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HARRIS OEOIL JOHNSTON
Grand Master, 1941-42
Harris Cecil Johnston was elected Grand Master at the One Hundred Twenty-First Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, held in St. Louis, Missouri, September 30 and October 1, 1941, and, thereby, became the ninety-eighth member of our fraternity to serve as Grand ~aster of this jurisdiction. Brother Johnston was born in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, February 12, 1883, the son of Colonel Thomas A. and Caroline F. (fum) Johnston. He is the third member in a family of four children. The father was the second President of Kemper Military School, and served this institution until his death February 5, 1934. The mother passed away August 18, 1933. The Grand Master was educated in Kemper Military School and Western Reserve University. In 1904 he became Quartermaster of Kemper, and has served in that capacity since that time. In 1905, Brother Johnston married Miss Georgia Walker Wooldridge of Boonville, Missouri, daughter of Dr. J. H. and Eliza (Osborn) Wooldridge of that city. He has two daughters, Mrs. W. M. Harrison of Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. Curtis Reeves of St. Louis, 'Missouri, also a granddaughter Miss Georgann Beaver, a daughter of Mrs. Harrispn. When a boy, the Grand Master showed a great interest in athletics and sports. While a student at Kemper, he was a member of the football, basketball, and baseball teams. Having been associated with boys all of his life, it is not surprising next to find him actively engaged in physical education and coaching work. For thirty years he has served as Athletic Director and Coach at Kemper. Brother Johnston has always been closely identified with the business and professional interests of his home community. He has been a member. of the Boonville Board of Education for 15 years. He finds sufficient time to serve as director of the following organizations: Kemper Military School, Cooper County Building and Loan Association, Walnut Grove Cemetery Association, and Kemper State Bank. The Grand Master has always been active in the affairs of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he is a member. He is a Trustee of the Church and a Ruling Elder.
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BIOGRAPHICAL
He has given a great deal of time and thought to Freemasonry. He is a member of all the Masonic Bodies in Boonville, and has played a leading part in all of their undertakings. His membership is shown in the following Masonic records: Ancient Craft Masonry: Cooper Lodge No. 36, A. F. & A. M., Boonville, Missouri Entered Apprentice, February 16, 1920 Fellowcraft, March 30, 1920 Master Mason, April 23, 1920 Worshipful Master, 1927 Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri: Grand Pursuivant 1931; regularly advanced Grand Master, 1941-42 Capitular Masonry: Boonville Chapter No. 60, Boonville, Missouri: Mark M"aster, May 7, 1920 Past Master, May 7, 1920 Most Excellent Master, May 7, 1920 Royal Arch, May 8, 1920 High Priest, 1929 Order of High Priesthood: Anointed, April 23, 1929 Cryptic Masonry: Centralia Council No. 34, R. & A. M., Centralia, Missouri: Royal, Select and Super Excellent Master Degrees, May 12, 1920 Chivalric Masonry: Olivet Commandery No. 53, K. T., Boonville, Missouri: Red Cross, June 1, 1920 Malta, June 2, 1920 Temple, June 2, 1920 Eminent Commander, 1923 Saint Chrysostom Conclave No. 36, Columbia, Red Cross of Constantine: Initiated, March 10, 1923 Elected Sentinel, November 19, 1932 Elected M. P. Sovereign, November 11, 1939
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS of the
ONE HUNpRED AND TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION of the
. GRAND LODGE ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS of the
STATE OF MISSOURI Held at
ST. LOUIS
SEPTEMBER 29 A. D. 1942
On Monday night, September 28, a great Masonic patriotic meeting was held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral under the auspices of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, at which addresses were delivered by Dr. Uel Lamkin, Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge, and M. W. Harris C. Johnston, Grand Master. The principal speaker of the evening was Lt. General Brehon B. Somervell, Commanding General Services of Supply. A capacity audience listened intently to the General's address, report of which appears in the Proceedings, on page 174.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
The One Hundred and Twenty-Second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, convened at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 3637 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, at 8 :30 A. M., on Tuesday, September 29, 1942. PRESENT Harris C. Johnston, Boonville, M. W. Grand Master. Forrest C. Donnell, Jefferson City, R. W. Deputy Grand Master. Grover C. Sparks, Savannah, R. W. Senior Grand Warden. W. F. Woodruff, Kansas City, R. W. Junior Grand Warden.. E. E. Morris, Kansas City, R. W. Grand Treasurer. Arthur Mather, St. Louis, R. W. Grand Secretary. Anthony F. Ittner, St. Louis, R. W. Grand.Lecturer. E. L. Robison, St. Joseph, W. Grand Ohaplain. Samuel Thurman, St. Louis, W. Grand Chaplain. Thomas B. Mather, Kansas Oity, W. Grand Chaplain. Z. M. Williams, Columbia, W. Grand Chaplain. James A. Kinder, Cape Girardeau, Grand Senior Deacon. Willis J. Bray, Kirksville, Grand Junior Deacon. Solon Cameron, St. Louis, Grand Senior Steward. Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville, Grand Junior Steward. Harry F. Sunderland, Kansas City, Grand 짜arshal. James M. Bradford, St. Louis, Grand Marshal. Ray Bond, Joplin, Grand Sword Bearer. Howard C. Brashear, Mexico, Grand Pursuivant. Uel Lamkin, Maryville, Grand Orator. Robert H. Groppe, Ferguson, Grand Tiler. OPENING
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Promptly at 8 :30 o'clock A. M., the Most Worshipful Grand Master Harris C. Johnston, opened the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri in AMPLE FORM in its One Hundred and Twenty-Second Annual Communication assisted by the Grand Offlcers and supported by a large attendance of representatives. Brother Samuel Thurman, Grand Chaplain, offered the following: INVOOATION The day is short and the work increaseth. The laborers are loath, but the reward is great. Thus, 0 Heavenly Father, did the wise sage of old see the light of Thy direction in the councils of men, the light in which we could see our task as inereaseth by the hour and as the night threatens
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to fall upon it. 0, that it could not altogether be finished, for the reward is great, the reward of conscience, the reward of knowledge and wisdom, the re~ard of worship in the service we render our fellow-men, inasmuch as we render it in Thy name. So, humbly we gather this morning before Thine altar, for this altar of our fraternity is dedicated to Thee and consecrated by Thy name. It is: Thee we seek in our council, it is Thee we need in our direction, it is Thy hand that may lead us out of the morrasses of fear and hate and prejudice and misjudgment of one another. 0 Heavenly Father, we meet in this solemn convocation in an hour of national emergency. Great national tasks, duties and obligations devolve upon each and everyone of us, especially as we lay claim to the training and the discipline of our fraternal bond with one another. 0, that we may learn here in deliberation and meditation, in service and resolution to go forth to spread Thy gospel of truth and justice and righteousness, the Law of honesty and honor, of decency and common humanity, imaged by Thy divine fatherhoOd; that we may better serve Thee by serving our fellow-men. Thus, Heavenly Father, we would ask Thy blessing today, humbly, yet also boldly, in the knowledge that Thou wouldst bless if we would but seek Thy blessing. We ask Thy hand to guide him who is our leader, standing as a humble yet honored servant of this Grand Lodge in Thy faith, that he may direct the affairs of this day with firm hand, with honest purpose, with clean heart, yet also with gentle judgment and the persuasion that the confidence and the trust of our brethren are with him and in him. Thus may we be strengthened by the spirit of knowledge and wisdom, the spirit of brotherhood and understanding, and then will the spirit of peace abide within our midst, even as, Heavenly Father, we pray Thee that it may soon abide throughout Thy footstool here on earth.
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THE GRAND SECRETARY: I have the interim report of the Commit- tee on Credentials, which is to the effect that a constitutional number of lodges is represented, and the Grand Lodge is now ready for the dispatch of business. TELEGRAMS, ETO.
Most Worshipful Grand Master, I have a letter here from the son of our Past Grand Master M. W. Thad B. Landon, who says that, due to illness, his father is not able to attend this Annual Communication, but wanted him to express through me to you and the brethren his re-gret at that inability. He sends his good wishes to the Brethren. THE GRAND MASTER: Thank you Doctor. I want to direct you to send a telegram to Brother Landon in behalf of the Grand Lodge, will you please, and express our good will and our good wishes to him. THE GRAND SECRETARY: I also have had a letter from the daughter of our beloved Brother J. R. McLachlan, who is laid aside by sickness. She sends his very sincere cordial wishes to the Grand Lodge. BROTHER ITTNER: Most Worshipful Grand Master, in order that we mAy continue the close and affectionate touch which this Grand, Lodge has always had with our former beloved Grand Lecturer, now Grand Lecturer Emeritus, and which we may not be permitted to enjoy much longer, I move that by rising vote we direct the Grand Secre-
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tary to send to Right Worshipful Brother McLachlan a telegram of good cheer, evidencing our love and esteem for him, and I suggest also that it be followed up in a day or two by a letter in which we elaborate somewhat more fully that high esteem in which he is held. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Proceedings of the 1941 Annual Communication, having been duly printed and distributed, were approved. STATEMENT BY GRAND MASTER
THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, I want to make a statement at this time before we go further bearing on the emergency. It has been necessary, due to the fact that we are holding a one-day session, naturally, to revise our plans. That will necessitate, of course, our election today, and I propose that we hold this election at 10 :30 this morning, and I am going to ask your unanimous approval of this fact. All who favor this request of mine will please indicate by the show of the right h-and, please. (Carried. ) DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
The Committee on Credentials reported the presence of several dis- . tinguished visitors. The following were conducted to the altar, and . introduced to the Grand Lodge by R. W. Edmund E. Morris. Appropriate honors were accorded to them and they were assigned seats in the Grand East. Karl J. Mohr, M. W. Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Illinois. Richard C. Davenport, P. G. M. and Grand Secretary of Illinois. George H. Belew, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Texas. Ray V. Denslow, General Grand High Priest, General Grand Chapter, R.A.M., U. S. A. E. E. Morris, General Grand Treasurer, General Grand Chapter, R.A.M., U. S. A. Oliver F. Cuddy, Grand High Priest, R. A. M. of Missouri. Louis F. Heger, G. C., Grand Commandery, K. T. of Missouri. Paul R. Byrum, G. M., Grand Council, R. & S. M. pf Missouri. William B. Massey, Sovereign Grand Inspector General A. A. & S. R. of Missouri. B. C. Hunt, P. G. C., Grand Commander, K.T. of Missouri. ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER
To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. It A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: One year ago we met amid these same surroundings with our country at peace. Another year has swiftly run its course as we gather here today with our nation at war, for this the one hundredth twenty-
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second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri. It is my happy privilege to extend to you a most cordial welcome, and my duty, in accordance with established custom, to render an accounting of my stewardship as your Grand Master. I have had many pleasant and enjoyable experiences during the year. It has been my constant endeavor, at all times, to maintain the high standards and traditions associated with this office. It is a great honor and privilege to have served this Grand Lodge, and be numbered among that distinguished body of Masons that has represented it since it was established in 1821. I wish to acknowledge my grateful appreciation for the fine cooperation and loyal support accorded me by Past Grand Masters, active officers of the Grand Lodge, District Deputies and Lecturers, and those Brethren who hold no official rank, but who have contributed to the activities of the year. Freemasonry, like every democratic institution, is challenged today by those who would destroy it. Our institutions are being tested, and only those that can justify their existence by results will have the right to survive in the new World Order. Never before has Freemasonry had a greater opportunity to serve its fellowman. We see selfishness, hatred, intolerance, injustice, and misunderstanding dominating the lives of men. Masons must meet this challenge in their daily lives by practicing and teaching the principles of truth, justice, tolerance, understanding, and brotherly love. We should pause at this time to give thanks to our God, the Great Architect of the Universe, for the blessings bestowed upon mankind in all parts of the world and ask divine guidance, and that his will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Let us invoke his aid in this our present undertaking, always supporting the right as God gives us to see the right, hoping for the coming of that day when truth, honor, and righteousness shall dominate the whole earth and all its people. NECROLOGY
In the passing of Most Worshipful Brother Robert Rochester Kreeger, the Qrand Lodge lost its Senior Past Grand Master. Most Worshipful Brother Kreeger served this Grand Lodge as Grand Master in 1909. He was a man of sterling character, whose life was devoted to the service of his fellowman. A Specific Communication of the Grand Lodge and memorial service was held at the Masonic Temple at Kansas City, Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 1942, with a large number of Past and Present Grand Lodge Officers and Brethren in attendance. This was followed by services in Melrose Methodist Church, of which he was an officer and a member for many years. Full Masonic Funeral Service was given by Worshipful Brother Harry F. Sunderland, Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge, with interment in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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No other death is recorded in the official family of the Grand Lodge. The committee on Necrology will make an appropriate memorial report in memory of those 1,604 members of this Grand Lodge who have passed to their reward during the year. OFFICIAL BONDS
After my installation, the official bonds of our Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary issued by the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company were placed in my custody, viz.: Bond of Grand Treasurer, FB146355, in the sum of .55,000.00. Bond of Grand Secretary, FB146356, in the sum of $25,000.00.
These bonds will be duly placed in the custody of my successor in office. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
During the year, I received .four recommendations from other Grand Jurisdictions for Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Missouri near their several Grand Lodges, and have made the following appointments: Oregon-Bro. Bryant A. Luzader, Portland, Oregon. Georgia-Bro. Robert A. Collins, Unadilla, Georgia. Florida-Bro. William W. Trice, Tampa, Florida. New York-Bro. Henry J. Pieper, New York, New York.
I have recommended for appointment the following Brethren to be Grand Representatives of the following Grand Lodges near our Grand Lodge: Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro.
George W. Paddock-Kansas City-Alabama. John W. Adams-Marshall-Arkansas. Harold M. Jayn~Memphis-Cuba. J. Fred Park-West Plains-New Zealand. Ray Bond-Joplin-North Dakota. Don Chapman-chillicothe-Porto Rico. James M. Bradford-~t. Louis-Saskatchewan. Julius R. Edwards-centralia-Victoria. Ransom A. Breuer-Hermann-Washington. Harry F. Sunderland-Kansas City-West Australia. TRIAL COMMISSIONS
I have been asked during the year to appoint two Trial Commissions as follows: In Re: Cosby Lodge No. 600 vs. John B. Riggs-Brother DuVal Smith, Ohairman, Brother Fred H. Kurz, Brother Cyril A. Carpenter. In Be: Carthage Lodge No. 197 vs. W. E. Loehr-Brother R. E. Bealmer, Chairman, Brother Felix K. Eberlein, Brother Paul Pierson. DISPENSATIONS
The report of the Grand Secretary will show 29 dispensations were issued by me as follows: Election of officers, 13; installation of offi-
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cers, 2; dedication of new halls, 4; meet in other halls, 7; to hold special communication in hall, 2; cornerstone laying, 1. The complete report of these dispensations will be found in the report of the Grand Secretary. DISPENSATIONS REFUSED
Cache Lodge No. 416 requested permission to re-ballot on petition for the degrees on the ground that a member of the lodge had been suspected of blackballing the candidate for personal reasons. I requested the District Deputy Grand Master to investigate and report. The investigation did not reveal an injustice had been done, and I refused the request. A large number of requests have come to me to shorten the time between degrees and set aside existing laws. To all these requests I stated that the provisions of the law are mandatory, and the Grand Master has no authority to change any of the existing laws of the Grand Lodge. In many cases, I suggested that the degrees might be conferred by another Grand Jurisdiction as a 'courtesy to our Grand Lodge. DEDICATION OF HALLS
Four new halls were dedicated during the year as follows: February 7, 1942-Cuba Lodge No. 312-Cuba. February 19, 1942-Hemple Lodge No. 37-Hemple. March 28, 1942-Alton Lodge No. 255-Alton. April 17, 1942-Holt Lodge No. 49-Holt.
The new halls at Hemple and Holt were dedicated by Brother Emsley C. James, District Deputy of the Eleventh District. Brother C. Earl Armstrong, District Deputy of the Fifty-third District, dedicated the new hall at Alton. It was my. pleasure to dedicate the beautiful new hall at Cuba. I was assisted by Brother William F. Houk, District Deputy of the Thirty-ninth District. Brother Ransom A. Breuer, District Deputy of the Thirty-second District was the speaker. Brother Breuer was made a Master Mason in Cuba Lodge. . GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
On February 23, 1942, I attended the Annual Meeting of the Association in the auditorium of the Memorial at Alexandria, Virginia. I was accompanied by Dr. Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, Brother Anthony F. Ittner, Grand Lecturer and a member of the Board, Brother R~y V. Denslow, Past Grand Master, Brother Harry S. Truman, Past Grand Master, and Brother Bert S. Lee, Past Grand Master and Second Vice-President of the Board. It was my privilege to present on behalf of the Grand Lodge Missouri's contribution of $1,900.00. This beautiful Memorial is a lasting tribute to George Washington, the Mason, and I hope the day is not far distant when it will be completed by the Masons of the United States.
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CONFERENCE OF GRAND MASTERS
The Annual Conference of Grand Masters was held in the Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., February 24, 1942. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was represented by the Grand Master, Past Grand Masters Ray V. Denslow, Bert S. Lee, Anthony F. Ittner, Harry S. Truman, and Dr. Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was r~cognized and honored when Brother Denslow addressed the conference on the subject "Freemasonry and the new World Order." The speaker stressed the need for unity and concerted action by Masons and Grand Lodges in this difficult period through which we are now passing. These conferences are of great value to a Grand Lodge Officer. It affords an opportunity to become acquainted with some of our outstanding Masonic leaders and to know the trend of thought in American Freemasonry. VETERAN BUTTONS
Fifty years devoted to the cause of Freemasonry always invokes a feeling of respect and admiration. I felt that I was honored when I pinned the emblem of distinguished service on the breast of a Brother who had spent the greater part of his life upholding the customs and traditions of our fraternity. It was my privilege to present Fifty-Year Buttons to the following Brethren: Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother . Brother Brother Brother
Jacob Viner-Kansas City. Robert Hearst-DeSoto. James T. Garrett-DeSoto. Louis Brockman-DeSoto. Ellias G. Thornhill-Washington. Marvin T. Garnett-Sturgeon. John H. Lightner-8turgeon. Thomas A. Walker-Lexington. Henry Fleischman-Hannibal. Thomas S. Kelly-Moberly. Robert A. Radford-Moberly. Edward Kaufman-Moberly. Jesse D. Morgan-Moberly. Don P. Bartley-Fulton. Eugene A. Windsor-Boonville. Edward W. Smiley-Macon. Clarence M. Davis-Charleston. Louis A. Laughlin-Kansas City.
The records of the Grand Lodge show that 124 buttons have been presented during the period September 30, 1941, to September 15, 1942. The grand total of buttons awarded is 968. On December 19, 1941, Brother W. W. Martin presented Right Worshipful Brother James R. McLachlan, Grand Lecturer Emeritus, a Fifty-Year Button in his home Lodge, Hiram No. 362, at Kahoka, Missouri. There were present a large number of friends and neighbors of Brother McLachlan.
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A friend has sent me a copy of the remarks made by Brother McLachlan following the presentation. Because of our great respect and. regard for this venerable Brother and to commemorate this occasion, I feel that his message should be published and preserved. It is as路 follows: Since my retirement from active labor, I have had considerable leisure time to ponder over many things. Quite naturally, my thoughts reverted to the many lessons taught in our Masonic ritual, which for over twentyeight years of my life, I was engaged in promulgating to the Brethren through this state. Many of these lessons were memorized and glibly recited by the Brethren, as a part of our ceremony, without regard to their real significance. Yet, I am persuaded, that the lessons thus learned will be recalled, and become the guide of their faith and practice. The lesson which I have in mind and which I think is most appropriate for the occasion, is, that of the three steps usually delineated in the Master's carpet, and which are emblematic of human life, through its three stages: youth, manhood, and age. I have passed two of these stages, and am now well advanced on the third. I am now standing on the third step, waiting, but not longing, for that final summons which must come to everyone. I am very tenacious of life. Existence is just as precious to me as it ever was, and I am doing all in my power to prolong it. . I shall not concern myself with a dissertation on youth and manhood, but will confine my talk to the last stage, and things with which I am personally concerned. While some of the things I may say may be construed as self-laudatory, I am sure that you will either pardon or overlook. You must bear in mind that this is my meeting. Things which concern me are of importance to me, and I hope, will be interesting to you. I was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Hiram Lodge No. 362, in DecembeT 1891. From that time until my appointment as Grand Lecturer, no one was more active and attentive to the meetings of this lodge. Of course, there are none who could attest to this, though later some of the membership can testify in my behalf. On July 1, 1906, I received my appointment as Grand Lecturer from Grand Master A. S. Houston. From that time until September 1934, I served in that capacity, until illness forced my retirement. This office is an appointive one, and I served under twenty-nine Grand Masters, eleven of whom still survive, and eighteen of whom have gone to their reward. This button, which has been given me, commemorates fifty years continued membership in the Masonie Fraternity. It is also evidence that the confidence reposed in me has not been betrayed, and that the recipient has been faithful to every trust. As it is well known that anyone who knocks at our door for admission must have reached the years of maturity, any reeipient of a button must have passed the allotted three score years and ten. It is about time to lay aside the working tools of life, and let a younger generation take up the burden. This new generation should remember that while the old man may have his ills, he also has knowledge. His council and advice should be heeded. I am still planning, but that pestiferous word "if" is in the way, and the vain thought, "If I were a young man." I have no reason, however, to repine or complain. The pathway of my life has led me to many pleasant places. I have had my days of sadness, but the days of joy and gladness have far outnumbered them.
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I have made mistak~s, but I thank my lucky star I have made no grievous ones. I have many pleasant memories to cheer me on my way and no serious regrets. I am happy in my home with the best of loving care and tender eonsiderations for my comfort. In conclusion, may I express the wish to each and everyone of you, that your ills and sorrows of life may be few, and may you receive your full measure of peace, happiness, and contentment in the years yet to come. Thank you. COURTESY DEGREES
Because of the emergency and the frequent transfer of military and naval units, many requests are sent to other Grand Jurisdictions that their lodges confer one or more degrees by courtesy upon candidates elected to membership in our lodges. Missouri in tum has willingly complied to requests made by Grand Lodges. . All such requests should be directed to the Grand Master or the Grand Secretary of our Grand Lodge. It must be understood that lodges conferring degrees for those who have been elected by our lodges must observe the Laws of our Grand Lodge. With a few exceptions, Grand Lodges will grant these requests to confer "Courtesy Degrees." . Our Grand Lodge, according to the report of our Grand Secretary, has made 94 such requests to other Grand Lodges during the year, and we in turn have received 96 requests to confer degrees. CENTENNIALS
It is interesting to note that five of our lodges observed Centennials during the year. Our oldest lodge, Missouri No.1, St. Louis, celebrated its one hundredth twenty-sixth anniversary on October 16, 1941. It was my good fortune to attend this Anniversary Meeting at the Masonic Temple in St. Louis. Lodges should realize the importance of these Centennials, and plan well in advance for proper observance. Interest should be enlisted in preserving old records, historical facts, and giving proper recognition to pioneer Masons who founded our lodges. I attended the following Centenniais: October 8-Boonville-Cooper Lodge No. 36. October 9-Ballwin-Bonhomme Lodge No. 45. October 14-Troy-Troy Lodge No. 34. October 30-St. Louis-Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40. November 14-JefIerson City-JefIerson Lodge No. 43.
Jefferson Lodge No. 43 arranged a series of special programs covering a period of two years. Much time and work was spent on these programs, and the officers and Brethren of this lodge are to be commended and congratulated on what was accomplished. Cooper Lodge No. 36 (my own lodge) carried out six programs during the year. My first official visit was made to my own-lodge on
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its Charter date, October 8, 1941. I shall always remember this, the events that followed during the year, the many courtesies, kindnesses, devotion, and expression of good will from my friends and Brethren. Cooper Lodge suffered a great loss in the passing of Major Walter Scott MacAaron. Brother MacAaron was a member of all of our Masonic Bodies. He was known to many of our Brethren, and for thirty years was an associate of the Grand Master in school work. He was an active member of the Centennial Committee. He passed to his reward November 11, 1941, and was buried with full Masonic Service by the Grand Master, November 14, 1941, in Walnut Grove路Cemetery, Boonville. FINANCIAL
I am glad to report that the Grand Lodge has lived within its budget during the year, having on hand an unexpended balance of $1,496.58. The total amount paid to the Masonic Home on Per Capita Tax during the year was $126,801.03. The amount paid the Home on Special Initiation Fund was $23,300.00. VISITATIONS
I wish to express my deep appreciation to the officers and Brethren of the lodges I had opportunity to visit during the year. I was shown every courtesy and I greatly enjoyed all my visits. I was unable to accept a number of invitations. Space will not permit me to comment on these visits. 1941 October 8-Boonville. Official visit to Cooper Lodge No. 36, Centennial Program. October 9-Ballwin-Centennial of Bonhomme Lodge No. 45. October 14--Troy. Centennial of Troy Lodge No. 34. October l5-St. Louis. Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star. October 16-St. Louis. 126th Anniversary of Missouri Lodge No. l. October 23-Triplett. Triplett Lodge No. 122, 19th Masonic District Association. October 30-St. Louis. Centennial of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40. November 6-Trenton. ,Homecoming of Trenton Lodge No. 111. November 14-Jefferson City. Centennial of Jefferson Lodge No. 43. November l8-Boonville. Cooper Lodge No. 36, Centennial Program, Cooper-Howard 25th Masonic District Association, Address by Brother Dwight H. Brown, Secretary of State of Missouri. November 21-West Plains. Annual Roll Call of Mt. Zion Lodge No. 327. November 26-Cape Girardeau. St. Mark's Lodge No. 93, 49th Masonic District Association. November 28-Carrollton. Centennial of Wakanda Lodge No. 52. December 4--Kansas City. South Gate Lodge No. 547, Election of officers, Past Masters' Banquet, Presented 50-Year Button. December 10-DeSoto. DeSoto Lodge No. 119, 40th Masonic District Association, Presented three 50-Year Buttons. December 11-Washington. Presented 50-Year Button to Brother Ellias G. Thornhill.
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1942 January 6-Boonville.' Cooper Lodge No. 36, Installation of Officers. January 7-Tipton. Tipton Lodge No. 56, Installation of Officers. January 14-Sturgeon. Sturgeon Lodge No. 174, Boane County 26th Masonic District Association, Presented two 50-Year Buttons. January 19-5t. Louis. Conference of District Deputy Grand Masters and District Lecturers. January 20-Boonville. Cooper Lodge No. 36, Centennial Program, Address by Governor Forrest C. Donnell, Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master. January 26-Kansas City. Official Visit to Kansas City Lodge No. 220. January 26-Kansas City. Conference of District Deputy Grand Masters and District Lecturers. February 7-Cuba. Cuba Lodge No. 312, Dedication of New Temple. February 12-Boonville. Cooper Lodge No. 36, Centennial Program, Address by Dr. Samuel Thurman, Worshipful Grand Chaplain. February 18-Kansas City. Lodge of Instruction, 22nd Masonic District Association, Address by Brother W. W. Martin, President Masonic Home of Missouri. February 19-Kansas City. Ival!hoe Lodge No. 446 and Other Bodies. February 23-Ale:xandria, Virginia. George Washington Memorial Association. February 23-25-Washington, D. C. Grand Masters.' Conference. March 3-Me:xico. Official visit to Hebron Lodge No. 354. March 6-California. California Chapter No. 58, Dinner honoring California Lodge No. 183. March 12-Higginsville. Higginsville Lodge No. 364, 23rd Masonic District Association, Presented 50-Year Button. March 14-Hannibal. Official Visit to St. John's Lodge No. 28, Presented 50-Year Button. March 22-Columbia. Conference of Grand Chapter Officers. March 25-Moberly. Moberly Lodge No. 344, Presented four 50-Year Buttons. March 26-Lee's Summit. Official visit to Summit Lodge No. 263, Past Masters' Night. March aI-St. Louis. Lodge of Instruction, 33rd Masonic District Asso路 ciation. AJ>ril 2-Boonville. Cooper Lodge No. 36, Centennial Program, Sunrise Meeting. April 8-St. Louis. Quarterly Meeting of Masonic Home Board. April 12-Columbia. Conference of Grand Commandery Officers. April 15-Wellston. Wellston Lodge No. 613, Lodge of Instruction, 57th Masonic District Association. April 16-Callao. Callao Lodge No. 38, 14th Masonic District Association, Address by Brother W. W. Martin, President Masonic Home of Missouri. April 27-Columbia.. Grand Council, R. & S. M. April 27-Rocheport. Dedication of Marker to George Henry Curzon Melody by. Grand Chapter and Grand Lodge. April 28-Columbia. Grand Chapter, R.A.M. May ll-Warrensburg. Corinthian Lodge No. 265. May 13-Liberty. Liberty Chapter Centennial, Address by Grand Master. May 15-Fulton. Official visit to Fulton Lodge No. 48, Presented 50-Year Button. May 18-Chillicothe. 'Grand Commandery, K. T.
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May 20-Sedalia. 36th Masonic District Association. ' May 22-Windsor. Windsor Lodge No. 29, 37th Masonic District Association. May 25-Boonville. Cooper Lodge No. 36, Presented 50-Year Button to Brother Eugene A. Windsor. May 29-Macon. Official visit to Censer Lodge No. 172, Presented 50Year Button. June 4-Joplin. Official visit to Joplin Lodge No. 335 and Fellowship Lodge No. 345. June 5-Neosho. Neosho Lodge No. 247. June 5-Neosho. Visit to Masonic Service Center. June 6-Rolla. Visit to Masonic Service Center. June 9-1o-Dubuque, Iowa. Annual Communication of Grand Lodge of Iowa. June 16-Jefferson City. Conference Grand Lodge Officers. June 17-Maryville. Nodaway Lodge No. 470, 7th Masonic District Association. June 19-5t. Louis. St. Louis Chapter No.8 R.A.M., Robert C. Winkelmaier class. June 30-Sikeston. Sikeston Lodge No. 310, 50th Masonic District Association, Presented 50-Year Button. July 8. Quarterly Meeting of Masonic Home Board at St. Louis. July 2o-Kansas City. Official visit to Rural Lodge No. 316, Presented 50-Year Button. August 2-Columbia. Conference of Grand Commandery Officers. August 5-St. Louis. Conference with Chairmen and Committees and Officers of Grand Lodge. . August ll-Appleton City. Official visit to Appleton City Lodge No. 412. September 21-St. Louis. Harmony Lodge No. 499, Twenty-fifth Anniversary. September 28-St. Louis. Quarterly Meeting Masonic Home Board. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
Upon request of the lodges of the Thirty-third and Fifty-seventh Districts for concurrent jurisdiction, I granted approval to these lodges in my letter dated December 18, 1941. Approval was given after provision of Section 192, Grand Lodge By-Laws, as amended, Proceedings of 1936 had been complied with. Reports that have been received indicate that the new plan is. working }VeIl, and I trust it will prove more satisfactory in St. Louis and St. Louis County than the old method of procedure. RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS IN SERVICE
Plans have been completed to present every Master Mason serving in the armed forces a certificate or diploma, which he can carry with him. The recognition will come from, and bear the seal of the Grand Lodge. Secretaries of lodges should be prompt and careful in submitting the names of their members to the Grand Secretary. Names of Brothers in the service should be checked monthly. Certificates for these members, whose names and addresses have been filed at this session of the Grand Lodge, will be sent to the home lodge for distribution early in October.
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REPRESENTATIVES AT OTHER GRAND LODGES
I was unable to attend the Grand Lodge of Illinois, October 9, 1941, due to a previous engagement; however, our Grand Lodge was ably represented by Most Worshipful Brother Anthony F. Ittner, Grand Lecturer. Right Worshipful Brother Edmund E. Morris represented Missouri at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Kansas held at Topeka, February 17, 1942. Dr. Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, was unavoidably prevented from attending the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, June 9, 1942. It was my de.sire and plan to attend the Annual Communications of Nebraska and Iowa. Unfortunately, they met on the same date. I did, however, have the pleasure of attending the Grand Lodge of Iowa at Dubuque, June 9 and 10, 1942. The trip was a most enjoyable one, and I was most cordially received and entertained during my stay. DECISIONS
I have been called up to make a large number of decisions during the year. Some of these were requests to set aside our laws, others dealt with questions of policy, while still others had to do with interpretation of Masonic Law. I am submitting the following for con. sideration and approval of this Grand Lodge: 1. Que8tion: A lodge asks permission to sponsor a public dance on the ground :door of the lodge building which they own, to raise funds for the Red Cross. A MUier: While the cause is a worthy one, I do not consider it for the best interests of the fraternity to sponsor a public dance. Supervision and control '!re difficult, and problems might arise which react unfavorably on your lodge. 2. Que8tion.: A high school drum and bugle corps planned to have a benefit play, and receipts were to be divided between the Red Cross and the bugle corps. Is it proper for the local lodge to sponsor this benefit' A'Il8wer: No. I advised the lodge not to promote or sponsor such a benefit. It is a well-established policy of the Grand Lodge, and local lodges should not join with other organizations in sponsoring even the most laudable undertakings. 3. Question.: Should a lodge sponsor a DeMolay Chapter! A MWeT: The attitude of the Grand Lodge is to discourage the sponsoringof any non-Masonic organizations that has no direct connection with the fraternity. (Decision Grand Master, 1936, Approved by Grand Lodge.) 4. Que8tion.: A young business man desires to petition a lodge for the degrees. He served a short term in the penitentiary because of the acts of his wife. Later he divorced his wife. Should the lodge accept the petition' A'Il8wer: I requested the District Deputy Grand Master to make a thor.ough investigation and report. He reported that the members of the lodge
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felt that the petition should be received, and that if the petitioner was elected, there would be no injury to the fraternity in the community. I advised the lodge that they should determine the matter for themselves. 5. Question: Should a lodge receive a petition from a person who has always resided in the community, but who because of a political appointment has resided temporarily in another place during the past six months' Answer: The lodge can receive the petition provided the petitioner is eligible to vote at the original place, which he still claims as his home. If the petitioner has voted where he is now temporarily employed, then the lodge should secure a waiver of jurisdiction before accepting the petition. 6. Question: A lodge near one of our army posts wishes to know if it can accept the petition of a soldier who has been stationed at the post a year. Answer: No. The candidate cannot meet the requirements of Section 121. Missouri lodges cannot accept petitions from non-residents. 7. Question: A soldier, who has been in the army fourteen months and formerly lived in Texas, desires to petition a lodge near the camp where he is now stationed. He mtends to make the city in which the lodge is located his home after the war, and does not expect to return to Texas. Can the lodge receive his petition' Answer: No. The petitioner cannot meet the requirements of Section 121, and the lodge cannot receive his petition. The greatest care should be followed in receiving petitions from candidates who are temporarily located. There is no provision in our law to accept petitions from nonresidents, and those who cannot meet the requirements of Section 121. 8. Question: A former resident of a community spent several years in Hawaii as a missionary. He returned each year to visit his old community, which he has always regarded as his home. He completed his service, and returned to his old home to live. Can the lodge accept this petition' Answer: Yes. Inasmuch as the petitioner was temporarily employed in Hawaii, and returned each year to visit his home, the. lodge can receive his petition under Section 12. 9. Question.: A lodge asks should it hold a special prayer service at each of their regular meetings for the boys who are serving in the armed forces, and ask for divine guidance. Answer: It is not wise to change the regular procedure in our lodges or 'make innovations. I think it would be a better plan to have some wellinformed Brother address the lodge on their obligations to members who are in the service. 10. Questicm: A Brother received his Entered Appretice. Degree in a Kansas lodge, and then moved to Missouri. A Missouri lodge wants to confer the Fellow Craft and Master Mason Degrees on him. Can the Missouri lodge confer the two remaining degrees' Answer: If waiver is secured from his lodge in Kansas, the Missouri lodge can confer the two remaining degrees provided Sections 181 and 182 are complied with. 11. Question: A candidate for the degrees asks permIsSIOn for another lodge to confer the work on him. Can a petition be received from one who does not reside within the jurisdiction of a lodge'
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Answer: Yes. Under Section 194, the petition can be received if it is accompanied by a waiver of jurisdiction from the lodge within whose . jurisdiction the petitioner resides. 12. Question.: A Brother was suspended for non-payment of dues prior to 'the consolidation of the lodge of which he was a member with another lodge. Should he petition the lodge with which his lodge consolidated for reinstatement' An.swer: Yes. Section 161 provides that all the members of a lodge which surrenders its Charter, and a suspended member of the lodge surrendering its charter is under the jurisdiction of the consolidated lodge, and must petition it for reinstatement. 13. Question: A member of lodge"A has been suspended for non-payment of dues in 1940 and 1941. He wishes to be restored to membership in November, 1941, and transfer his membership to lodge B. He is willing to pay his back dues, but not his 1942 dues, which lodge A requests. Answer: I suggested that he pay his back dues, and those for 1942 as an .evidence of good faith. Some time would be required路 to complete the transaction,. and the Brother would be protected financially under Section 173, which provides that the lodge from which he dimits shall remit to the other lodge pro rata part from the date of dimit. 14. Question: Does the Grand Lodge object to the forming of a Credit Union under Missouri laws to serve a particular Masonic Lodge' Answer: Yea. The provisions of Section 204 and the decisions under it prohibit such an organization. 15. Question.: Is a person who has right arm off above the elbow eligible for the degree' Answer: No. Under Section 112 he is not eligible. The candidate, however, could become eligible provided he could conform to the necessary ceremonies by the aid of artificial appliances. 16. Question.: A lodge is conferriUg work for other lodges. Should we ask these" lodges to pay us for conferring degrees' If they offer to pay, even though we don't ask for pay, should we accept the money' Answer: Section 183 provides that the requesting lodge shall pay to the lodge conferring the degrees $5.00 for each degree conferred, unless the same is waived. The provision of this Section, however, is not mandatory, and the fee can be waived. I do not think you need to accept the fee if you have not asked for it. 17. Questio1l.: A lodge asks whether they should receive petition from a young man soon to be called to the army. Would it be possible or advisable for the lodge to receive his petition and depend on another lodge, outside of Missouri to confer the degrees' AMWer: Yes. This is being done in many .eases. Most. Grand Lodges will confer '.' Courtesy Degrees" for other Grand Lodges, however, there are some exceptions. 18. Quest'iOfl,: The Master and Senior Warden of a lodge, who.were elected but never installed, have moved to another town. The Junior Warden
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lives in the country and does not attend lodge often. What should the lodge do' Answer: I informed the s~retary that the lodge should elect two men to fill the vacancies in accordance with Section 95. 19. Question.: A secretary of a lodge states that there has been a difference of opinion among its members as to the exact meaning of Section 160. Exemption from dues as adopted by the Grand Lodge in 1941. He further states that all Past Masters have been exempt from paying dues for several years past, . but the lodge has paid the Per Capita Tax to the Grand Lodge. His understanding is that the lodge is now to collect the Per Capita Tax from all Past Masters. But he asks what about the sick and incapacitated, those who through no fault of theirs are unable to pay the $2.10. AMWer: The purpose of the amendment is to stop lodges from paying the Per Capita Tax from general funds. Dues can be remitted for inability to pay, by action of the lodge, and only from year to year. In case dues are remitted for inability to pay, this would include the Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax. Every member of the lodge is liable for the Per Capita Tax regardless of the by-laws set up by the local lodge. Each member is obligated to abide by the Constitution, Laws and Edicts of the Grand Lodge. ARREST OF CHARTER
Because of the disregard of its members for their obligation, factional trouble within the lodge and failure to attend meetings, I ordered the District Deputy Grand Master of the Fifty-sixth District to arrest the Charter of Racine Lodge No.478 at Seneca. I requested the Deputy to take over the property of the lodge, and hold it._ I am requesting the approval of my action by the Grand Lodge. MEMBERSHIP
Returns for the year reported by the Grand Secretary, as of September 10, 1942, show a net loss of 192. This is the smallest loss we have had in 13 years, and would indi~ate that we should soon pass from the loss to the gain column. Nineteen hundred twenty-nine was the last year to show a gain. The report shows substantial gains in initiations, passings, raisings, affiliations and reinstatements. There was a decrease of 800 in remissions and 646 in suspension N.P.D. Little change was noted in dimits and deaths for the years 1941 and 1942. Full details may be found in the report of the Grand Secretary. MEET WITH OTHER' MASONIC BODIES
During the year, it was my privilege to be officially received at the Annual Communications of the Grand Council and the Grand Chapter at Columbia, April 27 and 28, 1942. I was also a guest at the Annual Dinner of the Grand Commandery on May 17, and was officially received May 18, 1942, at the Annual Conclave in Chillicothe. These visits to other Grand Bodies were greatly enjoyed. On several
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oecasions, I¡accepted invitations to conferences for officers of the Grand Chapter and Grand Commandery. Because of our common interests, these meeting~ were helpful and constructive. Better planning and cooperation is evident because of such conferences. MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION AND MASONS IN THE ARMED SERVICE
Freemasonry like democracy is ever interested in the welfare and morale of its members who are serving in the armed forces of their country. Our young men, who have entered the service, have for the most part but little military training or background. As a result they must live under new and strange conditions. The problem of adjustment is a serious one, and Freemasonry through the Masonic Service Association is rendering a valuable service to those Brethren who . need help in this emergency. The Masonic Service Association is a national organization with Headquarters in Washington, D. C. It has the indorsement of many of the leading officers of the army and navy, and deals directly with Masons in the service. It is now operating thirty Masonic Service Centers at or near large army and navy reservations. Two of these are in Missouri, one at Rolla near Fort Leonard Wood, and the other at Neosho, near Camp Crowder. Through the courtesy and liberality of Alhambra Grotto of St. Louis, their Recreation Park at Newburg and their ,large building at St. Louis have been opened to Masons. Both places are under the supervision of the Association, and a field man is in active charge of the Grotto in St. Louis. It would be impossible to list the varied and many services rendered by the Centers. The fact that the Association serves Brethren from every part of the United States and the field agents, Master Masons, have special training for their work gives evidence of the breadth and quality of the work being done. Realizing the importance of this work, I appointed a Special Committee of Grand Lodge Officers, composed of Brothers Ray Bond, Morris E. Ewing, Harry F. Sunderland and James M. Bradford, to visit the Centers at Rolla and Neosho, and make a report to this Grand Lodge. The cost of maintaining these Centers is provided for by gifts from Grand Lodges, other Masonic organizations and individual contributions. The majority of Grand Lodge contributions are based on a Per Capita Tax of 10 cents to $1.00. The Association estimates the yearly cost of the Center at Rolla at $5,679.60. This Center has been in operation fifteen months. The estimated cost at Neosho is $7,883.04. The Neosho Center has been operated for seven months. The total estimated cost for both Centers for a year is $13,562.64. Last year oUr Grand Lodge contributed $7,000.00. I recommended a special assessment of 15 cents Per Capita Tax for the coming year, and that this sum be paid by each constituent lodge
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on the basis of its annual returns to the Grand Secretary as of June 30, 1942. I further recommend that the Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax be increased from $2.10 to $2.25 in order to take care of our welfare work among Masons serving in the armed forces, and that this Per Capita Tax of $2.25 remain in force and effect so long as an emergency exists. I recommend to the incoming Grand Master that in order to increase our contribution to the Masonic Service Association that payments be made to the Association on the basis of the amount raised by the 15 cents per capita assessment. Said payment to start with the year 1942-1943. I cannot leave this subject without again urging support of this work. It is my earnest hope that many individual Masons, as well as lodges, will contribute to this undertaking and support this program. All contributions should be made direct to the Grand Secretary in order that money can be sent to National Headquarters, where proper credit will be given to the individual or organizations. LODGE U. D.
All provisions of the Grand Lodge Law having been complied with, . I issued a dispensation to Lemay Lodge U. D. On the night of Decem¡ ber 2, 1941, it was set to work by Right Worshipful Brother Louis W. Mottert, District Deputy of Fifty-seventh District. There were 207 Brethren present, including Dr. Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, Brother James W. Skelly, Past Grand Master, and Brother Anthony F. Ittner, Grand Lecturer, who dedicated the hall. This lodge has been started under most favorable conditions, with 33 charter members, and a present membership of 53. CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS AND DISTRICT LECTURES
I attended the Annual Conference of District Deputy Grand Masters and. District Lecturers for the eastern half of the state at the Masonic Temple at St. Louis, January 19, 1942. A similar meeting was held at Kansas City, January 26, 1942, for representatives from the 'western half of the state. These are the only conferences held during the year when the Grand Master and the Grand Lecturer have an opportunity to meet with their officers. These meetings are of great value for the exchange of ideas and determining policies. They also permit the Grand Lecturer to give instruction in uniform ritualistic work. CORNERSTONE LAYING
During the year, the Grand Lodge was called upon to lay one cornerstone. In the afternoon of April 22, 1942, Brother Bert S. Lee,
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Past Grand Master, laid the cornerstone of the new High School Building at Richland, Missouri, at the request of Richland Lodge No. 385. ' FUNERALS
I have received several. requests from lodges asking the assistance of the Grand Lodge with problems connected with funerals. Attention was called to the fact that busses could no longer be chartered, and it was increasingly difficult to secure automobiles. It was suggested that the Grand Master might send instructions to lodges, and advise them what to do under the circumstances. My answer was that each lodge should make its own arrangements, and that it was th~ duty of the officers of a lodge to work out details and plans well in advance. Many lodges and 'Organizations are confronted with the same problems at the present time. Masters of lodges are expected to look after preliminary arrangements, and see to it that funerals are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Grand Lodge Law, as provided for in Sections 217 and 218. HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS
At the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in 1941, a resolution was approved making General John J. Pershing an Honorary Member of our Grand Lodge. The Grand Master at that time, Most Worshipful Brother Harry S. Truman, was commissioned to make the presentation at the Grand Masters' Conference in Washington last February. The presentation of the certificate was made by Brother Trnman at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C., on February 24, 1942. We were most cordially received by the General, and included in the party were Dr. Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, Brother Anthony F. Ittner, Grand Lecturer, and the Grand Master. I brought greetings from our Grand Lodge and the Brethren of Missouri. The occasion was a happy one, and General Pershing expressed his great pleasure on being thus honored. HISTORICAL MARKERS
The Grand Lodge approved at its 1941 Communication the erection of a suitable marker to commemorate the name of George Henry Cur, zon Melody for his services to Freemasonry. The dedication of the marker took place April 27, 1942, in the little cemetery at Rocheport, Missouri, where Brother Melody had lived and was buried. Despite the rain a goodly number of Brethren who were attending the Grand Council and Grand Chapter meetings at Columbia were present. The marker was erected through the cooperation of the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter, R.A.M. The dedication ceremony was given by the Grand Master and Most Excellent Companion Don Chapman, Grand High Priest, R.A.M. of Missouri.
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MASONIC HOME
The finest monument to the Freemasons of Missouri is the Masonic Home. It is a practical demonstration of the fact that Masons provide for their aged members and children so that they do not have to call upon other agencies for help. I have endeavored to attend the quarterly meetings of the board for the past two years, and have been greatly impressed with the devotion shown by the President and members of the board, and the care used in handling the affairs of the Home. Increased demands upon the Home have made it necessary to provide a Children's Building. I have sent out two letters during the year to lodges pointing out the needs. To date 313 lodges have appointed committees as requested. I again ask that other lodges appoint their committees without further delay, and send the names to the President of the Home. We must plan now and realize more than ever before our responsibility to those who need our help. The war will greatly increase the number of applicants to the Home, and will, I believe, create within us a greater desire to show our love and devotion to the widows and children of Master Masons who have made the supreme sacrifice. COMPLAINT AGAINST IVANHOE LODGE
In May I received a complaint against Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, signed by eleven Kansas City lodges. It was claimed that the sum paid for the degrees by the petitioner was less than the sum required by Grand Lodge Law, as provided in Section 46. I appointed Brother Ransom A. Breuer, Deputy Grand Master of the Thirty-second District to make an investigation and report. A number of witness who had received the degrees were summoned and testified on their Masonic honor that the initiation fee paid was less than the minimum amount required by law. The records show that this same practice was stopped by the District Deputy Grand Master of the Twenty-second District in 1936. The Secretary of Ivanhoe Lodge states that this practice was again discontinued in April, 1942. It is my judgment that Ivanhoe is guilty of the charges. In view of the fact that the lodge has stated that it will discontinue the practice, I recommend that no further action be taken. UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND
A great loss befell the Royal Family of England and Freemasonry in the untimely death of the Duke of Kent, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. His death occurred August 25, 1942, while serving in the Royal Air Force. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was represented by Most Worshipful Brother Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master, when the Duke was installed Grand Master in London, England, July 19, 1939.
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI ABSENCE OF GRAND JUNIOR DEACON WILLIS J. BRAY
I was recently advised by Broth~r Willis J. Bray that he had been called to active duty as an officer in the army, and, therefore, he would be unable to attend this session of the Grand Lodge. While we regret the absence of Brother Bray, we commend him in his desire to take up arms in defense of his country. He has requested that I extend his fraternal greetings to this Grand LOdge, and states that when the war is ended, he will resume his active interest in Masonry. CONCLUSION
Brethren, a critical period in the history of our nation an~ Freemasonry lies ahead of us. It will require complete unity of action from members of the Craft to support those in authority in our government, our MasolJ.ic leaders and program and my successor in office. Again, I desire to thank all for the privileg~ that has been mine in serving this Grand Lodge. Especially do I want to acknowledge my grateful appreciation to Brother Ray V. Denslow, Dr. Arthur Mather, and Brother Byrne E. Bigger. Many times I sought their counsel and advice, and they were always ready to assist me. Let us renew our faith in God, and think more of those who need our assistance, in order that we may rise above our individual selves a~d by deed and action convince others that we have not lived in vain.
~ji6~k Grand Master. BBPORT OF THE GRAND SEORETARY
R. W. Brother Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, presented his report covering official action in the office of the Grand Secretary for the period September 11, 1941, to September 10, 1942, which was received and ordered printed in the Proceedings. DUPLICATE CHARTERS
Duplicate Charters were issued to the following Lodges: Blodgett Lodge No. 594, destroyed by fire; duplicate issued March 10, 1942. Twilight Lodge No. 114, defaced by time; duplicate issued March 10, 1942. PROCEEDINGS DISTRIBUTED
The 1941 Proceedings were printed and distributed. as quickly as possible after the Grand Lodge Session.
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COMMISSIONS TO D. D. G. M.'S
By order of M. W. Brother Harris C. Johnston, Grand Master, commissions were issued to the sixty District Deputy Grand Masters by him appointed in the fifty-nine Masonic Districts; the Thirtythird District having路 two District Deputy Grand Masters. REPORTS OF D. D. G. M.'S
Blanks for these reports were sent to the sixty District Deputy Grand Masters, and their reports have been turned over to the Committee on Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters. COMMISSIONS TO GRAND
REPRESENTAT~VES
M. W. Grand Master Johnston appointed the following as Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, near their respective Grand Lodges: Oregon-Bryant A. Luzader, 4505 N. E. Alameda, Portland, Oregon. Georgia-Robert A. Collins, Unadilla, Georgia. Florida-William W. Trice, Tampa, Florida. New York-Henry J. Pieper, New York, New York.
The Grand Master has also nominated the following Brethren to be Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Missouri near the several Grand Lodges where they reside: Alabama-George W. Paddock, Kansas City. Arkansas-John W. Adams, Marshall. Cuba-Harold M. Jayne, Memphis. New Zealand-J. Fred Park, West Plains. North Dakota-Ray Bond, Joplin. Porto Rico-Don Chapman, Chillicothe. Saskatchewan-James M. Bradford, St. Louis. Victoria-Julius R. Edwards, Centralia. Washington-Ransom A. Breuer, Hermann. West Australia-Harry F. Sunderland, Kansas City. BLANKS FOR ANNUAL RETURNS
Two copies were mailed June 15, 1942, with accompanying circular, giving full directions to Secretaries. LODGES CONSOLIDATED
Florence Lodge No. 261 consolidated with Montgomery Lodge No. 246 on February 16, 1942, Florence Lodge losing its identity. CHARTER ARRESTED
The Charter of Racine Lodge No. 478, located at Seneca, Mo., was ordered arrested by the M. W. Grand Master, Harris C. Johnston. COURTESIES RECEIVED AND GRANTED
By direction of M. W. Grand Master Johnston 94 requests have been made to Sister Grand Jurisdictions to confer Degrees for Missouri
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Lodges, and 96 requests have been received to confer Degrees for Sister Grand Jurisdictions. TRA.NSPORTATION A.ND HOTELS
Circular letters were mailed out as usual to all Lodges with the information concerning the list of leading hotels, and locations, and rates. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS
Dedications Herbert Crosby,' school building, Troy, Mo., for Masonic purposes so that Centennial Celebration may be held there-October 13, 1941. R. L. Fowlkes, high school gymnasium, Morehouse, Mo., for Masonic meeting-October 28, 1941. Anthony F. Ittner, Education Building of St. John's Evangelical Church, Mehlville, Mo., for Masonic purposes-December 2, 1941. Emsley C. James, New Hall of Hemple Lodge, Hemple, Mo.-February 19, 1942. Louis W. Mottert, Basement of Methodist Church, Valley Park, Mo., February 2,1942, in which Church Basement Valley Park Lodge will meet until their hall is repaired. C. Earl Armstrong, New Hall of Alton Lodge No. 255-March 28, 1942. Robert L. Fowlkes, second :floor high school building, Blodgett, Mo., for Blodgett Lodge to hold meetings until further notice-May 18, 1942. Emsley C. James, New Hall of Holt No. 49 Lodge-April 17, 1942. Eleotion of Officers Springfield Lodge No. 155, No- Madison Lodge No. 91, January vember 1, 1941. 13, 1942. Winigan Lodge No. 540, December Saline Lodge No. 226, January 22, 3, 1941. 1942. Livingston Lodge No. 51, January Novinger Lodge No. 583, Febru1, 1942. ary 28, 1942. Racine Lodge No. 478, January 12, Higginsville Lodge No. 364, Jan1942. uary 26, 1942. Cowgill Lodge No. 561, February Laddonia Lodge No. 115, April 9, 13, 1942. 1942. Sparta Lodge No. 296, February Hartford Lodge No. 171, June 2, 27, 1942. , 1942. Grovespring Lodge No. 589, March 21, 1942. Installation of Offioers Beacon Lodge No.3 in Commandery Hall; New Masonic Temple, St. Louis, Mo., December 29, 1941. Magnolia Lodge No. 626 in Hall of Alhambra Grotto, St. Louis, Mo., January 3, 1942. Meet in Other Halls Rushville Lodge No. 238 to hold meetings in I. O. O. F. Hall at Rush" ville, Mo., until further notice-November 24, 1941. Grandin Lodge No. 579 to hold communications in Hall of Van Buren Lodge at Van Buren, Mo., until further notice. . Mosaic Lodge No. 351 to hold their meetings in Hall of Star of the West Lodge No.. 132, Ironton, Mo., until repairs have been completed on their lodge-June 6, 1942.
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Blodgett Lodge No. 594 to hold meetings in Hall of Morley Lodge until further notice, March 19, 1942-Blodgett Lodge having been destroyed by fire. L01Jing of Cornerstone Bert S. Lee, new school building, Richland, Mo.-April 22, 1942.
Reballot on Petition Cache Lodge No. 416; a Petition for reballoting on a Candidate was ' refused. RECOGNITION OF VETERAN MASONS
Fifty-Year Buttons
The following Brethren, whose names have been certified by their respective Lodges, and confirmed by the records of the Grand Lodge as eligible, have received buttons in recognition of their long years of Masonic standing as follows: No. 527 480 480 218 69 70 3 316 548 162 281 281 512 547 538 538 163 163 276 276 539 420 420 239 132 345 362 119 119 377 445 40 385 147 163 163 173 247 488
and Lodge Higbee Jewell Jewell Good Hope Sullivan Armstrong Beacon Rural Clinton Whitesville Fenton Fenton Webb City South Gate Stella Stella OccidentaL OccidentaL Grand River Grand River Dawn Itaska Itaska Hopewell Farmington Fellowship Hiram DeSoto DeSoto Ancient Craft West Gate Mt. Moriah Richland Cass Occidental. OccidentaL Gray Summit Neosho IJock Springs
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Name of Brother James F. Leonard Samuel N. Gordon John Holloway , Edward Carl Beck Edwin L. Hume R. B. Hume David M. Houghlin Leslie E. Dyer Wm. H. Dorman 0. B. Saunders ,. William Wenom George Harness C. T. Orr .Jacob Viner Daniel McDonald ..T. M. Maness Wm. M. Porteous James S. McGehee T. W. Akers Charles M. Majors Frederick W. Johnson L. E. Kaltwasser Sam H. Wagner .Robert Reed George K. Williams Herbert D. Laycox J ames R. McLachlan Louis H. Brackman Robert Hearst Jacob Levy Albert G. Keller Frank H. Wielandy George W. Payne Vernon J. Willett Clarence P. Welsh Thomas R. Collins Elias G. Thornhill Arthur Hutchinson Warren Murry
Number of Years 50 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 51 51 51 50 50 53 57 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 50 50 { 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
1942
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316 Rural Thomas Brown 50 50 316 Rural .•.............•.George W. Doty .John W. Hardy 50 525 Cunningham Tolman W. Cotton 51 509 Van Buren Harry B. Jones 50 133 Star of the West C. J. Marrs ...................• 50 533 Comfort Howard B. Crucknell 50 641. Trinity 50 159 Green City ...........•Charles E. Bookout Charles E. Joslyn 50 83 Laclede Henry Breeze 50 263 Summit Olaus Swanson 50 263 Summit 50 272 Granite .•............. Asa H. Heaton John T. lrenower 50 334 Breckenridge 71 Savannah Wm. H. Clasby 50 J ohn H. Lightner 50 174 Sturgeon 50 267 Aurora .. j • • • • • • • • • • • • John P. Materne Allen H. Draper 50 446 Ivanhoe Henry Fleischman 50 28 St. JOhn's Richard F. Armstrong 50 307 New London Francis T. Watson 50 422 Gate of The Temple Thomas A. Walker 50 149 Lexington Edward A. Johnston 50 93 St. Mark's .Jacob J. Jackson 50 446 Ivanhoe Christ W. Bornemann 50 460 Lambskin Albert H. Blackburn 50 84 Webster Groves 9 George Washington George Wm. Etz 50 George E. Brice 50 33 Ralls J ohn H. Ohitwood 50 353 Barnesville Jesse Daniel Morgan 50 344 Moberly C. G. Copeland 0 53. 344 Moberly 344 Moberly 0 J. C. Fleming 0 53 0..Ed. lraufman 0 0 51 344 Moberly Tom S. lrelly 0 0 54 344 Moberly 0. 0. Robt. A. Radford 0 53 344 Moberly 32 Humphreys Wm. T. Mclree 50 .Jacob McGee 50 32 Humphreys 00 Albert H. Huggett 0 53 89 Friendship 548 Clinton 0 Chas. H. Williams 50 0 .Jacob P. Newman 0.• 50 482 Clintonville ,Forney W. Baker •.............. 50 402 Malta Charles C. Jackson 50 550 'Rose Hill 0. 0 Warren F. Drescher 0 50 188 HannibaL D. P. Bartley 50 48 Fulton oM. A. Lenge 53 220 lransas City .. 0. 0 220 lransas City 00 Oliver W. Carlat 0 51 0.........• .1. E. Fuller 0. 0.. 0 0.. 50 35 Mercer 0.. 0o' . Edward E. Wall .. 0 0 50 550 Rose Hill 550 Rose Hill 000. 0..• Robert F. Grady 0. 000 50 o......•• .M. F. Smith 000 0.00 50 5 United 0....• Alfred Edwards .. 00•. 0.. o. 0 50 445 West Gate 20 St. Louis 0....•. Ben F. Steele 0 0......•. 50 0 0.. 050 172 Censer ••..............Edw. W. Smiley 512 Webb City Chas. E. Decatur 5!) 36 Cooper Eugene A. Windsor 50 0" 0 James C. Wilkins o.• 50 354 Hebron 1 Missouri Max E. Thoman 50 50 134 Olean ..•............. Ferd W. Inglish 00.......•. 50 133 Star of the West ... 0...Chas. W. Holloman 119 DeSoto ••............. Ward Cunningham 50 o
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26 126 445 149 72 407 331 331 331 331 218 539 2
40 10 213 316 316 538 460 246 246 233 460 42 5 535
1942
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Seaman West Gate Lexington Gorin Charleston Charity Charity Charity Charity Good Hope Dawn Meridian Mt. Moriah Agency Rolla RuraL Rural Stella Lambskin Montgomery Montgomery Bucklin Lambskin Middle Grove United Blackwell
Robert B. Ash Edward McGuigan G. W. Fredendall .Joseph Hicks Clarence Metcalf Davis John G. Drew A. B. Duncan J. O. Barkley W. F. Goetze .Edwin A. Roworth Walter Jamison Morris Tucker Ernest Wedemeyer Joseph Taylor Booker Han Rucker, Sr Louis A. Laughlin William M. Weis .John William Smith George P. Zeller Chastain Wesley White Moses Newton Mallerson Frank Calvin Shoemaker W. Antoine Hall .James Joseph Winn, Sr Charles C. Coulter John Blackwell
50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 52 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
STATISTICAL
Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1941.... . . . . . . . . . . 620 Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1942.............. 620 September 10, 1942, Total Membership 85,422 September 10, 1941, Total Membership on 620 Chartered Lodges 85,648 Less: Adjustments by audit of individual Lodges 34 85,614 Total Number Raised Affiliated Reinstated
. . .
1,906 580 1,196
Less: Total Number Dimitted Deaths SNPD SUMC Expelled
. . . . .
674 1,604 1,589
3,682
4
3
3,874 192
85,422
1942 Per Capita Tax due on 611 Reporting Lodges.. .. .... Total Amount Paid to Sept. 10, 1942, $170,183.90 (Less Credits $127.60)
$174,292.93
Bal. Due on 611 Reporting Lodges, to Sept. 10, 1942. . . . .. Sept. 10, 1942, 9 Lodges Unreported.
$
Net Loss, September 10, 1942
1942
.
PER CAPITA TAX
170,056.30 4,236.63
1942
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Welfare Committee: Paid to Masonic Home, Checks No. 48, 90, 138, 152 for $500.00 each ;....... $ 2,000.00 Per Capita Tax: Paid to Masonic Home Check No. 137....................... $ 6,189.83 Check No. 157....................... 45,611.20 126,801.03 Check No. 149....................... 75,000.00 .
1,339.22
Paid to Masonic Home alc This Fund: Sept. 11, 1941, to Sept. 10, 1942 . Balance Due Masonic Home to Sept. 10, 1942 ..•.........
23,300.00 535.30
Balance Due Masonic Home SPECIAL INITIATION FUND
GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND
Paid to J. Claude Keiper, Feb. 23, 1942 (Check No. 32) Balallce Due to Sept. 10, 1942
. .
1,900.00 2,149.32
.
826.72
.
1,000.00
DR. WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND
Sept. 10, 1942-Bank Balance JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND
Sept. 10, 1942-Bank Balance .GEORGE WASHINGTON STATUE FUND
Balance in Bank, September 11, 1941 . $ Received from Masonic Service Association of St. Louis, August 1, 1942 . Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1942 " , . $
2,769.00 231.00 3,000.00
ANALYSIS OF DISBURSEMENTS
Total Disbursements to September 10, 1942
.
$197,188.78
$ 20,000.00 Pay Roll, 1941 ' ' . Proceedings, 1941 . $ 1,478.25' Salaries and Allowances; Grand Master, Grand Secretary, Grand Treasurer, Grand Lecturer, Grand Lodge Office Account . 16,071.61 Grand Lecturer, Emeritus " . 1,200.00 500.00 Grand Correspondent . 1,800.00 . Maintenance, Grand Lodge Office Masonic Relief Association, United St11tes 285.50 and Canada . 175.00 Past Grand Master's J ewe!. . Expenses: Grand Lodge Session, 1941 . 739.82 75.00 Reporter: Grand Lodge Session, 1941 . 176.06 Telephone, Jefferson 4877 . 300.00 Bonds: Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer Contingent: Grand Lodge Expense Fund .... 382.53 150.00 Perkins Audit Co. . ..........••.......••..
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Expenses, Grand Lodge Officers, Order Grand Master . Printing, Postage, Stationery and Incidentals District Lecturers' and District Deputies' Conferences . Expenses: George Washington Masonic National Memorial and Grand Masters' Conferences . Marker at Grave of George H. C. Melody . National Masonic Service Association for Military Camp Activities ~ . Two Films of George Washington National Memorial : . Total Budget Appropriation for 1941-1942 (Exclusive of Pay Roll) . Actual Disbursements .
211.27 2,491.48 750.00 200.00 122.40 7,000.00 140.00
34,248.92
$ 35,745.50 34,248.92
Unexpended Balance $ 1,496.58 Total Paid Masonic Home Account 1938-19391940-1941 Per Capita Tax............... Total Paid Masonic Home Account 1942 Per Capita Tax............................ Total Paid Masonic Home Account Welfare Committee . Dues Receipt Cards, 1942 . Manuals . Social Security, Title VIII-Federal Old Age Pension . Purchase of One $5,000 2* % Defense Bond Transfer to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo., from Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. . . Transfer to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo., from Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. . . Transfer to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo., from First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. . . Total Disbursements to September 10, 1942
6,189.83 120,611.20
126,801.03 2,000.00 917.68 594.95 126.20 5,000.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 $197,188.78
RECAPITULATION
Total Receipts to September 10, 1942 . Total Disbursements to September 10, 1942 ..
$267,598.29 197,188.78
CASH BALA.NCE, September 10, 1942, in General Fund ..................... $ 70,409.51 Cash Balance, September 10, 1942, Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo. (Restricted) $ 2,389.42 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1942, Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. .... . • . . . • . . . . 60,520.09 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1942, Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. 2,500.00
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Cash Balance, September 10, 1942, Columb~a Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. . ........•.• Cash Balance, September 10, 1942, First Na. tional Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. .
2,500.00
LESS: Balance due .Masonic Home, account 1942 Per Capita Tax, from Aug. 28, 1942, to Sept. 10, 1942 $948.73 LESS: Balance due Masonic Home, account 1938-1939-1940-1941 Per Capita Tax 390.49
1,339.22
LESS: $2,389.42 "Restricted" Fidelity Sav. ings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo
2,389.42
SEPTEMBER 10, 1942, Total Amount Available Cash in General Fund .
70,409.51
2,500.00
3,728.64 $ 66,680.87
Fraternally submitted,
GRAND TREASURER'S CONDENSED REPORT
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. tt A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: I submit herewith an abbreviated report of the Grand Treasurer from September 10,°1941, to September 10, 1942. A detailed report, showing all items in full, is filed with the Grand Secretary for the inspection of officers and members at any time they may desire additional infonnation. Including only a skeleton report is for the purpose of saving a substantial sum in printing of Annual Proceedings. 1941 Sept. 10 Restricted Balance in Fidelity Sav. ings Trust Co. . Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. • •.....•........ Balance in Columbia Savings Bank, . Columbia, Mo. . ......•....... Balance in First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. . .••...... Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo•..........•. Total Bank Balances ...•.........
•
2,389.42 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 60,439.15
$ 77,828.51
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Received from Grand Secretary During the Year .
\-
189,769.72 $267,598.29
1942 Disbursed During the year Bank Balanees' Transferred
. .
$189,688.78 7,500.00 $197,188.78
Sept. 10
Restricted Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Co. $ 2,389.42 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank ..... 2,500.00 Balance in Columbia Savings Bank .... 2,500.00 Balance in First National Bank, Cape Girardeau 2,500.00 Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City 60,520.09
70,409.51
$267,598.29
I am also pleased to report that the following securities are owned by the Emergency Fund and are contained in Safe Deposit Box Number 6111 in Union Safe Deposit Company in Kansas City, subject to dual control of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Master or his representative. U. S. Treasury Bonds-Various Issues-Par Value........ $64,000.00 U. S. Savings Bonds, Maturity Value $10,000.00, Series 1940-50 (Redemption Value, $7,900.00) Cost............ 7,500.00 U. S. Series uG"-Defense Bond, Maturity Value, $5,000 (Redemption Value, $4,940.00) 5,000.00 $76,500.00
Fraternally submitted, EDMUND E. MORRIS,
Grand Treasurer. REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
September 21, 1942. To the Grand Lodge, A. F. tf; A. M., of MissO'U.ri: Gentlemen: Pursuant to engagement, we have examined and checked the book records of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted MasoI!s of Missouri for the period from September 11, 1941, to September 10, 1942, .also the Masonic Home Initiation Fund, the George Washington Memorial Fund, the Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund, the Joseph S.
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McIntyre Library Fund and the George Washington Statue Fund for the same period and respectfully present the following report: GENERAL FUNIr--PER GRAND SECRETARY'S BOOKS
Balance, September 11, 1941. $ 77,828.57 Receipts, Forwarded to Grand Treasurer: . Per Capita Tax, 1942 $170;183.90 Back Per Capita Tax, 1938. . . . . . .. $ 18.90 Back Per Capita Tax, 1939. . . . . . . . 1,806.20 Back Per Capita Tax, 1940. . . . . . . . 2,728.30 Back Per Capita Tax, 1941.. . . . . . . 2,782.15 7,335.55 404.70
. Received from Defunct Lodges Sale of Manuals................. $ 972.00 Sale of Proceedings.......... . . . . 1.00 Sale of By-Laws.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.50 Sale of Dues Receipts............ 755.18 Sale of Masonic Veteran Buttons. . 195.00
1,982.68
Refund on Mileage and Per Diem Account Fines on Delinquent 1941 Returns Back Dues ~ Interest on Permanent Fund Securities
21.88 20.00 20.40 2,300.61
. . . .
Transfers to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri (Per Contra) : Fro~ W ~od and Huston Bank, Marshall, MIssourI $ FroJ!l Co!umbia Savings Bank, Columbia,
2,500.00
••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••
2,500.00
FroJ!l Fir~t National Bank, Cape Girardeau, MIssourI ..........
2,500.00
M18S0Url
182,269.72
7,500.00 $267,598.29
Disbursements: Per Checks Iss~ed for Expenses $184,688.78 Per Cheek Issued for Purchase of United States Defense Bond.. 5,000.00 $189,688.78 Bank Transfers (Per Contra) From Wood and Huston Bank $ 2,500.00 From Columbia Savings Bank . 2,500.00 From First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Missouri . 2,500.00
7,500.00
197,188.78
Balance in Banks, September 10, 1942. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 70,409.51 Balance, September 10, 1942, Per Grand Treasurer's Books $ 70,409.01 Consisting of: Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Missouri, in Liquidation, Not Subject to Withdrawal.................. $ 2,389.42 Bala;nce ~ Union National Bank, Kansas City, MissourI 60,520.09 Bala;nce it'!_ Wood and Huston Bank, Marshall, MIssourI 2,500.00
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BaIa;nce ~ Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, MissourI . Balance in First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Missouri .
2,500.00 2,500.00 $ 70,409.51
BONDS
On September 16, 1942, in company with Mr. E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, and a representative designated by the Grand Master, we examined the securities listed below, in the Grand Lodge safe deposit box at the Union National Bank of Kansas City, MissoUri. All interest income from these securities was accounted for. However, upon our examination of these securities we noted the coupons amounting to $128.12, due March 15, 1942, on the United States Treasury Bonds had not been clipped from the bonds and therefore this amount of interest was not included in receipts for the year. PERMANENT FUND
Par BOM Interest Interest Rate Value Total Number Kind Date 17037H U. S. Treasury 3/15 & 9/15 2%,% $ 1,000.00 1,000.00 $ 2,000.00 17038J U. S. Treasury 3/15 & 9/15 2%, 60789K U. S. Treasury 3/15 & 9/15 60790L U. S. Treasury 3/15 & 9/15 4394D U. S. Treasury 3/15 & 9/15 150022B U. S. Treasury 4/15 & 10/15 1500230 U. S. Treasury 4/15 & 10/15 JOO048489 KOO048490 COOO13673 DOOO13674
U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury
6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6Ll5 & 12/15
2% 2% 2%
$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00
7,000.00
3* 3* 3% 3% 3% 3%
$ 1,000.00 1,000.00
2,000.00
000002873 U. S. Treasury 6/15 & 12/15 4 000000803 U. S. Treasury 6/15 & 12/15 4 GOO026327 HOO026328 JOO026329 KOO038060
U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury
4/15 & 10/15 4* 4/15 & 10/15 4* 4/15 & 10/15 4* 4/15 & 10/15 4*
$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 22,000.00 $ 1,000.00 5,000.00
6,000.00
$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 25,000.00 $64,000.00
1528995D 1528996D 1528997D 1528998D 1528999D 1529000D 1529001D 1529002D 1529003D 1529004D
Redemption Value Maturity Maturity (September Date Value 10,1942) Cost U. S. Savings 3/ '50 $1,000.00 $ 790.00 $750.00 790.00 750.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 790.00 750.00 790.00 750.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 790.00 750.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 790.00 750.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 790.00 750.00 tJ. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 790.00 750.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 790.00 750.00 U. S. Savings 3/ '50 1,000.00 790.00 750.00 $7,900.00
7,500.00
1942
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V-29384G U. S. DefenseSerles "G" 10/'53 $5,000.00 $4,940.00 $5,000.00
5,000.00 $76,500.00
WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND
I ntercst
Date 2552B U. S. Treasury 3/15 & 9/15
I ntercst
Rate
2lh%
$
500.00
The only change noted since our previous examination of September 16, 1941, was the purchase on October 15, 1941, of a $5,000.00 United States Defense Series G-2lh% Bond, due in 12 years. MASONIC HOME INITIATION FUND
Balance in Bank, September 11, 1941...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 613.89 Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 11, 1941, to September 10, 1942....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,240.00 $23,853.89 Transferred to Masonic Home During Period September 11, 1941, to September 10, 1942. . . . . . .. $23,300.00 Bank Charges 18.59 Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1942 "
23,318.59 $
535.30
GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND
Balance in Bank, September 11, 1941. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 1,739.00 Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 11, 1941, to September 10, 1942.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,333.00 $ 4,072.00 Transferred to George Washington Memorial Association, February 23, 1942.................... $1,900.00 Bank Charges 22.68 Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1942. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,922.68 $ 2,149.32
WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND
Balance, September 11, 1941. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Receipts: Interest on Bond........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 11.96 Interest on Savings Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15
811.61
Balance, September 10, 1942............................. $
826.72
Oonsisting of: Cash in Savings Account, First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri............................ $326.72 United States Treasury Bond No. 2552B........ 500.00 $
826.72
15.11
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1942
PROCEEDINGS JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND
Balance in Bank, September 11, 1941. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 1,000.00 No Change During the Year Balance in Savings Account, First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1942.......................... $ 1,000.00 MILEAGE AND PER DIEM COMMITTEE
Deposits from General Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $20,000.00 Disbursements: Mileage and Per Diem Cheeks Issued and Paid .. $19,975.00 Bank Charges 3.12 Transferred to General Fund, January 23, 1942 21.88 20,000.00 Balance, September 10, 1942
.
$
GEORGE WASHINGTON STATUE FUND
Balance in Bank, September 11, 1941. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 2,769.00 Received from Masonic Service Association of St. Louis, August 1, 1942....................................... 231.00 Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1942 $ 3,000.00
The various items in the foregoing report have been taken from the books and records of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer, and reflect the recorded cash transactions of the Grand Lodge of Missouri from September 11, 1941, to September 10, 1942. The Lodge returns were checked to the Secretary's records, and the recorded cash receipts of the Masonic Home Initiation Fund, the George Washington Statue Fund and the George Washington Memorial Fund were compared 'with the stubs of receipts to Lodges therefor. Cancelled checks were inspected in support of the disbursements, and the bank balances shown in this report were confirmed directly to us by the depositaries. Respectfully submitted, PERKINS & COMPANY, Oertified Public Accountants.
Report of the Masonic Home FROM SEPTEMBER
1, 1941, to
SEPTEMBER
1, 1942
MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI, LOCATED AT ST. LOUIS OFFICERS
W. W. Martin, President T. W. Cotton, Vice-President Herman Mauch, Treasurer Clarence L. Alexander, Secretary Dr. Solon Cameron, Home Physician Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, Matron of Children Mrs. Fannye Spence, Matron of Old Folks
St. Louis, Mo. Van Buren, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Henry C. Chiles Thad B. Landon Thomas H~ Reynolds James W. Skelly Herman Mauch F. H. Wielandy Byrne E. Bigger Ray V. Denslow George W. Walker
Lexington, MO.} Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.
Term expires 1942
St. Louis, MO,) St. Louis, Mo. Hannibal, Mo. Trenton, Mo. Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Term expires 1943
Van Buren, MO.} St. Louis, Mo. St. Joseph, Mo.
Term expires 1944
T. W. Cotton W. W. Martin DuVal Smith
'
Claude A. Ferguson, Kansas City, Mo., elected to fill vacancy until next communication of Grand Lodge. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Harris C. Johnston, Grand Master Forrest C. Donnell, Deputy Grand Master Grover C. Sparks, Senior Grand Warden . William F. Woodruff, Junior Grand Warden
'" .Boonville, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo. Savannah, Mo. Kansas City, Mo.
ADVISORY BOARD Mrs. Ella Jean Flanders Mrs. Alta L. Tate Mrs. Edith Ambruster
~
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Kirkwood, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
1942
PRESIDENT'S LETTER
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: Brethren: Pursuant to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Masonic Home of Missouri, we submit the Annual Report and request your careful consideration. At the annual session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri held on September 30 and October 1, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri, the following brethren were elected directors for a term of three years:
T. W. Cotton, Van Buren, Mo. R. R. Kreeger, Kansas City, Mo. W. W. Martin, St. Louis, Mo. DuVal Smith, St. Joseph, Mo. At the Board Meeting held in St. Louis, October 1, 1941, the following officers were elected: W. W. Martin, President, St. Louis, Mo. R. R. Kreeger, Vice-President, Kansas City, Mo. Herman Mauch, Treasurer, St. Louis, Mo. C. L. Alexander, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Solon Cameron, Home Physician, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, Matron of Children, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Fannye Spence, Matron of Old Folks, St. Louis, Mo. The standing committees for the year have been as follows: Trustees of Endowment Fund-W. W. Martin, Herman Mauch. Executive Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman, Byrne E. Bigger, Ray V. Denslow, Herman Mauch, Thomas H. Reynolds, James W. Skelly, Frank H. Wielandy. Finance Committee-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman, Byrne E. Bigger. House Committee-F. H. Wielandy, Chairman, J. W. Skelly, Herman Mauch. Legal Committee-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, T. H. Reynolds, Thad B. Landon, DuVal Smith, Henry C. Chiles. Administration Committee-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, Frank H. Wielandy, George W. Walker, DuVal Smith. Hospital Committee-George W. Walker, Chairman, Henry C. Chiles, T. W. Cotton. DEATH OF M. W. BRO. ROBERT R. KREEGER
M. W. Bro. Robert R. Kreeger died on March 16, 1942, at the ripe age of eighty-five years. In point of years and in point of service, he was the oldest member of the Board, having been elected to this Board in January, 1911. For many years he served as Vice-President of the Board and also as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
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No member of the Board was better loved and none was more conscientious in the" discharge of his duties than was Brother Kreeger. He lived his Masonry and lived and worked for the Masonic Home. His desire was to make the world brighter and a better place in which to live, and in his life of usefulness and service he fulfilled this desire. At the April meeting of the Board, Brother Claude A. Ferguson was elected to fill the vacancy and to serve until the next communication of the Grand Lodge. MEDICAL STAFF
Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr.
Solon Cameron Wm. R. Bohne ',' James Barret Brown C. E~ Burford A. H. Conrad Raiph Cook Carl T. Eber James Forsen Joseph Glenn D. L. Harris R. K. Kimmel Roland M. Klemme Charles L. Klenk M. L. Klinefelter Otto W. Koch Phillip S. Luedde Wm. Nelson Bert O. Owens R. J. Payne Hugo Reim Val Satterfield Robert E. Schlueter Henry P. Thym R. S. Weiss Frederick A. Baldwin Hermon A. Major '
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APPLIOATIONS
During the past year 141 applications for admission to the Home were considered, and the following disposition was made of them: Admitted to the Home ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 39 Died while application was being investigated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Referred to the Welfare Committee of the Grand Lodge............. 2 Referred to the Welfare Committee of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S..... 1 Rejected because of ineligibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Withdrawn by the Lodge........................................ 1 Continued for further investigation _ 87 141
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MEMBER STATISTIOS Men Women Members'in the Home September 1, 1941. 102 156 Admitted during the past year. . . . . . . .. 15 18 Discharged during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . Deaths during the year...............
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Members in the Home September 1,1942. 101 154 40 34 Total membership September 1, 1942. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 329 Admitted during the year, but who have not yet arrived. . . . . . . . . . . 2 " 337 Average number in the Home during the year MASONIO INFIRM.ARY
The following gives an account of the work done during the year: Total number of patients in hospital at beginning of year. . . . . . . . 76 Total number ~f patients admitted during the ~ear. . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Total number of patients discharged- during the year. . . . . . . . . . . 379 Total number of patients treated during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 Total number of deaths during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Total number of patients in hospital at the end of the year. . . . . . 65 Total patients' days in hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24,908 69 Average patients per day................................... Total number of out-patients' treatment given during the year. .. 20,351 Total visits by out-patients during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 19,610 OONDITIONS IN THE HOME
Conditions in the Home are quite satisfactory but we are badly crowded in the old folks Home. The Women's Building is completely filled and there are already in the Home six women waiting for rooms. There is a waiting list of ninety. We are again stating that we do not take applicants in the order of application but in the order of age and destitution. Where people are past seventy and destitute, and without children who should support them, the waiting period for admission is very short, but where relatives are involved or where applicants have property or money, the prospects for early admission are not good. We definitely have an old-age problem. We do not have a children's problem and there is no difficulty in having children promptly admitted where they are eligible. OOST
The per capita cost of the Home for the year was $634.65. EDUOATION
All the boys and girls of the Home are in school. Most of them are doing very satisfactory work and are trying to fit themselves to be self-supporting. During this coming school year, there will be twentyseven children in grade school; twenty-six in high school; one in business school; one in trade school; one in nurses' training, and ten in Washington University.
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We again repeat that we try to prepare every boy and girl to earn a living and keep them in the Home until they are self-supporting. KNIGHTS TEMPLAB EDUOATIONAL FOUNDATION
The Home is deeply grateful for the scholarships granted by the Knights Templar Educational Foundation-both to students in Washington University. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
For years one boy or girl in the Home has had the assistance of a Washington University Scholarship founded by the Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and granted by the O. E. S. Advisory Board. During the year the Advisory Board has been refurnishing the Hospital and the Masters Lodge. There was considerable delay in getting merchandise on account of war conditions but practically all they have purchased during the year has been delivered and has greatly improved the appearance of the Home. The Advisory Board is .deeply interested in the welfare of the Home and their work has been most welcome and most satisfactory. ST. LOUIS OHRISTMAS COMMITTEE
This Committee is composed of representatives of the Lodges of St. Louis and St. Louis County. Many years ago, they were organized to bring good cheer to the Home on Christmas Day but now they function throughout the entire year. Their fine ministry has added much to the pleasure of the Home Family. MASONIO HOME ENTERTAINMENT FUND
Weare pleased to report that every year Lodges, other organizations and individuals remember us with gifts to the Entertainment Fund of the Home. This money comes without any solicitation and is used to provide weekly picture shows and other entertainments during the year. The following list represents the cash contributions that have been received during the year. Buckner Lodge No. 501, Buckner, Mo Charity Lodge No. 331, St. Joseph, Mo. . Gray Summit Lodge No. 173, Gray Summit, Mo Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico, Mo. . Heroine Lodge No. 104, Kansas City, Mo Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence, Mo McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence, Mo. . Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209, Poplar Bhiff, Mo St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, St. Joseph, Mo York Lodge No. 563, Kansas City, Mo Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, St. Joseph, Mo. ' Ransom A. Breuer Masonic Association of the 32nd District Poplar Blu:ff Commandery No. 67, K. T., Poplar Blu:ff, Mo Muters and Wardens Club of St. Louis and St. Louis County
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Freund Bread Co., St. Louis, Mo. . Miss E. Goeh, St. Louis, Mo., in memory of F. Boehning H. S. Jamison, St. Louis, Mo. . Herman Koopmann, Wright City, Mo. . Mrs. Julia Lewis, University City, Mo Sterling McCarty, Caruthersville, Mo Pevely Dairy Co., St. Louis, Mo. . Sam Silverman, University City, Mo F. A. Stiers, St. Louis,路Mo., for Blue Star Chapter No. 387, O. E.
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BUILDING FUND CAMPAIGN
On November 25, 1941, the Grand Master mailed to all the LOdges in Missouri a letter asking them to contribute to a fund to be used for the building of a children's building. The contributions could either be made individually or through the Lodge with proper credit given to both the individual and the Lodge. The campaign does not close. until January 1, 1943, and many of the Lodges have not yet made a report. The following list represents the contributions that have been sent to the Home up to the present time. Many more substantial contributions are expected. Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, Kansas City, Mo Algabil Lodge No. 544, St. Louis, Mo. . Alpha Lodge No. 659, North Kansas City, Mo Archie Lodge No. 633, Archie, Mo. . Arrow Rock Lodge No. 55, Arrow Rock, Mo. . Ash Grove Lodge No. 100, Ash Grove, Mo Aurora Lodge No. 267, St. Louis, Mo Barnes Lodge No. 116, Cabool, Mo Beacon Lodge No.3, St. Louis, Mo. . Bethel Lodge No. 537, Bethel, Mo. . Bonhomme Lodge No. 45, Ballwin, Mo. . Bridgeton Lodge No. 80, St. John's Station, Mo Buckner Lodge No. 501, Buckner, Mo Cache Lodge No. 416, St. Louis, Mo. . Cecile Daylight No. 305, Kansas City, Mo Censer Lodge No. 172, Macon, Mo. . Chaffee Lodge No. 615, Chaffee, Mo. . Charleston Lodge No. 407, Charleston, Mo Clarksville Lodge No. 17, Clarksville, Mo. . Clayton Lodge No. 601, Clayton, Mo Colony Lodge No. 168, Colony, Mo. . Columbia Lodge No. 534, Pacific, Mo Composite Lodge No. 369, Doniphan, Mo Cornerstone Lodge No. 323, St. Louis,Mo Cosby Lodge No. 600, Cosby, Mo DeWitt Lodge No. 39, DeWitt, Mo : Essex Lodge No. 278, Essex, Mo Euclid Lodge No. 505, St. Louis, Mo. . Eureka Lodge No. 73, Brunswick, Mo. . Fulton Lodge No. 48, Fulton, Mo. . George Washington Lodge No.9, St. Louis, Mo Good Hope Lodge No. 218, St. Louis, Mo Granb.y Lodge No. 514, Granby, Mo
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Grandin Lodge No. 579, Grandin, Mo•••.... Grant City Lodge No. 66, Grant City, Mo. Greensburg Lodge No. 414, Greensburg, Mo. Havana Lodge No. 21, McFall, Mo••..•.... Hermitage Lodge No. 288, Hermitage, Mo. Higbee Lodge No. 527, Higbee, Mo•... o. Iberia Lodge No. 410, Iberia, Mo.•..... Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City, Mo•... Jacoby Lodge No. 447, Darlington, Mo. . •...... Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City, Mo..... Jennings Lodge No. 640, Jennings, Mo•........ o. Keystone Lodge No. 243, St. Louis, Mo. . ... Lakeville Lodge No. 489, Bell City, Mo.•........ Lexington 'Lodge- No. 149, Lexington, Mo... Livingston Lodge No. 51, Glasgow, Mo•.... o. Maplewood Lodge No. 566, Maplewood, Mo McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence, Mo Meridian Lodge No.2, St. Louis, Mo. . .. :Miller Lodge No. 567, Miller, Mo• •..... Missouri Lodge No.1, St. Louis, Mo. . ..... Mizpah Lodge No. 639, St. Louis, Mo. . .. Mt. Hope Lodge No. 476, Odessa, Mo. . Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40, St. Louis, Mo Neosho Lodge No. 247, Neosho, Mo•...•..... Nineveh Lodge No. 473, Olney, Mo•............. Novinger Lodge No. 583, Novinger, Mo Occidental Lodge No. 163, St. Louis, Mo. . Pike Lodge No. 399, Curryville, Mo .. Plattsburg Lodge No. 113, Plattsburg, Mo.••.... Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142, Otterville, Mo Point Pleasant Lodge No. 176, Conran, Mo. . Polar Star Lodge No. 79, St. Louis, Mo..• Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, St. Louis, Mo. •. Portageville Lodge No. 166, Portageville, Mo.•..... Pyramid Lodge No. 180, St. Louis, Mo•........... o. Raytown Lodge No. 391, Raytown, Mo••..... Richmond Lodge No. 57, Richmond, Mo•.................... Rising Sun Lodge No. 13, Barry, Mo..•••.•. o. o. Robert Burns Lodge No. 496, Gainesville, Mo Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, St. Louis, Mo•... Rural Lodge No. 316, Kansas City, Mo. • Samaritan Lodge No. 424, Bonne Terre, Mo•........... Sheffield Lodge No. 625, Kansas City, Mo..•.... Star of the West Lodge No. 133, Ironton, Mo. . Summit Lodge No. 263, Lee's Summit, Mo••............ Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City, Mo.... Tebbetts Lodge No. 565, Tebbetts, Mo•...... Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City, Mo Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 661, St. Louis, Mo o. Tower Grove Lodge No. 631, St. Louis, Mo. . •...... Trenton Lodge No. 111, Trenton, Mo. . Triangle Lodge No. 638, St.-Louis, Mo , Trilumina Lodge No. 205, Marshall, Mo•.... Triplett Lodge No. 122, Triplett, Mo. • ..... Troy Lodge No. 34, Troy, Mo.....•...... Tuscan Lodge No. 360, St. Louis, Mo..... United Lodge No.5, Springfield, Mo••... 0
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1942
Versailles Lodge No. 320, Versailles, Mo . 5.00 Wayne Lodge No. 526, Piedmont, Mo•...................... 58.00 West Gate Lodge No. 445, St. Louis, Mo . 622.00 6.00 Westport Lodge No. 340, Kansas City, Mo . 31.50 Winona Lodge No. 430, Winona, Mo . 25.00 Fourteenth Masonic. District Association . Fiftieth Masonie Distriet Association . 100.00 Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, St. Louis, Mo . 100.00 Past Matrons Club, Centralia Chapter No. 195, O. E. S., Centralia, 18.75 Mo . 65.50 Miscellaneous donations .
THOMAS H. REYNOLDS GIFT
On August 13, 1942, we received from Brother Reynolds a gift of $5,000.00 to be added to the Endowment Fund. Brother Reynolds was elected to the Board of Directors on April 14, 1927, and has been a most conscientious Director throughout the years and now climaxes his fine service on this Board by his generous gift of money. ENDOWMENT FUND
The Endowment Fund has increased in cash from gifts during the year $29,288.00. It would be impossible to support our institution and care for so many people without the income from the Endowment Fund. While the receipts from the Grand Lodge per capita tax have been decreasing, the income from the Endowment Fund has been on the increase. A list of the gifts made during the past year appears under a separate heading. MRS. MARY HUTHMAXER MEMORIAL
This consists of an eighty-acre tract of land located in Kirkwood, Missouri, and St. Louis County, to be used as a Children's Home. MRS. GUSSIE GRENNEB ESTATE
This estate amounts to $146,516.00. It is 'not handled by the Masonic Home of Missouri but the will provides that the income from the estate shall go to the Masonic Home each year. During the past year, the income from this estate amounted to $6,861.81. CONOLUSION
We are deeply grateful to Almighty God for His continued blessings and for His watchful care. Weare also profoundly grateful for our many friends and for the new friends who have helped us during this past year. Wartime creates many problems for the Home but in spite of all the difficulties, our gratitude is most profound for' all the blessings that we receive from day to day. Fraternally submitted, MASONIC HOME BOARD, By W. W. MARTIN, President.
1942
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
ADDITIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIO HOME OF MISSOURI 1941-1942
JOHN CUNNINGHAM ESTATE $ 990.00 CLARA SIEGEL ESTATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17,525.95 12.05 EMMA WINKLER ESTATE.................. CLARA ETHEL DOWNS MEMORIAL FUND. . 1,000.00 WM. F. KUHN MEMORIAL FUND............ 1,000.00 1,110.00 JAMES ANDERSON ESTATE................ MODRA ESTATE 650.00 ARTHUR EMIL KOETHE ESTATE.......... 2,000.00 THOMAS H. REYNOLDS GIFT.............. 5,000.00
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ENDOWMENT YOND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1941 Knights Templar Fund James L. Kirkendall W. S. Smith Fund ' T. W. Higgins Fund James W. Harris Fund Masonic Home Certificate Fund Ferdinand Herold Fund John B. Croshaw Fund Jacob F. Gmelich Fund Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons Fund Grand Chapter Royal and Select Masters Fund T. W. Cotton Fund Orville A. and Maria Haynes Fund A. M. Hough Fund Jacob Lampert Fund Mrs. E. Wurz Adolph Gluck Fund Parralle Massengale " Mrs. Lillie L. Fletcher Fund Frederick A. Logan Fund Robert Elliot Black Fund Nathan Schloss Fund A. P. Christianson Fund Rice Estate Hugh Hartshorn Fund William Pamprin Fund Morgena Peterson Fund Otto E. and Mrs. Grand Howard Fund General Fund Julius C. Garrell Fund War Relief Loyal Service Fund James W. Boyd Fund Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Fund Mrs. Willie A. Woods Fund Grotto and Shrine Fund Morris and Ella Leftwich Fund Mrs. Mary Lynch Fund A. P. Fletcher Fund Frank Beecher Fund A. M. Dockery Fund Edward H. Meier Fund William H. Potter Estate Fund J. C. Jacquith Estate Fund Inftiation Fund Nicholas R. Wall Fund Abraham Palan Fund Bonds from a friend of the Ho~e sold for Maggie Nicholson Fund Louisa Yott Fund Gustav Bischoff Fund
1942
. $ 35,114.00 13,150.00 . 11,730.00 . 5,000.00 . 1,665.74 . . 1,117.60 500.00 . . 1,000.00 1,000.00 . 3,000.00 . . 2,500.00 1,000.00 . . 1,000.00 . 5,000.00 . 30,000.00 . 500.00 . 500.00 . 806.60 . 1,000.00 . 500.00 . 1,000.00 . 932.83 . 2,067.91 . 51,096.35 . 2,327.75 . 1,000.00 . 500.00 . 1,000.00 . 128,740.03 . 1,000.00 . 7,107.50 . 500.00 . 500.00 . 3,000.00 . 17,056.95 . 1,800.00 . 1,000.00 . 1,000.00 . 1,442.48 . 1,000.00 . 500.00 . 13,305.50 . 19,122.61 . 246,700.00 . 500.00 . 584.70 . 52,218.75 . 550.36 . 500.00 . 500.00
1942
GRAND- LODGE OF MISSOURI
ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIO HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1941 W. L. Tamme Fund .........•.................... 550.00 Erdhaus Estate seeured and unseeured . 1,665.32 Henry T. Kilpatriek Fund . 2,000.00 William A. Hall Fund . 500.00 Henry Siegfried . 1,000.00 Edward Meyer . 500.00 Charles V. B. Slade . 9,548.15 . Robert F. Stevenson 14,992.13 .' . Glen Marquis 1,105.14 Frank L. Sehofield . 1,000.00 . D. M. Wilson 528.00 Mary C. Clapp . 3,405.09 . Samuel Rife Estate 1,548.50 Chas. Reilly •.•.................................. 100.00 E. C. Robinson . 2,500.00 . B•. S. Sehwartz 692.83 Broekett A. Diekson . 1,000.00 . George F. Bergfeld 500.00 Sarah B. Coffman 465.89 . Samuel A. Gluek 200.00 Wellston Lodge No. 613 . 100.00 Riehard Sinelair . 200.00 Karl Backrow . 100.00 Robert Lungstrass . 286.00 June Lee Cotton . 250.00 St. Joseph Chapter-No. 198, O. E. S . 450.00 Mareus A. Loevy . 10.00 Sam Plan . 100.00 . W. J. Seherck 46.00 Myrtle Lodge No. 338 . 310.95 Ludwig Kotany 0' • • • • • • • • • • ' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 200.00 Charles E. Koken . 300.00 Philip Stremmel, Jr . 131.40 . Boor Fleteher 400.00 Alphonzo Whipple . 100.00 . A. Bolin Fund 400.00 M. A. Covey Fund . 25.00 William F. Kier Flmd . 10,000.00 200.00John T. Short Fund '" . Paul Keiser Fund . 2,000.00 John Oliver Fund . 371.36 J. M. Darrow Fund . 5,000.00 . T. W. Prichett Fund 1,000.00 Annie Martin Fund . 259.98 ' . 115,160.91 Comstoek Estate .. ' . Comstock Estate (doubtful, value) 2,500.00 Julia C. Norton Fund . 1,000.00 J. M. Darrow Estate . 5,000.00 William Latham, Jr., Estate . 1,000.00 John M. Woodson Estate ; . 5,461.91
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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIO HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1941 Sol E. Waggoner Estate . Jacob C. C. Waldeck Estate . Adam Herold Estate . James Vinyard Estate . George B. Mills Estate, Stock and Bonds . .Tohn Rehrs Estate . William Russell Estate, cash . William Russell Estate bonds and other securities . .Toseph Kronacher Estate . William A. Raming Estate . Fred Herket Estate . Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, Cash . Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, stocks and bonds . Edward F. W. Kaiser . Henry W. Hunning Estate . Dr. Louis F. Bode Estate . Fred Segelke Estate . Charles Gietner Estate . . William B. Archer Estate James Ward Nixon Memorial. . Henry C. Grenner Estate, market value, stocks, bonds and cash ' ' . Berthold Linder Estate . Charles H. Schureman Estate . Charles A. Brown Estate . Ernest Bruneman . A. S. Hudson Estate . Myrtle Kipp Estate . John Cunningham Estate . . Mrs. Pearl Kaiser Annuity Estate of William Modra . George W. Leeak Gift . Louis J. Boehmen Gift . Fred D. Gardner Estate . . George H. Woltjen Estate Mrs. Virginia Allen Church Estate (in memory of Ethelbert Forrester Allen) . Irin Levosier Page Estate . Gifts in memory of William T. Coombs . Barbara Seaman Bequest . Isador Mendle Legacy . Estate of Joseph S. McIntyre . Estate of James R. Anderson . R. F. Stevenson Estate . . A. S. Hudson Estate George Wm. James Estate . Gerard B. Lambert . Mary Huthmaker Estate, bond and cash . Estate of Wm. Rothmeyer . Louis Schmidt Estate . William W. Alexander Estate .
1942
1,000.00 500.00 211.08 933.24 11,600.00 250.00 1,901.39 4,392.00 431.05 1,000.00 2,000.00 405.86 2,780.00 25,000.00 100.00 300.00 214.47 1,000.00 5,085.00 1,000.00 261,502.94 200.00 365.67 1,000.00 100.00 628.56 707.16 15,885.25 5,500.00 5,679.18 500.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 25.00 50.00 100.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 525.00 10.00 314.28 1,000.00 7.40 5,553.59 50.00 500.00 1,000.00
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI REPORT OF SECRETARY September 1, 1941, to August 31, 1942
GENERAL FUND Receipts Grand Lodg,e Per Capita Tax .... $126,801.03 Grand Chapter, O. E. S. Per Capita Tax 14,514.75 Interest on General Fund Securities
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Disbursements Provisions . Dry Goods and Clothing . LaundEy ......•.......................... lee, Light and Water . Fuel . Salaries . Wages , . Diree~ors, Grand· Lodge Officers and Advisory . Board, attending Board Meetings Hospital Supplies . Carfare for members of Home Family . Telephone . Legal and Auditing . Insurance . . Repairs and Maintenance Supplies . Printing, Stationery and Postage . Miscellaneous Expenses, allowance for steward's car, hauling ashes, newspapers, etc. .. Building Campaign Expense .
$141,315.78 95.99
$141,411.77
$ 81,269.31
6,627.49 8,384.90 7,705.25 12,541.59 15,937.50 47,906.14 1,650.81 4,224.61 357.95 637.94 250.00 3',821.32 7,754.63 8,081.75 753.03 4,702.63 1,273.11
$213,879.96
Excess of Disbursements over Receipts Transfers from Income Fund
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Net Decrease in General Fund Balance on Hand September 1, 1941.
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117,964.40
Balance on Hand August 31, 1942
.
$115,696.21
7$,468.19
70,200.00 $,$68.19
INCOME FUND Receipts Interest on Endowment Fund Bonds . $ 14,139.33 Interest on Endowment Fund Real Estate 44,846.4:1 Loans . 3,425.55 . Received from Members of Home Family 465.00 Pensions . 7,402.66 Bent of Farms, etc. . . 100.00 Sale of Cemetery Lots . 1,464.90 Interest on Income Fund Securities . 399.52 . Sale of Grease, etc. . 20.00 • 72,268.87 Miscellaneous Income .
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Disbursements Annuities •. . Taxes and Other Expenses on Real Estate Owned Taxes and Other Expenses on Estates and Members of Home Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bank Charges
$ 2,294.92 7,333.45 1,532.34 17.83
$ 11,118.54
Excess of Receipts over Disbursements Deduct Transfers to General Fund Net Decrease in Income F'UIfI,(], Add Balance on Hand September 1, 1941
. .
61,084.83 70,200.00
.
Balance on Hand August 31, 1942
.
9,115.17 54,857.32 $ 45,742.15
INITIATION FUND
Receipts Initiation Fees Add Balance on Hand September 1, 1941
. .
$ 23,300.00
Balance on Hand August 31, 1942
.
$ 51,999.93
IMPROVEMENT FUND No Receipts or Disbursements During Year Ended August 31, 1942 . Balance on Hand September 1, 1941. . Balance on Hand August 31, 1942 .
$
.00 1,251.60 1,251.60
$
6,420.97
$
6,419.51 802.67
$
7,222.18
28,699.93
BUILDING FUND
Receipts Contributions
Disbursements Bank Charges
.
Excess of Receipts over Disbursements Add Balance on Hand September 1, 1941 Balance on Hand August 31, 1942
. . .
1.46
REPORT OF AUDITOR
PERKINS & ·COMPANY, Certified Public Accountants, 711 St. Charles Street, St. Louis, Mo. To the Board of Directors, Masonic Home of Missouri, Saint Louis, Missouri.
September 16, 1942.
Gentlemen: Pursuant to engagement, we have prepared this report preliminary to our formal report of the Masonic Home of Missouri, to be submitted to the Board of Directors at a later date.
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We examined the books and records of your Secretary, Mr. Clarence L. Alexander for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1942. Our examination covered the General Fund, Income Fund, Initiation Fund, Improvement Fund, Building Fund and Endowment Fund. We have prepared the following summaries of assets comprising . these funds as at August 31, 1942. GENERAL FUND Cash in Telegraphers National Bank . $ 15,092.85 Cash in Mercantile-Commerce Bank and Trust Company . 30,000.00 Cash in Mercantile-Commerce National Bank-Payroll Account . - 5,000.00 Cash in Mercantile-Commerce National Bank-Savings Ac10,000.00 count ..•....••.................................... 20,000.00 Cash in Mississippi Valley Trust Company . 35,000.00 Cash in Boatmen's National Bank . 200.00 Cash in Matron's Petty Cash Fund . 400.00 Securities-at Cost . . Due from Income Fund 3.36 Total General Fund
.
INCOME FUND Cash in First National Bank . . Cash in Mississippi Valley Trust Company Securities-at Cost .•................................. Accrued Interest on Securities at Time of Purchase ...•.... Funds Advanced on Farm Sale Contract .
$115,696.21 $
1,145.89 9,743.03 34,067.62 282.77 600.00
$ 45,839.31 Less: Due Endowment Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Due General Fund.......................
$93.80 3.36
97.16
Total Income Fund...................................
$ 45,742.15
INITIATION FUND Cash in United Bank and Trust Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Cash in Mercantile-Commerce Bank and Trust Company. . . Securities-at Cost
$ 5,699.93 21,300.00 25,000.00
Total Initiation Fund.................................
$ 51,999.93
IMPROVEMENT FUND Cash in Telegraphers National Bank
.
$
1,251.60
BUILDING FUND Cash in Boatmen's National Bank Securities-at Cost
. .
$
1,755.43 5,466.75
To~
.
•
7,222.18
Building Fund
ENDOWMENT FUND Real Estate Loans ....•..•..•.........••.•..........•. $992,856.06 Real Estate Owned-Farms and Rental Property at Ap54,900.00 praised Value •...•••.••••....••••.•.......•.........
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United States Treasury Bonds . Joint Stock Land Bank Bonds in Default-Carrying Value Municipal and Other Bonds . . Modra Estate Securities Rife Estate Securities . Rife Estate Securities in Default . . Comstock Estate Securities Comstock Estate Securities in Default . . Geo. B. Mills Estate Securities Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate Securities . Henry C. Grenner Estate Securities . Henry C. Grenner Estate Securities in Default . Cash in First National Bank . Due from Income Fund . Total Endowment Fund
31,250.00 100.00 25,236.00 81.00 245.00 3.00 29,586.51 641.00 10,000.00 530.00 42,833.50 6,715.00 21,004.64 93.80 $1,216,075.51
The bank balances appearing in these Funds were confirmed by reconciling certificates received directly from the depositaries with the stated book balances. The investments as shown in these Funds were verified by examination of the securities. We have shown the securities listed in the General Fund, Income Fund, Initiation Fund and Building Fund at the recorded cost. The securities in the Endowment Fund which are not in default are stated at the values placed thereon by the Trustees of the Endowment Fund at the date of acquisition of the securities by the Home. Bonds in default are carried at market value or at an appraised value believed by the Trustees of the Endowment Fund to be market value. We also checked and reconciled the annual reports of the Secretary and the Treasurer for the fiscal year ended August 31, 194~, and found them to be in agreement, after giving effect to outstanding checks, etc. 1ÂŁ you desire any additional information relative to this report, we shall be pleased to have you call upon us. Respectfully submitted, PERKINS
&
COMPANY,
. Certified Public Accountants.
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REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENOE
M. W. Brother Ray V. Denslow presented the Report on Foreign Correspondence which was adopted, and ordered printed in the Proceedings. ' REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS
The report of the Committee on Grand Master's Address was read by M. W. Brother Harry S. Truman, was adopted, and is as follows: The able address of our distinguished Grand Master having been referred to the Committee of Past Grand Masters, we make the following report. The Grand Lodge is to be congratulated on another successful year presided over by an able and hard-working Grand Master. We recommend first that the following be referred to the Jurisprudence Committee: Decisions; dispensations, granted and refused; concurrent jurisdiction; arrested charter; complaint against Ivanhoe Lodge; proposed increase in the per capita tax. To Committee on Ways and Means: Recommendation for Masonic Service Association and proposed increase in per capita tax; the Jurisprudence Committee to prepare necessary bylaw. The Grand Master is to be congratulated on having lived within the budget and on leaving an unexpended balance of $1496.58. To the Committee on Lodge U. D.; the dispensation to Lema.y Lodge
U.D. All other matters contained in the address are recommended to be approved. Fraternally submitted, KARL M. VETS BURG, W. MARTIN, HENRY C. CHILES, DuVAL SMITH, FRANK C. BARNHILL, BERT S. LEE, BYRNE
W.
E.
HARRY S. TRUMAN, Chairman, GEORGE W. WALKER, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, T. W. CoTTON, HAROLD L. READER, JAMES W. SKELLY, BIGGER.
REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON NEOROLOGY
M. W. Brother Harold L. Reader, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on Necrology, which was adopted, and is as follows: As the Grand Lodge years come and go we discover va~ant places of fellow workmen on the temple of life, and we realize that they have been called to a higher workmanship in the Grand Lodge above. Thus during the past year in this jurisdiction sixteen hundred and four (1604) of our brethren have answered this call. Naturally we grieve at the going of these , 'Companions of our choice," but we do not sorrow as those without hope, "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not ma.de with hands, eternal in the heavens. ' , It becomes the sad duty of this Committee to report the passing of our Senior Past Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Robert Rochester Kreeger, who was called to the Supreme Grand Lodge above on Monday, March 16, 1942, at his home in Kansas City, Missouri, in his 86th year.
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Most Worshipful Brother Kreeger, known affectionately to most of us as Uncle Bob, was a man whose worth and efficiency were exemplified in the whole gamut of life. He was a citizen of influence, an active worker in the Methodist Church, having taught for many years a class in Sunday School of his local church. Masonically his interests were manifold for he labored zealously for all branches of the craft. He was closely identified in years past with the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association; and this Grand Lodge will never forget his untiring efforts on behalf of the relief to the fatherless children of France during and after World War Number One. But Uncle Bob will perhaps be best remembered in this Grand Lodge for his long and tireless labors as a member of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. He was for thirtyone years a member of the Board, and at the time of his death Vice President and Chairman of the Executive Committee. It was the great joy of this writer, while Grand Master in 1938, in this very cathedral, to present Uncle Bob with the fifty-year Veteran's Button. Thus, at the time of his passing he had been a member of the Fraternity for fifty-four years. He presided over this Grand Lodge as Grand Master in 1909. Most Worshipful Brother Kreeger was a brother highly esteemed and beloved for his many virtues and his selfless service. The Masonic World was shocked in August of this year to learn of the untimely passing of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, Most Worshipful His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, younger brother of King George of England, who lost his life in the active military service of his country. It will be recalled that Most Worshipful Brother Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master of this Grand Lodge in 1939, attended the installation of the Duke as Grand Master in England. Our hearts go out in sympathy to the members of the family of His Royal Highness and to our brothers in England. It is recommended that the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of England near the Grand Lodge of Missouri be directed to convey suitable resolutions to the Grand Lodge of England, the Mother Grand Lodge of the World, on the passing of her illustrious Grand Master. OTHER GRAND' JURISDICTIONS
Alabama: M. W. Brother Walter Smith, P. G. M., died January 23, 1942. Ar'kO/1l.8a8: M. W. Brother John Thomas Hicks, P. G. M., died October 14,1941. Oolorado: M. W. Brother L. D. Crain, P. G. M., died March 15,1942. Delaware: M. W. Brother Harry Galbraith, P. G. M., died July 19, 1942. Georgia: M. W. Brother Joe P. Bowdoin, P. G. M., died August 7, 1942. Idaho: M. W. Brother Percy Jones, P. G. M., died June 12, 1942. IfW1iana: M. W. Brother Rudolf H. Horst, P. G. M., died November 13, 1941. Iowa: M. W. Brother Harry Milton Belt, P. G. M., died November 5, 1941. Kentucky: M. W. Brother Henry Hopson Coleman, P. G. M., died March 8, 1942. MaiM: M. W. Brother Thomas Henry Bodge, P. G. M., died July 14, 1942. Michigan: M. W. Brother George Lathrop Lusk, P. G. M., died January 6,1942. . Minnesota: M. W. Brother Alfred George Pinkham, P. G. M., died February 4, 1942. Mississippi: M. W. Brother Marshall W. Miller, P. G. M., died April
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19,1942. M. W. Brother Joseph Joyner Brooks, P. G. M., died December 23, 1941. Montl1llUJ.: M. W. Brother Ernest Lyle Marvin, P. G. M., died January 16, 1942. New York: M. W. Brother Harold Jay Richardson, P. G. M., died March 1, 1942.. Sooth Dakota: M. W. Brother Theorus R. Stoner, P. G. M., died July 3, 1942. Ver1nont: M. W. Brother Walter Eugene Ranger, P. G. M., died November 4, 1941. Wisoo'n8in: M. W. Brother Fred L. Wright, P. G. M., died April 9, 1942. M. W. Brother George J. Leicht, P. G. M., ,died November 21, 1941. Wyoming: M. W. Brother James Wilson Stuchell, P. G. M., died May 25, 1942. .Alberta: M. W. Brother Vietor Harold Macaulay, P. G. M., died Feb, ruary 27, 1942. British Colwmbia: M. W. Brother Andrew McCreight Creery, P. G. M., died February 14, 1942. Manitoba: M. W. Brother Samuel Pritchard Matheson, P. G. M., died May 19, 1942. M. W. Brother John Christie Walker Reid, P. G. M., died January 14, 1942. Saskatohewatnr: M. W. Brother Horace Melville Underhill, P. G. M., died January 20, 1942. M. W. Brother Stewart Coulter Burton, P. G. M., died December 30, 1941. M. W. Brother Harry Herbert Campkin, P. G. M., died November 19, 1941. HAROLD L. READER, Chairman, JuLIUS R. EDWARDS. REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON OHARTERED LODGES
R. W. Brother R. C. Duffin presented and read the Report, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge,.A. F. 4" .A. M., of Missouri: Brethren.: The Committee on Chartered Lodges submits the following report after careful consideration of all the Annual Returns received. CONSOLIDATION
During the past year Florence Lodge No. 261 consolidated with Montgomery Lodge No. 246, (Florence Lodge losing its identity) on February 16,1942. ARREST OF CHARTER
The Grand Master ordered the arrest of the Charter of Racine Lodge No. 478, located at Seneca, Missouri, and instructed Judge W. A. Phipps, D.D.G.M., Fifty-Sixth District, to take charge of all the effects of the Lodge. These orders were obeyed, and we recommend this Charter be permanently revoked. STATISTICAL
There were 620 Chartered Lodges as of September 10, 1942, and the aetual net membership thereof is 85,422, which shows a decrease of 192 over the preceding year. This decrease is the lowest we have had since 1929, and from a survey of the Reports, it would appear that another year will witness our going from the red to the black. During the year there were 1906 raised; 580 affiliated and 1196 reinstated.
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rrhere were 674 lost by dimissions; 1604 deaths; 1589 suspended for nonpayment of dues; 4 suspended for un-Masonic conduct and 3 expelled. These figures in comparison with last year's shows a gain in those groups that were added to our membership and a definite decrease in those groups which decrease our membership. The reports from the Lodges show a greatly renewed interest and a large majority of them have been working energetically during the year. This is especially true of the Lodges in the Country. The Lodges in the Metropolitan area llhow the largest decrease, with one notable exception,-namely that of the 57th District, which reports an increase of 98 members this year. This year at tlie date of closing the books on September 10, nine Lodges had not made a report. Again we must call the attention of the Grand Lodge to the dilatoriness of some Secretaries who persist in sending in their reports after the time specified by our Grand Lodge Law, and again we advise all Secretaries to read Section 75 of the Constitution and By-Laws so that these omissions may not occur in the future. It is also a pleasure to note that the collections for the Masonic Home Initiation Fund and the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Fund have been paid up 100 per cent. _ As a whole, the reports for the year just closed show a definite advance on all lines and point to a genuine revival of Freemasonry. Fraternally submitted, R. C. DUFFIN, Ohairman, R. L. BARGER.
REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOOIATION
M. W. Brother Bert S. Lee, Chairman, read the Report of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. 4" A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: The Thirty-second Annual Convention of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association was held in the Auditorium of the Memorial at Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, February, 23, 1942. There were present forty-six of the Grand Lodges, represented by 158 Grand Masters, Past Grand Masters and active Grand Lodge Officers. Missouri was represented by Harris C. Johnston, Grand Master, Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, and the following Past Grand Mas~ers, Ray V. Denslow, Anthony F. Ittner, Harry S. Truman and Bert S. Lee. The interest in the Memorial is growing from year to year and now that we have the Replica Room completed and the priceless relics of Washington safely deposited in the fireproof building and the Blue Lodge Room completed the brethren are well satisfied with the work done and are determined to, continue the work until every part of this Memorial to the Father of Our Country and to the Freemasons of the United States is fully completed according to plans and is serving the Craft. There was contributed at this meeting by the Grand Lodges and other Masonic Bodies a total of $67,848.37. In a letter received from M. W. Brother J. Claude Keiper, SecretaryTreasurer, under date of September 16, he states, "Work in the Blue Lodge and Replica rooms is almost completed, walls finished, floors installed in each of them, as well as in all adjoining anterooms. The result
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is very fine and the Blue Lodge room will be one of the finest in this section of the country. 'The Replica Room is a little gem." The Grand Couneil of the Order of DeMolay has undertaken the job of providing a statue for Memorial Hall and in a letter just reeeived from the founder and Seeretary General, Frank S. Land, he states that they now have in the bank a total of $9,816.04 and that quite a number of the states are holding their money until the drive is nearer eompletion. Missouri Freemasons have had a major part in the suecessful eompletion of this great Masonie Memorial and should be proud of the way they have stayed on the job. Fraternally submitted, BERT S. LEE, Chairmarn, GEORGE W. WALKER, ANTHONY F. ITTNER. REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON RITUAL
The Report of the Committee on Ritual was presented by M. W. Anthony F. Ittner, Chairman, who read the same, which was adopted and is as follows: To the M. W. Grarnd Lodge, A. F. tf A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Ritual begs leave to report that during the past year no questions pertaining to the wording or movements of our Ritual and Work have been submitted to it for its decision and consequently no such questions can be relayed to the Grand Lodge for its decision. There are from time to time intimations on the part of Missouri brethren that certain portions of the lectures of this that or the other State ought to be incorporated in our Missouri ritual. Your Committee feels that it has no jurisdiction over such matters and would refuse to entertain them even if formally submitted to it, unless referred to it by the Grand Lodge, which alone has jurisdiction. Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, Chairman, JAMES A. KINDER.
REPORT OF THE GRAND LEOTURER
M. W. Brother A. F. Ittner, Grand Lecturer, read his report, which was adopted and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. tf A. M., of Missouri: Brethren.: I beg leave to submit my eighth annual report as Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Complying with the request of the Grand Master and to promote economy of time and economy of space in the Proceedings I have made it somewhat shorter than has been my custom in previous years. We have all heard it said many times that "change is the universal law of mortality and the theme of every page of history." This great truth has afforded the most striking illustration we have ever witnessed, in the effects of the great war now raging in every part of the habitable globe. :Many peace-loving and highly civilized countries have been erased from the family of independent nations, and others are imminently- threatened with the same fate. The hosts of freedom have been slow to marshal their resourees and their might but at last they seem to have accelerated their stride to an extent that bodes the downfall of the Axis nations and prom-
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ises the restoration of the oppressed peoples to their former independent position. This result cannot be attained however unless country, State and individuals, under intelligent leadership, exert themselves as they have never done before and cheerfully make such sacrifices as were never dreamed of in the days of peace. But after all, the Almighty still rules in the universe. Once more, as we were told in the" Battle Hymn of the Republic," "He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword" and the final outcome cannot be doubted. Freemasonry must and will bear its share of the burden in this great crisis. We are ably represented in every branch of the armed forces, and in every department of national, State and local governments. And in every civilian organization that is laboring to further the general cause we are doing our full share. Coming now to our Lodges and their members, how have we been affected' That we have been profoundly affected there can be no doubt and those effects have been both beneficial and adverse. Just as there was, during and for a time after the first World WAr, so there has been in the present year an increase in the number of petitions presented to our Lodges and our membership has accordingly grown. But thousands of our young men and middle-aged men have entered the armed forces or gone into necessary war work away from their homes. In many Lodges this has had a somewhat demoralizing effect on the attendance, while in others under wise and vigorous leadership those who still remain at home have been rallied to the support of the Lodge and the attendance has either been better or has not noticeably declined. There is no reason why each Lodge in the State cannot have well attended and interesting meetings if the Worshipful Master will make the proper appeal to its members. A great many of the Lodges have been more or less crippled and some very badly by the loss of officers and other workers who have been active in the work of the Degrees and our other ceremonies. In one Lodge I found that the Worshipful Master, the Junior Warden, the Senior Deacon and the Junior Steward had gone off to the war. Of course these officers were sorely missed but there was no trace of defeatism on the part of those who were left. Rather, they were determined to carryon with added zeal as a tribute to those who had been summoned to the service of their country. The attitude of this Lodge was typical of that in most if not all of the Lodges that had suffered similar losses. I have uniformly advised in cases of this kind that officers who have answered the call of their country, if they return safely and still retain their interest in the work, be assured of a desire on the part of the Lodge to restore them to a place in the line. No returning Lodge officer should be penalized for the sacrifice he has made. During the year I held schools of instruction in every section, but owing to con:tlicting dates and several other valid reasons I failed to reach a few of the Districts. These will receive early and special attention during the coming year. Owing to the abnormal conditions which prevailed in most路 of the Districts and the handicaps under which the brethren were laboring I did not expect as large attendance at my meetings as I was accustomed to having in normal times. In a few of the Districts however the attendance was as good as usual and in two or three even better. In the matter of attendance of Lodge officers at my meetings, I could not complain路 of the absence of those in their country's service. Making due allowance for them I was more than pleased with the fine attendance of those who were still at home. It seemed as though they felt an added responsibility to make up for the inability of these absentees to serve their Lodge by rendering greater service than they would in normal times, as though the changed conditions were a challenge to loyalty and devotion.
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The ban on new tires for ordinary civilian use has made Lodge attendance, and more particularly, fraternal visits to neighboring lodges and districts a difficult problem, but a spirit of cooperation among the brethren and a willingness to double up to the full capacity of their ears has largely helped to solve the problem. Another serious situation confronts us in the gasoline rationing which we are informed will go into effect in the near future. I believe that the D. D. G. M.'s and th~ D. L.'s in every District should confer with the W. M.'s of the Lodges to the end of utilizing every legitimate and available means of getting their m~mbers to the Lodge meetings. The stay-athomes who live in the towns where the Lodges meet should be appealed to to attend every meeting of the Lodge to make up for those who live at a distance and for whom attendance except on rare occasions is an impossibility. It is as though Fate calls upon us not to let Freemasonry languish in our several communities. May I indulge the hope, nay the firm belief that the Freemasons of the State will meet this challenge manfully and in a manner that will fully meet the needs路 of our beloved Fraternity' While in the Thirty-ninth District it was my pleasure to visit the hall of Cuba Lodge No. 312, at Cuba, Missouri, to hold a school of instruction there. It is a beautiful new hall of which the brethren of the Lodge are justly proud. It gives evidence of the fact that Freemasonry has been held in high esteem and has flourished in that community, and it is also a guaranty that it will flourish still more in the years to come. Also during my visit to the Thirty-ninth District I was enabled through the kindness of R. W. Brother W. Frank Houk, D. D. G. M. and D. L., to visit the Masonic Ceuter at Rolla, which has its headquarters in the Masonic Temple through the courtesy of the Lodge. It is an ideal place for the Masons in the ranks who come to Rolla to find comfort, entertainment and counsel, and many have availed themselves of its facilities. The Center is ably conducted by Brother John Black Vrooman, the Field Agent, and his assistants, one of whom is our W. Bro. Robert R. Wright, of Columbia, Missouri. Brother Wright was kind enough to drive Brother Houk and myself to Camp Leonard Wood, where the immensity of the Camp and the vastness of the field which the Masonic Service Association has for its work were vividly brought home to us. The field agents at the Center are doing a noble and splendid work. Like Mohamet of old, they do not wait for the mountain to come to them, but make daily visits to the Camp to contact all the Masons they can and especially those in the hospital. Innumerable letters have been written and unnumbered acts of kindness have been performed for these ailing brethren without the hope of material reward. If there were no other answer to the question "Why is Freemasonry'" than the great work this Masonic Center and many other similar ones throughout the country are doing, the question would still be beautifully and abundantly answered. On Monday, January 19th, 1942, at St. Louis, and on Monday, January 26th, at Kansas City, the customary conferences of the Grand Master with his Deputies and the Grand Lecturer's Schools of Instruction for District Lecturers were held and both are believed to have resulted in great good. I shall n~t discuss the details of these meetings excpt to say that a considerable portion of our time was gladly surrendered to M. W. Bro. William W. Martin, President of the Masonic Home, to address the brethren present on and to answer questions concerning the campaign to raise funds for a new building for the children of the Masonic Home. With the close of the Grand Lodge year three of our esteemed and highly valued District Lecturers who have served the Grand Lodge and the Craft with zeal and ability are retiring from active service. They are R. W. Bro. John C. Senate of the Forty-third District, R. W. Bro. L. Herbert
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Thomas of the Twentieth District, and R. W. Bro. John S. Carmical, of the Fifty-ninth District. Bro. Senate is retiring because of advancing years and impaired health. Bro. Thomas too is retiring because of impaired health.' Bro. Carmical, though still in good health and not too old to render capable service, feels that the honors should be passed around and that a younger man should take over the responsibility of the office. All of these distinguished brethren are entitled to the gratitude of the Grand Lodge for the splendid service they have rendered. The "Proficiency Lectures" or "Candidates' Lectures" as they are often called have been rightly l'egarded as the foundation stone for a Freemason's advancement in our Mystic Art. Their importance to' morale of the Craft and the welfare of the Order cannot be overestimated. To promote a greater interest in this important branch of our ritual and in the interest of greater thoroughness and accuracy in its acquisition an added feature to our system has been advocated by many brethren throughout the State. It'is this, that any Brother in good standing in a Missouri Lodge who is desirous of becoming an authorized teacher of these lectures may upon proper application, be examined in a manner to be determined by the Grand Lodge, and on being found proficient shall receive a Grand Lodge . Certificate attesting such proficiency and constituting him an authorized instructor. It is not meant that this plan shall put a ban on instruction by other brethren but it is hoped that its ultimate effect will be to discourage the instruction_of candidates by any but fully competent brethren. I strongly favor the adoption of the,plan. During the year I have attended a number of great Masonic meetings some of which may attain the dignity and importance of highlights in the history of our Fraternity.. But as brevity is the order of the day and I have perhaps already violated both the letter and the spirit of the Grand Master's mandate, I cannot enter into a discussion of them in this report. In closing I desire to thank my , , College of District Lecturers, ' , if I may be permitted to coin an expression, for their loyal and able support given me in my work and their faithful discharge of the duties of their offices. I also wish to thank R. W. Brother Arthur Mather, our esteemed Grand Secretary, for his close cooperation with me, which has indeed made' my work easier in a number of important rellpects. And lastly, the Grand Master, whom I have come to know intimately and to admire greatly for his sterling worth and his sincere democratic qualities. He has been both sympathetic and helpful to me in many ways for which I feel profoundly indebted to him. He has done a great work as Grand Master, has delivered an important message wherever he went and on retiring will acquire full rank and status as one of a long line of distinguished Past Grand Masters. Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, Grand Lecturer.
REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON WELl"ARE
M. W.' Brother Tolman 'V. Cotton read the Report of the Welfare Committee, which was adopted, and is as follows: ' Complying with the law of this Grand Lodge, the Welfare Committee has held regular meetings throughout the year and has given careful consideration to each and every application presented. We quote from last year's report made by the then chairman M. W. Bro. Kreeger the following: ' 'We are pleased to report that the amount expended in meeting the requirements for the Masonic year is more than seven hundred dollars less than the previous year, which is an indication
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that the Lodges are making a more faithful effort to care for their own needy, before asking assistance from the Grand Lodge funds. ' , For the year now closing, it is gratifying to note a further substantial reduction from last year's expense, though less than last year. Assistance has been given to thirty-five Lodges, representing: 22 men, 24 women and 18 children, a total of 64. Total amount paid for relief $3,244.00. SUMMARY OF FUNDS RECEIVED AND DISBURSED DURING THE YEAR
Balance on lIand October 1, 1941. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $1,808.98 Received from Grand Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000.00 Total
$3,808.98
Paid for Relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Balance on Hand at Close of Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 564.98 The following is a list of Lodges assisted, with the names of the or persons for whom appropriations were made, and the amount propriation : Aldrich Lodge No. 664, for J. W. Porter $ Anderson Lodge No. 621, for Fred S. Moss . Arlington Lodge No. 346, for Squire E. Bryant . . Beacon Lodge No.3; for Mrs. Christina Couvion . Cardwell Lodge No. 231, for Mrs. Edgar Harper Censer Lodge No. 172, for James P. Thompson . Eldorado Lodge No. 318, for Mrs. Luella Buckley and children . Euclid Lodge No. 505, for Frank Smith and wife Fairfax Lodge No. 483, for James W. Douglas . Fellowship Lodge No. 345, for J. Spencer Roberts and wife . Four Mile Lodge No. 212, for J. F. Laswell . Forsyth Lodge No. 453, for Mrs. George B. Stiffler and children Friend Lodge No. 352, for D. F. Thompson . Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, for George Ransdale and Family . . 'Gentryville Lodge No. 125, for Mrs: Cora Riggins . Graham Lodge No. 289, for Charles P. Carter . Heroine Lodge No. 104, for Otho E. Seager . Hornersville Lodge No. 215, for George S. Brown and wife ltaska Lodge No. 420, for Mrs. William Ward . Itaska Lodge No. 420, for August Roettger and wife . Jackson Lodge No. 82, for Mrs. Orilla J. Luyster . . Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, for Mrs. MaBelle Powell Magnolia Lodge No. 626, for Mrs. Ella Mae Hollmann . . Missouri Lodge No.1, for Henry L. Henderson and wife . Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40, for Mrs. Ruth Henry . Pendleton Lodge No. 351, for Mrs. V. C. Clay Pyramid Lodge No. 180, for Frederick W. Rueblinger . Pythagoras Lodge No. 383, for Michael H. Tribble . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, for Phillip William Price . . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, for Mrs. William Clarke . Stockton Lodge No. ~83, for Alfred Preston Stratford Lodge No. 1>08, for Mrs. Emma Haines . Summersville Lodge No. 555, for Marion W. Pittman '" Temple Lodge No. 299, for Ralph D. Weeks and wife .........•
person of ap60.00 60.00 180.00 67.50 120.00 50.00 60.00 110.00 25.00 60.00 120.00 120.00 44.50 60.00 120.00 10.00 120.00 180.00 180.00 120.00 120.00 90.00 120.00 90.00 15.00 60.00 52.50 12.00 82.50 40.00 90.00 60.00 60.00 20.00
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Waynesville Lodge No. 375, for Mrs. Myrtle Bucher and children . West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Otille Dennj" . West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Louis Morris . -West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Anna Cochran . Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, for Mrs. William Polk, Sr . Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, for Frank H. Allen .
1942 180.00 90.00 60.00 40.00 60.00 35.00 $3,244.00
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS H. REYNOLDS, BYRNE E. BIGGER, HERMAN MAUCH, J. W. SKELLY, T. W. COTTON, (Jh(JJi,r'f1/,(Jl(/,.
The following Resolutions were offered by Dr. T. W. Cotton, and were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. . Be It Resolved, That the Directors of the Masonic Home be instructed if deemed to be advisable, to use 3 per cent of the dues payable to the Masonic Home in accordance with Section 74 of By-Laws, for the relief of indigent Master Masons, their widows and orphans, either at the Masonic Home or elsewhere, and regardless of whether the beneficiary would be entitled to admission to the Masonic Home or not, and to transfer such amounts as the Board may deem advisable for relief for those not ~ntitled to admission to the Home, to the Welfare Committee. THOMAS H. REYNOLDS, BYltNE E. BIGGEIt, HEitMAN MAUCH, J. W. SKELLY, T. W. Co'IvrON, Chairmatnr.
Be It Resolved, That the Ways and Means Committee, by and with the consent of the Grand Master, be authorized, the funds of the Grand Lodge being available, to transfer to the Welfare Committee from time to time, moneys from the General Fund for the operation and maintenance of the Welfare Committee, not exceeding, however, the sum of $5,000. THOMAS H. REYNOLDS, BYRNE E. BIGGER, HEitMAN MAUCH, J. W. SKELLY, T. W• CoTTON, Chairman.
REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON MASONIO PUBLIOATIONS
M. W. Brother James W. Skelly read the report of the Committee on Masonic Publications, which was adopted and is as follows: To the M.• W. Grand Lodge, A. F. 4- A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee which is charged among other things, with investigating the practicability of establishing a Masonic journal or newspaper under the control of the Grand Lodge, has continued its labors throughout the year. We re-state the conclusion heretofore reached namely, that there is a great need for such a journal or newspaper. Under present circumstances however, and with the urgent need for funds for war service, we believe that this is not the time for such an undertaking, but we hope that that time will not be long delayed.
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As stated in our report last year, authority was granted to Brother W. W. Phillips, in St. Louis, to publish a Masonic Directory of St. Louis and St. Louis County, in conformity with Section 204% of the Grand Lodge ByLaws. This directory has been published. We recommend that the committee be authorized to continue its efforts for promotion of Masonic education, to develop a work8;ble plan for the needed journal, and to consider and advise concerning such matter as may be referred to it by the Grand Master. Fraternally submitted, JAMES W• SKELLY, Chatirma;n" BYRNE E. BIGGER, RAY V. DENSLOW, FREDERICK M. SMITH, HAROLD L. READER.
MAROUS A. LOEVY
M. W. Brother Skelly called attention to the beautiful gavels and working tools presented to this Grand Lodge at. its session last year by M. W. Brother Marcus A. Loevy, Past Grand Master of the York Grand Lodge of Mexico. He stated that in July last, M. W. Brother Loevy had met with a most serious accident, from which he is slowly recovering, and moved _that the Grand Secretary be authorized to express the sympathy of this Grand Lodge by letter to M. W. Brother Loevy. INVITATION TO ST. LOUIS
M. W. BROTHER SKELLY: As a Director of the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association, in whose auditorium you are now meeting, in case the Grand Lodge decides to meet in St. Louis next yeat: I am authorized to extend to you an invitation to meet in this auditorium. THE GRAND MASTER: On behalf of the incoming Grand Master I am going to accept the kind offer of Brother Skelly. I am sure it has your approval. We appreciate the fine courtesies and the fine equipment that we have when we meet here in this very fine auditorium, and I thank you, Brother Skelly. REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON :MASONIO SERVIOE ASSOOLATION
The report was read by R. W. Brother R. C. Winkelmaier, was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, ..4.. F. ~ ..4.. M., of Missouri: Brethren,: Your Committee has marked time during the year, the requests from the Lodges not being as many as expected. This is surprising when one considers the number of petitions. We feel that these newly made Freemasons are entitled to some explanation of the fraternity. The Committee was saddened at the very beginning of the year by the untimely death of W. Bro. Edwin C. Luedde, a member of the Committee, who passed away on October 18, 1941. Brother Luedde was a studen.t of Masonry and we depended a great deal on his knowledge to help the Committee.
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The papers on the Degrees have been presented in St. Louis, at Rose Hill, Polar Star and Pomegranate Lodges. We feel that these papers should be presented in every Lodge in the State to help the new members, as well as those of longer membership, and hope this program will be extended this year. For several years the Committee has asked for a calendar of Missouri Masonic dates, and we are pleased to report that such a calendar has been prepared by Worshipful Brother A. Loyd Collins, Past Master of Clinton Lodge No. 548. It fills a long-felt need, and after editing it should be made available to interested Brethren. The Masonic Service Association of St. Louis and St. Louis County has had a busy and successful year under the leadership of Bro. O. Arthur Kreyling, the new President. They have furnished speakers for the Lodges and have presented the quiz program several times. For the coming year they expect to furnish speakers on subjects relating to South America because we will have contacts with our neighbors for some time. A copy of their report is filed herewith. Although our Country is at war, we feel that the education of our members should go on. Degree work does not interest everyone, and Bome thought should be given to those members who pay their dues and keep the Lodge alive. They deserve an evening given over to something besides ritual, and the wise Worshipful Master will recogpize this need and provide accordingly. This also makes for a well-balanced year. This Committee is willing to cooperate in arrangement of programs marking special occasions. Respectfully submitted, ROBT. C. WINKELMAIER, GEORGE F. HOLLIS.
REPORT OF THE MASONIO HOME VISITING OOMMITTEE
W. Brother George F. Morrison, Chairman, presented the report of this Committee, read the same, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the Most WO'1'shipfu~ Grand Lodge, ...4.. F. 4' ...4.. M., of Missouri: Greetings: It has been my pleasure to attend each of the four regular quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home held during the past year. It is worthy of note that there are very few absentees at any of the meetings and as a result the business affairs of the Home are transacted with promptness, diligence and care, with the uppermost thought in everyone's mind being the welfare and happiness of the entire Masonic Home Family. M. W. Bro. W. W. Martin, the President of the Home, has been and is doing a splendid piece of work and service to the Masonic Fraternity in his dual capacity as President and Superintendent. Handling the affairs and management of the Endowment Fund is in itself a full-time job, however, in addition to these duties which receive most careful attention, M. W. Bro. Martin takes care of the general business and looks out after each one of his charges in a most efficient and helpful manner, caring for the children and looking after the comfort and happiness of the aged members of the Home Family. He is ably assisted by Mrs. Waller, the Matron of Children, and her years of experience enables her to go about her work in a very tactfUl and helpful way in administering to the wants and needs of the 74 boys and girls in the home, who respect and cooperate with her at all times. Mrs. Spence, the Matron in charge of the Old Folks is doing a splendid service in her work, which requires patience and tolerance in administer-
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ing to the care and wants of the Old Folks. The success of her efforts is manifested by the happiness and contentment of all the Old Folks. ' To enable Dr. Solon Cameron, the Home Physician, to care for the sick in a modern and effective way the Board of Directors recently approved the purchase of a basal metabolism machine, a cardiograph and new X-Ray equipment. Dr. Cameron and his staff are constantly on the alert in treating the children and caring for the aged and infirm. It is comforting to know that the entire Home Family could not receive any better care or attention than they do in our own home hospital. Naturally in an institution the size of the Masonic Home many problems arise, but from my personal observation, the Board is giving careful attention and consideration to the needs of the Home and solving the problems and making decisions to the best interest of all concerned. As of August 31, 1942, the population of the Home was as follows: Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101 154
Boys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . GirIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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255
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or a total of 329. The Masonic Home now !las a waiting list of 90, made up entirely of old people-many of whom should not have applied and I want to point out one instance in which upon investigation of the application of one old lady it was determined that she had $6,000.00 in the bank at the time her application was presented. Such conditions should be determined by the Lodge before the application is presented to the Board for action. The Home at the present time can take applications of admission for children as there is now no children's problem. Each child will be admitted promptly if eligible and no lodge need hesitate to send in applications for children because of the long waiting list of old people. Who can be admitted' I have heard this question asked a great many times and I thought it would be well to include in this report a brief Statement in this connection. In addition to the eligible Children, Old Peopl~ who have reached the end of their' financial rope, are absolutely destitute and who do not have children financially able to support them and who are 70 years of age or older are being admitted at the very first meeting of the Board after the application is received. However it should be carefully noted that it is the responsibility of the sons and daughters to take care of the Old Folks if they possibly can and not throw this responsibility and burden on the Masonic Fraternity or the Masonic Home for . there are many who are really in need of help and care and certainly they should be given preference. The children of the Home enjoy the very best educational advantages and any youngster who has the ability and willingness to get an education can do so if he applies himself. The Children of the Home attend the Public Schools the same as any other child, and upon graduation are permitted and encouraged to go on to High School and College or a Vocational School so that when they are discharged from the Home they will be self-sup: porting and well fitted to engage upon life's work on an equal basis with the children from homes of more fortunate circumstances. It is interesting to note that one young girl who has an exceptionally fine voice is being watched and cared for so that she will receive the proper voice cultivation and training and will be permitted to- go to an outstanding and nationally known voice school if she qualifies and has a desire for the advanced training.
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Religious Training and church attendance are similarly provided. The Sunday Schools and Church services and other activities of the surrounding Churches are well attended by groups from the Home as well as services which are held in our own Chapel on the grounds at regular intervals. Wartime conditions present wartime problems and there will no doubt be a big influx of children after the war, and the foresight of our Grand Lodge, which had the enthusiastic support of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home five years ago, to build a new Building for the children must be generousl,y supported by all Lodges and Masons throughout Missouri. The dues of the Masons of Missouri are not supporting the Home and have not for many years. The income from the Endowment Fund supports 100 of the people now in the Home, so you can see that business ability and tact are imperative in the management of our splendid Masonic Home and the large and diversified family that enjoys its benefits and the Masonic Fraternity is extremely fortunate in having capable and competent people in charge. The welcome sign is always out at the Home and it is your privilege to visit the Home and see first hand the splendid care and comfortable quarters that are being provided for the widows and orphans of Master Masons, and also for aged Brothers of the Craft. It has been a pleasure to serve on this important committee and report that a very splendid spirit of cooperation and contentment prevails"throughout the entire organization and Masonic Home Family. Respectfully and fraternally submitted, GEORGE F. MORRISON, Chairman. ADDRESS OF M. W. BROTHER KARL J. MOHR, GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, I want to take just a little time to hear from some of our distinguished guests. We have with us the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, Most W orshipful Brother Mohr, and I am sure this Grand Lodge will be delighted to hear from him. BROTHER MOHR: Most Worshipful Grand Master and distinguished Brethren of Missouri: Can I be heard here , Not that I feel that the substance of my remarks should lead me to ask that question, but so that everybody may suffer on a parity. It is my deep personal privilege to bring to this Grand Lodge the Fraternal greetings and best wishes of 190,000 Master Masons of the State of Illinois. My visit would be well repaid personally if for no other reason than to encounter a Democratic United States Senator and a Republican Governor so gracefully sharing the same platform. Without attempting to characterize which is which, I have brought to my mind one of the two biblical quotations of which I am capable, that the lion and the lamb shall lie down together. Deeply conscious of the fact that you are crowding into one day the business of several, I still wish to convey to you the thought that your brother Masons across the Mississippi, like yourselves, as evidenced by the splendid patriotic program of last evening, are deeply conscious that, far transcending the importance of this Fraternity at this time is the greater duty we owe to a greater Fraternity that we choose to call
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the United States of America. Weare conscious in Illinois that the principles of the Fraternity we love have at last become very apparently coincident with those of Democracy as they have from the very inception of this Government. For the first time in the history of the world perhaps the ancient craft of Masonry fights wholly on one side of a war. History is filled with thrilling incidents of Master Masons meeting at the battlefront on different sides of the war, of those many sweet courtesies exchanged after gunfire and perhaps a man made happy in the last few minutes because of the mercy of a Master Mason on the other l;lide, but this time that is no longer true. The young man sent to his death by the Nazi Fuehrer who knows nothing good about Freemasonry and he will exchange no sign of recognition to the British or the Americans, and what is true of him is true tenfold of the little yellow men of the Orient, who not only have no conception of fraternal love and affection, but in my opinion, miss by ten thousand years the fundamental conception of the word decency. These people with whom we are in conflict are implacable and determined and a powerful foe, but they have omitted to consider what, in my opinion, is the fundamental conception of this war. When the Nazi Fuehrer chose to twist the tail of the English bull dog, he forgot for a moment, if his knowledge ever embraced the fact, that the bull dog is universally known as an animal that never lets go until one or the other is absolutely stone cold, and when the Japanese Emperor chose to pluck the tail feathers from the American eagle, he forgot a fundamental fact, and that is that that bird forever has been the monarch of the air, and 130,000,000 people are determined that it is going to continue as monarch of the air. The greatest man from my commonwealth, in 1863, stood on the blood-drenched battlefield, drenched with the blood of the finest Americans that the North and the Southland could produce, and with sorrow in his voice gave the keynote to the truth of these lines pronounced for posterity, including you and me, words that today ring with added significance as he said in substance, "It is rather for us here to be dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these heroic dead," and now Pearl Harbor, Bataan and Corregidor have produced those heroic dead, "That from these heroic dead we may take increased devotion to the task for which they gave the full measure of devotion," and those words pronounced by Lincoln over the dead of the North and the South should remind us today first that as Americans, second as Freemasons, that we must not be satisfied until the Nazi and Fascist leaders are taught decisively for all time that Governments are created for the peoples and not the peoples for the Government, and until thetreacherous yellow men of the Orient have been badly beaten to their knees, as the General advised us last night, and their civilization thrust back into the dark ages from which it has only recently emerged, until then we must say one to the other in the guise we wear this morning,
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that our job is still undone. For your patience and your courtesy, Most Worshipful Grand Master, I am indeed deeply grateful. Thank you. THE GRAND MASTER: Most Worshipful Brother Mohr, in behalf of the Grand Lodge, I wish to thank you for those timely and inspiring words and for your Fraternal greetings and your Fraternal visit. REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICE AT TRAINING CAMPS
The Grand Master, at this time recognizes Worshipful Brother Ray Bond, Chairman of the Special Committee appointed to report on the Masonic Service Association work. W. BROTHER BOND: Brethren, as you are advised in the Grand Master's Address, on June 16, the Grand Master at a Meeting of the Officers of this Grand Lodge appointed a Special Committee to investigate and report back to him concerning the work being done, the cost of that work, at the Masonic service centers conducted in this State. Your Committee made that investigation and I have here its written report. I am going to ask to be excused from reading the report and to be permitted instead, Most Worshipful, sir, to make a verbal report rather extemporaneously of the facts disclosed and the information procured by this Committee relative to this very important work. For the information of those who may not know the 'background, the National Masonic Service Association is. an brganization composed of various Grand Lodges in this country. This Grand Lodge has never become a member of that Association. Heretofore the main function of that national organization has been to promote and promulgate Masonic education. However, with the beginning of the second W,orld War that Association undertook the vital job of bringing personal service to our men who are in the Army and the Navy. Following the beginning of the war there was established all over our nation large military camps and Naval stations for the training and preparation of our soldiers, and these service centers have been established by this National Association at close proximity to these various camps and posts. The expense of maintaining them comes from the contributions made by the various Grand Lodges. No contribution made by any Grand Lodge is earmarked for any particular center or any particular service. As the Grand Master advised you in his Address, this Grand Lodge last year contributed the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00). I want to tell you just a little. I can't tell you. all of what your Committee discovered at these Masonic service centers. The one at Rolla is located in the basement of the Masonic Temple. The one at Neosho occupies a building formerly used as a retail store on t)le east side of the Public Square. Although not identical, they are similar in character. In each of these centers there is provided a number of
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comfortable chairs, divans and davenettes where the soldiers may rest. T;here is provided a very extensive library of current magazines, periodicals and daily papers. There are provided desks and tables at which the soldiers using stationery furnished by the Association may write to the folks back home. At each of these centers there is provided a t.ypewriter for the use of soldiers who prefer that method of writing. At each of the centers there is a piano, a radio, a phonograph, various game tables,. pool tables, billiard tables, ping-pong tables, tables at which the soldiers may play checkers and dominoes. Each of them provide a sanitary and well-kept lavatory, a place where the men can shave. At the Neosho center there is also provided a shower bath. At each of these centers there is a kitchen well appointed, well equipped, from which on each Sunday and on Saturday the soldiers who visit the centers are furnished free of charge coffee and doughnuts and sweet rolls and buttered toast. YoUr committee took the opportunity of talking to some of the men who were at these centers when we visited them. 1 recall particularly one chap, he looked to me like he was about thirty years of age, rather a tall fellow, who was stretched out in an easy chair. 1 sat down beside him, asked him where he was from, introduced myself, and he told me that he came from the State of Michigan, that at the time of his induction into the service he was Senior Warden of his Lodge, that he had been an inspector in a Studebaker plant for a short time and prior to that for a number of years, a service man for the International Harvester Company. I asked him what he thought about the Masonic service center and he said, "Brother Bond, I just sort of feel that if I couldn't come to this center during my hours of liberty, and relax, that I would go crazy." I doubt if we realize, my Brothers, what happens to these men who are called from civilian life and thrust into the military service, called from desks and stores and counters, from plants of all types of industry, the school rooms and other places where men work, a uniform placed upon them, put in charge of a drill sergeant, subjected to that necessary military discipline which is required for military action; everything they do from morning until night planned for them. It is sort of difficult for a fellow from civilian life, for a man twenty-five years old, thirty years old, to adjust himself very promptly to a condition of that kind, and these Masonic centers are offering an opportunity for those chaps to have some relaxation, to have some recreation, to find a place where, as this former Senior Warden expressed it to me, "I can sit down in an easy chair just like 1 would in my living room at home." He said, "That is the only easy chair 1 have found where I can pick up a magazine and start to read a story and then go to sleep or take a nap just like 1 would if 1 were at home." The services rendered these men at these centers are not imposed upon them. These centers are in charge of trained Master Masons who are designated as field agents. It is their purpose to make every soldier who comes to these centers fe~l perfectly at home, not to
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say to him, "Don't you want to do this or don't you want to do that," but to make him understand that the place is his and he may while there indulge in that form of recreation which pleases him most. These centers are open to all soldiers, Masonic and profane, and in each of them there is maintained a register at which Masons are asked to place their names and their home Lodges, and postcards with appro.priate messages are mailed to the home Lodges of these Freemasons. Not all the services are performed at the Centers; these field agents make daily trips to the post which they serve, Rolla, Camp Leonard Wood, Neosho, Camp Crowder, and they are rendering many personal services too numerous for me to detail to you for soldiers who are sick, for soldiers who are homesick, for soldiers who need some special personal service or attention. One of the field agents told us of a thing that happened at the camp which he served. I hope I am not talking too long, Most Worshipful-sir, I am vitally interested in this matter. He said he went to this post and one of the barracks was quarantined; there had been suspicion that there was a contagious disease in it. The men were all new inductees, they had not had a chance to write home, they were not permitted to send letters out of the barracks for the quarantine period, which, as I recall, was to have been two weeks. This Masonic field agent asked permission of the officer in charge to step down outside of the barracks and permit the soldiers through the window to dictate to him the letters they wanted to send home, and they did that; thirty-three of the boys dictated letters home, to this Masonic field agent, writing those letters to their mamas and papas, which were so much expected &-nd looked forward to by the home folks. These centers render many services that I cannot tell you about, because they are so numerous. For instance, a soldier receives a message, his father is ill, his mother is dead, his sister has passed away. He has no funds. The Army will give no help, it can not anticipate his pay check. He goes to a Masonic service center, the necessary funds are loaned to him, his schedule back home is figured out for him and he goes back on that emergency trip. A young wife, a mother or aged father comes to camp to see this soldier. With the peculiar way that the Army operates, when they get there they find he has been transferred, he is no longer there. They are broke. They expected his help, they are poor folks. The method is found financially by loaning them funds to get them back home. At these centers registers are kept of available rooms, clean rooms, decent rooms, reasonably priced rooms in homes where parents and relatives of visiting soldiers may find a place to sleep and to eat. Your committee believes that this is a very, very worthwhile undertaking. We believe not only is it our duty as a Grand Lodge to use all of our funds for the promotion of the war effort, and this certainly comes within that sphere, but that this represents to us a great opportunity and a great privilege as a Grand Masonic body to assist in this wonderful work. Therefore,
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your Committee at this time, Most Worshipful sir, recommends that the contribution made by this Grand Lodge to the Masonic Service Association of the United States for the current year be placed in this fund for the maintenance. of service centers to be approximately an amount equal to twenty-five cents for each month of each constituent Lodge under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge. That is two-bits for every Master Mason, that is the price of two packages of two-for-aquarter cigarettes, it is the price of three three-for-a-quarter cigars. To me, with the peculiar failing that I have, it is the price of five Coca Colas. I fell certain, Most Worshipful Grand Master, that there is no Master Mason in Missouri who does not want to contribute out of his pocket during the coming year, the small sum of twenty-five cents in order that this work may be carried on in the name of this Grand Lodge. It will extend our good will among these boys when they come back from the service, it will give us the satisfaction of having done something as an organized group in this war effort. It is my understanding the appropriate committees of this Grand Lodge may present to you the resolution which will carry into effect the recommendation which I • have now in behalf of this committee submitted and recommended. I sincerely hope that that 'resolution or that motion, whatever form it may take, will be unanimously adopted by the members of this Grand Lodge. Most Worshipful sir, I ask permission to file a written report. THE GRAND MASTER: I want to thank Brother Bond for this splendid report. I know that he has gone into it very thoroughly. Now I recognize Brother Marquis, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. W. BROTHER GEORGE C. MARQUIS: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: On behalf of the Ways and Means Committee I desire at this time to offer a partial report, as follows: To the M. W~ Grcmd Lodge, A. F. 4" A. M., of Mi88lYUri: Having given careful consideration to that part of the address of the Grand Master concerning the work being done by the National Masonic Service Association through its service centers near large encampments of soldiers and others in our armed forces, and to the report made by the Special Committee of Grand. Lodge officers who thoroughly investigated the two centers loeated in. our jurisdiction, your committee recommends that this Grand Lodge appropriate Fifteen Thousand Dollars (.15,000.00) to the National Masonic Service Association for a continuance of this welfare service wherever our armed forces may be located, to be paid in quarterly installments. We so move. The Grand Master has recommended that a special assessment of 15 eents per capita be levied for the year now beginning and that the Grand Lodge per capita tax be increased by that amount, and remain in force so long as an emergency exists, in order to care for welfare work among those servingin the armed. fOrees. Your committee recommends that the increase of per ea.pita be 25 cents ra.ther than the 15 cents recommended 80 that we may do !nore and better work for those who are fighting our battles,
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and not for the purpose of adding to the reserve funds of this Grand Lodge. We recommend that the Committee on Jurisprudence be directed to prepare the resolutions necessary to effect this purpose. Fraternally submitted, GEORGE C. MARQUIS, ChairmiJ,n, RANSOM A. BREUER, HAROLD H. BRUMMALL, EDMUND E. MORRIS.
The report was adopted. ELEOTION OF OFFIOERS
M. W. Grand Master Johnston announced the appointments of the Tellers, and the following Officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: 1942-1943 : M. W. BROTHER FORREST C. DONNELL ••••..•...•••••••• Grand Master R. W. BROTHER GRoVn C. SPARKS ••••••.•••••. . Deputy Grand Master R. W. BROTHER W. F. WOODRUFF .........••.• . Seni01' Grand Warden R. W. BROTHER JAMES A. KINDER. • • • • • • • . . • • • • Junior Grand Warden R. W. BROTHER E. E. MORRIS...... . • . . • . . • . . . . • . .• Grand Treasurer R. W. BROTHER ARTHUR MATHER ••..••••.••..•....•. Grand Secretary ELEOTION OF BOARD OF DIREOTORS FOR THE MASONIO HOME
The following brethren were nominated and elected to serve as Directors for the Masonic Home for the next three years: Henry G. Chiles, Thomas H. Reynolds, Thad B. Landon, James W. Skelly. Claude A. Ferguson, Kansas City, Mo., was elected to fill out the unexpired term of the late M. W. Brother R. R. Kreeger. PAUL BYRUM, GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND OOUNOIL, . R. & S. M., OF MISSOURI
BROTHER BYRUM: I bring greetings from the Grand Council of Missouri to this Grand Body. I am very happy to be here, and am enjoying every moment of my stay. I thank you. REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANOES
R. W. Brother Edward P. 'Valsh, Chairman, read the Report, which was adopted and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. go A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: It appears that during the past year peace and harmony has prevailed among the brethren and the various Masonic Bodies throughout this Grand Jurisdiction to the extent that no matters have been presented requiring the attention of thil:! Committee, and consequently we have nothing to report for your consideration. E..P. WALSH, Chairman, ORSO~ ;II. S.WEARINGEN,.. a:~y .BAUM,. . ORESTE!J MITCHELL, J~.,.. JOHN C. RoBEltTSON.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF BY-LAWS
M. W. Brother Henry C. Chiles, Chairman of the Committee, reported that owing to lack of time to consider and act on the v.ery lengthy report, and it being apparent that time is not available at this emergency Communication for such consideration, moved that the Committee be continued until the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. (Report adopted.) RESOLUTION
M. W. BROTHER HENRY C. CHILES: I have a resolution. Brethren, you have heard the recommendation of the Grand Lecturer with references to certificates for those proficient in the Proficiency Lecturers of the Degrees. To accomplish that purpose and that recommendation, it is considered that an amendment to the Grand Lodge By-laws will be necessary. Therefore, we ask permission, M. W. Sir, to present the resolution proposing such an amendment. It is necessary for it to be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. The resolution was then read and so referred. OALLED FROM LABOR
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR to refreshment at 11 :50 .A. M., to reconvene at 1 :30 P. M. of the same day. AFTERNOON SESSION
Promptly at 1 :30 o'clock the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge was CALLED TO LABOR by Most Worshipful Brother Harris C. Johnston, the Grand Officers being in their respective stations as of the morning session. Prayer was offered by Worshipful Brother Samuel Thurman, Grand Chaplain. REPORT OF THE O'OMMITTEE OF THE MASONIO TEMPLE ASSOOIATION OF ST. LOUIS
The Grand Secretary read this report, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F路. 4" A. M., of Mi8scyuri: Brethren : Your members appointed by the Grand Master to represent the Grand Lodge in the Masonie Temple Association of St. Louis, Missouri, . submit the following report: In our report last year the bonded indebtedness was. . .. .. $170,000.00 Money deposited by member bodies on which the Association pays 3 per cent interest was.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24,764.05 Total indebtedness September 1, 1941.
. . . . . . .. $194,764.05
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On Deeember 1, 1941, in addition to the interest due at that time, the Assoeiation paid off bonds amounting to ....•... 20,000.00 On June 1, 1942, in addition to the interest due, the Assoeiation paid off bonds amounting to ...•...•... .- . • . . . . . . . . . . 18,000.00 During the year member bodies have deposited funds with the Assoeiation amounting to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620.63 Part of this is aecrued interest and a deposit by St. Louis Chapter No.8 R. A. M................................... 500.00 So, that as of September 1, 1942, the indebtedness'stands as follows: Bonds secured by first mortgage........ $132,000.00 25,384.68 Deposited by member bodies............ Total Indebtedness..................... $157,384.68 This is a reduction of $37,379.37 over the outstanding indebtedness of one year ago. It has been the policy of your Committee not to anticipate payments on the principal of the bonded indebtedness, but we understand that the Association contemplates paying off $17,000.00 on December 1, 1942. We feel that the officers and members are to be commended upon the steady progr~s they are making to have the Temple free of debt and we urge that they continue their effort. Fraternally submitted BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, JOHN WOHRADSKY, JR., T. A. HOPKINS.
REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON LIBRARY
This report was read by the Grand Secretary, was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, ..4.. F. 4'..4.. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Library begs to report that there has been but little activity during the past year, due undoubtedly to the disturbed conditions through which we are passing. Fraternally submitted, WH. B. MASSEY,
Chairma-n..
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REOOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES
The Grand Secretary read this report, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Gromd Lodge, ..4.. F. 4' ..4.. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Foreign Recognition desires to report that no applications have this year been received from any Grand Lodge, asking for recognition. Owing to the disturbed conditions due to the World War, Masonry in all the occupied countries is suffering therefrom. It is to be earnestly hoped that the war clouds will speedily pass away and contact be renewed with our brethren scattered throughout the habitable globe. Fraternally submitted, ARTHUR MATHER, Chai1"f1l(1l(l"
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RECOGNITION OF F. B. STRICKLAND, JB. THE GRAND SECRETARY: Most Worshipful Grand Master: I have the application of Brother F. P. Strickland, Jr., formerly Past Master of Kaw Lodge No. 272 of the Grand Jurisdiction of Kansas, who is now a member of our Orient Lodge No. 546, who desires to avail himself of the privilege of being recognized as a Past Master in our J urisdiction. This recommendation is most heartily endorsed by Orient Lodge No. 546, and I move that inasmuch as the law has been complied with, W. Brother Strickland be so recognized. The Grand Lodge granted the application. BEPORTOFTHEBUILDINGSUPERvmORYOO~TBB
The Grand Secretary read the report of the Building Supervisory Committee, the same was adopted, and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful GrOllUl Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M., of Missouri: Brethrefl.: The Building Supervisory Board submits the following report
lor the year 1941-1942: CENTRALIA LODGE No. 59, CENTRALIA, Mo. October 18, 1941. Granted Centralia. Lodge No. 59 permission to borrow $200.00 to purchase a new carpet for the Lodge room and the anterooms. The obligation to mature in one year. JOPLIN LODGE No. 335, JOPLIN, Mo. November 7, 1941. Granted Joplin Lodge No. 335 permission to borrow $7,000.00 to remodel one-half of the lower floor to enable the Lodge to lease the remodeled property to the Unemployment Compensation Commission of Missouri. Said loan to be repaid out of rents received lrom the Compensation Commission, over the two-year period of the lease. Although the Lodge already had a loan of $5,000.00 on the Temple it appeared to the satisfaction of the Committee that the Lodge would have no difficulty in meeting these obligations. FRATERNAL LODGE No. 363, RoBERTSvn.LE, Mo. December 17, 1941. Granted Fraternal Lodge No. 363 permission to borrow $500.00 to enable them to purchase a building at a cost of $2,250.00 within which to hold their meetings, the Lodge to take title to the building purchased in the name of the Trustees for the Lodge. The building owned by the Lodge in which they were meeting was to be sold, and was in such a state of repair that the Lodge would not have been justified in remodeling it. HANNIBAL LODGE No. 188, HANNmAL, Mo. November 5, 1941. Granted Hannibal Lodge No. 188, permission to authorize their Masonic Temple Association, who holds title to their Temple, permission to borrow $2,750.00 to defray expenses of altering and repairing the roof of the Temple building. This was an old building erected in about 1882 and in order to take care of the defective roof it was necessary to do some remodeling to the building. MOSAIC LODGE No. 351, BELLEVIEW, Mo. March 3,1942. Granted Mosaic Lodge No. 351, permission to tear down their present building and erect another on the lot at a costol approxi-
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mately $1,000.00, and permitted said Lodge to borrow $1,000.00 to be paid out of subscriptions from their members, said subscriptions being in excess of the amount of the loan. GREE:NVILLE LODGE No. 107, GREE:NVILLE, Mo. May 8, 1942. Granted Greenville Lodge No. 107, permission to borrow $1,800.00 to enable them tQ erect a new two-story building on a lot ac路 quired by them in the new town at a cost of $3,110.00. The Government Dam flooded the old town of Greenville and property formerly owned by Greenville Lodge was condemned, and they received $1,650.00 for the property. PINE LODGE No. 314, BARDLEY, Mo. August 14, 1942. Granted Pine Lodge No. 314, permission to transfer whatever title Wilderness Lodge No. 374 had to the Hall occupied by them over the Presbyterian Church, to said Presbyterian Church, the improvements had very little value, being in a bad state of repair, Wilderness Lodge No. 374 and Pine Lodge No. 314 having consolidated. LACLEDE LODGE, No. 83, LEBANON, Mo. August 29, 1942. Granted Laclede Lodge No. 83 permission to borrow $1,750.00 to enable them to purchase the Central Methodist Church property at a cost of $6,000.00, and spend approximately $1,000.00 in alterations and repairs, they having on hand $5,250.00 in cash. Respectfully submitted, C. A. TOLIN, Chairman. REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON LODGES U. D.
Worshipful Renick Jones, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on Lodges U. D. which was adopted, and is as follows: Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation begs leave to submit the following report: On December 2, 1941, dispensation was issued to Lemay Lodge, U. D., in the 57th District, by our Most Worshipful Grand Master, Harris C. Johnston. Deeming it to be to the best interest of the brethren of Lemay Lodge and this Grand Lodge, we therefore recommend that his dispensation be continued until the next regular meeting of this Grand Lodge. Respectfully submitted, RENICK JONES, Chairman. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, I want to lecognize at this time one or more of our distinguished guests. Particularly I desire to recognize a member or head of one of our Grand Bodies; Brother Heger, the Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery. BROTHER HEGER: Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: I am very happy to be present today to bring you the greetings of the Grand Commandery of Missouri. I thank you for the many courtesies you have extended to me and for the privilege of attending. The Grand Commandery of Missouri, realizing that路 this. is a time for action and not words, and knowing my路 ability as a speaker, have instructed. me to present their contribution to your Masonic Service activities. It is
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with -pleasure that I present this warrant for five hundred dollars as their contribution. Our constituent Commanderies have also presented warrants. I have a warrant from Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8 for fifty dollars and a warrant from Ascalon Commandery No. 16 of St. Louis in the amount of one hundred dollars. THE GRAND MASTER: Brother Lou, thank you a lot. This is unexpected. I didn't know you would go that far, coming from these Commanderies. It is very heartening, I am sure. I thank you from the bottom of my heart on behalf of the Grand Lodge and the Masonic Service Assqciation. THE GRAND MASTER: I am sure that the brethren of the Grand Lodge will want to hear from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Texas, a brother beloved, whom we all know. R. W. Brother Belew we are very happy to have you with us today. BROTHER BELEW: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: Brethren, it is embarassing to calion a -speaker right after the one that preceded me, especially when you don't have any. checks to offer. Seriously, brethren and Most Worshipful Grand Master, I bring the best wishes of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas and his regret that it was impossible for him to come. We in Texas are in a peculiar position at this time in that we have over two hundred military camps; that doesn't mean that they are all big ones, but we have two hundred military institutions there. I might betray, if I knew, a military secret, if I told you how many men were there, but we have seven camps with over thirty thousand men in each one. We are doing our best to serve the Masons, most of whom, of course, are from other Grand Jurisdictions. We hope that these Grand Jurisdictions will give us the names of their members who are in Texas, or the sons of members, and we will make every effort to extend every Masonic courtesy to them. Since April 8, when the Grand Masters' program was put into force, we have had over three thousand letters concerning Masons in the Grand Jurisdiction of the State of Texas. It so:happens we h~ve had quite a few from Missouri. -I believe my good friend Charley Hunt has sent us more than any other Grand Jurisdiction from the -Grand -Lodge of Iowa, -certainly over two hundred, if I ani not mistaken. We are contacting those brethren, making every -effort to make them feel at home, and many of them have attended Lodges. Ma; sonry in Texas has had a good year. We show a net increase this year of approximately twenty-seven hundred; last year it was a little better than twenty-seven hundred. We- are trying our best -to guard against the evil that occurred in the last war, of making Masonslndiscriminately. I am sure every- -Grand Jurisdiction suffered -from路 the same evil that befell us in Texas in the last. war. We are路 trying, not: to let the unifonn lead usastra.y; even though we honor. it and路 resPect it,路yet because a man is in uniform does -not-necessarily niean.t~t.he is goOd Masomcmateri81,.and I hope you don't misunderstand-that state.. ttient;, 'We are just now- getting 6ver;iri Texas the elIects4h&-bad ~f,,:
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fects-of the last war. We reached a total of 136,000 Masons right after the last war and we now have a little better than 106,000. It is a real pleasure to be with you, sir, and you brethren.. Our Grand Lodge meets in Texas in December. We invite each and everyone of you, as many as can, to be our guests at that time. THE GRAND MASTER: Now, we have an old friend with us, a man we very much respect, in the person of the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Right Worshipful Brother C. C. Hunt. I shall appreciate a word, Brother Hunt, from you at this time. BROTHER HUNT: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: I have often heard the expression, "money talks," and this afternoon was an eloquent example of it, but I haven't anything, and I can't offer anything from my own self, only the warm expressions of my heart from each of the Masons of Iowa for the MasQns of Missouri. I want to express to you, the greetings of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, and the regret of our own Grand Master that he could not be present to extend them in person. We hear a great deal about this war for the preservation of Democracy, and Democracy must be preserved, but, Brethren, we as people believe in the higher aspirations of life, we believe in serving our fellow man, serving our brother man, if you want it that way, and if we do that we must not support blocs, we must not support cliques, we must support the man who will work best for his country, and that is sometimes hard to do, but isn't that our duty, not only as Masons, but as citizens' THE GRAND MASTER: Brother Hunt, I thank you for your remarks. We are always glad to have you here. It was my pleasure, as you know, to be sent to your Annual Communication in Iowa, and I enjoyed it immensely. THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, we have another officer of one of our Grand Bodies here that I am sure you would like to have a word from, Brother Oliver F. Cuddy, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Missouri, Brother Cuddy. BROTHER CUDDY: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: I am very happy indeed to have the privilege of extending to you - fraternal greetings and good wishes of the Royal Arch Masons of the State of Missouri. It is our desire at all times to cooperate with you as closely as possible in any move to promote the welfare and advance the good of Freemasonry. The evidence of our desire to cooperate, I think, might be called to your attention in the pamphlet which you found at the door as you left for lunch. It covered the life history of our late Brother Melody. That pamphlet was written by our good friend, and Most Worshipful Brother Ray V. Denslow, published under the supervision of the Grand Chapter of Missouri. Most Worshipful, .sir, we are also very much impressed by the work of the Masonic Service Association to路 which you. subscribed" We believe it is performing and路 has performed a real service and that it shouid .con-
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tinue to be encouraged and developed. Our Grand Chapter was so thoroughly impressed with the good work which was being done that it voted to contribute to that cause the sum of one thousand dollars. I have the honor to present to you, Most Worshipful sir, that contribution. GRAND MASTER: Many, many thanks Brother Cuddy. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REFUGEE CHn.DBEN
The Grand Secretary read the following report which was adopted: To the Most Worshipf1J1, Gram)j Lodge A. F. ~ A. M., of MiSsouri: Brethren: Two years ago MostWorshipful Brother Vetsburg appointed a Committee relative to Refugee Children. At the Grand Lodge in 1940 we made a report of our recommendations and the Committee was continued to assist in carrying out the recommendations and to do such things as might be required by the Grand Lodge. It now appears that there is no need of further action by the Committee and we, therefore, recommend that the Committee be discharged. BYRNE E. BIGGER, ChaM'matn" HENRY C. CHILES, ARTHUR MATHER, FORREST C. DONNELL, GROVER C. SPARKS.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FORMS AND CEREMONIES
M. W. Brother Ray V. Denslow read the report of the Committee on Forms and Ceremonies which was adopted. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
To the M. W. GraM Lodge, A. F. !f A. M., of MisSQuri: Your Committee commends those officers of the Grand Lodge whose duty it is to dispense funds as appropriated for their carefulness and judgment. No item of last year's budget was overdrawn, and of the total budget there remains unexpended $1,496.58, which reverts to the General Fund. We recommend that resolutions numbered 1 and 2, as they appear on page 101 of the 1941 Proceedings, and which have been carried for a number of years, be again adopted, but not reprinted. We recommend the following specific appropriations: Printing Proceedings................................... $ 1,600.00 Salary, Grand Master . 1,000.00 Expenses, Grand Master . 1,500.00 1,800.00 . Maintenance, Grand Lodge Office 300.00 Expenses, Grand Lodge Offieers (Order Grand Master) . 5,000.00 Sa~,Grand Secretary . 3,000.00 Office Help (Grand Lodge Office) . 2,500.00 Printing, Postage & Stationery . Salary, Grand Lecturer . 4,200.00 1,200.00 Expenses, Grand Lecturer ~ ....•.....•............ 750.00 Diltrict Lecturers' and District Deputies' Conferences •...... 1,200.00 Grand Lecturer EmerituB ..••...........•............•.. 500.00 Salar,y, Grand Treasurer ..•.............•............... 500.00 Grand COrrespondent.....•....•...•.••............•...•
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. Masonic Relief Assn. U. S. and Canada 284.74 Past Grand Master 's Jewel . 175.00 . Telephone, Jefferson 4877 225.00 . Bonds, Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer 300.00 . Reporter, Grand Lodge Session 75.00 . Expenses, Grand Lodge Session 750.00 Contingent: Grand Lodge Expense Fund . 500.00 Perkins Audit Co. . . 150.00 Expenses: Geo. Washington Memorial and Grand Masters' Conferences .. 300.00 Grand Lodge Officers' Conference. . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • 300.00 National Masonic Service Assn. for Military Camp Activities 15,000.00 Pay Roll, 1942 :....................... Masonic Home Board Per Capita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 43,109.74 15,534.60 126,801.03
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185,445.37 Fraternally submitted, G. C. MARQUIS, Chairman, E. E. MORRIS, H. H. BRUMMALL, RANSOM
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RECOMMENDATION
M. W. Karl M. Vetsburg, read the following recommendation, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge.Lt. F. 4" .Lt. M., of Missouri: Brethren: At the 1940 session of the Grand Lodge I recommended an adjustment of the claim of Victor S. Holm and Florence French Holm against the Masonic Service Association of Saint Louis for the George Washington statue now in the main lobby of The Masonic Temple of Saint Louis. Since then certain conditions have changed and funds now in the hands of Brother Arthur Mather, as Custodian, cannot be used as the Grand Lodge then stipulated. . In order to effect an adjustment of the controversy I recommend that the whole matter in so far as this Grand Lodge is concerned, be referred to the incoming Grand Master with full power to act in the premises with the advice and consent of the Jurisprudence Committee. Fraternally submitted, KARL
M. VETSBURG.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON BOARDS OF RELIEF AND EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS
M. W. Brother Andrew J. O'Reilly, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on Boards of Relief and Employment Bureaus, which was adopted and is as follows: . To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge,.Lt. F. 4" .Lt. M., of Mi8soori: Your Committee on Boards of Relief have before them reports of the Boards of Relief of Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Spring:field and the St. ·Louis Masonic Employment Bureau and we ~eport as follows:.
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Kansas City Board of Relief report with regret the loss of three members: M. W. Brother Robert R. Kreeger, W. Brother P. B. S. Peters and W. Brother Carl G. Finster. They received for initiations in Kansas City Lodges. . . . .. $ 935.00 and on Fraternal Assistance Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490.10 and had............................................. 951.55 or a. Total of Their disbursements for the year were. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . Lea.v~g
$2,376.65 1,767.74
a balance of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 608.91
They arranged for the Masonic Burial Services of twelve worthy transients and one in previous year not heretofore reported, also the burial of the ashes of a transient Brother but Masonic Services were not rendered. They report that some of the Lodges fail to make prompt payments when they initiate members and delay in making prompt settlements is a violation of Section 65 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws. Secretaries of all Lodges in cities where Boards of Relief are established should make themselves acquainted with the law on the subject. The St. Joseph Board of Relief makes an interesting report on their performance of many duties that they are called on to do. They arranged. for Masonic Burial of five transients. ~he Board is evidently wide awake to the many things a Board has to do and do efficiently and this Board has neglected nothing. They report their balance is only $193.07 on August 31, 1942. The St. Louis Board of Relief recites in detail the number of applicants, their Masonic standing and disposition. The total number of applicants was 349 new cases and 34 carried over from the previous year. Of the new cases, 156 were found worthy. The Hospital Committee made 58 visits to the sick; 58 members of St. Louis Lodges at various parts in the .United States and Canada required the attention of the St. Louis Board of Relief. Masonic Burial Services were arranged for 23 transient Masons; only one grave was ordered opened in Valhalla Oemetery. The financial condition of the St. Louis Board appears fairly good, but like the Kansas City Board of Relief, many St. Louis Lodges do not comply with the Grand Lodge By-laws and pay the initiation fee to the Board when a candidate is initiated and an indebtedness of $905.00 has accumulated as of June 30, 1942. The St. Louis Board of Relief and the Eastern Star Board of Relief have, during the past year, distributed clothing to 2,655 needy persons; lent several pairs of crutches; given 3 braces to the Shrine Hospital, and lent a Red Cross Chapter 3 sewing machines. The St. Louis Board reports that there are several lodges whose representatives have never attended a meeting and have never served on a case requiring Masonic relief or attention. The financial statement of the St. Louis Board is as follows: July 1, cash on hand $ 736.93 Received by donations, initiations and refunds. . . . . . . . . . . • 2,994.12 Total .•.....•.....................................•. $3,731.05 Total expenditures................................... 1,599.40 June 30, 1942, balance on hand
$2,131.65
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The Springfield Board of Relief reported applicants assisted at a cost of $8.20,· with total funds at the close of the year of $851.84. They arranged for Masonic Burial Services for five transients. The Masonic Employment Bureau of St. Louis comment on the effect of the War on employment and the difference between conditions now and during World War I. They compliment the two District Deputy Grand Masters of the 33rd Masonic District for their full and continuous cooperation in keeping before the members the question of employing Masons and their dependents as a duty of the Fraternity. Their statistical report is as follows: Permanent Placements for the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 Temporary Placements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . 193 Total 792 They report their financial condition good, starting the Masonic year with $1,489.60 and 'after detailing all receipts and expenditures they closed the year with assets valued at $2,549.67. Fraternally submitted, A. J. O'REILLY. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS
The Grand Secretary read the report of the Committee, which was adopted. To, the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. ~ A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: The Committee on Transportation and Hotels report that their duties have been fully performed. Respectfully submitted, W m. F. MILLER, Chairman. FINAL REPORT OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
The report of the Credentials Committee was read by W. Brother A. Loy Jones, Chairman, was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M., of Missouri: The Credentials Committee submits its final report. At this Grand Communication 491 subordinate lodges are represented as follows: Grand Loa.ge Officers.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Past Grand Masters.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Grand Representatives......................................... 8 District Deputy Grand Masters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 District Lecturers............................................. 16 Past Masters (135 as proxies for Masters and Wardens).. . . . . . . .. 388 Worshipful Masters (121 represented by proxies) 476 105 Senior Wardens (7 represented by proxies) Junior Wardens (7 represented by proxies) ........ .. . . .. . .. 62 Chairmen of Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8 Distinguished Visitors......................................... ACTUAL ATTENDANCE
Past Masters .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 253 WorshipfUl Masters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 355
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Senior Wardens.............................................. Junior Wardens............................................... District Deputy Grand Masters and District Lectur_ers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Officers and Past Grand Masters :............. Total without duplication Fraternally submitted,
81 98 55 64 34 859
A. Loy JONES, Chairman, GEORGE A. McKEAN, W. E. TOWNSEND, FRED H. KURZ, JACOB ABAECHERLI, JOHN F. BABER.
INTRODUCTION OF WM. B. MASSEY
THE GRAND MASTER: I want to recognize at this time Brother W m. B. Massey, Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Missouri. Brother Massey, we would like to hear from you. BROTHER MASSEY: Most Worshipful Grand Master, distinguished guests and Brethren: I felt it would be an injustice for me to make a talk when you are all ready to go home. I will just say a word, that I want to congratulate the Most Worshipful Grand Master on his splendid year as Grand Master of the State of Missouri. I want to bring to you and the members of this Grand Lodge the felicitations and best wishes of the Scottish Rite Masons of the State of Missouri and of the Grand Consistory of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. It is a great pleasure to the six thousand members of the Scottish Rite body of St. Louis to have you meet with us in our building here in St. Louis, and we are most happy that you have decided to come back and meet with us again next year. You are always welcome in this building. THE GRAND MASTER: Thank you very much for the continued hospitality in allowing the Grand Lodge to use this building. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS' REPORTS
R. W. Brother N. D. Jackson read the Report of his Committee, which was adopted, and is as follows:
4' ..4.. M., of Mi8sO'Uri: Brethren.: Your Committee on reports of District Deputy Grand Masters' Reports; have checked over those received, and submit the following report: Of the sixty District Deputy Grand Masters in this Grand Jurisdiction, written reports of some description have been received from forty-three. In these are complete" regular form" reports on two hundred eighty-one lodges, or about forty-five per cent (45%)" of the total number. The District Deputy Grand Masters of seventeen districts visited officially all the lodges in their district and made a ' 'regular form" report on
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each lodge. These -should be specially mentioned as follows-Numbers 3, 11,13,21,22,29, 30, 33A, 33B, 40, 44, 47,48,52,54,56 and 57. From a study of these reports it is plain that the present war conditions are having material effect on the activities of many of our district deputies. Quite a few are, in addition to their regular employment, doing volunteer war work of various kinds. All through the reports runs the auto tire conservation. There is no doubt though that all have the true spirit of Masonry at heart, and are conscientiously and sincerely looking after the interest of Masonry in their districts. It is to be regretted that no report of any description has been received from the following seventeen districts: 2, 8, 12, 15, 18, 23, 24, 26, 31, 35, 36, 39, 41, 45, 46, 50 and 51. Fraternally submitted, N. D. JACKSON, Chairman. REPORT· OF THE COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE AND PER DIEM
The report of the Committee was adopted, and is as follows: 1;0 the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.. F.9- A.. M., of Missouri: Brethroo: Your committee on Mileage and Per Diem at this session of the Grand Lodge begs to report allowances paid for mileage and per diem as follows: Grand Officers $ 435.20 248.60 Past Grand Master . District Deputy Grand Masters . 1,143.90 District Lecturers . 470.90 . Chairmen of Committees 128.80 Committee on Jurisprudence . 124.10 . Committee on Appeals and Grievances 114.30 Committee on Credentials : .. 189.60 Chartered Lodges . 12,679.20
Grand Total...................................... $15,534.60 Respectfully submitted, WALTER R. SHRODES, Chairman. RESOLUTION
M. W. BROTHER HENRY C. CHILES: I have a resolution. Brethren, you have heard the recommendation of the Grand Lecturer with reference to certificates for those proficient in the Proficiency lectures of the Degrees. To accomplish that purpose and that recommendation, it is considered that an amendment to the Grand Lodge by-laws will be necessary. Therefore, we ask permission, Most Worshipful Sir, to present a resolution proposing such an amendment. It is necessary for it to be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. (The Resolution so referred.) INTRODUC"l'ION OF ILL. BROTHER NELSON E. LURTON, 33°
. THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren it is my pleasure to introduce' to you our guest, Ill. Brother Nelson E. Lurton, 33°,the Deputy of the
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Supreme Council in China of the Scottish Rite of the Southern Jurisdiction. BROTHER LURTON: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: You don't know how happy I am to stand here before you and address a Masonic gathering. For many years I have been identified with Freemasonry in China, and it is with great sorrow that I stand here today realizing that our Brethren in the Far East are suffering, because of the principles they profess and believe in. There are many things that I could tell you, but the time is not opportune to do so. Weare hoping, however, that the day is not far distant when the War Drums shall cease to beat and peace universal reign throughout the earth. I thank you. THE GRAND MASTER: I want to thank you on behalf of the Grand Lodge.. We appreciate this opportunity of hearing you. REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON JtJBISPRUDENOE
M. W. Brother Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, read the report of the Committee which was adopted Section by Section and finally as a whole. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. 4- A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Jurisprudence submits the following report: I DECISIONS
We approve Decisions Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 14, 15, 17 and 19. Decision No. 5 is the question where the petitioner for the degrees has temporarily resided in another place. As the residence is temporary, it is not the fixed place of abode, and consequently the community in which the petitioner has always resided has jurisdiction to receive his petition. To that extent we approve the Grand Master's decision. The question of residence is largely a matter of intention coupled with acts that are consistent with that intention. Voting is only one of the elements of determining residence. For those interested in a detailed statement of qualifications they can refer to the Proceedings 1939 at page 124. Decisions No. 6 and No. 7 are decisions as to the eligibility of those in the Armed Service to petition lodges in Missouri. Upon the facts stated in both of these decisions, we approve the decision of the Grand Master, and as stated in our action upon Decision No.5, the petitioner must have a fixed place of abode which is determined largely by his intent coupled with acts that are consistent with his expressed intent of making such a place his home. The purpose of Section 121 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws is to give definitely the qualifications of petitioners. Decision No.9 is where a lodge asks if it would be proper to hold a special prayer service at each of their regular meetings for the boys who are serving in the Armed Forces. We agree with the Grand Master that it is not wise to change the regular procedure in our ritualistic work, but we see no reason why, at some convenient time during the lodge meeting, a brief prayer or a brief talk could.not and should not be made, if the members so -路desire. Care should' be exer.cised in the handling .of. this and it ~h~1;1I~.~e ~ery'.sol~mn: and ~lgnHied,路.b1itshould have no rlace ~. the r.i~u~l.
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路istic work. Freemasonry believes in prayer and thought and consideration for our brethren wherever they may be, and each lodge should be permitted to determine these matters as their brethren desire. Decision No. 10 is where an Entered Apprentice of a Kansas Lodge moves to Missouri. Can a Missouri Lodge confer the two remaining degrees' The decision confuses the two ways in which the degrees can be conferred. One is to confer the degrees at the request of the Kansas Lodge as a courtesy. He would remain a member of the Kansas Lodge. The other is for the Kansas Lodge to grant a Certificate of Dimission or Waiver of Jurisdiction, and then the brother can petition the Missouri Lodge based on such Certificate. In that event, if elected, he becomes a member of the Missouri lodge. See Proceedings 1940, page 24. Decision No. 11 is based upon this question "A candidate for the degrees asked permission for another lodge to confer the work on him. Can a petition be received from one who does not reside within the jurisdiction of a lodge'" This is really two questions. As to the first part, the candidate may request his lodge to have another lodge confer the work on him, but his lodge must request the other lodge to confer the degree. As to the second question, under Section 194, a resident of Missouri can petition another lodge in Missouri, provided the petition is accompanied by a waiver of jurisdiction from the lodge within whose jurisdiction the petitioner resides. Decision No. 12 is where a brother was suspended for non-payment of dues and then his lodge consolidates with another lodge and he asks should he petition the lodge with which his lodge consolidated for restoration. The Grand Master's answer is correct under Section 161, and the decisions thereunder which have been approved by this Grand Lodge. Decision No. 13 is where a Brother is suspended for the years 1940 and 1941. During 1941 he is desirous to be restored by the payment of his dues and to transfer his membership to another lodge. The question is: , 'Should he also pay his 1942 dues in 1941'" Your committee feels that until the first day of January, 1942, no part of the dues for 1942 are due and payable, and the lodge has no right to request or make payment of dues for 1942 as a condition precedent. If the brother was willing to pay his 1942 dues in 1941, he would be protected under Seetion 173, but unless he desires to do so the lodge suspending him cannot require him to prepay such dues for 1942. Decision No. 16 asks, where a lodge is conferring work for other lodges, should we ask these lodges to pay us for conferring degrees. Section 183 provides that the requesting lodge shall pay the sum of $5.00 for each degree conferred unless the same is waived. We approve the decision of the Grand Master as rendered, but we think the last sentence, , 'I don't think you need to accept the fee if you have not asked for it," should be stricken out. The requesting lodge will expect to pay under the law, and you have a right to expect it or waive it as the lodge may determine. Decision No. 18 is where the Master and Senior Warden of a lodge were elected but never installed and have moved to another town. The Grand Master refers to Section 95; but, we call your attention to the fact that the election as recommended by the Grand Master occurs by reason of the vacancy created under Section 106, but the provisions of Section 95 should be complied with in holding said election. II DISPENSA.TIONS ~ The committee on the Grand Master's Address, having referred to this committee the dispensations issued by the Grand Master~ and as reported
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in the report of the Grand Secretary, covering election of oflicers, installation of oflicers, dedication of new halls, to meet in other halls, to hold special communication in another hall, and laying of a cornerstone, we find these matters are within the discretion of the Grand Master and all appear to be regular and they are hereby approved.
III AMENDMENTS
On page 11 of the Grand Master's printed Address, he recommends that the Grand Lodge per capita tax be increased to $2.25 to take care of our welfare work among Freemasons in the Armed Forces. In compliance with the request of the Grand Master, we offer the following amendment, Section 14, by striking out said section and offering the following in lieu thereof: Section 14 Annual Dues. Every chartered lodge shall pay annually to the Grand Lodge, the sum of $2.35 for each Master Mason reported in the annual returns except those whose dues have been remitted. One dollar and :fiftycents ($1.50) of this sum shall be used for the support of the Masonic Home, unless otherwise ordered by the Grand Lodge. If any lodge shall collect from a suspended member dues for the non-payment of which he shall have been suspended, such lodge shall pay to the Grand Lodge, the sum of $2.35. for each year's dues so collected,' if not previously accounted for. We recommend that this amendment be referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee for such action as may be determined at the next annual communication. On page 116 of the Proceedings 1941 are two amendments that were continued from the last Grand Lodge. Section 194a deals with the receipt of petitions from those who live outside of the Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri Section 166a is to be repealed in the event of the adoption of 194a. These sections present many serious and grave problems. They were offered at the suggestion of Past Grand Master, Karl M. Vetsburg. Your committee thinks the Grand Lodge should proceed very cautiously with these amendments, and therefore we recommend that they be continued and referred to the incoming Committee on Jurisprudence for such action as may be determined by that Committee and the Grand Lodge Session in 1943. IV CONcuRRENT JURISDICTION
The Grand Master in his Address reports that on December 18, 1941, he approved the concurrent jurisdiction between the thirty-third and :fiftyseventh districts. The Grand Master reports that this provision was put in force in conformity with Section 192 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws as amended in 1936. The Grand Master having fully determined this to be in conformity to law, we approve the action of the Grand Master. V ARREST OF CHARTER
The Grand Master arrested the charter of Racine Lodge No. 418 at Seneca, Missouri, for cause. There have been no facts presented as to why the Grand Master's action was not proper, and we therefore recommend that his action be approved. VI IVANHOE LODGE
The action of the Grand Master relative to Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 having been referred to your Committee and from the facts presented, it
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appears that Ivanhoe Lodge did violate the provisions of Sootion 46 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws. However, the practice has been discontinued, and the Grand Master recommends that no further action be taken. It is imperative th~t every lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction shall comply with Masonic law, but in view of all the circumstances, we approve the action of the Grand Master in relation thereto.
VII The resolution offered relative to the remission of dues of members of the Fraternity in the Armed Services of the United States was referred to this Committee. This resolution is very similar to the resolution that was offered to the Grand Lodge during World War I, and is found on page 234 of the Proceedings 1917. Our recommendation on this resolution can be well stated in the word of the Jurisprudence Committee of 1917, as follows: "We commend the spirit that prompted the resolution, but as the Grand Lodge By-Laws can not be altered by resolution, and the adoption of such resolution would be an attempted amendment of the ByLaws, we do not feel that the Grand Lodge should adopt the same; but we believe that the Grand Lodge should commend any lodge that shall legally grant any relief to any brother serving in the Army, Navy or Red Cross work, or devoting their time to the service of their country. We therefore recommend that said resolution be not adopted." We also therefore recommend that the present resolution should not be adopted.
VIII At the suggestion of the Ways and Means Committee, the question of the special assessment in conformity to the recommendation of the Grand Master having been referred to us, we offer the following resolution: "Resolved that a Special Assessment of twenty-five cents for Masonic War Work and Service Centers be levied and collected from each member of the Fraternity under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, as of June 30, 1943, except those whose dues have been remitted for inability to pay, and that the same be collected by the Secretaries of the respective Lodges and remitted to the Grand Secretary at the same time and in the same manner as the regular annual dues in June, 1943, and that a separate statement of the same be made in the Annual Report of the Lodges setting out the amount collected and remitted and the amount delinquent, if any." We recommend the adoption of the above resolution. Respectfully submitted, BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, RALPH V. WILSON, C. LEW GALLANT, HAROLD M. JAYNE, SAM WILCOX, RICHARD O. RUMER.
Richard O. Rumer does not concur in Section VIII. Sam Wilcox does not concur in Sections VII and VIII.
APPOINTMENTS
The Grand Secretary read the following list of appointments made by. the Grand Master-elect: ANTHONY F. ITTNER •••••.•••••.•••••••••.••• • R. W. L. ROBINSON ••••••••••.•••..••••••••...••.•••• W. THOMAS B. MATHER •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• W.
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EARL STARKE •••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~. Grand Chap~ FREDERIOK M. SMITH •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~. Grand Chaplain Z. M. WILLIAMS •••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••• ~. Gr(}/f/,(f Chaplain WILLIS J. BRAY ••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Senior Deacon SOLON OAMERON ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••• Grand Junior Deacon MORRIS E. EWING............................ Grand Senior SteWOlrd HARRY F. SUNDERLAND •••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Junior Steward JAMES M. BRADFORD •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Marshal RAY BOND •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••.•••••••• Grand Marshal HOWARD C. BRASHEAR •.••.••••••••••.•••••••••• Grand Sword Bearer HOMER L. FERGUSON .••••.••.••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Purauivant SAM WILCOX •••••••••••.••••••••••••••.•••..•••••••• G1"amil Orator WILSON BELL •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Orator T'HORNTON JENNINGS ••••••.•••••.•••••••••••••.•.••••••• Grand Tiler
INSTALLATION
The hour for installation having arrived, M. W. Brother James W. Skelly, P. G. M., was presented as the installing officer, and M. W. Brother Frank C. Barnhill, P. G. M. as Grand Marshal. The following Grand Officers, with the exception of Willis J. Bray, were then installed for the ensuing year: FORREST O. DONNELL ••••••••••••••••••••••••• • M. ~. Gr(}/f/,(f Master GROVER O. SPARKS •••.•••••••..•••••••• • Il. ~. Deputy Grand Master W. F. WOODRUFF ••••.•••••••.••••••••• • Il. ~. Senior Grand ~arden JAMES A. KINDER •••••••••••••.••••••• • Il. ~. Junior Grand ~arden E. E. MORRIS •••.•••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• Il. ~~ Grand Treasurer ARTHUR MATHER •.••.•••••••••••••••••.••.•••. Il. W. Grand Secretary ANTHONY F. ITTNER •••••••••••.•••••••••••..•• • Il. W. Grand Lecturer E. L. ROBISON •••••••••••••.••••••••.••••••••••• W. Grand Chaplain, THOMAS B. MATHER ••••.•••••.•••••••••••••••••• W. Grand Chaplain . EARL STARKE •••••.••.••••..•••.•••.•••••••••••• W.. GrlvniJ Chaplain FREDERICK M. SMITH •••• ; ••••••••••••••••••••• '•• W. Grand Chaplain Z. M. WILLIAMS •••••••.••.••••••••••••••••••.•• W. Grand Chaplain WILLIS J. BRAy ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Senior Deacon SOLON CAMERON •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Junior Deacon MORRIS E. EwING •••••• _ •••••••••••••.••••• Grand Senior Steward HARRY F. SUNDERLAND ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Junior Steward JAMES M. BRADFORD •••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Marshal RAY BOND ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Marshal HOMER L. FERGUSO~•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Purauivant SAM WILCOX •••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Orator WILSON BELL ••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Orator THORNTON JENNINGS •••.••••••••••..•.••.••.•••••.••.••• Grand Tiler
PRESENTATION TO GRAND MASTER AND PAST GRAND MASTER
M. W. BROTHER JOHNSTON: Most Worshipful Grand Master, it is my great pleasure to present to you this jewel of office, the Dr. Kuhn medal that each Grand Master has worn for a number of years. I know of no one that I prefer to pin it on than you. I know the regard in which you are held by your fellow citizens here in St. Louis and by the
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Masons of this State. I hope that in your busy life and in your twofold duty of serving as Chief Executive of this State and al50 as Grand Master; that you will have time to be out with the Brethren, because I know much good will come from it, and I am very much thrilled to pin this on your lapel. R. W. BROTHER MATHER: Most Worshipful Grand Master. One of the most pleasant duties that falls to my lot as Grand Secretary is that of presenting to each newly installed Grand Master an apron which he is expected to wear during his term of office, and thereafter to keep, as indisputable evidence of the high honor which the Grand Lodge has conferred upon him. This apron is perhaps the most symbolic evidence to the outside world of our beliefs and teachings. You have been elevated to the highest position in our beloved Fraternity; and, to me it is a great honor and privilege to invest you with this apron, after a close friendship of many years-you the Governor of our Commonwealth-and its First Citizen-honored by all. In the future there will be times of anxiety, times of perplexity, and times calling for deep meditation and earnest thought, which will tax all your energies and resources to the utmost. But, in the midst of these, may I direct your attention to. the pure and spotless surface of this lambskin; and when you reflect upon its significance, may there come to you a satisfaction, deeper than words can convey, which shall be "as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest: as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadows of a great rock in a weary. land." I have presented similar aprons to lawyers, doctors, business men, educators, to a United States Senator, and now, to a Governor of our State; and, with it, goes the blessing of an old-fashioned Methodist preacher, to the leading layman of the Methodist Church in Missouri. I am sure that you will wear it with pleasure to yourself and honor to our Fraternity. BROTHER FRANK NEUN: Most Worshipful Brother Forrest C. Donnell: It is essential for every Lodge to have Brothers with ideals and leadership, Brothers whose ideals are like the stars that guide the rest of us in our thoughts, words and actions, lending us courage and inspiration. You have proven yourself to be such a Brother. In behalf of all the Brethren of Tuscan Lodge I join in congratulating you on assuming this high station as Grand Master of the Masons of Missouri. .It also affords me pleasure to invite you and your Grand Officers to the next regular Communication of our Lodge, being October 6. Our Brethren had planned to be here tonight in numbers to do you honor. Since the program has changed, may I ask the Brethren of Tuscan Lodge here present to rise to their feet. In behalf of these Brethren and all Brethren of Tuscan Lodge, I present you this bouquet of thirty-four roses, symbolic of the thirty-four years you have been a member of our Lodge.
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M. W. BROTHER DONNELL: Most Worshipful Brother Skelly, my good friend Dr. Mather, Most Worshipful ~rother Johnston, and Worshipful Brother Neun : This is an occasion which has touched my heart more deeply than it is within my power of expression to tell you. So many thoughts have gone through my mind in the last few moments that I could keep you here a long time if you had the time and patience to stay, were I to recount them and their various ramifications. Back thirty-four years ago, Brother N eun, as a young man whose parents had caused him to be the recipient of an education at the University of Missouri, the person to whom this bouquet has just been presented, came to St. Louis, in fact a few months before that. It was my privilege to enter Masonry in Columbia-taking my three degrees in that beautiful little city. Then, coming to Tuscan Lodge, and there ;forming contact and friendship with a friend whom I shall never forget, even though I shall live to the extreme age which Most Worshipful Brother Skelly so kindly wishes for me.. Worshipful Brother Joseph S. McIntyre (who later became Grand Master of this Grand Lodge) placed this young man in line in Tuscan Lodge. Indeed, I believe he created the Office of Assistant Steward, in order to enable the boy from the University, of which he was so fond, to enter into the work of this great Masonic Fraternity. As the years have elapsed the contacts have grown-some of them very precious ones; friendships such as that for my dear friend Col. Skelly; and all these other associations; and I see here my friends from Tuscan and other lodges. Then finally the gentleman whose son sent word today that he could not be here, placed me in the line of opportunity in this Grand Lodge-Judge Landon, Judge Thad B. Landon, and then all the years since then of pleasant association and of sorrows, as we have seen our brethren go on, the joys at seeing our Lodge maintain its high principles, the ideals such as those to which Brother Neun alludes; I say it is not strange. that on coming to this great opportunity, great honor and great privilege, that the recipient is deeply moved. I shall try to do my best in this office. Masonry is a great institution. I shall not take your time to dw.ell upon that. Reference was made to the exalted position of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, that is true, and yet there is an innate dignity, a worthwhileness, that is about what the word dignity means, as I understand it, in membership in the Masonic Fraternity regardless of official position. Then as we see these flags upon either hand and recall the stirring addresses, the solemnity of the warning that was given to us last night with respect to our country, it is a comfort to know that Freemasonry has among its foundation principles a sincere patriotism, love of country. I hope that you Brethren have cooperated in this beautiful ceremony, it is one I shall never forget, one that I shall always treasure, and I thank you Brethren, one and all for the confi-
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dence that you have bestowed in me. I shall try to do my duty in carrying on the official responsibilities of this great office. PRESENTATION OF JEWEL TO PAST GRAND MASTER HARRIS C. JOHNSTON
BROTHER DENSLOW: Most Worshipful Grand Master, may I ask you to use your dictatorial power as Grand Master to summon the Past Grand Master to the East ~ THE GRAND MASTER: Those powers are duly exercised. BROTHER DENSLOW: Brother Johnston, through some force of circumstance the Grand Treasurer has been enabled to save enough funds for the purchase of a jewel for the retiring Grand Master. I know that will be welcome news to you. A year ago I installed Most Worshipful Brother Harris C. Johnston as your Grand Master. I told you at that time that you would never be ashamed of him. I am here on the platform today to assure you that every word I said at that time I think has been fully carried out. I know the Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Missouri will agree with me on that. To few men is given the honor to preside over the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Less than one hundred men in the history of the Grand Lodge of Missouri over a period of one hundred and twenty-one years have received this distinguished honor, and so, Harris, tonight as the Junior Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, I present to you on behalf of the Grand Lodge, this beautiful Past Grand Master's jewel. In the early days they gave no Past Grand Master's jewel. Our first Grand Master was the Grand Master of a Lodge of less than one hundred Masons all over the State of Missouri. In 1849 Grand Master Ralls, who was a Colonel in the Army that went into Mexico, received a jewel consisting of nothing but a square with the forty-seventh problem of Euclid. Then came Dr. Kuhn in his time, with a larger jewel which somewhat resembled the breastplate of the Jewish High Priest, and a few years ago when Brother McIntyre came in he decided he wanted a more beautiful jewel, and those others who followed him have received this handsome jewel which contains in cut-out letters the name H. C. Johnston, Past Grand Master, 1942, and in the center the seal of the great State of Missouri. Below, the jewel of the Past Grand Master, a ruby emblematic of the wisdom and fidelity which you no doubt displayed throughout the past year, and the diamond which I think represents the sincere manner in which you have ruled the Brethren throughout the past year. We are taught in Holy Writ that the laborer is worthy of his hire, and in presenting this to you I can say truthfully and faithfully that you are a worker of whom we have no need to be ashamed. BROTHER JOHNSTON: I appreciate it very much.
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STANDING OOMMITTEES 1941-1942
Jurisprudence-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; C. Lew Gallant, Richard O. Rumer, Sam Wilcox, Ralph V. Wilson, Harold M. Jayne, R. Jasper Smith. Appeals and Grievances-Edward P. Walsh, Chainnan; O. H. Swearingen, Paul E. Eckhardt, Charles W. Green, Orestes Mitchell, Jr., Harry Baum, John C. Robertson. Ways and Means-George C. Marquis, Chairman, 3 years; E. E. Morris, 3 years; Ransom A. Breuer, 2 years; Harold H. Brummall, 2 years; Cecil A. Tolin, 1 year. Credentials-A. Loy Jones, Chairman; John F. Baber, George A. McKean, Julius A. Seidel, Fred Kurz, Jacob Abaecherli. Mileage and Per Diem-Walter Shrodes, Chainnan; Walter Webb, David A. Leslie, Oren Simpson, Herman D. Taggart, W. Frank Houk. Chartered Lodges-Robert C. Duffin, Chairman; Caesar Wollman, Thomas P. Bedford, L. M. Barger, Jewell E. Windle. Lodges U. D.-J. Renick Jones, Chairman; Gus O. Nations, Earl W. Armstrong, Albert Theis, Jr. Welfare-To W. Cotton, Chainnan; Thomas H. Reynolds, J. W. Skelly, Herman Mauch, Byrne E. Bigger. Reports of D. D. G. M.'s-Nat D. Jackson, Chainnan.; Fay G. Fulkerson, John H. Hicks, John H. Hoopes. Masonic Boards of Relief-Andrew J. O'Reilly, Chairman, 2 years; Edward H. Loffhagen, 3 years; John W. Adams, 3 years; Cyril A. Carpenter, 1 year; Albert Linxwiler, 2 years. Ritual-Anthony F. Ittner, Chairman, 1 year; James A. Kinder, 4 years; Theo. C. Teel, 3 years; Wm. D. Rogers, 5 years; C. B. Waddell, .2 years. Masonic Home (Visiting Committee)-George F. Morrison, Chairman; Robert H. Groppe, Charles Kel!. Correspondence-Ray V. Denslow, Chainnan. Necrology-HaroldL. Reader, Chairman; Julius R. Edwards. Auditing-Perkins Auditing Company. Grand Master's Address-Harris C. Johnston, and all other Past Grand Masters. Unfinished Business and Entertainment of Distinguished GuestsJ. Gwynn Gough. Transportation and Hotels-Wm. F. Miller, Chairman. SPEOIAL OOMMITTEES 1942-1943
Masonic Service Association-Robert C. Winkelmaier, Chainnan; Walter Simon, George F. Hollis. Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges-Arthur Mather, Chainnan; James R. McLachlan, Frank C. Barnhill, DuVal Smith.
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Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; John Wohradsky, Jr., T. A. Hopkins. George Washington Masonic National Memorial Associatio'YlrBert S. Lee, Chairman; George W. Walker, Anthony F. Ittner. Library-Wm. B. Massey, Chairman; Wm. P. Mason, Wm. C. Rese, Gilbert W. Strode, Shelby Wilson. Printing of Proceedings-Arthur Mather, Chairman; George C. Marquis. Masonic Publications-James W. Skelly, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, Frederick M. Smith, Harold L. Reader, Ray V. Denslow. Building Supervisory Board--Cecil A. Tolin, Chairman, 2 years; Julius C. Garrell,2 years; Nat. D. Jackson, 3 years. Revision of By-Laws-Henry C. Chiles, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, Ray V. Denslow. Forms and Ceremonies-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman; Henry C. Chiles, Anthony F. Ittner. Social Service at Training Camps-Samuel Thurman, Chairman; Harry S. Truman, James W. Skelly, Charles G. Ross, Arthur Culkin. LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF TmS JUR~SDICTION
Name arid Location
Year of Ser'lJice
Arch A. Johnson, Landers Building, Springfield 1911-12 Tolman W. Cotton, Van Buren 1914-15 Bert S. Lee, 1224 Washington, Springfield 1922-23 William W. Martin, 5351 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis 1925-26 Anthony F. Ittner, 2353 S. Compton, St. Louis 1927-28 Byrne E. Bigger, Courthouse, Hannibal. 1928-29 William R. Gentry, 717 Louderman Building, St. Louis 1930-31 Ray V. Denslow, Trenton 1931-32 Thad B. Landon, 604 Land Bank Building, Kansas City 1932-33 F. C. Barnhill, Marshall ..............•.................... 1933-34 DuVal Smith, 517 Corby Building, St. Joseph 1934-35 James W. Skelly, 3637 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis 1935-36 George W. Walker, 627 Good Hope Street, Cape Girardeau 1936-37 Harold L. Reader, 529 Lake Avenue, Webster Groves 1937-38 Henry C. Chiles, Lexington 1938-39 Karl M. Vetsburg, 1010 Pine, St. Louis 1939-40 Harry S. Truman, 240 Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D. C 1940-41 Harris C. Johnston, Boonville 1941-42 MINUTES APPROVED
On motion made by M. W. Brother James W. Skelly, the minutes as reported, were ordered printed in the Proceedings, and the Grand Secretary was directed to print and distribute the necessary number of proceedings of this session of the Grand Lodge. BENEDICTION
Reverend Grand Chaplain Z. M. Williams, after invoking the divine blessing, pronounced the benediction.
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OLOSING
The M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri, rested from its labors and was closed in AMPLE FORM at 5 :45 o'clock P. M., this day, the 29th day of September, 1942, no further business appearing, to meet again at St. Louis, Missouri, the last Tuesday, viz., the 28th day of September, 1943.
Grand Secretary. DISTRIOT DEPUTY G. M. 'S 1942-1943 1. Harold M. Jayne, Memphis 2. James M. DeWitt, Kirksville 3. J. D. Hayward, Unionville 4. Clyde C. Evans, Trenton 5. Carey A. Brock, Ridgeway 6. Curtis F. Smith, Darlington 7. Paul Ward, Maryville 8. Fred H. Binder, Mound City 9. Arthur D. Berkshire, St. Joseph 10. Andrew Waner, Lock Springs 11. Emsley C. James, Plattsburg 12. A. B. Cleaveland, Kingston 13. Herman D. Taggart, Linneus 14. Luther E. Wilhoit, Macon 15. David A. Leslie, Williamstown 16. Warren H. May, Louisiana 17. W. R. Howell, Monroe City 18. H. Scott Welch, Higbee 19. Arthur G. Lynch, Brunswick 20. Ross C. Jones, Brunswick 21. Earl W. Foley, Weston 22. George W. Paddock, Kansas City 23. C. B. Waddell, Lexington 24. John W. Adams, Marshall 25. Samuel L. Jewett, Boonville 26. Julius R. Edwards, Centralia 27. Richard N. Bloom, Fulton 28. Paul A. Thomas, Montgomery City 29. Herbert J. Crosby, Winfield 30. Edwin H. Barklage, St. Charles 31. Albert Linxwiler, Jefferson City 32. Ransom A. Breuer, Hermann
DISTRIOT LEOTURERS 1942-1943 Perry O. Sansberry, Wyaconda Bruce Hunt, Kirksville Joseph W. Moore, Newtown Emmet M. Wilson, Laredo Carey A. Brock, Ridgeway Curtis F. Smith, Darlington James A. Elgaard, Maryville Fred H. Binder, Mound City Taylor H. Nicholas, Savannah Cecil T. Pilcher, Maysville Emsley C. James, Plattsburg John R. Blackman, Chillicothe Herman D. Taggart, Linneus Luther E. Wilhoit, Macon David A. Leslie, Williamstown Warren H. May, Louisiana W. R. Howell, Monroe City H. Scott Welch, Higbee Arthur G. Lynch, Brunswick Ross C. Jones, Brunswick Henry C. Noland, Parkville F. Ernest Carter, 5711 Locust St., Kansas City C. B. Waddell, Lexington John W. Adams, Marshall Samuel L. Jewett, Boonville Robert N. Hall, Colum:bia Cecil R. Shire, Mexico Paul A. Thomas, Montgomery City Herbert J. Crosby, Winfield Edwin H. Barklage, St. Charles William D. Rogers, Jefferson City Ransom A. Breuer, Hermann
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DISTRIOT DEPUTY G. M. 'S 1942-1943
DISTRIOT LEOTURERS 1942-1943
33-A. Ernest R. Claus, 3860 Meramec, St. Louis 33-B Robert L. Aronson, 6242 Southwood, St. Louis 34. Ernest W. Miller, Belton 35. Dudley O. Bradley, Butler 36. Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia 37. Thornton Jennings, Clinton 38. Oren Simpson, Richland 39. W. Frank Houk, St. James 4:0. Charles W. Green, De Soto 41. Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville 42. Clyde Tinsley, Eldorado Springs 43. David V. Morris, Nevada 44. George Dillard, Joplin 45. Jewell E. Windle, Springfield
Harry C. Woerheide, 2906 Hilleman Ave.
46. John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove 47. John N. Sparks, Ellsinore 48. J. Clyde Akers, Farmington 49. William T. Ruff, Jackson 50. Robert L. Fowlkes, Charleston 51. Thomas R. Wilkins, Campbell 52. Sidney Barr, Piedmont 53. C. Earl Armstrong, West Plains 54. Fred O. Wade, Ozark 55. Charles W. Werdein, Aurora 56. Walter A. Phipps, Neosho 57. Ralph H. Davis, 411 Crest, Kirkwood 58. George Catron, Eldon 59. Nat D. Jackson, Independence
Ernest W. Miller, Belton Dudley O. Bradley, Butler Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia Thornton Jennings, Clinton Oren Simpson, Richland W. Frank Houck, St. James Charles W. Green, De Soto Morris Ewing, Morrisville Clyde H. Tinsley, Eldorado Springs David V. Morris, Nevada Leland Roy Hoffman, Joplin Wm. J. Craig, 1027 S. Pickwick, Springfield John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove John N. Sparks, Ellsinore J. Clyde Akers, Farmington Wm. T. Ruff, Jackson Robert L. Fowlkes, Charleston Thomas R. Wilkins, Campbell Sidney E. Barr, Piedmont C. Earl Armstrong, West Plains Fred O. Wade, Jr., Ozark Charles W. Werdein, Aurora James E. Conell, Jr., Neosho Louis F. Dahn, 5968 De Giverville Ave., St. Louis George H. Catron, Eldon Francis S. Turner, 8309 Highland Ave., Kansas City
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
ROBERT ROCHESTER KREEGER路
Born November 16, 1856-Died March 16, 1942
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IN MEMORIAM ROBERT ROCHESTER KREEGER
To the Worshipful Masters, Wardens, and Brethren of All Lodges A. F. ~ A. M., in Missouri: Dear. Brethren: On Monday, March 16, 1942, at his home in Kansas City, following a long life of devoted service to his fellowman, expressed through the medium of church, Freemasonry, and public agencies and institutions, Robert Rochester Kreeger, Senior Past Grand Master of tqe Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., of Missouri, answered the call from Eternity, laid down the working tools of the CraJt, and entered into the everlasting rest and refreshment of the City which hath foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God. . His "Home-going" focalizes our attention upon the character of the man, and the quality and excellence of the services which he rendered to his country, to humanity, and to the common good of all. Our Committee on Necrology will doubtless make extended report to the Grand Lodge at its next Annual 'Communication, which will emphasize, among other things, his work connected with the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association; his long continued and arduous labors for the relief of the Fatherless Children of France, during and after World War I; and his outstanding labors in connectioll with our Masonic Home during the thirty-one years of his membership on its Board of Directors, he being Vice-President of the Board at the time of hi-s death. On Wednesday afternoon, March 18, in the presence of a large attendance of friends and brethren, services were held in Melrose Methodist Church, of which he had been a member and office bearer for many years, followed by the full Masonic Funeral Service, and interment in Hiram Cemetery. " Again a prince has fallen in the fight, The valorous champion of truth and right, Determined, honest, level-headed, just, Who broke no promise, nor betrayed a trust, His genial face with courtly kindness beamedBy friends beloved, by all who knew him, esteemed." Done in the City of Boonville, Missouri, this twenty-fifth day of March, 1942. It is ordered that this memorial be read in all the Lodges in this jurisdiction, and that entry be made in the records thereof. HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, Grand Ma-ster. Attest: ARTHUR MATHER, Grand Secretary. MASONIC RECORD Raised in Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City, Missouri, June 1{}, 1888. Worshipful Master 1900. District Lecturer 路1902 to 1907.
SYMBOLIC.
GRAND LODGE Elected Junior Grand Warden-1905. Elected Senior Grand Warden-1906. Elected Deputy Grand Master-1907:
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Elected Grand Master-1908. Presided as Grand Master-1909. CAPITULAR. Exalted in Orient Chapter No. 102, R. A. M., May 23, 1899. High Priest, 1909. Order of High Priesthood, 1909. CRYPTIC. Greeted in Shekinah Council No. 24, R. & S. M., December 29, 1902. Illustrious Master,. 1926. CHIVALRIC. Knighted in Oriental Commandery No. 35, K. T., February 4, 1921. Member: Mary Conclave 5, R. C. of C. A.A.S.R. Kansas City, Missouri, 4-32° 1908. K.C.C.H.-Qctober 19, 1911. 33°-October 24, 1919.
AMENDMENTS REFERRED
On page 17 of the Grand Master's printed address, he recommends • that the Grand Lodge per capita tax be ipcreased to $2.25 to take care of our welfare work among Freemasons in the Armed Forces. In compliance with the request of the Grand Master, we offer the following amendment, Section 74, by striking out said section and offering the following in lieu thereof: Section 74. Annual Dues. Every chartered lodge shall pay annually to the Grand Lodge, the sum of $2.35 for each Master Mason reported in the annual return" except those whose dues have been remitted. One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of this sum shall be used for the support of the Masonic Home, unless otherwise ordered by the Grand Lodge. If any lodge shall collect from a suspended member dues for the non-payment of which he shall have been suspended, such lodge shall pay to the Grand Lodge, the sum of $2.35 for each year's dues so collected, if not previously accounted for. .
We recommend that this amendment be referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee for such action as may be determined at the next annual communication. On page 116 of the Proceedings 1941 are two amendments that were continued from the last Grand Lodge. Section 194a deals with the receipt of petitions from those who live outside of the Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri. ' Section 166a is to be repealed in the event of the adoption of 194a. These sections present many serious and grave problems. They were offered at the suggestion of Past Grand Master, Karl M. Vetsburg. Your committee ijrlnks the Grand Lodge should proceed very cautiously with these amendments, and therefore we recommend that they be continued, and referred to the incoming Committee on Jurisprudence for such action as may be determined by that Committee and the Grand Lodge Session in 1943.
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RESOLUTIONS LAID OVER UNTIL 1943 OOMMUNIOATION To the GrOlllA1 Lodge,.A.. F. 9" .A.. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Resolved that a new section of the Grand Lodge By-Laws to be known as Section of Article be enacted as follows: Any Master Mason, a member in good standing of a Section chartered Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Missouri who is desirous of being examined as to his ability to instruct other brethren in the Proficiency or Candidates' Lectures, may upon application to the Grand Lodge through the Grand Secretary, be so examined as hereinafter provided. The Committee on Ritual shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner of conducting such examinations and in the case of each applicant for examination shall designate the Brother or Brethren to conduct such examination. The Brother or Brethren conducting路 said examination shall certify the result thereof to the Committee on Ritual and if the Brother so examined be found proficient he shall be entitled to a Grand Lodge certificate as an authorized instructor in the Proficiency of Candidates' Lectures which certificate shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed three years. HENRY C. CHILES, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, RAY V. DENSLOW.
RESOLUTION
M. W. BROTHER ITTNER: Most Worshipful Grand Master: This morning your predecessor, Most Worshipful Brother Johnston, thanked the Scottish Rite for their courtesy to us, but I believe it would be fitting and proper before we close this Grand Lodge, by a vote of the Grand Lodge again to express our appreciation, and I, therefore, move you that this Grand Lodge extend to the Scottish Rite Bodies, their officers, directors, employees and members, a vote of sincere and heartfelt thanks for their gracious hospitality and their exceeding kindness and courtesy to us during this Annual Communication. (Carried.) .
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N'tJMEBIOAL LIST OF LODGES-1M2 I-Missouri 2-Meridian 3-Beaeon 4-Howard 5-United 6-Ark 7-0 'Sullivan 8-••..•..•...• 9~o. VVashington lo-Agency ll-Pauldingville l2-Tyro 13-Rising Sun l4-Eolia 15;-Western Star l6-Memphis 17-Clarksville l8-Palmyra 19-Paris Union 20-St. Louis 2I-Havana 22-Welltngton 23-Florida 24-VVyaconda 25-Naphtali 26-Ava 27-Evergreen 28-8t. John's 29-VVindsor 30-Huntsville 3I-Liberty 32-Humphreys 33-Ralls 34-Troy 35-Mercer 36-Cooper 37-Hemple 38-Callao 3D-DeWitt 40-Mt. Moriah 4l-Bismarck 42-Middle Grove 43--Je1rerson 44-Fair Play 45-Bonhomme 46-Wentzvi1le 47-Fayette 48-Fulton
49-Holt 50-Xenia 51-Livingston 52-VVakanda 53-Weston 54-Index 55-Arrow Rock 56-Tipton 57-Richmond 58-Monticello 59-Centralia 60-New Bloomfield 61-VVaverly 62-Vincil 63-Cambridge 64-Monroe 65-Pattonsburg 66-Grant City 67-Rocheport 68-Kennett 69-Sullivan 70-Armstrong 71-8avannah 72-Gorin 73-Eureka 74-VVarren 75-Silex 76-Independence 77-Lebanon 78-St. Joseph 79-Polar Star 80-Bridgeton 8l-Central 82-Jackson 83-Laclede 84-VVebster Groves85-Miami 86-Brookfield 87-Washington 88-Defiance 89-Friendship 90-Russellville 9l-Madison 92-Perseverance 93-8t. Mark's 94-Vienna 95-Pomegranate 96-8t. Andrews
97-Bethany 98-VVebster 99-Mt. Vernon lOO-Ash Grove lOl-Bogard la2-Bloomington lO3-VVest View lO4-Heroine lOs.:-Kirksville lO6-GalIatin l07-GreenVille I08-Altamont lO9-8tanberry Uo-Marcus 11I-Trenton 112-Maitland 113-Plattsburg 114-Twilight lI5-Laddonia 116-Barnes U7-Helena U8-Kingston 1I9-DeSoto 12O-Compass l2l-Erwin l22-Triplett l23-Hermann l24-Union Star l25-Gentryville l26-Seaman l27-Athens l28-Lorratne 129-Monett l30-Hume 13I-Potosi l32-Farmington l33-Star of the West 134-Qlean l35-Braymer l36-Phoenix l37-Delphian l38-Lincoln l39-0regon 140-.••••••.••.. l4l-Amsterdam l42-PleaSant Grove l43-Irondale l44-Modern
100 145-Latimer 146-•••••••..... 147-C&8s 148-Purdy 149-Lexington 150-Birming 151-Milton 152-Linn Creek 153-Bloom:fi.eld 154-Ionie 155-Spring Hill 156-Ashland 157-North Star 158-Mountain Grove 159-Green City 160-Pleasant 161-Clifton Hill 162-Whitesville 163-0eeidental 164--Joachim 165. 166-Portageville 167-..•.......... 168-Colony 169-Camden Point 170-Benevolenee 171-Hartford 172-Censer 173-Gray Summit 174-Sturgeon 175-......•..... 176-Point Pleasant 177-Texas 178-Griswold 179-Pride of the West 18o-Pyramid 181. 182-Pilot Knob 183-California 184-Morley· 185-Chamois 186. 187-Hermon 188-Hannibal 189-Zeredatha 19O-Putnam 191. 192-Frankford 193-Angerona 194-Wellsville 195-Bolivar 196-Quitman
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 197-Carthage 198-Allensville 199-New Hope 200-Sonora 201-Ravenwood 202-Westville 203-Brumley 204-Rowley 205-Trilumina 206-Somerset 207-Clay 208-Salisbury 209-Poplar Bluff 210-Unionville 211-Hickory Hill 212-Four Mile 213-Rolla 214-Forest City 215-Hornersville 216-Hale City 217-Barbee 218-Good Hope 219-Albert Pike 22o-Kansas City 221-Mystie Tie 222-La Belle 223-Ray 224-Hamilton 225-Salem 226-Saline 227-Cypress 228-Shelbina 229- ....•....... 230-St. James 231-Cardwell 232-Polo 233-Bucklin 234-St. Francois 235-Weatherby 236-Sedalia. 237-La Plata 238-Rushville 239-Hopewell 240-•........... 241-Palestine 242-Portland 243-Keystone 244-Middle Fabius 245-Knobnoster 246-Montgomery 247-Neosho 248- .•...•....••
1942 249-earroll 25O-Glensted 251-Hope 252- ....•....... 253-Larcdo 254-Butler 255-Alton 256-Shekinah 257-Lodge of Light 258. 259-Lodge of Love 260-Mechanicsville 261- ·.· . 262-Holden 263-Summit 264. 265-Corinthian 266-Soeial 267-Aurora 268-Lodge of Truth 269-Brotherhood 270-New Salem 271-So1omon 272-Granite 273-St. Clair 274-Cold Spring 275. 276-Grand River 277-Wm. D. Muir 278-Essex 279-Hogle's Creek 280. 281-Fenton 282-Cosmos 283-Stockton 284-Canopy 285-Earl 28'6-Urich 287-Craft 288-Hermitage 289-Graham 290-Fairmont 291-Edina 292-Lamar 293-Sareoxie 294-Mound City 295-Moniteau 296-Sparta 297-0zark 298-Sampson 299-Temple 300-Dorie
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GRAND LODGE OF· MISSOURI
301-WhiteHall 302-Lick Creek 303-0sage 3<Y4-Signal 305-Cecile Daylight 306-Ashlar 307-New London 30S-Parrott 309. 310-Sikeston 3ll-Kearney 312-Cuba 313-Meramec 314-Pine 315-Jerusalem 316-Rural 317-osborn 318-Eldorado 319-Paulville 320-Versailles 321-Jonathan 322-Hardin 323-Cornerstone 324-McDonald 325-Doekery 326-Linn 327-Mt. Zion 328-Cainsville 329-Kennedy 330-Paul Revere 3U-Charity 332-Exeello 333-.••••••••••• 334-Breekenridge 335-Joplin 336-Hallsville 337-Blue Springs 338-Hercll1aneum 339-Fidelity 340-Westport 341-Rockville 342-Circle 343-Agrieola 344-Mobel'1y 345-Fellowship 346-Arlington 347-America 348-Wadesburg 349-PoUoek 3So-Tyrian 3~U-Mo8aiC . 35S-Friend
353-Barnesville 354-Hebron a55-Adelphi 356-Ancient Landmark 357- ..•......... 358-Northwest 359-Garrett 360-Tuscan 361-Riddick 362-Hiram 363-Fraternal 364-Higginsville 365-Bayou 366-Adair 367-Barry 368-Crescent Hill 369-Composite 370-Williamstown 37l-Sheldon 372-Nonpareil 373-Belle 374. 375-Waynesville 376-King Hill 377-Ancient Craft 378-Berlin 379-Billings 380-Queen City 381-Ionia 382-..•.•..•...• 383-Pythagoras 384-East Prairie 385-Richland 386-Dayton 387-Woodside 388-Chula 389-Arcana 390-Marionville 391-Raytown 392-Christian 393-Beehive 394- .....••.•... 395-.........•.• 396-Western Lillht 397-Gower 398-Jasper 399-Pike 400-Decatur 401-:Carterville' 402-Malta
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403-Lowry City 404-Rosendale 405-Everton 406-Malden 407-Charleston 408-Montrose 409-Louisville 410-Iberia 4ll-Joppa 412-Appleton City 413-Valley 414-Greensburg 415-Hunnewell 416-Cache 417-Whitewater 418- ..........•• 419-8tar 420-Itaska 421-Urbana 422-Gate of the Temple 423-Galt 424-Samaritan. 425-Green Ridge 426-Rothville 427-Glenwood 428- ..•••....... 429-New Madrid 430-Winona 431- .. · . 432-Competition 433-Mack's Creek 434-WheeliDg 435-Rockbridge, 436-....•.•••.•• 437-......•..... 438-Temperance 439-Mt". Olive 440-Trowel 441-Exeelsior 442-Burlington 443-Anehor 444-Ada 445-West Gate 446-Ivanboe 447-Jaeoby. 448-Scbell City 449-..•.•••..•.. 4So-Belton .. 451-.·~·~ '", . '.: .. 452- .•. ·. .' :.•.
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505-Euclid 506-Lathrop 507-eIearmont 508-Saxton . 509-Van Buren 51o-New Hampton 511-Skidmore 5l2-Webb City 5l3-Senath 5I4-Granby 5l5-Galena 5l6-Milford 517. 5I8-0riental 5l9-Crane 52o-Clifton Heights 52I-Loekwood 522-Gate City 523-Stinson 524-Spickardsville 525-Cunninghatn 526-Wayne 527-Higbee 528-Conway 529-Apollo 530-......•.•... 53l-Lane's Prairie 532-Dexter . 533-Comfort 534--Columbia 535-Blackwell 536-Ingomar 48~oldwater 537-Bethel 486-Cairo. 538-Stella 487-Chilhowee 539-Dawn 488-,-Lock Spring .' , 540-':'Winigan 541-Jaeksonville 489-Lakeville 542-Ferguson 49O-Montevallo 491-Vandalia .. 543-Mansfield 544-Algabil 492-Daggett 545-Zalma 493-Vemon 494-Lewistown 546-0rient 495-Unity 547-South Gate 496-Robert Burns· . 548-eIinton 497-Eql1ality 549-Carl Junction 55O-Rose Hill 498-Pee·Dee 499-Harmony 55I-PendletoD 50O-Jameson 552-Calhou~ 553-eIarksburg 50I-Buckner 554-Foster. 502-Pblladelphia C503-Prairie Home: :. 555-Summersville- ,. SM--Platte City 556-Prairie ..
453-Forsyth 454--Continental 455-Hinton 456-Wallace 457-Jonesburg 458-Melville 459-Hazelwood - 46O-Lambskin 46I-Caruthersville 462-Santa Fe 463-Clifton 464--Concordia 465-Gaynor City 466-Southwest 467-Pleasant Hope 468-RedOak 469-Plato 47o-Nodaway 471-Mineral 472-Pickl'ring 473-Nineveh 474-Guilford 475-Golden 476-Mt. Hope 477-Henderson 478-..••••...... 479-Rich-Hill 48O-Jewel 48I-Marceline 482-Clintonville 483-Fairfax 484-Kirkwood
1942 557-Blairstown 558-Moscow 559-eIarksdale 560-Nelson 56I-Cowgill 562-••••••••••.. 563-York 564-Jamesport 565-Tebbetts 566-Maplewood 567-Miller 568-Naylor 569-Marlborough 57o-Republie 571-Hayti 572-Rutledge 573-Bernie 574---La Monte 575-Eastel' 576-0live 'Branch 577-Ewing 578-Forest Park 579-Grandin 580-Houston 58I-Illmo 582-Koshkonong 583-Novinger 584---....•....... 585-Shamrock 586-Criterion 587-Branson 588-St. Francisville 589-Grovespring 590-Advanee 591-Barnett 592-La Russell 593-Union 594-Blodgett 595-Cole Camp 596-Puxico 597-Bosworth 598-Leadwood 599-Elvins 60o-Cosby 601-eIayton .. 602-Aeaeia 603-Mol'eho.use 604-..•..•....... 605-:-Walker 606-Craig.. 607..........Emin~;': ~.~:> 608-Stratford ~ ...<"
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609-Warrenton 61o-Clark 611-Centertown 612-Mokane 613-Wellston 614-Mt. Washington 615-Chaffee 616. 617-8wope Park 618-Grandview 619-..•...••.... 62o-Willard 621-Anderson 622-Norwood 623- .••.•....... 624-0wensville 625-ShefJield 626-Magnolia 627- ....•.••....
628-Mendon , 629-Valley Park 630-East Gate 631-Tower Grove 632-Belgrade 633-Archie 634-Steele 635-Greentop 636- ........•... 637-Mountain View 63B-Triangle 639-Mizpah 64o-Jennings 641-Trinity 642-Benj. Franklin 643-Northeast 644-Grain Valley 645- .•.....••••• 646-Shaveh
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647-Noel 648-Ebner 649-University 65O-Parma 651-eIeveland 652-Pilgrim 653-Shawnee 654-Commonwealth 655-Gardenville 656-Country Club 657-Progress 65S-Purity 659-Alpha 660-Holliday 661-Theodore Roosevelt 662-eIarence 663-Rockhill 664-Aldrich
ALPHABETIOAL LIST OF LODGES-LOCATIONS- DISTRICTS A No.
Name of Locke
Location of LodJre
County
District
602 Acacia Columbia Boone .......•....•26 444 Ada Orrick .Ray 23 366 Adair Kirksville Adair ...•.........• 2 355 Adelphi Edgerton Platte ..........•.. 21 590 Advance Advance .....•....Stoddard ..•....•.••50 10 Agency .Agency .•........ .Buchanan ....•..... 9 343 Agricola .Petersburg Henry .........•... 37 Kansas City ,Jackson .........•.. 22 219 Albert Pike 664 Aldrich .Aldrich .Polk •......•.•.•. .41 544 Algabil ......•......St. Louis .......................•..... 33-B 198 Allensville Allendale Worth ...•••.•..••• 6 . 659 Alpha N. Kansas City Clay .....••..•.••.. 22 108 Altamont Altamont Daviess .•......•.•. 10 255 . Alton ............•..Alton ••.......... Oregon ..•.••.•.... 53 347 America St. Louis ................•.••.•....•.. 33-B 141 Amsterdam •..•....• Amsterdam ......• Bates ••..•....•.••• 35 33-B 443 Anchor .....•..•.••.University City King City .•.......Gentry . • • . . • . • . • •• 6 377 Ancient Craft 356 Ancient Landmark Harrisburg .•..... Boone .••••......•. 26 621 Anderson ........••.Anderson •..•..... McDonald .•••.•.•••56 Clay •...•......... 11 193 Angerona .........• .:Missouri City 529 Apollo .•...•.•..•••.St. Louis .....•.................••.•.. 83-B 412 'Appleton City Appleton City St. Clair •....•..... 37 889 Arcana Harris .••..•...•. Sullivan ••••..•••••• 8 633 Archie •......•..•••.Archie ..........•.Cass •••..•..••.•••• 84 6 - Ark ••..•........•..Newark .....•.... Knox •........ -..•._-. 2 346 Arlington ..••••..•• .Dixon .•......•.•.Pulaski ••.••.••••.. 39
104 No.
70 55 100 156 306 127 267 26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodce
Location of Lodge
County
1942 District
Armstrong .•........Armstrong .•..... .Howard •........... 25 Arrow Rock Arrow Rock ......•Saline ..••......•.• 24 Ash Grove Ash Grove .......• Greene ....••.•.•..• 45 Ashland ....••..••.. Ashland ••........ Boone .......•..... 26 Ashlar •............ Commerce Scott •.......••.••• 50 Athens .•....•....•. Albany ..•........Gentry ............• 6 Aurora St. Louis ............••............... 33-A Ava .............•. .Ava ....•........ Douglas ..•...•.•••• '6
B 217 591 116 353 367 365 3 393 632 373 450 170 642 378 573 97 537 379 150 41 535 557 594 153 102 337 101 195 45 597 587 135 334 80 86 269 203 233 501
Barbee .....•..•••.. Sweet Springs Saline 24 Barnett Barnett Morgan .........•.. 58 Barnes Cabool Texas 46 Barnesville....•.... Ellington Reynolds 47 Barry .•............Washburn Barry 55 Bayou .•.....•. · .Bakersfield. . . . . . . Ozark •.........•.. 53 Beacon St. Louis ..•.....................•..•• 33-A Ray •.............• 23 Beehive Lawson Belgrade .•......... Belgrade Washington 40 Belle .•............ .Belle••...........Maries 39 Belton Cass .............•• 34 Belton Utica Livingston .•...•.•• 12 Benevolence Benjamin Franklin .. St. Louis 33-B Berlin .Berlin ·.Gentry 6 Bernie Bernie Stoddard 51 Bethany Bethany Harrison ..........• 5 Shelby 14 BetheL .Bethel. Billings Billings Christian 54 Birming Faucett Buchanan •......•.. 9 St. Francois .48 Bismarck Bismarck Blackwell .•.........Blackwell St. Francois •...•.•• 40 Henry ........••••. 37 Blairstown .Blairstown Blodgett .Blodgett Scott 50 Bloomfield ..•.•...••Bloomfield Stoddard 50 Macon ...........•• 14 Bloomington ...••... Bevier Jackson .•.•.......• 59 Blue Springs .....•.. Blue Springs Bogard Bogard Carroll 20 Bolivar ••.......•...Bolivar Polk .........•..... 41 57 Bonhomme .•....... .Ballwin ..•....... St. Louis Carroll .........•... 20 Bosworth ..•........ Bosworth Branson .•••........Branson Taney 54 Braymer ..••...•... .Braymer Caldwell 12 Breckenridge .Breckenridge Caldwell 12 Bridgeton •.....••.. .st. John's Station. St. Louis •.......... 57 Linn •..........•.• 13 Brookfield .........• Brookfield St. Joseph Buchanan •..•.•..•• 9 Brotherhood ~ ...•Brumley Miller ..•••....•••. 38 Brumley Linn 13 Bucklin .Bucklin Buckner •...•....... Buckner .: ...•... .Jackson .•.••••••.•. 59
1942 No.
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge
Location of Lodge
County
105 District
442 Burlington .Burlington J ct.•.. Nodaway .••..•.•.. 7 254 Butler ••••.•..••••. .Butler .•••....... .Bates •.......•..•.. 35 C
416 328 486 552 183 38 63 169 284 231 549 249 401 197 461 147 305 172 611 81 59 615 185 331 407 ,487 392 388 342 662 610 553 559 17 207 601 507 651 463 520 161 548 482 274 485
Cache St. Louis ..........••................. 33-B Harrison •.......••• 5 Cainsville ..........•Cainsville Cairo Cairo Randolph ......•••. 18 Henry .........••.• 37 Calhoun Calhoun California California Moniteau .......•.. 31 Callao .•...........•Callao Macon .........•.•• 14 Cambridge•........•Slater •...........Saline ........•.... 24 Camden Point Camden Point Platte •............ 21 Canopy .Aurora Lawrence ........•• 55 Cardwell Cardwell Dunklin 51 Carl Junction Carl Junction Jasper ........•.•. 44 Carroll Norborne Carroll ....••...•.. 20 Carterville Carterville ..••....J asper ..........••. 44 Carthage Carthage •........ Jasper 44 Caruthersville Caruthersville Pemiscot ....•..•.•• 51 Cass •.............• 34 Cass .•............. Harrisonville Kansas City Jackson 22 Cecile-Daylight Censer Macon Macon ~ .....•. 14 Centertown Centertown Cole -.........•. 31 Central Molino Audrain .........•. 27 Centralia : Centralia Boone ' 26 .scott 50 Chaffee •...........•Chaffee Chamois Chamois Osage 31 St. Joseph Buchanan 9 Charity Charleston Charleston Mississippi ...•..... 50 Chilhowee Chilhowee Johnson .........•. 36 Christian Oak Grove J ackson .........•. 59 Livingston ........• 12 Chula .•............ Chula St. Clair .......•.•. 37 Circle •..•.......... Roscoe .shelby .•.........•• 14 Clarence .•......... ;Clarence Clark Clark Randolph ....•..... 18 Clarksburg Clarksburg Moniteau 31 Clarksdale Clarksdale De Kalb ..•........ 10 Clarksville ..•....... Clarksville Pike 16 Clay Excelsior Springs ..Clay .....•...•....• 11 Clayton Clayton St. Louis 57 Clearmont Clearmont N odaway .....•.•.• 7 Cleveland Cleveland Cass 34 Clifton ..•..•....... Thayer Oregon ..........•. 53 C~fton Heights St. Louis 33-A Clifton Hill Clifton Hill Randolph ...•..•... 18 Clinton ..•..........Clinton ..••...... Henry ..........••. 37 El Dorado Springs .Cedar ...........• .42 Clintonville Leeton Johnson 36 Cold Spring Cold Water Drexel. Cass 34
106 No.
595 168 534 533 654 120 432 369 464 454 528 36 265 323 600 282 656 561 287 606 519 368 586 312 525 227
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge
Location of Lodge
County
1942 District
Cole Camp ....•..... Cole Camp Benton 36 Colony .•........... Colony •.......•.. Knox •............. 2 Columbia ......•.•.. Pacific Franklin ..••....... 32 Barry 55 Comfort Wheaton Commonwealth St. Louis 33·A Platte 21 Compass ..•.•.......Parkville Competition Competition Laclede .........•. 38 Composite ......•... Doniphan Ripley •............ 52 23 Concordia Concordia .•...... Lafayette Continental Stewartsville .De Kalb 10 38 Conway Conway Laclede Cooper ....•........ Boonville Cooper 25 Corinthian Warrensburg J ohnson 36 Cornerstone St. Louis 33·B Cosby Cosby Andrew • . . . . . . . . .. 9 St. Louis .............••.............. 33-B Cosmos Kansas City Jackson 22 Country Club Cowgill ..•.......•..Cowgill Caldwell 12 Craft Canton , Lewis 15 Craig Craig Holt 8 Crane ..........•... Crane Stone 54 Adrian .Bates 35 Crescent Hill Criterion Alba J asper 44 Cuba Cuba Crawford 39 Cunningham ......•. Sumner Chariton 19 Linn 13 Cypress Laclede D
492 539 400 88 137 119 39 532 325 300
Daggett McKittrick Dawn Ludlow Decatur Pierce City Defiance Sheridan Birch Tree Delphian De Soto De Soto DeWitt .....•...... .DeWitt Dexter ............• Dexter Dockery ......•..... Meadville Doric Elkland
Montgomery 28 Livingston •........ 12 Lawrence 55 Worth 6 Shannon 47 Jefferson .40 Carroll ........•.... 20 Stoddard 50 Linn 13 45 Webster
E
285 630 384 575 291 318 648
Earl .............•• Coffey .•......... Daviess 10 East Gate Kansas City Jackson 22 East Prairie .East Prairie Mississippi 50 Easter .st. Clair Franklin 32 Edina Edina ••••••.•••• .Knox .•.•.......... 2 Eldorado Luray Clark . . . . . . . . .. 1 Elmer Elmer .Macon 14
1942 No.
599 607 14 497 121 278 505 73 27 405 577 332 441
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodp
Location of Lodae
CountJ'
107 District
Elvins •.....••..•.• .Flat River .•...... St. Francois •....... 48 Eminence .Eminence .shannon ...•..•..•. 47 Eolia••••....•..... .Eolia••..•...•... Pike •.....•••...... 16 Equality •.......... .Newburg ..•......Phelps .....•...•... 39 Erwin •••...........St. Louis ...............•..••.•.....•• 33-A Essex •............. Essex ..•......... Stoddard .....••... 50 Euclid ....•......•. .at. Louis .•.......•.....••.•.......... 33-A Eureka .•..•........Brunswick ....••..Chariton ......•.... 19 Evergreen •..•...... New Haven Franklin .....•..... 32 Everton Everton Dade 42 Ewing Ewing .•......... :Lewis .........•...15 Excello Excello Macon 14 Excelsior Jackson ........•. Cape Girardeau 49 F
483 290 44 132 47 345 281 542 339 23 214 578 453 554 212 192 363 352 89 48
Fairfax Fairfax Atchison .........•• 8 Fairmont .......••••Wyaconda Clark ...•......•..• 1 Fair Play .......•.. .Fair Play •...•... .Polk •............. 41 Farmington .......••Farmington St. Francois 48 Fayette .Fayette Howard .........•.. 25 Fellowship ......•...Joplin Jasper ......•.•...• 44Fenton Fenton St. Louis 57 F~rgU8on Ferguson St. Louis ....•..•.. 57 Fidelity Farley Platte •............ 21 Florida .Florida .Monroe 17 Forest City .Forest City Holt ....•.........• 8 Forest Park St. Louis 33-B Forsyth Forsyth Taney 54 Foster ..•........•. .Foster Bates ~ 35 Four Mile ..........•Campbell Dunklin .........•. 51 Frankford •......... Frankford...•..•.Pike •••.........•. 16 Fraternal. Robertsville .Franklin 32 Friend •...•........ Ozark •...•.......Christian 54 Friendship ........•.Chillicothe Livingston 12 Fulton ............•,Fulton Callaway .•......... 27 G
515 106 423 655 359 522 422 485 125 9
Galena Galena Stone •............. 54 Gallatin Gallatin Daviess 10 Galt .•............. Galt .•........... Grundy 4 Gardenville Gardenville St. Louis 57 Garrett .Areola Dade ..•........... 42 Gate City•.......•••Kansas City J aekson •••.......... 22 Gate of the Temple .•.Spljng1ield Greene ....•........ 45 Gaynor City •.•.•••• .Parnell.••.•..... .Nodaway 7. Gentryville ~ •••..••• .Gentryville•...... Gentry • . • • • • . . • . .. 6 Geori8 Washin,ton .. St. Louis •••.••.....•••..•............ SS-B
108 No.
250 427 475 218 72 391 289 644 514 579 276 618 272 66 173 159 425 414 635 107 178 589 474
1942
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge
Location of Lodge
County
District
Glensted Glensted .Morgan ..........•. 58 Glenwood Glenwood Schuyler ..........• 1 Golden .•••..•. ~.•.• Golden City ....•..Barton ..........• .43 Good Hope ........• .st. Louis .............•............... 33-B Gorin ..•........... Gorin ••..•.•..... Scotland ..•....•••• 1 Gower •.............Gower .•..•.......Clinton ••••••.••••• 11 Graham .•.......... Graham ...••..... Nodaway •.••.•.••• 7 Grain Valley ...•.... Grain Valley ....•.Jackson ••...•••••• 59 Granby ...•...... Newton •.........•• 56 Granby Grandin .•.......... Grandin Carter .•...•..•..•. 47 Freeman Cass ..••..•..•..••. 34 Grand River Jackson ...•.•..... 59 Grandview Grandview Granite •......••... .sedalia••......... Pettis .......•.••.. 36 Grant City Grant City Worth .....•..•.... 6 Gray Summit .•......Gray Summit Franklin 32 Green City Green City Sullivan ........•••• 3 Green Ridge Green Ridge Pettis •............ 36 Greensburg Greensburg Knox 2 Greentop ....•...... Greentop Schuyler 1 52 Greenville Greenville .•...... Wayne Griswold .•......... Bellflower Montgomery .....••. 28 Grovespring Grovespring ......•Wright .46 Guilford Guilford Nodaway .•.......• 7 H
216 336 224 188 322 499 171 21 571 459 354 117 37 477 338 123 288 187 104 211 527 364 455 362
Hale City Hale Carroll 20 Hallsville Hallsville Boone 26 Hamilton Hamilton Caldwell ........••. 12 HannibaL '. •.. Hannibal. Marion ........•... 15 Hardin Hardin Ray 20 Harmony St. Louis ............•.....•.......... 33-B Hartford Hartford Putnam ..........•. 3 Havana ............•McFall Gentry 6 Hayti. Hayti. Pemiscot .•......... 51 Hazelwood Seymour Webster .45 Hebron .Mexico Audrain 27 Helena Rochester Andrew 9 Hemple JIemple Clinton 11 .45 Henderson Rogersville Webster Herculaneum Herculaneum J efferson 40 Hermann Hermann Gasconade 32 Hermitage Hermitage Hickory 41 Hermon Liberal. .........•Barton .........•.. 43 Heroine ..•......... Kansas City Jackson 22 Hickory Hill Eugene ..........•Cole 31 Higbee Randolph 18 Higbee Higginsville JIigginsville Lafayette ..••..•... 23 Hinton Hinton .........•.Boone .........•... 26
Hiram ....•..•..... Kahoka
Clark ...••.•.••••.
1
194:2 No.
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of ~e
Location of Lodge
County
109 District
279 262 660 49 251 239 215 580 4 130 32 415 30
Hogle's Creek •...••. Wheatland ....•...Hickory ....•.•••• .41 Holden .••.........•Holden ........•..Johnsen •••...••••• 36 Holliday .•.•...•... .Holliday •......•. Monroe •••...•..••. 17 Holt .•...•........• Holt .•.....•..... Clay .•.••..•.•••••. 11 Franklin .••••..•••• 32 Hope •.••...•.•...•.Washington Hopewell ...•....... Lesterville Reynolds ••••.••••• 41 Hornersville Hornersville Dunklin .......•••• 51 Houston ..•.........Gant ...••.•......Audrain ......•••.• 27 Howard .•.......... New Franklin Howard ..•..••..•• 25 Hume .••........... Bume Bates ••••••..••.••• 35 Humphreys .......•. Hutnphreys Sullivan •...•••..••• 3 Hunnewell ........•• Hunnewell. Shelby •.•••..•...•. 14 Huntsville Huntsville Randolph .•....••.• 18
410 581 76 54 536 381 154 143 420 446
Iberia ..•..........•Iberia •...........Miller •.....•..•••• 88 Dltno ••..•...•..••• ~llmo •••...•....• Scott •.•.........•• 50 Independenee ....•.. Jndependence ..... Jackson •........... 59 Index .•............ Garden City ..•..•.Cass ..........•.... 34 Ingomar ..........••Willow Springs ....Howell ..........•. 53 Ionia .Eldon ••••.••.•... Miller ......•.••••• 58 Ionic Desloge •......... St. Francois ......•. 48 Irondale Irondale Washington •••.••.. 40 Itaska .st. Louis .............•...•..•........ 33-A Kansas City Jackson .•.•......•. 22 , Ivanhoe
I
J 82 541 447 500 564 398 43 640 315 480 164 321 457 335 411
Jackson .•........•• Linneus •......... Linn •..........••• 13 Jacksonville ......•. ..r acksonville " Randolph ..•...•.•• 18 Jacoby .......•..... Darlington Gentry .......•.•..• 6 10 Jameson J ameson .•....... .Daviess Jamesport Jamesport Daviess 10 Jasper Jasper Jasper ...........•• 44 Jefferson Jefferson City Cole .•............. 31 Jennings ..rennings ......•.. St. Louis 57 oJerico Springs Cedar ............•. 42 J erusaletn Pleasant Hill Cass .............• 34 Jewel Joachim Hillsboro •........ Jefferson .40 Jonathan Denver Worth •............. 6 Jonesburg Jonesburg Montgomery 28 Joplin Joplin Jasper .•..•......• 44 Joppa Hartville Wright : .46 K
220 Kansas City Kansas City oJackson .........•.. 22 311 Kearney ••..........Kearney ••••.••••.Clay ..••...••••..•• 11 329 Kennedy Elmo ••••••.••••• Nodaway •• • • • • • • •• 1 68 Kennett ....•...•... Kennett .....•....Dunklin .•••..••...• 51 243 Keystone, .. , ... " .. Louis .... ,.",...•. , •... , .... , ..•. SS-A
st.
110 No.
376 118 105 484 245 582
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of J..odp
Location of Lodge
County
1942 District
King Hill St. Joseph ......•.Buchanan 9 Kingston ..........• Kingston .•.......Caldwell ......•...• 12 Kirksville Kirksville Adair ............• 2 Kirkwood ......•... Kirkwood St. Louis 57 Knobnoster .•......• Knobnoster ..••... Johnson ••.•...••.. 36 Koshkonong Koshkonong Oregon ...•.....•.. 53
L 222 83 115 489 292 460 574 531 237 253 592 506 145 598 77 494 149 31 302 138 326 152 51 521 488 257 259 268 128 409 403
La Belle ..•...•.••.•La Belle ...••.... .Lewis •..........•.. 15 Lebanon Laclede 38 Laclede Laddonia Laddonia Audrain 27 Lakeville .........•. Bell City ..•...... Stoddard •........•. 50 Lamar ..•.......... Lamar ..........• Barton •..........• 43 Lambskin St. Louis ......•...••.•............... 33-B LaMonte LaMonte Pettis 36 Lane's Prairie Vichy ••......•...Maries 39 La Plata La Plata Macon 14 Laredo ..•.......... Laredo ..•........Grundy ..•.......•. 4 La Russell La Russell. ....•..J asper 44 Lathrop Lathrop •.........Clinton 11 Latimer Licking Texas 39 Leadwood .........• Leadwood St. Francois •...... .48 Lebanon Steelville ...••....Crawford 39 15 Lewistown Lewistown .•..... Lewis Lexington ...•...... Lexington ••...... Lafayette ........•. 23 Liberty .•.......... Liberty .•........ Clay ..•..........•• 11 Lick Creek Perry •.......•... Ralls ..••.........• 15 .Andrew 9 Lincoln ...........• .Fillmore Linn •.••..........•Linn .•........•..Osage •............ 31 Linn Creek .........•Camdenton Camden •......•.... 38 25 Livingston Glasgow .Howard Lockwood Lockwood Dade .••.........•. 42 Lock Spring Daviess .......••... 10 Lock Spring Lodge of Light Eagleville Harrison •.......... 5 Lodie of Love ..•••• .Lancaster .•...... Schuyler .......•.•• 1 Macon 14 Lodge of Truth .••...Atlanta Lorraine ......•.... .Ridgeway Harrison . . . . .. 5 29 Louisville Louisville Lincoln Lowry City ,Lowry City St. Clair 37 M
433 Mack's G.reek ...•... Maek's Creek 91 Madison .•..........Madison 626 Magnolia •.......... St. Louis 112 Maitland Maitland 406 Malden Malden Malta Bend 402 . Malta 543 Mansfield Mansfield 566!laplewood Maplewood
Camden ...........• 38 Monroe 17 33·A Holt • • • . • . . . . . • . .• 8 .Dunklin 51 Saline 24 :Wrigbt 46 St.Louia ....•..•..• 57
1942 No.
481 110 390 569 324 260 458 16 628 313 35 2 85 244 42 516 567 151 4: 71 1 639 344 144 612 129 295 64 490 246 58 408 603 184 351 558 294 614 158 637 476 439 40 99 327 221
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodae
Location of Lodge
County
111 District
Marceline ..•....... .Marceline Linn •.••.•....•••• 13 Marcus .••.••.••....Fredericktown .•.. Madison .......•.•. 48 Marionville .•......• Marionville ....•..Lawrence .......•••55 Marlborough (Jackson Co.) .Jackson .••.......•. 59 McDonald •.••..•.•• Independence Jackson ..........•. 59 Mechanicsville •.••.. .Defiance .st. Charles ....••... 30 Melville Dadeville Dade .....•........ 42 Memphis ••••..•.•.. Memphis Scotland 1 Mendon Mendon Chariton .........•. 19 Meramec ..•...•..•. Eureka .st. Louis 57 Mercer •..........•. Princeton Mercer •.........•. 4 Meridian ..•...•..•. St. Louis ••.........•••.............•. 33-B 24 Miami ..•.••....... Miami ••••....... Saline Middle Fabius .Downing Schuyler :..... 1 Middle Grove ....•.. Middle Grove Monroe .......•.... 17 Milford Milford •......... Barton 43 Miller •.••....••....Miller ..•.........Lawrence . ~ ; 55 Milton .Milton Randolph 18 MineraL Oronogo .Jasper .•.•......... 44 Missouri ...•••....••St. Louis 33-A Mizpah ••..•.••..•.•St. Louis ............••..•.••......... 33-B Moherly ......•..... Moberly .••...... .Randolph ......••.. 18 Modern .Humansville Polk .41 Mokane Mokane Callaway 27 Monett Monett...•...... .Barry 55 Moniteau ..•.....•..Jamestown ....•.. Moniteau ........•• 31 Monroe....•....... .Monroe City Monroe 11 Montevallo •.....•.. Montevallo Vernon .43 Montgomery Montgomery City ..Montgomery 28 Monticello Monticello ......•.Lewis ••..........• 15 Henry 37 Montrose ...••...... Montrose Morehouse .••.•..•.. Morehouse ..•••...New Madrid 50 Morley ••...•....•.. Morley ••......... Scott ........•••... 50 Mosaic ••....••..... Belleview .•.......Iron ..•.••......... 48 Moscow •••.....•... Moscow Mills ....• Lincoln ........•... 29 Mound City ...•••..• Mound City Holt ...•........... 8 Jackson ••......... 59 Mount Washington .. .Mt. Washington Wright ........•... 46 Mountain Grove Mountain Grove Mountain View Mountain View Howell ..•.......•• 53 Mt. Hope Odessa Lafayette ~ .. 23 Mt. Olive Rogersville;R. 3..•Webster ••.....•.. .45 Mt. Moriah ,St. Louis ...........•••.............•• 33-A Mt. Vernon .•.•..••. .Mt. Vernon Lawrence •.......•• 55 Mt. Zion West Plains Howell 53 Mystic Tie .•.•..•..•Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau •.•.. 49 N
25 Naphtali •••.••..•.• .st. Louis ...........•••..•••.......•.. 33-B 568 Naylor ...........•. Naylor ........••.Ripley •••..••.•.•.. 52
112 No.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodire
Location of Lodge
County
1942 District
560 247 60 510 199 307 429 270 473 470 647 372 643 157 358 622 583
Nelson Nelson Saline 24 Neosho .....•.....•.Neosho .••.....•..Newton •..•........ 56 New Bloomfield .New Bloomfield Callaway •.......... 27 New Hampton .New Hampton Harrison .....•..... 5 New Hope .........• Elsberry •••••.•.. Lincoln ...•........ 29 New London •.•..•.. New London ..•... Ralls 15 New Madrid ......•. 51 New Madrid .•....•. ,New Madrid New Salem ........•.Winfield •.•...... Lincoln •..•........ 29 Nineveh ........•.•• Olney .•.••.•.•.•.Lincoln ...•.......• 29 Nodaway Maryville .Nodaway ........•. 7 Noel .•............. Noel .••.•........McDonald 56 NonpareiL East Lynne ...•...Cass 34 Northeast .Kansas City Jackson 22 North Star .Rockport Atchison 8 Northwest Tarkio Atchison 8 Wright .46 Norwood .........•..Norwood Novinger Novinger Adair .. 2
163 134 576 139 546 518 303 317 7 624 297
OccidentaL St. Louis Olean Olean St. Louis Olive Branch Oregon Oregon Orient .Kansas City OrientaL Blackburn Osage Nevada Osborn Osborn O'Sullivan Walnut Grove Owensville Owensville Ozark •............. Fair Grove
o Miller Holt Jackson Saline Vernon De Kalb Greene Gasconade Greene
33·A 58 33·A 8 22 24 43 10 .45 32 45
p 241 18 19 650 308 65 11 330 319 498 551 92 502 136 472 399 652
Palestine ..•........ St. Charles St. Charles 30 Palmyra Palmyra Marion 15 Paris Union Paris Monroe ..•......... 17 Parma Parma New Madrid 51 Parrott .Maysville De Kalb 10 Pattonsburg Pattonsburg Daviess 10 Pauldingville Wright City •......Warren 30 Paul Revere St. Louis 33·A Paulville Hurdland •....... Adair .............• 2 Pee Dee ..•..........Musselfork Chariton 19 Pendleton Doe Run St. Francois ......•• 48 Perseverance Louisiana ~ Pike ••...........•. 16 Philadelphia Philadelphia Marion •.......•.•• 15 Phoenix Bowling Green Pike 16 Pickering .Pickering Nodaway 7 Pike Curryville Pike .............•. 16 Pilgrim ,St. Louis .................•........... 33·B
1942 No.
182 314 469 504 113 160 142 467 176 79 349 232 95 209 166 242 131 556 503 179 657 148 658 190 596 180 383
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Loop
Location of Loda'e
County
113 District
Pilot Knob .••...•.. .Richville Douglas .••.•...••• 46 Pine •••.••....••..• Bardley ••.•. Ripley ••..••••.•••• 52 Plato ••••........•• Plato ..•....•.... Texas .•.•....•...•• 46 Platte City .•••..... .Platte City •...... Platte ....•....•..•. 21 Plattsburg Plattsburg •.......Clinton 11 Pleasant .•••••..... .Morrisville Polk .•.....•....... 41 Pleasant Grove Otterville Cooper ..•....•..••• 25 Pleasant Hope .Pleasant Hope Polk ......••.••••. 41 Point Pleasant ••.•.. Conran ••........ .New Madrid •••..••• 51 Polar Star ••..•..... St. Louis ..........•.•..•••..........• 33·B Pollock ....•......•.Pollock .•........ Sullivan .•.••••••••. 3 Polo ...•........•.. Polo ....•........ Caldwell .: .•.••.••. 12 Pomegranate St. Louis ...............•.••..•..•..•• 33-A Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff Butler ••.......•... 52 Portageville ......•. .Portageville ..•... New Madrid ....•••. 51 Portland ••......... Readsville ..•..... Callaway ••••••••••• 27 Potosi. .•...•.....• .Potosi. ..........•Washington .....•.•40 Prairie Gilman City ....•..Harrison 5 Prairie Home ..•...• Prairie Home Cooper •••..•....•. 25 Pride of the West .•.. St. Louis 33-B Progress .st. Louis ...............•.•........... 33-B Purdy ............• .Purdy Barry ••.••..•...... 55 Purity ..•.••....... St. Louis .................•..••••..... 33-A Putnam ...........• Newtown Sullivan .••.......• 3 Puxico Puxico ....•...... Stoddard .....•..•.. 50 Pyramid ..........• .st. Louis 33-A Pythagoras ....•.... Cassville Barry •.•.•••••.... 55 # ••••
Q
380 Queen City •.••••.••.Queen City ..•..•..Schuyler ........... 1 Nodaway 196 Quitman ••.•••..•...Quitman 1
R 33 201 223 391 468 570 479 385 57 361 13 496 61 435 663
Ralls .....•.•..•.•••Center •.•...•.... Ralls ••••.•..••.•.• 15 Nodaway •...•...•• 1 Ravenwood .......•• .Ravenwood Ray ••.•.....•......Camden Ray ...•.•......... 23 Raytown .........•. .Raytown Jackson •..•.....•.. 59 Red Oak Red Oak Lawrence 55 Republic ..........• .Republic Greene .45 Rich Hill Rich Hill Bates 35 Richland ..•......•. .Richland Pulaski ......••..•. 38 Richmond .Richmond ..•...•. Ray ..••...•.•..•.. 23 Riddick ..•••••.•••• Buffalo .•••..•.•. Dallas •••....•••••• 41 Rising Sun Barry Platte 21 Robert Burns Gainesville ...••...Ozark ........•.... 53 Rocheport. I • • • • • • • • . Rocheport ••...... Boone ......•...... 26 Rockbridge ••......• Rockbridge Ozark •.••••••.••••. 46 Rockhill Kansas City Jackson 22
114 No.
341 213 550 404 426 204 316 238 90 572
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of LodKe
Location of Lodge
County
1942 District
Rockville •.......... Rockville Bates •..........•. 35 Rolla ...••....••.•• .Rolla.•..•....... Phelps ..••.....•.•• 39 Rose Hill ........••. St. Louis ••..........•••.•..••......•• 33-A Rosendale .Rosendale .•...- Andrew •.........•• 9 Rothville Rothville .•....... Chariton ••.....•... 19 21 Rowley Dearborn •........Platte Rural Kansas City Jackson .••••..•.... 22 Rushville Rushville ••....... Buchanan .•.......• 9 Russellville •.••..... .Russellville ....•.. Cole 31 Scotland •••..•••••• 1 Rutledge ..•........ oRutledge S
225 226 208 424 298 462 293 71 508 448 126 236 513 585 646 653 625 256 228 371 304 310 75 511 266 271 206 200 547 466 296 524 155 96 273 588 234
Salem .•.....•.•.•.. Salem ..•.........Dent ••....••...•.• 39 Ste. Genevieve ...•.. 48 Saline ••..........••St. Mary's Chariton •.•••...••. 19 Salisbury ..•........Salisbury .•...' Samaritan ..•....... Bonne Terre St. Francois .•...... 48 Sampson ....•...... Lutie.•.......... Ozark .••...•..•... 53 Santa Fe Santa Fe Monroe ...........• 17 Sarcoxie .•........•.Sarcoxie .••...... .Jasper ...••••.••••. 44 Savannah Savannah ~ndrew ...•..••...• 9 Saxton ..•.•........ Saxton Buchanan .•....•... 9 .43 Schell City Schell City Vernon Seaman .•.......... .:Milan .•.......... Sullivan .•..•.....• 3 Sedalia Sedalia Pettis 36 Senath Senath ......•....Dunklin .•...•..•••. 51 Shamrock .shamrock Callaway •••••••.••. 27 Shaveh .•........... St. Louis ........•.....•••.•...••••••• 33-A Shawnee •.........•.Warsaw .•..•...••Benton •.•.•..••.•. 36 Kansas City J aekson •.•••.....•• 22· Sheffield Festus .•..•...... Jefferson ...•..••..40 Shekinah Shelbina Shelbina •••.••... Shelby ......•.•.•.• 14 Vernon ......••.•.. 43 Sheldon ....••.......Sheldon Signal .•......•••.• ~indenmines JBarton •...••...... 43 Sikeston....•.......Sikeston....•.....Scott ••......•..••• 50 Silex ........•......Silex •.••........ Lincoln ......••••.• 29 Skidmore Skidmore Nodaway ....•.•.•• 7 Audrain ........•.. 27 Social. •..........•.Martinsburg Solomon Springfield ....•.. Greene •....•...... 45 Somerset Powersville Putnam •.•....•...• 3 Sonora Watson ...•••.... Atchison •.......... 8 oJaekson •.•........ 22 South Gate •........ Kansas City Southwest •......... Southwest City ...•McDonald .....••... 56 Sparta Sparta ••••....... Christian 54 Spickardsville Spickard Grundy •••••••••••• 4: Spring Hill ..••..... Spring Hill .•..... Livingston ....•...• 12 St. Andrews .shelbyville •.......Shelby •••.....••.• 14 St. Clair Osceola .......•.. St. Clair 37 St. Francisville ..••..Wayland ••.•..... Clark 1 St. Francois ..••.•.. Libertyville ..•....St. Francois ••....•• 48
1942 No.
230 .28 78 20, 93 109 419 133 634 538 523 283 608 174 69 555 263 617
GRAND LODGE _OF MISSOURI Name of LoQe
Location of Lodp
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115 District
St. James .•.••....•.St. James .•...... .Phelps •••.•.......• 89 St. John's ..•..••... Hannibal ..••.....Marion ••.......... 15 St. Joseph St. Joseph Buchanan 9 St. Louis ...••...... .st. Louis •••••••.•..••••••••.•••••.••• 33-B St. Mark's Cape Girardeau ,Cape Girardeau 49 Stanberry Stanberry Gentry 6 Star ...•...........•TabervilIe St. Clair 37 Star of the West Ironton Iron 48 Steele .••.••......•.Steele ••..........Pemiscot 51 Stella ••..•......... Stella •••..•...... Newton ~ ....•.•• 56 Stinson 'stinson ..•........Lawrence •......... 55 Stockton .stockton Cedar •............. 42 Strafford Strafford Greene 45 Sturgeon Sturgeon Boone 26 Sullivan Sullivan .•........Franklin 32 Summersville .summersville Texas .46 Summit ' -~ .•Lee's Summit Jackson 59 Swope Park Kansas City Jackson 22 T
565 438 299 177 661 56 631 111 638 205 641 122 440 34 360 114 350 12
Tebbetts ..•.......••Tebbetts Callaway 27 Temperance ,Smithville Clay 11 Temple ...........• -.Kansas City Jackson 22 Texas ........•...•. Houston Texas •............. 46 Theodore Roosevelt .. University City St. Louis .......•... 33-B Tipton Tipton Moniteau 31 Tower Grove .•...... St. Louis ...........•................. 33-B Trenton Trenton Grundy ...........• 4 Triangle ..........• 'st. Louis 33-A Trilumina Marshall. Saline 24 Trinity .......•..•..St. Louis ............••.•............. 33-A Triplett Triplett Chariton 19 Trowel. ...•.....•.. Marble Hill Bollinger 49 Troy...•...........Troy ...•••••.... Lincoln 29 Tuscan •....•.....•. St. Louis .............••.............. 33-A Twilight Columbia Boone 26 Tyrian Johnstown .Bates 35 Tyro ; ....•Caledonia ........•Washington ..••.... 40
u 593 124 210 5 495 649 411 286.'
Union ...•..........Union .•.........•.Franklin ..........• 32 Union Star ~ .Union Star ......• De Kalb 10 Unionville •.•.... ~ .• 'Unionville Putnam ......•...... 3United ••.•..••..•.. Springfield ••...- Greene ......•.......45 -Unity ••••••••....•• Richards ..•.••..• 17ernon 43 University ••.. ~ •••••University City..• .at. Louis ....••..•.•••. 33-A: Urbana••....•..•..•Urbana....•...-. ~Dallas ...•..•....••41 . Urich •...•.••.•..•.-Urich •.• ~ •..-•.. 0., .:Henry ......•.•.•. ~ •. 37 :
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1942
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413 629 509 491 493 320 94 62
Name of Lodge
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District
Valley.'. ....•.....• .Bolckow .•........Andrew ........•.•• 9 St. Louis .........•. 57 Valley Park ........•Valley Park Van Buren ....•..•••Van Buren Carter ............• 47 Vandalia .........•• Vandalia Audrain 27 Vernon •......•....•Bronaugh Vernon •........... 43 Versailles •••••..•..•Versailles ..•••••• Morgan •••.......•. 58 Vienna ............• Vienna .....•.....Maries ...•....•...• 39 Vincil Cameron Clinton 11 W
348 52 605' 456 74 609 87 61 526 375 235 512 98 84 22 613 194 46 445 103 396 15 53 340 202 434 301 417 162 620 370 29 540 430 277 387 24
Wadesburg .•.....•. Creighton Cass •..•.....•••.•• 34 Wakanda Carrollton Carroll ...•.••..... 20 Walker ..•.........•Walker .........•.Vernon ...•.•.•.... 43 Wallace..........•. Bunceton Cooper ....••.•.... 25 Warren Keytesville .....•. Chariton 19 Warrenton Warrenton Warren 30 Washington Greenfield Dade •............. 42 Waverly ..•.........Waverly Lafayette 23 Wayne Piedmont ' Wayne 52 Waynesville Waynesville ......•Pulaski .......•.... 38 Weatherby Weatherby DeKalb ..•.•..••.. 10 Webb City Webb City J asper .44 Webster Marshfield Webster .•.•.....• .45 Webster Groves Webster Groves St. Louis 57 Wellington .De Kalb ........• ,Buchanan .........• 9 Wellston ..•...•.....Wellston •.•...... St. Louis ....•...... 57 Wellsville •.........•Wellsville .•......•Montgomery .....•.. 28 Wentzville Wentzville St. Charles ....•.••. 30 West Gate St. Louis ...........••...•...........• 33-B West View Millersville Cape Girardeau ...•. 49 Western Light Louisburg Dallas .41 Western Star Winston Daviess ••..••..••.. 10 Weston Weston •....•.... Platte •........•••. 21 Westport Kansas City .•.... Jackson ..•..•••.... 22 Westville ..•........ Westville Chariton .....••.•.. 19 Wheeling ..•........ Wheeling Livingston ......••• 12 White Hall ..•...... .Barnard Nodaway •........• 7 Whitewater Whitewater Cape Girardeau 49 Whitesville ..•.......Whitesville ..•.... Andrew 9 Willard ............•Willard Greene .45 Williamstown ......• Williamstown Lewis 15 Windsor ..........••Windsor .Henry ....••.....•• 37 Winigan Winigan ..••...•..Sullivan •...•...... 3 Winona Winona Shannon 47 Wm. D. Muir Pilot Grove Cooper ...•......•. 25 Woodside •....•.....Thomasville. , ...•.Oregon ....••..••.• 53 Wyaconda •.•....... La Grange .....•..Lewis 15
1942
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
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Name of Lodp
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50 Xenia .•..••.••.••.• Hopkins ..•.......Nodaway •...••.••• 7 y
563 york ••..••..•.•••••Kansas City
.Jackson ....•••••••• 22
Z 545 Zalma .....•....•...Zalma 189 Zeredatha 'st. Joseph
Bollinger .•..••••.. 49 Buchanan 9
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TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT-J. R. EDWARDS, D. D. G. M., Centralia, Mo. Centralia, 59................ 3\ 3 8 1 5 5 1 2 1 ••. Rocheport, 67. . . . . . . . • • • • • . . 3 2 2. . . 1 1 ••. 1 3 Twilight. 114. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4\ 4 4 2 3 7 1 2 10. .. Ashland, 156. •. • . • . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3. •. .•. 2 ••. •.. 1 '" Sturgeon, 174............... 1......... 5 6 1 2.......... Hallsville, 336. ..... ... ...... 111 1 .......•... ,. •.. .... ... ... Ancient Landmark, 356...... 3 1... 1 2 2 2 2.......... Hinton. 455................. ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... .... ... Acacia. 602................. 41 3 1 8 9 6 7 4 13 1... TOTAL 221 171 141 121251 311121181 281 1...
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FORTY-THIRD DISTRIOT-D. V. MORRIS, D. D. G. M., Nevada, Mo. 71 8 7 2 1 9 1 4 12...... 2481$ 493.50 $ 493.50 $ ....... /$ ..... /$ 11 1 2
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LODGE DmECTORY BY DISTRICTS FIRST DISTRIOT-HAROLD M. JAYNE, D. D. G. M., Memphis, Mo. County Lodge Location No.1 Clark ••••••••• Fairmont..•..•.• 290lWyaconda••••••• Eldorado •.••..•.. 818ILuray••••.•..••• Hiram ..•..•••••. 862IKahoka .•••••..•• St. Francisville ... 688lWayland ......... Scotland ....•. Memphis •....•... 16IMemphis •••••... Gorin ••••..•••.•. 72IGorin ............ Rutledge ......... 672IRutledge ••••••••. Middle Fabius •••. 244 IDowning •....•.. 3ch~Yler::::: : Lodge of Love •••. 269lLancaster .••..•• ' Queen City.•...•. 880lQueen City •.•..•. Glenwood ........ 427lGlenwood .••••••. " Greentop ..••••.. 686IGreentop •..•••.. "
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Secreiary W. H. Pulliam •.••. A. L. Stevens •••..• Elmer C. Dinger ••.. Newton Waples ...• Ralph I. Ladd ..•.•. Richard Shacklett .• J amesA. Bailey ..•. E.E. Hale ......... H. C. Burkland •••.. L. G. Lee ....•.••.. Nat. L. Johnson .... W. Lee young ......
Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Mondays •••.•...••••. 1st and 8rd Wednesdays •••••••••. 1st and 8rd Fridays .............. 1st Thursday •••••••••••••••••••• 1st Friday •..••••..••..•...•..•.. 1st and 8rd Thursdays ....••...... 1st and 8rd Fridays ............... 2nd and 4th ThursdaYS ....•...... 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 1st and 8rd Thursdays ...••..••... 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•.•....
Charter Date Oct. 16, 1868 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 17,1870 Sept. 26, 1907 May 6,1862 Oct. 13, 1892 Sept. 28, 1906 May 26,1866 Oct. 16, 1868 Oct. 10, 1871 Oct. 17. 1873 Oct. 22,1924
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Glen C. Mitten Simon M. Gardner , Lester E. Stamper... Wm. C. Drakes , Carl Martin C. E. McReynolds ...• Ira D. Willows Floyd Cowell
Grover C. Chambers M. J. Crawford C. V. Music ..•..... C. E. Smith ..•.•... C. R. Kendall B. S. McReynolds .•. Lewis Sens Geo. Wm. Farris
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Noel Smith ....•..... Delbert Pauley. . . . ... E. C. Skinner .....•.. Grant HilL .•........ Edward V. Long G. Zealand Brammer. MerillBowers Ralph P. Reinhard J. O. Whan ......•... George W. Munns .•..
H. L. Dickerson •••. J. O. Pauley. .. • ... C. D. Pittman ..•... D. H. Humphreys •. J. D. Foutes Bernie L. Stutler .•. J. W.Moore ••••••. Otis Reinhard Joe Biage•••••••••. Loss Jacoba
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County I Lodge No.1 Location I Master I Secretary I Time of Meeting H. H. Manring Wm. R. Willis 1st Friday .. Gentry .••.•.• Havana..••....•. 21IMcFalI. " • • • • • • •• Stanberry . 109IStanberry J. T. Norment S. A. Goodding 1st and 8rd Thursdays . ••....•• Gentryville .. 125IGentryville H. S. Jameson John M. Patton 2nd and 4th Saturdays •...•...•..., ........ Athens .. 127IAlbany ..•..•..•. J. Darell Quinn L. Frank Smith 2nd and 4th Thursdays . • • . .. ... Ancient Craft . 8771King City Wm. Sheffer T. H. McElroy 1st and 8rd Thursdays . Berlin ...•...•.... 878 IBerlin . • • • . • • . . •. Elmer Snapp. . . . . . .. J. B. Owens, J r 2nd and 4th Fridays ....•......... Hobort Ireland Marvin C. Miller 1st and 8rd FridayS .. ........1Jacoby ...•....... 447lDarlington Worth. .. . .. •• Grant City .....•.. 661Grant City •.•..•. Arch C. Dunfee Geo. Hunt.•..••..• 1st and 3rd MondayS .. ,. Defiance ..•....... 88ISheridan Herbert S. Bond Roger McAlister 2nd and 4th Mondays ••........... Allensville . 198IAllendale .•...... A. C. Brewit Homer Brewit •••••. 2nd and 4th SaturdayS ....••.••••. Jonathan ..•...... 321IDenver ...•...••. Henry Stanton Lawrence Ruckman 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .........•
Charter Date Oct. 6,1879 Oct. 17, 1879 Mar. 10, 1850 May 8,1851 Oct. 13, 1871 Sept.24, 1906 Oct. 17,1901 Oct. 10, 1894 Oct. 17, 1878 May 80,1860 Oct. 12, 1869
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50IHopkins .......•. 196IQuitman •..... , .• 201IRavenwood ....•. 289IGraham .•••..... 301IBarnard..••.....
Fred J. yeomans H. Glenn Palmer Everett Hammond W. B. Gex ..•........ Wm. I. Hartman .....
Gordon Bennett . Fred Wright . J. J. Smith .•...... Frank McNeaL . Paul D. Stalling .
1st and 3rd ThursdayS ......•••... 1st and 3rd SaturdayS .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays .....••.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays .•.•••.....
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4651 Parnell. • • . . . . . .. 470/MaryvilIe•••..... 472IPickering ......•. 474IGuilford •.••..... 5071 Clearmont ..•..•. 511ISkidmore •.......
Clyde Sparks ..•....•. C. E. Hull .•......... C. C. Bledsoe ..•...... F. H. Billingsley . Robert W. Barrett. .
F. R. Marcell ...•... C. G. McMillen ••... Alex H. Wilson ..... A. B. Stokes .•..... E. D. French ..••...
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EIGHTH DISTRICT-FRED H. BINDER, D. D. G. M., Bigelow, Mo. Atehiaon'~""1
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North Star.~•••. Sonora.......... Northwest ••••••• Fairfax ••..••••.. Maitland •••••••.. Oresron ••••.••••. Forest City Mound City ••••.• Craig
157IRockport •••••••• 200IWatson 168ITarkio••••.•..•• , 488IFairfax 112 IMaitland •••••..• 18910resron .••••••.•. 2141Forest City. . • . •• 294IMoundCity••••.• 606/Craig
H. P. Savage H. L. Martin Walter F. Allgaier L. B. Chriato~erson.. Floyd D. Weller Frank E. Milne Arthur Hulser. . . .. .. ThomasCardirell Robert Kennish
Virgil E. Walter , Warren Morgan. '" Alvin E. Anderson .. W. A. Groesbeck •.• Hiram L. Leeper •.. Everett Planalp L. R. Fawkes. . . . . .. F.J.Bridgmon W. A. Sharp, Jr•...
2nd and 4th Mondays .•.••••....•• 1st and Ird Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ••.••••••.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .•..••..•.... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..•.•..•.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2ndand4thTuesdays . 1st and 8rd Tuesdays ....•...••.••
May 29, 1866 Oct. 19, 1876 Oct. 17, 1884 Oct. 16,1874 Oct. 19, 1867 May 81,1866 May 80,1861 Oct. 14, 1868 Sept.29,1909
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NINTH DISTRICT-ARTHUR D. BERKSHIRE, D. D. G. M., St. Joseph, Mo. Andrew "
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Helena. • • • • • • • •• Lincoln. • • • . .. . .• Whitesville Rosendale .•••.•.. Valley ••••••••... Cosby •••..•.•••• Buchanan ..... Asrency.......... Wellington....... " St. Joseph....... Birming Zeredatha ..•..•.. Rushville •••••••. Brotherhood ....• , Charity. • • • • . . King Hill •••.•••. Saxton •••..••..•
71ISavannah 117 IRochester •••••••• 1381 Fillmore. • • . . . . •• 162IWhitesville 404IRosendale..••.••. 413IBolckow .•••••••• 6001 Cosby 10IAgency..•••.••.. 22IDeKalb •..••.•••• 781St. Joseph .•..•.. 150 IFaucett 1891St. Joseph ••..•.. 2S8IRushville ..•.••.• 2691St. Joseph ..••.•. 3S11St. Joseph. • .. 8761St. Joseph ••••••. 608ISaxton ...••.....
Royal D. Turner LeRoy L. Hobbs. . . . .. Fred Doersam. . . . . .. Kenneth Colborn W. H. Cole M. F. Price ..•....... Earl Schneider Lewis H. Hull ..•..... Vernon Clinkenhard .. Freelon K. Hadley James P. Hull Floyd E. Turley Max Gordon Harry V. Hadden Dick A. Barnes Hans. H. Kramer ...• Lester Clark
W. W. Hall ..••.•.. H. E. Shanks. • • . .• Fred N. Foster " Fisher Potts •...... W. B. Wood.••..... J. Edwin Middleton. W. B. Durant .••••. John T. Marteny ... Hallie V. Redmon .. L. W. Mulvania Chas. S. Mays ..•... Geo. L. Markley S. G. Hiner ••...... B. T. Andrews ..... Lewis O. Weigel. . .. Jesse Moore•••••.•. J. S. DeVall •.....• ,
1st and 8rd Thursdays •........... 2nd Monday and 4th Saturday ..•.• 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st Saturday and 3rd Wednesday .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ••••..•.... 1st and 8rd Thursdays .•.......... 1st and 8rd Saturdays . 1st and 8rd Saturdays .••...•••.•• 1st Saturday .••.••••....•..••..•. 1st and 8rd Tuesdays . 4th Saturday . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .•.•......... 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... 2nd and 4th Fridays •............. 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and Srd Thursdays .•.•..•..•.. 1st and 8rd Saturdays ..••..•..•••
Oct. 24, 1844
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Jan. 2,1866 May 28,1868 Oct. 22, 1896 Oct. 17, 1878 Sept. 80, 1908 June 1,1866 May 6,1862 Oct. 14, 1846 May 22,1868 May 28,1869 May 26,18'& Oct. 19, 1 _ Oct. 18, 1870 Oct. 18, 1870 Oct. 12, 1882
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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TENTH DISTRICT-ANDREW WANER, D. D. G. M., Lock Springs, Mo. County I Lodge INo.1 Location I Master I Secretary I Time of Meeting DeKalb•••.••• Union Star .•-•.••. 124 IUnion Star •••••• E. L. Reynolds B. U. Clark ••••.... 2nd and 4th Wednesda78 •.••••••.. .. • •••••• Weatherby ..•.••. 235IWeatherby •••..•. A. B. Owens ....•.... C. R. McClure ..••.. 2nd and 4th Saturdays •••••••••.•• •••••••. Parrott•••••••••• 808IMaysville •.•••••• Chas. S. Brant L. L. Hofstatter 1st and 2nd Monda78 •••••....•..• ••••••• ' Osborn •••••..•.. , 31710sborn •••••••••• Lewis E. Doak Herbert F. Martin •. 2nd and 4th Saturda78 •••.•••••.•. •••.••• Continental .••••. 454IStewart&ville ...•. Donald W. Saunders .. Roy W. Kibbey 1st and 8rd Tuesda78 .•••••.••.... •••.••• ' Clarksdale ..•.... , 559IClarksdale •••..•. Earl Cornelius Donald Barrow 1st and 8rd Thursda78 . Daviess ..•••.• Western Star •..• , 15IWinston ..•••.••• David C. Grove , E. C. Creekmore •... 1st and 8rd Tuesda78 ...••••..•... .. Pattonsburg. . . . .. 61$ IPattonsburg . .. •. Frank W. Williams. .. Wade D. Moody. . .. 1st and 8rd Tuesda78 •••.•••••..•• Gallatin ..••.•.... 106IGallatin •.••••.•• Vinson R. Ellis .•.... , W. O. Tague •.•.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .••.•.•••.••. Altamont ..•..... 108IAltamont••...•.. E. D. Prouty Lawrence Gregory .. 2nd and 4th Thursda78 .. Earl ..•.,.•••.... , 285iCoffey•••••••••.. W. S. Underwood W. GUY Welden ..•. 1st and 8rd Wednesda78 ....•..... " Lock Spring .•.•. , 4881Lock Spring••••• Jeff Walker John Bills......... 1st and 8rd Thursda78 .•..•....... Jameson. . . • • . • .. 500 IJameson. • • • • • • •• Wm. Forest Everly. .. Paul H. Reed. . . . . .. 1st and 8rd Thursdays ...•.•••.••• Jamesport ....••. 564IJamesport••.•••. James McCray Byron Maharg.•..• 1st and 8rd Mondays ..
Charter Date Oct. 15, 1885 Oct. 11, 1888 Oct. 12, 1811 Oct. 12, 186• Oct. 21, 1901 Oct. 12, 18.8 June 1,1881 Mal' 29, 1850& Oct. 16, 187' Sept. 18, 1.1. Oct. 16,1818 Oct. 16,1874 Oct. 11, lS77 Oct. 9,181'
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oI':Ij ELEVENTH DISTRIOT-EMSJ:aEY C. JAMES, D. D. G. M., Plattsburg, Mo. Liberty.......... Holt............. Angerona .••..•.. Clay•••••••.•••.. Kearney .......•. Temperance ...••. Cli~~~~::::::: Hemple.......... Vincil........... Plattsb)l1'g .•••.•. Gower ••••.••.•.. Lathrop ••••.....
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31ILiberty ••.•.•.••. 49IHolt ..•••••••..•. 1981Missouri City •..• , 207 IExcelsior Springs. 811IKearney .•••..••• 488ISmithville ..•..•.. 87IHemple .•••..•... 62ICameron ••.••.•.. 118IPlattsburg •••••.. 397IGower .••.••••••• 50iILathrop ..••.•..•
James G. Heston Alton Bailey Temple D. Shaw C. C. Martin ClayF. Walker Chas. H. Tau! Glenn Cook Ralph K. McElwain.. J. A. Biggerstaff Wyatt E. Hawkins F. O. Sanders
Edgar Archer A. B. Odor .•.•..••. Robert E. Hicklin •• Chas. D. Wysong C. W. HesseL .••••. Alfred O. Lowman. Earle Riche .••••.•. Fred E. Luce .••••.. R. W. Hayward •••. J. C. Cummings .••. James L. Taylor ..•
2nd and 4th Monda78 ••..•••••.••. 3rd Friday ..••••••••••••••••••••• 1st and 3rd Tuesda78 ...••••••.•.. 1st and 3rd Monda78 .. 1st and 8rd Thursda78 ••.••••..••• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•...••..•• 1st and 3rd Monda78 .. 1st Thursday ••••••••••.••••.•••• 1st and 8rd Wednesda78 .. 1st Monday .
Oct. May May May Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. May Oct. Oct.
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TWELPTH DISTRIOT-A. B. OLEAVELAND, D. D. G. M., Kingston, Mo. Caldwell •••••• KillDtOn........ Bl'Q'Dler " Hamilton••.••••• Polo ••••••••••••. Breckenridee ..•.. COwe{ll Livi~~ton •••. Friendship....... Spring Hill Benevolence Chula Wheeling Dawn .••....•..•.
118IKill88ton•••••••••.••••.............. 186IBl'Q'Dler Glenn E. Miller 224IHamilton•••••••• Maurice E.Thomson .. 282IPolo••••••••••••. I. C. Brasher 884IBreckenridKe ••• " H. P. Duffett 661ICowgill Homer Buster , 89IChillicothe .•••••• Harry D. Snyder o' 1661Spring Hill Wm. M. Black , 170IUtica Arthur M. young 8881Chula Joe Thorne 484IWbeeling R. A. Hendrix 589ILudlow •.••••.•.. James Baxter 0
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2nd and 4th TuesdayS 1st and 8rd Tuesdaya •••••••.•...• 2nd and 4th WednesdayS •••••.••.. 2nd and 4th ThursdayS........... 2nd and 4th FridayS \ 1st and 8rd Mondays 1st and 8rd Saturdays 1st Saturday 1st and 8rd ThursdayS 2nd and 4th ThursdayS 2nd and 4th FridayS ..••.•........
Oct. 19,1867 Oct. 17,1889 Oct. 10,1869 Oct. 16,1878 Oct. 80,1870 Oct. 12,1898 Oct. 12,1847 June 2,1866 May 80,1867 ,Oct. 8,1871 Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 17,1889
Jackson.......... Brookfield........ Cypress Bucklin Dockery ' Marceline
82/Linneus 86IBrookfield 227ILaclede 288IBucklin S26IMeadville 481IMarceline
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Harold W. Thorne.. H. L. Jaquiss W. C. Ziegler , J. H. Pettit., F. E. Deem E. W. Tayler 0
2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd and 4th TuesdayS 1st and 8rd WednesdayS 1st and 8rd Tuesdays... 2nd and 4th Mondays 1st f!.nd 3rd Thursdays.
Oct. 6,1846 June 29, 1869 May 29,1862 . .. May 26,1864 Oct. 12,1869 Oct. 17,1889 0
88 ICaDao •••..•.•••. 102IBevier••••••••••. 172IMacon••••••.••.. 2871La Plata 268IAUanta 882IExcello•••••••••• 648IElmer ••••••••••. 98ISbelbyville 228IShe1bina•.••••••• 416IHunneweD ••••••• 687IBetbel••••.•••••. 682lClarence•••••••••
Leonard L. Thomas .. John L. Thomas , Emerson F. Farrah Parker H. Homes Joe H. Ayres Orville Wilson Clarence Keithley. . .. S. M. Feely J. C. Branscombe.... Basil Wyatt......... Ray B. Bower .....•.. William C. Simpson .•
Ransom D. Wood ... C. F. Larsen .•••.•. Buryl B. Stock Pearl R. Dr~ L. M. Wood .. .' Roes King .....•... C. I. Murry •.•••••. S. P. Engle Ellis Y. Hack .••••. Hugh Carr•••..••.. Sam Ziegler•••••••. Wm. B. Brewington
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FOURTEENTH DISTRIOT-LUTHER E. WILHOIT, D. D. G. M., Macon, Mo. Macon ••..••••, Callao........... .. BloominJrton ..••. Censer••••••••••. La Plata Lodge of Truth Excello •••••••••• ........ 1Elmer....... •••• Shelby St. Andrewa...... .. Shelbina••••••••• HunneweD ••••••• Bethel ••••••••••• Clarence •••.•••••
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FIFTEENTH DISTRIOT-DAVID A. LESLIE, D. D. G. :M., Williamstown, :Mo. County I Lodge Lewis •••.••. "1 Wyaconda •••.... .. • •••••... Monticello .•••••. LaBelle•.•.....•. Craft••••.•••.... Williamstown .... Lewistown .•••.•. •..•..... Ewing .•......... Marion. . . . . .. Palmyra ..••.•.•. " • . • • • • .. St. John's .•..•... •....... HannibaL .•..•.. ........ Philadelphia ..... Ralls. . . . . . . .. Ralls •.•••••.•.•• .. Liek Creek •...... New London .....
No.1 Location I Master I Seeretary I Time of Meeting 241La Grange ••...•. Roy E. Benner Leslie Edwards.... 1st and 3rd ThursdayS ..••.•••••.. 58 IMontieello . . . Robb L. Shanks. . . . .. Barkley D. Million.. 2nd and 4th ThursdayS ' Elmo L. Davis. .. D. S. Bagby 2nd and 4th FridayS . 222ILaBelle 287ICanton H. Oren Porter Jere Bradshaw 1st and 8rd MondayS .. 370IWilliamstown ..•. Walter Lasswell John S. Smith ...•. 1st and 8rd ThursdayS ••••..••.•.. 494ILewistown ..•••. J. Richard Huse E. F. Arnold ..•.... 2nd and 4th WednesdayS .....••••. 577IEwing••••••••••. Wilbur S. Graves Frank Bugh •••.... 1st and 8rd Thursdaya .•••...•.... 18IPalmyra.•••••••. Carl B. Morton R. L. Haydon ..•... 2nd and 4th Thursdaya .. 28IHannibal John B. Davis W. H. Blackshaw 1st and 8rd MondayS , 188IHannibal Ernest W. Orton Harry C. Smith ..•. 2nd and 4th MondayS .. 502IPhiladelphia•••.• R. S. Garnett T. J. Bleigh .••..... 1st Thursday ••.•••••••.••••..... 38ICenter..••..•.•• B. E. Perkinson G. C. Layne .••..••. 2nd and 4th WednesdayS .•..•••••. 302IPerry .••••..••.• E. Boone Jones C. W. Deekerd ..•... 2nd Tuesday .•••••.••••.••••••••. 3071New London Geo. H. Haden Geo. F. Watson 1st and 8rd FridayS .
Charter Date Oet. 11. 1877 Oet. 12, 1887 Oet. 11, 1888 Oet. 15, 1868 Oct. 18, 1870 Oct. 12, 1876 Sept. 7, 1906 Apr. 25,1881 May 80,1861 May 80.1860 Oct. 11, 1877 May 27, 186a Oct. 15, 1868 Oet. 12, 1869
SIXTEENTH DISTRIOT-WARREN H. MAY, D. D. G. :M., Louisiana, :Mo. Pike••.••.•••. Eolia•.••..•...•• Clarksville.•..••• " Perseverance ..•.. Phoenix ••••••.•. Frankford .•..... Pike ..••...•••...
14IEolia•......•.... 17IClarksville . 92 ILouisiana . 136 IBowling Green .•. 192 IFrankford ..•..•. 3991 Curryville ..•..•..
A. E. Ramsey L. Garland Miller H. T. Hawkins
. Wharton Schooler .. . E. G. Pledge ..••.•. . . Wm. H. Yager J. D. Foutes . R. J. Parham . . J. H. Sisson ..
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1 Paris Union...... 19IParis Florida.......... 28IFlorida ..••..•... Middle Grove..... 421Middle Grove ..•.. Monroe. • • • • • . . . . 641Monroe City. . . .. Madison......... 91IMadison ••..•..•• Santa Fe•••••••.. 4621Santa Fe........ Holliday .......•. 660IHolliday.•••••••.
E. L. Davis Albert Rouse J. Wm. Mallory C. E. Hedges. . . . . . . .. G. M. Grimes Hall Kerr Perry F. Lenhart
J. L. Gwyn. A. W. Bousman Jesse Fisher. .. ..•. C. A. Gentry. • • • . •. C. O. Farris .••.... P. H. Stuart T. E. Sparks .•.....
2nd and 4th Mondays . 4th Wednesday .....•..••••....•.• 1st Saturday .........•••••..••... 2nd and 4th MondayS ••..••••••••. 2nd Tuesday••.•.••.••..•..•..•.. Friday before 8rd Saturday .••.... 1st and 2nd Tuesdays ..•..........
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EIGHTEENTH DISTRIOT-H. SCOTT WELCH, D. D. G. M., Higbee, Mo. Randolph ••••• 1Huntaville....... 30lHuntaville .•••••• -James I. Harlan .. Milton •.•...•••.. 151IMilton .••••.••••. L. E. Patton Clifton Hill 161IClifton Hill •••••. E. A. Eubank Moberly 344IMoberly Chas. R. Kelly Cairo •••••.•..••• 486ICairo ••••....•... Russell W. Murfin Higbee •••••••.••. 527IHigbee••.....•.. Joe W. Burton Jacksonville ..•... 641IJacksonvilIe ...•• , Herbert Huntsman Clark •.•.•••....• 610IClark •.•......... Vernon V. Settle
' M. D. Evans..... .• Arthur Haak...... J. W. Richeaon J. W. Tate Uel L. Dameron ..•. E. B. Hawkins •.... Gay Creed......... F. L. Ornburn.....
1st and 3rd TuesdayS ••••.••••.•• : 1st and 3rd SaturdayS ....••••••••' 1st and 3rd ThursdayS .•.......... 2nd and 4th MondayS 2nd and 4th ThursdayS ....•••••••. 1st and 8rd WednesdayS •••••.••••. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .......••• 1st and 3rd ThursdayS
Oct. - 8.1840 May 26, 1866 May 28.1889 Oct. 13.1870 Oct. 14.1874 Oct. 16.1886 Sept.24.1902 Sept.28.1910
Eureka.......... Warren •••..• , .,. Triplett .••.••.... Westville , , Salisbury. • • • • . .• Rothville ••......• Pee Dee•••••••••. Cunningham Mendon
78IBrunswick •••..•• 74)Keytesville•••.•• ' 122ITriplett••••••••• 202IWestville 208 ISalisbury • • • • • • •• 426IRothville ••••••... 498IMusselfork ••••... 625 ISumner 628IMendon
Arthur J. Clayton .... .,.""", .. ,.,.,.... Walter Griswold ,., Oscar Rutliff W. H. Ritzenthaler. .. T. E. Thomas J. T. Prather Irvin Williams R. C. Blume ,
Arthur G. Lynch W. P. Gaines .•. "., Walter Hainds, .. " H. H. BrummaIl ..•. Lee Clair .....•. ,., A. E. Lain •••••.•.. L. O. Allen .. , C. G. Shull '
1st and 8rd Tuesdays .••.....•.... , ••••••.• " ...••.••. , •..• , ...•. , 1st and 8rd Thursdays ', ....••.. 3rd Saturday . 2nd Tuesday, , , , . 2nd and 4th WednesdayS .•......•. 4th Friday ..•....••.......•..•.•. 2nd and 4th WednesdayS . 2nd and 4th MondayS " ..•....
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Ward Cat'Son ..••.. Harry E. Schanz ,. R. B. Trussell Dennis E. Parish R. E. Parrish •••••• Henry Galbrecht ..• , L. N. Knipschild ..•
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Time of Meeting 1st Saturday ••••.••••••••••••..•• 1st and Srd ThUl'SdayS .••••••••••. 1st Monday ..••••..•..••.•.••••.• 1st and 8rd TuesdayS .. 2nd Wednesday••••.••........... 2nd Wednesday •••••••••.••..•.•• 1st and 3rd Saturdays .. 2nd and 4th MondayS .
Charter Date May 8,1852 Oct. 11, 1842 May 10, 181i» Oct. 18, 1887 Oct. 19, 1887 Oct. 18, 1870 Oct. 18, 1888 Oct. 18,1881
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT-GEORGE W. P ADDOOK, D. D. G. M., Kansas City, Mo. Jackson " •••••.. ....... ....... ....... ••••... ....... ••.•... ••••... ••••... •• •. •., ••..... ....... ••...•. ....... •• • ••. ....... ....... C1&7
Heroine Albert Pike .••••• Kansas City Temple Cecile-DaYliJrht Rural Westport Ivanhoe •••..•.... Gate City ••..•... Orient.••••••.•.. South Gate ..•.... york Swope Park .•.... Sheffield ••••....• East Gate Northeast ••...•.. Country Club Rockhill Alpha
1041Kansas City 2191Kansas City ••••.. 220lKansas City 2991Kansas City 8051Kansas City 8161Kansas City 840lKansas City 4461Kansas City ..•••. 5221,Kansas City ..•••. 546 IKansas City ...... 5471Kansas City ..••.. 5681Kansas City ..•••. 6171Kansas City 6251Kansas City •.••.. 680lKansas City 648lKansas City ..•••. 656/Kansas City 6681Kansas City 6591N. Kansas City
Jos. H. Glass M. w. E. Park F. C. Foster Otis E. Wells Loren Hargus Wm. L. Hawn Clay EngeL Arthur O. Rheiner Geo. M. McAninch John W. Salmon... .. Chas. C. Goodman. . .. John Ford Foster A. M. Cooper Robert O. Fulton Wesley T. Mahne Wm. K. Wheatley. . .. Ralph R. Varney Jerome M. Levy R. C. Wright
J. S. Epstein Carl L. Soderstrom. J. W. Schlaegel Alfred D. Ludlow Samuel R. Victor Geo. W. Paddock ..• W. F. LacatY J. O. Christensen F. H. Knight .•••.•• Vernie G. Fisher ••• T. M. Pratt. • • . . • •. Irvin F. Str:vcker J. E. Witt Leonard F. Owens .. Ernest W. Berry Geo. R. Hodge •••.•. Robt. E. Robertson. Joseph Weinsaft Merrill Burnidge
2nd and 4th TuesdayS . 2nd and 4th MondayS •••••••••.... 2nd and 4th MondayS . 1st and 8rd Tuesdays .. 2nd and 4th WednesdayS .. 1st and 8rd MondayS .. 2nd and 4th TuesdayS .. 2nd and 4th ThUl'SdayS •...•••..... 1st and 8rd SaturdayS ..•••..•.... 2nd and 4th FridaY8 •..•••..•..... 1st and 8rd ThUl'SdayS .•.......... 1st and 8rd TuesdayS .•.•.....•..• 2nd and 4th ThursdayS .. 2nd and 4th ThUl'SdayS ..•.•••..... 1st and 8rd TuesdaY8 .. 1st and 8rd ThUl'Sda:vs .. , .•••..••. 1st and 8rd TuesdayS .. 1st and 2nd WednesdayS . 2nd and 4th Mondaya ..
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H. G. McMillan Wm. F. Sellmeyer Mark B. Layne. . . . . .. Roy Lieser Francis M. Brown Forrest B. Thompson. Frank P. Kirkland J. H. Bales.......... P. A. Hord
Walton H. Webb ••• W. R. Eckle •••••••. A. W. Fuhr. • • • • • •. Everett Pape...... C. D. Newhard .•••• R. B. Hughes. ••• •• K. V. Jackson •••••• T. E. Manso....... A. W. Burnham ..•.
2nd Thursd&7 •••••••••••••••••••. 8rd Tuesday ••••••••••.•••••••••• 2nd and 4th Mondays. • . • • • • • • • • •. 2nd and 4th Mondays ••••••••••••• 2nd and 4th Fridays •••••••••••••• 4th Monday •••••••••••••••••••••. 1st Thursday 1st an4 8rd Fridays 2nd Thursday •.•..••••••••••••••.
June 2.1888 June 4,1866 Oct. 14, 1884 Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 16,1874 Oct. 12, 1842 Sept. 1,1921 Oct. 18,1871 Oct. 18,1872
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651Arrow Rock SSISlater••••••••••• 85IMiami. •••••••••• 205IMarshall ..... ;.. 2171Sweet Springs ••• 402 IMalta Bend •••••• 618IBlackburn ••••••• 660INelson
Everett Townsend J. L. Shaw J. M' Hanna ..•...... Edwin Hansbrough Clyde E. Fulkerson T. C. Hume .....•.•.. Edwin C. Bentler Frank B. Ault
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Cooper........... Pleasant Grove Wm. D. Muir ••••• Wallaee Prairie Home •••.• Howard.......... FiI78tt.e.......... Livingston....... Armstrong.......
86IBoonville 14210tterville 2771Pilot Grove •••••• 466IBunceton .••.•••• 6081Prairie Home •••• 41New Franklin •••• 47IFayette
Charles F. Hirlinger. Lucius F. Parker Otto Aurig .....•.... C. E. Mullett O. Ray Smith .••..... E. L. Gray SamP. Ayres, Jr 61IGlas~w Earl Borders 7·0 IArmstrong . • • . • •. .............•••••.•. 0
C. L. Hurt J. H. Gunn P. E. Hays H. L. Shirley F. L. Schilb .••.•••• Emil O. Bethke.•••. R. H. Sands R. W. Raines •.•.•.•.•....••..•.
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Time of Meeting 1st and 8rd Tnursdays ••••••••.... Thursday on or before full moon ... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..••....••... 1st Friday •••..•..••••...•••••..• 1st Friday •.•••.•••..••••....••.. 1st Friday •.....•••..•••...•.••.. 1st and 8rd Saturdays ..•.•.••.... 1st and Srd Saturdays . 1st and Srd Tuesdays .
CharterDatfo Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 20, 1848 Oct. 19, 1867 May 28, 1859 May 80,1856 Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 27. 1878 Sept. 6. 1904Sept. 29, 1909
TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRIOT-RIOHARD N. BLOOM, D. D. G. M., Fulton, Mo. Audrain ..••.. Central.......... 81IMolino .. . Laddonia•••..•.. 115ILaddonia •...••• Social •••••.••••• 266IMartinsburg .••.• Hebron •••....... 354IMexico .•••••..•• ••..••. Vandalia •••..•.. 491IVandalia .•...•.. ••••••. Houston ....•..•. 580IGant•••••...•••. Callaway ...••. Fulton........... 48IFulton ..•....•.•. .. New Bloomfield... 60lNew Bloomfield Portland 242IReadsville Tebbetts .•....... 565ITebbetts ..•..•... Shamrock. • . . . . .. 585 IShamrock Mokane 612IMokane o
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2nd Saturday . 2nd Thursday . 2nd Friday ..••......••.•..•••••• 1st and 8rd Tuesdays ••......•••.• 2nd Friday •••••.••..•.....••.••• 3rd Friday ..•••••••••.•••..••.••., 1st and 3rd Fridays ............•• 2nd and 4th Mondays .•.........•• 1st and 3rd Fridays , 2nd and 4th Saturdays •.•••••..••• Thursday before full moon . 1st and 8rd Thursdays .
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178IBellflower John G. Edwards W. H. Aydelott 194IWellsville .....•.. E. E. Pitker G. R. Barton ..•.••. 2461Montgomery City Raymond Reid H. N. Cason 457IJonesburg.•••••••................••. 492IMcKittrick R. N. Brashear W. F. Huenefeld... 0
Srd Monday May 28,1868 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....••..•.... May 80,1860 2nd and 4th Mondays Sept. 22, 1920 Oct. 12,189S 1st and 8rd Saturdays............ Oct. 12,1876
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841Troy •••••••••••• 76ISUex ••.••.•.•••• 199 IElsberr:v •.•..•.•• 270IWinfteld .•••••. " 409lLouisville •••••••. 478101ney•••••••.••. &&81Moscow MUls •...
Albert J. Erdsick ..... John H. Walter ....•. F. L. Palmer ....... ,' Thos. E. Darter. , .... C. E. Corcoran ....... C. R. Stroker ........ J. S. Pollard. , .......
And;y J. Blair•••.•• E. C. Teague ••••..• G. J. Jones ••••....' H. H. Arnhold ••••• W. S. McDonald .... Harold H. Hudson .. F. L. Robinson ... , .
2nd and 4th Mondays. •• • . • • • • • • •• Friday on or before full moon ••..• 2nd Thursday •••••••••.•••••••••• 1st and Srd Saturdays ...........•. 8rd Thursday •.•••••••.......•••• lat Saturday ....••••....••.••..•. 2nd and 4th Saturdays ..•..•...•••
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Fred E. MCGhee Gus. H. Huster Charles Picraux W. A. Schwier Wm. Shaw
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Jefferson........ RU88ellville....... Hickory Hill ..•..• Centertown...... Tipton........... California.••••••. Clarkaburg Chamois Linn ••••••••••••
481Jefferson City John W. Link . 90IRU88ellviUe Loyd Musick: . 211 IEugene•••.•••.•• W. C. Steenburgen . 611ICentertown ••..•...••................ , 66ITipton •••••••.•• Geo. L. Donahoe ..... 188ICalifornia .•••••. L. P. Embry.••...... 558IClarkaburg D. M. Maness . 18&IChamoia Frank F. Steffen •.••. 326ILinn ••••.••••..• Leon R. CampbelL •..
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No.1 Location 271New Haven ..•••• 69ISullivan ••••••••• 1731Gray Summit 251 IWashington •••••• 363IRobertsville •.•••• 534IPacific 5751St. Clair 593IUnion 123IHermann ..•••••• 62410wensville•••.•..
Master A. G. Goodrich M. C. Dunsford .. , Frank Mottert C. W. Bennett , G. M. Zumwalt John L. Thiebes A. F. Gerber C. H. Pfeiffer•....... Oris Holland Olin Beck •.......... ,
Secretary H. C. Wilkinson •... N. W. Cole..••••••. Aug. J. Holthaus Walter A. Pfautsch. Louis H. Bruns ••.. E. A; Roemer R. C. Murphy R. N. Hackley ..•.•• W. D. Stoenner•••• J. H. Hansen ..•••.
Time -of Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdaya ..••.••••.• ' 1st and 3rd Saturdaya 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Fridays •••••.••.•••••. 1st Saturday 2nd and 4th Thursdaya 2nd Tuesday 2nd and 4th Fridays 1st and 8rd Mondaya •••.•••••.... , 1st and 8rd Thursdaya •••••.•••...
ex> Charter Date May 26.1864 June 25,1886 Sept. 23, 1903 Oct. 16,1867 Oct. 12,1870 Oct. 13,1887 Sept. 28, 1905 Sept. 7, 1907 May 10,1850 Sept. 25,1912
St. Louis City .. " •. " .. " •• " •• " •. " •. " •• .. .. " •. " •. " •. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. " •. " .. " •. St. Louis Co••• St. Louis City •. " •• St. Louis Co
Missouri......... Beacon.......... Mt. Moriah Pomegranate..... Erwin •.•.••••••• Occidental •••••.. Pyramid ..••••..• Keyatone ••••••... Aurora •••••..••• Paul Revere ..•••• Tuscan ltaska .•.•••••••• Euclid ....••••... Clifton Heights Rose Hill Olive Branch •.•.. Magnolia ••••.•. Triangle Mizpah University Commonwealth Purity Theo. Roosevelt
liSt. Louis 31St. Louis ••••••••. 401St. Louis 951St. Louis •••••••• 1211St. Louis 1631St. Louis •.•••••• 1801St. Louis 2431St. Louis •••.•••• , 2671St. Louis •.••..••. 3301St. Louis •••••••. 3601St. Louis 4201St. Louis ..•..•.. 6051St. Louis 5201St. Louis •••..•..• 6501St. Louis 5761St. Louis •••••••• 6261St. Louis ••••••••. 6S81St. Louis 6391St. Louis 6491University City 6541St. Louis 658ISt.Louis 661 IUniversity City
R. E. Munsey, Jr•.... Royal E. Vogt Harry C. Reed F. G. Slaton......... Erwin K. Schneider .. D. F. Diekroeger ..... Ferdinand A. Kessler. Otis K. Jones Edward L. HalL John R. Wright Frank A. Neun Richard I. Senn Oscar Schmelig...... J. J. Schertzer Henry R. Rybarczyk., Arthur H. Silver Rueben A. Oats F. H. Johnson....... Geo. E. Biermann S. G. Gansner John C. Haich....... F.W.Smith,Jr Russell Self
John Wohradsky, Jr. Harvey E. Waldt .•• Walter A. Webb ..•. Emile E. Vetter •••• A. Blankenmeister. C. L. Alexander •••• Ralph S. Lorimier •• G. H. Suelthaus Chas. V. Ehrmann. E. F. Brueggemann, Wm. C. Hilmer G. E. Black •••••••• Merle E. Campbell. J. E. Winterton, Jr. E. H. Pleitsch Fred L. Oatman •••. James H. Leathers. Henry G. Diller .••. Walter H. Voss •.•• A. A. Nall. Duval O'Neal •••••• John Heines R. W. MacDonald
1st and 3rd Thursdaya 2nd and 4th Thursdaya........... 1st and 3rd Saturdaya............ 1st and 3rd Saturdaya............ 2hd and 4th Fridaya ..••••...•...• 2nd and 4th Tuesdaya •••••..••••.. 2nd and 4th Fridays .••.••...•...• 1st and 3rd Wednesdaya 1st and 3rd Tuesdaya............. 2nd and 4th Fridaya .•••......••.. 1st and 3rd Tuesdaya 1st and 3rd Mondaya ••••••..••.... 1st and 3rd Mondays .••.....••... , 2nd and 4th Tuesdays •••••..•..•. , 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Tuesdaya •••••••.•.•.. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ......•... 1st and 8rd Saturdays............ 1st and 3rd Tuesdaya 1st and 8rd Mondaya 1st and 8rd Thursdaya •••••••.•... 1stand8rdMondaya 2nd and 4th Mondaya
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Meridian......... Geo. Washington. 8t. Louis......... Naphtali......... Polar Star....... Pride of the West. Good Hope ••...•. Cosmos Cornerstone ••••.. America •..•••.•• Cache ••••••••••• ' Anchor West Gate Lambskin .••••.•. Harmon7 Apollo ••••..•••.. Algabil. Forest Park .•.... Tower Grove •..•. Trinit7 •••••••••• Ben Franklin Pilgrim Progress ..••.•... Shaveh ••••••..•.
21St. Louis ••.• ~~-:-•• 91St. Louis 201St. Louis •••••••• 251St. Louia •••••••• 791St. Louis , 1791St. Louis 2181St. Louis .••••.••. 282!St. Louis 3281St. Louis ••••••••. 3471St. Louis ••••••••• 4161St. Louis 4431Universit7 Cit7 4451St. Louis 4601St. Louis 4991St. Louis 5291St. Louis........ 5441St. Louis 578/St. Louia •••••••• 631!St. Louis ..•••••• 641ISt. Louis 6421S1. Louis 6521St. Louis 6571St. Louia 6461St. Louis ••••••••.
Robert E. J. Godin... Walter H. Schaeffer .. Joseph Hermelin ..••. Otto Buselaki. Henry M. york Vernon J. Mohrman .. John G. Herye Albert Gammeter Stephen E. Warner Sylvester F. Kuhn Arthur W. Rauch Walter G. Krause Silas Carl Dietz Harvey S. Oliver Richard L. Johnson .. Wm. W. Kintz , Ira A. McLean B. H. Hargate H. F. Thomas ......•. Chas. Kreienheder Eli Spielberg Raleigh M. Beatty Ray G. Mills Otis R. Austin .....••
Arthur V. Schopp .• Robert C. Duffin H. A. Steiner ..•.•• Paul E. Eckardt •••• Val Krapp O. F. Hassemer. • Robt. L. Dixon ••... Sam Broadbent W. R. Schmitt••••• G. H. Holdsworth ... Gustav Heinichen .• A. W. Reiter E. B. Partenheimer. Ben C. Burroughs .. Wm. E. Punt George Ruths •••••• F. Wm. Kolkhorst .. Wm. C. Rese ••••••• John V. Horn •••••. E. H. Bockhorst .••. Jos. G. Schreiner •.• Theo. C. Teel. Fred J. Mahner •••• Thos. O'Rourke .... ,
2nd and 4th ThursdayS •••••••••••. 2nd and 4th TuesdayS .. 2nd and 4th WednesdayS.' ••••••••. 2nd and 4th ThursdayS ..•..•.••••. Ist and 8rei FridayS .. 2nd and 4th WednesdayS ..•....••. Ist and 8rd SaturdayS ••..••••.... 2nd and 4th Monda7s .. Ist and 8rd MondayS •••..•..•••... 2nd and 4th TuesdayS ••••••••••... 2nd and 4th SaturdayS •.••••••.•.. 2nd and 4th WednesdayS . 1st and 3rd TuesdayS . 2nd and 4th Wednesda7s .. Ist and 3rd MondayS .. 2nd and 4th Wednesda7s •••••..••. 2nd and 4th FridayS . 2nd and 4th MondayS ......•••.... 2nd and 4th ThursdayS ....•••.•.. 2nd and 4th ThursdayS .. 1st and 8rd ThursdayS .. 1st and Srd WednesdayS . 1st and 3rd ThursdayS •.•...•..... 2nd and 4th TuesdayS .•••..••....
THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT--ERNEST W. :MILLER, D. D. G. M., Belton, Mo. Cass .. •••.••••.. .......... •••••••••• .......... •••••••••• •••.••.••• • • • • .. • • •• .......... ••••.•••••
Index... ••• •••••• Cass ..••••••••••• Grand River Wadesburg ••••••. Nonpareil Belton ••••••••••• JeweL ••.••••••.. Coldwater........ Archie ••••••••••. Cleveland ••••.•••
541Garden Cit7 147IHarrisonville ..•• 276IFreeman 348ICreighton •••••.• 3721East L7nne •••••• 450IBelton 480lPleasant Hill ••••. 485IDrexel 6381Arehie••••••••••. 651/Cleveland••••••••
G. C. Kimberlin Sam Conger......... Elmer F. Draper Clarence W. Eggers .. H. H. Miller Russell Jeter .••...... A. L. Cave ......•.... Harold F. Elliott. . . .• E. A. Cullison C. W. Frazee
A. L. Burch P. F. Krueger •••••• C.E.Myers(Acting). F. C. Blossom .••..• 1. A. Stone J. W. Kennemer Geo. W. Smith ..•.. Homer Beat7. • • • •• E. M. Goodrich •••.. Geo. E~ M7ers ••••••
Ist and 3rd TuesdayS .. Ist arid 2nd ThursdayS .....•...... Srd Saturd&)' . Friday on or before full moon ••..• Saturda7 on or before full moon .•• 1st and 8rd TuesdayS . 2nd Fridu ..•••••••.•••••.•••••. Ist and 8rd Monda7&. , 2nd and 4th WednesdayS . 2nd and 4th TuesdayS ..
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Lodge No.1 Location Hume ..••.••••.• , 130IHume•••••..•..• Amsterdam ..••.• 141IAmsterdam••••.• Butler•.••.•••..• 254IButler ..••••..•.. Roc!'ville ......... 341IRockville........ Tnian •.•......•. 350IJohnstown ••...•. Crescent Hill .•... 368IAdrian.......... Rich Hill ......... 4791Rich Hill ........ Foster ........... 554IFoster •....•..•..
Master T. F. Herndon ....... E. J. Evens. .. . . . . . .. Chas. E. Trasper. . . .. D. M. Carroll. . . . . . . .. Wm. P. Hoover ...... Robt. Glenn Adams. .. D. U. Groce .......... Chas. Phalen. . . . . . . ..
Secretary C. F. Porter ....... Ed. Smiser. .. .. ... H. M. Cannon. . • • •. E. L. Midkiff. . • • • •. Walter McComb .... C. A. Moudy. . . . . .. C. F. Krieger .••••• O. D. Jennings. . . ..
. Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 1st and 8rd Saturdays •••••••••••• 1st Thursday •••••••••••••...••• Saturday before full moon ......•. , 2nd and 4th Mondays ..••..••.•..• 2nd and 4th Mondays ............. Every Friday •••••...••.•..••.•..
Charter Date Oct. 14, 1886 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 15, 1868 Nov. 18, 1900 Oct. 12, 1870 Oct. 18, 1878 Oct. 18, 1881 Oct. 15. 1891
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W. E. Rider .. ~:-, O. V. Singleton A. S. Adcock Oscar T. Miller Edgar RaveiU E. E. Courtney C. W. Adams S. Andy Berry Harry C. O'NeilL F. E. Helman
E. H. Intelman. .. .. James A. Logan H. A. Wimer.•..... J. A. Zion .••••...• H. M. Cash J. D. Bradshaw R. E. Peyton W. J. Kennedy J. R. Smetana G. D. Rayburn
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Windsor......... Urich ••••.•..•.•• Agricola..••••.•• Montrose •••••••• Clinton Calhoun ••••..•.• Blairstown. . • • . .. St. <?}air ..•..• St. Clair •••...•.• Circle•..•..•...•. Lowry City ' Appleton City .. " Star
29IWindsor 288IUrich ••••••••••• 843/Petersburar.•••••. 408IMontrose••••.••• 648IClinton •••••••••• 662ICalhoun ••••••••• 657 IBlairstown •..•••. 27810eceola•••••••••• 842IRoscoe••••.•.••• i081Lowry City •••••• 412lAppleton City•••• 419ITaberviIIe
John F. Roberts •..... C. W. Lear J. A. Ross •••••.••.•• Arthur E. Irvin Hugh Henry R. J. Welsh .•........ J. W. Stansberry Walter L. Barker J. W. Porter .•....... E. H. Disney Philip Lampkin. . . . .. Ray Francis
O. F. Weiaa •••••••• R. E. McDonald ..•. Paul Beaty••....... G. S. Elliston Phil D. Trainer G. T. Duvall .•••••.. Edgar Atkins,. . . . .. G. W. Davies C. A. Weinlig•.••.. U. L. Davia D. D. Scroggs. • • . .• J. H. Aldridge
lat and 3rd Tueselan ••••••••••••• lat and 8rd Frida)'B Wed. on or b.f.m. and 2 wks. after lat and 3rd Mondaya 2nd and 4th FridayS lat and 3rd Thursda)'B .••••••••••. lat and 8rd ThursdaYB. • • • • •• • • • •• 4th Thursday •••••••••••••.•••••• Wednesday on or before full moon. 1st Friday 8rd Monday. . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • •. 4th Saturday
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THIRTY-EIGHTH ,DISTRIOT-OREN SIMPSON, D. D. G. M., Richland, Mo. Camden " Laclede .. • .•..•• '.. . .•..•• Pulaski. .. .. Miller .. ..
Linn Creek Mack's Creek Laclede.......... Competition •..•.. Conway••.••..... Waynesville Richland Brumley Iberia
Crawford .. • Dent ............ ............ Maries Phelpe •••.•••• .. • •••.••• .. • ••••••• PaJuki Tezu
Lebanon......... Cuba Salem Belle•••.••••.•••. Lane'. Prairie ..•. Vienna.......... RoIla••••••••..•• St. James •...•••• Equality •.••••••• Arlington Latimer
152ICamdenton 488lMack's Creek ...•. 88ILebanon 482ICOmpetition ••.•. 628ICOnway 875IWaynesvilIe 886IRicbland 208IBrumley 410IIberia
Nicholas L. Ahrens Wayne Osborn Carl G. R088 Layman Glenn Murl Jordan James E. Dodds F. E. Baker MYron D. Jones Wilbert Aust
D. B. Claiborn Eldon Clemmons Ervin Engsberg Orr Van Stavein ••• E. H. Harris Roy C. Wilson Ross Dodd J. B. Wall CbaB. L. Brown
2nd Thursday lat Saturday ...•.•••....•..••..•. tat Wednesday Saturday on or after full moon.·... 1st Saturday 2nd Tuesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 1st Friday
Oct. Oct. May Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
12,1889 17,1876 26,1864 21,1908 16,1886 11,1888 17,1901 17,18'18 18,18'11
A. V. McClain John Everson Delbert W. Ware Lewis Thompson Walter Daniels Carl A. Baldwin Adolph W. Pohle •.... Nick J. Wolfe ••.•.... Woodrow Brown Ellis E. Shelton A. E. Besse
T. H. Roberts; C. F. Wllmesherr L. L. McSpadden 000. Slinkman •••.. R. M:. Copeland •••. L. O. Nichola W. C. Campbell ...• W. W. Jackson •.•.. O. C. Fordyce•••••• C. W. Schillinger W. D. Rodgers
lat Saturday 2nd Saturday lat and 8rd Fridaya 2nd and 4th FridayS .•...•••.••••• 2nd Saturday•••.•••••••••••••••• lat Saturday 1st and 8rd WednesdayS ..........• 1st Thursday 2nd and 4th TuesdayS .•....•.••••• 8rd ThursdQ 1st and 2nd Thursda)'B
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Lodge INo.1 Location I Master I Secretary I Time of Meeting De Soto 1191De Soto Bernie L. Tenney D. L. Rouggly .••••. 2nd and 4th Thursda78 .. Joachim •••••••.. 164 IHillsboro •••••••• Harris E. Williams E. M. Williams ..••• 1st Saturday .•••••••••••••••••••. Shekinah •••.•••• , 256IFestus ..•...•••.• Harry J. Miller Byrl DeGeare 2nd and 4th Tuesda78 ••••••••••••. Herculaneum ..•.. 338IHerculaneum •••• Alfred H. Wilson G. W. HegeL •••••. 2nd and 4th Fridays ••...••••.•••• 12ICaledonia John Robinson Iva Queen Saturday on or before full moon .. Potosi 131IPotosi. Wfllard E. young Geo. Carr Friday on or before full moon .. Irondale 143IIrondale A. D. Merrill E. E. Sutterfield 1st and 3rd Saturda78 •••••••••••• , Belgrade .•••••... 632IBelgrade .••.••••. Lewis J. Pierce Lewis Buckley •.••. 8rd Saturday ••••.••••••••••••••• Blackwell •••..•.. 535IBlaekwell Walter W. Wilson ...• H. E. Brown 1st Saturday•••••••..•••.••••••..
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Charter Date Nov. 16. 1867 May 81.1856 Oct. 17. 1868 Oct. 19. 1922 Aug. 7.1826 May 10.1861 May 6.1864 Oct. 1.1914 Oct. 18. 1887
Riddick Western Lhrht ..• Urbana •.•..••••. Hogle's Creek Hermitage ••..... Fair Play........ Modern ••......•. Pleasant .•••.•... Bolivar ...••.•••. Pleasant Hope .••. Aldrich ..•••..•..
361IBuffalo 396ILouisburg 421IUrbana •••••.••.. 279IWheatland 288IHermitage••••••. 441Fair Play ..•••••• 144IHumansviUe.••.• 1601 MorrisviUe ••••••. 195IBolivar••.•.••.•. 467 IPleasant Hope .•• 664IAldrich
W. C. Hawkins, Jr Virgil R. Arnold Henry R. Klein Walter O. Pitts J. O. Ferrell F. W. Barker R. R. Dixon C. L. Carter F. A. Martin E. L. Miller Clifton Rowan
G. B. Patter R. S. Lindsay James R. Fowler ..• J. C. Franklin Earl Jenkins ..•.••. H. O. CurL .••••••. Monroe A. Fields .•. B. L. Cunnyngham. S. Bruce Brown F. P. Slagle ..•..•.. J. S. Toalson
4th Friday . Saturday on or before full moon .. 4th Saturday ••••••..••••••••••••. 1st Saturday . 3rd Monday ..•..••••.•••.•••..•• 2nd Thursday ..•.•••.•..•...•...• Monday on or before full moon ••.. 2nd Tuesday ••••••••••••••••••••• 2nd Wednesday ••••••••••••••••.• Thursday on or before full moon .•• 1st Tuesday ..••.•..•••..•..•..•..
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C. C. Gill. • • • • • • • •• J. F. Thornton ..... E. F. Pentecost. .•• Robt. S. Small ..••• T. R. Owens'. • • . . •• Clarence Lea. .. . . •. A. C. Blakemore. . • W. E. Evans ..•.•••
1st and 8rd Thursdays ••••••••.••• 8rd Wednesday •••.••••••.....•.•• 2nd and 4th Thursdan ••••••...•• 4th Tuesdq••••••••••••••••••••• 2nd Thursday••••••••••••.••••••. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........ Thul'Sday on or before full moon ••• 2nd and 4th Thursdays •••••• 0
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803INevada .•••••••.. 871ISheldon .•••••••• 4481Schell City••••••. 490IMontevallo••••••. 498IBronaugh 495IRichards •••••••• 605IWalker••.••.•••• 187ILiberal.. • • • • • • •• 292ILamar•••••••••• 304IMindenmines 4751Golden City •••••• 5161Milford.••.••••••
Glenn H. Weakley G. H. Masoner. .. A.:M. Broughton B. H. Hart T. S. Funk C. J. Day H. E. Horn Fred Sackett. . . . . . . .. Otis Smith John Brown Glenn Rogers , .. Roy D. Bass 0
D. V. Morris W. G. Jones. C. P. Fink W. S. Kokendoffer .• S. P. Linn C. H. Newland S. R. Harvey E. H. Roselle. . . . . •. W. A. Heydenberk. Roy Goff ...•....... H. F. Pugh J. C. Thomas •.....
2nd Friday 1st and 8rd Thursdays 2nd Wednesdq 1st and 8rd Saturdays ••••••••..••' 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st and 8rd Wednesdays 1st Wednesday ••••.••••••••••..•• 1st and 3rd Thursdays. • . • • . • . . • .. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .••....••• 2nd Tuesday 2nd and 4th Tuesdays •••.....••... 3rd Saturdq....................
Oct. 15.1868 May 28.1895 Oct. 17.1878 Oct. 15.1874 Oct. 12.1876 Oct. 17.1895 Sept. 29, 1909 Oct. 17. 1889 Oct. 15.1868 Oct. 81.1905 Oct. 15,1874 Oct. 12.1882
FORTY-FOURTH DISTBIOT-GEO. DILLARD, D. D. G. M., Joplin, Mo.
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Jasper ••••••.• CarthaIre•••••••• o Sarcoxie••••••••• Joplin ........... Fellowship •••••.• Jasper •••••••••.. Carterville••••••• Mineral.•••••.•.. Webb City ••••••. Carl Junction .••. Criterion••••••... La Ruaaell ••.••.•
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197ICarthage•••••••• 293lSareoxie••••••••• 385IJoplin........... 345IJoplin........... 898IJasper•••••••••• 4011Carterville••••••• 471 IOronogo••••••••. 5121Webb City••••••• 5491Carl Junction •••• 5861Alba•••••••••••• 5921La Ruaaell •••••••
Howard Lee Miller ... Ned C. Barkley ....... H.M. Speak ......... Geo. B. Watson ...... H. A. Fox ........... Clarence R. Walker ... Bob S. Lacey ......... Robt. E. Osborne ..•.. Alfred D. Sellel'S •..•. Buford M. Cooper .... James L. Shephard ...
Ernest Davis ....... Nelson Brown ..••• S.A. Smith ........ D. Ray Grayston ... C. L. Hayzlett ..••.. C. E. Ault ......... Joe B. Gillard..•..• J. C. Bailey........ Jas. F. Baugh ..•..• J. W.Hart .••••••• Otis Vickroy....•••
2nd and 4th Thursdays ............ Oct. 19. 1867 1st and 8rd Tuesdays ............. Oct. 15. 1868 1st and 8rd Fridays ............... Oct. 18. 1871 2nd and 4th Fridays •••••••.•.•••. Oct. 18. 1870 1st and 8rd TuesdQa ••••••••••••• Oct. 17.1878 1st and 8rd Fridays ............... ,Oct. 12. 1898 1st and 8rd Thursdays •••••••..••. Oct. 17.1878 2nd and 4th Thursdays. . • • • • • •• • • Oct. 11. 1882 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .••••••••• Oct. 16.1891 1st and 8rd Mondan. • • • • • • • • • . • • Sept. 26. 1907 1st and 8rd Fridan••••••••••••.•• Sept. 21. 1921
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Charter Date May 80,1867 Oct. 19, 1867 Dec. 19, 1899 Oct. 16, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 16, 1872 Sept. 28, 1905 Sept. 28, '1910 Sept. 25, 1912 May 28,1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 16,1872 Oct. 16, 1872 May 8,1874
Ava............. Pilot Knob Barnes Texas •.••.•••••• ' Plato •.•.....•••• Summersville..••. Mountain Grove .. Joppa Mansfield Grovespring Norwood ....•••••
26IAva 182IRichville•....••.. 116ICabool 177IHouston ..••..... 469IPlato••••........ 500ISummersville.... 1081Mountain Grove .. 411IHartville 548IMansfteld 089IGrovespring 622INorwood
Chas. R. Burris L. O. Dickison J. V. Holmes Harold W. Scott Robt. L. Hartzog W. O. Beasley ..•..... Clifford C. Jackson E. C. Curtis Robt. D. Harris A. J. Webb F. M. Huffman
L. E. Reynolds John M. Dickison ••. B. F. Fielden A. M. Paulson R. E. Daniels •••..• Roy W. Wall .....•. John H. Hicks Robert F. Adams H. H. Curtis Glen Smittle R. L. Ferguson
1st and 8rd Wednesdays .. S~turday on or before full moon .. 1st and 8rd Tuesdays . 2nd Wednesday . 1st Monday •.••.•••...••••••..•.. 2nd Saturday .....•....... : . 2nd Thursday •.....••..•...... 1st and 8rd Fridays ......•........ 2nd Wednesday . 3rd Saturday , 1st and 8rd Thursdays .
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Aug.12.1882 Sept.27.1908 Oct. 18.1881 Sept. 27. 1908 Oct. 17.1895 Oct. 10.1894 Sept. 29. 190B
FORTY-EIGHTH DISTBIOT-J. OLYDE AKERS, D. D. G. M., Farmington, Mo. Iron •••••••••• 1 Star of the West .. ............ Mosai••••••••••. , Madfaon Marc it. Francofa ••. Bismarck........ .. Farmington •.•... Ionic St. Francois Samaritan Pendleton .••••••. Leadwood •• , Elvina •••••••••.. 8te. Genevieve. Saline •..........
188IIronton Lyle N. White....... 851IBelleview .•••••.. A. M. Wright 1l0IFredericktown P. H. Abernathy 41IBismarck ...•.••. W. A. Sloan ..•....... o 182IFarmington ..••. Elmer W. Brown 154IDesloge L. A. Halbert 0" 284ILibertyville •••••• Karl Cleve 4241Bonne Terre J. D. Heifner 5511Doe Run ..••.••....••....•... 0........ 698ILeadwood Floyd M. Johnson 6991Flat River •...... Harvey J. Carlson 2261St. Mary's ....•.. Hubert S. Zahner ...• 0
Frank H. Comfort .. R. B. Moore •.••.••• W. Thompson, Sr.. M. W. Baker•••••.. J. C. Akers .•••.•.. R. E. Green P. A. Cashion •••••• Olin S. McDanieL ..
May 1.1861 Oct. 18.1870 May 24.1882 Dec. 15.1891 May 10.1861 Oct. 17.1901 May 26.1864 Oct. 18.1872 .•................ ...•............................ Oct. 15,1891 J. M. Link 2nd and 4th Saturdaya Sept. 18. 1908 J. E. LaBruyere ..•. 3rd Tuesday •..... 0••••••• ;.0 •••• Sept. 80. 1908 J. F. Bartels ..• 4th Thursday .......•...........• May 29.1882 0
2nd and 4th Fridaya 1st Saturday .••••••.•..•....•.••. 1st and 8rd Thursdaya 1st and 8rd Saturdaya............ 2nd and 4th Thursdaya •.•..•..... 1st and 8rd Mondaya 1st Thursday .•••••••••••••••••.. 1st and 8rd ThursdayS
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440 IMarble· Hill•••..• 645IZalma••••••••••• 981Cape Girardeau .. 108IMillersville ••..•. 22110ak Ridge ..••••. 417IWhitewater ..•... 441lJackson ••..••.•. 0
T. E. Graham ........ Luther Jackson ...... Guy E. Moore ........ Ernest B. Wallis ..... D.M. Wills ......... Wesley O. Proffer .... W. L.Ruff........... 0
R. A. DeWitt ...... '1 2nd and 4th Thursdaya •.•.....•••. E. A. Shrader ... 1st and 8rd SaturdayS. . • . . . . . • . .. L. G. Stovall. . • . . •. 2nd and 4th Tuesdaya. . . . . . . .. . ••. Ceo. W...mero 00 001'.0 Sa'urdu 00. o. 000000000000 .. 0 W. A. Bowers. . • . .• 1st and 8rd SaturdayS. Thos. O. Morgan. .• 2nd and 4th Fridaya. • • • . . . . . . . • .. G. M. Cobble. . . • . •• 2nd and 4th Thursdaya. . . . . . . . . . . 0
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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FIFTIETH DISTRIOT-ROBERT L. FOWLKES, D. D. G. M., Charleston, Mo. County I Lodge No.1 Location I Master I Secretary L. B. Cook ....•.... Mississippi. •. '1 East Prairie •..•• B841East Prairie.•••• A. C. Shelby .. • • •. Charleston ..••••• 407ICharleston ••••••. R. L. Oliver •......... Dee Jennings ....•• J. R. DePriest H. P. Gleason . Scott. . • • . . • •. Morley •••••..••. 184lMorley .. Ashlar •••.•••.... 306ICommerce••••••• G. W. Marshall A. H. Anderson ..•• A. A. Harrison .••.. Sikeston ••.••.••• 310ISikeston ••••••••• Archie Hayden Illmo .••.••..•••• 581IIllmo••.••••••..• R. R. Hoffmeister.... Ben Hill ..••.••.••• Blodgett .....•..• 594IBlodgett••••••••• Goo. W. Pearman .... O. L. Spencer •..... Chaffee.•...••.•. 6151 Chaffee •••••••••. James A. Chronister .. M. H. Stubblefield •• Goo. L. Fopay . Stoddard .•••. '1 Bloomfield .•••••• 153lBloomfield..••••• Scott Reed .. • .•••. Essex ..•••••.•... 278IEssex Sam W. Pulliam L. E. Estes .. C. H. Hill ..•......... C. O. Goodman ..••• • .••.. Lakeville •..•..•.• 4891Bell City Vane Brannock •••. . Dexter . 582IDexter••••••..•• E. E. Estes Adolph Mohrstadt •• Advance •.•.••... 590IAdvance •••.••••. Guy Gardiner E. E. Merett •••.••• Puxico.•••.•••••• 596IPuxico•••••...•• Buell Mallette New Madrid .. .1 Morehouse .••..•• 608IMorehouse .•••••• James E. Poe ••...... Jos. M. Barnett ••••
Time of Meeting Every-Thursday •••••.......••.••. 1st and Brd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Fridays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdan . 1st and 8rd Thursdays .••••.••..•• 2nd and 4th Thursdays .•••••••••. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........••.. 1st and 8rd Thursdays ..••..•..... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ..•...••..• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 4th Tuesday••........•...•.••..• 1st and 8rd Tuesdays . 1st and 8rd Thursdays ..•••.••.... 1st and 3rd Mondays .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .
Charter Date Dec. 29. 1904 Oct. IS, 1898 Oct. 19. 1899 Oct. 14. 1869 Oct. 12. 1869 Sept. 27. 1905 Oct. 17,1907 Sept.28, 1911 May 28,1859 Sept. 29, 1904 Oct. 12, 1874 Oct. 18, 1887 Sept. 26, 1907 Sept. 80. 1908 Sept. 29. 1909
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Four Mile Hornersville ..•••. Cardwell ••••••••• Malden ••• ~ .••••• Senath Portageville.••••. Point Pleasant... New Madrid Parma..••....•• Caruthersville•••. Hayti •••••••••••. Steele.~••••••••• Bernie .....•...••
68IKennett 212ICampbell 215IHornersville•.••• 281ICardwell ••••.•••. 406IMalden•••••••.•. 518ISenath 166 IPortageville •••••. 176ICOnran .•••.••••. 4291New Madrid •••.. 650IParma •••••••.•• 461Icaruthersville•.•. 571 Hayti•••••••.••. 684ISteele ••••••••••• 578IBernie••••..••.•.
W. S. Jones Harold M. White Nelson B. Tinnin H. O. Tillman W. L. Koger B. J. Mitchell R. D. Ellin~n. Jr Wm. Green .•........ Herman A. Crisler... Wm. A. Merick J. W. Neeley Geo. W. Sigler ....•... Beaumont Smith J. D. Rutland ,.
E. E. Lloyd R. D. WhIteaker... Pat Burlison G. E. Daugherty L. O. Wicecarver •.. F. O. Sullivan A. L. Carnahan •••• J. F. Litzelfelner... C. M. Barnes H. R. Woodside.... F. H. Blomeyer.... H. B. Bryant ....•.. H. Ballentine G. D. Abernathy. . .
2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 8rd Thursdays .. 1st and 8rd Mondays ..•••••.•••... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ....••.•.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ••••••••.•. 1st and 3rd Thursdays .. 1st and 3rd Thuradays ••••..•••••. 2nd and 4th Thursdan ••••.•••..•. 2nd and 4th Mondays ••••.••••••.. 1st and 8rd Tuesdays ••••••••••••• 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ••••••••••••• 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•••..•••••• 2nd and 4th Thursdays •••••••••.. 1st and 3rd Fridays •••••••......•.
Oct. 17. 1889 Oct. 19, 1867 May 80.1861 Oct. 19, 1899 Oct. 18, 1881 Oct. 27, 1902 Oct. 11. 1890 May 30,1857 Oct. 17. 1873 Sept. 22, 1920 Oct. 16, 1872 Sept. 28. 1905 Oct. 1.1914 Sept. 8, 1905
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Ollie M. Sanders ••••• J. Frank Ollar..••... A. L. Shoreman •..... Robert L. Reid ....... V. H. Sisson •.••..... J. Ira Myers .........
Art H. Harwell •••• Clyde Turner •••••• Aubrey C. Jones ••• I. W. Abernathy •••. C. L. Ellinghouse •.. Boyd O. Pyles .•....
2nd and 4th TuesdayS .•••....•••• 8rd Saturday .•••.••••••.•••..••• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 1st and 8rd ThursdayS ..••••••.••• 1st and 8rd ThursdayS ••••••..•••• 2nd and 4th Saturdays •••••••.•...
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Mt. Zion ..•..•... Ingomar •.••.••.• Mountain View ..• Alton ..•••.•••••. Woodside .•..•... Clifton ..•••..••. K08hkonong ..••. O~k .••.••.. Sampson ..•.••.• Bayou ...•..••••• Rockbridge ..••.. " Robert Burns .... "
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8271West Plains ••••• 6861Willow Springs .. 6871Mountain View •. 266IAlton ••••••••••• 8871 Thomasville ..•.•. 468IThayer ••••.••••. 682 IK06hkonoq .•••• 298ILutie ..••.•..•••. 866lBakersfield ••.••.. 4361 Rockbridge •••..• 496lGainesville ..•..•.
James M. McMillin ... Eddie A. Williams .... M. E. Smith ......•.• Hardin D. Franks •••. C. A. EIN,0tt ......... J. D. Gi espie ........ Jacob L. Staley ....... Earl Friend .......... Noble Mitchell ..•.•.. Ruskin Mahan ....... Harley Reynolds ..•.•.
Eugene N. Laird ••• George W. Yarnell .. Frank N. LeBaron. Geo. C. Martin ••••• C. P. Perkins •••••• J. W. Mitchell ••.... W.B.Hodge ••••••• C. J. Hogan ..•••.•. Virgil Wiles ..••.... Clyde Hicks ..• ; •••. E. W. Ebrite .••••••
1st and 8rd FridayS .............. 2nd Tuesday ••.••.•••••.••••••••. 2nd and 4th !!'uesdayS •••••••••••• Saturday on or before fuIl moon ••. Saturday on or before fuIl moon .•• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .•••••..••••• 2nd Wednesday •••••••.•••••••••• Saturday before third Sunday ••••• Saturday on or before fuIl moon .•• 2nd Saturday....•••••••••••••••• 4th Friday ...•.••.••••.••..••••••
Oct. 18,18 Oct. 18,18 Sept. 29, 19 May 24,18 8 Oct. 18,18 1 Oct. 18,18 1 Sept. 27, 19 6 Oct. 18,1900 Oct. 11,18 8 Oct. 21,18 7 Oct. 11,18 7
Sparta••••••••••• Friend .••..•••••. Billings •••••••..• Taney •••••••• Forsyth •••••••••. Branson .•..••••. Stone ••••••••. Galena ••••.•••.•. Crane •••.•.•..••
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James Rathbun ...... Homer C. Rainey ..... Chas. N. Thomas .•••• Clifford Wood .....•.. Arthur McManicle .... B. Franklin Hembree. Wade Garroutte .••••.
Zack M. St. John ..• G. T. Breazeale••••. A. G. Garbee ••••..• Henry M. Blunk •••. S. P. Winch ••••••• R. H. Patterson .••• H. D. Wilson •••••••
Saturday, on or before full moon Saturday on or before fuIl moon ••. 2nd Thursday •••••••••••••••••••• 1st Saturday..................... 1st and ard FridayS ............... 1st and 8rd ThursdayS •••.•.•••••• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..••..•.••...
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Lodge INo.1 Location I Master I Secretary I Time of Meeting Monett 129IMonett B. C. Jones R. C. Farrow 1st and 3rd Fridays , Purdy•••...•.... 148IPurdy•••••••.••. Floyd N. McIntosh... T. C. Crawford.... 1st and 2nd Thursdays ......•.•••. Barry........... 367IWashburn ..••••. Sam Vanderpool..... R. R. Black •••••... 1st and 3rd Saturdays , Pythagoras 383ICassville , V. E. Bradford W. T. Priest 2nd and 4th Fridays . Comfort ..••••••. 533IWheaton •••••.•• C. B. Royer Joe A. Frazier ..••• 2nd Thursday ••••..•........••.. , Lawrence ..•.. Mount Vernon... 991Mount Vernon .•. Wesley A. Rowe Leon Pugh ..•..••. 1st and 3rd Fridays . Canopy......... 284IAurora M. S. Ginn W. H. Lloyd 2nd and 4th Tuesdays , Marionville ..•.. , 890IMarionville ..•... Clarence W. Willard .. V. W. Anderson 1st and 8rd Fridays . Decatur. • • • • . . .. 400lPierce City. • • . •• Geora-e A. Platte. . . .. E. T. Ecroyd. • • • • •• 1st and 3rd Thursdays .....••••... Red Oak •.••..... 4681Red Oak ..•.•.•.. Sylvester Inks , W. A. Clyman..... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•......... Stinson •••..•..•. 523IStinson .•••.•.••. Ross Parnell .•....... A. R. Richesin .••.• 2nd and 4th Saturdays : . Miller 567IMiller John W. Webb C. W. Nicholson 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . B~ •••••••• ,
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Charter Date Oct. 15, 1890 Oct. '1.1884 Oct. 18. 1868 Oct. 18,18'12 Oct. 19. 1898 Oct. 19, 1868 Oct. 1'1,1889 Oct. 17, 1871 Oct. 18, 1871 Oct. 1'1, 18'18 Oct. 22,11n Sept. 29, 1904
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Southwest.....•. Anderson Noel Neosho •••.••..•. Granby.......... Stella
4661Southwest City 621IAndenon 6471 Noel I 247INeosho ..••.•..•. 514 IGranby ....•••. " 538IStella
Worth J. Stevenson W. F. Stevenson... Earl W. Brown Henry Eppard V. H. Pendergraft B. F. St. Clair Donald E. Sechrist... F. H. Gulick ..•.•.. Frank A. Scholes Will W. Scholes. . . •. Orner Scott..... Noble C. Jessee....
1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Wednesdays.......... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•..•.•.... 1st and 3rd Fridays. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.............
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it. Louia. • • . •• Bonhomme •••.••• Bridaeton........ Webster Groves .• Fenton •••••...•• , Meramec ..••..•. Kirkwood •••..••• , FerlrU8on ........ Maplewood ..•... Clayton ••••••••.• Wellaton ••••••..• Valley Park •••... Jennings •••••... Gardenville ......
45IBallwin ••••••••• 80ISt.John·sStation 841Webeter Groves •• 281/Fenton ••....••.• 8181Eureka ••..••..•• 484 IKirkwood .•..••.• 647lFerlrUSon ..•••••• 666lMaplewood .••••• 6011 Clayton ••••••.••. 6131WeIlston ..••••.•. 6291Valley Park •••..• 640IJenninp .•••.•.• 666 IGardenville ...••.
Harry P. Hall •......• W. W. Duckworth .... Harry B. BelL .•..... Wm. C. Gill.......... Harold F. Weber ..... E. Guy Myover ....... Chas. C. Goodman .... Noah N. Pate ......•. John Ehrmann ....... l;rving C. Faerber .... Geo. A. Croker ....... John T. Cassens ...... C. R. CampbelL ......
H. F. Woerther •.•• Walter Reinemer .•• Geo. A. Shepardson Geo. Fucba ••••••..• Georee E. Mottert •• Herman Schroeder. Thos. M. Pratt .•... H. E. Gracey••••••• Walter F. Lampine. Cecil A. Tolin •••••• Elmer T. Hiscox .... Alfred C. Linck .... Florian Wolz •.•..•
lat and 8rd SaturdayS ••..••..•••• 1st and 8rd ThursdayS .•....••...• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays •• ; .......... 2nd and 4th Saturdays .•.......•.. 1st and 8rd Saturdays ............. 2nd and 4th MondayS ............. 1st and 3rd ThursdayS ............ 1st and 8rd FridayS ............... 1st and 8rd Thursdays ..•..•••...• 2nd and 4th ThursdayS •.••••••••• 1st and Srd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 8re1 TuesdayS ............. 1st and 8rd Saturdays •...•.......
Oct. 9,1841 Oct. 14, 1846 Oct. 21. 1897 Oct. 16. 1868 Oct. 19. 1928 Oct. 5.1874 Oct. 16. 1889 Sept. 29. 1904 Sept. 80. 1908 Sept. 28. 1911 Oct. 2.1918 Sept. 21. 1916 Sept. 21, 1921
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C. Aubry Gerhart.... Elmer E. Archer R. H. Frust Matt L. Martin Wm. D. Coulter......
M. A. Lammert····1 W. B. Todd C. P. Tompkins H. A. Weineke Ford Vaughan
Saturdayon or before full moon 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd Wednesday 3rd Saturday.................... 2nd and 4th MondayS .•....•.•....•
Oct. 18.1900 Oct. 18.1928 Sept. 6.1907 Ju0880.1860 Oct. 18.1871
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Independence ..•• Summit •.•••••••. McDonald •.•••••. Blue Sprinp ..•.. Raytown ......... Christian ••••.•.. Buckner . • • • • • •• Marlborough .••.. • • • • • •. Mt. W~hinlrton.. • • • • • •. GrandVIew .•..•.. • • • • • • Grain Valley .....
761Independence •••• 2631Lee's Summit •••• 824 IIndependence . . •. 3371Blue Sprina ...•. a91IRaytown ••••.•.. 39210ak Grove .••.•.. 601 IBuckner .. .. • • • •• 66918634 Woodl·d.K.C. 6141Mt. Washiqton •. 618IGrandview 6441Grain Valley
Robert A. Ryan Charles I. Dick Fred J. Allen. . . . . . .. W. N. Bowman Chas. E. Nolen •...... H. F. George Floyd Lee. .. .. . . .. Lacy E. Scott Roy J. Cavannah A. K. George Boyd Raines
M. W. Sudbrock Mark Mathes ..•..• , W. Lee Whitmire. .. F. B. Rumbaugh Virgil Dryer....... G. E. Church John Ahrens. .. • F. S. Turner G. B. Christy Gilbert Strode Cecil M. Poage
2nd and 4th Mondays •••••..•...•. 1st and 8rd TuesdayS ........•.... 1st and 8rd MondayS ..••••....... , 1st and 8rd Fridays.............. 1st and 8rd Thursdays .....•.•...• 1st and 8rd FridayS .•....•.....••. 1st and 8rd Tuesdays.. . .. • .. . 1st and 8rd Mondays 2nd and 4th FridayS 1st and Srd Thursdays 1st and 4th Tuesdays
Oct. 14.1846 Oct. 18, 1870 Oct. 12, 1861 Oct. 18.1887 Oct. 18,18'11 Oct. 18.1871 Oct. 11. 1877 Oct. 26,1927 Oct. 17,1911 Sept. 28. 1911 Sept.!1.1916
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Grand Master I D. Grand Muter I Senior G. Warden I Junior G. Warden I Grand Treasurer Thos. F. Riddick •• • James Kennerly •• • William Bates ••...•• Archibald Gamble ••. • Nath'l B. Tucker ..• Thompson Douglass • Edward Bates ..••• William Bates ••.••.• Archibald Gamble ••• • Nath'l B. Tucker .. • ThompSon Douglass • Edward Bates •.•• • Wm. G. Pettus .•••• • Archibald Gamble ••. • Nath'l B. Tucker ..• 600. H. C. Melody ••• • Edward Bates •.•. • Wm. G. Pettus .••••• Archibald Gamble ••. • Nath'l B. Tucker ..• Goo. H. C. Melody •••• Wm. G. Pettus .... • Thornt. Grimsley •••. • Archibald Gamble ••. • Edward Bates ••..• Goo. H. C. Melody •••• Wm. G. Pettus .•..• Thornt. Grimsley ••.•• Archibald Gamble ••. • Edward Bates • Hardage Lane ••.••• Martin Ruggles •. • John F. Ryland..•..• Rich. T. McKinney .. • Edward Bates - Hardage Lane ..•••• Martin Ruggles •.• H. R. Gamble .•..••.• Tllornton Grimsley .• • Hardage Lane •... - Goo. H. C. Melody.. •• H. R. Gamble.. . • •• Adam L. Mills....... Thornton Grimsley .. • Hardage Lane .•..• Fred L. Billon ..••••• H. R. Gamble.. . • .• Adam L. Mills....... Bernard Pratte ..•••• Hardage Lane ....• Goo. H. C. Melody.. •• Sinclair Kirtley .. - Adam L. Mills....... Thomas Andrews ...• Edward Bates ....• Goo. H. C. Melody. . •• Oliver Parker •..•• Augustus Jones .•... - Thomas Andrews ..•• H. R. Gamble ...•.• Goo. H. C. Melody .•. • M. J. Noyes ..•••.• Augustus Jones .••.. - Thomas Andrews .•• • Sinclair Kirtley - A. B. Chambers ..•.• John Wilson •...•• G. A. Tuttle .•••..••• Goo. H. C. Melody .•. • - Sinclair Kirtley •.••• Oliver Parker ..••• S. W. B. Carnegy.... 600. H. C. Melody ...• A. B. Chambers A. B. Chambers - Sinclair Kirtlet •...• Oliver Parker ..••• S. W. B. Carnegy.... 600. H. C. Melody ..•• S. W. B. Carnegy.- John D. Daggett ..•.• Edward Searcey •.• Granville Snell ..•.•.• 600. H. C. Melody ..•• S. W. B. Carnegy .• John D. Daggett A. B. Chambers Thomas Andrews Goo. H. C. Melody . S. W. B. Carnegy .• John D. Daggett • A. B. Chambers Alex. T. Douglass Goo. H. C. Melody P. H. McBride ..... A. B. Chambers Alex. T. Douglass.· Wm. C. Vance Goo. H. C. Melody . P. H. McBride ....• Joseph Foster •••••• Alex. T. Douglass.· John Orrick ........• 600. H. C. Melody P. H. McBride Joab Bernard Joseph Foster C. H. Bowers Geo. H. C. Melody . P. H. McBride Joab Bernard Joseph Foster C. H. Bowers John Simonds • P. H. McBride Joseph Foster J. W. S. Mitchell E. S. Ruggles Fred L. Billon . J. W. S. Mitchell Fred L. Billon E. S. Ruggles J. L. F. Jacoby - John S. Watson . J. W. S. Mitchell John D. Taylor E. S. Ruggles J. L. F. Jacoby • John S. Watson . John Ralls John D. Taylor E. S. Ruggles - J. L. F. Jacoby John S. Watson Joseph Foster E. S. Ruggles J. L. F. Jacoby Cyrus Osborn - John S. Watson . Joseph Foster E. S. Ruggles • Cyrus Osborn Joseph Megguire John S. Watson John F. Ryland E. S. Ruggles Joseph Meggldre P. Draper John M. Reed John F. Ryland B. W. Grover • P. Draper S. F. Currie J. T. Johnson • B. W. Grover.•.•• - E. S. Ruggles ......• S. F. Currie••..••. • J. H. Turner - J. T. Johnson ••..•. - J. T. Johnson .•.... B. W. Grover .•..•• S. F. Currie ..••..•• - J. H. Turner...•.• S. H. Saunders Wilson Brown L. S. Cornwell • J. W. Chenoweth R. C. Hill - Joseph Foster L. S. Cornwell • D. P. Wallingford .. - James H. Britton ..••........•.....••.. -- Joseph Foeter -
Grand Secretary William Renshaw· William RenshawWilliam Renshaw· T.Douglaa· T. Douglas· John D. Daggett· John D. DaggettJohn D. DaggettJohn D. Daggett· John D. Daggett· Fred L. Billon· Fred L. BillonFred L. Billon· John GarnettThos. W. ConyersThos. W. Conyers. Richard B. DallamRichard B. DallamRichard B. DallamRichard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. DallamRichard B. DallamFred L. Billon. Fred L. Billon· J. W. S. Mitchell· J. W. S. Mitchell· C. D. W. Johnson· C. D. W. Johnson· C. D. W. Johnson· A. O'SullivanA. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan·
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L. S.-Cornwell Benjamin Sharp ••• W. A. Cunninl'ham .. S. H. Saunden ••••• P. Draper S. H. Saunden • Marcus Boyd Marcus Boyd M. H. McFarland M. H. McFarland.· W. R. Penick Wm. R. Penick • John Decker • Geo. Whitcomb • John H. Turner • John H. Turner • Wm. N. Loker John F. Houston ..• John D. Vincil John F. Houston ..• John D. Vincil John D. Vincil.... • W. E. Dunscomb • W. E. Dunscomb .. • C. A. Rowley John D. Vincil ..... R. E. Anderson William D. Muir •. • T. E. Garrett Thos. E. Garrett .. • R. E. Anderson Thos. E. Garrett .. • R. E. Anderson Samuel H. Owens.· J. E. Ryland R. E. Andenoo • John W. Luke • John W. Luke • Xenophon Ryland • James E. Cadle • Xenophon Ryland Xen. Ryland • Thos. C. Ready T. C. Ready • Noah M. Givan Noah M. Givan • Joseph S. Browne .. • Jos. S. Browne • W. R. Stubblefield •• • W. R. Stubblefield.· Alex. M. Dockery • Alex. M. Dockery .. • Chas. C. Woods Chas. C. Woods ••• • Lee A. Hall•••...•••• Lee A. Hall Robt. F. Stevenson .. • Robt. F. Stevenson· James W. Boyd • James W. Boyd • Georl'e R. Hunt • Geo. R. Hunt W. M. Williams • Wm. M. Williams •• • James P. Wood..••• • James P. Wood..•• U Theodore Brace••••. • Theodore Brace •••• Geo. E. Walker•.•.•• Geo. E. Walker•.•.• B. H. Ingram •••..••• B. H. Ingram ..... • John R. Panon ..... • John R. Panoo ..• • Harry Keene . . • . • • •• Harry Keene • J. B. Thomas • J. B. Thomas • A. M. Hough • A. M. HOUl'h D. A. Jamison •
J. W. Chenoweth.. • S. H. Saunders • Marcus Boyd • John F. Houston .. • W. R. Penick • John Decker • Geo. Whitcomb • Wm. N. Loker • John D. Vincil • A. L. McGregor • Martin Collins R. E. Anderson • T.E.Garrett Wm. D. Muir A. M. Dockery Sam H. Owens • Sam H. Owens • John W. Luke Jas. E. Cadle Jas. E. Cadle Thos. C. Ready Noah M. Givan Jos. S. Browne W. R. Stubblefield • Jas. E. Carter ~. Chas. C. Woods Lee A. Hall. Robt. F. Stevenson. James W. :8oyd George R. Hunt Wm. M. Williams .. • James P. Wood... • Theodore Brace ..•• Geo. E. Walker..•• • B. H. Ingram ..•••• John R. Parson ••• • Harry Keene ...... • J. B. Thomas ..••. • A. M. Hough • D. A. Jamison • F. J. Typrd
H. E. Van Oradell .. • Marcus Boyd • John F. Houston John Decker • John Decker Samuel M. Hayes A. L. McGre8'Or Samuel Russell A. L. McGregor • Martin Collins R. E. Anderson • A. L. McGregor • Wm. D. Muir • Alex. M. Dockery • Sam H. Owens • John E. Ryland • John E. Ryland • Jas. E. Cadle Xenophon Ryland • Thos. C. Ready • Noah M. Givan M. G. Hubble W. R. Stubblefield Jas. E. Carter • Alex. M. Dockery Lee A. Hall Robt. F. Stevenson James W. Boyd....•• Geo. R. Hunt • Wm. M. Williams • James P. Wood • . .... .. .. .. .. .•• Geo. E. Walker.•••• • B. H. Ingram .....•• • John R. Parson .•.••• Harry Keene•.••.... • J. B. Thomas ....... • A. M. Hough........ D. A. Jamison F. J. Tysrard • E. F. Allen
John D. Daggett John D. Dal'gett John D. Daggett John D. Dal'gett John D. Dqgett John D. Dal'gett John D. DaCl'ett John D. Danett John D. Dagptt • Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker Wm•. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker Wm. N. Loker • John W. Luke John W. Luke John W. Luke *11 John W. Luke Samuel 14. Kennard.· Samuel 14. Kennard .• Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard •• Samuel M. Kennard .• Samuel M. Kennard .• Samuel M. Kennard .• Samuel M. Kennard •• Samuel M. Kennard •• Samuel M. Kennard .• Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard .• Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard .•
A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A.O'Sullivan.t G.FrankGouley.* G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley•• 11 JohnD. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vineil. John D. VineU* John D. Vineil. John D. VineU. John D. VineU. John D. VineU. John D. Vineil. John D. VineU. John D. VineU* John D. VineU. John D. VineU. John D. VineU* John D. VineU. John D. Vineil* John D. VineU* John D. VincU. JohnD. VineU*
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FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, APRIL 23, 1821 Date Election I Grand Muter I D. Grand Master I Senior G. Warden I Junior G. Warden Oct.. 1896 .••. D. A. Jamison .•••.• F. J. Tygard..•••••• E. F. Allen • C. H. Briggs • F. J. Typrd • E. F. Allen " C. H. Briggs " Campbell Wells • Oct., 1897 E. F. Allen • C. H. Briggs " Campbell Wells • Joseph C. Finagin ..• Oct., 1898 Oct., 1899 C. H. Briggs • Campbell Wells " Joseph C. Finagin • John C. yocum ..... • Oct•• 1900 .••• Campbell Wells • Joseph C. Finagin .. " John C. yocum ..•• Wm. F. Kuhn ....•. • Oct., 1901. .•. Joseph C. Finagin.· John C. yocum ••...• Wm. F. Kuhn ...•. • Leroy B. Valliant ..• • John C. yocum .... • Wm. F. Kuhn • Leroy B., Valliant .• A. S. Houston ...... • Oct., 1902 Oct., 1903 Wm. F. Kuhn ..••. • Leroy B. Valliant • A. S. Houston ..... • D. M. Wilson •...... • " D. M. Wilson ••....-- Howard Watson ....• Sept., 1904 .••. Leroy B. Valliant •• • A. S. Houston Sept., 1906 A. S. Houston .••••• D. M. WilBon ......• " John T. Short " R. R. Kreeger •..... " Sept•• 1908 D. M. Wilson ...... " John T. Short " R. R. Kreeger " William A. Hall ..... " Sept., 1907. • •• John T. Short • • . •• R. R. Kreeger " William A. Hall . . .• Clay C. Bigger....• • R. R. Kreqer ...• " William A. Hall ...• • Clay C. Bigger ..•. • Arch A. Johnson . Sept., 1908 " Arch A. Johnson Jacob Lampert . Sept., 1909 Wm. A. Hall...... " Clay C. Bigger Jacob Lampert • Van Fremont Boor." Sept., 1910 •••• Clay C. Bigger ..•. • Arch A. Johnson Sept., 1911. •.. Arch A. Johnson ... Jacob Lampert " Van Fremont Boor" Chesley A. Mosman.* Sept., 1912•••. Jacob Lampert •.. * Van Fremont Boor." Chesley A. Mosman. Tolman W. Cotton . * Oct., 1918••.. Van Fremont Boor" Chesley A. MOBman." Tolman W. Cotton .. Frank R. JeBBe Sept., ItU Tolman W. Cotton •• Frank R~ JeBBe ..... • Edward Higbee ••• " Wm. A. Clark .•..... '" Sept., 1916 Frank R. Jesae •... • Edward Higbee •.... " Wm. A. Clark ...•. • John W. Bingham " Edward Higbee " Wm. A. Clark ....... John W. Bingham" Julius C. Garrell . Sept., 1916 Sept., 1917 Wm. A. Clark John W. Bingham .. * Julius C. Garrell ... Wm. F. Johnson * John W. Bingham· Julius C. Garrell ... • Wm. F. Johnson ..• • O. A. Lucas .......•. * Sept., 1918 Sept., 1919•••. Julius C. Garrel.." Wm. F. Johnson .•.. " O. A. Lucas * Bert S. Lee . Sept., 1920••.. Wm. F. Johnson .. • O. A. Lucas .....•..• Bert S. Lee .....•... Joseph S. McIntyre.· Sept., 1921.... O. A. Lucu..... • •• Bert S. Lee. . . . . • . . .. Joseph S. McIntyre· Orestes Mitchell .....• Oct., 1922 Bert S. Lee ........ Joseph S. McIntyre." Orestes Mitchell • W. W. Martin .. Oct., 1923 Joseph S. McIntyre· Oreates Mitchell • W. W. Martin , John Pickard * Oct•• 1924 .•.. Orestes Mitchell • W. W. Martin John Pickard .....• A. F. Ittner . Oct., 1926 ..•. W. W. Martin John Pickard ....•.. • A. F. Ittner .....•.. B. E. Bigger . Oet., 1926 John Pickard • A. F. Ittner B. E. Bigger S. R. Freet • S. R. Freet ••••....• Wm. R. Gentry, Sr . Oct., 1927••.. Anthony F. Ittner•. B. E. Bigger Sept•• 1928••.. Byrne E. Bigger .... S. R. Freet••.......• Wm. R. Gentry, Sr.. Ray V. Denslow •..•.. Sept., 1829••.. S. R. Freet ..•••.••• Wm. R. Gentry .•.... Ray 'V. Denslow .•.. Thad B. Landon ..... Oct., 1930 .... Wm. R. Gentry ..•.. Ray V. l>enslow ..... Thad B. Landon ..•. Frank C. Barnhill ..•.
Grand Treasurer Samuel M. Kennard." Samuel M. Kennard." Samuel M. Kennard." Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard." Samuel M. Kennard." Samuel M. Kennard." John R. Parson .•••• " John R. Parson .•••. " Alphonso C. Stewart " Alphonso C. Stewart.· Alphonso C. Stewart." Alphonso C. Stewart." Alphonso C. Stewart." Alphonso C. Stewart." Alphonso C. Stewart." Alphonso C. Stewart." Alphonso C. Stewart." Alphonso C. Stewart.· Alph. C. Stewart .. "•• Wm.A. Hall • Wm. A. HalL .......• Wm.A. Hall • Wm.A. Hall • Wm.A. Hall • Wm. A. Hall ........• Wm.A. Hall ......•. • Wm.A. Hall • Wm. A. Hall. .•.. ·ttt E. E. Morris ..•...... E. E. Morris .••...... E. E. Morris ..•...... E. E. Morris •.•...... E. E. Morris . E. E. Morris .
Grand Secretary John D. VincU" John D. VincU" John D. VincU" John D. VincU" John D. VincU" John D. VincU" John D. VincU" John D. VincU" John D. VincU"U John R. ParsonU" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson" John R. Parson· John R. Parson" John R. Parsontt* Frank R. Jesse" Frank R. Jesse· Frank R. Jesse" Frank R. Jesse" Frank R. J eBse" Frank R. JeBBe""tt Arthur Matherttt Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather
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Ra)' V. Depalow ••.. Thad B. Landon ••.. F. C. Barnhill ••..•. Du Val Smith .•.... James W. Skelly .... Goo. W. Walker ..•. H. L. Reader .•••... Henry C. Chiles •.•. Karl M. Vetabur•.. Harry S. Truman .. Harris C. Johnston. Forreat C. Donnell ..
Thad B. Landon .•••. Frank C. Barnhill .... Du Val Smith .•..... Jas. W. Skelly ....... Goo. W. Walker'....•. H. L. Reader.•...•.. Henry C. Childs ..•... Elwyn S. Woods ..•. t Harry S. Truman .... Harris C. Johnston .. Forrest C. Donnell ... Grover C. Sparks .....
*Deeeased. tWas not installed. tResitp1ed. -tDied Aqust 11. 1866, while in office. -:Appointed Au~t 11. 1866. by John D. Vincil, Grand Master. --IIDied April 11, 1877, while in office. -UDied October 12, 1904. while in office.
Frank C. Barnhill .. Du Val Smith ••.... Jas. W. Skelly ...... Goo. W. Walker .... H. L. Reader ..•... Henry C. Chiles •... ElwYn S. Woods •••. Karl M. Vetaburg .. Harris C. Johnston Forrest C. Donnen .. Grover C. Sparks... W. F. Woodruff.....
Du Val Smith ..•..... Jas. W. Skelly ....... Geo. W. Walker ...... H. L. Reader ........ Henry C. Chiles ...... Elwyn S. Woods ..... Karl M. Vetaburg .... Harry S. Truman .•.. Forrest C. Donnell ... Grover C. Sparks .... Wm. F. Woodruff .... James A. Kinder .....
---Died April 22, 1916, while in office. -IiJohn W. Luke served, b)' appointment, as Grand Secretary, from April 11, 1877 to October 11, 1877, and died October, 1888. lIDied within week after his installation. ttThere was no Communication in 1835, owing to the anti-Masonic excitement. --Withdrawn from Masonry.
E. E. Morris. . . . . . . .. E. E. Morris. . . . . . . .. E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......•..
Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather
tt-Resigned Ma)' 20, 1921, account ill health. -tttDied November 7, 1924, while in office. ---Appointed October 22, 1904. by Leroy B. Valliant, Grand Master. --ttDied August 29, 1927, while in office. tttAppointed September 1, 1927, by John Pickard, Grand Master.
J AMES KENNERLY, Senior Warden
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ADDRESS OF GENERAL BREHON B. SOMERVELL. EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. HARRY S,. TRUMAN OF MISSOURI IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5,1942.
Mr. Truman: Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print in the Appendix of the Reoord a very timely address by Lt. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, Chief of the Services of Supply of the War Department. The address was delivered in St. Louis on September 28, at a patriotic meeting sponsored by the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri, and it is well worth reading by every Senator and Member of the House. There being no objection, the address was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: "Winning the War" Senator Truman, ladies, and gentlemen: It is a privilege to meet with you tonight and to share the platform with our distinguished chairman who is devoting himself in so whole-souled a way to winning this warâ&#x20AC;˘ You may not know it but the Senator has twice volunteered to don the uniform he wore with such distinction in the last war and is serving on the Capital front only at the express request of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Staff who felt the need of his assistance there. Missouri is and always has been a State of realists. It is not for nothing that your motto is "Show me. " And I might add that you are well represented in the Capital. For if ever a man insisted on being shown, it is our chairman this evening. He takes nothing for granted. He is so realistic that there are times, I must confess, it hurts. But if there's one thing above all else America needs tonight, it's realistic approach to the problems that face all decent men. You don't want any sugar coating, and I'm not going to give you any. I'll give the plain, unvarnished truth as I see it. The truth is nothing to cheer about. Freedom and democracy are in grave peril. All the things we stand for, all the plaill, simple, decent little things we fought so hard to attain, the things that make life worthwhile, in short, the American way of life is in great danger. So far the war has gone none too well. So far we've lost nearly every major struggle. If we continue to lose a little while longer it will be too late to save ourselves, and America and civilization. We and our allies have taken a terrific shellacking all around the globe. We've lost Poland and France and Yugoslavia and Albania and Greece and Denmark and Norway and Holland and Belgium and Luxemburg and. an eighth of Russia. We've lost Indochina and Burma and the Malay Peninsula and Siam and vast portions of China. We've lost Java and Borneo and Sumatra and uncounted islands of the Indies. We've lost Guam and Wake and the Philippines. We've lost three of our own North American Aleutian Islands off Alaska. We've lost all our rubber, most of our tin, our hemp, our silk. We've lost ships by the hundreds, men by the thousands. We've lost the freedom of the seas. We've lost everything except a smug sense of complacency. And that's the one thing we've got to lose and lose fast or else we '11 lose our independence. Let's face the facts squarely, without heroics and without panic. As black as the future is, we must cling to our determination to win. We must hang on and keep hanging on. We must fight and keep on fighting. I hear people say that we can't lose this war because we haven't lost a
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war in 200 years. Did it ever occur to you that, Japan hasn't lost one in 2000 years' Who wins路 this war depends on you-you-the people of America. Our soldiers and sailors and marines will win this one for us if we give them the chance. But they can't win alone. They can't win unless every man, woman, and child in America gets in there behind them with the same grim and deadly spirit that our soldiers have on every battle front. This ian't the Army's war. It isn't the Navy's war. It's the war of all Americans, everywhere. We have to fight it, everyone of us. The battle lines may bend around Stalingrad and the J aps may try to push through the New Guinea mountains and the marines may fight \Taliantly, as the marines always fight, on the beaches of the Solomons, but that doesn't mean that the waris far away. It's not far away. It's very close tonight. It's here in St. Louis. It's in this hall. It's in our homes, our shops, our offices, in our tilled fields. It's in our churches and our schools. It's everywhere. It's your war. You didn't ask ,for it. You didn't want it. But you can't escape it. When the Japs struck us in the back, when the Nazis treacherously attacked, they weren't making war on our Army and Navy alone. They were making war on you. With cunning and cruelty they are fighting you. They are determined to defeat you and to enslave your wives, your mothers, your daughters. There are no rules of decency in this war. There are no neutrals. There is not a single foot of neutral ground anywhere, no man or woman standing on the sidelines. Our armed forces are out in front. The Army is doing its part. And let me say that the Navy is doing its part magnificently. We know about the marines, and the Japs know about them, and Hitler soon will know. And our merchant sailors-those tough, fearless, reckless men whose every hour is peril and every breath is heroic-they're out in front fighting for us too. I speak. of them with pride. Their courage and their spirit are superb. But our soldiers can't do the whole job of saving democracy alone. Our sailors and airmen can't. They need your help, your all-out help, and they need it every hour of every day. They need it now. Your weapons are courage and sacrifice, sweat and stout hearts and steady hands, endless toil and mutual understanding. Your battle line starts in your own home and stretches to the end of your field of daily activity. Your own hearts give you the command to start fighting and to keep on fighting. We must remember this, always. We have just one war to fight. That's enough war for any nation or any civilization to see through to a conclusion. There is no time for any other war, no time for skirmishes, no time for sniping. Hitler and the Japs are our enemies. Let's beat them and take no time out to argue with one another. We're all in the same boat, the rich and poor, the city man and the farmer, the Republican and the Democrat, black men and white men, Protestants and Catholics and Jews, management and labor. It's a good stout boat. It has weathered many a wild storm. But it's not going to weather this one unless we're all good sailors. It's going to go down unless we quit fighting about who is to row the boat and who is to steer. We've named our helmsman. We've done it the good old-fashioned American way. He's our Commander in Chief. For all our sakes let's take orders, take them without argument or reservation and do our best to live up to them. That way and only that way will we win. And let's not rock the boat. Let's all pull together. Let's bend our
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backs to the job and put everything we have into the stroke. If we drop our oars at this stage to argue about who's pulling wrong and who's pulling right-we're sunk. I promised to state facts as I see them. All right, here are the facts. In this total war there's no room in America for any kind of blocs. There's no room for a farm bloc or a labor bloc or an industrial bloc or any other kind of bloc except an American bloc. Any manager who uses the war effort to路take advantage of labor is guilty of sabotage, and any worker who lays down his tools to strike, for even an hour, is no better than. a saboteur. Let's be realistic. Let's deal with saboteurs as they must be dealt with, whether they land on our shores in rubber boats or are home-grown. They both want to stop or slow down our production. Let's stop all argument about who will be top man after this war. If we keep on fighting among ourselves the top man is going to be Hitler. Let's forget business as usual, pleasure as usual, tires as usual, and politics as usual. It 's going to be the same war after election it is today. The danger is going to be just as great, the future just as dark. Hitler and the Japs don't care who wins American elections just so we take our minds off the war long enough to fight with one another. The American soldier mixing with a J ap in a dog fight over Australia doesn't relish the thought of putting off any decision till after election. No soldier or sailor does. And as for me the lives of your sons, the life of any young American out there fighting for us is more important and more valuable than any office in any State in the Union. It doesn't matter who gets the credit for anything. If we win there will be enough credit to go around. If we lose, the blame will be on all of us. But now is no time to argue about it. This is a killing war and we must kill or get killed. You don't find the Nazis or the Japs worrying about who's to get the ~redit if they sink one of our battleships or down a flying fortress. You don't find J aps and Nazis cutting each other's throats over whether or not the workers of one industry get more wages than workers in another. You don't hear of manufacturers in the Axis countries bellyaching be~ause some competitor has a little better contract with their governments. No, they are perfectly willing to wait, for they know that there will be plenty of time for such matters after the war is over-if they win. And if we win there will be plenty of time for us to argue over who was :right and who was wrong in our war effort. If we win we'll still have the right to debate it. If we lose we'll have no rights at all. Never forget this fact: The J aps and the Nazis hate us. They hate us with a bitterness we in America never knew. They not only hate us as a race but they hate everything we stand for. They hate freedom of speech. They hate freedom of assembly. They nate all religion. They hate all fraternal organizations. They hate a free press and free radio. They hate free elections. They hate the idea of brotherhood, of equal opportunity. They hate common decency. And it's just about time we start throwing some of that hate back in their faces t You can't kill a man you don't hate or fear. And our number-one job :right now is to kill Nazis and J apse They are fierce and Godless savages and we have every right to fear them. They are vicious, cruel, and cunning; they are brutal and they are sly; they are greedy and arrogant and deceitful. They路 are frightful and :repulsive creatures with deformed consciences and blemished souls.
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It's our duty to hate them. ~ Our trouble is that we didn't start hating soon enough. Our enemies took initial advantage of us because they were prepared for this war that they wanted, and we were unprepared for war and didn't want war. They prepared while we talked about preparedness. They made guns and tankS while we made blueprints. They collected scrap iron while we sold scrap to the highest bidder. They spied on us while we abided by the rules. of decency. They built great armies and great arsenals in secret, while they assured us that they wished us no harm. They proclaimed their friendship while plotting our destruction. They were jealous of our wealth. They were envious of our way of life. They coveted our skills, our comforts, and our material success as they planned to strip it all from us. They prepared for war while we were trying to pave the way for peace, while we explored new frontiers of freedom, while we walked carelessly and unheedingly on new paths of democracy. They despised us because they mistook our common decency for a sign of weakness. They regimented their peoples, and now they line up their captives in slave gangs. They enforce their rules with the bayonet and the whip. Against that very efficient form of ruthlessness we free Americans are fighting for our very lives. If we win, it will be because we have established self-discipline such as we have never known. Our soldiers have it. Our sailo)"s have it. Our marines have it in splendid quantities. But we're not going to win till all of us-everyone of usBas established discipline in his own heart and soul. We must strive for a single, common purpose. We must forget self entirely. We must tighten our belts, forego our desires, labor as we never labored before, give up our petty prejudices, tAink only-all the time-of one thing. That thing is war. So you ask, What can I do' There are a million jobs crying out to be done. They are not glamorous jobs. But there's little glamour in modern war. I see no glamour in getting bayonetted by a Jap. I see no glamour in drowning in the -deep, cold Atlantic. I see no glamour in a soldier-in your son or your brother-lying out in the mud with half his face shot away. No; your job need not have glamour. You don't need a uniform to be a patriot. You n~ed not stand where the shells are dropping. You can be a superb patriot in your own kitchen. You can forget old and unimportant likes and dislikes in food. You can eat wisely, cook wisely, save wisely every unnecessary spoonful of food. For every single thing we waste these days is a gift for Hitler and Hirohito~
Every unnecessary spark of electric current we use is our gift to these two wicked men. Every drop of water we waste, every degree of heat, every turn of a wheel, every scrap of cloth or every scrap of iron we do not use to fullest advantage is our gift to that vicious pair. Every second of time we waste is our gift to them, every useless motion, every drop of wasted sweat, we give them. My friends of Missouri, let's not give those vile men anything eX6ept the worst beating in the_history of the world! Let's beat them with work for Red Cross, with dollars for War bonds, with speed, speed, speed, on whatever job you're doing. Let's beat them with good, lound American solidarity . . . all for one and one for all.
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What's more, let us not forget that we aren't in this war alone. Hitler '8 sneaking agents among us are forever stirring up the story that our Allies are letting us down. And anyone who repeats that sort of talk isn't only a poor American, he's a liar as well' I know. I know the English. I know what they are doing. I know how they stood up alone, after the fall of France and fought our battle for us. I know how they are holding out today, awaiting that moment when we will be strong enough to step in and help them finish the job. We and the British are in this thing together. We'll stick together and we'll fight together. If you give us the backing on the home front th!lt Britons are giving their army, together we'll beat Hitler and the Japs. And what of our other Allies' For 8 long years China has performed magnificently against odds. Her people have suffered privations that I pray America will never know. But she's still in there fighting. China '8 magnificent. And Russia. I can sum up Russia for you in one word. It stands for heroism, for supreme self-sacrifice, for devotion, for the most gallant qualities man can possess. The word is Stalingrad. Whenever anyone whispers to you about Britain's not doing her part, or when anyone asks why we help Russia-remind Iiim that he's talking Hitler-talk, . But all the loose talk and the crooked talk isn't of our Allies. We hear constant enemy-inspired rumors of trouble within our own -armed forces and within the branches of our Government. I want you people to know that we in the armed service are working harmoniously with the civilian agencies that are doing their part to win this war. I work every day with men of the Navy and every last one of them is a grand fellow. We've got a fighting Navy and don't let any rumormonger tell you we haven't. I work every day with my friend, Donald Nelson, of the War Production Board. Don Nelson is doing his job; we see eye to eye; we have no quarrel, no matter what the poison-gas squad may say. Let's not do what Hitler long ago predicted we would do-fight among ourselves, making ourselves soft for conquest. Let's remember always one fact-we're not management or labor, we're not black or white, we're not farmers or city dwellers, we're not Catholics or Protestants, we're not rich or poor, we're not East or West or Middle West-we're all fighting Americans and nothing else. As long as we keep this thought foremost in our minds, we're robbing Hitler of one of his most potent weapons. And let's not be oveI;-critical of our leaders, of our tactics, of our military methods. No matter what we do, we seem always to do the wrong thing, according to the Monday morning quarterbacks and the hind-sighters. And we're always wrong in the eyes of those knotty-pine powder-room strategists and soda-fountain admirals who could really do a job-to hear them tell it-if they only had a chance. When I hear their complaints I often think it too bad they can't be out there facing the Nazis and the Japs. Then they'd not be so glib with their criticism. They wouldn't be so ready to help Hitler. I assure you that your Army and Navy do have long-range plans. We are moving as fast as it is wise to move and in the right direction. We have the facts. We know what materials are on hand, how many trained men are ready, where we are -strongest and where our enemies are weakest. That's information you can't pick up in the powder room or at the country club or at the soda fountain. All we ask is this: Trust us to do what is best in the light of the information-the secret information-we possess. Remember, too, that your Army and your Navy are as anxious to beat
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the Nazis and the Japs as you are. Perhaps more sol That's our job, and I give you the word of a soldier that with your all-out backing we'll do it as quickly as humanly possible and we '11 do it thoroughly. â&#x20AC;˘ My plea to you tonight is this: Let's get together, let's stay together, let's labor together, suffer together, win together. Only then will freedom have a chance to live on earth. But it is not necessary to talk about freedom to an audience composed largely of Masons. The term "Freemasonry" is fully expressive. It indicates that centuries ago the artisans of the craft became restless under the yoke of servitude and declared themselves free of their masters, free to go and come, free to ply their al't in such manner as to bring the greatest benefit to all marikind. Freemasonry prospered. Workers from other trades sought to join ranks. Records show that as early as the fourteenth 'century there were lodges and lodge meetings. The colonists brought to America the age-old principles of freedom as exemplified in masonic charters. Grand lodges were established in the Original Thirteen States. Freemasonry followed the pioneers into Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and on to the far West. The first masonic convention was held in St. Louis on February 28, 1821. The grand lodge followed the next year and antedates Missouri statehood. Today in the ranks of our armed forces there are many of the order. They need no shot in the arm to realize that those prized elements of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are in danger of extinction. No wonder Hitler hates you! In his warped and evil mind there are four great hates. He hates the Ohristian Ohurch in all its denominations-oatholic and Protestant. He hates the Jews. He hates democracy. And above all, he hates you. ' . He hates you because you are decent! He hates you because your roots stem back to associations of the freemen who cast off,the shackles of slavery. He hates you because he knows that you stand as a solid bulwark, a world-wide, God-fearing brotherhood opposed to oppression and cruelty and viciousness. He hates you because he fears you. He fears you because he knows, deep in his craven heart, that your banner blazened with the cross of Christianity and his black banner with its crooked infidel cross cannot both fly in the same world at the same time. And he knows that your flag still will flutter in the free air when his is only a terrible, dark memory. My time grows short. But I still have a moment to report to you on your Army-the Army that is made up of your fathers and brothers, your husbands and sons. Your soldier today is the finest fighting man in history. Mentally and physically he's a better man than our soldiers were in 1917. His skill is superior, his equipment is finer, his marksmanship is just as true, his courage and spirit are exactly what they always have been100 per cent. Get behind him in every home and every shop and office in America. Give him the backing he must have, if he's to win. Do not be satisfied until our victorious troops have stormed the gates of Berlin and Tokyo, and don't be satisfied even then. u.on't be satisfied until the Nazis and the Jape and all the evil they stand for hav~ been utterly and forever destroyed. It will be a long pull but back up your fighting men at home and they'll do that job for you. They'll do it thoroughly. They'll not quit till it's done.â&#x20AC;˘
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ALASKA-A MASONIC FRONTIER.
"Here no measureless reaches of ocean, unrelieved and unbroken, but rather a smooth and sheltered channel, fenced by nearby scenic grandeur "-Courtesy Huntoon-Alaska Steamship Co., Seattle.
THE MASONIC WORLD By
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SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC: THE STORY OF FREEMASONRY IN ALASKA
Man has ever been allured by the search for gold. For gold, man will travel the wasteless desert, climb the highest mountains, or sail the roughest seas. From the days of Midas with the golden touch to the era of Franklin I With the buried gold of Fort Knox, man has endured hardship, braved danger, and faced peril and starvation that he might secure for, himself and family enough of the yellow metal to make him economically independent. Each ounce of gold represents an equal amount of sacrifice. As a boy I heard from the lips of a playmate, whose father had ventured into the far north, the names of "Skagway," "White Horse," "Chilkoot Pass" and "Klondike." Like many another, the father returned with more experience than gold. The rush for the Klondike might well be compared to a great crusade. There was no Peter the Hermit to preach a crusade, but the American newspapers of the day served the same purpose in a larger way. And so America became - conscious of that great section of the North American Continent known as Alaska. We had purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867 at a cost of $7,200,000.00, but we never seriously considered it as an American possession until J898. That was almost half a century ago. And today, in the year 1942, we are rediscovering Alaska. The names Skagway, Dawson, Yukon, Chilkoot, and White Horse are being replaced by such names as Attu, Unalaska, Dutch Harbor, the. - Aleutians, Rat Islands, and others. From bemg a storehouse of wealth, Alaska has become a citadel for democracy. The United States has never been burdened with far-seeing statesmen. There are always more critics than builders. The Louisiana Purchase was termed -"Jefferson's Folly." Later critics called our purchase of Alaska "Seward's Icebox," Seward being instrumental in its purchase. The critics of Jefferson and Seward are dead, but their "Folly" and "Icebox" still remain, potential reservoirs of wealth and resources which become more valuable from year to year. But this is not the story of Alaska. It is the story of Freemasonry in Alaska, of that small group of Masonic lodges which for almost half a century have borne the blue flag of the fraternity emblazoned
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with the mystic emblems-the square and compasses. We once stated that Freemasonry follows the flag. We again repeat that statement. The United States purchased Alaska in 1867. In April, 1868, a dispensation 'was issued for the first Alaskan lodge, and from that time Freemasonry has assumed its place in the civic and fraternal life of this great American tenitory. A survey of lodges in the tenitory will show fourteen lodges, three of which are in Yukon Tenitory and under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia. All other lodges are under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington. British Columbia lodges extend from Dawson in the north, down the路 old Klondike trail to White Horse, and across to Atlin. Lodges under the American jurisdiction extend as far west as Nome on the Seward Peninsula to Fairbanks in the interior, and southward to Anchorage, Seward, Valdez and Cordova. In that great strip w,hich extends southward down the Pacific Coast, known as Southeastern Alaska, are to be found lodges at Skagway, Douglas, Juneau, Petersburg and Ketchikan. Once there existed a lodge at Sitka. It is hard to realize the immensity of this Alaskan Territory. Nome, on the Seward Peninsula, is farther west than the Hawaiian Islands. It is as far west as a line drawn north and south between the Hawaiian . and Midway Islands (165掳). But Nome is not the northernmost of our lodges-that rank goes to Fairbanks, one hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle. Fairbanks is one thousand miles north of the north boundary line of the United States, making Tanana Lodge at Fairbanks the northernmost Masonic LOdge on the North American Continent! . And because of the proximity of the group of Alaskan lodges to that al'ea known as the Arctic, we have (we think) appropriately titled this article--South of the Arctic! THE FIRST ALASKAN LODGE
The first reference we have to Alaska was in 1648 when Deshneff, a Russian, is said to have navigated Bering Strait. In 1731 Gwosdeff discovered the Alaskan Coast. In 1741 Bering discovered the St. Elias region and twenty years later, Pushkaref wintered on the Alaskan Peninsula. Cook traced the North Coast to Icy Cape in 1778, and in 1783 the first permanent settlement was made on Kodiak Island. Following the making of Baranoff director of the colonies in 1792, Russians established, in 1799, the Russian-American Trading Company, and were given a twenty year monopoly, renewed in 1821 and 1844. Then followed the establishment of a trading post at Sitka. The Russian garrison at this latter poi!lt was annihilated in 1802. Two years later Sitka was again occupied and fortified. In 1847 the Hudson Bay Company established Fort Yukon and, in 1867, Russia ceded Alaska
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to the United States for $7,200,000.00, and the United States Army immediately took possession, establishing posts at Sitka, Tongass and Wrangell. The name of one Mason is prominently identified with the early Russo-American r~lations. He was James Buchanan, appointed in 1832, by Andrew Jackson, as Ambassador to the Court of St. Peters.burg. Explorations in Alaskan Territory were subjects of much discussion at court during Buchanan's stay in Russia. Buchanan became president in 1856 and it was doubtless his interest in Russia that eventually brought about the purchase of the territory. No sooner had the Stars and Stripes been raised over the new territory than members of the Masonic fraternity began discussing the organization of a lodge at Sitka. Nearest of the grand lodges was the Grand Lodge of Washington, and to this grand lodge an appeal was made for a dispensation. The field being unoccupied, Washington could see no reason for not complying with the request, and accordingly Grand Master Biles granted a ,dispensation, which fact he reported to his Grand Lodge in 1868: "On the 14th day of April I granted a dispensation to Alaska Lodge, Alaska Territory; F. Sargent, W. M., C. B. Montague, S. W., and Patrick Murphy, J. W., with others. Being unacquainted with any of the brethren who petitioned for this lodge, and Brother W. H. Wood, then being in Steilacoom, but on the eve of departing for Alaska, desired to join in the petition, upon which I thought it best to authorize him, if he found it proper, to organize said lodge. This he did, and has acted as Master since, Brother Sargent having removed from the lodge jurisdiction."
At that time there were not more than 30,000 people in the whole' Alaskan Territory, two-thirds being Eskimos and Indians. The white population of Sitka was no more than 300. Transportation was diffi-' cult and the committee on returns, in reporting to the Grand Lodge, were not surprised at failure to receive the annual returns from their Alaskan child, ascribing the failure to "irregular and meager mail facilities between Washington and that remote territory." But the returns did arrive later, showing the lodge to have initiated seven candidates, passed five, and raised four. The entire membership was only 16. The uncertain employment of its members caused the lodge to have an intermittent and irregular existence. The brethren were , fully aware of their difficulties and at the end of the year asked only that their dispensation be continued. The lodge had representatives at the 1869 communication of the Grand Lodge and were granted a charter (September 17, 1869). Their membership was'but 10. Washington proceedings record that: "Soon after that a dispute arose between District Deputy Grand Master Wood and the officers of Alaska Lodge over the question of the authority of the former. The quarrel became so acute that members of Alaska Lodge preferred ch.arges against Brother Wood. The subject came
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up for attention in the Grand Lodge in 1870. Grand Master Troup reported that questions had arisen as to the authority of the District Deputy, and that he had ordered the charter sent to the Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge heard the matter and decided that the acts of" Brother Wood should be approved, and ordered the Grand Secretary to give notice accordingly to Alaska Lodge. On the question af charges preferred against Brother Wood, it was held that, as his powers as District Deputy had ceased at the opening of the session, it was unnecessary to take any action on the subject. At that time the lodge had fourteen members."
No successor was appointed to Deputy Wood and the lodge continued without supervision. It made few reports to Grand Lodge and it was intimated that only informal elections of lodge officers were held, a thing the Grand Lodge overlooked in view of the circumstances under which the lodge existed. The Grand Master finally recommended that the charter be arrested and this was done in 1872. In some manner, the lodge, though small, had acquired its own hall and when the charter was arrested the property was taken over by Grand Lodge. The sequel to the lodge story is told by George Custer, historian of the Grand Lodge of Washington: "Then followed a period of seven years, during which Sitka, and Alaska were without a Masonic lodge. But the lights of Masonry, like the torch of liberty, refused to be dimmed, and Masons arrived and departed in the Far North, and they still continued to long for fraternal intercourse with the craft. Energetic and ambitious spirits continued to move forward, and to agitate the question of reviving Masonry in Sitka. Finally, the petition was prepared and presented to the Grand Lodge, and, December 9, 1879, a dispensation was granted to Jamestown Lodge at that place; the lodge was chartered April 4, 1880. The Grand Lodge donated to Jamestown Lodge the hall formerly occupied by Alaska Lodge. The membership of Jamestown Lodge" at the time of its dispensation was 22. The membership dwindled until 1882, when no returns were made. (The lodge name--Jamestown-was the name of the U.S.S. Jamestown, of which Gustavus C. Harris was Master; membership of the lodge was made up of" members of his crew and Federal officials stationed at Sitka). There is no record that the lodge ever elected other than its first Master. The latter left Alaska in 1881 and was absent five years. In 1883 the lodge petitioned for permission to remove to Juneau, but this was refused. In 1884, Grand Master Ankeny granted permission to move the lodge to Harrisburg, Alaska, in view of the fact that all the members, except one, had left Sitka. But the lodge could find no meeting place in Harrisburg. In 1885, six of the brethren, including two wardens, applied for recall of the charter. This was accomplished in 1886 (records show date January 2, 1887) upon order of the Grand Lodge. The first chapter in the history of Masonry in Alaska is therefore one of dissension, struggle, and final collapse. But the second and more glorious chapter is one of harmony, achievement and enduring success."
But so far as Sitka was concerned the light of Freemasonry had vanished from its altars. A half century has passed, but the lights have not been relighted.
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For a period of fourteen years after the arrest of the charter of Jamestown Lodge, there existed no Masonic lodge in Alaska. The territory was little known and the American people had some preconceived opinions about the long nights, the great glaciers, and other unsurmountable obstacles which prevented immigration. And then the discovery of gold was announced in the Klondike and men began pouring in from all quarters of the globe. Many of these men were Masons; they were men of daring, ability and courageas they must have been to have endured the conditions which they found. As they labored along the trails and in the ramshackle cities which they established, they discovered others whq had seen the mystic light and there came a strong desire to form groups who might become the nuclei for men of similar character and opinions. One of these brethren, located at Lake Bennett, just across from the Canadian Border, wrote a letter which the Grand Secretary of Washington read to the Grand Lodge. In it the writer said: "I spoke to you of attending the death bed of E. A. Ireland of Utah. Well, Ireland was a Mason, and a call was made for Masons to attend the body as far as Lake Linderman. About 175 Masons responded; these decided, after the funeral, to call an acquaintance meeting, which a large number of Masons attended. This mlleting was addressed by Masons who belonged in the following countries: ' "United States, France, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, Philippines, Madagascar, Morocco, Mexico, Wales, England, Germany, Austria, Norway, Hawaiian Islands, Canary Islands, Arabia, Egypt, South America, Argentine, etc. In fact, there were Masons from all over the world. Their talk was very interesting to me, and never before did I realize so forcibly the Universality of Masonry. As several Masons are buried here, it was decided that each man should bring a post or a board to the burin'! grounds on Monday following, at 7 0 'clock p. m., when a fence would be erected around the graves."
Whether as a direct result of this letter or not, history records that very soon thereafter (November 15, 1900) there was established at Skagway, the beginning of the old Klondike Trail, a lodge which was given the name of White Pass Lodge. The name was significant. White Pass was the most dange~ous of the trails leading to the gold fields, reaching an altitude of 3,550 feet and so precipitous as to make the name "pass" a mockery. But 25,000 people crossed the pass in 1898. Skagway was never a large place. Even today the census shows but 492 inhabitants, but the little lodge numbers 88 members. The dispensation for White Pass Lodge No. 113 was issued by Grand Master Chadwick November 15, 1900. Chadwick himself went to Skagway to constitute the lodge after he had retired as Grand Master. Reporting to the Grand Lodge in 1902, he stated there were present at its constitution, Masons from New York, Canada, Washington, Oregon, Ontario, British Columbia, Colorado, Pennsylvania,
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Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. His visit must have been a pleasurable one if we judge from his report: "By the kindness of the brothers of White Pass Lodge, I was transported to White Horse on the Yukon River, where the Masons assembled (there being no lodge organization), and tendered me a Masonic picnic, the steamer Tasmania being kindly offered me by the British Yukon Company for the occasion, and a feature of the excursion was that every person on the boat was a Mason, it being officered from cabin to deckhand by resident Masons of the city, the employees of the British Yukon Company being largely composed of men of our fraternity. After the excursion a banquet was tendered, and at 8: 30 in the evening we attended the Presbyterian church in a body, and listened to a sermon appropriate to the occasion. A lodge has since been formed at White Horse. It is certainly a desirable field and I have never witnessed a more enthusiastic or sincere devotion to Masonry than in that faraway place."
Brother Clyde Grady, writing from Chilkoot Barracks, Haines, Alaska, in the Masonic Home Journal, in 1925, mentioned:
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"A two-story red building with white trimming nestling in Mission Cove on Lynn Canal, an arm of the North Pacific Ocean, just fourteen miles south of Skagway, which is the home of the Haines Masonic Club. It stands in the shadow of the historical Haines Mission, and the member.ship consists almost entirely of brethren connected with the military personnel stationed at Chilkoot Barracks, formerly Fort Wm. H. Seward. The members are const~ntly shifting, as the brethren complete their twoyear tour of foreign service, others come to replace them. There are not enough resident members to institute a lodge. "On January 2, 1920, a meeting was held at Chilkoot Barracks, the purpose being to perfect an organization, . . . and provide a meeting place for those beyond the influence of their own lodges. . . . A site was selected just off the military reservation in the village of Haines, and the abandoned residence of a cannery owner, situated on Chilkoot River, about five miles from Haines, was purchased for $500.00. After several unsuccessful attempts to float the building, Brother (Capt.) C. W. Stidham, of the harbor boat Peterson, steamed up the inlet and towed the structure down the canal, and at high tide pushed it as far as possible toward land, after which it was towed ashore and placed in position and in order for occupancy."
Not far from Skagway, on the eastern shore of Lake Atlin, is the City of Atlin with a population of 800. Its prosperity depends upon its mines of silver, gold, copper and lead. Lake Atlin is one hundred miles in length, ten miles in width, and boasts of a great glacier at its southern end. Here at Atlin exists a lodge under British Columbia constitution. It is Atlinto Lodge No. 42, and at last report had a membership of 60. In the old days, White Horse was reached by traversing some dangerous rapids. Here Jack London is said to have earned $3,000.00 for piloting prospective miners through the rapids. Rex Beach and Robert Service here secured material for their writings. John Muir, the naturalist, was no stranger to these scenes. White Horse is today a city of little more than 500 population, terminus of the White Pass
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and Yukon Railway, and the head of Yukon River navigation. Yet White Horse has its Masonic lodge; it is White Horse Lodge No. 45, and its current membership is 67. White Horse Lodge No. 81 was located at the t.own of the iiame name; its dispensation, issued by the Grand Lodge of Manitoba, was dated May 5, 1902; its charter was issued June 11, 1903, and the lodge was duly constituted July 17, 1903, with 13 charter members. Its Master U. D. was N. J. Lindsay, and under charter, R. D. Pinneo. Grand Secretary Frank S. McKee, of British Columbia, in a letter to the writer, dated June 10, 1942, says of the lodges at Dawson and White Horse: "Yukon Lodge'No. 45 and White Horse Lodge No. 46 were originally constituted under the Grand Lodge of Manitoba, and later taken over by the Grand Lodge 6ÂŁ British Columbia. These lodges have a very interesting history and are now more or less the center of activities, especially White Horse Lodge. White Horse has a very large and well equipped landing field, where all the air equipment for the Territory of Alaska sets down to rest. It is right on the line of the proposed highway, and is a center of nearly all the activity of the north these days; in fact, it has awakened from a sleepy village to almost a thriving metropolis. From a casual glance of the streets and the many uniforms worn, it is almost impossible to know whether you are in an American or Canadian city." Yukon Lodge No. 79 was located at Dawson, Yukon Territory, when first issued a dispensation by Grand Master Robert S. Thornton of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba, October 29, 1900. The lodge was instituted December 27, 1900, and chartered. June 20, 1901. The first Master was C. H. Wells and the charter members numbered 34 at the time of its constitution, September 19, 1901. . The most prominent city of the Ynkon district is Dawson, on the east bank of the Yukon River, with a population of 1,000. It is the capital of the territory. It was near Dawson, in 1895, that gold was first found in the Klondike country. The town was established in 1898. In its balmy days it had 30,000 inhabitants and $7,000.00 was said to have been a normal amount of daily receipts for a Dawson saloon. . To John W. Dormer is given credit for the establishment of a lodge at Dawson. During the second winter of the "rush" to Klondike, a lodge was established. Prior to that date there existed an association of Masons organized for the purpose of nursing the sick and caring for the dead. Application was first.made to a Canadian grand lodge (Manitoba) for a dispensation; at first it was refused although later granted; later, a dispensation was issued by the Grand Lodge of British Columbia. It was given the name of Yukon Lodge No. 45, after the name of the great river which flowed from Dawson's front door to empty itself in the Bering Sea, almost two thousand miles away. A tinsmith made the first jewels used by the lodge, for lodge
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supplies were out of the question. Meetings were first held in a log building-quite in contrast to the beautiful building which today houses this interesting lodge. Among the first members were brethren from lodges in Natal, South Africa; Johannesburg, Africa; Berlin, Germany; Calcutta, India; Honolulu, T. H., and Turkey. Only gold could bring such a group together from homes on the other side of the globe. Its membership list today of 135 shows a large number of English and Canadian names, with a sprinkling of Scotch and Norwegian. FAIRBANKS-FARTHEST NORTH
The world's most northerly Masonic lodge is Tanana Lodge No. 162, at Fairbanks, Alaska; it is less than a hundred miles from the Arctic Circle and recently reported a membership of 204. The lodge is blessed with a courteous secretary, Brother Forbes L. Baker, who has supplied us with considerable information as to Masonry in the Far North. He mentions the matter of initiation fees, which we have not discussed but which are unusually high in comparison with those in the United States. Tanana Lodge has an initiation fee of $120.00; of this amount $20.00 goes to the Masonic Home at Zenith, Wash. The yearly dues are $15.00, but we are assured there are no assessments. That Masonic a0tivities are not dull and monotonous is apparent from their social calendar which always involves a Washington birthday party, a public installation on December 27, card parties, dances, and other social activities. Other Masonic bodies located at Fairbanks contribute to the social life of the lodge. The educational program formulated by the Mother Grand Lodge of the State of Washington is carried out in Alaska. During the past few years the lodge has averaged confening 46 degrees each year, but the total membership does not increase proportionately because the population is a shifting one. From Brother Baker's information we have abstracted the following material which we believe will prove interesting to our readers: , 'Pursuant to a call for a meeting of Masons for the purpose of organizing a Masonic Club, 7 members of the Craft assembled in the office of Brother B. D. Mills. It was 3:00 o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday, August 7, 1904, only a little more than a year after the discovery of gold in the Fairbanks district. The secretary was instructed to notify all resident Masons of the formation of the club, inviting them to become members. "At a second meeting, held in the court hOllse, 38 members were enrolled, by-laws were read and adopted, and an election of permanent officers was held: B. D. Mills, President; Geo. B. Branch, Vice-President; Dr. F .. M. Hall, secretary-treasurer ; John McLaren, Chaplain; Charles Carrol, Roy Rutherford, W. J. Rustemeyer, George Apperman, Charles Sigler, Trustees. "At the third meeting the matter of permanent quarters was discussed and the trustees were requested to make further investigation. The name of an Entered Apprentice was "presented for membership at the fourth
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meeting, but after debate it was decided that an Entered Apprentice was not eligible for membership in the club. , 'At the sixth meeting, held October 1, 1904, the trustees decided to purchase a lot 30 x 75 feet on 3rd Avenue, near Lacey Street. "October 16, 1904, the club met in the office of Dr. M. F. Hall; the deed was ready for transfer and was accepted by the club; shares of stock were issued at $5.00 each; $300.00 was paid by the trustees for the purchase of the lot, and they were directed to proceed early the following Monday morning with the construction of a building 24 x 30 feet. "On October 22, 1904, it was reported that the building was half completed, and when completed would cost about $1,500.00. "On November 5, the Tanana Masonic Club met in its eleventh session in its new home, known as the Masonic Hall. When the meeting adjourned the entertainment committee had provided coffee and sandwiches in celebration of the occasion. , 'A year later found the club holding its thirty-eighth meeting. At this time the secretary was ordered to issue authority to Brother Mills, who was leaving for the States, to petition the Grand Lodge of Washington on behalf of the Club. The letter was dated November 26, 1906, and read: " 'We beg leave to introduce the bearer, Brother B. D. Mills, who is a member of Tanana Masonic Club of Fairbanks, Alaska, and was its. first president. At a regular meeting of the Tanana Masonic Club of Fairbanks, held November 24, 1905, it was voted that Brother B. D. Mills be requested to call upon the officers of the Grand Lodge of Washington with a view of obtaining information in regard to the institution of a lodge of Masons at Fairbanks, Alaska, and the secretary was instructed to provide Brother Mills with this official letter recommending him to your attention and authorizing him to represent the wishes and views of this Club in regard to the matter of forming a lodge.' "In the meantime the membership of the Club increased to 131 and a committee was appointed to determine the cost of a suitable building for a lodge room. Application was made to the Grand Lodge of- Washington at its June, 1907, meeting for a dispensation, and it being intimated that the request would be granted, it became necessary to find suitable quarters. The only building available was the auditorium, now known as the Moose Hall. In the beginning the lodge occupied the lower floor, later the upper rooms were made available. "In the auditorium, at 8:30 p. m., Saturday, December 7, 1907, the brethren were called together by Brother Robert W. Taylor, who stated that the object of the meeting was to ~eceive the dispensation recently granted to Tanana Lodge No. 162, at Fairbanks, Alaska. The dispensation was read in full and "incorporated in the proceedings of the lodge. Robert W. Taylor was named WorshipfUl Master; Robert D. Menzie, Senior Warden; Jens G. Jensen, Junior Warden. In the beginning the initiation fee was fixed at $100.00, and dues at $1.25 per month. Stated communications were to be held on the first and third Wednesdays each month, at 8: 00 0 'clock p. m."
Brother Baker, in writing of the activities of his lodge, says: , 'Much could be said and written of the work accomplished by the Tanana Masonic Club. Its membership of 131 brethren, drawn from lodges in Scotland, Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, and almost every State in the American Union, laid well a solid foundation for Tanana Lodge, the f.a,rthest north Masonic lodge in the world. "On December 18, 1907, the second meeting of the lodge, 8 petitions
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were received for affiliation, and 7 petitions for the degrees of Masonry. On January 18, 1908, the first degree was conferred. "April 17, 1908, while the lodge was still in its infancy, a special meeting was called for the purpose of securing a suitable building for a permanent home. "July 15, 1908, the Master read a telegram from the Grand Master of Washington authorizing the lodge to continue work under dispensatiQ.n until receipt of its charter; on this same date a committee reported that it had secured a suitable building for lodge purposes and $1,000.00 was paid out as the first payment on the purchase price. The charter was received on July 29, 1908, and office.rs were immediately installed by Deputy Grand Master W. F. Green. The lodge hall is owned by the Tanana Masonic Building Association, stock having been sold at $25.00 a share. Many of the brethren donated their stock to the lodge, and the temple when completed cost $25,000.00. During the lodge's first year of existence 63 applications for degrees of Masonry were received; 44 were elected and 19 rejected; a total of 108 degrees were conferred, and there. were 25 affiliations. Grand Master James McCormack, of Tacoma, Washington, convened the Grand Lodge in special communication at Fairbanks August 3, 1922, for the purpose of dedicating the lodge hall of Tanana Lodge."
The lodge gets its name from the Tanana River, the largest tributary of the Yukon. The City of Fairbanks has a little more than 2,100 population, but the membership of the lodge is 204. It is the northern terminus of the Alaska Railroad and the Richardson Highway. One writer compares it in importance with Westport Landing in Missouri, which later became Kansas City. The population is not a true index to the size of the city, for Fairbanks serves a community two to three times the size of the city itself. Gold mining is the principal industry. Howard Hughes, the aviator, in his flight around the world, stopped there in 1938. AMERICA'S FARTHEST WEST LODGE
Because Nome is in a latitude five hundred miles west of the Hawaiian Islands, Anvil Lodge No. 140, at Nome, Alaska, is given the honor of being America's farthest west lodge. Nome has a population of 1,500, two-thirds of whom are white. Its lodge has a membership of 127, large in comparison with the population of the city. Gold was discovered in the year 1898 in the vicinity of Cape Nome: "Coming in a stream out of the foothills of a mountain which has at its top an immense rock about the size of an ordinary two-story house. Viewed from certain points, especially that at which the gold discovery was made, this looks surprisingly like an anvil. Hence the mountain was named 'Anvil Mountain,' the stream was named 'Anvil Creek,' and the settlement that was soon to be established at the nearest point on the Bering Sea, about five miles distant, became 'Anvil City,' and would be so today if the postoffice department had consented. But they refused to call the new postoffice 'Anvil City' because there was one on the Yukon called' Anvik.' So they named it 'Nome' on account of its being about twelve miles west of Cape Nome. Hence this place was only unofficially 'Anvil City' for a little over a year."
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Nome never loses sight of the sun in-winter. On the shortest day of the year the sun is up less then four hours, and on the longest day it is out of sight only little more than two hours. From May 1st to August 15th there is no darkness. Nome boasts of a federal building, erected at a cost of $400,000.00. In 1925 Nome was in the news because of a diphtheria epidemic. Gatty and Post flew there in 1931 on their round-the-world flight. Will Rogers was killed in an airplane accident north of Nome in July, 1935. The city was visited by a disastrous fire in 1934 which destroyed a large part of the business district, including a splendid Masonic Temple. As at other frontier cities, the organization of a lodge at Nome was the result of a need for mutual assistance in a community where no provision was made for the caring of the sick or for conducting funerals. This condition led to the formation of the Anvil Masonic Club. From correspondence of that period we quote: uIn September, 1899, while the residents of the new mining camp still called the place 'Anvil City,' the Masons got together and organized Anvil Masonic Club 'for the purpose of exemplifying the virtues and performing the duties imposed upon all Free and Accepted Masons â&#x20AC;˘ . . and that the duration of this Club shall be until a charter is obtained for a Masonic Lodge.' As nearly as can be gleaned from the old records of the Club, it had, during its short, but busy and interesting life, 567 members, two of whom died during the first six weeks of its existence. â&#x20AC;˘ . . Anvil Masonic Club cared for the sick, furnished aid to the needy, and buried the dead. For the latter purpose they formed a Cemetery Association, acquired 160 acres of suitable ground, and established what is now Belmont Point Cemetery, one-fourth belonging to Anvil Lodge. Thus it is seen that Anvil Lodge is the direct and natural outgrowth and successor of Anvil Masonic Club."
The Anvil Masonic Club existed at Nome as early as 1899, when sixteen brethren met on August 26, September 2 and September 9 to discuss Masonic activities in that territory. Active in this first organization were Miner Bruce of National Lodge No. 12, Washington, D. C., and E. B. Hanson of Golden Gate Lodge No. 30, San Francisco, Calif. On one occasion members of this club journeyed one hundred fifty miles to attend. the funeral of a brother. Among the list of members we find the' following Missourians: J. B. Brown, Kansas City; W. E. Chapman and O. B. Shezer, Rose Hill Lodge No. 550; L. B. Glass, Kingsville Lodge No. 313; A. A. Green, Hamilton Lodge No. 224; L. A. Larimore and R. M. B. Tidd, Benton Lodge No. 353; S. W. Sturtevant, Maryville Lodge No. 141.
In the Washington proceedings for 1900 we learn that Brother C. W. Brandon, of Nome, Alaska, addressed the grand lodge on the subject of locating a lodge at Nome. Grand Lodge was reluctant about entering new territory and referred the matter to its jurisprudence committee. The committee found no constitutional provisions against the establishment of lodges in Alaska since it was open terri-
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tory. A dispensation was therefore issued to Anvil Lodge No. 140, in 1904; the charter followed in 1905, and the lodge was instituted by Past Grand Master Arthur, who, reporting on his visit to Nome, found the Masons there"Excelling in hospitality and in their zeal for Freemasonry. He said he had no fear for the future of that lodge; that the long winters there, coupled with the absence of theatrie.al entertainments, such as we had in the States, gave the members ample opportunity to study Masonry, both as a system of philosophy and as a system of ritualism. He said that the officers invariably appeared in full dress, as did many of the members and visiting brethren."
Shortly afterward the lodge erected its own temple. Being at the frontier and at the edge of the world, it was subject to many demands from brethren who found themselves stranded and without funds. In 1908 the Anvil Club turned over its assets to the lodge. In 1914, the Grand Lodge of Washington found it necessary to extend relief because of a severe storm, and in September, 1934, occurred the great fire which destroyed the Anvil Masonic Temple. The membership of the lodge has always been of excellent quality. One of the Nome brethren, writing in 1932, said of the membership: "Its members have been active in public affairs. Two, Frank Waskey and Dan Sutherland, were delegates to Congress. One, Major J. F. A. Strong, was Governor of the Territory. Two, T. M. Reed and W. A. Holzheimer, were Judges of the District Court. W. A. Gilmore and O. D. Cochran were Mayors of Nome. Three, John H. Dunn, G. A. Adams and John Sundback, were Clerks of the District Court. Three, T. M. Reed, F. E. Fuller and C. W. Thornton, U. S. Commissioners. Five Senators and seven Representatives in the Territorial Legislature have been members of this lodge. In the last sessions of the Legislature, both Senators and three of the four Representatives from this division were members of Anvil Lodge." OTHER ALASK.AN LODGES
In 1923 the government completed a railroad (the Alaska Railroad) from Seward on the seacoast to Fairbanks, the northern terminus. En route it passes the town of Anchorage and skirts the edges of Mt. McKinley National Park, giving passengers a view of North America's highest peak (Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft.). Lodges exist at Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks. Should one choose to return southward from }'airbanks, via the Richardson Trail instead of the Alaska Railroad, he may do so thereby have opportunity of visiting two other lodges, one at Valdez, the other at Cordova. Seward is named after Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State at the time the purchase of the Territory was negotiated. While it has a population of only 850 people, it is modern in every respect, has a mild climate, and transacts a large amount of business. The trip to Fairbanks can be made in a little more than twenty-four hours. The
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railroad is 470 miles long and operates throughout the year. Seward Lodge No. 219 has 94 members. At Anchorage is Anchorage Lodge No. 221, with 192 members. Anchorage is 114 miles north and west of Seward. Its population is 3,495; it has the repair shops and general offices of the Alaska Railro~ . The lodge at Fairbanks deserves special mention because of its location and is discussed under another heading. At Cordova is Mt. McKinley Lodge No. 183, with a membership of 108. A town of 1,500 or more population, it has an excellent sheltered harbor and breakwaters. It once had a railroad, but the minerals which it hauled being exhausted, the road was abandoned. At Valdez, fifty miles northwest of Cordova, is Valdez Lodge No. 168, with 40 members, not a large number, yet large in comparison to the population, which is less than 600. Valdez is the southern terminus of the Richardson .Highway. Brother Walter M. Wolf, of Cordova, tells of the formation of Mt. McKinley Lodge No. 183: "After the selection of Cordova as the sea terminal for the Copper River and Northwestern Railway (the iron trail of Rex Beach fame), a number of local Masons, before making application for dispensation, suggested three names-Cordova, Eyak and Mt. McKinley, the latter name receiving considerable publicity at that time in the States and in Alaska. The dispensation was finally granted to Mt. McKinley Lodge on October 11, 1910, and it was chartered June 14, 1911, the then Grand Master, David S. Prescott, constituting the lodge on August 11, 1911, with impressive ceremonies. The lodge grew to a one-time membership of 151. The depression years left its scars, as it did everywhere else. In 1925, Mt. McKinley Lodge erected a substantial building for Masonic purposes only, and through good management the building is now free of indebtedness. Fees for the degrees are $100.00, the Masonic Home contribution is $20.00, and the annual dues are $12.00. We have no outstanding Masons, but rather a good family. All over Alaska Freemasons are that way, as it should be. The outlook for the future is somber, but we shall carry on, God willing." SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Along the so-called Inside Passage, in the section known as Southeastern Alaska, are four active Alaska lodges, located in the cities of Douglas, Juneau, Petersburg and Ketchikan. Douglas is a city of 600 population, made up largely from employees of the Alaska Juneau Company. The city is located on Douglas Island and is connected with Juneau, the capital city, by a suspension bridge erected in 1935, at a cost of a quarter million dollars. From the channel which separates Douglas Island from the mainland (Gastineau), the lodge gets its name, GastineaufÂŁ Lodge No. 124. While the lodge has but 77 members, its close proximity to Juneau enables the membership to contact a large number of the fraternity,
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for at Juneau is Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, with 258 members, by far the largest membership of any of the Alaskan lodges. Secretary Samuel Devon of Gastineaux Lodge No. 124 writes of a very disastrous fire in Douglas on February 23, 1937, destroying the Masonic hall and all its property with the exception of the minute book and ledger. None of those who constituted the early membership reside in Douglas, for the mines which were the lifeblood of that vicinity caved in April 10, 1917, and they were flooded by the sea. Almost half the membership live in American States and the remainder is divided between the two towns of Douglas and Juneau. Most of the city officials are members of the lodge, and one brother, Past Master Charles Sey, was U. S. Commissioner for the District during the Coolidge administration. The lodge is now meeting in the Eagles Hall on the first Tuesday in each month. Juneau is the capital city of Alaska; at its back stands Mt. Juneau, from which the lodge takes its name. The peak is 3,590 feet high. The city became the capital in 1900; it has a beautiful six-story federal building, erected in 1931 at a cost of $1,000,000.00. Here the Territorial Legislature and U. S. District Court hold their meetings. The last census gives Juneau a population of 5,729, and makes it the largest Alaskan city. One hundred eight miles southeast of Juneau is Petersburg, with a population of 2,187. Here is located Petersburg Lodge No. 262. The Masonic membership is 90, small路 in comparison with other Alaskan lodges. Through the courtesy of Brother Harold F. Dawes, Secretary of Petersburg Lodge No. 262, we obtained additional information. The organization of the lodge came about as the result of a Masonic get-together in Petersburg on November 11, 1921, welcoming Brother L. B. Cornelius and his bride. During the winter the question of the organization of a Masonic. Club was discussed and on April 8, 1922, it came into being. A meeting was held at the home of Raymond C. Mathis, and Brother Dawes was elected first President of the Club. In August, 1922, the Club entertained Grand Master McCormack, of Washington, and in the autumn of 1923, 16 petitioners, including 2 from the neighboring City of Wrangell, were obtained, and by November 14, 1924, 17 degrees had been conferred. Grand Master McCrosky, of Washington, visited and constituted the lodge on November 18, 1924, with Brother Joseph L. McKechnie as Worshipful Master. Recently two city lots were purchased as a site for a new temple. The lodge continues to hold its meetings in the hall of the Sons of Norway Lodge, where it has met since its Masonic Club stage. Ketchikan is the second largest Alaskan city, with a population of 4,695. Here we find Ketchikan Lodge No. 159, with 185 members. Ketchikan is supported largely by the fishing and canning industries.
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The city broke into the news in a large way in 1923, when the then President, Warren G. Harding, laid the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple with Masonic ceremonies, the date being July 8, 1923. It was the outstanding event in Alaskan Masonry in recent years. Plans for the building were made by Brother Thomas Torry, an architect, Mayor of Ketchikan, and Master of the Lodge. It'is said Brother Torry began the ceremony of the cornerstone laying -by saying to the President: "Mr. President of the United States, here's work to do." The building is located at the corner of Main and Grant Streets; it was financed by the Masonic Building Association and the Association was incorporated for $40,000.00. The building was dedicated by Grand Master Gregory, December 8, 1925. It is 50 x 65 feet, two stories high and with a basement of concrete. On the first floor is a banquet room and the quarters of the custodian. Dispensation for the lodge was issued February 26, 1907; on March 7, 1907, a meeting was held for organization. At the first communication of the lodge, ten petitions were received. The charter was granted June 12, 1907, and December 10, 1907, the lodge was formally constituted. Among the first members was James Millar, first Master, of Scotch birth and a Canadian Mason; the first Senior Warden was Wm. E. Zuber, of Pennsylvania; the first Junior Warden was J. C. Barber, of Lead, South Dakota; another路 charter member was Edward S. Stackpole, a Past Grand Master of Montana; still another wasWm. H. Bergstresser, a Past Grand Lecturer of Illinois. The names of Alaskan lodges, their location and present membership are shown: Chartered
Alaska Lodge No. 14, Sitka Extinet Jamestown Lodge No. 33, Sitka Extinet White Pass Lodge No. 113, Skagway.. . . . . . . . . 88 77 Gastineaux Lodge No. 124, Douglas..... 127 Anvil Lodge No. 140, Nome...... .... .. . . .. . . 258 Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, Juneau............ Ketehikan Lodge No. 159, Ketehikan......... 185 Tanana Lodge No. 162, Fairbanks...... 204 Valdez Lodge No. 168, Valdez.......... 40 108 Mt. MeKinley Lodge No. 183, Cordova........ 94 Seward Lodge No. 219, Seward.............. Anehorage Lodge No. 221, Anchorage.... 192 Petersburg Lodge No. 262, Petersburg.......... 90 Alaskan membership under G. L., Washington
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Royal A rch Masonry: The General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the U. S. A. was asked in a letter of June 28, 1903, as to whether the Grand Chapter of Washington was permitted to confer degrees upon Master Masons resident of the Alaskan Territory. They were informed that the territory was "unoccupied territory," whereupon several candidates received the degrees of the rite. However, June 15, 1909, Joseph E. Dyas, G. G. H. P., issued a dispensation to J. Harmon Cusky, Edward H. Mack, Chas. E. Taylor and eighteen others, to form a chapter at Fairbanks, Alaska, to be known as Fairbanks Chapter No.1. Dyas was uncertain as to procedure: , 'The petition for the dispensation woas not recommended by the nearest chapter, that being some hundreds of miles distant. . . â&#x20AC;˘ The G. G. Secretary was advised a few days ago by telegram that this chapter had been properly formed, etc."
Missourians will be interested to know that Robert F. Stevenson, then Grand Secretary, was on the committee which granted the charter, November 12, 1909. The chapter was organized in the lodge hall of Tanana Lodge in Fairbanks, September 15, 1909, and during the thirty days they operated under dispensation they exalted 41 companions. Companions at Nome, Alaska, petitioned, July 13, 1911, for a chapter at that place. Dispensation was issued on that date to Thomas M. Read, Frank M. Kiesele and James W. Bayne, together with eight others, authorizing them to meet under the name of Seward Chapter No.2. The chapter met September 14, 1911, for the first time and was chartered September 12, 1912, but not constituted until January 30, 1913. Its charter was destroyed in the great fire of 1934. General Grand High Priest Craig issued a dispensation, January 16, 1919, to David B. Rose, Sumner S. Smith and John J. Longacre, and seventeen others, for a chapter at Anchorage. The membership was made up of Companions from eighteen chapters; 18 were exalted during the first year and a charter was granted September 29, 1921. When it came to constituting the chapter, G. G. H. P. Kuhn'reported difficulty in finding a qualified companion for that purpose: " Your G. G. H. P. could not navigate a dog team and sled; the G. G. Secretary intimated that he would like to go, but he is no expert in driving dogs, besides there was some danger of freezing to death."
Last of the chapters to be established in Alaska was at Cordova, dispensation for which was issued June 9, 1928. The first officers were Thomas S. Scott, A. J. Adams and James E. Currier. It took nine days for a companion to journey from Anchorage to Cordova to constitute the chapter. Twenty-four candidates were exalted during the dispensation period. Charter was granted August 29, 1930.
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G. G. H. P. Neilson visited the chapters at Anchorage, Fairbanks and Cordova during his term of office. While the membership of these chapters is necessarily small, they are as a rule enthusiastic. The last membership reported (1939) showed the following: Fairbanks, 71; Nome, 40; Anchorage, 33; Cordova, 40; or a total membership of 184. Knight$ Templar: Grand Master Arthur MacArthur, of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar of the U. S. A., reported, in 1916, that a charter had been issued to fraters at Fairbanks, Alaska, during the encampment at Denver, August 14, 1913, the commandery having worked under dispensation since July 17, 1911. J. R. Thompson, of Seattle, constituted the commandery, known as Alaska Commandery No.1, and details of his story supply a fine picture of conditions which confront our Alaskan brethren: , 'The books and charter of the above commandery did not reach Seattle until September 2, and I left on the 4th, two days later, en route for Fairbanks, 2,500 miles away, on the good ship 'Jefferson.' Had I gotten away on September 1, as I had planned on the steamer 'City of Seattle,' I would have saved a whole lot of time and money, for I then would have made good steamer connections right through to Fairbanks, for when I arrived at Skayway I found that there would not be another steamer down the Yukon River for four days; so I spent part of the time in Skagway and the rest at White Horse until the steamer should sail, for Dawson. When I arrived at Dawson I found another lay-over of eight days awaiting me, as the 0I>position line of steamers had gone eight hours before we arrived here. After this long wait, I sailed for Fairbanks on the steamer 'Sarah.' On the way down the Yukon River she got short of fuel oil which she was burning and we had to layover at Fort Yukon forty-eight hours for another ste~mer, which burned wood, so as to continue our journey. These delays and stopovers cost one considerable money as the steamboat company does not assume your hotel bills while waiting for the steamer which is to take you on down the river. The steamers relay from one point to another. If they fail to connect you have to go ashore to the hotels and wait fC?r the next steamer which is to take you on down the river. They do not cater very much to passenger travel in the fall as it is very light, but they do cater to the freight business, as every steamer is loaded to capacity, besides having a barge in tow filled with freight. "The expenses at the hotels are rather heavy, and yet not so when .you consider what a distance they have to ship everything they use. The hotel rooms run from $2.00 to $4.00, baths extra, which cost you 75 cents each; meals from $1.00 to no limit; shave 50 cents; shine 25 cents; laundered shirts 50 cents each; collars two for 25 cents; cigars 25 cents straight for the poorest brand; dt:inks 25 cents straight; in fact you cannot buy a lead pencil under 25 cents, as that is the smallest coin they use in- Dawson and Fairbanks. A native fresh egg for breakfast costs 75 cents extra, as case eggs are used here only, so you see it costs to live in the North. "I was in Fairbanks only four days, arriving in Chena City, twelve miles from Fairbanks, where we had to disembark owing to low water in the river, and took a stub. train and landed in Fairbanks at 4 :30 p. m. on Friday, September 26, after twenty-two days out from Seattle."
Dispensation had been issued by Grand Master Melish, July 17, 1911, after approval by several distinguished Masons, including
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Bishop P. T. Rowe of the Episcopal Church, who was Bishop of Alaska. Edward H. Mack was the first Commander. The group started with 11 members and their first report showed a membership of 55. Joseph Kyle Orr, Grand Master, reported the issuance of a dispensation, July 1,- 1920, to fraters at Anchorage, naming Sumner S. Smith, Commander. A charter was issued April 27, 1922. The membership of the Templar Order is confined to the two commanderies-one at Fairbanks, the other at Anchorage, the combined membership being 63. The Scottish Rite: Inspector General E. B. Hussey of the Scottish Rite made a four thousand mile trip through Alaska in the summer of 1903, conferring degrees upon Master Masons at Skagway and Douglas City, transmitting to his Supreme Council the sum of $2,468.00, which he had received from fees en route. His Deputy conferred degrees on 85 Alaskan Masons in 1906-07. Inspector Hussey made a second trip in 1911, conferring the degrees on 37 at Fairbanks, 11 at St. Michaels, and establishing a Lodge of Perfection at Juneau, July 11, 1912. Other bodies of the rite were established at Juneau, October 22, 1915, and a Lodge of Perfection was established at Ketchikan October 22, 1929. In 1924, Grand Commander Cowles visited Masonic bodies at Juneau, Ketchikan, Fairbanks and Anchorage. At last report Juneau had 544 members and Ketchikan 94, a total of 638 members. THE FUTURE Oli' ALASKAN MASONRY
Recent news dispatches convey information that a new rail line is being constructed connecting the United States with this great Alaskan territory. With new methods of transportation, and the necessity for the use of Alaskan bases in our national defense, Alaska holds great promise for future development. Wherever people congregate there com,es a demand for the establishment of Masonic lodges and allied groups, and it is these groups which supply man's need for sociability, hospitality, and mutual assistance at the frontiers of our civilization. The scenery of Alaska is beyond compare; it is a storehouse of wealth. When President Harding visited there in 1924, he said: , 'I wish I had language to convey the lure and fascination which grow on one during every hour of a constantly wondering visit. Words seem inadequate to portray the grandeur, to measure the magnificence, to express the mightiness, or acclaim the glory of monumental mountains and their jeweled valleys. Then, as though magnificent pro1ligacy were a fit revelation of God's bounty, nature reared the outstanding sentinel of North America to stand guard on top of the world, and in its serenity we called it Mt. McKinley. About its towering head there is never-ending sunshine in the summer, and in the long winter its unchanging garb of white re:flects a sheen of grandeur that cannot be dwarfed with distance. It brings upon one a new conception of the mightiness of Creation and proves nature's plan of blending might and magnificence."
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MASONS IN THE NEWS
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of the former President, has been made a Brigadier-General; he became a Mason July 7, 1920, being a member of Matinecock Lodge No. 806, Oyster Bay, L. I., the lodge of which his father was a member. Young Roosevelt was Governor of Puerto Rico 1929-31, and Governor-General of the Philippine Islands 1932-33. Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander of the United States Fleet, is a member of George C. Whiting Lodge No. 22, Washington, D. C. Lieutenant-General Henry H. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Forces, graduated at West Point in 1907; he is a member of Union Lodge No.7, Junction City, Kansas. Brigadier-General Olinton A. Pierce, who was wounded in the fighting on the Bataan Peninsula, Philippine Islands, was the first American General to be a casualty in the present war; he is a member of Oriental Lodge No. 158, Baltimore, Md., and at one time served as acting Master of a Philippine lodge. Donald M. Nelson, War Product~on Chief, is a member of Garfield Lodge No. 686, Chicago, TIl., having been made a Mason August 8, 1913; he was said to have been a most apt candidate "who learned to ask and answer his catechism questions in one night." William S. Knudsen, Director General of the OPM, recently created a Lieutenant-General, was made a Mason in Palestine Lodge No. 357, Detroit, Mich., November 13, 1914. Fellow members of Palestine Lodge are Henry Ford and Edgar A. Guest. Harvey Wiley Oorbett, who recently received the New York Grall.d Lodge medal for distinguished achievement, is one of America's most distinguished architects. He designed the Busch Terminal Building in New York and the George Washington Masonic Memorial at Alexandria. The Duke of Connaught, a Master Mason sixty-eight years and Grand Master thirty-six years, who was the only surviving son of the late Queen Victoria, died January 16, 1942, at the age of ninety-one. He was Governor-General of Canada 1911-16, and since 1901 had been First Grand Principal of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England. Jan Masaryk was honored on January 10, 1942, by a New York lodge at a Jan Masaryk Night. Once the distinguished Vice Premier and Minister of Czechoslovakia, Brother Masaryk was a member of Jan Amos Komensky Lodge No.1, Prague. At this special meeting, Brother Karel Huger, Consul-General, with other brethren, gave an exemplification of the opening and closing of a Czechoslovakian lodge. In a recent volume of reminiscences by Lora Mersey, the author recalls how he and Prime Minister Winston Ohurchtll talked together as they awaited the hour of their initiation into Freemasonry forty years ago. William O. Ladd, one hundred two years old and a Mason seventy-three years, died at Gorin, Mo., July 26, 1941; he was Master of his lodge at the age of eighty and came into
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the news at the time he received the council degrees at the age of one hundred. Former Governor Roland H. Hartley is one of the five oldest living Scottish Rite Masons in the Southern Jurisdiction and the oldest living Past Grand Commander of Minnesota. Hans Johndal Roenneberg, Grand Master of Freemasons and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Norway, died September 9, 1941, at the age of seventy-four years. General Douglas MacArthur, a native of Little Rock, Ark., has the distinction of having been created a Mason at sight by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands on January 17, 1936; he later affiliated with Manila Lodge No. 1. Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, is a member of Bethel Lodge No. 358, Sault Ste. Marie, M;ich. The Duke of Atholl, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, died at Perthshire, Scotland, March 16, 1942. He was made a Mason in 1892, shortly after reaching his twenty-first birthday. Three of his ancestors had held the position of Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The family estate included more than 200,000 acres and. the castle situated on the estate dates back to the thirteenth century. His wife, the Duchess, who survives him, is one of the most prominent in British public life; visitors to the bicentenary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland will recall an address she made at one of the banquets; she was a champion of the Spanish Government which was overthrown by Franco. Colonel George F. Rixey, Deputy Chief of Chaplain U. S. A., addressed the annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association in February. Colonel Rixey is a graduate of Missouri University and a Past District Deputy Grand Master and Grand Lecturer in Missouri. Lieutenant-General Ben Lear, a native of Canada and one of the eight highest ranking officers of the United States Army, was the recipient of some of the higher degrees of Freemasonry at a special meeting in Denver, Colo., in June, 1942. Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, of Texas, who resigned recently to accept a seat in the United States Senate, is a member of a Texas lodge. His successor as Governor is C. R. Stevenson, who was made a Mason in Junction City Lodge No. 548, Kansas. Governor Harold E. Stassen, of Minnesota, Past Master of Shekinah Lodge No. 171, St. Paul, addressed a Masonic gathering in Des Moines, Iowa, October 8, 1941. Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, was recently honored by being named President pro tern of the United States Senate. uPawnee Bill" (Gordon William Lillie), once a partner of Buffalo Bill Cody, died at Pawnee, Okla., February 3, 1942; he was made a Mason in Pawnee Lodge No. 82 in 1899. U. S. Senator James H. Hughes, of Delaware, delivered the address at the laying of a cornerstone at Greenwood, Del., September 6, 1941. Governor Arthur H. James, of Pennsylvania, attended a patriotic rally
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at the Academy- of路 Music in Philadelphia, April 2, 1941; the auditorium was packed and hundreds were refused admittance. Our own Brother Dewey Short, of Missouri, was the principal speaker. Jesse H. Jones, Secretary of Commerce and Federal Loan Agency Administrator, and General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army, were made Master Masons by the Grand Master of the District of Columbia, December 16, 1941. Among those noted present on this occasion were Justice Stanley F. Reed of the U. S. Supreme Court, Captain Colon Alfaro, Ambassador from Ecuador, and his son, U. S. Senators Gurney, Holman, Radcliffe and Russell, Congressmen Angell, Arnold, Gillie, Graham, Grant, Treadway, General Merritt W. Ireland, Bishop James E. Freeman, and General John W. N. Schultz. Colonel A. R. Emery, commanding officer of Camp Wheeler, Ga., attended the, one hundred twenty-fifth annual communication of the Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction, October 29, 1941. Ex-Gov. Bottelfsen, of Idaho, addressed three hundred Masons at the conferring of a degree on the top of Baldy Mountain, July 20, 1941. Governor Dwight H. Green is Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois. The Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Kansas is Chief Justice John S. Dawson, of the Supreme Court. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky is to erect a suitable memorial to Brother George Rogers Clark, pioneer explorer and soldier. Governor Leverett Saltonstall addressed the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts at its December 29, 1941, communication. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Masonic Board of Education a;nd Chatity Trust in that jurisdiction. Dr. Oliver J. Hart, Rector of Trinity Church in Boston and a former Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery of Tennessee, spoke to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts December 29, 1941. Governor Murray Van Wagoner gave the address of welcome at the opening of Grand Lodge in Michigan, May 27,1941. Governor John Moses, of North Dakota, was elected Grand Master of that jurisdiction, June 18, 1941; during his term of office he made an official visit to the Grand Lodge of Montana. General Charles W. Howard was recently presented a fifty-year medal by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. Governor A. Harry Moore, of New Jersey, was present at a dinner reception given at Elizabeth, in honor of Noah O. Woodruff, ninety-five years of age, a veteran of the Union Army and New Jersey's oldest Mason. A'lpheus A. Keen, Grand Secretary of New Mexico, has served in that capacity since 1884; there has been one other Grand Secretary in the history of the Grand Lodge. He has the distinction of having known every Grand Master since the Grand Lodge was organized in 1877. Past Grand Master Charles Smith, of New York, is paying the entire expenses of a Masonic Home graduate through the full term at Vassar College. Governor John W. Bricker gave the路 address o~ welcome at the
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opening of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, October 15, 1941. The speaker at the one hundred twenty-fifth celebration of the lodge at Wooster, Ohio, was Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt, of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Earl.W. Snell, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Oregon in 1941, has just completed four years service as Secretary of State. Introduced to a Masonic meeting at Harrisburg, Pa., September 26, 1941, were Governor Arthur H. James of Pennsylvania, u. S. Senator Truman of Missouri, and Governor Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey. A dinner was given, December 12, 1940, to Rear Admiral Thomas Withers by Masons of the U. S. Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, R. I. Governor Coke Stevenson, of Texas, twice served his lodge as Master and his district as District Deputy Grand Master; he has also served the Grand Lodge on several committees. At the Masonic Home Day, held on the Campus of the Home in Virginia, speakers were Governor James H. Price, then Grand Master, and Clifton A. Woodrum, representative in Congress. Walter F. Meier, one of Washington's most distinguished Masons, died July 19, 1940; he began his career as a country school teacher at $25.00 per month, serving as janitor and teaching from kindergarten to tenth grade. He went to Lincoln, Nebr., for a college course, doing janitor work and sleeping in the law office of William Jennings Bryan. By delivering newspapers and doing night work in the City Library at 15c an hour, he developed into an outstanding student. He was Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks in 1933, and an officer in the General Grand Council R. & S. M. of the U. S. A. at the time of his death. Missouri has its distinguished Mason in the person of H. L. Wilson, Columbia, Mo. While never the holder of Grand Lodge position, he officiated as Master in the raising of three brethren who later became Grand Masters-Dr. John Pickard and Ray V. Denslow of Missouri, and Oscar Elwood Anderson of Wyoming. The Mayor of the City of Calgary is R. W. Brother A. Davison, who, upon being introduced to his Grand Lodge, stated: "He was very proud of the fact that he was born in North Ireland, where they still spoke the Scottish tongue in all its purity, for as a matter of fact Ulstermen claim they are an improvement on the Scot." Immediately following the opening of the Grand Lodge of Alberta, Lt. Governor Bowen was received by the Grand Master, who took occasion to thank his brethren for the manifestations of loyalty to the King and Queen. John G. Brown, Past Grand Master of Montana, died August 5, 1941; he was born October 29, 1879, at Edina, Mo. Egbert D. Skinner, a Mason of sev~nty years standing, was introduced to the Grand Lodge of North Dakota; he was made a Mason in Forest City, Iowa, in 1871. He taught school two years at Maysville, Mo. During the year occurred the death of the noted author of dog stories-Albert Payson Terhune. He was a member of St. Cecile (daylight) Lodge in
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New York City. Major H. Van Tongeren, grand master of Holland Masons died in a German prison camp-of "heart disease" ('). Da. iel Willard, for many years president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, died during the month of July. And as a Fourth of July climax-there is Brother James Doolittle, the bomber of Tokio. :MASONIO BOOKS.AND PAMPHLETS
Masonic Year Book (1942) : It is remarkable that our mother grand lodge can continue to issue its annual list of lodges and chapters under the war conditions which exist in London. The volume consists of 892 pages. The last numbered lodge in the list is No. 5841. That war cannot cripple Freemasonry is evident in the issuance of charters to 62 new lodges in 1939, 10 new lodges in 1940, and 7 new lodges in 1941. One of these new lodges was at Quilon in Travancore; we once had occasion to look up Travancore on our maps and it is about the last place we would e~pect to find a new lodge. There are two military lodges listed-one with the Royal Scots, the other with the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Eleven of the grand secretary's office force are now with His Majesty's Forces. Nova Oaesarea Harmony Lodge No.2 (1941): The sesquicentennial celebration of this historical lodge is recorded by its historian, Dr. James J. Tyler. The lodge has many celebrated names on its rolls and in its early history it is recorded that the lodge entertained . Gen. Andrew Jackson, General.Marquis de Lafayette, and Gov. Dewitt Clinton. N ocalore: The annual proceedings of the N. C. Lodge of Research No. 666 contains several articles of more than passing interest, such as: Origin of Degrees, New York Masonic Hall, the Arnott Letters, Mark Master Masons Traditions, The Jew in German Masonry, Old Glory in Masonry, Early Templary in the United States. From the article on New York's hall we learn that 148 lodges meet in the Grand Lodge building, that Holland Lodge No.8, of which FDR is a member, still confers degrees in its original and distinctive ritual, having had among its membership: Gov. Dewitt Clinton, John Jacob Astor, William Irving, Pierre Lorillard, James Stilman, John Monroe (son of the president), Henry Havemeyer, Bar~m Von Steuben, Commodore Perry, Henry Harriman, William Vincent Astor, Ogden Reid, Justice Jacob G. Schurman, and many generals and admirals.. Lodges meeting in this hall work in French, Spanish, Italian and Greek languages, and occasionally in German and Swedish. Other names of prominent New York Masons listed are Thos. E. Dewey, Gutzon Borglum, Bainbridge Colby, William Sulzer, Fiorella LaGuardia, Richardson Wright, Frederick B. Robinson, Frederick Ecker, Harold Lloyd, Monty Blue, Jack Pearl, Paul Whiteman, Vincent Lopez,
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Isidore Witmark, Weber and Fields, Louis Mann, Chas. R. Kennedy, George M. Cohan and Clark Gable. The volume contains a complete index to Volumes I-XI.. Paul Revere: If you want to read a good story of this illustrious American, read Esther Forbes' story. It contains many references to his Masonry and service to the craft. 1942. American Glass: by G. S. and Helen McKearin, 1941, 622 pages. Contains several pages dealing with Masonic flasks-provided you are interested in flasks-or American glass. Many flasks listed have figures of Lafayette, Gov. Dewitt Clinton, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Kossuth and others, together with Masonic emblems. These were issued about 1825 following Lafayette's visit to America and ceased about 1829 when the anti-Masonic period began. One flask of Masonic character bore the initials of Henry Schoolcraft, the historian. The Keys of the Kingdom: a novel by Dr. A. J. Cronin, author of the "Citadel" and other well-known novels. Dr. Cronin is a Catholic but he has written a story which might well come from the pen of a Mason. It is a fine lesson in tolerance and might well be read by Catholic, Protestant and Jew alike. Surely there are many ways to the Kingdom. We commend this story to all Freemasons. Inside Latin America: Another of those fine "Inside" stories by John Gunther, 1941, Harper Bros. It is hard for these writers to keep their Masonry straight, as witness this article about the President of Nicaragua: "He is a thirty-fourth (') degree Mason, and one of the very few Latin American Presidents who is not a Catholic."
Under "Colombia" we read: "The Catholic Falange is of great importance also; its spearhead is another publication controlled by Gomez, de laVega, and Camacho Montoza. The line it generally takes is that Latin America is still ethnically and spiritually part of Spain. Listen to excerpts from a recent article: " 'We were born Spanish and we speak the tongue of Castile because we can speak no other. . . . The twenty cowardly governments (of Latin America) have put themselves into the hands of foreign nations, dedicated to fake liberalism, and to Masonic, atheistic democracy.' "
Mein Kampf: The volume deserves p.o review only as a matter of showing the author's malice towards Jews and Freemasons. We come in for mention on pages 424, 433, 443, 689, 760, 927, and 967 of the 1939, 4th Edition, Houghton Mifflin Co. Suffice it to say that most of his arguments are taken from a Masonic (') authority-Father Coughlin and his Social Justice, happily suppressed by the U. S. Government. Masonic Pamphlets: we are in receipt of a group of three pamphlets published by Bro. F. P. Strickland, Jr., which bear the titles "Three Platte (Co.) Lodges," "Masonic Sketches," and "Masonic Chit-Chat." The three lodges referred to are Weston, Platte City and
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Compass Lodges; it also lists some old Kansas lodges, Civil War history, and some biographies of distinguished early-day Masons-Love Cornwell, Daniel Wallingford and James N. Burnes. "Chit-Chat" is some interesting stories taken from grand lodge reviews, while the third pamphlet is along the same line. Come Masonry, Wake Up: a forty-eight-page pamphlet written by O. L. Dorworth of Michigan. It contains chapters on "Is the World Challenging Masonry''', "What's the Matter''', "Masonry's Manifold Mistakes," "Is Masonry Secret''', "Masonic Publications -or Are They''', "How Important Is the RituaU", "What the E. A. Degree Will Teach", and "The World's Direst Need". Copies may be secured from the author, 5206 S. Clarendon, Detroit, Mich., at 25c each, single copies. Virginia Grand Chapter Centennial: a beautiful twenty-four-page pamphlet and "fine example of the printer's art containing valuable historical material of cryptic and capitular rites. The program commemorates the Centennial of the grand chapter held in Richmond, October 28, 1941. Missouri Archives: several valuable numbers, many of which contain Masonic information. Bro. A. Loyd Collins has been in charge of their preparation. In the minute book of the Old Bethel Baptist Church, 1806-67, first to be established west of the Mississippi, we find: "Sept. 7, 1811; Bro. John Reynolds taken under dealings for joining the Free Masons." , 'Oct. 12, 1811. John Reynolds excluded for joining the Mason Lodge. ' ,
And from Tebo Baptist Association records (1856): "At this session High Point Church in Johnson County, Missouri, asked to be admitted as a member of the association; but this request was rejected and the church declared to be disorderly because it had arraigned Rev. W.P. C. Caldwell for trial because he had joined a Masonic Lodge."
In 1876 the Tebo Church divided over secret orders. The pastor, Rev. Thos. Briggs was a Mason; his brother, James L., was opposed to Masonry. The "anti-Masons" withdrew, formed their own congregation with James Briggs as pastor and built their church fifty yards away; this church joined the Osage Association. After the death of James Briggs the two groups reunited. Handbook for Lodge Officers: Chas. C. Hunt, grand secretary of Iowa, has written a 238-page handbook for officers answering their many inquiries as to "what's my job '" Bro. Hunt has done a fine job and the book should prove valuable to those officers who are trying to put forth every effort to make their lodge rank high in efficiency. It contains chapters on advice, qualifications, powers of a Master, presiding, lodge administration, etiquette, keeping minutes, etc.
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Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 (100th Anniversary): an interesting and well-written story of this St. Louis, Mo., lodge. It is nicely illustrated and makes a fine souvenir for the members of the lodge as well as for those who are interested in things historical. Congratulations to Brothers Mayer and Mueller who prepared it. Black Masonry: A small pamphlet of 24 pages by Bro. F. P. Strickland, Jr., which is not just what it sounds. It is a brief story of Negro Masonry. Bro. Strickland has written the article largely from material which appears in the grand lodge proceedings of Kansas. We believe the title of the pamphlet might have been worded "Negro Masonry" since "black Masonry" often refers to certain degrees in legitimate Masonry. Fulton Lodge No. 48 (100th anniversary): Bro. Ovid Bell has written an excellent history of this old lodge. Unfortunately, only the first part of it has been put into print. Let us hope that Fulton Lodge may issue the entire story in one volume and thus add to Masonic history in Missouri. Tarnished Warrior: this volume was issued several months ago but has just come into our haoos. It is written by Major J as. R. Jacobs and is the most readable history we have read of Gen. James Wilkinson. It makes the statement that Wilkinson was a member of Lodge No.2 in Philadelphia, but our Pennsylvania historians tell us that the 4'James Wilkinson of No.2" is not the General. And that's that. Lodges of Research: the proceedings of the Irish Lodge of Research CC for the year 1928 have just reached us-printed however in the year 1941. It is edited by Bro. Philip Crossle. It contains a good story of the origins of Masonry in France, certain old Irish lodges, and an answer to the pamphlet written in 1797 citing objections to the fraternity. ' Great Masons of America: a publication of the Masonic Service Association listing "famous craftsmen who have made outstanding contributions to Freemasonry". The digest contains some interesting and valuable historical information but one questions in many instances as to whether many contributions have not been overlooked and in our opinion the living contributors might well have been passed up for the time being for posterity to decide as to the permanence of their contributions. Because one has served as a Past Grand Something does not necessarily mean that an outstanding contribution has been made. A. Q. C. (Research Lodge): Both Parts 1 and 2 of Vol. LII have reached us; they contain articles on Freemasonry in Canterbury, the Carbonari, the Mason Word, Huddleston Mss, Wills of Freemasons, Sussex Lodges, Frederick Duke of Sussex, and memorials to Bros. Songhurst and Vibert, two eminent English Masonic scholars.
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ANTI-MASONRY
Anti-Masonry continues even though our country is engaged in a great war for its existence. One or two pUbIlcations are violent in their attacks on the Order, particularly one publication, "The Malist," published monthly "by Catholic Laymen, Post Office Box 198, Meriden, Conn." It is properly named, for it is full of malice. Copies are being mailed to all members of Congress. It contains several vicious attacks on President Roosevelt, sufficient, we think, to require an investigation by the Department of Justice. It is extremely bitter toward Great Britain. Here are some samples of material taken from this scholarly (') magazine: "An example of this Masonic work was demonstrated in the frustration of the untiring efforts of Father Coughlin, who organized units for Christian defense, civil uplift and advancement of good will. . • • The Christian Front is another example of Masonic poisoning to stop a Christian movement. . . . Freemasonry is a religion of hypocrisy and lies, and secrecy must be demanded in its work. Therefore, control of high positions must be had. . • • Because a man is a protestant does not mean he does not love God; it means it is harder for him to win the grace of God. • • • Today we are allied with our enemies, the beasts of the sea, the Masonic government of England and with the beast of the earth-Joe Stalin, the Communist government of Russia. Our White House is blackened with shame and our people led into bloodshed because our leader is a servant of the beasts. . • . There is no greater menace to America than President Roosevelt. . . • We must remember Roosevelt has communistic ideals. Because he is a Master Mason, he wiillie and be tricky."
It occurs to us that this material, appearing in the December, 1941, edition is seditious and treasonable. However, the editor is not fully acquainted with things Masonic, for he mentions favorably Lindbergh, Glass and Connolly, all Masons, s~ating: "Among those suitable to sit on the board we might mention the brilliant and intelligent American eagle of the air-Colonel Lindbergh of the Isolationist camp; out of the Interventionist camp we could select either Senator Glass or Senator Connolly."
Judge Scudder, writing in the New York Grand Lodge proceedings, refers to anti-Masonry: , 'It is interesting to consider the reasons advanced in support of antagonism against this society. It is usually stated that Masonry is an international organization, controlled by an international group, motivated by se11ish purposes which include national destruction. It is quite the custom to place the blame on this group for military defeats and for revolutionary movements against governments. The ridiculousness of these charges is manifest when one considers the numerical strength of Masonic groups in most European countries. In Poland there were 400 Masons in a population of thirty-four million; Bulgaria less than 500. At its height, there were not more than 60,000 in the whole of Germany. In all the European countries, the number was so small in proportion to the population that to charge them to be the cause of a nation losing a war, or causing a revolution is absurd. The internationalism of Freemasonry is not an organ-
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ized matter, but rather an instrument of fraternalism between groups having the same purposes and ideals of life. If one seeks for the real reason for the persecution and destruction of Freemasonry in dictator controlled countries, it will be found in the difference between the ideals of Freemasonry and those of the Totalitarian States."
Last year we referred to the June issue of Scribner's Commentator, containing an attack on Freemasonry, written by Kenneth Monroe. Its editor is named Edward Majeski. The magazine has recently been in the public limelight by reason of its editor and several contributors having been indicted for subversive activities. This fits in very nicely with a statement of the FBI that the Japanese and Germans were using newspaper writers as propaganda agents. During the year several jurisdictions received some of the Melville correspondence. Our readers will recall that this was an attempt to belittle the Grand Lodge of Florida because one of its subordinate lodges had erected a temple, sold bonds and were unable to pay them off in accordance with their original plans. The Grand Master of Wyoming hits the nail on the head when he says: "To me it would appear that the Melville matter is being used to smear the fair name of the Grand Lodge of Florida."
Little Masonic information seeps out of Europe. An occasional blast from Nazi-controlled radio stations or newspapers is very often backed up and exploited by the American press. An article by Sigrid Arne, appearing in the news last September, tells of an anomalous staff of propaganda experts charting the activity of fascists in America. The article refers to: "A new type of throwaway sheet which is :flooding the country under different guises-the sort. of papers handed out at street meetings, mailed free, or thrown on the porch. Kane says some are just plain vicious; they seem now to be shifting from anti-Semetic to anti-Masonic, and they use phraseology suspiciously like the dictators of Europe."
In the Kansas City Star, July 23, 1941, appears a press dispatch from Berlin reading: "Morning newspapers publish on their front pages a picture of President Roosevelt with his sons James, Franklin and Elliott attending a Masonic lodge session. According to Nazi tenets, being a Mason is almost a cardinal sin and the picture is supposed to be particularly damning evidence as it was said in a two-line banner headline that' Roosevelt is the main tool of Jewish World Freemasonry.' "
Then by way of the usual apology the Associated Press adds the usual bunk: , 'Freemasonry in parts of Continental Europe years ago developed activities, including interference with politics, which led many governments to declare it a danger to the state and to suppress it within their jurisdiction. Freemasonry in the United States, as well as the Mother Grand Lodge of England, has no connection with such Freemasonry."
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Another press dispatch, dated August 26, 1941, has the heading: "Ban Masons in Belgium-German action is designed to prevent internal disorder." Then appears the following statement: "The German military commander in Belgium today decreed immediate dissolution of all Freemason lodges and institutions as well as similar organizations and their affiliates. . . . The purpose of the decree was 'to guarantee the maintenance of the order in Belgium.' At the beginning of the German occupation Freemason lodges were closed and further activity forbidden."
In the Kansas City Star, August 12, 1941, was a Vichy dispatch headed: "To Clean Up Societies-Masonic Order is a particular target of new collaboration order-Masons out of services-Names of members are published to keep groups from reorganizing under cover." Then follows this statement: , 'One of the foremost tasks will be a cleanup of Masonic and secret societies, it was said. The official journal today printed a list of public servants who have been dismissed for having falsely declared they had never been members of the Masonic Order. The official journal also contained the names of persons who in the past have been officials in the Masonic Order in France, including those of several past officers of the American Masonic lodges, formerly located here." /
It will be of interest to our members to know that we have some American Masonic lodges in France. This, however, is in line with most of the statements coming out of Europe. The Kansas City Times, September 25, 1941, under the heading "Masonic Judges Ousted" quotes a Vichy dispatch: , 'Twelve judges in various parts of the country have been dismissed as the government continues to remove Freemasons from administrative positions.' ,
In an issue of News Week in 1941, is the following statement: , 'Eugene Deloncle, in April, 1936, formed The Cagoulards, the Hooded Men, an underground Fascist society directed against Communists, Jews and Masons. When he and a hundred of his followers were arrested in November, 1937, the police discovered secret depots Of arms. Recently . he formed a French Legion to fight the Russians. '.'
Life Magazine, August 4, 1941, under the heading "Roosevelt Exposes," makes the following statement: "The Nazis published a picture of Roosevelt in a Mason's apron in the company of other well-known ,Masons. Not as naive as they路 appeared, the Nazis knew that Freemasonry, which is innocently non-partisan in the U. S., is known to be anti-Catholic outside the United States. Publicizing the President's masonry would not endear him to Catholic Latin America."
News Week of the same date adds: , , The charge was substantiated by a 'secret illustrated document' from Oslo, which turned out to be a picture of Roosevelt wearing a Masonic
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apron seated with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, two sons of the ~resident, and other Masons. The papers neglected to mention that the news had been in standard reference books for years and that thirteen other American Presidents were Masons."
A Vichy dispatch in the Kansas City Star, August,14, 1941, tells of Pierre Pucheu, new Cabinet Head of the French Police andcollaborator with Germany. He was associated with Doriot, France's leading Fascist, who has a program pro-German, anti-English, antiSemetic, anti-Masonic, and anti-big business. A dispatch appearing in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, September 20, 1941, states: "Nine French Generals, Masons, Removed. Nine French Generals, one a would-be leader of an anti-Soviet expeditionary force, were removed today in a government and army purge of Freemasons. With the General in the anti-Masonic purge went Henry Chavin, Secretary General of Police. The ousted Generals are Major General Joseph Hassler, once announced but never confirmed as head of an anti-Russian volunteer corps, Brigadier Generals Lamiable, Paul Aeuser, Andre Hillairet and Francois Hupel." MASONIC MARTYRS
We had thought the days of the Inquisition were over, but recent events in Spain, Portugal-and more recently the occupied countries of Europe, have proved that it is still with us and will so remain until the four freedoms have been spread路 to the four corners of the world. And hasten the day! We have had much to say in this review of Austria, not that Austria was suffering more than other occupied countries, but because we had some personal friends who were in position to supply us the latest information from that country. We have inserted the photograph of the first-and last grand master of Austria-Dr. Richard Schlesinger. It is taken from a painting and is a fine representation of a distinguished Freemason. Dr. Schlesinger was born in Vienna, Austria, December 19, 1861, and after finishing his school work entered the practice of law, where he became widely known, highly esteemed socially and by all political parties, member of the Bar Association, member of the Supreme Court and Tax Appeal Board. He was possessed of an excellent education, trained in philosophy, the arts, and literature. He was able to read and speak Latin and classical Greek and had a fair knowledge of many foreign languages. He became interested in Freemasonry about 1908, joined the craft and became a member of Zukunft (Future) Lodge in December, 1909. Having been born a Catholic, he was, thereby, excommunicated "latae sententiae." In pre-war I, Masonry in Austria was officially forbidden; it was permitted in Hungary, its neighbor. Dr. Schlesinger was admitted in Pressburg, ~ Hungarian city near the Austrian bor-
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der. When the war was over, Dr. Schlesinger became the first grand master of the newly formed Grossloge von Wien in 1919; he was reelected time and again and was still serving when the Nazis entered Vienna in 1938. From Dr. Schlesinger's son, John R. Schlesinger (now resident of St. Louis), we learn: "On March 16, my father and I were arrested by the Gestapo early in the morning-he in his home, I in mine. We were both put in jail. Early in 1938 my father had had a surgical operation and was still in need of surgical care; he lacked this in prison. He was unable to remove his clothes because the cell was so crowded. There was a toilet in his cell but no facilities for keeping dean; the food was terrible and almost nothing. In a few days he colla{lsed. My mother had died in 1918, and so my wife arranged to find an influential Nazi lawyer who went to see my father (with a Gestapo agent) in his cell; when they saw his pitiful condition they arranged for a high bond and he was brought in a Gestapo ambulance to a hospit.al but no communication was permitted him with the outside world. An effort to secure a private nurse failed. Even his old family doctor could not visit him. But the physical strain of the prison, his being treated as a criminal and prisoner, the destiny of his beloved country and fraternity, and the ruling of the Gestapo that I must leave the country, broke all the strength there was left in him. He died of pneumonia June 5, 1938. Mrs. Schlesinger rushed to the Gestapo when she found he was about to pass away to secure permission for me to see him. The answer was that she was threatened with prison. too."
The son tells of his own experiences: "I was held in prison from -March 16 to May 25, 1938, in -a cell made for a single prisoner but which now housed eight others. When I came home I had lost 40 pounds and was infected with a furunculosis due to dirt. There was no investigation-no trial. May 25 I was brought to headquarters where I was told that I had to leave the country in six weeks (later extended to 12 weeks) because Germany could not tolerate a leading Mason with international connections inside Germany. Everything I had was taken from me under the guise of 'special- emigration taxes'-even my wife's jewelry. I was permitted to take some of my furniture, clothes, shoes, and ten dollars in cash." â&#x20AC;˘
Dr. Schlesinger, the son, became a Freemason and member of his father's lodge (Zukunft) in 1923, and served as Master from 19331936. His home was searched, as was that of his father. Everything of Masonic character-papers, records, jewels, books, photos was taken, showing the Gestapo were interested only in their Masonic affiliations. While the son spent several weeks in the prison he says that he underwent no physical punishment. And he concludes: "It is not easy for me to talk or write of my father's last months. I loved him very much; his was a marvelous personality. He had such a fine character; he was a living example of Masonic ideals. And such an end!"
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cause. May his memory ever be green in the hearts of his brethren until they once again emerge from the cataclysm which has befallen them. THE LAST DAYS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF VIENNA
March 12, 1938, was an ominous day in the history of the Grand Lodge of Vienna, for it marked the end of a period of brief prosperity which began shortly after the concl:usion of WorId War I. It has been our pleasure to associate with several officers and members of this late Grand Lodge; all have been men of high character and standing. Repeated requests for information concerning the last days of the Grand Lodge of Vienna have until the present time elicited no hearty respoJ;lse. Incidents connected with these last days were too fresh iIi the minds of these brethren to permit them to write down the facts, much less to enlarge upon them. In response to one of our inquiries, an influential officer of this Grand Lodge replied: , 'The last days' How' far are we to trace them back, those 'last days""
Freemasonry never had a chance in Austria. It never came into existence there until after WorId War I, and when it did emerge as an institution, it found itself surrounded by a number of antagonistic parties, such as the Extremist-Roman Catholic party, the German Nationalists, and the Social Democrats. All were antagonistic and their principles were not those upon which the Masonic Fraternity is founded. Our Brother continues: , 'Thus the existence of Freemasonry and its entire future appeared as unsafe and doubtful at the very beginning, and these first days of the Grand Lodge of Vienna may have seemed to be the very beginning of its last days. There is a historical event which may mark the beginning of this last epoch. It is July 15, 1927, when the power of the Social Democratic party began to wane. Bitter fights between Socialist and Nationalist parties, demonstrations in the streets, and wounded and dead on both sides offered opportunity for unusual aggression. At that time partial and one-sided proceedings in lawsuits began to take place before the Court of Justice. Sentences of hard labor for Socialists and the acquittal of Nationalists were the rule. "July 14, 1927, marked a general strike of traffic, and thousands of Socialist workers ceased work and flooded streets of the city, especially those streets around the building that seemed to represent all this partiality and injustice and cruelty-the Palace of Justice. In vain did the Socialist leaders try to quiet the masses; they warned them of the consequences of this violent procedure, but the masses, once incited to this aggressive attitude toward their oppressors, desired to set an end to all government hostile to the people, and thereupon they set fire to this hated Palace of Justice, unconscious that by this action they hastened the approaching end of the already doubtful and shaken power of the working people.
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, 'This action furnished an excuse and justification to the police to make use of repressive measures against the revolting masses. Large contingents of armed police turned against the revolting people, who, in their fury made use or'8.11 kinds of weapons against their adversaries, and in a few hours wounded and dead of both demonstrants and policemen covered the pavement." This date was only the first in a series of succeeding dates of increasing importance. The German Nationalist party increased in power, endangering its former allies, the Roman Catholics. At one time a combination of Catholics and Socialists might have saved the future of Austria, but Chancellor Dollfus missed the opportunity, and his successor, Schuschnigg, who saw the dangerous development, was too late to prevent the impending overthrow and disaster. A strike of Socialist workers occurred in 1934, during which these workers defended their large and beautiful :flatS in the suburbs of Vienna as if they were veritable fortresses. This marked the end of Socialistic power, as well as the end of the parliamentary regime, and the beginning of German National Socialist in:fluence in Austria. The years which followed, up to Hitler's final invasion of Austria, marked a well prepared and systematized action for the final conquest of Austria, for in those last years all freedom in Austria was systematically abolished. Whatever might have been saved and maintained was strangulated for the sake of safety by the acting government. BEGINNING OF THE END
Our correspondent takes up history at this point, discussing the conditions in which our own fraternity found itself: It is not astonishing that Freemasonry was amongst the first of all the democratic, liberal-minded movements that had to undergo restrictions and sufferings. The beginning of this last epoch may be marked by that day of 24th March, 1934, when there happened an event unheard of with Freemasonry of free nations. On that day an officer of the police appeared before the opening of the annual communication of the Grand Lodge and was present during its performance. The members present abstained from making use of their regalia and the communication was performed without any ritualistic forms in the way of an annual meeting of a profane organization. POLICE ATTEND MEETINGS
Since that day officers of the police attended nearly all Masonic meetings. Freemasonry then did not possess any Masonic Hall of its own in Vienna. The meetings took place in three different buildings. The oldest one (Dorotheergasse 12) where the oldest lodge-"Humanitas" resided, owned by an Austrian aristocrat, is famous by the fact that in its cellar rooms, eight metres below the level of the street, Bro. Mozart used to attend the meetings of his lodge. In this house the greatest number of lodges had their regular weekly meetings and the Grand Lodge had its offices there. The second building (Annagasse 18) was used for the meetings of two lodges only. The third building (Schwindgasse 8) was in the possession of an ardent member ot the National Socialist party, the lawyer, Baron Ettingshausen. . . In each of the three places, on every week day, several meetings took place of different lodges. Thus as a rule two or three officers of the police were present at the same time, very often also staying, outside the dining â&#x20AC;˘ room, while the meal was taken until all visitors had left the house. It is
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not surprising if we state that under such circumstances the number of attendants of the meetings began to diminish very rapidly and that the lodges themselves also preferred to resign to such meetings with lack of ritualistic work and under police control After all these events it will seem the more surprising that these seemingly last days of Freemasonry were still not yet the very last ones. Circumstances improved again and after some months regular meetings with use of ritual, initiations, degree work, etc., could take place in an usual way. No need to say of course: Damocles' sword was felt to be hanging close over Freemasonry's head all these three following years. For they were years of both energetic, secret underground work of .German Nationalists, and desperate efforts of the Roman Catholic government to comply partly with their demand. And in these three years the sad fate of free Austria approached at a ghastly increasing speed, hurrying up to its tragic end in the beginning of the fourth year 1938. THE FATAL
YEAR-1938
Important and most threatening political events followed each other in the :first two months of that year and many brethren then were very anxious of the near future. Various measures were proposed and con路 sidered concerning the preserving and saving the possessions of the Grand Lodge and of the single lodges, of the archives and of the funds. But the opinion then prevailed that there was nothing Freemasonry had to hide and to conceal, and that its first principle of loyalty toward the state must not be counteracted. There were voices to say that against an adversary lacking all principles of morality, the principles of self-preservation could rightly be applied. But there were others who maintained that such procedure as hiding parts of the property and the archives and lists of members, etc., could only cause suspicion and that it could serve as an argument for the adversaries inculpations against Freemasonry. Thus .nothing was removed and nothing was hidden in those days, and Freemasonry gallantly awaited its approaching fate. On the 12th of February, 1938, the Chancellor Schuschnigg summoned to Hitler, appeared before him at Berchtesgaden as a reluctant vassal before the menacing commander-in-chief. Not reluctant only, but also proud, courageous and anxious of his responsibility toward his beloved, dear country, willing to defend its freedom and independence to the utmost. As it seemed impossible at this stage of things to continue the policy of suppression hitherto observed toward the growing Nazi party in Austria, and as it seemed unavoidable to concede to them a parliamentary representation and even a representation in the government, Schuschnigg agreed to the nomination of the Nationalist Seyss-Inquart as a minister of inward policy (2/16/38). On the 17th of February the new minister presented himself to Hitler in order to receive his open and secret instructions. SWASTIKAS IN AUSTRIA
On the 20th of February there followed Hitler's great address before the Reichstag which made all the non-Nazi-Austrians fear the worst for the very near future. Swastikas, which in the last years were not to be seen, appeared in thousands in the streets with the intention of demonstrating the prevailing nationalist spirit of the population. Nevertheless, people who were familiar with the political convictions of the population did not doubt that a great majority of them did not approve of these last events and they seemed convinced that a public suffrage would show a majority supporting Schuschnigg 's r~gime. This seems to
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have been the prevailing conviction of the government, too. As a matter of fact a suffrage was projected for the next Sunday, 13th March, submitting this single question of an independent, Christian, Catholic, German Austria. On the 9th March, the Grand Master, Dr. Richard Schlesinger, invited the W. Masters of all lodges to a conference in his路 office rooms in order to deal with the arising situation, and in the evening of that same day most of the brethren listened to Schuschnigg's speech at Innsbruck, broadcast by the radio. In spite of its hopeful tone the speech aroused deepest sorrow and anxieties amongst the non-Nazi population and the more so amongst the Freemasons. Nevertheless, their fervent hopes joined upon the heartfelt wi~h that the Sunday's public suffrage may prove successful. The suggestion that Austrian Freemasonry might lend a helping hand in arranging the suffrage was strictly rejected by the Grand Lodge, but there was no objection made against private support by single members. When on the next day the Masters met at the Grand Master's, at the same time huge demonstrations of big crowds of Nazis filled the streets of Vienna's town centre. MEETING OF GRAND OFFICERS
On the following day, Friday, 11th March, a meeting of the Grand Officers took place at Dorotheergasse 12, in the rooms of the Grand Lodge. While the various circumstances of the threatening political overthrow were discussed, at once the door opened and Bro. Hans Schlesinger, the Grand Master's son, appeared and reported that the public suffrage had been cancelled. As this fact obviously indicated a defeat of Schuschnigg's regime, and by that, the long before feared catastrophe appeared to be impending, the Grand Master closed the meeting and the Grand Officers made their way home through the streets crowded with howling masses.
The World Almanac thus describes the happenings of March 11-13, 1938: "Following an ultimatum from Berlin, Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, Chancellor of Austria, resigned ...(March 11, 1938) and was succeeded by the Austrian Nazi leader, Arthur Seyss-Inquart. Seyss-Inquart immediately asked the Reich to send troops to help in preserving order, and some 50,000 highly armed and mechanized forces crossed the border. Chancellor Adolf Hitler entered Austria March 12, and in a speech before a great throng at Linz proclaimed the unity of the country with Germany. He was preceded by large forces of troops which occupied important cities, a detachment going to the capital and another to Brenner Pass on the Italian frontier. Schuschnigg was placed under arrest. Austria was formally incorporated into the Reich, March 13, President Wilholm Miklas was forced out of office and Hitler appointed Seyss-Inquart Statthalter governor." And then there came that ominous day, the 12th March, 1938. CROWDS STORM MASONIC TEMPLE
In the morning, at three 0 'clock, the Grand Secretary was rung up at the telephone by the Custodian of the Grand Lodge quarters, who informed him that a big crowd of people was beleaguering the premises of the Grand Lodge, Dorotheergasse 12, and that the police were asking the caretaker for the keys of the premises in order to seize them. The Custodian urgently asked for instructions.
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The Grand Secretary did not dare to act on his own responsibility, neither by delivering the keys nor by refusing to do so. In order to spare his Grand Master unnecessary excitement (a month ago the Grand Master had acquired a very serious bladder disease, which made him feel very ill), he consulted his son, Bro. Hans Schlesinger, then W. M. of Zukunft Lodge, about the way of procedure, and then instantly called on the Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Robert Pelzer, with whom he thoroughly deliberated upon the whole matter. They agreed that doubtlessly the demand of the police to enter the premises was not illegal and that its fulfillment could be simply achieved by the way of force. Thus it was decided to hand out the keys instantly at the police station of the district in question. In the later hours of the day a number of Grand Officers met at the Grand Master's office and then the Deputy Grand Master, Ludwig Altmann, advised the Grand Master to retire to a hospital. Unfortunately, this clever advice did not meet the patient's consent. In the meantime the inhabitants of Vienna got to know that in the very same night, free and independent Austria had ceased to exist. Hitler's occupation army had crossed Austria's frontier. THE ANSCHLUSS PROCLAIMED
On Sunday, the 13th March, Austria's annexation by Germany (the Anschluss) was officially proclaimed. In the afternoon of that day a commission of six members of the Nazi party appeared in the Grand Master's house and ordered him to surrender the property of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master, whose illness was aggravated in these last days, rang up the Grand Secretary by telephone and asked him to carry out the orders of the Gestapo and for that purpose to meet the commission assembled in the lodge rooms, Schwindgasse 8. When he arrived at the mentioned house, the Grand Secretary was not' surprised when finding the commission in the meeting rooms of the lodges, for ~he landlord being a prominent member of the party, the commission found the doors wide open on their arrival. It appeared that in fact there was no necessity for surrender of the property. There was neither the necessity of opening the doors, as this had been performed by the landlord or his caretaker; nor was there a need of a formal handing over of single parts of the property, for there were well-known things displaced on the table which welcomed the entering Grand Secretary; there were the two typewriters from the office of the Grand Lodge and the multiplier and many other requisites. The copies of the rituals, a great number of various :tiles, large boxes of note paper and envelopes, books, etc., were spread on the table, on chairs and on the floor. Thus a formal handing in really appearing unnecessary. Instead of that a detailed examination and inquiry of the Grand Secretary took place by the president of the commission, Mr. Leopold Schneider, whose pretentious title "Kulturrat" (Councellor of Culture) seemed to be a sad satire at this moment. THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS
The list of the -names of all lodges, the names and addresses of the W. Masters, the rolls of all the members, all that was piled up before the Kulturrat. Nevertheless he wanted to hear all these dates confirmed and it seemed more important still to him to get to know the names and addresses of the treasurers as well. He seemed to be very disappointed when he learned that this was no matter of interest for the office of the Grand Lodge and a private affair of each lodge. When the Grand Secretary pointed out that he did not know at all the names and addresses of the
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treasurers, the Kulturrat uttered-partly in irony, partly in sadness"Probably they all will be beyond the frontier meanwhile I " And he was extremely disappointed 'when learning that the Wiedemann-Fund of Freundchaft Lodge, which he imagined to know about by its name (as a name of an opera singer) was a fund for support of brethren in need and that it was inactive at that time. Another item that seemed to interest him very much were the lodges in Austria's provincial towns. Then again he was disappointed when told that the three lodges that had existed (Pythagoras Lodge at Wiener N:eustadt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lodge at Graz, and Paracelsu8 Lodge at Klagenfurt) had dissolved and that at Linz there had never existed a lodge, but only a fraternal circle of brethren. INQUIRIES AS TO CHINESE LODGE
Then he inquired about the Lux Orientis Lodge at Shanghai, and most probably felt very angry that for the time being he could not hinder its existence or seize its property. The Grand Secretary pointed out that the Grand Lodge had taken this lodge (with members of Austrian origin) under its protection after having secured the consent of the United Grand Lodge of England, and it was on this occasion that he was asked the first time a question, which was repeated several times at the following trials, viz., whether it was to be expected that England would intercede in Austria on behalf of Austrian Freemasons. The Grand Lodge was sorry to have to inform him that Freemasonry maintains the princip1e of keeping away from all politics and that English Freemasonry leads in this respect. Thus, unfortunately, Austrian Freemasonry cannot hope for help from that source. Further questions concerIJ.ed the relationship between the Grand Lodge and the single lodges, between Freemasonry and social organizations. Again the inquirer seemed to be disappointed when being informed that there did not exist any such relation at all. Freemasonry as sueh-in accordance with its principles-was in no relations with other organizations, which fact did not hinder Freemasons personally from being members of such organizations. MASONRY AND B'NAI B'RITH
With regard to the so-called Jewish Freemasonry, "B'nai-B'rith," the Grand Lodge accentuated that simultaneous membership of both organizations had not been allowed in former times, but had been declared compatible in the last years. When the examination was finished so far the Grand Secretary had to aecompany the commission to the offices of the Grand Lodge, Dorotheergasse 12, where the research was coneentrated upon a unique itemmoney. The cash was opened, the balance stated by the bookS, the money counted, the savings books were produced, and all that procedure was accompanied by the same conspicuous and strikingly noticeable disappointment with the unexpectedly small amounts and by the often repeated inquiry whether there really existed no other fund. After having seized all the property the commission locked the premises and left the house. The Grand Master obviously wished to inform the W. Masters about all these events and to discuss the question of the attitude to be maintained in future with regard to further proceedings of the Nazi-party officers and the Gestapo. For this purpose he had invited them to a conference at his office for the following day, 14th March. But then when it became known that on that day Hitler would be in Vienna and that the
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traffic would be essentially hindered and restricted, the conference was postponed to the 16th March. When the Grand Master arranged this, then this old and wise leader of his much beloved Grand Lodge and this good and conscientious father of the Vienna brotherhood could not foresee that he would never meet his dear brethren any more, that the first time since the beginning of his high function he would miss a conference. THE GRAND MASTER IS MISSING'
When on the next day's morning the W. Masters began to assemble in the Grand Master's office, they were astonished to learn that the strictly punctual Grand Master was not in yet, and then by degrees they could read from the bewildered and sad features of his officials that he would not appear any more. In fact the Grand Master on this very same morning had been called for at his home and taken from his bed by the Gestapo and brought to the prison on the Elisabeth Promenade. He was brought to a cell that was overcrowded with other prisoners and, though affected with a serious bladder disease, he was supposed to pass the next night on the bare floor. By the kindness of another prisoner who offered him his mattress, the ill old man was at any rate saved from the hard and cold wood in bed. But there was another hardship that was inflicted on him by the lack of medical attendance, urgently needed by his illness. There is no doubt that this first night, when he lacked his usual medical help, was the cause of the septical affection that did not allow the patient to recover any more, though he was allowed later on to lie in the hospital, after some Aryan colleague of his had intervened for him at the Gestapo. In the hospital he was allowed no visitors except his daughter-in-law, with whom he could speak about private affairs only in the presence of a Gestapo officer. :By all this treatment his disease aggravated very rapidly in a way that an operation could bring him no help any more. In the afternoon of that same day (14th March) all the W. Masters of the Vienna Lodges were summoned to the Gestapo, where a detailed inquiry took place lasting up to 2:00 o'clock of the next day. Again, the most important part of questioning concerned the lodge properties and the funds at hand and again the great disappointment was noticeable about the small funds that were stated owing to the great number of necessitous members who, in many lodges, constituted a rather considerable minority of the total membership and who were supported by the lodge. It may be stated as an interesting detail that the commission to which the inquiries had been entrusted until then seemed to have entirely disappeared some days after that as it may be seen from the following fact. With the delivery of all the funds of the Grand Lodge on 13th March one single fund escaped the attention of the commission, as this fund-the Masonic Help Fund-had been separately administered by the Grand Almoner. As soon as this omission was discovered on the 21st March, the Grand Almoner felt obliged to deliver the balance of the fund to the president of the commission, but in the various departments of the Gestapo there was nobody who would forward the amount to that commission and at last a department of the police took charge of it. SEARCH GRAND SECRETARY'S HOME
On the 21st March a house search took place in the Grand Secretary's house; much private correspondence and a great number of books were seized. On the 23rd and 24th March house searches were made with all the
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W. Masters, and on the latter day all those W. Masters and several treasurers who had been present at the first trial were arrested and imprisoned. This action was performed quite superficially and with the same inconsistency as all the other proceedings. All the other treasurers who had not been present at the first inquiry were left free. When later on all the former W. Masters of Goethe Lodge had to be imprisoned one of them who happened to be ill at that time was never inquired any more. On the 25th March, Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Robert Pelzer, was arrested with several other officers of his lodge. They were interned in an overcrowded cell, first at the Elisabeth Prome,nande, then in the Landesgericht. While such inconsistencies were due to the planless proceeding, there were also conscious and intentional distinctions, especially those concerning Jewish or non-Jewish extraction. The Grand Secretary was informed that-being an Aryan-the Gestapo, would not arrest him as long as he would give information at the examinatio1Js. ATTEMPTS TO PROVE INTERNATIONALISM
A great number of such examinations, both at the offices of the Gestapo and in the Grand Secretary's house, took place in the course of the whole year 1938. In opposition to many inconsistencies in the proceedings of the Gestapo apparatus, the questionary of the summonses seemed to be dietated and directed more .or less exactly by the ideas about the basic principles and main aims of Freemasonry as seen from the Nazi point of view. The questions concerned the universality and internationality of Freemasonry, its universal influence in all the states, its interference with the political affairs of all the states, its lack of nationalism and its dependence on Jewish influence. Two of the. inquiring officers had a surprisingly good knowledge of Freemasonry. One of them had made it an object of special studies for several years. With all his intelligence shown in questioning he was not lucky enough to conceal that he personally did not believe all those various inculpations of Freemasonry, especially its universal world-governing power. On the contrary he seemed to take a great interest in the actual attitude of Austrian Freemasonry with regard to the above mentioned questions. He wanted to get exact information about their dependence on English Freemasonry, about the relationship to governmental bodies, to political parties, and he proved great understanding for the explanation of the reason of the prevailing majority of Jews in the membership of Austrian Freemasonry. Further questions concerned the relation between the Grand Lodge and the Jewish Freemasonry (B 'nai B 'rith) and the Freemasonry of "Le Droit Humain" (Logesmixtes). The position of Austrian Freemasonry amidst the universal Freemasonry was examined by questions about the connection with the Association Maconique Internationale and the International Freemasons Ligue, tire connection with the Grand Lodge of England and about the position of the English King. With much interest he put the question if the English King himself would undertake steps in favor of Austrian Freemasonry and whether there are Englishmen in high positions who will take interest in Masons who are imprisoned. With regard to the universality of Freemasonry, the inquirer wanted to be informed about the interest of Freemasonry in the result of the suffrage arranged in Switzerland. In order to ascertain the activity of German Freemasonry he tried to get information about the relation between the Grand Lodge of Vienna and the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Germany (Grand Lodge not recognized by the other German Grand Lodges). He inquired about the visit of the Grand Master of that Grand
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Lodge, Brother Mu1Ielmann, in Vienna and about the connection with the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Germany in Exile (Palestine). Then he tried in vain to find out whether any German Freemasons had been received as visitors in Austrian lodges after the dissolution of German Freerpasonry. INQUffiY AS TO HIGHER DEGREES
Supposing that the High Degrees of Freemasonry also contributed to the connection with the Freemasonry of other countries, he inquired about the connection of the three degrees of St. John and the High Degrees and wanted to know the number and the names of the members of the Supreme Council. He also supposed that non-Masonic international organizations may have been used as a support of Masonic aims and perhaps as a camouflage of Freemasonry, for instance the organization Pan-Europa, the International Ligue for Human Rights and other pacifistic organizations. Even the universal language, Esperanto, and its support by Freemasonry was the object of a special question. A very thorough inquiry was devoted to cultural, social and humanitarian institutions in Austria, and their supposed connection with and dependence on Masonry. All the various educational and ethical societies passed review and when it appeared that many of them were supported by the Grand Lodge, both by annual contributions and by personal help, the examiner declared that all those societies shall have to be dissolved. Whereupon the Grand Secretary pointed to it that all the organizations and institutions of any social or humanitarian character in Austria, e. g.also the large hospitals of the Monks Hospitallers (Charitable Brothers), will have to share this fate as all of them are supported by Freemasonry and most of them have even been founded by Freemasons in those times when nobody else had realized his duty and the necessity of it. The question whether the Freemasons perhaps are going on meeting secretly could be answered by the negative. A very severe warning for any trespass in this respect was added. The demand that Freemasons should not even visit each other, or meet familiarly in groups of three or four in their homes, or in a coffee-house, was energetically rejected by the Grand Secretary, pointing to the impossibility of such prohibitions. The Grand Secretary was warned not to receive any letters from foreign Freemasons unless he would deliver them instantly to the Gestapo. When ordered to write down a report about the kind of feelings and the attitude prevailing with Austrian Freemasons after their dissolution (it may be accentuated that the Council of the Grand Lodge has never been informed of a formal dissolution, nor has this dissolution been published in the official communication in the Wiener Zeitung), the Grand Secretary pointed to the fact that many of them are affilicted by the events in a double way, as Freemasons and as Jews as well. Therefore it cannot be expected that they welcome the change of situation. Nevertheless they are sure not to undertake any steps against the regime in power as they are bound to loyally by their own. The Grand Secretary felt obliged to accentuate this fact in order to prevent further prosecutions of his brethren as far as possible. . Many of the above mentioned questions addressed to the Grand Secretary at his first examination were more or less repeated at following inquiries as well, though not in this logical connection and with the more distinct aim of gaining further personal particulars about the names of Austrian and German Freemasons, and questions essentially similar were also put before all the other Freemasons who were summoned to the Gestapo in the following days and weeks, especially to those who were found by the Gestapo to have been belonging to the Higher Degrees.
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JEWISH TERROR
Further imprisonment took place all the year round, especially after that disastrous day of 10th November, when twenty-eight Jewish synagogues in Vienna were burned in a spontaneous action of the population against the Jewish element-as the Nazis wanted to make believe. Hundreds of Jewish dwellings were invaded and robbed and the inhabitants arrested. No better sign for the pretended" justification" of this action could be given than the experience of the Grand Secretary, who, on one of the days following that date, when summoned to the Gestapo was at first not allowed to enter the room where his examination had usually taken place, and, who later on-by chance-could observe Gestapo unpacking large boxes filled with all kinds of silver objects. Thus the Gestapo wanted to avoid the presence of a witness to this perfectly legal action. Most of the Freemasons arrested were not examined at all; some of them after weeks of imprisonment were asked for what reason they had been imprisoned and t~ey were released when they declared that they did not know any reason. But all of them, before leaving the prison, had to fill a form with a long questionnaire and promise solemnly that they would never reveal details about this imprisonment and treatment in the prison, and that they would leave the country within a certain time; otherwise, they were warned-they would be transferred to the Dachan-camp. This condition of leaving the country within a certain time meant a great hardship in many ways. Permission for immigration had to be procurred. Then a 25 per cent property tax had to be paid as a tax for" state flight" (Reichsfluchtsteuer). As this money often could not be raised, all the property had to be sold at a very low price. . IN PRISON CAMPS
The majority of the imprisoned Freemasons was released after three or four months of imprisonment, but some of them were transported to Dachan or Buchenwald, where many were injured by hard labor and brutal treatment. One of the W. M. who had taken ill in the camp was released when his illness had become so bad that the Gestapo preferred to let him die beyond the barbed wire. Thus his wife, who had tried by all means to get him free, at last succeeded and was allowed to call for him with a car to bring him to the railway station, and then home to Vienna, but she was not allowed to call before 3: 00 0 'clock in the afternoon. When she appeared at that time she learned that the stretcher with her husband had been standing in the gateway since 1: 00 0 'clock in icy cold draught and with the snow blowing in heavy storm. Two days after the arrival in Vienna this poor martyr of Freemasonry died. A martyr he was, this poor, kind-hearted, gentle young lawyer, as at the beginning of the year he had to be persuaded by his brethren to take the Mastership of his lodge,路 which he did not want to accept from modesty. DEATH OF THE GRAND MASTER
On 31st May the son of the Grand Master was released. At that time his father's illness had aggravated in a way that even the patient himself began to become aware of his dangerous state. Then it was his only wish to die at home in his own bed, and: once more to see his son. None of these wishes was complied with. He died on 6th June, after another operation. At the funeral none but the family was allowed to assist. Afterwards the Grand Secretary was asked whether the fraternity had known anything about it and whether a wreath had been sent and whether letters of
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sympathy had arrived. Once more he was warned to deliver all letters to the Gest~po that would arrive from Freemasons abroad. As no路 printed matter arrived any more at the address of the Grand Lodge, he was ordered to deliver all Masonic papers that would arrive at his address.路 After some time the officer of the Gestapo informed him that they had written to the publishers of all the Masonic papers asking them to continue sending their copies to some private address and, in case the publishers of the foreign Grand Lodges would inquire at the Grand Secretary whether the papers ought to be sent on his order, the official wanted him to answer in the affirmative. Then the Grand Secretary appealed to the sense of honesty of that high-cultured Gestapo officer and tried to make him understand that as a man of honour he had to decline this imputation and that he could not obey his order. It seems that fortunately the foreign Grand Bodies and their publishers had guessed the manoeuvre and had never sent a single copy. A few months later the official appeared again and inquired whether the Grand Secretary had perhaps warned the papers (though this would not have been possible at all as it is sure that his correspondence was thoroughly controlled). He was advised then-when at that time he had succeeded so far to secure his emigration to England-that he would hav~ to stay at the disposition of the Gestapo for several months still and that he would probably not be granted the emigration visa in the near future. In fact his emigration seemed very doubtful up to the very moment when he was happy enough to cross the frontier in March, 1930. MASONS FLEE THE COUNTRY
Most of his brethren had left their native country before him and had meanwhile found a temporary home in Switzerland, in France, in Luxemburg, or in the Netherlands, or they had succeeded to cross the Ocean for America. A part of them who had managed to escape to Czechoslovakia were endangered a second time when this country was invaded by Hitler and some of them are still suffering under the Nazi regime in that unhappy country. There are also others who were trapped by the Nazis in other countries of refuge, in France, in the Netherlands, etc. Their fate is unknown. A good number of brethren had no chance of leaving Austria in due time; they have to go on suffering the greatest hardships, illness, hunger, separation from their family, etc., without any other hope for change than a transport to Poland, as this lately happened to one of the most meritorious members of the officers of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Almoner. In all the above named countries the Austrian Freemasons met with the greatest I'lympathy and brotherly helpfulness from the part of the Freemasonry of those countries. They were supported by private or official donationil, by procuring some work and income. REFUGEES FIND FRIENDS
A great number路of Austrian Freemasons took refuge in England, where they awaited their visa for America. Some of them were happy enough to :find work for themselves, in other professions procured by the help of humanitarian organizations (Society of Friends, etc.), and some were supported by those organizations with small weekly or monthly donations. A great part of these refugees since then could continue their way to freedom and to a new, though unknown, future. They crossed the oceans to different continents and settled down in the U. S. A. and other parts of America, in Australia, New Zealand, and in the Philippine Islands. In many of these countries the Austrian Free-
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masons were not only helped in their livelihood, but also readily recognized and received as regular Masons by the Masonic bodies of those countries. They were invited to the meetings and even requested to report their experiences. In New York, where a great number of Austrian brethren had settled, the refugees were allowed to form an organization for themselves and to perform Masonic meetings in a lodge room. They were admitted to.the Masonic meetings of American lodges for a certain period until they could be affiliated a~ regular members. Now after having dealt with the spiritual remainder of the Grand Lodge of Vienna as it is indelibly preserved imd transmitted to the future by the living memory in the hearts of their brethren and in the affectionate and everlasting love and inspiration for the Masonic ideas, there must be said a few words about the realistic properties of the Grand L~~
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How the furniture and the equipment of the rooms in the three above named places were used did not become known. The whole beautiful library containing a great number of old documents of great value was transported to Berlin as the Grand Secretary has been informed by the Gestapo. The objects of specific Masonic character as carpets, chandeliers, pictures, desks, pulpits with Masonic emblems, books of rituals and Bibles and all the Masonic regalia were kept in Vienna, and, on the 29th October, an exhibition was opened which revealed all the secrecy of a Masonic temple to the curious eyes of the Vienna population. None of the members of Vienna lodges will have been in the humour of visiti;ng this exhibition. But the description of it-as it was found in the daily papers-offered a good proof for the fact that the precious values of symbols lies in the heart of those who realize their most sense and meaning and that it is by no means difficult to ridiculize for ignorant . what is holy for knowers. THE FUTURE
In the hearts of these knowers, the holy ideals represented by these symbols are living an imperishable life, and in all these faithful hearts there is one路 fervent hope, vivid and alive-the hope that these outward symbols of their belief will once in a future, not too far, be restored in their old beloved places and that in that same place, sacred by the unforgettable names of ancestors, the same beloved and revered Grand Lodge of Vienna will be restored. GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
The thirty-second annual convention of this Association was held in the auditorium of the Memorial at Alexandria, Va., February 23, 1942, at 10 :00 o'clock a. m., called to order by President Elmer R. Arn, of Ohio. Missouri was represented by Grand Master Harris C. Johnston, Past Grand Masters Bert S. Lee, Anthony F. Ittner, Ray V. Denslow, Harry S. Truman, and Grand Secretary Arthur Mather. Congressman Sol Bloom presented the Association with a large portrait of George Washington painted for the Centennial Commission in 1932. A Citizens Defense Center for the City of Alexandria and eleven northern counties of Virginia has been established in the building.
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The United States Department of Commerce, by agreement with the Association, has established a special lighting system on the dome as a part of the defense activities of our country. Building maintenance for the year was $9,130.00; ground maintenance, $2,340.00; general disbursements, $6,676.00.' The Association has $34,784.98 in its endowment fund, which it hopes to increase from year to year. Grand Master Johnston presented Missouri's $1,900.00 contribution. The total amount collected at this meeting was $63,694.37; the sum of $4,154.00 had been collected prior to the meeting. A table distributed at that time showed Missouri's contributions, to February 23, 1942, $164,268.01, which, on the basis of $1.00 per capita, would be 147.8 per cent, but which, on the basis of the revised per 'capita of $1.70, amounts to 86.9 per cent. Brother Anthony F. Ittner was continued as a member of the Board of Directors, and Brother Bert S. Lee was reelected Second VicePresident. CONFERENCE OF GRAND MASTERS
The annual conference of Grand Masters of Masons met in the Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., February 24, 1942. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was represented by Grand Master Harris C. Johnston, Past Grand Masters Bert S. Lee, Ray V. Denslow, Anthony F. Ittner, Harry S. Truman, and Grand Secretary Arthur Mather. Brother Karl J. Mohr, Grand Master of Illinois, was named chairman of the conference. On the agenda were (1) What can be done legitimately to interest non-Masons in the fraternity~ (2) The latest developments in Masonic educational and inspirational programs. (3) The attack of the totalitarian powers on Freemasonry. (4) Do Nazi-ism, Fascism and Communism present a danger that American Freemasons should meet ~ (5) Freemasonry and the new World Order. (6) WeHare work of the Masonic Service Association with the Armed Forces. (7) What can and should the individual Grand Lodge do for the welfare of its members, and sons of members, in the Armed Forces of the United States~
Because of housing conditions in Washington, D. C., it is barely possible that the next conference, as well as the conference of Grand Secretaries, will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as a tribute to Grand Secretary Hunt of that jurisdiction, and to the great Masonic library located there. The largest bombshell to strike during the year was contained in the address of Melvin M.Johnson, P. G. M. (Mass.), probably the foremost Mason in America today. The address was delivered at the Conference of Grand Masters in Washington in February, and coming as it did from so prominent a member of the fraternity and the
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head of the Scottish·Rite of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, it deserves more than mere mention. In his address he made the following statement, and we are publishing that part of it in full because of many inquiries which have been made of us as to the actual words used: C I Our Mother Grand Lodge, that of England, regarded it not only as advisable but necessary to make a Declaration of the Principles of Freemasonry that they might not be misunderstood by the profane. The same thought motivated some Grand Lodges and leaders of the Craft in this country. Consequently, in one of these Conferences of Grand Masters an attempt was made to draft a statement of the fundamental principles of our Craft in such a way that they could be suggested for consideration to the Grand Lodges of this country in a form which might unanimously be declared to the world. Such a declaration of principles was so carefully thought out that when, after discussion, it was finally drafted by a committee of this Conference no voice of further suggestion, amendment or opposition was heard here. The Conferenee had no sooner adjourned, however, than a secret drive against its adoption by Grand Lodges was initiated. One attack was made by the circulation of mimeographed documents urging opposition from which I quote a paragraph: I I I You can readily see that the duty devolves upon us to maintain the warmest and friendliest relations with all Masonic Grand Bodies. Therefore, regardless of any personal feelings about the unwisdom and inadvisability of promulgating the proposed Declaration of Principles, it may be the part of wisdom to be ,very discreet in aetive opposition to the proposal •.• hence everyone must act for himself individually, and none should mention the names of any other members . . . an,d, therefore, these communications are strietly personal ana confidential. 1 I I How does that method of submarine torpedo attack against proposed Grand Lodge legislation strike you' I refrain intentionally from indicating its souree. But it is common knowledge, at least among the best informed, that the hostility of certain officers in Masonic bodies, not now responsible officers of Grand Lodges but nevertheless in a position to control honors which Grand Lodges do not grant, has had a powerful adverse effect. Do you regard it as Masonic for other bodies of our fraternity or their officers to make a seeret attaek upon any proposed Grand Lodge legislation, the impropriety of which attack is so clearly recognized by its makers that it is accompanied by a request to conceal its souree' In my judgment, no other Masonie body, direetly or through its offieers, has any business to intermeddle with the affairs of Grand Lodges except so far and so far only as its officers act individually as members or offieers of their respeetive Grand Lodge jurisdietion.- The aeme of impropriety is covertly to use the power to grant or withhold extra-mural honor and rank as bait or threat to influence action in Grand Lodge. Speaking for myself (and this address does not purport to state the opinion of anybody else), I regard it as un-Masonic for anybody, not a Grand Lodge, to flout, deny or set at naught what has been a landmark or at least a regulation recognized by Symbolic Freemasonry for more than two centuries sinee Anderson's Constitutions were promulgated in 1723. I I A Past Grand Master of Ohio, after relating certain facts, made some pertinent remarks in 1919, from which I quote: I I I Thus again is the pernicious doctrine asserted that one or a small number of men who happen to hold Masonic offiee, may assume the name of Freemasonry and bring upon us the eontempt of the Craft throughout the world by a wrongful claim of rank and power.' "
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The speaker could have meant only one organization-the Southern Jurisdiction of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, since it is the only one so far as we know which passes out "extra-mural" honors. We were in the audience which heard the address. When it was concluded, a friend turned to the writer and asked just how far the rite had dabbled in Grand Lodge politics in this country. We did not know, nor is it possible for us to know, but one of our friends who delves in unusual statistics offered us a resume of these honors as passed out to Grand and Past Grand lodge officers. The list showed: California: 12 Past Grand Masters have received the 330; 4 are K. C. C. H.; at the time the statistics were taken, both the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer were 33 ° Masons. Colorado: 9 Past Grand Masters are 33 ° Masons; 6 are K. C. C. H.; the other 5 have received no honors; chairmen of the committees on jurisprudence, finance, charters, correspondence, memorials and benevolent funds are either 33 ° Masons or K. C. C. H.; both the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary are 33 0 • Iowa.' 8 Past Grand Masters are 33 0 Masons; 6 are K. C. C. H.; both the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary are 33°. Ka'Ma8.' 11 Past Grand Masters are 33 0 Masons; 2 are K. C. C. H.; the Grand Treasurer I:!Jld Grand Secretary are K. C. C. H. and 33° respectively. Kentucky: 6 Past Grand Masters are 33 ° Masons; 3 are K. C. C. H. Louisiana: 9 Past Grand Masters are 33 ° Masons; 3 are K. C. C.· H.; the Grand Secretary is a K. C. C.H. .Missouri: 6 Past Grand Masters are 33 ° Masons; 2 are K. C. C. H.; the Grand Secretary is 33 0, the Grand Treasurer a K. C. C. H. Nevada: 5 Past Grand Masters are 33 ° Masons; 5 have the K. C. C. H. Texas: 12 Past Grand Masters are 33 0 Masons; 4 have the K. C. C. H. Utah: Utah tops the list with 15 Past Grand Masters who are 33 0 Masons; 2 are K. C. C. H.; both the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary are 33° Masons. Washington.'~5 Past Grand Masters have received the 33 0 since 1931; 1 has the K. C. C. H.; the Grand Secretary is a 33 ° Mason. West Virginia: 8 Past Grand Masters are 33° Masons; 3 are K. C. C. H.; the Grand Secretary has the 33 0 • Wyoming: 4 Past Grand Masters are 33 ° Masons; 7 are K. C. C. H.; both the Grand Treasurer . and Grand Secretary have the 33 0 •
Frankly, there should be no objection on the part of any Masonic group to one's receiving additional degrees, honors, and emoluments, so long as the individual has the money to advance, and as long as he keeps up his dues in legitimate Masonry. But the claim is here made that these honors and awards are being held up, or passed out, in return for certain favors which have been, or are to be returned by the recipients in the form of influence in the Grand Lodge with which they may be connected. In justice to the Rite let us say that we know of certain states in which it is thought that one who has served the craft as Grand Master, is, by virtue of that service, entitled to the honors of 33°. But there are many Grand Masters who are not even Scottish Rite members. Our readers may wonder in what wayan organization could engage in internal politics of a Grand Lodge' They are entitled to know. The Freemasonry of many countries, principally South ·and Central
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American countries, is Scottish Rite Masonry pure and simple. Their Supreme Councils control in fact, if not in name, the Grand Lodges of those countries. In some instances the Grand Commander of the Rite is Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Secretary may serve both organizations. These Grand Lodges are seeking recognition of American Grand Lodges. Their logical method is to work through their Supreme Council with officials of the Supreme Councils of other jurisdictions. Grand Secretaries, Fraternal Correspondents, and Grand Masters are influential in obtaining this recognition. There are other matters closer to home in which Grand Lodges are interested. We refer to such organizations as the George Washington National Masonic Memorial, the Masonic Service Association and the Conference of Grand Masters. Those of our readers who have been following the trends in recent years must know that many of the active heads of the Rite are giving only lip service to the Memorial, are lukewarm to the conference of Grand Masters, and opposed to the work of the M. S. A., so much so in fact that we have searched recent issues of the official magazine to discover any mention of the fine work this association is rendering to the boys in the Armed Forces. In a neighboring state a Past Grand Master who had only recently received honors made an adverse report on the work of the M. S. A. in camps. In another neighboring state a newly-honored Past Grand Master reported favorably on some questionable jurisdictions. Whether their newly-required honors influenced them or not; it would be unfair to say, but it made them liable to some very critical comment. After all, Grand Lodges, and not the Supreme Council, may be to blame, in that they have elected, or appointed, men who are too susceptible to flattery and unearned honors. The address refers to attempts to "torpedo" the Washington conference's "Declaration of Principles." At any rate, the Declaration has had some hard sailing and whether some Grand Masters performed calisthentics in their official recommendations is left to their Grand Lodges to decide. Personally, we have been awarded the 33째. It came to us five years after we were Grand Master. Those who know us will know that all the extra-mural honors in the world would have no effect upon our policies when we believed them right and Masonic. Weare also the holder of honors in the American Rite of Freemasonry. In our thirty-six years of membership in the latter Rite we know of no effort on the part of anybody or individual to dominate or control Grand Lodge policies. We cannot feel that the Scottish Rite will do so when they sense the danger to the fraternity and to their own Rite in so doing. America is at war ! We need Masonic solidarity and mutual understanding. We .shall not permit. competition of Rites to the detriment
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of the welfare of Ancient Craft Masonry, for we are-first of allMASTER MASONS! MASONIO SERVIOE ASSOOIATION
The twenty-third annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association met at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., February 25, 1942. The chairman (Sturges) was absent because of military service; Governor John Moses, Grand Master and Governor of North Dakota, acted as chairman. Forty-two jurisdictions were represented at the meeting. A former Missourian and Past District Deputy Grand Master, Colonel George F. Rixey, Deputy Chief of Chaplains U. S. A., spoke on "Soldiers Need Masonic Help." It was the sense of the meeting that no ceiling should be set on contributions, although it was hoped every Mason in the nation might contribute at least fifty cents. The executive commission is composed of W. M. Fly of Texas, Allen Wilson of New Hampshire, Sam H. Goodwin of Utah, Walter Murfin of North Dakota, Hubert Poteat of North Carolina, Wm. F. Weiler of Wisconsin. Several valuable digests were issued during the year: (1) Honorary and life memberships, showing the law and practice in forty-nine Grand Lodges; (2) Comparison statistics, showing the improvement or retrogression of all jurisdictions; (3) Mexico, Central and South American Grand Lodges, being a digest of inquiries made by officials of these various Grand Lodges; (4) Great American Masons, in which each jurisdiction has submitted a list of its outstanding members; (5) From whence came we, being a series of maps prepared by Brother George B. Clark, of Denver, showing the genealogy of Grand Lodges of the U. S. A.; (6) Military Masonic Clubs, a manual on the formation and operation of these organizations; (7) A Masonic play, "To Entertain Strangers," being the eighth of the dramas written by Brother Carl H. Claudy for use in Masonic lodges. Incidentally, we might add that copies of these digests may be secured at 60 cents for a single copy. The Association has also issued twelve short talk bulletins, as follows: Illustrated by symbols, Anthony Sayer, the third great light, lodge finances, treasurers of inheritance, small songs, relics, knock and it shall be opened, well informed brethren, the secret, the flag in lodge, Masonry's monument. However, the greatest of its services is its welfare activities, Army and Navy centers being located at Columbia, S. C., Jacksonville, Fla., Anniston, Ala., Alexandria, La., Rolla and Neosho, Mo., Lawton, Okla., Newport, R. I., Jamestown, R. I., Portland, Me., Columbus, Ga., Trenton, N. J., Washington, D. C., and two centers in the Philippine Islands, the fate of the latter two being in question. A report of the Association's welfare department shows that to
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January 31, 1942, $4,560.58 had been expended for the Rolla, Mo., center. Of this amount $1,154.17 was for field agent salary; $405.00' for his expense allowance; $1,348.29 for furniture and equipment; $204.33 for postage and supplies; $321.82 repairs and maintenance of building; $232.65 for entertainment, newspapers and magazines; $388.63 travel and transportation; $14.90 promotional and educational; $90.79 petty cash; $400.00 paid the Rolla bodies for rental on their basement. Alabama found it "inadvisable to take action at this time" on a resolution suggesting that the Grand Lodge become a member of M.S.A. The Grand Master of Colorado reported having received a communication from the M. S. A., but informed the Association "all appropriations must be made by the Grand Lodge and that Colorado Masons adopted a plan to render any assistance possible to men stationed at Lowry Field and Fort Logan." The finance committee made no appropriation and it is presumed whatever is done will be voluntary contribution by lodges. The Grand Master of Georgia reported that individual action by the Grand Lodge would be prohibitive and that a full participation in the M. S. A. work at 10c per capita was the best solution to their problem. A resolution was prepared by several brethren and presented, referred to the committee on finance, where an adverse report was made, but the Grand Lodge did not agree, reversed the committee's action and affiliated with the M. S. A. Louisiana rejoined the Association "refusing to accept any further benefits from it, which it has so generously given in the past," without sharing in the expense. Montana "approved and will cooperate in the welfare work of the M. S. A., and to that end offers the opportunity to all lodges to voluntarily contribute. This is not to be considered as an assessment or an order from this Grand Lodge." Responding to a request from the M. S. A. for a contribution of 10c per capita, the Grand Master of Nevada drew a warrant in full payment of that amount. New Jersey provided by resolution for an "annual assessment of 10c per capita against the members of lodges in this jurisdiction, which sum shall be accumulated in a Masonic welfare account and paid by order and in the discretion of the Grand Master, to the M. S. A. for military welfare work." The Grand Master of New York presented the question of cooperating with the M. S. A. to the Grand Lodge. New York's contribution would have amounted to $25,000.00 per annum. The Grand Master's attitude is explained in the following statement: "The Grand Lodge has not been committed to joining. Nevertheless, I feel strongly if it should appear that jurisdictions representing a sub-
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stantial majority of the Masons of America should embark in this common activity, New York should not endanger the program or weaken the common effort by withholding its support."
And this recommendation was carried out by a vote of the Grand Lodge. The question. of war work and the M. S. A. was discussed by the trustees of the Grand Lodge of Oregon on two occasions, and at Grand Lodge in June, 1941, a resolution was adopted authorizing the trustees to "participate in any plan of concerted action by Masonry in behalf of the welfare of the members of our Armed Forces which may be coordinated under the leadership of the M. s. A. or otherwise." A Masonic military and naval service committee made a complete report to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, summing up its report in the following statement: "It is the opinion of the committee that the advantages of the M. S. A. plan sufficiently outweigh the disadvantages to make it worth while for this committee to support it to such a degree as· may seem from time to time to be advisable."
In Rhode Island we find the Grand Lodge voting to "give its wholehearted support to the M. S. A. in this work." While in South Dakota, the Grand Lodge endorsed the work and pledged itself to raise its quota, many representatives of lodges pledging immediate payment. In Washington, the Grand Master said of the M. S. A. plan: , 'This is neither the time nor place to discuss the matter except to say that after due consideration it has not seemed wise to participate in the program..•• We will, however, endeavor to meet our obligation to the men in the Service. We are fortunate in having a lodge with its meeting place within the military reservation at Fort Lewis. Its building, while not elaborate, is commodious, and if a more elaborate recreational program should be desired we have the facilities."
The finance committee show no definite appropriation, although it states: "Appropriations have been made in the general budget covering the recommendation relating to Masons in military and naval service." Wisconsin joined heartily in the M. S. A. welfare work, but provided that the 10c per capita be raised by each constituent lodge, either by donation from the lodge treasury or in any way Masonically permissible. AUSTRALASIA
The year 1941 saw events which at once drew our attention to a great section of the world known as Australasia. This whole section has been English in thought and action, and its Masonic bodies are modeled after the pattern of the Mother Grand Lodge in England. Each of the Islands has a Grand Lodge of its own, as do the several
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Provinces on the Continent of Australia. In many instances lodges chartered by England, Scotland or Ireland work alongside their Australian neighbors in perfect harmony and for mutual advancement. In many instances the highest officials of the British Empire are serving not only as heads of the government but also as heads of various Masonic Grand Lodges. News dispatches report the arrival of many American contingents, and these, supplemented by others to arrive later, will constitute a路 large American force which may remain there for the duration of the war. Many of these soldiers are Masons; they will receive a hospitable welcome on the part of our Australian brethren, so that our story of Freemasonry in Australia should prove of more than passing interest to the Freemasons of the U. S. A. New South Wales: His Excellency Brigadier-General Lord Gowrie is the present Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales. He had hoped to return to his mother country in 1940, but when the Empire found itself involved in another war, he was requested to continue in his office as Governor-General. In this capacity he traveled throughout the Commonwealth inspecting military camps, naval and air force units, and was deeply impressed with the number of Freemasons that had flocked to the Colors to do service on behalf of the Empire. He found the lodge at Katoomba had been placed at the disposal of military authorities for use as a hospital, and the brethren of the lodge were commended for their patriotic action. Changing conditions and the influx of youth into the army is making a dearth of candidates in some districts. In Lodge Kyogle, six young men, sons of Masons, who had petitioned for membership enlisted for active service in the army. There has been established a Grand Master's War Benevolent Fund; its object is to render assistance to brethren disabled in the war, as well as for their dependents. In the last war, over $100,000.00 was raised for the purpose; there is now $35,000.00 on hands for present use. The Grand Lodge voted $500.00 to Great Britain's Civilian Air Raid Fund. At a recent installation ceremony, 112 lodges were represented, more than 80 of the brethren being in uniform. A member of the Royal Australian Air Force, previous to his embarkation, traveled to Sydney in order to be initiated in his father's lodge. In one city, no fewer than four Masters were serving their country. Transport difficulties and enlistment of young men are providing serious problems; in one lodge 57 per cent of the members are in active service. Lt. Col. Cunningham, active Freemason, was killed in action at Benghasi. Great enthusiasm is reported to have attended the initiation of a very worthy Greek citizen in view of the determined stand recently made by the Greek Nation. The Pro Grand Master, Major-General
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Maguire, has been appointed Director General of the Army Medical Services of Australia. A brother wounded at Bardia presented his lodge with a gavel made from the stone of King Solomon's Temple. Eighty-nine ex-pupils of the Thompson Masonic School have enlisted in the forces. Reviewer Kaglund believes that the war has strengthened, rather than weakened, the fraternity. New Zealand: The question of dress at Masonic meetings is disturbing our New Zealand brethren. Long-established tradition requires that lodges normally meet in evening dress, securing uniformity and being a visible symbol of the fact that therein all men are equal, a custom which also conduces to the impressiveness and dignity of the assemblies. Meetings are being held at an earlier hour and brethren are forced to attend meetings coming direct from their work, so there is less emphasis on Masonic procedure and eeremonial. The proceedings of the District Grand Lodge of Natal, South Africa, report a letter of thanks from Major Cockrell, of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in Egypt, for the hospitality and privileges extended visiting Masons by the lodges of Natal. This Grand Lodge has 305 active lodges, with a membership of 26,810. Ireland has five craft lodges in that territory, and Scotland has eleven. Queensland: His Excellency Sir Leslie Orme Wilson serves as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, his eighth year in that position. Addressing the Grand Lodge in July, 1940, he expressed his pleasure at steps taken by the Grand Lodge which had made available the sum of $10,000.00, free of interest, to the Commonwealth Government for the duration of the war; $2,500.00 was also given to the Red Cross. Since June 1, 1940, this Grand Lodge has invested $200,000.00 in Australian war loans. The Masonic memorial temple, erected in 1930 at a cost of more than a half million dollars, is being satisfactorily financed, the bonded indebtedness now amounting to only $60,000.00. The question arising as to the use of Masonic building, the Grand Master stated that our fraternity should be kept well apart from politics, that we should not in any way mix up in disputes since our greatest strength was that we are entirely apart from politics and political meetings. No traveling cards are issued to soldiers unless they are Master Masons and leaving the state upon active service. They are informed that there are no recognized Masonic lodges in the countries with which we are now at war, but there are lodges in Egypt and Sudan, and that there are also lodges in Egypt and Sudan not recognized by the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge answered an appeal of the Greek Consul for relief fup.ds. A committee wanted to make the appropriation $125, the Gra.nd Lodge raised it to $250. Masonic brethren of this jurisdiction gather aroun.d the Memorial Urn at the entranee to the Masonic Tem-
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pIe on April 25 of each year, and observe Anzac Pay, and the year 1941 was no exception. South Australia: At Adelaide, South Australia, on Tuesday, April 15, His Excellency Sir Charles ::M. Barclay-Harvey was installed as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Australia. Several Australian Grand Lodges were represented. Visitors were entertained at a tea given by His Excellency and Lady Muriel. In this jurisdiction the Grand Master appoints the Deputy Grand Master, the Wardens, and Presidents of the various boards; other officers are elected by the Grand Lodge, who vote as they are about to enter the installation meeting. Tasmania: The Grand Lodge of Tasmania met in Launceston, February 28, 1942. The Board of General Purposes reported that it had approved plans for the erection of a new temple at Waratah, prepared a traveling certificate for the use of brethren on active service, and erected a headstone at the grave of their first Grand Master. Receipts from a Red Cross appeal amounted to $5,000.00. Two thousand dollars has gone to a patriotic fund. A history of Freemasonry is being sold at $1.00 per copy. Lodges donated $4,000.00 for charitable purposes apart from other Masonic obligations. Here wartime restrictions on travel and the rationing of petrol (gasoline) make it increasingly difficult for lodges in country districts to carry on. The Grand Lodge is accepting evacuees from many places in the Far East and the brethren are urged to extend help wherever possible, for in many cases the evacuees have lost their possessions, suffered bombing and other attacks, and are veritable "strangers in a strange land." Victoria: Our latest information from this jurisdiction is contained in the Victorian Craftsman of April 1, 1942. A Masonic directory lists a number of organizations strange to Masons of other jurisdictions: Royal Ark Mariner Lodge, Societas Rosicruciana, Order of the Secret Monitor, O. S. M., Triad Rite, Chapter of Research, United Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons. Our Victorian brethren believe in ceremony: "Punctually at 7 :00 p. m. the sounds of the Heralds indicated the approach of the Grand Master. The procession was most impressive as it drew nearer. Everyone arose as the bannered trumpets of the Grand Heralds slowly swung into Grand Lodge. The Grand Director of Ceremonies was followed by the Grand Sword Bearer, who always escorts the Grand Master. Having taken his position, the Grand Master opened the Grand Lodge in full ceremony in ample form, and the large choir, under the baton of Brother Thomas, rendered an ode; solemn prayer was then offered by the Grand Chaplain, and Grand Honors, with three trumpets, were given." Because of existing circumstances, dress at Grand Lodge is made optional, but when conditions become normal the customary evening
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dress will again be required. Even the wearing of gloves in subordinate lodges is left to the discretion of the Master of each lodge. Lord Gowrie, Grand Master of New South Wales and Governor General of South Australia, visited the Grand Lodge, accompanied by Major-General Maguire, Pro Grand Master, and other officials; they were greeted by the usual fanfare of trumpets. The magazine contains an interesting story of the escape of a Freemason from Singapore. The brother was J. Ansell of Lodge Johore of Utara. He was a mechanical engineer in the Malayan plantations. When the fighting became intense in Singapore he arranged for his wife and daughter to leave for England; his only son is missing as a result of the fight in Malaya; his son-in-law is a prisoner of war in Singapore. When he heard that the Singapore forces had capitulated he went to a bay in which a launch was anchored; he and his party commandeered the launch and, knowing little about the working of such vessels, set off for neighboring islands where they hid for forty-eight hours, with only little food and water. Later they reached Sumatra, where they met a Dutch officer who took over their launch, but gave them passage to Djambi. The Dutch authorities blew up this place ten minutes after their arrIval.. They traveled overland three hundred nines to Padang, at which point they were told to get out of Java as soon as possible. He got in touch with a British officer who said a destroyer would be calling shortly to take them to Batavia. He hid in a boat which was about to leave port and before it had landed made himself known to the chief engineer, where he found "they had something in common." Brother Ansell stated he had met Major General Gordon Bennett at an installation meeting at Kuala, Lumpur, and was of the opinion that the General was a man who was a great leader and one who knew his job. Western Australia: Attempts are being made to consummate a union of the lodges under the two constitutions working in this jurisdiction. The Grand Master believes it would be a fine method of celebrating the centennial of Freemasonry in Western Australia, because the times demand a unified craft. With these ideas in view, he consulted two District Grand Masters of the lodges under Scottish constitution and the matter is now one for discussion. Five thousand dollars has been raised for war work, distributed to the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Salvation Army, and Medical Services. No brother who is a citizen of any state or country with which Great Britain is at war may be admitted to Masonic meetings; the restriction is only for the duration of the war and because this method has been found. most acceptable, most useful, and safest to prevent any possible clash between brethren who understand little of Freemasonry and much of narrow nationality. A dispensation was issued to a lodge to ballot for and initiate a
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candidate under the age of twenty-one years, being an instance of where the Master of a lodge desired to be present at the initiation of his son, the son being on the point of leaving for duty with the Royal Air Forces. Little interest is being shown in education, only sixteen books had been issued during the quarter. During the four years of the last war 701 brethren enlisted, 94 never returned; in the present war 523 brethren have enlisted in the first twelve months. The question of amalgamation is uppermost in the minds of these brethren. The Grand Master wrote to the Grand Master Mason of Scotland suggestting that permission be granted for the holding of a conference; in time, approval was given and the meeting was arranged. A decision was reached as to the basis for such amalgamation, but it appeared that the Grand Lodge of Scotland did not wish to permit the matter to be decided upon by the Australian lodges, but that a procedure laid down in an agreement in 1907 between the two Grand Lodges should be followed. Under that agreement, any Scotch lodge desiring to transfer its allegiance must first ask the Grand Lodge of Scotland for permission to discuss the matter, and when it has been dis8ussed it must be voted upon by the lodge and carried by two-thirds of the brethren. The brethren believe the Grand Lodge of Scotland is overlooking the fact that what they seek. is not to absorb the Scotch 10dges1 but to amalgamate the two constitutions, a plan which is generally favored by the brethren of that jurisdiction. Under the Scottish plan it would be possible for more than two-thirds of the Scottish lodges to transfer their allegiance and have the remainder continue working under the Scottish constitution; this would not produce a united Grand Lodge. The Western Australian brethren feel "the Grand Lodge of Scotland, with no knowledge of the Masonic position and apparently quite ignorant of the general trend of affairs in Australia, is not prepared to concede to its lodges here the right of self-administration." Our reviewer friend, Archdeacon, usually very correct in his statements, confuses the Masonic Service Association with the George Washington路 Memorial Association when he says: "With Brother Carl H. Claudy as its chief executive secretary, and Dr. Arn as a worthy successor to its first great President, the M. S. A. should add to the reputation established." OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH
Argentina: When the Grand Lodge of Connecticut met in February, 1942, a letter was read from the Secretary of the committee on foreign relations of the Grand Lodge of Argentina, at Buenos Aires: , 'The .Grand Masonic Lodge of Argentina has been vividly impressed by the cowardly attack (Pearl Harbor) of which your country has been
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the victim. In these times of trial we send you our hope of increased solidarity and our most sincere sympathy."
Bolivia: If the Grand Lodge of Bolivia publishes proceedings, we do not receive them. Bishop Ivan Lee Holt of the Methodist Episcopal Church, former St. Louis minister, but now residing in Dallas, Texas, visited Bolivia in August, 1941, where he was favorably received by brethren of that jurisdiction. Brazil (Sao Paulo): Connecticut wrote a letter to the Grand Lodge of this jurisdiction, hoping to elicit information in the absence of printed proceedings. They were informed that Masonry in Brazil had been under ban from 1937 through 1939, but was now functioning again except in the interior parts of Sao Paulo. There are five lodges in the Capital and one in Santos. The closing down of lodges for a period of two years laid a heavy burden on the fraternity, for their expenses were heavy and their income nothing. They have a program which embodies the establishment of a clinical hospital, home for invalids, schools and orphanages, but are compelled under present conditions to practice their benevolence by distributing alms and supporting the poor. They expressed the hope that the Grand Secretary, 'Would inform the Masons of Connecticut that the Masons of Sao Paulo are working, although shorn of their rights, and they expect to be able to submit within a short time the result of their efforts. They ask brethren of Connecticut to have confidence and faith in them, for they will be able, even with the personal sacrifices as at present, to raise high the name of Masonry."
Brazil (Paraiba): Idaho received a request for recognition from the Grand Lodge of Paraiba; recognition was extended and the Grand Secretary instructed to notify the jurisdiction. (Para) New Hampshire reports having exchanged representatives with the Grand Lodge of Para. (Rio Grande do SuI) The Grand Orient do Rio Grande do Sui, of Porto Alegre, made request for recognition of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana; a similar request was made April 2, 1936, at which time it was not deemed advisable to establish relations, subsequently the Grand Lodge recognized another organization known as the Grand Lodge do Rio Grande do SuI, also located at Porto Alegre. Doubting the advisability of recognizing two Grand Lodges from the same jurisdiction, located in the same city, recognition was declined. Canal Zone: Seven lodges chartered by Massachusetts in the Canal Zone appear to be very active. They reported 135 initiates, the number varying from 9 in Darien to 35 in Sibert Lodges. That care is being exercised is shown by the 25 rejections noted in the report. The present membership of lodges on the Zone is 1,841, a gain of 95 for the year. Dr. Lewis B. Bates is District Grand Master of the Canal Zone District.
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Colombia: We must again revert to our friend, Winthrop Buck of Connecticut, for information concerning this Grand Lodge. Under date of November, 1941, a letter received from the Grand Lodge, whose seat is in Barranquilla, stated that the attitude of the government toward Masonry was very favorable; the membership, though not declining, showed no marked increase. The bodies are having no financial difficulties, -for their temple is free of mortgage, but their income is limited and just about meets their current expenses. In June, 1941, a conference was held at Barranquilla, of the Grand Masters of the four Grand Lodges located in Colombia; it was the second of its kind ever held, but will hereafter be held annually. It is of importance to know that the law of force, intolerance and violence was denounced. A gathering of Freemasons was held at Cienaga, and the conference pledges its aid "to all legitimately constituted governments, . . . cooperation with the national government in its fight against illiteracy, the building of free schools for the instruction of the poor, . . . and aid to the causes of democracy, which are those of liberty, justice and equality." The four Grand Lodges have headquarters at Barranquilla, Bogota, Cartagena and Cali. Dominican Republic: A request for recognition of the Grand Lodge of the Dominican Republic has been pending in the Grand Lodge of New York for several years. The committee accumulated a large amount of information concerning its principles and procedure, all of which were in proper form and recognition was thereupon granted and representatives authorized. Ecuador: Dr. Louis W. Garcia Moreno is Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ecuador. The Grand Secretary is J. A. V. Ycaza. For many years a boundary dispute has existed between Peru and Ecuador; Masons of these countries are on friendly terms and it is unfortunate that the situation cannot be left to them. Nicaragua: Massachusetts recognized Nicaragua at its March, 1941, communication, being the fifteenth state to extend recognition to our Central American neighbor. Other states which took favorable action during the year were Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington. Delaware was sympathetic; Maryland wanted to investigate further; Montana discussed the matter, and Wisconsin took no action. Panama: Our last information concerning Panama is contained in .a report made by the District Grand Master of the Canal Zone N0vember 9, 1941. In this report he points out that the general conditions in the Canal Zone had changed materially during the year. The European war had caused a decrease in tonnage through the Canal, yet the defense policy of the United States had resulted in a substantial increase in the number of employees on the Isthmus. On October 9-10, 1941, occurred events in the Republic of Panama, the story of which we repeat:
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, 'The new government in Panama is popular with the people, evidently democratic in form, is friendly with the United States Government, and is in favor of hemispheric defense. All !egations except those of Germany and Italy promptly called on the new government for the purpose of showing that they recognized it and to cement friendly relations." "Masonically, it was significant that three days later the District Grand Master and District Grand Lodge'Officers were guests of the Grand Lodge of Panama at a 25th anniversary celebration."
By resolution, the Grand Lodge of Panama submitted its greetings to the Grand Master of Massachusetts, and in recognition of the services of Past Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson, created him an honorary member. An interesting story of Freemasonry in Panama appears in the Masonic Craftsman for August, September, and November, 1941. Peru: Revista Masonica, a publication issued by the Grand Lodge of Peru, gives us the only news coming out of that country. The present Grand Master is Augusto Solari Saco, and the Grand Secretary is Vicente E. Vega. The official address appears to be Casilla 2528, Lima, Peru. Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico has not issued proceedings for many years. A member writing to the Grand Secretary of Connecticut in June, !941, tells of his Grand Lodge: , 'Our Grand Lodge was founded in 1885; its lodges belong to the Scottish Rite, as does the Grand Lodge (t). Four lodges work in the York Rite, but no new lodge is admitted to work in that rite. Forty-nine lodges make up our jurisdiction, nine of them in San Juan, our Capital City. The total membership is about 2,700, with probably more than 4,000 unaffiliated Masons on the Island. We own and operate a Masonic Home, which is a large reinforced concrete, two-stery building, located in the university town, two blocks from the University of Puerto Rico. Here room and board and guidance are provided for daughters of Masons who come to study at the University. Masonry also c'ontrols EI Zapato Escolalai, an association which provides shows for poor children attending public schools. We also assist a nursery home in San Juan, and a home for vagrant children in Ponce. The annual budget of the Grand Lodge is about $48,000.00, a large sum considering the size of the Island and the restricted membership. Rev. Angel Cabrera bas been elected Grand Master, and Brother Rodolfo Pabon was elected Grand Secretary. "
The correspondent further adds that the Island "is in the throes of !llilitary preparedness; conscription has taken quite a toll of our brethren in camps. We have three camps on the Island. Thousands of soldiers from the United States are also on the Island, many of them Masons. Naval ships are continually in port and many of their crew and officers are Masons." Salvador: The following interesting information is taken from a letter of Grand Secretary fellez, of Salvador, dated September, 1941; the official name of the Grand Lodge is Cuscatlan: "The government of EI Salvador is not antagonistic. Our membership is at a standstill; our nnances are extremely limited; our temple was de-
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stroyed in 1917 by a violent earthquake, and we are occupying temporary quarters. We have a fund of $2,000.00 toward the necessary $30,000.00 needed for a new building. The Sara asylum founded in 1883 by our Grand Lodge for aged brethren, is now under the auspices of the government. Each 24th of June we celebrate the Summer Solstice with a formal reception, to which are invited social elements in sympathy with the institution, many of whom have been initiated, but soon withdrew, disillusioned on discovery of our fewness of numbers."
Uruguay: Winthrop Buck, fraternal correspondent for Connecticut, has been engaged in securing information from South American countries. He was unable to obtain information concerning Bolivia and Paraguay, but makes the following statement concerning Uruguay: "Uruguay, while expressing delight that we were interested, has adopted a policy for the present of not seeking any new alliances. Furthermore, its present setup began in December, 1940. We, therefore, cannot advise any action at present."
CHILE
Imagine, if you can, a strip of land one hundred miles wide, ex- _ tending from San Francisco to New York City, and you have the approximate size in area of this South American country now so prominent in the eyes of the world. To visualize further-imagine the town of Conception at about where Columbus, Ohio, stands; Valparaiso where Kansas City is located; substitute Springfield, Mo., for Santiago, and the Texas Panhandle for Iquique, and you have a rather definite picture of the approximate location of its larger towns. The Republic lies on the west coast of South America, extending from Peru on the north to the tip of the Continent on the south, flanked on the east by the lofty Andes, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. In seventeen years there were recorded 12,694 earthquakes. Its industries range from mining nitrates and coal to agriculture and manufacturing. Most of the population is of European origin. It threw off the Spanish yoke in the Revolution of 1810-18. Under its new constitution (1925) the President is elected for a term of six years, and in recent years many of these Presidents have been members of the Masonic Fraternity. On December 23, 1920, Arturo Alessandri Palma assumed the position of President; he was an active Freemason and continued his labors for the progress of the fraternity; his Cabinet contained two members of the Order. One of the planks of the platform on which he was elected was that the church and state should be separated, and that taxes be paid on all land held by the church. As a result of this action many attempts were made in press and elsewhere to discredit his service as President, and as a result of these attacks Freemasonry came in for censure., It was stated that the fraternity had removed the Bible from its altars and that the organization was composed
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largely, if not wholly, of atheists. Brethren immediately came to the rescue by denouncing the stories as false and statirig that if true many of the Protestant Ministers, who were members of Chilean lodges, would have retired had they found in the meetings or rituals any inclination toward atheism. It was pointed out that in six decades of the history of the country the promoters of many enterprises who had the welfare of the nation at heart, were Freemasons. Brother George Lanzarotti, of Chile, writing in the January, 1923, issue of the Builder, said: , 'The principal work carried on by our lodges is the promoting of universal education, and although the obstaCles to overcome are great, due to superstition and fanaticism on the part of the bulk of the people, this work is steadily carried forward, and the first ode of the Hymn of Victory will not be sung until illiteracy has disappeared in this young Republic. So I pray you not to be the echo of our eternal enemy, but please believe that the fraternity at this end of the world is doing its best and as much, if not more, then in some other countries."
Pedro A. Cerda, the late President, died during his term of office, November 25, 1941, at the age of sixty-two. On many occasions he had shown his high opinion of the fraternity by engaging in its various activities. Valparaiso was the birthplace of the Grand Lodge of Chile, being one of the principal seaports at the south end of this South American Continent, where many foreigners came and went, and where many remained to make their future home. Among the latter were many worthy members of the fraternity. As early as 1850 the first recorded lodge was opened by French Masons, working under charter from the Grand Orient of France. The French lodge was very properly named Etoile du Pacifique (Star of the Pacific) ; its charter was dated August 7, 1850. Desiring to extend Freemasonry in these parts, seven brethren of this lodge dimitted in order to found the Lodge Union Fraternal, also under the Grand Orient of France, but working in the Spanish language to accommodate native Chileans; it was chartered July 27, 1853. The third lodge, an English-speaking lodge, Bethesda was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts on December 14, 1854. Applicants for the dispensation had first applied to the Grand Lodge of California, but not receiving a reply to their communications, addressed their application to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. The Supreme Grand Council of the 33째 of the Scottish Rite of Peru, established the fourth lodge, Estrella del Sur No. 17 at Concepcion, chartered November 15, 1856; September 12, 1860, the lodge changed its name to Aurora de Chile, working under the Grand Orient of France. January 11, 1862, a lodge was established at Copiapo, named Arden y L~'bertad. They had applied to the Grand Orient of France for a warrant, but it never arrived; discovering in Copiapo
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an older lodge, named Hiram, of which no written record exists, they consolidated their group with Hiram Lodge and thereafter existed under the name Arden y Libertad. April 29, 1862, seven brethren of Union Fraternal withdrew to form Lodge Progreso in Valparaiso. Formation of Grand Lodge: The next step of importance was the formation of the Grand Lodge of Chile, founded at Valparaiso May 24,1862. The lodges which formed this group were Union Fraternal, Fraternidad (made up from members of Estralla del Sur and Aurora de Chile), Arden y Libertad and Progreso. Etoile de Pacifique, Bethesda and the body working under the Grand Orient of France did not join in the formation of the Grand Lodge, although the plan of formation was the idea of the latter body. These Spanish-speaking lodges desired to sever their connection with the Grand Orient of France because Napoleon III had named as Grand Master, Marshall Magnan, who was not even a Mason. Strange to state, Etoile de Pacifique did not sever its connection with the Grand Orient of France, a fact which was the cause of much trouble and friction between the lodge and the Grand Lodge of Chile for many years. The first Grand Lodge to recognize this newly formed group was the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, although in doing so it confess~d that the documents relating to the establishment of the Grand Lodge were not exactly regular. November 3, 1863, the Grand Lodge of California extended recognition, and this was followed on December 21, 1864, by recognition by the Grand Lodge of France. Unfortunately, the newly established Grand Lodge had forbidden the establishment of lodges in Chile under the jurisdiction of any foreign Grand Lodge, and this prevented a general recognition on the part of the Masonic World. Notwithstanding the fact that a Grand Lodge had been established, that the Grand Lodge of Chile had forbidden foreign Grand Lodges to enter that territory, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts established the following lodges and maintained what might be regarded as a Provincial Grand Lodge, with a District Deputy Master living in Valparaiso. Aconcagua, Valparaiso, March 8, 1871; Huelen, Santiago, February 8, 1876; St. John, Concepcion, March 11, 1885. Lodge Aconcagua has gone out of existence, but Massachusetts still maintains its authority over St. Johns, Huelen, and Bethesda Lodges, the last report showing combined membership of 185. Incidentally, the Grand Lodge of Chile is today recognized by all American jurisdictions, with the exception of Colorado, Delaware, "Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The Grand Lodge has been very tolerant of other Grand Lodges which have established lodges in Chile since 1862; they have not only recognizAd them, but havQ maintained friendly rela-
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tions and extended a hearty welcome, with a single provision that while foreigners can work, using their own rituals, they must place themselves under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Chile. Many lodges established by the Grand Lodge of Chile in Bolivia became the nucleus for the formation of a new Grand Lodge for Bolivia, and have thereby served as Masonic pioneers in South America. The Grand Lodge of Scotland established the following lodges in Chile: Star and Thistle No. 509, Valparaiso, August 7, 1871; Pioneer No. 643~ Iquique, August 7, 1879; St. John No, 616~ Coquinbo, February 4, 1882; Britannia No. 1033~ Taltal, November 11, 1907 (in 1932 Britannia Lodge was removed to Santiago). Scotland still maintains the following lodges in Chile: Progreso No. 812, Antofagasta; Pioneer No. 643~ Iquique; Britannia No. 1033~ Santiago; Star and Thistle No. 509~ Valparaiso. The Grand Lodge of England established a lodge at Valparaiso, June 28,1872, known as Lodge of Harmony No. 1411. The Grand Lodge of Hamburg (Germany) established a lodge at Valparaiso, January 22, 1877, known as Lessing Lodge~ and later on Drei Ringe Lodge at Santiago, and a lodge at Concepcion. At last reports Lessing Lodge was still in operation. From our correspondence with Chilean Masons we learn it has taken many years of effort to remove aspersions against the fraternity in a country very antagonistic to the fraternity. The church taught that our society was a hellisli association and the least that could be done to Freemasons was to burn down their lodges, and this accounts for the fact that most of the early archives have been destroyed. Our correspondent tells us some of the difficulties: , 'Foreign brethren are like moving sand, the majority are not resident in this country, so that the work of the willing ones counts against many odds. The stretch of this narrow land is long and it is not easy to contact each other. The burden of the work has fallen mostly on our Chilean brethren and credit is due to only a few, for the majority, to save themselves, .are of no use in keeping the banners flying. Their enthusiasm is like :fireworks-once lit it was all glory, but the remains were of no value. The hatred for Masons is still alive, not as it used to be, for no doubt it was hell to those Masons of 1850 and later that dared to introduce this wicked set of Masons in this land. "I recall forty or more years ago, when a young man, that a mob came down from Ar~quipa, many miles away, to burn down the lodge in that port. I also saw the burning of the building of the Grand Lodge of Chile at Valparaiso in ~906, although the flame was said to have been caused by the earthquake of that year. Many years afterward, when the Grand Lodge removed to Santiago, its building was again burned and many valuable archives destroyed.' ~
Record of Chilean Lodges: The only volume dealing with Chilean Masonry, so far as the writer is aware, is a small volume by Benjamin Oviedo, written in 1900 and somewhat incomplete. We have taken the liberty of inserting additional information taken from other records;
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in the list of lodges given below, we have used the following characters- (f) established; (c) constituted: No. 1. Union Fraternal. .valparaiso. . . . . . . .. . . .. Now at Santiago 2. Fraternidad .•......•.•.Concepcion. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceased 1865 . 3. Orden y Libertad •......Copiapo 4. Progreso Valparaiso . (Above four lodges founded Grand Lodge of Chile) Santiago (f) Nov. 7, 1864 5. Justieia y Libertad (f) Jan. 22, 1869 6. Aurora .....•..........Valparaiso Santiago (f) Nov. 14, 1869 7. Deber y Constaneia 8. Germania .•............Valparaiso (f) July 25, 1871 (This was the 1irst lodge of foreigners to come under Grand Lodge of Chile; it was a German lodge, (e) Sept. 27, 1870, and worked for many years; later the number was assumed by:) 8. Renaeimiento Santiago . (f) Nov. 9, 1871 9. Avenir et Liberte ..•....Santiago (It was established by French brethren (i) May 2, 1872, but the No. (9) was afterwards given to Condor Lodge at Santiago.) 10. Verdad Santiago (f) July 9, 1872 Serena (f) June 5, 1874 11. Luz y Esperanza (f) Oct. 28, 1876 12. Toleraneia Chillan Concepeion (i) Jan. 12, 1884 13. Paz y Concordia Antofagasta (f) July 5, 1888 14. Union y Cultura TaltaL ' (f) Jan. 17, 1890 15. Fuerza y Trabajo Ceased 1891 San Bernardo . 15. Victoria Coronel (English) (f) June 2, 1892 16. Southern Cross Coronel. . 16. Cruz del Sur Santiago (f) June 30, 1892 17. Estrella de Chile Santiago (Italian) . 17. Giordano Bruno Talea (f) Dee. 11, 1893 18. Union del Sur Closed 1894 Talca . 18. Voltaire (Note: In 1894 the only existing lodges were Nos. 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16, and 17. Lodges existed at that time under foreign constitution: Etoile du Paei1ique, Bethesda, Anoncagua, Star and Thistle, Harmony, Lessing, Huelen, Drei Ringe, St. John's, St. John's Pioneer, and King Cyrus Royal Arch Chapter No.1, Royal Arch Masons chartered Sept. 9, 1865, by the General Grand Chapter, U. S. A.) Santiago (English) ..•...(f) Aug. 13, 1895 19. Albion Santiago (English) (f) 19. Prince of Wales 20. Regeneracion .valparaiso (f) Oct. 18, 1895 20. Andes Raneagua (English) . 21. (Number held for Arturo Prat-See No. 28) Santiago . 21. Germania Valparaiso (f) Oct. 18, 1895 22. Valparaiso Potrerrillos (English) (f) 1928 22. Montandon (i) Sept. 26, 1895 23. Francisco Bilbao Iquique Santiago . 24. Aurora de Italia (f) May 10, 1896 25. Estrella de Magallanes .. Magellanes (This port was formerly Punta Arenas and is probably the most southern lodge in the World.)
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Dec. 31, 1896 Caridad Pisagua . Franklin Santiago . Mar. 21, 1897 Arturo Prat San Bernardo . Morro de Arica Arica . Oct. 14, 1898 Esmeralda Valparaiso (English) . Esmeralda Concepcion . Lautaro Temuco ~ . Luz y Trabajo Valdivia . Honor y Lealtad Los Angeles . Esperanzas Taltal . Cautin Temuco . Patria y Libertad San Felipe , Talcahuano . Dec. 10, 1909 Caupolican Independencia Valparaiso . Dec. 8, 1910 Espiritu Libre Antofagasta . Constancia y Trabajo . Reforma ..............â&#x20AC;˘Talca . Araucana Tacna ' (Now in Peru) Accion FraternaL Ovalle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. May 17, 1912 Luz y Esperanza Curico . Honor y Prudencia Potosi (Bolivia) (f) Jan. 17, 1913 Soliridad Traiguen . Evolucion ,Osorno . Abtao Coquimbo . Abnegacion Valparaiso . Illimani. La Paz (Bolivia) ,. Montana Santiago . Iberia Santiago (f) Dec. 28, 1916 Hermes .santiago . Jose Victoriano Lastarria Iquique . 54. Pokret. Antofagasta (f) June 24, 1917 55. Patria Chilena Angol. ' 56. J orge Washington Rancagua . June 15, 1919 57. 58. Lautaro Talcahuano . 59. 60. Italia Iquique . 61. Luz AustraL Puerto Montt . 62. Ariel Los Andes . 63. Razon Linares . 64. Nueva Luz ,Temuco . 65. Hiram Santiago. : . 66. Tunari Cochabamba (Bolivia) . Nov. 8, 1928 67. 68. Mariscal de Ayacucho .. La Paz (Bolivia) . 1928 69. Anglo Bolivian La Paz (Bolivia) English 70. Eduardo de la Barra Quillota .
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53.
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Weare devoting an unusual amount of space to Chilean Masonry for the reason there is a great lack of information concerning it. Our last report showed the existence of 61 lodges with 22 "Triangles" and approximately 5,800 members. "Triangles" are Masonic groupsbodies not strong enough to support and carryon the regular activities of a lodge, but which hold occasional meetings and maintain their Masonic enthusiasm.
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COSTA RICA
Grand Secretary Emeritus George F. A. Bowden, P. G. M., is doing a splendid work for his jurisdiction in writing its history. It is being done on the installment plan and printed in the annual proceedings of the Grand Lodge, with the exception of the third period of history, which has been printed in a separate volume. It is too extensive for us, to print in full, and again, it is in Spanish, which makes it necessary to translate into English. Our last proceedings show that Grand Master Stanley Lindo continues to serve, the jurisdiction reporting six lodges, with 346 members. This Grand Lodge was established December 7, 1899, and it has a very interesting history. It has received general recognition throughout the United States. Considerable information appears in the proceedings relative to a Masonic Museum which apparently contains many medals, diplomas and Masonic matters. Logia Garidad No. 26 recently observed the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Masonry in the Republic of Costa Rica. CUBA
The Grand Lodge of Cuba issues a very pretentious volume of three hundred pages, containing many photographs of Masonic groups. The last proceedings, printed in 1941, covers the years 1938 and 1939, but from other sources we learn that the annual communication was held March 22, 1942, at which time Lt. Col. Gonzalo Garcia Pedroso was reelected Grand Master, and Dr. Constantino Pais was reelected Grand Secretary. A large part of the proceedings contain circular letters and edicts of the Grand Master. The committee on foreign relations voiced their confidence in the Masonic integrity of brethren of the Grand Lodge of Austria, and issued official protest against the invasion by Germany into Czechoslovakia (1938). Cuban Masonry carries on a number of activities and its charities are well known in that jurisdiction. One of its most recent activities is the formation of an organization of Daughters of Acacia, made up of daughters of members of the fraternity. The Cuban "Corte Suprema de J usticia Masonic" is unusual in Masonic circles; as we understand it, it is the highest tribunal of justice of the Grand Lodge and consists of seven justices. From all appearances, the Grand Orient of Egypt has invaded the territory of Cuba by establishing in the City of Havana, Lodge Martires Arabes No. 76. HAWAII
The Masonic conditions in Hawaii, like ev~rything else, are very much unsettled. The Masonic Temple in Honolulu is being used by
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war relief corps, and many lodges are reported holding daytime meetings in line with governmental orders. The Honolulu Advertiser, April 11, 1942, tells of the impressive ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Lodge Ie Progres de L'Oceanie. Most of the officers of this lodge are serving in the Armed ]'orces. The earliest account of Freemasonry, pub- . lished in the Honolulu newspaper, appeared in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, 1857, referring to the institution of the lodge in March, 1843. In an editorial, April 13, 1942, the same newspaper, says: , , Lodge le Progres' Celebration.. A century of Masonry in Hawaii was celebrated Saturday in an impressive ceremonial commemorating the institution of Lodge, Ie Progres de L 'Oceanie on board a whaling ship in Honolulu harbor, April 10, 1842. " A hundred years is but a day in the story qf the Masonic brotherhood reaching back into the beginnings of civilization when men first conceived the moral laws and bent their own habit of life in conformity. A mystic fraternity, this, uniting men in all ranks of society by the bond of an ideal, the humble and the great standing shoulder to shoulder on one common plane. "For a hundred years, Masonry has been a moving foree for all that is good in the building of sound morality in the social order in Hawaii as throughout all lands."
The Grand Master of California visited the Hawaiian Islands in June, 1941, and paid high tribute to the work being done there: "The lodges are strong and active and have attracted to them most of the outstanding business and governmental leaders." PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
One of the last reports to reach us from Manila was a bulletin from one of the Masonic bodies in that city, in which receipt was acknowledged of the Story of Freemasonry in the Philippines, published in our review last year. The bulletin makes the following comment: , 'This entailed a great amount of painstaking research and is the best brief treatise on the subject we have seen. That so much could be accomplished by one in Missouri about a situation on the other side of the world, speaks volumes for the ability and facile pen of the reviewer."
The same bulletin contains an account of the death of Norman John Ericson, who was born in St. Louis, April 24, 1906. He was a mining engineer who had spent two years in Chile and nine years in the Philippine Islands. Associate Justice Jose Generoso, a Past Master of Lodge No. 23, was a guest of honor at a Grand Lodge dinner, July 31, 1941. Brother Generoso told of his Masonic experiences: His father had died in 1893, and two or three years later Spanish soldiers searched his home, because they had learned that his father was a Mason. Two
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of路 his father's friends, one the Master of Modestia Lodge, were shot by a firing squad, their offense being that they were Masons. Apparently bigotry is still present in the Philippines, for in an address, Past Grand Master Manuel Camus told of his attempt to rent a building, owned by a certain religious group, to house women and children evacuees from Hongkong. Those in charge of the building refused to rent it for no other reason than that the would-be occupants were Protestants. Acting Grand Master Jose Guido issued a message in September, 1941, from which we take the following: "On September 15, 1898, or three months after the proclamation of the independence of the Philippines from Spanish rule, the Malolos Congress was convened to draft the laws which were to control the government of the Filipino people. The members of the Congress were selected from among the best Filipino minds then living, irrespective of their religious beliefs or political affiliations. A foreign correspondent of Harper's Magazine wrote that the representatives were' exceptionally alert, keen, and intelligent in appearance, and, as a mass, much superior to the native as one sees him in ordinary life.' Of those representatives, about 40 were lawyers, 16 physicians, 5 pharmacists, 2 engineers and 1 priest. The rest were merchants and farmers. Many of them were graduates of European universities. Unbiased historians agree that most of the Filipino leaders in 1898 were members of the Masonic fraternity. General Aguinaldo, and almost everyone of his generals, has knelt at the Masonic altar. The Premier of the government, the immortal Apolinario Mabini, was an outstanding Mason and collaborator of Marcelo H. del Pilar. ' "The opening session of the Congress was presided over by an enthusiastic Mason, the late Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, the first Grand Master of the Regional Grand Lodge of the Philippines, who was imprisoned by the Spaniards in 1896 for no other reason than that of being a Freemason. , "Taking into consideration the fact that the educational system of the Philippines during the Spanish regime was controlled by the Church, it was entirely possible that there were among the delegates some who thought of inserting into the constitution a provision for the establishment of a state religion. But the Masonic members of the Congress were determined to let no such attempt succeed, and fought for the liberty of the individual and the complete separation of Church and State. They delivered illuminating speeches, one of them lasting five hours, leading the Congress to adopt that famous Article III of the Constitution which provides (a) that the State recognizes the freedom and equality of religions, as well as the separation of Church and State; (b) that religious toleration shall prevail; and (c) that no one shall be disqualified from the public service or deprived of civil and political rights on account of his religion."
October 10, 1941, Grand Master Wilson, of California, had the unique pleasure of addressing brethren in the Philippine Islands by radio, a路 thousand Masons having assembled at a banquet in Manila in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of Manila Lodge No.1.
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At the opening of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, August 7, 1941, the Deputy Grand Master said: , 'It is not often that Past Grand Masters come to the Grand Lodge proceedings and it is on these rare occasions that we especially welcome their presence. I would ask you to give Lord Elgin a very hearty welcome."
To which the Right Honourable the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Past Grand Master, replied: , 'This is most embarrassing, but I do thank you all very much for this welcome. I only knew five minutes ago that I was to occupy the throne of Grand Lodge. 1 am free this afternoon and I hope to be able to take some humble part in the deliberations, but I had no opportunity to refresh my memory as to the working (ritual), so I am afraid it is rather rusty. "
For several months the station of Grand Secretary has been vacant and Grand Lodge has been confronted with the necessity of securing a competent successor. After some discussion it was decided to hold the position open until the conclusion of the war, giving opportunity to some ex-service men to accept the position. ~eceipt was acknowledged of $2,500.00 from the Grand Lodge of Alberta, and the War Distress Fund now amounts to approximately $15,000.00. Several lodges in Western Australia wanted to discuss amalgamation with the Grand Lodge. Permission was given, but in one instance (Sir William Wallace Lodge No. 868) no application was filed, which apparently nullifies what the Western Australian brethren desired to路 accomplish. Sir Walter Scott Lodge No. 859 plainly stated that it did not desire to discuss a consolidation, and assured the Mother Grand Lodge of continued loyalty. The articles of recognition entered into between these two Grand Lodges in 1907 required that'a majority of two-thirds of the brethren present at the meeting at which draft terms were discussed should be in favor of the proposal before any lodge should offer its allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Western Australia. Viscount Traprain was reelected Grand Master, although absent from the communication by reason of active service in the Royal Navy. As late as November 6, 1941, lodges in India, Cape of Good Hope, Egypt, Soudan, and 'the Transvaal were making regular returns to Grand Lodge. Adaban Lodge in Persia sent $1,000.00, four lodges in Palestine sent $500.00, a lodge at Aden in Arabia sent $500.00, lodges in Egypt sent $200.00, and middle eastern lodges sent $400.00, all for the use of the Mother Grand Lodge. Grand Master Traprain reported:
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( 'Lodges at home are continuing their activities, although on a reduced scale; it nils us with pride that in Gibraltar and Malta, to name two hard-pressed outposts of the Empire, Masonic activities are being carried on normally."
Cablegrams were received from lodges at Malta and in India. A new lodge was established at Cawnpore, named Lodge Hindustan. At the February communication of Grand Lodge the War Distress Fund was increased by a seventh donation ($2,000.00) from the Grand Lodge of Ontario, Canada, and by a $5,000.00 contribution from the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan. Since that date the Grand Lodge of Ontario has added an eighth donation of a similar amount. Official recognition was taken of the death of the Duke of Atholl, a former Grand Master and an outstanding personality in Scotland. He served the Craft as Grand Master Mason from 1908 to 1912. In this capacity he laid the foundation stone of the present Grand Lodge building. Visitors to the bicentenary in 1936 will recall that the Duke and Duchess'of Atholl were present at a banquet, at which time the Duchess, well known in parliamentary circles in England, addressed the representatives from foreign countries. Before concluding their annual gathering the Grand Lodge expressed its regret to the Grand Master in the loss he had sustained through the death of his mother. MEXIOO
York Grand Lodge is recognized by 99 per cent of the regular Grand Lodges of the world; only Maryland and Texas of the American jurisdictions are without the fold of York recognition, and it is hoped that by renewed effort, eventually there will be a chain of universal recognition. A spirit of optimism is prevailing and there is renewed confidence that there will be a return to more normal conditions. The last proceedings report the election April 4, 1942, of G. W. Partridge as Grand Master. The retiring Grand Master, John Jenkin, is a British subject and served with distinction in the British forces during the last World War. For several years this jurisdiction has been issuing a monthly magazine, The Trestle Board. The committee has trouble in producing it, for we are informed "the Mexican typesetter may be a fine worker when setting type in Spanish, but when he gets his copy in English he considers he has a job for life and works accordingly." Irregular Mexican Grand Lodges: Colorado sees no reason for nonrecognition of foreign Grand Lodges which merit it, and believes the general lack of recognition of South and Central American bodies is largely due to carelessness and lack of information. A committee reported: , 'A small, struggling South or Central American Grand Lodge, battling against local political and religious antagonisms and present-day
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European propaganda, may be. much strengthened by recognition from one of the big brothers up North. It is, therefore, the policy of your committee to move forward in the matter of recognition as rapidly as circumstances and prudence will permit.•.• Recognition in Mexico prt!sents a problem (Colorado recognizes York Grand Lodge). _ .. Some of the Mexican Grand Lodges seem to resent the so-called invasion of the York Grand Lodge, but must at least tolerate its existence. None, so far as we are aware, objects to ..double recognition..•• We assume it is the intention of this Grand Lodge to enter upon a policy which may result in multiple recognition, and we :will proceed carefully with certain foreign Grand Lodges, particularly in Mexico. We anticipate making no wholesale or blanket recommendation for recognition."
Connecticut took no action upon the application of Unida Mexicana at Vera Cruz. Past Grand Master Otto Souders, chairman of the Kansas committee on foreign Grand Lodges, recommended to his Grand Lodge the recognition of the Grand Lodge Cosmos of Chihuahua. Montana considered the question of Mexican recognition, confessing that the recognition "of Mexican Grand Lodges has been a bone of contention for many years among Masonic leaders and writers." It rejected the application of Gran Logia del Estada de Nuevo Leon, after giving it careful attention. The committee says: t t The very unsettled condition of Masonic activities in this jurisdiction is deplorable. From all information obtainable it would appear to your committee that this Grand Lodge is not an independent, self-governing body, with entire undisputed and exclusive autho!ity over symbolic lodges, and does not exclude controversial politics from all activities. It is evident that Masonic conditions in Mexico are little or no better than fifty or more years ago. . . . Masonry in Mexico will never come into its own until all domination by higher bodies cease."
As to recognition of Cosmos of Chihuahua, the application has been held in abeyance for more than a year, seeing no need of haste in granting recognition. From the New Hampshire proceedings, it is noted that representatives have been exchanged with Cosmos and Tamaulipas. Judge Townsend Scudder, of New York's foreign recognition committee, received applications from Tamaulipas, Unida Mexicana, and Nuevo Leon. His comment was: t t In regarq to the request from the three Grand Lodges of Mexico, your committee feels that while it desires t~ do everything that may bring about closer relations between the countries of the Western Hemisphere, Masonic conditions in Mexico are in such a confused and chaotic state that much more information must be filed with this committee before favorable action could be taken on these requests."
Oregon received application for recognition from Cosmos, Tamaulipas, and Norte de la Baja, and recognized the former two, holding the other over for further study. The Texas reviewer, Brother Fly, devotes several pages to our review of last year, and apparently dislikes what we have to say about
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the whole Mexican situation. We fully recognize the right of our Texas friend to have his opinion as to the regularity of Mexican Masonry and what we have had to say in years past has not been said in disparagement of our Texas brethren, but because we have a notion that their opinions have been colored by close contact with some Masons of very high degree. When all has been said about Mexican Masonry, the one thought alone will remain, Mexico and all its Masonic troubles is a direct result of political influence of certain Supreme Councils of the Scottish Rite, whose sole desire seems to be not the building up of Ancient Craft Masonry, but organizing an autocratic group for its control and debasement. MASONIO PUBLICATIONS
California has a committee on Masonic publications. It has decided: t 'If these publications are to be permitted to hold themselves out to the public, and to our institution and its members as Masonic in character, then they should be compelled to meet the high ethical and moral standards of our order, or cease their activities. . . . Patronage of Masons should not be solicited for liquor stores or similar business."
The Grand Lodge approved, believing the time had now arrived when the Grand Master should be given power to stop abuses. The Grand Lodge of Connecticut published and distributed among its lodges the radio address of Grand Master Truman, of Missouri, which explained the work of the Masonic Service Association. A Montana committee investigating publications found a general desire from Masons throughout the country for some responsible magazine. HUMOR
Residents of the Masonic Home in Maryland went on a sit-down strike, their resentment being directed against the steward and the type of food he supplied. It presented a situation that affected the harmony and happiness of the institution. Matters were finally adjusted by securing a new steward, without the necessity of resorting to the war labor board. For some time the statue of Daphne has been the subject of discussion in 路the Grand Lodge of Maryland. The proceedings this year contain a full-page cut of Daphne, who stands on a pedestal, unclothed, in the center of the Masonic Museum. No explanation is given as to just what connection Daphne has with Freemasonry. The properties contained in the cornerstone of an old Masonic building laid by Governor Quitman in 1827, were turned over to the Grand Lodge. Among its contents was a bottle; no one knew what was in it and no one was permitted to touch it. A Past Grand Master, with
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either curiosity or appetite, moved that on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Grand Lodge "it be the will of this body that that bottle be opened and let us see what the boys did have." (Miss.) In the cornerstone of a Masonic Temple in Cut Bank, Mont., was placed a Willkie-McNary button. New York reports an organization known as "Sons and Daughters of the Ethiopian Eunuch." The Mayor of Waco, speaking before the Grand Lodge of Texas, said: "The average Congressman has four topics which he could readily discuss-post offices, PWA, farm relief, or flood control. He runs out of post offices before he gets into his second term, which whittles him down to three subjects. If he is lucky enough to get elected a third time, he has learned enough to keep his mouth shut. Some districts in Texas don't even know they have a Congressman."
He said the President was one officeholder who could go all the way around the clock, but that such could not be said for his helpmate: "Who has been known to make six speeches in six different towns on six different subjects in one day; hold three press conferences; edit two columns, appear on a radio program, write a magazine article, two books, design dresses, sell furniture, solicit insurance, dire'ct the activities of several federal bureaus, play bridge, head a parade, have a tooth pulled, and be at the White' House in time for an ambassadorial reception. She is the living refutation of anybody's theory that too many speakers say too many things, about which they have too little information."
The Deputy Grand Master of Washington holds the commission of a Grand Lodge in South America, a beautiful thing printed in Spanish, displaying emblems and official signatures. Having once studied Spanish, he attempted to explain its meaning to several brethren. He did well enough until it caught the ear of the head of the foreign Ian,' guage department of one of the schools, and it was then he said: "I learned that the Spanish language has changed a great deal in the past twenty years." A Past Grand Master twitted him about his education, stating'that he was able to read his commission without the aid of a coach {his commission was from Virginia). EXTRANEOUS SOOIETIES
Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Alabama assemble annually in advance of the Grand Lodge communication "for the purpose of receiving a visit from the Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star and her staff of officers." The Grand Master of California felt it necessary to advise the General Grand Chapter of the O. E. S. to cease advertising "The Eastern Star Masonic Unit of the American Red Cross," since the use of the word "Masonic" is permissible only by Grand Lodge. He also refused approval of a financial scheme which the Shrine Temple had under consideration. The Sciots came in con-
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Hict with the Grand Lodge of California' over a circus it was sponsoring, the Grand Master claiming they had violated their agreement in the use of the word "Masonic." He intimated that continuation of such policy would result in prohibiting such allied groups. The Grand Master of Georgia has declined to accept membership in several organizations using the lodge as a basis for its membership, believing that Masonry itself should be the general interest of Masons. DeMolay got into the limelight in the Grand Lodge of Michigan; the Grand Master said: , 'Local chapters are under the supervision and control of the Grand Council in Kansas City, Mo. In no way has the Grand Lodge any supervision over their activities in Michigan, except that we permit them to meet in our lodge rooms. The ritualistic work, forms, and letterheads are copyrighted and must be secured only through the Grand Council. All reports are made to the Grand Council, and none to this Grand Lodge. Twenty-five per cent of the annual dues, and thirty per cent of each initiatory fee is remitted to the Grand Council."
The jurisprudence committee agreed with the Grand Master, calling attention to the fact that it was a non-representative organization and the subject of much criticism; it recommended that a thorough investigation be made of the entire situation. New Mexico devotes fourteen pages of the proceedings to the proposed organization of a Low Twelve Club. The whole matter is to be given a year's study. The Empire State Grotto Association of New York presented to the Grand Lodge $379.00 for the use of the Masonic asylum fund. The Grand Master of that jurisdiction recently announced the organization of a Metropolitan Masonic Chorus, composed of singers who are brethren residing in the metropolitan district of New York City. Speaking before the Grand Lodge of Ohio, Past Grand Master Squire expressed himself as opposed to any non-Masonic body occupying the sacred precincts of the lodge room. The discussion arose as a result of an effort to open Masonic halls to DeMolay and Rainbow girls. The speaker said: "I have the old-fashioned view that our lodge rooms are sacred, that there is a spiritual atmosphere in and about the lodge room which is readily recognized by the candidate, and by every conscientious, earnest, thoughtful Mason. Our lodge rooms are the sanctum sanctorum, the Holy of Holies of Masonry. There the candidate comes from the outside world, knowing about Masonry except its fine reputation, and there he asks for and receives Masonic light."
At the conclusion of the discussion a written ballot was taken and the organizations were denied occupancy by a vote of 743 to 510. Peace and harmony now exist in Chattanooga, Tenn., as a result of Alhambra Association Temple abandoning its policy of giving public dances. Texas refused to change its policy of accepting the National Federated Craft as a recognized Masonic group in that juris-
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diction. A resolution was endorsed in the Grand Lodge of Washington, setting forth that the Grand Lodge had no jurisdiction over the activities of the Order of DeMolay and suggesting a committee to investigate the organization and its responsibility to the Grand Lodge. The resolution was rejected by the jurisprudence committee because its investigation showed that for the last ten years Grand Lodge had upheld the Grand Master in refusing lodges to sponsor DeMolay. It added: "Disagreeable features and situations have arisen, but we deem it advisable not to recognize an order that has no connection with us-even to the extent of investigating it. "
Nor did the DeMolay find easy sailing in the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. A resolution extending approval to the order was referred to the. jurisprudence committee; it failed of approval by the majority of the committee, but the Grand Lodge adopted the report of the minority since it gave no new powers to the order.
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MELODY MEMORIAL PLAQUE
On April 27, 1942, in a little cemetery overlooking the river town of Rocheport, Mo., Colonel Harris C. Johnston, Grand Master, and Don Chapman, Grand High Priest, dedicated a ~arker to the memory of George Helll'Y Curzon Melody, a distinguished Freemason of a century ago. The marker was erected through the cooperation of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. and the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Missouri. The educational committee of the Grand Chapter issued a historical pamphlet, "Out of the Past," which gave a complete biographical sketch of Brother Melody. OF GENERAL INTEREST
Awards: In Connecticut, the Pierpont Edwards medal is given for distinguished or eminent Masonic service, limited to Past Masters and Past Grand Masters. A medal in bronze is awarded annually to not more than three Master Masons "who by devotion to the teachings of Masonry or through outstanding service have brought credit to the Craft." Karl M. Vetsburg, Past Grand Master of Missouri, was awarded the Henry Price medal for the year 1941, by the Grand Ludge of Massachusetts. After hailing Grand Master Perry, of Massachusetts, "as the outstanding Freemasonry of this era,"-the Grand Master of New Hampshire presented him with the Jeremy L. Cross medal. In New Jersey the Grand Master presented a fifty-year token of membership to his father; over fifteen hundred brethren were present on that occasion. Bishop Henry St. George Tucker was presented the New York medal for distinguished service; he is presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Past Grand Master Tavener, of West Virginia, was presented with a special gold medal on the occa'sion of the fiftieth anniversary of his election and installation as Grand Master of Masons in that jurisdiction. Buildings: California has declined to approve the so-called insurance plan for raising money for Masonic buildings. A committee recommended that lodges postpone any plans for development of building propositions that can be deferred without material loss, awaiting a time when there will be a genuine demand for employment by those engaged in defense activities. In a few instances the Grand Lodge of California has advanced monies to assist lodges in maintaining their financial position. The Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia has instructed its committee to accept any proposal for the purchase of its路 Temple Heights property in the amount of $900,000.00 or more. Indiana objected to one of its lodge buildings being used as a place of meeting for a ladies' organization of a political party. Lodges were informed that debts were incurred, based upon the ability of the lodge to pay at the time of the incurring of the indebtedness. Good
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faith requires that the ability to pay shall not be voluntarily reduced by the debtor lodge. So hereafter, no lodge may voluntarily decrease its income by the lowering or remission of dues until debts have been paid. The Grand Lodge building in New Orleans, La., has been a white elephant. Recently, their financial house has been set in order arid the membership are purchasing non-interest-bearing bonds to the amount of one million dollars; 70 per cent of this goal has already been reached. Clandestine Masonry: The question of clandestine Masonry has been discussed on twenty-eight different occasions in the Grand Lodge of California, beginning with 1853. There are two colored Grand Lodges in that State. One of them appears to be chartering Filipino lodges to perpetuate its existence; the second reports a considerable decrease in member lodges, but "seems to be doing a worthy service for its race." The four Co-Masonic groups have split off from the parent body, "International Order of Co-Masonry" with headquar~ ters in London. Spanish lodges appear to have been dissolved. The four Filipino Grand Lodges have no ceremonies resembling Masonic and_ the word "Masonic" does not appear in their names. Practically all clandestine Masonry has been found among Negroes, Filipinos and Mexicans, with racketeering in the latter group. New York reports the appearance of new group, "Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons Scottish Rite." It is said to be a type similar to the "Sons and Daughters of the Ethiopian Eunuch." In Manitoba a group of socalled Chinese Masons made application for a charter from the Provincial Legislature for a company to be known as Chinese Freemasons Winnipeg Company Limited. The Grand Lodge was successful in preventing the issuance of a charter, whereupon the applicants incorporated under the name of "Winnipeg Chee Kung Tong Bak Gee Woy Company Limited." Recently, it has been discovered that when translated, this means "Winnipeg Masonic Chinese Benevolent Society." Protest was again made, but the charter had been issued. Condition of the Craft: Alabama reported a net gain of 471 for the year. Indiana continues the study of its age of petitioners: Of 3,269 initiated, 42 per cent were in their twenties; 37짜2 per cent in their thirties; 141;2 per cent in their forties, and 6 per cent over fifty. The largest number of petitioners was aged twenty-two. Michigan reported the largest number of raisings and restorations, and the fewest suspensions, withdrawals and remissions for the year 1940, of any year in the last decade. The United Grand Lodge of England is the largest in the world, with 5,184 lodges and more than 400,000 members; it shows an increase of 500 lodges in ten years, due to the policy of encouraging a larger number of lodges with a limited membership of from seventy to one hundred. Judge Scudder, of New York, says this is due to the fact that the United Grand Lodge of
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England discourages the formation of other so-called Masonic bodies -that is, above the Mark and Royal Arch-and, in consequence, members do not have their interest divided or face an accumulated financialobligation. The net gain in Ohio, ending July 31, 1941, was i,409. According to the Grand Master of New Jersey "a lodge has no right to adopt a by-law which later works a hardship, and then expect the Grand Master to grant a dispensation to violate its own code of operation," that a dispensation for anything is rarely necessary, and promiscuous granting endangers the welfare of the fraternity. Dues: The remission list has increased so much in Delaware as to threaten the Grand Lodge, Home, and scholarship funds, due, according to the Grand Master, to a lax investigation of the financial ability of the brethren. The Grand Lecturer in Indiana notes that a lodge which is prompt in collecting dues demonstrates its high appreciation of the dignity and worth of Masonic law, and that a charter of a lodge having the backbone to enforce the law will never be revoked by the Grand Lodge. Sentimentalism must be discarded in collecting revenue. A Mason who expects benefits, or who assists in unlawful remission of dues, lacks the elements that make a true Mason. Fees: The Grand Master of Alberta deplores the fact that maIiy lodges have provided for the minimum initiation fee, believing that it may develop a competitive spirit and that the reduced fee is not the solution to our problems. He discovered that lodges with a $50.00 or higher fee had received the largest number of candidates, and that no one should petition the craft unless possessed of sufficient of the world's goods to fulfill the obligat-ion which he had taken. Finances: Michigan has hired a special auditor who, during the first period, audited the records of seventy lodges in that jurisdiction. The result emphasizes the necessity of the service. Some of the audits disclosed unaccounted-for funds in the amount of $19,818.00. The most recent audit disclosed only three lodges similarly affected, the amount being $2,892.00. The estimated income of the Grand Lodge of New York for the year is $568,193.00; expenses were estimated at $492,750.00; $438,400.00 is for the support of the Masonic Home. For the year 1940, 34 per cent of the New York lodges operated in the red. In a few instances lodges were found attempting to conceal deficits in operating revenues by reporting income from reserve funds and amounts borrowed. The Grand Lodge will endeavor to increase the amount of its endowments by circulation of a pamphlet, "The Survival of Influence." One or two lodges in North Dakota owed the Grand Lodge rather large sums of money for dues; they suggested settling for 50c on the dollar. The Grand Master thought much of this trouble was due to a poor secretary. Jurisdiction: Housing conditions in the District of Columbia have made a problem of jurisdiction between that Grand Lodge and Virginia, resulting in the adoption of an amendment providing for air
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line jurisdiction over applicants on the borderline of the路 state, and further provided that said action shall be reciprocal. Life Membership: California finds that many holders of life membEl,rship move away, drop out of lodge activity and lose lodge contact. The secretary is unable to locate them; the member may die but the lodge continues to pay per capita, for there is no method of removing him from the rolls. Michigan believes that life memberships are not for vigorous youth or strong maturity, but a reward to those who through long devotion and faithfulness have become advisers of the lodge. It believes no life membership should be granted until after an affiliation of forty years. Oregon is having the most satisfactory experience with life membership. There the whole plan is handled by the Grand Lodge, which has issued 546 certificates during the eight years of operation, 105 of which were granted during the last year. All funds are invested in first-class securities, now amounting to $86,487.00. Even the Grand Chapter and Grand Commandery are participating, adding $4,000.00 to the fund. Interest was paid to the lodges from earnings, on the basis of 4 per cent. These memberships may be purchased on the installment plan. Wyoming publishes a table for computing cost of life members. A committee recommends adoption of the plan, with interest rate based on 2 per cent income. Manitoba has 1,102 life members, being 11 per cent of the membership. In two lodges life members represent more than 35 per cent of the membership. The situation is disturbing to the Grand Lodge. Masonic Trials: Under a revision of the- constitution of the Grand Lodge of New York, Masonic trials will hereafter be vested in Grand Lodge. All complaints must be ~ubmitted in writing to the Grand Master, who may refer it to a Proctor, who formulates charges and presents them to a trial commission made up of Masters of three different lodges. While it takes away from the lodge a right to try its own members, it is thought it will be for the better government of the craft. Membership: An Iowa questioner asked the Grand Master whether a minister of the gospel, who desired to petition, should be informed he could be admitted free or that his fee would be refunded. Maryland has reversed its attitude on the question of rejected material; the Grand Master recently ruled: e e Maryland claims no jurisdiction over rejected material after it leaves the State. . . . To claim jurisdiction over applicants who, after their rejection, leave the State and petition other jurisdictions, is to invite a strain upon fraternal relations between jurisdictions involved. The d9ctrine of perpetual jurisdiction is outmoded and is maintained by only a few jurisdictions in this country."
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In Wisconsin lodges have been advised that it is not desirable or advisable to reinstate every excluded member, that members have never been the goal of Masons, for first and always is to be considered quality: Physical Qualifications: Nine dispensations were issued in Georgia permitting the conferring of degrees upon candidates with physical handicaps, the Grand Lodge taking a very liberal stand in the matter. Publicity: Several well-intentioned brethren in California thought it well to present an organized public display under the title of "Cavalcade of Masonry." The Grand Master did not agree with them and notified them that their project did not have the approval of the Grand Lodge. Research Lodge: Connecticut is the most recent Grand Lodge to join the list of those issuing charters to Lodges of Research. A charter has been granted to Philosophic Lodge of Research, located at Hartford, dispensation for which was issued October 24, 1941. Unusual: At a lodge meeting in Clarinda, Iowa, a father and his seven sons conferred the degree of Master Mason on the husband of the only daughter in the family. HISTORICAL
Arkansas observed its centennial November 18, 1941. California has a history committee which annually adds to the historical material of that jurisdiction. Colorado held a special communication of Grand Lodge at Parkville, where the brethren had erected a monument to commemorate a lodge once existing in the busy mining community. Delaware's outstanding Freemason was Gunning Bedford, Jr., and a rather complete history of this distinguished Craftsman appears in the New Jersey proceedings. Idaho brethren journeyed to the top of Bald Mountain, near Sun Valley, going up over the ski lift to an altitude of 4,000 feet. No venture for a timid soul! Iowa will observe its 100th anniversary in 1944, and a fund is being built up for that purpose. Maryland has recently discovered some valuable documents dealing with its early history, and these have been published in full in their 1941 proceedings. One is a page of the Maryland Gazette of 1729; another is a copy of the original charter of the lodge at Fells Point, issued in 1770. Massachusetts has some rare items in its museum, including the apron worn by General Lafayette at the Bunker Hill cornerstone laying, Paul Revere's account book, petition for the constitution of the first lodge in Boston 1733, Henry Price's chair, a miniature of John Paul Jones, the Henry Price grave marker, and a Masonic certificate issued in 1761 to John Pulling, Jr., famous for having hung the lanterns from the steeple of the old North Church in Boston. Judge L. L. Calloway gave the Diamond Jubilee address at the 1941 meeting of the Grand Lodge of Montana.
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Nevada proceedings contain a short, but excellent, account of Reno Lodge No. 13. The marker of John Holt Beever, Mason and soldier路 of fortune attached to the staff of General Henry. Sibley, is located four miles south of Bismarck,N. D.; it is on the site of rifle pits dug by the Sibley Expedition, and also marks the spot where Beever was buried with Masonic honors. The sesquicentennial of Nova Caesarea Harmony Lodge No.2, Cincinnati, Ohio, was the occasion for the issuance of a.pamphlet dealing with the early activities of this famous lodge. A centennial committee in Oregon would commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Masonry there; it was Missouri's Multonomah Lodge No.1 which first brought Masonry to the coast. The Grand Lodge will probably underwrite a portion of the expense, believing that the event is of such outstanding importance as to justify the expenditure. Oregon recently laid the cornerstone for the Lewis and Clark monument, in The Dalles; there was a civic parade, which included Indians in full tribal dress. June 22,1941, marked the sesquicentennial observance of the establishment of Freemasonry in Rhode Island. A genealogy of the Grand Lodge of Washington occupies forty-two pages of the proceedings; some of the material is taken from the Missouri Grand Lodge Bulletin. The first written story of Prince Rupert's Lodge No.1, organized in 1870, appears in the Manitoba 1941 proceedings. Historian Reginald V. Harris, of Nova Scotia, is continuing his plans for a proposed history of Freemasonry in the Maritime Provinces. He has completed forty chapters, "bringing the story up to about the year 1775." He has made a card index of every Mason whose name appears in the history, giving all particulars respecting his Masonic career. RITUAL
Arkansas has 700 men, who, by examination, have proven themselves qualified to teach the ritualistic work. In a. day when candidates were numerous, California made it possible to omit the lecture of the.first degree; the larger cities took advantage of the opportunity, but the Grand Lecturer feels that the candidate should not be referred nonchalantly to the monitor for further instructions. The ritual committee provided that the salute to the Flag should be made by brethren standing erect, placing .the right hand over the heart, and at the conclusion drop the hand quietly to the side. In Connecticut candidates are to be informed that "Freemasonry's continued use of imprecations in all its ancient obligations is wholly fig'lJrative." Hereafter Masons in the District of Columbia will not vote路 by the "aye" and "nay" method, which it is believed contributes to cOilfusic;m andis~otin keeping with the dignity of the institution. Nor will ~~sters of loqges be- authorized to use an abbreviated -form. ofopeni,ng. their lodges, which might lead to carelessnes$ and indiiierenee.路 __ An Indiana lodge. had its chf!.rter suspended w~n ~ a-brother -was
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observed referring to a spurious ritual in the tiler's ~o<?m; another such volume was discovered in the secretary's desk. On another路路 occasion the Grand Master was present when a parody on the degree of Entered Apprentice was given; the manuscript was destroyed and those responsible will not repeat. The Grand Master gave authority . to a lodge to confer a degree on a hill known as Poverty Knob, being assured that the knob could be properly tiled, but another lodge which wanted to confer a degree in the open in a boy scout camp was refused. The Grand Master says lodges are to blame when they elect unqualified and incompetent officers, that an officer cannot easily require minor officers to perform their duties when he cannot do his own. It is against the law in Kansas to permit a member or members of a lodge of another jurisdiction confer any part of its work on a candidate when the work differs from the orthodox Kansas standards. On the other hand, Kentucky says that any'Mason of that jurisdiction has a perfect right to visit in any other jurisdiction if he can prove himself to the lodge, and that any jurisdiction so visited has a perfect right to ask him to perform any part of the work they please after he is there. The Grand Master of Louisiana prepared a little Flag ritual of his own, which he said "will have little meaning, and less worth, if it proceeds not from our hearts, as well as from our lips." Michigan believes that degree teams may do a fine work, but in some instances they get beyond the control of those responsible, and it is believed the Grand Master should authorize the conferring of each degree by special dispensation. Past Grand Master Lewis, of Connecticut, told the Grand Lodge of Montana: , 'Centuries ago man took from the Church that which was hers of beauty and ritual; they took the organ out of the Church, took the altar out and they practically changed the Book; they took out the candles and give it no light; and almost immediately our forefathers put back into their Order the Bible, the Lights and the beauty of those things which are expressed in our ritual. They put back ~eremonials and they put back things which were evidence of things we ,could not see; they put in everything that was going to represent to someone the real beauty as revealed by the beauty of life; and from that day to this, you and I can live together and try to give to men everywhere something of that joy and beauty of living."
Ohio has a 'Yritten ritual and we are told: "The wisdom of the Grand Lodge in preparing it becomes more evident as time goes on. It insures absolute uniformity in the work." A Rhode Island committee studying ciphers, finds that nineteen of forty-two jurisdictions issue official ciphers; the Grand Lodge thereupon authorized a committee to prepare and issue such a cipher. Texas adopted a form and order of processional for the Grand Lodge. Pennsylvania is the one
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jurisdiction which does not confer courtesy degrees. California, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyorning will not confer the first degree as a courtesy. Vermont quotes the charge to the candidate in the first degree as proof that patriotism is one of ' the first principles taught us in Masonry, and therefore there could be no objection to the proper display of the Flag in thelodge room. Washington expresses itself toward public installations: , 'A Masonic installation is a consecration, not only of officers, but of members to -the ideals and purposes of Masonry. Entertainment not com路 patible with the solemnity and dignity of the occasion should not be permitted. No Master who thinks twice will permit an installation to be cheapened by certain types of so-called entertainment."
West Virginia thinks well of itself and its ritual system, as is shown by the following: - "We in West Virginia are convinced that our system is the best that has been devised; it is error proof and effective. . . . As for us in West Virginia, we shall continue the practice of adhering to the ancient Fellowcraft's jewels-the attentive ear, instructive tongue and faithful breast-as the means of transmitting unimpaired the ritual to those who may follow us."
At a meeting of Unity Lodge, in Edmonton, Alberta, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in scarlet and gold uniforms, filled all the chairs and exemplified a degree with one of their own comrades as the candidate. They were later addressed by Inspector Hancock, who is head of the Force in Alberta. Prince Edward Island lodges concentrated their efforts during the year on the exemplication of the ritual of the Middle Chamber, the degree being amplified by discourses on symbolism and teaching of the degree. MISOELLANEOUS
Connecticut finds its finger print system for applicants for degrees has not worked out successfully, and it does not justify the effort. The Grand Lodge rejected a plan which would permit Past Masters to become members of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut; the plan was opposed by the Master and Wardens, and the' past Masters Associations. The District of Columbia is considering the question of shortening the Grand Lodge elective line and doing away with progression in the appointive line. This Grand Lodge netted $12,684.00 from its "Night of Thrills" held at Griffith Stadium through the courtesy of Brother Clark Griffith. An enthusiastic Idaho brother sent letters to all lodges in that jurisdiction with the apparent idea of placing all Masonic properties on the State tax rolls; the brother also sent his letter to Grand Secretaries throughout the country. The Grand Master believed the matter should be taken up first in Grand Lodge, if at all. An Indiana brother objected to mention of Passion Week in the Grand Lodge by-laws,
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inasmuch as Freemasonry does not recognize denominational religion, as stated in the declaration of principles adopted by the Grand Lodge in 1939. The Grand Master of Kentucky visited a lodge in Ottawa, Ontario, in company with his son, who is a Flight Lieutenant in the Canadian Royal Air Foree. Grand Master Keith grows enthused over one of their Past Grand Masters, John H. Cowles, of whom he says: , 'Probably no Mason on earth is more renowned than our revered Past Grand Master, John H. Cowles. His benevolence and philanthropy seem to have no bounds. No feeble words of mine could add even slightly to the luster of his name. He has reached the pinnacle of Masonic grandeur, and stands there almost alone in the earth."
The Grand Master of Massachusetts very properly declares: , 'The mere possession of a po~er can never justify its abuse. Our problem is to determine how and under what circumstances this power may be exercised."
He further believes "that a Master asking for dispensation should have more than the convenience of the candidate as a reason. Nevada Grand Lodge met on the top of Mt. Davidson, 7,827 feet above sea level. The road up is long and tedious. Promptness is encouraged in New Jersey, for the Grand Master insists that he and his staff enter the lodge room for visitation at 8 :20 p. m. The practice has beenfollowed without the slightest deviation, and rarely has a meeting lasted longer than 9 :45, the gavel sounding for closing at 10 :00 o'clock. Lodge La Fraternidad had its charter suspended by the Grand Lodge of New York because of carelessness in keeping their official records. Ohio is considering an amendment which will limit the service of a D. D. G. M. to not more than three years in succession. Circular letters are without favor in Pennsylvania. The Grand Master notified lodges, while it was not his desire to deprive a lodge of its prerogatives he regarded it as decidedly unfair to representatives in Grand Lodge, and to Grand Lodge, that any action should be taken by lodges before a representative had an opportunity to listen to discussions in Grand Lodge, either for or against the adoption of amendments. He further suggested that representatives come to Grand Lodge with an open mind so that they may exercise their best judgment on how to vote. Texas gets the palm for the longest address of the year-80 pages. When it comes to installing a Grand Master, Virginia and Kentucky have no" competitors-Virginia in the amount of space occupied in making commendatory addresses, and Kentucky in listing the number of presentation gifts. The honors go to the GrandMaster of Washingtonwho saved timeby not reading his message, but distributed it to- those who cared -to read it: This Grand Master believes that" the appointment of District Deputiesshoulddeperid "on the pos~essionof
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a certificate of proficiency. What to do about a brother in an insane asylum was discuSsed by Wisconsin; a commIttee thought that after six consecutive years of confinement the brother should be considered as'lost, but the jurisprudence committee thought that while he might be lost, he was a very real responsibility to the lodge. Some Royal Arch-ers and some O. E. S.-ers wanted to change the time of meeting of the Grand Lodge so that they might attend meetings of the other organizations, but Grana-Lodge thought the proposal was based upon the wish of a c9mparatively small number of members. Proper discretion should be used in discussing lodge affairs, according to the Grand Master of Alberta, who believes the practice is becoming too common. The same Grand Master reports an informal meeting at Banff of the representatives of Grand Lodges of British Columbia and Alberta; another conference was scheduled for 1942, which would include representatives from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. There is no officer of a lodge more valuable than a good secretary, nor one that can be of greater hindrance to its progress if indolent and inefficient, according to the Grand Master of Ontario, in urging lodges to make careful selection of men to fill this position. A committee added to the suggestion in recommending that no brother be appointed to any office in the lodge unless he had qualities which would eventually qualify him for the Master's chair. An officer of the Grand Lodge of Quebec is amazed at the apparent disregard of some lodges in the care of their old records, for there is hardly a lodge in his district which has not lost, through one cause or another, some important record book.. FUNERALS
Two California lodges engaged in a dispute over which should conduct the funeral of a deceased brother. It seemed that the member died in a town only a few miles distant from his lodge, but the Master of his own lodge endeavored to get out of the responsibility of conducting the funeral service. Idaho considers the Grand Lodge of Iowa as authority for almost everything Masonic and copies its funeral honors: I I To the grave we consign the remains of our departed brother (ex路 tends right hand over the grave). He then places the hand upon the left breast and says: I His memory is faithfully cherished within our hearts.' Then he raises the-hand and, pointing it to the zenith, says: 'We com路 mend his spirit to God, who gave it.' (Then he drops the hand to his side.) "
The Grand Master of Montana believes a suspended brother should receive Masonic burial if, in the judgment of the lodge, the. best interests of Masonry would be thereby served. This jurisdiction has revb;ed its buri~ service, is distributing it, but makes its use optional.
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Several years ago New York eliminated all public Grand Honors. 짜owever, in some places they are still being given at funerals, "sometimes in the form of distress signs." It was decided a total elimination of funeral honors and the words that go with them would be more in keeping with the dignity of the craft. Revision of the burial service was proposed in Ohio in 1931; then it was thought ill advised. The chairman at that time having died, the matter is again before the Grand Lodge. In Texas "there is evidence of organized resistance against our lodges conducting burial services," apparently the result of the "poor and improper manner in which some of our brethren have conducted these rites and the small attendance on these occasions." A Vermont committee found difficulties in re-writing the service. They thought a few paragraphs should be added to give comfort to the family and the added dignity of length, where no other service was used; that a shorter service should be used in case of inclement . weather, that the service should be realistic, but not morbid, brief but adequate, giving expression to the high positive assurance of our hope in immortality. THE ARMED :FOROES, WAR AND WAR RELIEF
Armed Forces: Freemasonry today is confronted with no greater problem than that involved in our dealings with the Armed Forces, war, and war relief. If one or two jurisdictions had their say we would pevert to some unsatisfactory conditions which existed during World War I. We refer to the indiscriminate conferring of degrees on soldiers, glossing over the question of their residence in the hopes of securing monies for the satisfying of lodge indebtedness. It is not altogether the money involved, but the circumstances under which many of these degrees were conferred. We shall not mention the worst offenders; they are quite generally known throughout the Masonic Wodd. Let it be said that any jurisdiction which confers the Craft degrees on classes of one hundred or more should be placed on the list of irregular Grand Lodges. Strange words, but true. This method does not make Masons. Alabama has its edict No. 125, enacted during the last war, which the Grand Master would like to rescind, but which the jurisprudence committee did not see fit to do. The Grand Master of Arkansas studied the M. S. A. program and was unable to see where the fraternity should have a place in the recreational scheme whether Masons or not, believing we were not a recreational agency. He ordered the lunch room of the Grand Lodge Temple opened for Masons, but apparently that is to be the limi~ of their service. California hopes to assist its lodges in defense areas. The Grand Master issued a warning against a too ready acceptance of applications during the emergency, and
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hopes no lodge will look upon the occasion as an opportunity for increasing its membership. He has refused consent to the opel'ation of Masonic service centers in California, although admitting circumstances may require the opening of an office and the employment of a man to operate it. Reviewer Baum, of Colorado, believes the war will provide an opportunity for real Masonic service. We find no reference as to definite action. Members of the Armed Forces in Connecticut asked for dispensation to confer degrees in an occasional lodge, upon Connecticut candidates; the Grand Master was in sympathy with the desire, but found that another jurisdiction would not recognize the dispensation should the lodge set up its paraphernalia elsewhere than in Connecticut. The dispensation was issued, the lodge being connected with the military forces at Camp Blanding, Fla. At the suggestion of the Master of the new lodge, the dispensation was continued. This would appear to .us to be a violation of jurisdiction and ultimately the cause of trouble. Dispensation was granted to It Delaware brother to receive degrees in a space of time not allowed by their law, the alibi given was that he was called to duty in the Armed Forces. Similar action was taken in the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. An Indiana lodge which passed a resolution remitting dues of members in Armed路 Forces was informed that its action was irregular and should be nullified. In Kentucky, soldier candidates were told that they could not receive degrees, nor be advanced, in a shorter time than one lunar month. Kentucky's work with the Armed Forces appears to be confined to assisting DeMolay Commandery, in Louisville, in maintaining open house. Five to six hundred soldiers attend every week end. Louisiana lodges are urged to remit the dues of all members as long as they remain in the Armed Forces. Maryland, a contributor to the M. S. A., finds "the program carried out very effectively through the one agency by which the fraternity may act as a whole." Grand Chaplain Edgar C. Powers is serving as Chaplain at Fort Meade. Massachusetts is our authority for a statement that "no notice may be published in a camp bulletin which mentions any fraternal organization," making it hard to contact members in the Armed Forces. Massachusetts is carrying on its own plan, as well as assisting the M. S. A. Michigan holds there is no authority permitting the waiver of the one year residential requirement and that draftees do not lose their home residence during the one-year training period. Grand Master Smith, of Mississippi, who, with Grand Master Harkins of North Carolina, spoke at Washington, D. C., against the M. S. A. work, found objection to the work because the Centers were open to Masons and non-Masons. He reports having visited the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, where he was the guest of Grand Master Harkins and路 tha~' with only one dissenting vote North
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Carolina adopted a.plan of work similar to that of Mississippi, which the Grand Master is pleased to term "The Mississippi Plan." We seriously doubt whether the method could be labeled a plan, for the reason it requires no action other than the throwing open of Masonic temples to visitors. The Grand Master very properly decided that Mississippi lodges may not receive petitions from those who are not actually residents. New York, though assisting in the program of the M. S. A., is attempting to stimulate the activities of lodges in military and naval areas. Ohio gave $500.00 to the lodge at Hattiesburg,Miss., for war work. We are wondering how other jurisdictions will feel who look after the welfare of Ohi'O forces without receiving a similar contribution 7 Tennessee found 170 names of soldiers, 72 of whom were commissioned officers. These men were stationed in twenty jurisdictions. Texas has a very distinct problem; there are forty-eight army stations and eight naval barracks, hospitals and stations in that state. The Grand Master is fearful of an invasion of jurisdiction by the M. S. A. and so the Grand Lodge will attempt to work out its own problem. He correctly held that members of the Armed Forces could not present their petitions to Texas lodges unless they act.ually resided where the lodge was located. Utah will raise a voluntary fund to be expended by the Grand Master for M. S. A. work and to direct activities within the State. A Lieutenant in charge of a C. C. C. Camp in Wyoming, who had resided there but seven months, was decided as eligible to petition the lodge for degrees. War and War Relief: Indiana agreed to accept 40 girls and 20 boys from England to be cared for in their Masonic Home. Grand Orator Hall, of Mississippi, blamed Congress for America's plight today, and indirectly our own people, for after all we are the ones who elect these Congressmen who permitted America to be unarmed when the Japanese struck. New York makes small loa~s to Masonic refugees. In some instances the money has been returned, then given to others; many have become self-supporting; some die, and the committee has paid some funeral expenses; $24,000.00 has been expended for this type of relief. One of those helped was a former President of a great bank in the City of Vienna, now approaching his seventieth year; the Grand Lodge staked him for a supply of shoe laces, neck ties, suspenders and a peddler's license, and he is making good. Judge Scudder, of New York, said: t t Freemasonry stands for loyalty to the government, and military training, whether voluntary or enforced, may be no more than an expression of proper loyalty; even in time of peace military training has its advantages, and for those betterments Masonry has always stood."
The Grand Master of North Dakota notified his lodges that young men in the selective-draft should be given opportunity to receive de- â&#x20AC;˘
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grees "in an impressive manner, and not en masse as was done in the first World War." An honored guest of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania at its quarterly communication was Past Master William Hollect, an officer in the Royal British Navy and member of a lodge at Portiand, England. A Masonic military and naval service club of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania finds that the U. S. O. is not in a position to extend fraternal contact and Masonic friendship, that the burden of serving them should not fall on individual Grand Lodges, some of which are very small, and that while the M. S. A. plan has disadvantages, these are far outweighed by the advantages. The Grand Lodge of Canada, in Ontario, was to have met in Ottawa, the Capital City, but wartimes had changed conditions and the meeting was held in Toronto. This Grand Lodge is raising $10,000.00 per month for war relief work. In Nova Scotia, a young man who had been out of his country for a year serving on a Canadian destroyer was home on a month's leave. The lodge asked if it would have to wait the statutory twenty-eight days for a ballot. An explanation was given as to how the lodge might proceed. AD. D. G. M. making his report, said: "I am going away again on military duty tonight and will not be back here for at least six weeks, if at all." Prince Edward Island received a communication from a Canada lodge in London extending an invitation to members of the Armed Forces to visit. The Grand Secretary of England acknowledged receipt of $2,000.00, cabled by the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island, for the relief of members in England. The Grand Chaplain of Quebec, who has been serving with the Canadian forces in England, addressed his Grand Lodge on "Britain's Finest Hour." He was proud to say that British Masonry is carry.ing on. One of the lodges visited was the Naval Anti-Aircraft Lodge. Present at one of these meetings was the Duke of Kent, Grand Master. Iowa appointed a committee to suggest to the Grand Lodge what part should be played by it in war service. Texas transmitted, through Lord Halifax, the sum of $5,000.00 to be used by the United Grand Lodge of England for the benefit and relief.of brethren of that路 jurisdiction. The' Grand Lodge of Vermont submitted $500.00 for a similar purpose. Alberta offered to take evacuee children; they also agreed to raise $25,000.00 for the .Masonic .War Fund, $5,000.00 of which was immediately forwarded to the United Grand Lodge of England. Ontario is making monthly payments to several路 individuals ~ted as "~ritish War Guests." Their appropriations are to the Greek War Relief Fund, Canadian Red Cross, Canadian WarServ,. ice, Lord Mayors Fund, United. Grand Lodge of England, and donations to British War Guests, totaling $7,625.00. Since that date this Grand Lodge has raised $111,585.00, of-which .$80,000.00 has .been sent;to the Grand Lodge搂fofEngland .and路 SCotland.;'
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Manitoba sent $5,000.00 to the Dominion Government for war effort; Prime Minister MacKenzie King acknowledged receipt of it. The Grand Lodge is remitting per capita tax on soldiers whose dues have been remitted by their lodges, providing such members with certificates of membership and cooperating with the National Defense Service. An attempt is being made to raise an additional $50,000.00 for war relief. New Brunswick took funds from its benevolent account and invested them in War Bonds, forwarded $3,600.00 to the Minister of Finance for the purchase of 8 Bren guns, which were to .be suitably inscribed, gave $1,000.00 to the air raid fund, and voted additional monies to the Canadian committee of the "Save the Children" fund. Prince Edward Island sent $2,000.00 as a contribution toward the war effort of the British Empire; it was raised by a $2.00 per capita tax on membership. Quebec has already forwarded $33,000.00 to the Grand Secretary of England for relief purposes. Later it was reported that the United Grand Lodge had cabled asking Quebec to care for valuable records until the end of the war; in the vaults of the Royal Bank of Canada there are now five boxes, which complete the shipment. Contributions of $1,000.00 to the Canadian War Service Fund, and $1,500.00 to the Canadian Red Cross fund were made; other amounts have been pledged. Addenda: Since this section of the review has been written we have received information which tends to convince us that our relief situation is developing into a confusing mess. Within the last month one grand lodge which has refused to participate in the national program of the M. S. A. delivers a list of names of almost one hundred Masons to officers of our grand lodge, asking us to contact these men in the various army camps in Missouri. The only method Missouri can use in the premises is to turn it over to our Service Centers at Rolla and Neosho which we are supporting with our contributions. The plan has already proven its impracticability, for many of the names listed are men who have been transferred to other posts. Another jurisdiction has a different plan-it proposes to deposit to the credit of Missouri Grand Lodge an amount of money to be drawn upon for the relief of individual cases. This would necessitate the setting up of additional machinery to handle the request of this grand lodge. All that Missouri can do is to turn the matter over to our Service Center and depend upon their looking after it. But this same jurisdiction is making no payments to the national association. Our readers will . understand that we lay no claims to the perfection of the M. S. A. set-up. It has defects. But it is a definite thought-out plan; it has the advantage of central control and responsibility. It has the approval of the government which is highly necessary-and finally, it represents the cooperative efforts of thirty American grand lodges.
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If the association has faults, let us set out to correct them. Let it not be said that Freemasonry failed in World War II because of lack of cooperation-or at least an honest attempt to perform service. GENERAL PERSHING RECEIVES CERTITICATE
Last September, at its annual communication, the Grand Lodge of Missouri voted a Certificate of Honor;try Membership to General John J. Pershing, a native Missourian. General Pershing's father had been a member of the lodge at Laclede, Missouri, at the time the
GENERAL PERSHING RECEIVES CERTIFICATE
(Left to right: Col. Harris C. Johnston, G. M.; Gen. John J. Pershing; Senator Harry S. Truman, P. G. M.; Anthony F. Ittner, P. G. M.; Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary)
family was living there; on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of a school building in Laclede, General Pershing visited Cypress Lodge, of which his father had been a member. The Gertificate prepared by the Grand Secretary, setting forth the action of the Grand Lodge, reads: THE GRAND LODGE A. F. AND A. M. OF THE路 STATE OF MISSOURI To All Freemasons Wheresoever Dispersed Throughout the Globe: This is to Certify that at the One. Hundred Twenty-first Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of
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the State of Missouri, meeting 41 St. Louis, Missouri, the following resolution introduced by Most Worshipful Brother Ray V. Denslow, Past Grand Master, was unanimously passed: "Be It Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri hereby confer the distinction of Honorary Membership upon our brother, General John J. Pershing, and that our present Grand Master visit General Pershing at the first favorable opportunity, informing him in person as to our decision, and extending to him the greetings of his eighty-nine thou-' sand brethren of the Grand Lodge of Missouri." In ,testimony whereof, the then Grand Master was instructed to prepare this Certificate of Honorary Membership, and on some auspicious occasion present it to our Distinguished Brother and Fellow American. Done in the City of St. Louis, this 30th day of September, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-one. HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, Grand Master. Attest: ARTHUR MATHER,
Grand Secretary.
The official ceremony -of presentation took place Feb. 24, 1942, at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C., where General Pershing makes his home; the presentation was made by U. S. Senator Harry S. Truman, P. G: M.; who was Grand Master at the time the certificate was ordered, and by other Missouri brethren who were in Washington attending the annual conference of Grand Masters. Senator Truman read the certificate and in a few well-chosen words, Brother Pershing expressed his great pleasure at receiving this signal recognition from his "Missouri home folks." FREEMASONRY IN THE WAR ZONE
Our readers must realize that little has come out of Europe during the past year, and nothing since the attack on Pearl Harbor in December. Most of our information has been obtained from refugees who have escaped from the occupied countries and are now in friendly hands. From a friend of ours in a foreign country, whose name must be John Doe for the present, we learn how thankful he is in being out of his own c~untry : Ev-ery day I realize how thankful we must be for having escaped from the hell of occupation. I hear regularly from the old country through people" who at the risk of their lives, escape and tell us how terrible /,londitions are. One thing is sure-the Huns will never succeed in making our people see the advantages of the New Disorder for our people hate them more than war. It is terrible how they rob tb,e country of eyerything-a country once exporting butter, cheese, eggs, etc., that now_cannot feed her own population. The little milk they get is like water-':lill' blu&-and the'worknieri are really going--hungry, while the Germans exp'ort our lovely vegetables and fruit to their army and police.
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The following letter is from a friend who has been residing in England since Dunkirk: Last night I was a guest of Lodge Motherland 3861; it was the night of their installation and to me was a great event. It was my second lodge meeting since the invasion. Did I ever tell you that my last meeting in the old country was exactly on the eve of the invasion (May 10, 1939), and that only a few minutes afterward the Philistines were over us. When we left the Masonic building, Fluweelen en Burgwal, the Hague, we saw our troops taking up positions along all the main streets and bringing their guns and machine guns into position. At that moment we did not understand why, but a few honrs later we did, when the parachutists were coming down around and even in the Hague. Our government _ had been warned a few days before and about the way they would invade. That very evening at 9 :30 our intelligence service received the last warning about the time. It only said :five words: "Tomorrow at dawn-hold tight." And they held tight when hell broke loose. Brethren were present at Motherland Lodge from all parts of the world --one from Singapore which I knew so well; I was seated next a brother from New Zealand. This meeting, and this lodge (Motherland) meant for me a spiritual "motherland" wherein each man lives wherevel' he may be, and you will understand how I felt when the Tylers Toast was given, being myself one of the many dispersed over the world, hoping and waiting for that "safe return to their Homeland, if they so desire." And only the Great Architect knows how fervently we desire this, in the name of Justice, Right and Freedom.
Austria: In a separate article we are giving a rather clear picture of the last days of the Grand Lodge of Austria. The membership of the lodges appears to be widely dispersed over the earth's surface. The only reference to Austrian members appears in the Grand Lodge of Georgiq, proceedings, where the Grand Master ruled that a Mason from th~ Grand Lodge of Austria who had been visiting Georgia lodges by virtue of the six months' certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of New York, must either present a renewed certificate from that Grand Lodge or present his petition, accompanied by complete form of renunciation! Belgium: August 26, 1941, marked the official dissolution of lodges in Belgium and the confiscation of their property, done according to the Nazi military commander "to guarantee the maintenance of order." Denmark: Most American Grand Lodges had recognized this jurisdiction previous to its occupation by German military forces. One or two of our Grand Secretaries still retain the name of the Grand Secretary of the irregular Grand Lodge. The Grand Secretary路 of the regular Grand Lodge is Troeddson-not Hinrichsen, and he does not live at the Smallegade address. Egypt: Reginald V. Harris, of Nova Scotia, does not think well of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt. As for the writer, he confesses to have little information concerning Egyptian conditions. Harris tells us:
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"The National Grand Lodge of Egypt appears to be corrupt in every way. Its members appear to use their designation as Masons for personal advantage; political discussion occupies a prominent place in their lodge meetings; they initiate without previous inquiry; at least two women have been initiated and are employed in the bar adjoining the lodge room."
Mention of the situation is made by Melvin M. Johnson, P. G. M., in his report to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts: , 'This Grand Lodge does not recognize any Grand Lodge in Egypt. Previous to 1920 the Egyptian Grand Lodge was recognized by some of our outstanding Grand Lodges, for instance, the Grand Lodge of England. At that time, internal dissension, most of political origin, caused a split or schism in the Egyptian Grand Lodge and thereafter two Grand Lodges functioned, each claiming to be legitimate and that the other was not. The United Grand Lodge of England withdrew its recognition from both. We are now advised by the District Grand Master, Rt. Rev. Bishop Gwynne, of the District Grand Lodge of Egypt and the Sudan, acting under the authority of the English constitution, that 'relations between the two Egyptian Grand Lodges became worse until January, 1939, when one party made itself supreme by forcible exclusion of the opposing Grand Secretary and his friends from their lodge premises. This supreme party now calls itself the National Grand Lodge of Egypt, and claim to be the result of unron or fusion of the two original parties, but this is not the case at all.' The National Grand Lodge of Egypt is rather busily engaged in seeking recognition from legitimate Grand Lodges in America and Australasia. So far as this Grand Lodge is concerned, your committee advise recording the fact that it does not recognize any Grand Lodge in Egypt."
Apparently unaware of the above conditions, the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire recommended the establishment of fraternal relations and the exchange of representatives with the National Grand Lodge of Egypt. France: The French Government, several months ago, ordered the dissolution of the two largest. of the Grand Lodges in France, the Grand Orient de France and La Grande Loge de France, together with their affiliated organizations. The order included the confiscation of their properties, and the allotment from sale of the properties was said to have been given to public charity. The membership of the Grand Orient was last reported at 30,000 in 150 lodges. The Grande Loge was tied up with the Scottish Rite and we have no figures as to its membership. The Masonic libraries of these two Grand Bodies were seized and sent to Germany "for study." No mention is made of the National Grand Lodge of France, which works in conjunction with the United Grand Lodge of England, but it is presumed it underwent the same punishment. The government at Vichy has proposed a plan for reinstating Masonic dignitaries dismissed from government position, but until the Vichy Government has proven its good faith, members hesitate to accept the plan. Germany: It is not generally known that the father of a former President of Germany was a Freemason, and that he did not regard
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the fraternity as inimical to the best interests of the German Government. This President was Paul von Hindenberg, who was ever proud of the fact that his father was a Freemason. The last Chancellor and Foreign Minister to hold high office in Germany, Dr. Gustav Stresmann, was a Freemason. Many of our metropolitan cities have lodges composed largely of members of German descent; Germania Lodge No. 182 is one of these lodges. It was originally chartered by New York in 1850 as Knickerbocker; in 1854, it changed its name to Germania; now it wants to become Knickerbocker again, the reason for which is "sons of our own members rather join an English-speaking lodge than the lodge of their fathers, they are embarrassed on account of the language, as well as the name of the lodge; so are路 a lot of our present members, and many embarrassing and unpleasant situations arises. And last, but not least, we wish to be American citizens first, to act as such, and above all promote our Masonic principles." Ireland: Members of our Armed Forces arriving in Ireland are meeting with friendly reception, and many lodges are holding special nights honoring visitors from the U. S. A. Viscount Traprain, Grand Master Mason of Scotland, nephew of the late Lord Balfour, recently visited one of these Irish lodges for the first time. American soldiers desiring to visi~ South Ireland are compelled to discard their uniforms and wear civilian clothes, since Eire refuses to allow allied soldiers to enter their country in uniform. Lord Donoughmore, Grand Master, by reason of health and traveling conditions, has been unable to visit his Grand Lodge in several months. The Grand Lodge covers the entire Island of Ireland, including Ulster, but headquarters of the GrandLodge are in Dublin, which is in Eire. Japan: Bishop Henry St. George Tucker, in accepting an award from the Grand Lodge of New York, said: t t There is nothing that has been of greater interest and that I think has been 路a greater influence for good in my life than the eight or ten years in which I was associated with a lodge in Tokyo, Japan. I would like to bear my witness to the work which was done by that lodge, because it is a work that I think has a bearing on the relationship between the East and the West. The Tokyo Lodge made itself responsible for caring for all Westerners who might find themselves in Japan, regardless of whether they were members of the Masonic Order or not. Now, if you have ever been out in the East, you will recognize that a great deal of the difficulty, the friction, which arises in the relationship between the East and the West is due to the fact that some of our Western people who go there seem to have very little sense of responsibility as the representative of our Western civilization, and very frequently things occur which are embarrassing and which are causes of friction in the relationship between the East and the West; and I think the best of all the means of dissolving that friction and preventing anything that might be of a permanent nature arising from those events was the fact that the Masonic Lodge at Tokyo did make itself responsible for all Westerners in Japan. Some of them were rather peculiar characters, and the lodge did a splendid work in that respect.
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((Now, it is true that in countries like Japan secret societies are not recognized. No Japanese is allowed to become a member of a secret society, so that the membership of the Masonic lodge in Tokyo was composed entirely of people from Europe and from America. It wasn't that the Japanese had any particular hostility toward Masonry, but under their system of government no secret societies are permitted; but, nevertheless, they did-the Japanese themselves-recognize that the Masonic Lodge in Tokyo was performing a service that was of real value to themselves; and while other secret societies perhaps might have aroused some suspicion on the part of the Japanese authorities, their attitude towards the Masonic Lodge in Tokyo was always courteous and understanding, and I think they recognized that its services were of benefit to the Japanese nation as well as to people from the West."
The February, 1942, issue of the New Age magazine contains an article from a Japanese newspaper: I I The Kobe Masonic Club overwhelmed by the strong influence of the Axis is on the verge of destruction. . . . It has been in existence for more than three score and ten years, apparently, as the Japan branch of Freemasonry, a secret society of Judea which has been picturing a phantasma of a mysterious world. I I The mysterious lodges of Freemasonry are at present found in Japan in Kobe, Yokohama, Tokyo, and Km.jo (Chosen). The hall in Kobe was built in 1870, immediately after the opening of Hyogo port. It came into existence in strict privacy. Most of t!le leading residents who came from England, America, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark 'secretly affiliated themselves with the Club and at one time it had a membership of as many as 150. . . . At present there are on the list of members only some 20 names. Members assemble on a fixed day, once a month. They enter a room upstairs, called the I I Palace, " eight 0 'clock in the evening, and closing doors and windows tightly, sit on chairs around a table, over which hangs a curtain with a mark of the compass and a ruler dyed on it. Members who belong to one of thirty-three classes put on strange costumes of their own class and proceed to a topic of conversation resembling the ceremony of worship to Jehovah. (( Awed by official Japanese pressure, the Club has never dabbled in political movements. There are Jews among the members, and in the meetings they seek for opportunities to make money and use the Club as a means of expanding their business."
Netherland East Indies: Freemasonry is at lowest ebb in these Islands. The first lodge was established in 1837. Generally speaking, lodges were under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands, although there is record of one lodge working under the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Dutch lodges extended from Sumatra to Celebes and, conforming to Holland custom, were supporters of schools, orphanages and welfare work. While not in the immediate vicinity, it is here mentioned that the Grand Lodge of the Philippines chartered Charleston Lodge No. 44, at Agana, on the Island of Guam, in 1918. Norway: By the decree on November 29, 1940, Quisling officially banned Freemasonry throughout Norway. Penalties were provided for Freemasons who were slow in giving up their membership, even these must serve a three-year probationary period before being ad-
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mitted into the Norwegian and Nazi party. An Idaho Mason tells the story of a newspaper correspondent present in a Norwegian city when the Germans took charge: "Two men on motorcycles entered the city, inquired where the Norwegian Consul Chamber was, and went to that place. They were followed by two automobile loads of German officers. They went to the City Hall and there were present the Mayor, Chief of Police and city officials. The intelligence officers had authority to decree the nature of that government, and they said: 'You fellows are out of office,' and out of somewhere came another group of people--not Germans, but Norwegians, men who lived in that city and they appointed the Mayor and all the officers, and that was all there was to it. That Norwegian town was taken over because of the plan of subversive activities. How easy it was for them because in that town there were men who were willing to sell out."
Palestine: The National Grand Lodge of Palestine occasionally creeps into print, usually through an application for recognition. New York rec~ived one of these applications, but, not having information, deferred consideration without prejudice. Montana reported that the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge had advised that Palestine had already exchanged representatives with most of the Grand Lodges of Europe,· South, Central and North American Grand Lodges, but that a careful check failed to substantiate the statement. They were unable to find but one Grand Lodge (North Dakota) recognizing the jurisdiction. North Dakota, in recognizing this National Grand Lodge, said: "The constitution and regulations of the National Grand Lodge of Palestine could be substituted for those of North Dakota without doing violence to its traditions and the petition to Grand Lodge is regular in every way."
Another authority, Melvin M. Johnson, of Massachusetts, said: "This body was constituted in January, 1933, being organized by seven lodges previously under the National Grand Lodge of Egypt, an organization revived in an attempt to unite the two opposing Grand Lodges in Egypt. The first Grand Master was Choukry Kouhry, whose previous experience was with the so-called Masonry of the French Grand Orient, a body not recognized by us because it is so far departed· from the landmarks as to cease to be entitled to be called Masonic. The ostensible reason for setting up this Grand Lodge was that the Palestine native Masons disagreed with the aspirations of their Egyptian brethren, who favored the Wafdist movement. It is also alleged that the Egyptian Grand Lodge was not in touch with affairs in Palestine. Moreover, tp..ere were lodges in Palestine established by England and Scotland which did not fraternize with the Egyptian Grand Lodges. There has been some question about the Masonic law with regard to the establishment of this Grand Lodge, inasmuch as Palestine is mandated to the British Crown. Consequently, the British Lodges in Palestine claim occupation of the territory of the Country and that the Egyptian lodges were invading their territory.••• "Information leads us ~o believe that the standing of its leaders among the native people of Palestine is not such to warrant us in recognizing this body."
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Portugal: From South Africa comes word of a Portuguese edict against lodges in Lorenzo Marques. Masonic activities have been prohibited and all brethren in government service must produce clearance from their Masonic affiliations, backed up by affidavits of Portuguese authorities in order to retain their positions and keep out of jail. Rumania: September 9, 1940, the Minister of Education in Rumania issued decrees requiring all employees to resign immediately from Masonic organizations. The fraternity in Rumania was not large at any time, but it had many efficient men who retained membership. It was founded sixty years ago, reorganized in 1923, and had obtained the recognition of many jurisdictions. The Grand Lodge of New York was particularly active with their assistance to this Grand Lodge. Russia: Freemasonry in Russia was prohibited by decree of August, 1822, and so far as is known no lodges have been -carried on in that jurisdiction since that date. Many Russians have affiliated with French lodges and, previous to the occupation, several lodges in France contained a large number of Russian members. An interesting story of Freemasonry in Old Time Russia was reprinted from the Freemason's Chronicle in the September, 1941, issue of the New .Age magazine. Spain: There is no Freemasonry in Spain at the present time, and most of those who were members have either fled the country, been placed in prison, or executed. Many of these Spanish members fled to Santo Domingo, where a splendid work among refugees is being carried on by the brethren" of that jurisdiction. Switzerland: From friends we learn that the magazine .Alpina, of the Grand Lodge of Switzerland, is still being issued, although we have not been supplied with a copy. This Grand Lodge is placed in a peculiar situation, being surrounded by enemies of democracy and free institutions. Winthrop Buck, of Connecticut, recently addressed a letter to this jurisdiction regarding a reputed member and discovered that his jurisdiction had not, as yet, recognized Grand Lodge Alpina. Syria: New York reports receipt of a letter from its. District Deputy Grand Master in Syrian-Lebanon District, which was short and to the point. It read: "Sorry to inform you that complying with the order issued by the authorities, we stopped our work and our meetings. So, .also, did the lodges of other jurisdictions." BY WAY OF CONCLUSION
Everything, even life, has its end. Just so must this ramble through a disturbed and torn world. That Freemasonry would suffer is plainly evident for it is interwoven so closely with the emotions of men as to be influenced by the ebb and flow of time and fortune. Just why men should seek to destroy an organization which has for its object
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the establishment of Brotherhood throughout the world is beyond the ken of man. Power is necessary in the world but its most valuable condition is when it is in perfect balance. Dictatorships are examples of unbridled power. They are in the individual world what volcanoes, tornadoes, floods and war are in the material world. Thus we close this review upon thoughts not at all pleasing. We have since 1933, when we started writing the Masonic World, set before our readers forecasts of things which are today taking place. Now is not the time for recrimination. We thought we could see what was in store for us, as any intelligent student of world affairs must have seen for years past. We plainly stated that the U. S. A. was to be the target of totalitarian states. That influential men in our national government, who could not refrain from knowing of these con- ( ditions, did not take steps looking towards our nation's protection, only calls attention to the lack of statesmanship and foresight in our national government. Many of these men were members of the fraternity-but membership no more makes a man a Mason than joining a church gives a passport to our eternal home. We are engaged in carrying on a great war-the greatest crisis in the history of the American Republic. Our fraternity is behind our government. We assisted in its formation-we shall assist in its pres,ervation. We cannot as an organization engage in controversial matters, but as individuals we can insist upon honesty, integrity, and patriotism instead of graft, insincerity, and petty politics. The preservation of American ideals should not await the result of elections. Weare American citizens first-politicians afterward. Walter Lippman truly states the situation "the defeats we have been suffering are not wholly attributable to inefficient equipment â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ . we shall be deceived if we hug the delusion that they are to be retrieved by sheer quality production. We cannot hurt the enemy mortally if we are too amiable to hurt the feelings of men who ought to be weeded out." One look at Washington during this war will convince you that the war is being largely fought behind desks, and by many who ought to be out in the field instead of sitting behind government desks. Out with the isolationists! We must win the war. America will have to make sacrifices. Arguments over wages, hours of labor, profiteering, abuse of capitalistic power and the like must give way to cooperation, understanding, and individual sacrifice. Our friends in England have learned the secret. It is said that in every bomb shelter is the following prayer: . "Increase, 0 God, the spirit of neighborliness among us, That in peril we may uphold one another, In suffering tend one another, And in loneliness, homelessness, or exile, befriend one another."
The p1J1yer breathes the very spirit of Freemasonry.
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To our readers: Whatever opinions may be expressed in this review are those of the writer and do not necessarily express the attitude of the grand lodge for whom it is written. We have intended fairly and honestly to set before our readers the happenings of the year and to analyze them in the light of the best Masonic tradition and practice. Occasionally we step upon the toes of some of our friends for we do not all think alike. Nor should we. It is honest differences of opinion, followed by discussion, which in the end creates true understanding. Incidentally, the writer would welcome honest criticism, together with suggestions for the improvement of this work, whieh he is pleased to term-The Masonic WorZd. AcknowZedgments: The Masonic World is greatly improved by the use of several excellent photographs. Weare indebted to Bro. Ray Baker Harris of the Library of the Supreme Council, A. A. S. R., for several of the Alaskan temple pictures; to the secretaries of several Alaskan lodges for historical information and photographs which they have so generously supplied; to the Alaska Steamship Co., for the very beautiful and attractive frontispiece; to Dr. J. R. Schlesinger of St. Louis for the use of the only copy he possesses of the painting of his revered father, and to Grand Secretary Mather and Senator Truman for the Perlfhing picture. To our correspondents in foreign countries, whose names, unfortunately, must be nameless for the time being-our sincere thanks-and the hope that the coming year may bring them peace and happiness-and above all-eontentment.
INDEX " A.Q.C.": research lodge transactions, 30 Acknowledgments, 104 Age~ statistics on petitioners, 81 Alabama: action on war relief, 54; membership gain, 81; receives Grand Matron OES, 77; war edict, 90 Alaska: first lodge in, 4; Knights Templar in, 21; list of lodges, 19; Royal Arch Masonry in, 21; Scottish Rite in, 22; story of Freemasonry in, 3; the future of, 22; temples in, 7, 11 Alaska Commandery No. 1 K. T.: at Fairbanks, 21 Alaska Lodge No. 14: first lodge in Alaska, 5, 6, 19; statistics, 19 Alberta: conference with British Columbia, 89; fee for petitions, 82; gift to England, 93; outside talk, 89 ; spectacular degree work, 87 Alfaro, Colon: in the news, 25 " American Glass": Masonic flasks, 28 Anchorage Chapter No.3, R.A.M.: established, 20 Anchorage Commandery No.2, K.rr.: established, 22 Anchorage Lodge No. 221: history, 17; photo of temple, 11; statistics, 19 Anderson, Oscar Elwood: mentioned, 26 Anti-Masonry: in 1942, 31; last days of Grand Lodge路 of Vienna, 37; Masonic martyrs, 34 Anvil Lodge No. 140: history, 14; statistics, 19 Arabia: war relief, 73 Argentina: Masonic conditions, 60 Arkansas: centennial, 84; ritual proficiency, 85; war program, 90 Armed Forces, War and War Relief: review, 90 Arnold, Henry H.: in the news, 23 Atholl, Duke of: in the news, 24; death, 74 Atlin: Atlinto Lodge, 9 Atlinto Lodge No. 42: history, 9; statistics, 31 Australasia: Masonry in, 55
Austria: last days of Grand Lodge, 37; membership dispersed, 97; story of Dr. Schlesinger, 34 Awards: review, 80 Belgium: conditions in, 97; Germans ban Masons, 33 Black Masonry: review, 30 B 'Nai B 'rith : relationship with Freemasonry, 42 Bolivia: Masonic conditions, 61 Bottelfsen, Ex-Gov. (Idaho): in the news, 25 Bowen, Lt. Gov. (Alberta): in the news, 26 BraZil: Masonic conditions in, 61 Bricker, John W.: in the news, 25 British Columbia: conference with Alberta, 89 Brown, John G.: in the news, 26 Buildings: review, 80 California: buildings, 80; clandestine Masonry, 81; history committee, 84; life membership, 83; lodge funeral dispute, 89; public display, 84; Masonic publications, 76; ritual conditions, 85; troubles with extraneous societies, 77; war program, 90 Canada: war relief, 74 Canal Zone: Masonic conditions, 61 Catholic: attacks on Masonry, 31; attitude of church in Philippines, 72 _ Cerda, President Pedro: active Freemason, 65 Chapman, Don: dedicates Melody marker, 80 Chile: formation of Grand Lodge, 66; list of lodges, 68; story of Freemasonry, 64 China: Austrian lodge in Shanghai, 42 Churchill, Winston: in the news, 23 Ciphers: in general use, 86 Clandestine Masonry: review, 81 Clark, George Rogers: in the news, 25 . Colombia: Masonic conditions, 62 Colorado: action on war relief, 54; historical communication, 84 ;
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Mexican attitude, 74; war program, 91 Condition of the Craft: review, 81 Conference of Grand Masters: annual meeting, 46 Connaught, Duke of: in the news, 23 Connecticut: establishes lodge of research, 84; figurative imprecations, 85; finger print system, 87; Masonic publications, 76 ; Mexican attitude, 75; military lodges, 91; Past Masters, 87; Pierpont Edwards award, 80 ; remarks of PGM, 86 Corbett, Harvey Wiley: in the news, 23 Cordova: Cordova Chapter No.4, RA.M., 20; Mt. McKinley Lodge No. 183, 17; photo of Masonic temple, 7 Cordova Chapter No. 4 RA.M. : in Alaska, 20 Cornerstone: in Alaska laid by President Harding, 11, 19 Costa Rica: Masonic conditions, 70 , Courtesy Degrees, 86, 87 Cowles, John H.: tribute by Kentucky, 88 Cuba: Masonic conditions, 70 Davison, A: in the news, 26 Dawson: photo Masonic temple, 7; Yukon lodge, 10 Dawson, John S.: in the news, 25 Delaware: remissions overdone, 82; story of Gunning Bedford" 84; war dispensation, 91 DeMolay: criticism, 78; Washington, 79; Wisconsin, 79 Denmark: listing of grand secretary's name, 97 Denslow, Ray V.: mentioned, 26 District of Columbia: concurrent jurisdiction, 82; method of voting, 85; night of thrills, 87 ; Temple Heights, 80; to shorten official line, 87; war dispensation, 91 Dominican Republic: Masonic conditions,62 Doolittle, James: in the news, 27 Douglas: Gastineaux Lodge No. 124, 17 Dues: review, 82
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Ecuador: Masonic conditions, 62 Egypt: activity in, 73; invades Cuba, 70; invades English territory, 101; Grand Lodge irregular, 97; New Hatnpshire recognizes, 98; war relief, 73 Emery, A. R.: in the news, 25 England: lodges in Chile, 67 ; membership statistics, 81 Extraneous Societies: review, 77 Fairbanks: see' 'Fa:irbanks Chapter No.1"; see" Alaska Commandery No.1"; farthest north lodge, 4, 12; photo Masonic temple, 7; Tanana Lodge No. 162, 12 Fairbanks Chapter No.1 R.A.M.: in Alaska, 20 Fees: review, 82 Finances: review, 82 Florida: the Melville matter, 32 Ford, Henry: in the news, 23 France: Government attack on Masons, 33, 34; lodges in Chile, 65; Masonic conditions, 98 Freeman, Bishop James E.: in the news, 25 Freemasonry in the War Zone: review, 96 Fulton Lodge No. 48: centennial, 30 Funerals: review, 89 Gastineaux Lodge No. 124: history, 17, 18; statistics, 19 Geo. Washington Masonic National Memorial Association: annual meeting, 48 Georgia: action on war relief, 54; action in refugee case, 97; extraneous societies, 78; physical qualifications, 84 Germany: American lodges change names, 99; attitude toward Freemasons in Austria, 39; former President a Mason, 99 ; lodges in Chile, 67 Glass, Carter: in the news, 24 Grand Chapter RA.M. : joins Grand Lodge in erection of marker, 80 Grand Masters, Conference of: annual meeting, 46 "Great Masons of America": an M.S.A. digest, 30 Green, Dwight H.: in the news, 25
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Guam: lodge on Island, 100 . Guest, Edgar A.: in the news, 23 Haines, Alaska: Masonic Club, 9 Handbook: for lodge officers by -C. C. Hunt, 29 Harding, Warren G.: description of Alaska, 22; lays Ketchikan cornerstone, 11, 19 Hart, Dr. Oliver J.: in the news, 25 Hartley, Roland H.: in the news, 24 Hawaii: Masonic conditions, 70 Henry Price Medal: to Karl Vetsburg, 80 Historical: review, 84 Hoffman, Harold G.: in the news, 26 Holland: Masonic refugee story, 97 Honorary Membership: Pershing certificate, 95 Howard, Charles W.: in the news, 25 Huger, Karel: in the news, 23 Hughes, James H.: in the news, 24 Humor: review, 76 Idaho: circular letters, 87; funeral honors, 89; meeting in Sun Valley, 84 India: activity in, 73 Indiana: age of petitioners, 81 ; collection of dues, 82; evacuee children, 92; no remission for soldiers, 91; Passion Week in, 87; political meetings in lodge rooms, 80; spurious rituals, 85 , , Inside Latin America' , : Masonic references, 28 Iowa: 1944 centennial, 84; .committee on war service, 93; funeral honors, 89 ; ministers of the gospel in, 83; unusual event, 84 Ireland: lodge of research, 30; Masonic conditions, 99 . Ireland, Merritt W.: in the news, 25 James, Arthur H.: in the news, 24, 26 . Jamestown (Alaska): lodge, 6, 8; statistics, 19 Japan: Masonic conditions, 99 Jeremy Cross Medal: Massachusetts Grand. Master receives, 80
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Masonic Publications: review, 76 Masonic Service Association: annual meeting, 53 Masonic Trials : renew, 83 Masonic Year Book: English, 27 Massachusetts: awards Vetsburg medal, 80; lodges in Chile, 66; museum items, 84; use of power, 88; war program, 91 Meier, Walter F.: death noted, 26 "Mein Kampf": review, 28 Melody, Goo. H. C.: photo of memorial plaque, 79; plaque, 80 Membership: see" Honorary Membership "; see ' 'Life Membership"; review, 83 Mersey, Lord: in the news, 23 Mexico: irregular Grand Lodges in, 74; York Grand Lodge, 74 Michigan: activity in, 81; attitude on rejected material, 83; ~udit of lodge records, 82; decision as to draftees, 91; degree teams, 86; life membership, 83 Miscellaneous: review, 87 Mississippi: historical note, 76 ; orator's address, 92; war service attitude, 91 Missouri Archives: Masonic references,29 Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147: history, 18; statistics, 19 Mt. McKinley Lodge No. 183: history, 17; statistics, 19 Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40: centennial,30 Monroe, Kenneth: attack on Masonry,32 Montua: action on war relief, 54; burial suspended Mason, 89 ; Diamond Jubilee, 84; historical note, 77; investigates Palestine, 101; Masonic publications, 76; Mexican attitude, 75; removal of landmarks, 86 Moore, A. Harry: in the news, 25 Moses, John: in the news, 25 Nelson, Donald M.: in the news, 23 Netherland East Indies: Masonic conditions, 100 Nevada: action on war relief, 54; historical meeting, 88; Reno Lodge No. 13, 85 New Brunswick: war service, 94
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New Hampshire: Mexican attitude, 75; presents Jeremy Cross Medal, 80; recognizes Egypt, 98 New Jersey: action on war relief, 54; attitude on dispensations, 82; presents 50 year medal, 80; promptness, 88 New Mexico: organization Low Twelve Club, 78 New South Wales: Freemasonry in,56 New York: action on war relief, 54; eliminates public Grand Honors, 90; extraneous societies in, 78; Grand Lodge finances, 82; lodge charter suspended, 88; medal to Bishop Tueker 80 ; Mexiean attitude, 75; new society, 77; new trial system, 83; relief of refugees, 92; war program, 92 New Zealand: Freemasonry in, 57 Niearagua: recognition by Ameriean Lodges, 62 , 'Noealore' ': proceedings, 27 Nome: Anvil Lodge No. 140, 14; farthest west lodge, 4, 14; photo Masonic temple, 7; Seward Chapter No.2 R.A.M., 20 Norway: Freemasonry banned, 100 North Carolina: war service attitude, 91 North Dakota: attitude toward draftees, 92; Beever marker, 85; finances, 82; only Grand Lodge to recognize Palestine, 101 Nova Caesarea Harmony Lodge No. 2: history, 27; mention, 85 attitude toward Nova Seotia: Egypt, 97; proposed history, 85; war conditions, 93
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Lee: in the news, 24 Ohio: limit for district deputies, 88; membership gain, 82; Nova Caesarea Lodge, 85; revision of burial service, 90; ritual uniformity, 86; war program, 92 Ontario: selection of secretaries, 89; war conditions, 93; war donations, 93 Order of East-ern Star: mentioned, 77 Oregon: action on war ,relief, 55; centennial, 85; life membership, 83; Mexican attitude, 75
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Palestine : National Grand Lodge Roosevelt, Franklin D.: antiof, 101; war relief, 73 Masonic attack, 32; Nazis expose, Palma, Arturo: active Chilean 33 Freemason, 64 Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr.: in the Panama: Masonic conditions, 62 news, 23 , , Pawnee Bill' ': . see ' , Gordon Royal Arch Masonry: in Alaska, Wm. Lillie"; in the n~ws, 24 20 Pennsylvania: action on war re- Royal Canadian Mounted Police: lief, 55; circular letters, 88; disconfer degree, 87 tinguished visitor, 93; no cour- Rumania: edict against Freematesy degrees, 86; war program, sons, 102 . Russia: Masonry in, 102 93 Pershing, Gen. John J.: photo, 95; receives Missouri certificate, 95 Saltonstall, Leverett: in the news, 25 Persia: war relief, 73 Peru: lodges in Chile, 65; Masonic , Salvador: Masonic conditions, 63 Saskatchewan: conference with conditions, 63 Manitoba, 89; war relief, 74路 Petersburg Lodge No. 262 : hisSchlesinger, John R.: experiences, tory, 18; statistics, 19 36 Philippine Islands: Masonic conSchlesinger, Dr. Richard: biograditions, 71 Photographs: Alaska, frontisphy, 34; death, 46; photo, 35 piece; Harding lays lodge cor- Schultz, John W. N.: in the news, 25 nerstone, 11 ; Masonic Temples in Alaska, 7, 11; Melody plaque, Sciots: un-Masonic acts, 78 79; Pershing group, 95; Dr. Rich- Scotland: lodges in Chile, 67; Masonic conditions, 73 ard Schlesinger, 35 Physical Qualifications: review, 84 Scottish Rite: established bodies in Alaska, 22; honors to Grand Pickard, Dr. John: mentioned, 26 Officers, 51 Pierce, Clinton A.: in the news, 23 Pierpont Edwards Award: Con- Seward Chapter No. 2 R.A.M.: at Nome, 20 necticut, 80 Portugal: edict against Free- Seward Lodge No. 219: history, 16, 17; sta tisti~s, 19 masons, 102 Price, James H.: in the news, 26 Short, Dewey: in the news, 25 Prince Edward Island: amplifies Sitka: first Alaskan lodge, 5, 6, 19 Skagway: White Pass Lodge, 8, 9 second degree, 87; war relief, 94; Skinner, Egbert D.: in the news, war service, 93 26 Publicity: review, 84 Puerto Rico: Masonic conditions, Smith, Charles: in the news, 25 Snell, Earl W.: in the news, 26 63 South Australia: Freemasonry in, Quebec: disregard for old records, 58 89; war service, 93, 94 South Dakota: action on war relief, 55 Queensland: Freemasonry in, 57 Spain: Freemasonry abolished, 102 Reed, Stanley F.:' in the news, 25 Stas~en, Harold E.: in the news, 24 Research Lodge: review, 84 Revere, Paul: story of, 28 Stevenson, Coke: in the news, 26 Rhode Island: action on war re- Switzerland: Masonic conditions in, 102 lief, 55; investigates ciphers, 86; Syria: Freemasonry suspended, sesquicentennial, 85 102 Ritual: review, 85 Rixey, George F.: in the news, 24 Tanana Lodge No. 162: history, Roenneberg, Hans J ohndal: in the news, 24 12; statistics, 19
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Tarnished Warrior' , : story of Gen. Wilkinson, 30 Tasmania: Freemasonry in, 58 Tennessee: war program, 92 Terhune, Albert Payson: in the news, 26 Texas: adopts processional, 86 ; antipathy to funerals, 90; extraneous societies, 78; gift to England, 93 ; longest address, 88; Mayor of Waco speaks, 75; Mexican attitude, 75; war conditions, 92. . Truman, Harry S.: in the news, 26; radio address printed, 76 ; presents Pershing membership, 95 Tucker, Bishop Henry St. George: receives distinguished service medal, 80; story of Masonry in Japan, 99
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Unusual: review, 84 UrugUay: Masonic conditions, 64 Utah: war work, 92 Valdez Lodge No. 168: history, 17; statistics, 19 Van Tongeren, H.: in the news, 27 Van Wagoner, Murray: in the news, 25 Vermont: gift to England, 93; teaches patriotism, 87; rewrites funeral service, 90 • Vetsburg, Karl M.: awarded Henry Price medal, 80 Victoria: Freemasonry in, 58 Virginia: commission from, 7.7 ; current jurisdiction, 82; mstallation, 88; Grand Chapter centennial program, 29 War Service and Relief: see I I Freemasonry in the War Zone' , ;
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/ M.S.A. centers, 53; in Arabia, 73; in Canada, 74; in Egypt, 73; in New South Wales, 53; in New Zealand, 57; in Palestine, 73; in Persia, 73; in Queensland, 57; in Saskatchewan, 74; in Scotland, 73 ; in Tasmania, 58;· in Victoria, 58; in Western Australia, 59; review, 90 Washington: action on war relief, 55; Alaska lodges, 4; Alaska lodge statistics, 19; DeMolay at'. titude, 79; grants charter to Sitka, Alaska, lodge, 5; history of Grand Lodge, 85; public installations, 87; short message, 88; Spanish commission, 77 West Virginia: gold medal to P.G.M., 80; ritual in, 87 Western Australia: Freemasonry in, 59; proposed amalgamation with Scottish lodges, 60, 73 Weygant, Carl V.: in the news, 26 White Horse Lodge No. 46: history, 9, 10; statistics, 19 White Pass Lodge No. 113: statistics, 19 Willard, Daniel: in the news, 27 Wilson, H. L.: in the news, ·26 Wisconsin: action on war relief, 55; DeMolay attitude, 79; insane brother, 89; reinstatements, 84 Withers, Thomas: in the news, 26 Woodruff, Noah 0.: in the news, 25 Woodrum, Clifton A.: in the news, 26 Wyoming: C.C.C. petitioner, 92; life membership, 83 Yukon Lodge No. 45: history, 10; statistics, 19 Yukon Territory: lodges in, 4
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The following Foreign Grand Lodges are recognized as regular by the Grand Lodge of Missouri: Alberta; BritiSh C91umbia; Austria; Grossloge Von Wien; Canada; Chili (at Santiago); Costa Rica; Cuba (Island of); National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia; Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen; Denmark; Finland; Grand Lodge of Finland; England; France; Guatemala (Nat. and Ind. G. L. of); Ireland; Jugoslavia: Grand Lodge of Jugoslavia; Manitoba; Mexico (York G. L. of); Netherlands; New Bruns. wick; New South Wales; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Nwa Scotia; Panama; Philippine Islands; Porto Rico; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Queensland; Rumania; San Salvador; Saskatchewan; Scotland; South Australia; Sweden; Swiss Alpina; Tasmania; Victoria ; Western Australia. LIST OF GRAND SECRETARIES AND THEm ADDRESSES Alabama, Guy T. Smith, Mont- Mississippi, Sid F. Curtis, Meridgomery. ian. Arizona, Harry A. Drachman, Missouri, Arthur Mather, St. Louis, Tucson. Montana, Luther T. Hauberg, Arkansas, Woodlief A. Thomas, Helena. Little Rock. Nebraska, Lewis E. Smith, Omaha. California, Lloyd E. Wilson, San Nevada, E. C. Peterson, Carson Francisco. City. Colorado, Chas. A. Patton, 319 Masonic Temple, Denver. New Hampshire, J. Melvin Dresser, Connecticut, Winthrop Buck, HartConcor.d. ford. New Jersey, Isaac Cherry, TrenDelaware, Chester R. Jones, Wilton. mington. New Mexico, Alpheus A. Keen, District of Columbia, J. Claude Albuquerque. Keiper, Washington. New York, Charles H. Johnson, Florida, George W. Huff, JacksonNew York City. ville. North Carolina, J. H. Anderson, Georgia, Daniel W. Locklin, Macon. Raleigh. North Dakota, W. L. Stockwell, Idaho, Clyde I. Rush, Boise. Fargo. Illinois, R. C. Davenport, Harrisburg. Ohio, Harry S. Johnson, CincinIndiana, William H. Swintz, Innati. . dianapolis. Oklahoma, C. A. Sturgeon, Guthrie. Oregon, D. R. Cheney, Portland. Iowa, C. C. Hunt, Cedar Rapids. Kansas, Elmer F. Strain, Topeka. Pennsylvania, Mathew Galt, Jr., Kentucky, A. O. Orton, Louisville. Philadelphia Louisiana, D. Peter LaGuens, Jr., Rhode Island, H. L. McAuslan, New Orleans. Providence. Maine, COBvers E. Leach, PortSouth Carolina, O. Frank Hart, land. Columbia. Maryland, Claud Shaffer, Balti- South Dakota, Elvin F. Strain, more. Sioux Falls. Massachusetts, Frank H. Hilton, Tennessee, T. E. Doss, Nashville. Boston. Texas, Geo. H. Belew, Waco. Michigan, F. Homer Newton, Utah, Sam H. Goodwin, Salt Lake GrancLBapids. City. Minnesota, John H. Anderson, St. Vermont, Aaron H. Grout, BurPaul. lington.
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Virginia, James M. Clift, Richmond. Washington, Horace W. Tyler, Tacoma. West Virginia, Ira W. Coffman, P. O. Box 346, Charleston. Wisconsin, William F. Weiler, Milwaukee. Wyoming, Irving E. Clark, Oasper. Alberta, J. H. W. S. Kemmis, Calgary. Austria, Gr08sloge Von Wien, Dr. Wladimir Misar, Starhemberggasse 47, Wien IV 12, Vienna. British Columbia, Frank S. McKee, Masonic Temple, 692 Seymour St., Vancouver, B. O. Canada, Ewart G. Dixon, Hamilton,Ont. Chile, Enrique A. Saldias, Santiago. Costa Rica, Rafael O. Loria, San Jose. Cuba, 90nstantino P. Gutierrez, E. Havana. Czechoslovakia, National Grand Lodge of, L. Schwary, Vinohradska 24, Prague-Smichol1'. Czechoslovakia, Prof. Dr. V. Lesny, G. M. (NaIl. G. L.) 2 Dienzenhofferovy Sady, Prague XVI. Czechoslovakia, Felix Lenhart, G. M. (Lessing), Trojanova 7, Prague XI. Czechoslovakia, Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen, E. Klatscher-Lessingham, Trojanova 7, Prague XI. Denmark, Alex Troeddson, Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 23. England, Sidney A. White, London. Finland, Masonic Hall No. 13, Unioninkatu, Helsinki. France (Nat. and Ind. G. L. of), G. H. Hargreaves, 42 Rue de Rochechouart, Paris. Guatemala, M. A. Castillo, L. Guatemala. Ireland, Henry C. Shellard, Dublin. Jugoslavia, Dr. V. Novak, Cika Ljubina 20, 3, Belgrade. Manitoba, J. H. G. Russell, Winnipeg.
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Mexico (York G. L. of), Fred T. Berger, Apartado 1986, Mexico D.F. Netherlands, A. F. L. Faubel, The Hague. New Brunswick, R. D. Magee, St. John. New South Wales, James S. Miller, Masonic HaU, Sydney.路 New Zealand, H. A. Lamb, 1293 P. O. Box No. 56, Auckland, C. I .. New Zealand. Nicaragua, Antonio Ortega B. Managua. Norway, J. P. Graff-Wang, Col. Nedro Voldgate 19, Oslo. Nova Scotia, James C. Jones, Freemason's Hall, Halifax. Panama, Andres Mojica, Apartado 84, Panama, Rep. Panama. Philippine Islands, Teodoro M. Kalaw, Manila. Porto Rico, Rodolfo R. Pabon, P. O. Box 747, San Juan. Prince Edward Island, Chas. M. Williams, Charlottetown. Quebec, W. W. Williamson, Montreal. Queensland, Leslie P. Marks, Box 675, Brisbane. Rumania, Corneliu Mihalesco, Bukarest. San Salvador, Tomas Soley, San Salvador, C. A. Saskatchewan, W. B. Tate, Regina. Scotland, W. King Gillies, Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh. South Australia, R. Owen Fox (Acting) , Freemason's Hall, Adelaide. Sweden, Yngve G. Wisen, Narvunagen 32, Stockholm. Switzerland, Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina, Charles Serex, Berne, Switzerland. Tasmania, W. H. Strutt, 117 Macquarie, Hobart. Victoria, William Stewart, Freemason's Hall, Melbourne. Western Australia, A. E. Jenson, Freemason's Hall, Perth.
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INDEX 1942 PROCEEDINGS
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Address of Grand Master, Harris C. Johnston . Arrest of Charter ; . Bray, Willis J . Centennials . Complaint against Ivanhoe Lodge . Concurrent Jurisdiction . Conclusion . Conference of D. D. G. M. and D. L . COnference of Grand Masters . Cornerstone Laying . Cou~t~y Degrees . DeCISIons . Dedication of Halls . Dispensations . Dispensations Refused . Financial . Funerals George Washington Masonic Nat '1 Memorial. .. . . Grand Representatives, Appointments of . Historical Markers . Honorary Membership · . Lodges U. D . Masonic Home . Masonic Service Association and Masons in the Armed Service Membership . Meet with other Masonic Bodies . Necrology . :......................... . . Official Bonds , Recognition of Members in Armed Service . Representatives at other Grand Lodges . Trial COmmissions . United Grand Lodge of England . Veteran- Buttons . Visitations . Address of George H. Belew, G. S. of Texas . Address of Paul R. Byrum, G. M. of G. C., R. & S. M. of Missouri Address of Oliver F. Cuddy, G. H. P., G. C., R. A. M. of Missouri . Address of Louis F. Heger, G. C., K. T. of Missouri. . Address of C. C. Hunt, G. S. of Iowa . Address of William B. Massey . Address of Karl J. Mohr, G. M. of Illinois . Afternoon Session . Amendments Adopted and Decisions Approved, 1941 . Amendments Referred to_1943 Jurisprudence Committee . Appointments, 1943 . Approval of Minutes . )0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Benediction Biographical Sketch of G. M. Harris C. Johnston
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Called From Labor . Closing •...............................................•.•.. Credentials, Interim Report .
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E Election of Board of Directors for the Masonic Home. . . . . . . . . . . . Election of Officers of the Grand Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illness of Thad B. Landon, P. G. M......... Illness of Marcus A. Loevy .... ',' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illness of J. R. McLachlan, Grand Lecturer Emeritus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation ... :............................................. Introduction of Distinguished Guests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . Introduction of Ill. Brother Nelson E. Lurton 33 Invitation to St. Louis .................................... Invocation 0
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L List of Committees, Standing and Special. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . List of District Deputy Grand Masters, 1942·1943. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of District Lecturers, 1942-1943 List of Elected Officers of G. L. Since Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Grand Representatives to and From Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . List of Grand Secretaries and Their Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Living Past Grand Masters. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Lodges, Alphabetical , List of Lodges, Numerical................................... List of" Lodge Directory......................................
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Report of Auditor .....................•..........•.... ',' . . . . • Report of Masonic Home of Missouri.......................... Report of Committee on Foreign Correspondence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report of Grand Lecturer. . • • . . . . • • • • • • • . . • • . • • . • • • . . . . . • • . • . . Report of Committee on: Appeals and Grievances...... .... . . . . ..... . ... . .. . . . . .... .. . Buil<ling Supervisory ....•.......•......................... Chartered Lodges •........•...•....•••••..•..•............. Credentials Committee (Final Report) District Deputy Grand Masters ......................•..•.... Forms and Ceremonies . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . • • . . . , George Washington Masonie Natl. Memorial Assoeiation •..•.. Grand Master's Address................................... Jurisprudence ....................•.•................•....• Library Lodges U. D. ....................•........................ Masonic Boards of Relief and Employment Bureau. . . . . . . . . . . . Masonic Home, Visiting Committee.......................... Masonic Publications :Masonic Service Association................................ Masonic Temple Assoeiation of St. Louis... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mileage and Per Diem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Necrology Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refugee Children ........ Revision of By-Laws....................................... Ritual.................................................... Social Service at Training Camps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and Hotels.................................. Ways and Means (Partial Report)............ Ways and Means (Final Report)............................ Welfare Resolutions: . Henry C. Chile&--Offered................ Henry C. Chile&--Laid over until 1943....................... Masonie Home and Welfare Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks: To Scottish Rite Cathedral Assoeiation by Anthony F. Ittner..................................................
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HSection 22. District Deputy Grand Masters. The Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri shall be divided into such number of Masonic Districts as may from time to time be ordered by the Grand Lodge, for each of which there shall be appointed and commissioned by the Grand Master a District Deputy Grand Master, who must be a Past or present Master of a Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction, a member of a Lodge in said district and a resident of said district or of an adjoining district in this State. Districts which have, or may hereafter have, forty or more Lodges shall have two District Deputy Grand Masters of equal rank over separate divisions of s~ch districts. The Grand Master may convene the District Deputy Grand Masters in regional conference at such time as he may deem best, the expense of such meeting to be defrayed by the Grand Lodge."
"Section 24. District Lecturer. There shall be appointed and commissioned by the Grand Lecturer, for each Masonic District, a District Lecturer who must be a Past or present Master of a Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction, a member of a Lodge in said district, and a resident of said district or of an adjoining district in this State, and who shall be competent to teach the work of this jurisdiction. He shall hold his office until the next succeeding Session of the Grand Lodge, unless removed by the Grand Lecturer. He shall visit, officially, the Lodges in his district as far as practicable, and for holding Lodges of Instruction shall receive the necessary actual expense incurred by him in holding such Lodges of Instruction, to be paid by each Lodge so instructed; provided that where more than one Lodge is instructed by said District Lecturer at one time and place, each Lodge so instructed shall pay to said District Lecturer an equal part of his actual necessary expenses so incurred by him in holding said Lodge of Instruction." "Section 222. Election of, by Ballot, Nomination. The members of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home shall be elected by written ballot immediately following the election of the Grand Lodge Officers. N ominations for directors shall be made on the first day of the Grand Lodge Session, as soon after the Grand Master's Address as can be conveniently done. 1ÂŁ a greater number is nominated than those to be elected, then the Grand Secretary shall cause a ballot to be printed with the names of those nominated listed alphabetically, which said ballots shall be used for the election when held as herein provided. In the event that no more are nominated than are to be elected, the Grand Master may order the Grand Secretary to east the ballot for directors of the Masonic Home. Neither the Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand Warden nor the Junior Grand Warden shall be eligible for election as a director until the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, after his term of office shall have expired."
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"Section 278. Charges Against the Master of a Lodge. Whenever the Worshipful Master of a Lodge is charged with official misconduct, or with any Masonic offense, such charge shall.be presented to the Grand Master, who shall thereupon cause a true copy thereof to be served on the accused. If after investigation the Grand Master believes the charge to be without sufficient foundation, he shall dismiss it and report his action at the next Grand Lodge Communication. If, after such investigation, he believes the charge to be well founded, he shall either order the accused to appear before the Grand Lodge, at its next Annual Communication, to answer the charge presented against him, or shall appoint a Trial Commission, composed of members of the Grand Lodge, who, after due notice to the accused, shall proceed to a hearing thereon,. at which the accused shall be entitled to be heard. "If a hearing be had by a Trial Commission then at the conclusion of such hearing such Commission shall file with the Grand Lodge a complete record of proceedings, together with a brief statement of the facts found and its conclusions and recommendations thereon, and shall mail a copy of its findings of facts, conclusions and recommendations to the Grand Master, and to the accused. Such report shall be reviewed by the Appeals and Grievances Committee at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge following the filing of such report, and said Committee shall make its report thereon to the Grand Lodge, recommending that the accused be found guilty or not guilty as the facts warrant, and if guilty, recommending the punishment to be imposed. While charges against the Worshipful Master of a Lodge are pending, the Grand Master shall have power to suspend him from office, if, in the opinion of the Grand Master, the interests of Freemasonry would be best served by such suspension. "The rules of procedure pertaining to trials and appeals established by the Trial Code, in so far as they are applicable, shall govern procedure in cases under this Section."
"Section 160. Exemption from Dues. A Lodge, by its By-Laws, may provide that any member, because of length of membership or other meritorious cause, shall thereafter be exempt from the payment of all dues excepting such amount as the Lodge is required to pay to the Grand Lodge for any purpose on account of his membership, which amount shall be collected and shall be paid to the Grand Lodge. Any member heretofore exempt from payment of dues for any cause shall be subject to the provisions of this Section."
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SEC. 192, Amendment, (p. 107). Add a sub-paragraph thereto at the end . of the amendment of 1930, reading as follows: The Lodges in cities, towns or areas whose jurisdictional boundaries are contiguous, not already having concurrent jurisdiction, by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Lodges in each such city, town or area and the approval of the Grand Master, may create concurrent jurisdiction within the jurisdictional limits of such cities, towns or areas. (Proc. 1936, p. 128.) Satisfactory evidence having been presented that the foregoing act had received the affirmative vote of a sufficient number of Lodges in the City and County of St. Louis (33d and 57th Masonic District), the Grand Master by letter dated December 18, 1941, addressed to the Lodges concerned, did declare concurrent jurisdiction to be in full force and effect between the Lodges in the City and County of St. Louis.
Dec1s1ons* . SEC. 27 (e), Decision (p. 18). An investigation conducted by the Committee on Appeals and Grievances at an Annual Communication, under the order of the Grand Lodge, does not constitute a trial, nor is the brother under investigation. placed in jeopardy by that proceeding. (Proc. 1941,
p.95.)
SEC. 50, Decision (p. 29). It is the duty of a Lodge, me~ting in a temple owned by a Masonic Temple Association, to see that card parties for profit and prizes, are not held in the Lodge room, or in any other room used for Masonic purposes, on the same floor.. (Proc. 1941, p. 11.)
SEC. SO, Decision. (p. 29). It is not legal to play cards either for profit or social purposes in the Lodge room itself, or the ante-room used by the Tiler. Dancing in the Lodge room is forbidden. A room on the lower floor, or entirely separate and apart from the room used for the conferring of Degrees, may be used by the members and their families, providing the lodge consents, for a social game of cards, provided that the card playing shall not be for profit and shall not be played on the Lord's Day or Sunday. (Proc. 1941, p. 11.)
* In order to understand the circumstances surrounding each decision, the record in the Grand Lodge Proceedings. as indicated by the footnote. should be read.
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SEC. 51, Decision (p. 30). It is the duty of a Lodge, meeting in a temple owned by a Masonic Temple Association, to see that card parties for profit and prizes, are not held in the Lodge room, or in any other room used for Masonic purposes on the same floor. (Proc. 1941, p. 11.)
SEC. 51, Decision (p. 30). It is not legal to play cards either for profi~ or social purposes in the Lodge room itself, or the ante-room used by the Tiler. Dancing in the Lodge room is forbidden. A room on the lower floor, or entirely separate and apart from the room used for the confering of Degrees, may be used by the members and their families, provided the Lodge consents, for a social game of cards, provided that the card playing shall not be for profit and shall not be played on the Lord's Day or Sunday. (Proc'. 1941, p. 11.)
SEC. 53, Decision (p. 31). A subordinate Lodge shall not be permitted to appear in public procession except on strictly Masonic occasions, when it may appear without a dispensation for that purpose. (Proc. 1941, p. 11.)
SEC. 112, Decision (p. 56). There is no objection to receiving the petition of an applicant for the degrees who can see well enough to observe the necessary proceedings in taking the degrees. (The Committee on Jurisprudence states, "We approve decision 9 subject to this observation-the Lodge should take into consideration all the facts and circumstances connected with the infirmity, and the possibility that the petitioner, by -reason of hi~ infirmity, may become a charge upon the Fraternity, and the Lodge in particular.") (Proc. 1941, pp. 11, 96.)
SEC. 118, Decision (p. 62). A candidate shall not receive more than one degree at a time, neither shall he be advanced in less than four weeks from the time the preceding degree was conferred. (Proc. 1941, p. 12.)
SEC. 120, Decision (p'. 63). There is no way by which a petitioner who has been rejected can require the Lodge to take favorable action, and he must petition the Lodge in whose jurisdiction he resides. (See SEC. 194, Waiver of Jurisdiction.) (Proc. 1941, p. 10.)
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SEC. 121, Decision (p.64). A man's place of residence is by intent. If he says that Fairfax is his home, that is his home unless he fixes residence in some other place and votes there. If he is a man of good character, and the Lodge is satisfied that Fairfax is his residence, then the Lodge has a perfect right to receive his petition and give him the Degrees. (The Committee on Jurisprudence states, "We approve decision 13 but in making this decision the Grand Master has not set out all the qualifications for membership and the physical facts that determine residence. Therefore, we refer to the action of the Grand Lodge approving the report of a previous Committee on Jurisprudence (Proc. 1939, pp. 8, 124) where these matters are more carefully set forth.") (Proc.1941, pp. 12,96.)
SEC. 129, Decision (p. 70). The Grand Master has no authority to waive the requirement that a Master Mason must pass the proficiency examination in order to obtain a dimit. (Proc. 1941, p. 10.)
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SEC. 146, Decision (p. 80). There is no way by which a petitioner who has been rejected can require the Lodge to take favorable action, and he must petition the Lodge in whose jurisdiction he resides. (See SEC. 194, Waiver of Jurisdiction.) (Proc. 1941, p. 10.)
SEC 153, Decision (p. 83). When the application for advancement of an E. A., who has permitted a year to pass without advancing, is rejected, and after sixty days have passed the rejection is not followed by filing of charges, the petitioner is entitled to advancement. (Proc. 1939, pp. 12, 13.)
SEC. 161, Decision (p. 88). A member suspended for non-payment of dues at the beginning of the year, although scarcely a half-month has elapsed; must be charged with dues of that year. (The presumption is that he is in arrears for the preceding year also.) (Proc. 1941, p. 9.)
SEc. 161, Decision (p. 89). A Lodge which has suspended a member for non-payment of dues who has been convicted of a crime; must decide whether he is worthy of reinstatement. (Proc. 1941, p. 12.)
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SEC. 161, Decision (p. 89). A member suspended for non-payment of dues, must, in order to be reinstated, pay dues not only to the date of suspension, but for that entire calendar year. (Proc. 1931, p. 17.) (Replacing briefer abstract published 1939.)
SEC. 161, Decision (p. 90). A member who is suspended at the time of his death cannot be restored posthumously. (Proc. 1941, p. 11.)
SEC. 206, Decision (p. 116). It is not legal to play cards either for profit or social purposes in the Lodge room itself, or the ante-room used by the Tiler. Dancing in the Lodge room is fprbidden. A room on the lower floor, or entirely separate and apart from the room used for the conferring of Degrees, may be used by the members and their families, provided the Lodge consents, for a social game of cards, provided that the card playing shall not be for profit and shall not be played on the Lord's Day or Sunday. (Proc. 1941. p. 11.)
Misc. Decision (p. 121). A Lodge is not permitted to organize a bowling team under the Lodge name, use the square and compass on their uniforms, or enter the team in the league of that city. (Proc. 1941, p. 9.)
Misc. Decision (p. 121). A Lodge is not permitted to engage to sponsor a Chapter of the Order of Rainbow for Girls, or to appoint members of the Lodge on the Advisory Board of such Chapter. (Proc. 1941, p. 9.)
Misc. Decision (p. 121). A club composed of officers of Lodges can not sponsor a concert whose proceeds will go principally to the Masonic Home. (A favorable decision by the Grand Master was reversed by the Committee on Jurisprudence.) (Proc. 1941, pp. 12, 96.)
Misc. Decision (p. 121). It is not permissible for an insurance salesman to pay a member of a Lodge for furnishing names of prospects, the payment to be use4 in liquidating dues. (Proc. 1941, p. 12.)
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SEC. 229 (b), Decision (p. 131). A Lodge which suspends for non-paymenf of dues, instead of expelling a member serving a sentence in a penitentiary, is guilty of remissness of duty. A Lodge can not conscientiously reinstate such a member. (The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which was adopted, in disapproving this decision, states, "We do not feel that any amount of punishment should be fixed by anyone but the Lodge. However, we do agree with the Grand Master that the Lodge should have taken proper a~tion at the time the offense was committed. Hisrestoration is a matter for the Lodge to determine, consistent with the welfare of Freemasonry. Only the Lodge should determine that matter.") (Proc. 1941, pp. 10, 96.)
SEC. 229 (e), Decision (p. 134). Although the evidence discloses the conduct complained of in Specification II, subdivision (b), occurred longer than five years next before the filing of the charges, yet inasmuch as the testimony further shows that the offense charged was concealed from the accuser, we hold that both the letter and spirit of section 210 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws (SEC. 229 (e), By-Laws 1925) have been fully complied with, and that the statute of limitation is no bar and did not apply. (Proc. 1913, p. 133.) -
SEC. 255, Decision, (p. 151). A Lodge which suspends for non-payment of dues, instead of expelling a member serving a sentence in a penitentiary, is guilty of remissness of duty. A Lodge can not conscientiously reinstate such a member. (The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which was adopted, in disapproving this decision, states, "We do not feel that any amount of punishment should be fixed by anyone but the Lodge. However, we do agree with the Grand Master that the Lodge should have taken proper action at the time the offense was committed. His restoration is a matter for the Lodge to determine, consistent with the welfare of Freemasonry. Only the Lodge should determine that matter.") (Proc. 1941, pp. 10,96.)
SEC. 261~, Decision (p. 155). An investigation conducted by the Committee on Appeals and Grievances at an Annual Communication, under the order of the Grand Lodge, does not constitute a. trial,' nor is the brother under investigation placed in jeopardy by that proceeding. (Proc. 1941, p.95.)
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281, Decision (p. 166). A Lodge which suspends for non-payment
of dues, instead of expelling a member serving a sentence in a penitentiary,
is guilty of remissness of duty. A Lodge can not conscientiously reinstate such a member. (The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which was adopted, in disapproving this decision, states, "We do not feel that any amount of punishment should be fixed by anyone but the Lodge. However, we do agree with. the Grand Master that the Lodge should have taken proper action at the time the offense was committed. His restoration is a matter for the Lodge to determine, consistent with the welfare of Freemasonry. Only the Lodge should detennine that matter.") (Proc. 1941, pp. 10,96.)
Decision (p. 178). An investigation conducted by the Committee on Appeals and Grievances at an Annual Communication, under the order of the Grand Lodge, does not constitute a trial, nor is the prother under investigation placed in jeopardy by that proceeding. (Proc. 1941, p. 95.)
Decision (p. 179). A candidate shall not receive more than one Degree at a time, neither shall he be advanced in less than four weeks from the time the preceding degree was conferred. (Proc. 1941, p. 12.)
"(po 186). Resolution making General John J. Pershing an honorary member of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. (Proc. 1941, p. 57.)