1944 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS of the

GRAND LODGE ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS of the

STATE OF MISSOURI at its

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION Held at

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SEPTEMBER 26 AND 27, A. D. 1944, A. L. 5944

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II WILLIAM FRANCIS WOODRUFF Grand -Master, 1943-44

William Francis Woodruff, our one-hundredth Grand Master, was born on a farm in Johnson County, Missouri, between Warrensburg and Holden, on November 19, 1881, of pioneer Missouri stock. His paternal grandparents, William and Jane Colbern W oo~ruff, came to Missouri from New York in 1830, settling in "\Varrensburg, where William "\Voodruff carried on his trade of a merchant tailor. Our Grand Master's father, David Presley Woodruff, son of William and Jane Colbern Woodruff, was born, in Warrensburg, on August 12, 1842. Brother Woodruff's maternal grandparents were William Gaut and Betsy Jane (Fine) Gaut. William Gaut's father, Cornelius Gaut, had moved his family from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Lafayette County, Missouri, in the early 1830's, and, in 1845, William Gaut was married to Betsy Jane Fine, who was born in Tennessee in 1823, and whose parents, Jonathan and Hannah R. Fine, moved to Johnson County, Missouri, shortly after the birth of Betsy Jane. During the War Between the States, William Gaut was a Confederate soldier, in the 10th Missouri Cavalry, and, in 1861, for the safety of her children, her husband bein~ known as a southern sympathizer, Betsy Jane Gaut moved to the State of Texas, where the family lived until 1865, when they moved back to Missouri. There were eight children born of this marriage, one of whom was Francis A. Gaut, the mother of our Grand Master, who was married to David Presley Woodruff in 1873. Brother Woodruff's father, David Presley Woodruff, was a Confederate soldier throughout the four years of the War Between the States, taking part in many of the battles of that conflict. Following the War he was for many years a farmer in the Round Grove neighborhood, twelve miles west of Warrensburg, and in 1891, when our Grand Master was ten years old, the family moved to "\Varrensburg. He died March 30, 1927, in his eighty-fifth year. For more than thirty-five years he was adjutant of M. M. Parsons Camp of United Confederate Veterans. He organized a congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, while living on the farm; was superintendent of the Sunday School and often filled the pulpit. After moving to Warrensburg he became a member of the board oi stewards and the

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board of trustees of the church in that city. He retired from the office of City Clerk of Warrensburg on his eightieth birthday. Brother Woodruff attended country school, and after his parents moved to Warrensburg, the high school there, and later the Central Missouri State Teachers College for a period of two years, following which he taught school for three years. He then entered the University of Missouri, and received the degree of A.B. in 1907, and was graduated from the Law School of the University, with the degree of LL.B. in 1909. While at the University our W. F. Woodruff was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi and the Order of the Coif. He was a member of debating teams, r~presenting Missouri in three inter-state debates. Following his admission to the Bar in 1909, Brother Woodruff entered the practice of law as an associate with Mr. Frank F. Brumbach, in Kansas City. After a year he was appointed an assistant city counselor of Kansas City, in which capacity he served for a year and a half, and then formed a partnership with Mr. Brumbach under the firm name of Brumbach & Woodruff, which continued for several years. In 1917 he formed a partnership with Mr. B. Denny Davis, and the firm of Davis & Woodruff continued until the death of Mr. Davis in 1929, in which year the name of the firm became Woodruff & Gard. This partnership continued until the year 1942, in which year Mr. Gard re~urned to his family home at lola, Kansas, and the firm name was changed to "W. F. Woodruff, Attorney at Law." During the administration of Governor Stark, Brother Woodruff became "Judge Woodruff," having been appointed as Judge of DivisIon Number Two of the Circuit Court of Jackson County at Kansas City, to fill an unexpired term of the late Judge Darius A. Brown. At the present time he is a Democratic member of the Board of Election Commissioners of Kansas City, under appointment of Governor (and Past Grand Master) Forrest C. Donnell. He has served as a member of the Board of Regents of Central Missouri State Teachers College at Warrensburg. In his profession, Brother Woodruff has attained a position of high standing in his relationship to the members of the Bar and with the public. Energetic, hard-working, highly capable, sincere and ethical, his career as a practicing lawyer has been successful, and he is well and favorably known as one of the leading members of the Bar of Kansas City and of the State of Missouri. Shunning those fields of the practice which are spectacular and dramatic, in preference for those which are constructive and of permanent value, he has rendered efficient, valuable and important service to his many clients and to the great city in which he lives. He was the legal advisor in the organization and incorporation of the BIG Foods, Inc., a corpor'ation which operates public eating places in ten of the larger cities of the nation, and for more than twenty years was a director and general counsel of that corporation, the affairs of which required a great deal of his attent~on.

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He is a member of the Kansas City Bar Association, has been on the executive board of the Lawyers Association of Kansas City, is a member of the Missouri State and American Bar Associations, and has been prominently identified with the Alumni Association of the University of Missouri. In the year 1917, Brother Woodruff married Ethel Wengert, who was born in Kansas City, a daughter of Milton A. and Elizabeth Wengert. Mrs. Woodruff attended the Kansas City public schools, the Monticello Seminary at Godfrey, Illinois, and was a student of painting under John Douglas Patrick, and in recent years studied with Thomas Hart Benton, the internationally famous Neosho-born Mi"ssouri artist who painted the murals in the House lounge of the State Capitol at Jefferson City, has served as director of painting in the Kansas City Art Institute, and only recently has moved his residence from Kansas City to the East. Cultured, intelligent and altogether capable, Mrs. Woodruff has brought to our Grand Master's home a charm and grace and fine companionship which has made his domestic life all that a good American husband could desire. There have been two daughters born of this union: Frances Elizabeth, born March 14, 1919, and Nancy, born September 27,1927. Frances Elizabeth received her education in Kansas City, in Mills College at Oakland, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1940. On August 16: 1941, she 'Yas married to Donald H. Drummond, now a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the Seabees, stationed at the time of the pub-' lication of these proceedings, on the island of Guam. Nancy graduated from the Southwest High School in Kansas City in the spring of 1944, and following the lead of her older sister, has enrolled for the 1944 term at Stanford University. Brother Woodruff and his wife are justly proud of these two fine American daughters. Our Grand Master was raised to the degree of Master Mason in Ivanhoe Lodge Number 446, on the 19th day of December, 1910, and was Worshipful Master of his lodge in the year 1917. He received the Royal Arch degree in Kansas City Chapter Number 28 on October 13, 1916, became a member of Shekinah Council Number 24 of Royal and Select Masters on November 29, 1919, and subsequently transferred his membership to Kansas City Council Number 45. Commandery membership is in Kansas City Commandery No. 10, and the date he received Order of Temple is March 8, 1920. He is a member of Ararat Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. He was appointed a member of the important Grand Lodge Committee on Appeals and Grievances in 1928, and served on that Committee for eight years, during the latter six years being chairman of the Committee. His fine legal mind and his ability to analyze and strike at the heart of every problem which was presented to that Committee, resulted in an exceptionally fine service to the Grand Lodge, and the setting of a pattern in the manner of conducting its hearings and preparing its reports which has been followed by the Committee since his service thereon. Service on Ap'peals and Grievances Committee ended with the Masonic year

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1935. The following year, 1935-36, the assignment was that of District Deputy Grand Master, 22nd District. At the 1936 Communication of the Grand Lodge, Brother Woodruff was appointed Grand Pursuivant by Most Worshipful Brother George W. 'Valker, and has advanced regularly to rank of Grand Master. His service to the craft during the year of his administration as Grand Master has been noteworthy and outstanding. Actively interested in the Masonic Home, he has made an especial effort during his year in office to increase the Building Fund of the Home so that money will be on hand to provide new housing facilities for the children of the Home as soon after the war as materials are available. By promoting an intelligent campaign for the solicitation of voluntary subscriptions for this purpose, he has succeeded, during this year, in adding approximately $40,000.00 to the Building Fund, and has stimulated activity that gives prospect of further substantial additions to the Fund. Freemasonry during Brother Woodruff's administration has been active and progressive in Missouri. During this year there has been a net increase in our membership of 3,296, bringing the total membership in our jurisdiction at the close of this Masonic year to 89,884. Brother Woodruff has also been particularly interested in the maintenance and operation of the Masonic Service Centers, established and operated in our State by the Masonic Service Association of the United States, and has visited and become thoroughly familiar with the type 'of service rendered the men in our armed forces at those Centers. Not content with being proficient in the ritualism of the Order, Brother Woodruff has made the philosophy of Freemasonry the rule and guide to his faith and practice. An ardent believer in the principles of our institution and in the brotherhood of mankind, he has worked without ceasing since he became a Mason, to promote the welfare and progress of the craft. He has not made Freemasonry his religion, but, in his life he has made his religion and his Freemasonry supplement each other. Following in the faith of his father, he is a member of the Country Club Methodist Church in Kansas City, and a frequent teacher of one of the Bible classes of that Church. It is difficult, within any reasonable space, to recount the qualities and achievements of any good man. One of the outstanding characteristics of "Bill" Woodruff is his intellectual restlessness; an ardent student of history, a constant reader of good literature, a devoted priest at the altar of justice, he is always seeking the truth, and to add to his store of wisdom. A lover of his fellow men, he is distinguished by his courteous attitude and kindly disposition, and his willingness to overlook faults and find the virtues of his brethren. Devoted husband and father, fine citizen, honorable gentleman, patriotic American-all of these qualities are found in our Grand Master. He has brought honor to the Fraternity which he has served, and the Freemasons of Missouri may well be proud of him as he takes his place among the ninety-nine other distinguished Master Masons who have served this Grand Lodge as its Grand Master. R. B.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS of the

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION' of the

GRAND LODGE ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS of the

STATE OF MISSOURI Held at

KANSAS CITY

.SEPTEMBER 26-27, A. D. 1944

Under the auspices of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., a great Masonic Patriotic Meeting was held on Monday night, September 25, in the Municipal Music Hall. Appropriate music was rendered by the orchestra under the direction of Myron Johnson. M. W. Brother W. F. Woodruff presided, and M. W. Brother Harry S. Truman introduced the speaker of the evening, Senator Owen Brewster, of Maine, who delivered an inspiring address on "Postwar America." On Tuesday evening, September 26, at 8 p. m., in Ivanhoe Masonic Temple, there was g!ven a program of music and a moving picture, "Your Son Is My Brother." Rt. Wor. Ray Bond, Grand Senior Steward, presided, and an interesting address was delivered by Carl H. Claudy, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association of the United States.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY~FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION

The One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, convened at the Ivanhoe Masonic Temple, No. 3201 Park Avenue, Kansas City, at 8 :30 a. m., on Tuesday, September 26, 1944. PRESENT William Francis Woodruff, Kansas City, M. W. Grand Master. Willis J. Bray, Kirksville, R. W. Deputy Grand Master. Solon Cameron, St. Louis, R. W. Senior Grand Warden. Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville, R. W. Junior4 Grand Warden. Edmund E. Morris, Kansas City, R. W. Grand Treasurer. Harold L. Reader, St. Louis, R. W. Grand Secretary. Anthony F. Ittner, St. Louis, R. W. Grand Lecturer. E. L. Robison, St. Joseph, W. Grand Chaplain. Thomas B. Mather, Kansas City, W. Grand Chaplain. Frederick M. Smith, Independence, W. Grand Chaplain. T. Earle Stark, Cameron, W. Grand Chaplain. Herbert F. Duncan, Kansas City, W. Grand Chaplain. Harry F. Sunderland, Kansas City, Grand Senior Deacon. James M. Bradford, St. Louis, Grand Junior Deacon. Ray Bond, Joplin, Grand Senior Steward." Howard C. Brashear, Mexico, Grand JUnIor Steward. Homer L. Ferguson, Jefferson City, Grand Marshal. Richard O. Rumer, St. Louis, Grand Marshal. J. McBrayer Sellers, Lexington, Grand Sword Bearer. Orestes Mitchell, Jr., St. Joseph, Grand Pursuivant. Jay W. Hudson, Columbia, Grand Orator. Thornton Jennings, Clinton, Grand Tiler.

OPENING

Promptly at 8 :30 o'clock a. m., the Most Worshipful Grand Master, William Francis Woodruff, opened the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri in AMPLE FORM in its One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Annual Communication assisted by the Grand Officers and supported by a large attendance of representatives. R. W. and Rev. Doctor Thomas B. Mather, Grand Chaplain, offered the following: INVOCATION God of our Fathers, before whose Almighty Word chaos and darkness fade and take their flight, we come to Thee this day with thanksgiving for all Thy blessings vouchsafed to us since last we met in our Annual

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Communication. We gladly recognize the cloak of your protecting love; Thou hast assured us to keep us from the perils and dangers common to this jurisdiction and life, and we beseech Thee to give us and endow us with all Thy gracious favors that we may so cherish them and Thy blessings, not only with our lives, with our lives by giving ourselves to Thy service, but by walking before Thee in righteousness all our days. Hear us, we beseech Thee, as we pray for Thy guidance throughout our sessions, to direct us in all our doings by Thy unerring Spirit. Bless 'l'hy servant, our Most Worshipful Grand Master" to sustain him while engaged in the important task of presiding over us. Bless and prosper the work of the Brethren here assembled and grant that the designs upon our trestle-board may be so rooted to it as to redound to the honor of our Brotherhood, and to the glory of Thy great name. Hear us as we pray for the loved ones of those of our Brethren, who since last we met have laid down the working tools of life. May the examples of the departed ones be a constant inspiration to them and to us, and may we look forward with confidence to a blissful reunion with them in the mansions fair into which Tliou hast led them. Hear us also for those still in our midst upon whose shoulders the weight of time now tells its. talc. Be gracious unto them and lead them into Thine own sweet way to the city which Thou foundest; whose builder an.d maker Thou art. Hear us for our country and those placed in rightful authority over us; bless our brotherhood who are so far scattered throughout the habitable earth, and finally bring to us the everlasting rest and refreshment of the Grand Lodge on high. We ask it for Thy name '8 sake. Amen.

THE GRAND MASTER: Will the Chairman of the ,Credentials Committee tell us whether we have a quorum present? CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE-INTERIM REPORT

BROTHER WALTER WEBB: Most Worshipful Grand Master. Your Committee on Credentials b~gs to report that a constitutional number of subordinate lodges are represented, and the Grand Lodge is now ready for the dispatch of business. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The Proceedings of the 1943 Annual Communication having been duly printed and distributed were approved. STATEMENT OF GRAND MASTER

TIm GRAND MASTER: Brethren, at this time I would like to make one or two announcements. I am sure you will not be disappointed with the first one I am to make, which is that the lodges of the TwentySecond Masonic District, the lodges of Kansas City and Alpha Lodge of North Kansas City, are providing you with a complimentary luncheon today at the noon hour, which will be served in the banquet hall of the Temple, just below. This announcement, I should -like all the District Deputies and District Lecturers to pay particular attention to: When we had a session of the District Deputies and Lecturers at Jefferson City, in January, the question was put as to whether we should attempt to have the

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Grand Lodge just one day this year, or whether we should have two, and the opinion was practically unanimous that we should have two days, and I am glad for that, because it gives us an opportunity to resume the annual dinner of the District Deputy Grand Masters and the District Deputy Lecturers. The dinner will be held this evening at the Pickwick Hotel, w'hich is at Tenth and McGee Streets, at 6 :15, and I trust that all District Deputies and District Lecturers will be in attendance. I have been asked by the representatives of the blood bank here in KansaS City, and I am sorry I do not have the letter before me to invite all of you who can to visit the blood bank while here, and contribute to that great benefit. Are there other announcements ~ If anyone has any other announcements I will be glad to have them now. While we are waiting Brethren, I will make one other announcement. I don't think I will be able to move any place the rest of my life without having this black book with me, and I hope it will be of service to me and you during this session. I might say on page 188 I find Rules of Order, and not being particulaTly proficient as a parliamentarian, I may have to find these orders. I call your attention particularly to one or two of them: . "When a member desires to address the Grand Lodge or place anything before it for consideration, he shall arise, respectfully address himself to the Most Worshipful Grand Master, and confine himself to the subject under consideration.".' "All motions,"-and this particularly I would like to have you note, "resolutions, or propositions of any description shall be reduced to writing and read by the Grand Secretary, and, if seconded, shall be considered as before the' Grand Lodge for action." And this one, too, please: "All communications, returns, petitions, motions, resolutions, or documents, unless otherwise ordered, shall be referred to appropriate comm~ttees who shall repoTt theTeon in writing, signed by the Chairman of the Committee making the report." I think the observance of those rules will expedite and facilitate the handling of the business of this Grand Lodge. One other thing, the by-laws provide that nominations for members of the Masonic Home Board, shall be made the first day of the session; they should be made in writing and given to the Grand Secretary and there voted on immediately after the election of officers, which will be tomorrow forenoon. ANNOUNCEMENT

The Grand Secretary announced that he had received messages of regret from Grand Master H. L. Mount of Wisconsin, and Grand Master G. L. Brown and Grand Secretary C. A. Sturgeon of Oklahoma, and Past Grand Master'\Villiam R. Gentry.

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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

Bro. Robert H. Mann, Chairman of the Committee on Entertainment of Distinguished Visitors, then introduced the following distinguished Visitors: M. W. E. B. Beatty, Grand Master of 'Kentucky. M. W. Wm. L. Perkins, Grand Master of Iowa. M. W. W m. C. Schaper, Grand Master of Nebraska. M. W. Wm. B. "Vaner, Past Grand Master of Nebraska. M. W. James Trice, Grand Master of Kansas. M. W. J. B. Kirk, Past Grand Master of Kansas. M. W. L. B. Blakemore, Past Grand Master of Ohio. M. W. Claude L. Austin, Grand Master of Texas. Rt. Wor. G. H. Belew, Grand Secretary of Texas. M. W. C. L. McGinnis, Past Grand Master of Kansas. Rt. Wor. B. E. Patton, Grand Junior Warden of Illinois. M. E. Ray V. Denslow, General Grand High Priest, General Grand Chapter R. A. M. of United States. Ill. Wm. B. Massey, Sov. Gr. Insp. General Scottish Rite in Missouri. M. E. E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, General Grand Chapter, R. A. M. of U. S. A. Rt. Em. J. Fred Park, Grand Commander K. T. of Missouri. M. E. Jolly P. Hurtt, Grand High Priest, Grand Chapter R. A. M. of Missouri. . M. Ill. Joseph V. Gaddy, Grand Master, Grand Council R. S. M. of Missouri. ' M. W. Carl H. Claudy, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association of the United States. THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, I am sure you join wit.h me in giving these visitors, who have come from Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas and Ohio, a hearty and cordial welcome to this, our One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Now, it is my privilege to call on one of these distinguished visitors to respond, and they do not know upon whom I am going to call, but anyone who is Grand Master is always ready to respond, and so it gives me great satisfaction, because I have given a lot of those talks myself a number of times, to call on Most Vvorshipful Brother, E. B. Beatty, Grand M~ster of Kentucky to say a word to us at this time. M. W. GRAND MASTER BEATTY: Most 'Vorshipful Grand Master and distinguished guests, and Brothers: First may I say to you that I bring you greetings and good wishes from the Masons of Kentucky, whom I represent on this occasion. It is delightful to be out here, and I know that I can testify to the thoughts and the feelings of all who were presented just a few minutes ago when I say how glad we are to be with you on this occasion. It seems that distance means noth-

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ing when it comes to working together in this, the greatest fraternal organization in all the world, and these State lines mean nothing when it comes to thinking of the universality of Masonry, and I do wish, for each of you, and you, Most Worshipful Grand Master, and all of you, the most successful and harmonious Grand Lodge session. It was my pleasure to be in Washington, at the Grand Masters" Conference last February, to become acquainted with your Most W 01'shipful Grand Master, and we served on a committee together, of which he was chairman, in placing a wreath at the tomb of George \Vashington on that occasion. Brothers, when we think of Masonry there is so much that canbe said, and when we think of it in terms of the world and the great crisis that is going on, if the spirit of Masonry could permeate throughout the world, we would not now be engaged in a great war and struggle and suffering and misery that. is going on; that is what is wrong with the world today, it is lacking in the spirit of fraternalism that this fraternity of ours represents. We hear so much about the four freedoms, but the four freedoms that the world needs today are: Freedom from hate, Freedom from greed, Freedom from intolerance, and 路Freedom from prejudice. (Applause. ) And they are the four freedoms that Masonry has always taught, the four freedoms Masonry teaches today; they are the four freedoms that the world needs, and as we look into the future we also look to the past. We use that past as a guide, as an inspiration to us to help us carryon into the future, and while we are in the midst of a slough of suffering, may we let this, the sufferings that we must endure serve but to strengthen our faith in all the fundamental principles and ideals of Masonry, because after all, the ideals and fundamental principles of Masonry,' and the ideals and fundamental principles of America, and a free people, are one and the same--to me, Masonry and America are synonymous terms, and I like to thin~ of the two in that way. Now, Brethren, and Most Worshipful Grand Master, I have talked long enough, and I do want to thank you for this privilege of being permitted to address your Grand Lodge in this way, and as we think ,of our work together, regardless of the State from which we come, may we think of this fraternity of ours as the fraternity of service, the keynote of all Masonry is service, and as I close, may I give you this philosophy of life in phrase: Don't live to make a living; Rather live to make a life; For the pleasure of succeeding, Is your service in the strife: All that you leave behind you When your soul has crossed the bay, Is the good you have done to others, As you parade by the way.

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Again, Most Worshipful Grand Master, an:d Brethren, I thank you, and on behalf of all the visitors for whom I am speaking, we thank you for this most路 cordial welcome to this session of your Grand Lodge. THE GRAND MASTER: We appreciate the delightful sentiments so appropriately expressed by you, and I will say to you and the other distinguished visitors to prepare, as there is no telling when I may call on you during the session. NOMINATIONS

At this time, the following nominations for Directors of the Masonic Home were presented: For three-year terms, expiring in 1947: T. W. Cotton, W. W. Martin, DuVal Smith, Claude A. Ferguson, Robert A. Winkelmaier, Cecil A. Tolin, Ernest R. Claus. To fill unexpired term of Thad B. Landon, expiring 1945, M. B. Dickinson.

ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. <t A. M. of Missouri: Brethren:

It has been eleven years since a Grand Lodge annual communication has been held in Kansas City. The date was September 26, 1933, and our late Most Worshipful Brother Thad B. Landon was closing his year as Grand Master. Though no one has given me official commission to welcome you to Kansas City, I do it none the less. Having lived in the city for thirty-five years and having been born and reared within sixty miles, I have the right by prescription and defy anyone to question that right. So, I welcome you to Kansas City. It brings me satisfaction to have this annual communication in the Temple of my lodge, Ivanhoe No. 446. We have spent $3,750.00 in fixing it up for the occasion, though it needed fixing up any way. You are quite welcome here at Ivanhoe. The outward aspects and conditions of life differ so radically year by year and, yet, for 124 consecutive years our Grand Lodge has met in annual communication. The great burden of armed conflict is being lifted. The principles for which we stand are being vindicated. This is a time for thanksgiving. It is not a -time for celebrating in wild carousing. The hideous, gigantic world war is not over; the boys are not home and the problems of peace are upon us. It is not a time to lose poise but a time to drive on with temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice for a world of brotherhood and goodwill.

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I come now to the task at hand, the annual report of the Grand Master. It is, in the main, under three general headings as the bylaws require: I. Official acts during the recess II. State and condition of Masonry in the jurisdiction III. Recommendations First let me follow the pattern set by those who have preceded me and call attention to what you know. Most Worshipful Brother Thad B. Landon died January 11, 1944; Right Worshipful Brother Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, died April 22, 1944, and Right Worshipful Brother James R. McLachlan died July 17, 1944. The total of membership deaths of which the Grand Secretary's office had a record on August 31, 1944, was 1633, one hundred more than during the preceding year. In due time the committee on Necrology will present app:r:opriate memorials: 1. OFFICIAL ACTS DURING THE RECESS APPOINTMENTS

I have made appointments during the year as follows: Most Worshipful Brother Byrne E. Bigger, chairman of committee on Revision of By-Laws, to succeed Most Worshipful Brother Henry C. Chiles who resigned as chairman and as a member of the committee. Most Worshipful Brother Du Val Smith, member of committee on Revision of By-Laws, to succeed Most Worshipful Brother Henry C. Chiles, resigned. Most Worshipful Brother Ray V. Denslow, chairman and member of committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges to succeed Right Worshipful Brother Arthur Mather, deceased. Right Worshipful Brother W. E. Harris of Hunter, District Deputy Grand Master of the 47th District, to succeed Right W路orshipful Brother John N. Sparks, resigned. Most Worshipful Brother Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary, effective May 1, 1944, to succeed Right Worshipful Brother Arthur Mather, deceased. As Grand Master I have had no greater responsibility than that of selecting a Grand Secretary to fill the vacancy created by the unexpected death of Dr. Mather who was serving his seventeenth year. A number of suggestions were made to the Grand Master by Past Grand Master~ and others sincerely interested in the fraternity. These suggestions were welcomed and thoroughly considered. Obviously, I was looking for the man having acquaintance with the conditions of the fraternity throughout the state; a background of connection with activities of the Grand Lodge that would inspire confidence of lodges and lodge officers; ability to

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manage and direct the administrative duties of the Grand Secretary's office; personality and presence that would be satisfying to the membership in general; and one of sufficient years to bring maturity and yet not so far advanced in age that possible years of active service would be limited. I felt that it was advisable to select one who might make a career of the office of Grand Secretary, if he should be agreeable to the membership, and thereby be able to supply the element of continuity of administrative policies and procedure so necessary to the successful maintenance and strengthening of this great body of more than six hundred lodges and ninety thousand members. As you know, and as now officially reported, my selection was Most vVorshipful Brother Harold L. Reader. When I asked him whether he would accept the appointment he was startled almost beyond reply but agreed that it would be an opportunity for wide service and in harmony with the plan and purpose of his life. He said he would give the matter consideration. S~veral days later I reached him by long distance and told him I was ready to appoint him if he would accept. The simple reply was, "I accept." The selection was not made without wide consultation. It has been gratifying to have hearty expressions of approval from many, many officers and members of all ranks and stations. Since his appointment Dr. Reader has plunged into the work of the office with vigor,' intelligence and understanding. Matters coming to his desk are handled with care and dispatch. VISITATIONS

Heavy demands from many sources during the year, including unusual duties in the field of administration of Grand Lodge affairs, have made it impossible for me to visit more than a fraction of the six hundred odd lodges of this state. However, with the aid of a little automobile that consumes gasoline sparingly I was able to make a good many visits. Each was a delight, a source of education and a stimulant to confidence and respect for the institution of Freemasonry, its officers and members. I know that a lot of the Old Adam continues to hang around and hamper us. The visits I have been able to make to Masonic lodges, the knowledge and experience harvested therefrom have produced a mounting faith in mankind. The Old Adam does not dominate in the field where Freemasons cultivate. My experience brings to mind the comforting words that came to the prophet in a moment of despair, "There are yet seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal." I regret that I was not able to make visits inte northeast Missouri and southeast Missouri. On April 3, 1944, I was just ready to leave my home to fill engagements at Mexico, Hannibal and St. Charles and to attend quarterly meeting of the Masonic Home Board April

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5 when word came of the death of my Mother who had lived to the fairly mature age of ninety-five. It was necessary to cancel these engagements. I had planned to be in southeast Missouri on May 9, 10 and 11 as a prelude to my visit to the last meeting of the Lodge of Instruction, 33rd District,' on May 12. Added duties and demands resulting from the unexpected death of Dr. Mather required me to alter this plan and it was not possible for me to get to southeast Missouri after that.' Each visitation to a particular lodge has been a visit not only to that lodge but to all of the lodges of the district of that lodge and in many instances lodges of adjoining districts were notified, invited to be present and many were represented. For the purpose of the record I list the following visitations in this jurisdiction: 1949 Oct. 7-Trenton Lodge No. 111 at Trenton and lodges of the 4th district. Oct. 8-Friendship Lodge No. 89 at Chillicothe and lodges of the 12th District. Oct. 20-Rocheport Lodge No. 67 at Rocheport, centennial celebration, and lodges of the 26th District. Presented 50-year button to Brother Po:rter J. Mitchell. Oct. 28-Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 at Kansas City, my own lodge. Nov. ll-Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520 at St. Louis, fiftieth anniversary. This is the lodge of District Deputy Grand Master Harry C. Woerheide. Nov. ll-Tower Grove Lodge No. 631 at St. Louis. This meeting was complimentary to R. W. Bro. Richard O. Rumer whom I had the- honor of appointing Grand Marshal. Nov. 18-Swope Park Lodge No. 617 at Kansas City. Nov. 20-East Gate Lodge No. 630 at Kansas City, annual presentation of 25-year emblems to members of the lodge. Nov. 22-Clay Lodge No. 207 at Excelsior Springs and 11th District. Presented 50-year button to Brother W. A. Craven. Dec. 7-Temple Lodge No. 299 at Kansas City. Presented 50-year button to R. W. Bro. Edmund E. Morris, Grand Treasurer. Dec. 27-Trilumina Lodge No. 205 at Marshall, annual St. .John's Day banquet and installation of officers. Dec. 29-Rockhill Lodge No. 663 at Kansas City, installation of officers. 1944 .Jan. 4-Country Club Lodge No. 656 at Kansas City, installation of officers.. .Jan. 7-Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, my own lodge. As Grand Marshal assisted M. W. Bro. Ray V. Denslow as Grand Master in installation of officers. .Jan. 20-Xenia Lodge No. 50, at Hopkins, Nodaway County, and 7th District. Feb. 9-Lodge of Instruction, 22nd District, Kansas City lodges and Alpha Lodge No. 659, North Kansas City. Feb. 28-Kansas City Lodge No. 220, special meeting to stimulate revival of interest. Mar. 18-St. .Joseph Lodge No. 78, Zeredatha Lodge- No. 189, Charity Lodge No. 331, King Hill Lodge No. 376 and lodges of the 9th District-a very great occasion.

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Mar. 29-Lodge of Instruction, 59th District, dinner at Independence, meeting at Mount Washington,. Apr. 13-Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, my own lodge. Presented 50-year button to Brother Lewis 1. Viall, on behalf of Grand Lodge of Nebraska. Apr. 18-Tuscan Lodge No. 360 at St. Louis. Visit made particularly in honor of R. W. Bro. George F. Morrison, District Deputy Grand Ma~ter of the 33rd District, who is a member and Past Master of Tuscan Lodge No. 360. Apr. 19-Last meeting of Lodge of Instructi~n, 57th District, St. Louis County, at hall of Wellston Lodge No. 613. Apr. 21-Corinthian Lodge No. 265 at Warrensburg, and 36th District. Warrensburg is myoId home and the home of my family for more than a century. Presented 50-year button to Dr. L. J. Schofield. Apr. 28-Clinton Lodge No. 548 at Clinton and all lodges of the 37th District. ' May 12-Last meeting Lodge of Instruction, 33rd District, city of St. Louis. At this meeting I installed M. W. Bro. Harold L. Reader Grand Secretary. May 13-Jefferson Lodge No. 43 and lodges of the 31st District. May 23-Westport Lodge No. 340 at Kansas City and 22nd District; joint meeting of Westport Lodge No. 340, York Lodge No. 563, Rockhill Lodge No. 663 and Albert Pike Lodge No. 219. At this meeting I joined the District Deputy Grand Master and District Lecturer of the 22nd District in making their official visitation to these lodges. June 22-Joint meeting of'Springfield Lodges, Solomon No. 271, Gate of Temple No. 422 and United No.5, and all lodges of the 45th District. Many representatives of lodges in adjoining districts attended this meeting. June 23-Fellowship Lodge No. 345 and Joplin Lodge No. 335 and lodges of the 44th District. June 24-Carthage Lodge No. 197. This was a special communication in commemoration of St. John's Day. The lodge was opened at 4:00 a. m. Junior Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, Brother Charles S. McGinness, together with many other distinguished Freemasons, was in attendance. July 15-Gate City Lodge No. 522 at Kansas City. Presented 50-year button to Brother Samuel G. Worman who has had membership in Gate City Lodge No. 522 for more than fifty years. Aug. 7-Marlborough Lodge No. 569. District Deputy Grand Master and District Lecturer of the 59th District, Jackson County, and representatives of many lodges in the District were also present. Aug. 15-Liberty Lodge No. 31. Presented 50-year buttons to five members of that lodge: Brother Luther Cowden, Brother William W. Whiteside, Brother J. S. Morrow, Brother Martin E. Lawson and Brother A. M. Tutt. Brothers Morrow and Tutt are Past Masters of the lodge. Aug. 21-Jamesport Lodge No. 564 and all lodges of the 10th District. M. W. Bro. Ray V. Denslow was present at this meeting as well as representatives of many lodges from adjoining districts. Sept. 4-Compass Lodge No. 120 at Parkville and all lodges of the 21st District.

I attended meetings of other bodies, Masonic or Masonic-related, as follows: 1943 Oct. 12-Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, St. Louis, Sixty-ninth Annual Session. Oct. IS-Annual Communication, Grand Lodge of Illinois, Chicago. Dec. 4-Westport Council No. 38, Kansas City.

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1944 Jan. 5-Masonic Home Board Meeting, St. Louis. Jan. 31-Conference of District Deputy Grand Masters, District Lecturers and Grand Lodge Officers at Jefferson City. Feb. 21-Annual meeting of Masonic Service Association of the United States, Washington, D. C. Feb. 22-Annual meeting of George Washington Memorial Association, Alexandria, V i r g i n i a . . ~ Feb. 23-Annual conference of Grand Masters, Washington, D. C. Mar. 12-Meeting of officers of Grand Commandery, Kansas City. Mar. 21-Meeting of National Association of Shrine Directors, Kansas City. Apr. 14-Good Fellowship Club luncheo~, Stock Yards, Kansas City. May 9-International High Twelve luncheon, Kansas City. June 12, 13 and 14-Centennial celebration, Grand Lodge of Iowa, Cedar Rapids. July 5-Masonic Home Board Meeting, St. Louis. July 5-Confercnce of Grand Lodge officers, St. Louis. July 26-Executive Committee meeting, MasonIc Home Board, St. Louis. CORNERSTONE LAYING

All ordinary building activities being practically at a standstill because of war restrictions on building materials, there was just one request for cornerstone laying. On June 22, 1944, I convened a specific communication of the Grand Lodge at the hall of Bolivar Lodge No. 195 and proceeded to lay the cornerstone of the Methodist Church in course of construction at Morrisville, the home of our esteemed Junior Grand Warden, Right Worshipful Brother Morris E. Ewing. The church building had burned and priorities were granted for re-building. FIFTY-YEAR BUTTONS

During the year ninety-nine fifty-year buttons were awarded. While not quite as many as last year it is enough to provide convincing evidence that Masonic membership is cherished. The Grand Master was privileged to present eleven. Always it was a delight and satisfaction. Among the eleven presented was our esteemed Grand Treasurer, Right Worshipful Brother Edmund E. Morris. On August 15,.1944, I presented fifty-year buttons to five members of Liberty Lodge No. 31 and of the five two were Past Masters of the lodge. I could dwell on these occasions at great length but must not. ' LODGE HALT.. DEDICATIONS

Belle Lodge No. 373, at Belle. Carl Junction Lodge No. 549 at Carl Junction. Craft Lodge No. 287 at Canton. Greenville Lodge No. 107, at Greenville. Northwest Lodge No. 358 at Tarkio. Swope Park Lodge No. 617 at Kansas City. Warren Lodge No. 74 at Keytesville.

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DISPENSATIONS

There have been many requests for dispensations but our Grand Lodge by-laws and the traditions of this jurisdiction do not give the Grand Master much latitude in issuing dispensations. I know that there is precedent for "inherent" power in the Grand Master that even the Grand Lodge cannot deny. I have tried to stick to the by-laws and practices of this jurisdiction. Dispensations were issued as follows: To re-ballot on petitions 6 To hold election of officers 2 To Missouri lodge to visit Illinois lodge and confer third degree, Missouri ritual on Illinois candidate 1 To Missouri lodge to invite Illinois lodge.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .â&#x20AC;˘ 1 To Missouri lodge to confer third degree, Illinois ritual. . . . .. 1 Dedications 7 TRIAL COMMISSIONS AND MATTERS OF DISCIPLINE

On request of lodges I have appointed these trial commissions: Meridian Lodge No. 2 VS. A. J. Gamr,mann Meridian Lodge No.2 V8. Fred W. Fenor

These cases were tried separately but practically the same issue was involved in both and I appointed the same commission to serve in each case: Worshipful Brother Harry Gershenson, Chairman Worshipful Brother Robert C. Duffin Worshipf~l Brother Claude O. Pearcy

Lambskin Lodge No. 460 vs. Huron Hambrick Most Worshipful Brother Karl M. Vetsburg, Chairman Worshipful Brother Ralph V. Wilson Worshipful Brother Step~en C. Rogers

In the matter of Franz W. Klein, Worshipful Master, Erwin Lodge No. 121, Accused

On authority of Section 278 of -the by-laws, as amended (Proceedings 1941, p. 99), I appointed this trial commission: Most Worshipful Brother William R. Gentry, Chairman Worshipful Brother John W. Calhoun Worshipful Brother C. A. Tolin

It will be remembered that my predecessor, Most Worshipful Brother Forrest C. Donnell, was required to give a great deal of attention to the problems of Meridian Lodge No.2. The whole situation is fully presented in his annual address, Proceedings 1943, p. 18, and following. He directed that charges be filed against two members of the lodge based on violation of Section 215 of the by-laws which provides:

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"Electio'M'ering for Office. Electioneering for office in the Grand Lodge, or' in any Lodge, is prohibited, and any Freemason engaged in electioneering for office shall be disciplined."

Result of the trial was that each of the accused was found guilty of violating that sect,ion, punishments fixed at reprimand and the reprimands were adequately given after the trial by the chairman of the trial commission, W orshipful Brother Harry Gershenson. There has been no appeal and I am sure there is great relief that the incident is closed. On January 5, 1944, when I was in St. Louis for quarterly meeting of the Masonic Home Board and Grand Lodge matters generally I met at dinner with officers, Past Masters and other members of Meridian Lodge No.2. The District Deputy Grand Master of the 33rd, District, Right Worshipful Brother George F. Morrison, was with me at the meeting. It was my effort at that meeting to encourage and direct that sharp personal conflicts be suppressed and forgotten. I tried to encourage the brethren of the lodge to direct their interests toward viewing their Masonic membership as having a far wider scope than just being on the roster or Meridian Lodge No.2. I was particularly impressed with the intelligent and wholesome attitude of the Master of the lodge, Worshipful Brother Harry E. Stock. My information is that substantial progress has been made toward restoring harmony and goodwill. It is worthy of comment that this wrangle (a colloquial but appropriate word) developed over a contest for the office of secretary of the lodge. Electioneering, campaigning for the office was charged. The trial commission found there was evidence to support the charge. The experience in this lodge should make us all recognize anew that selection to Masonic office should be offered and not solicited. It is difficult for me to understand how any Freemason can derive satisfaction from Masonic office that has come to him through aid of campaigning or electioneering. On one of my recent visits a brother said to me, "I wish you would tell me how a Mason gets to be Grand Master." My reply was, "Brother, you work at your Freemasonry a lifetime. High rank may came or it may not come and all the individual can do about it is to become qualified and stand ready." When I was in St. Louis November 11 and 12, 1943, facts were presented to me informally which indicated that Franz 'N. Klein, Worshipful Master of Erwin Lodge No. 121 had been guilty of unMasonic conduct. A few days later there came to my office in Kansas City complaint signed by a number of officers and members â&#x20AC;˘ of Erwin Lodge No. 121 stating that they believed Brother Klein had been guilty of un-Masonic conduct. I had thorough investigation made and on December 6, 1943 I suspended Franz W. Klein from the office of Worshipful Master of Erwin Lodge No. 121.

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As previously indicated, the case was tried by a trial commission which has reported. This report has been referred to the Appeals and Grievances Committee and will be reported on for action during this communication. Under date of August 22, 1944, I ordered charges of un-Masonic conduct to be filed against James W. Norvell, Isadore J. Gottlieb, Maurice J. Dickstein and David H. Mitchell, all members of Heroine Lodge No. 104, and I understand that charges have been filed. I have been required to give time and energy to several other matters of discipline as to which I think it is not necessary to report in detail. A great maJority of the problems of discipline originate in failure to make thorough investigation op. petitions and failure to require that all questions in the official petition are fully and completely answered. So far as I have found this laxity is not general. A great majority of lodges are very careful about their investigations. There is no reason whatever to accept for membership men of do~btful character or standing. DECISIONS

During the year I have rendered some eighty decisions. Many of these either follow clear and express provisions of the by-laws or merely confirm established Masonic law. There are others which definitely seem worthy of being reported and submitted for approval of this Grand Lodge. 1. Many times I have been asked for dispensation to shorten the time between degrees. As is well known, Section 118 of the by-laws provides that a candidate shall not be advanced in less than four weeks from the time the preceding degree was conferred. In each case I have given the answer that has been given repeatedly by Grand Masters before me, that the Grand Master has no authority to relax the pro.visions of this by-law. The question has arisen under at least three different circumstances and the decisions have been as follows: a. A Missouri lodge has no authority to advance a candidate elected by that lodge in less than four weeks from the time the preceding degree was conferred and the Grand Master cannot shorten the time. . b. A Missouri candidate being given degrees through courtesy by a lodge of a jurisdiction which permits a shorter time than the four weeks required by Missouri cannot be advanced in less than four weeks. Missouri law applies to the Missouri candidate wherever the degrees are being conferred. c. The candidate of a jurisdiction which permits advancement in less than four weeks required by Missouri and which is being given degrees by a Missouri lodge through courtesy cannot be advanced in less than four weeks. The Missouri law applies to the candidate from a foreign jurisdiction regardless of the law of that jurisdiction. The last two decisions conform to the practice that has been followed through our Grand Secretary's office for many years and my decisions concur with that practice.

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2. Another question that has been presented to me a number of times from different lodges is this: Is it proper for a lodge by blanket motion or resolution to remit the dues of all members in the armed services, the lodge to pay Grand Lodge per capita of $2.10 and the 1944 special assessment of 40 cents to meet the appropriation of $30,000 to the Masonic Service Association of the United States for military camp activities' In each instance the decision has been that it is not proper for a lodge to remit the dues of all its members in the armed services by a blanket resolution applying to all such members. The provisions of Section 156 of the by-laws on the subject of remission of dues is sufficiently flexible to permit a lodge to remit dues of members in military service when the facts in the particular case are such as to justify this in the opinion of the lodge. This confirms the decision of my predecessor as Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Forrest C. Donnell, on the same subject (Proceedings 1943, p. 28, decision 16) ; also the action of the Grand Lodge in 1917 (Proceedings 1917; p. 234) and 1942 (Proceedings 1942, p. 86).

3. Another question somewhat related is whether the military certificates issued to Missouri Masons in 'the military services, as authorized by the Grand Lodge (Proceedings 1942, pp. 12, 51) and confirmed by action of the Grand Lodge in 1943 (Proceedings 1943, pp. 90-91), are receipts for dues. Decision: These military certificates are not receipts for dues, nor do they relieve the holder of the obligation to pay dues. The certificate is addressed "To All Freemasons, Wheresoever Dispersed Throughout the World, Greetings:" and states" . . . this Certificate may, under present regulations, be used in lieu of a current receipt for dues for any or all purposes consistent with the Traditions antI Customs of our Fraternity." It authorizes Masonic recognition and privileges in lieu of current receipt because Missouri Masons in the military services dispersed over the world may not be car'rying the current receipt that they 'rould have if not so far from home. 4. I have rendered a number of decisions that a Masonic lodge should not sponsor extraneous organizations or activities. Typical of the specific decisions are these: a. The citizens of Rolla requested that Rolla Lodge No. 213 elect an official representative to serve on the local council to advise and aid in the operation of USO (United Service Organization) at Rolla. The decision is that a Masonic lodge should not join officially with nonMasonic groups in activity of this character. What Freemasonry aims to do is to develop and qualify its members to be.active participants in community life and activities, but the lodge should confine itself to Masonic activities. b. The St. Louis Optimist Club, sponsoring a contemplated presentation of the great Passion Play, "The Original Black Hills Passion Play," made request that it be furnished a list of Masonic lodges within a radius of fifty miles of St. Louis so that promotion circulars might be mailed to such .lodges. The decision is that the list should not be furnished. It is always difficult to refuse a request of this type. Usually each enterprise is worthy and desirable but unless some restraint is used the secretary's desk of each lodge will be burdened with announcements of enterprises

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and activities which desire the support of Masons. This has a tendency to permit diversion from Masonic work and activity. The interest and support of Masons will be best obtained through general announcements and publicity. c. The Scottish Rite bodies of St. Louis requested that the District Deputy Grand Master of the Thirty-third District, who is a member of Scottish Rite, permit his name as District Deputy Grand Master to be used in newspaper advertisements and also in invitations to the various lodges to attend a portion of the Scottish Rite Maundy Thursday services. The decision is that it would be improper for this District Deputy Grand Master to permit the use of his name as District Deputy Grand Master for this purpose as it would be contrary to the long established policy of the Grand Lodge in maintaining neutrality and control of prestige of the Grand Lodge. 5. The St. Louis Chapter of American Red Cross requested a list of Masters and secretaries of the Masonic lodges in St; Louis and vicinity for the purpose of arranging five-minute Red Cross speeches in each lodge in aid of the annual campaign for Red Cross funds. Decision: '1'he information m?-y be given because it is felt that permitting a five-minute Red Cross speech at a lodge communication does not put the Masonic lodge in the position of sponsoring the Red Cross. Everybody sponsors and supports the Red Cross. However, even a privilege like this should not be permitted to interfere with the essential work of the lodge. 6. A lodge asks for an opinion on the propriety of a Masonic lodge making gifts to Red Cross, Salvation Army, Tuberculosis Society and kindred organizations. I Decision: As a general rule ~urplus funds of a lodge available for donation to charity or human welrare should go to meet the direct needs of Masonic charity and welfare. It is not possible to formulate a general rule that will give the answer to all possible questions of authority of a lodge to make a donation to non-Masonic organizations and activities. Particular cases must be decided in the light of particular facts and circumstances. Under existing war conditions it is not contrary to Masonic law or practice for a lodge to make a donation to the Red Cross. It seems to me inadvisable for a lodge, as such, to make donation to the Salvation Army or Tuberculosis Society. 7. Texas Lodge No. 177 was offered a gift of two acres of land to be used as a Masonic park and to be open generally to the public. The question is whether the Masonic lodge can accept a gift of this kind, own and supervise the park. Decision: A Masonic lodge, as such, has no authority to hold title to any property except such as is used. strictly for Masonic purposes. This does not mean that Freemasons as individuals should be aloof to movements of public interest and welfare. Their attitUde should be just the contrary for it is the purpose of Freemasonry to encourage such activities. The reason for this decision is that when a Masonic lodge, as such, goes outside its own field it gets into something that it is not organized or designed to handle; it gets into the field of business and commercial activities and sooner or later runs into trouble because of trying to do something for which it is not adapted.

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8. The widow of a deceased brother, for many years a member of Osage Lodge No. 303, left a will containing this provision: "To the Dodson graves in Glaize City Cemetery." "The amount of $500.00 to be placed in the hands of Richland Blue Lodge A. F. & A. M." \ When the administration of the estate was closed the administrator sent a check for $500.00 to the secretary of Richland Lodge No. 385 and the secretary promptly wrote to the Grand Master for instructions as to whether the lodge should accept the $500.00 and, if so, how the lodge should use the money. This matter was carefully investigated and the decision is that the lodge should return the $500.00. If the lodge accepted the $500.00 it would become, in effect, trustee administering a trust for the maintenance and upkeep of a small family cemetery. To accept a trust of this kind is beyond the authority of a Masonic lodge and is a function it has no legal authority to assume, nor is it adapted to performing the duties of a trustee. In the 1925 Annotations to Section 217 of the by-laws will be found reference to a 1907 decision (Proceedings 1907, p. 25) holding that the Masonic law would not permit one to leave a sum of money in trust for keeping up a cemetery lot making the lodge, or some officer thereof, a trustee for that purpose. 9. A member having changed residence wishes to affiliate with the lodge near his new residence. When request for certificate of good standing was made the lodge of membership reported that the member had not passed proficiency in the third degree. The question is whether the lodge with which the member wished to affiliate can examine and pass on proficiency. Decision: Under previous rulings on Section 129 of the by-laws the lodge of membership may request another lodge in this jurisdiction to examine for proficiency in the third degree and if found satisfactory the lodge of membership may issue a dimit upon receiving certificate from the lodge examining the brother that he is proficient. 10. A jodge accepted a petition and the investigating committee learned that petitioner' was engaged in sale of five per cent beer at retail in a restaurant owned and operated by him. The question is what action should be taken by the lodge, 'particularly in view of Section 108 of the by-laws providing that, "A petition for the degrees or membership must be presented at a stated meeting of the lodge and cannot be withdrawn after the petition has been referred to the committee."

Decision: The minutes of the first stated communication of the lodge after this information was obtained should recite that the committee reports that petitioner is engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquor at retail at a restaurant owned and operated by him; that by reason of such fact it was not proper for the lodge to have received the petition under the provisions of Sections 198 and 199 of the by-laws as amended (Proceedings 1939, p. 137); that the action of the lodge in receiving the petition is rescinded and the am,ount paid by petitioner is ordered returned.

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per capita tax and the special assessment of 40 cents levied by 1943 resolution (Proceedings 1943, p. 134) to reimburse the general funds for the appropriation to Masonic Service Association of the United States for military camp activities. Decision: Under the provisions of Section 160, as amended in 1941 (Proceedings 1941, p. 116) the lodge cannot exempt a life member from requirement to pay such amount as the lodge is required to pay to the Grand Lodge for any purpose on account of his membership. The provisions of this amended section seem clear but' I have found that many lodges are not aware of the amendment and this decision is reported in the hope that it will help call attention to the amendment. 12. A St. Louis lodge received petition from one who has permanent residence within the jurisdiction of the lodge and who is a man of well known, high character and standing. At the time' the petition was received he was a major in the United States Army and because of military service was far away from home and received "overseas" orders after the petition was presented. The question is whether the lodge should p'roceed on the petition in view of the fact that the investigating committee would not be able to interview the petitioner personally. Decision: An investigating committee should be appointed as provided by Section 109 of the by-laws and procedure on the petition should follow the usual course. It is not necessary that the investigating committee interview the petitioner personally. The committee should use other means of investigating and should be able to determine whether the petitioner is suitable and qualified. 13. A prospective petitioner had undergone a surgical operation on his throat which left him unable to speak without artificial larynx. The question is whether he is ineligible because he cannot speak without the artificial larynx. Decision: Under Section 112 of the by-laws the prospective petitioner is not disqualified simply because he requires the aid of an artificial larynx to speak. If he can conform to the necessary ceremonies with the aid of the artificial appliance he is qualified to petition for membership.

14. The District Deputy Grand Master of the Thirty-third District, St. Louis, presents the question of whether lodge officers, who by reason of being in military service cannot be installed by their respective lodges, can be installed by some lodge outside of Missouri by request of the Grand Master. Decision: There is no legal way for an officer of a Missouri lodge to be installed by another lodge outside the state of Missouri, nor is there any authority for installing a lodge officer other than in and by his own lodge. 15. A major in the United States Army stationed at a military camp in the state had his residence in a nearby city for three years, claiming that city as his permanent residence, and onl~ permanent residence. The question is whether a Masonic lodge having jurisdiction can receive the army major's petition. Decision: The question of residence is always a combined question of law and facts. The facts in the particular case usually control. In this

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case the facts reported are that the major had established a residence in the city near the army camp, had moved his family there and had abandoned his former residence without any present intention of returning to the former residence. Upon such facts the prospective petitioner has the necessary residence qualification. 16. An Entered Apprentice failed to advance for more than a year, then petitioned for advancement under Section 115 of the by-laws and on vote of the lodge was rejected. Is it necessary that this Entered Apprentice wait a full year before renewing his petition for advancemenU Decision: Section 120 of the by-laws applies to this situation. The Entered Apprentice cannot be advanced or rejected for a year after the date of this rejection. This decision is reached after giving full consideration to the provisions of Section 153 of the by-laws. That section provides that a candidate shall not be passed or raised when a member objects and that such objection shall stand as a bar for sixty days unless sooner withdrawn by the objector. It is felt that Section 153 does not apply but that Section 120 does apply to the situation presented. This decision is reported particularly because my decision seems to be in conflict with that of Most Worshipful Brother Chiles on a similar state of facts (Proceedings 1939, p. 12, decision 16), and the comment of the Jurisprudence Committee on that decision is not entirely clear (Proceedings 1939, p. 125). It seems ,to me that there should be a clear decision on the point. 17. It has always been the custom of a St. Louis lodge to give notice to its members of names of petitioners for membership which are to be presented. The practice has been to mail such notices in sealed envelopes. Inquiry was made whether it would be proper to mail such notices in semisealed envelopes, the question arising because of the increase in local postage from 2 cents to 3 cents. Decision: Section 200 of the by-laws provides that the lodge shall not publish that it has conferred or will confer a Masonic degree upon anyone. In 1923 there was decision that the lodge might notify its members by mail of the names of persons petitioning for membership if notice is mailed in a sealed envelope (Proceedings 1923, p. 26). The 1923 ruling under Section 200 should be adhered to and notices to members of petitions should be mailed in sealed envelopes. The additional 'expense is small and the reason for this protection and precaution exists just the same as it always has. 18. A member who was a candidate for Congress, subject to the action of members of a political party at the 1944 general primary held August 1, 1944, made request for names of members of all Masonic lodges in the congressional district from which he was a candidate. The member is a major in the armed forces and for that reason could not make a personal campaign and wanted the names and addresses of Masons so that he could send his campaign literature to them. Decision: To comply with this request would be a breach of the laws of the Grand Lodge of Missouri and the ancient and accepted customs ,of Freemasonry. While Freemasonry very definitely aims to develop and encourage active interest in political and governmental affairs it leaves each member free to make his own choice among candidates and political issues. Any other policy would inevitably develop friction and discord.

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There is nothing new in this decision. It is reported because it seems necessary and advisable to emphasize year after year that Freemasonry as an organization does not take sides on political issues or political candidates. A very soupd article giving the reasons for OUR POLIT- leAL NEUTRALITY will be found in September, 1944, issue of NewsLetter, The Supreme Council 33 0 Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction U. S. A. 19. The. son of the secretary of one of the lodges of this jurisdiction is in military service stationed in the southwest Pacific area. He wrote his father asking if he might petition his home lodge for membership and if elected whether degrees could be conferred through courtesy by a Masonic lodge of Australia. Demsion: It being clear that the son's residence was at the home of his parents and within the jurisdiction of the partlcular Missouri lodge when he entered military service, he did not lose his residence by being away from home in military service and it is entirely proper for him to petition the Missouri lodge of his home and if elected degrees could be conferred through courtesy by a Masonic lodge in Australia. 20.

A member who had been suspended' for non-payment of dues petitioned for restoration, tendering with his petition the amount unpaid and due at the time of suspension, also the amount of dues for the current year. The question is asked what, if any, amount should be returned if the petition is rejected. Decision: Section 155 of the by-laws provides "the brother is not liable for dues during the time he stands suspended." Section 161 provides that a member who has been in arrears more than a year may be reinstated by the payment of his dues upon written application accepted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the lodge present at the time his application is acted on. These two provisions construed together in the light of decisions on them produce the result that the amount of the dues accrued and payable at the time of suspension belongs to the lodge. This amount should be retained by the lodge if the petition is rejected but the amount tendered with the petition for re-instatement on account of dues for the current year does not belong to the lodge if the petition is rejected and it should be returned. 21.

The secretary of a lodge reports that after the Master was elected and installed he went into military service and at the time of writing was on his way overseas. The Junior Warden elected and installed in January, 1944, moved his residence to another part of the state. He asks whether the members of the lodge can declare the offices of Master and Junior Warden vacant and elect new officers to their stations. Decision: The lodge has no authority to declare either the office of Magter or Junior Warden vacant under the facts stated, see Section 93 of the 1925 by-laws. It was recommended that the Junior Warden be asked to resign. Having received such resignation the lodge could proceed to fill the vacancy under Section 95 of the by-laws. It is assumed that the Master had not changed his residence permanently but was simply away from home because of being in military service. Absence of this kind does not create a vacancy.

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22. The date for stated communication of a lodge happened to fall on July 4, 1944. The secretary-stated that there were three petitions to be voted on and that in all probability a quorum would not be present. He asked that the Grand Master issue a dispensation to have the stated communication on the following evening, July 5, 1944. Decision: The Grand Master has no authority to issue dispensation to change the date of a stated 'communication which is fixed by the by-laws of the lodge, see Section 40 of the 1925 by-laws and annotations to that section. 23. One who had lived in Missouri all his life was inducted into the army. While at an army c~mp in Texas he was elected to membership in a Texas lodge and received Entered Apprentice degree. He was then discharged and returned home. The question presented is whether he can petition his Missouri home lodge for affiliation and receive the other degrees as a member of that lodge. Decision: Section 117 of the by-l~ws provides that an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft from another lodge may petition any lodge in whose jurisdiction he resides for affiliation, upon proper certificate of dimission from his lodge and a clear ballot shall elect to membership and entitle the petitioner to the remaining degree or degrees. The language of this section makes no distinction between an Entered Apprentice of a Missouri lodge and one from anotherÂˇ jurisdiction recognized by Missouri. 1925 annotation to this section refers to a decision in 1905 (Proceedings 1905, p. 22) ruling that a Missouri lodge had a right to receive a petition for membership. from an Entered Apprentice who dimitted from a lodge in Kentucky. I see no reason why this is not good law and accordingly my deoision in this case is that the Missouri lodge may receive the petition for affiliation when furnished a dimit from the Texas lodge. 24. The Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, has mailed to many lodges Form 990 intended to be used for information return of an organization exempt from income tax. This return is asked and forms mailed because of the provisions of Section 54(f) of the Internal Revenue Act as amended by Section 117 of the Revenue Act of 1943. I have it from good authority that neither the Grand Lodge nor any subordinate lodge of this jurisdiction need file this return. We are greatly' indebted for expert work done by Grand Master Karl M. Vetsburg in 1940. His full report on the subject will be found in Proceedings 1940, pp. 6-17. Beginning on page.lO is copy of a letter from the Treasury Department stating that Missouri lodges are exempt from federal income tax under the provisions of Section 101(3). This new section 54(f) provides that: "No such annual return need be filed under this subsection by any organization exempt from taxation under the provisions of section 101- . . . . (5) which is an organization exempt solely under section 101(3) ..â&#x20AC;˘ " My recommendation is that if you have received Form 990 you should return it after writing across the face of it a statement to this effect: (( This Masonic Lodge, . (Name of Lodge) A.F. & A.M. of Missouri, is exempt under the provisions of Section

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101(3). See letter from office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue dated June 29, 1940, addressed to Grand Lodge of Missouri and signed by T. Mooney, Deputy Commissioner, file r.eference: IT:P:T:l; LLA." II. STATE AND CONDITION OF FREEMASONRY IN THE JURISDICTION DORMANT LODGES

At the end of August the Grand Secretary had received returns from all but fifteen small lodges. These when received will not change materially the results for the year. The net gain shown by. the figures at that date is 3,181. Further details will be given in the report of the committee on Chartered 'Lodges and will be published in the Proceedings. These additional figures I think are essential to my comment: Raised Initiated

3,705 4,489

From this it is evident that a great many are on the way and petitions for membership are plentiful. In my opinion this net gain of 3,181 is enough. Those of us who have gone through the ordeals resulting from slump in interest and membership following the deluge of membership during and immediately following the last W orld War are not in favor of a reoccurrence of that experience. These figures must not be taken as an indication that all lodges in the state are active and thriving. I have given a great deal of attention to the subject of dormant lodges. This ';Vas discussed at meeting of D.D.G.M.s and D.L.s at Jefferson City .January 31, 1944, and at conference of Grand Lodge officers at St. Louis July 5, 1944. I have written to the chairmen of the committees on Chartered Lodges and Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters to give special attention to this and to deal with it in their reports at this communication. I have had very prompt and effective reports from District Deputies over the state and have arrested charters of these lodges: Middle Grove Lodge No. 42 at Middle Grove Ozark Lodge No. 297 at Fair Grove Gaynor City Lodge No. 465 at Parnell Kennedy Lodge No. 329 at Elmo

In each case the charter was arrested because the lodge had been inactive for a number of years, halls and furniture had become dilapidated and quorum for meetings could not be obtained. In each instance the District Deputy Grand Master of the district has made careful investigation and no charter has been arrested except on the recommendation of the District Deputy. The Grand Lodge

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should act on these arrests at this communication because the authority of the Grand Master is to make an interim order of arrest and report it to the Grand Lodge. There. are probably as many as twenty-five lodges that are practically dormant. In most instances the condition is due to shifts in population and other changes that have come in the last forty years. Certainly it is desirable that lodges in this category take steps to consolidate with some nearby lodge, particularly where it is possible to get a quorum to take the required vote on the question of consolidation. This situation creates many problems other than just the fact that there are these inactive lodges. Several requests have come to me to do something about getting a dimit issued. In other instances a person living in the jurisdiction of one of these inactive lodges wishes to petition for membership and the lodge cannot meet and act on a request for waiver of jurisdiction. I am sure that my successor and the Grand Secretary's office will gradually take the appropriate steps to correct this condition. I find that the dues of some lodges in the rural districts are as low as $3.50 per year. 'Vhen the per capita tax of $2.10 is deducted that leaves the lodge only $1.40 per member for expenses. Either the dues should be raised to not less than $5.00 or some concession should be made on the per capita tax where dues are less than that. A NEW EDITION OF CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, ANNOTATED TO DATE, IS NEEDED

Everyone who is active in Grand Lodge work knows how badly we need a new edition of the constitution and by-laws. At conference of D.D.G.M.s and D.L.s at Jefferson City January 31, 1944, there was a spontaneous and urgent call for a new edition. For several years past the committee on Revision of the By-Laws has reported that short sessions of the Grand Lodge did not give time to consider and act on a revision. Members of the committee have stated to me that they had not met with any urgent demand for a new edition. Such absence of demand no longer prevails. There is a demand and something must be done about it. This is a big job requiring a great deal of detail work. It seems to me that this basic detail work should be done by someone who is on the payroll of the Grand Lodge or is specially paid for the work. When this basic work is done it should be submitted to the appropriate committee and then to the Grand Lodge. Grand Lodge officers at conference July 5, 1944, agreed to a plan of this character. GRAND LODGE LIBRARY, EDUCATION, MASONIC SERVICE

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The library of the Grand Lodge, such as it is, has been in storage, as it _were, in the vault of the Grand Secretary's office. Steps have

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been taken to put books and other material in bookcases and someone must do the work of arranging, classifying and cataloguing. As previously reported I attended the centennial of the Grand Lodge of Iowa at Cedar Rapids June 12, 13 and 14. One of the treasures of the Masonic fraternity in this country is the Masonic library of the Grand Lodge of Iowa housed in a library building at Cedar Rapids. The library contains over 40,000 volumes, all catalogued and arranged in accordance with the best library system. This library was started at the very beginning by the first Grand Secretary of Iowa, Theodore S. Parvin, who served in that capacity for fiftyfive years. When we recall that Missouri is the mother of Iowa Freemasonry we may presume to enjoy some satisfaction from this accomplishment in the field of Masonic education. I have no .hope that Missouri can approach what Iowa has done, but at least Missouri should have the bare essentials of a Masonic library. I have found a hunger for Masonic education in this state and but slight planning to supply the hunger. Perhaps it is more correct to say that emphasis ha's not been placed on Masonic education because there is no dearth of material. At every place I have been I have called attention to Ray V. Denslow's "Masonic World," published and distributed in separate pamphlet form at every Grand Lodge communication in recent years and included in the annual Proceedings. No active Freemason should neglect study of this "Masonic World" which is a rich and rare source of information on the Masonic World, past and present, in all its great scope. The 1943 Masonic Directory; St. Louis and St. Louis County, contains "A History of Missouri Freemasonry" by W orshipful Brother A. Loyd Collins of Clinton Lodge No. 548, Clinton, Missouri. It is worth the time of any Missouri Mason to read this interesting summary of the great part Freemasonry has played in the development of this state. Our own Lodge of Research has been doing good work. The Board of Publication, R,ay V. Denslow, Willis J. Bray and Ovid Bell, compiled and published in 1943 Volume 1, Transactions of the Missouri Lodge of Research. It is an attractively bound book of 164 pages and is a veritable storehouse of valuable, interesting information; the early history of Masonry in Missouri with biographical sketches of all Governors of Missouri who have been members of the Masonic fraternity. On one of my early trips to St. Louis Worshipful Brother Robert C. Winkelmaier, Chairman of our Masonic Service Association Committee handed me a little pamphlet entitled. "Story of the Degrees" which was prepared by his committee and printed at the direction of Grand Master Chiles in 1939. I found a hundred, or more, of these pamphlets in the Grand Secretary's office. These I have distributed to District Deputies and others over the state. I found also in the Grand Secretary's office a pamphlet entitled "The

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Masonic Fraternity-Its Character, Customs, Ideals and Traditions" by Ray V. Denslow, published in 1932. Both of these are instructive and valuable. I have encouraged Worshipful Brothet Winkelmaier and members of his committee to plan and outline a program for Masonic education so that there may be no failure to satisfy the hunger for knowledge when it is manifested. As my knowledge and understanding of Freemasonry has increased my respect for it has mounted, and so I am anxious for that inevitable result of education to spread. MILITARY CERTIFICATES

Military certificates or diplomas for men in military service authorized by the Grand Lodge in 1942, and again in 1943, have been mailed to all Missouri Masons in military service so far as names have been furnished to the Grand Secretary. In October, 1943, 1,801 certificates were mailed and in 1944, to September 7, 1908 certificates were mailed, a total of 3,709. Shortly after the first of the year it was found that the supply originally ordered had been exhausted. A new order was placed and while there was delay in filling the order because of shortage of labor and materials that difficulty has been overcome and for the past several months certificates have been mailed promptly after names are furnished to the Grand Secretary's office by the secretaries of the lodges. Many acknowledgments and expressions of appreciation have been received . from members in the armed services. Typical are the following: Key West, Fla. 10 May 1944 W. F. Woodruff, Grand Master Masonic Temple 3681 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. My dear Brother Woodruff: I received the certificate of the Grand Lodge of Missouri sent me by Brother Gustav Heinichen, the Secretary of Cache Lodge No. 416. I want to thank you very much for this very beautiful and useful document. I was fortunate enough to be in St. Louis long enough to be raised to the degree of Master Mason last March, 1943, but because I was shipped out shortly thereafter I really haven't had many opportunities to sit in lodge meetings. For that reason I was hesitant about visiting lodges in towns where I have been but now that I have this certificate I know I shall attend whenever I can wherever there is a Masonic Lodge. In fact, this very evening I dropped in at the lodge hall here in Key West and inquired as to when meetings were held and I intend to drop in on one there next week-The Anchor Lodge. Many thanks again. Fraternally, David Mitter, U.S.C.G'.R.

Another very interesting one was written from the battlefront in France to Brother Frank William Clark, Secretary of Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield. Here it is:

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June 18, 1944 Somewhere in France Dear Secretary: I received my certificate yesterday and I sure was glad to get it. Please excuse this paper for it is all I can get where I am at now. Frank, be sure and tell all the Brothers at Lodge hello for me and I would really love to be back home so I could come to lodge. I am sitting under an apple tree writing this just about two feet from my foxhole. Frank, please let me know when you get this letter so I will know that you have heard from me. I don't know much to write about now so I guess I had better close for this time. Albert. P. S. My address is: Pvt. Albert Scharnhorst, ASN 37512706, Co. A, 336 Engs. Combat Bn., A.P.O. No. 230, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. MASONIC HOME

Being an ex officio member of the Masonic Home Board I have attended practically all of the quarterly board meetings for the last two years and during this year as Grand Master I have usually been a guest at the Hom~ when in St. Louis. I had the pleasure of going with the children and members of the Christmas Committee of St. Louis on the trip to Jefferson City May 13. I think I have become .fairly well acquainted with Home conditions~ You know without my stating it that the shortage and changing of help and the prob路 lem of rationing have combined to make the operation of the Home particularly difficult during these war years. About January 20 I started special effort to increase contributions to the Home Building Fund. Action to secure voluntary contributions to this fund was started several years ago. I remember very well the valiant work of Grand Master "\Valker in 1936. While the amount contributed as a re~ult of this effort has not reached the $90,000 that I set as a goal the contributions have been coming in daily in large and small amounts. The largest contribution received was $500 from Brother C. S. Kennerly, member of Tuscan Lodge No. 360. The total amount subscribed to the路 fund to September, 1943, was $22,274.32. Since that date and until September 11 the contributions have been $31,502.00. Other contributions have come in since that date so that the total of contributions is slowly but constantly mounting. At the beginning of my year it was estimated that the $10.00 added to each initiation fee for this fund would total approximately $30,000. It has totaled not just $30,000, but some $45,000, so that the fund has been increased this year by voluntary contributions and initiation fee assessment at least $76,500. The total amount now on hand that could be used for building purposes

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is approximately $225,750. In adp'ition the Eastern Star has on harid $90,000 which is labeled for this Home Building Fund. I cannot give specific recognition to everyone who has made effective effort and shown fine generosity. The ten lodges that have made the best per capita sho'wing are as follows: Members Amount Meramec Lodge No. 313, Eureka.... 55 $1,891.50 Composite Lodge No. 369, Doniphan .. 88 801.50 Richland Lodge No. 385, Richland .... 115 1,010.00 Monroe Lodge No. 64, Monroe City.... 61 371.60 Florida Lodge No. 23, Florida 14 77.00 Van Buren Lodge No. 509, Van Buren 104 600.00 St. Marks Lodge No. 93, Cape Girardeau 351 1,384.17 Montgomery Lodge No. 246, Montgomery City 142 518.50 Tuscan Lodge No. 360, St. Louis 839 2,629.00 Occidental Lodge No. 163, St. Louis .. 182 548.50

Per Capita $ 34.40 9.11 8.78 6.09 5.50 5.47 3.94 3.65 3.13 3.01

I must report bad as well as good. There are whole districts, ten of them, where not one dollar has been reported as subscription this year. That is a keen disappointment. After the manuscript for this report was completed and just as it â&#x20AC;˘ was going to the printer I received word of additional subscriptions totaling $557.50. Of this there is an additional $290.00 through Tuscan Lodge No. 360. There is no use losing the momentum we have developed and I am confident that the final result of our . stimulation will be quite satisfactory. After dictating this last paragraph as a manuscript insert I attended meeting of committee on arrangements for this communication and was told of an additional $1,062.00, $500.00 Orient Chapter No. 102 and $562.00 membership donations Temple Lodge No. 299. It is now my privilege to make an announcement. Up to a few days ago the plan that has been in contemplation for new housing facilities for the children at the Home has been another building on the Home site somewhat like the new Women's Building. Members of the board have felt that a single, large dormitory building replacing the old building that has been used as a dormitory for the children would not be ideal, but until now there has been no feasible way of doing different or better. As most of you know, the Masonic Home site at 5351 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, has a 764-foot frontage on Delmar Bo~levard and extends north 491 feet to Enright Avenue. Immediately across Enright Avenue, east of the Home site, - is the Blemett School and spacious grounds. Adjoining the school grounds on the east is a vacant tract (except for one old residence) known as Blossom's Place. It is at the northwest corner of Enright and Union Avenues, has a frontage of 573 feet on Union Avenue and

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405 feet on Enright Avenue, a little more than 5 acres of ground. It is practically on grade with the streets and has many fine trees. The Masonic Home Board has an option to purchase this ground for $50,000 and expects to use this as the site for developing what is known as the cottage plan. By this plan separate cottage units will be built, each cottage designed to house 10 to 15 children. I cannot give the time to enumerating the many advantages of the cottage plan over the dormitory plan. I have had opportunity to read hurriedly a treatise on the subject prepared by Howard W. Hopkirk and published in 1944 by the Russell Sage Foundation. This book is the result of study and experience of one who has spent some twenty years in this work of institutional care of children. His conclusion is that the cottage plan is far superior to the dormitory plan. From the standpoint of financing the great advantage to us is that cottages will be built only as need requires. We have funds with which to start a project of this kind immediately or just as soon as war restrictions are relaxed. The present home grounds are too crowded to provide play ground. On the contemplated grounds there would be adequate room for tennis courts, soft ball diamonds, basketball court and the like. The life of any child is dwarfed if there is no place to play. The building plans have long â&#x20AC;˘ contemplated a new heating plant at the Home. This heating plant can be constructed on the present Home site with capacity to serve the new cottage plan development. I am presenting this to you because I am sure it will be of interest and satisfaction to you all. While the Masonic Board has authority to proceed the members feel that they should not proceed unless the plan is agreeable to the Grand Lodge. III. RECOMMENDATIONS

The by-laws provide that in his annual address the Grand Master "may recommend to the Grand Lodge such measures as he deems expedient and necessary." With humility and yet with conviction I make these recommendations: 1.

During the coming year a new edition of constitution and by-laws, properly r~vised and annotated, should be prepared and be ready for action at the 1945 annual communication pf the Grand Lodge.

2. Monthly newsletter of the Grand Lodge of Missouri should be planned to be edited through the Grand Secretary's office. Planning for this should be begun promptly so that we will be ready as soon as war restrictions on paper are removed and low cost mailing arrangements can be made.

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3. The Grand Lodge library should be catalogued and placed where it will be available for use. 4. Appropriation for the Grand Secretary's office should be substantially increased, particularly because of additional work required to meet the 'recommendations just made. ~ 5. Interest and work in the field of Masonic education should be encouraged and stimulated.

6. It is time now for the Grand Lodge of Missouri to reconsider the matter of regular membership in the Masonic Service Association of the United States and I suggest that the Grand Master be authorized to appoint a special committee of seven to consider this and make recommendation during this communication.

7. At this communication the Grand Lodge should take action on the prospective cottage plan for the children of the Home and I suggest that the Grand Master be authorized to appoint a committee of five to consider this and make recommendation. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am embarrassed when I face the task of giving adequate ackowledgment for fine assistance and cooperation that has been given me this year and of expressing appreciation for courtesies and hospitality. Wherever there has been a need for assistance the need has been supplied with willing, alert and helpful hands. I wish I could name each District Deputy Grand Master and each District Lecturer and give you an account of \the fine and valuable' work of each. No Grand Master can have a successful administration without the aid of these valiant brethren, always ready in each of the sixty districts of the state. I commend them all and acknowledge my deep gratitude for their loyalty, devotion and energy. I have had fine cooperation from those in the Grand Lodge line of officers. I have placed some heavy duties on each of them, particularly in aid of the Home Building Fund campaign. The results of this effort assure us that there are no laggards in the line. Committee chairmen and committee members, each one at his post, make it possible for a Grand Master to delegate and for this Grand Lodge to function as an organization. I have the highest respect for each and all of them. Past Grand Masters have responded willingly to every call. When the summons came for our Grand Secretary of seventeen years he

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was entering the Temple at St. Louis to begin the day's work. During the period of ten days following Dr. Mather's death Most Worshipful Brother James W. Skelly gave a substantial part of his time each day to the Grand Secretary's office. Through this fine aid the work of the office kept going. It is little enough to give him this public and record expression of our appreciation. The committee having charge of arrangements for this' communication, Worshipful Brother Walter J. Bublitz, Master of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, chairman, deserves no end of credit and the Grand Master gives credit to him and his committee. I hope those in attendance will not suffer too many inconveniences. Only those who have been Grand Master know the volume of administrative duties and so-called "paper work" required-decisions, despensations, appointments, manuscripts, annual report. I could not have handled all this without a willing, competent and interested assistant and secretary. So I give acknowledgment to my helper, Mrs. Helen Krug Treger. Her father, the late Fred H. Krug was Master of Russell Lodge No. 177, A.F. & A.M. of Kansas and later District Deputy Grand Master of the district of his lodge. Her husband, Lt. Newman V. Treger, Army Medical Corps, has been on active duty in Africa and Italy for twenty-one months. Through days of anxiety and suspense Mrs. Treger has been at her post early and late. CONCLUSION

What I have given is little more than a summary of the year. What more is to' be said? When installed as Grand Master I ventured to express what' I felt, that it was a moment of personal ecstasy and that I was facing a happy adventure. A happy adventure indeed it has been. True, there have been perplexing problems, times of anxiety and I am not unaware of imperfections. Yet, it has been not only a happy adventure but a heartening experience. I have far greater confidence in the value and force of Freemasonry than I had a year ago. It is not just Freemasons in Missouri; we are all over the world where men are free; the opportunity is ours; we have the strength, too latent though it is. Now is the time 'to realize our strength, broaden our influence and unify our forces. In discussing recently our apparent global chaos with one who is a scholar and keen observer he said, "\Ve are living in a jungle society." If he had been about the state with me this year I think his outlook would not be quite so black. Underneatb. there is harmony, unanimity and concord; such discord as exists among Freemasons is over methods, not over objectives. Now victory at arms for ourselves and our allies is nearer than was anticipated a year ago. But let us not be deceived again. Military power and su-

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premacy do not establish peace. Peace abides through good men and true, men of honor and honesty, bent on supremacy of brotherhood and goodwill. That is what Freemasonry has to give the world-the world needs what Freemasonry has to give. Respectfully submitted,

Grand Master. BROTHER WILLIS J. BRAY: Brethren, you have heard the splendid address of our Most Worshipful Gr~nd Master reciting the busy ac~ tivities of what is probably the busiest year of his life. If there are no objections it will be referred to the Committee on the Grand Master's address, comprising all the past Grand Jvfasters. Hearing none it is so ordered. . REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY

Most Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary, presented his report for the period September 11, 1943, to September 10, 1944, which was received and ordered printed in the Proceedings. DUPLICATE CHARTER Breckenridge Lodge No. 334, destroyed by fire; duplicate charter issued June 2, 1944. The charter of Duncan Lodge No. 589, formerly located at Duncan, Missouri, having been returned to the Grand Secretary's office for correction on March 13, 1944, a new charter under the name of Grove Spring Lodge No. 589 A. F. & A. M. located at Grove Spring, Missouri, was issued, bearing date October 2, 1913, at which time this correction should have been made. (See Grand Lodge Proceedings 1913, page 107.) PROCEEDINGS DISTRIBUTED The 1943 Proceedings were printed and distributed as soon as possible' after the Grand Lodge session.

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COMMISSIONS TO D. D. G. M.'S

By order of M. W. VV. F. Woodruff, Grand Master, Commissions were issued to the sixty District Deputy Grand Masters, by him appointed in the fifty-nine Masonic Districts, (the Thirty-Third District having two Deputies). REPORTS

D. D. G. M.'S

Blanks for these reports were mailed to the sixty Deputies, and their reports have been turned over to the Committee on Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters. BLANKS FOR ANNUAL RETURNS

Two copies were mailed to each Secretary in June, 1944, with accompanying circular, giving full directions. LODGES CONSOLIDATED

Agricola No. 343 consolidated with Clinton Lodge No. 548, December 10, 1943, Agricola Lodge losing its itentity; Blairstown No. 557 consolidated with Clinton Lodge No. 548, March 24, 1944, Blairstown losing its identity; Houston Lodge No. b8U consoTi3ated with Hebron Lodge No. 354, April 18, 1944, Houston Lodge losing its identity. CHARTERS ARRESTED

The Most Worshipful Grand Master arrested the following Charters: Middle Grove No. 42, December 17,1943. Gaynor City No. 465, March 6, 1944. Ozark No. 297, June 27, 1944. Kennedy No. 329, July 31, 1944. COURTESIES

By direction of M. V'l. Grand Master Woodruff 334 requests have been made to Sister Grand Jurisdictions to confer Degrees for Missouri Lodges, and 279 requests have been made to Missouri Lodges by Sister Grand Jurisdictions. TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS

Circular letters were p1ailed as usual to all lodges with information concerning leading hotels, and locations, and rates. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS

Dedications H. P. Savage, D. D. G. M. 8th District, .dedicated new Hall of North路 west Lodge No. 358 at rrarkio, Missouri, April 10, 1944.

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David A. I..Ieslie, D. D. G. M. 15th District, dedicated the American Legion Hall in Canton, Missouri, for use of Craft Lodge No. 287, April 29, 1944. ' R. M. Rankin, D. D. G. M. 39th District, dedicated new Hall of Belle Lodge No. 373 at Belle, Missouri, on June 3, 1944. Arthur C. Lynch, D. D. G. M. 19th District, dedicated new Hall for Warren Lodge No. 74, Keytesville, Missouri, January 24, 1944. George Dillard, D. D. G. M. 44th District, dedicated new Hall for Carl Junction Lodge No. 549, Carl Junction, Mis~ouri. Martin B. Dickinson, D. D. G. M. 22nd District, dedicated new Hall for Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City, Missouri, September 2, 1944. RebaUot on Petition To Missouri Lodge No.1, to reballot on a 1943.

Candidate, November 2,

Meet in Other Halls Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520, to hold 50th Anniversary in Com路 mandery Hall, 3681 Lindell Blvd., November 11, 1943, at 8:00 p. m, Instal/,ation of Officers Beacon Lodge No.3, to hold Installation of Officers in Commandery Hall, 3681 Lindell Blvd., on January 10, 1944. Magnolia Lodge No. 626, to hold Installation of Officers in Auditorium of Alhambra Grotto on January 8, 1944. Election of Officers Cairo Lodge No. 486, December 9, 1943. Advance Lodge No. 590, December 16, 1943. Essex Lodge No. 278, January 11, 1944. Louisville Lodge No. 409, January 20, 1944. Saline Lodge No. 226, January 22, 1944. Ash Grove Lodge No. 100, January 27, 1944. Madison Lodge No. 91, February 8, 1944.

Melville Lodge No. 458, February 10, 1944. Cole Camp Lodge No. 595, Febru路 ary 16, 1944. Valley Lodge No. 413, February 17, 1944. Urich Lodge No. 286, March 3, 1944. Urbana Lodge No. 421, March 25, 1944. Spring Hill Lodge No. 155, September 2, 1944.

COMMISSION '1.'0 GRAND REPRESENTATIVE

M. W. Grand Master Woodruff appointed Brother W. W. Groom of McAlester, Oklahoma; Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Missouri near the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. . I!'IFTY-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:

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No'. and Name of Lodge 417 67 299 299 299 522 10 91 91 225 284 302 354 461 534 40 40 242 242 541, 416 105 159 443 163 205 1

316 71 488 486 486 269 5 207 389 389 163 559 84 84 63 390 360 360 183 183 446 9 9 121 265 218 1

Whitewater Rocheport Temple Temple Temple Gate City : Agency Madison Madison Salem Canopy Lick Creek Hebron Caruthersville Columbia Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Portland Portland Jacksonville Cache Kirksville Green City : Anchor Occidental Trilumina Missouri RuraL Savannah Lock Springs Cairo Cairo Brotherhood United Clay Arcana Arcana OccidentaL Clarksdale Webster Groves Webster Groves Cambridge Marionville Tuscan Tuscan California California Ivanhoe George Washington George Washington Erwin Corinthian Good Hope Missouri

Name of Brother 1som L. Proffer Porter J. Mitchell James W. Hull Edmund E. Morris James L. Shepard Henry T. Brace William C. White Wallace Pollard Joseph W.Atterbury .Louis N. Coffman J. M. 0 'Kelly Samuel Lacky Martin Daniel Smith Burroughs ,Charles W. Brown ,James C. Hogan ,Frank Henry Hohengarten Harry O. Berger George L. Smith Henry R. Gilbert George E. Bye John C. Austin J ohn A. Bell George W. Talley Wm. A. Freimuth .Isaac H. Orr :.William C. Kiern Louis G. Kurtzeborn Claude P. Schmidt John K. White Thomas Litton Asa Lee Bennett M. Arthur Roberts M. Carlisle Bean John J. Angersbach Phillip D. Turner George P. Richardson Thomas O. Johnson Norman E. Tevis .. '" Carlos D. Pulley .Louis F. Booth William C. Rumsey Robert Lee Hains Ira D. McCullah Wm. M. Louderman John A. Laird Hiram R. Popejoy Charles A. Burkhardt James H. Hamilton Charles Lihou R. H., Walter August H. Luttmer Linn T. Schofield George N. Martin Joseph L. Braun

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1944 No. 9 132 183 190 207 210 416 515 2 360 360 360 323 443 445 349 303 9 380 522 334 195 195 129 129 332 119 362 31 31 31 31 31 278 535 535 335 335 588 443 588 164 327 203 443

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and N wme of Lodge Name of Brother George Washington .Emil E. H. Howard Farmington William 0 'Sullivan California Elbridge Byron Fulks Putnam George B. Jones Clay Samuel J. Rowell Unionville Austin Paris McCollom Cache .Hugo A. Deutman , ' Galena '" ..Jackson G. Short Meridian William C. Owen Tuscan Henry F. Hafner Tuscan Charles A. Thompson Tuscan Wm. H. Danforth Cornerstone Joseph H. Schweich Anchor Edwin W. Hughes West Gate Robert B. McConnell Pollock Edward S. McNealey Osage Wm. J. Wainscott. " . '" J ohn Frey George Washington Queen City J. W. Sloop Gate City Samuel G. Warman Breckenridge Corydon O. Dewey Bolivar John Calvin Pike Bolivar Walter Scott White. Monett ,William R. Breese Monett .., Moses C. Shipley : Excello A. W. Leathers DeSoto William A. Welch Hiram W. B. Calvert Liberty ' Luther P. Camden , Liberty Martin E. Lawson , Liberty Joseph S. Morrow Liberty Arthur M. Tutt Liberty William W. Whiteside Essex William T. Arnold Blackwell Thomas Maddin Blackwell William H. Bust Joplin : John W. Boyd Joplin Fletcher T. Snapp St. Francisville David H. Sage Anchor Frank McFarland St. Francisville W. N. Sage Joachim John H. Reppy , Mt. Zion William W. Mantz Brumley George S. Sullivan Anchor George L. Martin

No. of Years 50 53 50 50 50 50 50 , .50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 56 53 52 50 50 53 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 50 50 51 51 50 ; 50 50 50 55 50 50

STATIS'.rICAL

Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1943 : 616 Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608, September 10, 1944, Total Membership :. 89,884 September 10, 1943, Total Membership in 616 Chartered Lodges '. 86,691 Less: Adjustments by Audit of Individual Lodges, Consolidations and Arrest of Charters.. . . . . . . 103

86,588

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF TIlE

Total Number Raised Affiliated Reinstated

Less: Total Number Dimitted Deaths Susp. N. P. D. . Expelled

. . .

3,721 781 1,842

6,344

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692 1,635 716 5

3,048 3,296

89,884

1944 Per Capita Tax due on 597 Reporting Lodges. . . . . . .. Total Amount Paid to Sept. 10, 1944, $] 84,614.31 (Less Overpayments $154.40) .....

$184,683.8.1

Balance Due on 597 Reporting Lodges, to Sept. 10, 1944. . .. September 10, 1944, 11 Lodges Unreported.

223.90

2,000.00

Net Gain, September 10, 1944

1944

PER CAPITA TAX

184,459.91

MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI

Welfare Committee: Paid to Masonic Home, Checks 53, 103, 126, 182 for $500.00 each Per Capita Tax: Paid to Masonic Home: Check No. 176 $ 4,385.71 Check No. 189 40,000.00 Check No.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000.00 Check No. 26........................ 51,328.86 Check No. 27 13.51 Balance Due Masonic Home to Sept. 10, 1944...........

135,728.08 538.50

SPECIAL INI'l'IA'I'ION FUND

Paid to Masonic Home ale 'fhis Fund, September 11, 1943, to Sept. 10, 1944 . Balance Due Masonic Home to Sept. 10, 1944 .

45,750.00 329.51

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND

Paid to J. Claude Keiper, Feb. 21, 1944 (Check No. 34) .. Balance Due to Sept. 10, 1944 .

3,100.00 4,339.68

DR. WM. F. E:,UHN LIBRARY FUND

Sept. 10, 1944-$500.00 Bond and $352.26 in Bank-Total

852.26

JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND

Sept. 10, 1944--Bank Balance

1,000.00

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI GRAND LODGE FINANCES

1943-1944 Year Cash in Grand Lodge Depositories, Sept. 11, 1943.. . . . . ..

Cash BaI. Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo. (Restricted) . Cash BaI. Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo . Cash Bal. Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo . Cash Bat Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo . . Cash Bal. First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo .

$ 98,940.63

2,150.48

89,290.15 . 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00

t 98,940.63

Receipts Per Capita Tax, 1944 Back Per Capita Tax, Back Per Capita Tax, Back Per Capita Tax, Back Per Capita Tax, Back Per Capita Tax,

' 1932...... 1940...... 1941...... 1942...... 1943......

. $ 400.00 3.00 2,181.50 23.13 979.18

184,614.31

3,586.81

188,201.12

War Service Fund . Received from Defunct Lodges and Members thereof . Sale of Masonic Manuals . . . . . . . . . . .. $2,206.50 Sale of 1925 Constitution and By-Laws. . . . . . . 88.00 Sale of 1921 Constitution and 'By-Laws. . . . . . . 5.50 Sale of Dues Receipts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,008.45 Sale of Masonic Veteran Buttons........ . . . . 136.50 Sale of 2 Photos Grand Lodge Com. . . . . . . . . . . 2.00

34,566.84 1,183.42

Refund on Mileage and Per Diem Account Refund on Mileage, Homer L. Ferguson Interest on Permanent Fund Securitie~

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809.30 15.20 2,584.43

Total Income Amount Received from U. S. Treasury 3% Bonds Called October 15, 1943 Transfer to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. (Per Contra) Dividend 10 Per Cent of $4,778.82 (Original Amount) Fidelity Savings Bank, Kansas City, Mo...

3,446.95

3,408.93 $230,807.26 2,000.00 477.88

Sept. 11, 1943, Cash in Grand Lodge Depositories. . . . . . . .

$233,285.14 98,940.63

Total Receipts September 10, 1944. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ..

$332,225.77

AN ALYSIS OF DISBURSEMEKTS

Total Disbursements to September 10, 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Pay Roll, 1943 Proceedings, 1943 Salaries and Allowances: Grand Master, Grand Secretary, Grand Treasurer, Grand Lecturer, Grand Lodge Office Account. . . . . .

$263,791.0R 16,000.00

1,511.86 16,555.22

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

(Less: $1,910.00 withheld and paid U. S. Collector of Internal Revenue, alc 20% Withholding Tax) Grand Lecturer, Emeritus . Grand Correspondent . Maintenance, Grand Lodge Office . Masonic Relief Association United States and Canada . Expenses: Grand Lodge Session, 1943 . Reporter: Grand Lodge Session, 1943 . Telephone : Jefferson 4877 . Bonds: Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer Contingent: Grand Lodge Expense Fund . Perkins Audit Co. . . Expenses: Grand Lodge Officers, Order Grand Master . Printing, Postage, Stationery and Incidentals District Lecturers' and District Deputies' Conferences . Grand Lodge Officers' Conference . Expenses: George Washington Memorial and Grand Masters' Conferences . National Masonic Service Association for Military Camp Activities .

41,250.00

Total Budget Appropriation for 1943-1944 (Exclusive of Pay Roll) . Actual Disbursements .

$ 58,883.97 69,342.08

Overspent (see note below) Total Paid Masonic Home Account Back Per Capita collected to Sept. 10, 1944. . . . . . . . Total Paid Masonic Home Account 1944 Per Capita Tax

1,100.00 500.00 1,800.00 288.97 750.00 75.00 274.82 352.15 893.98 150.00 123.99 2,523.38 866.66 126.05 200.00 69,342.08

$ 10,458.11 4,399.22 131,328.86

135,728.08

Total Paid Masonic Home Account Welfare Committee .. Dues Receipt Cards 1944 . Military Certificates . Proficiency Certificates . Social Security, Title VIII-Federal Old Age Pension . Purchase of Masonic Manuals . Purchase of U. S. Government Bonds . Transfer of $477.88 from Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo., to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo .

2,000.00 920.05 476.08 117.01 85.82 1,619.29 27,024.74 477.88

Total Disbursements to September 10, 1944........ . . $253,791.03 ( Note: This overspent was due to the fact that $11,250.00 for the National Masonic Service Association for Military Camp Activities due in the Grand Lodge Year 1942-1943 was paid in the Grand Lodge Year 1943-1944.) RECAPITULATION

Total Receipts to September 10, 1944 Total Disbursements to September 10, 1944

. .

$332,225.77 253,791.03

Cash Balance, September 10, 1944, in General Fund

$ 78,434.74

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Cash Balance, September 10, 1944, Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo. (Restricted) Cash Balance, September 10, 1944, Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . Cash Balance, September 10, 1944, Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . Less: Balance Due Masonic Home, ale 1944 Per Capita Tax, from August 31, 1944 to September 10, 1944..................... 'Less: $1,672.60 "Restricted" Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo. . . . . . . . .

$ 1,672.60 74,262.14 2,500.00

78,434.74

538.50 1,672.60

September 10, 1944, Total Amount Available Cash in General Fund

2,211.10 $ 76,223.64

Fraternally submitted,

Grand Secretary. REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER

R. W. Brother, E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, presented his report covering the period from September 10, 1943, to September 10, 1944, which was received as follows, together with report of Auditor, and both ordered printed in the Proceedings: 1949 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 10

Balance in Fidelity Savings Tru~t Company, Kansas City, Missouri (Restricted) .................â&#x20AC;˘ $ 2,150.48 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, 2,500.00 Marshall, Missouri . Balance in Columbia Savings Bank, 2,500.00 Columbia, Missouri . Balance in First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. . 2,500.00 Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri . 89,290.15 RECEIPTS

Receipt

1949 Number Sept. 21 1741 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y, Bond Interest ......â&#x20AC;˘.... $ 1 1742 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y Oct. 5 1743 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y, " Bond Interest .

128.11 1,033.08 62.50

$ 98,940.63

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Receipt 1943 Number

16 19

1744 1745

1746

1747

1 16 30

1748 1749 1750

2 16 29

1751 1752 1753

Nov.

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Arthur Mather, Grand Sec 'y Arthur Mather, Div. No.7 Fidelity Savings Trust Co... Arthur Mather, U. S. Treas. 3% % Bonds called ....... Arthur Mather, Grand See'y, Bond Interest ............ Arthur Mather, Grand See'y

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563.75 302.33 210.10

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1944 Jan.

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375.68 126.00 1,760.75 560.50 266.50 335.00 27.50 100.64 877.34 62.50 140.75 74.00 531.25 174.95 44.10 182.85 809.30 125.00 252.25 211.50 24.50 886.40 4,711.05 34.00 1,370.01 7,043.40 26.25 1,081.80 5,777.10

1944

GRAND LODGE" OF MISSOURI

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22.50 825.00 4,231.50 27.10 916.40 4,981.95 44.25 1,745.35 9,332.40 27.25 889.30 5,191.95 35.20 1,424.60 6,960.94 29.00 1,116.00 5,981.70 482.50 38.00 1,432.00 7,790.80 21.25 815.60 4,312.18 23.00 953.25 4,898.20 45.00 148.00 1,644.80 8,861.05 26.50 834.60 4,501.40 42.56 1,469.10 7,785.50 31.83 1,190.40 6,275.10 30.25 1,259.00 6,988.80 15.75 483.20 2,656.50 45.70 1,590.40 8,663.70 22.42

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

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332,225.77 $332,225.77

DISBURSEMENTS

Check

1943 Number Sept. 20

Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M.-Pay Roll 1943 Session $16,000.00 National Masonic Service Ass'n -Balance 1943 11,250.00

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Check

1943 Nwrnber " 20 3 E. E. Morris, Grand Treas.-Ad13.02 justment of Bond Interest .... " 30 4 Masonic Relief Ass 'n of U. S. 288.97 and Canada ........•....... 684.56 " 30 5 Ovid Bell Press-Manuals . 18.90 " 30 6 Terre Haute Engr. Co.-Cuts . " 30 7 Van Dyke & Co.-Bonds, Grand 300.00 Sec 'y and Grand Treas . 360.00 ,, 30 8 Arthur Mather-Salary . . ,, 30 9 Anthony Ii'. Ittner-Salary 300.80 " 30 10 Anthony F. Ittner-ale Expense 114.32 Grand Lecturer 100.00 " 30 11 J. R. McLachlan-Honorarium .. 130.40 " 30 12 F. Berger-Salary . . ,, 30 13 M. Eimer-Salary 98.40 " 30 14 Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Mainte150.00 nance " 30 15 W. F. Woodruff-ale Grand Mas500.00 ter's Expense . " 30 16 Arthur Mather, Grand Sec 'yPrinting, Postage and Station100;00 ery . " 30 17 Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'y-Exp. ale Grand Lodge Ses750.00 sion ,, 30 18 First National Bank, St. Louis 145.20 -Withholding Tax . " 30 19 Union National Bank, Kansas City-U. S. Treasury Bonds bought . 15,014.28 20 Anthony F. Ittner-Expo to IlliOct. 23 30.27 nois Grand Lodge . " 23 21 Arthur Mather-Exp. self· and Skelly to Grand Lodge, Ky... 43.68 " 23 22 A. D. Niederluecke - Reporter 75.00 Grand Lodge Session . 150.00 23 Perkins & Co.-Auditors " 23 ,, 2~ 24 Ashen Brenner Studios - Portrait of Grand Master . 61.20 ,, 23 25 Gordon Radio Co.-Loud Speak-' . er, Grand Lodge Session 35.00 . ,, 23 26 Ovid Bell Press-Reports 532.53 " 23 27 Johnson, Inc. Printers - Printing, Postage and Stationery .. 191.96 " 23 28 Menke Printing Co.-Printing, Postage and Stationery ..... 37.23 " 23 29 Southwest Bell Telephone Co.Service . 53.54 " 23 30 Spalding Stationery Co.-Printing, Postage and Stationery .. 233.42 " 30 31 Arthur Mather-Salary . 353.60 . " 30 32 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary 300.80 0

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1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Check

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J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium F. Berger-Salary . M. Eimer-Salary . Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Maintenance . 37 First Nat'l Bank, St. LouisWithholding Tax . 38 Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. ale Grand Lecturer . 39 Union Nat'l Bank, Kansas City -D. S. Treas. 2'h% Bonds bought . 40 Winterton Press-Printing, Postage and Stationery . 41 Union Safe Deposit Co.-Rental Safe Deposit Box No. 6111 .. 42 Whitehead and Hoag Co., 50-50 year Emblems . 43 Ray V. Denslow-Grand Correspondent . 44 Arthur Mather-Printing, Postage and Stationery . . 45 Arthur Mather-Salary . 46 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary 47 Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. Grand Lecturer . 48 J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium 49 F. Berger-Salary . . 50 M. Eimer-Salary 51 Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Mainte~ nance . 52 First Nat 'I Bank, St. LouisWithholding Tax . 53 Masonic Home of Mo.-Welfare Relief Program . 54 Spalding Sta. Co.-1944 Dues Receipts Cards . 55 Ovid Bell Press - Proceedings 1943 . 56 Ovid Bell Press-Postage and Express . 57 Southwestern Bell Tel. Co.Service . 58 National Masonic Service Ass 'n . -ale Military Camps . 59 Arthur Mather-Salary . 60 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary . 61 F. Berger-Salary . 62 J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium 63 Spalding Sta. Co. - Printing, Postage and Stationery . 64 Boston Regalia Co.-Grand Master's Apron 1944 . 33 34 35 36

100.00 130.40 98.40 150.00 142.80 81.96 2,010.46 36.30 9.00 173.74 500.00 100.00 353.60 300.80 129.62 100.00 130.40 98.40 150.00 142.80 500.00 920.05 1,511.86 106.70 43.52 7,500.00 353.60 300.80 130.40 100.00 80.22 27.82

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Check

1943 Number "

Richard 0.· Rumer-ale Erwin Lodge No. 121 . Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. Grand Lecturer . Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Maintenance . First Nat'l Bank, St. LouisWithholding Tax . r. Judd-Office Help .

6.65 76.54 150.00 131.80 50.00

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W. F. Woodruff - ale Grand Master's Salary . W. F. Woodruff - ale Grand Master's Expense . W. F. Woodruff - alc Geo. Washington :.M;emorial Conference . Arthur Mather-ale Geo. Washington Memorial Conference .. (Void) Arthur Mather-ale P. G. Master Landon funeral . Union National Bank - U. S. Treas. 2112% Bonds 1965-70 .. Becktold Co.-Binding Proc.... Winterton Press-Printing, Postage and Stationery . Arthur Mather, Grand Sec 'yD. D. G. M. Conf., Jefferson City . J. Claude Keiper-Exp. Grand Masters Conference . Arthur Mather-Salary . Anthony F. Ittner-Salary . Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. Grand Lecturer . J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Maintenance . F. Berger-Salary . Irene }'. Judd-Salary . First N atl. Bank, St. Louis........ Withholding Tax . Byrne E. Bigger-ale Meeting St. Louis M. Temple Ass 'n .. Hotel Missouri-ale G. M.'s Conf., Jefferson City . Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'yPrinting, Postage, Sta., etc... Barnes Flowers-ale Landon funeral .••.........••.......

200.00 250.00 100.00 100.00 65.74 5,000.00 35.00 11.98 750.00 60.00 353.60 300.80 61.85 100.00 150.00 130.40 98.30 182.90 17.80 116.66 100.00 20.40

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Check 1944 Number ,, 15' 93 Spalding Sta. Co. - Printing, Postage, Sta. and Supplies ... ,, 15 94 Southwestern Bell Tel. Co.Service . ,, 29 95 Arthur Mather-Salary . " 29 96 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary . " 29 97 Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. Grand Lecturer . ,, 29 98 J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium " 29 99 Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Maintenance . " 29 100 F. Berger-Salary . " 29 101 Irene Frances Judd-Salary . " 29 102 First National Bank-Withholding Tax . Mar. 4 103 Masonic Home of Mo.-ale Welfare Relief . " 31 104 Arthur Mather-Salary . " 31 105 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary . " 31 106 Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. Grand Lecturer . " 31 107 J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium " 31 108 Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Maintenance . . " 31 109 F. Berger-Salary Frances Judd-Salary . " 31 110 Irene Natl. Bank-Withheld Tax " 31 111 NFirst atl. Masonic Service Ass 'nApr. 1 112 lA, Ap路prop. Military Camps .. 1 113 Arthur Mather, Grand Sec 'y" Printing, Postage and Stationery . " 29 114 Spalding Stationery Co.-Printing, Postage and Stationery .. " 29 115 Southwestern Bell Tel. Co.Service . ,, 29 116 Arthur Mather-Salary . " 29 117 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary . " 29 118 Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. Grand Lecturer . " 29 119 J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium " 29 120 Masonic Temple Ass 'n":-Maintenance . " 29 121 F. Berger-Salary . ,, 29 122 Irene Frances Judd-Salary . " 29 123 Rose A. Kuhns-Salary . ,, 29 124 First N atl. Bank-Withheld Tax ,, 26 125 Collector Internal Revenue-Social Security Taxes . " 29 126 Masonic Home of Missouri-ale Welfare Relief .

75.64 41.02 353.60 300.80 109.39 100.00 150.00 130.40 98.30 132.90 500.00 353.60 300.80 139.82 100.00 150.00 130.40 98.30 132.90 7,500.00 100.00 27.90 31.07 353.60 300.80 141.65 100.00 150.00 130.40 48.30 40.00 142.90 30.48 500.00

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Oheck

1944 Number Berger - Printing, Postage " 29 127 F. and Stationery ............. May 12 128 Hudson Bindery Co.-Covers for Military Certificates ........ Litho. Co.-Member" 12 129 Oommercial ship Certificates ............ A. McCluggage-Engrossing " 12 130 C. Certmcates ................ W. Walker-Expo a/c. " 17 131 George Mather funeral ............ Post-Dispatch - No" 22 132 St.ticeLouis Gr. L. Meeting .......... Star-Times - Notice " 22 133 St.Gr.Louis L. Meeting ............. Louis Globe-Democrat-No" 22 134 St.tice Gr. L. Meeting ........ Mortuary - car and " 22 135 Wagoner floral emblem-Mather ...... Sta. Co. - Printing, " 22 136 Spalding Postage and Supplies ....... Ptg. & Sta. Co." 22 137 Missourian 25,000 Perforated Cards .... Ptg. & Sta. Co." 22 138 Missourian Annual Return Blanks ...... A. McCluggage-Engrossing " 22 139 O. Certificates ................ Press-Printed Mat" 22 140 Winterton ter ........................ Exp. to " 22 141 Harold L. Reader-a/c Kansas City ............... Temple Ass 'n-Mainte" 31 142 Masonic nance ..................... 31 143 Harold L. Reader~Salary..... " 31 144 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary .... " 31 145 Anthony F. Ittner-Exp. Grand " Lecturer .................. 146 J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium " 31 F. Berger-Salary ............ " 31 147 Rose A. Kuhns-Salary ........ 31 148 " 31 149 First National Bank, St. Louis " -a/c Withheld Taxes ...... Dyke & Co., Premium " 31 150 Van Grand Sec 'y Bond .......... " 31 151 Harold L. Reader, Postage ..... June 1 152 W. F. Woodruff - alc Grand Master's Salary ............ F. Woodruff - ale Grand " 1 153 W.Master's Expense .......... E. Morris - Salary Grand " 2 154 E. Treasurer ................. Hudson Bindery Co.-Covers for 26 155 " Military Certificates ...... ,.

25.00 208.08 47.18 66.65 10.00 3.80 3.74 4.18 32.40 46.40 91.29 202.21 8.70 13.01 2:f.'50 150.00 349.44 297.30 152.70 100.00 128.90 67.15 148.20 52.15 55.44 200.00 250.00 500.00 46.27

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Check 1944 Number

C. A. McCluggage-Engrossing Military Certificates . Station~ry Co.-Print" 26 157 Spalding ing, Postage and Supplies .... " 26 158 Joseph H. Schweich Ptg. Co. -Index Cards . " 26 159 Commercial Lith. Co.-Printing & Hoag Co.-50-year " 26 160 Whitehead Emblems . . 161 Ovid Bell Press-Printing " 26 L. Dixon-Engrossing Mili" 26 162 R. tary Certificates . " 26 163 Harold L. Reader-Exp. to Iowa Grand Lodge . L. Reader-Office Ex" 26 164 Harold pense . Bell Telephone " 26 165 Southwestern Co.-Service ....â&#x20AC;˘.......... Temple Ass 'n-Mainte" 30 166 Masonic nance . L. Reader-Salary . " 30 167 Harold F. Ittner-Salary . " 30 168 Anthony F. Ittner - Exp. of " 30 169 Anthony Grand Lecturer . R. McLachlan - Honora.rium " 30 170 J. . " 30 171 F. Berger Salary A. Kuhns-Salary . " 30 172 Rose " 30 173 First National Bank, St. Louis -Withheld Taxes . S. Collector of Int. Revenue " 30 174 U.-Social Security Tax . " 30 175 U. S. Collector of Int. Revenue -Social Security Tax Home of Mo.-Per Cap" 30 176 Masonic ita Tax . . July 5 177 Ovid Bell Press-Manuals 5 178 Commercial Lith. Co.-Military " Certificates . 5 179 R. L. Dixon-Engrossing Mili" tary Certificates . 5 180 Edw. L. Beimfohr-Hepair Type" writer . 5 181 Harold L. Reader-Office Ex" pense . 5 182 Masonic Home of Mo.-Welfare " Relief Program . 5 183 H. L. Ferguson-Exp. Officers " Conference . 5 184 Orestes Mitchell, Jr.-Exp. G. L. " Officers Conference . 5 185 Harry F. Sunderland - Exp. " G. L. Officers Conference ....

156

6.25 99.72 5.00 13.65 189.00 48.05 28.50 26.54 4.59 80.38 150.00 349.44 293.80 140.63 100.00 128.90 79.00 201.20 50.34 5.00 4,385.71 934.73 17.85 3.00 5.75 25.00 500.00 12.50 30.00 25.00

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186

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188

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196

190

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191

192

194

197

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198 199 200

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Aug.

E. E. Morris-Exp. G. L. Officers Conference ............... 24.90 Ray Bond-Exp. G. L. Officers 9.25 Conference ........................ J. M. Sellers-Exp. G. L. Offi24.40 cers Conference ............. Masonic Home of Mo.-Per Capita Tax .................... 40,000.00 Spalding Stationer.y Co.-Printing, Postage and Stationery .. 106.28 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 12.60 -Service ................. Winterton Press-Printing and 20.40 Supplies .................. Masonic Home of Mo.-Per Cap40,000.00 ita Tax J. W. Skelly-a/c Expellse McLachlan Funeral ............ 23.05 Hudson Bindery Co.-Covers for Military Certificates 47.55 C. A. McCluggage-Engrossing Certificates ......................... 4.50 R. L. D.ixon-Engrossing Certifi4.50 cates Masonic Temple Ass 'n-Mainte150.00 nance 349.44 Harold L. Reader-Salary ..... 300.80 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary ...... Anthony F. Ittner - Expense 155.12 Grand Lecturer 100.00 J. R. McLachlan - Honorarium 128.90 F. Berger-Salary ..................... Rose A. Kuhns-Salary ........... 86.90 First National Bank, St. Louis153.20 Withheld Taxes Harold L. Reader - Printing, 25.00 Postage and Supplies ........ Richard O. Rumer-Exp. F. W. Klein trial ....... , .......... 6.24 National Masonic Service Association-Bal. Military Camps 15,000.00 Corcoran-Harding Reporting Co. -al c Klein trial ................. 31.45 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. -Service 12.69 E. E. Morris, Grand Treas.Bank Exchange Chgs. ........... 17.60 W. F. Woodruff-a/c Grand 400.00 Master's Salary W. F. Woodruff - ale Grand 500.00 Master's Expenses ........... Victor Linen & Towel Supply Co. 22.50 -Service •••••••••••••••••

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Checlc 1944 Nwmber " 31 16 Spalding Stationery Co.-Printing, Postage and Supplies .... A. McCluggage-Engrossing " 31 17 C. Military Certificates . L. Dixon-Engrossing Prof. " 31 18 R. Certificates : . Temple Association" 31 19 Masonic Maintenance . 20 Harold L. Reader-Salary . " 31 21 Anthony F. Ittner-Salary " 31 22 Anthony F. Ittner - Expense " 31 Grand Lecturer . 23 F. Berger-Salary . " 31 24 Rose A. Kuhns-Salary . " 31 " 31 25 First National Bank, St. Louis -Withhefd Taxes . " 31 26 Masonic Home of Mo.-Per Capita Tax . Home of Mo.-Per Cap" 31 27 Masonic ita Tax (back) .

Sept. 10,1944

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93.52 4.40 4.65 150.00 349.44 300.80 102.41 128.90 86.90 253.20 51,328.86 13.51

$248,303.20 Balance in Union National Bank .74,272.09

Fidelity Savings Trust Co.-Dividend No.7 Investments-2lf2% Series 1965-70 U. S. Treas. Bonds bought . (By withdrawals of the $2,500.00 each from Wood & Huston Bank at Marshall and First National at Cape Girardeau, Mo.) Sept. 10,1944 Balance in Fidelity Savings & Trust Co. (Restricted) , ! .. Sept. 10, 1944 Balance in Columbia Savings BaD;k .

322,575.29

Oct. 19,1943 June 16,1944

477.88 5,000.00

1,672.60 2,500.00 $332,225.77

Respectfully submitted, EDMUND E. MORRIS,

Grand Treasurer. REPORT OF AUDITOR

To the Grand Lodge, A.

F.1

A. M. of 짜issouri:

Gentlemen: Pursuant to engagement, ,ve have examined and checked the book records of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri for the period from September 11, 1943, to September 10, 1944, also. the Masonic' Home Initiation Fund, the George Washington Memorial Fund, the Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund and the Joseph S. McIntyre Library Fund for the same period and respectfully present the following report:

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI GENERAL FUND--PER GRAND SECRETARY'S BOOKS

Balance, September 11, 1943 $ 98,940.63 Receiyts, Forwarded to Grand Treasurer: Per Capita Tax, 1944 $184,614,31 Back Per Capita Tax, 1932 $ 400.00 Back Per Capita Tax, 1940 3.00 Back Per Capita Tax, 1941 2,181.50 Back Per Capita Tax, 1942 23.13 Back Per Capita Tax, 1943 979.18 3,586.81 War Service Fund . Received from Members of Defunct Lodges . . Received from Defunct Lodges Sale of Manuals $2,206.5.0 Sale of By-Laws 93.50 Sale of Dues Receipt Cards 1,008.45 Sale of Masonic Veteran Buttons. . . 136.50 Sale of Photos-Grand Lodge Session 2.00

34,566.84 82.50 ,1,100.92

Refund on Mileage and Per Diem Account .... 'rransfer from Mileage and Per Diem Account Interest on Permanent Fund Securities .

15.20 809.30 2,584.43

3,446.95

Total Income $230,807.26 Amount Received from U. S. Treasury 314 % Bonds Called 2,000.00

232,807.26

Transfer to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri (Per Contra) , Dividend, 10 % of $4,778.82 (Original Amount), Fidelity Savings Bank, Kansas City, Missouri .

477.88 $332,225.77

Disbursements: Per Checks Issued for Expenses .... . . . . . . .. $226,288.41 Per Checks Issued for Purchase of U. S. Treasury Bonds 27,024.74 $253,313.15 Bank Transfer: From Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Missouri (10% Dividend on . $4,778.82) (Closed Bank) Balance,

Septemb~r

477.88

253,791.03

10, 1944, Per Grand Secretary's Books $ 78,434.74

Balance, September 10, 1944, Per Grand Treasurer's Books $ 78,444.69 RECONCILIA.TION

Balance, September 10, 1944, Per Grand Treasurer'8 Books $ 78,444.69 Less Outstanding Check No. 15-8/31/44-Winterton Press 9.95 Balance, September 10, 1944, Per Grand Secretary's Books $ 78,434.74

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Consisting of : Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust CompanyKansas City, Missouri, in Liquidation-Not Subject to Withdrawal Balance in Union National Bank-Kansas City, Missouri Balance in Columbia Savings Bank-Columbia, Missouri

$ 1,672.60 74,262.14 2,500.00 $ 78,434.74

BONBS

In September 15, 1944, 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 on the following page, in the Grand Lodge safe deposit box at the Union National Bank of Kansas City, Missouri. All interest from these securities was accounted for. Upon our examination, we noted an interest coupon due March 15, 1944, for $6.25 undeposited as at September 10, 1944, on a $500.00 bOlld in the Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund.

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V-29384G X-253352G

U. S. DefenseSeries G 10/ '53 U. S. Defense-Series G 6/ '55

$ 5,000

$ 4,780

$ 5,000

10,000

9,780

10,000

$15,000

$14,560

$15,000

15,000

Interest Par Kind Rate Value U:S. Treasury, 1964-69 6/15 & 12/15 2 1h% $ 5,000 Interest Dates

2371A 4615E 21845E 21846E

U. S. Treasury, 1964-69 6/15 & 12/15 2%% 10,000 1,000 .U. S. Treasury, 1964-69 6/15 & 12/15 2lh% U. S. Treasury, 1964-69 6/15 & 12/15 2%% I 1,000

17,000

8564D 77195E

U. S. Treasury, 1965~70 3/15 & 9/15 2lh% $ 5,000 U. S. Treasury, 1965-70 3/15 & 9/15 2lh% 5,000

10,000 $101,500

WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND

2552B

U. S. Treasury

3/15 & 9/15 2%%

500

During the year under review $2,000.00-3 14 % Bonds were called and the proceeds reinvested in 2%% Bonds. In addition, 2%% Bonds amounting to $25,000.00 par value were purchased. MASONIC HOME INITIATfON FUND

Balance in Bank, September 11, 1943.................... Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 11, 1943, to September 10, 1944..........................

688.60

45,400.00 $46,088.60

Transferred to Masonic Home During Period September 11, 1943, to ,September 10, 1944 $45,750.00 Bank Charges '.' . . 9.09 Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1944

45,759.09 $

329.51

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND'

Balance in Bank, September 11, 1943. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 11, 1943, to September 10, 1944

$ 2,900.44 4,546.00 $ 7,446.44

Transferred to George Washington Memorial Association February 21, 1944.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $3,100.00 Bank Charges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.76

3,106.76

Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1944

$ 4,339.68

WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND

Balance, September '11, 1943

842.52

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Receipts: Interest on Bond Interest on Savings Account..

Balance, September 10, 1944

6.25 3.49

9.74

852.26

Consisting of: Cash in Savings Account First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri $352.26 United States Treasury Bond No. 2552B........ 500.00

852.26

JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND

Balance, September 11, 1943 No Change During the Year

'. . . . . . . . . .

$ 1,000.00

Balance in Savings Account First National Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1944 .... :...................

$ 1,000.00

MILEAGE AND PER DIEM COMMITTEE

Deposit from General Fund Disbursements: Mileage and Per Diem Checks Issued and Paid $15,190.70 Transferred to General Fund 809.30

$16,000.00

Balance, September 10, 1944

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

16,000.00 .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, 1943, to September 10, 1944. The Lodge returns were checked to the Secretary's records and the recorded cash receipts of the Masonic Home Initiation 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, Certified Public Accountants.

Report of the Masonic Home 1, 1943,

FROM SEPTEMBER

TO SEPTEMBER

1, 1944

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. Emma Bettis, Matron of Old Folks

St. Louis, Van Buren, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis,

Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS T. W. Cotton W. W. Martin DuVal Smith Claude A. Ferguson

Van Buren; St. Louis, St. Joseph, Kansas City,

MO.} Mo. Mo. Mo.

Term expires 1944

Henry C. Chiles -Thad B. Landon James W. Skelly F. Ernest Carter

Lexington, Kansas City, St. Louis, Kansas City,

MO.} Mo. Mo. Mo.

Term expires 1945

St. Louis, St. Louis, Hannibal, Trenton, Cape Girardeau,

MO,) Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo.

Term expires 1946

Herman Mauch F. H. Wielandy Byrne E. Bigger Ray V. Denslow George W. Walker

M. B. Dickinson, Kansas City, Mo., elected to fill vacancy until next communication of Grand Lodge. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Wm. F. Woodruff, Grand Master Willis J. Bray, Deputy Grand Master Solon Cameron, Senior Grand Warden Morris E. Ewing, Junior Grand Warden

Kansas City, Kirksville, St. Louis, Morrisville,

Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo.

ADVISORY BOARD Mrs. Ella Jean Flanders Mrs. Alta L. Tate Mrs. Edith Ambruster 路Deceased.

Excelsior Springs, Mo. Kirkwood, Mo. '. St. Louis, Mo.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1944

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

To the Most lVorshipful 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 29, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri, the following brethren were elected directors for a term of three years: Herman Mauch, St. Louis, Mo. F. H. Wielandy, St. Louis, Mo. Byrne E. Bigger, Hannibal, Mo. Ray V. Denslow, Trenton, Mo. George W. Walker, Cape Girardeau, Mo. At the Board Meeting held in St. Louis January 5, 1944, the following officers were elected: "V. W. Martin, President, St. Louis, Mo. T. W. Cotton, Vice-President, Van Buren, Mo. Herman Mauch, Treasurer, St. Louis, Mo. C. L. Alexander, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Solon Cameron, Home Physician, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Wilmoth 'Valler, Matron of Children, St. Louis, Mo. IVlrs. Emma Bettis, 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, F. H. Wielandy.. Executive Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman, Byrne E. Bigger, Ray V. Denslow, Herman Mauch, James W. Skelly, Frank H. Wielandy, Claude A. Ferguson, George W. Walker. Finance Committee-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman, Byrne E. Bigger, T. W. Cotton. House Committee-Frank H. Wielandy, Chairman, Herman Mauch, James W. Skelly. Legal Committee-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, DuVal Smith, Henry C. Chiles, Claude A. Ferguson. Administration Committee-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, Frank H. Wielandy, George W. Vvalker, DuVal Smith, Claude A. Ferguson. Hospital Committee-George W. 'Valker, Chairman, Henry C. Chiles, T. W. Cotton. DEATH OF THAD B. LANDON \

On January 11, 1944, the Home was shocked to learn of the death of Brother Thad B. Landon. He was elected a member of the Board of Directors in September, 1934, and served continuously until the time of his death. His judgment was most highly respected and he

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was a valuable member of the Board up until the time that his health failed. His passing takes away from the Home the services of a very brilliant and highly respected member. 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 William R. Bohne James Barrett Brown C. E. Burford A. H. Conrad Ralph Cook Carl T. Eber James Forsen Joseph Glenn D. L. Harris R. K. Kimmel Roland M. Klemme Charles L. Klenk Otto W. Koch Phillip S. Luedde William Nelson Bert O. Owens R. J. Payne Hugo Reim Robert E. Schlueter Henry P. Thym R. S. Weiss Frederick A: Baldwin Hermon S. Major Leland B. Alford C. ,..",. Thierry

St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St,. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Kansas City, St. Louis, St. Louis,

Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo.

APPLICATIONS

During the past year 127 applications for admission to the Home were considered, and the following disposition was made of them: Admitted to the Home , 44 Died while application was being investigated. '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 Referred to the Welfare Committee of the Grand" Lodge. . . . . . . . . . .. 3 Referred to the Welfare Committee of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S. . .. 0 Rejected because of ineligibility :.......... 1 87 Continued for further investigation

127 MEMBER STATISTICS Men Women 150 Members in the Home September 1, 1943 .. ~6 20 Admitted during the past year . 17 113

170

Boys 34

Girls

29 2

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Discharged during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deaths during the year .......

2 17

1 13

Members in the Home September 1, 1944. .

156

Total membership September 1, 1944 318 Boys in the Armed Forces placed on the inactive list. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Actual number in the Home September 1, 1944.. . . . . . . . . . . . . â&#x20AC;˘ . . .. 307 Admitted during the year but who have not yet arrived. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Average number in the Home during the year 303

MASONIC INFmMARY

The following gives an account of the work done during the year: Total number of patients in hospital at beginning of year Total number of patients admitted during the year Total number of patients discharged during the year Total number of patients treated during the year Total number of deaths during the year Total number of patients in hospital at end of year Total patients' days in the hospital Average patients per day during the year Total number of out-patients' treated during the year Total vigits by out-patients during the year

. 51 . 254 236 . . 8,461 . 30 50 . . 21,535 . 59 . 10,005 . 30,861

CONDITIONS IN THE HOME

Considering the fact that the employee situation is almost impossible, conditions in the Home are quite satisfactory. This past year has been the mO$t difficult that the Home has had in the last twenty-five years to secure satisfactory help, but we have managed to carryon and have tried to keep the premises and our buildings as presentable as possible. We still have a waiting list of eighty-seven . old people. Most of them have either money or property or relatives who are able to support them. So far as we know, we have accepted everyone who was really destitute that has applied for admission during the year. COST

The per capita cost of the Home for the year was $626.94. MILITARY

As soon as our boys have reached eighteen years of age, they have been immediately called into the armed services. A few of the boys have joined the armed forces before they reached eighteen in order to exercise their right of selecting the branch of service that appealed to them most. None of these boys have been discharged from the Home but have been placed on the inactive list and have been assured that if the war is over in a reasonable length of time they will be permitted to return to the Home and complete their education. This fact seems to have brought the boys quite a sense of comfort

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and satisfaction. One boy who left the Home in January was rejected by the Army because of a wrist condition and he plans to return and enter Washington University in October and complete his college education. EDUCATION

We are constantly working toward the ideal of preparing every boy and girl to earn a living and keep them in the Home until they are self-supporting. This coming school year, we have two girls in the St. Louis Institute of Music and, in addition, they will be carrying two subjects in Washington University; 路one girl will enter Barnes School of Nursing and one will be working for her Master's degree in Washington University. All the other children of the Home will be either in high school or grade school. The children of the Home who have musical talent are permitted to take music lessons. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EDUCATIQNAL FOUNDATION

The Home is deeply grateful for the scholarships granted by the Knights Templar Educational Foundation-one to a student in Washington University and the other to a student in the St. Louis Institute of Music. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR

Buying conditions caused by the war have made it impossible for the Advisory Board, O. E. S., to do any refurnishing during the past year. We have 'many urgent needs and. they are ready to fill them just as soon as the merchandise is available. The .members of the Advisory Board have been regular in their attendance at the Board meetings and are constantly making a survey of the needs of the Home and securing the funds to meet these needs. No doubt they will undertake a large program for refurnishing some of the older buildings of the Home just as soon as the merchandise can be obtained. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR SCHOLARSHIPS

The Order of Eastern Star has one permanent scholarship at Washington University and one of our Masonic Home girls, who has made a very fine record in making good grades, will have the advantage of this scholarship. In addition, the Scholarship Board of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., will give us a scholarship for one of the girls who will be a student in the St. Louis Institute of Music. ST. LOUIS CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE

For more than fifty years this committee, composed of one repreof each Lodge in St. Louis and St. Louis County, has been rendering an outstanding service to this Home. They not only bring sentat~ve

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presents on Christmas Day but they provide many other pleasures and entertainments during the year. On several occasions they have brought money to the old people and the children of the Home. Their fine work has added much to the enjoyment and pleasure of the Home Family. M4S0NIC HOME ENTERTAINMENT FUND

We are pleased to report that during the year Lodges, other organizations and individuals remembered us with gifts to the Entertainment Fund of the ~ome. 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 Charity Lodge No. 331, St. Joseph Gray Summit Lodge No. 173, Gray Summit Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico :" Heroine Lodge No. 104, Kansas City : Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence Palestine Lodge No. 241, St. Charles Pyramid Lodge No. 180, St. Louis St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, St. Joseph York Lodge No. 563, KanSM City Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, St. Joseph Electa Circle, O. E. S., St. Louis Past Matrons Club, O. E. S., Belton Poplar Bluff Commandery No. 67, K. T., Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff Chapter No. 114, R. A. M., Poplar Bluff Pyramid Chapter No. 460, O. E. S., St. Louis St. Graal Commandery No. 12, K. T., Columbia Wm. Birkenmeyer, St. Louis Mrs. Katherine Dunford and Louise Johnson, St. Louis Freund Bread Company, St. Louis Dr. J. W. Jaeger, St. Louis H. Koopmann, Wright City Mrs. Anna Kroeker, St. Louis '.' Mrs. Julia Lewis, University City F. B. Meador, 0 'Fallon, Mo. . F. J. Sonneman, Clayton, Mo " A Friend of the Home ,1 •

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5.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 40.00 33.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 30.00 10.00 50.00 20.00 5.00 5.00 100.00 25.00 5.00 5.00

BUILDING FUND CAMPAIGN

During the year the Grand Master has sent several letters to the Lodges of Missouri asking them to contribute to the Building Fund of the Home, which will be used in building for the children of the Home. Contributions have been solicited from both individuals and Lodges and proper credit has been given to both. The following list represents the contributions that have been sent to the Home from the beginning of this campaign until September 12, 1944. Many more substantial contributions are expected as a number ,of the Lodges have' recently started an active campaign among their members for contributions.

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Amount Previously Reported

First District Glenwood Lodge No. 427, Glenwood Fairmount Lodge No. 290, Wyaconda.: Eldorado Lodge No. 318, Luray Hiram Lodge No. 362, Kahoka Gothic Lodge No. 436, Alexandria St. Francisville Lodge No. 588, Wayland Memphis Lodge No. 16, Memphis Gorin Lodge No. 72, Gorin Rutledge Lodge No. 572, Rutledge Middle Fabius Lodge No. 244, Downing Lodge of Love No. 259, Lancaster Queen City Lodge No. 380, Queen City Greentop Lodge No. 635, Greentop

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second District Kirksville Lodge No. 105, Kirksville Paulville Lodge No. 319, Brashear Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville Novinger Lodge No. 583, Novinger Ark Lodge No.6, Newark Colony Lodge No. 168, Colony Edina Lodge No. 291, Edina Greensburg Lodge No. 414, Greensburg

. . . . . . . .

Third District Hartford Lodge No. 171, Hartford Somerset Lodge No. 206, Powersville Unionville Lodge No. 210, Unionville Humphreys Lodge No. 32, Humphreys Seaman Lodge No. 126, Milan Green City I odge .No. 159, Green City Putnam Lodge No. 190, Newtown Pollock Lodge No. 349, Pollock Areana Lodge No. 389, Harris Winigan Lodge No. 540, Winigan

. . . . . . . . . .

Fourth District Trenton Lodge No. 111, Trenton Laredo Lodge No. 253, Laredo Galt Lodge No. 423, Galt' Spickardville Lodge No. 524, Spickard Mercer Lodge No. 35, Princeton

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1943-1944

$ 100.00

32.50

26.00 49.00 14.50 34.75 25.00

63.00 5.00

75.15

Fifth District Bethany Lodge No. 97, Bethany . Lorraine Lodge No. 128, Ridgeway . Lodge of Light No. 257, Eagleville " .. , " . Cainsville Lodge No. 328, Cainsville New Hampton Lodge No. 510, New Hampton .. Prairie Lodge No.路 556, Gilman City . Sixth District Havana Lodge No. 21, McFall.

Amount Paid in

100.00

10.00

1'944

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Amount Previous,ly Reported Stanberry Lodge No. 109, Stanberry . Gentryville Lodge No. 125, Gentryville . Athens Lodge No. 127, Albany . Alanthus Grove Lodge No. 252, Alarithus Grove Ancient Craft Lodge No. 377, King City . Berlin Lodge No. 378, Berlin . Jacoby Lodge No. 447, Darlington . Grant City Lodge No. 66, Grant City . Defiance Lodge No. 88, Sheridan . . Allensville Lodge No. 198, Allendale Jonathan Lodge No. 321, Denver .

Ninth District Savannah Lodge No. 71, Savannah Helena Lodge No. 117, Rochester Lincoln Lodge No. 138, Fillmore Whitesville Lodge No. 162, Whitesville Rosendale Lodge No. 404, Rosendale Valley Lodge No. 413, Bolckow Cosby Lodge No. 600, Cosby Agency Lodge No. 10, Agency Wellington Lodge No. 22, DeKalb St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, St. Joseph Berning Lodge No. 150, Faucett Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, St. Joseph Rushville Lodge No. 238, Rushville Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, St. Joseph

10.00 10.00

100.00

84.70 29.60 31.00

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1943-1944

100.00

Seventh District Xenia Lodge No. 50, Hopkins " Quitman Lodge No. 196, Quitman . Ravenwood Lodge No. 201, Ravenwood . Graham Lodge No. 289, Graham . White Hall Lodge No. 301, Barnard . Kennedy Lodge No. 329, Elmo . Burlington Junction Lodge No. 442, Burlington Junction . Gaynor Lodge No. 465, Parnell . Nodaway Lodge No. 470, Maryville . Pickering Lodge No. 472, Pickering . Guilford Lodge No. 474, Guilford . Clearmont Lodge No. 507, Clearmont " Skidmore Lodge No. 511, Skidmore . Eighth District North Star Lodge No. 157, Rock Port Sonora Lodge No. 200, Watson Northwest Lodge No. 358, Tarkio Fairfax Lodge No. 483, Fairfax Maitland Lodge No. 112, Maitland Oregon Lodge No. 139, Oregon Forest City Lodge No. 214, Forest City Mound City Lodge No. 294, Mound City Craig Lodge No. 606, Craig

Amount Paid in

37.00

19.00 25.00

194.00

125.00 53.00

44.00

15.00

1944

GRAND LqDGE OF MISSOURI

Amount Previously Reported Charity Lodge,No. 331, St. Joseph .... , King Hill Lodge No. 376, St. Joseph,." Saxton Lodge No. 508, Saxton

. . .

125.00

Amount Paid in 1943-1944 175.00

Tenth District Union Star Lodge No. 124, Union Sta.r . Weatherby Lodge No. 235, Weatherby . Parrott Lodge No. 308, Maysville . Osborn Lodge No. 317, Osborn . Continental Lodge No. 454, Stewartsville . Clarksdale Lodge No. 559, Clarksdale . Western Star Lodge No. 15, Winston. ','" .. " . Pattonsburg Lodge No. 65, Pattonsburg . Gallatin Lodge No. 106, Gallatin . Altamont Lodge No. 108, Altamont . Earl Lodge No. 285, Coffey . Lock Spring Lodge No. 488, Lock Spring . Jameson Lodge No. 500, Jameson . Jamesport Lodge No. 564, Jamesport .

135.45

30.00

55.00 20.00

Eleventh District Liberty Lodge No. 31, Liberty Holt Lodge No. 49, Holt Angerona Lodge No. 193, Missouri City Clay Lodge No. 207, Excelsior Springs Kearney Lodge No. 311, Kearney Temperance Lodge No. 438, Smithville Hemple Lodge No. 37, Hemple Vincel Lodge No. 62, Cameron Plattsburg Lodge No. 113, Plattsburg Gower Lodge No. 397, Gower Lathrop Lodge No. 506, Lathrop

. . . . . . . . . . .

145.50

11.00

Twelfth District Kingston Lodge No. 118, Kingston Braymer Lodge No. 135, Braymer Hamilton Lodge No. 224, Hamilton , Polo Lodge No. 232, Polo Breckenridge Lodge No. 334, Breckenridge Cowgill'Lodge No. 561, Cowgill Spring Hill Lodge No. 155, Spring Hill Friendship Lodge No. 89, Chillicothe Bene:volence Lodge No. 170, Utica Chillicothe Lodge No. 333, Chillicothe Wheeling Lodge No. 434, Wheeling Chula Lodge No. 388, Chula Dawn Lodge No. 539, Ludlow

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thirteenth District Jackson Lodge No. 82, Linneus Brookfie,ld Lodge No. 86, Brookfield Cypress Lodge No. 227, Laclede Bucklin Lodge No. 233, Bucklin Dockery Lodge No. 325, Meadville Marceline Lodge No. 481, Marceline

. . . . . '"

38.00

38.85

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Fourteenth District Callao Lodge No. 38, Callao Bloomington Lodge No. 102, Bevier McGee Lodge No. 146, College Mound Censer Lodge No. 172, Macon LaPlata J-iodge No. 237, LaPlata Lodge of Truth No. 268, Atlanta Excello Lodge No. 332, Excello Elmer Lodge No. 648, Elmer St. Andrews Lodge No. 76, Shelbyville Shelbina Lodge No. 228, Shelbina Hunnewell Lodge No. 415, Hunnewell Clarence Lodge No. 662, Clarence Bethel Lodge No. 537, Bethel Fifteenth District Wyaconda Lodge No. 24, LaGrange Monticello Lodge No. 58, Monticello LaBelle Lodge No. 222, LaBelle Craft Lodge No. 287, Canton Williamstown Lodge No. 370, Williamstown Lewiston Lodge No. 494, Lewistown Ewing Lodge No. 577, Ewing Palmyra Lodge No. 18, Palmyra St. John's Lodge No. 28, Hannibal Hannibal Lodge No. 188, Hannibal Philadelphia Lodge No. 502, Philadelphia Ralls Lodge No. 33, Center Lick Creek Lodge No. 302, Perry New London Lodge No. 307, New London Sixteenth District Eolia Lodge No. 14, Eolia Clarksville Lodge No. 17, Clarksville Perseverance Lodge No. 92, Louisiana Phoenix Lodge No. 136, Bowling Green Frankford Lodge No. 192, Frankford Pike Lodge No. 399, Curryville " Seventeenth Digtrict Paris Union Lodge No. 19, Paris Florida Lodge No. 23, Florida Middle Grove Lodge No. 42, Middle Grove Monroe Lodge No. 64, Monroe City Madison Lodge No. 91, Madison Santa Fe Lodge No. 462, Santa Fe Holliday Lodge No. 660, Holliday Eighteenth District Huntsville Lodge No. 30, Huntsville Milton Lodge No. 151, Milton Clifton Hill Lodge No. 161, Clifton Hill Moberly Lodge No. 344, Moberly Cairo Lodge No. 486, Cairo Higbee Lodge No. 527, Higbee , Jacksonville Lodge No. 541, Jacksonville

Amount Previously Reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25.00 20.00

24.00 10.00

1943-1944

25.00'

27.00

5.00

10.00 5.00

1.00

50.00

11.00 9.00 37.00 77.00 371.60 20.00

. . . . . "

Amount Paid in

10.00 10.00

'14.00

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Nineteenth District Eureka Lodge No. 73, Brunswick W.arren Lodge No. 74, Keytesville Triplett Lodge No. 122, Triplett Westville Lodge No. 202, Westville Salisbflry Lodge No. 208, Salisbury Rothville Lodge No. 426, Rothville Mendon Lodge No. 628, Mendon Cunningham Lodge No. 525, Sumner

Amount Previously Reported . 57.50 . 10.50 . , . , . . '" ., .

Twentieth District DeWitt Lodge No. 39, DeWitt . Wakanda Lodge No. 52, Carrollton . Bogard Lodge No. 101, Bogard . Hale City Lodge No. 216, Hale City .. : . Carroll Lodge No. 249, Norborne . Bosworth Lodge No. 597, Bosworth , .. Hardin Lodge No. 322, Hardin , . Twenty-First District Rising Sun Lodge No. 13, Barry . Weston Lodge No. 53, Weston . Compass Lodge No. 120, Parkville . Camden Point I.Jodge No. 169, Camden Point . Rowley Lodge No. 204, Dearborn . Fidelity Lodge No. 339, Farley . Adelphi Lodge No. 355, Edgerton . Platte City Lodge No. 504, Platte City . Twenty-Second District Heroine Lodge No. 104, Kansas City . Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, Kansas City . Kansas City Lodge No. 220, Kansas City . Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City . Cecile Daylight Lodge No'. 305, Kansas City . Rural Lodge No. 316, Kansas City . Westport Lodge No. 340, Kansas City . Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City . Gate City Lodge No. 522, Kansas City . Orient Lodge No. 546, Kansas City . South Gate Lodge No. 547, Kansas City . York Lodge No. 563, Kansas City . Swope Park Lqdge No. 617, Kansa~ City . Sheffield Lodge No. 625, Kansas CIty . East Gate Lodge No. 630, Kansas City " Country Club Lodge No. 656, Kansas City . Rockhill Lodge No. 663, Kansas City , . Alpha Lodge No. 659, North Kansas City . Northeast Lodge No. 643, Kansas City . Twenty-Third District Waverly Lodge No. 61, Waverly . Lexington Lodge No. 149, Lexington . Higginsville Lodge No. 364, Higginsville . Lafayette Lodge No. 437, Corder .

Amount Paid in 1943-1944

50.00

38.50 300.00

10.00

20.00

10.00

53.00 500.00 25.00 175.75 6.00 280.00 401.70

12.00 169.00 587.50

121.50 18.00 5.00 30.00 29.50

100.00 10.00

20.00

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Amount Previously Reported Concordia Lodge No. 464, Concordia Mount Hope Lodge No. 476, Odessa Richmond Lodge No. 57, Richmond Ray Lodge No. 223, Camden Bee Hive Lodge No. 393, Lawson Ada Lodge No. 444, Orrick

Twenty-Fourth

. . . . . .

4.00 123.00

Amount POIid in; 1943-1944

2.00 56.50 39.90

Distri~

Arrow Rock, Lodge No. 55, Arrow Rock Cambridge Lodge No. 63, Slater Miami Lodge No. 85, Miami. Trilumina Lodge No. 205, Marshall Barbee Lodge No. 217, Sweet Springs Malta Lodge No. 402, Malta Bend Oriental Lodge No. 518, Blackburn Nelson Lodge No. 560, Nelson

10.00

. . . . . . .

376.05 25.00 50.00

24.00

Twenty-Fifth District . . . . . . . . .

500.00 24.00

Centralia Lodge No. 59, Centralia . Rocheport Lodge No. 67, Rocheport . Twilight Lodge No. 114, Columbia ~ . Ashland Lodge No. 156, Ashland '" . Sturgeon Lodge No. 174, Sturgeon _. Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 356,Harrisburg .. Hinton Lodge No. 455, Hinton . Acacia Lodge No. 602, Columbia . Hallsville Lodge No. 336, Hallsville .

12.50

Cooper Lodge No. 36, Boonville Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142, Otterville Wm. D. Muir Lodge No. 277, Pilot Grove Wallace Lodge No. 456, Bunceton Prairie Home Lodge No. 503, Prairie Home Howard Lodge No. 4, New Franklin Fayette Lodge No. 47, Fayette Livingston Lodge No. 51, Glasgow Armstrong Lodge No. 70, Armstrong

85.00 25.00

Twenty-Sixth District 107.00 13.00 94.50 81.00 20.00 3.00 315.10 57.00

Twenty-Seventh District Central Lodge No. 81, Molino . Laddonia Lodge No. 115, Laddonia . Social Lodge No. 266, Martinsburg . Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico . Vandalia Lodge No. 491, Vandalia . Houston Lodge No. 580, Gant. . Fulton Lodge No. 48, Fulton . New Bloomfield Lodge No. 60, New Bloomfield Portland Lodge No. 242, Readsville . Tebbetts 'Lodge No. 565, Tebbetts ' . Shamrock Lodge No. 585, Shamrock . Mokane Lodge No. 612, Mokane .

1.00 10.00 113.22 21.00

Twenty-Eighth District Griswold Lodge No. 178, Liege Wellsville Lodge No. 194, Wellsville

. .

50.00

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Amount Previously Reported Montgomery Lodge No. 246, Montgomery City 18.50 Florence Lodge No. 261, New Florence . Jonesburg Lodge No. 457, Jonesburg . Daggett Lodge No. 492, McKittrick . Twenty-Ninth District Troy Lodge No. 34, Troy . 25.00 . Silex Lodge No. 75, Silex 41.50 New Hope Lodge No. 199, Elsberry . New Salem Lodge No. 270, Winfield . 135.75 . Louisville Lodge No. 409, Louisville , . Nineveh Lodge No. 473, Olney 7.50 : .. 34.00 Moscow Lodge No. 558, Moscow Mills Thirtieth District Wentzville Lodge No. 46, Wentzville . 50.00 Palestine Lodge No. 241, St. Charles . Mechanicsville Lodge No. 260, Howell . 25.00 Pauldingville Lodge No. 11, Wright City ; Warrenton Lodge No. 609, Warrenton . Thirty-First District Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City . 881.50 Russellville Lodge No. 90, Russellville . 42.50 Hickory Hill Lodge No. 211, Eugene . Centertown Lodge No. 611, Centertown . Tipton Lodge No. 56, Tipton . California Lodge No. 183, California . Moniteau Lodge No. 295, Jamestown ',' .. Clarksburg Lodge No. 553, Clarksburg . Chamois Lodge No. 185, Chamois . 87.00 Linn Lodge No. 326, Linn '" . 12.60 Thirty-Second District Evergreen 'Lodge No. 27, New Haven . Sullivan Lodge No. 69, Sullivan . Gray Summit Lodge No. 173, Gray Summit . Hope Lodge No. 251, Washington . Columbia Lodge No. 534, Pacific . 25.00 Eastern Lodge No. 575, St. Clair . Union Lodge No. 593, Union . 50.00 Hermann Lodge No. 123, Hermann . 152.00 . Owensville Lodge No. 624, Owensville Thirty-Third District (A) Missouri Lodge No.1, St. Louis . 352.00 11.00 George Washington Lodge No.9, St. Louis . 107.00 Mount Moriah Lodge No. 40, St. Louis . 321.00 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, St. Louis . 57.00 Erwin Lodge No. 121, St. Louis . 425.00 \ Occidental Lodge No. 163, St. Louis . 25.00 Pyramid Lodge No. 180, St. Louis . 222.10 Keystone Lodge No. 243, St. Louis . 85.00 Aurora Lodge No. 267, St. Louis .

69 Amount Paid in 1943-1944

500.00 60.00

16.00

175.00 25.00

221.35

25.00 18.030 32.25

75.00 71.00 100.00

9.00 597.75 1,750.10 316.00 664.65 123.50 340.00 66.55 168.30

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Amount Previously Reported Paul Revere Lodge No. 330, St. Louis . Tuscan Lodge No. 360, St. Louis . Itaska Lodge No. 420, St. Louis . Euclid Lodge No. 505, St. Louis . Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520, St. Louis . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, St. Louis . Olive Branch Lodge No. 576, St. Louis . Magnolia Lodge No. 626, St. Louis . Trinity Lodge No. 641, St. Louis . Triangle Lodge No. 638, St. Louis . Shaveh Lodge No. 646, St. Louis . University Lodge No. 649, University City . Commonwealth Lodge No. 654, St. Louis . Purity Lodge No. 658, St. Louis . Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 661, St. Louis ..

Amount Paid in 1943-1944

150.00

2,479.00

153.00

137.00 96.89

135.00

286.60 110.00 33.00 93.00 280.00

631.00 986.10 300.00 32.00 237.00 37.00 364.50 122.00

Thirty- Third District (B) Meridian Lodge No.2, St. Louis . Beacon Lodge No.3, St. Louis . St. Louis Lodge No. 20, St. Louis . Naphtali Lodge No. 25, St. Louis . Polar Star Lodge No. 79, St. Louis . Pride of the West Lodge No. 179, St. Louis . Good Hope Lodge No. 218, St. Louis . Cosmos Lodge No. 282, St. Louis . Cornerstone Lodge No. 323, St. Louis . America Lodge No: 347, St. Louis . Cache Lodge No. 416, St. Louis . Anchor Lodge No. 443, St. Louis . West Gate Lodge No. 445, St. Louis . Lambskin Lodge No. 460, St. Louis , .. Harmony Lodge No. 499, St. Louis . Apollo Lodge No. 529, St. Louis . Algabil Lodge No. 544, St. Louis . Forest Park Lodge No. 578, St. Louis . Tower Grove Lodge No. 631, St. Louis . Mizpah Lodge No. 639, St. Louis . Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 642, St. Louis .. Pilgrim Lodge No. 652, St. Louis . Progress Lodge No. 657, St. Louis . Thirty-Fourth District Index Lodge No. 64, Garden City Cass Lodge No. 147, Harrisonville Grand River Lodge No. 276, Freeman Wedesburg Lodge No. 348, Creighton Nonpariel Lodge No. 372, East Lynne Belton Lodge' No. 450, Belton Jewel Lodge No. 480, Pleasant Hill Coldwater Lodge No. 485, Drexel Archie Lodge No. 633, Archie Cleveland Lodge No. 651, Cleveland Thirty-Fifth District

. . . . . . . . . .

Humo Lodge No. 130, Hume Amsterdam Lodge No. 141, Amsterdam

. .

1,046.00 795.00 350.00 22.00 100.00

30.00 1,347.00 90.00 128.00 20.00 10.00

337.00 38.00 274.00 288.25 716.75

100.00 474.10 29.00 514.20 533.50 197.50 712.00 17.70 437.50

12.00 185.00 150.00 12.00

103.00 300.50 359.60 100.00 110.00

100.00

4.00

36.50 3.50

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Amount Previously Reported Butler Lodge No. 254, Butler Rockville Lodge No. 341, Rockville Tyrian Lodge No. 250, Johnston Crescent Hill Lodge No. 368, Adrain Rich Hill Lodge No. 479, Rich Hill Foster Lodge No. 554, Foster

Amount Paid in 1943-1944

. . . . . .

Thirty-Siicth D'istrict Cole Camp Lodge No. 595, Cole Camp ShaWnee Lodge No. 653, Warsaw Knobnoster Lodge No. 245, Knobnoster Holden Lodge No. 262, Holden Corinthian Lodge No. 265, Warrensburg Cold Spring Lodge No. 274, Leeton Chilhowee Lodge No. 487, Chilhowee Sedalia Lodge No. 236, Sedalia Granite Lodge No. 272, Sedalia Green Ridge Lodge No. 425, Green Ridge LaMonte Lodge No. 574, LaMonte

. . . . . . . . . . .

89.00

10.00 5.00 104.00 158.00

Thirty-Seventh District Windsor Lodge No. 29, Windsor Urich Lodge No. 286, Urich Agricola Lodge No. 243, Petersburg Montrose Lodge No. 408, Montr.ose Clinton Lodge No. 548, Clinton Calhoun Lodge No. 552, Calhoun Blairstown Lodge No. 557, Blairstown Deepwater Lodge No. 562, Deepwater St. Clair Lodge No. 273, Osceola Circle Lodge No. 342, Roscoe Lowry City Lodge No. 403, Lowry City Appleton City Lodge No. 412, Appleton City Star Lodge No. 419, Taberville

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thirty-Eighth Distriot Linn Creek Lodge No. 152, Camdenton Mack's Creek Lodge No. 433, Mack's Creek Laclede Lodge No. 83, Lebanon Competition Lodge No. 432, Competition Conway Lodge No. 528, Conway , Waynesville Lodge No. 375, Waynesville Richland Lodge No. 385, Richland Brumley Lodge No. 203, Brumley Iberia Lodge No. 410, Iberia

. . . . . . . . .

Thirty-Ninth District Lebanon Lodge No. 77, Steeleville Cuba Lodge No. 312, Cuba Salem Lodge No. 225, Salem Vienna Lodge No. 94, Vienna Belle Lodge No. 373, Belle Lane's Prairie Lodge No. 531, Vichy Rolla Lodge No. 213, Rolla

. . . . . . .

169.00 6.00 121.00

889.00 25.00

16.00

6.00

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

.Amount Previously Reported St. James Lodge No. 230, St. James Equality Lodge No. 497, Newburg Arlington Lodge No. 346, Dixon Latimer Lodge No. 145, Licking

.Amount Paid in 1943-1944

. . . .

Fortieth D'istrict DeSoto Lodge No. 119, DeSoto Joachim Lodge No. 164, Hillsboro Shekinah Lodge No. 256, Festus Herculaneum No. 338, Herculaneum Tyro Lodge No. 12, Caledonia Potosi Lodge No. 131, Potosi. Irondale Lodge No. 143, Irondale Belgrade Lodge No. 632, Belgrade Blackwell Lodge No. 535, Blackwell

, . . . . . . . .

Forty-First District Riddick Lodge No. 361, Buffalo . Western Light Lodge No. 396, Louisburg . Urbana Lodge No. 421, Urbana . Hogle's Creek Lodge No. 279, Wheatland . Hermitage Lodge No. 288, Hermitage . Fair Play Lodge No. 44, Fair Play . Modern Lodge No. 144, Humansville . Pleasant Lodge No. 160, Morrisville . Bolivar Lodge No. 195, Bolivar . Pleasant Hope Lodge No. 467, Pleasant Hope Aldrich Lodge No. 664, Aldrieh .

5.00 5.00

5.00

63.50 44.00

Forty-SeooM District Stockton Lodge No. 283, Stockton . Jerusalem Lodge No. 315, Jerico Springs . Clintonville Lodge No. 482, Eldorado Springs .. Washington Lodge No. 87, Greenfield . Garrett Lodge No. 359, Arcola . Everton Lodge N <;>. 405, Everton . . Melville Lodge No. 458, Dadesville Lockwood Lodge No. 521, Lockwood .

25.00

Forty-Third District Osage Lodge No. 303, Nevada Sheldon Lodge No. 371, Sheldon, Schell City Lodge No. 448, Schell City Montevallo Lodge No. 490, Montevallo Vernon Lodge No. 493, Bronaugh Unity Lodge No. 495, Richards Walker Lodge No. 605, Walker Hermon Lodge No. 187, Liberal. Lamar Lodge No. 292, Lamar Signal Lodge No. 304, Mindenmines Golden Lodge No. 475, Golden City Milford Lodge No. 516, Milford

. . . . . . . . . . . .

102.25

25.60

25.00

6.25

Forty-Fourth District Carthage Lodge No. 197, Carthage Sarcoxie Lodge No. 293, Sarcoxie

. .

212.60

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Joplin Lodge No. 335, Joplin . Fellowship Lodge No. 345, Joplin .. , . Jasper Lodge No. 398, Jasper ' . Carterville Lodge No. 401, Carterville . Mineral Lodge No. 471, Oronogo . Webb City Lodge No. 512, Webb City . Carl Junction Lodge No. 549, Carl Junction . Criterion Lodge No. 586, Alba . LaRussell Lodge No. 592, LaRusselI . Forty-Fifth United Lodge No.5, Springfield . O'Sullivan Lodge No.7, Walnut Grove . . Ash Grove Lodge No. 100, Ash Grove Solomon Lodge No. 271, Springfield . Ozark Lodge No. 297, Fair Grove . Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield . Republic Lodge No. 570, Republic Strafford Lodge No. 608, Strafford . Willard Lodge No. 620, Willard . Webster Lodge No. 98, Marshfteld . . Doric Lodge No. 300, Elkland Mount Olive Lodge No. 439, Rogersville . Hazelwood Lodge No. 459, Seymour . Henderson Lodge No. 477, Rogersville . Forty-Sixth District Ava Lodge No. 26, Ava '" . Pilot Knob Lodge No. 182, Richville . Barnes Lodge No. 116, Cabool. . , . Texas Lodge No. 177, Houston Plato Lodge No. 469, Plato . Summersville Lodge No. 555, Summersville: . Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158, Mountain Grove Joppa Lodge No. 411, Hartville . . Mansfield Lodge No. 543, Mansftel~ . Grovespring Lodge No. 589, Grovespring ' . Norwood Lodge No. 622, Norwood Forty-Seventh District Van Buren Lodge No. 509, Van Buren . Grandin Lodge No. 579, Grandin . . Hopewell Lodge No. 239, Lesterville Barnesville Lodge No. 353, Ellington . Delphian Lodge No. 137, Birch Tree . Winona Lodge No. 430, Winona . Eminence Lodge No. 607, Eminence . Forty-Eighth District Star of the West Lodge No. 133, Ironton Mosaic Lodge No. 351, Belleview Marcus Lodge No. 110, Fredericktown Bismarck Lodge No. 41, Bismarck Farmington Lodge No. 132, Farmington Ionic Lodge No. 154, Desloge ' St. Francois Lodge No. 234, Libertyville Samaritan Lodge No. 424, Bonne Terre

. . . . . . . .

1,031.50 809.00 82.50 30.00

259.00 101.00 63.00

35.00

234.50 32.00 30.00

2.00 27.50 28.60

600.00 4.00

46.00

31.50

158.00

36.25 141.50

50.00 20.00 110.00

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Amount Previously Reported Pendleton Lodge No. 551, Doe Run Leadwood Lodge No. 598, Leadwood Elvins Lodge No. 599, Flat River Saline J.Jodge No. 226, St. Marys

. . . .

Forty-Ninth District Trowell Lodge No. 440, :Marble Hill Zalma Lodge No. 545, Zalma St. Marks Lodge No. 93, Cape Girardeau West View Lodge No. 193, Millersville Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221, Oak Ridge Whitewater Lodge No. 417, Whitewater Excelsior Lodge No. 441, Jackson

. . . . . . .

Amount Paid in 1943-1944

182.00

750.50

633.67

Fiftieth District East Prairie Lodge No. 384, East Prairie Charleston Lodge No. 407, Charleston Morley Lodge No. 184, Morley Ashlar Lodge No. 306, Commerce Sikeston Lodge No. 310, Sikeston Illmo Lodge No. 581, Illmo Blodgett Lodge No. 594, Blodgett Chaffee Lodge . No. 615, Chaffee Bloomfield Lodge No. 153, Bloomfield Essex Lodge No. 278, Essex Lakeville Lodge No. 489, Bell City Dexter Lodge No. 532, Dexter Advance Lodge No. 590, Advance Morehouse Lodge No. 603, Morehouse Puxico Lodge No. 596, Puxico

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifty-First District Kennett Lodge No. 68, Kennett . Four Mile Lodge No. 212, Campbell . Hornersville Lodge No. 215, Hornersville . Cardwell Lodge No. 231, Cardwell , Malden Lodge No. 406, Malden .. " . Senath Lodge No. 513, Senath . Portageville Lodge No. 166, Portageville . Point Pleasant Lodge No. 176, Conran . New Madrid Lodge No. 429, New Madrid . Parma Lodge No. 650, Parma , Caruthersville Lodge No. 461, Caruthersville .. Hayti Lodge No. 571, Hayti. . Steele Lodge No. 634, Steele . Bernie Lodge No. 573, Bernie .

244.00 15.00

30.00 254.50

10.00 130.25

12.50

10.00 .5.00

13.00

12.50 17.00

68.50 25.00 20.00 30.00 84.00 50.00

Fifty-Second District Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209, Poplar Bluff Pine Lodge No. 314, Bardley Composite Lodge No. 369, Doniphan Naylor Lodge No. 568, Naylor Greenville Lodge No. 107, Greenville Wayne Lodge No. 526, Piedmont

. . . . . .

676.50

25.00 125.00

58.00

128.00

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Fifty-Third District Mt. Zion Lodge No. 327, West Plains' . Ingomar Lodge No. 536, Willow Springs . Mountain View Lodge No. 637, Mountain View Alton Lodge No. 255, Alton . Woodside Lodge No. 387, Thomasville . Clifton Lodge No. 463, Thayer . Koshkonong Lodge No. 582, Koshkonong . Sampson Lodge No. 298, Lutie . Bayou Lodge No. 365, Bakersfield . Rockbridge Lodge No. 435, Rockbridge . Robert Burns Lodge No. 496, Gainesville . Fifty-Fourth District Sparta Lodge No. 296, Sparta . Friend Lodge No. 352, Ozark . Billings Lodge No. 379, Billings . Clever Lodge No. 645, Clever . Claflin Lodge No. 229, Protem . Kirbyville Lodge No. 264, Hollister . Forsyth Lodge No. 453, Forsyth . Branson Lodge No. 587, Branson . Crane Lodge No. 519, Crane . Fifty-Fifth District Monett Lodge No. 129, Monett . Purdy Lodge No. 148, Purdy . Barry Lodge No. 367, Washburn . Pythagoras Lodge No. 383, Cassville . Seligman Lodge No. 517, Seligman . Comfort Lodge No. 533, Wheaton . Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 99, Mt. Vernon . Canopy Lodge No. 284, Aurora . Marionville Lodge No. 390, Marionville . Decatur Lodge No. 400, Pierce City . Red Oak Lodge No. 468, Red Oak . Stinson Lodge No. 523, Stinson . Miller Lodge No. 567, Miller . Fifty-Sixth District Southwest Lodge No. 466, South West City . Anderson Lodge No. 621, Anderson . Noel Lodge No. 647, NoeL . Racine Lodge No. 478, Senaca , . Neosho Lodge No. 247, Neosho . Grandy Lodge No. 514, Grandy . Stella Lodge No. 538, Stella . Fifty-Seventh District Bonhomme Lodge No. 45,Baldwin . Bridgeton Lodge No. 80, St. John's Station . Webster Groves Lodge No. 84, Webster Groves Fenton Lodge No. 281, Fenton ..............â&#x20AC;˘ Meramec Lodge No. 313, Eureka . Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, Kirkwood .

Amount Previou.sly Reported

Amount Paid in 1943-1944

80.00 12.00

5.25 4.00

100.00

5.00 100.00 65.00 200.00

30.50 17.00 21.00 47.00 88.00 1.00

228.50 13.00

11.00 257.00

96.50

641.50

1,250.00

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Ferguson Lodge No. 542, Ferguson .. Maplewood Lodge No. 566, Maplewood Clayton Lodge No. 601, Clayton Wellston Lodge No. 613, Wellston Valley Park Lodge No. 629, Valley Park Jennings Lodge No. 640, Jennings Gardenville Lodge No. 655, Gardenville .. Lemay, U. D. . ; 0

1944

•••••••

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Fifty-Eighth District

Versailles Lodge No. 320, Versailles Barnett Lodge No. 591, Barnett Olean Lodge No. 134, Olean Ionia Lodge No. 381, Eldon 0

. , .. 0

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•••••••

Fifty-Ninth District

Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence . Summit Lodge No. 263, Lee's Summit . . McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence . Blue Springs Lodge No. 337, Blue Springs Raytown Lodge No. 391, Raytown . Christian Lodge No. 392, Oak Grove Buckner Lodge No. 501, Buckner . Marlborough Lodge No. 569, Kansas City. Grandview I,odge No. 618, Grandview . Grain Valley Lodge No. 644, Grain Valley . Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614, Mt. Washington Other Orga'TlJizations and Individuals 0

•••••

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Fourteenth Masonic District Association . Sixth Masonic District Association Fiftieth Masonic District Association . Past Matrons Club, Centralia Chapter No. 195, E. So, Centralia, Missouri .... Past Matrons Club, Olive Chapter No. 65, O. E. S., Milan, Missouri .... Secretaries Club of St. Louis and St. Louis County Kroger 'G" Club, St. Louis, Mo. . . , o, Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, St. Louis, Mo. " C. R. Townsend, St. Louis, Mo. . ..... Mrs. Anna Kroeker, St. Louis, Mo. .. E. B. Herrington, Kirkwood, Mo. .. Miscellaneous Donations Henry W. Wekenman, St. Louis, Mo . A. J. Suiter, Kansas City, Mo . L. J. Stiers, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stiers . Estate of J. Leonora Althen, deceased . . Will Docter, St. Louis, Mo 0

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The Endowment Fund has been enriched during the past year by gifts amounting to $21,938.24. The principal of this fund is kept

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inviolate and only the" income is used, but the income has "grown from year to year until it now furnishes almost one-third of the operating expenses of the Home. The list of donors appears under a separate heading. :MRS. MARY HUTHMAKER MEMORIAL

This consists of an eighty-acre tract of land located in Kirkwood, Missouri, and St. Louis County, to be used eventually as a Children's Home. MRS. GUSSIE GRENNER ESTATE

This estate amounts to $146,612.26. It is not handled by the Masonic Hom~ 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 amounted to $6,396.00. CONCLUSION

In spite of world conditions, we have enjoyed a good year. We have had our help problems but our friends have been most generous and helpful and the Home Family has been well cared for. All the things needed for their bodily comfort and mental satisfaction haVe been provided. We are profoundly grateful to Almighty God for His continuous blessing to this institution. Fraternally submitted, MASONIC HOME BOARD, By W. W. MARTIN, President.

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ADDITIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIO HOME OF MISSOURI 1943-1944

ALBERT RABENNECK ESTATE

500.00

AGNES McADOO ESTATE, BOND AND CASH.....

1,578.00

ABRAHAM ROMANSKY ESTATE...............

250.00

HARRY P. BROWN ESTATE.....................

10,834.90

F. W. STRUCHEN ESTATE.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

400.00

MRS. ANNA KERN ESTATE.....................

3,366.71

MRS. ELIZABETH CLARK ESTATE..............

5,000.00

CLARA SIEGEL ESTATE........................

8.00

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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1943

Knights Templar Fund . $ 35,114.00 James L. Kirkendall . 13,150.00 W. S. Smith Fund ..................•............ 11,730.00 T. W. Higgins Fund .........•................... 5,000.00 James W. Harris Fund . 1,665.74 Masonic Home Certificate Fund . 1,117.60 Ferdinand Herold Fund . 500.00 John B. Croshaw Fund . 1,000.00 Jacob F. Gunlich Fund . 1,000.00 Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons Fund . 3,000.00 Grand Chapter Royal and Select Masters Fund . 2,500.00 . T. W. Cotton Fund 1,000,00 Orville A. and Maria Haynes Fund . 1,000.00 . A. M. Hough Fund 5,000.00 Jacob Lampert Fund . 30,000.00 Mrs. E. Wurz . 500.00 Adolph Gluck Fund . 500.00 Parralle Massengale . 806.60 '.. Mrs. Lillie L. Fletcher Fund 1,000.00 Frederick A. Logan Fund ..................•.... 500.00 Robert Elliot Black Fund . 1,000.00 Nathan Schloss Fund , . 932.83 . A. P. Christianson Fund 2,067.91 Rice Estate . 51,096.35 Hugh Hartshorn Fund . 2,327.75 William Pamprin Fund . 1,000.00 Morgena Peterson Fund . 500.00 Otto E. and Mrs. Grand Howard Fund . 1,000.00 General Fund . 128,740.03 Julius C. G'arrell Fund " ' . 1,000.00 War Relief Loyal Service Fund . 7,107.50 James W. Boyd Fund . 500.00 Ararat Temple, Kansas City Fund . 500.00 . Mrs. Willie A. Woods Fund 3,000.00 Grotto and Shrine Fund . 17,056.95 Morris and Ella Leftwich Fund . 1,800.00 Mrs. Mary Lynch Fund . 1,000.00 ' . A. P. Fletcher Fund 1,000.00 1,442.48 Frank Beecher Fund . . A. M. Dockery Fund 1,000.00 Edward H. Meier Fund . 500.00 William H. Potter Estate Fund . 13,305.50 19,122.61 J .. ~. ~acquith Estate,Fund . InItIatIon Fund . 246,700.00 Nicholas R. Wall Fund . 500.00 Abraham Palan Fund . 584.70 Bonds from a friend of the Home sold for . 52,218.75 Maggie Nicholson Fund . 550.36 Louisa Yott Fund . 500.00

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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1943 Gustav Bischoff Fund : : . 500.00 W. L. Tamme Fund . 550.00 Erdhaus Estate secured and unsecured . 7,665.32 Henry T. Kilpatrick Fund . 2,000.00 William A. Hall Fund . 500.00 Henry Siegfried . 1,000.00 Edward Meyer . 500.00 Charles V. B. Slade . 9,548.75 Robert F. Stevenson . 14,992.13 . Glen Marquis 1,105.14 Frank L. Schofield . 1,000.00 D. M. Wilson ...•............................... 528.00 Mary C. Clapp . 3,405.09 Samuel Rife Estate . 7,548.50 Charles Reilly . 100.00 E. C. Robinson . 2,500.00 B. S. Schwartz ~ . 692.83 Brockett A. Dickson . 1,000.00 George F. Bergfeld . 500.00 Sarah B. Coffman . 465.89 Samuel A. Gluck . . 200.00 Wellston Lodge No .. 613 . 100.00 Richard Sinclair . 200.00 Karl Backrow ...•............................... 100.00 Robert Lungstrass . 286.00 June Lee Cotton . 250.00 St. Joseph Chapter No. 198,0. E. S , . 450.00 Marcus A. Loevy . 70.00 Sam Plan . 100.00 W. J. Scherck . 46.00 Myrtle Lodge No. 338 . 310.95 Ludwig Kotany . 200.00 Charles E. Koken . 300.00 Philip Stremmel, Jr . 137.40 Boor Fletcher . 400.00 Alphonzo Whipple . 100.00 A. Bolin Fund . 400.00 . M. A. Covey Fund 25.00 William F. Kier Fund . 10,000.00 John T. Short Fund· . 200.00 Paul Keiser Fund . 2,000.00 371.36 John Oliver Fund . J. M. Darrow Fund . 5,000.00 T. W. Prichett Fund . 1,000.00 Annie Martin Fund ., . 259.98 Comstock Estate . 115,760.97 Com.stock Estate (doubtful value) . 2,500.00 Julia C. Norton Fund . 1,000.00 J. M. Darrow Estate . 5,000.00

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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1943 William Latham, Jr., Estate . 1,000.00 John M. Woodson Estate . 5,467.91 Sol E. Waggoner Estate . 1,000.00 Jacob C. C. Waldeck Estate . 500.00 Adam Herold Estate . 211.08 James Vinyard Estate . 933.24 George B. Mills Estate, Stock and Bonds . 11,600.00 ' John. Rehrs Estate . 250.00 William Russell Estate, cash . 1,901.39 William Russell Estate bonds and other securities .. 4,392.00 Joseph Kronacher Estate . 431.05 William A. Raming Estate . 1,000.00 Fred Herket Estate . 2,000.00 Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, Cash . 405.86 Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, stocks and bonds . 2,780.00 Edward F. W. Kaiser . 25,000.00 Henry W. Hunning Estate , . 100.00 Dr. Louis F. Bode Estate . 300.00 Fred Segelke Estate . 214.47 Charles Gietner Estate . 1,000.00 William B. Archer Estate . 5,085.00 James Ward Nixon Memorial . 1,000.00 Henry C. Grenner Estate, market value, stocks, bonds and cash . 261,502.94 Berthold Linder Estate . 200.00 Charles H. Schureman Estate . 365.67 Charles A. Brown Estate . 1,000.00 Ernest Bruneman . 100.00 . A. S. Hudson Estate 942.84 Myrtle Kipp Estate . 707.16 John Cunningham Estate ; . 16,875.25 Mrs. Pearl Kaiser Annuity . 5,500.00 Estate of William Modra . 6,329.18 George W. Leeak Gift . 500.00 Louis J. Brohammer Gift . 1,500.00 Fred D. Gardner Estate . 1,000.00 George H. Woltjen Estate . 1,000.00 Mrs. Virginia Allen Church Estate (in memory of Ethelbert Forrester Allen) . 5,000.00 Irin Levosier Page Estate . 25.00 Gift in memory of William T. Coombs . 50.00 Barbara Seaman Bequest 100.00 Isador Mendle Legacy . 1,000.00 Estate of Joseph S. McIntyre . 1,000.00 Estate of James R. Anderson ' . 1,635.00 R. F. Stevenson Estate . 10.00 George William James Estate, . 1,000.00 Gerard B. Lambert . 7.40 Mary Huthmaker Estate, bond and cash . 5,553.59

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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1943 Estate of William Rothmeyer Louis Schmidt Estate William W. Alexander Estate Mrs. Kate Fellers Estate Fred Mueller Estate Frank Gottlieb Estate Clara Siegel Estate Emma Winkler Estate Clara Ethel Downs Memorial Fund William F. Kuhn Memorial Fund Arthur Emil Koethe Estate Thos. H. Reynolds Gift Edward Kuhn Estate Alva Moog Estate Nicola Zimmer Memorial Fund Emma H. Doellner Estate Abraham Romansky

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50.00 . 500.00 1,000.00 625.00 100.00 100.00 17,525.95 538.05 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 100.00 50.00 500.00 250.00

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REPORT OF SECRETARY September 1, 1943, to August 31, 1944 GENERAL FUND

Receipts Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax .... $135,728.08 Grand Chapter Per Capita Tax. . 14,737.50

$150,465.58

Interest on General Fund Securities Profit on Sale of Securities................

626.95 90.63

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$151,183.16

Disbursements Provisions . Dry Goods and Clothing . Laundry Ice, Light and Water . Fuel Salaries Wages . Directors, Grand Lodge Officers and Advisory Board (attending Board Meetings) . Ho!?pital Supplies Carfare for Members of Home Family . Telephone .. Auditing . Insurance . Repairs and Maintenance . Supplies . Printing, Stationery and Postage Miscellaneous Expense . Building Campaign Expense 0

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10,239.47 7,397.38 13,320.83 16,515.00 56,704.53

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$ 54,472.11

1,211.10 5,867.54 268.54 740.47 250.00 2,309.13 3,315.25 5,138.80 561.48 5,323.14 147.15

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Reeeipts Interest on Endowment Fund Bonds Interest on Endowment Fund Real Estate Loans . . Received from Members of Home Family Pensions Rent of Farins, etc Sale of Cemetery Lots ..... Interest on Income Fund Securities Sale of Grease, etc. . o' • • • • • • • Profit on Sale of Securities 0

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$ 12,891.27 52,614.48 2,890.16 402.60 3,207.87 140.00 1,291.91 669.13 184.38

$ 74,291.80

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE Disburse'11Wnts

Annuities Taxes and Other Expenses on Real Estate Owned '........... Taxes and Other Expenses on Estates and Members of Home Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bank Charges

2,257.42 1,379.41 1,138.13 5.66

4,780.62

69,511.18

Transfers to General Fund

39,500.00

Net Increase in Income Fund

30,011.18

ADD Balance on Hand September 1, 1943. ... ... . .. . . . . . . .. ..

47,611.06

Excess of Receipts over Disbursements DEDUCT

Balance on Hand August 31, 1943.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 77,622.24

INITIATION FUND Receipts

Initiation Fees Interest on Initiation Fund Securities. . . . . . . .

$ 51,250.00 1,444.20

$ 52,694.20

Balance on Hand September 1, 1943....................

77,749.93

Balance on Hand August 31, 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

$130,444.13

BUILDING FUND Receipts Contributions . Interest on Building Fund Securities '.

434.35

$ 29,653.35

Balance on Hand September 1, 1943. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22,274.32

Balance on Hand August 31, 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..

$ 51,927.67

$ 29,219.00

REPORT OF AUDITOR

PERKINS & COMPANY

Certified Public Accountants 711 St. Charles Street, St. Louis, Mo. To the Board of Directors, September 13, 1944. Masonic Home of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri. 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, 1944. Our examination covered the General Fund, Income Fund, Initiation Fund, Building Fund and Endowment Fund. We. have prepared the following summaries of assets comprising these funds as at August 31, 1944. . GENERAL FUND Cash in United Bank and Trust Company '" . Cash in Boatmen's National. Bank . Cash in Mercantile-Commerce Bank and Trust Company .. Cash in Mercantile-Commerce National Bank-Payroll Account . Cash in Mercantile-Commerce National Bank- Savings Account . . Cash in Mississippi Valley Trust Company . Cash in Matron's Petty Cash Fund Securities-at Cost .: , . Accrued Interest on Securities at Time of Purchase .

6,422.95 71,791.26 273.05

Total in General Fund

$125,271.70

6,000.00 83.33 250.00 200.00 40,200.00 51.11

INCOME FUND Cash in First National Bank Cash in Mississippi Valley Trust Company Securities-at Cost Accrued Interest on Securities at Time of Purchase Advances on Busby Estate Farm

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4,876.36 13,424.17 59,170.00 9.52 1,650.00

$ 79,130.05 LESS Earnest Money Received on' Farm Sale Contract $ 500.00 Due to Endowment Fund 1,007.81 Total Income Fund

1,507.81 $ 77,622.24

INITIATION FUND Cash in United Bank and Trust Company Cash in Mercantile-Commerce Bank and Trust Company Securities-at Cost Accrued Interest on Securities at Time of Purchase

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Total Initiation Fund

856.63 31,569.44 98,000.00 18.06

$130,444.13 BUILDING FUND

Cash in Boatmen's National Bank Securities-at Cost Accrued Interest on Securities at Time of Purchase

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$ 15,419.04 36,500.50 8.13

Total Building Fund

$ 51,927.67

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Real Estate Loans . Real Estate Owned-Rental Property at Appraised Value United States Treasury Bonds . Joint Stock Land Bank Bonds in Default , . 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 . Cash in First National Bank . . Due from Income Fund Total Endowment Fund

$998,816.62 33,500.00 31,287.00 100.00 12,561.00 81.00 245.00 3.00 21,612.51 540.00 10,000.00 530.00 43,963.50 113,194.26 1,007.81 $1,267,441.70

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 monthly reports of the Secretary and the Treasurer as at August 31, 1944, and found them to be in agreement, after giving effect to outstanding checks, etc. If 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 COMMITTEE ON RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES

M. War. Bro. Ray V. Denslow presented the report, which was adopted, as follows: To the Grand Lodge, A. F. cf A. M. of Missouri: BR.ETHR.EN: Your Committee on Foreign Recognition beg leave to make the following report and recommendations: Czeohoslovakia: In 1937 the Grand Lodge of Missouri recognized the two Czechoslovakian Grand Lodges-National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia and Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen. Shortly thereafter the German army occupied Czechoslovakia and abolished Masonic lodges. Refugees from that country escaped and with the permission of the United Grand Lodge of England have setup a temporary organization in London, using the name Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia in Exile. Since this temporary organization bears the approval of the United Grand Lodge of England, it is the recommendation of your committee that recognition of Czechoslovakian bodies be continued by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, pending the time when the bodies may again be reestablished in the homeland. Egypt: Investigation of our proceedings reveals no evidence of official withdrawal of recognition from the Grand Lodge of Egypt. Because of certain internal forces which have disrupted Freemasonry in that country, we would recommend withdrawal of all recognition of this Grand Lodge until peace and harmony may be restored. The Occupied Countries: This Grand Lodge has fraternal relationship with many Grand Lodges in occupied countries. We have no doubt that Freemasonry will be restored to each of these jurisdictions. It is our recommendation that, for the time being, the foreign recognition heretofore extended be continued with all jurisdictions with which we were in fraternal relations at the outbreak of World War II. Italy: Because of internal Masonic conditions in Italy we recommend that no recognition be extended to any Grand Lodge in that jurisdiction until your committee have had time and opportunity to investigate and study the situation. Mexico: In the committee report last year full authority was vested in the Gra~ld Master to recognize any Mexican jurisdictions which were generally regarded as regular and accepted as such by York Grand Lodge, with which we are in amicable relations. The situation is definitely improving in Mexico and we hope that during the year, or at least by the time of our next annual communication, we may be able to make definite recommendations as to Mexican recognition. Your committee further recommends that if the Grand Lodge continues to publish the list of Grand Lodges recognized by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, together with the names and addresses of their Grand Secretaries, this list be corrected to show the present status of recognition and the present Grand Secretary, with his correct address. Your committee expresses the hope that the time may not be far away when the Freemasonry of the Western Hemisphere may be more firmly united to the end that illegitimate and irregular Freemasonry may be banished and the principles of true Freemasonry established in all parts of the world. Fraternally submitted, RA Y V. DENSLOW

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REFORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FORMS AND CEREMONIES

M. Wor. Bro. Ray V. Denslow presented the report, which was adopted, as follows: To the Grand Lodge, A. F. tf A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee have prepared no new forms or ceremonies for consideration at this communication. The Committee on Revision of Law is now preparing a complete revision which will be presented for adoption at the next annual communication, and at that time we believe it would be advisable for all forms and ceremonies now in force and effect to be again considered and adopted, with such changes as the Grand Lodge may approve. All to be bound in a separate volume and available in much the same manner as our present monitor. We would recommend that there be prepared by this committee a standard form of certificate of good standing, notice of election, dimit and secretary's stub, a form which is in use by many lodges at the present time. Within the last three weeks your Committee have been presented with a suggested form for a funeral or burial service, and would welcome further suggestions with reference to this service. We might suggest in so doing the brethren take into consideration the question of time involved, the ritualistic wording of the service, the absence of depressing words, a non-sectarian service, and a ritual which can be given in a dignified form by the average Master of a lodge who ma.y be short in elocutionary training. Fraternally submitted, RAY V. DENSLOW REFORT OF MISSOURI LODGE OF RESEARCH

M. Wor. Bro. Ray V. Denslow presented the report, which was adopted, as follows: To the Grand Lodge, A. F. tf A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: As required by the laws of the .Grand Lodge, under which the Missouri Lodge of Research was established, we hereby make the following report: The past year has been without doubt the most successful year of our operation. The lodge has increased in membership, now numbering 193 members of all classes-active, subscribing and corresponding. During the year the first transactions of the Lodge were issued, consisting of a volume of almost two hundred pages, containing the reports of the Lodge and its predecessor, the Missouri Masonic Research Council, and much historical information, notably a history of all the Governors of the State of Missouri who have been members of the Craft, the story of General William Olark, the Masonic College, and former Grand Master McBride. Six other volumes or pamphlets were sent to the members of the lodge, and the lodge closes the year with a substantial balance on hand and prospects for continued prosperity. Transactions for the year, 1944, are not yet in print, but they will contain the complete story of Missouri Lodge No.1, which was the pioneer lodge in this jurisdiction and whose history has been closely connected with that of the Grand Lodge during the past century. This history has been prepared by Worshipful Brother James B. Steiner and will be sent to all members of the Research Lodge.

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An invitation is hereby extended to any Master Mason in good standing to become a member of Missouri Lodge of Research and to receive these various publications. Fraternally submitted, RAY

V. DENSLOW

THE GRAND MASTER : We will have the report of the Committee on Correspondence. M. W. BRO. DENSLOW: Since this is in print r move that the report be received and printed in the proceedings. (Motion seconded and carried.) BRO. TRUMAN: r ask recognition for the purpose of presenting a resolution. THE GRAND MASTER : You may proceed. BRO. TRUMAN: Most Worshipful Grand Master, and Brethren: r am going to present a matter to the Grand Lodge which r think is of vital importance, not only to the Grand Lodge of the great State of Missouri, but to every Grand Jurisdiction in the United States. This is a resolution regarding the sovereignty of this Grand Lodge. r am going to quote Albert G. Mackey's, Authority on Sovereignty: RESOLUTION REGARDING SOVEREIGNTY OF THE GRAND LODGE, A. F. & A. M. STATE OF MISSOURI

WHEREAS: Albert G. Mackey, one time Sovereign Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite, and an accepted authority on Masonic Jurisprudence, says of the Committees on Correspondence, and their duties: "They are the . . . guardians appointed by their respective bodies to inform their constituents what has been the progress of the Institution for the past year-to warn them of the errors in discipline or in the Masonic science which they may suppose to have been committed:-and to suggest the 'best method by which these errors may be avoided or amended. . . . These Committees, therefore, perform but the duty to which they were appointed, when they report the doings and sayings of other jurisdictions; nor can they be denied the common right of expressing their opinions on the nature and tendency of facts as they relate them. . â&#x20AC;˘ . It is, then, a part of the. duty of . . . (the committee) to review the proceedings of other jurisdictions, to point out what they may suppose to be errors, and to warn their own constituency against adopting them." Our Grand Lodge Reviewer, acting under thes~ universally accepted regulations, and the law of our own Grand Lodge, which requires him to "report the general condition of Freemasonry," in his annual report to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, in 1942, quoted from an address made before the Annual Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in the U. S. A. by Melvin M. Johnson, senior Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and the present Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite of the Northern Jurisdiction, one sentence of which has been made the basis for certain charges, as will hereafter be noted. That sentence reads: "In my judgment, no other .Masonic body, directly or indirectly, has any business to inter-meddle with the affairs of the Grand Lodges except so far, and so far only, as its officers act individually. . . . The

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acme of impropriety.is covertly to use the power to grant or to withhold extra-mural honors and rank as bait or threat to influence action in Grand Lodge.)) WHEREAS: Our Missouri Reviewer quoted an entire paragraph from the above address; the entire report of the Reviewer was submitted to our Grand Master one month before Grand Lodge communication; the report was accepted and was printed and distributed as required by our law. So far as we know, there has never been a denial of the facts contained in the Johnson address, or in the comment thereon. The Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, however, has :filed charges against the Chairman of the Missouri Committee for an act done by him while an agent of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and has threatened to take away his Scottish Rite honors for having"In wilful disregard of your vows; . . . censured and complained of the Supreme Council, and of its Grand Commander and members, not in the proper forum of the Rite . . . but in writing and in print, for publication and distribution, to be read by non-Masons; . . . that the writing and printing referred to are contained in an article entitled "The Masonic World" . . . published and distributed by you (the Missouri Reviewer) in connection with the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Missouri for the year 1942." The members of the Grand Lodge should know that "The Masonic World n was not the publication of the Reviewer, but of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and that its distribution was through the channels of the Grand Lodge itself; and that if guilt were involved, which we do not admit, thEm the Grand Master, Grand Secretary, and all other members' of the Grand Lodge were equally guilty in its distribution. WHEREAS: the Grand Lodge desires its members to know what is happening in the Masonic World, so that they may judge matters presented for official action. For that reason, it provides at considerable expense an annual review of matters of Masonic interest as part of its printed proceedings. Your Reviewer was performing a Masonic duty, assigned to him by this Grand Lodge, in reporting to you these facts. Whether or not anybody was attempting to dominate the Grand Lodges, you are entitled to know that such charges were made in the conference of GrOOld Masters, a Masonic forum of public opinion. The Grand Lodge of Missouri will never consent to be dominated by so called higher bodies, either York or Scottish, and in order to set up a policy for future procedure this resolution is hereby offered as setting forth its power and sovereignty;

RESOLUTION-GRAND LODGE SOVEREIGNTY The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri is hereby declared to be the sole, supreme and final Masonic authority, within its territorial jurisdiction, to determine what is and what is not Masonic; and to fix the conditions under which any person or organization may be regarded as Masonic, or to remain so regarded. As such, its Masonic Acts, and those of its officers, are not open to question by any other organization, and subject only to the civil government for any infraction of civil law. The Masonic acts and doings of its officers and members, by its authority, are its acts; and, likewise, free from question or review, except by itself. When any of its officers, or members, perform any act in the lawful discharge of duties to the Gtand Lodge, it shall be un-Masonic for any other body, claiming to act Masonically, to reprimand or other-

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wise discipline such officer or member; and if done shall disentitle such body to be further regarded as Masonic. Fraternally submitted, HAaRY S. TRUMAN, P. G. M. HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, P. G. M. GEORGE C. MARQUIS, EDMUND E. MORRIS, Gr. Treas. By Order of The Grand Master the above resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. PETITION FOR REINSTATEMENT

THE GRAND SECRETARY: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I have a matter here I would like to bring to your attention in order that it may go before the Ways and Means Committee. We have an application for reinstatement from a Brother who was suspended from a lodge which afterward became defunct, and he now petitions for reinstatement and sends his cheek for the dues owed. THE GRAND MASTER: We will refer this to the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, if there is no objectioI!. It is so ordered. CALLED FROM LABOR

The M.W. Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR to refreshment at 12 :00 o'clock noon, to reconvene at 1 :30 p.m. FIRST DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION CALLED TO LABOR

At 1 :30 o'clock p.m. the M.\V. Grand Lodge was CALLED '1.'0 LABOR by M.W. Grand Master W. F. Woodruff. REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER

M.W. Bro. A. F. Ittner, Grand Lecturer, read his report, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Gmnd Lodge, A. F. and Lt. M. of MissonTi:

Brethren: I beg leave at this time to submit my tenth annual report as your Grand Lecturer. In the decade I have served you in this 路important office it has been my happy privilege to make in the Lodges of the State the acquaintance of thousands of men and Master Masons in every walk of life. The great number I have met have constituted far more than a mere cross section of our Fraternity. They have made up a very large percentage of the membership of the Craft and with negligible exceptions they have been men of high character, of patriotic devotion to their country and ardent lovers of our great Brotherhood and the sub~ime principles which underlie it and which account for its growth, its unrivalled power for good and its perpetuity. To have worked with and enjoyed for so many years the friendly and understanding cooperation of so large and fine a group of God's noblemen is an honor which I shall treasure all the days of my life. The news of the passing away of Uight Worshipful Brother James R

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MacLachlan, Grand Lecturer Emeritus, at his home in Kahoka, Missouri, on Monday, July 17, 1944, though not entirely unexpected, came as a distinct shock, and as a source of profound sorrow to his host of loving and admiring friends. Brother MacLachlan was appointed Grand Lecturer by Most Worshipful Brother Algernon S. Houston, the then Grand Master, in June, 1906, and continued to serve in that capacity until the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in September, 1934, when, because of failing health, he felt compelled to relinquish the active pursuit of his great Masonic life work. It was my misfortune not to be notified of Brother MacLachlan's passing in time to attend his funeral. I was at Campbell, Missouri, on the day of his death, filling a two-day engagement. Had the news been sent to my home on July 17, it would have been telephoned to me and I could have been excused from the second day of my engagement and have returned in time to attend the funeral. The news reached my home on the afternoon of July 18, and I did not learn of it until my return home on the morning of the 19th. All that remained to be done was to wire Brother MacLachlan's Lodge and to write a letter of sympathy to his bereaved daughter. Right Worshipful Brother MacLachlan served as District Lecturer under Rt. W. Brother Allan McDowell, his predecessor as Grand Lecturer, for a number of years. Brother MacDowell was appointed Grand Lecturer in 1870, and filled the office until June, 1906, a period of thirty-six years. The years of Brother MacDowell's incumbency were formative years for our Ritual. The "War Between the States" had been over but a short time when he was appointed. While this great struggle lasted the Masonic Fraternity in the Border States had been subjected to a period of partially suspended animation. Little work was being done and most of the best workers had offered their lives in the service of their respective causes. Many of them made the supreme sacrifice and never returned. Ritualistic proficiency in Missouri, as well as in the entire nation, was at a low ebb, and it became Brother MacDowell's difficult task to gather up the broken threads in our State and reliably reestablish the ritual that our fathers of a generation before had taught and practiced, and which had been a beacon light of civilization in our pioneer Middle West. When Brother MacLachlan came upon the Masonic scene the formative years, or rather the re-formative years, for our Ritual were nearly over, though he may have witnessed a part of the process and possibly have had a hand in it himself. But Brother MacLachlan has told me more than once that Most Worshipful Brother David M. Wilson, Past Grand Master, whose home was at Milan, Missouri, pad more to do with imparting to our Missouri Ritual its impressive beauty and its rugged directness and simplicity than any other Freemason in Missouri. Most Worshipful Brother Wilson was a very dear friend of both Brother MacLachlan and myself. I had learned the work under Brother MacDowell and under Brother MacLachlan witnessed and reviewed it countless times. I can conscientiously say that when Brother MacLachlan turned over the duties of the office of Grand Lecturer to me, the wording of our Ritual was still exactly the same as it was when I learned it under Brother MacDowell's regime with the exception of a few slight changes which the Grand Lodge itself had made. It has not been my purpose to encroach on the prerogatives of the Committee on Necrology, but as Brother MacLachlan's successor, and as one in a position to evaluate and correctly appraise his service to our

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Fraternity I felt that I would be signally remiss in my duty if I failed to do my part in fixing Right Worshipful Brother MacLachlan's proper place in Missouri's Masonic Hall of Fame. In the twelve months since the last annual communication of the Grand Lodge I have succeede~l)in visiting and holding schools of'instruction in each of the fifty-nine Masonic Districts of the State. In the previous year travel conditions had been exceedingly difficult, but they were even more so in the year just closed. Often the making of reservations was difficult and sometimes impossible, and a few times this resulted in my having to sit up in coaches at night. On a few occasions too it was necessary to stand on long trips. Hotel accommodations have also not been up to normal standards and it has been exceedingly trying in some places to put up with the accommodations offered. Yet in view of the great sacrifices being made by our men in the fighting forces, and in view of the further fact that millions of other civilians are subjected to the same inconveniences as I am, I feel no disposition to complain, and shall not fall into the bad habit of sympathizing with myself. In my report last year I spoke of a sustained and even increased interest in the work manifested by the Brethren in attendance at my schools of instruction. I believe I can safely say that the interest has been even greater during the past year and the average attendance greater than in the previous year. And it is a source of deep 'satisfaction to me that I am able to report this interest and progress in most of the Districts in spite of the fact that everywhere some of the best workers have temporarily been lost to the Lodges by enlistment in the armed forces or employment in essential war work. Notwithstanding these handicaps enough workers have remained behind to maintain the prewar standards of proficiency, and in a number of districts to excel those standards with a new high. But candor compels me to report that in a few districts the attendance at my meetings has been disappointingly low. Perhaps these districts may be excused on the ground that the present great emergency has made exceptionally heavy drains on their membership and their corps of officers. The attendance at Illy meetings has ranged from seven to seventyeight, the average being about thirty. Under prevailing conditions I consider this exceptionally good. Again, as I said last year, the number in attendance at a given meeting is no proper criterion for judging the value of its results. Oftentimes, a few earnest and capable brethren can accomplish more for a Lodge than a much larger number of careless and slipshod workers. There has been a marked increase in the demand for the exemplification of the Third Degree and there has also been a very great interest in the First Degree. But no part of the work has been neglected. As a result of the adoption by the Grand Lodge last year of the new by-law providing for Authorized Instructors in the Proficiency or Candidates' Lectures, a vastly increased interest in these lectures has been manifested by the Brethren throughout the State. As soon as the Committee on Ritual had prepared a set of rules and regulations to govern the examination of Brethren desirous of becoming Authorized Instructors, the examination of the applicants began and the number of those holding Grand Lodge certificates as Authorized Instructors has mounted to approximately three hundred, a result for the first year greatly exceeding the expectations of the Committee on Ritual and the Grand Lecturer. There is no way of estimating with any degree of certainty how rapidly the number of these Authorized Instructors throughout the State will grow but the rate of growth is far less important than the high qualifications. and good faith of the examiners and the scrupulous

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care with which all applicants are examined. It is highly desirable that within the territory of every Lodge in the State there should路 be at least two Brethren holding these Grand Lodge certificates so that every candidate receiving his degrees may have within easy reach an instructor competent to teach him the exact work a{tthorized by the Grand Lodge. This corps of Authorized Instructors hag already become and will continue more and more to be a tower of strength to the Grand Lodge. My experience has shown me that excellence and thorough proficiency of a Brother in anyone part of the work usually begets in him a desire to become equally proficient in other and perhaps all parts of the work. How much more likely is this to be true in the case of a Brother who holds a Grand Lodge certificate as an Authorized Instructor, which not only attests his proficiency and shows genuine appreciation of his achievement but furnishes visible evidence to doubting Thomases that he is not making claims to a knowledge which he does not possess. 'These beneficial effects are not entirely in the realm of speculation and theory, for there have been a number of instances already in which Brethren who have received thir certificates as Authorized Instructors have been inspired to go on with their study of our Mystic Art. Some of these are bound to attain the upper heights of our Fraternity but all of them will be better men 'and Masons for having made the effort. Right Worshipful Brother Thornton Jennings, our esteemed Grand Tiler, who has been D.D.G.M. and D.L. of the Thirty-Seventh Masonic District for twenty-six years, has informed me that, owing to the unusually heavy demands on his business, he can no longer serve as District Lecturer. His retirement, if indeed he cannot be induced to reconsider, will be accepted with sincere regret, as Rt. W. Brother Jennings has been one of my most efficient District Lecturers since I assumed the office of Grand Lecturer ten years ago. He has been the acknowledged leader of the Fraternity in his District and has splendidly exemplified the tenets of our Institution throughout the years he has served it so faithfully. The Past Grand Masters resident in cities and towns where I have held schools of instruction have uniformly graced my meetings with their presence, and I am grateful to them for their sympathetic interest and encouragement. While holding schools. of instruction at Rolla and Neosho in the Thirty-ninth and Fifty-sixth Masonic Districts respectively, I have improved the opportunity to visit the Masonic Service Centers in those cities, conducted by W. Brothers Vrooman and Wright, at Rolla, and Brother Rundquist at Neosho. The work of these two Masonic Centers is now so thoroughly known to the entire Craft of Missouri, and so unanimously admired and approved that it is unnecessary for me to go into details about their wonderful humanitarian and patriotic service. I cannot refrain however from expressing my unbounded personal admiration for their great work, and voicing the opinion that they richly deserve the maximum moral and financial support we are able to give them. I am happy to learn that M. W. Brother Carl Claudy, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association, is to be our guest and will address us on the work of the Association. We will be favored too by the showing. of a moving pic~ure which gives some of the high lights of the great work that the field men are doing at the forts and camps scattered throughout the United States. I am sure thes.e pictures will thrill our hearts and make us prouder than ever that we are members of the Masonic Fraternity. On Monday, January 31, 1944, following the custom which has prevailed for the last six years, it Wag my pleasure and .;privilege to hold a

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School of Instruction for the District Lecturers of the State and such D.D.G.Ms. and Grand Lodge officers as might wish to attend. As much of the work was exemplified as time would permit and many questions on disputed points were answered for the enlightenment of the Lecturers and Deputies. The beneficial results of this get-together meeting were beyond question and the fellowship and good feeling were exceptionally :fine. The meeting was held in the hall of Jefferson Lodge, No. 43, at Jefferson City. Hebron Lodge, No. 354, at Mexico, has come into a rare piece of good fortune during the past year. A former member, who passed away, was found to have left in his will a legacy of $80,000.00 to Hebron Lodge for the acquirement of a suitable site and the erection of a Temple thereon as a home for the Lodge for the years to come. At the request of W. Brother Fred B. Kent, a member of Hebron Lodge's Building Committee, I went to Mexico on September 14 and spent a good part of the day in a discussion of the construction, proportions and appointments of the proposed hall. I think Brother Kent's request that I go to Mexico to confer with him was a very wise application of the timehonored adage that "foresight is better than hindsight." I made a number of suggestions, all with a view to helping Hebron Lodge to avoid mistakes in the construction of its hall, such as are painfully evident in many Lodge halls, and which, if made, would hinder the correct and orderly progress of the work of conferring degrees. I know that the Grand Lodge is happy to learn of the great good fortune of this :fine old Lodge and feels that it will lead to even greater and nner work for Freemasonry in the future than that which has given Mexico such an enviable reputation in the past. I cannot close this report without a word of sincere thanks and appreciation to all my splendid corps of District Lecturers. During the past year they have been unusually helpful to me, and have responded cheerfully to every call I have made upon them. Despite the 'handicaps imposed upon them and the entire Craft by the present emergency, they have done everything possible in their Districts to promote a better knowledge of our Ritual and Work. Freemasonry in Missouri has made great strides in the last three years and in the light of our experience during and after the last great war I think we may reasonably look forward to another period of unprecedented growth. Let it be the earnest prayer of all of us that we may use the good fortune that awaits us to store up moral and material resources sufficient to weather any emergency that may arise thereafter, and that we may be likened to the house described in Holy Writ, which was builded upon a rock. Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, Grand LeDturer.

REPORT

THE COMMITTEE ON RITUAL

M. 'V. Bro. A. F. Ittner presented the report of the Committee oli Ritual, which was adopted with the exception' of that Section prohibiting use of slides in the lecture of the Second Degree, which Section was disapproved by the Grand Lodge. The Report follows: To the M. W. Gra;ru1 Loage, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Ritual begs leave to make report of its activities for the year ending with this Annual Communication.

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First, however, we desire to pause in loving mcmory of our late lamented Right Worshipful Brother James R. MacLachlan, who passed away at his home in Kahoka, Missouri, on Monday, July 17, 1944. For a period of more than twenty-eight years, from June, 1906, to September, 1934, he served this Grand Lodge and the Masonic Fraternity of Missouri as their Grand Lecturer with marked ability, zeal and devotion. He was also Chairman of the Committee on Ritual for a number of years. In both capacities he safeguarded and widely diffuscd a correct knowledge of our beautiful ritual, and thereby earned for himself the love and gratitude of the entire Fraternity in Missouri. With this brief acknowledgment of our high regard for this distinguished Brother we yield to the Committee on Necrology for a fuller account of his life and his work. At the annual communication of this Grand Lodge in 1943 a new By-law was adopted, providing for the examination of Brethren desirous of being appointed Authorized Instructors in the Proficiency or Candidates' Lectures of the three Degrees, under rules and regulations to be adopted by the Committee on Ritual and under its supervision. Pursuant to due notice a meeting 0"ÂŁ this Committee was held on Monday, November 22, 1943, at the Masonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Boulevard, in St. Louis. The principal order of business, which consumed almost the entire day, was the consideration and adoption of rules and regulations governing the examination of Brethren desirous of being appointed Authorized Instructors under the new By-law, and the issuance of certificates to such Brethren as were able to pass satisfactory examinations. A set of Rules and Regulations was adopted and the general tenor of a certificate was agreed upon, the final phraseology of which was left to the Chairman to work out and transmit to the Grand Secretary for printing. Under lax Rules and Regulations we might have invited the applications of hundreds if not thousands of Brethren, many of them of doubtful qualifications, and thus have acquired a very large corps of so-called Authori7.ed Instructors. But we were more interested in safety and the protection of the vital interests of the Fraternity than we were in mere numbers. The progress of the movement was necessarily slow at first, as we expected it to be. The first set of Rules and Regulations, though excellent as far as it went, was found to be incomplete, as experience demonstrated the need of further safeguards and clarifying clauses. Accordingly, on Monday, September 18, 1944, another meeting of this committee was held at the Masonic rremple in St. Louis and a revised set of Rules and Regulations was adopted. We believe that these will greatly facilitate the work of future Examining Commissions and of this Committee and will go a long way toward dissolving the doubts of some Brethren who could not at first see the need of such a system. Up to the convening of this Grand Lodge there had been a total of two hundred and eigh~y-eight brethren examined and certified as proficient, all of whom with the possible exception of the last five or six have received their certificates. rrhe system has proved to be a great success and has aroused a more widespread and deeper interest in a correct knowledge of the Proficiency or Candidates' Lectures than we have ever known before. The letters of inquiry requesting application blanks indicate that the number coming into the fold during the coming year will be far greater than it was in our first lfxperimental year. But

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whether the number of Brethren qualifying for certificates as Authorized Instructors during the years to come be large or small, your Committee on Ritual is determined that at no time shall the high standards set be lowered in the silghtest degree either by the adoption of lax Rules and Regulations or the faithless performance of duty o~ the part of anyone connected with the system. The names of the Brethren who have received or are entitled to receive certificates as Authorized Instructors are hereinafter set out, but as the reading of the list would serve no good purpose and would consume much valuable time, the names will not be read unless the Grand Master or the Grand Lodge calls for them. In the early part of this calendar year Rt. Worshipful Brother C. B. Waddell, D.D.G.M. and D.L., of the Twenty-third Masonic District, who had been a faithful member of this Committee for a number of years, finding that his business under war conditions would not permit him to devote any time to the work of the Committee, tendered his resignation which the Grand Master and the Committee accepted with deep regret. We desire to thank Rt. W. Brother Waddell for his service to the Committee and for his long and able service to Missouri Freemasonry in its many departments. In the place of Rt. W. Brother Waddell the Grand Master appointed Rt. W. Brother F. Ernest Carter, District Lecturer of the Tv,'enty-second Masonic District, to fill out Rt. W. Brother Waddell's unexpired term. No disputed points of ritual have been submitted to the Committee for an official decision during the past year unless the question of what lantern slides or films are proper to be used in connection with the lectures and what are not proper to be used falls within the purview of the Committee on Ritual. A Brother interested in this question has asked your Committee to take it under advisement and give him all the light possible on the subject. Your Committee has carefully considered the matter and has come to the conclusion that it would be neither possible nor wise for it to pass upon all of the very great number of slides which are used in different Lodges. Howevey, it was the unanimous opinion of the Committee路 that certain broad principle:1 governing the use of lantern slides or films could and should be laiu down for the guidance of the Craft. First, your' Committee decide0. that it is not proper for a Lodge to use slides or films in connection with the lectures which would disclose or tend to disclose any part of our esoteric work, to a profane. Second, your Committee decided that it is not proper to use a lantern at all in connection with the lecture of the Second Degree as it prevents the participants from complying fully with the requirements of the ritual, and injects matter . which is not coordinated with and breaks the continuity of such requirements. Your Committee asks the Grand Lodge to approve those two decisions. Immediately following is a list of the names of the Brethren who have qualified as Authorized Instructors, together with the names of their Lodges. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY

No. 1 2 3 4 5

ifarne Anthony F. Ittner Theodore C. TeeL William D. Rogers William J. Craig John R. Wright

Lodge Missouri No.1 Pilgrim No. 652 Jefferson No. 43 Gate of the Temple No. 422 Paul Revere No. 330

98 No. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 , 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61

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Name Fred H . .Johnson Thomas H. Heape R. .Jasper Smith; Virval D. Boyd Fred O. Wade : : Charles W. Werdein Eugene T. McCullough Wilbur F. Schnider : Kleber O. Jones Morris E. Ewing Freelon K. Hadley IJeland Roy Hoffman Sidney E. Barr Francis S. Turner F. Ernest Carter Harry F. Sunderland .Jolly P. Hurtt ' Bruce H. Hunt Joseph W. Moore Robert L. Fowlkes Joseph D. Hayward William T. Ruff Cecil R. Shire Perry O. Sansberry .Tames A. Elgaard David A. Leslie Paul L. Ward .J. Clyde Akers Curtis L. Smith Thomas R. Wilkins Carey Allen Brock John R. Blackman Solomon E. Meluney Robert N. Hall Willia.m Bush Walden Louis E. Hellman Erwin A. Hamann George H. Davis Roland H. Winter Don W. Bowman Irwin .J. Freiberger Irving O. Faerber Leslie Van Stites .. '" Hobson Hoar " Benjamin O. Womble Robert Lee DeWitt Mil9 Carter Ralph H. Davis " Louis F. Dahn Charles E. Taylor James E. Winterton, Jr Joseph A. Laminger James R. Irons Kermit D. Shelley Victor B. Wurth George E. Fischer

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Lodge Triangle No. 638 Oornerstone No. 323 Solomon No. 271 Solomon No. 271 : .. Friend No. 352 Canopy No. 284 ~ Canopy No. 284 : Jefferson No. 43 Versailles No. 320 Pleasant No. 160 St. .Joseph No. 78 Fellowship No. 345 Wayne No. 526 Marlborough No. 569 Temple No. 299 Rural No. 316 Granite No. 272 Adair No. 366 Putnam No. 190 Charleston No. 407 Unionville No. 210 Excelsior No. 441 Hebron No. 354 Fairmont No. 290 Nodaway No. 470 Williamstown No. 370 '" .. , Nodaway No. 470 Farmington No. 132 Jacoby No. 447 Four Mile No. 212 Lorraine No. 128 Friendship No. 89 Agency No. 10 Twilight No. 114 Twilight No. 114 Paul Revere No. 330 America No. 347 Lambskin No. 460 Harmony No. 499 Zeredatha No. 189 Bridgeton No. 80 Wellston No. 613 , .St. .Joseph No. 78 Zeredatha No. 189 Friend No. 352 Crane No. 519 Canopy No. 284 Kirkwood No. 484 Wellston No. 613 Bridgeton No. 80 Clifton Heights No. 520 Mizpah No. 639 .J Westport No. 340 Wellston No. 613 Mizpah No. 639 Mizpah No. 639

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Name Lodge William Robert Howell Monroe No. 64 Charlie Smith Hicks Monroe No. 64 Elmer M. Ruffin .................•. ~.Good Hope No. 218 ada L. Heenan America No. 347 Anthony A. Redfearn St. Louis No. 20 Walter G. Punt Clifton Heights No. 520 Arno C. Cooper, Sr West Gate No. 445 Lebanon No. 77 George William Reeves , .. '" Herbert W. Stark Granite No. 272 Archie L. Fox North East No. 643 Vernon V. Goslee Skidmore No. 511 Thomas Ralls Summitt. Rural No. 316 Howard B. Blanchard Rural No. 316 Alexander Jacquin Lambskin No. 460 Charles Otis Smith ' Clifton Heights No. 520 Louis H. Helsher Tower Grove No. 631 Gustav W. Knecht. Marlborough No. 569 Claude Rayford White Jewell No. 480 Bridgeton No. 80 Charles C. Kratz Harry F. Heron Maplewood No. 566 Kirkwood No. 484 Oscar William Schaller Joseph A. Halley Shaveh No. 646 Fred Young University No. 649 Clyde F. Bennett Lambskin No. 460 Ernest Kitchell Maplewood No. 566 Karl E. Avera Maplewood No. 566 George M. McAninch Gate City No. 522 Stanley Horn Bridgeton No. 80 Leroy Hambley Gardenville No. 655 Birming No. 150 Charles S. Mays Charles Roy Howlett Fenton No. 281 Edgar R. Fehrman Missouri No. 1 Gardenville No. 655 Callie R. Campbell Arthur W. Rauch Cache No. 416 Morris A. Nabe ,.Pomegranate No. 95 Frederick Eugene Kiefer Triangle No. 638 Joseph M. Cross Cache No. 416 Jack C. Stewart ' Ivanhoe No. 446 Loren Hargus Cecile Daylight No. 305 John L. O'Brien Ivanhoe No. 446 John Joseph Drennon " Solomon No. 271 Edward Merritt Gate of the Temple No. 422 Frank M. Blair ' Gate City No. 522 Charles Wesley Chaney , .. Temple No. 299 J. Emmett Hawkins Twilight No. 114 Charles D. Sifford Jefferson No. 43 William Henry Cox Gate City No. 522 Harold Leroy Schmidt. Country Club No. 656 John Reay Jones Ivanhoe ~ o. 446 George Wesley Robinson " , .. Rural No. 316 Carl E. Barton YorkNo. 563 Warren F. Drescher, Jr Kirkwood No. 484 Clarence W. Crow , .. , Kirkwood No. 484 Brace E. Kitchell ' , .. Maplewood No. 566 Joseph H. Metz Maplewood No. 566 William Carl Hughart ...............•Ivanhoe No. 446 j ••••

100 No. 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 . 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174

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Name William A. Slaughter Ralph Milton Mitchell Joseph H. Anway Erich E. Hahnfeld William F. Harris Gervis H. Thurman Andrew Lechner Paul Eugene Anway George L. Handy Roy A. Hendrickson Richard T. Swearingen Floyd Anderson Morgan Emil Heim John N. Orms G. F. Tuerkisch John R. Lawrence .. " Herbert L. Stein Norvall Plegge John E. Gruner Oscar H. Jekel. Otto Porchey August J. Hentz Fred C. Heuermann Charles B. Whitchurch : Frank J. Metz : Arthur C. Klick Lester A. Rowden Irwin Rosenfelder George Malcolm Morrison Ernest C. Cottle Frank Alexander Benjamin F. Parker Lewis Robinson " Julius R. Edwards Harold E. Russell Keith Kendall Kay Charles C. Raymond Charles J. Kreienheder Hugh C. Jones LeRoy A. Van Loon Harry Curtis Smith Oliver H. Kehres George Albert Roland, Jr L. B. Parish Howard E. Russell J. Carl Moyer ~ Arthur F. Orowder Edward Henry August Paul M. August " Odell Colley: Thornton Jennings Ralph Newton Eidson Artemus H. HarwelL Tolman W.' Cotton Willian1 E. Harris William Z. Gossett Edgar Allen

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Ivanhoe No. 446 Mt. Washington No. 614 Mt. Washington No. 614 Gardenville No. 655 Maplewood No. 566 Maplewood No. 566 Gardenville No. 655 Mt. Washington No. 614 Harmony No. 499 Carthage No. 197 Country Club No. 656 Rural No. 316 Good Hope No. 218 Maplewood No. 566 Maplewood No. 566 Carterville No. 401 Mizpah No. 639 Maplewood No. 566 Kirkwood No. 484 Kirkwood No. 484 Maplewood No. 566 Maplewood No. 566 Mount Moriah No. 40 Western Star No. 15 Maplewood No. 566 Maplewood No. 566 Ferguson, No. 542 Clayton No. 601 Wellston No. 613 Twilight No. 114 Twilight No. 114 Ivanhoe No. 446 Harmony No. 499 , .Centralia No. 59 East Gate No. 630 East Gate No. 630 East Gate No. 630 Trinity No. 641 Twilight No. 114 Independence No. 76 Hannibal No. 188 , . America No. 347 Tower Grove No. 631 Bolivar No. 195 East Gate No. 630 East Gate No. 630 Mizpah No. 639 McDonald No. 324 McDonald No. 324 Mt. Washington No. 614 Clinton No. 548 Clinton No. 548 Poplar Bluff No. 209 Van Buren No. 509 Grandin No. 579 , Van Buren No. 509 Van Buren No. 509

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No. Nanne 175 Clifford P. McClintock 176 Seaton L. Pewitt. 177 Lloyd R. Johnson 178 Raymond R. Baird 179 Zack Major Dunbar 180 Clifford LeRoy Carson 181 James Alfred Kennedy 182 George M. Allen 183 Charles W. Roy 184 Ernest T. Scofield 185 Arthur Goldstein 186 William C. Osterloh 187 Milas B. Hinton 188 John Edelstein 189 A. Edward FeigeL 190 Victor J. Iborg 191 Meyer Gilbert 192 Lawson M. Branham " 193 Chester Ralph Green 194 Rolly Johnson 195 Cecil Francies 196 Dean Parker Lewis ; 197 Edward M. Cummings ]98 John G. L. Dowgray 199 Alva A. Jolliff 200 Donald G. Hawley 201 William H. Clements 202 Prewitt Fisher 203 John Allen Sturgis 204 John Benjamin Prosser 205 Rufus E. Noisworthy 206 Walter Glenn McCain 207 Louis Greene Stovall 208 William Heitert 209 Robert F. Jones 210 Leonard Kush 211 William D. Bruce 212 Harvey V. Hutchison 213 John W. Adams 214 George E. Stokes 215 Albert J. LeBegue 216 Alfred Edward McDanel. 217 Otto M. Gehrke 218 Howard F. Baker 219 Jack W. Lee 220 Homer Rearick 221 Arthur Leslie Pickerell 222 J. W. Hudspeth 223 Ernest E. Pischker 224 Adolph Glenn 225 Ray Vaughn Denslow 226 Elmer Fingland 227 Russell Calvin McGhee 228 Claude William Sansberry 229 Fred Lawson 230 Joseph Harrington Powell 231 Israel Raymond Coen

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Lodge Van Buren No. 509 Van Buren No~ 509 Joplin No. 335 Solomon No. 271 Solomon No. 271 Lorraine No. 128 Lodge of Light No. 257 Athens No. 127 Adair Lodge No. 366 Adair No. 366 Benjamin Franklin No. 642 Good Rope No. 218 Shaveh No. 646 Benjamin Franklin No. 642 Maplewood No. 566 Pyramid No. 180 Heroine No. 104 East Gate No. 630 Independence No. 76 Independence No. 76 Mizpah No. 639 Temple No. 299 Orient No. 546 East Gate No. 630 Rockhill No. 663 Orient No. 546 Orient No. 546 Independence No. 76 Independence No. 76 Charleston No. 407 Charleston No. 407 St. Marks No. 93 St. Marks No. 93 Mizpah No. 639 Bridgeton No. 80 Mizpah No. 639 Bridgeton No. 80 Aurora No. 267 Trilumina No. 205 Bridgeton No. 80 Bridgeton No. 80 Sheffield No. 625 Orient No. 546 Green City No. 159 East Gate No. 630 Sheffield No. 625 Sheffield No. 625 Bridgeton No. 80 Brotherhood No. 269 Sedalia No. 236 Trenton No. 111 Sedalia No. 236 Wayne Lodge No. 526 Fairmont No. 290 Fairmont No. 290 Mt. Washington No. 614 Mt. Washington No. 614

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No. Name ' Lodge 232 Jesse J. Brooks , Swope Park No. 617 233 Cloin J. Penner Friend No. 352 Swope Park No. 617 234 Laurance Warren Jones Sheffield No. 625 235 Frank Nichols 236 Hollis Daniel Toohey Temple No. 299 237 John H. Pate Independence No. 76 238 Vernie G. Fisher Orient No. 546 239 Vernie G. Fisher, Jr Orient No. 546 240 Reuel O. Winn '" .. " ..Rural No. 316 " .. Rural No. 316 241 Floyd Bradford Dennis Adair No. 366 242 Lawrence Chester Teeter 243 Adam Seif Gardenville No. 655 244 Herbert W. Turnbull Paul Revere No. 330 Pleasant Grove No. 142 245 William Speed Poage 246 Clyde C. Evans , Trenton No. 111 Locksprings No. 488 247 Andrew D. Wanner Trenton No. 111 248 John Athen Baugher 249 John Marvin Barnes Jamesport No. 564 Jamesport No. 564 . 250 James ~ean Mooney 251 Hiram Stephens Four Mile No. 212 252 Clarence C. Cavender Galena No. 515 Grandview No. 618 253 Frederick G. Montfort 254 Cecil Warren Kirby Northeast No. 643 Belton No. 450 255 James Williams Kennemer 256 Burton Homer Rice Temple No. 299 Temple No. 299 257 Jack Clardy Collister 258 Richard H. Statton Crane No. 519 Westport No. 340 259 William Albert Likes 260 Otto E. Thiele '. Mizpah No. 639 261 James R. Stewart St. Joseph No. 78 262 Joseph L. Lewis Mt. Washington No. 614 Solomon No. 271 263 Warren Jennings Hayes Gate of the Temple No. 422 264 'Lester Scott . 265 Cecil H. Darr Kirksville No. 105 266 Rex Shibley Cooley Kirksville No. 105 Four Mile No. 212 267 Claud T. Foster 268 Hervey Ballentine Steele No. 634 Gate of the Temple No. 422 269 Gus Hindes Solomon No. 271 270 Milton Watson Kinloch Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 446 271 Harold Leon Wyly. ' 272 Frank C. Foster Kansas City Lodge, No. 220 273 George Vest Baskett Gorin Lodge, No. 72 274 James C. Hayward Zeredatha Lodge, No. 189 275 Oren Simpson Richland Lodge, No. 385 276 Walter C. Cowan Richland Lodge, No. 385 277 Fred B. Manes Richland Lodge, No. 385 278 Roy Martin Pierce Rural Lodge, No. 316 279 Arthur G. Lauenberg Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 446 280 Charles E. Jones ...................â&#x20AC;˘ Clifton Heights Lodge, 520 281 Harry Lee Hall Howard Lodge, No.4 282, Robert Walter Hall Howard Lodge, No.4 283 Fred B. Kent Hebron Lodge, No. 354 284 Everett W. Torreyson Hebron Lodge, No. 354 285 Robert A. Wilson Hebron Lodge, No. 354 286 Alfred Arthur Mitchell Hebron Lodge, No. 354 287 George W. Atkins South Gate Lodge, No. 547 288 Arthur G. Lynch Eureka Lodge No. 73

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Of its own motion your Committee has decided to make a certain recommendation to the Grand Lodge in connection with the duties of the Junior Deacon, and ask its approval thereof. As it would not be proper to commit this recommendation to print it will be explained orally later on. . In conclusion, your Committee on Ritual desires to assure the Grand Lodge that it regaTds the trust reposed in it as a high and important one, and will leave no stone unturned to conserve and preserve our beautiful ritual, the vehicle of a beautiful system of morals which our forefathers have handed down to us, and transmit it pure and unimpaired to our successors.. Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, THEODORE C. TEEL, WILLIAM D.RoGERS, WM. J. CRAIG, F. ERNEST CARTER,

The committee on Ritual. THE GRAND MASTER: M. W. Bro. Skelly will present the report of the Committee on the Grand Master's address. BROTHER SKELLY: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: OUf Junior Past Grand Master, who would normally present his report is obliged to leave by reason of pressing engagements, and he has asked me to present the report.

REPORT ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. amd A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on the Grand Master's Address, submits this report: Weare impressed with the great amount of time the Grand Master has devoted to the work of the Grand Lodge, and especially so when we take into account the world-wide conditions presently obtaining and the fact that his professional endeavors would doubtless normally require all of his time. 路We are further impressed with the high quality of his work, his forethought, his mature judgment and his constant and constructive solicitude for the best interests of Freemasonry.. , The Grand Lodge is deeply 'indebted to Most Worshipful Brother Woodruff for the services he has so unselfishly rendered in its behalf. We are confident that its members wish for him many morc years of happiness and usefulness at home, in his profession, and in the Fraternity. We recommend: 1. That all matters pertaining to路 finance and exp.enditures be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. , 2. That the action of the Grand Master in arresting the Charter of each of four Lodges named in his report be approved. 3. That all decisions and dispensations be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. 4. That the seven recommendations made by the Grand Master in subdivision III of his address be approved, provided that no expenditure shall be made in pursuance to any such recommendation until and unless the Committee on Ways and Means shall have first reported to the Grand Lodge its recommendation respecting such expenditure

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and the Grand Lodge shall have authorized such expenditure to be made. Respectfully and fraternally submitted, FORREST C. DONNELL, Chairman, BERTS. LEE, TOLMAN W. COTTON, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, WM. W. MARTIN, BYRNE E. BIGGER, F. C. BARNHILL, JAMES W. SKELLY, HAROLD L. READER, KARL M. VETSBURG, HARRIS C. JOHNSTON,

RAY V. DENSLOW, DUVAL SMITH, GEORGE W. WALKER, HENRY C. CHILES, HARRY S. TRUMAN.

BROTHER SKELLY: I move the adoption of the report. (Motion seconded and carried.) THE GRAND MASTER: Having adopted that report of the committee on the Grand Master's address, it gives me authority to appoint the two committees that I have suggested in the recommendations, and the first committee of seven is to consider and report at this Communication on the question of whether the Grand Lodge of Missouri shall become a member of the Masonic Service Association of the United States. I appoint as members of that committee, the last Past GrandMasters: Forrest C. Donnell, Jefferson City, Harris C. Johnston, Boonville, Harry S. Truman, Washington, D. C. Karl M. Vetsburg, St. Louis, Henry C. Chiles, Lexington, Harold L. Reader, Webster Groves, George "V. 路Walker, Cape Girardeau. , It also gives me authority to appoint a committee of five to consider and report at this Communication on approving the proposed action of the Masonic Home Board, to exercise the option to purchase the 5Y3 acres of land for $50,000.00, and plans to develop the cottage plan for the care of the children, rather than the dormitory plan. I appoint as Chairman of that committee Bro. John W. Calhoun; Bro. C. A. Tolin; Bro. Ovid Bell; W. Bro. Robert C. Kurz, Master of Temple Lodge No. 296, and Brother Thomas O. Tarrant. Judge Calhoun, I suggest you get your committee together as soon as you can get hold of Brother Martin, or some of the other members of the Masonic Home Board, and they will give you some facts regarding it. Brethren, I had announced, and I had assured myself that at a favorable hour in this Grand Communication I would give you the satisfaction and entertainment of listening to the Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge. This year the Grand Orator is Brother and Dr. Jay Henry Hudson. I know many of you know Dr. Hudson-until just a month or two ago he has been head of the Department of

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Philosophy at the University of Missouri, since 1903; Ray Denslow, and Ray Bond, and who else of my crowd do I see around hereA. B. Cleaveland, if he is here; you escaped us, Dr. Hudson. We were at the university in the first decade of the Twentieth Century, and you got there at the beginning of the second decade. He was lucky and we were unlucky. Dr. Hudson is not only a brilliant scholar, a thorough believer in the purposes of Free Masonry, but he is an entertaining speaker. He is author of popular novels, and author. of huge philosophic poems. He belongs to the Rotary Club, and so he believes in entertainment. I am sure you will all be instructed, satisfied and entertained, and it is my great pleasure now to call on the Grand Orator路, of the Grand Lodge of this State to deliver his annual oration-Dr. Hudson. (Applause) BRO. DR. HUDSON; Grand Master, and Brethren; I remember that fifteen long years ago I was Grand Orator of this Grand Lodge. I am quite sure that the present Grand Master heard me at that time, but he forgot what he heard quite evidently, because in his, lapse of memory he appointed me again, hoping perhaps that this time I could make a good speech. A teacher and college professor is not fitted to be an orator, much less a Grand Orator of .a Grand Lodge. His business is to talk in a devious and scholarly way fifty minutes at a time to students who cannot get away anyhow. Therefore, he loses practice in being entertaining, and is something like the dedication of a book I read the other day. It said; "This book was not written for edification; this book would not edify a cow." Well, I am not going to entertain you or edify you. In fact, I don't know what in the world I am going to do except make a speech. The speech is about to begin. I ~m not going to read it. I am simply going to read something by an eminent gentleman' as a toast. His name is signed as W. F. Woodruff, and that "ruff" part shows in the signature, and, "ff" and then a dash, just like that. (Indicating) A great revelation of his character by the way, but here is what he said. In a communication dated, I think, May 29. He said; "The end of this criminal war is much nearer than it was a year ago; the ideals of Free Masonry, the essence of civilization will triumph. All problems will not be solved when the 'war ends." Then he goes on to say; "What we need more than just mere Masons-is Masons.".路 That is to say, not to accumulate members, as he said, "Though we want to do that, of course, but be sure they are Masons; that is the test." (Applause) . 'VeIl, there is one good thing about applause, I can be thinking what .I am going to say next, but I came down on the train from Columbia, or up; I don't know which it is, down or up-down, I would say, since I live in Columbia-I came down from the heights of learning, and in the smoking compartment of the Pullman, I

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don't know whether they are going to pay my expenses or not, but anyway, I took a Pullman-I don't care whether they do or not; it has nothing to do with the story. I got a Pullman, and the Grand Master thought he was complimenting me by talking about me as a college professor, but I got a Pullman, and on the Pullman car coming here that was a greater compliment than that-a traveling salesman took me for a traveling salesman. (Applause and laughter) After he had heard a few of my stories. (Laughter) After awhile I asked him, "What is your line~" He showed me a picture of his wife and children out in the back yard. He got quite uhummy, and he said his line was doorknobs. I said, "Have you got any samples~" He said he had some samples, and he had some porcelain doorknobs, and some bronze doorknobs, strange to say, and all kinds of doorknobs. Then he turned to me and he said, "\.yhat is your line?" W ell, that kind of stumped me, but teaching philosophy, as I do, I have a fancy name for it-you have heard it, also-Metaphysics. When I want to be important, I say, "I am a professor of Metaphysics." So when he asked me what my line was, "Metaphysics". He said, "Have you got any samples?" Well, I didn't know what to do about that, but I said, "Certainly." I remembered that I had a book in my hand grip, so I pulled the book out and I said, "There is a sample of Metaphysics." He opened the book to a chapter on Immanual Kant, the great philosopher, and the chapter heading was: "The a priori unity of apperception and the deduction of the categories." He looked at it and read it twice and slammed the book together, handed it to me, and said, "That is a hell of a line." (Laughter) I had another book in my grip, which I wish I had here for the moment, in which some of these Nazi sympathizers in Americathere are still some, shame on us, wrote that the United States, our democracy, was founded by a lot of Masonic hoodlums. Now, Brothers, "Hoodlums," and you should not object to being called a Masonic hoodlum, if that is what puts you with Washington and J efferson, and fifty-two of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Well, that is what I alluded to, that is what the Grand Master inadvertently gave me, and here it is-I don't know whether he wrote it or not, but somebody that was smart wrote it. He said, "The ideals of Free Masonry, the essence of civilization will triumph." Get that, Brothers: "The essence of civilization." The civilization we are fighting for, the democracy we are defending; those ideals are the ideals of Free Masonry. Free Masonry, forms and form-not fighting as Free Masons, of course, with guns, but fighting with something still more important than those guns-with ideas, for this is a war of ideas and ideals, and if the ideals do not triumph, then it makes no difference if force does triumph, for force is here back of ideals, or it means nothing. That is why we can all

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fight. I see a lot of gray haired men here; you know, fellows, I am one of those pld fellows, believe it or not, seventy years old the other day, in my dotage~that is why I am here. You know this oration, nobody else would be so foolhardy to get up before a bunch of orators, such as you probably all are, and pretend to orate. Now, what I want to say is this, we who belong to democracy, the democracy of Free Masons, as well as that larger democracy, which means character, we know this, that democracy today is being fought in thought more than ever before. I was told the other day, I don't believe it, but I was told it, that there are millions, I don't want to quote the number of millions, I think it was exaggerated, millions of people in the United States who are hurting democracy by being one of the following things: Anti-Jewish; racial hatreds of various kinds-that is. not American: Anti-British, there are quite a few of those; Pro-Nazis, Fascists, Isolationists and Propogandists of all sorts. I don't believe in the millions being this way, but democracy is being assailed. Here is what John Dewey wrote to me not long ago: "Democracy, strange to say, has lower theoretic protection than ever before. Its defenders were never so apologetic; its detractors so aggressive and pessimistic." Now, that letter was not written yesterday, but little has been changing. I can't help, though, thinking of some of the things that are back of the German propoganda, the things Mr. Hitler, if I could call him "Mister", has said about American democracy that you and I believe in. In Berlin he said, "American democracy is an illusion." In Berlin again, three years ago, he said, "If . we are asked, 'Why have you seized upon an entirely new ideology~" the answer is, 'Because democracy has failed miserably.'" Well, I have been watching that man-I have read everything he ever wrote. It is an awful job, but I have. I read German, and I have read a great many of his speeches of the German so-called statesmen. They say that the common people here in America are incompetent, not capable of governing. That is their favorite weapon. "The average man rules but the average man is not capable of ruling." And they cite a great many facts which I am not going to take the trouble to take up here, they point out that we pretend to believe in social responsibility in a democracy, and yet we are individualists and selfish-rugged individualists..They point out, here is something else, "That the average man can't reason; that he is emotional, swayed by prejudice and by imitation of others, run by demagogues." I think that is all false in America. Do you know the answer to that suggestion' Did you ever stop to think that the masters of our people are more or less ignorant' Of course, I am one of them. On a lot of subjects; we are all ignorant on some of the things we vote on. But did you ever stop to think that the vote of the ignorant need

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not be an ignorant vote. What do I mean by that ~ I mean that the vote of any individual in America is not a lonely v~te. How did I come to the conclusion to vote the way :r did ~ This is the average Mr. American. He has been reading the newspapers. He has had the benefit of the radio. He has heard a great many speeches by political candidates and others. His vote is the result, not of his thought alone, but of the thought of a great many diverse Americans and a great many experts. In my class the other day a student spoke up and wanted to know if I thought that every man's vote should count the same. He said, "\Vhy shouldn't a man who is evidently intelligent, owns a lot of property which he has to defend by law, and so on, have more of a vote, have his vote count more~" It is called a weighted vote. They do it in some countries. They did it in the early part of this country for awhile; you had to have property to vote. Well, he "wanted to know why we should not have some votes count more than others. I said, "They do already; they do already." I quoted from John Dewey, Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, one of our great public men; he hasn't got an office, he has only one vote, the same as "the humblest ditch digger, the garbage collector, but he sways by his opinion, his magazine or newspaper articles, and his personality, thousands of votes; sometimes millions of votes on certain question. John Dewey, one vote: Every man has influence if he has intelligence and knows how to exercise it, and sway public opinion. A man has about as many votes as he wants, or needs, or should have. One real vote, of course, as far as the ballot is concerned, hut in this free democracy of free speech and of free press, he has an unlimited power, limited, of course, only by his power to use his free influence. This speech is going to close pretty soon. I just began it, but still you people just will have to do business, and it cut into my time a little bit, but I have to go to the other end of town to make another speech before the afternoon is over, so that is good news. THE GRAND MASTER: Do not let us limit your time. BRO. DR. HUDSON: All right. I was going to let go pretty soon. Now, here, I am going to go-not yet-not yet. I believe I said what I had in mind about answering this talk about our being selfish individualists. I don't think the American people, take it alL in all are so selfish.. Oh, no; I think the American people are as unselfish as any people on the face of the earth. If there is trouble anywhere in the world, and we think it is our business we help. Look at the Red Cross; where did that start? I was a captain in the Red Cross in France in the last war; even the Germans depended upon us; that makes me think, too, how contradictory our civilization is.路 I found a German wounded in the hospital near. the front in France; Toule, it was, if you want to know. He was groaning there in bed, and I tried to do something

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for him. I am not a nurse, but still I was "trying to help him along, and he could hardly talk, and between gasps here is what he said in broken English-I won't imitate the broken English : "You shoot us to pieces in the name of patriotism and then you bind us together again in the name of humanity; aren't we funny animals?" Of course, we are going to, shoot Germans in the name of patriotism; I would shoot every darn one of them I eould if I were in the war now; I don't mean good Germans, I niean those Germans that are trying to slaughter democracy, and the boys of democracy, and even the women of democracy. My motto is, "Fewer and better Germans." I have a lot of good German friends and we have got some good German citizens; don't forget that. We really have a good many in this country, and in our hatred of what is going on don't forget that either. Let us be sensible. But about that rugged individualism, I was talking about the selfish one and got路 off the track, which I intended to do-am I talking into . that or not ~ You know, that makes me think of the fellow who was sitting at the Masonic dinner, and there was a man making a speech, and he went on and on and on and on, and the crowd began to cough, huh, and so forth, clear their throats and restless, and the brother who was presiding reached up his gavel-I won't touch it, you know it is a sacred thing-he picked up the gavel, you know, he raised it high to hit this fellow on the head, and as he was returning back to hit the table, he went like that (Indicating), knocked the man out, a man who had been listening, and not the speaker, the man who had been hit was stunned with the gavel, and he woke up, finally he found his tongue, and he said, "Mr. Toastmaster, hit me 'again, I can still hear him." (Laughter) Well, I will start where I was going ten minutes ago. I was going to say that our democratic creed, and our Masonic creed, which are pretty much the same, just as the Grand Master says here, is socially responsible, not selfish; look what Free Masons have done for those in distress, large hearted people, aren't they ~ .I think we arc. It makes me think, and that is what I started to tell you about, about the Hindu hell. Did you ever hear about the Hindu hell ~ The Christian hell is nothing compared to the Hindu hell,. because after all, the Christian hell-well, it is like this: I was telling a man in the slums of New路 York that he was going to hell; that is all there was to it; that is the only thing I could think of that would reform him. I didn't even reform him then, but I told him he was going straight plumb to hell. He said, "What do you mean, hell~" I told him all about it; that I had news concerning it, that I had gotten from my own preacher; he had told me that I was going there if I didn't look out. I told him all about it. I said, "You go there and you burn forever and forever, just burn." "Why," he said, "I

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couldn't stand that." Well, I said, "You got to stand it." "Well," he said, "I just couldn't stand it." I said, "You got to stand it, and besides that God will fix it so you stand it all right." "Oh," he said, "if God is going to fix me so I can stand it, I don't care." Now, I was beaten right there. (Laughter) Then the Hindu hell is supposed to be ten thousand miles deep in the earth, that is too deep geographically, but anyway, that is what they say, and whenever you go down there you have to stay ten thousand years before you get a chance to get out, and then you don't have much of a chance. It is like this: Every ten thousand years God lets down a thread as fine as the film of a spider's web, and that is a fine thread, you know, ten thousand miles from the hole in the earth. Well, he let it down one time, ten thousand years are up, and a poor damned soul saw it and got ahold of it and began to climb up hand over hand, ten thousand miles. H~ had faith; he climbed, he climbed, and finally it got so that he could see. the tree spires overhead, and after awhile he saw the grass weaving over the edge of the hole, down which the thread had come, and some daisies-it was spring on earth, and he hurried faster and faster, and he got up to this point where he could put his foot up on the edge of the' earth out of that hole, and then he thought he would look 'back-no place like home-he had lived down there ten thousand years,-so he thought he would look back anyway, take one last glimpse, and what do you think he saw~ Every damned soul in hell was climbing up on the same thread after him and he got scared, and he lost his faith, and he yelled down, "Let go; let go; it is'mine." And when he said, "Let go, it is mine," God cut the thread and h~ and all those thousands of poor souls were hurled back for another ten thousand years of torture. Gentlemen if I could bring you just one message, that is the message. That is what democracy means, true democracy; it is what Masonry means. There is nothing you have-talent, ability, ambition, ideals, even property, concerning which you can say entirely to any human being, "Let go, it is mine." No, we share, it is yours today-the frontiers of democracy are wherever human rights are assailed. Wherever men, women and children on this globe are being persecuted by unjust trampling upon human rights and ideals, there will the frontiers of aggresive and defensive democracy be found.. I don't mean we are going everywhere and mix with everybody's business. That is not what I mean at all. I do mean this, that even where we do not use force, we still, as Masons, and as men of democracy, have the obligation to stand up for these ideals of Masonry, which the Grand Master says are the "essence of civilization." Well, I got to go right now, except I have to have a peroration. I am not going away without a peroration. Let's think of one.. Oh,

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yes; here is a good one if I can work it out, it won't take but路 a minute. I want to get the eagle flying up there somewhere to beat its wings against the golden bowers of Heaven and fall back bloody. Well, I will tell you what happened to me the other day. I was in the hospital for fifty days, lying flat on my back. I am not asking for pity. I am out of it now, and I got a good long rest all right. But they operated on my eyes-they operated on my eyes, and I said to the doctor, after I had been lying there bandaged, so that I could not see a thing-night the same as day, day the same as night', and I said, "Oh, doctor, am I going to get my sight back ," He said, "I don't know; frankly, I don't know, but I wish I could tell you. I hope, but I don't know." He said, "If you don't get it back what are you going to路do~" I said, "I am going to do a lot of things. I don't know just what they are, but I am going to fight my way through life even if I have to fight in the dark." I said, "after all, I have fought my way through so far, through possible disease and near death lots of times." "Well," he said, "you got a lot of spunk, haven't you' You are pretty brave, aren't you~" "Doctor," I said, "Doctor, I am not brave at all; I am a double coward." "Well," he said, "how do you make that out 1" "Well," I said, "I am this kind of a coward, I am too much of a coward to show my cowardice." "Well," he said, "that is pretty good." Then I said to him, just to get him to take it down, I mumbled it kind of, and he said he would come and take it down, and he showed it to me afterwards. I said, I was just wondering if I was in a kind of a dream state, and I said; I said: "Make a man blind, he is still a Griffin, Make him deaf-make him deaf, And he is still a Beethoven. Make him lame as Byron was, he is Still a great poet, Byron. Shackle his arms and legs and Shut him in prison, and he is Still a Socrates. Nail his hands and feet to a cross, He is still a Christ."

(Applause) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANOES

Rt. Wor. Bro. R. L. Aronson presented the Report and Supplementary Report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, both of which were adopted: To the Most Worshipful (hand Lodge, Lt. F. go Lt. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Only one matter came before your Committee on Appeals and Grievances this year. This was not an appeal from a Lodge Trial, but was the reVIew of a proceeding. against a Worshipful Master of a Lodge

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under the provisions of Section 278 of the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, as amended in 1941. (See pages 99-100 of the Proceedings of 1941 or page lid of the Proceedings of 1942.) Apparently this is the first proceeding to come before the Grand Lodge under the procedure outlined in the amended section. Acting under the authority conferred upon him under the cited section, our Most Worshipful Grand Master last December 6th made an. order suspending from office Worshipful Brother Franz W. Klein, who had been elected and installed as Worshipful Master of Erwin Lodge No. 121 A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, for 1943. A charge was preferred against said Brother Klein, charging him with un-Masonic conduct, arising from his association with a woman other than his lawful wedded wife, the details of which were set forth therein, but need not be detailed here. After a preliminary examination, the Grand Master believed the charge to be well founded, and under section 278, he appointed a Trial Commission, composed of Most Worshipful Brother WIll. R. Gentry, as Chairman, and Worshipful Brothers John W. Calhoun, and Cecil A. Tolin, all of whom are members of our Grand Lodge, and directed said Trial Commission to proceed to a hearing of the charges. A hearing was duly held, and the accused brother appeared at the hearing, but declined to participate therein, except to make a state~ent to the Commission, whereupon he departed the hearing. Witnesses were heard and the matter was submitted to the Trial Commission, which thereafter filed on August 9, 1944, its statement of the facts found, and its conclusions and recommendations thereon. As required by Section 278, this report of the Trial Commission has now been reviewed by your Committee on Appeals and Grievances. We have read the record of testimony, and the report of the Trial Commission, and it is now our duty to report thereon to this Annual Communication. The Trial Commission found the accused guilty of un-Masonic conduct in certain particulars, as set forth in its report. Since our committee report will be published in the Official Proceedings of the Grand Lodge for the current year, we deem it inadvisable to set out here the details of the offenses involved in this- cause. If desired, the report of the Trial Commission can be read to the Brethren here assembled. This committee finds that the Trial Commission had jurisdiction of this cause, and this committee has jurisdiction to review its report, and that the procedure followed herein has been regular and proper. This committee unanimously reports that it approves the report of the Trial Commission and it recommends that the accused be found guilty of the charges preferred against him of un-Masonic conduct in his association with a woman other than his lawfully wedded wife, as more fully specified in the report of the Trial Commission. This committee unanimously recommends, as did the Trial Commission, that the punishment to be imposed upon the accused should be that he be expelled from the Masonic Fraternity and be forever debarred from all the rights and privileges of Masonry. The accused has never offered the slightest degree of proof of his innocence of the charges or any extenuating circumstances. He declined to participate in the hearing before the Trial Commission; he has not communicated with our committee, nor appeared either personally or by representative before this Grand Lodge. At the time of the Commission of his repeated offenses he was the duly elected Master of his Lodge, and as such occupied a position of prominence a.nd leadership, in which his misconduct was a glaring and severe reflection upon his lodge, and upon the entire Fraternity. His office required that he pursue a course of exceptional good conduct and his departure from such course cannot be too strongly condemned. For all of the foregoing reasons, tl!is committee

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approves and repeats the recommeJidationof the Trial Commission that the accused be expelled from the Fraternity. '. . Respectfully submitted, ROBERT L. ARONSON, Chatirm/llll, P. E. EaKARDT, ORSON H. SWEAR.INGEN,

HAR.RY BAUM, . . EUGENE L. McGEE, A. B. CLEAVELAND. I

SUPPLEMENTARY BEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES Since the preparation of this Committee's principal.report, there has - been referred to it, the application of Newland O. Shanks of Fullerton, California, for reinstatement or restoration of membership. This applicant had been suspended for non-payment of dues in 1913 by Clarence Lodge No. 304 A. F. & A. M. Thereafter the Charter of said Lodge was arrested by the Grand Master in 1921. Consequently the application properly is made to this Grand Lodge. However, the application, whichis in the form of a letter, is not accompanied by a recommendation from the Lodge in whose Jurisdiction the applicant resides, as required by section 275 of our By-Laws. Until there has been such a recommendation, and a proper character investigation, this committee is of the opinion that 110 action Can be taken by this Grand Lodge. It is impossible to supply these matters while our present sessions are in progress. Therefore, theeom~ mittee recommends that action be deferred until our next Aunual Communication. Respectfully and fraternally submitted, RoBERT L. ARONSON, Chatirm/llll, ORSON H. SWEARINGEN, HA&&Y BAUM, EUGENE L. McGEE, A. B. CLEAVELAND, P. E.ECKAllJ>T.

BEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY

M. VV. Bro. Harold L. Reader, Chairman, read the' report of the Committee on Necrology, which was adopted, and is as follows: Our Grand Lodge has suffered great loss this past year in the going of three of its outstanding members and 1635 faithful brethren of the subordinate lodges. ~

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Most WorshIpful Brother Thad B. Landon, our 89th Grand Master, passed away on January 11, 1944, after several years of ailing health. He was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge at the Annual Communication in September, 1932, and left a lasting impression upon this grand , Jurisdiction. Brother Landon was born fifteen miles east of Atchison, Kansas, August 18, 1876. He was educated in the country school district and received the equivalent of a High School education in Quaker Academy, Washington, Kansas. For a while he taught a country school, and in his spare time studied law and stenography. He continued the study of law in a

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lawyer's office, and was admitted to the Bar in Washington County, Kansas, in 1898. Br.other Landon located in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 28, 1903, for the practice of law. He was appointed Assistant United States District Attorney for the Western District of Missouri on April 11, 1911, and served in that capacity until January 16, 1914, when he resumed private practice. He was elected Judge of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at, Kansas City in the fall of 1920, and served a six year term which expired January 1, 1927. In June, 1929, he be~me a member of the fum of Johnson, Lucas and Graves, under the firm name of Johnson, Lucas, Landon and Graves. He was a member of the Kansas City Bar Association, Missouri State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Brother Landon was very active in the work of the Grand Lodge. He was a member of the Committee to draft a new Trial Code in 1918. After three years of hard work, a Code was adopted, section by section, at the Annual Communication in 1921. It has been stated by other members' of the Cominittee that the actual work of formulating and draftmgthe Code was largely that of Judge Landon. Most Worshipful Brother Landon was Past Master of Temple Lodge No. 299, A. F. & A. 1>ÂŁ.: a member of Orient Chapter No. 102"R.A.M.; Shekinah Council No. 24, R. & S.M.; Past Commander Oriental Commandery No. 35, K.T.; Past Potentate of Ararat Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S.; member Mary Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine; and Consistory of Western Missouri, Scottish Rite; 33Â° Inspector General Honorary. Judge Landon married Miss Blanche A. Metz, December 24, 1902. She was his faithful wife and companion and survives him, as do also three BOns, one daughter and quite a number of grandchildren. Funeral services were held for Brother Landon, Friday, January 14, 1944, at Freeman Chapel in Kansas City, Missouri. The religious service was conducted by Dr. Earle B. Jewell, Rector of St. Andrews Episcopal Church; the Masonic service was given by RoW. Brother Harry F. Sunderland, Grand Senior Deacon, after a Specific Communication of the Grand Lodge had been opened at 1:00 p. m. by M.W. Brother Woodruff. DR. ARTHUR MATHER

Dr. Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary of our Grand Lodge for a number of years, passed away very suddenly on Saturday morning, April 22, 1944, -just before he had reaehed his office in the Masonic Temple. His passing was without warning and was a great shock to this Jurisdiction. Dr. Mather was born in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England, on the 21st day of August, 1868. He received his education in England, and had been awarded the Doctor of Divinity Degree by Scarritt-MorrisvilleCollege in 1905. He came to America in 1899, and was ordained a Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1901, serving a number of Methodist Churches in Missouri,illinois-and Kentucky as Pastor, his last Pastorate being in Ferguson' from 1922 to "1926. For two years, 1912 to 1914, he was Professor of Biblieal Literature at Vanderbilt, Training School, Elkton, Kentucky, and was Acting Editor of the St. Louis CJhristia.n Adwcate 1917 to 1918. He was Secretary of the St. Louis Church Extension and City Mission 'Society, from 1916 to 1938. Dr. Mather had served tliis Grand Lodge as Grand Chaplain for ten years, from' 1917 to 1927,' and, was Grand Correspondent from 1924 to 1927. He was appoiJIted Grand Secretary by M. W. John Pickard, Grand Master, in 1927, following the death of M. W. Frank R. Jesse, Grand Secretary at that time, and had been elected to the office year by year since that time. In all these years he served this Grand Lodge faithfully

DR. A.RTHUR MA.THER

JAMES ROBERT MoLA.CHLA.N

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and well for seventeen years, performing the exacting duties of the Grand Sectetary's Office with cheerfulness and :fidelity, adding dignity to his work and honor to the Fraternity which he served for so many years. His cheerful disposition, his wide knowledge of men and affairs, his scholastic attainments, and the broad tolerance, made of him peculiarly a Grand Secretary who will long be remembered, not only in this Jurisdiction but in the various Jurisdictions in this country. He was a man of sterling character and the highest ideals, who exemplified in his daily walk of life the principles of Freemasonry. At the request of M. W. W. F. Woodruff, the writer of this report opened a Specific Communication of the Grand Lodge in Ferguson Masonic Hall on Tuesday, April 25~ following which the Masonic Service was rendered by the writer in the Ferguson Methodist Church, after the religious service had been conducted by Dr. Mather's Pastor. The interment was in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, following the Committal services at the grave. Dr. Mather was united in marriage on July 14, 1891 with Martha Bradley, in England. To this union were born R. W. Thomas Bradley Mather, Grand Chaplain of this Grand Lodge, and Brother John Waterhouse Mather, who until his recent removal to New York City was Senior Warden of his own lodge in Ferguson. . Dr. Mather was a charter member of Forest Park Lodge No. 576 A. F. & A. M., Alhambra Grotto, Shechinah Chapter No. 132 R. A. M., Hiram Council No.1, R. & S. M., Ascalon Commandery No. 16, K. T., St. Louis Conclave No. 42, Red Cross of Constantine, Past Grand Chaplain, Grand Council R.. & S. M., and a 33 of the Scottish Rite. 0

JAMES ROBERT McLACHLAN

R. W. James Robert McLachlan, Grand Lecturer Emeritus, passed away at his home in Kahoka, Missouri, on July 17, 1944, after a lingering illness of over a year. Brother McLachlan was eighty-six years of age. . â&#x20AC;˘ He was born in Clearmont County, Ohio, January 2, 1858. When he was fourteen years of age he came to Missouri to make his home with his sister, Mrs. Mary Callison. He completed his high school work at Kahoka, and when he was nineteen years of age he began teaching school and continued teaching for fifteen years. He was elected County School Commissioner of Clark County and served in that capacity for four consecutive terms. In 1895 he went into the abstract business and was engaged in this business for several years. In 1906 he was appointed Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, and held this position for twenty-eight years. He was active in all branches of Masonic work. Few Masons in this Jurisdiction have made a greater impression upon the Craft than Brother McLachlan. Through over a quarter of a century he went over this State lecturing the brethren in the several degrees, and impressing upon them by his unconscious influence the great lessons of Freemasonry. The high degree of efficiency manifested in this Jurisdiction in the ritual work of our degrees through the years, is a testimony to the faithful labors of Brother McLachlan and his influence upon the Fraternity will never die. Brother McLachlan was married on June 13, 1894 to Miss Belle Henshaw at LaGrange, Missouri. To this union one child was born, Marjorie Helen, . who survives. For many years his faithful nieces, Misses Alberta and Myrtle Callison, maintained his home for him in Kahoka, and their loyal services will long be remembered by the friends of Brother McLachlan. Brother McLachla.n was a member of Hiram Lodge No. 362, of Kahoka,

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Missouri; Kahoka Chapter No. 126, R. A. M.; Trenton Council No. 37, R. and S. M.; St. Bernard Commandery No. 52, K. T., and the Scottish Rite. He was a member of the Kahoka Presbyterian Church. At the request of the family, the writer of this report journeyed to Kahoka in company with M. W. Brother Skelly and Wor. Brother Walter Niestrath, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Council, the latter representing the Grand Council Royal and Select Masters, and conducted the religious funeral service of Brother McLachlan in the latter's home; following this service M. W. Brother Byrne E. Bigger, at the personal request of Brother McLachlan made several years ago, conducted the Masonic burial service, having opened a Specific Communication of the Grand Lodge in the Hall of Hiram Lodge at 1: 00 P. M. HAROLD L. READER, JULIUS R. EDWARDS. OTHER JURISDICTIONS

Alabama: M. W. Brother Samuel A. Moore, P. G. M., died November 1, 1943; M. W. Brother Oliver Day Street, P. G. M., died August 3,1944. Arizona: M. W. Brother Anthony Arthur Johns, P. G. M., died May 24, 1944. Colorado: M. W. Brother Marshall Henry Dean, P. G. M., died March 13, 1944; M. W. Brother Charles Freemont Painter, P. G. M., died December 29, 1943. Delaware: M. W. Brother O. Layton Grier, P. G. M., died March 17, 1944; M. W. Brother Joseph Stuart, P. G. M., died January 14, 1944. Illinois: M. W. Brother Edward Claude Mullen, P. G. M., died August 11,1944. Iowa: M. W. Brother Frank Wellington Glaze, P. G. M., died November 23, 1943. Kentuc1c~/: M. W. Brother Richard Priest Dietzman, P. G. M., died December 22, 1943. â&#x20AC;˘ Maine: R. W. Brother Frank B. Arnold, P. J. G. W., died April 2, 1944; R. W. Brother Amos A. Carter, P. J. G. W., died April 7, 1944; R. W. Brother Millard M. Caswell, P. J. G. W., died December 19, 1943; R. W. Brother George Alden Gilpatric, P. J. G. W., died July 22, 1944. Michigan: M. W. Brother G. Roscoe Swift, P. G. M., died July 12, 1944; M. W. Brother James Herbert Thompson, P. G. M., died December 19, 1943. Mississippi: M. W. Brother George Boyd Power, P. G. M., died December 7, 1943. Nebraska: M. W. Brother Ambrose C. Epperson, P. G. M., died March 16, 1944; M. W. Brother William A. Robertson, P. G. M., died July 3, 1944; M. W. Brother Frederick L. Temple, P. G. M., died August 13, 1944. Nevaria: R '\T. Brother George M. Hie-hard, P. G. Treasurer, died September 3, 1943. Ohio: M. W. Brother Nelson Williams, P. G. M., died February 11, 1944. Rhode Islama: M. W. Brother James E. Batty, P. G. M., died October 14, 1943; M. W. Brother Edwin Orian Chase, P. G. M., died December 10,1943; M. W. Brother Joseph Lawton, P. G. M., died October 21, 1943; M. W. Brother Wilbur Allen Scott, P. G. M., died October 25, 1943; M. W. Brother George Franklin Ward, P. G. M., died January 20, 1944. Ten,MsSe(31: M. W. Brother Walker Mooring Taylor, P. G. M., died July 9, 1944.

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Texas,: M. W. Brother William Madden Fly, P. G. M., died June 26, 1944.

Vermont": M. W. BrO'ther Edwin Foster Greene, P. G. M., died May 20,1944.

Virginia: M. W. Brother Needham Stuart Turnbull, Jr., P. G. M., died March 31, 1944; M. W. Brother John Twohig Cochran, P. G. M., died June 30,1944; M. W. Brother Charles H. Callahan, P. G. M., died July 31,1944. , Washington,: M. W. Brother Don F. Kiser, P. G. M., died February .23, 1944. Wisconsin: M. W. Brother John Edwin Langdon, P.G. M., died Janury 3, 1944. Alberta;: M. W. The'Rev. Brother George M. Kerby, P. G. M., died February 9, 1944. Manitoba: M. W. Brother William Fenwick, P. G. M., died May 15, 1944. Saskat"chewan: M. W. Brother Charles Oscar Davidson, P. G. M., died February 12, 1944. I

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WELFARE

M. W. Bro. T. W. Cotton, read the report of the Welfare Committee, which was adopted, and is as follows: In the year 1934, the Welfare Committee dispensed for relief the sum of ten thousand four hundred and fifty-six dollars. N otwithstanding that all calls for assistance have been carefuly considered and relief furpished, in every instance, deemed deserving; we have had a reduction in the amount paid each year until the present year the payments for relief have amounted to only twenty-four hundred and four dollars; less than one-fourth of the amount expended ten years ago. These figures are both gratifying and interesting and at the same time suggest a thought as to the cause of this welcome reduction. First: It is obvious that the Lodges are giving more attention to the relief of their distressed members, and the widows and orphans of their deceased members, before asking aid of the Grand Lodge, than had obtained earlier. Again: Social Security has brought much relief, that has in turn been reflected, at least to some extent, in relieving the burden of Lodges; and again: The advent of war, with its multitude of war industries; making employment plentiful, with wages very profitable and money easy; have financially benefited Lodges. In this connection it may be wise for us to endeavor to visualize the future. With the cessation of hostilities and the return of our millions of soldiers, there will be some of our brethren come back, maimed in body and broken in health, wholly incapacitated to resume their former positions, relinquished on induction. Then our relief budget may require marked expansion to meet adequately the needs that will be ours. Assistance has been given to twenty-eight Lodges, representing: 17 men, 19 women and 6 children, a total of 42 persons.

Summary of Funds Reoeived and, Disbursed, During the Year Balance on hand October 1, 1943.... . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 701.98 , ,. 2,000.00 Received from Grand Lodge Paid for relief .. ,

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Balance on hand at close of year

$ 2,701.98 2,404.25 $

297.73

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The following is a list of Lodges assisted, with the names of the person or persons for whom appropriations were made, and the amount of the appropriation. Acacia Lodge No. 602, for Mrs. Cora Long . $ 40.00 60.00 Aldrich Lodge No. 664, for J. W. Porter . '15.00 Anderson Lodge No. 621, for Fred S. Moss ,. 90.00 Beacon Lodge No.3, for Mrs. Christine Couvion . Cardwell Lodge No. 231, for Mrs. Edgar Harper . 120.00 60.00 Censer Lodge No. 172, for James P. Thompson . 60.00. Eldorado Lodge No. 318, for Mrs. Luella Buckley and children Euclid Lodge No. 505, for Frank Smith and wife. " '" . 120.00 30.00 Fairfax Lodge No. 483, for James W. Douglas .. " . 60.00 Fellowship Lodge No. 345, for J. Spencer Roberts1 and wife . Four Mile Lodge No. 212, for J. }'. Laswell . 50.00 75.00 Garrett Lodge No. 359, for Thomas L. Achord '.' . 60.00 Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, for George Ransdale and family 10.00 Heroine Lodge No. 104, for Otho E. Seager . Hornersville Lodge No. 215, for George S. Brown and wife . 180.00 Itaska Lodge No. 420, for Mrs. William Ward . 180.00 Itaska Lodge No. 420, for August Roettger and wife . 120.00 Itaska Lodge No. 420, for Mrs. Margaret Fath . 110.00 Jackson Lodge No. 82, for Mrs. Orilla J. J..Iuyster , . 120.00 90.00 Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, for Mrs. 'MaBelle Powell . Magnolia Lodge No. 626, for Mrs. Mae Hollmann . 150.00 40.00 Polar Star Lodge No. 79, for Arthur Kohner . Pyramid Lodge No. 180, for Frederick W. Rueblingel', . 90.00 90.00 . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, for Philip William Price , :. , . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, for Mrs. William Clarke 70.00 15.00 Stockton Lodge No. 280, for Frank Metcalf . 60.00 Strafford Lodge No. 608, for Mrs. Emma Haines . 60.00 Summersville Lodge No. 555, for Marion W. Pittmann . 11.25 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84, for Mrs. Gussie Harding . West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Louise Morris . 60.00 48.00 West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Anna Cochran . 60.00 Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, for Mrs. William B. Polk, Sr . $ 2,404.25 Fraternally submitted, T. W. COTTON, Chairman, JAMES W. SKgLLY, GEORGE W. WALKER, BYRNE E. BIGGER.

BROTHER COTTON: The resolutions that I am about to read are duplicates of those introduced at past meetings of this Grand Lodge for a number of years. I will read the first one: Be It Re8olved, That the Directors of the Masonic Home be instructed

if deemed to be advisable, to usc 3 per cent of the dues payable to the Masonic Home in accordance with Section 74 of the 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 entitled to admission to the Home, to the Welfare Committee.

T. W. COTTON, ChOJirman, JAMES W. SKELLY, BYRNE E. BIGGER, GEORGE W. WALKER.

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I move the adoption of this resolution. carried).

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(Motion seconded and

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 WeHare 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. T. W. COTTON, Chairman, JAMES W. SKELLY, BYRNE E. BIGGER, GEORGE W. WALKER.

I move the adoption of this resolution. carried.)

(Motion seconded and

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC PUBLICATIONS

M. W or.J. W. Skelly, Chairman, read the report, which was • adopted, as follows: ' To the M. W. Gra;n,d Lodge, A.. ·F. 9" A.. M. of Missouri. Brethren: Your committee is charged among other things, with investi· gating the practicability of establishing a Masonic journal or newspaper under the control of the Grand Lodge. We restate 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 of 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. We recommend that the committee be authorized to continue its efforts for promotion of Masonic education, to develop a workable plan for the needed journal, and to consider and advise concerning such matters as may be referred to it by the Grand Master. Fraternally submitted, JAMES W. SKELLY, Chairmam., BYRNE E. BIGGER, RAY V. DENSLOW, FREDERICK M. SMITH, HAROLD L. READER.

. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS

M. Wor. Bro. B. E. Bigger, Chairman, read this report, which was adopted, as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, .Lt. F. 9" A.. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your members appointed by the Grand Master to represent the Grand Lodge in the Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis, Missouri, submit the folloWing report: In our report last year the bonded indebtedness was.... $ 105,000.00 Money deposited by member bodies on which the Association pays 3 per cent interest was.......................... 28,185.22 Total Indebtedness.......................... $ 133,185.22

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On December 1, 1943, in addition to interest due at that time the Association paid off bonded indebtedness amounting to.......... $ 8,000.00 On June 1, 1944, in addition to the interest due at that time the Association paid off bonds amounting to............................. 14,000.00 Total Payments..................... $22,000.00 During the year member bodies have deposited funds with the Association amounting to.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,166.93 This amount is made up as follows: November 12, 1943, Oriental Chapter No. 228 O.E.S. an addition to old note. . . . . . . . 1.93 January 13, 1944, Oriental Chapter No. 228 400.00 April 19, 1944, Cornerstone Lodge No. 323 3,500.00 May 18, 1944, Polar Star Chapter No. -134 O. E. S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265.00 So that as of September 1, 1944, Indebtedness stands as follows: Bonds secured by First Mortgage " 83,000.00 Deposited by Member Bodies.............. 32,352.15 Total Indebtedness路

$115,352.15

This is a reduction of $17,833.07 over the outstanding indebtedness of one year ago. We congratulate the officers and members of the Association upon their progress they are making, but urge them to get the Temple free from debts as soon as possible. Fraternally submitted, BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, JOHN WOHRADSKY, JR., T. A. HOPKINS.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

M. Wor. Bert S. Lee, Chairman, read the report, which was adopted, as follows: To the Most Worshipful Gra-nd Lodge, A. F. cf A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: The Thirty-fourth Annual Convention of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association was held in tqe Memorial in Alexandria. Virginia, on Tuesday, February 22. All Grand Lodges of the United States were represented by their Grand Masters and other distinguished"Freemasons, a total representation of 176. Missouri Freemasons was represented by our Grand Master, M. W. Brother W. F. Woodruff, our Grand Secretary, Dr. Arthur Mather, Past Grand Masters, Ittner, Denslow and Lee, and by Brother Frank S. Land, Founder and Secretary of De Malay. The total amount contributed this year by the Grand Lodges was $75,480.87 of which the newly made Freemasons of Missouri contributed through our Grand Master $3,100.00. The ten largest contributors to date to the Memorial Fund, of which Missouri is ninth, is as follows; First, New York, $636,717.85; Second, Pennsylvania, $399,519.75; Third, Indiana, $232,608.60; Fourth, Massachusetts, $223,408.50; Fifth, Ohio, $214,559.00; Sixth, New Jersey,

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$195,783.00; Seventh, Michigan, $186,259.80; Eighth, California, $171,467.30; Ninth, Missouri, $169,668.01; Tenth, Illinois, $168,292.91. There is now on hand sufficient funds to complete the first floor and sub-floor, but no work can be done until after the war and the restriction on building is removed. There is quite a lot of work to be done on these two floors before starting on the separate floors in the Tower of the Memorial. Your committee want to again urge upon the lodges of Missouri that they secure from our Grand Secretary without charge, other than express charges, the very fine moving picture films and use them in the entertainment for their members and friends. Fraternally submitted, BERT S. LEE, ANTHONY F. IT'l'NER, GEORGE W. WALKER.

BROTHER LEE: I move the adoption of the report. (Motion seconded.) THE GRAN-b MASTER: I had the satisfaction of seeing that memorial for the first time on a visit to Washington, just last February. It is indeed a great thing for the Masons all over the United States. (Motion carried.) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES

To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: The Committee on Chartered Lodges submits the following report after careful consideration of' all the annual returns received. CONSOLIDATIONS

Agricola No. 343 consolidated with Clinton Lodge No. 548, December 10, 1943, Agricola Lodge losing its identity; Blairstown Lodge No. 557 consolidated with Clinton Lodge No. 548, March 24, 1944, Blairstown Lodge losing its identity; Houston Lodge No. 580 consolidated with Hebron Lodge No. 354, April 18, 1944, Houston Lodge losing its identity. STATIS'flCAL

There were 608 Chartered Lodges as of September 10, 1944, and the actual net membership is 89,884, which shows a net increase over the preceding year of 3,296. May we call attention to the fact that this increase is'more than double the increase of last year,' and the increase last year was the first increase in fifteen years. The reports from the lodges show a greatly renewed interest and most of them have been working energetically during the year. This year at the date of closing the books on September 10, eleven lodges had not made a report. Again we must call 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. As a whole the reports of the year show a great revival of interest in Masonry all over this Jurisdiction. ROBERT C. DUFFIN, Chairman. Report adopted.

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CALLED FROM LABOR

The M. VV. Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR to reconvene Wednesday, September 27, 1944, at 8 :30 o'clock a.m. WEDNESDAY MORNING

Promptly at 8 :30 a.m., September 27, 1944, the M. W. Grand Master W. F. Woodruff, opened the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri in AMPLE FORM: Brother E. L. Robinson, Grand Chaplain, offered the following: INVOCATION Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, Author and Preserver of life, which brought us to this day of enjoying health and this great privilege of convening here this day with Thy blessing upon us, as we begin the duties of this day, on every consideration that shall come to us, and in all that we do may we have unity in You with our great business, that is to serve Thee and to serve our fellowmen, and what it affects us in every way. So guide us'with the Holy Spirit that we may have wisdom and then give us courage to do the things we ought to do, advance the cause of your Kingdom, and serve our fellowmen; bless those who lead us throughout the day in Thy way, for Thy name's sake; amen.

THE GRAND SENIOR DEACON: Brother Grand Master, it gives me great pleasure to present to you and through you to the Grand Lodge and the Brethren of this Grand Lodge of the State of Missouri, R. W. Bro. Harry D. Evans, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. TlIE GRAND MASTER: Weare indeed glad to have you here with us today, at our Annual Communication. Brother Grand Junior Deacon, you will conduct Brother Evans to the platform. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON BOARDS OF RELIEF AND

EMPLOYMENT BUREAU M. W. J. W. Skelly presented the report, which was adopted, as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, .Lt,. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri: Your Committee on Boards of Relief has received reports of the boards of relief of Kansas City, St. Joseph, Springfield and St. Louis, and the St. Louis Masonic Employment Bureau. After a careful reading of these reports we desire to submit the following: KQI1I,8a8 City. The Board has continued to render assistance to transients, and during the year arranged funerals for twelve members of Dodges outside of Kansas City. Assistance was given several applicants in securing old age pensions, without which they would have sought admission to Masonic Homes. The Board advocates the maintenance of Masonic Employment Bureaus, an organization which does not exist in Kansas City. The financial statement shows improvement, and is in substance as follows:

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Balance, July 1, 1943 $1,167.92 Receipts, from eighteen Lodges, reimbursements and initiates..... . . . . . . . . .. 2,992.85

123 $4,160.77

Disbursements ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,282.29

Balance, June 30, 1944......................

$2,878.48

The Board reports difficulty with Lodges which do not pay assessments legally made by the Board in accordance with Section 65, Grand Lodge By-laws. One Lodge is reported in arrears $390.00, not including initiates made during the present year. It is the opinion of your Committee that this delinquency should be dealt with in a positive manner, and we repeat our recommendation of last year, that this situation be brought to the attention of the Grand Master for such administrative action as he may find necessary. The Board has liquidated by refunds or arrangements with Lodges concerned, an assessment made during the year ending June, 1929, which the Grand Lodge decided to have been made without authority. St. J Q8eph. The Board serves the five Lodges in St. Joseph. An assessment was made and as a result, has a larger balance than was shown last year. A financial statement is not shown. Eight Masonic funerals were arranged for transient members,' divided among four Lodges. Losses of dues cards were published, and requests for Masonic courtesies were complied with. Springfield.. The Board serves the three Lodges in Springfield, which have been prosperous. â&#x20AC;˘ Five funerals of transients conducted by the Lodges are set forth in considerable detail. The report does not show a tinancial statement or a detailed account of work done. St. Louis. The Board makes a report in detail of the large number of cases which came before it. Two hundred and forty-two new cases are reported in addition to thirty-nine carried over, making total of two hundred and eighty-onedurÂˇ ing the year. Investigating committees made four hundred and forty-one cans, and the hospital committee made sixty-four calls. In order that the Grand Lodge may have a glimpse of conditions prevailing in a large city, as well as to understand the scope of the Board's work, we quote in full one paragraph of the report: I I One applicant claimed a clandestine Lodge; three were frauds; twenty-two sick persons, fifty-one investigations for St. Louis Lodges (these were entirely by correspondence); one applicant gave a defunct Lodge; twenty-eight reports of lost receipts; four reports of missing persons; nine applicants were found to reside outside the jurisdiction of the Board; ten were suspended; two were unable to establish legitimate claims; five were deemed unworthy; five withdrew their requests, which were for Masonic burial services where some member of the family objected to Lodge services; and ninety-three, or forty per cent, were found worthy and the necessary relief was given. " Twenty-six funerals of transient Freemasons were conducted by the Lodges in St. Louis. The Board reports a good attendance of members at meetings, and an excellent spirit of cooperation. The secretaries of the St. Louis Lodges have been cooperative. - The changes made necessary by the death of President 0 'Reilly in 1943, have been completed and the Board is on a firm footing.

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The'financial statement is as follows: Balance, July 1, 1943 Receipts Disbursements

$1,621.93 5,181.83

$6,803.76

:.........

5,305.03

Balance, June 30, 1944 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,498.73

'l'HE MASONIC EMPLOYMENT BUR.EAU OF ST. LOUIS

The period of great industrial prosperity through which we are now passing as a result of the War, is reflected in the report of the Bureau, which shows a smaller number of registrations, with a greater number of placements. 'The Bureau has had great difficulty in finding suitable people to fill waiting positions. However, this difficulty is a common experience in employment circles. During the year 371 placements were made, of which 79 were Master Masons ranging in age from 45 to 82, some of whom were badly handicapped. An agreement has been reached with the War Manpower Commission, giving the Bureau the privilege of placing male workers without reference through the U. S. Employment Service. This shows the high esteem in which the Bureau is held. Arrangements have been made through the Veterans Bureau to facilitate assistance to brethren returning from service in the Armed Forces, who are in need of medical aid, aptitude tests to determine proper qualifications, vocational guidance, special training for industry, and rehabilitation. The Board receives splendid cooperation from employers, which has been developed largely through the Industrial Relations Club of St. Louis, an organization composed of personnel directors and employmert managers 6f all the large industries in this area, of which the ,Manager of the Bureau is a member and a member of the Executive Board of the Club. The Bureau compliments the two District Deputy Grand Masters of the Thirty-third District for their full and continuous cooperation in keeping before the members the desirability of employing Freemasons and their'dependents as a duty of the Fraternity. In 1945 the Bureau will have completed 50 years of service to the Fraternity and the employing public, an enviable record, particularly because it extends a helping hand to all needy and deserving brethren, enabling them to retain their self-respect, and in numerous instances, to remain in good standing in their Lodges. All Boards of Relief and the Employment Bureau in St. Louis show the effects of prosperity resulting from the unusual industrial activity incident to the War. The old adage, "In time of peace prepare for war," may well be taken in reverse here, and we believe that these bodies should bear in mind the experiences following World War I, and prepare to meet the adjustment to more normal conditions, that will sooner or later surely come. Fraternally submitted, JAMES W. SKELLY, Chairman, JOHN W. ADAMS, EDWARD H. LOFFHAGEN, CYRIL A. CARPENTER, ALFRED H. GOULT.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICE AT THE TRAINING CAMPS

The Committee on Social Service at the Training Camps, through the Chairman Ray Bond, reported as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, Lt. F. ~ Lt. M. of Missouri: Your CommIttee on Social Service at Training Camps submits the following report: In our prior reports we have set forth in detail the type of services rendered at the Masonic Service Centers maintained in Missouri by the Masonic Service Association of the United States. (Proceedings, 1942, pp. 66 to 69; Proceedings, 1943, pp. 109 to 111.) These services have been continued during the past year at the Service Centers located at Rolia, Neosho and St. Louis, under the supervision of experienced field agents who are Master Masons in the employ of the Masonic Service Association. Your Committee is convinced of the great value to the men in our armed forces of the recreational facilities and other services rendered by these Service Centers, and of the personal services rendered by the field agents in charge at the army camps and posts near the various Centers. As an example of the extent to which these Centers are patronized by service men and of the large amount of personal services rendered primarily to Masons at the military camps and posts, we present the following recapitulation relating to the Service Center at Neosho: As we have reported heretofore, all service men who visit these Centers are requested to register, giving their army status and location and their. home residence, and to designate whether they are members of the Fraternity. We are advised by the field agents in charge of the Centers that many men who visit the Centers fail to register. From September 1,1942 (the date when the Neosho Center was started), to September 1, 1944, 302,329 soldiers have registered at that Center. During the same period of time, 28,340 of those registered have identified themselves as Freemasons. 112,744 letters have been mailed for soldiers; 30,419 packages have been mailed; 16,854 articles have been checked; 1,~72 rooms have been secured for visiting relatives of soldiers; 31,762 relatives of soldiers have registered; 254 members of the Women's Army Corps have registered, and there have been 2,860 field calls by agents on soldiers stationed at Camp Crowder who were in need of personal services. Your Committee feels that the personal service which has been and is being rendered to Freemasons in the armed services at the camps served by the Missouri Centers, of itself justifies the maintenance of these Centers and the expense of maintaining them. These services are of a personal nature, and are rendered to men who, on account of illness of themselves or members of their family at home, domestic troubles, and other difficulties have problems of a personal nature which arise and which are of great importance to the individual affected. At such times the kindly greeting, fraternal handclasp, words of 'encouragement, sending of telegrams and advancing of needed funds represents a service to the men involved which cannot be :qleasur.ed tangibly, but which should be a source of great gratification to all of us. . At the last comrimnication of this Grand Lodge the Grand Master was authorized to request the establishment of Masonic Service Centers at Jefferson City and Newburg. A survey of the situation at Jefferson City disclosed that the number of service men visiting Jefferson City was not sufficient to justify the establishment of a Center there. At Newburg it was discovered that sanitary facilities were not available, due to lack of

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sewers. This condition is being remedied, and your Committee is assured that the Service Center will be established at Newburg when the necessary sanitary facilities are available. Turning to the cost of operation of these Centers: From the period from 1941 to August 22, 1944, our Grand Lodge has donated to the Masonic Service Association, as its contribution towards the maintenance of these Service Centers throughout the country, the total sum of $52,000.000. From the year 1941 to August 1, 1944, the total expenditures of the Masonic Service Association for the maintenance of Centers in Missouri has been $63,174.87. Breaking this down into the cost of the separate Centers for the current year: The cost of maintaining the Rolla Center from January 1 to August 1, 1944, has been $5,399.54, or an average monthly cost of $771.36; at the Neosho Center the cost for the first seven months in 1944 was $6,145.86, or an average monthly cost of $877.98; and for the same period, the cost of maintaining the St. Louis Center was $1,684.84, or an averagOe monthly cost of $240.69. Although the contributions made by some of the other Grand Lodges to the maintenance of the Service Centers has been considerably more per capita than the contributions that our Grand Lodge has been making, your Committee is not disposed to recommend any increase in our contributions to this work. We do, however, recommend that a special assessment of 40c upon each member of our Fraternity in Missouri be continued during the coming year, and that the funds realized from such assessment be given to the Masonic Service Association as our contribution to this very laudable enterprise. At a meeting of the Grand Lodge officers which was held in St. Louis on â&#x20AC;˘ July 5, 1944, the Grand Master delegated to this Committee the duty of ascertaining the cost of membership of our Grand Lodge in the Masonic Service Association of the United States, and the benefits which we would receive from such membership, and directed us to report our findings to this session of the Grand Lodge. The Masonic Service Association of the United States was organized in the year 1919, following the first World War, to meet a desire to render Masonic service and disseminate Masonic education through a central coordinated body, which desires could not be met adequately or efficiently by forty-nine separate jurisdictions acting independently of each other. The objective of the Association is thus stated in its constitution: , 'The object of this Association shall be the service of mankind, through education and enlightenment, financial relief and Masonic visitation, and ministering to, comforting and relieving the members of the Fraternity and their dependents, particularly in times of stress and disaster, whether caused by war, pestilence, famine, fire, flood, earthquake, or other calamity. " In carrying out the educational objectives of the Association, the Association has published and distributed to its Grand Lodge members and their constituent lodges outstanding Masonic books, Masonic plays and Masonic bulletins of an educational nature. It regularly publishes the "Short Talk Masonic Bulletin," which is sent to all constituent lodges under the jurisdiction of Grand Lodges which are Association members. These bulletins are in the form of lectures on Masonic tradition, history, morals and dogma, and are highly instructive and interesting. The association is the owner of a very interesting and instructive motion picture film, which has been exhibited to the members of this Grand Lodge on Tuesday evening of this week. Since the Masonic Service Association was organized there have been six major disasters in connection with which the Masonic Service Association has collected funds and contributions from Masonic sources and

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administered relief to Freemasons who were in suffering and want as a result of the disasters. These disasters have been the Japanese earthquake of 1923, the Florida hurricane of 1926, the Mississippi flood of 1927, the Puerto Rico hurricane of 1928, the Florida hurricane of 1928, and the Ohio River flood of 1937. The Japanese earthquake naturally did not involve a great number of Freemasons, but the need of those who were involved was pressing, and those needs were relieved by the collection and expenditure of approximately $15,000.00. In all of the major disasters above listed the Masonic Service Association has collected and distributed more than $900,000.00 for Masonic relief, at the low administrative cost of 1.23 per cent. With the beginning of the present wa:r and the consequent calling into the armed forces of millions of young Americans, the Masonic Service Association started plans for service to the armed forces. At the present time there are fifty-eight Masonic Service Centers established and maintained in the United States and one in London, England, similar to those maintained in the State of Missouri. Recently, in recognition of the problem which will be presented by thousands of our boys being returned to this country crippled, mentally and physically, and suffering from disease, there have been established two hospital visitation projects, one at Salt Lake City and another at Ogden, Utah, at which field agents are stationed whose duty is to render personal services to the hospitalized veterans. It is anticipated that other projects of this nature will be established from time to time. The funds used for maintaining these Masonic Service Centers are derived from voluntary contributions from twenty-nine Grand Lodges who are members of the Association, with eleven non-member Grand Lodges. The cost to a Grand Lodge of membership in the Masonic Service Association of the United States is three cents for the first 25,000 members, two cents for the next 50,000 members, and one cent per member for all in excess thereof. On the basis of a membership of 90,000, the cost of membership of our Grand Lodge in the Masonic Service Association would be approximately $1,860.00, or $2.12 per member, per year. Your Committee recommends to this Grand Lodge that earnest consideration be given to a proposal that our Grand Lodge become a member of the Masonic Service Association of the United States. Respectfully submitted, RA.Y BOND, Chairman, HARRY S. TRUMAN, JAMES W. SKELLY, CARL G. Ross, ARTHUR CULKIN, HARRIS C. JOHNSTON.

It was moved, seconded and carried that the report be received and filed and printed in the Proceedings. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. 9" A. M. of Missouri: Greetings: Your Committee on Transportation and Hotels report that their duties have been completed. We appreciate the help and cooperation given us by The Masters and Wardens Association of Kansas City, our Chamber of Commerce; and all others, who gave us help. Fraternally submitted, VERNIE G. FISHER, ChairmO/1t. Report adopted.

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REPORT OF THE BUILDING SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE

Rt. Wor. C. A. Tolin presented the Report of the Building Supervisory Committee which was adopted, as follows: To, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. <f A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: The Building Supervisory Board submits the following report for the year 1943-1944: Archie Lodge No. 633, A. F. <f A. M., Archie, Missouri November 5, 1943, granted Archie Lodge No. 633, A. F. & A. M. authority to take title to a building occupied formerly by a bank in their city, which had been damaged by fire, to be repaired and used as a Lodge Hall, it being reported that their present meeting place was wholly unsuitable and they were desperately in need of an appropriate place to meet. The members of the Lodge donated the funds necessary to pay the purchase price. Warren Lodge No. '/4, A. F. <f A. M., Keytesville, Missouri December 21, 1943, granted Warren Lodge No. 74, A. F. & A. M. authority to borrow $2,000.00 on note signed by Trustees of the Lodge in order to purchase the building adjoining the location of their Temple, said Temple having been destroyed by fire on Oct. 14, 1943; this purchase being made to enable them to erect a building on both lots. Green Top Lodge No. 635, A. F. <f A. M., Green Top, Missouri May 20, 1944, The Board declined to grant permission to Green Top Lodge to borrow $2,000.00 to purchase a lot on which to erect a Temple. It was the opinion of the Board that this was too great an undertaking for the thirty-nine members, and it later developed that they succeeded in acquiring title to a second story of a building to be used as a Lodge Hall, without obligating themselves for any future payments. Havana Lodge No. 21, A. F. <f A. M., McFaU, Missouri June 2,1944, P()rmission was given Havana Lodge No. 21, A. F. & A. M. to purchase a brick building to be used as a Lodge Hall, the Lodge being in position financially to pay the purchase price. Excelsior Lodge No. 441, A. F. <f A. M., Jackson, Missouri July 24, 1944, Granted Excelsior Lodge No. 441, A. F. & A. 'M. permission to refinance their debt of $3,200.00 at the rate of 4 per cent interest, they having heretofore been paying 6 per cent interest. This Lodge has had a debt for the past twenty years and has only paid $1,300.00 on principal during that period, and the Board firmly recommended that arrangements be made to make regular periodical payments to liquidate this obligation. Clint,onville Lodge No,. 482, A. F. <f A. M., Eldorado Springs, Missouri August 9, 1944, Granted Clintonville Lodge No. 482, A. F. & A. M. authority to purchase a building at a cost of $2,000.00 provided they were successful in selling Life Memberships to not more than 20 per cent of their members at an amount sufficient to take care of this obligation. However, the Board reminded them of the seriousness of a Life Membership proposition which still required them to pay Grand Lodge dues on the memberships so sold. Willard Lodge No. 620, A. F. <f A. M., Willard, Missouri September 12, 1944, Granted Willard Lodge No. 620, A. F. & A. M. authority to purchase a two-story building on Main Street to be used

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as a Lodge Hall, at a cost of $900.00 and authorized the Lodge to borrow not to exceed $450.00 of this amount. . Respectfully submitted, C. A. TOLIN, ChairTnaln. COTTAGE PLAN REPORT

THE GRAND MASTER: Brother Calh~un, are you ready to report on the committee appointed yesterday~ To the Most Worshipful Grevnd Lodge, A. F. <f A. M. of Missouri: Your Committee appointed to consider and make recommendation on the prospective Cottage Plan for the Children. of the Masonic Home of Missouri, as submitted by the Masonic Home Board, respectfully report that they have gone over this proposed plan with the President of the Masonic Home, and considered it in detail and heartily approve of the purchase of the land now under option on the North West corner of Enright & Union Blvd., in the City of St. Louis, for the sum of $50,000, and the establishing thereon of a Home for Children on the Cottage Plan. Respectively and fraternally submitted, JOHN W. CALHOUN, ChairTnaln, ROBERT C. KURZ, C. A. TOLIN, OVID BELL, THOMAS O. TARRANT.

I move the adoption of this report. ried.)

(Motion seconded and car-

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

M. W. Grand Master Woodruff announced the appointment of Tellers, and the following officers were elected for 1944-45: WILLIS J. BRAy ••....•...••••...•• • M. SOLON CAMERON • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • R. MORRIS E. EWING • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • R. HARRY F. SUNDERLAND .•. f • • • • • • • • , • • R. EDMUND E. MORRIS . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. HAROLD L. READER . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . , • . R.

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Grand Master Deputy Grand Master Senior Grand WOJrden Junior Grand Warden Grand Treasurer Grand Secretary

ELECTION OF BOARD· OF DIRECTORS FOR THE MASONIC HOME

The following brethren were elected to serve as directors for the next three years: T. W. Cotton, W. W. Martin, DuVal Smith, Robert A. Winkelmaier. M. B. Dickinson was elected for the term expiring in 1945. MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION

THE GRAND MASTER: 'Brother Harris Johnston, Chairman of the special committee appointed yesterday to consider and report to us what we should do in regard to the Masonic Service Association, other than the contribution for the military service centers.

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BROTHEH. JOHNSTON: Your special committee, appointed by the Grand Master to consider this matter has given it careful consideration, and begs leave to present this resolution to the Grand Lodge. Whereas, the Grand Lodge of Missouri desires to receive the educational and charitable services rendered by the Masonic Service Association, and to participate in its fellowship, be it resolved that the Grand Lodge of Missouri hereby becomes a member of the Masonic Service Association and agrees to pay annually as dues to the Association the sum of three cents per member for each of its first 25,000 members, two cents per member for each of its next 50,000 members and one cent per member for each of its members in excess of 75,000, and that this membership continue until this Grand Lodge shall decide to the contrary. HAR.R.IS C. JOHNSTON, GEORGE W. WALKER,

Chairman,

HAROLD L. READER, HARRY S. TRUMAN, FORREST C. DONNELL, KARL M. VETSBURG.

I move the approval of this resolution. (Motion seconded.) THE GRAND MASTER: Any discussion ~ (Motion unanimously carried.) THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, some of you may not have been here last night and did not have an opportunity of hearing M. W. Bro. Carl Claudy who was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia last year. He is also Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association of the United States, and I am sure we will be glad to have .a word from you. BROTHER CLAUDY: Most 'Vorshipful Grand Master, and Brethren of this Grand Lodge: It is very difficult for a man to talk who is trying to swallow a lump that is a little too big for his throat. Your unanimous action of a few minutes ago represents the consummation of a hope which I have had in my heart for nearly twenty years. The power and prestige of this Grand Lodge, mother of so many lodges that are spread throughout the West-the Grand Lodge which has always been known throughout the United States as one of solid conservatism, as well as Masonic bigheartedness, have done something that I have craved for for this association to which I have devoted my life. '\That you have done will be an inspiration to Masons wheresoever dispersed and it will be a very heartening thing to the members of the Armed Forces who are Masons, to those who have sons in the Armed Forces, to realize that this Grand Lodge is to put the sign and seal the stamp of its approval upon what we are so honestly trying to do under the slogan of, "Your son is my brother." You have a crowded program. I had this platform all to myself for as long as I wanted last night, and it would be both discourteous and unkind of me to take up more of your time, but inasmuch as I am speaking for the now thirty Grand Lodges, who are members of this association, and the additional ten which are

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supporting this work, inasmuch as one man may speak for them I offer you their fellowship and their grateful thanks for your great hearts and your decision. (Applause.) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MASONIC SERVICE

To the Grood Lodge, A. K 4' A. M;. of Missouri: . Brethren: The report of the actual work of the committee can be made in one sentence, the paper on the Entered Apprentice Degree was read at Cosmos Lodge, in St. Louis. But the Grand Master having evinced interest in the potentiality of the committee, we feel that a longer report is in order. During the year your committee has had considerable correspondence and several conversations with the Grand Master and we feel that much good can come of the efforts. It is his belief as well as ours that the Lodges should devote time to the proper education of the new members, with the object of making active members instead of candidates. This has been the theme of our reports for several years; urging the Craft to avoid the errors of the past twenty-five years. As you know membership grew during and after the last war, but with the coming of the depression, many members allowed their membership to lapse, not having enough interest to continue. That should not happen again. For that reason these newly made Brethren should be grounded in the purpose, history and symbolism of the order. It is also the belief of the Gralid Master as well as your committee that not enough attention is paid to the members of Lodges. While it is necessary to devote time to conferring degrees, yet we must not overlook the Brother who pays the dues; some entertainment must be provided for him, and it should be the providence of this committee to assist in arranging interesting programs. Whether such programs take the form of speakers or special events to mark historical dates the committee should be called upon for assistance. The papers on the degrees have been used in and around St. Louis for five years. This year the Grand Master read these papers for the first time and was impressed with their usefulness. He ordered copies sent to one or two of the Lodges and they are being loaned to newly raised Brethren. We cannot furnish copies to all Lodges because we had too few printed, five hundred copies. However, we do expect a reprint and hope the Lodges will make use of t~em. A Grand Master of another Grand Jurisdiction once said that we were suffering from" Masonic illiteracy." We can well believe that and again suggest that the subject of Masonic education be given consideration by our Grand Lodge. One way to start would be to impress on the delegates the value of that part of our annual proceedings kn6wn as the "Masonic World," the work of M. W. Bro. Denslow. This should be read by the officers and members of the Lodges to acquire a better understanding of the fraternity all over the world. Copies of this part of the proceedings are to be had at the annual communication and the delegates should take several copies home to their Lodges. . At the request of the Grand Master, the committee wrote the Grand Lodge of Iowa asking for samples of the papers issued by their Masonic Service Committee. Our daughter to the north has done wonderful work in Masonic education, through this committee and through their Grand Library, one of the best in the world. Their committee has office space in the library and a full time secretary. We do recommend such practice in our State until the work has progressed beyond the present stage of conversation. But we do believe the day will come when the real value of such investment will be discovered by the Brethren of Missouri.

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Worshipful Brother A. Loyd Collins, Past Master of Clinton Lodge, prepared a short history of Freemasonry in Missouri. With the consent of the committee on Masonic publications, this paper has been published in the St. Louis Masonic Directory. We recommend that it be reprinted in pamphlet form, so that copies may be given to newly raised Master Masons. We feel this would be money well spent. Brother Phillips, the publisher of the Directory, has the type and some money would be saved on composition. The Masonic Service Association of the Thirty-Third and Fifty-Seventh Masonic Districts is functioning, having recovered from the affair of several years ago. They still have many copies of the steel engraving of the statue 'of George Washington which is in the Masonic Temple at St. Louis, and we feel that some effort should be made to help them dispose of the pictures. They were printed to sell at one dollar, but the Association has been selling them at twenty-five cents each. Here is a chance for the Lodges to purchase copies at a small price, and then to give them to their members. Orders should be sent to W. W. Phillips, 4310 Olive St., St. Louis 8, Mo. Any money received would be used by the Association to carryon work in St. Louis and St. Louis County. While we have not done much work during the year, we are of the opinion the interest shown by the Grand Master will bear fruit during the next year or so and that this committee will become a real asset to the Grand Lodge of Missouri. We can only hope that succeeding Grand Masters and other Grand officers will show a like interest in the committee. Fraternally submitted, ROBER.T GEORGE

C. WINKLEMAIER,

HOLLIS.

Report adopted. BROTHER BIGGER: The Jurisprudence Committee is not ready to report, but I have a couple of matters that can be disposed of, and one of them is a resolution authorizing this Grand Lodge to execute a. quit claim deed. The story is this: Some years ago a man down in Mississippi County left some land to the Grand Lodge for the use of a Masonic Home and also to the Odd Fellows, to establish an Odd Fellows Home. I think they got into a lawsuit and it has been up and 'down from one thing to another and finally the lawsuit was settled, and now the property has been sold, and the purchaser wants a quit claim deed from the Grand Lodge, so I am offering this resolution:

WHEREAS, J. Logan Busby, of Mississippi County, Missouri, died testate and by his Last Will and Testament devised the following described real estate situated in M~ssissippi County, Missouri, to-wit: The east half of the southeast quarter, and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter, and that part of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter which lies east of Black Bayou, all in Section thirty-one (31), township twenty-five {25), range sixteen (16); and that part of the northeast quarter of section six (6), township twentyfour (24), range sixteen (16) which lies north of East Bayou, and containing 180.31 acres, more or less. Subject, however, to easements for highways and public roads, and drainage ditches. To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri and the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-

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lows to be sold and the proceeds equally divided and placed in the endowment fund of the respective Homes, and; WHEREAS, The legal title was subsequently vested in the Masonic Home. of Missouri by agreement of the beneficiaries of said land, and; WHEREAS, The Masonic Home of Missouri has sold said real estate to Alfred Reynolds, Jr., and Lucille Reynolds, his wife, and the purchaser desires a quit claim deed from the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri and the Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows to perfect the title. THEREFORE, Be it resolved that the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri and his successor in office be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to execute, acknowledge and deliver a quit claim deed conveying to the said purchasers, their heirs and assigns, all of the right title and interest of the said Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri in and to the above describ~d real estate.

I move the adoption of the resolution. carried.)

(Motion seconded and

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REVISION

,THE GRAND SECRETARY: Grand Master and Brethren: Bro. Bigger, as Chairman of the Committee on Revision of By-Laws is now ready to report. BROTHER BIGGER:

To the (k0lfU1 Lodge A. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: The undersigned members of the Committee on the revision of the Grand IJodge By-Laws were advised by a letter from the Grand Master dated July 19, 1944, of their appointment. On August 28 the Committee held a meeting at Trenton, Missouri, to discuss th~ question of the revision and there are some matters that should be presented to the Grand Lodge concerning the matter of the revision. 1. The first question presented is whether we can get the paper of the kind and quality in the very near future. 2. The cost of printing the proceedings in the very near future may be extremely high. However, the committee is of the opinion that it should proceed as rapidly as possible to formulate the revision and try to have the report ready to circulate among the lodges and present to the Grand Lodge at its next annual communication. This will necessitate some expense for such committee meetings and, therefore, your committee requests the appropriation of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars tQ cover actual expenses of the committee. . The committee feels that the forms and ceremonies should be printed III a separate volume and does not need to be of the same quality of paper and binding as we would ordinarily have in the revision. From the comments your committee has had it seems that it is desired that the by-laws be annotated. Whether any additional expense will be incurred by reason of this, is a matter' that the committee cannot state at this time.

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The committee is desirous of having any suggestions that any member of the Grand Lodge or any Lodge desires to offer for consideration by the committee. Respectfully submitted, BYRNE E. BIGGER,

DuVAL SMITH, V. DENSLOW.

RAY

I move the adoption of the report, and the reference to the Ways and Means Committee for the request for the appropriation of $100.00. (Motion seconded and carried.) THE GRAND MASTER : We had some amusement last year by the distinguished visitors. I see them smiling-I think they are having a lot of amusement at somebody's expense, and I am going to call on one of them, and again they don't know who I am going to call on, so I am going to ask M. W. Bro. William C. Schaper, Grand Master of Nebraska to tell us what they are amused about in the back row: Brother Schaper. BROTHER WILLIAM C. SCHAPER: I know you must have been amused when your Grand Master said that he had selected a member of the visiting Brethren to make a response for all the visitors. I was relieved, and I am sure you were, too; during the two days here in your midst you have entertained us royally, and I have enjoyed thoroughly your Grand Lodge session. There is nothing that I can say to add to the wonderful time you have shown us. It reminds me of a story I heard out in Wyoming. It was told by a Methodist minister, a Grand Master, from South Carolina. He said that he had met a colored man driving four horses. They were strung out and so he said to this colored man, "What do you call this horse~" And he said, "I call them 'Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopalian.'" I said, "That is the names of churches." "Yes, I know it is the names of the churches, but there is a reason for it." He said, "I call the first one here a Baptist, because he wants to waller in every mudhole." I am a Baptist myself and I understand your Grand Secretary is a Baptist, so that doesn't mean anything. He said, "I call this other one here a Methodist because he is so loud mouthed." He said, "That one in front I call a Presbyterian because he is so bullheaded." And he said, "That one on the right in front I calls Episcopalian." I said, "Why do you call him an Episcopalian~" He said, "Look at his ears; see his bellyDt See how he stands? He isn't worth a damn." (Laughter) The Grand Master from Nebraska would not think that he had a successful year as Grand Master unless he visited the Grand Lodge of Missouri; and the Worshipful Master, whoever he may be, we will expect him; and the Grand Secretary, whoever he may be, to visit the Grand Lodge of Nebraska in June. It has been a delightful time here, Brethren, and I bring greetings from every Mason of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska to every Mason of the Grand Lodge of

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Missouri. It has been a delightful time here, and I want you to know that I appreciate the fine courtesy extended to the Grand Master of Nebraska. (Applause ) THE GRAND MASTER: This would be wholly void if we did not have a word from the Grand Master of Texas; Brother Austin, of Texas. BROTHER AUSTIN: Most Worshipful Grand Master, Grand Lodge Officers, and distinguished guests: My distinguished Brethren of the grand West of the great Grand Lodge of Missouri: It has been my happy privilege to attend many Grand Communications of our Grand Lodge, and in the Lone Star State, but this is my first privilege to visit any other Grand Lodge. Not so long ago in attending a Grand Masters .conference in Washington, there were a great number of business men holding a little dinner down at one of their hotels. Although the group was not very large that dinner bill totaled $50.00, and very unusual three of the men in the group wanted to pay that bill. The first one said he thought he should pay it because everything he paid was路 under the 50 per cent income tax brackets, and he could put that in his expense account, and the firm would only be out $25.00 at the' end of the year. The second party spoke up and said, "Putting it on that basis I will pay the check, my firm is in the 80 per cent bracket, and if I pay the bill we will only be out $10 at the end of the year." The third party picked up the check and said,"That settles that matter, I pay the bill, because my firm is on a cost plus 10 per cent. They will pay the bill and get an extra $5.00." (Laughter) Times change, Brethren, things change, economics change, governments change, our ways of living change-Masonry never changes. During the past year in Texas we have been working under the slogan of the little motto of service happiness, using the words, "Working tool of a Mason as our gauge." The 24-inch gauge, that is so timely now. I would like to hiwe the privilege of meeting each of you Brethren; I have enjoyed your fellowship and your friendship, and it reminds me of what we enjoy in Texas. I would like to present to you Brethren, if I may, those of you whom I am privileged to know, one of the little miniature gadgets which I have down in Texas. We are a little in disgrace with your Grand Master, Brother Woodruff, because he stated that about thirty-three. hundred was about enough to increase, where we all have had a larger gain than that. During the past year we have enjoyed the large increase of almost twelve thousand. My Brethren, we are still holding to the twenty-eight day statutory time. Weare still requiring proficiency examination in all three degrees; in the entered apprentice, Fellow Craft路 and Master Degree. I have issued some 150 dispensations to confer degrees out of time, however, to Brethren in the Armed Forces only who are going overseas. The dispensations have only been

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granted to boys going over because we know full well some of those boys are not coming back, and I wanted them to have their Masonry without requiring the proficiency examination before they went over. I missed one here today whom I have been privileged to meet with on several occasions in the past few years, your R. W. Past Grand Secretary, now deceased, Bro. Arthur Mather, one of the finest characters I have ever known, being of the highest type. I extend to your incoming Grand Master, whoever he may be, the most cordial and warm and sincere invitation to visit us and the Grand Lodge of Texas in its 109th Annual Communication in Waco, on December 6 and 7. May I extend an invitation to all of you Brothers to come down and see us; consider yourselves invited, and I would not ask you if I did "not want you to come down. May God richly bless you and yours in the continuation of the fine spirit of Missouri Masonry, of which I have been privileged to partake so generously; may God bless each one of you as you so richly deserve. (Applause) THE GRAND MASTER: Thank you very much Most Worshipful Brother Wendell Austin of Texas. I said in my Grand Master's address that my mother passed away on June 30. She would come up and visit my brother and 1. Now, I live two blocks east of the State Line, and my brother lives just one block east of the State Line, and my mother came to Kansas City and she would go and have a meal at the brother's home, and she would spend the evening at my home. My brother said to her one day, "Mother, why do you go over there and stay at Frank's~" She said, "Son, he doesn't live quite as close to the State Line as you do." Now, that was mother, I had a great affection for the State of Kansas, and I don't know where the State Line is, but we have a Grand Master of the State of Kansas, James H. Thies, and we would like to have a word from him. BROTHER THIES: Most Worshipful Grand Master, distinguished visitors, and you fine Brethren from Missouri: I know, Brother, when the distinguished visitors were carried in here yesterday morning, that you believe that we were performing against the Worshipful Grand Master; that is exactly what we were doing-a bridgehead of brotherly love and friendship. We are mighty happy to have that opportunity on the mission to Kansas, Brethren, maybe I should say mother-you are our mother, thank God, and we are proud of it. What I am trying to say to you Brethren, as we go down life's highway we form our characters by the choice we make, and no one can make those choices for us. Weare mighty happy that Missouri chose Kansas. I think you. (Applause) MASONIC' HOME VISITING COMMITTEE

It was moved, seconded and carried, that the Majority and Minority reports of ~he Masonic Home Visiting Committee be tabled until

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next year, and that the Grand Master be authorized to appoint an investigating Committee of five to make report to this Grand Lodge at its next Annual Communication. THE GRAND MASTER: W. Bro. H. H. Brummall, is now ready to give the report of the Ways and Means Committee; please pay close attention to this. REPORT OF THE W4,YS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

To the Most' WorshipfUl Grand Lodge, A. F. eJ' A. M. of Missouri: Your committee on Ways and Means recommend that the Grand Lodge appropriate $30,000.00 for welfare work by the National Masonic Service Association through its Service center for the benefit of men in the Armed Forces, and that the Jurisprudence Committee have suitable resolutions presented to continue the .40 cents per capita assessment. Your Committee finds that the Association has expended in Missouri since this work began the sum of $65,096.30 and that we have paid the Association during this period $52,000.00, while collections for this purpose amounted to $54,782.92, which statistics are furnished for your informa&~ . We recommend that Resolutions one and two, as they appear on page 112 of the 1943 proceedings affecting the Welfare Committee of the Masonic Home be adopted. We recommend the following specific appropriations: Printed Proceedings $ 1,800.00 Salary Grand Master ' " . 1,000.00 Expenses, Grand Master . 1,500.00 Maintenance, Grand Lodge Office . 1,800.00 Expenses, Grand Lodge Officers, (Order Grand Master) . 300.00 Salary, Grand Secretary . 5,000.00 Salary, Grand Lecturer . 4,200.00 Expenses, Grand Lecturer . 1,500.00 Ritual Committee Expense . 160.00 Office Help, Grand Lodge Office . 4,250.00 Printing, Postage & Stationery . 2,750.00 District Lecturer and D.D.G.M. Conferences . 750.00 Salary, Grand Treasurer . 500.00 Grand C'orrespondent . 500.00 Masonic Relief Association, U. S. & Canada . 299.61 Past Grand Master's Jewel . 200.00 Telephone, Jefferson 4877 (Also includes Telegraph Bills) 225.00 Bonds, Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer . 300.00 Committee of By-Law Revision . 100.00 Reporter, Grand Lodge Session . 125.00 Expenses, Grand Lodge Session . 1,800.00 Contingent, Grand Lodge Expense Fund . 1,000.00 Perkins Audit Company . 250.00 Expenses, Geo. Washington Memorial & Grand Master's Conference â&#x20AC;˘............................... 375.00 Grand Lodge Officer's Conference 300.00 Membership, Masonic Service Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,900.00 National Masonic Service Association for Military Activities 30,000.00 $ 62,884.61

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Mileage and Per Diem Masonic Home Board per capita

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$215,036.59

As these appropriations exceed the cash on hand as shown by the Treasurer's Report, we recommend that the proper officers be authorized to sell sufficient Government Bonds to raise the additional needed funds. Fraternally submitted, G. C. MARQUIS, Chairman, EDMUND E. MORRIS, M. DE WITT, TOLIN, BRUMMALL.

JAMES

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BROTHER BRUMMALL: I move the adoption of the report. (Motion seconded and carried unanimously.) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE AND PER DIEM

BROTHER SHRODES: I will now present thc report of the Committee on Mileage and Per Diem: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your committee on Mileage and Per Diem at this session of the Grand Lodge begs to report allowances paid for mileage and perdiem as follows: Grand Officers $ 484.20 365.80 Past Grand Masters . 1,025.00 District Deputy Grand Masters . 531.40 District Lecturers . 151.80 Chairmen of Committees . 234.00 Committee on Jurisprudence . 241.00 Committee on Appeals and Grievances . 176.10 Committee on Credentials . Chartered Lodges . 13,214.60 Grand Total

$ 16,423.90

Respectfully submitted, WALTER R. SHRODES, Chairman,

R. L.

DIXON.

I move the adoption of this report with the privilege of making such corrections as may be found necessary. (Motion seconded and carried.) BROTHER SKELLY: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren, after talking the mattcr over wit~ our newly.elected Grand Master, and to his satisfaction, unless the Grand Lodge shall say that we meet elsewhere than in St. Louis next year, that is if the Grand Lodge comes to St. Louis, I wish to extend an invitation on behalf of the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association in St. Louis, to meet in our building there next year. GRAND MASTER: Brethren, you have heard the extending of the

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invitation for our next Annual Communication. Do you accept the invitation ~ (Invitation unanimously accepted.) CALLED FROM LABOR

At 12 :00 o'clock noon, the Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR until 1 :30 o'clock this afternoon. CALLED TO LABOR

At 1 :30 o'clock p.m., the M.\V. Grand Lodg.e was CALLED TO LABOR. Prayer was offered by Rt. Vv. Rev. Brother E. L. Robison, Grand Chaplain. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE

M. Wor. Bro. B. E. Bigger presented the Report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which was adopted section by section and then as a whole, and which is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. cf A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee of Jurisprudence submits the following report: The following matters have been referred to this Committee from the Grand Master's address, and we report thereon as follows: I DISPENSATIONS

The several dispensations issued by the Grand Master, to reballot on petitions and to hold election of officers and dedications, we find to be matters within the discretion of the Grand Master, and are hereby approved. We recommend the questions of inter-lodge visits, be referred to the incoming Committee on Jurisprudence to formulate a definite policy on such visitations. II DECISIONS

The following decisions are approved: 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. On Decision No.1, we approve Sections A & B, and disapprove Section C . ' . We approve Decision No. 5 concerning Speakers before Lodges, but we sec no reason why any Civic, Patriotic, or Benevolent Speaker should not be heard by the lodge, without solicitation of funds. The Worshipful Master can always control the time allotted, and as the Grand Master well says (( Even a privilege like this should not be permitted to interfere with the essential work of the Lodge." But a Jist of lodges should not be furnished for that purpose. We disapprove Section 6 concerning the contribution of Masonic funds. The members of a Lodge should individually contribute to all worthwhile enterprises. Many Lodges do not have sufficient funds for their own charitable usc. The funds of the Lodge primarily should be used only for Masonic purposes. We approve Section 7 with this qualification, the Lodge has the right to own property in connection with their Masonic Temple that may be rented, so as to make a combination'Lodge Hall and Masonic Temple.

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We approve Decision No. 9 concerning the transfer of membership on a Certificate of Good Standing., After the examination has been held and that fact certified to the Lodge of membership, then a Certificate of Good Standing could be issued, and upon the election, the Lodge of membership would issue a dimit under the provision of the law now existing. We approve Decision No. 10 and we assume the Grand Master meant that the lodge should first find that the'facts developed by the Committee are true, and after the determination by the Lodge of the truth of the facts, then the action of rescinding would follow such finding of facts. Decision No. 16 deals with an Entered Apprentice, who has failed to advance for more than a year. If the Petition for advancement of the Petitioner is rejected, Section 115 means that he would have to wait a year from date of such rejection before he can repetition for advancement. We reaffirm the decision made in 1910 and recommend that the decision of 1939, so far as in conflict herewith be overruled.

III AMENDMENTS

In 1941' an amendment was introduced to increase the per capita tax from $2.10 to $2.35 and is still pending. This was primarily for the benefit of the boys in the armed forces. In view of the action of the Grand Lodge in raising the funds by assessment, we recommend that action on said proposed Amendment be continued until the next Grand Lodge Communication. An Amendment to Section 65 was proposed and we have rewritten the Amendment so as to read as follows: Be it resolved, That Section 65 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws be repealed, and in lieu thereof there be enacted a new section, to be known as Section 65, as follows: Section 65 Boards of Relief. In cities and towns where there are two or more and less than twenty-five Lodges, and in areas where thirty or more Lodges have concurrent jurisdiction, the Master of each Lodge shall, immediately after his installation, appoint two of its members who shall be members of a General Board of Relief for said city, town or area, to which Board transient applicants for charity shall be referred, and if found worthy, relieved. Each of said Boards of Relief may adopt rules for its government. Each of said Boards of Relief shall, before March 1st of each calendar year, if it deems it necessary, make an assessment against each of the Lodges in its respective jurisdiction, not exceeding the sum of five ($5.00) Dollars for each candidate for initiation, duly elected during said current calendar year; provided however, that no assessment shall be made for said current calendar year by such of said Boards, if any, which, at the beginning of said current calendar year, shall have on hand the following amounts: A. In areas where thirty or more Lodges have concurrent jurisdiction, the sum of ten thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars; B. In cities or towns having more than five and less than twenty-five Lodges, the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars; C. In cities and towns having more than two and not exceeding five Lodges, the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars;

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D. In cities or towns having two Lodges, the sum of two hundred ($200.00) Dollars. Each Lodge in this jurisdiction, other than those herein before specified, shall select one or more of its numbers as a Board of Relief and shall provide sufficient funds for the relief of transcient applicants, if found worthy. . We recommend the adoption of the amendment as rewritten. ASSESSMENTS

The Ways and Means Committee has referred to us a resolution for an assessment of 40 cents as was adopted last year. We therefore recommend the following resolution: Resolved: 'fhat a Special Assessment of forty cents be and is levied and shall be collected from each member of the Fraternity under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, as of June 30, 1945, 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, 1945, 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. The proceeds of said Special Assessment shall be applied to (a) reimbursement of the general funds of the Grand Lodge for any amounts paid from said general funds upon the appropriation made at this Communication to the Masonic Service Association of the United States for military camp activities; (b) payment' of that part of said appropriation on which shall not have been paid from said general funds of the Grand Lodge until said part of said appropriation shall have been paid in full and (c) deposit of any of said proceeds not disposed of under (a) and (b) of this sentence into a special fund set apart for Masonic War Work to await future appropriation by the Grand Lodge. We recommend the above Resolution be adopted. GRAND LODGE SOVEREIGNTY

The Grand Lodge has referred to us the following resolution: Resolution: The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri is hereby declared to be the sole, supreme and final Masonic authority, within its territorial jurisdiction, to determine what is and what is not Masonic; and to fix the conditions under which any person or organization may be regarded as Masonic, or to remain so regarded. As such, its Masonic acts, and those of its officers, are not open to question by any other organization, and subject only to the civil government for any infraction of civil law. The Masonic acts and doings of its officers and members, by its authority, are its acts; and, likewise, free from question or review, except by itself. When any of its officers, or members, perform any act in the lawful discharge of duties to the Grand Lodge, it shall be un-Masonic for any other body, claiming to act Masonically, to reprimand or otherwise discipline such officer or member; and路 if done shall disentitle such body to be further regarded as Masonic. The matter is of such vital importance and a statement of principles should be carefully considered so that each word should mean what we

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intend it to mean, and so that every phase of Sovereignty should be included. Your Committee, therefore recommends that this Resolution be referred to the incoming Committee on Jurisprudence for its careful consideration and to report at the next Annual Communication. Respectfully submitted, BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, HAROLD M. JAYNE, MARVIN E. BOISSEAU, HARRY P. HOVEY, RALPH V. WILSON, SAM WILCOX, C. LEW GALLANT.

FINAL REPORT OF C'REDENTIALS COMMITTEE

Rt. Wor. Bro. 'Valter A. Webb, Chairman, read the Report of the Credentials Committee, which was adopted as follows: To the Most Wors1vipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of the State o f Missouri. Your Committee on Credentials submits the following Report: At the present session of the 짜ost Worshipful Grand Lodge there are represented 467 Subordinate Lodges and there are present: Grand Lodge Officers 21 Past Grand Masters 15 Grand Representatives ,.................................. 5 District Deputy Grand Masters 44 District Lecturers 23 Past Masters 419 Worshipful Masters 433 Senior Wardens 109 Junior Wardens 82 Chairmen of Committees 21 Distinguished Visitors :............................. 8 Actual Attendance is: Past Masters 419 Worshipful Masters 433 Senior Wardens 109 Junior Wardens 82 Total 1,043 Fraternally submitted, WALTER A. WEBB, Chairman, FRED H. KNIGHT, JACOB ABARCHERLI, GEO. A. McKEARN, THOS. M. ~RATT, JOliN F. BABER, W. E. TOWNSEND.

Credentials Comwittee. BROTHER SKELTJY: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I wish to submit a motion that the mir.lUtes as reported be printed in the Proceedings, and the Grand Secretary be instructed to print and distribute

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the necessary number of Proceedings of the 'minutes of the session of the Grand Lodge. (Motion seconded and carried.) BROTHER DUVAL SMITH: Most 'Worshipful Grand Master: We members of the Grand Lodge, and I speak for everyone present, wish to extend a vote of thanks to you as Most Worshipful Grand Master, and to Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, and to your various committees who have received and conducted us about and shown us so many courtesies, and I call for a rising vote of the membership, of, those present. (Rising and applause.) THE GRAND MASTER: I think it a pleasure and want to thank you and our guests. vVe hope it will not be fifteen years before you return. REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE

Rt. Wor. vVm. B. Massey read the Report of the Library Committee, which was adopted as follows: To the'Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. cf A.M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your committee on Library begs leave to report that owing to the war conditions, the Library was dormant throughout the year. However, the committee is glad to announce that the Grand Secretary has plans to place the Library on a footing by which it will become a real sour~e of benefit'and joy to the Craft. W. B. MASSEY, ChairmOin. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

The following Amendments were proposed to be voted on next year: Proposed Amendment to Section 114 of the By-Laws: Add to said Section the following: , 'provided, the Lodge may extend such time by successive periods of not more than one year each, by action taken while the candidate is yet eilgible without reelection, or, in case of candidates who have or may have ceased to be eligible within six months after this Amendment becomes effective, by action taken within said six months. " MARTIN B. DICKINSON, E. B. DRESSLER, ROBT, WILKELMAIER, JOHN F. REINHARDT.

Proposed Amendment to Section 115 of The By-Laws: Add to said Section the following: "provided, the Lodge may extend sueh time by successive periods of not more than one year each, by action taken while such Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft is yet eligible for advancement without reelection, or, in case of brethren who have or may have ceased to be eligible for advancement within six months after this Amendment becomes effective, . by action taken within said six months," MARTIN B. DICKINSON, E. B. DRESSLER, RoBT. C. WINKELMAIER., JOHN F. REINHARDT.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS' REPORTS

Rt. Wor. N. D. Jackson, Chairman, presented the Report, which was adopted, as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on District Deputy Grand Masters' Reports, submits the following report on the sixty Masonic Districts in this Grand Jurisdiction. We ,have received a written report of some character from 52, from the remaining eight, no report of any description has been received. 'rhey are the 2, 18, 23, 27, 35, 39, 51 and 56. As in the past many of these reports are very complete, consisting of the authorized" form report I I and a supplementary report on each Lodge in their District. }'rom these complete reports the Grand Master or the Committee can have a good picture of each Lodge reported. The Districts from which a complete "Form Report" has been filed are the 3, 6, 9, 13, 20, 21, 22, 30, 33A, 33B, 54, 57 and 59, totaling only 13. The remaining 39 Districts reports range from some that are fairly complete to those that only give a few generalities. There are in this Grand Jurisdiction 608 Chartered Lodges of which we have a detailed form report on only 273, or 44.4 per cent of the total. From this percentage and the brief information on the remaining Lodges, as given in general letters, we must try to construct a picture of Masonic conditions under the Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge. A large number of the District Deputy Grand Masters make the comment that they are unable to make many of their visits on account of lack of tires and having only an "A" gas card. This is no doubt true, and we can only hope that this condition will soon change. As near as we can judge from reports made there are quite a number of small Lodges that owing to changed conditions are now practically inactive, in fact, it is reported that some have not held a meeting for from one to two years. It would seem that this condition should be given attention, and as recommended in some cases, consolidations effected, or other remedies applied as conditions warrant. , Those District Deputy Grand Masters who complain of not having blank reports, we would suggest that they write the Grand Secretary, who we feel quite certain will supply them with all they need. In this connection we feel that the form used could be greatly improved, ana. suggest, as this Committee did several years ago, that the matter be referred to some Committee for investigation. Fraternally submitted, N. D. JACKSON, Chairma;n.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Wor. Bro. Robert H. Mann, Chairman of the Committee on Unfinished Business and Entertainment of Distinguished Guests, reported that there was no unfinished business remaining. Report adopted. APPOINTMENTS

The Grand Secretary read the following list of appointments: ANTHONY F. ITTNER .••......••..•..•••...•• R. W. Grand Leoturer E. L. ROBISON ••••.•.•..•..•.••....•....•... W. GrOllU1 Chaplain THOMAS B. MATHER .•.......•...•...••••••• W. Grand Chaplain FREDERICK M. SMITH ••...•••....••••••..•••• W. Grand Chaplain H. F. CARL HAAS •••••.•.••••••.••••••••••• W. Grand Chaplain

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SAMUEL THURMAN . . . . . . • . • . . . . . • . • • . . • . • . • • W. Grand Chaplain JAMES M. BRADFORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . • • • Grand Senior Deacon RAY BOND . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GrOlnd J wnior Deacon HOWARD BRASHEAR. • • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . Grand Senior StewMd HOMER L. FERGUSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . • Grand Junior Steward RIGHARD O. RUMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . Grand Marshal L. McBRAYER SELLERS • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • Grand MMshal ORESTES MITCHELL, JR. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • GrOlnd Sword BeMer WILLIAM J. CRAIG . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . • G-r0lnd Pursuivant JAY W. HUDSON • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . • . . . . . . . Grand Orator THORN;rON JENNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . • • • . . . . GrOlnd Tiler

INSTALLATION

The hour for installation having arrived, M. Wor. Bro. Ray V. Denslow, Past Grand Master, with M. Wor. Bro. J. W. Skelly as Grand Marshal, installed the following officers, with the exception of Grand Chaplains Haas and Thurman: WILLIS J. BRAy . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . • SOLON CAMERON MORRIS ·E. EWING • . . • . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . HARRY F. SUNDERLAND • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . , . EDMUND E. MORRIS . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . HAROLD L. READER . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . " ANTHONY F. ITTNER . . . . . • . . . . . . " E. L. ROBISON . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THOMAS B. MATHER. • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREDERICK M. SMITH • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • H. F. CARL HAAS . • . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAMUEL THURMAN • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . JAMES M. BRADFORD . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RAY BOND . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . • • HOWARD BRASHEAR . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • HOMER L. FERGUSON • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . RICHARD O. RUMER • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • L. McBRAYER SELLERS . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . • . ORESTES MITCHELL, JR. . . . . • . . • . . . . • . . . • • WILLIAM J. CRAIG • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAY W. HUDSON . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • THORNTON JENNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • .

M. W. Grand Master R. W. D'eputy Grand Maste1 R. W. Senior Grand Warde." R. W. Junior GrOlnd Warde1R. W. G-r0lnd Treasurer R. W. Grand Secretary R. W. Grand Lecturer W. Grand Chaplain W. Grand Chaplain W. GrOlnd Chaplain W. GrOlnd Chaplain W. Grand Chaplain Grand Senior Deacon Grand Junior Deacon Grand Senior Steward Grand Junior Steward Grand Marshal Grand Marshal Grand Sword Bearer Grand Pursuivant G1'and Orator Grand Tiler

INVOCATION

THE GRAND MASTER: Now, Brethren, I am going to ask the Grand Chaplain to ask the blessing on us this afternoon. THE GRAND CHAPLAIN: Almighty God, we come now to the serious hour in our meeting. The men who have led us during the year have reported their work, and received the approval of their Brethren, and these men who take the responsible duties present themselves, and express their willingness to undertake their task. We thank them forever for what they have done through the year. We ask Thy blessing upon them as they pass now in the years with these added responsibilities and duties. We believe in Thee; we believe that Thou will guide them arid so, our Ji'ather, with all that shall come to us in these trying days to come, we come to Thee asking strength and understanding and sympathy, that they may

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carry forward this great work to the honor and glory of Thy name, and to the benefit of the Craft everywhere as well as in our State. Amen. PRESENTATIONS TO GRAND MASTER AND PAST GRAND MASTER

THE GRAND SECRETARY: Most Worshipful Brother Bray; you and I have worked together Masonically for over twenty years and it now becomes my duty and pleasure to present to you the officiai apron of the Grand Master's office. You are a little more fortunate than was Brother Woodruff; his apron did not arrive in time last year, but we have yours with us this year. I am going to put it on you and I know you are going to wear it with honor to the fraternity, and with a great deal of pleasure to yourself; it is a very beautiful apron, and typifies the confidence which this Grand Lodge holds in' you as its Most Worshipful Grand Master. I know you are going to treasure it after your term, and you are going to keep it in the archives. (A pplause) M. W. BRO. WOODRUFF: You know what I am proudest of, what I have done as Grand Master is that I have not lost the Grand Master's jewel, I have it; I carried it for a year, and here I have it and I am going to turn it over and let you be responsible for it. This is the jewel presented to the Grand Lodge of Missouri by W orshipful Brother Goggin in 1901, and all Grand Masters since that time have worn it, and none of them have lost it, including me; now, a year hence you must have it. GRAND MASTER BRAY'S REPLY

M. W. BRO. BRAY: Thank you. Brethren, I thank you for the honor that you have conferred upon me, for the apron and for the beautiful jewel, which I shan do my best to wear with honor and what little dignity I can muster, and be able to turn it over to my successor in office, whoever he may be in due time. I am not going to take time now to make a speech. I have spoken enough. You would not want to hear me anymore, but I think I can promise that in the course of the year you shall hear me and hear from me on several occasions. I know that I can look forward to a year of great opportunity. I feel very humble as I face the responsibilities that lie ahead in the next twelve months. That distinguished group of men who have worn this jewel since it was first presented in 1901, have set a standard of excellence which it will be difficult for me to attain, but I hope that with your cooperation, with your help, and with your toleration of my mistakes and foibles we together shall be able to come through another successful year in Missouri Free Masonry. I want each one of you to feel perfectly free to come to me for any assistance, or with any advice or suggestions. I have been somewhat abashed since I have been here to discover that some of

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you had a little hesitancy in coming to me with some bit of advice. Now, let us get this straight: I am your servant. I want to know what you are thinking-I want to know what I can do officially or personally to help out in the solution of your problems. I am not a mind reader, and therefore, if you don't tell me I cannot know how I can help youbest, but I know that if we may have fullest cooperation we shall work together for the benefit and for the honor and glory of Free Masonry, and that is the goal to which I dedicate my abilities, whatever they may be, in the ensuing year. (Applause) PRESENTATION OF JEWEL TO PAST GRAND MASTER WILLIAM FRANCIS WOODRUFF

M. W. BRO. SKELLY: Most Worshipful Grand Master, may I speak a word to M. VV. Bro. Woodruff. Most Worshipful Sir, in times past it has been a custom to present to the outgoing Past Master a beautiful jewel. It was completed under the direction of Most Worshipful Brother McIntyre, now about.twenty years ago, and in the succeeding years has been presented to each Grand Master upon his retirement. As you know, and as you Brethren know, in this emergency it has been difficult to get the material for the jewel. However, Most Worshipful Sir, we have observed your career through these years, and I heard you say something about when _you left Missouri University, which would indicate you were a very young man, compared with the experience of some of us, because I remember when the first group was there. Now, then, I remember years ago, a Grand Master asked me what I thought about you as a coming Grand Master, and I said, "If I had had the appointment to make, you would have been one of them." And now here is a model of this beautiful jewel, I want you to let me pin it on you, so that you may have a foretaste of what is to come when time is restored to normal, and it may seem, sir, that you have been unceremoniously taken from your high pedestal, yet we understand that in the years to come, the Grand Lodge will have the benefit of your wise judgment, and we shall look upon you as one of our honored Past Grand Masters who will bea pillar of usefulness to this great institution. (Applause) . BROTHER VVOODRUFF: Most Worshipful Grand Master, W. Bro. Skelly, and Brethren: Of course, I eome to this hour, and I am frank to tell you that I don't know how I feel. There is a sense of satisfaction and relief that there is an end to the responsibility. It has been a very pleasant satisfaction to serve as your Grand Master. I am sure that it will be impossible for me to retire. I shall be pleased to continue to serve the Masonic Fraternity with such ability as I have. THE GRAND MASTER: M. W. Brother Woodruff, it was certainly unnecessary for you to reassure us that you are not retiring. We know you well enough to know that merely because you have completed your year in your exalted office, you are not retiring from

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responsibility or from Masonic service. I know that there is much work ahead for you to do, and the Grand Lodge of Missouri will certainly be calling upon you. (Applause) THE GRAND MASTER: Is there anything else' THE GRAND SECRETARY: That is all, Most Worshipful. THE GRAND MASTER: There having been no different prOVISIOn made, the next Annual Communication will be held in the city of St. Louis. STANDING COMMITTEES-1944-1945

Jurisprudence-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; Harry P. Hovey, C. Lew Gallant, Sam Wilcox, Ralph V. Wilson, Harold M. Jayne, Marvin E. Boisseau. Appe{lils and Grievances-Harry Gershenson, Chairman; Wm. H. Utz, .Tr., O. H. Swearingen, Paul E. Eckhardt, J. D. Hayward, A. B. Cleaveland, Eugene McGee. Wa.ys a;nd' Means-George C. Marquis, Chairman, one year; J. M. DeWitt, three years; E. E. Morris, one year; Harold H. Brummall, three years; Cecil A. Tolin, two years. Credentials-Walter Webb, Chairman; Robert H. Mann, Jacob F. Baber, W. E. Townsend, George A. McKean, Jacob Abaecherli, Thomas M. Pratt. Mileage a;nd Per Diem-Walter Shrodes, Chairman; Robert L. Dixon, David A. Leslie, Oren Simpson, W. Frank Houk, George W. Paddock. ChMtered Lodges-Robert Lee Barger, Chairman; Jewell E. Windle, G. B. Christy. Lodges U. D.-J. Renick Jones, Chairman; Charles W. Werdein, Albert Theis, Jr., Julius O. Christensen. Welfare-To W. Cotton, Chairman; J. W. Skelly, Herman Mauch, George W. Walker, Byrne E. Bigger. Report'S of D'. D. G. M. 's-Nat. D. Jackson, Chairman; Cornelius D. Struble, John H. Hicks, John H. Hoopes. Masonic Board of Relief-James W. Skelly, Chairman, 3 years; John W. Adams, 1 year; Edward H. Loffhagen, 1 year; Cyril A. Carpenter, 2 years; Alfred H. Goult, 1 year. Ritual-Anthony F. Ittner, Chairman, 4 years; C. A. Waddell, 5 years; Theodore C. Teel, one year; William J. Craig, 2 years; William D. Rogers, 3 years. Masonic Home (Visiting Committee)-Harris Johnston, Chairman; Edward P. Walsh, E. H. Barklage. Correspondenoe-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman. Nem-ology-G. W. Walker, Chairman; Julius R. Edwards. Auditing-Perkins' Auditing Company. Gra;nd Master's Address-W. F. Woodruff and all Past Grand Masters. Unfinished Business and Entertainment of Distinguished Guests-E. J. Walsh, Chairman. Tra'lfl,Sportation and Hotels-Wm. F. Miller, Chairman. SPECIAL COMMITTEES-1944-1945 Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; John Wohradsky, Jr., T. A. Hopkins. George Washington Masonic Nation4l Memorial Association.--Bert S. Lee, Chairman; George W. Walker, Anthony F. Ittner. Building Sup,ervisory Board-Cecil A. Tolin, Chairman, three years; Harold M. Jayne, three years; Nat D. Jackson, one year. Revision of By-Laws-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; Ray V. Denslow, DuVal Smith. F<Yrms and Ceremonies-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, DuVal Smith, Anthony F. Ittner.

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Social Service at Training Camps-Ray Bond, Chairman; Harry S. Truman, James W. Skelly, Carl G. Ross, Arthur Culkin, Harris C. Johnston. LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THIS JURISDIOTION Name and Looation Year of Service Arch A. Johnson, Landers Building, Springfield 1911-12 Tolman W. Cotton, Van Buren 1914-15 Bert S. Lee, 1224 Washington, Springfield 1922-2'3 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 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, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 1937-38 Henry C. Chiles, Lexington 1938-39 Karl M. Vetsburg, 1010 Pine, St. Louis ',' ....â&#x20AC;˘...... 1939-40 Harry S. Truman, 240 Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D. Coo 1940-41 Harris C. Johnston, Boonville 1941-42 Forrest C. Donnell; Jefferson City 1942-43 . W. F. Woodruff, 825 Lathrop Bldg., Kansas City 1943-44 BENEDIOTION

The Grand Chaplain, after invoking the divine blessing, pro,,: nounced the benediction. OLOSING

The M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri, rested from its labors and was closed in AMPLE FORM at 3 :30 p.m., this day, the 27th day of September, 1944, no further business appearing, to meet again at St. Louis, Missouri, the last Tuesday, viz., the 25th day of

sePtember'19~~

~ Grand Secretary.

DISTRIOT DEPUTY G. M.'S 1944-1945 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. H. P. Savage, Rockport 9. S. E. Meluney, St. Joseph 10. Andrew Wanner, Lock Springs

DISTRIOT LEOTURERS 1944-1945 Perry O. Sansberry, Wyaconda Bruce H. 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 Freelon K. Hadley, 3005 Penn St., St. Joseph Cecil T. Pilcher, Maysville

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11. Emsley C. James, Plattsburg 12. A. B. Cleaveland, Kingston 13. E. W. Tayler, Marceline 14. LutherE. 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. R. Emmet Parrish, Norborne 21.路 Earl W. Foley, Weston 22. Martin B. Dickinson, 2501 Fidelity Bldg., Kansas City 23. Camillus 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. Leon P. Embry, California 32. Ransom A. Breuer, Hermann 33a. Emil Rake, 938a Wilmingington, St. Louis 33b. Frederick H. Johnson, 936 Rutger St., St. Louis 34. Ernest W. Miller, Belton 35. Dudley O. Bradley, Butler 36. Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia 37. George W. Davies, Osceola 38. Oren Simpson, Richland 39. R. M. Rankin, Rolla 40. Stanley Morse,路 Barnhart, 41. L. B. Parrish, Bolivar 42. Lacy Stapp, South Greenfield 43. David V. Morris, Nevada 44. George F. Prater, Carthage 45. R. Jasper Smith, Springfield 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57.

John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove Wm. E. Harris, Hunter 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, Ozark Charles Werdein, Aurora Walter A. Phipps, Neosho Irvin J. Freiberger, 3825 Oak Ridge, St. Louis 58. George H. Catron, Eldon 59. Nat D. Jackson, 210 W. 楼aple Ave., Independence "

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Emerson O. Boggess, Liberty John R. Blackman, Chillicothe E. W. Ta.yler, Marceline 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 E. Jones, Brunswick Henry C. Noland, Parkville F. Ernest Carter, 5711 Locust St., Kansas City Camillus B. Waddell, Lexington John W. Adams, Marshall Samuel L. Jewett, Boonville Robert N. Hall, Columbia 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 Erwin A. Hamann, 4645 Delor St., St. Louis (16) Erwin A. Hamann, 4645 Delor St., St. Louis (16) Ernest W. Miller, Belton Dudley O. Bradley, Butler Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia Philip D. Train~r, Clinton ..-Oren Simpson, Richland W. Frank Houk, St. James Stanley Morse, Earnhart, Mo. L. B. Parrish, Bolivar Clyde H. Tinsley, Eldorado Springs David V. Morris, Nevada Leland Roy Hoffman, Joplin William J. Craig, 1027 S. Pickwick, Springfield John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove Wm. E. Harris, Hunter J. Clyde Akers, Farmington William 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 Harry F. Heron, 50 Summit, Webster Groves George H. Catron, Eldon Francis S. Turner, 8309 Highland Ave., Kansas City

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NUMERICAL LIST OF LODGES-1944 I-Missouri 2-Meridian 3-Beacon 4-Howard 5-United 6-Ark 7-0 'Sullivan S. 9-Geo. Washington IO-Agency 11-Pauldingville 12-Tyro 13-Rising Sun 14-Eolia 15-Western Star l6-Memphis l7-Clarksville IS-Palmyra 19-Paris Union 20-St. Louis 2l-Havana 22-Wellington 23-Florida 24-Wyaconda 25-Naphtali 26-Ava 27-Evergreen 2S-St. John '8 29-Windsor 30-Huntsvi11e 3I-Liberty 32-Humphreys 33-Ralls 34-:-Troy 35-Mercer 36-Cooper 37-Hemple 3S-Callao 39-DeWitt 40-Mt. Moriah 41-Bismarck 42: . 43-Jefferson 44-Fair Play 45-Bonhomme 46-Wentzville 47-Fayette 4S-Fulton 49-Holt

50-Xenia . 51-Livingston 52-Wakanda 53-Weston 54-Index 55-Arrow Rock 56-Tipton 57-Richmond 5S-Monticello 59-Centralia 60'-New Bloomfield 6I-Waverly 62-Vincil 63-Cambridge 64-Monroe 65-Pattonsburg 66'-Grant City 67-Rocheport 6S-Kennett 69-Sullivan 70-Armstrong 7l-Savannah 72-Gorin 73-Eureka 74-Warren 75-Silex 76-Independence 77-Lebanon 7S-St. Joseph 79-Polar Star SO-Bridgeton Sl-Central 82-Jackson 83-Laclede 84-Webster Groves 85-Miami 86-Brookfield 87-Washington 88-Defiance 89-Friendship 90-Russellville 9I-Madison 92-Perseverance 93-St. Mark'8 94-Vienna 95-Pomegranate 96-St. Andrews 97-Bethany .9S-Webster

99-Mt. Vernon 100-Ash Grove 10l-Bogard 102-Bloomington 103-West View 104-Heroine 105-Kirksville l06-Gallatin 107-Greenville lOS-Altamont 109-Stanberry 110-Marcus Ill-Trenton 112-Maitland 113-Plattsburg 114-Twilight 115-Laddonia 116-Barnes 117-Helena I1S-Kingston 119-DeSoto l20-Compass l2l-Erwin l22-Triplett l23-Hermann l24-Union Star 125-Gentryville l26-Seaman 127-Athens l2S-Lorraine l29-Monett l30-Hume l3l-Potosi l32-Farmington l33-Star of the West l3~Olean

l35-Braymer l36-Phoenix l37-Delphian l3S-Lincoln l39-0regon 140. l4l-Amsterdam 142-Pleasant Grove 143-Irondale 144-Modern l45-Latimer 146. l47-Cass

152 148-Purdy 149-Lexington 150-Birming 15I-Milton 152-Linn Creek 153-Bloomfield 154-Ionic 155-Spring Hill 156-Ashland 157-North Star I58-Mountain Grove 159-Green City 160-Pleasant I61-Clifton Hill 162-Whitesville 163-0ccidental I64-Joachim 165. 166-Portageville 167. 168-Colony 169-Camden Point 170-Benevolence 171-Hartford . 172-Censer 173-Gray Summit 174-Sturgeon 175. 176-Point Pleasant 177-Texas 178-Griswold 179-Pride of the West 180-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 197-Carthage 198-Allensville

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 199-New Hope 200-Sonora 20 I-Ravenwood 202-Westville 203-Brumley , 204-Rowley 205-Trilumina 206-Somerset 207-Clay 208-Salisbury 209-Poplar Bluff 210-Unionville 21l-Hickory Hill 212-Four Mile 213-Rolla 214-Forest City 215-Hornersville 216-Hale City 217-Barbee 218-Good Hope 219-Albert Pike 220-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- .•.......... 249-Carroll

250. 251-Hope 252. 253-Larcdo 254-ButIer 255-Alton 256-Sbekinah 257-Lodge of Light 258. 259-Lodge of Love 260-Mechanicsville 261. 262-Holden 263-Summit 264. 265-Corinthian 266-Social 267-Aurora 268-Lodge of Truth 269-Brotherhood 270-New Salem 271-Solomon 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-Stoekton 284-Canopy 285-Earl 286-Urich 287-Craft 288-Hermitage 289-Graham 290-Fairmont ·291-Edina 292-Lamar 293-Sarcoxie 294-Mound City 295-Moniteau 296-Sparta 297. 298-Sampson 299-Temple aOO-Doric

1944

GRAND LODGE OF NUSSOURI

301-White Hall 302-Lick Creek 303-0sage 304-Signal 305-Cecile Daylight 306-Ashlar 307-New London 308-Parrott 309. 310-Sikeston 31~-Kearncy

312-Cuba 313-Meramec 314-Pine 315-Jerusalem 316-Rural 317-0sborn 318-Eldorado 319-Paulville 320-Versailles 321-Jonathan 322-Hardin 323-Cornerstone 324-McDonald 325-Dockery 326-Linn 327-.Mt. Zion 328-Cainsville 329. 330-Paul Revere 331-Charity 332-ExcclIo 333-....•......• 334-Breckenridge 335-Joplin 336-Hallsville 337-Blue Springs 338-Herculaneum 339-Fideiity 340-Westport 341-Rockville 342-Circle 343" 344-Moberly 345-Fellowship 346-Arlington 347-America 348-Wadesburg 349-Pollock 350-Tyrian 351-Mosaic

352-Friend 353-Barnesville 354--Hebron 355-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' 371-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. 387-Woodside 388-Chula 389-Arcana 390-Marionville 39l-Raytown 392-Christian 393-Beehive 394. 395- .......•.... 396-Western Light 397-Gower 398-Jasper 399-Pike 400-Decatur 40I-Carterville

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402-Malta 403-Lowry City 404-Rosendale 405-Everton 406-Malden 407-Charleston 408-Montrose 409-Louisville 410-Iberia 411-Joppa 412-Appleton City 413-Valley 414-Greensburg 415-Hunnewell 416-Cache 417-Whitewater 418. 419-Star 420-Itaska 421-Urbana 422---Gate of the Temple 423-Galt 424-Samaritan 425-Green Ridge 426-Rothville 427-Glenwood 428. 429-N ew Madrid 430-Winona 431. 432-Competition 433-Mack's Creek 434-Wheeling 435-Rockbridge 436. 437. 438-Tempel'ance 439-Mt. Olive 440-TroweI 441-Excelsior 442-Burlington 443-Anchor 444-.A:.da 445-West Gate 446-Ivanhoe 447-Jacoby 448-Schell City 449. 450-Belton 451.

154 452. 453-Forsyth 454-Continenta I 455-Hinton 456-Wallace 457-Jonesburg 458-Melville 459-Hazelwood 460-Lambskin 46 I-Caruthersville 462-Santa Fe 463-Clifton 464-Concordia 465. 466-Southwest 467-Pleasant Hope 468-Red Oak 469-Plato 470-Nodaway 47I-Mineral 472-Pickering 473-Nineveh 474-Guilford 475-Golden 476-Mt. Hope 477-Henderson 478. 479-Rich Hill 480-Jewel 481-Marceline 482-Clintonville 483-Fairfax 484-Kirkwood 485-Coldwater 486-Cairo 487-Chilhowee 488-Lock Springs 4B9-Lakeville 490-Montevallo 491-Vandalia 492-Daggett 493. 494-Lewistown 495-Unity 496-Robert Burns 497-Equality 498. 499-Harmony 500-Jameson 501-Buckner 502-Philadelphia

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 503-Prairie Home 504-Platte City 505-Euclid 506-Lathrop 507-Clearmont 508-Saxton 509-Van Buren 510-New Hampton 511-Skidmore 5I2-Webb City 513-Senath 514-Granby 5I5-Galena 516-Milford 517. 5IB-Oriental 519-Crane 520-Clifton Heights 521-Lockwood 522-Gate City 523-Stinson 524-Spickardsville 525-Cunningham 526-Wayne 527-Higbee 52B-Conway 529-Apollo 530- ...••....... 53 I-Lane 's Prairie 532-Dexter 533-Comfort 534-Columbia' 535-Blackwell 536-Ingomar 537-Bethel 538-Stella 539-Dawn 540-Winigan 54I-Jacksonville 542-Ferguson 543-Mansfield 544-Algabil 545-Zalma 546-0rient 547-South Gate 548-Clinton 549-Carl Junction 55G-Rose Hill 551-Pendleton 552-Calhoun 553-Clarksburg

1944 554-Foster 555-Summersville 556-Prairie 557. 558-Moscow 559-Clarksdale 560-Nelson 561-Cowgill 562-•........... 563-York 564-Jamesport 565-Tebbetts 566-Maplewood 567-Miller 568-Naylor 569-Marlborough 570-Republic 571-Hayti 572-Rutledge 573-Bernie 574-La Monte 575-Easter 576-Olive Branch 577-Ewing 578-Forest Park 579-Grandin 5BO. 5BI--:-Illmo 582-Koshkonong 583-Novinger 584. 585-Shamrock 586-Criterion 587-Branson 58B-St. Francisville 589-Grovespring 590-Advance 591-Barnett 592-La Ru'ssell 593-Union 594-Blodgett 595-Cole Camp 596-Puxico 597-Bosworth 59B-Leadwood 599-Elvins 600-Cosby 601-Clayton 602-Acacia 603-Morehouse 604.

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605-Walker 606-Craig 607-Eminence 608-Strafford 609-Warrenton 610-Clark 611-Centertown 612-Mokane 613-Wellston 614-Mt. Washington 615-Chaffee 616. 617-Swope Park 618-Grandview 619. 620-Willard 621-Anderson 622-Norwood 623. 624-0wensville 625-Sheffield

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 638-Triangle 639-Mizpah 640-Jennings 641-Trinity 642-Benj. Franklin 643-Northeast 644-Grain Valley 645- ........•..•

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646-Shaveh 647-Noel 648-Elmer 649-University 650-Parma 651-Cleveland 652-Pilgrim 653-Shawnee 654-C0I!1monwealth 655-Gardenville 656-Country Club 657-Progress 658-Purity 659-Alpha 660-Holliday 661~Theodore

Roosevelt 662-Clarence 663-Rockhill 664-Aldrich

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LODGES-LOCATIONS- DISTRICTS A No.

602 444 366 355 590 10 219 664 544 198 659 108 255 347 141 443 377 356 621 193 529 412 389 633

Name of Lodge

Acacia Ada Adair Adelphi Advance ' Agency Albert Pike Aldrich Algabil Allensville Alpha Altamont Alton America Amsterdam Anchor Ancient Craft Ancient Landmark Anderson Angerona Apollo Appleton City Arcana Archie

Location of Lodge

County

District

Columbia Boone 26 Orrick Ray 23 Kirksville Adair •............. 2 Edgerton Platte · 21 Advance Stoddard 50 Agency .Buchanan 9 Kansas City '. .Jackson 22 .Aldrich Polk 41 St. Louis 33-B Allendale Worth 6 N. Kansas City Clay 22 Altamont Daviess 10 Alton ..•......... Oregon 53 St. Louis J • • • • • • • • • • 33-B Amsterdam Bates 35 University City 33-B King City Gentry ...........• 6 Harrisburg t • • • Boone 26 Anderson McDonald 56 Missouri City Clay 11 St. Louis 33-B Appleton City St. Clair 37 Harris Sullivan 3 Archie Cass 34

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PROCEEDINGS OF THB Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

Newark .Dixon Armstrong Arrow Rock Ash Grove Ashland Commerce Albany St. Louis Ava

County

Knox Pulaski Howard Saline Greene Boone Scott Gentry

District

6 346 70 55 100 156 306 127 267 26

Ark Arlington Armstrong Arrow Rock Ash Grove Ashland Ashlar Athens Aurora Ava

217 591 116 353 367 365 3 393 632 373 450 170 642 378 573 97 537 379 150 41 535 594 153 102 337 101 195 45 597 587 135 334 80 86 269 203

Barbei'! Sweet Springs Saline 24 Barnett Barnett Morgan 58 Barnes Cabool. Texas •............. 46 Barnesville .Ellington Reynolds 47 Barry Washburn Barry 55 Bayou .Bakersfield Ozark 53 St. Louis 33-A Beacon Beehive Lawson Ray 23 Belgrade Belgrade' Washington .40 Belle .Belle .••..........Maries 39 Belton Belton Cass 34 Benevolence Utica Livingston 12 Benjamin Franklin .. St. Louis 33-A Berlin Berlin ,Gentry 6 Bernie ' Bernie Stoddard 51 Bethany Bethany Harrison 5 BetheL : .Bethel. Shelby 14 Billings· Billings Christian 54 Birming Faucett , .. Buchanan 9 Bismarck Bismarck St. Francois .48 Blackwell Blackwell , ..St. Francois .40 Blodgett .Blodgett Scott ............. •50 Bloomfield Bloomfield Stoddard 50 Bloomington Bevier Macon 14 Blue Springs Blue Springs J ackson 59 Bogard Bogard ,Carroll 20 Bolivar Bolivar Polk 41 Bonhomme Ballwin St. Louis 57 Bosworth Bosworth Carroll 20 Branson Branson :raney 54 Braymer Braymer , . Caldwell 12 Breckenridge Breckenridge ,Caldwell 12 Bridgeton ,St. John's Station. St. Louis 57 Brookfield Brookfield Linn 13 Brotherhood St. Joseph Buchanan 9 Brumley Brumley ,Miller 38

Douglas

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2 39 25 24 45 26 50 6 33-A 46

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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

County

233 Bucklin 501 Buckner 442 Burlington 254 ,Butler

.Bucklin Buckner Burlington J ct Butler

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

St. Louis Cainsville lIarrison Cairo Randolph Henry Calhoun California Moniteau Macon Callao Slater Saline Camden Point Platte Aurora Lawrence . .' Cardwell Dunklin Carl Junction Jasper Norborne Carroll Carterville J asper Carthage , Jasper Caruthersville Pemiscot Harrisonville Cass Kansas City Jackson Macon Macon Centertown Cole Molino Audrain Centralia Boone .scott Chaffee Chamois Osage St. Joseph Buchanan Charleston Mississippi Chilhowee Johnson Oak Grove Jackson Chula Livingston Roscoe St. Clair Clarence .shelby Clark Randolph Clarksburg Moniteau Clarksdale De Kalb Clarksville Pike Excelsior Springs ..Clay Clayton St. Louis Clearmont Nodaway Cleveland Cass Thayer Oregon St. Louis , Clifton Hill Randolph Clinton Henry El Dorado Springs .Cedar

157 District

Linn 13 ..Jackson 59 Nodaway .....••••• 7 BateS ' 35

Cache Cainsville Cairo Calhoun California Callao Cambridge : Camden Point Canopy Cardwell Carl Junction Carroll Carterville Carthage Caruthersville Cass Cecile-Daylight Censer Centertown Central Centralia Chaffee Chamois Charity Charleston Chilhowee Christian Chula Circle Clarence Clark Clarksburg Clarksdale Clarksville Clay Clayton Clearmont. Cleveland Clifton Clifton Heights Clifton Hill Clinton Clintonville

33-A 5 18 37 31 14 24 21 55 51 44 20 .44 .44 ' 51 34 22 14 31 27 26 50 31 9 50 36 ; .59 '. . 12 37 14 18 31 10 16 11 57 7 34 53 33-A 18 37 42

158 No.

274 485 595 168 534 533 654 120 432 369 464 454 528 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

1944 District

Cold Spring Leeton : .J ohnaon 36 Cold Water ' Drexel Cass .•............. 34 Cole Camp Cole Camp Benton 36 Knox •............. 2 Colony •............ Colony Columbia Pacific Franklin 32 Barry 55 Comfort ••.......... Wheaton Commonwealth St. Louis ~ 33-A Parkville Platte 21 Compass Competition Competition Laclede 38 Composite Doniphan Ripley 52 Concordia Concordia Lafayette 23 Continental Stewartsville De Kalb 10 Conway Conway Laclede 38 Cooper Boonville Cooper 25 Corinthian Warrensburg J ohnson 36 Cornerstone St. Louis ...........••••••............ 33-B Cosby Cosby Andrew 9 St. Louis ............•.•.............. 33-B Cosmos Country Club Kansas City Jackson 22 Cowgill Cowgill Caldwell 12 Craft Canton Lewis 15 Craig Craig .•.......... Holt 8 Crane Crane Stone 54 Adrian .Bates 35 Crescent Hill Criterion Alba .•...........Jasper 44 Cuba Cuba Crawford 39 Cunningham Sumner Chariton 19 Cypress Laclede : Linn 13

D 492 539 400 88 137 119 39 532 325 300

Daggett McKittrick Dawn ..•........... Ludlow Decatur Pierce City Defiance Sheridan Delphian Birch Tree 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 Webster .45

285 630 384 575 291 318

Earl Coffey ••.... ~ Daviess 10 East Gate Kansas Oity Jackson 22 East Prairie .East Prairie Mississippi 50 Easter •............ .8t. Clair Franklin 32 Edina ..•........... Edina .•••••.•••. Knox 2 Eldorado Luray Clark .. . . . . • . . . . .. 1

1944 No.

648 599 607 14 497 121 278 505 73 27 405 577 332 441

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

County

159 District

Elmer '..Elmer Macon 14 Elvins Flat River St. Francois 48 Eminence Eminence .shannon .........• .47 Eolia .Eolia ..•......... Pike •............• 16 Equality Newburg .....•... Phelps 39 Erwin : ..St. Louis " 33-B Essex •......... "..•. Ess~ Stoddard 50 Euclid ,St. 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 Fairmont Fair Play Farmington Fayette Fellowship Fenton Ferguson Fidelity •..... ',' Florida Forest City Forest Park Forsyth Foster Four Mile Frankford Fraternal Friend Friendship Fulton

Fairfax Atchison 8 Wyaconda Clark 1 Fair Play Polk· 41 Farmington St. Francois 48 .Fayette Howard .•.......... 25 J oplin Jasper ••........... 44 Fenton .•.........St. Louis 57 Ferguson St. Louis 57 Farley Platte 21 Florida ..........•Monroe .......•.... 17 .Forest City Holt ...........••.. 8 St. Louis ..............•.............. 33-B Forsyth Taney 54 .Foster Bates .......•...... 35 Campbell Dunklin 51 Frankford Pike ••........•... 16 R.obertsville Franklin ........•.. 32 Ozark Christian . .' 54 Chillicothe Livingston 12 ,Fulton ~ Callaway ~ 27 G

515 106 423 655 359 522 422 125 9

Galena Galena Gallatin .•.......... Gallatin GaIt .Galt Gardenville Gardenville Garrett Arcola Gate City Kansas City Gate of the Temple Springfield Gentr~ille Gentryville George Washington .. St: Louis

Stone 54 Daviess ...........• 10 Grundy 4 St. Louis 57 Dade 42 Jackson .. ~ 22 Greene 45 Gentry . .. 6 33·B

160 No.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge

427 Glenwood 475 Golden 218 Good Hope 72 Gorin 397 Gower 289 Graham 644 Grain Valley 514 Granby 579 Grandin 276 Grand River 618 Grandview 272 Granite 66 Grant City 173 Gray Summit 159 Green City 425 Green Ridge 414 Greensburg 635 Greentop 107 Greenville 178 Griswold 589 Grovespring 474 Guilford

Location of Lodge

County

1944 District

Glenwood Schuyler 1 Barton .43 Golden City .st. Louis 33-A 1 Gorin •........... Scotland Gower ,Clinton 11 Graham Nodaway 7 Grain Valley Jackson 59 Granby Newton 56 Grandin Carter .47 ·. . Freeman Cass 34 Grandview Jackson 59 .sedalia Pettis 36 Grant City Worth 6 Gray Summit ,Franklin 32 Green City Sullivan 3 Green Ridge Pettis 36 Knox ..'............ 2 Greensburg Greentop Schuyler 1 Wayne 52 Greenville .Bellflower Montgomery 28 Wright .46 Grovespring Guilford Nodaway 7

H 216 336 224 188 322 499 171 21 571 459 354 117 37 477 338 123 288 187 104 211 527 364 455 362 279

Hale City ~ Hale Hallsville Hallsville Hamilton Hamilton Hannibal Hannibal Hardin .•...........Hardin Harmony St. Louis Hartford Hartford Havana McFall Hayti Hayti Hazelwood Seymour Hebron .Mexico Helena Rochester Hemple .Hemple Henderson Rogersville Herculaneum Herculaneum Hermann Hermann Hermitage Hermitage Hermon Liberal. Heroine Kansas City Hickory Hill Eugene Higbee Higbee Higginsville .Higginsville Hinton Hinton Hiram Kahoka Hogle's Creek Wheatland

Carroll Boone Caldwell Marion Ray Putnam Gentry ., Pemiscot Webster Audrain Andrew Clinton Webster ,Je1Ierson • Gasconade Hickory Barton Jackson Cole Randolph Lafayette Boone Clark Hickory

20 26 12 15 20 33-B 3 6 51 .45 27 9 11 .45 40 32 .41 43 22 31 18 23 26 1 41

1944 No.

262 660 49 251 239 215 4 130 32 415 30

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge

Holden Holliday Holt Hope Hopewell Hornersville Howard Hume Humphreys Hunnewell Huntsville

Location of Lodge

Holden .. , Holliday Holt Washington Lesterville Hornersville New Franklin Bume Humphreys Hunnewell Huntsville

County

161 District

J ohnson 36 ' Monroe ~ ...•. 17 Clay 11 Franklin 32 Reynolds ......••.. 47 Dunklin .......•... 51 Howard 25 , .Bates 35 Sullivan 3 Shelby 14 Randolph .........• 18

410 Iberia 581 Illmo 76 Independence 54 Index 536 Ingomar 381 Ionia 154 Ionic 143 Irondale 420 Itaska 446 Ivanhoe

Iberia lllmo ~ndependence

Garden City Willow Springs .Eldon Desloge Irondale St. Louis Kansas City

Miller ...........•. 38 Scott 50 Jackson .~ 59 Cass 34 Howell 53 Miller 58 St. Francois 48 Washington .40 " 33-A Jackson 22

J 82 541 447 500 564 398 43 640 315 480 164 321 457 335 411

Jackson J acksonviIIe Jacoby Jameson Jamesport Jasper Jefferson Jennings Jerusalem Jewel Joachim Jonathan Jonesburg Joplin Joppa

Linneus

Linn 13 ' Randolph 18 Darlington Gentry 6 Jameson Daviess 10 Jamesport. Daviess 10 Jasper '.' ......•J asper .44 Jefferson City Cole 31 Jennings St. Louis •.........'.57 ..Ierico Springs Cedar .42 Pleasant Hill Cass 34 Hillsboro Jefferson .40 Denver Worth 6 Jonesburg Montgomery 28 Joplin Jasper .44 Hartville , Wright .46 .J acksonviIIe

K 220 311 68 243

Kansas City Kearney Kennett Keystone

.Kansas City Kearney Kennett St. Louis

Jackson Clay Dunklin

22 11 51 ',; 33-A .

162 No.

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of J.odge

Location of Lodge

County

376 King Hill St. Joseph ••...... Buchanan 118 Kingston Kingston Caldwell Kirksville Adair 105 Kirksville 484 Kirkwood .•........ Kirkwood St. Louis' Knobnoster Johnson 245 Knobnoster 582 Koshkonong Koshkonong Oregon

District

9 12 2 57 36 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 12'8 409 403

La Belle ........•..•La Belle Laclede Lebanon Laddonia Laddonia Lakeville Bell City La.rrtar La.rrtar Lambskin St. Louis La Monte La Monte Lane's Prairie Vichy La Plata ' La Plata Laredo Laredo La Russell La Russell Lathrop Lathrop Latimer Licking Leadwood Leadwood Lebanon Steelville Lewistown Lewistown Lexington Lexington Liberty.; Liberty Lick Creek Perry Lincoln Fillmore Linn Linn ••..... '" Linn Creek Camdenton Livingston Glasgow Lockwood Lockwood Lock Springs Lock Springs Lodge of Light Eaglevilie Lodge of Love Lancaster Lodge of Truth Atlanta Lorraine .Ridgeway Louisville Louisville Lowry City Lowry City

Lewis •............. 15 Laclede 38 .Audrain ; 27 Stoddard 50 Barton 43 33-B Pettis 36 Maries 39 Macon 14 Grundy ;........ 4 J asper 44 Clinton 11 '. Texas ..•........... 39 St. Francois .48 Crawford 39 Lewis .•............ 15 Lafayette 23 Clay 11 Ralls •............. 15 ,Andrew 9 Osage 31 Camden 38 Howard 25 Dade 42 Daviess .......•.... 10 Harrison 5 Schuyler 1 Macon 14 Harrison 5 Lincoln ..•........'. 29 St. Clair 37

M 433 91 626 112 406 402 543 566

Mack's Creek Madison Magnolia Maitland Malden Malta Mansfield Maplewood

.Mack's Creek Madison St. Louis Maitland Malden Malta Bend Mansfield Maplewood

Camden Monroe

38 17 33-B Holt ..........•... 8 Dunklin 51 Saline 24 Wright .46 St. Louis 57

1944 No.

481 110 390

569 324

260 458 16 628 313 35 2

85 244

516 567 151 471 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 MaSSOURI Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

County

163 District

Marceline ..•....... .Marceline Linn 13 Marcus ...•.........Fredericktown Madison 48 Marionville : Marionville Lawrence 55 Marlborough (Jackson Co.) J ackson 59 Jackson 59 McDonald ..•....... Independence Mechanicsville Defiance ..•.......St. Charles 30 Melville •.•......... Dadeville Dade · 42 .Memphis •.......... .Memphis , Scotland 1 Mendon Mendon Chariton 19 Eureka St. Louis 57 Meramec Mercer Princeton Mercer 4 Meridian St. Louis 33-B Miami ...•......... .Miami Saline 24 Middle Fabius .Downing Schuyler 1 Milford Milford Barton 43 Miller Miller Lawrence 55 Milton •.............Milton Randolph 18 Mineral. ' Oronogo .Jasper 44 Missouri St. Louis 33-A Mizpah ~t. Louis 33-B Moberly Moberly Randolph 18 Modern .Humansville Polk 41 Mokane Mokane Callaway 27 Monett Monett Barry 55 Moniteau Jamestown Moniteau 31 17 Monroe Monroe City Monroe Montevallo Montevallo Vernon ,43 Montgomery Montgomery City .. Montgomery 28 Monticello Monticello Lewis 15 Montrose Montrose Henry 37 Morehouse Morehouse N ew Madrid 50 Morley Morley Scott 50 Mosaic .•........... Belleview Iron 48 Moscow Moscow Mills Lincoln 29 Mound City Mound City Holt . . . . . . . . . .. 8 Mount Washington Mt. Washington Jackson 59 Mountain Grove Mountain Grove Wright 46 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

568 Naylor 560

Nelson

St. Louis Naylor NeIson

Ripley Saline

33·A 52 24

164

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

No.

Name of Lodge

247 60 510 199 307 429 270 473 470 647 372 643 157 358 622 583

Neosho New Bloomfield New Hampton New Hope New London New Madrid New Salem Nineveh Nodaway Noel NonpareiL Northeast. North Star Northwest Norwood Novinger

Location of Lodge

County·

N eosho .New Bloomfield .New Hampton Elsberry New London oNew Madrid Winfield Olney Maryville Noel East Lynne Kansas City .Rockport Tarkio Norwood Novinger

District

Newton Callaway Harrison Lincoln Ralls New Madrid Lincoln Lincoln oNodaway McDonald Cass Jackson Atchison Atchison Wright Adair

•••••

56 27 5 29 15 51 29 29 7 56 34 22 8 8 46 2

o 163 134 576 139 546 518 303 317 7 624

OccidentaL Olean Olive Branch Oregon Orient OrientaL Osage Osborn O'Sullivan Owensville

St. Louis Olean St. Louis Oregon Kansas City Blackburn Nevada Osborn Walnut Grove Owensville

33-A 58 33-B 8 22 24 43 10 45 32

Miller

••

Holt Jackson Saline Vernon De Kalb Greene Gasconade

•••

P 241 18 i9 650 308 65 11 330 319 551 92 502 136 472 399 652

Palestine Palmyra Paris Union Parma Parrott Pattonsburg Pauldingville Paul Revere Paulville Pendleton Perseverance Philadelphia Phoenix Pickering Pike Pilgrinl

St. Charles Palmyra Paris Parma .Maysville Pattonsburg Wright City St. Louis ,Hurdland Doe Run Louisiana Philadelphia Bowling Green 'pickering Curryville ,St. Louis

St. Charles Marion Monroe New Madrid De Kalb Daviess Warren

•••••••

•••••••••••••••••••••••

••••

••

Adair St. Francois Pike Marion Pike Nodaway Pike

•

30 15 17 51 10 10 30 33-A 2 48 16 15 16 7 16 33-A

1944 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

165

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge

Location of 'Lodge

Pilot Knob Pine Plato Platte City Plattsburg : Pleasant Pleasant Grove Pleasant Hope Point Pleasant Polar Star Pollock Polo Pomegranate Poplar Bluff Portageville Portland Potosi. Prairie Prairie Home Pride of the West. Progress Purdy. ' Purity Putnam Puxico '.' Pyramid Pythagoras

County

District

Richville Douglas Bardley " .. Ripley Plato Texas Platte City Platte Plattsburg Clinton Morrisville Polk Otterville .cooper Pleasant Hope Polk Conran .New Madrid St. Louis ' Sullivan Pollock Polo Caldwell St. Louis Poplar Bluff Butler Portageville New Madrid Readsville Callaway Potosi. Washington Gilman City Harrison ,Prairie Home Cooper St. Louis , St. Louis , Purdy Barry St. Louis , Newtown Sullivan Puxico Stoddard 'st. Louis Cassville Barry

;

.46 52 46 21 11 41 25 41 51 33-B 3 12 33-A 52 51 27 40 5 25 33-B 33-B 55 33-A 3 50 33路A 55

Q 380 196

Queen City Quitman .. ;

Queen City Quitman

Schuyler N odaway

33 201 223 391' 468 570 479 385 57 361 13 496 67 435 663

Ralls Ravenwood Ray Raytown Red Oak Republic Rich Hill Richland Richmond Riddick Rising Sun Robert Burns Rocheport Rockbridge Rockhill

Center Ravenwood Camden , .Raytown '" .Red Oak Republic Rich Hill .Richland .Richmond Bu路ffaio Barry Gainesville Rocheport Rockbridge Kansas City

Ralls Nodaway Ray Jackson Lawrence Greene Bates Pulaski Ray Dallas Platte Ozark Boone Ozark Jackson

15 7 23 59 55 .45 35 38 23 41 21 53 26 53 22

166 No.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

341 Rockville •.......... Rockville 213 Rolla .Rolla 550 Rose Hill St. Louis 404 Rosendale .Rosendale 426 Rothville Rothville 204 Rowley Dearborn 316 Rural Kansas City 238 Rushville Rushville 90 Russellville .Russellville 572 Rutledge ,~utledge

County

1944 District

Bates Phelps

35 39 33·A Andrew 9 Chariton 19 Platte 21 Jackson 22 Buchanan 9 Cole 31 Scotland ..........• 1

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 Saline " St. Mary's Ste. Genevieve .48 Salisbury Salisbury •........Chariton ••......... 19 Samaritan Bonne Terre St. Francois 48 Sampson Lutie Ozark .. ~ 53 Santa Fe ' Santa Fe Monroe 17 Sarcoxie Sarcoxie J asper ..........•.. 44 Savannah Savannah Andrew 9 Saxton Saxton Buchanan '. . . . . .. 9 Schell City Schell City Vernon .43 Seaman Milan Sullivan 3 Sedalia Sedalia Pettis 36 Senath Senath Dunklin 51 Shamrock 'shamrock Callaway 27 Shaveh St. Louis 33-B Shawnee Warsaw : Benton 36 Sheffield Kansas City Jackson 22 Shekinah Festus Jefferson 40 Shelbina Shelbina Shelby 14 Sheldon Sheldon " Vernon .43 Signal .Mindenmines Barton 43 Sikeston Sikeston Scott 50 Silex Silex Lincoln 29 Skidmore Skidmore N odaway 7 SociaL Martinsburg Audrain 27 Solomon Springfield Greene .45 Somerset Powersville Putnam 3 Sonora Watson Atchison 8 South Gate .Kansas City Jackson 22 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

1944 No.

, 167

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of

Lod~e

Location of Lodge

County

District

230 St. James St. James .Phelps ............• 39" 28 St. John's Hannibal. " Marion 15 78 St. Joseph St. Joseph ".. Buchanan 9 St. Louis 33-A 20 St. Louis Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 49 93 " St. Mark's 109 Stanberry ,Stanberry Gentry 6 Taberville St. Clair 37 419 Star Ironton , . Iron 48 133 Star of the West 634 Steele ..•........... Steele Pemiscot 51 Stella Newton 56 538 Stella Stinson Lawrence 55 523 Stinson 283 Stockton Stockton Cedar 42 Strafford Greene 45 608 Strafford Sturgeon Boone 26 174 Sturgeon Sullivan Franklin . 32 69 Sullivan .. : 555 Summersville Summersville Texas .. . . . . . . .. . •• 46 Lee 's Summit: J ackson ..59 263 Summit 617 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 Kansas City Jackson 22 Temple Texas .46 Texas Houston Theodore Roosevelt .. University City St. Louis 33-A Tipton Tipton Moniteau 31 St. Louis 33-B Tower Grove Trenton Trenton Grundy 4 Triangle St. Louis 33-A Trilumina Marshall Saline 24 Trinity St. Louis ..........................• ".. 33-B Triplett Triplett Chariton 19 Marble Hill Bollinger .49 TroweL Troy Troy Lincoln 29 Tuscan St. Louis 33-B Twilight Columbia , .Boone 26 Tyrian Johnstown .Bates 35 Tyro ..............• Caledonia Washington 40 U

593 Union Union 124 Union Star Union Star Unionville . 210 Unionville ~ Springfield 5 United Richards 495 Unity 649 University University City 421 Urbana ............•Urbana 286 Urich Urich

Franklin De Kalb Putnam ,Greene Vernon . ~ St. Louis Dallas Henry

32 10 3 45 43 33-A .41 31

168

1944

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

v No.

Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

413 Valley .Bolckow 629 Valley Park Valley Park 509 Van Buren Van Buren 491 Vandalia Vandalia 320 Versailles ...••.•...•Versailles ...••••• 94 Vienna Vienna 62 Vincil Cameron

County A~drew

St. Louis Carter Audrain Morgan· Maries Clinton

District

,. . . . . . . .. 9 57 47 27 58 39 11

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 Wakanda Walker Wallace Warren Warrenton Washington Waverly Wayne Waynesville Weatherby Webb City Webster Webster Groves Wellington Wellston Wellsville Wentzville West Gate West View Western Light Western Star Weston Westport Westville Wheeling White Hall Whitewater Whitesville Willard Williamstown Windsor Winigan Winona Wm. D. Muir Woodside Wyaconda

Creighton Carrollton Walker Bunceton .Keytesville Warrenton Greenfield Waverly Piedmont Waynesville Weatherby Webb City Marshfield Webster Groves .'.. .De Kalb Wellston Wellsville Wentzville St. Louis Millersville Louisburg Winston Weston Kansas City Westville Wheeling .Barnard Whitewater Whitesville Willard Williamstown Windsor Winigan Winona Pilot Grove Thomasville La Grange

Cass Carroll Vernon Cooper Chariton Warren Dade Lafayette Wayne Pulaski De Kalb Jasper Webster· St. Louis Buchanan St. Louis Montgomery St. Charles Cape Girardeau Dallas Daviess Platte Jackson Chariton Livingston N odaway Cape Girardeau Andrew Greene Lewis Henry Sullivan Shannon Cooper Oregon Lewis

34 20 .43 25 19 30 .42 23 52 38 10 .44 .45 57 9 57 28 30 33-B 49 .41 10 21 22 19 12 7 49 9 45 15 37 3 .47 25 53 15

1944

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

169

x No.

Name

ofLod~e

Location of Lodge

50 . Xenia .............• Hopkins

County

District

N odaway .........• 7 y

563

york ..............•Kansas City

545 189

Zalma ~ Zeredatha

;Jackson

Bollinger Buchanan .'

Zalma .8t. Joseph

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT

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FmST DISTRICT-HAROLD M. JAYNE, D. D. G. M., Memphis, Mo.

NAME AND NUMBER OF LODGE

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Fairmount, 290..... 4... 3 2... 5 ••• 1 . Eldorado, 818. . . . . .. 8. " 2. .. ..• 4 . .• 1 .•.......• Hiram. 362. . . . . . . . . 2 2 1. . . 2 1 4 5 •. " . .. St. Francisville, 588. 4 3 3. .• .,. .... 2. .• . .. Memphis, 16........ 8 7 5 4 8 13 1 1 . Gorin, 72. . . . • . . . . . . 2 2 2. . . 1 1 2 2 1 . .. Rutledge, 572. . . . . . . 2 1 1. .. .,. .... ... 2 .. " . .. Middle Fabius, 244. . 1 2 2. . . 11 8 ............•... Lodge of Love, 259.. 21 31 31 11 31 .. 001 11 41 100, QueenCity,380 ..... 312121 ... \1\ 11 ... 14\ \ 1... Glenwood, 427. . . . .. ... 1 1 1. .• .•.. 1....., Greentop, 635. . . . . . . . . . 2. .. ... 2. . •. ... ... 1 ... . .•

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TOTAL ........1 361 251 251

81 181

331 101 211

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136.50 $ 1$ •.... 1$ 130.20 \ 1 226.80 165.90 842.30 ......•. 121.80 117.60 1 1 119.70 \ 262.50 . 1 77.70 1 117.60 .. .. ., \ 90.30

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SECOND DISTRICT-JAMES M. DeWITT, D. D. G. M., Kirksville, Mo.

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"6.30 616'3011....... II ..... II... , .... $ •••..... 1 ••.... \ 24.50

Kirksville, 105 ...... 288 I I Paulville. 319 ....... 19 2 16 2 144 ..... 70 134.40 134.40 • 8, •6 2 2 .......... Adair, 366 ......... _ 21 20 21 4 13 19 7 2 5 . .. . .. ... 739.20 739.20 Novinger, 583 ...... 2 2 2 ... 2 4 1 2 .......... ..... ~~ ....1.1.1:~~ ....1.1.1:~~ Ark, 6 ............. Colony, 168 ........ _::: ::: "i ::: ::: "'2 ::: ::: :::: :::/::: 21 39.90 39.90 Edina, 291 ......... 11 ... 1... 1... 1 21 11 11 . .,1 11 ... 1... 72 149.10 149.10 93 176.40 176.40 Greensburg, 414 .... 71 51 51 ..• 1 21 91 21 ... 1 11 ... 1••• TOTAL ........ 521 451 471 71 271 441 181 91 101 ... 1... 9581$ 1,965.601$ 1,965.60

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190.00 $ 19.00 $ 114.00 1.00 10.00 25.60 210.00 21.00 136.00 1.00 10.00 18.00

1.00 7.60 16.00 10.00 10.00 1.00 28.40 70.00 5.00 38.60 60.80 50.00 334.301$ 490.001$ 49.001$ 863.20

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THIRD DISTRICT-J. D. HAYWARD, D. D. G. M., Unionville, Mo.

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Hartford, 171. .•.•• 2 2 3 1 2 ••.. ... '" 1 1 .••. , 1 3 ... ' " Somerset, 206 ....... ' " ., . ... Unionville, 210 ...... 7 10 8 3 6 12 2 2 .... ... ' " . 1 2 1 ..• ... . HumphreyS, 32 ..... '" ., '" 3 1 4 .... Seaman, 126 •....... 6 2 3 1 7 '" 9 6 6 2 3 13 1 3 .... ... '" Green City, 169 ..... 6 2 3 1 ..• . Putnam, 190 ........ 10 8 6 3 6 1 .. , 3 .... ... ' " 1 8 6 6 .,. Pollock, 349 .•...... 2 1 ..• 8 3 2 3 .,. Arcana, 389 ........ '" 61 61 31 ... 1••• 1 11 ... 1 11 .... 1... 1... Winigan, 640 ....... TOTAL ........ 611 401 371 111 291 401 81 171 41 ... 1· .•

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63 $ 111.30 $ 111.2. $ ......• 1$ ••••• 10.80 $ 80.00 $ 43 90.30 90.30 ..•..••. •.•... 13.20 141 270.90 270.90 .••...•. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ••• '7'0'.00 39 77.70 77.70 ........ I ...... 61.80 166 344.20 344.20 •••••••• 1 •••••• \ 60.00 160.00 81 • 149.10 149.10 90.00 131 273.00 273.00 100.00 63 113.40 113.40 80.00 62 '106.00 106.00 30.00 63 130.20 180.20 60.00 821/$ I.665.101$ 1,665.10 $ ....... /$ ..... 1$ 429.80)$ 620.001$

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21.20 17.20 61.60 14.80 6.00 64.80 9.00 27.20 10.00 62.40 8.00 20.80 3.00 20.80 6.00 25.20 52.001$ 816.00 7.00

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FOURTH DISTRICT-CLYDE C. EVANS, D. D. G. !\t., Trenton, Mo.

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41 31 21 71 11 3/ 1 1· .. 1... 11 1 1 1 1 . Lin~oln.138........ 21 1... 1 31 1 21 I 1 . Whitesville. 162 1 21 1 11 11 11 1/ 1 1 .. Rosendale. 404 1•. ·1·· .1 1.•• 1 31 1 1 1".1." Valley.413 21 21 2/ 11 ... 1 1 1 21 1 / . Cosby. 600 1 1 1. . . 11· 1· . ·1 1 ·1 . Agency. 10......... 21 2111 11 ... 1 12 11 21 11 1 . Wellington. 22 3 3 3 ... 2 3 11 11 .... 1 1 .. St.Joseph.78 38136 311 1 16 31 21101 1/ 1 .. Binning. 150 '" 2 31... 2 7 2 2 11 1 .. 4:1351361 310 42 11 61 121 1 . Rushville. 238 13 31 \.3 7 1 11 11 11 Brotherhood.269 261171141 3 9 12 31 31 .... 1 1 . Charity. 331. . . . . . .. 521 47 1 391 41 7 51 51 221 81 1 . KingHill.376 21123 211 2 121 3 1 4 21 1 .. Saxton. 508 91 81 81· .. 1... 1 3 11 ... 1.... 1 1 . TOTAL ........1211118611701' 181 661 1851 201 591 261 ... 1 1

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TWENTY-SEOOND DISTRIOT-MARTIN B. DIOKINSON, D. D. G. M., Kansas Oity, Mo. Heroine. 104 Albert Pike, 219.... Kansas City, 220. Ten:tple, 299.. .. . CecIle-Daylight, 305. Rural, 316. . . . . . . . .. Westport, 340...... Ivanhoe, 446 ........ Gate City. 522. . . . .. Orient, 546......... South Gate, 547. . . .. York,563 Swope Park, 617 Sheffield, 625. .. East Gate, 630. .. . .. Northeast, 643 Country Club, 656 Rockhill, 663....... Alpha, 659......... TOTAL

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B"nie, 673.........

1 6 . 21 134 1081 8. • 531 26 10 211 2 3 2 3... 2 1 ... 1 16 16 16 5 2 3... 2 5 7 8 .. 11 7 11 3 5 6 8 1 5 5"'111 15 12 9 2... 101 1 2 9 9 5 •.. 1 1 ... '1'" 1 9 11 8 •.. \ 1 1,21 1 6 8 11... ... 111 1 8 12 10 1 3 3 ... .21 4 4 4. . . 3 3 1 1 10, 9 8 1 3. • •. ..• ..•

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331.801$ 243.60 165.90 199.50 180.60 220.501 231.00 94.501 203.70 163.801 291.901 144.90 184.801 123.80

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Mt. Zion, 327 ....... 7 6 21 31 11 51 ••. 1: •. Ingomar, 536 ....... 5 ... , 321 .... 1. . . 1... Mountain View, 637. 1 ... 1 ....... 1 11 ....... 1· .. Alton, 255 .......... 6 1 5 171 ...... 1 1 ... 1... 6 ... Woodside, 387 ...... 21 .... I... j ... I....... :... 8 3 Clifton, 463 ......... 91 11 61 2· .. 1 . . . Koshkonong, 582 .... 1\".. 11 .......... 1 . . . 11 ... \ 1 ... Sampson, 298 ....... 3 11. 1... 1 11 Bayou, 365 ......... 1 1.... \ ... 1.. • 2 4... 1 1 ... 1... Rockbridge, 435 ..... 3 l' 1 ... 21 4 ... 1 ....... 1... Robert Burns, 496 ... 4 11 11· .. TOTAL ........ 481 351 391 141 261 451 41 191 91 ... 1...

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938.70 281.40 527.10 121.80 298.20 126.00 149.10 279.30 749.70 285.60 113.40

6.4'1' 800.00 $ 80.0' 1' 70.00 7.00

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Secretary W.H.Pulliam . . A. L. Stevens Elmer C. Dinger .•.. Dale Hagerman . Ralph 1. Ladd . Richard Shacklett .. James A. Bailey . E. E. Hale . H. C. Burkland . . G. L. Lauer Nelson Hopper . W. Lee Young ,

Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .....•••.. 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st Friday ....•.................. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Fridays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•••..... 2nd and 4th Fridays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays , . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Mondays .. , ...•......

Charter Date Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 17,1870 Sept. 26, 1907 May 6,1852 Oct. 13, 1892 Sept. 28, 1905 May 26,1865 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 10, 1871 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 22, 1924

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105IKirksville Cecil P. Leigh 366IKirksville Harry E. Stroup 583INovinger Russell B. Mosley 6INewark •••••••......................, 168/Colony ..•••••••.. C. E. McReynolds , 291IEdina .••...•.•.. C. A. McAnulty 319IHurdland Lyle Erwin 414IGreensburg Leroy Kaser

Grover C. Chambers C. V. Music C. E. Smith ..•••... ................••. B. S: McReynolds Carl E. Stockham M. J. Crawford W. L. Francis

1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...........•. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 3rd Wednesday ..........•........ Thursday on or before full moon ... 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•.••••••••• 1st Tuesday ....................•. 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•....•.

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171IHartford 206IPowersville 210IUnionville ....•.. 32IHumphreys 126IMilan 1591Green City 190INewtown 349IPollock 389IHarris 5401Winigoan

John D. Smith Joe Wilson John N. Comstock Elza W. Lewis J. C. Dutton J. C. Hensley James A. George Basil D. Murphy Edgar A. Caine Isaac W. Pickens

. . H. L. Dickerson . . J. O. Pauley . . C. D. Pittman . D. H. Humphreys .. . Chas. E. Smith ..... . Walter E. Singley .. . J. W. Moore . . Otis Reinhard . . Cecil M. Clem . . Odgen L. Romine

1st Friday . 1st and 3rd Mondays . 2nd and 4th Mondays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ' 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st Thursday . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st Wednesday .......•........... 1st Wednesday , .

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30,1857 29,1861 30,1861 13, 1887 9,1857 16, 1884 28,1859 16. 1884 13, 1871 14. 1889

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May 9,1850 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 15.1890 Oct. 16, 1886 June 9,1853

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. . Bethany Lorraine . Lodge of Light . Cainsville . Ne,,: ~ampton . PraIrIe•.•.......

97IBethany 128IRidgeway 257IEagleville 328lCainsville 510jNew Hampton 5561 Gilman City

Ralph McGilL , O. G. Allbee , Ned McLain Gifford Crouse W. B. King , George S. Gusewelle..

, .. Chas. T. Bridges . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . J. A. Dale .. 1st and 3rd Mondays E. O. Martin . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•.......... . James T. Barratt . 1st and 3rd Thursdays George E. Scott . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays , . W. E. Richter . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .

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Lodge No.1 Location I Master Havana .....• , .•. 21IMcFall .......•.. John Childers . Stanberry .•..•... 109IStanberry J. E. Lunsford . Gentryville..•...• ' 125 IGentryville , Alexander Patton . Athens ....•..•... 127lAlbany .....•.... George M. Allen . Ancient Craft . 8771King City. ••• ••• Robert S. McCammon Berlin . 378IBerlin ..•.••..••. Elmer Snapp . Jacoby . 447IDarlin&1;on .....•. C. M. Redding . . 661Grant City John Ewing . W~~th ........ Grant City Defiance . 88ISheridan H. S. Bond . . Allensville . 198IAllendale .••..••. D. L. McCrary Jonathan ....•.... 321IDenver ....•.•••• C. M. Craven ..

Ge~try••••....

Secretary H. H. Manring . . S. A. Goodding Curtis Crawford , L. Frank Smith . T. H. McElroy ..•.. J. B. Owens. Jr . Marvin C. Miller ' Geo. Hunt .....•..• Roger McAlister .•.. Wade Dawson . Lawrence Ruckman

Time of Meeting 1st Friday ................•...... 1st and 3rd ThursdayS •...•....... 2nd and 4th Saturdays .........••. 2nd and 4th Thursdays •...••....• , 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Fridays ..•........... 1st and 3rd Fridays ..•••••..•••••. 1st and 3rd Mondays . 2nd and 4th Mondays .......•..... 2nd and 4th Thursdays .•......... ' 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....•...••...

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 SO. 1860 Oct. 12. 1869

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, Xenia ..•........ Quitman ...•.•... Ravenwood .....• , Graham ...•.•••.. WhiteHall .•.•.. , Burlington ••..... Nodaway •....... Pickering ..•.•••. Guilford .•••.•••• Clearmont .•••..• Skidmore.•...•..

50IHopkins .•.....•. 196IQuitman 201IRavenwood .•.... 289IGraham SOlIBarnard 4421 Burlington J ct... 470IMaryville ..•..... 4721 Pickering. 474IGuilford ...•..... 5071 Clearmont ..•.... 511 ISkidmore ......•.

E. A. Miller......... J. Dale Ashford George Houchens W. B. Gex ........••• Wm. Hartman •......

Glade Traster .•.... Fred Wright J. J. Smith Frank McNeaL ..•. Paul D. Stalling .. . . • . . . . • . . . . . . • .. Hugh Patterson F. R. Marcell ..•.... .......•....•....... C. G. McMillen C. C. Bledsoe .....••.. Alex H. Wilson W. B. Humphrey A. B. Stokes ..•...• Floyd R. Barrett John H. Jones.....

1st and Srd Thursdays .....•.•.•.. 1st and 3rd Saturdays .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...••••.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays .........•.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Fridays .....•..•..... , 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...••••.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ••.••••.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•.....•

June 2.1866 May 30,1861 Oct. 13. 1892 Oct. 18, 1900 Oct. 15. 1886 Oct. IS. 1881 Oct. 17. 1877 Oct. 11. 1873 Oct. 15. 1874 Oct. 17,1874 Oct. 12. 1888

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1 North

Star ..•.•.. Sonora ..•....... Northwest Fairfax HOlt ..••.•..•• 1 Maitland .....•... " •••••..... Oregon ..•....... " ••..•..... Forest City ............ 'Mound City Craig ..•.....•... "

157IRockport 200IWatson 358ITarkio ..•.....•.. 483IFairfax .....••... 112 IM.aitland ..•..... 13910regon 214IForestCity 2941Mound City 606ICraig

Hubert J. Spurlock Oscar Landen Fred J. Andrews Robert Thomson..... Fred D.. Patterson E. E. Richards. Jr J.RalphMeyer , John R. Wilson .....• J. B. Offenbacker

Virgil E. Walter... W. M. Cheesman Alvin E. Andersen. W. A. Groesbeck James E. Weller .. '.' Everett Planalp L.R.Fawkes T. J. Bridgmon W. A. Sharp. Jr

2nd' and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•.•..... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..........•.. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..•.•.••.. 1stand3rdThursdays ..•.••.•.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .

May 29,1856 Oct. 19, 1876 Oct. 17,1884 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 19, 1867 May 31,1856 May 30,1861 Oct. 14, 1868 Sept. 29, 1909

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7lISavannah W. A. Stearns....... 117IRochester ••.•.... Orville Wright 138IFillmore .....•.•. Charlea F. Hornecker. Walter Worthington. 162 IWhitesville 404IRosendale ..••.••. F. M. Gaemlich 413jBolckow Warner L. Wood 600ICosby ..•..•..... E. W. Bodenhausen 10IAgency .....•.... Charles G. Kline 22IDeKalb ....•..... H. P. Buthman 781St. Joseph John C. Drury 150IFaucett..•....... George Isaacs 1891St. Joseph .•..... D. W. Bowman ,. 238IRushville ..•..... Claude A. Jenkins 2691St. Joseph ...•••. Mervin Osborn 3311St. Joseph .....•. Everett H. Trunk 3761St. Joseph J. Ralph Pendleton 508ISaxton Albert Donaldson 0

W. W. Hall H. E. Shanks J. T. Wescott Fisher Potts " C. J. Watts .•...... Glenn Neely....... W. B. Durant John T. Marteny Hallie V. Redmon .. W. L. Mulvania ..•. Chas. S. Mays ....•. Louis J. Doerr S. G. Hiner B. T. Andrews ...•. Lewis O. Weigel. ... Jesse Moore .•....•. J. S. DeVall. .....•. o

1st and'3rd Mondays ..•........... 1st Monday and 4th Saturdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st Saturday and 3rd Wednesday .. 2nd and 4th ThursdayS .••...•.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays ..•......... 1st Saturday ............•........ 1st and Srd Tuesdays ..•.......... 4th Saturday ..•..•...•.•...•••.. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....•........ 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... 2nd and 4th Fridays . 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ••.......... 1st and 3rd Saturdays ..•.•....•..

Oct. 24, 1844 Dec. 21, 1925 Jan. 2,1866 May 28,1858 Oct. 22, 1896 Oct. 17, 1873 Sept. 30, 1908 June 1,1866 May 6,1852 Oct. 14, 1846 May 22,1858 May 28,1859 May 26,1866 Oct. 19, 1922 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13. 1870 Oct. 12, 1882

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TENTH DISTRICT-ANDREW WANNER, D. D. G. M., Lock Springs, Mo. County Lodge INo.1 Location I Master I Secretary DeKalb .•..••. Union Star .....•. 1241Union Star ....•. E. B. Griggs W. G. Ralph . Weatherby 235IWeatherby ..•.... Floyd Bromley C. R. McClure ..•... " Parrott •..•..••.. 808IMaysville .•...•.. Cecil T. Pilcher L. L. Hofstatter . Osborn ....•..•.., 31710sborn ....•..... Lewis E. Doak Herbert F. Martin .. Continental .••.•. 454IStewartsville ..•.. Freeman R. Schlup Clarence G. Waller. Clarksdale ..•.... ' 559 IClarksdale .....•. M. F. Popplewell Donald Barrow . Daviess ..•.... Western Star..... 15IWinston .•.••.••. Chas. B. Whitchurch. Alfred Dunlap . Pattonsburg ...•.. 65 IPattonsburg ..•.. Harley W. Lockhart .. Wade D. Moody . " Gallatin 106IGallatin Frank T. Nichols O. M. Venable . Altamont. l08IAltamont E. W. Prouty Elmer Kirkendall .. ' Earl. .•...•.•.... 285jCoffey ..•••.•••.. H. A. Cunningham W. Guy Welden .... Lock Spring .•.•. , 4881Lock Spring ••••• E. R. Minnick , John Bills ......•.. Jameson •..•..•.. 500IJameson .•.•.•••. H. O. Morrow Samuel Pugh . Jamesport...•... 564IJamesport J. Marvin Barnes Byron Maharg .

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Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..•...••.. 2nd and 4th Saturdays .•....•••.•. 1st and 2nd Mondays •••••.•••••.• 2nd and 4th Saturdays .•....••..•. 1st and 8rd Tuesdays ....••..•.... 1st and 8rd Thursdays ......••..•. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•...•.•..•. 1st and 8rd Tuesdays ..•..••.•.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .........•••. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•....... , 1st Wednesday ........••..••.•... 1st and 8rd Thursdays ..•.•......• 1st and 8rd Thursdays ......••..•. 1st and 3rd Mondays ......•.......

Charter Date Oct. 15. 1885 Oct. 11. 1888 Oct. 12. 1869 Oct. 12. 1869 Oct. 21.1908 Oct. 12, 1898 June 1,1886 May 29,1864 Oct. 16, 1879 Sept. 18, 1919 Oct. 16. 1868 Oct. 16,1874 Oct. 11. 1877 Oct. 9,1898

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.. Liberty .•...••.•. Holt .....•..•..•. Angerona ..•..... Clay •..••..••••.. Kearney •.•••..•• Temperance .•.... Clint~;;::::::: Hemple ...•...•.. Vinci!. •••••••... " Plattsburg ..••.•. Gower ..••.•.•••. Lathrop .••......

DISTR~CT-EMSLEYC.

311 Liberty. • . . . . • . .. 49IHolt 1931Missouri City ...• ' 2071Excelsior Springs. 311 IKearney 438ISmithville .....••. 37IHemple .••....•.. 62ICameron 113IPlattsburg 397IGower .....••...• 506ILathrop ..•..•...

JAMES" D. D. G. M., Plattsburg, Mo.

Frank A. Keckler. . .. John B. Burris Temple D. Shaw. . . .. Samuel H. Williams .. Edgar Ferrel. . . . . . .. Abijah N. Ecton James S. Freeman J. Charles Groom D. D. Lyon , C:D. Kelley OralM. Robison ,

Edgar Archer . A. B. Odor . Robert E. Hicklin .. Chas. D. Wysong . C. W. Hessel. . Alfred O. Lowman. Glenn H. Cook ..•.. Fred E. Luce ..•••.. R. W. Hayward . J. C. Cummings .••. James L. Taylor ....

2nd and 4th Mondays .•..••.•..••. 3rd Friday ..••..••••....•.••.•... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .....••.••••• 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 8rd Thursdays •••••••...•• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ......•••.•. 1st and 3rd Mondays •.•...•••..... 1st Thursday ........•..••.••.••• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Mondays .......•••.•..

Oct. May May May Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. May Oct. Oct.

9,1840 25,1853 28.1859 80,1861 12, 1869 16, 1872 18, 1900 19, 1868 9,1850 16, 1872 12, 1882

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Kingston ..•..•... Braymer ...•.•... Hamilton •..•..•. Polo ..•....•..... Breckenridge ..•.. Cowgill . Livi~~ton.•.. Friendship ..•..•. Spring Hill . Benevolence . Chula ...•••••..•. Wheeling ...•.••• Dawn .

118lKingston. .•. 135IBraymer 224IHamilton .••••••• 232IPolo ..•..••.•.••. 334IBreckenridge 561ICowgill ..•.•.•••. 89IChillicothe ..••••. 1551 Spring Hill 170/Utica••••........ 388IChula 434 1Wheeling •••••••. 539ILudlow

. .............•.•..•.......•........... , Lee Simkins D. Irving Farrar .•• Martin Abrahams Ira C. Wilson S. M. James R. B. Russell •...... Herbert Woolsey J. L. Walker Earl Crawford Sid F. Thomson Russell L. Hanson F. W. Cornue Wm. M. Black T. E. Stith Arthur young W. T. Stone Joe Thorne R. D. Adkins M. L. Aye ' R. A. Hendrix James Baxter Oscar Holden

•.•.•...•••.•...•....•••••.•..•. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ........•.... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ......•... 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Fridays .....••••••••• 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays .. 1st Saturday ...............•..... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........•.. ' 2nd and 4th Fridays .

Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 17, 1889 Oct. 10, 1869 Oct. 16, 1878 Oct. 30, 1870 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 12, 1847 June 2,1855 May 30,1857 Oct. 3,1871 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 17, 1889

.. Jackson ..•..•..• , Brookfield........ Cypress Bucklin .•....••.. Dockery ' Marceline ..•.....

82jLinneus .....••.• 86iBrookfield .....•.. 227jLaclede 233IBucklin 325IMeadville 481IMarceline .••...•.

E. S. McClanahan Clarence L. Grice Herold R. James John E. Kimber Emil Brendahl. Chester T. Hoover .. E. L. Nickerson J. H. Pettit E. J. Coates......... F. E. Deem .•..•... J. Jewel Cheesman E. W. Tayler

2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ...•......•.. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays ........•.•.

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Ma,~on •...•.•.

38ICa11a.o .••..•..••. 102IBevier •••.••••••. 172IMaeon ....•..•... 2371La Plata.••..••.. 268lAtlanta .••.••... , 332IExce110 ...•...•.. 648IElmer ..•.•••••.. 96IShelbyvilIe ..••••. 228IShelbina 415IHunnewell ..•.••. 637lBethel. • • • . • • • • .. 662 IClarence

G. C. Long Truman Kennedy Jonathan Corden D. W. McDavitt Morton S. Meisner .. " Clinton Dennis Clyde McCollum H. L. Long Fred R. White James M. Carr LeRoy D. Quinley. . .. George D. Burns

Bert B. Bledsoe.... C..F. Larsen Buryl B. Stock Lawrence D. Love .. C. G. Sagaser. . . . .. Ross King C.!. Murry E. Glenn Parsons .. Ellis Y. Hack Hugh Carr ••••.••.. Sam Ziegler. . . . • . •. Wm. B. Brewington

1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••........ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Fridays ..........•.... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•..•.•.. , 1st Monday . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ..••....•.. 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•....•. 2nd and 4th Fridays ..••....••.... 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st and 3rd Fridays ••..•......••.. 1st and 3rd Mondays ...•••....••• ' 1st and Srd Tuesdays .

o June 2,1866 May 10,1849 June 14, 1875 June 22, 1866 Oct. 15, 1868 Sept. 29, 1904 Sept.20, 1920 May 10,1848 May 29,1882 Oct. 13, 1871 Feb. 22, 1888 Oct. 22, 1924

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FIFTEENTH DISTRIOT-DAVID A. LESLIE, D. D. G. M., Williamstown, Mo. County Lodge Location No.1 Lewis •••...... Wyaconda •...... 241La Grange .••..•. Monticello ..••.•. 58lMonticello ....••• LaBelle .......... 222ILaBelle ..••...... Craft •••..••..... 287ICanton •••..•.••. ......... Williamstown .... 370lWilliamstown ..•. Lewistown .••..•. 494 1Lewistown ..•... Ewing .••....•... 577IEwing ....•..... , Marion ....... Palmyra.••..•... 181 Palmyra ..•.••... ........ St. John's ..•...•. 28\Hannibal ••.••... HannibaL .•..... 188IHannibaI •••••... Philadelphia ...•. 5021 Philadelphia ..... RaIls ..••..... Ralls .....•...... 33ICenter.......... Lick Creek •.... : . 302IPerry ..........• New London ..... 3071New London ..•. ~ "

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.. ......... ... ......... .... ........ .. ........ ..

Master W.R. Lake .......... Jacob H. Hetzler ..... L. A. Treft .......... Oscar J. Marks ...... Elbert L. Dorsey ..... Frank P. Glaves ..... , John R. Stokely ...... Robert H. Lemon .... James M. Mitchell .... George C. Blackburn. Roy E. Garnett ...... Mac E. Wright ....... Ray Maddux ......... Harold E. Caldwell ...

Secretary Leslie Edwards .... R. Lance West ..... D. S. Bagby ........ Jere Bradshaw ..... John S. Smith ....• Archie E. Graves ... Frank Bugh .•...•. R. L. Haydon ...... W. H. Blackshaw ... Harry C. Smith .... T. J. Bleigh ........ G. C. Layne ..•..... C. W. Deckerd ...... Geo. F. Watson .....

Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••......•. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ••..••.•••• , 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 1st and 3rd Mondays ......•.....•. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••........ 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .......... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••........ 2nd and 4th Thursdays ............ 1st and Srd Mondays ..••..•....••. 2nd and 4th Mondays ............. 1st Thursday ...•...•...•........ 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ....•...•. 2nd Tuesday ..••...••••.......... 1st and 3rd Fridays .............. ,

Charter Date Oct. 11, 1877 Oct. 12. 1887 Oct. 11, 1888 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1876 Sept. 7, 1906 Apr. 25, 1881 May 30,1861 May 30,1860 Oct. II, 1877 May 27,1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 12, 1869

Eolia............ 14IEolia••......••.. Clarksville....... 17IClarksville Perseverance..... 92ILouisiana Phoenix ....•.... 1361Bowling Green Frankford ..•...• 192IFrankford ..•..•. Pike 399ICurryville

Thomas J. Brown L. Garland Miller John H. Hilliard Chas. P. Robinson C. B. Caverley....... Floyd Hearn

Wharton Schooler .. Harry C. Carroll Wm. H. yager..... P. K. Meek........ R. J. Parham J. H. Sisson ..•....

Saturday on or before full moon... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ......•.•••. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...•........• 2nd and 4th Mondays 1st Thursday :

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J. W. Reed E. M. Adams ' R. K. Sturges. . . . . . .• T. R. Turner ' Combs Sterrett R. G. Crain. . . . . . . . ..

J. L. Gwyn . R. A. Wilmarth . C. A. Gentry ....•.. C. O. Farris .....•. P. H. Stuart .....•. T. E. Sparks .

2nd and 4th Fridays . 4th Wednesday .. 2nd and 4th Mondays .•..•...•.... 2nd Tuesday ...•................. Friday before 3rd Saturday ..••..• 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .

Mar. I, 1835 May 6,1852 June 2, 1866 Oct. 12, 1847 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 17,1923

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.•... Huntsville .•••... Milton . Clifton Hill . Moberly •••...... Cairo ..••....•... Higbee ..••...... , Jacksonville ..•... Clark .......•....

30IHuntsville ......• 151IMilton ..••...... , 1611Clifton HilL S44IMoberly ..•....•. 486ICairo ..•......... 527IHigbee •.......•. 541IJacksonville , 610IClark

Jacob V. Minor W. B. Burton E. A. Eubank J. W. Whitaker ..•... John H. Cox C. C. Dougherty Herman G. Kidd ....• W. E. Rice ,

M. D. Evans ...••.• Arthur Haak ..•..• J. W. Richeson . 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 Srd Wednesdays •••.....••. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ....•.•••• 1st and Srd Thursdays .•..••••••••

Oct. 8,1840 May 26, 1865 May 28,1869 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 14,1874 Oct. 15, 1885 Sept. 24. 1902 Sept. 28, 1910

NINETEENTH DISTRICT-ARTHUR G. LYNCH, D. D. G. M., Brunswick, Mo. Chariton

. Eureka.......... Warren.......... Triplett .•••..•... Westville , Salisbury Rothville Cunningham •••.. Mendon ....•••..•

73IBrunswick Forest L. Kendell.... Arthur G. Lynch 741 Keytesville ••.•.•..••...•..••..•..................•..•.. ' 122ITriplett .••..•... E. E. Klee W. P. Gaines 202IWestville Floyd E. Porter Homer L. Green 2081 Salisbury E. J. Kirby W. H. Ritzenthaler. 426IRothville Arthur H. Wilson Lee Clair 525ISumner•••..•..•. Ira Kaye ..•......... L. O. Allen ••...•... 628IMendon Samuel L. Leipard C. G. ShulL

1st and Srd Tuesdays ......•.•.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....••..•••.. 1st and Srd Thursdays •••••••••••• 3rd Saturday .. 2nd Tuesday .. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays •.•••••... 2nd and 4th Mondays ...........•.

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Carroll ....•... De Witt .•••.••... Wakanda ..•.•••• Bogard •••...•... Hale City .•••.... Carroll ..••••.•.. , Bosworth ...•...• Ray .. Hardin ..•....•..

391De Witt •.••••••• 52ICarrollton ..•••.• 101IBogard •..••••••• 216IHale .••..••.•• ,. 249INorborne .••••••. 597IBosworth 322lHardin ........••

George Hollister..... W. E. Wade John R. Chesman Earl L. Deardorff.... John I. Vale E. W. Wilhelm James Bryden. . . . . ..

Carl H. Boelsen .•.• Harry E. Schanz ••• R. B. Trussell •••.•• Dennis E. Parish ..• R. E. Parrish ••...• Henry Galbrecht S. L. Lockridge '

1st and 8rd ThursdaYB ..•••••••••. 2nd and 4th ThursdaYB .. 1st and 2nd Tuesdays ..•.•••...•.. 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•...•...... 2nd and 4th MondaYB •••.••••••.•• 2nd and 4th ThursdaYB .. 2nd Saturday ..............•.....

Oct. 17, 1878 Oct. 17, 1842 Oct. 14, 1866 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 19, 1867 Sept. 30. 1908 Oct. 12, 1869

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TWENTY-FmST DISTRIOT-EARL W. FOLEY, D. D. G. M., Weston, Mo. County I Lodge No.1 Location I 'Master I Secretary Platte•••••.••. Rising Sun ..••... 13IBarry....•...... Felix Winckler F. R. Williams . Earl W. Foley .. 53IWeston ..•...•.•. Walter R. Vaughn 120\Parkville ••••• o •• Allan Ireland G. B. Fewson .•..•• •, . • . . • • . .. Camden Point ..•• 1691Camden Point .... Chas. W. Chandler W. K. Bywaters . ..• .••••. Rowley .•.••..... 204IDearborn ••••.••. B. B. Thomas E. G. Pumphrey . •...•.••. Fidelity •.••.••••• 339IFarley .••••••.••. Henry Seltman Guy Kamphefner ..• •, .••.••••. Adelphi .•.••.•... 355IEdgerton .••..••• Edgar Gaines .•...... C. M. Newman •••• o • . . . . • • •. Platte City.••••.. 5041 Platte City ...••.. Louis Burnstein Herman Klein .

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Time of Meeting 1st Saturday ..•..••.•••....•...•. 1st and 8rd Thursdays ..••.•..•.•. 1st Monday ........•..•••..••.•.. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 2nd Wednesday ......•••..•...... 2nd Wednesday .....•.•.••...•... 1st and 3rd Saturdays .•••••..•••.. 2nd and 4th Mondays .

Charter Date May 8,1852 Oct. 11, 1842 May 10,1860 Oct. 18, 1867 Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 18, 1888 Oct. 13, 1881

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Cyril A. Milens Kenneth L. Shipley Robert I. Newton Robert S. Coons Bert F. Townsley Thomas R. Summitt .. Edward E. Williams .. Walter J. Bublitz Edward L. Sheley. . .. J. Max Daniel. Louis E. Decker Frank E. Morgan ...• Charles C. McBride Frank E. Kelly Charles D. Ingram Lloyd M. Harbes Earl B. Dressler Harry Sheskin Alfred V. Cruzan

J. S. Epstein Carl L. Soderstrom. J. W. Schlaegel. Alfred D. Ludlow Milo Doane. . . .. Frank L. Brittain .. W. F. Laeaff .••••.. J. O. Christensen F. H. Knight •...... Vernie G. Fisher ••• T. M. Pratt •.•..••. Irvin F. Stryeker J. E. Witt Leonard F. Owens .. Ernest W. Berry Geo. R. Hodge....•. Robt. E. Robertson. Joseph Weinsaft ••• Frank Cook

2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............••. 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............• 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..•••..... 1st and 3rd Mondays .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....•••...... 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 1st and 3rd Saturdays ..••..... '" 2nd and 4th FridayS . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....•.•..•..• 1st and 3rd ThursdayS .........••. 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th MondayS ............•

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May 10,1849 Oct. 17, 1896 May SO, 1861 Oct. 16, 1868 Oet. 17, 1923 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 11, 1894 Oct. 17,1901 Oct. 11, 1888 Sept. 22. 1920 Oct. 16. 1890 Oct. 17,1895 Sept. 11, 1911 Sept. 25, 1912 Oct. 21, 1911 Sept. 2. 191. Sept. 21. 1921 Oct. 28. 1926 Sept. 21. 1921

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61IWaverly .••...... 149ILexington ..••.•. 8641Higginsville 464IConcordia .•••••. 47610dessa ....••.••• 57IRichmond ..•••.•. 223ICamden 393ILawson •••..••••. 44410rrick •.....•.•..

Walter Hollis Arch M. Skelton James H. Gray Harry P. Oetting Wade N.Glahn ..•.... Myrl L. Tarr Fred Stonner J. W. Morrow L. R. Stockton

Walton H. Webb ••. W. R. Eckle .••..•.. A. W. Fuhr.••..•.. Everett Pape . C. D. Newhard ..••. R. B. Hughes .••••• F. P. Kirkland . T. E. Manso ...•.•• E. W. Miller ......•

2nd Thursday 3rd Tuesday 2nd and 4th Mondays. . . • . . . • . . . .. 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd and 4th Fridays ..••••.•...•.. 4th Monday. • .. .. . .. .. • . • .. . .. • •. 1st Thursday. . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • . . •• 1st and 3rd Fridays. . . . . . • • • • • • • .. 2nd Thursday. . • . . . • . .. . . . .. . . ...

June 2.1866 June 4.1865 Oct. 14. 1884 Oct. 17.1873 Oct. ]5,1874 Oct. 12, 1842 Sept. I, 1921 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 16, 1872

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Saline........ Arrow Rock...... Cambridge....... Mim;ni........... Trilumina Barbee Malta Oriental Nelson

55 IArrow Rock ...••. 631 Slater 85IMiami. 205IMarshalI. 2171Sweet Springs 4021Malta Bend 518IBlackburn 560INelson ..•... :

C. L. Lawless Buford M. Lanham J. M. Hanna Lamkin James Felix L. Scott H. Raymond Spencer. George T. John Newton Hollywood

R. L. Thompson T. R. Haynie, Jr Geo. W. Wilson George H. Fuller••. Paul Wylie , Elmer H. Wilson W. C. Borchers R. B. Finley ...••..

2nd Thursday..........•......... 1st Tuesday..................... 4th Tuesday 1st Thursday Last Friday..................... 1st Tuesday..................... 3rd Tuesday 2nd Tuesday•.•..•..•.......•....

Oct. 11,1842 June 2,1866 June 2,1866 Dec. 9,1867 Oct. 19,1867 Oct. 17,1901 Oct. 11,1883 Oct. 12,1893

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86IBoonvilIe .•.•.•.. 14210ttervilIe ..•••..• 277 IPilot Grove .•••.. 456IBuncetop ......•• 5081Prairie Home ..•. 41New Franklin 47IFayette ..•..••••. 61 IGlasgow ...•••••. 70 I Armstrong ,

Gerald W. Wise F. R. Wagenknecht .. , Karl Bergman Clifford E. Mullett James E. Poindexter., H. L. Bradshaw Tinny R. Teters Cecil M. Campbell

C. L. Hurt ••••••••. J. H. Gunn ....•... P. E. Hays W. N. Harness F. L. Schilb ...•••.. Emil O. Bethke Sam P. Ayres, Jr R. W. Raines .•.•••

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Oct. 9,1841 May 31,1855 Feb. 6,1878 Oct. 16,1872 Oct. 13,1882 May 6,1862 Oct. 12, 1842 Oct. 12,1876 May 26, 1864

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT-JULIUS R. EDWARDS, D. D. G. M., Centralia, Mo. County Lodge No. I LocJ1tion Boone ••••.•.. Centralia .....••. 59ICentralia . Rocheport ..•..•. 67IRocheport . " Twilight ......•.. 114 IColumbia ..•..... Ashland ..•..••.. 156 i Ashland ......•.. Sturgeon .....•.. 174ISturgeon ...•.... Hallsville . 336 IHallsville ..•..... Ancient Landm'k. 356 IHarrisburg ..•... Hinton ....•••••. 455IHinton ..•....... Acacia ........•.. 602IColumbia .

Master I Secretary Wilmer B. Haney ..•. Jas. C. Hunt . Geo. C. Harper. . . . . .. Geo. Flaugher..••• , Frank Alexander ..... Robert N. Hall ..... Morris Crane. . . . . . .. Gordon K. Crump .. Sims B. Barrett A. E. Boethe ..•.... Grover S. Owen L. S. Neese .. R. V. Wood T. Ray Long . J. G. Kelly Tilford Goslin . John E. Davenport. .. E. Roy Boothe. , .

Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays ......•..•.. Thursday on or before full moon ... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........••.. , 1st and 3rd Fridays .......•....•.. 1st Friday ......••...•.••...•.... 1st Friday ...........•..•....•... 1st and 3rd Saturdays ....••••.... 1st and 3rd Saturdays •......••.•.. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..••••..••••.

Charter Date Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 20, 1843 Oct. 19, 1867 May 28, 1859 May 30,1856 Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 27. 1873 Sept. 6. 1904 Sept.29, 1909

TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT-RICHARD N. BLOOM, D. D. G. M., Fulton, Mo.

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Audrain ..•••• CentraL •...••... Laddonia .....•.. Social ..••.••••••' Hebron ..•....... " Vandalia ......... Callaway ...••. Fulton ........... New Bloomfield .. , " Portland ..••..... " Tebbetts .•...••.. " Shamrock .•..•... " Mokane .....•.... "

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81iMolino .......... 115ILaddonia•.. , .. , . 2661 Martinsburg ..... 354IMexico ..•..•..•. 491IVandalia ........ 48IFulton ........... 60lNew Bloomfield .. , 242lReadsville ........ 5651 Tebbetts ......... 585IShamrock ..•.•... 612IMokane ......•...

C. B. Slonaker ....... John H. Doyle ....... C. K. Seymour ....... Samuel D. Groff ...... C. Russell Zorn ....... Henry M. Bankhead .. C. B. Fleming ........ A. M. Holzhauser ..... Henry Hazlett ....... John Wells .... , ..... H. Fay Tennyson .... '

C. W. Ellis ........• H. Christopher ..... F. W. Riutcel. ..... B. C. Denton ....... Malcolm L. Motley. , Charles R. Powell .. C. M. Holt ......... J. C. Garrett ..•.... Ralph Huffmaster .. W. S. Armstrong ..• Clifford D. Winter ..

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Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 28, 1882 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1876 Oct. 17,1841 May 25,1854 May 26,1865 Oct. 22, 1902 Sept. 27, 1906 Sept. 11, 1911

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TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT-PAUL A. THOMAS, D. D. G. M., MOI!.tgomery City, Mo.

Montgomery .. Griswold. . . . . • . .. " Wellsville ......•. Montgomery .•..• Jonesburg. . . . . .. Daggett

178IBellflower....••. O. G. Cornelius 'I 194IWellsville .....•.. J. B. Green 2461Montgomery City Samuel S. Nowlin 4571J onesburg. . . . . •. Carl A. Harding. . . .. 492IMcKittrick ,10. E. Lichte

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3rd Monday ..............•.•... G. R. Barton 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ...••......•. D. E. White , 2nd and 4th Mondays ....•........ Luther Watkins 3rd Monday Evening. . • •• . . . . . • . . W. F. Huenefeld.. 1st and 3rd Saturdays............

Sept. 22, 1920 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 12,1876

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Silex............ New Hope ..••••• New Salem Louisville ..•..•.. Nineveh Moscow ......•••.

34ITroy .......•...• 75ISilex ...•..•..... 1991 Elsberry ..•..•.•. 270IWinfield 409ILouisville 473 IOlney .....•..••. 558 IMoscow Mills. . ..

Orner H. Turnbull John H. Walter Cecil W. Powell A. L. Ricks ........•• Gus Bufford , Harold K. Hudson Otto Karrenbrock. . ..

Andy J. Blair Orva Z. LovelL.... H. K. Cunningham. H. H. Arnhold John L. Kleisner W. C. Pennington .. Fred L. Dreyzehner,

2nq and 4th Mondays Friday on or before full moon..... 2nd Thursday .....••.•..•.•••..•. 1st and 3rd Saturdays Srd Thursday 1st Saturday 2nd and 4th Saturdays. . • . . . . . . . ••

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7,1841 21,1899 31,1860 15,1868 17, 1901 15,1874 13, 1892

THIRTIETH DISTRICT-EDWIN H. BARKLAGE, D. D. G. M., St. Charles, Mo. St. charles····1 .. • ••. .. • .•. Warren .. • ••••••

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Wentzville ...•.. 46lWentzvme ..•• Palestine••....•. ' 2411St. Charles .....•. Mechanicsville 260IDefiance .•••••••• Pauldingville 11 IWright City Warrenton 609IWarrenton .....•.

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Jefferson........ Russellville....... Hickory Hill Centertown •••..• Tipton........... California..•.•••. Moniteau .••...•. Clarksburg ..•..•• Chamois Linn............

431Jefferson City ..•. 901 Russellville 211IEugene 611ICentertown ....•. 56jTipton 183ICalifornia ..••.•. 295IJamestown .•...• , 5531 Clarksburg , 185IChamois 326ILinn

Virgil B. Saville , Herbert Scott Bremer Thompson , Fred Garnett John T. Ricketts E. G. Hull ..........• John Zahler ;. ..•...•..........••• John L. Findlay August Lindhart ..•..

R. L.Gwinn W. B. Thompson J.E.Dooley V. J. Witthaus ..•.. Jay A. Conn A. E. Wilson G. G. Pennington ••....•......•..... E. H. Schowengerdt Clyde Morton ..••••

1st and 8rd Mondays 2nd Friday 2ndThursday 1st Tuesday....•.•.....•...•••••. 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd and 4th Fridays ...•.•......•. 1st Saturday 1st and ~rd Mondays. . • . • . . . . . . •• 4th Friday 1st and 3rd Saturdays ......•••••• ,

Nov. 15, 1841 Oct. 11,1888 Oct. 19,1867 June 18,1910 June 2,1866 Oct. 19,1898 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 15, 1891 May 28.1857 Oct. 19.1892

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THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT-RANSOM A. BREUER, D. D. G. M., Hermann, Mo. Lodge No.1 Location I Master I Secretary County Franklin ..•... Evergreen ..•.... 271New Haven L. Edwin Huvendick. A. C. Goodrich . Sullivan .....•..•' 69ISullivan ......•.. Alvin C. Cuneio N. W. Cole . Gray Summit .... , 173lGray Summit Otto W. Schulz Aug. J. Holthaus . Hope .........•.. 2511 Washington Julius H. Thias...... Walter A. Pfautsch. Fraternal ...•.... 363:Robertsville John H. A. Buck Louis H. Bruns . , Norman Stettes E. A. Roemer . Columbia . 53.4jPacific Clair ...•..... Vivian Peterson..... R. C. Murphy . 5751St. Easter ......•.•.. Ralph E. Sudholt L. J. C. Meyer .. Union .....•••.•. 593IUnion Gasconade':::.• Hermann , W. D. Stoenner . . 123IHermann ......•. Eustace L. Walker Edmund Knehans J. H. Hansen . Owensville . 62410wensville "

St. Louis City .. " .. •. •. .. •. •. .. •. .. •. .. .. .. •. •. •• •. •. St. Louis Co St. Louis City.. " " •• St. Louis Co

Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays , ' 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st Saturday ............•.......• 2nd and 4th Thursdays , 2nd Tuesday ...........•........• 2nd and 4th Fridays ......••....•. 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .

THmTY-THmD DISTRICT (A)-EMIL RAKE, D. D. G. M., St. Louis, Mo. Missouri......... liSt. Louis ..••... "1 Archie M. Anderson .. John Wohradsky, Jr. 1st and 3rd Thursdays

Meridian......... Beacon.......... St. Louis......... Naphtali......... Mt. Moriah....... Pomegranate..... OccidentaL ..•.•. Pyramid ..••••... Good Hope ..•.... Keystone ..•..•... Aurora ....•...•. Paul Revere Tuscan... . • . . • .. Cache Itaska Euclid ....•...... Rose Hill ......•. , Ben Franklin ..•. , University....... Pilgrim.......... Commonwealth Purity Theo. Roosevelt .. ,

21St. Louis ...•..... Harry E. Stock , Fred W. Fenor 31St. Louis •••.•..• ,1 Otto C. Schmidt '1' Harvey E. Waldt 201St. Louis Edw. J. Morganstern. H. A. Steiner ....•. 251St. Louis ..••.•••• Burton L. Todd Paul E. Eckardt .•.. 401St. Louis ...•.... ,1 Fred C. Heuermann .. Walter A. Webb 951St. Louis I Frederick W. Eck R. C. Wink;elmaier .. 1631St. Louis ..••..•• Stanley Bacon....... C. L. Alexander .... 1801St. Louis Harold C. Woodley Ralph S. Lorimier .. 2181St. Louis ..••.••.. Clarence E. Schmidt .. Robt. L. Dixon 2431St. Louis , Earl G. Meek Geo. J. Tischler , 2671St. Louis , Edward W. Wedig Chas. V. Ehrmann. 3301St. Louis .•...... Nicholaus Adams E. F. Brueggemann, 360 I St. Louis. . . • • . .. Frederick A. J udell. " Wm. C. Hilmer ..•. , 416iSt. Louis ....•..•. Albert L. Gleiber Gustav Heinichen .. 4201St. Louis Louis H. Huetteman .. G. E. Black 505iSt. Louis , Frederick H. Volz Merle E. Campbell. 5501St. Louis .......• Philip M. Craig '" E. H. Pleitsch 642:St. Louis .....••• Harold M. Goodman .. J. G. Schreiner 649IUniversity City ..• Ben Silber " James W. King ' 6521 St. Louis. . • • • • • .. Herbert L. Dixon , Theo. C. Teel. . . . .• 6541St. Louis ..•••...• ~orman R. D. Jones .. Duval O'Neal .••••• 6581St. Louis E elvin Eael Evans John Heines ..•..•• 661 IUniversity City... Imer C. . Mueller .. R. W. Macdonald J

. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..••....... , 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays ..•.....•... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........•.... 2nd and 4th Fridays ..•......•.... 1st and 3rd SaturdayS . 1st and 3rd WednesdayS ....•...... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .........•... 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st and 8rd TuesdayS ..•........•. 2nd and 4th SaturdayS ..•...•..... 1st and 3rd Mondays .. 1st and 3rd Mondays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .••••.....•.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Mondays , " 1st and 3rd Wednesdays , 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•..•....... 1st and 8rd Mondays . 2nd and 4th Mondays .

Charter Date May 26,1864 June 25, 1866 Sept. 23, 1903 Oct. 16, 1867 Oct. 12, 1870 Oct. 13, 1887 Sept. 28, 1905 Sept. 7, 1907 May 10,1850 Sept. 25, 1912

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Cass •••••••••. Index............ Cass ........•.... Grand River Wadesburg Nonpareil. ....•. ' Belton ..•.....•.. Jewel. Coldwater Archie ........••. Cleveland

54jGarden City ..••. 147IHarrisonville ..•. 276IFreeman ..•.••.. 348/Creighton .••...• 3721 East Lynne , 450IBelton 4801 Pleasant Hill ..•.. 485 IDrexel. 6SSlArchie ••••••.•••. 661ICleveland

Robt. C. Brinkman. Val Krapp A. Blankenmeister. Norman H. Behrend Sam Broadbent W. R. Schmitt..... G. H. Holdsworth A. W. Reiter E. B. Partenheimer. Ben C. Burroughs .. Wm. E. Punt .•.... J. E. Winterton, Jr. George Ruths •....• F. Wm. Kolkhorst .. Fred L. Oatman ••.. Wm. C. Rese James H. Leathers. A. H. Liebmann ..•. Henry G. Diller.... Walter H. Voss E. H. Bockhorst Thos. O'Rourke Fred J. Mahner

2nd and 4th Tuesdays .•........... 1st and 3rd Fridays ..•......•..•.. 2nd and 4th Fridays .........•.... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..•.... : .. 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•..•..•..... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..•....•.. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .......••.... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 1st and 3rd Mondays .....•........ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..••...... 2nd and 4th Fridays ..••..•....•.. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•... ; ...•.. 2nd and 4th Mondays .......•..... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays ..•.....•... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .......•..... 2nd and 4th ThursdayS .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays ' ..•

May 10.1849 Oct. 14, 1846 May 9,1861 May 28,1868 Oct. 16. 1868 Oct. 12, 1869 Sept.17,1919 Oct. 16. 1872 Oct. 11, 1888 Oct. 16. 1872 Sept. 19. 19L7 Oct. 10. 1894 Sept. 18, 1918 Sept. 19, 1917 Sept. 26, 1906 Sept.26, 1906 Oct. 16,1918 Oct. 2.1918 Sept. 29, 1916 Sept. 29, 1916 Sept. 21, 1916 Sept.22. 1920 Oct. 6, 1921

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G. C. Kimberlin Fred Hellwig Noma C. Morgan C. W. Eggers Hial H. Miller. . . . . .. L. V. Bumgardner M. Avery Casey C. O. Walker Martin Hackler Myrl Millsap

A. L. Burch P. F. Krueger •..... E. F. Draper H. L. Brown,Acting 1. A. Stone , J. W. Kennemer , Geo. W. Smith H. F. Elliott E. A. Cullison Geo. E. Myers .....•

1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....•.•...... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•......... 3rd Saturday ...........•........ Friday on or before full moon ••..• Saturday on or before full moon . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .......•..... 2nd Friday . 1st and 3rd Mondays .. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .••.••..•. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .

Oct. 16, 1884 Oct. 17. 1867 Oct. 15.1868 Oct. ]4, ]880 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 6,1872 Dec. 20, 1887 Oct. 3.1881 Oct. 1.1914 Sept. 20, 1920

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-DUDLEY O. BRADLEY, D. D. G. M., Butler, Mo. County Lodge INo.1 Location Bates .••.•••.. Hume o 130IHume Amsterdam ..•••• 141IAmsterdam Butler 254IButler Rockville 341IRockville Tyrian .......•... 360IJohnstown •.•..•. Crescent Hill 368IAdrian Rich Hill 4791Rich Hill Foster ....•...••. 554IFoster ......•....

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Master R. Phalen E. J. Evens W. H. Wadley S. W. Schroff W. P. Hoaner Glen C. Blow D. E. Basore Charles Phalen

Secretary C. F. Porter .....•. Ed. Smiser . , H. C. Nicolay . 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 3rd Fridays ...••...••..... 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. 13, 1873 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 16, 1891

Cole Camp ..•.••. .••••.. Shawnee .•....... Johnson Knobnoster .. Holden Corinthian Cold Spring, <.. • •• ' .• 1 Chilhowee .....•.. Pettis .••.••... Sedalia ....•...•. .. • ..••.... Granite ..•.••..•• .....•.•. Green Ridge •••..•

595 ICole Camp ..•••.. 653IWarsaw •••.••.•. 245IKnobn08ter 262IHolden 265IWarrensburg 274ILeeton 487\Chilhowee •..••.• 236ISedalia ..•..•..•. 2721 Sedalia ••.•.••••• 4251Green Ridge ...••

J. H. Alms .•••...... , E. H. Intelmann ••• 1st and Srd MondayS ....•••..•.•. , Oct. 28, 1926 Emmett Cunningham, Frank House Edward Andruss Charles H. Malone , Homer Roberson H. J. Coo Lawrence Barnett Rollin M. McNeiL K. C. Davis ..•..•....

James A. Logan ..• o C. L. Saults J. A. Zion ,. H. M. Cash Floyd Fewel. , L. W. young...... W. J. Kennedy ..... J. R. Smetana •••••. G. D. Rayburn o

2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•....••••.. 2nd and 4th ThursdayS .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and Srd Mondays . 3rd Thursday., •. , . 1st and Srd Fridays .•......•..••.. 1st Friday ••.••.•.........••..••. 3rd Friday••••.••.••.......••••.. 1st and 3rd ThursdayS .

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Urich ..•.••....•. Montr06e •••••••• Clinton .••••••... Calhoun •••••••.. St. Clair . Circle •..•...•..... Lowry City .•••... Appleton City .... Star ..•..•••••...

29IWindsor •..••••.. Elbert Marti. 286IUricb .•••••••••. Fred H. Hillebrand 408IMontrose •••••••• Arthur E. Irvin 548IClinton ..•••••••. Dewey C. Wears 552ICalhoun ••.•.•..• C. P. Short 273 [Osceola ...•.•.... Everett D. Brown .••. 342/Roscoe..••••..•. James W. Porter ..... 4031Lowl'7 City •••••• J. R. Naylor ....•.... 412lAppleton City .... Charles W. Lampkin., 419ITaberviIle .•..•..·Charles F. Vogt ..•...

O. F. Weiss R. E. McDonald G. S. Elliston ..•.... Rogger N. Ware ..• , M. R. Munday..... G. W. Davies ......• C. A. Weinlig ....•. E.'D. Hoover .....•. D. D. Scroggs ..•... J. H. Aldridge •••••

1st and Srd Tuesdays ..••••.•••.•. 1st and 3rd Fridays .•••..••••••.•. 1st and 3rd Mondays .. 2nd and 4th Fridays ......•.••••.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays •.••.••..••. 3rd Tuesday .•......•••.......... Wednesday on or before full moon. 1st Friday ...•.••..••..•..•...••• 3rd Monday ..••••..••.••••••.•.•. 4th Saturday ..••.•..•..•....•....

June 2,1866 Oct. 19, 1889 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 15, 1890 Oct. 15, 1891 Oct. 15, 1869 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13, 1873 Oct. 18, 1871 Oct. 16, 1872

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152ICamdenton 4331Mack's Creek ...• ' 83ILebanon ..•..••.. 432ICompetition •••.• 528IConway 375IWaynesville 385lRichland 203IBrumley .••...••• 4l0IIberia

Claude Osborn ..•.... Oscar F. Kelso TwYman Edwards Homer O. Jones Edward L. Miller Leslie A. Smith ' Everett Ogle ...•..... C.R. Hawkins M. E. Kinder

Ralph L. Morgan Eldon Clemmons Ervin Engsberg •... Orr Van Stavern ..• E. H. Harris Roy C. Wilson ...•. Ross Dodd Carrol J. McCubbin, Chas. L. Brown

2nd Thursday . 1st Saturday ..•••••••.••••••••••• 1st Wednesday ••.•••••••.•.••••.• Saturday on or after full moon •••• 1st Saturday . 2nd Tuesday .. 2nd Wednesday .. 2nd Wednesday ..•••••••.•••••••• 1st Thursday ..

Oct. Oct. May Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

12, 1869 17, 1876 25,1854 21, 1908 15, 1885 11, 1888 17,1901 17,1878 13, 1871

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77ISteelvilIe ...•••••. 312ICuba 225ISalem ........••. 373IBelle..•......... 531IVichy .....•.•••. 94IVienna 213IRolla 2301St. James ....••.. 497INewburg .....••. 346IDixon .....••.•.. 145ILickin~

W. B. Nonte ........• Sam C. Bayless James D. McLeod S. G. Licklider Claude P. Woodruff .. , Paul Hollenbeck , R. E. Stedman Leslie V. Cahill Dean W. Brown Edward H. Russell Clyde Green ...•..... ,

T. H. Roberts .....• C. F. Wilmesherr ••. L. L. McSpadden ..• Geo. Slinknian ••••• C. J. Ostrander•••• , L. O. Nichols ....•. W. C. Campbell .. W. W. Jackson ....• O. C. Fordyce .•.••• C. W. Schillinger .. : W. D. Rodgers ..•••

1st Saturday ..••....••••.••.••••• 2nd Saturday ..•..••••••..••.•••• 1st and Srd Fridays .. 2nd and 4th Fridays . 2nd Saturday••••.••..••......... 1st Saturday ..••....•....•..••••• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ..••••••••• 1st Thursday •••••••.........•••• , 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........•..•. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ...........• 2nd and 4th Thursdays .

Oct. 14, 1846 Oct. 13, 1887 Oct. 17, 1878 Oct. 17,1878 Mar. 6,1906 Oct. 15, 1886 May 30,1861 May 27,1863 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 18, 1870 Oct. 19. 1899

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Lodge No. I Location De So~o . 1191De Soto JoachIm ...•..... 164IHillsboro .....•.. Shekinah .. 256IFestus ..•...••... Herculaneum . 338IHerculaneum .••. Tyro ..•.•..•.••.. 12 ICaledonia •....... Potosi ......••.•. 131lPotosi ...•... , •. , Irondale ...•••... 143IIrondale ....•.... Belgrade .•.•...•. 632IBelgrade ..•..•..• St. Francois ... 1 BlackwelL ••..•.. 635IBlaekwell Je1f~.rson .•..•.

..••.. •..... . • • . .. Washington ... "

Master James S. Vaughn Tony E. Schneider John Becker, Jr Michael J. Keane Hal Bell Mark H. Moore Deceased. George Pierce Harry R. Politte

Secretary D. L. Rouggly E. M. Williams , Byrl DeGeare G. W. HegeL ...•.. Iva Queen., •..... , Geo. Carr GUY D. Maxwell Lewis Pierce H. E. Brown

Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 1st Saturday .....•....•••••••..•. 2nd and 4th TuesdayS ..•••••••..•. 4th Wednesday ................••. Saturday on or before full moon . Friday on or before full moon ....• 1st and 3rd Saturdays ....••••..••. 8rd Saturday..•.•••••..••••.•••. 1st Saturday ..•..............••..

Charter Date Nov. 16. 1867 May 31.1856 Oct. 17. 1868 Oct. 19. 1922 Apr. 7.1825 May 10.1851 May 6.1864 Oct. 1.1914 Oct. 13. 1887

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361 IBuffalo 396 I Louisburg .••...• 421IUrbana.•........ 279 IWheatland .. , 288IHermitage ..•.... 441 Fair Play 144IHumansville 160IMorrisville 195IBolivar•.......•. 467lPleasant Hope ••• 664IAldrich

Guy O. Henson C. M. Christy 4th Friday .....•. " .. James Walker , R. S. Lindsay Saturday on or before full moon . J. R. Fowler Lynn J. ReSer 4th Saturday ...•.•.....••.....•• , Ernest Kittel. , Walter O. Pitts 1st Saturday . Cecil L. Walker Alva L. Davis 3rd Saturday . John H. Price ,. Charles Paynter. . .. 2nd Thursday : . Loren T. Heaton 1 Monroe A. Fields ... Monday on or before full moon . W. M. Marsh , B. L. Cunnyngham. 2nd Tuesday . R. L. Brown S. Bruce Brown 2nd Wednesday .•.•..........•... Thomas J. Johnson F. P. Slagle 1st Thursday , .......•..•••..•. J. L. Cowan , 1st Tuesday , , 1 J.S. Toalson

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Dec. Oct.

13. 1871 13. 1891 14. 1886 15. 1868 15. 1868 18. 1900 19. 1867 27.1867 19. 1867 17. 1893 26. 1927

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, Stockton ....•..•• 283jStockton Jerusalem 315/JericoSprings Clintonville .•••.. 482 IEldorado Springs. Dade •.....••• Washington...... 87IGreenfield Garrett •...••.•••.359IArcola ...•.•.••.. Everton .•.••.••. 406IEverton ..•..•.•. Melville ..••.••••. 458IDadeville ...••..•

Lockwood

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C. W. Gannaway LeeSeweJl Glenn R. Schwalm. , .. W. S. Landreth Charles L. yates.,.... Dr. Wm. R. Riley , Thos. J. McConnelL ..

5211 Loekwood ....•..• D. G. Robins

C. Gill J.P.Schock E. F. Pentecost ..•. Francis E. Young .. T. R. Owens D. W. Thomason A. C. Blakemore... W.E. Evans

1st Thursday ...................• , 1stWednesday ................•.• 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..•••...•.. 4th Tuesday . 2nd Thursday ..•...•.••.••...••.. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . Thursday on or before full moon and two weeks after . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..........•

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

16, 23, 15, 12, 13, 16,

1869 1896 1874 1847 1870 1885

Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 11, 1883

3031 Nevada ....•.•... 371ISheldon ...•••... 448 ISchell City .••••.. 490IMontevallo ...••. , 495IRichards .•..•... 605IWalker 187ILiberal 292/Lamar ....•.•..• 304IMindenmines ..•. , 4751Golden City 516/Milford

Herbert R. Johnson. _ C. H. McNary , R. B. Thomas Robert Cook " Howard E. Pettibon .. George W. Dalton Joe A. Suschnick L. C. Reiley John Brown .. , , John Phillips., Glenn Divine

D. V. Morris. . . • . .. H. L. Burney C. P. Fink W. S. Kokendoffer .. C. H. Newland S. R. Harvey E. H. Roselle. : W. A. Heydenberk. Ray Goff H. F. Pugh J. C. Thomas

2nd Friday ..........•••...•••.•. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ••.......•.. 2nd Wednesday ..........••....•. 1st and 3rd Saturdays ..••••••..•• 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ...•...... , 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..••••.•.. 2nd Tuesday .•.•....•.•••..•..••• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 3rd Saturday .

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Carthage•••••.•. , Sarcoxie.••.••... Joplin ...••••••.. Fellowship .••.•.. Jasper ..•••••••. , Carterville ..•..•. Minera1. ..•...... Webb City. '" .,. Carl Junction .•.. Criterion ..••.•.. , La Russell .

197 ICarthage ....•... 293ISarcoxie ..•.••... 335IJoplin •.......••. 345IJoplin ...•.....•. 398IJasper 401ICarterville 47110ronogo ...•.•••. 5121Webb City 5491Carl Junction .•.. 686!Alba ..•...•••..• 0921La Russell

Harold S. Christman. Ned. C. Barkley Lloyd W. Spooner Wm. R. Retherford Clifford F. Baker John R. Lawrence Frank Passley C. W. Oldham Claude V. Crampton., Harry A. Munson Robert N. Patton

Ernest Davis , Nelson Brown . S. A. Smith . D. Ray Grayston . L. V. Nunnelly . Paul D. Terry . Joe B. Gillard .....• J. C. Bailey . Ralph W. Slavens . J. W. Hart ......•• Otis Vickroy .

2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .•........••. lst and 3rd Fridays .•••..••...•... 2nd and 4th Fridays ..•....•....•. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays •••••••..•••• 1st and 3rd Fridays .....•.......•. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ....•....•.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..•••••.••• 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ...•... '" 1st and 3rd Mondays .. 1st and 3rd Fridays ..........•... .I

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FORTY-THmD DISTRIOT-DAVID V. MORRIS, D. D. G. M., Nevada, Mo. Vernon •••..•. , Osage .....•'. • • •• " Sheldon .....•..•• ScheIICity .••.••. Montevallo •.•••.. Unity , ........ 1 Walker Barton Hermon Lamar.•...•.•... " Signal Golden Milford

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-E. JASPER SMITH, D. D. G. M., Springfield, Mo. County I Lodge INo.1 Location I Master I Secretary Greene.••••.•., United........... 6ISpringfield •...... Lloyd Hitchcock M. F. Smith . " O'Sullivan....... 71 Walnut Grove ..•. A. R. Edmonson J. G. Page ......•.. Ash Grove 100lAsh Grove., ...•. Charles E. Renshaw .• E. E. Watson •••••• Solomon •..•..... 271ISpringfield •.•..•. Raymond R. Baird V. F. Anderson . Gate of Temple 422ISpringfield ..••••. PIes A. Snyder Frank W. Clark . Republic ...•..... 670IRepublic .••..•... R. C. Mitchell 1. R. Britain ....•.. Strafford .••••... '608 1Strafford ..•....• George Hart H. E. Grier ....••.. Willard ..•....•.. 620IWillard ..•..•.••• George D. -Marshall Phonso Fortner . Webster •.•..• 1 Webster......... 98IMarshfield ..•.... Ellsworth B. Haymes. P. V. Rathbun . .. Doric 300IElkland Glenn young D. W. Haymes .. Mount Olive 439IRogersville,R.R.a W. L. McDowell Otto Brooks .. Hazelwood ...•... 469jSeymour.•....... Guy E. Cox E. R. Mayfield: .••• Henderson ...•.•. 477IRogersville ....•.. William H. Leming A. P. Martin ......•

Time of Meeting 3rd Monday .•.••..•..••.••••...... 2nd Tuesday ...•..••••..•••••.... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ......•.... 2nd Monday .••..•..•...••....•.. 3rd Thursday . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ....••..... 1st Thursday .••..••.•••••.•••..•' 1st Thursday .•••.•••.•••••••••.• 2nd Friday ................••.... Saturday on or before full moon ... Friday before full moon ...•••..... 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•••..•• 3rd Thursday .•••.•..••• , ••••..••

Charter Date May 30,1857 Oct. 19, 1867 Dec. 19, 1899 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 16, 1872 Sept.28, 1905 Sept. 28, 1910 Sept. 26, 1912 May 28,1858 Oct. 16, 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 665ISummersville 1681Mountain Grove .. 411IHartville 643IMansfield 689IGrovespring 622INorwood

Oral A. Atteberry Wilson A. Nance ..•.. Jared W. Tyler Jess W. Hilterbrand·.. Emmett-Duff H. H. Baskette James A. Bryant Edward B. Garner Laverne L. Hyberger. Glen Smittle ....•.... Otto Nulle

L. E. Reynolds ..•.. C. M. Thompson ..• , Dr. A. E. Wood C. C. Tuttle .....•.. W. L. Tilley Roy W. WalL •••... John H. Hicks Robert F. Adams R. Edward Parker .. VesterJ. Smittle R. L. Ferguson

1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. Saturday on or" before full moon . 1st an.d 3rd Tuesdays . 2nd Wednesday . 1st Monday . 2nd Saturday ....•........•.....• 2nd Friday Night .. 1st and 3rd Fridays . 2nd Wednesday .•..•.......••.... 3rd Saturday . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .

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5091Van Buren .•.••. , 579IGrandin ....•..•. 239ILesterville 353IElIington ..••.... Shannon ...•.. Delphian 1371Birch Tree .....•. Winona ..••...•.. 430IWinona ..•..••.. , Eminence •....•.. 607!Eminence ..•.....

Seaton Pewitt , A. V. McKinney , C. M. Fitzpatrick Earl Lindsay Brown., C. E. Sullivan ...•..•. J. Talmage Loyd Varus L. Baltz

H. D. Condroy , W. E. McKinney C. R. Burroughs ..• , R. L. Daniels ......• C. O. Lemons J. T. Loyd J. F. Powell ..•..•• ,

Saturday on or after full moon . 2nd Saturday ....••..••.•.•.••... 4th Saturday ..•...•... ~ •........ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ...••...•.... 3rd Monday ......•.•..••••....... Thursday on or before full moon . 1st Saturday .

Aug. 12, 1882 Sept.27,1906 Oct. 13, 1881 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 17,1895 Oct. 10, 1894 Sept.29, 1909

Madia~"r;:::::: St.

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Star of the West. , Mosaic ........... Marcus ..•....•.. Bismarck ..••.••. Farmington .••... Ionic ....•••••••• St. Francois ...... Samaritan ..••... Pendleton .•••..•. Leadwood .••••... Elvins •......•... Saline ........•..

133lIronton ..••...... 3511 Belleview ...•.... 110IFredericktown ... 41IBismarck ...•..•. 132 IFarmington ..... ' 154lDesloge ...••.•... 2341 Libertyville •....• 4241Bonne Terre ..... 5511Doo Run .....•... 598ILeadwood .•••... 699 IFlat River ••••••• 2261St. Mary's .......

H. Wilbur Farris ..... Dent McKinney ...... Elmer Tyrey ....... " Wm. Jordan ......... J. B. Hopkins ...... " David R. McCoy ...... Karl Cleve ..•........ L. G. Eckart ......... John Burch ........• , Denny M. Smith ..... Robert Crites ........ Roy R. Skaggs ..•...•

Frank H. Comfort .. J. C. McColl .....•• ' W. H. Thompson .. , M. W. Baker •...... J. C. Akers .....•.. R. E. Green ........ P. A. Cashion ...... A. J. Rosborough ... John W. Winer .... J. M. Link ......... J. E. LaBruyere ..•. Henry Schroeder ...

2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 1st Saturday' ..............•....•. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 1st and 3rd Saturdays .•.......... 2nd and 4th Thursdays •.......... 1st and 3rd Mondays ....•........ , 1st Thursday ........••••....••.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••........ 2nd and 4th Saturdays ............ 2nd and 4th Saturdays ....•....... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...•.•....... Fourth Saturday .................

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TroweL •........ Zalma. '. •....••.. CapeGi~,a~d~~~' St. Mark's ...•... West View ..•••.. Mystic Tie: .•.... Whitewater . Excelsior .

440lMarble Hill 545IZalma.....••.••. 931Cape Girardeau .. 103IMilIersville •••.•. , 22110ak Ridge •.••.•. 4171 Whitewater .••... 441IJackson

John J. Myers W. T. Williams ....•. , Harold O. Grauel. ••.. Dale S. Miller W. B. Cox , F. E. Wolverton , John A. Savers ,

R. A. DeWitt W. E. Loyd .....•.. L. G. Stovall Geo. W. Howard , W. A. Bowers ..•... Daniel F. Jones .•.. D. G. Seibert.

2nd and 4th Thursdays ••••..••••. , 1st and 3rd Saturdays ........•... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 2nd Saturday . 1st Saturday .••.•.......••••••••• 2nd and 4th Fridays .....•........ 2nd and 4th Thursdays , .

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Secretary L. B. Cook ....•.... Dee Jennings . H. B. Green . A. H. Anderson ..•. A. A. Harrison . Ben Hill .. O~ L. Spencer , M. H. Stubblefield .. J. A. Poe . L. E. Estes .. C. O. Goodman ..••. Robert H. Fuess . J. E. Dunn . Floyd Morgan . Jos. M. Barnett .

Time of Meeting Every Thursday •.•.•••••.•.•..•.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••..••.... 2nd and 4th Mondays .. , . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........•... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••..• , .... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..••.••..•. 2nd and 4th Thursdays •••..•.••••. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ...•..••.... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........•.••• 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•••..... , ,'. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..• , ..• , .... 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•..•...••••. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .

Charter Date Dec. 29. 1904 Oct. 13. 1893 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. 13, 1887 Sept. 26. 1907 Sept. 30. 1908 Sept. 29. 1909

68IKennett ..••••..• R. K. Stewart Thos. R. Wilkins 212ICampbell 215lHornersville ..••• Roger I. C. Manning .. 231ICardwell ..•....•. James H. Burgess 406IMalden ••••.••.•. Charles W. Copeland .. 513lSenath C. C. LaFerney 166 IPortageville ••••.. Arvil Adams 176IConran .....••.•. Elmer Latimer 429lNew Madrid .•... Charles W. Jones .•... 600IParma •.•..•.••• Frederick T. Kolosick. 461ICaruthersville J. R. Neeley , 571 IHayti. ••. ••. .•.• Fred Drew 6341Steele ..••••.••.. Willie I. Cope 673IBernie ......••••. Ralph Crutchfield

W. S. Jones . R. D. Whiteaker . H. A. Young . H. O. Tillman . L. O. Wicecarver . C. A. Brooks . R. D. Ellington. Jr. Harold Sloas . C. M. Barnes . H. R. Woodside ...• F. H. Blomeyer . H. B. Bryant . Joseph A. Wallace .. J. D. Rutland .

2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•••..... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•••..•.... 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•.....•••... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ....•.••.. 2nd and 4th ThursdayS ..•••••.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd ThursdayS ..••...••... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ....••...•• ' 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd TuesdayS . 1st and 3rd TuesdayS ..••••....••• 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•...••..•. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..•.•••••.. 1st and 3rd Fridays ..

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2091Poplar Bhiff ..•.• 314IBardley 369IDoniphan 568/Naylor ....••..•• 107IGreenville..•••.. 526IPiedmont ••...•..

Fay P. Jacobs John W. Pigg J. C. Green Frank D. Ramsey J. W. McClure Russell C. McGhee

Art H. Harwell ...• , Clyde Turner ....•• Aubrey C. Jones... M. E. Webb C. L. Ellinghouse .•. Sidney E. Barr .....

2nd and 4th Tuesdays............ 3rd Saturday .....•..•••.••...••. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....••....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays '• .....••. 1st and 3rd Thursdays............ 2nd and 4th Saturdays ..•..•......

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31.1861 11.1888 13.1871 29.1904 14.1886 15.1885

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Mt. Zion .....•... Ingom~... ; .•... Mountam VIew ... Or~~on ..•.... Alton.: • • • • • • • . .. WoodsIde ....•... Clifton ....•..... Koshkonong .. : .. Oz~rk .......• Sampson ....•... Bayou ......••••• It

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3271W~t Plai~ .•.... 5361Wlllow ~Pl'1!1gs ..

6371Mountam View .. 255IAlton........... 387IThomasville ..•.•. 463IThayer ..•..••••. 582 IKoshkonong . .•.. 298ILutie ..•.....•.•. 3651 Bakersfield ' 435IRockbridge ..•... 496IGainesville

Archie L. Glinn.:.•.. B. Wade Baldridge E. H. McCallister Roy S. Dunsmore , C. S. Vaught B. C. Standley Earl E. Swain , . .. Walter T. Holt Homer Davis , Oscar Denny ,, Everett Hurd ,

Eugene N. Laird .•. George W. Yarnell.. Frank N. LeBaron. C. S. Gohn~ Acting. C. P. PerkIns...... J. W. Mitchell. ...•. E. Mittlestedter. . .. C. J. Hogan E. T. Sparks D. P. Wade. . . . . . .. E. W. Ebrite

1st and 3rd Fridays ...•••..••••••. 2nd Tuesday ...•..•••...•••..•••. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays............ Saturday on or before full moon. .. Saturday on or before full moon .•• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ...•.••.••••• 2nd Wednesday. • . . .. . .• . .•• ••••• Saturday before third Sunday .•... Saturday on or before full moon... 2nd Saturday... . . .. .. .•.••.. 4th Saturday each month ,

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FIFTY-FOURTH DISTRIOT-FRED O. WADE, D. D. G. M., Ozark, Mo. Ch~tian ..•.•

Sparta .. Friend ..•........ Billings ..•....... Forsyth .••....••. T~ey:::::::: Branson ......•.. S~ne ..••••..• Galena ..•..•.... Crane ........•..

296ISparta -..•.... 352/0zark ......•..•• 379IBillings 453jForsyth '. 587IBranson ..••••... 515IGalena •••••••..• 519ICrane ..•...•....

Thomas Dye James Jenkins, Hubert G. Page G. T. Breazeale••.•. EIderA. Stellwagon .. A. G. Garbee Henry M. Blunk , Otto R. Wolf Arthur Barchman S. P. Winch....... David F. Fox , R. H. Patterson Dwight S. Parsons David A. Holdman.,

Friday on or before full moon ••... Saturday on or before full moon . 2nd Thursday .•••••...•...••••.•. 1st Saturday .. 1st and 8rd Fridays .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•.•••••••• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..

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No.1 Location I Master I Secretary I Time of Meeting 1291 Monett Jewel E. McClain , Roy C. Allen 1st and 3rd Fridays , 148IPurdy ••••••..•.. Floyd McIntosh C. E. Williams 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 367IWashburn ...••.. N. E. Edens R. R. Black 1st and 2nd Saturdays . 3831 Cassville ' D. L. Hankins ' W. T. Priest .•..... 2nd and 4th Fridays . 633IWheaton ...•.... George Fagan , Joe A. Frazier 2nd and 4th Thursdays , 991Mount Vernon L. E. Norton , Leon Pugh 1st and 3rd Fridays . 284IAurora ....•••... Eugene McCullough.. W. H. Lloyd ....••. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 390IMar,ionville .••... Ballard Cox V. W. Anderson ..•. 1st and 3rd Fridays . 400lPierce City Leonora O. Goodman. E. T. Ecroyd ..•.••. 1st and 3rd Thursdays .....•...... 468/Red Oak ..••••... J. V. Patton M. H. Kemp ......•' 1st and 8rd Thursdays . 523IStinson ..•.•..... Glen·E. Stockton A. R. Richesin ..•.. 2nd and 4th Saturdays .•.•••••••.. 567 I Miller John W. Webb C. W. Nicholson 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .

Charter Date Oct. 16, 1890 Oct. 7,1884 Oct. 13, 1868 Oct. 16. 1872 Oct. 19, 1898 Oct. 19, 1868 Oct. 17, 1889 Oct. 17,1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 22, 1902 Sept. 29, 1904

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466 1Southwest City ... 621 1Anderson .....•.. 647INoel. ..•••..•••• 247INeosho 614IGranby ....•••... 638IStella

Eugene H. Nichols , Karon Williams Fred E. Best Roy Carnes Clarence H. Bucklew .. Edward Jones ,

'1 2nd 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...•......... and 4th Wednesdays .

W. F. Stevenson .. Henry Eppard ..•.. B. F. St. Clair A. W. Culkin Will W. Scholes "1 Ray Dyer

1st and 3rd Wednesdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Fridays .......•..•.... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .

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FITTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT-mVIN J. FREffiERGER, D. D. G. M., St. Louis, Mo.

St. Louis .••... Bonhomme . Bridgeton .•...... Webster Groves .. Fenton ..•....... Meramec ...•.... Kirkwood . Ferguson . Maplewood ..•. : .. Clayton . Wellston . Valley Park . Jennings ....•... Gardenville .

45IBallwin 801St. John's Station. 841Webster Groves .. 281IFenton 313IEureka 484IKirkwood 5421 Ferguson '. . .. 566IMaplewood 601IClayton ....•.... 613IWellston 6291Valley Park 640IJennings 655IGardenville

Geo. H. Charlwood Edward W. Nielson Aug. C. Willm, Jr Charles Roy Howlett .. Monroe L. Weber John E. Gruner Franklin C. Ottinger. John N. Orms Lester B. Lehew Ray E. Talley Tedd J. Hansen William G. Dobyns ..• Joseph C. Cross

H. F. Woerther ..•• Walter Reinemer ..• Geo. A. Shepardson Geo. Fuchs .....•... George E. Mottert .. Herman Schroeder. Robert H. Groppe .. H. E. Gracey .. Walter F. Lamping. Cecil A. Tolin . Elmer T. Hiscox . Alfred C. Linck . Florian Wolz .

1st and 3rd Saturdays ....•....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .•.......•... 2nd and 4th Saturdays . 1st Tuesday ...........•........•. 2nd and 4th Mondays , 1st and 3rd Fridays ...........••.. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............•.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•......... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ....••.•••• 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd TuesQ.ays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays .

Oct. 9, 1841 Oct. 14, 1846 Oct. 21, 1897 Oct. 16, 1868 Oct. 19,1923 Oct. 6, 1874 Oct. 16, 1889 Sept.29, 1904 Sept. 30, 1908 Sept. 28, 1911 Oct. 2,1913 Sept.21, 1916 Sept.21, 1921

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Versailles '1 Barnett .•.•...... Olean Ionia

320lVersailles. ·······1 691IBarnett ...•..... 134101ean 381IEldon

R. C. Roark··········1 Robert Edmondson Graydon R. Haynes Kieth M. Kays

W. B. Todd '1 CharlesP.Tompkins H. A. Wieneke Ford Vaughan

2nd and 4th Mondays·············1 2nd Wednesday .......•..•..••.•. 3rd Saturday 2nd and 4th Mondays

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FITTY-NINTH DISTRICT-NAT D. JACKSON, D. D. G. M., Independence, Mo.

Jackson •.•.... Independence .... Summit ......•... McDonald ..••.... Blue Springs ..... Raytown .....•... Christian . Buckner . Marlborough . Mt. Washington .. Grandview . Grain Valley .

76IIndependence ..•• 2631Lee's Summit 324IIndependence 3371Blue Springs 391IRaytown 39210ak Grove 501IBuckner ..•.••••• 56918009 Woodl'd,K.C. 6141Mt. Washington .. 618IGrandview ....••. 6441Grain Valley

Chester R. Green William Bray MontaKue L. Parker .. R. B. Webb Clark Fegert L. T. Owings Thomas Lee Wm. V. Finley Paul E. Anway Glen E. Travis Rolland Frantz

M. W. Sudbrock ..•• Mark Mathes .....•. W. Lee Whitmire E. A. Ford Virgil Dryer....... G. E. Church John Ahrens G. W. Knecht. .. . .. G. B. Christy Gilbert Strode Cecil M. Poage

2nd and 4th Mondays .•........... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Mondays ' 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .....•...... 1st and 3rd Fridays .. 1st and 3rd TuesdaYB ..•.•.....••• 1st and 3rd Mondays , .. , 2nd and 4th Fridays ........•..•.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•......... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ','

Oct. 14, 1846 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 13, 1887 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 11, 1877 Oct. 26, 1927 Oct. 17,1911 Sept. 28, 1911 Sept.21, 1916

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FROM ITS ORGANIZATION. APRIL 23, 1821 Date Election I Grand Master I D. Grand Master April,1821.... Thos. F. Riddick •• • .. Oct., 1821 •••. Nath'l B. Tucker ..• Thompson Douglass • Oct., 1822 .••. Nath'l B. Tucker ..• Thompson Douglass • Oct., 1823 .••. Nath'l B. Tucker ..• Geo. H. C. Melody; •.• Oct., 1824.... N ath'l B. Tucker. .• Goo. H. C. Melody •••• Oct., 1825.... Edward Bates ••••• Goo. H. C. Melody ••.• Oct., 1826.... Edward Bates ..••• Hardage Lane ••.••• Oct., 1827.... Edward Bates ..•.• Hardage Lane ...••• Oct., 1828 .•• , Hardage Lane ••••• Goo. H. C. Melody ..•• Oct., 1829.... Hardage Lane ••••• Fred L. BiIlon ..••••• Oct., .1830 •••. Hardage Lane ••••• Goo. H. C. Melody .•.• Dec., 1831.... Edward Bates ....• Goo. H. C. Melody •••• Oct., 1882.... H. R. Gamble • . . • •• Geo. H. C. Melody ••.• Dec., 1833.... Sinclair Kirtley ...• A. B. Chambers ••••• Nov., 1834.•• § A. B. Chambers ••• • Sinclair Kirtley ••..• Oct., 1835 .. tt A. B. Chambers ... • Sinclair Kirtley •••.• Oct., 1836 •••. S. W. B. Carnegy .• John D. Daggett..•. • Oct., 183'1.... S. W. B. Carnegy .• John D. Daggett..•.• Oct., 1838 .... S. W. B. Carnegy •• John D. Daggett ..... Oct., 1839 •••• P. H. McBride ....• A. B. Chambers ..•. • Oct., 1840 •••• P. H. McBride •.•.• Joseph Foster ••••.• Oct., 1841.. •• P. H. McBride . . • .• J oab Bernard .•••••• Oct., 1842 .... P. H. McBride .... • Joab Bernard ....... Oct., 1843 .••. P. H. McBride ...•• JOIleph Foster •••••• Oct., 1844 .•.. J. W. S. Mitchell ..• Fred L. BiIlon ••••••• Oct., 11l46 J. W. S. Mitchell .. • John D. Taylor . Oct., 1846 John Ralls John D. Taylor . Oct., 1847 .••. Joseph Foster ••••• E. S. Ruggles .•••••• May, 1848 Joseph Foster E. S. Ruggles • May, 1849 John F. Ryland * E. S. Ruggles . May, 1860 John F. Ryland B. W. Grover • May, 1851. B. W. Grover E. S. Ruggles • May, 1862 B. W. Grover ••.••• S. F. Currie . June, 1868•••• Wilson Brown •.••• L. S. Cornwell • Kay, 1864.... L. S. Cornwell ....• D. P. Wallingford ..•

Senior· G. Warden J ames Kennerly ••• Edward Bates ••••• Edward Bates •••• * Edward Bates ••••• Wm. G. Pettus ••.. • Wm. G. Pettus .••. • Martin Ruggles ••• Martin Ruggles • H. R. Gamble .•••• • H. R. Gamble •..•• • Sinclair Kirtley •.• Oliver Parker •..•• M. J. Noyes • John Wilson . Oliver Parker •.••• Oliver Parker ••••• Edward Searcey ..• A. B. Chambers •..• A. B. Chambers ... • Alex. T. Douglass .• Alex. T. Douglass •• Joseph Foster •••.• Joseph Foster •.•.• J. W. S. Mitchell .. • E. S. Ruggles .•.•. • E. S. Ruggles .•... • E. S. Ruggles .••••• J. L. F. Jacoby . Cyrus Osborn • Joseph Megguire .. • P. Draper•••••••. • S. F. Currie••••••• • J. H. Turner ..... • J. W. Chenoweth •• • James H. Britton •••

Junior G. Warden William Bates •••••. • William Bates •••.••• Wm. G. Pettus •••••• Wm. G. Pettus ••••• • Thornt. Grimsley •••• • Thornt. Grimsley •.•• • John F. Ryland ..•.. • H. R. Gamble .•••••.• Adam L. Mills .•..••• Adam L. Mills •••••.• Adam L. Mills ...••. • Augustus Jones •••••• Augustus Jones •••.. • G. A. Tuttle ..•••.••• S. W. B. Carnegy ... • S. W. B. Carnegy .••• Granville Snell ..•.•.• Thomas Andrews .••• Alex. T. Douglass ..• • Wm. C. Vance ..••••• John Orrick ........ • C. H. Bowers •••.•••• C. H. Bowers ••••••.. E. S. Ruggles ...•... • J. L. F. Jacoby • J. L. F. Jacoby . J. L. F. Jacoby • Cyrus Osborn . Joseph Megguire••••• P. Draper ...•••••..• S. F. Currie • J. H. Turner ..•••••• S. H. Saunders ..••• • R. C. Hill .

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Grand Treasurer Archibald Gamble ..• Archibald Gamble ••. • Archibald Gamble ••. Archibald Gamble •.. Archibald Gamble ...• Archibald Gamble .•• Rich. T. McKinney .. Thornton Grimsley •. Thornton Grimsley •• • Bernard Pratte ..•••• Thomas Andrews ... • Thomas Andrews .••• Thomas Andrews •.• • Geo. H. C. Melody ..•• Geo. H. C. Melody •..• Geo. H. C. Melody ..• • Geo. H. C. Melody •.. • Geo. H. C. Melody .•. Geo. H.' C. Melody ...• Goo. H. C. Melody ... • Geo. H. C. Melody ...• Geo. H. C. Melody ..• John Simonds ....... • Fred L. Billon .••••. John S. Watson • John S. Watson John S. Watson • John S. Watson • John S. Watson • John M. Reed ••..•• • J. T. Johnson • J. T. Johnson • J. T. Johnson . Joseph Foster •••••• • J 06eph Foster •.•... •

Grand Secretary William Renshaw· William Renshaw· William Renshaw· T. Douglas * T. Douglas· John D. Daggett. John D. Daggett. John D. Daggett. John D. Daggett. John D.Daggett· Fred L. Billon. Fred L. Billon· Fred L. BiIlon. John GarnettThos. W. Conyers· Thos. W. Conyers. Richard B. DaUam. Richard B. DaUam. Richard B. DaIlam· Richard B. DaUam * . Richard B. DaIlam· Richard B. DaUam· Richard B. DaUam· Richard B. Dallam * Richard B. Dallam· Fred L. BiUon· Fred L. Billon. J. W. S. MitcheU· J. W. S. Mitchell· C. D. W. Johnson. C. D. W. Johnson * C. D. W. Johnson. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan· A. O'Sullivan·

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L. S. Cornwell Benjamin Sharp •. ' S. H. Saunders ••..• S. H. Saunders ..•.• Marcus Boyd M. H. McFarland.' Wm. R. Penick •.•• Goo. Whitcomb ....• John H. Turner ..• * John F. Houston .. * John F. Houston .. ' John D. Vincil .... * W. E. Dunscomb .. ' John D. Vincil •••.• William D. Muir .. ' ThOB. E. Garrett .. ' Thos. E. Garrett .. ' Samuel H. Owens.' R. E. Anderson ••.• John W. Luke ..•..• James E. Cadle Xen. Ryland * T. C. Ready Noah M. Givan ...• J08. S. Browne ..... W. R. Stubblefield.' Alex. M. Dockery .• ' Chas. C. Woods ••• Lee A. Hall ....••• Robt. F. StevensonJames W. Boyd •••• Geo. R. Hunt ...••• Wm. M. Williams •. ' James P. Wood ..•. U Theodore Brace ' Geo. E. Walker * B. H. Ingram ..•.• * John R. Parson .•• ' Harry Keene • J. B. Thomas •.••. * A. M. Hough *

W. A. Cunningham .. P. Draper ...••••..• Marcus Boyd ••....• M. H. McFarland W. R. Penick John Decker ...••• ~John H. Turner •••. • Wm. N. Loker •••.•• * John D. Vincil. .•••• • John D. Vincil. .•••• • W. E. Dunscomb •.•• • C. A. Rowley ..••... • R. E. Anderson ' T. E. Garrett ' R. E. Anderson R. E. Anderson J. E. Ryland .•.••.•• John W. Luke Xenophon Ryland Xenophon Ryland ...• Thos. C. Ready Noah M. Givan .•••• * Joseph S. Browne .. ' W. R. Stubblefield .. ' Alex. M. Dockery ..• ' Chas. C. Woods ...... Lee A. Hall ••......• * Robt. F. Stevenson .• ' James W. Boyd .•.•• * George R. Hunt ...•. * W. 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 '

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 •... • JOB. S. Browne • W. R. Stubblefield • Jas. E. Carter .... U' Chas. C. Woods .•. • Lee A. Hall ..••••• Robt. F. Stevenson' James W. Boyd ••• ' 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. Tygard '

H. E. Van Orsdell .. • Marcus Boyd ....••• • John F. Houston ...• ' John Decker••..••.. • John Decker • Samuel M. Hayes * A. 1.. McGregor ••••• * 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 ..• * ThOB. 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 .••.. * Goo. R. Hunt * Wm. M. Williams * James P. Wood .••.. • -' Goo. E. Walker..••• ' B. H. Ingram .••.••• • John R. Parson .••.. ' Harry Keene ..•..... * J. B. Thomas ...••.. ' A. M. Hough .•••••• * D. A. Jamison •••••. * F. J. Tygard ..•••.• ' E. F. Allen *

John D. Daggett•••• • A. O'Sullivan' John D. Daggett.•.. • A. O'Sullivan' John D. Daggett ••.. • A. O'Sullivan' John D. Daggett •••• • A. O'Sullivan· John D. Daggett •••. • A. O'Sullivan· John D. Daggett .••. • A. O'Sullivan· John D. Daggett••.. • A. O'Sullivan· John D. Daggett •••. • A. O'SullivanJohn D. Daggett .••. • A. O'Sullivan' Wm. N. Loker ...••. • A. O'SullivanWm. N. Loker ...... • A. O'SullivanWm. N. Loker .•.••. • A.O'Sullivan·t Wm. N. Loker .••••. • G. Frank Gouley·t Wm. N. Loker .••••. * G. Frank GouleyWm. N. Loker .•..•. ' G. Frank Gouley' Wm. N. Loker ...... • G. Frank Gouley' Wm. N. Loker .••.•. ' G. Frank Gouley' Wm. N. Loker ...••. • G. Frank Gouley' Wm. N. Loker • G. Frank Gouley' Wm. N. Loker • G. Frank Gouley' Wm. N. Loker .••.•. • G. Frank Gouley' Wm. N. Loker ....•. • G. Frank Gouley"II Wm. N. Loker ' John D. Vincil' John W. Luke • John D. Vincil' John W. Luke ' John D. Vincil' John W. Luke ••.•. '11 John D. Vincil' John W. Luke ..•... * John D. Vincil* Samuel M. Kennard.- John D. Vincil' Samuel M. Kennard.' John D. Vincil' Samuel M. Kennard.- John D. Vincil* Samuel -. Kennard.- John D. VincilSam r. Kennard.' John D. VincilSamt .ri. Kennard.* John D; Vincil' Samue. M. Kennard. * \ John D. Vincil' Samuel M. Kennard.' John D. Vincil* Samuel M. Kennard.- John D. Vincil' Samuel M. Kennard.* John D. Vincil' Samuel M. Kennard.* John D. Vincil' Samuel M. Kennard.' John D. Vincil' Samuel M. Kennard.* John D. Vincil· Samuel M. Kennard.* John D. Vincil·

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Grand Master D. A. Jamison .••••• F. J. Tygard • E. F. Allen ....•.•.• C. H. Briggs • Campbell Wells • Joseph C. Finagin.· John C. yocum ..•. • Wm. F. Kuhn .....• Leroy B. Valliant .. • A. S. Houston ..•.• D. M. Wilson ..•••.• John T. Short .... • R. R. Kreeger .•••• Wm. A. Hall • Clay C. Bigger ..•. • Arch A. Johnson . Jacob Lampert • Van Fremont Boor" Tolman W. Cotton .. Frank R. Jesse .... " Edward Higbee ..•• Wm. A. Clark ..•..• John W. Bingham • Julius C. Garrel..Wm. F. Johnson .. • O. A. Lucas ....••. • Bert S. Lee . Joseph S. McIntyre· Orestes Mitchell • W. W. Martin . John Pickard • Anthony F. Ittner .. Byrne E. Bigger.••. S. R. Freet .......• • Wm. R. Gentry .....

D. Grand Master I Senior G. Warden I Junior G. Warden F. J. Tygard ....... • E. F. Allen ....... • C. H. Briggs ....... • E. F. Allen ..•....••• C. H. Briggs ..•... • Campbell Wells ....• • C. H. Briggs ..•..... • Campbell Wells .... • Joseph C. Finagin .. • Campbell Wells .•...• Joseph C. Finagin • John C. yocum • Joseph C. Finagin .. • John C. Yocum ..•• Wm. F. Kuhn • John C. yocum .•... • Wm. F. Kuhn ..... • Leroy B. Valliant " Wm. F. Kuhn • Leroy B. Valliant.· ArS. Houston • Leroy B. Valliant • A. S. Houston .•... • D. M. Wilson .•..•.. • • D. M. Wilson •..... • Howard Watson A. S. Houston D. M. Wilson ......• • John T. Short. . . • .• R. R. Kreeger ••...• • John T. Short. . . . . . .• R. R. Kreeger..... William A. Hall ....•• R. R. Kreeger....... William A. Hall . . .• Clay C. Bigger .•..• William A. Hall .... • Clay C. Bigger ...• • Arch A. Johnson ..... Clay C. Bigger ....• " Arch A. Johnson ... Jacob Lampert ..•.. • Arch A. Johnson ..... Jacob Lampert ....• Van Fremont Boor.· Jacob Lampert •.•..• Van Fremont Boor" Chesley A. Mosman.· Van Fremont Boor •• Chesley A. Mosman· Tolman W. Cotton ... Chesfey A. Mosman.. Tolman W. Cotton.. Frank R. Jesse .....• Frank R. Jesse ....• " Edward Higbee • Wm. A. Clark • Edward Higbee ..•..• Wm. A. Clark ...•. • John W. Bingham Wm. A. Clark ....... John W. Bingham· Julius C. Garrell . John W. Bingham ..• Julius C. Garrell .. " Wm. F. Johnson ••.. • Julius C. Garrell ...• Wm. F. Johnson • O. A. Lucas " Wm. F. Johnson .•..• O. A. Lucas ...•..• • Bert S. Lee .•........ O. A. Lucas ........• Bert S. Lee .....•... Joseph S. McIntyre." Bert S. Lee " Joseph S. McIntyre· Orestes Mitchell .....• Joseph S. McIntyre.. Orestes Mitchell • W. W. Martin . Orestes Mitchell ..... • W. W. Martin •..... John Pickard .•.....• W. W. Martin ..•.. :. John Pickard • A. F. Ittner . John Pickard ..•.•..• A. F. Ittner B. E. Bigger ....•.... A. F. Ittner ....••... B. E. Bigger ..•.... S. R. Freet ........• • B. E. Bigger S. R. Freet .•..•...• Wm. R. Gentry, Sr . S. R. Freet........•• Wm. R. Gentry, Sr•. Ray V. Denslow ..•••. Wm. R. Gentry " Ray V. Denslow.... Thad B. Landon .... • Ray V. Denslow " Thad B. Landon. . .• Frank C. Barnhill ..•.

Grand Treasurer I Grand Secretary Samuel M. Kennard.· John D. Vincil. Samuel M. KE'nnard." John D. Vincil. Samuel M. Kennard.· John D. Vincil" Samuel M. Kennard.· ..John D. Vincil" Samuel M. Kennard.· John D. Vincil" Samuel M. Kennard.· John D. Vincil" Samuel M. Kennard.· John D. Vincil" John R. Parson ..•.. • John D. Vincil. John R. Parson...... John D. Vincil.UU Alphonso C. Stewart· John R. ParsonU· Alphonso C. Stewart.· John R. Parson" Alphonso C. Stewart.· John R. Parson" Alphonso C. Stewart.· John R. Parson" Alphonso C. Stewart.· John R. Parson" Alphonso C. Stewart.- John R. Parson. Alphonso C. Stewart.· John R. Parson" Alphonso C. Stewart." John R. Parson. Alphonso C. Stewart.· John R. Parson" Alphonso C. Stewart.· John R. Parson· Alph. C. Stewart ..••• John R. Parson. Wm. A. Hall. . . . . . • .• John R. Parson" Wm. A. Hall • John R. Parson" Wm. A. Hall • John R. Parson" Wm. A. Hall " John R. Parson" Wm. A. Hall • John R. Parsontt. Wm. A. Hall .......• • Frank R. Jesse. Wm. A. Hall .......• • Frank R. Jesse" Wm. A. Hall • Frank R. Jesse" Wm. A. Hall ·ttt Frank R. Jesse" E. E. Morris. . . . . . . .. Frank R. Jesse. E. E. Morris Frank R. Jesse".tt E. E. Morris .•....... Arthur Matherttt E. E. Morris.... . . . .. Arthur Mather. E. E. Morris. • . . . . . .. Arthur Mather· E. E. Morris.... . . . .. Arthur Mather·

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Ray V. Denslow ... ,, Thad B. Lal1don ... • F. C. Barnhill ...... Du Val Smith ...... James W. Skelly.•.. Geo. W. Walker .... H. L. Reader •.••••. Henry C. Chiles ..•. Karl M. Vetaburlr .. Harry S. Truman .. Hanla C. Johnston. Forrest C. Donnell .. W. F. Woodruff.... Willis _J'J3ray,.~.

Thad, B. Landon ....• Frank C. Barnhill .... Du Val Smith ....... Ju. W. Skelly ....... Geo. W. Walker...... H. L. Reader ........ Henry C. Chiles ....•. Elwyn S. Woods .... t Harry S. Truman .... Harris C. Johnston .. Forrest C. Donnell... Grover C. Sparka.U Willis J. Bray ...... Solon Cameron.....

·Deceued. § Was not installed. tResigned. • tDied A~t,11. 1866, while in office. .:Appolnted August 18. 1866, by John D. Vincil, Grand Master. •• IIDied April 11, 1877. while in office. • UDled October 12, 1904. while In office. •••Died April 22, 1916, while in office.

Frank C. Barnhill.. Du Val Smith •...••.. Du Val Smith••.. , . J u. W. Ske1J)' ....... Ju. W.Skelly .•••.. Geo. W. Walker .••••. Geo. W. Walker ••.. H. L. Reader ........ H. L. Reader•••••• Henry C. Chiles ..... '. Henry C. Chiles .... Elwyn S. Woods •••• t Elwyn S. Woods •• t Karl M. Vetaburlr ..•. Karl M. Vetaburlr •. Harry S. Truman.•.. Harris C. Johnston Forrest C. Donnell. .. Forrest C. DonneD .. Grover C. Sparka.U Grover C. SparkaU Wm. F. Woodruff.... W. F. Woodruff..... James A. Kinder.H; Solon Cameron .... 'Morris E. Ewing.... Morris E. Ewing ...' Harry F. Sunderland

·IIJohn W. Luke served, by appointment, as Grand Secretary, from April 11, 1877 to October 11, 1877, and died October. 1888. VDied within week after his installation. ttThere was no Communication in 1885, owing to the anti-Masonic excitement. ·.Wlthdrawn from Masonry• tt.Resigned May 20, 1921, account 111 health. •••Appointed October 22, 1904, by Leroy B• VallUint, Grand Master.

E. E. Monla ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Monla ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Morris ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Monla ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Monla ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Morria ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Morris ••...•..'. Arthur Mather· E. E. Monla ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Morris ......... ArthurMather· E. E. Morris ......... ArthurMather· E. E. Morris ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Monla ......... Arthur Mather· E. E. Morris......... ArthurMatherUn E. E. Morris ........., Harold L. Reader·; .tttDied November 7. 1924•• while in office. ..ttDied A~t 29. 1927. while in office. tttAppointed September 1. 1927. by John , Pickard, Grand Master• UDied December 28. 1942, while in office. U§Dled May 8, 1948, while In office. HUDIed April 22, 1944, while in office. ·§Appolnted May I, 1944 by W. F. Woodruff, Grand Master.

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JAMES KENNERLY, Senior Warden

WILLIAM BATES, Junior Warden ABRAM BECK, Secretary

THE MASONIC WORLD By RAY V. DENSLOW, P. G. M.

QUEEN

THE ANTILLES

Freemasonry on the Island of Cuba

It cannot be said that Freemasonry thrives on persecution, but it can be said that Masons who maintain their membership and activity under the strains of persecution have a much higher conception of the institution ahd appreciate their connection with the fraternity more than do those whose greatest hardship has been the payment of annual dues. For more than a century, in Cuba, to be a Freemason was to be a martyr; in fact being a Freemason in any Latin American country in times past, or even at the present time, requires great gobs of that .Masonic virtue known as Fortitude, for many a Freemason has given up his life in the defense of principles. The story of Freemasonry on the Island of Cuba is filled with these stories of persecution, of hardships, of strife between grand lodges, of contention between "higher bodies" which sought to dominate grand lodges, and finally, the formation of a "united" grand lodge which is today carrying on the traditions and customs of Freemasonry in a way which has caused it to secure recognition from practically all the Masonic world. And because they have such an interesting history, and because they are our next door neighbors, and because they are good neighbors, we feel that our brethren in the English speaking world should know more about Cuban Freemasonry. But, first, just a word about Cuba and its history. The Island is only ninety miles distant from the American City of Key West; it has an area of 44,164 square miles, and a population estimated at 4,199,952. It lies in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest island of the West Indies group. Only fifty miles separate it from the neighboring island of Haiti, and 85 miles from the island of Jamaica. It has a length of 730 miles and an average breadth of 50 miles. It has a coast line of 2,500 miles with excellent harbors, largest of which is Havana, one of the finest ports in the world. One of these ports, Guantanamo, has been leased to the United States as a naval base and is playing an important part in the present war. It is a country of plains and mountains, one peak rising to a height of over 8,000 feet; the soil is fertile, and the tropical heat and

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humidity make a rich vegetation and tropical fruits and vegetables flourish. The population is two-thirds white. The island was discovered by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492; its name is an Indian name, and with the exception of a brief period in 1762-63 it remained a Spanish colony until the Spanish-American War of 1898, when under the terms of the Treaty of Paris it became a ward of the United States. The isla~d became a republic in 1902 and its government is modeled after that of the United States, with the exception that presidents serve one term of four years and can,not succeed themselves. General Fulgencio Batista is the present executive. Sugar, molasses and tobacco are the chief produ~ts. There are more than 3,000 miles of railroad; there are three large air bases at Havana, Camaguey and San Antonio de Los Banos. Education is compulsory between the ages of 7-14. Catholicism predominates; the language is Spanish, although English is widely understood. AN EXCITING HISTORY

Cuba has had an interesting, yet exciting, history. Vc1asquez's invasion in 1511 drew many immigrants to the island in the hopes of securing some of the untold wealth which the island was said to have. The transfer of Jamaica to England caused many Jamaicans to move to Cuba. Then for two centuries the island proved to be the abode of pirates and buccaneers which were the basis for the island's 'vealth. Then in 1762 Havana was captured by the British under Admiral Pocock and the Earl of AlbemarIe; the following year it was given back to Spain in return for the Floridas. When a portion of the island of Santo Domingo was ceded to the French, most of the Spanish residents left and located in Cuba. During the black revolution, many French left Santo Domingo and settled in Cuba. Havana was restored to Spain by the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and thereafter there was a series of liberal governors, so much s6, that Cuba might have been said to be independent. There was a limited amount of freedom politically for a few years under the constitu- ' tion of 1812, and in 1818 the island was opened to the commerce of the world. But underlying all of this was a jealousy between these born in Spain and those born in Cuba, a desire by many to be annexed by the United States, and a plotting for independence. Then came the period of rule by "Captains General," together with the "special laws" laid out by the mother country for the control of the people. Cubans protested these laws, and especially the law which failed to give them a voice in the Cortes (General Assembly). Under O'Donnell there occurred a bloody persecution of the blacks. And some of the great powers began to be interested in the political

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future of the island; England, France, Columbia, Mexico, and even the United States were said to have been involved. Presidents Pierce and Buchanan were for a~quiring the island by purchase, and from 1849 to 1851 there were no less than three filibustering expeditions organized in the United States, which had for their objective the "liberation" of Cuba. Two of these were led by the Spanish General Narcisco Lopez,路 a Freemason. Corrupt administration and other forces brought about路 the Ten Years' War. The Separatists were led by Carlos Manuel de Cespedes; the ,val' was waged largely in the eastern part of the island. Then> was much pillage and destruction by the forces of both sides. Many hoped for American intervention-which never came. But this rebellion which began in 1868 was settled by the Treaty 'of Zanjon in 1878. But the treaty failed to bring about all that was demanded. In 1881 the Spanish Constitution of 1876 was proclaimed in Cuba. General Calleja suspended the constitutional guarantees Feb. 23, 1895, and the ~eaders of the Ten Years' Vial' again took to the field. Among these 'were Generals Maximo Gomez, Jose Marti, Antonio Maceo, and Calixto Garcia; this time the seat of war was in the western provinces. President McKinley, in the United States, did not wish to recognize the rebels, but did believe in intervention to stop useless bloodshed. Spain was very resentful of this attitude and the ground was laid for an explosion. And it was an explosion. The U. S. Battleship "Maine" blew up, or was blown up, in Havana harbor in February, 1898. The United States demanded the withdrawal of Spanish troops; war followed at once. A Spanish naval squadron was destroyed while leaving the port of San~iago de Cuba; the port was invested with land forces and fell to the invaders. In December of that year Spain "relinquished" the island in trust for its inhabitants. Spanish rule ceased January 1, 1899, and the military rule of the United States on May 20, 1902. The first Cuban Congress met May 5, 1902; Governor Thomas Estrada Palma was elected the first president. A threatened insurrection in 1906 was quashed by the establishment of a provisional government sponsored by the United States. January 28, 1909, the republic was again inaugurated and shortly thereafter the American troops were withdrawn. Since this time there have been several minor disturbances and some severe financial crises. The Cubans have been deeply appreciative of the support of the American government; they have stood solidly behind us during various international congresses; they declared war on Germany in 1917 and again in December, 1941. In return, our government has enabled them to float loans, has loaned them money, and in all ways

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attempted to be a good neighbor. That Freemasonry has had a large part in this policy will be fully understood by a careful reading of the story of Freemasonry on the Island of Cuba as here recounted. CUBA'S FffiST LODGE

During the formative period of Freemasonry it was a generally accepted custom in the Grand Lodges of Scotland, England and Ireland to establish military lodges. These lodges were regularly chartered and were usually attached to a regiment of foot soldiers. Of this we have many examples in our own country in which military lodges were chartered in English, Irish and Scotch regiments stationed temporarily in such cities as Boston and Philadelphia. The military has played an important part in the establishment of Freemasonry throughout the globe. This was particularly true in the Island of Cuba, for we learn that in 1762, when England had conquered Cuba, a regiment of soldiers was sent to the city of Havana; this regiment was the DeWebb regiment belonging to the brigade of General Walsh. The Grand Lodge of Ireland gave a warrant to the members of the fraternity connected with this regiment, it being registered as Lodge No. 218, and it carried on an existence until the regiment left the Island, July 6, 1763. When, where, and how it worked, the records do not tell; there is little trace of its existence. Tradition has it that the lodge worked in the ancient convent of San Francisco, the convent being occupied by officers of the conquering army and later used as the custom house; in recent days it served as the city post office. To路the Ars Quatuor Coronatorum we are indebted for a photograph of this lost Cuban Masonic document. It was written on parchment 8% inches in length by 8% inches wide, the manuscript is sealed with red sealing wax, upon which in relief is an arm holding a Mason's trowel; attached to the seal are two ribbons, the broader one being blue, the narrower one yellow. The existence of this lodge is certified to by Brother Robert Freke Gould, but who adds that the names of the officials given in t,he charter are not those of any officers of the regiment. The lodge probably did not work upon candidates, other than those in the army of occupation. Gould reports that the charter was granted in 1750, and there is evidence' to show that eleven members of the regiment were initiated during the stay on the Island. The document referred to as being in possession of Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, is a membership certificate and reads: "And the Darkness Comprehended it Not-In the East A place full of Light where Reigns silance and peace We the Master wardens and Secretary of the Worship full of Free and Accepted Masons Dedicated to St. John No. 218 on the Registry of Ireland held in the Forty Eight Regiment of

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Foot (Ne Varietur) A Dornd with all their Honours and Assembled in Due Form-Do hereby Declare Certifie and Attest to all men Lightned spread on the Fact of the Earth that the Bearer hereof Alexander Cockburn hath been Received an Entered Apprentice and fellow Craft and after sufficient proof and Tryall we have given unto him the sublime Degree of Master and he May Lawfully and Safely without any Demur be Admitted into And Accepted off by any Society to whome these Presents Come Greeting-Given under our Hand~ and Seal at our Lodge Room at the Havanna this 3d Day of May in the year of our Lord 1763 and in the Year of Masonry 5763~William Smith, Master James Lee, (Seal) Rich'd Coombs ('), Wardens Peter 'robin: Secretary."

'I'o understand the beginnings of Cuban Freemasonry we should remember that in the early history of the Island it was nothing but a Spanish Colony, or rather a territory exploited by Spain, without possessing any political rights whatsoever. It was subject to the rule. of bigoted monarchs who were enemies of liberal ideas in general and Freemasonry in particular. England had chartered lodges in Gibraltar and Madrid as early as 1727, and from this simple beginning the fraternity was spread over many parts of Spain. At the instigation of the Holy Inquisition, Ferdinand VI, in 1761, forbade the practice of Freemasonry in any of the Spanish territories under" penalty of death. He did not succeed in extinguishing the lights in all the countries of the Spanish Crown, for we know the Grand Logia Espanola changed its name to Gran Oriente in 1767, and was recognized by the Grand Lodge of England, consequently we are not surprised that at the end of the Eighteenth Century there was little Masonic light in this far western possession. About 1800 the Spanish and French were driven from the Islands of Santo Domingo and Haiti; many of these settled in Oriente Province. Some of the.se settlers were members of the fraternity, but the cliarters under which they had worked authorized them to work only in the Island of Santa Domingo. With their arrival in Cuba began a new era in Cuban Masonry, but to the brethren of the military lodge must go the credit for having implanted Freemasonry in that country. THE LAND OF PERSECUTION

For some unaccountable reason Freemasonry appears to thrive under persecution. If this statement be true, then it is ample explanation for the present status of Freemasonry in Cuba. The historian, Emanuel Rebold, tells us: , 'In no place except Cuba has one seen Freemasonry exposed to such atrocious persecution as in this Catholic reign par excellence, persecution

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founded on the bulls of Clement XII (April 27, 1738) and Benedict XIV (March 18,1751), and the edict of Cardinal Colsalvi (August 12, 1814), in all of which Freemasons arc excommunicated and the severest punishments, including that of death, were inflicted upon them."

We have previously referred to the establishment of lodges in Madrid and Gibraltar. The ultra Catholic Spanish clergy showed itself here as an enemy of the institution. However, Jose Torrubia, censor and an official of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Madrid, was charged by his superiors, in 1750, to form a Masonic Lodge under a false secular name, with the purpose of obtaining the secrets and becoming familiar with the doctrines of the fraternity. For this purpose he obtained from the Papal Delegate the necessary dispensations relieving him from any oaths he might have to take on becoming a Freemason. He next visited the various lodges in the Provinces of Spain and, as a climax, presented himself before the Supreme Tribunal of the Inquisition, where he proceeded to denounce Freemasonry as the most abominable institution that existed in the world and accusing its members of all types of vices and crimes. He handed over a list of ninety-seven lodges which had been established in Spain and urged that the full power of the Inquisition be turned upon them. Because of the growing power of Freemasonry, the Holy Office persuaded the King to issue an interdict against the fraternity, which was done. All Freemasons who were discovered to be such were put to death, and thus Freemasonry did not again show signs of life until the French Invasion of 1807, after which it soon reappeared and again spread throughout the Kingdom, so that by 1809 there existed various Grand Lodges in Spain, but in 1814 the Inquisition was reestablished and Freemasonry was again compelled to go under ground. Cuba, being a Colony of Spain, Freemasonry naturally underwent the same treatment as it did in Spain itself, and during the period of the Inquisition none of the Spal~ish Grand Orientes exercised any authority in Cuba. August 15, 1814, King Ferdinand VII, of Spain, ordered the Supreme Council of the Inquisition to publish the edict of Pope Pius VII, proclaiming in effect "that if the ancient Roman Senate passed stiff penal prohibitions against certain groups of people because they might be working against the government or the public welfare, with mueh greater right the Holy Church should work against so-called Freemasonry, the Illuminati, or the Egyptian mysteries which accompany their shady operations with rites, ceremonies, which were suspicious in view of their secrecy, at least and without doubt conspiring against the established religion, especially that of Christ, of which the Roman Pope was established as head, master and guard by the Divine Founder." Former Popes had issued edicts against the fraternity. Pope Clement XII, in a bull, April 27, 1738, ordered

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all Freemasons to be excommunicated, and from which only the Pope could absolve them. Then followed Benedict's papal bull, May 18, 1751, confirming the edict of Pope Clement, but giving additional reasons why Freemasonry should be prohibited. The Pope's Secretary of State published an edict, January 14, 1739, in which he decreed against these Masonic sinners the most severe temporal punishment, at the same time giving orders to assure their execution. Benedict XIV, to give force to the same provisions, charged that all magistrates apply these punishments with every possible vigilance. Pope Pius VII, "to rid the 'world of a gangrene that might infect the whole body of the State," ruled that the whole force of the law should be applied in all territory ruled by the Apostolic Chair, urging that all who might have the misfortune of participating in any manner in the criminal Masonic association, to reflect seriously about the abyss of perdition to which they had submerged their souls, "that they would be excommunicated here and even in that Eternal Tribunal where there is nothing hidden, and that they shouid return sincerely penitent to the arms of the Mother Church." The government knew, of course, where the Freemasons were congregating; they knew the names of those who were officially connected with the lodges, and these names and places were turned over to the Presidents of the Tribunal. The general edict which went forth at this time prohibited anyone in Rome, or the Holy Pontifical Dominion, "to continue, receive anew, renew, or start any so-called Masonic association under name of any kind, and to give neither aid nor help to such individuals." None were to be" permitted to keep in their possession any instrument, ,seal, emblem, statue, or thing involved in the exercise or carrying on of said association. Anyone who had knowledge of secret meetings must immediately communicate it to the government or the church, being assured that all such information would be kept secret and that the informer would be well paid when he gave sufficient proof for conviction. Punishment decreed against a violation of the edict would be severe bodily punishment, total or partial confiscation of goods or wealth, which would be apportioned between the ministers and executors of the Tribunal in proportion to their diligence in discovering the guilty parties. All buildings were to be taken, reserving to the owner, in case of his being ignorant as to his tenant, the right of being reimbursed. Persecution of Freemasons was the order of the day in Cuba, even up to the time of the American occupation. According to a document dated July 17, 1814, one Don Manuel Ramirez was thrown into jail without a hearing, one of the complaints set forth against him being that he was a Freemason.

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Dr. Vidal Morales y Morales, in his book about the martyrs of the Cuban Revolution, tells us: ' "Juan Clement Zenea, in a work of which we have seen only 104 pages, .which was printed in Mexico in 1868, says that one Roman de Ia Luz, uncle of J ase de la Luz, was carrying on a revolutionary project with some members of the fraternity in Havana, Freemasons who at that time had great prestige and had counted on the influence of the lodges which were under their direction. The conspiracy could not have had very much importance since there was nothing heard or published about it, and we only know that it ended by one of those intrigues which have disorganized all that which illustrious honored people have tried to organize. ' , Roman's wife, in a confession to her priest, told of the matter; she was absolved from her sins, but had opened the doors of persecution against her heretical husband. He was deported to Spain, where he died in confinement. Although he was rich, he received no money during his exile. The sum which his wife had sent him monthly passed through the hands of her confessor, and the latter took care to withhold it, thus ending the first tentative revolution in the Island of Cuba and marking the lamentable end of a leader who, it was said, was active, intelligent and brave. In July, 1830, we learn that various Freemasons were put to death, or in prison and given sentences of various length, by the military commission. One Jose Solis was charged with being a Freemason and conspiring as a member of the society of the Black Eagle. He was given a sentence qf ten years in prison in Ceuta. Whether these Freemasons conspired under the guise of a secret society or not, it is certain that they were sentenced because of their membership. Morales says in his article about the Black Eagles: "He saw the diploma of the Rose Croix of Jose Solis, who incidentally, with other prisoners, was pardoned on the occasion of the birth of Isabel II. This diploma gives us an idea of the state of art of that period. The diploma is illuminated with a multitude of colors, its appearance is beautiful, but that which is clearly written upon it is more beautiful still. The invocation is striking 'in the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity,' that is to say that our Masonry in that epoch, as was that of England and France, was Trinitarian, a fact of which we have been ignorant since in Cuba we have always been governed by American customs and traditions in the affairs of Freemasonry. "It was dated December 3, 1825, and stamped with the names of Lucas Arcadio de Ugarte, M.S.M.; Felix Rodriguez Hermida, First Vigilante; Juan Saldana, Second Vigilante; Marcos Fernandez Castaneda, Secretary; Gabino Hernandez, Treasurer; that is to say, all, except Saldana, who had died, were condemned as Freemasons because they had used their own names on the signature instead of their symbolic names as they could have done." During the governorship of Don Miguel Tacon and Rosique, from 'March, 1834, the Freemasons were persecuted constantly, and one

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does not exaggerate in stating that during the four years of his rule there was no evidence of Masonic activity. Queen Christina, in 1834, issued an edict of amnesty to all who had belonged to any secret society up until April 26, 1834, but any who might have had a part in any secret society, or had loaned assistance to any member, were liable to lose their employment, to suffer imprisonment, exile, or to have their property confiscated. This was sufficient reason for Freemasonry remaining latent until 1857. June 22, 1849, when the newly organized Grand Lodge met to hold a festival in honor of St. John the Baptist, the Grand Master warned the representatives "to meet with all possible secrecy in order to avoid surprise on the part of the police" who visit the meetings frequently to see if there were prohibited activities. On March 21, 1869, Brother Jose Rosell, who had been imprisoned since February 11 of that year, with several others, was taken to the Colony of Santa Isabel de Fernanda Poo; later he was taken to Vera Cruz. The lodge with which he had been connected (No. 12) began to suffer perseeution, and lodges were ordered to suspend their activities in order to avoid political complications. Five lodges which . worked in the Temple at Havana ceased meeting; later they began holding communications in the residences of members, but always with the greatest watchfulness and care. During this critical time numerous schools were founded by the members of the fraternity, causing a Cuban Brother to remark: , 'What a singular thing. The more our Order is persecuted the more it lives for its country, the more it aids its government by the establishment of public schools." '

In 1868, the Provisional Governor of the Archbishopric of Cuba, the Priest, Jose Orbera y Carrion, published a scurrilous circular , against Freemasonry in which he stated that the Freemasons were attempting to undermine the religion of the people of his Archbishopric, all of 'which should cause alarm and consternation to the parents of families and all good citizens. He said the Freemasons were sacrilegious in that they called secret the locale of the meeting place of the lodge; the silence which prevailed in the lodge was described as religious, in fact everything they did was either sacred or religious. The zealot quoted from the edicts and bulls of the Popes; beginning with the time of Clement XII, in 1738, and continuing to the time of Pius IX in 1865. He stated that civil power had found it necessary to prohibit the fraternity. All sinners were asked to return to the fold of the church. Maximiliapo Galan made a brilliant reply to t4e Reverend gentleman. He opened by stating that Freemasons believed they were teaching life as Christ had taught it, and they worked toward that holy

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purpose promulgated by the Divine Master'in his attempt to transform all humanity into one fdmily of friends and brothers. He referred to the fact that the charges made against the Freemasons were also applied to the early Christians; he expressed his belief that the Priest alone was to blame, for it was he who had cast the aspersions, not only upon the Masonic brethren, but also upon their mothers, wives, and children. These were best able to state as to whether Freemasons were atheists, for most everyone know that one of the first conditions demanded of those who desired to be initiated was to express a firm belief in a Supreme Being. Galan asked the Priest to pardon him if he had offered any offense to him, because such was not his intention, and although the Priest might be called an enemy of Freemasonry, the Freemasons should love him because had not the Master taught that people could not love God and hate their brother? In the year 1870, during the Grand Mastership of Andres Puente, the Spaniards attributed to the Freemasons the existence of a secret society in Santiago de Cuba, which, it was purported, aided the insurrectol's. Commander Boet arrested fourteen members of Fraternity Lodge No.1, at a meeting and took them to the City of San Juan,. where Puente was assassinated; he was shot as a traitor. All great causes have martyrs and the cause of Freemasonry had one in Most Worshipful Brother Andres Puente. The Grand Master had fallen a sacrifice to his integrity, but the institution, in the meantime attained external development. Brother Nicolas Dominguez Cowan, an enthusiastic Freemason, proposed that they celebrate funeral honors in memory of the late Grand Master. While the idea was approved by the active members of the lodge San Andres, over which he had presided, there were many who did not agree because of the danger which the act entailed. The meeting was called for 6 :30 p. m. March 5, 1870. It was generally known, not only among the Freemasons but publicly, that the object of the meeting was to do honor to the late Grand Master. The appointed night and hour arrived; the lodge temple was full, .the membership were there en masse. Shortly afterward, armed uniformed men appeared in the streets leading to the temple; later this had grown to an immense crowd, all crying "kill the conspirators, .death to the Cuban Council." The outside guard informed the 'Vorshipful Master that the populace were mounting the stairs. The Master said to his brethren: t t Do not be alarmed, my dear brethren, our fate, whatever it may be, we must face with courage; we must save our charter above everything else. "

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the home of a brother, where he safely deposited the charter. The man who carried the charter to safety was Brother Edward Godwin, an employe of the custom house. There were more than onE} hundred brethren in the temple on that evening; some fled, others were protected and gained permission to leave, forty or more were made prisoners. During their stay in jail the brethren exemplified to the other prisoners what Freemasonry meant, and bore out the doctrine of the equality of men. None denied that they were Freemasons, each stated the official position which he occupied in the lodge. The Mayor decreed the freedom of the group, because in the Spanish penal code there ,vas no law which set forth that Freemasonry was a crime. So, three days later, they left the prison-free men. But the good news was not to last. A few days later, in the <5fficial newspaper, there appeared a decree ordering them to be returned to prison for the purpose 'of "paying satisfactory bail." All returned to prison voluntarily, even three of the brethren who had left Cuba. When Easter Sunday anived, the prisoners displayed true Masonic ideals by taking up a subscription of $1,632.00 with which they proceeded to redecorate the chapel and altar of a Catholic church, bought and presented some magnificent candlesticks, and supplied the chapel with a new rug. Even the Priest and their doctor were so impressed that they promised to use their influence in seeing them路 released. The order for release was obtained by these two men and delivered to the commanding officer, who doubted the advisability of turning them loose, but when the Captain General returned to路 Havana he was persuaded to permit them to leave jail under bond, after having spent one hundred days as prisoners. A most curious incident connected with Independencia Lodge is recounted by Brother F. de P. Rodriguez, the Cu~an historian: "One of the members was General Donato Marmol, who always regarded Freemasonry as a religion. A notice was once sent to him, while commanding the Division of Bayamo, that a Spanish Lieutenant was to introduce into the City a convoy of provisions badly needed by the hungry population there sheltered. General.Marmol set to work and captured the convoy, together with the Lieutenant. The Spanish officer, when taken into camp, asked to see the General, to whom he gave a Masonic sign and pleaded for his deliverance, reminding the General that the provisions were not for the soldiers, but for the many Cuban refugees. General Marmol was touched, and thinking of the Lieutenant as a Mason and not as a soldier, released the Lieutenant, and handed him back the convoy. This act was harshly condemned by the General's subordinate officers, who knew nothing of Masonry and among whom was Maximo Gomez, who was afterward initiated into Independencia Lodge and in course of time arose to be the Generalissimo of the Cuban Army, when we achieved our independence long afterward. General Marmol, that fine specimen of manhood, died shortly after the above incident. The President, Cespedes, was treacherously shot the year following at San Lorenzo,

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Independencia Lodge dying with him, after an existence of over three yem-s. That was the only military lodge known to have existed during . our Ten Years' War." THE EARLY HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CUBA

In 1891, Manuel Ruiz Inza, well-known Cuban author, published a short story concerning the begin:nings of Freemasonry in the Island of Cuba. In this article he tells us: , , The Grand Lodge of France, founded in 1748 in the City of Guarico, now Cape Haiti, the first lodge on the Island of Santa Domingo, with the name of St. John of Jerusalem, and, in 1765, in Los Cayoa, the second lodge, with the name Reunited Brothers. This was followed by the establishment of additional lodges, named successfully Reunion of Hearts, HarD!0ny, Perseverance, Hope, Friendship, Truth, Beneficent Concord, all of which were organized in 1795 into a Provincial Grand Lodge. Brother Huet de la Chapelle, a Civil Judge and Lieutenant of Almirantazgo, was the Grand Master of the ProvinCial Grand Lodge, and also of a Grand Chapter of the Rose Croix of Heredom, the latter having been established by the Grand Lod&e of France at Petit Goave, then the military and general government headquarters of the Colony." Being forced to leave the Island of Santo Domingo, because of a change in government, the members of these lodges came to the Island of Cuba, where two of the lodges, La Concorde and La Perseverance, continued to work in the Cities of Baracoa and Santiago de Cuba; the other two, l'Amitie and La Benefique Concorde in Havana, al- , though their charters authorized their working only on the Island of Santo Domingo. The latter two lodges changed their names to the Spanish equivalent, Amistad and Benefica Concordia. Apart from the fact that they gave their names to two streets of the city, very little of their activities is known. At the conclusion of the war between France and Spain, in 1808, the Governor General of Cuba forced all immigrants from Santo Domingo that had not been naturalized, to leave the Island and to destroy the two lodges in Oriente Province, Concordia and Perseverancia. These two lodges later reappeared, in 1810, in New Orleans, La., with charters issued by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, where they, with three other lodges in that city, formed the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1812. In 1804, brethren who were members of some of these lodges, and others who were members of lodges dependent on the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, petitioned the latter named Grand Lodge for a charter in order that they might found in Havana a lodge under the title "Temple of the Theological Virtues No. 103," December 17,1804. TEMPLE OF TIlE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES L,ODGE NO.

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The lodge is variously referred to under its French or Spanish name of "Le Temple des Vertus Theologales," or "Las Virtudes Teologales." This lodge was intimately connected with Joseph Cerneau, its founder. In the early part of the last century the name of Cerneau was prominent in the affairs of the Scottish Rite because of his attempts to' establish the higher degrees in competition with an already established Supreme Council. Joseph Cerneau was born in 1763 in Villeblerin, France; he was a silversmith. During the "Var of 1804 he settled in Havana and had attained to aU the degrees of the Scottish Rite, which, at that time, were climaxed by the 25th degree. His associates in the new lodge" of which he was to be Master, were two other Frenchmen, Pierre Courroy and Pierre Bauschey. He was expelled from the country in 1806 because of his French origin and revolutionary character; he proceeded thence to New York, where he proceeded to establish the Grand Consistory U. S. A. His death occurred in France in 1815. During the year 1817 and 1818 there is no record of the lodges Concorde, Friendship or Theological Virtues, and it is barely possible they did not meet, or, if so, met secretly. ,In 1805-06 three lodges, Reunion des Coeurs, Concorde, and Perseverance were reorganized at Santiago de Cuba. They were dispersed in 1808, but many of their members showed up in New Orleans where, on October 7, 1810, the first two consolidated under the title Concorde Lodge No. 117; the other lodge became Perseverance Lodge No. 118. At this time, during the years from 1818 to 1822, lodges numbers 157, 161,路166, 167, 175, 181 were granted charters. All but the last t\~o had surrendered their charters by the year 1822, and in 1826 the last two charters were revoked because of the failure of the lodges to meet and make report. In 1815 the Grand Lodge of Louisiana granted a charter to Lodge No.7, and in 1818 to lodges Nos. 11 and 14; South Carolina chartered Constancia Lodge No. 50 in 1818, and La Amenidad Lodge No. 52 in 1819;' The Grand Orient of France implanted a lodge and consistory in 1819, and in 1821 gave charters to the Lodges La COl'~stante Sophie and l'Humanite. There are many statements and opinions as to the lodges which existed in Cuba at this time. Alvarez, in his History of Masonry in Cuba, lists the following: "Established by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Temple' of Theological Virtues No. 103, Havana, Cuba, chartered December 17, 1804; this lodge was undoubtedly the No. 1 mentioned in other lists; Las Delicias de la Habana No. 157, Havana, March 2, 1818; La Recompensa de las Virtudes No. 161, Havana, May 9, 1818; La Union de RegIa No. 166, RegIa, April 5, 1819; La Fidelidad Habanera No. 167, Havana, Sep-

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tember 16, 1819; La Benevolencia No. 175, Santiago de Cuba, November 8, 1820; The True Philantrophy No. 181, Santiago de Cuba, April 1, 1822. "Established by the Grand Lodge of South Carolina: La Constancia No. 50, Havana, March 27, 1818; Amenidad No. 52, Havana, March 31, 1820. "Established by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana: Union Fraternal de Caridad No. 14, Havana, 1815; 'EI Templo de la Divina Pastora No. 19, Matanzas, 1818; La Rectitud No. 22, Havana, 1822. (The last three did not form a part of the Spanish Grand Lodge of the York Rite.) "

Alvarez does not accept the statement that on March 27, 1818, the Lodges of Theological Virtues, Delicias and Constancia met in the convent to establish the Spanish Grand Lodge of the York Rite. Dr. Albert G. Mackey, in his history, tells us that the Grand Lodge of South Carolina recognized the Spanish Grand Lodge of the York Rite March 30, 1821, as a result of a communication received from that Grand Lodge announcing its formation "and seeking friendly relations with the Grand Lodge, stating at the same time that Lodge Amenidad No. 52 of our jurisdiction, asks permission to return its charter inasmuch as its members desire to become a part of the Grand Lodge of lIavana. ' , Brother H. B. J effre is our authority for conditions which existed at this period: "De Clouet was a member of the 'Grand Orient' of France, and as such founded in Havana in April, 1818, a 'Grand Consistory' of 32째, 'del Rito Escoces Antiguo y Aceptado, Principes del Real Secreto,' to which he gave authority to found lodges, chapters and councils, and to confer the 32째. The Grand Orient of France approved his work under charter dated April 7, 1819. It appears doubtful, whether three lodges that were working at that time in Havana and Matanzas, really did combine with this Grand Consistory, but we accept that De Clouet formed several more lodges and also brought others that had been working independently, under the authority of this Grand Body. One lodge at least, 'La Constante Sophie,' received its charter from the Grand Orient of France direct. Of other bodies between the 3째 and 32째 nothing is known, except that the work of the blue or symbolic lodges was under the direction of a 'Gran Oriente Simbolico de la Isla de Cuba,' also known as "Gran Oriente Simbolico de la Nueva Thebaida.' "Shortly after the formation of the Grand Consistory, the Grand Orient. of France ceded its Masonic authority over Cuba to the 'Gran Oriente Nacional de Espana.' As this body was divided in various factions, each of which claimed to be the only authorized and competent one, obedience was denied by Cuban Masonry. A factor contributing to this denial probably can be found in the desire of our Cuban brethren to be free Masonically as well as politically. , , Out of the Grand Consistory founded in 1818 by De Clouet d 'Obernay developed the' Grande Oriente Territorial Espanol-Americano-Rita Escoces de Francos-masones antiguos y aceptados-' regularly established in the City of Havana. This Grand Orient was divided in two sections, viz: The 'Grand Oriente Simbolico,' or 'Camara Simbolica' and the Grand Consistory (32 0). It is interesting to note that many of the members of these two bodies were officers of the Spanish army and navy, also that

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these bodies claimed jurisdiction over the Island of Puerto Rico and seemingly over Mexico too, as on the roster appears a lodge in Tabasco, 'Los Amigos Filantropicos.' Jurisdiction was also claimed over the Floridas and New Spain (Santo Domingo and Haiti). "The situation in 1822 was such that the bodies working in the York Rite were 'free and sovereign,' whilst those of the Scottish Rite were still subject to the influence of the' Gran Oriente Nacional de Espana.' In order to free the blue lodges of the Scottish Rite of this influence and counteract at the same time the attempts and claims of the Consistory to control the blue lodges, at the instigation of the 'Gran Oriente Simbolico Escoces,' negotiations were entered into with the Grand Lodge of York Rite Masons. On November 7, 1822, the fusion of both rites under the name of 'Gran Logia Espanola del Rito York' was approved and signed. The Grand Master and other offi~ers of this new symbolic body were chosen by lot drawn by each pair of corresponding officers. The roster, after this fusion, shows 66 lodges subject to the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, as of January 29, 1823. , 'This would seem to indicate a flourishing Masonic life in this Island at the beginning of the third decade of the past century. However, the political upheavals of this epoch-the wars of liberation against Spanish domination in the Americas were in full swing-made themselves felt in Cuba. In 1824 a decree of the King of Spain forbade again all Masonic and other secret societies, which order was carried out faithfully by th~ military governor of the Island. Neither the Grand Lodge nor the Consistory could hold meetings and on January 1, 1828, the Grand Lodge of York declared itself officially dissolved."This state of affairs lasted for about thirty-five years, though there were Masons in Cuba, some of them initiated in foreign countries. In 1857 'Prudencia' Lodge in Matanzas was founded under a charter granted by the irregular Supreme Council of Louisiana. Two lodges, , Prudencia' and 'Fraternidad' came into being in Santiago de' Cuba under the jurisdiction of- the 'Gran Oriente Hesperico Reformado' of Barcelona, which in spite of all persecutions tried to continue its Masonic work."

The Grand Lodge of the York Rite was declared officially dissolved January 1, 1828, although neither this Grand Lodge nor the Spanish Grand Lodge had been holding any regular communications. Then followed a period of persecution when several of the members were placed in prison or otherwise punished. REVIVAL OF FREEMASONRY IN COLON

The word "Colon" was taken from the Spanish name of Christopher Columbus. Under the heading of Colon the territory included West Indies \and all the Antilles; in the Grand Lodge it referred particularly to Cuba and Puerto Rico. The revival of Freemasonry began in 1859, even under the despotic rule of General Don Jose de Ia Concha, and largely as a result of the labors of one man, Andres Cassard. Cassard is noted for having printed a Spanish monitor for the fraternity. He came to Cuba with authority from the Supreme Council at Charleston, S. C. He found a lodge in Mantazas working under the auspices of an irregular Supreme Council in Louisiana;

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the name of the lodge was Prudence. There was also another lodge established in December, 1857, known as Fraternidad. These two lodges offered the only beginnings for the re-establishment of the fraternity in Cuba. To establish a Grand Lodge required an additional lodge, and in March, 1859, three Masons from Santiago de Cuba, who were living in Hudson, N. Y., and four initiates in Fraternidad No. 387,petitioned the Grand Lodge of South Carolina to found the Lodge San Andres, and in November, 1859, San Andres Lodge No. 93 was established. Fraternidad Lodge became No.1, Prudence No.2, and San Andres No. 3 in the newly established Grand Lodge, this act occurring November 27, 1859. Francisco Grinan y Mozo became the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colon. On May 22, 1860, a lo'tlge was established in Jiguani; it was known as Lodge Restauracion No.4. This was followed by the establishment, in 1861, of Amor Fraternal No.5, Segunda Prudencia No.6, and Discipulos de Salomon No.7. Members of Amor Fraternal, in Havana, formed a new lodge in February, 1762, known as Masonic Faith (Fe Masonica), although the formation of this lodge met with no little opposition. Alvarez tells us that Albeit Pike gave authority to de Castro "to regularize any error that Andres Cassard might have committed in organizing the bodies of Cuba, and to establish that peace and harmony that should exist among the ancients in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite." Alvarez is not clear as to what caused Pike to feel that such an authority was necessary. Brother Jeffre in his "Beginnings of Masonry in Cuba" gives us additional information: , , Nor are the reasons clear why de Castro should have established a 'Supremo Consejo y Gran Oriente de Cuba y Las Antillas' in Havana, on March 28, 1862, instead of cooperating with the 'Gran Oriente de Colon' at Santiago. Castro did not succeed in absorbing, as he wished to do, the Grand Bodies established at Santiago, but it seems he had better success with brethren in Havana and the rest of the Island. 'Cuba y Las Antillas' were recognized by the Supreme Councils of France, England, Scotland and other European countries. A number of lodges formed in Havana by de Castro established in 1868 the 'Gran Logia de la Habana.' This Grand Lodge had a very short life indeed, as it was dissolved on October 10th of the same year (Grito de Yara). At the same time too, the'S. C. y Gr. O. de Cuba y Las Antillas' ceased to exist on account of internal dissensions. "The influence of this irregular body on the development of Masonry in Cuba must not be underestimated. Due to the political situation and also lack of communications, Santiago, as the main seat of Masonry, was rather isolated. Havana, however, as the capital of the colony, and due to its geographical location, had greater facilities and it must be admitted that the Order received a great impetus under de Castro, even

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if the I S.C. y G.O. de Cuba y Las Antillas' is not considered legal, Masonically speaking. "To return to Santiago, we have seen that at the end of 1859 the 'Gran Oriente de Colon' came into being. But already in 1860 differences arose between the Grand Lodge and the Supreme Council, in spite of the fact that the officers of one body in many cases also路 belonged to the other high body. The Consistory believed it had the right to supervise the working of the blue lodges, and even some, not all, brethren of high degree pretended to have authority over brethren of a lower degree. Charters for new lodges were occasionally granted by the Supreme Council without conSUlting the Grand Lodge. Add to these differences the fact that Masonry in Cuba was split in two factions, one high body in Santiago and another, the more active one, in Havana, and it will be easily understood that the I Gran Oriente de Colon' did not prosper as desired. "Finally, in August 1867, the Grand Lodge, under Grand Master Andres Puente decided to give itself a constitution, claiming absolute control of the blue lodges and refusing to acknowledge the right of the Supreme Council to interfere with the symbolic lodges, but leaving to the Supreme Council the control of all other Masonic bodies. This constitution was approved in September 1867 and a corresponding notic fication was sent to the Supreme Council. Albert Pike publicly gave approval to this separation of powers. "Although, from a legal point of view, as a section of the I Gran Oriente de Colon;' the Grand Lodge had a perfect right to giv~ itself a constitution, the Supreme Council refused to accept as definite the step taken by the Grand Lodge and after prolonged negotiations which led nowhere, arbitrarily dissolved the Grand Lodge, on September 5, 1868, assuming control over all degrees of our order. I I In their desire to preserve harmony and avoid irreparable damage to our order, the Grand Lodge declared a recess路 until a general convocation of the 'Gran Oriente' at which all lodges of the jurisdiction were to be represented. This assembly was to have taken place on November 25, 1868, but was never held because on October 10th Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Worshipful Master of Buena Fe Lodge at Manzanillo, raised the battle cry against Spain. "Thus, at the beginning of 1869, Masonry in Cuba was faced with the fact that the 'slightly irregular' S.C. y Gr. L. de Cuba y Las Antillas' in Hava~a was dissolved and that in Santiago the Supreme Council had assumed, but did not exercise, the functions of the recessed . I Gran Logia de Colon,' and further that the Supreme Council, now the only supreme organism of Masonry, was completely paralyzed. This was due, partly to the sickness or absence of its officers, and partly to the strictest surveillance by the Spanish authorities. Very few, if any, meetings were held and no further records are on hand, except to show that the Supreme Council transferred to Havana, in 1882, where in 1876 already the present 'Gran Logia de la Isla de Cuba' was founded. "

Gould's history (Scribner edition), tells of the condition of Cuban Lodges in 1868-70: "Thirty lodges had fallen in 1870 to about seven, and in the latter year, the Supreme Council organized a Provincial Mother Lodge at Havana, against which the Grand Lodge very naturally protested. The warrant to this Mother Lodge was soon after recalled, but the dispute between the Supreme Council and the Grand Lodge continued. In

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1875-April ll-thc Grand Lodge resumed work openly, and in the following year entered into a compact with the Supreme Council whereby it was agreed that the former should have exclusive jurisdiction over Symbolic Masonry with the sole right of chartering lodges. . . . "After this compact, it is contended that the Grand Lodge, though still nominally a section of the Grand Orient, had full jurisdiction over Symbolic Masonry. Nevertheless, it is quite clear that there was a divided authority and, apparently, great Masonic confusion on the Island. The Grand Lodge of Colon held five meetings in August 1876; it declared itself free from all other authority, a sovereign body with full and unlimited powers over its subordinates. This action was accelerated by an event of August 1, 1876, when the representatives of nine chartered lodges . . . met at Havana and formed the Grand Lodge of Cuba. This body, from the very first, kept itself free from the blighting influence of the so-called high degrees.... The Grand Lodge claimed to have on its roster 36 lodges, and 8,000 members; its formal rival, the Grand Lodge of Cuba of 1877 possessed an apparent following of 17 lodges. In the latter year-June 3rd-a second Grand Lodge of Colon, or Columbus, at Havana was added to the two existing Craft grand bodies. Thus, we find three organizations, each claiming to be the regular Grand Lodge. . . . "Eventually, however, the Grand Lodges of Colon at Havana and Cuba formally united, and, March 28, 1880, the Grand Master of one body became Grand Master, and the Grand Master of the other body became Deputy Grand Master. The title assumed by tbe new organization was' The United Grand Lodge of Colon and the Island of Cuba' and it entered upon its career with a roll of 57 lodges, and between 5,000 and 6,000 Masons. "The lodges under the original Grand Lodge of Colon at Santiago do Cuba remained true to their allegiance. In 1885 the number of lodges had increased to 82, with Provincial Grand Lodges Santiago de Cuba and Puerto Rico; but from tho official list of 1886, there were then only 58 lodges upon the roll; of these 30 were at the Capital or in its vicinity, and 28 in other parts." ATTEMP'fS TO SECURE RECOGNITION

Recognition of the newly established Grand Lodge was slow. Grand Lodges in this country had been presented with so many claims as to ,jurisdiction that they were undecided as to what recognition should be extended. The fact that many of these claims were in Spanish resulted in their failing to be presented to Grand Lodges for consideration. Their action was further influenced by the fact that, 'In 1873 the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite had notified lodges and other bodies, including the Grand Lodge of Colon, that they were under the direction of the Consistory and would report not to the Grand Lodge but to the Supreme Council. The same decree provided that all possessors of eith'er the 31 0 , 32 0 or 33 0 were by that fact honorary members of all the lodges and entitled to participate in their deliberations. . . . "In July 1876, the Provincial Grand Lodge, having insisted upon an a.ccounting for the large sum of money paid into the treasury of the Supreme Council by the lodges, it was summarily suppressed."

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the affairs of the fraternity in Cuba. ~n the first place, it ÂŁreed our Cuban brethren So that they might carry on publicly and without interference the work of their Grand Lodge; again, it brought Cuban affairs directly under the surveillance _of the Grand Lodges of the

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United States. An-influx of American citizens and members of the military establishment was an additional encouragemen~ to the Cuban brethren; many those high in authority in the American military government wer embers of the fraternity. Admiral Schley, General Shafter, General Scott, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, General George Jrt. Moulton, and many others had part in the re-establishment of lheemasonry on the Island. At ~ date (1944) there are 205 regularly constituted lodges working imder the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba. Tliese lodges are apportioned to districts, of'which there are 75, each ~istrict being in charge of a District Deputy Grand Master. There are four English-speaking lodges in Cuba-Island Lodge in Havana, Landmark Lodge in Camaguey, Kane Lodge at Banes, Santa Fe Lodge on the Isle of Pines. The total membership of these English-speaking bodies in Havana is about 300, while the membership of all these lodges in Cuba will not' exceed 400.

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There are a few clandestine lodges in the eastern part of the Island, but we were informed that these are gradually being weeded out and their membership is becoming affiliated with regular Grand Lodges. The present membership of the Grand Lodge oÂŁthe Island of Cuba is 15,000, and we are told: "Order hall been brought into quarters where temporary differences had produced ,dissension. Honesty and \lusmess-like administration of fiD:ances is insisted on and a special commission appointed to look after this matter, and supply standard models for bookkeeping transactions. â&#x20AC;˘ . . The Grand Master holds that it is better to have fewer lodges and fewer members than men who cannot, or will not, submit to Masonic law and cooperate to maintain the high reputation which Cuban Masonry has won after yellrs of struggle against attacks and misinterpretation by opponents outside of the lodges."

Many new Masonic Temples have been erected in various parts of the Island and are dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry. There is an. uniformed national Masonic band. The government xecently donated to the Grand Lodge a valuable piece of properWn the City , of Havana in recognition of its fine work in having provttled a school ,for children and a public library. It is well to know t this property was obtained through the influence of Dr. Antonio Bosch, who is not a Freemason. . In the city of Camaguey, one lo~e maintains a dental dispensary for children; another lodge has given an ambulance to a hospital; almost $4,000.00 was sent to Puerto Rico for relief in the devastated regions a few years ago. In one year more than sixteen thousand pairs of shoes were given to children, enabling them to attend school. This is frequently referred to in the proceedings as El Zapato Escolar, an association founded January 6, 1920. Then there is a National Masonic Home, called La Misericordia, which recently housed almost two hundred residents. While the Grand Lodge proceedings are not issued regularly, when issued they convey much information concerning internal 81Iairs of the Grand Lodge. The last proceedings placed in our hands comprise 624 pages, but includes the years 1933-36. In the period 1926 to 1936 the number of members was almost doubled. Itt the year 1929, 2,524 initiates were reported. The number of lodges.increased from 61 in 1906 to 195 in 1936. SOME CUBANS CONNECTED WITH MASONIC HISTORY'

Andres Ca8saril: This brother was B;lid to have been one of the most important factors in the creation of Masonry of Colon. He was born in 1823, in Santiago de Cuba. In 1845 he came to Havana; in 1852, he was forced -to lIee to New York, where he was initiated, passed and raised in Lodge Sincerity. In 1855, he established Fraternity Lodge No. 387, serving as Master until December, 1859. He was said to be an enthusiastic, laborious, yet uninformed Mason. A Masonic

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manual which he issued ,is a complete and useful work, and the only one for many years that was written in the Spanish language. He died at the home of a son in New York City, February 3, 1894. To Cassard has been given credit for establishing the first lodge in the Island of Puerto Rico, in the City of Bayamon. Rivalry between Cassard and de Castro resulted in dissension within the Masonic ranks. Joseph CerneOlU: First Master of Temple of Theological Virtues Lodge No. 103, came, at the end of the 18th Century, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, having been born in 1763 at Villeblerin, France. During the War of 1804 he was living in Havana, where he received from M. Dupotet, Master of a lodge in Haiti and supposed Deputy of the Rite of Per路 fection, all the degrees up to and including the 25 0 , then the summit of Scottish Rite Masonry. In July, 1806, he was named Grand Inspector for the northern part of the Island, but was expelled from Cuba, and in 1807 we find him in New York, where he founded the Grand Consistory U.S.A. Carlos Ma;n,uel de Cespedes: One of the leaders of Cuban independence, active during the Ten Years' War, and a highly educated and competent man, speaking six languages; a fluent orator; at the breaking. out of the war was Master of Buena Fe Lodge at Manzanillo; he served as first Master of Independencia Lodge at Guaimiaro. General Maurique de Lara: Commanding officer of the Spanish Army during the re路volution. General E. Dudley: Professor of military jurisprudence at West Point, who retired after his appointment as Brigadier General connected with the military establishment in Cuba. Dr. Orlando Ducker: An army surgeon in Cuba during the Spanish路 American War, and active in the establishment of Island Lodge in F'ebruary 1903; for many years it was the only English-speaking lodge in Cuba. Huet de la Chapelle: Civil Judge and Lieutenant of Almirantazgo; Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge established by the Grand Orient of France. " . Manuel de la Torre: The authQt of the laws and regulations of the old Spanish Grand Lodge of York. Don Luis de Clouet d 'Obernay: A French Colonel immigrant from Louisiana, where he had been a planter. He established, in the south of the Island, the Colony Fernandine de Jagua, giving it the name Cienfuegos. He was a member of the Grand Orient of France and created, in Havana, April 2, 1818, a Grand Consistory. While de CIouet may have been born in France, he was of Spanish nationality. In 1831 he was wounded in the right arm as the result of an attempt to assassinate him. In 1840, Isabel II conferred upon him the title of Viscount of .Jaguar and Count of Fernandina. He died in December, 1847. Roman de la l/uz: Said to have been connected with some revolutionary projects in Havana. He was betrayed by his wife, as noted in another section of this article. Vicente de Castro: Son of a celebrated Mason and man of science; born in Santiago de Cuba; founded Prudence Lodge; Pike gave him authority to regularize errors committed in organizing Cuban bodies. In 1862 he created a new Supreme Council and Grand Orient of Cuba and the Antilles, becoming Grand Master and Grand Commander; a man of great culture and talent, and graduate of the University of Havana with a degree in medicine; author of several books. He died May 12, 1869. He is said to have been very despotic in his ways, and of "bossy" temperament.

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Nicolas Manuel Escobedo: A Cuban patriot who worked in and out of season for the independence of his country; had a part in the fusion of two Grand Lodges. He was born in Havana, September 10, 1795, and died in Paris May 11, 1840. He lost his sight in May, 1822. Manuel Ruiz Inza: Author of a history of Freemasonry in Cuba. General Donato Marmol: A true Mason, member of Independencia Lodge. General George M. Moulton: A distinguished Illinois Freemason and member of the American army of occupation, quartered for a time at Camp Columbia, ncar Havana. Don Peter PaulO 'Reilly: Grand Master of the Spanish Grand Lodge of the York Rite; son of the first Count 0 'Reilly, of Irish birth, who was Chief of the Spanish Troops during the Bnglish evacuation. On the death of his father, he inherited the title of the Count of 0 'Reilly. He died in 1832. He served on a committee effecting the consolidation of two of the Cuban Grand Lodges. Jose Orbera y Carrion: Provincial Governor of the Archbishopric of Cuba, who published a scurrilous circular against Freemasonry. Jose Andres Puente: Founder of the Grand Lodge of Colon. He was assassinated by Colonel Carlos Gonzalez Boet. He was Grand Master in 1870; was Master of Fraternity Lodge No.1 from 1868 until the day of his death, February 15, 1870. General Hugh L. Scott: Acting Governor General of Cuba; made a , Mason in Cuban Lodge. Jose Solis: A revolutionary agent; native of New Orleans, La.; a carpenter by profession, and a member of a Cuban revolutionary society; in July, 1830 he was sentenced to ten years in prison. Father Jose Torrubia: An officer of the inquisition. OTHER RITES AND DEGREES

Royal Arch Masonry has been represented officially in Cuba since February 19, 1907, when the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of the United States of America gave a dispensation for the formation of Island Chapter No.1, R.A.M. Acting under this authority the companions of the new chapter a,ssembled in the Masonic Hall in Havana, April 4, 1907, and proceeded to open Island Chapter U.D. It worked under dispensation until the triennial meeting of the General Grand Chapter in 1909, at which time it was chartered and on December 17, 1907, was officially constituted under the direction of Marcus Endel, a past grand high priest of Florida. An attempt had been made as early as 1906 by a number of companions, headed by Orlando Ducker, to establish a chapter, but the General Grand Chapter was somewhat wary of establishing additional chapters outside continental United States. Brother R. B. Armour, High Priest, and 'Valter M. Daniel, the King of the Chapter D.D., visited the General Grand Chapter in 1909 to insure the chartering of the chapter. Later on an attempt was made to establish a chapter at Camaguani, but interviews with leading brethren there convinced those in authority that the city was not large enough to sup~ort a chapter.

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Island Chapter No. 1 continues to work, largely among Americans and English speaking brethren. The last published report (1941) showed 156 members. Thus far no council of Royal and Select Masters has been established in Cuba. Grand Master of the Grand Encampment, Joseph K. Orr, reported to the Grand Encampment in 1922 that he had visited Havana in 1914 and was impressed with the zeal of the American members of the fraternity; he found about fifty members of the commandery there and January 1, 1921, authorized the formation of a commandery there by issuing Dispensation to Havana Commandery V.D., K.T., with V\T alter M. Daniel as Commander. General George M. Moulton visited the commandery at its i~lstitution. The commandery was chartered April 27, 1922, and on July 1, 194B, it reported 86 members. There is a Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite for Cuba, our last information showing Dr. Enrique Llanso Ordonez as Grand Commander and Celestino Suarez Vrdianivia as Grand Secretary General. The activities of this rite are quite fully discussed elsewhere. We have no statistics as to the present membership of the Supreme Council. There has been established in recent years a society for the daughters of Freemasons, known as Daughters of Acacia, which has become strong numerically and is highly esteemed because of the charitable work which is being carried on by them. The organization was established by the wife of a prominent Cuban Freemason. PATRIOTISM OR CONSPIRACY~

The one thing which stands out in all of the history of Cuban Freemasonry is the persecution which the brethren of that country have had to undergo as a result of their belief. Charges have been made that these brethren "conspired" against the government. Did 110t a lot of our American brethren "conspire" against the English government in the early history of our own country ~ Do we condemn them for having so \"conspired" ~ George Washington, one of the chief conspirators has become the Father of our country, honored and respected because he stood loyal to an ideal. Shall we condemn these early Cuban patriots for doing the same thing , We think not. Nor does the Cuban citizen of today think so. Brother F. P. de Rodriguez, writing in the Builder (August, 1916) proves that the Fraternity as a fraternity did not conspire, but that Masons, individually, did do so. But he asks: Can American Masons show on their shields, as we do, the having been imprisoned and sentenced to death for being Masonsf We Cubans, more than once, became acquainted with damp dungeons, only to be

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more firm adherents of our convictions; that is an honor and glory that nobody can snatch from us. More yet, it is not far since 1870 when we had a Grand Master shot without a trial, only because he was the head 9拢 the Craft in Cuba. If so has been our history and our sufferings, why disdain us because we speak English.

American Freemasonry answered by recognizing the Grand Lodge of the Island and today every American Grand Lodge recognizes the descendants of these men who fought for freedom and who carried out their Masonic ideals in so doing. BIBLIOGRAPHY

The writer on Cuban FreElmasonry is confronted with m3JlY conftiating statements, brought about, no doubt, by the multiplicity of 路lodges, Grand Orients, Supreme Council, and the personalities of men who are active in the fraternity. We have used in this article only statements which we think can be verified by reference to st3Jldard authorities, most of whom are listed in the brief bibliography below: HistorUL Documentada de la Masoneria en Cuba, Aurelio Miranda Alvarez. World Almanac, 1944. History of Freemasonry, R. F. Gould (Scribner edition). The Builder: Vol. II, pp. 235, 383; Vol. IV, pp. 54, 188, 358 ; Vol. VI, pp. 217-220; Vol. XII, p. 115. Encyclopedia Britannica (article on Cuba). Grand Lodge reviews, Missouri, New York, Maryland. Beginnings of Freemasonry in Cuba, manuscript by Brother H. B. Jeffre. A.A.S.R. Bulletins, Albert Pike. The Freemasons, Eugene Lenhoff. ArB QuatUQ1' Coronatorum (articles on Cuba). New Age Magazine. National Geographic Magazine. South American H andboolc. Military Lodges, by R. F. Gould. General Grand Chapter R.A.M. proceedings. Grand Encampment K. T. proceedings. Private correspondence. Hiatory of Freemasonry, Emanuel Rebold. Photographs. courtesy of A. R. Wagstaff.

GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association held its thirty-fourth annual convention in the. Memorial Building in the city of Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, February 22, 1944. The meeting was presided over by President Elmer R. Arn, of Ohio. Fortysix American jurisdictions were represented, two Canadian jurisdictions, the General Grand Chapter, the General Grand Council, the . Mystic Shrine, the Grotto, the Northern Supreme Council A.A.S.R., National League of Masonic Clubs, and the Order of DeMolay. The architect of the building, Brother Harvey Wiley Corbett, of New York, addressed the gathering, during which he made several . statements of interest to our readers: , 'In my forty years of practice I have built a number of buildings in various parts of the world (he was the architect of the Rockefeller

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Center group), but there is not one building of all those which means to me what this路 building means. This \building stands as a symbol of all that we in America believe in, all that we and our soldiers are today figpting to preserve--an underlying, fundamental bond of human relationships and brotherhood. That is really the significance of this great structure. . . . As a symbol it is significant. The stepped tower which m0 11Dts this building was inspired by the lighthouses, which in the old, classic Roman days were built on the shores of the Mediterranean to guide the distant mariner. They were built in steps, and from the top of them burned a permanent flare as a guide. In creating this design we can think of nothing more perfectly symbolic of Washington as the guiding light on this great nation, the father of it, the founder of its great Constitution. . . . As I say, there is none of my structures in which I take such pride in having had even a small part."

Here are some facts in the history of the Association: February 22, 1910, representatives of Grand Lodges assembled in Alexandria at the invitation of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, to consider the subject of the erection of a monument to Washington. February 22, 1911, representatives from twenty-seven jurisdictions assembled at Alexandria to effect a permanent organization. February 22, 1922, the treasurer reported having collected $688,332.00. Models and plans were approved and the Association unanimously voted to proceed with the work. The Association decided to incorporate. June 2, 1922, Mntract was let for excavation. June 5, 1922, ground broken. August 22, 1922, contract for foundation let. November 1, 1923, laying of the cornerstone, attended by twenty-five to thirty thousand people. May 12, 1932, building dedicated as a part of the national bicentennial program. June 28, 1937, death of Colonel Louis A. Watres, Presi~ent of the Association.

The report of the Secretary-Treasurer showed that $63,184.36 had been received during the year for the building fund. During the year work was continued on the Memorial Hall columns and the landscape work was continued. Building maintenance amounts to $1,138.00; ground maintenance, $3,201.00 per year. The Association has net assets, in several funds, of $211,416.00. The Replica Room has been completed and this, with the Lodge Room, places the building in very usable condition. Elmer R. Arn, of Ohio, President of the Association, was re~ elected, as were other officers. Bert S. Lee, of Missouri, was elected Second Vice-President, and Anthony F. Ittner as a member of the Board of Directors. Total payments received at this meeting was the largest amount received in several years, totaling $75,480.87, President Arn himself contributing the sum of $1,000.00. Among the contributors Missouri now ranks as twenty-second, our contributions totaling $169,668.01. On the old basis of $1.00 per capita, based on our Masonic popula-

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tion in 1932, of 111,172, our percentage is 152.6, but on the basis of the per capita later adopted we show 89.8.. CONFERENCE OF GRAND MASTERS

The annual conference of Grand Masters of Masons in the United States was held February 23, 1944, in the Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C: It was presided over by Grand Master Alpheus Stephens, of Ohio, Brother J. Claude Keiper continuing as secretary for the eighteenth year. The agenda included such subjects as readjustment problems of Freemasonry in the postwar period; Grand Lodge regulations which require election of candidates for each degree; the advisability of setting up a fact finding committee to study the status of Freemasonry in Latin America; the ancient landmarks, and a waiting period between the time of receiving the degree of Master Mason and applying to so-called higher bodies for additional Masonic degrees. Under the subject of an open forum were included such items as a recapitulation of Masonic activities for men in the armed forces, physical disqualifications arising out of war service, a reduction in the age requirements of candidates for admission. All states were represented at the conference, Missouri by Grand Master oodruff, Grand Secretary Mather, and Past Grand Masters Lee, Ittner and Denslow. To Grand Master Woodruff, of Missouri, was assigned the question of the minimum period requirement for advancement into higher degrees. \Vhile a member of Chapter, Council, Commandery and Shrine, Grand Master \Voodruff admitted that he had not been active in any of these bodies and that, in fact, . he had rarely attended meetings, but the reason he has not been active in other Masonic bodies is not because of indifference to their worth or lacl,{ of appreciation of benefits to be derived from membership activity, it has been due to the feeling that Ancient Craft Masonry is an inexhaustible field and that in this field there is full scope for personal development and satisfaction." He had the following to say:

"The organizations which find Ancient Craft Masonry a desirable gateway are very great in number, entirely too great in number, it has always seemed to us. Entirely too much energy is spent in maintaining organizations and on rivalries among them. . . . In Missouri we have a rule that a lodge must not sponsor an extraneous organization. There have been many occasions for Grand Masters of our State to apply this rule. Rule or no rule, we are, in fact, sponsoring many organizations. The presumption will not be ventured that any of these many organizations are unworthy. However, they do rest upon Ancient Craft Masonry and they do affect the attainment of its objectives and the character and effect of its iniluence so they are the concern of Ancient Craft Masonry. Sponsoring signifies responsibility. With responsibility there should be ,control. Yet Ancient Craft Masonry has no control except in

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the field of discipline of individuals. The Grand Master of Missouri is of the opinion that there should be control, that Ancient Craft Masonry should not be just a stepping-stone. . . . Control of the great mass of Masonic bodies is only one phase of the task, but it is an important task -too long neglected."

The ne~t conference will be held in Washington, D. C.â&#x20AC;˘ Friday, February 23, 1945, beginning at 10 :00 o'clock a. m. The proceedings of the 1944 conference, 106 pages in all, have been printed and, through an arrangement with the Missouri Lodge of Research, have been mailed to each member of the latter body. CONFERENCE OF GRAND SECRETARIES

This is one national conference to' which there appears the least objection; in fact the only objection we have heard is that it is not open to other mterested Masons. But just let the association start to do something worth while and the objectors will begin to emerge like ants from a molehill. The year 1944 marked the seventeenth annual conference, and was held at the Willard Hotel on February 22, Richard C. Davenport, Grand Secretary of Illinois presiding, and T. E. Doss, Grand Secretary of Tennessee, doing the recording. First up for discussion was "Urban vs. City Lodges"; tables for recent years showed that the largest gains were noted in suburban lodges and the speaker stated "the general opinion among grand secretaries is that there is more real and better Masonry manifested in the smaller and country lodges' than in the larger cities.", Larger cities please note! Grand Secretary Johnson of New York said he hoped "the day would come when we will begin to limit the size of lodges; a lodge of a thousand men is absolutely unwieldy. Even 500 is too large for companionship. I think the smaller lodges would be better, for there is a companionship, a fellowship you cannot possibly have in a big organi:r.ation." "Freemason's Duty to Postwar World" was the- second subject, the discussion being led by O. Frank Hart of South Carolina. We call attention to one statement, which coming from a Southerner, demands attention "We can play a conspicuous role by developing a sense of toleration. Race, color, and creed must be dealt with in the realization that all men are brothers and creatures of a common father." Bro. Hart went on to say: "Always remember that freedom is hard to get and much harder to keep. Noone knows when peace will come but we may be sure that now is the time to begin t<;> prepare for it."

Then the age-long question of physical qualifications came up-

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and still remains unsettled. This was followed by a discussion of the means of identifying candidates where courtesy degrees were being conferred. The proceedings contain a fine set of information tables. From these we learn that Alpheus A. Keen is the oldest grand secretary in point' of service, assuming his duties November 19, 1884, and the only grand secretary New Mexico ever had. He was born in Ohio in 1855. The following states haye no Masonic Homes: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota,. Tennessee, Utah, Vermont,Wyoming. Some of these states have homes but they are not under immediate supervision of the grand lodge. The first home was that at Kentucky'; in Texas the home is maintained by Royal Arch Masons of that state. Dual membership is permitted in the states of Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts~ New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, VVashington, Wisconsin. The question of fees is important and there are many good Freemasons who hold that the Freemasonry of those states with higher minimum fees have just a little better brand 0 f Masonry. A tabular list shows minimum (average) fees as follows: Massachusetts ($150), Utah ($72), Maryland and New York ($70). Among the states with lowest fees (average) are Florida ($20), Indiana ($20), Kentucky ($20), Mississippi, Missouri ($20), to which in Missouri's case must be added the' $10 Masonic Home fee and a $1 \Vashington Memorial. The followil;g states have a fee for affiliation: Arizona, Delaware, Nebraska, New York (75c), Oregon, Tennessee, .Virginia. In all instances where the $10 fee is charged the money goes to charity. Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and South Dakota claim perpetual juris:' diction over rejected petitioners. Twenty-one 路states claim jurisdiction for from one to five years. MASONIO SERVIOE ASSOOIATION OF THE U. S. A.

The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association of the United States was held at the Willard Hotel, vVashington, D. C., February 21, 1944. Because Missouri路 contributes so extensively to the work of this Association, in the carrying on of Masonic Service Centers, we are devoting space to the activities of the organization. The work of the Association is covered under two headingsGeneral Activities and Welfare Work for the Armed Forces. Thirtyfour Grand Lodges in the United States contributed the sum of $411,271.14' for the work of the Association during the year ending

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December 31, -1943; to this was added $55,000.00 from the Imperial Council of the Shrine, -$15,000.00 from the Northern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite, and other miscellaneous amounts, making a total of $511,164.44. There was disbursed $461,346.30, a large part of which was expended in setting up and operating Masoni~ Service Centers; $2,000.00 was expended in opening up the Center in London, England. Like all worth-while projects, there is always the inquiring brother who wants to know whether someone isn't getting too much money, and this question came up at the conference; it ended' in showing that Carl Claudy, the very competent executive of the Association and its master-mind, is receiving the sum of $5,000.00 for carrying on a national project involving an annual expenditure of more than half a million dollars. To those who know the cost of living in Washington, the amount would be considered a paltry .sum for the type of service rendered by the executive secretary. Reports of the Association are fully audited and copies supplied to any inquiring brother. Since the first of the year, Mississippi has rejoined the Association. During the year interesting digests were prepared by the Association, such as Masonic educational methods in the forty-nine Grand Lodges, comparison statistics, Freemasonry after the war, "Treasures of Darkness" (a play), twelve short talk bulletins, and the report of the executive committee. Ten new centers were opened in 1943. in the States of Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and England. Because of the 'Withdrawal of forces from Atlantic City, the center at that place was discontinued. The Association has rece~tly prepared a movin~ picture "Your Son Is mv Brother," which is being quite widely shown throughout the jurisdictions. The center in London, Eng-land, is at 98 Mount Street, W. 1. It is under the supervision of Colonel Robert H. Young', Patent Coordinator for the United States in England. He is being given the active support of the Grand Master, The Earl of Harewood, a.nd Grand Secretary Sydney A. White. The center is located in the former home of Lord Gort, now in command at Malta. Attendance at the various centers is reported as 1,855,645, of which 227,786 were Master M-asons. The important service, however, is conta.cts made outside the posts, the visitation of patients in hospitals, the assistance of stranded families. It is interesting to note 129 visitors were from ~ngland, 94 from Canada, 17 from the Canal Zone, 13 from Alaska, 26 from Hawaii, 26 from the Philippine Islands, 100 from Scotland, 18 from Puerto Rico; other coun-

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tries were Africa, Australia, Brazil, China, Cuba, France, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Palestine, Panama, Spain and Wales. Although the cost of supporting this large number of Masonic centers might be thought unduly high, it is noted that only 8.9 per cent of the funds are devoted to administration and supervision. MASONS IN THE NEWS

Robert G. Summers, last of Brooklyn, N. Y., Civil War veterans died Sept. 16, 1943. He was the oldest of five surviving members of the G.A.H;. in New York City and was said to have been the second oldest member of the fraternity in this country. He was 100 years of age and a year ago, as Grand Marshal, led the. Memorial Day parade. The Square at the corner of Main Street and Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Long Island, was named for Bro. Daniel Carter Beard and dedicated in the presence of five hundred Boy Scouts, Sept. 26, 1943. Beard was leader of the Boy Scouts for many years; he was a member of Cornucopia Lodge No. 563, Flushing, N. Y., at the time of his death in 1941. Gov. Keen Johnson, member of Richmond, Ky., Lodge No. 25, addressed the Grand Lodge of Kentucky at its October, 1943, communication. At the same time Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio was addressing the Grand Lodge of that state. The Lord Mayor of. London is Sir Frank E. Newson-Smith j of course he is a member of Guildhall Lodge No. 3116, as has been all of his predecessors since 1905; he is secretarv of his lodg-e. Charles Rieckel, 108, died at his home in Cynthiana, Ky., Oct. 24, 1943; he was born in Germany in 1835. He became a Mason in 1867. Viscount Suirdale, son of the sixth Earl of Donoughmore (Grand Master of Ireland) has been elected to Parliament. He was made Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge in 1936 (England). The Viscount holds. a commission as a colonel in the army. His father, Lord Donoughmore, was for 20 years the chairman of an important committee in the House of Lords. Capt. J. L. B. Leicester-Warren, Past Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of England h~s been for some years a prisoner of war in Germany. Lieut. Gen. Gordon Bennett, Past Master of Army and Navy Lodge No. 517, New South Wales, conducted the installation ceremonies of Shenton Park Lodge No. 171 on Oct. 20, 1943. Gen. Bennett a'ssembled a group from the military forces and confe~red the degrees at this communication. George C. Marshall, Sr., father of our General Marshall was an active member of the ~rRternity, serving as high priest of Union

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Chapter No. 165 and commander of Uniontown Commandery No. 49, Uniontown, Pa. Henry Ford, auto manufacturer, observed his 81st birthday July 30, 1944. He is a member of Palestine Lodg~ of Detroit, Mich. Rt. Rev. Frank E. Wilson, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire, \Visc., died Feb. 16, 1944. He was an active Mason. Gen. George C. Marshall, Admiral Ernest J. King, and Captain Frank Gotch, were guests at the annual -dinner given the Grand Masters in Washington. Also present were U. S. Senators Austin and Connolly. Recent news dispatches tell of a million-and-a-quarter dollar estate left by the late Henry Edwin Sever of Chicago, a Knight Templar .and Mason, to endow an educational institution equipped for teaching technology. The trustee was the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. Just what reason the bank had for not ' carrying out directly the wiII of the testator is not known, but the bank went into the court of one Judge Graber who appointed a committee to investigate various Missouri institutions. The com-路 mittee consisted of Mark Lowell, vice president of the bank, Walter Murphy, a Chicago lawyer, and Wm. Zingheim, an engineer. The former two were Catholic as was Judge Graber. What institution did they select in Missouri' You guessed it-St. Louis University, a Catholic school, which so far as we know has never been cla,c:;sed as a technological ,school. The third member of the committee favored Washington or Missouri University, or the University of Kansas City. This is not the end of the dispute; heirs, and other interested parties are preparing to fight the recommendation of the committee and the order of the judge. Weare rather surprised that St. Louis University would accept such tainted Masonic money. There is a moral to all of this. If you have any money, and have a will, be careful that your executor knows what you want done with your money, or steer clear of banks whose officers have religious leanings. To offset this is the case of Capt. D. S. Burroughs, late of Mexico, Mo., who left an estate valued at $135,000 to the lodge, chapter and commandery of that city. $80,000 will be used for the lot and building and the remainder will be in the form of a trust endowment to maintain the property. The gift is a memorial to his wife. The fraternity needs more Captain Burroughs. Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman, hero of the Battle of the Coral Sea, and last to leave his sinking ship, holds Masonic membership in California. Edgar A. Guest, Michigan's favored son, has written a number of Masonic poems during the past few years; all of his poems breathe the spirit of Freemasom:y.

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Lt. Col. Arthur Fisher, referred to in'Reader's Digest article on "How Quinine Came Back," .made an adventurous escape from Jap prison camps. E. S. THrner, gene'ral secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in Manila was recently heard over a short-wave broadcast. Vern~ Miller alld Milton Springer, both active in the Freemasonry of the Philippines have died. Colonel Edward Grimm and Major Howard Cavender are reported to be with General MacArthur. Among the distinguished visitors at the Grand Lodge of Connecticut in 1944 was His Excellency Governor Raymond E. Baldwin. Later in the session he was presented with the Pierpont Edwards Medal. He is a graduate of Yale University, served in World War I as a seaman, in which capacity he did transatlantic escort duty on a destroyer in the English Channel and Bay of Biscay; he is serving â&#x20AC;˘ his second term as Governor, but the medal was not awarded because of that fact, but because of his activities as a public citizen. Senator Charles A. Robbins delivered the principal address at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Idaho in 1943, his subject being "Masonry in the Postwar World." The Grand Lodge of Illinois, in its necrology report, paid tribute to the late Governor Frank O. Lowden, who died March 20, 1943. He was made an honorary member of the Grand Lodge in 1917 and served as Grand Orator in 1918. Governor Dwight H. Green is the present Orato'r of the Grand Lodge and delivered a Masonic address at the 1943 communication. At the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Governor B. B. Hickenlooper, member of Mizpah Lodge No. 639, Cedar Rapids, gave the address of welcome. Senator A. B. Chandler, of Kentucky, who recently made a tour of the battlefields, was appointed by the Grand Master to serve as a special envoy to the Masonic brethren in those parts. At the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Perfect Union Lodge No.1, Louisiana, Governor Sam H. Jones addressed the gathering of five hundred Masons. Reviewer Ashley Smith, of Maine, prefixes his 1944 report with an interesting story of Mozart, musician and Mason, who was born in 1756 and died in 1791. At the opening of the Grand Lodge, the organist played several selections from Mozart's Magic Flute; he was a member of the lodge of Crowned Hope, working under the Grand Lodge of Vienna; his last request was that a few friends might bear him to his final earth-bed, singing a few passages from his Masonic masterpiece. Governor Leverett Saltonstall and Lieutenant Governo1' Cahill were guests of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts at the December, 1942, commu~ication'; both addressed the. Grand Lodge at some length. Brother Melvin Maynard Johnson, Senior Past Grand Master of Massachusetts and Grand Commander

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of the Scottish Rite, received a veterans' medal at the December, 1942, communication, having been a member'of the Craft fifty years. The Grand Master of Michigan has presented to Rear Admiral van Keuren a life membership certificate voted him by his home lodge at Howell, Mich. Governo1' Dwight P. Griswold, of Nebraska, a Past Master of Arcana Lodge No. 195, at Gordon, has been named as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. Brother Charles H. Gorman has been acting as President of the University of Nevada; he was officially presented to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, finding the grave of Jeremy L. C1'OSS in deplorable condition, set up a fund of $200.00 to provide perpetual care; the lodge at Crafton took upon itself the cost of restoring the lot and stone; he is buried at North Haverhill, N. H. Brother Alpheus A. Keen's term as Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico began in 1884 and he has served continuously since that date; he became a Mason in 1881 in Chapman Lodge No. 2, at Las Vegas. To Captain Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, internationally famous aviator in war and peace, industrialist, author a.nd lecturer, went the New York Grand Lodge medal for distinguished achievement. He is a member of Kilwinning Lodge No. 297, Ddroit,Mich., and at the present time president and general manager of Eastern Air Lines, Inc.; he also holds membership in Palestine Chapter No. 159, Royal Arch Masons in Detroit; he was unable to be present in Grand Lodge to receive the medal, being somewhere in the Southwest Pacific, but he did advise the committee "how deeply grateful I am for this tribute." Ex-Gove1'1w1' Louis B. Hanna, first Grand Tiler and an honorary Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota, was officially received in the Grand Lodge; he is a member of Hiram Lodge No. 20, at Page, N. D., where he settled in the early 1880s and where, in 1885, he received his Master Mason degree; he served as Master of his lodge for six years. Governor Joh'n W. Briclcer, of Ohio, Vice-Presidential candidate, addressed the Grand Lodge of Ohio at its communication, referring to the Masonic fraternity in Ohio as "the most powerful force of right and righteousness outside of the Christian church that could be found in the domain of this great State. And our power is linked inseparably with that of the church." Lieutenan,t Governo1' Edward Thye, Master of Social Lodge No. 48, of Northfield, Minn., is now acting Governor of Minnesota in the absence of Governor Stassen/he was officially received in the Grand Lodge of Oregon, November 1, 1942. .Governor Earl Snell, a

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Past Grand Master of Oregon, was unable to be present at the annual communication but 'sent his greetings. One of the most distinguished Freemasons, whose death occurred during the year 1943, was Bishop Francis Marion Taitt, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, the oldest Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. He was born J linuary 3, 1862, and died July 17, 1943. He had a distinguished church record, as well as Masonic record; he was initiated in 1898 and was Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge at the time of his death; he was Master of his lodge in 1904, High Priest of his chapter in 1915, and Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery in 1933. Governor Edward Martin, of Pennsylvania, addressed a group of seven hundred Grand Lodge representatives at the conclusion of the quarterly communication December 1, 1943. Senator Tom Connally, of Texas, addressed his Grand Lodge at the annual communication in 'Vaco in December, 1943. The Senator said: ~ t t I am not deserving of your praise from a Masonic standpoint, because I make no pretentions of proficiency in Masonry. While I entertain a deep affection and attachment to the noble concepts and high principles of the fraternity, my public duties have, for many years, denied me the privilege of the proficiency and that distinction in Masonry which are enjoyed by most of those who are present, and I envy you the privilege of being engaged in the dissemination of these lofty concepts of the human life and human behavior. My own shortcomings in that respect but increase my admiration for the fraternity and for those of you who have attained that degree of proficiency that enables you to carryon this great work among the generations of the day."

The Grand Master of Vermont noted in his address the attendance of Senator Warren R. Austin, a member of his own lodge, at the dinner given to the Grand Masters in Washington, D. C., in February, 1943. Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine Islands and once Grand Master of that jurisdiction, died at Saranac Lake, N. Y., August 1, 1944; he had dropped his Masonry and had been received into "the Catholic Churc}l largely as the result of his wife's influence. MASONIC BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

Missouri Lodge of Research Proceedings, 1943: this is the first volume of this newly established Lodge of Research and marks a creditable beginning for what may eventually turn out to be a complete history of Missouri Freemasonry. It has the complete story of the beginnings of the old Research Council established in 1924 and the minutes from the beginning. There is a valuable table of Missouri Masonic history to 1836, the story of Gen. W m. Clark, the Missouri Governor~ Who Have Been Masons, Priestly H. Mc-

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Bride, and the Masonic College, making a valuable addition to anyone's Masonic library. Early Masonic Catechisms: this volume reached us too late to be included in our 1943 review. It is the work of three well-known English Masonic historians, Knoop, Jones and Hamer. For those who are interested in the beginnings of Masonic ritual, this volume will be found essential. It has 200 pages, is published by the Manchester University Press, and its list of pre-publication subscribers is rather extensive. The Establishment of Masonry in Texas: a 32-page pamphlet by Walter A. Quincke, originally printed in the Los Angeles Consistory Bulletin; the pamphlet contains much condensed information but of most value to the consistory Mason. A.Q.C. Proceedings: Vol. LIV, Part 1, 1943, contains the story of United Lodge of Harmony & Friendship, Introduction to the Carbonari, Nomenclature of Masonic Manuscripts, Begemann's History of Freemasonry, the Lodge in Trinity College, Dublin, the Gild of Masons at Lincoln, and the Common Judge. This is the oldest of the Râ&#x201A;Źsearch lodges; its membership numbers most of our Masonic students, but would be of little interest to the average American Mason. Part 2 continues the story of the Carbonari and includes the story of Lodge of Lights, and the Tracing Boards of Britannia Lodge, completing the volume for 1943. M.S.A. Digests: an interesting digest issued by the M.S.A. was "Freemasonry after the War," being the opinions of 525 grand and past grand masters. General opinion favors some form of postwar work. Landmarks: our friend Chas. C. Hunt of the Iowa Grand Lodge Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has prepared a 140-page pamphlet containing his research work having to do with the Ancient Landmarks. \Vhen you have finished reading it, you will know much more about those evanescent things which Mackey and a score of his successors have been trying to tie down for more than half a century. The volume sells for 50c-and well worth it to" Masonic students. A Resurgence of Clandestinism: a 20-page pamphlet written by Samuel M. Baynard, Jr., secretary-general of the AASR, NMJ. It is the story of the prosecution of certain Pennsylvania organizations claiming to be Masonic, and working under the names of Pilgrim Lodge No. 189 and Allentown Consistory No. 46. The court decreed the dissolution of these bodies and enjoined them from using the names, emblems, insignia or other matters, and the defendants were charged with the costs of the suit. The story is told in a very comprehensive manner by the author and has been priv~ ately printed by the Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction.

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A few suitB such as this and clandestinism will disappear in this country. Forty-Nine Petitions: a 144-page digest issued by M.S.A. showing photostats of the forms of petition used in forty-nine American ... jurisdictions. It is a worthwhile production and should further the cause of uniformity in petitions. Needless to add there are no two alike. Operative Masonry} The Romance of Architecture: an I8-page address by E. Stacy Matheny of New Lexington, Ohio, chaplain of the Ohio State Senate, delivered before the Grand- Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Ohio, October 6, 1943. A fine story of the spiritual side of the building of the Temple. . Early Masonic Pamphlets: Douglas Knoop, English Masonic historian announces the issue of another of these fine historical studies of early Masonic documents. The price (pre-publication) is $4.20. He may be reached at 25 The Grove, Totley, Sheffield, England. The printing is by the University of Manchester Press. Perseverance Chapter No. 21: a valuable pamphlet of twelve pages, written by \Vm. E. Montgomery for a Pennsylvania Chapter established in 1805 and originally attached to Lodge 21 of that jurisdiction. The chapter was established by vote of the lodge for it "hereby authorized (the brethren of the lodge) to open a Holy Royal Arch Chapter under authority of the Warrant of Perseverance Lodge No. 21." Expressions of Impressions: a booklet of poems by David Parker Reese, dedicated to Lathrop Lodge No. 676 of Canton, Ohio. The poems, while not Masonic, are expressions of Masonic thoughts and ideals. Gmnd Lodge of Iowa Centennial: 76 pages of material issued as a souvenir for distribution' of the centennial communication of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. It is the work of Ernest R. Moore, Chas. C. Hunt and Earle B. Delzell, all well-known Masonic students. It is a summary of the History of Freemasonry in Iowa which is a fourvolume publication. . Symbolism in the Masonic Temple: a pamphlet of 14 pages by the architect, Carl ,V. Scott, of the Masonic Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. The information was contained in a report made to Wasatch Lodge No.1 of that city. A committee which visited other cities and inspected temples reported that they found "what not to do rather than what to do." The Salt Lake Temple does have some unusual features and two or three really beautiful lodge rooms. Women in Freemasonry: a publication of the Theosophists, 1944, written by C. Jinarajadasa in 16 pages and sold at sixpence. The author signs himself as a 33 0 â&#x20AC;˘ He is a believer in Co-Masonry and

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according .to his pamphlet would open up the fraternity to women as well as men. Save your sixpence. .History of Freemasonry in Tennessee: by Charles A. Snodgrass. The volume consists of 500 pages of informative material relative to the establishment of Freemasonry in Tennessee. Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson and James K. Polk, Tennessee Freemasons come in for special attention. There are copies of niany of the early records and these include the visit of GeneraJ Lafayette to the Grand Lodge in 1825, where he was introduced by General Jackson. This jurisdiction has had some famous Freemasons and an interesting histori-路 cal background; the author has done well in perpetuating the memory of th路ese men. The volume might have been improved by the use of better engrn-vings and by the use of subheads, as well as by the conections of a few historical errors, but the work is of such informative value that these small matters will not detract from the excellency of the work. Bedford Village: a novel by Hervey Allen. The author is not a Freemason but he gives full credit to the work of the fraternity in the early part of our nation's life. Coming as it does from one who is not a member it will be the more appreciated by its Masonic r.eaders. It is a very readable story and from book store publications we judge it is one of the top sellers. It is full of Masonic references and we are hoping that more authors will pierce the veil of prejudice which in times past has prevented even' mention of things Masonic, for there are more than two and a half million of us who are interested. Russia, Bulletin II: the second of these interesting bulletins has just reached us; it appears to be the work of a sincere group of Russian Masons, living in New York, who are attempting to lay the groundwork for a Russian Freemasonry. The pamphlet is further augmented by a foreword written by Grand Secretary Johnson of New York. Freemasonry in Ve1'.mont: an interesting and valuable 76-page book, written by John Spargo, Vermont Historian, as a feature of the celebration of the sesqui-centennial of the grand lodge, held June 13-15, 1944. The volume is prefaced with a picture of Cady Earle, Grand Master (1942-44). Chapters on the Revolutionary era, and the Morgan period will interest the average Mason. MASONRY IN THE WAR ZONE

1'he rapid advance of American troops into various sectors of the war zone has created an interesting problem for Freemasonry. In many of these sectors there once existed Masonic lodges, sometimes working under the jurisdictions of Grand Lodges not generally recognized in this country; in other sectors where regular Masonic

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lodges once existed, the Axis Nations have taken over Grand Lodges and all their properties. The lack of Masonic lodges in some of these countries has created a demand on the part of Freemasonry in the American forces for lodges U.D. or lodges working under the dispensation or charter of American Grand Lodges. Recalling the experiences of some of these lodges in the past, our Grand Lodges have quite generally refrained from granting such charters, b~lieving that the good to be accomplished would be more than outweighed by the damage done. The Grand Lodge of Arkansas received a petition signed by two members of Arkansas lodges and some who are members of other lodges, asking that a lodge be established in North Afdca. The committee reporting thereon stated that the petition should have been 'directed to some Grand Lodge in that section of the world which had acquired jurisdiction there by having issued charters in .other years. Whether it was the same group or not, at any rate, the Grand Lodge of Oregon received a similar request, but the Grand Master, after consultation with his jurisprudence committee, informed the brethren that there was no provision in their constitution permitting the formation of a lodge outside its State jurisdiction, and that if a lodge be formed under these circumstances and conferred degrees it "wuld result in conflict with the residential requirements of petitioners, unless all were 路residents of Oregon. The location or whereabouts of the lodge would never be known, their only address being an APO number. A similar request was received by this Grand Lodge from brethren of the armed forces of the United States stationed in Australia. In addition to the objections stated above, was also the question of invading the jurisdiction of a Grand Lodge already recognized. There is another problem which has confronted many of our American bodies, and that is the Masonic status of brethren in occupied countries who were in good standing at the time the countries were taken over by the Axis Nations. They have been unable to receive receipts for dues, nor are they able to even contact their home lodges. An instance of this kind is that of Brother J. H.路 duFeu, member of Duke of Normandy Lodge No. 245, located on the Island of Jersey in the Channel Islands and working under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England. This brother presented a letter of clearance from the secretary of the Grand Lodge of England, whereupon the Grand Master of Washington ruled that the letter might be accepted as a dimit; dues for three years were collected and forwarded to the Grand Secretary of England to be held for the benefit of Duke of Normandy Lodge. In the case of the Philippine Islands and other sections of the

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world, most of our Grand Lodges are accepting the receipt card as evidence in lieu of a dimit, and while this is irregular, yet we are living in some irregular times and the average Grand Lodge desires to afford every assistance to a brother who is Masonically homeless. There will have to be many readjustments when the war has been concluded. Few new lodges are being established in the war zqnes. We have referred elsewhere to a new lodge established at Chungking, China, by the Grand Lodge of California, to be known as Fortitude Lodge U.D. Colonel M. B. DePass, a. military attache of the United States Embassy at Chungking has been active in its formation. The dispensation was granted with the understanding that when the Grand Lodge of the Philippines again becomes active all claims upon the new lodge will be surrendered. In lieu 路of dispensations or charters for lodges in war zones, many of our brethren aTe being encouraged in the formation of Masonic . Clubs, which appears to supply the need and also avoiding many of the pitfalls which might occur under a charter. 'Ve are informed that on the Island of Midway a Square and Compass Club has been organized, and that a similar club exists on Wake Island. The Midway Island club had a recorded membership of 132; that of Wake Island, 53. In Connecticut a group of Chinese Masons, members of Amity Lodge No. 106 of Shanghai, exemplified the work of the Master Mason degree in the English language under the direction of Dr. Joe W oon Lum. These brethren came to this country after the fall of Shanghai. We learn from the Connecticut proceedings: "The dignity and sincerity of their ritualistic work set a standard that we may well strive to emulate, and as we knelt about a common altar, with these followers of Confucius, the conviction became more vivid that Masonry, in its broader aspects, has no boundaries and that our belief in the existence of a Supreme Being is the foundation, upon which the great superstructure of Masonry is erected."

But it is in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Australia that our Masonic brethren are meeting with the finest type of hospitality. From numerous private letters we learn that every effort is being made to entertain these brethren, that the usual rules of invitation have路 been foregone and that in many instances our brethren have exemplified the degrees according to the ritual of the American jurisdiction, all. of which has been done to th~ great satisfaction of our brethren in other countries. Many of our Masonic newspapers are filled with glowing accounts of visits to these bodies in other lands. One brother writing from the Aleutian Islands, says: "Located out toward the tip of the Aleutian Chain, only a short distance from Japanese held Kiska, is an army base, you might say the last

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outpost of the United States. There, on February 16, 1943, in a hut thirty-three of us gathered, representing lodges from the four corners of the United States, and formed the - - - Masonic Club. . . . The possibility of a repetition at any time of a rain of Japanese bombs descending on you, and because you all appreciate in some small manner how wonderful it was to sit in with that body of men-Lieutenant Colonels, Buck Privates, Majors, Sergeants, Captains or Lieutenants-:-all rank was forgotten and they met as one body of brothers, thirty of Uncle Sam's fighting men and three of us from a ship in the Bay."

There are numerous instances of officers of Grand Lodges being away on foreign service and being unable to function in their official capacity; such an instance is Rogers Kelley, Grand Master of Texas. Another instance is Richard A. Kern, Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, who has been serving since March, 1942, on the staff of Admiral Halsey in the Southwest Pacific. In our own jurisdiction, Major Willis J. Bray has just been retired, after several years service doing an essential part of Uncle Sam's work; he retired in time to serve as Grand Master of our Grand Lodge. American troops are being moved forward rapidly in these war zones and the people are returning to their regular duties. In due time Masonic bodies will be re-established. The unfortunate thing is that in many instances Grand Lodges formerly unrecognized in America will attempt to set up a new organization. No plans have been developed by our American groups, with the result that we shall again be confronted with the question of extending recognition. As we have said before, if a Grand Lodge is regular and legitimate, it is entitled to recognition by, not one Grand Lodge in this country, but by all Grand Lodges, and vice versa. The time to work out a policy of recognition is not a problem of the future, but a problem of the present. Let us hope that the American jurisdictions may unite and act as a unit in this question of foreign recognition. FREEMASONRY REVIVES IN ITALY

Some recent letters from friends in Italy disclose the information that the Freemasonry of Italy is about to be revived and that already meetings are being held with the idea of the unification of Freemasonry in that country. There has been no Masonic fraternity in Italy now for more than twenty years, for when Mussolini entered 'Rome, one of his first acts was to abolish the fraternity. Private letters would indicate that he did not entirely abolish the organization for these brethren in some manner have been enabled to meet secretly and hold the scattered remnants together. A recent article in a Naples newspaper came out openly and referred to the unification of Masons in Italy. Some of our American

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Masons have visited Italian lodge~ and indicate the resumption of full activities in the months to follow. c The Masonic world will hope that when Italian Freemasonry does emerge as an organization that it will not emerge as two rival bodies, but as a united organization; that it will abstain from all political activities and maintain such standards as will cause it to receive the support of the regular grand lodges of the world. The two former grand lodges were the Grand Orient of Italy headed by the Masonic martyr, Grand Master Torrigiani, and the National Grand Lodge of Italy headed by Raoul Palermi who turned traitor to the Masonic cause and joined the fascist party. The Grand Orient was generally regarded by informed Masons as having the better lineage and paternity. American Grand Lodges will be careful to investigate fully before extending recognition to any new body unless convinced of the legitimacy and ideals of the grand lodge. WAR ON THE HOME FRONT

While our boys are busily engaged from Guadalcanal to Pisa in fighting the war of the Allies, those at home are doing everything possible to promote the conclusion of the war. A year or so ago many Grand Lodges were' discussing the danger of issuing military certificates to soldier brethren, but those Grand Lodges which have issued these certificates are, today the most hearty supporters' of this visible evidence of Masonic interest in the brethren in war zones. Missouri was a little late in getting its certificates out. Although they were ordered almost two years ago, they were not actually issued until the latter part of 1943. Letters have been pouring in from all over the world testifying as to the appreciation of brethren for this recognition on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Arizona issued a certificate which was sent to all military brethren, 239 having been issued. Illinois issued identification cards and the Grand Master reports receipt of a number of letters from appreciative brethren, one stating: "While in Northern' Ireland I attended one lodge, and while in Scotland I saw the second and third degrees worked. There are no lodges here in this part of Africa."

A sailor wrote: "I believe the identification card will be most useful and will enable me to contact the proper class of people." Another member writing from overseas, said: "It makes a fellow feel pretty swell to know that there is an organization behind him." The secretary of an Indiana lodge, quoted by the Grand Master, said: "We have provided traveling certificates and we have evidence that some of these'have been used to visit lodges outside the United States. They are an important feature of our service to these boys." .

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In 1942 this Grand Lodge autharized the issuance of traveling certificates; the certificate includes the signature and fingerprint of the brother to whom issued. Th~ Grand Master said: "The issuance of such certificates and the spirit and purpose of the resolution cannot be accomplished unless the certificate is issued to the brother at the time he enters service."

Someone had given publicity to a statement that the War Department did not permit a soldier to have in his possession a Masonic traveling certificate. The Adjutant General informed the Grand Master that there was no objection to the issuance by the Masons of such a card, provided the unit designation of the brother did not appear on the card. To each of the Masonic brethren in the armed service the Grand Master of Oregon sent a personally signed letter, enclosing a diminutive Grand Lodge traveling certificate which could be used for identification. From letters he received, he said: "I am assured that this effort was very worth while." Certificates and letters were sent to 1,107 brethren. South Dakota provided a card for brethren in the armed service; cards路 were also given to sons or relatives of members. A 'Washington committee on military service, of which Rear Admiral Luther A. Gregory was a member, suggested the issuance of distinctive cards to men in the armed service, a recommendation "brought about by reason of the very evident pride with which the members of these Grand Lodges show their cards, and this recognition is apparently a source of considerable satisfaction to the service men." Wyoming has sent out 465 military certificates, together with a letter signed by the Grand Master. He received replies from 239, which came from all parts of the world. In no instance has there been reported any evidence that the certificates have been misused, or that any particular harm has come to a brother by reason of holding such a certificate. The satisfaction in receiving the card outweighs any objections which might be held ' against their issuance. Other activities having to do with the progress of the war concern Red Cross work, gifts of ambulances, and the purchase of U. S. war bonds. We have received a circular letter from the Grand Lodge of Arkansas containinOg a plan for a p~rmanent blood plasma fund; the brethren of that jurisdiction believe that the donation of blood for plasma. purposes should be continued even after the war ends. This Grand Lodge is also supporting the Red Cross, and a mobile canteen unit was donated to the" American Red Cross for use in Arkan-

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sas; in addition $2,533.00 was donated to the same organization for Red Cross work. From the Covena Masonic Home (Calif. ), 126 of the alumni were in the armed forces of the United States. Five have given their lives in the service of their country; 20 have received com'missions as officers, one is a Colonel, one a Lieutenant Comm'ander, one a Captain,' eight are Lieutenants, seven are Second Lieutenants, two are Ensigns. First Lieutenant Clarence Boyer piloted one of the Spitfires that escorted the Flying Fortresses in their hombing of the German naval base at Riel. Harold Lounsbury was in the Midway and Coral Sea battles, and was on the "Hornet" when it was sunk. Another Home boy, Ben Helwig, was barred by the loss of his eyes from military service. On graduation he was provided with a seeing-eye dog and given various woodworking tools. After Pearl Harbor he succeeded in sccuring a job inspecting aluminum castings. Through sensitiveness of his hands and hearing he was able to detect flaws. This information reached the newspapers and recently MetroGoldwyn-Mayer produced a film in which he was the hero, the name of it being "Seeing Hands." Part of the income from this film was used in sending him to New York for consultation with leading oculists. Colorado set up a soldier Masons' relief fund during \Vorld War J. By special decree of the court in 1929, the fund was turned over: to the Colorado Masons Benevolent Fund. In 1942 the decree was amended making ,veterans of \Vorld 'Val' II eligible. The fund amounts to $40,000.00. The District of Columbia had a blood donor campaign. In eleven months Masonic brethren of the District made 1,414 donations of blood. Georgia reports a large number of former Masonic Home bO~Ts now in the armed forces. One lost his life in action when the U.S.S. "Ingraham" was torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean. The Superintendent of the Home and his wife personally correspond with twentyfive of these boys. Iowa has a committee o,n militarv and naval Masonic activity; the committee was headed by Grand Master Jory. Just what happencrl when the rpport was presented, we cannot ferret out, but the proceedings tell us: "Several brethren, including Past Grand Masters Ottesen, Clark and Benjamin, commented at some length regarding some of the provisions contained' in the report. Three propositions were offered to amend the motion. More than fifteen brethren requested that a secret ballot be taken on these propositions. Their consideration was made a special order of business. ' ,

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propositions and the original report was then adopted. It was decided that 40 per cent of a 25c per capita tax be turned over to the Masonic Service Association for the carrying on of their activities; 40 per cent for rehabilitation of Iowa Masons and the re-establishment of Masonry in war-torn Europe; 20 per cent for the local Iowa program. One hundred two former members of the Masonic Home in New York are serving in the armed forces. One was killed in action in North Africa, another is missing. rrhis Grand Lodge spent $10,000.00 for five Clubmobiles to be sent to the fighting front in North Africa; these are a sort of canteen which go right up to firing lines and can also be used as ambulances if necessary. As a sample of the lack of uniformity which exists in war effort, it may be mentioned that the Grand Lodge of Iowa decided the use of funds for such purposes would be a violation of Iowa laws. South Carolina reported that a member of a South Carolina lodge, who was suspended in 1935 for non-payment of dues, was now in Berlin broadcasting over the German radio propaganda against the United States. The Grand Master ordered the lodge to bring charges of treason against him, notwithstanding his having been dropped from the rolls. He was tried and expelled. A South Carolina lodge desired a ruling as to meeting on Sunday, giving as a reason that a . production plant was running seven days a week and the brethren 'could not attend meetings any other time. Although opposed to Sunday meetings, the Grand Master recognized the emergency and gave his permission. A petition was received in Tennessee asking for a dispensation for a new lodge. It was disapproved because the location of the lodge was inside the Engineer Works Reservation, which is under the supervision of the War Department, and being so located the lodge would be denied freedom of action essential to the welfare and prosperity of a Masonic lodge. As a sample of the difficulties involved, the Yvar Department informed the Master of the proposed lodge: , , Any reports made to Tennessee Grand Lodge shall be done by total numbers only, and shall not reveal the names of individual members in the case of key scientific personnel. No publicity outside Oak Ridge should be given concerning the formation or the activities of the local lodge."

The Grand Lodge of \Visconsin, through its service bureau, reports two outstanding acts. First, the recovery of $50,000.00 for the widow of a Bavarian Mason whose property had been confiscated at the time of the revolt. The widow had come to Milwaukee where she was working for $2.00 a week, her room and board. The other case was a donation of $400.00, through which normalcy was re-

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stored to a thirteen-year-old daughter of a widow; the child had suffered a double curvature of the spine. ANTI-MASONRY

Charles Poletti, AMG representative of the government in Italy, and member of a New York lodge, who is doing an A-I job in Italy, has been criticized by the Knights of Columbus on the ground that "only Catholics should be sent to Italy in connection with the Allied Government of Occupation" in that country. There was no resolution, however, which would provide that only Catholics should be sent to fight in that country. In the May 15, 1944, Newsweek is an account of the marriage of the Marquess of Hartington and Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of former Ambassador Joseph Kennedy. The article says: "Her twenty-six-year-old husband, whose family founded its fortune on the Roman Catholic lands. which Henry VIn expropriated . â&#x20AC;˘ . the Marquess' father holds a high position in the Masonic Order, which bars Catholics from membership. And in the eyes of Catholics the Hartingtons' civil ceremony was as bad as no marriage at all; the bride would be living in sin and her children would be illegitimate." /

This article caused Melvin M. Johnson, senior past grand master of Massachusett~, to write Newsweek the following: "You speak of 'the Masonic Order which bars Catholics from membership.' 'fhis is not true; moreover it is an affront to more than three million Masons in the Unitod States alone. What you say is particularly offensive today when Freemasonry is using its full influence against bigotry and intolerance, whether civil, intellectual or religious. Several Popes have forbidden its members to belong to the Masonic fraternity. They have a perfect right to do so. Any church is the sole judge of the qualifications of its own members. Freemasonry, however, does not bar an applicant for its degrees because he is a member of that or any other church. Whether he can be true to both his church and to the fraternity is a question the applicant's conscience must determine. Many members of the Roman Catholic church have held Masonic membership and office, some of them holding the highest possible office in the gift of the fraternity." .

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The same publication, October 18, 1943, describing a murder sensation, in which it appeared that the defendant was a member of the fraternity, "inadvertently" makes another statement w.hich might be questioned. It said: "The search finally narrowed downÂˇ to the. respected, conventional Scott, high priest in the Rosedale Masonic Lodge."

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The italics are our own. We suspicioned the writer as a nonmember, but his description of "the high priest of a lodge" clinches our notion. An article appeared in an Omaha, Nebr., paper recently which was written originally and published in the Red Oak (Iowa) Express, which undoubtedly expresses the opinion of a certain element of our people: "More Talk Than Action: Most towns boast of a chamber of commerce, a woman's club, rotary club, Masonic order, and various church groups-all pledged to aid society within their corporate limits. "Do they~ No! , 'These groups meet, sing, go through their routine rituals, endorse resolutions, slap each other on the back, and race out to get a new member before some one else does-and then complacently go home to read, or knit for a soldier lad while their own son or daughter are out raising hell. . "Organizations do an awful lot of boasting, but very little constructive work. , , They do a lot of resoluting, but darn little acting. "They are long on self-appraisal, but short on earning praise. , 'Most organizations are self-centered, self-satisfied groups. "In service they do not earn the space they occupy in a community."

Answering for the Masonic Order-we meet, but rarely sing; we go through the routine ritual, but we do not endorse resolutions; we do not slap our brethren on the back quite so often as we should, but we emphatically do not "race out to get a new member," at least real Masons do not, although we do know of some instances in which the ink hardly got dry on his Master Mason petition until some group were on the job looking towards his "advancement." As to boasting -we haven't heard much of it on the part of Masons. It may be that in Red Oak there may be little constructive work on the part of Masons-we do not know. Unless the author is a Freemason he wouldn't know; if the writer is a F~eemason, he is not living up to the teachings! That Freemasonry has existed as an organized society for two and a half centuries in itself constitutes proof that it does earn the space it occupies in a community. We do not speak for Red Oak. Rev. Thomas S. Roy, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge .of Massachusetts, told his Grand Lodge that thirty years ago-"At the ordination service in my denomination there is one minister who gives a charge to the church, and another who gives a charge to the one being ordained. The one who gave me the charge that night charged me-and I don't know whether it was on the peril of my immortal soul or not-not to join any secret society. Then, perhaps because of that perversity of human nature that causes us to want to do that which is forbidden, I shortly joined the Masons. I can say that Masonry has brought me during the years the happiest experiences of my life. A minister's life is apt to be ingrown if he is completely absorbed in the affairs of his

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own parish and he ought to get out into life. Then too, if a man is going to preach to sinners, he ought to find out something about them." CLANDESTINE MASONRY

The principal item of news interest relating to clandestine Masonry is reported from Pennsylvania. It was regarded as so important that Samuel H. Baynard, Jr., Secretary General of the Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction A.A.S.H..,' issued a pamphlet giving complete information as to the charges, trial and conviction of certain individuals who are attempting to carryon the conferring of Masonic degrees in bodies which they had established in the State of Pennsylvania. From this pamphlet we learn: , 'Sometime in 1943 the attention of the Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania was called to the operation of a clandestine lodge in and around Allentown. Upon investigation it was learned that Pilgrim Lodge No. 189 A.A.S.R., under charter by the Orient of Spain, dated 1893, was in active operation, as well as Allentown Consistory No. 46 S.P.R.S. 32 0 , under charter of the Seymour-Peckham group in New York City. Both these organizations in Allentown were being conducted by John A. Johnson and Albert W. Hawk, the former as the presiding officer and the latter as secretary in both bodies. As a result of the investigation, the Grand Lo~ge of Pennsylvania engaged the services of Orrin E. Boyle to prepare an appeal in eq~ity to enjoin Pilgrim Lodge and its officers from continuing to operate as a. Masonic lodge. . . . Two separate causes were instituted in the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County. . . . Each sought a permanent injunction t~ restrain the defendants from acting under or using the name A.A.S.R. Masons, or any name bearing resemblance to the names Mason or Freemasonry, . . . from using any of the emblems, buttons, jewels, mottoes, or other insignia registered by the plaintiffs, or either of them, . . . and from selling, conferring, or communicating any of the degrees in the fraternity of Freemasonry. . . . "The causes came on to be heard at Allentown on Monday, March 13, 1944." .

One of the witnesses testified he was initiated into three degrees in a doctor's office in Allentown, and that a few days later he received twenty-nine more degrees in a hotel in the same city, the ceremony taking, less than twenty minutes. The twenty-nine degrees required thirty-five minutes. The price appeared to be about $10.00 per m!nute, for the defendant was paid $350,00 for these degrees. No receipt was given for the money, the defendant stating: "That all brother Masons should trust each other."

When the trial had been half finished, the chief counsel for the principal defendants addressed the court and asked for a recess in which all the counsel in the case might hold a conference with the judge. The recess was ordered and the consultation had with the result that a Consent Decree was ordered to be signed by the defense. One of the defendants wanted to get out of the whole affair at once. It all ended with the court making a decree adjoining and restraining

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all defendants from conferring degrees, or displaying the jewels or decorations of Freemasonry. The charter, issued by the Grand Orient of Spain in 1893, was impounded by the court and later will be turned over to become the property of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and, according to Brother Baynard: . "Thus ended one of the most important and far-reaching legal battles in Masonic history, in which the exclusive right of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and of the Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction over their respective degrees throughout their respective territory has been conclusively confirmed under the law of the land."

In the Grand Lodge of California, a committee on clandestine Masonry makes annual report. The report this year was not so informative, the committee having spent most of its time giving out information as to the character of many spurious bodies in which there has been some increased activity. The committee contacted the FBI with the idea of ascertaining whether any subversive activities were connected with these clandestine bodies. New York reports the case of a clandestine Grand Lodge operating in that State. It is being investigated by a committee. We have not as yet been informed as to the results of the investigation. South Carolina proceeds to define a clandestine lodge: , 'A clandestine lodge is one that has been chartered by a Grand Lodge not recognized by our Grand Lodge." ...

The decision was approved by the jurisprudence committee. It occurs to us that our South Carolina brethren have confused the definition of clandestine with that of irregular. In other words, by withdrawing recognition from any well recognized Grand Lodge, by that act, the lodges under the jurisdiction of the unrecognized Grand Lodge would immediately become clandestine. A Paeific Coast Masonic newspaper recently published. an article which inferred that the Gmnd Lodge of the Philippine Archipelago was a sort of a Grand Lodge in exile. The flood of correspondence which immediately followed resulted in the unearthing of the complete story of this clandestine group. The Grand Lodge of Washington reports receipt of a letter from Tyre Lodge No. 48, of this particular jurisdiction, asking for a charter from the Grand Lodge of 'Vashington; the lodge was located in Seattle. The applicants were notified: "Charters are granted by this Grand Lodge only in accordance with the expressed provisions of our code; inasmuch as this Grand Lodge has never recognized, and has no fraternal relations with the M. W. Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Philippine Archipelago, and inasmuch as we cannot and do not recognize the right of any other Grand Lodge to charter lodges within the State of W. ashington, it is impossible for this Grand Lodge to give consideration to this request."

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FOREIGN RECOGNITION

As long as there exists in the world some sixty or more generally unrecogniz:ed Grand Lodges, just so long will this problem of foreign recognition be in the forefront as one of the problems of American Grand Lodges. The chief problem seems to be the recognition of Central and Latin American Grand Lodges. On the whole, the American Grand Lodge desires to extend recognition; it sincerely wants to be a good neighbor, but at the same time it recogniz:es that there are certain Masonic fundamentals which 'must be observed by any 'Grand Lodge seeking to gain American recognition. The problem would be much easier if the foreign language did not enter into the picture, but very few of our committees on foreign recognition, very few of our Grand Secretaries, read or write the Spanish language, nor is it probable that such a condition will occur in the near future. It is true we have begun to look more and more toward our Latin American neighbors, but the average individual has so little use for another language than his own that he refrains from taking up the study of another. There are two or three particular problems which have arisen from the 'war, one being the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg in Exile. The Grand Lodge of Chile appears to be exercising a fatherly attitude toward this particular Grand Lodge and has recently sent out a letter discussing the status of this German branch of the fraternity. The general attitude toward this Grand Lodge is expressed by the Grand Lodge of Arkansas: "The Grand Lodge is sympathetic with efforts everywhere to preserve the institution of Masonry, but your committee recommends that the communication be added to its file on foreign correspondence and that the file be majntained for close study and recommendation when this war shall have ended and a calmer world spirit shall prevail."

The Grand Lodge of Chile appears to be handling the matter through a "representative committee of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg with office in Valparaiso,Chile." Fortunately, Brother V..Tare of Idaho has translated a portion of the letter which has been sent out: "Has it ever before occurred in history that gems of ritualistic composition have been specially performed before, and one might almost say for the benefit of, the murderous haters of the very institutions by which and about which those poetic gems were produced' Such was the 'case at the ceremony of the final extinguishing of the lights of the Hamburg Grand Lodge. It was conducted in the presence of slimy, ruthless' Gestapo,' sent to wipe out of existence every trace of individual thinking and united brotherly endeavor of that venerable Masonic body. "We are indebted to the sympathetic Masons of Valparaiso, Chile, where the Hamburg Grand Lodge has temporarily found a refuge and a home, for the story in Spanish of that historic closing. Even the haz-

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ard of two-fold translation, first from- the original German into Spanish, and then from Spanish into English, has not been able to obliterate the beauty and the sincere feeling expressed in the ceremony. Since the account of it came in the form of a circular letter to our Grand Master from the Grand Secretary of Chile, and since it is couched in a foreign tongue, it might be overlooked in the reviews of Grand Lodge proceedings. We deem it worthy of presentation here. I I The letter lists the names of great Germans who were Masons: Frederick the Great, Goethe, Lessing, Herder, Wieland, Mozart, William 1. and his son Frederick, Schroder, Ferdinand of Brunswick, Blucher, Scharnhorst, and von Stein. It goes on to recount how during the period of anti-Masonic persecution the Grand Lodge of Hamburg sustained with serenity and energy her points of view, and her last Grand Master, Richard Brose, offered the closure of his Grand Lodge if the profane Hitler could find in its archives, carefully preserved during almost 200 years, I any action whatsoever which deviated from the principles of high patriotic and humanitarian ethics.' He received no reply except vague, confused and dilatory responses. (What would Hitler know or care about either patriotism or ethics~ Was it not by his edict that the world-beloved I Silent Night' was declared I verboten ~ ') "On July 30, 1935, the Grand Lodge of Hamburg was closed officially, with a Masonic act which will be a perpetual teaching for Masons of the entire world. In a beautiful and moving ceremony, with a ritual especially prepared for the occasion, in the presence of representatives of the Gestapo, the Grand Jurisdiction gave a lesson as to the form in which the Columns of a Masonic Body should be lowered when it is persecuted by the civil government. I I The Grand Master in a noble discourse spoke of the great labors performed by the Grand Lodge in behalf of culture. I I 'Of ourselves, however, we do not desire to speak. That which we aspired to, that which we realized in works on the altars of love of country and humanity, we place serenely and humbly in the hands of our Creator, who governs through all Eternity and whose very substance is Truth and Justice.' I 'And later on, in his last prayer, he said: " I Not because we find ourselves weary of the labors of our Craft among the columns of Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty, but because our government wishes it for the welfare of our people, we abandon in Thy Hands the working tools with which we and our predecessors for Thy honor have worked during almost two centuries in the construction of a spiritual edifice.' ' . "On the extinguishing of the three lights of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, the Brothers present heard for the first and last time the following three beautiful maxims which sum up an entire Masonic philosophy: I I I Flame of Wisdom, beam from the diadem of the Great Architect of the Universe, enlighten our hearts as the pole-star of our destiny.' I I I Flame, symbol of Strength, return to Him who is the essence of Omnipotence. ' I ' I Flame, that points out to us the highway of the Beautiful, unite with the splendor of Beauty which radiates from all the works of God.' "

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agreed to address Grand Lodges throughout the world in reference to this relationship. The Grand Lodge of Hamburg closed its doors July 30, 1935. The reason for seeking Chile as a refuge was because there has existed .in that jurisdiction for many years two lodges working under the Grand Lodge of Hamburg; they are Lessing of Valparaiso, and D1"ei Ringen of Santiago. By reason of a conference of South American Masonic bodies held in 1932, it was provided if, as a result of persecution by the civil government of a country, Grand Lodge :finds it impossible to carry out its regular functions, it can be transferred to the territory of another country, maintaining the fraternal relations which existed at the time of the change." I(

Last ycar mention was made of a suggested Pan-American Masonic Congress. Little reference to this meeting is found in the proceedings of Grand Lodges for the reason that no definite date had been fixed, and again the question of transportation was involved, and this, coupled with the general skepticism, has prevented any official action being taken. Iowa received a letter stating that. the Congress would probably be postponed for the duration. The three Grand Lodges which are sponsoring the movement are the Grand Lodges of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, and it is referred to as "the first inter-American Congress of Symbolic Masonry." The headquarters of the committee are in Santiago de Chile, and Past Grand Master Rene Garcia, Casilla 2867, Santiago de Chile, appears to be in .charge of the correspondence. The Grand Lodge of Louisiana presents a translation of the official circular, from which we gather that the particular object to be accomplished is that of unity of purposes, not only of inter-American, but of universal Freemasonry. It would be an interesting thing to know whether the Argentina govern~ent is linked up with the Masonic government in that jurisdiction. At this distance it is impossible to tell. At any rate, our brethren in Argentina are sending out literature which would make it appear they are not in accord with the attitude of their government toward the Allied governments. After repeated requcsts, Colorado has recognized Argenti~a, giving as a reason that it is already recognized by numerous Grand Lodges. The District of Columbia proceedings tell us that the Grand Lodge was established in 1858 with seven lodges, that it now numbers sixty-five lodges, that "for a number of years the Grand Orient of Argentina and the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of that jurisdiction were combined in one organization, but about 1932 a separation of the two bodies was amicably arranged. The Grand Lodge of Argentina is now the regular body of Symbolic Masonry in that country." It thereby en-

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tered into fraternal relationship with Argentina. The Grand Master of Indiana suggested that before we could enter into the formation of a Pan-American Union, the first step should be the establishment of mutual recognition and fraternal relations between the 95 Grand Lodges of North, South and Central America; he called attention to the fact that only 10 of 49 United States jurisdictions had recognized Argentina. Answers to a questionnaire submitted to the Grand Lodge appeared to be satisfactory, and it was stated by Argentina (February 16, 1943) that they were in relationship with Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma. Michigan had an invitation to recogni7.e Argentina but declined for the present, hoping to present a complete report at the next Grand Lodge. Texas discovered the replies to their questionnaire to be satisfactory with one exception, that the answer to the question ""That Grand Lodge or Grand Orient originally chartered these seven lodges (those originally forming their Grand Lodge)." It was answered by "Our Grand Lodge." Finding that several other American jurisdictions had recognized Argentina, the Grand Lodge of Texas decided that Argentina was regular and so they extended recognition. Tennessee postponed recognition. Vermont has an application from the Grand Lodge of Argentina "Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite," whose declaration of faith sounds well, but whose claims Vermont is unable to check. 'Vyoming recognizes Argentina. -The Grand Secretary's name is given as Podro A. Romo, \Cangallo 1242, Buenos Aires. Washington recogni;.>;ed Argentina, giving as its reason that the jurisdiction "has already been recognized by the Grand Lodges of, etc." Indiana recognized Argentine. Little is heard from Grand Lodge~ in Brazil, of these Paraiba appears to be most active. Delaware tells us that the Grand Lodge is recogni7.ed by thirty American jurisdictions, and this basis seemed to be sufficient gTound for recognition. For similar reasons the Grand Lodge of VV'ashington recognized the Grand Lodge of Paraiba. A few years ago the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire :recognized the National Grand Lodge of Egypt) a laxity in investigation is noted in this year's report: "It was reported from substantially reliable sources to be worthy of recognition. It is known that for a period of years Egyptian Freemasonry has been in chaotic state."

Occupation by German forces necessitated the withdrawal of the official Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia to exile in England, where it has been given a home by the United Grand Lodge of England. By this action England has given approval to the official standing of this Grand Lodge among Grand Lodges already recognizing the

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Grand Lodges in Czechoslovakia, of which there were two, and none of those that we know of have withdrawn recognition awaiting only for conditions to adjust themselves. New Mexico unanimously agreed to grant immediate recognition when they learned of the situation. Doubtless many other Grand Lodges will adopt a similar policy. New York, in continuing recognition, "reserves the right to review the situation further when the situation changes." The Grand Lodge of New York has always been liberal in its foreign policy and plainly states that wartime conditions present problems not foreseen when the constitution was adopted. It has given the Grand Master the widest latitude of action in all matters pertaining to their relationship with Grand Lodges outside the U. S. A. The Grand Lodge of New York was called upon to settle a problem of two breth"ren, residents of New York, who had received their first degrees in a lodge in H oUand. Assuming that the Grand Lodge was no longer able to function and that the two brethren could not secure dimits or certificates from the Grand Secretary, the jurisprudence committee recommended the issuance of a dispensation for the conferring of the remainder of the degrees upon these brethren when satisfied that their claims were based on fact. In making this statement, the committee reported that in most, if not in all, European Grand Lodges, business of a lodge was usually done in the first degree, the second and third degrees being honorary and frequently not conferred. Pennsylvania h.as recognized Nicaragua, adding: "While it is not conclusive, it is persuasive that the Grand Lodge of NicaJ'agua has been recognized by twenty-two Masonic jurisdictions in the United States. While it has no immediate application to the request now under consideration, it is pertinent to say that in the opinion of your committee, this Grand Lodge cannot and will not recognize any' minority or revolutionary group unless it is conclusively shown that such minority group has acted for the best interests of Freemasonry, and with a sincere desire of adhering to the ancient Landmarks."

All of which is good Masonic doctrine. The Grand Master of Kentucky was authorized to take steps to establish mutual relations with the Gmnd Lodges of Cuscatlan of El Salvador) Honduras and Nicaragua. Alabama presents a report which explains the attitude of most American jurisdictions: "We have had only two applications for recognition, neither of which was supported by sufficient information to authorize recognition. We believe our hands should be stretched out in friendship to every true and lawful Mason in the world and that every regular Grand Lodge should be recognized and an exchange of fraternal representatives and correspondence arranged, but at the same time we believe that due

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caution should be exercised and the regularity of all Grand Lodges established by legal information before recognition is given."

And now we come to that great problem of recognition-Mexico, its Grand Lodges, and the Mexican Confederation. In general, it may be said that there is a Grand Lodge operating in each of the Mexican States and in the main they are members of the Mexican Masonic Confederation. There has been a general opinion throughout the country that this Confederation was a super-Grand Lodge exercising control over various Grand Lodges of which it was composed. From other sources we have information that the Mexican Confederation is nothing more than a conference of Grand Lodges, such as American lodges hold annually in Washington, D. C. There is quite a bit of difference between a super-Grand Lodge and a conference of Grand Masters, and it is hoped that evidence may be offered confirming this latter belief so that 'the road may be open for a general recognition of Mexican Grand Lodges. Several schismatic Grand Lodges, and a few clandestine Grand Lodges, still exist to plague the Masonry of Mexico. Just as long as American Grand Lodges continue to recognize schismatic bodies, just so long will this Mexican situation be one of our problems. The attitude of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania should be the attitude of Grand Lodges in the United States-that is-non-recognition of schismatic or revolutionary bodies. Arizona has recently recognized the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas. In its application this Grand Lodge stated that it had been recognized by Texas, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky and Idaho. More than a year ago Colorado recognized the Grand Lodge of Tamattlipas, Valle de Mexico and Cosmos. Delaware, having investigated, is satisfied as to the regularity of the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas and has extended recognition, Idaho instructed their Grand Secretary to establish relationship with Tamaulipas and Unida Me.Ticana. Tamaulipas was recognized by Indiana, which already recognizes Cosmos, Valle de Mexico and York. Gran Logia Benito Juarez, of Coahuila, was recognized by Louisiana, and application received from Symbolica Independiente Mexicana, in the State of Chihuahua; this appears to be a rival Grand Lodge Cosmos in the State. Our Louisiana brethren were unable to ascertain whether this was a new Grand Lodge, or whether Cosmos had changed its name. They also received a lett'er from Valle de Mexico announcing the consolidation of Grand Lodges Valle de Mexico, Independiente Mexicana, and Rito Nacional Mexicano. Michigan has passed up Tamaulipas for the present. Nevada has postponed recognition of Tamaulipas, as well as other foreign Grand

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Lodges until conditions are more settled. New York believes that the Masonic field of Mexico presents a confusing picture and feels that more time should be taken to the further study before recognition is granted to these Grand Lodges. Noting that York Grand Lodge, of Mexico, has looked favorably upon the Grand Lodges of Nueva Leon and Tamaulipas, the Grand Lodge of North Dakota extended recognition to both. Oklahoma finds Unida Mexicana to be a regular Grand Lodge, as was the Grand Lodge of Baja, Calif. The foreign relations committee have given the official name of the former Grand Lodge as Gran Logia Unida Mexicana Benito J uarez No.9, and its location as Vera Cruz; Benito Juarez is probably a subordinate lodge of Unida Mexicana. South Carolina postponed, without prejudice, recognition of Tamaulipas and Benito Juarez, desiring to move slowly. Tennessee postponed recognition of Tamaulipas.路 Texas extended recognition to Gran Logia el Potosi; they approve the commendable gesture offered by the York Grand Lodge of Mexico to the regular State Grand Lodges of the Republic of Mexico. Vermont received a request from Tamaulipas and has exchanged representatives. West Virginia has withheld recognition of the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas. The chairman of the committee announced that it was only a little more than a quarter of a century ago when it was understood that Mexican lodges were so irregular as to initiate women, and that one of their Past Grand Masters had announced on the floor of Grand Lodge, after a recent tour of Mexico, that the only regular Grand Lodge was York Grand Lodge.. Wyoming recognizes Chile. ALASKA

There are 11 lodges in the Territory of Alaska, all working under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Washington..Reports made to the Grand Lodge in 1943 show a net gain of 31 in membership, 25 of these, however, being in the lodge at Anchorage. The membership of this Alaskan group is 1,507. Two years ago, in the Masonic World, we ran a story of Alaska and its Freemasonry. Our friend Arthur Davis, reviewer for the State of Washington, under whose jurisdiction these lodges .exist, said of this article: ' l It is more complete than any record that I have been able to find in our own jurisdiction, even though the Alaskan lodges are a part of our jurisdiction. This story alone路 is a real contribution to Masonic history; we hope all members of the Craft in this jurisdiction can read it. "

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lodges are far removed from the Mother Grand Lodge and from each other, and little opportunity is afforded for fraternal visits. The building of the Alcan Highway has undoubtedly brought to these inland cities a goodly number of Freemasons. The Deputy for that district acknowledges that the war efforts have greatly affected three communitie.s in particular-\Vhitehorse, Dawson and Atlin. \Vhitehorse, he says, is a hive of industry, with a greatly swollen population, while Dav.'son and Atlin have suffered a heavy depletion of man power, which is reflected in the lodges. This Deputy made his visit to Whitehorse Lodge No. 46 by plane, it being his third attempt to visit the lodge. A reference to the registration book of the lodge showed that meetings were well attended, but that the number of visitors from the four corners of the earth sometimes exceeded the number of members present. AUSTRALASIA

New South Wales: His Excellency Lord Gowrie continues to preside over the Grand Lodge of New South Wales. In his address he refers to war conditions: "I am pleased to see that lodges in localities where troops are stationed are receiving at their regular meetings brethren who are attached to His Majesty's Forces, and making it easy for those brethren of the defense forces to attend lodge. . .. Lodges in the far northwest of Australia are still carrying on. That applies to one very remote lodge, namely at Broome, which town has been bombed by the enemy. I was interested in this small center where a comparatively few brethren meet in a little tin shack, some having traveled 120 miles on horseback in order to be present. In spite of what Broome has been through, I am told that the lodge is still functioning. I regret that our sister constitutions of South Australia and Queensland have suffered the loss of temples and lodges in the outposts of their territories. I was also gratified at the action of Grand Lodge in making available to the Commonwealth our splendid Masonic schools for the purpose of their conversion into a general military hospitaL"

The radio recently announced that Lord Gowrie would leave soon for England and that he would be succeeded by the Duke of Gloucester who will no doubt take over his Masonic position. A District Inspector reports that in one city lodge 50 per cent of its membership have enlisted in the military service. In a country lodge with 42 members, the names of 17 brethren are inscribed on the roll of honor. The Pro Grand Master, in a report to Grand Lodge, tells us that very few people had the slightest idea of the ~xtent and severity of the raid on Darwin in February, 1942. The casualties were very heavy and the ships that were sunk were numerous. This official is a major general in the army and we are quoting his language:

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"When I came back four路 years ago from a trip abroad I told you that all those Netherlands East Indies and Malaya were lying there, a veritable treasure house almost waiting to fall like a rip'e plum into the hands of the conquerors. We British are a peaceful, placid race apparently, and equally peaceful and placid are our Dutch neighbors. For that reason we had not made any preparation to meet the storm that burst upon us. Do you realize that while the Japanese ambassadors were actually in the White House talking to the highest officials in America, their colleagues were launching this storm upon the world 楼 When we look back upon it, and see the extent of it, and when we know how tremendous the planning must have been, we cannot for one minute believe that the whole thing was not premeditated."

Then he tells us that he had the pleasure of meeting England's newly installed Grand Master, The Earl of Harewood, in London, that he is a very efficient Mason, for he had witnessed the dedication of a lodge in 1938 when he discovered the Grand Master to be word perfect in his ritual. Later he called ~ttention to the recent death of the only son of Lord and Lady Gowrie who died from wounds received in an engagement in the Middle East; he was serving as a major in the paratroopers. The Grand Master had received the Victoria Cross in 1898, while fighting with the Highland Light Infantry against the Dervishes in the Egyptian campaign. Many of the Craft were lost in the sinking, by the enemy, of the hospital ship "Centaur." Two hundred twenty boys, sons of deceased Masons, trained in the Masonic schools of this jurisdiction, have gone ,into active service of their country. The Grand Master's official duties have prevented him from carrying out many of his Masonic duties; we are told he recently returned from a prolonged tour of New Guinea and had visited practically every naval, military and air establishment in Australia. He reported that some of the brethren, members of lodges in New Guinea, escaped only with the greatest difficulty. It was reported that one brother had been convicted on two charges of having unlawfully sold fuel ration tickets, whereupon he was ordered expelled by Grand Lodge. It cost the Grand Lodge almost $5,000.00 for air raid shelters and black-out requirements. New Zealand: The latest statistics available from the Grand Lodge of New Zealand show their membership, June 30,.1942, to be 27,214, a gain of 404. This Grand Lodge is carrying on under all the stress of war. A special war benevolent fund of $75,000.00 shows an increase of $3,500.00 over the previous year. Few claims have been made against this fund, although it was expected that in the near future such claims would be made. In handling charity funds the Grand Lodge came upon a proposition which has affected their handling of grants made to widows and orphans. The policy of the Board has been to make grants to widows, taking a mortgage on

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property for the reason that if a straight-out gift is made the government regards it as income and deducts the amount from the social security which the widow and children might receive, so that actually the recipient receives only approximately half of the grant made by Grand Lodge. New Zealand Lodge No. 5175 has been established in London; the installation meeting was attended by the late Duke of Kent. The roll of honor in Vvorld War, 1914-18, contained the names of 1,795 members of New Zealand lodges; last reports in'dicate that more than 2,000 are now serving in the forces, of which number 1,940 had been issued traveling certificates. The District Grand Lodge of Egypt and the Sudan', cooperating with the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Forces' Masonic Association, has been helpful in arranging for the conferring of degrees on brethren who have left New Zealand shores. Five hundred dollars per annum is being contributed for the use of research lodges in Dunedin. Queensland: His Excellency Sir Leslie Orme Wilson presides over the destinies of this Grand Lodge; he has been re-elected for the ninth consecutive year. He reported that in the case of many young men under the age of twenty-one, whose fathers were Masons, he had "willingly granted dispensations to permit them to become members of the Craft." Speaking of the death of the late Duke of Kent, he said: , 'It was my good fortune to be closely associated with His Royal Highness as a Freemason. He was Master of my own lodge, Navy Lodge No. 2612, and, as one of the Past- Masters of that lodge, I took part in the ceremony of his installation. And let me assure you, if you need any assurance, that His Royal Highness was one who believed to the full in the great precepts of our institution."

A letter was received from the government regarding the manufacture of Masonic jewels and advising that these articles are to be regarded as being included in the prohibitions; this relates particularly to the use of gold. The Board of General Purposes set up under its agenda, the following: "It is the desire of the Board that lodges should take note that no Negroes who purport to be Freemasons should be allowed in a lodge owing to the fact that Negro lodges are not recognized by the Grand Lodge."

The President of the Board, speaking on this clause, said: "This has been occasioned by the presence here of a considerable number of Negroes from the U. S. A. Incidents have been reported that tends to promote a certain amount of unpleasantness, particularly with white members of the American forces. It is desired to inform all lodges through the medium of this report."

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Another brother, speaking on the subject, said: "It has been my province to have been in the United States and as this is a universal brotherhood of Freemasons I cannot see eye to eye with the attitude taken towards the colored races, even if we are white. In Arr.erica the bitterness is something terrible to behold, but in England and throughout the British Empire members of the colored races are received. As this is a Grand Lodge of a universal brotherhood I am inclined to think there is something wrong with this attitude toward the colored races, and I am not in agreement with the Board's recommendation. "

The President of the Board was asked by the Grand Master as to whether he had any information from the United States authorities and as to whether there had been any official communication between the Board and any of the American Lodges. To which he replied there had been none. The matter was carried forward to the next Grand Lodge communication, but not without additional comment. Here are some of the statements that were made: "If we carry this clause we are going to shut our doors to men who are upright merely because they are colored. In my mind, that is not right unless we have something official from the United States Grand Lodge." "These Negro lodges are not recognized by this Grand Lodge. It is not that we have anything against the Negro personally-nor are they recognized by American Grand Lodges." "In conversation with a member of the United States forces he stated that the Grand Lodge of the United States did not recognize Negro lodges and that they did not entertain visits between the lodges." "Negro lodges are not recognized by any lodge of the United States of white origin, with the exception of one lodge which is on the register of the Grand Lodge of New York. That is a Negro lodge which was formerly a white lodge. The Grand Lodge of England does not recognize Negro Grand Lodges in the United States."

Our Australian brethren are much at sea. There is no such organization as ((The United States Grand Lodge" and the lodge referred to as being made up of Negroes and existing in New York, does not exist in New York but in New Jersey. Our brethren in Queensland have taken hold of a "hot potato~' in discussing this subject. At a later meeting the brethren were informed as to the existence of Alpha Lodge, and the matter was settled by refusing admission to visitors who were not members of Grand Lodges recognized by the United Grand Lodge of Queensland. The Board of General Purposes reported that the book of constitutions required a declaration of allegiance to the Sovereign of the British Empire, which precluded their lodges from initiating citizens of the United States of America. The queston of surrendering lodge jewels to the government for the benefit of the Red Cross路came up for discussion. The Board gave the matter considerable attention, deciding that such a course would

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be impracticable and unwise. It could not be made compulsory, and it was improbable that a voluntary surrender would be unanimous. Therefore, there would be no equality of sacrifice. The intrinsic value of the gold contcnt in most jewels is not nearly equal to the work of manufacture. Recently the Board of General Purposes decided that in the case of candidates in the armed forces of the U. S. A. "it would be wise to ascertain from responsible authorities of the army here, information as to whether these candidates for admission have, since their arrival in this country, comported themselves in a proper and respectable manner." South Australia: In this jurisdiction, His Excellency Sir Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey is Grand Master. The reported membership, as of December 31, 1942, was 13,553. There were 528 initiations, which appears to be the average number of initiations since 1931. Because of difficulty in securing lambskin aprons, an exception has been made permitting lodges to purchase aprons of linen, which is regarded as a substitute measure only. To the book of constitutions has been added the following question which is to be in:serted in the petition of a candidate: "Are you, or have you ever been, a member of,. or in any way connected with the Order of the Eastern Star, or the order known as coMasonry, or any other organization which is quasi Masonic or imitative of Freemasonry, or which is regarded by the Grand Lodge as irregular or incompatible with the Craft."

The government having ordered the discontinuance of the manufacture of jewelry, all lodges were warned of the gravity of their position in attempting to secure jewels for officers. A former Grand Master, Sir John Mellis Napier, is reported to have been honored by His Majesty the King in having knighthood conferred. One thousand dollars was donated to the lodge at Port Darwin which suffered in the first air invasion of Australia. Victoria: One of the first acts of this Grand Lodge, after its opening, was to make a special grant of $5,000.00 for the rebuilding of the battleship "Sydney," which had been sunk in combat. Official notice was given as to the wearing of evening drcss, which is optional at lodge meetings, but if ordinary dress is worn it should be a dark suit and the apron must appear on the outside of the coat. When conditions become normal again, the customary evening dress will be required. Grand Officers continue to wear the full evening dress and the clothes to be worn in subordinate lodges is left to the discretion of the Master of the lodge. Last figures show membership 53,613, being a net gain of 1,088 for the year. During the last World 'Var this Grand Lodge had 2,284 brethren on active duty; in the present war it is noted that 4,959 are in active serviCe:

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Western Australia: During the annual communication the photograph of the Grand Master (Dr. J. S. Battye) was unveiled. He is now seventy years of age and has been a Mason forty-four years. He has headed not only the Grand Lodge, but also the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Western Australia. For many yearS this Grand Lodge has been engaged in a controversy with the Grand Lodge of Scotland. It all hinges on the" question of consolidating two District Grand Lodges of the Scottish Constitution with the Grand Lodge" of Western Australia into a United Grand Lodge for that jurisdiction. It appears that district grand lodges cannot act without the consent of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. A vote taken in the Scottish lodges was unfavorable to the proposed consolidation. The scheme of amalgamation has now been formally withdrawn and future relationships will be those officially provided for as between Grand Lodges and District Grand Lodges of any constitution. This means that in the future the Grand Lodge will invite to its annual communications the District Grand Masters. of the Scottish lodges, and will accept similar invitations, but there will be no visitation of private lodges. Freemasonry in Western Australia held its centennial observance April 4, 1943. The plan had been to erect a centenary temple, but the outbreak of the war prevented such action. More than 650 brethren attended the centennial festival. This state was founded in 1829 by a little more than 100 people; after fourteen years of existence it had a population of less than 4,000. John Hutt, second Governor, was a Freemason. On September 1, 1841, he called a meeting of freemasons at the Government House to consider the question of forming a lodge in the Colony. It was not until March, 1843, that the charter was received authorizing the consecration of the lodge of St. John No. 485. The Governor was installed Master April 4, 1843. The first Senior Warden was the Colonial Secretary of the Colony, and the first Junior Warden was manager of the Bank of Australasia. This jurisdiction has 159 lodges, with a membership of 10,143, a net increase of 124 during the year. Over 18 per cent of the total membership is in the fighting forces. Tasmania: The Grand Lodge met in Hobart in semiannual and annual communication; it also held a special meeting" in the same city on March 29, 1944. On December 31, 1943, there were 4,401 members, representing an increase of 176 over the previous year. The Board of General Purposes expressed itself as being opposed to appointment to office of brethren who have only been raised a short period of time, believing that qualified brethren should be induced to take the office. The Grand Inspector, whose duty it is路 to visit

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lodges, reported that he had in all cases visited the brethren whenever "the transport so necessary during these days of petrol rationing had been provided." CANADIAN PROVINCES

Alberta: The membership of this Canadian Province is 10,738, which represents a net increase of 28 over the year 1941. The four Western Provinces are closely connected in a group called the Western Conference, made up of representatives from Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Grand Master reported his attendance at Empire Night in the city of Edmonton; the gathering was favored by the presence of Lieutenant Governor Bowen, a Past Junior Grand Warden; also present was John Randolph, the United States Consul General in Edmonton. During the year, the committee on war distress reported donations of $5,000.00 to the Navy Leagu'e of Canada, $2,500.00 to the Masonic Hospital in London, $2,500.00 to the Grand Lodge of England for rehabilitation, $5,000.00 to Chinese war relief, $2,500.00 to Greek war relief, $2,500.00 to the Canadian Red Cross prisoners of war. British Columbia: British Columbia gave $5,000.00 to the Canadian Red Cross, and later followed with an additional contributionof $2,500.00; $2,500.00 went to the Canadian aid to Russia fund; $5,000.00 to the Grand Lodge of Scotland; $20,000.00 to the war distress fund of the United Grand Lodge of England. The Grand Master reports attendance at the Banff conference, where common problems were discussed, including the indifferent member, practical appeal of Masonic education, Freemasonry and adult education, Masonic war relief funds, the appeal of the Craft to youth. Among the historical items noted was a statement that in the fall of 1942, a crew of eight men, under the leadership of Brother Sergeant Henry A. Larsen in the Canadian Government boat, the "St. Roch," completed the first west to east voyage made by man from the Pacific to the Atlantic by way of the northern shores of the Dominion. The adventure lasted the better part of two years. Larsen is a member of Mt. Newton Lodge No. 89, and as an acknowledgment of his service the Grand Master and Grand Secretary addressed to him an official letter under seal of the Grand Lodge. The jurisdiction requires that all bodies or organizations using the name Masonic, Freemasonry, or similar term, who receive or dispense funds classed as trust funds, shall report annually their receipts, how expended and the nature of their investments. Manitoba: The membership, December 31, 1942, was 9,985, a net loss of 12 for the year. Sympathy was extended to Grand Master Fahrni and to Brother A. H. Steventon, whose sons lost their lives

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while on duty with the Canadian Royal Air Force. This jurisdiction remitted $16,700.00 (Chinese currency) to China for the relief of Masonic brethren and escaped refugees from Hong Kong. Financial difficulties were encountered when the Province of Alberta permitted $10,000.00 bonds to default. The Grand Lodge was addressed by Archbishop Ralph Sherman of Rupert's Land. New Brunswick: This is one of the smaller Canadian jurisdictions, with a membership of 5,127, yet it showed an increase of 64 members at the close of the year 1942. One of the District Deputies told the Grand Lodge that some of his lodges were only military training centers and were having the novel experience of making a number of Masons only to find that the actual working membership was growing smaller and smaller. . Nova Scotia: This Grand Lodge closed the year 1942 with 8,303 members, 132 more than the previous year. There was also a substantial increase in cash assets. The Grand Lodge refused at the present time to recognize the Grand Lodge of Hamburg in Exile, nor did they recognize Argentina or Uruguay. Ontario: A large galaxy of American visitors greeted the opening of the Grand Lodge. For the first time since 1931 a net increase in membership was noted. The membership at the close of the year 1942 was 91,497, a net gain of 99. The jurisdiction has 569 chartered lodges. During the months March 1, 1941, to September, 1942, $~45,000.00 was subscribed to the British war relief fund. During the year $2,500.00 was given to the Canadian Red Cross; $1,000.00 to the Chinese relief fund; $1,000.00 to Greek relief fund; $1,000.00 to Canadian aid to Russia. Among the speakers at Grand Lodge was Sir William Glasgow, Past Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Queensland and High Commissioner to Canada for the Common'wealth of Australia. Fort W'illiam Lodge No. 415 held a unique meeting at which it welcomed three Past Grand Masters and three Past Grand Chaplains, all of whom were in the city attending the meeting of the Rouse of Bishops of the Anglican Church. P1'ince Edward Island: The Grand Secretary reported 1,049 members, April 30, 1943, a net gain of 6. The Grand Master told his Grand Lodge: " A new world must be built on the ruins of the old. If the structure is to endure, its moral basis must be sound. Revenge, hatred, oppression, injustice must have no place, but the virtues which Masonry teaches, brotherly love, restraint, justice and truth, must be the qualities of this new order."

Quebec: Quebec is not Protestant territory, but there were 13,565 Masons there on June 30, 1943, an increase of 102 members. The Grand Master told his Grand Lodge:

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, 'In this new world order care must be taken in considering the many schemes for the amelioration of conditions lest we present an illusionprogress can be attained by legislation only and that ancient virtues of work, faith, thrift and courage which our civilization has advanced to its present stage, are no longer requisite. . . . The world must make its progress through toil and sweat and blood and tears. ' ,

The Grand Master could see no advantage in attempting to attract membership by copying the work of service clubs and similar organizations, for the Masonic Order is in the last analysis a philosophy of life and likely to appeal to the few rather than to the many, while its contribu.tion to the field of public service must necessarily be indirect, rather than direct. The very competent Grand Secretary, W. W. Williamson, nptes that in his twenty-five years of service he has never had to report a single lodge as delinquent at the time of the Grand Lodge communication. A special committee of the Grand Lodge suggested that in signing petitions candidates should be requested to complete a questionnaire which would include the aims and purposes of Freemasonry, its duties and moral' obligations, reasons for joining, and benefits expected to be received. It is suggested that competent Past Masters lecture the candidate after each degree so that he may be fully aware of the lessons conveyed. To increase interest in Masonic meetings it was thought that meetings should open promptly, the business disposed of without delay, and opportunity afforded for an address on some Masonic or other interesting subject. Where a lodge had reached a certain size, it was thought that a new lodge should be .formed so that all might have an opportunity to share in the work. Fifteen thousand dollars was placed at the disposal of a committee for use in war service. Saskatchewan: A gain of 55 members is noted for the year ending February 28, 1944, the total membership being 12,129; there are 198 lodges. The Grand Master路 reported having collected $13,169.00 for his second war fund, which appeared to be a voluntary contribution. Masters of lodges will hereafter be required to be proficient in the funeral service, which, by the way, is up for revision. The Grand Master reported receiving a message from Brother Duncan McFarlane, of Paragon Lodge No. 118, who, at the age of ninetythree and with seventy-one years standing as a Freemason, is thought to be the oldest Mason in the jurisdiction. CANAL ZONE

Little information comes out of the Zone by reason of the restriction of information by military authorities. We do know that the bodies are very active and many candidates are being initiated. There are 7 lodges on the Zone, all working under Massachusetts

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Constitution; according to the last report these lodges initiated 191 candidates during the year. No lodge initiated less than 17 candidates. The largest lodge is Sojourner, with 509 members; the smallest is Chagres, with 172. On one lodge notice recently appearing were the names of 22 persons whose applications were to be acted upon at the following meeting. ' CHILE

In addition to the Grand Lodge of Cpile, there are three lpdges there working under Massachusetts Constitution. They are reported as passing through trying times, for political conditions in many of the South American Republics are seriously disturbed. It is a field for Axis sympathizers and much anti-ally propaganda is being issued. Unfortunately, some of this is being directed against the fraternity. Lodges are compelled to meet and to use the utmost discretion so as not to invoke attack. The Massachusetts lodges in Chile are in cordial relations with the Grand Lodge of Chile; it too has been restricted in its business. The last reports of the three lodges to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts show the initiation of 4 candidates, and a total membership of 189. Chile and Argentina, for the past several months, have been trying to organize some sort of a Pan-American Congress, but it is doubtful whether it will materialize as long as the military forces are in control of transportation facilities. This Congress will be referred to under another heading. CHINA

American Freemasons' will be particularly concerned with affairs in China, where, according to the most recent information, our most dangerous war front exists. As our readers will know, most of the lodges have been compelled to move inward, along with the Japanese advances. Recently the Grand Lodge of California has authorized the formation of a lodge in Chungking, with the understanding that the lodge will be transferred to Philippine jurisdiction if, as and when that jurisdiction reorganizes following the war. Many Grand Lodges have been contributing to the support of Chinese refugees and Masonic brethren, one example being the do'nation of $1,000.00 by the Grand Lodge of New York for the relief of distressed Masons and their families in China, many of whom are in actual distress; most of these are brethren who escaped from Hongkong, are now living behind the Chinese lines; at one time many of them were well-to-do. The Grand Lodge of California gave

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$2,500.00; many Canadian jurisdictions have made similar contributions. Massachusetts is one American jurisdiction particularly concerned, it having established lodges there before the outbreak of the war. So far as we know, no report has beep. received from the six lodges comprising their China Masonic District; the number of members at last report was 577. Brother Fette, a former officer of the District Grand Lodge in China, wrote July 11, stating that he had on the' previous evening attended a meeting of Fortitude Lodge, which worked under the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. He was favorably impressed with the Masonic spirit shown by the Chinese brethren and was very commendatory of their attempts to keep Masonry alive in China. In this letter he stated that Chengtu Lodge was the only Masonic lodge then working in China and the only Philippine lodge outside Japanese occupied areas. Brother Nelson Lurton, who recently arrived from China on the "Gripsholm," says that early in February, 1942, the Japanese commenced'their investigation of all organizations of Masons in Shanghai. The secretary of one of the lodges had to give the names of all officers of the lodge. The inquiries seemed to be relative to who was the head of Freemasonry, what it wa..<;;, what we did with our money, etc. On the return of the "Gripsholm" a gathering of Masons on board was held, at which time experiences were recounted. The final comment of Brother Lurton was: "When I think of the time and energy Masons have spent in the Far East and how so many men have valued Freemasonry so highly, it is a .great catastrophe that has befallen us. Freemasonry in the Far East will rise again, stronger than ever.路 Its seeds are so strongly implanted in China today that it will come to life with renewed vigor at its first opportunity. "

It may be recorded that the first Japanese naval landing party in Shanghai in February, 1941, visited the temples of all Masonic organizations, taking away all records, regalia, and libraries, and placing the military seal on the various rooms and apartments, precluding their further use by the Craft.

ENGLAND Our brethren in England continue to carryon despite the bombings and the allied invasion. The last report from the Grand Lodge shows an attendance of 1,308; 25 new lodges were granted warrants since the last quarterly communication, the last number on the roster now being 5,948, all being within the confines of the British Isles. The Earl of Harewood was continued as Grand Master.. He has an illustrious record as a Mason and his service to the Craft has proved

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his qualities of leadership. The Grand Treasurer, Brother Vaisey, having been made a Judge of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, resigned and his place was filled by Brother R. F. Bayford. Replacing the late Sir .T. Kynaston Studd as President of the Board of Benevolence, is Brother Trevor J. Matthews. During the space of four years the Province of Kent, which is on the southern coast of England and frequently bombed by the Germans, contributed almost a million and a half dollars to the Masonic Homes and Hospitals of that jurisdiction. These contributions were made under the direction of Lord Cornwallis, lineal descendant of Lord Cornwallis of Yorktown fame. Ashmole tells us in his history of the Order of the Garter that it was King Arthur who first placed the symbol of St. George and the Dragon on its banners. St. George's Association of English Freemasonry may be traced through its indirect link with the Order of the Garter, for the Grand Lodge of England has adopted its deep blue for the highest Masonic honors given by the fraternity; the red of the Order of the Bath, next highest national order, is useg. for the Grand Stewards; while Scotland uses a thistle green of the Order of the Thistle; and Ireland the light blue of the Order of St. Patrick. Weare told that "the word 'regalia,' with the exception of its first and principal meaning of the attributes of religion, and especially the crown, scepter, orb, and other emblems used at coronation, as its derivation from regal or royal, indicates, is exclusively appropriate to Freemasons. It is a plural noun and it is incorrect to use it in a singular form." American Masons will sympathize with Sir George Boughey, a visitor to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania bicentennial in 1931, who, in the early years of the present war lost his eldest son who was in active service. The year 1944 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Dr. Theophilus Desaguliers, who, in 1719, became the third Grand Master of the original Grand Lodge. He is one of the romantic figures of English Freemasonry and is said to have introduced into the fraternity the speculative system; he wrote the preface to the general regulations of Dr. Anderson in 1723. He was born in France in 1683; fled with his family to England following the revocation of the edict of Nantes. The Duchess of Kent, whose husband died in an unfortunate airplane accident in 1942, paid a recent visit to the Royal Masonic Hospital, where she is said to have spoken to nearly every patient. Sir Frank Newsom-Smith, Lord Mayor of London, was recently installed as Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge and with it went the corresponding high rank of Past Grand Scribe in the Supreme Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons. He was born March 25, 1879; was Master of his lodge in 1930.

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At the 156th anniversary festival of the Royal 짜asonic Institution for Girls there was raised more than one-half million dollars. At the 146th anniversary festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys there was raised a similar amount. According to the Freemason's Chronicle, the marriage of the twenty-six year old Marquess of Hartington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire who is Provincial Grand. Master of Derbyshire, was not mentioned in the public press. It is not known whether the present heir to the Dukedom is a member of the Craft or not. Of a total of 5,265 lodg.es, 1,297 are in London, 3,229 in the Provinces, 2 are traveling military lodges, 684 are District Lodges, and 53 located abroad, but not under Districts. Since the first allocation of numbers in 1814, at the time of the fusion of the two Grand Lodges, there have been' two years in which missing numbers on the register have been filled up, first in 1832 and ag;ain in 1863; the numbers of lodg-es now shown are on the basis of the register of 1863. The Grand Lodg-e considered it necessary to restate its Aims and Relationships of the Craft issued in 1938, believing that while there have been many changes in world affairs, the attitude of Freemasonry remained unaltered. This former pronouncement of Grand Lodge is accepted as the prerequisite basis for any application made by any jurisdiction for recognition. The Grand Lodge of England permits the meeting of the Lodge Comeni7tS in Exile in London; it meets under the jurisdiction of the National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia in Exile; it is a fusion of the two former Grand Lodges of Czechoslovakia, which has been given a home in the Masonic Temple in London. Among the recent honors granted by the King is the knighting of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, the latest wonder in the science of medical research. Brother Fleming was Senior Grand Warden in 1942 and holds office in the Grand Chapter of England. During the J nne robot bombings in England a bomb hit a church in London, resulting in the tragic death of Lady Lumley-Smith, wife of Major Thomas Lumley-Smith, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England. His only daughter died in this same bombing. HAW~AN

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Until recent months at least, lodges in the Hawaiian Islands .have been compelled' to meet during the day because of night time and blackout restrictions. Lodges are still carrying- on their Masonic work and are swamped with applications for degrees, and particularly degrees conferred by courtesy. Being a great naval point, men from our battleships, cruisers, and destroyers are making the Islands their

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temporary homes, resulting in many petitions for the degrees of Freemasonry. Restrictions placed on military and civilian personnel have created a complete change in the mode of living. It is said that there are more Masons and prospective candidates for the degrees assembled in the Hawaiian Islands than in any other place of fighting of equal area. Every available spot on the tiny Island has been utilized by military installations and some of the most beautiful spots are occupied by instruments of defense. Speaking before the' G;rand Lodge of California, Brother Potts of the Island said: ' "Many of these lodges axe receiving forty to fifty applications for degrees at each stated meeting. This would lead one to believe that it was brought about by the unusually large number of men being poured into the Islands. This is not entirely true, for among this large number are men who have lived practically all their lives in the Islands, yet under peace times they never thought of applying for the degrees, and now that the very existence of the Islands hangs in the balance, their thoughts turned to Masonry. These men were not just plain joiners or curiosity seekers. I am convinced that the grim realities of war brought them face to face with something they felt they needed and that our fraternity was the place where they could :find the genuine fellowship so essential during these times."

The ground floor of the Masonic Temple was redecorated and given a homelike atmosphere and opened as a Masonic Bureau for . the benefit of Masons and defense workers. Five lodges are reported to have received 472 applications during the year; the membership of these five lodges is 1,569; this docs not constitute all the Hawaiian lodges. General Richardson, Military Governor of the Island, is a member of the fraternity, and, according to his brethren, is doing an excellent job. mELAND

Little Masonic news comes out of Ireland. The Grand Master, Lord Donnughmore, is and has been for many years a resident of a suburb of London and transportation difficulties have prevented his attendance at Grand Lodge communications. The result is that the Deputy Grand Master, Raymond F. Brooke, presides over the communications of Grand Lodge. The Grand Master did visit the Grand Lodge on September 17, 1943, and it proved to be the greatest gathering of Irish Freemasons ever known for the lodge room was packed to the doors, even the tiler's room and the ante-room of the Grand Lodge were used, and the tiler took his position on the grand staircase. During the year Charles B. Barrington died; he was one of the oldest Masons in Ireland, having been a member of the Order for almost seventy years.

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Brethren who comprise lodges on the Island of Malta found themselves bombed out. They acquired new premises, wrote for dispensation authorizing a dedication, after which they voted $100.00 for charities. A call has been made of all lodges for voluntary contributions to a fund to enable the brethren on the Island of Malta to restore their temple. The Deputy Grand Master reported that at a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Down there were brethren present from the U. S. A. who gave a most interesting demonstration of their working; other American brethren demonstrated the working of their ritual in Strabane, and they had some American visitors at Grand Lodge. During the year some notable gifts were received. The brethren of the Grand Lodge of Greece, at present in exile, sent a donation of $500.00; brethren of an Irish lodge in Auckland, New Zealand, sent $500.00 for three Masonic charities. Two of the boys trained in the Masonic schools became Chaplains with the military forces. One is serving with the parachute troops and was among the first to be landed by parachute in Sicily, when almost immediately a whole battalion of infantry surrendered to him. The other served through the campaign in North Africa and received the military cross for gallantry in the field. The Grand Master, at the September meeting, told his brethren that in his brief life of sixty-eight years it was the first time he had ever been five years out of Ireland; he had not liked it and he hoped it would not occur again. He said he had been unfortunate in having lost all his Masonic certificates and wondered whether it would be necessary to have documentary evidence in order to visit Grand Lodge. The sympathy of Masons throughout the world go to Lord DOl1oughmore in the recent death of his wife. J. Milne Barbour, active Freemason and member of Parliament, had a Baronetcy conferred upon him by the King in recognition of his public services. Brethren from the United States, conneeted with the military forces, were so gratified by their reception in Ireland, that the technicians' group reciprocated by giving a wonderful party to almost a thousand Masonic guests, and to complete the performance, gave a special donation' of $250.00 to Belfast charities. A Masonic service was held in Arklow, at which time a sermon was preached by the Most Rev. Dr. Barton, Lord Archbishop of Dublin, and Senior Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Ireland. The Deputy in New Zealand writes that he is one thousand miles from one of his lodges, which is located in Dunedin. The Deputy in South Africa notes that many of their members have been decorated for gallant conduct; over one hundred members are in active service. Conditions are quiet in Rhodesia and in Nata!.

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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Nothing of Masonic interest comes out of the Philippine Islands, and probably nothing will come out until General Douglas MacArthur has carried out his promise to the Filipinos to return and free the Islands from the Japanese. It will take time to carry this out; it will take additional time for the brethren of that Island to recover from the effects of the Bataan catastrophe, and it will take still further time before these brethren will feel free to take up their Masonic work and restore the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands. In this work it is hoped the Grand Lodges of the United States will do their part. The Grand Lodge has had twenty-eight Grand Masters. Seven died before the invasion, one died since the invasion, one resides in the United States, three are interned at Santa Tomas, one is interned in a camp at Bagnio, and fifteen are unaccounted for. An interesting story of Masonic conditions in the Philippines appears in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of California, from which we quote the following information: "The first Grand Master (Stafford) and his wife are interned at Baguio. John R. McFie, Grand Master in 1941, and Mrs. McFie are interned at Santo Tomas; he is a graduate of the public schools of New Mexico and the University of Michigan; he was a Lieutenant Commander in the naval reserve and was called into service November, 1941, serving through the siege of Cavite. Manuel Quezon, Grand- Master 1918-19, is in the U. S. A.; he has had an interesting life. Born in 1878 on the Island of Luzon, he was trained in the law department of the University of Manila. He became a Major on the staff of Aguinaldo. From 1907 to 1909 he was a member of the Philippine Assembly, at which time he became resident commissioner to the United States Congress. He was elected president of the Senate, a position he held until his election as president of the new commonwealth on September 17, 1935. General Aguinaldo, his former commander, and Bishop Aglipay, formerly a prelate in the Roman Catholic Church but later head of the Independent Catholic Church of the Philippine Islands, are both members of the Masonic fraternity. In 1928 Quezon withdrew from his Masonic affiliations and entered the Catholic Church. John Gunther in his well-known book Inside Asia, tells us that Quezon was born a Catholic, but was not confirmed until he was fourteen, then he joined the revolution, became a Freemason, and was reconverted to Catholicism after two decades of apostasy, largely at the instigation of his wife, who wanted him to reenter the church for the sake of the children. He was ill of tuberculosis, took communion on what he thought might be his death-bed, after saying he would refuse to believe in miracles. He wanted to be a ,Catholic on his own terms.' He escaped from the Island on a PT boat and now heads the Philippine government in exile. . "Milton E. Springer died last April at Mechanicsburg, Pa. He was Grand Master following Quezon." SCOTLAND

Captain John Christie Stewart, of Murdostoun, is the present "Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason" of Scotland. The Grand

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Lodge reported that it had sent a deputation of four members to the installation ceremonies of the United Grand Lodge of England at the time of the installation of Lord Harewood. The only other deputation reported present was that from the Grand Lodge of Ireland, headed by Grand Master, Lord Donoughmore, who in recent years has been a resident of London. Lord Harewood is an honorary member of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Lodges under the Scottish jurisdiction report contributions to the war distress fund of $1,000.00, and to the war relief fund $1,500.00. The question of the dispute in Western Australia between the District Grand Lodge of Western Australia and the Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction was reviewed by the Grand Committee. Of the' 11 lodges in the District Grand Lodge, 6 voted against the proposed union, 3 voted in favor, 1 did not discuss the matter, and 1 added a proviso. Of 10 lodges in the Goldfield District, 5 voted against the proposed union, 3 in favor, 1 did not discuss it, and another thought the time inopportune. Grand Lodge voted to dispense with the usual St. Andrew's Day festival, but to hold an installation of Grand Office Bearers on N 0vember 30. Five thousand dollars was donated to the Scottish branch of the British Red Cross, $1,000.00 was given to the Royal Masonic Hospital in London. MISCELLANEOUS

Bu,ildings: The Grand Lodge of Louisiana is doing a good job of refinanCing their building program and considerable credit is due Past Grand Master Haas, chairman of the campaign. He reported $841,060.00 in total pledges, of which $691,560.00 had been paid in. Chairman Haas worked without expense to the Grand Lodge. He said: "It has been a labor of love I have for Freemasonry and an effort on my part to try to repay the fraternity, in a small measure, for the great honor you bestowed on me in 1933 (election as Grand Master)."

The Grand Master of Michigan engaged in an acrimonious discussion with certain lodges in Muskegon. It appears that the buildings occupied by these lodges were located over some businesses not generally approved by the fraternity. The lodges accused the Grand Master of "demoralizing Masonry in Muskegon," but the Grand Lodge apparently decided that the Muskegon lodges had done whatever demoralizing' had been done, and therefore refused to change the edict of the Grand Master. ' The Masonic hall in New York City is occupied by many commercial enterprises, but also by 150 lodges, 26 chapters, councils and commanderies, 28 clubs, and 15 other organizations, holding a total

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of 5,135 stated meetings per year. There are only 23 nights in which there are lodge room vacancies, fifteen of these being on Saturday. Charity: In California the Grand Master decided it was not proper for a lodge to sell tickets to the public for any function, and certainly not for those which were not in keeping with the dignity of Freemasonry, even though the purpose was for Masonic charities. He very proper~y said: "Masonic charity begins and ends with its members, and I sincerely hope the time will never come when the fraternity must ask non-members to assist in our路 benevolent work."

The Grand Master of Louisiana reported the donation of $5,000.00 by the commanderies of Knights Templar in the City of New Orleans, as a trust fUl1d for the benefit of the Masonic Home for children. The Grotto donated $100.00 as a Christmas gift. " The Jurisprudence committee in Michigan reports as to what constitutes Masonic Lodge funds and their use. The Grand Master suggested that the laws be liberalized so that the fraternity might have a part in worthy charitable movements of a local, state or national nature. The committee said: "Through all the years it seems to have been a matter of Masonic law that funds in possession of a constituent lodge are trust funds and can only be used for Masonic purposes. There isn't any question about it being the duty of a Ma80n, as a citizen, to support all of these other good means, but when we contribute funds to a Masonic body, we are thereby establishing a trust. That money should be a benefit to a Mason or those who in the family organization of the brother come within their protection. If we contribute to the Salvation Army, it would not be expected that the Salvation Army would contribute those funds to the Y. M.. C. A. or the community fund. All these organizations are good. The only way in the world that the thing can be run, and run right, and that money devoted to a particular purpose, money which is held in trust with that purpose, is to circumscribe the use of the particular thing for which the money is contributed. "No money devoted to Maaonic purposes could be contributed to anything like a Community Chest or any of these other charitable organizations. It must be devoted to the things that Masonry as an organization liaS taken under its particular control, and outside of the things which are for the lodge or the body itself, contributions to those particular classes of persons who are Masons, or by reason of the Masonic obligation are under the direct protection of Masons, we feel they are nonMasonic, and that a departure from the long settled law of the Grand Lodge will cause much more trouble and disaster than it will do good."

One of the finest. things done by any Grand Lodge was the work done by the Grand Lodge of Minnesota at the great Mayo Hospital in Rochester, a work which requires an annual contribution of $3,000.00. ' Some Conditions in the' erait: The ." Grand "Master of California

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finds most officers 01 lodges to be men of more than average intelligence, and men who desire to serve the best interests of Masonry. In some instances he found men serving as Masters who were utterly lacking in initiative or ability to guide properly the destiny of a lodge. He believed the custom followed in many lodges of appointing a brother to the foot of the line and allowing him to advance annually until he is elected Master is to blame for such a condition. Too often men were found who were appointed because of friendship on the part of the Master, or as an award for some service done in the lodge. The Master and brethren may not have had any opportunity to observe the brother in office and do not know whether he will be successful as an officer, but because of a custom now in vogue, he continues to advance. His conclusion is: "No Master should presume to speak for his successors and permit an appointee to believe that he is being started through the chairs. He should be informed that the appointment is for' the current year only and the next Master may exercise his right to appoint whomsoever he pleases. It should be made perfectly clear that the appointive officers serve at the will and pleasure of the Master and that their offices are proving grounds upon which to tryout future Masters. We find altogether too many Masters who believe that the ritual is the alpha and omega of Masonry. In their opinion the only qualification necessary is perfection in ritualistic ceremonies, and the larger the class of candidates the greater the success of his year."

This same Grand Master offers some splendid advice to his brethren as to Masonry and the degrees: , 'We do not make Masons. We can only confer the degrees. Granting that the teachings of Masonry will make a good man better, it quite naturally follows that men must come to us with a desire for the knowledge we have to impart and a sincere desire to be helpful to their fellow creatures or the mere rendition of the ritual will have no effect and they will no more be Masons than they were before receiving the degrees. "While we all have the greatest respect and admiration for the uniforms of the fighting forces of the nation, we must realize that we are not electing uniforms to membership. We must investigate the men who wear them and make sure that they are worthy of the privileges they seek. This is also true of the many men now working in defense industries. Let us not consider their present occupations or the size of their pay checks as qualifications for admission. "Masonry has gone through many wars. It will survive this one. Let us guard our portals so that, when sanity and justice again return to the world we will have strengthened rather than weakened our beloved order. , 'If we, the Masons of today do not keep our eyes on the doors of our lodges and our feet solidly on the ground, then may Almighty God pity the路 Masonry of tomorrow."

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brethren and receive instruction, the Grand Master of' Minnesota said that the tragedy of such a statement was that there were too few well informed brethren to whom the candidate might go for instruction. He asked as to how many lodges would be found with 5 per cent of the membership who would be able to expound and give instruction on the history and traditions of l\~asonry. He found the rank and file of Masons to be hungry for Masonic light and truth. He also thought that dwelling together in unity meant more than sitting around the fringe of a lodge hall. Extraneous Societies: The question of the路 status of DeMolay has been discussed in many Grand Lodges from the time of its organization. One of the first states in which the organization was established was Michigan, where the Order has had some hard sledding. During the year, the Grand Master appointed a DcMolay Advisory Board of five members; the Grand Lodge had no authority over the activities of the Ortier, and yet it was sponsoring the work. Conferences were held with officers of the DeMolay and concessions were made so that the Grand Lodge might know it was having some control over the organization in that state. A committee, reporting upon the statement of the Grand Master, said: , 'DeMolay has not held the position in Masonic circles it deserves as the outstanding organization for young men between the ages of fifteen and twenty-one. That this might be accomplished it is believed there should be a solid foundation for its sponsorship. In the past the confusion of sponsorship has hindered the work. By passing this amendment the Board feels that the Grand Lodge will have control over the Order in the state and a friendly feeling will arise."

The resolution provided for a Board of five members, which should "formulate and demonstrate the policies of the Order in the State of Michigan, and shall supervise its sponsorship by the several lodges." In Pennsylvania, the Grand Master refers to appendant groups: "Frequently there springs up among us groups of Masons with particular designations. Over these groups the Grand Lodge has no direct control, yet it must be understood that any organization, which is formed and has a.s a prerequisite to membership the fact that its members must be Masons, is under a certain obligation to that body to which it owes its existence. At practically every meeting of the Grand Lodge, those in official positions in those bodies, which predicate their membership on membership in a subordinate lodge, and which are reeognized by this Grand Lodge, are officially received as brethren among us, and it seems to us that all the desires that can emanate from the heart of any Mason should be fully gratified and satisfied in' these recognized bodies. Masonry cannot tolerate every whim and fancy of its members to form such organizations in order that they may receive additional honors, or have unusual designations or titles affixed to their names. It is to be understood that during the time that this. present Grand Master holds offieial

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position, he will not look with favor upon the organization or constitution of any such bodies, unless permission is granted by this Grand Lodge. "Masonry has ~many projects within its active organization in order that all its members may expend every ounce of surplus energy which they have to devote in the further solidifying and advancement of our great brotherhood."

Thirty-nine Racine, Wis., Masons petitioned the Grand Lodge for permission to establish a Grotto in their city. The matter was referred to the committee on jurisprudence, which, after a full discussion, denied the request because it was "inconsistent with the policy of the Grand Lodge to give authority to form organizations of this nature. , Funeral Service: Grand Lodges generally are dissatisfied with present funeral services and the matter comes up frequently by groups of brethren who desire to revise the present ceremony. There is a wide difference in the character of these ceremonies in different jurisdictions, but on the whole they may be said to be gloomy and fail to furnish that sympathy and comfort to the bereaved family which such a ceremony should supply. Most of our funeral ceremonies may have been appropriate a half century ago when men were being threatened with hell fire and damnation, and when the portals of the grave were painted as dark, gloomy and foreboding; we have advanced much in the last half century, but our funeral services have not. The result has been that in many jurisdictions we find brethren departing from the established ceremony, giving their own interpolations, adding to and subtracting from, while in quite a few instances brethren of the Scottish Rite and of the Order of the Temple bring in their services, which, added to the usual Masonic ceremonies, makes a drawn out program that is not appealing to the general public. In our opinion a Mason should either have a simple Masonic service, unattached to any forms or ceremonies of any other group, however beautiful their service might be. As matters now stand, the brethren of high degree are receiving just a little more ceremony than the lodge brother, and after all, we play up in our services the fact that there is a great equality among Freemasons. Connecticut has discovered that present day conditions make it difficult, and in some cases impossible, for a Master to assemble the brethren in sufficient numbers to perform the burial service at the grave. Some lodges believe that the Masonic memorial service held at the home of the brother, or at the funeral home, in the evening prior to the burial solves the problem and that the practice has many advantages. The Grand Master of Michigan has given some thought to the funeral service and feels it could be revised without harming its

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essential features, that in its present form it is too depressing and somber, and that for the surviving members of the family of a departed brother there is little to help them rise above their grief. The newly elected Grand Master appointed a committee for the revision of the funeral service. Grand Secretary Lewis E. Smith,路 chairman of the committee on revision of fnueral service, of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, asked that the matter of revision be laid over until the next communication. Some brother out in Oregon introduced an amendment which would 'provide that, under certain circumstances, a lodge might conduct the funeral for a Mason who had been suspended n.p.d. The matter was brought up for adoption in 1943, but it was not adopted. Grand Masters' Conference: It is hardly to be presumed that any organization will receive the unanimous support of two and a half million Masons. This holds true in the case of the Grand Masters' Conference. In Louisiana, Grand Master Benjamin Wolf said of the conference: "I regret to say I am not much impressed with the Grand Masters' Conference. It could be made to be of great benefit to the fraternity if the Grand Masters were brought together and know each other. Unfortunately the spirit of comradeship does not enter into these meetings and most of the Grand Masters do not meet each other. It would make a wonderful working force if the brethren of these conferences would practically live together for two days and get to know one another. There was some improvement last year in that the Grand Masters Conference was more of a Grand Masters Conference, as nearly all the speakers were Grand Masters in office, and there was quite a lot of participation in discussions by the presiding Grand Masters."

He also had something to say about the Grand Secretaries' Conference: "I was unable to attend this conference because it was executive. 1 believe this is a mistake. However, we cannot dictate to the Grand Secretaries' Conference what it should do."

Grand Master Hadley, of Maine, found the conference interesting and worth while: "In no sense a meeting for centralized control of Masonic thinking. It is for the free expression of thought and ideas, and is guided by the principle that what has been of value to one may be of value to others."

He attended the conference of Grand Secretaries, but his objection to the meeting was that the food he ate there resulted in an at'tack of food poisoning. Grand Master Davidson, of Montana thought the conference of Grand Masters was an inspiration, and the only medium afforded

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for the Masonic leadership in the United States to meet, and that until a better organization for Masons in the United States is presented that the Grand Masters of Montana should be urged to attend. Grand Master Kurk, of Nebraska, found the conference to be an opportunity for cooperation among the jurisdictions and of inestimable value to Freemasonry. Humor: In previous years we have run a whole section of our review under the heading of "Humor," but we have discovered that what to us was regarded as humorous was not so to other jurisdic: tions, so this year we are confining ourselves to one instance, and the party involved is Carl Claudy, who is quick to recognize humor and who does not object to quotation. He was talking before the Grand Lodge of Maryland relative to the hiring of hostesses for Masonic Service Centers, and then he said: "We have to have rules for our hostesses. One of those rules was broken in this town sometime ago, when the then director of welfare engaged as assistant hostess, a young woman of this city. She was a delightful girl, who because of her voice and poise was very popular. But it is a mistake to engage any hostess to work in the city in which she lives. If for any reason she must be disciplined, admonished, or discharged, then the chapter of the Eastern Star is in reach, and all of her friends, to wrap themselves around my neck. Tough as that neck is, I do have to breathe, and I can't if everybody is wrapped around it."

Lodge of Research: A special communication of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut was held in Hartford, February 27, 1942. As a special feature of the occasion a blackout occurred during the proceedings. The special communication was for the p}lrpose of constituting Philosophic Lodge of Research and installing its officers. The brethren listened to an instructive address by Professor Robert B. W. Hutt, a member of Casper (Wyo.) Lodge No. 15, and now head of the Psychology Department in Trinity College. The lodge has held nine meetings throughout the year and many papers have been read and discussed. While the organization is comparatively small, the members are enthusiastic. The lodge has offered its services in providing speakers for any and all occasions. Masonic Homes: Nothing has occurred in the Masonic Homes throughout the country to demand special consideration, other than that mentioned in our discussion of the part played by the children of the Home in the present war effort. With advent of social security and relief extended by the government through various organizations has lessened the need for Masonic societies, and we find the population of the Homes greatly decreased as a result, so much so, in fact, that in at least one instance (Ga.) the Board of Trustees have been given authority to admit to the home children who are not orphans of Masons, the only proviso being that such admittance will not

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keep orphans of Master Masons from the privileges to which they are rightly entitled. Publications: The general rule of Grand Lodges is to evade any official connection with various Masonic publications, and we know of no instance in which a Grand Lodge has established an official publication which is sent to all members of the fraternity. There are instances, such as the Grand Lodge of New York, with its official Masonic Outlook} but this is sent only to members of the fraternity who have subscribed. Texas has its Grand Lodge magazine, but we understand it is sent only to subscribers. In certain other states attempts to have been made to tie up p::ivate publications with the Grand Lodge, an act which necessitates the Grand Lodge keeping constant surveillance in order to safeguard the Grand Lodge from propaganda which is inserted from time to time by various organizations. Minnesota considered the request of the publishers of the National Observe?' to use a statement in its publication "issued by authority of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Minnesota." The jurisprudence committee recommended that the request be denied. Ritual: The recent adoption by the Grand Lodge of Missouri of the proficiency certificate, which is being awarded to any brother who passes an examination on the catechism of the three degrees, brings the whole question of ritual and proficiency into the limelight. Alabama has authorized the printing of 500 proficiency certificates; these are issued by the Grand Secretary, when properly attested, to each eligible desiring one, upon the payment of $1.00. North Carolina is trying out the certified lecturer plan, but finds that only a few applicants have been examined, and that the cost of examination ($7.71 per capita) is too high. There are not 50 certified class "A" lecturers and 19 class "B" instructors, located in forty-eight lodges, and in thirty-four counties. The program, hegun in 1940, has made a steady and substantial progress; it has already stimulated an interest in the study of the ritual. There are sevCl;al Grand Lodges still conferring the degree of Past Master. In Delaware the degree was conferred on each Master elect in his own lodge, either by a qualified Past Master or by the Grand Instructor. In Nebraska the Grand Master reported to his Grand Lodge that he had visited the Grand Lodge of .Colorado and had there been selected. as the candidate in a class of more than thirty which received the degree of Past Master. Nebraska discontinued conferring the degree many years ago. In West Virginia the committee on work reported that it had exemplified the three degrees, as well as that of Past Master. In Georgia the Grand Master called attention to a violation of the law relating to unnecessary roughness in the conferring of degrees. He found such violations to be in-

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creasing in frequency and urged Masters to take steps necessary to check such a tendency. Veteran Masons: The plan begun a decade ago to reward veteran Masons by granting veteran buttons a-nd certificates is now spreading to most all Grand Lodge jurisdictions, and proceedings of Grand Lodges bear witness to the satisfaction generally expressed by the holders of these awards. In Ohio there was discovered two Master Masons who had been members more than seventy-five years; the Grand Lodge secured appropriate lapel emblems and officially presented them. The emblem presented to Brother James Davidson, April 9, 1943, was the first time in memory of present Grand Lodge officers, that a seventyfive year service award had been made. Et Cetem: The Grand Secretary of California ascertained that there were more than eight hundred Entered Apprentices and Fellowcrafts carried on the rolls of lodges who had been stopped by lodge action. This causes the Grand Master to comment that if these brethren were found unworthy of advancement, most of them must have been unworthy at the time they were elected and initiated, but no objection was made because the membership generally did not know of their application. It has been said that if a member desires to know what is going on in his lodge, he should attend meetings, that it is his duty to do so, but the Grand Master referred to his own case in which he had been away from home for a long time and had not been able to attend meetings of his lodge. He then asked: "Can it be said that I have no right to know what is going on in my lodge, that it is none of my business who presented applications, because I was not present to hear them read i Every member is entitled to know who is asking for admission, and he certainly has the right to路 pass on the applicants and to object to those who have no place in our fraternity."

A 路Connecticut committee refused to permit the Grand Master to suspend the laws so as to permit communications on Sunday for secular purposes, inasmuch as it is "one of the ancient landmarks of Freemasonry which has always prohibited the holding of lodges on Sunday for any but the purposes enumerated." Grand Master Martin, of Indiana, believes that the age of maturity has been reduced from twenty-one to eighteen by reason of the responsibility that has come to our young men, and asks a serious consideration of the question of. reducing the age limit for those serving in the armed forces, and for those who are sons of Masons. It was stated in Maine that it was unmasonic for the Grand Lodge to impose a penalty on lodges which did not submit their returns promptly as required. The Grand Master countered with the comment that it was definitely unmasonic for a lodge officer to be remiss

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in a duty which at the time of his installation he promised so faithfully to perform. The Board of Managers of the Grand Lodge of Ma~yland recommended that the 'Grand Lodge abolish the employment bureau, the need for it having passed and its abolition not affecting any employee of the temple. The report was adopted. The Grand Lodge also discussed the question of electioneering for office, a condition which has resulted in some very undignified confusing scenes. It was decided that all nominations for office in the Grand Lodge be made on the afternoon of the first day, the election to be held on the second day, and a biographical sketch accompany each nomination containing the candidate's Masonic and secular achievements, his qualifications for the office, his age, place of residence, and also the lodge of which he is a member; the sketch shall not contain more than 350 words and is to be read by the Grand Secretary immediately prior to the election. The voting for these officers is by lodge only, and no Grand Lodge officer or Past Master will have a vote. The Grand Lodge of Michigan has hired an official auditor and he appears to have done his work so well that some of the lodges are objecting to his services. Three lodges offered a resolution doing away with the position, under the theory that a lodge has a inherent right to supervise its own finances without interference by the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge did not think so. New York takes only orphans of twelve years or under in its Masonic Home, causing the trustees to send out a questionnaire. It developed that all children's homes were falling off in' number of children and that an average decrease in home population during the years 1930-40 was 45 per cent. The foreign corresponde'nce com'mittee of the Grand Lodge of New York was somewhat apologetic last year when it submitted its report in a topical form. The committee has received some bouquets as well as brickbats, but they report: "We are happy thnt the bouquets have been many and frequent, the brickbats few and not too heartily flung. It has therefore seemed wise to continue the experiment untH the return of a more leisurely time for sauntering along the Masonic highways and byways."

Grand Secretary Stockwell, of North Dakota, tells his Grand Lodge: "We have lived through the Masonic impetus of two previous wars and we know unless men catch in some way the real spirit and meaning of Freemasonry, it may be more or less -of a passing show-here today and gone tomorrow. We know this condition is nationwide. Present enthusiasm to receive Masonic degrees is high, but it is more essential to make real Masons than to confer degrees."

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The Grand Secretary reporting that Brother Guy R. Van Sickle had sent his regrets at not being present at the annual communication, since he had five sons in the service and the sixth was then preparing to enter VVest Point. Out in Oregon the life membership plan seems to be working out very satisfactorily, the only instance on our records in which it is doing s'o. There has been a decided increase in the number of life memberships purchased, the number doubling within the past year. There are now 967 live memberships in force; total assets in the fund are $133,117.00. The finance committee has invested this in high grade security and have been able to pay the lodges 4 per 'cent interest from earnings. Grand Master Collins, of South Carolina, in accepting the station of Grand Master, said that no one worthy of the office would choose to fill it at this particular time, but that the true Mason would not shirk a duty because it involved hardship: "The ways of Masonry are the ways of peace. Masonry thrives best under conditions of cordiality and good will, but we cannot always choose the circumstances and conditions under which we are to serve."

Grand Orator Clark gave a rousing, inspiring address, in which he said: , 'It is time we stopped our wishful thinking and recognize that the United States is not a Santa Claus to support every shovel-leaner, but instead it is a sanctified cause for which we must be willing to sacrifice, and if need be, die. The world is full of all sorts of Utopian, visionary schemes whereby the government is to support us and we are not to support the government. We will not have any pay-as-you-go taxes; everyone is to receive a salary from some mysterious fund belonging to the gov~ ernment. In the end this can only result in penalizing the thrifty and. providing an idle existence for the thriftless. The ancient Masons did an honest day's work for an honest day's wages, and we need their homely philosophy of industry and thrift; for today we are tired of a philosophy that would rob the thrifty bees of honey to pamper fat grasshoppers so they can cavort over verdant meadows."

In a speakers' contest in Wisconsin, an analysis of absentees was made. The substances of the speaker's remarks was that most men had a desire to assist in lodge work, but they were never assigned anything to do, for everything seemed to be taken care of and they were not needed. The brothers at the lodge were friends, but they were not close friends. The first year in Masonry is the most critical; it is the time when the newly made brother moves from the active part he has played in the degree to a place on the sidelines. He is thrilled with the teachings ana beauty of the work. Unless his zeal . finds an outlet it will fade and die, and the result will show in irregular attendance.

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HISTORICAL

Many Grand Lodges, and many of their subordinates, have during the past year held centennial meetings, and as the years progress more and more lodges will .hold similar gatherings. These afford a fine opportunity to bring to the attention of the general public, and even to the ~ninformed membership, the old traditions and customs of the Order. One of the foremost of these celebrations was that by the Grand Lodge of Maryland of the famous' Baltimore Convention in 1843. The original convention was held in Baltimore May 8-17, 1843; the observance was held in the same city May 16-18, 1943. The Baltimore Convention was an outstanding event in the life of American Freemasonry for it represented the first real attempt to secure uniformity in ritual, and while not everything desired. was attained, nevertheless what uniformity exists today may be credited largely to this early-day convention. Missouri was represented in 1843 by some very distinguished Masons, all well known ritualists-Joseph Foster, Frederick Billon, S. W. B. Carnegy. All these Missourians were represented at the Convention which was re-enacted in 1943. The Mm-yland proceedings devote many pages to the program carried out on this occasion. Iowa observed its centennial in June, 1944, but at this date the official proceedings have not reached us so we are unable to give a full account of the observance. The original plans called for a celebration in Iowa City, but because of wartime activities the celebration was moved to Cedar Rapids. As a souvenir of the occasion the Grand Lodge issued an eighty-page book giving interesting historical information and showing the progress of the Grand Lodge through the various decades. Missourians are interested because the first charters were given by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. The first lodge was located at Burlington and its dispensation was dated N 0vember 20, 1840, the charter was granted October 20, 1841, to Des Moines Lodge No. 41, and the same date a charter was granted to Iowa Lodge No. 42 at Old Bloomington, now Muscatine; two years later, in 1843, charters ~ere granted to Dubuque Lodge No. 62 and Iowa City Lodge No. 63. A meeting to consider the organization of a Grand Lodge was held iOn Iowa City on May 10-18, 1843; the actual convention for organization was at the same place January 2, 1844; These four Iowa lodges surrendered their Missouri charters and took charters from the newly organized Grand Lodge, and with that the Grand Lodge of Iowa began an official existence. Grand Historian Lang, of New York, makes an interesting report of the 125th anniversary of Freemasonry in Waterloo, N. Y. To us . the most interesting event mentioned was the visit of General La-

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fayette in 1825. The festivities occasioned by his visit were interrupted by an accident. An old swivel gun, used to fire a salute, was given a double charge of powder, resulting in the gun bursting, one of the fragments killing the Captain who touched it off and injuring several others. The Captain left a mother, three sisters and a brother who h~d been dependent on him for support. The Captain was Jehiel P. Parsons, a Mason and a member of Junius Lodge. Upon Lafayette's return to Philadelphia, more than a month later, he wrote Captain Parson's mother a letter expressing sympathy and enclosing his check for one thousand dollars. The oldest lodge building in North Carolina is that of Royal White Hart Lodge No.2, at Halifax. The building has been in a bad state of repair, but it was reported at Grand Lodge that the lodge had taken on new life and the building had been completely renovated, painted, redecorated, a new carpet on the floor, and venetian blinds at the windows, making it one of the most beautiful lodge rooms in the State. The Grand Lodge of North Dakota maintains historical markers. One in the City of Pembina, the site of old Fort Pembina, and a marker near Bismarck, where Lieutenant Beaver was killefl in an Indian skirmish in 1863; he was an English soldier of fortune and was given Masonic burial by his Brother Masons under General Sibley's command. Madisonville Lodge No. 419, of Cincinnati, Ohio, observed its centennial by conferring an Entered Apprentice degree October 1, 1943. The work was done by the oldest Past Masters and members; the costumes, as well as the oil lamps and burning tapers gave a colorful background of seventy-five years ago. Brother James G. Stewart, Mayor of Cincinnati, gave an inspiring address and a sixty-page booklet was issued to commemorate the occasion. Dr. James J. Tyler, historian of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, has issued another of his interesting series of early Freemasonry in Ohio. It contains the story of Kirtland, in Lake County, where the Mormons established their first "Stake of Zion." Joseph Smith, Jr., arrived in that city in 1831; soon afterward several thousand men and women became converts to Mormonism. Among these was Sidney Rigdon, who had formerly presided over congregations of the Church of the Disciples, founded by Alexander Campbell. In 1832 they were joined by Brigham Young, and these three formed a triumvirate that gave Mormonism its early strength. Smith had hoped to make Kirtland a great Mormon city, and there, July 24, 1833, the cornerstone of the first Mormon Temple was laid, and for nearly three years labor of construction was carried on. It was dedicated March 27, 1836, and is still in possession and used as a place of worship by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

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Saints. At this time was organized the Mormon Bank, Smith becoming president and Rigdon cashier; the bank failed and they left Ohio soon afterward, and after a short stay in Missouri established the town of Nauvoo in Illinois, where, on March 15, 1842, Grand 'Master Jonas of Illinois instituted Nauvoo Lodge D.D., and made Joseph Smith, Jr., and Sidney Rigdon Masons at sight. The dispensation of the lodge was revoked October 3, 1843. The historian also refers to Lawnfield, the home of James A. Garfield, twentieth President. Garfield's Masonic record is given: Initiated an Entered Apprentice, November 28, 1861; passed in Magnolia Lodge No. 20, Columbus, Ohio; made a Master Mason, November 22, 1864, in Columbus Lodge No. 30, Columbus, Ohio, at the request of Magnolia Lodge; dimitted August 1, 1865, affiliating with Garrettsville Lodge No. 246, which was near his home and work at Hiram College, four miles distant. In 1868-69 he served as Chaplain of this lodge. On May 4, 1869, he became a charter member of Pentalpha Lodge No. 43, Washington, D. C., of which lodge he was a member at the time of his death.

The Masonic Fraternity of Tennessee has recently issued a history of Freemasonry in Tennessee, the work of Brother Charles A. Snodgrass, one of their distinguished brethren. The work was done without expense to the fraternity and represents a great contribution to the history of that jurisdiction. The life of Jonathan Nye, third Grand Master of Vennont, is commemorated in a pamphlet issued by Grand Master Cady Earle, the paper being delivered in Franklin Lodge No.4, St. Albans, Vt., on the 100th anniversary of Nye's death. The life of Nye will be of interest to Missouri Masons for he was one of our distinguished honorary Grand Masters. His death occurred at Fort Madison, Iowa, April 2, 1843. It may be noted that Nye was present at the meetings held to consider the formation of a Grand Lodge in Iowa and his advice was eagerly sought because of his extensive Masonic experience. The Grand Lodge of 'Vashington proposes to Gclebrate its centennial in 1948. It was announced .that"In 1848 a young Mason, living in the State of New York, headed for the northwestern part of the United States. When he rea.ched Missouri in April he was entrusted with a charter from the Grand Lodge of Missouri in order that that charter might be borne out to Multnomah Lodge No. 84 (now No.1, of Oregon), the first lodge organized in the Pacific Northwest. He carried it from Independence. He and his companions had a number of fights with the Indian!,! and he was wounded in the leg by an arrow during the course of his trip. When he reached Fort Hltll, ha.ving heard of the discovery of gold in California, he changed his plans and decided to go to California. , 'He tested and proved to be Masons two men in the group with which he was traveling, Orrin Kellogg and Joseph, his son, and he gave this charter to them. They carried it to Oregon Territory and presented it in

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Oregon City in August, 1848. There the new members had a meeting on the second floor of a small store building. In order that they might have their three stations supplied with corn, wine and oil, they had a barrel of flour at the Master's station, a barrel of whiskey for the wine at the Senior Warden's station, and a barrel of salt pork for the oil at the Junior Warden's station. That lodge is the Mother Lodge of all of us inthe Grand Lodge of Oregon; the Grand Lodge of Washington, and the Grand Lodge of Idaho. . . . "This young man was Pierre Cornwallj his son still lives in California; he was a Mason all his life and the son is a Mason. . . . "In the course of time we will ask the Grand Lodge to extend invitations to the Grand Lodges of Oregon and Idaho, and perhaps Missouri, and perhaps even the State of New York, in order that they may join with us in what we believe will be the first centennial in the State of Washington, the centennial of the coming of the charter to the Northwest." UNUSUAL

Fortitude Lodge D.D., Chungking, China, made request for $2,500.00 to assist in feeding and caring for the starving and unfortunate Masons in the south of China. This money was sent by the Grand Lodge of California, under whose jurisdiction the lodge now works. The Grand Lodge of California has made a number of contributions to worth-while purposes. An interesting incident is recorded in the proceedings of a Past Master of a lodge, who, several years ago, deeded to the MasonIC bodies the temple in which the lodge was located, provided the lodge would pay him $250.00 a month for life, and in the event of his death to his widow. The lodge agreed to the arrangement and the contract was executed. Payments had been made regularly, but conditions have changed. Tenants occupying the commercial part of the building have removed and the building is in need of repairs. The widow, now in her eighty-third year, being informed of this situation accepted a reduced payment of $125.00 per month, which reduced amount exhausted the funds of the lodge. An appeal was made to Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge did a very fine thing in its recommendation: "Although the agreement was not made by the present members of the lodge, it is none the less binding upon them and constitutes not only a financial responsibility, but a moral obligation as well. If the lodge should fail to satisfy this just claim, it would reflect not upon the lodge alone, but -would be held against the entire fraternity. . . . I authorize the Grand Secretary to forward the sum of $150.00 each month to the lodge, with the understanding that the lodge would repay the Grand Lodge at the rate of $50.00 per month as long as the widow shall live, and thereatter until the entire amount has been repaid."

Colorado wants their Grand Master to be conservative in iranting dispensations, and the committee, which was apparently hard-boiled, suggested:

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"We recommend to the incoming GrandMaster that he be more conservative and hard~boiled in the matter of granting dispensations to violate the Masonic law and to use the word 'no' more liberally."

The District of Columbia has a special committee appointed to consider the question of securing credit reports on petitions for the use of lodges. It seems that most of the new ideas come out of the District of Columbia. Here we have a Grand Master (Claudy) who wrote an address of sixteen pages and used the word "i" but once, and this in his conclusion. In the proceedings of Georgia we read the 'following unusual item: "All ministers were invited to seats on the platform." Two Grand Masters were made prophets at sight, one in Iowa, the other in Kentucky. Weare informed by the Iowa Grand Master that such a process "can only be done by the Grand Monarch in person on a Grand Master in person." Maine had what the jurisprudence committee thought to be a liberal Grand Master. The committee said: "The number of special dispensations reported is unusual, although perhaps not unprecedented. . . . A dispensation, as the term denotes, is a permission to dispense with some practice or regulation which the Grand Lodge has ordained, and which experience has demonstrated should be get.erally observed. This committee has frequently expressed its opinion that special dispensations should be granted very sparingly in order that salutary regulations prescribed by the Grand Lodge may not become 'more honored in the breach than the observance.' The committee deems it proper to repeat these general observances, but no criticism of the action of the Grand Master is intended. It may safely be assumed that in the exercise of the broad discretionary powers entrusted to him he has analyzed each situation with a discriminating judgment and has satisfied himself, in each instance, a departure from accustomed practices and established regulations."

Nebraska Grand Lodge introduced a novelty, for during the year they had made phonograph records of the two oldest Past Grand Masters. One of these brethren is now deceased; the record of the interview with these two aged brethren was played for the benefit of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master of New Jersey issued a large number of dispensations, none of which he believed contrary to law. I)espite fortysix requests he had to make Masons at sight, with the war as an excuse, the New Jersey policy of "no sight Masons" prevailed. Only one of the forty-six candidates proposed left the country before becoming a Master Mason. Dispensation was given Eddy Lodge No. 21, of New Mexico, to sublet its hall to the Knights of Columbus. A year ago the veteran Grand Secretary of North Dakota raised a howl among the Masonic jurisdictions when he suggested the idea

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of extending invitations to worthy men who were eligible to be made Master Masons. Considerable controversy has followed, and the Grand Secretary, at the annual communication, arose on a question of personal privilege to make a statement. He had been a Mason fifty-one years and he had several ideas which he proceeded to express. He interpreted the word "unbiased" to mean a greedy or venal attitude. "Free will and accord" meant without constraint, voluntary, the "accord" signifying the bringing into agreement, and "not by the farthest stretch of one's imagination can this prohibit or discountenance a dignified Masonic approach by letter or by printed leaflet to any worthy person suggesting possible interest in becoming a member." This was followed by a rather extended statement of Masonic conditions, and we are informed: "The discussion was spirited and at times a bit at variance with well established Masonic practice, but there was a feeling that if there was any real issue at stake now was the time to settle it."

The action of 1942 was reaffirmed, only four negative votes were against the proposal. Apparently North Dakota will permit the issuance of dignified literature to be sent to worthy prospects. On October 16, 1888, Brother Charles F. Sowersby, of Newark, Ohio, was made a Mason at sight by Grand Master Williams. No record of the action was entered in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ohio until this year, when the Grand Master ordered it entered as a record in the proceedings of 1943. A few years ago Oklahoma withdrew recognition from the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, having heard of the existence of a lodge in New .Jersey which accepted Negroes as members. While this lodge has been in existence in New Jersey for almost three-quarters of a century, it appears that the Oklahoma committee only knew of it a year ago. Later, the matter was adju&ted and the 1943 proceedings report the presence of the Grand Master of New Jersey at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. Of course, nothing was said about the former situation and all is happy. in Oklahoma. The Treasury Department discovered that the Grand Lodge of Oregon owed $12,900.00 for taxes and penalty for having failed to pay the old age benefit and unemployment compensati~n taxes. It appears that this jurisdiction also had one of the liberal Grand Masters, for the jurisprudence committee said: , 'We feel that without authority him, and as much the dispensations, same."

dispensations have been issued by the Grand Master of the code, and much as we would like to agree with as we appreciate the motive which caused him to issue nevertheless as a matter of law we cannot approve the

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of the dispensations was approved, for the Grand Master went to the defense of his act, and, being a lawyer, got away with it. In the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Library are two unusual wood carvings, representing Faith and Hope. They were made by William Rush, the first路 native American sculptor, and they have been loaned temporarily to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for a special exhibition. The Grand Secretary of Tennessee reported to the Grand Lodge of South Carolina that one of their brethren had been charged with selling exposes of Masonry, whichis a Masonic offense in Tennessee. He was tried in Tennessee, convicted路 and suspended for two years. The Grand Master of South Carolina wrote Tennessee giving his approval of the action and directing the South Carolina lodge. to enter this fact in their minutes and to try the brother, informing him that the sentence they would pronounce could not be shorter than the one given in Tennessee. In the Grand Lodge of South Carolina a brother proposed that Article 112 of the Constitution be deleted and a new Article inserted declaring the practice of dueling to be repugnant to the principles of Freemasonry, which causes us to wonder as to whether dueling is again becoming a problem in that jurisdiction. A special communication of the Grand Lodge. was held December 10, 1943, to dedicate the hall of a lodge at Georgetown. The building to be dedicated was erected in 1735 with material brought from England by sailing vessels to be used as a colonial banking house; later it was used as an office building, and, in 1900, it became a hotel. Following a brief ownership by the local militia as an armory, it was purchased, in 1914, by the members of the lodge. The jurisprudence committee of South Dakota believed the Grand Master should be more specific and set forth his authority when granting dispensations, which was to be either (a) by virtue of prerogative, (b) by constitutional provision, or (c) by established precedent. The Grand Master of Texas reports the invasion of his jurisdiction by a lodge in Louisiana. It all grew out of a difference in the laws of the two jurisdictions, which brings to the forefront the need for greater uniformity in Masonic procedure. The whole matter has been referred to a committee and it is understood that the Grand Lodge of Louisiana will reword its. laws so as to handle this particular proposition. MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION

There is a difference of opinion on the part of some Grand Lodges as to the method of carrying on service work. The great majority of Grand Lodges have followed the plans laid out by the Masonic Service Association, and in many instances supplementing the work by individual work in some of the smaller towns; it is impossible that

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the Masonic Service Association can cover every military camp in the country. A few Grand Lodges are making substantial contributions to the Masonic Service Association, although not members of the Association. We must confess that we are in sympathy withÂˇ the work of the Masonic Service Association, realizing that many Grand Lodges are doing a creditable job in their own way; to us it is unfortunate that we could not go into the relief question as a united organization. We desire to be fair to other Grand Lodges and give below the attitude as expressed in proceedings. Grand Master James of Alabama reports attendance at the conference of Grand Masters, but he said: , 'The sense of this meeting seemed to be to raise money for the Masonic Service Association. I retired from such meeting as I did not feel like participating in it when we were trying so hard at home to raise funds to payoff our indebtedness on our Masonic Home."

Grand Master Boyle, of Arkansas, said he had talked with some commanding officers in an attempt to find out what would be of service to the boys. He added: "I have contacted many soldiers from various out-of-state points concerning their opinion of Masonic Service Centers sponsored by some states, and with only one exception they have told me that these Centers were much smaller, not as complete, did not and could not perform many services of the U.S.O., and suffered in comparison with U.S.O. Centers."

Arizona recommends a continuance of membership in the Masonic Service Association, and at the same time has a special committee on service to the armed forces. California has a special war service committee; it has had several . requests to furnish entertainment, but the committee has announced that the Grand Lodge, nor the committee, are not in the entertainment business. Harry Baum, reporting to the Grand Lodge of Colorado, detects"A definite difference of opinion as to the form .Masonic war service should take, but it is interesting to note that a constantly increasing number of Grand Lodges and other bodies is swinging in behind the work done by the Masonic Service Association, sometimes in spite of adverse committee reports..â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Right or wrong, the Association is really doing something more than talk, and apparently the brethren want to be identified with an actual effort of some sort. Right now they want action. And all Masonry will profit from it, regardless of whether certain bodies make contributions or not."

Connecticut has required each lodge to raise $1.00 per capita to be turned over to the Masonic Service Association work. Indiana is not a member of thE.' Masonic Service Association, but the Grand Lodge has made modest contributions to it in times past, and Grand Master Martin says:

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"It continues to serve the armed forces of our country in a wonderful manner and I hopewe may make more frequent and larger contributions to the Association. "

The war service committee noted that $5,000.00 had been appropriated to the Masonic Service Association, as well as $5,000.00 to the American Red Cross. . Iowa, which in the beginning appeared to be uncertain in their attitude toward the Masonic Service Association; have apparently reversed their attitude. Reviewer Moore says: , 'It is to be regretted that some spirit of insularity in Grand Lodges has prevented the full accomplishment of the altruistic purpose of this noble effort. Iowa, always a leader in all that makes for Masonic service, has been somewhat hesitating, but through a competent and able committee much worth while is being done, while greater cooperation is in prospect. "

Grand Master Hadley, of Maine, said: "My observation of the As~ociation arid its works over a period of four years convinces me that it is filling a need of long standing in the Masonic World. . . . For nineteen years, ever since we withdrew from membership, Maine has been accepting the services offered by the Association. I believe the time has come when we should again affiliate with it and stand shoulder to shoulder with other jurisdictions who compose its membership. It is not characteristic of Maine to accept gratuitous service of which' someone else is bearing the cost. . . â&#x20AC;˘ The work which the" Centers is doing will stand to the everlasting credit of the Craft. I recommend that Maine rejoin the Masonic Service Association.' I

And they did. Carl H. Claudy, executive secretary of the Masonic Service Association, addressing the Grand Lodge of Maryland, gave some information about the production of a Masonic Service Association film: ." It is the gift of a small group of Masons of Hollywood, who, out of the generosity of their hearts, conceived the idea and spent more than a hundred thousand dollars to give the Masonic Service Association this file. There are thirty-two people behind the picture for each of the three who are on the screen. That is where the money goes. The incidental music, coming from an orchestra of ninety pieces, was contributed-not a penny did it cost us. Frank Craven, who plays the field agent, gets many thousand" dollars a week. He is not a Mason. He worked three weeks on the picture. In a beautiful letter to me, he said how delighted he was at the opportunity to do something for somebody else without money and without price.' I

The first act of the Grand Lodge of Michigan's war council was to .authorize joining the Masonic Service Association and the paying of one year's dues, causing Grand Master Brown to say: "This I would regard as a wise move, even though we were not in the war. The Association has been doing some fine work along the line of Masonic education."

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Later, the affiliation with the Masonic Service Association was approved, the membership fee paid and an additional contribution of $20,000.00 made for the Association Centers in that jurisdiction. Montana has levied $1.50 per capita; $1.00 will be sent to the Masonic Service Association; 25c retained by the Grand Lodge; 25c by the local lodge. One vote \-vas recorded against the motion. Grand Master Kurk, of Nebraska, believes that the war service committee is doing a splendid work among Nebraska brethren, although the committee is handicapped by a lack of funds to plan a program. He says: "I feel that the time has now arrived when we should place more money at the disposal of our own committee and also take our place with the majority of other jurisdictions in helping to support the Masonic Service Centers now established' throughout the country. . . . Perhaps it is true that these Centers duplicate, in a way, the work of the u.s.a. Maybe it is true, too, that if every fraternal organization and every church denomination operated a separate"center, all of them would be patronized by some of the boys in the service. I visited the Center in Washington and the one in Baltimore, and I was impressed with the service they are rendering and I have come to the conclusion that they are filling a real need."

The finance committee set up an appropriation of $1,700.00 for the Nebraska committee, but apparently took no action in regard to the Masonic Service Association. The New Jersey committee, reporting to Grand Lodge, said: "The Masonic Service Association has not received the universal support it had a right to expect, financially and otherwise, and many of the Grand Lodges have determined to carryon such work as is deemed essential by them in their own jurisdictions, by their own lodges, and in their own way."

Grand Master Shipman recommended to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina that they approve the policy and accomplishments of the Masonic Service Association in Service Centers; that the Association be invited to set up Centers in North Carolina at the earliest possible moment. J. Edward Allen also gave the Masonic Service Association his approval, stating: "It was born out of Masonic disunion, frankly declared' to be such by the authorities of the United States government. When the clouds of this present war came to be oppressive, the Masonic Service Association began to make its plans. When Pearl Harbor came, the Association was ready. The M.S.A. work is not in the experimental stage. We have much to gain and nothing to lose by permitting the Masonic Service Association to enter the state and do wh3;t it can in the best way it can."

After a lengthy discussion the Grand Lodge voted to appoint a committee of seven to investigate the welfare work of the Masonic

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Service Association and report to the Grand Master, who would be authorized to use his discretion in the matter of such work. Walter Murfin, of North Dakota, refers to this lack of unanimity in war work, and says: "Seventy-seven per cent of all Grand Lodges, representing 89 per cent of the total membership, together with all but one of the national Masonic organizations, are either members or are wholeheartedly' supporting the work~"

Referring to the duplication of service, an argument presented in some parts, Walter says: "There is no duplicate for the Masonic right hand of fellowship."

Ohio contributed $5,000.00 from their Grand Lodge War Board, and later the Grand Master ordered a $2,500.00 contribution from the emergency relief fund, all for the use of the Masonic Service Association. Gran4. Master Avery, of Oklahoma, told his Grand Lodge: , 'Both of our service centers are a wonderful success in every way. Any Mason who visits these centers comes away thoroughly convinced that we are doing a magnificent, worth while work. . . . Every Masonic body, with one exception, is a contributor. Even our little Rainbow sisters have made substantial donations. Are they all wrongf"

Reviewer Hagmeier, of Oregon, feels that Masonry has failed to measure up to its responsibility in its war effort: "Not that there has been a dearth of effort or lack of desire to be of service, nor an understanding of the need of such service. Rather it has been the lack of a plan of action in which all were agreed by which this singleness of purpose could be put into effect and operation."

He believes that a united effort by all Grand Lodges, requiring each Grand Lodge to look after the service in its own immediate jurisdiction, and requiring all jurisdictions to be contributing members to the Masonic Service Association in its war service work, would allow the MasoncService Association to confine its work to the anned forces in overseas operations. Oregon did not feel inclined to join the Masonic Service Associ~tion, believing that the original 10c per capita was insufficient to do the job and that U.S.O. work was being duplicated. Grand Master Phillips said: "Your trustees also felt that we could do a better job ourselves, within our own jurisdiction, than an organization handicapped by the great distance between here and Washington, 路D. C."

Pennsylvania, through its Masonic S~rvice Committee, made a contribution of $5,000.00 to the Masonic Service Association war effort.

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Grand Master Arnott, of Rhode Island, is well pleased with the successful operation of th~ Rhode Island Center by the Masonic Servtce Association. In South Carolina we find the Grand Lodge expressing its satis-' faction at having started the first Masonic Service Association Center in this country, which the committee said "was worthy of and deserved our hearty support." Texas, which has the largest number of路 military ca!llps, invited the MasonIc Service Association to make a survey of conditions there, but the four towns recommended did not bear the approval of the Texas committee. Vermont set a goal of $25,000.00 for war service work, $16,000.00 of which will be contributed to the Masonic Service Association. Undoubted the finest job of fund raising was that carried on by the Grand Lodge of 'Visconsin, where a supervised campaign was carried on for funds, resulting in an unusually large contribution. The situation caused Grand Master Nohl to exclaim: "How futile are the precepts of our Masonic faith if we fail to respond to them now." MISSOURIANS

Mrs. Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, last survIvmg child of Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), was married May 11, 1944, to Jacques Samossoud, Russian symphony conductor. Her father was once a member of Polar Star Lodge No. 19, St. Louis, Mo. Dwight H. Brown, Missouri Secretary of State, died May 8, 1944, at his home in Poplar Bluff, Mo. TIe was a member of the Masonic bodies in that city, but he was buried with three sets of funeral rites; first in Sacred Heart Catholic Church; again, by the rites of the Baptist Church, and finally by the Masonic rites at the grave. Brown had been in a comatose condition for several weeks, during which time he was baptized into the Catholic Church. Those who known Brown's activities as a Baptist layman seriously question the extent of the most recent baptism. L. P. Cookingham, city manager of Kansas City, Mo., is a member of a Michigan lodge. Senator Harry S. Truman addressed the Grand Lodge of New Jersey at its '157th annual communication in Trenton, N. J., April 19, 1944. In July he was nominated for the vice-presidency of the United States, on the Democratic ticket. He attended the annual communication of the District of Columbia in December, 1943. Grand Master A. B. Arbaugh, of Arkansas, received his early training in the rural schools of A rkansas and later attended the normal school at Springfield, Mo., where he graduated in 1906.

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Grand Master Herschel Horn, of Colorado, was born September 12, 1878, at Glenwood, Mo.; his father was a Methodist minister. A special communication of the DistrIct of Columbia was held April 5,1943, for the purpose of officiating at the funeral of Judge James William Witten, Past Grand Master of that j\1l'isdictiion; he was born June 23, 1855, in Grundy County, Mo., where he was educated, later attending Central College at Fayette, Mo. His widow .was the former Mary Frances Ross of Gentry County, Mo. Judge , Witten was prosecuting attorney of Gentry County in 1882. Past Grand Master Anthony F. Ittner waS Missouri's official representative at the Centennial of the Baltimore Convention, held in Baltimore, Md., May 8-17, 1943; two pages of the proceedings of Maryland are devoted to his address on that occasion. Grand Treasurer Edmund E. Morris represented Governor Donnell at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska in June, 1943. In the official proceedings he is listed as "Edward E. Morris!' Louis D. Potter has just completed one year of service as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin; Brother Potter is 'a former Missourian and a graduate of the University of Missouri. Wyoming proceedings record the death of Brother Jack 8housh Wood, of Rock Springs Lodge No. 12. Heenlisted in the Marines in June, 1942, andwas killed in action in the Solomon Islands early that fall. He was made a Master Mason in Rock Springs Lodge November 27, 1939; he was a son of Jay C. Wood, one time active in the Masonic bodies in Macon, Mo., but now a resident of Rock Springs. GRAND LODGE STATISTICS, U. S. AFrom the Iowa Grand Lodge Bulletin we take the following statistics of membership which are fairly recent: Year

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Membership

Increaae

1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

15,630 15,567 15,507 15,329 15,258 15,215

2,521,651 2,489,587 2,464,590 2,453,175 2,477,351 2,560,752

24,176 83,401

Deerease 35,377 32,064 24,997 5,759

From the table of membership it may be noted 'that Massachusetts is the-only one to show loss in membership (135). Largest net gains were shown by the following: Indiana Ohio Michigan Texas Kentucky California

8,655 6,466 6,359 6,250 3,223 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3,197

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Canada has nine grand lodges; they S!lOW gains of 3,240 and a total membership of 168,476. The Grand Lodge of (Ontario) Canada is the largest with 93,149 members and a net gain of 1,652. FRATERNITY IN THE UNITED STATES

Good Housekeeping magazine recently devoted a full page to a pictorial method of identifying "the largest and best known organizations in the United States." The total membership of. these organizations is given and, while some of them may have been estimates, they are in the main correct. The list as compiled by Vernon Pope shows the following memberships: (Ancient) Fr路ee and Accepted Masons Boy Scouts of America Order of DeMolay Order of the Eastern Star American Legion Girl Scouts of America Fraternal Order of Eagles Independent Order of Odd Fellows Order of Rcbeccas , B.P.O. Elks Loyal Orde! of Moose Knights of Columbus Modern Woodmen of America Camp Fire Girls Knights of Pythias Rotary International Lions International Daughters of the American Revolution Kiwanis International

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2,484,000 . 1,665,500 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,306,100 890,900 826,500 697,500 637,600 605,000 .500,000 455,200 405,200 338,200 250,000 210,000 160,000 145,000 130,000

FREEMASONS WHO ARE IN POLITICS

1'his is political year in these United States and most of us are interested in the great political conventions which have just closed in Chicago. We cannot, of course, list all Freemasons identified with the two great parties, but we can say that the voting citizen has little choice to vote for other than a Freemason for President or Vice-President, since both presidential candidates are members, as are the two Vice-Presidential candidates. When it comes to Masonic activity, neither of the two principal can9idates are known as active Masons, but this is not so true of the vice-presidential candidates, both of whom are quite distinguished as serving, or have served, as heads of Masonic bodies. Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York is a member of Kane Lodge No. 454 in New York City; Governor Bricker is a member of Mt. Sterling (Ohio) Lodge No. 269, as well路 as all bodies of both rites.

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President Roosevelt is a me~ber of the well-known Holland Lodge No.8 of New York City, and of course our own Harry S. Truman is a member of Grandview Lodge No. 618, a little lodge, in a small town of 126 members. Anq there was Senator Sam Jackson of Indiana, well-known and active Mason; Senator Harry Byrd and a host of other Democrats while on the other side of the fence were (keynoter) Governor Earl Warren of. California, Wendell Willkie, Howard Stassen, General Douglas MacArthur, and many more. WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

It seems tha.t just about every organization in the world has adopted its postwar plans or is arranging for them. In today's (July 20) newspapers is the statement that even the· terms of the armistice have been drawn up and await only the surrender of the Axis nations. . Poor Freemasonry! It waits until everything· else has been dontl and all others have acted before it begins to think about the matter. Let some one arise and suggest that grand lodges cooperate-and whew! General Grand Lodge' Is it possible there are groups in this country who want to see no cooperation on the part ·of Masonic grand lodges' We have all heard of the "Four Freedoms," high sounding phrases no doubt and theoretically necessary to secure world support, but do our readers for one moment think that they apply to Free~asonry' Does this mean that Russia will open its arms for the . establishment of Masonic lodges ~ We believe not. Does it mean that all of the South American n3tions will open their arms to a free practice of the Protestant religion , We think not. It is well to analyze these statements in the light of present-day surroundings; we hate to. see wild promises made that cannot be fulfilled. Whatever we may say about making the world safe for democracy, we must remember that men are still filled with the same passions, prejudices and ideas that our forefathers had centuries ago. Men, through all time have been endowed with certain inalienable prejudices and beliefs which neither man nor law, tradition nor custom, can .change. . We must accept things as they are and cease to live in a land of make-believe. There is more hate in· the world today than in any previous period of the world's historyhate which will survive the present world conflict. Thus we behold the need for such organizations as the Masonic Fraternity. Those who believe that Freemasonry is becoming· decadent have their answer in the present day conditions. Can anyone believe that the world no longer shall require brotherhood' That

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worry, and fear, and suffering are no longer in the human category of troubles 7 Certainly not! Though kingdoms fall; though peace and happiness may perchance come to a war-torn world; though our fraternity might fall into ruin or decay-yet shall we have with us-eternally-the spirit of our ancient institution. THE SPIRIT OF FREEMASONRY I am the Spirit of Freerrnason:ry.

Born in the dim and distant past when men groped about for simple companionship; nurtured by leaders of foresight and ambition Wh(j possessed an inward vision of a Great World Brotherhood; matured during the golden age of discovery and invention; obscured for a time by the stress of world conflict, but eventually destined to emerge into full splendor in a period when race, religion, creed, and politics shall prove no bar to friendship. In my true form I have never condemned, never prejudged, never persecuted. Upon my hands are no stains of blood, dishonor, or treason. I have been friend to the oppressed and downtrodden; I have ministered unto the sick and suffering; my protecting hands have been extended to the helpless widow and destitute orphan; in war I have ministered unto the wounded; in peace I have provided homes for the homeless and relief for the stricken. I have suffered calumny and persecution; I have been condemned by those who have misunderstood me, but have so borne myself as to preserve my dignity and honor. I have molded the lives of many men. As long as suffering, distress, persecution and injustice remain upon this earth, I shall be needed. I am the Spirit of Freetma801try. RAY V. DENSLOW, 1944.

INDEX A.A.S.R: Supreme Council.of Cuba, 25c A.Q.C.: proceedings, 37e Alaska: Masonry in, 57e Alberta: Masonic conditions in, 64e Aleutian Islands: Masonic Club, 41e Anti-Masonry, 47c Arbaugh, A. B.: former Missourian, 96c Argentina: Grand Lodge of, 53e Austin, Warren R.: in the news, 33c, 36c Baldwin, Gov. Raymond E.: in the news, 34c Baltimore Convention: re-enacted, 85c Barbour, J. Milne: honors conferred, 72c Beard, Daniel Carter: in the news, 32e Bedford Village: nnovel, 3ge Bennett, Lt. Gen. Gordon: in the news, 32e . Bihliography: Cuban article, 2Gc Byrd, Harry, 100c Boughey, Sir George: loses son, 6ge Brazil: Grand Lodges in, 54c Bricker, Gov..To11n W.: 99c, 32c, 35e . British Columbia: Masonic conditions in, 64c . Brown, Dwight H.: unusual funeral rites, 96c Buildings: Masonic, 74c Burroughs, Capt. D. S.: bequest to Missouri Masonic bodies, 33c Cahill, Lt. Gov.: in the news, 34c Canal Zone: Masonic conditions in, G6c Cassard, Andres: activities in Cuba, 17c, 22c Catholic Church: persecution of Masons, 8e Cavender, Major Howard: in the news,34c Cerneau, Joseph: activities in Cuba, 15c, 23c Certificates: use of traveling, 43c Chandler, A. B.: in the news, 34e

Charity: among Grand Lodges, 75c Chile: Grand Lodge of: 51c-53c; Masonic conditions in, 67c China: Chinese Masons exemplify work, 41e; Masonic conditions in, 67c; new lodges, 41e Chivalric Masonry: in Cuba, 25c Clandestine Masonry: in Callfornia, 50c; in Pennsylvania, 49c; in. Washington, 50c; definition of, 50c Clandestinism, A Resurgence of: pamphlet, 37c Colors: in the British Isles, 69c Conference of Grand Masters: annual meeting, 28c; banquet photograph, 97c; comment on, 79c Conference of Grand. Secretal'ies: annual meeting, 29c Connally, Thomas: addresses Texas Grand Lodge, 36e; in the news, 33e Cookingham, L. P.: city manager I{ansas City, 96c Corbett, Harvey W.: address, 26c Cornwallis, Lord: activity of, 69c Cross, Jeremy L.: perpetual care provided for gra.ve of, 35c Cuba: Chivalric Masonry in, 25c; early history of Freemasonry in, 14c; first lodge in, 6c; history of Freemasonry in, 3c; .r oseph Cerneau, 15c; persecutiol~ of Masons, 7c ; photo, Island Lodge building, frontispiece; prominent Masons, 22c; revival of Freemasonry, 17c; Royal Arch Masonry in, 24e; Scottish Rite Matlonry in, 25c; statistics of membership, 22c; Temple of Theological Virtues Lodge, 14c Czechoslovakia: condition of Grand Lodge, 54c; Grand Lodge meets in London, 70e Dewey, Thomas E., 99c Daughters of' Acacia: Cuban路 Masonic auxiliary, 25c deCastro, Vicente: Cuban Freemason,23c deCespedes, Carlos Manuel: Cuban Freemason, 23e

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1944

George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association: annual meeting, 26c; architect Corbett addresses, 26c; data, . 27c; election of officers, 27c Germany: Grand Lodge of Hamburg in Exile, 5Ic; Gorman, Charles H: in the news, 35c Gotch, Capt. Frank: in the news, 33c Grand Logia Espanola: changes name, 7c Grand Masters: see "Conference of Grand Masters" Grand Secretaries: see "Conference of Grand Secretaries" Green, Gov. Dwight H.: in the news, 34c Grimm, Col. Edward: in the news, 34c â&#x20AC;˘ Griswold, Gov. Dwight P.: in the news, 35c Early Masonic Catechisms; volume Grotto: in Wisconsin, 78c reviewed, 37c Guest, Edgar A.: in the news, 33c Early Masonic. Pamphlets, 38c Egypt: Masonic conditions in, Mc Hanna, Louis B.: in the news, 35c Electioneering: -condemned, S3c Harewood, Earl of: continues as EI Salvador: Grand Lodge of, 55c Grand Master, 68c Employment Bureau: lack of neHartington, Marquess of: marries cessity, 83c Catholic, 47c England: Masonic conditions in, Havana Commandery K.T., 25c 68c; statistics, 70c Hawaiian Islands: Masonic conditions in, 70c Escobedo, Nicolas Manuel: Cuban Freemason, 24c Hickenlooper, Gov. B. B.: in the news, 34c Exposes: sale of, 91c Expressions of Impressions: book- Holland: situation in, 55c Horn, Herschel: born in Missouri, let of poems, 3Sc 98c Extraneous Societies, 77c

deClouet d 'Obernay, Don Luis: Cuban Freemason, 23c de la Chapelle, Huet: Cuban Freemason,23c de la Luz, Roman: Cuban Freemason, 23c de Lara, Gen. Marique: Cuban Freemason, 23c de la Torec, Manuel: Cuban Freemason,23c DeMolay, Order of, 77c Desaguliers, Dr.: anniversary, 69c Donoughmore, Lord, 32c; death of wife, 72c; resident of London, 71c Dual Membership: where permitted, 30c , Ducker, Dr. Orlando: in Cuban Freemasonry, 23c Dudley, Gen. E.: in Cuban Freemasonry, 23c

Fees: in various States, 30c Fisher, Lt. Col. Arthur: escapes from prison camp, 34c Fleming, Alexander: discoverer of Penicillin, 70c Ford, Henry: in the news, 33c Foreign Recognition, 5Ic Forty-nine Petitions: M.S.A. digest, 3Sc France: lodges established in Cuba, I4c Freemasonry: spirit of, 10Ic Funeral Service, 78c Garfield, James A.: Masonic record, S7c

Inza, Manuel Ruiz: Cuban Freemason,24c Iowa: issues history of Freemasonry in, 3Sc; observes Centennial, S5c Ireland: Masonic conditions in,

71c Island Chapter No.1, R.A.M.; in . Cuba, "24c Italy: see "Charles Poletti"; revival of Freemasonry in, 42c Jackson, Sam, lOOc Johnson, Gov. Keen: addresses Grand Lodge of Kentucky, 32c Johnson, Melvin M.: receives veterans -medal, 34c; replies to N eWBweek article, 47c

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Jones, Gov. Sam H.: addresses Masonic gathering, 34c Jurisdiction: see" Perpetual Jurisdiction' , Keen, Alpheus A.: oldest Grand Secretary, 30c, 35c King, Admiral Ernest J.: in the news,33c

Lafayette: anecdote, 85c Landmarks: pamphlet, 37c Leicester-Warren, Capt. J. L. B.: prisoner of war, 32c Life Membership: in Oregon, 84c Lodge of Research: in Connecticut, 80c Lodges: unsound condition of, 76c Louisiana: eharters Cuban Lodges, 15e Lowden, Gov. Frank 0.: death noted, 34c Lumley-Smith, Lady: death of, 70c MacArthur, Douglas, 100c Manitoba: Masonic conditions in, 64c Mark T:wain: marriage of daughter, 96c Marmol, Gen. Donato: Cuban Freemason, 24c Marshall, George C. Sr.: in the news, 32c, 33c Martin, Gov. Edward: addresses Masonic group, 36c Masonic Books and Pamphlets, 36c Masonic Congress: see "PanAmerican Mas(mic Congress" Masonic Homes:' decrease in number of children in, 80c; States with no, SOc Masonic Publications, 81c Masonic Service Association U.S.A.: annual meeting, 30c; its work, 91c; digests issued, 37c,38c Masonry in the War Zone, 39c Masons in the News, 32c Mexico: recognition of G'rand Lodges in, 56c Midway Island: Masonic Club, 41c Military Lodge: in Cuba, 6c Miller, Verne: death noted, 34c Missouri Lodge of Research Proceedings: review, 36e

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Missourians: mentioned, 96c Mormonism: in Kirtland, Ohio, 86c Morris, Edmund E. : represents Gov. Donnell, 98c . MOUlton, Gen. George M.: in Cuba, 21c, 24c . Mozart: in the news, 34c Negro: a Masonic problem, 60c New Brunswick: Masonic conditions in, 65c Newsom-Smith, Sir Frank, 32c; Lord Mayor of London, 69c New South Wales: Masonic conditions in, 58c New Zealand: Masonic conditions in, 59c Nicaragua: recognition of, 55c Nova Scotia: Masonic conditions in, 65c Nye, Jonathan: life of, 87c Ontario: Masonic conditions in, 65c Operative Masonry, The Romance of Architecture: address by E. Stacy Matheny, Ohio, 3Bc Orbera y Carrion, Jose: Cuban Freemason, 24c. O'Reilly, Don Peter Paul: in Cuban Freemasonry, 24c Pan-American Masonic Congress: progress, 53c Pennsylvania: lodges established in Cuba, He Perpetual Jurisdiction: claims by states, 30c Persecution: in Cuba, 7c Perseverance Chapter No. 21: pamphlet, 38e Phillipine Archipelago: Grand Lodge of clandestine, 50c Philippine Islands: payment of dues, 40c; Masonic conditions, 73c Poletti, Charles: in Italy, 47c Potter, Louis. D.: former Missourian, 9Bc Prince Edward Island: Masonic conditions in, 65c Puente, Andres: Cuban Freemason, 24c; martyrdom, 12c Quebec: 65c

Masonic conditions in,

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Queensland: Masonic conditions in, 60c Quezon, Manuel: death noted, 36c; Masonic connections, 73c Regalia: use of the word, 69c Hesurgence of Clandestinism: pamphlets, 37c Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V.: in the news, 35c Hieckel, Charles: in the news, 32c Ritual: in Grand Lodges, 81c Robbins, Charles A.: addresses Grand Lodge of Idaho, 34c Roosevelt, Franklin D., 100c Hoosevelt, Col. Theodore: in Cuba, 21e Royal Arch Masonry: in Cuba, 24c Russia, Bulletin II: pamphlet, 39c Saltonstall, Gov. Leverett: in the news, 34c Saskatchewan: Masonic conditions in, 66c Schley, Admiral: in Cuba, 21c Scotland: Masonry in, 73c Scott, Gen.: in Cuba, 21c, 24c Sever, Henry Edwin: death and bequest noted, 33c Shafter, Gen: in Cuba, 21e Sherman, Frederick C.: in the news,33c Snell, Gov. Earl: greetings to Oregon Grand Lodge, 35c Solis, Jose: in Cuban Freemasonry, 24c South Australia: Masonic conditions in, 62c South Carolina: charters lodges in Cuba, 16c Springer, Milton: death noted, 34c Stassen, Howard, 35c, 100c Statistics: of Grand Lodges, 98c; of organizations in U.S.A., 9ge Stewart, James G.: Mayor of Cincinnati, 86c Suirdale, Viscount: son of Earl of Donoughmore, 32c Summers, Hobert G.: aged Mason, 32c Sunday: meetings on, 82c Symbolism in the Masonic TempIe: pamphlet, 38e

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Tai tt; Bishop Francis Marion: death noted, 36c Tasmania: Masonic conditions in, 63c Temple of Theological Virtues, 14c Tennessee: history of Freemasonry in, 39c; Freemasonry in, 87c Texas, The Establishment of Masonry in: volume reviewed, 37c Thye, Lt. Gov. Edward: acting Governor of Minnesota, 35c 路Torrubia, Father Jose: officer of inquisition, 24c Truman, Harry S., 96c, 100e Turner, E. S.: in the news, 34c Unbiased: definition of word, 90c United Grand Lodge of Colon and the Island of Cuba: union, 20c van Keuren, R,ear Admiral: receives life membership certificate, 3f5c Vermont, Freemasonry in: history issued, 39c Veteran :Uasons: reviewer's comment, 82c Victoria: Masonic conditions in, . 62c \~rake Island: Masonic Club, 41c War: see "Masonry in the War Zone"; on the home front, 43c Vif anen, Earl, 100c Washington: to observe centennial, 87c Western Australia: Masonic conditions in, 63c . WilIkie, Wendell, 100c Wilson, Rt. Hev. Frank E.: death noted, 33c Witten, James W: death. noted, 98c Women -in Freemasonry: book, 38e Wood, J aek Shoush: death in action, 98c 'Woodruff, Wm. F.: addresses Conference of Grand Masters, 28c

York Rite: Grand Lodge of dissolved, 17c

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RECOGN!TION OF GRAND LODGES

The following Foreign Grand Lodges are recognized as regular by the Grand Lodge of ,Missouri: Alberta; British Columbia; 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; Manitobl\,; Mexico (York G. L. of); Netherlands; New Brunswick; New South Wales; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Nova 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, Montgomery. Arizona, Harry A. Drachman, Tncson. Arkansas, Woodlief A. Thomas, Little Rock. . California, Lloyd E. Wilson, San Francisco. Colorado, Harry W .. Bundy, 319 Masonic Temple, Denver. Connecticut, Winthrop Buck, Hartford. Delaware, Chester R. Jones, Wilmington. District of Columbia, J. Claude Keiper, Washington. Florida, George W. Huff, Jacksonville. Georgia, Daniel W. Locklin, Macon. Idaho, Clyde I. Rush, Boise. Illinois, R. C. Davenport, IIarrisburg. Indiana, William H. Swintz, Indianapolis. Iowa, C. C. Hunt, Cedar Rapids. Kansas, Elmer }<'. Strain, Topeka. Kentucky, A. E. Orton, Louisville. Louisiana, D. Peter Laguens, Jr., New Orleans. Maine, Convers E. I.Jeach, Portland. Maryland, Claud Shaffer, Baltimore. Massachusetts, Frank H. Hilton, Boston. Michigan, F. Homer Newton, Grand Rapids. Minnesota, John H. Anderson, St. Paul.

Mississippi, Sid F. Curtis, Meridian. Missouri, Harold L. Reader, St. Louis. Montana, Luther T. Hauberg, Helena. Nebraska, Lewis E. Smith, Omaha. Nevada, E. C. Peterson, Carson City. New Hampshire, J. Melvin Dresser, Concord. New Jersey, Isaac Cherry, Trenton. New Mexico, Alpheus A. Koon, . Albuquerque. . New York, Charles H. Johnson, New York City. North Carolina, J. II. Ander~wn, Raleigh. North Dakota, W. L. Stockwell, Fargo: Ohio, IIarry S. Johnson, Cincinnati. Oklahoma, C. A. Sturgeon, Guthrie. Oregon, D. R. Cheney, Portland. Pennsylvania, Mathew Galt, Jr., Philadelphia. . Rhode Island, II. L. McA uslan, Providence. South Carolina, O. Frank Hart, Columbia. . South Dakota, Elvin F. Strain, Sioux Falls. Tennessee, T. E. Doss, Nashville. Texas, Geo. H. Belew, Waco. Utah, Sam H. Goodwin, Salt Lake City. Vermont, Aaron H. Grout, Burlington.

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Virginia, James M. Clift, Richmond. Washington, Horace W. Tyler, Tacoma. West Virginia, Ira W. Coffman, P. O. Box 346, Charleston. WiscoilBin, William F. Weiler, Milwaukee. Wyoming, Irving E. Clark, Casper. Alberta, David Patterson, Calgary. Austria, Grossloge Von Wien, Dr. Wladimir Misar) Starhemberggasse 47, Wien IV 12, Vienna. British Columbia, Frank S. McKee, Masonic Temple, 692 Seymour St., Vancouver, B. C. Canada, Ewart G. Dixon, Hamilton, ant. Chile, Enrique A. Saldias, Santiago. Costa Rica, Rafael O. Loria, San Jose. Cuba, Constantino P. Gutierrez, E. Havana. Czechoslovakia, National Grand Lodge of, L. Schwary, Vinoh· radska 24, Prague-Smichon. 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. -Klat8cher-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. Guat· emala. 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, .Tames S. Miller, Masonic Hall, Sydney. New Zealand, It, A. Lamb, 1293 P. O. Box No. 2001, Wellington, 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.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES TO AND FROM THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI TO MISSOURI GRAND LODGE Grand Representative Post Office George W. Paddock •••••••••• Kansas City ••••••••••••• 1 Alabama .•••••••••• Wm. C. Rese .....•••••••...• St. Louis .••..•.....•••. " •••.•••••• Alberta ••..•..•.•••• Byrne E. Bigger...••.••.•••.. Hannibal ..•..•..•..•..•......•.••.•. Arizona •••••••••••. John W. Adams .•••.•••••••• Marshall •••••••••••••••••.•••••••••• Arkansas ....••••••. Frank G. Ade ....•.•........ Joplin British Columbia••..•••.

FROM MISSOURI Grand Representative Post Office Blake W. Harper. • • • . . • • . .• Montgomery Archibald West •••.•••••••.. Edmonton Lee Garrett. . . • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Tuscon M. W. Greeson ..••..••••... , Prescott Lawrence Healey. . ••• •• •• .. 1138 Nelson St., Vancouver Robert C. Duffin. • • . . • . . . • • •. St. Louis. • . • . • . . . • • • • •• , •••••••••••• Canada ..••••.••••• Donald Sutherland. • • • •• • • •. Princeton, Ontario •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••.. Colorado ••••••••••• Carl J. Bradfield•.•••••••••• Grand Junction Willis J. Bray ..•...•.••••... Kirksville ..•..•..•..•...•.•••••••••COnnecticut •••••••••. Thornton Jennings •.••...... Clinton Costa Rica.•..•..•... R;;d~l~hS~~·.·.: ::'.::'.::: :: P. O. Box 186, San Jose Harold M. Jayne •••••••••••• , Memphis ••••••••••••••• ,.••••••••••••. Cuba ...••..••••.. Calixto Fajardo .•••••••••••. Havana Jolly P. Hurtt..••.•..••..... Sedalia ..•..••.•...••... t • • • • • • • • • • • Delaware....••••.•• Weldon C. Waples .•••.•..••. Newark Wm. C. Gordon •••.••........ Marshall •••••••.••..•••...•••••••.. Denmark ....•••.••.. Wm. ·Malling ..••.•..••••••• Copenhagen ..... , , , .....•.. , . . . . . .. . , .. , .....• , •••••• District of Columbia •.•••• Geo. S. Foreman ..•...••.... 6622 1st St. N. E. Ray V. Denslow. . • • • • • • • • . .. Trenton .....•..•..•.•.....••.•••••.England...•••.•••• Hon. Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis·.....•.•...•... Kent Columbia .••••.•..• , .••....••..•••••• Florida •...•••...•. William W. Trice ••••••••••• Tampa Eli S. Haynes •• W. W. Martin ...•.•••••••... St. Louis. . . . . • • • . . • • • •• • ••••••••••• Georgia. . . . • . • • . . .. Robert A. Collins •••••••••••. Unadilla Walter A. Higbee.•••...•.... Lancaster •.•.•••..••••. , .•••.••••••Guatemala•••••••....•••••.•••..• : ••••.••••••••.. Walter J. Simon ••••••••..... St. Louis .....•..•.•••••.••..••••.•..Idaho...•......... Clarence D. Purkhiser .•..••. Caldwell DuVal Smith ..•..•••••.••.. , St. Joseph.·.•....•......•••••.•••••.• Illinois............ Carl W. Mulfinger .•••••.... 83 N. La Salle, Chicago Nat D. Jackson ••....•.•••.. Independence••••.....•••••••••••••• Indiana..•••••••••. Herbert A. Graham ..••••••. Indianapolis Ireland.••••••••••• Herbert Malcolm ••••••..••.• Ireland Forrest C. Donnell .....••.•• , St. Louis Kansas D. A. Meredith •••••••••••• r . Kansas City Chas. L. Woods •.••.•..••..•. Rolla F. C. Barnhill ..••••••••...•. Marshall ..••.••••••••••••••••...•••. Kentucky ••••••.•• ,. Sam K. Veach ..•••••.•••••• Carlisle Ovid,Bell ••••••••••••••..•.. Fulton ..••••••.•••.••••.•.••.•••••• Louisiana ••••••••••• Adolph Scheurich ••••••••••• 2416 Carondelet New Orleans Frank P. Briggs •••••••••••• , Macon .• : : •••••••••••••• , ••••••••••••Maine ••••••••••••. Edward H. Britton ••••..•••• Waterville Boonville .••••••..•..•.. , ..••••..••• Manitoba. • • • • • • • • •• Maris H. Garton ••••••••.•.. Boissevain Harris C. Johnston ••.••,•.•.. James W. Skelly .. St.Louis ••.•.•....••••••..•.••.•... Maryland ••••••••••• G. A. Rasch ..••••••••.••••. Baltimore ..... , ................•..••••••• Massachusetta ••••••••• Robt. D. Webster •••••••.•.. Belmont o~~~ Mi~h·eii:j;:::::::::. St. Joseph .••••••••••..• , ..••..••••. Michigan ••••••••••• Neil W. Murray•••••••••..• Detroit Arch A. Johnson . Springfield.. .••••• •• ••• . ...•••••••Minnesota ••••••••••• Albert T. Pray••••••••••.•• , Minneapeilis Harold L. Reader •••....••••. Webster Groves .••••.••..•••.••.•••Mississippi ••••••••• John Foggo Dixon ••••••••.. Natchez Curtis J. Neal .•••.•••.....• , Cape Girardeau •..•••.•...•••••••••• Montana •••••••••• " Knute L. Brujord.•••••••.•. Culbertson Nebraska. • • • • • • • • •• Edward E. Carr•••••.•..••• North Platte E. E. Morris ••••••••..•..•.. Kansas City Nevada •••••••••••• Fred H. Callihan •••••••••••. Box 469, Las Vegas Morris E. Ewing .••••••..•.. Morrisville Guy C. Million .. Boonville .•••••..••••••.••••••••. New Brunswick. • • • . • •• . ••••••••••••••••.••••••••. Henry C. Chiles •••••• ; •••••• Lexington •.•••••••••••..•.••••. New Hampshire •••••••• Oscar Earle Jewell •..•••....1St. John E. L. Robison .•••••••••.••.• St.Joseph .•••••.•••.••.••.•••.••.. NewJersey .••••••••• H.E.Hutchison ...••••.•••. Trenton t• • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Address of Grand Master Woodruff : . Acknowledgments : . Appointments , . Charges Ordered Filed Against Certain Members Heroine Lodge Conclusion . Cor~~rstone Laying Methodist Church, Bolivar . DecIsIons . Dedications . Dispensations ' . Dc,Tmant Lodges . Fifty-Year Buttons : . Franz W. Klein and Erwin Lodge . Grand Lodge Library . Lambskin Lodg'e vs. Huron Hambrick . Masonic Home : . :Masonic Service Association Committee . Meridian Lodge vs'. A. J. Camann ~ . Meridian Lodge vs. Fred Vif. :E'enor. . Milital'y Certificates . Necrology : . New Edition Constitution and By-Laws . Recommendations . Trial Commissions . Visitations . Welcome to Ivanhoe . Address, Carl H .. Claudy : . Address of Grand Orator . Address, Senator Owen Brewster . . Amendment Adopted 1943 . Amendment Adopted 1944-In re Boards of Relief . Amendments Proposed . Announcement by Grand Secretary . Appeals and Grievances, Report of Committee . Appointments ' . Approval of Minutes .

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31 9

16 32 13

16 13 14 24 13 14 25 14 28 25 14 14 27 9

25 30 14

11 8

105 2

10d 140 143 5

111 144 4

B Benediction Biographical Sketch of Grand Master Woodruff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brewster, Senator Owen, Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Building Supervisory Committee, RerJort of Busby, J. Logan-Real Estate-In re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

149 i 2 128 132

Called From Labor 91, 122, Called to Labor 9], . Certificates of Proficiency Chartered Lodges, Report of Committee . Closing Cottage Plan for Masonic Home, Report of Committee. . . . . . . . . . .. Committees, Special, 1l344-45, List of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Committees, Standing,1944-45, List of Credentials Committee-Interim Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Credentials Committee, Report of .•................. , ••. ,.,..

139 139 97 121 149 129 148 148 4 H~

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Decisions Approved 1943 Distinguished Visitors, Introduction of District Deputy Grand Masters, 1944"45, List of District Deputy Grand Masters' Reports, Report of Committee District Lecturers, 1944-45, List of

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10d 6

149 144 149

E Election of Directors for the Masonic Home .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Election of Officers of the Grand Lodge Elected Officers of Grand Lodge Since Organization, List of. . . . . . ..

129 129 222

F Forms and Ceremonies, Report of Committee Forty Cent Assessment, Resolution in Re

88 141

G George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, Report of Committee ,.................. Grand Master's Address, Report of Committee Grand Master Bray's Reply ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Grand Lodges Recognized by Missouri Grand Representatives To and From Missouri, List of. . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Secretaries and Their Addresses, List of Grand Secretary's Tabular Statement ,

120 103 1'46 1d 3d 1d 170

I Installation . . . . . . . . . . .. Intoduction of Distinguished Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction of M.W. Bro. E. B. Beatty...... . Introduction of M. W. Bro. Wm. C. Schaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction of M. W. Bro. Wendell Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Introduction of M. W. Bro. James H. Thies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction of M. Wor. Carl H. Claudy Investigating Committee Masonic Home, Appointment Authorized Invitation to Meet in Scottish Rite Cathedral, St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . Invocation 3, 122,

145 6 6 134 135 136 130 137 138 145

J Jurisprudence Committee, Report of

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L Library Committee, Report of . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. List of Lodges, Alphabetical lJist of Lodges, Numerical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Lodge Directory

143 155 151 198

M Masonic Boards of Relief and Employment Bureau, Report of. Committee Masonic Home Visiting Committee, Report of Masonic Publications, Report of Committee Masonic Service Association, Report of Committee路. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Masonic Service Association of The United States, Grand Lodge Joins

122 136. 119 131 130

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Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis, Report of Committee. . . . Masonic World, The ~ ................... Messages of Regret Mileage and Per Diem, Report of Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Minutes Approved

119 lc 5 138 4

N Necrology, Report of Committee ,.............. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nominations, Masonic Home Directors ,.......................

113 8

o One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Annual Communication. . . . . . . . . . .. Opening

1 3

P Patriotic Meeting Petition for Re-Instatement Picture "Your Son Is' My Brother". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Present.......................................... Presentation of Jewel to ~ast Grand Master Woodruff. . . . . . . . . . . . Presentations to Grand Master and Past Grand Master. . . . . . . . . . ..

2 91 2 3. 147 146

R Recognition of .Grand Lodges Report of Grand Secretary : Report of Grand Treasurer Report of Auditor Report of Masonic Home of Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Report of Committee on Foreign Correspondence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report of Grand Lecturer. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report of Missouri Lodge of Research Report of Committee on: . Appeals and Grievances Building Supervisory Chartered Lodges Credentials Committee District Deputy Grand Masters' Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Forms and Ceremonies George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association. . .. Grand Master's Address .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisprudence Library ..................•............................... Masonic Boards of Relief and Employment Bureau. . . . . . . . . . . . Masonic Home Visiting Committee Masonic Publications Masonic Service Association Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis Mileage and Per Diem Necrology Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges : .. •. R~vision of By-Laws Ritual t ..: • • • • • • • • • . • . .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Social Service at Training Camps :....... Transportation and Hotels Unfinished Business Ways and Means Welfare

1d 33 41 52 57 Ie 91 88 111 128 121 142 144 88 120 103 139 143 122 136 119 131 119 138 113 87 133 95 125 127 144 137 117

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Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodge, Report of Committee. . . . . . Recognition of Grand Lodges Regret, Messages of Resolution Adopted-War Activities Resolution Regarding Sovereignty of the Grand Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . Ritual Committee, Report of ~ .. .. . ... ... ..... .... Revision of By-Laws, Report of Committee

87 Id 5 141 89 95 133

S' Social Service at Training Cam'ps, Report of Committee. . . . . . . . . . Special Committees-1944-45 Special Committee on Cottage Plan for Masonic Home: Appointment of Report of Special Committee on Masonic Service Association of the United States: Appointment of Report of :............... Special Committee of Investigation of Masonic Home Authorized .standing Committees-1944-45 Statement of Grand Master Woodruff ' " . .. . . . . . .

104 129 137 148 4

T Tabular Statement of Gra.nd Secretary 'rran13portatioll and Hotels, Report of Committee Tuesday Evening Program

170 127 2

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U Unfinished Business, Report of Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

125 148 104 129

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Ways and Means, Report of Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Welfal'e, Report of Committee

137 117 â&#x20AC;˘

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M. W. Grand Master Kirksville SOLON CAMERON R. W. Deputy Grand Master Metropolitan Bldg., St. Louis MORRIS E. EWING R. W. Senior Grand Warden Morrisville HARRY F. SUNDERLAND R. W. Junior Grand Warden Kansas City EDMUND E. MORRIS R. W. Grand T?'easurer c/o Union National Bank, Kansas City HAROLD L. READER R. W. Grand Secretary 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis ANTHONY F. ITTNER R. W. Grand Lecturer 2353 So. Compton Ave., St. Louis E. L. ROBISON W. Grand Chaplain St. Joseph THOMAS B. MATHER W. Grand Chaplain Kansas City FREDERICK M. SMITH W. Grand Chaplain Independence H. F. CARL HAAS W. Grand Chaplain St. Louis SAMUEL THURMAN W. Grand Chaplain St. Louis JAMES M. BRADFORD Grand Senior Deacon St. Louis RAY BOND Grand hmior Deacon Joplin HOWARD BRASHEAR Grand Senior Steward Mexico HOMER L. FERGUSON Grand JMnior Steward Jefferson City RICHARD O. RUMER Grand Marshal St. Louis L. McBRAYER SELLERS Grand Marshal Lexington ORESTES MITCHELL, JR. Grand Sword Bearer St. Joseph WILLIAM J. CRAIG Grand Pursuivant Springfield JAY W. HUDSON Grand Orator Columbia THORNTON JENNINGS Grand Tiler Clinton The 125th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge will be held in Kansas City, beginning Tuesday, September 25, 1945.