permanent inereasE' in the Endowment Pund. F'or instance, I have. refused all requests of the 10<:al Lodges to call on the Craft for aid to indigent Brothers because I thought the local Lodge should take care of its indigent. This ean be effieiently done by the .10eo.l Lodges ,vhen snpplemented from the gndowment .Fund and it would give greatel~ relief and apportion the charge more fhquitably on' the parties primarily liable, and, above all, it would teach the Lodgf?S the gracf~ of giving, the benefit to the donor of spending one's ~elf and substance .for a worthy Brother or canse. DECISIONS.

The Grand Master gives in detail a number of Decisions of little except local importance, all of the,m seemingly in accordance with Masonic spirit, if we except one., herewith appended. Query 7-Fronl Banner Lodge, No. 329: Is there any law prohi biting the making of a bastard a Mason? Answer.-Yes. Now, if the Grand Master Ineans that the law of Mississippi forbids this, we have nothing to say; but if he n1eans that the ComnJon Law, or our Ancient Usages preclude a D.lan fronl the privileges of MasonlY,who is so unfortunate as to have the bar sinistHf ,upon his escutcheon, we repudiate it in toto. To our mind this is not the spirit of our Institution. ~r.ASONIC

H011E.

The total number of children admitted. to the Masonic HOI;ne, to date, is forty-seven, fourteen of whom have been withdrawn during the year, leaVing thirty-three at the present time. The expenditure for the maintenance o~, the Home during the year amounted to $4,300.,--approximating $129.60 per annum, per capita. No adults have as yet heen admitted.

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By unanimous vote of the Grand Lodge the degree of Honorary Past Grand Master was conferred upon Worshipful Brother, A. M. Hicks.. The Committ.ee on Correspondence cOlnplinlents Missouri by hearty endorsement and liberal extract.

MONTANA. 1909. C. B.

CORNFjLIUS

1910. L. CABHOLL, G. lVI. Re-elected. COlll11littee on Correspondence. Menlbers, 5,485. Gain 394.

G. M. HEDGES, G. S.

NOLAN,

CORNELIUS

HEDGES.

Lodges, 71.

JOHN

SPECIAL GRAND

C01Vll\{UX ICArl'ION .

The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Montana contain detailed of four Special Grand COIDIllUD;ications as follows:

repor~s

Missoula, May 19, 1909, to lay Corner Stone of Masonic Temple. Billings, June 24, 1909, to lay Corner Stone. of Masonic Teulple. Lewistown, July 20, 1909, to dedicate New Masonic Temple. Miles City, Septenlber 10, 1909, to lay Corner Stone of Y.M. C. A. Building; and its FOR1'Y-FIFTH ANNUAl,

C01"IlVIUNICA~l'ION,

held in the Masonic Tenlple in Butte, September 15 16, A. D., 1909. M

The Grand Lodge was opened with its usual eeremonies in A~rPLE FOH1VI, and the Grand Master> after a pleasant and apologetic introduction, presented his Annllal Report, of which we give the beginning: ADDI~ESS'. B路ItO~l'l.IEI:tS.-rro jTOU

l't~speetive Lodges and I extelld a most cordial greeti:ng. 'This Forty-fifth Annual Communication is convened under favorable conditions and auspices. Our State is experieneing a revival in business -w'hich promises success in ever,,,路 line of useful endefnror. The conditions whicb bitherto have retarded a growth and development commenstlrate with its gi~eat na tur~11 resources no longer exist and on every hand the evidence inc1ttbitably shows that from this time on the eUligrant and' settler will give to h-'Io'ntana the attention which beretofore it has not received s.,ud whicb its greatness warrants. rrhese are matters which justif)~ felicitation and as citizens of this State instinct with interest in its advan(~ement a.nd progress, we may jt~stly feel proud over its. present marvelous growth and ,development.

as members of the

as representatives of your

.~lasonic Fra,ter~ity,

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And we are .lnstit1ed in COl1gl'utulutiug ourselves over these manifestations of mab~rial prospel'1:y, in a fraternal way. may we not with equal enthusiasm contemplate our success and progression? 'l'he narrow prejudice which ignorance (~l1genderecl is. fast disappearing from view. The carping and hostile criticism tvbieh bigotry promoted no longer greets us. Charges assailing our motives and purposes pressed with' rancorous spirit have long since been disproved. rutH now. by general consent, Masonry is acclailned HS one of the great institutions mainly concerned and eyer active for man's ele'ration. l\IASONIC HOl\1.E.

The Grand lYIaster stated that the Masonic Honle was completed and ready for oeeupancy, and suggested that no doubt provision

'would be rnade at the present Session for opening its doors to those for whorn it "WaS erected. The Report of the Comulittee exhibits

in detail the expense incurred in location, building and furnishing, fron1 which it appears· that the entire cost has been some Sixty-five thousand dollars., and that the present indebtedness is about twenty thousand dollars: for \vhich the co·mmittee recommended that bonds be issued to that amount, secured by deed of trust on the property. This action· was taken by the Grand Lodge and it was also decided that not exceeding eight thousand dollars should be expended in the nlaintenance of the HOUle until further action of the Grand Lodge. It appea'rs further that the Home will only receive aged and indigent lVlasons.. their wives and widows and mem~ers of the E~stern Star, State of l\iontana; no children being admitted. ,\VE OBtrECT.

One Decision of ~he Grand Master will doubtless be objected to by many. It is to the effect that a. Brother holding dimit for more than a·. year and .being rejected when applying for affiliation can

not visit a Lodge thereafter until reinstated. Personally, yet respectfully, )Ve doubt whether this is in the spirit of Masonry. COl\'Il\fIT'!'EE ON OORRESPONDENOE.

The Comnlittee on. Correspondence gives liberal space to Missouri, but criticises us by implication, if not directly ; referring to our Grand Master's Report, he speaks as follows: He visited. a lal'ge number of Lodges under his jurisdiction "by special illV"itation." Here in Montana the, Grand. Master waits for no invita.tion; he exercises his right of delllandiIlg of tbe ltO<;1ges "to show me" (using a :M:issouri expression) the state of the Craft in their re.spectlve localities.

He also· says: The Committee on Appeals and Grievances made a lengthy report, and it seems to us entirely unnecessary to air in print the evidence given at Masonic trials; the less tl1epublic, or .even the general membership, know of .these

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discords that are bound to arise, the better, and we certainlJ" not approve the printing in detail of these matters; twel1t~l-six pages of fine printed matter is devoted to this sUbjE'ct, and it is not conducive to any good.

To the latter we make 'no reply. Possibly the criticislTI may be just in the estin1.ate of many. But to the ,first we gleefully remark that our Grand Masters are so popular that they can not meet half their pressfng invitations to visit, much less find the time to go where their presence is not specially desired, if such locality could be found in our loyal Comnlonwealth.

NEBRASKA. 1908-09. 1909-10. M. w. w~r. A. DEBoRD, G. M. M. W. MICHAEL DOvVLING, G. M. CTlAS. J. PHELPS, Com. on Cor. FRANCIS E. WI-IITE" G. S. Lodges, 242. Members, 17,119. Gain 726. ANNUAL GHANn COl\:I:MUNICATIOX. Fifty~se'cond

Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska was held in FreJemasons' Hall, Omaha, June 8-9, A. D., 1909, A. L. 5909. Besides the Grand Officers and visitors there were present the Representatives of 227 Lodges belonging to the Grand Jurisdiction. Of the Address we give a worthy extract: rrhe

ADDRESS.

BRIiJTUR,EN.-vVe have met in this in tIle fiftysecond year of the history of this Grand are here to learn of the work which has been done by the several Lodges and Grand Lodge Officers during the last year; to correct such errors as have been made, and to commend where commendation is due. 'rhe Grand l\fast(~r o'f Heaven and has in His dispensation been Idnd and His blessings have be'en abl~n(lantly bestowed upon us. has been a year of ma J'" say s,everal Lodges of the State. Ollr commonwealth has r~:pldly in population and is rapidly approaching the grand total of two milUons of people. Unexampled prosperity has been visited alike upon village and city. Large numbers of worthy applicants have knocked are constantly elevating their ideals of, what they,. as Masons, and Lodge's, as Lodges,sblDuld pie. 'li)uri.ng this ~fasonie many of ha-velLJi.ndertaken, and SOn:).e completed, large ~,uHding en1rerlpri.:ses one-third of the Lodges of our State al'e now housed in own temples; and a large proportion of thos,e remaining are starting building funds, hoping and planning to soon own their own Lodge Homes.

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I am eonvineed thnt the tenets of· our institution were never bJ>" the Brethren of OUl' :rurisdietion held in higher regard a.nd an ever-widening effort is being to reach the high ideals ineulcated by OlU' Order.

l\Iasonry has eyer had an important, though unassilming, place in the history of human devt·lopmf.mt aud I am convinced that never has that place lleen more zealously and acceptablj' tilled. ,\Ve will never on this earth reach our highest idf~als in l\Iasonr;y, or E~lsewhere. bnt a constant and earnest effort on tlH~ part the :Ma.sons of our State and Country is assisting in. great measure to realize the ideal in eorrect living between mall and luau ~ is helping to bring about a fuller performance of our duties of citizenship and our obligations to onr county, and is helping all to see more clearly our' dnties and ()blignticms to Almighty God. to

:\Iasoury means clbligation. duty, serviee to God, to our neighbors and TIH! l'f'al l\IastE~r .:\fasoll is the man who 1110re nearly than

OUl'Sl~lVE'S.

otlH~rs

fulfills these several obligations.

'Following Exo!'cUunl, the Address is largely a recitation of details, of 'Visitations, Dispensations, Appointlllents and Decisions. The nlost of the latter are unimportant, though in line with the spirit and genius of the Order. Soule of thenl, we think, enter into urineeessary particulars, and S0111e perhaps invade that field of lib(lrty usua'Hy left to the conclusions of the Individ·ual Lodge.

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BROAD.

We would lnildly object to the decision, that "No Mason should invite his friends to· become Masons." In our judgment the true Masonic principle which forbids soliciting or urging one to join the Fratern'ity has often been luagnified or Il1isinterpreted, greatly to the injury of the Order. vVhile it must always be of one's "own free will and accord," yet not to encourage good men, in a careful and proper\vay, to hecolne lVIasons, is to be misunderstood, and, in effect, toreffect on the Order. We would· also respectfully differ from the position of the Grand Master, iIi which however, he is in perfect accord with the rulings in several Jurisdictions-that a Lodge 111ay not grant honorary nlen1bership, exe,mpt from:iL.dues, after the lapse of any nuulber of years, or for any cause whatever. We believe 'it not contrary to the genius of our Order to exempt men fro III dues after faithful meulbershipfor twenty~five or thirty years. In this nOlnadic age it is not probable that the number would ever be large enough to peril the financial prosperity of any Lodge, and if such a case sl).ould be found it would to our mind indicat~ that the Lodge ,vas dying of age and inanition.

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LIQl~OH

PUOBLE:.\I.

He very wisely says that as the Grand I..lodge endorsed the Report of a Conlmittee, against the signing of saloon petitions, and as misunderstandings and trouble have grown out of this, the Grand Lodge should either enact the said Resolution into a law or rescind it. It see-illS to us very incongruous that a Mason shQuld aid or encourage another in doing that which he is forbidden, on Moral and Masonic principles, to do hilnself. "AN .ANCIENT LAND~LA,RK."

The Grand lVlaster repudiates the idea of Cipher Rituals, as all should do, in our路 huulble judgnlent. He endorsed, however, the "nlaking a Mason at sight" in the case of Bro. Wnl. Howard Taft, which principle he seems to declare an路 Ancient Landmark which no Grand Lodge can change by enactnlent. He would, however, use the "prerogative~' sparingly, if at all-as we understand his position. Altpgether the Address is a most worthy docunlent and the Proceedings well prepared, reflecting credit upon the 'Worthy Secretary, vVorshipful Brother, Francis E. White. The net gain for the year was 1,642. T'he Report of Correspondence covers 104 pages, including index, and is well written and arranged by Most Worshipful Brother, CharlesJ. Phelps, Chairillan.

NEVAD.A.

1909.

1910. C. DA.UGH.TY, G. M. Re-elected. c. N. NOTE\~"ARE, Comnlittee on Correspondence. EowARo D.VANDERLIETII. Menlbers, 1,681. Lodges, 25.. Gain, 108.

FRANK

G. M. G. S.

NOltCROSS,

JAl\fES

A handsonle picture of Grand Master Jalnes C. Daughty adorns the opening page of the Proceedings, following which is the record of an Emergent Grand Comnlunicationcalled to pay the last tribute to the nlemory of Past Grand Master Michael A. Murphy, at Carson City, Nevada, October 28, A. L. 5909, Grand Master Norcross presiding. ANNUAL C01\1:)!LUNICATION.

The Forty-sixth Annual Grand C'ommunication of the Grand Lodge 9f Nevada was held in the Masonic Temple at Reno, Nevada, beginning its session at 12 lVL on Tuesday, June 14, Grand Master

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Norcross in the ,Grand East. The Grand Lodge "was opened in Al\1PI.E FORl\I, all the Grand Officers, many Past Grand Officers and a constitutional lllunber of representatives of lodges being present. Fronl the address of the Grand l\faster we select the following: ADDRESS. BHE'rHHEN OF THJ;: GRAND LODGE.--It now becomes my duty as :your Grand 1\laster, upon this, the I1'\ort:r~sixth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodgt~ of Nevada, to render an account of my stewardship. The year- that has closed has been one not only of matei*ial' prosperity to the Craft generallJ" tllroughout the State, but it has been marked with peace and harmony. F'or the manifold blessings that have been 'Vouchsafed, not olll~y to the Order but to the Stat~~ at large, let us return our thanks to God in whose GrE~at Name our Temples are erected. It is fitting and in ]{eeping with the teachings of the Craft that before路 entering upon the general \'lork of tll(~ Grand Lodge we note that since our last Grand Communieaticm man:v of our Brethren who were then in health and activity have received the caU to lay down the working tools of this life. Thus we are impressively reminded of one of the great lessons of our Order that all must suffer the humble leveling of the tomb and that d6ring the short and uncertain space allotted to us here we should wisely and usefully (~r::::lloj~ our time and in reciprocal intercourse of kind and friendly acts mutuall,Y promote the welfare and happiness of each other that we at last may be desel'"\'illg of the rewards of a just and well-spent life.

A PLfJASAN'r IN'rERI..UDE.

The address is a brief business document containing nothing of more than local interest. The session of the Grand Lodge was diversified by thelayil1g of the corner stone for the. new Court House of Reno, all the ceremonies of which were impressive, and the oration of W. Bro. Pearl E. Keeler was of high order. RE;POR'r ON CORRlflSPONDENCE.

The Report on Correspondence covers 174 pa.ges and is notably well written: Our Worshipful Brother~ however, becomes witty at the expense of l\fissouri o~ the Jiquorquestian: liE Sl\OCILETI-I TanSLY!

Missouri plaeec1 the ban, on all in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors and entered the ring of confusing legislation on the liquor questioll. ROUND 1.-An E. A. traveling f()l' a house wishes the other two degrees. FIe may have them.. "Vhiskey wins. 'ROUND 2.-A stable foreman for a brewery wants to be a ~:拢ason. He may petition. ,;Vhiskey wins.

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ROUND 3.-Things getting warm. A superintendent or foreman of a brewery desires to become a l\iason. No! "l'hiskey Itnocked him down, and--ROliND 4.-Time! 'rwo Brethren want to beeOlne stockholders in a whiskey manufacturing company. No, and they must be expelled if they so engage. Whiskey down, but gets up rather groggy. ROUNP 5.-A man employed in the State Beer Inspection Department is anxious for the degrees. FIe may petition. \Vhiskey gets his second wind. (Cries of Police! and fight is off.)

NEW BRUNSWICK. 1909. 1910. LIEl.JT. COL. S. D. CHIPMAN, G. M. HENRY S. BRIDGES, G. M. .T. T\VINING HART, G. S. Re-elected. Members, 2,770. Lodges, 37. Gain 85. ANNUAL GRAND CQM':M:UNICATION.

The Forty-second Annual Communication of The Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of New Brunswick~ was held at Freemasons' Hall, in the City of Saint John, on Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day of August, A. D., 1909, A. L. 5909, having been opened in AMPLE FORM: at 2: 30 o'clock, Right Worshipful Brother, Thomas Wallter, M. D., as Grand Chaplain, offering prayer, and the Brethren joining with him in the reading of the Twenty-fourth GRAND 1:IASTER'S ADDRESS. B'RETHREN OIl' THE GRAND LODOE.-Tbrough the mercies of the Great Architect of the weare permitted to in this Ij~orty-seeond Communication of the and li\raternity of Free and Accepted ~Iasons of New Brunswick, and our first duty, as well as pri'Viis to oreer up heartfelt ac],nc.wled~~.1lD:i,e·nt for the many blessings us since we met in Grand year ago. To all Brethren assembled fraternal greetings and a warm welcome at this time. It is with feeling of deep regret that owing to circumstances over.. which I had no control the plans I mapped out when you again elected me for a term 'to the distinguished of Grand :M:aster of an visit to the Lodges I had during my first year in been so ru.dely upset and I de,sire to take this means. of explalning,· to Tfli!f;~.I.···.r~S1!.1I'T what mlghtappearl!lis oin my par-t to the duties of this tttll~or'taxl1:: ofiiee.

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GENl!:UAL ANNOUNCFJlVIENTS.

The Grand Master announced peace and harnlony had prevailed throughout all .the year 'within the Grand Jurisdiction and that a good measure of prosperity had attended the labors of the Craft. He records "rUh thoughtful kindness the names and virtues of several Brethren of t.he Jurisdiction \vho had died during the year. He mentions a num.ber of visitations greatly enjoyed durip.g ,the year, much regretting his inability to respond to other calls because of unavoidable limitations. In closing, he reeords his cordial appreciation of the high. honor involved in occupying the position of Grand Master and' invokes the l)lessings of Heaven on the Fraternity. GHANn sEcHE'rARY's HEPOR'l'.

The Granel Secretary reports the total received 'from all sourceS during the year as $3,047.90. Also that there have been reports received from thirty-tbre,e of the thirty-seve路n Lodges,wbich show there have been 202 initiations, .193 passed and 196 raised; ififteen joined and five were reinstated. Withdrawn forty-seven, suspended forty, and died thirty-eight~ leaving a net increase of eighty-nine. GRAND ORIENT 0]' FHANeE.

The question of the recognition of the Grand Orient of France was referred to the GOlnmittee on Foreign Relations. No Report on Foreign Correspondence and no reference is Inade thereto, except in the reports of the Grand Secretary and Committee o'n recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges touching one or two cases.

NEW HA..MPSHIR~. 1908. 1909. M. W. FREDERICK W. SAWYER, G. M. Re-elected. F. D. WOODBURY, G. S. HENRY M. CIIENEY, Com. on Cor. Members, 9,877. Lodges, 80. Gain 181. GRAND CO:MMUNIOA.TIONS.

T'he Pro~eedings of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, report three Special Grand Communications, in detail, each for the purpose of dedicating a ne'w hall; the Semi-Annual Communication, Decem-

ID10. ] ber 29th, 1908, A. L. 5908, besides the Annual Conllnunication, which was held at Freemasons' Hall in the City of Concord, May 9th, 1909, and ,vas honored with a -good attendance and great haru10ny. The Address is an impressive c10cunlent and vvorthy of imitation in its general features. We quote briefly: ADDRESS. ~ever

in all m~,r :Masonic career of twent~y-five years have I been 1110re fordbly iInpressed with the beauty, the stabilit;y and the pl)\Ver of Masonry than during the past ;year. Its wonderful historj~ has appeal(~d to me with great force as I have examined ancient charters, records and relies, mute but priceless e"vidence that in the dim and distant past :\IusonrJ' had ~tdherents as loyal, earnest and true "as in the present day and generation. l\Iy stndy of the beginnings of :Masonl'Y, pertaining to the eontinent on which we live, leads me to believe that 1Iasonrj' took a large part in laj"ing the foundations of our beloved country. The great 1\1asonic principles of freedom, equality and toleration are fonndfhmly imbedded in the foundation upon which our gc)',.rernment \vas estab1ishNl and they have proved to be a foundation upon which a mighty nation may sectll'ely rest. DECISIONS.

He repor:ts no de路cisions of special interest, but dwells tenderly on the virtues of several distingUished Brethren who had died during the year, and their pictures as well as that of the Grand Master, adorn' the Proceedings. vVith reference to the Semi-Annual munication we give an extract merely to show its purpose: SElVII-ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

This communication of the Grand I.,lodge which has been a characteristic featul'~ for' many years serves a definite, two-fold purpose. First, it maintains a uniformity of ritualistic work throughout the State by the exemplification of the three degrees in the presence of practically all the "r:orshipful ". Masters, Wardens and District Grand Officers of the State. Second, it broadens Masonic acquaintance among the Brethren because路 all parts of the Jurisdiction are represented and we must all admIt that the social feature is one of the most attractive sides of Masonry.

Unquestionably the idea is good and practicable in a Jurisdiction whose Representatives can assemble路 in a few hours and at small expense,"but not suited to one containing over 600 Lodges in an area of 70,000 square miles; especially considering our limitations as to time and 9ash. lVIASONIO HOME.

The increase reported is 181. In the Masonic Home there are eigh;t.:een; eleven old men and seven women. We find no report as to expenditure for this benevolence.

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Our good and \¥ors'hipful Brother, Henry M. Cheney, presents a most creditable report, in which he speaks with great kindness of Missouri, especially con1plilnenting our Gra.nd Orator, Bro. Everard, ,vhose silvery tones See!ll to have been heard over all the land. At least he is eonlpliluented in lllany. reports.

NEW JERSEY. 1910. H. SfIER1\{AN, G. M. Re-elected. BENJ. F. VVAKEltlELD, G. S. Committee on Foreign Cor., ROBEl:tT ...4:... SHIHftl~JJ'S. Members, 31,424. Gain 1.497. 1909.

"T.

CLARn;~('g CONOYE:U,

G. M.

ALTON

GRAND J.\IASTER CONOVER.

'rhis Grand Jurisdiction evidently has some good looking men as well as fine artists, judging from the handsolue picture of Past Grand Master, Conover, ,vhich adorns the opening pages of the report. And the report is further introduced by a succinct detail of date, purpose and personnel, of various Emergent Grand Comillunicatiolls during the year. ONE

..&. ........' ...

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AND ·T'VENTY-THIRD ANNUAL COM MUNICA1'ION.

The Grand Lodge of the l\'Iost Ancient and Honorable Society of Free. and Accepted Masons of the State of ~ewJ,ersey, me~ in Annual Communication at Masonic Hall, in the .'City of Trenton, on Wednesday and Thursday, April 20th and 21st, A. D. 1910, A. L. 5910, cOlumencing Wednesday, the 20th instant, at 11 o'clock A. M., and was opened in A,lVrPLE 1I'OIU\L A large number of Representatiyes of Lodges and visitors were pres.ent. INTRODUCTION.

It being' announced that R. W. W. L. Andrews, Deputy Grand Master of Virginia, ,vas in the ante room, Most Worthy Bro. Joseph ·W. Congdon, retired by request of the Grand Master, and introd ueed hinl with happy and fitting words, which the Grand Master followed in a welcome, cordial ana eloquent greeting. The visitor re,sp,onded with wit and force-we·· quote.;· MOST ,\VOltSHIPFUL GRAND' M.A.S'l'ER AND B:aID'l':I-:IREN OF THE GRAND LOD(~m OF ~EW JEItSEY.-! was aware of the fact that the Grand Master was going

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to have a banquet but did not realize that I was the first of the menu. A short while ago came a courteous letter from your Grand l\1aster to the Grand Master of Masons in Virginia and the Subordinate Officers, extending them an invitation to meet with you on this Grand Annual Communication. Immediately a coroner's inquest was called and the question went around who would be the corpse. With one accord they all began to make exeuses. One said, "I have married a wife, and how can I go't" and another said, "I have bought a yoke of oxen, and I must needs try them;" and so they said, "Let's send up the Deputy Grand Master; if he is killed on the way there will be no loss and if he lives to get there we will write a letter of apology asking the pardon of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey for sending him." (Laughter and applause.) An. hour ago I stood at the top of the monument and looked out upon your broad city, aD:d there passed in review before my miD'll the history of this grand old commonwealth. I saw in the picture of my Ihind Washington and his legions at Princeton. I saw him. over at Monmouth and then in fancy I saw him on the night of the twenty-fifth of December, 1776, manning the boat that swept across the Delaware, amidst the (~harging ice, to redeem the country that was almost gone. And standing there I saw the victory that made possible the independence of the United States. I saw there the decisive battle-although Creasy says Saratoga was-because it was the battle. of Trenton that made possible the alliance of France; it was the battle of 'rrenton that enabled the American army to remain intact; it was the battle of Trenton that healed the bleeding hearts of Stark, and Sullivan, and Green, and Knox and all those noble patriots that were ready to go down in darkness and in night and disappointment. Glorious indeed is the history of your country. The nlother of Presidents and the grand-mother of the United States greets you today because we reallze that you helped, on this soil, to win the freedom that made us the grand-mother. t

In Virginia we are struggling 'along, B'rethren~ moving ever towards the light that comes from the East. We have had a hard pull. We have been down hill because a1}out forty-six路 or seven years ago you sent a. delegation down to visit us. (Applause and laughter.) And I went up to see the State Capitol this morning and I saw some of the little mementos that they brought back, but, Brethren, tl~ere has been路a delegation recently down to see us and they are coming from all over North lands, sweeping down over our healthy solI. 'l'hey are comIng with banners of peace and o'f fraternity and we are welcoming them with op:en aloms-not the other kind(Laughter)-~nd I assure you that the Gran.d Lodge o:f Virginia extends to you one and all a hearty welcome to comedown. Bring your charters, bl路i1l.,g' your corporation.s, bring your mosquitoes and live with us. ",ore w~nt YOU. ANNUAL ADDRESS.

The Address of the Grand Master is of the highest order....,.scnolar']y, eloquent and instructive. His reference to the dead, followed 'by Tennyson's immortal lines, "'Crossing the Bar"-is m.ost touching.

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Appendi.r. NEW LODGES.

Two new Lodges were created during the year and two were regularly Instituted, as ordered by the last Grand Lodge. Various Dispensations, flllly authorized by law and the existing conditions, were granted and the Grand Master recites at length, his visit to the historic· meetings in Baltimore and Philadelphia. INSUBORDINATION.

A Subordinate Lodge, proving itself "Insubordinate," by refusing to discipline a member, after finding him guilty, under charges duly preferred, after having been on appeal to Grand Lodge, admonished by that- body to do so, the Grand Master promptly arrested the Charter, but tempered justice· with mercy by several concessions, and finally,. by granting the opportunity to bring forth fruits meet for repentance by a proper trial and finding, which being done the Charter was restored. DOWN WITH THE P. P.

J.!

The Grand Master strongly condemns electioneering for Masonic Office; also he removes the interdict against a, Brother held' as Clandestine under the operation of the Perpetual Penal Jurisdiction Law, which had been abrogated by the wise action of the last Grand Lodge. MASONIC HOME.

The condition of the Home is Inost ···satisfactory. The present membership is eighty-six. The cost of m~intenance· in gros·s includ.. ing repa.irs, etc., is $258.04 per capita, per annum. Net cost of maintenance is $206.84. T'he Committee on Foreign Correspondence deals kindly with Missouri, indulging, however" in.a Jleist .at the expense of our Committee on Correspondence; at least we take it for a jest, though it is difficult of interpretation. Altogether this report is one of tIe very best· that, has reached our table and reflects great credit u;po;~tb:e.Grand S'ecretary, whose labor in connection therewith has llotonly. 'been most skillful,.. but als& eno;:w.ous.

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1909. CHESTER

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G. M. G. S.

STEVENS,

ALPHEUS A. KEEN, JAMES

WROTH.

Lodges, 38.

FRANK JOIINSON,

G. M.

Re~elected.

Committee on Correspondence. Members, 2,381. Gain, 253.

SPECIAL GRAND COMMUNICATIONS.

The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico report eight Special Communications, the time, place, purpose and personnel of which are stated in detail. THE THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL COJ\IMUNICATION.

The Grand Lodge of New Mexico held its Thirty-second Annual Communication in the hall of Temple Lodge, Albuquerque, N. M., October 18, 19, 20, 1909, beginning at 10 A. M., Chester B. Stevens, Grand Master, presiding. Besides the Grand and a number of Pa,st Grand Officers there was a large representation from the subordinate Lodges, and the Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE FORIvf. We excerpt the following from the GRANDMASTER'S ADDRESS.

Is with a heart full of gratitude to the Great Architect of the Universe that I am permitted to look into the faces of so many of my Brethren who have met here from year to year and also to look into the faces of those who have met with us here in the Grand Lodge for the first time. I welcome you, Brethr~n, and greet you, one and all, as members of this great Fraternity, a:q institution that $t~(l$ at the head {)fall others, an Institution whose very principles are founded on the work of' God, "and that have been handed down to us from generation to generation unimpaIred. gut, Brethren, all of 'the principles laid down for our guidan~e will avail'tlsnothing unless we strive to pr,actice them· in oureveryd.ay. lives. We .have assembled here to review1:;Jile ··labors of the past year •a:p;d •. tQ deliberate on plans for the advancement of the Craft for the futpr~, ,8l,;rlQ: 'for the betterment of the institution. It now becomes incumbent upon ,me to submit to you a report at my o:mcial,actions during the year in ournlstory that is now closing. T~~ ye,ar b:!8!sb~~·1l. a, p,r'osperous and peacefulo,ne, to th~Masonic Frat~r:n.itylr;L,. this J\1.r,isfl:~cti()n" llew Lodges have be€n.lnf?,~gute~ with the b~i~htestofP~ospec~s, aJ).~;the older Lodges have nearly all taken on renewed actIvity Which it has ,be,e-Papleasure .to me to witness. +:~lS, has been ,an exoeptfonaHybUsyyear fo,rtheGrand Master. T'he p~~$'il:J.l of,. a resolution reqtllrlngcertain. correspondence between this anell other 'juri.sdictions to be·' done through the .oftice of the Grand Master nas BRETHREN OF THE GRAND LODGE OF NEW lvfEXICO.-It

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added rnaterially to the work of this office. The correspondence both within and outside of this Jurisdiction has been at times more than I could handle without laying aside all of my own personal affairs which I willingly did that the affairs of the Grand Lodge might continue without interruption.

Before proceeding with the Address the Grand Master refers tenderly to the dead from that and from other Grand Jurisdictions. :M:A'l'TERS OJ!"' DETAIL.

After referring to various. nlatters, su~h as corner-stones, Lodge ren1ovals, Dispensations granted and refused, he reports a long l~st of Decisions, none of any special importance, but tending to show, as he very appropriately says, the importance of again compiling the By-Laws and approved Decisions of the Grand Lodge. And the list of questions, thirty-eight in number, would seem to indicate that a number of Masters of Lodges have made little study of the Common Law of Freemasonry. MASONIC HOME SITE.

The Grand Master reports the names of five Past Grand Masters a.ppointed by him a committee to select a site for the proposed Masonic Home, in accordance with the order of the last Grand Lodge.. 'T:he committee was' given three years in which to report. The following resolutions, with reference to Bro. "Kit Carson," one of the most distinguished and best remembered Masons of pioneer d,aYs, ,will be read with interest: WHEREAS, this Most Worshipful Body bas fittingly expressed its respect for the memory of our departed Brother Christopher Columbus Carson by preserving路 intact his last resting place; and WHEREAS, W'e believe hIs character, Ufe, and particularly his loyal and zealous attachment to,路 and his .never-failing exemplification of, the principles of our Order, will gecome as the perfect light, more luminous in the coming years ; and 'W"11:EREAS, It is possible to purchase the home in which he lived, be it ResoZ'vecZ, That this matter be referred to the Committee on Masonic Home Site for their consideration and approval, and report at thIs Grand session.

They were endorsed, in effect, by the Grand Lodge. FOREIGN OORRESPONDENCE.

The Committee on Foreign Correspondence recognizes Missouri very briefly, and as the matter win' doubtless interest our Brethren, we give an extract without comment: The J:nighty-eighth Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge was held at St. Louis, September 2, 1908. Grand Master Short has an address very mucl;l,Jike his name; it is one of the shortest and crispest that we have

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seen, and evidently proves that the affairs of that Jurisdiction are doJng well. The shortness of this Address may be due to the fact that the usual padding of Grand Masters' Addresses, with pages of memorials, has been relegated toa committee-a very good action. HOW ABOUT THIS?

The Police Committee, as usual, prints the names of offenders in full. I must congratulate this committee on the printing in full of their decisions and the reasons leading thereto, but we fail to see in matters of this kind why names should be given, and we note that many Grand IJodges are taking the same stand in omitting names.

NEW SOUTH WALES. ARTHUR THOS.

楼.

Fourth time. Re-elected. LEES ROWBOTHA.M. Committee on Foreign Cor. Lodges, 224. Members, 13,768. Gain, 1,198.

SIR HENRY HOLDSWORTH RAWSON,

BRAY,

Re~elected

G. S.

SEVERAL GRAND COMl\{UNlCATIONS.

This volume contains reports of the Grand Lodge proceedings in the following Communications= Special, 21st July, 1908; QuarterlY, 9th Septelnber, 1908; Quarterly, 9th December, 1908; Quarterly, 10th March, 1909; Special, 8th June, 1909; Quarterly, 9th June, 1909. These several Grand Communications were held in the Masonic Hall in the city of Sydney, introduced and accompanied by the same for~ malities which characterize other Masonic Grand Jurisdictions, with slight variations inseparable from humanity with its differences in type and situation. ADDRESS.

The M. W. Grand Master alludes in his first address to certain troubles noticed last year in our Report on Correspondence. I also wish to thank sincerely all the Grand Lodge Officers for thea-bIe and zealous manner in路 walch they have .assisted me during the past year. The first year of my holding office as Grand Master was not a quiet one, nor was it particularly distinguished by Masonic harmony. The r~cognition of the Grand Lodge of Queensland caused consideraple discussion, and you will remember that my advice to the Grand Lodge at that time was to remain quiet and time would soon adjust our differences. I now earnestly appeal to the Grand Lodge that they will remain .quiet on this subject and let it drop. lam as certain as I am standing here that in a few years we shall rega.ln tbat brotherly love and harmony which are the distinguishing .characteristics and the true principles 01: Freemasonry. (Applause.) .

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I am glad to know that Freemasonry. is spreading in New South Wales, as I know full well from the number of Master Masons' certificates I have to sign. There has also been an increase of new Lodges and the dedication of new buildings for I;odge nle,etings. There is another sign, namely, that Lodges are going forward with the erection of temples of their own.

The officers of the Grand Lodges elected and appointed at the Quarterly Communication of June .10th, 1908, were duly installed at this Special Communication held July 21st, 1908. Representatives from Sister Grand Lodges who were present were duly welcomed by the Grand Master, and several distinguished visitors from other Grand Jurisdictions were recognized with appropriate honors. At the Quarterly Grand Communication held March 10th, in . anticipation of the departure of the Grand Master for England, he was presented with a loving cup whose value was augmented by several most complimentary addresses from distinguished officers ot the Grand Lodge; also a magnificent bracelet was entrusted to his hands for his daughter. To these several Addresses the Grand Master replied in feeling terms, closing as follows: As I can not shake hands with you all lean only say to you that I shake hands with the Deputy Grand l\JIaster now~ :eor you, and I ask路 you to consider that I have shaken hands with you all, and have given you Fraternal greetings, and I shall always renlember this magnificent meeting. When I look round and think of all the people who have come from distant parts of New South Wales to do honor to me at this last Communication, I feel that the memory of it will be with me throughout my life, and I can only now conclude by wishing for you all, and lor all :Freemasons throughout the State of New South Wales, .every happiness and every prosperity; and may the Great Architect of the Universe lead you, happil~, right through to your 'life's end.

Regrets were expressed that it was found路 impossible to extend any formal welcome, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, to the Masonic Brethren in the fleet of the Unit~dStates of America, which so. recently visited Sydney. The matter. was not overlooked. It was brought before the Board of Genei'al. EUfPoses by the Deputy Gran.d Master, ,and carefully considered, but. the .Ilumber of engagements arrange,d by both commonwealth" SUtta and civic authorities, completely filled all the available YET A.GAIN!

. The Committee on Foreign Co:rr'esp1Qnde nce deals generously wirth our Grand Jurisdiction, but smites us g.en.tly at the close, as follows: .

One error shows in high relief how Uttle is known about AustraUa~ even in SO wide-awake a State as l\fissourl.Reporting the installation of Lord

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Chelmsford as Grand l\faster of Queensland, the report states that he was installed by Brother C. A. L. Riley, D. D., Grand ~raster of Australia ('?). One would have thought that their own list of Grand r~odges would have obviated such a "bloomer." This refers to our Proceedings of 1908.

NEW YORK. 1909. S.

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G. M. EDWARD M. 1...l. EHLERS, G. S. JOHN W. JENKINS. NELSON SAWYER,

Lodges, 791.

ROBERT JUDSON KENWORTHY,

G. M.

Re-elected. Committee on Foreign Cor. Members, 163,341.

Gain, 3,240. A FINE VOLUME.

The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York are reported in a very bulky volume comprising over 900 pages and naturally is more comp!ete than usual. In fact nothing omitted that is neces.. sary to a satisfactory showing of the condition and work of the

Craft in that Grand Jurisdiction and much information of value with to Masonry in general. The volume is adorned with splendid' photo engravings of several who were distinguished members of the Fraternity in the distant past.

1 eference

ANNUAL COMlvrUNICATION.

The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Free :tnd Accepted Masons of the state of New Yor}{was open~d in the Grand .L9c1ge room, Masonic Hall, City of New York, on the afternoon of M,ay"3, A. D. 1910; A. L. 5910, at two o'clock. From the magnificent address of Grand Master Samuel Nelson S,awyer we give tbe following: year has passed into hIstory. and fears, its joys and soli'POWS have been told; its recorc1na.s been

Bi~B~l:t.:R.ElN OF ~:Hm GRAND LOD(~:m•.......,4..J;l()ther

a.re again gathered in the 1m theworLd's work which the lon.g. progress savagery .to his

assembly of l\tfasons to consider have taken:· and· to provide fo.ro1;J.r

man. has put grad1;1ally e''l'olved

[Sept. No longer does an Alexander or a Caesar overrun the world with conquet'ing hordes, leaving in his pathway onl:y sorrow, pestilence and famine. The battle axe and sword of the feud::ll knight long since rusted away into dust, and, in his castle now abide only the birds of the air and the beasts of the forest. The sons of those who fought and died at the command of theil' baron peacefull~1 cultivate the fields once drenched with blood, or else have found under other skies and in other climes lives of quiet. The ships that sa.il the seas cari'y only the merchandise of the world. and the message of peace on earth, good will toward men. Everywhere is the church and the school-everywhere the same la.ws路 are applied to all-and everywhere those who will may find comfort 'and prosperi ty, But the End is not yet. Far as we have traveled, the sons of men are still pressing onward and upward; not content with the' attainments of the generation gone-not satisfied to rest in happiness once undreamed of-not willing to accept as final the high standard of human conduct already reached. we t'estlessly are striving for still better things. It is not enough tha t the Ia ws handed down on Mount Sinai shall be obeyed in form, but that in letter and spirit they shall gO\7ern the actions of men, is the demand of the twentieth. century. Is it not therefore the duty of the hour, nay our privilege as :MasoDs, to resolve that, as in the past, D'reemasonry shall aid the moral betterment of the world '! r:rhat in the battles of oq.r day she shall stand fully armed, with banner aloft, on the forefront of the lines; that every Lodge shall be a 'Temple from which shall radiate the influence of sincerity and plain dealing, of'truth, honesty and jllstice. Then, indeed, it shall come to pass that the kingdom of man will lie over and against the kingdom of God. FRATERNAL DEAD.

The Grand Master refers tenderly to the Fraternal dead and gives a long list of those who have passed into the unseen since the last Grand Communication, and also, gives in detail路 the personnel of various special Grand Communications with date and purpose. PHILADELPHIA .AND BALTIlVCORE.

The Grand Master records the Philadelphia and Baltimore meetings with no suggestion save in the matter of the term of Jurisdiction, 'which question he lfinally refers to the Grand Lodge with the hope expressed路 that the term of five years will be adopted, He recites at length a trouble practically (we think) unknown to us; that Brethren desirous of appointment as Representatives of Foreign路 Grand Lodges frequently importune him for such considera.. tion, even suggesting that those now occupying the coveted position have won the q.istinction it confers-that of the' title of Right Worshipful-and may give place to another who desires the adorn-

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ment! Such ambitions may exist with us, but we have not heard of any case. Altogether the address is of the highest and most comprehensive order. MASONIC !fOME.

The Masonic Home appears to be in fine' condition and gaining efficiency with the years. The number of inmates is 404; men, 2路01; women, 110; boys, 35; girls, 57. The average for the past year was 394, and the ,cost of maintenance per capita, per annum, $200.92. The Committee on Correspondence is generous with Missouri, especially c0ID:plimenti:ng the Committee on ,Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges and ,quoting liberally from the excellent report of M. W. Bro. W. F. Kuhn.

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NEW ZEALAND.

G. M. Lodges, 159.

LORD

PLUNKET,

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MALCOLM NICCOL,

G. S.

Members, 10,020. Gain, 654.

ANNUAL

COMMUNICATION.

The Grand Lodge met in the Theater Royal,'New Plymouth, Ma~' 5, 1907, and continued its session through Wednesday, 6th. The attendance was large and the session harmonious throughout. His ,Excell.ency, Lord Plunket, Governor of the Province, was re路elected Grand Master, this being the fourth路 time, and he notified the" Grand I..Jodge would he the last, as he was to leave the Province with the end of the year. M. W. Bro. Oliver Nicholson was again elected Pro. Grand Master. Their system of electing Grand Officers is interesting. The various Lodges and prominent Masons send in nominations which, are duly received and subroitted to the Board of General Purposes, which select~ from among those nominated and reports the Grand .Officers chosen. If a baUot i$ demanded in any ease it is ,granted without hesitation, but as a rule the choice of the Board ,is a.ccepted. NOT COMPLIMENTARY.

Nothing transpired of genera.l interest to the Craft. The Com路 mittee on Correspondence. gives generous space to Missouri,' alheit not ;;tltogether complimentary. speaks of the Grand Oration .as '~Singularly dis'cursive, even for America.:" '''In accordance with eustonl, in that country, he interlarded the Oration with anecdotes, etc., etc."

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74 Also he says:

The Committee on Appeals and Grievances reported upon sixteen appeals against decisions of Lodges, and the cases are set fort~ in all their naked nastiness, occupying twenty~five closely printed pages of matter. We can not see what good purpose is served by this "washing of dirty linen in public."

The clause "even for America" implies a good deal which we are as slow to understand and appreciate as the British mind is to grasp and enjoy the subtlety of the American joke. However, our dignified Kinsn1en do sometimes see and enjoy a joke-next day! As to the "naked nastiness," we respectfully suggest that his genius . for alliteration is in excess of his kindness of heart. And yet, perhaps, the criticism is deserved and such objectionable items might be omitted with great propriety.

NORTH CAROLINA. 1909. SAl\!IUEL M. GATTIS, G. M. JOHN C. DRURY, G. S. JOHN A. COLLINS. Lodges, 375.

1910. RICHARD

HACKETT,

G. M.

Re-elected. Committee on Correspondence. Members, 20,014.

Net Gain, 1,0'74. PROCEEDINGS.

The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina convened in its One Hundred and Twenty-third Annual Communication in the Hall of the Masonic Temple' in the City of Raleigh, on Tuesday evening, January 11, 1910, at 7: 30 .o'clock, and was opened in AMPLE FORM, it appearing that a constitutional number of Lodges were represented. , The Address of the Grand Master is an unusually strong and comprehensive document. Fronl thei:n;tTod'Uction we select the following: ADDRESS.

9F THE GRAND LonGE OF NORTH CAROLINA.-Another year with' 'its pains and its pleasures, its J<1>Ys .&Bd its sorrows,. its victories and its defeats, has passed, and we have as:sembled, according to custom, for the one hundred and twenty-third time b.t Grand Lodge, to review the work of the year, to take note of the a.chieveme~t:s made, to weep with those who mourn, to ~路~j()i路ce over our successes, to profit by our mistakes. 'and failures, and to' gain knowledge and wisdoij\" with which to take up fh路e burdens and cares of the coming Y,ear. ~rhe true Freemason is an optimist. B.is missIon is to spread the doctrines of liberty, equality and Fraternity. During BRETHREN

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the past twelve months great strides have been made in the dissemination and application of these doctrines. The world is coming more and more to believe that every man should be given an equal chance before the law. That arch despot, Abdul Hamid, 'Sultan of Turkey, has been compelled to abdicate and give up his throne by tbeliberal ideas of a younger generation of Turks ; another, the Shah of Persia, has been forced to seek shelter under the protecting aegis of the tottering military despotism of Russia,· and still another, Zelaya, has just been compelled to take refuge from a plundered and outraged· populace on a war vessal ofa neighboring Republic. Even in . staid old Britain we see entrenched privilege and caste compelled to fight for very existence against a thoroughly aroused and enraged Commons, clamoring for an equalization. of the burdens of taxation. These are all striking illustrations of the growth of the doctrine of a square deal for every living being, in which Masons all rejoice. The growth of our Order in this Grand Jurisdiction during the past year has been marvelous. As was said by one of my distinguished prede"cessors in his Annual Address, w.rhe blessings of I-leaven seem literally to have rested upon us during the past year." \Vtth one or two exceptions, peace has reigned throughout the entire Jurisdiction. As will be seen by the Grand Secretary's Report, the uumber of Masons has increased more than in any previous year of our history. The number of new Lodges formed and working under Dispensation has more than doubled that of any previous year. MATTERS OF DE1AIL.

The Grand Master presents a long list· of the distinguished dead in that and other Grand Jurisdictions, and recites the time, place and occasion of six Special Grand Communications during the year. His decisions are few and unimportant, though we quote numbers three and four as of some interest. DECISIONS.

Question 3. When a member has asked and received a dimit, has he the rlght to sit in the Lodge and vote . 'tlp,on any and all questions that may come up1 Answer. If his appIlcation for· dlnlit conforms to the requirements of th'e resolution. of the Grand Lodge of, 19,06 (see Andrew's Digest, No. 594) and application for membership has not been. accepted in another Lodge. yes. his app'Hcation was not, as there:ln provided fOf, his metnbersvl.l.ip tetllJ,lnatedat the time the dimit was. gr~nted by a vote of the L\odgJe,.. an<J, he should not vote on any question after that time. Questlon 4. When a number of. Masons have asked ~nd for tll.e purpose of formIng a new Lodge,nave they the the L:odge and vote upon their own i··api}i)Uc'ation for n;ew .lWo(lge ! Answer. They ought not to vote on that .question, 'as it Is one in which are personally interested. ' I~ .both· the:se .cases the infer$:D,c,e: is plain that as the opinion of the Grand Master,:· under. certaim· circumstances, a member holding acUmlt from a Lodge ·ro.ay notoItly visit but may. even vote 1IIl.til

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he beconles a member of another Lodge. As he does not state the conditions implied we can not justly comment, and yet it seems to us strange indeed that there should be any circumstances' under which a member who by the terms of his dimit is no longer a member, can yet exercise the highest privilege of membership. He refers to the fact that the Grand Lodge of North Carolina holds to the dogma of "Perpetual Jurisdiction." He does not eXP:resa a personal opinion thereon. DID NOT ATTEND.

The Grand Master alludes to his invitation to be present on the occasion of making W. Taft a Mason "at sight." He declined to attend said Convocation, giving as his reasons the following paragraphs from the Masonic Code of North Carolina: Sec. 7. (1) '.rhis Grand Lodge does not recognize any other mode of making Masons than the one sanctioned by the immemorial usage of the Craft, namely: "In a regular Lodge," after "previous notice and due inqui!'y into character." (2) rrhis Grand Lodge does not recognize any inherent right or power, or prerogative in Grand Masters, to make Masons at sight or Will, out of a regular Lodge, 'and regards the exercise of such power no~ only as arbitrary, but in violation of the plain and unmistakable provisions of the Ancient charges and Constitutions of Masonry.

Commenting on this he says: In assuming the duties of Grand Master I the honor of a 1\fason to strictly comply with this Grand Lodge and otherandent Masonic not attend this interestin.g ceremonial without

had solemnly promised upon the laws and regulations of usages. I felt that I could violating my' solemn pledge.

CONCLUSION.

In conclusion, the Grand Master returns thanks in pleasant terms, rejoicing in the great success of the closing year, and recites the popular and expressive poem "The House by the Side of the Road." 7

NEW LODGES.

Twenty-two Lodges were established during the year, two of which were continued under Dispe:nsation. The Grand Secretary states that in 1895 the receipts from all sources were $4,799.50and this year $16,490.96, an increase of over 300 per cent; the number of Masons at the same date was 9,842; now it is 20,014, an increase of over 100 per cent. GRAND

O~.A'!OR.

The Grand Orator delivered the Annual Address, which was ordered printed in the Proceedings and a vote of thanks was u:qan-

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imously extended to Bro. Carlisle. The subject, is "Light and Love the Fundamentals of Masonry." The introductory paragraphs which we give herewith indicate the high character of the Address: The traveler standing mid the ruins of some ancient temple, is conscious of varied emotions, because there through pillar 'and column and statue he comes into vague but vital touch with the life, aspirations, ideals and ambitions or our race in the centuries long past. Feelings in some respec t similar to his are mine here tonight. â&#x20AC;˘ In this magnificent Temple, before this splendid assemblage, gathered from every section of our great commonwealth, representing all honorable pursuits and all noble professions, I seem to feel the presence of spIrits invisible and the pressure of influences as old as tqe pyramids. MASONIO HOME.

The report of the ICommittee on 'Masonic Home is of highest interest and indicates wise and care~uI management of that great Institution. While the general design is the same as our own Masonic Home, yet the fact" that it is exclusively an Orphanage, admitting no adults; that it is on a farm instead of in a city, and that various industries besides farming are carried on in wellappointed shape, naturally creates a wide difference in results. They have some 324 children, 'about equally divided between boys and girls, and the per capita cost above the earnings of the Institution is, approximately, only $78. REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

The Report on Correspondence from the pen ofW. Bro. Gollins, covering 162 pagels, is, a most worthy docu:p1ent, and gives three pages to our own Grand Jurisdicti.Q:n.

N OFITHDAKOTA. 1908. SYLVESTER J. HILL,G. M. FRANK J." THOMPSON, G. S.

Lodges, 93.

1909.

G. M. Com. on Oor.

HALFDAN' BENDEKE, JAMES

FOLEY,

Members, 7,137.

ANNUAL COMMUNIOATION.

The Proicieeciings of the Grand LOidge of North Diakota are., verY ~pprQPit:iatelyprefaced by a fine picture of M9st Worshipful Grand Master Sylvester J. Hill,1908-1909.'!r~eAnnual Oomnlunicati.on was bela. .til the Mas!onicTelllple in the city of Grand Forks,on TuesG.!&,Y and WedI]tesday, 22danEl 23deays of June, 1909, A. L. 5909. The i

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Committee on Credentials presenting a report showing that a major-' ity of the Representatives of Chartered Lodges and others entitled to vote were present, the "Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE FORM and the Grand lVlaster read his Annual Address, which he thus introduces: ADDRESS. B·RETHRE~.--L""Vhat mean

ye by these ceremonies?" is a Question which

dates far back into the history of man, and we, too, may well ask what significance our ceremonies have for us. If Masonry means, for us only that we can, like the parrot, repeat the phrases which we have heard over and over again, without its lesson sinking deeply into our hearts and influencing our lives for good, then, indeed, have we labored in vain and spent our strength for that which Is naught; but I am persuaded that, this is not all, for all about us we see lives made better, character made stronger, and new hopes Inspired by the teachings which come to us in our work, and. we may each receive new courage for life's battles. It has been said that "wherever a civilized community exists, there Freemasonry is to be found, shedding its benign influence aI).d scattering its moral precepts, calling into action the intellectual powers ot man, and teaching him his dependence on God, and his duty toward his fellows," and our JurIsdiction has been no exception to the rule. Twenty-five years ago this month I attended my first meeting of the Grand I.rodge when there were but 490 members in what is now the State of North Dakota., while our reports at, this Communication will show over 7,000, a much more rapid growth in Masonry than in population, and its intluence in smoothing over the rough places incident to a new country IS beyond estimate. The Grand Architect of the Universe has been very good to us during the year just passed, in permitting so many of us to assemble in thIs our Twentieth Annual Communication, and yet, in the· midst of rejoicing over blessings received: our hearts are sad as we miss familiar faces. Another link has been severed from the chain of Past Grand Masters. On Christmas morning, while friend was greeting friend, Past Grand Master George L. McGregor, our Grand Auditor and Grand Lecturer, passed from this earthly life to greet the Iovedone.s .go;o.e before, and it was my sad privilege to commit his body to the eartliwith the impressive Ritual of Masonry. A more extended notice of Brother McGregor and others of our Fraternal 'dead, will dOUbtless be give,n by the ·Committee on ~ecrology. THE WORK OF T_mYEAR.

He recites the fact that he had~anted Dispens.atiQ'ns for fonr new Lodges, which were duly' set to work nnder his direction. The seven Lodges chartered at the last .·Oo:palD.unication 'of the Grand I...odge he undertook to be prese.Iit inp~rson. and constitute himself, and did so In cases of six, but was Jrevented by a funeral call fro~ cons,~ituting the other in person. O!nlY· two decisions are' reported whie:il.· are unimportant in character. The Grand Master refers··' to acottvention of Lodge Secretaries" provided for by formal, action at

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last Grand Lodge, which strikes us as calculated to produce good results, but necessarily expensive either to the Grand Lodg~ or to the individual Lodges or the Secretaries themselves. THE GI{.AND SECRETARY'S REPORrr.

'This document, from the virile pen of M. W. Bro. Frank J. Thompson, is introduced by an episode which may interest some of our Brethren: THE GRATEST OF ALL SYMBOLS.

"The forty-seventh problem of EucHd's first book is the most important of all symbols in Masonry; for in it are concealed more of ancient sym· bolism than all the other symbols used by or incident to our Order. The demonstration of this problem by Pythagoras is what the world has today, but doubtless he only wrote what was well known to the Egyptians. In the different bases of the triangle, we find the measurements employed by the B'abylonians and Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Hebrews, as well as the Greeks and Romans. In it we find concealed the jewels of the Wor· shipful 1faster, the Senior and Junior Wardens. In. the classic form, with two perfect squares with corners impinging on the lower square, lies the conception of the apron of the Ma~ter .Mason and the square of the Master, as well as the Tau square, the proper jewel of the Grand Master. In the Tau SQ.uare or cross, we also find the arum Ansata" the sacred symbol of the Egyptian, as well as the cross of Christian faith. Circumscribe a circle around the three perfect squa.res from a point at the center of the top line of the bottom square, the circumferential line will touch each corner of the three squares, and thus we get the circle of Eternity with materiality or form within. This is the foundation of the Equilateral Triangle and other symbols within the circle. The two perpendicular lines of the .lower square represent the lines. Wherein we depict our patron saints. The .• lines ·of the· top. and bottom •. are . . s~mbols but indetini~elY· explaine?, perhaps referring to the physical bonndar'iesof the earth as anciently believed. "This greatest of all symbols hS:s scarcely received from Masonic RitualiSits!· ·the consideration.· it desierves. Thetrutbs it conceals have lain for centuries, but half, if at all suspecteid; and though scholars have delv~d into the earth for an.cient treasures.and sought the written records of forgotten hands, have they not faUed to lift the cover and find the symbols which our :Eh·others of olden. days concealed from ~yes profane ?And hs.-ve w:efotlnd the truth I"

The report shows a healthy oQ;;n:tiition of the Craft, wit.h~in·,ia.. crea,s,e of 559 in the 89 charte:edl~~d, 4 U. D., Lodges duri~~·t~e y;eal". .T1l.e Proceedings gives in Appendix a resume of l\!ason~c/l~ws asset forth in. various dec.ision$ Qf' Grand Masters and Gra,nti·.;L.Q,dges iJ.1v~rihnS.jUrisdictions. Also. it~~ve~.·.the 'Constitt1ti0l.l.~i~~lt1i~~~'~ws of t~~M~~~!n~c Veterans' Associ~t~Q~ of the State of Nortb.pa)k:ota. If'e fiatiJDQ record. ofFrat~itt"llca.l(Corresp,ondence.¥.!.W. :Bro. nfi.;lfdian·13e,ndeke was elected Gr~XldlIaster,and M.. W~Bro.Frank J. rr~()mps,on .r~e]e~ted .Grand .Se'eFe~al';Y~ fi!

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NOVA SCOTIA.' 1908.

1909.

R. SMITH, G. M. W. THOMAS MOWBRA.Y, G. S. Lodges, 70.

M. W. WlVI. MARSHALL BLACK, G. M.

M. W.

CHAS.

Com. on Foreign Cor. Members, 5,673.

<:Jain, 275. The report of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia for 1909 is very happily introduced by a handsome picture of Freemasons' Home, at

Windsor, Nova Scotia, which was purchased, refitted and furnished during 1908 and 1909 at an approximate cost of some $27,000, and which is intended to shelter such Masons, wives and widows as can not be otherwise provided for; no children are admitted. ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

The Forty-fourth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia was opened in due form in Freemasons' Hall, city of Halifax, N. S., on the 10th day of June, A. L. 5909, at 10 A. M., Grand Master Charles R. Smith with oth,er Grand Officers conducting the ceremonies in the presence of a large number of Representatives of Lodges, Past Grand Officers and distinguished visitors. The Grand Lodge, after the opening ceremonies, marched in solemn procession preceded by the band of the Royal Canadian Regiment to St. Paul's C'hurch, where a splendid路 sermon was delivered by Rev. and W. Bro. Wm. Driffield, Grand Chaplain, the Venerable Archdeacon Armitage, Rector of the 'Parish, as,sisting in the service. rwe give theclo:sing paragraph of the d~scourse, regretting that space does not p'ermit more: .

:B"reemasonry is not a religion, neitber (can it bean adequate substitute for religion, but it does路 by a wise and a.n!ci,~nt system of ethical teaching, inculcate that serious, upright, temperate and benevolent course of conduct and life which is the .very fruition of reUglO'll., for "the end of the commandment is love ~out of a pure heart a:adag:oo,d c()ns,cience~ and faits unfeigned" (1 Tim., 1-5); it does refer us to Go.d's holy word as the rule and guide of our faith and conduct; and it does teach ;u.s that we can only do these things by the help of God, whicbhelp we are to seek by diligent prayer. :My Br~thren, if we so live and laJ.>or, upholding by word 'and by: life all that is contained in these insepara.ble twin-truths of God's Fatherhood and Man's Brotherhood, then we shall ndt only gain the respect of our fellow men, but what is vastly more important, we "shall receive the blessing of the Lord and righteousne~s from the God "of our salvation."

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81 GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

The Address of the Grand ).\laster is a most worthy creation and we could wish that much of it might be written upon every Masonic heart. We quote briefly: The wisdom of long-ago ages brought the Order of Freemasonry lnto existence, and the wisdom and experience of the many ages through whicli it has passed has nurtu,redand perpetuated the grand and noble organization. Old things sometimes weary, grow out of date, fall into decay and become obliterated. B'ut not so the Masonic ~ociety, for with a good and strong foundation, with principles of the best, 'it has successfully weathered the storms of centuries, broken down antagonism, and from year to year has risen to a higher, a nobler plane. The time has come when any organization is judged very largely by the want it fills, and by the good it does. Judged by these standards E'reemasonry has no apology to offer for its existence. Not ostentatiously, or for show, but in a quiet and reserved manner it fills a place in the community. It affords a fitting place where, free from politics and political intrigue, the Brethren can meet together for socIal enjoyment and improvement, for the betterment of themselves and of society at large. It ia a s,ecluded place where the unfortunate religious bickerings of the present time can not enter but where peace and contentmentprevail; where charity is dispensed with no niggardly hand and where the recipients are not made to feel they are the object of alms, but receiving their just due; and the wants of the needy and deserving are never turned down.

The Grand Master very tastefully and tenderly alludes路 to th(}. Fraternal dead, introducing this division with the touching words AT BEST.

He refers first to W. Bro. James D,empster, a distinguished member of the Grand Lodge, reciting briefly his high claims toconsideration. In closing he introduces the following gem of poesy: "Now the labourer's task is o'er, Now the battle day is past; Now llpo.n the further shore Lands the voyageur 'at last, Father, in Thy gracious keeping Lea~e we now Thy servant sleeping. Earth to earth, al!iddust to dust, Calmly now the wOl."ds we say, Leaving him to a,leeIl. t!l1. trust Till the Resurrectio'!I1 D81Y. F81 ther in Thy .grac1ou.skeeping Leave we now ThY. servant sleeping."

The Committee on CorresponClenee treats Missouri with great consideration, but states that our Proceedings did not notice Nova Scotia', a matter which weregre't, but which, of cours:e, is explained bY' the fact that the report of that Grand Jurisdiction was not re:ceived.

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.t"1 ppend£..r. OHIO. 1909.

1908. M. W. CRAS. S.

HOSKINSON,

G. M.

M. W. B. ,F.

PERRY,

G. M.

M. W. WM.. A. BELT, Chairman W. J. H. BROWNWELL, G.. S. Committee on Correspondence. Lodges, 54. Members, 75,976. Gain,. 3,637. ANNUAL

COM~IUNICATION.

The Grand Lodge of Ohio held its One Hundredth Annual Communication in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, October 20 and 21, 1909, in the Hall of the Chamber of Commerce. The attendance was large and the occasion was interesting and harmonious throughout. The ceremony of opening the Grand Lodge was preceded by addresses of welcome from Hon. and Brother Harris R. Cooley, Director of Public Safety of the city of Cleveland, and the gifted Brother Jno. 'J. Sullivan, representing the Fraternity. From the first we quote: ADDRESS OF WELCOME.

Weare glad that you have come among us, representing not financial and business interests, but rather the thought of brotherhood and good will. The spirit of human fellowship is to broaden and deepen until the coming of that new age, when "All men's good shall Be each man's rule, and universal peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land, And like a lane of beams atbwart the sea, Through all the circle of the golden year." When in our homes we have entertained our friends, and they have gone from us, we have .found that they ·ha.ye left· our home Hfe enriched because they have. been with us. Emel.·~onsoclt.l.ewhere says:. "Happy is the house that shelters a friend; it mightwelllJ)'e built like a festal bower to entertain him a single day." In our bospitttlity we realize that the life of our city will be higher and happlerlJ),ecanlse ." of the thoughts and ideals which Y01;1 have brought to us. We trusttJ!.1:at your meeting together here may be full of joy and profit and goodfeUowi;hip to you, and that you will carry with you pleasant memories of our raFr .city by the lake. . Again, in behalf of the Mayor and themu.nieipality, I extend to you a most, hearty welcome to our Cleveland.

Brother Sullivan spoke in part as;folloWs: The sevent~r-fi.ve hundred loyal men and Masons of this world-wide Brotherhood in this wondrous city andeounty, the· home of great mena.nd

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great :Masons, greet you with the honest wal'nlth of hearty hands, with the smiling benedictions of happy eyes, and with the supreme pleasure that comes from big 1\Iasonic hearts. . We are all singing the song of hearty welcome to you and we hope that the melody will be so sweet that you will carry the happy strains in your hearts forever. vVe sing the praises of the fragrant flower, blushing before the smiling of the king of day; we voice the rich melody of the rippling waters as they tumble in rich crescendo toward the sea; we shout the. wild glories of ocean's grand refrain; we look inspired at diamond dewdrops, shining like myriad pendants from the fore'st trees, . but in all their richness and their glory they compare not with the living of a noble l\fasonic life. RESPONSE BY GRAND MASTER.

To these fraternal addresses the Grand Master responded in fitting words, and, following the rendition of some choice music, proceeded to open the Grand Lodge in .A.M:pr~E :FOl~M, and defivered the Annual Address, which is a most comprehensive and well digested report of the work of th'e year. The principal item of more than local interest is the often recited episode of making William Boward Taft a Mason "ats.ight.." It appears that some fonrteenGrand Masters, besides many titled men from Grand Chapters, Grand .Commanderiesand the Scottish Rite of other Grand Jurisdictions were p~resent. The ceremony took place February 18, 1909. GRAND路

T~EA.SUBEB.

The Grand Treasurer reported the income from all sources for the year at $58,842.75, and the expenses at $53,395.05, leaving a net" gain of "$5,447.70. The per capita paid to the Masonic' Home is 30 cell(s, aggregating $22,798.80. The Centennial Celebration was the great event of路 the路 Uaao&ic ye,ar,and the Grand Lodge ap'pro!Priated $4,.000 for. tll~neee$s~ty ex.pen.$,es.. MiS,S()Ul,"f

is recognized very pleasantly by the Oommittee on Cor-

fa.n,gu~~ge

not o'nly in 1:he liberal space accorded, bntaswel1 in of. the repo.rt..

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OKLAHOMA-INDIAN TERRITORY. 19,08. H. L. MULDROW, G. M. J. S. MURROW, G. S.

1908, D. D. HOAG, G. M. W. M. ANDERSON, G. S.

OKLA,HOMA.

1909. J. S. MURROW, G. S. W. M. ANDERSON, G. S. Members, 18,963.

1908. H. L.

MULDROW,

G. M.

Lodges, 385. Gain 405.

INDIAN TERRITORY.

The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, for 1909, are of unusual interest, as the past year was a history making epoch. The Fraternity of the Indian Territory and of Oklahoma,'l endorsing as citizens the political union of these. commonwealths felt that to continue two Grand Lodges would be altogether incongruous, not to say Unmasonic, and hence arrangements have been going forward for some time looking to the consolidation of these Grand Lodges. This was formally and happily completed Febru~ry 10, 1909. The Grand Lodge of Indian Territory held its Thirty-sixth and last Communication in the City of McAlister, LT., February 9, 1909, Most Worshipful Bro. H. L. Muldrow (as) Grand Master presiding. A large number of Brethren were present, among路ihem so,me distinguished visitors. The Address of the Grand Master gives an interesting history of the beginning and progress of the Order in that Grand Jurisdiction. The first Lodge, now known as Flint路 Lodge, No. 11, was Chartered by the Grand L,odgeof Arkans,asin 路1853~ Six Lodges. were Chartered, five by Arkansas and ()ne by. Kansas, up to 1873, and in 1874 the Grand Lodge was organized, in the City of Caddo, Choctaw Nation, October 5~ Them.embership 'at that time was about sixty and has grown to 9,058, with 194 active Lodges. ~n view of the circumstances and the fact that only six months had elapsed since the last Oommunication the Proceedings were largely路. formal and the Grand Lodge of the Indian .Territory was closed for the last timel in AMPLE FORM.

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OKLAHOMA.

The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma met in its Seventee~th Annual Communication in the City of Guthrie, February 9, 1909, in the Scottish Rite Temple, and was opened in AMPLE FORM. David D. Haag, Grand Master, presiding. The Adclress is a strong business document, from the exordium of which we excerpt the following: ADDRESS.

"When I was elected to this high· office one year ago I felt very proud of the distinction which you had conferred upon me, and felt great apprecia~ tion towards the craft for this high mark of favor and trust you had reposed in me. And after working with the Brethren for a year, I come to you with even a stronger feeling of the appreciation than I then felt. I expected the assistance and SUppOl·t of my B'rethren but I have received it in even a greater measure than anticipated. The work during the last year has been very heavy. From year to year as the Grand Jurisdictio.n has grown, the work of the Grand Master of necessity became heavier and his labors more numerous. This year has been like all the rest, only more so, because of the dut1esadded in preparing our Grand Lodge for consolidation with the Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory. With the closIng of our Grand Lodge I believe its business will be completed and everything in readiness for that consolidation. Hereafter we will be nearly double in numbers to what we were this year, our responsibility will necessarily be greater and the duties and labors of our Grand Officers be correspondingly increased." NEW LODGES.

During the year he granted Dispensations for the formation of twenty Lodges-besides many for other purposes. He reports five Special Communications for the purpose of laying corner-stones, dedications, etc., besides which he gave a number of decisions, all of which seem to be within the line of Masonic law and us.age. The report of Special Committee· on Consolidation covering all the details necessary to the carrying into effect the same was presented in full. Having attended to. all items necessary to be reported and con~ sidered,. the Grand LQdge of Oklahoma was closed in AMPLE FOItM: February 10 A. M. 1

CONSOLIDATION.

At 2 .P. M. February 10, the Grand Ofleel"s and· Bre,thren re!]).l'es,enting. the former Gralld :Ltodges of Indian Territory and Oklahoma, met in the Masonie Temple, at Guthrie, Oklahoma, in :Formal Convention for the· purpose of coropleting the union of the Qrand Lodges into ope Jurisdiction, to q,e known as the Grand Lodge of, the ",,'State of Oklahoma. I

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Most Worshipful David G. Hoag, of Anadarko, called the Convention to order" and after a short Address introduced Most Worshopful Leo. E. Bennett as Chairman of the Convention. The Secretary reporting a Constitutional number from both Jurisdictions present, the Chairman read the report of the Committee appointed to prepare a Constitution and By-Laws for the Grand Lodge anGt also By-Laws for Subordinate Lodges, rules for the trial of members, etc. All of which report was formally adopted by resolution, which provided, however, that any and all parts of said report Inight be amended at any future meeting ,of the Grand Lodge by a majority vote" until further notice. The Grand Officers having already been agreed on they' were severally' elected by a single vote, different Brethren being elected to cast the ballot. Most Worshipful Brother H. L. Muldrow was elected Grand Master, and after the election was completed the Convention adjourned and the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma was duly organized, the formal reports, presented and the Grand Lodge was closed in AMPLE FORM-Bros. Joseph S. Murrow and William M. Anderson are the Grand Secretaries... There are 385 Lodges with a total membership of 18 963. 4

OREGON. 1908.

1909. R.Cox, G. M. F. ROBINSON, G. S. . J. M. HODSON, Committee on Cor. Lodges, 14 O. Me~bers, 9,232. Gain, 1,909.

EDWARD

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E. KIDDLE, G. M.

NORRIS

ANNUAL OOMMUNIOATION.

The Most \Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Ac~epted Masons of Oregon held its Fifty-ninth ,Annual Communication in the city of Portland, beginning Juri'e 16,. 1909, A. L. 5909, at 10 o'clock A.,M. The Grand Lodge was opened in AMPLE FOBM by Grand Master Edward E. KiddIe, the GrandSec'retary reporting a quorum present. Besides the Grand Officers we note the presence of nineteen Past Grand Masters, a number that probably could not be duplicated or even approximated, perhaps, in any Grand Jurisdiction. The Address of the Grand Master is reverent' and thoughtful in its beginning, and through all its paragran",hs eviqences business ability and Masonic information. He says:

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BRETIIREN.-Again we nleet around our sacred altar, and I extend to all a Brotherly, cordial and Fraternal welcome to this, our Fifty-ninth Annual Communication. ,\Ve have listened once more to our .Reverend Chaplain offer up thanks to the Grand A. of T. U. for the many blessings we have received during the past year, and after having offered up our oblation to the great I AM and asked for His guidance, protection 'and blessing at our present convention, our thoughts revert to those things that have happened since last we met. Masonry is revered by many for its antiquity, and while we are justifiably proud that the Order can be traced back for ages in the far distant past, until lost in the myths of early tradition, we are still more proud of the fact that it is the principle upon which the Order is based that. has made it live for countless generations and weather the storms of revolution, rebellions. and civil wars and conquests of all ages. Our statistics show we are enjoying a steady and substantial growth. During the last year I have issued four Dispensations for new Lodges and there are several more hi prospect, and our Lodge membership has' been increased by 548 members. 'rotal membership, 9,232. FRATERNAL DEAD.

He dwells tenderly u:Q,9n the Fraternal dead of the past year, the . Past Grand Officers of Oreg<;>n and those of other Grand Jurisdictions, and the members of individual Lodges ,who have passed into the . unseen during the year. The list is a long one, considering the strength of the Jurisdiction. EMERGENT SESSIONS.

He reports several Emergent siessions, presided over in person, for the constituting of Lodges路 chartered at last session of the Grand Lodge, and . there held by his representatives. Also he reports having granted several Dispe;nsations to form new Lodges, refusing others, and restoring a Charter to a Lodge as instructed by the Grand Lodge. ]Ie was absent from the Grand Jurisdiction for several weeks, during which time the Deputy Gran.d Master exercised his autho,rity路 in several instances and his report路 is duly presented. Under the neiad of Financial he stated that 'l'he finances of the GraD:d Lodge are in good shape, a statement of the resources at the present time $,howtng over $30,000 in the general fund, after payingaH expenses of this Grand Lodge, a good portion of which is loaned Qutand. drawing interest. In addition. to this, the Educational Fund has grown. tllrough' the careful m8in~gement of its Trustees, until it now shows 'a face value of about $136,000.00, which is mostly invested in the stock of the IVIasonic Building Association. Our income to our general fund exceeds our' expense.s by some four 'or five thousand dollars per year. ~

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I can not see the necessity of building up a Grand Lodge fund, if we have no object in view by .which to dispose of same, and would recommend that this subject be given some eonsideration by the Grand Lodge at this session.

(We endorse the \visdom of the last paragraph.) "AT SIGHT."

He refers to the celebrated incident, the making of Wm. Howard' Taft a Mason "at sight," and while he could not attend, yet he evidently approves, as he says that "from report it must have been one of the grandest Masonic meetings ever held on the Western Continent." DECISIONS.

The Grand Master reports a number of decisions, none, however, of special importance. He refers to the adoption of a "cipher" ritual by the last Grand Lodge as unfortunate, etc. He also reports that the number exempted from dues, as shown by the statistics, is very large, in some Lodges 25 per cent, which he justly condemns. MASONIC HOME.

The committee appointed by the last GPand Lodge to consider the matter of establishing a Masonic Home presented a careful report practically endorsing the idea, and a committee was appointed to canvass the whole matter and make recommendations to. Grand Lodge next year. R. W. Bro. Norris R. Cox was elected Grand Master, and R. W. Bro. Jas. F. Robinson re-elected Grand Secretary. The Report on Correspondence is well written and gives several pages to our own Grand; Jurisdiction.

1909. GEORGE

PENNSYLVANIA.

OHLADY,

G. M. G. S.

A. 路SINN, J Al\1ES M. LAl\{BERTON. Lodges, 475.

WILLIA:M

1910. W. GUTHRIE, G. M. Re-elected. Committee on Foreign Cor. Members, 88,080. GEORGE

THE NEW TEl\IIPLE.

The Proceedings of the Grand LoQge. of Pennsylvania for 1909 constitute a bulky document covering 512 pages in all, and, while well executed in many respects, yet pres.entssome difficulties to the reviewer not familiar with their autonomy. T'he frontispiece is a

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splendid engraving of the new Temple recently dedicated, which shows it indeed to be a work of art; there are also several fine por.. traits of Grand Masters of the old regime; on the thirteenth page is that .of William Balls, who was Grand Master from 1761..1782 and died in 1795; also that of Thomas Kittera, Grand Master from 18261828, appears on page 117. Besides the four regular Grand Quarterly Communications, there was an Emergent Communication, occupying altogether, with their details, 117 pages. ANNUAL GRAND COM:MUNIC.A.TION.

The Most <'Worshipful Grand Lodge of Masons of Pennsylvania met in the Masonic Temple, in Philadelphia, December 27, 1909, and was opened in AMPLE FORM at 10 A. M., George B. QrladY, Grand Master, presiding. Ninety-six Lodges were represented. The Committee on Masonic Homes made an exhaustive report, embodying the record of a large number of tracts and parcels of land located. in various counties and held at various prices, whic~ they had considered for the purpose specified, and that after due consideration to every argument to every location offered they had selected a site near Elizabethtown, in Lancaster County, consisting of 957 ac:r"es, the purchase price being $134,.296.54. They describe in detail the situation, surroundings and peculiar advantages of this property, referring incidentally to the will of Thomas R. Patton, deceased, by which his entire estate, valued at over one million dollars, is left to the Grand Lodge for the purpos,e,as it seems, of erectiI~g and . . maintaining an institution "for the support and education of male orphan children of Masons in good standing at the time of their decease," and in the mind of the committee this tract was well suite<\~ to路 the establishment of this, and also a Masonic Home open to aged and indigent Masons, their widows and orphans, and to be entirely un<ier the control of the Grand Lodge. The indications are that When this great work of our Pennsylvania Brethren is completed it wHIne in advance of anything,o:f"the kind hitherto attempted. ADD~ESS.

The Address of the Grand Master is a comprehensive business dOic'ument, mentioning especially tine noted gathering of Grand Masters Cincinnati to make W. Taft a Mason "at sight." He also reLe~s to the gathering of Grand Masters held in Philadelphia in June, .reciting the purpos路e and re'sult of this meeting. He als~ alluOtes in very pleasa.nt terms to the dedic:atio~ of the Masonic

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Temple in Baltimore on November 17-18, describing the service as interesting and instructive, and also states that the Grand Masters or their Representatives from the several Grand Jurisdictions presented an array of Representatives of Masonic Jurisdictions unparalleled in the history of the world. He refers to the conferring upon himself by the Grand Lodge of Maryland the degree of Honorary Past Grand Master and the beautiful Jewel accompanying the degree. He says that this was doubtless without precedent or authority, but these conditions were disposed of by making a precedent and asserting the authority. DECISIONS.

The Grand Master decides that a non-resident of the Grand Jurisdiction, although a member of good standing in a Lodge therein, is not elegible to office; also, "None but Masons may be present at a Masonic banquet." These decisions filay be all right in Pennsylvania, but would hardly pass with us. ELECTION.

w. Bro. George W. Guthrie was elected Grand Master ang addressed the Grand Lodge in a fitting salutatory, froin which we select the following: Individuals die. and their work passes into new bands; the management of civil associations and corporations change in personnel and system from time to time, but the Fraternity of Freemasons, adhering to the Landmarks of the l!"raternity, has continued unchanged in the ages past,and we ha"\1'e a soliel foundation for the belief that'it will so continue in the generations yet to come. ' You ha"v'e learned from the 'Report -ot the Committee on MasonIC Homes, that a suitable location has already been secured-how well suited it is for the purpose, only those who have seen and studied it can fully appreciate. Let us proceed with the work as ra.pidly as is consistent with doing it well-the 'remple which Solomon erected. to' the' Glory of God-the beautiful 'femples which still stand as evidences of the skill of the operative Lodges of Preemasons dtuing the Middle nelthet' designed nor built in a day. But while we take time so ,that we may decide wisely. let us always remember the sorrow that already waits our help. Let there be, moreover, no holdIng let there be no strife amongst the workmen-only that noble emulatIon as how we can best work and best agree. It路 is ~t g~'.eat work that lies us;' it is a great responsibility that rests upon us. It will, require much thought-much work-much setting aside of self. ,\Ve have. hc)wever, the assurance of one that never fails: "'Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."

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We note with satisfaction the appointment of fifteen Grand Chap'lains, which to our mind indicates either the Grand Lodge is eminentiy reverential and religious in character, and hence naturally desire the offices of these godly men, or else that the Grand Lodge is sorely conscious of its great need of such offices as these Brethren can furnish, and so have this large number as a niatter 0 moral and spiritual sanitation. COMMITrrEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

The c<;>mmittee furnishes an elaborate report covering 2'67 pages, but does not find room for Missouri, which we lanlent.

QUEBEC. 1909.

1910.

G. M. WILL H. WHYTE,G. S. E. T. D. CHAMBERS.

Re-elected.

ALEX. CAMERON,

Lodges, 62.

Committee on Correspondence. Members, 6,325. Gain, 282.

The Proceedings of the· Grand Lodge of Quebec are in e;cellent form and constitute a State document of permanent value. Two Spe.. cialCommunicationsare reported in extenso, the most important of which is for the dedication and unveiling of the monument to the memory of M. W. Bro. John HiamUton Graham, L.L. D.~ first Grand Master of the Lodge of Quebec, which was held at Richmond, P. Q., Saturday, June 19,1909. The ceremonies on this occasion were most in,teresting and impressive. Besides the Address of the Grand Master, several were made. by Past Grand 1\!a,sters and distinguishep. Ma.sons, aU of high order, and all well indicating the position which the d'e1ceased occupied in the Masofi.ic heart. l!'ORTIETH

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the present condition of society and the possible demands of the future, and very pertinently inquires as to whether our Institution will maintain its present dignity and importance among Englishspeaking peoples. EXTRACT.

It would be expecting too much to suppose, nor do we desire that this great search-light of modern times should not some day be turned upon our F'raternity; its vast membership (even if we consider only those Jurisdictions where it is understood and practiced as with us), its claim to be an efficient moral agent for the uplifting and betterment of the race, the time and the energies devoted by its adherents to the prosecution of its works-these and other features invite and are certain to receive the careful scrutiny of all earnest searchers after truth-Masonic and profane. Will !vfasonry stand the test? Will i~t continue always to maintain in English-speaking lands the high reputation Which it now undoubtedly possesses '? 'fo me this is a most intere-sting contemplation; but time and the occasion forbid its consideration at greater length, and my purpose is, for the present, served by suggesting that the answers to these questions will largely depend upon the extent to which we and Masons everywhere make the principles and the aims of our Order practical issues in our lives; that while we believe in and confidently assert the value of its lofty teachings, their value must inevitably be judged by results. Its good works must be the supreme test of our Institution, and unl~ss your lives and mine and those of our B'rethren, and the influence of those lives in the several communities in which they are lived, continue to afford consistent and convincing evidence that l\J!asonry can and does answer that test, we must admit that critics, high or low, will be more or less justified in coneluding. either that the time, the energy and the expense involved in maintaining our I~stitution would be better devote,d to other ends, or that these objects which we claim as ours would be more economically and more directly attained through other channels. DISPENSATIONS.

Many Dispensations are granted .ana. many, we are glad to say, declined, the GrandMaster well statin.g that Dispensations should only be granted in except10nal cases, and that if any existing laws are hurtful to the Craft, the law should be aro.~nded rather than rendered continually inoperative by Dispensation. With reference to Article 219 of the Book of Constitution,路 "No Lodge shall confer degrees upon more than five candidates at one meeting," he was asked to decide whether this means that hot more than five candidates can be dealt with atone and the same meeting, or whether it would be lawful to conf~r the First Degree on five, the Second on five, and the Third on five; he decides in the negative.

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GRAND SECRETARY. The Grand Secretary reports that The total receipts from Lodges amount to $7,795.00 (an increase of $385.00 over last yeal:), which has been duly handed to the Grand Treasurer as per vouchers. Of this amount, $3,094.25 was received for the Permanent Benevolent Fund, and· $4,700.75 for the Genera.l Fund. The average increase of moneys received during m:v;, eight years, being $383.00 annually.

COMMITTEE ON GJORRESPONDENCE. The Committee on Correspondence recognizes the Grand Lodge of Missouri with great respect, according us six pages, including a liberal quotation from the address of Grand 'Master. Kreeger and the· splendid report of M. W. Bro. William F. Kuhn on "Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges," in full.

RHODE ISLAND. 1908. 1909. M. W. W~r.. L. CHATTER'l'ON, G. M. M. W. STEPHEN MAGOON, G. M. W. S. PENROSE rwILLIAMS, G. S. HENRY W. RUGG, Chairman Lodges, 37. Comm.ittee on Correspondence. Members, 7,149. Gain, 229. The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island contain the reports for two Special and the Semi-Annual Communication, besides that of THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUN!CATION And is adorned with a splendid pho,to of the Passing Grand Master, M. W.William L. Chatterton. From his Address we extract the· following: ADD:BESS.

The closing year has been one of progress, numerically, and, I tru$t, Qf fruitfUl endeavor along moral lines; a:p.,d looking backward for a moment, the time seems to hate rapidly passed; yet the duties of office, while not requiriug unremitting' attention, exacting to make the labor Qt . love for our grand old extreme interest, and, 'WIthal, •. pleasurable. We should. be gratified at, and .should rejoice in, the spirit of' Ft'aternal regard. Which dominates our progress,ive Lodges, the relations between which and . this Gra..ll1d L:o,dgeare·mtltually plea.sant. I am deeply gratefuJ to all kindly Fraternal rega.rd, and hereby record. my' appreci.ation of reposed in me one year ago. The experience has been one of. 11,sefuln,ess .to; me, .as it. has materially bro.ad..enedmy scope of vision, but I a.m apprecIative of the fact that the p·reparation for tals received through. experiences as District Deputy was of 'Value.

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MATTERS OF DETAIL.

The Address is brief and almost entirely occupied with matters of detail. He deals tenderly with the dead, in his enumeration of those who have passed away. He very properly; as we think, discourages life membership-unless the amount fixed be ample at the ordinary rate of interest to pay the regular dues. H\â&#x201A;Ź discourages the use of vestments in the degre~ work and altogther forbids the use of the stereopticon. His argument for this is strong but not conclusive, and will not probably long stand the tide which moves i,n the direction of mod~rnism,. so steadily and strongly. He ÂĽ1entions the unveiling of a granite column, .June 9, 1909, at Foster Centre, to mark the spot where an open-air meeting was held by Hamilton Lodge, June 9, 1834, the Lodge being shut out from the regular hall by the owner of property, who on some pretext removed the stairs. The necessary paraphernalia was secured, through a window, by the use ofa ladder, and the Brethren selected the most secluded spot available where a regular meeting was held. No mention is made of any Dispensation for meeting. The net increase for the year is given at 229. The Committee on Correspondence presented a Report, as follows: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Most WorshipfuZ Grana Lo(l{j(J of Rhode IsZand:

No papers have been placed in the hands of your Committee during the last year, requiring action of Grand Lodge at this time. Several circular comml1nicationsha~e been received from non-English-speaking Grand Bodies in foreign countries, setting forth their claims to recognition; but .these printed statements, in the judgment of the Committee, are not of such character as to need to be brought to the attention .of the Grand Lodge. Respectfully SUbmitted, HENRY W. RUGG, Chairman.

The Report is accepted and ordered recorded. nothing' more/'

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"Only this an.d

SASKATCHEWAN.

1910. G. M. REV. W. B.TATE, G. M. JOHN M. SBAW,G. S. .A..' S. GORRELL, Chairman Lodges, 76. Committe!e on Foreign Oor. Members, 3,500. Gain, 1,164.

HAROLD JAGGER,

THE GRAND :MASTER.

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some men, even in the inhospitable climate of Canada. But possibly the Grand Master, who is also a minister, may have been born and bred in Missouri, and, if so, these' two facts sufficienty explain his pleasant and dignfied presentation. ESPEOIAL GRAND OOMMUNIOATION.

The Grand Lodge was called to meet in Especial Grand Communi.. cation in the town of Mapie Creek, July 27, 1909. and in the presence of a number of distinguished visitors the Grand Master, assisted by other Grand Omcers, a constitutional number of Lodges being repre.. sented, laid the corner-stone of St. Mary's Church, with the imposing ceremonies of Freemasonry. The occasion was an event in the history of the town, and the day closed with delightful social functions.

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DECISIONS.

The Grand Master reports on official ruling, as all questions submitted were fully covered by the Book of Constitutions, except in certain matters touching the ritual, submitted to Deputy Grand Masters for their guidance. FRATERNAL DEAD.

He refers tenderly to the death of King Edward, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England and Protector of the Craft; also he recites a long list of those who have passed away in that and other Grand Jurisdictions. He calls attention to the increasing work of the Grand Secretary and insists the salary should be increased so as to be commensurate therewith. Referring to the Eastern Star, he says: ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.

I feel it my duty to bring to your notice that chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star have been organized in this Jurisdiction. I have not been asked for any official rulings or decisions in regard to it, so have not given any. My own 'View is, after careful investigation, that the Order is worthy of our countenance as Freemasons. :l'hough not in any way allied to li'reemasonry, only those being li'reemasons or women who are related by ties 'tf blood to Freemasons can belong to it, whilst its teachings, its principles, work and ritual are such as will appeal to the sympathy of any true Mason.

The Grand Secretary reports receipts from all sources during the year as路 $4,890.35, and further reports that the lodges are in arrears to the amount of more than fifteen hundred dollars, several of the lodges being two .or three years in arrears. REPORT ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

The Committee on Foreign Correspondence presents a very readable report, not the least interesting part of which is his spicy remarks on the. Proceedings. of other Grand Lodges. He is thoroughly opposed to any liquor legislation Billd hopes his Grand Lodge will always refuse to enact any statute in the direction of Prohibition. He also is evidently not friendly to the Eastern Star, and loses no opportunity to "shy a stone" at the Sisters. Hear him: Poor old l\rasonr~r, after struggling along for so many years it is now discovered that it needs a prop, but we must not recognize it. We must be serenely oblivious of the removal of路 the cob\l~bS and search in secret for our spittoon. Just what is the opposition to the O. E; S. among Masons? None. But when we try to patronize anoutstde order,' w~en we avail .ourselves of its help, when its members call themselves "Lady Masons," when a Lodge holds a public installation of officers i.n conjunction with this Order, when ottr Lodge ropms are. used for dance hal~s and card rooms (as seen in

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foreign correspondence), is it not time to stop . and think? We imagine that the Grand Master of Indiana, when he met King Solomon at the confines of his Jurisdiction did not point out to him the ,HLady Masons" in the procession, as we have already said. Do whatyotl Uke with a.ny foreign society, but cease this sentimentality about our and daughters, who are better engaged in the charitable branches of religious denominations.

Fifty-five Grand Lodges are appeC\r among them.

but Missouri does not

SOUTH AUSTRALIA . SIR

J90H. 1910. SAMUEL J. WAY, Bart., G. M Re-elected. J. H. CUNNINGHAM, G. S . . O . · R. J'. GWYE.R, G. S.

Lodges, 53.

Also .Committee on Foreign Oor.

Members, 3,595... Gain, 239.

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98 HALF-YEA.RLY GRAND COMl\;IUNICATION.

The usnal Half-Yearly Grand Communication was held" Octobel' 20, 1909. The usual forms were observed in opening and closing and the list of those present is reported. Little Qusiness was trans.. acted except the' reading and, approval of the Minutes of the last Annual and Special Communications and receiving the report of the ,Board of General Purposes. Several nominations were added to the list of those already made for Grand Secretary, and after "exhaustive" and (as we judge) som'ewhat exhausting ballot, W. Bro. C. R. J. Glover was elected. ANNUAL GRAND COMMUNICATION.

The Annual Comnlunication was held Wednesday, April 20, in Freemasons' Hall, Adelaide, and revealed nothing of special interest except the general prosperity of the Craft. Three new lodges were reported as having been instituted, and another granted a Dispensation.. Several visitations of local interest reported, but no decisions or recommendations. Permission was granted the Grf:Lnd Secretary to publish a digest of the Proceedings of Sister Jurisdictions. It covers thirty-nine pages and, o.l coUTsia, is only a "Digest," although valuable for its data.

1909. JA楼ES L.MICHIlt1

G. M.

T.. BARRON, G. S. Also Chairman.

JAOOB

Lodges, 227.

The One Hundred and the Most Worshipful Grand OaroUna conveneiCil in the at 12. o'clock Meridian 1 Light, 5909, and was 4 .lIi路911Je presiding. tb..ere 路.was a large att,enlC1al16e the L:odges.

1910. E.' Be-elected. GOInl1111:teie on . C()rr~sponde!$ee~ Members 1 12,515.

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ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER. BRETHREN.-For the second thne it is now my duty and pleasure, as Grand Master, to greet you assembled in Annual Communication, and to ask you to bestow your most careful ~onsideration on all matters tbat will come before this Grand Body. I feel that it is no ordinary privilege and pleasure that I enjoy this morning, as 1 bid each and everyone of you a most cordial welcome to the duties, the responsibilities and the deliberations of this, the One Hundred and ~rhirty路third Annual Communication of our Grand Lodge. We are assembled under our own roof, in the :Masonic metropolis of grand old State, and have been welcomed by Brethren who, year after JiTear, in the spirit of l\;Iasonie Brotherbood, have done their utmost to make our annual visitl:) to "r:rhe City by the Sea" events to be anticipated with real pleasure. and to be long remembered after we return to our respective homes. To me it is a source of keen enjoyment to meet and exchange li"'\raternal greetings with my lViasonic Brethren at the close of each year's work, and it is one of the sweetest, brightest thoughts of my life that I will continue to attend these annual gatherings of our beloved Fraternitj1 as long as our Heavenly !I'1ather gives me health and stx"ength to use the working tools of our Order.

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May this Communication be one of unalloyed pleasure to ourselves and of great usefulness to the Institution we all love and revere, and may the Great Architect of the Universe Himself guide and direct us' in all OUJ~ deliberationa. NECROLOG"St..

vVl1He. we offer up" our thanks God for His great kindness during the past yea:r, in not suffered death to invade the official family of .this Grand Lodge, not forget to offer our warmest syropathies to \ those other Grand Ju:rl$(lic~ticms who have beencaUed up,on to mourn the pas.sing of 'Craftsmen who have labored long and faithfuny in the

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THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR.

This Order has made rapid strides during the past year, the second of its existence in this State. There a~~e now twenty-one Chapters in this State, with a total membership of 486 Brothers and 581 Sisters. This Order is doing a good '\<vol'l(, Brethren, and ought to be encouraged pow~el'. I notice that in several instances where Chapters of tbe Eastern Star have been instituted the B'rethren seem to have taken a new interest in our Fraternity, and that the average attendance .s,t Lodge meetings has increa sed wonderfully. I would like to see a Chapter established wherever we have a Subordinate Lodge,especially in the rural distriets and smaller towns of the State, as I am thoroughly convinced that the softening and ennobling inthlence of the lady members would tend to make us all better and purer men. by every means in our

I am proud to say that I am now a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and I consider the ceremony of initiation one of the prettiest I have ever seen. The lessons taught are sublime, and the furniture and regalia necessary are within the reach of every community. And While, as I stated last year, we can not recognize the Order as in any way belonging to or being a part of the l\:IasonicFraternity, we should, as 1\:Iasons, do the best that in us lies for the advancement of the Sisterhood that our mothers, our sisters, our wives and our daughters love and revere.

The Grand Ma~ter avoids actual decisions very wisely, perceiving that there was law enough already if only studied. C~ncluding,

the Grand Master says:

My heart will not allow me to tell you "Good-bye," for that would imply that I may never meet you again. I do not like that word, and seldom, very seldom, use it. The French have a form of salutation that expresses exactly my feelings on such occasions, "Au revoir/' Which, freely translated, means "Farewell, till we meet again." And this .I say to each and everyone of you. 1\1:ay Heaven's richest blessings descend upon YOU all, and may He whose eJi'e never slumbers nor sleeps, gUide, direct -'and prosper you in all your undertakings. And as, one by one,Âˇ we lay down the working tools of life, may we all, in the fullness of time, meet around our sacred altar in the celestial Grand Lod.ge aiJ1>,o,ve, where at last we shall come into the full sunshine of that Light we nave been struggling for so long. "I-lands round, ye faithful Craftsmen.,. in bright Fratel'nal chain, vVe'll part upon the Square belQ'w to meet in :EI,eaven again, Each link tllRt has been severed hel"eshallbe cemented there, And no one lost around the Throne wlao p!arts hereon the Square."

The Proceedings are full of information to the Craft in thai Juris~ diction but the serious illness of the~rand Secretary who is also Committee on Foreign CorresponaeIl;ce, prevented the completio~ of his work, hence there is no report.

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SAl\fUEL

GEO.

1910.

BRO,~:rN,

A." PETTIGREW, S. A. BRO'VVN,

G. IV拢. G. S.

SA:l\f"CEL

LOCKHART,

G. M.

Re-elected. Committee on Oorrespondence. Members, 8,301.

Lodges, 121.

Gain 666. The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of South Dakota for 1910 are very gracefully introduced ,by a fi,ne picture of Grand Master, S. A. Brown, accompanied by a brief biographical sketch. Also some five EnlergentGrand COlllffiunications are listed as follows: E:MERGE~'I'

COl\{l\:1UNICATIONS.

Proceedings in Emergent Communications hele} at Draper, June 23, A. D. 1909; at I{adolca, June 24, A. D. 1909; at Philip, June 25, A. D. 1909; at Leola, ,July 28, A. D. 1909; at Huron, August 4, A. D. 1909; at Dell Rapids, September 9, A. D. 1909; and路 of its Thirty-sixth Annual CommunIcation, helelat Pierre, ,1une 14;-15, A. D. 1910, A. L. 5910.

These were for the purpose of instituting three Lodges and laying two earner stones. The exercises were as usual on such occasions. OOM1\!UNICATION.

Th.e Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Hauth D,ak(;)t,a commenced its Thirty-sixth Annual Communication in . the haH 6f Pierre Lodge, No. 27, in路 tb:e city of Pierre, on Tuesday, the 14tllday of June, A. D. 1910, A.L. 5910, at 10 o'clpck A. M. The opening was in. A.)JIP~ FO:lt:MS',condu'cted by Grand Mast,erS. A. 13rown. A large number of P'astGtFand Officers,. visitors and resentatives of Lodges werepr~senta.nd the Address of the .aster 路was worthy of the mall R,nd the occasion. After the'niamesand virtues of s,evet'af dist1nguished dead, he i

Lodtge has Craft at large

their in theCelestH11 presides. ~11fa . we are sorrowing with their dear world can never again be as it

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"while they tarried with them." "And ;.yet the memory of their lives will provide them and us with undying inspiration for the good, the beautiful, the true." "vVhen th rough the storm anrl tempest safely anchot'ed Just on the other side, 'Ve shall tind their dear races, through death's deep shadow Nat changed, but glorified."

Alluding to the death of vVorshipful Brothers Robbins of Illinois, and Cunningham of Ohio, he says: The passing of these great figures It'om the :Masonic stage marks the dosing down of ~ln era. It is the first era of the.Committee on Correspondence. 'Vhen that Committee came upon the stage the greatest errors pre"'alled amollg the l\Jlasonic B'l'ethren. The flights of imagina tiOD indulged in by :Ma,Sonic Orators who were ignorant of the Craft had· been accepted b:y the F'raternity as gospel truth. The willingness of :Masons to buy and read books about the history and· the I...landmarks of the Institution lead to their publication by persons who were themselves unlearned. 'Vhile our importance was growing daily the world of scien(~e and scholarship was treating the literature of :Masonry with disgust and contempt, saying that there were two kinds of liars who wrote about Freemasonry, those who lied fOl· it and those who lied against it. '\JVhen this state or things had reacned its worst the Committee on COrrespondence came into existence and set out to tell the truth about ~Iasonry, both for and against it. In the sorting out of the grains of truth there was much discussion, and writers were sometimes extl'eulely acdmoniotts in their methods of setting forth these truths. Among those who alwa;.ys invested every Masonic subject with interest,. ana never misled a :Mason on any disputed or other subject, were Cunlilj~rn.gha:rn and

Robbins. they were pitted against eacbother aU· their lives upon the Masonry. Dr.· Robbilas that originally was three degrees only, and although he taken all the degrees the Sad he contended that they were nQ of MasonrY,that they not to be tolerated. Cunningham held that lV1:asbns of the Chapter, manderyand Consistory are a help in:s;te·ad· o.f a hindrance, and so it welat on for many years.

Besides presenting many of no other than local interest, the Grand Master half dozen pages, In wrticp. he gives a brief history Grand Lodges,and expresses regret that they have form.aHy recognized Amet'iean Grand Lodges in te "[,aka ,the positiofu tnat'tn.eir rel,ation to the o~ other semlbodies should not all. We do nQt agree with him, but his discu's,siouto the c()ns,ideration of our Committe~ on.···1ft··eC()gl:~ltjuon of·.Forelg:n.Grand Lodg~s.

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ON CORRESPONDENCE.

This is exceptionally .well written, covering 120 pages, in the review of Proceedings of sixty~five Grand Lodges. Missouri occupies considerable space and is kindly treated, but criticized slightly. I-reId, that charges, if preferred by a non-affiliated :Mason, should not be entertained. In South Dakota profane may prefer charges. It would seem to us to be throwing an unnecessary and improper protection about the Craft, to prohibit the preferrtng of charges by a nonaffiliate. fIeld, that dues must be paid inaavance, for the full year, before one ean apply for a dlmit, but upon the dimit being granted the Lodgt~ should l;efund the amount of dues paid be~rond th~ date of his dim It. An unnecessary bit of red tape. Better simply require hbn to pas dnes to the date of his dimlt.

The Grand Secretary's report is路 a masterpiece.

TASMANIA. , 1910.

1909'1 HON. E. E. DA.vIEs, G. M.

W. JOHN

HA.MILTON,

Lodges, 30.

G. S.

R.J. SADLER, Pro. G. :M. and Oommittee on Correspondence. Members, 1,410. T

ANNUAL COMMUNIOA'rION.

,The Grand Lodge of T8Ismania held its Nineteenth Annual Communicati in the Masonic Hall, at Hobart Thursday, February 24, 1910.. ,Besides the Grand Offioers ands,everaldistinguished visite,rs, there, were pr~sent Representat,ives, (r'()nl fifteen Lodges. While路 the spirit of Fr/eemasQr is, clearly exhibited in, the rep,(jl'ts presrented, yet, in many the methods' differ wid,ely fromo\lr's. '"{'he, Grand Master ted for the' sixteenth aD :e of!ices,eems much, more"', ntal" than with 'Uch o'f the past year in "a p: 'around the world, ,a; o,f which constitutes a large p his report. The' aetu is e, for the most part"as . w other Jurisdictions ndMaster and Depu d Master. From t r that the Grand Lodg ra pay a . reg~la:r of 路ding qftice eligible to re-ele'cti or to tn the annn aid. .And an.other esse al rence fr~m ou~, 1$ that the Gl"and Master may

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and does confer the rank of Past Grand Master, Past Deputy Grand Master, Past Grand Warden, etc., as a distinction for meritorious service. Of the thirty Lodges, two are reported as not working; the others report a membership of 1,410, which includes a net gain for the year of thirty-nine.· W. Bro. John Hamilton is the Grand Secretary, and also Committee on Correspondence, but presents no report.

TENNESSEE. 1909.

1910. C. G. BYRN, G. M. H. A. CHAMBERS,

M. G. S.

EDWARDK. BAcHlvrAN,G. JOHN

GARRET1"

Lodges, 639. M~mbers,

Committee on Correspondence 22.834. Gain, 1,058.

ANNUAL COl\JIMUNICATION.

r.J;he Ninety-sixth Annual Communication of the Grand· Lodge of Tennessee was held in the Theatre Vendome, in the city of Nashville, beginning at 10 A. M., January 26, 1910., Opened in Al\fPLE FORlVI, in the presence of a large number of delegates· and visitors. All Lodges except fifteen were represented. ADDRESS.

The Address of the Grand Master ~s a painstaking statement of his work during the year, and enters into many particulars ,of no interest·· .to the general Masonic. public. That his labors were abundant. is evident; thatmucll s,houldnot have devolved onl!l:'im fs/e,quaUy .• evident. He reports.· .many· .Dispensations gra..ntea·for trivi.al reasons, at least· reasoJ1swnidbshould not have exist,ednotably~ol'h,oldingelections~~t~;t"i~~etim.e, having railed to do so OD. .the~jegular. day;o,r ·beca1.l~et:hef;l~n mo()n did not s·Yllchro:nize with tlleir· cf,tlendar; evidently of :many of theLo,dge'f? in this Jurisdictionshonld trouble last aU'Qdied to must recur with distressing f,tndaslight cbangewill remove the cause. The decisions are numerous patience· as well as the question,s. involved their B$gulations, or are of Law'" of Masonryshonld tro1.lbling the. Grand Master.

greatly taxed.~be since mostoftbe in some form in that the "Common to decide witbout

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The l\tlasonic Widows' and Orphans' Houle is reported in good condition, with 145 inmates. Total net cost of nlaintenance waiS $15,944.43; average for each inmate, $92.54. MA.SONIC TEMPLE.

The路 Grand Lodge, through its committee, purchased ground in the city of Nashville last year and canvassed the immediateerection of a building for the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter, to be. owned by these Bodies jointly, in the proportion. of four-fifths and one-fifth. In consequence, however, of. some legal difficulties no progress can be made until adjudication. The report on Oorrespondence is an able document. Missouri receives brief but courteous notice.

TEXAS. 1908.

J. J. DAVIS,G.M. JOliN WATSON, G. S. Lodges, 784.

r.t:.M.

1910. T. C. YANTIS,G. M. MATHEvVS, Com. onCQf. M~mbers,. 47,701.

Gain, 2,178.., A. GREAT yOLUME.

of Texas is like the territory it re:gresents路-magnifieent in Ie. d: breadth, well illustrati~g the well..known .fact that there is nothing small about Texas. It con~ talns nothing, according to method of reporting, could be omitted. The Seventy-fourth Annual was held in the city of be, ing at 10 A. M., in' the M ddress of the' Grand the most interesting PiQ Grand Lodge, from which we

waS:ic~rg~l,nilt?eQ IDLal

of ,no m<:>I'e interesting ~tudy ecords show that what is now grove of 'trees back of the town the Grand Lo:dge

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of Louisiana for a Dispensation to form a Lodge, to be known as Holland Lodge, in honor of the then Grand l\:Iaster of Louisiana. It is my privilege today to use, in calling this Grand Lodge to order, a gavel made from the wood of one of those trees, and presented to me by my Brethren of Galveston as a memento of my service as Grand l\:Iaster. It bears upon it this inscription: "This gavel is made from a piece of wood taken from the live oal\: tree at Brazoria, Texas, under which the first meeting of Freemasons in Texas was held in 1835. "Presented by the Freemasons of Galveston, Texas, to M. W. Grand lIaster.T. J. Davis, on November 29, 1909, and used by him in opening the ~Iost 'Vorshipful Grand Lodge of Texas, A. F. and A. l\f., in the city of Waco, Texas, December 7, 1909." This memento, as you may well" know, is dearly prized by me, not only for the sentiment that hallows and sanctifies the· gift, but for the picture each look upon it brings of those faithful B'rethl'en planting as a permanent institution upon the soU of what· is now Texas, the great Masonic Brotherhood. The representatives of Holland Lodge,' those from Milam (located at Nacogdoches) and McI·j'arland (located at San Augustine), met in convention in the city of Houston olf the 20th" day of December, 1837, and organized the Grand Lodge of. Texas. From that little band of faithful B'rethren ha's grown the· Grand Lodge of Texas, until we have in our Jurisdiction 784 Lodges, with an aggregate membership. of 50,000. Today, in every city" town and in almost every hamlet, on hillside and in valley, may be found a Masonic Lodge, with a square and compass displayed u:pon the building, actinE\ as a beacon light to show hesitating man the broad paths of duty and honor. 'I'iQe Grand Lodge of Texas think, likened to a giant oat tree, .with its roots deeply im1bed:de(~·' so.uat its home, in the city of Waco, ~l!l:d extending its to the rippling waters of the Rio Grande, to 'the placid Sabine, to tbE~:,~i!lbeiat··la(ien fields of the Panhandle arid the . su,p.·~ki;s!sed. waters of the G under its spreadingar~s 5b,.O'OOof as goo,dand' true men put the breath of life. int€)o Stop, ifyotl will, for amoxp,eint, what. a vastm.fluence for gOQ;Q this mighty army of men with a :fixed and steadfast determination to do that only Which right and true, condemning all that is wrong and working to·ge the and o,etterlng mankind. This body of men is in the acceptance of the term; an ar to the field of with tlags flying and drums beatin,g', purpose of slaughter~ but an army which has for its w on earth and go,od-WiU towards men," and as one of its gr~~~t··,.·)Pi~~~nlei.pyles tbe,doictrine of the '"Father" hoo,do.fQoQand the BJ."\o,tllterltloclcl

The Grand Master reports l11.any . .•.decisioD:s, with some of whieh. ~lonot agree, but as the com1lillitte,e·· filed their 0 bjecti.ons unn;~ere:$sary to recite them. It :aoes<oe.cur''to,us, however, that we

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Grand Master was taxed with many questions which common sense or the "Common Law" of Masonry should have been able to decide, even· if the Masonic Code of Texas was silent. NEW LODGES.

Eighteen Lodges were constituted du'ring the year, Charters having been granted at the last Session, and the Grand Master granted Dispensations for seven new Lodges, refusing to grant a Dispensation in fifteen other cases making applications. :FINANCE.

The Committee on Finance reported that during the year the Grand Secretary had collected from Subordinate Lodges for the General Fund, $37,952.50, and for the Widows' and Orphans' Home the sum of $24,888.50, and for the Temple Fund, $2,300. Total, 65,141.

The Widows' and Orphans' Home is r'eported in good condition. assets are reported as aggregating over $326,000; nunlber of inmates, 202, to,-wit: 16 widows, 83 bOYS, and .103 girls. The expenditures for the year aggregate over $40,000, of which some $5,000 was for permanent improvements, lea.ving$35,OOO fo,r maintenance, thuE\ exhibiting a cost per capita of nearly $175.00. A brief. report on the Home for .Aged Masons was received for "inforIl;).ation, as that is being institut.e)~and maintained by the C:IJ,apter, although intended to receive. aU prope~' applicants :Eto:Yfl.l Arch l\a:asons qr not. Am.Oi$,t.~li,gible tract of land, 78 o:nthe Interurhan ito·adbetwe,en ~ort.Worth and Dallas, o.has,e!d in 1888, and improvements.tliJ;e being carried when. .• completed, .will make this an id,ea.l Home. on

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UTAH.

1909. FRED. CLEMENT SCHRAl\f.

G. M.

1910.

CHARLES· BRUERTON JACK,

G. M.

COlnnlittee 011 Foreign Cor. C:EIRIST'OPHER DIEHL, G. S. Meulbers, 1,638. Lodges. 15. Gain, 114. A FINE POHTRAIT.

The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Utah are happily introduced with a splendid picture of Grand Master Jack, and the entirA work is creditable to the Grand Secretary and the Jurisdiction as well. ANNUAL C01YIM:UNICATION.

The Thirty-ninth Annual Communication was held in the city of Ogden, January 18 and 19, 1910. Besides the Grand Officers and nlany Past Grand Officers and visitors there were· present Representatives from thirteen out of the fifteen Chartered Lodges. An address of welcome \vas .deliver,ed by Brother Blackman;! W. M. of Weber Lodge of the city of Ogden, which was responded to in ~xcel lent style by the Grand Master, hiInself a Inenlber of Weber Lodge. ADDRESS.

'rhe Address is quite brief, de.aling only with the work done during' the year, and leaving out in large 111eaSUre the sentiment and miscellaneous discussion which so often· appears in ~ucl1 documents. The Grand Master rejoices in the general success of the year and the commendable and intelligent zeal of the Craft in building wisely on the walls of our Masonic Temple.' Only one decision, and that technical and local, is reported, and no .recommendation except for' a uniform receipt for a facsimile seal of the Grand Lodge and· signature of and another limiting funeral expenses when paid by sunl of $100. rfhis last was not agreed to by the action we fully endorse. "LOOKING BACI{WABD."

One action of the Grand Lodge we mention with regret, viz.: A nlotion having been made, and re.fetred to a committee, forbidding Lodgtls to serve any spirituous li<;ru.~r·$.within any Masonic Hall or Temple during the hours of refre$}:l.l)l~nt, thecomD;littee reported adversely and the report was adopted; so that it is lawful in that Jurisdiction to serve "intoxicating liquors" in any Masoni y Hall during the hours of refreshment.

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FOREIGN COHRESPONl?EN CEo

The report on Correspondence deals generously wit,h MissCJuri, especiall楼 endorsing the Grand Master, Committee and Grand LQdge for the expression and actions with reference to the notorious l<circular/' After expressing his opinion of the authors in terms Ulore fervid than conventional, Brother Diehl proceeds as follows: "Hebrews have been Granel Masters of the Grand Lodges of .Utah, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Mississippi, Montana, Alabama, and Brother Max Meyerhardt was' Grand Master of Georgia continuously for seven long years. Brother Louis Cohn, who was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Utah in 1873, is today as devoted, faithful and industrious a Mason as he was when he pr,esided in the Grand East during the stormy days of the then Territory of Utah. With shame on the fellows who circulated that disgraceful letter, we dismiss the case." H,e also pays a Inost kindly tribute to our lamented Brother Anderson.

VERMONT. 1909.

1908.路 G. M. }IENRY H. Ross, G. S. Lodges, 104.

L,EE

TILLorrsoN,

HENRY

MARS!:!

BALLOU, G.M~

O. PERKINS, Com. on Cor.

Members, 12,652. Gain, 258.

E)\IERGE~l' SESSION s. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Vermont convened in Emergent Session in Burlington, Vermont, October 15, 1909, and at tl.1esame place, February 15, 1909, for the purpose of attending the funeral services of R. 'W. Bro. Warren G. Reynolds, Past Grand Ma~ter,and W.Bro. Chilo L. Soule, past Grand' Senior D~;aQo:n~ re~:~eetively. Grand Master Lee S... Tillotson presided, SUPDort~~.bt many.,路 of the regular Grand Officers. .The occasions weredeep~y~Il.l路 pressiye.The pictur,e of R. W.. Bro. Warren G.. Reynolds i$ '\ierY a,.ppro'Pfiately presented on the fro.nt .page of the Proceedings.

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District Deputy Grand Masters, and the Representatives of ninetyone Lodges, 323 in all, whose names are given in the report of Committee on Credentials. The Address of the Grand Master is quite long and contains luuch of only local interest. V.legive oniy an extract from his exordium: ADDRESS.

We look forward, naturally, to our own undertakings,. our own responsibilities, laying plans for many future years of activity in this world; but in the ceremony of our opening, as our eyes have been directed to the center of the Lodge, we observe that our altar continues to wear the melancholy dress placed there in loving but solemn remembrance of those who have ceased their activities in this world; and in the hearts of all true ~1asons the sprig of acacia forever blooms, continually reminding them of the many lovable and estimable qualities of our departed Brothers, thereby furnishing tangible proof of the im.mortality of the soul. '\Ve thus know from our own experiences that the influence of our lives will remain with those who survive us. 11"01' this reason, if no other, we ought. to so regulate our actions here that the influences which we shall surely leave behind shall be for good" THE COLOR QUESTION.

The Grand Master recites the case of the Grand Lodge of Missis~ sippi in its withdrawal of Fraternal recognition from the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, because its regularly chartered Lodge, Alpha, No. 116, "receives and acts upon petitions" from negroes; touching which he says a good deal without saying much-that is, he reminds us of the celebrated remark of Talleyrand-that words are given us to conceal our ideas; in other words, he is walking on thin ice and recognizes the fact. He expresses the hope, however, that the matter may find adjustment in the near future. THE IMPOSSlBL路EAOOOM:PLISHED.

He discusses the "making' a Mas0'D. at sight" question, and while he approves in the case of our13rc)"tbe:r- Taft, yet evidently he sympathizeswith the man who ate crowc)\na wager, and who confessed that he dfd not "hanker after it.".. <thcidentally and personally, we may remark that we do not believe in the doctrine-in any case.) A. VISIT '1'0 TgE liUE.

The Grand Master was a guest of bonor at the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of St:.路 'j6hn's Lodge, of Boston, Mass., probably the路 oldest Lodge in Ameri,ca. The exercises opened . . ott ' Sunday afternoon, October 4, 1908; 'Tremont Temple, where Rev. Brother John W. Hamilton, Bishop of the Methodist Church, preached

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to some 3 000 Masons. The ceremonies following on Monday were nlost impressive and the interest of the occasion was magnified by the presence of some fifteen Grand Masters from other Jurisdictions. 1

l~EPORT

ON CORRESPONDENCE.

The report of Committee on Oorrespondence by M. W. Bro. Marsh O.Perkins, covers 179 pages, reviewing the Proceedings of sixty-three ,Grand Lodges in a manner 路wise, chaste and e.ntertaining. He refers to Missouri in kindly and comprehensive form. The report -of' the Grand Secretary shows a gain of 258 during the year. 1

VERMONT.

1909. LEE

G. M. H. Ross, G. S.

TILLOTSON,

HENRY

MARSH

O. PERK1NS.

Lodges, 104.

HENI~Y

,1910. . L. BALLOU, G~ M.

Re-e'lected. 00I?-mittee on li"'oreign Cor. Members, 12 933. Gain, 2'81. 1

El\tIERGENT.

A fine portrait of M. W. Bro. ", L.ee S. Tillotson, Grand Master, adorns the front page of the Pro:@6.e!dillgs., and a record of s,everal

Sl)eciaJ and Emergent Gra~d .00'mmil1nications further introduces the volume which~ as a whole,weU testifies to the goodta,ste and ability of 'the Grand Secretary and the Committee on Foreign 'Correspondence. ANNUAL ,QOM:MUNIOATIOlT.

'The One Hundred' and Seventeenth Annual Communication w'as held in the Masonic Temple, city> of Burlington, beginning Wednesday, June 15, A.L,.. 5910" at lOA. M., Grand ~aster Lee S . n presiding in the Grand .E,ast. THE ADDRESS.

In his Address, the Grand Fraternal. dead., .,and some of

refers very tenderly, ~o the arka are of such imp:orta.nc,e

, we, deem them worthy of intr Not a yeal路 Pr&.ss路es but that reI 9f Death1 consta.ntly hovering over ,UBI lays Its hand IIp,onsome of our number. Sometimes the touch , of t:p.at hand Isherayy and. sometim:es light... It pn.ay come quietly, pe&~efuUY, almoist like a t;nother sQr0tbing tosle,ep the tired child;. and, again., f'ts blow is so swift and is accomp'anie:d. >iby snch a torrent of pa,ssion and pain, that tJi.esb~ck and fOJ,"ee of its imp,&ct awakens th.e whole community. Some-

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times the Dark .Angel's visit seems to be in response to the deliberate invitation of some over-sensitive, over-wrought mind, laboring under incentives of which we have no knowledge, and of which we, therefore, have no rigb t to judge. Three times sinee I was a Master Mason, and twice during my administration as Grand Master, I have been called upon to deliver the l\1asonic burial service for one路 who had died by his own hand. As I looked into the tearful and agonized faces of the Brethren assembled on those occasions, the thought came to me with awful fOl"C'e that if just one Brother had been at hanit at the crucial moment to offer calm and affectionate counsel路 and help, theawfuI catastrophe might have been prevented. 'Ve live too much to ourselves. An independent man does not seek help ;in fact, he often shrinks from it; but there are many ways in which we may give encouragement and impart mental strength to a Brother without seeming to offer it, but in order to do so it is necessary that we keep constantly in touch with the lives of those around us. Gi/ve .1}9u"r tlo'u)ers to the Ziving"and you 1~ill

!laVe no bitte?-" tem's 101" the dead. AN

I~IPORTANT

QUES'.rl0N.

The Grand Master called attention to the lawsuit touching the State taxation of the Masonic Temple. Taxes were paid for several years under protest and suit was brought to recover. The case was decided against the Grand Lodge and was appealed to the Supreme Court, where a decision will doubtless be reached in the faU of 1910. Following this recital he calls atte'lltion to the debt upon the Temple and urges an increased assessment for four years, in order to liquidate the debt. WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.

He .refers to the pl'oposed m~'.moriaI 1110nument to W,ashington, Virginia. Being unable. to attend in person, he deputizes the Grand. Secretary to repres~nt.Vermont on that .occasioll, who .re:portsa successful and wen. attended meeting an.d evidently endorses the proje路ct.

at Alexandria,

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENOE.

Tbis is the work of M. W. is .strong, though brief, as reviewed. Missouri is not mE~nt.10ln:~(1.

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WASHINGTON. 1909. 1910. A. GOVE, G. M. WILLIAM RAY BA.KEU, G. M. W. H .. TYLER, G. S. W. STEPHEN JAMES CHADWICK. Lodges, 166. Committee on Correspondence. Members, 13,405. Gain, 1,168.

ROYAL

'rhe report ot" Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Washington is adorned and enriched with a splendid photo of Past Grand Master Royal A. Gove, and a brief autobiography, which sufficiently attests his worth and fitness for the position accorded him for the year 1908~1909.,

ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

The Fifty~second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was held in Seattle, beginning its· labors at 10 A. M., June 15, 1909. A large number of Past Grand Omcers, visitors and members were present, besides the {}rand Officers,all of whom were in attendance. The Address of the GrandM'~ster is much above the average in interest and value, giving a COIlc.~~e:r~sume of the work at the year and in. addition a brief sketch oif· i.mportanteras and incidents in connection with the history of tile Grand Lodge. We favor our Brethren with the following . . . -ao,.............. ,w .... ANCIENT HISTORY.

Thjs Grand Lodge wasorga:nizedDecember 8, 1858, at four Lodges. The. n.umber of Masons on the rolls was 113. Inc:}udrinsc six Lodges ·lilnderPiispens·atlon, there are now .166 active ,Lo(lges reglster,seven of which are in Alaska. Our present membership 13~500.

D·urin.g the last

two Charters were

'o.ne cons·oUdated!

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The Grand Master speaks thus as'to proposed Masonic Home: :\!ASONIC HOME.

Seventeen years ago Grand Mastel' Amos recommended that a fund be set apart for the establishment of a Masonic Home, since which time other Grand Master.s have urged the suggestion, and a small tax for this purpose has been levied. During the past nine years our Grand Lodge has accumulated about $45,000.00 for the building of a Masonic Flome. . We should not be unmindful of the fact that the initial outlay for able grounds and a well arranged Home. is no small sum, and. that the cost of maintenance o.f a Home and the necessary repairs is no small item. If we are serious in regard to our declarations to' establish and maintain a l\fasonic Home, we are certainly very deliberate in our movements. Either our assessments should be increased or some other plan should be devised to. accumulate funds.

Subsequently a committee was appointed to take. further nleasures with reference to the care of. the helpless and the selection of a proper location for the Home. The Grand Orator, W. Bro. George Lawler, delivered a splendid address; subject, "Work-The Priceless Heritage of Masonry," which very properly appears in the Proceedings. The Committee on Correspondence gives a good re~)ort of sixtytwo Grand Lodges, but Missouri does not appear.

WESTERN AUSTRA.LIA. 1909.

1908.

RT.

C. O. L. RILEY, Lord Bishop of .Perth, G. M. J .. I). SrrEvENsoN, G. S. Loss, 77. REV.

EYKESBATHYE,D. G. M. ,Lodge.s, 85. Members, 8,828"

VARIOUS At'··•. !Wil::lliQ.1~.I::Il",·n Australia r.eports The Most Worshipful Grand several quarterly, one Special Communication, .in its Proceedings,. in the· last two mat;t~s' of general in terest were transacted. The RileY, D. D. Lord Bishop of Perth, was elected tl;le .sixth. time, and the amendment to .the w'ith the .appointment of.i Pro. Grand Master was two years. Alsio among' the amendments is one fOI'biilitliibg M8IS0Jt'llC meeting on premise~ where liquor is sold ; one JUI'lsollction lIlight adopt with great propriety.

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From the Address we excerpt the following: ADDRESS. 'VORSI-n:PE'UL BRETHREN AND B'RETIUUllN.-Again it falls to my lot to greet you at our A.nnual Communication, with all the cordiality which your attendance deserves. l\fany of you come from afar-I remember how astonished the Brethren were in Bngland when I told them that to attend Grand Lodge some members had to journey 1,500 miles and many 600 miles, arid not in express trains running sixty miles an hour. It has, so far, always been a delightful privilege· to preside over Gl~and Lodge, for everything has been done in harmony-there has never been the whisper of anger, and we have ever turned from LABOR to l·efreshment with the smiles of peace and good~fellowship. I need surely hardly tell you-because I can not do so adequatelyhow proud I am to be your Grand Master and what an honor it Is to be ranked with some of the greatest and best men the world over. I trust that I have, in your opinion, so far kept up with dignity the greatness of the office. I can not look back ovel· fifteen years of office in the District Grand Lodge and in the Grand Lodge without thanking God for the many pleasant, hours spent with Brethren, and for the many lasting friendships formed. ' '\Ve British are not an emotional people-we do not wear our hearts on our sleeves-but I believe our friendships once formed are true and .,lasting.

UNUSUAL.

There ,vas a loss of seventy-s·even members during the past year, which is somewhat strange in this era of general Masonic prosperity_ At the time of 'the organization of the Grand Lodge, in 1900, the membership was 2,000,. since when it has grown to 3,828. OOMMIT".l'EE ON00:RRESPQNDENCE.

The Corn.mittee on Correspondence gives to Missouri a liberal notice-complimentary and otherwise. 'We quote: We have a grievance against Missouri, and it comes under the heading of' reports. There are· just about thirty committees working· in this JurisdIction, but they are such erraticaodlesthat they spread them.selves so badly that even a Missouri Hindexer" could not exactly locate thelrw;J.lel'eabouts, otherwise we feel certain that he have placed them correctly ill tbe ind.ex of the Proceedings. words (sUgktly ,cllange<li)of a man himself: "There iSSiornewhat too much of ther'e!~!()'l·t))u:sJ::ness MIssouri.' , We JUr1sd.iction-andwe~~p~bl11Y R .. W. Bro.. Everard, . ))'1.1t ,,,,e,.· j~ln his country better tha~·· fnany tom.eet upon the lev~I~"t i'l''hat's aSY~ll "can nGt ju.q,~~ . . ciga.rs. by tbe Masonry of. a, p.eQ~le b~thelr tbJ;llkal):Ie that l\!fasoI>.s. WBI. ~~~tupon' the lands than that overw11:1ch 'soiara

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the eagle. The closing period of Brother Evrard's oration .rings true when he likens l\<Iasons to those who took place in the relay races of ancient Rome. Let us quote the passage: â&#x20AC;˘ "The ancients celebrated with one game that has impressed me, because it was true to life. It was a race in which the prize was not to the swift. It was a relay race, Hnd the victory was won only by those who carried in the course towards the temple of Jupiter the sacred fire and transmitted it to his successor S'l'ILL BURNING. "In this life of ours the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. r:fhe battle is to him who fights for a worthy cause, and the race is to him who transmits to hi~ successors the sacred fire of hono1", love and faith, that it may again be transmitted, and so live on forever." Masonry has been a relay race since time immemorial, a relay race in which the chosen spirits of the Craft have carried the sacred fires of the Order from generation unto generation, transmitting them pure and unsullied to their successors. SYMPATHY.

We sympathize with this Jurisdiction in their lack of orators. Here we have them-to burn-by and by. And we could sp.are them a few with great cheerfulness. As to the implied criticism about political institutions, 'we only remark that a Jurisdiction electing a Right Reverend-or a Wrong Reverend-for the sixth time-which R. R. regrets that the Governor is not a Mason so that he might be "asked to preside over us,"-is hardly in position to appreciate a true Ma,sonic leveL We hold to the old Landmark and regard no man for "worldly wealth or honors."

WEST VIRGINIA. 1908. EMMETT HIRAM

1909.

M. SHOWALTER, 'G. M.

G. M. R. HOWA.RD,G. S. Also Ohairman' Com. on Cor. Lodges, 142. :Members, 13,185. Gain, 595. I-IONOR 'TO

'\\-~HOM:

FRANK WELLS C1"JARX<:,

DUE.

The Proceedings of the Most Grand Lodge of West Virginia are most creditable to R. Howard,Grand Secretary, who is also Chairman on F()reign Corres!Dondeince, and Past Grand Master photo-engraving of Grand Master Clark, 1909-1910, ad'Qrnsthe initial page, which proves conclusively in its appearance', that; other "Grand Jurisdictions have handsome officials as well as Mi.ssQnri.

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SPECI.AL GRAND COMMUNICATIQNS.

A number of special Grand Communica.tions are duly recorded with the purpoSB, officers, addresses, etc., as having been held during the year, none of particular or unusual interest, unless, perhaps, the one to unveil and dedicate the monument erected by the State and National Government at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to commenlorate the battle between .the Colonists and Indians at that place, October 10, 1774. On this occasion the ceremonies were elaborate and the address of Hon. C. C. Bowyer, of the l\1onument Association, in presenting the monument for dedication, and that of the orator of the day, M. W. Bro. Geo. W. Atkinson, P. G. M., were o.f high order. ANNUAL COMMUNIOATION.

The Forty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia was held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Wlleeling, West Virginia, beginning its labors on Wednesday, Novelnller 10, 1909, at 7: 30 P. M., being opened in Al\{PLE FOl~l\a: by M. 'V. Emmett M. Showalter, Grand Master, in the presence and witn the assistance of other Grand Officers, besides fl路 large nun1ber of Past Grand Officers, distinguished visitors and Re路lOres.entatives of Lodges. Of the 142 Lodges, 141 were represented, a very unusual proportion on sueb occasions. The Address of the, Grand Master is a bus-iness document in which there is no effort at the ornat~orr~~toricaI, though clear,concise and strong throughout. It cO'n1JJneIlid"s itself and its author to us. greatly, and fully as much or more for what he refused than for what be did'. It is good to have a Grand Master who can say, "No.'~ ADDRESS.

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CAN SAY "NO."

Ii'ive requests were made for Dispensations to receive and act upon petitions of candidates physically disqualified, which were alike refused. Special Dispensations ~"Vere also asked for to act on petition of one temporarily in the Jurisdiction; to ballot a second time, because of an after discovered mistake; to r~cetve petition from one who has not been in the Jurisdiction one year; to elect a .Tunior Warden; to install omcers at other than the regular time without urgent reason; to appoint and install a Senior Deacon. All of which were refused. Permission was also asked to build a 'l\!asonic I-Iall in connection· with the Odd Fellows, which was declined.

The J)lodesty and wisdom of the Grand Master is· also manifest in the matter of decisions. He introduces this subject as follows: DECISIONS.

I have been called upon to answer quite a number of questions, and have promptly responded to all requests. I do not, by any means, dignify all of these answers or rulings as decisions. I understand a decision to be an official ruling upon a mooted question which is not already clearly datermilled by our Constitution, laws and decisions heretofore rendered. But since evel'Jt official utterance of the Grand Master is respected as having the force of law,· I deem it proper to report briefly everything in the nature of a decision, that if incorrect principles have been enunciated the false impression m~y· be corrected by the Jurisprudence CommIttee. Following which he· recites a number of "opinions," all of which seem to us in the exact line of :Masonic law and usage.

WISCONSIN. ALVIN

1909. T. WEBB, G. M.

Wl\{. W. PERRY, G. S.. ALDRO JENKS. LQdg~s,

266.

ERNEST

1910. E. GATCHELL, G. M.

Re-elected. Committee on Foreign Cor. Members, 25,680. Gain, 734.

SIXTY-SIxr.rH ANNUAL OO:M:J\!LUNIOATION.

The Sixty-sixth Annual Communication.. of .the Grand Lodge of Free and· Accepted Masons of the Sta,te ()fWisconsin was· opened in .AlVIPLE FORM, in the Masonic Building,corner of Jefferson and Oneida Streets, in· the city .of Milwaukee, att.11Ye· l"Ji·Ol.ll" of 2 o'clock P.. M., on Tuesday, June 14, 1910, A. L. 5910,(Jraia >Master Alvin T. Webb in .the Grand East, and .other GranctOfJic:ers in their respective stations. .A.sutficient number o-f Lodg.es being represented, the Grand Master presented the annual Aadres$.

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A.DDRESS. BnE'IHREN OF 'THE GRAND LODGE OF WISCONSIN .-Another year has· been added to the long past, and we have a.gain assembled to review the record of the work of the year just closed, and to take such action as may seem best for the future well-being and permanent usefulness of our beloved Fraternity. The Grand Master is expected to be a teacher and standard bearer. To him the Brethren look for guidance and instruction during the vacation of the Grand Lodge. While I have felt the weight of the responsibility of the position, and have endeavored to fill it to the best of my ability, I am free .to admit that I have found it necessary to assume the rOle of student, with many hard problem.s. before me, and the lessons that I have learned in this school I shall prize. as of utmost value in years to come. From the day I first received ~!nsonic light I have been deeply impressed with the beauties of Masonry, but the past year's experience has gIven me a broader view and a higher conception of what it'means to be a :Mason than I ever had

~fu~

The great principles for which the Masonic ,Fraternity stand were, in part, embodied in the compact made on board the Mayflower befol'e the landing of the Pilgrims, in the "just and equal laws" Illut'llal1y agreed upon by one another. In that little compan.y the seeds of democ~acy were sown, later to take root as the basic principle in., the.· honored Craft to which we. give our willing allegiance, though musty· with age in Europe and Oriental countries, contained not only the germ, but exprresised the mighty truth of the eiquality o~·· m~n which the, pilgrim fathers so J;re1lgiously covenanted. Masonry· meeits the need of ll'UiJ!l\lld..n .dand blazes the trail of cltiHzaUon, because it proclaims democra.cy and .practices its precepts. It exemplifies men's relations, one toward another, ·a;nd teaches not only the rights of men, but upholds the principles of Brothe1"l10od throughout the ever-widening ~ealms of human activities.

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* *

Alluding tenderly to those wh:,o bave died during ·theyear,ihe Master .said~ in part:

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Append£x. SPECIAL COMMUNIOATIONS.

He reports six Special Con1IDunications during the year, for the purpose of constituting Lodges, dedicating halls, and laying corner stones. He granted two Dispensations for new Lodges and refused one. DECISIONS.

He nlade a number of decisions of minor importance, which he deems it unnecessary to report,. and presents the following, viz.: That in a social entertainment with wives and friends present, no part of the monitorial 'Work can be presented with. the· use of lantern slides, ,etc. That a Lodge as such, can· not join a Charity Association of the different churches, etc., but must have its work ·and charity fund separate, etc. That a minority report on a petition for Degrees has no valuethe majority report must be acted upon and the only recourse of the m.inority is in the ballot. A Lodge elected and installed a Brother as Master, in ignorance of the fact that he had never served as Warden. After his second election this was brought to their attention, and in answer to thei~' request for instruction, the Grand Master decided that as he had served. a year as Master, he might be left in that office, but. admonished the I..Iodge to familiarize themselves with the law. ~'DOCUl\fENrrARYEVIDENCE."

'rouching this subject, he says:

'l'he growing tendency among some of the Grand JurIsdictions reqntre doeumen.tary evidence as a prerequisite for visitation, is,' in my opInion, much to be rl:gretted, and the question presents itself-will it not tend to a laxity on the part· of many of our Brethren, if not upon the part of the Lodges and their Examining Committees, and les,d to a reliance on written and printed· matt.er, instead ofproflcieney ··.&5 a :Mason. It seems to me that the necessity for traveling certificates W9U,Jd not· appear so great if all r~odges were annually supplied with a reliable, ulf)-to-date. list of all regular Lodges in the world. Upon lb~t . the question of the regularity of the Lodge from Brother hails could be instantly determined... It would then for the committee to satisfy themselve~ that theB"rother was worthy. GRAND LODGE

The Grand Master reports., a Kentucky, touching jurisdiction, nlittee on Jurisprudence, is reported Conce,rning the proposition sut)mj~ttE~d yottr comI)l\ittee is of the opinion that reads 'as follows:

Lodge of Kentucky, proposition whicl1

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"If a Mason, who is a member of a Lodge under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, shall make his residence or establish a permanent business in another Grand路 Lodge Jurisdiction, the Lodge nearest such residence or place of business may take pena~ jurisdiction over him by preferring charges against him, before his own Lodge brings formal accusation for the same offense, and m.~y reprimand, suspend or expel him, according to its findIngs and sentence, after due trial had in accordance with the laws of the Grand Lodge under which the trial Lodge is bolden," contains a sound proposition of Masonic law,; We are of the opinion that every Grand Lodge or its Subordinates may, under the circumstances mentioned,exercise trial jurisdiction in such. cases as a part of its inherent sovereign power$~ solely by virtue of its prerogatives as a sovereign and independent body, and not by virtue of any compact between itself and any other Grand Lodge. Holding路 such views we, of cours,e, concede that the Grand Lodge of Kentucky and its Subordinates possess' such trial jurisdiction over Wisconsin Masons committing Maonic offenses within the Grand Jurldiction of K~ntucky.

. Such has always been the rule in WIsconsin. This position is repudiated in terms contemptuous by some of

our Eastern Jurisdictions. Yet in our humble opinions, the doctrine is sound. O:B:ARITY.

The Committee on Cha.rityrecommended appropriations to the anlount of $2,275.00, which waE?tiila.nimously accepted. The following is eloquent: WHEREAS" This Grand Loageisnow owner in fe,e simple of the brick residence in the city of M.ilwaukee, located at 642 Marshall street, therefore, R~sol1)eiL:J That the trustees be autliiorized to make such needed repairs upon such premises and in such as their judgment shall be necessary to and habitable, rend! when authQti.ze.d as he. shall be rental of one

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monarch at whose bidding nations pay obedience, and the poor beggar at his gate are equals in the hour of death." The one must part with all the pomp and dignity of power and station, while the other has no more need nor want, and both are but lifeless tenements from which the spirit has departed. l\fen ma:r gather in multitudes to honor the memor~y' of earth's great men, while but few m,ay stand beside the bier of the one \vho has trodden l)£e's common walk, but yet death has given a dignity to both that can not but impress· the human heart. Richard E. Burton, in "1.:Iortis Dignitatis," expresses this thought: "Here lies a common man. His horny hands Crossed meekl}" as a maid's upon his breast, Show marks of toil, nnd by his general dress You judge him to have been an artisan. Doubtless, could all his life be written out The story would not thrill nor start a tear; He worked, laughed, loved and suffered in his time, And now rests peacefully with upturned face "\Vhose lool\: belies all struggle in the past. A bome13" tale; :yet, trust me, I have seen The greatest of the earth go stately by, "\VbiIe shouting multitudes beset the way With less of awe. The gap between a king And me, a nameless gazer in the crowd, Seemed not so wide as that which stretches now Betwixt us two, this dead one and myself. Untitled, dumb, and deedless, yet he Is Transfigured bJ" a touch fpom out the skies, Until he wears \,,"'ith all-unconscious grace, The strange and sudden dignity of death."

The Ho'me is. S£rcalled becattsedeeded by the donor of the farm of 319a1cr'es,'to the Consistory, but it isr,lkept;andmaintainedfor the bel1efitof any Master ,Mason in good istanding, or widow or orphan of such, needing its shelter. It has· been improved and added to until the present property. is at . some $65,.000.00, and while we find no statement of the of the Home family, it appears that the Home verr'y' !Vemarkable'~and yet a very possible fact. thewis!domiofits

management. The l'l.eport on UQ]rreiSPClnC1en(~e document. Missouri thusly: in addresses from Grand Lodges. past thirteen 'UsuallJ! tbr;se

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are noted more fOl" their eloquence than for. their knowledge of l\:Iasonic history and symbolism, so that their efforts are more frequently misleading than instructive.

Our good Brother is evidently jealous of the oratorical powers of this Grand Jurisdiction, well appreciating the fact that it is unapproachabIe. RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.

Touching the Report of our Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges, after some commendatory remarks, he adds: We are somewhat surprised at reading the recommendation for the recognition of the Grand Lodge of the <Hepublic of San Salvador. The' Charters of the Lodges which united to form this Grand Lodge were issued by路 the Supreme Council, A. & A. S. R., of Central America. The Supreme Council is not a Grand Lodge. and has no control whatever (other than an usurped one) over the sy"mboIic degrees.

WYOMING.

1909. B. WI-IEEr..EH, G. M.

1910. M. W. MARION M. W. BARNEY H. SAGE, G. M. . Re-elected. W. L. :KUYKENDA.LL, G. S. Also Committee on Foreign Cor. Lodges, 28. MeUlbers, 2,400. Gain, 131. ANNUAL

CO:M:MUNICA1~ION.

The rrhirty-fifth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Wyoming was held in Cheyenne" S:eptember 1-2, A. D. 1909, A... L. 5909. The occasion was harmonious and pleasant, but nothing developed outside of the regular routine, and nothing in the reports c01llmandspecial attention. ' 'rbe Grand Master is evidently an earnest, zealous toiler the neldof Masonic endeavor and his many visitations and wise admonitions indicate a worthy attention to duty and principle. We comsubjoined paragraph in the beginning of his Address to the路a.ttention of all. ADDRESS.

s:ay路 to you that in a measure, upon yo'urshoulders and S:b.()uldel:路s of your associates, rests moral tone of . the community in live; while you believe InaSupl'eme BeIng, while you believe in

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religion, you are separate from all sectarianism, from all dogmas, from all churches, and the communities In which you llye watch you with jealous eyes; thus all Clu'istianity and those whom you will not admit to membership, because of their moral character, are criticising you and the example you set before them, so you sec it beboovesus to remember 'always that before all the world you are to be a just and upright citizen, just to your country, true to your government, always doing by your neighbor as you would have him do by :you. The past has shown that you have done ,this, and the future will show that you have reached nearer to that ideal goal which all Masons hope will be the capstone to individual as well as collective effort in the advancement anel uplifting of humanity. REPORrr OF GRAND SECRETARY.

There are twenty-nine Lodges in this Jurisdiction, with 2,400 members, which includes the increase, of 131 during the year. CORRESPONDENCE.

The Report on Correspondence from the pen of the Secretary, Brother W. L. Kuykendall, who is the Chairman, covers 104 pages, ,gracefully touching the salient features in the various Proceedings considered. He pays courteous tribute to Missouri, though taking issue with our lamented Brother Anderson as to what is justly due to England, as the creator or custodian of modern Masonryperhaps we would .better say, "Accepted" Masonry. As it seems to us,, however, the difference is merely technical. Brother Kuykendall continues, of course, as Grand Secretary and Chairman of Committee on Correspondence. M.路 W. Bro. B. H. Sage, was elected Grand Master, and his portrait adorns the title page of the Proceedings.

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GRAND LODGES: INCREASE AND MEMBERS. Lodges.

Gain.

Present Members. 22.319

Alab'ama

515

1070

Arizona

146

1.807

Arkansas

540

784

19.535

British Columl)ia California

. .

380

2338

41,007

Canada

411

1472

43.908

Oolorado

117

596

13,546

Connecticut

110

643

22,586

Delaware

3,049

District of Columbia ......................•........

208

8,948

!l'!orida...................•...........................

194

475

9,083

Georgia

579

2652

32,708

Idaho

lilino,is

2,741

4784

95,629

Indiana .....................•........................

536

2195

54,710

Iowa ..........•......................................

522

1537

42,.512

33,657

Ireland ......•.....

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

527

Kans,as

389

1585

Kentucky

547

1315

L,ouisiana...........................................•

204

600

:¥:aine

203

464

Manitoba.........................•...................

597

Matyla,nd ..................................•.........

114

523

Mexico ..................................•......... ~ ..

175

Mi'chig'8"Il"..••.•.•.••.•••••••...•••.....•....••.••••.•.

412

2323

'Minnesot,a

253

1020

Mis,sissippi

243

673

Mo,n'ta,na .......•......•..............................

394

Nebl"aska" .•................................'~ .•.....•...

242

726

17,119

Nev'81l8t•.•..•...•.••...••: .••.••..••••'. •.•••,.••..,..•..

108

1,681

N,e'w>E:rullsw'lCk .••••••..•.••..•.....••.•....•.......

2,770

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GRAND LODGES: INCREASES AND MEMBERS. (CONTINUED.)

Lodges.

Gain.

Present Members.

New Halopshire

181

9,877

N eV\-~ Jersey

186

1497

31,4,24

New Mexico

253

2,381

New South V\Tales

224

119~

13,768 163.341

NdW

york

New Zealancl North Carolina

791

3240

I5s}

654

10,020

375

1074

20,014

Nortll Dakota

559

7,137

Nova Scotia

275

5.673

Ohio

602

3637

Oklahoma

385

·Oregon..•............................................

140

1909

9,232

Pennsylvania

475

4055

92,135

Quebe{~ ...................•.........................••

75,976 18,963

282

6,325

229

7,149

1164:

3,500

South Australia

239

3,595

Rhode Island Saskatchewan South Carolina

227

759

12,510

South Dakot,a

121

666

8,301

Tasmani~

1,410

639

1058

22.835

784

2178

47,701

114

~ ..........•.

104

Washington

166

Western Australia

West Virginia

142

. .

TenIlessee

Texas

Utah Vermont

Wisconsin Wyoming

281 . 1168

85 (loss, 77)

1,638' 12,933 13,405 3,828

595

13.185

266

734

25,680

131

2,400

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RECOGNITION OF GRAND LODGES. The following Foreign Grand Lodges are recognized as regular by the Grand Lodge of Missouri: Grand Lodge. Grand Sem·etary. Address. Alberta George MacDonald Calgary. British Columbia ,. Robert E. Brett Victoria. Canada : Ralph L. G.unn Hamilton, Onto Chili (at Santiago) Agustin I. Palma Santiago. Cuba (Island of) Carlos G. Charles Havana. Denmark Rasmus O. Nielsen Copenhagen. Eclectic Union Philipp Hertz Frankfort-on-Main. Egypt Elias Effendi Nachou Cairo. England Edward .Letch worth London. Germany Wm. Wald BerIin. Ireland ....•..................... ,fI. E. Flavelle, D. G. S.. Dublin. James A. Ovas Winnipe~. Manitoba Netherlands H. J. W. Van Lawick Rotterdam. New Brnnswick JohnTwiningHartt St. John. New South Wales ~ Arthur Ir.Bray ~ Sydney. Auckland New Zealand Malcolm Niecol Olaf lIe~erdablHeiberg.. Ohristiania. Norway .~ Nova Scotia Thoml\E$ Mowbxay Halifax. Porto Rico Federico yumet San Juan. Prince Edward Island W. P.l)·oaH Charlottetown. Qt1ebec WillB.Wb,yte ~ .. Montreal. Qtleensland. Oaas.· El,.. Bar.ley Brisbane.. Royal York G.. I .. " Berlin. . · a 1't .".... . •. • Salvador, Uent. San Sal~adtor~ Torna;s'O()J:~! 't.......... {San Am.··· e

Jpbn S~~w Ernstttenios

Saakatchewa,n

Saxony Scot]and So.utbern Australia S!rw~den ~ !•••

})avia.~.1."..'."."

~ .. Chas.

. . Glover Sven,B.i.. ·]3.• SvensBon iob Iton Eric. . er

,masmania e~~ob~s

Regina. Dresden. Edin btlr~b.

Adelaide. Stoclcholm. Ho'Oart. Berlin.

~~~d~ge} .••Q~Jl •. .Jla.wr&w •••••••••Melbourne. edegeb.. ~........... W~9terJiJl~1U(s

slUa J'.~ ·1':Ei.nf1t . ....•.• lfi'

rSom'De

;Ge,o:

9XllP·soD

Mexieo. Perth. S!$ .~ ••••.••••••• Darmstadt. • is'·che'r.., Bayreutb.

iS~:e~ensori

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Appendix.

128

ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARI·ES. State. Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware , District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana ·

Mai:q.e Maryland M b , assacl1setts

Michiga~

Minnesota .•.........; Missouri Mississippi ~ Montana Nebraska

Name. Address. George .A. Beauchamp Montgomery. George J. Roskruge Tucson. Fay Hempstead Little Rock. J ohn Whicher San Francisco. Chas. H. tJacobson Denver. Frank W. Havens Hartford. Virginius V. Harrison Wilmington. Arvine Jobr;tston Washington. Wilbur P.Webster J ~cksonville. W. A. Wolihin .lVlacon. Theophilus W. Randall. Boise. Isaac Cutter Camp Point. Calvin W. Prather lndianapolis. Newton R.. Parvin Cedar Rapids. Albert K. Wilson Topeka. H. B. Gra~t '.•............ Louisvi11e. Ricbard Lam..hert New Orleans. Steph'en Berry....•......... Portland. Wm. M. Is&f:fIo•••••••••••••••Baltimore. Th ~. "••••••••• {, Masonic ,08. W•• D ~vla l3os.ton.Temple

"T.

Lou .B.~~n~~~ ~ Jonn Fisllel......•. John R.Fars0n

Reed ~ity. St. Paul.

St.Louis.

FrederiQSI!ei~i~+~..•.......... Vick~bjl11"g.

Cornelius Red s Fralleis~le

Helena.

Omalla:

Nevada···········i····················C. N. Not~'V.

New york

. Carson. HarryM.i~ '. ,.i~ •.......• Le/baudn. Benj. F. ~a~~i•. ~.ld Treuton Alphe.usA1l5e~~.• ~ ...•.•...... Alhuquerque. Edward~.~.~~lers.••..• ~e:wYork .

North aaro~i.~a

Joh~?, ?;~~:!,~'j7'~·"'.'.~a]righ.

Pennsylvani~

WilliaIl:}4~ S~~p.\".""

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New. Mexico

North Dakota Wal1;er ~.~60~~~wen •..••. FargQ\ Ohio J. H~ Bro~~~;~.l~!;•...: Citl.AiP.lf~ti. Oklahoma Wm.. ~. -4!n<ilel:~on ~O~~apopla,City. Oregon········7···.····················Jam.esF.;~, ,.n Portl~I;ld Pbilade~p;Pil\~

Append-i.;t:.

1910. ] State. Rhode Island South Oarolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta ,

[29

Name. Adare88. S. P. Williams Providence. Jacob T. Barron Columbia. ~eo. A. Pettigrew Sioux Falls. John B. Garrett Nashville. J ohn Watson Waco. Christopher Diehl Salt Lake City. H. H. Ross Burlington. Geo. W. Oarrington Richmond. Horace W. Tyler Tacoma H. R.Howard Point Pleasant. \VIn. 1V. Perry Milwankee. vV. L. Kuykendall Saratoga. ~ George MacDonald Calgary. ~ritish COlulubia Robert E. Brett Victoria. Canada Ralph L. Gunn Halnilton, Onto Chili (at ~antiago) Agustin I. Palma Santiago. Cuba Carlos G. Obarles Havana. Denmark Rasmus O. Nielsen Copenhagen. Ec!etic Union Philipp Hertz Frankf't-on-Main Egypt ~ EliasEffendi Nachou Cairo. England Edward Letchworth London. Germany , Wm.WaId Berlin. Ireland Henry E. Fhtvelle,D.G.S.Dublin. Manitoba J arnes .AL. Ovas 'Vinnipeg. Netherlands H. J. W. vanLawick Rotterdam. New Brl1nswick JobnTwinip~ Hartt St.John. New South Wales Arthnr Ii. j)ray Sydney. New Zealand LVI alcolmNiecol. Auckland. Norway Olaf Heyerd'ahl H eiberg.. Cbristiania. Nova Scotia Thomas Mowbray Halifax. Porto Rico , li.,redericoYumet ~ San Juan. Prince Edward Island W. P. DouB Oharlottetown. 9ttebee ,. "ViI LH.Whyte MontreaL Que.ensland Chas •. H. H.arley Brisbane. ~oyalYork G. Mitzlaff Berlin. •. ,8?an Salvador TomasSoley San Salvador,~.~. Saska~shewan tT ohn~'i~haw R~gina. Saxony Ernst HatteniuB Dresden. Seortland. ~ D'avid Reid Edinburgh. $<v>~tnAtlstiralia.,. .•.•..............,ObaSi~ R.J.Glover..: Adelaid~. Swe~~J.l ••. ~." ,..•• ~ .••••••• Sven,,FI,,B. Svenssol'l Stockholm. ~aRm~ni~.u•••..•........ """" •• John, :aamilton Hobart. 'l' . •. . . . ~.,'~l~hes ••....••••.. ~ .•••.•••.• ~ric~ .~~yssner Rerlin. UIl~te;~, (j-.L:: of Vietoria O~a~. :. ~.:a,rro'w..•...••... ~Melh~urne. V'aUe.deMeocico. ".......•. Wm. 'Fnomps,on Mexico. ~~i~~'~::.n: iAttstralia,.n•., ~ i. J".D.:S.t~ieiXJ·8qn .., Perth. , ~lJ.):~lntracht Wilhelm Suss Darmstadt. Zq:r Sonne ................•......... Geo. H. Fischer Bayreuth. 0"

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Appendix.

REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES BY

TH~

GRAND LODGE

OF }rIISSOURI.

a'rand Lodge. lVame. Addre88. 'Alabaula r!. G. Earnest Anniston. Arizona Jas. S. Orolnb ~ Clifton. Prescott. Arkansas M. "V. Greeson British Columbia \ Rob't Burns lY[cMicking Victoria. Charles H. Bryan San Francisco. California Jalnes K. Kerr Toronto. Canada Havana. Cuba Calixto Fajardo Colorado Frank G. Mirick Pueblo. Connecticut Leonard J . Nickerson West Cornwall. Delaware Dr. Robert V. 'Vatson Milford. District of Columbia Alexander McKenzie Washington. Egypt A. C. GarofalIo Cairo. Braxton Baker London. England Florida lrving P. \Vebster .~ Gainesville. Georgia T. 'V. Dooley Eudora. Idaho Jonas W. Brown ldaho City. Illinois .' George( A.Stadler Decatur. Vincennes. Indiana Mason J. Niblack lreland Wm. Hamilton :.Dublin. Kansas Perry M. E:oislngton Norton. Louisiana Lee E ..'l'nolIlif.l.S .........•........ Shreveport Maine Dan'l P.Boynton Monnlouth. Michigan W. S.IJJnton~ Saginaw. Wm."Aicnagle Duluth. Minnesota Mississippi. Wa~ner~. Xlper......••..•••. ~ Hattiesburg. Manitoba ~ R. P.·.Orooksbank Rapid City. Marylancl .....................................•..... ~ ~ . Montana G·eorge!J3(>()i~~l' Helena. Nebraska George>B. France ~ York. Neva~a : C.N. No;ewa~~.~ Oarson City~· Ne'V Brunswick J ohn~~i~i.S~i)r~rtt St. J onn. New Halnpshire Jame~ ~.~;ri!~~~y•••••••••••••••• Wolfboro. New Jersey co •••••• Spenc~l' .P'ulter'ton Camden,. New South Wales 1on D. Bossley Sydney. NewYd'rk.· Wm.. H~" Paile,s, Sr ~ .•... ; NewYorkCity 1• • • • • • •

•••••••••••••••••••••

Append'i..1:.

1910. ]

13 1

Grand Lodge. Name. Addre88. New Zealand Wm.Waring De Castro Wellington. North Carolina : Walter E. Moore Webster. North Dakota Harry· Lord Cando. Nova Scotia " Israel Edw. Sanford Halifax Ohio E .. G. Ohamberlin Caldwell. Oklahoma Wm. P. Freeman McAlester. Oregon H. Beckwith Portland. Prince Edward Island C. C. Carlton Souris. Quebec r.••••••••.••••••.•••..•••.••• T. A.. ,goward Aylmer. Queensland , · Peter Forl'est Brisbane. Rhode Island Charles C.Mumford Providence. , W. ·MunroJi)enholm Gla.sgow Scotland South Australia James Sbakspeare Adelaide. South Oarolina Geo. T. Bryan.......•..........•.. Greenville. Thomas·H. I3town..•............ Sioux Falls. South Dakota Jobn.B. Garrett Nashville. Tennessee Texas B. B. PaGldo·ck Ft. Worth. Utah Sidney·Watson. B.adcon Ogden. VaUede Mexie.a. JohnO; MQ.r~ough Mexico. Vermont Silas :g.;j)~n~orth St. Albans. Victori~ ~ B~rop, l\iJ~ ~.~ ••.•••..•• ,•.. ~ ....•.• Melbourne. p

••••••••••••••

Vir!~~i~~

WasbiJ;l.gton......•................ We8t~rDA.us,t·ralia

Weis!t/Virginia WiScou.iiin :

Ge~r ...~~it~ri~ht BQ.h>e+t!.~·:.0)~~n.• ~

M~rion.

PortTQwn.send l\ti1.1l:1il,~(4)!~(i~~ •••: Perth. ~.!iL .y ~ Parkerabnrg. w. S.~~!~I$;~ •...•.................. East Troy.

I' • • •

Appendi.r.

13 2

rSept

REPRESEN'r ArrIVES APPOI8TED BY OTHER GRAND LODGES NEAR THE, GRAND LODGE OF

Grand Lodge.

MIS~OURI.

Nam,e.

Addre88.

Alaballna A.M. Hough., \Jefferson City Arizona Robert E. CbUins St. Louis. Arkansas James A.Boone Charleston Britisb OOlull1bia Gib. W. Carson St. Louis. Canada , Xenophon Ryland Lexington. Colorado E. ·F.. Hartz,ell St. Joseph. Connecticut Reu.ben Barney Chillicothe. Cuba Thos. R. Morrow Kansas Oity. Delaware George E. Mayhall New Londop.. District of Oolunlbia D. M. Wilson .....................•.Milan. Egypt.•............................. Rev. Joo. H.. 1YIiUer Kansas Oity. England R. F. Stev~n!son St. Louis. Florida J aeob Liarn-'iert St. Louis.' Georgia Oampb~H· WelIs Plat.teCity. Idaho J ohn R~ Pal'Sfon St. Louis. Illinois n ••••••••• W'm. F. Jobmson· B,oonville Illdiam,lt~ \!ohnH. Ba~ Kall\sas City. Irelan~i '" Samuel M. EZennard St.· Louis. Kansas vVm.· F .. Kl1hn.•................... Kansas City. Louisiana Major J. LiU'j" Moberly. Maine G.A.. GobE"n' Kijrksville. Manitoba E. E. Ooddill.g Sedalia M;aryland Francis:A..lIJeia,eh...••..•.••••.... I{ansas City,. Michigan ~.C. W. B<1jlstt?r'..•.............•...... Plattsbti.rg. Minnesota Arch A~JOh:I[lS:o~ Springfield. Mississippi. A. C. Stewa.rt.. ~ ..................•.St. Loui~. Montana ·.············.· ·· .. ·.1Vm. A.Ban.;.~~ St.. Louis. Nebraska Cbas. S.VQ!g.el.~...•................ Rt. Louis. Nevada Seymonr Ho'n, Kansas City. New BrnnswicK T.A.iDQnli) •. ~ Betbany. New Halnpshir-e Alexanaer M.. Dockery Gallatin. New Jersey' Ja.s.W.Boyd St.. Joseph. New SouthWa.le~ Ira v. McMi.nen ~ Maryville. Nefw York Chas.A.8h.eppard Warrensburg. New Zealand 1\Iartin T. Balsley Joplin.

1910.] Grand Lodge. North Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio Oklahoma Oregon.~

Prince Edward Island Quebec ~ Queensland Rhode Island Scotland South Australia South Carolina South Dakota Tasmania Tennessee ~ ~ Texas Utah Valle de Mexico ~ Vermont Victoria Virginia ' Washington West Virginia Western Australia Wisconsin

~4.ppendi-,v.

Name. Sidney R. Wood Dorsey A.Jalllison L. B. Valliant , Austin L. '1eRae Wm. E. Hoke D. B. Farnsworth Ralph L. Wardin C.C. Woods A. L. Ross T. W. Cotton W. H. Miller John T. Sbort V. O. Saunders J ames B. Wright 0. C. Bigger C. H . Brigg8 0. J. Blackburn Jno. J. Dillinger "' ..E F. AUen W m. M. Williams R. R. Kreeger W.S. Allee V. F. Boor Henry W. 'Vait Edward Higbee Jos:~ph S. M'clntyre ,

133 Address. La Plata. St.Louis. St. Louis. Rolla. St. Louis. Springfield. Nevada. St. Louis. Versailles. Van Buren. Jacks,on. Jefferson 'City. St. Louis. Trenton. Laclede. Springfield. Blackburn. Milap. Kansas Cit.y. Boonville. Kansas Oity. Olea.;o.. Kansas Ci tjy â&#x20AC;˘ lndepeDdence~

Kirk.sville. St. Louis.

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Append'1.~1:.

134

DEATHS. REPORTED' TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 30 t 1910·

No. oj Lodr;e. 1.

No. 01 Narne of Party.

T. L. Bland. 1.. C. Flint. J. H. Adams. V. \V. Cary. P.R. Garrett.

Lodge. 14. 1.5. 17. 18.

20.

C. W. Hammond.

O. II. P. Gooding. 2.

Wm. Gillespie. A. H. Wiedmann.

Peter Kaiser. H. Steinwender. Anton Demuth. 3. Geo. F. Carruthers. Aug. F. Viets. C. A. I./inck. H.li. Pryor. 5. 'Job'Vood. E. Y.E;rnerton. ,Tac'ob Miller. 'Vm; .i'\.HaII. A. V. Parmenter. Tho$. W. Flitton. •J.' E. Mellette. 6. Ben Marque'.tte. Thoa. Bradshaw. 7. Robert C. Brim. . 8. C. T. Gregory. B. B. J~nes. 9. .John S. Beggs. Louis Bueekemann. W. D. Butler. W. A. Eidson. F. A. Decie. Sax'll u~l Goodin. H. B. Martin. FredO. "\Vitte, Theo. F. Witte. 10. Jacob McCauley. 11. F. M. Birkhead. 12. J .. 1:30 Wiseman. l3.R. "f'./Atkins.

24. 25.

Name of Party. H. E. Howing. J. VV. \Vise. A. T .•Jamison. .Josephus Gash. Morris Glaser. H. S. Hysinger. .r. IV1. Grossman. J. Loewenstein. H.Friedlander. .J. P. Weil. David Maupin. J osepll $essel. W. G. Brown. D. H. Childers. Oeo~'Pierce.

Lotlis Reade. IJe~is. 1\1aa5.

A. H. Randall. W. T.Thurman~ 28. Geo. Rieman. Ri6hardKey. 29. R. F. Taylor. 30. W. E. Terrell. 31. D. A. Clinkingbeard. N. B. Bush. 27.

1910. ]

Appendi.,1:.

No. of Lodge.

44. 48. 49. 50.

52.

53. 5,4. 56,.

57.

59.

60.

61.

62. 64.

66. 68. 69. 70. 71.

72. 74.

135

No. 0/ Name of Party.

M. "\\7'. Easley. Chas. Gerhardt. S. A. Trimble. L. S. Cutler. A. C. Kennedy. R. JVI. Terrell. Henry Demott. ' H. E. Cason. W. A. '\Villis. O. L. Dunkle. J. W. Kelly. A. F. Winzer. 'Vm. B. Crooks. .r. M. Hickman. R.' .J. Helper. Albert Hornbeck. F. G. Miller. J. R. Green. J. E. BalL Josiah Hall. J. T. vVooden. H. S. Hubbard. •J.' W. F. Carner. •J. C. Reynolds. P. H. Pitts. Joseph lilletcher. W. B~ Hart. Aaron Boulware'. •T. M. Proe-tor. David T. Hiatt. J. F. Tatum., D. Y. Pankey. J. l\tl. Huston. J. C. Beckett. W. N. Finnell. Peleg Cole. Robert Clark. W. L. C. Rutherford. W. C. Reeob.

76.

P. S. Gord.on. J. W. Adams.

77. 78..

Peter Dick. G. A. Pinnell. W. F. Street. G. T. Tw:rxnan, Sr. \Vm. Collins. M.

Lodge.

Name of Party.

.1. F. Schroeder. A. L. Jones. Sit A. J. Casebolt. 86. E. B. Dabney. J. S. Roberts. 87. E. D. Hamner. F. A. Caldwell. C. H. Bennett. J. J. Winkle. 88. J. K. Jones. W. S. Dale. 89. Wm. B. Da-vis. H. L. Uncles. C. V. l\1ead. O. B. Holliday. 91. John W. Irven. L. O. Thompson. 92. Wm. B. Goodman. R. D. Pearson. H. L. Hart. J. W. Gunn. 79. 83.

93.

Geo. T. Kitchen.

.T. C. Lewis. 9,~.

96. 97.

98. 99. 100. lOS. 104. 105. 106. 108. 109.

110.

111.

J. D. Snodgrass. J. W. Chick. R. E. Baker. J. IV!. Sallee. .D. Goucher. W. C. Shumard. J. D. fIiatt. J. W. Cartwright. Geo. W. Newroan. W. C. Holman. John Waller. Chas. M. Carter. R. S. Crohn..,O. W.S. Avery. W. P. Nason. J. G. McVeigh. T. J. Crain. Andrew S. Wylie. A. J. BUcklew. S. B. Hinkloy. J. C. Milroy. M. V. Miller~ R. B. Wilson. C. T. Lankford. Albert Newberrryt WalIter'Lewis. J. S. Johnson. B. W. Shotwell. D. W. Ooon. O. H. COlokr

Appendi.x. No. of Lodue. Name of Party. 111. J. C. Tolle. 113. \Valter Thompson. J. O. K. Gant. II·!. F. M. Lowery. J. P. Blanton. R. E. Graham. W. O. Melvin. D. Cunningham. Geo. W. Henderson. Victor Barth. J. L. Corlew. 116. J. H. Roper. F. H. Berlinger. 119. C. Gorham. H. O. Spence. 120. Wm. Eckert. 121. H. C. Homan. H. J. Schwarzer. Frank Rose. Henry Tiemann. Wm. Gruendler. J. G. Koppelmann. C. Geiss. C. Lemburg. G. H. Zollmann. Chas. Wissmath. 124. M. 1I. King. 126. Arthur Brock. J. T. Couch. Ohas. Hecker. Oscar Hill. D. L. Matkins. 127. Evander Agee. Walla.ce Hubbard. C. L. Larmer. ., T. M. S. Kenney. P. Mahoney. C. F. Spessard. 131. Frederick Will. 132. Geo. Eisenberg. M. Butterfield. J. F. Sigman. 133. Ans,elm Begley. 135. S. Harlow. 136. G. H. Honeycutt. 138. J. F. Guinn. 139. W. H. Poynter. Geo. W. Murphy. 143. J.D. Green. James Black. ,J. I. Robinson. 144. Isaa.c ·Orawford. R. L. Fle:ming.

No. of Lodge. Name of Party. 144. W. R. Hudson. J. B. Wilkerson. 146. J. G. Richmond. 147. A. P. Ashbrook. C. W. Cain. A. T. Chatham. H. B. Moody. 148. J. E. Lough. 149. Richard Trotter. R. A. Hicklin. Frank Nicholson. Geo. B. Gordon. 150. J. H. C. Robinson. 151. L. T. Burton. 152. Green C. Thornton. 153. J. B. Sykes. 154. J. B. Quinton. J. M. Walker. Howard Woodside. 156. S. T. Mustain. 158. J ames Archer. J. E. Brown. P. R. Worsham. W. H. McQuitty. 159,; D. C. ¥orelock. 161. O. W. Dry. 162. 'J. W. Popplewell. 163. D. A. Clayton~ R. Singer. J. L. Day. James Clarkson. R. L. McEwen. J. G. Jenning. 164. Christ· Saeger. S. S. 'Viley. 165. S. S. Casteel. S. T. Kennedy. B. V. Pratiher. John S. Sohenk. 166. G. A. Duty. E. J. Oorliss. 16~.H. :8,. Beckner. 169. Wrn. E.~risco!e. 172. J. G. Brown. Richard Crom:well. G. W. D'ecker. 174. F. E. Bruton. Chas. Anderson. 175. W. L. Hancock. 176. J. M. Robbin. S!~ B,.·$tine. J. H.Bishop. Geo.'·Ba.lter.

[Sept.

1910. ] No. of Lodge. Name of Party. 177. J. R. Blankenship. 179. H. W. Woerman. E. W. League. H. W. Kaltwasser. R. R. Ghiselin. 181. Chas. M. Poor. 184. J. "V. Reeder. 186. T. D. Bailey. 187. J. G. Rohrer. 188. Rufus E. Anderson. 189. Grant S. Watkins. 190. M. V. Scoville. 191. R. E. Litzelfelner. W. P. Armstrong. 路 193. Foster Means. 194. Wm. Parkp,r. 195. Robert Cousley. H. B. Lightfoot. 196. James Weddle, Sr. 197. C. B. Hussey. E. O'Keefe. A. B. Parkell. B. F. Thomas. 198. .J. A. Hunt. 199. C. S. Waggoner. 200. 1. B. Jones. Albert Zuck. 202. G. W. Fawkes. 203. J. H. Groff. 204. E. R. George. J. J. Burgess. J. B. Stafford. 205. Isaac C. Sydenstrieker. E. B.. Page. 207. J. L. Isley. Howard Craven. W. F. Dearing. W. H. Foley. Anthony Haynes. 208. Silas Barnes. Nickerson. W. Morris. 1. Eddy. Dyer. Frenca. Livesay. WnHams. Chesney. Hovey. L. Shannon. Elliot. Davis. J. KoetzLe.

Appendi.x.. No. of Lodge. Name of Partll. . 218. Wm. S. Wilcox. U. G. Everist. J. L. Murphy. John Hewett. J. P. Richardson. 219. C. A. Norton. 220. Wm. H. Brundage. E. H. Price. Geo. A. Dean. J. L. Norman. Alex Woodward. S. E. Rimoe.路 Calvin Smith. D. B. Simons. 222. W. A. Adams. Geo. H. Hume. 224. E. J. Dudley, 225. Robert Epstein. Wm. Van Wormer. 227. E. J. Maybee. 228. W. D. Smith. H. T. Willis. 229. J. J. Rhoads. B.路 J. Plympton. 233. J. C. Burk. 234. James McGeorge. E. B.路Beard. 236. James Story. J. F. Broyles. Albert Wittstock. 237. A. W. Logan. A. M. Dabney. S. Crawford. J. R. Seaman. B. F. Mason. 238. B. V. Wilson. 240. C.A. McKinnie. 241. C. M. Johnson. H. B. Evans. Irving Richardsou. 243. Wm. R. Faulkner. Sr. L. P. Ewald. George Milford. F. G. Frederic. E.L. Norrick. Warren H. Fox. 244. .Wm. H. Cowell. 246. I. P. Powell. 1\1:. N. Mallerson, Sr. B. F. Hensley. P. H. Tucker. 247. Nichola.c:.l Krill. 8. W. Whybark.

137

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Appendix. No. oj

Lodr;e. 247. 248. 249. 251. 253. 254.

256.

257. 258. 259. 260. 264. 265.

266. 267. 269.

270. 271. \

272. 273.

275. 276. 277. 278. 281.

282.

Name of Party.

C. C. Harris. J. B. Hatler. E. L. Thompson. E. L. Dorsey. J. F. Hudson. H. J. Dickbrader. Shannon Sayers. C. vV. Baldwin. D. A. De Armond. J.J. Johnson. J. 1\'1. Bailey. N. P. Johnson. Aaron :Moore. Wm. F. Quinlan. W m. lYfartin. P. T. Anderson. A. 1\1. Sallee. Elmer Hickman. Wm. F. l\IHtchell. Sterling Zumwalt. A. S. Prather. J. G. Upton. W. K. Morrow. E. T. Coleman. S. H. Coleman. Norman Davis. C. H. Gover. Robert De Jcng. J08. Miller. A. J. Hadlock. S. W.Brown. Wm. Johnson. R. S. Eddy. N. J. Shaw. E. H. Hall. J. E. Tefft. S. Flommerfelt. E. C. Thomas. Arch. Cambpell. Thos. Amrine. John Seevers. G. W. Patterson. E. C. Lawless. P. E. Orear. F. E . Bybee. E. H. Harriman. John G. Carrie. G. W. Anderson. L. C. Vandover. Wm. Gilmere. H. B. Ledermann. Wm.Boyd. J oh;n, Ellspermann.

No. of Lodge.

282. 283.

284. 286. 287.

291.

293.

294. 295. 296. 299.

300. 301. 302. 303. 305.

308. 309. 310. 312.

Name of Party.

J. J. Thomas. '\Vm. Grayson. E. C. Peters. J. T. Parrish. J~ B. Craig. B. W. Bond. 1\'1. L. Ingram. IVI. A. Atkinson. C. M. Bradshaw. J. J. Louthan. D. Legg. L. J. Vandiver. .Jesse Long. J. T. Chadwick. J. R. Shumate. Albert Stauder. T. E. McKelvey. M. C. Boyce. J. A. Criswell. John Schrantz. N. C. Alexander. Wm. Y.,lnglish. James Shaw.. E. B. Coman. C. L. Forster. '\Vm. Orsbern. Chas. SchabackelJ:'. P. T. Dedman. Benj.路 Milligan. R. B. Richardson. C. F. Vann. Gus. McNabb. J. F. Moberly. W. G. Utterback. D. Springstead. J. W. Jamison. Geo. J. Lucas. A. L. Crane. Pinkney Hopper. J. F. Whites. D aniel Perry. James A. Kincaid.路 J8isper Trotter. R. E. L. Davis. M. O.Taylor. Nenry Souders. B. F. Parson. i

1. H. Scott.

313. Henry Weeks. 314. J. W. Lomax. 315. Wm. T. Cunningham. 316. W. O. Huokett. A. B. White.

Appendi..'r~

1910.,] No. oj Lodge.

139

No. oj Name of Party.

J. R. Hardy. R. F. Birkett. W. P. !{ing. H. Bernauer. J. W. Jacobs~ E. M. Severance. James Thompson. N. A. Weissbein. 317. James Chapman. F. W. Moore. 318. W. W. Reed. 319. C. A. Coy. U. S. Carner. John Gordon. 322. Samuel Bright. S. O. l\icGuire. Esrey Niles. 323. C. L. Bomberg. Wm. Peperdine. E. J. Sinning. M. II. Bcndheim. H. S. Kronek. David Levy. 324. I. H. Sands. W. C. Luckey~ Thos. C.' Lea. W. W. Wilcox. Matt Gossett. 325. L. C. Geren. W. C. Myers. 327. WIn.. Howard. 'Vm. Blair. A. B. :Blake. 328.0. B. Woodward. L; P. Ritejt. 'r.G. Rogers. 316.

xl. C. Gilbert. W. B. Davis.

'VI. Bennett.

Lodge.

Name oj Party.

340. R. 'V. Horsfield. 342. W. F. Shackleford. J. F. Cross. 343. L. P. Beat.y. 344. \V. G. Grimes. J. B. Cotty. J . Ragsdale. J. A. Heether. J. P. Olson. A. L. Bassett. T. J. Caswell. R ..1. Tait. 'Vm. Love. T. J. Tuttle. J ames Clark. S. B. Brookins. 345. F. A. Hart. A. J. Kayser. G. Vol. Parks. C. H. Watkins. R. D. Courter. C. Hughes. Geo. B. Pa-xton. 346. F. S. Huckins. 347. Chas. T. Lamar. 348. S. T. Walker. 34,9. S. J. Holliday. C. C. Sample. 350. W. A. Howard. Travis Payne. 351. Wm. R. Read. 352. Wm. J. Wr8lY. Stanford Chapman. J. B. Rice. Geo. W. Taylor. 354. R. M. Robinson. Wm. Steffens. J. V. Williarns. John Hopper. 35~. R. C. Gibbs. S. W. Rothwell. Sam'! C. S. S. C. Valo.de'venter.

T. G~ J. J.W.

\./'U.uJ,l:!'路'uuv,J.\,..

[S.ept~

Appendix. No. of Lodge.

Name of Party.

362. J. F. Murphy. 363. Edward Bay. John Wallace. A. S. Davison. B. B. Jones. 364. R. C. Carter. T. H:. West. J. A. Ingles. 36.-5. S. S. Singer. 366. John T. Vaughn. 368. W. R. Owens. 370. R.路C. Mumma. . 372. .r. E. P. Williams. 374. M. L. Cooper. 375. Joe路McGregor. Jas. O. R. Reeves. 377. O. G. Waite. R. E. Pence. 378. Isaiah Ferguson. 380. Samuel Perin. 383. Wm. J. Brandt. E. C. Frost. S. B. Feland. Alfred King. 388. D. R. Baker. J. C. Parkhurst. 389. O. Harris, Jr. 390. H. R. Young. Granville Smith. S. Lesle:r. 393. Geo. W. Young. 395. O. B. McLaughlin. 397. J. W. Gartin. 400. l\f. B. Brite. Alfred Forsythe. 401. Thos. J. Lett. Chas. Sahoenherr. R. H. Eva.ns. 402. P@yto.nJeter. 403. F. G. Wright. Henry PetTy. 405. .Tames C. Thomason.. Wm. T.路Hastings. 406. .J as. Gregory. Geo. W. Peck. 410.

T..T., Atwell.

411. N. B. Garner. 412. J. M. Baugh. 413. Gao. W. MiddeltoIil. F. M. Rhoades. 415. A. a.Balliet. 416. Fritz Gourvoisier. 420. Harry Tasche.

No. oj Lodge.

Name of Party.

420.

W. P. Rodemicb. Isaac Russack. 422. S. E. Turner. J. 11. White. Geo. Green. L. Hansford. W. H. Longmore. J. F. Spaudri. 423. G. H. Myers. J. A. Hedges. 424. Henry Hunt. C. B. Parsons. John Saffell. Sam'l Porter. 427. A. D. Biles. H. D. B. Cutler. 429. Welton O'Bannon. Benton Akins. 431. D. P. Campbell. W. K. Jump. 432. J. M. Robinson. . Wm. Bohannon. 433. Josiah Bonner. 437. G. P. Gordon. 443. Jules Zimmerly. James Milne. C. L. IIuonker. Wm. A. Bonsack. C. B. Murphy. Isaao M. ]\i,Iason. J. D. Reach. M. D. Lewis. 445. F. Steininger. H. A. Poertner. David ,Stevens. 446. E. D. Williams. M. P. Fezler. O. M. Preston. Wm. Ruble. 4.47. Robert Hanes. 451. G. W. Sharp. 453. J. T. Dickenson. 455. T. T. S. Kemper. 456. Geo. T. Taliaferr,o. 458.L. Porterfield. 459. J. H. Carrick. 460. John Mell. 461. Geo.W. Curtner. 462. J. D. Power. Aroh. Umstaudt. 463. J. W. Underwood. 46路6. W. F. Smith. 469. Wm. Loudermilk.

141

1910.] No. of Lodge.

4;1'0. 472. 473. 475. 479. 481. 482.

485~

487. 488. 491. 492. 494.

496. 497. 500. 504. 507. 508. 510. 511. 512.

513. 518. 520. 521. 522.

Name of Party.

J. J. Dickson. Chris. Ulrich. W.R. Pritchett. W. P. Shrader. L. P. Drown. B. Kirk. Geo. W. Dorrell. Thos. Wolcott. Amos Mathews. R. M. Kemp. W. T. Baker. Alfred Bishop. J. L.· Rhea. Salathiel Stone. Wm. O'Oonnor. Chas. Leist. Geo. Wright. M. E. Briscoe. A. L. Crain. •T. C. Ammerman. F. B.Ra-skins. F. L. Buckingham. C. W. Dunn. . J. R. Clements. Charles Clarke. Alex. M. Huls. Cyrus Saxton. L. B. Phillips. Charles Ryan. G.W. Reeob. •J. E. Owens. J. M. Baird.

. No. of Lodge.

Name of Party.

540. L. P., Ames. 541. E. W. Hutchison. P. R. Powell. 543. J. L. Aubert. 544. B. C. Johnson. Jas. Bradley. 547. W. M. Sills. W. S. Pearson. C. W. Pickerell. I. A. Levy. R. W. Easton. 548. J. H. Britts. J. F. Boyd. Henry Close. A. J. Denton. E. L .. Foote. 549. A. L. M. Scott. 550. Wm. C. Wertheimer. M. W. Muir. 552. F. S. Hardesty. 555. Ja.mes McCa..qkill. J. F. Moore. 55'0. D. D. Williams. Wm. R. Bendric.ks. 5158. Joseph Jones. 5,5·9. John Mean:s~ 561. J. O. Wilkerson. Wm. Wonsetler. 563. O. C.Jennings. Thos.;a.ogers. Frank McAdam. 564. J. K .. DrUmmotld. 5,68. J. s.vnt\ttt. 510. J. H .. Shipley. 5,12. J ~ V. Wavrin. 576. F. P. Thoma. G. D. B. Miller. :f•. J. Wiatt R. L. S,pen~el'. C. T. McGuire. James Lockhart•.

J.W. A.F. C. L. L. Clubb. F .J. Autelilit:i,erth.

AppendiX'.

[Sept.

SUSPENSIOrNS FOR NON-PAYl\fENT OF DUES. REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER,30, 1910.

No. oj Lodge.

Name oj Party.

1. O. A. Wiggs. Wro. H. 1Vilcox. J. M. Taylor. J. W. Dick. Wm. H. Moore.

W. H. Barton. G. L. Clement. 2. John J. Bogard. 3. W. H. Franke. G. O. Miller.

10. .

11. 15. 17. 18.

19.

20.

25.

Edgar Nash. Alex Ross. W. L. Lefavor. F. C. Eckas. A. B. Crump. John Turner. Andrew :lYnner. L. B. Solomon. F. C. Owens. R. Waller. Ed. King. Tom Pritchett. J. Boone. G. W. CollinS. W. H.Robinson. J. W. Tice. F. C. Eastman. C. P. Lehr. J. M. Collins. Samuel Withers. J. B. P. Srnith. W. K. Poage. E. Brissey. J. Finkelstein. J. Peluso. Ellis Harris. J. A. Hughson.", J. Steinberg. C. F. Luithle. Wm. C. Stowers. C. P. Sommers. Wm. J. Schlordt.

Lodge. Lodge.

29. 33.

35.

36.

37. 45. 46.

48. 5l.

60. 62.

63.

76.

Name oj Party.

J. T. Carter. G. W. Muir. 1. E. Verdier. W. D. Myers. E. G. Robinson. M. L. Hulse. J. R. Hughes. Frank Smith. Logan Etherton. J. E. Chambers. L. H. Levans. F. Hadley. M. Buford. E. 'L. Rewwe. G. W. Cundiff. L. M. Von Nahmen. Edw. Levy. J. G. Cran. E. W. Bentley. Frank Smith. J. S. Nichols. J. W. McConnell. B. E. B~ngs. F. G. Isbell.' 1. E. Reed. W. A. Robinson.. J.W. Wills. J. C. Adams. Henry Glewer. C. C. Presoott. G. D. Willingham. W. E. Asher. D. F. Coleman. B. S. Hutten. J. M .. Johnson. Albert Lane. J. B. Phillips. W. C. Allen. D. Kilpatrick. M. T. Johnston. R. L. Ma.nahan..

Appenodix.

1910. ] No. of Lodge.

76. 78.

79.

82. 83. 87. 88.

89. 93.

95. 99. 100.

Name of Party.

F. J. C. Schroeder. C. H. Van Vleck, Jr, F. T. Imhoff. Clayton F. Innes. Richard Camp. W. E. Mapel. A. H. Ohmann-Dumesnil. Lewis Ritschey. H. O. Rockwell. F. A. Smith. Paul Wehrle. W. S. Wheaton. C. G. Woods. G. L. Cotter. R. B. Hale. Mark Burke. Chas. Lyngar. P. D. Stringfield. Jasper Dowis. T. R. Gould. C. A. Killion. W. J. Young. W. F. Canady. H. J. Ridner. Kyle Bright. J. W. Cannon. W. J. Cooper. â&#x20AC;˘T. H. Dunn. L. H. Graessle. J. W. Hamilton. B. R. Hempstead. C. O. Harris. J. A. Hiller. E. S. Juden. Chas. Lovelace. H. S. McLary. B. M. McNeely. W. H. Margraebe. Virgil Norman. R. L.Whitney. Edw. Beard. L. B. Blackwood. J. T. Nunn. A. R. Ponder. M. Y.Snider. B. G. Shackelford. J.G. Tadi\lllih Tbos. Roque~. IIe,nry o.1.'6en. W. N. MeD'onaid. A. Pattison. G. R,.. s.croggs. .W. Murray.

143

No. of Lodge.

10l. 102. 103. 105.

106. 108.

114.

116.

118.

119.

120. 121.

124. 125. 127. 132.

135.

137.

142.

Name of Party.

C. B. Stone. L. M. Allen. D. 'E. Hughes. A. H. Winters. E. G. Burton. J. W. Hardin. James Robertson. R. D. Steele. J. P. O. Givens. J. H. Chapman. E. T. Doty. C. H. Matney. O. E. Anderson. F. L. Lockwood. Wm. Walker. E. W. Boyce. S. S. Coen. G. W. Harman. A. L. Ladd. I. H. Wilson. J. V. Mayes. M. C. Inskeep. C. C Orr. A. B. Allen. C C. James. Jno. Planje. C. B. Stone. D.,C. Carbaugh. J. W. Markwell. H. C. Lemburg. W. A. Rottmann. Richard Horn. F. M. Hartmann. S.D. Lauter. Geo. Teenor. S. H. RobertsQin. Geo. Sharp. R. W. Crockett. M. R. Smith. Melbourne Smith. C. B. Dennison. J. C. .stagner. A. L. Boye.r. J. W. Hockett,. Watson Mausell. Dillard Rhodus. Wm. Ziefle. R. F. Nic;Ides. A.J. Rioh. J. W. McOlellan. Elias Pickens.. H. S. Grant. I.W. Hupp.

Appendix.

144 No. of Lodge.

Name of Party.

145. B. F. Craven. 146. C. L. Shankster. A. Vince. 147. J. T. Allen. J. T. Boswell. M. H. Brocaw. a.'F. Byram. G. W. Corrigan. T. N. Haynes. Sol. Leivy John Moore. J. E. Price. 148. Benj. Kirby. A. K. Gurley. 163. F. F. Howard. L. G. Schenk. C. F. Schneider. 165. A. C. Hopkins. 168. T. J. Pendleton. 171. J. H. Drury. 172. E. B. Clements. 174. F. M. Patterson. R. L. Palmer. J. R. Hardin. 177. J. W. Howard. M. W. Maples. A. J. Chambers. J. W. Upton. 179. Wm. H. McCarthy. 182. A. A. Inma:p.. 183. J.:F. Short. 185. G. S. Ewing. M. H. Kennedy. 189. Joseph Albus. J. N. Karnes. Geo. Schneider. Wm. F. Transue. 190. James Jobe. 201. J. B. Judd. 204. Geo. W. Johnson. Wm. McBride. Carl Nelson. Geo. W. Calvert. 206. J. C. Needles. B. Varner. 207. Wm. E. Fowler. J. E. Musgrave. 209. S. K. Christian. W. W. Cornett. Floyd Finley. T. L. Nicewa:rner. Oscar Stuart. H. C. Croy.

No. of Lodge.

209. 212.

ISepL Name of Party.

H. H. Hartsman. C. H. McCutchen. R. J. McCutchen. Wm. Bridges. H. A. Gardner. A. L. McDonald. J. S. McElyea. D. F. Pollock. J. N. Duckett. W. E. Bray. B. G. Jones. A. McBride. T. A. Medley. J. K. Dunscomb. L. D. Schultz. W. J. Rice. R. H. Campbell. A. G. Hamra. A. O. Bray. E. V. Cleary. A. E. King. A. S..J. 'Baldridge. A. C. Moss. M. J. Tucker. J. R. Bullington. 217. A. F. Shanks. Aug. Dierking. 218. P .E. JYIeyers. 220. C. P. Brown. F. O. Butler. Ira G. Kinney. Wm. B. Holton. Jno. McGinley. Jno. H. Myers. A. O. T.Pennington. C. H. Shepherd. 223. G. L. Amick. 225. S. H. Fraaer. J. Perry. Wm. J. Sankey. 230. C. S. Chapel. 234. John GrahaIIl. 236. C. M. Briggs. 239. R. H. Abram. 244. W. H. Bondurant. G. A.Ross. 245. W. D. Carpenter. Thos. H. Jones. A. C. Swain. 247. E. T. Hinchman. W. L. Propst. Sherman Oole. 路 254. G.B. Hickman.

1910.] No. 0/ Lodge.

Name of Party.

J. R. Morrison. J. E. Ingram. 255. George Allen. 259. Wm. C. Raymond. 262. J. T. Zimmerman. 267. B. Hall. H. Silvester. G. W. McMillion. 268. C. W. Yost. 269. P. T. Foust. 271. A: McGregor. C. L. Gunn. G. G. Morrow. J. R. Patterson. L. F. Picard. R. A. Warren. ~Geo. E. Ward. 273. C. L. Foote. 277. A. A. Straub. 282. A. W. Adams. 284. , W. H. Robinson. Thos. Lupton. J. D. Conrad. D. B. Loy. J. A. Melton. Geo. Inman. C. Jeffries. J. B. McGuffin. C. Ellis. R. H. Newcomb. 285. D. Lierley. J. T. Henderson. C. P. Handy. W.G. Gilliland. • A~ J. Cotley. 289. J. C. Swank. 299. 1. S. Alexander. C. R.BartQ. W. O. Boyd. S. A. Butler. E. W. Culver. I. S. Davidson. P.B. Drake. W.· G.Goodwin. R.· T . Harren. C. A. Harris. Guy Holmes. R. K. Jaro~$On. L. G. Kli;n;g!et. J. R.Latimer. F. ·C.M.cNaUey. N.M:eYey. C.E.Keith.

254.

145

.l:lppelldi.x. No. of Lodge.

299.

303.

304.

309.

311. 314.

N arne of Party.

S. M. Major. B. F. Mattenlee. A. M. Peck. C. W. Reese. L. H. Weber. Geo. T. White. Eli Wilson. J. A. Wilson. Max: Baum. tWo G. Beasley. J. D. Ingram. Wm. G. Jones. R. J. McGowan. H. Penfield. J. W. Randolph. C. F. Strohm. J. J. Tucker. H. A. Wight. Harry Rodgers. Wm. McDonald. Thos. A. Hall. Kelley Teegarden. H. C. Thomas. J. A. Maddux. B. F. Houston. T. B. Hatfield. A. J. Nolan. C. C. Hallam. Chas. McKee. I. R. Scott.

M. L. Ward. 318. 325.

327. 331. 333.

335. 336.

Joseph Midkiff. C. E. Lee. W. L. Hohstadt. C. S. Dayhoff. J. K. Jackson. O. P. Stevens. J. J. Rowe. O. L. Hutchings. G. E. McBride. W. T. Beane~ J. D. Goodfellow. C. W. Gilled.etite. J. S. Hawk. E.E. Reed. A. R. Smiley. G. 'P. Sturgis. R. W. West: J. R.Tarhrough. V. W. :pa,rker. J. P. Lbwther. :L. E. Phillips. J. P. Penny.

Appendi;;路. No. of Lodge.

345.

346.

347. 353.

354. 356. 360. 363.

364.

371.

377. 379. 380. 381. 383. 384. 389.

390.

[Sept.

No. of Name of Party.

M. IV拢. Rice. J. F. Walker. Z. T. Blackwell. J. C. Bailey. F. L. Cofer. W. L. Coleman. L. N. Dana. C. A. Gladson. J. T. Hollinger. G. Vol. Read. E. C. Anderson. Wm. H. Fitzgerald. R. A. Harper. A. Spangler. W. H. Smith. Geo. W. Steward. G. A. Ferris. L. Copeland. J as. 1\'1oore. Logan Gary. E. S. Wilson. M. T. Davenport. A. L. Sims. J. S. Anderson. C. A. Frank. Robt. Thornhill. M. B. Fisher. Harker Twitty. L. P. Cooper. C. S. Allender. T. L. Beach. C. W. Hutchison. S. A. Mape.s. J. W. Stillwell. George Teifel. W. C. Sebring. C. F. Wilhelmi. J as. Wisehart. S. F. Oroy. Geo. De J arnett. C. S. Millen. M. 1\1. Estes. W. G. Hum'phrey. C. O. Thomas. B.:LVI. Hudson. Hugh McKellop. P. A. Boucher. A. L. Williams. C. W. Watson. F. M. Lickey. J. T. Todd. Bruce Reger. L. E.

Lodge.

N arne of Party.

390. J. C. Overstreet. 391. B. N. Brown. L. M. Dehoney. N. J. Day. Grant Day. G. Hobbs. M. F. Smith. 392. S. E. Webb. T. M. Vermillion. 393. H. C. Garrett. T. S. Davis. C. G. Rust. W. V. Morrow. 394. T. F. Coward. J. L. Redman. W. B. Baxter. A. Schoonover. 400. J. L. Morgan. 405. W. D. Patton. E.'W. TraIler. 410. G. R. Mace. 412. W. L. Cripliver. R.Schuchmann. 416. T.J. Keville. 417. Mason Snider. M. L. Bryant. Price Montgomery. 419. John Dade. 420. C. W. Felix. H. D. Harfield. 421. Achilles Morgan. 422. R. M. Epps. H. P. Scott. , J. 1. Woodfill. 424. W. A. Tetley. S. Brokenshire J. W. Renaud. Thoa. B. Murphy. 426. F. A. Castor. Albert Allen. H.P. Yaden. 427. Jas. Allispn. J. L. Capps. B. Buhl. 430. A. A. Carter. M. V. Case. 432. F. R. Welchel. 4:34. H. E. Bower:. H. B. Dockum. H. E .. Ishmael. 435. S. H. Cooper. H. G. Hawkins. J. R. Brown.

1910.] No. of Lodge.

435.

436. 438. 440.

442. 443.

445. 446.

450.

456. 458. 459. 460.

461. 462. 463. 466. 470.

Appendix. N arne of ,Party.

M. F. Hancock. J. J. Harris. A. J. Mead. E. L. Aldrich. Ropert Wood. L. F. Ligon. J. P. Duckett. , M. N. Kinder. Eli Lutes. T. W. Cooper. C. K. Wann. E. C. Meechum. T. C. Stafford. O. F. Miller. Fred Bold. Oeo. M. Blair~ Wm. L. Johnson. H. J. Walker. Geo. F. Speer. , Hy J. Paulus. C. C. Conover., H. E. Lisle. E. S. Smith. J. L. Stone. W .S. Tucker. Am.brose Allen. J. W. Bart. J. H. Funk. H. A. Higgins. G. E. Plummer. W.' T. Wyano C. W. Rountree. T. A. Warren. Chris Martin. C. W.Shields. M. C. Hoyt. C~D~ R.obertson. U.S.â&#x20AC;˘ prwke. Wesley 13ales. C. E. Ba.rtlett.

147

No. of Lodge.

480. 481.

482.

484. 485.

487. 489. 491. 500.

501. 506. 507. 509.

511.

512.

517. 518. 520.

5.21.

Name of Party.

W m. Myers. T. P. Whitten. M. Cooper. C. V. Manard. J. T. McGregor.. E. L. Stephenson. J. L. Milligan. T. J. McFarland. J. L. McKeown. R. L. Freeman. Wm. O'Brien. G. T. Clayton. L. Proctor. C. Richeson. T. H. Tem.ple. J. R. Bozarth. Willis Roberson. C. H. McPike. J. Q. Partee. T. E. Law. n. Robinson. A. F. West. D. M. Southwick. Alexander Henderson. H. A. Nelson., John Jbrdan. W. A. Kirkham. A. E. Powell.: J. M. Buchanan. T. C. Morris. A. DeSpain.' R. Armentrout. Isaac N. Moad. J. B. Taber: J. R.' Creacey. W. L. Richa;rds. H. W. Hatfield~ J. M. French. T. P . .L.V.L,"J.L'~.l.1i~WI.;.L,.

[Sept.

Appendix. No. of Lodge.

521.

522.

532. 535. ,536. 537.

539. 542. 543.

546. 547.

Name of Party

J. M. Sturdy. C. Pritchard. H. C. Asher. J. W. Coontz. T. T. Doll. . C. R,. Rightmire. C. A. Ross. H. I. Tinges. R. B. Slavens. J. J. Collins. John Cummins. John Kelley. C. V. Hogan. Tandy Todd. D. J. Kiser. T. J. Chrystal. J. L. Burk. Thos. Jenkins. J. F. Seeley. Wm. Browning. David Arnold. J. A. Gross. E. P. Sears~ J. E. Sears. H. Richardson. G. M. Baltis. S. S. Brady. R. L. Brightwell. G. C. Burns. W. W. Cocke. T.,W. Gooke. J. G. Davis. P. W. De路Mo~. Theo. Griffin. E. P. Harrison! H. S. Hartley. C. A. Hervey~ L. A. Kelle:r. J. W. Louttit. A. L. McBride. J. D. McInnes. R. C. Marshall. E .. L. Parmenter. A. W. Peck,. J. E. Secrest. H. J. Thompson.

No. oj Lodge.

547..

550.

551. 554. 555.

561.

562.

563.

Name of Party.

Geo. H. Turnbull. R. G. Weber. P. J. Wendel. Ed. O. Wild. F. S. Wing. L. T. Yount. A. J. H. Behrens. S. Bienenstok. Wm. P. Nelson. B. F. Isaacs. O. D. Carpenter. Wm. C. Wattrous. L. L. Doe. E. D. Kee. F. L. Davis. H. A. L. Hennersehin. W. P. Cole. L. L. Blanding. L. B. Baker. J.N. Cox. G. W. Henley. W. A. Shedd. G. F. Wuertley. Sam Douglas. Dan'l Derryberry. J. W. Hockett. C. R. Williams. A. E. Baker. J. H. Adams. F. W. Burgesser. W. F. Crowder. Wm. J. Riley. R. H. Nelson. C. L. Eager. James Dwyer. Wm. F. Clark. R. V. Morri~.

1910.]

Appe11di..r.

149

SUSPENDED FOR UNMASONIC CONDUCT. REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910.

No. of Lodge.

Name of Party.

10. W. R. Dowell. 27. E. A. Patton. 56. R. F. Bone. 94. R. W. Terrell. 99. R. M. Ryan. 118.H. T. Baker. 194. S. N. Pritchett. 231. John R. Pool. John A. Wells. 279. W. B. McOord. 288. Wm. L. Pitts.

No. of Lodge.

Name of Party.

298. J. P. Gaulding. 365. C. A. Langston. 384. J. W. Baker. J. M. Cobb. 407. Burt Gladden. 408. C. Y. Bronaugh. 451. Thoa. Walsh. 453. O. C. Huston. 581. Axel Kjer. 602. Robert B. Tilley:

EXPELLED. REPORTED TO THE GRANlDLODGE OF MISSOURI, SE:PTj~MEE:R. 30, 1910.

No. of Lo.dge.

• 7. 39. 88. 91. 101. 102.

Name. of Party.

E. A.. Wingate. W,. N. Smith. Edward:Dowis. W.• E. Johnson. J. M. Fields. H. :Benkert. T. Maness. G. Manson.

No. 01 Lodge.

N arne IJ!Parly.

344. W. F. Perrine. 365. M.J. Taylor; 368. A. Skilman. 413.J. C. Wallace. 426. F. 453. J. C. 456. 475. 477. 510. 526. 543.

560. 5·66. 569. 577.

596.

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15°

REINSTATED. REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910.

No. of

No. of Lodge.

Name of Party.

2. F. Herold. H. Lemm. S. N. Maykovica. E. H. Lehmann. 3. Val Glueck. W. M. Koons. 5. C. P. Hackler. A. L. Reich. P. A. Peer. V. P. Comstock. G. W. Hadaway. 6. R. S. Schofield. 7. H. C. McDonald. 9. F. A. Beebe. H. P. Crowley. IC. E. Jones. H. B. Middleton. R. J. ,Si;oapson. 14. James Blackwell. 15. James Brown. 16. W. S. Richmond. L. T. Witty. 19. J. S. Gorrell. 20. Leo Rosenberg. J. R.Hafer, Jr. E. W. Schulze. 25. E. E. Beachler. 26. Ben J. Smith. H.M. Ournutt. B. S. Martin. 30. Wm. Kelly. 31. W. H. Woodson. 33. C. T. Bell. 38. W. J. Burris. 42. J. A. Taytor. 43. W. T. Starling. J. W. BenJamin. H. F. Barman. 49. B. B. Da.vis. 52. Geo. W. Thomas. S. Carruthers. 1

Lodge.

Name of Party.

52. J. M. Rood. 53. W. T. Merrell. W. J. Woods. 54. J. T. O'Bannon. 60. M. Stallard. A. B. Gentzch. Charles Doyle. 62. Wm. McCallum. J. C. Conklin. 63. J. N. Dosk. 67. L. M. Pipes. 68. R'. M. Tatum. W. W. Luter. 60. Dea.l. 72. Gordon. 73. E. B. Lytle. 76. A. E. Elliot. J. J.Martin. C. L. Poteet. J. J. Randall. J.M. Sanders. Geo~ W. Lewis. Scott. Bruce.

91. 95. 9,6. 98. 100. 101. 105.

Fr$nk Ash. A. T.Burns. Albert. Wease. C. B. Marshall. C. C. Mitchell. J. B.. Stamper. S. W. Stone. D. K. HendriCKS.

1910. ] No. of Lodge.

Appendix. Name of Party.

109. W. D. Pickerell. 110. A. V. Downs. 111. J. D. Ridgeway. 114. D. H. Sandefer. C. W. Ward. Douglass Padrick. Jos. P. Blanton. A. W. Pasley. Alex. Stewart. 115. Frank Beagles. 116. Joseph Romines. J.W. Kirkland. Geo. W. Akin. C. D. Fry. 119. Wm. E. Crow. O. L. Miller. 120. H. T. Luthy. 126. J. E. Davis. 130. B. J. Robertson. F. B. Smith. 131. J. H. Hall. 134. M. L. Tremaine. 136. E. W. Fry. R. Maxfield. 137. W. A. Allen. 143. E. E. Bean. 144. Geo. W. Amme~man. 147. L. W. Bryant. R. B. Daniel. S. M. Davis. D. K. Elder. 148. Vlrn. D. Oowherd. 150. J. B. C. Robinson. J. IC Ferrell. 152. Geo. J. Moulder. D. Moulder. T: H. B. Moulder. Geo. W. Miller. 157. C. F. Davis. Robt. Popf. J. S. Schenck. 163. N .. Wllcoxon. 165. B.A.. Byers. Wm. J,oiDes. 187. C. H. BroMi. 170. A. M •..Meek. J. V. Wadley. Froctor.

MeM.

No. of Lodge.

195. 197.

200.

201. 202. 204. 207. 209. 212.

213.

216. 218. 219. 220.

228. 232. 235. 236.

237.

238. 239.

Lo:).. King.

H. Lenox. L. L.. Yowell. A. B. Lineberry. C. G. Mathews. E. N. Lavei~e. Geo. W. Eaton. H. F. Carl. J .E. Fleming. Edw. P. Weaver. Henry Carroll. Leslie Bromley. T.·]? McCluney. H. J. Smith. P. K. Church. A. D. Banning. J. G. Morris. James Jones. W. R. Fenton. D. C. Howell. J. S. Bollinger. J. J. Jamison. J. C~ McHenry. G.

241.

,242. 243. 246. 249. 254. 255.

.Name of Party.

Arthur Armstrong. S. Brown. M. C.' 'Voodart. J. 'rN. Hall. Jno. F. Hays. W. H. Hays. Marion Miller. S. W. Jackson. S. H.Dowell. Geo. R. Arnold. Enoch Grable. Alex. Russell. 1\1:. D. L. Isley. H. E. Johnson. J. L. Brown. W. D. Beasley. J ames Pollock. R. P. Sallee.

W. H$,wkins~

J. C. Edwards. H. B. Evans. S. R. Johnson. John Gibson. F.X. Balthis>. Geo. Douglass. B. A.Hensley. M. V.Carpenter. Wm.. M. Cassity. F. J. Tygard. T. J. Braswell.

No. of Lodge. 255. 258. 260. 261.

262. 263. 271. 272.

274.

278. 279. 282. 283. 284.

286. 287. 290. 292. 299. 300. 303.

304.

309. 310. 313. 315. 316.

324.

327. 328. 335.

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Appe11dix.

152 Name of Party. W. A. Smith. H. C. Mauldin. F. P. Moore. John Blize. W. R. Pennington. J. C. Whitesides. Isham McMahan. H. M. Casso Wm. H. Maxwell. Albert Cox. .r. M. Offield. W. S. Epperson. N. McCa.uley. W. H. McCarty. P. B. Murray. Wm. McMillen. J. F. Abernathy. •J. G. Carrie. G. W. Adcock. M. Golland. Wm. R. Snyder. C.C. Carter. W. A. Spell. R. E.McDonald. B. N. Stewart. E. J. Goodrich. John Pugh. 1. P. Parsons. A. 1. Harrison. F. H.Casey. J. M. Compton. A. C. Sterett. L. H. Calloway. H. M.Blair. A. H. McClusky. C. D. Hard. Wm. M. Hunt. H. Grossman. Wm. Smith. L. H. Beckley. S. S. Nichols. Wm. J. McPheron. F. C. Davis. C. D Schroeder. R. A. Love. J. A. Sea. R. M.· Hepstenstall. C.S. Lewis. D. A. Witmer. A.C. Webb. J. M. Maret. T. S. Black. Geo. Lively.

Jio. of Lod(Je. 335.

340. 344. 345.

347. 350. 355. 356. 360. 361. 362. 366.

367. 368. 369. 371. 377. 379. .' 380. 384. 389. 390. 406. 411. 412. 413.

420. 422.

423.

424~

427. 431. 435. 437.

Name of Party. J. Stephens. R. A. Thornton. S. M. Walker. C. H. Kessler. B. C. Holbrook. J. W. Haynes. J. C. Biedleman. Horace Merritt. P. L.Crossman. R. M. Sheppard. Wm. Evans. E. W. Stephens. Geo. Price. Lee Stone. F. W. Moore. J. N. Farris. C. L. Ellers. J. T. Pendleton. P. S. Keller. P. F. Crawford. O. M. Colland. H. M. Harris. H. W. Snyder. Wm. F. Willis. P. R. Moffatt. J. J. Berry. J. W. Cotton. 1" J. W. Harbert. R. E. Pence. M. L. Phillips. Caspar Miller. David Q. Sanders. O. McCaIlester. Wm. B. LOigan.' R. C. White. T. F. Hensley. J. M. Baugh. A. D. Kent. G. W. Daniels. H. G. Seidelman. T. B. Edmonson. E. Binder. W. A.. Cooper. R. L. Vencill. Chas. Riggs. J. T. Gowhiek. J .. P. Matkin. Jno. H. Jones. A. D. Biles. P. W. Coy. D. T. Dryer. Philip Decker. P. B. Wilson.

1910.] No. of Lodge.

443. 445. 449. 453. 460. 463.

466. 476. 478. 481. 491. 495. 498. 507. 508. 509. 510. 511. 512. 513. 515. 520.

521. 522. 526.

153 Name of Party.

C. S. Burge. M. E. l\1ontgomery. H. Ben. Jenkins. A. C. Swinney. A. L. Parrish. L. N. Williams. A. B. Ecoff. E: F. Reeves. Samtl Ledder. Geo.W. Scott. H. A. Dugan. F. ,D. Castle. Z. T. Stanley. R. C. Greer~ J. L. Potts, Sr. J. H. Laird. J. M. McCollum. R. P. Clarkson. O. G. Baughman. J. R.Wright. Wm. E. McFarland. James Jacobs. A. C. Barber. Geo. T. Pool. W. C. Biggs. W. H. Douglass. M. R. Andoe. F. M. Rugg. A. C.Wedge. 1. E. Young. H. A.,Heisey. Albert Garland. J. T. Blanton. Geoâ&#x20AC;˘. R. Martin.

No. oj Lodge. 531. 532. .533.

536. 541. 543.

549.

550.

551. 554.

556. 557.

558.

Name of Party.

R. D. Carroll. C. L. 'Keaton. O. 1\1. S. McCall. Albert Weeks. R. H. Henderson. Geo. Meagher. J. B. Crutcher. J. O. Miller. Wm. C. Elrod. J. H. Spence. J. L. Allington. G. B. l\t[artin. A. B.. Clark. J. H. Crowley. M. P.Johnson. H. S. Hagerty. Wm. A. Alderson. Wm.. Christopher. Newton Williams. Geo. Selders. Jno. Jopling. B. E. Cain. R. H. Dunn. J. T. Hughes. M. R. Hughes. A. J. Boone. C. F.Schmidt. M. Scott. Johnson.

Mins. W.m. A. Finney. 564. 573.

Alex. Mann. J. R. Wheatley. J. F. Taylor.

GRAND SECRE1'ARY'S 'l'ABULAR

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O.~. Fh.;m,ing

D. If. '''Uhams C. Steele E.a. rro. V. i\Vedding H. W. Vanskike Wm. O. Tague H.T .•ave.s O. R. EPuckett S. M. Hinkley J.l\f. \Vhite Geo. T. McGrath H.. J. Criner C. E. Hawley T. T. S}mmons E. C. Kennen .T. W Mire.?'~

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SE~ETAR~._~

O.W. Josyln $. D. Hodgdon

St.,l.OUlS

sa . l,lll e., :Linn

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TnlE OF MEETING.

IIWednesday ber. j2d and 4th Tues . ·IF'.riday. on or ber-.o.re.fUllmoon. !lst llnd 3d Fridays.. I.'[i"ridayoll or before full moon. !Fri. Ollor bef. f'-m. &2dFri. after. llst and 3d Frida)'s. lSaturd.ay or. befor.e full moon. and 4thon.Saturdays. Ilst and 3d Tuesdays. aud 4th Tuesdays. Saturday on or after full U100D. Saturday before full moon. Fri. OIl or bef. f. lll. & 2 wks. after. .an~ 4th Tuesdays. Frlda~ on or after full moon. Ilst and 3d Saturdays. 1.4d ap.d 4th Thursdayb. rd and Uh Saturdays. !2d and 4th Tuesdays. ISaturdaY or .after fulllnoon. 2d and 4thonTuesdays. 1st and 3d Tuesdays. 12dand 4th Tuesda)Ts. Sa~urday befo.re full moon. Frlda)T onoll.o.r or before full moon. ( 11st and 3d Saturdays. llst andSd Saturdays. Ilst and Sd Thursdays. .and 4th SalurdayF. Saturday OIl Of before fullnlooll. 12d. snd 4.th 'rnesdars. FrIday ou or before fun n100Il. '18at.• on. or be,f.'.' f. m.. and 2 Wks.. att .

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Sat. on orbef. f. m. & 2 wks. aft.

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT, ETc.-Gbntinued.

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167 '.................... Revere . y 1.•h69 .•. •6 .• .• . 8.•. • •. •. •.Oamden 0 .• .• . •. . 0 •. . •. .1•.•.o •. •. . •n. .• Point

I P.'IJ:~t~. I .

COUNTY.

MASTER.

.1. Revere ' . ..............•.Clark . . 1 . · . · . ·W. ·1 .·· B. Oalvert

1 .•.KPlattc . . . .•. .n • •. o.•.•.•.x ·.······ ·····l1Wm N T • P.\Voodson K i.ne. D

SECRETARY.

~ .. IEd. M. Galland i,

TIME OF MEETING.

Illst a.nd 3d Thursdays.

·..·

be~ore

'.0. !T. B. Barnho~se IJE.ames. G. Ho~v e G. Thornhl1L.~

'.satu ISaturday . rdayon. on or before full moon. mo.on. !Saturday on or before full DIoon. ,Saturday on or before full moon. I.'. ~\o.enser ~ I~acon : ,M.ia~on~ ,G. W. Reagal~ i.lst and 3d :MoDdays. 178 t Gray $ummit Gray Summlt (Frau.klln i B. A. ThornhIll. a ;1st and 3d Thursdays. 174 Sturgeon tsturgeon .IBoone W. Hartley W. Hulett IFriday on or before full moon. 175.Newton Newtonia INew~on "'1 R. L. Harris ,oT. B.Myers jSaturday on or after full moon. 176 Point Pleasant JO~l)ra:u...•........ ~ •./tNewMaddd·.. ·····lsam Pikey F. Pikey " ,Saturday on or before full moon. 17.7 T e;K.as '.•.H.0.. • ns. ton : lfl.;r.~xas ····I\v. . B. Farris Ed.. vOl.lmar !Saturday on or after full moon.. 178 GrIswold F Ben~OWel\.... .....'MJontgomery ,A.L. Edney R. H. Dyke ! Mon. on or aft. f. m. and 2d Sat. followmg. ....." ~ .,. o(tl!e 'Yest"'i~t~IJ.g~ .•·•..•..... ··.l..·: j· •• • • .. ·····.·!Wm.J. Kenly II'LOUiS Tisch J2o. and 4th \Yednesdays. y oines tA.:tihens ...•...•.........J.(Jlar~ ••••;• 'AIHlrew 1•. . . •.•.•. • .J•..•. • .•. . w . .•. . . 1.•.• 1.•._. s.A.rnett .• . 0..•. ;.1.•.1.•.•••••.•..•••••.••• ~ l.·".·m .• 0·. G.oldSberr ·········I.s.a . tur.d.ayon full moo.n. .;. .•.•. . .•. •. . • . .• .•.•. •. •.•. . .• .•.•.•. •.•. .•. _.•. .••.•.1 IA. L. Ross !Saturday on or before full.moon. .................1. A.Shatp ,A. B. '¥bea~t ·.· ··1Saturday on or before full moon. p. Jc; E~.TieD1an iT. M. Fulks 12d and4th Fridays. . . . lc. D.l\l Gupton IFr~d8Y on or before full moon. ·.·.···.;··.····;fJ.D.QfOollllor ; 0-;-,.'; .••i.;••••.•.• *;t\.1P~~~··:··········· .. ··I~. P. GasPer ; iJ. R. Garstang jFrlday on or after full moon. [ok .•,•. n.u.·· c./.I.D.an..•. <.1•. 01 p h " . R Litt~.en IJ. W. JIendrlx 1Tues. on or bef. f. m. & 2 w ks. after. , ·•. ·.····.IBnmt~Qn .H ,vv. B. J?unsol1 lJ. S. GiFh : ·Ilfl't and 3d Thursd~Ys. ........~I]fanon ···.····.,R. E. Rlokart I.A. G. McDanlel · 2d and 4thMonda~s. 1j2d and 4th Tuesdays. R. Williams ........ I.Buc~anan·.·······..·IEUgene ~osenbleet v ••• ·;.ISttllivan 'A. W. Widner 1{.i. S. Tncker ,Saturday on or hefore full moou. ..•/ ISape~iratdeau !Tbe(). ~faltiu !D. C. Thompson iSaturday on or bef~re full moon. ~tet~ I'Pike fJ.E. Lucas !H. 0. Steele ·12d and 4th Tuesdays. ~~Oit~r"""lplJ),l'.~.; ·.. i.E.L•.P~g~ jA. R. Allcorn 1st and 3~ Fridays. lI+~ lM;olltgOl.nery jL. R. Finley IE. L. Black ISaturdaJ before fnUmoon. yar tPolK IJ. F. McCracken ~l\¥. S. Askrpn iWednesday on or before full moon. ~all JN()dawa' .....•...... jO. E. Boring fReIlrv Davis, Acting !Ist and 3d Saturdays. trragfi} IJa.sper \J. C.HUdreth !ltL F:Viernow j2d Rnd 4th Thursdays. UJ.~~ ••••••.••••• IA-uelld~le ..\ "J'\Q~ · "' ·.IJ. H•. M .•. C.EIVRin \G. W. Dickerson ,Saturday onorb.f. m. &2,.Vks.an. l'.y .. ••.. ··.···iLIn~Q1p. IL. T.Bt\SkeLt lF. L. Dawson !Saturday before full moon. - ison IJ•. O.~rorrison lR. H. Scott lIst, 3d and 5th Saturdays. .~y ·••· ·.·IIL.A~Kinl{> !F. H. Oasteel. · 12d and 4th Saturdays. )~ c1Vlll.iP.Vet),L IC. O. West.. ~ · 13d Saturday. .~; ~.;.J.o:,?"e~~~~"~"'''''''''''''''lJ.L . Conner ISatwday on or before full moon. -T. J. Means, Jr E. E. Humphrey Saturday before full moon. 170Benevolence t21 Hartford

I'O. II Camden . O.lODY PoinL

t1l 00

Utica Hartford

m.LivingSton "',Putnam

iueo. Me1\HUen ·.. 1~enry Stockton

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!W.E•• K.:MC. Bywaters R.. eYD.oIdS IP. E. Bagby

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~lJ.••••• i•••••• i.l~ltlXfie

I 1st

'fhursday. jSaturday on or before full moon. . rsp.J:.•ings ICl . •. . . . . a...•Y..·•.•.•. • • i•. iF \V•. K te.l).·.Zle ls. B. Oole jilst and ad Monda)os. ....).•.•.•. HJhfl,~iton (J. O.• Richard~ol1 · F. Trammell 1st and 3d Tuesdays. 1.G.eo. W.•. Kl.l.OU t l:I3utler IK. C. ~ohnson 12d and 4th ~u.esdays. : IPutnam E. \V. Uuderwood 10. A. MiddlelOIl 12d and 4th Monda)·s. 1,A. L. Farm('f lU tCo1e ·l R. R. Norfleet [Saturday on or before full moon. ~ll.H .I~)unklin V. MerrtU ,jE. J. Walker 1181. and 3d Thursdays. ................lPllelps fB. F. Culbertson T. O. Renfrow l1st and 3d Saturdays. Oity•..• ~ IH. o Teare ·.. ···I.L H. 'Villiams 11s& Saturday and 3d :Monday. ersville Dunklin ....••........ >L. G. Haislip : \Luther Bone IThursday on or before full moon. ··qllJ',l'Pu "flU D., Todd ·1· A. C. !2d.and 4th -Saturdays. •l •••......•..•••• ,E3;w~etSprtngs Saline .( R. L. '\TalL Jno. D.Bmlth 1FrIday on or before full moon. q~El••••••••••• i.;K:~l;v~!tsGtty s.•. t.•.•. .•. . Lo . . •••.. uis :.......•.......• ~ jR.. B carro.ll. ,R. L ixon Ilst and. 3d SR.turdays. IJ~~lt~on · ······IJesse L. Porter IFred. T. Durrant _ - l2d and 4th Mondays. ty l~fl,l1Sa6City "/Ja(l1tS0n ~ .• lHenryIlaussen jJ. M. :McDonald !2d and 4th 1\fondays. mte••..••••••••.,I()t!~~i<lge JO~;p~(j-irardeau IJ. \i\'. Sm1.th 11& C. Goodsoll ISaturday on or before full moon. at F L .••••.•••••..... ILe\Vis 'e ···.···•·.• I.• . F •~lbert .• .•·. •. . • . . . •. .•.G . •. . • . •4$h a.• . . . r.•.f•.•. . e..•. t.t !D. .W. B.,. ro .. Ok.jl1. g ActIng : ·I.s"t ..•..on o.r on bef.. m. & 2d after. 'I'Geo. Gaines, ! Saturday orf.before fullFri. moon. e11 \¥. ~.Kliue J. H. Eckelberry llst and 3d Tuesdays. .•.•••.••••..: It.t.•. E.•. .'. '.. N.!. o!)dslde R. JUdson jSaturday on or before full moon. ale'Vl~Ye ...• B..• B: ·Ft.t1d$Qll J. F. Bartels .Saturdayon or before full moon. i .;" " 1 ..••.......•...... John Hetrigk ········llst and 3dWe!lnesdays. y JOhll 'B.fOW11 •••••••••••••••••••. A. F. HuggIns Iistand 3d Frldays. ................ii_~~te~ .. h: vl'aney .n·············lC. A. James ~ J. S. Shipman !8aturdav on or before full moon. J.

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jBu9'hanan .........J:ReE101ds •~•. .•.•. . . .•. . . . . . •. . . . . .•.'•. ~.[. on.•. roe.

JSt.Charles '.H

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248jll-Qa..qester 249 Carron Glensted

250

.,.

Norborne Glensted

" OarrQll ". Morgan

Edgar Harper Sam i..• F • . .•. .• .•.•C..'• •.•. .• .• K.•. .• 1.•0.• • 8•.•.•8.•.•.n•.e.T.• ................... R ..••.D F. B.R..Oook rber {J aDles M. Stillson J R. Shook j It. P. ~ebastian fC. A. Rodgers !O. R. MCClt.n e., , I. F. Rlgg.8 I.IA. C. Aiiller E. E. Coddiug rH .••'. '.• O.. Ne...•'v.'.to.D J. D. Hus~on !E.L. qardner R. J. WhJtp IJll~. O. lIcRenry W. 1. Bays p~. }f. G.rlgsbY : 1' 8. R. salld.ers. N. Shapiro A. E. Lehmann · J ..Rcole "IH. R.Gilbert Alex Hamilton 1F. A. Raithel l·.r· F. Hjn~ha.\V.. ·.·.···· lJ· B. Bridges · ·.·.· _O. F. RotlnveU ...•......... .I.C. IJ. Sanlts p. J.. Sleigh 1 .. • • 1J . F. Ball. !10. . E. D. E .. Truex ,c.. E. .rettym. an .. , Ca.rpenter C. p.Varner IR. E. Meehan G. T. Meehan IL. B. 'Ba wks Hobart Ripley ...•••••

l{t.

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IR. j

pst and 3d IfridaY8. 12d and 4th oaturdays.

saturdRY' o.n. or beforee full moon. 12d and 4th Saturdays. lSaturday on or before fulI-ul00n. 12d. Saturday. 11st Friday. 'Yednesdayonor be.fore full moon . f2d and 4th Saturdays. iSaturday on or after full moon . IFriday on or befo.r; full moon. l'lst and 3d Tuesda~s. Saturday on or before full moon . lIst and 3d \¥ednesdavs. ·ISat. on or ber. f.m. & 2 wks. after. IFriday on or before full moon. I~fondRy on or before full moon. II.f.t .an.d 3d T.llursda y s.. jSat.on orbef. f. m. &3d Tues. afler. 12d and 4th ~fonda~vs. I Saturday on or before full moon.

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~ECH.ErrAH.Y'S

TABULAR

STATEMEN~,

ETc.-Cont'inued.

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AND I II P. TOWN O. ADDUESS.,

.. ' .

LODGE.

---I

COUNTY.

MASTER.

SECRETARY.

TUIE OF MEETING.

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2511,R()pe~""""""""""I\Vashington IFranklin IE. G. Busch ,.Ahtnthus Grove ..!Gentry ...•........... p.L. ~rtlutbam !L~edo · IGrundY"""""""·jJ. E. L'homas

252t.A1ahthus 253'{Laredo

25~i6utler IBut1er 255IAlton IA1tOll 2561Bhekinah /Festus 257!I."qdge o.fLight !Eagleville 258..Ul.u-va.nna ...............•IRavanna 259fI,ioQgeOfLove Lancaster

26.)O.,'.. •l.•\.• f e•.• . C~h. a• I.l1.CSVill.e 261tli'10rence 262~Holden 268i~1l!P1l1it

H.•.O•. . . . .W. e.Florence .• u New Holden L~~'~.Sl1Fmit

- ••

264;t;2KiJ'~y~1~e..•.•.••.•..•.

IBates

IOre~au

.l,JefferSOll Harrison !Merc.er jSchuyler ' I,St .•.•. .•Cl.•i a.r.•. l.es Il\fontgomery jJoh-u-son IJap~9n

KtrQyvtlle ITaney 26R~·~q~~J),,~ii~ W~tJ!~~Rrotg·······IIJo~()n 266iSOCihl••.••••....•.••...••.•.••.. ~. •. a.•2.rt .m •·.•.•. •. S._.:Jjurg .•;....• A,ll.?ialll . ·•

jClaude Fruzier E. yOUl~g I'JObn Keatlug C. C. .Miller ' D. M. Foster lrvjn O'Briant ,H • • D. H.Nledegerke ~. e.. usl.. er IT. IIra. S. Oliver Wm. A... Gline T. M. Gullen O.A. Sh.epard ,. H. :F•. Noel

IT.

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O. W. Arcnlarius \V. H.,Richardson J. A. Wehy A. H. Culver C. S. Gohn Bernard Hebm J. L. Downing Chas.. Sa).·lors James Taylor Y_ Johnson Hen.r B. F. Holcombe A. E. Mayhew

J. C. Noel

B. A. Parnell

" ,.M ...••.acOll La;wrencennrg jLa'vrence l.·llti..,e.ld.•....•.., Lin.COln ISpringfield•......... Greene Sedalia Pettis osceola ISt.. Clair Leeton ,JOhnson OrearvUle Saline

·lc1au.d Attebery Juhn W. West !A.ndre.w.cannon , M. C,. Smith.. .. F. S. Milligan

Theo. Hyatt.. H. P,. French Heury \Vilke A. M. A. tte.ber y W. G. Heagerty H •.J,.' 1tfuth W. \V. Carnagey, Jr. S. 1\1. Hodges

\v..H. Walker 10.1.1. Aner

C. F. GIlchrIst C. T. DB wes

27.,6.••.'•. • G . •.•. •.•.•1. '.a.•. .•,.• n.•. D.R .• .• • I•••.Muir v•..,er., Fr•.. e•• e.ID .•••an 0.as .•. . '.S 2·i7<\Vm. 1PilotGrove !cooper ...SE"'sex ! Essex Stoddard 9_Hogle:s Cr~ek "IWheatlall~ ;Hickory .2801~eedsSprtng· IReedsSprlng lStone.. : F,.!1ll .• . . .t on .• •.> ; , IFe.nt.on ·ISt. LO.,UlS Cosmos St. LOUIS ! . ).•. c..• <Jr to . . . . •. . .•.n [I.St.O.c.~on Ioe. d ar 11~~Y •• J Al1rQra· ..•.· iLft\yrence ,r-t···,..••.....•.....•••.•.......••.....•...••...•tCO.m .• . •_ •. e.y•••..•...•........••..•.•••.•."•••• f.·Da.:v1_· e8S l •. f.•.•.•. . f.~.~ f ..- ••• tIll'l.• e-li....•.-~;o .•••.••••••••• rH .•. en.. .•¥¥ ,.~ iCfl,Ut()1). ••.-'~ ILeWlS llita.ge IHennltage Hickory

IT.. iR. F. K. Pf,e.tty.man Roe IJ. W. Doudy lc:. P ~ 8criv~ner

c.. MRj.•. ors R. b-f. 1. Roe \Varren Shobe John B. Taylor Jnn.. A. l\IcCullah G. Slevers : V. H. Falkellhalner G.;.' L. \Valk.er , Larry Brunk l\L A. Hath.nway Van. w.. Hall F. R. T.. awrencesol1 U. E. \Vilson

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Geo. T. ClQrdy A. R.ObiH:1ress iw . .•. m. A. Piner IGeo. W. Butler lJ. W.McCormick .1J. T. Oochran

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LODGE.

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JoP~ .Jasper IIallsville......•..... J;3oone Blue ~prings .Iaekson ~nllVllle Ray Farley p.l.atte Kansas Oity Jackson Rockville Bates Roscoe ..............• St. Clair Peteraburg )HIenry ~M()perly .M0~~l'~y RaJ+dolph o;4lt~ello;wship J()p1iU' Jp,sper ingtOll ~;.;~ •..•. ~:.~~()l,). ••••••••• ;(•••~••• ~ul~~L .••.•.•.....• e~]f ;•.•• ill.i~Q()~a ••:••••••••••• ~en~ ••••• :

385 Joplin 336 IlaiUsVille 3B7Blue Springs 338 Myrtle 33.9F.ideli.·ty S40Westport 341 Rockville 842 Circle 34S<Agricola

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W. H. Bnnk

J. T. Fort H. E. "Vall

Arthur Jewett A. E. Eubank: M. E. Laughhn· T. \V• Weatherford P. H. Howerton S. T. MoDonald A. W. Rea 'V111. M.• Brallsoll S. ]'.Atthur ·..·· · GCQfge Galdwell

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St.L0uis

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BuffalO Kahoka .: R~b.~tsVllle B;lgg11asville B..,..a.•. kers~. e.1d

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J. E. Dpck

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Vi' .1[. PQpp}ewelL. Jas. A. Ad ams

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IJames Wall J. \V. Farley

H. C. Elberg IS. H. Bothwell

p. E. Olr~e

lB. L. Gilham IJ. W. Tate IFl'ankG. Ade ,Geo. SheltoIl IR. E. Belfiower W. Morlan r. T.Peek. w. Maxey ,E. M. Logan ,Geo. T. Breazeale 1T. s. ';Vilson ,Jobn J. Steele u

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S. L. Bates T. ICk . ey· W-. H.'..H H. ...• Roberson J. W. Ramsey ·.. IJulian Watson Bud Cox

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IR. F. Hnlett \L. 'tV. Pryor

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TurE OF MEETING.

SECRETARY.

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Y on or efore full fU.ll moon. moon. on or b. before MOl1day on or before full 11100n. 2d and ~4th Thursdays. IThursday on or before full moon. jIst and Sd Tuesdays. ,Saturday on or before full moon. !lst and 3d Fridays. ,1st Saturday 011 or ~fter. full moon. 2d and 4th Monda)s. jlsatur.day on or bero.re fU.ll moon. 1st and 3d Thursdays. 18. aturd8 .. ,Saturday

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Saturday orf.before moon. /S .• at.and o· n 4th o.ron be.f. m. & full 2 W. ks. after. 2d Tuesdays. Sat. on or aft. f. m. & 2 wks. after. Sat. on or ber. f. m. & 2 wks. after. I Saturday on or before full moon.

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Chris. Koenig Saturday on or after full moon. A. \V. Larimore Saturday on or before full moon. Jno. L. Mitchell Saturday on or before full moon. Thos. Z. Mays..... 1St and 3d Saturdays. R ~ ..•... (jecntrf r....• Jacob Levy ..•................. Jst and.sd Thursdays. .. <lentrY' J. It, MQ.Millllll , O. H. Carson 2d and 4th Saturdays. un .•.......... Wfil. w.sJ1a.fer·,.~ ·····.. R .. Garbee ....•........·IFriday on or before full moon. ~r ,J. N Hancock J. W. ~nl1er 2dand 4th 'l'uesdays. er M. !). ~umphrey ..........N. J. Shepherd 12(\ and 4th Saturdays. ••• ~ :•••• .L,'~~~1a.t3 Oscar Roberson Henry Bhanon -.. Saturday on or before full moon. ~trie ._ B •MissisSIppi •. . •. ar..r..• .f- : 8J. .•••.. . M . •,.. •. .•. Russell Co.•. •.z.a.d n. burg I'. s. .•a t. onThursday. or be.f. f., m. & 2 wks. aft.er. C. C. S. D. PI.atte. Mitchell Every L PUlaski Ed. H. Dresser A. E. Oliver Wednehdayon or before full moon. ..: .Gass Ed.;M.Lesle.Y II. R. '''Tagner ISaturday on or after full moon. nlle Or~gon ...•.. Ira Hull. R. H.Franks Saturday on or before full moon. 1), :RiVingston L. Lallterdale J. F. Barris Sat. before f. m. &2 wks. after. • . £f•• ll:_~iQ. ~J.<B. '¥~aij/~ J. T. Richardson Saturdayon or after full TI10on. Ce \'\1. 4-. :Mf~al1llah 1. D. McCullah : 1st and 3d Fridays. ·.~t.·.••••••.•• ...•.......•.'W M.. S. Pe1l:d.•.18.• . •. t.on G. L. V.i\7HSO.D S.a.!.urd.. a..y. on.. o..1' before .11. m. 0011. JB.B1y.($()n..•••••.•••••••.... G.R. Ohur.ch, Frl.day before .2d and 4th Sundays. .. ~", 8. IJ. GjJ,ylord lst and 3d Saturdays. e n • S. L. Prough TllU,r~9-~Y on or before fun moon. Jr A.J. KTIott ~ '¥edl1esoay on or before full moon. -ii' J .. K. J 0l1e8 Saturd~yoll or before full moon. ................R.~.Bowlm ~ II. T. BowlIn 1st and 3d SaturdayB. et' -. J~1>et J!l. _;' Qnaudler H. F. Pitts 1st and 3d Tuesdays. yVille ~nie T.M.King J. B. Sisson Thursday on or before full moon. q~.Gtty :Q~~ence J.\:M.Patjsll . ~ A. T. Boot,he ·· and 3d Thursdays. ;er\ril1e ~~r : H. l,l,. Jeffrles J. B. Boyd. 1st and 3d Fridays. tiL.>B .• . e.pd t;iLl.in •.. . . .•.6 .: ~.•. . ,"'{. Uakex W. M. Ro.zell TueSday.on or before full moon. ry Cit}': St. Cla1l' O. L. Metz J. L. DavIs 2d and 4th TueSdays.

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41 Clear Oreek

I's.

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A. J .. Guenther J. D. Afotley Jo.hn. F. ergUBon E.J.Knlght Thos. O. Mead

<(3:. 0 .

Hanlla

F .E. IiQJnll,11 F. N. Pl\.inter

C•.E..• PriC.. e il3011inger J. M. Sla~'1e Benton ,.,.... u Buford Hill 0"

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J. E. Bunch T. J. Higginbotham G.. A. OSbO.rn J. H. Farmer on Ed. A. Hook J • E. l1iddleton I. H. OUllningh 8.Ill

Chas. P. Painter

A.!'. Watkins J. F. Winters ·

E. H. Moxley

Sat. before f. m. and 2 weeks after. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday 011 or before f.un moon. Frid,av on or before full moon. ·Satur<iay 011 or before full moon. t2d and 4th saturdays. Saturday on or before full moon . Saturdayon or before full moon. 12<' 1 and 4t.honSaturdays. I·Saturday or before full moon. 4th Saturday. 1'

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEl\1ENT, ETC.-Cont'inu.ed.

P.~'~;:~. __COU:~.

LODGE.

419 Star 420 Itaska ..••.••.......••••. 421 Urbana .. 422 Gate oftbe Temple 423 Galt

424 Samaritan 42l> Green Ridge 426 Rothville 427 Glenwood 428PittsviUe 429 New Madrid

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Taberville St. Louis Urbana Springfield

St. Clair Dallas

Greene

,.. GrllJldy

Galt

Bonne Terre Green Ridge Rothville Glenwopd

St. Francois .Pettis ~ ..: Chariton 8chuyler

Pltt8vi1l~ Job-nson. .h{tHy 1\f~Arid N~w1t[adrid ~¥in()nfJ, ••..•...•....•. ~.b-a'U;non Halfwa¥" ~.J?~1k. u 11•.•••••• It~91~de ~ <(J.~9J~u

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481 Cement

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¥ge

~86G-dthfe

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Qzal.'k qll\rlt I.iafayette Clay

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487 Lafayette 438 Temperanoe

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IljK.{.. C.E. \V. cOlson· Ortmanll

B. W. Vaughan Edw. W. Clark IS. A. D. Elmore S. O. Jobe.:..................... W. H. Crisman J. G. Johnson

John Hombs ~. C.· Morrow \Y•. H. Garanflo O. H. Reed

t•.. ·•.•. •.••: · •..

Burlington Junc.. Nodaway

4.45. West Gate

St. LOuilS

447. Jl\coby

Darlington

4.4.SAncllot St. Louis «4 .•.•••.. .Adll ..•.••••••.•.•.•••••••...•. OrriCk .•44(j Ivapboo

J.T. Edwards R. A. crbarp J. F. SmHh Isnao B. Kerr T. P. Corder C. A. Davis .. p

·448Scb.ell City

SehellGity BoisD'Arc

44.9 Bois D'Arc ~Q,ll~}~on

"B~lton

F. M. Oonlpton J. W. Summers R. ay ~ W. ~f •. A . 11180,11 A. C. SCllutZ Jackson Alex. McDonald Gentry ..•..••.•... T. B. Kidney Vernon ~ C. B. Vickers Greene E. D. Squibb G ! T~.T. Garnett

KansasOity ~

ass

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t •••

~tnton

4.6& Wallaea .••.•.•.•••...... BU,l1eeton

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Bo.one "COoper

. J. E. Hawkin~ N. A. Stone

!,v. A.

B. Hill __ M'. vVeeke

IS. D. Pope

IE. P. Buhrman IJ. 'V. Kiug L. A.l?elano

E. F. vVallin F. c. Pryde \V. B. McGoldrick A. C. Crank J. S. Dalton J. T. Loyd )i~. L. Van Gilder Jas.A.' Irick N. V. Moulder Charles Hawker C. E. Davis J. D. Rebo S. M. Reynolds

P. Br()wn

Jam~sDougIl.J,1

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8ECRETARY'

O. P. Yat~s

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!Suturday on or before full moon. 1!18t aud jd Mondays. 2d and 4th

Saturda~·s.

!3d Thursday. !:ld and 4th Fridays. lst and 3d Saturda)"s. Friday on or before fl~ll mOOll. 2d al-!d 4th "Vednesda)r~. 1Sat. on or dfter f.11). & 2 wks. after. Friday OIl or before full moon. 2d and 4th Tuesdays.. Thursday.on or before full 1l1001l. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturday on or after full mOOll. .ISaturday on or after full moon. and 4th Saturdays. Saturday 011 or after fullllloon. Saturday on or before full TI10on. 'saturday Ol~ or ·before fun moon. 111st.and 3d \'\~edllesdays.

12d

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A. F. Stitt R. H. CaftbJl.. N',B. Pig,.g F. J ICurtz Geo. S. nfcLanahun A. GOildman J.·G. B. lvlarqllis Wm. M .. Jnlian ' C. F. Grlmes

1st·and 3d Saturdays. 2d and 4th Wednesda)~s. a.n.d 3d Friday.s. 1st and 3d Tuesdays. !2d and 4th Thursdays. 1st and 3d Fridays. SaLuI'day on or before full nloon. Ilst and 3d Thursdays. ·'Tues. on or bef. f. In. & 2 wks. aft.

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:::::: .::::::~ ~i~a~~l¥~·W"hiie .::::.::::. :j~t~l~aldo¥g:s~~~:." full R. C. Ford Saturday on or after full moon.

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F. J. Gra,y J. T. Wingo Edw. Cramer

!lst aud Bd· Tue~days. ISaturday on ~>r before full moon. 1st and 3d FrIdays.

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Emil F. NebeL ......•....... 4th Saturda,y.

' 2d and 4th Saturdays. F. A. \ViIliams Thursday on or before full moon. ~ ' ! ; Wm.ll. Hugl1e '" Fred G. Fuessel 2d and 4th 'Vednesdays. , i~ll.~..•.• liFemiscot \¥m ..A. Green R. E. ~asOll •••••••••••••••••••• 1st and 3d Tuesday~. •¥.,•• ~ •••••• tMOJ).l'Qe:•..••...••••••.iJ. 8. Drake Jno. MeN. Cowherd Saturday on 01' before full moon. ~gon S. M.1'rIeeks J. A. Phillips Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. la,;yettcu....•..... Roy Phillips R. A. Ruperts 1st and 3d Saturdays. W8,f •••••••••••• Johnlliackburn U. S. WrIght 1St and 3d Saturdays. >na"ld W. l''. Ste~enson ' Geo. D. Cates Saturday on or before fullllloon. 'lIIr B. A. Reed "tV. C. Fergerson.. , Thursda)T on or before full mOOll. rence J. T. AppersouH J). E. Curry Sat. on or bef. f. m. & 2 wks. after. -.s J. R. Womack C. W. Afiniek Saturday before fun moon. "yay............ M. A.Feel'y .. Roy Gollins..... 2d and 4th Saturdays. a' Chas. M.Ohnsted A. E. Mullin Thursday on or before full moon. ,~ay t J. L. N~~l J. F.Hanna Friday on or before full moon. )In.\ R.:a.~orter........... ..........W. L. Northcutt....... Saturday on or afler full moon. '-wmy M. S. .B.ichards \¥m. H. Bledsoe 2d and 4th Saturdays. ra (); IiI. B-U~tOll J. W. Ma.rdiek 2d and 4th 1uesdays. 'ly :.. \\>·m.D.Barclay 2dand 4tbFridays. ~ter W.T. Breedlove ThuTS(}ay on or before fullmoon. d .•Ju W. E. Street " Sttt.o.,orbef. f.m.and 3d. ~{on. aft. ·.·7··;-··· ····..0. Ii· Anen 7~an.d4th .¥ondays. l~owat 01auOe Headen...... 2drnd.ay. ,,0 kef L. E. Pancost..; 20. and 4th Tuesdays. ................ vV.R.:Lewls J. A. Shaw Sat.• 011 or bef.f. m. & 2 wks. after. ·/fa't:';..•.. ~..;·...•~.. I·.A.t~hison~ ?avidThoro80n....... A. F. NeaL 2d and 4th ~ue8days. ; ~$r~wood 8t.L0uis @rrlnBull,J~r Hugo S. Jacobi 2d and 4th Mondays. ~I'e~l Cass n , W'nl.. $. Noble Ohas. F. Tate 1st and 3d Tuesdays. ·:R~.i.·.d?•.lP.h , J . • D 1l.•.e l.'!1. aIds ! H.. S. Me.Kinney 2d Thursday and ~t,h Saturday. ee .Johnson J.. E Oahlll R. E. Sweeney........... 1st and 3d Fridays. !~g·.···.·..lDa'Tiess~ ;. (D.D• .flay : Geo. C. BlackwelL 1st and 3;1 Saturdays.

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Th. 01eC. H O.', Rotnemeyer Geo. D. Alkire

satur.da.yon Oil' before. oon. Saturday 011 or before fu.ll.m. fnll moon. ~at. on or bef. f. ill. & 2 w ks after.

Robt. Q. Gilliland A. U. Cottle John Weleh " T. B. Jamison J. C. McD(mald J. 8. Pryor J. E.Rhoades

Saturday on or bef~re full moon. 2d and 4th Tuesdays. 2d and 4th Saturdttys. Saturday on or before full moon. lst and 3d Thursdays. 1st and 3d TlleFdays. Saturday after full moon.

J.'.

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT, ETC.-Continued.

~ •

LODGE.

fi()3 vrairie !:I0me 504Piatte CIty 505 Avalon 506 Lathrop 507 Clearmont 508 Saxtoll 509 Van Buren 510 Biswen 511 Skidmore 512 'iVebb CitY 518 Senath ~149rallby "

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I P. O. ADDRESS. j

TOWN AND

.1 Prairie ~ome

,Platte City ,Avalon 1Lathrop !Clearmollt jSaA"ton IVan Buren JBrownil1g ,.:Ski.dmore I\Vebb G~t}r ISenath

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AlASTER.

COUNTY.,

Couper '" ..·

P!a~te

Llvmgstoll Clinton Nodaway

Buchanan

Oarter Lin.n.. ~:

N.TO.d awa ..y

Jasper

~ullkUn N~"\Vt?n

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·1 ~:.-~ Sch i~~ -.~ ~::.~•• iW. D. Kirschman

,G. B. Pilrk !B. P. Greeu ,M.1\f. Anderson ·.· .. ·I J . E. Beam " A. Bagby H. GRssRway D. B. Hunter F .. Kellogg R. S. Nichols ·.. IWm. R. Stanfill ,W.R. Swausoll

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IN!angu~

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ID. J. Ballantvne IS. Thrasher.. ~

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1 onor hefore full moon. 12d and 4th Mondays. 1st and 3d Saturdays. 1st and 3d Mondays. 1st and 3d Saturdays. Saturday on or before full moon. Sttturday on or after jilll nloon. ,1st and 3d Saturdays. 12d an.d 4th Frida)1s. and 4th Thursdays. 1st and 3d Saturdays. 1st and 3d Fridays. Sat. bef. full moon & 2 wks. after. 3d Saturday. Thur.on orbeforef.m.&2wks.aft. Tuesday on or before fuU moon. Sat. on orbef. f. TIl. &2 wks. after. 2£1 and 4th Tuesdays. Thnr. on or before f.m.&2 wks.aft. 1st and 3d Saturdays.

;J; L. ~armack ,"·m. M. Puynter " IAlex. Loeb jH. S. Dowdl j ViTm. D. Pyne :O. \V. Chiltoll !\V. P. Nickell. i E . D. French !L. 0. \Valker jThos. "V. Schultz IE. T. Perkins jWm. B. Langley {Oortez.F. Robertson IE. F. \YOOdrUf!.· 1C. J. Blackburn 1Geo. J. Gwinn H. Haley G. Caldwell j \Vm. Stark

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SECRETARY.

Sat.and on or f. m .. &.2 wks. after. 1st 3d after \¥ednesdaj's, 2d and 4th 'Vedllesdays. 2d and 4th Saturdavs. yon or be.·.fOre full moon. WedlleS.da ~aturdav before full moon. Friday before full moon. Saturday on or before full moon. : s. aturdav before full moon. 1st and 3d Tuegdays. Saturday on or before full moon. 2d and 4th Thursdays. Saturday on or after full moon. 1st and 3d Fridavs~ F.rl. on oron be.f. & 3d· filter. Saturday orf."'m. before fullSat. lnoon.· 2dand 4th Fridavs. Saturday on or bef~re full nlOOD.

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'~rednesday ,on or before full mQon. 4th Tuesday. Acting...••.... 1st & 3d Saturda)·s. D .. ~lcAdam Thursday on or before fulllllOOll. jEd win r~' ~Ud~r :st and 3d Th!1rsda;ys. '''10. R. J'1111ams 2d and 4th Fndays. : JJ. C. Burgess_ 2d and 4th "'ednesdays. !O. C. Jackson..................•• 2d and 4th Tuesdays. L.Olmsted 2d and 4th Fridays. ,A. A. Gray 1st and 3d Thnrsd::tys. 1H. E, Allee 1st and 3d Mondays. IW. A. Chamberlin Fri. before f. m. and 2 weeks after. lA. J. Baskett Batmday on or before full moon. 1Geo. ~: Riohardson 20. and 4th Thursdavs. .tR.E. McFerrin Sat. on or bef. f. m. '& 2 wks. a.fter. h

Bollinger..; IGhariton

•.•

18. E. Grant,

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2d·.wnd4th Fridays.. Sat. ~Il.orbef.f!m. &: 2 wks. after.

1st8J.l~

3d Fridays. 2d.an<il4th Saturdays. 1st and 3d Tuesdays. 2d and 4th Saturdays. lst and 3d Fridays. . Sat. 011 orbef. f. in. and 2 wks. aft. 1st andBdThursda~rH. Saturdayon or after full mOOD. 2d & 4th. Saturdays. Ibt &.3d Thursdays. Sat. o~ or be!. f. m. & 2 wks. after. 4tl! FrIday. • Iday on o.r before fUll moon. Saturday on or before full moon. 2d and 4th Saturdays• Thurs. onor hef. f. m\ & 2 wks. aft. 2dand4th Mondays. ......?dSaturday. 3d FridaY• 1st and 3d Wednesdays. Wednesday on or be!. full moon. 20. and 4th Fridays. Saturday before 4th Sunday. jThursday un or before full moon. 1st alld 3d Mondays.

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~ GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT, ETo.-Continued.

LODGE.

TOWN A~D

COU~T~.

P. O. ADDRESS.

1rLASTER.

~S.1.Branson.:

IBranson

ISt. Francisville

Q88 St.. FranclsvIlle 589. Duncan 590 AdvAnce

IDuncan ,Adv.auQe

1'8n~y

~.R. M~1tOll

Clark \'Ve.bsLer

Stodda,rd

SECRETARY.

TIME OF MEETING.

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G. II. Wilsey J. F. ltllis S. L. BoWm3u

lrE.D.JaCkSOll G. S. Ruti,erford I,Jeff. Mingus A. D. Bollinger

Friday 011 or before full moon. Tuesday on or before. full nloon. 1st Tuesday. 3d Thursday. .

F.l~ O~ilvie

Wm. D. McBride J. M. Brasher

1st and 3d

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moon.

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(i-RANDSECRETARY'S TABULAR Sl"ATEMENT.

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$94875 246 25 467 50

91 25 38225

118 75 ,路68 75 2875 71500 87 25 5500 7625 10075

4625

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81 25 151 25 56 25 110 00 111 25 36875 38 75 t6500 33 75 56 25 19875 86 00 36 25 167 50 87 50

156 25 159 25

*Overpaid, 1900.

tCredit, 11.~o for 1911.

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT.-Continued.

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$ 1 25 7 50 8 75

2000 1 25 500 *250 6 2n

8 75 250 3 75 5 00

$ 53 75 112 50 92 50 165 00 15125

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366 25 101 25 67 50

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68 75 8875 67 "50 108 75 90 00 77 50 168 75 51 25 62 50 100 00 50 00 205 00 147 50 29875

159

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LIST OF ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.. M. OF MISSOURI, FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, APRIL 23D, 1821.

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1 y B. Tueker *jl * Thompson Douglass *I-,•. ,'Edward Oct.,1821 .APril'.1.8.21."1 Nath'l T . .•. . . ll.O,.S., •. F."'.R.iddiCk...•• , -.,_ ,:'.J._.ame.s .Ke.Bates .nner.l -

Oct.,1822 Math'l B. Tucker * Thompson Douglass Oct.,1823 Nath'l B. Tncker * Geo. H. C. Melody Nath!l B. Tueker *,Geo. H. C. Melody Oct.,1824 Oct.,1825 Edward Bates *IGeo. H. C. lvlelody *JHardage Lane Oct., 1826 1Edward Bates Oct.,1827 Edward Bates *II-IardageLane - *IGeo. H. C. Melody Oct., 1828 1 Hardage Lane *.l~._red. L. BI.·Il.on Oct., 18'29 1 Hardage Lane Oct., 1830 1 Hardage Lane *tGeo. H. C. l\{elody *,Geo. H. C. Melody Dec., 1831... Edward Bates Oct., 1832 H. R. Gamble *jGeo. H. C.Melody Dec., 1883"'11Sinclair Kirtley *IA.B. Ohambers Nov., 1884 ! A. B. Chambers *ISinclait Kirtley *IBinclair Kirtley Oct., 1885tttA.B. C~amber8

*iEdward Bates *iEdward Bates *iWilliam G. Pettus *j'¥illiam. G. Petttis *iMa,rtin RUggles *jMartin Ruggle-s *iH. R. Galuble *,.".,.H.. R. Gam.bIe *lSinclair Kirtley *IOliver Parker *!)!.J. Noyes *jJohn '~Tilson *iOliver Parker *jOliver Parker 0~t.,1~''''f§.~,.B.@arllegy''''':I[ohn]]).DRggett :iEdwardSeareey g w -, _B Oarneg)r..__.*,.l:ohnlt ca_l'n.e.gy . ' ' ·I J.·.O-.h n.-.I >• JDftggetft Da.-.- ge tt _ ··.1.A B. B.. C.ham ..' bers "W.B. *tA. Chambers . c . ' .. , . ' H . , M;.mrlde * .A..B. Chambers *}Alex. T. Douglass ([)e.t'.tl&IU IF.lEf ~c'Brtde *~oSeDI1 Foster *!Alex. 'T.Douglass (\')01'., l~ f P. '1[•. ~cBr!de *moaD Bel'nard *iJoseph Foster p o o.,'•.. t.- '" 1848 1•.. 842.-' 1.P. p.._-_- ]I. R •..•. . . . McBride ~!.cB,•... r.. ld-0 _••*:* J"osepbFQster J1.o.•_.•. a.'.b 18_.•'.•.e.r.n ax..0. '~"". *jJ. *:'.:J..•o.se. . er _ W... h_ S.FOst Mitchell Oat., Oct., 1844 , J. W. S. Mitchell * Fred. r... Billon *1E. S. Ruggles Oct., 1846 IJ. W. S. ltfitchen *,J'ohn It Taylor *iE. S. Ruggles Oat., 1846 f.. John RallS *fTohn B. Taylor *!E. S. Ruggles o.'.-c ,l&t" J.o.sePh. Foster Fost.e.r *lE . . •.'.•-. S. S·.~ Ruggles B.iU .• g.8'l.esc *.•_!.',.J.L. F.Osborn..: J.aeoDY -May, 1848 , Joseph *IE. ,*I(Jy-rus May, 1849 "'1 John F. Ryland *jE. S. Ruggles *JJoseph Alegguue

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It ,ra.,y,..1850 ,.R ..}l.Tla.lld B•..•. . . W' . ' Rug~les Gr.ov.,e•.r _**ls. !".p•.. F. Drap_.er ~fay, 1851."1 B.0.h.'\'. F.'Grover * E. S. Cuftie ~fay, 1852 , B. 'V. Grover F. Cume *;J. H. Turl1er [une, 1853•.. 'Vilson Brown * L. S. Cornwell *!J. W. Chenoweth Mall', 1854 L. S. Cornwell * D. P. Wallingford *!James H. Britton MaYt 1855 1..1. S. Cornwell_ * **jJ. W. Ohenoweth May, 1856 Benja.min Sharp * \¥'.A. Cunningham jS. H. Saunders y M.a:.. •. ' .185 S'. R. fl Saunders s.'.ann.. d.e.rs ;:..**.- Ma.rcus •p. . •. •. . Draper: **i.l:ohn jM,ar us.~ .O..y. •. . •.d ' M"a,y,1S58 S. Boyd F..•. . .BFIouston~ . 'la:8iY,l859..• MarcusBoyd *M.H.McFa1'land *fW.lt.Pen1ek.~ ~ay, 1860 ~.H. MoJFa.rland.•.•. * \Y. It. Pelliek *jJohRDecke-r May, 186L".IWilliam ~.Penick * John Decker *!Geo. Whitcomb May, 1862"',George Whitoomb * John II. Turner.; *l\¥m. Nt Loker May, 1863 IJOhll-tI.Turner N. Loker *j[Ohn D. VillCil May, 18M tJohn F.I-Iol1StOn * John D Vulcil. *A. L. :MeGregor M"a,y, 1865 tJohn F. Rouston *!John D. Vincil *J!fartinCollills f i __. ,

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**. W.' 'V!11~am *!Arch!bald ,'ill.iam. Bates E.ate. S •••••••••*IA •. rChI.'.b.'.a.ld. Gamble * WIlham G.Pettus *iArchlbald Gamble * \Villiam G. pettus *IArchibald Gamble * Thornton GrimsleY"*IArchibald Gamble * Thornton Grimsley..*,Archibald Gamble *,JOhn F. Ryland *;Rich. T. l\1cKinney * H. R.Gam~le *ll'horntoll Grimsley *!Adam L. :Mills *!Thornton Grunsley * Adam L.l\.fillS :i:IBernard l'ratt,e * Adam L. l\fiUs *!Thomas Andrews * Augustus Jones *!Thomas Andrews * Augustus Jones *IThomas All?rews * G. A. Tuttle *,Geo. H. C. :Melody * S. 'V. B. Garnegy *!Geo. H. C. :M:elody * 8. W. ~. Carnegy *IGeo. H. C. Melody : Granvl11e SneTI :IGeo. R. C. ~elody . o.mas *". Th Alex. T. Andre.w.s Douglass ~ I. Geo., Geo. R.C. H. C. ~elody Melody ~ William C. Vance *fGeo. R. C. 1\~elody * [ohn Orrick *IGeo. H. C. Melody * G. H.Bowers !Geo. H .• G. Melody

*l"':!ll!arn Renshaw.* *.!.,'-:.VYilliam. R.enSh.aw.* *IWllllam Renshaw.* *IT. Douglass.* *jT. Douglass.* *IJohn D. Daggett.* *!John D. Daggett.* *IJohn D. Daggett.* *jJl)hn D. Daggett.* *;_"JOhn .D. Daggett.* *IFred. L. BHlon.* :tiFred. L. B!llon.* *IFred. L. BIllon.* *jJohn Garnett.* *IThomas'y. Conyers.* *·ITlfomas ,V. Conyers.* :1R!chard B. Dallam.: IR~chard B. B. Dallam.* D.allam. *IRlchard *1 Richard B. Dallam. * *jRichard B. Dallam.* *IR!chard B. Dallam.*

C. H. B.owers.._ **_ E. S. Ruggles * .I. L. F. Jacoby * J. L. F. Jacoby * J. L. F. JaCObY ** Joseph Cyr_US Osborn M:eggufre * P. Draper~

*,_I RlCI_lard B. *IRichard B. Dallam..* Dallam.* *!Richard B. Dallaul.* *iFred. L. Bi1l011.* *IFred. L. Billoll.* *IJ. S. :Mitche.ll..* *!J. ,V. '~T. S. Mitchell.* ~IC. D. VV. Johnson.*

iJohn L.m,•.onds *IFred. Bil1on *IJOhn 8.'Vatson *,John S. vVatson *IJOhn S. 'Vatson John S. s. 'W_.ratson * John Watson * John lY1. Reed Si.

S.' H. F..' Curfle * J. Turner * S. H. Saunders * R. C. Hill

JOh_nson **j'J. J. T. Johnson * J. T. Johnson * Joseph Foster ** Joseph Foster * H. E. Van Orsdell *,John D. Daggett * Marcus Boyd *jJOhn D.Daggett J.F.. HOl1ston J.ohn D.Daggett D'.' Daggett ** John Decker ** John * John Decker *jJohn D. Daggett * Samuel M. Hayes *!John D. Daggett * A. L. MCGregOr *JJOhn D. Daggett * Samuel Russell * John D. Daggett ·A. L. McGregor *IJohn D. Daggett * Martin Collins N. Loker *!R. E. Andersoll *},Vm. N. IJoker

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EDWARD BATES, TJTorshipful

** Withdrawn from Masonry.

. rexcitement. erOy B. Valliant, Grand Maslel\ tit Appointed October 22,1904, by Leroy B. Valliant, Grand Master. OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, FEBRUARY 22d, 1821. JAMES KENNERLY, Senior WaTden. WILLIAM BATES. J,u,nior Warden. PH V. G..A..RNIJm.. 2Tea8Ut'er. ABRAM· BECK. Secretary. ....

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iOctober19, 1846 IOctober14, 184f>. iOctober 14, 1846 !Mo 1June 2, 1866 1Ren~T !MO lOctober 17, 1846 I jOregon.!October19, 1846 ,p.e.•.t t.i. S rl\~o May. 25, 1854 ,Johnson \Mo March 19, 1847 ~611t'Utchel1 i~?1~1>us JJohnson IMo !May 9, 1850 ... h.·f",...M+l.8d~e[t Mo. Vol..f .• ~ •. 1;.;- j'•.... ! ;77..7.••..•.: tOctober 14, 1847 .j,••.... +~ ll}i\u~i~t "'!IEJ,Jes jMo ,N[ay 28, 1858 rancA ~.Tfll1q;n,.7 .....•.•.•...... ]'r~klln IMo tOetober 14, 1847 ••••••• •••••••••H."" .....•...F.. .•. .•1tis ·.··•..·•. O . . •••••• ·····lo.e .• . t.O.•.. be1' 186Z li£ar:m.so;n;~e .•... J 8.$S •••••• f:MrQ•••••••• I0(Jt6be1' 12, 1841 ~.··.i.• nn IM.•o•.•............lMa.y I.• J ..un . . . . •. • e.2' 1.86.'.6 IMo 8, 1848 ............ Boone IMo•....... }J.\£ay 29,1855 .............. Cra)vfo:~'d .................!Cfl,}Je Gl1'ardeau•.. !Mo (May 5,1848 ,ut Hill !Cass I!Io lltlay 8,1848 95tQb.a:~l1'lan jl;i~~eg~ T(31.. ofNew Mex.. I IJ~e 2, 1866 ~i~rt. Ve~non I~t.)Ternon ILttwrence IMo IMay 11, 1848 l00,Ct;mton jCantan ILewis IMo IMay 11,1848 1Qltereelle f$prin~eld, lGreene !Mo IMay 12,1848 lQ:l.lJUastQn ..··.. : ·.·..··..·..··•• jlla.atQu 1Buohanan IMo lrlay 28, 1858 lQB.(Carthage ~ · · fCarthtlge Jasper !Mo ,1tlay 12,1849 IOQt~elief.~ I~orgetown Pettis IJ.fo I~ay 10,1849 l 09t Macon....•...................•........ ,Macon Macon !!\to IMay 28, 18§8 l06JLa,porte I}facoll .lMaeon ~J.{0 IMaY2s, 1858 lOOlIDami lIMiami .1Saline IMo !l\fay 10,1849 lQ.7Hl()lden Square \Vestport !Jaoksou !lfIo 1May 10, 1849 lQ81.NE(w-Madrid INewMadrid INew Madrid..' 1Mo !May 10, 1849 lOSI~.ztec.•. ~v IILas ces ITer. ofNew Mex.. l IOctober 19, 1867 Im3t~~t1l!<f ·..•.••••...... Mob~~ly lBatidolph IMo j!October17, 1878 l.Q1)lB()nte.mma •.•.••• ~ Santa Fe 'fer. of New Mex.. L May 8, 1851

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REMARKS.

I,Ar;~ted.·l894~.· br Ha;;yK;ene~-~~~L---~ !Arrested 1889, by J. P. 'Yood, G. l\f.

IArrested 1864. !Changed to II Dickinson," 1847.JJ lFormed from H~ollege, No. 70. jConsol. with FlorenceLodg~,No. 261,1892. I Surrendered October 18, 189/. !Changed to UAshley, No. 75." ;Surrendered 1863; restored as 247, in 1867. tSurrendered March, 18?3. iArrested October 28,1852. !lst Lodge on Pac. Coast. United G. L. Ore. '1,' surren?e e red Decem.bel' 2, 1896. 1Destro) ed 1861, by war. IDestroyed 1861, by war. !Closed 1vith :M:exican war. ,Destroyed 1861, by w~r. IArrested about 1855. A rrested JulY,.. 1878, byT. C. Rea .. G. ·.. IDestroye<!.1861, by war. ':.con.SO.l. Wl·th May BrOOkfi.el.d, !Surrendered 2..\ 1858..NO. 86 Ja11., 1888. \Surrendered JUlfe 12,1875. j'Vent down durIng the war. jArrested 1853. IUnited with G. L. of New 1t'Iexico, 1877. jSurrenderedDecember 27, 1862. [ISHS. IOonso1. with Oraft Lodge, No. 287, Dec., IUnited with" United No.5," 1857. IArrested October, 1886, by J. 'V. Boyd, G.l\:t:. IBurned out 186l. !'Vent down 186Q. I Surrendered 18'3. :Cl1anged to H:MacoIl, No. 100." iSurrendered February 10,1857. IAlTested October, 1886, by J. ,V. Bo)rd, G. ~I. !DestroYed during the war. !United with G. L. of New lIexico, 1877. IConsol. with Moberly Lodge, No. 344,1896. ~ •.IUnited 'vith G. L. of New }{exico, 1877.

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7, blG.L. of Pa /Arrested by G.'~~ of Pennsylvania, 1824. '9, by G. L. of Pa..........•.... jArrest.ed. _ ,y9, 1850 1Surrendered 1860.

;y 9, 1850 lSUTreudered Januar~r 28, 1860. ;y 10, 1850 .•........................ ISurrendered 1863~ tober 15, 1874 iSurrendered;October, 1882. ~ 10, 1850 IAxrested 1876. ;y 10, ·1850 ISurrendered May, 1862. ,y 10, 1850 ISurrende.red 1866. 20, 1850 IConsol. with Lafayette, No. 437, ~'eb., 1893. 10, 1851 !Surrcudered 1863. Jer 19r 1867 !Arr.Jan.15, lS85 t byR. F. Stevenson, G.:rtf. 8, 1~:t .. IArrested1863. New Charter 1864 to No.I05. lJe-r UJ, 1$67...........•.....: IArrested by G. L. of Missouri, 1877. 8, 1851 1Surrendered July 28, 1874. H

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1889.

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28.1858

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to forU1 G. L. of Kansas. ;Arrested 1872. IConsolidated with Trenton Lodge, No. HI. !COllS. with Moscow Mills, No. 558, Oct, '05• jSurrendered 1863• :De$"royed 1861, b}T "war. ISuxrendered 1855. jArrested byE, F. Allen, G. M., 1898. \Arrested 1861. !An'ested Jan. 19;, 1884, by L. A. HaB,G. ~I. IUnited to form G. L. of Kansas. {DeBtroy~d 1861, by war. .jUnited to form G. Ii. of Kansas. 'Surl'enderedAPl'i1, 1901.

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tDesmroyed 1861 i by, war. jStmendered APJ,¢l25, 1885. r "' !Arrested Jan. 18/8! Qy T. C. Reads, G. M.. !Arrested June 12,1884, byL. A. Hall, G. M.

JMa.y 80, 1857

IConso1. with Polo Lodge, No. 232, in 1889.

·IOctobeT 19, 1867

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REMARKS.

lsurrendered 1861. jSurrendered January, 1888. !Surrendered JUlle~ 1892• ISurrendered. June 12., 1863. "Surrendered 1863. !S;rrrendered August 22,1874• .g er jMo ,lfay, 1857 INo records. lin !],{o ,October 19. 1867 :Snrrendered :May, 1892. nald•. ~.• ,•..• .!~IO·.·· IOCt.13, 1892 ISurrencierl'd BpI t. -,1903. . ..................I.M o.·.. ·.··tMay, 1857·.. · · · ·.. ·.. IDestroyed 1861, by war. ................ ·~rMO IMay, 1858 IDestroyed 1862, by war. lb.·•............. I~I_. o ,May 29, 1~9······ ..····· .. ···········.IArrested 1894. by Harry Keen.e, G.}f. eau Mo ; i Ma.y28. }859 ISurrendered June, 1898. ............ •.. Mo tMay, 1859 IDestroyed 1861, by war. ~ ................. tM'O H.10.ctober 1~, 1867 rArrested by J. W. Boyd, Grand ~Iagter, 1886. ~ ............".. ~.~o .....•. 'lQctoQer 10. 1886 IArrested September, 1892. ~ l ~ ••.•• fmo IO~lober. 1892 IArr.b)T E. F.Alleu, G. 1\L, Jan. 18 t 1899. ~ (} !~1:},t1, l8i>9 !Destroyed 1861, by ,var. ~ o••.....A:NEay, 1859 · 1Ar. June, 1881. by 'V. R. Stubblefield, G.1r{' ~ ·...... ·r!.·.. Q.Jlt.obe.r.13) 1881·····················t cons.01. with Jeife!'Son Lodge, ~o. 43, 1889. ........ May 2-8,1859 IArrested June, 18/9, by N. M. GIvan, G. :M. ~ ......... ~ay, 1860 !SUrrendered 1862. .......!l\ia;)T, 1859 !'Vent do,vn 1861, by war. ......••1M"a,yJ 1860 ; IDeBtroyed 1861, by war. .." I'~~yteas .•.............!.Mo 80.1860 !Arrested January, 1892, by B. H. Ingram. ~ n.'.• $•••• *,H.ll~~tIl~:~idg-e••• >~~on !lYlo :May, 1860 ·.. · ··..·.· IArrested 1863. [G. ~f. g~ ~~~f):r ~~ ;IIenry., J:MO October 19, 1867 "'j Surrendered 1878. •••"P li1q~ :.!••; · ',•••..•·•••. ·••.• ••••.••• IN.Mex.:June 1, 1860 ISurrendered 1865. •.ll?llJ),t· ··.··..······:...•··.• l.Al~~ista ·.I.c. ~R.• •. . F.<.lOYd..•.·.. ··.I.. ·.····..·. :·.·...,·····..···.. ··· Mex.IJ .e.l, 1860·.. •••.. •.. ·••· ..••••• ·ISurrendered~1862. 1:h,lt'vless ·rptah..···IMay, 1M!.... . ,Arrested 1865. .iSta St.• J~~~ph :BUQhanan I:bfo IMay' 1861 ISurrendered 1863. H

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1861.

!Surrendered 1861. !D.e.stroyed 1861 . '. b.•. war. !Surrendered December, 1892. y ···· 'Des.tro .ed by war.. Destroyed 1861. by war. ,..--, ICon.. with Coldwater Lodge, No. 485, 1894. (f)

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Atchison Audrain

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140

I-J 'IArres.t.e.d . by Destroyed1894.' 1801, by Harry war. Keene, G. 1\1. e.o No returns. f-I. ,Surrendered October, 1888. ~ Surrendered 1899. . Surrendered 1865. No returns. !Surrendered 1877. Arrested in 1889-by J. P. 'Vood, G. 1\f. Surrendered September, 1881. [Feb. 1899• Consolo with J ouesburg Lodge, No. 457, Arrested January. 1900.. . Surrendered October, 1878. Arrested 1877. Arrested b:y Grand Lodge, 1904.

0.October, .• c.• t•.o ber 1.5.1868 ICOll.s. \,'ith Chilhowee, No.' 487. ' Oct., G. 1908. 1868 Ar. Dec., 1880, by W. R. Stubblefield, M. October 13, 1881. Arrested 1889, by J. P. ''\Tood, G. 1\'1. October 15, 1868 ,Surrelldered Septenlber, 1888. ~ i~< •• , OClober 15, 1868 Con. with Tenlperance, No. 438, Sept., 1899. ~rQvea ••• ~t.~?U1S f~o :•. October 15, 1868 Surrendered 1874. ............. ~llt(;)'Pti.Mo October 10,1875 Consolo 'with VincllLodge, No. 62, 1888. fJU •.•..••• ,1J~~illger·· ..·· ..·.. ·l~fo October15, 1868 Sonso}. with TroweL No" 440, Dec., 1899. ,J.,~ltl,~$?p.IUJ,g ••••••. ~tPt~y ·I~O October J2, 1869 ~urrendel'eo June. 1903. , ~~~n Gentty MO···· ..···loctOber 12, 1869............ .. Consolidated with Stanberry, No. 109. ~t. AJ).b~rt uo.Cttl1away ~fo October 12, 1869 Surrendered December 14, 1882. BoIDe.n~m Douglas !Mo October 11, 1883 Consol. with Ava, No. 26, March, 1888. •..•.•..•...•••••:4-1tOna.., .......•.•• ;Bates••..•..•.•......... I'Mo October 12. 1869..... .••.. An. March. 1896, by A. M. Hough, G. M. ~ Chn.P(!llIill Lafayette October 12,1869 Surrendered September 14,1889. Amazonitl. IAndrew ••· ·· IMo IOctober 15, 1890 .~ Con, with Sftvannah Lodge No. 71Apr.1907 Sprague Bates iMo.. ·· ·IOctober 16.1879 _ Consolidated with Foster I..odge. No. 5fl4. ou E~abethtown ~ Mex.jOctober 12, 1869'''.'''''''''''''''''1' Arrested 1878, by T. C. Rea~r) G. Ai. . Latbrop Clinton ~October 13, 1870 Arrested :Mav, 1879, by N. ~I. Givan, G. 1.1. Clark City Clark f}>Io :October 12, 1870 Surrendered·1875. B~rlin: ' Gentry , !Mo 10ctober 14.1R!5 Arrested Sept. 10,1904, by ~V.F.Kuhn,G.M. Pwk1:Iill Jackson ,Mo iOctober 12,18,0 Surrendered October 3, 18/3. ~C)$ton

QtuT0n

JacksoD M;0 RaHs.•...•..•......... .Mo ~ike Mo Montgomery ~o Johllson 1\{o Platte Mo Ca.~ :Mn Lawrence Mo

Ma}" 29, 1861 October 13, 1871 May. 1863 Ma5~ 27, 1863 October 19, 1867 May 26, 1864 May, 1865 October, 1867......... October 15, 1868 October 15, 1868 October 15,1868 October 15, 1868

lOctober 1870 I'. MO i,,'October 13, 13. ,187 .• . 0 IN. Mex.lOctobel' 14,1875 i:MO ;October 13,1870 jMo !October 13,1870 /MO 10.ctober 14., 1886 IMo jOctober, 1870 ..!Mo tOctober 13,1881.

1Surrendered Arrested Jan., 188.7, by1884. .G. R. January,

~I.

Hunt, G.. Arrested Oct•• 1894, by Harry Keene, G. M. .surrendered May. 1899., .. Arrested 1872. AIT. .e.st.e.d:&Iar.,..1879, b..Y N. 1\1. Givan. G. 1\.'.1. Surrendered 1879. Arrested Jan. 25, 1884, by L. A. Hall, G. M. Consol. with Savannah Lodge, No. 71. Ar.rested 190fi. b~T L. B. val.liant, G M. Surrendered 1881. """" 'C Consolo with Hebron No. 354, July, 1891. Ltv

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ROLL OF "DEAD LODGES," ETc.-Continued. _

NAME OF LoDGE. .

. TOWN.

358 Comfort IRocky Comfort 364 King David /Kansas City 265 Warsaw \Varsaw :.. 366 Unanimity ; I\Veston 371 Craig jCraig 37~ Mandeville ~ Mandeville 373 Amity Filley 374. Golden Rule IJonesburg R75 Plumb !Middletown 378 KilWinning !.DoWning ?78 Wal'Ra\,: wars.a'Y 379.. CoatesvIlle•...........••...••..... Coatesville ..•..... 382 Richland Richland 38-tHarmony ~ ..•... Vihba,rd 384. Boone COlul.lbia

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I STATE'I_~~TE OF ~~~RTE~..._

COUNTY.

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,MO I'Mo MO

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40-:lAlexandria....................... 405 Meridian Sun 406Itllr<ea 40? Houston 407.Royal 409 Unity 409 Civil Bend 417 floVenant ..• ~ 421 Euclid 42BNe1vburg 4250edar City . 426 Leesville 426 8eclgwickville uisvUle

Lebanon New Cambria Alexandria Austin Ha~~Iibal

\Vefl1ngton Mooresville Richmond Civil Bend Carrollton Versailles Competition Oedar Oity Leesville Sedlpvickville LOlllsville Dlfupbine Preston..· MacoJl I'ave Spring Lamonte

Chariton Texas Laclede Macon Clark Cass I:ttrarion Lafayette Livingston Ray DJtviess Carroll Morgan Laclede Callaway lIenry Bollinger Lincoln Osage Hickory Macon Greene pettis

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IMO

!October 13,1870 jOctober 13, 1870 October 13, 1870 October 13,1870 'October 13,1870 October 13,1871 October 22, 1896 October 16.1872 October 13. 1871. October ]3,1871. OclOberlO.,.,1894 October, 18tI, October IS. 1871. Octoher,1871 October 17, 1901 0.ctober 13,18/0 13. 1~7 October October 13,1871. October 18.1871. October 12. 1871. October 13.1871. October 13. 1871. October 13, 1871. October 13,1871. October 13, 1871. October 17, 1878 October 13,1871. October 17, IR7S October 12.1872 October 12, 1872 October 16, 1872 .. October 16,1872 october 14, 1886 Of'tober 16.1872 October 17, 1873 October 18, 1881. October 16, 1872 October 16,1872 October 16,1872

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REMARKS.

Arrested Jan. 19,1884, by L. A. Hall, G. JtL Surrendered 1879. Ar. Sept., 1888, by ,v. M:. 'Villiams, G. ]\1. Surrendered 1879. Arrested Jan. 10, '83, by C. C. Woods, G. :M:. Arr. Jan. 14,1896, by A. M. Hough, G. 1rL COliS. with Clilltonville, No. 482, F~b. '06. Surrel1dered June, 1892. Ar. Sept., 1888, by 'V. M:. 'Villianls, G.:ttL Con. with Middle Fabius, No. 244. Oct. '94. Arr. by Grand.MaP-ter Houston, Feb., 1906. Consol. 1881 wIth Glenwood. No. 427. Arrested by Gr. Ma~ter Tygal'd, Feb., 1898. Consol. with Clay, No. 267. June, 1899. COllsol. with Twilight, No. 114, May 12.'04. ~

,. ('011S01. w~th Hale Hopewell, ~.39.'Oct., :hfay, 1~99. Consol. WIth Lodge,No. 184, 188,. Surrendered December, 1902. ArrestE'd by Grand Longe, O(~t. 21.1897. Consolidated with Laclede, No. 83, 1893. Surrendered October, 1900. Arrested Oct. 22. 1896, by Grand Lodge. Arr. Aug., 1885, by R. F. Stevenson, G.1tI. 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 \Vakanda Lodge, No. 52, '80. Consol. with Versailles Lodge, No. 117. Arrested March 29, 1890, by T. Brace, G. M. Arrested by Grand Longe, 1904. Arrested Oct., 1886, by the Grand Lodge. Arr. March, 1897, by ·D. A. Jamison, G.:hi. Arr. Dec. 1896, by D. A. Jamison, G. M. Surrendered 1879. Consolo with Urbana, No. 421, Dec., 1890. Surrendered October, 1877. Arrested 1897, by D. A. Jamison. G. ~L Arrested Oct.. 1878, by T. C. Ready, G. :M.

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Arrested 1897, by D. A. Jamison, M.G. ArrestedOctob~r, 1886, by J. 'V. Boyd, G. M:. Surrendered 18/9. Arrested 1887,.~y Geo. R. Hunt, G. I\L Consolo with '''ashington, No. 87, Dec. 1898. Surrendered August, 1899. Arrested. Jan. 19, 1884, by L. A. Hall, G.}f. lsurrelldered March, 1892. Arrested May 21, 1884, by L. A. Hall, G. 1\1. Con~ol. with Caruther:--vilJe, No. 461,1903. IAr.rested Jan., 1904, by W. F. Kuhn. G. M. \Surrendered April. 1893. fArre8ted November 7,1876. ISur. cbar. &Ullit. with G.L.ofN. }Iex.• '82. jArrested by Grand ~faste! Brace,Nov.,1889. Surrendered October, 18/7. jUllite.,d MeXic,'o, Arrestedwitb 1889,G..L. by J.ofP.New, "Vood, G. ~L 1877. Surrendered 1879. · ·'.. IArr. March, 1906, by Gr.l\faster Houston. \Arrested 1875. 0011801. with Perseverance. No. 92. 1890. Arr. Dec., 1894, by J. H. ThoDlas, G. ~f. !Arr. S~llt., 1906, by GrandMaster Houston. Surrendered Jan.. 1898. Surre]]dered March, 1899. Arr. Afa-reb, 1901. by Grand Master 'VeIls. ISurrendered Novenlber 18, 1895 j Surrendered January 31, 1894• lConsol. with Hamilton. No. 224,1902. 8.urrendered February 19, 1898~ IArrested ~uly, 190~, by \V. F. Kuhn, G. :M. ~::::.::9~~!?~~ 1vl!~_~e!01~t3,~~.!~_~~~~~8~. __

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REPORT

MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1909, TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1910.

PROPOSED INFIRMARY to be erected for the Masonic路 Home of Missouri on the Masonio Home grounds in St. Louis. Building to be 108 ft. front, facing Delmar Boulevard, and 112 ft. in路depth.

OFFICERS. F. ALLEN, President O. SAUNDERS, First Vice-President ALEXANDER M. DOCKERY, Second Vice-President CAMPBELL WELLS, Treasurer ALF~ED H. WHITE, Secretary E. W. DEANE, Superintendent MRS. E. W. DEANE, Matron DRS. ROBINSON AND LEGGAT,路 Physicians JAMISON & THOMAS, Attorneys ETHELBERT

VIRGINIUS

Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis,路. Mo. : .. Gallatin, Mo. Platte City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

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BO.ARD OF DIRECTORS. Kansas City. ANSELM C. ROBINSON, St. Louis. St. Joseph. VIRGINIUS O. SAUNDERS, St. Louis. ALEXANDER M. DOCKERY, Gallatin. JOHN T. SHORT, Jefferson City. GEORGE L. HASSETT, St. Louis. SOL. E. WAGGONER, St. Louis. DORSEY A. JAMISON, St. Louis. CAMPBELL WELLS, Platte City. THOMAS R. MORROW, Kansas City. WILLIAM M. WILLIAMS, Boonville. DAVID M. WILSON, Milan.

ETHELBERT JAMES

ALLEN,

BOYD,

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.

Grand Master, St. Louis. Deput1lGrrJtnd Master, Laclede. . ARCH A. JOHNSON, Grand Senior Warden, Springfield" JACOB LAMPERT, Grand Jrunior Warden, St. Louis. WILLIAM

C. C.

HALL,

BIGGER,

AD'VISOR楼 .MEMBERS. MRS.MATT1E']? .BARNEY,. Chillicothe.

St. Louis. St. Josepb.. .

MRS. LILLIE L.FiLETCHER, MRS.

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MASONIC HOME OF 1V1ISSOURI 1910 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.

To the"'Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri:

herew:th submit the Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the several officers of the Masonic Home of Missouri, to all of which I urge your careful consideration: BRETHREN-I

At the annual Eession of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of 'Missouri, held in St. Joseph, in the month of September, 1909, the following Brethren were elected to serve on the Directory of 'the Home for a terlU of three years, to-wit: ETHELBERT F. ALLEN JAMES W. BOYD, ALEXANDER M. DOCKERY, WILLIAM M. WILLIAMS, for a term of two years: JOHN

SHORT.

At the last annual meeting of the Directors of the Home, the officers of the preceding year were elected, including the Superintendent, Matron, . Attorney, Physicians and Secretary. The following were also re-elected Trustees of the Endowment Fund, to-wit: Sol. E. Waggoner, Chairmau;GJampbell Wells, Treasurer; Alexander M. Dockery, Secretary. The standing committees for the past fiscal year have been as follows, to-wit: Executive Committee-Alexan.derM. Dockery, Chairman; SoL' E. Waggoner, Vice-Chairman; William M. Williams, George L. Hassett, Campbell Wells. Finance Committee-James W.Boyd, Chairman; Sol. E. Waggoner. Vice-Chairman; David M. Wilson, John T.Short. House Committee-Virginius O. Saunders, Chairman; Dorsey A. Jamison, Vice-Chairman; Anselm C. Robinson, Mrs. Lillie L. Fletcher.

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Advisory Committee, O. E. S.-Mrs. Mattie P. Barney, Mrs. Lillie L. Fletcher, Mrs. Louisa J. Moore. You are to elect at this session of the Grand Lodge, for a term of three years, five directors to fill the vacancies of the following Brethren whose term of office has expired, to-wit: George L. Hassett, Dorsey A. Jamison, Anselm C. Robinson, Sol. E. Waggoner, Campbell Wells. In this connection, I deem it proper for me to state, for the information of the Craft, that for the past few years five of the thirteen directors of our "Home" have been residents of St. Louis. During the earlier years of its existence a greater number of the directors resided in this city. In my judgment it is most important that the number of directors residing in St. Louis should not be reduced, as necessarily we must have members on the important committees who are within reach of the Superintendent at any time. The Executive Committee meets monthly, aside from the quarterly meetings of the Board. The House Committee convenes at the Home whenever necessary, monthly, weekly or daily, as the emergency may require. It is, therefore, important that the entire House Committee be created from among the residents of St. Louis. Again, matters are continually arising in connection with the· property interests of the Home which require immediate attention on the part of the Executive Committee; therefore, it should he clearly understood by the Craft at large that the burden is of necessity m.uch greater upon those directors who reside in St. Louis than upon those who reside elsewhere throughout the State. OFFICIAL BONDS. Inacoordanc8 with the by-laws aithe Home, the followins bonds have been "provided as securit.y for the faithful discha~ge oithe duties of its several officers: . Campbell WeUs, Tre!as:nrer;..,. ]$25,000; ·Alfred II. White, ···S:eeretary, $2,500; (Jamphell Wells, Trustee Endowment Fund,$5,OOO;;:U~~~~?erM. po,ckery, Trnst,ee,$5,OOO; Sol. .E•. Waggoner,. Trustee ~nd()~eH~·• • Fund., $5,000; Edgar W. Deane, Superintendent,$l,O€JO. 1\,11,ofsu.ch. bonds haviI.t~beenpoosed upon by the attorneys..of the Home and approved by .itsBo:ard of Directors. i

INSURANCE. :B1.re, tornado and steam boiler insurance in force upoIl:~he various ho[diRgS of the corporation $lIl:d mstributed among approved com.pamj,es, is asfoHows: Fire insurance on buildings" $70,500;.fiJ;'e>jn~urance

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on contents, $18,500; tornado insurance on buildings, $53,000; tornado insurance on contents, $11,000; steam boiler insurance, $6,000.

FINANCIAL. The foPowing estimate shows the assets of the corporation, September 1, 1910, aside from cash balance, accumulated interest, outstanding accounts; also subscriptions and collections account proposed Infirmary: Endowment Fund $121,153.49 Masonic Home Property 100,000.00 Improvements on same ", 70,000.00 Furnishings and Equipments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20,000.00 $311,153.49

The report of the Treasurer shows in brief the following receipts subsequent to September 1, 1909: 1909. Sept. 1,

RECEIPTS. Balance in Bank $ 4,642.98 Grand Lodge per capita tax ~ :. 35,797.05 Order Eastern Star per capita tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3,006.60 Interest collected from Endowment Fund.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 7,324.63 Interest Bank Balances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.72 Sundry sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.65 Total receipts for year ending Sept. 1, 1910

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$51,509.63

DISBURSEMENTS. By warrants paid..........................................•... $35,291.75 Balance in Bank ' 16,217.88 $51,509.63 Secretary's report shows warrants issued $35,677.81 Treasurer's report shows warrants paid.......................•... 35,2~1.75 Outstanding warrants Sept. 1, 1910... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 800.11 Actual balance Sept. 1, 1910 ..........................•..... " .... 15,417.77 Balance in Bank Sept. 1, 1909 .....•.......................... " 4,64,.2.98 Balance in Bank Sept. 1, 1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16,217.88 Increase in net balance fiscal year eQ,d.ingSept. 1, 1910 ..•......... 11,188.84

1908. 1909. 1908. 1909. 1909. 1910.

Grand Lodge per capita tax ..................................•... $23,OQ~.75 Grand Lodge per oapita tax 35,797~05 Order Eastern Star per capita tax.....•.... : . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .. 2,155.05 Order E!l.stern Star per capita tax.. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,006.60 ,Total receipts and earnings fiscal yej~li1· ... '. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35 t 302.88 Total receipts and earnings for fiscal ye,ar.. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46,866.65

EXPENSES HAVE BEEN.,AS FOLLOWS. Repairs and improvements $ 2,523.63 ReQ).i~tances account J. L. Kirkendall ~. .. . 608.95 Bond.a and insurance... .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . 175.00 Reg!ublil," e:xpense Home maintenance 12 months"ending Sept.!. 3~,370~2i3 Total as shown by Secretary's repiort .•......•..............•..... $'35,677.81

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OUR PROPOSED MASONIC HOSPITAL. At the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, A. F.and A. M., of Missouri, held at St. Joseph, the Board of Directors were instructed to take immediate' action toward the perfection of plans and advising ways and means for the completion of this long-felt necessity. The Directors have been most diligent in the undertaking. A meeting of the Board was called early in November and the matter was carefully considered· in detail. A Building Committee was' created, consisting of Ethelbert F. Allen, Chairman; Alexander M. Dockery, Vice-Chairman; Dorsey A. Jamison, Sol. E. Waggoner and Campbell Wells. An architect has been selected and a general plan has been adopted. It was decided at a meeting of the directors and ex-officio and advisory members held January 18, 1910, that the proposition and plan most satisfactory would require an expenditure of $100,000. This would mean a commodious three-story fireproof structure, beautiful yet simple in architectural design, with ample capacity and all conveniences essentially necessary; also a central plant for heating, light and laundry purposes. At the meeting of the Board last referred to, it was decided (having the approval of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Wm. A. Hall) to issue a circular letter in the form of an appeal for funds, to make the proposed improvements and urge each Lodge to subscribe to such fund at the rate of $1.50 per member. The appeal went on its mission about February 15th last, and encouraging reports have been received, several Lodges contributing much more than the amount asked. We fully expect that ·every Subordinate Lodge will repOFt favorably to the appeal; but even so, we will need more money. The directors of the HoIne. are unanimous in the opinion that all buildings should be constructed without the. use of a single dollar of our Endowment Fund. Our membership in theG;eancl; Lodge is gradually increasing, so that with the gradual increase. of th~AEp.dowment Fund, which Plei;),:Ds an iucrease in revenue, and alS,Q~he ip.crease of reoeipts on accouIltt.Qfmembership, encourages many of u,s to Q~lieve that the question of :Jll;~i;t).~eIlance will not be one of the diffic\lltpr()b~enlsof the future. Again, with the cOlljpletion of the proposed improvement,s the total ~ait\tenan,cee~p~nse oithe p~e~eD,t plant will be very m.aterially reduced, alongtlle nneoft~eQQs~, 9~.. . . ~1 ~]eotric light and laundry service. Also, I., quote £;rox;q.th~H0:tne.,Ph~~cf~n's report of April, ,1910; ll,~ince .Jast/.~iepteml>'er:t~.e~e}Y'ere forty-two cases u:p.der .t:r:eatment. Of •that number nineteen should Jj>a:-actica!1y· have been Jj>l~~ed in an ' in~ fi.~a,:rY ,wheretlb.~y ,~oul4 )re~~ive ,. closer ~nd better attenti0o.~l;J.aIl·they '\Ver~ gettiIlg, Q~i:p.g, to o\lJ?li;~ited facilities .for t.aking cal·~()f ~!l;J.~m.

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"These cases are confined to their rooms most of the time, necessitating the extra duties of carrying their meals to their rooms~ bathing, etc." So that quite an amount of the present expense fund can be applied toward the maintenance of the proposed infirmary. Our net increase in cash balance September 1, 1910, over September 1, 1909, is $11,188.84. This it s reasonable to suppose will increase from year to year for rea~ons before mentioned, so that we feel that a very large. per cent, if not all, of the cases to be placed in the Infirmary can be properly cared for without the necessity of an increase pf the present per capita tax. I submit the following estimate· showing funds available for the proposed Infirmary: Actual balance Sept. I, 1910, per Auditor's report..............•........... $15,417.77 Estimate of savings from receipts current year .........•.•................ 11,188.84 ' 50,121.95 Subscriptions received to and including Sept. 22

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So that if the present proposed plans are carried to completion, we must have available in funds, at least an additional $25,000.00. I submit the foregoing for the consideration and direction of this Grand Lodge. Brethren: Build the Building! The Advisory Committee, Order Eastern Star, have told us that it will be furnished, conlplete, free of cost to the Grand Lodge. CONCLUSION. The past year has been an exceedingly busy one for the officers and directors of the Home. It has been necessary to hold meetings at irregular interva's, because of important work in connection with the proposed infirmary, but the meetings have been well attended and earnestness and zeal manifested by each and aU of the directors. If our conduct of the affairs of the Home, and especially in the progress made toward the final completion of the proposed Infirmary, meets with the approval of this Grand Lodge,then as soon as the balance of the necessary available funds are secured there need be no further delay in this important work. At our meetings held during the past'year we have enjoyed the regular attendance and counsel of the M. W.Grand Master,and also theR.W. G. Junior Warden; the Advisory Committee, Order Eastern Star, has been ,in continual attendance at our regular meetings and always ready with timely and substantial suggestions. The work of the Executive Committee and :aouse Committee has been most diligent and painstaking.. The health, happiness and general I

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contentment continually existing throughout the entire Home family is evidence of the careful and conscientious services rendered by the Superintendent and Matron; in fact, to the earnest and harmonious co-operation on the part of each and all engaged in this great work is due, in a measure, the continued advancement in the interests of the Home dunng the past year. Since the constitution of our Home (the year 1886) less than a quarter of a century ago, wonderful changes have been recorded in the Masonic history of Missouri. But greatest and"best of all of your achievements in the past is the building of a Home, where you have sheltered and amply provided for more than five hundred members of the human family, giving rest and comfort to the aged and infirm, who have borne the burden and heat of day, and providing a good home with splendid advantages and opportunities for the orphan boys and girls of our Missouri Masons. But even so, there never has been a more important duty for the Masons of Missouri to perform than that of providing for their sick and affiicted. Again expressing gratitude on behalf of the entire Home family, for the many blessings of the past, I am, Fraternally and obediently yours,

ETHELBERT F. ALLEN, President.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

To the President and Directors of the Masonic H011~e of M'issouri: BRETHRE~-Another year has gone into the past and the annual report of the Masonic Home is due for the year ending September 1, 1910.

How fast the time flies and how very much more of pleasure than of pain, of joy than sorrow, the last year has brought. The Home has moved along almost without friction. We have been visited by the grim messenger of death, who has called some of the aged Brothers and Sisters from the路 Masonic Home circle to the better Home above; but they were full of years and the call was from sickness and sufferhig to rest and the enjoyment of treasures laid up above, where sorrow does not come and separations are no more. There has been but little sickness and no deaths among the children, and only the average among the old people. The spirit of brotherly Jove has dwelt with the members of the Home and God's mercies have attended us all; while strength has been vouchsafed those in authority for all our duties day by day, and the Giver of all good gifts has our gratitude and praise.

INMATES. The last annual report showed the membership to be as follows: Women, 49; Ulen, 40; girls, 33; boys, 37; total, 159. Since then we have received: Women, 6; men, 8; girls, 2; boys, 8; .total, 24, which added to the 159, makes a total of 183. From this deduct as follows: Discharged: Men, 6; women, 5; boys, 5; girls,4; total, 20. Deaths: Men, 9; women, 3; total, 12. Total deaths and discharged 32 from 183 leaves the present membership 151, as follows: Men,33; women,48; boys, 40; girls, 30., The average of the old people is 76 years. The men 77 and the women 75.

During the year the Superintendent, with the assistance of Brothers Wagner, McCall, Fowkes, Sm~th, Hickam and the boys, has kept the grounds in good order, and the路 Home, with its exquisite terraces and lawn and the beautiful flower bed in front, donated by the Advisory Board, is more beautiful and.}nvitingthan it has ever been A great deal of repair work has been necessary on the roofs and gutt.ering, and the entire Home has been painted on the outside, both wood and ironwork. Trees have been set out on both the Delmar and Von Versen sides and much new sodding has been done, including the terrace on the east side.

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We have continued the Chapel service through the regular season; the Masonic and Eastern Star Bodies furnishing the minister for the occasion j and the children furnishing the music as required by the Board of Directors. This hour's service on the Sabbath is strictly religious and the most eloquent preachers and rabbis of St. Louis have spoken from 'our pulpit, very much to the edification of all in attendance who sought the true spiritual uplift from the interpretation of the Divine Word, as given by these gifted Brethren. We wish to thank these ministers for the many. words of encouragement and sympathy they have personally expressed to the management, and the words of cheer and hope and com.. fort they gave to old and young. VISITORS. Many Brothers and Sisters fronl all over the United States have called on us during the past year, among them the following: Rev. Brother James M. Boon, Worthy Grand Patron and Sister Emma Dale Scott, Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of this State. They were with us in February and we had a most delightful visit with them; they inquired particularly about our needs, and subsequent events proved that in entertaining them at dinner we surely "cast our bread upon the waters, " for it has ret.urned to us in man.ifold blessings since. In May Brothers Benjamin Jacobs, Past Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Alabama, and Brother Albert D. Block, of Mobile, Ala., both of them members of the oommittee'appointed by the Grand Ledge ,of Alabama to inspect and report OR Masonic Homes, visited us, with the proposed Alabama Masonic Ro;me in view. This Home is to, be built at Montgomery, and the plans have since been prepared. We enjoyed their visit very much and were sorry it; was ne,cessarily short. In June Dr. J. W. Cave, physician to the Masonic Home of K.ansas,at Wichita, was with us a few hours. In July 'Brother T.J. Adanas, Superintendent, and Mrs. Adams, Matron, of the Kentucky Mt\iSonic.H:ome, at Louisville, wereo'llrguests for an hour or'two. Withi~~~I));:vereMiss Davis, train~d~nrse, and Miss Gold,one of their teac}.)te~.. . The party was off fora month in the mouI).tains in and. around p~nv.e:r. We were sorry they not be with'us longer, £orit was therell~:walfor your Superintende~t friendshi;Pfom.ecl.at tberneetimgoitlbeShrine inLou~sviUe.in 1·9'tl9,. In. Aagtlst13rother . W..• f.<Tuggle, Superintendent. of.the.M~onic Home 'St~ Batesville, Ark., caJJe~qI). us. He was just starting Qn a tour of il.\sp~eti~n of.the ]}aste~8o!~~si,looIJing out for anything good to add to tne Arlreansas Home. The Aiiansas Home is just startin.g, and. we feel sure thatar6~berTugg1e mIl not miss anything that will help him in his work.

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In August we also had with us Brother and Sister Martin, Superintendent and Matron of the Mississippi Masonic Home, Meridian, Miss. They had been enjoying the trip to Chicago in attendance at the Tri路ennial Conclave Knights Templar. All these Brothers and Sisters expresse~ themselves as delighted with ,our Home and felt sure the Brethren of the State were proud of it. . Of our own Brethren, Worshipful Grand Master Hall has been a fre路quent visitor, conferring with us an'd advising in his own kindly way, thus endearing himself to all the members of the Home. Brother Allen, President of the Board, and Brother Waggoner, have also been out often and gone over the grounds and helped carry the burdens by giving their counsel and advice. IN CONCLUSION. The House Physicians, Drs. Robinson and Leggat, have always been -on hand when needed and given strict attention to the sick; the House Committee has convened when necessary and helped the management 'with good counsel and adv:ce whenever called upon. The helpers in the Home have been very generally efficient, willing workers in all that might pertain to the advant~ge of the Home in their various spheres of duty, and\ve wish to thank them for their interest and their efforts. Fraternally submitted,

E. W. DEANE,

S1,~perintendent.

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DONATIONS. Below we give a list of the donations from the various bodies and :ndividuals over the State and in the city. We have aimed to list them all here and acknowledge, personally, each gift as they came in, but we wish to again thank everyone for gifts and their kindly interest in the flame. Following is a list of donations received from Masonic Bodies and individuals by the Superintendent for the Masonic Home during the year 1910. We aimed to acknowledge, personally, at the time every donation received, but if perchance any have been overlooked, we wish to make acknowledgment here of our thanks and appreciation of these kind re... membrances. Mrs. J. Zunz, 4298e Cook Ave., $5.00; Mrs. Ida Linn, Matron Baptist Orphans Heme; Pattonville, bo.x of fine peaches; Mrs. A. C. Kennedy, large palm; Erotller Jesse TolertoD, State Game Warden, three barrels ducks; Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Cotton, Van Buren, $o.OOj Missouri Lodge, No. I, barrel apples; Gate City Lodge, No. 522, $5.00; Keystone Lodge, city, 1 barrel apples; M.ember Beacon Chapter, O. E. S., bolt dres~ goods; Keystone Lodge, $10.00 to quartette singers; St. Louis Wire and Iron Co, $5.00; Masons of Independence sent secretary R. A. C., No. 12, $10.25; Lambert Pharmacal Co., one do·zen. bottles listerine and soap; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wiggins, 32 Vandeventer Place, $25.00; Forest Park Lodge, city, one box oranges; Conclave, No. 1, True Kindred of Masons, thirty pairs of girls stockings; Welle-Boettler Bakery·Co., Christmas cakes; from Lexington, Mo., box candies and nutsj Grafeman Dairy Co.,· nine gallons ice cream; l\1r. Morton, 5818 Cates Ave., invalid chair; J. Zunz, $5.00; Rural Lodge, Kansas City, $25.00; Andy Waldt,4019 North Eleventh Street, City, $5.00; Geo. Washington Lodge, No.9, 200 boxes candy; Dinks L. Parrish, City, $10.00; Mrs. Lillie Fletcher, nine gallons ice cream; Ernest Zunz, $2.00; Beacon Lodger City, barrel apples and box oranges; Mrs. Spencer, Criterion Restaurant, seven rolls wl:nte ribbon for Easter, ~!aster cards for all in the. Home. from Past Patrons and Past Matrons Club; Easter eggs and cards from Christmas Committee; Ararat Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Kansas City, $lOO~OOj Clifton Heights Lodge, iee cream; Alpha Floral Co., Kansas City, lot carnations for the :aome Family; visit of the children to the Wild West Show, compliments of the St. Louis Republic; Frank Stephenson $5.00; Invalid chair and lot of appar.atus for ()pe.rating room from Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Lightner;. lot of flowers from Geo. Washington Loqge:· Moolah Temple, City, A. A. O. N. M. S., $100.00; Brother .Albert Wessbacher~2902 .Sh~~ndoah~ .twenty-five bushels potatoes; Brother H. T. Wrig;ht, six base balls; one lot batEs .and balls from the Fathers Club, WIn. Olark School; Henrr G •. Dodd & Co" City,ei~Ftcasel3 Kelloggs Toasted CornFlakes; Moila Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., St. Joeeph r ~~O.OQ; .Fred C. Weber, one lot cut flowersj Mr. Woodwo):'th, 588Q Bartmer, oneloteu~flb'W'erE:l;;Mre. ROiSs. Zunz, City, $2.00; W. Biederman, . five pounds smoking tobacco.

From Eastern Star

lJh:aptfere :.•. .

T.. .uscaD.·. Chaj>te!1 one lot flow.e.ts.. ;.·.·.:B.•. . ,el.•l.•. ,.e.. foD.taine, iC.8.. cre.anl and caB. e. ;. V.·•.·.e.. I1.•.·.•.•U.. 8..·.. . C ..... 17!l..p.t. er~ iceoreram anqcake; Lockwood qhap~r,.,~~.•. 219~one q'Q.i1t and twenfy-fl-ve.S't)i8.t: ;sc8;qlled fruit: Whea.tl~.<Jhap·ter,No.18?,.,~)Vq!~~~~!$i~.,Q·Btlsh,"a shin.gton,.lb· ···it s.nd box: clotbillP.;;.Bia~fl:el3.qhapter, CabooJ~r{ ,i f children'eglo11 es, one p$~r~, aIle i

suit un4.erwear, tp.ree bath towels'9R-" four pair towels, eleven han~~ ... ({. ..tl8ll.ta Chapte~, No, 13~, one bushel aPI:~ .~:r-ty..one quarts eanned fruitj:Cr()w:p.& Scepter Ohapt~,..,.No.l, Hanniba.l, four \J;,... . ~i:tsi~ eigJat. men's ha.nd.kerchie.fs" f~~ .~~ a.half yards·.gj.n;ghaPl.iwe pair ladies' .h~~,;v.~.p~irehild:r:e(Il'slaose,.three pa.irDle~'~~Qse,three calico d.~e~~:t~,I'J3.S,. onepieceo!l;l~·. ~l, one pair boys'suspender$.'. ieee wHite . .'tD :t:>ieces' . •. •. 0., B.e..1·.0.. t~lQit. t.oys.;. . Se.win.g eirel. e :6''. . . '. . Gh, tip . • ter'. fIa E rugff"two ,one scrap book, one boxnl..()ne Qluilt;. M. . r,No.19,Galt, ..... ...xingtonCllapter, No.. .• o~er~~c!~cbr andn~tsr.i' .. Ghapter, No. 6.,;.!"e ..s:terGrovesChatPter~ No,. .. . 0. ,~~n fruit;La.;n,~aster Chapter, No.~: cprnforte.rs;CampbeU Cha.;pte10,. ~2, .'tY' qu~~fr:u.i;t, .•~o1lX~lasses jelly, 1"~Iipsi Riverside Chapter, No.1. ,.ksviUe, $5.00; Venu~ Chapter, City,)" ee, made 102 sheets, thirty-two ma . covers, S8,venteenpilow slips;; Winfield~ha.ptert No. 294, one quilt; Olive Chapter, No.6S, Milan,· tell yards calico, one laceoortain, two back combs, tnree pair S\lpp'orters, two D'utch collars, five yards calico, three men's handkerchiefs, two pair ~uspenders, :five gauze I ••

Appendi..-r.

208

[Sept.

shirts, three pair hose, six yards lawn, one table cover, six yards ~ambric, two ties, three yards hair ribbon, one roller towel, one bunch lace, one piece embroidery, one card buttons, one counterpane, two bath towels, two belt pins; Hesperia Chapter, No. 172, Kansas City, Mo., cash, $6.50; Blazing Star Chapter, No. 161, Kingston, one quilt, four towels, two pillow slips, two union suits, four pair hoae; Defiance Chapter, No. 224, .ten yards goods for wa.ists, one quilt, ten towels, two boys' waists, eight pair hose, two union suits; Past Matrons Club, Salisbury, two dozen towels; St. James Chapter, one dozen quarts canned fruit; Wentzville Chapter, one box clothing; Granby Chapter, No. 125, four satteen comforts; New Florence Chapter, two pieces gingham, four pair towels, one underskirt pattern; Salem Chapter, four pair shoes, eleven hucktowels, two bath towels, six lawn dress patterns, four damask towels, eight calico waists, seventeen yards gingham, two calico dress. patterns, one madras pattern, four made sheets, one percale dress pattern, nine pair hose, one percale waist, one and one-half yards calico, eight yards cheviot shirting, one made waist, three yards madras, all new; Laclede Chapter, one quilt, three handkerchiefs, one piece lace, one pair baby stockings, four pillow slips; Lincoln Chapter, Wright City, two towels, five Y8lrds crash, five yards sheeting, thirteen yards unbleached muslin, nine yards gingham., five yards lawn, four yards muslin; Temple Ohapter, U. D. .0. E. S., five pounds smoking tobacco, one bolt outing flannel; Hartville Chapter, three pair hose, seventeen towels, six handkerchiefs, one apron, two pair pillow slips, six yards gingham; Harmony Chapter, Kansas City, Mo., new rug, curtains and decorations for main hall children's building; Barbee Chapter, City, nine quilts.

The following members of the Home have been away on vacations during the summer visiting relatives and friends: Diantha M. Taylor, Keytesville; l\1:rs. Sallie Watson, Pacific; l\tIr. and Mrs. Hamilton. Fort Madison, Iowa.; Mrs. Mary E. Wise, Ellsberry, Mo.; Frederick Speck, Sullivan, Mo.; Ferdinand Droz, Chicago; Mrs. Eliza.beth VanCleve, Illinois; Mrs. Louisa J. Preston, Kirksville; Mrs. Hettie Gale, Wells Ave, City; Finnis S. Arnold, Sedalia; J. H. Vance, St. Joseph; Mrs. Cornelia Jones, Carrolton; Mrs. Elizabeth Jesse, Ferguson; Nannie Fuqua, Hannibal; Mrs. E. A. Smith, New Albany, Ind.; Mrs. Jas. L. ,Davis, Gallatin.

ADMITTED SINCE LAST ANNUAL REPORT. NAME

AGlll; I-ADMITTIilD

1:110"1

LODGE

RlllSIX>IllNOIil

Vernon L. Norris . 12 Sept 1909 Radiant Chapter, O. E. S. 88 St. Joseph. Mabel Fleming ......•.. 14 Sept 1909 Dexter........•... ~ .•.. 532 Dexter. , 532 Dexter. Joseph H.Fleming . 10 Sept•.. 1909De~ter 1909.Foster 554 Foster. Peter Y. Morse . 79 Oct Mrs. Gen.evieve Shepard. 85 Sept 1909 United Lodge. . .. • • . . . • . 5 Springfield. Joseph Davis........•.. 79 Nov•.. 1909 Carl Junction ..•........ 549 Carl Junction. Earl DeLacy ........•.. 11 Nov•.. 1909 Rural .•.•••.••. ~ .••.•.. 316 Kansas City. 7 Nov... 1909 RuraL .......••..••.... 316 Kansas City. Carey DeLacy . 4 Nov•.. 1909.:Rural 316.Kansas City. Edith DeLacy.......•.. ....• Dec 1909 I~asJta .......•......... 420 St. Louis. Wm. Shultz . . 74 Dec 1909 Misaoun.. ...•.•.....••. 1 St. Louis. Louis A. Wagner Mrs. Ida L. Gash '.' 76 Dec.•.• 1909 ExcelBror Chap'tier. O.E.S. 168 Excelsior SpnBgs Mrs~ Maud Rial . Edwin Sanders .....•..• Curtis Sanders.........• Cla.rence Sanders ....••.. Joha.. W. Meyer.....•... 68 March.1910 Ashlia.r .....•.•......••• 306 Oommerce. Mrs.··L. E. Pierce . 75 May .. 1910 Naphta.li.. . . . . . • . . . • . .. 25 St. Louis. HeIU'Y S. Thorpe .....•. . . . .. May. 1910 Adelphi .....•........•. 855 Edgerton. Ra.y S. Wilson ......•... 12 May .. 1910i~is~~~ck.••.....•....• 41 Bismarck. Charlotte Boernstein, .•. 81 July•.. 1910.Meridian .......•••.•.•. / .2 St. Loui~. Diantha Taylor .......•. "85 July 1910. ;Warren.•.••..•.•... ".•• ' 74Keyte~ine. Phillip. Stremmel .....•.. 62 July 1910 eagon. .•••..••••.•••.. 1 . 3 St. LOUis•. J3 City 1522 Kansas City Geo. D. Hooker .....••. 62 May .. 1910~ate

ff i~L~

mf!rffi:":"~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ I] I~~~~ity. I

1910. ]

2°9

DISCHARGED SINCE LAST ANNUAL REPORT. NAME

AGE

ADMITTED

Fred C. Cohen....... . . . 69 Harry B. Porter.. 16 Mrs. Sara Krausse. . . . . . 72 Mrs. A. J. Perrin....... 77 Guy Clayton.. . . . . . . . . . 16 DavidM. Yake.... .. .. .. .. 798 John Roberta... Martha. Roberts........ 72 P. Y. Morse. 79 Dollie Decker. . . . . . . . . . 18 John P. Ross....... .... 59 Wa.lter Brandt.......... 17 Geo. Williams.......... 16 Wm. H. Maxwell....... 76 Grace Raymond. .. . 18 Ruth Raymond..... 14 Imo Overton. . . . . . . . . . . 18 Diantha M. Taylor.... . . 85 Henry S. Thorpe...•...•..... Mrs. L. E. Pierce. 75 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _•

DATE OF DISCHAl,tGE

NO.

LODOE

Jan..• 1905 Fulton . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. 48 April. .1904 Greenville 107 July 1909 Mendian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Feb 1905 Chillicothe 333 April. . 1900iDexter 532 April. Gra.n. ite 272, May ...1908 1909.• West View '.' '1103 May .. 1909 .West View 103 Oct 1909.Foster 554 April. .1905lClifton 463 Sept..• 1906.Geo Washington... . 9 Jan ... 1903 0eo. Wtl·shington........ 9 Aug.•. 1905 Clarksburg 553 June .. 1909 Linn 326 June .. 1901 Erwin 121 June .. 1901 Erwin , 121 Sept•.. 1905 Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sept•.. 1908 Warren 74 May 1910 Adelphi : 355 May 1910 Naphtali............... 25 1

Sept., 1909. Sept., 1909. Nov. 1909. Dee. 1909. Jan., 1910. Jan., Jan., 1910. 1910. Jan., 1910. .Tan., 1910. Jan., 1910. Feb., 1910. March, 1910. March,1910. March,1910.

_'''''

e····....

.-..~,,,_,,·

.._'''_''..

M,'''~_._,.''"''''"

__. _ _ . ...

April~

uno.

April,1910. April, 1910. A:t>ril, 1910.. July, 1910. June, 1910. ~_"'

..,_....

~.,,

__.......

"~,....,

............_.,,

These were admitted but did not come: NA.ME

LODGE

NO.

Susan E. young .••...•••.... 1.l.VL.I:Io,y •• • -\oQL\J!1o.:71LlCII.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 419 Wm. N. Finnen IMay l.9II()!A..rn::tstI'Onig ••••.•.•.••••• 70

DEATHS SINCE

REPORT.

RESIDENcm

AppendL'r..

210

[Sept..

ROSTER MASONIC HOME FAMILY, SEPTEMBER

NAMES.

AGE.

Al?MITTED.

Amanda M. Roush...... Henry Eilers...... Nannie J. Fuqua Caroline HueffeL......... A.nnie A. Dubuque...... Jennie E. Cadle.. .... ..... Ohristine Burger......... Willia.m 1.'. Merrill...... Gladys yates...... Lillie A. Lindsey........ Eliza A. Robinson........ J as. Ed win ]j'rier 1 Ferd. Droz Rebecca Peterson Mattie J. Hobbs David P. Watts........... Dora F. Moore Grace Viola Moore Helen Moffitt

71 82 26 74 71 82 94

Dec. 1890 Dec. 1892 1\larch 1894 May 1897 May 1897 Aug. 1897 Dec. 1898 Dec. 1898 Jan. 1899 Jan. 1899 May 1899 Sept. 1899 Nov. 1899 March 1900 April 1900 April 1900 April 1901 April 1901 July 1901 July 1901 Oct. 1901 Oct. 1901 Oct. 1901 Oct. 1901 Oct. 1901 Feb. 1902 June 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Aug. 1902 Sept. 1902 Dec. 1902 Dec. 1902 April 1903 Sept. 1903 Sept. 1903 Sept. 1903 Sept. 1903 Dec. 1903 Dec. 1908 Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Jan. 1904 Feb. 1904 Feb. 1904 Feb. 1904 Me.rch 1904 April 1904 April 1904 April 1904 Oct. 1904 Feb. 1905 Feb. 1905 April 1905 April 1905 May 1905 July 1905 July 1905 Aug. 1905 Jan. 1902

William Moffitt

Harriett Sampey........ Finis S. Arnold........... Jael A. Stearns . Elizabeth Koberly Eliza A. Court Eliza J. Potter Robert Amos Pratt...... Anna Eliza Lilly......... Oha.rles Kuch........ Logan Hoover....... Olyde Jacob Hoover..... OharlesH. Cottnam..... Edna Izella Beck Murriel E. Beck..... Anna E. Gassette........ Imogene M. Schult...... William M. Schult....... GladysM. Goodding... Hugh B. Goodding...... Marcellus H. Bartlett.

Eliza A. Bartlett.... ...... Lola V. Farrow............ Laura L. Farrow.. Joseph Goodspeed...... Almira M. Davidson... Kate C. Luckey..... ....•. Elizabeth Woodring... Theresa V. Woodring Rufus H. Woodring..... Nancy Sweeney.......... M.ary B. Doty Elizabeth J. Doty........ OharlEl!s R.Porter......... Otto Sbell.. .. John C. Hampton...... George C. Hampton.... Thomas M. Decker .... Eliza A. Smith........... Elizabeth J ~sse........ .•.. Ivan H. Baird...... Mary Baird... James M. (1]yde......... John R. Oulbertson...

17 17 80 14 76 74

73 78 17 12

12 11

87~

73 75

74 15 76 77 15 13 70 16 11

15 12 17

15 86

81 17 14 82 76 75 15

13 12 86 17 15 15 14 16 18 14 68 83 13 12 78 84

1, 1910.

J... ODGE.

RESIDENOE.

Wilson, Lambskin, Shelbina, Beacon, Napthali, Friendship, Jefferson, Occidental, Fulton,

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

Olarence, Good Hope, Pride of the West, Missouri, Irondale, Lathrop" Dexter, Dexter,

No. 80S No. 218 No. 179 No. ] No. 143 No. 506 No. 532 No. 532

Savannah, Solomon, Sedalia, Fayette,

~o.

Q~lt, Ga~t,

No. 423

Savannah,

191 460 228 8 25

89 43 163 48

No. 71

No. 271 No. 236 No. 47 Bea~ont No. 3 Pride of the West, No. 179 Aurora, No. 261 Sampson, No~ 298 Gate Oity, No. 522 Richmond, No. 57 Star, No. 419 Star, No.419 ']'uscan, No. 360 Venus Ohapter, No. 153, U. E. S. Venus Oha.pter, No.i53, O. E. S. Ra.ndol'f)h Ohapter, No. iSO, O. E. S. Oaruthersville, No. 461 Oaruthersville, No. 461 Lodge of Truth, No. 268 Lodge of Truth. No. 268 Kansas Oity, No. 220 Kansas OIty, No. 220 Lebanon, No. 74 Lebanon, No. 74 Qate 9ity, No. 522 Belton. No. 450 McDonald, No. 324 'Weston, No. 53 W~ston, No. 58 W~siton,. . No. 53 ¥~!4dle Grove, No. 42 No. 423 No. 107 Z,81~ma, No. 545 Pddeofthe West. No. 179 Pt;!.<i;eofthe West, No. 179 Q~~~oIl' ' " No. 463 T~~all Ohapter, No. 68, O. E. S. S~urgeon, No. 174 Ma,l'ceUne, No. 481 Marceline, No. 481 Solomon, No. 271 Bogard. No. 101

Greenville,

Pocahontas. St. Louis. Shelbina. St. Louis. St. Louis. Chillicothe. J efierson Oity. St. Louis. Fulton.

.......................... Clarence. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Irondale Lathrop. Dexter. Dexter. Savannah. Savannah. Springfield. Sedalia. Fayette. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Lutie. Kansas City. Richmond. Taberville. Taberville. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Moberly. Oaruth'vine. Oaruth',ville. Atlanta. Atlanta. Kansas Oity. Kan~as Oity. Steelville. Steelville. Kansas City. Belton. Independenee Weston. Weston. Weston. Middle Grove. Wheeling. Wheeling. Greenville. Zalma.. St. Louis.

St.Louis.

ThQ.yer. St. Louis. Sturgt'on. Marceline. Marpeline. Springfield. Bogard.

1910.]

211 ROSTER OF HOME FAMILY.-Continued.

NAMES.

AGE.

ADMITTED.

Gerald Dewhirst 16 Sept. 1905 Rex Dewhirst............. 12 Sept. 1905 Ruth Overton. 15 Sept. 1905 Oora L. Overton......... 18 Sept. 1905 Nelson J. Swayze........ 76 Jan. 1907 Wm. H. Richardson... 77 Jan. 1906 J'essie E. ~ppleton...... 77 Jan. 1006 Anna A. Linn ,...... 14 I May 1906 EvaK. Linn .. 13 May 1906 ~'rank L. Linn............ ]1 Mas 1906 William McE. Linn..... 8 May 1906 Emma P. Smith........... 63 May 1906 Rolla A. Lake 16 .July 1906 Roland E. Lake........... 13 Jub" 1906 Lawrence E. Lake...... 11 tTuly 1906 George F. Cope \ 88 July 1906 Feb. 1907 Wm. B., Mcoan...•....... 71 Fred. Matlack............ 14 Feb. 1907 Oornelia Matlack........ 12 Feb. 1907 Elizabeth vancleve..... l 82 March 1907 Ret,tie Gale................. 67 March 1907 Mary E f Heburn \ 61 April 1907 Louisa J. Preston........ 81 Sept. 1907 J. T. Williams...... 15 Sept.. 1907 Chestley Williams 14 Sept. 1907 Lorene Williams 10 Sept. 1907 David J Rountree 73 Sept. 1907 Oornelia C. Jones........ 68 Sept. 1907 Columbus B. Hickam. 76 Nov. 1907 Olivette Kershaw........ 11 Nov. 1907 Violet Kersba w.. . 9 Nov. 1907 Minette Kershaw......... 8 Nov. 1907 ·James' H.Vance......... 88 •lan. 1908 Mary E. Goll 86 Feb. 1~8 W. N.,Young 77 Feb. 19()8 Harry W. Barr 13 Dec. 1907 Sarah Watson.............. 80 March 1908 April 1908 Edward R. Olark.. 77 April 1908 Elizabeth A. Olark 71 Chas. F. Gilmore......... 72 March 1908 P. F. Hamilton............ 75 M.arch 1908 Juliet K. Hamilton...... 74 March 1908 April 1908 Mary B. Yake........ ..... 12 ,April 1908 William O. Sizemore... 14 Howard Sizemore 11 April 1908 April 1908 Opal Sizemore 9 July 1908 Pbilipine DoH ··..•··· +~ 'July 1908 James r" Davis · Letitia M.. Davis.. " 77 Ju.ly· 11·908· Maren1908 Sarah E. Harvev......... 75 Sept. 1908 Diautha.1\I TaYlor ~ Sept.• 19~8 M.ary Ann W ., fae.. 81 Sept~ 1.908 Susan E. Jamison.. :..... 9 8ept. 100S Thomas McNaUy..........6· .Se~t.1908 Harvey T. SlXlitb·· ••...• 8 Se})t. 1908 Henry W. Fowler..·...·.· 814 Dee. 1968 j~~::t~t~~~~~~::::::::: 12 Dee. 1908 Ma.ryi1.Ga;rrett........... ~i De.c. 1008 Dee. 1908 Ellen J. Moore . Wm. A.. Dudgeon •••.••• 70 Jan. 190.9 Marv P.· DudgeoiQ....... 58 J"~Il. 1009 Jan. 1909 Frankl\eil"sho.w........... 4, Jan. 1009 Viola-a;Si'rp·er .•... ~ April 1909 John B. Eowkes . I

_H......

RESIDENCE.

Hazelwood, No. 459 Hazelwood. No. 459 Missouri, No. 1 Missouri, No. 1 Rural, No. 316 Salisbury, No.208 An('hor, . No. 443 Betlefontaine Oha.pter, No.69, O.E.S Bellefontaine Oha.pter, No.69, O.Bl.B Bellefontaine Ohapter, No.69,O.E.S Bellefontaine Ohapter, No.69,O.l!l.S Oosmos, No. 282 Potosi, No. 131 Potosi, No. 131 Po~osi. No. 131 Robert Burns, No. 496 Florence, No. 261 Bellefonta.ineOhapter, No.69,O.E. i. Belletonta.ine hapter, No.69,.o.Il1.8' Bellefontaine Cha.pter, No.69,O.E.S. Occidental, No. 163 N aptha.li, No. 25 Queen Oity, No. 880 I:I'our Mile, No. 212 Four Mile, No. 212 Four Mile, No 212 1\lontevallo, No. 490 Wakenrta, No. 52 clearmount. :No. 507 Forest Park. No. 578 Forest Park. No. 578 Forest Park, No.5iS Charity, No.331 Keystone, NO.243 Belton, No.450 Laclede, No. 8S Columbia, No. 534 Pclar Star, No. 79 Polar Star, No. 79 Rural, No. 316 Williamstown, No. a70 Wvaconda Oha.pter, No. 205, O.E.. S. Granite. No. 272 Star of the West, No. 133 Star of the West, No.18S Star of the West, No. 183 Itaska, No.42O Cbillicothe, No. aas Ohillicothe, No.888 Oambridge, No. 63 Warren, No. 74 New Salem, No,.270 Lexington, No. 149 Beacon, No. 3 (loYden, No. 475 Brid~eton, No. 80 JopUn, No.885 Joplin, No.885 Troy, No. S4 St. Joseph, No. 78 Fayette, No. 47 'Fayette, No. 47 Forest Park, No.358 United. No. 5 Paris Union, No. 19 O.

Seymour. Seymour. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kansas Oity. Salisbury. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. Potosi. Potosi. Potosi. Gainesville. New Florence St. Louis. S't. L.OUiS. St. Louis.

1 St.Loui~.

St. .Louis. Queen City. CamJlbell. Oampbell. Oampbell. Montevallo. I arrollton. Olearmount. St. Louis. St. I.louis. St. Louis. St. Joseph. St. Louis. Belton. L,ebanon. Paeiftc. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kansas City. Williamstown Wyaconda. Sedalia. Ironton. Ironton. Ironton. St. I.J,oui$.

Ol:l:illi1cothe.

OhiBicotlbe. Sl~~~r.

Keytesville.

Winfif"ld.

J;.,e~inJlton.

St. Louis. City. BnC'hreton. Jo:pUn. Joplin. Troy. St. Joseph. Fayette. Fayette. St. Lonis. Springfield. Paris. ~olden

[Sept.

Appe1zdix.

212

Ros'rER OF HOME

NA.MES.

LODGE.

AGE.

Catherine Fowkes Anthony McTeer Vernie A. McTeer Rose tJones Martha H. Nelson VernonL. Norris :Mabel Fleming tTos. H. F'leming Genevieve Shepard Earl DeLacy Cary. DeLacy Edith DeLacy Willianl Shultz Louis A. Wagner Maud Rial .FJdwin Saunders Curtis Sanders Clarence Sanders John W. Meyer

. . . .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. . .

Ray S. "Tilson

Beo. D. Hooker

FAMILY.-Contin'ued.

Carlotta Boernstein . Phillip StremJnel. ..

73 11 9 66 71 ]2

14 10 85 11 7 4: 75 74 52 10 6 6 68 62 12 81 62

April 1909 July 1909 July 1909 June 1909 July 1909 Sept. 1909 Sept. 1909 Sept. 1909 Sept. 1909 Nov. 1909 Nov. 1909 Nov. 1909 Dec. 1909 Dec. 1909 Feb. 1910 Feb. 1910

Feb. 1910 Feb. 1910 March 1910 l\fay 1HI0 May 1910

July

1910

July

1910

Paris Union. Sparta. Sparta, Marclls, Moniteau, R.adiant,

Dexter,

United, l:t.ural, Rural, Rural, Itaska,

Missouri. Kansas City,

Mt. Moriah, Mt. Moriah, Mt. l\1oriah, AshIer.

Gate City,

Bismarck, Meridian, Beacon,

RESIDENCE.

No. 19 No. 296 No. 296 No. 110 No. 295

No. 88 No. 532 No. 532 No. 5 No. 316 No. 316 No. 316 No. 420 No. 1 No. 220

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

40 40 40

306 523 41 2

Paris.

Sparta. Sparta.

Fredericktown.

,Jamestown. St. Joseph. Dexter.

Dexter.

Hpringneld. Kansas City. Kansas City., Kansas City. St. Louis. St. Louis. Kansas Cit1'~ St. Louis. St. Louis.

St. I Jouis.

Oom:mrlNe. Kans 路ty.

Bism

St.Lo~,

St. Louis.

1910.]

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MATRON'S LETTER. To the Grand Lodge: We are just back from the finest outing in the history of the Home, and I must tell you about it to get it off my mind and clear the way for other tidings of the year's doings at the Home. Thanks to the Shriners throughout the State, we had,at the beginning of the summer, a considerable outing fund for the children. This was augmented by gifts from the Home Board, the Advisory Committee, the Grand 'Master, and other friends; so that we were able to take the younger portion of our large family for a two weeks' trip to Pertle Springs. All of our girls and boys went with us except Edwin, who was convalescing from a spt~ll of fever; John, our cadet, and Gerald,. our man of affairs. These two stayed at home to 'help Mrs. Downey, Miss Woodson, the trained nursos and the oooks to make it pleasant for the old people. Early on the morning of August the first, Ca.pt. McCulloch sent a special car to convey us, with our suit-cases and lunch-baskets, to the Union Station, where the Misisouri Pacific train had reserved a coach our especial use. ,All along theune our Masonic and Eastern Star ,L.lJ.I::;U\.LQ.t1!f;. whom we expected at the stations to see the family of the "Old VV UllH:L,iWl".;/(!." Who Lived in a Shoe," w,ere "extremely elsewhere," as the Siwash opher would say. This wasapity,f,<)r we would have been glad to exhi our happy youngsters in spite oÂŁ ttheir wind-blown locks an~ sooty acquired by too much popp~:a,g . of ,the heads out of the windows! to, whatunconqueved. worlds l~yy~t .heyond. At Sedalia, 001. J. West Goodwin boarded the t;rain and lllade.the .:remainder of th.ejourney with us. !Arrivingat Warrensburg we were, met by the larger portion of the population, â&#x20AC;˘judging crowd at thestatioiiQ. However, our conceit went down a bit when. we .learned, that SUlnmer school was in session show in The Dl.lDlXAY7' a soon at the awaatJLD.J;l our

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won much applause and some financial aid in defraying the expenses of the trip. While we were gone, the Christmas Committee took our old people on a trolley ride, in beautiful parlor: cars, serving lunch in fine style. This seems to have been the crowning glory of all that committee's many efforts to entertain the Home Family, though they have never neglected any opportunity to make life merry for old or young at the Masonic Home, from Christmas morning to watermelon time. In the line of entertainment, our old people have had a giddy whirl for elderly folks. Last fall the Past Patrons and Past Matrons of the city formed a club, with the avowed intention of giving the old folks a party every month at the Home. Right well have they adhered to this purpose, and every few weeks the years have slipped from the shoulders of our aged ones, and they have been boys and girls again for the afternoon. We have not the fountain of youth within our gates, but we do have what is better, many good friends who are untiring in their effortsfor the happiness of the children, and more particularly that of the old people, most of whom are growing older as serenely and as gracefully as possible; though, with some of them, life has been such a struggle that peace and contentment .do not come even· with the ordinary cares of existence taken off their minds. Madams Clark, Jones and Rial are still "standing by" in the sewing room; Madams Jamison, Sampey,Gasette, Lucky and Peterson lend. a hand with their machines in their own roorns;while Mrs. Stearns and Mrs~ Heburn have established a rep"tltation for button-holes .and neat darning that brings them all the work they want. Several of our old ladies are helpful about the mending and caring for the sick; while Madams Reburn, .Clark, Hamilton, Koberly, Moore, Harvey, Rial, Dudgeon, Shepherd, Jones, Stearns, Smith and Bartlett "help wash the dishes up and clear the crumbs away." Some of our old gentlemen have been thoughtful for the others in times of sickness, or helped in eating for the yard. Daddy Goodspeed is still " keeping Uncle Henry straight" and patching the window screens; while Daddy Ruch is solving minor problems in plumbing and adjusting difficulties with the electric lights. Brother Wagner would not have missed his calling if he had been afiorist, for he has made our erstwhile scraggy flower beds to blossom as the rose. Most of our children will soon go hack to· work at the William Clark Grammar School; a few will be in the Soldan High School; Dora has just entered the Children's Hospital for training as a nurse; Marie will soon take up special training for kinderg.arten teaching, and we hope to enter Gerald and Hugh in the Ranken'Trades' School to learnengine'ering. Thus we are getting down to work after the summer frolics. All of our girls, over the age of eight or nine years, havEi';been much interested in learning to sew. The older ones are proud to· h8V'ecut· and· made a dress

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apiece for themselves this summer, and the younger ones are much elated over outstripping their elders in Penelope's art, embroidery, while these dresses were in process of making. The cooking school pupils have been putting into practice their lessons, and have demonstrated their skill in cookery, from potato chips to puddings, which all of the Home family . has enjoyed. This last year we have all enjoyed to the utmost our beautiful lawn, realizing the copy-book maxim, "Blessings brighten as 'they take their flight. " Next summer our magnificent new hospital may have taken the place of our velvet sward and much loved trees, and the Comanche yell of our pseudo Indian band win be laid away with their play clothes. The boys who have so industriously pushed the lawn mower or pulled the rake, will spend their time devising a patent noise-consumer or a boomerang for steering balls and arrows around the ever increasing windows, which must not be broken. Just now, we are all in a flutter of expectation at your coming back to the city after two years' absence, and we hope that each of you may be sufficiently interested in us to come to see us while you are in town. Yours cordially,

DIXIE M. DEANE, Matron.

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ANNUAL REPORT OF PHYSICIANS OF THE MASONIC HOME, YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1910. September 1, 1910.

To the' President and Board of Directors, Masonic Home of Missouri: BRETHREN-Herewith is submitted for your inspection and information a tabulated statement of work done in this department of the Home for the'year ending September 1,,1910. Twelve deaths, as the report will show, have occurred in the institution during the past year, whose ages have averaged seventy-eight years and six months. Included in expense account, due consideration must be given for trusses, glasses, and other incidentals furnished. There is now on hand drugs, dressing and surgical supplies amounting to about $250.00. CASES TREATED. Tota.l

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RESULTS

Ca.ses t;ow UnderTreatment

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~2.06 $20.95 $91.15 $54.28 $37.26 $33.30 $46.55$8~~~2~~~~.91 $27 .30 $9:~:,~5.0~ $708.79

Averageoost per person in the Home , .....................•. $3. 29?-( Averag~ Qost per person treated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ~ Number of persons in Home during the year,ending September 1st, 1910 ...........• 215

Fraternally submitted,

DRS. ROBINSON AND LEGGAT, Home Physicians.

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ATTORNEY'S REPORT. ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 6, 1910. Ethelbert F. Allen, E8q., President oj the Masonic Home, Ninth and Wyandotte Streets, Kan8a8 City, Mo. II DEAR BROTHER ALLEN-In reply to your letter of September Srd, requesting a report from us as attorneys for the Masonic Home with reference to the legal matters of the Home at the present time, we have to say: "I. That the only case now pending in which the Home is interested is the case of the Receiver of Bates National Bank of Butler, Mo., vs. Masonio Bome of Missouri, to recover about $17,000.00 growing out of the acts of F. J. Tygard, former treasurer of the Home. This case was tried before the Hon.R. F. Walker, Referee, who found in favor of the Home. His report was confirmed by the Circuit Court, and the plaintiff has appealed the case to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. The case will not be heard in the Supreme Court until about two years hence. uYou will remem.ber that Brother Judge W. M. Williams of Boonville, Mo., was retaine:l by the Board of Directors of the Home as associate counsel in that case. We feel hop3ful of an anrme.uoe of tnis oase by the Supreme Court. "II. In the matter of the estate of James W. Harrison, in whose will the Home was mentioned as the residuary legatee, h~ve to say that this estate is still pending in our Probate Court. The attorney for the administrator has promised for the l~t two terms. of that oourt to make a final settlement of the estate, but he bas not done so. We hope to have it finally settled at this September term of the court. We have heretofore collected from. this estate about $1,600.00. There will be only a small additional amount coming to the Home upon final settlement of the estate. HIlI.. There are numerous other small matters appertaining to the affairs of the Home which have passed through our hands and of which we have kept the Board advised from time to time, and we deem it unnecessary to report the same in detail at this time. Suffice it to say that all the legal matters appertainin.g to the business of the Home are in goodshap,e. "IV. In reply to your request that we submit a brief form of bequest for use" in case that anyone desires to make a will in favo·r of the Home we submit the following: IIKNOW;N ALL MEN BY TH;B)SE P~E,S~:N~$:. That I, ...............•.....• _.of sound and disposing mind do make, publish and declare this as and for my last will and testament, h~reby revoking any and all wills andt.estaJnen.,ts'by me .heretofore made. H;FmsT.-I give and bequeath l.1;~'Pothe Maso~ic BOIl).e of Missourj~ a 9prporation organized and existing under and in pursuant of the laws of the State of Missouri, the sum ·of ....•.•.........•....•..•.....•....................•... _.. $.,•••.•••••..•• dollars. ", The testator can also insert such o·ther provisions in his will as be sees, fit. "IN WtTNlDSSWHEREOF, I have hereunto set l:Jlyhand and seal on this,the ....•...•. . •. •. .. .. .. . ... . day of •••• '.' • •. • •••.•• 191 ..•... .•................ . .....•..............••..... [SEAL]. "Signed, sea1eq.,p~b}ishedandde~a.reetby the above named ........•..... _.....•. ..•.. .. ..•.........•.. .... .. . ~. and for h.is last will and testament in the presence of us!,who!~t·hia'liiequ;est.,.and. i:q; !lis presence" a.nd in the presence of each· other, have sub.. scribed our na.mes aswitnesse$ thereto ont,his day of 191 ..•.. A~(tb.eti~e 9:f. tlb.e~ign.ip.gC)f'~he sam~ the said the testator, wasol sound and dispos,ing mind. " •

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S REPORT. To the President and Board of Directors of the Masonic Home: BRETHREN-The Advisory Board of the Masonic Home submit w th pleasure the following report: Each year since the Eastern Star of Missouri has identified itself in the support and advancement of the Masonic Home, a marked increase in interest has been shown, and substantial returns have been perceptible. To unite with the Masonic Brethren in the maintenance and support of this noble charity has been our aim. Our interests are mutual and ~'woman's heart beats responsive to the same inspiration that prompts man to noble deeds." Weare ready to co-operate and stand shoulder to shoulder with our Brethren in whatever promotes the welfare of our beloved Home. The following returns have been received this year: From Grand Chapter and subordinate Chapters $2,290 . 97 Per capita tax. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3,006.60 The approximate valuation of donatio:p.s to the Home ... '.' . . . . 250.00 From Harmony Chapter for furnishings for main reception hall 120. 00 Expenditures... . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1061.84 We aim also to come in contact with the individual members of the Home Family; share their joys and sorrows, and lighten their seeming trials. We recognize that .the man of affairs, occupied as he is with business cares has not the time to give his personal attention to the Home Family individually, but it means much to them and brings about the true spirit which constitutes a real Home. Fraternally submitted,

MATTIE P. BARNEY, LOUISA J. MOORE, LILLIE L. FLETCHER.

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SECRETARY'S REPORT-"A." 1J5~.CEIPTS-MASONIC HOME GENERAL FUND-Year Ending August 31, 1910.

Date From 'Amount. Sept. 10. Interest, Loan No. 16 $ 135.00 75.00' Sept. 23. Interest, Loan No. 13.. Sept. 23. Interest, Loan No. 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.00 Sept. 23. Interest, Loan No. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.83 Sept. 23. Interest, Loan No. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.17 Sept. 23. Interest, Loan No. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.58 Oct. 2. Per capita tax Grand Lodge 35,777.85 Oct. 4. Interest on deposit Third National Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.73 Oct. 9. Interest, Loan No. 35. . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . 150.00 Oct. 15. Supt. Deane collected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 10 Oct. 30. Interest, Loan No.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187.50 Nov. 11. Interest, Loan No. 32........................................ 45.50 Nov. 16. Interest, Loan No. 28........................................ 56.00 De'c. 4., Interest, Loan No. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.00 30.30 Dec. 4. Interest, Loan No. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 4. Grand Chapter O. E. S., per capita tax......................... 3,006.60 ....... . . . . . .. . . . . .. 90.00 Dec. 23. Interest, Loan No. 15. . . •.... 1910. • Jan. 29. Jan. 29. Jan. 29. Jan. 29. Jan. 29. Jan. 29. Jan. 29. Feb. 8. Feb. 8. Feb. 25. Mar. 1., Mar. 1. Mar. 1. Mar. 1. Mar. 3. Mar., 4. Mar. 7. Mar. II. Mar. 14. Mar. 18. Mar. 2l. Mar. 21Mar. 31Al>rtl l. April 9. April. 9. Al1Jril' 9. At>ri1·10. A,J1)'l'i120.

Rent, Gash property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 Supt. Deane colleoted : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •. . . . 52.69 Interest, Loan No. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.00 Interest, Loan No. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .... .. . . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 282.00 Interest, Loan No. 34 " .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 240.00 Interest, Loan No. 43. 274.50 Interest, Loan No. IS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 Interest, Loan No. 36. . . . . . ... . . . .. .. . . .... .... .... .. .. . . .. .. 450.00 Interest, Loan No. 46. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 Interest, Loan No.2 '" 150.00 Interest,. Loan No. 37 .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 Interest, Loa.n No. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 156.00 Interest, Loan No. 44. . 276.00 Interest, Loan No.9. . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . .. 210.00 Rent, Gash property , .. .. .. .. . ...... .. . 10.05 Interest, Loan No. 14. . . . .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.00 Interest, Loan No. 41. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 180.00 Interest, Loan No. 38 , '.. . 255.85 Interest, Loan'No. 39 , . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. 420.00 Interest, Loan No. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278.00 Interest, Loan No. 80 ..... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324.00 Interest, Loan No. 13 ....•. ~......... . . . . .. 75.00 Interest, daily balance, Tb.1rd National Bank '" . . 29.64 Rent, Gash property <.~.i............................. 2.40 Supt. Deane sundry collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16 Rent, Gash property ..•. . ~ ~!; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1.00 Rent, Gash property ". .••.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15.00 Interest, Loan' No. 33 J•• : • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .4~.10 Interest, Loan No. 18 .6(!).80 ~. •• '@il1.,.09 Apri123. Interest, Loan No. ~1 kpri129. Interest, LoanNo.3S. . •• . . . ............... 00: Interest, Loan No.1.. t.<". ~..... .••. ••••••• .iO 1:~12t linterest, Loan No. 45 ...•.. . j,<: •••••••• i.· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • r, • .,([)O ~!$Y' 4. In.terest, Loan' No. 45 ~ . "'~,~'i'/;' •• • •• ',' ••••••••••• '• ••••••• '..,. • ao.oo May 9. Ren't, Gash prop'erty .•.• ~i'>.' i••'• •• '. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •. • • •• • . . $ . 5 0 JiQ:1!l:e . 2. Ben:u, Gash property .•..•. .>i' ••• <. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1.58 J.11.8, 20. ·e~a~~tP:~~t~~~:<rir~~d·LOdge;: : ::::::::::::::::: .. .. :~g J~lle 30. J~hy5. Interest,LoanN!,o. .15. " ~ ••i .,•••<.~T. • • • • .. • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• •• ',' •• 90.00 5·. ]~~~st'14oan':N'~i' 40 ..• ,.~ ".'••.....•...•............. .1~~ :'g.g 1'0. ~itt~,t.Dea.a.e sanarycoIle, . . . Jt~y 15. ];~t~rest,Loan No.8...•. ol~ '.~.' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • i. 252.00 A~g.. 19. Interest, Loan No. 10•.•• \0;"' , ' " • 255.00 150.0& ~tt~:27. ;Enterest, Lo.ani ,N 0.46 •.. 0; : .. 0• • •• • •••••••••••••••• '.. • ••• • • • Interest, Thinl National !Bank ......•. " . .. .. . .. 8.44 A;ug'i. 31 • .. 527.91 At,\1;ig.31. Interest, Wells Btm:king Go, .. ~... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i •

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SECRETARY'S REPORT-uB." DISBURSEMENTS, GENERA.L FUND-Year Ending August 31, 1910. Meats, groceries and produce $12,548.17 Dry goods, clothing and shoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2,497 . 93

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Current expense , ,, , :....... 460.00 Director's expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,025.39 Improvements , ...............................• 1,077.96 Salaries-8uperintendent, Physicians and Secretary.. .. 3,000.00 Account Hospital.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . 64 J. L. Kirkendall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.95 Water license , , ,.. . 246.00 Account children's outing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175. 00 Sta.tionery, printing and postage ~ . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 155.95 Paid Members of the Home :................................... 136.50 Official bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.00 Sprinkling taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . 97 61.60 Expenses, Superintendent and Secretary to St. Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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.SECRETARY'S REPORT-"C." CASH RECEIPTS. INFIRMARY FUND,to

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LODGES.

Marceline No. 484 ..•.....•.... $ 100.00 Pottsville No. 428 . 25.00 5.00 St. Francivsille No. 588 .......• Oriental No. 518 ........•.•....• 20.00 Cainesville No. 328 ..........•. 10.00 Maplewood No. 566 , .. 50.00 Nodaway No. 470, ,., ..•... 50.00 Jacksonville No. 541. . 40.00 Laclede No. 83 ....•........... 25.00 Gothic No. 476 ,. , . 25.00 Santa "Fe No. 462. " , 25.00 Linn No. 326. " . 25.00 Westport No. 340 . 100.00 Wentz/ville No. 46 . 25.00 Granti:',~itY No: &6 . 50.00 Itaska: No. 420 .......•........ 100.00 Sedalia. No. 326 ....•.......... 100.00 Marcus No. 110 .•............. 50.00 WE¥3tportNo. 340 . 14.00 New Mad-rid No. 429. , . 25.00 , . 100.00 Ferguson No. 542 .... ,

Hermann No. 123 $ 25.00 Gower No. 397....•....... , . 75.00 Missouri No.1 .....•.......... 384.50 Clifton Heights No. 520 . 96.50 United No.5 . 150.00 Wyaconda No. 24 . 15.00 Jamesport No. 31. ••........... 31.00 Miami No.'S5 ..••.•............ 25.00 Kin.gsville No. 313 . 20.00 21.50 Grandin N 0.579 . Social No. 266 . 10.00 75.00 Independence No. 76 . York: No. 563 ......•....... , .. 100.00 Salisbury No. 208 ....•...... , .. 50.00 Buckner No. 501 . 25.00 Lo.dge of Ltght No. 257 . 10.00 Cuba No. 312 ....•.••........ , 35.00 25.00 Gallatin No. 106 . Cha,rleston No. 407 ........•... 16.35 30.00 Van :Buren No.509 . 25.00 McGee No. 146 .

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Cainesville No. 328 ..•......... $ 25.00 Criterion No. 586 . 25.00 Angerous No. 193 . 12.50 Composite No. 369 . 10.00 '40.00 Bridgeton No. 80 . Arlington No. 346 ...•......... 10.00 Cypress No. 227 . 26.00 Fulton No. 48 . 71.00 Olean No. 134 . 10.00 25.00 Steelvlll~'N o. 77 .•............. 26.00 Ashland ·No. 156 .....•........ Waynesville No. 375 .•.•....... 10.00 Fairfax No. 483 . 20.00 Mechanicsville No. 26 . 5.00 Havanna No. 21. .. 15.00 Forest City No. 214 . 10.00 27.00 White Hall No. 301. . Spring Hill Ho. 155•.•......... 10.00 10.00 Portland No. 242 ..•........... 50.00 California No. 183 . Hopewell No. 239 .....•....... 24.50 20.50 Cardwell No. 231. . 10.00 Verna No. 459 ..•.•........... Puxico .No. 596 .........•...... 17.50 50.00 Friendship No. 89 . Mount Hope No. 476 ...•...... 33.33 25.00 Billings No. 379. " ......•...... 5.00 Miller No. 567 ...•...•........ 13.00 Excello No. 332 . 25.00 Riohland No. 385..........•... 33.34 Twilight No. 114 ..•........... 21.00 Potosi No. 131 ..•.•........... 10.00 Somerset No. 206 .......•...... 16.50 Wadesburg No. 348 .•.•.•••.•.• East Prairie No. 385 .•.•....... 38.3:4 Z.ered.etha No. 189 ..•...•...... 1IB.aO 10.00 l3:1oomfield No. 153 .....•.•...• 20.:t)i~ Barnesville No. 353..•.•.•....• Hardin No. 322 ....•. " . 92·)00 23.. 50 Hope No. 251 ....•...•. 17.00 Arrow Rock No. 55 ......•....• Aurora No.' 267 ....•.•. '•...•.. 100.00 50.00 Sturgeon No. 174.............• 10.00 Livingston No.. 51 ..........•.• 56.50 Cambrid1te No. 63 .•.•........• BarItes No. 116.0 •..•.......•.• 32.00 45.00 Clifton No. 469, . 23 .•.50 ,Dexter No. 532 .....•.•.•.•...• Bertrand No. 350 ......•....... 1~"J;:)~ Coldwater No. 485••••.•....... 11.0'0 St. JQseph N Q. 7~ ••••••., .~ •.••• III Mt. Vernon No. 9Q •••••.•.••.• Hunn.ewell No. 415 ...•.......• •J..~ CeD.$~r No. 172.••......•...... 50 Pa.uldingvllleNo. 11 ..•........ ~i~ Jaokson No: ~~ . J.Q 5~i Fayette No. 47. Liberty N 0.31 .•.............. 50 24 Silex No. 75 .....•.•.•.•.•.... 13.34 Diaggett No. 4~2 •....•.•.....• Olive BranollNo. 576 .•.•.•...• 26.00 Pendleton. Ne;). 1. " . GrlswoldN~.) . Eq,u$lity NQ.497.,,·o' . Waka-ndtaN . o Nq. 0

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0 •• '0 ••••••••••

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Jewel No. 480 ......•.•.•......

Rothville No. 426 .....•....... $ Bismarck No. 41 .....•........ Prairie Home No. 503 .•........ Cosmos No.· 282 . Gray Summit No. 173 . Western Star No. 15 . St. James No. 230 . Palastine No. 241. . Corby No. 600 ........•....... Hallsville No. 336 . Crescent Hill No. 368 " .. , . Clarksville No. 17 . Wayne No. 526 ......•......... Albert Pike No. 219 . Strasberg No. 604 ....•........ Itaska No. 420 . Huntsville No. 30 . Sheldon No. 371. . Rolla No. 213 ........•........ LeXington No. 149 . Wallace No. 456 . Rising Sun No. 13 . Armstrong No. 70 . Versailles No. 117 ...•......... Chillioothe No. 333 . Clarksdale No. 559 .•.......... Kirbyville No. 264 . Triplett No. 122 ..........•.... St. Johns No. 28 . Reed Springs No. 280 . Prairie No. 556 . King Hill No. 376 . Lanes Prairie No. 531. '" Hayti No. 571. . !Belton No. 450. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jnssex No. 278 . martford No. 171. ..•.......... Rose Hill No. 550 ..........•.. L;aMonte No. 574 . Seaman No. 126 . Oea-l No. 595 .........•........ Geo. Washington No.9 . Naphtali No. 25 ..........•.... Gate of Temple No. 422 ...•.... "Wandalia No. 491. . Saxton No. 508 ' . Sumvan No. 69 .•.•.•.•....•.. ' Joplin No. 335 ......•....•.... !BlQio'r.nington No. 102 . Lambskin No. 460 . y L()dge No. 413 ...•..•... wood No. 484 . ;M:iddle Grove No. 42 .•..•.•... S,axnarita-n No. 424; ...•........• Xenia No. 50 ...........••...• Biethel No. 537 . Shamrook No. 585 ........•.•.. <»reen Ridge No. 425..•........ :l'liiladelphia No. 502.•....•.•.. Forest Pa.rk No. 578 ..•..••.... . Rosendale No. 404 . Falrmount No. 290 ..•....•.... lL:81keville No. 489 .•......•••... Menville No. 458 . ~t. Zion No. 327 •••••.•.....'.. Trilumin.a No. 205 .•.•...••.... Sta.r of the West No. 138.••..•. Wilson No. 191 •••••••..•...•.. Poplar BIu£[ No. 209 .. Ohristian No. 392 ••.....••..•. B·eacon No.3 ....•••.•........ Florence No. 261 •.•.•......... Western Light No. 396 ........•

22.00 37.50 16.50 121.50 12.50 15.00 25.00 40.50 15.00 25.00 35.50 25.00 43.50 63.00 12.50 548.50 62.50 20.00 79.00 66.65 12.50 50.00 31.00 30.00 50.00 24.00 10.00 16.66 30.00 20.00 20.00 65.00 19.50 23.50 , 33.34 5,5.50 15.00 180.00 67.50 75.00 8.00 286.00 80.50 117.50 43.00 5.00 100.00 50.00 28.00 91.50 25.00 44.50 6.75 41.. 00 20.00 10.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 69.50 27.50 15.00 20.00 16 .. 66 58.00 ~·~.• OO 25.00 17 .• 00 66.66 20.00 192.00 10.00 12.50

2,22

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.l4.ppendix.

Fellowship No. 345 $ 100.00 Meridian No.2 ..•............. 99.00 33.33 Delphian No. 137 . . 48.00 LaBelle No. 222 Robert Burns No. 496 •......... 15.00 30.00 Glenwood No. 427 •............ Riclunond No. 57 . 50.00 St. Louis No. 20.•............. 333.33 Erwin No. 121 . 175.00 Sampson No. 298 . 21.00

Bucklin No. 233 .•............. $ Lincoln No. 138. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Bud No. 584.............. Rushville No. 238. . . .... .. .... Hannibal No. 188. . . . . . . . . . . • . Columbia No. 534. . . . . . . . . . • . • Palmyra No. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Junction No. 549. . . . . . . . . . Total from Lodges

33.33 '. 21.50 10.00 23.00 50.00 32.00 33.33 25.00

$9,688.27

CHAPTERS.

Grand Chapter R. A. lVI. $2,000.00 Moberly R. A. C. No. 79....... 100.00 Gallatin R. A. C. No. 11. . . .... 25.00

Uel R. A. C. No. 129 Slater R. A. C. No. 112. . . Total from Chapters

50.00 25.00

$2,200.00

INDIVIDUALS.

E. F. Allen $ Ben Altheimer . Woo. Ashton . E. F. Andris . H. G. Berning . H. A. Bertholdt . M. A. Block . Van. F. Boor.........•........ E. W. Deane . A. M. Dockery . T. L~ Dobbins . Elwood Eppley . M. Griffith . Wm.A.Hall . W.H. Hunn . E. Hyke, Jr . C. Johnson . W. L. Kaltwasser . E. E. Kirkpatrick . Jacob Lampert ....••.......... A. F. Ittner....•..•........... .H. Lehmeyer . . Member Lorraine Lodge L. Lorraine . W. C. Mardof.....•........... R. Markley . F. H. Mentz .

200.00 500.00 1.00 20.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 33.33 25.00 175.00 5.00 5.00 1.50 100.op 5.00 1.00 25.00 2.00 1.00 500.00 5.00 5'.00 10.50 L50 10.00 5.00 . 5.00

A. Meyer, Jr J. R. McLachlan Geo. McManus C.B. Nicholson John R. Parson Charles Reilly Henry Schmitt J. T. Schaefer A. C. Stewart Louis Tisch F. A. Warmhoff J. J. Wehrli B. Zimmermann J. H. Gundlach Oampbell Wells Otto G. Koenig Alfred H. White

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.00 100.00 2.00 18.00 50.00 50.00 1.00 . 3.00 500.00 3.00 10.00 50.00 25.00 33.33 166.66 10.00 50.00

Total from Individuals ..... $2,736.82 From Lodges ...........•..... $ 9,688.27 From Chapters;. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2,200.00 From Individuals............. 2,736.82 Interest on deposit......... . . 57.01 Total Oollected

$14,682 . 10

Frs.ternaUy submitted, ALFRED H. WHITE, Secretary.

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Appendix.

223

TREASURER'S REPORT. RElPORr OF CAMPBELL WELLS, TREASURER OF THE MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI, FROM SEPTEMBER

1909. Sept. 1. H 3

'23: Oct. O~~.

23. 23. 23.

4. 9. 18. 30. Nov. 11. u 16. D~? 12. 16. 23.

1, 1909,

TO SEPTEMBER

1, 1910.

RECEIPTS. To Balance in treasury ..•.................................... $ 4,642.98 U Interest one year, Loan No. 16. •..••.•.....•.•............. 135.00 " Interest six months, Loan No. 41. • . • . . . • . . • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . 180.00 " Interest four months, thirteen days, Loan No. 46. 110.83 Interest twenty-five days, Loan No. 45 ,........ .. 18.75 " Interest six months, Loan No. 13. . .....•..• 75.00 Interest daily balances, Third National Bank............... .. 34.73 " Grand Lodge per capita tax. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . .. 35,777.85 Interest six months, Loan No. 35. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 H Cash from A. H. White, Secretary. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.10 Interest six months, Loan No.1. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 187.50 " Interest one year, Loan No. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.50 Interest one year, Loan No. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00 " Interest six months, Loan No. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136.30 O. E. S. per capita tax. . •• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3,006.60 " Interest six m.onths, Loan No. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.00 Interest one year. Loan No. 17 . Interest one year, Loan No. 34 ••••.••.•.•...•.•••••.•.••••• " Interest one year, Loan No. 43 ..........•.................. U Interest one year, Loan No. 18 ........................•.... H Interest one year, Loan No. 42 . Cash from A. H. White, Secretary .........•................ " Interest one year, Loan No. 36 .•.'.•.••••.••.•••••••..••.•.. Interest six months, Loan No. 46 .••..••••.••••••••••••••••• U Interest one year, Loan No. .2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Interest one year, Loan No. 37 , . " Interest one year, Loan No. 44., .........................•.. " Interest one year, Loan No. 19 ...•...••...•....•.•.. !• • • • • • • Interest one year, Loan No~ ,'9* •••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• " Cash from A. H. White, S,ecretary .............•.......•.... " Interest one year,' Loan No.' 14 .••••••••••.•...•..•••••..•.,. f' Interest six months, Loan No. 41'~ .........••.........•..... " Interest one year, Loan No. 38 .••••.......•.........•...... " Interest one year, l:Joan. Ng.39 .•••.........•............... Interest one year, Loan No. 29 ....•...............•........ U Interest one year, Loan No. 80 .•..•.•. ~~ •••.••..• ~ . ~ •...... Interest six months, Loan. No~ 13 .• ~ .. ~ ..•• " ~ ~ . ,. Interest .daily balances, Third Natiol1a.I Ba1l.k ~ . H Interest one year, Loan~o.3~r.' ••••• ~~ ..• ~ . Interest two months, thirneen days, Loan No.. 18 " . " Interest sixty-one days, LOia.n No. 41 .•.......•.....•........ Interest six months, Loan No. 35 .• .' .. ~ ....•...... ~ . " Interest six Inonths, LOall No.1 . " Interest six months, Loan. No. 45% . U Interest six mon.ths, Loan No. 45 .•.........• " ......••...... " Cash from A. H. White,SecretSlry . "Cash from A..,H.. Whit~,~~~r~t¥Y '. ' ', ',' •. Xn~r~t ,six. mont)ls,Lq~f~~tJp~ ~ .~ , . . •. . " Xn;t.erest oney~artl(J·an ~p . JQ ••....•. •...•.• ~ . · •. •.•• i" •• Q~h. ~r()rn .A. :a.,.White.t•.$~~;r~~~ry . '.... · . '," .. · •........ ~ ...••. H

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ta~~~s . atlonai Bank. · . r, .fJ~.,>~./ " Il1terest slxIiontha, No. 46 ••• ~ ••••••••••••• ~ ••••••• ~ Interest dJaily balances., Wells Bankin.g Compa.ny ...•....•. ~ .. > '"

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282.00 240.00 274.50 800.00 306.00 58.69 450.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 276.00 156,.00 210.00 10.50 162.00 180.00 255.85 420.00 278.00

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[Sept.

Appendi::c. DISBURSEMENTS.

By amount paid on warrants to date, as per numbered vouchers herewith submitted ........•.•...............•.....................•...•.... $35,291.75 1910. Sept. 1. Balance in Treasury............................•............. 16,217.88 Total....................•.............................. $51,509.63 Fraternally submitted,

CAMPBELL WELLS,

To ETHELBERT F. ALLEN, President of the Masonic Home.

Treasurer.

WELLS BANKING CO., PLATTE CITY, MO. September 1, 1910. Mr. Ethelbert F. Allen, President Masonic Home of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo.: DEAR SIR-This is to certify that there is on deposit in this bank at this date to the credit of the "Masonic Home of· Missouri" the sum of sixteen thousand two hundred seventeen dollars and eighty eight cents $16,217.88. Yours very truly, . W. S. WELLS, President. ENDOWMENT FUNDS. Statement of Securities belonging to the Endowment Funds of the Masonic Home of Missouri, September 1, 1910: Notes s~cured by real estate, first mortgage, 5 per cen"t. " $ 7,500.00 Notes seoured by real estate, first mortgage, 6 per cent ..•................. 111,860.00 650.00 Notes secured by real estate, first mortgage, 7 per oe.nt. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cashin Third National Bank, St. Louis. Mo., September 1,1910............ 1,143.49 Total.............................•.•... : ............•.......... :$121,,153.49 These securities belong to the Endowment Funds as follows: Knights Templar Endowment Fund......•..••.... ~ $ Ja.mes L. Kirkendall Endowment Fund............................. T. W. Higgins Endowment Fund........................................ Masonic Home Certificate Endowment Fund........................ James W. Harrison Endowment Fund.............................. W. H.. Smith Endowment Fund... Sarah B. Coffman Endowment Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . General Endowment Fund......... .•. . "l' •••••• Total..... . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . • ..

3,P,114.00 1a,150.00 5,000.00 1,117.60 1,600.00 11,780.00 465.89 52,976.00

$121,153.49

All of the above securities are kept by the Tr.~ee!s! of·the E!ndowment·Fund in the safe d~posit box: In the vaults of the MISsiSSlPPi . ¥alley.T.···ru.st Company, St. Louis, Mo.., rented by the Masonic Home, aocessto whioh cam be ~ad only by the presence of two or more of the Trustees of the Endowment Fund. or one ofsa1d Trustees accompanied by the President or Secreta.ry of the Masonio Home .orbyoae,ofsaid Trustees accompanied by one or more of the Finanoe Committee of the Masome Home. The oash on hand is deposited in the Th.trd~ .(I.l;~Bank of St. Louis, Mo~, to.tp,e credit of the "Masonic Home Endowment Ft:p:td,,:' "\'\'in~twoper C6.nt interest on da.11y balt\D.ces, sa.id interest being paid to the Treal3urer 9£t1:l.e. Masomc Home. Fraternally submitted,

CAMPBELL WELLS,

Treasurer of Trustees of Endowment Fund. To ETHELBERT F. ALLEN, President of the Masonio Home.

A Pl!e1~di",1:.

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MASONIC HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND. 1909. Dec. 16. " 3i. 3i.

To,pash

from,~eeretary

1910. Jan. 12. "

275.00 700.00 50.00

3l.

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l~.ao

24. M~r.

210.00 50.00 40.00

~.Ql.00

26. 3.

8. 12. 12. 3I. 3I.

A~filJ ~~: May 12. " 2l. 2l. 3I. J'Uf}e 4. 10. 20. 25. 27. J'U}r I. 5. 9. 9. 9. ll. II. 13. 15. 15. 15. 18. 18. 2l. 23. 2,3. 25.

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110.50 75 ..00 500.00 384.50 5.00 96.50 150.00 5.00 200.00 15.00 107.50 75.00 50.00 285.00 3.31.35 50.00 562.50 218.00 .30.00 77.00 2,273.83 80.84 350.84 60.00 157.00 258.00 190.00 63.54 182.00 332.00 455.33 22.00 203.00 105.50 167.00 789.15 123.50 74.00

~6,.~6

135.00

.84

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Treasury .....•...................................... $13,266. 79

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Appendix.

226

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. To the Board oj Directors, oj the Masonic Home:

Your Finance Committee has the honor to submit the following report:

On Friday, the ninth day of September, 1910, your Committee with Brother Sol. E. Waggoner, the President of the Trustees of the Endowment Fund, and also a member of the Finance Committee, proceeded to the safety deposit vault of the Mississippi Valley Trust Company, in St. Louis, where the securities of the Fund are kept. We took from our box in the vault the various papers contained in it, and exftmined them. We found thirty-two loans ranging from $650.00, the lowest, to $10,000.00, the highest. These loans are all evidenced by notes secured by first deeds of trust on approved real estate, the title to which in every instance was, by accompanying certificates, shown to be in the borrower. These thirty-two loans aggregate the principal sum of $131,460.00. On so~ of them partial payments have been made, aggregating the sum of $11,450.00. The accrued interest has heen paid. The total sum of the principal of these loans is $120,010.00. In addition to the loans, the account of the Fund with the Third Na.tional Bank of St. Louis showed a balance in its favor on that day of $1,143.49. These figures show the total amount of the Endowment Fund is the sum of $121,153.49. It appea.rs tha.t the investment of the Fund has been conducted in a proper mann~r We congratulate the Home and the Fraternity on the excellent condition in which we found it. Fraternally submitted, September 9, 1910.

JAMES W. BOYD, Ohairman of the Committee.

SOL. E. WAGGONER, DAVID M 1 WILSON, JOHN T. SHQRT, Members oj the Committee.

REPORT OF ACCOUNTANT. ST. LOUIS, September 15, 1910. Mr. BoZ. E. Waggoner, Chairman Finance Oommittee, MalJonic }lome of Mi8souri: D'EAR SIR-Having made an examination of the books and reports of the Secretary and of the Treasurer of the Masonic Home for the year ending August 31 t 1910, I.reapect. fUlly report that I find them correct, SInd submit the following s~nopsis:

The Secretary reports receipts: ger Capita Grand Lodge and Order Eastern Star $38,803.65 l:aterest on Loans. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .7,324:.63 Intere.st on Daily Balances. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.72 R1e~tfrom Gash... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 6~..48 CoHections by E. W. Deane ~ . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 7Q.~7 Total receipts

$46,86'6 '65

Total disbursements .............â&#x20AC;˘....â&#x20AC;˘................. '.' .. $35,677.81 His collections have been turned over to the Treasurer and duly acknowledged by him, and appropriate bills and vouchers are on file for the disbursements.

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227

The Treasurer reports: Sept. 1, 1909. Balanoe on hand $ 4,642.98 Aug. 31, 1910. Received from Secretary. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• 46,866.65 Total reoeipts...........•.............................•.••.. $51,509.63 Warrants oharged as paid, outstanding Sept. I, 1909.....•..... $ 414.05 During the year....•...................................... 34,877.70 Aug. 31, 1910.

Balanoe on hand...•................ ~ ..•....

$35,291.75 $16,217.88

Warrants drawn by Secretary, as above ........•.........•..••............ $35,677.81 Warrantsp'aid by Bank,· as above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . .. 34,877.70 Warrants not presented for payment....................•............. " .... $ No. No. No. No. No. No.

1393 $ 12.00 1908........ 9.30 1920... .. 11. 95 1932. .. .. 23.62 1941. .. 50.00 1944 125.00

Forward

No. 1833 $ 2.14 No. 1905 .. 8.15 No. 1926 197.34 No. 1936.. .. .•. 12.00 No. 1942. 40.00 Forward.. . . . . .. 231.. 87 0.

•••

$231. 87

$491.50

800.11

No. 1902 ••..... $ 11.35 No. 1910 .•..... 123.01 No. 1930....... 61.25 No. 1937. • . . . .. 38.00 No. 1943....... 75.00 Forward... ~ 491.50 Total. ....• ,

$800.11

Treasqrer's balance, as above ......................................••.... $16,217.88 Warran.ts not presented for payment..... 800.11 Available funds, not draw~ against

$15,417.77

The Treasurer submits a letter signed by Mr. W. S. Wells, President of the Wens Baaking Company of PLatte Qity, statingtJ.:tait the' balance standing to the credit of the Maos()nic .Ro me of Missou.ri, on the books of the bank on the'thirty-first of August at the 01038 of b LBines3 as sixteen thousan.'.d, two hundred. and seventeen doUars. and eightyeigb.t oents! ($16,217.88) being the amount st~ted by the Treasurer as the balance on hand on that date. w.

BOSPITAL· FUND. The l.'reasurer reports receipts to Aug. 31, lfjl0 ; $13,266.79 The Secretary reports under date of Aug~2i9, 30,81, additional collections of 1,415.31 whioh had not reached the Treasurer the date on which his report was made, but have been receipted for by him in September. ---Making total amount of the Fv:nd .. ~ .............•........... $14,682.10

I ~companie.d M.r. Sol. E. Waggoner and Mr. A1f•. H. White to the Mississippi Valley Trust Co.mpany's safe deposit vaults, and a.~i:st~din ohe.oking up th,esecurities c9ntt\l.~~cl in tnedepoait box: and find that they amount to one hundred and twenty thousand and ten dollars ($120,010.00) as per list aO'compa.nyin.g, 8.t\d th~t there is a balanoe to the9redit of tll-6.Endowment Fundintlle T4i~Nat~ionaIBa~under date. of Aue;llst t, . . .rat. of e~e 9-q.tr-clre~,alld fol';ty-three,· d<:)~~fU"sattd foJ:ty~nine cents ($1,143.49) certi.e . . . by Mr..... i." ..• P.· qP()'lt~, Assi~tant .Cashier, . ~akin~ .a .total of one hundred. and twenty one thousand: one hundred and fifty-three dollars aIltd f()rtY-ninecents ($121,153.49).i:p the Endown,lent Fund.

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228

[Sept.

List of Securities belonging to the Masonic Home Endowment Fund, September 1, 1910. No~

1 ••...................... $

18. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7,500.00 2,500.00 4,200.60 4,250.00 3,300.00

14. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,000.00

15.•.............•.......•

3,000.00 2,250.00 5,000.00

1:9 •••..•.•.•...•.•.•.•..••

4,000.00 .

28 •..•...•...•...•...•...• 29 .......•.....•..........

800.00 5,000.00

30••••.•..................

5,500.00

32 . 33 •....••.................

650.00 1,735.00

35•.......................

i~::: ::::.:::::::::::::::::

5,000.00 7,500.00 3,000.00

38.•.....................•

7,000.00

39 ••..•................... 40 •....................... 42 .

7,000.00 2,000.00 5,100.00

43 .....................•.• 44 ..•..............•.....• 45 ...•...................• 457!i .............•.......• 47 ..............••........

4,575.00 4,600.00 3,500.()O 1,,000 ..00 10,QQO ..Q9 1,000.00 4,500.00 3,500.00 5,000.90 4,500.00

2........................

16 17

•

'......•.......... .

48.•.••............• '.....•

49 .•...................... 50 .•.............•........ 51 .•.•...................• 52.•.....................• Le~

credits...............

Interest paid to April 25, 1910. February 29, 1910. July 12, 1910. August 21, 1910. March 12, 1910. Credit $800.00 March 13 1905. March I, 1910. Credit $200.00 March 1. 1907. Credit S100.00 November 1, 1907. June 12, 1910. September 8, 1910. January 21, 1910. 'Credit $300.00 January 21, 1905. Ma'l'ch 2, 1910. Credit $1,400.00 March ~. 1~09.

October 9, 1909. Ma.rch 19, 1910. Credit $400.00 October 20, .1909; $1,000.00 December 6, 1909 $150.00 June 4, 1910. March 20, 1910. Credit $100.00 March 20, 1909. November 1, 1909. April 6, 1.910. Credit $1,000.00 January 15, 1968. ' April 7, 19~O. March 1, 1910. March 2, 1910. Credit $500.00 March 2, ' 1909. Marcn 10, 1910. Credit $2,500.00 Mapoh [0,1910;'·$1,000.00 December 15, 1909: '1,000.00 March 10, 1910. Mapch 4, 1910. June 22, 1910. J,allu~rr 4; 1910. Credit $1,000.00 Januan' 4,191f:). . February 1, 1910. ~a1,lQb 3, 19l0. ·:4priI20, 19:LQ.• ~ . •.' .P • . d.l..•. ~O. t.. 1910. M-aJ:ch 2, 1.910. MIl:tiQA 3.• IfJ10. March 12, 1910. April 4, 1910. ApPi14, 1910. April 4, 1910.

$131,.§Q. ';10

11,~~O.~

.90

Net,~JXlo~~•••••.•••.••••• $120,019 Oatil in Third Nat. Bank... . 1,1~~.~9

Total Endowment Fund .$121,158.49 The seourities were examined this day in cotrilipan'Y'Wi~ Messrs, Waggoner aDd White and found to correspond with the above 'list, and all replaced in the safe deposit box in the M~ippi Valley Trust Company vaults. September 12,1910. J. PERCIVAL SMITH, Public Acctntntant.

1910.]

229

DISTRICTS AND D. Do GI{AND MASTERS. GRAND SECRE'TiARY'S STATEMENT

LODGES ACCO'RD1ING TO DISTRICTS. FIBS'} DJSioI:'Rl!0T. JOHN M. D'Ott'XN, D.D. G. No.

County.

Clark 167 do 180 do ~ , 290 do ...•.............•......... 318 do Si6,2 do

M., ME:M:PHIS.

Name oj Lodge.

Location.

Revere; De's Moines Fairmount Eldorado B!raDJ!.~

436 Gothic , ~'. 5881" Si. F'ranei,sviJle

Revere. Athens. Wyaconda. Luray. Kahoka. ,Alexandria. St. Francisville.

Scotland........................ 16 ~~m:D;~~a.~\t.'······ Memphis. do 72 Go~br.):,.•.• Gorin. do ...........•............. 572 R,titl~d,I~J ..•.•.•.............. Rutledge. ~'. ·Fas1>IllSh Downing. Schl!1yler..;..•. ~ 0.0 ..•....................• 259 Lod~e<o,f Love Lancaster. Queere. City. do ..; '•• .300 QtmMiJi~,lt1.· do .•..........•. 421 ~]eBWI*.d.•................ Glenwood. ,.i • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

10 . ' . ' . . . . . ••••

SECOND D:fSrrRICT. M., KIRKSVILLE.

EDWARD

A.dair.........••..............•... 105

!;P~Jtl,'ti)lfe •.,.••••. '" .c

adaIr.,..

....... ~

C6Iony.

.............. ~ :.~;

Gf~~ns"l)urg

Kirksville. Brashear. Kirksville.

Novelty. Edina. Greensburg.

[Sept.

Appendix.

23°

THIRD DISTRICT. , JOHN C. SENATE. MILAN.

County.

Putnanl do do.. . do

Sullivan...... do do do do do do ... ..

171 206 210 394

Hartford Somerset Unionville I . ucerne

Hartford. Powersville. Unionville. Lucerne.

32 126 159 190 349 ,. ... ..

Location.

Narn.e :oJLodge.

No.

Humphreys Seaman Green City Putnam Pollock... 389 Arcana 540 Winigan

Humphreys. Milan. Green City. Newtown. . Pollock. Harris. Winigan.

FOURTH DISTRICT. D. M. FOSTER,.D. D..,G-. M., MEROER.

Grnndy.................. do do do

Mercer do

11~ 'l1teni30n Trenton. 253 ureido Laredo. 423 Galt..•.•..................... Galt. 524 Spicka:.rdsville ......•....Spickard.

...............35

M~cer·~•...•..:•.........•. Princeton.

258 Ra.vancna............•...... Ravanna.

FIFTH DIST:RIOT. T. A. DUNN, D..

Hamson........................ 97 do 128 do

do do do

D.G~H.,

BETHANY.

Beth~ny ..•",. . e;

LorJ:~~e

( ....................•••. 257 Lc:~~~~?t Ligpt ' 328 C~~1?:~~l1e,t 395 'Ha~!i~~~ ~.~", 556 Prail'i~::

Bethany. Ridgeway. Eagleville. Cainesville. Hatfield. Gilman City.

Appendix.

1910.]

231

SIXTH DISTRICT. JOS'EPH E. DAVIDSON, D. D.G. 1\1., ALBANY. GQunty.

No.

21 109 125 127 252 377 378 447

Worth...........................

66 GrantOity 88 Defiance 198 Allensvnle 321 ,Jonathan

do do do

Locatimt.

Name of Lodge.

Gentry........................... do do .. do do ..............•............ do do, do

Havana McFall. Stanberry Stanberry. Gentryville Gentryville. Athens Albany. Alantnus ..............•...Alanthu8 Grove. Allcient Craft King Crty. Be,rlin Berlin. Jacoby.. ~ Darlington. Grant City. Sheridan. Allendale. Denver.

SEVENTH DISTRICT. HARRY M. IRWIN, D. D.G.M., MARYVILLE.

No,daway.......................50 do 165 do ~ 196 do : 201 do ~ 289 do ..............•........ 301 do 329' do 442 do ••..•..•.•• .: •.....•.••• 4::65 do 470 do 472 -do 474 do 507 do •.•.....••..........•..

XeIlia *.i1le Qtdtman

&ven*\Vood

Hopkins. MaryviUe. Quitman. Ravenwood.

Grabaa:n......•..............Graham. Wb.i~ Hall ~e~~ejY'

Barnard. '••••••••••••• Elmo.

~~li~gton

Burnngton Junct. Parnell. Nodaway ........•......... Maryville. Piel1~l:1.ng Pickering.

Gacy:nor City

~i~f()rtt

Guilford.

'~f~1lQ.~11:l.0l;"e

S:k.idmol"e..

'l'EA:$E, iD:~~Q:.-1v~., FOREST OITY.

.A.te"lllisoIl•••••••••••••, :

do do do

157 200

~plptgSta.r.,.i

358

~Q/,,!/,,;W:est

483

F!_~~·fa~,

Rock.P()rt. WataQ!n. Tarkio.. Fairfax.

. [Sept.

App'endis.

232 Eighth District ConUnu~d .. j County.

No.

Location.

Name 01 Lodge.

112 Maitland 139 Oregon 214 Forest City 294 l\1,:ound City 60'6 Craig

Holt do do

Maitland. Oregon. Forest City. Mound City. Craig.

NINTII DISTRICT. CHRIS F. MEYER, D. D. G. M., ST. JOSEPH.

Andrew do do do do do do Buchan~n

do do do do do do do do

~...................

71 138 162 248 404 413 600

Sartannah ·. ..•.........Savannah. Lincoln Fillmo:re. Whitesville Whitesville. Rocbester Helena. ,Rosendale ; Rosendale. Valley Bolckow. Cosby Cosby.

10 22 78 150 189 238 331 376

A.gency .; A.gency. WeLlington..............•.De Kaib. St. Joseph St. Joseph. ~ Birming F'aucett. Zerooatha St. Joseph. Rush!viIle ....•............. Rushville. ChariJty .•...................St. Joseph. KiDgHHl. So. St. Joseph. '................ 508 Saxton S·axton. TENT'oPf D!S'lRIO'r. TH6s. D. WILLIAMS, 'D. b. G. M., MAYSviLLE.

De KaIb do . do do

124 UniQ.S'!ar Union Star. 23,5 W ~at~~rby ..:..••..•.......•W eatherby. 308 Pafl7~~~~~.,............ . Maysville. 317 Osli>Q:r;n,:+.~i •••• .i., O,sborn. 454 Co~;t~n~taI.J.{~ •.•....... Stewartsville., 559 Clarksdale Clarksdale.

do Daviess do do do do do do

15 W~'$tejmBh:b:t 65 Pat~()ll,~burg

106 Gallatin

..•... ~...... ' J••• .;~'.~

28Q 488

Edr].J~:Jo!~~(

·~

Lo«lIl1~.n~'.(

500J'.m~~lii

564 ·Ja._e~I~~tt ..••..~

,oI

Winston. Pattonsburg. Gallatin. ,_•••• CQ:ffeysburg. Loek Spring. ,.Jameson. Jamespolct.

Appe1'zdix.

1910. ]

233

ELEVENTH DISTRICT. W'.J. CRAVEN, D. D.G. M., EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. County.

No.

Location.

Name of Lodge.

Clay.............................. 31 Liberty do do

.....••.

Liberty. ~

Holt

193 Angerona

do do do

207

Clay

311 Kearney 4SS Temperance..•... ;,

Clinton....

do do do do

Holt. Missouri City. Excelsior Springs. Kearney.

Smithville.

37 Hemple

Hemple.

62 Vincil

CameJon.

113 Plattsburg 39'7

Plattsburg. Gower. Lathrop.

Gower

506 Lathrop TWELFTH PISTRICT.

QEO. A. SMITH. ];;)..:l).,~.:M., OJlILLICOTHE.

118 Kingston...........•.......Kingston. Braymer. 135 Braymer Hamilton. 224 Hamilton

Caldwell do do do do do

232 Polo

P.olo.

334 Bfre~~~p.ridge Breckenridge. 561 CowgilJ•.................... CowgilL

Livingstoll ~.. .. do .;.•....,... •'••••.•..•.•,•••••••••••• do do , do do ~~ do ...................•.

89 155 lZfO 383 3,~8

434 505 589,

f~~p~~iJj)

.f •• •

Chillicothe. :ailI.

Sp~i~~i1I•• ~ ...•.••.....Spring ~~,,'~~e.~e ' Utica.

iiGiM~li~~Qth~ •••••.••••...•.• Ohillicothe,. ~:~ n' Chula. e~lipg

'o:q.;

Wheeling. ~

Avalone Wll.•••....•........•.•.•.. Luo.lo'W.

THIRTE,ENTH DISTRICT. E. ~.'~ ....•,~ ..d.'. ; .f • • i~

Linnf

aO'

~ ....... "

•••

;............

,,"':•••. '!:

86 22'7

~~().~;k.~ld qy~.~ss

,.~ ••• Br9Qk~~l<i~

Laclecle.

[Sept.

Appendix.

234 Thirteenth District Continued.] County.

NQ.

Linn do do do

233 325 481 510

Name oj Lodge.

Location.

Bucklin Dockery Marceline Biswell

Bucklin. Mead ville. Marceline. Browning.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. GEO. F. BREWINGTON, D. D. G.

Macon. do do do do do do

38 102 146 172 :.................. 237 268 332

Shelby.......... do do do do

96 228 ,........ 305 415 537

M.~

BEVIER.

Callao Bloomington McGee Censer La Plata Lodge of Truth Excello

St. Andrew's Shelbina Clarence Hunnewell Betbel

Callao. Bevier. College Mound. Macon. La Plata. ~.Atlanta.

Excello. Shelbyville. Shelbina. Clarence. HunnewelL Bethel.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. O. B.BOVING, D.D.G. M' t HANNIBAL. ~............

Lewis

do . do do do do do

Marion........................... do do do

24 58 222 287 370 494 577

Wyaconda Monticello LaBelle Craft WiUiamstown Lewistown .. ,

La Grange. ' Monticello. La Belle. Canton. WilliamstowD.

Ewing ~

EwiDg.

18 P~~W~~ ~~ 28 St ~9~,:Q: ••• '';'" 188 Hannibal. 502 Philadelphia

Lewistown. Palmyra. Hannibal. HannibaL Philadelphia.

SIXTEEN'r:s: DiSTRICT. J. E.THOMPSON, D.D.6.,M.. BOWLING GREEN.

Pike........•.........'... 14 ()yreD!e~ ............••.•••••• Eolia. do ~.................. 17 OlaJ:tksville Clarksville. do.............................. 92 Perseverance ........•...• Louisiana.

App~ndix.

1910.] Sixteenth District Oontinued. J County. .

No.

Pike do do do

136 192 399 499

.'.. ~

235 Location.

Narne of Lodge.

,Phcenix , Frankford Pike Paynesville

BowlingGreen. Frankford. Curryville. Paynesville.

Ralls.............................. 33 lmtalls· 302 Lick Creek do 307 New London do

Centre. Perry. New London.

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT. THOS. F. HURD, D.D. G. M. PARIS. t

Monroe.......................... do do do do

do do do

19 23 42 64 91 223 240 462 1)92

Paris Union Florida Middle Grove Monroe Madisan Woodlawn GranV'i.l1e S·anMl Fe ' Stoats!ville

Paris. Florida. Middle Grove. Monroe City. Madison. Woodlawn. Granville. Santa Fe. Stoutsville.

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT. 'r. H. WALTON, D! D. G. M., HIGBEE. Randolph...... ..30 do ,............... 151 do ' 161 186 do do 344 do 486 do 527 ...... .....•........... 541 do ...............•....... 610

ll't;l:q;t~'V;il1e.•.•........•.... Huntsville.. MiltQ':I:l ! ••••••••••••••••••••• Firth. CliftonHHl. Clifton Hill. ~9~lity ..•....••..•....••. Renick. Mo'be;rly Moberly. 911~r;P . t ~ ••••••••••••••••••• Cairo. H~g'b~8j Higbee. :[~~I~!~;J1'VfiUe •••••.•••••••• Jacksonville. 01ark Clark. u

•••

~I~ETl,p~:&':fffPISTRICT. Q.

w. aU(lKEBf·J)·.. ,D~·G.M.t

do do

BRUNSWICK.

73 ~1jtl")~~8r.'." •• """""'." •Brunswick . .•~.~....................74 ·Warr~n~ Keytesville. 122'FriiJ>1ett Triplett.

Chariton............

0 •••• 0. ••••••• ••

2J6

Appendix.

Nineteenth District Oontinued.]

Oounty.

l!o..N'~me

Chariton................•....... 202 do 208 do 426 do 498 do 525 do 546

of -Lodge.

Location.

WestviUe

Westville. S~U&bWf ................•• Salisbury. Rothyi,11a Rothville. l?:ee D.ee Musselfork. Cunningham Sumner. pr,airie Hill. Prairie Hill.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT. T. 1\1. RUCKER, D. D. G. M .• OARROLLTON.

Carroll........................... do do do do do

39 DeWitt 52 Wakania

De",\\T'itt. Carrollton. 101 :B~d ..•..........•.•..••.• Bogard. 216 HaJe Hale City. 249Q~rnQll Norborne. 597 Bosworth Bosworth.

Ray... do do do do do

57 309 322 338 393 444

~0iB.n:u'>Jild •••..••••.•...•.·.Richmond. King Hiram Knoxville. Hardin Hardin. Myrtle Millville. Bee Hive Lawson. Ada Orrick.

TWENTY-FIRS'j; DISTRICT. J. P. TUCKER, D. D. G. M., PARKVILLE.

Platte........................... 13 Rising ;;Sun

Barry. do ...........................53 WeB'lton Weston. do 120 l(9ompass Parkville. do . 169Caom<len·Point........•...Camden Point. do 204 Rowleiy Dearborn. 339 Pi~jf~~y:r : ; Farley. do do 35a A~elp:ii.f Edgerton. 604 ~Ia'fj~reity Platte City. do TWENTY-SE,COND DISTRICT. LEON THAtiM.AN;J;;h.!E>·~jC1.'M.,·iA.NSASCITY.

Jackson

do do do

•• ;..: ..

:~0

:•.•••.• Illdependence. Kansas City, ~~.,~.e:.C"""'" Kansas City.

Ln~e~ea~

104 He,,J.'~~~:r! 219

(.~

220 K~r~~~:Qity.:'H •.•.•••..... Kansas City.

TW6'ntu-Second District Oontinued.] County. No.

Jackson

263

do do do do do do do

299 316 ~

' ,

do do do do

324

337

)~i~t~i.)~'~ • • • ·~.·· • • • • • .L • • •

~:.".',• • • • ;;.......... • • • • • • •

Lafayette•• hH.................. do " do do do do

340 391 392 446,

Name of Lodge. "

Summit Te.mple Rural : Mcl)()Bald Blqe Springs

Kansas City. Kansas City. Inde~ndeBce

Blue Springs. Kansas City. Raytown.

!~s~port

Raytown Ohr~st~an

Ivanbee· 501 Buckner 522 Gate Ciiy 547" ~q.Pt-:h: Gate

Oak Grove.

563 ) ¥$1I'k',~

61 1491l 364

Location.

Lee's Summit.

Kansas City. Buckner. Kansas City. Kansas City. Kansas City ~

Wt't.erly .....·....•..•....•.. Waverl;y. U~in~on~ ......•......... Lexiftgton.

8vilfe 487ette

Higginsville. Oordet.

,464

476,

TWENTY.:.FOU:RTH DISTRICT. F.

MAltSHALL.

Saline............................ 55 .A.rr<l~R,ock :.Arrow Rock. Slater. do .......................•.... 63 @a$'Qridge ..' Miami. do .',•.•.. 1".'.1'.1" ••,••,•••••••••••• 85 Ki~i •., Il.ina l. or••••••••••••• Marshall. do ....•.•.••..'. .'., .., '2(;)0 ~ Swe~t Sprin9$ do .'0' ......'••• '. ~' ••• ~.;;............ 217 JI:l;~~;e Orearville. 00 275 ~fti_u;ni~' Malta Be:qd., &0 4i2 lIB1'.·~ H .. l> ".' BlackbulFll. do ' 518 .Of]elll~ " do ....•. i. •• ~ ••••••• ~ • ~ ' 5,80 h

238

[Sept.

Appendix.

TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. W. F. JOHNSON, D. D. G. M., BOONVILLE. County.

No.

Cooper........................... do ........•.................. dG do do· .......................•... Howard......................... do do do

Location.

Name oj Lodge.

36 Cooper , 142 Pleasant Grove

277 456 503 4 47 51

Wm. D. Muir Wallaee Prairie Home Howard Fayette Livi.on

70 .krlilllilISt.ftg

Boonville. Otterville. Pilot Grove. Bunceton. Prairie Home. New Franklin. Fayette. Gl~gow. ,;.~~g.

TWENTY-SIXTH, DISTRICT.

Boone do do do do do do do do

~. .59

67 114. 156 .'............... 174 336 356 455 602

~atljaija

Gentralia. Rocheport. Columbia. Ashland. Sturgeon. Hallsville. Harrisburg. Binton. Columbia.

J ••••••••••••••••

Rocheport Twilight Ashland Sturgeon Hansville Ancient L.andmark Hinton Acacia

TWENTy-sm\tENTH . ,DISTRICT. FRANK R. JESSE,

Audrain. do do do do do do

D. G. M., MEXICO.

81 Cen.tral... . Young's Creek. 115 l..addonia~ Laddonia. 266 Se)citt1ll•• ~ ....••.•....•..••.••Martinsburg. 354H·eb.rGJu ' Mexico. 491 Vaniwl·ia ~ ~ .. Vandalia. 544 Mex.ico .' ~; Mexico. 580 H·ous·to:n ,· • .............. Gant.

1910.]

Appendix.

Twenty-Seventh Di8trict Oonttnued.J COwnty. No.

Oallaway........................ do '............. do do do do n........ do

239 Location.

Name of Lodge.

8 WilliamsBurg ...•........Williamsburg. 48 Fulton Fulton. 60 New Bloomfield New Bloomfield. 242 Portland Readsville. 357 Aux Vasse AuxVasse. 565 Te'Dbetts Tebbetts. 585 Sbamrock Shamrock.

TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. JOHN E. REEDS, D. D. G. M., HIGH HILL

Montgomery do do do do do

178 Griswold .. 194 Wellsville 246 M,ontgomery City 261

Floren~e

457 Jonesburg 492 Daggett

Bellflower. Wellsville. Montgomery City New Florence. " Jonesburg. McKittrick.

T"WENTY-NINTH DISTRICT. J. W. POWELL, D. D. G.M., TROY.

[.lincoln................. do . do " do •... ~.~~ do do do ........................•..

34T:roy.,..•.,.............•......Troy. 75Sile:x: ................•....... Silex. 199 New'Hope Elsherry.. 270 NewSalem Winfield

409 Louisville

LQuisville.

473 Nilaeveb

Olney.

558 Mdsoow

Moscow Mills.

DISTRICT. FLUESMEl!~"

~t. Charle8~.*.~

do do

"..

' •...•..,

46WeIitzville 241

{I).D. G. M" WRIGHT OITY.

Halesiine

WentzviUel

St. Charles.

,260 1\Ieichanicsville.........•.Mechanicsrille.

Warren........................... II PallIdingviUe

Wright City.

[Sept. THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT.

w. A.

CLARK, D. D. G. M.• JEFFERSON CITY.

{;fJ1Jhttll.

J.V'ame rJf Lodfge.

No.

Locat'ton.

Cole............................... 43 Jefferson do do do Moniteau do do do Osage do

.... .. ..

90 211 611 56 183 295 553

Jefferson City. Russellville. Hickory Hill. Centertown. Tipton. Oalifornia. J amestown. Olarksburg.

Rus'sellville Hickory Hin Centeixtown Tipton California

MOliiteau Clarksburg

Chamois. 185 Cham'ois 326 I..Iinn .......•............... Linn.

THIRTY -SEOOND DISTRICT. G.H. PIKE, D. D.

M., WkSHINGTON.

Franklin........................ do ,... do ..• do do do do ~ do

69 173 251 363 534 575 593

Gasconade do

123 HarJlillaltn .. ~ 584 Betd Bil'id

i ••••••••••••

27 Evergreen Sullivan Gray Summit

Hope Fraternal.

COlumbia Easter

Union

New Haven. Sullivan. Gray Summit. Washington. Robertsville. Pacific. St. Clair. Union.·

Hermann. Red Bird~

THIRTY-THIRD D:lBr.FRlqT.

R. STEVENSON,. D. D. G. :M., ST. LOUIS.

St. IJouis City.. do do •.••••.••••••.•••• do

2~;

d@,l

d@ dI.

1 MisSE)~l! 2 Meridian 2 :2~~c~lW-.~ 9 G~otg~ Washington

.•.•••..•••..••.••

..\0...............

St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis.

S""i.t8'.iS..• i.i'·•••••••••••••• ~St. Loui8~

25· :N8J:: li.oii•.•.••..•.• p ......St.Louis.. 49, }i@tl1Bli.:McD'ftah•. ·•••••••. St. Louis. 79 Polar Star St. Louis.

1910.]

Thirty-Third Di8trict Oont1I11/1ud.]

Gounty.

No.

121 Erwin Occidental 179 Pride of the West 218 Good Hope

St. Louis City............ do do do do do do . do

~ 163

~.. I

Cass . :

st. Louis. St. l..1ouis.

AurOra

5'ttJ<JUve Braneh ~.........

St. Louis. St. Louis..

st. Louis. St. Louis.. Cosmos : St. Louis. Cornet' Stone St. Louis. Thscan · ~ St. Louis.. Cache St. Louis. Itaska St. Louis. Anchor St. Louis. West Gate..........•...... St.Louis. L:;b'mb8kin ~ ..' St. Louis. 520 Clifton Heights St. Louis.. 550' Rose HilL St. Louis.

267 282 323 360 416 420 443 ,;. 445 460

•••

do do do do

Location.

.24gK~ystone

. .•........

do do do

do do

J.Vame of Lodge.

578

do , ,. do , , . do ......•.....•...,.....•.•.., ,.. do •....•....•.......•••'., ," .•.... do '."1"••,••••, ••••, . ?

:Ft)fies!~

Pari

St. Louis. St. Lottie.

[Sept.

A p/Jentlis. THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRIOT. , J. O. LAUGHLIN, D. D. G. M.,ROOKVILLE. County.

do do do do do do do do

Name of Lodge.

No.

Bates

Location.'

Hume. 130 Hume 140 Papinsville..............•.Papinsville. Amsterdam. 141 Amsterdam Butler. 254 Butler , Rockville. 341 Rockville ;.Johnstown 350 Tyrian •...... , Adrian. 368 ,Crescent Hill Rich Hill. 479 Rich Hill Foster. 554 Foster

: ,

THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. •JORN DEVLIN, D. D. G. M., SEDALIA.

Benton

Johnson do do do do do do

245 Knob Noster Knob Noster.. 262 Holden..........•.......... Holden.. 265 Corinthian................•Warrensburg. , 274 Cold Spring Leeton. 313 Kingsville Kingsville.. ,......... 428 Pittsville· .....•............. Pittsville. 487 Ohilbowee Chilhowee.

:....... 23,6 Sedalia .•' 272 Granite 425 G~~~~.~id~e

Pettis do do do

574'1 L~l\ioXl:te

HARRY L.

Sedalia. Green Ridge . La Monte.

OLINTON.

418 e11~atn<:5re~k ........•....•. Palo Pinto.

Benton Henry do do do

Sedalia.

~......

29 286 343 , 408 do 548 do .' 552 do 557 do .......................•••.• 562 10

,! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

W~~drt::l(i!)r •

: ••••

Windsor.

Uti~h~,.~.;...•. "!t., •••••••••••••• Urich.

Aj1!l

",'"","+•••••••••••••• Petersburg.

~,~\~~¥~i~~j.!.:';'•• ' . ' ••••••• Mont~ose. ,

Clinton ' Clinton. Call1,ot1!nn Calboun. Blairsto'W"ll. •...•.......•... Blairstown. Deepwatel· Deepwater.

1910.]

Appendix.

Thirty-Seventh Di8trict Oontin'Ued.l NO. ()ounty.

St. Clair......................... do do do do

273 342 403 412 419

243 Loddt~.

Name oj Lodge.

St. Clair Circle J.JOwry 'City .~ Appleton City

Osceola. Ros~oe. ' Lowry City. Appleton City. TaberviUe. .

Sw,r _

THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRIOT. H. T. WRIGHT,. D. D. G. ·M., LEBANON.

Camden........................... 152 Linn Creek do 433 Mack's Creek

Linn Creek. Mack's Creek.

~cled:e....

Lebanon. Competition. Conway.

do do

83 Laclede 432 Competition 52'8 C,oD'way

PULaski do

375 Waynesville 385 Richland

Miller...... do

\Vaynesville. Richland..

•••

.203 Brumley ,. 410 Il:>ena

Brumley. Iheria.

THIR~.l'"Y-NI~THDISTRI(JT.

AUSTIN L. McRAE, D. D. G. M., ROLLA.

Lebanon

. Crawford......... do

'312

Dent ' . do .. Phelps ~i213 do ·~ ·~SO do .......................•.• 49:7 o ••••••••••••••••••••

Pula.ski

~ .~,

•••••

~..

Steelville..

OUb·a........•............... Cuba.

Sialem

Salem.. C;r:eeik.. i.~ ..·.. Lecoma Rolla. Rolla St. James · St. James. Equality Newburg.

.846 FO,RTIETEI DISTRICT. M.,. DESOTO.

Jefferson oo~~ ••• ;•.~..' ••••".... do 01••••••'•• ~,oi ••••!..... do ,

.119- .De: &to .1 ••••••• ' ;[)e So:t'ooo 164 Joaohim .. ~ •................HiUsboro 2'56: Shekinab .. :~ Festos.

[Sept.

Appendi.x:. Fortieth District Oontinued.J C<n£nty.

No.

Location.

Name of Lodge.

Washin~tofi.... do do

12 rryto 131 Potosi 143 Irondale

St. :B"rancois

535

Caledonia Potosi. Irondale.

Blackwell

Blackwell.

FOR1'Y-FIRST DISTRICT. 'WILLARD B. DUNNEGAN, D. D. G. M.,

Dallas.............. do do

Hickor~r

288

WheatlaBl.t Hermi• . , • ' .•

Polk do do do do

361 Riddi:ek Buffalo. 396 Wesitiern Lirg'ht.....•••.. Louisburg. 421 Ur\:>,8}H8r Urbana.

279 Hogle's Creek Hermitage

BO~IVAR.

44 144 160 195 431 467

Fair :Play Modern PlettiSan't , Bolivar Cement P~erJl;sant Hope

"':;~J},~l'!l".:'(f

, ,/

Fair Play. Humansfl ",e. ,.•.... Morrisville. Bolivar. Half Way. Pleasant Hope.

••••••••

FORTV..SE:OOND' '···DT~frrRICT.

Cedar do do

Dade.............................. do do do '.. " dQ .:.1 ••• ~.; •••••••••••••

283 Stoc~n 315 Jerusalem, 482 87 ~a~~i

Stockton. J erico Springs. Eldorado Sprin~s.

".Q~ ••.••••••••••• Greenfield.

359 Garret .:•...................Arcola. 405 458

Ev~rio!~'~~.,:~~:

Everton..

Me~V'f}~e! •••••~.\, .••..•..•••.. Dadeville.

521 lLdelwfJ)td.1(1.•.•..........Lockwood.

Appendiw'r.

· ]910.]

FORTY-THIRD 'DISTRICT. R. L. WAR,DIN,

p ..D. G. M., NEVADA. f

County.

No.

Name of Lodge.

Vernon do ..•..............•...•.••• do ••.•...•.........•....•... do .•...•••.....•.•..•....... do .•........................ do .••.•.••.•.....•.......... do

303 Osage 3'71 Sheldon 448 Schell City 490 Montevallo 493 Verpon 495 IT nity ,t),Oi W"alker Barton .......•.................. 187 Herll2l0n do ' 292 Lamar do : 304 Signal do 475 G()l~:p. do ....•....................... 516 };[il,~QFd

Location.

Nevada. Sheldon. Schell City. Montevallo. Bronaugh. Richal"ds. Walker. Liberal. Lamar. Minden Mines.

Goldep. Oity. Milford.

FORTY-FOUE.TH DISTRIOT.. J.

o. HILDRETR,n.:h. G. M.•

CARTHAGE.

.Cary.~~~e

Jasper.............

Oarthage. do 293 ~i~~O~t~ .•.••• ~ Sarcoxie. do 835 JQplin Joplin~ do ,3~ 1!~~19;w~ip Joplin. do ........................•.. 398 Jasper J asper. do ,............. .....•.. ..4)·1 @artervHle <Jarterville. do .............•............•.. ~j'1 Mitm$la1. 0nOifil;Qgo. do W~bb~[ty Webb City• d o J " unetiGu. do .•.'.' .

DEXTER B. FA:RN1gWIOR~I'H.

Greene do do

do do do

'.......

.it)·

D. G.

M.~ SP1~INIGF]:EL:D.

lJ:D.i~~(t •••. ,.' ••• ,•.•• '~ ."

,•• ::$'p.rin~iel(1.

[Sept. , Forty·Fifth Di8trict Oontinued.] County. . No.

Webster do do do do do do

98 300 439 459 477 529 589

, Name of Lodge.

Location.

Webster Doric Mount alive Hazelwood Henderson Niangua Duncan

Marshfield. Elkland. Marshfield.. Seymour. Rogersv·ille. Niangua. Duncan.

FORTY-SIXTH DISTRIC,T. O. M. MITCHELL, D. D. G. M., MO,UNTAIN GROVE.

Douglas.......................... 26 do 182 do 382 Texas•... ~ 116 do .145 do 177 d·o 469 do .. 555 Wright 158 do 411 do 543

Ava Pilot Knob Mt. Ararat Barnes I.lat:ime~

Texas Plaio~

SUlnmerviUe Mounta,in Grove J'oppa Mansfield t'

Ava. Ricbville. Topaz. Cabool. Licking. Honston. Plato. , Summerville.. Monntain Grove. Hartville. Mansfield.

FORTY-SEV.F~NTlr DISTRIC'T. J.

Carter ' do ......••...' Reynolds.. ~ ~ do ~' Shannon do 'do

M.OARNAHA~,:q.D~ G~

M:.JVAN

BURE~.

509 Van13nren: ..•............Van Buren. 57.9 Grand.i,n ,.!•••••••••••••• Grandin. 239 Hope1WeU.~ Lesterville. 353. \BaJ:nesvine~ Ellington. 137 Delp~:liB,n Bircb Tree. ;.·4,30 Witlon~';. 4 ~· ~ Winona. 607 Ernine~ce •.H .•• ~:;.,.~ • • • • • • • Eminence.

m·

FORTY-EIGHTa'D1STRIOT.

GEO. W. PRESNELL, D. q.a..~ raEDERIOKTOWN.

Iron do ....•.....•................... Madison ..•. .....i............... St. Frand()is.it.• ~........... •••.• do 1.~.~~.~ •••••••••••• do

133 Stail",o€,theiWest Irontorl. 351 Mosaicw.• i..... .;.f~lo.• ~i Belleview. 110 Maar01l1a,~~., .. ;:~:.: ...... ~ •.• Fredericktown. 41 J••••• •••••••• Bismarck. \32 ~': Farmi:ngton. 154~;i.••••.•..•... Desloge. i..

•••••••••••

,t' ....

1910.]

247

Fortll-eighth Di8tricr. Oontinued. j Oounty." No.

St. Francois do do .. .. ~ do do Ste. Genevieve

Name oj Lo:age.

234 St•. F.rancois, 424 Samaritan

551 Pendleton 598 Leadwood 599 ,.Elvina 22@ Saline.;.

Location.

Libertyville. Bonne Terre. Doe Run. Leadwood. Elvins. St. Mary's.

FORTY-NINTH DISTRICT. G. W. MILLER,

Bollinger · 417 do 440 do 545 Cape Girardeau. .............98 do lOS 191 . do do 221 441 do Perry u

•••••

G. ]4:., MILLERSVILLE.

White.Water

Laflin. Trowel. Marble Hill. '~Z'alma ......•................. Zalma. St. Marks Gape Girardeau. WestView Millersville. Wilson Pocahontas. l\!ystie Tie Oak Ridge. Excelsior J ackson.

FIFTIETH'DISTRIOT. JAB. .A..

Mississippi do do Scott do do, do Stoddard., do '."'

do do do

BOQ~i~~.

:>~~?

D. G. M.. ,.OBARLESTON.

~ert:and

384 $.ast Prairie 407 Charleston

'·184

S06 .

. .

Bertrand. East Prairie. Charleston.

[Sept.

Appendix.

248 Fift'Y..jf,rfJt District Oontinued.]

Oounty.

Dunklin do do New Madrid do do do Pemiscot. do do

No.

231 406 513 ,'....... 166 176 429 603 461 571 595

Location. ,

Name oj L.odge.

OttrtiweH Maldern Sen81th J:>ortageville Point Pleasant New Madricl :rdorebouse Caruthersville Hayti.. ~ Cecil

Cardwell. Malden. Senath. Portageville. Conran. New Madrid. Morehouse. Caruthersville. Hayti. Cottonwood Poiuf.

FIFTY-SECONl) DIST'RICT.

W. MARTIN, D.D.,G. :M. t DONIPHAN.

Butler Ripley do do Wayne

209 Poplar Bluff

Poplar Blufl. Bardley. Doniphan. Naylor. 107 Greenville Greenville. 526 W,ayl'l'e •.•. ~ .....••..••.•.•• Piedmont. 314 Pine.. 369 Composite 568 Naylor

oa • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

PIFTY-TfIIRD DIS'fRltJT.

Ta,os. D. MARTIN, D.D. G.ld., mST 327 Mt. Zi,on

Howell do do Oregon do ................•.......... do do do do ................•........ ;. .Ozark do ~ ..~.......•.............

536 IngQm.~t'

PLAINS.

West Plains.

Willow Sprin~. 609 Victpry , Pomona 255 4.1tQ:n :.;1" •••••••••••••••••••••• Alton. 320

374 387 46'3 582 2'9'8 365

.Ma~y~JPri¥.j

Wtl.~~f~es~.~

Wood~i,Q,e ?tift~e;.;"

Many

Sprin~s.

Wilderness. "•.•...•..••..•Thomasville. ~ha!er.

i\p'~Pf?~o~.;S"""'" ....• lCos'nkonong. S~~p.~!~ .,,; Lutie. B~:r:~.'~:t""""f"""'" Bakersfield. do ..........................• 435 ;e.Q~kl>~<.lg~;~'7'" •.••.••• i: .. Rockbridge. do .........................•. 496 RQm;rt· ;;;Bug~ ..........•. Gainesville. €V. i.

CnristiaJl..; do .• , "•.•...., •..,.',•.;..,

296 352

,. ..•....... 37,t

1 ~Jt):]

Appendi.,1:'.

Fifty..f ourth District Oontinued.] Oounty. No. ~............. ~29

Taney

do do do

Name of Lodge.

Claflin

Location.

.' Protem.

264 Kirbyville Kirbyville. '453 Forsyth ...............•....Forsytb. ......•..................... 587 Branson Branson.

FIFTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. S. A. NEWMAN, D. D. G. Y., CASSVILLE.

Barry............................. 129 MoJilett do do ...•.......' do

do ...........•..

Q ••••••••••••••

Lawrence

do do

............•...:

do do

J..........

99 269 284 390 400 452 468

Washbtitn.

Cassville. Seligman.

Mt. Vernon Rock Prairie Canopy Marionville .. ~ J)ecatur

Mt. Vernon. Lawrenceburg. Aurora. . Marionville. Peirce City. Verona. Red Oak.

:vierona ~,edO!$.k ...•

523 Sl\in,eon 56i Miller

do do

~Stin8on.

Mille,r.

250 ~e~~~spring

. Stone

515 GaIena .519 e,;ane,

do do

L.L:"~'.a:.-""J;.a:.~~.a:..:&.....,

W.A.

_ ~::~d)I~8pring. Galena. Orane.

DISTRICT.

D. G.M•• NEOSHO. ~Pinevine. Sonthw~st.................. ~~'West Oity.

l08Pinevine

McDonald do

. •••••• ••"'

. Newton dQ .do <10 GO

Monett. ~Purdy.

148 Purdy 867 Blany 383 ·Pythagoras 517 Seligman

466 •,. a33 ·.aQ8 " .•...•,5'6i

l'i'5

Oft

Comfort;

01.. ••.. ...••. •••

ky. Comfort.

~teUa

S1::11a.,

'fi.tr Oity,

'. Ti:tr Oity.

~ewton ............•...... ~~Newtonia.

247 Neos:ho Neosho.. 478 :l.acine Seneca. 0·14 ·~ra.nby .•..............•.... Gra,nby. t):80JR,itcb,ey Ritchey

[Sept.

25 0 FIFTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. H. N. LLOYD, D. D. G. M., OLAYTON.

Oounty.

No.

: 45 Bonhomme

............ 281 ............ 484

Fenton Kirkwood

Fergn~on

Ballwin. Bridgeton. Webster Groves. Eureka. Fenton.. Kirkwood. Ferguson.

M~.plewood

Maplew~od.

Clayton

St. Louis County

do do do do do do do do

, Location.

Name of Lodge. 0 •••••

80 Bridgeton 84 Webster Groves 95 Meramec.. 0

542

............ 566 ............ 601

0 •••••••••

FIFTY·EIGHTf[ DISTRICT. M. E.GUMPHREY, D.

Morgan do do Miller do ."

D. G. M, .. ELDON.'

117 Versailles 250 Glens'ted

591 Barnett

0 •••••••••••••••••

134 O~~a.:q,;~ 381 Io·nia

Versailles. Glensted. Barnett. ~ •....•....••... Olean.

Eldon.

Maries........................... 94 Vienna Vienna. do ............•...•....•... 373 Belle ••, Belle do 531 Labe~s:J!>rairie ..•.........Vichy.

1910. ]

Appe11di..t~.

REPORT COMMITTEE ON ·CRED.EN'rIALS ST. LOUIS, :M 0 •• September 29. 1910.

To 7'he Grana Lodge of A.ncient. Free and Acc6Z'ted Masons of the M-t88o'Uri:

S~ate

Your Committee on Credeptia.ls submit the followIng report: At the present session of the M. W~Grand Lodge there a.re present .536 Representatives, from5.20Lodges; also 17' Grand Lodge Officers, 17' Past Grand M.asters, 18 Chairmen StandingOommittees, 33 Grand Representatives. 42 District Deputy GI1tnd' Masters, 9 District Lecturers and 25S Past Masters. (Thosemark~ with

Lodge. MrssouRI

Representative.

No.

MERIDIAN ••••.•.••••••••••••••...•.• BEACON•••.••••••••.••••••••••••••••• HOWARD

UNITED •.•.•••.•....••.••••••.•••••• ,AR.K •••• ~ •••••••••••••••• '•••••••••

O'SULLIVAN. ,•••••••••••••••••••.• WILLIAMSBURG

GEO.RGE WASHINGTON

AGENCy

PAULDINGVILLE ••••••••••••••••.

...,. .....,.~,....", ......''''...

an asterisk (sII) are proxies.)

• • • • • • • • • olt . ~·····/'····,·'~"·'h!l'~

1 John R. Kelley,W. M. 2 Paul L. J. Bertz, W. M. Wm. A. Nobel, J. W. 3 L. F. Kirby, S. W. ebas. F. Lee, W.M. C. A. Smith, S. W. 5 G. W . Custer, W. M. 6 E.A.Sykes,S.W ..* 7 O'~ M. Bamstead, W. M.* M. D. Wright, S. W.** L. E. Tate, W. M. Robert Fisl;ler, W ~ M. '::Eu~ene McQuillin, S. W. L. W. Quick, J. W. Hugh Smith, W .M~ L. H. Blattner, W. M. Wm. Beidtmann,. S.. ·W.~ B .. F. New.eom'b, .Vi.·. :MI. J. E . . Bronaugh, W. )(. ;,l. P. Jett, W:.• M. . J:ame!B' K. Bradford, W. M~ W•. B. McLane, W.M:,., ~. N.Moody.,W.jM.* F. W. Smitb,.·W. M.. * Milton D. Mendle,. W. M.. Harry .~imon, S. w. Louis Swartz, J . W.

252

Appendi.:r. Lodge.

[Sept.

Representative.

No. 21 W. Z. Spiers 1 W. M.* NAPHT ALI... •••..•••. ......•.. ....• 25 Louis. A. Weismantel, W. M. John N. Stewart, S. W. O. L. Zelle, J. W. 26 J. O. Bralley, W. M.* AVA •••••••••.••••••••.•••••• ,•..•••• 28 W. H. Blackshaw, W. M.* ST. JOHN •••••••••••••••..•·. .' ••.••••• 29 C. D. Loehr, J. ·W.* WINDSOR •.••••••••.••••••••.••••• 30 R.M. Rucker, W. M. HUNTSVILLE •••••••••.•••••••.••.•• C. H. Harlan, S. W. 31 A. M. Tutt, S. W. LI:BBBTY ••...•••:••••••..••.•.••••• J2 M. L. Haning, W. M.* HV:MPHBEl'S•..................... J. E. DeWitt, J. W . * 83 ,0. E. Myers, W. M. RALLS •••••••••.•.••......•••..••••• A. N. Martin, S. W.* TROy •...••...•••••.••••••••••..••••• 34 Nim. R. Long, W. M.* MERCER••••••••••••.••.•.••••••••••• 35 Howard R. Spencer, ~. M. COOP:ER ••••••••••..•••••••••••...••• 36 E. J. Garr, W. M. 38 C. A. Pool, W. M. CALLAO •••••••••.•••••••.••••.•.••• 39 James A. Williams, W). M.* DEWITT •••••••• ~ .•.•••..•..••••••• MT. MORIAH •••.•••.••• : •..••••.•• 40 Howard L. Bergen, W. M. Louis H. Balmer, S. W. H. A. Borgmann, J. W. BISM.\RCK ••••••••...••......•.•.• 41 J'. D. Wood, J. W.* 43 FredJ.. Ott, S. W. JEFFERSON •••••••••.••••••••...••• FAIRPLAy .••••...•...•.•.....•.• 44 J. C. Oldham, W. M. BON HOMME .: ••••••••••••••••••••• 45 Joseph PeterRon, W. M. WENTZVILLE .•••••••.••••••.•••.• 46 w. R~ Dalton, W. M. 'FAyETTE ••••••..••••.••..••••....•• 47, John W. Heist, W. M.* FULTON . 'S Ovid Bell, W. 1\1 . HOLT •••••••• ,•••••••••...••••...•.• 49 Wm. M. Carrel, W. M. XENIA .•••••••••••.••.••.•.•.. 50 John W. Demott, W. M. LIVINGSTON ••••••••••.•••••..•••• 51 Wm. L. 'Hannaca, W. M. W'~KANDA . 5'2 ~. B. Hl.ltchison~ W. M. '\V).,:B,STON . 5~ W.B. 0alverf, W. M.* .A:uow ROCK •......•.•.•.••....• 55 B.. O. Biradshaer, W. :M. Tlt'lP.TON •••••••••••••••••.••••.••• a6 J. R. Shikles, W. M. OBNTRALIA .'.••.••••••••••.••••..•• 5' H. Carpentier, W. M·.* New ELOOMFIELlY . 00 D. Thomps'on, W. M. Vi.IOIL ••••••.••.•.•....•••••.••.••• t),! Craig SloaD, W. M. CAMBBIDGE .•••••••••••••• aa A.. Stern,W. M.* MON,BOll: ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 611 A. Melison, W. M. L,. M. Woo:d, S. W. Roy B.Merriwether, J. W. H.A:VANA

1910.]

Appendix.

Represe ntativ8.

Lodge. PA.TTONSBURG •.••..•.••••...•••• No. ROCHEPORT......... ...• .. . .. .•• .•. KENNETT..................

SULLIVAN•••••••••..•..••..••....••• ARMSTRONG ••••..•.••••......••.•• SAVANNAH •••••••••••••••.•••••.•• GORIN •••••••••..•••••••...•••••••• EUREKA ••••.••••••••••••......•..•• WARREN •••••••••••••••••.•••.•••.•

SILEX ••••••••••••••••••.••.••..••••. INDEPENDENCE ••.••••••.•.••••'•• LEBANON•••••••••••..'..••.••....•..• ~T. JOSEPH •••••••• "..••••••.....••

POLAR STAR••••••.••••.•••••••••••

BRIDGETON .•••••••.••...••..•••• CENTRAL •••••••••••.•••••"•..••• ~ ••• JACKSON •••••••••••••••••...•.••.•• LACL]BDE

WEBSTER GROVES .•...•••.,

BROOKFIELD ••••••.••.•••.••.•••••

PERSEVERANCE ..••. ~ .......•.•••

ST.

MARKS •••••••....•.••.••••••••

60 Jp.o. W. REED, s~ W.* 67 lJenry Walters, W. M.* 68 W. J. Ward, W. M. A. E. Diamond, S. W.* J. H. Dunmire, ,J. W.* 69 T. E. Dotter, W. M. 70 L,evi Markland, S. W. 71 Arthq.r G. Nance, W. M. 72 L. P. Shipley, \V. M.* 78 E. E. Starrett, W. M. 74 Louis W. IIausman, S. W. W.W. White, J. W. 76 E.C. Teague, W. M. 7.6 F. C. Florance, W. M.* 77 C. E. Matlock, W. M. 78 C. F. Meyer, W. M.* Frank Watson, S. W.* 79 E. F. Von Gunden, W. M. J. Haller, S. W. E. W. Bornmueller, J. W. Geo. L. Wageley, W. M. 'J~"D. Graves, W. M. :a;. ;E.. Symons,W. M.* Wm. H. Callaghan, J. W.* S. D. Haydon, W. M. W. C. Atwood, W. M. R. H. Davis, S. \\1'.* ~. M. Slo~n, W•• M. ¥.H. Pardonner,W. M. ~Elw. Bie:rent, W. M.* tT. F. Colver, W. M. J"~.C. Pribe, S. W. n. O. Jordan, J". W. gg Geo. Walker,W.•~. Kaess, S.W. F. Branson, W. M. G. Votaw, W.M.. · Q•. J. Oarter, W.M. J.W. Kenyo'l1,S,. W.. *' Si~!l A •. 1'[0011';6,8 •• Vi. W. N. Davis, W. M~

Richter,'J. W. .l!;b1ertlar'd Junior, W. M.

253

Append£z.

254

Repreaentative.

Lodge. WEST VlEW .•.••.••.....•.......•. No. ~

HEROINE

KIRKSVILLE GA.LLATIN

GREENVILLE ...•••.•••.• ...•.•...

STANBERRy....................... MARCUS ••••••••• •••••••• •••• ••••

TR.ENTON......... . .•. ..••. .•. .. ..••

TWILIGHT ••.•.... LADDONIA

BARNES............................. KINGSTON

DESOTO COMPASS ERWIN ••••.••.•.....................

TRIPLETT........................... GENTRYVILLE

SEA.MAN.~...........................

MONETT............................. .

]'ARMINGTON..................... BRAYMER ••• .•••• •••• .•••••••. PH<ENIX

DEL.PHIAN••.••••••••.•••••••••....• LINCOI..IN

OREGON

PAPINSVILLE AMSTERDAM

-e

~ .•.••••••••

IRONDALE •.......••.•...•.....•.... MODERN ••.••••••..•.•.••...•. ; .•• LATIMER ••.•••..•••....••.•..•.••••

MC(jEE ••••.••••.•...•••...... ·:

[Sept.

LEXINGTON •• :

BIRMING

MILTON

D. H. Miller, W. M. Otto E. Seager, W. M. Chas. C. Gardner, W.M. Geo. Bedell, W. M. N. G. Wilson, S. W. Jno. L. Short, .T. w~ 109 L. E.Miller, W. M. 110 B. Y. Miller, W. M. J. W. Redden, J. W. III J. B. Wright, 'V. M. 114 Thos. E. Conley, W. M. Geo. B. Schwabe, S. W. 115 E. J. Shobe, W. M. 116 Jesse Lareau, W. M. 118 Lee Bridgewater, W. M.* 119 W. S. Preston, W~ M. 120 H. B. Hamilton, i. W. 121 Herman Diem, Jr., W. M. W.E. Herman,S. W. "G'ustav Osterhaus, J. W. 122 A. O. Greene, W. M.* 125' U. S. Crawford, W. M.* 126 A.J. Quackenbush, W. M.* W. R. Shrodes,""S. W.* F. M. Johnson, J. W.* 129 H. W. Fly, W. M. 132 Isaac Wene, S.W. 135 Obas.'A. Gearh~rt, W. M. J.iM. Hawkins, W. M. S.· S. Whitlock, W. M. P.Doersam,.W.'M.* W. S. Wood, W. M. B. Oampbell, W. M.* E. Lehnherr, J. W. B. Robinson, W. M. D.vVood, S. W. Mitchell, W. M. F. (~ibson, s. W. G. McFadin, W. M. Rade'ck,.W. M. Oili.D. McDaniel, S. W.' QuisenberrY,W. M., . GOEllin, S. W. 103 104 105 106 107

1910.]

Appendix. Loage.

Representative.

IONle

:.,No. 154 ~.. •.••••

ASHLAND

NORTH STAR •••••. ••••••••••••••• MOUNTAIN GROVE ..••••..••.••• GREEN CITy.......................

PLEASANT.. •••••• •••• •••••• •••••••• OLIFTON HILL.................... WHITESVILLE

,...

OCOIDENTAL.......................

MARYVILLE .~ •••.

0 •••• 0 •••••••

H'"

COLONy.................................. CAMDEN POINT...... •••••• .••••• OENSER

GRAY SUMMIT.................... STURGEON ••••••••••••••••,........ TEXAS •••••

255

••••••••

156 167 158 159 160 16,.1 162 163·

165 168 169 172 173 174 177

178

GRISWOLD PRIDE OF THE

NOVELTY ••••••••••••••••••••••,..... CALIFORNIA........................

181 183

Robt. L. Hood, W."M. J. D. Hart, W. M. A. McMichael, W. M.* C. M. Mitchell, W. M.* H.O. Woy, W. M. Jno. C. Edwards, W. M. J. W. Sears, W. M.* LeRoy Smith, W. M. F. E. Diekneite, W. M. Ohas.G. Hirt, S. W. Jno. R. \Vilder, Jr., J. W. Jno. L. Retze t W. M. N. T. KilIan, W. M. O. A. Leslie, J. W. I. D. \tVallingford, S. W. O. W. Reagan, W. M. B. A. Thornhill, W. J)'.[. Jas. W. Hartley, W. M. Wm. H. Farris, W. M. R.B. Dyke, W. M.* W.J. l(..e nly, W. M. Wtn.R.Brock, S. W. JonnH.Meyer, J. W. A..,. Arnett, W . M. Chas. E. Tieman, W. M. tJ. M. GraYt J. W. OfOonnor~ 'W.,M. W.M. Eigger,EL W.

. WILSON F'ltA.NKFOBD •••••••••••••• ~

. '••.••

Braun, w. ~1.* W. Polley, D.:O. Thompson, Henry O. Steele,

[Sept.

Appendix. Repres entativ.6.

Lodge.

w. M.* Robt. S. England, J. W.* Fred W. Kienzle, W. M. W. A. Craven, S. W. J.O. Richardson, W. M. Geo. W. Knoll, W. M. Albert W.Underwood, W. M. J. U. Brown, S. W. ·C. A. Middleton, J. W.* W. A. Lamkin, J. W. C. D. Bray, W. M.* B. F. Culbertson, W. M. H. C. Teare" W. M.· A. C. Fink, W. M.* . M. F. Prigmore, W. M.* R. B. Carroll, W. M. Victor Seifert, S. W. F. W. Hoertel, J. W. J. Lee Porter, W. M. H. flanasen, W. M. J. McDonald, J. W.* J. W. Smith, W.M. G. L. Lutman, J.W. F. L. Parker, W. M. Wm. J. Elmer, W. M.· Henry L. Cannon, S. W. It.H. Hudson, W. M. Ei.E. Benson, W. M. A. L. Thomas, S. W. 0: 4. James, W.M. W. Yowell, S. W.

SOMERSET •••.••...••••..•••••.•.•.• No.

206 T. E. Manso,

CLAy................................

207

SALISBURY ••.••••.••••.

208 209 210

•••••••••

POPLAR BLUFF..... ••••••••••••

00...

UNIONVILLE

HICKORY HILL...... •••.••

211

MILE ROLLA..............................

212 2'13

FOREST CITy .••••••••••• ;.·....... BAR:BEE. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••

214 216 217

GOOD HOPE...•••.••••••••••.••• o.

218

FOUR

HALE CITY ••••••••••.•••

ALBERT

f>..... ...

.••••..••

219

KANSASCrTY....... .. ..• ••••.••.•

220

MYSTIC

PIKE....

TIE................. ......

LA BELLE..........

•••.•••••.•••••

HAMILTON

221 2~22

224

••• •••

~25

SALINE •••••••••.••••••••••..•••••••

2'26 227

SALEM .••'...... •••••• •••

CyPRESS............ .•••........... SHELBINA. •••••••.••.•••••••.•.•• CLAFLIN:

ST.

JAMES •••••••••.••••••••••••••

CAOOWELL

: ••

POLO .............•................'.. WEATHERBy·.••••••••••••••.••••• SEDALIA

LA PLATA

HOPEWELL .••• ,• ••••.••••••••••••••

'PALEsTINE.. •••..••••• , ••..••••••• PO·RTLAND ••••••••••••••.•••••••• KEySTONE ••••••••••.•••..••• ·: •••••

KNOB

NOST;BlR. ••••••••••••••••••

Snlli~an, W. M. 'Wons,etlerr,·W. M. M~CJ!are,· W.M. Johns, J. W. Asblook,S. W. O.l\lcHenry, W. M. N. S&arp!i;po, W. M.

M. Bam:Uton, W. M. 1:~'a.·fCr!&Bii!~~.,·,8. W . . 240' O.F~ .Rothwell, .W. M.

l~lO.]

Loaf/e.

Representative.

246 JohnJ. Sleight, W. M. W. B. M. Cook, S. W.* NE,OSHO •••••••••••••••••••••• ~...... 247 Ohas. E. Prettyman, W.M.* OARROLL... •••... .... ••• ••••••..• ••• .249 Wm. Traughber, W. M.* LAREDO. •••••••• •. •••••.•...••••• .253 J. E. Thomas, W. M. BUTLER .••••.• ·.••••••••.••.•••••••• 254 Claude Frazier, W. M.. ALTON ••••••..••..•••.••.•...••••... 255 T. E. Young, W. M. SIIEKINAH •••••••••.•••••••••.•.•• 25f, .John Keating, W. M. RAVANN A.•.. .. .•••.. ••••• .••.••.•• 2·58 Albert' Bruce, S., W.* LODGE OF LOVE... •••• 259 I. O'Briant, W. M. MECHANIOSVILLE •••••• .•••••••• 266 H. H. Heusler, W. M. FLORENCE......................... 261 B.F. Holcombe, W. M.* HOLDEN .•••••.••••••••••••.••..••• 262 I. S. Oliver, W . M. SUMMITT...... 26.3 'V. W. Browing, W. M.* Grover C. Hall, J. W. KrRI3YVILLE ••••• •••• ••••• 264 T. M. Callen, W. M. OO:RINnUA.N........ ...265 Thee. rlyatt, W. M.* SOCIAL••••••..•••••.•.•••••••..•.•••" 2"06 H. F. Noel, W. M. J. E. English, J. W. AURORA ••••••••...• ...............267 W. B. Foskett,. W. 1\i. F. E. Knapp, S. W. Louis Marks, J. W. LOnGE OF TRU'fB·................ 2168 Cla,l1de Atterbery, W. M. NEW SALEM ••....••.••.•••.•••..••• 270 A. J. Oannon, W. M. S·OLOMON........................... 271 l\{. C.Smith, W. M. GRA.NPr·E •••••••• ~......... 272 F.$. Millig.an, W. Ge!o. H. Daaie~s, s. ST. C'L.A.IlJ·.·••·..••. ·· .. · . J.B. WilBon,~.W. F. Prettyman, W. M. Gilles.pte.,S. w. S. L. Stites, W. M.* WM. D. MUIR ..•.••.••••.• i.,.•.••• :JE}S8EX............... 278 W.O. Stady.S. W. J. O. Grojeian,J.W. O.p·. W. W. M.* M.* Shotlifi, M. F. Landauer, S. W. H ..·N'(annis,t,J. W. MONTGOMEHY CITY •.•.•••.••••• Ne.

.I..,;a."V''\J\Aii.l:,&;·Q.Jl.A,

R.E.Ireson, W. K. H. M. Kepner,'W. M. O. L. Ohappell,. W. M. T. H. Sanders, W. ,M.*

[S'~pt.

Appendix. Lodge. FAIRMOUNT .••••.•••......•.....•.• No.

E[)INA............. I..u\J.lvIAR. •••••••••••••••••••• ••• ••••••

SA'RCOXIE.......................... MUNrrEAu •.•.. u... T.E~fPLE.... .•••• .•••.....•...••••• .••

DORIC

OSAGE.............................. NEW LONDON......................

PARROTT........................... SrKEs1'oN .••.•• •..••••••.••..•••.•• KEARNEY.. •. •••••• CUBA•••.•••••.••.••••...'..........

KINGSVILIJE ••••••••• ..•.•. ...... PINE ••••••

!'........................

JERUSALEM: .•••••••.••.•••••.•••.•• RURAL...••.••.•.••••...• '... •..••••..

OSBORN •••••••••.•.•••...•...·•.•.•.•

291 O. F. McKay, W. M. 292 G. D.' Allee, W. M. 293 J. B. Oliver, W.1\1. 295 I.J. G. Jahn, W. M.

2$;1'9 F. G. Worthley, W.l\tf. A. D. Ludlow, S. vV. T. A. 1.\lilbnrn, J. W.* 300 J. F. l\1iller, W. M. 803 A. H. Autenrieth, 'V. 1\1. 307 Jack BrIscoe, 'V. l\i. 308 T. G. Riffie, S. W. 310 F. E. l\lount, J. W. 311 M. D. Logan, S. 'V. 312 R~ H. Finley, W. 1\1. 313 J. F. Luton, W. M. 314 W. J". Dodd, W. ~f. 315 J. T. Loyall, S. W.* 316 RogerCunningbaln, W. M.* A. A. Dunton, J. \V. 317 R.aymond Brand, 'V. 1\1". James E. Deen1s, S. \V. * 318 J. A. Porter, M. 319 L; 'r. Davis, W. M. W. Magruder, S. W. Rice, 'V. M. Calnpbell, S. W. O.. E.Parks, \V. M.

'V.

ELD,PRADO ••••.•

PAULYILLE l\!ANY SPRINGS

HARDIN

OO:QNltR..STONE.•.•••...•.•.•

0 •••

Mc'DONA.LD •.•. ,,'...••.•.•,.•••• ,•.••

Doc KERY •••• LINN

Represent,ative. 2HO I.M.Wills, ,V. 1\1.*

••• •••••••• :'•••••'••".

F~,S. Stumm, J. W. Eugene Hanlilton, J. ,V. Tharp, W. l.\tI.

.Al~€).ii6di'.i.~~i1~]01.ev

E.W.

MT. ZION••.••.•••••••.•...•.......• CAINSVILLE .••.••••••••.••••.•••••

BERTRA~D

CrIARITY

EXCELLO'

OHILLICOTHE ••••••••••.••••.•••.•

JOPLIN

,. ...••••••'•..•.

lVI.

1910~]

Appendix. Representative.

LOdge. HALLSVILLE•.••.••..•.•••....•••• N 0 .•

FIDELITy.......................... WESTPORT....•... ~....... •.••••.•.

336 W. H. Brink, W. M . 3'3.9 Arthur Jewett, W. M. 340 A. E. Eubank, W. M.

A.J. Hochland, S. Vtl. ROOKVILLE •••••••••••••••••• ~:...

'illii!

341 M. E. Laughlin, W. M. AGRICOLA......... ••••.••.• .....•• 343 J. J. Beaty, S:\V. MO;B~RLY............. 344 S. T. McDonald, W. M. FELLOWSHIP•••••.••••.••••.••.. ;. ·345 A. W. Rea, W. l\f.

H,.D. Stephens,. S. W.. ARLINGTON ~

SPRING OREEK......... .•.. •••..

347

POLLOCK .•••••••.........••. ;....

349 352

FRIEND............................. BARNEsvnJLE .••...•.•..•'........ HEBRON ••.••.••••••••.•...••....•• ADE~PRI

ANCIElNT LANDMARK •••••••• TUSOAN'••••.•...•....•••

HUt-AM •.•••••••••• ~

.. 0 0 . . • • • • • •

~"...

FRATERNAL

HIGGINSVILLE ...... ~.o •• •••••• .i.

WAYNESVILLE.. KING HILL ..••••••• ;•.••• ~~ ..• .i;!~ ANCIENT

CRAFT ................•

BILLINGS .. ~..... ....••..• .....•. ..

CITy......................

P'YTHAGORAS PRAIRIE

. .

G,eo. W.Shelton W.. M.* S. F. Arthur,. W. M. c. L. Arthur, S. 'V. G. E. Reinbard,\V. M. ,1. S. Taylor, W. M.* E:O. Bowers, S. W.* J. B. Owen, W. ~I. J. S. Hall, W. M.'*'

353 354 3i55 $56 G. ~.Hombs, W.M. 860 D.eCourcey Lindsley, W. M. A. P. Richardson, S., W. T. R.~c(Jully, J.W. 362 McD. Turner, W. M. 363 J.··.W. Field, W. M.* Gharles Z. Lynch, S. W. Oharles S. Ken.nedy,. J. W.. Firank Monser, W. M. 366 TI. $. DougheJty, W~ •. M. 3169 J.}f.. Fll.llbright, W.M~ 3~ J.W.Ramsey,W. M.*' 875 F. R. Christeson, W. l\I.-l.t' 37:6 Hngh Beattie, W. M. 377 O.A. Gantz, ·W. M. ~i9 W.W. Shaier,.W. M. 38'~ W.·.·M.8.axbury,

W.M. S.W. 383 S. M.Coz.ad, W. M. 384 Jno. O. Russell, W. ~f. O.. l>. Mitchell, S. W.* 0.'13. McCoy, W. M.. * Willis A. McCullah, W. M. Jacob Orouse, W . M.*

259

Appendi:c.

260

Rept·esentative.

Lodge. CHRISTIAN ••••••• u

•••••••••••••••

BEE HIVE

No. 392 W. B. Hudson, W. M.. 393 J .. R. Ball, W. M.

LUCERNE.... •• ••••••• •••••••••••••

PIICE................................ DECATUR .••••••••••.••••••.••••••• CARIJ.'ERVILLE.. ••••••••• •••••• •••

l\1ALTA •••••• •••••• ••••. ••.••••• ••• CHARLESTON .,. ••• ••••.••.••.••••

IBERIA....... •••..•••••... .•.••..•• JOPl)A .••.•••••.••••••••...•.•••..••

A PPLETON CITy.............. .•.

VALLEy........................... HUNNEWELL CAClIE .••••••••••••••••....•.•••••. ~

OLEAR CREEK.. ••••••••• ••• ••••••

I'rAsKA .••••.•..•...............•... GA.TE OF THE TEJ}!PLE ••••••••. SAMARITAN ••••••••••.• r. •.• .....• ROTHVfLLE...... ••••.••......••.• GLENWOOD.......... .•.••.•••..••••

PITTSVI LLE ••••••••

••••••

WINONA •.•••••••.••.• :................ COMPETITION............... •••••

MACK'S

OREEK....................

WHEELING GOTHIC...•••••• , .••..••.• ' ••• •••••• LAFAYETTE .•..•..•

MT. OI.IVE......

394 399 400 401 40,2 407 4.10 411 412 413 415 416

418 420

422 424 426 427 428 4·3() 432 . 43;3

434 48-8 437 439

•••••• •••

44,0

...••. ...••.• •.••••

ANCHO·R ••••••••••••••.••••••••••••

441 443

WEST GATE ..••••.•.••;. ..••• •••

445

IVANHOE...........................

446

TROWEL.........

EXOELSIOR

SCHELL

CITy.................

448

J. M. \Vard, S. W: J. D. Williamson, S. W. T. M. King, W. M. J. M. Parish, W. M. L. E. Boyd, W. M.* F. \V. Baker, W. M. W. E. Black,W. M. Jno. Ferguson, W. M. E. J."Knigbt, W. M. T. C. Mead, W. M. J. E. Middleton, J. W. F. N. Painter, W. M. O. E. Price, W. M. F. P. Gibbs, S. W. Geo. E. Green, J. W. B. Hill, W. M. E. C. W. Ortmann, W. M. A. J. Harig, S. W. E. W. Clark, W. 1\L J. J. Bowman, W. M. S. C. \Vashburn, S. W. S. N. Rector, S. W. O. O. Morrow, W. M. C. B. Reed, W. M. Jam.es Dougan, W. M. J.T. Edwards, W . M. G. T. Myers, S.W.* R. A. Thorp,W. M. I. IS. Kerr, W. M. l":F. Oorder, W. M. N.II. Tripler1tt, J. W.* D;{B. Hill, W.M. A.AI. Spradling, W. M. J. W. Summers, W. M. O. J. Wendling, J. W. A.C. Schutz, W. M. M. Burton, S., W. McDonald, W. M. B. B. vVillock, S. w. J. O. Christenson, J. "\tV. J .•. Darrow" W. M.*

[Sept.

1910. ]

261

Representative.

Lodge. BELTON••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• No.•

R·AYMORE. ••••• ••• •••••• •••••. ••••• VERONA •••••••••.•••••••••••••••••

450 W. C.. Pettus, S. W. 451 J. K. Garten, W. M. 452 W. S. Loveland', W. M.*

FORSY'l'H •••••••• , ••••••••••• 0'..... .453 HINTON •••••••••.••••••.•••••••••• . WALLACE••••••••.•..••••.. "....... JONESBURG •••••••••••• ; ••.•.,."....

~AMBS.KIN •••••••••... ••••• •••••••••

455 456 457 460 i

CARUTHERSVILLE •.•.•••••••••• .461

FE., ...•.. ".................

462

CLIFTON .•• •.•.••• ••••••••••••••••••

4e·3 466 467 470 471 473 475 476 4·78

SAN1'A

SOUTHWEST

PLEASANT HOPE NODAWAy..........................

MINERA.L

NINEVEH............... .••. ..••••.. GOLDEN •••••••••••••••••••••.•••••

MT. HOPE

•••••.••.

RACINE ••••••••••••• ••••• .•.• ...... JEWEL

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MARCELINE.••••••.•.•••••.•.•...••••

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489

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E:QUALITY•••••••••••••••.•••••.•••••

J. B. Hicks, W. M.* J. E. Hawkins, W. :M • N. A. Stone, W. M. M. C. Snarr,S. W. William,B. Hague, W. M. A. R. Thomson, S. W. 8. H. McCarty, J. W.* J. F. Flynt, W. M.* J. B. Wilson, S. W. S. M. Meeks, W. M. W. F. Stevenson, W. M. L. B. Parish, S. W. M. A. Perry, W. M. O. M. Olmsted,

1\1.

R. H. Porter, W. M. C. H. Button, W. M. R.D. Crank, W. M.* D,,, N. S.tafford, W. :LVI. J .S. Thomas, S. \V. C.V. Murray, J. W. M. D.Gwinn, J. W. D'81vid Thomson, W. M. Orrin Hull, Jr., W. M. Freid Dohr, S. W.* Chas. Hap:llin, S. W.* Ropt. F. Salmon; S. W. E. B. Day, W. M. J. F. Newcomer, W. M. C. M. Parker, J. W.* R. W. Moore, W. M. W. F. Houk, W. M.* M.

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PLATTE CITy

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S. w. F. L. Schilb, W. M. Guy B. Park, W. M.' B. P. Green, W.M. J. H. Gassaway, W. M. J .. E. Marvin, S. W. Jana.es Muratta, W. M.* ~.A.""''''''.L.I..'V.o.,

BUCKNER •••••••••••••.•••"•••!'••.•:."':......?:::?!!

504 50~

V.A.NBUREN...... •••••••••• .•••• ..509 :BrswELL ••.••• .. ...• . 51Q WEBB CITY............... 012

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Appena·i.;'r. Representative. No. 513 G. W. Tubbs, J. W. GRANBy ••••••••••••.••••.••• '..... 514 W. H. Swanson, W. M. GALENA. ••••••••• ••.•••..••• .••.•. 515 R. Scott, W. 1\1. ORANE.............................. 519 O. F. Douglas, W. M. OLIFTON HEIGHTS............... 520 F. M. Held, W. M. A. Pow, J. W. 522 T. D. Boatright, W. M. GATE CITy ................. ..••••••• w. 'r. Jamison, J.W.* 523 L. A. Rayden, J. W.* STINSON . 525 D.. T. Smart, W.M. CUNNINGHAM . L. 8. Massey, S. W. 526 Joseph N. Holmes, W.,M. WAyNE •••••••••••••••••.••..•..••.• 527 . Dr. T. H. Walton, W. M. HIGBEE .••••••••..•.••...•.••...... 528 D. L. Graham, W. l\f. OONWAY : LANE'S PRAIRIE . 531 M.O. Harrison, W. M.* 533 A. O. Autry, W. M. ' COMFORT ••.••••••..•••..•.•••••••• BLACKWELL •••.•••••.,•.•..••..•••• 535 F. L. Wilson, 'V.M. ·INGOMAR•••.••.•••••••••••.•••••••. 536 E. B. Richmond, W. M. B~F. Thomas, S. W. STE,LLA ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 538 J.M. Maness, W. M.* WINIGAN •••••. ~ ••..•.••••.•.•••.•• 540 E. F. Ames, J. W. JACKSONVILLE .••.•••.•.•••....•• 541 O.E. Snow, W. M. FERGUSON . 542 J . A.. Lodwick, Jr., W. M. P.E. Tur~er, J. W. a.A. Stephens, W. M. MANSFIELD••••••••••••••••••••••• 544 S;W. Sharp, J. W. MEXICO ••••••.•••••••••.....•...•..• ZAL¥A ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• 545 n..M.Owens, W.'M .. P.R.A.IRIE HILL . 546 W:tH . Fawks, W.··M . * SOU"l'H GATE . 547 :atiS~ Patrick,W. 1\'1. Ed.. Dawson, S. W. O.'f. Kornbrodt, J. W. CLINTON •••••••••.•••••••••.••••••• EI.Kuel1mer, W. ~.* '••'Am&(:),s,.W,. M. CARL tJUNCTION ,•.•• Burgess., s. W. * Jr.,W. M. ROSE HILL •••••••••.•••••••••...•• Victor E. Rhodes, J. W. O~ARKSBURG ••••••••••••••••••••• 553 S. B. Allee, J. W. SUMMERVILLE ••••••••••••••••••• 555 Richatds,W. lV1. Mos,a,ow . 558 Foster, W. M. ..Suttenneld, S.. W. * 559 G:~Bradbury,.! J. W. CLARKSDALE •••••••••..•.•••..•.• 561 O·rA. Griffey., W. M. COWGILL••••••••.•••..••••••••••.•• YORK ••••••••••••.•••••...••..•••.• 563 Leach,.. ,W. M.* Lodge.

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Lodge. (1 AMESPORT .••••••..•••••••..... No.5H4 MAPLE\VOOD...... ..•••••.

565 566

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567

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510 571 573

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l~o:sli(iK:ONONG ••••••••. ,. ••• •••••• RED BIRD .•••.. ..••••.••

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593 594 59()

W. :F. Payne, W. M. W. W. Griffin, W. ~L G. E. Stuckey, W. M.. W. R. Isben, W. M.* M. L. Howard, W. M. B. S. Stearns, W. M. R. L. Allen, W. M. N.Cardwell, W. M. E. E. Schnepp, W. M. Phil Fi~clJ,~l1'"S. W. H. B,., Cracknell, J. W. W. E. Rose, J. W. J. O. Morse, W. M. E. S. Brownfield, J. W. O. H. White, W. M. W. F. Younger,W., M. W. L. Holden, W. M. R. M. Hitt, S. W. w. T. Hunter, W.M,.,* J. M,. McKibben, W.M. S.L. Bowman, W. M. O. W.Brouse, W. M. O. O. Roark, J. W.* A. A. Vitt, W. M. F. L. Ogilvie, W. M. E. T. Burke, S~ W. M. O. Harty, W. M.* Otane,W ...M.

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Olaude Shores, W. lY.L E. Rice, J.W.

,[Sept.

Appendi:c. GRAND LODGE OIrJj'lCERS.

Wm. A, HaJJ: (:fratz(l llfaster. C. C. Bigger, Dep1/"ty G'rand, Ma8ter. Arch A. Johnson, Grand Senior lVar(Zet't.

.Jacob I.ampel't, Gra,nd ,J'ltnior lVarden. A. C. Stewart, Gr(l,nd Trea,8U,tY3r. .1 0hn H. Parson, Grand Seoretary. J. It. l\l.IcLachlan1 Grand Leotu1·et·. .John II. Miller, Orand Oh(tpZain.

'Vm. C. Bitting, G'rand

OhapZ(Lin.

V. F. Boo'!" Grana' Setl,ior 'Deacon.

A. 1\1:. Hough. John 1\ Short. E. l~, Allen. Alex. M:. Dockery. Xenophon Ryla"nd. Dorsey A. Jamison. Jas. W. Boyd. Corona H. Briggs. R. R. Kreeger.

D. M. Wilson, Dist:J;'ict, of Colutubia. C. Ill:. B~'iggs, Tennessee. Dorsey A. Jamison, North Dakota. 'V. l\{. Williams, Verm·ont. A. L. McRae, Obiio. '\iV, E. :E:Ioke, Oklahoma. John R. Parson, Idaho. A. M.. Hough, Alabama. C. C, Woods, Quebec. James A. Boone, Arkansas. Geo. E. Mayhall, Delaware. Chas.F. Vogel, Nebraska. Rev. John H. Miller, I~Jgypt. R. F.Stevenson, England. Campbell 'Yells, Georgia. F. Kuhn, Kansas. ID. Codding, Manitoba.

C. A. IVlosman, G'ran(l Junior Deacon. W. A. Clark, Gra'Jul Mar81lal. Edward Higbee" Gt'and M arsha'z. John 'V. Bingham, Grand Sword, '1\

Bearer'. 'V. Cotton, (h·a.nfl, Senio'f' Btezo(L"l'(Z•

Frank

Jesse)

G'rand

Juniior

Steward•

Geo. M. Sargent, Grand Pur·suivant. Austin L. MeRae, GrantZ Orator. John,W. Owen, Grand TiZer.

Robt. Ii'. Stevenson. Wells. Wm.. F. Kuhn. .A.• ,S. Houston. w. 'M. Williams. Da'tid M. 'Vilson. C. C. Woods. R. Parson. Ca~pbell

, Oregon. IsIaficL Australia. V.. (;). 'Saunders, South Carolina. C. C. Bigger, Tasmania. de Mexico.

J'ohn 1\1. Doran, Fh:st District. John C. Senate, Third District. D. 1\1. Foster, Fourth District. T. A. Dunn, :H'ifth District. Edwin F. Hamlin, Seventh District. IIenry G. Buckingham, Ninth District. Thos. D. '\Villiams, Tenth District. 'V~. J. Craven, 'Eleventh District. Geo. A. Smith, 'rwelfth District. .E). W. Taylor, Thirteenth District. (Geo. F. Brewington, Fourteenth Dts.. trict. Frank "\v. Smith, Fifteenth DIstrict. J. E. Thompson, Sixteenth District. Thos. F. Iiurd, Seventeenth DistrIct. Thos. H':. Walton, Eighteenth District Geo. "V. Rucker, Nineteentb District. J. P. Tucker, Twenty-First District. J. Q. Watkins, Twenty-Second Dis.. trlct. Sinaue~', 'rwenty..Third District. Wm. F. Johnson, Twenty-Fifth Distri.ct. L. "W'1'ilson, Twenty-Sixth District. E. Reeds, Twenty-Eighth W. Powell, Twenty..Ninth

B. A.. Fluesmeier, Tbirtieth District. \V. A. Clark, Thirty-F'irst Distriet. 'G. 11. Pil\:e, Thirty-Second District. Jos. S. l\fclntyre, 'Thirty-Third Distl'ict. J. C. Laughlin, Thirty-Fifth District. I'!J. E. Codding, Thirty-Sixth District. :E-Iarry L. :Hunter, Thirty-Seventh Dis-

trict. 1-3:. T. Wright, rrhirty-Eight,b District. Chas. E. Pyle, Fortieth District. Italph L. V\ia,rdin, Forty-Third District. Dexter B. Farnsworth, li'ol'ty-F'ifth District. John M. Carnaha.n" Forty-Seventh District. W. Presnell, Forty-Eighth District. W. l\nller, Forty-Ninth District. Jas. A. B'oone, Fiftieth Distdct. Virgo P. Adams, Fifty-Fiil-stDistrict. W. W. Martin, Fifty-Second District. 'l'homas D. l\tIartin, Fift~-':rbirdJ' Dis-

trict. J. Vaughan, Flft)T-Fourth Dtstrict. 1. B'radford, F'ifty-Fifth. District.

Ii. .HoIton, Second District. C. 1\Uller: ll-'ifth District. Thom.as, Ninth District. Twenty-First

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Appendix.

[Sept.

No. . .2 Geo. Enzinger ................•IVleridian •.......................... 2 C. A. Schill Beacon ...........................• 8 IIenry R. Pfeifer Beacon . 3 A. Carr •...............•..••. Beacon .........................•.. 3 F. L. Magoon , Beacon ......................•...•. 3 G. W. DavIson B'eacon . 8 J. 1.1:. Bodine Beacon ...........................• 3 J. W. Newton ~ ........•..... United . 5 ~1. D. Wright ...............•.• O'Sullivan . 7 Williamsburg . E. M. Tate 8 . Chas. Waughop Geo. Washington 9 'V. H. Lamb Geo. Washington . 9 John Nettleship .............•.Geo. Washington ...................• 9 John Kipp Geo. Washington . 9 'Vro.. L. Reynolds ...........••. Geo. WashIngton . 9 C. D. Kelly ...............•.••. Geo. Washington ...................• 9 O. E. Mueller ...........•••.••• Geo. Washington . 9 W. G. Wilderman ..........•••• Geo. Washington ...................• 9 S. R. Stevenson ..............•. Geo. Washington ,. 9 A. J. ~nchener Geo. Washington . 9 D. C. Gllchrist Geo. Washington . 9 Geo. W. James ................• Geo. Washington . 9 James M. Boon ..............•. Clarksville ..............•........•• 17 H. H. I-Iickey ,; ...•• Paris Union Ii. . . • . . . . • 19 Jps. Spiro St. Louis . . 20 J. Giles .; '.' St. LOllis . 20 Peter Schaifnit ...............• St. Louis . 20 J. M.Sklower St. LOl.lis .•.....•.•.....•.........• 20 J. F. Bannon Naphtali .•......................... 25 S. Boehm Naphtali ...........................• 25 J. C. DeWitt .................• Humphreys . 32 C. F. Blomberg ..............•. Mt. Moriah . 40 'Vrn... Hllkerbaumer ...........• Mt. Moriah . 40 ~T. T. Hall Mt, Moriah . 40 F. A. Chlc;~rd ..•...............• Mt. Moriah ........................• 40 L. E. Vogelsang ...............• Mt. Moriah . 40 E. V. K.yte................... . . 40 W. B. Calvert......... . . 53 J. A. Stern................... . ' . 63 J. H. D·unmire................ . " ................• , . 6,8 F. C. Florance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................•. 76 C. F.Meyer St. . ' . 78 W.S. Ashton Polar . 79 F. Eardley................ . .......................• 79 ~Iart1n Kelly . .....................•.. 79 N. J. Seibert .Tr............... . . 80 a.A. Boye................... . ........................•.. 80 II. E. Symons.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ," . 82 W. D. Crandall ...............• Bll7oQ;kfleld .••••..•..•...••.•.•.•..•• 86 l~. Bierent R1C1ssieUvllle 90 E. Higbee .l),.,U:1\,l:)VJ:J.L~ 10Q R.Newberry . u'10 Name. Lodge. Fl. Hahn ..................••. Meridian

1910.]

Appendix.

Narne.

TJodge.

L.Britlgewater . August Kamp ..............•. F. F. Wm. Krenning ....•....•. Geo. J. Berne . A. S. Werremeyer ..........•. H. Elsner ...........•.....••. A. O. Greene .............••• U. S. Crawford . Walter R. Shrodes .........•• :Francis M. Johnson .......••• R. B. Campbell ............•• C. M. Mitchell .•..... ~ . J. W. Sears ..........•....••. C. L. Alexander .....•......• ~. W. H. Glancy . W. F. Sewell . John J. Pierron ' Goodman King . A. P. Oliver . J. D. Hamilton . Qeo. U. HeImburger . C. L. Bates ..•......... H. .A.. !{rueger Edward L. Dillon SiPI E. Waggoner E. L. Scll.leiffarth ..........••• M. Edgar W. Carson Droz . 0

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Kin.gston Erwin Erwin Erwin Erwin Erwin ..•.......•.....•.... Triplett Gentryville Seaman Seaman Paplnville 0........... .. ............ .. Mountain Grove 0"" Clifton Hill OccI<lental Oc,cidental Occidental .. . . . . . . . . . Occidental Occidental Occidental Occidental Occidental Occidental Occidental Occidental

118 121 121 121 121 121 122 125 126 126 140 158 161 163 o •••••••••••••• 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 Occ!~~ntal 163 Occidental 163 Ooc'ldental .•....................... 163 P'~~~~ of the. West. . . . . . .. . .. •. . . .. 179 PrMte of the West 179 M()r~,~lty 186 Fta.nkford 192 NewHope 19'9 N~,~Rope .....•..............•....•.. 199 N~"W'.~()pe...• - .......•. 199 SP:rIt set 206 yUle ' .....•. 210 'Mlle « « 212 B:a. ·•e. City . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 216 Ba,rpee • ,. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 217 Good Hope................... 218 Go'Od Hope.................. 218 Go Hqpe: 218 ·;a:~~ie •.. •.. •••.• . . .. . . 218 O·'ity 220 ')Jle. .221 •••••••••••••••••• 0. 225 .... 236 241 0

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Name. Lodge. Gus F. Scharr · ....• I{eystone . . Chas. W. Speirs ...............• I{eystone R. M. Hanna I{eystone .........................• L. C. lIehl Keystone .........................• W. I{. Spinney ................• Keystone .........................• W. B. 1\1.1:. Cook ...............•• Montgomery City . "lm. Traughber . ~ ...........••Carroll . Ira "'~illiams "......• Ravanna ".. W. V\T. Bl'owning ..............• Summit ' . T. I-Iyatt Corinthian . W. ~lyrer ....................•tAurora . Jas. R. McEwen .,Aurol'a ........•................... W. N. Bahrenburg ·~ etAurora ........•................... E. S. Murdock ....•.......... · .Aurora. . Wm. Sessinghaus ~ · .••Aurora. . M. Coolte ....................•Atlrora . J. 1\1:. Clyde......•........... · .Solomon . " • .IPllot Grove . S. L. Stites .Tohn A. McCullah ",Reeds Spring . G. Siebert .'O .•...............•.Trenton" " . T. W. Peck ...................•,Cosmos . \Vm. fl. Peck ~ ...........• • • Cosmo's . V. H. ll'lalkenhainer ........•..••,Cosmd$ . Simon Suss ................•.. Cosmos . D. S. Green ..............•.•. C'osmb"s . I. M. Wells ...............•.••. Fairlll.Ottnt . J os. A.. ·Cox ..........• "......••. Lamar ...................•........ Percy A. B'udd ..........•"' • "'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. T. A. Milburn .......•... · . . . • • . , . C. A. Leedy ".............• Geo. E. Mayhall . .. .,' ", . Roger Cunningham . J. E. n,eems .............•• • · • Walter E. Seewoster .. J. 'A. Smith,Jr ......•.•....•• H. L. Ermatinger . J. E. Schmid .......••.•..•..• A. C. Robinson ...•..••.•.•••• W. T. Newman .....•......•• J. H. Schweich .....•........ W. F. L,ambe ......•....•..... 4,., S. Gillespie ......•.... ~ •... Tamblyn . H. C. Elberg .........•....... 1., E. Fitzgerald ...••.•..••..•• _"lMoc'1"nA'p+ L,ouis RatUff ........•..•.•..• N.L. Rob,uck -..,.,LH:I.""',P"'."',r " W. A. Esry ...............•... <teo. L. Hassett .....•......... M. T. B'alsley ........•.........FerUow'sJb.'fo G~W. Shelton . Et F. Elliott .......•••....•... J. S. Hall .•........••..•.•.••• ~u',eJip.w;ut ~,

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Appendix,

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No.

Lodge.

G.' VV. Niemann ...........•.••• Tuscan .. ~ . J. 1\:L Breckenridge .•....•.••.•• Tuscan "'Talter vVimmer ..............• Tuscan . C. S. ~foffi tt .................•. Tuscan . '~7al1ace Delafield Tuscan . J. W. Field '............•• Fraternal . J . 'V., Ramsey '0 Williamstown . W. 11:. Sax:bury ....•........••. Queen City . S. A. Newman ................• ;Pythag9'ras ...........•.......... ;. CO D. Mitchell ~~st Prairie . :J:.,. E. Boyd ...................• Carterville . Geo. M. I-Iun tel' '•. Joppa . B. A. Dickson ...............•. Cache . A. P. 'Vatlrins .............•... Cache . S. fl. Jackson ..............••• Cache . C. I.J. McDonald ... '. .........•.. Ca.che .•........................... G. A. FieneI' ..................• ,eaClie •••.......................... W. II. Murdocl-r Cache ' . J. W. Schuette................• Cache ~ J., J.E-Iauer................ . . 0

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Appendix.

Name. Lodge. C. Iienthorn ..................• Buckner 'O. G. C. Colman .......•..•••••••• Platte City ·. . ·.......•............ D. P. Watts .............•....• Lathrop ••....................•... :. J. Mul'atta ...................• Webb City W. A. Bowles ..............•..• Granby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. W. H. Haley.· .........••...••.• Clifton Heights .......•............. J. C. Mukish ..................• Clifton Heights ......•.............. \V. T. Jamison • •Gate City.......................... U. A~ House ........•......•••Cunningham .......•........... . . . .. Francis Long .....•.••.......••Blackwell •......................'".. J. M. ~1aness Btella F. R. Jesse Mexico fl. Kuellmer Clinton .......•............. ~ . . . . .. J C. Burgess _ • .Carl Junction -,' . . . .. C. C. Jackson Rose Hill...........................

H. G. Nicks Rose Hill............................ E. J. Scott ............•.....•• Rose Hill........................... F. .A.. Leach York T. A. Davidson ......•........•• Maplewood ~ .•.... C. J. C. J. R. G. M. H. T.

fl. 'VValton Olive Branch.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J. \Vehrli Olive Branch C. Walton Olive Branch.... . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . .• P. Fowden'O .....••..•...•..• Forest Park '. . . . . . . . .• . . . . .. C. mackmer Forest Park........... ..........•.. E. Quidor .................•Forest Park......................... C. lIarty Puxico N. Lloyd Clayton W. flosklns ................• Morehouse

No. 501 504 506 512 514 520 520 522 525

535 588 544 548 549 550 550 550 563 566 576 576 576 578 578 5'78 596 601 603

fraternally sUbmitted, WM:. E. HOKE, Qh.Q.~q,IJ1,. W. H. BULL. J. W. LaFEVER. P. A. BUDD.'

F. E. DIEKNEITE.

INDEX. A Address of Grand .Master. ,, ,, Committee on " " R e p o r t of Committee on Amendn1ents to By .. Laws Adopted ~ , 89, 105, " " " Proposed....................•............. 40, 52, Annual.Communication, 1911 Annllal Meeting-Opening.......................................................... ,, ,, Closing Appeals and Grievances, Committee 011 .••••••••• ~...... •••••••• ••••••••••••••• " " . " " Report'of ~ 70 to Appointments of Chairmen Standing Committees, 1911 :: District Deputy Grand Masters.......................... District Lecturers. " Grand Officers :. " Special Committees, 1911 , Auditor, 1910, Report of ,.........

4 60

56.. 13.3 133 132 3 129 58

89 124 130 131 123 124 39

B Bicentenary of England............•....,..... . 12 " "Committee Appointed on...... 91 " " Report of, on........ 92 Biographical Sketch M. W. Ero. W. A. Hall, Grand Ma~ter .i and ii Boards of Relief, Committ¢eon 60 ,'" "";&;eport of... 90 By-Law~, .Amendments Adopte<li .,.89".105, 133 " " Proposed ,,40, 52, 133 , " Second:Reading of. 63 ,, Tl1.irdReading of "' " '.' .. "" 101

c 124 60

lQ4 26

93 26 Co'mlni1:t.e«~, .PJ~:t1.Clltln2'

....,. •........................,.........................•..........

60 104

272

Index.

[Sept.

Conlmittee on Chartered Lodges . .( "Report of Credentials . Report of 122; Appendix 251 to D. D. G. Masters' Reports ' . " " "Report of . Fo~:ign Correspondence .. " Report of. 41, App. 1 to " Appointed for 1911 . Grand Master's Address ~ . " " Report of . " Jurisprudence , . Report of . ,, Lodges Under Dispensations . " ,· ,( ,, Report 0 f . Masonic Home (Visiting) , .. " " " "Report of .................•.....

Necr?log.y R"~p~';t'~i::::::::::::::::::: Pay Roll (Mileage and Per Diem) ~ . " " Report of : 106 to Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges, Report of . Revision of Monitor, Report of. . Ritual ~ . , , I<.eport of.................... . . " Transportation and Hotels . ., ,. ,. Report of . " . Ullfinished Business ,, Re'port of . . ,, Ways and Means . . " R,epqrt of Condition of the Craft 6, Conference of Grand Masters ' ~ . " "," Con1mittee on Appointed . Corner-Stones, Laying of , ~ . Correspondence, Comnlittee on !~ r~"'l\l\G~'~:!*~ " " R e p o r t of 41 ;A ppendix 1 to Credentials, Committee on · ~ . " " Report of 122; Appendix 251 to

::::::::::::::::::::::::::.

Dead Lodges, Ron of Appendix 188 to Deaths, List of Appendix: 134 to Decisions of Grand Master . Dedication of New Halls ;,~ ~ . Disl'~:nsations, Granted, SpeciaL {!.{.~ •• {..•.••••....••••••••••...••.•••..• 17, District Deputy Grand Masters . '" " " "Commissioned . " IAst()f·~··· ..·· .. ········· . ,, ,, Reports of, ReportpfCommittee 011, " Lecturers, List of........ . .

58 . 92 58 270 60 53 60 125 1,24

60 56 58 102 60 92

60 117

60 ~65

!SS 116 41 121

60 105 60 121 60 1210 58 116 !·3 9 101 14 60

125 58 270

195 141

! •••

16 26

130 53

131

wi'

1910.J

Index.

273

Division of. Thirty~ Third. Masonic DistrictCommIttee on AppoInted 10' , , " Report of............. D~~s, SusJ?el~sions for Non-Payment of Remlsslon of..............

~........

101 120 Appendix 142 t? 148 13

Eastern Star, Invitation to Reception of, Accepted Elected Officers in Past, List of Election of Directors of Masonic Home " of Grand Officers ' '.... Excl1ange on Che'cks. Exemplification of Work " Itxpulsions Reported j ••

••• ••••••••••••

••••

43 Appendix 186-187 ;,.... 91 64 29 63, 100 Appendix 1~9

F Fil1ancial Statement ,.............. H Tables " Appendix ·169 to Foreign Correspondence, Committee on.. ", ,, " Report of, 41; Appendix 1 to " Jurisdictions, Recognition 0''£. Appendix

Gl;'~nd Lodge Closing; of

" ",

···r"'·,·,:·· .'

Op,ening of ' , Property Returns , ..•.. ............................................................... -'-1"""'1 ~,a,.~,~ and Mem'biers ,. ..•.... , A pp.endix 125 t U.L'~'J:~:LIL ~ecoignized •.........("'~'."'''' A'P'lDendi:x Ap'OC),lntm,elrlt " .' '. '" ,. ,.. ..Ie'

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33 184 60 125 127

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4 28 28 28 126 127 125

641123 "

Present Orator-Oration Lecturer) Report of Master's Address............... ""

:.........

3 60 44 4 60

56 22 125 26 130

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Index.

274

Grand Secretary Tabular Statements ." Secretaries, List of " Treasurer-Report of "Auditor " "

Appendix 154 to 184 Appendix 128 ~............... 34 00....................................... 39

H Hall, William A., P. G. M., Biographical Sketch of. .i and ii " "" " Portrait oL Frontispiece Home, Masonic, Directors Elected :........................... 91 " " Mentioned by Grand Master .. 17 " ,, " " Grand Secretary.......................... 28 Report of Officers of '" ... .. . .41; Appendix 196 to 228 Sum Contributed to during year.................. ..... 28 " " Visiting Committee Appointed........................... 60 " " " " Report of 117

I Installation of Grand Officers...... Infirmary .......•..........................................

•••••••••••••••••••

123 18, 29, 126

J Jerusalem Lodge, No. 315, Communication from ,....... 58 (( " " Report of Committee 011......... 89 Jewel, Grand Master's, Presented to Grand Master-elect 125 " " Past Grand Master's, Presented to P. G. Master Hall 125 Jurisprudence, Committee on 58 ,, ,, Report of.. 102

L List of Foreig11- Grand Lodges recogn.i~ed as regular ~.App. " Grand Lodges, With Names of Grand Secretaries App. Lodge Returns ' . LOfdges According to Districts ~~ A.ppendix 229 to :: Dead, List of ~ ••......... O!' OIAppendix 188 to of Instruction..:, ........ ...•.. 4:.~ ~, ... New, Chartered /~./'!;.7~t.••......· '!;) ,••~5.,93, Removal of ........•.•.•••.•• ..........', '! ;f.:..C:.• '.i••• ................ Under Dispensation '! / '/.~ i, ·"'f 15, "" " Committee.o·lil . Report of Committee on .. " " " " " Delegates from, placed on Pay RolL . i.. i./............

Masonic Club of St. " " " " "

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • •i .....

·• ••••'

,• ••••

127 128 28 250

195 8

132

26 26

60 92

106

91 119 60 117'

1910.J

Index.

275

Masonic Home Directors Elected " " Mention of in Grand Maste~r's Address................. ;: . " ,• " •, Secretary's Report............... " Report of Officers : 64; Appendix 196 to " Infirmary ~ 18, 29, Meeting of Grand Lodge, 1911 ..,...................... Memorial Tablets to Deceased Brethren 135 to Mi1e,~ge a~,d Per,piem, Report of Committee on 106·to for Lodges U. D Minutes Approved 63, 101, Monitor-Report of Committee 011. •••••• ••.••• •••••••• •••••••••••• < ••••••••••••

••••••••••

91 17 28 228

126 132' 137 116 106 128 121

N Necrology ,0......... " Committee on Appointed " " Rep.ortof New Lodges, List of

5 60 :.............. 65 15, 132 ~..

o Officers, Grand, Appointed.......... •.... 123 " " Elected "................ 64" ,, Installed....... .. 123 " Presel1t at Annual Communication, 3; Appendix 264 " Past Grand, in Attendance Appendix: 264 ".. " in the Past,List 0f ~ .•App. 186, 187 .Op·ening of Grand Lodge...... 4 Orator, Grand, Oration of , 6',0

p Fast .Grand Master's Jewel, Presented. to retiring 'Grand Master

Pass~~.rs

~ •••••.••.;•••.••••••• ~ •• •..• .•

••••••••.•••••••.•". •.•. •..•.• 125

Present, List of Appendix 265 to Past (lrait1dMaste,rs, .I:tist;ofI.;tv~ng ~ ... Pay·Roll, Committee on,Ap}DointeCl..•....................................u... ,, "R.epiort of 106 to Petitions Pres'ented ;, ' 4.3, ~rinting Proceedings Au~horized ~...

270 124 58

116 101 128,~

R dges, Report of Committee......... Reinstatements, Li Appendix 150 to Report of Committee on Appeals and Grievances 70 to ,, ,, B·oards of Relief.................... . ,, , ,. Charity....... ::' Chartered Lodges............................... " Credentials 122; Appendix: 251 to District Deputy Grand Masters' Reports.. Forei~tt Correspondence.....41; App. 1 to " Grand Master's Address........................ "

41 153 89

9,0 104 92 270 S3 125 56

Index.

276

[S¢pt.

Report of Conlmittee on Jurisprudence ' ' ~ " " Lodges Under Dispensation .:.. " Masonic Home (Visiting) ,. Mileage and Per Diem 106to Necrology ' , Pay Roll 106 to Recognition of Grand Lodges. . Un finished Business.............................. Ways and Means '.... Grand Lecturer ,........ " " Secretary...... . ... ... . .. .. . ... ... . .. , , Treasurer. . .. " Officers of Masonic Home 64; Appendix: 196 to Representativ:~s of Lodges in Grand Lodge Appendix 251 to " Other Grand Lodges at Annu~l Communication Appendix Other Grand Lodges near this Grand Lodge.App . This Grand Lodge near other Grand I./odges.App. Returns, Blal1ks for , :............................ Ritual, Committee, on , " Report of '., " Suggestion as to ..................•............. : ,..... i •••••••• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102 92 117 116 6S 116 41 120 116 44 2S 34

228 264 265 132 130 28 60 105 63

s Secretary, Grand, report of, Submitted . Secretaries, Grand, List of Appelldix Special Committees, 1911, appointed . " Committee on Bicentenary of England . " ,,, ." ,, Report of•.•...•.••...•. " ,, " "Division of 33d Masonic District, Appointed " "." Hi" " Report oif " Conference or Grand Masters ,.;. " " " "" of . "

2.5

128 124 91

92 101

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101

" " " " 'State Lodges of Instruction Suspensions for Non-Payment " " Unmasonic

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60 121 Report

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1910.]

Inde..?C.

277

u Unfinished Business; Committee on, Appointed......... ,, ,\ ,, , , Report of.......... U nmasonic Conduct-Suspensions for ~

60 120 Appendix: 149

W Washington Memorial _ : 1......... 11 " "Committee Appointed on '.... 91 ,, , (, Report of on .' '.......... ..........â&#x20AC;˘..â&#x20AC;˘ 122 Ways and Means, Committee on 58 " "" "Report of......................................... 116 Work, Exemplification of 63, 100