1949 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Misouri by Missouri Freemasons

GRAND LODGE Ancient, Free (11111 A«epted

Masons of the Stale of Missouri

• Official Proceedings One Hundred Twenty-Eigh . Annual Communication

• SAINT LOUIS Sept. 2'7, 28, 29, A. D. 1949, ·A. L. '~49

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HARRY FRANCIS SUNDERLAND Grand Master 1948-1949

Most Worshipful Brother Harry Francis Sunderland, whose term of office as Grand Master of Masons in Missouri has just come to a close, has discharged the duties of that high office with distinction, and with due regard to the ideals and tenets of Freemasonry. He has given unstintingly of his time and talent in promoting the interests of Ancient Craft Masonry. Ever zealous in his work in the Blue Lodge he has during his Masonic career conducted more than one hundred Masonic funerals, several for the Grand Lodge, acted as Grand Master in numerous Installations, and laid many cornerstones. He has been painstaking in his Masonic duties and indefatigable in his efforts to increase the welfare of our Craft. Most Worshipful Brother Sunderland was born at Sterling, Nebraska, on May 7, 1897. He is the son of Walter Scott Sunderland and Eva Lee Frye. His paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Illinois and migrated to Nebraska in 1890. His ancestry on his mother's side of the family may be traced to Revolutionary days. On February 1, 1924, he married Eula Mae Alexander at Liberty, Missouri. His wife was born in Henry County, Missouri. Since their marriage they have resided in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the pubIc schools of Ottawa, Kansas, and Lincoln, Nebraska. He spent two years at the Nebraska School of Agriculture and also attended Lincoln Business College. Most Worshipful Brother Sunderland was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Rural Lodge No. 316, on May 20, 1922, and was Worshipful Master of that Lodge in 1931. He was exalted in Eastgate Chapter No. 34, of Royal Arch Masons on April 6, 1943, and was greeted in Westport Council No. 36 of Royal and Select Masters on November 10, 1943. He was a charter member and is present Sovereign Master of Kilwinning Council No. 19, of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America. He is a member of Ye Antient Order of Corks, Masonic Order of the Bath, Grand College of Rites, St. Patrick's in America Council No. 26, Knight Masons of Ireland and a charter member of the Masters' and Wardens' Association for the 22nd Masonic District and was President

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in 1931. He was made a member at sight of the Grand Body of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, and is also an honorary member of the Ankara Grotto and Elysian Grotto. He is an honorary member of the Legion of Honor of the Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay, and an honorary member of the Masters' and Wardens' Club of St. Louis. His tenure in our Grand Lodge began some ten years ago. Most Worshipful Brother Karl M. Vetsburg appointed Worshipful Brother Sunderland to the post of Grand Pursuivant in our Grand Lodge. He was advanced regularly to the rank of Grand Master. His services to the Craft in his administration as Grand Master have been invaluable and noteworthy. His interest in Masonic relief caused him to study and investigate such matters in other Grand Jurisdictions and after some ten years of research in that field he appointed a committee to investigate the administration of our Masonic Home and submit a report at our last Communication, which was well received. Most Worshipful Brother Sunderland was not of wealthy ancestry. He has been obliged to labor long and diligently for his subsistence, and has often devoted time to his Masonic activities, which might well have been spent in his business. He has been associated with the pipe trade in Western Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas since 1924. He is a member of Local Union No. 533 of the Pipe Fitters Association, and is also a member of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers. He has operated a one-man business, which meant that when he was away on Masonic matters, his business was locked up. Most Worshipful Brother Sunderland goes out of office with the respect and admiration of all the members of the Craft. His work is well known in many other Grand Jurisdictions and he numbers among his friends many distinguished Masons within and without Missouri. While his term as Grand Master has expired, Brother Harry has not ceased his Masonic activities, and we can expect to find him in our Lodges, working faithfully for the promotion of the cause of Ancient Craft Masonry. J. F. R.

GRAND LODGE Ancient, Free and Accepted

Masons of the State of Missouri

• Official Proceedings One Hundred Twenty.-Eighth Annual Communication

• SAINT LOUIS Sept. 27, 28, 29, A. D. 1949, A. L. 5949

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNU'AL COMMUNICATION

FIRST DAY The One Hundred Twenty-Eighth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient F.ree and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri convened at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 3637 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, at 10 :00 a.m., on Tuesday, September 27, 1949. PRESENT Harry F. Sunderland, M.W. Grand Master. James M. Bradford, R.W. Deputy Grand Master. Ray Bond, R.W. Senior Grand Warden. Homer L. Ferguson, R.W. Junior Grand Warden. Edmund E. Morris, R.W Grand Treasurer. Harold L. Reader, R.W. Grand Secretary. Anthony F. Ittner, R.W. Grand Lecturer Emmett L. Robison, W. Grand Chaplain. Edward Potts, W. Grand Chaplain. Earl Starke, W. Grand Chaplain Richard O. Rumer, Grand Senior Deacon. James McBrayer Sellers, Grand Junior Deacon. Orestes Mitchell, Jr., Grand Senior Steward. William J. Craig, Grand Junior Steward. Harold M. Jayne, Grand Marshal. F. Ernest Carter, Grand Marshal. Frank P. Briggs, Grand Sword Bearer. Robert L. Aronson, Grand Pursuivant. Herbert E. Duncan, Grand Orator Archie L. Fox, Grand Tiler. OPENING

At 10 :00 a.m. Most Worshipful Grand Master Harry F. Sunderland opened the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri in Ample Form assisted by the Grand Officers and supported by a large attendance of representatives. The brethren united in singing one verse of America after which Grand Chaplain Robison offered the invocation. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE-INTERIM REPORT

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: Your Committee on Credentials begs to report a constitutional number of subordinate lodges are represented. FRED KNIGHT,

Chairman.

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MESSAGES

Messages of greeting and regret at inability to be present were received from Past Grand Master Chiles in Germany, Past Grand Master Donnell in Washington, and Past Grand Master Woodruff in Kansas City. Messages of greeting were also received from the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas, Mexico. APPROVAL OF 1948 PROCEEDINGS

On motion, duly made, seconded and' carried, the published 1948 Proceedings were approved.

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED Several amendments to the By-Laws were read and referred to the Jurisprudence Committee (see report of Jurisprudence Committee, pages 126 to 146). The following amendment was read and referred to the Jurisprudence Committee which Committee recommended that same be referred to the Revision Committee, which was accordingly done: Amend the proposed Revision of the Trial Code, sometimes referred to as Article XXII of the by-laws as follows: At the end of Section 2, add a new sub-section to be known as Subsection (i) which is as follows: (i) Petitioning by, or soliciting the petition of anyone for membership in any organization or group wherein being a freemason is a prerequisite to membership, unless and until such petitioner has passed a satisfactory examination in open Lodge upon his proficiency in the Degree of Master Mason. ARTHUR N OR.DBERG ROBERT WINKELMAIER CHARLES C. RAYMOND FRANCIS S. TURNER

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

The following distinguished visitors were introduced: Ernest S. Schiefelbein, Grand Master of Nebraska. Don Carpenter, Grand Master of Iowa. Charles S. McGinnis, Past Grand Master of Kansas. Benjamin E. Patton, Deputy Grand Master of Illinois. Henry F. Collins, Past Grand Master of South Carolina. Earl E. Dusenbery, General Grand High Priest, General Grand Chapter R.A.M. Harold M. Jayne, Grand High Priest, Grand Chapter R.A.M. of Missouri.

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James M. Sellers, Grand Generalissimo, Grand Commandery K.T. of Missouri. Cornelius D. Struble, Grand Master, Grand Council R. & S. M. of Missouri. William B. Massey, Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Scottish Rite of Missouri. ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETIIREN: In accordance with Article II Section 9. Paragraph (i) on page 9 of the Constitution and By-laws of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, I will attempt to fulfill my duties by addressing you-"on the first day of the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, or as soon thereafter as possible, the Grand Master shall lay before the Grand Lodge his address, giving an account of his official acts during the recess, the state and condition of Freemasonry in the Jurisdiction, and may recommend to the Grand Lodge such measures as he deems expedient and necessary." Also in accordance with Article XXXVIII, (the old regulations) "The Grand Master, or Deputy, or some other appointed by him, shall harangue all the Brethren and give them good advice. And, lastly, after some other transaction that cannot be written in any language, the Brethren may stay longer or go away, as they please, when the Lodge is closed in good time." Webster defines the word "harangue" as a noun meaning "a speech addressed to a multitude: often, a noisy ranting speech." I hope that in addressing you this morning that I will not become over zealous in my "harangue" whereby you might be rudely awakened from the customary nap taken by many of the Brethren during the reading of a Grand Master's Address. I realize that to be a popular Grand Master and a "good fellow well met," to a majority of the Brethren, I should say things to you this morning that would be pleasing to your ear. However, I cannot sincerely say to you that Freemasonry is in a good condition in this Grand Jurisdiction when I find that there are some Lodges whose membership is composed of many Brethren who belong to a Labor Union who consistently use the Black Ball as a retaliation for some Union grievance. I cannot say to you that Freemasonry is in a good condition when I find "cliques" in many of the Lodges which are composed of members of groups of organizations who claim to have had "higher degrees" and endeavor to control appointments and elections in their Lodge. I cannot say to you that Freemasonry is in a healthful condition when I find that many Lodges have not been visited by a District Deputy Grand Master for more than three years. I cannot say to you that Free-

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masonry is in a good condition when I find that many Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft Brethren are induced (and I use the word "induced" for want of a better word) to sign petitions for other groups or organizations whose membership is based on a prerequisite as a member in good standing of a Lodge of Master Masons and that many of the aforementioned Brethren fail to return to their Lodges for the proficiency examination as a Master Mason. Brethren, I could go on at some length reciting some of the unpleasant things that I have found during my administration. They are not only unpleasant for you to hear but I assure you that they were very unpleasant for me to discover. Maybe I should have turned a deaf ear on many of the unpleasant things I have heard and should have turned my head and not look upon some of the unpleasant correspondence I have received. In regard to the condition of Freemasonry I will make this definite statement: The state and condition of Freemasonry in the Jurisdiction can and should be improved. The shadow demonstrates that a light is shining somewhere. The more light, the less shadow. Let us all attain more light in our Freemasonry and continue with the use of the Square, the Level and the Plumb in Practical Speculative Masonry. You will recall that in the second section of the Degree of Fellowcraft, a very brief definition of Speculative Masonry is given to the candidate. He is told that by Speculative Masonry, we learn to subdue the passions, act upon the Square, keep a tongue of good report, maintain secrecy and practice charity. Let us define Speculative Masonry and explain it in a more practical way. LEARN TO SUBDUE THE PASSIONS The wild beast of the field knows nothing in regard to subduing his passions. If he thirsts, he goes to the creek or spring and drinks his fill. If he is hungry, he catches and devours other beasts or fowl or domestic animals. The first come, the first served regardless of whether the meal comes from deep in the forest or in the farmer's barnyard or chicken house. The prehistoric man or man of the stone age knew nothing of subduing his passions. The world was his and all he surveyed, so long as he was in possession of a good heavy club. If he wanted a new mate he dragged one to his cave by the hair of her head. Men of today, through knowledge and understanding of our Great Light and of our Civil Laws have learned to subdue their passions and that he that eats must work. ACT UPON THE SQUARE To act upon the Square is a phrase that is used the world over regardless of whether the person is a Freemason or not. The stones of human life must be shaped, squared and built together ac-

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cording to the plan of the Divine Temple, if the structure is to be established in strength to stand firm forever. Have any of you Brethren ever contemplated how the first square was formed' The Square is dedicated to the Master. The Master is he who best serves the Craft. How many Masters are capable of proving their square' Brother A. S. MacBride tells us that in the ancient craft guilds, it was the natural duty of the master to prove the square of the craftsman and it was important that, in so doing, he should not err. If the square was wrong, the work could not be right, and an error might cause ruin to the building and loss of life to the workmen. If that implement with which we govern our actions is not a true angle of ninety degrees or the fourth part of a circle, we are wrong; our Temporal Building is not being constructed properly and the resulting error will cause ruin and unhappiness to our friends and Brethren. Masonry tells us to "use your Conscience constantly in the work of Life as the Craftsman uses his square." Brother MacBride points out that one method to prove a square is to start with a point within a circle. Y(6u will recall the lesson taught us as Entered Apprentices :-the point represents an individual Brother; the circle, the boundary line of his duties, etc. This point could also represent the inmost recesses of the heart of the individual Brother; the Conscience. Again, this starting point, the point within the circle, could represent the center of the earth the point of gravity; that power which makes the plumb bob hang directly beneath a fixed point to which is attached a plumb line, the line which the Lord showed to Amos, the line which teaches us the criterion of moral rectitude. By drawing a straight line through the circle, thereby touching the point, and by drawing another straight line, either above or below the point and at any angle from the starting point of the first line and then drawing another straight line from the terminus of the first line to the terminus of the second line, you have (thereby) drawn a perfect square. And by this simple, yet perfect tool of ArChitecture, we as Freemasons are enabled to fulfill the second of the great duties we are charged to inculcate, that duty to our neighbors, in acting upon the square and doing unto him as you wish that he should do unto you. KEEP A TONGUE OF GOOD REPORT Weare taught that a Speculative Mason should keep a tongue of good report; not become involved in matters whereby our Brethren or the profane might be tempted to criticize not only our words and actions, but we should constantly remember the lesson of the All Seeing Eye; that faculty which prevades the inmost recesses of our hearts. It might also be said that in keeping a tongue of good report, we would do well in keeping our tongue for a good report of

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a Brother. There have been many times in my experience as a Master Mason that I have heard Brethren literally stabbed by a sharp tongue or poisoned by the use of caustic words. It has been my hope for years that our Ritual Committee might, some day, adopt the rule that the Five Points of Fellowship be incorporated in the Master Masons' proficiency examination. Of our 112,000 membership in the State of Missouri, a very small percentage have ever memorized these lessons and I regret to say that many do not practice them, particularly that wonderful lesson inculcated in the fifth point of fellowship. I have been amazed and shocked many times during my administration to hear Brethren of high regard in our Fraternity speak unkindly and slanderous of their Brethren. Is it possible that these Brethren have been so busy rattling their swords or combing their wigs and whiskers that they have forgotten those Truths that were taught them when they met upon the Level' MAINTAIN SECRECY It is a known fact throughout the civilized world that we, as Freemasons, use tools and implements of Architecture and symbolic emblems, most expressive to imprint upon the minds of our Candidates, wise and serious Truths; yet Freemasonry is classified as a secret society. We have grips, tokens, signs and phrases of recognition which cannot be divulged. It is my earnest opinion, and I also bespeak the opinion of my predecessors, that all transactions within a tiled lodge should always be kept from the knowledge of the rest of the world. It is well known to all within the sound of my voice that it is the secretary's duty to observe the proceedings of the Lodge; record all things proper to be written; receive all moneys due the Lodge, and pay them over to the treasurer. Now in these modern times, I find many of the secretaries of our lodges using the typewriter to make their minutes more compact and I presume that they think that typewritten minutes are more legible and a neater record. To me, the typed minutes have taken away much of the personality of the secretary. However, this is not my main objection to typed minutes. I have found that in several cases that the wife of the secretary or a lady assistant to the secretary, types the minutes and that the wife or lady assistant (being a member of an organization that sometimes elaims to be an affiliate of :F'reemasonry) has talked to her sisters and the result is :-the local newspaper could not have done a better job if the minutes had been published. It is quite evident in many cases that the admonition given to the Craft at the Annual Installation of Officers when the sword is placed in the hands of the Tiler: viz: to set a guard over our thoughts, a watch at our lips and post a sentinel over our actions . . . has fallen upon ears of stone.

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AND PRACTICE CHARITY The word Charity is used most frequently in the ritual of Ancient Craft Masonry and the lesson taught to the Entered Apprentice and the manner in which it is taught should linger in our memories for the remainder of our lives. However, to many, it is my belief that the word Charity often is misconstrued. I have been informed that in some of the early translations of the King James version of the Bible, the word was Love and it is my belief that the words Charity and Love are synonymous, for who can practice Charity without Love. Each October, virtually all cities and communities throughout this land, promote a Charity Drive (sometimes called Community Chest). Millions of checks are written and given to hundreds of thousands of solicitors, to assist the blind, the halt, the lame and the poverty stricken human beings, but in many, cases there is little Love in the heart of the person signing the check. For an example, the President of a large corporation presents a check to a solicitor for a large "donation" but he is always careful to note on the check stub that the contribution is for Charity. He must be sure that the Accounting Department of the firm will make the proper deduction in the income tax returns. And, no doubt, this same Corporation President is highly pleased to see his firm listed in the local newspaper as a contributor (the amount listed) to Charity. Is that the kind of Charity we, as Freemasons, teach in our Lodge~ A lodge receives an application from an unfortunate Brother, his widow or orphan for admittance to our Masonic Home in St. Louis. A resolution is passed by the Lodge and in due time, the applicant is admitted. In many instances, I find that the Lodge sponsoring the guest at our Masonic home has broken all personal contacts with them. They are virtually forgotten until the Lodge receives a notice that the guest has passed away and then they suddenly realize that they have signed an agreement to take care of the burial expenses. Is that the kind of Charity we teach in our Masonic Lodge ~ A large proportion (75 per cent) of the funds necessary for the maintenance of our Masonic Home is derived from $1.90 per member per year. Is this $1.90 a contribution, an assessment or a tax ~ If it is a contribution, you try to withhold it from your dues to the secretary of your Lodge and see what happens. On the other hand, did you ever hear of an assessment or tax for Love 1 Yet we claim to be a Charitable Organization and our Masonic Home is classed as a Charitable Institution, free from Federal, State, County and City taxes. There were a few outstanding examples of Charity that I observed among the Brethren during my administration as Grand Master. First, the splendid contributions by the Lodges and

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individual Brethren to the Christmas and Entertainment Fund for our Masonic Home. Second, the Entertainment given by the members of the Masters and Wardens Clubs of St. Louis and St. Louis County at the Christmas party and at the Masonic Home picnic. Third, the 44th Annual Concert given by brother Fred Falkenhainer and his band at the Christmas party. Fourth, the distribution of Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets by East Gate Travelers Club of Kansas City and Knight Templars of Clinton, Missouri. There may have been more charitable acts such as listed above which were not brought to my attention. However, as a whole, Charity as taught in our Lodges has become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. Brethren, let us return to our respective Lodges and not only teach the lesson of Charity in its fullest and richest meaning, but practice it when we go abroad in this world. We are taught that Speculative Masonry is so far interwoven with religion as to lay us under obligations to pay that rational homage to the Deity which at once constitutes our duty and our happiness. Webster defines the word "rational" as an adjective and the first definition given is "having reason or understanding." The Baptist, Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian, Congregational, Jewish and Brethren of hundreds of other demoninations all claim their reason or understanding for adhering to their creeds. Yet the only reason, understanding or belief of those seeking admission into the Masonic Fraternity is the belief in the one living and true God, the same God who gives to all the desire for Heaven, but lets each man choose his pathway. , 'So many worlds, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, When just the art of being kind Is all this old world needs."

Remember the words of the Installing Officer in your Lodge when he admonishes the Brethren thus: "let kindness and brotherly affection distinguish your conduct as men and as Masons." Speculative Masonry is interwoven with all creeds; fundamentalists, liberalists, Jew or Gentile, with their distinctly different pathways and mannerisms of worship, but we as Freemasons should constantly remember that , 'There is a destiny that makes us Brothers None goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own."

Speculative Masonry leads the contemplative to view with reverence and admiration the glorious works of creation and inspires him with the most exalted ideas of the perfections of his Divine Creator. We, members of the Craft, who dwell in the cities are compelled to

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contemplate the perfection of our Divine Creator, mostly in a secondhanded manner. We view the perfect symmetry of huge monuments and buildings of concrete and steel, of beautiful fountains and works of art made by an inspiration of God and by hammer and chisel. We are sometimes amazed at the beautiful display of colors in the thousands of neon signs advertising everything from a safety pin to a threshing machine. Our country Brethren are far more fortunate than we in the city as they have the opportunity of viewing the glorious works of our Creator in a first handed manner. The bright green of early spring, the beauty of a row crop coming up through the black soil, wild geese and ducks winging thir way to the north, the many colored hues of summer, the blush of the ripened peach, the gold of ripened wheat fields, the distinct beauty of wild flowers, the richness of autumn colors in the oak and the maple. It was Brother Samuel Clemens who once said "There is nothing in the world more beautiful than Missouri in October." Yet many of our country Brethren are too busy tilling the soil and our city Brethren are too busy with their usual vocations and dodging automobiles to recall that the "Heavens proclaim the glory of God; the firmament declareth the works of his hands." CHARTERS ARRESTED Although my visitations to the Lodges may not have been as numerous as some of my predecessors, I met and made new friends by the score and it is my sincere hope that the resulting friendships will continue for many years to come. Mrs Sunderland and I have been the recipients of many favors and courtesies from the Brethren and their families in all parts of the State, and I assure you that we are deeply appreciative. In the past year I have learned that the duties of a Grand Master are many and varied. Many happy and pleasant duties and some sad and unpleasant. Among the unpleasant duties are the arresting of Charters from Lodges that began their work many years before the Grand Master was born. There were three sad occasions during my term of office when I, for good cause, arrested charters. On March 28 I arrested the Charter of Chula Lodge No. 388 of Chula, Missouri. Many members of this Lodge have moved from the community and those remaining in or near the town had lost interest. They had not met for more than one year and if permission were granted for a meeting it is doubtful if a quorum would be present. Furthermore, I have received many complaints that the secretary had refused to answer correspondence, and on my inspection of their Hall which I found in a dilapidated condition, I decided that for good cause, the Charter should be arrested, which was ac. cordingly done. On this same date, March 28, 1949, I drove to Spring Hill, Missouri, where I contacted W. Brother Thomas E. Stith, Secretary

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of Spring Hill Lodge No. 155. This is a very small community-only two buildings in the town and I was advised that only five Brethren of the total membership of ten in the Lodge were living in the community. This Lodge had not met for several years and the Hall was in terrible condition. It was necessary for the Grand Master, with the aid of the secretary, to borrow a ladder and climb to the Lodge Hall on the second floor to arrest this Charter for a good cause, which was granted ninety-four years ago. On September 17, 1949. I drove to Creighton, Missouri where I arrested the Charter of Wadesburg Lodge No. 348, chartered October 2, 1882, for a good cause. This Lodge, with a total membership of fifteen had not met for several years and most of the membership had moved out of the state. The Lodge Hall was in a very dilapidated condition due to the roof leaking and with few window panes remaining. I endeavored to consolidate this Lodge with Index Lodge No. 54 at Garden City but was unable to assemble a quorum if granted permission to meet. However, I was successful in promoting the sale of the second floor Hall to the owner of the first floor, which the Worshipful Master and secretary had been unable to do and from my latest report of the Brethren in Creighton they expect to affiliate with Index Lodge if and when this Grand Lodge concurs in my action. As I have previously stated, it is a very sad duty to take a Charter from off the wall of a Lodge where in days of old our Brethren clasped each other with large and sinewy hands in the bonds of Fraternal Fellowship. These once hallowed halls where our Brethren met on many happy occasions and where their annual elections were usually held with the accompaniment of the appetizing odor of piping hot oyster stew, now have become a rendezvous of the sparrow and the mud dauber, the latter hatching their young on the back of the framed charter. CONSOLIDATIONS During my term of office Altamont Lodge No. 108 consolidated with Western Star Lodge No. 15 at \Vinston, Missouri. My thanks and appreciation for effecting this consolidation goes to Right Worshipful Brother Charles B. 'Whitchurch, District Lecturer, a member of \Vestern Star Lodge. LODGES U. D. Approved petition for dispensation under date of February 3, to group of Brethren to form Brentwood Lodge U. D. Approved petition for dispensation under date of April 7 to group of Brethren to form Overland Lodge U. D. My thanks and appreciation for the time, patience, perseverance displayed in formulating these two

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groups into Lodges is extended to Right Worshipful Brother Cecil R. Bruce, District Deputy Grand Master of the Sixteenth Administrative District. Approved petition for dispensation to group of Brethren to form Lilbourn Lodge U. D. and also approved petition to group of Brethren to form \Vardell Lodge U. D. My sincere thanks for the work involved in forming these two Lodges goes to Right Worshipful Brother J. C. Montgomery, District Deputy Grand Master of the Nineteenth Administrative District. HEALING Due to lack of knowledge of our laws on the part of Roosevelt Lodge, Gary, Indiana, and of F. C. Brother John Yonko Buha, I declared John Y onko Buha a Master Mason and a member of Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 in good standing under date of September 10, 1949. DECISIONS DECISION No.1 Re--Traffic Safety Program Centralia Lodge No. 59: "I therefore rule and advise that the members of Centralia Lodge No. 59, as individuals, be encouraged to participate in this Traffic Safety Program, but not as a Masonic Lodge." DECISION No.2 Re--Woodlawn Public Foundation, Inc., 51l-10th St., N. W., Washington, D. C.: "I therefore rule that the members of Troy Lodge No. 34 as individuals may, if they so desire, participate in this patriotic enterprise, but not as a Masonic Lodge. ,. DECISION No. 3 Sec. 45-Election of Officers: , 'I therefore rule that all elective officers must, under the above mentioned section, be elected by secret paper ballot, and that the election on December 2, 1948, of the Treasurer and Secretary of Portageville Lodge No. 166 A. F. & A. M., by acclamation is void." DECISION No.4 To. Ex. Sec 'y., M. S. A.: , 'The Grand Lodge of Missouri does not sanction a written Ritual and therefore it will be necessary for you to make your survey without the aid of any Missouri Master Mason." DECISION No. 5 Brookfield Lodge No. 86: See. 219. "If a Brother gets a permit to sell package liquor, can a lodge suspend him T" Answer-" A lodge can~ot suspend him or expel him without a Masonic Trial."

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DECISION No. 6 Maplewood Lodge No. 566: Sec. 219. "I rule that 3.2 beer is not considered intoxicating by law, and therefore Section 219 does not apply so far as the beverage itself is concerned. ' , DECISION No. 7 Lockwood Lodge No. 521: Sec. 106: "In reply to your inquiry of December 30 regarding installation of officers of Lockwood Lodge No. 521 by a brother who was not a Present or Past Master, I rule that Lockwood Lodge No. 521 has violated Section 106 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws and I do declare the installation of officers, held on December 27, 1948, void." DECISION No. 8 Standing Resolution, page 68-1947 By-Laws: Olive Branch Lodge No. 576. , 'I presume that the Olive Branch Lodge Tressel Board a8 mentioned in your letter of January 13, is a small printed pamphlet which may be inserted in a business size envelope. "Therefore I rule that such a pamphlet is not a newspaper if sent to the membership via first class mail (sealed envelope with 3c stamp) and names of petitioners, candidates, rejections, suspensions and expulsions may be printed in such a pamphlet and sent to the membership of a lodge via first class maiL" DECISION No.9 Chaffee Lodge No. 615: Sec. 113: "I therefore rule that you may receive the petition from the young man who was stricken with infantile paralysis and must wear a metallic brace which is attached to a shoe." (Jurisprudence Committee added-"We approve Decision No.9 with the observation that your Committee, in considering this decision, understood that, in this instance, the so called shoe worn by the candidate, to which a metallic brace was attached, was, in fact, a part of the artificial appliance.' ') DECISION No. 10 Allensville Lodge No. 198: Sec. 121: "A Lodge cannot receive a petition for the degrees of one who has no settled home." DECISION No. 11 Hayti Lodge No. 571: "In reply to your letter of April 2nd regarding card playing in the dining hall of your lodge, will say that I see no harm in this nor do I know of a Grand Lodge By-Law whereby card playing is prohibited in a dining room of a Masonic Temple." (Jurisprudence Committee added-"We approve Decision No. 11, with the observation that, in this instance, the card games in the lodge dining hall were to be only social card games and not played for money or any other form of gambling.' ')

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DECISION No. 12 Carthage Lodge No. 197: Article XIII: "I rule that the action of Carthage Lodge No. 197 in issuing a dimit to Brother Fred Kent, Long Beach, California, without his application, knowledge or consent, is void and that the records of Carthage Lodge No. 197 should show that Brother Fred Kent is a member in good standing as of January 1st, 1949. "I further rule that Brother Kent owes dues to Carthage Lodge No. 197 for the years of 1940 to and including 1949 and that Carthage Lodge No. 197 owes the per capita tax applying to the account of Brother Fred Kent, to the Grand Lodge of Missouri for the years of 11)40 to and including 1948; unless Carthage Lodge remits the dues of this Brother. "May I suggest that the Officers and members of Carthage Lodge No. 197 read Article XIII carefully before taking action in remitting dues of a Brother." DECISION No. 13 Hartford Lodge No. 171: "I refer you to Article IX, Section 113, page 37 of the 1947 Constitution and By-Laws as follows: Sec. 113. Physical Disqualifications. No Lodge can confer a degree of Ancient Craft Masonry on any person whose physical defects are such as to prevent his receiving and imparting the ceremonies of the several degrees; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to render anyone ineligible to the privileges of Freemasonry who can by the aid of artificial appliances conform to the necessary ceremonies. "You will kindly read the foregoing Section 113 over carefully and determine if Mr. Cassady is eligible to receive the degrees. ,. DECISION No. 14 Swope Park No. 617: "In view of the fact that the Worshipful Master clearly announced that the Lodge was about to spread the ballot on the Petition of Leo Burnstein and that two of the Committee on Investigation had reported favorable, the other Committeeman reporting unfavorable; and in view of the fact that the Lodge then cast ballots with the result that no black cubes appeared; and in view of the fact that the Worshipful Master announced that Leo Burnstein had been elected to receive the Degrees, I rule that Leo Burnstein has legally been elected to receive the Degrees of }<'reemasonry in Swope Park Lodge No. 617 as of August 11,1949. "I further rule that the motion and second to said motion that' The ballot be taken over' was out of order and the result of this second ballot it void."

FRATERNAL VISITS October 4, 1948. Rural Lodge No. 316, (Home Lodge) Kansas City, Mo. Large gathering of members and visitors. October 8. St. Johns Lodge No. 28, Hannibal, Mo. One hundred and tenth Anniversary. More than 350 at Banquet. October 11, 12, 13. Chicago, Ill. Grand Lodge of Illinois with Dr. Reader. Many Grand Jurisdictions represented. October 15. Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence, Mo. Annual

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dinner held in Banquet Room of Reorganized L. D. S. Auditorium. More than 300 guests. Dr. Binz speaker of the evening. October 18. Country Club Lodge No. 656. Kansas City, Mo. Dinner celebrating 27th Anniversary. Brethren from nearly every Lodge in Kansas City were present. Installed R:.W:.Herbert E. Duncan as Grand Orator. October 27. Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305. Kansas City, Mo. Dinner. Past Masters Roll Call and 25th Anniversary. October 29. Masters and Wardens Association of Kansas City, Mo. Banquet for Brethren and ladies. More than 300 present. ~I:.W:.E. Glenn Robinson, G. M. of Grand Lodge of Kansas, speaker. Presented with traveling bag by Masters and Wardens. Presented with apron case by Study Club. November 4. Raytown Lodge No. 391, Raytown, Mo. Dinner. Presented gavel to lodge in behalf of M:.W:.Harry S. Truman in memory of his grandfather who was a member of the Lodge. November 6. Forsythe Lodge No. 453, }'orsythe, Mo. Guest of Brother (Captain) Bill Roberts and Mrs. Roberts. Ham dinner at school house. Virtually every lodge in the district represented. November 11. Independence Chapter R. A. M. Centennial, Independence. Dinner at First Christian Church. Large attendance. November 13. Guest of lodges of Muskogee, Oklahoma and Grand Master Hubbard of Oklahoma. With Masters and Wardens Association of Kansas City. Master Mason Degree First Section conferred by Oklahoma brethren. Second Section conferred by Study Club Degree Team of Kansas City. November 15. Jefferson Lodge No. 43. Dinner celebrating 107th Anniversary. Large attendance. November 17. Dinner at Nanco Cafe, Kansas City, Mo. Ivanhoe Temple, made a sight member of M.O.V.P.E.R. (Grotto) by Grand Monarch, Brother Matt Merrill. Made Honorary Member Ankara Grotto, Kansas City, Mo., by Monarch (Brother) Keith Jones. November 27. Westport Council, R. and S. M., Westport Temple, Kansas City, Mo. Large attendance for the Degree work. December 2. South Gate Lodge No. 547, Kansas City, Mo. Past Masters Night. Large attendance. December 3. Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, Kansas City, Mo. Annual turkey dinner and election of officers. Large attendance. December 7. Heroine Lodge No. 104, Kansas City, Mo. Conferred Degree of Master Mason on Bon of an old friend. December 10. Orient Lodge No. 546, Kansas City, Mo. Annual dinner and election of officers. Presented 25 year pins. December 15. Rockhill Lodge No. 663, Kansas City, Mo. Installed officers at public ceremony. December 18. Royal Order of Jesters, Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Club. Christmas party. December 20. Rural Lodge No. 316 (Home Lodge), Kansas City, Mo. Installation officers for the 14th time. December 21. Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City, Mo. Installed officers at public ceremony. December 27. Mt. Hope Lodge No. 476, Odessa, Mo. Consecrated High School Gymnasium for Masonic purposes, installed officers at public ceremony. Dinner. December 29. (Morning) Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305, Kansas City, Mo. Installed officers at public ceremony. Dinner. December 29. (Evening) Kansas City Lodge No. 220, Kansas City, Mo. Installed officers at public ceremony. Refreshments.

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January 4, 1949. Heroine Lodge No. 104, Kansas City, Mo. Installed officers at public ceremony, large attendance. Refreshments. January 5. Temperance Lodge No. 438, Smithville, Mo. Installed officers at closed installation ceremony. Refreshments. January 6. Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City, Mo. Installed officers at public ceremony followed by reception. Large attendance. January 8. Kilwinning Council No. 18, A. M. D. (noon), Kansas City, Mo. Luncheon and annual election of officers. Kansas City Club. January 8. Ravenwood Lodge No. 201 (evening), Dinner. Conferred Degree of Master Mason with members of East Gate Travelers Club in Hall of Nodaway Lodge No. 470, Maryville, Mo. January 13. Athens Lodge No. 127. Albany, Mo. Installed officers at tiled meeting. Refreshments. January 31. District Deputy Grand Masters and District Lecturers Conference at Jefferson City, Mo. February 9 and 10. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Kansas at Wichita, Kansas. February 19. Attended Grand Council meetings of A. M. D. Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D. C. February 21. Gave breakfast for Most Worshipful Brothers Truman, Denslow, Lee, Ittner, Donnell, Reader, R:.W:.Brother James M. Bradford and Brothers John W. Snyder, Jesse Donaldson and Frank S. Land at Statlt!- Hotel, Washington, D. C. Presented with portrait by M:.W:. Brother Truman to be later presented to Grand Lodge of Missouri. February 21. Attended meetings of Masonic Service Association, Statler Hotel, Washington, D. C. February 22. Attended meeting of George Washington National Memorial Association at the Memorial Building, Alexandria, Virginia. Attended ceremony of placing of wreath at Tomb of George Washington at Mt. Vernon. February 23 and 24. Attended meetings of Grand Masters Conference, Statler Hotel, Washington, D. C. March 2, Kansas City, Mo. Attended Lodge of Instruction for the 22nd Ritualistic District. March 7. Rural Lodge No. 316. (Home Lodge) Kansas City, Mo. Degree work. March 16. Grand Council Order of De Molay, Kansas City, Mo. Attended banquet, Hotel Muehlebach. March 17. Grand Council Order of De Molay. Attended meeting of Grand Council, Little Theatre, Kansas City, Mo. March 20. First Congregational Church, Kansas City, Mo. Attended De Molay services conducted by R:.W: .Herbert E. Duncan. March 28. Arrested Charter of Chula Lodge No. 388, Chula, Missouri. Arrested Charter of Springhill Lodge No. 155, Springhill, Mo. Atended Supper with Brethren of Charity Lodge No. 331, St. Joseph. Fraternal visit to Helena Lodge No. 117, Rochester, Missouri. Very large attendance, refreshments (home made pies). March 29 (noon). Attended luncheon given by officers of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 at University Club, Kansas City. Attended Banquet and District Meeting of Seventh Administrative District at Ivanhoe Temple. Very large attendance. March 30 (noon). Attended luncheon and Secretary's Conference at Ivanhoe Temple, Kansas City, Mo. Nineteen secretaries present. Dr. Harold L. Reader, P. G. M., Grand Secretary in charge. March 30 (evening). Attended Lodge of Instruction for 59th Ritualistic District with Grand Lecturer and Grand Secretary.

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March 31. Versailles Lodge No. 320, Versailles, Mo. Consecrated Auditorium of City Hall for Masonic Purposes. Attended 29th Administrative District Banquet and presented 50 Year Button. Conferred Degree of Master Mason. Very large attendance. April 2. Solomon Lodge No. 271, Springfield, Mo. Attended banquet and witnessed Degree work exemplified by brothren from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Large attendance. April 4. Country Club Lodge No. 656, Kansas City, Mo. Fraternal visit and conferred Degree of Entered Apprentice. April 9. Attended Banquet and Ceremonial Elysian Grotto, Kansas City, Mo. Made Honorary Member of Elysian Grotto. Northeast Temple, Kansas City. April 12. Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520, St. Louis, Mo. Fraternal visit to the only Lodge in St. Louis that had never received a Grand Master. Refreshments. April 13. Apollo Lodge No. 529, St. Louis, Mo. Fraternal visit. Given Honorary Membership in Masters and Wardens Clubs of St. Louis and St. Louis County. April 15. Summit Lodge No. 263, Lees Summit, Missouri. Dedicated new hall. April 16 and 17. Attended meeting of the Grand Charity Board at the Iowa Masonic Sanitarium, Bittendorf, Iowa. April 23. Higbee Lodge No. 527, Higbee, Missouri. Frater!al visit. Witnessed conferment of the Degree of Master Mason by W.· .Bro. Howard B. Blanchard of Rural Lodge No. 316 on his father, Brother Harry C. Blanchard. Refreshments. April 24. Kilwinning Council No. 18, A. M. D. Attended banquet for officers and members at Robideaux Hotel, St. Joseph, Missouri. April 25. Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Missouri. Attended meetings at Masonic Temple, 6th and Robideaux, St. Joseph, Mo. April 26 (morning). Attended breakfast and meeting of Missouri Lodge of Research. Masonic Temple, 6th and Robideaux, St. Joseph, Mo. April 26. Grand Council Royal and Select Masters. Attended meeting at Masonic Temple, 6th and Robideaux, St. Joseph, Mo. April 27. Attended banquet of Kansas City Power and Light Co., Square Club at 9th and Harrison Streets, Kansas City, Mo. More than 250 present. April 30. Rural Lodge No. 316 (Home Lodge) Kansas City, Mo. Delivered First Degree Lecture to a Class of Candidates. May 3. Secretary's Conference. Masonic Temple, 6th and Robideaux, St. Joseph, Mo. Attended conference under the supervision of Dr. Harold L. Reader, P. G. M. Grand Secretary, M:.W:.Duval Smith and R:.W:.Orestes Mitchell. May 4. Clifton Lodge No. 473, Thayer, Mo. Laid cornerstone for new Masonic Temple. May 7. Wyandotte Lodge No.3, Kansas City, Kansas. Attended breakfast, lunch and banquet with M:.W:.Bro. William H. Harrison, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas and a Representative of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. Attended meeting at Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas, where the Degree of Master Mason was exemplified by Degree Teams from Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri. A very large attendance. May 10. Heroine Lodge No. 104, Kansas City, Mo. Attended Centennial Celebration Banquet at Hotel Continental, Kansas City, Missouri. M.· .W.·. Karl M. Vetsburg and Brother Samuel Thurman, speakers. May 13. Attended reception and dinner for Grand Master of Kansas, M.· .W.· .William H. Harrison, Downs, Kansas.

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May 16. Vincil Lodge No. 62, Cameron, Mo. Presented 50 Year Button. May 17. Marceline Lodge No. 481, Marceline, Mo. Presented two 50 Year Buttons. Banquet and District Meeting. May 19. Greenridge Lodge No. 425, Greenridge, Mo. Banquet and District Meeting. Large attendance. May 21 (morning). Conducted last rites of burial over the remains of R.' .W.· .George W. Paddock for Rural Lodge No. 316. May 31. (3 :00 p. m.) Osage Lodge No. 303, Nevada, Mo. Laid cornerstone at First Christian Church in Nevada, Mo. May 24. Masonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. Attended meeting of the Lodge of Instruction. Large attendance. May 25. Gardenville Lodge No. 655, St. Louis County. Attended District Meeting under direction of R:.W: .Cecil R. Bruce. May 26. Birming Lodge No. 150, Faucett, Mo. Presented 50 Year Button. Banquet and entertainment. Public. May 28. Rural Lodge No. 316, Kansas City, Mo. Fraternal visit from Brethren of Catoosca Lodge, Oklahoma, sponsored by Masters and Wardens Association of Kansas City. Master Mason Degree exemplified by Masters and Wardens Study Club and Catoosca Lodge. Banquet with large attendance. June 1. Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield, Mo. Laid cor· ner stone for dormitory building at State Teachers College. Very large attendance of Brethren and Students. Attended luncheon given by High Twelve Club 9f Springfield. June 2. South Gate Lodge No. 547, Kansas City, Mo. Presented 50 Year Button. June 6. Maitland Lodge No. 112, Maitland, Mo. Met in conference with officers and members. June 7 and 8. Annual Communication of Grand Lodge of Nebraska. Attended all meetings and several banquets. My native State. June 11. Masonic Home Picnic, Masonic Home of Missouri in St. Louis. Attended picnic and entertainment sponsored by the Masters and Wardens Clubs of St. Louis and St. Louis County. June 14 and 15. Annual Communication of Grand Lodge of Iowa. Attended all meetings and several banquets including the Annual Frogleg Dinner. Dr. Reader, P. G. M. also attended. June 24. Carthage Lodge No. 197, Carthage, Mo. Attended Annual Communication at 4:00 a. m. Witnessed Degree of Master Mason and presented 50 Year Button. Breakfast at 7: 00 a. m. Large attendance. June 25. Square Club picnic, St. Louis County, Mo. Attended picnic with R:.W:.Russell E. Murray and R:.W:.Elmer W. Wagner, D. D.G. Ms. Large attendance. Met many old friends and had a wonderful time. June 30. Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City, Mo. Acted as Chaplain in the conferment of the Degree of Master Mason. July 5. Adelphi Lodge No. 355, Edgerton, Mo. Presented 50 Year Button to Brother A. J. Elliot. Large attendance. July 7. Grandview Lodge No. 618, Grandview, Mo. Presented 50 Year Button to Brother C. J. Conn. Refreshments. July 16. Conference of Grand Lodge Officers, St. Louis. Met Grand Lodge Officers for conference in parlors of Masonic Home. A large percentage of the officers were present. Lunch at the Masonic Home and continued conference. July 18. l11mo Lodge No. 581, Illmo, Missouri (afternoon). Met officers and members of l11mo Lodge and brethren from other Lodges. Accompanied by R.·.W.· .J. C. Montgomery, D. D. G. M. July 18. Dinner with officers and members of Charleston Lodge No. 407

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and East Prairie Lodge No. 384. Arranged by R:.W:.J. C. Montgomery. July 18. Puxico Lodge No. 596, Puxico, Mo. (evening). Attended large meeting in new hall of Puxico Lodge. Many present from other Lodges. Refreshments after the meeting. July 19. Lunch with officers and members of Sikeston Lodge No. 310 in Sikeston, Mo. Arranged by R:.W:.J. C. Montgomery. July 19. Afternoon meeting with the officers and members of Hayti Lodge No. 571, Hayti, Mo. Several Lodges represented. July 19. Dinner with officers and members of Portageville Lodge No. 166, Portageville, Mo. Arranged by R: .W:.J. C. Montgomery. July 19. Clarkton Lodge No. 645, Clarkton, Mo. Fraternal viait to the youngest Chartered Lodge in the State. Large attendance and many Lodges represented. Accompanied by R:.W:.J. C. Montgomery. July 20. Wayne Lodge No. 526, Piedmont, Mo. Accompanied by M: .W:. T. W. Cotton, visited the above Lodge. Large attendance with many Brethren from surrounding Lodges present. July 21. Hopewell Lodge No. 239, Lesterville, Mo. Did not attend Lodge meeting but had a conference with W.· .Bro. Fitzpatrick, the Worshipful Master. July 21. Elvina Lodge No. 599, Flat River, Mo. Large attendance with nearly all Lodges in the Lead Belt present. Inspected the newly remodeled Temple of Leadwood Lodge No. 598 and the new Temple of Ionic Lodge No. 154. Accompanied by R:.W:.J. L. Lutes, District Deputy Grand Master. July 22. Trowel Lodge No. 440, Marble Hill, Mo. Very nice meeting with large attendance. Visiting Brethren from surrounding territory, some had driven a great distance. Accompanied by R:.W: .J. L. Lutes, D.D. G.M. July 25. Kansas City Lodge No. 220, Kansas City, Mo. Presented 50 Year Button to Brother Warren Kelly. Aug. 4. Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City, Mo. Dedicated new Temple with the assistance of several Past District Deputy Grand Masters. Large attendance for a warm evening. Refreshments. August 8. Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence, Mo. Fraternal visit. Large attendance for a very warm evening. August 13. Masters and Wardens Study Club Picnic, Swope Park, Kansas City, Mo. Only about 50 members present due to a severe thunder storm. A good time was had by all. August 15. McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence, Mo. Fraternal visit. Not many present due to a very warm evening. August 20. Secretary's Conference, Hannibal, Mo. More than 20 Secretaries present from Northeast Missouri. M: .W: .Brothers Skelly and Bigger gave instructive talks. Discussion was led by M.·.W.·. Harold L. Reader, P. G. M., Grand Secretary. August 23. Amsterdam Lodge No. 141, Amsterdam, Mo. Presented 50 Year Button to Brother Amos H. Hall. Large attendance with visitors from surrounding territory including many Brethren from Kansas. Refreshments. September 2. Alpha Lodge No. 659, North Kansas City, Mo. Dedicated new Temple. Public ceremony with large attendance. Assisted by several Past District Deputy Grand Masters. September 3. Kansas District Meeting, Burlington, Kansas. More than 90 Brethren assembled at cabin of Brother Ray Pierson on banks of N eosho River near Burlington, Kansas. M: .W: .William H. Harrison, Grand Master and officers of the Grand Lodge of Kansas were present. Also all but 3 Past Grand Masters of Kansas. Bro. George M. Saunders, Imperial Recorder of the Shrine and I were the only Missourians present.

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September 6. Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City, Mo. Goodfellowship Dinner at which Titular Heads of Red, Green, Black and Blue Masonry were represented. Brother Clayton Walker representing W.· .Bro. William B. Massey of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Missouri. September 14. District meeting sponsored by Masters and Wardens Club and R:.W:.Charles C. Raymond, D. D. G. M. met in Ivanhoe Temple, Kansas City, Mo. General discussion of Resolutions presented and Resolutions to be presented at 128th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. September 17. Clintonville Lodge No. 482, El Dorado Springs, Mo. Large attendance with Brethren from surrounding territory. Lodge celebrating 75th Anniversary. Conferred 2nd Section of the Degree of Master Mason. Wonderful Buffet Supper including many home made pies. R:.W: .Finis E. Wrenn, D. D. G. M. was present. September 17. Wadesburg Lodge No. 384, Creighton, Mo. Arrested Charter, giving receipt to W:.Bro. Harold L. Brown, Secy. September 19. Conference with Jurisprudence Committee in St. Louis, Mo. September 25. Kilwinning Council No. 18, A. M. D. Semi-annual dinner and election of officers at Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis, Mo. September 26. District Deputy Grand Masters and District Lecturers Banquet and Conference at Garavelli's, St. Louis, Mo. R: .W: .James M. Bradford laid cornerstone for Easter Lodge No. 575, St. Clair, Mo., August 13, 1949.

Fraternally submitted, HARRY F. SUNDERLAND, Grand Master. The address was referred to the Committee on Grand Master's Address. NOMINATIONS FOR MASONIO HOME BOARD

The following brethren were nominated for Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri for the term ending 1952 : Byrne E. Bigger Ray V. Denslow James M. DeWitt Morris E. Ewing William R. Howell Harris C. Johnston R. Jasper Smith Harry Theis William H. Utz, Jr. Elmer W . Wagner REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY

M. Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary, presented his report for the period September 11, 1948 to September 10, 1949, which was adopted and ordered printed in the Proceedings. The report is as follows:

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SUMMARY OF LODGE WORK

Total Membership September 10, 1949 Net Gain Initiated Passed Raised

. 112,563 3,330 . 5,447 . 5,196 . 5,310 .

SECRETARIES' CONFERENCES

The Grand Secretary held conferences for secretaries at the following places: St. Louis Kansas City St. Joseph Hannibal CLARKTON LODGE NO. 645

Charter was issued to Clarkton Lodge No. 645 on September 29, 1948. COMMISSIONS TO DEPUTIES

Commissions were issued to all the District Deputy Grand Masters. DUPLICATE CHARTER

Second duplicate charter was issued to Woodside Lodge No. 387, March 10, 1949, first duplicate having been lost in fire. CHARTERS ARRESTED

The Grand Master arrested the charters of Spring Hill Lodge No. 155, and Chula Lodge No. 388 on March 28, 1949. LODGES CONSOLIDATED

Stinson Lodge No. 523 consolidated with Miller Lodge No. 567 under the name and number of Miller Lodge No. 567, September 22, 1948. Red oak Lodge No. 468 consolidated with La Russell Lodge No 592 under the name and number of La Russell Lodge No. 592, April 29, 1949. Altamont Lodge No. 108 consolidated with Western Star Lodge No. 15 under the name and number of Western Lodge No. 15, June 7, 1949. BRENTWOOD LODGE U.D.

Dispensation granted February 3, 1949; instituted U. D., February 11,1949. OVERLAND LODGE U.D.

Dispensation granted April 9,1949; instituted U. D., April 23, 1949.

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LILBOURN LODGE U.D.

Dispensation granted June 24,1949; instituted U. D., June 27,1949. WARDELL LODGE U.D.

Dispensation granted June 27,1949; instituted U. D., June 28,1949. COURTESIES

One hundred ninety-three requests have been made to Sister Grand Jurisdictions to confer degrees for Missouri Lodges; and ninety-eight requests have been made to Missouri Lodges by Sister Grand Jurisdictions. COMMISSIONS ISSUED

Grand Master Sunderland appointed the following Grand Representatives: Fabio Luzzatto, Milan J. William McCleelan, New Glasgow Hector C. C. Deane, Dublin T. G. Bergentz, Stockholm P. Sidney Fielding, Charlottetown

Italy (Grand Orient) Nova Scotia Ireland Sweden Prince Edward Island

Grand Master Sunderland nominated the following brethren as Grand Representatives of the following Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of Missouri : Cornelius D. Struble, Kansas City John F. Reinhardt, Kansas City R. Jasper Smith, Springfield Elmer W. Wagner, St. Louis Robert L. Aronson, St. Louis Archie L. Fox, Kansas City.

Italy (Grand Orient) South Australia Mexico (York) Indiana Alabama Mexico (Nuevo Leon)

FIFTY YEAR BUTTONS

The following brethren whose names have been certified by their respective lodges and confirmed by the records of the Grand Lodge as eligible, have received buttons in recognition of their long years of Masonic standing: No. and Name of Lodge 335 Joplin 335 Joplin 188 Hannibal 45 Bonhomme 243 Keystone 1 Missouri 1 Missouri 287 Craft 116 Barnes 496 Robert Burns

Name of Brother Herbert R. Wheeler George Lurwick Henry B. Schmidt Domian Mueller Wm. F. Roessler· John S. Nelson Geo. C. Krick Harry S. Rouse .John Abels John C. Harlin

No. of Years 52 51 50 50 50 50 50 58 50 50

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No. and NOime of Lodge 138 Lincoln 266 SociaL 416 Cache 416 Cache 599 Elvins 267 Aurora 601 Clayton 265 Corinthian 265 Corinthian 210 Unionville 338 Herculaneum 164 Joachim 340 Westport 426 Rothville 475 Golden City 179 Pride of the West 366 Adair 138 Lincoln 79 Polar Star 360 Tuscan 114 Twilight 135 Braymer 177 Texas 9 George Washington 460 Lambskin 40 Mt. Moriah 40 Mt. Moriah 299 Temple 299 Temple 299 Temple 281 Fenton 243 Keystone 48 Fulton 9 George Washington 79 Polar Star 18 Palmyra 331 Charity 481 Marceline 481 Marceline 325 Dockery 62 Vinci! 322 Hardin 433 Macks Creek 2 Meridian 32 Humphreys 369 Composite 79 Polar Star 527 Higbee 112 Maitland 41 Bismarck 360 Tuscan 320 Versailles 30 Huntsville 179 Pride of the West. 179 Pride of the West.

Name of Brother Tom Kennedy H. P. French Gus A. Fiener Fred A. HammeL George Marion Hull Thomas M. Riggins R. B. Denny E. E. Burchfield Salathial R. Sweeny Tobias A. Secord , Charles E. London Clyde Williams William T. Hombs John D. Hutcheson J ohn Phillips Eugene H. Michel James W. Wright C. W. Peterson Henson A. Muse Claude B. Ricketts J. D. Elliff Thomas Smith ,William D. Kelly Lee A. Hall, J r Hugo Eswin Richard Weissenborn Fred Weissenborn Clay S. Fuller Emmett F. Elliott Joseph O. Tholborn W. W. Hull Robert L. Agee George W. Bartley Theo. C. Eggers Andrew Darling T. E. Pratt Eugene F. Westheimer Edwin F. Hayden Chaffen U. Murray Forest L. Madden David Mark Foster E. M. Summers George T. Eidson Gustav G. Charbulak Charles L. Todd J acob Hardcastle George F. Willoughby Hawkins H. Goldsberry J. E. Weller ,Walter Black H. H. Oberschelp Richard H. Woods ,Cyrus L. Edwards ,Robert H. Laing Charles J. Linberg, Jr

1949 No. of Years 63 50 50 50 50 50 50 54 50 52 50 50 58 50 50 50 57 50 50 50 50 53 50 50 " .50 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 57 50 57 52 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 53 53 50

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No. and NOIme of Lodge Name of Brother 18 Palmyra A. B. Drescher 360 Tuscan William W. Graves 319 Paulville Henry H. Barnhart 397 Gower William F. Wren 511 Skidmore Harry G. Davis 339 Fidelity ,Walter R. Carson 147 Cass Rolla G. Hatton 147 Cass Henry B. Shanks 147 Cass James U. Scott William Russell 147 Cass 547 South Gate Leon Rosenwald 547 South Gate ,Joseph E. Burbank ,Carl I. Sulzbacher 547 South Gate 547 South Gate Lucien Rosenwald 422 Gate of the Temple Albert Chase 536 Ingomar Lucien C. Long David Beach 629 Valley Park 62 Vinci!. Benjamin E. Bangs 460 Lambskin Malcolm M. young 73 Eureka J. M. Barker 462 Santa Fe " ,Henry T. Painter 9 George Washington Charles Almond Doolittle 480 Jewel Edwin M. Souther Alex Wilson 470 Nodaway 483 Fairfax W. P. Green, Sr 420 I taska Jeremiah A. Key 618 Grandview Curtis G. Conn 588 St. Francisville C. R. Rebo 461 Caruthersville Noah C. Hawkins E. Palsey McDaniel. 150 Birming 520 Clifton Heights .Fred Talbot 1 Missouri George Grassmuck 188 Hannibal H. August Herman 441 Excelsior Daniel G. Seibert 441 Excelsior ........•...•.Walter W. Ford 441 Excelsior Louis S. Pepper 441 Excelsior A. F. Williams 179 Pride of the West ,Jasper N. Harp 547 South Gate Barry N. Miller 197 Carthage :Mont B. Fairfield 405 Everton Dallas W. Thomason 624 Owensville Frank H. Eichler 220 Kansas City Edwin C. Hastings 220 Kansas City Warren W. Kelly 220 Kansas City Louis W. Shouse 220 Kansas City ,Clement A. Whitaker 470 Nodaway Peter Deitz 220 Kansas City George H. Ireland 147 Cass ,Walter T. Hatton 360 Tuscan Frederick W. Green 378 Berlin 0. S. Morrow 355 Adelphi. Arch J. Elliott 314 Pine ,John Ross Miller 453 Forsyth J asper L. Ray 208 Salisbury William B. James, Sr

No. of Years 58 50 50 53 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 50 50 51 50 52 51 54 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 55 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 52 52 50 50 51 50 51 55

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No. ood Na;me of Lodge 131 Potosi. 18 Palmyra 13 Ralls 345 Fellowship 239 Hopewell 208 Salisbury 220 Kansas City 282 Cosmos 335 Joplin 561 Cowgill 561 Cowgill 561 Cowgill 177 Texas 179 Pride of the West 139 Oregon 139 Oregon 9 George Washington 188 Hannibal 303 Osage 141 Amsterdam '" 564 Jamesport 93 St. Mark's 360 Tuscan 208 Salisbury 471 MineraL 188 Hannibal. 407 Charleston 230 St. James 360 Tuscan

Name of Brother Hugh L. White Thomas M. Barbee , Thornton M. Cole W. J. J. Leffen ,E, C. Latham Gus A. Hall Ross T. Thomas Frank G. Bauer Oscar A. Mehner Sid F. Thompson Lloyd L. Tucker 0. F. Firth Charles E. Covert Eli Bunting Jonas C. Whitmer Bert G. Pierce Andrew Kirby Waddell Frederick Lindstrom ,Claude Mansfield .Amos H. Hall E. E. Price John F. NeaL John Jay Morse Charles T. Naylor W. Robert Hockaday William K. Alexander Joel B. Simpson E. W. Peters Julius P. H. Gemmer

No. of Years 51 51 50 50 52 55 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 51 51 50

STATISTICAL, YEAR 1948-1949

Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1948 Lodge U. D. Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1949 Lodges U. D. September 10, 1949, Total Membership September 10, 1948, Total Membership in 602 Lodges Plus: Adjustments by audit of individual Lodges

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601 1 ...... 597 4 112,563 109,167 66 109,233

Total Number Raised Affiliated Reinstated

5,310 923 830 7,063

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

1,021 1,902 801 2 7 3,733

NET GAIN, September 10, 1949

3,330 112,563

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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI 1949 PER CAPITA TAX

1949 Per Capita Tax due on 597 Reporting Lodges $277,885.15 Total Amount paid to September 10, 1949 $278,348.65 Less over-payments of 533.30 $277,815.35 Balance due on 597 Reporting Lodges, Sept. 10,1949 September 10, 1949,4 Lodges unreported.

69.80

MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI

Welfare Committee: Paid to Masonic Home, Checks 92, 118, 172,267 and 317 .. $ 2,500.00 Per Capital Tax: Paid to Masonie Home: Cheek No. 18 $ 85,352.85 24,000.00 Cheek No. 271 . 73,000.00 Cheek No. 297 . 20,000.00 Check No. 299 . 93,000.00 Check No. 318 . - - - - $295,352.85 Balanee Due Masonie Home, on Sept. 10, 1949: $ 1,139.67 On 1949 Per Capita Tax 1,253.24 On 1948 Back Per Capita Tax . 29.07 . On 1947 Baek Per Capita Tax . 28.64 On 1946 Baek Per Capita Tax 52.86 . On 1945 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1944 Back Per Capita Tax 9.00 10.50 On 1943 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1942 Back Per Capita Tax . 13.50 . On 1941 Back Per Capita Tax 150.36 . On 1940 Baek Per Capita Tax 4.50 . On 1939 Back Per Capita Tax 4.50 . On 1938 Back Per Capita Tax 6.00 . On 1937 Baek Per Capita Tax 3.00 . On 1936 Back Per Capita Tax ., 1.50 . On 1935 Back Per Capita Tax 1.50 . On 1933 Back Per Capita Tax 1.50 ---- $

2,709.34

SPECIAL INITIATION FUND

Paid to Masonic Home, alc this Fund, September 11, 1948, to September 10, 1949 .... . . . . . . . . .. $ 69,825.93 Balance due Masonie Home, to September 10, 1949 .. . . . . . . 2,297.47 GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND

Paid to Frederick F. Sehondau, Seeretary, (Cheek No. 39) Balance due to September 10, 1949

6,500.00 4,020.98

September 10, 1949-$500.00 Bond and $558.19 in Bank .... $

1,058.19

DR. WM. P. KUHN LIBR.A.RY FUND

JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND

September 10, 1949-Bank Balanee

923.16

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE FINANCES

Cash in Grand Lodge Depositories, Sept. 10, 1948 , $191,201.26 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1948, Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo. (Restricted) .... $ 1,672.60 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1948, Bank of Kirksville, Kirksville, Mo. 2,500.00 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1948, Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. 10,000.00 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1948, Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. 177,028.66 - - - - $191,201.26 RECEIPTS

Per Capita Tax, 1949 Back Per Capita Tax, 1948 Back Per Capital Tax, 1947 Back Per Capita Tax, 1946 Back Per Capita Tax, 1945 Back Per Capita Tax, 1944 Back Per Capita Tax, 1943 Back Per Capita Tax, 1942 Back Per Capita Tax, 1941 Back Per Capita Tax, 1940 Back Per Capita Tax, 1939 Back Per Capita Tax, 1938 Back Per Capita Tax, 1937 Back Per Capita Tax, 1936 Back Per Capita Tax, 1935 Back Per Capita Tax, 1933

$278,348.65 $ 1,649.00 40.70 40.10 74.00 12.60 14.70 18.90 210.50 6.30 6.30 8.40 4.20 2.10 2.10 2.10 2,092.00 $280,440.65

Received from Defunct Lodges and members thereof Sale of 1921 Constitutions & By-Laws Sale of 1947 Constitutions & By-Laws Sale of Dues Receipts Sale of Masonic Veterans' Buttons Sale of Masonic Manuals Refunds' & Miscellaneous: Homer L. Ferguson-Meal A/C A. E. Spencer Agcy.-Ret. Premo .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refund on Mileage and Per Diem Account Interest on Permanent Fund Securities Received for European Masonic Relief General or Miscellaneous: Sale of Berlin Lodge Lot Clarkton Lodge--Charter Fee Brentwood Lodge--Dispensation Fee Overland Lodge--Dispensation Fee Lilbourn Lodge-Dispensation Fee Wardell Lodge-Dispensation Fee

. . . . . . 82.58 3.98 . . .

. . . . . .

36.50 15.00 441.10 1,803.99 326.50 2,956.25

15.00 20.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00

86.56 5,001.20 3,842.50 50.00

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Grandview Lodge No. 618-Fine for Tardy Report

10.00 165.00

TOTAL INCOME September 10, 1948, Cash in Grand Lodge Depositories

$295,165.25 $191,201.26

TOTAL RECEIPTS, September 10, 1949

$486,366.51

ANALYSIS OF DISBURSEMENTS

Total Disbursements to September 10, 1949

$390,563.25

Pay Roll $ 24,000.00 Printed Proceedings $ 2,594.08 Salaries and Allowances, Grand Master, Grand Secretary, Grand Lecturer, Grand Treasurer, Grand Lodge Office Help and Temp. HelpBiog. File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,845.35 Federal Withholding Tax: Paid $1,319.10 Withheld 1,319.10 Social Security-Fed. O. A. B.: Total Paid Withheld Grand Lodge portion St. Louis Earnings Tax: Withheld Paid......

$ 274.54 135.87 138.67*

. $ 76.45

61.63 14.82

Grand Correspondent . Maintenance, Grand Lodge Office . Expenses, Grand Lodge Officers (O.G.M.) . Ritual Committee Expense . Printing, Postage & Stationery . District Lecturers and DDGM Conference . Masonic Relief Ass 'n., U. S. & Canada . Telephone and Telegrams-G. L. Office . Bonds: Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer . Committee on Revision of By-Laws . Reporter: Grand Lodge Session . Expenses: Grand Lodge Session . Contingent: Grand Lodge Expense Fund . C. K. Benson Audit Co . Expenses: To Geo. Washington Memorial and Grand Masters' Conferences . Membership Masonic Service Association . Grand Lodge Officers' Conference . Welfare Committee, Masonic Home Board . Expenses: D.D.G.M.'s (Order Grand Master) .. Missouri Lodge of Research, Binding Proceedings . For care of Portraits of Past Grand Masters as per resolution adopted . * Not budgeted.

750.00 1,800.00 267.51 529.26 3,256.52 1,118.11 363.89 222.75 300.00 405.95 100.00 1,334.45 977.04 231.57 600.00 2,091.67 283.08 2,500.00 108.10 150.00 2,586.38

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Expense: Committee on Masonic Home Survey . Additional Filing Equipment . Lighting Equipment Grand Lodge Office .

153.07 551.57 900.00 $ 44,020.35

Total Budget Appropriation for 1948-1949 (Exclusive of Payroll) $ 47,957.13 Actual Disbursements 44,020.35 Amount Unexpended $ 3,936.78 Total paid Masonic Home ale Back Per Capita Tax collected to Sept. 10, 1949 $ 85,352.85 Total paid Masonic Home ale 1949 Pcr Capita Tax 210,000.00 - - - - $295,352.85 Dues Receipt Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,710.35 Purchase of U. S. Government Bonds 20,000.00 Purchase of Veterans' Buttons 900.00 To Wm. R. Gentry, Atty's fees in Hebron Lodge Case.... .. 2,102.19 Purchase of Manuals-Special Account 676.32 Tornado Relief .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00 Special Library Fund 66.56 Truman Portrait 110.78 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS TO SEPT. 10, 1949

$390,563.25

RECAPITULATION

Total Receipts to September 10, 1949 Total Disbursements to September 10, 1949

$486,366.51 390,563.25

Cash Balance, September 10, 1949, in General Fund . . . . . . .. $ 95,803.26 Cash Balance, September 10, 1949, Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, (Restricted) .... $ 1,672.60 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1949, Bank of Kirksville, Kirksville, Mo. 2,500.00 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1949, Wood and Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. 10,000.00 Cash Balance, Sept. 10, 1949, Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. 81,630.66 - - - - $ 95,803.26 Less: Balance Due Masonic Home, ale Per Capita Tax to Septembcr 10, 1949 $ 2,709.34 Less: $1,672.60 "Restricted" Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo. . . 1,672.60 Less: General Library Fund . 188.44 Less: European Masonic Relief . 50.00 - - - - $ 4,620.38 September 10, 1949, Total Amount available in General Fund $ 91,182.88

Fraternally submitted,

lI~k.~

Grand Secretary.

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER

R. Wor. Brother Edmund E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, presented his report covering the period from September 11, 1948 to September 10, 1949, which was adopted -and is as follows: 1948 Sept. 10 Balance in Fidelity Savings Tr. Co.-Restricted.. $ 1,672.60 Sept. 10 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall........ 10,000.00 Sept. 10 Balance in Bank of Kirksville 2,500.00 14,172.60 184,062.03 295,165.25

Sept. 10 Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City .. Sept. 10, 1949 Received from Grand Secretary .

$493,399.88 Sept. 10, 1949 Disbursed during the year by Warrants No. 273 (old) and No.1 to No. 321, not consecutive $397,594.62 Sept. 10, 1948 Balance in Union Nat'!. Bank.. 81,632.66 Sept. 10, 1948 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank 10,000.00 Sept. 10, 1948 Balance in Bank of Kirksville.. 2,500.00 1,672.60 Sept. 10, 1948 Balance in Fidelity Sav. Tr. Co. (Restricted) $493,399.88 As Grand Treasurer, I charge myself with the custody of the following securities contained in Safe Deposit Box No. 6111 in the Union Safe Deposit Company of Kansas City, which said box is subject to the joint control of myself and the Grand Master, or his delegated representative: U. S. War Savings Bonds, Series "D" dated March 1, 1940 Cost $ 7,500.00 U. S. Savings Bonds, Series "G"-2%%-Cost 73,700.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds-2%%-Series 1964-69-Par Value.. 29,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds-2%%-8eries 1965-70-Par Value.. 10,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds-2%%-Series 1966-71-Par Value.. 6,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds-2%%-8eries 1967-72-Par Value.. 40,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds-2 1h%-Series 1967-72-Par Value.. 15,000.00 $181,200.00 I also hold for William F. Kuhn Library Association U. S. Treas. Bonds, 2%%, Series 1952-54, Par Value

500.00

Fraternally submitted, EDMUND E. MORRIS, Grand Treasurer. REPORT OF AUDITOR

-To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: Gentlemen: Pursuant to engagement, we have examined and checked the book records of the Grand Secretary and the Gran~ Treasurer of the

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Grand Lodge, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri for the period from September 11,1948 to September 10, 1949, 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 submit the following report: General Fund-Per Grand Secretary's Books $191,201.26 Balance, September 11, 1948 Receipts Forwarded to Grand Treasurer Per Capita Tax 1949 $278,348.65 Back Per Capita Tax 1948 $1,649.00 Back Per Capita Tax 1947 40.70 Back Per Capita Tax 1946 40.10 Back Per Capita Tax 1945 74.00 Back Per Capita Tax 1944 12.60 Back Per Capita Tax 1943 14.70 Back Per Capita Tax 1942 18.90 Back Per Capita Tax 1941 210.50 Back Per Capita Tax 1940 6.30 Back Per Capita Tax 1939 6.30 Back Per Capita Tax 1938 8.40 Back Per Capita Tax 1937 4.20 Back Per Capita Tax 1936 2.10 Back Per Capita Tax 1935 2.10 Back Per Capita Tax 1933 2.10 2,092.00 European Masonic Relief . Sale of Masonic Manuals $2,956.25 Sale of 1921 Constitution and By-Laws 15.00 Sale of 1947 Constitution and By-Laws 441.10 Sale of 50 Year Veteran Buttons. . . . 326.50 Sale of Dues Receipt Cards " 1,803.99 Charter Fee . Dispensation Fees . Back Dues-Members of Defunct Lodges . Penalty for Late Return . Interest on Securities . Sale of Berlin Lodge Lot . Refunds: Mileage and Per Diem Account .... $5,001.20 Insurance Premium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98 D. L. & D. D. G. M. Conference Expense 82.58

50.00

5,542.84 20.00 120.00 36.50 10.00 3,842.50 15.00

5,087.76

295,165.25 $486,366.51

Disbursements: Per Checks Issued for Expenses Per Checks Issued for Purchase of United States Treasury Bonds

•

$370,563.25 ......

20,000.00

390,563.25

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Balance, September 10, 1949 (Per Grand Secretary's Books) $ 95,803.26 Balance, September 10, 1949 (Per Grand Treasurer's Books) $ 95,805.26 RECONCILIATION

Balance, September 10, 1949 (Per Grand Treasurer's Books $ 95,805.26 Less Outstanding Check No. 271-August 25, 1948 2.00 Balance, September 10, 1949 (Per Grand Secretary's Books) $ 95,803.26 Consisting of Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Missouri-In Liquidation, Not Subject to Withdrawal .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 1,672.60 Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,630.66 Balance in Wood and Huston Bank, Marshall, Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000.00 Bal~nce i.n Bank of Kirksville, Kirksville, MIssourI . 2,500.00 - - - - $ 95,803.26 BONDS

On September 16, 1949, in company with Mr. E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer and a representative of the Grand Master, we examined the securities listed below in the Grand Lodge safe deposit box at the Union National Bank of Kansas City, Missouri. All interest from these bonds was accounted for. PERMANENT FUND

Bond Number

Kind

Maturity

Interest Dates

Interest Rate

211585E 211586F 23572B 2371A 4615E 21845E 21846F

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69

6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 &12/15

2112 % 2%% 2%% 2%% 2%%

8564D 77195E

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

1965/70 1965/70

3/15 & 9/15 3/15 & 9/15

56530 5932B

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

1966/71 1966/71

8964D 49654D 41669K 41670L 41671A 281030 26122B

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72

Par Value

Total

1,000.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 $ 29,000.00

2%% 2112 %

5,000.00 5,000.00

10,000.00

3/15 & 9/15 3/15 & 9/15

2112 % 2%%

1,000.00 5,000.00

6,000.00

6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 &12/15 6/15 & 12/15 6/15 & 12/15

2% % 2%% 2%% 2%% 2%% 2%% 2%%

5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00

55,000.00

2112 0/0

2%%

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

V29384G Series G X253352G Series G C4377033G Series G C4377034G Series G D2320085G Series G M4864090G Series G M4864091G Series G M4864092G Series G V702346G Series G X582056G Series G X806975G Series G X807739G Series G X909237G Series G X909238G Series G

Redemption Maturity Value Cost Value 9/10/49 October, '53 $ 5,000.00 $ 4,820.00 $ 5,000.00 9,550.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 June, '55 100.00 100.00 95.10 September, '58 100.00 95.10 100.00 September, '58 500.00 500.00 475.50 September, '58 1,000.00 951.00 September, '58 1,000.00 1,000.00 951.00 September, '58 1,000.00 951.00 1,000.00 September, '58 1,000.00 5,000.00 4,755.00 September, '58 5,000.00 9,510.00 10,000.00 September, '58 10,000.00 9,690.00 10,000.00 December, '59 10,000.00 9,780.00 10,000.00 April, '60 10,000.00 10,000.00 9,880.00 10,000.00 April, '61 April, '61 10,000.00 9,880.00 10,000.00

M1528995D Series D Savings 3/'50 M1528996D Series D Savings 3/'50 M1528997D Series D Savings 3/'50 M1528998D Series D Savings 3/ '50 M1528999D Series D Savings 3/ '50 M1529000D Series D Savings 3/ '50 M1529001D Series D Savings 3/ '50 M1529002D Series D Savings 3/'50 M1529003D Series D Savings 3/ '50 M1529004D Series D Savings 3/'50

$73,700.00

$71,383.70

$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00

$10,000.00

$ 9,800.00

980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 980.00

$73,700.00 $

73,700.00

750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00

$ 7,500.00 7,500.00 $181,200.00

WM. F. KUHN LIBItARY FUND

Bond Number 2552B

Maturity Interest Date Kind U. S. Treasury 1952/54 3/15 & 9/15

Interest Rate

Cost

2.1h %

$500.00

During the year under review, the bond holdings were increased $20,· 000.00 by the purchase of United States Series G-2lh% Bonds for a like amount. MASONIC HOME INITIATION FUND

Balance in Bank, September 11, 1948 $ 18,825.93 Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 11, 1948, to September 10, 1949 53,300.00 $72,125.93 Transferred to Masonic Home During Period September 11, 1948 to September 10, 1949..

$69,825.93

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI 2.53

Bank Charges Balance in First National Bank in Saint Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1949

69,828.46 $

2,297.47

5,197.95

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND

Balance in Bank, September 11, 1948 Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 11, 1948 to September 10, 1949

....

5,327.00 $10,524.95

Transferred to George Washington Memorial Association, February 21, 1949 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Bank Charges .

6,500.00 3.97

6,503.97

Balance in First National Bank in Saint Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1949

. . . . .. $

4,020.98

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $

1,040.27

WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND

Balance, September 11, 1948

Receipts: Interest on Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Interest on Savings Account. . . . .. . . .. . .

12.50 5.42

17.92

Balance, September 11, 1949

. . . .. $

1,058.19

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

558.19 500.00 $

1,058.19

923.16

. . . . .. $

923.16

JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND

Balance, September 11, 1948 No transactions during year under review

Balance in Mississippi Valley Trust Company Saint Louis, Missouri, September 10, 1949 MILEAGE AND PER DIEM COMMITTEE

Deposit from General Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 24,000.00 Disbursements: Mileage and Per Diem Checks Issued and Paid $18,998.80 Transferred to General Fund 5,001.20 24,000.00 Balance, Septerber 10, 1949

. . . . . . . . . . . . .. $

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, A. F. & A. M. of Missouri from September 11, 1948 to September 10, 1949.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1949

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 the 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, C. K. BENSON, Certified Public Accountant. REPORT OF THE MASONIC HOME

M. Wor. Brother W. W. Martin presented the report of the Masonic Home, which was adopted and is as follows:

To the Most Worshipf~tl Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of MissO?tri: BRETHREN: Weare pleased to submit the report of the Masonic Home of Missouri and request your careful consideration. Because

The G'r0ind Master and Mrs. SunilerlOlnd with some of the children of the Masonio Home.

of a change in the By-Laws of the Masonic Home of Missouri changing the date of the fiscal year to conform to the Grand Lodge year, this report covers a ten months' period.

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

At the annual session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, held on September 28, 29 and 30, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri, the following brethren were elected directors for a term of three years: Henry C. Chiles Martin B. Dickinson Arthur D. Nordberg James W. Skelly

Lexington, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. APPLICATIONS

During the ten months' period 172 applications for admission to the Home were considered and the following disposition was made of them:

These are the children admitted to the Home from Jevnuary 1, 1949, to July 16, 1949. ThtY!J are a fine group of children with bright minds a'/}d fine possibilities.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1949

Admitted to the Home.... .. .. .. 34 Died while application was being investigated ................ 6 Referred to the Welfare Co=ittee of Grand Lodge...... .... .... 0 Referred to the Welfare Committee of Grand Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Rejected because of ineligibility 4 Continued for further investigation 128

Our children's department only shows a net gain of two but we honorably discharged nine, most of them older children who completed their education and became sel£supporting. The inquiries seem to indicate that our children's population will grow. The character of our children's department is rapidly changing. We have very few older children. Two girls and one boy will be in Harris Teachers' College and one boy is a senior in Washington University. There are only two children in the Home under school age; most of the others will be in grade school.

. _- _. _.. .

CONDITIONS IN THE HOME

Our big problem is in the Women's Department. We have twenty Raymond O. Sotisr has been a more women than we can care for member of the Masonic Home family since he was six years properly. Weare housing most of old. He is now twenty, a Senior them in the Men's Building and this in Washington Uni'IJersity and is not satisfactory. It is the best we can do. A few of them are housed in will be graduated in January. He will be educated and self- the Hospital and this is even less satsupporting. isfactory. Eleven women are admitted who have not arrived. Some of them were admitted more than a year ago and may not come in the near future but they can all come at their convenience. Seven men also are admitted who have not arrived. Some of these were admitted more than a year ago but we are compelled to have room for them. ----~

_-=--~~.

BOILER PLANT

We have repeatedly called attention to need of a new heating plant. As an emergency, we put in one new boiler. This gives us one good boiler and two old ones. In the last month we have been advised by the authorities not to use one of the boilers. This leaves us two boilers we can use and one of these could break down at any time. Soon we must rebuild.

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI MAINTENANCE

Many of our buildings are old and were cheaply constructed when they were built and each year the cost of maintenance increases. If we had the money we could easily spend $20,000.00 for badly needed repairs and replacements. Our property is presentable but it is costing more each year to keep it in that condition. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR

Weare most grateful to the Advisory Board, Order of the Eastern Star, for the many items of furniture they have given us this year. They have refurnished the Sun Rooms in the Men's Building, bought all new furniture for the children's rooms in the Administration Building, furnished much new equipment for the hospital and new silverware for the dining room in the Women's Building. The cost was over $35,000.00. In addition to the cash outlay there were many useful donations that saved the Home cash. SCHOLARSHIPS

The Eastern Star Scholarship Board has two scholarships ready for two of our children. We were not in a position to use the money this past school year but will need it soon. Weare most grateful for this source of help. KNIGHTS TEMPLAB EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

For a number of years the Knights Templar Educational Foundation has helped two of our Masonic Home children with their tuition in Washington University. This past year two of our boys received $250.00 each. We are profoundly grateful for this help. MEMBER STATISTICS

Members in the Home September 1, 1948 .. Admitted during the past ten months .. . . . . . .

Men Women Boys 64 177 21 8 15 6

Girls 15 5

Discharged during the past ten months .... Died during the past ten months ..... " . . . . .

72 2 10

20 5

192 3 18

27 4

Members in the Home July 1, 1949 60 171 23 15 Total members in the Home July 1, 1949 269 Average number in the Home during the past ten months 273 Admitted since September 1,1948, but who have not yet arrived. . .. 4 MASONIC I:NFIRMARY

The following gives an account of the work done during the past ten months: Total number of patients in the hospital September 1, 1948 Total number of patients admitted during the past ten months ..

65 206

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Total number of patients discharged during the past ten months .. 173 Total number of deaths during the past ten months . 28 Total number of patients treated during the past ten months . 19,147 Total number of patients in the hospital July 1, 1949 . 70 Total patients' days in the hospital . 20,375 67 Average number of patients per day during the past ten months .. Total number of out-patient treatments during the past ten monhs 7,282

BUILDING FUND

On September 1, 1948, we had $99,638.79 in the Building Fund of the Home. Without solicitation the following gifts have come from Lodges and interested Masons. Meridian Lodge No.2, St. Louis . $1,000.00 13.00 . Beacon Lodge No.3, St. Louis 250.00 Lebanon Lodge No. 77, Steelville . Bridgeton Lodge No. 80, St. John's Station . 5.00 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, St. Louis . 5.00 Braymer Lodge No. 135, Braymer . 10.00 17.60 Pride of the West Lodge No. 179, St. Louis . 200.00 Palestine Lodge No. 241, St. Charles . Good Hope Lodge No. 218, St. Louis 2.00 20.00 Blue Springs Lodge No. 337, Blue Springs . 100.00 . Tuscan Lodge No. 360, St. Louis 10.00 Excelsior Lodge No. 441, Jackson .. West Gate Lodge No. 445, St. Louis 29.00 2.50 Clinton Lodge No. 548, Clinton 10.00 Leadwood Lodge No. 598, Leadwood . 5.00 . Elvins Lodge No. 599, Flat River . Clayton Lodge No. 601, Clayton 5.00 5.00 . Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City 200.00 Dan B. Parsons, for Royal Arch Chapter, St. Charles . Dan B. Parsons, for 100.00 Alexander Chapter No. 242, O. E. So, St. Charles .. 50.00 J. H. Brimmer, House Springs, Mo . Mr. and Mrs. George Sohns, Hermann, Missouri, 5.00 in memory of Miss Drucilla Clark 10.00 Mrs. H. E. Johnson, St. Joseph, Mo 100.00 Leonard Hamm, St. Louis, Mo. . 5.00 Harry S. Truman, Washington, D. C o' .. 200.00 Rick Electric Company, St. Louis, Mo . 50.00 Walter Freund Bread Company, St. Louis, Mo 25.00 F. B. Adams ,St. Louis, Mo. . . Will Docter, St. Louis, Mo . 100.00 Mrs. A. W. Lindholm, Webster Groves, Mo., in memory of W. C. Markham . 2.00 25.00 . Oscar R. Witte, St. Louis, Mo 50.00 Peter Anderson, St. Louis, Mo. . 250.00 Daniel C. Kerckhoff Foundation, St. Louis, Mo. . . 100.00 W. A. Walker, Webster Groves, Mo 100.00 W. R. Tweedie, Jefferson City, Mo 5.00 John R. Blackman, Chillicothe, Mo. . . 71.05 J. L. Strode Craftsman Club, St. Louis, Mo. . . 0

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1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

ENTERTAINMENT FUND

The Grand Master's letter to the Lodges brought a response from the following Lodges. Other Masonic organizations and individuals also contributed; many without solicitation. Following the list of donors is a list of the expenses. A detailed list of expenses is open to any Lodge who may wish more information on how this fund is spent. A Committee of the Board plans how the money is to be spent and the Superintendent of the Home carries out their wishes. This money is not only used at Christmas but through the entire year; for picture shows, entertainment, birthday presents, boat trips and in many other ways. Meridian Lodge No.2, St. Louis United Lodge No.5, Springfield George Washington Lodge No.9, St. Louis Agency Lodge No. 10, Agency Pauldingville Lodge No. 11, Wright City Tyro Lodge No. 12, Caledonia Rising Sun Lodge No. 13, Barry Western Star Lodge No. 15, Winston Memphis Lodge No. 16, Memphis Clarksville Lodge No. 17, Clarksville Palmyra Lodge No. 18, Palmyra Paris Union Lodge No. 19, Paris St. Louis Lodge No. 20, St. Louis Havana Lodge No. 21, McFall Wellington Lodge No. 22, DeKalb Florida Lodge No. 23, Florida Wyaconda Lodge No. 24, LaGrange Naphtali Lodge No. 25, St. Louis Windsor Lodge No. 29, Windsor Huntsville Lodge No. 30, Huntsville Liberty Lodge No. 31, Liberty Humphreys Lodge No. 32, Humphreys Ralls Lodge No. 33, Center Troy Lodge No. 34, Troy Hemple Lodge No. 37, Hemple DeWitt Lodge No. 39, DeWitt Mount Moriah Lodge No. 40, St. Louis Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City Bonhomme Lodge No. 45, Ballwin Wentzville Lodge No. 46, Wentzville Fayette Lodge No. 47, Fayette Fulton Lodge No: 48, Fulton Xenia Lodge No. 50, Hopkins Livingston Lodge No. 51, Glasgow Wakanda Lodge No. 52, Carrollton Weston Lodge No. 53, Weston Index Lodge No. 54, Garden City Tipton Lodge No. 56, Tipton

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$ 50.00

25.00 60.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 7.00 16.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 2.50 5.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 15.00 10.16 25.50 50.00 33.00 15.00 13.50 10.00 20.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 7.60 5.00 10.00

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Richmond Lodge No. 57, Richmond Monticello Lodge No. 58, Monticello Centralia Lodge No. 59, Centralia Waverly Lodge No. 61, Waverly Vincil Lodge No. 62, Cameron Cambridge Lodge No. 63, Slater Monroe Lodge No. 64, Monroe City Pattonsburg Lodge No. 65, Pattonsburg Sullivan Lodge No. 69, Sullivan Savannah Lodge No. 71, Savannah Gorin Lodge No. 72, Gorin Eureka Lodge No. 73, Brunswick Silex Lodge No. 75, Silex Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence Lebanon Lodge No. 77, Steelville St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, St. Joseph Polar Star Lodge No. 79, St. Louis Bridgeton Lodge No. 80, St. John's Station Jackson Lodge No. 82, Linneus Miami Lodge No. 85, Miami Brookfield Lodge No. 86, Brookfield Friendship Lodge No. 89, Chillicothe St. Marks Lodge No~ 93, Cape Girardeau Vienna Lodge No. 94, Vienna Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, St. Louis St. Andrews Lodge No. 96, Shelbyville Bethany Lodge No. 97, Bethany Webster Lodge No. 98, Marshfield Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 99, Mt. Vernon Bloomington Lodge No. 102, Bevier West View Lodge No. 103, Millersville Heroine Lodge No. 104, Kansas City Kirksville Lodge No. 105, Kirksville Gallatin Lodge No. 106, Gallatin Greensville Lodge No. 107, Greensville Marcus Lodge No. 110, Fredericktown Maitland Lodge No. 112, Maitland Plattsburg Lodge No. 113, Plattsburg Twilight Lodge No. 114, Columbia Barnes Lodge No. 116, Cabool DeSoto Lodge No. 119, DeSoto Compass Lodge No. 120, Parkville Erwin Lodge No. 121, St. Louis Hermann Lodge No. 123, Hermann Union Star Lodge No. 124, Union Star Gentryville Lodge No. 125, Gentryville Lorraine Lodge No. 128, Ridgeway Monett Lodge No. 129, Monett Hume Lodge No. 130, Hume Potosi Lodge No. 131, Potosi Farmington Lodge No. 132, Farmington Star of The West Lodge No. 133, Ironton Olean Lodge No. 134, Olean Delphian Lodge No. 137, Birch Tree Lincoln Lodge No. 138, Fillmore Oregon Lodge No. 139, Oregon

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15.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 11.50 10.00 10.00 19.00 5.00 10.00 10.50 43.00 56.00 10.00 15.00 66.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 16.53 2.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 50.00 10.00 5.00 175.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 6.00 5.00 8.65 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 12.50 10.00 20.00

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Amsterdam Lodge No. 141, Amsterdam.................... Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142, Otterville. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . Modern Lodge No. 144, Humansville.... Cass Lodge No. 147, Harrisonville........................ Lexington Lodge No. 149, Lexington Bloomfield Lodge No. 153, Bloomfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Ionic Lodge No. 154, Desloge Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158, Mountain Grove. . . . . . . . .. . . Green City Lodge No. 159, Green City. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifton Hill Lodge No. 161, Clifton Hill .............. Whitesville Lodge No. 162, Whitesville Occidental Lodge No. 163, St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joachim Lodge No. 164, Hillsboro Portageville Lodge No. 166, Portageville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camden Point Lodge No. 169, Camden Point................ Gray Summit Lodge No. 173, Gray Summit .......... Sturgeon Lodge No. 174, Sturgeon............ Point Pleasant Lodge No. 176, Conran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Lodge No. 111, Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griswold Lodge No. 118, Bellflower ............ Pyramid Lodge No. 180, St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . California Lodge No. 183, California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morley Lodge No. 184, Morley... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chamois Lodge No. 185, Chamois............ Herman Lodge No. 181, Liberal.......... Hannibal Lodge No. 188, Hannibal Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, St. Joseph. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Putnam Lodge No. 190, Newton Frankford Lodge No. 192, Frankford........ Wellaville Lodge No. 194, Wellaville Bolivar Lodge No. 195, Bolivar. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carthage Lodge No. 197, Carthage Allensville Lodge No. 198, Allendale New Hope Lodge No. 199, Elsberry...... Sonora Lodge No. 200, Watson.......................... Ravenwood Lodge No. 201, Ravenwood................ .... Westville Lodge No. 202, Westville .............. Clay Lodge No. 207, Excelsior Springs Salisbury Lodge No. 208, Salisbury. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209, Poplar Bluff ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unionville Lodge No. 210, Unionville.. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Four Mile Lodge No. 212, Campbell .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rolla Lodge No. 213, Rolla , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Forest City Lodge No. 214, Forest City. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hornersville Lodge No. 215, Hornersville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rale City Lodge No. 216, Hale ................ Barbee Lodge No. 217, Sweet Springs. . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. Good Hope Lodge No. 218, St. Louis. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, Kansas City.. . .... . . .. . Kansas City Lodge No. 220, Kansas City LaBelle Lodge No. 222, LaBelle Ray Lodge No. 223, Camden " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hamilton Lodge No. 224, Hamilton Salem Lodge No. 225, Salem Saline Lodge No. 226, St. Marys Shelbina Lodge No. 228, Shelbina ...........•........•...

43 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 13.56 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 25.00 14.60 5.00 10.00 31.00 10.00 5.00 20.00 10.00 45.00 29.50 5.00 12.00 15.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 8.00 10.00 5.00 10.60 15.00 10.00 5.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 31.00 10.00 10.00 3.00 5.00 25.00 30.65 15.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 27.00 5.00 10.00

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

St. James Lodge No. 230, St. James Bucklin Lodge No. 233, Bucklin St. Francois Lodge No. 234, Libertyville Sedalia Lodge No. 236, Sedalia Rushville Lodge No. 238, Rushville Palestine Lodge No. 241, St. Charles Portland Lodge No. 242, Portland Keystone Lodge No. 243, St. Louis Montgomery Lodge No. 246, Montgomery City Neosho Lodge No. 247, Neosho Carroll Lodge No. 249, Norborne Hope Lodge No. 251, Washington Laredo Lodge No. 253, Laredo Butler Lodge No. 254, Butler Alton Lodge No. 255, Alton Shekinah Lodge No. 256, Festus Mechanicsville Lodge No. 260, Defiance Holden Lodge No. 262, Holden Corinthian Lodge No. 265, Warrensburg Aurora Lodge No. 267, St. Louis New Salem Lodge No. 270, Winfield Solomon Lodge No. 271, Springfield Granite Lodge No. 272, Sedalia St. Clair Lodge No. 273, Osceola Cold Springs Lodge No. 274, Leeton Grand River Lodge No. 276, Freeman Essex Lodge No. 278, Essex Fenton Lodge No. 281, Fenton Cosmos Lodge No. 282, St. Louis Stockton Lodge No. 283, Stockton Earl Lodge No. 285, Coffey Craft Lodge No. 287, Canton Graham Lodge No. 289, Graham , Fairmount Lodge No. 290, Wyaconda Edina Lodge No. 291, Edina Lamar Lodge No. 292, Lamar Moniteau Lodge No. 295, Jamestown Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City Osage Lodge No. 303, Nevada , Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305, Kansas City Ashlar Lodge No. 306, Commerce Sikeston Lodge No. 310, Sikeston Cuba Lodge No. 312, Cuba Meramec Lodge No. 313, Eureka Pine Lodge No. 314, Bardley Jerusalem Lodge No. 315, Jerico Springs Rural Lodge No. 316, Kansas City Paulville Lodge No. 319, Hurdland Versailles Lodge No. 320, Versailles Hardin Lodge No. 322, Hardin Cornerstone Lodge No. 323, St. Louis McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence Linn Lodge No. 326, Linn Mt. Zion Lodge No. 327, West Plains Cainsville Lodge No. 328, Cainsville Charity Lodge No. 331, St. Joseph

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10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 50.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 15.00 25.00 2.50 10.00 25.00 15.00 10.00 3.50 25.00 5.00 5.00 15.00 35.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 25.34 10.00 25.00 13.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 32.86 5.00 6.00 5.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 25.00

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Excello Lodge No. 332, Excello Joplin Lodge No. 335, Joplin Hallsville Lodge No. 336, Hallsville Herculaneum Lodge No. 338, Herculaneum Westport Lodge No. 340, Kansas City Rockville Lodge No. 341, Rockville Circle Lodge No. 342, Roscoe " Fellowship Lodge No. 345, Joplin America Lodge No. 347, St. Louis Pollock Lodge No. 349, Pollock Mosaic Lodge No. 351, Belleview Friend Lodge No. 352, Ozark Barnesville Lodge No. 353, Ellington Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico Northwest Lodge No. 358, Tarkio " Garrett Lodge No. 359, Arcola Tuscan Lodge No. 360, St. Louis Hiram Lodge No. 362, Kahoka " Higginsville Lodge No. 364, Higginsville Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville Crescent Hill Lodge No. 368, Adrain Composite Lodge No. 369, Doniphan Williamstown Lodge No. 370, Williamstown Belle Lodge No. 373, Belle Waynesville Lodge No. 375, Waynesville King Hill Lodge No. 376, St. Joseph Ancient Craft Lodge No. 377, King City Billings Lodge No. 379, Billings Queen City Lodge No. 380, Queen City , Ionia Lodge No. 381, Eldon Pythagoras Lodge No. 383, Cassville East Prairie Lodge No. 384, East Prairie Arcana Lodge No. 389, Harris Raytown Lodge No. 391, Raytown Beehive Lodge No. 393, Lawson Western Light Lodge Nt). 396, Louisburg Gower Lodge No. 397, Gower Jasper Lodge No. 398, Jasper Decatur Lodge No. 400, Pierce City Malta Lodge No. 402, Malta Bend Everton Lodge No. 405, Everton Malden Lodge No. 406, Malden Iberia Lodge No. 410, Iberia Appleton City Lodge No. 412, Appleton City Hunnewell Lodge No. 415, Hunnewell Cache Lodge No. 416, St. Louis Whitewater Lodge No. 417, Whitewater Itaska Lodge No. 420, St. Louis Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield Samaritan Lodge No. 424, Bonne Terre Green Ridge Lodge No. 425, Green Ridge Glenwood Lodge No. 427, Glenwood New Madrid Lodge No. 429, New Madrid Winona Lodge No. 430, Winona Temperance Lodge No. 438, Smithville Excelsior Lodge No. 441, Jackson

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5.00 25.00 10.00 20.00 105.00 10.00 5.00 50.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 15.00 100.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 27.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 11.25 5.00 21.25 10.00 21.00 18.00 24.20 20.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 11.00 2.50 100.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 34.00 5.00 10.00 5.00

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Burlington Lodge No. 442, Burlington Junction Anchor Lodge No. 443, St. Louis West Gate Lodge No. 445, St. Louis Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City Jacoby Lodge No. 447, Darlington Schell City Lodge No. 448, Schell City Jonesburg Lodge No. 457, Jonesburg Melville Lodge No. 458, Dadeville Hazelwood Lodge No. 459, Seymour Lambskin Lodge No. 460, St. Louis Caruthersville Lodge No. 461, Caruthersville Clifton Lodge No. 463, Thayer Concordia Lodge No. 464, Concordia Southwest Lodge No. 466, Southwest City Nodaway Lodge No. 470, Maryville Mineral Lodge No. 471, Oronago Mt. Hope Lodge No. 476, Odessa Rich Hill Lodge No. 479, Rich Hill Jewel Lodge No. 480, Pleasant Hill Marceline Lodge No. 481, Marceline Clintonville Lodge No. 482, EI Dorado Springs Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, Kirkwood '" Coldwater Lodge No. 485, Drexel Cairo Lodge No. 486, Cairo Chilhowee Lodge No. 487, Chilhowee , Lakeville Lodge No. 489, Bell City Montevallo Lodge No. 490, Montevallo Daggett Lodge No. 492, McKittrick Lewistown Lodge No. 494, Lewistown Unity Lodge No. 495, Richards Harmony Lodge No. 499, St. Louis Buckner Lodge No. 501, Buckner Philadelphia Lodge No. 502, Philadelphia Prairie Home Lodge No. 503, Prairie Home Euclid Lodge No. 505, St. Louis Saxton Lodge No. 508, Saxton Van Buren Lodge No. 509, Van Buren New Hampton Lodge No. 510, New Hampton Skidmore Lodge No. 511, Skidmore Granby Lodge No. 514, Granby Galena Lodge No. 515, Galena Milford Lodge No. 516, Milford Oriental Lodge No. 518, Blackburn Lockwood Lodge No. 521, Lockwood Gate City Lodge No. 522, Kansas City Cunningham Lodge No. 525, Sumner Wayne Lodge No. 526, Piedmont Apollo Lodge No. 529, St. Louis Dexter Lodge No. 532, Dexter Columbia Lodge No. 534, Pacific Blackwell Lod~e No. 535, Blackwell Bethel Lodge No. 537, Bethel Winigan Lodge No. 540, Winigan Jacksonville Lodge No. 541, Jacksonville Ferguson Lodge No. 542, Ferguson Algabil Lodge No. 544, St. Louis

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9.00 25.00 10.00 105.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.50 25.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 16.00 13.08 5.00 10.00 3.25 5.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 5.00 7.00 6.00 35.00 5.00 5.00 18.50 19.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 75.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 20.00 10.00

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Zalma Lodge No. 545, Zalma ......•....................... Orient Lodge No. 546, Kansas City . South Gate Lodge No. 547, Kansas City . Clinton Lodge No. 548, Clinton . Carl Junction Lodge No. 549, Carl Junction . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, St. Louis . Calhoun Lodge No. 552, Calhoun . Moscow Lodge No. 558, Moscow Mills . Clarksdale Lodge No. 559, Clarksdale . Nelson Lodge No. 560, Nelson . York Lodge No. 563, Kansas City . Jamesport Lodge No. 564, Jamesport . Maplewood Lodge No. 566, Maplewood . Marlborough Lodge No. 569, Kansas City . Republic Lodge No. 570, Republic . Bernie Lodge No. 573, Bernie . Easter Lodge No. 575, St. Clair . Olive Branch Lodge No. 576, St. Louis . Forest Park Lodge No. 578, St. Louis . Koshkonong Lodge No. 582, Koshkonong . Novinger Lodge No. 583, Novinger . Branson Lodge No. 587, Branson . Advance Lodge No. 590, Advance . Union Lodge No. 593, Union . Leadwood Lodge No. 598, Leadwood . Elvina Lodge No. 599, Flat River . Cosby Lodge No. 600, Cosby . Clayton Lodge No. 601, Clayton . Acacia Lodge No. 602, Columbia . Morehouse Lodge No. 603, Morehouse . Strafford Lodge No. 608, Strafford . Warrenton Lodge No. 609, Warrenton . Centertown Lodge No. 611, Centertown . . Mokane Lodge No. 612, Mokane Wellston Lodge No. 613, Wellston . Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614, Mt. Washington . Chaffee Lodge No. 615, Chaffee . Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City . Grandview Lodge No. 618, Grandview . Anderson Lodge No. 621, Anderson . Owensville Lodge No. 624, Owensville . Sheffield Lodge No. 625, Kansas City . Magnolia Lodge No. 626, St. Louis . Mendon Lodge No. 628, Mendon . Valley Park Lodge No. 629, Valley Park . East Gate Lodge No. 630, Kansas City . Tower Grove Lodge No. 631, St. Louis . Archie Lodge No. 633, Archie . Greentop Lodge No. 635, Greentop . Freedom Lodge No. 636, Mehlville . Jennings Lodge No. 640, Jennings . Trinity Lodge No. 641, St. Louis . Northeast Lodge No. 643, Kansas City . Grain Valley Lodge No. 644, Grain Valley . Shaveh Lodge No. 646, St. Louis . Elmer Lodge No. 648, Elmer .

47 10.00 50.00 26.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 2.50 5.00 10.00 5.40 100.00 15.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 5.25 10.00 20.00 5.00 50.00 5.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 26.00 12.50 10.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 7.50 10.00 43.00 25.00 13.00 10.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 70.95 25.00 20.00 5.00

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

University Lodge No. 649, University City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Pilgrim Lodge No. 652, St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shawnee Lodge No. 653, Warsaw Gardenville Lodge No. 655, Gardenville Country Club Lodge No. 656, Kansas City .............. Purity Lodge No. 658, St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alpha Lodge No. 659, Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 661, St. Louis Clarence Lodge No. 662, Clarence ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockhill Lodge No. 663, Kansas City

15.00 25.00 5.00 20.00 33.40 10.00 29.20 10.00 5.00 16.00

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS Alhambra Grotto, St. Louis Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Kansas City Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, St. Louis Moolah Temple, St. Louis St. Graal Commandery No. 12, K. T., Columbia Palestine Commandery No. 17, K. T., Independence St. John's Commandery No. 20, K. T., Springfield Maryville Commandery No. 40, K. T., Maryville Neosho Commandery No. 57, K. T., Neosho Poplar Bluff Commandery No. 67, K. T., Poplar Bluff East Gate Commandery No. 70, K. T., Kansas City Independence Chapter No. 12, R. A. M., Independence Jefferson Chapter No. 34, R. A. M., Jefferson City Tyrian Chapter No. 52, R. A. M., Neosho Triune Chapter No. 93, R. A. M., Wellsville Owens Chapter No. 96, R. A. M., Maryville Poplar Bluff Chapter No. 114, R. A. M., Poplar Bluff East Gate Chapter No. 136, R. A. M., Kansas City Ezra Council No. 32, R. S. M., Jefferson City Neosho Council No. 46, R. S. M., Neosho Ransom A. Breuer Association of 32nd Masonic District Masonic Association of 18th District Square and Compass Club, Kansas City Ritual Study Club, Kansas City Bertha Schaeffer Agency Trust, St. Louis F. A. Barnhill, Marshall, Mo. . Wm. Burkemeyer, St. Louis, Mo Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Burlingame, Sedalia, Mo Mrs. George Harrison, Springfield, Mo Walter Hogan, Delano, California, H. H. Haukenberry, Independence, Mo Wm. J. Liggett, Kansas City, Mo R. C. Scott, St. Louis, Mo. . Margaret Nissen-in memory of Wm. Markham, St. Louis Sam Silverman, St. Louis, Mo Harry S. Truman, Washington, D. C

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$ 100.00

100.00 100.00 500.00 10.00 10.00 20.00 5.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 6.19 19.00 25.00 100.00 10.00 20.00 5.00 12.00 17.00 1.00 50.00 30.00 2.50 5.00 10.00

DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT FUND Birthday gifts for old folks Doughnuts, cider and apples for Halloween Cash gifts, for Thanksgiving to old folks and children Turkeys for Thanksgiving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio repairs

$ 219.00 30.50 546.00 457.55 110.13

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Movie Projector Civic Music League tickets Tickets to Icecapades Cash for Christmas gifts to old folks Christmas gifts to children Christmas trees and decorations Turkeys for Christmas dinner Fruit and pastries for Christmas Candy for Christmas Special buses-Boat trg>s, Vciled Prophet parade and Police Circus Picture Shows-operator only Cash gifts to old folks and children-March 21st Cash gifts for Easter, old folks and children Candy for Easter Treats for children's parties Police Circus Prizes for children Cash gifts to old folks and children for July 4th

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1,001.63 21.60 23.30 717.00 97.24 202.95 405.52 53.22 380.00

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74.00 80.00 265.00 538.00 262.50 6.60 29.60 30.00 524.00 $6,075.34

ENDOWMENT FUND

During the past year additions to our Endowment Fund have amounted to $6,639.95. A list of donors is given under a separate heading. About seventy people have been maintained in the HomEduring the past year from the income of Endowment. 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 has a market value of approximately $200,000.00. It is not handled by the Masonic Home of Missouri but the will provides that the income from the estate shall go to the Masonic Home each year. During the past year, the income amounted to $7,515.44. CONCLUSION

We acknowledge our debt to Almighty God for His keeping power and we are also grateful for our many friends. Fraternally submitted, MASONIC HOME BOARD, By W. W. MARTIN, President.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1949

ADDITIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND :MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1948-1949 CLARA ETHEL DOWNS MEMORIAL FUND

$ 500.00

F. W. 'WEINHEIMER ESTATE

1,000.00

HUGH STUART JAMISON ESTATE

1,000.00

MINNIE K. GELLER ESTATE

250.00

ELZIE FULTON ESTATE

1,189.95

MARY B. CHANDLER ESTATE

2,500.00

IVA T. BURNS AND LOLA B. DICKEY MEMORIAL FUND

200.00

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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1948

Knights Templar Fund James L. Kirkendall W. S. Smith Fund T. W. Higgins Fund James W. Harris Fund Masonic Home Certificate Fund Ferdinand Herold Fund John B. Croshaw Fund Jacob F. GunJich Fund Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons Fund Grand Chapter Royal and Select Masters Fund T. W. Cotton Fund Orville A. and Maria Haynes Fund A. M. Hough Fund Jacob Lampert Fund Mrs. E. Wurz Adolph Gluck Fund Parralle Massengale Mrs. Lillie F. Fletcher Fund Frederick A. Logan Fund Robert Elliott Black Fund Nathan Schloss Fund A. P. Christianson Fund Rice Estate Hugh Hartshorn Fund William Pamprin Fund Morgena Peterson Fund Otto E. and Mrs. Grant Howard Fund General Fund Julius C. Garrell Fund War Relief Loyal Service Fund James W. Boyd Fund Ararat Temple, Kansas City Fund Mrs. Willie A. Woods Fund Grotto and Shrine Fund Morris and Ella Leftwich Fund Mrs. Mary Lynch Fund A. P. Fletcher Fund Frank Beecher Fund A. M. Dockery Fund Edward H. Meier Fund William H. Potter Estate Fund J. C. Jacquith Estate Fund Initiation Fund Nicholas R. Wall Fund Abraham Palan Fund Bonds from a friend of the Home sold for Maggie Nicholson Fund Louisa Yott Fund

. $35,114.00 . 13,150.00 . 11,730.00 5,000.00 . 1,665.74 . 1,117.60 . 500.00 . 1,000.00 . 1,000.00 . 3,000.00 . 2,500.00 . 1,000.00 . 1,000.00 . 5,000.00 . . 30,000.00 500.00 . 500.00 . 806.60 . 1,000.00 . 500.00 . 1,000.00 . 932.83 . 2,067.91 . . 51,096.35 . 2,327.75 . 1,000.00 500.00 . 1,000.00 . . 128,740.03 . 1,000.00 7,107.50 . 500.00 . 500.00 . 3,000.00 . . 17,056.95 . 1,800.00 . 1,000.00 1,000.00 . 1,442.48 . 1,000.00 . . 500.00 . 13,305.50 . 19,122.61 . 246,700.00 . 500.00 . 584.70 . 52,218.75 . 550.36 500.00 .

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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1948 500.00 Gustav Bischoff Fund . 550.00 W. L. Tamme Fund . 7,665.32 Erdhaus Estate secured and unsecured . 2,000.00 Henry T. Kilpatrick Fund . 500.00 William A. Hall Fund . 1,000.00 Henry Siegfried . 500.00 Edward Meyer . 9,548.75 . Charles V. B. Slade Robert F. Stevenson . 14,992.13 1,105.14 . Glen Marquis 1,000.00 Frank L. Schofield . 528.00 D. Y. Wilson . 3,405.09 Mary C. Clapp . 7,548.50 Samuel Rife Estate . 100.00 Charles Reilly . 2,500.00 E. C. Robinson . 692.83 B. S. Schwartz . 1,000.00 Brockett A. Dickson . 500.00 George F. Bergfeld . 465.89 Sarah B. Coffman . 200.00 Samuel A. Gluck . 100.00 Wellston Lodge No. 613 . 200.00 Richard Sinclair . 100.00 Karl Backrow . 286.00 Robert Lungstrass . 250.00 June Lee Cotton . 450.00 St. Joseph Chapter No. 198, O. E. S. . . 70.00 Marcus A. Loevy ..............•.................. 100.00 Sam Plan . 46.00 W. J. Scherek . 310.95 Myrtle Lodge No. 338 . 200.00 Ludwig Kotany . 300.00 Charles E. Koken . 137.40 Philip Stremmel, Jr . 400.00 Boor Fletcher . 100.00 Alphonzo Whipple . 400.00 A. Bolin Fund . 25.00 M. A. Covey Fund . William F. Kier Fund . 10,000.00 John T. Sh"Ort Fund . 200.00 2,000.00 Paul Keiser Fund . John Oliver Fund . 371.36 5,000.00 J. M. Darrow Fund . 1,000.00 T. W. Pritchett Fund . 259.98 Annie Martin Fund . Comstock Estate . 115,760.97 . Comstock Estate (doubtful value) 2,500.00 1,000.00 Julia C. Norton Fund . 5,000.00 J. M. Darrow Estate •.............................

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William Latham, Jr. Estate . 1,000.00 John M. Woodson Estate ....•..................... 5,467.91 Sol E. Waggoner Estate . 1,000.00 500.00 Jacob C. C. Waldeck Estate . 211.08 Adam Herold Estate . 933.24 James Vinyard Estate ....•....................... George B. Mills Estate, Stock and Bonds . 11,600.00 250.00 John Rehrs Estate . William Russell Estate, Cash •..................... 1,901.39 4,392.00 William Russell Estate, Bonds and Other Securities .. 431.05 Joseph Kronacher Estate . 1,000.00 William A. Raming Estate . 2,000.00 Fred Herket Estate . Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, Cash .•..........••...... 405.86 2,780.00 Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, Stock and Bonds . Edward F. W. Kaiser ...................•........ 25,000.00 100.00 Henry W. Hunning Estate .. 300.00 Dr. Louis F. Bode Estate . 214.47 Fred Segelke Estate ....•......................... 1,000.00 Charles Geitner Estate . William B. Archer Estate ...•..................... 5,085.00 James Ward Nixon Memorial .•.........•.......... 1,000.00 Henry C. Grenner Estate, Stocks, Bonds and Cash .... 261,502.94 200.00 Berthold Linder Estate ....•.•..•.................. 365.67 Charles H. Schureman Estate .....................• Charles A. Brown Estate . 1,000.00 100.00 Ernest Bruneman . 942.84 . A. S. Hudson Estate 707.16 Myrtle Kipp Estate .............................• John Cunningham Estate .........................• 16,875.25 Mrs. Pearl Kaiser Annuity . 5,500.00 Estate of William Modra . 6,362.19 500.00 . George W. Leeak Gift . Louis J. Brohammer Gift 1,500.00 1,000.00 Fred D. Gardner Estate '" . . 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 . 2,053.03 . R. F. Stevenson Estate 10.00 George William James Estate . 1,000.00 . Gerard B. Lambert 7.40 Mary Hutbmaker Estate, Bond and Cash . 6,670.31 Estate of William Rotbmeyer . 50.00

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Louis Schmidt Estate William W. Alexander 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 Abraham Romansky Estate Albert Rabenneck Estate Agnes McAdoo Estate, Bond and Cash F. W. Struchen Estate Harry P. Brown Estate Mrs. Anna Kern Estate Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Estate Gift in Memory of Alexander Friedberg Emma Schumacher Estate Gift in Memory of Charles Hermann Charles Spraul Estate Theodore Mueller Estate Frank Ferguson Estate Kathryn Lehman Estate E. H. Lehnbetter Estate Logan Busby Estate Etta Mueller Estate Franklin V. Kemp Estate, Stocks, Bonds and Cash Louis Duestrow Estate Rosa Ruhland Estate Fannie A. McCarty Estate Sol Samuel Estate Fritz William Selleck Estate Eugene D. Ashbrook Estate Hugh S. Jamison Estate, Stocks Estate of Louis A. Geserich William J. Whiprecht Estate Hattie Fuller Estate Elzie Fulton Esh.te William Downs Gift Estate of G. I. Langenberg Estate of Virgil L. Muskopf

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

500.00 1,000.00 625.00 100.00 100.00 17,971.36 538.05 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 100.00 50.00 500.00 250.00 500.00 500.00 1,578.00 400.00 10,834.90 4,839.24 5,000.00 50.00 17.75 50.00 300.00 5,000.00 1,815.87 2,697.96 1,000.00 6,928.80 6,266.89 46,929.10 20,000.00 25,000.00 2,807.58 100.00 1,040.05 1,000.00 33,025.00 200.00 5.00 917.87 15,000.00 500.00 250.00 400.00

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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIO HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1948 Mrs. Earl C. Tuggle Gift ..•....................... A. M. :Freund Estate . . George C. Paulus Gift Bernard J. Kappel Estate . Mary E. Knecht Estate . . Mrs. Anna Nipper Estate Fort Leonard Wood National Sojourners Gift .

25.00 500.00 2,000.00 500.00 250.00 83,679.73 100.00

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY

September 1, 1948 to June 30, 1949 GENERAL FUND Income Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax ..... $208,352.85 Grand Chapter Per Capita Tax . . . . . . 18,453.00 $226,805.85

Interest on General Fund Securities Miscellaneous Income Net profit on sale of Securities

. . .

1,417.48 1,312.47 616.33 $230,152.13

Ezpenses Wages . $ 72,572.96 19,405.00 Salaries .........•......................... 73,291.70 Provisions . Dry Goods and Clothing . 2,860.70 219.43 Dry Cleaning and Shoe Repair . 19,505.74 Laundry . 18,058.55 Fuel . Repairs and Maintenance . 8,880.03 Supplies . 11,634.98 84.59 Ice . Light . 5,110.57 2,129.07 Water . 3,558.44 Insurance . 971.05 Barber . Directors Grand Lodge Officers and Advisory 1,393.15 Board attending Board Meetings . 162.10 Carfare . 601.87 Telephone . 375.00 Auditing . 625.75 Printing, Stationery and Postage . 390.00 Steward's Car Allowance .••................. Inspection Fees and Taxes . 10.00 735.00 Hauling Ashes, etc. . . Want Ads . 208.13 Petty Cash Expense .....••.................. 1,208.80 Newspapers . 907.54 . Dues and Subscriptions 187.00 156.00 Safe Deposit Boxes . Piano Tuning .. 92.50

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Miscellaneous Grand Lodge Entertainment Publicity Education Children's Allowance

. . . . .

Excess of Expenses over Income Transfers from Income Fund

106.44 423.90 816.17 359.49 173.00 247,214.65 . .

17,062.52 32,000.00

Net Increase in General Fund . $14,937.48 Balance on Hand September 1, 1948, per books . $ 12,980.70 15,392.08 Adjustment of Dry Goods Inventory 8/31/48.. 2,411.38 Balance on Hand June 30, 1949

$ 30,329.56

INCOME FUND

Receipts Interest on Endowment Fund Bonds . $ 19,641.34 Interest on Endowment Fund Real Estate Loans 45,033.58 Received from members of Home Family . 2,575.34 Pensions . 3,662.14 20.00 Sale of Cemetery Lots . 796.05 Interest on Income Fund Securities . 468.95 Profit on Sale of Securities . 72,197.40

Disbursements Taxes and Expenses on Estates . Other Expenses on Members of Home Family .. Bank charges .

940.97 377.18 1.87

1,320.02

Excess of Receipts over Disbursements DEDUCT Transfer to General Fund

70,877.38

32,000.00

Net Increase in Income Fund

38,877.38

Balance on Hand September 1, 1948

35,495.78

ADD

Balance on Hand June 30, 1949

$ 74,373.16

INITIATION FUND

Receipts Initiation Fees Interest on Initiation Fund Securities

. .

$47,825.93 5,985.40

$53,811.33

Disbursements Expense in Boiler House

$25,786.24

Excess of Receipts over Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADD Balance on Hand September 1, 1948

28,025.09 292,141.29

Balance on Hand June 3"b, 1949

$320,166.38

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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI BUILDING FUND

Receipts Contributions Interest on Building Fund Securities

. $ 3,234.15 2,048.50 .

$ 5,282.65

Balance on Hand September 1, 1948

99,638.79

Balance on Hand June 30, 1949

$104,921.44

CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND Receipts Contributions $ Disbursements Entertainment and Gifts $ Excess of Receipts over Disbursements ADD Balance on Hand September 1, 1948

7,468.17 6,075.34

1,392.83

2,180.85

Balance on Hand June 30, 1949

3,573.68

REPORT OF AUDITOR

To the Board of Directors July 18, 1949 Masonic Home of Missouri, Saint 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. We examined the books and records of your secretary, Mr. Clarence L. Alexander, for the period September 1, 1948 to June 30, 1949. Our examination covered the General Fund, Income Fund, Initiation Fund, Building Fund, Christmas and Entertainment Fund and Endowment Fund. We have prepared the following summaries of assets and liabilities of the various funds as at June 30, 1949 : GENERAL FUND .Assets 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 BankPay Roll Account Cash in Mercantile-Commerce National BankSavings Account Cash in Mississippi Valley Trust Company Cash in Manufacturer's Bank and Trust Company Cash in Matron's Petty Cash Fund

. $ 5,172.18 358.21 . 772.31 . .

6,000.00

. . . .

1,038.32 250.00 500.00 200.00

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Inventories-Provisions and Supplies Unexpired Insurance

. .

20,204.72 4,749.11 $ 39,244.85

Liabilities Accounts Payable Accrued City Income Tax

" ....

8,728.19 187.10

8,915.29

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Balance-General Fund

$ 30,329.56 INCOME FUND

Cash in First National Bank Cash in Mississippi Valley Trust Company Securities-At Cost

. .

Total Income Fund

400.00 3,619.66 70,353.50

$ 74,373.16 INITIATION FUND

Cash in Mercantile-Commerce Bank and Trust Company .. .. $ 5,076.33 Securities-At Cost 315,090.05 $320,166.38

Total Initiation Fund BUILDING FUND Cash in Boatmen's National Bank Securities-At Cost Total Building Fund

2,951.44 101,970.00

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $104,921.44

CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND Cash in Boatmen's National Bank Total Christmas and Entertainment Fund

3,573.68

ENDOWMENT FUND Real Estate Loans $1,358,720.32 United States Treasury Bonds 52,694.00 Other Bonds and Stocks........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,647.00 Rife Estate Securities 75.00 Comstock Estate Securities 6,045.51 10,000.00 George B. Mills Estate Securities Henry C. Grenner Estate Securities 18,614.92 Cash in First National Bank 20,114.14 Total Endowment Fund

$1,561,910.89

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.

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The inventories are stated as shown on inventory sheets prepared by the management. We have shown the securities listed in the Income Fund, Initiation Fund and Building Fund at recorded cost. The stocks in the Endowment Fund are stated at an adjusted carrying value which was' 15 per cent below market value at March 1, 1949, while the bonds 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, the real estate loans being carried at cost. If you desire any additional information relative to this report. we shall be pleased to have you call upon us. Respectfully submitted,

C. K. BENSON, Certified Public Accountant. OFFICERS

'V. W. Martin, President. T. W. Cotton, Vice-President Harry Theis, Treasurer , Clarence L. Alexander, Secretary Lewis C. Robertson, Superintendent Dr. Solon Cameron, Home Physician Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, Matron of Children Mrs. Emma Bettis, Matron of Old Folks

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

BOARD OF DmEOTORS

Harry Theis Harris C. Johnston Byrne E. Bigger Ray V. Denslow R. Jasper Smith

St. Louis, MO,) Boonville, Mo. Hannibal, Mo. Trenton, Mo. Springfield, Mo.

Term expires 1949

T. W. Cotton W. W. Martin DuVal Smith Robert C. Winkelmaier

Van Buren, MO.} St. Louis, Mo. St. Joseph, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

Term expires 1950

Henry C. Chiles Martin B. Dickinson James W. Skelly Arthur D. Nordberg

Lexington, MO.} Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Kansas City, Mo.

Term expires 1951

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Harry F. Sunderland, Grand Master James M. Bradford, Deputy Grand Master Ray Bond, Senior Grand Warden Homer L. Ferguson, Junior Grand Warden

Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Joplin, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo.

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ADVISORY BOARD

-Mrs. Lorraine Hinn Mrs. Alta Tate Mrs. Marie Nottbusch

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

At the Board meeting held in St. Louis, January 14, 1949, the following officers were elected: W. W. Martin, President, St. Louis, Missouri. T. W. Cotton, Vice-President, Van Buren, Missouri. Harry Theis, Treasurer, St. Louis, Missouri. C. L. Alexander, Secretary, St. Louis, Missouri. Lewis C. Robertson, Superintendent, St. Louis, Missouri.

The following were appointed: Dr. Solon Cameron, Home Physician, St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, Matron of Children, St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Emma Bettis, Matron of Old Folks, St. Louis, Missouri. COMMITTEES

Trustees of EndOW'7'M'nt Fu1t~W. W. Martin, Harry Theis, Harris C. Johnston. Executive Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman; B. E. Bigger, Henry C. Chiles, Ray V. Denslow, Martin B. Dickinson, Harris C. Johnston, W. W. Martin, Arthur D. Nordberg, DuVal Smith, R. Jasper Smith, James W. Skelly, Harry Theis, Robert C. Winkelmaier. Fi1tO/1l,Ce Committee-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, T. W. Cotton. Admissions and Discipline Committee-James W. Skelly, Chairman; Harry Theis, Robert C. Winkelmaier. Administration Committee-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman j Martin B. Dickinson, Harris C. Johnston, DuVal Smith, Harry Theis. Legal Committee-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; Henry C. Chiles, Martin B. Dickinson, DuVal Smith, R. Jasper Smith. Hospita~ Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman; Robert C. Winkelmaier, Harris C. Johnston. MEDICAL STAFF

Dr. Solon Cameron Dr. Leland B. Alford Dr. William R. Bohne Dr. Erich Brockelman Dr. James Barrett Brown Dr. C. E. Burford Dr. A. H. Conrad Dr. Ralph Cook Dr. Carl T. Eber Dr. James Forsen Dr. Joseph Glenn Dr. J. F. Hardesty

St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

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Dr. D. L. Harris Dr. R. K. Kimmel Dr. Roland M. Klemme Dr. Charles L. Klenk Dr. Otto W. Koch Dr. Philip S. Luedde Dr. William Nelson Dr. Bert O. Owens Dr. R. J. Payne Dr. Hugo Reim Dr. Robert E. Schlueter Dr. Henry P. Thym Dr. R. S. Weiss Dr. Frederick A. Baldwin Dr. Hermon S. Major

61 St. Louis, 1\10. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Mo.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE

Most Worshipful Brother Denslow presented the report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. The report was approved and is as follows: (See "Masonic World"). CALLED FROM LABOR

The morning session was closed at noon with prayer by the Grand Chaplain and the Grand Lodge was called from labor.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON 2:15 p. m.

CALLED TO LABOR

The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 2 :15 p.m., the Grand Chaplain offering praper. UNVEILING OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S PORTRAIT

The portrait of President Harry S. Truman was then unveiled by Deputy Grand Master James M. Bradford, while the organ played "God Bless America." This beautiful portrait, presented by the President to his own Grand Lodge of Missouri, will be a constant reminder of M. Wor. Brother Truman's interest in, and kindness to, the brethren of the Masonic Fraternity in Missouri. (See cut page 24c of the "Masonic World.") ADDRESS OF GRAND ORATOR

The Rev. Herbert E. Duncan, Grand Orator, delivered the following address: "OUR CAUSE IS JUST" Most Worshipful Brother Sunderland, Officers of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Distinguished Visitors, Brethren, it was with some reluctance that I accepted the appointment by the Grand Master to serve as Orator. In the first plaee my mental picture of an orator was something of a merge between "Marrying Sam" with battlescarred campaign hat, frayed shoe-string black tie, ragged cut-away coat; and the classic definition given by a colored colleague addressing his flock in this manner, "I will elucitate on oratory. If you say black am white, dat am foolish. But if you bellers like a bull, and pounds the table with both fists and den say black am white-dat am not foolish, dat am oratory." My second reason for hesitation was due to a sincere conviction that there were many older men, more experienced in Freemasonry who could fill the position with dignity and with wisdom, for remember the lines of Mark Antony in Shakespeare's play' , 'I am no orator, as Brutus is, But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, For I have neither wit, nor worth, nor words, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech To stir men's blood; I only speak right on."

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Nevertheless, I am proud of my appointment and the mark of friendship it gives me from Harry F. Sunderland, my Grand Master and a friend of many years. On the hottest and most humid afternoon of last summer I was invited to help confer the Degree of Master Mason on the son of Worshipful Brother Ray Pierce, Master of Rural Lodge, No. 316. It was so hot that the Tiler said, "Better take off your coat and tie and roll up your sleeves before you go in, might as well, everybody has." But as the work progressed the heat vanished for we all thrilled to hear a Master obligate his son, as my father had done for me many years before. Familiar words tumbled about to give added meaning to present situations. In particular, I went away repeating to myself over and over again, "But our cause is just." A positive sentence spoken by men who were saved from becoming assassins only because they remembered their intended victim was possessed by "many virtues and amiable character." Sent out by royal command to bring back their guilty fellow "ruffians" they were hesitant when the culprits were found. Both groups possessed the same strength, they were of equal number BUT, on the side of one was the quality to overbalance the scales of chance. For one member said "but our cause is just." And justice to the ancient world was not an idle word. It meant honesty, truth, uprightness and amid the beauty of a golden age the great philosophers of Athens pondered its meaning. Neither is it an empty sentiment in our age. However, our age is afraid. Our fear is making us self-centered and secular. It is driving us into a madness for security which we are willing to possess even if we must sell our birthright for a mess of pottage. It is only through the Church, the Masonic Fraternity, and similar bodies of devoted men and women that western society based upon a Hebrew-Christian faith and ethic, can survive. \Ve look about and see nations and government philosophies of equal strength striving in a cold war for survival. Secrets of atomic energy that are no longer secret fill us with mounting apprehension. I am becoming increasingly convinced that the weight of a "Just Cause" will triumph as it has in every period that "has tried men's souls." Fully do \ve realize the flexibility of "justice." It is psychologically impossible to believe in a cause and not believe that cause or action is just. For example, a generation or so ago in a countyseat community on the western boundry of Missouri, north of Kansas City, a newly built court house was dedicated with due solemnity. Then a gasp of indignant horror swept over the assembled crowd as the statue of Justice was unveiled. It was a beautiful classic bit of sculpture looking down from the tip of the rounded court-house dome. The scales in one hand, the shining sword in the other . . . but, the goddess was facing north. The people of this town of southern heritage knew there was no justice to be found

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in the north. So, they tell me, the contractor was called, the scaffolds once more erected and the good lady was turned around to face south. As members of this ancient and accepted fraternity we have many facets of the jewel of justice to bring to our fellows to give meaning, light and worth to the complex march of man through the halls of time. Slowly mankind has broken the shackles of darkness, struggling upward seeking to find freedom. Fear, superstition, ignorance obscured the light which would guide him to a higher life. Knowledge of himself and his relationship to his unfamiliar universe gradually permitted man to climb from darkness until he stood upon the summit of freedom with upraised arms and erect figure, with a victorious light falling upon him from the heavens. . How many times have you heard of a certain "poor blind candidate" whose principal recommendation was that he was "free-born." Not a slave nor a slave who had purchased his freedom but a man born into freedom. The jailer of Paul could brag, "With a great price I obtained my freedom." And the great prophet of Christianity could reply, "But I was born free." Both were right. There is pride in freedom as an inheritance but it comes only at a great price, and is retained as a blessing only through unceasing vigilance. So, one virtue of our just cause is a reverence for freedom. Charles Morris in his book "The Open Self" says that the accepted personality ideals of our generation are "courage, strength, resourcefulness, adventuresomeness, and independence because wealth and prestige are their rewards." We are bound in our age by a relentless struggle for wealth and prestige. Still we feel inadequate even in success. Perhaps another virtue of our "just cause" is a virtue almost forgotten but a means of obtaining value to life in every age and in every environment. Weare Master Masons. 'Ve take pride in our work. Our corners are square, our walls are plumb, and our lines are level because we are taught, indeed we stress, the responsibility of the individual. Brotherly love, relief and truth are personal qualities to be extended to others through personal endeavor. In our generation the struggle for power on personal and on national levels the emphasis is upon an effortless security. How many hours do I work? 'Vhat about my pension' Is my hourly rate as high as I can get? How about me? How many stocks and bonds do I have? As I read of the everyday news I am reminded of the prayer: "Dear God, bless me and my wife, My son John and his wife, Us four, 0 Lord, and no more."

Socrates said, "Know thyself," we speak of one who comes "bearing a tongue of good report and well recommended."

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In the book of second Kings is a little known story concerning J otham who ruled for sixteen years from the age of twenty-five. He was a good king. He did what was right in the sight of God and did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. In the four verses of the Old Testament in which he is mentioned there is a great criticism. The high places where ancient worship took place were not destroyed nor removed (Men of ancient times always worshipped on high places, the sacred mountains, the piles of stones.) Moreover, Jotham allowed incense to be burned. Such was the indictment against him but the historian adds, "He built the higher gate of the House of the Lord." His personal responsibility. His part as a man was to build as an individual so those who followed him could use a higher gate to the House of the Lord. Then, our cause is just, because it is founded upon a deep and reverent belief in God. A power outside of ourselves in which to place trust and confidence. It gives strength to rise above the restrictions of life and make the individual become the master of his environment, not its complacent victim. A little boy, age four, John, was about to be spanked by his mother. "Don't you love me'" he said. "Of course I love you, that is why I have to punish you." "But do you love me'" "Certainly," his mother said. "But do you love me with a Christian love ," Sometimes when I look at the world and the people in it, I am reminded of the despair in the poem of Badger Clark, called "My Task." I see it now. 0, God forgive my pettish row! I see your job. While ages crawl, Your lips take laboring lines, your eyes a sadder light For man, the flower and fire and center of it allMan won't come right! After your patient centuries, Fresh starts, recastings, tired Gethsemanes And tense Golgothas, he, your central theme Is just a jangling echo of your dream Grand as the rest may be, he ruins all. Why don't you quit Crumple it all and start anew' But no, flaw after flaw, you work it out Bondage, brutality, and war and woe The sot, the madman, the tyrant and the mob I Dear God, how you must love your job Help me while I love mine.

We have a job to do. The balance of power is a delicate thing in a world of equal strength, of equal devotion, of similar possessions. The decision will go to the side of those whose "cause is just." And surely our Fraternity in stressing the precious value of in-

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herited freedom, of insistence upon personal responsibility over an effortless security, and possessing a belief in God shall give to our generation a just cause upon which to build a just world. PROPOSED TRIAL CODE

M. 'Vor. Brother Byrne E. Bigger, moved that consideration of the proposed Trial Code be deferred until the next Annual Com· munication, and that the present Revision Committee be continued. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF MISSOURI LODGE OF RESEARCH

Rt. 'Vor. Brother George C. :Marquis, Vv~ orshipful Master of the Lodge of Hesearch, presented the report of the Missouri Lodge of Researeh, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. 4" A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN:

In conformity with the law of the Grand Lodge, under which the Lodge of Research is chartered, this report of the activities of the Missouri Lodge of Research for the year 1948-1949 is respectfully submitted. The Lodge continues to enjoy a rather phenomenal growth in membership. On June 30, 1948 there were 379 members. On June 10, 1949 there were 552. This is larger than the combined memberships of other Research Lodges in the United States. Dues from the Lodge membership, together with financial aid from the Grand Lodge, enables this Lodge to give its members very much. Since the last Annual Communication two bound volumes of Transactions have been issued-the 1947 Biographical Book of 420 pages with a biography of each Grand Master of our Grand Lodge. The 1948 Transactions just issued, 188 pages, is a story of Freemasonry in the settlement of the West, especially along the Santa Fe Trail. During the year the following publications have been mailed to members of the Lodge of Research: The Masonic World for 1948; a review of Freemasonry the world over (100 pages). Address of Grand Master Morris E. Ewing, 30 pages. Studies in Templar Masonry No. 1. Story of Early-Day Royal Arch Masonry. Studies in Royal Arch Masonry, No. 1. Studies in Royal Arch Masonry, No.2. Directory, Missouri Lodge of Research. Masonic Pronouncing Dictionary. Biblical and other Names in Freemasonry. William McKinley, The Mason. Story of Missouri Councils, R. and S. M. George Frank Gouley. Antiquity of the Mark Degree. These publications compose almost 900 pages of printed material covering all phases of Freemasonry. Much of this material is not available to the individual member and can be had only through Missouri Lodge of Resear~h

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During the year my attention was called to the fact that the Charter of Missouri Lodge of Research, which is now but nine years old, has been lost. A reason is that this Lodge has no regular place of meeting as other Chartered Lodges have, and what is everybody's business seems to be nobody's business. It docs emphasize the necessity of all our lodges carefully guarding their records. The widow of the late Brother N. D. Jackson presented to the Lodge of Research a complete set of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. This was recorded at the last Annual Communication. Since that time, through the generosity of the Grand Lodge, these Proceedings have been bound and are now in the library of Ivanhoe Lodge in Kansas City. It was Mrs. Jackson's wish that this set of Proceedings be kept in Jackson County, if possible, and they were placed in Ivanhoe Lodge as being safe from destruction by fire and to make them available for the use of all persons who may be interested in them. At the last Communication of this Lodge announcement was made of the receipt of a Chapter Penny given by the granddaughter of John Ralls, a distinguished Past Grand Master of Missouri, for whom a county in the State is named. The Penny has been mounted on Ralls County walnut. It was mounted by Brother Walter Diesll, a member of Independence Lodge No. 76, who is a manufacturing jeweler. Brother Diesll has attached a metal engraving showing the source from which the Penny came and its ownership by Missouri Lodge of Research. I recommend that it be placed in the Grand Lodge office until such time as a permanent place for it may be designated by our Lodge of Research. Other gifts of this nature would be appreciated. Certainly they will be much safer and serve a more useful purpose in our keeping than if kept as family heirlooms. The Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge called my attention to the fact that none of the Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters, or the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Missouri, earlier than about 1920, were in the Grand Lodge offices. Certainly our Grand Lodge office should have these Proceedings of the coordinate Bodies. Brother Bruce Hunt and I have endeavored to secure complete files. We have met with fair success and now ask that the members of this Grand Lodge assist us in this endeavor from the libraries of their own Masonic Temples. The Grand Secretary also informs me that there is not in the Grand Lodge offices a complete index of the Proceedings of our own Grand Lodge. After considerable discussion of methods to be pursued and several conferences with officials of the Library of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, I appointed a Committee with Dr. Harold L. Reader as Chairman, and Brothers James W. Skelly and Robert C. Winkelmaier as members, to make a complete index. The Committee agrees with me that when the index is completed there should be at least three copies located permanently in other sections of the State, so that it would be easily available to those of our members who do not live in the City of St. Louis. The Semi-annual Communication of the Lodge of Research, as provided for in its By-Laws, was held in St. Joseph in April, 1949, at the time of the Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Nineteen Forty-Nine is the Centennial year of Mitchell Chapter of St. Joseph. This meeting took the form of a breakfast at which time a most interesting address on Royal Arch Masonry in St. Joseph was delivered by William H. Utz, Jr. This address will eventually appear in one of the publications issued by this Lodge of Research. Judge Albert M. Clark, of the Supreme Court of Missouri, a member and Past Master of Richmond Lodge No. 57, was invited to prepare a paper

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on the Judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri who have been Freemasons. Judge Clark has done much research and has produced a very fine article. Unfortunately, his judicial duties require his presence in Jefferson City this week, and his paper will be presented by Rt. Wor. Ray Bond. Heretofore the historical addresses have been given in the presence of those in attendance at the Lodge of Research. Most Worshipful Brother Sunderland has very kindly consented to set aside an hour in the Grand Lodge for this purpose so that a greater number of brethren might be listeners. This favor is much appreciated. Brother Bond will present this paper in the Grand Lodge tomorrow. I cannot close this brief report without reference to the unseliish and almost unlimited time given by our secretary, Brother F. M. McKinney. I recommend that the Lodge reimburse him for his personal expenditures in attendance at the semi-annual meeting in St. Joseph last April and the Annual meeting at this time. I also desire to express the thanks of this Lodge to the Board of Publication, and especially to Most W orshipful Brother Ray V. Denslow, who has from the beginning edited our Transactions. I am happy to announce that Wor. Brother Earl Elliot Dusenbery of Des Moines, Iowa, General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, who has recently returned from an extended Masonic tour of Alaska, is present with us at this meeting of our Grand Lodge and will address our Lodge of Research at its breakfast meeting, Wednesday morning. GEORGE

Fraternally submitted, C. MARQUIS, Worshipful Master, Missouri Lodge of Research.

REPORT OF CO:MMITTEE TO SURVEY METHODS OF RELIEF AND WELFARE IN FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

Rt. Wor. Cornelius D. Struble, Chairman, presented the Report of the Committee to Survey Methods of Relief and \Velfare in Foreign Jurisdictions, which is as follows. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A:ncien,t Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri. BRETH&EN:

At the last Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge, the Grand Master appointed this Committee to make a survey of the Welfare and Relief programs of the jurisdictions of the United States, and I now submit to you a report of the survey that has been made, with such recommendations and comments as your Committee feels to be proper and appropriate, under the circumstances. THE SCOPE OF THE SURVEY In making this survey, I have visited, personally, many of the jurisdictions on which report will be made, and have conducted a very extensive correspondence with all of the larger jurisdictions which time and cost have not permitted me to visit personally, to obtain the information which I now present for your consideration. Among those jurisdictions which I visited in person, were :New York, District of Columbia, Arkansas Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. In each of these jurisdictions visited and with whom I corresponded I was accorded

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every courtesy, and given every opportunity to learn how their program is operated and handled, and to learn something of its cost, and results obtained. So that you may understand, and know, just what I have learned, I will report on each jurisdiction separately, and try to give you as much detail as time and space will permit. I trust you will pardon the length of this report, but since it covers a large field, and a very important subject, it has not been possible to shorten it, and, at the same time, give you the picture as I see it. THE NEW YORK PLAN I visited the office of George R. Irving, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York, and he discussed their program with me at great length, and put me in touch with those in charge of the office of the Committee on Masonic Benevolence of that jurisdiction. Our New York Brethren operate a large Masonic Home at Utica, where, at that time, they were accommodating approximately 490 guests, and their home was filled to capacity. The Grand Lodge of New York, in addition to their Masonic Home project, some years ago embarked on a program of giving direct relief to needy Freemasons and their widows, on applications made directly to, and approved by, the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Benevolence. This program was started in the early 1920 's, and under it, the Committee was authorized to give direct relief, on a monthly basis, in a maximum monthly amount of not to exceed $40.00. As the years went by, the number on this outside relief roll grew, until they had more than 600 on the roll, and the program reached a point where it called for a vast expenditure of money each year. Since the applications were not required to be made through the subordinate Lodge, and because of difficulties involved in making proper investigations, many unworthy cases got on the rolls, and, frequently, I am told this happened without the knowledge of the subordinate Lodge in which the Brother held membership. The amount of money required to maintain this program, it is said, was so great that it almost broke the Grand Lodge of New York. The serious mistake they seem to have made was, that they failed to take the subordinate Lodge into the picture, and require that the applicant be fully investigated, by his own Lodge, and the application approved by his Lodge, before its submission to the Committee on Masonic Benevolences. In 1938, realizing where this program was leading them, the Grand Lodge voted to discontinue it. They did not, however, discontinue relief to those cases then on the rolls, but accepted no new applications after that date. At the time of my interview, in 1948, the number on their rolls had been reduced to 132, and they expressed the belief that the rolls would be completely cleared within another two or three yars. The Grand Lodge of New York now has under consideration a new program of outside relief, to take the place of the one which was discontinued, and which they hope will correct the errors of the former plan. THE NEW JERSEY PROGRAM The Grand Lodge of New Jersey maintains a Masonic Home at Burlington, N. J. It was established in 1898. The Home consists of extensive buildings and grounds, and is operated in much the same manner as our own Masonic Home. They maintain an infirmary, but not a hospital. They now have about 200 adult guests in the Home, and have facilities for children, but there are no children in the Home at this time. An outside Charity and Relief program is also maintained, and relief is granted to individual Freemasons, their widows and orphans, on applications made

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through the subordinate Lodge. The amount of relief granted depends on the needs of the case, and they place no limitations on the amount. The per capita tax in New Jersey is $2.25 per year, of which $1.60 is for Masonic Home maintenance and outside relief purposes. The average annual cost of maintaining an adult guest in their Home was $954.52 for the year 1947, which was the last report available. THE ARKANSAS PLAN Arkansas, as a state, is made up principally of rural communities, and there are no very large cities, but our Arkansas Brethren are far ahead of many of the larger states when it comes to dispensing Masonic benevolence. It has been the policy of the Board of Charities in that jurisdiction to maintain aged Masons and the families of deceased Masons in their own homes and in their own communities, in cooperation with their subordinate Lodges. This program was tried as an experiment in the beginning, but, I am told, they are now definitely committed to the plan of giving outside relief in all cases where relief is needed. They do not pay a pension or grant a definite monthly allowance in any case. They found that a pension, no matter how small, would disqualify the person from receiving State or Federal aid. Under their plan, they cooperate with the subordinate Lodge, the Lodge being required to pay a portion of the relief granted, which, in some cases, amounts to as much as 50 per cent. The amount which the Lodge is required to contribute is based on its ability to pay. Under their plan, the subordinate Lodge files with the Board of Charities an application for assistance, the application being in similar form to our application for admission to the Masonic Home. If and when the application is approved by the Board, the Lodge is authorized to make advances to the applicant, if, as, and when the Lodge deems it necessary. The Lodge then sends a bill to the Board of Charities, showing the amount advanced, and the Board reimburses the Lodge for that portion which the Board of Charities has agreed to assume. All payments to the needy Brother are made by the Lodge, and as far as he, or the family, or the community knows, the Grand Lodge does not enter the picture at all. The Lodge gets full credit for having cared for its own, and has the further satisfaction of having done its duty by helping one who was unable to help himself. Freemasonry in general is benefited, since in small communities, everybody usually knows what is done to help a needy family. After this plan of relief was adopted, it so decreased the cost of giving relief, that they were able to discontinue the collection of the $10.00 fee on Degrees conferred, and reduced the per capita tax payable to the Grand Lodge for relief purposes almost 40 per cent, this money being left in the treasury of the Lodge, thus providing additional funds out of which they could pay their share of any relief granted. In their program, the subordinate Lodge is required to see that an effort is made to obtain State and Federal aid for the applicant before Masonic relief is acted on, because, they found, if the Lodge starts making payments before the application for State or Federal aid is filed, it might result in the State or Federal aid being refused. In discussing the matter with M. Wor. Brother W. A. Thomas, their Grand Secretary, he tells me that their Board of Charities is fully convinced that it is far better for the applicant, and much less expensive when handled in this manner. When a widow and children are involved, they feel that the deceased Brother, would much prefer to have his family kept together, and maintained as a family, in their own community, than to have it broken up, and his children sent to a home, away from their mother, and removed from her protective care and guidance. They are firmly convinced that, where

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conditions of health warrant, a Freemason and his wife, or a Masonic widow and her children can be cared for with a greater degree of happiness, and satisfaction to them, and under much more wholesome influences in their own community, than in an institutional type of Home. In cases where hospitalization or sanitarium care is needed, the case is sent to a private hospital, or nursing home, which they find more satisfactory, and less expensive, than to try to operate a hospital or sanitarium of their own. THE SOUTH CAROLINA PLAN The Grand Lodge of South Carolina, at one time, started a campaign to raise funds to build a Masonic Home but, after further investigation they found that such an institution could aid so few people, and the cost of operation would be so· great, in proportion to the relief granted, that the project was abandoned, and a program of giving direct relief to all cases, in their own homes, and in their own communities, was adopted. Their plan of operation is similar to that of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, and their Grand Secretary tells me that it has been found most satisfactory to both the Grand Lodge and the recipient of the relief. They give relief in such amounts as may be required, after an investigation is made, and the case found worthy. The Lodges in that jurisdiction pay a per capita tax of $2.00 per year, of which $1.00 goes to the Masonic Relief Fund. The Grand Lodge does not receive any part of the fees collected by the subordinate Lodges, the per capita tax providing ample funds to take care of their program. THE MAINE DIRECT RELIEF PROGRAM The Grand Lodge of Maine does not operate a Masonic Home, and they give two very definite reasons for not doing so. First, their jurisdiction being small, they do not have the money to carryon an expensive institution of this kind; and, second, they believe that their beneficiaries will be much happier, and can be assisted in a more satisfactory manner, in their own home, in their own community, than in an institutional type of Home. In that jurisdiction, the subordinate Lodge is expected to render first aid and relief, when needed, and when a Lodge is unable to meet the demands, it may call on the Grand Lodge for assistance. To receive such assistance, a formal application for relief must be filed with the Grand Lodge Board of Relief. In 1948 the Grand Lodge of Maine assisted 165 persons, granting aid in a total amount of $19,012.95, which represents an average cost, per case of $115.23. In addition to this, the subordinate Lodges gave $10,167.00 in relief out of their own funds. The Grand Lodge of Maine is definitely committed to the belief that their method of granting outside aid is the most satisfactory manner in which to handle such matters. . THE KANSAS MASONIC HOME PLAN A visit was made to the Masonic Home of Kansas, at Wichita, and one entire afternoon was spent with the superintendent, who showed me through every part of the institution, and gave me much valuable information as to their method of operation, their costs, and concerning other matters connected with the Home. The Masonic Home of Kansas is one of the really fine institutions of its kind in this country. It was almost completely rebuilt a few years ago, after the old buildings were destroyed by fire. It occupies a tract of 16 acres in the outskirts of Wichita. The buildings are of modern type, attractively laid out, and so ar-

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ranged by corridors that all parts of the Home can be reached without going out of doors. The grounds are suitably landscaped, the rooms and parlors well and attractively furnished, and everything is well maintained and in a cleanly and orderly condition. The kitchens and dining rooms are especially well maintained and equipped. The present population of the Kansas Home consists of 254 adults and 16 children. The Home is maintained by a per capita tax of $1.50 per year, and the income from an endowment fund of approximately $1,000,000.00. Under their plan, it is difficult to figure the actual pCI' capita cost of maintenance of guests in their home. The annual per capita cost that is paid out of the Home fund for the year 1948 was approximately $650.00, but this sum does not include the amounts that were charged against the individual trust estate of Home guests, which represents money and property turned over to the Home when the applicant was admittep. Under their plan, any money or property turned over to the Home by an applicant, when admitted, is maintained as an individual trust estate, in the name of the applicant, as long as he lives. As long as this trust estate lasts, the cost of maintaining him in the Home is charged against it, and if there is anything left at his death, his funeral expenses are paid out of it. Some applicants have no funds, or estates whatever, and others may have farms, bonds or other property which must be surrendered to the Home on their admission. If there is anything left after the applicant's death, and his funeral expenses are paid, it goes into the regular Masonic Home Fund. The $650.00 annual per capita cost is therefore not a true picture, as it does not include the sums that have been charged against these individual trust estates. THE NEBRASKA PROGRAM The Grand Lodge of Nebraska operates two Masonic Homes, one for adults at Plattsmouth, and a Home for children at Fremont. The Home for adults has about 100 guests, and is usually filled to full capacity. They also maintain a Charity Relief Fund, which is raised by a per capita tax on the membership. They do not have an endowment fund in connection with it. Grants are made out of this fund to subordinate Lodges for the purpose of extending individual relief in needy cases, but none of the payments are made direct to the beneficiary by the Grand Lodge. The payments come from the subordinate Lodge. There is no limit placed on the amount of relief that may be given in anyone case, nor is there any limit on the amount that will be granted through anyone Lodge. The per capita tax in Nebraska is $2.00 per year, $1.00 of which goes to the Masonic Home Fund and 15 cents to the Welfare and Relief Fund. THE TEXAS MASONIC HOMES In Texas there are two Masonic Homes. The Home for aged Masons is owned and operated by thl' Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Although this Home is primarily for the benefit of Royal Arch Masons, their wives and widows, the widows of decl'ased Master Masons are also accommodated there, on a per capita cost basis, under an arrangement between the Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter. The Home is located on a farm, on the highway between Ft. Worth and Dallas, and has been in operation since 1911. The property consists of 152 acres with buildings to accommodate approximately 150 persons. A dairy farm is operated in connection with the Home. It was originally intended that the memhers of the Home family should assist with the farm work, but this was found impractical, and all the work is now done by hired employees. The present

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membership of the Home consists of 61 widows, wards of the Grand Lodge and 73 others, wards of the Grand Chapter. The per capita cost of maintenance of the Home family in 1947 was $696.15 for the year, not including, of course, anything for depreciation of property or improvements to buildings. THE TEXAS MASONIC HOME AND SCHOOL The Home and School is owned and operated by the Grand Lodge of Texas, at Arlington. Here are accommodated children up to and including high school ages. The Home and School is also on a farm, and a dairy farm is operated in connection with it. In the school the classes range from kindergarten to high school, and in addition to the ordinary school subjects, the children are given religious and spiritual training. A trade school is also operated, wherein they train the children so that they may go out into the world and make their own way. They operate, among other things a printing shop, which publishes" The Campus News," a school publication, "The Grand Lodge Magazine" and does other printing work for the Grand Lodge and other Grand Bodies of Texas. The school encourages athletics, and they have track teams, boxing, football, basketball and baseball teams. The girls have a Glee Club and instruction is given in music and public speaking. The total enrollment for the year 1948 was 182 children, and the annual per capita cost of operation for the year was $1.050.09. During that year the operation of the dairy farm showed a profit of $6,273.99, after all expenses for help, feed and dairy supplies were paid. This profit was deducted from the cost of operation in arriving at the annual per capita cost. THE TENNESSEE PLAN The Grand Lodge of Tennessee has, what is probably, one of the most outstanding Welfare and Relief programs of any jurisdiction in the United States. Prior to 1926 they operated a Masonic Home, which consisted of 11 large buildings and 221 acres of ground, which cost them a very considerable sum of money to operate. The question that caused them to take stock of their situation, however, was not so much the matter of the cost, as it was the fact that their Home was always full and had a long waiting list, and there were always many cases they could not accept because of the lack of room. M. Wor. Brother L. C. Connell, their Grand Master, writes me that one of the sad things of it all was, that they had in their Masonic Home, fathers and mothers of Masons who were in good financial circumstances, but who did not want to be bothered with their aged parents. When a widow and her children were admitted, the children grew up and moved out into the world leaving the mother in the institution for the Home to care for. Another thing they found was, that the subordinate Lodge would send its people to the Home and then entirely forget them, and those old people would soon feel that they were entirely forgotten, because none of their former friends would visit them. The Grand Lodge gave a great deal of study to the subject. The homes that the people who were applying for admission came from were investigated. A trained social worker was put into the field, and it was deemed best to try another system for a while. This was begun in the year 1926. When a widow made application for assistance, or for admission to the Home for herself and children, she was given the choice of coming into the Home, or of receiving assistance in her own home and community, and, with two exceptions in six years, every applicant elected to stay in her own home, except two, and the two families that came into the Home only

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remained two months. The system worked so well with the widows and children, that they tried it with the old people. In every instance it was found that they, too, preferred to remain in their own communities. In each case a budget was worked out and a definite grant made. The old people were, of course, in some kind of home when they made application. After an investigation, if the home was found to be all right, even though humble, and the people worthy, their home was maintained for them, and a budget worked out for them that would suit their condition and surroundings. It was found that these old people were a definite part of the community, where they had friends and relatives, and it was hard to move them into new surroundings and among total strangers. The budget worked out was always liberal and flexible, and one that would raise their standard of living. When these old people had children who were in good financial circumstances, and able to help their parents, they set up a certain sum for the children to pay toward the maintenance of their old folks. In the case of a widow and children, they found that they had some kind of a home when they made application, and, if, after investigation, this home was found to be suitable, and if the mother was thrifty and capable of rearing her own children, and churches and schools were nearby,· they almost insisted that the family remain intact. In figuring their budget, the age of the children was taken into account, and something was left for them to earn themselves, where the children were old enough and able to do it. In writing me, Grand Master Connell states that the results they accomplished were amazing. Their recipients of help no longer felt that they 'were on charity, and they soon found their own place in the community again. In many instances the children became the outstanding children in school and church. A check-up was made, and they found that the average time that a widow and her children needed help, on the outside, was 4% years, as compared to an average of 11 years in the Home. With the old people it was a bit different. They usually had no earning power, but they were usually thrifty and lived within their budget. With the aid given by their children, and the help from the Grand Lodge, their budgets were found to be most reasonable. They found that the average span of life of these old people, living in their own homes, was increased from 5 to 10 years longer than their normal span, when housed in the Masonic Home. They handle each case on its own merits. If an aged Mason or widow is sick, and needs hospitalization, they arc sent to a private hospital, and in cases where they are never able to return to their own homes, they are placed in a private sanitarium or nursing home. Grand Master Connell says that they do not like to compare costs, as they believe that cost should be the last consideration when the final results are added up, but, as a matter of comparison, he says that the Grand Lodge of Tennessee maintained in their own homes during the year 1947, a total of 34 aged Masons, 89 aged widows, 20 young mothers and 42 children, a total of 184 persons, at a total cost for the year, of approximaely $45,000.00. This represents an average cost, per person of $243.24 per year. He says they have maintained in their own homes, during one year, 479 persons, at a total cost of approximately $70,000.00, which represents a cost per person, per year, of only $146.14. Compare this to our cost of maintenance of each person in our own Masonic Home, which was $1,002.52 per year in 1948. The comparison speaks for itself, yet Grand Master Connell says that their wards were well cared for, and received every help that was needed. To them, he says, the cost is the last consideration. 'I'heir people, he says, seem to enjoy the privilege of again being a part of their own community, which means more to the Grand Lodge than the dollars it took to accomplish it. The Tennessee plan was not all worked out over night. They

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had a large Masonic Home property, fully furnished, costing just for maintenance more than $12000.00 per year. They had a large staff of workers. First, they closed the laundry then the hospital, and when establishing people in their own homes, they were given suitable furniture out of the Masonic Home. As the Home population decreased, they were able, in a few years to accommodate all of those left in one building. The children remaining at that time, consisting of 11 full orphans, mostly high school students, were placed in a boarding school. The old people remaining were the ones that were in poor health. They placed them in a separate place, under the care of a nurse, and the Home property was sold to the State of Tennessee for use as a tuberculosis hospital. He says, their recipients of relief are visited several times a year by the Secretary of the Board of Control, or his assistant, to see that they are well cared for and get the necessary attention. This new program of outside help was first introduced in 1926. After 10 years of testing and eliminating the mistakes, the matter was again presented to the Grand Lodge, and at that time there were only two dissenting votes against the plan, and the Board of Control was directed to dispose of the ::\fasonic Home property and maintain all wards of the Grand Lodge in their own home and communities, or in places suitable to the condition of the beneficiary, and satisfactory to the Board. Grand Master Connell says that one of the nice things of which they are now so proud, is the fact that they have no waiting list of applicants, and, when a case is referred to the Board, immediate attention can be given it, since they have full authority to act. The observation of your Committee on the system in use in Tennessee is that it is worthy of emulation, since it appears to be more efficient and satisfactory to both the recipient of the relief and to the Grand Lodge, and it is worthy of our serious consideration. THE IOWA PLAN . Accompanied by our own Grand Master, a personal visit was made to the Grand Lodge Sanitarium of Iowa, at Bettendorf, which is a suburb of Davenport. The occasion of this visit was the annual meeting of the Grand Charities Board of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, at which meeting they considered and passed on all applications for relief for the ensuing year. Under the Iowa plan, direct relief, in their own homes, is given to all applicants who qualify, except those requiring sanitarium care, and these are care<,l for in the Sanitarium at Bettendorf. The Grand Lodge Sanitarium property was formerly the palatial home of the owner of the Bettendorf Car Works. It occupies a tract of 22 acres, and its cost, when built, was probably about $250,000.00. The Grand Lodge bought it from the heirs for a fraction of its original cost. They added a sanitarium building large enough to accommodate about 60 patients. The Sanitarium is in charge of a superintendent, who has on his staff a registered nurse, and a corps of practical nurses who care for the patients. The total number of employes on the staff is 25, and the average number of cases handled is about 45. The average cost per annum for their maintenance for the year 1948 was $1,225.10 per patient. The Grand Lodge of Iowa is definitely committed to the plan of giving outside relief in those cases where sanitarium care is not required. They formerly limited the amount that might be granted in anyone case, to $500.00 per year, but recently this limit was removed, and the Grand Charities Board is now under no limitation on the amount of relief that they may grant. Under their plan, the application for relief must come through a subordinate Lodge. A complete investigation of the case must be made and submitted in writing with the application. The Lodge is required to submit its financial statement,

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showing cash on hand, its investments, number of members, annual dues, whether it owns or rents its hall or building, the amount of its indebtedness, if any, and a statement of its income from aU sources. The Grand Charities Board, in considering an application, determines the amount of relief to be granted, and, at the same time, determines what part of the relief is to be paid by the subordinate Lodge. The decision of the Board is final, and becomes mandatory on the Lodge to pay its apportioned share. A Trustee receives, handles and pays out to, or for, the beneficiary, the fund that is allotted, and he is required to submit a periodical report with signed receipts showing the amounts paid out, to whom and for what paid. At the end of each year, a new application for relief must be made by each beneficiary, giving the same kind of information as is required in an original application. This gives the Board an opportunity to determine if the money previously allotted has been wisely used, and whether further relief is required, and how much. During our visit, we were privileged to sit in the meeting at which applications for relief for the ensuing year were considered. The largest amount allotted to anyone case was $600.00 for the year, and the subordinate Lodges, on the applications considered, were assessed as much as 50 per cent in some cases, and in others, involving small Lodges, with small memberships, varying amounts down to nothing. This plan has worked successfully in Iowa, and relief is always granted, in worthy cases, without any waiting, and in ample amounts to meet the conditions presented, and without limit on the amount. THE PENNSYLVANIA MASONIC HOME The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania operates a Masonic Home at Elizabethtown, under the direction of the Committee on Masonic Homes. During the year 1948 they accommodated 596 guests, consisting of 39 married couples; 137 single men; 326 women; 36 boys, and 19 girls. A farm is operated in connection with the Home, and there was returned to the Grand Lodge, during the year 1948, cash derived from the sale of farm products produced on this farm, the sum of $38,478.24. The average annual cost of maintenance of each person in the Home in 1948, was $1,077.53, which cost was arrived at without deduction of the sum received from sales of farm products from the total expense. THE WISCONSIN MASONIC HOME The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin operates a Masonic Home about 35 miles from Milwaukee. It is situated on a farm of 300 acres, and the farm is operated in connection with the Home. They have accommodations for 125 persons, but the average number accommodated in recent years has been about 116, of whom 40 are now men, and 76 women. There are no children in their Home. The average annual cost of maintaining each person in their Home for the fiscal year ending in 1949 was about $950.00, but they estimate that their costs will exceed that sum in the fiscal year ending in 1950. In addition to the operation of the Home, they maintain a Charity Fund of approximately $15,000.00, out of which they give emergency relief to such subordinate Lodges as may not be financially able to meet charity demands. THE CONNECTICUT MASONIC HOME In Connecticut, the Masonic Home is operated by the Board of Managers of the Masonic Charity Foundation. The number of persons in their Home on December 31, 1948, was 344, of whom 104 were men, and 213

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women. There were no children. The number under care by the Masonic Charity Foundation, outside the Home, consisted of 11 men, 7 women, 2 boys and 7 girls. There were 37 on the waiting list, whose applications had been approved, but for whom there was no room in the Home. A farm is operated in connection with the Home. The gross income from this farm was $24,392.30; the operating cost was $31,616.98, showing a net loss of $7,224.18 for the year. The total cost of operating the Home for the year 1948 was $387,957.46, or an average cost, per year, for each member of the Home family, including those on outside relief, of $1,127.61. The average cost of maintaining those that were actually in the Home was $1,200.93 for the year. The Grand Lodge per capita tax in Connecticut is 50 cents per year, plus a charge of $20.00 on each initiation fee, for Masonic Home purposes. To this, in 1948, a special assessment of $6.00 per member per year, was added, making the total per capita cost, for Masonic Home purposes, in Connecticut, $6.50 per year. THE INDIANA MASO~IC HOME The Grand Lodge of Indiana maintains a Masonic Home at Franklin. In 1948, they housed a total of 364 guests, of whom 130 were men, 157 women, 43 boys and 34 girls. The Home is filled to capacity, as far as adults are concerned, but they have room for more children. An infirmary is operated in connection with the Home. The per capita cost, for the year 1948-49 was $1,030.85. In addition to maintaining the Home, they give oQutside relief to those cases that are eligible and in need. There is no limit on the amount that may be allowed, but the largest amount ever .allotted was $600.00 per year. An assessment of $1.00 per year, per member, for a 5-year period, was proposed and acted on at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Indiana in 1948, but the proposal was defeated. The funds to be obtained by this method were to be used .for remodeling, renovation, and additions to the Masonic Home property. THE MASONIC HOME OF OHIO From Brother Harry S. Johnson, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge oOf Ohio, comes the most intelligent analysis of the Masonic Home problem of any that has come to our desk. The Grand Lodge of Ohio operates .a Masonic Home, in which are accommodated 218 men, 227 women, 22 boys and 13 girls. The adult section is filled to its capacity, but the children's section is not. A Hospital is operated in connection with the Home. 'Their operating cost for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1948, was $1,140.19 per person. Some outside relief has been granted, but under no definite plan. On this question further study is contemplated. Brother Johnson, in commenting on the Masonic Home question, says: "Generally speaking, the establishment of Masonic Homes was prompted by sentiment-an .exercise of brotherly love-an overwhelming appeal to the heart. Effort has been made to conform their administration to sentiment, rather than .good sound business principles . . . there have been developed some ex.cellent practices that might well be profitably incorporated in any revamping program. In fact a combination of many desirable features will insure maximum consideration for the mental, moral, physical and spiritual welfare of the beneficiaries, within the range of the financial generosity oQf the Lodges, and the highest possible efficiency in the bestowing of benevolences. You are in very much the same situation as we are. You .are putting up the money for the maintenance and operation of the Home, and .have little to say about its conduct, as it is in the hands of a separate corporation. I would judge that this separate corporation is not under the control of your Grand Lodge. That is exactly the situation

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in Ohio. Our Home is definitely not under the control of our Grand Lodge. Without reference to any particular jurisdiction, generally speaking, all Homes should be under the direct control of the Grand Lodge within whose jurisdiction it is located; a beneficiary should be the recipient of whatever financial aid the Nation and/or State provides; what he may have himself, or his relatives may be legally required to provide, and, if this is not adequate to his support, it should be supplemented by annuities from the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of England, with its 150 years of experience, can teach us a lot about bestowal of benevolences. The Grand Lodge of England has been able to build up a fund, without any financial burden on its members, that enables it to grant annuities to more than 2,000 members, their widows and dependents. The financial welfare, and perhaps the very life of our Lodges is in danger if more consideration is not given to the bestowal of benevolences. Many things can be done to help the situation. We may well" shudder" if a depression comes again. Some of us began to "shudder" two years ago when the number of petitioners began to decrease. It meant a very positive loss of revenue in our Lodges. They have been living off the fees received from petitioners. The revenue from the annual dues does not begin to provide the funds to carryon the work of the Lodge." These, My Brethren, seem to me to be words of wisdom from one who knows his subject, and they are worthy of our most serious consideration. THE COLORADO PLAN Colorado is a comparatively small jurisdiction, the Masonic membership in that state being approximately 39,000. They do not operate a Masonic Home, but they do have an outside relief program that is most efficiently handled and is doing a fine piece of work. There is no Per Capita tax in that jurisdiction to provide funds for the maintenance of their relief program. They, at one time, had a Per Capita tax of 15c per member, this being later reduced to 10c, then to 5c, and finally eliminated entirely. They have a permanent fund, amounting to approximately $750,000.00, the income from which provides all the money that is needed for relief purposes. This fund was originally built up by an assessment of $10.00 on each petition for initiation, similar to ours, but that has now been discontinued. The fund is administered by a Board of :Masonic Benevolences, which handles the funds, makes the investments, and passes on all applications for relief. They place no limit on the amount of relief that may be granted in anyone case. In 1948, the largest sum granted was $1,266.00 and the smallest $60.00 for the year. The average was $406.96 per case per year. The Board of Trustees of the Benevolent Fund serves without compensation, and there is no expense, whatever, in the handling of the Fund. The money in the fund is invested in securities, and in real estate, consisting of two ranches, one of 500 acres and one of 1200 acres, the management of which is handled entirely by this Board of Trustees. They place cases requiring hospital or nursing home care in private institutions, or in the state hospital, as the needs of the case seem to require. They are doing a fine job, and their program is a splendid example of what can be done with a small fund, when it is well managed and well handled. THE NEW MEXICO PROGRA~I New Mexico is also a small jurisdiction, and docs not operate a Masonic Home, because of the high cost of such an institution, and the lack of the necessary funds to maintain such an institution. They do have a very

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efficient outside relief program, which is worthy of mention. They have a permanent Fund amounting to approximately $250,000.00, the income from which provides the necessary money to carryon their program, with the aid of a Per Capita tax of 25 cents per member. This Per Capita tax was formerly for a larger amount, but has now been reduced to 25 cents. In New Mexico, they do not wait for applications for relief to be made by the needy Brother, and their relief is not confined entirely to Freemasons of their own jurisdiction. Help is frequently given, I am told, to members from other jurisdictions, who may be temporarily living there, and who may be in need. As you know, many people go there who are ill, for the benefit of the climate and they frequently are not in good financial circumstancs. I was told of one case of a young Freemason and his wife from New Jersey, who came there for their health. They needed help, and were given help by the Grand Lodge of New Mexico, and when it came to the notice of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, that Grand Lodge immediately sent a contribution of $25,000.00 to the permanent fund of the New Mexico Brethren, to be used in whatever manner they saw fit. They, in New Mexico, do not limit the amount of the relief that may be given in anyone case. They provide whatever the needs of the case seem to require, and the small Per Capita tax, and the income from their permanent fund provide the money with which to do it. There is no expense involved in the handling of their program. THE MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI The greatest part of two days was spent by your Committee at the Masonic Home of Missouri in St. Louis. An effort was made to see everything at the Home from cellar to garret. During my visit many things were observed that were of interest to your Committee, and I am sure they will be of interest to you. Every courtesy was extended to me by tho Masonic Home staff, and they tried to be helpful in every way possible. The condition of some of our buildings was found to be deplorable. Some of them are old, not well arranged, and were not very well constructed in the beginning. They have high ceilings, making them difficult to heat, and the walls and ceilings in some of the rooms and corridors of the old buildings are black with the dirt and grime of many years. The kitchens and dining rooms, however, are clean, well equipped and in good order, and all carry a "Grade A" rating by the Health Department of the City of St. Louis. The Old Men's building and the hospital are in particularly bad condition, partly from age, and partly from lack of care from the standpoint of cleanliness. And, if I may say it, they both need a good cleaning up. Much money has been spent, in my opinion, unwisely, on fancy furnishings for lounging rooms, and so-called sun porches, which are seldom used by members of the Home family. It would seem that all of the money so used could have been better spent in other ways that would have contributed more to the comfort and benefit of the Home people. Some of these furnishings were gifts of the Eastern Star, but that fact docs not change my opinion of the lack of wisdom in the expenditure. The boilers in the central heating plant, with the exception of one, are old and in bad order. The new Women's building, however, is quite a different story. It might be termed a real "house of luxury." The lounging rooms and parlors are furnished with exquisitely overstuffed upholstered furniture, fine rugs and drapes, and they make a fine showy appearance, although, I am told, the Home family is seldom permitted to use most of them. The rooms occupied by the women in this building

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are sizable, well furnished, and, in most cases, far exceed in luxury, anything the occupants ever enjoyed in their lifetime before, many of the women having come from small communities where such things do not exist. The Women's building has nine floors, but only eight of them are used by the women of the Home family. The ninth floor is unoccupied, except that two rooms on that floor are assigned to the head nurse and the matron of the Women's building. The remainder of the rooms on this :floor arc richly furnished and elaborately equipped with every modern facility, but are used only for members of the Home Board and distinguished visitors to the Home. During my stay there, I was assigned to a suite on this ninth floor, consisting of a parlor, bedroom and bath, which was referred to as "the bridal suite." It was exquisitely furnished with overstuffed chairs, an overstuffed divan, side chairs, a desk, a radio, an electric clock, and fine rugs and drapes. It was easily the equivalent of a suite for which, at any first class hotel, the normal charge would have been from $25.00 to $35.00 per day. The children are housed in rooms in the Administration building, except those of high school age, who are housed in another building near by. Their quarters seemed to be suitable and well arranged and in good order. The Chapel, a beautiful building, which was erected on the grounds by the Grand Chapter of the O. E. S. of Missouri, said to have cost $75,000.00 is seldom used for anything, and is never used for church services. It is occasionally used for moving picture shows, attended by some of the Home family. It represents a fine piece of architectural beauty, and it is too bad that it is not used for a better purpose. The food served in the dining rooms is good, well cooked, well prepared and nicely served. The average cost, per year, of maintaining each member of the Home family, for the fiscal year ending in 1948, was $1,002.59, and I was informed by the Home management that the costs for the fiscal J'ear 1949 would be approximately the same. According to the Home records, there were in the Home at that time, 58 women guests, sponsored by Chapters of the O. E. S. of Missouri. The annual cost of maintaining these 58 women, based on the 1948 figures was $58,149.06. The annual contribution, special gifts not included, of the Grand Chapter O. E. S. of Missouri, to the Masonic Home maintenance fund, is approximately $18,000.00, which leaves a balance in excess of $40,000.00 required for the maintenance of these 58 O. E. S. women, to be provided for out of the per capita tax assessed against the subordinate Lodges for Masonic Home purposes. The Home is badly overcrowded with more women than the Home has facilities to care for. The Women's building is full, and in order to care for all of the women now in the Home, some are quartered in unsuitable rooms in the Old Men's building, and others are temporarily being cared for in the Emergency Hospital, which is very unsuited for that purpose. I am told that the Home has a waiting list of more than 180 who have applied, but who cannot be admitted because there is no room to care for them. It would appear to your Committee that it would be much better, under our present plan of operation, if the rooms reserved and unoccupied on the ninth floor of the Women's building, and used only on infrequent occasions by members of the Home Board and other visitors, were assigned to some of those women who now occupy such unsuitable quarters in the old buildings. ORSERVA TIO~S AND COMMENTS Your Committee has given the question of Masonic Welfare and Relief much thought and study, and, as a result of what has been learned from

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other jurisdictions, some very definite ideas of what this Grand Lodge should do, and adopt as its Welfare and Relief program have been developed. It is my firm belief that our present plan of operation is not only not satisfactory to the recipient of the benevolence, but it is much too expensive, and costs too much for the inadcquate relief we are able to give. The plan of giving relief to needy Freemasons, their widows and orphans, in their own homes, in their own communities, can be done, with greater satisfaction and happiness to them, and our money will go much farther, and we can give help to a greater number with less expenditure of money than can be done in the operation of an institutional type of Home such as we now have. It should not be so much the question of cost, in which we are interested, as it should be the welfare and happiness of the people we are trying to help. Relief, under that plan, would be denied to none because of lack of room in the Home as it now is, and the actual expenditure per person would be greatly reduced. For example, an old couple, in our opinion, would much prefer to remain in their own home community, among their friends, near their own church or Lodge, than be taken away to St. Louis, among total strangers, and housed in an institution such as we now operate. An institution is never a "home," under the best of conditions. The county Poor Farm, as it used to be called, has now ceased to exist in most communities for the same reason. With its high cost of operation, poor food, poor facilities and lack of care, were a disgrace in many communities. It is difficult to regiment old people, as must be done, and expect them to be happy and satisfied. The happiness and satisfaction of our needy old people is something that should have our first consideration, but I fear it is something we have forgotten. In the case of children having a living mother, who has insufficient means to care for them, and give them the home they should have, a little help, in their own home, from the Grand Lodge, participated in and supervised by the constituent Lodge, would make it possible to keep the little family together, giving the children the benefit of her mother love and guidance, something not found in any" institution" no matter how well operated. A shining example of such a case came to my attention during my visit to our own Masonic Home. A young mother, having two children, aged about 5 and 7 years, found herself unable to earn enough to support herself a widow, and take care of the children too. The children were admitted to the Home, although the mother did not want to give them up. They were pointed out to me at the Home. I talked to the children. They appeared to be well reared, were well mannered, and apparently came from a good home. The cost of maintaining these two children in our Home will be $2,005.14 per year, based on the 1948 figures. How much better it would have been to have given this young widowed mother, say $500.00, or even $1,000.00 per year, thus enabling her to keep her children with her, keep the homc intact, and how much bettcr it would have been for the children themselvcs. By the use of simple arithmetic, it will be seen that, by making the allotment as suggested, there would have remained in the Welfare and Relief Fund more than $1,000.00 that could have been allotted to some other worthy person, to whom relief is now denied, because of lack of room in the Home. It has been observed by a study of the annual reports of the Lodges of this jurisdiction, that in too many cases, little or nothing is given out of Lodge funds for charitable purposes. We are taught in the E. A. Degree, that next to a belief in Deity, Charity lies at the foundation of Freemasonry. Unfortunately, in too many Lodges, this admonition seems to have been completely forgotten. The lack of interest of the Lodges, as a whole, in dispensing relief, is appalling. Many Lodges indulge themselves

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in free entertainment, free dinners and refreshments, cigars, and what not, and put out practically nothing to help those who cannot help themselves. I am happy to say that there are ·some Lodges of which this cannot be said, but the number is all too few. We should stop and give some thought to where this trend is leading us. ·When we become merely seekers of petitioners, and mills in which to grind out Degrees, there will cease to be an excuse for our existence, and Freemasonry will pass out of the picture, just as many other organizations have done. We should get back to first principles, and the ancient landmarks of the Order, and re-evaluate the things we do. Let's start being practical, quit being sentimental, and quit trying to make a "show" of our Masonic benevolence. It is the opinion of your Committee, that we can, by the adoption of the program herein recommended, contribute more to welfare and happiness of a greater number of needy Freemasons, their widows and orphans, and dispense our benevolences in a manner far more satisfactory to this Grand Lodge, than is possible under our present system of operating our Masonic Home. Let's eliminate entirely that long waiting list, now seeking admission, to whom we can offer nothing but our sympathies, because of lack of room in our Masonic Home. RECOMMENDATIONS After considering the matter fully, and consulting with many, on whose advice and counsel I feel that I can rely, I submit, and recommend for adoption, the following as the Welfate and Relief program of this Grand Lodge: 1. That this Grand Lodge adopt the general plan of giving outside relief to needy Freemasons, their wives, widows and orphans, in their own homes, in their own communities, and ultimately discontinue the plan of operating an institutional type of Masonic Home, as we now do. 2. The Masonic Home of Missouri is a separate corporation, and its affairs are administered by a Board of Directors elected by the Grand Lodge, but, over whom, after their election, the Grand Lodge or the Grand Master has no control, except in an advisory capacity. It is my recommendation, for the correction of this situation, and to bring the program of Welfare and Relief, more directly under the control of the Grand Lodge, that the charter of the present Masonic Home corporation be amended, or changed, so that the corporation will be directly under the supervision and control of the Grand Lodge, and that its affairs be administered by a Board of Directors, to be known as The Grand Lodge Board of Welfare and Relief, to consist of not exceeding Seven (7) members, of which the Grand Master shall be Chairman, the Deputy Grand Master, vice-chairman, the Senior Grand Warden, the Junior Grand Warden, and three (3) members of the Grand Lodge, appointed by the Grand Master, to constitute the Board. 3. That a program of granting outside relief, similar to those now in use in Tennessee and Iowa be adopted except in those cases requiring sanitarium care; that children with one living parent, be assisted in their own homes, where practicable and proper in the discretion of the Board; that children having no living parents, or children of broken homes, where neither parent is suitable to care for them, be placed in the homes of members of the Craft, with suitable allotment for their care, under the supervision of a sponsor to be selected by the Board. 4. That the subordinate Lodge be required to pay a portion of the relief granted on applications for relief submitted through that Lodge, and that the Grand Lodge Board of Welfare and Relief be authorized to determine the portion of relief granted that is to be contributed and paid

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by the subordinate Lodge; and that its decision become final and mandatory on the Lodge; that a Trustee be appointed by the Board, to supervise the expenditure of the funds allotted, and to look after and report periodically on each case; that each allotment be for not more than one year in advance, and that a new application for continuance of the relief be submitted through the Lodge at the end of each allotment period, so that relief can be continued, or discontinued, as the needs of the case may require, and as the Board may determine from the facts presented with the application; that each subordinate Lodge submitting an application. or renewal of an application, for outside relief, be required to send with the application a financial statement of the Lodge giving full information about its financial affairs; its cash on hand; its investments; the number of its members; whether its Lodge Hall or Building is owned or rented; the amount of its indebtedness, if any, and their income, from all sources, by years, for the three years preceding, and such other information as the Board may require. 5. That a new Sanitarium Building be erected on the present Masonic Home property, which is now vacant, fronting on Union Boulevard and Enright Avenue, in St. Louis, or elsewhere if deemed proper, and when this new building is completed and ready for use, that the Delmar Boulevard property be sold, and the money received therefrom, be used for such purposes as the Board and this Grand Lodge shall determine. 6. That the new Women's Building, the Chapel, and the buildings now fronting on Enright Avenue be first offered for sale to the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri, to be operated by them as their own project. In the event that the Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri does not decide to purchase this property, that it be offered for sale to others, in whole or in part. 7. That this program be adopted as the Welfare and Relief Program of this Grand Lodge, and that it be handled in a manner that all of the present guests now in the Home shall be cared for as long as care is needed; that all the present guests of the Home be offered the opportunity to return to their own home community, where they can be among their own friends, and if they wish to do so, that the Board set them up in a suitable home there, or elsewhere, using furniture from the home where practicable, with a suitable allotment for their care; that the children in the Home be returned to their own homes where practicable and proper, with an allotment that will amply care for them. In the case of full orphans, or children from broken homes where the parents are not suitable to care for them, that they be given into the care of families who are members of the Craft, who might be glad to have them, with a suitable allowance for their maintenance; that no further applications for admittance to the Home as now operated, be approved, except those requiring sanitarium care, which can be given in our present buildings, until a new sanitarium building is ready; and thereafter, all new applications made, or applications for continuance of relief, be presented and submitted to the Grand Lodge Board of Welfare and Relief in the form herein set out, before they shall receive the approval of the Board. 8. That before an application for outside relief is presented to the Board of Welfare and Relief, the Board shall require that the Lodge shall see that necessary steps are taken to obtain for the applicant the State and/or Federal aid to which he may be entitled under the law, and such further aid as his children or relatives can supply and that any allotment made shall be supplementary thereto, and shall be in such sum, or sums as the circumstances may require and warrant, and such relief, so allotted, shall be paid if, as, and when needed, and that no allotment be made in

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the form of an annuity or pension or in any form that would preclude the applicant from receiving State and/or Federal aid; that where old persons have children, or relatives, and children have parents, or others, from whom they have a legal or moral right to receive help, or support, that the Board, and the Lodge, shall make every effort to obtain such support and help for the applicant. 9. That Section 30, of Article 5, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, wherein a Committee on Relief and Charity is provided for, be amended by the elimination of Paragraph (h) thereof thus abolishing said Committee, the intention of these recommendations being that the Board of Welfare and Relief provided for herein, shall handle all matters heretofore handled by the said Committee. 10. It is the opinion of your Committee, and those who have been consulted, that this program as recommended, can be carried out and put into operation, with making any assessment on the Lodges or the membership of this jurisdiction, and that it can be done out of funds now available for building purposes, or that will be made available through the sale of the Delmar Boulevard property, and the Women's Building and the Enright Avenue property. 11. It is the further opinion of your Committee, that, by the adoption of this program, the per capita tax now assessed against the Lodges of this jurisdiction, for Masonic Home purposes, can, and should be materially reduced, and that the $10.00 payable out of each Initiation fee for Masonic Home purposes, can be ultimately eliminated entirely, and the money thus saved to the Lodge win remain in its treasury and help pay its portion of the WeHare and Relief allotments that may be chargeable against the subordinate Lodge. This Report is respectfully submitted, by CORNELIUS D. STRUBLE,

Committee. Grand Master Sunderland ordered that the report be referred to the Jurisprudence Committee, said Committee to report on same as a special order of business Thursday morning, and the Grand Lodge, by motion duly carried, concurred.

CALLED FROM LABOR At 3 :50 p.m. the Grand Lodge was called from labor for the purpose of visiting the Masonic Home. Prayer ,vas offered by Grand Chaplain Potts.

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The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 9 :00 a.m., Grand Chaplain Starke offering prayer. MASTER, LODGE OF RESEARCH

M. 'VOl'. Brother Solon Cameron, the newly elected Master of the Lodge of Research, was presented. ADDRESS BY JUDGE ALBERT CLARK

Rt. Wor. Brother George C. Marquis presented Rt. 'VOl'. Ray Bond who, in the absence of Judge Clark, read the latter's address on "Freemasons Who Became Judges of the Supreme Court." Including the present members, eighty-four men have served as judges of the Missouri Supreme Court. Of that number at least forty-seven were or are Freemasons and seven of them served as Grand Master of the Missouri Grand Lodge. It is probable that several others were members of our fraternity. During the first forty-two years of the court's history all the judges were natives of other states. Many of them had reached young manhood or middle age before coming to Missouri. It is possible that some of them were initiated into the mysteries of Masonry. elsewhere and, as lodges were scarce and travel difficult here, never affiliated with any Missouri lodge. Barton. Bates, who was born in St. Louis in 1824 and lived most of his life at St. Charles, was the first native Missourian to become a member of the court. He was elected to the position in 1862. Even after that time and until recent years many of the judges were natives of other states. Of the eighty-four judges, thirty-six were born in Missouri, twelve in Kentucky, eleven in Virginia, three each in Tennessee and Ohio, two each in Connecticut, New York, Georgia, and Kansas, one each in Ke\v Jersey, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Maryland, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana, and District of Columbia, one in Wales, and one on the Isle of Man. The judges known to be Freemasons, with a short biographical sketch of each, are as follows: John Rice Jones, was born in Wales in 1759, received a collegiate education at Oxford and then took a course in both medicine and law. For a time he practiced law in London. In 1784 he came to Philadelphia. Two years later he joined the expedition of General George Rogers Clark and was present at the capture of Vincennes. He was the first Attorney General of Indiana Territory and later a member of its legislatve council and made the first revision of its laws, translating them into French "for the use of the judges who do not understand English." For a time he lived at Kaskaskia in Illinois Territory. In 1804 he moved to Ste. Genevieve and some years later to Potosi, but continued to practive law in the

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territories of Indiana, Illinois, and Louisiana and was at that time probably the most successful lawyer west of the Allegheny Mountains. He was one of the wealthiest men in the west. He was a profound scholar, well versed in the classics and in the Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, Welsh, and English languages. A gifted orator, possessed of abundant energy, he was probably the ablest member of the Constitutional Convention of 1820. The descendants of this remarkable man have been prominent in many states. John Rice Jones was one of the first judges of the Missouri Supreme Court, serving from March, 1820, until his death in St. Louis on February 1, 1824. He was an able judge, but often disagreed with his colleagues. He probably dissented in more opinions in proportion to the total number rendered by the court during his service than any other judge in the history of the court, except John Kennish. Kennish was born on the Isle of Man and it is interesting to note that he and Jones were the only men of foreign birth ever to serve on our Supreme Court. Jones received his Masonic degrees at Ste. Genevieve in April and May, 1815, and affiliated with St. Louis Lodge No. III which surrendered its charter in the following October.1 [Denslow's" Territorial Masonry" pages 42, 186, 190. Historical Society; Vol. 21, Illinois Historical Collections; Missouri Historical Review, October 1915, and July, 1916.] Robert Wash, was a member of the Supreme Court from September, 1825, until November, 1837. He was born in Louisa County, Virginia, November, 1780, received a good education, graduating from William and Mary College when about eighteen years of age. He studied law and was admitted to practice, but his legal career was interrupted by the War of 1812 during which he served on the staff of General Howard. He came to St. Louis about 1815 and for a time was United States District Attorney. He died in November, 1856. He was a member of Missouri Lodge No. 1. Priestly Haggin McBride, was born about 1800, or a little before, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, received a good education, studied law and was admitted to the Bar in that state. In 1825 he moved to Columbia, Missouri. In 1829 he was appointed Secretary of State, but resigned the next year to accept appointment as circuit judge. A few years later the general assembly ratified an amendment to the constitution terminating the tenure of all the circuit judges. [At that time constitutional amendments were not required to be submitted to a vote of the people.] Judge McBride refused to relinquish his office, claiming that the amendment was not legally adopted as it received a vote only of two-thirds of a quorum in the Senate instead of two-thirds of the elected Senators. The Supreme Court ruled against him in an opinion by Judge Tompkins reported in 4 Mo. 303. Within a year or two a new circuit was created and McBride was appointed as its judge. He served on the Supreme Court from March 27, 1845 to March 1, 1849. In his opinions he cited few authorities and gave few reasons, perhaps in emulation of another jurist who said, "Most any judge can render a good opinion, but few can assign a good reason for it." His first Missouri home was at Columbia. He lived at Paris in l\t:onroe County for many years, but again was a resident of Columbia at the time of his death on May 21, 1869. McBride probably became a Mason before he came to Missouri. Throughout his residence in this state he was active in various branches of the fraternity at different times holding membership in Paris Union Lodge No. 19, Boone Lodge No. 94, ann Twilight Lodge No. 114, Columbia, Palmyra Chapter Xo. 2, Huntsville Chapter No. 13, Columbia Chapter No. 17, and St. Louis Commandery Ko. 1. He served as Grand Master of the Missouri Grand Lodge for five years, 1838, 1843, inclusive, establishing a record for length of service by any person in that office. He was

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Grand High Priest in 1854. He was buried at Columbia, his funeral being conducted by Twilight Lodge No. 114. [Missouri Lodge of Research, 1947.] John Ferguson Ryland, was born November 2, 1797, in that part of King and Queen County, Virginia, which afterward became Essex County. In 1811 the family moved to a farm in Madison County, Kentucky. Young Ryland attended Forest Hill Academy, [Marison County, Kentucky] studied law in the office of Judge Hardin and was admitted to the Bar. In 1819 he married Miss Martha M. Barnett, [Madison Count:r, Kentucky] ; moved to Old Franklin, Missouri, and began to practice law. In a few years he acquired an extensive practice and was widely known as an ethical and successful lawyer. Some time about 1827 he moved to Fayette and in 1831, upon being appointed circuit judge, moved to Lexington where he continued to reside until his death on September 10, 1873. His first wife died in 1832 and on September 28, 1835, he married Miss Elizabeth Buford at Lexington. He served with distinction on the Supreme Court from 1849 until July, 1857. He was a devout Presbyterian, a zealous advocate of temperance, a man of high honor and integrity. His descendants have followed in his footsteps and many of them have attained distinction in their own right. His sons were active in Masonry and one of them, Xenophen Ryland, served as Grand Master of the Missouri Grand Lodge from October, 1876 to October, 1877. Judge Ryland was made a Mason in Franklin Union Lodge No.7 in 1822. Two members of that lodge at that time, Dr. Hardage Lane and Hamilton R. Gamble, afterward served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. Judge Ryland became a Royal Arch Mason in Missouri Chapter No.1, St. Louis, in 1826, a charter member of Lexington Chapter No. 10, in 1848, and served as Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter from May, 1852 to May, 1853. He became a Knight Templar in St. Louis Commandery No. 1, and later a charter member of Lexington [now DeMolayJ Commandery No.3. He was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge from May, 1849 to May, 1850. Judge Ryland served as Grand Master while serving as one of the judges of the Supreme Court. One of his immediate predecesRors on the court was Priestly Haggin McBride who had served as Grand ::\laster. The court then consisted of three judges and one of Judge Ryland's colleagues was Hamilton Rowan Gamble who had been present when Ryland was initiated in Franklin Union Lodge and who had served as Grand Master before becoming a member of the Supreme Court [MiRsouri Lodge of Research, 1947.J ROIInilton Rowan Gamble, was a son of devout Presbyterians who emigrated from Ireland to Virginia in 1784. He was born at Winchester, Virginia, November 29, 1798. He attended Hampden-Sidney College and studied law at the same time, graduating from the college and being admitted to practice law when only 18 years of age. When 20 years old he had been licensed to practice in three states, Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri. He opened a law office in Tennessee, but stayed there only a few months, coming to St. Louis in 1818, where he became a deputy in the office of his brother Archibald who was circuit clerk. In 1819 he opened a law office at Old Franklin and in 1821 became the first circuit attorney in a district which covered a large territory in the west-central and northwest parts of the state. In 1824 he was appointed Secretary of State by Governor Frederick Bates and moved to St. Charles, then the capital of the state. Bates died in 1825 and Gamble resigned his office and moved to St. Louis. During that period of his life Gamble was addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquor. He and Edward Bates were in love with the same young lady, Miss Carolyn Coalter. She returned Gamble's affections, but refused to marry him unless he would sign a

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pledge to give up strong drink. He signed and kept the pledge, became a devout Presbyterian, and at one time refused a fee of $5,000.00 because the case would interfere with his church duties. Edward Bates, a brother of Governor Frederick Bates, became a member of President Lincoln's Cabinet and at one time received substantial support for President of the United States. He married a sister of Miss Coalter and formed a partnership with Gamble in one of the most successful law firms in the state at that time. Gamble was elected to the general assembly from Franklin County in 1846. He became a judge of the Supreme Court in 1851 and served until November 15, 1854, when he resigned because of ill health. As a judge he was able, conscientious and just. One of the most famous eases in which he participated as a judge was that in which Dred Scott, a negro slave, claimed freedom because his owner had taken him on a tour to Illinois and Minnesota where slavery was not permitted. The case originated in St. Louis and went on appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court. The majority of the court ruled against Scott, but Gamble wrote a dissenting opinion, in which he said: "In this state it has been considered from the beginning of the government, as a correct position of law, that a master who takes his slave to reside in a state or territory where slavery is prohibited, thereby emancipates his slave." Scott then brought suit in the Federal Court, the case went to the Supreme Court of the United States where Scott was again denied his freedom. Chief Justice Taney wrote the principal opinion which aroused great bitterness throughout the North and was one of the contributing causes of the Civil War. Judge Gamble was then the owner of slaves, but freed them in 1858 when he moved to Norristown, Pennsylvania, to educate his children. Early in 1861 Judge Gamble, although in feeble health, came back to Missouri to do what he could to prevent Missouri from seceding from the Union. He was a member of the state convention which met in 1861 and, with doubtful legal authority but with probable justification under the circumstances then existing, took over the control of the state government. Against his wishes he was chosen provisional governor and filled that difficult position ably and conscientiously. His fairness and conservatism subjected him to the grossest criticism and abuse by the Radicals who were more concerned with power than justice. Gamble was raised a Master Mason in Franklin Union Lodge No. 7 on February 23, 1822, affiliated with Missouri Lodge No.1 on November 2, 1824, and was installed as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri on October 3, 1832. He died in St. Louis, January 31, 1864, and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. It is said that the funeral procession was more than a mile long. Judge Gamble's record as a citizen, Mason, lawyer, judge, and public official entitles him to be ranked with Missouri's greatest. [Missouri Lodge of Research, 1945, 1947; Bay's Bench and Bar.] Thomas James Clark Fagg, was born in Albermarle County, Virginia, on July 15, 1822, and came to Missouri when the family removed to Pike County in 1836. He was admitted to the Bar at Troy, Missouri, in 1845; in 1850 became probate judge, in 1855 a member of the general assembly, and 1856 judge of the Court of Common Pleas; in 1856 again a member of the general assembly; in 1861 a brigade inspector in the Union Army, in 1862 a circuit judge, and from October, 1866 to October, 1868 a judge of the Supreme Court. In between times he was a candidate for Congress and lieutenant governor. From 1882 to 1890 he lived in St. Louis. He was later a law partner of David A. Bell at Louisiana, ¥issouri, until 1898 when he retired. He affiliated with Perseverance Lodge No. 92 on October 27, 1857, but we have no information as to where he was made a Mason.

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Jatmes Baker, was born in Mason County, Kentucky, about 1819, and went with his parents to Indiana when about three or four years old. He was educated in the common schools and the state university of Indiana, read law in an office at Davenport, Iowa, and began the practice at Ottumwa in that state in 1843. After serving in various minor offices he became Attorney General of Iowa in 1856. In the Civil War he served for about two years in the Union Army and was discharged because of ill health. He moved to Springfield, Missouri, in 1863, and became a successful lawyer and business man. He promoted the first railroad to be built in Greene County, Missouri, and for a time served as its president. In politics he was first a Democrat, then a Republican and then an ardent Prohibitionist. He was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Missouri Supreme Court on August 12, 1868, and served one year and four months. He died at Evanston, Illinois, some time after 1890. A sketch of his life published in 1893 in the Missouri History of Greene County states that he was a Royal Arch Mason. He was probably made a Freemason at Ottumwa, Iowa. Thomas Adiel Sherwood, was born near Eatonton, Georgia, June 2, 1834. One of his grandfathers was Colonel Adiel Sherwood, a soldier of the Revolution, a Mason and at one time Worshipful Master of Washington Lodge No. 11. The father of our subject, Adiel Sherwood, Jr., was born in New York State in 1791, but because of ill health moved to Georgia when a young man and operated a plantation about 15 miles from Eatonton. That was his home during most of his adult life although at different times he taught in colleges and resided at the following places: Columbian College, now George Washington University, Washington, D. C.; Mercer University, Macon, Georgia; Shurtliff College, Upper Alton, Illinois, and the Masonic College, Lexington, Missouri. Each time he returned to Georgia, but in his old age moved to St. Louis where he died in 1879 and lies buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. He was a Mason, a learned scholar and eloquent minister. Thomas Adiel Sherwood was educated at Mercer University and Shurtliff College. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1857 and began to practice law at Springfield, Missouri. He was elected to the Supreme Court for ten year terms in 1872, 1882, and 1892, serving with distinction for thirty years, the longest service of any judge in the court's history. He died at Long Beach, California, November 23, 1918, and is buried in Sunnyside Cemetery there. For about forty years he was a member of Solomon Lodge No. 271, Springfield, from its organization in 1868 until 1907, demitted. Edward Augustus Lewis, was born at Washington, D. C., on February 22, 1820, was admitted to the Bar at Yazoo, Mississippi, in 1841 and came to Richmond, Missouri, and began to practice law in 1845. Among the lawyers there at that time was Ephraim Brevard Ewing who was one year older than Lewis and had moved to Richmond in 1842. Later, at different times, both Lewis and Ewing served on the Missouri Supreme Court. In addition to practicing law, Lewis devoted part of his time to newspaper work. In 1851 he moved to St. Louis and in 1856 to St. Charles. In October, 1874, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Supreme Court and served about four months. In 1875 he was appointed one of the first judges of the St. Louis Court of Appeals when the court was established. He resigned in 1888 because of ill health and died at St. Louis in 1889. Lewis received the Blue Lodge degrees in Richmond Lodge No. 57, on August 7, August 14, and September 7, 1847. Warwick Hough, was born in Loudon County, Virginia, January 26, 1836, and came with his parents to Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1838. He

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graduated from Missouri University in 1854, began to study law in the office of Judge E. L. Edwards and was admitted to practice in 1859. For about two years he was a law partner of J. Proctor Knott, at one time Attorney General of Missouri and later United States Senator from Kentucky. Hough served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After that war he practiced law at Memphis, Tennessee, until 1867 when he returned to Missouri and opened a law office at Kansas City. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1874 and served ten years. At the end of his term, December, 1884, he moved to St. Louis and practiced law until he was elected to the circuit court in November, 1900.. After serving six years as circuit judge he again engaged in the practice until his death on October 28, 1915. He affiliated with Jefferson Lodge No. 43 on January 23, 1880, and demitted about five years later after he moved to St. Louis. The writer has been unable to gain any further information as to his Masonic record. His brother, Arthur Middleton Hough, a prominent lawyer, public spirited citizen and active Freemason of Jefferson City, became Grand Master of the Missouri Grand Lodge in 1895. John Ward Henry, was born at Corinthiana, Kentucky, January 29, 1825, graduated from Transylvania University in 1844, came to Boonville, Missouri, and began to practice law in 1845. Soon thereafter he moved to Fayette. In 1854 he served as State Superintendent of Schools. In 1864 he moved to Macon aud in 1875 to Independence. He was elected circuit judge in 1872 and Supreme Court Judge in 1876. After serving ten years on the Supreme Court he went to Kansas City and resumed the practice of law, but was again elected circuit judge in 1889. He died at Kansas City, December 12, 1902. He was made a Mason in Fayette Lodge No. 47 in 1850. Theodore Brace, was born near Oakland, Maryland, June 10, 1835. The family moved to Cumberland, Maryland, and there he graduated from Allegheny Academy. He was successively employed in a store, bank and office, during which time he studied law. He was admitted to practice in 1856 and moved to Bloomfield, Iowa, and opened a law office. After only a few months there he met a former classmate, W. L. Stocking, who was then practicing law at Independence, Missouri, and Brace agreed to go there and become his partner. The following December he started for Independence by boat to Hannibal and thence by stage coach. Because of impassable roads he got no further than Paris, Missouri. There he met and fell in love with Miss Catherine Penn who later became his wife. He decided to open a law office and remain at Paris. Four years later, at the beginning of the Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army, attained the rank of Colonel, led his troops in several hard fought battles, was captured after the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. After a few months he was paroled because of ill health and returned to his home at Paris. For a few years he was prohibited from practicing law by the restrictions of the Drake Constitution on those who had favored the southern cause. When those restrictions were repealed he opened a law office and met with immediate success. He was not only an able lawyer, but one of the most eloquent orators in the state. He served as probate judge, circuit judge and then, beginning January 1, 1887, served twenty years as a judge of the Supreme Court. At that time candidates for judicial positions were nominated by party conventions and voted on at the general elections. At the end of Judge Brace's first ten year term as Supreme Judge, although he had rendered excellent service, the faction in control of his party had agreed upon a slate of candidates for all state offices omitting the name of Judge Brace. The slate went through without a hitch

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until the order of business called for the nomination of Supreme Judge. Many of the delegates were lawyers and most of the lawyers of the state favored the renomination of Judge Brace. Morton Jourdan, a delegate from Carroll County and later for many years a prominent attorney of St. Louis, acted a dramatic role which undoubtedly contributed to the nomination of Judge Brace. Jourdan climbed upon a table in full view of the crowded hall, held up a small school slate which he smashed with a carpenter's brace, shouting, "Brace breaks the slate." Brace was nominated on the first ballot. At the completion of his service on the Court in 1907, he retired to his home at Paris until his death on May 27, 1921. Judge Brace was made a Freemason in Paris Union Lodge No. 19, in 1864, and during the remainder of his life was active in the Lodge, Chapter and Commandery at Paris and Jefferson City. He became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1889. ,John Lilburn Thomas, was born September 6, 1833, in Iron County, Missouri. He was admitted to the Bar in 1853, practiced for a short time in Crawford County and then at Hillsboro in Jefferson County. He served one term in the general assembly and was circuit judge for about ten years. In 1890 a constitutional amendment increased the number of Supreme Judges from five to seven and GovjJrnor }'rancis appointed Thomas as one of the additional judges. He served on the court two years and one month. After his retirement from the Bench he served as Assistant Postmaster General under appointment by President Cleveland. He died at the home of one of his daughters in Texas on June 11, 1924, being then more than ninety years of age. }<'or many years he was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Hillsboro, Missouri, Joachim Lodge No. 164. George Bennett Macfarlane, was born in Callaway County, Missouri, January 21, 1837, educated at Westminster College, licensed to practice law in 1861, and began to practice at Mexico, Missouri, in 1865. He was probate judge of Audrain County from 1871 to 1874, was appointed Supreme Judge by Governor Francis, November 25, 1890, was elected for a ton year term in November, 1892, and died in office on February 12, 1898, after serving seven years and two months. He became a Master Mason in 1873 in Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico, Missouri. Gavon Drummond Burgess, was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, November 5, 1833, and was admitted to practice there in 1855. The same year he married and moved to St. Joseph, Missouri. Soon thereafter he moved to Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri, and opened a law office. He represented that county in the general assembly and served as county treasurer and probate judge. In 1866 he removed to Linneus, served as circuit judge from January, 1875 to January, 1893, when he became a Supreme Judge. He served on the Supreme Court until his death December 17, 1910. His service in judicial positions was one of the longest in the history of the state, eighteen years as circuit judge and eighteen years as Supreme Judge. He lies buried at Linneus. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Linneus, Jackson Lodge No. 82. William Muir Williatms, was born in Boonville, Missouri, February 4, 1850, educated in private schools and Kemper College from which he graduated in June 1867. He studied law in a law office, was admitted to practice and opened an office at Boonville on February 1, 1873. He occupied the same office until his death on September 18, 1916. He was appointed on February 1, 1898, to fill out an unexpired term on the Supreme Court and served for eleven months. He did not seek reelection;

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in fact, he was never a candidate for public office although his wide acquaintance and high reputation would have made him a strong candidate for any position in the state. He acquired an extensive law practice and, by his contemporary judges and lawyers, was regarded as one of the ablest attorneys in Missouri. He received the degree of Master Mason in Cooper Lodge No. 36, Boonville, on January 12, 1872, and was active in the work of Freemasonry throughout the remainder of his life. He was a member of Boonville Chapter No. 60; was knighted in Temple Commandery No. 38, Fayette, later becoming a charter member of Olivet Commandery No. 53. He was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1887. William Cha,mpe Marshall, was born November 12, 1848, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, attended University of Mississippi, 1865-1867, and graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia in June, 1869. He was licensed to practice law at Vicksburg in November, 1869 and opened a law office in St. Louis, Missouri, January 1, 1870. He was city counselor of St. Louis from May, 1891 to March, 1898, when he was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. He was elected for a ten year term in November, 1898, and resigned April 1, 1906, after serving eight years and one month. He died at St. Louis, about 1922. Judge Marshall was made a Master Mason on December 7, 1916, in Blodgett Lodge No. 594, since consolidated with Morley Lodge No. 184. Leroy BrO/Tl.Ch Valliant, was born at Moulton, Alabama, June 14, 1838, but soon thereafter the family moved to Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Mississippi and from Cumberland Law School, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1859. He served four years in the Confederate Army, attaining the rank of Captain. After the Civil War he practiced law at Greenville, Mississippi, and for four years was judge of the Court of Chancery. Late in 1874 he moved to St. Louis and practiced law there until he was appointed circuit judge in 1886 and served on the circuit court until elected to the Supreme Court in 1898. He served as a judge of the Supreme Court for fourteen years, retiring from that position December 31,1912. On a visit to his old home in Mississippi he died on March 3, 1913. He was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery at St. Louis. He was made a Mason in Polar Star Lodge No. 79, St. Louis, before 1889 and during the remainder of his life was active in the work of the Blue Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery, being advanced to the station of Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1904. He was an excellent lawyer, a just and able judge, a sincere Freemason and a Christian gentleman. Henry La;mm, was born near Burbank, Ohio, December 3, 1846, educated in Cannan Academy at Burbank, Western College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Michigan University, graduating in the academic department in 1869. He came to Sedalia, Missouri, in 1869, taught school, studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1871. For many years he was one of the leading attorneys in Central Missouri. Except for four years as prosecuting attorney he never held any public office but that of Supreme Judge, to which position he was elected in 1904. He served ably on the court for one term of ten years. He died at Sedalia in 1926. He was made a Master Mason in Granite Lodge No. 272, Sedalia, on September 18, 1874. Waller Washington Graves, was born on a farm in Lafayette County, Missouri, December 17, 1860. Attended the public schools of that county and the state university at Columbia. He moved to Bates County in 1880, taught school and studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1885. He practiced law at Butler until elected circuit judge in 1899. In 1906 he

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was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Folk to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Marshall. In November, 1906, he was elected for the remainder of that term and was reelected in November, 1908, and November, 1918. He died at his home in Jefferson City on June 19, 1928, after serving on the Supreme Court twenty-two years and two months. He is generally regarded as one of the ablest judges who have served on the court. He was made a Master Mason in Butler Lodge No. 254 on May 2, 1896. John Kennish, was born on the Isle of Man on November 11, 1857, but came to Holt County, Missouri, when a small boy. He attended the public schools and the University of Missouri, from which he graduated in 1884. He was admitted to the Bar at Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, in 1885. He was successively, prosecuting attorney and state senator and in 1910 was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Sup.reme Court caused by the death of Judge Fox, and at the ensuing election was chosen for the remainder of the term. He served on the court two years and two months. He died at Mound City, Missouri, September 14, 1921. He was made a Master Mason in Mound City Lodge No. 294 on March 7, 189l. Franklin Ferris, was born in Peru, New York, September 22, 1849, and was educated in the common schools and Cornell University. He came to St. Louis and was admitted to the Bar in 1875. He was circuit judge from 1898 to 1903. In December, 1910, he was appointed to the Supreme Court to serve out the unexpired term resulting from the death of Judge Burgess. He served on the court two years. He was a member of Rosehill Lodge of Freemasons, No. 550, at St. Louis. Charles Breckenridge Faris, was born in Mississippi County, Missouri, October 3, 1864. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1889 and studied law at Washington University. He was admitted to the Bar at Charleston, Missouri, in 1891, and practiced at Caruthersville. He was successively a member of the legislature, prosecuting attorney, circuit judge, and in 1912 was elected to the Supreme Court from which he resigned in 1919 after serving six years and ten months. In 1919 he was appointed to the United States District Court, and in January, 1935, was promoted to Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. He died at his home in St. Louis on December 18, 1938. He was made a Master Mason in Caruthersville Lodge No. 461 on January 21, 1901. Robert Franklin Walker, was born in Morgan County, Missouri, November 29, 1850. He attended Missouri University and obtained degrees as follows: A.B. in 1873 and LL. B. in 1875. He was admitted to practice law at Versailles, Missouri, in 1876, was prosecuting attorney 1877-1885, attorney general of Missouri 1893-1897, and Judge of the Supreme Court from January 1, 1913, until his death on November 19, 1930. He served on the Supreme Court nearly eighteen years. Between his service as attorney general and Supreme Judge he practiced law at St. Louis. He was made a Master Mason in Shaveh Lodge No. 646 at St. Louis on May 5, 1925. James Thomas Blair, was born at Loudon, Tennessee, November 11, 1871, and came with his parents to Osborn, DeKalb County, Missouri, in May, 1881. He attended the public schools at Osborn and Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tennessee, where he received the degree of LL.B. in 1895. He practiced law at Maysville, Missouri, until 1903, during which time he served one term in the general assembly. From 1903 to 1908 he practiced law at Springfield, Missouri, and then moved to Jefferson City where he served as assistant attorney general of Missouri until 1911. He

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was elected to the Supreme Court in 1914 and rendered able service for ten years. After retiring from the Court he practiced his profession at St. Louis, but retained his residence at Jefferson City until his death on April 12, 1944. He was made a Master Mason in Parrott Lodge No. 308 on January 9, 1904. Henry M. Vories, was born in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1810. Although he had almost no education in schools and was admitted to practice law when more than thirty years of age, after only brief study in a law office, he became a highly successful lawyer and an able judge. When only about seventeen years old he moved to Danville, Indiana, and lived there until 1844. He engaged in business which failed and left him owing more than ten thousand dollars. In later years he paid this debt in full with interest. He served as a private in the Black Hawk Indian War. He was married twice in Indiana. His first wife died in a little more than a year after the marriage, leaving him a son. A years or so later he married a Miss Kake and they became the parents of a large family. He was admitted to the Bar in Indiana, but practiced little, if any, there. In 1844 he started with his family to Missouri, got as far as Plattsburg where he ran out of funds and received financial aid from James H. Birch who later became a judge of the Missouri Supreme Court. Vories then opened a law office at Sparta, then the county seat of Buchanan County. When the county seat was moved to St. Joseph he went there and, with the exception of three years spent in California, resided there until his death. In N 0vember, ]872, he was elected to the Supreme Court and served from January 1, 1873 until October 4, 1876 when he resigned because of ill health. He died at his home October 29, 1876. He was an able jurist and an honorable man of whom it may be truly said he was self made. He was a member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, but the writer has been unable to learn when and where he was made a Mason. Fred Lincoln Williams, was born on a farm in Putnam County, Indiana, l\fay :n, 1879. He was educated in the public schools and DePauw University and studied law at Indiana Law School, Indianapolis. He was admitted to the Bar in 1900 and began to practice at Joplin, Missouri. He served as Supreme Court Commissioner from January 3, 1913 until elected to the court in 1916 and then served four years as Judge of the Supreme Court. After his retirement from the Bench he acquired an extensive law practice in the City of St. Louis. He died on May 20, 1949 and was buried at Shelbyville, Indiana. His reputation as a judge, as a lawyer and as a citizen is of a high order. He was made a Master Mason in Fellowship Lodge No. 345 at Joplin on December 30, 1913. John Is(l,(J,(} Williamson, was born in Carroll County, Missouri, March 16, 1867; graduated in Carrollton High School 1887, and attended Kentucky University 1888-1889. Admitted to the Bar in 1891 and practiced at Carrollton until 1893 when he moved to Kansas City. Was a judge of the Supreme Court from November, 1919 to January, 1921, when he resumed practice at Kansas City. He died there on November 19, 1932. He was admitted to membership in Temple Lodge No. 299, on November 15, 1905, but the writer has no information as to when or where he was made a Mason. Conway Eldm-, was born at Perryville, Missouri, December 8, 1881. He was educated in the public schools and the law department of Washington University. Admitted to the Bar in June, 1905, and practiced at St. Louis. He was elected to the State Senate in 1914 and 1918 and to

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the Supreme Court in 1920. He served on the court for two years and has since followed his profession in St. Louis. He was made a Mason in Clayton Lodge No. 601, June 6, 1918. Edward Higbee, was born at Ashland, Ohio, January 1, 1847, and two years later the family moved to Iowa. He was educated in the common schools and Iowa University. He was admitted to the Bar in Iowa in 1867 and began the practice at Lancaster, Missouri. In 1905 he moved to Kirksville and resided there and kept a law office until his death on February 16, 1929. In 1920 he was elected to fill an unexpired term on the Supreme Court and served two years. Thereafter he served as Commissioner of the Court until his death. He was made a Mason in Lodge of Love No. 259, Lancaster, March 27, 1868 and was active in various branches of the fraternity during the remainder of his life, becoming Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1916. [Missouri Lodge of Research, 1947.] David Elmore Blair, was born at Salina, Kansas, August 16, 1874, and was educated in the public schools, Kansas Wesleyan College and the law department of Kansas University. Moved to Joplin, Missouri, in June, 1899 and began to practice law. Was prosecuting attorney of Jasper County 1903-1904, Judge of Circuit Court 1908-1917, member Public Service Commission 1917-1920, Judge of Supreme Court 1920-1930, practiced law at St. Louis 1931-1934, then at Joplin until 1940, since when he has been a Judge of the Springfield Court of Appeals. He was made a Mason in Fellowship Lodge No. 345, Joplin, on May 31, 1907. William Talliaferro Ragland, was born in Marion County, Missouri, October 5, 1866. He was educated in the public schools, State Normal [now Teachers' College] Kirksville, and the law department of Washington University. Prosecuting Attorney of Monroe County 1893-1897, Circuit Judge 1911-1918, Supreme Court Commissioner 1919-1922, and an able Judge of the Supreme Court for ten years from January 1, 1923. He now lives in the State of California. He was made a Mason in Monroe Lodge No. 64, February 20, 1893, and affiliated with Paris Union Lodge No. 19, April 17, 1908. John Turner White, was born near Springfield, Missouri, April 22, 1854. He graduated from Drury College, being the first student to enroll in that school when it opened in 1873. He taught school, studied law in a law office and was admitted to practice in 1882. He became a successful lawyer. For ten years, 1923-1932, inclusive, he served on the Supreme Court, and is generally regarded as an exceptionally able judge. He died at the age of 93, December 11, 1947, and is buried at Springfield, Missouri. He was made a Mason in United Lodge No.5, Springfield, April 19, 1907. Frank Ely Atwood, was born at Carrollton, Missouri, October 5, 1878, and was educated in the public schools, Missouri University and William Jewell College. He was admitted to the Bar at Carrollton in 1904 and practiced there until January, 1925, when he became a member of the Supreme Court for ten years. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1922 and assistant counsel for the Public Service Commission 1923-1924. After his retirement from the Supreme Court he practiced law at Jefferson City until his death on March 5, 1943. He was made a Mason in Wakanda Lodge No. 52, March 11, 1907. North Todd Gentry, was born at Columbia, Missouri, March 2, 1866, Graduated from Missouri University in 1888, admitted to the Bar and began to practice law at Columbia. He served as attorney general of Missouri 1925-1928, six months on the Supreme Court in 1928, and as circuit judge for a short time in 1932. He died at his home in Columbia on September 8, 1944.

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He was made a Mason in Twilight Lodge No. 114 on January 17,1931. William Francis Frank, was born in Schuyler County, Missouri, November 27, 1874, and educated in the public schools and at the State Normal School at Kirksville. He studied law in an office and was admitted to practice at KirksviIIe in 1903. He served in city and county offices, as assistant attorney general and as Commissioner of the Kansas City Court of Appeals. In 1928 he was elected to the Supreme Court and served from January 1, 1929, until his death on September 9, 1938. He was initiated in Queen City Lodge No. 380 on July 11, 1903, passed October 4, 1903, and raised February 13, 1904. On December 2, 1909, he affiliated with Kirksville Lodge No. 105. Berryman Henwood, was born in Hannibal, Missouri, April 25, 1881, and was educated in the public schools and in Missouri University, where he received degrees of A.B. and LL.B. He was admitted to the Bar at Hannibal in 1904 and practiced there until he was appointed Commissioner of the Supreme Court in 1927. In November, 1930, he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court and served for two years and one month. He then practiced law at St. Louis for several years and now practices at Jefferson City. He was made a Mason in St. John's Lodge No. 28, Hannibal, September 2, 1907. Ge01"ge Robb Ellison, was born July 22, 1881, in Lewis County, Missouri, and was educated in the public schools at Maryville, Missouri, at Harvard University, and law department of Missouri University. Admitted to the Bar in 1904, he practiced at Maryville until he was appointed a Commissioner of the Supreme Court on April 11, 1927. Since January 1, 1931, he has been a Judge of the Supreme Court. He was made a Mason in Nodaway Lodge No. 470 on August 1,1912. Charles Thomas Ho;ys, was born at New London, Missouri, May 9, 1869, and was educated in the public schools, Bethany College and Missouri University. He was admitted to the Bar March 3, 1893, and practiced at New London until 1907, when he moved to Hannibal and opened a law office there. He was circuit judge from April 14,1919 until January 1, 1933, when he became a Judge of the Supreme Court. He served in the latter position until January 1, 1943, when he retired to his farm near New London, where he died on February 6, 1949. He was made a Mason in New London Lodge No. 307, on June 18, 1892. Ernest M 088 Tipton, was born in Bowling Green, Missouri, on January 2, 1889. He was educated in the public schools at Columbia and the law department of Missouri University. Admitted to the Bar in 1911 he practiced at Fulton and later at Kansas City. Since January 1, 1933, he has been a Judge of the Supreme Court. He was made a Mason in Acacia Lodge No. 602, on August 20, 1912, and affiliated with Ivanhoe Lodge Ko. 446 on July 10, 1930. Caleb Anthony Leedy, was born at Benton, Scott County, Missouri, on May 20, 1895. He was educated in the public schools at Cameron and Plattsburg, Missouri, Wesleyan College and the St. Joseph Law School. He is a veteran of World War I, was admitted to the Bar at Plattsburg in June, 1922, and practiced there until 1925, then at Kansas City until he was appointed to the Supreme Court. He has been a Judge of the Supreme Court since February 14, 1933. He was made a Mason in Plattsburg Lodge No. 1]3, on August 12, 1916. John Caskie Collet, was born at Keytesville, Missouri, on May 25, 1898, educated in the public schools, Westminster College and Missouri University. He studied law in his father's office and was admitted to practice in 1921. He is a veteran of World War 1. After serving as assistant counsel

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for the State Highway Commission, then as Chairman of the Public Service Commission, he was appointed to the Supreme Court on September 2,1935. He resigned from the Supreme Court in April, 1937, to accept appointment to the United States District Court and was promoted to the United States Court of Appeals on July 12, 1947. He was made a Mason in Salisbury Lodge No. 208 on December 14, 1920. Ratymond B. Lucas, was born near Sumner, Illinois, July 26, 1890, and came with his parents to Scott County, Missouri, in 1896. He was educated in the public schools, Teachers' College, Cape Girardeau, University of Missouri [where he received the A.B. degree and attended the law department for two years] and graduated from the law department of the University of Chicago in June, 1915. He was admitted to the Bar and began the practice of law at Benton, Scott County, Missouri. On September 14, 1938, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term in the Supreme Court and served until January 1, 1939. On January 10, 1939 he was appointed State Superintendent of Insurance and served until October, 1941, since when he has been general counsel of the Kansas City Life Insurance Company. He resides at Kansas City. He was made a Mason in Morley Lodge No. 184, Morley, Missouri, on February 3, 1914. Albert Montgomery Clark, was born at Lawson, Missouri, March 4, 1879, was educated in the public schools, Presbyterian College of Upper Missouri [then located at Lawson] and the law department of Vanderbilt University. He was admitted to the Bar at Nashville, Tennessee, in June and at Richmond, Missouri, in July, 1900, and practiced at Richmond until elected to the Supreme Court. He was prosecuting attorney four years, representative in the general assembly four years, state senator eight years, member of the Constitutional Convention of 1922 and has been a Judge of the Supreme Court since January 1, 1939. He was made a Mason in Bee Hive Lodge No. 393, Lawson, October 6, 1901, and affiliated with Richmond Lodge No. 57, November 8, 1907. He is a member of Cyrus Royal Arch Chapter No. 36, Richmond Commandery No. 47, and Ararat Temple of the Shrine. LOIUranoo Mastick Hyde, was born in Princeton, Missouri, February 2, 1892, and educated in the public schools and Missouri Univeristy. He was admitted to the Bar in 1916 and practiced at Princeton until he was appointed Commissioner of the Supreme Court in 1931. He served as Commissioner until 1942, since which time he has been a Judge of the Supreme Court. He is a veteran of WorId War I. He was made a Master Mason in Mercer Lodge No. 35, Princeton, Missouri, April 3, 1917; took the Scottish Rite degrees at Detroit, Michigan, in the spring of 1918 while an officer in the 85th Division of the army, stationed at Camp Custer, and later transferred his membership to the Consistory of Western Missouri No.2 at Kansas City. He joined the Shrine at Indianapolis, Murat Temple, in 1918, while serving in the army. Roscoe Powers Conkling, was born in Carrollton, Missouri, May 3, 1889, and moved with his parents to Kansas City in 1905. He was educated in the public schools and Missouri University. He was admitted to the Bar in January, 1912, served as assistant prosecuting attorney and for a short time as prosecuting attorney of Jackson County, practiced law at Kansas City until 1924, then to St. Joseph until January 1, 1947, since which time he has been a Judge of the Supreme Court. He is a veteran of World War I. He was made a Mason in Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, May 17, 1924, and affiliated with Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, May 20, 1927.

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James Marsh Douglas, was born January 6, 1896, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in the public schools and the law department of Washington University. He is a veteran of World War I and was admitted to practice law on July 12, 1917, while in the army. He practiced law in St. Louis, 1921-1935, served as circuit judge from January, 1935, until April, 1937, since when he has been a member of the Supreme Court. He now resides in J ef'ferson City. He received the degree of Entered Apprentice in Jefferson Lodge No. 43 on May 31, 1949, and is to receive the degree of Fellowcraft in August and of Master Mason in September, 1949. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The tellers appointed by M. Wor. Brother Sunderland were announced, and the following officers were elected for 1949-1950 : JAMES M. BRADFORD •••....•••••••• • M. W. Grand Master. RAY BOND •••.••••••••••••• • R. W. Deputy Grand Master. HOMER L. FERGUSON ••••.•• • R. W. Senior Grand Warden. RICHARD O. RUMER •••..•• • R. W.

Junior Grand Warden.

EDMUND E. MORRIS ••••••••••••• • R. W. Grand Treasurer. HAROLD L. READER •••••..•••••• . R. W. Grand Secretary.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE MASONIC HOME

The following brethren were elected Directors of the Masonic Home for the term ending 1952: JAMES M. DEWITT MORRIS

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WILLIAM R. HOWELL \VILLIAM H. UTZ, JR.

ELMER W. WAGNER

REQUEST FROM OHIO

Rt. \Vor. Brother Struble reported that Ohio had requested permission to print for distribution the report of the Committee to Survey Methods of Relief and Welfare Work in Foreign J urisdictions, and moved that the permission be granted. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RECOGNITION

M. \Vor. Brother Denslow presented the report of the Committee on Foreign Recognition which was adopted and is as follows: To th~ M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri: BRETHR.EN: We, your committee on recognition of foreign Grand Lodges, submit the following report: We have examined the legitimacy of the Grand Lodge of Rio Grande do Sol. The origin of this Grand Lodge is similar to that of other Grand Lodges existing in Brazil and it was formed at a time when many of the States withdrew from the old Grand Orient of Brazil and set up Grand Lodges covering the various States of the Brazilian Union. Its declarations of principles covers the ancient landmarks as practiced in this coun-

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try, and it is one of the most generally recognized of the Brazilian groups. Its Grand Secretary of Foreign Relations is Jonas H. Py, whose address is Caixa Postal 1824, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sol, Brazil. Application for recognition was made sometime ago, but your committee only completed its investigation in recent months, and we now recommend recognition. One member of our committee has just returned from a visit to Germany where he went to investigate Masonic conditions in that occupied country. We have been permitted to see a copy of the report made by the Masonic Service Association commission which recently investigated the Masonic situation in Germany and believe every effort should be made to assist the newly formed United Grand Lodge of Germany in establishing itself as a recognized Grand Lodge and a member of the great international Masonic family. It seems that nine of eleven former German Grand Lodges have united under one head, to be known as the United Grand Lodge of Germany, retaining their old Grand Lodge names but only in connection with Provincial Grand Lodges under the United Grand Lodge of Germany. This Grand Lodge was formed in Frankfort, Germany, June 14, 1949, with Dr. Theodor Vogel as Grand Master. We are hoping that Missouri will be the first jurisdiction to recognize this group, and we recommend the recognition of the United Grand Lodge of Germany. In a table issued by the Masonic Service Association of the U. S. A., Missouri is shown as recognizing the Grand Lodges of Rumania and Yugoslavia. Inasmuch as Masonic conditions in these two countries are very much disturbed and since they have not recovered from the recent World War, we recommend that recognition be rescinded until such a time as a new application is made and the legitimacy of any Masonic group is thoroughly examined. Our Italian friend and Brother, Dr. Publio Cortini, Grand Treasurer of the Grand Orient of Italy, which was recognized a year ago by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, was recently visited by a member of your committee and through the committee Brother Cortini desires to express his appreciation to the Grand Lodge of Missouri for many kindnesses and courtesies shown in the past and for the reception accorded him during his brief stay in Missouri. At the present time thirty-two American jurisdictions have recognized the Grand Orient of Italy. Freemasonry in that country is assuming a very high place. The Grand Orient now consists of 156 lodges scattered throughout Italy. Semi-recognition was recently extended by the government when the Grand Orient was asked to participate in a public parade to dedicate a statue to the great Italian Statesman Mazzini, who was an active Freemason. His statue is the work of Ettore Ferrari, a noted Italian sculptor and a Past Grand Master. The brethren responded to the appeal of the government and three thousand Italian brethren, with lodge banners and Masonic regalia, marched through the streets of Rome to the statue of Mazzini. No other Masonic group participated in this affair. It is unfortunate that there are a few small groups in Italy, pretending to be Masonic, which are still seeking recognition from American Grand Lodges. It is even more unfortunate that any group should see fit to throw its support to unorganized Freemasonry in any country. One of the socalled organizers of Freemasonry in Italy, who has received some little financial assistance from abroad, has the reputation of being bankrupt on two occasions. In another instance one of these so-called organizers has served a penitentiary sentence. Charges of communism and atheism brought against the Grand Orient

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by some critics are false, as has been demonstrated on several occasions. Tito Signorelli, who has been active in Grand Orient affairs, is a Protestant minister. At a conference of Grand Masters in Washington last February, Grand Master Heuther, of Maryland, told the assembly of the issuance of fifty thousand pamphlets direeted against communism which were distributed by the Grand Orient; your committee has a copy of this pamphlet. Grand Lodges which are atheistic do not number among their membership Protestant ministers, nor is it thought possible a communistic Grand Lodge would send out anti-communistic pamphlets. We are fully satisfied in our judgment of a year ago in recommending the Grand Orient of Italy, which fact is further accentuated by the adoption in March, 1949, of a new Constitution by the Grand Orient which follows almost word for word that of the Mother Grand Lodge of England. Fraternally submitted, WILLIS BRAY, RAY V. DENSLOW.

CALLED FROM LABOR

The Grand Lodge was called from labor at 12 noon, the Grand Chaplain offering prayer. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 1 :30 p.m., Grand Chaplain Robison offering prayer BROTHER OSCAR JOST COMPLIMENTED

Grand Master Sunderland complimented Brother Oscar J ost for the efficient manner in which he presided at the organ, and thanked him for the beautiful music he had provided. PRESENTATION OF BROTHER GENTRY

Grand Master Sunderland announced that this day was the 80th birthday of M. Wor. Brother William R. Gentry and presented Brother Gentry to the brethren who after hearty applause joined in singing "Happy Birthday," to which Brother Gentry cordially responded. TORNADO RELIEF

The Grand Master announced that he had ordered $1,500.00 paid out for relief after the tornado in the Cape Girardeau section, and asked approval of his action. By motion the Grand Lodge approved this action of the Grand Master. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES

Wor. Bro. John Reinhardt presented the report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, which was adopted and is as follows.: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN:

In the matter of: Jesse W. Glasgow, Junior Warden of Clayton Lodge No. 601, A. F. & A. M., vs. Adrian L. Bushman.

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In this case Worshipful Brother Adrian L. Bushman, was charged with causing to be printed and circulated about 300 letters in aid of his candidacy for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. These letters were placed in envelopes and mailed first class mail to Masons only. The letters among other things referred to the fact that Wor. Bro. Bushman had served his lodge as Master in 1945. It was charged that the wording in said circular letters was contrary to the provisions of Section 204 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, and in violation of his duty as a Master Mason and to the scandal and disgrace of the Masonic Fraternity. On a trial the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Most Worshipful Grand Master Morris E. Ewing ordered that an appeal be taken. Wor. Brother Bushman appeared in person before your Committee and was also represented by his Counsel Worshipful Brother John W. Calhoun. The Lodge was not represented and asked that the matter be submitted to your Committee on the record. The Committee is of the opinion that while the action of Wor. Brother Bushman did not constitute a violation of our By-Laws, such action could not be approved and would not be recommended to Master Masons in political campaigns, the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the Lodge should be affirmed. Your Committee respectfully recommends to you that such verdict be affirmed. Worshipful Brother John M. Gallatin, a member of this Committee was absent from Grand Lodge. Worshipful Brother Marvin E. Boisseau did not sit with the Committee or participate in its deliberations. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. REINHARDT, Chairman, J. V. GADDEY, WM. R. GENTRY.

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M., of Missouri: Grandview Lodge No. 618, vs. David Benton Gore. This ease comes before your Committee on an appeal taken by Grandview Lodge No. 618 upon order of the District Deputy Grand Master after the accused was tried before a jury in the Lodge and the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. It appears that the accused has for a great many years been a member of Grandview Lodge No. 618, but has for approximately fifteen years past been under suspension for non-payment of dues. For many years prior to the instigation of these charges, he had been employed as a Conductor on the Kansas City Southern Railway and living in Pittsburg, Kansas. In March of 1948, he was charged in the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, with the offense of making false reports concerning some railway tickets collected by him on an interstate carrier. Under the law of Congress relating thereto, this constituted a felony. The accused pleaded guilty of the offense in the United States District Court and Judge Reeves, before whom the case was pending, placed him on probation and fined him the sum of $100.00. However, the fine was later remitted and he was released from probation within a few months. Grandview Lodge No. 618 was directed by the District Deputy Grand Master to prefer charges against the accused. While the record before your Committee is very meager and incomplete, it does appear that charges were preferred by the Junior Warden, the gravamen of the charge being that the accused while a member of Grandview Lodge, although under suspension, had been convicted of a felony in the United States District

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Court for the Western District of Missouri. The charges were referred to the Grievance Committee who found that probable cause for believing the accused to be guilty existed and the Worshipful Master of the Lodge ordered the accused to be put on trial. It does not appear that the Lodge has any regular jury panel as provided by law. The accused was represented by a Past Master of Grandview Lodge No. 618, who was not an attorney. From the twelve thus secured, he excused six and the remaining six constituted the jury-two of whom were members of the Grievance Committee. No reporter was present at the trial and no record of the evidence was kept or furnished to your Committee. It is stated in the statement filed by the Worshipful Master that the accused was present, entered his plea, and told his story to the jury, but there is nothing whatever in the record to show what his defense was or even what his plea was other than that the Committee was informed that he entered a plea of not guilty. There is among the papers filed with your Committee a certified copy of a plea of guilty and judgment of conviction in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri of one Daniel Benton Gore, but there is nothing in the record to show that this is the same David Benton Gore who was on trial before the Lodge. Neither was there anything to show that this judgment was ever introduced in evidence, although it was assumed by those appearing before your Committee that it was. In fact, the record wholly fails to show what was actually done at the trial. From those appearing at the hearing your Committee was informed that there is no question but that the accused did plead guilty in the U. S. District Court and was sentenced, and that his defense in the Lodge was that he was not actually guilty of the court charges. The charge against him was that he had been convicted of an offense in the United States District Court. The lodge jury, however, rendered a verdict of not guilty. There seems to be no denial of the fact that the accused is guilty of one offense with which he was charged, that is of having been convicted of a felony in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. However, the record transmitted by the Lodge is wholly inadequate to show that proper evidence was introduced and a trial was had in accordance with Masonic Law. Moreover, there seems to be some questions as to whether or not the accused may have a defense in spite of his plea of guilty, because of the apparent irregularities in the conduct of the trial and the complete inadequacy of the record submitted to your Committee, we recommended that the judgment be set aside and the case remanded to Grandview Lodge No. 618 for a retrial and that if the Grand Master deems it advisable the District Deputy Grand Master be instructed to advise the appropriate officers of this Lodge in the proper manner of conducting a Masonic Trial and in making a proper record thereof. Worshipful Brother John M. Gallatin not present. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. REINHARDT, Chairman. MARVIN E. BOISSEAU, J. V. GADDY, WM. R. GENTRY.

REPORT OF WELFARE COMMITTEE

M. Wor. Brother Cotton presented the report of the Welfare Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. f A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Assistance has been given to twenty-one Lodges, represent-

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ing 2 couples, 12 men, 14 women and 3 children, a total of 33 persons. '.I.'otal amount paid for relief $2,615.05. SUMMARY OF FUNDS RECEIVED AND DISBURSED DURING THE YEAR

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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: Canopy Lodge No. 284, for Willis McCullah $ Carl Junction Lodge No. 549, Jesse Oliver . Censer Lodge No. 172, James P. Thompson . Dockery Lodge No. 325, for Mr. Brooks . East Gate Lodge No. 630, for William L. Gordon . Eldorado Lodge No. 318, Mrs. Luealla Buckley and children . Euclid Lodge No. 505, for Louis Henry Schmidt . Fellowship Lodge No. 345, for J. Spencer Roberts and wife . Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, for Mrs. George Ransdell .. Haska Lodge No. 420, for Mrs. William Ward . Haska Lodge No. 420, for August Roettger and wife . Haska Lodge No. 420, for Mrs. Margaret Fath . Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, for Mrs. Ethel Harper . Magnolia Lodge No. 626, for Mrs. Ella Mae Hollmann . Osage Lodge No. 303, for George B. Ellis . Osage Lodge No. 303, for Murray C. Earhart . Pyramid Lodge No. 180, for F. W. Rueblinger . Pyramid Lodge No. 180, for John G. Faudree . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, for Mrs. Alma Boehme . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, for Philip William Price . St. Louis Lodge No. 20, for Mrs. Josephine Baptiste . Strafford Lodge No. 608, for Mrs. Emma Haines . Summersville Lodge No. 555, for Marion W. Pittmann . Twilight Lodge No. 114, for Mrs. George Long . West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Louise Morris . West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Anna Cochran . Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, for Mrs. William B. Polk, Sr . Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, for Mrs. Joseph Daniels .

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$2,615.05 Heretofore this committee has been known as the Welfare Committee of the Grand Lodge but Section 30-H of the Grand Lodge By-Laws adopted in 1947 changed the name of the committee from Welfare Committee to that of Relief and Charity, with practically the same powers as provided in the old By-Laws. In order that the members may understand the functioning of the committee, the second sentence in that section of the By-Laws reads as follows: "Said Committee shall have full and exclusive authority for the relief of distressed, worthy cases of Masonic charity who are not members of the Masonic Home."

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We desire to call the attention of the members of Grand Lodge to the fact that the above By-Laws make this committee a committee of the Grand Lodge and is in no wise connected with the Masonic Home except in the personnel of the committee and the Masonic Home as such has no connection with the functioning of this Committee. We also want to call your attention to the fact that all communications relative to relief and charity should be addressed to the Committee on Relief and Charity, 5351 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis 12, Missouri. Reviewing the records of your Welfare Committee for the ten years last past, we find an annual decrease in demands of an average of a little more than five hundred dollars per year for the first five years. Since that time requests for aid have gradually increased to the present year, in which demands are more numerous than formerly and the sums allotted greater, which indicates that we are now on an ascending rather than a descending scale. All applications for assistance have had due consideration and in cooperation with the Lodge making the request, relief furnished in such measure as deemed needful and meritorious. JAMES W. SKELLY, DUVAL SMITH,

T. W. COTTON, ARTHUR D. NORDBERG, BYRNE E. BIGGER.

RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions were presented by M. Wor. Brother Cotton and were adopted: Be it resolved; that the directors of the Masonic Home be instructed, if deemed to be advisable, to use three per cent of the dues payable to the Masonic Home in accordance with Section 74 of the By-Laws, for 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 the relief of those not entitled to admission to the Home, to the Committee on Relief and Charity. T. W. COTTON, Chairman. DuVAL SMITH, ARTHUR D. NORDBERG, JAMES W. SKELLY, BYRNE E. BIGGER.

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 Committee on Relief and Charity, from time to time, moneys from the General Fund, for the operation and maintenance of the Committee on Relief and Charity, not exceeding however the sum of $5,000.00. T. W. COTTON, Chairman. DuVAL SMITH, ARTHUR D. NORDBERG, JAMES W. SKELLY, BYRNE E. BIGGER.

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REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER

M. Wor. Brother Ittner, Grand Lecturer, presented his report, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful, Grand Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri,: BRETHREN: Once more it becomes my duty to render to the Grand Lodge a report of my work as Grand Lecturer during the year, of the activities in broad outline of the fifty-nine District Lecturers, and of the condition of the Craft throughout the State from the standpoint of ritualistic proficiency. At the outset I feel constrained to report, with deep regret, that I have fallen considerably short of the desired goal of visiting all of the fiftynine districts. At the end of October last year it became necessary for me to undergo a serious operation. When I came out of the hospital, though my general health was good I found my strength so impaired that it was several months before I was able to carryon my work in the normal manner. Though I worked through the hot weather, the intense heat of the midsummer months rendered it difficult and in some cases impossible to close engagements. My District Lecturers have understood my difficult situation and have borne with me in a manner that makes me both grateful to and very proud of them. I flatter myself that I have a corps of District Lecturers second to none in the history of the Grand Lodge from the standpoint of proficiency and Masonic zeal. This year I will be able to start my visits to the Districts almost immediately after the Grand Lodge and see no reason why I should not accomplish a full year's work. The Grand Lodge By-Laws require the District Lecturers to submit reports to the Grand Lecturer each year covering their activities with reference to promoting ritualistic proficiency. All but six of the Lecturers have sent in their reports and I have the promises of two or three more that they will send them in in a few days. I believe that I can safely say that all of the reports are good but a number of them are outstanding both in point of neatness and for their faithful compliance with the requirements of the Grand Lodge by-laws. They are the reports of the following District Lecturers: 4th District, Brother Florian M. McKinney. 8th District, Brother Wayne A. Sharp. 10th District, Brother Charles B. Whitchurch. 13th District, Brother Warren W. Dray. 17th and 18th Districts, Brother William Robert Howell. 33d District, Brother Joseph A. Halley. 36th District, Brother Herbert W. Stark. 44th District, Brother George F. Prater. 45th District, Brother J. Bennett Klingner. 46th District, Brother John H. Hicks. 48th District, Brother Francis E. Howard. 57th District, Brother Brace E. Kitchell. Last year I designated the report which I considered the best. This year I have attempted to do the ·same but am confronted with the difficulty of finding two, which after very careful comparison, I consider equal in point of neatness and general excellence. I therefore declare them a tie. They are those of Brother Warren W. Dray, of the 13th District, and Brother J. Bennett Klingner, of the 45th District.

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Taking the information contained in these reports by and large it is evident that there has been a noticeable improvement in the quality of the work done in a majority of the Lodges. In a goodly number the improvement has been very marked indeed. I trust that our District Lecturers will endeavor to bring about a still further improvement during the coming year. From time to time some of the District Lecturers seem to have been under the impression that they were not supposed to visit their Lodges for the purpose of holding schools of instruction unless requested to do so by the Lodges. Those who have held this view in the past have been wrong in their interpretation of the Grand Lodge law, which makes it mandatory on them to visit each of their lodges so far as that is possible. The lodges of instruction in the cities of St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph and Springfield have all held their customary schools of instruction during the year. According to the reports received from the District Lecturers the attendance at these meetings has been unusually large and the results accomplished most encouraging. Under a by-law adopted some eight or nine years ago the Committee on Ritual was made a Board of Custodians for the purpose of preserving the work and guarding against unauthorized changes, and of passing upon proposed changes, subject to review by the Grand Lodge. The members of this Committee since the adoption of the afore-mentioned by-law have not only served as faithful conservators of the work but have been untiring in their efforts to aid in imparting it to their less informed brethren. Each member of the Committee either is, or has been, a District Lecturer and all of them have responded to invitations from lodges both in and out of their own Districts, to aid these lodges in acquiring a better knowledge of the work. These volunteer efforts have been exceedingly fruitful and the Grand Lecturer is grateful to them for their help. Occasionally we hear suggestions that some other system of disseminating the work throughout the State be adopted. There is nothing wrong with our system. It is as fine as that of any State in the country. It could however be augmented by appropriations that would enable the Grand Lecturer and the Committee on Ritual to hold zone schools of instruction for two days each in five or six different parts of the State. This system prevailed for a number of years some twenty-five years ago, and accomplished excellent results. Neither the Grand Lecturer nor the Committee on Ritual is asking for any such appropriation at this time. I am merely citing l\ bit of Grand Lodge history for the serious consideration of the Grand Lodge and its officers. On Tuesday, January 14, 1949, it became my sad duty to attend the funeral of R. W. Brother Ernest R. Claus, a P.M., of Mizpah Lodge, No. 639, of St. Louis, and a Past District Lecturer and D. D. G. M. for the 33d District, the division into administrative and ritual Districts not having been made at that time. Brother Claus not only discharged the arduous duties of these three offices but also served as President of the Square Club and as its Secretary for many years. In addition to these activities he took an active part in the promotion of every work intended to further the interests of the 33d District. He was a lovable character and his loss will long be mourned by those who were privileged to associate with him in his many activities. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his bereaved family. At the annual communication of the Grand Lodge in September, 1948, R. W. Brother Henry C. Xoland, D. L., of the 21st Ritual District, informed me of his intention to withdraw from the service as D. L., because of advancing years and none too robust health. It was with deep regret

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that your Grand Lecturer acceded to his request not to be reappointed. He is a lovable character, an ardent Freemason and one of the best ritualists in his section of the State. I am indebted to him and thank him for his faithful and able service to me since my appointment as Grand Lecturer in 1934. In the place of R. W. Brother Henry C. Noland I appointed W. Brother Arthur C. Mothershead, of Gashland, as D. L., of the 21st Masonic District. On January 31, 1949, the Grand Master and the Grand Lecturer held a joint meeting at Jefferson City for the purpose of enabling the Grand Master to have a conference with his Deputies and the Grand Lecturer to hold a school of instruction for his District Lecturers and those of the D. D. G. M.s who desired to attend. The school of instruction was a very successful one and all of the District Lecturers who cared to do so were enabled to participate in the work. The one drawback was that the time left for the exemplification of the work was entirely too short, the arrangements having called for a one-day session only. Because of this drawback the incoming Grand Master has decided to set apart two successive days, the first for his conference with his D. D. G. M.s and the second for the Grand Lecturer's school of instruction for his District Lecturers. At the time of the meeting in Jefferson City last January the roads and highways throughout the northern part of the State were covered with .a glare of ice which made it very difficult for those who did come to get through safely. In places where the ice on the highways was particularly bad a number of Lecturers were prevented from coming notwithstanding they had confidently expected to be in attendance. To obviate a recurrence of this unfortunate situation the incoming Grand Master has fixed a time for these meetings for the early part of November. It is believed this change in time will enable both the Grand Master and the Grand Lecturer to have better attendance and more successful meetings than it was possible to have last year. I have had the pleasure of attending a number of very fine meetings .at which the Grand Master was present. Among them were the first and last meetings of the St. Louis Lodge of Instruction, the first meeting of the 57th District Lodge of instruction and the last meeting of the Kansas City Lodge of Instruction. In company with the Grand Master, M. W. Brother Harry F. Sunderland, the Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Brother James M. Bradford, the Grand Secretary, M. W. Brother Harold L. Reader, and P.G.M.s Bert S. Lee and Ray V. Denslow, I had the pleasure of attending the annual meeting of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, held at Alexandria, Va., and the other Masonic meetings held at Washington during the same week, namely: the Grand Masters Conference, the Convention of the Masonic Service Association of the United States and Canada and of the Board of Directors of the George Washington Masonic Kational Memorial Association, of which I am a member. All of these meetings were inspiring to a high degree and afforded a rare .opportunity for Masonic fellowship and for making new acquaintances of distinguished Masons from all parts of the United States and Canada. In closing I wish once more to express my sincere thanks for the loyal and able work done by my District Lecturers during the Grand Lodge 'year now closing. They are a tower of strength to the Grand Lecturer and the Grand Lodge and it would be difficult to overestimate the value of their services to Freemasonry in Missouri. I also desire to thank M. W. Brother Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary, for his cheerful cooperation with me in a number of important phases

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of my work. The Grand Lecturer is dependent on the Grand Secretary's office in a number of important matters and its cheerful cooperation has never been denied. Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER,

Grand Lecturer. REPORT OF RITUAL COMMITTEE

M. \Vor. Brother Ittner presented the report of the Ritual Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most WO'Tshipf1d Grand Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Ritual begs leave to submit its annual report for the Grand Lodge year 1948-49. During the year the members of the Committee have all been busy supervising in their several sections of the State the admission into the ranks of the Authorized Instructors the numerous brethren who have applied for examination with a view to receiving certificates, and aiding in the dissemination of the correct work. At the beginning of the year now ending a new subdivision of the Certificate Plan, known as Subdivision 2 and including the Worshipful Master's lectures in the First and Third Degrees, the Senior Deacon's lecture in the Second Degree and the Worshipful Master's part in the Second Section of the Second Degree was put into effect for the benefit of brethren desirous of being examined therein and receiving its certificates. The spread of this subdivision during its first year has been somewhat slow, but nevertheless encouraging. It has been difficult for brethren desirous of being examined thereunder to find accredited examiners without traveling long distances to the larger centers of population. The same obstacles were encountered some six years ago when the first Subdivision, embracing the three Proficiency or Candidates' lecturers was launched. We predict that the number of those seeking examination under Subdivision 2 will increase more rapidly during the coming year than was the case in its first year. We earnestly bespeak the assistance of the officers of all the lodges in helping spread throughout the State the benefits of the Certificate Plan. All the officers of Acacia Lodge, No. 602, including the Treasurer, Secretary and Tiler, are Certificate holders under Subdivision 1, embracing the Proficiency or Candidates' Lectures, a remarkable record for other Lodges to emulate. The number of certificate holders under each Subdivision has increased during the year just ending as follows: Original certificates: Under Subdivision 1, 190 making a grand total of 128(} Under Subdivision 2, 79, making a grand total of 790 Renewal Certificates, under Subdivision 1, 84, making a grand total of .,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 281 At the end of this report will be set out the names of all the Brethren who have been awarded certificates during the year. Your Committee has held two meetings during the year, as follows: at Kansas City on April 23 and at St. Louis on September 25. At Kansas City the meeting was held at the 9th & Harrison Masonic Temple, and your Committee desires at this time to thank the Temple Board for the fine courtesies and accommodations extended to it at that time.

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The main topic under discussion at this meeting was the scope and extent of a proposed Subdivision 3. It was decided that this Subdivision should include the opening and closing ceremonies and the conferring of the degrees. The general outlines of the proposed subdivision were discussed and agreed upon but no comprehensive set of rules and regulations was worked out. As Subdivision 2 is new and passing through its probationary stage it was thought best not to launch another subdivision during the current Grand Lodge year. We expect to work out the details of Subdivision 3 more fully during the coming year. Certain suggested changes in the ritual were discussed but none were approved and therefore the Committee has nothing to report under this head. It is the general policy of the Committee to discourage changes unless overpowering arguments can be advanced for their adoption. At the meeting of the Committee on September 25 the main item of business was the discussion of its annual report to the Grand Lodge. At the annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in 1948 it adopted .a resolution to the effect that as the Grand Lecturer, under our By-Laws, is ex-officio a member of the Committee on Ritual he is not to be counted as one of the five members to be appointed by the Grand Master. This left an opening for another appointment and R. Wor. Brother Fred H. Johnson, of St. Louis, was appointed to fill the vacancy. Brother Johnson resumed the handling of the distribution of application blanks and the appointment of examining commissions in the 33rd and 57th Ritual Districts which is an important part of the work of the Committee. Though our Grand Secretary, M. Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader, is not a member of the Committee on Ritual, he nevertheless performs a very necessary and somewhat arduous part of the work. He countersigns all the certificates and affixes the Seal of the Grand Lodge, mails them out, and keeps a card index of them in the Grand Lodge records. We thank him sincerely for his cheerful and able assistance. Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, Chairman, FREELON K. HADLEY, WILLIAM J. CRAIG, BRUCE H. HUNT, F. ERNEST CARTER, F. H. JOHNSON.

CERTIFICATES or PROFICIENCY

Jio. 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 "1102 1103 1104 1105 1106

Name Lodge Rival L. Payne Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Herbert F. Gilmore United Lodge No.5 Earl Foster Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Ralph W. Barnaby Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Newton O. Edwards Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Lawrence J. Winkeler Cache Lodge No. 416 Edward N. Partridge Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Lester D. Moxon .•..•..........• 11:aplewood Lodge No. 566 Samuel C. Woodside Independence Lodge No. 76 Myron T. Vail. Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Tollie M. Jones Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Grant G. Garbee Billings Lodge No. 379 Ernest A. Murr Perseverance Lodge No. 92 John D. Lindle Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Joel C. Coulam Polo Lodge No. 232 Virgil T. Foreman ......•......• Apollo Lodge No. 529

110 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163

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Orner Ragan Leadwood Lodge No. 598 Hilman E. Marler Samaritan Lodge No. 424 John L. Poston Samaritan Lodge No. 424 Charles W. Roemer Twilight Lodge No. 114 Edgar V. Barnhart Acacia Lodge No. 602 Charles E. Barnhart Acacia Lodge No. 602 Edward W. Whitehead Algabil Lodge No. 544 Perry L. Frye Anchor Lodge K o. 443 Ray Hilton Country Club Lodge No. 656 Hugh R. Taylor McDonald Lodge No. 324 William H. Altmiller Triangle Lodge No. 638 James E. Herrington Mercer Lodge No. 35 John H. Rich Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Ottis A. McDill Ingomar Lodge No. 536 James E. Allen Clintonville Lodge No. 482 Robert P. Copeland Independence Lodge No. 76 Claude H. Crandall Trenton Lodge No. 111 Earle L. Kennedy Adair Lodge No. 366 John W. Anderson Missouri Lodge No. 1 George S. Buyske Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Sherman Salvog Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Thomas E. Frink Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Richard H. Stratton Crane Lodge No. 519 George A. Ar£t Bonhomme Lodge No. 45 Clare E. W ol£e Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Loren P . Wright Adair Lodge No. 366 Floyd J. Lollar Western Star Lodge No. 15 Jack S. Lynch Gallatin Lodge No. 106 Joe L. Allen McDonald Lodge No. 324 Asa F. Chambers Granite Lodge No. 272 Glen E. Shuster Saxton Lodge No. 508 John W. Davis Saxton Lodge No. 508 George T. Houchens Ravenwood Lodge No. 201 George W. Barnicle Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Herbert M. Standley Bogard Lodge No. 101 Orval E. Lamb , Wakanda Lodge No. 52 Manley C. Vanzant. Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Clinton A. Rockwell , Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 Stanton D. Jones Cosmos Lodge No. 282 William P. Green , Cosmos Lodge No. 282 Marvin E. Smith Blackwell Lodge No. 535 William F. Rentfro Ionic Lodge No. 154 John S. Cotton Bogard Lodge No. 101 Joseph E. McIlvaine Polar Star Lodge No. 79 Louis 1. Brayfield Fenton Lodge No. 281 William R. Kissinger Westport Lodge No. 340 Robert S. Cunningham, Jr Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Louis S. Stein Jefferson Lodge No. 43 James H. Eiker Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Royal R. Richardson Liberty Lodge No. 31 Earl A. 0 'Neil. Bosworth Lodge No. 597 Henry W. Galbrecht Bosworth Lodge No. 597 Charles G. Kuhn Bosworth Lodge No. 597 Benjamin H. Wilhelm Bosworth Lodge No. 597 Dale O. Turner ................• Jefferson Lodge No. 43 John A. Campbell. Grandview Lodge No. 618 David R. Bunning .............• Northeast Lodge No. 643

1949 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Len L. Cradit, Sr John K. Wolfe Frank H. Frolich, Jr Leonard C. Todd Edgar Chamberlin Carl W. HoelzeL Clifton E. Meadows Joseph A. Cates Arthur E. Bush Donald 1. Duncan Roy Stricklin Claud T. Rippeto Marvin L. Clements Frank Williams Ralph F. Hull Harry A. Olson J. Sterling :Marshall. Chris L. Francis James E. Blackmore William A. Turner Jasper H. Anderson Henry L. Sharp Howard J. Stansfield, Jr Paul Noland Edward L. Hall. Frank E. Wilson Albert H. Jones George L. Shipley Albert H. Norton Rollie R. Reno William H. Orton Sylvan B. Bales Leo A. Jenkins Charles E. McQuitty Lawrence R. Albright. Jefferson D. Austin George F. Engel. Ernest. S. Haden, Jr William C. Shay William E. Barraclough Gerald G. Phillips David R. Wallin Chester E. Morris Loren E. Smith Arley R. Smith Henry A. Tanner John B. Williams Raymond V. Powell Francis M. Matney Jesse S. Williams John E. Lederer Joe M. Woolf George A. Fagan Jerry Ward Isaac W. Boulware Roswell T. Hampton Henry W. Henrion

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Clay Lodge No. 207 Swope Park Lodge No. 617 Cache Lodge No. 416 Lodge of Light No. 257 Lodge of Light No. 257 Blackwell Lodge No. 535 Blackwell Lodge No. 535 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Harmony Lodge No. 499 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Monett Lodge No. 129 Monett Lodge No. 129 Monett Lodge No. 129 Monett Lodge No. 129 Sikeston Lodge No. 310 Sikeston Lodge No. 310 Acacia Lodge No. 602 Acacia. Lodge No. 602 Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 Platte City Lodge No. 504 Rowley Lodge No. 204 Compass Lodge No. 120 Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Anchor Lodge No. 443 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 Tuscan Lodge No. 360 Acacia Lodge No. 602 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Westport Lodge No. 340 Charity Lodge No. 331 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 United Lodge No.5 United Lodge No.5 Acacia Lodge No. 602 Composite Lodge No. 369 Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 Elvins Lodge No. 599 Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 Neosho Lodge No. 247 Comfort Lodge No. 533 Wayne Lodge No. 526 St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 Fenton Lodge No. 281 Maplewood Lodge No. 566

112 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1259 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277

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George W. Gutridge ..........•.. Rural Lodge No. 316 George Winter, Sr Fenton Lodge No. 281 Thomas E. Cloud Huntsville Lodge No. 30 Stanley E. Green Huntsville Lodge No. 30 Weaver F. Conlin Missouri Lodge No. 1 William S. Burwell Anchor Lodge No. 443 Geoffrey F. Wood Carthage Lodge No. 197 Jean T. Burns Carthage Lodge No. 197 Edward R. Cox Carroll Lodge No. 249 Harold S. Christman Carthage Lodge No. 197 Walden M. Carpenter Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Jesse M. Wallace Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Walter L. Schmalz Irondale Lodge No. 143 Elmer F. Pfifer Carterville Lodge No. 401 Herbert J. Mosebach , Kirksville Lodge No. 105 James A. Capper Swope Park Lodge No. 617 Clifton D. Burkhead Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Marshall C. Willey Hannibal Lodge No. 188 Paul L. Beazley United Lodge No.5 David H. Sallenbach Cache Lodge No. 416 Howard A. Kibby Mizpah Lodge No. 639 Ira P. Click Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Earl J. Crawford Malden Lodge No. 406 John P. Romine Winigan Lodge No. 540 Edwin E. Rippstein Anchor Lodge No. 443 Fred F. Zinzel. Magnolia Lodge No. 626 Greenville Lodge No. 107 Clecy U. Evans Wiley F. Brooks Neosho Lodge No. 247 George R. Chesney X eosho Lodge No. 247 Charles E. Bolander Kansas City Lodge No. 220 Kenneth F. Young Marlborough Lodge No. 569 George E. Wilson Northeast Lodge No. 643 Junior L. Couch Kirksville Lodge No. 105 Harold H. Halsey Clayton Lodge No. 601 Alfred J. o 'Bannon Joachim Lodge No. 164 Robert M. Wilson Seaman Lodge No. 126 Harold A. Reichel Ionia Lodge No. 381 Charles P. Jamieson Agency Lodge No. 10 Melburn V. Stuart Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Wendell E. Koerner Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Donald N. Woods Hebron Lodge No. 354 George F. Wright Hebron Lodge No. 354 Eugene S. Holman Lexington Lodge No. 149 Henry J. Williamson, Jr Westport Lodge No. 340 Raymond E. Reichman Swope Park Lodge No. 617 Robert H. Borchut East Gate Lodge No. 630 Edward C. Mollet. Rural Lodge No. 316 Samuel E. Maxwell Westport Lodge No. 340 James M. Harring United Lodge No.5 Jack W. Comer Rural Lodge No. 316 E. Lee Baker Adair Lodge No. 366 Herbert F. Woolsey Breckenridge Lodge No. 334 Virgil Colvin Breckenridge Lodge No. 334 Marvin S. Davies Gate City Lodge No. 522 George P. Blair Marlborough Lodge No. 569 Bismark Lodge No. 41 Clyde Ruble Homer L. Strader Bismark Lodge No. 41

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1278 1279 1280

Carol T. Turner ...........•...•• Lincoln Lodge No. 138 Clell M. Gilbert. Sikeston Lodge No. 310 Wilford U. Myers Sikeston Lodge No. 310

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CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY SERIES A-RENEWALS

No. A 198 A 199 A 200 A 201 A 202 A 203 A 204 A 205 A 206 A 207 A 208 A 209 A 210 A 211 A 212 A 213 A 214 A 215 A 216 A 217 A 218 A 219 A 220 A 221 A 222 A 223 A 224 A 225 A 226 A 227 A 228 A 229 A 230 A 231 A 232 A 233 A 234 A 235 A 236 A 237 A 238 A 239 A 240 A 241 A 242 A 243 A 244 A 245 A 246

Name

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Clarence C. Cavender Galena Lodge No. 515 Lowell H. Scott. United Lodge No.5 Harold M. Jayne Memphis Lodge No. 16 Rolly Johnson Independence Lodge No. 76 Frank E. Morgan York Lodge No. 563 Leonard Forrester Freedom Lodge No. 636 Waldemar H. Sudbroek Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614 .Jefferson Davis Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614 James A. Gillespie Shaveh Lodge No. 646 William F. Houk Equality Lodge No. 497 William H. Thompson De Soto Lodge No. 119 William NaIl. United Lodge No.5 Leonard A. Lemand Algabil Lodge No. 544 Charles S. Mays Birming Lodge No. 150 Elmer J. Lloyd Alpha Lodge No. 659 J. Earl Landes Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Clarence A. Temm Shekinah Lodge No. 256 George R. Seay Westport Lodge No. 340 Edgar F. Hoffman Algabil Lodge No. 544 Rex Cooley Unionville Lodge No. 210 Harry E. Sympson Northeast Lodge No. 643 Benjamin F. Mitchell Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Lester M. Maple Bethany Lodge No. 97 William R. Hook Bethany Lodge No. 97 Samuel F. Johnson Adair Lodge No. 366 Ira G. Barton Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Edward E. Wolf Rural Lodge 1\0. 316 John V. DeGeare Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Robert E. Kleinschmidt Joachim Lodge No. 164 Robert R. Wright Livingston Lodge No. 51 Ray M. Pierce Rural Lodge No. 316 Roy Peterman, Jr Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 John B. Vrooman Equality Lodge No. 497 Arthur Evans Excelsior Lodge No. 441 Roger W. Parker Swope Park Lodge No. 617 Harry W. Colyer Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Thomas F. Wright Tyro Lodge No. 12 Arthur C. Barrett Sikeston Lodge No. 310 Kenneth A. Williams Sikeston Lodge No. 310 Clarence L. Dowden Sikeston Lodge No. 310 James A. Davidson Rowley Lodge No. 204 John F. Colin Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Leo L. Bowlin Savannah Lodge No. 71 Warren E. Townsend Savannah Lodge No. 71 John E. Adams ..............• Ferguson Lodge No. 542 W. Ralph Keller .............• Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Elmer Gruber Cache Lodge No. 416 James W. McKee .............• Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Aubrey C. Jones Composite Lodge No. 369

114 A 247 A 248 A 249 A 250 A 251 A 252 A 253 A 254 A 255 A 256 A 257 A 258 A 259 A 260 A 261 A 262 A 263 A 264 A 265 A 266 A 267 A 268 A 269 A 270 A 271 A 272 A 273 A 274 A 275 A 276 A 277 A 278 A 279 A 280 A 281

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Robert C. Hoefer Harley B. Blake Wayne C. Roberts Warren W. Dray Edmond S. McClanahan Orvill Abernathy Edgar R. Fehrman Harry D. Brown, Jr Walter C. Niehaus Howard F. Thiel. Charles S. Rutt Willis F. Henderson Jacob Bierman Ronald E. Bradley John W. Martin Kenneth C. Dow Howard B. Blanchard Solomon B. Christian Clyde H. Tinsley Lloyd C. Lindsey Albert E. Pray Edward A. Ramey John H. Hicks Ralph J. Grimm Robert M. Pirrie, Jr Ernest B. McCormick George M. DeWoody Robert C. Cavender Henry E. Richardson Napoleon B. Patton Richard R. Jenkins Walter E. Hoag John A. BauglJ~l' Clyde C. Evans Harold B. Watson

1949

Composite Lodge No. 369 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Sheffield Lodge No. 625 '" Jackson Lodge No. 82 Jackson Lodge No. 82 Pythagoras Lodge No. 383 :Missouri Lodge No.1 Swope Park Lodge No. 617 Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 Keystone Lodge No. 243 Bogard Lodge No. 101 Wakanda Lodge No. 52 Cosmos Lodge No. 282 Jackson Lodge Ko. 82 Sha\'eh Lodge No. 646 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Rural Lodge No. 316 Maitland Lodge No. 112 Clintonville Lodge No. 482 I \'anhoe Lodge No. 446 Clintonville Lodge No. 482 Clintonville Lodge No. 482 Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Anehor Lodge No. 443 ~Ielville Lodge No. 458 Westport Lodge No. 340 Granite Lodge No. 272 Granite Lodge No. 272 Granite Lodge No. 272 Marlborough Lodge No. 569 Trenton Lodge No. 111 Trenton Lodge No. 111 East Gate Lodge No. 630

CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY SUBDIVISION

No. Name 21 Walter E. Hoag 22 Arthur M. Headtrick 23 Fred O. Wade 24 Mario S. Porretti. 25 James E. Manning 26 Archie L. Fox 27 Cecil W. Kirby 28 Charles B. Whitchurch 29 Carey A. Brock 30 Edward H. August. 31 John G. L. Dowgray 32 Brace E. Kitchell 33 Harry F. Heron 34 Dwight L. Woosley 35 Niels A. Nissen 36 Arno C. Cooper, Sr 37 Joseph A. Halley

Lodge Marlborough Lodge No. 569 , •.•• Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Friend Lodge No. 352 Gate City Lodge No. 522 Gate City Lodge No. 522 Rural Lodge No. 316 Xortheast Lodge No. 643 Western Star Lodge No. 1[; Lorraine Lodge No. 128 McDonald Lodge No. 324 East Gate Lodge No. 630 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Westport Lodge No. 340 Westport Lodge No. 340 West Gate Lodge No. 445 Shaveh Lodge No. 646

• 1949 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

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Robert C. Cavender Westport Lodge No. 340 Kai Holst Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 Charles W. Werdein Canopy Lodge No. 284 Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Milas B. Hinton Robert E. Kleinschmidt ......•..... Joachim Lodge No. 164 Theo. Roosevelt Lodge No. 661 Guy Patterson Clyde Williams Joachim Lodge No. 164 James R. Irons Westport Lodge No. 340 Ernest B. McCormick Anchor Lodge No. 443 Louis F. Dahn Wellston Lodge No. 613 Arthur G. Lynch Eureka Lodge No. 73 George 1. Downing " Wakanda Lodge No. 52 Thomas W. Cook Alpha Lodge No. 659 Francis S. Turner Marlborough Lodge No. 569 Robert H. Arnold Country Club Lodge No. 656 Charles W. Chaney Temple Lodge No. 299 Isaac W. Boulware St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 Robert E. Michael, Jr Joachim Lodge No. 164 Roy L. Johnston Belton Lodge No. 450 Walter L. Schroeter Beacon Lodge No.3 Virgil S. Beavers ..............••• Fenton Lodge No. 281 Joseph W. Moore Putnam Lodge No. 190 Wilbur P. Schnider Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Charles O. Smith Clifton Heights Lodge No. 20 Charles R. Snidow Crane Lodge No. 519 Ernest W. Miller Belton Lodge No. 450 George F. Prater Carthage Lodge No. 197 Leeland Roy Hoffman Fellowship Lodge No. 345 Lloyd C. Kennon Granite Lodge No. 272 Walter C. Niehaus Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 Glenn E. Swails Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 Grant A. Murry Westport Lodge No. 340 James A. Capper Swope Park Lodge No. 617 Howard F. Baker Novinger Lodge No. 583 Sylvan A. Barton Wellston Lodge No. 613 Lester W. Taylor Windsor Lodge No. 29 Francis A. Brown Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Russell A. Brown , Gate City Lodge No. 522 Florian M. McKinney Trenton Lodge No. 111 Arthur C. Mothershead tompass Lodge No. 120 Frank H. Nitz Granite Lodge No. 272 Julius R. Edwards Centralia Lodge No. 59

REPORT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE

M. \Vor. Brother Ittner presented the report of the George \Vashington Masonic National Memorial Association Committee, which was adopted and is as follows. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on George \Vashington Masonic National Memorial Association beg leave to make the following report: The Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the Association was held in the Auditorium of the Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia on February 22 of this year.

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All of the Grand Lodges were represented by the Grand Masters, or other Grand Officers, including the Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico. There were present four Grand Masters and four Grand Secretaries from the Grand Lodges of Canada; representatives from the General Grand Chapter, R. A. M., the General Grand Council, R. & S. M., the Supreme Councils of the Northern and Southern Masonic Jurisdictions A. A. S. R. and other affiliated bodies, a registered attendance of 301. Missouri was represented by Harry S. Sunderland, Grand Master, James M. Bradford, Deputy Grand Master, Anthony F. Ittner, Ray V. Denslow, Bert S. Lee, Past Grand Masters, Harold L. Reader, Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary, and Frank S. Land, Founder and Secretary, Grand Council Order of Demolay. Report of President Doctor Arn showed the following work done and contracts let for the past year: "The past year has been a building year. I know that it will be gratifying to each of you to make your pilgrimage through the building during your stay here with us and view the constructed portions of the building. This is the summary of the work done on the Memorial during 1948. The first floor of the building is well on the road to completion. The East and West corridors are complete, as well as the beautiful Assembly Hall. Main Floor of the building; I know that you are all looking forward to the bronze statue of Washington. As you know it requires time to build the statue. The plaster figure of George Washington statue is enroute to the bronze foundary. Contracts have been entered into for casting in bronze of the statue of Washington as prepared in plaster by the sculptor, Bryand Baker. The whole of the Cryptic Lodge room, including lighting fixtures, but excluding furnishings, has been completed. The furnishings will be placed early in this year. The stained glass windows, six in number, that are to be placed in Memorial Hall are under contract. Mr. Robert M. Metcalf, an expert in art glass windows, is the artist. Through the report just read, you have been advised of the consistent progress being made toward the final completion of the Memorial. Work remains to be done, if further necessary improvement is to be realized, but it will require gifts of both hands and hearts to perfect the inspiring structure and to give to it the finished significance of a worthy Memorial to George Washington, the Mason. When this is done the inspiring building will gloriously reflect the honor and true Masonry of our country, where it will stand for all time a shining example of the unity of purpose among Masons, which made the creatipn of its great ideal _possible. " The report of Architect Corbett showed that it would take a half million dollars to fully complete the Memorial according to plans. The report of the Secretary-Treasurer, Brother Frederick F. Schondau, showed that the total expenditures to February 10, 1949, was $5,025,435.94. We had on hand at that date in the Building Fund a total of $289,431.82 and in the Endowment Fund $235,741.72 making a grand total of $525,174.54 with all outstanding indebtedness of $59.10, or a net total of $525,114.44. There was turned in at this meeting by the member Grand Lodges a total of $201,644.24 for the Building Fund and $61,297.80 for the Endowment Fund, a grand total on hand as of February 22, 1949 as follows: Building }<~und $491,079.06, Endowment Fund $297,039.52. The SecretaryTreasurer, Brother Schondau wrote the chairman of your committee on May 23, "I wish to report that the construction on the elevator is progressing and we will have it ready in September. We have been delayed on construction of the Library Floor because the elevator is needed to carry materials to that level. Casting of the Statue of Washington is progressing and it will be delivered some time in November. This will

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allow several months to weld the sections and have the statue ready for unveiling next February 22. The first stained glass window (LaFayette) has been placed and it is beautiful. The artist is now working on one of Franklin." Fraternally submitted, BERT S. LEE, ChOtirman, HARRY S. TRUMAN, ANTHONY F. ITTNER.

REPORT OF BUILDING SUPERVISORY BOARD

Rt. Wor. Brother Tolin presented the report of the Building Supervisory Board, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.. F. go A.. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The Building Supervisory Board submits the following report for the year 1948-1949, viz: COMPASS LODGE NO. 120 A. F. & A. M., PARKVILLE, MO.: On March 19, 1949, granted Compass Lodge No. 120 permission to purchase a Church building at cost of $5,000.00 to be used as a meeting place for the lodge. This purchase was recommended by Rt. W or. Bro. Lewis O. Weigel, District Deputy of 5th Administrative District, as the Lodge had sufficient funds on hand to make this payment in cash. The lodge has been renting a building which was very unsatisfactory as a meeting place. CONWAY LODGE NO. 528, A. F. & A. M., CONWAY, MO.: On June 10, 1949, granted Conway Lodge No. 528, A. F. & A. M. permission to purchase the ground and First Floor of the building for a consideration of $1,200.00 (The Second Floor of which is owned and occupied by the lodge) $500 to be paid in cash and the balance of $700 to be covered by a note of the lodge secured by a Deed of Trust on the property due in 5 years. The lodge agreeing to apply the $15 monthly rent from Post Office, who occupy the first floor, toward reducing the $700 note and should fully liquidate the $700 note in 5 years. WOODSIDE LODGE NO. 387 A. F. & A. M., THOMASVILLE, MO.: On June 28, 1949 granted Woodside Lodge No. 387 permission to join with the Trustees of the Methodist Church of that City in the erection of a two story building on a lot jointly owned by the two organizations, the first floor to be used by the Church and second floor by the lodge. The building on this lot which they had been occupying was completely destroyed by fire and $1,800 insurance was collected. It was estimated that the building they were to erect would cost $5,000.00 but as much of the labor and material was to be donated they felt $3,000 would be all the cash necessary to complete the building and that the lodge and church would each contribute $600 in addition to the insurance money. This proposition was heartily approved by Rt. Wor. Bro. J. Fred Park D. n. G. M. 20th Adm. Dist. VIENNA LODGE NO. 94 A. F. & A. M., VIENNA, MO.: On June 28,1949 granted Vienna Lodge No. 94 permission to erect a new building to be used as a meeting place, at a cost of $5,000.00 and as they

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had $3,000.00 cash on hand permission was given to borrow $2,000.00 to be repaid at the rate of $200 per annum. This is an active lodge with a membership of 73. EASTF..R LODGE NO. 575 A. F. & A. :M., ST. CLAIR, MO.: On July 8, 1949, after having been advised by the Master of Easter Lodge No. 575, that several individuals organized" St. Clair Temple Association" and erected a building as a meeting place for Easter Lodge No. 575 and St. Clair Chapter 96 O. E. S. but the Masonic Lodge did not contribute to expense of erection and had nothing to do with the management as building was erected and money borrowed to finance the cost without consent of Building Supervisory Board; the Chairman of this Board ruled that members of Masonic Fraternity could not name the building St. Clair Masonic Temple and display the Square and Compass Cut in the marble until the entire matter had been reviewed and approved by Building Supervisory Board. CAIRO LODGE NO. 486 A. F. & A. M., CAIRO, MO. :

On July 7, 1949, granted Cairo Lodge No. 486 authority to borrow $1,500 to pay the cost of repairing frame work and putting a new roof on the building they occupy. Loan to be repaid at rate of $150 per year. This is another instance where the lodge owns the Second Story and agrees to forever keep the roof in good repair. CLIFTON LODGE NO. 463 A. F. & A.. M., THAYER, MO.:

On September 13, 1949 granted Clifton Lodge No. 463 A. F. & A. M. authority to borrow $5,000 on note of Trustee with $1,000 principal pay off each year in order that they may pay for final completion of their new Temple which cost $25,000. The lodge has subscription payable in installments to take care of this additional $5,000.00 which they were obliged to borrow. LEXINGTON LODGE NO.

149 A. F. & A. M., LEXINGTON, MO.:

On September 13, 1949, granted Lexington Lodge No. 149 authority to join Lexington Chapter 10 R. A. M. and De Molay Commandery No.3 who jointly own the Masonic Temple at Lexington through the Masonic Building Company in a proposition to have the Building Company borrow $27,500 to enable it to retire $15,900 Preferred stock held by the public; to pay Bank Debt of $3,500.00 and to pay for necessary repairs to the building at a cost of $8,100.00. Said improvements consist of three story building and basement. The lodge occupies the third floor, balance rented to Montgomery Ward at about $8,000 per year. Building was appraised at $140,000.00. Loan to be obtained from Commercial Bank of that city at 4 per cent interest to be repaid in 10 equal annual installments of $2,700.00. The Board refused to allow lodge to participate in an additional loan of $12,500.00 to enable them to install an elevator to the lodge room on third floor, as it appeared advisable to wait 4 or 5 years to see what could be accumulated to apply on the elevator cost as the Board felt a loan of $40,000.00 was more than they should obligate themselves to pay. Respectfully submitted, C. A. TOLI~, Chairman.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY

M. \Vor. Brother James \V. Skelly presented the report of the Committee on Necrology, which was adopted and is as follows.

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To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. f A. M., of Missouri: During the Grand Lodge year, 1902 members have passed to their reward. This number is greater than the membership of any Lodge in this Jurisdiction, with but a single exception. It is fortunate that death has not taken any of our Grand Lodge officers, past or present. Though these brethren may not have been known to Grand Lodge, their going has left sadness in the hearts of their brethren and families, and they did not pass out of this world like the Unknown Soldier, "known only to God." "They rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." R.. W. BROTHER ERNEST ROBERT CLAUS

Brother Claus died June 11, 1949, at the age of 53, after a lingering illness. He was Master of Mizpah Lodge No. 639 in 1927, District Lecturer of the 33d District in 1942, and District Deputy Grand Master of that District in 1943. Two years ago, as Chairman, he presented the report of this Committee. He was a member of many other Masonic Bodies. R.

w. BROTHER GEORGE WASHINGTON PADDOCK

Brother Paddock died May 10, 1949, in Kansas City, in his 72d year. He was Master of Rural Lodge No. 316 in 1925, Secretary 1930 to 1944, and District Deputy Grand Master of the 22d District in 1942 and 1943. He was Secretary of the Masters and Wardens Association of Kansas City for a number of years. M. W. BROTHER CHARLES HENRY JOHNSON

Brother Johnson was Past Grand Master of New York, and Grand Secretary from 1932 until this last year. He died in New York City, October 28, 1948, his death probably having been hastened by a severe automobile accident a few years ago. Brother Johnson was an able and efficient man and a wonderful speaker, always in demand for Masonic addresses in Europe as well as in America. He was President of the Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada, 1940-41, and was a member of the commission sent abroad by the Masonic Service Association in 1945, to investigate the condition of Freemasonry in the war-torn countries and recommend measures for relief. Because of his deep interest in the welfare of mankind he was made a member of the New York State Commission of Social Welfare from 1916 to 1932. ArkOiMas: M. Wor. Brother Kay D. McNeely, Past Grand Master, died September 21, 1948. British Columbia: M. Wor. Brother Harry Holgate Watson, Past Grand Master, died January 19, 1949; M. Wor. Brother George Arthur Benjamin Hall, Past Grand Master, died November 5, 1948; M. Wor. Brother William Percyval Marchant, Past Grand Master, died October 11, 1948. Colorado: M. Wor. Brother John Robert Swinton, Past Grand Master, died September 10, 1948. Costa Rica: M. Wor. Brother George F. A. Bowden, Past Grand Master, Past Grand Secretary, died February 14, 1949. Kansas: M. Wor. Brother Charles E. Lobdell, Past Grand Master, died .Tanuary 29, 1949; M. Wor. Brother James Henry Wendorff, Past Grand Master, died June 7,1949. Kentucky: M. Wor. Brother Hugh McElry Grundy, Past Grand Master, died August 10, 1949. LouisiQl7U.l.: M. Wor. Brother John William Armstrong, Past Grand Master, died April 22, 1949.

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Maine: M. Wor. Brother Ashley A. Smith, Past Grand Master, died Angust 29, 1949. Manitoba: M. Wor. Brother John James Henderson, Past Grand Master, died July 1, 1949. Michigan: M. Wor. Brother J. Kenneth Lyons, Past Grand Master died October 29, 1948. Minnesota: M. Wor. Brother Franklyn W. Matson, Past Grand Master, died May 29, 1949. Mississippi: M. Wor. Brother Lucius Layton Conerly, Past Grand Master, died September 23, 1948; M. W or. Brother James Lafayette Williams, Past Grand Master, died April 15, 1949. Montana: M. Wor. Brother James Miller Charteris, Past Grand Master, died August 31, 1949; M. Wor. Brother John Robert Lloyd, Past Grand Master, died February 27, 1949; M. Wor. B"rother Claude J. McAllister, Past Grand Master, died April 5, 1949. Nevada: M. Wor. Brother Charles F. Cutts, Past Grand Master, died May 7, 1949. North Carolina: M. W or. Brother John R. Anderson, Past Grand Master, Past Grand Secretary, died September 9, 1948. Ohiv: M. Wor. Brother James B. Ruhl, Past Grand Master, died May 16, 1949. Oregon: M. Wor. Brother Percy R. Kelly, Past Grand Master, died June 14, 1949. Rhvde Island: M. Wor. Brother William Luther Sweet, Past Grand Master, died February 4, 1949. South Carolina: M. Wor. Brother James Campbell Bissell, Past Grand Master, died August 19, 1949. Tamaulipas (Mexioo): M. Wor. Brother Mario Montoya de la Vega, Past Grand Master, died June 25, 1949. Tennessee: M. Wor. Brother Lindsay Brassfield Phillips, Past Grand Master, died February 26, 1949; M. Wor Brother Robert Burrow, Past Grand Master died Mareh 16, 1949; Taylor Williams Peaee, Past Grand Master, died July 14, 1949. Vermont: M. Wor. Brother W. Scott Nay, Past Grand Master, died January 16, 1949. Washington: M. Wor. Brother George Lawler, Past Grand Master, died Deeember 22, 1948. West Virginw: M. Wor. Brother Lewis N. Tavenner, Past Grand Master, died May 22, 1948; M. Wor. Brother Wilson Henry Stout White, Past Grand Master, died December 20, 1948; M. Wor. Brother Boyd Wees, Past Grand Master, died March 6, 1949. Wisconsin: M. Wor. David Arvin Stine, Past Grand Master, died June 1, 1949; M. Wor. Brother William Roswell Graves, Past Grand Master, died June 18, 1949. Fraternally submitted, JAMES W. SKELLY, Chairman, JULIUS R. EDWARDS. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES U. D.

Rt. Wor. Brother Shelley presented the report of the Committee on Lodges U. D. which was adopted and is as follows: To the> Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri. Brethren: During the year four dispensations were issued, each being signed by M. Wor. Harry F. Sunderland, Grand Master and M. Wor.

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Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary, and your Committee submits the following report: Dispensation was issued to Brentwood Lodge U. D. or Brentwood, Missouri on February 3, 1949, and this Lodge was duly organized and set to work under dispensation on February 11, 1949, by R. Wor. Cecil Bruce, D.D.G.M. of the 16th Adm. District. We find that as of the date of our inspection of the books of records, this Lodge had a membership of 63 and cash in the hands of its treasurer of $1,415.20. The lodge has raised eight (8) Master Masons and has four additional candidates in the process of receiving the degrees, and the petition of one was rejected. We find the records of this lodge to be well kept and in good shape, with the exception that the secretary in his minutes fails to show fees and dues received each meeting, fails to show the balance of cash on hand, and fails to summarize the bills allowed. These items do appear in the secretary's and the treasurer's Cash Books, but we think they should also be reflected in the minutes. The members of your Committee have discussed the affairs of this Lodge with the D.D.G.M. and the District Lecturer in charge, whose reports were highly favorable. Wherefore, your Committee recommends that a Charter be issued to Brentwood Lodge. Dispensation was issued to Overland Lodge U. D. of Overland, Mis· souri, on April 9, 1949. This lodge was duly organized and set to work by R. Wor. Brother Cecil Bruce, D.D.G.M. of the 16th Adm. District. As of the date of your Committee's inspection of the books and records of Overland Lodge U. D. there were 44 members, had raised six (6) can· didates to the degree of Master Mason, had three candidates in the process of receiving the degrees, and had rejected the petition of one candidate, and had lost one member by death. This lodge had cash on hand-$673.05. Your Committee found the minutes, cash-book, ledger and records to be well kept and in good condition. In this case, also, the D.D.G.M. and the District Lecturer in charge had made a favorable report and recommendation to your Committee. Wherefore, your Committee recommends that a Charter be issued to Overland Lodge. Dispensation was issued to Lilbourn Lodge U. D. of Lilbourn, Missouri, on June 24, 1949. This Lodge was duly organized and set to work under said dispensation on June 27, 1949, by R. Wor. J. C. Montgomery, D.D.G.M. of the 19th Adm. Distrirt. As of the date of inspection of books and records, this Lodge had 25 members as per dispensation, had conferred three first degrees and had elected one additional candidate to receive the degree. This Lodge had cash on hand in the amount of $63.50. We found, according to the secretary's minutes, that in two cases they had, apparently, received Certificates of Good Standing, and, apparently without petition, without appointing a committee, without waiting for a period of time to pass, without spreading a ballot, accepted two members of the Lodge on their Certificate of Good Standing. We recommend that if this dispensation is renewed, that the D.D.G.M. be requested to get in touch with these brethren and instruct them in the proper method of receiving members by affiliation. Your Committee did not have the Cash Book of either the secretary or the treasurer, nor receipt books, and, apparently, there is no membership ledger; and we recommend that if this dispensation is renewed that the D.D.G.M. in charge be requested to assist these brethren in setting up the necessary books. In view of the fact that this Lodge has only been working since June 27,

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1949, and has already received four petitions and apparently two members by affiliation, your Committee feels that it has prospects of becoming a good lodge, and we recommend that the dispensation be extended until the Session of the next Grand Lodge. Dispensation was issued to Wardell Lodge U. D. of Wardell, Missouri, on June 27, 1949. This lodge was duly organized and set to work under said dispensation on June 28, 1949, by R. Wor. J. C. Montgomery, D.D.G.M. of the 19th Adm. District. As at the time of the inspection of the records, this lodge had 27 members and cash on hand, $396.61. So far this lodge has had four regular meetings, including the meeting at which it was set to work, has not yet received any petitions for the degrees and has done no work on the degrees. According to the minutes, there is, apparently, good interest in this Lodge, and your Committee finds the records of this lodge to be in good shape, including the secretary's membership book, the secretary's Cash Book, the treasurer's Cash Book, the Membership Ledger, the Visitors' and Members' Register and Receipt Books. Wherefore, your Committee recommends that the dispensation be continued until the Session of the next Grand Lodge. Respectfully submitted, KERMIT D. SHELLEY, Chairman. WILLIAM H. UTZ.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION

The Grand Secretary read the report of the Committee on the Masonic Temple Association, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and 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 of 1948 the bonded indebtedness was .... . . . . .. $23,000.00 Money deposited by member bodies on which the Association pays 3 per cent interest was 40,500.87 Total indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $63,500.87 On December 1, 1948, in addition to the interest due at that time, the Association paid off bonds amounting to .. , $ 5,000.00 On June 1, 1949, in addition to the interest due at that time, the Association paid off bonds amounting to 7,000.00 Total bond payments . $12,000.00 As of September 1, 1949, the indebtedness of the Association stands as follows: Bonds secured by a first mortgage . $11,000.00 Funds deposited by member bodies . 40,500.87 Total indebtedness

$51,500.87

Since September 1, 1948, there have been no payments on deposits made by the member bodies nor have any member bodies made any further deposits than as shown. It certainly appears that in the very near future the Association will

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be free of its bonded indebtedness and its sole indebtedness will be to the members of the Association. We congratulate the officers of the Association for the very fine showing they have made. Fraternally submitted, BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, JOHN Wr:M'HAUS,

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REPORT OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE ~L \Vor.

Brother Harris C. Johnston presented the report of the \Y ays and Means Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most lVorshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri. The gallery of Photographs, which the Grand Lodge authorized this Committee to prepare, is now in readiness, and the brethren may inspect it in the lobby of the Grand Secretary's Office. 1949-1950 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS Printed Proceedings . $ 3,200.00 3,000.00 Expenses, Grand Master . 1,800.00 Maintenance, Grand Lodge Office . 400.00 Expenses, Grand Lodge Office (Order of G. M.) . 5,000.00 Salary, Grand Secretary . 4,200.00 Salary, Grand Lecturer . 1,500.00 Expenses, Grand Lecturer . 900.00 Ritual Committee Expense . 4,620.00 Office Help, Grand Lodge Office . 1,800.00 Temporary Help-completion biographical files . 1,000.00 Additional Filing Equipment : . 3,900.00 Printing, Postage & Stationery . 300.00 Lighting Equipment Grand Lodge Office . 1,400.00 District Lecturer & D.D.G.M. Conferences . 500.00 Salary, Grand Treasurer . 750.00 Expenses, Committee on Masonic Review . 406.40 Masonic Relief Association, U.S. & Canada . 250.00 Telephone & Telegrams, Grand Lodge Office . 300.00 Bonds: Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer . 500.00 Committee on Revision of By-Laws . 125.00 Reporter: Grand Lodge Session . Expenses: Grand Lodge Session . 2,800.00 1,000.00 Contingent: Grand Lodge Expense Fund . 250.00 C. K. Benson Audit Co . Expenses: To Geo. Washington Memorial and Grand Masters' 600.00 Conference . Membership: Masonic Service Association . 2,125.63 300.00 Grand Lodge Officers' Conference . 2,500.00 Welfare Committee Masonic Home Board . 300.00 Expenses: D.D.G.M.'s (Order of Grand Master) . Missouri Lodge of Research-Indexing Committee . 200.00 200.00 For care of Portraits of P.G.M.'s as per resolution . Jewels for Grand Masters, 1942-1949, inc!. . 1,700.00 Delegate to Masonic Board of Relief-Canada . 111.57 Repairs to Furniture and Decorations in Grand Master's Office. 750.00

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$68,637.95 Fraternally submitted, HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, Chairman, GEORGE C. MARQUIS, ROBERT H. MANN, E. E. MORRIS, JAMES M. DEWITT. (NOTE: In addition to the above, on Thursday, September 29, the Grand Lodge voted an appropriation of $6,000.00 for the Masonic Service Association of the United States for Hospital Visitation.) TOTAL

Following the report, Past Grand Master Jewels were presented to M. Wor. Brothers Willis J. Bray, Solon Cameron, and Morris E. Ewing. Jewels were handed to Wor. Bro. Mann and M. 'V or. Brother Skelly for presentation to M. Wor. Bro W oodruf'f and M. Wor. Brother Donnell, respectively, the latter two Past Grand Masters being unavoidably absent. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE

M. Wor. Brother Karl Vetsburg presented the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri. Your Jurisprudence Committee submits the following:

1. DECISIONS The several decisions of the Grand Master, being fourteen in number, were referred to this Committee and we report as follows: We approve Decisions Numbers 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-10-12-13 and 14. We approve Decision No.9 with the observation that your Committee, in considering this Decision, understood that, in this instance, the so called shoe worn by the candidate, to which a metalic brace was attached, was, in fact, a part of the artificial appliance. We approve Decision No. 11 with the observation that, in this instance, the card games in the lodge dining hall were to be only social card games and not played for money or any other form of gambling.

II. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS OF THE GRAND LODGE (a) Sec. 158. On page 105 of the 1948 Proceedings appears the following proposed amendment, which was referred to this Committee, and which laid over for action at this Communication of the Grand Lodge: Amend Section 158 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws by striking out said Section and inserting the following in lieu thereof: Sec. 158.• Non Payment of Dues: When a member shall fail to pay his dues on or before the 1st day of April of any year, it shall be the duty of the secretary within 10 days after said April 1 to notify said member in writing, of his delinquency, and if said member shall fail to

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pay his dues on or before June 1 thereafter, he shall automatically stand suspended for non payment of dues, without action of the lodge, and such suspension shall be recorded by the secretary in the minutes of the meeting on that date or at the first meeting of the lodge thereafter. It shall be the duty of the secretary to notify, by written notice, all members automatically suspended for non payment of dues said notice to be given within 10 days after said suspension. Notification as above provided for shall be by mailing a written notice to said member at his last known post office address by United States mail, in scaled envelope, with sufficient postage thereon. Failure of the secretary to give the above notices or to record the suspension shall not affect the automatic suspension of said member. We approve the form of the foregoing amendment and recommend its adoption. (b) Sec. 159. On Page 105 of the 1948 Proceedings appears the following proposed amendment, which was referred to this Committee, and which laid over for action at this Communication of the Grand Lodge: Amend Section 159 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws by striking out said Section and inserting the following in lieu thereof: Sec. 159. Dues, Paid Before Suspension: Payment of dues before June 1 of each year shall avoid automatic suspension, and payment of said dues within one year after suspension shall reinstate the brother. The secretary shall report the same to the Lodge, and the fact of such payment shall be noted in the records of the Lodge. We approve the form of the foregoing amendment and recommend its adoption. (c) Sections 142 and 192. On Pages 105 and 106 appear the following proposed amendments, which were referred to this Committee, and which laid over for action at this Communication of the Grand Lodge: Brother A. H. Gault, and other Brethren, have proposed amendments to Section 142 and 192 of the Grand Lodge By-laws, as follows: In Section 142, at the end of the last sentence therein, delete the period and add the words "except as provided in Section 192," so that said Section when thus amended shall read as follows: Sec. 142. Affiliation of Master Mason. A non-affiliated Master Mason may apply for affiliation to any Lodge in this jurisdiction, and is not confined to the jurisdiction of the Lodge nearest his place of residence. A nonresident cannot affiliate with any Lodge in this State except as provided in Section 192. In Section 192, after the word "initiation" which is the seventeenth word therein, delete the comma and insert the words "or affiliation," so that said Section when thus amended shall read as follows: Sec. 192. Waiver of Jurisdiction from Another Grand Lodge. Any resident of another Jurisdiction, otherwise qualified, who desires to petition a Lodge in Missouri for initiation or affiliation may be permitted to do so, first having secured a waiver of Jurisdiction from the Lodge or Lodges within whose jurisdiction he may reside, and also securing the consent of the Grand Master of that Jurisdiction and the consent of the Grand Master of Missouri.

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We approve the form of the foregoing amendments and recommend their adoption. (d) Sec. 30 subsection (k). On page 106 of the 1948 Proceedings appears the following proposed amendment, which was referred to this Committee, and which laid over for action at this Communication of the Grand- Lodge: Amend subsection (k) of Section 30 of the Grand Lodge By-laws by striking out said subsection and inserting the following in lieu thereof: (k) Ritual: A Committee on Ritual, to which shall be referred all proposed changes in the ritual. The Committee shall constitute a Board of Custodians whose duty it shall be to conserve and preserve the work and lectures of the Three Degrees of Anci<>nt Craft Masonry and to act as final arbiter in the decision of all disputes arising in this jurisdiction concerning the Ritual. Said Committee shall consist of five members. The Grand Lecturer shall be ex-officio Chairman but shall not be counted as one of the five members. The Committee may provide for authorized instructors in the Ritual, dividing the ritualistic work into such sections as the Committee may deem best and shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary. The Grand Secretary shall issue to such brethren as may be designated by said Committee appropriate certificates as to their profi· ciency, such certificates to be for a term of three years unless sooner revoked by the Committee on Ritual. A record of such certificates shall be kept in the office of the Grand Secretary. We approve the form of the foregoing amendment and recommend its adoption. (e) Sec. 9 subsection (m). On page 104 of the 1948 Proceedings, appears the following proposed amendment which was referred to this Committee and which laid over for action at this Communication of the Grand Lodge. Amend the Grand Lodge By-Laws by striking out subdivision (m) of section 9, and inserting the following in lieu thereof, to-wit: (m) The Grand Master shall be paid his traveling, office, stenographic and clerical expenses, not to exceed the sum of $3,000.00 per year, and said expenses shall be paid monthly on his requisition therefor. After conferring with the brethren who proposed this amendment and due consideration by this Committee we submit the following substitute amendment: Sec. 9 (m). The Grand Master shall receive from the Grand Lodge for his travelling, office, stenographic, clerical and other expenses, the sum of $3,000.00 per year, and same shall be remitted to him in equal monthly installments. We approve the form of the foregoing substitute section, and recommend its adoption. III. At this Communication of the Grand Lodge there were presented the following proposed amendments which were referred to your Committee by the Grand Lodge, and as they are proposed amendments they will

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have to lie over until the next annual Communication, we therefore recommend that they be referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee: the proposed amendments being: Amend Section 113, by adding thereto the following (from Section 113, old): "If from any cause, the Lodge finds the candidate totally disqualified, the fee shall be returned and no further action shall be taken," so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Sec. 113. DisqualifiootiO'M, Physico), and Otherwise. No Lodge shall confer a degree of Ancient Craft Masonry on any person whose physical defects are such as to prevent his receiving and imparting the ceremonies of the several degrees; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to render anyone ineligible to the privileges of Freemasonry who can by the aid of artificial appliances, possessed and used by him, conform to the necessary ceremonies. If from any cause, the Lodge finds the candidate totally disqualified, the fee shall be returned and no further action shall be taken. Add to Section 115, "The vote shall be by paper ballot," so that the said section as amended shall read as follows: Sec. 115. FOIilure to Advance. An Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft who fails to present himself for advancement within one year after having received the Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Degree, shall regularly petition for the remaining degree or degrees, without repayment of the fee. His petition shall be referred to a committee and shall require a two-thirds vote of the members present at the time of action on his petition. The vote shall be by paper ballot. The Lodge on proper request, and by a majority vote, may, prior to the expiration of the year, extend the time one additional year. Rewrite Section 117, to read as follows: Sec. 117. Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft from Another Lodge. An Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft from another Lodge may petition for affiliation any Lodge in whose jurisdiction he resides, on proper certificate of good standing as herein provided in Section 176, and a clear ballot shall elect him to membership and entitle him to receive the remaining degree or degrees. If required by the Lodge with which he desires to affiliate, he shall transmit with his petition the remaining portion of the fees due for the degrees. Amend Section 142 by adding thereto the following: "A Master Mason in good standing in a Lodge in this jurisdiction, whose lodge consents, or who has removed from the jurisdiction of the lodge to which he belongs, may apply for affiliation, in the manner provided in Sections 126 and 166, to any Lodge in this jurisdiction, and is not confined to the jurisdiction of the Lodge nearest his place of residence," so that the said Section as amended, shall read as follows: Sec. 142. Affiliation vf Master Mason. A nonaffiliated Master Mason may apply for affiliation to any Lodge in this jurisdiction, and is not confined to the jurisdiction of the Lodge nearest his place of residence. A nonresident may not affiliate with any Lodge in this State, except as provided in Section 192. A Master Mason in good standing in a Lodge in this jurisdiction, whose Lodge consents, or

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who has removed from the jurisdiction of the Lodge to which he belongs, may apply for affiliation, in the manner provided in Sections 126 and 166, to any Lodge in this jurisdiction, and is not confined to the jurisdiction of the Lodge nearest his place of residence. See Forms V and VI. Rewrite the first paragraph of Section 160, adding the words, "and shall be recorded," the second paragraph remaining unchanged, so that the first paragraph shall read as follows: Sec. 160. Dues One Year After SU8pension. A Brother who shall remain in arrears one year or more after his suspension, may be reinstated to membership only on his written petition, with payment of dues as provided in Section 164, and by a two-thirds vote of the members present at the time of action OR his petition. 'rhe vote shall be by paper ballot, and shall be recorded. See Form XIII. Strike out Section 176, and substitute Section 180 (old), modified, so that the said section shall read as follows: Sec. 176. Certificates to Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts. An Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft who wishes to affiliate with another Lodge as provided in Section 117, is entitled to a certificate of good standing, after he has removed from the jurisdiction of the Lodge to which he belongs, but not while residing within the jurisdiction of such lodge, unless the Lodge consents. The certificate shall have endorsed thereon whether the recipient has or has not been examined in the proficiency lecture and his examination approved by the Lodge. See Form VII. Amend Section 157 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws by striking out the said Section and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 157. Exemption from Dues. A Lodge, by its By-Laws, may provide that any member shall hereafter be exempt from payment of dues only under the following circumstances and conditions, and no other, to-wit: (a) Because such member has been a member in good standing in the Lodge continuously for fifty years or more. (b) Because of outstanding meritorious service to the Lodge or the Fraternity, without length of membership, but by' unanimous vote of the lodge, cast after due notice to all members. (c) Any members heretofore exempt from payment of dues for any cause or exempted under Sections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be exempt from payment of such amount as the Lodge is required to pay to the Grand Lodge for any purpose on account of his membership, which amount shall be collected and shall be paid to the Grand Lodge. Amend Section 126 by adding immediately ahead after the word "vote, " in the second sentence thereof, the following words: "have the uniform Receipt-for-Dues card," so that said Section when so amended will read as follows: Sec. 126. Projicieney of Master Mason. Every newly made Master Mason shall stand a satisfactory examination in open Lodge in the proficiency lecture of the first section of the Degree of Master Mason. No newly made Master Mason who fails or refuses to stand such

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examination shall be permitted to have the uniform Receipt-for-Dues card, vote, hold office in the Lodge, or dimit, provided, however, if he shall fail or refuse to stand such examination within six months after being notified by the Lodge so to do, he shall be subject to Masonic discipline. At the end of Article IX, add a new section to be known as Section 126-A which is as follows: Sec. 126-A. Petitioning Other Bodies. Petitioning by, or soliciting the petition of, anyone for membership in any organization or group wherein being a Freemason is a prerequisite to membership is unMasonic, unless and until such petitioner has passed a satisfactory examination in open Lodge upon his proficiency in the Degree of Master Mason. At the end of Article XX, add a new section to be known as Section 219-A which is as follows: Sec. 219-A. Statement To Accompan.y Petition. A Lodge shall not entertain a petition for the degrees or affiliation unless such petition is accompanied by, or embodies, a statement in writing on the part of the petitioner declaring upon his honor that he does not believe in, and is not a member of or supports any organization that believes in or teaches, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods. Changes in Form II, embodied among the General Forms appended to the by-laws, to-wit: (1) Insert the following additional questions: 12. Are your parents, or either of them, living' If so, list names and address. . . 13. Are you married' If so, list date of marriage, and wife's maiden name. . . 14. List names of children and other dependents, if any . 15. Has any marriage terminated in divorce or annulmenH If so, state when, and give name and address of former wife. . ... 16. Do you upon your honor declare that you do not believe in, and are not a member of or support any organization that believes in or teaches, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods~

(2) At the end of the last paragraph of the petition add the following words: Further, the applicant agrees that, unless and until the applicant has passed a satisfactory examination in open Lodge upon his proficiency in the Degree of Master Mason, he will not petition for membership in any organization or group wherein being a Freemason is a prerequisite to membership. Amendments to the By-laws of this Grand Lodge, to-wit: I

That all of Article IV, namely sections 27, 28 and 29, of the Grand

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Lodge By-laws, 1947, be and they are hereby repealed and the following amendments substituted in lieu thereof: ARTICLE IV. DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS, DISTRICT LECTURERS AND MASONIC DISTRICTS The Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri shall be divided into such number of Masonic Districts as may, from time to time, be ordered by the Grand Lodge, for each of which there shall be appointed and commissioned by the Grand Master a District Deputy Grand Master, who must be a Past or present Master of a lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction, a member of a lodge in said District, and a resident of said District or of an adjoining District in this State. Districts which have, or may hereafter have, forty or more lodges shall have two District Deputy Grand Mastera of equal rank over separate divisions of such District. The Grand Master may convene the District Deputy Grand Masters in regional conference at such time as he may deem best, the expense of such meeting to be defrayed by the Grand Lodge. No District Deputy Grand Master, so appointed, shall serve for more than five consecutive years. Sec. 28 Powers OInd Duties: Each District Deputy Grand Master shall perform the following duties: (a) He shall visit, officially, the Lodges in his District, as far as practicable, and his actual expenses shall be paid by each Lodge visited. (b) He may when directed by the Grand Master or when requested by the Master open any Lodge in his District; he may preside in each Lodge upon the occasion of his official visit, after it is opened; shall examine its books and records, and see if they are properly kept; inform himself of the number of members, and the punctuality and regularity of their attendance; ascertain the state and condition of the Lodges in all respects; point out any errors he may ascertain in their conduct and mode of working; instruct them in every particular wherein he shall find they may require or desire any information; particularly recommend attention to the moral and benevolent principles of Freemasonry, and the exercise of caution in the admission of candidates; and if he discover in his District any Masonic error or evil, endeavor to immediately arrest the same by Masonic means, and, if he judge it expedient, report the same to the Grand Master. ( c) He shall, in the absence of the Grand Master, attend in person to the organization of Lodges D.D.; and when unable to attend authorize some Past or Present Master to perform such duties, who shall report to the District Deputy Grand Master his acts by virtue of such authority. ( d) He shall discountenance all unauthorized Lecturers. (e) He shall call a Lodge of Instruction at least once a year, if deemed expedient, at such time and place as may be most convenient for the Craft, and notify the officers of the various Lodges in his District to appear at such Lodge of Instruction to receive the work and lectures from the District Lecturer. On such occasions the District Deputy Grand Master shall preside over the Craft, but the District Lecturer shall be the authority in the work, and have sole charge of teaching it. (f) He shall make annual report to the Grand Master, thirty days

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prior to the meeting of the Grand Lodge, setting forth an account of his official acts during the year; the state of Freemasonry within his Jurisdiction; the condition of the Lodges, and suggesting such measures as may to him appear conducive to the general good, which report shall be by the Grand Master laid before the Grand Lodge, but shall not be published with the Proceedings. Sec. 29(a). District Lecturer. There shall be appointed and commissioned by the Grand Lecturer, for each Masonic District, a District Lecturer who must be a Past or present Master of a Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction, a member of a Lodge in said district, and a resident of said district or of an adjoining district in this State, and who shall be competent to teach the work of this jurisdiction. He shall hold his office until the next succeeding Session of the Grand Lodge, unless removed by the Grand Lecturer. He shall visit, officially, the Lodges in his district as far as practicable, and for holding Lodges of Instruction shall receive the necessary actual expense incurred by him in holding such Lodges of Instruction, to be paid by each Lodge so instructed; provided that where more than one Lodge is instructed by said District Lecturer at one time and place, each Lodge so instructed shall pay to said District Lecturer an equal part of his actual necessary expenses so incurred by him in holding said Lodge of Instruction. (b) Reports. The District Lecturer shall make a written report to the Grand Lecturer thirty days before the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, giving a detailed account of the work done by him, and a statement of the condition of the Lodges in his District in reference to the work; but such report shall not be published with the Proceedings. (c) A District Deputy Grand Master may hold the office of District Lecturer. (d) Each District Lecturer shall be a holder of a current Certificate of Proficiency issued by the Grand Lodge.

IV. PROPOSED NEW SECTION TO BY-LAWS OF THE GRAND LODGE At this Communication of the Grand Lodge, the following proposed new section to the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge was presented: Add a new section (old Section 30), to read as follows: Sec. 77 1h. Lodges of Instruction. In each Ritualistic District having a city with ten or more Lodges, the District Deputy Grand Master and District Lecturer, together with three other members to be selected from three separate Lodges in such District by the District Lecturer, shall constitute a Committee on Masonic Instruction. This Committee may adopt rules for its government, and shall, for a period of at least four months in each year, hold a Lodge of Instruction once a week and appoint such assistant instructors as may be necessary, subject to the approval of the District Lecturer, who shall be the authority in the work and have sole charge of teaching it, as provided in Sections 27 (b) and (g), and 29 (a). The Grand Lecturer may, on the recommendation of the District Lecturer, appoint one or more suitable brothers to be present and superintend the instruction on such occasions, when, for any reason, the District Lecturer is unable to be present. In support of such Lodge of Instruction, the Lodges voluntarily participating in such Masonic instruction, shall contribute

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annually to the support thereof, such sums as may be necessary to pay the actual expenses. This being a proposed new section may be acted on at this Communication of the Grand Lodge. The Committee approves the form of the foregoing new proposed section, to be designated as Section 77-A, and recommends its adoption. KAR.L M. VETSBURG, Chairman, CHET A. KEYES, C. LEW GALLAKT, SAM WILCOX, HENRY W. Fox.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES

Rt. Wor. Brother Lee Barger presented the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missouri: BRETHREN: After an examination of the returns of Chartered Lodges, your Committee desires to make the following report: STATISTICAL Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1948 Lodges U. D Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1949 Lodges U. D September 10, 1949, Total Membership September 10, 1948, Total Membership in 602 Lodges 109,167 Plus: Adjustment by audit of membership . . . . 66

601 . 1 . . 597 . 4 . 112,563

109,233 Total number Raised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5310 Affiliated 923 Reinstated 830 7,063 Less: Total number Dimitted 1021 Deaths 1902 Susp. N.P.D. 801 Susp. U.M.C. 2 Expelled.................. 7 3,733 NET GAIN, September 10, 1949 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,330 112,563

COMMENTS A comparison of our net gains in membership for the last five years disclose that this year's net gain is the smallest. A review of our membership gains for the last six years might prove interesting. They are as follows:

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3,296 4,114 5,058

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5,780 4,253 3,330

While our gain in membership this year declined to just a few more than that of 1944, still we think the gain is impressive, which we feel sure does not indicate a lack of interest or even an unfavorable trend. Membership will almost inevitably follow economic trends. We also like to think, and hope that our applicants for admission are being screened more carefully, because our desire is always for quality and not quantity. RECOMMENDATIONS

Last year the Committee on Grand Master's Address referred the following specific items to this Committee for attention: 1st: Administrative Districts 2nd: Annual Program for Administrative Districts 3rd: Large and Small Lodges 4th:A Masonic Magazine. We find that the recent arrangement of Administrative and Ritual Districts have both advantages and disadvantages and as yet is still in the experimental stage. No doubt some adjustments must be made before the new system operates satisfactory, and even then it may not be sufficient to justify its continuance. This subject is a very important one to Missouri Freemasons and we feel that no decision should be made without careful study. Therefore, we recommend that the incoming Grand Master appoint a special committee to make careful study of this question and submit a recommendation to the next session of this Grand Lodge. The Second Item-that of an Annual Program for Administrative Districts can very appropriately be referred to this same Special Committee. The question of the problem of large and small lodges has been the subject of discussion for many years and varying suggestions have been forthcoming. Weare of the opinion that it would not be wise for Grand Lodge to undertake to either put a "ceiling over or a floor under" relative to the size in membership of our subordinate lodges. Relative to large lodges, we feel that when a condition justifies a change, each lodge will remedy any abnormal condition relative to its size, of its own volition. That should Grand Lodge undertake to make a "hard and fast" rule as to size of individual lodges, it would be to the detriment of the Fraternity as a whole. As to the success of small lodges, we think that depends upon the leadership and enthusiasm of its members and as long as any lodge, no matter how small, performs its functions in accordance with the rules and regulations of Grand Lodge, and to the satisfaction of its membership, it should not be molested. Many small lodges perform outstanding service in their membership and to the community in which they are located and to force a consolidation would be a definite dis-service to the Fraternity. Each problem should be handled on an individual basis as conditions seemed to warrant. We recommend that no action be taken by Grand Lodge on this matter. The fourth item referred to this Committee was that of the advisability of establishing an official Masonic Magazine by Grand Lodge. Under ordinary circumstances this would be a worthy suggestion to be carefully explored. An official publication for the dissemination of information and knowledge is highly desirable for any organization where justification exists and where the cost will not be too great. The cost of a publication such as would suit the purposes of this Grand Lodge would be out of

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proportion to the benefits derived therefrom unless advertising was solicited-and by all means this Grand Lodge should not indulge in commercialism. Many reliable sources are now open for our membership to secure Masonic information and knowledge. Therefore it is our recommendation that the subject of an official publication be dropped for the present. IN CONCLUSION

Freemasonry still faces the challenges that exist in an unsettled and a fast changing world, and as in the past, will continue to meet problems courageously, unflinchingly and continue to serve in the promotion of the ideal of good-will toward all mankind. Respectfully submitted, VERNIE G. FISHER, R. L. BARGER.

CALLED FROM LABOR

At. 4 :00 p.m. the Grand Lodge was called from labor, the Grand Chaplain offering prayer. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28,1949 CALLED TO LABOR

The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 7.30 p.m. and the Grand Chaplain offered prayer. The M. M. Degree was exemplified under the direction of M. Wor. Brother Anthony F. Ittner, Grand Lecturer. CALLED FROM LABOR

At 10 :00 p.m. the Grand Lodge was called from labor, the Grand Chaplain offering prayer.

THIRD DAY THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949

The Grand Lodge was called to Labor at 8 :20 a. m., and Grand Chaplain Robison offered prayer. MOTION TO RECONSIDER

It was moved, seconded and carried that the Report of the Ways and Means Committee be reconsidered and that the verbal recommendation of Grand Master Sunderland that $5,000.00 be appropriated for Hospital Visitation be referred to this Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS

M. Wor. Brother M. E. Ewing presented the report of the Committee on Grand Master's address, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. g. A. M., of Missouri: BB.ETRBEN: The address of the Grand Master was not turned over to your Committee in time for us to give that proper study of the matters which were contained in it and which were worthy of closer examination. We are in thorough accord with the Grand Master in his many references to charity and hope that this message may be brought to the attention of all our lodges. We refer all matters appertaining to Decisions, Arrest of Charters, Consolidations and Healing to the Committee on Jurisprudence. Your Committee does not have a copy of that part of the address recommending the appropriation of $5,000 to hospital visitation work, inasmuch as it was verbal, but believing that it should have consideration we refer it to the Committee on Ways and Means. We call the attention of future Grand Masters to the requirement of Grand Lodge Resolution (page 61) in which the Address of the Grand Master is to be printed and ready for distribution on the morning of the first day. Fraternally submitted, M. E. EWING, Chairman, W. W. MARTIN, WILLIS J. BRAY, HAROLD L. READER, T. W. COTTON, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, WM. P. GENTRY, RAY V. DENSLOW, FRANK C. BARNHILL, HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, SOLON CAMERON, DuV.AL SMITH, JAMES W. SKELLY, BYRNE E. BIGGER.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BOARDS OF RELIEF

'Vor. Brother Ernest presented the report of the Committee on Boards of Relief, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Gralll..d Lodge A. F. 4" A. M., of Missouri: Your Committee on Boards of Relief has received reports of the Boards of Relief in St. Louis, Springfield, Kansas City, St. Joseph and St. Louis Masonic Employment Bureaus. After a careful reading of these reports we desire to submit the following: During the past years the Masonic Board of Relief of St. Louis has been called upon to administer to four hundred and thirteen new cases, in addition to thirteen carried forward from the previous year, a total of four hundred and twenty-six cases. Five hundred and ninety-two visits are recorded at the office and the Hospital Committee reported on eighty one case visits. One hundred and forty-five blood donors were sent to the various hospitals. Investigation resulted as follows: worthy-one hundred and four; hospital-seventy-nine; investigations for St. Louis Lodges-one hundred and nineteen; members of clandestine lodges-four; frauds and impostors-six; members of defunct lodges-one; receipts reported lostthirty-two; receipts found-one; persoIls reported missing-five; applicants residing outside the jurisdiction of this Board-three; suspendedfourteen; unaffiliated-three; applicants with no recognized claimeighteen; deceased persons where the lodges were unknown-four; unworthy-eighteen; applications withdrawn-two. There were eighteen funerals conducted by the. St. Louis Lodges for the following town Masons: July 18, 1948-Jacob Reinhold, Holden Lodge No. 262, Holden, Mo., by Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520. August 26, 1948-Samuel T. Austin, Star of the West Lodge No. 133, Ironton, Mo., by Rose Hill Lodge No. 550. August 6, 1948-0scar F. Kyler, Chamblee Lodge No. 444, Chamblee, Ga., by Cache Lodge No. 416. Services by Theo. Roosevelt Lodge No. 66!. August 27, 1949-Amos E. Draper, Orel Lodge No. 759, Wayne City, Ill., by Harmony Lodge No. 499. September 13, 1948-John H. Mauro, Fraternal Lodge No. 363, Robertsville, Mo., by Keystone Lodge No. 243. October 18, 1948-C. B. Cox, Bueno Vista Lodge No. 639, Nashville, Tenn., by Triangle Lodge No. 638. October 21, 1948-Lester C. Armstrong, Saline Lodge No. 226, St. Marys, Mo., by St. Louis Lodge No. 20. November 18, 1948-William McCullick, Barton Smith Lodge No. 613, Toledo, Ohio, by Algabil Lodge No. 544. February 4, 1949-William J. Baxter, Eagle Lodge No. 12, Keokuk, Iowa, by Pilgrim Lodge No. 652. February 3, 1949-Ward Cunningham, DeSoto Lodge No. 119, DeSoto, Mo., by Good Hope Lodge No. 218. February 6, 1949-Henry Epstein, Aurora Lodge No. 51, Aurora, Ind., by Commonwealth Lodge No. 654. February 28, 1949-Harry E. Donnor, Minneapolis Lodge No. 19, Minneapolis, Minn., by Mizpah Lodge No. 639. March 29, 1949-Hugh Murphy, Polson Lodge No. 78, Polson, Mont., by Pride of the West Lodge No. 179.

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April 26, 1949-Julius Meinell. Havana Lodge No. 88, Havana, Ill., by Euclid Lodge No. 505. May 16, 1949-John L. Fry, Joppa Lodge No. 75, Cowden, Ill., by Progress Lodge No. 657. May 23, 1949-Robert P. Taschinger, Alamo Lodge No. 44, San Antonio, Tex., by Magnolia Lodge No. 626. May 26, 1949-R. W. Mallancrott, Forest Hill Lodge No. 644, East Cleveland, Ohio, by Purity Lodge No. 658. June 27, 1949-George J. Koch, Jr., Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City, Mo., by George Washington Lodge No.9. The St. Louis County Lodges conducted funerals for the following eight: August 10, 1948-William Rowe, Vinita Lodge No. 50, Vinita, Okla., by Kirkwood Lodge No. 484. September 13, 1948-George R. Hefner, Marion Lodge No. 35, Marion, Ind., by Wellston Lodge No, 613. November 11, 1948-Richard H. Richardson, Elvins Lodge No. 599, Flat River, Mo., by Wellston Lodge No. 613. November 17, 1948-Henry o 'Briant, Hannibal Lodge No. 188, Hannibal, Mo., by Wellston Lodge No. 613. November 28, 1948-R. O. Davis, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield, Mo., by Maplewood Lodge No. 566. March 11, 1949-Harry S. Hopkins, Lawton Lodge No. 183, Lawton, Okla., by Freedom Lodge No. 636. April 19, 1949-Lafayette Bird, Composite Lodge No. 369, Doniphan, Mo., by Clayton Lodge No. 60l. August 2, 1949-Frank L. MeHaffey, Albert Pike Lodge No. 303, Wichita, Kans., by Kirkwood Lodge No. 484. A permit was granted to have the remains of Brother Thomas Hainstock, Star of the West Lodge 33, Owatonna, Mich., removed from grave 83, Board of Relief lot in Valhalla Cemetery. Two graves in the Board of Relief lot in Valhalla Cemetery ordered opened as follows: No. l11-Charles McManus, Cornerstone Lodge No. 323, St. Louis. No. 112-Harry E. Donner, Minneapolis Lodge No. 19, Minneapolis, Minn. Two graves were opened in Bellefontaine Cemetery, Grand Lodge lotNo. 70-occupied by John R. Bollinger, Haska Lodge No. 420, St. Louis, for ashes of his widow, Margaret Bollinger. No. 79-Mrs. George (Nellie) Strathern, widow, Anchor Lodge No. 443, St. Louis. (Husband in grave No. 76). FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Cash on hand July 1, 1948 (Working Capital)

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office rent postage, printing, office supplies and repairs to equipment President's expense relief safe deposit box surety bond telephone, telegrams and tax withholding tax salaries

360.00

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350.03 200.00 1,281.71 6.00 25.00 409.13 114.00 1,141.00

Cash on hand July 1,1949

4,044.41 $

910.09

RECAPITULATION

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9,281.03 110.00 800.09

Sale of Bond

10,191.12 745.00

Net worth of Board July 1, 1949

9,446.12

Every department of our service has functioned satisfactorily, except the blood donors division. This is no fault of the committee who work unceasingly to encourage the Masons of this city to donate. To those donors who have given of their blood, we owe our grateful acknowledgment and thanks, but it does seem that out of approximately thirty thousand Masons that our prospective list should be greater than five hundred donors. It is being seriously considered to abandon the project in its entirety as the results obtained do not compensate for the time and energy expended by our already overworked secretarial staff. The general apathy of the Masons of this city is pathetic. St. Louis being the center of the crossroads of the country, has more applicants for relief services than any other city in the United States and Canada and it is a tribute to this Board that so few complaints have resulted from its efforts. A center of hospitals, railroads, highways and waterways, each bringing in its share of fortunate and unfortunate. Despite this, our treasury is in a healthful condition, thanks to the foresight of our predecessor and our own Grand Lodge. We believe this Board is in the better position to become aware of the shortcomings and necessities of the charitable end of Masonry than any other bureau or board in this Grand Jurisdiction. It has long been our pet dream that a General Masonic Hospital should be established, either as a separate institution or as an adjunct to our own Masonic Home. We know it will take better and more brave minds than ours to bring about such an innovation in Missouri, but we know it is being done in other jurisdictions and we know also that we have the nucleus of such an institution already within our grasp. Our own Home has not been in a position to care for applicants who have by their own power reached the age of ineligibility and are left to the mercies of so-called nursing homes or uninterested relatives whose primary object seems to be just how quickly they can rid themselves of the needy. The rules of our own Home are of necessity such that the real Freemason who is too proud to ask for aid is discriminated against in

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favor of the one who grasps for aid while still able to pass a medical examination. We believe we are years ahead of ourselves in this dream institution, but after many years of constant application to Masonic Charity throughout the United States and Canada we have come to the conclusion that Borne of our professed tenets should be altered to meet our actual practice. Fraternally submitted, HARRY SCHULZ, President. Attest, HARRY A. BECKER, Secreta.ry. ANNUAL REPORT OF SPRINGFIELD MASONIC BOARD OF RELIEF FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1949. RECEIPTS July 1, 1948 U. S. Gov't. Bond No. 7598J . $500.00 July 1, 1948 Cash in checking account in Union National Bank .. 381.74 5.25 August 5, 1948 Received from L. B. Chilton . 5.00 September 15, 1948 Interest on U. S. Gov't Bond No. 7598J . January 4, 1949 Received from Eastgate Lodge No. 630, 5.02 Acc't Bro. Vincent Zengel . 5.00 March 15, 1949. Interest on U. S. Gov't Bond No. 7598J . Total Receipts

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July 6, 1948 To L. B. Chilton, Member of Boone Lodge No. 314, F. & A. M., Harrison, Ark. $ December 30, 1948 To M. F. Smith, who advanced cash for telegram acc't Louis E. Richardson 75c; telegram to Detroit, Mich., acc't Bro. Vincent Zengel, $1.11; lodging and meal at State Hotel for Bro. Zengel $2.91; also advanced Bro. Zengel cash $1.00; total May 28, 1949 To Gertrude Campbell, for one night room rent for Eugene Prudhome, K. C., Mo.

5.25

5.77 1.00

Total Disbursements .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 12.02 June 30, 1949 Total amount in U. S. Gov't Bond and Treasury $889.99 RECAPITULATION June 30, 1949 Invested in U. S. Gov't Bond No. 7598J .. $500.00 June 30, 1949 Cash in checking acc't Union National. . 389.99 June 30, 1949 Total amount in Treasury

$889.99

Masonic Funeral Services have been conducted for the following transient Brethren: August 3, 1949 John R. Gregory, member Ark Lodge No. 176, A. F. & A. M., Memphis, Tenn.; Masonic Service conducted by United Lodge No.5; Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. May 3, 1949 Chief M/M Ernest Ewart Tibbs, member Wm. H. Upton Naval and Military Lodge No. 206, F. & A. M., Bremerton, Wash.; Masonic Services conducted by Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422; Burial in Nationa I Cemetery. BERT S. LEE, President, M. F. SMITH, Secretary.

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Union National Bank Balance July 1, 1948

5,513.00

RECEIPTS

Received on Initiates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ R€fund Fraternal Assistance . Refund Flowers for Funerals . Refund Telegrams and Calls . Refund Interment . Refund Miscellaneous Expense . Refund Funeral for Sheffield Lodge No. 625 .. Refund Funeral for Bro. W. C. Pray, El Dorado Lodge No. 13, El Dorado, Ark . Use of 2 graves in Masonic Plot Forest Hill .

2,630.00 74.00 30.00 7.14 225.00 6.00 100.00 125.00 100.00 3,297.14

Total for year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $

8,810.14

DISBURSEMENTS

Fraternal Assistance $ Secretary's Salary . Flowers for Funerals : . Telegrams and Telephone . Interment Charges . Miscellaneous Expense . Premium Secretary-Treasurer Bond . Office Expense and Postage . Funeral Expense Sheffield Lodge No. 625 . Funeral Expense Bro. W. C. Pray, EI Dorado Lodge No. 13, EI Dorado, Ark. . .

115.00 1,200.00 60.00 19.48 170.00 5.00 18.75 17.60 100.00 125.00 1,830.83

Balance in Union National Bank June 30, 1949

6,979.31

All the Lodges in this District paid the assessment the Board made for 1948. No assessment was made in 1949. The Board has the same officers as 1948. We hold regular meetings on the Third Saturday of each month. The call for Relief has not been as much this year as last, due to low unemployment in Kansas City. All Hospital cases reported have been taken care of. We have had a number of requests for investigation for reinstatements, and also for members who have not reported change of address. 19 SOJOURNER FUNERALS JULY 1, 1948 TO JUNE 30, 1949 1948 July 7. Bro. William C. Adams, Sardis Lodge No. 107, Atlanta, Ga. Masonic Service conducted by Northeast Lodge No. 643. August 8. Bro. Leon Gelphman, lola Lodge No. 38, lola, Kansas. Masonic Service conducted by Heroine Lodge No. 104. August 15. Bro. Roy M. Yowell, Wichita Lodge No. 99, Wichita, Kansas. Masonic Service conducted by Gate City Lodge No. 522. November 2. Bro. Paul C. Ailen, Crestview Lodge No. 522, Creston, Iowa. Masonic Service conducted by Kansas City Lodge No. 220.

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1949 January 5. Bro. Lynn F. Ireland, Mizpah Lodge No. 302, Omaha, Nebraska. Masonic Service conducted by Rural Lodge No. 316. January 8. Bro. Clifford D. Cornelison, Highland Lodge No. 86, Denver, Colo. Masonic Service conducted by Gate City Lodge No. 522. January 8. Bro. John A. Hitchborn, Englewood Lodge No. 715, Indianapolis, Indiana. Masonic Service conducted by Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446. January 25. Bro. Charles A. Fleetwood, Ionia Lodge No. 381, Eldon, Mo. Masonic Service conducted by Westport Lodge No. 340. February 3. Bro. Arthur C. Boller, Union Lodge No.7, Junction City, Kans. Masonic Service conducted by East Gate Lodge No. 630. February 6. Bro. Walter C. Pray, EI Dorado Lodge No. 13, EI Dorado, Ark. Masonic Service conducted by Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305. February 28. Bro. Earl Abbey, Minneapolis Lodge No. 143, Minneapolis, Kans. Masonic Service conducted by Swope Park Lodge No. 617. March 9. Bro. Lawrence Steve, Waverly Lodge No. 244, Waverly, Mo. Masonic Service conducted by East Gate Lodge No. 630. March 9. Brother Clarence E. Rickert, Swope Park Lodge 1'0. 617. Body shipped to Austin, Texas. Board of Relief arranged with Austin Lodge No. 12 to conduct the Masonic Service. April 7. Bro. Harry A. Thomas, Centre Lodge No. 23, Indianapolis, Ind. Masonic Service conducted by Cecile Daylight Lodge 1'0. 305. April 10. Bro. Jackson T. Bennett, Vandalia Lodge No. 491, Vandalia, Mo. Masonic Service conducted by Rural Lodge No. 316. April 26. Bro. Alonzo C. Fleetwood, Triplett Lodge No. 122, Triplett, Mo. Religious Service held in Kansas City. Masonic Service conducted by Triplett Lodge No. 122, Triplett, Mo. June 3. Bro. James P. Thompson, Censer Lodge No. 172, Macon, Mo. Masonic Service conducted by Sheffield Lodge No. 625. June 13. Bro. John W. Robert, Good Hope Lodge No. 218, St. Louis, Mo. Masonic Service conducted by Kansas City Lodge No. 220. June 29. Bro. Warren B. Thurston, Lotus Lodge No. 286, Blue Mound, Kans. Arrangements were made by Board of Relief to hold Masonic Service and Burial at Goodrich, Kansas, conducted by Lotus Lodge No. 286. Fraternally submitted, EDWIN W. ER.NST, Sem-etary. MASONIC BOARD OF R.ELIEF, ST. JOSEPH

9, MO.

To the Most WorshiPfUl Grand Lodge, A. F. et A. M. of Missouri: I herewith submit the Annual Report of the St. Joseph Masonic Board .of Relief for the year ending August 31, 1949: Since our last report, the Board has arranged for the following Ma,sonic funerals, viz.: LeRoy Kolb, Hampton Lodge No. 245, A. F. & A. M., Hampton, Nebraska, on April 12, 1949, King Hill Lodge No. 376, St. Joseph, :Missouri, .officiating. Roy N. Meister, Kilwinning Lodge No. 265, A. F. & A. M., Pratt, Kansas, on May 11, 1949, St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 officiating. Max Gordon, Rushville Lodge No. 238, A. F. & A. M., Rushville, Mis:souri, on August 8, 1949, King Hill Lodge No. 376 officiating. As in former years, the Board continues its membership in the Masonic Relief Association, United States and Canada. The Annual Meeting of the Board was held at the Masonic Temple on ..January 24, 1949, at which time the following officers were elected: Waldo Byers (269)

President

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Vice-President Treasurer Secretary

Clyde Miles (376) Herbert H. Powell (331) Orestes Mitchell, Jr

The Board has had a number of requests for information as to location of Lodges and requests for Masonic courtesies, all of which were complied with. There have been no calls for financial relief by any transient member of the Craft. The Board continues its efforts to publicize the loss of dues receipt cards. Our bank balance as of August 31, 1949, is $372.26. Receipts-Interest $3.87. Disbursements-$37.00. Respectfully submitted, ORESTES MITCHELL~ JR., Secretary. MASONIC EMPLOYMEWl' BUREAU OF ST. LOUIS

To the Most WorshiPful Grand Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M. of Missouri: GREETINGS:

The Masonic Employment Bureau of the 15th and 16th Administrative Districts herewith submits Annual Report of its labors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949. This being our 54th Anniversary, the Officers and Representatives of the Employment Service are very proud of its accomplishments for the past year considering the fact that a let-down has taken place in the Industrial Field. Our Placement Record was above average in comparison with the lay-offs that have taken place. The close of each month found the Bureau with a number of unfilled orders on file due to lack of qualified people. The number one problem is supplying our Employer Clientele with Applicants that measure up to their standards. The Bureau was fortunate in placing 402 people in gainful employment, 96 of whom were Master Masons, and the others-Wives, Widows, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters and Minor Sons of the Brethren. Very happy to report that requests for Help continue to come in daily in the face of existing conditions, while our Employer Clientele is growing larger each month. FINANCIAL STATE:ME~T

Balance in Bank June 30, 1948

261.06

RECEIPTS

Per Capita Tax Interest on Bonds

. .

$ 9,437.55 12.50 9,450.05 $ 9,711.11

ExPENDITURES

Salaries Miscellaneous Office Equipment Replacements Postage Rent Telephone Printing, Stationery & Supplies

. . . . . . .

$ 5,443.40

228.70 1,266.87 106.94 660.00 360.01 259.29

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8,745.21

Balance in Bank as of June 30, 1949 $ 965.90 $1500.00 U. S. Bonds. Fraternally submitted, JOHN F. SAHIS, President. Fraternally submitted, EDWIN W. ERNST, Chairman, JESSE MOORE, JAMES W. SKELLY.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS

'Vor. Brother Knight presented the report of the Committee on Credentials, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, .A. F. go .A. M. of Missouri: BRETHRE~: Your Committee on Credentials submits the following report. At the present Session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge there are represented 456 subordinate lodges and there are present: Grand Lodge Officers . . . . . . .. 20 Past Grand Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Grand R€presentatives 11 District Deputy Grand Masters.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 26 District Lecturers 44 Past Masters 579 Worshipful Masters 431 Senior Wardens 149 Junior Wardens 85 Ch_airmen of Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Distinguished Visitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Actual Attendance is: Past Masters 579 Worshipful Masters 431 Senior Wardens 149 Junior Wardens 85 Total

1244 Fraternally submitted, FRED H. KNIGHT, Chairman, R. D. ELLINGTON, JR., WALTER A. WEBB, BARENT SPRINGSTED, JR., GEORGE PRATER.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS

The Grand Secretary presented the report of the Committee on Transportation and Hotels, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful (}rand Lodge, .A. F. go .A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The duties assigned this Committee have been performed. R. O. RUMER, Chairman.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

The Grand Secretary presented the report of the Committee on Unfinished Business and Distinguished Guests, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, .A. F. f .A. M. of Missouri·: BRETHREN: The duties assigned this Committee have been performed. JOHN W. CA.LHOUN, Chairman.

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE

M. \Vor. Brother Vetsburg presented the supplementary report of the Jurisprudence Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF JURISPRUDENCE CO~IMITTEE

V. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. f A. M. of Missouri: BRETHRENS Three matters pcrtaining to the future of the Masonic Home have been referred to your J urisprudcnce Committee, namely: (a) Resolution presented at the 1948 Communication (page 103, 1948 Proceedings) proposing an assessment of $2.00 per member per year for twelve years. (b) Proposed amendment of By-Laws presented at the 1948 Communication (page 103, 1948 Proceedings) covering the same subject matter. (c) Resolutions and proposed amendments of By-Laws to implement recommendations of Rt. Wor. Brother Cornelius D. Struble at the present Communication, in the Report of the Committee on Survey of Welfare and Relief Programs of the Jurisdictions of the United States (See attached resolutions and proposed amendments as part of this report.) Said last mentioned suggestions are fundamentally different from the program contemplated by each of the first two propositions, and in the aggregate these matters constitute the most important business that has come before this Grand Lodge in many years. It is manifest that both programs ought not to be adopted concurrently, and it is clear that the requisite By-Laws to implement the plan proposed by Rt. Wor. Brother Struble cannot, under our By-Laws, be adopted at this Communication, but must lie over until the next Annual Communication. It is also apparent that Rt. Wor. Brother Struble's suggestions inject for solution various serious legal, ethical and Masonic problems which ought to have very careful and intensive study by this Grand Lodge, more than the limited time the present Communication permits. We, therefore, recommend the following: (1) That all the above matters be laid over together until the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge: and meanwhile be referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee. (2) That during the interim conditions should remain as nearly as possible as they are today, and to that end the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri should, and they are hereby dirccted to, refrain from any major expansion of the Home family or facilities, although this shall not be deemed to prcclude the acceptance of applications and the admittance to the Masonic Home of worthy and eligible applicants, either adults or children in usual and normal course during the coming year.

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(3) That the incoming Most Worshipful Grand Master be, and he hereby is, directed to set a time at one of the early Sessions of the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge for said Jurisprudence Committee to report to the Grand Lodge as required by the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, after which these various propositions shall be taken up and acted upon as a special order of business with adequate opportunity to all members of this Grand Lodge to be heard on the questions. Fraternally submitted, KARL M. VETSBURG, Chairman, C. LEW GALLANT, HE!'.T}ty W.

Fox,

SAM WILCOX, CHET A. KEYES.

RESOLUTIONS

Be it resolved, that this Grand Lodge hereby adopts the following resolutions, to-wit: 1. That this Grand Lodge adopts the general plan of giving outside relief to needy Freemasons, their wives, widows and orphans, in their o"m homes, in their own communities, and ultimately discontinue the plan of operating an institutional type of Masonic Home, as we now operate. 2. That the Masonic Home of Missouri, and its Board of Directors, be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to so amend the Charter and By-Laws of the Masonic Home of Missouri so that the Corporation will be directly under the supervision and control of this Grand Lodge, and that its affairs be administered by a Board of Directors to be known as "The Grand Lodge Board of Welfare and Relief," to consist of seven (7) members, of which the Grand Master shall be Chairman or President, the Deputy Grand Master, Vice-Chairman or Vice-President, the Senior Grand Warden, the Junior Grand Warden and three (3) members of this Grand Lodge, appointed by the Grand Master, to constitute the Board. 3. That a program of granting outside relief, similar to those in use in Tennessee and Iowa, be, and it is hereby, adopted, except in those cases requiring Sanitarium care; that children, with one living parent, be assisted in their homes, where practicable and proper, in the discretion of said Board; that children having no living parents, or children of broken homes, where neither parent is suitable to care for them, be placed in the homes of the members of the Craft, with suitable allotment for their care, under the supervision of a sponsor to be selected by said Board. 4. That the subordinate Lodge be required to pay a portion of the relief granted on applications for relief submitted through that Lodge, and that the Grand Lodge Board of Welfare and Relief be, and it is hereby, authorized to determine the portion of relief that is to be contributed and paid by the subordinate Lodge, and that its decision shall be final and mandatory on the Lodge; that a Trustee be appointed by the Board to supervise the expenditure of the funds allotted, and to look after and report periodically on each case; that each allotment be for not more than one (1) year in advance and that a new application for the continuance of the relief be submitted through the Lodge at the end of each allotment period, so that relief can be continued or discontinued as the needs of the case may require and as the Board may determine from the facts presented with the application; that each subordinate Lodge submitting an application, or renewal of an application for outside relief, be required to send with the application a financial statement of the Lodge, giving full information about its financial affairs; its cash on hand; its investments; the number of its members; whether its Lodge

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Hall or Building is owned or rented; the amount of its indebtedness, if any, and its income, from all sources, by years, for the three (3) years preceding, and such other information as the Board may require. 5. That a new Sanitarium building be erected on the present Masonic Home property, which is now vacant, fronting on Union Boulevard and Bnright Avenue, in the City of St. Louis, and when this new building is completed and ready for use, that the Delmar Boulevard property be sold and the money received therefrom be used for such purposes as the Board and the Grand Lodge shall determine. 6. That the new Women's Building, the Chapel, and the buildings now fronting on Enright Avenue, be first offered for sale to the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri, to be operated by it as its own project; that, in the event the Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri does not decide to purchase said property, it be offered for sale to others in whole or in part. 7. That this program be adopted as the Welfare and Relief Program of this Grand Lodge, and that it be handled in a manner that all of the present guests, now in the Home, shall be cared for as long as care is needed; that all present guests of the Home be offered the opportunity to return to their own home communities and if they wish to do so, that the Board set them up in a suitable home there or elsewhere, using furniture from the Home where practicable, with a suitable allotment for their care; that children in the Home be returned to their own homes where practicable and proper, with an allotment that will amply care for them; that in case of full orphans, or children from broken homes, where the parents are not suitable to care for them, they be given into the care of families who are members of the Craft, who might be willing to care for them, with a suitable allowance for their maintenance; that no further applications for admittance to the Home, as now operated, be approved, except those requiring Sanitarium care, which can be given in our present buildings until a new Sanitarium building is ready; and thereafter, all new applications made, or applications for continuance of relief, be presented and submitted to the Grand Lodge Board of Welfare and Relief in the form herein set out, before they shall receive the approval of the Board. 8. That before an application for outside relief is presented to the Board of Welfare and Relief, the Board shall require that the Lodge shall see that necessary steps are taken to obtain for the applicant the State and/or Federal ai~ to which he may be entitled under the law, and such further aid as his children or relatives can supply, and that any allotment made shall be supplementary thereto and shall be in such sum or sums as the circumstances may require and warrant, and such relief so alloted, shall be paid if, as and when needed, and that no allotment be made in the form of an annuity or pension, or in any form that would preclude the applicant from receiving State and/or Federal aid; that where old persons have children, or relatives, and children have parents, or others, from whom they have a legal or moral right to receive help or support, the Board and the Lodge shall make every effort to obtain such support and help for the applicant. SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS OF BY-LAWS

1. That paragraph (h) of Section 30 of Article V of the Constitution and By-Laws 1947 be, and it is hereby, repealed and the following be adopted in lieu thereof:

(h) Board of Welfare and Relief. A Board of Welfare and Relief,

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to be composed of the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Senior Grand Warden, Junior Grand Warden and three (3) Master Masons, members in "good standing of Missouri Lodges, who shall annually be appointed by the current Grand Master to serve for periods of one (1) to be appointed for a term of one year, one (1) for a term of two years, and one (1) for a term of three years, and one (1) to be appointed each year thereafter for a term of three years. Said Board shall have full and exclusive power and authority to handle all matters of relief and charity in accordance with the policies adopted by this Grand Lodge. Said Committee shall meet on the call of its Chairman and shall make rules and regulations to administer all funds appropriated by the Grand Lodge and no member shall be paid any compensation or expenses for attending meetings of the Committee. 2. That Section 199 of the Constitution and By-Laws 1947 be, and it is hereby, repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: Section 199. At the Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge in 1950, and thereafter, no election of members of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home, to succeed those whose terms shall then expire, shall be held; and the Directors heretofore elected for terms expiring in 1950 and 1951 shall continue to serve until the end of their respective terms. For the years 1950 to 1951, and thereafter, the Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand Warden and the Junior Grand Warden shall be members of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri by virtue of their election to their respective Grand Lodge offices, and the current Grand Master shall be President or Chairman, and the current Deputy Grand Master, Vice-President or Vice-Chairman of said Board. At the Annual Communication to be held in 1950, and annually thereafter, the newl~' elected Grand Master shall appoint three (3) Master Masons, members in good standing of Missouri Lodges, who, with the officers aforesaid, shall constitute the Board of Directors of said Masonic Home. Such appointees shall serve until the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge and until their successors are appointed as aforesaid. And such Board of Directors shall be known as the Grand Lodge Board of Welfare and Relief. Amend Section 48 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, 1947, by striking out the words "for the purchase of additional land and buildings for the Masonic Home, or for the erection of buildings on Masonic Home grounds, or", in the 13, 14 and 15th lines of said section, so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Sec. 48. Masonic Home Fee. Each petition for the degrees, in addition to the fee required by the By-laws of the Lodge, shall be accompanied by the sum of ten dollars for the use and benefit of the Masonic Home of Missouri. If the petitioner shall be rejected, or an objection be made to conferring the First Degree or should the petitioner refuse to have the First Degree conferred within a reasonable time after his election, said sum may be returned to him. Within thirty days after it shall be determined that the fee shall not be returned to the petitioner, the Secretary of the Lodge shall remit said fee to the Grand Secretary, who shall pay the same over to the Masonic Home. The money so obtained by the Masonic Home shall be set aside and used for the maintenance of the Home, or be transferred to the Endowment Fund of the Home, as its Board of Directors may determine.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE AND PER DIEM

M. \Vor. Brother Reader, Grand Secretary, presented 'Vor. Brother \Valter Shrodes stating that this was the 43rd consecutive Grand Lodge Session Brother Shrodes had attended, and the 42nd consecutive year he had served as Chairman of the Committee on Mileage and Per Diem. The brethren greeted Brother Shrodes with prolonged applause and Brother Shrodes cordially responded. To the Most WorshipfUl Grand Lodge, A. F. <t A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Mileage and Per Diem at this Session of the Grand Lodge begs to report allowance paid for mileage and per diem as follows: Grand Officers Past Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Masters ., District Lecturers Chairmen of Committees Ways & Means Committee on Jurisprudence Committee on Appeals & Grievances Committee on Credentials Chartered Lodges Assistant Grand Tilers Lodges U. D Grand Total

$ . . . . . . . . . . .

692.10 339.90 824.30 1,479.70 108.30 84.00 186.20 138.50 204.80 15,918.30 75.00 99.80

$20,150.90 Respectfully submitted, W. R. SnRoDEs, Chairma-n, CARL WESTERHA US, K. D. SHELLEY, HARRY HERON.

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

M. \Vor. Brother Johnston presented the Supplementary Report of the Ways and Means Committee, as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge,.Lt. F. <t A. M. of Missouri: Brethren: The Ways and Means Committee begs leave to report that, since reconsideration of the vote by which its report had been approved, the committee has again met, and has decided unanimously that due to lack of time for proper hearings and deliberation on this subject, the committee does not make a recommendation at this Communication of the Grand Lodge (relative to Grand Master Sunderland's recommendation that $5,000 be appropriated for Hospital Visitation), and we therefore submit the matter to the Grand Lodge for such action as it may deem proper. In view of the fact that the reconsideration motion has nullified the Grand Lodge vote on our report, we again move for the adoption of the original report as submitted. Fraternally submitted, HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, Chairmam.

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M. \Vor. Brother Johnston moved that the entire report of the Ways and Means Committee be adopted. Rt. \Vor. Brother Struble moved that the report be amended to include an appropriation of $6,000.00 for Hospital Visitation. The amendment was carried and the amended report of the 'Vays and Means Committee was adopted. APPOINTMENTS F. ITT~·mR ••••••••••.•••••••. • R.

W. Grand Lecturer Grand Chaplain SAMUEL THURMAN •....••..••.•••••••••.• lV. Grand Chaplain EARL STARKE .••...•.••••••..•.•••••.•.• W. Grand Chaplain EDWARD PO'fTS ......•..•••••••.•.•••.••• ll'. Grand Chaplain HERBER'!' E. D"C'NCAN .• " .••..••••.••••••• lV. Grand Chaplain J A~IES McBRA YER SELLERS ....•••..•.••••• Grand Senior Deacon ORESTES MITCHELL, JR.••.••••.•.••.••••• Grand Junior Deacon WILLIAM J. CRAIG .•..••••.....•.•••••.•. Grand Senior Steward HAROLD M. JAyNE •.••..•.••.•••••••••.• Grand Junior Steward F. ERNEST CARTER ••.••.•.•••••••••••••.. Grand Marshal FRANK P. BRIGGS ...•.•.•••••••••••.••••• Grand Marshal ROBERT L. ARm,SON •••••••.•.•.•.••••••• Grand Sword Bearer HAROLD O. GRAUEL .••••••••••••••••••••• Grand Pursuivant MONK BRyAN ..•.•..••.•.•••.•••.•.•.•.• Grand Orator HERMAN A. ORLICK ..•••..•...•.•••.••••• Grand Tiler ANTHONY

EMMETT L. ROBINSON •.•.•••••••••••••••. lV.

INSTALLATION

The installation of the Officers of the Grand Lodge of Missouri on September 29, 1949, was unique in the history of Freemasonry, for never before had a President of the United States flown a thousand miles to install the Brother whom he had appointed in line (Brother Bradford was appointed Grand Pursuivant by M. W. Brother Truman in 1940). At 11 :00 a.m., President Harry S. Truman, Past Grand Master of Missouri, was escorted into the hall and introduced by Rt. Wor. Brother E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer. He ,vas received by Grand Master Sunderland at the altar and escorted to the East admidst the hearty applause of 1,500 Masons. After the gavel of authority had been turned over to him, President Truman expressed his pleasure at being present and thanked the Brethren for their hearty reception and then, in order that members of his party who were not Masons might be permitted to see the beautiful ceremony of installation, he declared the installation open, and, with M. 'VOl'. Brother Ray V. Denslow acting as Grand Marshal, and Rt. 'VOl'. Bro. E. L. Robison, grand chaplain, installed the follovv'ing officers: JAMES

\V.

BRADFORD •...•••••••.... M.

RAY BOND ••..••.••••••..••••••••.• R.

lV. Grand Master W. Deputy Grand Master

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HOMER L. FERGUSON .•...•••.••••.•. R. lJ7. Senior RICHARD O. RUMER •.•••.••••••.•••• R. W. Junior

Grand Warden Grand Warden EDMUND E. MORRIS .••••••••••••••• R. lV. Grand Treasurer HAROLD L. READER •••••••••••••••••• R. W. Grand Secretary ANTHONY F. ITTNER .••.•....••.•.•. R. W. Grand Lecturer EMMETT L. ROBISON ••••.••••••••••• lV. Grand Chaplain SAMUEL THURMAN ••..•..•••••••••. lV. Grand Chaplain EARL STARKE ••••••••.•••.•.••.••.• W. Grand Chaplain EDWARD POTTS •.••••.••••.•.•.....• lV. Grand Chaplain HERBERT E. DUNCAN ....••.•••.••••• lV. Grand Chaplain JAMES McBRAYER SELLERS .•••••.••• Grand Senior Deacon ORESTES MITCHELL, JR Grand Junior Deacon WILLIAM J. CRAIG •••••••.•.•••••••• Grand Senior Steward HAROLD M. JAyNE .•••.•.•...•.•.•.• Grand Junior Steward F. ERNEST CARTER .••••••••••••••••• Grand Marshal FRANK P. BRIGGS .•.••••••••.••••..• Grand Marshal ROBERT L. ARONSON ••..••••••.•..•• Grand Sword Bearer HAROLD O. GRAUEL ••••••••••••••••.• Grand Pursuivant MONK BRyAN ••••.•.•..••••..••.... Grand Orator HERMAN A. ORLICK ...•••••••..•••• Grand Tiler Following the installation Presidcnt Truman presented M. \Vor. Brother Bradford and the Grand Lodge with a beautiful and historical gavel, made from the wood of the famous Van Buren elm in Indiana. M. Wor. Brother Bradford thanked M. Wor. Brothcr Truman for the high honor which M. Wor. Brother Truman had conferred on him and the Grand Lodge of Missouri in coming so many miles to preside at this installation and in presenting to the Grand Master and Grand Lodge the historical gavel from the Van Buren elm. The Grand Master's jewel was presented to M. \Vor. Brother Bradford by M. \Vor. Brother Sunderland, and M. \Vor. Brother Reader, Grand Secretary, presented to ~I. \Vor. Brother Bradford the Grand Master's apron. \Vor. Brother Leroy Dews, Wor. Master, on behalf of Keystone Lodge No. 243, the Grand Master's own lodge, presented M. Wor. Brother Bradford with a silk hat. Rt. Wor. Brother Harry Heron, President, on behalf of the Square Club of St. Louis, presented M. Wor. Brother Bradford with an apron case, and for Mrs. Bradford a bouquet of beautiful flowers. A basket of beautiful flowers was presented to M. V·lor. Brother Bradford by Ionic Lodge No. 154. The Past Grand Master's jewel was presented to M. \Vor. Brother Sunderland by M. Wor. Brother Karl Vetsburg. Following the installation M. Wor. Brother Truman and his party retired amidst the prolonged applause of the Brethren assemblcd.

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BENEDICTION

The Grand Chaplain, after invoking the divine blessing, pronounced the benediction. CLOSING

The M. 'Vor. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of the State of Missouri rested from its labors and was closed in Ample Form at 12 :15 p.m., this day, the 29th day of September, 1949, no further business appearing, to meet again at St. Louis, Missouri, the last Tuesday, viz: the 26th da~' of September, 1950.

Grand Secretary. STANDING COMMITTEES 1949-1950 Jurisprudence-Karl M. Vetsburg, Chairman, 818 Olive St., St. Louis 1; C. Lew Gallant, 818 Olive St., St. Louis 1; Samuel Wilcox, Court House, St. Joseph; Chet A. Keyes, Dierks Bldg., Kansas City 6; Henry W. Fox, Fidelity Bldg., Kansas City. Appeals and Grievances-John F. Reinhardt, Chairman, 1212 Dierks Bldg., Kansas City 6; Wm. R. Gentry, Louderman Bldg., St. Louis 1; Marvin E. Boisseau, 705 Olive St., St. Louis 1; John M. Gallatin, Chillicothe; J. V. Gaddy, Corby Bldg., St. Joseph. Ways and Meam-Solon Cameron, Chairman (3),508 No. Grand Ave., St. Louis 3; George C. Marquis (2), Independence-114 E. Ruby St.; E. E. Morris (2), Kansas City; Robert H. Mann (1),800 Bryant Bldg., Kansas City; James M. DeWitt (1), Kirksville. Credentials-Fred Knight, Chairman, 9th and Harrison, Kansas City; George Prater, 321 E. Macon, Carthage; Joseph A. Halley, 2410 Wismer Rd., Overland 14; Julius R. Edwards, Centralia; Arno Cooper, 5023 Claxton, St. Louis 20. Mileage and Per Diem-Walter Shrodes, Chairman, Burlington, Iowa (c/o Union Station); Herbert J. Crosby, Winfield; Brace E. Kitchell, 1618 Yale, Richmond Heights 17; Edwin H. Barklage, St. Charles; J. L. Lutes, Flat River. Ritual-Anthony F. Ittner, Chairman, 2353 So. Compton Ave., St. Louis 4; Wm. J. Craig, 1027 Pickwick, Springfield; F. Ernest Carter, 5711 Locust St., Kansas City; Freelon K. Hadley, St. Joseph, 2005 Penn St.; Bruce H. Hunt, Kirksville; Frederick H. Johnson, 936 Rutger St., St. Louis 4. Corresp<milence-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman, Trenton. N earology-James W. Skelly, Chairman, 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8; Willis J. Bray, Kirksville; Samuel Thurman, 7254 Colgate Ave., University City 5; E. L. Robison, St. Joseph; Earl Starke, Cameron. Auditing-C. K. Benson Company.

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Grand Master's Address-Harry F. Sunderland, Chairman, 3519 The Paseo, Kansas City 3. (All Past Grand Masters present.) Unfinished Business and Entertainment of Distinguished Guests-John W. Calhoun, Chairman, 705 Olive St., St. Louis 1; Harry F. Sunderland, 3519 The Paseo, Kansas City 3; E. E. Morris, Kansas City; James W. Skelly, 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8; Alex S. Dawson, 2626 Alhambra Court 4. Transportation and Hotels-Wm. F. Miller, Chairman, 1600 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis; Sam A. Gilliland, Kansas City; Edward W. Ernst, 9th and Harrison, Kansas City; Wm. F. Drescher, Jr., 643 Pearl, Kirkwood 22; D. W. Eschenbrenner, 8546 Rosalie, Brentwood 17. Chartered Lodges--Robert Lee Barger, Chairman, Ironton; Robert E. Armstrong, Neosho; Vernie Fisher, 3201 Park Ave., Kansas City ; C. F. Montgomery, Puxico; Fred W. Heuermann, 4846 Lee Ave., St. Louis. Lodges U. D.-Albert Theis, Jr., Cbairman, 314 No. 4th St., St. Louis; Gustav W. Knecht, 1308 E. 81st Terrace, Kansas City; Wm. H. Utz, Jr., 401 Tootle Bldg., St. Joseph; J. C. Montgomery, Charleston-Box 321, C. Renick Jones, Independence. Welfare-Tolman W. Cotton, Chairman, Van Buren; James W. Skelly, 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8; DuVal Smith, St. Joseph-Court House; Martin B. Dickinson, 1002 Walnut St., Kansas City; Arthur D. Nordberg, 5717 Locust St., Kansas City. Masonic Boards of Relief-Harris C. Johnston, Chairman (3), Boonville ; James W. Skelly (1), 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8 ; Jesse Moore (2), St. Joseph; Charles W. McClellan (3),4215 Atblone Ave., St. Louis 15; Irvin F. Rosenfelder (3),8212 Buchanan Ave., Overland 14. Building Supervisory Board-Cecil A. Tolin, Chairman (1), Mississippi Valley Trust Co., St. Louis; Walter Bublitz (2), 14th and Howell, Kansas City; Walter E. Gillham (2), Scarrit Arcade Bldg., Kansas City. SPECIAL COMMITTEES 1949-1950 Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, Court House, Hannibal; Frank C. Barnhill, Marshall; H. G. Diller, 450 California, Webster Groves 19; Russell E. Murray, 4870 Natural Bridge, St. Louis 15; John A. Witthaus, Court House, Clayton. George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association-Bert S. Lee, Chairman, 401 W. Commercial, Springfield; Anthony F. Ittner, 2353 So. Compton Ave., St. Louis (4); Harry S. Truman, White House, Washington, D. C. Revision of By-Laws-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, Court House, Hannibal; DuVal Smith, Court House, St. Joseph; Ray V. Denslow, Trenton; James W. Skelly, 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis (8); Harold L. Reader, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis (8). Recognition of Foreign Lodges-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman, Trenton; Willis J. Bray, Kirksville; Harris C. Johnston, Boonville; James W. Skelly, 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8; Harold L. Reader, 3681 Linden Blvd., St. Louis 8. District Deputy Grand Master Conferences-Homer L. Ferguson, Chairman, Jefferson City. Manual Illustrations-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman, Trenton; Anthony F. Ittner, Chairman, 2353 So. Compton Ave., St. Louis 4; Harold L. Reader, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8.

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LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF TillS JURISDICTION

Name and Location Year of Service Arch A. Johnson, Landers Building, Springfield 1911-12 Tolman W. Cotton, Van Buren 1914-15 Bert S. Lee, 1224 Washington, Springfield 1922-23 William W. Martin, 5351 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis 1925-26 Anthony F. Ittner, 2353 South Compton Avenue, 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, Court House, St. Joseph 1934-35 James W. Skelly. 3637 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis 1935-36 Harold L. Reader, 3681 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis 1937-38 Henry C. Chiles, Lexington 1938-39 Karl M. Vetsburg, 818 Olive Street, St. Louis (Suite 322) 1939-40 Harry S. Truman, White House, Washington, D. C 1940-41 Harris C. Johnston, Boonville 1941-42 Forrest C. Donnell, 463 Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C 1942-43 1943-44 W. F. Woodruff, 825 Lathrop Building, Kansas City Willis J. Bray, 702 E. Normal, Kirksville 1944-46 1946-47 Solon Cameron, Metropolitan Building, St. Louis 1947-48 Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville Harry F. Sunderland, 3519 The Paseo, Kansas City 1948-49 DISTRICT DEPUTY G. M.'s

DISTRICT LECTURERS

1948-1949 1. James M. DeWitt, Kirksville 2. Russell A. Hauck, 320 So. 16th St., Unionville 3. H. H. Manring, McFall 4. Paul L. Ward, 112 W. 3rd St., Maryville 5. Jeff D. Austin, St. Joseph 6. John J. Bowman, 452 No. Missouri Ave., Liberty 7. Charles C. Raymond, 2406 Norton, Kansas City 1 8. Gustav W. Knecht, 1308 E. 81st Terrace, Kansas City 5 9. Alfred Dunlap, Winston

1948-1949 1. Perry O. Sansberry, Wyaconda 2. Bruce H. Hunt, Box 721, Kirksville 3. Joseph W. Moore, Newtown 4. Florian M. McKinney, Box 457, Trenton 5. Carey A. Brock, Ridgeway 6. Curtis F. Smith, Darlington

10. Earl Cheesman, Carrollton 11. W. R. Howell, Monroe City 12. Barkley D. Million, Palmyra 13. John R. Baker, Fulton 14. Wm. S. Juergens, Sullivan 15a. Ernest Dunford, 4586 Nadine Court, St. Louis 21 15b. Clarence S. Lafferty, Rt. 10, Box 835, Ferguson 21

7. Vernon V. Goslee, Skidmore 8. Wayne A. Sharp, Craig 9. Freelon K. Hadley, 2005 Penn St., St. Joseph 10. Chas. B. Whitchurch, Winston 11. Emerson O. Boggess, Liberty 12. Herbert F. Woolsey, Mooresville 13. Warren W. Dray, Linneus 14. Luther E. Wilhoit, Macon 15. David A. Leslie, Williamstown

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16. Warren F. Drescher, Jr., 643 Pearl St., Kirkwood 22 17. W. Frank Houk, St. James 18. J. L. Lutes, Flat River 19. J. C. Montgomery, Box 321, Charleston 20. J. Fred Park, West Plains 21. L. B. Parrish, Bolivar 22. John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove 23. R. Jasper Smith, 821 Woodruff Bldg., Springfield 24. Charles A. Jobson, 106 Joplin St., Joplin 25. Finis E. Wrenn, Stockton 26. E. E. Browning, Appleton City 27. Charles C. Czeschin, Box 362, Warrensburg 28. Julius R. Edwards, Centralia 29. Virgil B. Saville, Jefferson City

1949

16. Russell J. Rowe, Louisiana 17. William R. Howell, Monroe City 18. Edwin B. Hawkins, Higbee 19. Arthur G. Lynch, Brunswick 20. Charles S. Rutt, 304 No. Main, Carrollton 21. Arthur C. Mothershead, Gashland 22. F. Ernest Carter, 5711 Locust, Kansas City 23. Camillus B. Waddell, Lexington 24. John W. Adams, Marshall 25. Ransome R. Scott, Boonville 26. Roscoe A. Miller, c/o Christian College, Columbia 27. Alfred A. Mitchell, 802 E. Monroe, Mexico 28. Paul A. Thomas, Montgomery City 29. Herbert J. Crosby, Box 53, Winfield 30. Edwin H. Barklage, 719 No. 5th St., St. Charles 31. Wilbur P. Schnider, H20 E. McCarthy, Jefferson City 32. Ransom A. Breuer, Hermann 33. Frederick E. Kiefer, 2825 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis 18 34. Claude R. White, 1702 Appleton, Independence 35. Thomas F. Herndon, Butler 36. Henry E. Richardson, 317 W. 5th, Sedalia, Mo. 37. Philip D. Trainer, 106 E. Tebo St., Clinton 38. Oren Simpson, Richland 39. W. Frank Houk, St. James 40. Clyde Williams, Hillsboro 41. L. B. Parrish, Bolivar 42. Clyde H. Tinsley, Eldorado Springs 43. Rayford R. Thomas. Harwood 44. George W. Prater, 321 E. Macon, Carthage 45. John B. Klingner, 424 E. Commercial St., Springfield 46. John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove 47. Wm. Z. Gossett, Van Buren 48. Francis E. Howard, Ironton 49. William T. Ruff, 43 So. Main St., Cape Girardeau 50. Robert L. Fowlkes, Charleston

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51. Robert L. Fowlkes, Charleston 52. Russell C. McGhee, Piedmont 53. C. Earl Armstrong, West Plains 54. Fred O. Wade, Ozark 55. Charles W. Werdein, Aurorn 56. James E. Conen, Jr., 708 W. Spring, Neosho 57. Brace E. Kitchell, 1618 Yale Ave., Richmond Heights, 17 58. Harold A. Reichel, 407 No. Oak St., Eldon 59. Francis S. Turner, 8309 Highland, K. C.

LIST or GRAND SECRETARIES AND THEm ADDRESSES Alabama, Charles H. Stubinger, Box 98, Montgomery. Arizona, Joseph A. E. Ivey, P. G. M., P. O. Box 1488, Tucson. Arkansas, Woodlief A. Thoma8 P. G. M., Little Rock. California, Lloyd E. Wilson P. G. M., San Francisco. Colorado, Harry W. Bundy, 319 Masonic Temple, Denver. Connecticut, Earle K. Haling, Masonic Temple, Hartford. Delaware, Chester R. Jones,· 818 Market Street, Wilmington. District of Columbia, Aubrey H. Clayton, Masonic Temple, Washington, D. C. Florida, George W. Huff, Jackson\'iile. Georgia, Daniel W. Locklin, 801 Mulberry, Macon. Idaho, Clyde 1. Rush, P. G. M., Box 1677, Boise. Illinois, Richard C. Davenport, P. G. M., Harrisburg. Indiana, Dwight L. Smith, Masonic Temple, P. G. M., Indianapolis. Iowa, Earl B. Delzell, Cedar Rapids. Kansas, Elmer F. Strain, P. G. M., Topeka. Kentucky, Alpheus E. Orton, 200 Shubert Building, Louisville 2. Louisiana, D. Peter Laguens, Jr., New Orleans 12. Maine, Convers E. Leach, Portland. Maryland, Claud Shaffer, Baltimore 1.

Massaehusetts, Frank H. Hilton, 51 Boylston, Boston 16. Michigan, F. Homer Newton, P. G. M., Grand Rapids. Minnesota, John H. Anderson, St. Paul. Mississippi, Sid F. Curtis, Meridian. Missouri, Harold L. Reader, P. G. M., 3681 Lindell, St. Louis 8. Montana, Luther T. Hauberg, Box 896, Helena. Nebraska, Carl Greisen, Omaha. Nevada, E. C. Peterson, P. G. M., Carson City. New Hampshire, J. Melvin Dresser, P. G. M., Concord. New Jersey, Isaac Cherry, Trenton. New Mexico, La Moine Langston, Albuquerque. New York, George R. Irving, Ne" York 10. North Carolina, Wilbur L. McIver, Raleigh. North Dakota, Walter L. Stockwell, P. G. M., Fargo. Ohio, Harry S. Johnson, P. G. M., Cincinnati. Oklahoma, C. A. Sturgeon, P. G. M.) Guthrie. Oregon, Harry D. Proudfoot, P. G. M.) 1119 S. W. Park Avenue, Portland 5. Pennsylvania, Matthew Galt, Jr., Philadelphia. Rhode Island, N. Arthur Hyland, 127 Dorrance St., Providence 3. South Carolina, O. Frank Hart. P. G. M., Columbia.

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South Dakota, Elvin F. Strain, Box 468, Sioux Falls. Tennessee, T. E. Doss, Box 216, Nashville 2. Texas, George H. Belew, Box 446, Waco. Utah, E. Roy Gibson, P. G. M., Salt Lake City. Vermont, Aaron H. Grout, P. G. M., Burlington.

Virginia, Dr. James N. Hillman, Richmond 20. Washington, John 1. Preissner, P. G. M., Tacoma 3. West Virginia, I. Wade Coffman, P. G. M., P. O. Box 2346, Charleston 28. Wisconsin, William F. Weiler, P. G. M., 705 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee 2. Wyoming, Irving E. Clark, Casper.

Grand Lodge Alberta British Columbia

Grand Secretary George Moore, P.G.M. W. R. Simpson, P.G.M.

Austria

Karl Kraus

Canada

Ewart G. Dixon

Chile

Dr. Juan E. Pastene

Costa Rica Cuba

Enrique Chaves B. Dr. Constantino P. Gutierrez Dr. P. Korbel

National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia National Grand Lodge of Denmark England Finland

Karl J. Nilson Sydney A. White M.V.a. Eino Kyllonen

National Grand Lodge of France

M. Vivrel

Guatemala Hungary-Symbolic Grand Lodge

Oscar Paz Pinto

Ireland

Henry C. Shellard

Italy (Grand Orient) Manitoba

Dr. Publio Cortini Dr. Peter T. Pilkey, P.G. M. William Webber

Mexico-York Grand Lodge Tamaulipas

EI Potosi

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Andor gero

Octavio Rodriguez Cuellar Mauricio IJopez Rivas

Address Calgary Masonic Temple 692 Seymour Street Vancouver, B. C. Vienna 1, Dorothergasse 12 P. O. Drawer 217 Hamilton, Ontario Casillo 2867 Santiago San Jose, Costa Rica Apartado 72 Le Habana v-n Bubenska, Prague, Czechoslovakia Blegdamavej 23, Copenhagen Freemasons' Hall London, W. C. 2 Vyokatu 9-B-14 Helsinki, Finland 8 Square Du Roule Neuilly, SurSeine France Apartado Postal 312 Guatemala Vi Podmaniczky Utca 45 Budapest Freemasons' Hall Dublin Rome Masonic Temple Winnipeg Apartado 1986 Mexico, D. F. Apartado 419 Tampico, Tamaulipas Apartado 104 San Luis Potosi San Luis, Potosi

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Occidental Mexicana

Joaquin Yanez Albarran

Valle de Mexico

Jose Luis Salgodo

Cosmos of Chihuahua

Jose Vidal Rios

Campeche

Omar C. Olivera G.

Netherlands

Dr. A. A. Galestin,

New Brunswick New South Wales New Zealand

R. D. Magee James S. Miller H. A. Lamb, P.G.M.

Nicaragua

Gregoria A. Tapia

Norway

Panama

O. BrinchmannHansen Reginald V. Harris, K. C., P. G. M. Jose Oller, P.G.M.

Philippine Islands

Antonio Gonzalez

Prince Edward Island Puerto Rico

L. A. McDougall Angel M. Torres

Quebec

W. W. Williamson, P.G.M. E. G. Radford

Nova Scotia

Queensland Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)

Jose Rodrigues

Rio Grande do SuI (Brazil) Sao Paulo (Brazil) San Salvador

Jonas H. Py

Humberto Acosta

Saskatchewan

Robert A. Tate

Scotland South Australia

W. King Gillies, M.A., LL.D. R. Owen Fox

Sweden

Eric Hallin

Swiss Alpina

F. Mueller-Ruegg

O. M. de Fleury

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Apartado No. 9 Guadalajara J a1. Mexico Apartado Postal 10 Artes Num. 53 Mexico, D.F., Mexico Apartado 171 Chihuahua, Chili. Mexico Apartado 17 DeCampeche, Camp, Mex. 22 Fluweelen Burgwal The Hague Saint John Sydney P. O. Box 2001 Wellington Box 14, Granada Nicaragua Frimurerlogen N. Vollgate 19, Oslo Freemasons' Hall Halifax Panama, Rep. of Panama 138 Guano St.; Manila, P. 1. Charlottetown P. O. Box 747 San Juan, P. R. Masonic Temple Montreal Box 675, K.G.P.O. Brisbane Caixa Postal 2215 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Caixa Postal 683 Porto Alegra Caixa Postal 2611 Sao Paulo, Brazil Segunda Calle Arienta 27 San Salvador P. O. Box 246 Regina 96 George Street Edinburgh Freemasons' Hall North Terrace, Adelaide Frimurareorden Stockholm Bogenschutzenstrasse 8 Berne, Switzerland

158 Tasmania United Grand Lodge of Germany Victoria

1949

PROCEEDINGS OF THE H. A. Wilkinson Karl Nuckels

w. Stewart

Hobart Frankfurt on Main 117 Macquare St. ~1elbourne

Western Australia

F. W. M. Sanders

l"reemasons' Hall Perth

NUMERICAL LIST OF LODGES-1948 I-Missouri 87-Washington 44-Fair Play 2-Meridian 88-Defiance 45-Bonhomme 89-Friendship 3-Beacon 46-Wentzville 4-Howard 47-Fayette 9O-Russelville 5-United 48-Fulton 91-Madison 49-Holt 6. 92-Perseverance 7-0 'Sullivan 50-Xenia 93-St. Mark's 8. 51-Livingston 94-Vienna 9-Geo. Washington 52-Wakanda 95-Pomegranate 10-Agency 53-Weston 96-St. Andrew's 11-Pauldingville 54-Index 97-Bethany 12-Tyro 55-Arrow Rock 98-Webster 13-Rising Sun 56-Tipton 99-Mt. Vernon 14-Eolia 100-Ash Grove 57-Richmond 15-Western Star lOl-Bogard 58-Monticello 16-Memphis 102-Bloomington 59-Centralia 17-Clarksville 103-West View 60-New Bloomfield l8-Palmyra lO4-Heroine 6I-Waverly 19-Paris Union 105-Kirksville 62-Vincil I06-Gallatin 20-St. Louis 63-Cambridge 2l-Havana 107--Greenville 64-Monroe 22-Wellington 108. 65-Pattonsburg 23-Florida 109-Stanberry 66-Grant City 24-Wyaconda 11o-Marcus 67. 25-Naphtali 111-Trenton 68-Kennett 69-Sullivan 26-Ava 112-Maitland 70-Armstrong 27-Evergreen 113-Plattsburg 7l-Savannah 114-Twilight 28-St. John's 72-Gorin 29-Windsor 115-Laddonia 73-Eureka 30-Huntsville 116-Barnes 74-Warren 3l-Liberty 117-Helena 75-Silex ~2-Humphreys 118-Kingston 76-Independence 33-Ralls 119-DeSoto 77-Lebanon 34-Troy 120-Compass 78-St. Joseph 35-Mercer 121-Erwin 79-Polar Star 36-Cooper 122-Triplett 80-Bridgeton 123-Hermann 37-Hemple 8I-Central 124-Union Star 38-Callao 82-Jackson 39-DeWitt 125-Gentryville 83-Laclede 40-Mt. Moriah 126-Seaman 4l-Bismarck 84-Webster Groves 127-Athens 85-Miami 42. 12~Lorraine 86-Brookfield 43-Jefferson 129-Monett

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l30-Hume 181. 131-Potosi 182-Pilot Knob 132-Farmington 183-ealifornia l33-Star of the West 184-Morley 134-Olean 185-Chamois 135--Braymer 186-. 136--Phoenix 181-Hermon 131-Delphian 188-Hannibal 138-Lincoln 189-Zeredatha 139-0regon 190-Putnam 140-............ 191. 14l-Amsterdam 192-Frankford 142-Pleasant Grove 193-Angerona 143-Irondale 194-Wellsville 144-Modern 195--Bolivar 145-Latimer 196-Quitman 146-.... .... .... 191-Carthage 141-Cass 198-Allensville 148-............ 199-New Hope l49-Lexington 200-Sonora l50-Birming 20I-Ravenwood 15 I-Milton 202-Westville 152-Linn Creek 203-Brumley l53-Bloomfield 204-Rowley I54-Ionic 205-Trilumina 155-. . . . . . . . . . . . 206--Somerset 156--Ashland 201-Clay 151-North Star 208-Salisbury 158-Mountain Grove 209-Poplar Bluff I59--Green City 2I0-Unionville 160-Pleasant 211-Hickory Hill l61-eIifton Hill 212-Four Mile 162-Whitesville 213-Rolla 163-Qccidental 214-Forest City 164-Joaehim 215-Hornersville 165-.... 216--Hale City 166-Portageville 211-Barbee 167-.. .. . . . . . ... 218--Good Hope 168-Colony 2I9-Albert Pike 169-Camden Point 220-Kansas City 170-Benevolence 221-Mystic Tie 17l-Hartford 222-La Belle 172-Censer 223-Ray I73-Gray Summit 224-Hamilton 174-Sturgeon 225-Salem 175-............ 226-Saline 176--Point Pleasant 227-Cypress I11-Texas 228-Shelbina I18-Griswold 229. 179-Pride of the West 230-St. James 180-Pyramid 231-Cardwell

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232-Polo 233-Bucklin 234-St. Francois 235-. 236--Sedalia 237-La Plata 238-Rushville 239-Hopewell 240. 241-Palestine 242-Portland 243-Keystone 244-Middle Fabius 245--Knobnoster 246-Montgomery 241-Neosho 248. 249-Carroll 250 . 251-Hope 252. 253-Laredo 254-Butler 255-Alton 256--Shekinah 257-Lodge of Light 258. 259-Lodge of Love 260-Mechanicsville 261. 262-Holden 263-Summit 264. 265-Corinthian 266--Social 261-Aurora 268-Lodge of Truth 269-Brotherhood 270-New Salem 271-Solomon 272-Granite 213-St. Clair 274-Cold Spring 275. 276--Grand River 271-Wm. D. Muir 218-Essex 279-Hogle's Creek 280. 281-Fenton 282-Cosmos

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283-Stockton 284-Canopy 285-Earl 286-Urich 287-Craft 288-Hermitage 289-Graham 290-Fairmont 29I-Edina 292-Lamar 293-Sarcoxie 294-Mound City 295-Moniteau 296-Sparta 297. 298-Sampson 299-Temple 300-Doric 301-White Hall 302-Lick Creek 303-0sage 304. 305-Cecile Daylight 306-Ashlar 307-New London 308-Parrott 309. 310-Sikeston 311-Kearney 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-Excello 333.

334-Breckenridge 335-Joplin 336-Hallsville 337-BIue Springs 338-Herculaneum 339-Fidelity 340-Westport 341-Rockville 342-Circle 343. 344-Moberly 345-Fellowship 346-Arlington 347-America 348. 349-Pollock 350-Tyrian 351-Mosaic 352-Friend 353-Barnesville 354-Hebron 355-Adelphi 356-Ancient Land· mark 357. 358-Northwest 359-Garrett 360-Tuscan 361-Riddick 362-Hiram 363-Fraternal 364-Higginsville 365-Bayou 366-Adair 367-Barry 368-Crescent Hill 369-Composite 370-Williamstown 37l-Sheldon 372-Nonpareil 373-Belle 374. 375-Waynesville 376-King Hill 377-Ancient Craft 378-Berlin 379-Billings 3Bo-Queen City 381-Ionia 382. 383-Pythagoras

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384-East Prairie 385-Richland 386387-Woodside 388. 389-Arcana 390- ..... '" .... 39l-Raytown 392-Christian 393-Beehive 394. 395. 396-Western Light 397-Gower 398-Jasper 399-Pike 400-Decatur 40I-Cartersville 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-ltaska 42 I-Urbana 422-Gate of the Temple 423-Galt 424-Samaritan 425-Green Ridge 426-Rothville 427-Glenwood 428. 429-New Madrid 430-Winona 431. 432-Competition 433-Mack's Creek

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

434-Wheeling 435-Rockbridge 436. 437. 438-Temperance 439-Mt. Olive 440-Trowel 441-Excelsior 442-Burlington 443-Anchor 444-Ada 445-West Gate 446-Ivanhoe 447-Jacoby 448-Schell City 449. 450-Belton 451. 452. 453-Forsyth 454-Continental 455-Hinton 456-Wallace 457-Jonesburg 458-Melville 459-Hazelwood 460-Lambskin 46I-Caruthersville 462-Santa Fe 463-Clifton 464-Concordia 465. 466-Southwest 467-Pleasant Hope 468. 469-Plato 470-Nodaway 47I-Mineral 472-Pickering 473-Nineveh 474- ..........•. 475-Golden 476-Mt. Hope 477-Henderson 478. 479-Rich Hill 480-Jewel 48I-Marceline 482-Clintonville 483-Fairfax 484-Kirkwood

485-Coldwater 486-Cairo 487-Chilhowee 488-Lock Springs 489-Lakeville 490-Montevallo 491-Vandalia 492-Daggett 493. 494-Lewistown 495-Unity 496-Robert Burns 497-Equality 498- ..........•. 499-Harmony 500-Jameson 50 I-Buckner 502-Philadelphia 503-Prairie Home 504-Platte City 505-Euclid 506-Lathrop 507-Clearmont 508-Saxton 509-Van Buren 5IO-New Hampton 511-Skidmore 512-Webb City 513-Senath 514-Granby 515-Galena 516-Milford 517. 518-0riental 519-Crane 520-Clifton Heights 52 I-Lockwood 522-Gate City 523. 524-Spickardsville 525-Cunningham 526-Wayne 527-Higbee 528-Conway 529-Apollo 530. 53I-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-CarI Junction 550-Rose Hill 55I-Pendleton 552-Calhoun 553-Clarksburg 554-Foster 555-Summersville 556-Prairie 557. 558-Moscow 559-Clarksdale 560-Nelson 56I-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 576-0live Branch 577-Ewing 578-Forest Park 579-Grandin 580. 58I-IlImo 582-Koshkonong 583-Novinger 584. 585-Shamrock 586-Criterion

161

162

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

587-Branson 588-St. Francisville 589-Grovespring 590-Advance 591-Barnett 592-La Russell 593-Union 594. 595-Cole Camp 596-Puxico 597-Bosworth 598-Leadwood 599-Elvins 600-Cosby 60 I-Clayton 602-Acacia 603-Morehouse 604. 605-Walker 606-Craig 607-Eminence 608-Strafford 609-Warrenton 610-Clark 61l-Centertown 612-Mokane 613-Wellston

614-Mt. Washington 615-Chaffee 616-Brentwood 617-Swope Park 618-Grandview 619. 620-Willard 621-Anderson 622-Norwood 623-0verland 624-owensville 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-Freedom 637-Mountain View 638-Triangle 639-Mizpah 64Q-Jennings

1949

641-Trinity 642-Benj. Franklin 643-Northeast 644-Grain Valley 645-Clarkton 646-Shaveh 647-Noel 648-Elmer 649-University 650-Parma 651-Cleveland 652-Pilgrim 653-Shawnee 654-Commonwealth 655-Gardenville 656-Country Club 657-Progress 658-Purity 659-Alpha 660-Holliday 661-Theodore Roosevelt 662-Clarence 663-Rockhill 664-Aldrich

ALPHABETIOAL LIST OF LODGES-LOOATIONS-DISTRIOTS A

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

Acacia Columbia Ada ,Orrick Adair Kirksville Adelphi ..........•• Edgerton Advance Advance Agency Agency Albert Pike Kansas City Aldrich Aldrich Algabil. St. Louis Allensville Allendale Alpha N. Kansas City Alton Alton America St. Louis Amsterdam Amsterdam Anchor University City Ancient Craft King City Ancient Landmark Harrisburg Anderson Anderson Angerona Missouri City Apollo St. Louis

.Boone 28 Ray . . . . . . . . .. 6 Adair 1 Platte . . . . . . . . .. 5 Stoddard 19 Buchanan 5 Jackson 7 Polk 21 15-A Worth 6 Clay 7 Oregon 20 15-A Bates 26 15-B Gentry 3 Boone 28 McDonald 24 Clay 6 15-B

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

163

412 Appleton City .•...•.Appleton City ..•..St. Clair 389 Arcana .•....•......Harris ........•.. Sullivan 633 Archie Archie ........•.. Cass 346 Arlington Dixon Pulaski 70 Armstrong Armstrong ...•... Howard Arrow Rock Saline 55 Arrow Rock 100 Ash Grove .....•.... Ash Grove Greene 156 Ashland Ashland .Boone 306 Ashlar ..........•.. Commerce ......•. Scott 127 Athens Albany ,Gentry 267 Aurora St. Louis 26 Ava Ava Douglas

26 2 8 17 28 27 23 28 19 3 15-A 22

B 217 591 116 353 367 365 3 393 632 373 450 170 642 378 573 97 537 379 150 41 535 153 102 337 101 195 45 597 587 135 334 616 80 86 269 203

Barbee Sweet Springs Saline 27 Barnett ...........• Barnett Morgan 29 Barnes Cabool. Texas 22 Barnesville Ellington Reynolds 17 Barry Washburn Barry 24 Bayou Bakersfield Ozark 20 Beacon ...........•. St. Louis 15·B Beehive Lawson Ray 6 Belgrade Belgrade Washington 16 Belle Belle .......•.....Maries 17 Belton Belton Cass 8 Benevolence ,Utica Livingston 9 Benjamin Franklin .. St. Louis 15-A Berlin Fairport De Kalb 9 Bernie Bernie Stoddard 19 Bethany ..........•.Bethany ,Harrison 19 BetheL Bethel. .•........ Shelby 11 Billings Billings Christian 23 Birming .........•..Faucett Buchanan 5 Bismarck Bismarck St. Francois 18 Blackwell Blackwell St. Francois 16 Bloomfield Bloomfield Stoddard 19 Bloomington Bevier Macon 11 Blue Springs Blue Springs Jackson 8 Bogard Bogard ,Carroll 10 Bolivar Bolivar ,Polk 21 Bonhomme ,Ballwin St. Louis 16 Bosworth Bosworth Carroll 10 Branson Branson ,Taney 23 Braymer ,Braymer Caldwell 9 Breckenridge ,Breckenridge Caldwell ..........• 9 Brentwood Brentwood .8t. Louis 16 Bridgeton ..•....... 'St. John's Station. St. Louis 16 Brookfield Brookfield Linn 10 Brotherhood St. Joseph Buchanan 5 Brumley Brumley ,Miller 21

164 233 501 442 254

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Bucklin Buckner Burlington Butler

,Bucklin Buckner Burlington ,Jet Butler

Linn ,Jackson Nodaway Bates

1949 10 8 4 26

C 416 328 486 552 183 38 63 169 284 231 549 249 401 197 461 147 305 ] 72 611 81 59 615 185 331 407 487 392 342 662 610 553 559 17 645 207 601 507 651 463 520 161 548 482 274

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

St. Louis Cainsville Harrison Cairo Randolph Calhoun Henry .. .. . California Moniteau Callao Macon Slater Saline Camden Point Platte Aurora ,Lawrence Cardwell Dunklin Carl ,Junction ,Jasper Norborne Carroll Carterville ,Jasper Carthage ,Jasper Caruthersville Pemiscot Harrisonville Cass Kansas City ,Jackson Macon Macon Centertown Cole Molino Audrain Centralia Boone Chaffee Scott Chamois Osage ,St. ,Joseph Buchanan Charleston Mississippi Chilhowee ,Johnson Oak Grove ,Jackson Roscoe St. Clair Clarence Shelby Clark Rando1ph Clarksburg Moniteau Clarksdale De Kalb Clarksville Pike Clarkton Dunklin Excelsior Springs ..Clay Clayton St. Louis Clearmont Nodaway Cleveland Cass Thayer Oregon St. Louis Clifton Hill Randolph Clinton ,Henry EI Dorado Springs .Cedar Leeton ,Johnson

15-B 3 11 26 29 11 27 5 24 19 24 10 24 24 19 8 7 11 29 13 28 19 29 5 19 27 8 26 11 11 29 . . . . .. 9 13 19 6 16 4 8 20 15-A 11 26 25 27

1949

165

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

485 Cold-Water 595 Cole Camp 168 Colony 534 Columbia 533 Comfort 654 Commonwealth 120 Compass 432 Competition 369 Composite 464 Concordia 454 Continental 528 Conway 36 Cooper 265 Corinthian 323 Cornerstone 600 Cosby 282 Cosmos 656 Country Club 561 Cowgill 287 Craft 606 Craig 519 Crane 368 Crescent Hill 586 Criterion 312 Cuba 525 Cunningham 227 Cypress

Drexel. Cole Camp Colony Pacific Wheaton St. Louis. Parkville Competition Doniphan Concordia Stewartsville ,Conway Boonville Warrensburg St. Louis Cosby St. Louis Kansas City Cowgill Canton Craig Crane Adrian Alba Cuba Sumner Laclede 0

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Cass Benton Knox Franklin Barry

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Platte Laclede .Ripley Lafayette De Kalb Laclede Cooper J ohnson .Andrew

••

Jackson Caldwell Lewis Holt Stone Bates oJasper Crawford Chariton Linn

•••••

•

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8 27 1 14 24 15-A 5 21 20 6 9 21 28 27 15-B 5 15-B 7 9 12 4 23 26 24 17 10 10

492 539 400 88 137 119 39 532 325 300

Daggett Dawn Decatur Defiance Delphian De Soto De Witt Dexter Dockery Doric

285 630 384 575 291 318 648 599 607

EarL Coffey East Gate ,Kansas City East Prairie East Prairie Easter St. Clair Edina ........•.....Edina Eldorado Luray Elmer Elmer Elvins ,Flat River Eminence Eminence

••••••

•

••

•

McKittrick Ludlow Pierce City Sheridan Birch Tree De Soto De Witt Dexter Meadville Elkland

••

Montgomery Livingston Lawrence Worth Shannon Jefferson Carroll Stoddard Linn Wcbster

••

••••••

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11 9 24 3 17 16 10 19 10 23

Daviess 9 Jackson 7 Mississippi 19 Franklin 14 Knox .............• 1 Clark 1 Macon 11 St. Francois 18 Shannon 17 0

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166

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1949

14 Eolia Eolia Pipe ..•............ 13 Newburg ..•......Phelps 17 497 Equality 121 Erwin .••...........St. Louis ..............•.............. 15·A 278 Essex Essex Stoddard 19 505 Euelid St. Louis 15~A 73 Eureka Brunswiek Chariton 10 27 Evergreen New-Haven Franklin 14 Everton ......••..Dade 25 405 Everton 577 Ewing Ewing Lewis ............• 12 332 Exeello ..•.•........Exeello ......•....Macon 11 441 Exeelsior J aekson Cape Girardeau 18

F 483 Fairfax Fairfax Atehison ......•..•• 4 290 Fairmont Wyaconda Clark 1 44 Fair Play Fair-Play Polk 21 132 Farmington Farmington St. Franeois 18 47 Fayette Fayette Howard 28 345 Fellowship J oplin, .....•.... Jasper 24 281 Fenton Fenton St. Louis 16 542 Ferguson Ferguson St. Louis 16 Farley Platte 5 339 Fidelity 23 Florida Florida Monroe 11 214 Forest City Forest City Holt 4 578 Forest Park St. Louis 15-B 453 Forsyth Forsyth Taney 23 554 Foster Foster Bates 26 212 Four Mile Campbell Dunklin 19 192 Frankford Frankford Pike 11 363 FraternaL Robertsville Franklin 14 636 Freedom Mehlville •........ St. Louis 16 352 Friend ............• Ozark ...........•Christian 23 89 Friendship Chillieothe Livingston 9 48 Fulton Fulton ..•........Callaway 13

G 515 106 423 655 359 522 422 125 9 427 475 218 72 397

Galena Galena Gallatin Gallatin Galt ..•............ Galt Gardenville Gardenville Garrett Areola Gate City Kansas City Gate of the Temple Springfield Gentryville Gentryville George Washington .. St. Louis Glenwood Glenwood Golden Golden City Good Hope St. Louis Gorin Gorin Gower ..•...........Gower

Stone Daviess Grundy St. Louis Dade J aekson Greene Gentry

23 9 2 16 25 7 23 3 15-B Schuyler 1 Barton 25 15-A Scotland . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 Clinton ............• 6

1949 289 644 514 579 276 618 272 66 173 159 425 414 635 107 178 589

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Graham Grain Valley Granby Grandin Grand River Grandview Granite Grant City Gray Summit Green City Green Ridge Greensburg Greentop Greenville Griswold Grovespring

167

Graham Nodaway 4 Grain Valley J ackson 8 Granby Newton 24 Grandin Carter 17 Freeman Cass 8 Grandview J"ackson 8 Sedalia Pettis 27 Grant City Worth 3 Gray Summit Franklin 14 Green City Sullivan 2 Green Ridge Pettis 27 Greensburg Knox .............• 1 Greentop Schuyler 1 Greenville Wayne 20 Bellflower Montgomery 13 Grovespring ....•. Wright 22 H

216 Hale City Hale Carroll 10 336 Hallsville Hallsville .Boone 28 224 Hamilton Hamilton Caldwell 9 188 Hannibal Hannibal Marion 12 322 Hardin Hardin Ray 10 499 Harmony St. Louis 15-A 171 Hartford Hartford Putnam 2 21 Havana McFall Gentry 3 571 Hayti. Hayti. Pemiscot 19 459 Hazelwood Seymour Webster 23 354 Hebron Mexico ..•........Audrain 13 117 Helena Rochester Andrew 5 37 Hemple Hemple Clinton 6 477 Henderson Rogersville Webster 23 338 Herculaneum Herculaneum Jefferson 16 123 Hermann Hermann Gasconade 14 288 Hermitage .........•Hermitage .Hickory 21 187 Hermon Liberal Barton 25 104 Heroine .. : Kansas City Jackson •........... 7 211 Hickory Hill Eugene Cole .•............. 29 527 Higbee Higbee .Randolph .........• 11 364 Higginsville ,Higginsville Lafayette 6 455 Hinton Hinton Boone ...•........• 28 362 Hiram Kahoka Clark 1 279 Hogle's Creek Wheatland Hickory 21 262 Holden Holden Johnson 27 660 Holliday Holliday Monroe 11 49 Holt Holt Clay 6 251 Hope Washington Franklin •.....•...• 14 239 Hopewell Lesterville .Reynolds ........•.. 17 215 Hornersville Hornersville Dunklin 19 4 Howard New Franklin Howard ••.......... 28

168

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

130 32 415 30

Hume Humphreys Hunnewell Huntsville

Hume Humphreys Hunnewell. Huntsville

Bates Sullivan Shelby Randolph

410 581 76 54 536 381 154 143 420 446

Iberia Illmo Independence Index Ingomar Ionia Ionic Irondale Itaska Ivanhoe

Iberia Illmo Independence Garden City Willow Springs Eldon Desloge Irondale St. Louis Kansas City

Miller Scott Jackson Cass Howell Miller St. Francois Washington

82 Jackson 541 Jacksonville 447 Jacoby 500 Jameson 564 Jamesport 398 Jasper 43 Jefferson 640 Jennings 315 Jerusalem 480 JeweL 164 Joachim 321 Jonathan 457 Jonesburg 335 Joplin 411 Joppa

Linneus J acksonville Darlington Jameson Jamesport Jasper Jefferson City Jennings Jerico Springs Pleasant Hill Hillsboro Denver Jonesburg J oplin Hartville

220 311 68 243 376 118 105 484 245 582

Kansas City Kearney Kennett St. Louis St. Joseph Kingston Kirksville Kirkwood Knobnoster Koshkonong

Jackson

1949 26 2 11 11

21 19 8 8 20 29 18 16 15-B . . . . . . .. 7

J Linn Randolph Gentry Daviess Daviess Jasper Cole St. Louis Cedar Cass Jefferson Worth Montgomery Jasper Wright

10 11 3 9 9 24 29 16 25 8 16 6 11 24 22

Kansas City Kearney Kennett Keystone King Hill Kingston Kirksville Kirkwood Knobnoster Koshkonong

Jackson ' .. Clay Dunklin Buchanan Caldwell Adair St. Louis Johnson Oregon

7 6 19 15-B 5 9 1 16 27 20

Lewis Laclede .A udrain

12 21 13

L 222 83 115

La Belle Laclede Laddonia

La Belle Lebanon Laddonia

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

489 292 460 574 531 237 253 592 506 145 598 77 494 149 31 302 138 326 152 51 521 488 257 259 268 128 409 403

Lakeville Bell City Lamar Lamar 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 Eagleville Lodge of Love•..... Lancaster Lodge of Truth Atlanta Lorraine ,Ridgeway Louisville Louisville Lowry City Lowry City

433 91 626 112 406 402 543 566 481 110 569 324 260 458 16 628 313 35 2 85

Mack's Creek Mack's Creek Madison Madison Magnolia St. Louis Maitland Maitland Malden Malden Malta Malta Bend Mansfield Mansfield Maplewood Maplewood Marceline ,Marceline Marcus .•...........Fredericktown Marlborough (Jackson Co.) McDonald Independence Mechanicsville ,Defiance Melville Dadeville Memphis Memphis Mendon Mendon Meramec Eureka Mercer •............ Princeton Meridian St. Louis Miami. Miami.

Stoddard Barton Pettis Maries Macon Grundy Jasper Clinton Texas St. Francois Crawford Lewis Lafayette Clay Ralls Andrew Osage Camden Howard Dade Davies Harrison Schuyler Macon Harrison Lincoln St. Clair

169 19 25 15-B 27 17 11 2 24 6 17 18 17 12 6 6 12 5 29 21 28 25 9 3 1 11 3 14 26

Camden Monroe

21 11 15-A Holt 4 Dunklin 19 Saline 27 Wright 22 St. Louis 16 Linn 10 Madison 18 ,Jackson ........•••• 8 Jackson 8 St. Charles 14 Dade 25 Scotland . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 Chariton 10 ,St. Louis 16 Mercer 2 15-A Saline 27

170 244 516 567 151 471 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

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1949

Middle Fabius Downing Schuyler 1 Milford Milford Barton 25 Miller Miller Lawrence 24 Milton Milton Randolph 11 MineraL Oronogo ,Jasper 24 Missouri St. Louis 15·A Mizpah •............St. Louis 15-B Moberly ........•.•.Moberly Randolph 11 Modern Humansville Polk 21 Mokane Mokane Callaway 11 Monett Monett Barry 24 Moniteau J amestown Moniteau 29 Monroe Monroe City Monroe 11 Montevallo Montevallo .' Vernon 25 Montgomery Montgomery City ..Montgomery 13 Monticello Monticello Lewis 12 Montrose Montrose Henry ........•...• 26 Morehouse Morehouse New Madrid 19 Morley Morley Scott 19 Mosaic ........•.... Belleview Iron 18 Lincoln 14 Moscow Moscow Mills Mound City Mound City Holt 4 Mount Washington .. ;Mt. Washington Jackson 8 Mountain Grove Mountain Grove Wright 22 Mountain View Mountain View ,Howell 20 Odessa Lafayette 6 Mt. Hope Mt. Olive Rogersville, R. 3 Webster 23 Mt. Moriah St. Louis 15-B Mt. Vernon •........ Mt. Vernon Lawrence ..........• 24 Mt. Zion West Plains Howell 20 Mystic Tie Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau 18 N

25 Naphtali ..........• St. Louis 568 Naylor Naylor 560 Nelson ....•........ Nelson 247 Neosho Neosho 60 New Bloomfield New Bloomfield 510 New Hampton New Hampton 199 New Hope Elsberry 307 New London New London 429 New Madrid New Madrid 270 New Salem Winfield 473 Nineveh Olney 470 Nodaway Maryville 647 Noel Noel 372 NonpareiL East Lynne 643 Northeast Kansas City 157 North Star Rockport 358 Northwest Tarkio

Ripley Saline Newton Callaway Harrison Lincoln Ralls New Madrid ,Lincoln Lincoln Nodaway McDonald Cass Jackson Atchison Atchison

15-A 20 27 24 13 3 14 12 19 14 14 4 24 8 7 4 4

1949

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Norwood ......•.. Wright Novinger Adair

171

622 583

Norwood Novinger

22 1

163 134 576 139 546 518 303 317 7 623 624

Occidental St. Louis .................•........... 15-A Olean .............• Olean Miller 29 Olive Branch St. Louis 15-A Oregon Oregon Holt 4 Orient Kansas City Jackson 7 Oriental Blackburn Saline 27 Osage Nevada Vernon 25 Osborn Osborn De Kalb 9 O'Sullivan Walnut Grove Greene 23 St. Louis 16 Overland Overland Owensville Owensville .•......Gasconade 14

241 18 19 650 308 65 11 330 319 551 92 502 136 472 399 652 182 314 469 504 113 160 142 467 176 79 349 232 95 209 166 242 131 .556

Palestine St. Charles St. Charles 14 Palmyra Palmyra Marion ..•......... 12 Paris Union Paris Monroe 11 Parma Parma New Madrid 19 Parrott Maysville De Kalb 9 Pattonsburg Pattonsburg Daviess 9 Pauldingville Wright City Warren 14 Paul Revere St. Louis 15-B Paulville Hurdland Adair 1 Pendleton Doe Run ,St. Francois 18 Perseverance Louisiana Pike 13 Philadelphia Philadelphia Marion ......•.•••• 12 Phoenix Bowling Green Pike 13 Pickering Pickering .......• ,Nodaway 4 Pike Curryville Pike 11 Pilgrim St. Louis 15-A Pilot Knob ,Richville Douglas 22 Pine Bardley Ripley 20 Plato Plato Texas 22 Platte City Platte City Platte 5 Plattsburg Plattsburg Clinton 6 Pleasant Morrisville Polk ' 21 Pleasant Grove Otterville Coop, r 28 Pleasant Hope Pleasant Hope Polk 21 Point Pleasant Conran N ew Madrid 19 Polar Star St. Louis 15-A Pollock Pollock "Sullivan 2 Polo Polo Caldwell 9 Pomegranate St. Louis 15-A Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff Butler 20 Portageville Portageville New Madrid 19 Portland Portland Callaway 11 Potosi. Potosi. Washington 16 Prairie ....•........ Gilman City Harrison 3

172

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

503 179 657 658 190 596 180 383

Prairie Home Pride of the West Progress Purity Putnam Puxico Pyramid Pythagoras

Prairie Home St. Louis ,St. Louis St. Louis Newtown Puxico St. Louis Cassville

380 196

Queen City Quitman

Queen City ,Quitman

33 201 223 391 570 479 385 57 361 13 496 435 663 341 213 550 404 426 204 316 238 90 572

Ralls Ravenwood Ray Raytown Republic Rich Hill Richland Richmond Riddick Rising Sun Robert Burns Rockbridge Rockhill Rockville Rolla Rose Hill Rosendale Rothville Rowley Rural Rushville Russellville Rutledge

Center Ravenwood Camden Raytown ,Republic Rich Hill Richland Richmond Buffalo Barry Gainesville Rockbridge Kansas City Rockville ,Rolla St. Louis Rosendale Rothville Dearborn Kansas City Rushville Russellville Rutledge

Cooper

Sullivan Stoddard Barry

1949 28 15-B 15-B 15-A 2 19 15-A 24

Q Schuyler ........... 1 Nodaway 4

Ralls Nodaway Ray Jackson Greene Bates Pulaski Ray Dallas Platte Ozark Ozark Jackson Bates Phelps Andrew Chariton Platte Jackson Buchanan Cole Scotland

12 4 6 8 23 26 21 6 21 5 20 22 7 26 17 15-A 5 10 5 7 5 29 1

,Dent Ste. Genevieve Chariton St. Francois Ozark Monroe Jasper ,Andrew Buchanan Vernon

17 18 10 18 20 11 24 5 5 25

S 225 Salem 226 Saline 208 Salisbury 424 Samaritan 298 Sampson 462 Santa Fe 293 Sarcoxie 71 Savannah 508 Saxton 448 Schell City

Salem St. Mary's Salisbury Bonne Terre Lutie Santa-Fe Sarcoxie Savannah Saxton Schell City

1949 126 236 513 585 646 653 625 256 228 371 310 75 511 266 271 206 200 547 466 296 524 96 273 588 234 230 28 78 20 93 109 419 133 634 538 283 608 174 69 555 263 611

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Seaman Sedalia Senath Shamrock Shaveh Shawnee Sheffield Shekinah Shelbina Sheldon Sikeston Silex Skidmore SociaL Solomon Somerset Sonora South Gate Southwest Sparta Spickardsville St. Andrews St. Clair St. Francisville St. Francois St. James St. John's St. Joseph St. Louis St. Mark's Stanberry Star Star of the West Steele Stella Stockton Strafford Sturgeon Sullivan Summersville Summit Swope Park

Milan Sedalia Senath Shamrock St. Louis Warsaw Kansas City Festus Shelbina Sheldon Sikeston Silex Skidmore Martinsburg Springfield Powersville Watson Kansas City Southwest City Sparta Spickard Shelbyville Osceola Wayland Libertyville St. James Hannibal St. Joseph St. Louis Cape Girardeau Stanberry Taberville Ironton Steele Stella Stockton Strafford Sturgeon Sullivan Summersville Lee's Summit Kansas City

Sullivan Pettis Dunklin Callaway Benton Jackson Jefferson Shelby Vernon Scott Lincoln Nodaway Audrain Greene Putnam Atchison Jackson McDonald Christian Grundy Shelby St. Clair Clark St. Francois Phelps Marion Buchanan Cape Girardeau Gentry St. Clair Iron Pemiscot Newton Cedar Greene Boone Franklin Texas J ackson Jackson

173 2 27 19 11 15-B 27 7 16 11 25 19 14 4 11 23 2 4 7 24 23 2 11 26 1 18 17 12 5 15-A 18 3 26 18 19 24 25 23 28 14 22 8

565 438 299 177 661 56

Tebbetts Tebbetts Temperance Smithville Temple Kansas City Houston Texas Theodore Roosevelt .. University City Tipton Tipton

Callaway •..••...... 11 Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 Jackson 7 Texas 22 St. Louis 15-A Moniteau 29

174 631 111 638 205 641 122 440 34 360 114 350 12

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Tower Grove Trenton Triangle Trilumina Trinity Triplett TroweL Troy Tuscan Twilight Tyrian Tyro

1949

St. Louis 15-B Trenton Grundy 2 St. Louis ...................•......•.• 15-A Marshall Saline 27 St. Louis 15-A Triplett Chariton 10 Marble Hill Bollinger .......•.•• 18 Troy Lincoln 14 St. Louis 15-B Columbia Boone 28 Johnstown Bates 26 Caledonia Washington 16 U

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

Franklin ..•........ 14 De Kalb 9 Putnam 2 Greene ...........•. 23 Vernon .........••• 25 St. Louis 15-A Dallas .......•..... 21 Henry 26

413 629 509 491 320 94 62

Valley ....•.........Bolckow ValleyPark VaUeyPark Van Buren Van Buren Vandalia Vandalia Versailles Versailles Vienna Vienna Vinci! Cameron

Andrew ...•....... 5 St. Louis Hi Carter 17 Audrain 11 Morgan 29 Maries ........••... 17 Clinton •....•.•...•• 6

52 605 456 74 609 87 61 526 375 512 98 84 22 613 194 46

Wakanda Carrollton Carroll 10 Walker Walker Vernon ...........• 25 Wallace Bunceton Cooper 28 Warren Keytesville Chariton 10 Warrenton Warrenton Warren 14 Washington Greenfield Dade 25 Waverly Waverly Lafayette 6 Wayne Piedmont. ,Wayne .•........... 20 Waynesville Waynesville Pulaski 21 WebbCity WebbCity Jasper 24 Webster Marshfield Webster 23 Webster Groves Webster Groves St. Louis 16 Wellington De Kalb Buchanan 5 Wellston .•..•...•...Wellston St. Louis 16 Wellsville .••...•••..Wellsville ...•.... Montgomery 13 Wentzville .•••.•.•..Wentzville ..•.....St. Charles ..•..•.•• 14

1949 445 103 396 15 53 340 202 434 301 417 162 620 370 29 540 430 277 387 24

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI 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

St. Louis Millersville Louisburg Winston Weston Kansas City Westville Wheeling Barnard Whitewater Whitesville Willard Williamstown Windsor Winigan Winona Pilot Grove Thomasville La Grange

175

15-B Cape Girardeau 18 Dallas ......•....... 21 Daviess 9 Platte 5 Jackson 7 Chariton ........•.. 10 Livingston .•••.•••• 9 Nodaway 4 Cape Girardeau 18 Andrew 5 Greene 23 Lewis 12 Henry 26 Sullivan 2 Shannon 17 Cooper 28 Oregon 20 Lewis 12

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563

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Kansas City

545 189

Zalma Zeredatha

Zalma St. Joseph

Jackson ........•..• 7

Z Bollinger •.....•... 18 Buchanan 5

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Ritual District No.3 Putnam Sullivan

. Hartford Somerset Unionville . Humphreys Seaman Green City Putnam Pollock Arcana Winigan

. 171IHartford . 206 Powersville . 210lUnionville . 32'Humphreys . 126IMilan . 159 Green City . 190INewtown . 349 iPollock . 389.Harris . 540IWinigan

Homer L. DickE'~on 1st Friday. . . . . . . . • . • . • • • • • • • . . .. May 30, 1857 C. R. Ethil'\S1;on . 1st and 3rd Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . . . May 29. 1861 Sam W. Dye . 2nd and 4th Mondays............. May 30, 1861 Wm. E. Alexander. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. .. . . .. . . ... Oct. 13. 1887 Chas. E. Smith . 1st and 3rd Mondays. . . . . . . • • • • • .. May 28, 1858 Walter E. Singley .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 16. 1894 Joseph W. Moore . 1st Thursday .... , ......•• , •.... "1 May 28, 1869 Otis Reinhard . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•••.....•.. Oct. 16, 1884 Cecil M. Clem . 1st Wednesday ......•••....•..... Oct. 13. 1871 J. W. Milhoan ..•.. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays Oct. 17.1889

. P. J. Dickerson . Clark W. Blackman .. . Clyde Dickson . Clyde E. Humphreys. . E. S. Perkins . W. Edward Singley.. . Woodrow Thorn,pson. . Orville D. Riley . A. O. Harris. . . . . . . .. . Earl Abbott

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued THmD ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-H. H. MANRING, D. D. G. M., McFall, Mo. (Ritual Districts 5, 6) Ritual District No.5 County Lodge INo.1 Location Master Harrison ..... , Bethany. . . . . . . . . 971 Bethany ......•.. Dean D. Johnson Lorraine 128IRidgeway..•••... Joe W. Campbell Lodlle of Light 257IEagleville •....... Gene young Cainsville 328ICainsville . Rapheal Still New Hampton 510lNew Hampton . James P. Daily Prairie. . .. . .. 5;:;6,Gilman City . H.C.Hall.

Time of Meeting I Charter Date Secretary . Chas. T. Bridges . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . .. May 25. 1864 , . . . .. Oct. 7. 1878 . C. A. Brock . 1st and 3rd Mondays . Virgil McQuinney .. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays........... Oct. 15. 1868 . Rex A. Taylor . 1st and 3rd Thursdays... .... .... Oct. 13.1870 Oct. 1926 . Dr. R. L. Grun . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floyd DeWitt . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays......... Oct. 19.1892

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60iHopkins .......•. George Demott Lloyd E. Find 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Xenia . Fred Wright 1st and 3rd Mondays ....•...•.••. Quitman . 196IQuitman •••...... J. E. McDonald Ravenwood , 201IRnvenwood ....•. Gleason Womack J. J. Smith 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...••...... Robert J. Stanton Raymond E. Geyer. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Graham .•..•••.. ' 289IGraham WhiteHall ...•... 301IBarnard C. L. Phillips P. D. Stalling 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•.•..... Burlington , 442 IBurlington Jet... A. B. Brown K. R. Barker 1st & 3rd Tuesdays ..........•.... Martin Suess Walter E. Smith 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•.•..... Nodaway . 470IMaryville Pickering . 472iPickering .•••.••. Ralph N. Anderson .. , William H. Sumy .. , 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•..•...... Elden Huls........ 1st & 3rd Thursdays . Clearmont .•••... 5071 Clearmont. .•.... R. O. Porterfield Hamilton J. Bramble. Glenn J. Stevens 2nd and 4th Mondays . Skidmore . 511ISkidmore

June 2,1866 May 30.1860 Oct. 13, 1892 Oct. 18, 1900 Oct. 15, 1886 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 17, 1877 Oct. 11, 1873 1871 Oct. 12, 1888

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Virgil E. Walter ... 2nd and 4th Mondays ...•..•.....• May 9,1866 Luther W. Hudson. 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•..•••••... Oct. 14, 1867 . Oct. 17, 1884 Fred G. Andrews . 2nd and 4th Thursdays W. A. Groesbeck . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•.••.... , . , Oct. 16, 1874 J. E. Weller . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays '" . Oct. 19, 1867 Everett Planalp . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ..••...... May 31,1865 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•••••.••.. May 30,1861 Lavere North . F. J. Bridgmon . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . Oct. 14, 1868 C. M. Randall . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...........•. Sept. 29. 1909

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FIFTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-JEFF D. AUSTIN, D. D. G. M., St. Joseph, Mo. (Ritual Districts 9, 21) Ritual District No.9 Charter Date County LodKe Location rime of MeetinK Master Secretary NO.1 Andrew •..... _ Savannah ...•.... 7lISavannah ........ J. J. Scowden ....... J. B. Rucker ....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays •.....•••.•. Oct. 28, 1844 Helena .....•..•. 117 1Rochester ...•••.. Forest Miller ........ H. E. Shanks ...... 2nd & 4th Mondays ............... Oct. 22, 1924 Lincoln ...•...... 138 Fillmore ......... Bruce Wilkes ........ J. T. Westcott ..... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. June 2,1866 " Whitesville ....... 162lWhitesville ...... , Reed A. Lancey ...... Fisher Potts ....... 1st & 3rd Wednesdays ..•.......... May 28,1856 " Rosendale ........ 404;Rosendale .....•• , Clarence Fothergill ... C. J. Watts ........ 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..••..•.... Oct. 2,1896 " Valley .......•... 413lBolckow .....•.•. Glenn Neely ......... Ressie Wade ....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ........... Oct. 17, 1873 " " ....... Cosby ........•.. 600jCosby ........... Charles L. Maag ..... Willis B. Durant ... 1st and 3rd Saturdays ............ Sept. 30, 1908 Buchanan ..... Agency .......... 10:Agency .......... Leslie S. McKinney ... Robert H. Adams ... 1st and 3rd Saturdays •.•......... June 1,1866 ..... Wellington ....... 22IDeKalb ....••••.. Ray C. Mallory ...... Hallie V. Redmon .. 1st Saturday ............•........ May 6, 1862 " ..... St. Joseph ....•.. 781St. Joseph ....... James C. Dillamon ... W. L. Mulvania .... 1st and 3rd TuesdayS ..•.......... Oct. 14, 1846 ..... Birming ......... 150lFaucett.••....... J. D. Gilmore ........ Chas. S. Mays ...... 4th Saturday ..•.....•..••..•.... May 22,1858 " Zeredatha ....... 189iSt. Joseph ....... Harry Stanfield ...... M. W. Taylor ...... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. May 28,1869 " Rushville ........ 2381 Rushville .....•.. Edward G. Morgan ... Elmer Moore ....... 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... May 26,1866 Brotherhood ...... 269 St. Joseph ..•.•.. Roger V. Atkinson ... V. T. Cummings ... 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. Oct. 19, 1922 " Charity .......... 331 St. Joseph ..•..•. Sidney D. Clark ...... Lewis O. Weigel. .. _ 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•... '" Oct. 18, 1870 " KingHiII .•....•. 376 St. Joseph ..•.... Albert H. Jones ...... Elvis R. Poff ....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ Oct. 13, 1870 Saxton .......... 508 Saxton .......... Fred Moser .......... J. S. DeVall. ...... 1st & 3rd Wednesdays .......•.... Oct. 12, 1882

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Harvey B. Hufford Platte........... 53IWeston R. G. Allen Compass 1201 Parkville ...•.••. George B. Fewson Camden Point ..•• 1691Camden Point ..•. J. W. Murdock Rowley 204IDearborn M. H. Turner Fidelity 339IFarley Lee Fox Adelphi. .•...•... 355IEdgerton ...••..• Wm. W. Black Platte City .••.... 5041Platte City Henry Sharp. . . . . . ..

F. R. Williams !at Saturday ..•..••.•......•...•. J. A. Offutt. 1st and 8rd Thursdays ....••..•••. Leon A. Robbins 1st Monday A. J. Hillix 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .•••..•...... G. R. Manville 2nd Wednesday Harold Babcock 2nd Wednesday ......•........... Clyde M. Newman .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Herman Klein. . . .. 2nd and 4th Mondays ........•.. "

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

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Ritual District No. 23 Waverly ..•••..•. 61 IWaverly •.•..•.•• W. C. Rowe. . . . . . . .. L. M. James Lafe:rette ..... Lexington .••.••.. 149 ILexington .. , .••. John J. Pollard. . . . .. R. J. Tarlton

. Eldon H. Morstain. .. Higginsville .•.... 364lHigginsville Concordia ..•..•.. 4641 Concordia .•••••. Brice Bailey. . . . . . . .. MountHope ..•... 47610dessa ....•••••. Paul J. Grist........ Richmond .••..••. 57jRichmond .••••.•. John W. Lee, Jr+ Ray . 223ICamden •••••••.. Estel C. Thomas Ada ....•..•.•... 44410rrick .....••.•. , R. E. Ralph.........

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-LodR'e No. I Location Charter Date Secretary Time of Meetinl-t Ma."ter Heroine . 104,Kansas City . Igadore L. Bigus . May 10,1849 . J os. S. Epstein . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Albert Pike . ~19 Kansas City . Jesse T. Embree . C. L. Soderstrom . 1st and 3rd Fridays ..••........... Oct. 17. 1896 Kansas City . 2201 Kansas City ..••.. Geo. R. McMeachin . Edwin W. Ernst . 2nd and 4th Mondays . May 3,1861 Temple ........•. 299 iKansas City ... , .. L. Fred Stein . Henry M. Wethy . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ••••......... Oct. 15, 1888 Cecile-Daylight. .. 305 1Kansas City .••.. , Miller C. Morgan . Oct. 17,1923 , Edgar D. Doane . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Rural . 316,Kansas City ..•.•. Ray M. Pierce . H. B. Blanchard . 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•••.•..•... , Oct. 12, 1889 Westport .....•.. 340; Kansas City ...•.. Robert C. Cavender .. Wm. F. Lacaff .. Oct. 11, 1894 . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Ivanhoe . 446,Kansas City . Ralph W. Nusser . F. A. Lewis . 2nd and 4th Thursdays •.......... , Oct. 17,1901 Gate City . 522: Kansas Ci ty . Fred C. Wade . 1st and 3rd Saturdays . Oct. II, 1888 , Fred H. Knight Orient . 5461Kansas City . Charles R. Boswell . Vernie G. Fisher . 2nd and 4th Fridays . Sept. 22, 1920 . Roy L. Pittman South Gate . ;;47,Kansas City . Thos. M. Pratt, Sr.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Oct. 16, 1890 york , 1563' Kansas City . Leland E. Harford . I. F. Strycker . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . Oct. 17, 1896 Swope Park . 617 Kansas City ..•... Jesse J. Brooks . J. E. Witt . 2nd and 4th Thursdays . Sept.28, 1911 Sheffield . 625 Kansas City ..•... Frank Nichols . Leonard F. Owens .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays . Sept. 25. 1912 . Joseph F. Janes . Leonard T. Gillham 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Ea.." t Gate . 630.Kansas City . Oct. 21, 1911 Northeast . 643 Kansas City . Merle C. Holmes . Edward N. Haynes. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Sept. 2. 1916 Country Club . 656,Kansas City . Arnold G. Holtan . R. T. Swearingen .. 1st and 3rd Mondays ....•...•..... Sept.21. 1921 . Joseph Weinsaft . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . M. E. Woodburn . Oct. 28, 1925 .. 6631 Kansas City Hockhill . Alpha ..........• 6591N. Kansas City . Arthur L. Strickland. Walter Hansen , 2nd and 4th Mondays . Sept. 21, 1921

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541Garden City ..••. Wm. L. Gilkeson Harold P. Dyar ..... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....••••..•.. [ Oct. 16, 188. Jesse L. Van Meter. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••••...... Oct. 17, 1867 Cass ..••••.•••••• 147IHarrisonville ..•• Chester Allen Grand River •••••. 276lFreeman. .. .••.. A. B. Whitsitt. . . . . .. C. E. Myers, Acting Third Thursday. . • . . • . . • . • . • • . • .. Oct. 15, 1868 Proctor Keyton . 2nd Tuesday Nonpareil ..••••.. 37~:East Lynne .••... C. H. Bradley Oct. 17,1878 J. W. Kennemer . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 16, 1872 Belton ••••••••••. 450IBelton ..•........ John W. Wear George W. Smith . 2nd Friday. . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . .. Dec. 20, 1878 JeweL ••..••••... 480lPIeasant Hill ..•.. John Sullivan Coldwater .•••••.. 485lDrexel ....••..... Jesse E. Wiseman. . .. Clarence H. Bundy. 1st and 3rd Mondays .....•....•.. , Oct. 18, 1881 Arehie ..••••••••. 633IArehie ••••••••••. Theo. R. Griffith. . . .. Edw. M. Wesemann 2nd & 4th Tuesdays.............. Oct. 1,1914 S. Vaughn Earl L. young ..••• 2nd Tuesday Cleveland . 651ICleveland Sept. 20, 1920

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NINTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-ALFRED DUNLAP, D. D. G. M., Winston, Mo. (Ritual Districts 10, 12) Ritual District No. 10 County Lodge NO.1 Location DeKalb .•..... Berlin . 378lFairport .' Union Star . 1241Union Star . Parrott •..•..•... 308IMaysville ..•..••• Osborn ....•.....' 31710sborn . Continental ....•. 454 iStewartsville ..•.. Clarksdale ..•.... ' 5591 Clarksdale .....•. Daviess ..••... Western Star ..... 15 i Winston •.•••.••• Pattonsburg .•.•. 651 Pattonsburg ..•.• Gallatin .....•.... 1061 Gallatin •.•••...• EarL ......••..•. 285 iCoffey . Lock Springs .... 4881 Lock Springs . Jameson ...•.••.. 500lJameson ..••.•••. Jamesport . 564lJamesport ..... ,.

Master Kent Estes.......... Aaron Morris........ Kent Riffie.......... Roy Smith........... Glen Cornelius....... Phil Ledbetter. . . . . .. Morris W. Strong.... Billy G. Giseburt..... Jeff Whitfield........ Glen B. Knott , Dan Mouse.......... Sam Pugh. . . . . . . . . .. Dayton Henderson...

Charter Date Time of Meetin$t Secretary . Sept. 27, 1906 Lawrence F. Shipp. 2nd & 4th Mondoys . Oct. 16, 1886 Ben U. Clark . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . O(~t. 12. 1869 L. L. Hofstatter . 1st and 3rd Mondays Otis Mix . 2nd and 4th Thursdays .....••... Oct. 12, 1864 Clarence G. Waller. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ........•.. Dec. 21, 1903 . Oct. 3,1893 Donald M. Barrow .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays Alfred Dunlap . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•........ June 1,1866 . May ~9, 1864 Harvey F. Nalle . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . Oct. 16, 1879 Roy C. Cox . 2nd & 4th Tuesdays . Ocl. 15. 1868 W. S. Underwood .. 1st and 3rd Wednesday Joseph Hicks . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . O.. l. 15.1874 Harry Wheeler, Jr.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . n.. t. 11. 1877 Doyle C. Kime ..... 1st and 3rd Mondays . Oct. 19, 1898

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Oct. 19,1867 Oct. 17,1889 July 16,1867 Oct. 16,1878 Oct. 30,1870 Oct. 12.1893 Oct. 12, 1847 May SO, 1857 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 17,1889

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Linn •••••••••. Jackson •.••••.•. 82ILinneus .....••.. James G. Anderson . Harold R. James Brookfield ..•••.• 86lBrookfield . Russell Neeley Cypress .••••..••. 227lLaelede Bueklin .••.•••••. 283lBucklin .......•. , Harry F. Heaton Dockery .••..••.• ' 325lMeadville ..•••... W. H. Bargar Marceline ..•••••. 481IMarceline . Harry V. Boddy

N. G. Couch 2nd and 4th Mondays . Oct. 5,1846 John E. Kimber 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•.......•.. June 2,1866 Thomas H. Wade 1st and 3rd WednesdayS .. May 29,1862 D. R. Owen .....•.. 1st and 3rd TuesdayS •••.•••••••.. May 26,1864 , E. E. Sidebottom. .. Each Tuesday evening •••••••••••. Oct. 12, 1869 John L. McNeece ... 1st and 3rd ThursdayS ..•.••••...• Oct. 17, 1889

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ELEVENTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-W. R. HOWELL, D. D. G. M., Monroe City, Mo. (Ritual Districts 14, 17, 18) Ritual District No. 14

Time of Meeting Charter Date County Lodge No. I Location Master Secretary Macon ........ Callao........... 38;Callao ..•........ Kenneth G. Koeppe.. Bert B. Bledsoe ..... 1st & 3rd Fridays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. June 2. 1866 IlIoomington ..... 102 Bevier ........•.. Owen King .......... C. F. Larsen ....... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .•...•....... May 10.1849 Censer.......... 172IMacon ........... G. H. Andrews ....... Romet Bradshaw ... 2nd and 4th Monday .............. June 14.1875 La Plata ......... 2371La Plata ...•..... Everett Ruby ........ E. H. Hawkins ..... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ............ June 22. 1866 Lod~e of Truth ... 268,Atlanta ..••...... Ernest R. Pierson .... Gilbert M. Elsea .... 1st & 3rd Mondays. . ... .. .. . . .. .. Oct. 15. 1868 Excello •......... 332 Excello .......... Harold Mabry....... Ross King ......... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ........... Sept. 29. 1904 Elmer. . . . . . . . . .. 6481 Elmer. . . . . . . . . .. J. W. Mathis ........ ' 1. H. Grubbs ....... 2nd and 4th Mondays. . . . . .• . . . . .. Sept. 20. 1920 Shelby ..•..•.. St. Andrews ...... 96 ,Shelbyville ....••. Nolan A. Walker ..... James J. Pflum .... 2nd and 4th Fridays .........•.... May 10.1848 " Shelbina ....•..•. ~28IShelbina.....•••. John T. Latimer ..... Fred R. White ..... 1st and 3rd Fridays. . . . . • . . . . . . . .. May 29. 1862 Hunnewell .•..... 41o;Hunnewell ...•.•. George E. Grubb ..... J. Albert Howe ..... 2nd & 4th Fridays ................ Oct. 13.1871 Bethel. ...•..•• " 5371 Bethel. . • . . • • . . .. Glenn G. Rainey. . . .. Sam Ziegler ........ 1st and 3rd Mondays. . . .• . . . . .. . .. Feb. 22. 1888 Clarence ......... 662 IClarence ..•.••.•• K. A. Oylear ......... Claude Oylear ...... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays............. Oct. 22,1924

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Oct. 11, 1887 1842 Oct. 11, 18!s8 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1876 Sept. 7, 1906 Apr. 25, 1831 May 30,1861 May SO, 1860 Oct. 11, 1877 May 27,1868 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 12, 1869

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THIRTEENTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRIOT-JOHN R. BAKER, D. D. G. M., Fulton, Mo. (Ritual Districts 16, 27, 28)

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Ritual District No. 'l:l Audrain ...... Central. ......... 81IMolino ......•... Claude B. Slonaker ... Laddonia .....•.. 115ILaddonia.....•.. Alfred Herman ...... Social ........... 266 IMartinsburg ..•.. John Ross ........... ....... Hebron .....•.... 354jMexico ..•.....•. Edward H. Morgan .. Vandalia ......... 491IVandalia ..•..... A. Malcolm Zorn ..... 48IFulton ........... G. T. Pickering ...... Call~way ...... Fulton ..•.....••. New Bloomfield. ", 60lNew Bloomfield ... Montie P. Bugbee .... Portland ..•••...., 2421 Portland..•.•.... Monroe McCall ...... Tebbetts ..•..•... 5651 Tebbetts ..•...... Harold Sheley ....... Shamrock. • • • . . . . 5851 Shamrock ........ John Wells .......... ...... Mokane ......... i 612IMokane .......... Edgar F. Smith ......

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Griswold ..•..... '1 178 IBellflower.-: ..... RObertN~homas"'1 Wellsville 194IWellsville .....•.. Charles May Montgomery 246 IMontgomer:v City 1i Vernon E. Miller Jonesburg .....•. 457IJonesburg Ira N. Gerdeman Daggett. 492/McKittrick Walter J. Holt

Oland A. Jones G. R. Barton David O. Morrow Luther Watkins W. A. Bezold

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Ritual District No. 29 Lincoln

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

34,'l'roy / Harold H. Moore 75ISilex , John H. Walter 199IElsberry .....•... , J. K. R. Langford 270IWinfield Nathan A. Ricks 409ILouisville ..••.... 1 Lowell Kelch Everett W. Moore 47310Iney 5581Moscow Mills.... Herman Suchland 1

AndyJ. Blair Orva Z. Lovell James H. Powell H. H. Arnhold R. T. Michie A. C. Kerns .1 A. C. Langford

. 2nd and 4th Mondays ........••.•. Oct. 7, 1841 . Friday on or before full moon ••... Oct. 21. 1899 . 2nd Thursday ........•....••••.•. May 81,1860 . 1st and 3rd Fridays ...........••• Oct. 15. 1868 . 3rd Thursday ..•.....••......... , Oct. 17, 1901 . 1st Friday . Oct. 15. 1874 . 2nd and 4th Saturdays . Oct. 13, 1892

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2411St. Charles ..•.... Clyde E. Smart , 260IDefiance ......••• Marvin Tuepker , 111Wright City C. S. Heusi. 609IWarrenton ..•.... Louis Sprick

, Howard V. Stone .. '1 1st and 3rd Fridays· .•...•...... ·1 June 22,1866 ' E. R. Engholm 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....•..•.••.. May 25, 1~65 King Pugh 2nd and 4th Saturdays •....•.••... Oct. 30.1868 G. C. Schmitt 1st Thursday.................... May 8,1862 Wm. W. Johnson 2nd and 4th Fridays ..•........... Sept.19,1917

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31St. Louis .•..•.. Elmer J. Lucks Harvey E. Waldt 2nd and 4th Thursdays......... May 10.1849 •. Geo. Washington. 9iSt. Louis ..•.••. H. H. Montgomery Robt. C. Brinkman 2nd and 4th Tuesdays May 10.1849 •. Mt. Moriah....... ",OiSt. Louis ..•.... Marion H. Kalbitz... Walter A. Webb 1st and 3rd Saturdays Oct. 14.1841 .. Pride of the West. 1791St. Louis Richard H. Bennett .. John T. Williams 2nd and 4th Wednesdays May 28.1868 .. Keystone ..•..•... 2431St. Louis ..•.... Leroy W. Dews...... G. J. Tischler 1st and 3rd Wednesdays May 26.1866 .. Cosmos ......•... 2821St. Louis Dr. W. P. Eidmann .. Sam Broadbent 2nd and 4th Mondays........... Oct. 16.1868 •. Cornerstone 3231St. Louis ..•.••. Morgan H. Suycott W. R. Schmitt 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•..•...... Oct. 12,1869 ., Paul Revere ..•... 3301St. Louis William E. Williams .. E. W. F. Brueggemann. 2nd and 4th Fridays............ Oct. 26.1928 .' Tuscan.......... 3601St. Louis Charles Peeper ' Wm. C. Hilmer. . . . . . .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. .• . . . • . . .. Oct. 18, 1870 •. Anchor ..•..•.•.. 443!University City. H. C. Colteryahn A. W. Reiter 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Oct. 16.1872 .. West Gate ......• 4461St. Louis ..•..•. John W. Thousand E. B. Partenheimer 1st and 3rd Tuesdays........... Oct. 11.1888 .. Lambskin ..•..... 4601St. Louis ..•..•. Henry C. Waggonner. Ben C. Burroughs 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Oct. 16.1872 •. Euclid 5051St. LouiE....... Zeno E. Jarnagin M. E. Campbell 1st and 3rd Mondays Sept. 21.1917 •. Apollo 5~9ISt. Louis John H. Gifford George Ruths......... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Sept. 12, 1918 Forest Park ..•... 578jSt. Louis ...••.. William H. Young Wm. C. Rese 2nd and 4th Mondays Sept. 26. 1906 Tower Grove 6311St. Louis ..•.•. , Harold W. Mason A. H. Liebmann 2nd and 4th Thursdays Oct. 2.1918 Mizpah ..••••.... 6391St. Louis Elmer G. Ossing Walter H. Voss 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....•..•.... Sept. 29, 1916 •. Shaveh ...•...... 646iSt. Louis .•••... Charles T. Foege Thos. O'Rourke 1st and 3rd Tuesdays •.......... Sept. 20, 1920 •. Progress ..•...... 6571St. Louis Joseph T. Swift ....•. Fred J. Mahner 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•......... Sept. 21, 1921 •• Triangle ...•.•... 6381St. Louis Frederick E. Kiefer .. Henry G. Diller .....•.. 2nd and 4th Fridays Sept. 29, 1916 •. NaphtaIi......... 261St. Louis ..•..•. Walton O. Winney Rudy G. Brock 2nd and 4th Thursdays Oct. 14,1839 .. Cache ...•.....•. 4161St. Louis ....•.. George R. Spindler Gustav Heinichen 2nd and 4th Saturdays Oct. 14,1871 •. ltaska .....••..•. 4201St. Louis Walter E. Haustein .. D. W. Eschenbrenner .. 1st and 3rd Mondays .••..•...... Oct. 16,1872 .. Purity 6681St. Louis Lester L. Bodensted .. John Heines , 1st and 3rd Mondays Sept. 21, 1921

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SIXTEENTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-WARREN F. DRESCHER, JR., D. D. G. M., 643 Pearl St., Kirkwood 22 (Ritual Districts 40, 57) Ritual District No. 40 County Jefferson .....

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Mississippi. ... East Prairie •.... 3841 East Prairie ..••• Raidt Lee ........... B. K. Reasor ....... 8 :00 p. m. each Thursday ..••••••• July 1904 Charleston ..••.•• 4071 Charleston ••••••. A. W. French ........ Dee Jennings ...... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•...••..•. Oct. 18, 1893 Scott ......... Morley ..•••..... 184 I Morley .......... Jim Mac Emerson .... G. K. Patterson .... 2nd and 4th Mondays ..•••.••••••. Oct. 19, 1899 Ashlar ..•..•.•... 306 i Commerce, , ••••• Dorman L. Buck ..... Albion H. Anderson 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•.....••.. Oct. 14, 1869 Sikeston •..•..••• 310ISikeston ....... ,. Avelle Williams ...... Alonzo A. Harrison. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••..••.... Oct. 12, 1869 Illmo .•...••..••. 581IIllmo .••••••••••• J. O. Nading ........ Roy R. Rodgers .... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..•...••.•• Sept. 27, 1905 Chaffee ..••.•..•. 615IChaffee •.•••••••. C. P. Cunningham ... L. L. Chronister ... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•.•.••.... Sept. 28, 1911 Stoddard ...... Bloomfield .•••••. 153;Bloomfield ..••••. Bryan S. Gaines ..... Ermer Garner ..... \st and 3rd Wednesdays •.••..••... July 29,1859 Essex .....•..... 2i8/Essex ..••••••••• R. D. Baker.......... E. Y. Launius ..... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. Sept. 29, 1904 Lakeville ••.••... , 489!Bell City ......... Albert Elfrank ....... W. i\lax Bollinger .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. Oct. 12, 1874 Dexter ..•..•..... 532IDexter ..•••••.•• Robert D. Hope ...... E. F. Asberry, Sr... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..••••.....•. Oct. 13, 1887 Advance ••.•..... 590;Advance ..•..•••. Doyle Shell .......... Kelly Edging"ton ... \,;t and 3rd Thursdays ...•...•.... Sept. 26. 1907 Puxico .......••• , 596 i Puxico ..••••.••• Leon Varble ......... \ J. W. McGhee ...... 1st and 3rd Mondays ..••.•..•.••• Sept. 18, 1908 New Madrid .. Morehouse .•..... 6031 Morehouse ..••••• Wm. H. Deans, Jr.... M. D. Spence...... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .....•...••.. Sept. 29. 1909

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,secretary Charter Date Time of Meeting . Arthur W. Morse . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•...•..... May 31,1861 . 3rd Saturday ..•..•...••.•••..••. Oct. 11, 1888 . Fred Ollar , 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . Aubrey C. Jones ' Oct. 13, 1871 . 1st and 3rd Thursdays ...•..••.... Sept.29, 1904 . Bryan McCord . C. L. Ellinghouse . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•.•..•••••. Oct. 14, 1886 . 2nd and 4th Saturdays ..•••••..... Oct. 15, 1885 . Boyd O. Pyles

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3271 West Plains .•.••. Fred LaFever.. . 5361Willow Springs .. Walter J. Eddlemon .. 6371Mountain View .. James E. LeBaron 255IAlton .•...••..•• Wesley T. Simpson 387 ,Thomasville Ben Reeves 463IThayer ..•..••••. W. M. Cassil. 582jKoshkonong Oral W. MitchelL 298ILutie ........••.. D. W. Johnson 365IBakersfield...... C. R. Price... 4!l6IGainesville Noble Hill

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. Riddick .. 361 1Buffalo ..•....... Warren G. Booth 'I WalterJ. Brown 4th Friday . Oct. 81, 1871 1893 Western Light . 396ILouisburg ..•.... Forrest Dorman. . . .. Lawrence Rice. . . .. First Thursday. . . . .. • •..•...... Oct. Urbana .....••••. 421lUrbana ..•••..•.. T. V. Warren Lynn J. Reser 4th Saturday . Oct. 14, 1886 Oct. 15, 1868 . 279IWheatland . Ralph A. Hutton. . . .. Jesse O. Gist. . . . . .. First Thursday .•••...•••.•...••. Hic.~ory . Hogle's Creek Hermitage . 2881 Hermitage ....•.. Joseph H. Taylor. . Alva L. Davis. . • . .. 3rd Saturday ....••••..••••.••••• Oct. 15, 1868 . 441Fair Play . elide E. Wallens Robt. A. Downing .. 1st Monday . Oct. 18, 1900 P?,lk ••••••..•. Fair Play W. E. Bodine 2nd Monday night , Oct. 19, 1867 Modern . 144lHumansville . William G. Miller Pleasant . 160 I Morrisville , Paul W. McReynolds. Morris E. Ewing. .. 2nd Tuesday ...•..••..•..•••••••. Oct. 27, 1867 S. B. Brown 2nd Wednesday ..•.•.........•... Oct. 19, 1867 Bolivar ....•..... 195IBolivar •......... O. M. Davis Pleasant Hope . 4671Pleasant Hope ..• Wayne Potter F. P. Slagle 1st Thursday ..•.•••...•••••••••• Oct. 17, 1873 1st Tuesday , . Oct. 26, 1927 Aldrich . 664IAldrich . Layne R. Neil. . . . . .. J. S. Toalson Dallas

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LODGE DmECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TWENTY-SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-JOHN H. HICKS, D. D. G. M., Mountain Grove, Mo. (Ritual District 46) Ritual District No. 46 County

Lodge NO,1 Location Charter Date Mastcr Secrctary Time of Meeting , Ramey Smith 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . Oct. 1,1887 Ava ........•.... 26IAva ...•......... Fred O. Lethco DO~~las::::::. Pilot Knob , L. O. Dickison C. M. Thompson... Friday on or before full moon . Oct. 17,1895 . 182IRichville . Oct. 17,1878 . John M. Ellis. . . . . . .. George L. Arms. . .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Texas •...•.... Barnes .....•..•. ' 116 Cabool . Clay Castleman Owen Craven 2nd Wednesday ......••..••...•.. Oct. 19. 1867 Texas .•.•.••.... 177IHouston Plato ..•......••. 469IPlato .•••........ M. H. Evans. . . . . . . .. W. L. Tilley. . . . . .. 1st Monday ...................•.. Oct. 17, 1873 . Oct. 15, 1891 Summersville ..... 555,summersville .... D. C. Craig. . . . . . . . .. Charles C. Hawkins 2nd & 4th Saturday Yale Myers 2nd and 4th FridayS .......••••.. Oct. 15, 1886 W~!ght ....•.. Mountain Grove .. 158 IMountain Grove., L. S. Kirkpatrick Harry V. Shelton.,.. Edward B. Garner .. 1st and 8rd Fridays ........•..... , Oct. 16, 1872 Joppa ...•...•... 411, Hartville .....••• ' . Donald Livingston. .. Alfred M. McQuay .. 2nd Wednesday ............•.•... Oct. 16, 1891 Mansfield ..•..... 543IMansfield . Cleman Lowery A. J. Webb 1st and Srd SaturdayS . Oct. 2,1913 Grovespring •..... 689, Grovespring ' 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Sept. 15, 1912 Norwood ...•••••. 622lNorwood .....•.. ' Paul L. Chadwell, . . .. R. L. Ferguson . Lonie Henderson. . . .. W. B. Morris 2nd Saturday ..............•..... Oct. 21, 1897 . 435lRoekbridge Ozark . Rockbridge

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5ISpringfield . Loren E. Smith. . . . .. M. F. Smith. . . . . .. 3rd Monday ...•..•...•••••....... May 80,1867 . Greene ......•. United 7, Walnut Grove . Roy Baker O'Sullivan . , Robert M. Fagan. .. 2nd Tuesday ..............•••.•.. Oct. 19, 1867 Ash Grove ....•.. 100:Ash Grove .....•. Hubert E. Hudgings. Lee K. Renshaw 2nd and 4th Thursdays ....••..... Oct. 20, 1899 Solomon . 271 Springfield ..•.... George D. Walker Zack M. Dunbar 2nd Monday .•...•.........•..... Oct. 15, 1868 Gate of Temple . 422, Springfield .....•. Lester Scott Frank W. Clark 3rd Thursday ....••.............. Oct. 16, 1872 Republic ...•..... 570IRepublic .....•... Frank J. Comisky. . .. L. Fred Jackson. . .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ....•...... Sept.28, 1906 . Felix Comstock. . . . .. Harry E. Grier. . . .. 1st Thursday ........••••••.•..•• Sept. 28, 1910 Strafford . 608jStrafford . Denzil R. Perryman .. T. W. Wadlow, Jr.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••..•..... Sept. 25, 1912 Willard . 6201 Willard . N. A. Lundh Paul V. Rathbun 2nd Friday ................•..... May 28,1858 We~ter . Webster ...•....• !'l8IMarshfield . Emery B. Gourley. . .. D. W. Haymes. . . .. 2nd Sat. on or before full moon .... Oct. 15, 1868 Doric . 300lElkland Mount Olive . 439: Rogersville, R. R. 3 Ira Lea............. Otto Brooks....... Friday before full moon .....•..... Oct. 16, 1872 " . Fred W. Clift Hazelwood ...•... 459:Seymour Harry Jennings 2nd and 4th Mondays .....••....•• 1870 . Robert Burns. . . . . . .. A. H. Farmer. . . . .. 3rd Thursday ..••.•..•..•••.••••. May 8,1874 Henderson . 4771 Rogersville

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Ritual District No. 54 Sparta ..•....... , ~96ISparta ..•..•..•• R~ss. L. Bradley 1 James Jenkins Friday on or before full moon ••.•• Oct. 21, 1888 Saturday on or before full moon . Oct. 13, 1870 Friend ..•....... 352:0zark .....•..... WIlham C. Taylor .. G. T. Breazeale Clay Hodges, Jr 2nd Thursday . Oct. 13, 1881 Billings . 3791 Dillings .......•. R. L. Garbee Otto R. Wolf........ 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. Oct. 16,1872 Forsyth . 453IForsyth •..••.••. Olin K. Wolf T~eY:::::::. Branson ' 1st and 3rd Fridays ...•••........ , Sept.26, 1907 . 587lBranson ..••.•... A. Duane Eiserman H. R. Melton R. H. Patterson 1st and 3rd Thursdays ....•..••••• Oct. 12, 1882 . 515iGalena .•••..••.• Roy G. Wert S~ne ...••.... Galena .. Oct. 28, 1896 . George H. Manlove. David A. Holderman., 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Crane . 519ICrane Chri~tian ..•..

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TWENTY-FOURTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-CHAS. A. JOBSON, D. D. G. M., Joplin, Mo. (Ritual Districts 44, 55, 56)

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Lodge County Secretary NO.1 Location Master Time of Meeting Charter Date 1876 . H. S. Christman . 2nd and 4th Thursdays. . • • • • • . . • •. Jw:;per ....•... Carthage •••..... 1971Carthage ..••••.. Glenn D. Payton .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 15. 1868 Sarcoxie .•••••.•• 293lSarcoxie .....•••. W. D. Sabert .. Nelson Brown Joplin ....••.•... 335IJoplin .. H. H. Williamson . Sherman A. Smith. 1st and 3rd FridayS •......•..••... Oct. 13. 1871 Fellowship .••••.. 345IJoplin ......•..•. Howard O. Gray . Mark E. Whitaker .. 2nd and 4th Fridays. .•• . . . . . . . ... Oct. 13, 1870 Jasper ......•.... 398IJasper ....••••.. Vance S. Bull . Joseph L. Frerer . 1st and 3rd TuesdayS"........... Oct. 17, 1873 ~ .. 1st and 3rd Fridays ..•............ Oct. 12,1893 Carterville . 4011 Carterville ..••.•. Walter B. Wimsett . C. E. Ault !:'O . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .........•.. Oct. 17, 1873 . Paul Ritter MineraL . 47110ronogo..••••••. Foster Mays o . R. L. Sullens ..•.... 2nd and 4th ThursdayS. . • . • . . . . • • Oct. 12, 1882 Webb City ..•.... 5121Webb City .. Daniel J. Sibert. (1 . W. G. Appleman ... 2nd and 4th WednesdayS ..••...... Oct. 15,1891 Carl Junction .•.. 5491 Carl Junction ••.. Roy A. Gnadt trj . John William Hart. 1st and 8rd MondayS. . . . . • . • • . . • .. Sept. 26, 1907 Criterion ...•.•.. , 586IAlba ..•..•••.•.• Chester V. Boyer trj 1st and 3rd Fridays .....•..•...... Sept. 21, 1921 La Russell . 5921La Russell . Troy Clark ....._._._._._. Lee L. Simmons .....!....:..::..:.....==-::.....:::.:..::.~:..:=::::.:::.:....:...:..:..:..:..:...:...::...:..:...:....:..:.:!.....:::.::~:.=..:~:.:.::.: t? !.-'

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129IMonett.•........ H. E. Everett 3671 Washburn . Henry Skiles 383:Cassville . John Haddock. . . . . .. 5331 Wheaton ......•. Ralph E. Dickson. . .. 99 IMount Vernon ... Homer D. Looney. . .. 284lAurora ......•... Glen A. Brackins 400lPierce City . Bert M. Dopp 567IMiller . Richard E. Webb

. Frank E. Williams. 1st and 3rd Fridays . N. E. Edens . 1st and 2nd Saturdays W. T. Priest . 2nd and 4th Fridays . Earl E. Lamberson. 2nd and 4th Thursdays •.......••• Leon Pugh , 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . . W. H. Lloyd . 2nd and 4th TuesdayS E. T. Ecroyd . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .....••..... E. B. Friar . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .

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TWENTY-FIFTH ADMINISTRATIVE DIST~IC T-FINIS E. WRENN, D. D. G. M., Stockton, Mo. (Ritual Districts 42, 43) Ritual District No. 42 C"'."•...... "1 S"",kton .•••••••. 283 IStockton ..••..... Kenneth Pyle ........ J. C. Garrett ....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..........•. Oct. 16, 1869 .. • .•.•... , Jerusalem .•.••••. 3151J crico Springs ... Elwin Wilson ........ Tom Hickerson .... .. . .•..... , Clintonville ..••.. 4821Eldorado Springs. Joe B. Taylor ........ Earl F. Penteco::>t .. Dade......... Washington .••... 87lGreenfield •...... James W. Allison. . .. W. R. Allison ...... .. Garrett ....•..... 359lArcola .....••.... S. J. Gleason........ John F. Baker ..... Everton ••••..•.. 4051 Everton ..•..•••• George W. King ..... , D. W. Thomason ... Melville ..•..••••. 4581 Dadeville ....•... Homer R. Durnell .... A. C. Blakemore ...'

1st and 3rd Mondays ............. Oct. 23. 1896 2nd and 4th Thursdays .....•..... Oct. 15. 1874 4th Tuesday ..•••.•.....•........ Oct. 12. 1847 2nd Thursday ..•......•.......... Oct. 13. 1870 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. Oct. 15. 1885 Thursday on or before full moon and two weeks after .............. Oct. 17.1873 I Lockwood •....... 5211 Loekwood ........ William J. Yount .... Thos. M. Morris .... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... Oct. 11. 1883

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LODGE DffiECTORY BY DISTRICTS--Continued TWENTY-SIXTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-E. E. BROWNING, D. D. G. M., Appleton City, Mo. (Ritual Districts 35, 37) Ritual District No. 35

County Lodge No.; Location Master Secretary Bates--:-=~ Hume ..•..•••... ' 130IHume.•....••..• M. E. Phelps C. F. Porter ......• Amsterdam 141IAmsterdam .••.•• L. E. Troupe E. A. Smiser Butler ..•..••.... 264IButler .....•..•.. Richard A. Ellis , S. L. Rook Rockville .....•... 341IRockville........ H. L. Alexander 1 E. L. Midkiff Tyrian 360IJohnstown W. P. Hoover Walter McComb Crescent Hill .•... 368IAdrian .....•.... Edwin L. Blocher C. A. Six Rich Hill ....•..•. 4791Rich Hill Marion A. Moreland .. C. F. Krieger Foster fi54 I Foster C. G. Strait O. D. Jennings

Time of Meeting Charter Date 1st and 3rd ThursdayS ..••..•••••• Oct. 14,1886 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•.......... Sept. 27, 1906 1st and 3rd Fridays .........•..••. Oct. 16,1868 1st Thursday.... Nov. 18, 1900 3rd Saturday each month Oct. 12.1870 2nd and 4th Thursday ..•.•....•.. Oct. 13,1871 2nd and 4th Mondays .......•..... Oct. 13.1881 Every Friday ........•.....•..•.. Oct. 16.1891

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. Windsor . 29IWindsor •..••.... William B. Johnson .. 1 Otto F. Weiss •..... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..••••••••.•. June 2,1866 Urich . 286IUrich . F. H. Hillebrand F. N. Erwin . First Friday..••••••••••••••••••. Oct. 19, 1889 Montrose . 408 IMontrose .•••.••. Charles T. Campbell .. Chas. P. Gardner.. , 1st and 3rd Mondays .....•••••.•.. Oct. 13, 1871 Clinton .••....... 6481 Clinton .•••••••.. Fred L. Jenkins. . . . .. Joseph B. Holcomb. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. " . Oct. 15, 1890 E. W. Masters . 1st and 3rd ThursdayS •••..•..•••. Calhoun ..••..•.. 662ICalhoun ••.••.... E. M. Pearson 1890 , George W. Davies .. 3rd Tuesday......•....•......••. Oct. 15. 1869 .. 27310sceola ..•••••.•. James E. Chaney . St. Clair C. A. Weinlig ....•. Wednesday on or before full moon. Oct. 13, 1870 Circle . 342IR08Coe .••.•••••. Floyd L. Gist Lowry City , 4031Lowry City •••••. Noel Tally. .. . . . . . . .. Granville J. Bray . 1st Friday ...••••..••.••...•..••. Oct. 13, 1873 D. Scroggs, Jr . 3rd Monday ..•..•..•..•••..•.•••. Oct. 18, 1871 Appleton City . 412/Appleton City •.•. Cary]] E. Cline, Jr . 4th Friday Star . 419ITaberviJle .•..•..' Kenneth J. Ingalls. .. K. L. Ingalls . Oct. 16, 1872

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TWENTY-SEVENTH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT-CHARLES C. CZESCHIN, D. D. G. M., Warrensburg, Mo. (Ritual Districts 24, 36) Ritual District No. 24 Saline ••••.... Arrow Rock ...• ,. 65 IArrow Rock , Wm. A. Dickson ....• , E. E. Hailey 2nd Thursday .•••••••••••••..••.. Oct. 3.1845 Cambridge .....•. 63iSlater ..•........ William Ames Frank G. Schmidt .. 1st Tuesday ..••......••..•...... June 6,1866 Miami . 86IMiami. Harold B. Stephens Geo. W. Wilson 4th Tuesday ..••.......•..•.••... June 2,1866 Trilumina ..•.... ' 205IMarshaIl .....•... Dan W. Krurnsiek G. Howard Fuller .. 1st Thursday ....•...•.••........ Dec. 9, 1867 Barbee .....•...• ' 217iSweet Springs Raphael Hall Paul Wylie ..•..... Last Friday .. Oct. ] 9, ] 867 Malta ........•... 402iMalta Bend ...•.. John R. McCormick .. Robert Miller 1st Tuesday ..•.....••••.....•... Oct. ]7, ]901 Oriental. .•....•. 518IBlackburI\ William Underwood .. Walter C. Borchers. 3rd Tuesday ..•.......•...•.•••.. Oct. II, 1883 Nelson .. 560INelson Willis E. Alfrey Harry H. Coburn 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........•... , Od. ]2. ]893

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Cole Camp ..••••. 6951Cole Camp Merlin C. Fields E. H. Intelmann 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . Oct. 28, 1926 Of Shawnee . 6ii3 IWarsaw .......•. Clyde McCarty, Jr James A. Logan , 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .........•.. Sept.21,1921 Johnson •.•••• Knobnoster ..••.. 245IKnobnoster T. V. Atwell H. A. Wimer 2nd and 4th Thursdays . May 26,1865 Of Holden ..•.•.•••• 262IHolden Harry Cameron J. Herbert Tuepker. 1st and 8rd Thursdays . Oct. 15, 1868 Corinthian ..•..•. 265: Warrensburg. '" David E. Basham, Jr., Horace M. Cash 1st and 3rd Mondays .......••.... Oct. 15, 1868 Cold Spring..•••. 274ILeeton ....•.•••. Earl M. Brown , Floyd E. FeweI. 3rd Thursday ..........•......... Oct. 16,1879 Chilhowee . 487;chilhowee ...•... 1J. W. Cook L. W. young 1st and 3rd Fridays .••.........•. , Sept. 27, 1906 Pettis ..•....• , Sedalia ....•..... 236iSedalia .....•••.. Lloyd Kirkpatrick Ralph F. Boies 1st Friday ....................•.. May 29,186. Granite . 272ISedalia ...•..•... H. E. Richardson J. R. Smetana 3rd Friday .. Oct. 15, 1868 Green Ridge ..•... 425iGreen Ridge ..••• Royal Ragar Wilford G. Acker 1st and 3rd ThursdayS ......•.••.. Sept. 29, 1904 LaMonte . 674ILaMonte ......•. Robert B. Burke Arthur E. Perkins .. 2nd Friday . Sept. 28, 1905

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Charter Date Time of Meeting . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....•.•.•••.. Oct. 9,1841 . May 31,1856 . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . Feb. 5,1878 . 1st and 3rd TuesdayS . 1st & 3rd Tuesday . Oct. 16, 1872 . 1st and 3rd Thursdays ...•••.•.••• Oct. 18, 1881 . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . May 6,1862 . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..........•.. Oct. 12, 1842 . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .....••.... Oct. 12, 1876 . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . May 24,1864

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. . 59lCentraiia Boone .•...... Centralia . Twilight ......••. 114IColumbia 156IAshland . Ashland . . Sturgeon .•...•.. 174ISturg~on Hallsville . 336lHallsville .....•.. . Ancien t Landm'k. 356IHarrisburg . Hinton .....•.••. 456:Hinton . Acacia . 602; Columbia

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Ritual District No. 31 . 43,Jefferson City Cole ..•...•... Jefferson . 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•......•... , Nov. 16. 1841 J John H. Rich . Roy D. Jennison Russellville ..•..•. 90IRussellville James D. Clibourn .. Edgar L. Lindley . 2nd Friday. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .... Oct. 11, 1888 Hickory Hill . 211iEul:rene .....•.... J. M. Lo~rbrinck ... William O. Morris .. .•... Oct. 19, 1867 . 1st Thursday. . . . . .......... Centertown . 611!Centertown Martin Thompson .. James M. Swearingen First Tuesday June 18.1910 Moniteau ..... Tipton . 56jTipton.......... Clay C. Howard . William H. Helt . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..•..••.... , .J une 2. 1866 California .....•• ' 183,California .....•. R. L. Hert . A. E. Wilson . 2nd and 4th Fridays ..••.......... Oct. 19,1899 Moniteau . 295IJamestown...... E. F. Herndon . Hugh C. HarkiIl5 . 1st Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . •. Oct. 15, 1868 . H. Sappington ..... Clarksburg .•..... 5531 Clarksburg. . . . . •. D. M. Maness . 1st and 3rd Mondays. . . . . . . . .. . .. Oct. 15, 1891 . 185IChamois Wm. T. Witthaus .. E. H. Schowengerdt .. 4th Friday ..•..•.......•..•...•• May 28. 1857 Os~ge , Chamois Linn . 326ILinn John Bourgeret . F. Edward Busch .... 1st and 3rd Saturdays. .. . .. . .. ... Oct. 19,1898

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Heaton N. Haynes Glenn Leslie

C. E. Herfurth Ford Vaughan

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LIST OF ELEOTED OFFIOERS OF THE GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. MISSOURI

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FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, APRIL 23, 1821 Senior G. Warden Grand Treasurer D. Grand Master Date Election Grand Master Junior G. Warden Grand Secretary April, 1821 . Thos. F. Riddick .. • J ames Kennerly •. - William Bates •...•. • Archibald Gamble .•.• William RenshawOct., 1821. .. N ath'l B. Tucker ..• Thompson Douglass - Edward Bates ..... William Bates .•.... • Archibald Gamble ••. - William Renshaw· Oct., 1822 . Nath'l B. Tucker .. • Thompson Douglass • Edward Bates ..•• - Wm. G. Pettus ...•• • Archibald Gamble - William Renshaw· Oct., 1823 ..•. Nath'l B. Tucker .. • Geo. H. C. Melody • Wm. G. Pettus ....• • Archibald Gamble • Edward Bates • T. DouglasArchibald Gamble ...• T. DouglasOct., 1824 .... ?\alh'l B. Tucker .. • Geo. H. C. Melody • Wm. G. Pettus - Thornt. Grimsley .... • Oct., 1825 ..•. Edward Bates ....• Geo. H. C. Melody - Wm. G. Pettus - Thornt. Grimsley •... - Archibald Gamble ... - John D. DaggettOct., 1826 . Edward Bates .... • Hardage Lane •.... - Martin Ruggles ..• John F. Ryland ..... • Rich. T. McKinney .. - John D. DaggettOct., 1827 . Edward Bates ....• Hardage Lane .....• Martin Ruggles ..• H. R. Gamble ....•..• Thornton Grimsley .. - John D. DaggettOct., 1828 . Hardage Lane •...• Geo. H. C. Melody • H. R. Gamble ...•• • Adam L. Mills ......• Thornton Grimsley .. • John D. DaggettOct., 1829 . Hardage Lane •...• Fred L. Billon • H. R. Gamble ..... • Adam L. Mills ......• Bernard Pratte ....• - John D. DaggettOct., 1830 .•.. Hardage Lane .•.. • Geo. H. C. Melody ...• Sinclair Kirtley ..• Adam L. Mills ......• Thomas Andrews - Fred L. Billon * Dec., 1831. . Edward Bates - Fred L. Billon * • Geo. H. C. Melody ... • Oliver Parker ....• Augustus Jones .....• Thomas Andrews , .• Geo. H. C. Melody ...• M. J. Noyes Oct., 1832 . H. R. Gamble • Augustus Jones • Thomas Andrews - Fred L. Billon. Geo. H. C. Melody .•• - John Garnett * Dec., 1833 .•.. Sinclair Kirtley ...• A. B. Chambers ....• John Wilson •....• G. A. Tuttle Nov., 1834 ... § A. B. Chambers ... • Sinclair Kirtley ....• Oliver Parker ....• S. W. B. Carnegy ...• Geo. H. C. Melody - Th08. W. ConyersOct., 1835 .. tt A. B. Chambers ...• Sinclair Kirtley ....• Oliver Parker ....• S. W. B. Carnegy ...• Geo. H. C. Melody - Th08. W. ConyersOct., 1836 . S. W. B. CarnelO'.· John D. Daggett ....• Edward Searcey ..• Granville Snell ....••• Geo. H. C. Melody - Richard B. DalIamOct., 1837 . S. W. B. Carnegy.· John D. Daggett ....• A. B. Chambers • Thomas Andrews ...• Geo. H. C. Melody - Richard B. Dallam. Oct., 1838 . S. W. B. Carnegy.· John D. Daggett ....• A. B. Chambers - Richard B. Dallam. • Alex. T. Douglass ..• • Geo. H. C. Melody Oct., 1839 .••. P. H. McBride ....• A. B. Chambers .... • Alex. T. Douglass.· Wm. C. Vance ......• Geo. H. C. Melody ..• - Richard B. Dallam. Oct., 1840 .•.. P. H. McBride .... • Joseph Foster •.... - Alex. T. Douglass.· John Orrick .....•.. • Geo. H. C. Melody - Richard B. DalIam· - Joseph Foster •... - C. H. Bowers .•..••.. Geo. H. C. Melody - Richard B. DalIam· Oct., 1841. ••. P. H. McBride .. , .• J oab Bernard - Richard B. Dallam· Oct., 1842 . P. H. McBride .. , .• J oab Bernard ..•... - Joseph Foster .... - C. H. Bowers .•...•.. John Simonds Fred L. Billon ..•...• J. W. S. Mitchell..Richard B. Dallam· P. H. McBride ....• Joseph Foster •.•.. E. S. Ruggles • Oct., 1843 . • E. S. Ruggles • J. L. F. Jacoby ....• • John S. Watson - Richard B. DalIam· Oct., 1844 . J. W. S. Mitchell .. • Fred L. Billon • J. L. F. Jacoby ....• • John S. Watson - Fred L. BillonOct., 1845 . J. W. S. Mitchell .. • John D. Taylor ••... - E. S. Ruggles . John S. Watson - E. S. Ruggles • J. L. F. Jacoby • Fred L. BillonOct., 1846 . John Ralls ..•.... • John D. Taylor - J. L. F. Jacob,. • John S, Watson - Cyrus Osborn - J. W. S. MitchellOct., 1847 . Joseph Foster • E. S. Ruggles . E. S. Ruggles - Cyrus Osborn ••... • Joseph Megguire .•••• John S. Watson May, 1848 . Joseph Foster - J. W. S. Mitchell- Joseph Megguire .. • P. Draper ......••.. • John M. Reed May, 1849 . •John F. Ryland ..• • E. S. Ruggles - C. D. W. Johnson. • J. T. Johnson .•.... - C. D. W. Johnson· - P. Draper • S. F. Currie May, 1850 . John F. Ryland ... - B. W. Grover • J. T. Johnson ••.... - C. D. W. JohnsonMay, 1851 . B. W. Grover .•... • E. S. Ruggles ......• S. F. Currie ••..... • J. H. Turner - J. H. Turner ...•. • S. H. Saunders • J. T. Johnson May, 1862 ..•. B. W. Grover ••... - S. F. Currie - A. O'Sullivan· - J. W. Chenoweth .. • R. C. Hill .•..•.•.... • Joseph Foster - A. O'SullivanJune, 1853 . Wilson Brown •.•. - L. S. Cornwell J 08eph Foster ..•... - A. O'SullivanMay, 1864 . L. S. Cornwell .... • D. P. Wallingford .. - James H. Britton ..• ...................

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1855 L. S. Cornwell .•..• ............•...•.•• J. W. Chenoweth •• • H. E. Van Orsdell .. • John D. Daggett .... • A. O'Sullivan· 1866 Benjamin Sharp ••• W. A. Cunninll'ham •. S. H. Saunders ..•• Marcus Boyd .....•• • John D. Daggett ....• A. O'Sullivan· 1867 •••. ~. H. Saunders .••. • P. Draper Marcus Boyd ..••••• John F. Houston • John D. Daggett - A. O·Sullivan· 1868 S. H. Saunders ..•.• Marcus Boyd .•••.•• John F. Houston •• • John Decker - John D. Daggett • A. O·Sullivan· 1869 Marcus Boyd M. H. McFarland W. R. Penick John Decker • John D. Daggett - A. O'Sullivan· 1860 M. H. McFarland.· W. R. Penick • John Decker Samuel M. Hayes • John D. Daggett - A. O'Sullivan· 1861. ••. Wm. R. Penick ..•• John Decker • Geo. Whitcomb A. L. McGregor • John D. Daggett - A. O·Sullivan· 1862 .... Geo. Whitcomb .... • John H. Turner • Wm. N. Loker • Samuel Russell John D. Daggett • A. O'Sullivan· 1868 ..•• John H. Turner ..•• Wm. N. Loker •••..• • John D. Vincil .•..• A. L. McGregor •.... • John D. Daggett • A. O'Sullivan. 1864 John F. Houston .. • John D. Vincil A. L. McGrell'or Martin Collins Wm. N. Loker • A. O·Sullivan· 1866 ..•. John F. Houston .•• John D. Vincil ..•..• • Martin Collins ..•.• R. E. Anderson • Wm. N. Loker • A. O'Sullivan· 1866 •••• John D. Vincil ••..• W. E. Dunscomb • R. E. Anderson •••.• A. L. McGregor .•... • Wm. N. Loker • A. O'Sullivan·t 1867 W. E. Dunscomb ..• C. A. Rowley • T. E. Garrett • Wm. D. Muir • Wm. N. Loker • G. Frank Gouley·t 1868.... John D. Vincil • . . .• R. E. Anderson • Wm. D. Muir .•••. • Alex. M. Dockery • Wm. N. Loker - G. Frank Gouley· 1869 .•.. William D. Muir .. - T. E. Garrett .....•• • A. M. Dockery .•••. • Sam H. Owens ...•.. • Wm. N. Loker ....•. - G. Frank Gouley· 1870 'rhos. E. Garrett .. - R. E. Anderson • Sam H. Owens • John E. Ryland - Wm. N. Loker . G. Frank Gouley· 1871. Th06. E. Garrett .. • R. E. Anderson • Sam H. Owens • John E. Ryland - Wm. N. Loker • G. Frank Gouley· 1872 .••. Samuel H. Owens.· J. E. Ryland ..••... • John W. Luke •...• Jas. E. Cadle * Wm. N. Loker • G. Frank Gouley· 1878 .... R. E. Anderson ... - John W. Luke Jas. E. Cadle ...... - Xenophon Ryland - Wm. N. Loker • G. Frank Gouley· 1874 .••• John W. Luke .....• Xenophon Ryland • Jas. E. Cadle ...•.. • Th08. C. Ready .....• Wm. N. Loker - G. Frank Gouley· 1875 •••. James E. Cadle - Xenophon Ryland • Th08. C. Ready • Noah M. Givan - Wm. N. Loker - G. Frank Gouley1876 ..•• Xen. Ryland • Thos. C. Ready .•... • Noah M. Givan •••. • M. G. Hubble Wm. N. Loker • G. Frank Gouley·-n 1877.. •. T. C. Ready. . . . . • .• Noah M. Givan • J os. S. Browne... .• W. R. Stubblefield .. - Wm. N. Loker - John D. Vinci]· 1878 .••• Noah M. Givan • Joseph S. Browne ..• W. R. Stubblefield • Jas. E. Carter ..•... - John W. Luke - John D. Vinci]· 1879 J08. S. Browne • W. R. Stubblefield .. • Jas. E. Carter ..•. V· Alex. M. Dockery - John W. Luke - John D. Vinci]· 1880 W. R. Stubblefield.· Alex. M. Dockery • Chas. C. Woods • Lee A. Hall - John W. Luke 11 John D. Vinci]1881. Alex. M. Dockery .. • Chas. C. Woods - Lee A. Hall • Robt. F. Stevenson .. - John W. Luke - John D. Vinci]· 1882 .••. Chas. C. Woods •••• Lee A. Hall ........• • Robt. F. Stevenson· James W. Boyd - Samuel M. Kennard.- John D. Vinci]· 1888 Lee A. Hall ....•••• Robt. F. Stevenson ..• James W. Boyd ..•• Geo. R. Hunt. * Samuel M. Kennard.- John D. Vinci]· 1884 Robt. F. Stevenson· James W. Boyd George R. Hunt ... • Wm. M. Williams • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci!· 1886 James W. Boyd ••• • George R. Hunt • Wm. M. Williams .. • James P. Wood .•... • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]· 1886 Geo. R. Hunt • W. M. Williams • James P. Wood • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]. 1887 Wm. M. Williams .. • James P. Wood • Theodore Brace • Geo. E. Walker • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]· 1888 James P. Wood .... 1 Theodore Brace • Geo. E. Walker - B. H. Ingram • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]. 1889 •••• Theodore Brace ••. • Geo. E. Walker • B. H. Ingram • John R. Parson • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]· 1890 Geo. E. Walker • B. H. Ingram • John R. Parson .•. • Harry Keene • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]· 1891. B. H. Ingram • John R. Parson • Harry Keene ...... • J. B. Thomas • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]· 1892 .••• John R. Parson ..•• Harry Keene • J. B. Thomas ..•.. • A. M. Hough ...••..• Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]· 1898 Harry Keene • J. B. Thomas • A. M. Hough • D. A. Jamison • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci]· 1894 J. B. Thomas • A. M. Hough • D. A. Jamison • F. J. Tygard • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vinci!· 1896 A. M. Hou~~::..:_:_.!. D~ .. !amiso~.:...:~_ F.:.....J. Tygard • E. F. Allen Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vincil·

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FROM ITS ORGANIZATION. APRIL 23, 1821 Date Electlon Grand Master D. Grand Master Senior G. Warden Junior G. Warden Grand Treasurer Grand Secretary Oct., 1896 D. A. Jamison • F. J. Typrd • E. F. Allen C. H. Briggs • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vincil* Oct.. 1897 F. J. Tygard • E. F. Allen • C. H. Briggs Campbell Wells • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vincil* Oct., 1898 E. F. Allen • C. H. Briggs • Campbell Wells Joseph C. Finagin. • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vincil. Oct., 1899 C. H. Briggs Campbell Wells * Joseph C. Finagin .• John C. yocum • Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vincil. Oct.. 1900 Campbell Wells • Joseph C. Finagin .. - John C. yocum Wm. F. Kuhn - Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. VincilOct., 1901. Joseph C. Finagin.· John C. yocum - Wm. F. Kuhn - Leroy B. Valliant , Samuel M. Kennard •• John D. Vincil. Oct., 1902 John C. yocum • Wm. F. Kuhn * Leroy B. Valliant .• A. S. Houston .....• Samuel M. Kennard .• John D. Vincil. Oct., 1903 Wm. F. Kuhn - Leroy B. Val1iant.. - A. S. Houston • D. M. Wilson ......• 1 John R. Parson * John D. VincilSept., 1904 Leroy B. Valliant .. - A. S. Houston • D. M. Wilson • Howard Watson .. • John R. Parson John D. Vincil.U Sept., 1906 A. S. Houston ...... D. M. Wilson - John T. Short R. R. Kreeger .... • Alphonso C. Stewart. John R. ParsonUSept., 1906 D. M. Wilson ......• John T. Short - R. R. Kreeger * William A. Hall. .. - Alphonso C. Stewart- John R. Parson. Sept., 1907 John T. Short - R. R. Kreeger - William A. Hall • Clay C. Bigger • Alphonso C. Stewart. John R. ParsonSept., 1908 R. R. Kreeger • William A. Hall - Clay C. Bigger - Arch A. Johnson Alphonso C. Stewart- John R. Parson. Sept.,1909 Wm. A. Hall - Clay C. Bigger - Arch A. Johnson Jacob Lampert - Alphonso C. Stewart- John R. Parson * Sept., 1910 Clay C. Bigger • Arch A. Johnson Jacob Lampert ....• Van Fremont Boor • Alphonso C. Stewart. John R. Parson * Sept., 1911 Arch A. Johnson Jacob Lampert. - Van Fremont Boor.- Chesley A. Mosman - Alphonso C. Stewart- John R. Parson * Sept.. 1912 Jacob Lampert - Van Fremont Boor. - Chesley A. Mosman - Tolman W. Cotton Alphonso C. Stewart. John R. Parson * Oct., 1913 Van Fremont Boor - Chesley A. Mosman.· Tolman W. Cotton .. Frank R. Jesse • Alphonso C. Stewart- John R. Parson * Sept., 1914 Tolman W. Cotton .. Frank R. Jesse - Edward Higbee - Wm. A. Clark • Alphonso C. Stewart. John R. Parson. Sept.• 1915 Frank R. Jesse - Edward Higbee - Wm. A. Clark - John W. Bingham - Alph. C. Stewart •• _ John R. Parson * Sept., 1916 Edward Higbee • Wm. A. C.lark - John W. Bingham - Julius C. Garrell . • Wm. A. Hall - John R. Parson: Sept., 1917 Wm. A. Clark - Jo~n W. Bmgham .. - Julius C. Garrell - Wm. F. Johnson .. : Wm. A. Hall ......• John R. Parson. Sept., 1918 John W. Bingham - JulIus C. Garrell * Wm. F. Johnson - O. A. Lucas...... Wm. A. Hall - John R. Parson * Sept., 1919 Julius C. Garrell * Wm. F. Johnson - O. A. Lucas * Bert S. Lee Wm. A. Hall - John R. Parson * Sept., 1920 Wm. F. Johnson - O. A. Lucas - Bert S. Lee Joseph S. McIntyre - Wm. A. Hall _ John R. Parson tt Sept., 1921. O. A. Lucas • Bert S. Lee Joseph S. McIntyre. Orestes Mitc~ell - Wm. A. Hall Frank R. Jesse: Oct., 1922 Bert S. Lee Joseph S. ~eIntyre.- Orestes Mitchell. - W. W. Martm .....• Wm. A. Hall. - Frank R. Jesse. Oct., 1923 Joseph S. ¥eIntyre· Orestes Mltc~ell W. W. ~artin John Pickard..... Wm. A. Hall. Frank R. Jesse. Oct., 1924 Orestes Mltchell * W. W..Martm John Pickard .....• A. F. Ittner Wm. A. Hall ...• ttt Frank R. Jesse. Oct., 1925 W. W. Martin John PIckard - A. F. It~ner B. E. Bigger ......• E. E. Morris Frank R. Jesse •• Oct., 1926 John Pickard • A. F. It~ner B. E. BIgger S. R. Freet....... E. E. Morris Frank R. Jesse tt Oct., 1927 Anthony F .. Ittner .. B. E. Bigger S. R. Freet ........• Wm. R. Gentry, Sr E. E. Morris Arthur Mather t.tt Sept., 1928 Byrne E. Bigger S. R. Freet ........• Wm. R. Gentry, Sr Ray V. Denslow ....• E. E. Morris Arthur Mather. Sept.. 1929 S. R. Freet • Wm. R. Gentry Ray V. Denslow Thad B. Landon:. E. E. Morris Arthur Mather. Oct., 1930 Wm. R. Gentry Ray V. Denslow Thad B. Landon ...• Frank C. BarnhIll .. IE. E. Morris Arthur Mather

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*:IJohn w. Luke served, by appointment, as Grand Secretary, from April 11. 1877 to October 11. 1877, and died October, 1888. 'Died within week after his installation. ttThere was no Communication in 1835, owing to the anti-Muonic excitement. --Withdrawn from Masonry. tt-Resigned May 20, 1921, account ill health. **-Appointed October 22. 1904, by Leroy B. Valliant, Grand Muter.

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J AMES KENNERLY, Senior Warden

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THE MASONIC WORLD By RAY V. DENSLOW, P. G. M.

SCANDINAVIAN MASONRY

No finer people live on the face of mother earth than the Scandinavians. They are widely known as a hearty race, honest, educated, hospitable and intensely religious. A trip through any of the Scandinavian countries will reveal beautiful farms well improved, and • stock, meticulously kept, the envy of any American farmer. The towns are clean, well managed, and everywhere is to be found evidence of apparent prosperity; a multitude of churches testify to the religious character of the people, and the cleanly kept streets prove that sanitation is not being neglected. As might be expected, their Freemasonry is on the same high plane. Scandinavian Freemasonry is different from that of any other country in the world, but its membership is composed of men who are as high type as we find in any country in which Freemasonry exists. The fraternity has the good will of the government, and especially in Sweden and Denmark where the heads of the government have very frequently been Grand Masters. The origin of the Fraternity in these countries is not exactly clear. Too many influences have had their effect in the development of the various degrees and rites. Undoubtedly its origin was in English Masonry, but by reason of the economic trends of the times it came under the influence of German and French philosophers, and such mystics as Swedenborg, Von Hund, and even Cagliostro and St. J ermain. The latter two were nothing more than imposters. In its development it followed no general lines of Freemasonry in other countries, although it was based on the same sources. Eventually it developed into what is known as the Swedish System of Freemasonry, and this is the system which dominates the Grand Lodges of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, with their thirty-five to forty thousand members. Inasmuch as the system is almost identical in each of the three Grand Lodges, it is necessary for our readers to know the arrangement of the various degrees and the bodies in which they are conferred. It is rather difficult to make an exact statement as to degrees and conditions in foreign countries; their forms and ceremonies are so entirely different from ours in many ways, their titles and degrees not being properly translatable in the English language, but the

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following seems to be the official plan for the degrees as conferred in Sweden: St. John's Lodges: 1 ° Entered Apprentice 2° Fellowcraft 3 ° Master Mason St. Andrew's Lodges: 4 ° Apprentice Companion 5° Excellent Companion Chapter of the East: 6° Knight of the Rising Sun in the East and Jerusalem. Chapter of the West: 7° Knight of the West and Confidant of Solomon. High Degrees and Orders: -8° Confidant of St. John go Confidant of St. Andrew

Four degrees are not actually degrees, but apparently civil orders; these consist of 10° Member of Chapter; 11° Dignitary of the Chapter; 12° Vicar of Solomon. The latter is only an office and is held by the King who is perpetual Grand Master. None are admitted to the 11° unless they can show four quarterings of nobility. The first nine degrees essentially compose the Rite. The 13° is the Order of Charles XIII. The latter Order was instituted by Charles XIII, May 27, 1811, and is a civil Order conferred upon Freemasons only by the King "to incite his subjects to the practice of charity, and to perpetuate the memory of the devotion of the Masonic Order to his person while it was under his protection and to give proof of his royal benevolence to those he had so long embraced and cherished under the name of Freemasons." (The Order usually consists of the King, Princes of the Royal Family, twenty-seven lay brethren, and three ecclesiastical brethren all of whom are equal in rank in the Order.)

There seems to be a lack of information everywhere, even among the membership of the Grand Lodge, as to the various degrees and orders conferred as a part of the Swedish system. The first of the series are open to those who apply; others are open only by invitation, and the higher degrees constitute civil orders. SWEDEN

Largest and foremost of the three Scandinavian Grand Lodges . is that of Sweden. Its Grand Master is Gustav V, who has ruled the Grand Lodge since his accession to the throne, December 8, 1907. Swedish Freemasonry dates its origin from 1737 in a warrant by Lord Derwentwater, although there is evidence that the first lodge was established in Sweden in 1735. Count Axel Eric Wrede Sparre was initiated in Paris, May 4, 1731; he established a lodge in Stockholm October 21, 1738, which was dissolved by Royal edict; an edict which was later withdrawn. In 1736, Count Carl Fredrick

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Scheffer was appointed Provincial Grand Master for Sweden, and it was in the following year that the Derwentwater patent was issued. Shortly thereafter the Lodge St. Jean A uxiliare was established in Stockholm. The Grand Lodge period dates back to 1752; it was January 13 of that year Nordiska Forsta Lodge was established. Charity began with the establishment of the first Grand Lodge, for a Masonic orphanage was established in Stockholm in 1753. In that

Palace in Stockholm, Home of Gramd Master year King Adolf Fredrick founded a second lodge in Stockholm. On November 30,1754, the Lodge Salomon a Trois Seurres was established in Gothenburg. June 24, 1756, Lodge St. Augustin was established at Helsingford, and another lodge, St. Erik, in Stockholm, November 30, 1756. It was ahout this period that Eckleff arranged the degrees into a regular system. June 15, 1757, Lodge St. Edvard was established at Stockholm, and the Lodge St. Andrew the Innocent began to hold meetings in 1756. With the establishment of Lodge L'Union, at Stockholm, June 15,1759, eight lodges now existed in Sweden. With this as a nucleus, the Grand Lodge was established, with Count Karl Fredrik Eckleff as Grand Master. The formal inauguration of this Grand Lodge was held December 25, 1759. For the period of a hundred and eighty years which followed, the Kings of Sweden were Grand Masters or

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Patrons of the Fraternity. In 1762, King Adolf Fredrick was made Protector, and Count Carl Fredrick Scheffer became Grand Master. The Grand Lodge of England then entered the picture by issuance of a warrant to one Tullman as Provincial Grand Master of Sweden, April 10, 1765. The English records of 1770 show lodges in Sweden numbered 385, 386, 387, but they were not named; all had been constituted in 1769. In the 1792 list of lodges, the numbers were given as 250, 251, 252; these lodges remained on the English rolls until 1813. Weare led to believe that the first of these lodges was named Brittania, and constituted in Stockholm August 7, 1765; the second was probably Phoenix, constituted November 9, 1767; while the third was at Gothenburg and was called St. George Lodge, and was constituted in August, 1768. The Tullman mentioned as Provincial Grand Master was at one time secretary to the Swedish Ambassador at Copenhagen. It is barely possible that the institution of several lodges in 1765 was done to combat the attempts of Schubart, who arrived in Sweden in that year with the intention of introducing his rite of Strict Observance; in this effort he was unsuccessful. In 1771, Adolf Frederik died and was succeeded by Gustavus III, whose brother Karl, Duke of Sudermania, became Grand Master in 1773. The King became a member of Grand Lodge in 1775. Two years later a Grand Chapter was formed, which completed the establishment of the Swedish Rite. The ritual question was ever uppermost, and, on December 11,1778, we find the Duke of Sudermania heading the Rite of Strict Observance. The first Provincial Grand Lodge was established in that year. On July 16, 1779, the second Provincial Grand Lodge was established, with headquarters at Gothenburg. Not until 1813 was a third Provincial Grand Lodge established and that at Linkoping. By 1780 the Rite had been rearranged into three classes, or nine degrees. Scotland entered the picture by establishment, November 6, 1780, of Lodge St. Magnus No. 199, at Gothenburg. The resignation of the Duke of Sudermania as head of Strict Observance, in 1781, left a vacancy; he also resigned as Provincial Grand Master of Germany. The English records show that Count Carl Fredrick Scheffer was still listed as Provincial Grand Master as late as 1784. Gustavus III was assassinated in 1792, and his son, Gustavus IV, a minor, ascended the throne, but could not be initiated until 1793. Then came a decree which affected the future of the Royal family and Freemasonry. In 1796, the King decreed that all future Swedish Princes "are by right of birth Freemasons." March 26, 1803, it became necessary to forbid meetings of secret societies. Freemasonry, however, was exempt. March 13, 1809, the King was dethroned and was succeeded by Karl XIII, Duke of Sudermania, who, in 1811, instituted the 10° of the Swedish Rite, its highest degree. His death occurred in 1818, and his adopted son and heir Bernadotte, known as Karl XIV, became Grand Master.

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In the same year, however, he resigned this position and named Prince Oscar as his successor in the Grand Lodge. In 1844, Prince Oscar became King Oscar I; he had the honor of initiating his son, Oscar II, in 1848, and on June 8, 1888, the Grand Lodge of England conferred upon King Oscar II the rank of Past Grand Master of England.

KING GUSTAV V. Grand Master

One of the outstanding events in Swedish Freemasonry was the initiation of the Prince of Wales in a lodge in Stockholm in 1868; the Prince of Wales later was King Edward VII. Another event of equal importance was the initiation, January 13, 1877, of Crown Prince Oscar Gustaf Adolf, who, on December 13, 1907, became King Gustav V. On January 13, 1947, King Gustav V celebrate"d his seventieth anniversary as a Freemason. We have mentioned the early lodges established in Sweden and the Lodge St. Jean Auxilial·e. This lodge received its patent from the Count of Clermont, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of France, in Paris. The system was decidedly French and embraced seven degrees-the three St. John's Lodge degrees, the two Scottish degrees of St. Andrew, and the Confidential :md Elected Brother

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degrees. Eckleff, then a high Swedish official, attempted to become a member of this particular lodge, but without success. This was the occasion for his establishment of a lodge, in 1756, working under the Scottish constitutions. Eckleff's authority has always been questioned, but by 1761 the lodge was consolidated with the existing Grand Lodge, and by 1770 the Grand Lodge of England was acknowledging the new Swedish Grand Lodge as regular. Scheffer became Grand Master, and Eckleff was Deputy Grand Master. An interesting sidelight is the statement that in 1766, Eckleff sold copies of his ritual to Von Zinnendorff, who used them as a basis for the establishment of the Grosse Landesloge von Deutschland, at Berlin. The Rite of Strict Observance was, at one time, the leading Rite in Continental Europe; it was closely linked with the Stuart legend of Freemasonry, together with the tradition that Freemasonry originally came out of the Orders established during the Crusades. Von Hund was a German nobleman, who had received his Freemasonry in France and, being highly impressed with the legends connected with the institution, established, in 1750, the Masonic system known as the Rite of Stl'ict Observance. The whole structure was based on the legend of the Knights Templar, and particularly the escape of a nephew of Jacques DeMolay to Scotland. It was prophesied that on some date in the not too distant future, the Grand Master of the Order was to call all Knights Templars to action and to again lead them forth in Knightly deeds. This tradition fitted into the desires of the Stuart dynasty to return to the throne of England, and the Stuart pretender to the throne immediately set himself up as the unknown Grand Master, who was to receive this distinguished honor. This, then, was the goal of the Rite of Strict Observance. Following the death of Von Hund, the Duke of Sudermania made an attempt to be elected Grand Master of all the groups constituting the Rite of Strict Observance, and, in 1776, succeeded. Many lodges refused to acknowledge his authority and, in 1781, he resigned his station. Its head is known as the Vicar of the Wisest Solomon. He, with nine secular and two ecclesiastic officials constitute what is known as the Sanhedrin. Working under them are the two Land Grand Masters and twelve officials who hold their position as chapter officials of the 11 0 • Members of the chapter form the 10 0 and from among this group the high officials, seven in number, are taken. In 1924, a writer in The Buildel' said of the system: "The Swedish Masonic system forms an imposing structure. Its strength lies in this, that it is an organized unit, as each degree is a logical consequence of the previous one, with which it is standing in intimate connection, which hardly may be said of the many High Degrees of the different other Masonic systems, as mostly they spring from the many social High Degrees, which were formed in France in the eighteenth century and are without any logical connection with the three St. John's degrees. The Swedish system is like a ladder, reaching up from the bottom of the well upon the first rung of the ladder to climb

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up it to the light, which faintly he discerns at the orifice; but his climbing is slow; as he is not allowed to pass from one rung of the ladder to the next until his masters have examined his knowledge and learned whether he is worthy to reach the light. Only some few reach the uppermost rung of the ladder. "This is not the place to take up or to discuss the historical truth of the different myths and legends upon which the system is built and which are interwoven in its rites. At all events, when seen from a historical viewpoint they are no worse or better than Anderson's picture of the developing of the art of building in his Book of Constitutions, as in reality the principle 'the end hallows the means,' a principle which unjustly has been abused as Jesuitic, entitles any Masonic system to make use of what myths and legends it likes, if only they contribute to the aims and ends of Masonry-to make man understand the relationship of the self to the not-self, of the individual to the whole, and of his adjustments to larger ends, going beyond his own personal ends, his relationship to God and to his fellowman. It is the moral value, not the historical truth of a legend that counts. "The system is hierarchic but not theological; it is based on the Christian faith and it had to be as a consequence of the legends upon which it is built, but it is tolerant, and practically it leaves to the members to form their own faith according to their conscience. That Jews are not admitted to the Order under the system is due to the historical fact that in the latter part of the eighteenth century Jews were not allowed to enter or to stay in Scandinavian countries. "The system is autocratic, but also this is due to the conditions existing in the Masonic world at the time when the system was formed. Strifes and conflicts were raging everywhere in Europe among Masons, in England, in France and in Germany, and the builders of -:;he Swedish system saw that a system had to be built on authority and discipline if it were to last. Of course it might be said that an autocratic system checks individualism; this is true, but on the other hand an extreme individualism brings with it as a logical consequence grave dangers and undoubtedly this is at present the case everywhere in the world and also in this country. Masonry cannot exist without a certain discipline and a certain restraint on individualism, our old book of questions teaches us this, when at the question, What is a Freemason ~ it gives as answer, 'A Freemason is a free man, who understands to master his passions and to bend his will under the laws of reason.' "

Brother Burton E. Bennett has given us a good description of the various degrees of the Swedish Rite: , 'The Swedish Rite of Freemasonry dates from about 1775. The first three degrees are Ancient Craft Masonry and to this is added some of the 'high degrees.' It contains a strain from the Rite of Strict Observance in its Templarism and has elements taken from Rosicrucianism. "Gustavus III, King of Sweden, formed the Rite and the King of Sweden has ever since been the head of it. The Rite consists of twelve degrees. The King is Grand Master of the Order and is the only one who takes the twelfth degree. It is called the 'Vicar of Solomon.' Only high nobles take the eleventh degree, called 'Dignitary of the Chapter,' and only persons of great importance can receive the tenth degree, called 'Member of the Chapter.' These three degrees really form a class in themselves; this class is called the 'Illuminated Chapter' and the members of it 'Brethren of the Red Cross.' "The really working part of the Swedish Rite consists substantially, it is seen, of only nine degrees. The three degrees are of eourse--(l)

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Entered Apprentice; (2) Fellowcraft; and (3) Master Mason. The fourth degree is called the 'Scottish Fellowcraft' and is preliminary to the fifth degree known as ':Master of St. Andrew.' This is what is known in the )Iodern French Rite as 'Scotch Master,' or Ecossais degree. The Ecossais system of degrees depicts the losing and the finding of the true word; they are what is known to us as Scottish degrees or, to be exact, 'Scotts' degrees-for they are not Scottish at all. The degree of 'Select Master' of the York Rite is an Ecossais degree. It is also seen in the instruction of the Royal Arch degree. The fifth degree entitles the recipient to official rank which shows how closely Masonry in Sweden is bound up in the government. "The sixth degree is 'Knight of the East.' The' Knight of the East,' proper, depicts the erection of the Second Temple by the Israelites at Jerusalem when they were released from captivity at Babylon by Cyrus the Great, King of Persia. This degree is the 'Knight of the Red Cross,' the tenth degree of the York Rite. It is one of the degrees founded on the Revelations of St. J aIm depicting the New Jerusalem with its twelve gates. It is the fifteenth degree of the Scottish Rite and the sixth degree of the French Rite. "The seventh degree is called' Kqight of the West,' or 'True Templar.' Templarism until very recently has been hard to understand because it is based wholly on fiction. In the Templar system the origin of Freemasonry is attributed to the Templars of the Crusades. After the Moslems had conquered the Holy Land they profaned the holy places and the Crusaders that were left were at the mercy of the Saracens and were cruelly persecuted by them. The Templars built up a system of Masonry in the Temple of Solomon and through it concealed the mysteries of the Christian religion. When the Templars were completely driven out of the East some of them took refuge in Scotland where they established Masonry and from there it was carried to England and to France. The moving cause of all this fabricated nonsense was to give Masonry (' high degrees') a most commanding rank in both the political and religious world and make those who possessed these 'high degrees' 'high and mighty Masons' to whom the great and noble, even, must look up. "The eighth degree, 'Knight of the South,' is an Hermetic degree and comes from the new Gold Rosicrucians, who flourished during the last quarter of the eighteenth century, when they permeated Masonr;y. They claimed to be able to make gold, to prolong life, and restore youth, to summon spirits from the vasty deep and to partake of the power and knowledge of God. Outside of this mesmeric, spiritualistic and witch-craftic society, only possible (to any great extent) in a superstitious age, there was no other, or real Rosicrucian society, no matter what some Masonic writers have claimed. There were only men who believed along occult lines, and joined Masonry for the purpose of finding 'lost secrets.' The ninth degree is called the 'Favorite Brother of St. Andrew.' This is another one of the mythical crusading degrees and was formed in France, probably, about the middle of the eighteenth century. This degree comes from one found in the Rite of Perfection. The twenty-ninth degree of the Scottish Rite comes from the same source. "Of all the Orders of Knighthood only one is confined exclusively to Freemasons. "When the Duke of Sudermania, a zealous Freemason, ascended the Swedish throne he instituted the Order of Charles XIII, to which only Freemasons are admitted. The King of Sweden is the perpetual Grand Master and the number of Knights in it is limited to twenty-seven. "There are only five Orders of Knighthood in Sweden and one of

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them was founded more than six hundred years ago. They are as follows: (1) Order of the Seraphims, founded in 1285; (2) Order of the Sword, founded by Gustave I in 1522; (3) Order of the Polar Star, created in 1748 by King Christian I; (4) Order of Wass, founded in 1772 by King Gustave III, and (5) Order of Charles XIII, founded by King Charles XIII in 1811." ANTI-MASONRY IN SWEDEN

In 1939 a Swedish newspaper made an attack upon Freemasons as being a political organization and governed by an international association of Jews. The allegations were instigated by members of the Nazi and Fascist parties. King Gustav V was quick to make public reply, and this appeared in the metropolitan press of Sweden, the substances of the reply being that Freemasonry was a Christian institution in which every trace of political activity was forbidden. The statement being signed by the Grand Chancellor, by command of the King, created a most favorable impression upon the Swedish people, since which time there has been nothing heard from the anti-Masonic elements. The Grand Lodge of Sweden supports Masonic Homes; one group for the children, the other for the aged. They have adopted, as a rule, the cottage type of housing, and these cottages or apartments are provided with heat, light and water, and given without charge to the beneficiaries of the Grand Lodge of Sweden. Because of the tax laws in Sweden relief cannot be restricted to Freemasons and there are many instances of persons, other than Masonic families, enjoying support from the Swedish Freemasons. In recent years there has been a great increase in the number of affiliations. At the present time German Freemasons are not allowed to visit Swedish lodges. The German government had declared all German Freemasons to be free of all their previous obligations, and such individuals must be reobligated in order to obtain admission. We have referred to the statement issued by King Gustav V and here offer a translation of that document: "Many misconceptions and much incorrect information about Freemasonry have recently arisen and been disseminated in our country, especially in consequence of certain occurrences abroad. The Grand Master and Supreme Ruler of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, N. M. King Gustav V., has therefore ordered the following statement regarding Swedish Freemasonry, its activity and aims, and its connections with foreign Masonic bodies, to be published. "Swedish Freemasonry is built, and its activities are based, on a Christian, religious ground. Adherence to the Christian religion is thus an irremissible condition of membership of the Order. Adherents of other religions are not permitted to visit Swedish Masonic lodges, even if they have become members of other Masonic organizations. "The Order inculcates in its members loyalty to the State and obedience to its laws, the duties of good citizenship and conduct, and love of their fellow men. It does not interfere in the right and liberty of each member to hold his own opinion on ecclesiastical, political, or other public questions, and to act according to his own convictions. But

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Swedish Freemasons are strictly forbidden to discuss any such matters in their lodges. "The Swedish Order of Freemasons has always refrained from taking sides or expressing an opinion on the foreign or domestic policy of any country, whether its own or any other. Organizations do exist abroad, however, whose members style themselves Freemasons, but the objects of which are political. As this is absolutely contrary to the unalterable principles mentioned above of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, the Swedish Order refuses to recognize such organizations as Masonic, and to hold any communication with them or their members. This also applies to so-called 'International Associations' admitting to membership such organizations. "The Swedish Order of Freemasons maintains, on the other hand, friendly relations with other foreign Masonic bodies whenever this is permissible according to its fundamental principles. It does so, for instance, with the National Grand Lodges of Denmark, Norway, England, Scotland, Ireland, and with a number of Grand Lodges in the United States of America. "The Swedish Order of Freemasons is an independent national Society. It does not under any circumstances recognize the existence of any superior Masonic authority, however designated. Nor has it during the more than 200 years of its existence received any order or instruction from any foreign authority whatsoever. By gracious command; H. VON STEDINGK, Grand Chancellor." Stockholm, July 1939

Sweden had no Masonic problem during World War II. The country was never occupied by the Germans and it maintained its neutrality throughout the war period. Surrounded on all sides by Russians and Germans, and with Finland, Norway and Denmark occupied by the Germans, Sweden accomplished a great feat in keeping out of the war picture. On several occasions Grand Lodges in this country sent funds to Sweden for relief of refugees who had flocked there from nearby occupied territories. There was a tax on monies sent into that country which were restricted to special groups, so that it became necessary, in sending money to Sweden, to place no restrictions upon money spent for relief work which the Grand Lodge might see fit to do. Funds sent through the Masonic Service Association of the United States, and money from other contributions for relief purposes, were, at the request of His Majesty King Gustav V, placed in a special fund which he was pleased to term American Brethrens Benevolence Fund and a Board of Directors was appointed to administer the fund. The Grand Lodge has an official publication, Meddlelanden, which was published regularly throughout the war and which contains many interesting matters, such as announcements of appointments, deaths, lodge doings, and an occasional article on some timely Masonic subject.

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DENMARK

The Freemasonry of Denmark is very similar to that of its neighbors, Sweden and Norway. Necessarily, it could not be otherwise, for it all sprung from the same source. For many years the Scandinavian countries have led their own secluded life, not only in national matters, but in Masonic affairs as well. The Royal Family has a very close connection with the Grand Lodge of Denmark and the peak of influence was reached under the rule of the late Christian X, whose death was a tragedy to the brethren of that jurisdiction. Freemasonry was introduced into Denmark in 1743, but not until October 25, 1745, was a duly constituted lodge established under warrant from the Grand Lodge of England. This Lodge Zorobabel is still in existence and has always worked the three Craft degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason. It is true that in 1765 it adopted the Rite of Strict Observance, and twenty years later the modified Strict Observance, all in accordance with the Wilhelmsbad convention. January 6, 1855, the Swedish Rite was introduced into Denmark, and this Rite is still in vogue to this day. The date 1743 is given as the introduction of Freemasonry into Copenhagen. This is largely a matter of tradition, for it has been stated that on November 11, of that year, Baron G. O. von Munnich established a lodge in Copenhagen. The St. John's Lodge Zorobabel was actually established on May 26, 1744, but did not obtain its English charter until October 25, 1745. Laurvig established a lodge De la Gloire on November 30, 1748. The Grand Lodge of England, in its list of Engraved Lodges, published in 1750, shows this lodge applied to the Grand Lodge of England for a warrant October 9, 1749, and was given the number 204; in 1756 the lodge is shown as St. Martins Lodge No. 139. The lodge does not appear in the 1770 list. Through the efforts of Lord Cranstoun, some Danish brethren, after several attempts to secure a warrant, finally received one from England on October 25, 1745. The new lodge was known as Copenhagen Lodge No. 197; its number was changed to 130 in 1756, and by 1770 it was not listed on the English rolls. The Scots lodge De l'Union, whose origin was in Berlin, Germany, was established in Copenhagen October 2, 1747, but in 1753 it applied to Scotland and the Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction issued them a warrant. The Berlin bodies issued a warrant to a St. John's Lodge on January 13, 1749, known as De Tre Croendend Hjerter. There is record of another Scots lodge in Copenhagen, January 11, 1749, known as De Fire Straalende Stjerner,· this group was established by Neergard of the Grand Lodge Zur Einigkeit, at Berlin. About this time Lord Byron, of England, granted a patent to Count Christian Conrad Danneskald

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Laurvig, a Danish Admiral, creating him a Provincial Grand Master for Denmark and Norway. The Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, in Berlin, countered by constituting the Lodge of the Three Ardent Parts, which had been instituted in 1749. On 1\Iarch 9, 176:3, the new Provincial Granu Lodge of Denmark established St. John's Lodge Phoenix. All these lodges unuer the various jurisdictions created chaos ill Danish Freemasonry, so that in 1765, when the Rite of Strict 071servance was introduced into Copenhagen it created many change;.; in the general character of Freemasonry. In 1767, we find the union of the two oldest lodges, St. Martin and Zorobabel, and assumingthe name of Zorobabel of the North Star. For a period of ten year!'; there was comparative quiet, and then, November 18, 1778, a purely German louge was opened under Frederick of the Crowned Hope. This lodge met in the same room as the other Copenhagen lodge and \vorked in the English ritual, but by 1785, following the \Vilhelmsbad Convent, it adopted the mouifieu Rite of Strict Observance, otherwise known as the Rite of the Beneficent Knights of the Holy City. A new period for Danish Freemasonry began with the death of Duke Ferdinand, in 1792. Landgrave Karl headed the Danish lodges, and King Christian VII officially recognized Freemasonry with the understanding that Prince Karl was to remain the head of the Craft. Prince Karl's influence \vas greatly heightened when, on February 6, 1793, the Prince of \Vales (England) appointed him Provincial Grand Master for Denmark and Norway. Then, in 1814, occurred the separation of Norway from Denmark, which created a new situation for Danish Fl'eemasonry. Prince Karl lived until 1836, at which time the Crown Prinee, later Christian VIII, assumed protectorate over Freemasonry. The Royal Family continued to retain its close connection with the fraternity by the initiation of the Crown Prince, later Frederiek VII, in 1841. The ceremony occurred in the lodge Mary of the Three Hearts, in Odense. On the death of Christian VIlI, in 1848, the Crown Prince, later Frederick VII, was made Grand Master. In 185:~, the Swedish Rite "-as extended to Helsingor and Altona, and by 1855 the Grand Master made the Swedish Rite incumbent on all lodges in the jurisdiction. On January 6, 1855, the lodges in Copenhagen fused into one lodge known as Zorobabel and Frederik of the Cron'ned Hope. St. Andrew's lodges were established at IIelsingor and Copenhagen in 1857, and a High Chapter instituted in 1859 at Frederiksborg Castle, this group conferring only the 7th, 8th and 9th degrees, and the establishment of which completed the formation of the Grand Lodge of the VIn Province. The year 1866 was marked by a change in territorial lines, which resulted in the loss of the lodge at Altona. In this same year, Christian X became Grand Master.

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In Copenhagen there is a so-called Grand Lodge of Denmark, Den Danske Store Landsloge, which is very often confused with the National Grand Lodge of Denmark. The irregular Grand Lodge has caused much confusion among Grand Lodges throughout the world; its origin is rather obscure and it appears to have been associating with the International Masonic Federation. Under date of May 25, 1922, A. A. Jensen for the Grand Orient of Denmark, issued the follo'wing statement to Grand Lodges and others: "Orient of Copenhagen, May 25, 1922. We have the pleasure of informing you that in consequence of our adherence to the International !\lasonic Federation, which was founded at Zurich, Switzerland, in July, 1920, we have reconstituted our Grand Orient on the basis of the Charter, and the laws of the said International Masonic Federation, under the name of the Grand Orient for Denmark and the North of the A. and A. Scottish Rite, in the International Masonic Federation. , 'The Supreme Council includes the following Grand Officers: A. A. Jensen, Copenhagen, O. Strandboulevard 100, Charles Leisner, Axel Myer, Fr. Appel, Johs Hansen, Max Mullertz, Groth Clausen, K. P. Knudsen, Andreas Jacobsen. "We take this opportunity of offering to you and to the V.D. Brethren of your jurisdiction, our best services, and beg to assure you that any brother duly fitted with your recommendation, will be received by us with the fraternal love that can be expected from true and genuine Masons."

The same group (') issued a bulletin in 1938 showing a list of Dfficers and stating: "To all Grand Lodges and Grand Orients of F. & A. M.: By these presents we have the honor to communicate the list of Grand Officers and Members of the Boards of our Grand Lodge for the year 1937-38. "We take the opportunity of stating that our Grand Lodge which maintains and supports all the Ancient Landmarks of Freemasonry, including the Three Great Lights (sic) and the Working to the Glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe, is the only responsible, independent, self-governing Grand Lodge of our country, with sole and undisputed authority over the craft or Symbolic degrees within its jurisdiction. We should be happy to extend fraternal relations to every regular Grand Lodge or Grand Orient of Pure and Ancient Craft Masonry in the world, with which an exchange of Representatives has not yet been arranged. (Signed) A. HINRICHSEN, Grand Secretary. Freemasons Hall, 33 Smallegade, Copenhagen F., Denmark."

In 1936, several American brethren, en route to the Bicentenary eelebration in Edinburgh, Scotland, stopped off at Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo, visiting the Scandinavian groups. They were afforded a special reception by the Grand Lodge of Denmark, banqueted, and given opportunity to 'witness the conferring of degrees under the Scandinavian system. The result of this visit was to increase interest in Scandinavian Freemasonry and the recognition, later effected, of thirty or more American Grand Lodges and the National Grand Lodge of Denmark; further recognition was halted

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by approach of 'Vorld War II. The American Relief Mission sent out by the Masonic Service Association of the United States visited Copenhagen in 1945, and was received by the Grand Master, King Christian X in his castle just outside Copenhagen. The Grand Master died in 1947, and was succeeded by Prince Harald, who died in 1948. Only one American Grand Lodge recognizes the irregular Grand Lodge of Denmark. Their reason for so doing is embodied in their statement that the National Grand Lodge of Denmark does not admit non-Christians, and that it is autocratic in character As to the admittance of non-Christians in Danish Lodges, the late William Malling wrote September 9, 1938: "Our twelve degrees represent a continuous development from primitive humanity (Old Testament) to the highest and deepest principles of the Christian faith. Under the circumstances, it is clear that we cannot accept non-Christians as members. But there is no objection to allowing brethren of other religious persuasion to visit us three times every year in the Craft (1 0 , 2 0 , 3 0 ) , provided they belong to a Grand Lodge which we recognize. "We often have Jewish visitors, and a few years ago, seven Jewish Masons, who did not want to remain in their lodge when it was absorbed by a German Grand Lodge, were admitted by the King (Christian) as perrnatnent visitors in a Copenhagen Lodge without any restriction as to the number of visits annually, and with the right to wear the clothing of that particular lodge. "It must be remembered that the three countries-Denmark, Norway and Sweden, are strictly Lutheran; in our country at least 98 per cent belong to the Lutheran Church; why then, should we admit members who are Jews, Mohammedans, etc.' We should feel uncomfortable and so would they. We never ask a man whether he is a Baptist, a Wesleyan, or High Church. All we ask him is: Are you a Christian' We do not pry into his conscience."

As to the so-called autocratic character of the Grand Lodge, Brother Malling wrote: , 'We elect our Grand Master for life; Masters of Lodges are likewise elected for life, but it never happens that the latter continue to preside until their demise, for offices in the Chapter are filled preferably with brethren who have served the Lodge satisfactorily as Masters; when they accept appointment in the Chapter they must resign their station in the Lodge. "When it becomes necessary to elect the Master of a lodge, the Grand Master proposes three names of members who are eminently qualified by education and business training to make successful officers. From this list of three names, the Lodge selects one and he is named Master of the Lodge. In the selection of the three names, the King leans heavily upon his advisers. The danger of the membership not being present to insure election of an outstanding man is thereby avoided; there is no evidence of any dissatisfaction in this method."

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mitted to occupy their building in Copenhagen. Freemasons of the United States were out of touch with their Danish brethren for a period of five years. It ,vas July 23, 1945, before letters written by brethren in Denmark could be mailed outside the country. On August 13, 1945, we received a letter from one of our Danish friends which told the story of the occupation in words far better than we can offer: "It has been terrible times, particularly in the last year and a half. We Danes were fast asleep as so many other countries were in 1939. We could not believe that Hitler would break the non-aggression pact which he had made with Denmark a few years ago. But in the morning of April 9, 1940, we were awakened about three 0 'clock in the morning by an infernal noise. We jumped to the windows and saw hundreds of big aeroplanes flying over the city. Nobody knew what it meant, but a few hours later, I was called on the phone, and my shipping clerk informed me that the City was occupied with German soldiers, tanks, machine guns, and cars of all sizes. There was nothing for us to do. "In the beginning the Germans promised us that they would keep away from all our private affairs; they would treat us as friends, and let our government rule as usual; we could keep our army, navy, and police and have our place in affairs. And they did that. They were very polite with the population and did everything to make themselves popular, but they were met on all sides with a certain coolness. , 'From the year 1942 the situation changed; they tried to poke their noses into every nook and cranny; the Danes reacted to this and the patriots began to sabotage all factories working for the Germans. The Germans began to arrest many good Danes and send them to concentration camps in Germany. "From the beginning of the year 1943, and to the end, patriots worked alone; later they worked in connection with the English and the Royal Air Forces. The Germans had had their fifth column working in Denmark long before the war began; now these undercover traitors began to form a division which was sent to the Russian front; in a few months they returned and were converted into police officials; you can imagine the result. , 'Then began a struggle between the patriots and these police. Day and night we could hear the gunshots in the streets and many were killed and wounded during this period. August 29, they arrested many officers, occupied the military barracks, and it was then the Danish fleet sank itself. From the barracks they took all uniforms and equipment and sent it to Germany. From the stores they took I do not know how many, bicycles, and paid for them with scraps of paper which was to have been refunded by the Danish government under Nazi orders. We were now in open fight with the Germans and how we did annoy them. , 'September 25, the Masonic Temple was occupied by the Hipo (Nazi) and on December 1, they arrested all Jews. It was only a few hundred because reports had foretold their arrest, and many thousand fled during the night across the Sound to Sweden. , 'In the summer of 1944, the Germans wanted to punish the people of Copenhagen because a German officer had been shot in the street. They issued an order that all people must remain in their homes from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. This was during the hot summer-and that was too much for the Danish workman, living in narrow streets. A strike broke out in one of the largest ship-building firms, employing over 6,000 workmen; within a few hours all stores and factories were closed and

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people returned to their homes. In retaliation the Germans closed the gas and electric plants, as well as the water works, but the Danes took it in fairly good humor. In the street they made bonfires of old timbers; barricades were built in the street and caricatures of Hitler and other of his kind were placed in the streets. "'rhe Germans were furious but afraid to burn the houses as they must maintain their economy in Denmark sufficient to supply the army. The Germans gave up and promised to remove the restriction regarding the eight 0 'clock hour. But on September 19, they broke all agreements and began arresting the Danish police. Prom that moment our lives were in constant danger night and day. They broke into many homes, killing man and wife, looting wine, tobacco, and the like and destroying furniture. Nobody was sure of their life, particularly if he had a well known name in Copenhagen. If our Danish patriots killed one of the Germans -the Hipo killed one-two-three good Danish people in retaliation. If they broke into a home and found arms and ammunition, they blew the whole house up. On the other hand Danish patriots blew up all the factories working for the Germans; railroad tracks were destroyed and transportation hindered. Many of these patriots were captured and executed, but the patriot army grew and grew until the day of eapitulation at which time there were 5,000 young men fully armed with English and Swedish guns."

And he added this: "It was a good thing for our little nation that our King lived amongst us; he was, and is a rallying point for all Danes.

Our Danish friend tells how the Germans carne to occupy the Masonic Temple. They were undoubtedly exercising great care in so doing, knowing that the Craft ,vas presided over by the King himself as Grand Master: "We had continued to meet regularly in our Temple on Blegdamsveg until the Hipo (local Nazi troops) occupied the building. The King eame very often to visit during the conferring of our eight degrees, as well as to our festival days. We fully expected something to happen most every day, but no one expected it to come the day it did arrive. "On the morning of September 25, 1943, some few Hipo, followed by German officers, called at the Janitor's office and told him they wished to occupy the building, and that they would return that afternoon. The janitor flew to the telephone and began calling brethrenwho called others-and within a few minutes practically every brother knew what was happening and came out to help carry everything away. Some took parts of the Library; others took regalia and paraphernalia; others carried the carpets and office furniture, and when the Hipo did arrive, the building was empty except some little office furniture and the chandeliers. "It would have accomplished no good to ask where all of this went, for not a soul knew where all the things had been hidden."

\Vhen it became necessary to restore furniture, regalia, and equipment, it proved a real problem for the Danish brethren to round it all up. And they were months in doing so. \Vith the American Relief Commission, we visited Copenhagen in August, 1945; the war had been over several months, but the Masonic Temple was still being occupied; it bore many marks of ill

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treatment and German occupation. The beautiful decorations, handsome carpets, and lodge furnishings were damaged, in many instances beyond rejuvenation. NORWAY

The seat of Norwegian Freemasonry is in the city of Oslo, the capital of the country; it was once known as Chl-istiana and was named for Christian IV of Denmark, but in 1904, when Sweden and Norway separated, it took the name of Oslo. It is the largest city in Norway and, in 1930, had a population of 251,000. It is backed by wooded hills and lays at the head of Oslo Fjord, seventyfive miles from the open sea and forty miles from the Swedish frontier. Its Masonic Temple is one of the show places of the city, and is just across the park from the Grand Hotel. The Temple was greatly damaged by the occupation of German forces during World War II and it has not been fully restored. Previous to the war its several large halls and apartments contained paintings of the various Grand Masters of the Order, sculpture, armour, and symbolic hangings whose value are untold. In one end of the building was a cafe which was very popular with the brethren and townspeople. The Masonic Temple was erected in the early 90's at a cost of more than a million dollars. The original Masonic Temple, which it replaced, was taken over by the city govermnent as a town hall, and it was in this building that Quisling, the traitor, was tried and condemned to execution, and not in the Masonic Temple as has been stated in various publications. The present Grand Master is Generalmajor J. Hvinden Haug, who was General in charge of the Oslo area when the territory was taken over by the Germans. He succeeded the late Jacob Christian Just Schmm, who was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Norway. The official name of the Grand Lodge is Den N orske Landsloge. It is the sole Masonic jurisdiction in Norway at the present time. For several years there existed a Grand Lodge known as the Polar Star j its history goes back to the year 1882, when Germany established lodges in the territory of Norway under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge Zur Sonne, then located at Bayreuth. By 1893, this lodge had become a Provincial Grand Lodge under Zur Sonne. Neither the lodges nor the Provincial Grand Lodge were recognized by the Grand Lodge of Norway, which had claimed occupancy of the territory since 1749, when the first lodge was established at Christiana, known as St. Olaus of the White Leopard. This lodge was established by Count Danneskiold Leirvigen, then Provincial Grand Master under the Grand Lodge of England. In 1818, this group had united with the Grand Lodge of Sweden, and in 1870 the Provincial Grand Lodge of Norway was constituted, working the Swedish Rite. On June 24, 1891, the present Grand Lodge Den Norske Store

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Landsloge was established, controlling eleven degrees, so that at the time the Grand Lodge Polar Star entered the territory they were invading the jurisdiction of the Norwegian Provincial Grand Lodge. In 1920, after the conclusion of W orId War I, this irregular Grand Lodge decided to assume the name Den Norske Storeloge Polarstjerner, or Grand Lodge Polar Star. A certain amount of confusion arose in 1896 when His Majesty King Oscar II, then Grand Master, because of some local circumstances gave to the brethren of the Polar Star group a very limited

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permIssIOn to visit the legitimate Grand Lodge, a permission which terminated when the Polar Star Grand Lodge was established in 1920. For the same reasons given in 1896, permission was renewed in 1926 for visitation, but there was never any official recognition by the Grand Lodge of Norway. Polar Star had four lodges under it: St. Olav of the Restored Temple, Tronheim; Olav Kyrre of the Golden Chain; Kolbein of the Rising Sun; and Haakon of the Three Lights, the latter three lodges being located in the city of Oslo. On November 29, 1947, the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge announced through an official circular that the irregular Grand Lodge had discontinued its activities as an independent Grand Lodge and thereafter would form a division of the Grand Lodge

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of Norway, under the name of "The Union of Lodges of St. John named the Polar Stm'," thus placing themselves under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Norway. The consummation was officially effected September 26, 1947, when an agreement was signed by the two parties, since which time there exists in Norway only one Grand Lodge-the Grand Lodge of Norway. Until the time of the German occupation, in 1940, the Freemasons of Norway maintained a Masonic Home and several charity funds. Few demands were made on the Norwegian brethren so that only a small number of children and old people were being accommodated. Yet with the German occupancy all the children and old people were turned out of their home and compelled to seek aid elsewhere. The Quislings were the real anti-Masons in Norway and the Masonic Temple itself was bestowed upon Quisling as part repayment of his leadership during the war. At our last report there was in Norway twenty St. John's Lodges; six St. Andrew's Chapters; two Provincial Lodges; and twenty Unions, which were actually study clubs and which did not confer degrees. Our Norwegian brethren were quick to recover from the effects of the occupation and from a letter, dated Augnst 16, 1945, received shortly following the close of the war, we have a rather complete story of the circumstances under which our brethren worked for a period of five years. Our correspondent wrote: "When the German barbarians broke into this country and occupied Oslo, one of the first places they seized was the Masonic building, where German soldiers of a very low class were billeted. They could not help but befoul the interior of the building-as they do everywhere they come. Some of the soldiers had a special pleasure in shooting holes in the paintings of our leading masters and so forth. After a few months stay in the Masonic building, they were sent somewhere else and the building was, for a while, turned over to our organization, just long enough so we could repair the damage caused by the Huns. , 'Then the German civilian representative of Hitler-' der Reichscommisar Terboven' (who by the way, committed suicide the day after the German surrender) donated the building and all the funds belonging to the Masonic lodge to the arch-traitor Quisling. He stole for personal use the best furniture, much of the emblematical outfit (much of it regained after Quisling's arrest, in his possession). He took not only things made of silver, as for instance candlesticks of silver, and candelabra, small silver bells, of no use to him except for the silver value, which did not amount to many dollars. He also stole the steel suits of armour from one of the rooms of the higher degrees and placed them in his own house. Later Quisling donated the building to his party organization to be rebuilt into club rooms and banquet halls. Anything reminding of the Masonic ideology was removed, even the two stone columns with globes on the top at the entrance to the building. The party got a loan of one million dollars for the reconstruction of the buirding, but as far as I can understand they cannot have spent more than a couple hundred thousand dollars on that, so I suppose someone or another with the Quisling party saw a chance to pocket for themselves most of the money.

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"After the liberation from the Quisling and Hun regime we are again in possession of our property, and trying to get the head lodge here in Oslo reorganized and later the other lodges around in the country. It is quite a task, as the Quislings have destroyed all our records and rolls of membership. "Architects are working on drawings for reconstruction of the old meeting rooms; a financial committee is collecting money among Masons so as to meet the expenses of reconstructing the whole lodge and the building. "Our Grand Master, Mr. Ronneberg, died three years ago (cancer). When we became free again, General Aavaatsmark called the first meeting of the highest council. He has passed 80 years, but is still going strong. At the election of Grand Master he was, however, not elected to that position, as the lodge, under present conditions of reconstruction, needs a younger man for that task. Aavatsmark comes next-as Salomon's procurator. As Grand Master was elected General Hvinden-Haug, a very strong and popular candidate for that position. "I have not had any holidays since August 23, 1939, when I left London after visiting England. Since that it has been work every day. Everyone has done his share in resisting the Huns and the Norwegian traitors, and I have done my share as a physician trying in every way to help patients and people who had no other chance left than to flee over the border into Sweden. "Our liberation, however, turned out better than we ever expected, when the German surrender also included Norway. We thought for a while that the desperate gangsters leading the Germans here, possibly would refuse to surrender, but try to keep Norway as their last fortified position. Now we are happy after these dreadful five years when we were trampled under the German iron heel. This town has not suffered much damage by bombing-only a few buildings gone-and I am sony to say that some Norwegian lives were lost, but it could not be helped. Many more Germans were, however, killed at the same bomb raid. Now the streets are swarming with allied soldiers-our friends-Americans and Britishand it seems like they like the place and the way the population is fraternizing with them. "For many Americans it must seem strange that they have arrived to a subtropical country, when they possibly expected to find ice and snow here. The summer has been real nice and warm, a 'real old fashioned summer,' with the temperature up to 86-88 and sun day after day, no rain to speak of in six weeks. And you know around midsummer the nights are so light here that you, at midnight, can sit out in a park for instance and read your papers. Now, however, the streets have to be lighted after 10 p. m. .... "We have celebrated the day of the German surrender-May 8. I had my balcony decorated with 12 flags of our allies-four big ones: American, British, Russian, Norwegian, and smaller ones; French, Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Greek, Mexican and Canadian. A number of these flags I had made for November 11,1918, and had them out then and the following days. I have kept them to this day-27 years-but until 1940 never thought I ever should get any use of them. The new flags I have had ready during the last three years, so sure have I been of the outcome of this war. Of course, the great question has been every day: When comes the day~ "We have celebrated our Constitution Day-May 17 (our 4th of July) again in our own free country, after 5 years of suppression. We have celebrated the arrival of Crown Prince OlaV-first, and King Haakon, and Crown-Princess Martha with her 3 children-further 'fourth of July' with parade of American forces, the Allied Day with parade before the

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King from American, British, Russian and Norwegian forces. The Russians were former prisoners sent here from Germany; they were fitted out with new uniforms sent over from England and made a fine show. "The French Constitution Day-July 14th-was commemorated, the whole town displaying flags again-and August 19th, the' V-J' Day will be celebrated with a parade before the King and Crown Prince of 1,000 Americans, the same number British and of Norwegian soldiers. Norway was also actively in war with Japan-our part in the war in the Far East was our mercantile-navy. In October there will be election to the Parliament-the first since 1936-and in November municipal election. "So you will understand a man who is mixed up in these doings-and in Masonry-has no chance asking himself: 'I wonder how I shall get something to do today.' I am 70 years next February, so it was about time to slow down a bit, but you know possibly yourself, it is not so easy when a person is interested in what goes along around him and thinks he possibly can be of some little use to friends, patients, colleagues and the community. " As you also understand, conditions are not so bad here in the Southern part of the land, where we, to a great extent, were spared for the worst cruelties of war, but in the most northern part of Norway the Germans, cooperating with Quislings, have acted like they did in Russia, burning everything. So, for the population up there, it will 'be winter full of hardships. The population was with force chased out of their homes; dwellings, barns, stables, piers, fishing boats, churches, schools, general stores were burned and destroyed, all cattle killed, personal belongings to the population stolen by the Germans, and those who refused to leave their former home places and preferred to stay and live in dug-out huts were shot on the spot. Many succeeded to hide themselves up in the mountains and lived in caves through the winter, but the majority was sent south. Although they are now deprived of everything they owned of property in the world and only have what they are dressed in, they are all anxious to get to their birth places and begin from now on-and that right in face of the near winter there north. , 'Food condition is improving every week, and soon as navigation on the free sea again has started, we look forward to import of articles of food and necessities we have missed during these five heavy years. "Well here you have a short description of the happenings in Oslo and Norway. You must excuse my English; I have not in 5 years had a chance to speak or use of writing in English, so it will take some little time to learn to speak and write correctly." PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN THE NEWS

The metropolitan press and national magazines have made frequent reference to our President and his Masonic connections during the past year j we may not have discovered all of the references, but we do offer a goodly quantity-and strange to relate most of them are favorable. The Time Magazine for December 6, 1948, contains the following article on President Truman, under the heading "Back in Stride." The President also found time to sit three tim~s for an oil portrait showing him in all the regalia to which he is entitled as a Master Mason of the 33°: silk hat, apron, heavy rings on his fingers. When his picture is finished it will occupy a place of honor in the Masonic Grand Lodge of Missouri at St. Louis.

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We have never heard of "a Master Mason of the 33°." Nor were we aware that such a Mason is entitled to wear a silk hat and heavy

Painting of Presiden~ Harry S. Truman

rings. The truth of the matter was that the President was anxious to do something for his grand lodge, and friends persuaded him to sit for a portrait dressed as a Past Grand Master of Masons. But this is not bad for the average Magazine in attempting to describe anything Masonic.

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Life Magazine for March 20, 1949 contains one of the finest tributes to the Masonic Fraternity yet appearing in print. It was a magnificent full page color picture of President Harry S. Truman in his regalia as Grand Master of Missouri Masons, a matter referred to elsewhere in this review. Underneath the picture, it said: . In full regalia Mason Harry Truman pounds gavel in new portrait by Greta Kempton which hangs in the Grand Lodge at St. Louis. This is the way Mr. Truman dressed for meetings as Missouri Grand Master in 1940. Symbol of office is right-angled square suspended from his neck. He also wears Masonic apron with eye and face of sun.

Accompanying the article are two other pictures, one of Theodore Roosevelt garbed as a Master Mason, and Franklin D. Roosevelt in similar garb. With the Roosevelt (No.1) article is the caption: Theodore Roosevelt posed in a Masonic Lodge in 1912. The large letter "G," one of the Mason's innumerable mystic symbols, stands for "God. "

There is this under the F. D. Roosevelt picture: Franklin Roosevelt was photographed in 1935 at Masonic meeting with sons James and F. D. Jr., (behind him), Fiorella La Guardia (left rear).

It was stated: Americans who have grown used to seeing pictures of Harry Truman in everything from tails to swim suit got still another view. This time he appeared in a brand new portrait as a Grand Master. Twelve other presidents-Washington, Monroe, Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Johnson, Garfield, McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Harding and Franklin Roosevelthave also been Masons, but none ever reached the exalted rank (33°) held by Harry Truman. * * * At a Lodge Meeting. Masonic Officers in Grandview (Mo.) Installed by Mr. Truman. President Truman was the installing officer last night at the annual ceremony of the :Ylasonic Lodge in Grandview, which he helped found. Mr. Truman was driven to Grandview from the Hotel Muehlebach. Hi'3 fellow Masons delayed the ceremony in the lodge hall on Main street in Grandview twenty minutes for the arrival of the President. John Campbell, Hickman Mills, who operates a filling station and a feed store and is an acquaintance of the President's was installed as worshipful master. Mr. Truman was first worshipful master of the lodge in 1911 and served in that capacity again in 1912, and in 1917. He is past grand master of the state. About 150 Masons attended the ceremony, which was not open to the public. Those assisting Mr. Truman in the installation were A. K. George, Grandview, as acting grand marshal; A. T. McMillan, Grandview, as acting grand chaplain; and Fred G. Montfort, Grandview, as senior grand deacon. Theodore L. Bird, Grandview druggist, was the retiring worshipful master.

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The President stayed about ninety minutes for the ceremony, but left before the coffee and doughnuts were served and was driven to his home in Independence.-K. C. Star, Tuesday, December 27, 1948. 'l'RU1IAK TAKES BRIEF LEAYE FRO:'.! CAMPAIGN TRAIN

Indianapolis, Oct. 16, A.P.-President Truman took a sudden leave of absence from his campaign train last night to drive to suburban Beech Grove to attend a :Masonic lodge ceremony for a sailor on the President's yacht. The sailor, Donald Earl Bauermeister, showed up in a crowd at Noblesville, Ind., yesterday afternoon when Mr. Truman spoke there. Mr. Truman spotted him, called him over and invited him to ride to Indianapolis. Bauermeister told the President he was to get the third, or Blue lodge, degree in Masonry last night. Chas. G. Ross, presidential secretary, said Mr. Truman told the sailor he would like to sit in. Arrangements were made for him to attend the ceremony at Masonic Lodge 694 at Beech Grove. '1'he rites were delayed until the President had finished a campaign speech here and had time to drive to Beech Grove.K. C. Star, October 16, 1948.

FREEMASONS IN THE NEWS

John Hancock, '~lhose signature is outstanding among those attached to the Declaration of Independence, was initiated at the age of 23, in Merchants Lodge No.1 (Canada). Later he affiliated with St. Andrew's Lodge in Boston. Jean Christian Sibelius celebrated his 83d birthday, December 8, 1948. He was left fatherless at the age of three; at five he could play the piano, ano. at ten was composing for violin and piano. He has written eight symphonies. He is a member of a lodge in Helsinki, Finland. Harold Lloyd is an officer of the Imperial Council of the Shrine; he is a member of Alexander Hamilton Lodge No. 535 of Los Angeles, and of both rites of Freemasonry. He and his father were made Royal Ar('h Masons on the same evening. Ogden Re1~d, editor of the New York Herald Tribune, was a member of the well known Holland Lodge No.8 in N ew York City. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a member of the same lodge. Lowell Thomas, radio commentator was made a Master Mason, February 7, 1927, in St. John's Lodge, Boston, Mass. He is a dual member, being affiliated with Kane Lodge No. 454 of New York City. He lives at Pawling, N. Y. S£gmund Rombe~g, composer of "Your Land and My Land," gave $1,000 to the Grand Lodge of :Maryland for a new pipe organ, played a benefit performanc(', and received an ovation from two thousand guests. He is a member of Baltimore, Maryland, bodies. Richardson Little Wright, author and editor of Home and Garden, is secretary of the well known American Lodge of Research in New York. Dan DeBaugh, 'who died in 1946, and who was Grand Master of Masons in Illinois, was treasurer of the world's greatest circusRingling Bros.

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Both Missouri Senators are members of the Craft; Senator Forrest C. Donnell is a Past Grand Master of Missouri and a member of Tuscan Loage No. 360, St. Louis, Mo. Senator James P. Kem is a member of Missouri's largest lodge, Ivanhoe No. 446, Kansas City, Mo. Governor Forrest Smith is a member of Richmond (Mo.) Lodge No. 57, Cyrus Chapter No. 36, and Richmond Commandery of Knights Templar No. 47. James T. Blair, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, is a member of lodge, chapter, and commandery in Jefferson City, Mo. Lord Donoughmore, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland died at his home in Ireland October 19, 1948; he was seventy-three years of age and held in highest esteem by his brethren in Ireland and in England, in which latter country he had spent the greater part of the last few years. He had held office in the United Grand Lodge of England and was active in the work of the Royal Institution for Girls. He was a delightful companion and his sunny disposition, which remained with him in spite of many physical infirmities, until the end of his days. Guido Laj, Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy, and a remarkable man, died suddenly at his home in Rome, Italy, November, 1948. He had been selected by the Allied Government when they took over Rome, to take over the position of Vice-Mayor of that city, a position he filled with satisfaction to all. It was due largely to his ability that the Grand Orient was able to function so promptly after the occupation of Italy. Viscount Suirdale, eldest son, and seventh of the line, will succeed his father, Lord Donoughmore. He is forty seven years of age and has served the Grand Lodge of England as Junior Grand Warden. Prince Harald, Grand Master of Denmark, died March 30, 1949, at his home in Denmark. He was 72 years of age and was known as the "Hussar Prince," being a lieutenant general in the Danish Army Hussars. His death was the result of a heart attack; he was the uncle of King Frederick the IX of Denmark and a brother of King Haakon of Norway. Harris C. ,Johnston)' A Missouri past grand mastet has been named to the presidency of one of the oldest military schools west of the Mississippi River. Our brother is a son of Col. T. A. Johnston, who for many years headed the Kemper Military School at Boonville, Mo. He replaces his brother-in-law, Col. Arthur M. Hitch, also a member of the Masonic fraternity. Minot B. Davis)' has been appointed as Minister to Hungary, a place which has been vacant for several years. He is a member of Ben Hur Lodge in Kansas, and his ","ife is a former resident of Adrian, Mo. He held a post as Minister to Denmark; later assigned to Venezuela, and now advanced to a very strategic post in Hungary. He is one of the outstanding members of the diplomatic corps.

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Prof. Douglas Knoop, well known Masonic writer, died at his home in England October 21, 1948. He collaborated with G. P. Jones in bringing to the attention of the Masonic \Vorld several rare Masonic manuscripts. He was 65 years of age. Lew Wentz, millionaire Oklahoma oil man, philanthropist, and Freemason, died June 2, 1949, and was buried at Bartlesville, Okla., with Masonic ceremonies. Sol Bloom, New York congressman, died March 7, 1949 in \Vashington, D. C. He was 79 years of age. He was director of the \Vashington Bi-Centennial celebration, and in that capacity, rendered a great service to his country. George F. A. Bowden, distinguished Costa Rican Freemason, died in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 14, 1949. He had served his Grand Lodge as Grand Master, and was for many years· its Grand Secretary. Bro. Bowden was born in Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 27, 1869, of English descent, but since 1908 had resided in Costa Rica. Some of his life was spent in New York, Bogota, and other cities of South America. He was intensely interested in Freemasonry and had the viewpoint of both the Latin and Anglo-Saxon; he was the source of accurate information concerning Latin-American Freemasonry, and your reviewer offers a symbolic wreath as tribute to his work. SirJan Colquhoun, Chief of the Clan Colquhoun of Scotland, died November 18, 1948; he was at one time Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and as such installed the present King (then Duke of York) as Grand Master Mason of Scotland. He was a member of Dumbarton Kilwinning Lodge No. 18. He held the D. S. O. for gallantry in action in 1916. He was born June 20, 1887. He was an amateur boxer and lightweight champion of the British Army; he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; he was a fisher and hunter of renown; he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church, Scout Commissioner, Chairman of Scotland's National Trust, Knight of the Thistle, and holder of many titles and official positions. He was active during the Scottish Masonic Bi-Centennial celebration in 1936 and proved an affable host to the hundreds of visitors on that occasion. Dr. L. J. J. Cctron, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands, heads the first chapter of Royal Arch Masons to be established in the Hague, Holland. The new chapter was instituted under the direction of the Supreme Grand Chapter of England. The Grand Chapter gave the newly instituted chapter a complete set of paraphernalia costing $1,500. Grand Secretary Sydney White, of England, was present at the consecration ceremonies which occurred on February 3, 1949. He was assisted by Sir Ernest Cooper, Rev. Joseph Moffett, Cyril C. Horner and Philip Bull of the English Grand Chapter. Charles Noah Orr, distinguished Templar, and former Grand Master of the Grand Encampment, died at his home in Minnesota in January, 1949. He was a lawyer by profession and for several years was a power in the Minnesota legislature.

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That 81st Congress. A recent check of the members of Congress shows fifty-eight Senators to be members of the fraternity. Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Washington are not represented in the list. Two hundred and twenty-four Representatives represent the fraternity in the Lower House; Connecticut, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia and \Vyoming are not represented in the list. Missouri has two Senators and nine Representatives in the group. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Many Missouri Lodges are, or have been, celebrating their onehundredth anniversaries. Several of these lodges have supplied us with historical pamphlets, or other material, dealing with their beginnings. HEROINE LODGE No. 104 Grand Lodge Proceedings record the fact that Brother Benjamin Grover, granted a dispensation "since the last Grand annual communication of the Grand Lodge" to a new lodge at Kansas, called Herrine (Heroine) Lodge.

This was not the first lodge in the Kansas City territory, for the Grand Lodge had granted a charter to Golden Square Lodge, meeting in Old Westport, on the same day the Charter was granted to Heroine Lodge-May 10,1849. But Golden Square died and Heroine Lodge lived. The first meeting place of Heroine Lodge was at Third and Main Streets; then to Oldham's Hall, Third and Walnut; later to Seventh and Main streets, then to Walnut between Ninth and Tenth Streets; to Fourteenth and Grand Avenue; to Ninth and Harrison, and finally, to 3301 Woodland, former home of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446. The first Master was Thomas Leonard. Weare sorry the pamphlet did not give more information about him. Dr. Isaac M. Ridge, prominent Kansas City physician was one of the first secretaries; many other wellknown names were included in the membership-Ridge, Porter, Campbell, Coates, Scarritt, Smart, Chick, Benton, Hammerslough and Ganz. During the Civil \Var, the lodge quarters were ransacked and all its paraphernalia was destroyed; the membership dropped from 61 to 17. In 1869 the Hannibal Bridge was completed and a monster parade was held. Dr. Alfred B. Sloan was Grand Marshal of the parade; he was Master of Heroine Lodge. Ethelbert F. Allen was Master in 1887 and 1888; he became Grand Master in 1898; he assisted in the organization of Ararat Temple of the Shrine and became Imperial Potentate in 1898. At a Golden Anniversary dinner celebrated in the old Hotel Midland, May 10, 1899, Senator William Warner presided as toastmaster. Dr. Ridge, the only charter member of the Lodge was present; he stated that the Lodge

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had worked under dispensation as early as 1848. He told of having his life saved during the Civil 'Var by reason of his Masonic connections; at another time his life was saved by his colored barberalso a Mason. No objection was then voiced because of the fact the barber was an irregular Mason. Professor Thomas B. Lester, Master in 1856-1857 came to Kansas City in 1854, and at his death in 1888, was the oldest resident physician, with the exception of Dr. Ridge. He was initiated in Missouri Military Lodge at Santa Fe, New Mexieo in 1848, but on his return to Missouri in 1854, affiliated with Heroine Lodge. He was mustered into the Army at AIton, IlL, as a member of the Co. C, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. BLOOMINGTON LODGE No. 102

This lodge was originally located at Bloomington, Mo., which was at that time the county seat of Macon County; with the advent of the Hannibal and St. Joseph railway, and the building of the 'Vabash from St. Louis to Des Moines, Old Bloomington gradually faded out of the picture and the Lodge was removed south to Bevier, a town which promised to grow because of the close proximity of the coal fields. A Committee reporting to Grand Lodge in 1849 said: They find that three dispensations have been granted since the last Grand Communication of the Grand Lodge . . . one by Brother Turner for a Lodge at Bloomington called Bloomington Lodge.

In 1851 the Lodge had 35 members; it had raised five during the year. In 1852, a petition was received from the lodge asking permission to pass and raise a brother who, while an Entered Apprentice, had a limb amputated. Grand Lodge refused to intervene because it was "a violation of the ancient usages of Masonry" and the brother no doubt spent the rest of his life as a one-limbed-entered-apprenticc! In 1860 the Lodge had 70 members, increased by 1865 to 80 members; those were war times and T. B. Howe, DDGM reported that while he had met with the Lodge and installed its officers, yet, Owing to the unsettled state of the country and difficulties arising over which I had no control, and believing then, as I believe now, that Masonry did not require or compel me to risk my life in the open :field before a vastly superior enemy, I felt warranted and justified in abandoning the field, and so on July 6, 1844 I left the bounds of the district and have not been in it since.

In 1892 it was reported to Grand Lodge that Bloomington Lodge No. 102 \vas removing to a new hall. A duplicate charter was issued in 1939. The 1948 report of the Lodge showed 72 members. An anniversary celebration was held in May, 1949, attended by officers of the Grand Lodge of Missouri.

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BEACON LODGE No. 3

Beacon Lodge No.3 dates from October 14, 1848, at which time a Dispensation was granted them. It was chartered May 10, 1849, a special resolution a,"isigning them the number "3," a number originally held by Hiram Lodge No. 3 of St. Charles whieh surrendered its charter in 1826. To commemorate the centennial of the lodge a pamphlet of twentyeight pages was issued giving lists of past masters and a brief history of the lodge, written by Edward M. Layton. Elpven brethren were the first petitioners, one the well known Erastus lVells. The charter was signed by Joseph Foster, Grand Master, one of the most distinguished names to grace the Grand Lodge line. Hugh P. Sexton was the first :Master; he assisted in the organization of the St. Louis Fire Department in 1857 and was the first Fire Chief for many years. \Vells, mentioned above, was first treasurer of the lodge; he came to St. Louis in 184:3 from New York and became the father of St. Louis' transportation system; he organized the first omnibus route, drove the first horse-car up Olive Street from Fourth to Tenth Street; he was elected to the City Council and became an organizer of the old Southern Hotel. lIe was made President of the Laclede Gas Co. and was a leader in the erection of the Masonic Hall at Seventh and Market Streets in 1866. He served four terms in Congress. The City of \Vellston was named in his honor. He was succeeded as lodge treasurer by Isaac H. Sturgeon, assistant U. S. Treasurer; he became General Manager of the North Missouri Rail'way Co. (now the \Vabash). He gave the first two lots to start the present city of Moberly. The lodge is proud of its membership, past and present, and it is a matter of regret to Masonic students that a larger history of the lodge was not issued on this momentous occasion. BOOKS

The lIIasonic Year; one of the most valuable publications we receive annually is the English Grand Lodge volume which shows all the lodges and chapters working under English jurisdiction. The 1949 edition has nothing of unusual value except that of reference for names and locations of lodges and chapters. History of Royal Arch Masom'Y in California; our friend Leo J. Friis is the author of a 114 page volume, entertainingly written, which tells the story of the trials and tribulations of our brethren who almost a century ago brought Masonic light to the Pacific Coast. The story of Royal Arch Masonry in California is closely related to that of symbolic Freemasonry and the Grand Chapter of California deserves thanks for printing and distributing the volume. Leaves from Georgia Masonry; the Grand Lodge of Georgia have

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reprinted the volume "Leaves from Georgia Masonry" under the direction of their Educational Committee. It makes a cloth bound volume of 240 pages and contains many articles of Masonic interest by Officers and Past Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge, as well as a sixty page condensed history of Freemasonry in that jurisdiction. Royal Arch Masonry in Louisianaj Edwin F. Gayle, P.G.H.P. (La.) has written a most unusual story of Royal Arch Masqnry in Louisiana, and has encompassed it all in a paper bound volume of 48 pages; he has dedicated it to the children of the Masonic Home "to whom we are obligated to aid and educate." It was distributed at the 101st annual convocation of the Grand Chapter of Louisiana, February 17-18, 1949. Bro. Gayle is a past grand master of his grand lodge and writes their correspondence reports. The Grand Lodge of Vienna for Austria: evidence of the activity in the rehabilitated Grand Lodge of Austria is shown in the issuance of a 106 page history of the Grand Lodge. It bears the date "1949" and is in the German language. Its frontispiece is a colored portrait of the late Dr. Richard Schlesinger, taken from a painting owned by the Grand Lodge. There are cuts of the late Dr. Karl Doppler, frontispiece of the Entick Constitutions and pictures of the two Masonic lodge rooms in Vienna. Also included is a letter from General Mark Clark, U. S. A., acknowledging receipt of a medal issued by the Grand Lodge "for aid rendered" during American occupation. There are chapters on the Beginnings of Freemasonry, the High Grades, Mozart, Goethe, Ritter von Kalchberg, Social 'Vork of the Grand Lodge, and the German speaking Grand Lodge in the Argentine. Truly a nice bit of work for an organization which ha~ reviyed since 1945. The Black Hillsj a new volume of history dealing with the Black Hills (N.D.) country. One chapter is devoted to Keystone and the Keystone Mine. The author, Robert J. Casey, says of it: Keystone is said to have been named by some miner, probably Fred Cross, for his Masonic watch charm. He located a placer mine near the present site of the town in 1877. In 1899, Keystone had a population of 1,500, two churches-Congregational and Methodist-an undetermined number of saloons and no school. . . . Calvin Coolidge stopped there on his way to dedicate Rushmore.

Ars Quatuor Coronatorum: Vol. LIX, Part 2 (1948) reached us in January, 1949. It contains 216 pages of material. Those interested in William Preston, the Gild and the Craft will find the article by Brother Fred L. Pick to be an informative one. Several pages are devoted to Freemasonry in Ceylon, a country whose Masonic history has been neglected. Short articles on Rasmus Rask, a Danish Freemason, and 1\otes on Polish Freemasonry complete the volume. order of the Silver Tro wel: a small pamphlet explaining the origin, character and traditions of an organization limited to those who have

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been elected to preside over councils of Royal and Select Masters. From it we learn that the Order has a Scotland background and that it is pretty generally spread over the United States; in some states it is referred to as the degree of Thrice Illustrious Master; in others it is the Council of Anointed Kings. Masonic Dictionary: under the direction of Carl H. Claudy, secretary of the Masonic Service Association, there has been issued a small booklet which contains the meaning of several words used in Masonic degrees, together with a pronouncing gazeteer which should make for improvement in the conferring of the degrees-provided the book gets into the hands of those who need it. There are those who will wish to argue with Bro. Claudy over some of these pronunciations, but Bro. Claudy has the dictionary to back up his contention. A copy of the booklet was mailed to every member of Missouri Research Lodge. Philadelphia Commandery No.2 Centennial: this commandery celebrated its centennial May 26, 1949 with a dinner and by issuing a twenty-two page history and program. The commandery was instituted by virtue of the authority and under the warrant of Franklin Lodge No. 134, the lodge reporting: That in their opinion, the Grand Lodge, and all warranted Lodges, far as they have abilities or numbers, have undoubted right, according to the Ancient Craft, and that, according to Masonic usages and customs, Encampments of Knights Templar and the Appendant Orders have been opened and held under the sanction and authority of regular Lodges held under the Grand Lodge of any country or state in which there was no Grand Encampment existing at the time of such opening. (NoteI' Grand Encampment" was a title used when referen.ce was made to a I' commanilery." Our brethren of that day, like some of the present day, flourished em grandiloquent titles.) 80

One member of the Commandery (Edwin S. Stuart) served as Governor of the State; three served as Mayors of Philadelphia; several served in Congress; Bois Penrose, who served for a quarter of a century in Congress as Senator, was a member, as was Wm. H. Allen, President of Girard College. Mark Masonry in Oldham (England) : a thirty-two page pamphlet 'written originally for publication in A.Q.C. by Fred L. Pick, to which has been added certain statistical information not contained in the original. The earliest record of Mark Masonry in the City of Oldham was October 28, 1795, the degrees of Mark Master and Past Master being conferred in Lodge No. 277 of Oldham by virtue of the Lodge Warrant. Genesis of Freemasonry: by the well known writers Knoop and Jones; printed by the Manchester University Press, 336 pages and well indexed. There are fourteen chapters which include the Mediaeval Building Industry, Organizations of Freemasons in the Middle Ages, the Manuscript Constitutions, the Mason Word, the Period

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of Transition, Fonnation of a Grand Lodge, Origin of Masonic Ceremonies, Development of Craft \Vorking, the Trigradal System, the Royal Arch, and Eighteenth Century Trends. Some of this material has appeared in other works by these authors. Parade of the Presidents: by Milhollen and Kaplan, printed by Macmillan; a beautiful job of photographic reproduction which includes all of the Presidents down to President Truman. Full page reproductions of Washington presiding over a Lodge, and Garfield mounted on a horse, and clad in the uniform of a Knight Templar, add interest to Freemasons. The volume sells for $7.50. Toward the Morning: another in the series of historical novels by Hervey Allen; it takes up the story begun in Bedford Village, and like his other stories is filled with Masonic allusions. It is the story of Salathiel Albine's progress down the Pennsylvania trail from Bedford Village to the city which to him means civilization and the life of the future-towards Philadelphia. To those who wish to hunt up the Masonic references we refer to pages 38, 100, 116, 122, 136, 154, 163,173,193,195,196,197,199, 201, 205,240,263,363,441,450. For one who is not a Freemason, Allen writes knowingly and pays due tribute to the work of Freemasonry during colonial days. Missouri Lodge of Research Transactions: the annual proceedings of Missouri's only lodge of research was issued during the month of October 1948. It is by far the largest volume to be issued by the Lodge, containing 430 pages of biographical material dealing with the lives of all the past grand masters of Missouri beginning with Thomas Fiveash Riddick and ending with Morris Edward Ewing. There are 102 photographs, which include all but one of the past grands, it being impossible to secure a photograph of Marcus Boyd. The volume contains the proceedings of the Lodge meetings and a complete financial and statistieal statement. The Missouri Lodge of Research is the largest lodge of its kind on the North A meriean Continent-or should we say the \Vestern Hemisphere ~ It has long since passed the 500 mark in membership. A copy of the Transactions was sent to every Lodge in Missouri during 1948. Membership is open to any Freemason in good standing or to any Masonic group. John J. Pershing: in a Bulletin issued by the Northeast Missouri State Teacher's College, Kirksville, Mo., appears the story of Missouri's distinguished warrior, John .J. Pershing. It is an address delivered by Judge Byrne E. Bigger, P.G.M. (Mo.), who was a personal friend of General Pershing. One statement, made by Judge Bigger, may prove of interest at this time: Pershing was determined to have an education and to secure funds for this purpose he taught the Negro school in Laclede for one term, and taught a country school in an adjoining county for another term.

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Early Masonic Meeting Place: the magazine Antiques, May 1949, issue, contains a story by Mrs. Jean Lipman, one of America's leading authorities on American primitive art, in which she describes the extraordinary painted walls of what was once a Masonic Lodge room in New Lebanon, N. Y. One of the wall panels appears as the design on the front page cover of the issue. Unity Lodge room dates back to 1794, and while the room is today the property of private individuals, it is still preserved. Mrs. Lipman is somewhat inaccurate in her nomenclature and unfortunate in her references. She refers to one of the Unity Lodge members as being "Grand \Vorshipful Master of his Lodge, an office which he held for twenty-one years." One of her reference volumes was Bernard's Light on Masonry an expose of the last century. The pictures are valuable in giving an insight into the character of early-day lodge rooms. John Sullivan: George C. Carter of New Hampshire has written a sixteen page pamphlet on this distinguished patriot and Freemason. In its original form it was an address given by Carter before \Vashington Lodge in Manchester. It is a matter of regret that Bro. Carter did not give us more of the Masonic picture of him who was the first Grand Master of Masons in New Hampshire. A monument erected to Sullivan's memory was dedicated with Masonic ceremonies September 27, 1894, in Durham, N. H. Royal Arch Masonry in Michigan: Charles Fey and J. Fairbairn Smith have issued an 84 page pamphlet to commemorate the centennial of the Grand Chapter of Michigan. It is well illustrated and contains a wealth of information as to Royal Arch Masonry in Michigan. A biographical sketch of General Lewis Cass is in the biographical section. History of Great Priory of Scotland: from the author, George S. Draffen of Scotland, we have received a copy of his Pour La Foy, a 212 page history of the Great Priory of Scotland. It contains a foreword by the Grand Master of the Great Priory of Scotland, Lord Elgin. It has eighteen chapters and twenty-two appendices. We should regard it as a must for anyone interested in the chivalric orders, or the f'arIy history of Freemasonry in Scotland. The volume is copiously filled \vith photog-raphs of old charters and diplomas. \Ve regret that we ('an not give the volume the review space it is entitled to have. It sells for $5.00. CONFERENCE OF GRAND MASTERS

The annual Conference of Grand Masters of Masons of the U. S. A. met in \Vashington, D. C., Feb. 23-24, 1949, and was presided over by C. D. \Villiamson, Grand Master of Wyoming, who did a very acceptable job. It seemed to us that the agenda for 1949 was hardly up to the usual standard expected for such an occasion. It is true, several

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excellent talks were made, but little that could not be heard in one's own jurisdiction. Very little discussion followed the addresses, all of which may have been for the best, and especially so if the diseussion had followed the lines set forth by the Grand Master of California who attempted to interject the Negro question into the Conference. Grand Master Dierks, the Grand Master of the substantial Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, objected to such a discussion and the Chairman presiding very promptly ruled the matter entirely foreign for a discussion at the Conference. Generous applause throughout the audience proved that the Grand Masters were not in sympathy with any effort to disturb the harmony which has long characterized the conference. The outstanding address, in our estimation, was that of Grand Master McConnell of Tennessee, who spoke on the question of how best to handle the Charity question by Grand Lodges. Tennessee, several years ago abandoned the idea of maintaining an expensive home and adopted the policy of what we call "Outside Relief." According to Grand Master McConnell the change has reduced the expense, enabling the Grand Lodge to care for more people and at much less cost per capita. This year, the great republic to the south of us was represented; Walter Turnpaugh, P.G.M. of York Grand Lodge, came to speak in behalf of English speaking Freemasonry in Mexico. He was accompanied by Eutimio Cisneros, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Nuevo Leon, with seat in Monterrey, Mexico. Both these brethren testified to the fine feeling prevailing between Mexican and American Freemasons, and expressed a willingness to unite in any worthwhile project to promote the universal brotherhood. On \Vednesday at 12 :45 p.m. the group of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries, some 125 in number, were received by President Truman in the Executive Offices of the White House. The reception room was filled to capacity; the President greeted each guest personally, and standing in front of his office desk, said: Well, brethren, it is a pleasure to have you here. We haven't quite as much room as we had in times past. The White House is officially closed on account of the fact that it is unsafe, due to age and decrepancy, over which no one has any control. Eyen a human being gets that way once in a while. I have a great deal of pleasure in having you over here today, and annually as we usually do, because I am interested in what you are trying to accomplish. You are trying to create a feeling throughout the world that I am working for internationally and politically. I think you can have a tremendous influence on the understanding, and the peace of the world, if you exert it in exactly the right way. We have been doing some things all around the world that affect this organization, and affect the welfare of the brethren who suffered a great deal, due to conditions that took place in Europe. And I sincerely hope that you will continue these meetings, as you have in the past, and that you will continue to work for brotherly love and peace, not only in our own country, but in the world as a whole.

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I am delighted indeed to receive tlie Canadian brethren here. I just had a very pleasant meeting. with the Prime Minister of Canada. We discussed our mutual interests, and I think he went away very happy to be the neighbor of the greatest nation in the world. That is one of the things we can say with pride, that none of our neighbors is afraid of us. Our neighbor on the north doesn't live in fear that they have to be an armed camp, and our neighbor in the south feels the same way about it. The President of Cuba was here just the other day, and was explaining to me that it was a delight to him to pay a visit here, and that they never felt that they had to be afraid of their good neighbor. The President of Mexico paid a visit here, and he said the same thing. You gentlemen can contribute tremendously to that feeling all around the world, and when we get it, then the world will be the place we anticipate it will be. We will have the greatest age in the history of the world, we will accomplish that purpose. That is what I am working for. It is a pleasure to have you here. I hope you will come back next year. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL

The thirty-ninth annual convention of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association was held in the Memorial Temple in Alexandria, Virginia, February 22, 1949, and was widely attended. All the forty-nine member jurisdictions were represented, together with Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada (British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario), and several of the Masonic groups. President Elmer Am of Ohio reported progress in completing the Memorial Building, including the following items: The plaster figure of Washington is en route to the bronze foundry for casting. The sculptor is Bryant Baker. A photograph of the statue appeared in the April 1949 issue of Life magazine. It stands 17 feet and three inches high. The Cryptic Lodge Room, including lighting fixtures, has been completed, but not furnished. The Shrine has completed installation of the dioramas and murals in the section of the building assigned them. The Grotto has completed its archive room on the third floor of the tower. The Endowment Fund stands at $235,741.72. Total assets are $525,173.54. During the meeting $201,647.24 was collected, $6,500 being from Missouri.

President Arn was re-elected as were other officers. The architect, Bro. Wm. C. Corbett told the group that the Memorial was the equivalent of a thirty-story building and thought an endowment fund of $2,500,000 should be raised for maintenance, although stating: I have seen churches ruined by endowments, because the people did not have anything to do, but you have to keep going on this project because thousands of people pass through this building every year.

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ranks first, with gifts of $711,727.85. The total amount contributed has been $5,641,589.12. Harmony exists within the association and its members. Nothing occurred during the meeting to create friction. This attitude is reflected in the work of the association the past year. Yea, verily, behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in harmony. Dissension can only breed disunion! CONFERENCE OF GRAND SECRETARIES

The twenty-first annual conference of Grand Lodge Secretaries was held in Washington, D. C., February 21, 1949. Richard C. Davenport, P.G.M. of Illinois, presided and was re-elected; he has served as President since 1942. T. E. Doss, since 1943 Secretary of the Conference, was re-elected. Three Grand Secretaries died during the year-Chas. C. Hunt (Iowa), John Huske Anderson (N. C.), and Chas. H. Johnson (N. Y.). A history of the Association was read by Lewis F. Smith (Nebraska) who was one of the organizers of the Conference. We note the date as being Feb. 21, 1928. Owen Scott of Illinois was first president and D. Rufus Cheney of Oregon was secretary. The subjects discussed at this conference included the question of rotating the meetings in different sections of the United States, Dual Membership, Concurrent Jurisdiction, Use of Cipher, and an Open Forum. It was decided that the rotation would depend upon the action of the Grand Masters Conference; it, of necessity, must be held at the same place and approximately the same time. California wanted the meeting held there in 1950 in connection with their Centennial. Dual Membership seemed to be a discussion of brethren in Army Lodges in Japan and Germany. Pennsylvania reported concurrent jurisdiction in all lodges, but before a petition may be received it must be referred to a lodge nearest the permanent residence of the petitioner, a plan which involves approval by two lodges. Whether a petitioner loses his rights to petition a lodge in a state from which he has removed, and cannot petition a lodge in the state to which he has moved for a year, was considered. In other words, in some states there is a period of one year in which the petitioner cannot petition any lodge. As to the cipher-some like it-and some dislike it. Pennsylvania has no cipher work and no monitor; several other states use the Pennsylvania plan. Some states have a complete cipher; most states have a monitor but no cipher ritual. Masonry in China was the subject of an address by Grand Secretary Lloyd Wilson of California. California recently entered the Chinese field and has a Lodge in Shanghai. From his report a new

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Grand Lodge is in process of formation. And now if Lloyd will establish a Lodge for his Mexican speaking brethren in California, all will be well. The Proceedings of the Conference, received in record time as usual, contains the usual compendium of information supplied by Secretary Doss. The next annual conference will be held in Washington, D. C., February 21, 1950, at the Hotel Statler's Pan-American room. MASONIO SERVIOE ASSOOIATION

The annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association of the United States was held in Washington, D. C., February 21, 1949, and was well attended. It was opened by the chairman, Samuel H. 'Vragg, P.G.M. (Mass) and a very interesting program had been planned. Two American brethren, Majors Wm. A. Hunt, and H. N. Brown, had recently returned from Germany and gave facts and figures as to the present situation in that country. Arthur Keil, recently returned from a visit to Hungary and Czechoslovakia, told of conditions in those countries. At 7 o'clock p.m. a dinner was held in the South American Room of the Hotel Statler which filled the room to capacity. Carl Claudy's most recent book, a pocket dictionary of Masonic terms, was given out as a souvenir of the occasion. The membership of the Association now numbers thirty-one Grand Lodges, including Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Philippine Islands, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming are members. The latest addition to the list of members is Illinois. Since this was written Michigan has rejoined (May 1949). The Association offered its services during the western floods. To the monies raised in 1946-7 for European Relief was added an additional $34,924.56. Food packages costing $31,536.25 were sent to European needy brethren. Masonic aprons and jewels were sent to lodges in Czechoslovakia. Michigan, not a member of the Association, sent $10,000 to be expended for food in Great Britain. The brethren were asked to investigate all applications from foreign countries asking for relief, for there is a "racket" involved in some of the requests. The Association has contacts in Europe which insure the food and money going to the proper parties. The Short Talk Bulletins are being continued, as well as the very valuable Digests of Information, eagerly sought after by those who are guiding the destinies of Grand Lodges.

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The principal work of the Association deals with Visitation Service in Veterans' Hospitals, some ninety hospitals being included in the ''lork. In Missouri we note the service at Excelsior Springs, Springfield, and Jefferson Barracks. The total contribution of Masons to the ·Welfare \Vork, through the Assoeiation, amounts to $2,460,669.40. During the year, Andrew Foulds, Jr., of New Jersey, died and Samuel Wragg (Mass.) was elected Chairman of the Commission. Carl H. Claudy, who for twenty-five years has guided the destiny of the Association, continues as Executive Secretary. The problem of the Association is to keep all Grand Lodges satisfied-and this is no small problem. Jurisdictions not represented on the Executive Board are anxious to get on the Board, and if our guess is corred there will have to be some sort of a change in the basic structure to permit more contacts of the Association with each of the interested Grand Lodges. This can be done better from within than as a result of criticism from without. There are, unfortunately, Masonic elements which have always fought the Association and its work. FREEMASONRY IN THE PRESS

Garden Grave for Benes-Dual Services Are Held at Country Home of Czech Leader. Prague, Czechoslovakia, Sept. 10, 1948, A.P.-Eduard Benes, former president, was buried in a tomb in the garden of his country home at Sezimovo Usti today, with two religious services at the graveside. Bishop Frantisek Bedar, head of the Protestant Czech Brethren Church and a faculty member at Charles University, officiated at one service. Archbishop .Josef Beran presided at a Catholic service, the Czechoslovak press bureau said. It could not explain why the two services were held. No religious services accompanied the state funeral rites held in Prague earlier this week. -K. C. Star, 1948.

Benes was a well known Freemason. \Vith the rites of both Catholic and Protestant churches his SO'ltl should rest in peace!

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Pegler Views the News: In an artide by \Vestbrook Pegler on one of his favorite subjeds, we leal'll of Henry \Vallace's dealing with one Roerich, said to be some sort of an occultist: The Vremys, on November 17, 1934, in a piece covering two and onehalf pages, said Roerich represented a ::Yfasonic brotherhood and had political aims. Two days later, Vrcmya alleged that Roerich ""as trying to organize a }'lasonic state in Siberia. . . . An article on Xovrmber 18 said the guru was a Masonic agent, a Rosicrueian and :mti-Christinn. -Excerpt from K. C. Star, June 10, 1948.

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know. The great mass of Freemasons are of the Christian faith. How could anti-Christians creep into the official picture? \Vestbrook is not giving it as his own-but quoting from Russian sources. And vv'hat a source for Masonic information?

• • • A Question of Dorothy Dix. In one of Dorothy's columns which gives advice on everything from birth to <leath, a "perplexed wife" (most of them are) asks: My husband and I have always been close to each other and never kept anything from each other until recently when he joined the Mason's Lodge. He has taken his first degree and will not tell me anything about what goes on. Everything is secret and it is eating my heart out.

Instead of a<lvising the perplexed wife to go join the Star, she replies: 'Where have you been all your life that you have not known that every man who joins the Masonic Lodge takes a solemn oath (obligation not to reveal the secrets of the organization. If he went about discussing what occurred at their meetings he would forfeit the respect of all decent men. Instead of nagging your husband about what goes on at the meetings, be satisfied to know that he belongs to one of the noblest and most altruistic organizations in the world.

Bully for Dorothy!

• • • Newsweek, May 30, 1949, describes conditions in Costa Rica. It seems that Roman priests are engaging in politics in that country and one has been elected to eongress and is now minister of labor in the presidential cabinet. A propose<l amendment to law would bar priests from congress, causing the head of the Catholic Youth Labor party to protest: Aragon says the measure against the priests is the result of antiCatholic passion, since it does not prevent rabbis, Protestant ministers, preachers of theosophy, or Masons from being elected.

FREEMASONRY IN EDUCATION

\Ve hesitate about entering into a discussion of this subject, and yet Freemasons and Freemasonry are, and have been for centuries, vitally interested in the matter of public education. \Ve should not quote the material below, except for the fact that our metropolitan, and much of our local press, is so afraid of boycott that they overlook-or refuse-to mention such debatable subjects as the public school in its relationship with church schools. Pressure groups are undoubtedly having effect on our high court, judging from the artiele quoted. Note the method in which Justice Hughes dodges the issue. He makes the peculiar decision that state tax funds are given-not to provide the schools with text booksbut the individual child. Carried out under this decision, then paro-

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chial school busses carry the individual child-monies might go to build parochial schools-all under the guise that it was being done for the indivdual and not the school. At any rate, read it. '1'0 us it is strange doctrine, and not that taught by our forefathers who established our government with a firm resolve that Church and State must be separated. (Taken from advance sheets of the Supreme Court.) In Everson v. Board of Education, decided by the U. S. Supreme Court on February 10, 1947 (168 A. L. R. 1392, 91 LEd., 67 S. Ct.), the question under consideration was the constitutionality of a resolution adopted by a school district in :r-; ew Jersey, authorizing reimbursement to parents of money expended by them for bus transportation of their children to and from school, insofar as such payments were for transportation of children to Catholic parochial schooIs. The New Jersey statute under which the resolution was adopted, provided that" whenever, in any district, there are children living remote from any school house, the Board of Education of the district may make rules and contracts for the transportation of such children to and from school, including the transportation of school children to and from school other than a public school, excepting such school as is operated for profit in whole or in part." The Supreme Court, in a written opinion by Justice Black, concurred in by Chief Justice Vinson, and Justices Reid, Murphy and Douglas, held that the payment of transportation to parochial schools was not in violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution as rendered applicable to the States by the 14th Amendment. Four of the Justices concurred in a dissenting opinion written by Mr. Justice Jackson, those who joined the dissent being Justices Frankfurter, Rutledge and Burton, and Justice Rutledge wrote an additional dissenting opinion, in which he reviewed the entire history of the philosophy of the separation of Church and State under our government. Among other things in his opinion, Mr. Justice Jackson said: " The function of the Church school is a subject on which this record is meager. It shows only that the schools are under superintendence of a priest and that 'religion is taught as part of the curriculum.' But we know that such schools are parochial only in name-they, in fact, represent a world-wide and age-old policy of the Roman Catholic Church. Under the rubric' Catholic Schools,' the Canon Law of the Church by which all Catholics are bound, provides: " '1215. Catholic children are to be educated in schools where not only nothing contrary to Catholic faith and morals is taught, but rather in schools where religious and moral training occupy the first place . . . (Canon 1372.).' " '1216. In every elementary school the children must, according to their age, be instructed in Christian doctrine. " 'The young people who attend the higher schools are to receive a deeper religious knowledge, and the bishops shall appoint priests qualified for such work by their learning and piety. (Canon 1373.).' " '1217. Catholic children ihall not attend non-Catholic, indifferent, schools that are mixed, that is to say, schools open to Catholics aI).d non-Catholics alike. The bishop of the diocese only has the right, in harmony with the instructions of the Holy See, to decide under what circumstances, and with what safeguards to prevent loss of faith it may be tolerated that Catholic children go to such schools. (Cano~ 1374.).' " '1224. The religious teaching of youth in any school is subject to the authority and inspection of the Chl;lrch.

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" 'The local Ordinaries have the right and duty to watch that nothing is taught contrary to faith or good morals in any of the schools of their territory. " 'They, moreover, have the right to approve the books of Christian doctrine and the teachers of religion, and to demand, for the sake of safeguarding religion and morals, the removal of teachers and bOQks. (Canon 1381.).' (Woywod, Rev. Stanislaus, The New Canon Law, under imprimatur of Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York and others. 1940). "It is no exaggeration to say that the whole historic conflict in temporal policy between the Catholic Church and non-Catholics comes to a focus in their respective school policies. The Roman Catholic Church, counseled by experience in many ages and many lands and with all sorts and conditions of men, takes What, from the viewpoint of its own progress and the success of its mission, is a wise estimate of the importance of education to religion. It does not leave the individual to pick up religion by chance. It relies on early and indelible indocrination in the faith and order of the Church by the word and example of persons consecrated to the task. . . . , 'I should be surprised if any Catholic would deny that the parochial school is a vital, if not the most vital, part of the Roman Catholic Church. If put to the choice, that venerable institution, I should expect, would forego its whole service for mature persons before it would give up education of the young, and it would be a wise choice. Its growth and cohesion, discipline and loyalty, spring from its schools. Catholic education is the rock on which the whole structure rests, and to render tax aid to its Church school is indistinguishable to me from rendering the same aid to the Church itself." STRANGE DOCTRINE'

In the case of Cochran v. Louisiana State Board of Education, decided April 28, 1930, 281 U. S. 370, 74 L. Ed. 913, the Supreme Court held to be valid a statute of the State of Louisiana which provided for the furnishing from State tax funds of free school books to school children in the State. The statute did not confine the furnishing of books to public schools, so that they were furnished to parochial and private schools also. In sustaining the statute, Chief Justice Hughes said that the effect of the statute was not to furnish books to schools, but to children, regardless of what school they attended, and that, therefore, the funds were not used to support a religious school. Also, the National S<lhool Lunch Act provides for the furnishing of lunches to all school children attending tax exempt schools, which includes, of course, parochial schools. And, in the case of Bradford v. Roberts, 175 U. S. 291, 44 L. Ed. 168, the Supreme Court held proper the payment of money by the Federal Government to build an addition to a hospital chartered by individuals ,vho were members of a Roman Catholic Sisterhood, and operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church. However, in the case of Illinois v. Board of Bducation, decided by the Supreme Court on March 8, 1948, the court, in an opinion by Justice Black, concurred in by all of the Justices except Reid, held that an arrangement of a local school district, under which all pupilS, whose parents requested, were released at a certain period during each week for the purpose of receiving religious instruction, given in the school houses by persons selected by a local religious council, was unconstitutional. Under the plan, children whose parents did not request that they be released for religious education, remained in study halls or pursued their regular secular studies. The school district incurred no expense on account of the religious instruction, the instructors being furnished by

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the local religious council, some of the instructors being Catholies and the others Protestants, the children going to the instructor of their parents' faith. Under the arrangement all instructors had to be approved by the Superintendent of Schools. The action was brought at the instance of a mother of a school child who called herself an Atheist.

NEGRO FREEMASONRY

The question of the attitude of American Grand Lodges toward the Negro and Negro Masonry has been a matter of discussion for more than a century. It is still a warm subject, of which evident proof is given in the action of the Grand Lodges of Texas and Florida in withdra\ving recognition from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and discussions had in several other Grand Lodges of the South and \Vest on the same subject. Missouri has had the matter before it at various times, the first mention of Negro Masonry being in 1856. In that year mention was made by the reviewer of an incident in Iowa, wherein a Negro Mason declined to visit a lodge "lest it might create prejudice among the brethren." 1'he inquiry was made by Louisiana: "Can our Missouri brethren tell us anything about it~" The answer was that all that could be told was to be learned from the report of a committee, but, 'Our opinion, based on the facts before us, is that this Negro is a very sensible fellow and, whether a Mason or not, his desire not to be the occasion of offense to any is largely commendable."

In the review for 1857, Anthony O'Sullivan, commenting on the Iowa proceedings, noted that Davenport (Iowa) Lodge No. 37, referred to above, in summoning non-affiliated Masons to pay dues, had summoned, 'Brother Pritchard, a colored Mason, who, by letter, declined to come to the lodge as it might create some prejudice, and stating that he was a member of Prince Hall Lodge, St. Louis, Mo., and paid his dues there."

In the review section of the same proceedings is a letter from one who signs himself as corresponding secretary of Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Boston. It concerned one Peter G. Smith, a resident of Vermont, who went to Boston and claimed he was made a Mason in a lodge of colored people. On his return to Vermont he applied for admission to a lodge, but was refused on the ground that he was made in a clandestine lodge. He wrote to Boston for information and received a reply, in which it was stated: "The original charter is now in our possession and always has been, and we worked under it until after the war between this country and Great Britain, when the colored Masons held a convention and declared themselves independent, the same as the whites had already done. This was done on account of the difficulty in making returns to the Mother Country. There has always been the best feeling and our brethren all visit the lodges, not only in England, but in all parts of the world. "

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This letter being sent to Grand Master Phillip C. Tucker, of Vermont, he wrote: "It is supposed to be true that on the 20th of September, 1784, a charter for a Masons lodge was granted to Prince Hall and others by the G. L. of England. It bore the name of African Lodge No. 459 and was located at Boston, and that lodge did not continue its connection for many years with the Grand Lodge of England, and its registration was stricken from the rolls more than fifty years ago."

The case was submitted to the Grand Master of Massachusetts, who replied: "The Grand Lodge of this State does not recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, or any other lodge of colored Masons in this State, and no colored Masons have ever visited, or would be allowed to visit, our lodges. No white Mason, to my knowledge, ever entered a black lodge. So far as I have ascertained, the blacks once had a charter from England, which charter (n copy being taken) was returned for alteration and was never sent back to this country, and said copy is all the blacks now have.' ,

In 1869, .Missouri proceedings record the fact that the Master of Meridian Lodge No.2, St. Louis, was charged with"Wilfully affiliating and holding Masonic intercourse with clandestine, so-called colored Freemasons. Without going into details of the charges, we can simply report that the Grand Lodge arrested the charter of Meridian Lodge No.2 because of such reckless disregard of Masonic and gentlemanly proprieties."

Nor was Meridian Lodge alone in its fraternizing with colored Masons, for during the same year we find two brethren of St. John's Lodge No. 28 (Hannibal, Mo.) charged with gross un-Masonic eonuuct in holding Masonic communications with a clanuestine Negro lodge at Galesburg, Illinois. In 1869, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts appointed a committee to investigate the status of the Negro Grand Lodge in that jurisdiction, and their report stated: "Our constitutions make no distinction on the color of persons who desire the benefits of }'reemasonry, and there are no rules or regulations whereby petitioners, if worthy and well qualified, are excluded from our fraternity.' ,

Proceedings of various Grand Lodges from 1875 to 1878 are filled with mention of the Negro situation. The matter ,vas again brought to the fore by a volume on Negro Masonry, written by \Vm. H. Upton and published by the Grand Lodge of the State of \Vashington. An amusing incident is recorded in the 1864 Missouri proceedings, wherein Brother Michael Rees appealed from the uecision of Middle Grove Lodge No. 42. Brother Rees was an artist and, having made a photograph of one Brother McNutt, placed it in his show case along .side that of a Negro for public exhibition! McNutt, being informed

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of this action, repaired to the photograph gallery and expressed his opinion of Rees in terms that the Grand Lodge committee did not sanction, but the comniittee did believe "if any provocation can excuse such language, Brother McNutt has that excuse in justification of his conduct." The lodge had acquitted MeNutt on the charges preferred by Rees, and the conunittee itself endorsed "this one act of right done by this lodge to balance its many errors." In 1898 and 1899, several American Grand Lodges withdrew recognition from the Grand Lodge of Washington, which had recognized certain colored organizations. This action on the part of the Grand Lodge of Washington caused Wm. R. Singleton, well known Freemason and Grand Secretary of the District of Columbia, to refer to the "shameful departure of the Grand Lodge of Washington from the established usage and standards of Masonic government." However, in his article, he made the following statement: "Now the present writer has always duly recognized and fraternized with regularly made Negro Masons, and he has met many such in the :fifty-nine years of his Masonic career. In 1843, in the City of St. Louis, Brother J oab Bernard, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, laid the cornerstone of the Centenary Methodist Church. Frank Johnson and his famous Negro band of minstrels were in St. Louis giving concerts, the present writer was acting Grand Marshal and engaged that band to furnish music for the occasion. When he arrived at our hall, Frank Johnson proclaimed himself to be a Mason, with three others of the band. We examined Johnson and he vouched for the others. These four were admitted to the Grand Lodge room and were furnished with suitable regalia; they took their places in the band with regalia on, and St. Louis citizens, for the first time, beheld the white and colored Masons parading the streets together. . . . "In our position as Grand Secretary we have had many interviews in our office with colored Masons from foreign lodges, bearing regular diplomas, and we have invariably treated them just as we do our white brethren. We do not recognize color in Masonry, hence the color question has nothing to do with this question, except with negrophiles who seem to care more for the welfare of the negro than for the peace and harmony of their white brethren."

Missouri proceedings for 1911 reports: "The ripple caused by the colored Masonry episode in Mississippi suspended fraternal relations with New Jersey because the latter recognized negroes as Masons, has subsided so as to be a negligible quantity. So far as we know only one Grand Lodge, that of Oklahoma, followed the example of Mississippi, and this action was probably regretted almost as Boon as recorded. The truth is that this generation of New Jersey Masons found themselves inheriting this one lone colored lodge, from their ancestors, and as the lodge is weak and waning they con:fidently and with no regret anticipate its demise in the near future without the necessity of agitation or revolution."

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existence and, so far as we know, is the only 'regular lodge of colored Freemasons in the United States today. Nothing much was heard from negro organizations until 1947, when, as a result of the introduction of the Fair Practice Acts, and the general trend toward the economic advancement of the negro, a special committee in the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts made a report on the subject of negro Freemasonry in that jurisdiction. Inasmuch as this report, signed by six Past Grand Masters of Massachusetts, is a basis for all the discussion now going on, we are offering it in full : "The committee appointed to consider and report on the subject of Negro Freemasonry in Massachusetts, begs leave to submit the following report: , 'It has been a full half century since our Grand Lodge has considered the subject of Negro Freemasonry. Then, and in all previous studies of the subject, attention was directed primarily, if not solely, to the question of the technical regularity of the origins and early history of Negro Freemasonry. In the light of the evidence then available, it was believed that it could not, according to Masonic Law, be regarded as legitimate Freemasonry. On the same evidence the same conclusions would presumably have been reached-and perhaps even more emphatically-if the individuals and lodges in question had been white instead of colored. "In the intervening half century, Masonic historical research has made much progress, and the emphasis has changed considerably in Masonic thinking with respect to some of the factors involved in any such inquiry. The legality and regularity of each organizational act is now tested according to the law and customs of its date rather than by those of the present. , 'Your committee finds that according to the then prevailing Masonic law and custom, the origin, early procedures and subsequent development of the so-called Prince Hall (Negro ) Freemasonry in this Commonwealth have been, and are, regular and legitimate. Moreover, there is reliable and uncontradicted documentary evidence, dated .June 30, 1784, that African Lodge, of which Prince Hall was Master, was, in 1776, granted a 'Permet' by .John Rowe of Boston (then Provincial Grand Master over North America where no other Provincial was appointed), 'to walk on St. .John's day and Bury our dead in form,' etc. Rowe became Provincial Grand Master in 1768. "Thus for 170 years African Lodge and its successors have been functioning in Massachusetts in good faith and with the justifiable belief that their origin and procedure were as regular and legitimate as we have thought ours to be. Obviously, we do not presume to pass upon conditions prevailing in any other jurisdictions. "It is understood that there are other groups of Negroes who claim to be Masons, but we have found no evidence in support of such claims, and our conclusion thus far is that the so-called Prince Hall (Negro) Freemasonry is, alone, entitled to any claim of legitimacy among Negroes in this Commonwealth. , 'Members of this committee have inspected the original charter of African Lodge No. 459, granted by authority of H. R. H. the Duke of Cumberland, Grand Master of our own Mother Grand Lodge of England, dated 29th September, 1784, appointing Prince Hall (a Negro resident of Boston) to be its Master. This is the source of all 'duly constituted' Prince Hall Freemasonry, and is now in the possession of the M. W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. of Massachusetts. Our Grand Lodge traces its history as a 'duly constituted' organization to 1733, and Prince

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Hall (Negro) Freemasonry to 1787 when African Lodge began to function under its Charter. Thus for more than a century and a half, these two branches of }'reemasonry have existed side by side in this Commonwealth, each by its own preference adhering strictly to its own racial sphere of activity and without intervisitation. , 'There is need for unifying and strengthening all influences for the improvement and uplifting of mankind. Freemasonry seeks to build character and promote brotherhood among all men. These objectives have nothing to do with race or color or social or economic status. In this country, the welfare and the future of the white and colored people are interdependent and largely identical. Each has its own schools and colleges and churches and societies, but both have the same ultimate hopes and aspirations; uoth make common sacrifices in defense of their single country; both read the same periodicals, hear the same radio programs, and enjoy or suffer together the triumphs or failures of our national well being; and each is affected by the material and spiritual welfare of the other. "In conclusion, your committee believes that in view of the existing social conditions in our country, it is advisable for the official and organized activities of white and colored Freemasons to proceed in parallel lines, but organically separate and without mutually embarrassing demands or commitments. "However, your committee believes that, within these limitations, injO'rmal cooperation and mutual helpfulness between the two groups upon appropriate O'ccasions are desirable. "Your committee makes no recommendation except that this report be accepted, approved and recorded."

Following introduction of the report, Melvin M. Johnson, Dean of Past Grand Masters in that jurisdiction, spoke as follows: "r1'here exists in the United States a completely organized and functioning Masonic world of which many of us know little, although it descends directly from the Mother Grand Lodge of the world, that of Bngland. "I refer to the Negro Freemasonry which, in order to distinguish it from the Freemasonry of our own technical recognition, has been differentiated by itself as a Prince Hall Affiliation. One out of every eight Freemasons in the United States belongs to its bodies, which are as legitimate and as regular and duly constituted as our own. "Some years ago, supposing that Negro Freemasonry was clandestine or at least irregular, I began the writing of a brief to prove it. In preparation therefor, I searched for and studied all known facts which were pertinent, seeking the best evidence. The result, much to my surprise, was a firm condction of the genuineness of Prince Hall (Negro) Freemasonry. The facts and law are so clear that, in my opinion, no unbiased searcher for the truth can come to a different conclusion. I did not finish my study until the fall of 1944 and did not suggest its consideration in this Grand Lodge until after it had been discussed by the Grand Master of Masons in Oregon at the Grand Masters' Conference in Washington in 1946. It then seemed wise to bring it to the attention of our own Grand ~laster and Grand Lodge. "African Lodge No.1: On March 6, 1775, a freeman uy the name of Prince Hall, and fourteen other free colored men, were initiated in Boston by A rmy Lodge No. 441 of the Irish Constitution. "The claim has been made that an Irish military lodge had no right to initiate civilians. From 1768, that was the Irish rule where, and only where, there was an Irish 'Town Lodge.' There was none such in Boston. Even if there had been, it would not have affected the status of a candi·

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date although the lodge which violated the rule might have been punished. There was no such English rule until 1815. "On July 3, 1776, African Lodge No. 1 was organized in Boston by an assembly of unaffiliated Negro brethren and authority from that Army Lodge. (In almost identical fashion, Union Lodge of Albany, now Mount Vernon Lodge No.3, under the Grand Lodge of New York, was born.) Its 'Regulations' (By-Laws) were adopted January 14, 1779. , 'There were then no independent Grand Lodges in the whole of the Western Hemisphere. Moreover, there were then only five Provincial Grand Lodges, which, with their descendants, persist today, viz: Massachusetts (2), Georgia, South Carolina and Pennsylvania. , 'Official acknowledgment of the legitimacy of African Lodge No. 1 was almost immediately made by John Rowe of Boston, Provincial Grand Master for North America, holding authority from the premier Grand Lodge of the world, that of England. He issued a permit authorizing the Lodge to appear publicly as a Masonic body in procession for the purpose of celebrating the }~east of Saint John and' to bury its dead. "On both March 2 and June 30, 1784, African Lodge No.1 applied to the Grand Lodge of England for a charter. This is the same Grand Lodge which, through Henry Price as Provincial Grand Master, founded the first 'duly constituted' Freemasonry in the \Vestern Hemisphere in 1733. On September 29, 1784, a charter was executed for African Lodge No. 459 by authority of the Duke of Cumberland, then Grand Master of our Mother Grand Lodge of England. , 'This was not a trespass for an owner cannot trespass upon property of which he is already in possession. It is true that the Massachusetts Grand Lodge (of Scottish origin) assumed its independence March 8, 1777 (1 Mass. 259). However, the St. John's Grand Lodge, functioning by authority of the Grand Lodge of England under Provisional Grand Master John Rowe, continued as such until after his death in }'ebruary 1787. (1 Mass. 200). It first assumed authority to act as an independent Grand Lodge on July 29, 1790, when it elected John Cutler as Grand Master (1 Mass. 221). Thus it will be seen that at the time when the charter of AfruxlIn Lodge No. 459 was granted, as well as when the Lodge was organized on May 6, 1787, the Grand Lodge of England was still exercising its authority over the territory where African Lodge was established. Twice African Lodge had sent the fee due to the Grand Lodge of England for its charter and twice the money failed to reach the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England. Finally, on March 10, 1787, the charter was paid for and delivered to Captain Scott, the third messenger and son-in-law of John Hancock. "On May 6, 1787, African Lodge No. 459 was formally organized in Boston under the charter, with Prince Hall as Worshipful Master. That charter is in existence today in a safe deposit vault in the City of Boston, Mass., and has been inspected by members of your committee. There is no question of its authenticity. Moreover, it is believed to be the only original charter issued from the Grand Lodge of England which is now in possession of any Lodge in the United States. "May 18, 1787, a list of members of this lodge showed eighteen Masters, four' Crafts' and eleven Entered Apprentices. Twenty-three of the names on the list are not of the original fifteen. , 'African Lodge thereafter functioned as a Mother Lodge; that is to say, it assumed authority to establish other lodges much as, indeed, it had itself been founded by the Irish Army Lodge in 1776. , 'Where Grand Lodges exist, the chartering of new lodges by other existing lodges would not be recognized today. It, however, was common in the Eighteenth Century, as every Masonic historian knows. In other

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words, at the time African Lodge functioned as a Mother Lodge, what it did was then a lawful practice of the fraternity. "Some have believed that the Grand Lodge of England later revoked or annulled the charter of African Lodge. Such is not the fact. It is correct that at the union of 1813, the Grand Lodge of England revised its roll of particular lodges and omitted those which had gone out of existence or become attached to some other Grand Lodge. 'l'his had no effect upon the legitimacy or standing of any erased lodge. Some seventy lodges located in the United States, which had at some time been carried on the English roll, were dropped from the roll in revisions. African Lodge No. 459 (later No. 370) was one of them. So was St. John's Lodge, then, and now of Boston, constituted in 1733, the oldest lodge of continuous existence in all the Americas. "Prince Hall Grand Lodge: African Grand Lodge (1791) was organized by an assembly of the Craft. The same method was used by the Moderns (1717), and the Antients (1751) in England; likewise by New Jersey (1787) in the United States. Two additional lodges were established by African Lodge in 1797; African Lodge of Philadelphia and Hiram Lodge No. :3 of Providence. In 1808, after Prince Hall's death, a delegate convention of the three existing lodges changed the name to 'Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. lj- A. M.' as a memorial to him. Note that the 1791 Grand Lodge was organized the year before our own present united Grand Lodge. At that time, there were functioning with their See at Boston, Mass., St. John's Grand Lodge (English, 17331792), Massachusetts Grand Lodge (Scottish, 1769-1792), and the Lodge of St. Andrew, working independently. "In 1791, when this first Negro Lodge was organized, there were only eleven other existing Grand Bodies of Symbolic Freemasonry in the whole Western Hemisphere which today exist. They were located in Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, North Carolina, Connecticut and New Hampshire. The Grand Lodge of Rhode Island was organized the next day (1915 :Mass. 281-2). This negro Grand Lodge was not organized with any prescribed territorial jurisdiction. Like the present York Grand Lodge of Mexico, its' jurisdiction' was not territorial, but was limited to a certain class; the Prince Hall Grand Lodge to negroes and the York Grand Lodge to English-speaking residents of Mexico. "Territorial Jurisdiction: It has heen urged and is still believed by many that the formation of African Lodge No.1 and of its successor, African Lodge No. 459, violated the doctrine of 'exclusive territorial jurisdiction. ' "Often an existing rule of law is wrongly cited to show the illegality of something which took place before that rule was established. Whatever effect the doctrine of 'exclusive territory jurisdiction' may have, it cannot be rightfully used to render illegal that which existed legally before the doctrine was asserted. Neither can it be used effectively where estopped by the equitable doctrines of laches or stale demands. Indeed, the Constitutions of our own Grand Lodge made an exception to that doctrine wherever territorial jurisdiction is 'shared with another Grand Lodge by mutual consent' (Section 712). It has shared that jurisdiction in :Massachusetts with the Prince Hall Grand Lodge for a century and a half by that silence which tacitly gave consent. Such sharing does not dcstroy the doctrine of territorial jurisdiction, but, rather, affirms it. "Massachusetts has three lodges in Chile, founded in 1853, 1876 and 1884, respectively, and yet we recognize and exchange reprcscntatives with the Grand Lodge of Chile. "At the present time, we recognize the York Grand Lodge of Mexico,

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which claims jurisdiction over English-speaking people in the whole of Mexico, and we also recognize Mexican Grand Lodges with concurrent territorial jurisdictions. In China, we have maintained lodges of our obedience since 1863, and yet we have acted in comity there for many years with lodges of the obedience of the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland, Ireland, Austria and the Philippines. "In the Canal Zone and Panama, the Grand Lodges of Massachusetts and Panama share certain limited territorial jurisdiction with each other by treaty (1917 Mass. 79), and 1921 Mass. 141). "It is true that the Provincial Grand Lodge of Henry Prince and its successors have functioned continuously since 1733. It is also true, however, that there never has been a moment since November 30, 1756 (the date when the Grand Lodge of Scotland chartered the Lodge of St. Andrew in Boston) when there has not been a sharing of lawful Symbolic Freemasonry functioning in what is now the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Before the evacuation of Boston, there were various Army Lodges functioning here, under charters from the Grand Lodge of England, Scotland and Ireland. The Lodge of St. Andrew continued until 1809, when it united with this Grand Lodge. From December 27, 1769, until December 6, 1782, the Lodge of St. Andrew was a part of the Provincial Grand Lodge established by Scotland and known as the l\iassachusetts Grand Lodge, of which Brother Joseph Warren was Provincial Grand Master. This Scottish Provincial Grand Lodge declared itself independent on December 6, 1782. Meanwhile, the English Provincial Grand Lodge of 1733, then known as St. John's Grand Lodge, and the Massachusetts Grand Lodge continued to function as separate Grand Lodges in this Commonwealth until 1792, when these two Grand Lodges united, since which time in White Freemasonry there has been but one Grand Lodge. . . . Assuming that our Grand Lodge has rightfully had and now has exclusive Masonic jurisdiction over Massachusetts, then we certainly have the right to allow another Grand Lodge to share that jurisdiction to such extent as we see fit. "It is somewhat interesting to note that although our Grand Lodge has been a party to proceedings in court to establish the illegitimate character of a number of irregular and clandestine operations, claiming to be Masonic, yet it never has proceeded against Prince Hall Freemasonry. In fact, in one criminal case prosecuted -against clandestine Negro Freemasonry by the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, our then Grand Secretary testified as a witness against the clandestine outfit. "Other super-technical claims of the irregularity of Prince Hall Freemasonry have been made, none of which is sufficiently important from a legalistic viewpoint to require comment. The real opposition to negro Freemasonry is rather social than legal. A vast majority of the Grand Lodges of the world outside of the United States und Canada, recognized by us, have negro members as legitimate as ourselves and I have sat with them on quite a number of occasions when visiting in foreign countries. Their test is culture, not color. Even in Massachusetts, there is one authenticated instance of negro who, by reason of his office in his particular lodge, was a member of and had a vote in this Grand Lodge. In 1876, a Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the negro caterer to the Grand Lodge knelt together at the Altar of one of our oldest and most highly respected lodges to receive their Masonic obligation. It is so recorded. In my mother lodge, I have sat with negro visitors who were members of legitimate English lodges. "There are some who say, 'Why do anything~' The fundamental answer is that we should practice our own teachings. Moreover, there is need of leadership in this day when, in the words of Bishop Pardue,

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'The clash between the application of a democratic philosophy and vast racial discrimination, is daily making new converts to the religion of communism.' "

In justice to the Massachusetts committee, and irrespective of any ideas we may have as to the negro question, we cannot see how any reasonable individual could interpret the report of the committee as to imply recognition or visitation. \Vhether the report of the committee might lead to any recognition of colored Freemasonry in the future constitutes the sole objection of many jurisdictions. The negro problem is an economic problem, and apparently confined only to the United States of America. Those who attended the bicentenary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1936 will recall the presence there of the representative, a colored man, from the jurisdiction of British Guiana. At the banquet he was seated alongside a Past Grand Master of the Jurisdiction of Virginia, not through any lack of diplomacy, but because of the failure of our Scottish brethren to understand a local situation. Colored Freemasonry has competition in what might be regarded as clandestine masonic groups. If there is such a thing as legitimate colored Freemasonry, it must be that of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, for none of the other organizations have the slightest claim to legitimacy. We have never visited a colored lodge; we have never fraternized with colored Masons. \Ve do know some colored Masons and have always found them to be careful to select the better element of their race to become members of their fraternity. In conclusion, we may only say that changes come slowly in these U. S. A. Our brethren of Massachusetts, a century ago, placed the stamp of illegitimacy upon all lodges of Prince Hall affiliation; a century later, they recognized, by unanimous vote, the legitimacy of the original charter under which Prince Hall Grand Lodges work. Who knows what the next century may bring forth ~ A happy conclusion; \Ve have just received a copy of a resolution passed unanimously by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts rescinding all action taken on the report which has created such a furore in Masonic circles. This should settle the matter for all concerned and if all are as interested in Masonic harmony as this Grand Lodge has sho\vn itself to be, there would be no such thing as Masonic disunity. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts has demonstrated to the Masonic world its desire to preserve unity. We hope other Grand Lodges may follow the Massachusetts example, now and in times to come. \VHAT~ A NEW GRAND LODGE~ According to information which we have received since the first of the year, a new grand lodge is in process of formation. There has been filed in the Circuit Court of St. Louis certain articles of agreement by "officers of the Most Worshipful St. John Grand Lodge of

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Free and Accepted Ancient Scottish Rite Masons of the State of Missouri" in which a grand lodge is to be set up for the State of Missouri by virtue of A Grand Warrant issued to Rev. A. B. B. Storey, Rev. H. S. Lee, Walter Bibbs and Johnnie Stennis, on October 6, 1947, by the Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient Scottish Rite Masons of the World, which is incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia

for the purpose of carrying on "benevolent, religious, scientific, educational, fraternal-beneficial and miscellaneous associations." Its see is to be located in St. Louis. The Grand Master is to be president of the corporation and they are to be governed by the "Ancient Landmarks." It is evidently a negro association and the unfortunate thing is that they are being aided and abetted in setting up the corporation by certain white people. Do you executive officers know the meaning of the legal term Laches? FREEMASONRY IN ITALY

The Grand Orient of Italy goes on,its way, notwithstanding carping critics who would place everything in the way of its recognition because of the "unstable government of Italy." 'Ve once had in these U. S. A. a revolution and for many many years the government was unstable. But did this prevent the establishment of good grand lodges and their recognition by other Grand Lodges of the ,vorld. 'Ve think not. Those who think the Grand Orient of Italy is dominated by higher bodies should study the new Constitution adopted in March 1949. The Grand Orient is therein declared supreme, separate and distinct from any other Masonic group. Its Grand Master is not the Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite. Grand Master Harry Huether of Maryland visited the Grand Orient in February 1949. He personally saw the Bible on the altar. He also saw, and we have a copy of it, a pamphlet on Freemasonry and Communism, 50,000 copies of which he has said were distributed throughout Italy by the Grand Orient. Certainly those who claim communist leanings to the Grand Orient would have to withdraw their statements after all of this. And here is something further for the critics: In the last elections, 15 Deputies and Nine Senators were elected who belong to the Grand Orient. None of them belong to the Communist party. The death of Grand Master Guido Laj produced a vacancy in that station, filled by the selection of a distinguished Bologna lawyer, Ugo Lenzi. And he is not a Communist. Tito Signorelli, well known member of the Grand Orient, is a minister of a well known Protestant

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church. It would be rather hard to imagine Rev. Tito running around with a group of atheists. "Atheist" is a word used by the Church to describe those not members of the Christian Democratic Party. If you lived in Italy, you would be termed "an atheist and a communist." The old adage "do unto others as you wish they should do unto you" is not only good for the world, but especially so in this controversy. Those grand lodges who do not care to extend the brotherly hand to brethren who have fought and bled for their Freemasonry, and whose lives are ever in peril because of that membership, need not do so, if that be their wish; but it is unmasonic for any grand lodge or influential Freemason to hinder or impede the work of sincere Freemasons, who, while they may not conduct their organizations in the exact way that some other grand lodge does, yet by their work are adding to the general good of the fraternity and the brotherhood of the world. Incidentally, the Grand Orient has never' yet received from the government the property of which it was deprived when Mussolini took over in Italy. Is it not about time that something was being done about it? It would look to us as if the Marshall plan worked but one way. Three million American Freemasons are contributing to the work of the Marshall plan. \Vhy cannot we have some consideration from the Italian government' Is it possible that DeGasperi is listening to another voice' WHAT'S WHAT IN FRANCE?

They do things differently in France. For example, few candidates for initiation ever see the Holy Bible. It was removed from the altars of French Masonry three-fourths of a century ago. It is not required even to this day in either the Grand Lodge or Grand Orient of France; this accounts for their failure to receive recognition from American, British, and Canadian Grand Lodges. In September, 1948, there assembled in Paris the General Assembly of the Grand Orient of France and also the Convent of the Grand Lodge of France. \Ve are unable to account for the close relationship which exists between these two French bodies. At any rate, Grand Master Dumenil presided, made a speech, and after having wielded the gavel for more than ten years, turned it over to his successor, Georges Chadirat. We once met Chadirat. He carefully explained to us how much more tolerant the French bodies were than their American brethren. Did not France permit their initiates to select the volume on which they should be obligated' What difference whether that volume be the Book of Holy Writ, the Treaty of Versailles, or a plain White Book' The British and American Grand Lodges were intolerant and hidebound! But to return to the General Assembly. The Grand Master ex-

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plained the troubles which confronted French Masonry during the War, troubles which made it difficult for the fraternity to survive. He pointed out what constituted Masonic spirit and demanded that the membership live by that. He expressed sorrow at the depressing influences over the world but urged Freemasons to be optimists and spread to the world the Masonic ideas. He hoped that they would give their support to Masonic periodicals and that the magazine Le Temple might be reestablished. And here is an inkling of the trend of the times-most of the lodges are in favor of having the Bible on the altar. Bro. Maurice Paillard explained that in the Old Charges of 1723, nothing was said about the Bible and the G.A.O.T.U., and that a deviation from those principles was non-acceptable. The use of that formula he said was the result of the Union in 1815. Bro. Julius Bellifer contradicted the statement by pointing out the text of the 1723 edition which referred to U Adam, our first ancestor, created after the image of God, the great builder of the Universe, etc." Another Brother, reading the Philalethes Magazine, spoke on Communism; he thought discussion of it within Masonic walls was bringing politics into the fraternity. He said the magazine had mistranslated his article. He added that before the war the Communist party had compelled its members to give up their membership in the Masonic fraternity. Many members did not obey, preferring to resign their communist party membership. Neither Grand Lodge forbids the acceptance of communist candidates, regarding his political convic. tions "a part of a man's personal conscience." The Grand Lodge of Colorado had asked the French Grand Orient whether the Bible was on their altar. The answer should be enlightening to certain American Grand Lodges: The question was answered by Bro. Roumillac, Deputy Grand Master in La Chaine d 'Union •.. the General meeting, resolved in 1878, that our organization, taking into consideration local customs, which caused it to give positive proof of independence from the Church, assuring our brethren absolute freedom of thought and religion. Thus they resolved to leave it to a lodge to place, or not to place, the Bible on the Altar. The then Grand Master Desmons, who was in favor of it, and himself a Protestant clergyman, has never felt that it harmed religion or did any damage. . . . There are lodges, since 1878, who use the Bible as the Holy Book; others use the lawbook and the Old Charges of Anderson. During the lodge work, every lodge displays both books. These two systems work concurrent. . . . a lodge in Marseilles very carefully sees to it that the Bible is present.

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prescribe any religion; we demand that our initiates accept high moral principles, etc." The brother stated that political discussion was prohibited, for economical, social and religious subjects were regarded as controversial, as a rule. As to jurisdiction, we learn: We share this authority with our junior Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge of France; in common agreement with another Grand Lodge and the members of the former and the latter are admitted to the lodge, regardless of the Grand Lodge under which their lodge works.

And we are interested in the attitude of these two French Grand Lodges towards a third Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge N ationale and Independante, a group made up largely of English, Americans, and others, including many French who desire a lodge with a real Bible. Our inquirer was informed: Although we consider this Grand Lodge to have violated the general rules of jurisdiction, we are friendly towards that Grand Lodge.

It appears that the following Grand Lodges are in fraternal relationship: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Spain (in Exile), Egypt, Syria, Palestine ... South American Grand Lodges, and those of Central America.

A Table of Recognition, issued by M.B.A. in July, 1948 showed the Grand Lodge of France recognized by the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Utah.

The N ationale (/; I ndependante is recognized by California, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, District of Columbia.

For the benefit of those committees on recognition of other Grand Lodges, who do not read the French language, we offer the following statement by the Grand Lodge of France: The United Grand Lodge of England in 1878 severed all relationship, as a result of the fact we do not have the Bible on the altar, nor the recognition of faith or religious belief. We believe that by adhering to the original principles, which were accepted when Universal Masonry was created, and as we find them in the Old Charges of Anderson in 1723, which with great security keeps us within the borders and aims and tenets of our Order, and we do not wish to deviate from what the above Constitutions have gone through in later years as a result of local conditions. As we have been constituted regularly in the original spirit, which was born and formed, not only by the British, but at that moment by many French Freemasons (Desaguliers was French), and we are convinced that we have the same rights as any other Grand Lodge to decide what is regular or not. We pay proper attention to the Masonic virtue, which is

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the beginning: tolerance in our connection with other Masonic powers. We also expect this from them.

\Ve agree with the spokesman of the Grand Lodge of France that they are a sovereign power and have the same rights to decide for themselves what is regular and what is not. But, some four and a half million brethren, through their Grand Lodges, have decided, that for them, any group \{rhich claims to be Masonic must require a belief in Deity-whatever that Deity may be, and that some Book of Holy Law must be on the altar. A book of wh£te paper can never be a Holy Book! The Grand Lodge of France and its associates are out of step with the 'Vorld Brotherhood! IN ENGLAND

The latest report from England shows an increase in the number of lodges over a ten year period from 1939-1948 of 968. There are now 6,097 lodges working under the English Constitution; 1,464 are in London; 3,483 are in the provinces; and 750 are abroad. The Board of General Purposes are concerned about those who have been initiated in lodges not under English Constitution; here is their statement: In June, 1945, the Board reported to Grand Lodge that members of the Forces, through lack of knowledge, had been initiated into lodges which were not recognized by the Grand Lodge, and that it was essential that the credentials of visitors to lodges should be carefully scrutinized.

Oriental Lodge No. 687 of Istanbul, Turkey and K ohat Lodge No. 4559, N. \V. P. Pakistan, having ceased to meet have been erased from the roll of Lodges. The Grand Master, His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, K. G., has been re-elected Grand Master. Ne\v Lodges have been \varranted in Salisbury, Rhodesia; Kuwait, Persian Gulf; and at Cape Town, South Africa; the last warrant to be issued ,vas No. 6842. The attendance at Grand Lodge in March, 1949 was 1,779, about equally divided between Masters, Past Masters and \Vardens. London exercises the greatest influence, having 787 present. There are 58:~ listed as Grand Officers, including Grand Steward8. PHILIPPINE MARTYRS

Through the courtesy of Past Grand Master Christian \V. Rosenstock of the Philippine Islands, ,ve are in receipt of a memorial to certain American brethren who lost their lives during the Japanese \Var, either by murder or by ill treatment. The names include the following: Milton E. Springer, past grand master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines; died April 5, 1943.

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Eugene Eveleth Wing, massacred, 1944, by the Japanese on the Island of Leyte, where he was held a prisoner of war. John Bangs Findley, a Major in the Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., died in service, 1941. Robert Sterling Rogers j died in 1946. Harold Thirwell Gewald, Major, U. S. A., killed in action in the Bataan Campaign, 1942. Walter Murray Crosby, died in Santo Thomas internment camp, the result of malnutrition. Howard Marion Cavender, Major, U. S. A. Captured in the Battle of Bataan, placed in the death march, confined as a prisoner of war in Cabanatuan, placed on board a Japanese transport en route to Japan, when the transport was shelled and sank. Charles Mason Cotterman, interned in Santo Tomas internment camp, where he gradually starved, and passed away in 1945, shortly before the reoccupation by American forces. Alfred Francis Duggleby, interned in Santo Tomas internment camp where he served on the internees general committee; just before the reoccupation he was taken out of the camp, tortured, and finally hp, headed by the Japanese in 1944. Joseph Henry Alley, interned in Santo Tomas internment camp for the duration of the Japanese occupation. He never recovered from this confinement and died in Manila in 1946. He was a past grand master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. All the above were members of Asoka Conclave No. 30, Red Cross of Constantine, which represents only a small part of the American Masons who gave up their lives during the War. May their names ever be engraven upon the Masonic Records of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines for their part in preserving Philippine Independence. NEW GRAND LODGE IN CHINA

China has never had a grand lodge although Freemasonry has existed there for more than a century. Lodges have worked in past years under the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland, Scotland, Massachusetts and the Philippine Islands. The Grand Lodge of the Philippines has been instrumental, through its membership, in establishing a Grand Lodge for China. A convention was called for January 16, 1949 in Shanghai with this idea in mind. Six of the Chinese Lodges appeared. A Grand Lodge was formed, and David Au, well known Freemason was elected Grand Master. T. F. 'Vei is Deputy Grand Master; Arthur Gee is Senior Grand Warden; Bishop Ralph 'Vard, an American, was named Junior Grand \Varden, and Alfred Lee, Grand Secretary. A committee of three past grand masters, journeyed from the Philippines to Shanghai in March to institute the new grand lodge.

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_It is understood that the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland look favorably upon the new group, and it is very probable that within the year, recognition will be asked of American Grand Lodges. Dr. H. C. Mei is given credit for translating the ritual of one of our American grand lodges into Chinese. The communist uprising in that section of China may have its effect on the new grand lodge. NEW GRAND LODGE OF SAO PAULO

Through the courtesy of our good friend and brother, O. M. De Fleury, Grand Secretary of Foreign Relations of the Grand Lodge of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, we are in receipt of two photographs, one showing the annual communication of that Grand Lodge, the other of the Grand Master, Dr. Carlos Reis Filho. It is the custom of this Grand Lodge to elect their Grand Masters for a period of three years, and Dr. Filho will serve until 1950. It is our information that the Grand Lodge is constructing a Grand Lodge building, but it has not yet been completed. After investigation, the Grand Lodge of Missouri recognized the Grand Lodge of Sao Paulo in 1947. It is one of those Brazilian jurisdictions which grew out of the old Grand Orient and which organized in 1927. Our last report showed the Grand Lodge to have thirty-eight subordinates, DR. CARLOS REID FIHLO, with a membership of 3,Grand Master 119. The average lodge (Sao Piiulo, Braeil) membership is between 50 and 100 members; only 10 lodges have more than 100 members. Sao Paulo is one of the twenty-one Brazilian States and has seven million inhabitants. The photograph of the Grand Lodge in official session shows a typical Latin-American lodge room with its hangings and decora-

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tions, its ornamental ceiling and the various lodge banners; the checkered pavement on the floor is plainly noticeable.

Grand Lodge of Sao Paulo, Brazil FREEMASONRY IN THE NETHERLANDS

During the past century the G1'and Lodge of the Netherlands has in many ways maintained a relationship with the ruling family. While there have been no male heirs to the throne in many years, and the husband of Queen Juliana is not a Freemason, nevertheless the Grand Lodge by its acts and frequent greetings sent to the Queen has proved its loyalty to those who occupy the throne. Upon the accession of Queen Juliana an illuminated manuscript address bearing the greetings of the Grand Lodge and its officers was transmitted to the Queen, the whole contained in a highly polished box of palesander wood, engraved with the monogram of the new Queen. At the same time, three beautiful Dutch blue vases were presented to Queen Mother Wilhemina, on which may be seen such Masonic emblems as the All Seeing Eye, the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, and other symbolic designs. The Grand Master, Dr. L. J. J. Caron, was extended a special invitation to visit the Queen in 1947. During the early part of 1948 officers of the Grand Lodge of England, in their capacity as officers of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England, journeyed to the Netherlands, where, in the City of The Hague, they conferred the degrees of Royal Arch Mason upon a distinguished group of

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Netherlands Freemasons and established a chapter in that city; the chapter is to be headed by Dr. L. J. J. Caron, the Grand Master. Our readers will be happy to know that the economic situation inside the Netherlands is improving, that most of the lodges have returned to. their Masonic duties, and the Grand Lodge is functioning as it was before the occupation. Dr. A. A. Galestin succeeded Brother A. F. L. Faubel as Grand Secretary, who, because of age, was compelled to retire from active duty. FREEMASONRY IN GERMANY

Several attempts have been made by members of former German Grand Lodges to reestablish Freemasonry in Germany. It would appear that Freemasonry is operating there only in the American Zone of Occupation. Several jurisdictions have been besought by German Grand Lodges to grant recognition, but so far as we know, recognition has been deferred awaiting further developments. The Grand Lodge Alten Pflichten is one of those Grand Lodges asking recognition; Zur Sonne is another. It would appear to us that American jurisdictions should refrain from extending any recognition until we can be fully assured of the legitimacy of origin, present ideals and principles, and possible chance of reestablishing Freemason1'Y along-the lines of our ancient traditions. Some time ago the Grand Lodge of Connecticut established one of its subordinate lodges at Stuttgart, Germany, at the request of Major John A. Holbrook, Past Master of Siloam Lodge No. 32, Old Saybrook, Conn., and petition, dated March 29, 1947, signed by 20 Master Masons, was presented to Grand Master Earle K. Haling on April 22,1947. Maj or Holbrook was Karlsruhe Temple (after) named first Master, Melvin F. Eyermann as Senior Warden, Roscoe C. Burr as Junior Warden. The dispensation was actually granted May 16, 1947 to Stuttgart American Lodge U.D. The 1948 communication of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut renewed the dispensation. The first stated communication was held July 24, 1947, and between that date and the first of January 1948, 10 regular and 2 special communications were held. The average attendance was 18 members, and visitors 52. A lodge room was secured in the Reichsbahndirektion Building, in Stuttgart,

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room was secured in the Reichsbahndirektion Building, in Stuttgart, furnishings were contributed by the brethren without cost. The lodge receives petitions and refers them to lodges in the United States where the petitioner has residence. If elected, the German lodge confers the degrees upon request. The lodge donated $20.00 for a Christmas party for 50 German children. To Missouri Masons it will be of interest to know that one of the signers of the petition for dispensation was Lester Hobbie, a member of Adair Lodge No. 366, Mo., and among the signers for the continuation of the dispensation was Melvin L. Hutchison, member of Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, Mo. Connecticut was not the only Grand Lodge to establish a lodge in Berlin, for our brethren in Rhode Island did likewise. A dispensation was granted at the request of the Masonic Club in Berlin, and came about as a result of a Rhode Island Lodge organized in Coblenz, Germany, following World War 1. The lodge, Berlin Lodge U.D., is located on the third floor of the economics building of OMG US headquarters, Karlsruhe Temple before (bombing) and is one of a group of buildings which, before and during the war, was occupied by the German military; the headquarters building was occupied by General Goering, and later was headquarters of General Clay, Theater Manager for the U. S. A. The first meeting of the lodge was held May 25, 1947. Captain Robert E. Bryan, a Kentucky Freemason, sent in a group of German workmen who, in very short order, created a very satisfactory lodge room. Stations and pedestals were built, a canopy was erected over the East, and other essential paraphernalia made. A German artist painted the pillars on very heavy canvas and these were placed on the wall directly behind the Senior Warden's station. The first degree work was conducted June 3, 1947, when 5 candidates were initiated, including a chief petty officer of the Navy, a Major in the British Army, and 3 former U. S. Army officers, now OMGUS officials. On June 10th another class of candidates received degrees, the charge being delivered by Major William D. Kirkpatrick, Senior Chaplain at army headquarters. The lodge was called upon on one

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occasion to conduct the funeral service for a member of General Clay's staff. The membership of the lodge is approximately 100. IRELAND

The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ireland contain a full account of the death of the Grand Master, the Earl of Donoughmore, October 19, 1948. He had presided over a meeting of Grand Lodge on October 7th, and on his return home was taken suddenly ill. He was born March 2, 1875, and was seventy-four years of age. He was initiated in London, but later affiliated with a lodge in Ireland; he had served as Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England. On the death of the Duke of Abercorn, in 1913, he was unanimously selected as Grand Master of Ireland and ruled over that body for thirty-six years. Memorial services were held in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, attended by nearly all the Grand Officers; at a similar service held in London, His Majesty the King was represented by the Earl of Shaftesbury; the Grand Master of the Lodge was present, as was Past Grand Master, The Earl of Elgin, of Scotland. His successor is Raymond F. Brooke, who was installed December 15, 1948, at Freemason's Hall in Dublin. Another death reported was that of a very distinguished Freemason, J. Gilbart Smily. Warrant was issued for a lodge in the transvaal. During the year two of the Grand Officers had made a visit to South Africa, -where they visited in Capetown, the oldest lodge in South Africa, De Goede Hoop No. 12, established in 1772 under the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands. They also visited the oldest English Lodge, British No. 334, established in 1811; in Johannesburg they attended a meeting of the Irish Provincial Grand Lodge of South Africa (North) and the District Grand Lodge of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State (Scottish Constitution). The building of the lodge on the Island of Malta is being rebuilt after destruction by enemy action in the recent war. A lodge is being formed at Venderbijl Park, to be known as the Shannon Lodge; its location is near a new iron and steel works being built in South Africa. In Rhodesia, a new lodge has been established -New Matabeleland Lodge No. 720. El Alamein Lodge is being formed in the Province of Natal, the third to be established within three years. In the Southern Cape of Africa is a lodge at Port Elizabethtown to be kno\'m as the Lodge Emerald Isle. Ireland has lodges in Hong Kong and China and the Deputy there reports that lodges in that territory have prospered. He says of the new Grand Lodge of China: , 'These lodges are made up of a fine group of men, mostly Chinese, and I do not look for any attempted pressure on their part to force existing lodges of other constitutions to join the new Grand Lodge. Conditions in China have continued to deteriorate throughout the year."

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CANADA

Alberta: The forty-third annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Alberta was held in Edmonton, June 9, 1948, Arthur D. Cumming was the Grand Master presiding. He is in the clay products manufacturing business. The membership, as of December 31, 1947, was 13,728; a net increase of 671. The Grand Master very properly refused a dispensation to a rural lodge to accept an application from a petitioner who had just moved into town and who gave as his reason for petitioning that he might be moved again in a short time. The Grand Master said: "Freemasonry is an old institution and it is neither dignified or becoming to go contrary to the constitution in such cases. An applicant of all people should wait on Freemasonry-not Freemasonry wait on him. We are not in competition with any other institution and we do not consider it in the best interests of the Craft to rush after any would-be member. A Mason so made seldom values his Masonry."

An echo of the feeling of many of our Grand Lodges towards the extension of recognition is contained in the statement of a committee: "Invitations have been received from Grand Lodges in South America requesting recognition. To us, in Alberta, the situation Masonically appears somewhat foggy and until we are in a position to better understand conditions, your committee feel that the best interests will be served by allowing this matter to lie in abeyance."

Canada: The Grand Lodge of Canada covers only the Province of Ontario. It met in ninety-third annual communication in Toronto, July 21, 1948, T. H. Simpson, Grand Master presiding. The membership, as of December 31, 1947, was 109,008; a net increase of 4,608; there are 572 lodges. During the period from September 1, 1947, to August 31, 1948, a minimum of 500 parcels of food were dispatched monthly to worthy brethren overseas, in accordance with lists furnished by the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland. The investment was over $120,000.00 and shipments ran as high as 1,200 packages per month. During the year six brethren were awarded the William Mercer Wilson medal. Nova Scotia: The eighty-third annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia was convened at Halifax, June 9, 1948, Alexander H. MacMillan, Grand Master presiding. The membership on December 31, 1947, was 11,952; a net gain of 665, which was much less than that shown in the three previous years. An echo of the negro question was voiced in the report of the Grand Master. In reporting on Equity Lodge, at Halifax, he said: , 'I granted dispensation for the instituting of Equity Lodge for the purpose of initiating candidates of the colored race. This I was pleased to do, I could never reconcile with justice the forfeiting of the warrant

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of Union Lodge No. 18, because of the indiscretion of some of its members; racial intolerance is an abominable thing."

He condemned those lodges with insufficient dues, stating: "Some lodges are operating on dues which are the same as when butter was 30c a pound."

The Erasmus James Philipps Medallion was presented during the Grand Lodge communication to Past Grand Master Gay H. Brown, of New York. The income tax division of the government made a ruling that donations and contributions to the Masonic Home were not to be regarded as charitable donations, whereupon the Grand Lodge proceeded to investigate the question of incorporation in order to effect a legal separation of Grand Lodge affairs from those of the Masonic Home. The management of the Grand Lodge funds is to be turned over to a trust company for investment and management. It was stated that the greatest advance in Masonic historical work was made during the year by Nova Scotia Lodge of Research, of which Reginald V. Harris is the guiding spirit. The lodge existed from 1915 to 1922 and aroused considerable interest; it died out, but was revived during 1947-48. The Grand Lodge has followed the policy of the British Isles in adopting a declaration of principles. Prince Edward Island: The seventy-third annual communication of Prince Edward Island was held in Charlottetown, June 23, 1948, the Rev. Waldron A. MacQuarrie, Grand Master presiding. The newly elected Grand Master, George G. Wood, is a native of Trinidad, British West Indies; he is a wholesale food broker. The total membership of the Grand Lodge is small, 1,188, and the net gain-ror the year was only 39. The report is for the year ending April 30, 1948. Quebec: The total membership of this Grand Lodge, as of June 30, 1948, was 16,213, representing a net increase of 529. They declined to recognize the Grand Lodge of France, Grand Orient of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. They did recognize the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands, and authorized the Grand Master to recognize the Grand Lodge of Barranquilla, in Colombia, and Rio Grande do SuI, in Brazil, if his investigation was satisfactory. A campaign for the erection of memorial hall resulted in a collection of $54,000.00, somewhat short of the objective fixed. Saskatchewan: The forty-second annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan was held at Saskatoon, June 16, 1948, Hector Mackay, Grand Master presiding. Fred C. 'Vilson is the newly elected Grand Master. Apparently he is a lawyer, but his biographical sketch does not so state. The membership of the Grand Lodge, as of February 29, 1948, \vas 15,467; a net gain of 59, reported by the 201 chartered lodges. The Grand Lodge believed it an appropriate occasion to adopt the declaration of principles set forth by the Grand Lodges of the British

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Isles. No recognition was extended to any of the petitioning Grand Lodges. A committee reporting on the condition of Masonry discovered that some lodges with young members had a feeling that the lodge was not active enough; they wanted it more like a service club. With this the committee did not agree. While recognizing the fact that the program of the service club makes a strong appeal to business and professional men because of the informal atmosphere surrounding it, yet they were unable to discover any reason why a service club should be better able than a Masonic lodge to provide friendliness and good fellowship. Saskatchewan, like all other Canadian Provinces, was represented at the seventh annual conference of Western Grand Lodges, held in Banff in September, 1947. Several representatives from American lodges were in attendance. The program was strangely like that of conferences being held in the United States. The reviewer touches upon the negro question as it affects American Grand Lodges. He has read the report of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and notes: "No recommendation for recognition of Prince Hall Masonry was made and no such action was taken."

AUSTRALASIA

New Zealand: The proceedings report 326 active lodges, with a membership of 32,905. They grant annuities to aged Masons, widows and orphans, and maintain a special war benevolent fund; 198 annuities are in force, which is a reduction over the previous year. The amount paid to annuitants is approximately $40,000.00. Four grants, amounting to $1,700.00 were made against the war benevolent fund. An award, called "Grand Master's Order of Service," is made by the Grand Lodge; this year it was conferred on Brother John Stevens, who had served his lodge as tiler for a period of forty-four years. A Masonic Home for boys is being maintained at a cost of approximately $10,000.00 per year. This Grand Lodge participated in the 6th Australasian Masonic Conference, held in 1947. One recommendation of the conference was that Grand Lodges be asked to consider the advisability of forming a United Grand Lodge of Australasia. The next conference is to be held at Perth, in 1950. An appropriation of $25,000.00 was made to supply food for Britain, under a plan worked out with the Grand Secretary of England. Grand Master Flavell, addressing the Grand Lodge, said: "No nation ever lasted and thrived that did not preserve truth, dispense justice, and maintain liberty, nor will the nations of today which have forgotten God last long. Our ancient and honorable order has ever stood for human rights and human liberties and the democratic principles of justice, equality, freedom, and tolerance, without which there is little hope for mankind and the world.

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, 'Tolerance of opposing views is one of the virtues of a Mason, but it must be reciprocal. The spirit of toleration can only make the world better when it is practised by all who hold opposing views. It must be mutual. Toleration by one, plus toleration by the other, produces true brotherhood, which is one of the aims and objects of our craft."

Queensland: In December, 1947, the membership was reported to be 25,148. A donation of $8,000.00 was made for food for Britain fund, which, while not the first, was the largest made by this Grand Lodge. The assets of the Grand Lodge are contained in general building benevolent funds amounting to approximately a million dollars. As a result of the Australasian conference, the Grand Lodge decided it was not desirable that lodges "become so large in number as to imperil fraternal friendship." The circular on aims and relationships of the craft is to be distributed to every member in the jurisdiction. The review of the twenty-six years of the history of this Grand Lodge has been prepared and much of the material is printed in the proceedings. South Australia: The year 1947 showed 18,436 members, the largest membership reported since April 17, 1884, when the Grand Lodge was organized. There are 167 lodges in the jurisdiction. The Lodge, Port Darwin, has been resuscitated after a rest of four years due to enemy action. Western Australia: A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Masonic membership of Grand Master J. S. Battye was held on April 12, 1948; a special communication of the Grand Lodge was held in the town hall in Perth. Dr. Battye has served his Grand Lodge as Grand Master for twelve years and is one of the leading educators of his territory. He has the distinction of serving in but one capacity, that of Master, in a subordinate lodge, under the Scottish Constitutions, it was not necessary to have served as a Warden. The Grand Master was somewhat disturbed by hearing a Priest of the Catholic Church discuss Freemasonry and Communism in a radio broadcast, since none of the things found in the ideology of communism are to be found in Freemasonry. The membership, as of December 31,1947, was 15,405. MEDALS AND AWARDS

The policy of presenting medals to distinguished Freemasons as award for service and in recognition of ability meets with a responsive chord in most jurisdictions, particularly those of the East. In Connecticut, the Pierpont Edwards Medal was presented to Howard A. Middleton, Harold E. Whittaker, Harold B. \Valdo, \Villiam C. Drown, George R. Sturges; William M. McKenzie, Bruce R. Brannon (Texas) , Morris B. Payne, Charles E. Crossland (Me.) , Otto B. Robinson, Nelson B. Turner. The District of Columbia gave Past Grand Master Reuben A. Bogley a distinguished service medal for his work in directing the cele-

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bration of the bicentennial program of the Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction. Henry Price Medals were given by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts to Harold R. Stephenson (Va.), Harry L. Huether (Md.), William Tinsley (Ill.), Gay H. Brown (N.Y.), A. H. MacMillan (N.S.), Charles S. Hamilton (ant.). New Hampshire presented their distinguished service medal to Rev. Charles P. MacGregor, and Past Grand Master J. O. Lovejoy received their highest award, the Jeremy L. Cross Medal. The Grand Lodge of New York, in 1948, awarded its distinguished achievement medal to Brother Charles E. Wilson, chairman of the President's Civil Rights Committee and President of the General Electric Company. An award which was made last year, but presented in 1948 was to General Jonathan N. Wainwright, who flew in from Texas in order to be present on the occasion of the presentation. Joseph Montfort Medals were awarded by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina to Carl H. Claudy (D.C.) and to George R. Bennette and Wilbur L. McIver of North Carolina. The Albert Gallatin Mackey Medal was bestowed upon Past Grand Master Hubert Poteat. The 1948 proceedings report the conferring of the Joseph Montfort Medal upon J. Ray Shute, P.G.M., and Roger Keith, Grand Master of Massachusetts; a third award was made to Grand Master Maxwell Hoffman. During the conferring of the award upon Grand Master Keith, of Massachusetts, he took occasion to present the Massachusetts Henry Price Medal to Grand Master J. Luther Hartsell. Rhode Island has provided for the conferring of the Christopher Champlin Medal, to be awarded by the Grand Ma.<:;ter in his discretion to Masons who have attained positions of genuine Masonic leadership in their respective jurisdictions. This year the medal was presented to Paul Yearsley, Grand Master of Delaware, and Dean H. Stanley, Grand Master of the District of Columbia, and the distinguished service medal to Past Grand Master Albert W. Claflin. FROM THE PROCEEDINGS

Alaska: The membership of Alaskan lodges, as shown by the Grand Lodge of Washington, under which jurisdiction they labor, is 2,029 in the 11 lodges working in the three Masonic Districts. These lodges are located at Nome, Fairbanks, Valdez, Cordova, Seward, Anchorage, Skagway, Douglas, Juneau, Ketchikan and Petersburg. Bequests: The late Albert Hanby is well known to many Missourians. His death occurred July 13 1947. His will disclosed that he had devised all his property to a Trust Company for the benefit of his wife during her lifetime. The Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, and Grand Council of Delav..are, the Delavv-are condave of the Red Cross of Constantine, and St. John's Commandery Knights Templar are to

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be the representatives of the trust formed to administer the estate. Preliminary estimates furnished the trustees indicated a total gross personal estate of approximately $250,000.00, and real estate valued at $60,000.00. It would appear that the fund eventually is to be handled by this committee for religious, charitable and educational purposes for the poor and needy in the State of Delaware. Blackball: Finding several complaints from lodges that there had been persistent use of the blackball and that many of the finest and best young men in the neighborhood had been rejected, the Grand Master of Iowa expressed himself as follows: "Every brother has an absolute unconditional right to vote according to the dictates of his own conscience on every petition, and such right cannot be questioned, but it is not intended that this Masonic privilege should be used as a weapon by narrow-minded or evil-disposed brethren to vindicate their dislikes towards the sponsor of the petitioner, nor to satisfy a grudge against other members of the lodge. The blackball is intended as a weapon of defense and not of offense. "

Canal Zone: Massachusetts maintains seven lodges in the Canal Zone, and they operate on a twelve month schedule; 370 meetings were held during the year, of which only 84 were regular. The personnel of the canal and railroad, operated by the government, has declined 38 per cent from the wartime peak; and there has been a corresponding decline in civilian employees of the army and navy. China: Massachusetts maintains a District Grand Lodge in China. There seems to be a question as to the wisdom of continuing lodges in China under a District Grand Lodge organization. The distance involved and lack of permanent personnel, together with difficulties of transportation and communication, caused Massachusetts to dissolve the District Grand Lodge, and two new Districts have been established, one for Shanghai, the other for North China. Degrees: Utah does not accept petitioners of the Mormon faith. It is presumed that this was the basis of a ruling of the Grand Master in an instance where two petitioners for the degrees, 'Had been members of an organization whose teachings and regulations are incompatible with membership in the Masonic fraternity. Since attaining their majority neither has attended meetings of the organization or been active in its affairs. Prior to presenting their petitions each requested that his name be stricken from the membership rolls of the organization and attached copies of the letter to the petition."

The Grand Lodge of Utah did not look with favor upon a request from a Nebraska lodge to confer a degree upon one who was a member of an organization, such as mentioned above. An interview with the candidate proved that the petitioner did not wish to have his name taken from the roll of that organization and "would not give up his membership in it for membership in a Masonic lodge." The Wisconsin proceedings refer to an instance where the Grand Lodge of California refused to do courtesy work, except upon candi-

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dates who were in temporary residence. It is California's desire that such candidate procure dimit or waiver and receive the degree work in that jurisdiction. Wisconsin says it has no quarrel with California's decision, but that it is most embarrassing. Degree Teams: Traveling degree teams are having trouble throughout the country. Grand Masters everywhere are frowning upon the indiscriminate travel of these teams, which, in many instances, are accompanied by large groups and with much hullabaloo. The Grand Lecturer of Arizona wonders how these teams perfect themselves in the work, and asked: "Is it in someone's home' Is it behind untiled walls' Do they have keys or rituals of some kind' There must be many practice meetings before such a so-called team would be proficient in the work."

In Georgia the Grand Master called attention of his Grand Lodge to a dramatization of the degrees in a manner that "departs from, changes or deviates from ancient usages, customs and traditions of the fraternity," resulting in the Grand Lodge adopting a resolution which requires a Board of Custodians to supervise the dramatization. Nor is the trouble confined to the South and East, for in Massachusetts the Grand Master called attention of the Grand Lodge to a Police Square Club and barred this particular organization from participating in the work of lodges. Distinguished Visitors: Proceedings reveal the presence of many distinguished visitors from civic, religious and business walks of life. In Idaho, Governor Charles A. Robins was officially received and delivered a very inspiring address. Another visitor at the Grand Lodge of Idaho was Bishop Frank A. Rhea} who had spent sometime in England as a delegate to the Lambeth Conference convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in London. It is a conference held every ten years for the Bishops of the Anglican Church. A history of Olive Branch Lodge, in Massachusetts, organized in April 1796, reports that on April 10, 1911, the lodge had conferred honorary membership on William Howard Taft, President of the United States, and that on September 14, 1912, he had paid the lodge a short visit. An interested visitor at the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in March 1948, was Bishop Fred P. Corson, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge and Bishop of the Methodist Church. He told his Grand Lodge many incidents concerning his recent trip to the Orient as a member of the mission appointed by the Secretary of 'War to investigate present religious conditions in that part of the world. Missouri's Grand Master, Morris E. Ewing, was a visitor to the 100th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of \Vashington and took part in many of the ceremonies in connection with their centennial celebration. U. S. Senator E. V. Robertson, a Past Master of Shoshone Lodge,

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at Cody, Wyo., was officially presented to the Grand Lodge during its annual communication; he delivered an inspirational address of a Masonic nature. Dual Membership: Grand Secretary Irving, of New York, reported that on December 31, 1947, there were 887 dual members in that jurisdiction. Finances: The Grand Master of California found it necessary to bring to the attention of his Grand Lodge the case of a Master who showed extravagance in the handling of lodge funds. In Illinois, the Grand Master called attention to lodges operating in that jurisdiction"As they did thirty, forty, or even fifty years ago; they seem to think Masonic membership is only worth two or three fifty-cent dollars a year. . . . Show me the man who operates his private business with the same financial standards as he did thirty, forty, fifty years ago-yes, even ten years ago-and I will show you a man who is doomed to an early failure.' ,

Massachusetts has been ,vorried several years over taxation of the Masonic Temple. The question has been whether the Grand Lodge should secure. an exemption from real estate taxation for that part of the temple used by the Grand Lodge, which comes within the classification of charitable and benevolent organizations exempt under the State law. The rapid increase in assessments has compelled the Grand Lodge to take some action and by an appeal the taxable value of the building has been reduced from one and one-half million dollars to six hundred sixty-five thousand dollars. Grand II onors: Massachusetts has hvo kinds of Masonic Grand Honors-public and private. The public honors consist of a battery of' three times three, given first, right over left, second, left over right, and the third, right over left. The public honors are given when nonMasons or other than Master Masons are present. The private honors are given by a battery of three times three, each battery being followed by the sign of a degree in the order of first, second and third, and may be given only on four occasions-the dedication of a hall, constitution of a lodge, installation of a Master-elect, or reception of the Grand Master. At the installation of the Grand Master the battery is omitted, only the signs being given. Grand Officers: There has been some dissatisfaction in New York over the question of election and advancement of Grand Officers. Under the new plan, the Junior and Senior Grand \Vardens do not advance; they may be once reelected to the same position. When the Deputy Grand Master is chosen, he is to be one who has not held a position as Warden. The plan started with election of the Junior Grand Warden in 1948. Grand Secretary: Harry A. Drachman has been elected Grand Secretary Emeritus of the Grand Lodge of Arizona. He was Grand Secretary since 1929.

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The Grand Lodge of Connecticut prints the biographical sketch of its late Grand Secretary Winthrop Buck; he was a graduate of Yale University and a direct descendant of Governor Buck, one of Connecticut's first Governors. William H. Swintz has been created Grand Secretary Emeritus of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. He served as Grand Secretary from 1920 to 1947. Honorary Membership: New Hampshire prides itself on the fact that in 1825 General Lafayette was made an honorary member of that Grand Lodge, with the title of Honorary Past Grand Master. Humor: In the Massachusetts proceedings we find a history of Bristol Lodge, established in 1797. One of its regulations was: "No liquor shall be brought into the lodge, except by order of the Master. Fighting is forbidden during the opening, or within thirty minutes of the closing of the lodge."

Lieutenant Governor Arthur W. Coolidge, Past Grand Master of Massachusetts, told of an occasion where he attended a convention and the manager of the hotel had given him a room in which to change his clothes; this he did in a very few minutes. During that time he saw on the table beside him a Gideon Bible. On the fly leaf he noticed a very interesting inscription: "If you are away from home, read Moses. If you are despondent, read the Psalms. If you are lonesome read about Joseph."

Underneath these words another individual had written: "If you are still lonesome call Main 1168, and ask for Mary."

A Deputy Grand Master of Ontario addressing the Grand Lodge of New York spoke of his experience in New York City. He had journeyed up Fifth Avenue into Rockefeller Center and decided he would have something to eat in a beautiful restaurant he found there. He said after he finished eating he went over to the desk to pay his bill and he made up his.mind that instead of his Grand Lodge sending food parcels to Britain, they should be sent to New York. Incorporation: The Grand Lodge of California is taking steps to incorporate as a non-profit corporation under the corporation code, to the end that their name might not be appropriated by clandestine organizations. The Grand Lodge is having difficulty with organizations known as Sons of Light and Hiram of Tyre. Under the Benevolent Orders Law, in New York, lodges are permitted to avail themselves of certain privileges equivalent to an incorporated organization without compliance with the much more difficult and expensive procedures which follow formal incorporation. Lodges are not compelled to accept this privilege, but are urged to do so. In the News: Albert A. Schaefer, Past Grand Master of Massachusetts, died in October 1947. He was a noted American boy soprano

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and once sang in the Metropolitan Opera in New York with Madame Nordica; he was a very distinguished lawyer. Japan: The Grand Lodge of Connecticut has established Tokyo American Lodge U. D. in Tokyo, Japan. This action was taken at the request of Major B. C. Wright, member of a Connecticut lodge and now stationed with the American Army at Tokyo. The organization grew out of National Sojourners Chapter No. 267 and a Masonic Club in Tokyo. The petition was dated June 12, 1947, and was signed by fourteen Master Masons and named A. E. Kimberling as Master; E. D. Rastofer, Senior Warden; T. B. Johnson, Junior Warden. The dispensation was granted August 11, 1947. The first meeting was largely exploratory, but on November 13, 1947, the lodge was regularly opened on the third degree. Meetings are being held on the seventh floor lounge of the Tokyo Hotel. Several candidates have been initiated and there were at last report 86 paid up and affiliated members; 31 petitions for the degrees from various jurisdictions have been processed and requests for the conferring of degrees have just begun to come in. Lodge of Research: Connecticut has its Philosophic Lodge of Research, with a membership of 22. Its meeting place is at the Hotel Bond and Masonic Temple, Hartford. It has four stated meetings each year, the last one in December being its annual communication. Phillip J. Jones is the present Master; he is also a member of our Missouri Lodge of Research. Lodge Questionnaire: New York sent out a questionnaire to its lodges and the answers are enlightening. A great majority are opposed to reducing the number of years for line officers to five or less; they were about evenly divided to allowing classes of ten without securing dispensation; a large majority favored the holding of educational, inspirational or social meetings at every second or third meeting. The opinion was against public installation of officers; there was much opposition to the practice of escorting and receiving various delegations; a substantial majority was opposed to the abolition of life membership; three-fourths of the lodges were against the removal of requirements that one blackball rejected a candidate; practically all were opposed to conducting business in the first degree. Magazine: Many Grand Lodges have been toying with the idea of a Grand Lodge magazine. California is one. There is always a question as to whether such a publication should be a commercial venture, including advertising, or an informative bulletin. The former reduces the financial obligations, but brings the Grand Lodge into a commercial venture. The conclusion of the committee was: "Such a business is a separate, highly specialized enterprise, requiring considerable capital to install and operate, and calling for a highly skilled staff in the advertising, editorial, business and mechanical fields. This should not be the function of the Grand Lodge. Members of the fraternity who are in business should not be solicited for advertising

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support because of their connection with the order. It is easily seen that aggressive solicitors could provide a source of embarrassment for members and bring discredit on the craft."

The final result of the consideration of the problem was that means of communicating information was available through regular communications and committee reports of the Grand Lodge, and especially the work of the committee on correspondence. An Oklahoma committee found: "Most of the official Masonic publications now being distributed are not worth the time and money expended upon them because they are simply bulletins; they do not have reader interest; they are dry and uninteresting, full of reprints, stereotyped announcements, mes3ages from the Grand Master, and Grand Secretary continually urging payment of dues or promoting a drive of some particular charity."

The Oklahoma committee further found that it would take fifty to sixty thousand dollars as a primary investment to insure operation over twelve months and that it was not feasible at the present time to embark upon so costly a venture. Masonic Buildings: Most Masonic Temples are occupied by Masonic and associated groups to such an extent that it becomes a problem, in many instances, to secure meeting nights. In 1920, the Grand Master of Colorado made a ruling forbidding lodges to hold communications, except for funerals, or any date when portions of the fourth or fifth floors of the temple were being used by any society or association not recognized as Masonic. The object was to prevent confusion created by such societies which prevented a dignified and impressive conferring of Masonic degrees while those organizations were meeting on the same floors; there was also the problem of tiling the lodge. A Temple Association in Denver requeited a modification of the order. The new plan would confine other organizations to the fourth floor, the Masonic bodies to the fifth floor, and the building is being altered in accordance with the new plan. Texas is completing its Grand Lodge building at a cost of $1,734,339.00, raised largely by an 80-cent assessment on each member. A $7,500.00 organ was donated by the Masons of Waco, in which city the Grand Lodge building is located. The old temple was sold for $225,000.00. The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin found it impossible to extend temple facilities in many Wisconsin towns. Some Grand Masters have issued blanket dispensations permitting youth organizations and quasi-Masonic organizations to occupy temples. It was found that most of these dispensations were blanket dispensations and not actual ones. The Grand Master denied several ladies' and girls' organizations use of the temple because, in his opinion, it was the attitude ':of the Grand Lodge to protect the rights of each lodge

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and see that it is possible for them to have all the necessary communications to confer their work in a dignified manner." Masonic Homes: A committee of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia started an investigation of the cost of supporting their Masonic Home. It was discovered that the Lutheran Home showed a membership cost per guest $65.00 per month, compared with $109.00 per month at the Masonic Home. According to the committee, the figures showed poor management and carelessness in the operation of the Home and they suggested drastic changes. From the records it looks as if certain officials of the Home had been using the telephone for long distance calls and letting the Home pay the bills. Employees of the Home were forbidden the use of Home automobiles for personal business. In Ohio it was found that many new problems were confronting the Home, but that some of the older problems which had existed for fifty years should be corrected first, "among these is that its separate corporation must be made answerable directly to the Grand Lodge." And also "that the plan of affording outside relief or granting annuities, a method proven practical by more than a hundred years of experience, should be subjected to a careful and intensive study." The Master's Hat: A rather unusual note is contained in the proceedings of Colorado, where the Grand Lecturer refers to the increasingly difficult problem of obtaining a type of hat generally worn by Masters, that is of the silk variety. He suggested the use of hats more in keeping with other clothing. Where officers wear tuxedos or the usual formal attire, the silk hat is satisfactory, but the majority of Masters wear business suits and the use of a silk hat with summer clothing, or the ordinary business suit is out of place. During the war he saw Masons in military uniform wearing a silk hat and believed absurdity could go no further. In one instance a Past Master wore a silk hat with a summer costume at a burial service, but he ceased to do so when his wife informed him he looked like a cannibal king who had just eaten a white man. After all, common sense and good taste is the sole requirement. :Mexico: A delegation of Masons from the Grand Lodge Del Pacifico, Mexico, was officially presented in the Grand Lodge of Arizona and added much to the interest of the annual communication. Missourians: Charles Cyrus Coombs, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, died July 26, 1948. He was born in Moniteau County, Mo., August 13, 1863, and was educated in the public schools of California, Mo. For nineteen years he was secretary to U. S. Senator George G. Vest, of Missouri; he served as a clerk under President Arthur, and Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln. He entered the service of the army and retired in 1923 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Among the visitors to the Grand Lodge of Iowa in 1948, was

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Morris E. Ewing, Grand Master of Masons in Missouri, and a portiQn of his address appears in the appendix of the Iowa proceedings. Cornelius D. Struble, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Missouri is noted as a visitor at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas, where he had gone to investigate the Masonic Home situation in that jurisdiction. Negro: Mack Valentine, for more than thirty years a cook at the Masonic Home at Batesville, Ark., and one of the most dependable of the employees and who, at no time in his life, was ever paid more than $80.00 a month, is being carried on the payroll of the Grand Lodge since he was compelled to retire from active service by reason of physical handicap. Most of our readers are familiar with the only regular lodge of colored Masons generally recognized by all American jurisdictionsAlpha Lodge No. 116 at Newark, N. J. Its warrant was issued January 19, 1871; the lodge has 107 members, a gain of 11 during the year; it has 21 living Past Masters. The Grand Master of North Carolina reported that he had addressed a conference of Grand Masters on the Negro problem, and that he had reached the conclusion that"We do owe an obligation to Negro Freemasonry; the obligation to leave it alone and not meddle in its affairs. If the Negro's Masonry is good for him, he should not be denied it. The Negro Masons do not themselves wish to be absorbed by us. This is particularly so of the Prince Hall affiliation, which claims legitimacy of origin. . . . I see no reason for us to be disturbed about the question."

A committee, headed by Leo Hart, P. G. M. of Texas, gave a four page report on the Negro question, and because of the Massachusetts action adopting a resolution, Texas discontinued all fraternal relations with that Grand Lodge, the edict to hold good until Massachusetts saw fit "to recognize and acknowledge the rights of the Grand Lodge of Texas." Petitions: Those who wish to petition for higher bodies in the State of Washington are now subject to a new requirement, which reads: "It shall be a Masonic offense for any Mason to solicit any other Mason to accept or to petition for membership in any organization requiring Masonic membership as a prerequisite prior to the time that the Mason so solicited shall have completed the ritualistic work in the third degree and passed his examination upon his proficiency in the lecture of the third degree."

Public Appearances: The Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia took an active part in the centennial celebration of the erection of the Washington Monument on July 3, 1948, in the presence of the President of the United States, Secretary of State, and other high officials. A program was held at which there were in attendance General George Marshall, Secretary of State, Major U. S. Grant III,

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and the President. A Grand Lodge representative, in his address, recalled that a hundred years ago Benjamin B. French, Grand Master of Masons in the District of Columbia, surrounded by his Grand Lodge, had laid, in full Masonic ritual form, the cornerstone of that monument, using the Washington gavel which the representative had with him. The same gavel again appeared in the hands of Past Grand Master Parker, February 21, 1885, when the monument was completed. At the conclusion of the address, the gavel was handed to President Harry S. Truman, who held it high as he began his address which paid complimentary remarks to the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. Another event participated in by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia was the "Night of Thrills," promoted entirely by Masonic Clubs with the idea of raising money for the support of Masonic charities. It was begun thirty-five years ago and not once has a postponement because of rain been necessary until 1948, nevertheless a profit of $25,000.00 was reported. Publicity : New York has sensed the value of a certain type of publicity and has a committee on Radio Broadcasts. The committee has been successful in broadcasting information concerning Masonic policies and charities. During the year 1948 the Mutual Broadcasting System gave them time to broadcast concerning their rheumatic fever campaign. Another broadcast, February 22, 1948, featured General George Washington. Later an Albany station broadcast the ceremonies of Governor Thomas E. Dewey opening the Masonic Brotherhood Fund campaign. The 1932 motion picture film reenacting the ceremonies of the laying of the cornerstone of the National Capitol was located and it was found possible to offer it to the National Broadcasting Company for television, the first Masonic telecast in history. Reviews: Judge Townsend Scudder, of New York, in submitting the review in topical form says of it: "Whatever its drawbacks, this form has at least the merit of brevity. It is designed to meet the needs of busy men in busy days. It seeks to

give a bird's eye view rather than a bibliography. Its intention is to present a composite verbal photograph of a Craft everywhere at work, unified, purposeful and energetic. The times do not yet seem to call for a return to the old, leisurely practice of separate reviews."

Ritual: A ritual committee in California called attention to the regulations forbidding the manufacture, possession or use of stereopticon slides or any other medium which portrays visually the esoteric work of the degrees of Masonry. In Indiana only one candidate may be introduced at one time. Each degree must be conferred in its entirety and at the same session of the lodge. If it be the unanimous opinion of the three principal officers that conditions exist which make it urgently desirable to confer part of a degree upon more than one candidate, and ample

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lodge facilities exist, without marring the impressiveness of the ceremonies, it may be done, providing the first section of the third degree shall not be conferred upon more than five candidates at the same time. The Grand Master of Montana informed his Grand Lodge that there was no such thing as a short form of the second section of the third degree. He believes: "The Masonry of the large lodge should be identical with the Masonry in the small lodge. Neither should be permitted to depart from the ritual.' ,

Unusual: Massachusetts has a lodge made up of newspapermen (The Fourth Estate Lodge), formed in 1922 as the first newspapermen's lodge in the U. S. A. It has 237 members, 28 of whom joined during the year. The name is derived from Edmund Burke's famous declaration that "there were three estates in parliament-Nobility, Clergy, Commons, but in the Reporters' Gallery yonder there sat a Fourth Estate more important than they all." Among the list of officers of the lodge it is noted members from the following Boston publications: lIerald, Traveler, Christian Science Monitor, American, Monitor, Transcript, Globe, and Advertiser. Sir Alfred Robbins visited the lodge March 10, 1924, and was made an honorary member. The sales department of the Grand Lodge of New York reports sale of 10,674 Bibles during the year. Dr. John C. Hubbard, Grand Master of Oklahoma, was at one time a member of North Bros. Stock Company; he was a professional actor and a featured player in "A Servant in the House," "The Holy City," and "Cowboy Millionaire." He later quit the profeRsion and graduated from medical school. Pennsylvania continues its custom of creating Masons at sight, the Grand Master reporting having carried out this ceremony on five brethren. It was announced at the Grand Lodge of Texas that Harry E. McKee, who had been a Master Mason in Illinois and who had been suspended for non-payment of dues and never been reinstated, had, upon his death, left a small estate to the Masonic Home for aged Masons and the school; it amounted to approximately $1,000.00. Roosevelt Lodge No. 229, of the Grand Lodge of Washington, desired a more specific title and appealed to the Grand Lodge to change its name to Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 229; the Grand Lodge permitted them to make the change. A Wisconsin lodge asked the Grand Master whether participation by a member in illegal activities during a strike constituted a Masonic offense, particularly so when the man was arrested and found guilty of dishonorable conduct. The Grand Master gave no direct answer, but cited a section of the trial code which leaves it primarily to the subordinate lodge to determine, in the light of surrounding

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circumstances, whether the member, by his conduct, is bringing reproach to the institution of Masonry. The Masters of four Wisconsin lodges offered resolutions criticizing the Masonic Service Association program of rehabilitation of Masonry on the European Continent and the Veterans Hospital visitations. A vote taken on the resolution, it was not adopted. HISTORICAL

Masonic History Publication: Leon O. Whitsell, P. G. M., is preparing a history of Masonry in California that will take approximately eight and a half months to complete for publication. Much of the material will have to be taken from Major Edwin A. Sherman's Fifty Years of Masonry in California. There will be a general index covering the one hundred printed volumes of the Grand Lodge proceedings. An appropriation of $11,000.00 was made to defray cost of writing and preparing the manuscript. Another appropriation of approximately $8,819.00 will be noted to carryon the work to June 30, 1949. And then the history will have to be completed with a new appropriation. George Read, Declaration Signer: The history and research committee of the Grand Lodge of Delaware devoted four pages of their report to a distinguished signer of the Declaration of Independence, George Read. He was a member of St. John's Lodge No.2, New Castle, Delaware, then known as Lodge No. 33 under the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. John Paul Jones: Massachusetts has in its museum the following articles connected with the life of John Paul Jones: flint-lock pistol, water color coats of arms ( contains the square and compass), miniature portrait on porcelain, correspondence, original bill signed by Jones showing his expense in outfitting the Ranger, and a letter written in code from Copenhagen in 1788. In addition to these souvenirs, the Grand Lodge has recently received a replica of the Green Dragon, which once hung in the Green Dragon Tavern, in Boston; it was a gift of Brother Samuel Lebow, who recently purchased from the Lodge of St. Andrew the building which stands on the site of the old Green Dragon Tavern, which was the principal meeting place of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. It was in this building that elaborate plans were made for the Boston Tea Party. The replica is made of bronze and measures over three feet from the tip of its tail to its outspread claws. Old Lodge Minutes: Grand Historian Allen, of North Carolina, reports possession of a book of early minutes of Blandford Bute Lodge, formed April 29, 1766, by a few brethren who went to Bute County, apparently from the vicinity of Petersburg, Va., at which was located Blandford Lodge. The brethren do not appear to have ever takfm the trouble to secure a charter, for charters were not consid-

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ered indispensable for beginnings in those days. A story of this old lodge appears in The Builder magazine in 1916. The old minutes were found by a non-Mason. Allen tells that the finder agreed to turn over the minutes if one entry in the minutes be explained to him. It read: "Resolved, that Jethro Sumner be instructed to buy a pair of striped drawers for the use of the lodge for two shillings." The purchase was properly explained and Allen got the books! THE GRAVE OF BENJAMIN SHARP

About a mile west of the City of Danville, Montgomery County, Mo., just before State Highway 40 descends into the bottoms of what is known as Mineola Hills, is the Gregory Cemetery, overgrown with weeds and shrubbery to such an extent that the few gravestones are scarcely discernible from the highway. One of these stones, which we have here illustrated, is that of Major Benjamin Sharp, who, in May, 1856, became Grand Master of Missouri Masons. When the Civil War broke out Sharp became an ardent Unionist. He went at once to St. Louis, where he consulted with General Lyon in an attempt to organize a North Missouri regiment for Federal service. His activity in behalf of the Federal GrOllJe of Benj. Sharp forces resulted in his murder, July 18, 1861, by a group of guerrillas, as told in his biographical sketch printed ·on page 288 of the 1947 transactions of the Missouri Lodge of Research. Sharp had attended Grand Lodge in St. Louis on May 27, 1861, less than two months before his death. The Sharp monument was erected to his memory by the Masonic Fraternity of Montgomery County. It stands approximately six feet 11igh and is of white marble, somewhat defaced by time and the elements. It represents a broken column, which is very symbolic of

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Freemasonry and which, in this case, appears particularly appropriate, for Sharp was but forty-one years of age and in the prime of life when stricken down by his assailants. The square shaft has an inscription on the east: "Erected to the memory of M. W. P. G. M. Benj. Sharp by his Masonic brothers of Montgomery County." On the west side is the emblem of square and compasses and the inscription "In memory of Benjamin Sharp, died July 18, 1861, aged 41 yrs. 3 mos. & 8 days." Sharp was not the only member of the fraternity to be murdered in that vicinity, for the 1865 returns of Danville Lodge No. 72 record the murder on November 14, 1864, of Samuel J. Moore. This additional notation appears on the returns: "Danville Lodge has not held a communication since October 14, 1864, at which time the lodge room, with charter, furniture, books, records and seal were all burned by a band of Price's men that burned a large part of our village, together with killing several of our citizens and among them was our much esteemed brother and secretary of Danville Lodge."

EXTRANEOUS SOCIETIES

From a casual reading of the proceedings we are led to believe that the question of extraneous societies is not so prominent in the minds of American Grand Lodges as in previous years. Those organizations which have been founded with the symbolic degrees as their basis have begun to understand that if they are to use Freemasonry as a basis they must follow and practice Masonic ideals and principles. Here is a situation presented by Grand Master Younger, of Ohio: "During the year I was invited to attend a meeting of an organization whose membership is predicated upon Masonic affiliation and of which I have been a member for more than twenty-six years, and I attended the banquet of this organization at which there were present some three hundred fifty candidates. A short time after the banquet started, six visiting members of the organization entered the banquet hall in a boisterous manner. They seated themselves near the speakers' table where I was sitting. They started singing and conversing among themselves in a loud manner, and otherwise conducting themselves in an ungentlemanly and un-Masonic manner. The attitude of these particular brethren and their conduct is all too typical of some of our brethren who take their fun seriously and their Masonic obligations lightly. Too many of these brethren, because they belong to other organizations, some of which are Masonic and others are merely predicated upon Masonic affiliation, forget that the highest degree in Masonry is that of Master Mason and that the highest Masonic loyalty and obligations are those to the symbolic lodge and to the Grand Lodge. "Therefore I have made the following ruling, or rather a restatement of fundamental principles which is as follows, and for which I ask your approval: " 'The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio is the only sovereign and independent body of Master Masons existing within this Grand Jurisdiction. Its regulations, its rules, its constitution, laws,

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and edicts are binding upon all Master Masons of this Jurisdiction, and the obligation strictly to obey the same can never be lost sight of no matter in what other Masonic or semi-Masonic activities said Master Mason may become interested or active.' "These are fundamental and long-established principles of Freemasonry. It is sincerely hoped that this Grand Lodge will never find it necessary to exercise the plenary powers which it possesses, but it is quite essential that every Master Mason in this Jurisdiction knows and realizes that there is one great fundamental mother Organization to which all Masons owe primary allegiance. Otherwise we would be confronted with a great ship, with many rudders, in many hands. "Should this ruling receive the favorable consideration of this Grand Lodge and be approved by it, I request that copies of this ruling be furnished to the presiding officers and secretaries of all Masonic and semi-Masonic organizations within this Jurisdiction."

But this was not the only instance to which Grand Master Younger referred. A Shrine Club sponsored a picnic "at which games of chance of various kinds were permitted to be carried on and participated in." The Grand Lodge severely censured officers and members of the Club for this affair and instructed all who were members of the Club to withdraw forthwith. The Club was disbanded and the former president of the Club has expressed keen regrets and given assurance that such instances will not again occur. Out in Utah, Grand Master Harold Cline had some difficulties with a Shrine Club; his correspondence is printed in the proceedings, occupying four and a half pages. The Grand Master suggested close scrutiny: "Not only of the general purpose and scope of intended activities of proposed clubs, but to give careful consideration to their necessity. . . . There are too many barnacles of Masonry diverting the attention and interest of the brethren."

The jurisprudence committee of the Grand Lodge of Washington adopted a report of a committee stating: "The Grand Master inherently possesses, by the nature of his office and the powers conferred upon him and by virtue of the fact that he is Grand Master of all Masons in Washington and Alaska, full and adequate authority to take any such measures of control, or any action against such clubs which he deems necessary or proper for the welfare of Masonry in this jurisdiction."

Reviewer Jasperson, in Wisconsin, commenting on these organizations, said: "An example of how real Masonry is often placed in false light by unthinking and uninformed Masons working in other bodies is given in one jurisdiction where the Shrine stages a spectacular sunrise Easter service each year, using pages of newspaper space to advertise the event and with characteristic hullabaloo gathers much advertising for itself. Apparently no one sees the ridiculous incongruity of an organization whose God is Allah, and in whose ritual and ceremonies no reference is made to the One whose birth is celebrated in the sunrise service, engaging in an Easter service. Easter actually has no place in Blue Masonry or

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in the Shrine. It is for the Templars to celebrate. It is easy to see how enemies of Masonry can use this as an example of the lack of knowledge there is to be found in certain portions of the Masonic world. "We find also a Shrine sponsoring a dog race track with its gambling and other degrading influences. A half page of advertisements in the daily papers showing the racing dog wearing a Shrine fez and urging one and all to come and bet their money on the races is not pleasant to see. The Inter-Seminary Movement needn't go very far to :find things to ridicule. "We sat in a Blue Lodge not long ago and heard the representative of the high degrees invite those who could not spare the time, to take the degrees during a usual three-day session, to come and have the degrees all communicated on a certain Sunday. To take in candidates in classes.is bad enough, but to herd them into a room and merely read a lot of obligations without accompanying ceremonial is a pretty sure way to produce a generation of poorly informed Masons of which there are already far too many now. "It has been well said that the real enemies of Masonry and the ones who are doing the most harm are among Masons themselves."

ETERNAL VIGILANOE

To many patriots have been attributed the expression "Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty," but it remained for our friend Ray Bond to furnish us with an accurate statement -as to its source: In a speech made upon the subject of the right of election, in Dublin, in 1790, John Philpot Curran said: "It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance, which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt." And the same man, in a speech made in Dublin in 1808, said: "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."

ANTI-MASONRY HERE AT HOME

In our 1941 review (page 23c) we referred to the magazine Scribner's Commentator, which at that time was publishing articles antagonistic to Freemasonry; an article by Kenneth Monroe was particularly vicious. Publisher of the magazine was one Douglas MacCollum Stewart. A special grand jury investigated the publisher four times, in 1943 and 1944; they had trouble ascertaining how a good fairy left two $15,000 bundles on the doorstep of the Stewart home. Newsweek inferred that the bundles were from a gentleman whose first name was Adolf. At any rate the Commentator has not been commenting recently. TOLERATION

Time Magazine for June 28, 1948, gives us a fine statement of the Roman Catholic idea of toleration: Is religious tolerance simply a matter of fair play' U. S. Protestants who think so often boil with indignation at the Roman Catholic Church, which accepts the advantages of tolerance in non-Catholic countries but

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sternly discourages other faiths in areas where Catholics are in the majority. One of the newest and clearest statements of the Catholic position appeared recently in Rome in the Jesuits' fortnightly "La Civilita Cattolica." Excerpts are quoted in this week's" Christian Century": The Roman Catholic Church, convinced, through its divine prerogatives, of being the only true church, must demand the right to freedom for herself alone, because such a right can only be possessed by truth, never by error. As to other religions, the church will certainly never draw the sword, but she will require that by legitimate means they shall not be allowed to propagate false doctrine. Consequently, in a state where the majority of the people are Catholic, the church will require that legal existence be denied to error, and that if religious minorities actually exist, they shall have only a de facto existence without opportunity to spread their beliefs. If, however, actual circumstances ... make the complete application of this principle impossible, then the church will require for herself all possible concessions.... In some countries, Catholics will be obliged to ask full religious freedom for all, resigned at being forced to cohabitate where they alone should rightfully be allowed to live. But in doing this the church docs not renounce her thesis ... but merely adapts herself . . . 'hence arises the great scandal among Protestants. . . . We ask Protestants to understand that the Catholic church would betray her trust if she were to proclaim ... that error can have the same rights as truth.... The church cannot blush for her own want of tolerance, as she asserts it in principle and applies it in practice.

Haldeman-Julius Publicationsj out in Girard, Kansas is a publishing concern which for several years has confined its activities to the publication of hundreds of small books selling at a very nominal price; apparently, they have run out of material, for in April 1949 they issued in a publication known as the "Critic and Guide" a story of the "History of Freemasonry" and its "relations with Satan and the Popes." So far as we know, our fraternity has never had any relations with the first named, and for two centuries we have not been in fraternal recognition with the latter. The article is "to be continued" but if the succeeding chapters contain no more of Masonic history than the first, it will never be recognized as an authority. The writer refers to the origins of the institution at the Garden of Eden, of the Tower of Babel, and other fictional events, which no Masonic student in the world professes to believe, not taking into account that all of these events and places are parts of a beautiful allegory. Fremasonry makes no claims or pretensions to its having been formed in antediluvian days and every candidate is assured at the very beginning that the fraternity teaches only by allegory and symbol. Haldeman-Julius will not grow rich on the sales of such volumes

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to Freemasons, and the outside world is not interested in the ravings of those who know nothing about the fraternity. The publication contains advertising from "lonely men and women," "matrimony unlimited," "\Vhy I am a Nudist," and other scholarly and informational subjects. ANTI-MASONRY AT HOME

Missouri apologizes to the Masonic world for being the home of anti-Masonic publications. We refer to the press of the Lutheran Church, which as we recall is known as the Concordia Publishing Co., of St. Louis. This church press is the publisher of many tracts and books attacking the Masonic fraternity. The Missouri synod, which extends over several states, seems particularly bitter. However, the Lutheran Witness, of May 3, 1949, launches an attack against DeMolay, Rainbow Girls, Job's Daughters and other youth organizations. While none of these organizations are under the control of the fraternity, yet the fraternity seems to bear the brunt of the attack. Here are some of the statements: Our young people are warned against affiliation with any of the junior orders, organized by American Freemasonry and by the Eastern Star. The societies here referred to are the Order of DeMolay, Job's Daughters, Daughters of the Eastern Star, and Order of the Rainbow.' The Order of DeMolay is a boys' fraternity under Masonic sponsorship, and its ritual betrays its Masonic origin in its worship of a supreme being who is not the triune God worshipped by Christians, and by a ritual which declares a life of good works to be the beacon which guides us over the dark waters of death. There are joint prayers of those who have never learned the way to God through the redeeming work of Jesus Christ and whose prayers are an abomination to the Lord . . . joining these orders amounts to a deliberate renouncing of the church in favor of the lodge.

The article goes on to say that these orders are "well-planned and skilfully organized means of extending the influence of Freemasonry over the eoming generation." As a matter of fact our Lutheran friends should know that the Masonic fraternity in general has frowned on these youth orders and in many jurisdictions they are not permitted to meet in Masonic lodge halls. They are privately organized groups over which the fraternity has no control. They are doing their own work in their own way and the attack against them is nothing less than an attack on the Masonic fraternity, using these organizations as an excuse. Weare not fooled. RECOGNITION

The question of recognition of foreign Masonic groups remains one of those problems which interferes with international Masonic unity. Each Grand Lodge seems to have its own ideas as to what constitutes Freemasonry. Sometimes it would seem that the question

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of the ancient landmarks is being overdone. Most any group can put out the information that they believe in the ancient landmarks and their statement to that effect, for some Grand Lodges, is entirely sufficient. We have other Grand Lodges which might be termed superconservative. The fact that St. Peter had been elected Grand Master of a certain Grand Lodge would not justify their extending recognition; there are other Grand Lodges which refrain from recognizing what appears to be a particularly legitimate Grand Lodge, and yet extends recognition to some revolutionary group which hasn't the slightest shred of legality about it. We have but one recommendation to make and that is that Grand Lodges of the British Isles, Canada, U. S. A., and certain other Grand Lodges which are generally regarded as legitimate throughout the Masonic World hold a conference with the idea of discussing this matter of foreign recognition. If this is not done there will be such disunity that we may be centuries recovering from the ill effects of propaganda now being spread either against or for the recognition of Grand Lodges. Weare in possession of certain information which we are not at liberty to divulge at this time, that would .lead us to believe there may be further rifts in the ranks of legitimate Freemasonry bebecause of a general recognition extended by many Grand Lodges. Let us hop~ that conferences may be held as soon as possible and thus avoid what appears to be certain conflict. The Grand Orient of Italy is being quite generally recognized throughout American jurisdictions. At the present time more than thirty Grand Lodges in the U. S. A. have extended recognition. Here is the situation as appears in 1948 proceedings. Many Grand Lodges have already recognized the Grand Orient; new recognitions include Colorado, District of Columbia, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming; Arkansas deferred recognition; Delaware postponed action; Texas disapproved giving as a reason that the propaganda which is being used against them and "conditions are still much disturbed in that country." Because of lack of sovereignty, action on recognition of the Grand Lodge of Greece was deferred, although Colorado recognizes Greece. Arkansas deferred action in the matter of Hungary j Texas recognized Hungary, ,'.'hile New Jersey postponed action; Rhode Island deferred action, and South Dakota followed this action. Among the Mexican Grand Lodges, California recognized Unida M exicana)· Iowa deferred recognition of Campeche j Montana recognized Tamaulipas and Unida Mexicanaj South Dakota recognized fifteen of the Mexican Grand Lodges. California recognized the Grand Lodge of Francisco de Paula Santander) in Colombia. Colorado recognized Cartagena of Colombia. Illinois rejeeted the Grand Lodge of Colombia.

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Of the :2razilian Grand Lodges, California recognized Ceara, Rio Grande do Sul; Colorado recognized Rio Grande do Sul, Ceara, and Minas Gerais}' Deleware recognized Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo, and Minas Gerais; Illinois rejected Rio Grande do Sul, and Minas Gerais; Iowa recognized Ceara and Minas Gerais; Ohio recognized Rio Grande do SUl; Oklahoma recognized Minas Gerais, Ceara, and Sao Paulo; Rhode Island deferred action on Rio Grande do Sul and Minas Gerais}' South Dakota postponed action on Rio Grande do Sul; Utah postponed action on Minas Gerais; Vermont recognized Minas Gerais, and postponed action on Rio Grande do Sul; Tennessee recognized Rio Grande do Sul and Minas Gerais; Wyoming recognized Sao Paulo, Ceara, and Minas Gerais. California, Colorado, Iowa and Montana recognized Finland. Among the German Grand Lodges, Delaware postponed action on Grand Lodge Alten Pfiichten}' District of Columbia postponed action on Alten Pfiichten and Zur Sonne; Illinois rejected a German Grand Lodge in Berlin. Delaware postponed action as to Norway and Sweden, two generally recognized Grand Lodges. Washington recognized the National Grand Lodge of Denmark, transferring its recognition from what was generally regarded as an irregular Grand Lodge. Illinois rejected the applications of Chile, Costa Rica, and SyriaLebanese Grand Lodge... Indiana and Utah postponed action on Uruguay}' Iowa and Vermont recognized Uruguay; Iowa deferred action on Syria-Lebanese, postponed action on the Grand Lodge of France, and filed the application of Peru}' Oklahoma postponed action on Belgium and SyriaLebanese. South Dakota recognized Denmark, denied recognition to Jugoslavia. Texas disapproved of a Grand Lodge in Bavaria. A word as to Uruguay-the Grand Lodge of New York has never recognized the Grand Lodge of Uruguay. The reason-a few years ago three lodges of Prince Hall affiliation in New York (Esperanza, Igualdad, and Hijos del Caribe) withdrew from their Prince Hall affiliation and took charters under the Grand Lodge of Uruguay, changing their names to "Uruguay, Dr. Julio Bastos, and Pedro L. Berseche." It is believed that these lodges do not now exist. A chart issued by M. S. A. shows Uruguay recognized by Io\va, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New .Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Vermont. CONOLUSION

THE MASO~IC DREAM-INTERNATIONAL U~ITY

The frontispiece of this edition of the Masonic "\Vodd is the work of a Hungarian Freemason. "\Ve are happy to reproduce it here. It

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conveys an idea which is today more prevalent than at a!ly time in Masonic history-the idea of a world-wide brotherhood-Freemasonry International. His is a remarkable and noble conception of what might be, and one which should be in the hearts of all our members. The outside world, known to Freemasons as the profane, have a generally mistaken idea of the Masonic Fraternity being a great world-wide international, closely-related, group of men, bound together by solemn vows, with the sole idea of their own advancement. Nothing could be further from the truth. Freemasonry, while world-wide, is not that closely-knit group, but an organization of several hundred individual sections, separated by state and national boundaries, by religion, creeds and racial issues. This means that there will always be a field for Masonic endeavor. A survey of the situation will prove that the organization has gone far in the past century. It would have gone farther but for certain influences and prejudices. The great teaching of Freemasonry-the subjugation of the physical by replacement with the spiritualhas not worked out in some places. Nor will it ever work out in our lifetime. Earth is, and always will be, a place where the forces of evil and good will continually battle for supremacy, and into which conflict the human element enters, there to perfect itself, or to lose its own identity. There would be no good if there were no evil. The idea, advanced by one religious cult, of removing men and women from the wiles of the world by placing them far removed from evil, will never develop that which we call character. God forbid us from living in a world where character does not exist. But to return to this question of Masonic unity. It would be foolish for us of the Americas to demand unity in the world, when it does not exist in our own hemisphere. As a matter of fact, it does not exist in these United States of America, not because it is not the wish of the average Freemason, but because some of their leaders are unable to see beyond their immediate circle. The average Freemason is not placed in a position to see what is happening at home or abroad; he must necessarily depend upon the information supplied by others, information which in many instances is prejudiced from the beginning. Years ago, our average brother demanded a National Grand Lodge. Did he get it' He did not. Now there may be some reasons for not having a National grand lodge, but there is no reason why Freemasons cannot unite as a national organization for the consideration of things vital to Masonic life and policy. As one who has been attending national meetings of various sorts over the past forty years, let us present some of the facts to you for your consideration. Your reviewer has no rite to promote; he has no position Masonic to aspire to; he has no one to punish. He is interested only in the future of a fraternity to which he has devoted forty-

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four years of his life. All of the great national Masonic movements, now functioning, have been organized within that period. First of these organizations, was the Masonic Service Association, which grew out of World War I. The fraternity was quite miffed at their failure to have a part in the welfare work of that great struggle. The truth is, the fraternity was not prepared for such work. Our grand lodges, through their leaders, were informed that our government could not deal with half-a-hundred so-called leaders. The government was right and we were wrong. One or two groups attempted to get the edge on the others by attempting to get into the picture at the expense of the rest. This did not help us with the government. The Grand Lodge of Missouri went to the expense of sending two brethren to the front, just at the close of the war; they accomplished nothing because there was no plan. And so there was held what is known as the Cedar Rapids Conference. Get a copy of its proceedings and see how wrought up we were over our failure to accomplish some worth-while result. No more would the fraternity ever be placed in such a position again! Not by a long shot! We would organize the grand lodges of the country into a service association, an association with a plan. Never again would we be caught napping. Then the rivalries began. An Association cannot have 49 Presidents. All sorts of charges were made against the association, and instead of uniting in remedying any defects the association might have had, the seeds of disunity were being sown. We know some of the sowers. They were not actuated by any desire to promote the good of the fraternity but by narrow, selfish prejudice. Then we went into the second World 'Var; one of our brethren, now deceased, J. Hugo Tatsch, had an important part in setting up the system of welfare work of W orId 'Var II. The competition of the religious groups was, fortunately, kept out of the service work. "\Vhile only two-thirds of the Grand Lodges of the United States united in the work of the Masonic Service Centers, some ninety centers were established and the work done was quite generally commended by those who were acquainted with it. During this period we had a strange spectacle; some lodges withdrew their support; other grand lodges came to the support. Individual Grand Masters, in many instances, were able to sway their grand lodges into participation or non-participation. This is not an argument either for or against the Association; faults it may have had; faults it may now have; but an Association is necessary, and faults can be corrected. If they are not corrected, then it is the fault of our representatives. One definite outgrowth of the Masonic Service Association is the Conference of Grand Masters, held annually in Washington, D. C. In the beginning, many Grand Lodges were not represented. These set up the old cry of "national grand lodge." It has taken a quarter

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of a century to breed out that objection. 'Vhen all of the grand lodges began sending in their representatives, then another tack was taken by the critics. "The meeting was being injured by the presence of past grand masters ?" Now we know a lot of past grand masters; they are like eggs in the public mart; some are good, some are bad, and some might be labeled "extra fancy." In all years of attendance at these conferences we have never seen what we could regard as a disservice, except when some stray past grand master utilized more time than was necessary; and we were even willing to put up with that in order to sit at the feet of some Gamaliel, whose Masonic experience and advice, obtained by years of service, seemed just a little more valuable than that given by some present grand masters who held grand lodge office for a brief period. What a lodge, or what a grand lodge, where a past master, or a past grand master was prohibited from giving even a word of advice! After all, past grand masters were once grand masters! Not content with offering objection to the make-up of the conference, we find some anxious to make the conference a forum for the discussion of issues which have no business on the agenda. We cannot say whether some of these discussions have been planned or not. We hope not, but we sometimes think otherwise. The success of these conferences will depend largely upon the character of the men who head them. Might it not be well to keep constant watch in the selection of these men' The George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association represents the nearest approach to Masonic unity. All grand lodges are represented here; all grand lodges have an investment in the building. We have had criticism of it. Some may be merited, but not all. Too much money was put into the building; much more than we were assured necessary. But because we were not a united body, it had to be done piece-meal; costs went up in the meantime and we shall have a $5,000,000 memorial when completed. It is a grand lodge project; it should remain such. If we had been united, the Association would not have had to accept donations from groups which can hardly be called Masonic. The Association has its critics but all attempts to interfere in its management have been of no avail. We shall speak but briefly of the foreign situation; it is even a larger problem. To our mind a grand lodge is either deserving, or not deserving of recognition. We have our so-called Ancient Landmarks which have been adopted by all regular, many irregular, and even some clandestine organizations. Grand Lodges should be judged by what they practice, and not by what they profess. Recognition should not depend upon whether a grand lodge is connected with this rite or that, but whether it is a sovereign body and running its own business. This should not be hard to ascertain. If the Conference of Grand Masters wishes to perform a real serv-

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ice to the craft, they will request some agency, or group, to investigate this whole system of grand lodges, and to give us unbiased information as to their character and practice. No grand lodge would he thereby forced to extend recognition, hut the failure to extend such recognition to a grand lodge not approved, would soon kill off all illegitimate, and clandestine groups. 'tVe feel sure that this would meet with approval of our own Grand Lodge. Then personal prejudice would lose its influence and the fraternity would gain in prestige and in power. Unless we, as Freemasons, use our influence to secure national and international unity, we cannot longer use the words of the psalmist: Behold how good and how pleasant it is, for brethren to dwell together in Unity I

Fraternally, YE REVIEWER.

Trenton, Missouri. July 1, 1949

INDEX A.Q.C: received, 32c Aavaatsmark, Gen: reorganizes Norwegian Masonry, 22c Adair Lodge No. 366: member signs petition for lodge in Germany, 64c Adolf, Crown Prince Oscar Gustaf: became King Gustav V, 7c Africa: Irish lodges in, 65c Alaska Freemasonry in, 70c Alberta: Freemasonry in, 66c Alexander Hamilton Lodge No. 535 (Calif.): Harold Lloyd member of, 26c Allen, Ethelbert F: Master of Heroine Lodge, 29c Alpha Lodge No. 116: negro lodge in New Jersey, 48c American Relief Mission: in Denmark, l5c l8c Anniversary Celebrations, 29c Anti-Masonry: in Missouri, 87c; in Sweden, llc; in U.S.A. 85c Apprentice Companion: degree in Sweden, 4c Arizona: Harry A. Drachman Grand Secretary Emeritus, 73c Arkansas: Masonic Home negro cook pensioned, 78c Australasia: Freemasonry in, 68c Austria, Grand Lodge of Vienna: history issued, 32c Beacon Lodge No.3: centennial, 3lc Benes, Eduard: burial of, 42c Bequests: in Delaware, 70c; Texas, 80c Berlin Lodge U.D: in Germany established by Rhode Island, 64c Bernadotte (Karl XIV): Grand Master, 6c Blackball: persistent use in Iowa, 7lc Black Hills (S. Dak): a book, 32c Blair, James T: in the news, 27c Bloom, Sol: death noted, 28c Bloomington Lodge No. 102; centennial, 30c Bond, Ray: statement as to eternal vigilance, 85c Books,3lc Bowden, Geo. F. A.: death noted, 28c Brazil: Grand Lodge of Sao Paulo, 6lc; recognition, 89c

Brittania Lodge: in Stockholm, 6c Brooke, Raymond F.: succeeds Donoughmore as Grand Master, 65c Byron, Lord: grants authority to, Laurvig, l3c California: considers publication, 75c; incorporation, 74c; Masonic history being prepared, 8lc California, History of Royal Arch Masonry in: a book, 3lc Canada: Freemasonry in, 66c Canal Zone: Freemasonry in, 7lc Caron, Dr. L. J. J.: heads Royal Arch chapter in Holland, 28c, 63c; visits Queen, 62c Chapter of the East: in Sweden, 4c Chapter of the West: in Sweden, 4c Charles XIII: instituted Order of Charles XIII, 4c China: Massachussetts lodges in, 7lc; new Grand Lodge in, 60c, 65c Christian VII: recognizes Freemasonry, l4c Christian VIII: assumes Protectorate, l4c Christian X: death noted, l3c; Grand Master, l4c; receives American Masonic mission, l6c Cisneros, Eutimio: attends conference of Grand Masters, 36c Clermont, Count of: Grand Master Grand Lodge of France, 7c Colorado: ruling as to occupation of temple, 76c Colquhoun, Sir Ian: death noted, 28c Confidant of St. Andrew: degree in Sweden,4c Confidant of St. John: degree in Sweden,4c Congress: Masonic members in 8lst, 29c Connecticut: establishes lodge in Japan, 75c; establishes lodge in Germany, 63c; Philosophic Lodge of Research, 75c; presents Pierpont Edwards medal, 69c; prints sketch of Winthrop Buck, 74c Coolidge, Lt. Gov. Arthur W: PGM of Massachusetts, 74c Coombs, Charles Cyrus: death noted, 77c Copenhagen Lodge No. 197: in Denmark, l3c

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Costa Rica: Geo. F. A. Bowden a member in, 28c; Masonry in, 43c "Critic and Guide": anti-Masonic, 86e Danville Lodge No. 72: Benj. Sharp a member of, S3e Davis, Minot B.: Minister to Hungary, 27c DeBaugh, Dan: in the news, 26c De Fire Straalende Stjerner Lodge: in Denmark, 13c De Goede Hoop Lodge No. 12: oldest in South Africa, 65c Degrees: Utah and the Mormons,

7lc Degree Teams: Grand Masters frown upon, 72c De la Gloire Lodge: established in 1748, l3c Delaware: Declaration of Independence signer a member in, 8lc De l'Union Lodge: in Denmark, 13c Den Danske Store Landsloge: irregular Grand Lodge in Denmark, 15c Denmark: autocratic character, l6c; Freemasonry in, 13c; in World War II, l6c Den N orske Landsloge: established 19c; official Grand Lodge in N orway, 19c Derwentwater, Lord: issues lodge warrant,4c De Tre Croendend Hjerter Lodge: in Denmark, l3c Dewey, Thomas E.: opens Masonic Brotherhood Fund campaign, 79c Dignitary of the Chapter: degree in Swedish system, 4c, 9c District of Columbia: and Masonic charity, 79c; Masonic Home expense, 77c; presents distinguished service medal, 69c; takes part in centennial celebration, 78c Dix, Dorothy: advice on Freemasonry, 43c Donnell, Forrest C.: in the news, 27c Donoughmore, Lord: death noted, 27c, 65c Dual Membership: in New York, 73c Early Masonic Meeting magazine article, 35c

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Eckleff, Count Karl Fredrik; attempted to become member of Lodge St. Jean Auxiliare, 8c; Deputy Grand Master of new Swedish Grand Lodge, 8c; Grand Master, 5c Edward VII: see ' , Prince of Wales" England: lodges in Denmark, l3c; Masonic conditions in, 59c; officers confer Royal Arch Degrees in Holland, 62c Entered Apprentice: degree in Sweden, 4c Eternal Vigilance, 85c Ewing, Morris E.: attends Grand Lodge of Washington centennial, 72c; visits Iowa Grand Lodge, 78c Excellent Companion: degree in Sweden, 4c Extraneous Societies, 83c }'avorite Brother of St. Andrew: Swedish degree, lOc Fellowcraft: degree in Sweden, 4c Finances: California comment, 73c; Massachusetts temple taxation, 73c Foreign Recognition: by American Grand Lodges, 87c Fourth Estate Lodge: newspaper men in New York, 80c France: degrees in, 8c; Freemasonry in, 56c; use of Bible in, 56c Frederick VII: initiated, l4c Frederick of the Crowned Hope: German lodge in Denmark, 14c Fredrick, King Adolf: assume Protectorate in Sweden, 6c Freemasonry, Genesis of: a book, 33c Freemasonry in Education, 43c Freemasonry in the Press, 42c Galestin, Dr. A. A.: Grand Secretary of the Netherlands, 63c Genesis of Freemasonry: a book, 33c George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association: annual meeting, 37c; nearest approach to Masonic unity, 92c; photo of Washington, 38c photo of replica room, 39c Georgia Masonry, Leaves from: a book, 32c

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Germans: in Denmark, l8c; occupy Norway 21c Germany: Freemasonry in, 63c; photo of Karlsruhe Temple, 63c, 64c; recognition, 89c Golden Square Lodge: chartered, 29c Grand Honors: two kinds in Massachusetts, 73c Grand Lodge Alten Pllichten: in Germany, 63c Grand Lodge of England: acknowledges Swedish Gzand Lodge, 8c Grand Lodge of France: establishes lodge in Sweden, 7c Grand Lodge of Norway: Masonic homes, 2lc Grand Lodge of Three Globes: institutes Danish lodge, 14c Grand Lodge Polar Star: invades jurisdiction, 20c: irregular, 19c; lodges working under, 20c Grand Lodge Zur Einigkeit: at Berlin, l3c Grand Lodge Zur Sonne: establishes lodge in Norway, 19c; in Germany, 63c Gran~ Masters: 1949 conference, 35c Grand Officers: advancement in New York, 73c Grand Secretaries: annual conference, 40c Grosse Landesloge von Deutschland: in Berlin, 8c Gustav V: Establishes American Brethren Fund, l2c; Grand Master, 4c; photo, 7c; replies to antiMasonic attack, lIc Gustavus III: assassinated, 6c; forms Swedish Rite, 9c; assumes Protectorate, 6c Gustavus IV: ascended the throne, 6c Haakon of the Three Lights: under Polar Star, 20c Haldeman-Julius Publications: no Masonic history, 86c Hanby, Albert: bequest to Delaware grand bodies, 70c Hancock, John: membership of, 26c Harald, Prince: death noted, 27c Haug, Generalmajor J. Hvinden: Grand Master of Norway, 19c, 22c Heroine Lodge No. 104: centennial celebration, 29c

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High Degrees and Orders: in Sweden,4c Historical, 8lc Holland Lodge No. 8 (N.Y.): Ogden Reid and Franklin D. Roosevelt members of, 26c Honorary Membership: of Gen. Lafayette, 74c Humor,74c Incorporation: in California, 74c; in New York, 74c Indiana: Wm. H. Swintz Grand Secretary Emeritus, 74c International Masonic Federation: in Denmark, l5c International Unity: a Masonic dream, 89c; photo, frontispiece Ireland: Freemasonry in, 65c Italy: Freemasonry in, 55c Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446: James P. Kern a member of, 27c J a pan: Connecticut establishes lodge in, 75c Jews: in Scandinavia, 16c Johannesburg: Irish lodges in, 65c Johnston, Harris C.: in the news, 27c Jones, John Paul: relics in Massachussetts museum, 8lc Kane Lodge No. 454 (N.Y.): Lowell Thomas a member of, 26c Kansas: Haldemen-Julius Publications in, 86c Karl XIV: Grand Master, 6c Kem, James P.: in the news, 27c Keystone (S. Dak.): origin of name,32c King of Sweden: perpetual Grand Master, 10c Kirkwood Lodge No. 484: member signs petition for lodge in Germany, 64c Knight of the East: Swedish degree, 10c Knight of the Rising Sun in the East and Jerusalem: degree in Sweden, 4c Knight of the South: Swedish degree, 10c Knight of the West: Swedish degree, 10c Knight of the West and Confidant of Solomon: degree in Sweden, 4c

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Lafayette, Gen.: honorary member of New Hampshire, 74c Laj, Guido: death noted, 27c Lenzi, Ugo: Grand Master of Italy, 55c Lester, Thos. B.: member of Heroine Lodge, 30c Lloyd, Harold: in the news, 26c Lodge l'Union: in Stockholm, 5e Lodge Minutes: of Blandford Bute (N.C.) lodge, 8lc Lodge of Research: in Connecticut, 75c Louisiana, Royal Arch Masonry in: a book, 32c

John Paul Jones relics in museum, 8Ic; lodges in Canal Zone, 7lc; lodges in China, 7lc; presents Henry Price medals, 70c; temple taxation, 73c; two kinds of Grand Honors, 73e Master Mason: degree in Sweden, 4c Master of St. Andrew: Swedish degree, lOc Master's Hat: suggested type, 77e Medals and Awards, 69c Meddlelanden: Swedish publication, I2c Merchants Lodge No. 1 (Canada): John Hancock initiated in, 26c Mexico: delegation visits Grand Lodge of Arizona, 77c; recognition, 88c Michigan, Royal Arch Masonry in: pamphlet, 35c Missouri: irregular Grand Lodge established, 54c Missouri Lodge of Research: 1947 transactions, 34c Missourians, 77c

Malling, Wm: explains Swedish system, l6c Mark Masonry in Oldham, England: pamphlet issued, 33c Marshall, Gen. Geo.: at centennial celebration, 78e Mary of the Three Hearts: in Odense, l4c Masonic Buildings: occupation of, 76c Masonic Dictionary: issued, 33c Masonic History Publication: in California, 8lc Masonic Homes: in District of Columbia, 77c; in Norway, 2lc; in Ohio, 77c; in Sweden, llc Masonic Meeting Place, Early: magazine article, 35c Masonic Service Association, USA: annual meeting, 4lc Masonic Year Book: English Grand Lodge volume, 3lc Masons at Sight: Pennsylvania creates, 80c Massachusetts: Deputy Grand Master of Ontario attends Grand Lodge, 74c; and the negro question, 47c, 49c, 54c; first newspapermen's lodge, 80c; has replica of the Green Dragon, 81c;

National Grand Lodge of Denmark: a regular Grand Lodge, I5c Negro Freemasonry: Alpha Lodge No. 116, N. J., 78c; in Massachusetts, 46c; in Missouri, 46c, 48c; Massachusetts dispute, 49c, 54c; North Carolina, comment, 78c ; Nova Scotia report, 66c; question injected into Grand Masters' conference, 36c; Saskatchewan comment, 68c; settlement of Massachusetts dispute, 54c; Texas report, 78e Netherlands: Freemasonry in, 62c New Hampshire: Gen. Lafayette honorary member, 74c; presents distinguished service medal, 70e New York: advancement of officers, 73c; and incorporation, 74c; presents distinguished achievement medal, 70c; sends out lodge questionnaire, 75c New Zealand: Freemasonry in, 68e N ordiska Forsta Lodge: established, 5c North Carolina: possesses old lodge minutes, 81c; presents Joseph Montfort and Albert G. Mackey medals, 70e

Knights Beneficent of the Holy City: Rite adopted in Denmark, l4c Knights Templar: in Swedish system, 9c; Rite of Strict Observance based on legend of, 8e Knoop, Prof. Douglas: death noted, 28c Kolbein of the Rising Sun: under Polar Star, 20c

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Norway: Grand Lodge established, 19c; Freemasonry in, 19c; German occupation, 21c; Grand Master of, 19c; Masonic Home in, 21c; Masonic temple in, 19c, 21c; Quislings in, 21c Norwegian Provincial Grand Lodge: jurisdiction invaded by Polar Star, 20c Nova Scotia: Erasmus James Philipps medal presented, 61c; Freemasonry in, 66c Ohio: and extraneous society, 83c; Masonic Home problems, 11c Oklahoma: and lodge publication, 76c; Past Grand Master professional actor, 80c Olav Kyrre of the Golden Chain: under Polar Star, 20c Order of Charles XIII: in Sweden, 4c, Hc; instituted, 10c Order of Polar Star: in Sweden, Hc Order of the Seraphims: in Sweden, He Order of the Sword: in Sweden, Hc Order of Wass: in Sweden, Hc Orders of Knighthood: in Sweden, 10c Orr, Charles Noah: death noted, 28c Oscar II: receives rank of Past Grand Master in England, 7c ; initiated, 7c Oslo: photo of temple in, 20c Parade of the Presidents: a book, 34c Pennsylvania: creates Masons at sight, 80c Pershing, John J.: in the news, 34c Petitioners: requirement in Washington' 78c Philadelphia Commandery No.2: centennial history and program, 33c Philippines: instrumental in establishing Grand Lodge in China, 60c; Masonic martyrs, 59c Philosophic Lodge of Research: in Connecticut, 75c Phoenix, Lodge: in Stockholm, 6c; Provincial Danish Lodge, 14c Photographs: International Freemasonry frontispiece; Grand Master of Sao Paulo, 61c; grave of Benj. Sharp, 82c; Karlsruhe

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temple, Germany, 63c, 64c; King Gustav V, 1c; Masonic temple in Oslo, 20c; palace in Stockholm, 5c; replica room, 39c; Sao Paulo Grand Lodge room, 62c; Truman as Grand Master, 24c; Washington statue, 38c Pour La Foy: history of Great Priory of Scotland, 35c Presidents, Parade of the: a book, 34c Prince Edward Island: Freemasonry in, 67c Prince Hall Grand Lodge: mentioned, 46c, 49c, 50c Prince of Wales: initiation in a Stockholm lodge, 1c Provincial Grand Lodge of Norway: ~stablished, 19c Public Appearances: at centennial celebration, 78c Publications: anti-Masonic, 85c87c; California considers, 75c; Oklahoma comment, 16c Publicity: value of, 79c Quebec: Freemasonry in, 67c Queensland: Freemasonry in, 69c Questionnaire: sent out by New York, 75c Quislings: real anti-masons, 21c Read, George: Declaration of Independence signer, 8Ic Reid, Ogden: member of New York lodge, 26c Reviews: topical form, 79c Rhode Island: established lodge in Germany, 64c; presents Christopher Champlin medal, 70c Rhodesia: Irish lodges in, 65c Richmond Lodge No. 57: Forrest Smith a member of, 27c Ritual: regulations, 79c; translated into Chinese, 6Ic Robertson, Senator E. V.: addresses Grand Lodge of Wyoming, 73c Robins, Gov. Chas. A.: addresses Grand Lodge of Idaho, 72c Romberg, Sigmund: in the news, 26c Roosevelt, Franklin D.: member of New York lodge, 26c; posed for picture, 25c Roosevelt Lodge No. 29 (Wash.): changes name, 80c Roosevelt, Theo. : posed for picture, 5c

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St. Andrew the Innocent Lodge: in Stockholm, 5c St. Andrew's Lodge (Mass.): John Hancock a member of, 26c St. Andrew's Lodges: in Sweden, 4e St. Augustin Lodge: at Helsingford, 5e St. Edvard Lodge: in Stockholm, 5c St. Erik Lodge: in Stockholm, 5c St. George Lodge: at Gothenburg, 6c St. Jean Auxiliare Lodge: in Stockholm, 5c; patent received from Grand Lodge of France, 7c St. John's Lodge (Mass.): Lowell Thomas a member of, 26c St. John's Lodges: in Sweden, 4c St. Magnus Lodge No. 199: at Gothenburg, 6c St. Martin's Lodge No. 139: in Denmark, l3c St. Olaus of the White Leopard: established in Norway, 19c St. Olav of the Restored Temple: under Polar Star, 20c Salomon a Trois Seurres Lodge: in Gothenburg, 5c Sanhedrin: Strict Observance officers constitute, 8c Sao Paulo: Grand Lodge of, 6lc; photo of Grand Master, 6lc; photo Grand Lodge room, 62c Saskatchewan: Freemasonry in, 67c Scandinavia: Freemasonry in, 3c Schaefer, Albert A: death noted, 74c Schaeffer, Count Carl Fredrick: Grand Master, 6c, 8c; Provincial Grand Master for Sweden, 4c Scotland, History of Great Priory of: a book, 35c Scottish Fellowcraft: Swedish degree, lOc Select Master: an Ecossais degree, lOe Sharp, Benj: photo of grave, 82c; story of, 82e Sibelius, Jean Christian: 83rd birthday celebration, 26c Silver Trowel, Order of the: pamphlet, 32c Smith, Gov. Forrest: in the news, 27c South Australia: Freemasonry in, 69c Sparre, Count Axel Eric Wrede: established lodge in Stockholm, 4c

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Stockholm: lodges in, 5c, 6c; photo of palace, 5c Strict Observance, Rite of: established by Von Hund, Bc; in Denmark, l3c; in Swedish system, 9c; introduced in Copenhagen, l4c; Duke of Sudermania heads, 6c; leading Rite in Continental Europe, 8c Struble, Cornelius D: visits Texas Grand Lodge, 78c Stuart Traditions, 8c Sturgeon, Isaac H: general manager Wabash railroad, 3lc Stuttgart American Lodge D.D.: established in Germany by Connecticut, 63c Sudermania, Duke of: death noted, 6c; Grand Master, 6c; heads Strict Observance Rite, 6c, 8c Suirdale, Viscount: in the news, 27c Sullivan, John: pamphlet concerning, 35c Sweden: see "Swedish System of Freemasonry; " anti-Masonry in, Hc; Freemasonry in, 4c; German Freemasons in, lIc; King perpetual Grand Master, 10c; Masonic Homes in, Hc; official publication of, l2c Swedish Princess: Freemasons by right of birth, 6c Swedish System of ]'-'reemasonry, 3c, 8c; autocratic, 9c; description, 9c; hierarchic, 9c Taft, Wm. Howard: honorary member of Massachusetts lodge, 72c Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 229 (Wash.) : formerly Roosevelt Lodge, 80c Thomas, Lowell: dual membership, 26c Three Ardent Parts Lodge: instituted by Three Globes, 14c Time Magazine: toleration article, 85c Toleration, 85c Toward the Morning: historical novel, 34c Transvaal: warrant issued for lodge in, 65c True Templar: Swedish degree, lOc Truman, Harry S: addresses Grand Masters, 36c; attends centennial celebration, 79c; in Life Magazine, 25c; in the news, 23c; painting of, 24c: visits Grand-

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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

view, Mo. lodge, 25c; visits Indiana lodge, 26c Tullman: Provincial Grand Master of Sweden, 6c Tuscan Lodge No. 360: Forrest C. Donnell a member of, 27c Union of Lodges at St. John named the Polar Star, 21c Unusual, 80c Utah: and the Mormons, 71c; extraneous society difficulties, 84c Vicar of Solomon: degree in Swedish system, 4c, 9c Vicar of the Wisest Solomon: Rite of Strict Observance head, 8c Von Hund: established Rite of Strict Observance, 8c Von Zinnendor:ff: buys ritual, 8c Wainwright, Gen, Jonathan N: receives New York award, 70c Wallace, Henry: Westbrook Pegler article, 42c

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Warner, Senator Wm: presides at Heroine Lodga banquet, 29c Washington: and extraneous societies, 84c; petition requirement, 78c Washington, Geo.: photo of statue, 38c Wells, Erastus: member of Beacon Lodge No.3, 31c Wentz, Lew: death noted, 28c Western Australia: Freemasonry in, 69c Wilson, Charles E.: receives New York achievement medal, 70c Wisconsin: and extraneous societies, 84c Wright, Richardson Little: in the news,26c Zorobabel: established in 1745, l3c Zorobabel and Frederick of the Crowned Hope: a consolidation,

14c Zorobabel of the North Star: con· solidated lodge, l4c

INDEX 1949 PROCEEDINGS A

Address of Grand Master Sunderland.. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Act Upon The Square ................................ And Practice Charity. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charters Arrested Consolidations Decisions Healing Introduction }(eep a Tongue of Good Report Learn to Subdue The Passions .......... Lodges U. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintain Secrecy Visitations .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address of Grand Orator ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address, Judge Albert Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments Adopted: Affiliation Automatic Reinstatement .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Automatic Suspension. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expense Grand Master Lodges of Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Ritual Committee Waiver From Another Grand Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments Proposed: Affiliation Certificates to E.A.'s and F.C.'s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Changes in Form II Disqualifications D.D.G.M.'s & D.L.'s and Masonic Districts Dues One Year After Suspension E.A. or F.C. From Another Lodge.. Exemption From Dues Failure to Advance Petitioning Other Bodies Proficiency of Master Mason Statement to Accompany Petition Trial Code ...................................... Appeals and Grievances, Report of Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Appointments. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Approval 1948 Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auditor, Report of

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Masonic Manual of Missouri Containing all the Missouri Monitorial work an funeral service. pQ('ket edition sold at 75 cents per copy.

Book of Constitutions The Grand Lodge Book of Constitutions, 1921 revision, bound in cloth, price 50 cents per copy. Grand Lodge Book of Constitutions, 1947, price $1.00 per copy.

Any of the foregoing books may be obtained from the office of the Grand Lodge by application to the Grand Secretary. HAROLD L. READER, Grand Secretary, Masonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri.

OFFICERS

Grand Lodge of Missouri 1949-1950 JAMES M. BRADFORD ....••..•.....•• M. W. Grand Master 4165a Shaw Ave., St. Louis RAY BO."D R. W. Deputy Grand Master Joplin National Bank Building, Joplin HOMER L. FERGrSO•........... . R. W. Senior Grand Warden Jefferson City RICHARD O. RU}IER R. W. Junior Grand Warden St. Louis EDMU TD E. MORRIS R. W. Grand Treasurer Care Union Nat'l Bank, Kansas ety BAB.OLD L. READER R. W. Grand Secretary 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis ANTHO Y F. ITTNER R. W. Grand Lecturer 2353 uth Compton Aye., St. Louis EMMETT L. ROBI 0 W. Grand Chaplain t. Joseph AMUEL THUR:M.A... . .••...•.•...••...•.. JJ.. Grand Chaplain t. Louis EARL STARKE W. Grand CMplaifl Cameron EDWARD POTTS W. Grand Chaplain Kansas City HERBERT E. DUNCAN W. Grand Chaplaill. Kansas City JAMES McBRAYER SELLERS Grand Senior Deacon Lexington ORESTES MITCHELL, JR Grand Junior Deacon St. Joseph WILLIAM J. CRAIG Grand Senior Steward Springfield H ROLD M. JAY. 'E Grand Junior Steward Trenton F. ERNEST CARTER Grand Marshal Kansas City FRANK P. BRIGGS .........•................ Grand Marshal Macon ROBERT L. ARONSO... . ............•.•.. Grand Sword Bearer St. Louis HAROLD O. GRAUEL ................•..... Grand PurMV4ft1l Cape Girardeau MONK BRyAN Grand ~1Ji'tjj~. Maryville HERMAN A. ORLICK Gr ~ Webster Groves be The 129th Annual Communication of the Grand ~ held in t. Louis, beginning Tuesday, September 26 .l9iO';